Oct 21, 2025 City Council Meeting

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IT'S 5:00. I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN.

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I'M HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

CONSIDERING WHAT PROCLAMATION YOU'RE READING TODAY, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE KEVIN? 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. I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN TO READ THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY PROCLAMATION.

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HAVING BEEN BLESSED TO SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FOR MY 12 YEARS.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, WHERE WE BOTH HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE.

AND IT'S BEEN I WOULD SAY THERE'S TWO FOLKS IN THE NAVY THAT I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH.

ONE HAVE BEEN THE CORPSMAN WHO HAVE BEEN BY OUR SIDE, AND THE OTHER ONES HAVE BEEN SUBMARINERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH CLAUSTROPHOBIA AND ARE WILLING TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. MY RUNNING JOKE IS YOU'RE IN A TIN CAN WITH A NUKE AND YOU'RE UNDERWATER, AND SO YOU'RE ABOUT AS CRAZY AS I AM. SO I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT YOU.

I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND YOU'LL HAVE A FEW WORDS. SO THIS IS TO THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED STATES NAVY.

WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 13TH, 1775, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED THE FITTING OF SAILING VESSELS TO PROTECT AMERICAN COMMERCE.

AN EARLY EXPRESSION OF THE NAVAL FORCE THAT WOULD EVOLVE INTO THE UNITED STATES NAVY. AND WHEREAS THIS FOUNDING DATE MARKS THE BIRTH OF THE NAVY AS A NAVAL FORCE TO FIGHT BRITISH SUPPLY SHIPS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AND WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES GRANTS CONGRESS THE POWER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A NAVY, ENABLING THE NATION TO DEFEND ITS INTERESTS ON, ABOVE AND BENEATH THE SEAS.

AND WHEREAS, OVER THE COURSE OF 250 YEARS, THE SAILORS, OFFICERS, CIVILIANS AND VETERANS OF THE NAVY HAVE DEMONSTRATED COURAGE, FIDELITY AND DEDICATION IN THE DEFENSE OF THE NATION, IN HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS, IN MAINTAINING FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION, AND IN PROJECTING AMERICAN VALUES ABROAD. AND WHEREAS THE NAVY'S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT HAVE GUIDED GENERATIONS OF SERVICE MEMBERS IN THEIR DUTY TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NATION TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, TO HONOR ITS HISTORY AND PROMOTE PRIDE. NOW, THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

FLOOR IS YOURS, DOUG. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. DOUG KAPPEL, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER.

AND FOR 37 YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ALONGSIDE AMERICA'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

AMERICA'S NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED 250 YEARS AGO TO HELP OUR NATION SECURE ITS INDEPENDENCE.

THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THE NAVY HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN EVERY CONFLICT THAT OUR NATION HAS FACED.

FROM THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE TO THE GREAT WORLD WARS, FROM THE COLD WAR THROUGH THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.

FOR 250 YEARS, THE NAVY HAS SAILED THE GLOBE IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM.

TODAY, AS WE FACE AN ONGOING ERA OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION, THE NAVY CONTINUES TO DELIVER PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, SECURING OUR NATIONAL INTEREST AND PROSPERITY.

RIGHT NOW, ROUGHLY 330,000 ACTIVE DUTY AND 58,000 RESERVE NAVY PERSONNEL ARE READY TO PROVIDE PROMPT AND SUSTAINED COMBAT AT SEA, PRESERVING FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION, SAFEGUARDING GLOBAL COMMERCE, AND DETERRING THOSE WHO THREATEN OUR VALUES AND SOVEREIGNTY.

THE NAVY HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE, A MARITIME SERVICE FOCUSED ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, STRENGTHENING ALLIES, AND DETERRING ADVERSARIES.

AMERICA'S NAVY STANDS READY TO DOMINATE IN ALL DOMAINS UNDER THE WATER, ON THE SEA, ABOVE THE SEA, IN BOTH AIR AND IN SPACE. AND IN THE NEWEST DOMAIN, CYBERSPACE.

TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN THAT HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE FOUNDRY, TEMPERED IN THE FLEET AND FORGED TO FIGHT THOSE WHO WEAR OR WHO HAVE EVER WORN THE

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AGAIN, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE NAVY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE LEGACY OF THOSE WHO HAVE MADE IT THE WORLD'S PREMIER MARITIME FORCE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] DOUG, WILL YOU JOIN THE COUNCIL UP HERE FOR A QUICK PICTURE?

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SPECIAL MEETING HELD OCTOBER 7TH OF 25. SO MOVED.

SECOND. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CITY ATTORNEY, IS THERE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT.

[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 THIS 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 RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL NONAGENDA 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 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 END OF 2.5 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.

I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 30 OR CONCLUSION OF THE THREE MINUTES.

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

PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MIKE BORRELLO, FOLLOWED BY JACK HELBIG.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. SO THE HEARING FOR DEMURRER AND BORRELLO VERSUS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING NOVEMBER 21ST DEPARTMENT IN 27 VISTA COURTHOUSE AT 1:30 P.M..

INVITE THE COUNCIL TO ATTEND AND THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC, ANYONE INTERESTED IN THEIR WATER BILLS GOING UP OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. SO I BROUGHT THIS CASE AGAINST THE CITY IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST, BOTH FOR THE WATER RATES THAT HAVE GONE UP. MY BELIEF THAT WE HAVE A HEALTH HAZARD IN THE CITY WITH RECLAIMED WASTEWATER BEING SPRAYED INTO THE AIR.

LAST WEEK YOU MADE A DECISION ON THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND I THINK THAT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION, BECAUSE IF YOU HAD GONE WITH GRASS, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO IRRIGATE IT WITH WATER.

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SO THERE'S NO ENDPOINT TESTING ON THAT WATER.

ONCE IT GOES OUT OF THE PLANT, IT'S FREE TO SET IN THE LINES, GROW BIOFILMS, YOU GET PATHOGENIC REGROWTH.

AND ANYBODY BREATHING THESE AEROSOLS IS SUBJECT TO INFECTION.

SO ON THAT POINT ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST YOU KNOW, I MET WITH YOUR ATTORNEYS BBK LAW AND WE HAD A MANDATORY TO MEET AND CONFERS ONE FOR THE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. THE OTHER WAS FOR CEQA.

AND DURING ONE OF THOSE CONFERENCES YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT.

IT'S ON THE AGENDA OF, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A SETTLEMENT NOW, USUALLY IN A PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. BUT IT WAS BROUGHT UP AS A QUESTION, AND THE CITY HAD NOTHING TO OFFER TO ME, BUT I DID OFFER TO THEM. NOW, MY QUESTION IS, DID YOUR ATTORNEYS EVEN COME BACK TO YOU WITH ANYTHING? BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM.

SO. I ALSO DON'T APPRECIATE THE ATTORNEYS. AND IN THE FIRST MEET AND CONFER.

THEY COME OUT AND THEY AND THEY IN A CHILLING TONE, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF WE PREVAIL IN THIS, WE MAY COME BACK TO YOU FOR RECOVERY. THAT REALLY CHILLS ANY DISCOURSE IN LAWSUITS AGAINST THE CITY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, YOUR ATTORNEYS ARE DOING THIS OR NOT.

YEAH, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. YOU KNOW, I, I THINK MY CASE HAS MERITS, AND I INTEND TO OPPOSE THE DEMURRER, AND I INTEND TO WIN AND PREVAIL OVER THAT DEMUR.

SO I THINK MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JACK, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS TODAY AND THE 22ND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, WHO OWNS AND OPERATES THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD YET, THE DISTRICT HAS LAUNCHED FAIRGROUNDS 2050, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ALL THREE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS, AS WELL AS THE SURF AND TURF RECREATION CENTER AND THE DEL MAR HORSE PARK.

AND THIS INITIATIVE IS GOING TO HELP CREATE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE MASTER SITE PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE BY THE YEAR 2050.

THE NEW MASTER SITE PLAN WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THE FAIRGROUND CAMPUSES CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE AS ONE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S ICONIC COASTAL COMMUNITY, GATHERING PLACES FOR DECADES TO COME, FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILIES.

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY FIRST APPROACH AND THE VISIONING PROCESS, THE DISTRICT HAS EMBARKED ON A MULTIFACETED PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND GATHER INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS.

PART OF THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH ALL OF THE 18 MUNICIPALITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING YOURS TODAY. TO THIS END, WE ARE CONDUCTING ALL SORTS OF OUTREACH.

BUT ONE KEY COMPONENT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY IS A SERIES OF SIX OPEN HOUSES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THESE REGIONAL OPEN HOUSES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE LAST MONTH AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR INTO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

SO FAR WE'VE HELD OPEN HOUSES IN POWAY, LA MESA, AND LAST NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

BUT WE STILL HAVE THREE MORE TO COME. AND THE NEXT OPEN HOUSE IS CLOSEST TO YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN SAN MARCOS.

IT TAKES PLACE NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT THE SAN ELIJO RECREATION CENTERS TERRACE HALL, FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M., AND WE'D REALLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO ATTEND.

THESE OPEN HOUSES WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH STAFF FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS, WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WAYS THAT THEY CAN STAY INVOLVED AND OFFER THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS AND VISION FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT THEY TRULY HAVE A SAY IN WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS LOOKS LIKE.

THE REMAINING DATES AND VENUES CAN BE FOUND ON THE FAIRGROUNDS WEBSITE, AS AFTER SAN MARCOS, THERE WILL BE ONE HELD IN CHULA VISTA AND IN DEL MAR.

ALL FEEDBACK RECEIVED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMATION OF THE DESIGN OBJECTIVES THAT THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DEVELOP AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PROPERTY.

ALL OPEN HOUSES WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE OR LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MASTER SITE PLANNING PROCESS, PLEASE VISIT DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS 2050. THAT'S 2050.

THANK YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE UPCOMING SAN MARCOS OPEN HOUSE. ROBERT EMBRY FOLLOWED BY RAUL VILLAMAR.

OF 2/10 OF A MILE. THE DISTANCE FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE HIT AND RUN ON SKYLINE.

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9/10 OF A MILE, THE INTERSECTION OF VALLEY AND BASSWOOD, WHERE MY WIFE WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A WOMAN WHO RAN THE STOP SIGN AND ADMITTED TO RUNNING IT IN HER CRIMINAL PROCEEDING. I SAT HERE THREE YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER, AND I BEGGED AND PLEADED YOU GUYS, TO TAKE PUBLIC SAFETY SERIOUSLY SO PEOPLE COULD WALK AND RIDE BIKES ON THESE STREETS AND NOT FEEL THREATENED.

AND HERE I AM AGAIN. MY WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE.

2/10 OF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. ON THAT DAY, AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR SAFER STREETS INITIATIVES WAS VOTED ON AND PASSED.

YOU GUYS PRINTED OUT STICKERS, YOU PUT UP TEMPORARY SIGNS AND YOU PAINTED BIKE LANES GREEN.

YOU CONTINUALLY GO AGAINST MR. KIM, THE CITY, OR MR. KIM, THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, AND TOM FRANK, THE CITY ENGINEER, WHO BOTH SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN ROUNDABOUTS, SPEED BUMPS AND RUMBLE STRIPS.

WE JUST HAD THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COUNCIL COME UP ASKING FOR FIVE ROUNDABOUTS.

YOU GUYS DENIED FOUR OF THEM AND ACCEPTED ONE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED. YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE TO BE BENEVOLENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS COMMUNITY.

MAYOR BLACKBURN YOU WERE A POLICEMAN. I KNOW ONE DAY YOU HAD IT WHEN YOU WERE A YOUNG MAN IN YOUR HEART TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

ON YOUR WEBSITE IT SAYS PRESERVE, PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE LIVES FOR ALL CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.

I'M ASHAMED. I WANT YOU GUYS TO DO BETTER. I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER TO GET HIT AND KILLED.

I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO GET HIT AND KILLED.

AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN. IT'S JUST DISAPPOINTING.

IT'S HEARTBREAKING. I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN FOUR NIGHTS BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT THIS FAMILY'S GOING THROUGH.

THE TANGIBLE PAIN AND SUFFERING DUE TO RECKLESS DRIVING.

CARLSBAD POLICE, I WANT TO THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A PRESENCE THE LAST TWO DAYS ON TAMARACK. WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU MORE. I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED FOR.

IT'S A BENEVOLENT POSITION. NO ONE ASKED YOU TO COME REPRESENT US.

YOU GUYS CHOSE TO. PROTECT OUR CITIZENS. PLEASE.

BILL LAMAR. I LIVE AT 937 OAK AVENUE IN CARLSBAD, RIGHT BEHIND SMART AND FINAL.

YOU FOLKS ARE GOING TO PUT UP A NEW LOW INCOME TO VERY LOW INCOME HOUSING.

THERE IS A NEW ONE ON PONTOS THAT YOU PUT UP THERE.

IS THAT GOING TO BE LOW INCOME? NO. THEY'RE ALL THE WAY ON EL CAMINO ALL THE WAY UP TO LOWES.

I SEE ALL THESE LUXURY TOWNHOUSES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT ON IT.

YOU GOOGLE A LOW INCOME TO VERY LOW INCOME HOUSING ON AND IT COMES UP.

ALL THE DOTS COME UP TEN, TEN BLOCK RADIUS FROM MY HOUSE.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS LATELY ON PEOPLE SCRATCHING OUR CARS AND EVERYTHING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAD CAMERAS UP THERE AND I HAD CARLSBAD PD COME AND ASK ME IF I HAD ANY FILM.

I TOOK THEM DOWN. THEY ASKED ME BECAUSE OF THE PHARMACY THAT GOT BROKEN INTO.

SAME THING. NOW WE'RE GETTING ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

WALKING AND COMING DOWN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WALKING DOWN THE PLACE LIKE THAT.

BUT I DON'T SEE ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SEE THEM IN THE.

I SEE THEM IN THEIR LITTLE SUBSTATIONS IN THE ALLEY.

BUT THE REST OF THE CARLSBAD DOWNTOWN BARRIO, WE DON'T SEE ANY OF THEM.

THERE'S NOBODY I LAST NIGHT I HAD ONE OF THE YOUNG GENTLEMEN WHO LIVES DOWN THE BLOCK FROM ME.

HE WENT TO SCHOOL THROUGH CARLSBAD ELEMENTARY THROUGH WHEN MY WIFE WORKED THERE.

AND HE ASKED ME IF MY CAMERAS WERE WORKING. I SAID $54 A CAMERA BECAUSE THEY'RE SD.

THEY COST 54 BUCKS TO RUN THEM. I GO, I ONLY HAVE ONE, AND HE'S ASKING ME IF HE CAN HAVE ONE OF MY CAMERAS.

I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE HERE TONIGHT TO ASK TO HELP ME WITH THE TALKING, BUT HE DIDN'T.

I DON'T SEE HIM HERE. THE WHEN YOU GUYS TAKE DOWN THE SMART AND FINAL, THE PHARMACY IS GOING TO GO AWAY.

RITE AID IS GOING TO BE IS GONE. WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS THE NEAREST PLACE? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO 7-ELEVEN CIRCLE K? MAYBE THEY HAVE SOME MEDICINE FOR KIDS YOU BRING IN A BARONS'S INTO IN CARLSBAD.

MY DAUGHTER HAD ONE IN TEMECULA. SHE. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD.

THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE FOR THE TWO YEAR OLD. I HAVE A NEW ONE, A NEWBORN, COMING IN NOVEMBER 17TH.

SHE'S. WHAT IS SHE? WHERE IS SHE GOING TO GO? THERE'S NOTHING AROUND HERE EXCEPT TO GO INTO CVS DOWN IN ON EL CAMINO REAL IN 78.

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WE, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN BARRIO, IT'S IT'S GETTING REALLY BAD.

YOU HAD TO YOU HAD A TRAILER THERE WITH A LIGHT AND A CAMERA.

THEY SAID, OH, THEY'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S IT DISAPPEARED. THE ONLY CAMERAS LEFT IS MY CAMERA AND A LIGHT BEHIND SMART AND FINAL.

THAT'S THE ONE. THAT'S THE ONLY TWO LIGHTS ON MY BLOCK. PEOPLE ARE GETTING SCRATCHED.

BROKE CARS BROKEN INTO.

THREE MINUTES EACH. 30 MINUTES. HERE. OKAY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KATHLEEN STEINBERGER.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KATHLEEN STEINBERGER. I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

I LOVE OUR PARKS, OUR LIBRARIES, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR BEACHES, OUR RESIDENTS.

AND I'M SPEAKING THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT AN OCTOBER 9TH VIOLATION HEARING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

PROP 20 WAS A 1972 VOTER APPROVED INITIATIVE THAT ESTABLISHED THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT OF 1976.

THE PURPOSE OF THE COASTAL ACT WAS TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAXIMIZING PUBLIC ACCESS AND RECREATION.

IT REQUIRED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH THE COASTAL ACT'S POLICIES.

IN 1981, THE CITY APPROVED AN LCP FOR THE AREA AROUND THE LEVY PROPERTY.

IN 1998, THE CITY APPROVED A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO LEVY PROPERTY TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CARLSBAD'S APPROVED LCP. AT THIS TIME, THE CITY APPROVED A LOCKED GATE TO ENTER THE LEVY PROPERTY WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE GATE BE OPEN FROM DAWN TO DUSK.

THAT WAS 1998. WELL, THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THE OWNER OF THE LEVY PROPERTY INSTALLED A LOCKED GATE WITH A PADLOCK SAYING PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESPASSING. IN 2009, THE PROPERTY BEGAN TO BE USED AS A WEDDING VENUE.

IT BUILT AN UNPERMITTED PICKLEBALL COURT. IT PUT PARKING ON NATIVE PLANTS, AND BEFORE THIS, THE CITY AT ONE POINT IN TIME SUPPORTED ENFORCING THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT YOU ENFORCE.

BUT THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS MAYBE 2023 CHANGED YOUR POSITION AND BEGAN TO LOBBY IN FAVOR OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SUPPORTED THE BLOCKING OF COASTAL ACCESS WITH A LOCKED GATE.

THE CITY ALSO INCLUDED THIS TRAIL, BY THE WAY, ON THEIR TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

BUT THE GATE WAS LOCKED SO WE COULDN'T ACCESS IT.

THE CITY'S WRITTEN DEFENSE OF THE LEVY GATE REMAINING LOCKED WAS REVIEWED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION ATTORNEYS, WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE CARLSBAD CITY ATTORNEY'S DEFENSE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AS ABSURD, NONSENSICAL, AND NOT SUPPORTED BY THE FACTS. BUT TO ME, THE MOST DISHEARTENING PART OF THIS SAGA IS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SUPPORTED THE PROPERTY OWNER BLOCKING PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR CARLSBAD BEACH. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY? WHY IS THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PLANNING STAFF DEFENDING A PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S BEEN BLOCKING CARLSBAD CITIZENS FOR OVER 20 YEARS? I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY. SO I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO, IN THE FUTURE, SUPPORT STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE COASTAL ACCESS TO THE BEACH AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

KATHLEEN, WILL YOU PLEASE TALK WITH MIKE STRONG? HE'S AT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE DOOR RIGHT THERE WAVING.

WE TALKED TO HIM SO YOU CAN GET SOME UP TO DATE, ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM HIM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. DO WE HAVE ANY FOR AFTER THE MEETING? IS THAT ALL FIVE OF THEM? THAT IS ALL FIVE OF THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

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ITEM TWO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.

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AND NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. MIKE BORRELLO ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.

IN JANUARY 2019, CARLSBAD'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED OVER 14 MILLION IN CHEVRON AND 11.4 MILLION IN EXXON, AS REPORTED BY THE UNION TRIBUNE. THAT WAS.

PHILIP DIEHL WROTE THAT ARTICLE. THIS WAS AMID A PROPOSAL BY BHAT-PATEL AND SUPPORTED BY SCHUMACHER, TO CONSIDER DIVESTMENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS, ALIGNING WITH THE CITY'S 2015 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, THE CAP, WHICH PROMOTED SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND TIES CITY INVESTMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS VIA BUDGETS AND PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY DIVESTMENT POLICY OR DECISIONS WERE FORMALLY ADOPTED FOLLOWING THE PROPOSAL.

TODAY, THE AUGUST 2025 PORTFOLIO SHOWS NO DIRECT HOLDINGS IN SUCH FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES, A NOTABLE SHIFT FROM 2019 POSITIONS. WHILE INDIRECT EXPOSURES REMAIN THROUGH CERTAIN BANKS, THIS ELIMINATION OF DIRECT TIES SUGGESTS POSSIBLE OFF THE RECORD DIVESTITURE, PERHAPS GUIDED INTERNALLY BY THE CAP'S EMPHASIS ON GHG REDUCTIONS AND IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 UPDATE, THE BOLD, HOWEVER, UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIM OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY TO JUSTIFY SUCH CHANGES, EVEN BY CONSIDERING VOLATILITY IN THE MARKET DUE TO COVID AND GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS. THE COMBINED 25.4 MILLION INITIAL VALUE IN 2019 WOULD HAVE BEEN WOULD HAVE SEEN AN ESTIMATED 66% RETURN, INCLUDING DIVIDENDS, SO ROUGHLY $42 MILLION AT THE END OF 2024.

I'LL RESPECTFULLY POINT OUT THIS COULD HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION IF DECISIONS PRIORITIZE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLIMATE ASSUMPTIONS OVER FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO MAXIMIZE RETURNS AND PROTECT THE CITY'S FUNDS.

FOR TRANSPARENCY, I SUGGEST THE CITY CLARIFY THE RATIONALE BEHIND THESE CHANGES IN THE CURRENT REPORT AND ENSURE THEY ALIGN WITH LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS? ONE THROUGH FOUR. MISS BURKHOLDER? I DON'T NEED TO PULL ITEM TWO, BUT I WISH TO REGISTER A NO VOTE.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, NOTING MS. BURKHOLDER'S NO VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. ITEM FIVE.

CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE IS TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT AND THE FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT,

[5. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT AND THE FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NOS. 4609 AND 6099 – Adoption of a resolution adopting the plans, specifications and contract documents, authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the Veterans Memorial Park Project and the Faraday Avenue Improvements Project and appropriating $7,456,704 to the Veterans Memorial Park Project from the Community Facilities District No. 1 Fund. (Staff contact: Kyle Lancaster, Community Services and John Kim, Public Works)]

AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER, PARKS PLANNING MANAGER NICK STUPIN AND CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER JOHN KIM.

THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S TRULY OUR HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU.

KYLE LANCASTER, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. TO MY RIGHT, MR. STUPIN. AND TO HIS RIGHT, MR. JOHN KIM. I ALSO WANTED TO INDICATE THAT TONIGHT REALLY IS A CONVERGENCE OF A LOT OF TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE BEHIND US AND OTHER CONSULTANTS.

I CAN TRULY SAY THAT EVERY BRANCH OF THE CITY HAS TOUCHED THESE PROJECTS.

IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY.

WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION THAT'S ADOPTING A RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT AND THE FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND APPROPRIATING $7,456,704 TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT FROM THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FUND. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS FOR TWO DISTINCT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS, WHICH WE ARE COMBINING INTO ONE PUBLIC BIDDING PROCESS.

AND THE INTENT IS TO AWARD A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR BOTH PROJECTS.

I KNOW THE COUNCIL IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC'S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

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THE TOTAL PARK ACREAGE IS 93.7 ACRES. IT'S QUITE A SIZABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN OVER HALF OF THAT.

THE PROPERTY AS OPEN SPACE PRESERVES. SO NATURAL LANDS WILL REMAIN.

THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE THE 38.8 ACRES WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT WAS STARTED.

SORRY. EXCUSE ME. THE PARK IS A PRIORITY PROJECT WHICH IS OUTLINED WITHIN THE 2023 THROUGH 2027 STRATEGIC PLAN.

IT ALSO IS CONFORMING WITH THE 2023 THROUGH 2030 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN.

THIS PROJECT IS ALIGNED WITH THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION STATEMENT, WHICH IS ACCESS TO RECREATION AND ACTIVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.

THE PARK WILL BE THE CITY'S LARGEST COMMUNITY PARK TO DATE.

IT'S DESIGNED AS A WELCOMING, FAMILY ORIENTED DESTINATION.

THIS PROJECT WILL FEATURE A DIVERSE RANGE OF MULTIGENERATIONAL AND INCLUSIVE AMENITIES WITH AN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SPACE.

SOME RECENT COUNCIL ACTIONS TO NOTE ON JULY 30TH OF 2024 THAT WE HAD OUR EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THE BUILDINGS, MATERIAL, KITS AND THE DESIGN FOR THOSE THREE BUILDINGS FOR THE PARK.

ON JUNE 24TH, 2025, WE HAD AN EXECUTION TO DECLARE THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR THE PARK.

THIS IS TO ENSURE THE OPEN SPACE PRESERVES RETAIN IN PERPETUITY.

AND MOST RECENTLY, WE WERE HERE ON OCTOBER 7TH FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PARK'S PUBLIC ART PROJECT.

HERE'S A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE APPROVED MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARK, SHOWING A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

DIVING INTO THOSE COMPONENTS IN A MOMENT. HERE'S A WONDERFUL OVERLOOK OF THE PROJECT.

GREAT PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE OCEAN, THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AS WELL AS THE AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON.

SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES WITHIN THE PARK ARE THE TERRACED WALLS AND STEPS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

THIS ALLOWS ACCESS. THE PATHWAYS AND TRAILS THAT CONNECT TO AND THROUGH THE PARK.

THE FAMILY ORIENTED BIKE PARK WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE PLAYGROUNDS WITHIN THIS PARK, AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THERE ALSO WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR FITNESS SPECIFIC OUTDOOR FITNESS STATIONS.

AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE PUBLIC ART AND AS WELL AS THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA.

SOME KEY COMPONENTS ABOUT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA.

IT'S A CONCEPT THAT WAS DESIGNED THROUGH VARIOUS INPUT SESSIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT THIS PROJECT, THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WILL PROVIDE A REFLECTION AND INSPIRATION PLACE FOR FOLKS TO VISIT.

IT WILL HONOR AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED, AND IT ALSO CREATES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SACRIFICE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO, FOR PUBLIC FOR THEIR SERVICE. BREAKING DOWN THE MEMORIAL PARK INTO ITS VARIOUS COMPONENTS THAT YOU'LL NOTICE UPON BUILD OUT, THERE WILL BE MILITARY HISTORY PANELS TO REPRESENT THE SIX SERVICE BRANCHES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN INLAYS IN THE PAVEMENT.

WE'LL HAVE MILITARY MOTTOS AND THOSE WILL BE IN BRONZE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL PLATFORM OR STAGE WHERE WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS CEREMONIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT EVENTS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME SEATING WITHIN THE PLAZA, THERE'LL BE A OVER 40 FOOT TALL AMERICAN FLAG WITHIN THE PLAZA.

AS WE MENTIONED, THE SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND PLENTY OF ADA PARKING.

NEXT TO COVER THE FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. JOHN KIM. THANK YOU, MR. STUPIN. ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED PARK WILL BE PROVIDED ON FARADAY AVENUE.

FARADAY AVENUE TRAVERSES THE CENTER OF THE CITY FROM MELROSE DRIVE IN THE EAST TO CANNON ROAD TO THE WEST.

IT IS CLASSIFIED AS AN IMPORTANT TRANSIT CONNECTOR STREET IN THE GENERAL PLAN MOBILITY ELEMENT.

IN THE AREA OF THE PROJECT, IT FEATURES ONE VEHICLE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, BIKE LANES ON BOTH SIDES, AND ON STREET PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET.

THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH. ACCESS TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK WILL BE PROVIDED BY TWO DRIVEWAYS ON FARADAY AVENUE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PROJECTS TRAFFIC STUDY.

THE WEST DRIVEWAY WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE EXISTING UTILITY ACCESS POINT, JUST EAST OF WHITMAN WAY.

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THE EAST DRIVEWAY WILL BE LOCATED AT THE EXISTING TRAILHEAD, APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET TO THE EAST.

AND SIMILAR TO THE WEST DRIVEWAY, THE EAST DRIVEWAY WILL ALSO FEATURE A LEFT TURN LANE ON EASTBOUND FARADAY, A TWO WAY LEFT TURN AREA, AND THE GREEN BIKE LANE ENHANCEMENTS.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FARADAY AVENUE WILL BE PRESERVED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT SOME RESTRICTIONS ARE PROPOSED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGHT DISTANCE FROM THE DRIVEWAYS.

MR. LANCASTER WILL NOW TALK ABOUT THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED A PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR CONTRACTORS DESIRING TO BID ON THIS SET OF PROJECTS.

STAFF ADVERTISED THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS IN JUNE.

THERE WERE EIGHT CONTRACTORS THAT SUBMITTED RESPONSES IN JULY, AND STAFF SUBSEQUENTLY EVALUATED THOSE RESPONSES AND DETERMINED THAT FIVE OF THOSE CONTRACTORS WERE QUALIFIED TO SUBMIT BIDS. THOSE FIVE CONTRACTORS ARE LISTED ON THE SLIDE HERE AND ALSO IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, GOING TO THE FISCAL ANALYSIS FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK ITSELF.

YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROPRIATION OF ROUGHLY $50 MILLION.

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS OTHER LINE ITEMS, WHICH I WON'T DETAIL HERE.

WE DO NEED AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF ABOUT $7.5 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, AND THAT'S $7.5 MILLION WAS, IN FACT, FORECASTED IN YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

FOR A REMINDER, PROJECTS RELATED TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE CONSTRUCTION IS SHOWN AS FUNDING IS SHOWN AS AN ESTIMATE, AND THEN WHEN STAFF IS READY TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR REQUEST TO APPROVE THE DESIGN OR THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE PROJECT IS READY TO BE BID.

THAT'S WHEN WE MAKE THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. ALSO OF NOTE, ON VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING $8 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENTS FROM GRANTS. ROUGHLY 3 MILLION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND 5 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY. THIS IS THE FISCAL ANALYSIS TABLE, AGAIN FROM YOUR STAFF REPORT FOR THE FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROPRIATED $1.575 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE EXPENDITURES ALREADY UTILIZED, THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT.

THERE WILL, IN FACT, BE A SURPLUS OF FUNDS. WITH THAT TAKES US TO THE NEXT STEPS.

THE PROJECT WILL BE ADVERTISED FOR BIDS, PRESUMING CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THAT THIS EVENING, STAFF WILL REVIEW THE BIDS ONCE RECEIVED AND RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

THAT AGENDA ITEM IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 9TH AND AGAIN TAKES US TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH I READ INTO THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY. AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BHAT-PATEL? SURE.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT COME BEFORE US.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THAT'S REALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE TRAFFIC COMPONENT.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE ENTRYWAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, WILL THERE BE STOP SIGNS THERE TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENTER FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS? THE REASON WHY I ASK IS I THINK OF ALL OF OUR PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND AT LEAST MANY OF THEM I KNOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EITHER LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, IF I'M USING POINSETTIA PARK AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE THAT FOUR WAY STOP THERE AND NOT THAT IT CAN, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT DRIVER BEHAVIOR IS PERFECT, BUT AT LEAST IT ALLOWS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO, YOU KNOW, GO IN AND OUT. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE OPERATIONALLY KNOWING THAT THAT ROAD.

PEOPLE SPEED HEAVILY ON THAT ROAD. AND SO THAT'S ONE THING WHERE I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE ENSURE,

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CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO STOP SIGNS PROPOSED AT THIS TIME, BUT STAFF WILL CERTAINLY MONITOR THE PARK ONCE IT'S OPENED AND EVALUATE THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS. ONCE IT'S OPERATIONAL STOP SIGNS, IF NECESSARY.

WE COULD DO THAT EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENT STOP SIGNS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE PROJECT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY STOP SIGNS.

MAY I ASK, IS IT DUE TO THE CURRENT TRAFFIC PATTERNS THAT WE'RE BASING IT OFF OF VERSUS THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE ONCE IT'S OPEN.

YES, THE CURRENT TRAFFIC PATTERNS. WE FEEL THERE'S ENOUGH HEADWAY IN THE TRAFFIC GOING WESTBOUND ON FARADAY TO ALLOW LEFT TURNS TO OCCUR SAFELY WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP TRAFFIC. BUT AGAIN, STAFF WILL MONITOR THAT SITUATION.

OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO PUT A PLUG IN THAT IF WE CAN DO IT MORE PRELIMINARILY AND PROACTIVELY VERSUS AFTER THE PARK IS BUILT AND THAT WE'RE MONITORING AS A MOM AND AS SOMEBODY WHO FREQUENTLY IS IN AND AROUND PARKS, I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE A BETTER BET FOR US.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. I CAN RESERVE MY REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR LATER.

THANKS. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. SORRY, I'VE GOT A COUGH DROP IN MY MOUTH, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE FUNDING. REALLY QUICKLY.

I SAW AND READ ABOUT THE THE HUD FUNDING OF 8 MILLION.

IS THAT THE AMOUNT THAT CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN GOT FOR US, OR IS THAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN CONGRESSMAN LEVIN FOUGHT AND ADVOCATED FOR US TO GET FUNDING FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, AND I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS THE SAME AMOUNT OR IF THAT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YES, MA'AM. YOU ARE CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO CONGRESSMAN LEVIN FOR HELPING US GET THAT 8 MILLION.

IT REALLY HELPS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TALKING ABOUT THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO THE PARK.

IN LIGHT OF WHAT MISS BHAT-PATEL WAS ASKING, IS THERE A CHANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN IN AND DEDICATED RIGHT TURN OUT? IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN OR NO. THE PROPOSED PLAN DOES NOT HAVE A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE.

BUT THE, BIKE LANE ENHANCEMENTS WHICH WOULD BE COMPRISED WITH OF THE BUFFERED BIKE LANE PLUS THE BIKE LANE IT SERVES WILL SERVE AS A DE FACTO RIGHT TURN LANE.

IT'S WIDE ENOUGH SO THAT PEOPLE THAT TURN RIGHT AT THE DRIVEWAY WILL BE OUT OF THE WAY OF THROUGH TRAFFIC.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS? MISS BHAT-PATEL? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STARTING WITH ME. OKAY. WELL, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN WAITING FOR OUR FAMILIES.

VERY EXCITED FOR IT. AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO.

SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS FINALLY COME FULL CIRCLE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE ON.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GOING TO ADD A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE SENSORY AREAS FOR KIDDOS AND THE BIKE PARK.

I KNOW THE BIKE PARK IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING I'VE HEARD IS A VERY EXCITING FEATURE FOR FOLKS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE HONORING OUR VETERANS IN THAT SPACE IS JUST GOING TO BE SO COOL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT WE'VE DONE IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT A MAJORITY OF THAT SPACE IS GOING TO BE OPEN SPACE PRESERVE, WHICH I THINK OUR COMMUNITY I KNOW VALUES QUITE A BIT.

AND JUST HAVING THE ABILITY, EVEN WITHIN SUBURBIA, TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE OUT IN NATURE A LOT.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOING TO ADD THAT ELEMENT OVER THERE.

IF YOU'VE BEEN IN AND AROUND THAT AREA ALREADY FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU'LL, NOTICE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH NATURAL BEAUTY AROUND THERE.

SO JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN MUCH OF THAT WILL BE REALLY GREAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF WHO'S WORKED ON THIS, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK.

AND I KNOW IT'S TAKEN MANY, MANY YEARS. AT THE SAME TIME, ALL OF THE ADVOCACY THAT'S BEEN DONE WITH REGARDS TO THE FUNDING, WHICH I KNOW MY FELLOW COLLEAGUE JUST MENTIONED WHETHER IT'S OUR CONGRESSMAN OR STATE REPRESENTATIVES THAT HAVE HELPED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FUNDING, WE'RE THANKFUL TO THEM. AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR INTERNAL TEAM FOR ANY OF THE FUNDING THAT YOU ALL HAVE GATHERED FROM DIFFERENT SPACES.

AND THEN I'LL JUST PUT THAT PLUG IN AGAIN FOR THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PIECE BECAUSE AND I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER HEARS FROM ME ALMOST DAILY ON SOMETHING REGARDING TRAFFIC SAFETY BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS WALKING OR SOMETHING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT IF I CAN JUST THROW IT OUT THERE GIVEN THAT IT IS NEAR RESIDENTIAL, I MEAN, THE RESIDENTIALS UP ABOVE, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT IF FOLKS ARE GOING TO START COMING DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING OR,

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SO PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING THAT SPACE FOR CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE FIVE AND TO CANNON.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THINKING AHEAD VERSUS DOING IT, YOU KNOW AFTER THE FACT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I ADVOCATE AGAIN.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORT IT TONIGHT. OTHER COMMENTS.

MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK.

AND THANKS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING ALL THE FOLKS WHO AREN'T SITTING AT THE TABLE WITH YOU NOW THAT WORKED ON THIS.

I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY FEATURES OF THIS PARK.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND I KNOW THERE WERE SOME HEARTBURN FROM PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT IN THE AREA WHO FELT COMPETITIVE WITH CREATING THIS ONE LARGE PARK IN THIS OTHER PART OF THE CITY THAT WASN'T LOCALLY IN MY SOUTH WEST CORNER OF DISTRICT FOUR.

SO THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.

AND RECENTLY, AS THE TIMELINE HAS PROGRESSED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS TO FURTHER THE PROJECT AND TO GET CLOSER TO WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHICH IS ISSUING THE RFP. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT GOD IS HERE.

I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL ASPECT OF THIS.

WHETHER IT'S THE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TERM OF THE THE PARK.

THE KIDS PLAY AREA THAT YOU SAID MR. STUPIN INCLUSIVE, I WAS GOING TO SAY MULTI-SENSORY, BUT I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

THE INCLUSIVE PLAY AREA, BUT ALSO THE THE PATHWAYS AND, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST I SAW IN THE PHOTO, NOT JUST THE, THE GRADED TERRACE AREAS, BUT ALSO THE WALKWAYS THAT ARE SLOPED AND ADA ACCESSIBLE.

SO THANK YOU. ON TOP OF THAT, THE VIEWS RIGHT.

THIS IS CARLSBAD AND WE'RE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL OCEAN VIEWS IN THE LANDSCAPE.

SO THANK YOU. 93 PLUS ACRES IS AN INCREDIBLE SIZE OF A PARK.

AND IT REALLY IS GOING TO BE A GEM IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. AND MR. SHIN. YEAH. JUST US. JUST THIS BEING IN MY DISTRICT AND BEING A VETERAN.

YOU GUYS OKAY IF I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ONE MORE COMMENT. THANK YOU. SO SORRY.

I FIRST WANT TO JUST THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS OVER ALL THIS MANY YEARS, GETTING THIS PROJECT READY FOR TODAY.

I DID THOUGH, IF I COULD ASK ONE CLARIFICATION FOR STAFF.

COULD WE BRING UP THE SLIDE ON THE GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXPLAIN EXACTLY THE FIVE AND THREE, THE 5 MILLION AND THE 3 MILLION AND WHAT WE GOT FROM WHOM.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S 3 MILLION FROM THE FEDS AND 8 MILLION OR 5 MILLION FROM THE STATE FOR A TOTAL OF 8 MILLION.

AND WE HAVE TO THANK OUR ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AS OUR CONGRESSMAN, FOR THAT ASSISTANCE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE SPLIT BETWEEN THE 8 MILLION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I THINK I GOT IT WRONG, SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. SO ASSEMBLY MEMBER BOERNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATE GRANT OF 5 MILLION.

YES. THANK YOU, MR. SHIN. DID YOU MAKE THE MOTION AND WHO SECONDED IT? OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS AN UPDATE FROM THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE.

[6. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE UPDATE – Receive a report from the Clean Energy Alliance on its operations and performance. (Staff contact: Jason Haber, City Manager)]

AND GIVING THE PRESENTATION IS THE CEO OF THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE, GREG WADE.

GREG. HELLO, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO BE HERE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE CEA BOARD AND MAYOR BLACKBURN AS THE ALTERNATE.

AND I'LL JUST GO THROUGH A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE'RE OFFERING.

THIS IS JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT I'M GOING TO COVER REALLY QUICKLY. RATES UPDATE, OPERATIONAL UPDATE RATE UPDATE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP SAVE MONEY AND PROVIDE BENEFIT. AND THEN AN EFFORT WE'RE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN THE ENERGY PROGRAMS PLAN, WHERE WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HARDER TO REACH THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.

THIS JUST SHOWS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT CUSTOMER COUNT THROUGH THE THREE PRODUCTS THAT WE OFFER.

CLEAN IMPACT, WHICH IS A 50% RENEWABLE PRODUCT.

OUR DEFAULT PRODUCT, CLEAN IMPACT PLUS, WHICH IS 50% RENEWABLE AND 25% CARBON FREE FOR A TOTAL OF 75% CARBON FREE ENERGY.

THAT'S OUR DEFAULT PRODUCT, AND GREEN IMPACT, WHICH IS OUR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY CHOICE.

WE'RE MAINTAINING A HIGH PARTICIPATION RATE OF 93%.

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WE NOW HAVE JUST OVER 255,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND AND THANK THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL FOR EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH THEIR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE, ELECTING TO MOVE THEIR MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS UP TO GREEN IMPACT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NOTABLE, AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

JUST A REMINDER FOR CUSTOMERS TO USE ENERGY. WE'RE ON TIME OF USE RATES BY AND LARGE.

AND THAT JUST MERELY MEANS THAT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY, PARTICULARLY 4 TO 9 P.M., ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIMES TO USE ENERGY.

SO IF I HAVE ONE MESSAGE THAT I GIVE TO ANYBODY I TALK TO ABOUT USING ENERGY IS TRY TO AVOID THAT PEAK TIME FOR DOING ANYTHING REALLY.

WE SET OUR RATES THE SAME AS SDG&E'S IN TERMS OF THIS TIME OF USE PLATFORM.

ONE THING THAT IS A VERY FRONT AND CENTER OF THE THINGS WE DO IS OUR POWER CHARTS AND DIFFERENT ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE PRESENTED EVERY YEAR.

AND THEY JUST CAME OUT ANOTHER ITERATION THIS LAST WEEK.

AND PCIA IS THE COST OF CONTRACTS THAT THE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY SITS ON, THAT OSTENSIBLY THEY PROCURED FOR THE DEPARTED LOAD.

AND THE DEPARTED LOAD THEN HAS TO PAY BACK THROUGH THE FORM OF A PCIA TO MAKE SURE THAT CUSTOMERS WHO ARE BUNDLED AND STAY WITH SDG&E'S ARE NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED, JUST IN VERY HIGH LEVEL TERMS. IF AN IOU IN THIS CASE SDG&E'S FORECAST OF UTILITY PORTFOLIO HAS A COST THAT'S GREATER THAN THE FORECASTED VALUE OF THAT PORTFOLIO THAN THE PCIA WILL BE HIGHER AND DEPARTED LOAD CEA CUSTOMERS WILL PAY MORE.

IF, HOWEVER, THE FORECASTED COST OF UTILITY IS LESS THAN THE MARKET VALUE, THEN THAT WILL BE A NEGATIVE PCIA AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, ALL OF OUR MEMBER ACCOUNTS HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE PCIA, WHICH REALLY HELPS ON RATE COMPETITIVENESS.

THIS SHOWS OUR CURRENT JOINT RATE COMPARISON FOR CARLSBAD AREA.

YOU'LL NOTE THE SECOND LINE DOWN THE PCIA JUST MENTIONED IS NEGATIVE.

AS OF NOW THIS SHOWS THE WINTER AVERAGE WINTER MONTHLY BILL FOR A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USING ABOUT 361 KILOWATT HOURS.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT WE'RE ROUGHLY AT PARITY WITH OUR DEFAULT PRODUCT OF.

YOU CAN SEE THERE IT'S A SLIGHT PREMIUM OF $0.74 PER MONTH FOR SEVEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S ABOUT $5 EXTRA. YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE INCREASED RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTENT.

SUMMER RATES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, SO YOU SEE A POTENTIAL AVERAGE PREMIUM OF $11.00 $55 OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND THEN AVERAGING OUT THE FIVE MONTHS OF THAT HIGHER RATE.

IT'S ABOUT $5 A MONTH PREMIUM FOR THE DEFAULT PRODUCT.

I WILL SAY THAT OVER THE COURSE OF ITS INCEPTION, CUSTOMERS AND CEA HAVE ENJOYED A RATE REDUCTION OVERALL.

BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT FLUCTUATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND I'LL GET A LITTLE BIT INTO THAT.

AND THAT IS WITH THIS SLIDE. THE 2026 ERRA FORECAST ERRA STANDS FOR ENERGY RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT.

EVERY IOU PRESENTS THAT IN MAY INITIALLY. AND WE BASE OUR WE LOOK AT WITH THE RATES AND THE PCIA MIGHT BE THEY JUST PRINTED ANOTHER UPDATE IN OCTOBER. IT'S NOT GREAT NEWS FOR BOTH BUNDLED CUSTOMERS, THOSE WHO STAY WITH SDG&E'S, AS WELL AS CEA CUSTOMERS PAYING A PCIA SPECIFICALLY BUNDLED RATE CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE A 19% INCREASE IN THEIR ENERGY BILLS GOING UP ABOUT 3.1 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR. THE PCIA AND KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE IN DECEMBER AND THINGS CHANGE RAPIDLY. WE'RE EVALUATING THE THE ERRA FORECAST RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.

BUT THE POWER CHARGE INDIFFERENCE ADJUSTMENT IS GOING FROM NEGATIVE IN CARLSBAD'S CASE AND ALL OUR SERVICE TERRITORY TO VERY POSITIVE.

SO YOU SEE THERE IT'S GOING FROM NEGATIVE 1.1 CENT PER KILOWATT HOUR UP TO FOUR.

WHERE IS IT, 4.3 OR 4.4 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR, WHICH IS NOTABLE.

THE REASON BEING THAT THE CPUC JUST CHANGED THE MECHANISM BY WHICH PCIA'S ARE CALCULATED, WHICH WAS NOT FAVORABLE TO CCAS, BUT IT DID RESULT IN THESE MORE POSITIVE LOOKING PCIA'S.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WILL BE LOOKING AT ABOUT $8 PREMIUM FOR THE DEFAULT PRODUCT OVER PER MONTH, OVER BUNDLED SERVICE. WE WILL, AS I MENTIONED, HAVE AN UPDATE IN DECEMBER.

THINGS COULD CHANGE. THEY DID LAST YEAR QUITE A BIT.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT WHEN THAT UPDATE COMES THROUGH.

SO WE DO HAVE FOR PROGRAMS THAT CAN COMBAT THAT RATE DIFFERENTIAL IF YOU WILL.

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AND AS I MENTIONED, HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DID SET THEIR 100% RENEWABLE AS THEIR DEFAULT FOR MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS, AND THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT SETTING THAT POTENTIALLY FOR A DEFAULT PRODUCT BY 2030.

SO THOSE ARE TWO NOTABLE THINGS THAT WE NOTED WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS FOR CUSTOMERS AND CEA TO SAVE MONEY IS OUR PEAK SMART SAVINGS PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU DON'T LEAVE HERE WITH ANYTHING BUT WHAT I JUST SAID LOOK INTO THIS PROGRAM.

IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BILL SAVINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR OF UP TO 30% OFF YOUR REGULAR RATE.

AND IN EXCHANGE FOR WHICH, WHEN WE CALL AN EVENT DURING A HIGH DEMAND DAY WHERE IT'S REALLY HOT, WHERE WE ADD, WE PUT AN ORDER OF $1.10 DURING THAT 4 TO 9 P.M.

PEAK TIME WHERE THE INCENTIVE IS, TRY NOT TO USE YOUR ENERGY THAT TIME.

THE REST OF THE YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY QUITE A BIT OF SAVINGS.

WE'RE IN A PILOT PROGRAM RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S BILL PROTECTION BUILT IN.

SO WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE HOW WELL THIS PROGRAM PERFORMS, AND IF IT TURNS OUT THAT CUSTOMERS DID NOT SAVE MONEY WE'LL REIMBURSE YOU THE AMOUNT YOU WOULD HAVE OVERPAID. I'M QUITE CERTAIN IN SAYING THAT CUSTOMERS WILL SAVE MONEY WITH THIS WITH THIS PROGRAM.

WE ALSO HAVE BEEN OFFERING A SOLAR PLUS BATTERY INSTALLATION PROGRAM FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS.

NO UPFRONT COST TO THE CUSTOMERS. NO CREDIT CHECKS.

PROVIDES A SOLAR SYSTEM AND A BATTERY SYSTEM FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS.

THE BATTERY CAN BE USED TO USE DURING PEAK DEMAND TIME, WHEN ENERGY COSTS ARE THE HIGHEST OR AS BACKUP POWER.

YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF AMORTIZING THE PRICE OF THAT BATTERY ON BILL, OR YOU CAN BUILD IT INTO A BLENDED RATE FOR YOUR FOR YOUR PER KILOWATT HOUR CHARGE.

WE'VE ADDED TO THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR A CONNECT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SELF-GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT THE STATE OFFERS.

THIS IS AN INCOME QUALIFYING PROGRAM THAT HELPS CUSTOMERS WHO QUALIFY TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR COSTS FOR SYSTEMS, SOLAR AND BATTERY SYSTEMS, AND IN THIS CASE, 85% OF THE COST OF A BATTERY, WHICH IS A HUGE AMOUNT, IS SUBSIDIZED BY THIS PROGRAM. SIMILARLY, WE IMPLEMENTED A BATTERY PROGRAM, EXCUSE ME, BATTERY PROGRAM THIS YEAR WHERE CUSTOMERS THAT ALREADY HAD SOLAR WHO WANTED A BATTERY COULD ADD A BATTERY.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF UPTAKE ON THAT SIDE OF THE PROGRAM, BUT WHERE WE HAVE IS WITH THE CONNECT PROGRAM, WHERE BY VIRTUE OF THIS INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND S-CHIP FUNDING, WE WERE PROVIDING FREE BATTERIES TO CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAD SOLAR SYSTEMS. SO WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF UPTAKE IN THAT THERE WAS $280 MILLION STATEWIDE PROVIDED TO THESE CUSTOMERS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENTS. AND THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE OUR APPLICATIONS HAVE CURRENTLY STAND.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 100 AND CLOSE TO 130 OF APPLICANTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE CONNECT SIDE YOU HAVE SOLAR PLUS SOLAR PLUS CONNECT QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE BATTERY BONUS CONNECT WHEN YOU'RE PROVIDING A FREE BATTERY, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR PROGRAM.

AND WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO IS $1.2 MILLION OF SUBSIDY FOR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE TERRITORY.

AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR CITIES HAS REPRESENTATION IN THESE PROGRAMS, AND ABOUT CLOSE TO $1 MILLION FOR THE SOLAR PLUS CONNECT PROGRAM THAT BY WAY OF THE STATE FUNDING.

AS I MENTIONED, I'M NOT SURE IF I MENTIONED WE'RE DOING AN ENERGY PROGRAMS PLAN THAT IS DESIGNED TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, MEET WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, MEET, ESPECIALLY WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE HARDER TO REACH, THAT DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT DON'T MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF INTERNET ACCESS THAT MOST DO THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME LANGUAGE BARRIERS. WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED.

WE HAD A WORKSHOP, AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON SEPTEMBER 17TH AT THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER.

WE'VE BEEN IN WORKSHOPS IN ESCONDIDO AND ALL OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES.

WE HAD ONE LAST MONDAY IN VISTA. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN OCEANSIDE.

AND REALLY THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY ADOPTION, TO ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS FOR FOLKS WHO NEED IT, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, REALLY GET TO CUSTOMERS WHO NEED THE HELP AND FACILITATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROCESS, AND THEN ALSO JUST TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE LET THEM KNOW THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM.

AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT OUR STAFF ARE SMALL BUT EFFICIENT STAFF HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GETTING OUT THERE.

SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THIS MIGHT LEAD US AND THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS WE CAN, ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS WE CAN PROVIDE.

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THE NUMBERS UP THERE, WE DIDN'T PUT THE WEBSITE UP HERE, BUT WE'RE AT THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE.

YOU CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS I JUST MENTIONED, THE PEAK SMART PROGRAM, THE SOLAR PLUS AND THE BATTERY BONUS PROGRAMS. AND AGAIN, JUST VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, MR. WADE, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO EMAIL US THIS PRESENTATION? ABSOLUTELY. WE GET QUESTIONS AND THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION HERE IT'D BE HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE TO RESIDENTS.

I'D BE HAPPY TO. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. SURE THING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YES, MISS ACOSTA. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WADE. AND THANKS TO YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.

I KNOW YOU WORK ALSO WITH OUR STAFF, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR BEING ON THE BOARD.

I AM SO PLEASED THAT WE HAVE A CCA IN OUR AREA.

JUST IN TALKING WITH FOLKS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, THEY ALWAYS ASKED YOU, DO YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF A CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM? AND I SAY, YES, WE DO. AND CARLSBAD WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF IT.

AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD. AND IT SEEMS TO BE SAVING US MONEY TOO.

SO I WAS ON THE BOARD BRIEFLY FOR A YEAR AND THEN AN ALTERNATE FOR A YEAR, I THINK.

AND AND I DO RECALL THAT PCIA WAS FLUCTUATING SO MUCH.

I'M KIND OF WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO.

MAYBE YOU HAVE STAFF THAT FOCUS ON LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, MAYBE WORKING WITH THE CAL CCA TO KIND OF ADVOCATE TO HAVE LESS FLUCTUATION IN THOSE FEES SO THAT WE COULD KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE RATES MAY BE.

YEAH. THAT'S A THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE CAL CCA, OUR TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS ALL THE CCAS IN THE STATE, WE RECENTLY HAD A RETREAT AT WHICH THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC WAS PCIA AND HOW TO.

WE SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL COMING WITH THE CPUC DECISION AND HOW WE CAN MANAGE THAT AND BETTER, GET A METHODOLOGY THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT AND DOESN'T HAVE, LIKE YOU SAY, THESE HUGE VARIABLE FLUCTUATIONS.

WE HAVE A GROUP IN IN CONCERT WITH THE CAL CCA.

WE HAVE A GROUP OF PROPOSALS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH ARE NOT JUST REGULATORY AGENCIES, THE PUC AND THE CEC, BUT WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE LOBBY AS WELL.

SO WE'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THEM TO SEE IF WE CAN IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE POLICY CHANGES ON HOW THAT THE PCIA IS CALCULATED, HOW WE CAN GET NOT ONLY A CONSISTENT OR MORE CONSISTENT PCIA, BUT OVER TIME POTENTIALLY HAVE THAT PCIA, BECAUSE THEORETICALLY IT SHOULD GO AWAY OVER TIME WHEN YOU'RE PAYING DOWN THOSE CONTRACTS.

HOW IT CAN TRULY GO AWAY AND SUNSET. SO THAT'S ONE OF MANY OPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT IT'S ACTIVE IN OUR FOREFRONT IN OUR MINDS RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. AND ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL THAT IS STAFFED BY MR. JASON HABER, WHO ALSO WORKS WITH CEA. WE WE DO HAVE A SECTION IN THERE IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT WE WORK OFF OF THAT TALKS ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND SUPPORTING THOSE AND ALSO SUPPORTING LOCAL CONTROL AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

SO WE I THINK THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT ARE IN SYNC WITH THE CEA.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE COULD DO TO WORK IN CONCERT FOR THE SAME GOALS, I THINK WOULD BE GOOD.

THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED FEBRUARY 4TH OF 2026 AS OUR LOBBY DAY WITH CAL CCA, WHERE WE ALL GO UP TO SACRAMENTO AND MEET WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES.

AND SO THAT'S ON OUR CALENDAR. GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND GIVING US AN UPDATE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT HOW MUCH YOU ALL HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE WE'RE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON THE GROUND, REALLY DOING OUR OUTREACH IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE FOLKS KNOW WHAT CEA IS AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE FOR THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND I THINK THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN ROLLED OUT YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT FOLKS CAN TAKE IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY OR JUST FIND WAYS TO HOPEFULLY ADOPT SOME MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THE TEAM HAS BEEN DOING AMAZING.

I ALSO SEE ALL OF THE COMMUNICATION GOING OUT AS WELL.

AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY I HAVE DEFINITELY UTILIZED AND SAID THAT YOU ALL ARE AN EXAMPLE FOR THE OUTREACH THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING FOR OUT IN NORTH COUNTY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. OUR LAST ITEM FOR THE EVENING IS AN INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE.

[7. INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE – Receive a report on internal audit program activity. (Staff contact: Toufic Tabshouri and Laura Rocha, Administrative Services)]

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GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TOUFIC TABSHOURI INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER.

TONIGHT I HAVE. THERE'S ONE PROPOSED ACTION, WHICH IS JUST TO ACCEPT AN AUDIT REPORT, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

IN MY PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST IS JUST AN UPDATE ON MY INTERNAL AUDIT WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

I WILL ALSO GO OVER SOME TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REPORTS.

AND THEN ONE AUDIT REPORT THAT I CONDUCTED. IT IS OF THE PUBLIC LIABILITY CLAIMS HANDLING FUNCTION AT THE CITY.

THIS IS THE INTERNAL AUDIT WORK PLAN. THERE WERE FIVE PROJECTS LISTED ON IT WHEN I PRESENTED IT IN APRIL.

AND THEN THERE WERE TWO OTHER PRIOR YEAR PROJECTS, SO I COMPLETED THREE OF THOSE, AND THEN ONE IS IN PROGRESS AND THREE ARE STILL NOT STARTED. ONE THAT WAS COMPLETED. THE PROCUREMENT AUDIT WILL BE PRESENTED AT A LATER DATE, PROBABLY EARLY IN 2026.

SO TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAX OVERSIGHT OF TOT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE TOTAL REVENUES REPRESENT ABOUT 14.5% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES, WHICH WAS ABOUT 34 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-24.

THE WAY THAT THE PROCESS OVERSIGHT NORMALLY WORKS IS THAT THE CITY HIRES AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM TO CONDUCT REVIEWS OF FILINGS, TAX FILINGS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT WE REGULATE.

SO AND THOSE WOULD BE HOTELS, MOTELS, RESORTS AND ONLINE VACATION RENTAL PLATFORMS. INTERNAL AUDITS ROLE. MY ROLE IN THIS PROCESS IS JUST TO SELECT A FEW ESTABLISHMENTS FOR REVIEW AND TO ACT AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CPA FIRM AND THE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND THEN TO REVIEW THE REPORTS, THE DETAILED ACCOUNTING REPORTS THAT WERE PERFORMED BY THAT FIRM AND TO BASICALLY WRITE A SUMMARY REPORT, WHICH IS IN THIS AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULD BE EXHIBIT ONE.

NOW, BECAUSE OF COVID, THERE WAS A DELAY IN PERFORMING TOT WORK FOR A FEW YEARS.

AND THEN MY POSITION WAS VACANT. AND SO WHAT I DID THIS YEAR IS I COMBINED A FEW FISCAL YEARS INTO THAT SUMMARY REPORT.

WHEN SELECTING ESTABLISHMENTS FOR REVIEW, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO GET BROAD COVERAGE.

WE DON'T TYPICALLY PICK AUDITS ESTABLISHMENTS FOR AUDIT IF THEY WERE RECENTLY AUDITED.

AND THEN WE TRY TO KIND OF GET A SELECTION OF DIFFERENT HOTELS, MOTELS AND RESORTS.

AND SO 11 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE TESTED FOR THREE FISCAL YEARS AND THEN EIGHT FOR FY 23-24.

THE SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, BASICALLY, THERE WAS A TOTAL UNDERPAYMENT OF $253,000 FOR THREE FISCAL YEARS, AND THEN ABOUT ALMOST $145,000 FOR FY 23-24. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME ASSOCIATED UNDERPAYMENTS FOR THE CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE CARLSBAD GOLF LODGING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNTS, I THINK FOR THE FOUR YEARS THEY WERE ALMOST $133,000 COMBINED.

SO THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHEN THERE ARE AUDIT DEFICIENCIES, IT DOES REQUIRE THAT THE TAX ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND THAT'S I BELIEVE, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO INVOICE THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE UNDERPAYMENT, AND THEN TO APPLY AN AUDIT DEFICIENCY PENALTY OF 10%.

AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO INTEREST INTEREST THAT ACCRUES AT 1.5% PER MONTH.

THE CITY'S GOAL IS NOT TO JUST APPLY PENALTIES.

OBVIOUSLY COMPLIANCE IS THE GOAL, BUT THESE ARE HELPFUL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE.

THAT'S AS FAR AS TOT IS CONCERNED. THE ONE AUDIT THAT I CONDUCTED IS OF THE CLAIMS HANDLING FUNCTION WITHIN THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. NOW, PROPER CLAIMS HANDLING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CAN REDUCE THE CITY'S LIABILITY COSTS AND HELP AVOID LITIGATION. THE ONE AUDIT OBJECTIVE THAT I HAD WAS JUST TO EVALUATE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT CLAIMS HANDLING FUNCTION. AND SO THE WAY I WENT ABOUT DOING THAT IS THE WAY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS IS JUST JUST TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE BASIC WORK TASKS ARE BEING PERFORMED.

YOU KNOW, WHEN A CLAIM IS FILED AND RECEIVED BY THE CITY, IS IT BEING INVESTIGATED OR IS THE CLAIM ADJUSTER MAKING REASONABLE LIABILITY

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AND THEN BETTER YET, YOU KNOW, IS SOMEBODY MAKING SURE THAT THE HAZARDS OR THE CAUSES ARE BEING REMEDIATED OR MITIGATED? AND THEN FINALLY, IS THERE OVERALL, YOU KNOW, GOOD ANALYSIS AND REPORTING AND TRACKING OF CLAIMS DATA TO STAKEHOLDERS, TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

EFFICIENCY IS MEASURED A BIT DIFFERENTLY. IT'S REALLY MEASURED IN THE QUALITY OF THE CLAIMS HANDLING WORK AND ALSO THE TIMELINESS.

THE NEXT FOUR SLIDES, I'M GOING TO JUST PROVIDE SOME DATA ABOUT THE CLAIMS THAT THE CITY FACED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

SO ON AVERAGE, WE HAD ABOUT 81 CLAIMS EVERY YEAR.

THE TOTAL DIRECT PAYMENTS TO CLAIMANTS WERE ALMOST $643,000.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE ASSOCIATED LEGAL EXPENSES FOR THOSE CLAIMS WERE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF TIMES AS MUCH, AND THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. CLAIMS ARE GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN WHEN THERE'S A SETTLEMENT OR WHEN THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS THAT IS APPLICABLE EXPIRES.

MOST CLAIMS ARE CLOSED WITHIN 1 TO 2 YEARS, SOMETIMES THREE YEARS OF THEIR FILING.

BUT IN TRYING TO ASSESS THAT. I MEAN, I WAS SEEING HOW MUCH WORK THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER WERE, WERE DOING, AND THEY WERE WORKING THOSE CLAIMS PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY.

SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE PAYMENTS.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT 87% OF THE PAYMENTS ARE SETTLED FOR LESS THAN $10,000.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM THAT YOU KNOW, THE THREE CLAIMS AT THE BOTTOM TOTALED ALMOST $390,000.

AND SO THAT'S NOT, AGAIN, UNUSUAL FOR CLAIMS. THERE TEND TO BE OUTLIER CLAIMS THAT JUST THROW OFF THE DISTRIBUTION SIMILAR PATTERN WITH THE LEGAL COSTS FOR CLAIMS THAT HAD ASSOCIATED LEGAL EXPENSES. MOST OF THE LEGAL COSTS WERE LESS THAN OR ABOUT HALF OF THE THE LEGAL COSTS WERE ABOUT OR LESS THAN $10,000. HOWEVER, THERE WAS THAT ONE CLAIM AT THE BOTTOM THAT WAS MORE THAN $1 MILLION AND LEGAL COSTS TO DEFEND.

AGAIN, NOT UNUSUAL. I HAD TWO FINDINGS FOR THAT AUDIT.

THE FIRST WAS THAT AND THOSE WERE BOTH. I CONSIDER THEM GOOD GOOD FINDINGS.

THE LIABILITY CLAIMS, THEY'RE BEING PROPERLY HANDLED.

THEY'RE BEING PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND THAT THE CLAIM FILES THAT I SAMPLED WERE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED.

AND THE SECOND FINDING WAS WHEN I TOOK THE CLAIMS DATA AND I ANALYZED IT, SLICED AND DICED IT IN MUCH DIFFERENT WAYS.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY PATTERNS THAT CONCERNED ME OR THAT I FOUND UNUSUAL.

THEY WERE PRETTY NORMAL FOR WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO FIND.

I DID MAKE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS. BASIC ONES. I THINK THEY WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THAT FUNCTION.

ONE IS TO JUST HAVE SOMETHING ON PAPER. YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDATION ONE IS JUST WRITE DOWN POLICIES, PROCEDURES. AND THEN THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVIDE REPORTING WITHIN THE CITY TO MANAGEMENT AND TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS REGARDING CLAIMS PATTERNS. AND FINALLY, THE NEXT STEPS FOR ME IS TO COMPLETE THE AUDITS THAT ARE REMAINING ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN AND TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON MY PROGRESS. AND THE PROPOSED ACTION IS JUST TO ACCEPT THE REPORT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO SLIDE SEVEN, I THINK IT WAS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE INTEREST ACCRUAL OF 1.5%.

YES. WHEN DOES THAT START? WHAT IS THE EFFECTUAL DATE? SO WHAT I BELIEVE AND THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HAD WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

IT STARTS AS OF THE DATE THAT WE FIND OUT ABOUT IT.

OKAY. SO WHEN THE AUDIT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T GOING BACK. NO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS ALL. THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS. MR. SHIN. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AUDIT.

I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO PULL ONE OFF, SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR STAFF.

WHEN IT CAME TO CLAIMS BEING CLOSED, IT SEEMED LIKE THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT WAS UNDER A YEAR.

AND SO JUST THE EFFICIENCY THAT WE HAVE AS A CITY FOR DOING THAT, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE EVERYONE PRAISE FOR THAT,

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I WHEN I SAID ON SANDAG, WE HAD AUDITS THERE AND THERE ARE LIKE PAGES AND PAGES AND PAGES LONG.

SO SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES DOING A GREAT JOB.

AND I APPRECIATE THE THE UPDATE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA. THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. TABSHOURI FOR YOUR HARD WORK WITH US. AND IT'S NOT JUST DOING THE AUDIT, BUT HAVING SOMEONE WHO IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND YET A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU'RE INDEPENDENT BUT WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINDING THESE AREAS WHERE WE COULD MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IS A PHILOSOPHY THAT I KNOW WE HAVE HERE AT THE CITY.

EVEN WHEN WE'RE DOING GREAT, WE CAN DO BETTER. SO THANK YOU FOR FINDING THESE AREAS WHERE WE CAN DO SOME, DO A LITTLE BETTER. THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU. GREAT TO SEE THE FINDINGS THAT YOU MADE.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THERE WEREN'T ANY ISSUES. SO REALLY ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THAT. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CODIFY THINGS IN WRITING, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S WITH REGARDS TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE AS WELL. AND OF COURSE, I'M ALWAYS SO THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO NEEDED. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA.

FINAL COMMENTS, MR. SHIN. YEAH. JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY OF LA MESA VICE MAYOR LAUREN CAZARES.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

THEY'VE BEEN STANDING WATCH OVER POLICE OFFICER LAUREN CRAVEN, WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED LAST NIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE STRUCK AND KILLED HER AS SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RENDER AID TO A STALLED VEHICLE.

THE OUR HONOR GUARD IS GOING TO BE WITH HER UNTIL SHE'S RELEASED TO HER FAMILY.

AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND UNWAVERING RESPECT AND HONORING A FELLOW FALLEN OFFICER REMINDS US OF OUR TRUE MEANING OF SERVICE AND CARE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FAMILY.

THAT'S ALL. MISS BURKHOLDER? YEAH. THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SPENDING SATURDAY AT CAMP PENDLETON AND CELEBRATING WITH THE MARINES AND THE NAVY.

AND A VERY WONDERFUL I FELT VERY SAFE. THERE WERE, LIKE, 15,000 MARINES ALL AROUND ME.

SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY. GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE TOGETHER AT CAMP PENDLETON AND WELCOME FOLKS LIKE ME TO BE OBSERVING.

THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. JUST GOING OVER MY LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS.

WE HAD THE CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS ON 10-14.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR LEGISLATIVE PLAN. WE ARE BEGINNING TO TALK ABOUT OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND BRINGING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL.

AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWS OUR RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM CHANGES AND, YOU KNOW, EDITS, REVISES, AND WE APPROVE SOMETHING TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL SO THAT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IN 2026, WE CAN BEGIN OUR PROGRAM ALL OVER AGAIN, ADVOCATING FOR BILLS THAT THAT ARE BEST FOR THE CITY AND COMMUNITY OF CARLSBAD.

THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES HAD ITS BIG ANNUAL CONFERENCE TWO WEEKS AGO.

BUT AFTER OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT OUT.

IT WAS IT WENT REALLY WELL. IT WAS A 2 OR 3 DAYS OF CITIES COMING TOGETHER FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

THERE'S 483 CITIES IN THE STATE, AND WE COME TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR AT A BIG ANNUAL CONFERENCE FULL OF WORKSHOPS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, GENERAL SESSIONS AND AND A BOARD MEETING AS WELL, WHERE WE VOTED IN OUR NEW SLATE.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WILL BE MEETING THIS THURSDAY, AND WE HAVE AN ALL DAY MEETING, AS USUAL, 9 TO 5 AT THE WATER AUTHORITY OFFICES IN KEARNY MESA.

ANYBODY CAN ATTEND. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT YOU COULD ALSO STREAM AND VIEW THOSE MEETINGS ONLINE ON THE WEBSITE.

AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IS OUR LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN.

IT'S ABOUT TEN YEARS LOOKING FORWARD OF HOW TO STABILIZE RATES AND MAKE SURE THAT WATER REMAINS AFFORDABLE, CLEAN, SAFE AND RELIABLE FOR THE WHOLE REGION.

THAT'S IT. THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU.

SO WE HAD OUR NCTD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.

AND THE MIRACOSTA COMMUNITY LEADERS BREAKFAST, WHICH I THINK A FEW OF US WERE AT GETTING A REGIONAL UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR ONE OF OUR AMAZING ECONOMIC DRIVERS, BUT ALSO A GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

WE HAD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING HERE TODAY, AND A FEW THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT WERE THE SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON PROGRAM.

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THE OFFICE HOURS THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING WITH POP UPS HAVE BEEN REALLY WORKING FOR FOLKS.

AND THEN WE ARE ALSO THROUGH THAT DEPARTMENT HAVING WORKSHOPS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND SO I THINK THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'RE REALLY SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE WITHIN THE CITY. THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT WERE TRENDS IN VACANCY FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES.

I WOULD SAY IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT IT, WATCH THE MEETING AND HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

WE DO HAVE A NCTD BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK. AND THEN BEFORE I DO SOME CELEBRATORY REMARKS, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR POLICE FOR THE PEACEFUL PROTEST THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND.

JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT SPECIFICALLY EVERYONE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERE A FEW FEW PEOPLE THAT WE RECEIVED YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC COMMENTS ABOUT.

AND I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT LIEUTENANT WILLIS AND SERGEANT ADAM YOUNG SPECIFICALLY.

WE RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY STAY SAFE REGARDLESS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY WERE DOING OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU.

AND THEN HAPPY DIWALI TO THOSE THAT ARE CELEBRATING.

OUR FAMILY WILL BE CELEBRATING. SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH THOSE THAT ARE.

THANKS. CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING.

THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. NOTHING, THANK YOU. I HAVE A MINUTE MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE.

LAST FRIDAY, THERE WAS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON SKYLINE ROAD THAT RESULTED IN THE TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE OF A PEDESTRIAN.

THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION IS, BUT MY MOTION IS IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO OUR CITY COUNCIL THAT WE ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW SKYLINE ROAD BETWEEN TAMARACK AND HILLSIDE FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION INTO THE CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO THAT A SPEED SURVEY OR A SPEED STUDY CAN BE CONDUCTED IN THIS AREA.

AND THAT'S MY MOTION. SECOND. AND MISS BURKHOLDER, YOU CANNOT VOTE ON THIS.

YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THIS MOTION SO MUCH.

BUT BECAUSE IT'S IN MY SPHERE OF INFLUENCE, I CANNOT VOTE ON THIS.

BUT I KNOW THE NEIGHBORS DO APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO MOTION, WHO MADE THE SECOND? OKAY. MISS BHAT-PATEL MADE THE SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT PASSES. NOTING MISS BURKHOLDER'S CONFLICT.

AND I'D LIKE TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE. THIS LAST WEEK I WAS REMINDED HOW MUCH OF A SMALL COMMUNITY WE STILL ARE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A BIG COMMUNITY. AND I WAS INVITED BY ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS, ROSEANNE BENTLEY, TO COME TO A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THEIR POSTMAN.

HE'S BEEN A POSTMAN FOR 40 YEARS, AND HE GOT TO KNOW ALL THESE RESIDENTS SO WELL THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY 35 RESIDENTS AT HIS RETIREMENT PARTY.

AND IT JUST NOT ONLY WAS IT COOL TO HEAR THAT WE HAD THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL AS A RESULT OF THIS POSTMAN STEVE KRUPINSKI, BUT IT ALSO HIS RETIREMENT EVEN BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A BARBECUE.

AND I JUST LOVE SEEING THAT. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.