>> I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE A ROLE.
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>> COUNCIL MEMBER BURK HOLDER?
>> ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
I HAVE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.
[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CITY COUNCIL CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 2.CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER 4 AND NUMBER 5.
CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON DEPARTMENTAL REPORT ITEM NUMBER 17.
MISS MAT PATEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
>> PLEASE STAND. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY. BEGIN.
>> NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 4 OF 2025.REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 18 OF 2025, SPECIAL MEETING HELD DECEMBER 2 OF 2025, REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 2 OF 2025, AND REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 9 OF 25.
>> PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, CITY ATTORNEY, IS THERE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
>> NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT 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 SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.
INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT.
WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.
THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME.
AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES, THE PODIUM LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE, YOU'RE DOWN TO 30 SECONDS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 3 MINUTES, I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE.
THAT WAY, EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.
PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER.
>> GLAM BERNARD, FOLLOWED BY MIKE BORRELLO.
>> MONTHS AGO, A COUPLE OF US AT THE PODIUM MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR PEDESTRIANS TRYING TO CROSS EL CAMINO RIAL ON CHESTNUT.
A OVERPASS IS CRITICALLY NEEDED, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT HOW TO DO IT.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COPY THE ONE THAT'S IN PICO RIVERA, WHERE A STUDENT GOT KILLED AT A SITUATION THAT WAS VERY SIMILAR AND INVOLVING EL RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL THERE, CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL HERE.
WHEN THIS DEATH OCCURS, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY I'M PREDICTING, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO BRING THE MEDIANS TOGETHER BLOCKING VEHICLES TO CROSS EL CAMINO RIAL.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A FENCE ON IT AS THEY'VE DONE IN PICO RIVERA WITH YOUR NICE LANDSCAPING, AND THAT'S GOING TO FORCE ALL CARS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO EL CAMINO RIAL, NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE COMING FROM.
THE FENCE COULD BE AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE ONE AT CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL, IT NEEDS TO GO 100 YARDS IN EACH DIRECTION THAT'LL KEEP PEDESTRIANS FROM DASHING ACROSS EL CAMINO RIAL.
NOW, DIFFERENT TOPIC, SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED FROM PBS.
I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IN HERE LIKES GOVERNMENT TV, AND I DID LEARN SOMETHING WORTHWHILE FROM THEM.
WHEN THEY DID A SPECIAL ABOUT A WOMAN BOARD IN RUSSIA, HER NAME EMMA GOLDMAN, SHE WAS DETERMINED TO GET SOCIALISM, STARTED AND ON A ROLE OVER IN EUROPE.
THEY DID A GOOD JOB FOLLOWING HER IN GERMANY.
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THEN THEY ENCOUNTERED SOME PEOPLE THAT PUT ON SOME BROWN SHIRTS AND CHALLENGE THEM IN THE ROADS.EMMA GOLDMAN CAME OVER HERE TO AMERICA AND SHE ALERTED EVERYBODY THAT TO GET THE SOCIALIST PANACEA THAT SHE WANTS, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ANARCHY, WHICH PROBABLY EXPLAINS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPRESSING PROBABLY SOME VIEWS THAT'LL, D POLICE AMERICA.
ANYWAY, ONE OF HER FOLLOWERS ASSASSINATED.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO PBS, ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT, I FORGET IF IT WAS MCKINLEY OR GARFIELD.
FORTUNATELY, SHE GOT ARRESTED A COUPLE OF TIMES HERE IN AMERICA AND SHE GOT DEPORTED.
I WOULD LOVE IT IF OUR PRESIDENT COULD JUST FOLLOW THAT PRESIDENT BECAUSE ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
OTHER PEOPLE JUST FOLLOW ALONG, SHOULDN'T BE CONTROVERSIAL.
I SHOULD MENTION THAT MR. PUTIN SAW THAT WE HAD ONCE HAD A PRESIDENT WHO WASN'T GOING TO ENFORCE OUR BORDER.
HE SAID, I WONDER IF I CAN SIMILARLY CROSS THE BORDER OVER HERE INTO UKRAINE, BIDEN STUNK.
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SORRY, I MISSED YOUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
I WANTED TO TALK, I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU.
I PRESENTED BEFORE PAPERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED REGARDING PURPLE PIPE WATER IN MUNICIPAL AREAS BEING DUMPED INTO THE CITY AND SPRAYED INTO THE AIR.
THESE PAPERS THAT THEY CAN CAUSE PATHOGENIC REGROWTH AND ALSO RELEASE OF TOXINS.
I THOUGHT I'D LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN AND THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING.
I GOT A COPY OF MED CA AND EDDIE.
THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT YOUR ENGINEERS USE OR YOUR CONTRACTORS THAT YOU HIRE FOR THE CITY TO DESIGN THESE SYSTEMS. IN CHAPTER 13 HERE, BY THE WAY, THIS BOOK IS ABOUT 20-YEARS-OLD.
IT IS A LITTLE OUT OF DATE, BUT I DON'T THINK MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.
IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE STATE UNDERTAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RECYCLING FACILITIES SO THAT RECYCLED WATER MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO HELP MEET THE GROWING WATER REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE.
THAT'S ALL PRESUMED THAT WE HAVE A DROUGHT AND THE DROUGHTS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE NOT MISMANAGEMENT OF OUR WATER RESOURCES.
IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH, UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND WATER REUSE, DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF TECHNICALLY PROVEN ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES, LONG TERM SAFETY OF RECLAIMED WATER AND THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ARE STILL DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY.
THAT REALLY HASN'T CHANGED IN 20 YEARS.
THE STUFF THAT COMES OUT IN THIS WATER, YOU CAN'T REALLY UNLESS YOU HAVE MASS SPECTROGRAPHY RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY, LOOKING IN A BROAD SPECTRUM, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN THIS WATER, AND YOU'RE SPRAYING IT ON THE GROUND, YOU'RE SPRAYING IT IN THE AIR.
PEOPLE ARE BREATHING IT. YOU DO SPRAY BETWEEN 10:00 AT NIGHT AND 6:00 IN THE MORNING.
BUT THESE SPRAY NOSES ARE RIGHT NEXT TO CONDOMINIUMS WITH OPEN WINDOWS IN THE SUMMERTIME, THEY TO COOL OFF THE CONDO AND THEY'RE BREATHING IN THESE AEROSOLS TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THE SCREEN.
FOR MOST OF THE EMERGING COMPOUNDS LISTED IN THE TABLE, THERE'S LITTLE OR NO INFORMATION CONCERNING HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE COMPOUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN RECLAIMED WATER ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BOTH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS.
TO LET YOU KNOW ALSO, BORRELLO VERSUS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, I FILED A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, AND A HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 22 AFTER THE DEMUR WAS FULLY SUSTAINED. THANK YOU.
>> FRANK SUNG, FOLLOWED BY VICKI SAYA CHER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN, AND WELCOME BACK AND CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER, BOB PATEL, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS FRANK SUNG. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
I LIVE NEAR PACK RIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NEAR POINT SADIA PARK.
NUMBER 1, I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE YOU TO CONTINUE PROTECTING THE CITY'S LOCAL CONTROL, ESPECIALLY AS HOW THE AIRPORT IS BEING USED AND THEN NUMBER 2,
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STAND WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY THE COUNTY'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT.FROM A RESIDENT'S POINT OF VIEW, WE HAVE LARGE JETS CUTTING ACROSS THE TENNIS COURTS, WHICH GOES THROUGH A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE COMING THAT FAR SOUTH.
WE HAVE LARGE JETS DOING THAT ALL HOURS A DAY, THEN WE HAVE LITTLE AIRPLANES THAT DO THEIR CUT SOUTH AND LOOP THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS GOING EAST.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO ADHERENCE TO FOLLOWING PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD, WEST, GAINING ALTITUDE AND MAKING A SAFE TURN OVER THE OCEAN. WE'VE BEEN HERE.
WE'VE SAID THAT BEFORE. THERE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT HAPPENS.
THERE'S NO WARNING, THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT, HEY, COULD WE MAYBE SEND THEM A NICE WARNING LETTER, SAY, HEY, THIS IS HOW YOU MIGHT BE A BETTER CITIZEN.
CAN YOU PLEASE RESPECT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE? THE COUNTY BASICALLY HAS SAID THAT INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
I'M INVOLVED IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.
ONE, MY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN TURNS OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE.
I'M ALSO A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER MOST OF THE TIME TO THE PALAMAR AIRPORT ACTION NETWORK.
IT'S A GROUP OF RESIDENTS, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THEM BEFORE.
DON BETRA LEADER IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
BASICALLY, WE'RE BEGINNING TO GET ORGANIZED TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE DOCUMENTING FLIGHT PATHS, VNET VIOLATIONS, HOURS OPERATION, ALTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANES, AND THE INDIVIDUAL IMPACT ON THE HOMEOWNERS.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU ONCE WE GET THAT DATA, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING IT AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER WORKING WITH US ON UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION.
I THINK A LOT CAN BE DONE EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IS VOLUNTARY.
WITH THAT, LET ME JUST NET IT OUT.
NUMBER 1, PLEASE EXERCISE EVERY OPTION THAT YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN CARLSBAD CITY LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE USE OF THE AIRPORT, AND THEN NUMBER 2, STAND WITH YOUR RESIDENTS, AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING.
>> SIR, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, AND I'D LIKE YOU TO TALK WITH JASON HABER ABOUT IT.
HE'S THE ONE RAISING HIS HAND IN THE BACK.
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, WE MAY BE GOING BACK TO THE FAA AND ASKING FOR THE V ON VNET TO BE REMOVED.
IT'S NOT A VOLUNTARY FLIGHT PLAN, THAT'LL BE MORE.
>> THAT WOULD BE A DREAM TO COME.
>> BUT THE WHOLE REASONING IS THAT NOW WE HAVE THE COMMERCIAL.
THAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT THAN LAST TIME WHEN THEY SAID NO.
BUT WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER SPEAKERS ABOUT THE AIRPORT SPEAK WITH HIM SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TELL EVERYBODY INDIVIDUALLY.
>> ARE WE ON. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.
VICKI SAYA CHER, AND TONIGHT, I'M HERE AS THE PRESIDENT OF CITIZENS FOR FRIENDLY AIRPORT.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, C4 FA RELUCTANTLY FILED A SECOND LAWSUIT LAST WEEK AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
THIS COMES AFTER THE COUNTY SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT WITH UNITED AIRLINES TO ADD EIGHT MORE DAILY FLIGHTS AT PALOMAR AIRPORT, STARTING AT THE END OF MARCH.
WE SAY RELUCTANTLY, BECAUSE LAWSUITS ARE EXPENSIVE.
WE WOULD MUCH RATHER NOT SPEND TIME AND MONEY FORCING THE COUNTY TO HONOR AGREEMENTS IT ALREADY MADE WHEN PALOMAR AIRPORT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.
HERE'S THE CORE ISSUE FOR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THIS.
WHEN THE COUNTY AGREED TO ANNEXATION, IT GAVE UP CONTROL OF AIRPORT USE IN EXCHANGE FOR CITY SERVICES, AND IT HAS FAILED TO HONOR THAT AGREEMENT.
THE COURTS AGREED AND IN 2021, THE COURT RULED THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, NOT THE COUNTY, HAS LOCAL CONTROL OVER HOW PALOMAR AIRPORT IS USED.
DESPITE THAT RULING, THE COUNTY IGNORED THE COURT ORDER AND SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN.
WE WERE FORCED TO SUE AND THE CITY JOINED US. THANK YOU.
THE COUNTY THEN DOUBLE DOWN AND SIGNED A SECOND CONTRACT WITH UNITED AIRLINES.
THE ONLY REMEDY LEFT WAS ANOTHER LAWSUIT.
IF WE DIDN'T CHALLENGE THE UNITED CONTRACT, EVEN A WIN AGAINST AMERICAN COULD LEAVE UNITED IN PLACE.
DOING NOTHING WOULD MAKE THE COURT'S 2021 ORDER MEANINGLESS.
SOME SAY, BUT PALAMAR HAD COMMERCIAL SERVICES BEFORE. THAT'S MISLEADING.
IN 1990S, SERVICE WAS PROVIDED BY SMALL 19 SEAT PLANES OPERATED BY COMMUTER AIRLINES UNDER FAA PART 135 RULES, SIMILAR TO JSX TODAY.
MAJOR AIRLINES LIKE AMERICAN AND UNITED OPERATE UNDER FAA PART 121 REGULATIONS.
BY THE WAY, SO DOES FEDEX, UPS, DHL, AND ALL THE OTHER CARGOES.
PART 121 AIRLINES ARE NOT ALLOWED GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS.
PALAMAR IS STILL A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS IN COUNTY DOCUMENTS.
AS FOR THE FAA GRANTS, THE COUNTY KEEPS REFERENCING, THOSE WERE FOR COMMUTER SERVICES, NOT PART 121 AIRLINES.
THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO TELL HALF TRUTHS.
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AS A MOM, I'LL SAY IT PLAINLY.A HALF TRUTH IS A LIE BY OMISSION.
TO THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.
THE COUNTY HAS SHOWN OVER DECADES THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN FORTHRIGHT ABOUT PALOMAR AIRPORT.
TO THE PUBLIC, WE CARLSBAD DECIDE HOW PALOMAR AIRPORT IS USED, NOT THE COUNTY.
THE CITY OF CARLSBAD RETAINS LOCAL CONTROL OVER ITS USE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEFENDING IT.
A COPY OF OUR LEGAL COMPLAINTS MAY BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITES.
THEY'RE ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS AT WWW.C4FA.ORG UNDER LEGAL DOCUMENTS, AND WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO PLEASE READ THEM. THANK YOU.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
MAYOR BLACKBURN, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS HOPE NELSON.
NOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS DOUBLED DOWN AND SIGNED YET ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE AT PALAMAR AIRPORT, IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO MAKE A FEW POINTS AS YOU HOPEFULLY CONSIDER HOW YOU WILL REPRESENT THE CITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU STAND REGARDING THIS NEW CONTRACT WITH UNITED AIRLINES, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE AMERICAN AIRLINE SITUATION HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED.
BUT HERE WE ARE, AND THAT'S THE COUNTY FOR YOU.
IN YOUR CONSIDERATIONS, I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CARLSBAD WILL LOOK LIKE IN FIVE OR10 YEARS, IF THE COUNTY IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO BULLY THEIR WAY TO MORE COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS.
WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PUTTING UP WITH EVEN LARGER AND LOUDER AIRCRAFT? WHAT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD? WHAT ABOUT EL CAMINO RIAL? WHAT ABOUT THE LOWER INCOME HOUSING PROPOSALS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE ARE THREE WHICH ARE DIRECTLY UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH.
WE CITIZEN ACTIVISTS THAT CONTINUE TO WORK TO CALL THE COUNTY INTO ACCOUNT, WE KNOW THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST US FINANCIALLY.
IT'S ONLY DUE TO THE GENEROSITY AND THE CONCERN OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, WHICH IS NOW ACTUALLY TO FILE ALTOGETHER OUR FOURTH LAWSUIT, HAVING TO DO WITH THE AIRPORT FILED LAST WEEK.
NOW THAT THE BULLY COUNTY HAS DOUBLED DOWN WITH THE UNITED AIRLINES CONTRACT, I HOPE YOU ARE ALL CONSIDERING YOUR NEXT MOVE.
I BELIEVE IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE CITY DEMONSTRATE TO THE COUNTY THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO FIGHTING.
I HOPE TO SEE THE CITY DIG ITS HEELS IN TO MAKE SURE THAT CARLSBAD GETS ANOTHER LEGAL JUDGMENT FOR LOCAL CONTROL. THANK YOU.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO A CONCLUSION OF THE SPEAKERS FOR BEFORE THE MEETING.
THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED AFTER THE MEETING.
NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER 1 THROUGH 11. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
>> YES. GLEN BERNARD ON ITEM NUMBER 1.
>> GOALS WITH CITY INVESTMENTS.
MEANING, OF COURSE, MONEY, YOU HAVE SEVEN AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT, AND A LOT OF THESE INVOLVE MONEY, BUT NOT ALL 17 HAVE DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THEM.
MY REQUEST BECAUSE WE'RE CONCERNED WITH MONEY AND INVESTMENTS IS WHEN SOMEBODY IS PREPARING THESE AGENDA ITEMS, COULD YOU PLEASE GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF YOUR WAY TO ADD THE DOLLAR AMOUNT? I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 AND 15.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU COULD HAVE TYPED IN SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR BOTH OF THOSE, BUT THERE'S NO DOLLAR AMOUNT THERE.
MAYBE YOU CAN FIX IT NEXT TIME.
THEN ALSO THE WORDING OF SOME OF THESE AGENDA ITEMS ARE FREQUENTLY FUZZY, SO FUZZY THAT YOU HAVE A COMMISSION ON EVERYTHING HERE.
SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU COULD HAVE A COMMISSION TO TYPE UP AN AGENDA SO THAT THE TERMINOLOGY FOR ANY GIVEN AGENDA ITEM CAN BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE PEOPLE AND NOT BY THE CITY BUREAUCRATS THAT HAVE TYPED THEM UP.
IN FACT, THAT'S THE THING THAT CARL DE MAYO GOT ELECTED ON, CONFUSING WORDS ON BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.
THERE'S CONFUSING WORDS ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS, TOO.
PROBABLY NOT JUST CARLSBAD, BUT EVERYWHERE THERE'S A CITY.
TRIVIA, DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS A CITY CALLED EAST SAN DIEGO? THERE WAS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILURE. THANK YOU.
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>> GLENN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE VERY SHORT AGENDA? ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE VERY THICK ONE?
>> NUMBER 2, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHEDULE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I JUST WANT TO BE SURE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE 167 PAGE VERSION AND NOT THE ABBREVIATED VERSION.
>> I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, GLENN. THAT'S WHERE ALL THE DETAILS ARE BEEN THE LONG ONE.
THANK YOU. OTHER SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
>> JUST WANT TO COMMENT IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.
I DID NOT KNOW JOYCE GAMMON, AND I JUST KNOW SHE HAD PASSED AWAY AND LEFT A TRUST AND IS GIVING OUR CARLSBAD LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT, $60,810 TO JUST WHIZ BY THROUGH A CONSENT WITHOUT GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF PRAISE AND RESPECT FOR HER, WHAT I THINK WOULD BE A LITTLE CALLOUS, JUST A PUBLIC THANKS TO HER AND HER FAMILY.
>> GOOD CATCH, KEVIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ANYBODY WISH TO PULL AN AGENDA ITEMS? PLEASE MAKE A MOTION.
>> PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO
[12. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE]
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.>> MY RECOMMENDATION IS SUSAN POZER.
THE NEXT ONE IS RECOMMENDATION FOR THE HOUSING COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?
[13. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION – MEMBER AT-LARGE]
>> MY RECOMMENDATION IS JAN NEF SINCLAIR.
I'LL TELL YOU WE HAD A LOT OF VERY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, BUT LET ME TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT ABOUT JAN NEF SINCLAIR.
ONE IS THAT SHE WORKED ON THE CARLSBAD GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THAT'S A MOUTHFUL, BUT SHE CAME PREPARED AND SHE WORKED VERY WELL AS A GROUP.
ALSO, WHEN I MET WITH HER AND TALKED WITH HER, I LEARNED THAT SHE, AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, WAS THE ONLY APPLICANT WHO'S EVER BEEN HOMELESS, AND SHE GAVE ME PERMISSION TO SHARE THAT.
I THINK THAT ADDS A NEW, MAYBE A DIFFERENT SPIN ON THINGS WITH OUR COMMISSION, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE ADDITION.
JAN NEF SINCLAIR IS MY RECOMMENDATION. YES, MISS ACOSTA.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO REMARK ON THIS ONE.
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMMISSION.
I REALIZE THERE'S NO DISTRICT 4 PERSON ON THE HOUSING COMMISSION.
HOPEFULLY, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT 4, PLEASE APPLY.
WE CAN'T APPOINT YOU IF YOU DON'T APPLY.
I JUST WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY ON ALL OF OUR CITY COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE.
THE NEXT ONE IS MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?
[14. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION]
EILEEN FRIEDLAND FOLLOWED BY SEM SINGH.
>> MY NAME IS EILEEN FRIEDLAND, AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION.
I'M A RETIRED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND WORKED WITH ADULTS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS FOR 27 YEARS, AND MANY OF MY CLIENTS WERE SENIORS.
I ALSO WORKED WITH COLLEAGUES TO GIVE WORKSHOPS AND
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TRAININGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRING IN SPEAKERS AS WELL.AFTER RETIRING, I VOLUNTEERED WITH A HOSPICE ORGANIZATION BASED IN SAN DIEGO.
I VISITED SENIORS IN THEIR HOMES IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND IN NURSING HOMES.
MY ROLE WAS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE NURSING STAFF TO ASSIST IN THEIR CARE.
CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE BOARD OF A LOCAL CLUB IN CARLSBAD, AND I HELP PLAN EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO ARRANGE FOR SPEAKERS TO COME IN AND PRESENT ON VARIOUS TOPICS.
THE SKILLS I HAVE AS A RESULT OF THE WORK I'VE DONE IS THAT I'M A VERY GOOD LISTENER.
I CAN WORK AS A TEAM WITH COLLEAGUES, AND I'M ALSO A GOOD RESEARCHER.
I KNOW THAT CARLSBAD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN AGE FRIENDLY CITY.
I'VE READ ABOUT ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT GO INTO THAT.
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO WORK ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION TO HELP PROMOTE THE WELLNESS, VITALITY, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION OF OUR SENIORS.
I WOULD BE MOST HONORED IF YOU CHOSE ME TO BE ON THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU.
>> DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THIS CANDIDATE? THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
MY FULL NAME IS HER SIMON SINGH.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING HERE, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I DID NOT HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS, BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEAK TO MY QUALIFICATIONS AND MY BACKGROUND.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT AT CARLSBAD FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.
I'M A WORKING PROFESSIONAL AND I'M A MOM TO TWO KIDS WHO GO TO CARLSBAD SCHOOLS.
IN TERMS OF MY SPECIFIC PRIORITIES AROUND WHY I WANTED TO NOMINATE MYSELF OR VOLUNTEER FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION, I SHOULD SAY.
AS A WORKING PROFESSIONAL, I WORK FOR A COMPANY CALLED DEXCOM.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIABETES, PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT THAT COMPANY.
I'M A HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST BY TRAINING, AND A GOOD PORTION OF MY WORK IS WORKING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AROUND HEALTH.
PART OF MY JOB AT DEXCOM IS A BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST.
I'M SPECIFICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS MUCH FOCUSED ON SENIOR ADULTS AND MAKING SURE THEIR VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES ARE HEARD WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH.
I WORK A LOT WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
I WORK A LOT WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND I'M VERY TRAINED IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT NEEDS AND MAKING SURE WE CAN ALIGN AND MOVE FORWARD KEEPING INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS IN MIND.
SPECIFICALLY FOR MY SKILL SET, I APPRECIATE I'M RELATIVELY YOUNGER, MAY NOT BRING THE EXPERIENCE, WHICH PROBABLY MOST OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE.
BUT I'VE HAD THE FORTUNE TO LIVE IN THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
I HAVE HELPED AND SUPPORTED SENIOR COMMUNITIES IN INDIA, THEN I LIVED IN THE ENGLAND FOR SEVEN YEARS WHERE I GOT MY PHD IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, AND I HAD THE FORTUNE TO WORK ON VARIOUS DIABETES, UK, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DIFFERENCE COMMUNITIES.
MY POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP WAS FUNDED BY THAT SPECIFICALLY TO LOOK AT OLD RED ADULTS WHO GOT INPATIENT TREATMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN THE UK.
THEN FINALLY, HERE IN THE US, I HAVE HAD POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHERE I HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH SENIOR ADULTS, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LARGELY SPEAKING.
I COME TO THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WITH A LOT OF HUMILITY.
WHEN I TALKED TO MR. BLACKBURN HERE, I VERY MUCH WAS SENSITIVE TO WHAT HE MENTIONED THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME AS AN EXPERT IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, YOU MIGHT COME WITH A VERY STRONG FOCUS LIKE, I THINK I KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
MY BACKGROUND, HAVING LIVED OUTSIDE OF INDIA FOR 22 YEARS HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO LEARN AND LISTEN WITH HUMILITY.
I DO NOT WALK INTO THIS POSITION IF I'M GRANTED THIS KNOWING ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT I'M VERY WILLING AND OPEN TO BRINGING WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN RESEARCH AND WORKED IN CORPORATE INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU TIME HAS EXPIRED.
DOES DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THIS CANDIDATE? I'M GOING TO CALL A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
WE'RE GOING TO RESUME AT 25 UNTIL 6:00.
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CALLING MEETING BACK TO ORDER.MY SELECTION FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION.
BOTH CANDIDATES ARE EXTREMELY QUALIFIED.
BUT I'M GOING TO NOMINATE EILEEN FRIEDLAND.
SHE'S ACTUALLY HOW DO WE SAY THAT? A BRIDESMAID, NEVER A BRIDE.
SHE HAS BEEN PASSED UP SEVERAL TIMES AND SHE'S KEPT SUCH A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE WHEN I GIVE HER REJECTION PHONE CALLS, AND SHE'S ALSO PERSISTENT.
SHE KEEPS APPLYING. EILEEN, THANK YOU AND YOU DESERVE THE POSITION. THAT'S MY NOMINATION.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 15, CITY MANAGER.
[15. ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS’ COMPENSATION REVIEW]
>> ITEM NUMBER 15 IS AN ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION.
IT IS THE ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS COMPENSATION REVIEW.
FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR DARREN SCHWABE AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, JESSICA DORSEY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M DARREN SCHWABE, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
WITH ME TONIGHT IS JESSICA DORSEY, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER.
WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION OF A CITY COUNCIL, CLERK, AND OR TREASURER COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO MISS DORSEY TO SHARE THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, DARREN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS DARREN MENTIONED.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS DARREN MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL COMPENSATION REVIEW.
PER MEASURE G APPROVED IN 2020, THE CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO ADJUST OR WAIVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPENSATION INCREASE.
PER ORDINANCE NUMBER CS 435 ADOPTED IN OCTOBER 2022.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE SALARIES OF THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER AT THE SAME TIME.
BOTH OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS MAY NOT EXCEED THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CPI FOR NOVEMBER 2025, AND THAT CPI FOR NOVEMBER 2025 WAS 4%.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER'S COMPENSATION WAS ADJUSTED BY 2.6% IN FEBRUARY 2025, WHICH WAS THE SAME AS THE CPI IN NOVEMBER 2024.
THE OPTIONS REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ARE A, INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO ADJUST THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS COMPENSATION BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CPI FOR 2025, WHICH WAS 4%.
B, INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE PERMANENTLY WAIVING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2026 OR C, PROVIDE OTHER DIRECTION AS DESIRED.
THE OPTIONS REGARDING CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION ARE THE SAME.
A, INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO ADJUST THE CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CPI FOR 2025, WHICH WAS 4%.
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE DECLINING CITY CLERK OR CITY TREASURER COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2026, OR C PROVIDE OTHER DIRECTION AS DESIRED.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS?
>> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
>> QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL. MISS BURKHOLDER.
>> IS IT OKAY IF WE TAKE THESE TWO ORDINANCES SEPARATELY, MAYOR? THANKS.
>> LIKE LAST YEAR, YES. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? LET'S TAKE THEM IN TWO SEPARATE BATCHES.
FIRST ONE WILL BE FOR CITY COUNCIL A MOTION, PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST CITY COUNCIL AND NOT FOR THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.
>> SURE. MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE, AND IT WOULD BE OPTION A, I BELIEVE. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.
>> PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES 4-1 WITH MISS BURKHOLDER, VOTING NO.
NEXT WILL BE THE SECOND ONE FOR THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.
>> YES. INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE UNDER OPTION A AS WELL.
>> PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS QUICK AND EASY.
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THANK YOU. NEXT IS[16. ORDINANCE NO. CS-503 - ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE STREET AND LAGUNA DRIVE]
ITEM NUMBER 16, CITY MANAGER.>> THANK YOU. ITEM 16 IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALL WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE STREET AND LAGUNA DRIVE.
>> I THINK ALL WE NEED IS A MOTION IN A VOTE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
>> PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[17. REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD, ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE AND BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITEE ASSIGNMENTS]
REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCILS FOR MUNICIPAL WATER BOARD DISTRICT, MAYOR PRO TEM, BOARD PRESIDENT.ANYWAY, IT'S FOR ALL OF OUR SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS.
THE WAY I THINK IT'D BE EASIEST TO GO ABOUT THIS, IF STAFF IS OKAY WITH THIS, THE FEELING I GET IS EVERYBODY'S FAIRLY HAPPY WITH THEIR CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO DOWN THE LINE AND TELL ME IF YOU LIKE THE ASSIGNMENTS, DON'T WANT THE ASSIGNMENTS.
THEN I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ALSO SAY IF THERE'S AN ASSIGNMENT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.
I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, KEVIN.
>> LOVE THE ASSIGNMENTS I'VE BEEN IN SO FAR, DISCUSSION WAS MADE OF POSSIBLY TAKING OVER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE POSITION.
>> I WILL RELINQUISH MY SPOT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WILL HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OTHER THAN THAT, ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU HAPPY. MISS BURKHOLDER.
>> THE ONLY REQUEST THAT I HAVE IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
I'M ONE OF ONLY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAS KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I WOULD LOVE TO BE ON CITY SCHOOLS IF ONE OF YOU ALL ARE WILLING TO STEP ASIDE FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
>> MELANIE HAS LESS ASSIGNMENTS THAN THE REST OF US, SO I THINK IT'D BE NICE IF SOMEBODY WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE ALLOWING MELANIE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE CITY SCHOOLS.
WHO ARE ON THE CITY SCHOOLS PRESENTLY? ARE ONE OF YOU WILLING TO FORFEIT THAT?
>> I AM NOT WILLING AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY IT'S BECAUSE I REPRESENT ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DISTRICT 4.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 THAT MELANIE REPRESENTS IS ONLY CARLSBAD UNIFIED.
I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE BRINGS TOGETHER ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
IT'S THE SAME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL.
OUR TWO COUNCIL DISTRICTS ARE THE ONLY DISTRICTS THAT REPRESENT ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY.
>> MISS BHAT-PATEL, ARE YOU WILLING TO FORFEIT?
HOWEVER, I TOO HAVE A KID AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER KID IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AGAIN, I DO REPRESENT ALL FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL.
>> THE NEXT WAY WE DO THIS IS WE VOTE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT NO?
BOTH OF YOU SAID THAT YOU REPRESENT ALL FOUR DISTRICTS BECAUSE I WAS FOCUSING ON REPRESENTING CHILDREN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHOOL, SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU.
>> LET ME JUST RESPOND TO THAT.
>> THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS NOT ABOUT REPRESENTING CHILDREN.
THAT'S WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARDS DO AND WHAT THE SCHOOLS DO.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT'S WHY I MADE THE COMMENTS THAT I DID.
>> I THINK I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT COMMENT WAS DEFINITELY UNCALLED FOR.
I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SAY THAT WE'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE CHILDREN.
I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU LOOK AT ANY OF THE WORK THAT ANY OF US HAVE DONE, WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE KIDS.
I JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT AND SAY HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE TO SAY THAT.
>> EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OPINION AND THEIR ABILITY TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY.
BUT MELANIE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU REPLACE ONE OF THEM, THEN WE CAN VOTE ON IT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST PASS THAT'S OKAY AS WELL.
>> NO, WE CAN JUST PASS. THANKS.
>> ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE OTHER POSITIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MINE.
I GOT RID OF SEVERAL ASSIGNMENTS LAST TIME LAST YEAR, AND I WAS GLAD TO GIVE THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE ALTERNATE POSITION AND THE NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH JPA POSITION AND THE CARLSBAD CHAMBER LIAISON POSITION SO THAT I COULD REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT I'M DOING.
I GAVE UP QUITE A FEW LAST TIME AND I'M PLEASED WITH WHAT I HAVE.
I HAVE A NICE HEALTHY PLATE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.
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>> YOU DO HAVE A HEALTHY PLATE.
I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE. MISS BHAT-PATEL.
>> YES. I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MINE, AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING US.
WITH NCTD I KNOW I'M GOING TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO BE OUR CHAIR THIS YEAR IF I GET VOTED IN THIS THURSDAY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO REPRESENTING OUR CITY IN THAT CAPACITY AS WELL. THANKS.
>> THEN OTHER THAN THE CHANGE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M SATISFIED WITH MINE, I THINK THAT WAS ABOUT THE EASIEST THAT'S EVER GONE.
ON PRO TEM, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT PRIYA CONTINUE TO BE PRO TEM FOR ONE MORE YEAR.
HOW ABOUT IF WE JUST MAKE A MOTION AND A VOTE ON THAT?
>> PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
PRETTY EASY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
WE'RE GOING TO RESUME PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKERS.>> DIANA RICKER FOLLOWED BY LINDA PARIZI.
>> MY NAME IS DIANA RICKER, AND I AM A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HERE IN CARLSBAD FOR OVER FIVE YEARS NOW.
AT FIRST, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS TYPE OF CRIME WAS BECAUSE LIKE MANY OF YOU, I THOUGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING WAS WHAT WE ALL SEE ON TV COMMERCIALS WHERE THE VICTIM IS KIDNAPPED AND TAKEN FAR AWAY.
BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS TYPE OF CRIME HAS EVOLVED MUCH DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT.
BECAUSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS SO PREVALENT HERE IN AMERICA, UNFORTUNATELY, REGULAR PROFESSIONALS WITH AUTHORITY, POWER, AND CRIMINAL MINDS HAVE ALSO GOTTEN INVOLVED WITH THIS VERY LUCRATIVE TYPE OF BUSINESS.
THESE PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS ARE WHAT IS CALLED ORGANIZED CRIME, AND THIS IS WHO I AM BEING TRAFFICKED BY.
I AM BEING TRAFFICKED BY AN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP THAT IS WELL CONNECTED AND IS USING INCAPACITATING GAS TO BREACH ENTRY INTO MY HOME AND A STRONGER DRUG TO ASSAULT ME WITH.
IN DECEMBER OF 2023, THESE TRAFFICKERS ONCE AGAIN, BROKE INTO MY HOME AND PLACED AN IUD INSIDE ME UNDER CHEMICAL COERCION BECAUSE THEY HAD INTENDED TO SELL ME ON A DAILY BASIS.
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THIS DEVICE IN ME, AND I HAVE NO IDEA EXACTLY WHEN THIS WAS PLACED IN ME.
I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PAIN, AND THAT'S WHEN THE X-RAY CAUGHT THE IUD.
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME, SO I'M GOING TO CUT THIS SHORT.
I WAS TOLD NOT TO CALL THE POLICE ANYMORE.
THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD CALL THE POLICE.
THEN I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT I COULDN'T CALL THE POLICE ANYMORE.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERY TIME THAT I CALL THE POLICE, THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE, THESE CRIMES ARE ASSOCIATED TO AN AUTOMATIC NUMBER.
THAT NUMBER, I CAN, IN THE FUTURE, MYSELF, MY CHILDREN, MY CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, THE MEDIA CAN GO AND PUBLICLY ASK FOR THE REPORT, THE VIDEO, ANYTHING AUDIO ASSOCIATED TO THAT CRIME.
I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP CALLING BECAUSE THESE ARE REAL CRIMES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO ME AND I'M GOING TO KEEP CALLING.
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>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I ALWAYS MESS THAT UP.
MAYOR BLACKBURN, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, MY NAME IS ALI RAINBERG, AND I RUN THE BELONGING LAB NONPROFIT HERE IN CARLSBAD, WE ARE A 5013 FOCUSED ON SUICIDE PREVENTION.
I RECENTLY HAD A 15-YEAR-OLD COME TO ME AND SHARE THAT SHE WAS BEING RELENTLESSLY BULLIED HERE IN CARLSBAD AND THAT SHE UNFORTUNATELY TRIED TO TAKE HER LIFE.
WHEN THE POLICE HAD ARRIVED, SHE WAS NOT MET WITH COMPASSION OR CARE.
SHE WAS HANDCUFFED BY CPD IN ORDER TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
HANDCUFFED, A 15-YEAR-OLD NON-VIOLENT HERE IN CARLSBAD AFTER SHE HAD JUST TRIED TO TAKE HER LIFE.
I'M HERE TO ASK TWO SIMPLE THINGS.
FIRST, WERE YOU AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY? THEN SECONDLY, WOULD YOU CONSIDER CHANGING THIS POLICY OF HANDCUFFING MINORS WHO ARE IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT ARE NON-VIOLENT? THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR THAT HANDCUFFING NON-VIOLENT INDIVIDUALS DURING A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY DOES NOT IMPROVE SAFETY.
IT INCREASES TRAUMA, REINFORCES SHAME, AND MAKES YOUNG PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO SEEK HELP IN THE FUTURE.
FOR A CHILD WHO ALREADY FEELS POWERLESS AND AFRAID, THIS RESPONSE CAN CAUSE LASTING PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM.
I'M ASKING YOU TO CHOOSE COMPASSION, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND THE DIGNITY OF OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.
>> MA'AM, WOULD YOU PLEASE TALK WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF, SHE'S STANDING RIGHT OVER HERE IN THE CORNER. RIGHT NOW.
>> ANITA ARNOLD, FOLLOWED BY KRISTIN FARINA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KRISTIN FARINA, AND I LIVE HERE IN CARLSBAD VILLAGE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK JUST LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HERE TODAY ABOUT ICE AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY'VE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY.
LIKE I SAID, I LIVE IN THE VILLAGE, AND I WANT TO SHARE A STORY.
ONE MORNING LAST AUGUST, I WAS WALKING MY DOG LIKE I DO MOST MORNINGS IN THE VILLAGE, AND I CAME ACROSS THE FLYER ON THE GROUND.
I BROUGHT IT HERE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY.
IT SAYS, REPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS. IT'S THE LAW.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS, PLEASE CALL IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT.
THEY WILL NEED TO KNOW SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, WORKPLACE OR RESIDENTS, AND ANY OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
ON THE BACK, IT SAYS, REPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AT SCHOOLS, AT WORK, AT CHURCH, AND AT RESTAURANTS.
IT ALSO SAYS THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE AND PROVIDES PHONE NUMBERS AS WELL AS WEBSITES THAT YOU CAN VISIT TO MAKE THESE REPORTS. PRETTY JARRING.
THIS IS PROPAGANDA, IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.
LIKE I SAID, FOUND RIGHT DOWN THE STREET BY THE BEACH.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY IS THAT SINCE THE 17TH NOVEMBER, THERE HAVE BEEN A MINIMUM OF NINE ICE ABDUCTIONS, POTENTIALLY OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, AND TWO ICE SIGHTINGS AT THE PARKING LOT OF DOVE LIBRARY.
THESE ARE ALL VERIFIED THROUGH ME AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT I WORK WITH TO PROTECT CITIZENS AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I IMAGINE THAT NUMBER IS HIGHER.
I COME HERE TODAY WITH TWO CALLS TO ACTION.
THE FIRST FOR MY NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY BEHIND ME.
I WANT ALL OF YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS RHETORIC IS BEING PUSHED OUT IN THE VERY PLACE WE LIVE, AND I THINK IT'S A MOMENT FOR EVERYONE TO REFLECT.
THE SECOND CALL TO ACTION FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION.
TO WORK WITH ME AND OTHERS HERE TO PASS LEGISLATION AND PROTECT THE VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, STARTING WITH A RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW ICE TO STAGE ON CITY PROPERTY, LIKE THE LIBRARY.
IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA LAST WEEK, THE TIME TO ACT IS TRULY NOW.
I'M DETERMINED NOT TO LET A TRAGEDY LIKE THAT UNFOLD IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF US
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HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THANK YOU.>> MA'AM, JUST SO YOU KNOW ON FEBRUARY 3RD, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION EXPLAINING OUR INVOLVEMENT OR LACK OF INVOLVEMENT IN IT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.
IT'LL BE FEBRUARY 3RD AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M DIANA AGIRA AND I'M A CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.
TODAY, I AM REQUESTING THE CITY TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE FROM THE TERROLIZATION OF ICE.
THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THERE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS, AS KRISTIN MENTIONED, AT LET 11 THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED OF ICE AGENTS IN OUR CITY.
IT'S WELL KNOWN OR ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTED SCENARIOS ARE ALONG THE EL CAMINO REAL.
I WAS CONCERNED WHEN I FIRST HEARD OF THE DOVE LIBRARY STAGING, THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING FOR ME.
THEN LAST WEEK WITH THE MURDER OF RENEE GOOD BY THE ICE AGENTS, KNOWING THAT MANY HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, THERE ARE MANY OF US THAT ARE TRAINED TO DOCUMENT ICE INCIDENTS.
THAT WAS VERY SCARY TO BE A MATTER OF FACT.
JUST KNOWING THAT INNOCENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRYING TO PROTECT OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE ICE AGENTS.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT AS A COUNCIL THAT WE SHOULD PROTECT OUR HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH IS ALSO DOCUMENTING ICE ACTIVITY.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE ALSO VERY EASY STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN BY THE CITY.
GRANTED, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT FEDERAL LAW PRECEDES CITY LAW.
BUT SOME SIMPLE SOLUTIONS WOULD BE WEBSITE RESOURCES ON OUR CITY WEBSITE THAT COULD LINK TO CONGRESSMAN LEVIN'S OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE.
A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT REPORT TO ICE AND ADHERES TO SB854.
ENSURING THAT THE LICENSE PLATE READER THAT THAT DATA IS NOT SHARED WITH ICE OR ANY AGENCIES PART OF DHS.
ALSO, YOU JUST MENTIONED IT BUT A POLICE TOWN HALL IN FEBRUARY MEETING WHERE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS HOW THE POLICE INTERACTS WITH ICE AGENTS OR DHS AGENCY AND THE FUNDING, HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING US IF THERE IS ANY REQUESTS FOR THE FEDERAL AGENTS TO WORK WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I LOVE LIVING IN CARLSBAD, AND WE DO HAVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, REGARDLESS OF OUR IMMIGRATION STATUS, THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN, THAT WE'RE SAFE FROM BEING TERRORIZED BY ICE AGENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
>> CHRIS WRIGHT, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTINE DAVIS.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR, MAYOR, CITY, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD.
I'M REPRESENTING THE NONPROFIT EQUITABLE LAND USE ALLIANCE.
I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON A STATE LAW THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR, SB79 AND A BILL THIS MONTH IN THE LEGISLATOR THAT PROMISES TO BE THE FIRST OF MANY.
SB79 WAS APPROVED AS A TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING BILL, WHICH MANDATES DENSER HOUSING CONSTRUCTION WITH FOUR TO NINE STORIES WITHIN A HALF MILE OF TRANSIT STOPS, STREAMLINES APPROVALS, AND OVERRIDES LOCAL ZONING.
HOWEVER, CERTAIN CITIES LIKE CARLSBAD WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE BILL LAST YEAR WITH ITS 13 AMENDMENTS.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE DISCOVERED THAT SCOTT WINERD GUTTED AND AMENDED A BILL THAT WAS SHELVED LAST YEAR, SB677.
THE ORIGINATING BILL IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, AND THIS AMENDED BILL 677 IS ATTEMPTING TO INCLUDE CITIES THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM SB79.
THE TRUE INTENTION OF SB677 IS TO ADD WORDING TO REDEFINE THE TERM OF HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUTER RAIL INCLUDED IN SB79, AND IT INCLUDES NOW A PHRASE CALLED INTERCITY RAIL.
IF SB677 PASSES AMTRAK TRAINS, WHICH INCLUDE THE PACIFIC SURF LINER WOULD BE INCLUDED AS COMMUTER RAIL AND BE SUBJECT TO SB79.
THE SURF LINER STOPS IN SOLANA BEACH AND OCEANSIDE WHILE FURTHER MOVING NORTH TO VARIOUS STOPS AND ENDING IN SAN LUIS OBISPO.
IT IS A PASSENGER TRAIN FOR VISITORS USED FOR
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LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL AND DOES NOT COMPETE WITH THE COMMUTER COASTER TRAIN THAT SERVES NORTH COUNTY.IF SB677 BECOMES LAW, THIS WILL AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORING CITY OF SOLANA BEACH, QUALIFYING IT AS A TIER 2 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DEFINED IN SB79.
TO THE ADDITION OF AMTRAK RAIL SERVICE.
SOLANA BEACH IS A SMALL TOWN, ONLY 3.5 SQUARE MILES WITH A POPULATION OF ONLY 12,900 WITH NO MAJOR JOB SITES, BUT THE TRAIN STOPS FUNCTIONS AS A WAY FOR VISITORS WISHING TO ATTEND, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEL MAR FAIR OR VISIT SMALL SHOPS OR TRAVELERS WISHING TO HEAD NORTH AS FAR AS SAN LUIS OBISPO.
THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE ALREADY FALLS UNDER SB79 WITH ITS COASTER AND SPRINTER TRAIN STOPS, BUT WITH THIS ADDITION MAY QUALIFY FOR A TIER 1 STOP.
TODAY, THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE VOTED TO OPPOSE SB677, AND WE AT ELUA APPRECIATE THAT VOTE.
OUR LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE ASSETS IN CARLSBAD.
MANY THANKS TO CHAIR ACOSTA, COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER, AND STAFF JASON HABER, FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN KEEPING TRACK OF THESE ONOROS BILLS TO PROTECT OUR CITY AND FOR SUPPORTING BILLS THAT FAVOR LOCAL CONTROL.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE DAVIS.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, AND MY UPDATE IS VERY LIGHT IN NATURE COMPARED TO THE SERIOUS NATURE OF WHAT HAS PRECEDED ME.
I'M GOING TO MODIFY MY UPDATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ONE OF MY GOALS THIS YEAR IS TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF WITH MORE REGULAR UPDATES ON THE WORK THAT CBA IS DOING DOWNTOWN TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE OVERALL VITALITY OF THE VILLAGE.
THIS MORNING, WE HELD THE FIRST VILLAGE VOICES EVENT OF THE YEAR.
WE'VE BEEN HOSTING THIS FREE NETWORKING EVENT FOR NEARLY 11 YEARS NOW.
OUR GUEST SPEAKERS WERE FIRE MARSHAL DARCY DAVIDSON AND ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL FELIX SALCEDO.
FELIX SPOKE ABOUT THE FIRE SAFETY, TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS, EVEN PROPER FIRE EXTINGUISHER USE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS.
MANY OF US LEARNED THE PASS, P-A-S-S METHOD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THIS MORNING, PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP, I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL THIS MORNING THAT I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND MANY OF US FELT THAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION WAS VERY IMPACTFUL.
JONATHAN FRANKEL WITH RICHAUN HOLMES, WAS ALSO A GUEST SPEAKER.
HE SHARED UPDATES ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE VILLAGE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED HIS COMMITMENT TO DIRECT STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HOSTING RACHEL MOLTZ, THE CITY SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON WITH OFFICE HOURS AT CVA ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH STARTING IN FEBRUARY, FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM.
FOR EASIER ACCESS FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN, AND THIS IS A PERFECT COLLABORATION WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I'M ALSO HERE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THE THREE DOG WASTE BAG STATIONS IN THE VILLAGE.
THEY ARE LOCATED AT STATE STREET AND CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE, STATE STREET AND GRAND AVENUE BY THE FOUNTAIN, AND ROOSEVELT STREET AND GRAND AVENUE.
THIS WAS A CITIZEN LED REQUEST FOR CLEANER SIDEWALKS.
COORDINATED THROUGH DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER MELANIE BURKHOLDER.
TOGETHER, WE DISCUSSED OPTIONS, LOCATIONS, MAINTENANCE, CONSIDERATIONS.
ULTIMATELY, CITY STAFF DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THREE STATIONS ON CITY PROPERTY AS A SIX MONTH PILOT PROJECT, WHICH I THINK WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND FOR PROVIDING A VERY PRACTICAL OUTCOME.
WITH OUR FARMERS MARKET PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE HAVE OVER 80 OPPORTUNITIES TO BE PART OF CARLSBAD VILLAGE IN 2026, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN THE VILLAGE SOON. THANK YOU.
>> MISTY [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE SEAR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MISTY [INAUDIBLE], AND I AM A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD LIVING NEAR THE DOVE LIBRARY.
I HAVE WATCHED FOR NEARLY A YEAR AS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED BY AND FAMILIES ARE TORN APART BY ICE.
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I KNEW IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WAS CARLSBAD TURN TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRAUMA AND LEVEL OF VIOLENCE.WHEN I HEARD ICE HAD BEEN SEEN STAGING AT DOVE LIBRARY NEAR THE POST OFFICE, MY HEART SANK AS I KNEW IT WAS OUR TURN.
I HAVE WATCHED THE NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME STEP UP TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND ENSURE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
THIS MEANS KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS.
CARLSBAD HAS SHOWN IT VALUES ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE ARE SAFE HERE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING ENSURING THE PRIDE FLAG IS FLOWN DURING JUNE AS AN EXAMPLE.
NOW IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR THE CITY TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES ARE SAFE HERE, AND THAT OUR CITY ABIDES BY AND HONORS SB54 AND DOES NOT COOPERATE WITH ICE OR FACILITATE THEIR ACTIVITIES.
WE INSIST THAT CARLSBAD WILL PROTECT CITIZENS WHO ARE BEING HARMED BY ICE AND CBP, AND THAT OUR CITY'S POLICIES AND ACTIONS SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THE VALUES ENSHRINED IN THE US CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING DUE PROCESS, EQUAL PROTECTION, AND THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.
I AM A LEAD FOR INDIVISIBLE49 AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO TRAIN PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY LED SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT PREPARE PEOPLE TO STEP IN AND PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE BEING TRAINED TO PATROL IS ACTIVITY DURING ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AS A PROACTIVE STEP TOWARD PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS.
THOSE WHO ARE PATROLLING HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DO SO, AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE THEIR SAFETY AND RIGHTS PROTECTED, TOO.
LAST WEEK, WE WATCHED AS THE WORST POSSIBLE YET INEVITABLE ICE RELATED VIOLENCE UNFOLDED AND WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN MINNEAPOLIS.
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
HOWEVER, THESE INCIDENTS DO NOT DETER US FROM CONTINUING TO DO THE GOOD WORK OF ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY.
PLEASE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, RECOGNIZE THE THREAT ICE BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR FAMILIES CAN LIVE WITHOUT FEAR OR VIOLENCE.
ENSURE SB54 IS ENFORCED, AND STAND UP AGAINST ICE ACTIVITIES AND FOR THE-
>> MA'AM, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> MAYOR BLACKBURN, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MICHELLE SEAR, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALSO THIS ICE IMMIGRATION ISSUE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THAT'S BETTER. DID YOU KNOW THAT 2025 WAS ICE'S DEADLIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES? THERE HAVE BEEN AT 33 PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN THEIR CUSTODY, AND BECAUSE THE DEATHS CAME AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RAMPED UP IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, DETAINING A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND HERE ARE THE NAMES OF ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PASSED? THREE DIED WHILE FLEEING ICE AND TWO WERE SHOT AND KILLED BY THEM.
ONE WAS LAST SEPTEMBER, A 38-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN MALE NAMED SILVERIO VILLEGAS GONZALEZ, AND ONE WAS LAST WEEK.
HER NAME WAS RENEE NICOLE GOOD.
THIS MOST RECENT MURDER SHOCKED OUR COUNTRY, AND IT STUNNED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TOO.
MANY OF OUR CONCERNED CITIZENS ARE SPENDING TIME DOING PATROLS HERE IN CARLSBAD AND NORTH COUNTY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES, JUST LIKE RENEE DID IN HER COMMUNITY.
IT IS LEGAL TO DO THIS, BUT IS NOW INCREASINGLY SCARY TO DO BECAUSE THESE MASKED, UNIDENTIFIED, UNTRAINED HOODLUMS, SENT BY DONALD TRUMP AND KRISTI NOEM ARE INVADING OUR SAFE, PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, DISRUPTING LIVES AND BUSINESSES, TEARING APART FAMILIES, AND TRAUMATIZING SO MANY PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE GUNS, AND THEY ARE HERE IN CARLSBAD.
RANDOMLY KIDNAPPING INNOCENT PERSONS OF COLOR.
DO YOU KNOW THAT APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THOSE DETAINED AS OF LATE LAST YEAR, HAD NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS? 93% HAD NO VIOLENT CONVICTIONS.
ONE OF OUR CONGRESS MEMBERS RECENTLY QUOTED A STUDY DONE THAT SHOWED THAT 5% OR FEWER OF THOSE DETAINED HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS,
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SO IT'S EVEN LOWER.YOUR HEARING, WE'LL HEAR A FEW OF US SPEAKING TONIGHT DIRECTLY TO YOU WITH CERTAIN ASKS.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT ASKS, SUCH AS POSTING RESOURCES, LIKE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
THE SECOND ONE, PUBLICLY STATING THAT ICE BORDER PATROL ABDUCTIONS WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT ARE NOT WELCOME IN CARLSBAD.
THESE FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW.
THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING OR ALLOWING DUE PROCESS, AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY OUR CITY.
FAMILIES NEED TO BE TOGETHER, CHILDREN NEED THEIR PARENTS.
ALL PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR COLOR.
SCHOOLS NEED TO BE KEPT CLEAR OF ICE RAIDS.
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE KEPT SAFE.
THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR HUMAN LIVELIHOOD.
>> MA'AM, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME.
>> JULIAN [INAUDIBLE], FOLLOWED BY VANESSA FORSYTH.
>> I DON'T HAVE PREPARED COMMENTS, REALLY.
I'M JUST SPEAKING TO YOU JUST STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART.
THE FIRST THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS I THINK THAT THE POINT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST SIMPLY STATING THAT THEY DON'T COLLABORATE WITH, WE'RE BEYOND THAT.
WE'RE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
WE NEED TO HAVE SOME CLEAR POLICIES IN PLACE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS JUST HUMANIZING WHAT HAPPENS TO A FAMILY WHEN PARENTS DETAINED OR ARRESTED.
MOST OF IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING DADS, MAINLY CONSTRUCTION, LANDSCAPING AND FOOD SERVICE HAVE BEEN TAKEN, PULLED OUT OF TRUCKS, AND TAKEN AWAY.
WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE FOR A FAMILY? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S A MOM AT HOME, AND HOW DO THEY RECEIVE THE NEWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEIR FAMILY? THEY'VE BEEN BRACING FOR IT.
THEY KNOW THAT IT COULD HAPPEN, AND THEN IT HAPPENS.
MAYBE IT'S A CO WORKER AT THE DOOR.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY WHEN THE BREADWINNER IS TAKEN? THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR RENT.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY, THEY LOSE THEIR HOUSING.
THEY DISPERSE. THERE MIGHT BE KIDS OVER HERE IN ONE CITY, THEY LOSE THEIR PLACE IN THEIR SCHOOL.
THERE MIGHT BE A BROTHER OVER IN ANOTHER CITY.
THEY MIGHT GET TAKEN IN BY FRIENDS BY ANOTHER FAMILY.
FAMILY MEMBER, MAYBE THEY'RE SLEEPING ON SOFAS.
WHAT DID THE KIDS SAY TO THEIR TEACHERS? WHAT DO THEY SAY TO THEIR FRIENDS? THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE SHAME.
ALSO, HOW DO YOU GO LOOK FOR YOUR PARTNER OR FOR YOUR SPOUSE WHEN THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN? IF YOU CALL THESE AGENCIES, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, THEY LAUGH AT YOU.
THEY'LL TELL THE SPOUSE, WE'RE GOING TO COME AND ARREST YOU.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DAD? EVEN IF WE KNOW THAT FOR EXAMPLE, OUR FRIEND THAT WAS WORKING AT VALERIE'S, HE HAD HE WAS HERE LEGALLY.
WHAT HAPPENS TO A PERSON WHEN THEY'RE IN DETENTION? THEY'RE IN WHAT'S CALLED AN ICE BOX.
THERE ARE FLOODLIGHTS ON YOU, 24/7.
THEY BLAST THE AIR CONDITIONING ON YOU, YOU'RE FREEZING.
YOU SLEEP ON A CEMENT FLOOR WITH A PIECE OF FOIL ON YOU. WHAT DO YOU EAT? ONCE A DAY, COLD BEAN BURRITO? WHAT TOOTHBRUSH DO YOU HAVE? YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.
HOW DO YOU BATHE IN FILTHY WATER? IF YOU ARE RELEASED, YOU STINK, YOU'RE HUNGRY, AND YOU'RE HUMILIATED.
>> MA'AM, YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED.
AS A RESIDENT, I AM CONCERNED AND HEARING OF THE FEAR OF THAT I MYSELF HAVE, AND THEN OTHER PEOPLE WHO BECAUSE OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH ICE IN OUR STATE,
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NEARBY CITIES THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO, AS WAS POINTED OUT, FAMILIES, I KNOW OF YOUTH WHO ARE AFRAID TO GO TO COLLEGE, THEIR COURSES.I KNOW OF PARENTS WHO ARE AFRAID TO DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I KNOW OF FAMILIES WHO ARE AFRAID TO GO TO STORES TO SHOP, AND IT IS IMPACTING OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY AS EVEN ECONOMICALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT GO TO WORK.
WE DON'T HAVE THEM CONTRIBUTING TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
WHAT I WOULD ASK BASED ON WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED IS AT THE NEXT LOCAL MEETING, THAT IT BE A TOWN HALL WHERE WE CAN HAVE SOME EXCHANGE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE SAFETY PATROL IN THAT IS THAT THEY RESPECT US AND INDIVIDUALS, THAT THEY DON'T WORK WITH ICE.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A RESOLUTION TO INDICATE THAT WHAT OUR CITY IS WILLING TO DO AND NOT WILLING TO DO, AND THAT IT BE ON OUR SITE, OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT CONGRESSMAN LEVIN HAS A WEBSITE THAT WE CAN CONNECT TO THAT ADDRESSES WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO IF THEY BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE THEY KNOW HAS BEEN DETAINED, AND I GUESS IN THE COMMUNITY, I'M 71-YEARS-OLD, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN MY LIFETIME.
I AM AFRAID, NOT JUST FOR OTHER PEOPLE, BUT FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO.
I ASK YOU TO USE WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE.
OTHER SAN DIEGO AND VISTA DID ADDRESS THIS, AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO COME OUT AS A COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT ALL PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY ICE. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER, FERRIS KHAN.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS FERRIS KHAN.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO ACTUALLY THANK THE CARLSBAD POLICE FOR PROTECTING US AND SERVING US.
I DO BELIEVE THAT TRANSPARENCY, PARTICIPATION, AND COLLABORATION LEADS TO TRUST.
I AM WORRIED IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED TO RENEE GOOD IN MINNESOTA.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OUR BRAVE CITIZENS, MY FELLOW CARLSBAD RESIDENTS, IF THEY'LL BE PROPERLY PROTECTED, AND AS THEY'RE EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, I'M ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
GREAT TO HEAR THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A MEETING IN THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS ON FEBRUARY 3.
PERHAPS THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN ADVANCE OF THAT SO THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. CLOSING COMMENTS, MR. SHIN.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO REALLY SAY THIS, BUT THE AUDIENCE IS STILL HERE.
IT'S DYNAMIC WHAT YOU GUYS ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO NAME GEORGE RATES.
HE'S A ARMY VETERAN, WHO'S IN THE INFANTRY, SERVED IN IRAQ, AND HE WAS DETAINED BY TRYING TO GO TO HIS SECURITY POST UP IN VENTURA AND DETAINED FOR THREE DAYS, THREE NIGHTS, NO PHONE CALL IN OR OUT, AND I'M OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO HELP US SUPPORT WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS RIGHT NOW TO IN THIS POSITION.
ONE WHERE WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALL SILOED OFF AND WE OPERATE IN OUR OWN DETERMINATION.
BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE
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A LIMITED SCOPE IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.>> COUNCIL, I'M SORRY, I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO COMMENT ON NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> MY APOLOGIES FOR VIOLATING BROWN ACT. YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME TONIGHT TO EXPRESS ALL DIFFERENT GAMUT OF ISSUES.
WE DID HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE THIS MORNING.
COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND I SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE.
THIS SUNDAY IS THE CARLS BAD 5K.
I'M GOING TO BE DOING THAT ONE AND THEN I'M GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING MAYBE BLOWING A HORN FOR THE HALF MARATHON, AND THEN THE MARATHON.
LAST YEAR, WHEN I BLEW THE HORN, IT DIDN'T WORK, SO LET'S HOPE IT WORKS THIS YEAR.
THEN NEXT SUNDAY AFTER THAT ON THE 25TH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE.
IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO DO ANY OF THOSE FUN THINGS, LET ME KNOW. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M TRYING TO THINK IF I CAN SAY.
CAN I SAY THAT THE MOTION THAT I MADE IN DECEMBER IS WHAT LED TO THE FEBRUARY 3, POLICE CHIEF PRESENTATION THAT IS COMING.
I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO BACK AND WATCH THAT VIDEO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT ABOUT PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY.
AT THE LEGISLATIVE MEETING THIS MORNING THAT MET RIGHT HERE, WE MEET ONCE A MONTH IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THE VIDEO OR PARTICIPATE BY SENDING IN YOUR COMMENTS VIA EMAIL OR MEETING WITH ANY OF US, YOU CAN MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER OR ME TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION.
I KNOW LAST YEAR I TOOK A POSITION.
I MADE A MOTION TO TAKE A POSITION TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW MASKING UNLESS WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO IMMIGRATION.
I KNOW I DIDN'T GET A SECOND, AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE A POSITION HERE IN CARLSBAD, BUT THAT PASSED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO THAT AND TO WEIGH IN ON THAT BECAUSE WE TAKE POSITIONS ON STATE BILLS AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION ALL THE TIME.
I WELCOME YOU TO COME TO THAT AND STAY ENGAGED WITH US BECAUSE WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY, AND I'M ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO WORK WITH ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO ENGAGE WITH ME. THANK YOU.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY FIND MY SENTIMENTS ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHERWISE ON THAT MEETING WITH REGARDS TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE TONIGHT.
FOR THE UPCOMING THINGS THAT WE HAVE WITH REGARDS TO MY ASSIGNMENTS, I HAVE NCTD ON THURSDAY.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING LEADERSHIP THAT DAY, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME POSITIVE NEWS COMING OUT OF THERE WITH REGARDS TO MY CHAIRPERSON SHIP.
ON FRIDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING FOR SAN DIEGO FOR NCTD.
I WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THE CARLSBAD MARATHON DOING THE HALF MARATHON, SO I WILL SEE FOLKS OUT THERE, AND I TWO WILL BE I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE.
THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME YET, BUT I WILL BE OUT THERE JUST ANNOUNCING AND SAYING HI TO FOLKS AS WELL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I KNOW WE HAVE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HOLIDAY ON MONDAY.
THERE ARE MANY DAYS OF SERVICE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE FOLKS AT SOME OF THOSE, AND JUST, OF COURSE, HONOR THE LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR AMONGST THESE VERY INTERESTING AND TRYING TIMES, ESPECIALLY.
THEN WE HAVE ON TUESDAY, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
WE DON'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE HEARING FOLKS TALK ABOUT OTHER MEETINGS UPCOMING AFTER THAT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE KICKOFF AS WELL BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
JANUARY 25, 2026, 2:00 -3:30.THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE COMMUNITY KICKOFF.
IT'S GOING TO BE AT VISTA, 2501 GATEWAY ROAD IN CARLSBAD.
TO END THE MEETING ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I'VE GOT TWO STORIES TO TELL YOU.
THE FIRST ONE I RECEIVED THIS LETTER, DEAR MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE LOVED LEGOLAND AND CARLSBAD.
OUR FAVORITE RIDE WAS EMMET'S FLYING ADVENTURE AND THE DINOSAUR BOAT.
LOOK ON THE BACK OF THIS PAPER.
WE DREW A PRETTY PICTURE OF THE OUTSIDE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND MAKING IT SO NICE TO VISIT.
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LOVE HARPER, EMMA, JUSTIN, HANNAH, AND ALL THE HAMMER GREEN FAMILY.THEY'RE FROM SANTA CRUZ, AND THEY TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE A NICE LETTER AND SEND A NICE PHOTO. NICE OF THEM.
BUT ALSO, I GOT INVITED IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT BREAKING AND ENTERING IS, ONE OF THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS DOES FUNDRAISER, AND THEN THEY FIND A FAMILY IN NEED DURING CHRISTMAS.
THEY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THE FAMILY TO LEAVE THE HOUSE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
IN THIS CASE, A BROTHER CAME AND TOOK THE FAMILY TO BREAKFAST, AND THEY COME BACK AND 100 VOLUNTEERS HAD TAKEN OVER THEIR HOUSE, PUT IN CHRISTMAS TREE, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, ALL DECORATIONS, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, OVER 100 GIFTS FOR THIS FAMILY.
THIS FAMILY WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THE FATHER WHO WAS THE ONLY BREAD WINNER IN THE FAMILY FOR THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN, GOT BRAIN CANCER AND DIED IN AUGUST, AND THE FAMILY DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY EITHER TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.
THIS WAS THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE, AND I'VE BEGGED THAT I COULD PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT ONES.
MY GIRLFRIEND WENT WITH ME AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AT THE END OF THIS AND SAID, I DON'T CARE IF WE DO ANYTHING ELSE THIS CHRISTMAS.
THIS MADE IT ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EXPERIENCED.
THAT'S HOW I'M GOING TO END TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.