Feb 25, 2025 City Council Meeting

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CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL.

[CALL TO ORDER]

NEXT IS THE PLEDGE. MISS BURKHOLDER, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US? PLACE YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART AND YOUR HATS OFF.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 14TH OF 25. SPECIAL MEETING HELD JANUARY 28TH OF 25 AND THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 28TH OF 25.

SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[PRESENTATIONS]

MR. FOWLER, WILL YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM? IT'S MY PLEASURE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.

AND IT SAYS WILLIAM FOWLER HAS HONORABLY SERVED ON THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION SINCE 2017, DEDICATING HIS TIME TO ENHANCING MOBILITY AND ADVOCATING FOR SAFER STREETS FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

WILLIAM FOWLER, STEADFAST COMMITMENT AND THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ADVANCING TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY AND MOBILITY INITIATIVES THAT WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT CARLSBAD FOR YEARS TO COME.

THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, WILLIAM FOWLER HAS FOSTERED STRONG COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION, CITY STAFF AND CARLSBAD COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT PUBLIC INPUT AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF DECISION MAKING. AND WILLIAM FOWLER'S SERVICE. SEVERAL TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS WERE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED THAT WILL SHAPE THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY EFFORTS IN CARLSBAD WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

THEREFORE, I, KEITH BLACKBURN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, HEREBY RECOGNIZE WILLIAM FOWLER FOR SERVING TWO TERMS ON THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AND WISH TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SPIRIT. HE HAS EXHIBITED IN CARRYING OUT HIS DUTIES.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS CONTINUED ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

AND MR. FOWLER, I INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU. IN THE EIGHT YEARS I'VE BEEN WAS A PART OF THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY SAFETY COMMISSION.

CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY HAS COME FROM A SUBJECT THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE CARED MUCH ABOUT TO SOMETHING WE NOTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY AS WE DRIVE ON OUR RESTRIPED STREETS. CARLSBAD AS A CITY IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE ITS PROGRAM OF IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY IN CARLSBAD. AND I FEEL HONORED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT, THAT CHANGE IN CARLSBAD WAS LED BY TWO CARLSBAD MAYORS. NINE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE.

A GREAT CARLSBAD STAFF AND A PRETTY DARN GOOD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AS WELL.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS PART OF A GREAT TEAM. THIS PROCLAMATION IS A HIGHLIGHT OF MY ADULT LIFE, BUT I ALSO HOPE IT'S A HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. FOWLER, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE FOR A QUICK GROUP PICTURE? I THINK THE COLOR I DID. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. DO YOU CHOOSE

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AND YOU WANT TO COME UP FOR AIR? WELL, NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S YOURS. GIVE IT BACK.

REALLY? INTERESTING.

NEXT IS A REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION CITY ATTORNEY.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? THANK YOU. MAYOR.

THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

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

THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THE CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK.

THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE 30S SECONDS LEFT, I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THREE MINUTES.

THAT WAY, EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.

PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, GLENN BERNARD, FOLLOWED BY MIKE BORRELLO.

I'M A RETIRED MARINE AND ALSO A RETIRED CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.

I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION. AND TO GET THE TEACHING CREDENTIAL THAT I HAD, I HAD TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEFINITELY NOT THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY USELESS TO ME.

IT WAS USELESS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN. IT'S USELESS TODAY.

AND I JUST THOUGHT POSSIBLY NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD A TEACHER, A LOCAL TEACHER TALK ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IT'S WORTHLESS. SO, I'M PLEASED THAT WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT WANTS TO ELIMINATE IT.

HE'S TOLD THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO ELIMINATE A DEPARTMENT.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE HIM TO FIRE EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR ONE PERSON.

THE SECRETARY, WHO COULD ALSO BE A SECRETARY.

REMINDS ME OF THE SITUATION DOWN IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE THE MAYOR IS NOW THE CITY MANAGER.

NATURAL DISASTERS. THIS CONTINENT HAS HAD NATURAL DISASTERS FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.

AND HOW DID THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEAL WITH THEM? THEY JUST PACKED UP AND MOVED AWAY. COMPARE THAT TO THE NONSENSE THAT HAPPENS IN AMERICA TODAY.

PEOPLE GETTING BLAMED. PEOPLE GETTING FIRED. PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING THE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THEM ZILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE THEIR PERFECT LIVES PERFECT AGAIN.

THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE JUST MOVED ON. CONSTITUTION.

LIBERALS ARE USING THE PHRASE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS, BUT THOSE WHO ARE NOT LIBERAL WILL USE THE PHRASE ODDITY OR AN ABUSE.

HERE IN CARLSBAD, THERE WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL ODDITY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TV STATION CALLED KPBS WENT INTO A CHURCH UP THERE AT THE CORNER OF, I DON'T KNOW, MONROE AND CHESTNUT, AND INTERVIEWED THE MINISTER AND THREE MEMBERS OF THAT CHURCH CONCERNING THEIR ANGER WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN LEVIN, WHO VOTED IN A VERY LOGICAL AND PRACTICAL MANNER ON AN IMMIGRATION ISSUE.

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THAT'S A CONSTITUTIONAL ODDITY OR A WRONGDOING.

THE FIRST CRISIS OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE CONSTITUTION WAS COMPLETE.

THOSE WONDERFUL FOUNDERS REALIZED THAT THEY FORGOT STUFF THAT WOULD GUARANTEE THAT WERE GUARANTEED FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES FOR THE PEOPLE.

SO THEY WROTE TEN. THERE HAVE BEEN 17 MORE, AND SOME OF THE 17 ARE ABUSIVE, WRONG, AND THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE STREETS WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE POWER TO TAX OUR INCOME.

WE CAN'T DRINK ALCOHOL AND AND WE CAN'T HAVE ANY PRESIDENT FOR MORE THAN TWO TERMS. I'D LIKE THE TWO TERM THING TO BE ELIMINATED RIGHT NOW, SO THAT THIS CURRENT ONE CAN STAY FOR A LOT LONGER THAN THAT.

THANK YOU. MIKE BORRELLO SO I HAVE TO ADMIT, I CAME TONIGHT UNPREPARED.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED. SO I'M GLAD THAT MAUREEN LED THE WAY TO THE PODIUM.

HERE, HAVE A LITTLE MORE COURAGE TO SPEAK. AS FAR AS CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON DECLARING THAT NOW THAT THINGS HAPPENING SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING, THEY'RE TRYING TO HOLD THE STATUS QUO.

BUT IT'S NOT A, IN MY OPINION, NOT A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS, BUT A BOLD MOVE.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN IN THEIR HEARTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE.

NOT BY ONLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT THE STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL.

WE REALLY ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY OUR LEADERSHIP, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A BROKEN ELECTION SYSTEM OR JUST PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO GET UP AND SPEAK OR GET OUT AND VOTE.

BUT NOW, AT LEAST AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WE HAVE SOMETHING LEADING IT.

AND AT THE HEAD OF THIS CHARGE IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED DOGE.

AND THEY'RE UNCOVERING EXTREME VIOLATIONS OF OUR TRUST IN THE GOVERNMENT.

WE PAY TAXES, WE WORK HARD, AND THE GOVERNMENT IS WASTING THAT MONEY SENDING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY OVERSEAS. AND WHAT? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.

ARE WE EQUALLY WASTING MONEY ON PROJECTS? ARE WE PRIORITIZING CORRECTLY? ARE WE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON THE RIGHT THINGS NOW? IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND EMBRACE IT? OR YOU CAN JUST SIT BACK IN YOUR STONE FACES THAT YOU'VE GOT NOW LOOKING AT ME AND DO NOTHING.

STICK TO THE STATUS QUO. BUT THE PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH IT ANYMORE, AND I HOPE I GIVE HOPE. SOME PEOPLE ARE LISTENING RIGHT NOW.

I HOPE THEY GET THE COURAGE TO COME UP AND SPEAK.

THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT THAT NEED TO BE SPOKEN TO ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY AND THINGS THAT AFFECT OUR HEALTH, OUR SAFETY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOLLOW CRIMEREPORTS.COM BUT IT'S CRAZY.

NOW WE'RE GETTING MUCH MORE CRIME AND THE TYPES OF CRIME IN THE CITY NOW ARE JUST OUTRAGEOUS.

SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR COUNCIL, WHAT THE MAYOR IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT.

I GUESS THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT MORE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT I'LL GET TO IT LATER.

THANK YOU. DIANA RICKER, FOLLOWED BY VICKI SAGE.

WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY THE TECHNICALITY OF WHAT KIND OF ABUSE WAS BEING DONE TO ME.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS, THOUGH, I HAVE LEARNED, JUST AS THEY HAVE LEARNED FROM OF ME, I HAVE LEARNED FROM THE KIND OF ABUSE THAT I'M ENDURING.

I AM A VICTIM OF CYBER STALKING, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT AND STALKING.

MY ABUSER HAS SOLICITED MY NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE DEVICES THAT HE HAS PUT IN MY HOME. TODAY, I HAVE CAMERAS IN MY HOME.

AND THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF MAYBE I'M NOT GOING TO RECEIVE HELP AND MAYBE YOU THINK MY LIFE IS NOT WORTHY, BUT IF THESE PEOPLE, IF MY ABUSER GAVE MY NEIGHBORS THIS INTELLIGENCE TO BE ABLE TO PUT CAMERAS IN A HOME AND MONITOR AND

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I'VE FOUND A DEVICE CALLED ESP32 IN MY HOME. THAT DEVICE CAN DUPLICATE YOUR NETWORK AND JUST WIPE OFF ALL OF YOUR IPHONES, ALL OF YOUR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AND MAKE IT TO WHERE IT'S LIKE THEY'RE A GHOST.

THERE'S NO TRACK. THERE'S NO STORAGE IN YOUR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO SHOW THAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE COME INTO YOUR HOME.

THIS IS SERIOUS. I HAVE NO WAY OF BEING ABLE TO PUSH THIS FURTHER WITHOUT HAVING MORE TOOLS, OR WITHOUT HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THE OF YOUR IT DEPARTMENT, MAYBE, OR THE POLICE CYBER FORENSICS FORCE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVEN HAVE ONE, BUT I KNOW THAT OTHER AGENCIES HAVE REFERRED TO YOU TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AS BEING UP THERE WITH THE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE.

I WISH THAT MY CASE WOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME TO HAPPEN TO OTHER FAMILIES HERE. I'M LETTING YOU KNOW THERE ARE CAMERAS IN MY HOME, AND THEY ARE USING SLEEPING GAS TO BREACH ENTRY INTO A HOME. SLEEPING GAS? YOU'VE HEARD IT HERE FROM ME.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING.

HI, VICKY. I DIDN'T SEE THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, SO I HOPE IT'S OKAY.

IN PUBLIC COMMENT. I WAS AT THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY WITH MY 93.5 YEAR OLD MOTHER WHO LOVES IT AND NOT A PARKING SPOT IN SIGHT. AND I KNOW TIMES ARE TIGHT, BUT IT REALLY IS BREAKING MY HEART THAT THE LIBRARIES ARE STILL CLOSED ON SUNDAYS.

YOU HAVE POVERTY IN CARLSBAD. LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK.

LOOKS LIKE YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE ME. YOU CAN DRESS VERY TRENDILY BY SHOPPING AT THE DAV.

YOU CAN DRIVE A NEW CAR BECAUSE IT'S FAR CHEAPER TO LEASE A CAR.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, THEY'LL GIVE YOU A CAR WHEN YOU HAVE NO CREDIT, NO WHATEVER THAN IT IS TO SPEND 5 OR $600 TO GET YOUR OLDER PAID FOR CAR FIXED.

IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU LEASE AND YOU GET WHATEVER.

SO MANY STUDENTS AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD THEIR WI-FI ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET YOU CAN BUY AN IPHONE SECOND HAND FOR 100 BUCKS OR NOTHING OR GET ONE FROM YOUR FRIEND WHO YOU KNOW IS GETTING ZERO MONEY FOR THE TRADE IN AND YOU CAN PIGGYBACK ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S WI-FI, OR YOU CAN PIGGYBACK ON, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

KIDS USE THE LIBRARY. IT'S A SAFE PLACE TO GO TO STUDY, TO HAVE THE RESOURCES.

WE ALL KNOW EDUCATION IS WHAT BREAKS THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

MY FAMILY, ALL 44 COUSINS, ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE.

I'M A GRANDDAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS. I'M MARRIED TO AN IMMIGRANT.

THOSE OF US THAT GET COLLEGE DEGREES, WE ARE ALL LIVING JUST FINE.

THOSE THAT DIDN'T ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

SO I BEG YOU, IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, IF WE COULD JUST FIND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE THIS JEWEL OF THE LIBRARIES AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE ARE WORKING SO MANY JOBS AND HAVING TO GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B TO LOSE 50% OF OUR FREE TIME, 50% OF THE STUDENTS TIME IS A LOT. IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YOU CAN HONESTLY CHANGE NOT ONLY A KID'S LIFE, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW, FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. ONCE YOU BREAK THAT CYCLE, IT'S BROKEN.

MY CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH AS A CHILD, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT MY PARENTS DID.

SO, I'M ASKING YOU, I KNOW YOU CAN'T RESPOND TO THIS, BUT I'M ASKING YOU IF AND WHEN THE TIME COMES UP.

IF THERE'S JUST FIND A LITTLE MONEY OR HELP US, YOU KNOW, TELL US WHAT YOU NEED, AND WE'LL DO A FUNDRAISER.

OKAY? THANK YOU. HAD I CAUGHT IT SOONER, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU TO HANG OUT UNTIL ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

SO IF YOU STAY, PLEASE LISTEN TO ITEM SEVEN. IF YOU GO HOME, MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

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OKAY THEN VOTE. YAY! TOM. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE THAT I SENT YOU A COUPLE OF COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE WEEK THAT I'VE BEEN FORWARDING TO THE PACK COMMITTEE AT THE AIRPORT.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK AT THE AIRPORT. I WAS HOPING TO HEAR THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO JOIN THE FIGHT FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS. I TRUST THAT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IT, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO WORK THROUGH A LOT OF ISSUES BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS ON LEGALLY.

WHAT I EXPRESSED TO YOU IN THESE COMMUNICATIONS WAS THE EXPERIENCE THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF, WITH THE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TAKING OFF THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, IT ACTUALLY TURNED OVER LAND, OVER AGUA HEDIONDA, AND THAT WAS DURING THE RAINY AND FOGGY DAYS.

THEY ADJUSTED THAT, AND NOW IT'S HEADING SOUTH AND THEN TURNING TO GO EAST, BUT IT'S STILL QUITE LOUD.

IT'S QUITE VISIBLE. I'VE CLOCKED IT AT OVER 75DB.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER 65DB. TODAY IT WAS OVER 80DB.

NOW, THE WAY THE COUNTY AND FAA EVALUATES IT, THEY EVALUATE NOISE OVER SPACE AND TIME.

AND SO BY THE TIME YOU DO THAT, THEY SAY, WELL, IT'S NOT OVER 65, BUT IT IS WHEN IT COMES OVER YOUR HOUSE.

SO NOISE IS A PROBLEM. THE FLIGHT PATH IS A PROBLEM.

WHAT REALLY IRKS MANY OF US IN THE COMMUNITY IS THE COUNTY RESPONSE TO ALL OF THIS.

YOU SEE HOW THEY'VE RESPONDED TO THE MAYOR'S REQUEST FOR A ROUND TABLE.

IT TAKES FOREVER. THEY DON'T RESPOND. THEY DON'T WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS GOING TO PACK MEETINGS, AND IT IRKS ME THAT I SEE IN THE PRESS THEY HAVE A WHOLE PR TEAM SAYING HOW THEY'RE SUPER RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT, BECAUSE WE PROBABLY WOULD WORK WITH THEM IF THEY ADHERED TO THE VNAF AND THE FLIGHT PATH AND THE NOISE ISSUES, BUT THEY DON'T. AND RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, BECAUSE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES TAKING OFF DURING THE QUIET HOURS, WE HAVE PLANES TAKING OFF FROM 5 A.M. TO 7 A.M.

WITH IMPUNITY ALL MORNING LONG. MANY OF US HAVE ARE GRATEFUL TO SEE [INAUDIBLE] AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN TAKING ON THIS FIGHT. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR ALL OF MY LIFE, I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE TO HELP THEM RAISE FUNDS TO TAKE ON THIS FIGHT. AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE.

IT'S SOMETHING LIKE I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MY WORK IN RAISING MONEY FOR GOOD CAUSES.

SO I'LL TRUST THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK AT IT, AND I HOPE THAT WE HAVE SOME RESULT.

WE CAN'T DO THIS ON OUR OWN AS CITIZENS EITHER IN TERMS OF THE MONEY IT WILL COST, BECAUSE WE'RE UP AGAINST THE COUNTY SPENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS AGAINST US, AS WELL AS THE TIME AND ENERGY THAT IT'S TAKING FROM ALL OF US.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH FIVE.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DOES ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WANT TO PULL ONE FOR ANY REASON? MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER SIX. CITY

[6. HOW COMMUNITY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AT WINDSOR POINTE APARTMENTS - Receive a report on City Council-directed actions related to the Windsor Pointe Affordable Housing Project. (Staff contact: Mandy Mills, Community Services and Reid Shipley, Police) City Manager's Recommendation: Receive the report. ]

AND TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION. HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR MANDY MILLS AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF REED SHIPLEY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MANDY MILLS.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES, AND I'M JOINED THIS EVENING BY REED SHIPLEY, THE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF. TONIGHT, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TOGETHER AN UPDATE ON THE WINDSOR POINT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.

OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION THIS EVENING IS TO RECEIVE THE UPDATE TO BY CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED ACTIONS REQUESTED AT THE OCTOBER 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

AND TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE BARRIO AREA.

IT'S SOUTH OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE AND WEST OF INTERSTATE FIVE.

IT'S ON TWO NONCONTIGUOUS STREETS, SO IT'S ON HARDING AS WELL AS OAK AVENUE, NINE SIX, FIVE OAK AND 3606 HARDING.

THERE ARE 24 UNITS AT THE OAK STREET LOCATION.

OAK AVENUE LOCATION AND 26 ON HARDING STREET.

THE WINDSOR POINT APARTMENT PROJECT IS AN APARTMENT HOUSING PROJECT.

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JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. BACKGROUND. THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY.

THE CITY TAKES THESE CONCERNS SERIOUSLY AND HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED A NUMBER OF ACTIONS BE TAKEN OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND CITY STAFF PRESENTED UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC AND CITY COUNCIL AT A NUMBER OF MEETINGS. A FULL LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO DATE IS PROVIDED AS EXHIBIT ONE, BUT THIS TIMELINE GIVES A GENERAL HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES COMPLETED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

AS YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WAS SLATED TO CHANGE OVER WHEN WE LAST PRESENTED IN OCTOBER.

THE NEW COMPANY, SOLARI ENTERPRISES, STARTED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.

SOLARI AND AFFIRMED HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A MANAGEMENT PLAN BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES AND SUBMITTED IT.

SUBMITTED IT TO CITY STAFF FOR REVIEW. LAST WEEK WE WILL REVIEW AND WORK WITH A FIRM TO INCLUDE MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE THAT ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS OF THE CITY COUNCIL RELATED TO ACCESS AND SECURITY. OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES WILL ALSO HAVE CONSENT TO THE CHANGES OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THE REVISED MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTRACTUALLY SHOULD BE CONSENTED TO WITHIN 120 DAYS FROM SUBMISSION, WHICH IS JUNE, BUT WE EXPECT THAT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF APRIL.

ADDITIONALLY, AN AREA OF CONCERN WAS REQUESTED TO BE ADDRESSED WAS FOR NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE EXTERIOR ACCESS, SO THE LOCKED ACCESS TO ENTER FROM SOME EXTERIOR STAIRWELLS WAS REPAIRED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY STAFF AS RECENT AS TODAY.

THE PROPERTY MANAGER ALSO ENTERED INTO A NEW CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE DOORS, AS WELL AS DAILY INSPECTION ON SITE. STAFF DOES CONDUCT DAILY INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION.

ANOTHER AREA OF THE CITY'S FOCUS IS INCREASING THE PROJECT'S ABILITY TO SERVE MORE VETERANS.

THE PROJECT CURRENTLY INCLUDES A VETERAN PRIORITY AS OPPOSED TO A REQUIREMENT.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE A VETERAN STATUS.

THE PROJECT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED SIX PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS THROUGH THE HUD VA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM.

IT IS KNOWN AS THE VASH PROGRAM, SO IF I ACCIDENTALLY THROW OUT THAT ACRONYM, THAT IS WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS FOR.

IT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

THE PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS UNITS WILL BE RESERVED FOR VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS, SO NOT A PRIORITY.

THEY WILL BE RESERVED. THESE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE REFERRED BY THE SAN DIEGO VETERAN AFFAIRS OFFICE.

THE VOUCHERS WILL BE UTILIZED THROUGH ATTRITION AS CURRENT.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME UNITS AS THEY ARE VACATED.

ENGAGEMENT WITH REGULAR CASE MANAGEMENT IS ALSO REQUIRED AS A PART OF THE VASH PROGRAM.

SEE, I JUST THREW OUT THE ACRONYM AGAIN. YEAH, THROUGH THE THROUGH THE PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS.

SO WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE UNITS? SO, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE REFERRALS, AND THEY SCREEN ALL THE FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH VA SCREENING CRITERIA.

THEY MUST BE HOMELESS AS DETERMINED BY THE VETERAN AFFAIRS OFFICE.

AND THEY HAVE VETERAN STATUS. AND SO, THERE'S A VARIETY OF DISCHARGE THAT YOU CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR VA HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

AND SO THAT DOES KIND OF ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THAT.

SO THAT INCLUDES YOUR DISCHARGE STATUS AS WELL AS YOUR TIME THAT YOU SERVED.

A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS WILL STILL BE CONFIRMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE RECORDED AGAINST THE PROPERTY.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF TO GO OVER SOME INFORMATION.

YES. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

SO POLICE ACTIVITY AT THE WINDSOR POINT TWO LOCATIONS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN AN ASPECT OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC CONCERN FOR QUITE A WHILE.

WE HAVE SOUGHT TO KIND OF REPRESENT A TOTAL PERSPECTIVE ON POLICE ACTIVITY AT THE LOCATION.

AND THIS REPORT WILL BE ALONG THOSE SAME LINES AS YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED.

FIRST IN BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE ARE BACK ONE.

OH, I'M SORRY. SAME ONE WHEN THERE WE GO. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POLICE ACTIVITY OR CALLS FOR SERVICE OR FIRST RESPONDER CALLS,

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SO IT CAN BE VERY BROAD AND REFER TO 911 CALLS FOR HELP OR FOR VIOLENT CRIME.

IT CAN BE A THEFT, IT CAN BE HANG UPS, IT CAN BE SELF-INITIATED ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND CALLS FOR SERVICE CAN BE EITHER VERY LONG.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE POINSETTIA FIRE MULTIPLE DAYS WAS ONE CALL FOR SERVICE OR VERY, VERY BRIEF JUST FOR NOTIFICATION FOR AN OFFICER THAT THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF SOMETHING.

SO CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF POLICE ACTIVITY, BUT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY DEFINITIVE BECAUSE THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT POLICE ACTIVITY. OVERALL, DURING OUR TIME FRAME THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE WINDSOR POINT LOCATIONS.

THE NEED FOR POLICE RESOURCES HAS DECREASED DURING THIS MOST RECENT TIMELINE.

A LOT OF THAT IS DUE, I BELIEVE, TO THE RESPONSE TO COUNCIL DIRECTION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION ON THE PART OF MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNTY ENTITIES.

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE LOOK AT BOTH HOW MANY TIMES WE GET A CALL, BUT ALSO HOW MUCH POLICE RESOURCES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO THE LOCATION. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO DO IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL'S REQUEST IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO THERE.

SO WE CERTAINLY AREN'T GOING TO PROHIBIT ANYBODY FROM CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S THAT'S APPROPRIATE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE THERE. NOR IS THERE A DISCOURAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE TO CALL US WHEN WE ARE NEEDED. AND IN FACT, EVEN STAFF AT THE LOCATION HAS CALLED US SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

BUT TO LOOK FOR THOSE APPROPRIATE DIVERSIONS FOR WHEN IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RESPOND.

REFERRALS TO PLACES LIKE MAKATI ART HANDLING BY ON SITE STAFF OR OTHER POTENTIAL OPTIONS IS KIND OF ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ADDRESSING CALLS FOR SERVICE.

OUR MOST RECENT REPORTING CYCLE, WHICH IS AUGUST OF 24, SO AUGUST 1ST OF 24 THROUGH JANUARY 31ST OF 2025, WE SAW 175 GENERATED CALLS FOR SERVICE BETWEEN THE TWO LOCATIONS.

AND THAT'S AMONG FOR SOME CONTEXT, THAT'S AMONG THE 53,000.

A LITTLE OVER 53,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

SO, IT REPRESENTS ABOUT 0.3% OF OUR TOTAL INCOMING CALLS FOR SERVICE CITYWIDE.

ONE WAY TO LOOK AT CALLS FOR SERVICE IS LOOKING AT OUR AVERAGE MONTHLY CALLS FOR SERVICE.

AND THIS CURRENT SIX MONTH THEY'VE REDUCED BY 34%.

SO OUR PREVIOUS REPORT TO COUNCIL COVERED MARCH THROUGH JULY OF 24, AND WE RECEIVED 222 CALLS DURING THAT FIVE MONTH PERIOD.

AND THIS TIME WE HAD OUR 175 DURING THE SIX MONTHS.

SO WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE DECREASE IN OUR INCOMING CALLS FOR SERVICE.

ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE CURRENT REPORTING CYCLE 44% OF THE TIME WE WERE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND.

THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT NOTHING WAS DONE.

SOMETIMES WE'RE ABLE TO RESOLVE THOSE INCIDENTS THROUGH REFERRALS, LIKE TO MCC OR SOME OF THE OTHER RESOURCES.

SOMETIMES WE'RE ABLE TO RESOLVE THEM BY SIMPLY INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FINDING OUT KIND OF WHAT THEIR MAIN CONCERN IS.

BUT 44% OF THE TIME, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DID NOT HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE LOCATION DURING THIS REPORTING CYCLE.

AND ONE ONE PARTICULAR INTERESTING THING TO BRING TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION IS THAT OF THOSE 175 CALLS, ONE UNIT GENERATED ALMOST HALF OF ALL OF THOSE INCOMING CALLS.

THOSE THOSE CALLS WERE NOT CRIMINAL IN NATURE.

THEY WERE ADDRESSING OTHER ISSUES, AND THE VAST MAJORITY WERE ABLE TO EITHER DEFER OUT, OR WE WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE BY INTERACTING IN A KIND OF AN ONGOING WAY WITH THE SUBJECT THAT CALLS IN. AND FINALLY, OF OUR 175 CALLS FOR SERVICE, JUST UNDER 3% RESULTED IN ARREST. SO WE HAD FIVE ARRESTS OUT OF THIS CYCLE.

SO FIVE INCIDENTS WHERE WE HAD TO RESPOND AND ACTUALLY TAKE AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION THAT RESULTED IN AN ARREST.

ULTIMATELY, OVERALL, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN OUR LAST REPORT OUT AND OUR CURRENT REPORT OUT.

AND NOT ONLY HAVE WE IMPROVEMENT IN NUMBERS, BUT THE SEVERITY OF CALLS FROM THE OPENING AND SOME OF THE VERY DRAMATIC THINGS THAT WE OBSERVED THERE EARLY ON, WE'VE NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE CALLS THAT WE'VE RESPONDED TO.

AND MOVING FORWARD. AS MENTIONED, THAT EXHIBIT ONE MENTIONS KIND OF THE ACTION ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED US TO EXPLORE AND WORK ON, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPLEMENTING THOSE.

AS YOU'LL SEE, A NUMBER OF THOSE ARE KIND OF STILL IN PROGRESS, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE WORKING ON THOSE.

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WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WORKING WITH AFFIRMED HOUSING, AS WELL AS SOLARI ENTERPRISES, ON THE LANGUAGE OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH WINDSOR POINT TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES.

WE CURRENTLY ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF AND MYSELF DO MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY, AND THEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO MEETS WITH THE ON SITE TEAM WEEKLY. SO WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE.

AND WITH THAT WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES, PLEASE. GR BERNARD FOLLOWED BY JULIE ASTOR.

WHEN I THINK OF WINDSOR POINT, I THINK OF CARLSBAD'S MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.

BECAUSE I THINK IN BOTH CASES, NEITHER ONE OF THEM WOULD BE THERE IF THIS WAS NOT AN INCORPORATED CITY.

THIS IS THE $100 MILLION GOLF COURSE. SPEAKING OF THAT, KEITH, YOU AND I BOTH HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH NORINE SIGAFOOSE. DID SHE TELL YOU WHO IT WAS THAT SAID TO HER THAT NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW THE TRUE COST OF THE GOLF COURSE? I'LL BET SHE DID, BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME.

IF SHE TOLD ME, SHE TOLD YOU. NORINE SIGAFOOSE USED TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SHE RESIGNED HALFWAY THROUGH HER TERM.

SHE TOLD ME THE REASONS THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT.

BUT. YEAH. ONCE UPON A TIME, BUNCH OF PEOPLE CAME OVER FROM EUROPE AND A LOT OF THEM INVESTED THEIR MONEY. SOME WENT BANKRUPT, SOME BECAME WEALTHY.

AND THE ONES WHO BECAME WEALTHY, WELL, THEY WERE THEY IRRITATED A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST FOR BEING WEALTHY.

I THINK THERE'S A WELL-KNOWN PERSON IN AMERICA NOW WHO'S WEALTHY, AND HE'S IRRITATING PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE HE'S WEALTHY AND HAS INFLUENCE.

THEY WERE CALLED ROBBER BARONS. NOW PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON HAVE THE NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON ARE CONFUSED BY THE NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOW RICH.

AND SPEAKING OF THAT, THAT LADY THAT THAT SENATOR FROM POCAHONTAS, IS THIS GOING TO SOMEHOW CIRCLE AROUND WINDSOR POINT, PLEASE? YEAH. THE POINT IS, IS WHEN GOVERNMENT GOES OUT OF ITS WAY TO CREATE UNNECESSARY AND ARTIFICIAL THINGS JUST TO INCREASE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEREFORE CITY SALARIES.

I DON'T EVEN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS LADY'S POSITION.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE OF UNNECESSARY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, THEIR PAY GOES UP, AND PROBABLY EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM ON THE CITY PAYROLL IS MAKING AT LEAST TRIPLE THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. THIS PLACE WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF HAD NEVER BEEN INCORPORATED.

HI, I'M JULIA. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE WHO WAS UP AT 4 A.M.

DOING THE POINT AND COUNT. POINT IN TIME COUNT, ESPECIALLY ANYONE WHO DID IT FOR FREE.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE POLICE FOR DOING THEIR JOBS ON A ROUTINE BASIS.

YOU ARE APPRECIATED. NEXT, I WANT TO PREFACE MY COMMENTS WITH THE FACT THAT DISCUSSION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT WINDSOR POINT IS NO REFLECTION ON THE MAJORITY OF MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE. THEY NEED PROTECTION FROM CRIME AS MUCH AND PERHAPS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

WHICH BRINGS ME ON TO WINDSOR POINT. OK LATE JANUARY 25TH, A RESIDENT LEFT ABRUPTLY.

HE'D BEEN PRODUCING AND SELLING HIS OWN SECRET RECIPE, A COMBINATION OF METH AND VIAGRA.

WHERE DID HE MAKE THIS CONCOCTION? DID HE WHIP THIS UP ON THE PREMISES OF WINDSOR POINT? THE OWNERS OF A BUILDING ARE REQUIRED TO DO AN EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE CLEANUP ON A BUILDING THAT IS CONTAMINATED.

NOT THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, NOT THE SECURITY GUARDS, IF THERE ARE ANY.

NOT THE POLICE, NOT THE PRIOR POTENTIAL TENANTS.

THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING. AND THERE IS A LIABILITY.

METH USE. METH DISTRIBUTION. METH SALES. THIS IS WINDSOR POINT.

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MISS MILLS, YOU GAVE A REPORT. LET'S SEE THE CLEANUP RECEIPTS FOR THAT UNIT.

COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, THIS IS PAST TIME FOR REAL ACTION, IF ONLY TO COVER YOUR OWN DERRIERES.

THANK YOU. DENNIS JENSEN, FOLLOWED BY JEAN WALKER.

OKAY, TO BE CLEAR, CITIZEN CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

THE PROBLEM WITH WINDSOR POINT WAS NOT THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF A MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

THE PROBLEM WITH WINDSOR POINT IS ITS DESIGN OF IMPORTING SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL, HOMELESS AND TENANTS WITH VERY SERIOUS CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS FROM ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY AND PUTTING THEM NEXT TO FAMILIES AND KIDS. THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN TERRIBLE FOR NEIGHBORS.

THERE HAVE NOW BEEN 1151 FIRST RESPONDER CALLS IN JUST THREE YEARS.

AND STAFF, YOU CAN SPIN THIS HOWEVER YOU WANT TO EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE.

BUT WE SEE POLICE THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

WHY THE APOLOGETICS? WHY? WHY DO THIS SONG AND DANCE? TRYING TO EXCUSE THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE DRUG DEAL ARRESTS, ATTEMPTED MURDERS, ASSAULTS AND CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULTS DOCUMENTED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM ME. YOU'VE HEARD NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE THE CRIME AND BEHAVIOR THAT SPILLS OVER ONTO OUR STREETS.

YOU ALSO KNOW THAT WINDSOR POINT IS TERRIBLE FOR TENANTS.

YOU RECEIVED QUITE A SCATHING LETTER FROM A TENANT ADVOCATE THIS MORNING.

HOMELESS ADVOCATES TELL ME THAT AT LEAST FIVE TENANTS HAVE DIED AT THE FACILITY.

OTHER INCIDENCES THAT ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC IN THE STAFF REPORTS INCLUDE DRUG OVERDOSES, A TENANT JUMPING OFF OF THE THIRD FLOOR AND A TENANT THREATENING TO LIGHT A WOMAN AND HER UNBORN BABY ON FIRE WITH GASOLINE. WHERE IS THIS? IN THE STAFF REPORTS. I'LL TELL YOU WHERE IT'S MISSING.

THE STAFF REPORT IS SOMEHOW SIMPLY JUST POSITIVE SPIN.

WHERE'S THE METH DEAL? I'M TOLD THERE WAS THE METH DEAL ARREST INVOLVING A PROSTITUTE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

WHERE'S THAT? IN THE STAFF REPORT. LOOK, YOU ALL KNOW WINDSOR POINT WAS ASSESSED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE AS NEEDING 24 OVER SEVEN IN PERSON SECURITY AT EACH LOCATION AND A VISITOR REGISTRATION PROCESS.

THAT'S FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE. YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPER STOOD RIGHT HERE AND TOLD US ALL THAT THERE WOULD BE TWO ON SITE MANAGERS IN RESIDENCE, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT TENANTS WOULD BE SCREENED FOR CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS, BUT YOU ALSO KNOW THAT THIS SCREENING ONLY DISQUALIFIES TWO CRIMES, AND ONE IS ONLY DISQUALIFIED IF IT OCCURRED ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT CRIMINALS CONVICTED OF KIDNAPING, DRUG DEALING, AND LITERALLY MURDER ARE ALL WELCOME AT WINDSOR POINT JUST A HANDFUL OF YEARS AFTER THEIR CONVICTIONS. YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS REQUIRED BY THE LEASE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL TENANTS, AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. I'M TOLD THAT LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY WILL COME DOWN TO WHAT DID YOU KNOW AND WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT? KNOWING WHAT IS KNOWN BY THE CITY AND YOURSELVES IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT INCIDENT, DOES A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY REALLY GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WON'T BE CONSIDERED NEGLIGENT WHEN ALL OF THE THINGS I JUST MENTIONED REMAIN UNREMEDIED? YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

WINDSOR POINT IS A HOUSING FACILITY FOR PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, REFERRED THROUGH THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME PROGRAM.

THE GROUND LEASE FOR WINDSOR POINT SECTION 5.3 AT PAGES 21 AND 22 STATES CLEARLY THAT WINDSOR POINT MUST HAVE A MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAVING THE NECESSARY REPUTATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS TO OPERATE THIS KIND OF A PROPERTY SALARY.

THE NEW PROVIDER HAS ZERO EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS.

SO, LAURIE HAS A HISTORY OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND FAILING TO PAY TAXES, LEADING TO A SUSPENSION BY THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.

HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW THIS? IF I KNOW THIS, THERE'S NO REASON THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY DIDN'T DO THE BASIC BACKGROUNDING TO FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION BEFORE AGREEING TO SALARY. THE LEASE REQUIRES AFFIRMED TO INFORM THE CITY WHEN A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS EMPLOYED.

DID ANYONE DO THE DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING SALARY? IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND THAT THEY'VE ONLY BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.

THIS IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO CREATE THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE UNDER THE LEASE.

IF THE CITY FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS NEW PROVIDER AND DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING TO AFFIRMED ABOUT THE PROVIDER WITHIN 30

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QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MR. SHIN. HEY, GOOD EVENING, GUYS.

SO, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME RECEIVING A REPORT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT'LL PROBABLY BE REDUNDANT FROM THE PAST. I PROBABLY JUST WANT TO FIRST START OFF. I UNDERSTAND AND SYMPATHIZE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON FROM BOTH SIDES, AS I'VE HEARD THIS FROM BEFORE BEING ON COUNCIL.

AND NOW I GUESS THE FIRST QUESTION IS PROBABLY LIKE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, JUST IN REGARD TO WHAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IF I'M JUST GOING ALL THE WAY WITH THIS, LIKE WHAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IF EVERYONE WAS EVICTED AND THIS WAS A NORMAL APARTMENT COMPLEX, PER THE LAW FOR STATE OR FEDERAL. BIG QUESTION WHERE TO START? FIRST OFF, I WOULD SAY THAT EVICTING EVERYONE AT THIS COMPLEX SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS COMPLEX HOUSES PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAW.

SO WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EVICT. BUT EVEN ASSUMING THAT THERE WERE NO TENANTS, THERE IS A RESTRICTION THAT RUNS ON THIS PROPERTY WITH THE LAND FOR 55 YEARS THAT REQUIRES IT TO BE USED EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS BEING USED, WHICH IS TO HOUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE BOTH LOW INCOME AND ALSO PEOPLE FOR THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME UNITS THAT QUALIFY FOR NO PLACE LIKE HOME HOUSING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN SO I KNOW I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS ESTABLISHMENT BEING FOR VETERANS IN THE PAST, AND THEN NOW WE'RE TAKING SOME STEPS TO MOVE THERE.

HOW MANY VETERANS DO WE HAVE THERE RIGHT NOW? CURRENTLY THERE ARE EIGHT, EIGHT VETERANS. AND THEN SO VASH, WE HAVE NO VOUCHERS YET THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED YET BECAUSE OF THE VACANCY OR LACK THEREOF. SO, WE JUST RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FOR THOSE VOUCHERS IN EARLY JANUARY, AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN JANUARY FOR THAT.

SO THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AFFIRMED HOUSING AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE ARE WORKING OUT THE REFERRAL PROCESS FOR THAT.

SO UNITS IN THE FUTURE THAT WILL HAVE A TURNOVER WILL BE REFERRED THROUGH THAT.

OKAY, THEN THAT'S SIX UNITS. GOTCHA. AND THEN, CHIEF, JUST FOR THE, IN REGARD TO SOME OF THESE RESPONSES.

SO WE HAD 175 AND OUT OF 175 FIVE ARRESTS. ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT TYPE OF ARREST THESE FIVE WERE? AND THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO. OH, YEAH. SORRY.

I SPEAK LOUDLY SO I FORGET I NEED THE MIC SOMETIMES.

THE INFORMATION IS ALSO IN THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFO. SO OUR FIVE ARRESTS WERE RELATED TO ONE THAT WAS FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT.

ANOTHER WAS FOR AN ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED IN THE GARAGE OF ONE OF THE LOCATIONS.

THAT WAS BETWEEN TWO SUBJECTS WHO WERE IN AN ALTERCATION WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND THE THREE OTHER ARRESTS WERE RELATED TO A POLICE DEPARTMENT SELF-INITIATED ACTIVITY THAT WERE WARRANT SERVICES AT THE LOCATION. GOTCHA. OKAY.

AND THEN HOW DOES THIS COMPARE IN REGARD TO TYLER STREET? APARTMENTS. ARE WE LIKE, LIKE KIND OR ARE WE? IS THIS ESTABLISHMENT DOING BETTER OR WORSE? COMPARED TO TYLER STREET SPECIFICALLY? COMPARED TO TYLER STREET FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME? THERE WERE ABOUT 44 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.

IT IS OBVIOUSLY SOMEWHAT OF A DIFFERENT RESIDENT MAKEUP AT THAT LOCATION.

SO THE RESPONSES HAD MAYBE MORE ON THE FIRE SIDE OF RESPONSES.

BUT AS FAR AS LIKE OVERALL RESPONSES, THAT WAS OUR TOTAL.

GOTCHA. OKAY. AND THEN IT'S PRETTY SAFE TO ASSUME, JUST LIKE MY TIME IN THE FIRE SERVICE,

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AND CLEARLY THIS IS ALL OF THEM WHERE SOME FOLKS HAVE SO MUCH ANXIETY BUILT UP IN THEM, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY CALLING 911.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE ASSUMING WITH THE, THE ONE TYPE OF CALL THAT WE RESPONDED ON.

YEAH. CORRECT. ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU. THE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT THAT KIND OF IS A REPEAT CALLER OFTENTIMES ARE FOR NONCRIMINAL RELATED ISSUES.

SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NECESSITATE EITHER FIRE OR PD RESPONSE.

AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ABLE TO RESOLVE THROUGH A LESSER MEANS.

GOTCHA. AND THEN LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM LIKE PUBLIC COMMENTARY.

SO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS VERY SIMILAR, LIKE ALMOST MOST DEPARTMENTS OR ANY TIME LIKE I'M GOING TO RENT, I DON'T REALLY FILL OUT A BACKGROUND CHECK BUT IS THERE SOME THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFIC IN REGARD TO THIS LOCATION BEING AT NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

SO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE CONDUCTING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ANYBODY THAT OPERATES.

SO WE CAN'T GO TO ANY APARTMENT COMPLEX, ASK FOR A ROSTER AND CONDUCT A BACKGROUND CHECK.

THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO.

I DO I DO BELIEVE MISS MILLS HAS SOME ON THAT FROM THE HOUSING SIDE OF IT, SINCE THAT'S SORT OF LIKE YOU'RE APPLYING TO APARTMENT BACKGROUND CHECK.

AND SO, WE'RE JUST BASICALLY CLARIFYING WE HAVE CARLSBAD RESIDENTS LIVING IN THIS LOCATION.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PATIENTS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TEMPORARY HOUSING. THESE ARE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR CORRECT.

THIS IS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING. YEAH. THEY HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT.

THERE ARE HOUSE RULES. THERE IS A PROCESS FOR WHEN FOLKS VIOLATE THOSE HOUSE RULES.

THERE'S THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE EVICTED FROM THE PROPERTY.

THERE'S ALSO A, IT'S A HOUSING RETENTION PROCESS.

SO, FOR SAY, A LOW LEVEL, LIKE, SAY SOMEBODY WAS LATE ON PAYING THEIR RENT THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THIS HOUSING RETENTION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN HOUSING ON THEIR OWN.

SO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES KIND OF GETS INVOLVED TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW TO PAY THEIR RENT ON TIME AND MAKING SURE THEY KIND OF GET BACK ON TRACK.

GOTCHA. AND I THINK TO THE POINT FOR OUR SIDE OF IT IS, YES, THEY ARE ALL ANYBODY WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS NEED TO BE PROTECTED, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT WE AREN'T VIOLATING THOSE RIGHTS. SO WHETHER THEY ARE A RESIDENT OF WINDSOR POINT OR ANYWHERE ELSE, OR SOMEBODY WE CONTACT ON THE STREET, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TREATING THEM THE SAME. LET'S KIND OF GO INTO THAT JUST BECAUSE I DO KNOW AND I DON'T WANT TO BE SENSITIVE, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTIONS INVOLVED WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. AND SOMETIMES THAT FRUSTRATION GETS TO THE POINT WHERE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW, LET'S SAY, HIPAA WORKS AND HOW WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN PRIVACY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS.

THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO BRING UP FIRST AND FOREMOST. YOU KNOW WHAT A DD214 IS.

OKAY. DD-214 IS THE ACTIVE DUTY DISCHARGE FORM, RIGHT? THAT'S THE ONLY FORM THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO CALL OURSELVES FROM ACTIVE DUTY STATUS, LIKE I WAS INTO VETERAN STATUS.

RIGHT? THIS CITY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE TOWARDS ANY VETERAN.

IS THIS CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. AND THEN ALSO, THAT BEING SAID, IS THE ONLY TIME WE END UP SEPARATING OURSELVES FROM ONE TYPE OF VETERAN OR THE OTHER IS JUST A DISABILITY RATING.

AND WHEN THAT DISABILITY RATING OCCURS AND THEN BASED OFF OF WHAT THAT RATING IS, SERVICES ARE RENDERED FOR THAT VETERAN.

CORRECT. SO FOR ARE YOU REFERRING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR THE VETERAN STATUS? YES. RIGHT. SO THE TO BE THE PREFERENCE FOR VETERAN STATUS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY BROAD.

BUT THEN THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE HUD, VA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OR THOSE SIX UNITS THAT WILL BE RESERVED FOR VETERANS, THAT SPECIFICALLY THE RULES UNDER THE VETERAN AFFAIRS OFFICE.

SO FOR THAT FOLKS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DISCHARGE STATUS THAT'S OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE AND ELIGIBLE FOR THE VA HEALTH BENEFITS.

SO THERE'S A WHOLE LITANY, I'M SURE, AS YOU KNOW, A REQUIREMENT OF, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THEY SERVED AND THAT THEY WERE NOT DISCHARGED IN A WAY THAT WAS DISHONORABLE. AND SO, THIS IS LIKE A QUESTION, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A FIRM STATEMENT.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY VETERAN, NO MATTER WHAT.

ANYBODY OUTSIDE OF HERE, THIS COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC WILL EVER SAY.

CORRECT. RIGHT. THESE ARE JUST THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE VA THEMSELVES HAVE CREATED FOR BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY.

OKAY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HIPAA REQUIRES LIKE WHEN I WAS IN THE FIRE SERVICE, HIPAA REQUIRES ME TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT IN PROTECTION OF THE PATIENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THAT CITIZEN LIVING IN THAT RESIDENCE.

AND EVEN IF THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND I'M ON A CALL, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR BEST FRIEND, WHO'S THE NEIGHBOR? I'M STILL OBLIGATED THROUGH HIPAA TO SAY NOTHING, EVEN THOUGH MAYBE YOU CAN BLATANTLY SEE IT OR WHATNOT.

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GOTCHA. I JUST WANT TO LIKE, MAINTAIN LIKE SENSITIVITY TOWARDS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE RIGHT NOW.

FOR AS MUCH AS THERE'S FRUSTRATION THAT IS GOING ON IN THIS LOCATION, I JUST WANT TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE THAT EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE CALLING OUT BY NAMES AND BY THIS OR THAT, WE CANNOT RESPOND BACK.

WE HAVE TO BE VERY LIMITED IN WHAT WE SAY, BECAUSE IF YOU GUYS VIOLATE HIPAA, IT'S ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DISCIPLINED FOR.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD? YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

GOTCHA. THAT'S ALL I GOT. SORRY FOR TAKING ALL THE TIME, MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'VE HAD SO MANY MEETINGS ON WINDSOR POINT THANKS TO THE ACTIONS OF THIS COUNCIL.

BUT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED THAT IF THERE IS SOME DRUG BEING MANUFACTURED IN A UNIT, THEN THERE'S A SPECIAL CLEANING PROCESS. IS THAT EVEN ACCURATE AND IF SO, IS THAT HAPPENING OR WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? SO TWO PARTS TO THE QUESTION. YES. OBVIOUSLY, THE MANUFACTURE OF NARCOTICS, ESPECIALLY CERTAIN TYPES, IS A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. SO, THE MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS LOCATION.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROTOCOLS, BOTH ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SIDE, THAT GO INTO THE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE AND CLEANING OF A LOCATION LIKE THAT.

THAT IS NOT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AN INVESTIGATION WE HAVE CONDUCTED.

THANK YOU. AND THEN, WELL, SO IF IT HAD HAPPENED, THEN THERE WOULD BE THINGS IN PLACE TO MAKE THE UNIT RENDERED SAFE, OBVIOUSLY, FOR SOMEBODY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE COMING IN BEHIND THAT. RIGHT.

YES. YEAH. IT WOULD BE AN UNSAFE LOCATION TO OCCUPY UNTIL RENDERED SAFE.

RIGHT? OKAY. AND THEN THERE WAS MADE MENTION OF THE 24 HOUR SECURITY.

I BELIEVE THE STAFF REPORT REFLECTED THAT. THAT IS AN ONGOING ASK FROM THE COUNTY THAT THERE WAS SOME FUNDING APPROVED, BUT THAT THE SITUATION IS, AS I CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S A 24 HOUR MONITORING SECURITY, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE PERSON SITTING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY WINDSOR POINT.

THERE ARE SEVERAL CAMERAS THERE MONITORING SEVERAL OTHER UNITS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ACTUALLY GET THE SECURITY THAT I'M HEARING? EVEN RESIDENTS CALL ME AND SAY THERE'S NOT SECURITY THERE.

6 P.M. TO 6 A.M. SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE SECURITY? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO SECURITY IS AT THE LOCATION SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 6 P.M.

TO 6 A.M., AND I KNOW SOMEBODY BROUGHT THAT QUESTION THAT TO ME AS WELL.

SO I WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO VIEW LOGS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY.

SO THEY ACTUALLY EVERY MORNING THEY SEND THE ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY A LOG OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT TIME THEY ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION.

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT, IF THERE WAS ANY INCIDENT LIKE IF THE, YOU KNOW, POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT WOULD BE A LOG OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THEIR TIME THERE.

SO I DID VIEW THOSE. AND THEN WITH REGARD TO THE ACTUAL 24 HOUR MONITORING OF SECURITY CAMERAS, IS THERE I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY EFFORT MAKING THAT I DON'T KNOW.

ARE THESE ARE THESE CAMERAS? IS THERE INFORMATION RECORDED OR IS IT JUST LIVE AND EXPUNGED? YEAH, I THINK WE BOTH HAVE PROBABLY FEEDBACK ON THIS IS THE, IT IS 24/7 MONITORED SECURITY AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH RECEIVED CALLS FROM THE ONSITE, I'M SORRY, THE REMOTE MONITORING COMPANY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE'VE ALSO USED FOOTAGE FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES TO VERIFY INFORMATION.

AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY WANTED TO. YES. AND JUST I MEAN, MORE TO REITERATE, WE DID HAVE SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT WERE THE RESULT OF NOTIFICATION BY THE MONITORING. SO, THEY OBSERVED SOMETHING THEY FOUND CONCERNING, CALLED US, AND WE RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION.

SO THEY ARE BEING ACTIVE AS FAR AS LIKE WHAT THEIR DAY TO DAY LOOKS LIKE.

I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED BOTH CALLS AS A RESULT OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS AS WELL AS THE VIDEO IS RECORDED AND RETAINED. SO, WE'RE ABLE TO GO BACK EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY SEE IN THE MOMENT.

WE'RE ABLE TO GO BACK AND DETERMINE, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, HOW SOMEBODY GAINED ENTRY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ALLOW US AND MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS

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WHAT IS THE PROGRESS UPDATE ON THAT. THERE IS AN ONSITE MANAGER AS WELL AS AN ONSITE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN.

SO, THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO LIVES AT EACH LOCATION.

NOW KEEP IN MIND THEY WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK AND THEY ARE ON CALL FOR EMERGENCIES AFTER HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS.

SO, IF SOMETHING WERE NECESSARY, THERE IS AN AFTER HOURS PHONE NUMBER WHERE THEY COULD BE REACHED AND THEY'RE ON SITE PHYSICALLY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ABOUT LIKE A STAGGERED STAFFING PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KIND OF HAVE COVERAGE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY MOVED OFFICE LOCATIONS FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION SO THAT THE ROOM. THE OFFICE, NOW THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING OUT OF ACTUALLY HAS, YOU KNOW, WINDOWS ONTO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY.

SO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EYES ON THE AND ACTIVATION ON THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY.

SO ESSENTIALLY ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE PROPERTY RESIDENT MANAGER.

THAT'S THE CHANGE IN THE LOCATION OF THE OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER WAS ONE THING.

AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO STAGGER STAFFING SO THAT THERE'S MORE SEVEN DAY A WEEK COVERAGE.

AND THEN I THINK THE NEW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS WORKING ON A STAFFING PLAN THAT CAN ADDRESS THAT CONCERN.

SPEAKING OF SALARY, THE NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY, IT WAS MADE, MENTIONED, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SMI EXPERIENCE.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? WE DID EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THEIR EXPERIENCE, AND THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE EITHER PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS AND NO PLACE LIKE HOME IN PARTICULAR PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS SOME IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS WELL. OKAY.

AND THEN LASTLY THANK YOU. LASTLY, JUST CURIOUS ABOUT IT WAS MADE MENTION OF LIABILITY ISSUES.

WHAT? HOW IS THE CITY PROTECTING ITSELF? SHOULD SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPEN AT WINDSOR POINT? HAVING, YOU KNOW, THIS MANY CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THESE TYPES OF CALLS THAT WE'RE THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING AND ESSENTIALLY, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF ON NOTICE THAT THIS IS NOT A STELLAR PROJECT IN THE BARRIO.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT LIABILITY IF WE COULD JUST TALK ABOUT THAT.

THE AGREEMENTS WITH WINDSOR POINT HAVE INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE PROVISIONS.

SO WINDSOR POINT WOULD HAVE TO INDEMNIFY US FOR ANY LAWSUITS ARISING OUT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROPERTY? ON TOP OF THAT, THAT INDEMNIFICATION IS BACKED UP BY TWO INSURANCE POLICIES, A REGULAR SORT OF GENERAL INSURANCE POLICY.

MY RECOLLECTION IS IT'S A $2 MILLION IN COVERAGE, AND THEN THERE'S AN UMBRELLA COVERAGE ON TOP OF THAT.

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T RECALL THE AMOUNT RIGHT NOW WHETHER IT WAS 5 MILLION OR 10 MILLION, BUT THERE'S CONSIDERABLE INSURANCE BACKING THAT UP.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS. MAYOR.

MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION.

AND I DID HAVE SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED BECAUSE MY COLLEAGUES ASKED THEM, BUT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT HOW OFTEN OUR STAFF IS TALKING TO THE STAFF OVER THERE, WHETHER IT'S SALARY AND AFFIRMED, IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIX THESE ISSUES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. WE BOTH HAVE COMMUNICATION.

SO, WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHO'S GOING TO ANSWER.

SO, AS A FORMAL MEETING, WE DO THE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, MYSELF, SOMEBODY FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AFFIRMED THE COUNTY HOUSING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

WE DO HAVE A STANDING MONTHLY MEETING AND THEN WEEKLY.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES MEET FIRST WEEKLY SECURITY MEETINGS WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND THEN AS NEEDED.

SO, I MEAN, ANY TIME ANYTHING COMES UP, WE CAN CALL EACH OTHER, WE CAN EMAIL EACH OTHER.

IT'S VERY ACCESSIBLE. OKAY. SO YOU'VE INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF THE MEETINGS, OR HAD YOU BEEN MEETING WITH THEM THAT OFTEN OVER THE PAST YEAR? WE HAVE BEEN MEETING MONTHLY FOR ALMOST FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.

AND THEN THE WEEKLY SECURITY MEETINGS WERE ADDED AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO.

YEAH, PROBABLY IN THAT TIME FRAME. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THEY STARTED, BUT THEY WERE IN RESPONSE TO WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVING MORE REGULAR CHECK INS AND ADDRESSING ISSUES IN A PROMPT MANNER. OKAY. AND HAVE YOU SEEN A CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT YOU COMMUNICATE WITH SOLARI NOW THAT THEY ARE THE PROPERTY MANAGER AS OPPOSED TO THE

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WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIND SOME COMMON GROUND ON THESE THINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR THE NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY'S INTERESTS, FOR THE COUNTY'S INTERESTS, FOR AFFIRMED AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER.

SO THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE THINK OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

AND I, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF COOPERATION AND RESPONSE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN RESPONSIVENESS, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO CRIMINAL ISSUES THAT OCCUR. AND BOTH ASSISTING US WITH WHATEVER WE WOULD NEED FOR THE INVESTIGATION THAT'S WITHIN THE LAWFUL RESTRAINTS OF WHAT THEY CAN PROVIDE, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN FOLLOW UP WITH RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS ANY VIOLATIONS OF THEIR HOUSING AGREEMENTS.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY A LOT WAS THE VIDEO MONITORING.

SO I'M GLAD THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER BROUGHT UP SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. AND ANOTHER WAS THE CHECK IN FOR GUESTS.

HOW IS THAT GOING? THE POLICY FOR BRINGING GUESTS IN? I KNOW THAT IT HAD BEEN A BIG PROBLEM IN THE PAST, AND SOME OF THE CRIMES WERE COMMITTED BY GUESTS OF RESIDENTS.

SO, THE ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGER DOES DO DAILY REVIEWS OF THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE TO SEE YOU KNOW, WHO IS BEING LET IN AND HOW THEY'RE BEING LET IN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS BY A RESIDENT AND THEN ESCORTED THROUGH THE BUILDING BY THE RESIDENT. SO THEY DO THAT DAILY. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY WORKED WITH THEM TO KIND OF LOOK AT FOOTAGE FROM A PRIOR INCIDENT TO KIND OF SEE HOW THAT PERSON GATE INJURY AND THEY ARE TAKING THAT ISSUE QUITE SERIOUSLY AND THAT IF SOMEBODY WAS LET IN, THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN LET IN AND THEN NOT ESCORTED THROUGH THE PROPERTY OR NOT.

YOU KNOW, NOT EXITED BY THE, BY THE RESIDENT.

AND IN THAT CASE, THEY GET A VIOLATION, THEY GET A NOTICE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND WHAT ABOUT THIS, THIS ONE UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR 48% OF CALLS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THE CALLS WERE RESOLVED OVER THE PHONE AND DIDN'T REQUIRE A BIG OUTLAY OF RESOURCES FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT I'M WONDERING IF IN THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER, CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE, ARE THERE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THAT PERSON ON SITE THAT WOULD LEAD TO THEM NOT HAVING TO MAKE ALL OF THESE CALLS FROM THAT UNIT? YEAH, I'LL TRY TO, I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS THAT WITHOUT REVEALING INFORMATION THAT I CAN'T REVEAL.

BUT SERVICES ARE DEFINITELY AVAILABLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

AND CALLS ARE STILL MADE AND THE ONSITE SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, ARE WORKING QUITE PROACTIVELY WITH THE RESIDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET.

LASTLY, I KNOW THAT WE APPROVED A LETTER TO THAT WAS DRAFTED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WOULD KIND OF GET SOME SUPPORT FROM OTHER PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AND APPROVED.

I BELIEVE IT'S OUT THERE CIRCULATING. ACCORDING TO THE STAFF REPORT. DO WE KNOW THE STATUS OF THAT? I THINK THE LETTER WAS SENT WITHIN THE LAST. I THINK IT WAS JUST APPROVED, MAYBE AT THE END OF JANUARY.

SO IT WAS SENT WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND I THINK THAT AT THIS POINT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RESPONSE YET.

OKAY. THAT'S THE END OF MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. THANK YOU.

MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS TO THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I GUESS I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, ASSISTANT CHIEF, WITH REGARDS TO THE SECURITY, HOW YOU'RE FEELING ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S CHANGED AND JUST IN GENERAL YOUR PERCEPTION OF IT.

YEAH. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. NO LOCATION IS GOING TO BE PERFECT, OBVIOUSLY.

AND THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS THAT WE'RE IN, IS THAT WE END UP DEALING WITH COMMUNITY CONCERNS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO TRY AND CAPTURE THAT PERCEPTION. I TALKED TO SPOKE WITH BOTH OUR DISPATCH BECAUSE I NOTICED THE REDUCTION IN CALLS FOR SERVICE AND RESPONSES.

I SPOKE TO BOTH OUR DISPATCH AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR OFFICERS AND ASK, IS, AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

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AS I CAN SPEAK TO SEVERAL OF THE INCIDENTS THAT WE'VE RESPONDED TO.

MANAGEMENT WILL BE ON SITE OR SPEAK TO US THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE MEETINGS AND SPEAK TO WITHIN THE CONFINES OR THE LIMITS OF WHAT WE CAN DISCLOSE TO THEM, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE RESTRICTIONS BOTH WAYS AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

I CAN'T NECESSARILY DISCLOSE EVERY ASPECT OF AN INVESTIGATION TO THEM.

BUT THEY DO SEEK TO SUPPORT US IN THAT. AND WE HAVE HAD BOTH THE SECURITY GUARD AS WELL AS SOMETIMES OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ON SITE AND THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE WILL THEN CALL IN AND SAY, HEY, I SEE YOU'RE ON SITE. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT DO WE NEED? SO I THINK WE HAVE NOTICED ESPECIALLY AS WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER AT WORKING TOGETHER OVER THE TIME FRAME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST YEAR AND SIX MONTHS SINCE OUR LAST DIRECTION, I THINK I'VE NOTICED WE'VE NOTICED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR RESPONSIVENESS.

AGAIN, THERE'S, I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE'RE EVER GOING TO BE AT ZERO FOR THIS LOCATION.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ONGOING CHALLENGES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE CHALLENGES THAT WE CAN FACE IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

THANK YOU. AND THEN CAN YOU REMIND ME ABOUT THE HOURS THAT FOLKS CAN CHAT WITH A CASE MANAGER ON SITE? THANK YOU. SO, THE ONSITE HOURS, THEY ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SO NOT ON THE WEEKENDS.

AND THE HOURS ARE NOT NECESSARILY ALL DAY LONG.

SO MONDAY AND FRIDAY ARE ALL DAY LONG. AND THEN TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ARE IN THE AFTERNOONS.

AND THOSE HOURS WERE ACTUALLY ROLLED DOWN AGAIN.

SO THEY HAD INCREASED AND THEN THEY GOT KIND OF LOWERED AGAIN.

AND JUST TO KIND OF POINT OUT THE REASON WHY IS SO THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE REFERRED TO, SAY, A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE. AND SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CASE MANAGEMENT, NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH THE ONSITE STAFF.

SO, THEY MIGHT BE HAVING THEIR ONSITE, I'M SORRY, THEIR CASE MANAGER MIGHT COME VISIT THEM.

AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE ONSITE STAFF. SO BECAUSE SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WERE KIND OF REFERRED TO THIS HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE OF KIND OF WHAT? THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR, ACTUALLY THE NEED FOR THE ONSITE STAFF KIND OF ACTUALLY WENT DOWN BECAUSE SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE THEIR OWN KIND OF OFFSITE CASE MANAGEMENT. OKAY. AND I'M ASSUMING AND I APPRECIATE YOU WALKING THROUGH IT BECAUSE I STARTED HAVING QUESTIONS AND I'M GLAD YOU WALKED THROUGH THE WHOLE REASON.

IF THERE WERE EVER A NEED TO BRING IT BACK, IT SOUNDS LIKE ACTUALLY MAYBE I SHOULD JUST ASK.

WE COULD BRING BACK THOSE HOURS THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE AFTERNOON, RIGHT? TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ARE IN THE AFTERNOONS, AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES REVIEWS THAT AND KIND OF ANALYZES WHERE TO SHIFT THOSE HOURS. OKAY. SO, THEY DID, LIKE I SAID, KIND OF REMOVE SOME OF THOSE HOURS AND TRANSITION TO A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AND REVIEW THAT.

AND OF COURSE, WE DO AS WELL. AND WE'LL BE ASKING IF WE THINK THAT THERE'S A HIGHER NEED.

WE WILL CERTAINLY BE ASKING. OKAY. MY LAST QUESTION IS, I KNOW THERE WERE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT CLAIMS MADE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT AROUND, CALLS FOR SERVICE. OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AT THE SITE.

SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU DID TAKE NOTE OF ANY OF THEM, IF YOU COULD MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF SOME OF THEM? YES. AND FOR A MORE KIND OF EXHAUSTIVE APPROACH TO THAT, I MIGHT REFER TO OUR LAST PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE, WHERE WE WENT THROUGH MANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC CASES.

IN I BELIEVE THERE WAS MADE MENTION OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED.

IF I'M REMEMBERING SOME OF OUR HIGHER PROFILE CASES.

IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, THE SUSPECT WAS A GUEST OF A RESIDENT.

AND THE VICTIM WAS A RESIDENT. AND THE VICTIMS COMPLIED AND ASSISTED AND REPORTED AND WERE VERY MUCH VICTIMS IN THAT CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL CONVICTION.

THE I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THERE WAS, WHAT OTHER PARTICULAR ONES.

I THINK THERE WERE. YEAH. IT WAS. SORRY. GO AHEAD.

THE BALCONY RELATED INCIDENT, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A NON-CRIMINAL EVENT AND WAS ADDRESSED THE, WE MADE MENTION OF OUR THREE RECENT WARRANT SERVICES, WHICH WERE WHICH WERE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

CARLSBAD PD GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES THAT WE WERE WISHING TO ADDRESS.

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AND I THINK MAYBE ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED NOW WHERE A SUBJECT YELLING AT INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA AND MAKING THREATS.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SUBJECT IS NO LONGER A RESIDENT AT THE LOCATION.

SINCE WE'VE HAD OTHER PEOPLE NOT BE RESIDENTS, I CAN KIND OF HIDE THAT INDIVIDUAL'S IDENTITY IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE OBVIOUSLY HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER RESIDENTS. CERTAINLY NOT SAYING THAT THOSE AREN'T PROBLEMS THAT HAD TO GET ADDRESSED, BUT THOSE ARE CERTAINLY OLDER CASES. MANY GO BACK TO EARLY TO MID 2022.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD NECESSARILY ANY OF THOSE KIND OF HIGH PROFILE CASES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO EVALUATION CYCLES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD.

OKAY. AND I KNOW I BELIEVE THERE WAS A AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUE MIGHT HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY THERE THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE ISN'T ANY INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH REGARDS TO METHAMPHETAMINE ON.

WELL, THERE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT WAS, I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT GO DOWN THE PATH WITH COUNCIL WHERE WE WOULD COME IN AND POTENTIALLY RESPOND THAT WE DON'T HAVE INVESTIGATIONS GOING, BECAUSE THEN IF I DON'T RESPOND SUDDENLY WE DO, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S AN INFERENCE TO THAT. YEAH.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WE CONDUCTED THREE WARRANT SERVICES DURING THE LAST OPERATIONAL PERIOD.

THAT THOSE WARRANT SERVICES WERE THE RESULT OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO NARCOTICS.

BUT AS FAR AS THE STATUS AND THE ONGOING NATURE OF THOSE INVESTIGATIONS, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO.

SURE. WHETHER THAT'S RESOLVED OR NOT, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST HOW THOSE KIND OF THINGS WORK.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING CRIMES AS THEY OCCUR, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT OCCURS. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEEK TO INVESTIGATE THEM IF THEY COME UP. AND IDEALLY, WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND WORK WITH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TO PRECLUDE THOSE ISSUES FROM CONTINUING.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANKS. WHEN SOMEBODY GETS ARRESTED FOR A NARCOTICS VIOLATION AND THERE ARE RESIDENTS THERE.

IS THAT ENOUGH TO EVICT THEM? MAYBE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASE WHEN THEY'RE CONVICTED? YES. SO, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROCESSES THERE FOR EVICTION.

SO, THERE'S ON THE NO PLACE LIKE HOME SIDE. THERE'S A HOUSING RETENTION PROCESS WHICH IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER UNITS.

HOWEVER, A CONVICTION OF THAT NATURE AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE PERSON AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THAT HOUSING RETENTION, SO THEY WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE TO VACATE THE UNIT.

AND IF THE PERSON CHOOSES TO CONTEST THAT, THEN IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE CIVIL PROCESS AND IT WOULD GO TO COURT, WHICH COULD TAKE A NUMBER OF MONTHS. OKAY. YOU SAID THAT WE HAVE SECURITY DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS, AND WE HAVE STAFF THERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

DO WE HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DAYTIME SECURITY? NO, NO DAYTIME SECURITY, EXCEPT FOR THE REMOTE MONITORING, WHICH IS 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

FROM LOOKING AT CALL STATISTICS, IS THERE A NEED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DAYTIME SECURITY? I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC NUMBERS TO PROVIDE ON THAT.

FROM A GENERAL ASSESSMENT. I DON'T NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION OVER THE WEEKENDS.

SINCE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER'S REQUEST FROM AT LEAST A COUPLE AGO ABOUT NIGHTTIME VERSUS DAYTIME, WE DO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT BASICALLY I LOOK AT BETWEEN 6 A.M.

AND 6 P.M. AND 6 P.M. AND 6 A.M., AND THERE IS A PRETTY EVEN DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THOSE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TIMEFRAMES FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE. SO WITHOUT ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST ASKING YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO IF THERE IS A NEED FOR SECURITY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DAYS THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE EFFORT WITH THE AFFIRMED AND WITH THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MAKE SURE THAT'S COVERED.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ON SITE MANAGERS ON THOSE TWO DAYS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN START DATA MINING THAT AS PART OF OUR ONGOING PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING IT IN OUR REGULAR MEETINGS.

THANKS. THANK YOU. COMMENTS. MISS BURKHOLDER, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? OKAY. COMMENTS WILL START WITH YOU, MR. SHIN, JUST REAL QUICK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I JUST I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG LEASE AT THIS, SO WE'RE IN THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

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I REALLY DO WANT TO JUST COMMEND JUST BEING A GUY WHO'S BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BOTH DONE JUST BECAUSE WHEN I WAS IN, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE ROUGHER.

WE DIDN'T HAVE HOUSING AND HOMELESS ARE OUR SOLUTION WAS SWEEPING AND PUSHING HOMELESS TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

AND THEN IT WOULD JUST BE A CITY BATTLE BETWEEN ONE AND THE OTHER. AND THEN COMMONLY, LIKE YOU FIND EVEN HERE TO THIS DAY, IS YOU'RE JUST FINDING THEM AT THE BORDERS OF EVERY SINGLE CITY AND JURISDICTION.

AND THAT'S NOT THE SOLUTION. ALL IT IS, IS JUST PUTTING THEM IN THE UNKNOWN.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE EIGHT VETERANS THAT ARE THERE AND THE SIX THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE AND FOR THEM TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, IT'S I'VE JUST, JUST HAVING BEEN IN FROM POST 9/11 AND SEEING SOME OF MY FRIENDS THAT COULD HAVE USED THIS SERVICE, IT JUST I'M JUST GLAD IT EXISTS NOW BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ENDED UP IN PLACES THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ANYMORE OR THEY'RE JUST NOT HERE ANYMORE. SO I JUST COMMEND THAT. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS.

IT'S A VERY TOUGH JOB DEALING WITH HOMELESS. IF THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE AND HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO THE TOUCH POINT AND ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THIS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, THERE IS REALLY KIND OF NO SALARY THAT YOU CAN EVEN EQUATE TO THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURES THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN PATIENCE AND CALMNESS AND TRY TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR TO BE TO WANT TO LIVE IN DWELLING. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE IT.

MISS BURKHOLDER, THANK YOU. I'VE GOT QUITE A LOT TO SAY.

THIS IS THE SIXTH PRESENTATION AND REPORT ON WINDSOR POINT TO CITY COUNCIL IN LESS THAN A YEAR.

I THINK FEW ISSUES IN THIS CITY HAVE GENERATED THAT MUCH ATTENTION FROM RESIDENTS AND FROM THIS COUNCIL.

WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WINDSOR POINT HAD ALREADY BEEN OPEN FOR SIX MONTHS.

I SHARED MY OPINION MANY TIMES THAT THIS APARTMENT PROJECT WAS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE EVER SUPPORTED.

I HAVE SAID THAT IT IS IN THE WRONG LOCATION AND WRONG FOR CARLSBAD DUE TO THE COMPLICATED SERIES OF AGREEMENTS.

A 55 YEAR LEASE AND THE PLAYERS INVOLVED INCLUDING THE CITY, THE STATE, THE COUNTY, LOCAL NONPROFITS AND VARIOUS BUSINESSES THAT SPECIALIZE IN MANAGING PROJECTS LIKE WINDSOR.

I STILL FEEL THAT WAY. WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME AND UNDO WHAT A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED.

AS MUCH AS I AND MANY RESIDENTS OF MY DISTRICT WOULD WANT TO DO AND HAVE DEMANDED.

CAN WE GET OUT OF THIS? AS WE'VE HEARD, OUR HANDS APPEAR TIED DESPITE COUNCIL'S LIMITS ON CLOSING OR MOVING THE PROJECT, ALL THE EFFORTS AND ATTENTION BY THIS COUNCIL OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN WITHOUT SOME SUCCESS.

THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF DESERVE CREDIT FOR THEIR EFFORTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I AM PROUD TO HAVE FOUGHT AND POUNDED THIS TABLE, CALLING FOR CHANGES, CALLING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO SEEK ANY AND ALL OPTIONS RELATED TO WHAT IS GOING ON AT WINDSOR POINT AND THE IMPACT IT IS HAVING ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS COUNCIL DEMANDED A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO BETTER DELIVER ON THE PROMISES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO UPDATE THEIR MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH THE PRIORITIES REQUESTED FROM THIS COUNCIL. WE ALSO DEMANDED THAT AFFIRMED HOUSING TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR FIX BROKEN DOORS AND LOCKS.

PRETTY BASIC STUFF. AS WE HEARD TODAY, THE NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY WILL SOON BE ADHERING TO A PLAN THAT WILL REQUIRE, AT OUR REQUEST, REGULAR GATE INSPECTIONS AND SECURITY ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS A DETAILED SECURITY PLAN THAT PROVIDES ON DUTY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY. AND WHAT ABOUT VETERANS? WHILE THE COMMUNITY WAS INITIALLY TOLD THIS WOULD BE A PROJECT FOR VETERANS, THE PROJECT PROJECT SCOPE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND THIS COUNCIL URGED THAT MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO INCREASE THE PROJECT'S ABILITY TO SERVE VETERANS.

CHANGES IN FEDERAL AND STATE LAW RELATED TO VETERANS INCOME, ADVOCATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ACOSTA AND I AS PART OF THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, SHOULD HELP MORE VETERANS QUALIFY FOR HOUSING LIKE WINDSOR POINT.

AND LAST MONTH, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED THE AGREEMENT THAT WILL FREE UP SOME HUD VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS, WHICH SHOULD ALSO HELP VETERANS GAIN ACCESS. I HAVE ALSO ATTENDED MEETINGS WITH OUR STAFF AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, PUSHING FOR MORE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT WINDSOR POINT, JUST LIKE WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.

WHILE WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASED PRESENCE AS A RESULT OF THESE MEETINGS, MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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IT WAS SHARED WITH US TONIGHT THAT THE NUMBER OF SERVICE CALLS HAS BEEN DECREASING, BUT OUR EMERGENCY SERVICE FOLKS CONTINUE TO BE CALLED TO THIS LOCATION.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY CANNOT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM CALLING 911.

AND AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, I RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF THESE CALLS ARE MERELY CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS VERSUS ENGAGING IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. BUT CRIME IS STILL OCCURRING AT WINDSOR II, AND THIS LOCATION CONTINUES TO GENERATE HIGH CALL VOLUMES. I RECOGNIZE THAT THE INCREASED SECURITY, THOUGH NOT ENOUGH AND NOT 24 OVER SEVEN.

THE INCREASED SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT CHANGES AND EVEN SOME TIMELY MOVE OUTS FROM RESIDENTS HAS DECREASED THE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY CALLS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT I FIND THE CALL VOLUME STILL WAY TOO HIGH, AND I HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING OUR STAFF, POLICE AND THE NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADDRESS MOVING FORWARD.

I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY AFFIRMED IN THIS NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY SALARY.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK. MANDY AND OUR HOUSING SERVICES TEAM, ALONG WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVE DONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, TO DEMAND IMPROVEMENTS, TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND I APPRECIATE THESE REPORTS TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS BEING MADE.

GOVERNMENT MOVES AT THE SPEED OF A TURTLE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT STAFF RETURN IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, WITH A SIMILAR PRESENTATION TO THE CONTINUED CHANGES AT WINDSOR, AND UPDATE ON THE EMERGENCY CALL VOLUME, AND TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PUBLICLY SHARE THEIR OBSERVATIONS AND CONCERNS OVER WINDSOR POINT IN A PUBLIC MEETING.

AND I THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.

WE CAN SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT THE COLORFUL GREEN, YELLOW AND ORANGE DOTS THAT MAKE IT VERY CLEAR AT A GLANCE THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOME THINGS, WE'RE WORKING ON SOME THINGS, AND WE STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS LEFT TO DO.

SO LET'S STAY ON IT. LET'S CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS AND THE FREQUENCY OF THOSE MEETINGS WITH US TONIGHT.

AND I DO ALSO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A REPORT EVERY SO OFTEN.

SO, 6 OR 9 MONTHS, WHATEVER. BUT CERTAINLY, EVERY LITTLE WHILE WE NEED TO HEAR BACK PUBLICLY IN A FORUM LIKE THIS, NOT JUST A WRITTEN REPORT, BUT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. JUST ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

AND OF COURSE, THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I THINK WE'RE CLEARLY SEEING SOME PROGRESS, AS FOLKS HAVE MENTIONED ALREADY, AND I THINK WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, SOME UPDATES AND HEAR SOME UPDATES AS, AS THEY COME. AND OF COURSE, THANKS TO THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. I'M GUESSING MOST PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THAT PROJECT THERE, BUT AS WE'VE HEARD, WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT NOW AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.

PLEASE, WHENEVER YOU COME UP WITH AN IDEA, A SUGGESTION, ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM A BETTER NEIGHBOR TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE BRING IT TO US. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE WELCOMING ANY IDEAS WITH OPEN ARMS BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

BUT AS YOU RUN ACROSS NEW IDEAS, PLEASE BRING THEM BACK TO US AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS JUST A REPORT AND FILE. IS THAT CORRECT? THERE'S NO VOTE TO BE MADE ON THIS. THE ACTION IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT UNLESS, OF COURSE, THERE'S ANY DIRECTION TO RETURN IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. SHOULD I MAKE A MOTION TO BRING IT BACK IN NINE MONTHS THEN, OR IS THAT JUST GOING TO BE UNDERSTOOD? IT'S THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. I MEAN, WE COULD BRING IT BACK IN NINE MONTHS OR MAKE A MOTION TO DO IT. I THINK EVERYBODY LIKES MOTIONS. I MEANT SIX.

OKAY. MY MOTION IS TO PLEASE HAVE ANOTHER REPORT BEFORE COUNCIL IN SIX MONTHS.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK. RESUME THE MEETING AT 6:40.

I'M CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CITY MANAGER.

[7. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 AND MIDYEAR BUDGET REVIEW - 1) Receive a report on the economic and financial update for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 and provide direction as appropriate; and 2) Receive a report on the results of the fiscal year 2024-25 mid-year budget review; and 3) Adoption of a City Council resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to appropriate $1,214,000 from the General Fund, $1,260,294 from the Fleet Replacement Fund, $466,860 from the Housing Trust Fund, $150,000 from the Stormwater Enterprise Fund, $55,000 from the Public Facilities Fee Fund, and $24,038 from the Wastewater Operating Fund to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Budget for various operational needs; and 4) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution authorizing the Executive Manager or designee to appropriate $428,179 from the Potable Water Operating Fund, $504,165 from the Recycled Water Operating Fund and $504,165 from the Recycled Water Replacement Fund for various operational needs. (Staff contact: Zach Korach and Matt Sanford, Administrative Services) City Manager's Recommendation: Receive the reports and adopt the resolutions. ]

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I AM MATT SANFORD. I'M THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.

TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425 SECOND QUARTER.

STARTING WITH OUR ECONOMY, CARLSBAD'S GOAL FOR 2024 WAS $16.8 BILLION.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A 0.3% CONTRACTION COMPARED TO 2023.

ADJUSTED $16.85 BILLION. OUR ECONOMY IS STILL THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE COUNTY, BEHIND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE GRP FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE ALSO DIPPED IN 2024. SO CARLSBAD IS NOT AN OUTLIER IN THAT REGARD.

CARLSBAD HAS FIVE KEY INDUSTRIES LIFE SCIENCES, TECH, SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, CLEANTECH AND TOURISM.

HAVING SUCH A DIVERSE ECONOMIC BASE HAS HISTORICALLY MEANT ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AS IT IS RARE FOR ALL INDUSTRIES TO BE IMPACTED AT ONE TIME.

HOWEVER, WIDESPREAD CHANGES TO FEDERAL POLICIES HAVE CREATED SOME OR EXTREME UNCERTAINTY AND COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ACROSS CARLSBAD'S KEY INDUSTRIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAN DIEGO REGION RECEIVES OVER $1 BILLION IN NIH FUNDING FOR LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH.

THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR NIH FUNDING CUTS WILL HAVE AN ESTIMATED $506 MILLION IMPACT ON THE REGION'S GRP, AND RESULT IN THE LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 3200 JOBS IN THE REGION.

IF IMPLEMENTED, TARIFFS COULD STRAIN MANUFACTURERS THAT DEPEND ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS OR SELL THEIR PRODUCTS ABROAD, RESULTING IN INCREASED PRESSURE TO TO RAISE PRICES.

ECONOMISTS ARE CONCERNED THAT SHIFTING POLICY COULD LEAD TO RISING INFLATION, WHICH IS THEN LIKELY TO RESULT IN HIGHER COSTS OF CAPITAL.

DISINVESTMENT IN CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE REGION'S CLEANTECH INDUSTRY.

ALTHOUGH CONSUMER SENTIMENT STILL SHOWS A DESIRE TO PURSUE CLEANER ENERGY SOURCES IN THE US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES A POTENTIAL $2.1 BILLION IMPACT ON US TOURISM AS CANADIANS BOYCOTT US TRAVEL DESTINATIONS AMID DETERIORATING TIES.

THE LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRY EXPERTS DO ANTICIPATE CARLSBAD'S TOURISM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE YEARS AHEAD, AS WE'RE SOMEWHAT INSULATED FROM THAT. THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR SAN DIEGO WAS UP 1.6% BETWEEN NOVEMBER 24TH, 2024 AND JANUARY 2025, AND 3.8% FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN JANUARY.

THE INDEX FOR ALL ITEMS, LESS FOOD AND ENERGY INCREASED 4%.

BECAUSE OF THIS RISE IN CONCERNS OVER REBOUNDING INFLATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS SIGNALED A POTENTIAL PAUSE IN ITS PLAN TO LOWER INTEREST RATES.

DATA RELEASED TODAY FOR THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX SHOWS THE LARGEST SINGLE DROP IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY AT AN EIGHT MONTH LOW.

DECLINING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CAN BE AN INDICATOR TO MONITOR AS IT COULD SIGNAL AN ONCOMING RECESSION.

CARLSBAD'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STEADY, PEAKING AT 4.8 IN AUGUST BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF 2024.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN DECEMBER WAS FOUR POINT. EXCUSE ME WAS 4%.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES THUS FAR CONTINUE TO OUTNUMBER AVAILABLE WORKERS, KEEPING OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT IN CARLSBAD AND THE SAN DIEGO REGION DOWN.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN DECEMBER WAS 5.2% AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND 4.3% AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

THERE WERE 5441 UNIQUE JOB POSTINGS IN CARLSBAD BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER, ROUGHLY 400 FEWER THAN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, BUT UP ABOUT 400 POSITIONS FROM THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.

OVER THE QUARTER, 100 DIFFERENT CARLSBAD EMPLOYERS POSTED OPEN POSITIONS.

THE MEDIAN ADVERTISED SALARY FOR THOSE POSITIONS WAS $56,200, A JUMP OF ABOUT $4,000 OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

THE CURRENT MEDIAN HOME PRICE IS 1.48, OR EXCUSE ME, TO END 2024 WAS $1.48 $8 MILLION, WHICH IS HAS STABILIZED OVER MUCH OF 2024 RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE. PROFESSIONALS HAVE NOTED A SHIFT IN HOMEOWNER MINDSET.

THEY PROJECT THAT HOUSING INVENTORY COULD BEGIN TO EXPAND, AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THE SIDELINES WAITING FOR INTEREST RATES TO DROP BEFORE MAKING A MOVE MAY DECIDE TO BEGIN LOOKING AGAIN.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 2197 BUSINESS LICENSES ISSUED LAST QUARTER, INCLUDING 903 NONRESIDENTIAL 551 RESIDENTIAL AND 743 OUTSIDE THE CITY LICENSES. THIS IS AN OVERALL DECREASE OF 22 TOTAL BUSINESSES OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF 2023.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CARLSBAD BUSINESSES BUSINESS LICENSES IS 10,068.

COMMERCIAL VACANCY RATES CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE ACROSS ALL THREE CATEGORIES THIS QUARTER.

THE INDUSTRIAL VACANCY RATE IN DECEMBER ROSE TO 7.6%.

OFFICE VACANCIES IN DECEMBER DROPPED TO 14.3%, AND RETAIL VACANCIES IN DECEMBER DROPPED TO 4.8%.

HOTEL OCCUPANCY AVERAGED 64.7% IN THE QUARTER, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME QUARTER FOR 2023.

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FEDERAL POLICY CHANGES AND DECLINING CONSUMER SENTIMENT COULD HAVE IMPACTS AS WE MOVE THROUGH 2025.

HOWEVER, CARLSBAD'S ECONOMY IS RESILIENT AND INNOVATIVE.

DESPITE SURROUNDING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, THE BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE CITY CONTINUED TO PERFORM, AND CARLSBAD CONTINUES TO BE A SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION TO DO BUSINESS.

NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ZACH CROUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. SANFORD. AND FOR THE RECORD, ZACH CORI, FINANCE DIRECTOR, WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO THE FINANCIAL UPDATE PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION FIRST LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AND AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT REVENUE DATA FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2425.

AND AS WE ARE SHOWING FOR EACH OF THE PARTICULAR REVENUE SOURCES ON THIS GRAPH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF ACTUAL REVENUE RECEIVED LAST YEAR.

THE SECOND COLUMN REPRESENTS WHAT WE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

AND THEN THE THIRD COLUMN, WHAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

IN TOTAL, WE HAVE RECEIVED A HIGHER AMOUNT OF REVENUES, BOTH COMPARED TO WHAT WE RECEIVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR.

ALSO, COMPARED TO WHAT WE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, WITH A NOTABLE EXCEPTION OF SALES TAX.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE REVENUE SOURCES IN MORE DETAIL ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.

FIRST, STARTING WITH PROPERTY TAXES COMING IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AT $34.4 MILLION, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF $1.7 MILLION, OR 5%. IT'S LARGELY DRIVEN BY A .99 PERCENT INCREASE IN ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

MOVING ON TO SALES TAX, WE CAN SEE HERE LOOKING AT THE RAW SALES TAX REVENUE DATA, AN INCREASE OF $160,000 OR JUST LESS THAN 1%. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPOSITION OF THOSE THOSE REVENUE FIGURES.

AS WE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN FINANCIAL UPDATE FINANCIAL UPDATE REPORTS, THERE WAS A TAXPAYER CORRECTION THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION A FEW QUARTERS AGO FOR ONE PARTICULAR AUTO DEALER THAT WAS MISREPORTING THEIR SALES TAX RECEIPTS.

THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED AND THE CITY HAS BEEN MADE WHOLE.

WE DO BELIEVE THAT THIS QUARTER'S SALES TAX REVENUES INCLUDE THE FINAL CORRECTIVE PAYMENT FOR THAT.

BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS WHEN WE TAKE OUT THAT CORRECTIVE PAYMENT OR ANOMALY, SO TO SPEAK, AND WE LOOK AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S TOTAL TAXABLE SALES OR SALES TAX RECEIPTS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY OBSERVING A 6.2% DECREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.

WE DO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS DRIVEN BY A DECREASE IN CONSUMER DEMAND, LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO THE SUSTAINED LEVELS OF INFLATION THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST TWO, THREE YEARS. AND IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE UNCERTAINTY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND SOME OF THE NEW FEDERAL POLICIES, WHILE THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY DIRECTLY IMPACTING THESE FIGURES, BECAUSE THIS IS FROM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024, IT WILL BE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE MONITORING SALES TAX ON A GO FORWARD BASIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN STAFF RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION IN MAY OF 2025.

IN LOOKING AT TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX PERFORMED WELL THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, AN INCREASE OF $600,000, OR 3%, AND THAT WAS ATTRIBUTABLE NOT ONLY TO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE DAILY ROOM RATE, BUT ALSO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OCCUPANCY RATES ACROSS HOTELIERS.

I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES.

THE MAJORITY OF THIS REVENUE COMES FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OVERSEEN BY THE CITY'S CITY TREASURER.

ABOUT 50% OF THIS $800,000 GROWTH IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GENERAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, WITH THE OTHER HALF BEING ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE CITY'S SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST. IT HAS EARNED JUST OVER $400,000 DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

DEVELOPMENT RELATED REVENUE HAS INCREASED BY $300,000, OR 14%.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT DEVELOPMENT RELATED REVENUES.

THEY INCLUDE BUILDING PLANNING, ENGINEERING FEES.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT INCREASES AND DECREASES IN REVENUE DO NOT ALWAYS CORRELATE WITH INCREASES AND DECREASES IN THE ACTUAL LEVEL OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.

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BUT THAT SAID, THERE HAS BEEN A HIGHER VOLUME OF REVENUE RECEIVED RELATED TO BUILDING PERMITS.

PLANNING PLANS MAP REVENUE AND RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE FINAL CATEGORY OTHER REVENUES.

A SLIGHT INCREASE OF 1% WAS REALIZED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THIS AMOUNT LARGELY INCLUDES AMBULANCE FEES, FINES AND FORFEITURES.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL CHARGES.

IN TOTAL, THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE UP $3.5 MILLION, OR 3%. IN LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAD ADOPTED IT BACK IN JUNE OF 2024 AT $238.5 MILLION, CURRENTLY HAS A WORKING BUDGET OF $253.4 MILLION.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO FIGURES LARGELY RELATES TO ANY CARRY FORWARD APPROPRIATIONS, OR CARRY FORWARD ENCUMBRANCES THAT WERE APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

WHEN STAFF BROUGHT FORWARD THE CARRY FORWARD REPORT IN OCTOBER OF 2024.

AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, THERE IS AN AVAILABLE BUDGET REMAINING OF $122 MILLION, OR 40%, THAT DOES INCLUDE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AS WELL AS ANY OPEN OR OUTSTANDING PURCHASE ORDER COMMITMENTS AND IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AND ENCUMBRANCES BY TYPE.

AND AS WE CAN SEE, THERE ARE CONSISTENT INCREASES ACROSS PERSONNEL MAINLY DUE TO NEGOTIATED LABOR AGREEMENTS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. SLIGHT INCREASES DUE TO SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE ADOPTED BUDGET LAST JUNE, AS WELL AS INFLATIONARY INCREASES AND THEN AN INCREASE IN TRANSFERS OUT.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE MOVEMENT OF CASH FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO OTHER RECEIVING FUNDS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE INCREASE THIS YEAR IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A ONE TIME USE OF GENERAL FUND SURPLUS THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AND RECOMMENDED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO FUND FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE. AND HERE WE SEE THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE AND REMAINING BUDGET INFORMATION HERE ACROSS ALL OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES.

AND AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY 47% OF REMAINING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON A FEW OF THE CITY'S LARGER ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WATER AND WASTEWATER.

WHEN COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S SECOND QUARTER, WATER REVENUES ARE UP 9% AND EXPENSES ARE UP 7%.

THE INCREASE IN WATER OPERATING REVENUES IS DUE TO A 5% INCREASE IN WATER VOLUME SALES, COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN USER RATES THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY OF 2024. INCREASES IN EXPENSES ARE MAINLY DUE TO BUDGETED NEGOTIATED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF PAY PERIODS FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, ALONG WITH AN 11% RATE INCREASE IN THE VARIABLE COST OF WATER PURCHASE FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FOR WASTEWATER REVENUES ARE UP 24%, MAINLY DRIVEN BY THE 20% RATE INCREASE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2024, AND EXPENSES ARE UP 2,525%, MAINLY DUE TO NEGOTIATED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL AS INCREASES IN THE COST FOR ENCINA SERVICES, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF DEPRECIATION YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND THEN LASTLY TOUCHING ON THE GOLF COURSE. NET INCOME WAS $350,000 HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

REVENUES WERE UP 2% AND EXPENSES ARE DOWN 4%.

PRIMARY OPERATING REVENUES AT THE GOLF COURSE HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY CONSISTENT YEAR OVER YEAR.

THE GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PRIOR PERIOD AS A RESULT OF COST OF SALES DECREASES, AND THE PRO SHOP, WITH A FOCUS ON LOWER MARGINS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE AS WELL AS A LOWER CAPITAL OUTLAY COST.

TOTAL FISCAL YEAR TO DATE COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS.

AND AT THIS POINT, WE'LL BE ENTERING THE THIRD PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S ITEM, THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW.

BEFORE I GET INTO THE DETAILS, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT BACK TO OUR CITY MANAGER FOR A FEW OPENING REMARKS.

THANK YOU, ZACH. THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW INCLUDES A FEW APPROPRIATION REQUESTS FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

ZACH WILL WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THEM SHORTLY, BUT I WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO TWO SPECIFIC ONES SHORTLY AFTER I BECAME CITY MANAGER IN THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS HIT BY A WAVE OF WILDFIRES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR MANY WEEKS, THE CITY COUNCIL WAS INUNDATED WITH EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS ASKING, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE AS A CITY, COULD DO TO HELP PREPARE THE CITY FOR ANY FUTURE INCIDENT THAT MAY OCCUR? IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT A MATTER OF WHEN THIS NORTH COUNTY WILL BE UNDER THREAT AGAIN FROM WILDFIRE.

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THE FIRE CHIEF IS HERE TO SHARE SOME OF THAT, IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE.

AND THEN ONE OTHER ITEM THAT I'M INCLUDING IS A REQUEST OF COUNCIL TO REOPEN SUNDAY HOURS AT OUR LIBRARIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS NOW.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAD INTENDED TO DO DURING THE REGULAR BUDGET, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SORT OF SPOOL UP AND GET THE STAFFING AND SCHEDULING DOWN, AND SINCE I HAD HOPED WE COULD OPEN SUNDAY HOURS FOR SUMMER, I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD NOW AND SO WE CAN GET STARTED.

AND SO, WE COULD HAVE RESIDENTS ENJOY THAT ON SUNDAY.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MR. CORI. OK. PERFECT. THANK YOU, MR. PATINO. SO, WITH THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW, TYPICALLY DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL KICK OFF THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

AGAIN, CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEW TO EVALUATE OPERATIONS AND POTENTIAL BUDGET NEEDS.

THIS YEAR, THERE WERE VARIOUS OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AS WELL AS ONE TIME REQUESTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY DEPARTMENTS.

WE, OF COURSE, WHEN AT ALL POSSIBLE, ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENTS TO THEIR BEST ABILITY, ABSORB THE IMPACTS OF THOSE POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OR BUDGETARY NEEDS THROUGH ANY REALIZED BUDGET SAVINGS THAT THEY MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND GIVEN THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS, WE HAVE THERE HAVE BEEN YEARS IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF BUDGET SAVINGS ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT IS BECOMING FEWER AND FAR BETWEEN, AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD A FEW OPERATIONAL BUDGETARY REQUESTS FORWARD FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

I DO ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL REQUESTS SUBMITTED TO FINANCE ARE VETTED, AND THEY ALSO DO REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AS FAR AS FUNDING THE REQUEST THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE GENERAL FUND.

I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE RATIO AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 ADOPTED, BUDGET ESTIMATED THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO END WITH A RATIO OF 55%.

THAT TRANSLATES TO AN EXCESS OF $36 MILLION OVER THE 40% POLICY REQUIREMENT THAT IS SET FORTH IN COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 74.

SO HERE ARE A LIST OF THE GENERAL FUND REQUESTS.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH JUST A FEW OF THESE AS OUR CITY MANAGER MENTIONED.

THE FIRST REQUEST $850,000 FOR FIRE MITIGATION.

AGAIN, THIS IS A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

MORE IMMEDIATELY, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL WILL BE WORKING TO ASSIST WITH BRUSH MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY'S PRESERVES AND IN CITY OWNED URBAN FORESTS.

WHILE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE MITIGATION PLAN AND ULTIMATELY BRINGING FORWARD THOSE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE. NEXT, $95,000 IS BEING REQUESTED FOR A NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR THE NEWLY APPOINTED FIRE MARSHAL.

THE $40,000 FOR LIBRARY SUNDAY HOURS. JUST TO EXPAND ON THAT BRIEFLY AGAIN ONCE CURTAILED BECAUSE OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

THIS BUDGET REQUEST WILL SUPPORT THE REOPENING OF THE DOVE AND COLE LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS FROM 1 TO 5 P.M.

STAFF ANTICIPATE THE REOPENING TO TAKE PLACE IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS.

IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT WILL REQUEST $90,000 ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO SUPPORT THE EXPANDED HOURS THAT WILL BE COMING THROUGH AS PART OF THE PRELIMINARY OPERATING BUDGET IN MAY OF 2025 FOR NON-GENERAL FUND REQUESTS.

THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO COVER IS FLEET REPLACEMENT.

APPROXIMATELY $1.2 MILLION ADDITIONAL BUDGET IS BEING REQUESTED TO FUND TWO OUT OF CYCLE REPLACEMENTS, ONE FOR AN AMBULANCE, $360,000, AND $900,000 FOR A SEWER JETTER TRUCK.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO STAFF'S KNOWLEDGE THAT BOTH VEHICLES WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS TO BE BUILT, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COLLECTING FUNDS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE VEHICLES.

AND BY THE TIME THE BUILD OUT OF THOSE VEHICLES ARE COMPLETE, FLEET WILL HAVE COLLECTED THE NECESSARY FUNDS SO THERE WILL NOT BE A FUNDING ISSUE.

THIS IS MERELY JUST A REQUEST FOR THE BUDGET AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND ENSURE THAT THOSE VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE AND BUILT OUT WHEN THEY COME DUE FOR REPLACEMENT.

$350,000 IS BEING REQUESTED FOR DEMAND BASED WATER CHARGES.

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THIS WAS BACK IN JULY OF 2024. STAFF UPDATED ITS FINANCIAL MODELING FOR THIS, INCORPORATING THE NEW RATES, AND DETERMINED THAT AN ADDITIONAL $350,000 IS NECESSARY TO COVER THOSE VARIABLE WATER RATE INCREASES.

AND THEN LASTLY, $55,000 IS BEING REQUESTED FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN COSTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS CIP PROJECT. IF YOU'LL RECALL, EARLIER THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED $300,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. STAFF HAD IDENTIFIED DURING THE INITIAL DESIGN PHASE, SEWER MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE NECESSARY AND IMPACTING THE COMPLETION OF THOSE DESIGN COSTS, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE $55,000 WILL BE GONE, WILL BE ALLOCATED TO TO COMPLETE THAT PHASE OF THE PROJECT BEFORE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD OR BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WITH THIS ITEM IS TO RECEIVE THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL UPDATE, AS WELL AS THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW, AND TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, MAKING AVAILABLE ALL THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

WE WILL NEXT BE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT THE THIRD QUARTER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL UPDATE IN EARLY MAY OF 2025, BEFORE BRINGING THE PRELIMINARY OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 ON MAY 20TH OF 2025.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES, WE DO. THANK YOU. GLENN BERNARD, FOLLOWED BY MIKE BORRELLO.

WITHIN YOUR TYPED UP AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, ITEM SEVEN, YOU'VE GOT THE WORD APPROPRIATE IN HERE TWICE AS IN APPROPRIATE AND APPROPRIATE. AND YOUR PHRASE ON APPROPRIATE IS PROVIDE DIRECTION AS APPROPRIATE.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO APPROPRIATE SOME MONEY.

AND THE WORDS GENERAL FUND WAS MENTIONED THERE AND ALSO IN HERE.

AND BASICALLY, WHEN YOU USE THE WORD APPROPRIATE, THAT WORD AUTOMATICALLY SUGGESTS THE WORD MISAPPROPRIATE.

AND WITH REGARDS TO CARLSBAD'S HISTORY ON THE GENERAL FUND, PEOPLE CAN DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES IF IT WAS APPROPRIATE OR NOT TO RAID THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY THE VERY LARGE LOAN BALANCE ON THE GOLF COURSE. THERE WERE MONTHLY PAYMENTS THAT WERE SO BIG THAT THERE WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A MONTHLY PROFIT ON THE GOLF COURSE.

NEVER. SO THE GENERAL FUND WAS RAIDED, APPROPRIATED AS APPROPRIATE.

ANOTHER COOL PHRASE THAT'S IN HERE IS APPROPRIATE FOR VARIOUS OPERATIONAL NEEDS. NICELY AMBIGUOUS. IT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS TO USE, EITHER IN WRITING OR VERBALLY IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS. SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT ONE MORE THING THAT WE ALL KNOW OF THE PHRASE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS.

THINK OF PRESIDENT OBAMA. HE TOLD ALL THE CITIES OF AMERICA.

LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. RAISE YOUR HAND.

IF YOU HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS, WE'LL GET YOU THE MONEY.

AND THERE ARE ZILLIONS OF CITIES. RAISE THEIR HANDS.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES GOT A LOT OF THAT MONEY. HOW MUCH OF IT WENT FOR SHOVEL READY PROJECT? MOST OF IT WENT FOR BUREAUCRATS' SALARIES AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

AND WHEN THEY NEEDED WORKING FIRE EQUIPMENT RECENTLY.

MOST OF IT WAS IN THE SHOP. LADY FIRE CHIEF SAID TOLD A THOUSAND PEOPLE DON'T EVEN SHOW UP BECAUSE THE EQUIPMENT'S NOT WORKING.

BUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE BIG FAT SALARIES AND BIG FAT RETIREMENTS.

AND ALONG THOSE LINES, IT'S INSULTING THAT THERE'S TWO OF THOSE GUYS SITTING THERE WHEN ONE OF THEM COULD HAVE PRESENTED ALL OF THAT. HE'S RIGHT.

SO, MIKE BORRELLO, THE REALLOCATION OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT FUNDS TO GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS APPEARS ON ITS FACE TO BE FISCAL

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THIS MOVE RAISES RED FLAGS. THE CMS FACES RISING COSTS, IMPORTED WATER FROM THE CWA, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, INFLATION. YET YOU'RE PROPOSING TO DIVERT THESE FUNDS WHILE HIKING RATES FOR RESIDENTS.

HISTORICALLY, WATER RATES FUND WATER SERVICES, NOT CITY OPERATIONS.

STATE LAW. UNDER PROPOSITION 218 DEMANDS, RATES REFLECT SERVICE COSTS, NOT SUBSIDIZE UNRELATED BUDGETS.

IF THE GENERAL FUND IS SHORT, WHY BURDEN WATER CUSTOMERS INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES? THE TIMING RATE INCREASES AMIDST THIS TRANSFER SMACKS OF DOUBLE DIPPING, ERODING TRUST.

THE PACKET LAYS CLEAR, LACKS CLARITY. HOW MUCH IS BEING REALLOCATED AND HOW MUCH IMPACT WATER SERVICES? IS A LOAN, PAYMENT OR PERMANENT? WILL IT DELAY CRITICAL WATER PROJECTS.

PAST COUNCILS PRIORITIZE FISCAL CAUTION, LIKE REJECTING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY PREPAYMENTS IN 2024.

THIS FEELS LIKE A STEP BACK, RISKING BIGGER RATE HIKES LATER IF INFRASTRUCTURE FALTERS.

ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVES DO EXIST. CUT DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

SCRUTINIZE GENERAL FUND CARRYFORWARDS FROM 2024.

DELAY NON-URGENT PROJECTS LIKE PARK UPGRADES BEFORE TAPPING UTILITIES, SECURE EXTERNAL FUNDING, PURSUE GRANTS OR LOW INTEREST LOANS, AS THE MWD DID FOR RECYCLED WATER TO OFFSET WATER COSTS WITHOUT RATE SPIKES. FORMALIZE SHARED COSTS IF THE. IF THIS REFLECTS SHARED SERVICES, CREATE A TRANSPARENT, REPAYABLE AGREEMENT, NOT A ONE WAY GRAB. USE RESERVES WISELY.

PHASE IN RATE INCREASES, WITH CMS RESERVES SOFTENING THE JULY 1ST HIT.

KEEPING FUNDS WHERE THEY BELONG. BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE INCREASES IN JULY.

ENGAGE RESIDENTS. HOLD A TOWN HALL. LET US HELP BALANCE WATER NEEDS VERSUS CITY PRIORITIES.

AND WHY ISN'T THIS ROLLED IN WITH THIS MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE? WHY IS THIS SEPARATE IN THE MEETING TONIGHT? ASKING FOR THIS MONEY SHOULD BE TIED WITH THAT REVIEW.

THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT TAX DOLLARS. IT'S ABOUT FAIRNESS.

RAISING WATER RATES WHILE SIPHONING FUNDS FEELS LIKE MISMANAGEMENT.

RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF BUDGET GAPS.

I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER, ADOPT SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS, AND RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN.

CHRIS RATE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, AND I'D LIKE TO FIRST THANK MR. PATINO FOR HIS SUGGESTION ON INCREASING THE HOURS OF THE LIBRARIES.

THAT'S OUR JEWEL OF OUR CITY. YOUNG AND OLD, RICH AND POOR, CAN USE OUR LIBRARIES, AND WE ARE WELL NOTED IN THE COUNTY FOR HAVING WONDERFUL LIBRARIES, AND IT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE.

SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION. AND I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING APPROPRIATED MONEY FOR THE FOR STUDY OF FIRES AS WE'RE, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A NEW MITIGATION COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE FOR OUR COUNTIES AND CITIES AS WELL, WHICH WILL BE REDRAWING OUR DISTRICTS OF FIRE HAZARDS.

SO I APPRECIATE HAVING THIS STUDY AS WELL. I HAD A QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I JUST WROTE DOWN ABOUT THE BUDGET, AND THEY'RE JUST ME. I'M KIND OF GOOFY. AND I JUST WONDERED IS THE TAX ON SHORT TERM RENTALS CONSIDERED TOT? AND WHAT INCOME DOES THE CITY RECEIVE FROM THE SHORT TERM RENTALS? AND HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE IN CARLSBAD? THE SECOND THE SECOND CATEGORY IS FROM THE SLIDE NUMBER 19, WHICH IS FROM OUR WATER PROPOSED WATER RATE.

I GOT THE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN APRIL TO DISCUSS WATER RATE INCREASES.

BUT I HAD A QUESTION IN GENERAL ABOUT HOW DO WE FINANCE OUR WATER.

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DOES THAT GIVE OUR RESIDENTS A DISCOUNT? I KNOW WE GET 10% FROM THAT PARTICULAR PLANT.

AND ALSO, DOES CARLSBAD HAVE TO BUY BACK WATER GENERATED FROM THIS CARLSBAD PLANT FROM THE METROPOLIS METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT? METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT? THANK YOU.

SO THOSE ARE MY TWO QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.

AND I HOPE COUNCIL CONSIDERS MR. PATERNO'S SUGGESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. I GOT REALLY LOST ON WHAT MR. BARLOW WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MWD REALLOCATION.

SO, CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THAT? IF YOU CAUGHT ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS? YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THERE ARE TWO REQUESTS RELATING TO THE MOVEMENT OF FUNDS WITHIN WATER AND WASTEWATER. SO FIRST THERE IS A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE OPERATING BUDGET WITHIN THE WATER FUND RELATED TO RECYCLED WATER PURCHASES FROM VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT AND INCREASES TO ABSORB THOSE COSTS.

HOWEVER, THE OPERATING FUND DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT LEVEL OF BUDGETARY INCREASE.

HOWEVER, THE RECYCLED WATER REPLACEMENT FUND DOES.

SO STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING THE TRANSFER OF $500,000 FROM THE RECYCLED WATER REPLACEMENT TO OPERATING ALL WITHIN RELATIVELY THE SAME FUNDING SOURCE. THE OTHER REQUEST, WHICH I BELIEVE THE SPEAKER MIGHT HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO WAS AN INCREASE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND CHARGE BACK TO THE UTILITY'S FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT OF 106,000. IN TOTAL AT THE TIME, THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 ADOPTED BUDGET WAS ADOPTED BACK IN JUNE OF 2024. THE CITY'S COST ALLOCATION PLAN, WHICH IS A PLAN AND METHODOLOGY THAT BASICALLY EVALUATES ALL OF THE CITY'S SERVICES THAT ARE RENDERED TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND PUTS THAT PLAN IN ACTION TO EFFECTIVELY RECOUP THOSE COSTS.

SO WHEN THERE IS A INTERNAL SERVICE FACING DEPARTMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE CMD, TECHNICALLY A SEPARATE ENTITY, THERE ARE CHARGES FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE UTILITY'S FUNDS OR TO CMD TO RECOUP THOSE COSTS.

AND AGAIN, WHEN THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED THE FIGURES THAT WERE INCORPORATED FROM THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN WERE PRELIMINARY.

THERE WERE SOME SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS THAT RESULTED IN AN INCREASE TO POTABLE WATER BY $78,000, RECYCLED WATER BY $4,000, AND WASTEWATER $24,000, AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE MWD BOARD TO CONSIDER THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY TO RECTIFY THAT THAT COST ALLOCATION PLAN UPDATE.

SO, THIS IS A, THIS IS SORT OF A ONE OFF. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE HAPPEN.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. TYPICALLY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET OKAY.

AND SO WHAT WOULD HAVE HAD THAT SLIP THROUGH AND NOT BE CAPTURED.

TIMING CHALLENGES DURING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S CLEAR. THE OTHER ONE WAS THE SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS.

THAT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO TOT. CORRECT. THAT DOES I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT REVENUE AMOUNT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BUT WE DO INCLUDE IT IN OUR REPORT. NOTE THAT THERE ARE 449 SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS IN THE CITY.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. THANK YOU BOTH, MR. SHANNON. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR THE REPORT.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO IN A SENSE, YOU'RE GIVING A GOOD DIATRIBE ABOUT THE FORECAST.

AND WHAT YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING IS WITH WHAT IS PERCEIVED AS FEDERAL POLICIES THAT ARE ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE, WE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATING AN INFLATIONARY SPIKE YET AGAIN.

ANTICIPATING MAYBE A BIT OF A STRONG TERM, BUT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THAT TAKES PLACE.

OKAY. SO THAT ALSO BEING SAID, ARE WE ALSO. SO, THAT'S A MACRO ASPECT REGIONALLY, ARE WE ALSO LOOKING AT LATELY AS I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THOSE IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD DUE TO THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES.

THE WORKFORCE IS GOING TO GET DRAWN UP THERE.

I'M ALREADY RECEIVING CALLS TO SEE IF WE CAN ALLOCATE OR BASICALLY IF, LIKE I KNOW THOSE THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION FIELD TO GO TO LOS ANGELES AND START

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IS THAT ALSO BEING FORECASTED WITH IN REGARD TO HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE? I THINK THAT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE PART OF THE CONSIDERATION.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT MIGHT STILL BE A BIT EARLY TO SUFFICIENTLY CAPTURE THE MAGNITUDE OF THOSE IMPACTS.

WE WOULD ANTICIPATE SORT OF MONITORING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX FIGURES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF PERIODS, THE BIMONTHLY PERIODS, AND EVALUATE THAT AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO GATHER OUR ECONOMIC DATA TO SEE WHAT POTENTIAL OTHER FACTORS MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON RISING COSTS AS WELL.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GUYS ARE. SO WHEN I SEE THE CHARTS FOR REVENUE INCREASE, LIKE MY BUSINESS, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH THE INFLATION, IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS WHILE I WAS MAKING MORE MONEY.

HOWEVER, THE COSTS WERE STARTING TO SUPERSEDE THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF INFLATION, ALL THE COSTS STARTED TO THIN OUT MY MARGINS.

DO YOU GUYS, DO YOU GUYS GET THAT PULSE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS? HOW'S MARGINS? IS IT IS IT GROWING OR ARE WE SHRINKING WITH THAT HERE IN CARLSBAD? WE DON'T NECESSARILY ASK EACH BUSINESS WHAT THEIR MARGINS ARE.

WE DO KNOW THAT SOME ANECDOTALLY HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY ARE FEELING PRESSURE AND PRESSURE TO RAISE PRICES.

THERE'S ALSO CONCERN THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS WOULDN'T REACT WELL TO RAISING PRICES.

AND SO THEY FEEL STUCK IN A JAM. YOU KNOW, IT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE DO TRACK ANECDOTALLY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A PULSE SURVEY OF OUR KEY INDUSTRIES TO LOOK AT HOW SOME OF THESE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING DOWN WILL AFFECT OUR KEY INDUSTRY BUSINESSES. AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THAT.

GOTCHA. LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER REAL QUICK. SO WATER THE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT WE NEED FOR THE WATER COSTS.

IS THAT ALSO REFLECTED OF OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE JUST HAD? WAS ARE THOSE CORRELATED? NO, THEY'RE NOT THE RATES.

OKAY. THOSE ARE ONLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION RATE INCREASES THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY OF 2024.

OKAY. GOTCHA. AND THEN CLARIFY ON OUR TWO MORE THINGS, CLARIFYING OUR RESERVES.

WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 40%. WHERE ARE WE AT RIGHT NOW? WE'RE AT THE FISCAL YEAR 25 ADOPTED BUDGET. ESTIMATED THAT WE WOULD END THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AT 55%.

$36 MILLION IN EXCESS LESS OF THAT 40% REQUIREMENT.

WE'VE SAVED THAT MUCH MORE TO BE THAT EXCESSIVE WITH OUR RESERVES.

OKAY. 40 I APOLOGIZE. JUST FOR FURTHER CONTEXT, THE 40% REQUIREMENT BASED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET, THAT TRANSLATES TO $95 MILLION. THAT IS THE BASE RESERVE AMOUNT.

I GOT YOU. OKAY. AND THEN SO AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, I WISH THE GENTLEMAN WAS STILL HERE.

SO OUR GOLF COURSE IS NOW NETTING. WE'RE NET PROFIT.

THAT IS TRUE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANKS, MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE STAFF REPORT.

I UNDERSTAND THE REQUESTS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD AND WHY I APPRECIATE, ESPECIALLY THE DESCRIPTION BY THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FIRE. THE NEED FOR FIRE PREP AND TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS AROUND FIRE PREP AND MITIGATION. AND I DO SEE IT'S AN OUTLAY OF SOME MONEY BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE FORMAL BUDGET PROCESS, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

ARE WE IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AHEAD, ARE WE LOOKING AT BEING AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE? I KNOW ALWAYS WE'VE BEEN VERY FISCALLY DISCIPLINED AND WE DIRECT OUR STAFF TO BE ECONOMICALLY YOU KNOW, SAVING WHEREVER WE CAN. I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCE FROM THE CITY MANAGER THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BEING ASKED TO MAKE THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION, NOW THAT THAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY AND HOW WE APPROACH THINGS IN CARLSBAD.

WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SPENDING MONEY.

I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THIS THIS WORK THAT IS COMING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE HABITAT MITIGATION AND THE WORK THAT PARKS AND REC WANTS TO DO RELATED TO SOME OF OUR TREES? IT IS WORK THAT WE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND DO NOW AND GET DONE.

THIS WORK WILL BE DONE AND THIS MONEY WILL BE SPENT APPROPRIATELY.

THERE IS A LOT MORE TO TO DO. THIS IS GOING TO BE A JUST A FRACTION OF THE WORK THAT'S ULTIMATELY GOING TO NEED TO BE DONE.

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THAT WILL HELP SORT OF LOOK AT THE WHOLE CITY AND FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT AREAS AND WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT CAN'T WE DO? THERE ARE ALSO SOME LIMITATIONS FROM STATE AND FEDERAL LAW WITH REGARD TO HABITAT.

SO ANYTHING THAT WE WANT TO DO HAS TO BE DONE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE WAY.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, PUTTING AND PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY AS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE.

SO BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE SPENDING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND MONEY JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SPENDING IT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND A RELATED QUESTION TO THAT.

I KNOW THAT THE $10 BILLION CLIMATE BOND PASSED IN NOVEMBER, AND THERE IS MONEY RELATED TO THINGS LIKE WATER AND OTHER CLIMATE RESILIENCY THINGS. ARE WE PREPARED TO SEEK SOME OF THAT GRANT FUNDING COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE FOR OUR CITY, AS WE DO IN OTHER AREAS, WE WILL SEEK ANY AND ALL GRANT FUNDS THAT WE CAN TO HELP DEFRAY SOME OF THE COSTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EAT OURSELVES.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE HOW MUCH WE HAVE IN OUR RESERVES? SO AS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET ADOPTION, WE ESTIMATED TO END THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WITH $131 MILLION.

OKAY. AND THEN JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S PLEASURE, CAN YOU REMIND US OF OUR RESERVE POLICY? COUNCIL. OF COURSE, COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 74 REQUIRES THAT 40% OF THE ANNUAL ADOPTED BUDGET BE MAINTAINED IN GENERAL FUND RESERVES AT ALL TIMES. THE FISCAL YEAR 25 GENERAL FUND BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AT $238.5 MILLION, WHICH TRANSLATES TO A RESERVE LEVEL PER THE POLICY OF $95 MILLION. SO AGAIN, WITH THE CITY CURRENTLY BEING OR ESTIMATED TO BE TO END THE FISCAL YEAR AT 55% OR 36 MILLION IN EXCESS OF THAT $95 MILLION REQUIREMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WITH REGARDS TO THE ADDITIONAL THE MID-YEAR ASKS ARE THOSE COMING FROM THE 122.2 MILLION REMAINING, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL ASK ON TOP OF THOSE REMAINING FUNDS? THESE WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

ON ONE OF THE SLIDES IT SAID PARK IMPACT FEE STUDY.

I WANT TO SAY IT WAS $40,000. WHAT IS THAT? THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE QUESTION.

SO THE CITY COLLECTS A GENERAL, NON PARK SPECIFIC PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FOR CERTAIN NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE REQUESTED FUNDING WOULD BE USED TO HIRE A GOVERNMENT FINANCING CONSULTANT TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF A PARK IMPACT FEE FOR NEW RENTAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE PROCEEDS OF THIS FEE WOULD BE SPENT ON RELATED PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS FEE IS DIFFERENT AND WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE RECENTLY UPDATED PARK IN LIEU FEE IN THAT THE PARK IN LIEU FEE IS LEGALLY ONLY ASSESSED ON NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INVOLVING SUBDIVISIONS.

VISIONS. WHAT'S NOT BEING CAPTURED RIGHT NOW IS THE MULTIFAMILY RENTAL.

EXCUSE ME? RENTAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

AND THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER A PARKS IMPACT FEE.

THIS IS REALLY, IN SPEAKING MORE GENERALLY ACROSS THE GENERAL FUND REQUESTS.

THERE ARE SOME, SOME ONE TIME AND EVEN ON A SMALLER SCALE, SOME ONGOING COSTS.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE EXAMPLES ACROSS THESE ASSETS OF REVENUE OFFSETS.

AND THIS BEING ONE OF THE CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT HAVE AS SIGNIFICANT OF AN IMPACT ON RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO A WAY TO POTENTIALLY FUND THE CITY'S LONG INVENTORY ON UNFUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO DO I UNDERSTAND FROM THAT EXPLANATION THAT CURRENTLY MULTIFAMILY FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. DON'T PAY A PARK FEE. A PARK IMPACT FEE.

THEY DO NOT. OKAY. WHY? WHY DO WE NEED TO HIRE SOMEBODY FOR $40,000 TO TELL US TO DO THAT? ISN'T THAT SOMETHING OUR STAFF CAN DETERMINE? ESPECIALLY AFTER WE'VE BEEN CHARGING? WE'VE BEEN CHARGING IT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

IS THAT RIGHT? RIGHT. TO RESIDENT, TO RENTAL RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.

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IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL FOR THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT STAFF, DEPENDING ON RESOURCE AND AVAILABILITY OVER THE COURSE OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD, ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITIES OR WRONGDOINGS IN THE FUTURE REGARDING THESE FEES. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. OF COURSE, MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT IS JUST LET'S SAVE THE 40,000 AND PUT THAT TOWARD THE PARKS.

BUT I UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR EXPLANATION, SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MOTION. MOVE.

STAFF. RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES.

UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.

[8. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE - Receive an update on progress made toward the goals of the Carlsbad Strategic Plan 2023-2027, an update on city finances and an overview of strategic actions planned to occur through fiscal year 2025-26 and provide feedback to staff. (Staff contact: Jason Haber, City Manager)]

I'M GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS AND THEN FLIP IT OVER TO JASON AS HE GETS SETTLED. THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN LATE 2022, AND THE CITY COUNCIL BEGAN ALLOCATING RESOURCES TOWARDS ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FY 22-23 CITY BUDGET.

THIS REPORT COVERS PROGRESS MADE THROUGH 2024, THE MID-POINT IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.

THIS ITEM IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S PROGRESS TOWARDS THE GOALS OF THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

IT'S A PLAN THAT REFLECTS INPUT GATHERED THROUGH A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, INPUT FROM CITY STAFF AND EVERY DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, AND POLICY DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL. THE PLAN IS AMBITIOUS BOTH IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY VISION THAT IT ARTICULATES AND IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TO BE PURSUED. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS UNANTICIPATED NEEDS OR CHALLENGES, CHANGING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND EMERGENCIES THAT CAN DIRECTLY AFFECT PROJECT TIMELINES AND RESOURCE NEEDS.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT A LOT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND EVEN MORE IS EXPECTED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

THIS UPDATE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND WHAT'S TO COME, BUT IT ALSO IDENTIFIES SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT STAFF DO NOT EXPECT TO COMPLETE WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD. THIS IS TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR REPRIORITIZING WORK, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS AND TIMELINES, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE.

SHOULD THE COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO REPRIORITIZE ANYTHING WITHIN THE PLAN, STAFF WILL DEVELOP A RESOURCING STRATEGY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WITHIN THE FY 2526 PRELIMINARY BUDGET PROCESS. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR JASON HABER.

JASON. THANK YOU, MR. PATERNO, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M JASON HABER. I'M THE CITY'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND THE CITY MANAGER COVERED BRIEFLY THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR TONIGHT.

AND SO, THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WAS CREATED TO ACCOMPLISH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES, IDENTIFYING THE CITY'S COUNCIL'S HIGHEST PRIORITY GOALS AND PROVIDING CLEAR AND CONSISTENT POLICY DIRECTION, ALLOWING RESOURCES TO BE FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING RESULTS AND SUSTAINED.

THROUGH MOMENTUM OVER TIME. ALIGNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY DIRECTION WITH THE CITY'S DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, AND INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY BY IDENTIFYING MEASURABLE AND TRANSPARENT INDICATORS OF SUCCESS, THE PLAN IDENTIFIES FIVE MAJOR GOAL AREAS 24 OBJECTIVES TO PURSUE IN SUPPORT OF THOSE GOALS, AND 65 PRIORITY PROJECTS TO COMPLETE DURING THE FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD.

SPECIFIC WORK PLANS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS ARE DEVELOPED EACH YEAR AND INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.

THESE ARE THE FIVE BROAD GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE'LL GET INTO MORE OF THE DETAILS IN THE COMING SLIDES.

THE REPORT MID-YEAR UPDATE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET PROVIDES EXTENSIVE DETAILS ON WORK THAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE AND THAT WHICH IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR MORE JUMPING IN WITH THE FIRST GOAL OF COMMUNITY CHARACTER.

YOU CAN SEE THE GOAL HERE IS TO MAINTAIN CARLSBAD'S UNIQUE COMMUNITY, CHARACTER AND CONNECTEDNESS.

THERE ARE FIVE OBJECTIVES UNDER THIS GOAL AREA AND 17 PROJECTS IDENTIFIED WITH 12 OR 7070% OF THOSE CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE PLANNING PERIOD.

IN PURSUING THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS GOAL, THE CITY HAS FORMED THE CARLSBAD TOMORROW GROWTH MANAGEMENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE APPROVED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO AMEND

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YOU HAVE FOUR OBJECTIVES LISTED UNDER THIS GOAL.

THE GOAL IS TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PROJECTS LISTED UNDER THIS GOAL AREA, WITH 19 OF THOSE CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, NINE THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON TRACK, AND THREE PROJECTS BY COUNCIL PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION THAT ARE NO LONGER MOVING FORWARD WITHIN THE OBJECTIVES LAID OUT UNDER THIS GOAL AREA, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED AND CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT AN UPDATED HOMELESS ACTION PLAN, SECURING SEVERAL GRANTS AND STATE AND LOCAL POLICY CHANGES TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, WE FORMED THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION, ADOPTED AN UPDATED PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT IN THE GENERAL PLAN, AND CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY'S STANDARDS OF COVER REPORT.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED DOZENS OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED IN THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN, AS WELL AS THE SAFER STREETS TOGETHER PLAN. MOVING INTO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

THERE ARE FIVE OBJECTIVES AND FIVE OF THOSE ARE ON TRACK.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY FOUR PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THIS GOAL AREA.

ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS IS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETE WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD, AND THREE OF THOSE ARE NOT WITHIN THE OBJECTIVES LISTED FOR THIS GOAL. THE CITY HAS RESEARCHED AND EVALUATED THE POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTING A CLIMATE ADAPTATION OR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, WHICH IS AN ONGOING EFFORT THAT WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE ADOPTED A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE THAT INCLUDES TEN TRANSPORTATION RELATED EMISSIONS REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AMONG MANY OTHERS. WE INSTALLED SEVERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS AND ADDED MORE THAN A DOZEN ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES TO THE CITY FLEET, WITH PLANS FOR SEVERAL MORE OF EACH WITHIN THE COMING YEARS.

AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF TO ADVANCE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE AN UPDATE OF OUR LOCAL COASTAL PLAN PROGRAM. MOVING INTO ECONOMIC VITALITY, THE GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN.

OH, SORRY, THAT IS NOT THE GOAL. THE GOAL IS TO FOSTER A HEALTHY LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND WITHIN THIS GOAL AREA, WE HAVE THREE OBJECTIVES THAT ARE ALL ON TRACK, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROJECTS LISTED IN THIS GOAL AREA.

WITHIN THIS GOAL, THE CITY HAS ADOPTED AND ARE CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND CREATED AN ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE DASHBOARD THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND THE LOCAL LABOR MARKET.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE TO PURSUE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIC ACTIONS TO ADVANCE THIS OBJECTIVE, AND WE CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE AND OFFER SUPPORT TO CARLSBAD'S KEY INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND OPERATORS TO SUPPORT THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.

IN THE GOAL AREA OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND FISCAL HEALTH.

THIS AREA HAS SIX OBJECTIVES, SIX OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK AND A TOTAL OF 13 PROJECTS.

11 OF THOSE ARE ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, AND TWO ARE NOT FOR THE OBJECTIVES LISTED IN THIS GOAL AREA.

THE CITY HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A PERFORMANCE TRACKING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES AND DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, ADOPTED NUMEROUS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY AS AS AS EVIDENCED BY THE CITY'S CLEAN EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS AND AAA CREDIT RATING, WE MAINTAIN STRONG COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY ETHICS TRAININGS, WORKPLACE HARASSMENT TRAINING, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES. CURRENTLY ACHIEVING A 4.4% EMPLOYEE VACANCY RATE, AND WE OFFER A VARIETY OF GENEROUS AND COMPELLING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF, AND FINALLY ESTABLISHED A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET CALPERS FUNDED STATUS

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MOVING INTO STATUS ON THE PRIORITY PROJECTS. THIS IS AN OVERALL VIEW OF PROJECTS LISTED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND A MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY.

YOU'LL SEE THE GREEN MARKERS INDICATE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE OR ON TRACK TO MEET THE STRATEGIC PLAN TARGET.

THOSE IN YELLOW ARE NOT ON TRACK AND THOSE IN GRAY ARE WORK STOPPED DUE TO PRIOR CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION.

THIS SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION AGAIN OF THOSE PROJECTS ACROSS THE FOUR GOAL AREAS THAT HAVE PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

SO GOING TO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE, WE HAVE 13 PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY COMPLETE WITHIN THE FIRST TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE COMPLETING THE DESIGN OF THE MONROE STREET POOL REPLACEMENT, COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION TWO AND CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY FIRE STATION SEVEN.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AND COMPLETED SEVERAL CITYWIDE TRAFFIC CALMING AND BIKE LANE ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY AND AGAIN ESTABLISHED THE CITY'S SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST.

WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, 30 PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK BUT NOT YET COMPLETED WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

SOME OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTED HERE BUILDING VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, COMPLETING THE STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK, COMMUNITY GARDEN, THE BARRIO NEIGHBORHOOD, TRAFFIC CIRCLES, AND OTHER TRAFFIC CALMING EFFORTS IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF TERRAMAR AREA IMPROVEMENTS.

WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS THAT ANTICIPATE WIDENING, ADDING LANES TO EL CAMINO REAL AND UPGRADING BEACH ACCESS STAIRS AND SIDEWALKS IN ALONG THE COAST, AS WELL AS IMPROVING ADA BEACH ACCESS BETWEEN PINE AND TAMARACK.

MORE PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL ON TRACK AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD INCLUDE WORKING TO EXPAND LA POSADA TO DE GUADALUPE, SHELTER CAPACITY, IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN GOALS, AND RENOVATING THE POLICE AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT ON TRACK, SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE DESIGNING AND PERMITTING THE SOUTH CARLSBAD BOULEVARD REALIGNMENT IMPROVEMENTS, THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE GRAND AVENUE PROMENADE, IMPLEMENTING AN INTELLIGENT PARKING PROGRAM IN THE VILLAGE, DESIGNING THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND TAMARACK INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, DESIGNING TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ACOSTA AVENUE AND CHESTNUT STREET.

PLANNING, SITING, AND DESIGNING A PERMANENT FIRE STATION SEVEN COMPLETING THE MERKEL RESERVOIR SOLAR PROJECT.

DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE ORION CENTER, AS WELL AS THE NEW CITY HALL AND CIVIC CENTER.

AND THEN FINALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROJECTS THAT WORK IS CURRENTLY STOPPED ON AT COUNCIL'S PRIOR DIRECTION.

A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED LAST YEAR TO DISCONTINUE WORK ON IMPROVEMENTS ALONG PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD AND COLLEGE BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS AT MELROSE DRIVE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CHRISTENSEN WAY WERE REMOVED FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE APPROVAL OF LAST YEAR'S CITY BUDGET. AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THE CITY IS CURRENTLY IN A VERY STRONG FISCAL CONDITION, ALTHOUGH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DYNAMICS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE. THIS EVENING, THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT BEING ASKED TO AUTHORIZE ANY APPROPRIATIONS, BUT RATHER TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION ON THE OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS.

FIVE GOALS. STAFF WILL TAKE THAT DIRECTION AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS, AS WAS STATED, AND SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. AND WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOR THE BUDGET, CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN MORE DURING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 20TH AND PROVIDE FURTHER DIRECTION TO STAFF AT THAT TIME.

WE'LL ALSO BE HOLDING A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON MAY 22ND FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE PRELIMINARY OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET EVEN INCLUDING AS IT APPLIES TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND ALL OF THIS WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 17TH. THE FINAL FEW SLIDES INCLUDE A PREVIEW OF AN UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

THIS ANIMATION SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED ON THAT PAGE, AND SOME OF THE NAVIGATION THAT YOU CAN CLICK THROUGH AND ACCESS THERE.

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FOR ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN GETTING THE LATEST INFORMATION ON STATUS FOR STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

WITH THAT, STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR TO DISCUSS ANY PROPOSED CHANGES THAT YOU MAY WANT TO RAISE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. MIKE BORRELLO.

HELLO AGAIN. SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE SECOND AND THIRD PILLAR OF YOUR PLAN, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT. CARLSBAD, LIKE MANY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, PRODUCES SECONDARY TREATED RECYCLED WASTEWATER FOR IRRIGATING PARKS, SCHOOL GROUNDS, HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND BUSINESSES.

PURPLE PIPE SYSTEMS AND SIGNS BOLDLY WARN RECYCLED WATER DO NOT DRINK.

HUNTINGTON BEACH GOES FARTHER, PRODUCING TERTIARY TREATED WATER AND REVERSE OSMOSIS TO MAKE THE WATER POTABLE, BUT ONLY FOR WELL INJECTION TO PREVENT SALTWATER INTRUSION INTO THE COASTAL FRESHWATER AQUIFERS.

OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS INCOMPLETE AND UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

EVERY DAY I TAKE MY DOG FOR A WALK OR RUN THROUGH THE PARK.

LEGALLY, THE PRESENCE OF PURPLE SIGN SIGNS MIGHT BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT TO MITIGATE RISKS.

YET, THE FDA REJECTS LABELING AS AN EFFECTIVE RISK MITIGATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICES.

MATERIAL DESIGN CHANGES ARE REQUIRED. SIGNS WARN AGAINST DRINKING, BUT WHAT ABOUT SKIN CONTACT OR INHALING AEROSOLS? THESE EXPOSURE RISKS REMAIN UNADDRESSED. NUTRIENT RICH, PERIODICALLY STAGNANT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS LACK ENDPOINT MONITORING, ALLOWING POTENTIAL PATHOGEN GROWTH. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS COULD SIMMER FOR DECADES, UNNOTICED, UNTIL A RARE BLACK SWAN EVENT HARSHLY REVEALS THE DANGER.

EACH SUCH EVENTS DEFY PREDICTION, DEMANDING PROACTIVE MITIGATION ROOTED IN COMMON SENSE.

CONSIDER THE HOPE SCHOOL INCIDENT A BLACK SWAN.

IT STEMMED FROM INADEQUATE, INADEQUATE BENEFIT SAFETY TRADE OFFS, OUTDATED RISK ASSESSMENTS AND BLIND TRUST IN STATE OVERSIGHT FROM SACRAMENTO.

THEN THERE'S THE KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CANCER CLUSTER.

AROUND 2010, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE REPORTED 15 TO 19 FORMER STUDENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OVER A DECADE, FOUR DEATHS AND NINE AFFECTED TEACHERS. INVESTIGATIONS PROBED SOIL AND AIR, BUT IGNORED PURPLE PIPE IRRIGATION, AEROSOLS OR CONTACT RISKS. A TRANSIENT CARCINOGENIC AGENT, PERHAPS A NOVEL MOLECULE FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUMPED INTO INFLUENT WATERS BEFORE 2000 COULD HAVE EVADED DETECTION DUE TO PAST MONITORING LIMITATIONS, NO CONCLUSIVE LINK WAS FOUND, BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL CAUSE.

THESE HORRIFIC CASES EXPOSE A RECKLESS RELIANCE ON INCOMPLETE SAFEGUARDS AND EXPERT ASSURANCES, OFTEN CORRUPT BY PROFIT MOTIVES. WARNING SIGNS AREN'T ENOUGH WHEN UNSEEN DANGERS THREATEN OUR HEALTH.

THE ONLY SAFE COURSE IS CLEAR. STOP DUMPING WASTEWATER INTO OUR LIVING SPACES.

WE'VE BEEN MISLED TOO LONG BY THOSE PRIORITIZING COST OVER CAUTION.

ACT NOW, PLEASE, BEFORE THE NEXT BLACK SWAN STRIKES.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS, MISS BHAT-PATEL? YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE DIFFERENT PRIORITY PROJECTS AND JUST PROJECTS IN GENERAL. SO, I KNOW THAT, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE MAP OF THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND WHERE ALL THE PRIORITY PROJECTS ARE.

I'M ASSUMING THAT I KNOW I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

SO CITY MANAGER, MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU IN CONJUNCTION TO MR. HABER. BUT I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND, LIKE, SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AROUND MY DISTRICT.

WHETHER IT'S PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OR CYCLING SAFETY.

I THINK I'M ON THE PHONE DAILY AROUND THAT. AND I NOTICE THERE AREN'T AS MANY PROJECTS IN MY DISTRICT. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT REGARDLESS OF THAT BEING LISTED UP THERE, THAT THOSE ARE GOING TO BE HANDLED.

JUST BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, I MEAN, IT'S A, AS YOU KNOW, I'M RAISING THOSE DAILY.

AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU.

AND, JASON, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THIS FROM A CIP STANDPOINT VERSUS THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN,

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THANK YOU. YEAH. THIS PROJECT'S LISTED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE OCCURRING.

SO EACH YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES AND ADOPTS A CITY BUDGET THAT INCLUDES OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED THERE INCLUDE FUNDING THAT WILL GO TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS.

AND SO I THINK IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED WITH OR WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE MOVING FORWARD, AS LONG AS THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND RESOURCED ADEQUATELY, THOSE WOULD ANTICIPATE GOING FORWARD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE LISTED HERE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT JUST BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY WAS TUNING IN AND THEY ONLY SAW THAT, THAT IT WAS ON THE RECORD, THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS WELL, AND THAT THERE IS ANOTHER AVENUE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THOSE PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THE OTHER PIECE; LET'S SEE HERE REALLY QUICK.

I SAW IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

I'M JUST GOING TO ASK ABOUT THAT AS WELL, SINCE THAT WAS PART OF IT. THERE WAS ONE SPECIFICALLY AROUND PALMER AIRPORT AND AVENIDA ENCINAS.

DID YOU MENTION THAT THAT WAS NOT. WE'RE NOT ON TRACK TO COMPLETING THAT IN THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, TOM FRANK, TO SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THAT PROJECT. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M TOM FRANK.

I'M THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER AND COUNCIL MEMBER.

AT THOSE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AT PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD AND AVENIDA ENCINAS, AS WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS A PART OF OUR COASTAL RAIL TRAIL PROJECT. SEGMENT THREE, WHICH GOES FROM THE STATION AT POINSETTIA NORTH TO PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD.

SO WHILE IT'S A BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE THAT IS UNDER DESIGN, IT'S BEYOND THE 60% DESIGN, AND WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR FOR FOR BIDDING AND THEN INTO CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY. SO IT IS STILL IN PROGRESS, JUST POTENTIALLY A LITTLE DELAYED.

SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE AND THEN I JUST HAVE COMMENTS FOR LATER ARE AROUND THE ECONOMIC VITALITY. I NOTICED WE MENTIONED THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY PROJECTS PER SE, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE PRIORITIZE.

I GUESS JUST GIVEN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REGARDING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, ET CETERA. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS TO INCORPORATE SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THAT IN ANY WAY.

AT THIS POINT, I THINK THE WAY THAT'S BEEN OPERATIONALIZED IS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE FIVE YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE TO ADVANCE PROPOSALS AND INITIATIVES THAT THAT SUBCOMMITTEE IS RECOGNIZING AS A PRIORITY FOR THE COMING YEAR.

AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT STAFF IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PRESENTING A WORK PLAN TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WILL BE THEN RECOMMENDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND INCLUSION IN THE CITY BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR.

OKAY, GREAT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'LL BE USED BASICALLY AS THE PLAYBOOK, RIGHT? LIKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MR. SHANNON? I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, BUT I KNOW IT'S A HERCULEAN EFFORT.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST THANK ALL YOUR STAFF AND I KNOW ALL THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT WERE A PART OF THIS PROCESS AND MAINTAINING THIS, I'M EXCITED TO DO THE NEXT ONE. MISS BURKHOLDER.

YEAH, I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANY PROJECTS ON THE BOOKS, I KIND OF WISH THAT WE HAD NOT ADDED, LIKE NO MORE NEW PROJECTS. LET'S JUST TICK SOME OFF THE BOOKS, OKAY? I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. I THANK YOU, JASON. YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING THESE REPORTS TOGETHER EVERY TIME AND KEEPING US ON TRACK.

THE ONLY ONE LITTLE FEEDBACK I WOULD GIVE IS IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THE INITIATION OF THE PROJECT DATE.

SO, LIKE, IF IT STARTED IN 2019. AND WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT FOR COMPARATIVE? SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET MOTIVATED TO SAY, OH, THAT'S WHEN WE CAN REALLY TICK OFF QUICKLY.

AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP, LIKE GET THIS DONE. SO, I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC GETS A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED WITH THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO THINGS, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND IT. GET IT? BUT I THINK WE NEED TO TICK OFF SOME OF THOSE SMALLER PROJECTS AND GET THEM OFF OF YOUR PLATES.

SO, THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JASON HABER AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL STAFF THAT WORKED ON PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE IDEA OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO HELP CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR OUR PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS AND FUNDING OF PROJECTS.

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LIKE THAT IS WHAT IS GUIDING HOW WE ACT AS CITY LEADERS TO PROVIDE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS.

SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE CONTINUALLY REFER BACK TO THOSE COMMUNITY VALUES, THE VISION AND VALUES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE SO MUCH, I ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT WE DO HAVE SO MUCH THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT I DO FEEL THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK ALLOWS US TO BETTER TAKE THOSE PIECES AND MOVE FORWARD ON THE DIFFERENT, THE DIFFERENT PARTS THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES, AGAIN, THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO MR. HABER. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR ENTIRE TEAM WHO'S WORKED ON ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. I THINK JUST BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF WHEN THIS CAME TO FRUITION AND OF COURSE, JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO SEE IT NOW TWO AND A HALF YEARS INTO IT, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE THE PROGRESS.

I JUST KNOW THAT HAVING A STRATEGIC PLAN OBVIOUSLY ALLOWS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO POINT BACK TO SOMETHING NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS JUST THAT THAT TRANSPARENCY PIECE, THAT ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE IS SO CRITICAL, AND IT ALLOWS FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A DASHBOARD, IT ALLOWS FOR FOLKS TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND JUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY.

AND, AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME TO COME HERE AND LISTEN TO THIS OR WATCH THE MEETINGS.

THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT IN A DIFFERENT AVENUE.

AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT RESOURCE THAT WE'VE PROVIDED TO FOLKS.

OTHER THAN THAT, JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE THIS WORK MOVING FORWARD AND SEEING THE PROJECTS GETTING DONE.

AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE HEARING FROM ME ABOUT THINGS IN, IN AND AROUND THE CITY AND OF COURSE, IN MY DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK. WE, AS ALL THE COUNCIL SAID.

THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE GOTTEN ACCOMPLISHED.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA.

FINAL COMMENTS, MISS BHAT-PATEL. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE LAST, SO OKAY, WE DID HAVE A THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COASTER LAST FRIDAY.

SO VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THAT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AS A KID COME, COME UP.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY NOW BEING, YOU KNOW, A MOM AND BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS WITH THE COASTER IS REALLY COOL AND EXCITING.

OTHER THAN THAT, THIS WE DID HAVE A BUSINESS VISIT THIS MORNING WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, OF COURSE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN'S DISTRICT.

AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE HAVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING THAT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, THE AGENDA WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. THIS WEEK, ON THURSDAY, I'VE GOT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING.

IT SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE. WE MEET ALL DAY, SO WE START AT 9 A.M.

WITH COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND THEN THE ACTUAL OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING IS AROUND 2:00.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY OF MEETINGS. I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEE.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT WATER AS SOMETHING THAT IS A TOPIC OF GREAT CONCERN FOR ALL COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FIRES. AND PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT WATER, THAT WE HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. SO WE TALK QUITE A BIT ABOUT THAT.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISIT THIS MORNING WITH FASHIONPHILE, WHICH IS A BUSINESS HERE IN CARLSBAD, BASED IN CARLSBAD, BUT REALLY GROWING AND DOING EXCELLENT WORK AS A RETAIL BUSINESS, SELLING KIND OF SECONDHAND LUXURY GOODS.

OTHERWISE, FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE AND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, THERE'S KIND OF A COMBINED KIND OF REPORT OUT ON THAT, WHICH IS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. I ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND WE WENT THROUGH KIND OF WHAT ARE THE ISSUES FACING CITIES AND HOW I BROUGHT HOW CAN CARLSBAD SHARE OUR EXAMPLES AND CONTRIBUTE? AGAIN, ANOTHER BIG TOPIC WAS WILDFIRES.

TALKING A LOT ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION AND FUNDING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES,

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AND THEN I'VE GOT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES ADVOCACY COMING UP MARCH 1011, 12 IN DC.

SO THAT WILL BE WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AS AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD THERE.

THOSE ARE MY REPORTS. THANK YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU. THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CARLSBAD IS ACTUALLY CELEBRATING 100 YEARS IN EXISTENCE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE DEDICATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE BENCH BY THE WATER FOUNTAIN AT STADE INGRAND AND PRESENTING THEM WITH A PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY, AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED THAT THE CITY HAD TAKEN AN INTEREST IN WHAT THEY DO TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO IT WAS DEFINITELY MY PLEASURE TO BE THERE.

THANK YOU, MR. SHIN AND GUADIANA LAGOON. I JUST WANTED TO WISH BINGO THE PIG ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY AND IT WAS A BIG CELEBRATION.

EVERYONE LOVED IT. CITY MANAGER, JUST TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THE DIRECTION TODAY AND FOR ALL THE STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT ITEMS. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING.

THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2025. FROM 930 TO 1130. COUNCIL WILL BE ATTENDING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING.

THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE IN THE CHAMBER AT 1200 CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.