Mar 25, 2025 City Council Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN PRESENT.

ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER SIX.

NEXT IS THE PLEDGE. MR. SHIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US? PLEASE RISE. RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS. FIRST ONE, I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA TO PRESENT THE CESAR CHAVEZ DAY PROCLAMATION.

[PRESENTATIONS]

IT IS MY HONOR TONIGHT TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR CESAR CHAVEZ DAY.

IN MY MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILY, WE ALWAYS KNEW WHO CESAR CHAVEZ WAS.

HE WAS SOMEONE WE ADMIRED. WE KNEW THAT HIS BIRTHDAY, MARCH 31ST, IS A STATE HOLIDAY.

BUT NOT ONLY WAS CESAR CHAVEZ SUCCESSFUL IN ORGANIZING FARM WORKERS AND LABORERS IN OUR STATE, BUT HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

AS HE SAID, THE FIGHT WAS NEVER ABOUT GRAPES OR LETTUCE, IT WAS ABOUT PEOPLE.

HE BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF ORDINARY PEOPLE TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE THROUGH COLLECTIVE AND NONVIOLENT ACTION.

HIS LEGACY ENDURES, AS DOES HIS VISION OF EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND DIGNITY.

SO YES, IT CAN BE DONE. SI SE PUEDE. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A RESPONSE.

THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR CESAR CHAVEZ DAY, MARCH 31ST, 2025.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ, A CHAMPION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AN ADVOCATE FOR HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO BUILD AND SUSTAIN OUR NATION.

AND WHEREAS CESAR CHAVEZ, BORN INTO POVERTY AND RAISED BY MIGRANT WORKERS, WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE INEQUITY OF FARM LABORERS AND DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS, CESAR CHAVEZ, CO-FOUNDER OF UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, ALONGSIDE LEADERS SUCH AS DOLORES HUERTA, LARRY ITLIONG AND PHILIP VERACRUZ, DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS EXPERIENCING SEVERE WORKING CONDITIONS AND UNLIVABLE WAGES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CELEBRATES CESAR CHAVEZ AS ONE WHO INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS ALL BACKGROUNDS, AGES AND INDUSTRIES TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NOW, THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 31ST, 2025 AS CESAR CHAVEZ DAY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU, MISS ALVAREZ NUNEZ, TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND IN PARTICULAR, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

IT IS REALLY BEFITTING THAT WE UPLIFT THE LEGACY OF THE GREAT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, CESAR ESTRADA CHAVEZ. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR AND MANY OF THE FARMWORKER FAMILIES WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

MY PARENTS, MY GRANDFATHER, MANY OF MY UNCLES AND FAMILY MEMBERS WORKED IN THE FIELDS AND FARMS RIGHT HERE IN CARLSBAD. FARM WORKERS HAVE BEEN SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT IS NOW MORE THAN EVER IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON THE LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ, WHO BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATIONS, AND BROUGHT THEM ALL TOGETHER TO REMIND US OF THE SHARED HUMANITY, OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SERVE OTHERS.

HIS WORK AND LEGACY CONTINUES TO BE THAT BEACON OF LIGHT, PARTICULARLY ILLUMINATING OUR PATHWAY FORWARD AS WE FACE DARK TIMES. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ALL AROUND US, WHO FEED US, WHO STRUGGLE TO THIS DAY TO GET THAT DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND THAT HUMANITY THAT CESAR CHAVEZ FOUGHT

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GRACIAS [APPLAUSE]. MA'AM, WILL YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL WE DO ALL THE PRESENTATIONS WE'D LIKE TO DO A GROUP PHOTO. NEXT, I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION FOR EARTH MONTH. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP SOPHIE HAAG.

SHE'S THE FOUNDER OF POSITIVE FEE. SO THIS MONTH MARKS EARTH DAY.

AND ONE THING I KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE BACK ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

AND ONE THING YOU KNOW IS THAT WE ARE KIND OF ON A REALLY SPINNY, DIZZY ROCK FLOATING AROUND IN SPACE, RIGHT? THIS IS ONE BIG ISLAND. THIS IS ALL WE'VE GOT.

WE KNOW NOTHING ELSE. NICE SHORT LIFE. WE LIVE ON THIS, ON THIS PLANET.

SO THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS ALL WE HAVE AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

SO THIS IS OUR PROCLAMATION FOR THIS MONTH. WHEREAS APRIL 22ND, 2025 MARKS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, CELEBRATED IN CITIES ACROSS OUR NATION AND IS A CELEBRATION TO UNITE EVERYONE IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT THE PLANET.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH AND EMPOWER THEMSELVES WITH KNOWLEDGE TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT OUR PLANET EARTH. AND WHEREAS, RECOGNIZING THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OF SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND MICROPLASTICS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEMS, CARLSBAD HAS TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO LEAD IN THE REGION BY IMPLEMENTING BANS ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND ENCOURAGING AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION TO REDUCE IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE AND WATER QUALITY. AND WHEREAS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN LEAD THE WAY IN TAKING SUCH STEPS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE WATER AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TRANSPORTATION PRACTICES, WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY VALUES OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OPEN SPACE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTING ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND ENCOURAGING CONSERVATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS EARTH MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. TAKE IT AWAY SOPHIE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY HERE IN CARLSBAD. IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION AS WE CONTINUE OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR PLANET. FASHION IS SOMETHING WE ALL INTERACT WITH EVERY DAY.

IT'S HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES, HOW WE SHOW UP IN THE WORLD.

BUT WHAT MANY DON'T REALIZE IS THAT THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS THE SECOND LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL POLLUTION.

I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF FAST FASHION, AND I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE A BETTER WAY.

THAT'S WHY I STARTED MY BUSINESS POSITIVE FEE, TO RETHINK THE WAY WE ENGAGE WITH FASHION THROUGH CIRCULAR FASHION EVENTS, SUSTAINABLE STYLING AND UPCYCLING. BY SHIFTING OUR MINDSET AND TAKING SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL ACTIONS.

WE CAN EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR CLOTHING AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE WASTE.

THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION AND MY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH NON PROFIT ZERO WASTE SAN DIEGO AND THEIR INNOVATIVE FIXIT CLINIC EVENTS, WE'VE HELPED CARLSBAD RESIDENTS REDISCOVER THE VALUE OF THEIR WARDROBES BY DONATING GENTLY LOVED CLOTHING TO KEEP TEXTILES OUT OF LANDFILL, HOSTING SWAP EVENTS FOR A FRESH AND SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE REFRESH, HOSTING EXCUSE ME TEACHING REPAIR TECHNIQUES SO PEOPLE CAN CARE FOR THEIR CLOTHING RATHER THAN DISCARD IT, AND BRINGING CREATIVITY AND CONFIDENCE BACK TO FASHION IN A WAY THAT IS POSITIVE FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

AS WE CELEBRATE THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS WORK ALONGSIDE CARLSBAD THROUGH A SERIES OF SATURDAY COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT APRIL.

EARTH DAY REMINDS US THAT SUSTAINABILITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT BIG POLICY CHANGES, IT'S ALSO ABOUT EVERYDAY CHOICES, THE SMALL STEPS WE TAKE CHOOSING TO REPAIR RATHER THAN REPLACE, SWAP INSTEAD OF SHOP CAN CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT LEADS TO REAL

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WHEN WE NURTURE A SENSE OF LOVE AND RESPECT FOR OURSELVES, THAT ENERGY EXTENDS OUTWARDS TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR PLANET, AND TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT IN MAKING CARLSBAD A LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY. TOGETHER, WE ARE SHAPING A GREENER, MORE MINDFUL FUTURE, ONE STITCH, ONE SWAP, ONE SUSTAINABLE CHOICE AT A TIME. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

MA'AM, WILL YOU PLEASE HANG OUT FOR A GROUP PICTURE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION? OKAY. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INVITE UP THE FRIENDS OF CARRILLO RANCH.

I THINK THEY HAVE SOME MONEY FOR US. I INVITE GARY NESSIM AND MICAH PENNER.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

I AM TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THIS GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE FRIENDS OF CARRILLO RANCH.

WE VALUE THIS PARTNERSHIP SO MUCH. WE'RE ABLE TO DO AMAZING THINGS AT THE RANCH.

THIS DONATION, IN PARTICULAR, WILL HELP FUND THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND ART PROGRAM.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE GARY NESSIM, ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS GARY NESSIM, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT A $10,000 DONATION TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FROM THE FRIENDS OF CARRILLO RANCH AND PROMOTE FIESTA AT THE CARLSBAD, WHERE THE FUNDS ARE RAISED EACH YEAR. EACH SPRING, MORE THAN 1,000 4TH GRADERS VISIT LEO CARRILLO RANCH HISTORIC PARK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND ART PROGRAM. THEY ENGAGE IN CATTLE ROPING, TORTILLA MAKING, AND ARTS PROJECT RELATED TO LIFE ON THE RANCH.

THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND ARTS PROGRAM IS FREE OF CHARGE THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF FRIENDS OF CORRILLO RANCH, A 401 NONPROFIT THAT YOU CAN BE A MEMBER OF FOR A LOW ANNUAL FEE.

AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING, CHECK OUT OUR FRIENDS OF CARRILLO RANCH WEBSITE CORRILLO- RANCH.ORG.

TO MAKE THE PROGRAM WORK, BUSSES ARE REQUIRED, STAFF, MASA FOR TORTILLAS, ART SUPPLIES, VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS, ETC. AND THEREFORE FRIENDS OF CORRILLOO RANCH RAISES ABOUT $10,000 EACH YEAR.

SOME AT THE RANCHO GIFT SHOP, BUT MOST AT FIESTA AT THE RANCHO.

AN ELEGANT EVENT OUTDOORS AT THE RANCH. FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, PHOTO OPS AND DINNER SERVED BY PERSONAL TOUCH DINING AND LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION OF ITEMS DONATED BY LOCAL RESTAURATEURS, RETAILERS AND OTHER GROUPS.

THIS EVENT IS SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 5:30 TO 8:30.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AT THEIR WEBSITE.

CARLSBADCA .GOV. UNDER FIESTA AT THE RANCHO. TICKETS PURCHASED EARLY ARE $125 THROUGH APRIL 18TH, SO CHECK YOUR CALENDAR AND PURCHASE SOON. THE [INAUDIBLE] RIDGE RANCH HISTORIC PARK IS NESTLED IN CARLSBAD, SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, IT'S FREE TO VISIT, AND AS CARLSBAD ONLY HISTORIC PARK, THE PARK HAS GREAT HIKING TRAILS, ORIGINAL HISTORICALLY ADORED RESTORED ADOBE BUILDINGS, LUSH LANDSCAPING, AND THE FEEL OF A 1930S CATTLE RANCH.

CITY STAFF SHOWS OFF THE PARK WITH SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS OUTDOOR MOVIES, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, HOLIDAY AT THE RANCHO, AND FIESTA AT THE RANCHO.

MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD ARE HERE TO PRESENT THIS CHECK DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THIS VERY LARGE CHECK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE]. GARY AND MICAH, PLEASE HANG OUT AND WE'LL DO THE GROUP PICTURE. NEXT I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF OUT OF ORDER.

I'M GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE LANCER DANCERS.

YOU'RE NEXT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY OF CARLSBAD.

MY NAME IS ELLA VILLALOBOS, AND I'M A JUNIOR ON THE CARLSBAD VARSITY DANCE TEAM HERE.

REPRESENTING OUR TEAM IS MAVYX GUTRIDGE, SAM WATERHOUSE, LEXI SHAPIRO, AMANDA WITT, BROOKE ZAMOFF, AND CHARLOTTE WARD. HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR LANCER DANCERS, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT THROUGH THE WINNING TEAMS GRANT. THANK YOU. THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY, WE WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO FLORIDA TO COMPETE AT THE UDA NATIONALS, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CITY SUPPORT.

WE ARE BEYOND PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR TEAM BROUGHT HOME FIRST PLACE IN THE D1 DIVISION, JAZZ BEATING OVER 80 TEAMS ACROSS THE NATION.

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THESE VICTORIES NOT ONLY MARK AN HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR TEAM, BUT ALSO PUTS CARLSBAD'S NAME ON THE NATIONAL STAGE FOR DANCE EXCELLENCE.

WINNING AT NATIONALS WAS A DREAM COME TRUE, AND WE KNOW THAT DREAMS LIKE THIS ARE ONLY POSSIBLE WITH A STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY BEHIND US.

YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR SUCCESS EMPOWERS YOUNG ATHLETES TO REACH FOR GREATNESS, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE MAKING CARLSBAD PROUD.

AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PLAQUE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US, SUPPORTING YOUTH SPORTS, AND FOR HELPING US BRING HOME A NATIONAL TITLE TO CARLSBAD [APPLAUSE].

NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO PHOTOS. SO COULD I HAVE THE LANCER DANCERS JUST COME RIGHT UP HERE AND HOLD THE PLAQUE? SOMEBODY'S IN THE MIDDLE

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[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

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

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

CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.

WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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

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

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK THE LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU A NOTICE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 30 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 TALK.

PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. MIKE BORRELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. SO MONDAY MORNING, I MAILED MY PROTEST LETTER TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

BUT YOU KNOW THAT I SENT YOU AN EMAIL. I FOLLOWED UP WITH ELECTRONIC COPY AS A COURTESY SO YOU CAN SCAN OR ACTUALLY GO THROUGH AND SEARCH IT.

BUT WHAT I FAILED TO INCLUDE IN THAT EMAIL WAS THE SIZE OF THE LETTER.

IT DID START OFF AS A PROTEST LETTER, BUT THEN I DECIDED THAT I WOULD ADD OTHER OBJECTIONS TO THE LETTER SINCE IT INVOLVED RECYCLED WASTEWATER. AND SO I PUT A SECTION IN ON THAT AND IT JUST GREW I HAD TO STOP AT SOME POINT BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAIL IT OUT, AND I DID. IT ALSO GREW INTO A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION TO EXHAUST ALL ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES IN CASE WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT STEP, HOPEFULLY NOT.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I DID COPY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ON THAT LETTER AS WELL.

SO I THINK IN THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, I MENTIONED ABOUT INTERPRETATION OF WHAT MAJORITY MEANS, AND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THAT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION SAYS MAJORITY, IT DOESN'T SPECIFY WHAT IT IS. THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITS ON A GREEN VERSUS I THINK MARIN COUNTY FLOOD WATER DISTRICT.

THEY DID COVER THAT IN COURT. I'M SORRY THE JUDGE INTERPRETED WHAT IT MEANT, BUT THE LAWSUIT WASN'T OVER THE FAIRNESS OF WHAT A MAJORITY WAS THERE.

AND I HOPE YOU READ MY MY LETTER, I GO THROUGH THAT.

WHAT I WHAT I FAILED TO INCLUDE IN THERE WAS ANOTHER PROPOSITION.

AND THAT WOULD BE RATHER THAN ASK FOR A LETTER OF PROTEST, LET'S ASK FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT.

ASSUMING THAT THE REMAINING PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT DIDN'T SUBMIT ONE WOULD BE LETTERS OF PROTEST OR A PROTEST.

AND JUST THINK ABOUT THAT ON THE FLIP SIDE, HOW FAIR THAT MIGHT BE, RIGHT? SO FINALLY THE THE MATTER OF ENDPOINT TESTING ON THE RECYCLED WASTEWATER.

I ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS HERE, BUT THERE IS NO ENDPOINT TESTING RIGHT NOW.

BUT I DID RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE OR WERE AT THE INCEPTION OF PURPLE PIPE WASTEWATER TESTING AT THE ENDPOINTS, BUT THAT WAS NEVER CARRIED FORWARD INTO THE PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF EXPENSE.

WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO IN THOSE PROGRAMS, THOUGH, IS DO SUFFICIENT TESTING.

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THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

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

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

YES, MAYOR. WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER SIX.

PLEASE CALL THE SPEAKER. MARY HASSING, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL MCMAHON.

MAYOR BLACKBURN COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF THANK YOU FOR GOING AHEAD WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR A SOLAR FARM AT MAERKLE RESERVOIR.

THIS EFFORT TO CREATE CLEAN ENERGY LOCALLY, RATHER THAN RELYING ON MILES OF OF PIPE OF MILES OF POWER LINES FROM A DISTANT SOURCE, IS A BIG STEP TOWARD THE GOAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABILITY.

I UNDERSTAND THE SOLAR FARM COULD POWER UP TO 10,000 HOMES SO I HOPE THAT IT CAN GO FORWARD.

AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN THIS CITY THAT HAS A ROBUST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES CLEAN AIR AND FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THAT EFFORT.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCMAHON I'M A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD.

AND AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, OUR CITY NEEDS TO END ENERGY PRODUCTION AS ITS FIRST STEPS TO BEGIN ITS OWN POWER GENERATION. THE MAERKLE RESERVOIR SOLAR PROJECT, AS STATED IN THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR PLAN, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THESE, THE FIVE TO MEET THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOALS IN REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

SO TODAY IN CALIFORNIA, THERE ARE A FEW CITIES NOW INSTALLING SOLAR AND INVESTING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOOKING AHEAD TO BUILDING AN AFFORDABLE AND LOW CARBON FUTURE.

AND WE NEED TO BE ANOTHER CITY THAT JOINS THEM.

AND AS THE RESERVOIR IS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE ORION CENTER AND ITS CURRENT RENOVATION, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REEVALUATE THE SAFETY CENTER MICROGRID, AS THIS HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY TONIGHT FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND ASK THAT WE CONTINUE AND ACTIVELY LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FURTHER EXPAND OUR SOLAR POSSIBILITIES. THANK YOU. VANESSA FORSYTHE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

I RESIDE IN CARLSBAD. MY NAME IS VANESSA FORSYTHE AND I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM SIX TO LOOK AT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FOR THE MAERKLE RESERVOIR TO BE A SOLAR PLACE AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE SINCE WE HAVE PLANS TO LOOK AT ALSO THE ORIENT SAFETY CENTER THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO ALSO SEE IF THAT CAN BE A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, CAN ACCESS THIS, THIS CLEAN ENERGY SOURCE. ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IT IMPORTANCE OF IF THERE ARE PREEMPTIVE CLOSURES IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THE POWER COMPANY MIGHT ACTUALLY SHUT OFF THAT AREA AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE BACKUP SYSTEMS. AND I THINK THAT THE MAERKLE RESERVOIR, BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE, CAN DO A LOT TO DECREASE OUR GREENHOUSE GASES AND MOVE US FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF CLEAN ENERGY.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? NEED A MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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[8. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION]

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF.

WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THE ARTS COMMISSION FOUR YEARS AGO, IT WAS ON A ZOOM MEETING BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC.

MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN, BUT NOT MY COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS COMMISSION AND THE WORK THAT WE DO.

SO I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OF ME, AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL REAPPOINT ME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING I'M DIANA CLARK, AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEAT ON THE ARTS COMMISSION.

YOU'VE SEEN MY APPLICATION SO YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. HOW DID I GET THIS OLD. THIS SERVICE IS SUCH A HUGE PART OF WHO I AM.

SO WHEN I MOVED TO CARLSBAD ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN THINKING ABOUT HOW I COULD CONTINUE MY SERVICE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME. AND I WAS ESPECIALLY HOPING TO FIND A ROLE THAT HAD A CONNECTION TO THE ARTS.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY EXCITEMENT WHEN I SAW THE CITY HAD AN OPENING ON THE ARTS COMMISSION, AND I WAS EVEN MORE EXCITED THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN I GOT A CALL FROM MAYOR BLACKBURN TELLING ME THAT I WAS A FINALIST.

I DID THE ONLY SENSIBLE THING AND TRIED TO BRIBE HIM WITH $1 MILLION, WHICH HE DECLINED LUCKY FOR ME, BECAUSE I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE $1 MILLION. AND HE SAID HE DOES LIKE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, BUT I DONATED ALL MY BAKING SUPPLIES WHEN I MOVED TO CARLSBAD.

SO I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO BRIBE YOU WITH THIS THOUGHT.

IF YOU APPOINT ME TO THE ARTS COMMISSION, YOU WILL GET A WOMAN WHO BELIEVES 100% IN THE VISION SET FORTH IN THE CARLSBAD GENERAL PLAN. AND YES, I ACTUALLY DID READ THE GENERAL PLAN.

I WOULD BE HONORED AND PROUD AND GRATEFUL IF I'M SELECTED TO PLAY A SMALL ROLE IN CONTINUING THIS FABULOUS CITY'S LONG TRADITION OF PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. AND I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING ME.

ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MA'AM.

LAURA BENASIS.

HI MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LAURA BENASIS AND I'M FROM DISTRICT ONE.

I AM HERE TO EXCITE NEW AUDIENCES FOR THE ARTS.

OVER HALF A DECADE AGO, WE MOVED AND AND DECIDED TO RAISE OUR YOUNG FAMILY HERE.

I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD, SO I HAVE SOME TIME TO BE OF INFLUENCE AND I KNOW HOW LONG THIS CAN TAKE.

I WAS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER AND BEGAN MY TRAINING AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY, WHERE I RECEIVED MY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AND I CONTINUED ON AND RECEIVED A BFA IN DANCE PERFORMANCE AND AN ASSOCIATES IN ARTS MANAGEMENT FROM SUNY PURCHASE PURCHASE COLLEGE.

AND AFTER A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE ARTS, I AM CONTINUING ON AND AM A CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENT IN SCIENCE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. AS A DANCER, I WAS A SOLOIST FOR COMPANIES IN NEW YORK, EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THE PURPOSE AND VALUE THAT THE ARTS CAN SERVE AS A BRIDGE TRANSCENDING POLITICS, CULTURES AND IDENTITIES. AS A CHOREOGRAPHER, I WORKED AND WAS PRESENTED MY WORK ON STAGES AT SITE SPECIFIC FESTIVALS IN STOCKHOLM, PRAGUE, BERLIN AND ATHENS. AND RECENTLY I BECAME A PLAYWRIGHT AND MY WORK WAS PRODUCED AT THE OLD GLOBE THEATER IN JANUARY.

IN NEW YORK CITY I WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD AS AN ARTS EDUCATOR, AND I DESIGNED CURRICULUM BASED IN THE ARTS TO MEET SPECIFIC LEARNING STANDARDS.

AND AS AN ARTS ADMINISTRATOR AND FUNDRAISER, I WORKED WITH CREATIVE TIME ORGANIZATION, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE ART IN UNEXPECTED

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IN THE VISUAL ARTS I HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN THE WORK OF VANESSA BEECROFT AND SAM SEYMOUR, AND HAD WORKED WITH PUPPETEERS FROM THE JIM HENSON FOUNDATION AND ANIMATORS AT NICKELODEON. I HAVE COLLABORATED WITH ARTISTS THAT HAVE CROSSED AND REDEFINED THE MODALITIES, AND MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN PIONEERS OF OUR GENERATION.

AS A SCHOLAR, I AM FAMILIAR WITH CHARLES LAUNDRY'S WORK, WHO ARGUES THAT INVESTING IN CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE LEADS TO URBAN REVITALIZATION, AND I AM KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE PLACE ATTACHMENT THEORIES HOW PUBLIC ART STRENGTHENS RESIDENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

AS A BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIC IDEAS I AM IN CAHOOTS WITH THE IDEA THAT ART AND CONCERTS CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE LONG TERM HAPPINESS OF A COMMUNITY THAN MATERIAL GOODS.

AS A MEMBER ON THE ARTS COMMISSION, I WILL PROVIDE AN EXPANSIVE PERSPECTIVE RANGING FROM THE FINE ARTS TO THE PERFORMATIVE, FROM THE FOUNDATIONAL CLASSICS TO THE FRINGE AND REVOLUTIONARY.

I AM A TRUE SUPPORTER OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ARTISTIC, TO WHICH THE BEST WORK IS DONE COLLECTIVELY, AND WHEN DRIVEN BY THE HIGHEST GOOD INTENDED FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MA'AM.

FIRST, IT IS MY PERSONAL POLICY THAT IF WE HAVE A MEMBER OF ANY OF OUR BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND THEY ASK FOR REAPPOINTMENT, THAT'S ALMOST AN AUTOMATIC FOR ME, UNLESS THERE'S A PARTICULAR REASON THAT I WOULDN'T NOMINATE THEM.

SO MY FIRST SELECTION WILL BE BARBARA CHUNG. ANY COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE. CONGRATULATIONS, BARBARA. SECOND, AS YOU CAN SEE, BOTH LAURA AND DIANA HAVE A LOT OF QUALIFICATIONS. I'VE IN THE OLD DAYS WE WOULD GET TWO APPLICANTS.

ONE WOULD BE REALLY QUALIFIED AND ONE WOULDN'T BE.

AND THE SELECTION WAS EASY. I MISS THOSE DAYS.

BUT IN TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITY, WE GET A LOT OF GOOD QUALIFIED CANDIDATES NOW.

SO I WILL SAY, LAURA, PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED.

BUT MY SELECTION TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE DIANA CLARK.

ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. MISS ACOSTA. JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT.

I SAW THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSION APPLICANTS HAVEN'T TAKEN CARLSBAD CITIZENS ACADEMY, OF COURSE YOU SHOULD.

IT'S SO GREAT YOU LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CITY. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND THE TIME, BUT IT'S LIKE FOUR NIGHTS.

IT'S FREE. YOU LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CITY AND IT REALLY HELPS YOU BECOME A STRONGER, BETTER COMMISSIONER.

SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MY MOTION IS FOR DIANA CLARK.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER.

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS THE APPOINTMENT FOR ONE MEMBER TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION.

[9. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION]

HELLO, COUNCIL. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT IN REGARD TO APPOINTING BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT APPOINTMENT APPLIED TO THE COMMITTEE AS WELL? I'M AWARE THE COMMISSION MEETS TUESDAY AND THE COMMITTEE MEETS THURSDAY OF THE GIVEN MONTH.

IS THAT AN APPOINTMENT FOR BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMISSION? WE DON'T DO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DURING THIS COMMENT, BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE YOU SPEAK.

WHEN TO GET TO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. TO WHO? KYLE LANCASTER. KYLE LANCASTER. HE'S RIGHT HERE.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SPEAK IF YOU STILL HAVE MORE TO TALK ABOUT.

YEAH. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO HELP WITH THE BEACHES.

OKAY. PLEASE TALK WITH KYLE. HE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

CRAIG NOWAKOWSKI.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CRAIG NOWAKOWSKI.

I RECENTLY APPLIED TO BE ON THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION, IN WHICH I'M VERY INTERESTED AND HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS IN SERVICE TO THE MILITARY AND THE COAST GUARD, BEING AN OCEAN LIFEGUARD IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND HAVING A BACKGROUND WITH FAMILIAL VALUES IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

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I REVIEWED THE ORDINANCE UNDER 2.34, AND FEEL THAT I CAN EFFECTIVELY HELP TO BE AN ADVISOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE MAYOR FOR THE ROLE, AS WELL AS COVER THOSE THREE CRITERIA AREAS IN WHICH PRESERVE COASTAL PROTECTION, EROSION MITIGATION AND SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT OF THE CITY BEACHES ARE THE CRITERIA FOR THAT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE STRENGTH AND VALUE THAT COMES WITH THIS TYPE OF ROLE, AND THE IMPACTS OF $2.4 BILLION TO THE THE CITY, AS IT BRINGS IN FROM TOURISM AND OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO THE BEACHES AND COASTS, AS WELL AS $22,000 IN EMPLOYMENT.

IF SELECTED. I KNOW THAT I WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER TO THE COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSION AND JUST VALUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. BRYN EVANS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND COUNCIL MY NAME IS BRYN EVANS, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON MY APPLICATION TO SERVE ON THE CITY'S BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION. I PLAN TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE MY MOTIVATION TO SERVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE APPLICABLE TO THE ROLE AND PLANNED COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO BRING VALUE TO THE CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL, AND THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

I'LL START WITH MY MOTIVATION. IN JUST ABOUT SIX MONTHS, I'LL BE DROPPING OFF MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AT UC DAVIS OR CAL POLY OR UCSB, WHO KNOWS WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE? BUT AS MAYBE SOME OF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THAT DECISION IS KIND OF LIKE THE WIND AND MOSTLY OUT OF MY CONTROL.

BUT ONE ASPECT OF THAT IMPENDING EVENT IS, WAS A REALIZATION THAT MOVING FORWARD, A CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF MY ADDITIONAL FREE TIME WOULD BE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO UTILIZE MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN I SAW THIS OPPORTUNITY APPEARED IN MR. PATNOE'S CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE, I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED AS ALIGNING WITH MY GOAL TO GIVE BACK.

I'LL TRANSITION TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND. I WAS TRAINED AS A MARINE SCIENTIST AT UCSB.

I WENT ON TO GET A MASTER'S AT UCLA DOING RESEARCH IN THE BAHAMAS ON FISH POPULATION DYNAMICS.

AFTER THAT, I WAS HIRED BACK AT UCSB AS A TECHNICIAN ON THE SANTA BARBARA COASTAL LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, WHICH OR WHICH IS A PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF TERRESTRIAL RUNOFF OR STORMWATER ON KELP FOREST HABITAT.

I LOVE THAT JOB. WE GOT TO DRIVE BOATS, WE DOVE A TON.

WE DID OCEANOGRAPHY ON BIG SHIPS AND GOT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT.

IN 2007, I MOVED TO CARLSBAD AND BEGAN A CAREER AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

AND FOR THE PAST NEARLY 20 YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING ON PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND.

A PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT WAS GETTING TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF INCLUDING JAMIE WOOD, TIM MURPHY AND PAZ GOMEZ TO HELP DRAFT A COST EFFICIENT COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR CONTROLLING TRASH DISCHARGES TO COASTAL WATERS IN THE CITY THAT I PAY PROPERTY TAX IN.

I'VE ALSO SERVED AS A CONSULTANT PROJECT MANAGER FOR A HOST OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT I CONSIDER INTERESTING AND PERTINENT TO THIS ROLE, INCLUDING A RECENT SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY THAT HAD A PROMINENT BEACH NOURISHMENT NOURISHMENT COMPONENT.

DOING THIS WORK HAS ALLOWED ME OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD AND COLLABORATE WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TEAMS, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, AND NGO AND PUBLIC STAKEHOLDERS LOOKING TO SOLVE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

I INTEND TO BRING THAT COLLABORATIVE AND INFORMED APPROACH TO THE COMMISSION.

IN SUMMARY, I'M MOTIVATED TO LEVERAGE MY EXPERIENCE AND GIVE BACK TO MY LOCAL COMMUNITY.

I HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE APPLICABLE TO THE TO THE COMMISSION POSITION, AND I BRING A COLLABORATIVE WORKING APPROACH AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO THE TABLE TO ASSIST THE CITY RESEARCH AND ADDRESS CHALLENGING BEACH, SAND, AND COASTAL ISSUES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. COUNCIL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING REPETITIOUS, AGAIN, A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES.

AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, CRAIG, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COAST GUARD.

YOUR RESUME WAS UNBELIEVABLE, BUT BRYN'S RESUME CAME OUT JUST A SHADE BETTER.

SO MY SELECTION IS GOING TO BE BRYN EVANS. PLEASE VOTE.

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PLEASE. OKAY. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER

[10. ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY]

GOOD EVENING, STAFF, COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT JASON ARNOTTI AND I'M THE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR.

TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO RENEW THE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY POLICY THROUGH AN ORDINANCE. DURING THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7070 THROUGH 7075. SUMMARIZE THE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY AND INVENTORY, AND REVIEW THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORTS FINDINGS.

THE PRESENTATION WILL CONCLUDE WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

IN 2021, THE STATE'S GOVERNOR APPROVED THE PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY BILL 481, WHICH PLACES OVERSIGHT ON THE FUNDING, ACQUISITION AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY ALL CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

THIS LAW REQUIRES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PRODUCE A REPORT OUTLINING ALL MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND ANY CONCERNS STEMMING FROM THAT USE. IT'S INTENDED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT MILITARY EQUIPMENT THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE, AND ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S DECISION WHETHER TO FUND, ACQUIRE, OR USE SUCH EQUIPMENT.

LASTLY, THE STATUTE MANDATES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO RENEW THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY EACH YEAR SHOULD THE CITY WISH TO CONTINUE USING THE EQUIPMENT.

FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RENEWED THE POLICY.

IN SUMMARY, THE STATUTE IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

IT EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A DIRECT VOICE IN DECISIONS ABOUT ACQUIRING AND USING SUCH EQUIPMENT, ENSURING THESE DECISIONS REFLECT THE VALUES, PRIORITIES, AND SAFETY EXPECTATIONS OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT POSSESS MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO HAVE TO HAVE A MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY, WHICH MUST BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH AN ORDINANCE EACH YEAR.

THE TERM MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS DEFINED BY STATUTE, AND THE COMPLETE LIST OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT.

BUT A FEW EXAMPLES OF THESE ITEMS DEFINED AS MILITARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDE.

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DRONES, CERTAIN ARMORED VEHICLES, COMMAND AND CONTROL VEHICLES, CERTAIN BREACHING EQUIPMENT, SPECIALIZED FIREARMS, DISTRACTION DEVICES, LESS THAN LETHAL PLATFORMS, AND CORRESPONDING MUNITIONS. IN ORDER TO POSSESS THE EQUIPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT MUST SHOW THE NECESSITY FOR EACH ITEM AND DEMONSTRATE HOW IT IS USED TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES THE DEPARTMENT HAS ARTICULATED THESE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY AS APPENDIX A.

TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY MUST CONSIST OF A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH TYPE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT THE CITY HAS.

THIS IS REFERRED TO AS THE INVENTORY. THE INVENTORY MUST SUMMARIZE THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZED USE FOR EACH TYPE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, THE LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL RULES GOVERNING ITS USE, THE COST OF EACH ITEM, THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR USING EACH ITEM.

NOTABLY, THE POLICY ALSO CREATES A MECHANISM TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND OUTLINES PROCEDURES WHEREBY CITIZENS CAN SUBMIT COMPLAINTS OR INQUIRIES RELATED TO MILITARY EQUIPMENT. MOVING ON TO THE INVENTORY REPORT, THIS DOCUMENT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CLEAR, DETAILED INFORMATION IN A FORMAT THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ALLOWS FOR OPEN ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOG.

EVERY ITEM IN OUR INVENTORY SERVES SOME FORM OF OFFICER OR PUBLIC SAFETY, WHILE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO OUR DE-ESCALATION PRINCIPLES.

MANY OF THE ITEMS ARE UTILIZED TO RESOLVE OUR MOST CRITICAL INCIDENTS, WHICH INCLUDE ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE, HOSTAGE RESCUE, BARRICADED SUBJECTS, AND HIGH RISK WARRANT RESPONSES.

THE EQUIPMENT IS ALSO ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AT THE MANY SPECIAL EVENTS OUR CITY HOSTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND RESPONDING TO OTHER LARGE SCALE INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

ALL OF THE ITEMS IN OUR INVENTORY REQUIRE TRAINING AND IN MANY CASES, REGULAR CERTIFICATION.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS INCLUDES FIREARMS AND LESS LETHAL PLATFORMS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO QUARTERLY AND SEMIANNUAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS,

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EACH OF THE ITEMS MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH A VARIETY OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEPARTMENT POLICIES.

THE INVENTORY IS DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES FOR CLARITY TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS OR VARIOUS CAMERA PLATFORMS, PROVIDE REAL TIME INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, ENABLING US TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE PLANS PRIOR TO INTERACTING WITH INDIVIDUALS.

POLICE LESS LETHAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDES ALTERNATIVES TO LETHAL FORCE DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ARMED AND PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC OR OFFICERS.

MULTIPLE OPTIONS ALONG A CONTINUUM ALLOW FOR A MORE NUANCED APPROACH TO RESOLVING THESE VOLATILE SITUATIONS.

THE FIREARMS REPRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT SUPPLEMENT THE STANDARD PISTOLS CARRIED BY ALL SWORN PERSONNEL.

OFFICERS RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT TRAINING IN THE SAFE USE, MANIPULATION, AND OPERATION OF THESE FIREARMS. THESE TOOLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ADDRESSING THREATS THAT INVOLVE SIMILAR WEAPONS, OR WHEN GREATER STAND OFF DISTANCE IS REQUIRED DUE TO TERRAIN OR OTHER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. WHEN ALL OTHER ATTEMPTS AT GAINING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE HAVE FAILED, CHEMICAL AGENTS CAN ENCOURAGE SUBJECTS TO MOVE FROM A POSITION OF DOMINANCE AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT IN A WAY THAT INCREASES THE SAFETY OF ALL PARTIES.

BREACHING EQUIPMENT PROVIDES US WITH THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO SECURED LOCATIONS, AND IT CAN ENABLE OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT DYNAMIC RESCUE OPERATIONS.

LASTLY, THE THREE VEHICLES REPRESENTED IN THE INVENTORY REPORT ARE ESSENTIAL TO DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS AND MOVING PERSONNEL AND MANAGING CRITICAL INCIDENTS.

TO RENEW THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY THE CITY COUNCIL MUST DETERMINE, BASED ON A 2024 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT, WHETHER EACH TYPE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT HAS COMPLIED WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS.

THAT IS, THE EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF OFFICER AND CIVILIAN SAFETY, THE POLICY WILL SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, THE EQUIPMENT IS REASONABLY COST EFFECTIVE COMPARED TO AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF OFFICER AND CIVILIAN SAFETY, AND PRIOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE COMPLIED WITH THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY THAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME, OR, IF PRIOR USE, DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE ACCOMPANYING MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY NON-CONFORMING USES AND ENSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE. IF THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT ANY OF THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DECLINE TO RENEW THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT TYPE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, OR REQUIRE MODIFICATION TO THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY TO RESOLVE NONCOMPLIANCE.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT ITSELF, I'LL DISCUSS THE ANNUAL REPORT. THIS REPORT IS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS SIX SPECIFIC AREAS REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

THESE SIX AREAS ARE, INVOLVE A SUMMARY OF HOW THE EQUIPMENT WAS USED, A SUMMARY OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE RESULTS OF ANY AUDITS STEMMING FROM A VIOLATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY, THE TOTAL COST OF THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ANY RELATED TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL, THE QUANTITY POSSESSED, AND WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT.

IN 2024 THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZED OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF EVENTS.

THIS INCLUDED THREE HIGH RISK SEARCH WARRANTS SERVED BY MEMBERS OF THE SWAT TEAM, 11 CRITICAL INCIDENTS WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL WAS BELIEVED TO BE ARMED AND OR BARRICADED.

11 QUICK REACTION FORCE DEPLOYMENTS COMPRISED MOSTLY OF SPECIAL EVENT RESPONSES, WHICH INCLUDED THE MARATHON, THE CARLSBAD 5000, THE CONCERT IN THE PARK, SUMMER SERIES, GRADUATIONS, AND STREET FAIRS.

LASTLY, THERE WERE 175 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM OR DRONE DEPLOYMENTS.

THESE FLIGHTS INCLUDED SWAT TEAM ASSIST, OPEN AREA SEARCHES, HIGH RISK CONTACTS, LARGE SCALE EVENTS, MISSING PERSON SEARCHES, AND AGENCY ASSIST. ONE OF THE NOTEWORTHY DEPLOYMENTS AMONG THE AREAS I'VE JUST HIGHLIGHTED INVOLVED AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE MIDST OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE INDIVIDUAL CHARGED AT ONE OF OUR OFFICERS WHILE ARMED WITH A PAIR OF SHEARS RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD, DEMANDING THAT OFFICERS SHOOT HIM. AND THAT CRITICAL MOMENT, A SECOND OFFICER ON SCENE UTILIZED A SINGLE BEANBAG ROUND FROM A LESS LETHAL SHOTGUN, EFFECTIVELY STOPPING THE ATTACK. THE INDIVIDUAL SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR BRUISING, AND THE SITUATION WAS BROUGHT TO A SAFE RESOLUTION WITHOUT FURTHER HARM.

INCIDENTS LIKE THESE DEMONSTRATE IN THE MOST POWERFUL TERMS HOW THE PROPER TRAINING AND USE OF LESS LETHAL EQUIPMENT CAN TURN A POTENTIALLY TRAGIC ENCOUNTER INTO ONE WHERE LIVES ARE PROTECTED AND THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS PRESERVED.

FOR ALL OF 2024 THERE WERE NO REPORTED POLICY VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE USE OF OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

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DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF ANY EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS AUDITED BY THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR AND REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT POLICY.

THIS REVIEW OFTEN INCLUDES OTHER DEPARTMENT MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU AND USE OF FORCE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.

THE TOTAL COST OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT ITSELF CAN BE FOUND IN THE ITEMIZED INVENTORY PUBLISHED IN OUR POLICY, AS WELL AS THE STANDALONE DOCUMENT, A STANDALONE DOCUMENT ON OUR DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF ASSOCIATED COSTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER OUR SWAP BUDGET, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.

THE QUANTITY OF EACH ITEM IS ALSO CAPTURED IN OUR INVENTORY REPORT.

THE LIST OF ITEMS CONTAINED 53 ITEMS, OF WHICH 6 ARE UTILIZED BY THE SWAT TEAM.

MUCH OF THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, RETESTING, AND ONGOING PROFICIENCY TRAINING, AND IS THEREFORE LIMITED TO SWAT MEMBERS WHO REGULARLY UNDERGO THIS TRAINING.

IN 2024, THE DEPARTMENT HAD THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO ITS INVENTORY.

THE PREVIOUSLY POSSESSED 24 SIG SAUER SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES ARE NO LONGER IN THE DEPARTMENT'S INVENTORY.

THESE RIFLES WERE TRADED IN FOR CREDIT WITH A FIREARMS DISTRIBUTOR TO PURCHASE 24 GEISSELE SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES, THIS TRANSACTION CONSTITUTES AN EXCHANGE OF TWO SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ITEMS, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS THE REPLACED ITEM.

THE DEPARTMENT REPLACED FIVE DRONES WITH NEWER MODELS USING DEPARTMENT FUNDS.

THIS TRANSACTION ALSO CONSTITUTES AN EXCHANGE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ITEMS, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS THE REPLACED EQUIPMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASED THREE ADDITIONAL PAIRS OF DUAL TUBE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES UTILIZING STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS.

THIS ITEM ALIGNS OUR CAPABILITIES WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AND REPLACED SINGLE TUBE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES AS AN EXCHANGE OF TWO SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ITEMS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS THE REPLACED EQUIPMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASED 140 NOISE FLASH DIVERSIONARY TRAINING FUSES AND 42 NOISE FLASH DIVERSIONARY TRAINING BODIES TO SUPPORT THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LIVE MUNITIONS. THESE ITEMS WERE PURCHASED UTILIZING DEPARTMENT FUNDS ALLOTTED TO THE SWAT BUDGET.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO INCREASED ITS LESS LETHAL BEANBAG SHOTGUN INVENTORY FROM 15 TO 41.

THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY CONVERTING OUR EXISTING INVENTORY OF LETHAL SHOTGUNS INTO LESS LETHAL PLATFORMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRANSACTION WAS TO PROVIDE OUR PATROL OFFICERS WITH ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO UTILIZE LESS THAN LETHAL OPTIONS AS A MEANS OF DE-ESCALATION, WHEN APPROPRIATE. WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT WILL SEEK TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INVENTORY OF EXPENDABLE ITEMS, REPAIR OR REPLENISH CURRENTLY APPROVED ITEMS, REPLACE AN EXISTING AR TEN RIFLE WITH A NEWER MODEL.

THIS RIFLE IS APPROACHING ITS END OF SERVICEABILITY AND SHOWING SIGNS OF DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE.

WE WILL ALSO BE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO PURCHASE DUAL TUBE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES AS PART OF A SCALABLE ACQUISITION PLAN.

THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO EQUIP THE ENTIRE SWAT TEAM WITH THESE ITEMS TO ENSURE THE TEAM'S SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS DURING LOW LIGHT OPERATIONS. ALSO THIS YEAR, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO THE SAN DIEGO URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS UASI, TO PURCHASE A NEW BEARCAT ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE.

THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED IN THE 2022 AND 2023 ANNUAL REPORTS.

THE UASI BOARD THIS YEAR APPROVED THE FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LENCO BEARCAT ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE, AND CLASSIFIED THE APPROVAL AS PRIORITY ONE. THIS CLASSIFICATION MEANS THE RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT WOULD BE REALIZED IN 2026.

WITH THE ANTICIPATED RECEIPT OF THE EQUIPMENT THE ANTICIPATED RECEIPT OF THIS EQUIPMENT WILL OCCUR IN 2028.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY MAINTAINS ONE LENCO BEARCAT ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE WITHIN ITS INVENTORY.

THE CURRENT BEARCAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2011, AND IS APPROACHING THE END OF ITS EXPECTED LIFE CYCLE.

IN PREPARATION FOR ITS REPLACEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO RETIRE OR REPURPOSE THE EXISTING BEARCAT INTO A MED CAT, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS A SPECIALIZED VEHICLE DESIGNED TO ENABLE TACTICAL MEDICS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL TRAUMA CARE IN A DIRECT THREAT AREA AND TRANSPORT PATIENTS TO ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES. THIS VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN WOULD MAINTAIN ITS STATUS AS A REGIONAL ASSET TO ALLIED AGENCIES.

GOING FORWARD EACH YEAR, THE LAW REQUIRES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE THE REPORT WE JUST DISCUSSED, SUBMIT IT TO CITY COUNCIL, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE RENEWING DEPARTMENT POLICY 708, WHICH IS THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY. THE DEPARTMENT MUST ALSO HOST AT LEAST ONE WELL-PUBLICIZED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT TO ANSWER COMMUNITY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE

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IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT EXCEEDS THIS REQUIREMENT BY HOSTING SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR, IN WHICH COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN VIEW THE DEPARTMENT'S INVENTORY AND MAKE INQUIRIES RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S ACQUISITION, FUNDING, AND USE OF ITS EQUIPMENT. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE, HOSTED ANNUALLY, AND TWO CITIZEN ACADEMIES HELD BIANNUALLY. AS THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON PREVENTING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.

AT THIS TIME, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MR. SHIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THIS IS JUST A GOOD FOR THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW.

AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST VERIFY. SO IN 1997, THIS IS WAY BACK IN YOUR TIME.

THERE WAS NORTH HOLLYWOOD SHOOTOUT AND A LOT OF THIS THE WAY WE HAD TO STEP UP IN REGARDS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE OUR OFFICERS THE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THIS IS THE INCEPTION OF THAT, RIGHT? SOME OF IT, YEAH, SOME OF IT IN PART. GOT IT.

THE REST IS LIKE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING THAT I SAW LIKE A LOT OF CAMERAS.

WE GOT DRONE USAGE. WE'RE USING TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO PREVENT OUR ENGAGEMENT, TO KEEP OURSELVES SAFE, AS WELL AS AS THE PERSON WHO'S A SUSPECT AS WELL.

THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. IN FACT, MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE IS ALIGNED WITH THAT POSTURE.

IT'S MORE PREVENTATIVE AND DESIGNED TO MITIGATE PRE-STAGING THESE RESOURCES.

THAT'S HOW MOST OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF OUR EQUIPMENT OCCURS IN AHEAD AHEAD OF TIME IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP INTELLIGENCE.

GOT IT. LAST QUESTION IS JUST JUST I WAS LOOKING AT THE INVENTORY.

SO I SEE WE HAVE 340 MIKE MIKE'S AND I GET THE MULTIPLE SHOT THE TWO SINGLE ONES.

WHY DO WE HAVE TWO SINGLE ONES? THIS WAS PART OF AN ACQUISITION, A PLAN THAT OCCURRED WHEN WE INITIALLY GOT THEM, AND WE ROLLED OVER TO THE MULTI LAUNCHER THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE SWAT TEAM.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF LAG TIME IN THE RELOAD THAT HAS TO OCCUR.

WE HAVE SINCE FOR COST PURPOSES, TRANSITIONED MORE TOWARDS THE BEANBAG SHOTGUNS THAT I MENTIONED IN THE REPORT.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT PROMPTED INCREASING THAT PORTION OF THE INVENTORY.

GOT IT. THAT'S IT THANKS. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU MAYOR.

JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY STAFF HOURS IT TOOK FOR YOU TO FULFILL THIS OBLIGATION THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR, BASED ON STATE LAW? I KNOW YOU HAD TO WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND.

YEAH, THERE WERE THERE WERE SEVERAL HOURS, MA'AM.

MAYBE THREE FULL DAYS WORTH OF WORK. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.

I FEEL LIKE THIS REPORT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT MUCH.

AND THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF WE GET FROM SACRAMENTO THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, WHO WORKS VERY EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. SO THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT TIME. THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA ANY QUESTIONS? MISS BHAT-PATEL COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MISS ACOSTA.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE FOLKS WHO PUT TOGETHER THIS REPORT.

I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE POLICY IS.

LUCKILY, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT MUCH. I MEAN, WE'VE MADE UPDATES AND SOME TRANSACTIONS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WE WE ARE VERY ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT. SO DOING THIS TO SHOW THE PUBLIC WHAT WE DO IS IS GOOD AND IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. MISS BHAT-PATEL. SURE.

THANK YOU. JUST SIMILARLY, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT GOES ON FOR THIS.

I THINK I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT IT'S HELPFUL FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE AND WHY WE USE IT. SO I THINK, YES, IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME AND I DO THINK THAT WE GET QUESTIONS AROUND, HEY, I SAW THIS AROUND TOWN YOU KNOW, IF THERE WERE ANY TRAINING THAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT WHAT IS THIS? I THINK IT ALLOWS FOR FOLKS TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OF A LOOK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE AS A CITY AND WHERE THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE WORK ON THIS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE REPORT.

MR. SHIN. YEAH, AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE REPORT.

S O WHEN WE ENGAGE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE MILITARY USE APPLICATIONS I, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING IN THE MARINE CORPS, I JUST DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE AN EXTREME LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OF HOW POLICE FORCES CAN WORK FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, AND WE HAVE OUR LUCKY AND ALSO VERY PROUD TO HAVE A POLICE FORCE THAT HAS HAD ZERO COMPLAINTS.

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SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK TO DO THIS, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT EVERY YEAR THAT WE DO NEED TO JUST KIND OF FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

MISS BURKHOLDER. YEAH. THANK YOU. TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT.

I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK THIS COULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINED SO THAT YOU COULD BE OUT ON THE STREETS PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD AND DOING WHAT I KNOW YOU LOVE TO DO, WHICH IS NOT PAPERWORK. RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU LIEUTENANT.

NEXT IS ITEM 11, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM 11 IS AN ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION.

[11. ORDINANCE NO. CS-488 – AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A CITYWIDE CODE OF CONDUCT CHAPTER]

WE CAN GO DIRECTLY TO A VOTE. IS THAT CORRECT, CITY ATTORNEY? THAT'S CORRECT. OH DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

MOTION. MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 12 CITY MANAGER.

[12. DRAFT FY 2025-30 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FY 2025-26 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM]

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

AGAIN MY NAME IS NICOLE PIANO JONES I'M A SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR DRAFT 2025 2030 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. SO FIRST, I'LL JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON WHAT THE CDBG PROGRAM IS, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, FOR SHORT, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED TO BENEFIT LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND OR COMMUNITIES, AND THE GRANTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS AN ENTITLEMENT, WHICH MEANS THAT THE CITY DOES NOT SUBMIT A FORMAL APPLICATION, BUT RATHER MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ADHERE TO A NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE FUNDS. THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY RECEIVES IS DETERMINED BY A FORMULA THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION SEVERAL DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS.

THE PROGRAM DOES HAVE MANY REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AS WELL AS SPENDING LIMITATIONS.

THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO BE $550,741.

SO WHAT IS A CONSOLIDATED PLAN? THIS IS A REQUIRED PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR CDBG FUNDS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

THE DOCUMENT HAS MANY COMPONENTS, INCLUDING AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF MARKET HOUSING AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AN EVALUATION OF EXISTING RESOURCES, AND A NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN INFORM THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO BE CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. SO NEXT, I'LL GO OVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2030 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH DID BEGIN BACK IN AUGUST OF 2024 WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DATA COLLECTION.

THE CITY HELD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS DISTRIBUTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY WHICH WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

HELD ONE STAKEHOLDER MEETING AND DISTRIBUTED A STAKEHOLDER SURVEY.

THE DRAFT PRIORITIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF 2024.

AND JUST TO NOTE THAT ALL OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET.

IN TERMS OF DATA COLLECTION, WE USED SEVERAL SOURCES OF THE MOST RECENT DATA, INCLUDING THE US CENSUS BUREAU, REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS, 211, AND THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.

SO, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT, AS WELL AS PRIOR PRIORITIES, SIX PRIORITIES WERE DEVELOPED.

THE HIGHEST NEED BEING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, FAIR HOUSING AND PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION, FOLLOWED BY THE MEDIUM NEED PRIORITIES, BEING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO, MOVING ON TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, I'LL FIRST BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE PROCESS, WHICH DID BEGIN BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THOSE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED PLAN PRIORITIES AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO RELEASE THE CDBG

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APPLICATIONS WERE THEN REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION.

THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN INCORPORATED INTO A DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR A PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD, FOLLOWED BY CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BY THE REQUIRED DEADLINE.

SO FOR THE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WE ANTICIPATE AN ANNUAL AWARD AGAIN OF $550,741.

THE CDBG PROGRAM DOES LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, WHICH IS 15% OF THE GRANT FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND 20% OF THE GRANT FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS FAIR HOUSING. AND GIVEN THESE FUNDING LIMITATIONS, THE REQUESTS THAT WE RECEIVE ARE OFTEN IN EXCESS OF WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

AND THIS WAS THE CASE THIS YEAR. SO IN THE NEXT SLIDES, I WILL DISCUSS THOSE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS IN EACH CATEGORY.

SO FOR PUBLIC SERVICES WE RECEIVED FOUR APPLICATIONS TOTALING $224,222, WHICH WAS MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATE TO BE AVAILABLE. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO FUND TWO PROGRAMS WITH THE CDBG FUNDING.

AND THE OTHER TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE LISTED HERE ARE IDENTIFIED FOR FUNDING FROM IN THE HOMELESSNESS FUNDING PLAN, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

SO ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER IS ZERO HERE, THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE GETTING FUNDING FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FACILITIES CATEGORY. WE RECEIVED THREE REQUESTS, TWO FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE FROM THE CITY.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE TWO OUTSIDE FACILITY PROJECTS NOT RECEIVE FUNDING DUE TO AN UNKNOWN BENEFIT TO CARLSBAD RESIDENTS, SERVICES THAT ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED WITHIN THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAVING A HIGHER PRIORITY.

IN ADMINISTRATION IN FAIR HOUSING, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO FUND LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO, THEIR FULL REQUEST OF $27,968 AND ALLOCATE $82,180 FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

SO THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT WOULD BE TO RELEASE THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR A 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD, FINALIZE THE PLAN'S RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL FOR ADOPTION, AND FINALLY SUBMIT THE PLANS TO HUD, THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN MAY OF 2025.

SO, TO CONCLUDE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2025 2020 2030.

EXCUSE ME CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? MAYOR, CAN YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OH, OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL.

MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 13, CITY MANAGER.

[13. POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26]

AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE POLICE CHIEF CHRISTIE CALDERWOOD AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF REID SHIPLEY.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AGAIN TONIGHT.

AS YOU KNOW, ASSISTANT CHIEF SHIPLEY AND I WERE HERE THREE WEEKS AGO PRESENTING ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CHALLENGES WE'VE BEEN FACING THAT HAVE IMPACTED OUR RESPONSE TIMES, OUR OVERALL SERVICE LEVEL, AND THE FACT THAT AFTER MAKING CHANGES TO BE FISCALLY LEAN, WE ARE AT A POINT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE MANNER IN WHICH WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY REMAINS AT A HIGH LEVEL, BUT IS ALSO SUSTAINABLE.

THE COMMUNITY AND POLICING IN GENERAL HAVE BOTH EVOLVED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE, FORECASTING NOT THE DEPARTMENT'S DESIRES BUT THE DEPARTMENT'S TRUE NEEDS IS A LARGE PART OF MY JOB.

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I HAVE GREAT GRATITUDE FOR THE RESPONSE AND SUPPORT FROM ALL OF COUNCIL GIVEN ON MARCH 4TH WHILE WE PRESENTED ON OUR PROJECTED NEEDS.

AND IT WAS IT WAS AT THAT MEETING THAT WE RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26 STAFFING NEEDS.

THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE NOT DESIRES.

THESE REQUESTS ARE IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE STEPS TO GET BACK TO OUR RESPONSE TIME GOAL.

CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MIND, AND DO SO IN A MANNER THAT IS TACTICALLY SOUND, SO THAT EVERY OFFICER GOES HOME SAFELY AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT.

IN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WE WILL COVER THE PROPOSED ACTION, STAFFING REQUESTS AND BUDGET CYCLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26.

AND FINALLY, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS TO FUND SIX POLICE DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

THE PROPOSED ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATING BUDGET. THE STAFFING REQUEST FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE THREE POLICE OFFICERS, ONE SPECIAL EVENT SERGEANT, ONE ICAC DETECTIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS AN INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DETECTIVE AND ONE DIGITAL FORENSICS SPECIALIST.

THE STAFFING JUSTIFICATIONS FOR ALL OF THESE POSITIONS WERE COVERED ON MARCH 4TH, IN GREAT DETAIL FOR THE, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THAT PRESENTATION.

I WILL COVER THESE AGAIN BRIEFLY. THREE POLICE OFFICERS WILL HELP WITH PATROL STAFFING AND THE ABILITY TO FILL OTHER INVESTIGATIVE POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT. HAVING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ON THE STREET WILL CERTAINLY ASSIST WITH IMPROVING RESPONSE TIMES AND ASSIST WITH OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, AN ADDED BENEFIT OF HAVING MORE OFFICERS IS THAT THE BURDEN OF FILLING OVERTIME POSITIONS IS NOT CARRIED BY THE SAME OFFICERS OVER AND OVER.

WHETHER A VACANCY IS DUE TO SOMEONE BEING OUT SICK OR INJURED, OR FOR A SPECIAL EVENT THAT MUST BE STAFFED, THE REQUIREMENT IS OF OVERTIME IS LESSENED, WHICH CAN IMPROVE THE WELLNESS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP.

A SPECIAL EVENT SERGEANT WOULD FALL UNDER THE TRAFFIC DIVISION.

THIS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY, PLANNING, COORDINATION AND STAFFING FOR ALL ATTENDEES FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 SPECIAL EVENTS ANNUALLY. CURRENTLY, ONE SERGEANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS ALONG WITH 12 SUBORDINATES, WHICH IS WELL BEYOND THE SPAN OF CONTROL RECOMMENDATION IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT HUNDREDS OF TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS ARE RESPONDED TO ANNUALLY, AMONG OTHER DUTIES LIKE COORDINATING OUR OTS GRANT, DUI CHECKPOINTS, E-BIKE EDUCATION CLASSES, AND MUCH MORE. THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DETECTIVE IS NEEDED TO ASSIST OUR CURRENT CHILD ABUSE DETECTIVE THAT HAS AN INTENSE CASELOAD.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DETECTIVE'S CASELOAD IS UNLIKE MOST.

NOT ONLY ARE THE CASES THEY ARE INVESTIGATING EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, THEY ALSO INCLUDE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE.

THERE'S COORDINATION WITH MULTIPLE ENTITIES THAT MUST TAKE PLACE TO EFFECTIVELY WORK THESE CASES, AND INCLUDE ONLINE EXPLOITATION CASES THAT NEED A DETECTIVE WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING.

LASTLY, A DIGITAL FORENSIC SPECIALIST. THIS IS A NON-SWORN POSITION.

MOST CASES WHETHER A HOME BURGLARY, A GRAND THEFT, A SEX CRIME OR A HOMICIDE HAVE SOME SORT OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE.

THIS POSITION WILL ASSIST DETECTIVES WITH CASES THAT REQUIRE SOMEONE WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING THAT CAN TESTIFY IN COURT TO THE PROCESS OF DOWNLOADING, EXTRACTING, AND INVESTIGATING DIGITAL EVIDENCE.

THIS TYPE OF EVIDENCE COMES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO INCLUDE COMPUTERS, MOBILE DEVICES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE NEED FOR A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN DIGITAL EVIDENCE IS IMPERATIVE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION, AND TO KEEP UP WITH THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT. ALMOST EVERY CRIME HAS AN ASPECT OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE, AND THIS POSITION DIRECTLY TIES INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED ICAC DETECTIVE.

THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THESE POSITIONS IS OUTLINED HERE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25, ONE TIME APPROPRIATIONS COLUMN ON THE LEFT.

THE REQUEST IS FOR $690,400 TO BE APPROPRIATED TO THE CURRENT POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET.

THIS FUNDING IS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IMMEDIATELY ORDER AND PURCHASE THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE POSITIONS TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE A POLICE RADIO, GUN BELT, BODY WORN CAMERA AND ADDITIONAL TOOLS.

THE NEXT COLUMN INCLUDES FISCAL YEAR 25-26 SALARY AND BENEFITS.

FOR THESE POSITIONS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING $1,212,903 IN THE FUTURE POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET THAT WOULD START ON JULY 1ST, 2025. AND THE LAST COLUMN ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE FISCAL YEAR 25-26, ONE TIME AND OTHER ONGOING COSTS FOR THESE POSITIONS THAT

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THIS TOTALS $183,496. THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS THAT COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $690,400 OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 24-25 OPERATING BUDGET, AND AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE OF $1,396,399 TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATING BUDGET BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 25-26, TO FUND SIX POSITIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IN CLOSING, I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT WE AS A LEADERSHIP, CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND NOT JUST ON MARCH 4TH WHEN WE MADE THE EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION, BUT TRULY DAY IN AND DAY OUT OF OUR STAFF AND OUR DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON MARCH 4TH, TO COME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THESE REQUESTS IS EXTREMELY APPRECIATED FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT IF COUNCIL APPROVES THESE POSITIONS TONIGHT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO START THE LENGTHY RECRUITMENT AND BACKGROUND PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO FILL THESE POSITIONS, THAT RECRUITMENT PROCESS TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 MONTHS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE NOT REQUESTING THE STAFFING FUNDING TO BEGIN UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 25-26, STARTING ON JULY 1ST.

BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN THAT RECRUITMENT PROCESS AS SOON AS TOMORROW IF APPROVED.

AND WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, MISS ANNE MARIE.

HI COUNCIL. I READ THROUGH THE AND LISTENED TO YOUR WONDERFUL.

PLEASE PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH. THANK YOU. ABOUT YOUR PROPOSED ACTION.

AND I JUST HAVE SOME NOTES I ALWAYS MAKE UNDERLINE OVERWRITE THIS.

SO LET ME GO THROUGH IT. IN TERMS OF YOUR STAFFING REQUEST, I WOULD UNDERLINE POLICE OFFICERS AKA CLP, CALIFORNIA OFFICERS APIECE. AND RIGHT. PATROL OFFICERS, THAT'S MORE GENERAL.

I WOULD UNDERLINE SPECIAL EVENTS. SERGEANT AND OVERWRITE DEPUTY FOR DEPUTY OFFICER FOR OBSERVATIONS AND REPORT. I WOULD UNDERLINE ICAC, DETECTIVE AND OVERWRITE INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS AND I WOULD UNDERLINE DIGITAL FORENSIC SPECIALIST AND OVERWRITE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OFFICERS FOR INTERVENTION TO DETERMINE AN HONEST ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED. YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF DIGITAL COURT SUPERIOR COURT WANTS JUST AN HONEST ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES DIGITAL IS FUDGED.

SO THEN THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO GO OVER IS, OF COURSE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PATROL OFFICERS.

YOUR THREE POLICE OFFICERS. AKA COP, I HOPE OFFICERS OF PEACE AND THEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THEN YOUR OBSERVATION AND REPORTING, YOU NEED TO COORDINATE MAYBE SOMETHING WITH DMV FOR ALL OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL FUNDS TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT ROADWAYS.

SO MAYBE A COORDINATE NOTE TO UNDERLINE AND OVERWRITE, LIKE COORDINATE WITH THE DMV AND YOUR HIGHWAY PATROL.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP EVERYONE.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE PUBLIC'S NEEDS. YOU HAVE YOUR OFFICE NEEDS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE THE NEXT THING WAS, YOU KNOW, DON'T FORGET YOUR INVESTIGATIVE OFFICERS.

THEY JUST OBSERVE AND PROVIDE REPORTS, MAYBE CITATION BOOKS.

WE'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THAT. THOSE ARE SO HELPFUL, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THOSE DIFFERENT CITATIONS FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH CORRECTION.

AND THEN REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WOULD SO MUCH HELP WITH OUR OVERSPILL OF DIGITAL E-WASTE RIGHT NOW AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE TWO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS VERY FAST.

THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'S DETECTIVE CHILDREN DETECTIVE.

YOU HAD SAID THERE WERE, LIKE, 80 TO 100 ONGOING CASES.

SO THE CHILD ABUSE DETECTIVE CURRENTLY HANDLES THAT WITH THIS ADDITION, WOULD WOULD THAT CASE BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM? WERE THOSE CASES, I SHOULD SAY. SO THE INTENT WOULD BE FOR THE ICAC DETECTIVE TO MOSTLY HANDLE THE EXPLOITATION CASES.

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IT TAKES EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILTER THROUGH THAT, REALLY FIGURE OUT IS IT A CARLSBAD CASE OR NOT.

BUT THAT PERSON COULD BE ASSISTED BY THE CHILD ABUSE DETECTIVE AS WELL.

SO WHEN THEY'RE GETTING ABOUT 80 CASES A MONTH, IT COULD BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM BECAUSE THE CHILD ABUSE DETECTIVE WILL ONLY BE HANDLING CASES SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT WEIGHT.

THAT'S A LOT OF CASELOAD. IT IS. AND THEN WITH THE THE DIGITAL FORENSIC SPECIALIST, YOU HAD MENTIONED EVEN THREE WEEKS AGO THAT YOU UTILIZE A REGIONAL LAB THAT IS DELAYED WITH THIS, IF THIS GETS PASSED, WILL YOU BE NOW ASKING US FOR A LAB OR HOW HOW IS THAT GOING TO PAN OUT? NO, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THE REASON THAT POSITION, WE OUTLINED SOME OF THE COSTS TO THAT WE WOULD SEND THAT THE PERSON THAT FILLS THAT POSITION TO THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO THE EXTRACTION INVESTIGATION.

THEY'D BE WRITING WARRANTS, WORKING WITH THE DA'S OFFICE TO GET THAT DATA AND HOPEFULLY HELP PROSECUTE THESE SUSPECTS.

OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE ESSENTIALLY RELYING ON ANOTHER PERSON THAT HAS THIS PARTICULAR SPECIALTY TO GET THE INFORMATION TO US WHEN WE COULD BE DOING IT OURSELVES? ESSENTIALLY, YES. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE RELYING HEAVILY ON THE COUNTY TO ASSIST US WITH THIS.

BUT A LOT OF AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTY ARE MOVING TOWARD BRINGING THIS IN-HOUSE TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS OF THESE CRIMES.

OKAY. THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I'M SORRY, MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE MARCH 4TH MEETING.

AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALL WENT OVER AGAIN WHY THESE POSITIONS ARE SO NECESSARY, SO REQUIRED.

I AM SO SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULLY STAFFED POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS.

MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR COMING BACK TO US SO QUICKLY.

I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO ASK FOR SOMETHING, AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU LAID OUT WHY THESE ARE NEEDS.

AND I KNOW THAT YOUR TEAM IS GOING TO BE SO THANKFUL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE COMMUNITY WILL BE AS WELL, BECAUSE WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS, AS YOU MENTIONED, HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE ROTATING THROUGH THE SAME FOLKS WORKING OVERTIME.

I THINK THE OTHERS THAT YOU MENTIONED, I DIDN'T REALIZE, I KNOW THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, BUT THE SPECIAL EVENTS, THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE DO HERE IN THE CITY, THERE ARE SO MANY.

AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT REQUIRES TO RUN THEM IS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK I JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE.

AND THEN THE ICAC AND THE DIGITAL FORENSICS SPECIALISTS, I THINK ARE SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN OUR CITY WORKING IN CHILD ABUSE IN THE PAST, AND ALSO JUST KNOWING HOW THE WORLD IS WITH REGARDS TO DIGITAL.

LIKE CYBERSECURITY AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S TRAINED HERE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE QUICKER. SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT ON THAT AND THANK YOU.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING AND I WILL MOVE THE RESOLUTION.

MRS. BURKHOLDER. SECOND. THANK YOU. YES. JUST A COMMENT OF THE WITH THE THREE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, PATROL AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

YOU KNOW, THE COMMENTS THAT I HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC IS THEY'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE ENFORCEMENT IN TRAFFIC; SPEEDING, RUNNING STOP SIGNS, E-BIKES AND THE LIKE.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WITH THE ADDITION OF A COUPLE OF OFFICERS THAT WILL HELP.

I KNOW YOU KIND OF HAVE IT SEEMS LIKE A CYCLE OF THERE'S PEOPLE INJURED, THERE'S PEOPLE RETIRING, THERE'S PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS WHOLE THING OF STAFF THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE LOOKING INTO.

SO HOPEFULLY THE PUBLIC WILL SEE THAT THEIR BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THEIR TAX DOLLARS WE'RE SPENDING SO THAT THERE IS BENEFIT TO THAT AND THAT IT HELPS WITH THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE SEEING, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN AND AROUND THE VILLAGE.

I KNOW I HEAR A LOT OF THAT. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HAPPEN.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT AND COMING BACK SO QUICKLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT DID WE GET A LATE PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST? YES WE DID. OKAY. WHO IS THE? MISS ANNE MARIE.

MISS ANNE MARIE, OUR POLICY IS THAT WE GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TO COMMENT.

YOU DID. YOU DID HAVE A CHANCE TO COMMENT AND WE DON'T ALLOW A SECOND ONE, BUT WE WELCOME YOU TO COME BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

[01:30:03]

THIS IS AN OPTIONAL TOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MINUTE MOTION THAT WOULD HELP PROVIDE THE CITY WITH SOME INSIGHT AND INPUT FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD FEEL ABOUT RESTRICTING E-BIKE USAGE IN CARLSBAD TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

SO MY MOTION IS AS FOLLOWS I'VE GOT IT WRITTEN OUT HERE, SO I SAY IT CORRECTLY.

MY MOTION IS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PLACE ON A FUTURE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AGENDA, AN ITEM SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON A PROHIBITION OF E-BIKE RIDING TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 12, AS AUTHORIZED BY AB 2234, AND SHARE THE FEEDBACK THEY RECEIVE ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SECOND. DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A MAYBE CLARIFICATION.

SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR US JUST TO CONSIDER WHAT ENFORCEMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT A POLICY LIKE THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE OR.

YES. LET ME CLARIFY. THE MOTION IS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION HAVE A KIND OF A MEETING, ACCEPTING PUBLIC INPUT, HOW THE PUBLIC FEELS ABOUT THIS, AND THEN THEY WILL INCORPORATE THAT WITH POTENTIALLY SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION AND BRING THAT TO THE COUNCIL. SO IT'S A LONG, LONGER PROCESS.

YEAH. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE, BECAUSE I WASN'T QUITE POSITIVE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DISCUSSION.

PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

THIS IS A NORTHERN CITY JUST OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN, TEXAS FOR THE SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

IT WAS A FORUM BASED WITH OTHER ELECTEDS, SO IT WAS MYSELF ATTENDANCE IN ATTENDANCE MAYOR REBECCA JONES FROM SAN MARCOS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARIA NUNEZ FROM SAN MARCOS, COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF FOX FROM VISTA, WE HAD OUR STAFF DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MATT SANFORD, CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OCEANSIDE AND VISTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE GOT TO SEE A CITY THAT IS DEALING WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH US.

THEY ARE A BURGEONING, BRIGHT CITY OF AUSTIN, JUST LIKE WE HAVE SAN DIEGO.

AND AND WHAT'S TAKING PLACE AS THINGS ARE PERCOLATING THROUGHOUT THE SUBURBS.

IT WAS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THEY SAID THEIR BIGGEST COMPLAINT OR CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK ON IS HOUSING AND HOMELESS.

PERMIT TIMES FOR DEVELOPMENT, PARKING, THE LACK OF PARKING DUE TO POLICIES FOR DENSITY, BONUS AREAS AND THEIR WATER SUPPLY THEY HAVE.

SO WE JUST KIND OF SAID, OKAY, GUESS THINGS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE MINDED FROM THERE AND HERE.

GREAT FOOD. AND IT WAS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO ALSO JUST MERGE WITH OTHER NORTH COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND SEEING EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN SOLVE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TODAY I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT TODAY IS NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY.

SO FOR ANY OF YOU THAT GET TO DRIVE UP THE FIVE FREEWAY THROUGH CAMP PENDLETON, MY OLD BASE.

YOU'LL SEE A SIGN THAT SAYS IT'S A GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE FREEWAY.

AND SO HE WAS A PART OF OUR UNIT, FIRST MARINES.

HE WAS ALSO A MACHINE GUNNER LIKE ME. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE PRIDE IN THIS GENTLEMAN WHO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL IN WORLD WAR TWO.

HIM AND 16 MARINES. THIS IS HOW HE GOT HIS WAS RECEIVED.

THE MEDAL OF HONOR HELD BACK 3,000 JAPANESE IMPERIAL SOLDIERS DURING THAT BATTLE, AND WAS ABLE TO COME HOME AND WANTED TO GO BACK WITH HIS GUYS. SO HE WENT BACK TO IWO JIMA, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, BRINGING TANKS ALONG TO THE BEACH, AND AT THE AGE OF 28, HE PASSED AWAY.

SO THAT'S I'D LIKE TO PASS THAT WORD ON TO YOU GUYS.

MISS BURKHOLDER. JUST TO REMIND, THANK YOU, STUDENTS, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

AND JUST TO REMIND YOU, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, SO ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK.

AND IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME BACK, WE'RE HERE MOST TUESDAYS, 05:00.

THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. ONE OF MY ASSIGNMENTS IS A SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD POSITION.

WE'VE GOT AN ALL DAY BOARD MEETING THIS THURSDAY THIS WEEK.

SO WE MEET AT 9 A.M., STARTING WITH COMMITTEES AND THEN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETINGS AT 2 P.M..

SO IT'S BASICALLY ALL DAY FROM 9 TO 5. THE TWO COMMITTEES I SIT IN ARE ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT RATES. IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY TOUGH YEAR AGAIN BECAUSE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT IS RAISING ITS RATES.

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THE OTHER COMMITTEE, I'M VICE CHAIR OF LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT BILLS AND LOW INCOME RATEPAYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD THEIR WATER IN THEIR HOMES.

SO THOSE ARE TWO BIG THINGS FOR WATER AUTHORITY.

ANOTHER BIG THING IS FOR LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

THIS IS THE WEEK FOUR TIMES A YEAR WE HAVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

I SIT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY COMMITTEE.

WE'RE MEETING THIS FRIDAY IN BURBANK, SO I WILL BE AT THOSE MEETINGS THIS FRIDAY IN BURBANK.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2025 FROM 1:30 TO 2:30 P.M..

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

NOTHING. CITY ATTORNEY. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR ACTION ON THE CITY WIDE CODE OF CONDUCT TONIGHT.

[CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS]

AND YOUR WORK WITH THE COMPANION WORK THE CITY MANAGER WILL DO TO IMPLEMENT IT WILL PROVIDE A A FAIR AND CONSISTENT PROCESS FOR THE VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T COMPLY WITH THAT POLICY. BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF EMPLOYEE WORK WENT INTO IT.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR ACTION ON IT TONIGHT. CITY CLERK.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.