[CALL TO ORDER]
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CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL.
MISS BHAT-PATEL, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? PLEASE STAND. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MINUTES. THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MARCH 18TH OF 25.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 15TH OF 25. SPECIAL MEETING HELD APRIL 22ND OF 25.REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 22ND OF 25. SPECIAL MEETING HELD MAY 13TH OF 25.
MOVE. APPROVAL. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[PRESENTATIONS]
GREAT. THANK YOU AND MISS HUNTER. YOU'RE WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.AND BEFORE THAT, I'LL JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN READ THE PROCLAMATION.
BUT YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WE CELEBRATE PRIDE, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT VALUES IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, ESPECIALLY, WAS THE INCLUSION, RESPECT, AND THE UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, HEARD AND CELEBRATED FOR WHO THEY ARE.
IF YOU'VE HEARD THE FAMOUS SONG BY LADY GAGA, SHE ONCE SAYING, DON'T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET.
JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU'RE SET. I WAS BORN THIS WAY.
THESE LYRICS HAVE BECOME MORE THAN JUST A POP ANTHEM.
THEY'RE A DECLARATION OF PRIDE, OF TRUTH AND OF FREEDOM FOR MILLIONS IN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.
IN CARLSBAD, WE ARE PROUD TO STAND WITH OUR LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND YOUTH NOT JUST THIS MONTH, BUT EVERY DAY. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY IDENTITY DESERVES DIGNITY AND THAT EACH PERSON SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND EMPOWERED TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY.
SO WHEREAS OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS AN INCLUSIVE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENRICHMENT OF OUR CITY, AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL PEOPLE THAT LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, FEEL VALUED, SAFE, EMPOWERED AND SUPPORTED. AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL URGES EVERYONE TO EMBRACE THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND LIBERTY, TO RESPECT AND HONOR OUR DIVERSITY, AND TO CELEBRATE AND BUILD A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVENESS AND ACCEPTANCE.
THEREFORE, I, MAYOR PRO TEM PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2025 AS LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH. AND WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU, MISS HUNTER.
AS A PROUD CARLSBAD UNIFIED EDUCATOR, THE ADVISOR OF SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL'S GENDER SEXUALITY ALLIANCE, A MOM OF THREE, A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.
I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE JOURNEY IT TOOK TO GET HERE.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THE JOURNEY IS NOT OVER. RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY, THERE ARE THOSE WHO STILL MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG IS THE ONLY SYMBOL OF UNITY, INCLUSION AND PRIDE THAT WE NEED. AND TO SUCCESSFULLY ARGUE THAT A PRIDE, FLAG AND PROCLAMATION ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY.
HERE, ONE WOULD HAVE TO OMIT COUNTLESS TRUTHS FROM OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE.
THERE IS NO DISPUTING IT. TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK.
I HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE DEVASTATING TOLL IT TAKES ON TRANS YOUTH TO ENDURE NEEDLESS EXECUTIVE ORDERS, HATEFUL AND DANGEROUS RHETORIC, AND WILLFULLY IGNORANT MISINFORMATION BEING USED AGAINST A POPULATION OF PEOPLE THAT WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO EXIST AUTHENTICALLY AND HONESTLY AS THEMSELVES. ANY PERSON THAT WOULD ARGUE THAT A PROCLAMATION AND FLAG ARE NOT NECESSARY HAS NEVER FELT THE FEAR AND DEVASTATION OF TRYING TO WILL LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH TO SIMPLY STAY ALIVE. A PLEA THAT IS NOT EASILY MADE TO FOLKS WHO ARE TOLD AT EVERY TURN THAT THEY ARE HATED, THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEM, THAT THEY ARE INHERENTLY UNEQUAL.
WHEN IT CAME TO INVITING STUDENTS TO JOIN US FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.
IT WASN'T AN EASY SELL. THE KIDS FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY.
THEIR FAMILIES FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. THIS ISN'T SOME FAR OFF PLACE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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THIS IS CARLSBAD. DON'T TURN AWAY FROM THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH THAT THERE ARE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY AFRAID TO COME TO THIS MEETING, BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THAT PEOPLE IN THIS CITY MIGHT HARM THEM SIMPLY FOR BEING A MEMBER OR ALLY OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.THIS IS WHY A PROCLAMATION MATTERS. THIS IS WHY A PRIDE FLAG MATTERS.
WHAT DEHUMANIZATION SEEKS TO TAKE AWAY SIGNALS OF ACCEPTANCE.
RESTORE. FOR THOSE OF US IN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, PRIDE REPRESENTS SAFETY, VISIBILITY, A SPACE TO EXIST WITHOUT FEAR. IT IS JOY. UNITY.
IN THE SPIRIT OF LIBERATION. WE CANNOT OVERLOOK THAT AS WE SPEAK, THE UNITED STATES MARINES AND NATIONAL GUARD HAVE BEEN MILITARIZED IN LOS ANGELES, CHALLENGING EVERY AMERICAN'S RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY. JUST TODAY, PEOPLE IN OCEANSIDE WERE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS.
OUR LIBERATION INTERSECTS WITH THE LIBERATION OF OUR BLACK AND BROWN SIBLINGS.
OUR FIGHT IS THEIR FIGHT. WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN OUR PURSUIT OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
SO TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER FELT AFRAID FOR THEIR RIGHT TO EXIST JUST AS THEY ARE, WHO HAS HAD TO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY BELONG? WHO HAS EVER WONDERED WHETHER THEY ARE TRULY WORTHY OF LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE? YOU ARE. YOU DO CELEBRATE PRIDE TODAY, EVERY DAY WITHOUT APOLOGY.
MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND MAY WE SOMEDAY ALL FEEL THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF UNITY FOR ALL OF US, INSTEAD OF JUST SOME OF US. IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR STANDING WITH THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.
SARAH, WILL YOU PLEASE WAIT? AND AFTER WE DO THE SECOND PROCLAMATION, WE'RE GOING TO DO GROUP PICTURES. THANK YOU. YES. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS I SIT HERE TONIGHT DURING OUR FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF PRIDE MONTH, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY WHO HAVE LONG STOOD IN THEIR TRUTH AND ASKED TO BE SEEN, HEARD AND VALUED.
AT THE SAME TIME, I ALSO FEEL A DEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT OTHERS IN OUR CITY VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES, ADVOCATES FOR ALZHEIMER'S OR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.
THESE REQUESTS, OFTEN HEARTFELT AND PERSONAL, WERE NOT ACCEPTED.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I CANNOT OVERLOOK. IT'S NOT ABOUT DIMINISHING ONE GROUP'S RECOGNITION, BUT ABOUT ASKING HOW WE CAN ENSURE NO ONE FEELS LEFT BEHIND.
FOR ME, AS THE SPEAKER STATED, THE AMERICAN FLAG, THE ONE HANGING HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS AND THE ONE I PROUDLY WEAR TONIGHT, REPRESENTS ALL OF US. AND I THINK IT'S A LOFTY GOAL TO STRIVE THAT EVERYONE FEELS THAT WAY.
AS THE SPEAKER SAID. IT IS THE MOST UNIFYING SYMBOL WE HAVE.
IT REPRESENTS SACRIFICE, FREEDOM AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.
SO I GENTLY ASK, HOW WOULD OUR UNDERSTANDING OF INCLUSION CHANGE IF NO SPECIAL FLAGS WERE FLOWN? AND INSTEAD, WE FOUND A DIFFERENT, MORE UNIVERSAL WAY TO HONOR ALL WHO MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY.
HOW CAN WE MAKE ROOM FOR MORE VOICES WITHOUT DIVISION? I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. I RESPECT AND CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY, AS THOSE IN MY FAMILY AND I DO FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY. MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNITY, NOT BY CHOOSING WHO GETS SEEN, BUT BY FINDING WAYS FOR EVERYONE TO BE SEEN.
THANK YOU. YES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND I'M JUST SO PLEASED TO SEE FACES HERE SMILING.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A BIG DISCUSSION WHERE THERE WAS NOT SO MUCH SMILING.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY PRIDE TO YOU ALL AND THANKS FOR COMING.
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GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, I THINK YOU KNOW, UPLIFTING HOW THIS IS A CELEBRATORY MONTH IS SO IMPORTANT.AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE STUDENTS THAT SHOWED UP, EVEN THOSE THAT DID NOT COME BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE LIVING THEIR TRUTH AND SPEAKING UP IN THEIR OWN WAYS AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. SO I'M SO THANKFUL TO OUR EDUCATORS AND ALL OF THE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO CUSS.
I WON'T DROP THE F-BOMB. BUT HERE'S THE DEAL FOR ME.
I BOUGHT A BIG FLAG FOR THE RESOURCE CENTER AT ONE POINT, AND IT WASN'T.
IT WAS REALLY JUST OUT OF A SENSE OF DECOR FOR THE OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART.
AND THE PUSHBACK AND HATE THAT I SAW FROM IT CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE.
AND I, THERE'S COMPONENTS OF IT WHERE I TOTALLY BELIEVE IN THAT AS WELL.
WE NEED TO TAKE THAT WHERE WE CAN ACCEPT THIS.
AND THE FLAG DOESN'T NEED TO COME UP HERE IN OUR INSTITUTION.
BUT UNTIL THAT DAY HAPPENS, I UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY WE PUT IT UP THERE.
IT'S STILL ALLOWING THE AMERICAN FLAG TO BE HOLLOW IN ITS NAME.
SO, IT'S WITH A LITTLE REBELLIOUS SIDE ON THAT SIDE.
SO THAT'S ALL. NEXT, I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN TO PRESENT TO MARK ZEKA THE PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL FLAG DAY. MR. MARK HERE. MARK, I HAVE A FEW WORDS.
I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. THEN IT'S THE FLOOR IS GOING TO BE YOURS.
SO I'VE SWORN FOR OUR FLAG THREE TIMES HERE IN THIS CAPACITY, IN THIS OFFICE, AND TWICE WILLING TO SACRIFICE MY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THE CULVER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'VE DRAPED THIS FLAG OVER THE CASKETS OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I HAVE KNEELED, I HAVE KNEELED TO THEIR NEXT OF KIN, PRESENTING OUR PERFECTLY FOLDED FLAG WITH THE DEEP GRATITUDE AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF THE LOVED ONES LOST AS CHILDREN.
MY KOREAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS REMEMBER SEEING OUR FLAG WITH OUR MARINES AND SAILORS FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF INCHON, FREEING THEM FROM THE COMMUNIST FORCES AND ALLOWING BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES TO THRIVE.
FIRST, I SEE THE 50 STARS THAT ARE THE REPRESENTATION OF EACH UNIQUE STATE.
AND I EMPHASIZE ON THE WORD TOLERANCE. SECOND, FOR HOW MUCH THIS FLAG CAN REPRESENT OUR PAST AND OUR TRADITIONS FROM IT, AND FOR HOW MUCH WE CAN REFLECT ON OUR GREAT TUMULTUOUS HISTORY.
I BELIEVE THAT THOSE IN OUR PAST THAT CREATED THIS FLAG MADE IT AS A SENSE OF VISION FOR THEIR FUTURE AND FOR OURS, WHICH IS FOR LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
THAT WAS THEIR VISION. AND THAT'S WHAT I SEE IN THIS FLAG TODAY.
SO NOW PLEASE ALLOW ME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION NATIONAL FLAG DAY, JUNE 14TH, 2025.
WHEREAS ON JUNE 14TH, 1777, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPROVED THE DESIGN OF THE NATIONAL FLAG.
AND EVER SINCE, OUR FLAG HAS SERVED AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE AND INSPIRATION.
AND WHEREAS OUR FLAG IS ALSO A REMINDER OF OUR IDEALS OF OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL,
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DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 14TH, 2025, AS NATIONAL FLAG DAY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.THE FLOOR IS YOURS. HONORED MAYOR BLACKBURN, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF CARLSBAD. MY NAME IS DR. MARK ZECCA, AND I'M REPRESENTING THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND ITS INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL COUNCILS, SPECIFICALLY THE LOCAL COUNCILS HERE IN CARLSBAD.
WE PASSIONATELY SUPPORT THE PROCLAMATION OF THE NATIONAL FLAG DAY.
WE HONOR THE TRICOLORED SYMBOL OF OUR NATION'S UNITY, COURAGE, AND ASPIRATIONS.
ITS COLORS SYMBOLIZE THE VALUES OF COURAGE, STRENGTH, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY.
IT REPRESENTS OUR NATION'S IDENTITY AND OUR COLLECTIVE JOURNEY TOWARDS INNOVATION AND PROGRESS.
BUT OUR FLAG IS MORE THAN JUST A PIECE OF FABRIC.
IT REPRESENTS OUR NATION'S HISTORY, ITS VALUES, AND ITS DREAMS. OUR FLAG UNITES US, REGARDLESS OF OUR DIFFERENCES AND REMINDS US OF OUR SHARED IDENTITY AS A NATION.
IT PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR FLAG AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN TODAY'S WORLD THEATER. WE IDENTIFY THE FLAG WITH THINGS THAT WE HOLD DEAR HERE ON EARTH.
IT REPRESENTS OUR PEACE AND OUR SECURITY, OUR CIVIL AND POLITICAL LIBERTIES, OUR FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR FAMILIES, AND THE FREE GATHERING OF OUR FRIENDS AND THE SECURITY OF OUR HOMES.
BUT AS WE GAZE ON OUR FLAG AND BEHOLD ITS EMBLAZONED SYMBOLS OF HISTORY, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT IT EQUALLY IS A SYMBOL OF OUR DUTIES. EVERY GLORY THAT WE ASSOCIATE WITH IT IS A RESULT OF DUTIES CARRIED OUT BY OUR FOREFATHERS, AS WELL AS THOSE TODAY WHO SERVE AS WELL AS EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD WHO CALL THEMSELVES AMERICAN.
IT IS THE BANNER IN WHICH THOSE THAT SERVED AND GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION CLAIMED LIBERTY FOR US ALL AS IT FLIES FROM OUR HIGHEST MASS. IT SHOUTS THAT WE ARE A RESOLUTE PEOPLE, AND REMINDS US THAT WE ARE THE HOME OF FREEDOM, AND IT'S EARNED BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO ARE BRAVE.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. MARK, WILL YOU PLEASE HANG OUT FOR A PHOTOGRAPH IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS? I'M GOING TO INVITE SARAH TO COME UP FRONT.
AND SARAH, IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE YOU'D LIKE TO BE IN THE PHOTO, PLEASE INVITE THEM.
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THANK YOU. MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES.
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 THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THIS 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 A NOTICE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 30S LEFT.
I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR THREE MINUTES.
THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MIKE BORRELLO, FOLLOWED BY DIANA RICKER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. SO THE EMAIL I SENT TO YOU ON THE WEEKEND, I GAVE THE CLERK A PAPER COPY, CONCERNS CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY, CHALLENGING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY NARRATIVE, DRIVING COSTLY POLICIES LIKE WATER RATE HIKES AND AEROSOL POLLUTION.
SO I'VE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRST PRINCIPLE, PHYSICS TO VERIFY OUTCOMES.
CLIMATE SIMULATIONS, WHILE USEFUL IN LINING THE POCKETS OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND FUELING POLITICAL ALARMIST AGENDAS, ARE UNRELIABLE BEYOND SEVERAL YEARS TO A DECADE, PRIMARILY DUE TO NON-LINEAR FEEDBACK AND PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES OFFERING ONLY SPECULATIVE LONG TERM PREDICTIONS. MY ANALYSIS, AIDED BY GROK FROM XAI, RATHER REVEALS MODERATE CONCERNS MANAGEABLE BY GRADUAL ADAPTATION OVER ABRUPT CHANGE.
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ONE KEY FINDING IS THE RATE OF CHANGE OF HEAT ABSORPTION TO CO2 BEYOND 400 PARTS PER MILLION.BIOLOGICAL FEEDBACKS, LIKE PHYTOPLANKTON AND PLANTS, ABSORB 40 TO 55% OF EMISSIONS.
STABILIZING THE EARTH'S SYSTEM OVER TIME. CONSERVATION IS ALWAYS PRUDENT, BUT THE PROPOSED DRASTIC MEASURES RAPID FOSSIL FUEL REPLACEMENT AND NET ZERO MANDATES CAUSE IMMEDIATE, UNNECESSARY HARM.
THE KEYSTONE XL SHUTDOWN COSTS $3.4 BILLION AND 71,000 JOBS, RAISING FUEL PRICES.
IT ALSO CAUSED SUICIDES, WHILE THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT $391 BILLION IN SUBSIDIES AND RICH GREEN INDUSTRIES THAT ADDING TO OUR $36 TRILLION DEBT STRAINING LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
THESE POLICIES, EXPLOITED BY SPECIAL INTERESTS US RISK ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND SOCIAL UNREST, OUTWEIGHING NEAR-TERM CLIMATE RISK BENEFITS. CO2 REDUCTION WOULD PROVIDE, I URGE, GRADUAL APPROACH, PRIORITIZING EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE OVER DISRUPTIVE MEASURES.
WE MUST NOT SACRIFICE TRUTH FOR NARRATIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DIANA RICKER, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL CONWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT THESE SAME CONCERNS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO THE PANEL AND ALSO TO THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF. ABUSE OF. TERROR FOR MANY YEARS NOW. I THINK PART OF IT THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH AWARENESS OR EDUCATION OR RESOURCE WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER AND DIGITAL TOOLS, WHICH IS WHAT, IS WHICH IS WHAT MY ABUSERS ARE USING WITH ME.
I HAVE BEEN INCAPACITATED WITH CHEMICALS, CHEMICAL DRUGS OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.
YOU ASK YOURSELF IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE WOULD PRODUCE HEALTH WISE FROM THAT? I PROVIDED SOME EVIDENCE TO YOU. I CAN'T BRING IT ALL BECAUSE IT'S ON A USB DRIVE, BUT MY INTERNAL ORGANS HAVE SUFFERED. MY EYE VISION HAS SUFFERED.
MY VOICE HAS SUFFERED EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.
IF A CLOTH WAS PUT OVER YOUR NOSE IN YOUR MOUTH TO FOR THEM TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP, WHAT WOULD WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY WOULD START TO FAIL? I PROVIDED A PICTURE.
IN THAT PICTURE IS HOW I WAKE UP FROM THIS ASSAULT.
AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO MAKE BE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING TO ME. THIS IS THEY ARE USING SLEEPING GAS TO BREACH ENTRY INTO MY HOME.
I CAN'T. I'VE BEEN TOLD. WELL, YOU NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT WHEN IT HAPPENS.
I CAN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF IT WHEN IT IS HAPPENING, I CAN'T.
THEY HAVE TOOLS TO BREAK OR INTERFERE WITH THE CAMERAS.
MY VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN CAPTURED ON THAT.
MY DEVICE IS HACKED. MY CAR HAS A TRACKER IN IT, MY HOME HAS CAMERAS IN IT.
AND I'VE BEEN TOLD. WELL, YOU NEED TO SWEEP IT.
YOU NEED TO GO HIRE SOMEBODY TO GET THOSE DEVICES OUT OF THERE.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT'S LIKE $900 PER HOUR FOR THEM TO COME TO MY HOME.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT. I THIS HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.
YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. MICHAEL CONWAY, FOLLOWED BY RANDY
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LOFTUS.THE CITY COUNCIL CALLS THAT. MY NAME IS MICHAEL ANTHONY CONWAY, THE MOST HATED MAN IN NORTH COUNTY.
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM IS WHAT IT IS. YOU GUYS DON'T SEE IT.
YOU GUYS GOT YOUR DAILY LIVES THAT Y'ALL LIVE.
I'M COMING FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TO CARLSBAD IN THE YEAR 2000.
SHE'S RIGHT. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. THEY GOT CAMERAS EVERYWHERE IN THESE HOUSES.
THEY CALL THEM PUBLIC HOUSING. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
I GET THE TYLER STREET RIGHT HERE IN CARLSBAD, AND I GET IDENTITY THEFT.
FROM WHO? GUESS WHO. SPECTRUM MOBILE. AND THEN I LOOKED AROUND AND I PULLED THEIR BACKGROUND, AND THEY HAD ONE EMPLOYEE, HE HAD JUST KILLED THE WOMAN TOOK HER CREDIT CARDS.
HE'S STILL WORKING FOR SPECTRUM MOBILE. THEY ALL GOT SPECTRUM MOBILE RIGHT THERE AT TYLER STREET.
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, HOW DO THEY GET MY INFORMATION? SO I DID MY OWN INVESTIGATION. THE HOUSE IS BUGGED UP, LIT UP EVERY PASSWORD I GOT.
THEY GOT IT. IMAGINE THAT. GUESS HOW I FOUND OUT? A WOMAN DOWN THERE AT EXPERIAN SAID, MICHAEL, BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET THE CAR I GOT RIGHT NOW.
SHE SAID, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO CHECK YOUR CREDIT REPORT. MICHAEL, THAT AIN'T YOURS.
I'M LIKE, WHAT? SPECTRUM MOBILE OPENED UP AN ACCOUNT IN MY NAME.
I'M MAD. I'M MADDER THAN MAD. THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF IT.
WITH THE HOMEGROWN TERRORISM. COME ON, GUYS, WE WE GOTTA GET A HOLD ON THIS.
WE GOTTA GET A HOLD. THE GIRL AIN'T, SHE'S NOT LYING.
IT'S THERE. ME, MICHAEL ANTHONY CONWAY. I'M GONNA TELL THEM LIKE THAT.
THEY DON'T SCARE ME. NOTHING DOES BUT GOD, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BECAUSE HE THROW LIGHTNING BOLTS AND HE DON'T MISS. THEY DON'T SCARE ME, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO PLANT NOBODY EARLY.
AND THEN THEY LOOK. OH, THE BLACK GUY DID IT.
LOOK WHAT HE DID. BUT I'M OUT THERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTANDS ME.
MY LANDLORD, SHE CALLED THE COPS ON ME FOR NOTHING.
TOLD THE COPS I WAS STILL IN THE CAR IN MY PARKING LOT.
I GOT MY OWN CAR. WHEN THE COPS GOT THERE, THEY LEFT CONWAY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
LEAVE BECAUSE I GOT A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY COMMUNITY.
YOU SEE, THEY KNOW ME. BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WILL NOT PAY MY RENT TO A TYRANT OR SOMEBODY THAT BEEN MANIPULATED BY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SHE SHOULD HAVE NEVER. SHE SHOULD HAVE NEVER DID WHAT SHE DID.
THAT WOMAN CALLED COPS ON ME FOR NO REASON AT NIGHT.
AND I DID WHAT I DID. I DID NOT REACT LIKE I USUALLY DO.
I RESPONDED AND WALKED AWAY. AND I WON'T GO BACK TO TYLER STREET OVER THERE AND CAUSE WHAT SHE HAD.
I'LL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR HEARING ME.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
I'LL START. I'LL HELP. RANDY LOFTUS, RANDY LOFTUS, FOLLOWED BY JOHN LEVY.
MAYOR BLACKBURN CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. NOT SO MUCH. I'VE GONE THROUGH EVERYBODY I CAN THINK OF AT CITY HALL AND HAVE A. IT'S BASICALLY A PROPERTY DISPUTE.
WHICH FORCED US TO DO A BOUNDARY SEARCH. WE DID.
AND THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THAT AT CITY HALL, I MEAN, WITHIN THE CITY ALSO REQUIRED.
THE OTHER HOMEOWNER TOOK OVER A YEAR, BUT FINALLY GOT HIM TO DO A BOUNDARY SEARCH.
HE PROMISED ME THAT THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE.
THE FENCE WOULD GO UP ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE. WE'D BE DONE. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE BOUNDARY SEARCH WAS DONE. AND THE FENCE IS STILL OUT PAST THEIR PROPERTY LINE.
SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE FOR A CITY TO APPROVE A FENCE BEING OUT PAST A PERSON'S PROPERTY LINE ONTO AN EASEMENT THAT EVEN THE HOMEOWNERS CAN'T USE, BUT THEY'VE ALLOWED THIS FENCE.
THE CITY HAS ALLOWED THE FENCE TO BE PUT OUT THERE AGAINST EVERYTHING I'VE DONE TO PREVENT IT.
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AND IT STILL HAPPENED. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY AND HOW.AND I'VE HAD PROMISES FROM THE INSPECTORS, WHICH I HAVE NOTES HERE.
I HAVE PROMISES FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT THE FENCE WOULD BE ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE, AND IT'S NOT AT THE END. THE LAST DAY BEFORE THIS WAS CLOSED OUT BY THE CITY.
WE SAW THEM PUTTING UP FENCE POSTS ON OUR PROPERTY.
WE CALLED. THEY DID COME OUT FINALLY THAT DAY AND TOLD THEM THEY CAN'T DO THAT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUGHT SO LONG AND HAD TO GO THROUGH CORNER RECORDS AND NUMEROUS ISSUES AND THREATS FROM THE HOMEOWNER, BLAMING US AS BEING A PROBLEM.
DID IT NOT GO ON OUR PROPERTY LINE? IT'S NOW ON THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.
SO I, I'M HERE ASKING WHY. I'VE ASKED THE DEPARTMENT HEAD.
I'VE ASKED EVERY INSPECTOR THAT THEY'VE SENT ME TO.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? IT'S A LEGAL PROPERTY LINE.
HOW CAN YOU GRANT A FENCE TO BE PUT OVER IT? AND NOW IT'S CREATED EVEN MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE HOA THAT IT'S NOW ON THE EASEMENT THAT CAN'T BE BUILT ON OR USED BY HOMEOWNERS. AND BECAUSE AND SO I'M TOTALLY AT A LOSS OF HOW IT HAPPENED, HOW IT'S DONE. THE INSPECTIONS WERE I'VE EVEN HAD AN INSPECTOR ATTACK ME AT THE COUNTER VERBALLY.
AND ALSO, HE'S THE ONE THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO PUT A STRING LINE UP THERE AND SPITBALL IT AND PROVE IT, UNQUOTE. IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM WITH A YELLOW JACKET IS JEFF MURPHY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE TALK WITH HIM? THANK YOU. JOHN LEVY.
G'DAY. MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL. THANKS SO MUCH.
MY NAME IS JOHN LEVY. I'M THE OWNER OF LEVY LAND.
I WAS HOPING TO SPEAK AFTER MR. SILVERSTEIN. MITCH SILVERSTEIN FROM THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING VERY MUCH TO THE FOREFRONT IN CARLSBAD. AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF JUST GET AHEAD OF THE WHOLE ISSUE.
I'M A BIT OF A PIECE OF HAM IN THE SANDWICH BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
THAT GOES BACK TO AN IRREVOCABLE OFFER OF DEDICATION GOING BACK TO 1998 AND UNACCEPTED IOD, IF YOU WILL. AND THE COASTAL COMMISSION THAT'S TRYING TO OPEN THIS VERY SMALL LITTLE PIECE OF LAND UP TO PUBLIC ACCESS. AND THE PROBLEM IS A LOT HAS CHANGED DOWN THERE IN THAT QUADRANT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD WITH THE HOMELESSNESS WHICH THE CITY HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH HOMELESSNESS AND I APPLAUD VERY VIGOROUSLY.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES DOWN THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
THERE WAS A MURDER DOWN THERE LAST YEAR, THERE'S HOMELESSNESS DOWN THERE ALL THE TIME, AND THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION IS GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT, I BELIEVE IN FOR ADVOCATING FOR THE CITY TO ACCEPT THIS IOD IF THEY DO ACCEPT IT.
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE PART OF THE PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WITH THE IOD.
HOWEVER, AS I SAY, A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST 26 YEARS HERE, AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT I'M GOING TO BE PROVIDED THE PROPER SECURITY AND SAFETY OF MY PROPERTY. AND THEN FINALLY, IN THE SENSE THAT THIS IOD HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED FOR 26 YEARS.
I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE, AND YOU NEED MAPS AND ALL THIS STUFF TO UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL AWARE OF THIS, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT IT THIS WEEKEND IN THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE. AND SO IT HAS BECOME A WILDLIFE HABITAT SET BACK OVER THE 26 YEARS.
THERE'S THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS LIVING IN THIS, AND IF, AND THE CITY IS GOING TO ACCEPT THE AUDI, THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE RADICALLY. SO I JUST WANT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND THAT.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR MONTHS WITH THE ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM IS SHEILA COLBY, AND SHE'S WAVING HER HAND.
SHE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU OR INTRODUCE YOU TO I THINK IT WOULD BE JEFF MURPHY FOR THIS TO JEFF MURPHY.
MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS.
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CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH TEN.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
DOES ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THEM? MOTION. PLEASE MOVE CONSENT ITEMS SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
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AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 11 CITY MANAGER.[11. MAP OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES ]
ITEM 11 IS AN ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION MAP OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.OKAY, GOOD. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MIKE CALDERWOOD, FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. AND JOINING ME THIS EVENING IS DIVISION CHIEF DARCY DAVIDSON, CARLSBAD FIRE MARSHAL. TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS PROVIDED TO US BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THE STATE MANDATES THE ADOPTION OF THESE MAPS WHILE THEY ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT TERM APPLIES ONLY TO THE MINIMUM EXTENT OF DESIGNATED HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS.
ADOPTION OF THE MAP ITSELF IS NOT AN OPTION. IT IS A REQUIREMENT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE OUTLINED BY THE STATE.
IN SHORT, THE MAP PROVIDES A BASELINE THAT WE MAY BUILD UPON BUT NOT FALL BELOW.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE MAPS ARE NOT PERFECT.
TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, IMAGINE IF THAT DIVIDING LINE RAN RIGHT THROUGH THIS VERY TABLE AND THE DAIS WAS PLACED IN VERY HIGH AND THE AUDIENCE WAS PLACED IN HIGH.
HOW WOULD WE CLASSIFY THIS BUILDING IN SUCH CASES? THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE DEFAULTS TO THE MOST RESTRICTIVE CLASSIFICATION.
IN THIS CASE, THE WHOLE BUILDING WOULD BE VERY HIGH.
SPLIT STRUCTURES LIKE THIS ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO ADDRESS TODAY.
HOWEVER, OTHER MAPPING IMPERFECTIONS ARE MORE COMPLEX AND REQUIRE THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS.
BUT THAT WORK DOES TAKE SOME TIME. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GIS, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
TOGETHER, WE WILL CAREFULLY EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF THOSE DESIGNATIONS, PARCEL BY PARCEL AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AS WE PREPARE FOR ANY FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE MAPS.
THANK YOU, CHIEF CALDERWOOD. TONIGHT, WE ARE INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, COMPLYING WITH LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO ADOPT THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP PROVIDED BY THE STATE.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION, KNOWN AS CAL FIRE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERIODICALLY UPDATING THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS FOR EVERY REGION IN THE STATE. THIS IS THE FIRST MAP UPDATE SINCE THE PREVIOUS MAP WAS RELEASED TO CARLSBAD IN 2006.
IT WAS ADOPTED IN 2009. I'LL QUICKLY REVIEW THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINE THAT PERTAIN TO THE ADOPTION OF THE VERY HIGH FIRE, OR THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP IN CARLSBAD.
THE MAP WAS TRANSMITTED BY CAL FIRE TO CARLSBAD ON MARCH 24TH OF THIS YEAR.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING THAT TRANSMITTAL, THE LOCAL AGENCY SHALL MAKE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT, AND THE INFORMATION SHALL BE PRESENTED IN A FORMAT THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
CARLSBAD FULFILLED THIS REQUIREMENT BY TAKING TWO ACTIONS.
FIRST, ON MARCH 25TH, THE CITY POSTED THE MAP AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
THIS INCLUDED A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM TO ACCEPT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, TO SHARE THE INFORMATION MORE BROADLY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
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THE MARCH 27TH CITY MANAGER UPDATE EMAIL CONTAINED DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAP PROCESS.THE LAW STATES THAT THE LOCAL AGENCY SHALL DESIGNATE, BY ORDINANCE, MODERATE, HIGH, AND VERY HIGH HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN ITS JURISDICTION WITHIN 120 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE DEADLINE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE IN CARLSBAD IS JULY 22ND.
THEN THE FINAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION, WHICH WILL OCCUR AFTER TONIGHT'S READING AND NEXT WEEK'S ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, IS THAT ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, THE LOCAL AGENCY SHALL TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE TO THE STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION WITHIN 30 DAYS. SO LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS ARE.
FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES ARE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRE.
THESE ZONES ARE CLASSIFIED AS MODERATE, HIGH, AND VERY HIGH.
SO FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE MAPPED IN THE MODERATE.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION IN THIS ZONE.
FOR STRUCTURES IN THE HIGH, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURES AT TIME OF SALE.
THIS REQUIRES A FIRE INSPECTION TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO, NEW STRUCTURES ARE REQUIRED TO BE BUILT TO IGNITION RESISTANCE STANDARDS.
FOR THE VERY HIGH. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED IN THE HIGH STRUCTURES, IN THE VERY HIGH SHALL ALSO APPLY OR COMPLY WITH MAINTAINING DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND PROPERTY.
SO HOW ARE THESE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE DESIGNATIONS DETERMINED? CAL FIRE USES SCIENTIFIC DATA AND MODELING TO ESTIMATE THE PROBABILITY OF AN AREA BURNING AND THE EXPECTED FIRE BEHAVIOR.
ZONES ARE ASSESSED WITH A FIRE HAZARD SCORE THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SEVERAL FACTORS SUCH AS FIRE HISTORY, VEGETATION, PREDICTED FLAME LENGTH, EMBER PRODUCTION AND MOVEMENT, TOPOGRAPHY, AND WEATHER PATTERNS.
EACH AREA OF THE MAP GETS A SCORE BASED ON THESE FACTORS.
THE SCORES ARE THEN AVERAGED OVER ZONES AREA, WHICH ARE 20 ACRE UNITS.
THESE ARE THE 20 ACRE UNITS THAT ARE UTILIZED IN THE MODEL.
YOU'LL SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS ON A FUTURE SLIDE WHEN WE ZOOM INTO THE CITY'S FARADAY BUILDING.
SO LET'S NOW LOOK AT THE 2009 MAP VERSUS THIS NEW MAP.
LEGISLATION NOW REQUIRES MAPS TO DESIGNATE THE AREAS ALSO IN THE MODERATE AND HIGH.
THE ACRES MAPPED IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONE INCREASED FROM 4840 ACRES IN 2009 TO CURRENTLY 8170. IN ADDITION, ALMOST 4300 ACRES OF HIGH WERE ADDED AND ALMOST 1800 ACRES OF MODERATE ARE NOW IN A MAPPED MODERATE ZONE. SO WHY IS CARLSBAD SEEING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS MAP? ONE REASON IS THAT NEW SCIENTIFIC MODELING NOW TAKES INTO ACCOUNT EMBER PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT.
FLYING EMBERS ARE BLOWN BY HEAVY WINDS WELL AHEAD OF A FIRE'S PERIMETER.
THAT EMBER TRANSPORT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY MEASURED AT DISTANCES OVER TWO MILES.
THIS EXPLAINS WHY THERE ARE MORE HIGH AND MODERATE AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE VERY HIGH.
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AS SANTA ANA WINDS BLOW, TYPICALLY FROM EAST TO WEST.IN ADDITION, IN 2014, THE POINSETTIA FIRE BURNED IN CARLSBAD.
FIRE HISTORY IS ONE INPUT FOR THE MAP MODEL, AND WE SEE THIS AREA INCLUDED IN THE NEW MAP.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL ZOOM INTO A PORTION OF A PORTION OF THE MAP.
THE STATE DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PROPERTY LINES OR PARCEL BOUNDARIES WHEN MAPPING THE ZONES.
AS YOU CAN, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE EXAMPLES PROVIDED, THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS THE CITY'S FARADAY BUILDING, WHICH SHOWS THE 20 ACRE RECTANGULAR SHAPES MENTIONED EARLIER.
AND THAT ZIGZAG LINE AND ON THE RIGHT IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
THESE STRUCTURES ARE BOTH MAPPED AS BOTH VERY HIGH, AS SEEN IN THE RED AND THE HIGH.
CAL FIRE DOES NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DIRECTION IN SUCH SITUATIONS.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL AGENCY TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION.
THE ONLY LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT IS OUTLINED IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH STATES THAT A LOCAL AGENCY SHALL NOT REDUCE THE LEVEL OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY CLASSIFICATION AS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE. SO BOTH OF THESE INSTANCES, WE'D CLASSIFY THOSE BUILDINGS AS VERY HIGH.
IT STATES WHEN MULTIPLE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES OVERLAP A STRUCTURE EXISTING OR PROPOSED.
THE STRUCTURE'S DESIGNATION IS BASED ON THE MOST SEVERE ZONE OVERLAPPING THAT STRUCTURE.
THIS APPLIES TO EXISTING STRUCTURES AND ALSO THOSE THAT ARE PLANNED FOR DEVELOPMENT.
DURING OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH, A COMMON QUESTION FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WAS HOW WILL THIS AFFECT MY INSURANCE? THE MAPS WERE NOT INTENDED TO BE USED FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND IN FACT, INSURANCE INDUSTRIES WE'RE TOLD, UTILIZE THEIR OWN PROPRIETARY RISK MODELS THAT DIFFER FROM THE.
THE STATE'S HAZARD MODEL. SO I WANTED TO QUICKLY REVIEW HAZARD VERSUS RISK.
THIS DOES NOT CONSIDER SHORT TERM MITIGATION EFFORTS SUCH AS FUEL REDUCTION.
SO THIS IS THE STABLE LONG TERM CONDITION OF THE LANDSCAPE.
THE RISK ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE THAT A FIRE CAN DO TO THE AREA UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDE FUEL REDUCTION EFFORTS, DEFENSIBLE SPACE OR IGNITION RESISTANT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RISK FACTORS CAN BE MODIFIED SO HOMEOWNERS CAN TAKE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF WILDFIRE IMPACTING THEIR HOMES AND INCREASE THE INSURABILITY OF THEIR HOME.
THEY CAN UPGRADE CONSTRUCTION FEATURES ON THEIR HOME TO EMBER RESISTANT MATERIALS.
REFER TO, WE REFER TO THIS AS HOME HARDENING, AND WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO COORDINATE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY TO BECOME FIREWISE RECOGNIZED. OUR FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY TEAM IS COMMITTED TO ONGOING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS.
IN DECEMBER, WE PROUDLY CELEBRATED CARLSBAD'S FIRST FIREWISE USA RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY.
LA COSTA ALTA. THIS MILESTONE WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG, STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF AND THE RESIDENTS OF LA COSTA ALTA, WHO TOOK PROACTIVE STEPS TO ENHANCE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS WILDFIRE RESILIENCE.
FIREWISE USA IS A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION THAT EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISKS THROUGH EDUCATION, PLANNING AND ONGOING MITIGATION EFFORTS.
AS AN ADDED BENEFIT, MANY FIREWISE RECOGNIZED COMMUNITIES FIND THAT THEY CAN NEGOTIATE REDUCED INSURANCE PREMIUMS. WE ENCOURAGE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS, LARGE AND SMALL, TO EXPLORE THE FIREWISE USA PROGRAM AND JOIN THE GROWING MOVEMENT TOWARD WILDFIRE READY COMMUNITIES. LAST MONTH, THE CITY PROUDLY HOSTED A WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY EVENT AIMED AT EMPOWERING RESIDENTS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP PREVENT AND PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE. YOU CAN SEE AN ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOS ON THE SCREEN FROM THAT EVENT.
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CERT HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.LOOKING AHEAD, WE'RE PLANNING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVED BUDGET FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN AND WILL INCLUDE A COMMUNITY WILDFIRE RISK ANALYSIS.
I DO WANT TO PAUSE AT THIS POINT AND THANK BOTH GIS FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE WORK AND QUICK EFFORTS IN PROVIDING MAP DATA FOR US TO ANALYZE TO HELP IN THE DECISION MAKING THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND ALSO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND HELPING US TO DETERMINE THE STRATEGY THAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO TAKE.
SO IN CONCLUSION, TONIGHT WE ARE OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE.
YOU SAID THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M CHECKING MY MY NOTES DON'T INDICATE THAT.
I'M SORRY WE DON'T HAVE IT IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE IT IN THE ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION, BUT IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY. OKAY. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS. CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. SHIN, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR CREWS THAT WE'RE RESPONDING ON THE FIRE YESTERDAY, JUST OUTSTANDING WORK AND ALSO CONFINING IT TO THE LOCATION.
IT'S. THAT'S A TOUGH FIRE. SO WHAT I SAW AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WERE IN THE MUTUAL AID WHAT DO WE DO IN REGARD TO , LIKE, SANTA ANA CONDITIONS DURING THIS? DURING THIS TIME, DO WE DO ANY TYPE OF, LIKE, PRE-DEPLOYMENT? DO WE DO ANY ALERTS? SO THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, IS YES, WE DO PRE-DEPLOYMENT, AND WE DO ALERTS. THOSE ARE WE'VE RECENTLY SWITCHED WHERE WE WOULD DO A RED FLAG WARNING.
IN THE PAST, IF THERE WAS A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE COUNTY, THEN WE WOULD CONSIDER UP STAFFING.
SO OUR THREE PERSON FIRE ENGINES WOULD GO TO FOUR.
WE'VE RECENTLY MADE THE CHANGE TO WHERE WE LOOK AT HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW WILDLAND.
AND IT'S DETERMINED MORE IN YOUR LOCAL VICINITY.
AND WE FOLLOW OUR CAL FIRE PARTNERS ON THAT THAT NEW CONCEPT NEW TO US.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S PREPOSITION STRIKE TEAMS WHERE UNDER THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM CALIFORNIA, CARLSBAD DOES PARTICIPATE WITH THE YELLOWISH GREEN ENGINE THAT YOU'LL SEE THE OES FIRE ENGINE.
THEY DO THEY FUND EVERY YEAR THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
MONEY TO PREPOSITION STRIKE TEAMS DURING THAT RED FLAG WARNING AND HIGH WILD LAND TIMES WHEN THE SANTA ANA WIND CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE AND WE DETERMINE WHICH PART OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH WEATHER MODELING IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, WHICH AREAS ARE GOING TO BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WILDLAND FIRE? AND THEN AS A REGION THROUGH WHAT WE CALL THE OP AREA, WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE STRATEGICALLY PLACE THOSE PRE-DEPLOYED STRIKE TEAMS, WHICH IS FIVE ENGINES AND A STRIKE TEAM LEADER, IN THOSE LOCATIONS THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE.
AND THEN OUR AREAS THAT ARE DEEMED VERY HIGH, ARE WE PROACTIVELY GOING TO THESE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO LET THEM KNOW, OR DO THEY JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT ON THEIR OWN? LIKE WHAT'S HOW DO WE CREATE THAT COMMUNICATION LOOP? SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT WE GO TO EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT THAT IS WITHIN THAT AREA, BUT WE PUBLICLY POSITION THOSE MAPS AND THE INFORMATION, AS YOU SAW EARLIER IN THE SLIDESHOW ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
THAT EVENT WAS AT FIRE STATION THREE. AND THEN, AS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO MORE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS THAT WILL OCCUR. AND THOSE ARE, WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE FIRE MITIGATION MONEY THAT WAS APPROVED BY YOU.
THANK YOU. IN THE MID-YEAR, IN THE MID-YEAR BUDGET AND THOSE WILL BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. PARKS AND REC TO WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO THOSE THAT ATTEND THOSE WORKSHOPS BUT TAKE QUESTIONS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR
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CONCERNS ARE. AND FINALLY WE CONTINUE TO DO OUTREACH WITH FIREWISE COMMUNITIES.AND THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING CALLED A FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO HOA AND OTHER COMMUNITIES TO TRY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE THAT ABILITY TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES AND THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO HELP KEEP THEIR NOT JUST THEIR HOME, BUT THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITY MORE SAFE WHEN THESE WINDS AND THESE FIRES OCCUR. AND LASTLY YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN REGARDS TO YOUR OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS AND YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT COULD WE COULD WE POSSIBLY MAKE THIS EVEN, LIKE KEVIN PROOF, WHERE WE'RE VISUALLY SHOWING PEOPLE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE, WHAT TANGIBLY YOU NEED TO DO AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE HARDENING DONE IN YOUR HOME JUST BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OR WE CAN READ IT.
BUT TO SEE US ACTUALLY DOING THE ACTIONS, I THINK SOMETIMES IS THE BEST SOLUTION BEHIND IT.
SO IS YOUR QUESTION TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE VIA LIKE A VIDEO RESOURCE.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CALLED, IF THEY ARE IN A MAPPED HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE AND THEY WANT TO HAVE A HOME ASSESSMENT, WE DO GO OUT BECAUSE THE BEST EDUCATION IS LOOKING AT SOMEONE'S ACTUAL HOME AND POINTING OUT THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS. SO THAT IS A SERVICE THAT WE HAVE OFFERED FOR STRUCTURES THAT ARE IN A MAP ZONE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE ANSWERED A BIT OF IT, WHICH WAS AROUND THE HOA'S IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT THEY'RE ALSO AWARE OF THE FIREWISE.
IS THAT THROUGH THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL THAT YOU ALL ARE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT? OR IS IT JUST OTHERWISE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT? SO WE HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THE HOA'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ONGOING FUEL MODIFICATION ZONE INSPECTION PROGRAM. SO IN THOSE INTERACTIONS WITH THE HOA'S, THAT IS INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE WITH THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT AND START THAT PROCESS AND ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.
YEAH. JUST GIVEN THAT, I KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MUCH, SO MUCH CONCERN AROUND FOLKS NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO GET FIRE INSURANCE AND JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN NEGOTIATE AS A GROUP.
I FEEL LIKE IS SUCH AN ADVANTAGE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND RAISED AWARENESS OF CHIEF.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? I WANTED TO EXPAND ON THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
SOME OF THE WHETHER IT WAS WEED ABATEMENT OR FIRE MITIGATION IN THE AREA, AND IT WAS THIS COUNCIL A FEW YEARS BACK PRIOR, MUCH PRIOR TO THE. THE LA FIRES THAT APPROVED THAT HALF TIME POSITION TO BE A FULL TIME POSITION WHERE WE HAVE A DEDICATED HAZARD REDUCTION OFFICER AND THAT POSITION STILL EXISTS TODAY. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE THAT APPROVAL THAT GOES OUT AND MEETS WITH THE HOA'S AND HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO THE HOA'S NOT ONLY IN THE PAST, HOW TO HOW TO PROTECT THEIR AREAS AND KEEP THAT AS FIRE FREE AS POSSIBLE. BUT NOW THAT'S EXPANDED INTO THE FIREWISE COMMUNITIES.
GREAT. THANK YOU. AND TO ADD ON TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN WAS SAYING WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PIECE, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I'M ASSUMING WE'RE ALSO USING TRADITIONAL METHODS LIKE A MAILER, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE NECESSARILY UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET AS FREQUENTLY.
WE HAVEN'T DONE PHYSICAL MAILERS YET. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ASSESSING.
FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T ON SOCIAL MEDIA BUT WOULD HAVE EMAIL ACCESS.
OKAY, YEAH, I JUST I JUST KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF HOW YOU ACCESS INFORMATION. I KNOW MY DEMOGRAPHIC IS DEFINITELY HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I FEEL LIKE WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO DIVERSIFY IT AND ENSURE EVERYONE'S GETTING THAT INFORMATION IS, IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT WAS IT. THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
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SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING UP ALL OF THE OUTREACH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSIFYING OUR OUTREACH.BECAUSE THIS I HADN'T SEEN OR HADN'T NOTICED.
MAYBE IT WAS BEFORE ME, BUT I HADN'T NOTICED THE COMPARISON MAP BEFORE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE ON HERE A LOT OF THE MIDDLE PART OF CARLSBAD THAT MAYBE IN COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL AREA, IS THAT POINSETTIA THE MIDDLE OR IS THAT THAT THAT BIG AREA? OKAY. BECAUSE OF THE POINSETTIA FIRES THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 2009 AND 2025.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE INCREASED OUTREACH ON THAT.
THE QUESTION THAT I GET THE MOST IS ACTUALLY ABOUT INSURANCE.
AND I KNOW WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THESE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE MAPS THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES USE TO CALCULATE PREMIUMS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF INFORMATION COMING OUT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
THEY ARE TRYING TO DO MORE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SYNC UP. THEY HAVE A NEW PROGRAM.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I CAN'T REMEMBER. IT WAS EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT WE WERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THEIR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES ON THEIR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO CONNECT WITH THEM SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE THE PROGRAMS ARE DIFFERENT, BUT ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF INSURANCE AND FINDING NEW INSURANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO GET DROPPED, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM.
ALL AROUND, NOT JUST IN CARLSBAD. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT? BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF YOU HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THEM.
WE'VE RECEIVED THE SAME LEVEL OF QUESTIONS ABOUT INSURANCE.
WE DID REACH OUT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE BEFORE OUR LAST EVENT AT STATION THREE, WHEN WE DID THAT OUTREACH. IT WAS A LITTLE TOO SHORT IN ADVANCE TO GET THEM OUT THERE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER THAT CIRCLING BACK, PLANNING IN ADVANCE, AND HAVING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OUT AT OUR NEXT COMMUNITY EVENT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GREAT PULL FOR THE RESIDENTS TO KIND OF HEAR IT FROM THEM AND TO ANSWER A LOT OF THEIR QUESTIONS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL DEFINITELY PREPLAN.
SO THANKS FOR THAT REMINDER. GREAT, GREAT. LASTLY, ON THE SLIDES, WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT LEGISLATION.
LEGISLATION REQUIRING THESE MAPS AND REQUIRING THE REPORTING IN A CERTAIN WAY.
SO I KNOW THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS IN TOUCH WITH US, WITH MR. JASON HABER AND WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, SO THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTIVE PENDING LEGISLATION EVERY YEAR, WE CAN CONNECT WITH YOU AND SEE WHAT WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK, WHAT MAKES SENSE AND IS JUST EXTRA BUREAUCRACY.
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO FIND COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS TO REAL PROBLEMS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND WEIGHING IN ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANKS, MISS BURKHOLDER. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE.
INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 12. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 12?
[12. ORDINANCE NO. CS-494 – REPEALING CHAPTER 3.37 CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT]
WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR NUMBER 12. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTION, PLEASE. MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM NUMBER 13. CITY MANAGER.
[13. ANNUAL WORK PLANS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION]
THANK YOU. OUR LAST ITEM FOR THE EVENING IS OUR ANNUAL WORK PLANS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MIKE STRONG.THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. FOR THE RECORD.
MIKE STRONG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM COVERS TWO REPORTS.
BOTH ARE BEING PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2.15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH REQUIRES ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT ALSO IDENTIFIES WHICH COMMISSION WILL BE WORKING ON IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
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FOR THOSE ARE ONGOING OR RECURRING ACTIVITIES.THEY SERVE AS A ADVISORY BODY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ON LAND USE MATTERS, AND ALSO, IN SOME INSTANCES, ARE A FINAL DECISION MAKING BODY ON THOSE QUASI JUDICIAL PROJECTS.
OVER THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET 16 TIMES.
THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS ARE TWICE A MONTH ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.
THEY ALSO REVIEWED PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, SOME NOTABLE INCLUDING THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE MIXED USE PROJECT THREE ON GARFIELD, THE ROOSEVELT, JUNIPER HOMES, AND TYLER HOMES.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO REVIEWED THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, AND TWO COMMISSIONERS ATTENDED THE MARCH 2025 CONFERENCE ON THE LEAGUE OF CITIES.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MET FOUR TIMES.
THEY DON'T MEET AS FREQUENTLY AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEIR WORK PROGRAM SCHEDULE IS TO CONVENE ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS.
THEY PROVIDED AND FACILITATED THE THIRD GRADE ART CONTEST.
THE DRAWING ON CARLSBAD'S HISTORY THAT WAS PRESENTED AT AN AWARD CEREMONY ON MARCH 20TH TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF A UNIFORM PLAQUE PROGRAM AND HISTORIC BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES TO INITIATE A ZONING CODE UPDATE.
THOSE WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 20TH, AND THE OTHER ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED AS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WAS WRAPPING UP THEIR EVALUATION OF THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM, AND THAT WAS ON CONSENT ITEM EARLIER THIS EVENING.
FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES AND ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WORK PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COMMISSION ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND WILL BE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PRESENTATION, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST I WILL INTRODUCE IS THE CHAIR MEANS TO PRESENT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PLAN.
AND I THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
IT WAS IT WAS VERY WELL DONE. AND I WON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE 24-25 ACTION PLAN.
I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR, AND WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THIS YEAR.
SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INDICATE WE HAVE GOALS FOR THIS COMING YEAR.
AND ONE OF THEM HAPPENS TO BE A WORKSHOP AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY 64, WHICH IS WIRELESS FACILITIES AND ZONING ORDINANCES, AMENDMENTS FOR THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AND REVIEW AND ACT ON PERMITS REQUESTED FOR CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
CURRENT PLANNING PROJECTS INCLUDE AND THESE ARE LARGE ONES.
THE NEW CARLSBAD LUXURY RESORT IN PONTO, WHICH ENTAILS 198 ROOM HOTEL ALONG WITH SOME TIMESHARES.
THE RINCON CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE PROJECT AT THE CORNER CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE AND JEFFERSON, WHICH ENTAILS ABOUT 50 UNITS, WHICH ARE ALL RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEN SUNNY CREEK, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 330 TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S ANOTHER BIG ONE. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BUSY IN THAT REGARD.
IN REGARD TO TRAINING AND CITY OPERATIONS I APPLAUD THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ASSIGNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING DETERMINATIONS ON CEQA EXEMPTIONS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN OUR BODY, AS BEING A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT WE PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC AND HAVING THEM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON CEQA EXEMPTIONS.
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AND I KNOW MANY OF OUR PROJECTS ENTAIL THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN THAT REGARD.SO WITH THE TRAINING AND CITY OPERATIONS ONE OF THE THINGS IN REGARD TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ON CEQA OUR COMMISSION TALKED EXTENSIVELY WITH OUR CITY STAFF, PLANNING STAFF IN REGARD TO WHAT WE FELT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR US.
TAKING ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO HAVE TRAINING AND BE ABLE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CEQA EXEMPTION AND WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES WERE. STAFF IS VERY RESPONSIVE TO US AND HAD INDICATED TO US THAT WE WOULD MAKE A PART OF SOME OF OUR MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT THREE, 4 OR 5 MONTHS THAT SOME OF THE MEETINGS WOULD ENTAIL AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT WOULD BE TRAINING RELATED TO SEQUA.
AND THANK YOU, MIKE. AND ERIC, FOR LISTENING TO US.
WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH AS WELL. ALSO, IN REGARD TO OTHER ITEMS REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATIONS, INCLUSION, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL. ONE THING I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT TO, AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT, IS SB 2097. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT QUITE OFTEN WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION.
WE JUST HAD ONE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN REGARD TO HAVING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT OUR MEETING CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING THE PROJECT NOT HAVE ON SITE PARKING BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT AT THE TRANSIT CENTER IN THE VILLAGE.
AND SO, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M I APPLAUD THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WHY I DO THAT IS BECAUSE I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR HAVING STAFF. UPDATE THE VILLAGE BARRIO AND BEACH AREA PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US IN MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING PARKING IN PROJECTS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN THE VILLAGE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING STAFF TO DO THAT.
AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE GETTING UNDERWAY FROM STAFF.
MIKE, WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT MOVING ALONG IN REGARD TO THAT PLAN? THE PARKING. CORRECT. IF IT'S FUNDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BEGIN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE. AND TO TRANSITION TO A REPORT FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS.
CHAIR. MAJOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANKS FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS CHAD, MAJOR, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN.
HERE TO GO OVER THE WORK PLAN FOR THE COMING YEAR.
IT HASN'T BEEN RENOVATED OR CONSOLIDATED IN A LONG TIME.
ALSO IN TANDEM WITH THAT IS UPDATING THE BROCHURE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS ON THE LIST IS THE PLAQUE PROGRAM.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A PLAQUE PROGRAM FOR ABOUT A DECADE, I BELIEVE.
SO NO PLAQUES HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT, AND THERE'S NOT EVEN A PIPELINE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, WE'LL RESTART THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I FEEL THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND A GREAT REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AS USUAL, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE WORK ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND KEEPING THAT UP TO DATE, AS WELL AS THE CULTURAL RESOURCE GUIDE. AND RECENTLY, WE'VE APPOINTED A LIAISON TO THE HISTORIC SOCIETY SO THAT WE CAN WORK CLOSER WITH THEM.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR. MAJOR. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTION TO ADOPT TWO RESOLUTIONS, ONE TO REPRESENT ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND TO APPROVE OR AUTHORIZE THE NEXT YEAR'S ACTIVITIES.
AND THE OTHER IS THE SAME, BUT WITH RESPECT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MISS ACOSTA, GO AHEAD.AND TO START WITH PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO SPECIFICALLY ON LAND USE.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS COME TO US. WE KNOW THIS, THAT IF IT'S IN THE VILLAGE OR BARRIO, IT WILL.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'M PROUD TO SEE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
I MADE SOME COMMENTS TO STAFF THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND ASSERTING HOW MUCH, HOW PROUD I AM AND HOW MUCH I AM GRATEFUL TO THIS COMMISSION FOR HIGHLIGHTING HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN OUR CITY.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT. AND IF WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY HAVE A COMMISSION AND A WORK PLAN FOR YOU, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE OR PROTECT SOME, SOME PARTS OF OUR HISTORY HERE IN CARLSBAD AND PROMOTE IT.
PROMOTE WHAT'S HAPPENING. I KNOW WE'VE GOT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY THAT DOES A WONDERFUL JOB AT THE MAGEE HOUSE, AND I WAS A BIG SUPPORTER OF APPROVING THE MILLS ACT.
WE REMEMBER WHEN THAT MILLS ACT CAME ABOUT. IT WAS BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY CAME TO US AND SAID, THERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL OLD HISTORIC HOMES IN CARLSBAD THAT COULD EASILY BE TORN DOWN.
AND WE NEED HELP. WE WANT MORE HELP FROM THE CITY.
SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR YOUR WORK.
SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THE CHAIRS FOR COMING AND SPEAKING TO US TONIGHT.
AND PLEASE PASS ON OUR THANKS TO YOUR COMMISSIONS.
I KNOW WITH REGARDS TO HOUSING, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT BILLS THAT ARE BEING PASSED.
SO NOT ONLY ARE WE HAVING TO BE UP TO DATE, BUT YOU ALL HAVE TO BE UP TO DATE ON ALL OF THAT.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK GOING ON THERE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
I THINK IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
AND JUST IN MY TIME HERE, I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW WE'VE JUST REVIVED THE PROGRAM EVEN MORE AND JUST BROUGHT IT UP TO FULL SPEED IN TERMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY AND EVEN FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO VISIT.
SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AND TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSION.
MR. SHIN, I'LL JUST ECHO EVERYONE'S COMMENTS AS WELL.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS VOLUNTARILY. MAYBE A SMALL STIPEND.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I GET COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION A LOT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE PEOPLE IN CARLSBAD ARE VERY INTERESTED IN YOU KNOW, THE HISTORICAL ASPECT OF CARLSBAD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S REALLY FASCINATING TO ME. SO I THINK I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO THERE. AND IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I'LL BE SEEING YOU JULY 2ND.
SO I THINK YOU'RE MY FIRST ONE THIS YEAR. SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M SEEING HISTORICAL OR IF IT'S MY PARTNER.
OKAY, SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE BOTH OF US AND HEAR OUR PRESENTATIONS BUT THANK YOU.
PLEASE TAKE OUR THANKS BACK TO EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S A THANKLESS JOB, BUT WE SURE APPRECIATE IT.
TWO MOTIONS PLEASE. MOVE. ADOPTION OF BOTH RESOLUTIONS.
SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE HAVE MITCH SILVERSTEIN.[01:25:06]
I'M GOING TO READ THESE. GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MITCH SILVERSTEIN WITH SURFRIDER FOUNDATION.BEACH ACCESS IS CORE TO OUR MISSION. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
THE PROPERTY CONTAINS PUBLIC ACCESS AND OPEN SPACE EASEMENTS DATING BACK TO 1983, WHICH WERE FURTHER CLARIFIED IN THE LATE 90S WHEN MR. LEVY RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD A HOME THERE.
HE EXPRESSLY AGREED TO HONOR AND DEDICATE AN EASEMENT TO THE CITY, WHICH THE CITY RECORDED.
HOWEVER, THIS LEGALLY REQUIRED ACCESS TO AN OPEN SPACE PATH ALONG THE BUENA VISTA LAGOON TO THE BEACH, IS CURRENTLY LOCKED TO THE PUBLIC AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS, IF NOT DECADES.
THE CITY'S OWN TRAIL GUIDE PROMOTES THIS AS THE NORTH BEACH TRAIL, BUT SADLY, THE OFFICIAL LINK TO THE TRAIL SHOWS AN IMAGE OF MR. LEVY'S LOCKED GATE AT THE TRAILHEAD. THE CITYWIDE TRAIL MAP ALSO SHOWS ANOTHER PUBLIC TRAIL ALONG THE LAGOON THAT MR. LEVY HAS ILLEGALLY BLOCKED US FROM ACCESSING.
MAKING WATERS MURKIER IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MR. LEVY TO PROVIDE LIFEGUARD VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE TRAIL.
HE'S ILLEGALLY BLOCKED THE GRANT AGREEMENT STATES THE FOLLOWING.
THE PUBLIC HAS A PERPETUAL RIGHT TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY, AND THE CITY HAS A PERPETUAL, ONGOING NEED TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY. BASED ON THE LANGUAGE ABOVE, THE CITY IS CLEARLY AWARE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO ACCESS THIS EASEMENT, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T ACCESS IT OTHERWISE.
WHY AN AGREEMENT FOR MR. LEVY'S GATE CODE? THIS AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THANKFULLY, THE COASTAL COMMISSION ISSUED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO COMMENCE A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER TO MR. LEVY IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE.
CC'D. ON BEHALF OF SURFRIDER AND OUR 4000 LOCAL MEMBERS, WE ASKED THE CITY TO NOT ONLY COOPERATE WITH COMMISSION STAFF, BUT TO ALSO TAKE PROACTIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS ONGOING PUBLIC ACCESS VIOLATION.
SURFRIDER ASKED THAT AS OUR ELECTED LEADERS, YOU DIRECT STAFF TO TAKE ACTION ON THE SIDE OF THE PUBLIC YOU REPRESENT, RATHER THAN SIDING WITH A PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS ABUSED HIS PRIVILEGES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ONGOING COASTAL ACCESS ISSUE.
SIR, AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM IS JEFF MURPHY. WOULD YOU PLEASE TALK WITH HIM? HE'S THE EXPERT IN THAT AREA. PLEASE CALL THE FINAL SPEAKER.
VANESSA FORSYTHE. IS IT OKAY IF I MOVE IT? YEAH.
SORRY. THANK YOU FOR. I KNOW I WAS LATE IN PRESENTING THIS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.
I WAS AT THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND THIS CAME UP.
WHAT MITCH JUST SPOKE ABOUT AND WHAT MR. LEVY WAS SPEAKING ABOUT.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEACH.
AND I AM CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ACCESS CODE HAS TO BE GIVEN TO LIFEGUARDS AND, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO, I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THE CITY WILL ACT ON THIS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 20 YEARS.
SO, YOU KNOW, AN EASEMENT IS AN EASEMENT. AND IT'S THERE AGAIN FOR A REASON.
AND SO JUST SPEAKING TO THAT AND YEAH, I WAS WANTING TO SHARE, I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION, HOW MUCH AREA THEY COVERED IN THAT ONE MEETING.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY GOT TO DO A 25, 26 PLAN, BUT I THINK AS THEY ROLL OVER INTO SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL, THERE'S A LOT OF IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE PEOPLE ON THAT COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
COMMENTS FROM MR. SHIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'LL BE ATTENDING TOMORROW FROM 6 TO 8 AND COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA DISTRICT FOR THE CARLSBAD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. THEIR ANNUAL GRANTS COMMITTEE.OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME PERMISSION. AND THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IN REGARDS TO THE FIRE YESTERDAY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW CRITICAL IT WAS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING A SECOND LADDER TRUCK.
THE TIME TO RECEIVE ANOTHER LADDER TRUCK, TO BE ABLE TO GET ONTO THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX WOULD HAVE DELAYED OPERATIONS, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IN THAT FIRE.
SO I'M JUST PROUD OF US FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
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AND HOPEFULLY THE CHIEF CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT IT'S COMING.I COULD LITERALLY SEE IT BURNING FROM MY LIVING ROOM.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
IF YOU'RE A FATHER OUT THERE AND REST IN PEACE TO MY DAD.
I ALSO, I MEAN, WE HEARD ALL ABOUT IT NOT JUST AT THE CITY, BUT PEOPLE ARE TEXTING ME.
I'M DRIVING, I SEE BIG SMOKE AND I HOPE THAT IT GETS TAKEN CARE OF SOON.
AND IT WAS. AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO RESPONDED REALLY QUICKLY ON SOME OF MY ASSIGNMENTS.
THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETS NEXT WEEK NEXT TUESDAY MORNING INSTEAD OF THIS TUESDAY MORNING.
RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE I SAID IT WRONG, BUT.
YEAH. NEXT WEEK IT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM TODAY.
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION MET YESTERDAY AT THE SAN MARCOS CIVIC CENTER, AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE ECONOMY OF NORTH COUNTY.
OUR MAIN SPEAKER WAS ERIC BROVOLD, WHO RUNS THE SAN DIEGO NORTH EDC.
BUT WE ALSO HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIFFERENT COLLEGES.
WE HAD CAL STATE, SAN MARCOS, PALOMAR COLLEGE, MIRA COSTA COLLEGE.
OF COURSE, WE IN CARLSBAD RECEIVE PERIODIC REPORTS FROM OUR STAFF, FROM MATT SANFORD, FROM SAC, FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON OUR STAFF THAT SHARE WITH US WHAT'S HAPPENING ECONOMICALLY.
AND, AND SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY, WELL, APPRISED OF THOSE ISSUES.
BUT THIS WAS A VERY GOOD ONE. SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY HAS OBVIOUSLY MONTHLY MEETINGS.
WE ARE IN BUDGET SEASON, THE SEASON THERE AS WELL.
BUT ONE EXCITING THING HAPPENED THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY ON OUR FUTURE WATER RATES.
AND MONEY HAS COME BACK TO RATEPAYERS. BUT THIS FINAL AGREEMENT, WE FINALLY REACHED CONSENSUS AND HAVE, IT LOOKS LIKE, REPAIRED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO AGENCIES.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT IS THE LARGEST WATER CUSTOMER IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA, AND IT REPRESENTS MOST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE IMPERIAL AREA.
SO, IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE. LASTLY I'M SURE THERE'S MORE THAT THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
PEACEFUL PROTESTS ARE WONDERFUL AND ENCOURAGED, AND WE ALL HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SOME VIOLENT ACTIVITIES AND THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE STOKING THE FLAMES.
SO I SAW A LETTER FROM LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES THAT CAME OUT TODAY THAT EXPRESSES KIND OF THE FEELINGS OF ALL OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAVE CAUSED FEAR, FRUSTRATION AND UNCERTAINTY AMONG RESIDENTS.
VIOLENCE AND PROPERTY DESTRUCTION ARE NOT A SOLUTION.
I CONTINUE TO SEE ALERTS COME THROUGH ON MY PHONE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. THAT PEACEFUL PROTEST IS OKAY, THAT VIOLENCE IS NOT OKAY.
AND I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO TO BRING UP THESE ISSUES.
SO WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE TIMES WHEN WE ALL NEED TO BE SENSITIVE AND AND BE THOUGHTFUL.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FEAR RIGHT NOW, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO BE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE, WE WANT TO.
ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE OUR CELL PHONE NUMBERS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
WE HAVE OUR EMAILS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE CAN REFER YOU TO PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP YOU.
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GOING THROUGH THEIR BUDGET CYCLE. SO WE'LL BE ADOPTING OUR BUDGET NEXT MONTH.I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM FOR TOBACCO AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO MIKE STRONG BECAUSE HE RECEIVED A TOBACCO CHAMPION AWARD FOR OUR CITY FOR THE MULTIFAMILY SMOKING ORDINANCE THAT WE HAD PASSED.
AND SO JUST WANTED TO SAY KUDOS TO MIKE ON THAT.
WE HAD I THINK THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US THAT ATTENDED THE ANNUAL CONNECT SUMMER SOCIAL, WHERE THERE WERE ACTUALLY A LOT OF GREAT COMPANIES FROM ALL OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH COUNTY. AND WE GOT TO I GOT TO MEET QUITE A FEW OF THEM HERE, NOT ONLY IN CARLSBAD, BUT THROUGHOUT NORTH COUNTY.
AND SO, IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM THERE FOR THE SHORELINE PRESERVATION WORKING GROUP.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE DID TAKE ACTION ON OCEANSIDE'S RE BEACH PROJECT, AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I DID VOTE IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR COUNCIL HAS TAKEN, THE POSITION THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS TAKEN IN THE PAST AND IN LINE WITH OUR RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS A NO VOTE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. AS A PILOT FOR SANDAG AND THEN FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, YOU ALREADY HEARD THE UPDATE, SO I WON'T RESHARE THAT, BUT I WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS WEEK WE ALSO HAVE THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITH CAL CITY.
SO I'LL BE AT THE TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS.
AND THEN SIMILARLY, JUST WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.
I SEE MY HUSBAND IN THE BACK. AND SO WISHING HIM ONE AND OF COURSE ALL THE OTHER FATHERS AS WELL.
EVERYBODY HAD THANKS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIRE.
SO I'LL SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ALSO HELPED ON THAT FIRE.
[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]
CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAVE JUST TWO QUICK ITEMS. YOU BEAT ME TO IT.I WAS GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 55 FIREFIGHTERS WHO WORKED VERY HARD YESTERDAY, AND THE 19 POLICE OFFICERS WHO HELPED WITH EVACUATIONS, TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SUPPORT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WORK YESTERDAY.
AND THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO MENTION, I WANTED TO JUST LIEUTENANT GARY MARSHALL, YOU WANT TO STEP OUT FOR A SECOND SO WE CAN SO I CAN EMBARRASS YOU? I JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM. LAST WEEK, HE REACHED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CARLSBAD.
AND HE'S HERE EVERY MEETING AND DOES A LOT OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE OWE HIM A LOT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. CITY ATTORNEY.
[CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS]
NOTHING FOR ME, BUT HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE FATHERS.CITY CLERK. NOTHING FOR ME. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.