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          IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO 5:00, SO I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL
MEMBER SHIN. 
          [CALL TO ORDER]
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. 
          HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN. 
          PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. 
          I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER THREE AND 
          [ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
ON DEPARTMENTAL REPORT ITEM NUMBER 12. NEXT IS THE PLEDGE. 
          I WENT TO THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE, AND MET A GIRL WHO SANG AND DID A GOOD JOB, AND HER BROTHER DID THE BACKUP SINGING. SO I'M GOING TO ASK HER TO LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE. 
          KAREEN, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU. KAREEN. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES,
THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD JANUARY 13TH OF 26. 
          [APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. 
          PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. 
          CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION. 
          THANK YOU. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. 
          [PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE BROWN ACT IN THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. 
          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 WILL 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 ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS,
PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE 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 MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S
BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND 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 PODIUM LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW,
GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU'RE DOWN TO THE LAST 30S. 
          I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THREE MINUTES. 
          THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK. 
          PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MIKE BORRELLO,
FOLLOWED BY GLENN BERNARD. 
          GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF. IF YOU BELIEVE SEEKING TRUTH IS A NOBLE PURSUIT,
THEN YOU MIGHT BE INCLINED TO TRUST AND BELIEVE SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS. THAT'S BECAUSE SCIENCE IS SEEKING THE TRUTH. 
          CAREFUL, THOUGH, IN WHAT YOU TRUST. IT'S A KNOWN FACT. 
          THE MAIN PREREQUISITE FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HYPNOSIS IS THAT YOU TRUST YOUR HYPNOTIST. 
          WE NEED TO DISCERN BETWEEN ANALYZES AND SUPPOSITIONS,
SUPPORTED CONCLUSIONS, AND PERSUASIVE NARRATIVES. 
          EINSTEIN STANDS AS PERHAPS THE MOST ICONIC EXAMPLE OF A SCIENTIST. 
          HE PRACTICED SCIENCE AS AN UNPAID SECOND JOB WHILE EMPLOYED BY THE SWISS PATENT OFFICE,
WITHOUT RECEIVING A PENNY FOR HIS PURSUITS. 
          HE DISCOVERED THE FIELD EQUATIONS, A MATHEMATICAL MODEL THAT,
BEYOND NEWTON'S EQUATIONS, EXPLAINED HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS. 
          HE REVEALED TRUTHS UNFALSIFIED TO THIS PRESENT DAY CONTRAST THAT NOBLE PURSUIT TO
CORPORATIONS THAT INVEST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN R&D TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS, EARNING INVESTORS BILLIONS WHEN MONEY IS AT STAKE. 
          SCIENCE GETS MODIFIED, DISTORTING TRUTHS TO CONSTRUCT SCIENTIFIC SOUNDING NARRATIVES THAT
PAVE THE PATHWAY TO PROFIT. 
          GOVERNANCE TOO PLACES POLITICS OVER TRUTH. WHEN TRUTH DIES,
THE PEOPLE ARE SACRIFICED. 
          BUT THERE'S HOPE. I BELIEVE DELIVERANCE IS NOW UPON US. 
          WIDESPREAD FRAUD EXPOSED IN BOTH GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS SOON AFTER OUR IDIOT
GOVERNORS UNWARRANTED JUNKET TO DAVOS. 
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CALIFORNIA IS NOW IN THE SIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
          THE TIMING IS RIGHT NOW TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE WATER SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA. 
          BORRELLO VERSUS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS A PETITION IN THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH,
RELYING ON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES, STUDIES, AND COMMON SENSE APPLIED TO THE DOCTRINES OF PUBLIC INTEREST. 
          OUR HEALTH AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. IT'S ABOUT SAFE,
AFFORDABLE WATER AND WATERS THAT THREATEN OUR HEALTH. 
          IT'S ABOUT THE FRAUDULENT FOUNDATION OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY CORRUPT WATER POLICIES RELY
ON, AND THE MALFEASANCE OF A GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY FAILING TO INVEST
OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COULD EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THE ABUNDANCE OF OUR WATER RESOURCES. IT'S ABOUT RECOMPENSE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOST UNSELFISH LAWSUIT IN THE HISTORY OF US JURISPRUDENCE IS MIKE BORRELLO HERE AGAINST
THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. 
          HE HAS NO MONEY TO GAIN IF HE WINS HIS LAWSUIT. 
          THERE ARE TWO UNIVERSAL LAWS THE LAW OF SURVIVAL AND THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 
          YOU MESS WITH EITHER ONE, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET THE KIND OF KARMA THAT YOU DESERVE. 
          LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. AND A GOOD EXAMPLE IS ON THE BORDER OF THE TWO KOREAS. 
          THERE'S A CHICKEN FARMER ON ONE SIDE AND HE SELLS,
HE SNEAKS ACROSS THE BORDER ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SELLS HIS GOODS ON THE OTHER SIDE, ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THERE'S A BORDER I'VE BEEN IN. 
          I WAS IN ECUADOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. THEY'RE REALLY MAD ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT
THAT TIME, PROBABLY CONTINUING NOW SNEAKING ACROSS THE BORDER INTO ECUADOR AND DRIVING WAGES DOWN. 
          SUPPLY AND DEMAND. I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR COPS. 
          NOT ONLY IN CARLSBAD, BUT NORTH COUNTY I THINK PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON HAS BEEN
IN THE NEWS RECENTLY. I TOOK A CLASS IN OCEANSIDE TO GET A CCW PERMIT. 
          IT WAS GOOD. FOR TWO YEARS, THE GUYS THAT TAUGHT THAT CLASS WERE SO GOOD. 
          THEY TELL YOU THEY MADE IT CLEAR WHAT THE DOWNSIDE DOWNSIDES,
PLURAL, ARE OF HAVING SUCH A. 
          WELL, YOU HAVE A PERMIT. IT'S JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. BUT TAKING A GUN WITH YOU ANYWHERE. 
          WHAT A STUPID IDEA IT IS. AND SO WHEN MY PERMIT EXPIRED,
I'M NEVER GOING TO RENEW IT OR TAKE A WEAPON OUT OF MY HOUSE. SO THAT'S THAT'S GOOD FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THEY TEACH IT SO
CLEARLY. 
          NOW LET'S GET TO RUNWAY EXPANSION. AND YOU COULD SAY THERE THAT THE,
THE, THE COMPLAINERS ARE IN GOOD COMPANY, BUT THEY'RE IN BAD COMPANY. SO CONTINUING IT'S CONTINUING OF BAD HISTORY IN CARLSBAD. 
          LEGO WANTED TO COME HERE. A WHOLE BUNCH OF NIMBYS SAID,
OH NO, LET'S NOT HAVE THIS BUSINESS BETWEEN THE END OF A RUNWAY AND AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY. 
          THERE WAS A BIG, BIG COMMOTION ABOUT IT. LEGO SAID,
OKAY, PUT IT ON THE BALLOT. 
          IF YOU VOTE NO, IT WON'T BE BINDING, BUT WE WON'T COME ANYWAY. 
          TERRIFIC. WHY PEOPLE REACTED THAT WAY TO THIS BUSINESS,
I DON'T KNOW. 
          SIMILARLY, IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE ON THE FREEWAY,
WEST SIDE, ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE'S TRAINS, AIRPLANES AND AND A FREEWAY WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE. 
          WE HAD SOMEBODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHO I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS THINKING,
BUT HOHEN PORSCHE WANTED, WANTED TO EXPAND INTO THE DIRT LOT THAT'S STILL NEXT TO THEM. 
          AND THIS LADY ON THE CITY COUNCIL MADE IT HER POINT NOT TO LET THEM DO IT. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE SAID IT WAS NOISY. IT WOULD BE NOISY. 
          SELLING. SELLING CARS IS A NOISY ACTIVITY. MAKES NO SENSE. 
          SO I HOPE THE RUNWAY FULLY EXPANDS. THANK YOU. 
          DIANA RICKER. MY NAME IS DIANA RICKER. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT ISN'T SO LIGHT,
BUT A TOPIC THAT NEEDS LIGHT SO THAT WOMEN LIKE ME. 
          DIANA, WILL YOU TALK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE,
PLEASE? OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT ISN'T SO LIGHT,
BUT A TOPIC THAT NEEDS LIGHT SO THAT WOMEN LIKE ME DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK HERE. 
          THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON JANUARY 13TH,
2026. 
          AT AROUND THE TIME THE DEVICE WAS PLANTED IN ME UNDER CHEMICAL COERCION,
I WENT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BOTH MY MINOR CHILDREN WERE IN THE HOME WITH ME AND LIVING WITH ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO THEM? WELL,
I WAS UNDER INCAPACITATING DRUGS. 
          WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO THEM? DO YOU THINK THESE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS HAVE NO REGARD
FOR LIFE, LET ALONE MINE? THOUGHT THERE ISN'T A MARKET FOR THESE KIDS. 
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LET'S LEAVE THEM ALONE. AGAIN, I WILL REITERATE. 
          I WAS A WITNESS. I AM A WITNESS. I WAS THERE AND I SAW THINGS. 
          THINGS I REFERRED TO OFFICIALS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. 
          ON ONE OF THE CALLS THAT I MADE TO THE NON-EMERGENCY CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT,
THEY SENT THREE MALE OFFICERS, ONE OF THEM BEING SEVEN FOOT THREE. NONE OF WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN IN A CALL LIKE
THIS HAPPENED. 
          THERE WAS NO SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT ASSIGNED, NO FORENSICS INTERVIEWER FOR THE CHILDREN. 
          AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS ODDLY AND SHOCKINGLY GASLIT,
DEVALUED AND DISCREDITED. 
          THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT, I HAD A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ARSENIC POISONING. 
          FACT CHECKED THROUGH BODY CAM FOOTAGE. SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT,
I HAD ANTIFREEZE POISONING YEARS PRIOR, A LEGITIMATE LEGAL RESTRAINT ORDER IN ACTIVE STANDING ORDER,
PLUS A PLETHORA OF MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE EVIDENCE. AND WITH ALL OF THIS, THERE WAS STILL NOTHING WAS DONE. 
          THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HASN'T CONDUCTED A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION,
NOR DO THEY HAVE ANY PLANS ON DOING SO. 
          I KNOW THIS, AND SO DO THESE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS. 
          THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS, HOWEVER,
SENT PERT, PERT OR CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAMS ARE PAID BASED ON HOURS WORKED, CALLS RESPONDED TO OR CLIENTS SEEN NOT ON WHETHER THE PERSON ACTUALLY RECEIVES SERVICES
NEEDED. 
          THIS MEANS A VICTIM COULD BE REFERRED TO PERT,
AND EVEN IF REFERRAL SERVICES AREN'T AVAILABLE, THE PROGRAM STILL RECEIVES BILL. STILL BILLS FOR THE RESPONSE. 
          I'M LETTING YOU KNOW PERT DOESN'T HELP WITH SAFE SHELTERING OF A TRAFFICKED VICTIM. 
          THEY DON'T. AND NEITHER DOES THE HUMAN NATIONAL TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. 
          THEY DON'T. ENOUGH, ENOUGH. I'M KEEP COMING BACK HERE. 
          IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. BECAUSE THERE IS NO REAL HELP. 
          THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH
SEVEN. 
          [CONSENT CALENDAR]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY OF THOSE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? YES. WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, GLENN BERNARD. 
          WEEKS AGO, I STOOD HERE AND I TALKED ABOUT THE AGENDA THAT HAD 17 ITEMS ON IT. 
          AND I SAID, YOU NEED I DON'T KNOW, YOU NEED YOU HAVE A ZILLION COMMISSIONS ALREADY. 
          YOU NEED ONE MORE TO WRITE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE. 
          AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX TONIGHT. AND IT'S STILL TRUE. 
          THESE THIS STUFF'S PRETTY INDECIPHERABLE TO THE AVERAGE GUY. 
          AND I REALLY RELATE TO THE AVERAGE GUY. CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. 
          ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT WITH GEOFF PATNO, AND A CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO THE APPOINTED OFFICIAL SALARY RANGE SCHEDULE. 
          STAFF CONTACT NAMES ARE INCLUDED. COULD JUST BE THE GUY'S SALARY CURRENTLY IS THIS, AND ONCE THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THIS THING,
IT'LL BE THAT. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, I COME FROM THE MARINE CORPS WHERE IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING. 
          YOU GOT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. SO THAT'S HOW I WOULD. 
          THAT'S HOW I WOULD DO NUMBER SIX. THERE'S MORE MONEY ELSEWHERE,
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT. 
          WHY BOTHER? BUT YEAH, HAVE A COMMISSION. HAVE A COMMISSION TO WRITE THE AGENDA IN
PEOPLE-ESE. 
          AVERAGE MAN-ESE. OH, YEAH. ONE MORE THING. AFTER THAT,
LADY WOULDN'T LET HOHEN PORSCHE EXPAND INTO THAT FIELD. I WENT AND HAD AN AUDIENCE WITH MR. BILL HOHEN. AND ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY THAT BELIEVES IN CAPITALISM,
I APOLOGIZE TO HIM. 
          THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS BEFORE I CALL THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. 
          I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS TO APPROVE THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER, JEFF PATINO. IF THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL,
THE CITY MANAGER'S ANNUAL BASE SALARY WILL INCREASE BY 5% TO 320,103.42. THAT WILL PUT HIM NUMBER FOUR IN THE COUNTY AND NUMBER ONE IN OUR HEARTS. 
          SO CONSENT CALENDAR. ANYBODY WANT ANYTHING PULLED OR HAVE ANY COMMENTS. 
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OKAY, A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. 
          PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. 
          [8. ORDINANCE NOS. CS-504 AND CS-505 – ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS’ COMPENSATION REVIEW]
I DON'T THINK WE DON'T NEED TO READ ANYTHING. WE COULD JUST GO RIGHT TO A VOTE. IS THAT
CORRECT? AFTER YOU MAKE SURE THERE'S NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. OKAY. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTION. MOVE. ADOPTION OF BOTH ORDINANCES AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. 
          SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. NEXT IS PUBLIC HEARING. CITY MANAGER,
ITEM NUMBER NINE. 
          [9. 2025 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AMENDMENTS]
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS THE 2025 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AMENDMENTS. 
          AND FOR THE PRESENTATION WE HAVE ASSOCIATE PLANNER SHELLEY GLENNON. 
          THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS SHELLEY GLENNON, ASSOCIATE PLANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM NINE, THE 2025 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AMENDMENT PROJECT. 
          OKAY, FIRST, I WILL START BY QUICKLY GOING THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES. 
          THESE PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW ALL PARTIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUE PROCESS. 
          FIRST IS STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THEN THE CITY COUNCIL CAN ASK QUESTIONS TO STAFF. 
          NEXT, PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL OPEN AND AFTER PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS CLOSED,
STAFF CAN RESPOND AS NEEDED. 
          CITY COUNCIL CAN THEN DISCUSS THE ITEM FOLLOWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE. 
          IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AND THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT,
THE CITY UPDATES ITS LOCAL ORDINANCES REGULARLY TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT STATE ADU REGULATIONS. THE CITY HAS PREVIOUSLY DONE SO THROUGH ITS 2020 AND 2023 ADU AMENDMENT
PROJECTS, AS WELL AS THROUGH RECENT ZONING CODE CLEANUP PROJECTS. 
          AS PART OF THIS 2025 ADU AMENDMENT PROJECT, THE CITY PROPOSES UPDATES TO ITS CITY CODE TO
REFLECT STATE ADU LEGISLATION EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 2025. THIS ADU AMENDMENT PROJECT PROPOSES UPDATES TO TITLE 21,
20 AND SIX AND THEREFORE REQUIRES AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE, LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, AND THE MUNICIPAL CODE. 
          THE PROJECT PROPOSES SEVERAL AMENDMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES MINOR CORRECTIONS AND OR
CLARIFICATIONS AS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT. 
          FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SEVEN AMENDMENT TOPICS AS
LISTED HERE. 
          NOTE THAT THESE AMENDMENTS WERE DRAFTED IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT OUR ORDINANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT STATE ADU LAW. 
          THE FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT UPDATES THE MAXIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADUS. 
          SPECIFICALLY, IT CLARIFIES ATTACHED ADUS MUST INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE. 
          IT ADDS A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR CONVERSION ADUS TO BE CONTAINED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE DWELLING
OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND THAT STRUCTURE IS SUBJECT TO THE UNDERLYING ZONES LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENT. 
          AND IT ALSO CLARIFIES THAT THE MAXIMUM 1200 SQUARE FEET FOR DETACHED ADUS APPLIES ONLY TO
ONE FAMILY DWELLING LOTS AND NOT TO TWO FAMILY OR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING LOTS. AMENDMENT TWO REQUIRES THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF ADUS TO BE
SUBJECT TO THE RECENTLY UPDATED STATE GOVERNMENT CODE. CHAPTER FOUR ADUS. 
          THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES CITIES TO ALLOW A MAXIMUM THREE UNITS ON A ONE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL LOT. 
          PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS A MAXIMUM OF TWO UNITS. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT CODE ALSO REQUIRES OR
ALLOWS EXISTING MULTIFAMILY LOTS TO HAVE UP TO EIGHT DETACHED ADUS. PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED UP TO TWO DETACHED ADUS. 
          THIS, HOWEVER, DOES NOT APPLY TO NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,
WHICH ARE STILL SUBJECT TO THE MAXIMUM TWO DETACHED ADUS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF ADUS CANNOT EXCEED THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS,
AND THEY ALSO MUST COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIRED STANDARDS SUCH AS SETBACKS AND HEIGHT. 
          LASTLY, THIS AMENDMENT REINFORCES THE CITY'S EXISTING ENGINEERING REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING
ADEQUATE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES FOR ADU DEVELOPMENT. 
          THE NEXT AMENDMENT ADDS AN ADDITIONAL PARKING REPLACEMENT EXEMPTION FOR WHEN AN UNCOVERED
PARKING SPACE IS DEMOLISHED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADU. 
          THIS AMENDMENT ALSO REVISES THE PARKING REPLACEMENT EXEMPTION TO APPLY TO ANY PARKING
SPACE REMOVED, NOT JUST FOR PARKING RESERVED FOR THE PRIMARY DWELLING. 
          I NOTE THAT THE PARKING REPLACEMENT EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE COASTAL ZONE LOTS
LOCATED WEST OF THE RAIL CORRIDOR AND LOCATED WEST OF INTERSTATE FIVE, 
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BETWEEN AVENIDA ENCINAS AND THE BARRACUDAS LAGOON. 
          AMENDMENT FOUR REVISES THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TWO FEET FOR DETACHED ADUS
WITHIN A HALF MILE WALKING DISTANCE FROM A HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR. 
          CURRENTLY, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR AS DEFINED BY PUBLIC
RESOURCE CODE. 
          THEREFORE, THE STANDARD WOULD NOT WOULD ONLY APPLY IF AND WHEN THE CITY DOES HAVE A
QUALIFIED CORRIDOR. 
          THE AMENDMENT ALSO REMOVES THE ONE STORY MAXIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR DETACHED ADUS CONSISTENT
WITH GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH ONLY ALLOWS CITIES TO LIMIT DETACHED ADUS BASED ON HEIGHT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE. 
          THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES THAT STATE MANDATED ADUS,
AS DEFINED BY GOVERNMENT CODE, ARE EXEMPT FROM APPLYING DESIGN STANDARDS SUCH AS BUILDING COLOR AND MATERIALS. THIS AMENDMENT ALSO CLARIFIES THAT THE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT ARE
APPLIED CANNOT PRECLUDE THE ADU FROM COMPLYING WITH THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE. AMENDMENT SIX PROPOSES TO REPLACE THE NOTICE OF RESTRICTION FOR ALL ADUS IN USE WITH A DEED RESTRICTION FOR USE ONLY, AS REQUIRED BY STATE ADU LAW. 
          BOTH THE NOTICE OF RESTRICTION AND THE RESTRICTION,
MAJOR STATE ADU LAW WITH NO MORE OR LESS RESTRICTIONS. 
          HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT CODE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO RECORD THE
RESTRICTION. 
          LASTLY, THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STANDARDS THAT WERE UPDATED,
SUCH AS CLARIFYING THAT STATE REGULATIONS AND OR THE CERTIFIED LCP STANDARDS SHALL PREVAIL OVER ZONING ORDINANCE STANDARDS IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. 
          THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES THAT THE EXISTING ROOF DECK PROHIBITION APPLIES TO BOTH ATTACHED
AND DETACHED ADUS. 
          AND LASTLY, TITLE 21, 20, AND 6 ARE UPDATED TO REPLACE ALL THE OUT,
ALL OUTDATED GOVERNMENT CODE NUMBER REFERENCES WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT CODE NUMBER REFERENCES FOR STATE ADU REGULATIONS. STAFF RECEIVED ONE COMMENT LETTER FROM THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING DEFENSE FUND ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT, SIMILAR TO A LETTER THEY SUBMITTED FOR THE PC HEARING. 
          PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING. THEIR COMMENTS PRIMARILY ARE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF
STANDARDS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COASTAL ZONE, BELIEVING THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO. HOWEVER,
THIS CODE WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IS STRUCTURED TO CLARIFY WHICH STANDARDS ARE APPLICABLE IN WHICH AREAS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. 
          CITY HAS VETTED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITH THE STATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT, AND BELIEVES THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN HARMONIZED WITH STATE ADU LAW. 
          AND ADDITIONALLY, THIS AMENDMENT DOES CARRY FORWARD PAST MODIFICATIONS MADE BY THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. 
          THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES ARE WARRANTED. 
          IN NOVEMBER 2025, THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
ZONING CODE AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. 
          THEY ALSO RECEIVED THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT FOR TITLE 6 AND 20 FOR INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES ONLY, AS THEY HAVE NO RECOMMENDING PURVIEW OVER THESE TITLES. 
          PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROJECT BE EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
CONSISTENT WITH CEQA GUIDELINES. 
          A DRAFT NOTICE OF EXEMPTION WAS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE IN NOVEMBER 2025. 
          SHOULD CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PROPOSED ZONE CODE,
MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS. 
          THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE OUTSIDE THE COASTAL ZONE,
AND THE MUNICIPAL CODE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE CITYWIDE 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION. 
          STAFF WILL THEN SUBMIT THE ORDINANCE TO HCD FOR THEIR SECOND AND FINAL REVIEW,
AND WILL SUBMIT THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR REVIEW. AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT IN THE COASTAL ZONE
UNTIL THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION CERTIFIES THE CITY'S LCPA. 
          THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION
DETERMINATION AND A REQUEST FOR COASTAL COMMISSION CERTIFICATION OF A LCPA AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE LCP AND MUNICIPAL CODE
TO ENSURE THE STATE THAT TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW RELATED TO ADUS AND JADU DEVELOPMENT. 
          THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATIONS. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT IS QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NO QUESTIONS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. 
          I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
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WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO A MOTION. YES. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND INTRODUCE BOTH
ORDINANCES AND ITEM NINE. 
          SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. 
          ITEM NUMBER TEN. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM TEN IS THE WORK PLANS FOR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE SENIOR COMMISSION FOR THE 
          [10. WORK PLANS FOR THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE SENIOR COMMISSION]
PRESENTATION, WE HAVE RECREATION AREA MANAGER ERIC BIGGIN. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. 
          MY NAME IS ASHLEY WILLIAMS. I'M THE RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER AND THE LIAISON TO THE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. 
          I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY ERIC BIGGIN, THE RECREATION AREA MANAGER AND LIAISON OF THE SENIOR
COMMISSION, AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE 2026 WORK PLANS. 
          TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF BACKGROUND. 
          WE'LL GO OVER THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE
CURRENT WORK PLAN, AND THEN THE SENIOR COMMISSION REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WORK PLAN,
THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF EACH COMMISSION IN SUPPORT
OF THEIR WORK PLAN AND RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. PER CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.15.020, SUBSECTION C REQUIRES THE COMMISSIONS TO PROVIDE
AN ANNUAL REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. THE COMMISSION WORK PLAN CONSISTS OF THREE COMPONENTS,
THE MISSION, THE MISSION STATEMENT COMPOSITION, AND THEN THE GOALS AND TASKS AS DECIDED BY THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSION. 
          DIVING INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. 
          ROBERT WINSTON IS OUR CURRENT CHAIRPERSON AND IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT,
SO YOU'LL HEAR FROM HIM TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. HE'S THE CHAIRPERSON. AMY IS THE VICE CHAIRPERSON AND THEN AGAIN, MYSELF AS A STAFF LIAISON. 
          EARLY LAST YEAR, ON FEBRUARY 4TH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2025 WORK PLAN. 
          THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AS EXHIBIT ONE ATTACHMENT A
OUTLINES IN DETAIL THE STATUS OF THE 2025 WORK PLAN, GOALS AND TASKS. LATER LAST YEAR ON NOVEMBER 17TH,
STAFF ASSISTED THE COMMISSION IN DRAFTING A 2026 WORK PLAN THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE WORK PLAN INCLUDES SELECTIVE SUPPORT
REFERENCES FROM THE MULTI-YEAR DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN. 
          THE MISSION STATEMENT CONTINUES TO BE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS,
WHILE SUPPORTING A CULTURE THAT EMBRACES CHANGE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THE COMPOSITION, AS PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 2.36 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE,
SEVERAL GOALS AND TASKS FROM THE 2025 WORK PLAN ARE EITHER IN PROGRESS, REOCCURRING, OR ARE ONGOING. THEREFORE,
THE COMMISSION HAS CARRIED FORWARD THESE GOALS AND TASKS INTO THE 2026 WORK PLAN TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK. GOAL NUMBER ONE IS TO ADVISE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL ON
PROJECT PLANS, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND TO BE RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME. 
          WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIVE INTO EACH OF THESE SUPPORT REFERENCES,
BUT THERE IS ONE WORK PLAN TASK ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL AND 22 MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. AGAIN, THOSE ARE OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT EXHIBIT AS WELL. 
          GOAL NUMBER TWO IS TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY,
VISIBILITY, AND ENGAGEMENT, THERE ARE THREE WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AND FIVE MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES WITH THIS GOAL. 
          AND FINALLY, GOAL NUMBER THREE IS TO BROADEN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND THERE ARE TWO WORK
PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL AND EIGHT MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. 
          AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MR. ERIC BIGGIN TO GO OVER THE SENIOR COMMISSION WORK PLAN. 
          THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MAYOR. SO THE 2026 SENIOR COMMISSION IS COMPRISED OF
RETURNING CHAIR KATHY RANGUS, WHO IS ALSO IN JOINING US THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE 2026 COMMISSION WORK
PLAN. 
          CECILIA SCHOUWE IS ALSO RETURNING AS THE VICE CHAIR AND MYSELF AS THE STAFF LIAISON. 
          SO IN FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2025 SENIOR COMMISSION WORK PLAN. 
          THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT TWO AND ATTACHMENT B. 
          ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2025, STAFF ASSISTED COMMISSION IN DRAFTING A 2026 WORK PLAN CONSISTENT
WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          THE WORK PLAN INCLUDES SEVERAL SUPPORT REFERENCES FROM THE MULTI-YEAR DEPARTMENT MASTER
PLAN AND THE MULTI-YEAR AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN. 
          THE MISSION STATEMENT TO CHAMPION AN AGE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES WELLNESS,
VITALITY AND EDUCATION THAT LEADS TO VIBRANT QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          COMPOSITION AND ROLE IS PRESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 2.38 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. 
          SEVERAL GOALS AND TASKS IN THE 2025 WORK PLAN ARE EITHER IN PROCESS,
RECURRING, OR ONGOING. 
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THE COMMISSION HAS THEREFORE CARRIED FORWARD THESE GOALS AND TASKS TO THEIR 2026 WORK
PLAN. 
          GOAL ONE, DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS 50 PLUS. 
          THERE ARE TWO WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AND THREE MASTER PLAN SUPPORT
REFERENCES FOR THIS GOAL. 
          GOAL TWO SUPPORT THE AGE FRIENDLY CARLSBAD ACTION PLAN. 
          THERE ARE TWO WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL,
FOUR MASTER PLAN SUPPORT, REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL AND SEVEN ACTION PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. GOAL THREE CREATES ADULTS 50 PLUS OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS BEYOND
THE SENIOR CENTER. 
          THERE ARE THREE WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL AND SEVEN MASTER PLAN SUPPORT
REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. 
          GOAL FOUR, INCREASE SOCIAL INCLUSION, ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY,
AND MINIMIZE ISOLATION. 
          THERE ARE FOUR WORK PLAN TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOAL,
SIX MASTER PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL, AND THREE ACTION PLAN SUPPORT REFERENCES FOR THE GOAL. 
          TURN BACK TO MISS WILLIAMS. SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL TONIGHT THERE ARE
TWO. 
          THE FIRST BEING TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2025 WORK PLAN,
REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND APPROVING THE 2026 WORK PLAN FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, AND THE SECOND TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2025 WORK PLAN REPORT OF
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND APPROVING THE 2026 WORK PLAN FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION. 
          BUT BEFORE WE CONCLUDE TONIGHT, I WANT TO INVITE EACH CHAIRPERSON UP TO THE PODIUM TO
SPEAK, AND WE'LL START WITH MR. ROBERT WINSTON, THE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. 
          MAYOR BLACKBURN, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. 
          I'M ROBERT WINSTON, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS AND REC
COMMISSION. 
          THE COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN 2025,
AND WE ALL CLOSELY FOLLOWED THE WORK PLAN. 
          THE COMMISSION HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE FOR ALL OUR MEETINGS IN 2025,
AND WE NEVER FAILED TO HAVE A QUORUM. 
          IN ADDITION TO COUNTLESS VISITS BY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS TO MANY OF THE PARKS IN THE
CITY. 
          WE ALSO HAD A FORMAL TOUR THAT WAS LED BY STAFF,
AND WE VISITED ALGA NORTE, LEO CARRILLO, STAGECOACH PARK AND POINSETTIA PARK. COMMISSIONERS ATTENDED MANY PARKS AND REC,
PARKS AND REC EVENTS IN 2025, INCLUDING THE RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN AT STAGECOACH PARK. 
          WE, LOTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS ATTENDED EVENTS LIKE PIRATE PLUNGE,
PUMPKIN PLUNGE, HOLIDAY AT THE RANCHO AND OTHERS. 
          WE WERE REMINDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT KYLE,
ASHLEY AND TODD, THEY REALLY DO A GREAT JOB LEADING A FANTASTIC AND DEDICATED STAFF TO PROVIDE COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE,
RECREATE, SOCIALIZE, LEARN, AND JUST GENERALLY HAVE A GREAT TIME. THE DEMAND FOR ALL RECREATIONAL SERVICES AND PARK
USAGE REMAINS AT RECORD LEVELS, AND IT ALL RECEIVES HIGH MARKS FROM USERS. THE ALGA NORTE AQUATIC CENTER RECEIVED A MUCH
NEEDED RENOVATION, AND MONROE STREET POOL REPLACEMENT STARTED AND IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO COMPLETION. 
          WE'RE WELL DOWN THE ROAD TOWARDS CONSTRUCTING NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS AT CALAVERAS AND
STAGECOACH PARK. 
          ROBERTSON RANCH AND VETERANS MEMORIAL ARE BOTH GAINING MOMENTUM TOWARD BECOMING THE NEWEST
ADDITIONS TO THE PORTFOLIO OF PARKS IN CARLSBAD, AND WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE. 
          THE COMMISSION REFERS TO AND RELIES ON THE WORK PLAN YOU APPROVED TO GUIDE OUR ACTIVITIES
AND HELP US MAKE DECISIONS HOW TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. IT IS ALSO THE BENCHMARK WE USE TO ASSESS OUR EFFECTIVENESS. 
          PLEASE APPROVE THE WORK PLAN FOR 2026 AND ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK WE HAVE
STARTED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIR WINSTON. 
          NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISS KATHY RANGUS, THE CHAIR OF THE SENIOR COMMISSION,
UP TO THE PODIUM. 
          THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUING SUPPORT AND
COMMISSIONERS DYLAN ROSS SCHOUWE, FORMER COMMISSIONER FITZPATRICK AND INCOMING COMMISSIONER FRIEDLANDER FOR VOLUNTEERING
THEIR TIME TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FOR THE 2025 WORK PLAN. ALL OF THESE GOALS CONTINUE ON UNTIL THROUGH 2026. 
          SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED REGARDING PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND LUNCH MEALS. 
          THE GUEST SURVEY WAS POSITIVE ABOUT THE CHANGE TO MEALS ON WHEELS AND THE MENU CHOICES,
INCLUDING MULTICULTURAL MEALS SUCH AS CHICKEN SOFRITO. 
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OVER 250,000 MEALS WERE, I MEAN, 250, 25,000 MEALS WERE SERVED AT THE AT THE CENTER OR
HOME DELIVERED. 
          THE SENIOR CENTER OFFERED OVER 100 PROGRAMS AND 1000 EDUCATIONAL,
FITNESS, HEALTH, AND FUN CLASSES. 
          OVER 62,000 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED AT EVENTS. 
          THESE PRESENTATIONS THERE WERE PRESENTATIONS BY EXPERTS ON ALZHEIMER'S,
PARKINSON'S, MEDICARE, AND SESSIONS ON CHRONIC STRESS, FALL PREVENTION,
AND CONSCIOUS AWARENESS. 
          SENIORS ARE OFFERED TRANSPORTATION TO THE LUNCH MEALS,
SHOPPING, AND MEDICAL VISITS. 
          SENIOR CENTER RESTROOMS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO BE ADA COMPLIANT,
AND THE WEST PARKING LOT NOW INCLUDES SPACES NEAR THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP. 
          I KNOW THAT WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO MR. BIGGIN'S HEART. 
          THE SENIOR CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST THE OLDER AND BOLDER
EXPO, WITH 40 VENDORS AND 350 ATTENDEES, PARTNERS WITH AARP FOR THE TAX PREP ASSISTANCE AND
TRIPLE A FOR SAFE DRIVING PRESENTATIONS. THE MONTHLY SEASIDE INSIDER IS DELIVERED TO CHURCHES,
SENIOR COMMUNITIES AND LIBRARIES. 
          TECH OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE TEENS TEACH TECH AND TWICE MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS ON CELL PHONE
USE AND PHOTOGRAPHY. 
          INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE KIDS FOR PEACE WITH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. 
          THERE ARE MONTHLY LIVE CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD AND MONTHLY EXCURSIONS. 
          THE MUSICAL SERIES AND MOVIE PROGRAMS HAVE ADDED CAPTIONS. 
          WEEKLY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE YOGA, MEDITATION, BINGO,
DANCE CLASSES, BRIDGE, PICKLEBALL, AND MANY MORE. 
          THE CARLSBAD CRUISERS MEET TWICE A WEEK AT THE CENTER OR AT BATIQUITOS LAGOON. 
          NEW PROGRAMS IN 2025 INCLUDED JAPANESE INK ART,
MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES. 
          KATA, WHICH IS KARATE FOR MOVEMENT AND BALANCE. 
          AND NEW, AND NEW PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED FOR 2026. 
          IT IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH CENTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. CHAIR RANGUS. 
          AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT. MYSELF,
MR. BIGGIN AND OUR CHAIRPERSON IS, ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. 
          THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. 
          MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING VOLUNTEERS IN OUR
COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONS, AND IT'S SUCH IMPORTANT WORK. WE FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. 
          AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE THE SENIOR PROGRAMS BECAUSE I WENT THERE FOR A TECH PROGRAM
THAT WAS PUT ON BY SPECTRUM AND SOME OTHER PERSON I CANNOT REMEMBER RIGHT NOW, AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THE SENIOR CENTER. 
          ACCORDING TO CARLSBAD, I'M A SENIOR, SO I MIGHT BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THOSE
PROGRAMS, BUT IT WAS AMAZING AND I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE,
IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER DOING SOMETHING VERY MEANINGFUL, I'LL BE AT MEALS ON WHEELS, SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COME OUT AND SEE
IT OR ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO MEET SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. 
          AND BEFORE I SHARE COMMENTS, ACTUALLY DID HAVE A QUESTION. 
          IT'S A FOLLOW UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER COMMENTS ABOUT MEALS ON WHEELS,
IS MEALS ON WHEELS THE PROVIDER OF THE SENIOR MEALS? NOW, I, I THOUGHT THAT I REMEMBERED THAT THAT HAPPENED JUST LAST YEAR. 
          YES. IT HAS, THEY ARE THE, THEY PROVIDE THE MEALS FOR CONGREGATE AND THEY ARE NOW OUR HOME
MEAL PROVIDER AS WELL. 
          GREAT. I KNOW THAT MEALS ON WHEELS IS A HUGE ORGANIZATION. 
          THEY'VE HAD PROGRAMS IN AND AROUND CARLSBAD AND THE WHOLE REGION AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
FOR MANY YEARS. 
          SO I'M GLAD ALSO THAT THEY ARE DOING THAT. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. 
          MOVING ON FROM THE QUESTIONS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO,
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION. 
          I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU SOUNDS LIKE VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME THERE. 
          YES. IT'S BEEN A SMOOTH TRANSITION, WELL RECEIVED BY THE PATRONS IN CONGREGATE AS WELL AS
OUR HOME MEAL DELIVERED. 
          THEY GET ALL KINDS OF EXTRA THINGS THAT WERE NOT,
YOU KNOW, PROVIDED BY THE PREVIOUS PROVIDER. 
          SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. 
          GREAT. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ROLL IN MY COMMENTS ALONG WITH THE QUESTION,
I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRS FOR BEING HERE. 
          AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD. 
          I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU HAD HAD NO PROBLEM GETTING A QUORUM IN THE PARKS COMMISSION. 
          I, I KNOW THAT OUR PARKS ARE THE ENVY OF THE WHOLE REGION. 
          AND OTHERS, IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, WOULD BE ENVIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL PARKS
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WE ALL DO AT THE COMMISSION, 
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AT THE STAFF LEVEL AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO UPLIFT OUR PARKS. 
          FOR THE THE SENIOR PROGRAMS, THERE ARE SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE VERY EXCITING. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR GOING OVER THOSE TODAY AND TALKING ABOUT THE INCREASING INCREASED
DIVERSITY OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. ONE THAT WASN'T MENTIONED AND I KNOW HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A LONG TIME,
ARE THE HULA LESSONS AND THE LUAU PROGRAM THAT THAT PROGRAM, WHICH IS VERY POPULAR, I HEAR. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AND TO OUR
STAFF FOR MAKING THESE QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS SO CENTRAL IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF WHAT MAKES CARLSBAD SO SPECIAL. 
          THANKS, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE TO OUR
COMMISSIONERS. 
          AND OF COURSE, FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT SHARING ON BEHALF OF THE REST OF THE
COMMISSIONERS. 
          CLEARLY YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THAT AND
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO TOO. 
          I WENT TO THE POINSETTIA PARK THIS LAST WEEKEND AND IT WAS PACKED BETWEEN DOGS AND KIDS
AND ADULTS. 
          IT WAS PACKED AND I REMEMBER WALKING AWAY THINKING TO MYSELF,
PROBABLY THE BEST MONEY WE EVER SPENT. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO WITH WITH OUR PARKS. 
          YES. I'M SORRY I LEFT OUT PARKS. I'M SO SORRY. 
          MR. WAGNER, OR WINSTON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. 
          AND I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PARKS IN DISTRICT ONE THAT YOU VISITED,
SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOU ON TOURS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO. 
          THANK YOU. AND TALKING ABOUT MEALS ON WHEELS EVERY CHANCE I GET. 
          I LOVE TELLING THIS STORY. I VOLUNTEERED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS ON WHEELS FOR FIVE YEARS,
AND THE WAY I GOT STARTED WAS I WAS INVITED TO BE A GUEST AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO GO ALONG DELIVERING THE MEALS. WE WENT TO ONE HOUSE AND WE DELIVERED TO A WOMAN
WHO WAS 100 YEARS OLD, LIVING BY HERSELF IN AN APARTMENT. AND THE MEALS ON WHEELS LADY ASKED HER,
MAY I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU WITH THE COUNCILMAN? AND HER RESPONSE, WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, WAS,
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DO, I DIDN'T GO TO THE BEAUTY SHOP FOR NOTHING [LAUGHS]. 
          THAT CAUGHT ME AND I SAID, I'VE GOT TO DELIVER. 
          AND SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AFTER THAT I WAS PART OF MEALS ON WHEELS. 
          SO IF YOU, IF YOU EVER WANT TO MEET SOME OF THE FRISKIEST FUNNEST,
I COULD TELL YOU A STORY AFTER STORY THAT IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH THE TIME OF DELIVERING MEALS ON WHEELS. SO. THANK YOU. WE I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A,
DO A VOTE. 
          YES. MOVE APPROVAL OF BOTH WORK PLANS. SECOND. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11. CITY MANAGER. ITEM 11 IS THE WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION. 
          [11. WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION]
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT AND CLERK SERVICES,
FAVIOLA MEDINA. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS FAVIOLA AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
CONSTITUENT AND CLERK SERVICES. 
          THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES THAT THE WORK PLANS OF ALL CITY'S BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCLUDE AN ANNUAL REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS A RESULT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 COMMUNITY-POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION WORK PLAN ANNUAL REPORT AND APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION WORK PLAN. 
          THESE ARE OUR CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION,
MICHAEL ZEPEDA, DAN FRAZEE, PATRICK CONNOLLY, STEVEN GISH, AND TERRI NOVAK. 
          THE COMMISSION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE FORUM FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND POLICE LEADERSHIP TO LEARN AND DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES OF MODERN DAY POLICING AND PROVIDE A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. 
          THE COMMISSION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE POLICE CHIEF TO PROVIDE ADVICE,
SUPPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO CURRENT OR NEWLY CONSIDERED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS WITH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF BUILDING TRUST AND FOSTERING STRONG POLICE COMMUNITY
RELATIONS. 
          SEVERAL GOALS AND TASKS IN THE 24-25 WORKPLAN ARE EITHER REOCCURRING OR ONGOING. 
          THE COMMISSION HAS THEREFORE CARRIED FORWARD THOSE GOALS AND TASKS TO THE 2026 WORK PLAN. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO NOW HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE COMMISSION'S 2024-25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THIS
PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEW OF POLICY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES. 
          THIS HAS BEEN OPERATIONALIZED WITH VARIOUS REPORTS,
INCLUDING THE POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON RECENT COMMUNITY EVENTS, 
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THE HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN UPDATE, AND ALSO THEY'VE ESTABLISHED AN EFFECTIVE FORUM FOR
INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. 
          STAFF HAS AGENDIZED MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS AT THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR
INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON VARIOUS TOPICS TO INCLUDE CALIFORNIA DAYLIGHTING LAW, THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM, ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE,
AND POLICE OFFICER QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS. 
          LASTLY, MEMBERS HAVE RAISED AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE COMMISSION AND THE
OPPORTUNITY IT PROVIDES TO ENGAGE AND LEARN. 
          ONE OF THE COMMISSION, ONE OF THE WAYS THE COMMISSION HAS CONTINUED THIS EFFORT IS BY
BEING ASSIGNED A BLOCK CAPTAIN AS A DIRECT CONTACT TO FURTHER RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS. 
          AT THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION'S OCTOBER 27TH MEETING. 
          STAFF ASSISTED THE COMMISSION MEMBERS WITH THE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATED WORK PLAN THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE. 
          DURING THIS MEETING, THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO
MODIFY THE COMMISSION'S MEETING FREQUENCY AND IS RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A PART OF THEIR ANNUAL WORK PLAN THAT IT CONSIDER A REDUCTION OF MEETINGS FROM 4 TO 3. 
          IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THIS REQUEST, STAFF WILL BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE FOR
INTRODUCTION AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO MODIFY CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.30. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE
WORK PLAN, AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL REPORT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. 
          HERE WITH US THIS EVENING IS THE COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION CHAIR,
MICHAEL ZEPEDA. 
          I WILL NOW TURN IT TO HIM TO PROVIDE HIS COMMENTS ON THE WORK PLAN. 
          CHAIR. THANK YOU. MARIA. I WAS TOLD I HAD 20 MINUTES TO MAKE MY PRESENTATION. 
          I'LL DO MY BEST TO DO IT IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES. 
          MICHAEL J. ZEPEDA JR.. MY DAD WAS A LONGTIME CITIZEN OF CARLSBAD,
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM HONOR. 
          IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF THIS COMMISSION FOR SINCE ITS INCEPTION A LITTLE OVER
TWO YEARS AGO. 
          AS A LIFELONG CARLSBAD RESIDENT MANY YEAR VOLUNTEER FOR THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
JUVENILE JUSTICE PANEL, THIS WAS A GREAT FIT FOR ME. AND AND I SHARED TREMENDOUS PASSION,
OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND AND FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THAT SAME PASSION IS SHARED BY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. 
          WE WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO TRY TO TAKE THIS COMMISSION TO THE NEXT LEVEL. 
          WE REALLY DO. IT'S NEBULOUS IN MANY WAYS. IT'S STILL NEW. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR FOOTING. WE ARE PROVIDED INFORMATION BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY. IT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. 
          AND IT HELPS US TO GATHER INFORMATION THAT WE CAN THEN TAKE TO THE COMMUNITY,
IF WE ARE IN A IN A POSITION TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. 
          ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN SPARSE. BE CANDID WITH YOU. 
          AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ASKED THAT THERE BE CONSIDERATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF MEETINGS AND FOR US TO, IF NEEDED, HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING PUT ON THE CALENDAR IF NEEDED. 
          IN ANY PARTICULAR CASE WE BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A SUITABLE OPTION TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE
EFFORTS OF STAFF TO TRY TO PROVIDE US WITH THE MOST ROBUST REPORTS WHEN WE FINALLY DO HAVE A MEETING. 
          SO IT IS, I THINK, ONE OF THE ONLY BUSINESS PLAN ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO
CONSIDER. 
          WE HOPE THAT YOU DO CONSIDER IT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY. 
          THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. 
          QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. 
          I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE THE ATTENDANCE ITEM,
AND I GUESS I'LL DIRECT THE QUESTION TO MISS MEDINA. 
          DO WE KNOW WHY THE ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN SPARSE? IS IT BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THE MEETINGS ON THEIR CALENDARS,
OR THERE WAS AN ILLNESS? OR HAVE FOLKS NOT EXPRESSED AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED TO ACTUALLY ATTEND THE MEETINGS? AS FAR AS THE THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED, WE DO DO A LOT OF OUTREACH. 
          THE TYPICAL THAT WE DO WITH ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO MORE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS THEMSELVES. 
          YES. THERE IS DIFFERENT CONFLICTS THAT ARISE,
WHETHER IT'S ILLNESS OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT. 
          AND WE ONLY HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. SO HAVING THE ENTIRE COMMISSION SITTING AT THE
MEETINGS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THAT THE REGULAR MEETING CALENDAR,
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THEM ARE THERE TO APPROVE. 
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AND SO THEY ARE FULLY AWARE. BUT THINGS DO ARISE THAT MAY CAUSE THEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO
ATTEND. 
          OKAY. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, I THINK I JUST HEARD THAT THE MEETING CALENDAR IS RELEASED EARLY
IN THE YEAR. 
          LIKE ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMISSIONERS KNOW WHEN THE THE DATES WILL BE. 
          SO THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE, RIGHT? THERE'S FOUR MEETINGS PER YEAR. CORRECT. 
          TYPICALLY THERE IS THIS GO AROUND BECAUSE THE COMMISSION WAS RECOMMENDING THAT THE MEETING
FREQUENCY BE REDUCED TO THREE. 
          WE HAVE NOT YET HAD THE ITEM GO FORWARD FOR THEM. 
          SO THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING. HOWEVER,
WHATEVER CALENDAR THEY SET AT THAT POINT IN TIME WILL BE FOR THE ENTIRE REST OF THE YEAR. 
          OKAY, GREAT. I WAS JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY THE ATTENDANCE WAS SPARSE,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS SET UP. 
          SO JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE AREN'T ATTENDING. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY, SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHEN YOU SAID ATTENDANCE IS LOW,
DO YOU MEAN BY THE COMMISSIONERS OR BY THE PUBLIC? NO. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH QUORUMS. I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY,
THE ATTENDANCE BY THE PUBLIC, WHETHER VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          AND ARE WE [INAUDIBLE] GOT IT. AND THAT BECOMES A CHALLENGE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I'M SORRY. 
          OH, I'M SORRY, MISS BHAT-PATEL BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. 
          WOULD YOU REPEAT IT INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? I'M SO SORRY. 
          THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
MAYOR THE THE ATTENDANCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS IS GOOD. 
          WE NEVER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE QUORUM. IT'S MORE THE THE DESIRE FOR US TO WANT TO SEE
MORE PEOPLE IN THE SEATS, OR TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY. A COMMISSION FOR THE
SAKE OF HAVING A COMMISSION. 
          YOU KNOW, WE WONDER WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? AND WE HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO
FROM AN OUTREACH STANDPOINT BECAUSE OF OUR ROLE. 
          WE'RE NOT HERE TO CHANGE POLICIES AT THE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          WE'RE HERE TO BE A CONDUIT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND AND THE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          SO IF THERE'S IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE ATTENDANCE AND STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES AND THE
SCOPE OF OUR COMMISSION, I THINK WE'RE ALL OPEN TO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. MY ONLY QUESTION WAS AROUND THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT
MR. ZEPEDA MENTIONED. LIKE, IN CASE, LET'S JUST SAY THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT AROSE THAT
WE NEEDED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. 
          THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ASSUMING. 
          YES, YES. YEAH. OKAY. WE JUST NEED 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION AT A MINIMUM DUE TO THE BROWN ACT. 
          BUT IF WE DID FORESEE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TOPICS THAT WE NEEDED TO COVER OR THE CHIEF HAD A
MORE ROBUST REPORT THAT SHE COULD PROVIDE THAT WOULD WARRANT CREATING THAT ADDITIONAL MEETING, THEN WE DEFINITELY ARE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL
MEETING AT THAT TIME. 
          OKAY. PERFECT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. MISS BURKHOLDER. I'M WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM THE CHIEF ABOUT,
SHE MIGHT HAVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THE CHAIR IS BRINGING UP. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SO TO DISCUSS,
IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE COMMISSION, WE'VE MAYBE HAD ONE PERSON ATTEND THE MEETINGS. 
          SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK PLAN AND HOW TO KIND OF MAXIMIZE STAFF TIME. 
          BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ME DOING THE PREPARATION. 
          IT'S OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. IT'S. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER
FOR GOOD REASON, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS IT SOMETIMES BETTER FOR US TO BE PRESENTING IT HERE IN
THIS FORUM, STILL ENGAGING WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT NOT JUST SHOWING UP WITH NO AUDIENCE FOR THE SAKE
OF HAVING THE COMMISSION. 
          WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WATCHING VIRTUALLY,
AND I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A HANDFUL. 
          I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY MY STAFF, BECAUSE I ENCOURAGE THEM TO WATCH IT FOR AWARENESS AND
TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          SO THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY THE COMMISSION CHAIR BROUGHT THIS FORWARD WITH THE SPECIAL
MEETING OPTION. 
          IF SOMETHING IN THE MEDIA WERE TO SPARK A NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING,
THERE IS THAT OPTION. 
          BUT IN CONSIDERING STAFF TIME AND THE PREPARATION,
WE JUST WANTED TO MAXIMIZE THE TIME. 
          THANK YOU CHIEF. I APPRECIATE THAT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING I APPRECIATE IT. 
          FOR OUR CHIEF AND OUR CHAIR. I WASN'T AWARE THAT ATTENDANCE WAS ONE. 
          WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TWICE A YEAR INSTEAD OF THREE TIMES A YEAR? AND THEN WE WOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN TO HAVING SPECIAL MEETINGS IF THERE WAS A REASON FOR IT. 
          I, I PERSONALLY, AS A COMMISSIONER, PROPOSED THE TWO MEETINGS A YEAR,
AND WE COMPROMISED AND SETTLED ON THE THREE. 
          SO I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE OPEN TO CONSIDERING. 
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I THINK THE IDEA OF US BEING ABLE TO BRING ON A SPECIAL MEETING,
IF THE POLITICAL CLIMATE OR WHATEVER MIGHT BE THE CASE, THAT THAT'S NECESSARY. I THINK THAT OPENS THAT DOOR FOR US TO HAVE THE OTHER MEETINGS AND
AND NOT AND PERHAPS GET MORE FOLKS IN THE, IN THE SEATS. I'D LIKE TO THINK IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE CLIMATE MEANING SOMETHING NEGATIVE
HAPPENING. 
          I'M KIND OF THINKING ALONG, HAVING AN EXTRA MEETING WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GETS SOME
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND SOME GROUNDBREAKING, EARTH SHATTERING NEW EQUIPMENT. THEN WE COULD HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS TO SHARE THAT WITH THE
COMMISSION. 
          I'M ASSUMING THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY HAD ONE GUEST,
THAT OUR COMMISSION LEARNS ABOUT THIS AND STILL TALKS ABOUT IT WITHIN THE PUBLIC AND PROBABLY TOUCHES A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS INFORMATION. 
          TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN AND STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE BROWN ACT AND OUR ABILITY TO
TO TO GET TOGETHER. 
          YES WE DO. THANK YOU. AND, CHIEF, YOUR YOUR THOUGHT ON TWO INSTEAD OF THREE. 
          YES, SIR. I WOULD CONCUR WITH, TWO WOULD BE WOULD SUFFICE IN TERMS OF PRESENTING AND THEN
BEING ABLE TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING IF NEEDED. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS BHAT-PATEL, DID I ALREADY CALL ON YOU? YES. OKAY. ANYBODY ANYTHING ELSE? ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. MR. SHIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO OF COURSE,
THANK OUR STAFF AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HAVING THIS COMMISSION, HAVING A CONDUIT WITH OUR PUBLIC TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
          ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, HER NAME IS TERRY NOVAK. 
          I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS 19. 
          NO, BUT THAT WAS A FRESHMAN AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS AND MY GOOD FRIEND NICK NOVAK,
THAT WAS HER, THAT WAS HIS MOM. AND SHE'S BASICALLY SECOND MOM. 
          SHE KIND OF HELPED ME WHEN I WAS DOWN HERE. SO IT'S IT WAS JUST ENLIGHTENING TO SEE HER
NAME ON THE COMMISSION, SO. THANKS, MOM. THAT'S IT. WHEREVER SHE'S AT. 
          MISS BURKHOLDER. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERISM FOR EVERYBODY ON THE
COMMISSION. 
          THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS TO MEET THE
NEED. 
          BUT ALSO, I THINK IT'S REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY REPORTING OUT AND THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, TRIPLE A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A CHIEF AND HOW THEY RUN AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR
BUSINESS AND HOW THEY TAKE CARE OF US. 
          SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND NOBODY LIKES TO HAVE A MEETING. 
          YOU KNOW THAT COFFEE MUG THAT SAYS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL,
RIGHT? SO THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING COGNIZANT OF THAT AND BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. 
          MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          THANKS TO OUR AMAZING POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR WORK. 
          OF COURSE, THEY'RE THE REASON THAT WE REVIEW AND AND TALK THROUGH THE WORK PLAN IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING FOCUSED AND WE ARE DOING KIND OF THE RIGHT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION TO HAVE ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND, AND, AND TO TALK THROUGH THE WORK PLAN. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. 
          WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE THE ONGOING CONVERSATION. 
          AND MANY KUDOS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. MISS BHAT-PATEL. 
          YES. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, MR. ZEPEDA, FOR BEING HERE AND OF COURSE,
THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND JUST OF COURSE, OUR POLICE CHIEF AND MISS MEDINA, I THINK I'M I'M TOTALLY FINE WITH THE MEETINGS AND
BRINGING IT DOWN TO TWO IF WE FEEL THAT THERE'S A NEED. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. 
          SO COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I TRUST OUR OUR POLICE CHIEF,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE ALWAYS HAS THE BEST INTEREST IN MIND. 
          AND OF COURSE, OUR COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY DO THE OUTREACH AND THE CAPACITY
THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK. MOTION, PLEASE. 
          YES. MOVE. APPROVAL OF THE WORK PLAN WITH TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR. 
          WITH THE AMENDMENT OF TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR. SECOND. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST CLARIFY ONE THING,
THOUGH? I THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT FOR THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT HAS TO COME BACK TO US
BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE. 
          YEAH. SO DO YOU NEED ME TO SAY THAT OR. YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT? THAT MOTION. I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE THAT YOU'RE GIVING US DIRECTION TO BRING THAT BACK. 
          OKAY, GREAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12,
CITY MANAGER. 
          [12. UTILITIES DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE UPDATE REPORT]
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE UPDATE REPORT. 
          AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE UTILITIES DIRECTOR AMANDA. 
          GOOD EVENING. BOARD AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AMANDA. 
          I'M YOUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR IN CMWD GENERAL MANAGER. 
          I'M JOINED HERE TODAY WITH OUR TWO UTILITIES MANAGERS,
MR. ERIC SANDERS. HE OVERSEES OUR WATER AND RECYCLED WATER GROUPS,
AS WELL AS MISS STEPHANIE HARRISON. 
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SHE OVERSEES OUR WASTEWATER AND TECHNICAL SERVICE GROUPS,
WHICH INCLUDE OUR GIS, SCADA AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY,
AND IT WILL FOCUS ON THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR WATER, WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER GROUPS. THESE WILL BE,
THIS WILL BE AN INSIDE LOOK TO OUR DAY TO DAY BASIS TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE OUR SYSTEMS. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION? IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HOW WE MANAGE THE EXISTING
WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          IF WE DON'T MAINTAIN ITEMS, PICTURED ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF BREAKDOWNS IN OUR SYSTEMS
THAT CAN OCCUR. 
          WATER LEAKS ON PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS, LIKE THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE, AS SHOWN ON THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM IS AN EXAMPLE OF FLEXIBLE
WIPES GETTING CAUGHT, GETTING CAUGHT UP IN OUR PUMPS, AT OUR LIFT STATIONS. 
          EXAMPLES LIKE THESE ARE WHAT OUR CREWS TRY TO PREVENT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. 
          SO LET'S START WITH OUR WATER GROUP. HERE IS A LIST OF ITEMS OUR WATER GROUPS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR. 
          FOR THE 2025 YEAR. THIS LIST IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITIES THESE CREWS
TAKE ON EVERY YEAR. 
          OUR CREWS NOT ONLY MAKE SURE THESE ITEMS ARE IN WORKING ORDER OUT IN THE FIELD,
BUT WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE IS THE AMOUNT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT NEEDS TO MAKE THESE ASSETS HAPPEN. THE DOCUMENTING, THE REPORTING,
THE MONITORING ALL MUST BE ASSEMBLED IN SOME FASHION AND SUBMITTED AND REPORTED ON, WHICH ALSO LEADS TO THEN INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS. 
          SO A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK GOES ALONG WITH THE INFIELD WORK AS WELL. 
          SO WHO ARE THESE HEROES THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR CMWD IS OUR WATER OPERATORS,
OUR CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND OUR METER GROUP. 
          WE WILL START WITH OUR WATER OPERATIONS. THIS SMALL BUT MIGHTY FIVE MEMBER TEAM,
LED BY A SUPERVISOR AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. SANDERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NINE RESERVOIRS,
SEVEN PUMP STATIONS, 74 PRESSURE REDUCING STATIONS, AND OUR SCADA OPERATING SYSTEM. THE TEAM MAINTAINS AND OPERATES ALL THESE ITEMS AND ASSETS
TO HELP STORE THE WATER PURCHASED FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND DISTRIBUTE THE WATER TO OUR RATEPAYERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF THE
FACILITIES JUST MENTIONED, I WANT TO SPOTLIGHT SOME OF THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OUR WATER OPERATIONS GROUP
ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR BY REBUILDING 22 VALVES AT OUR DIFFERENT PRESSURE REDUCING STATIONS. THIS HELPED US BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BY FIXING OUR VALVES IN
LIEU OF BUYING NEW ONES. 
          THIS ALSO HELPS TRAIN AND EDUCATE OUR OPERATORS ON OUR SYSTEM,
WHICH IS KEY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING DOWN THE ROAD. 
          WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED INSPECTIONS OF THE MAERKLE AND CALAVERA DAMS. THESE ARE USUALLY SCHEDULED ALL DAY EVENTS WITH THE STATE REGULATORS THAT INVOLVE REVIEW
OF THE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY RECORDS AND A PHYSICAL WALK DOWN OF THE INSPECTION AREA. LAST YEAR, WE ALSO COMPLETED THE LEAD SAMPLING REPORTING THAT WAS NEWLY
IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE. 
          WE COMPLETED THE SAMPLING AND SUCCESSFULLY REPORTED TO THE STATE THAT WE HAVE NO DETECTION
OF LEAD IN OUR SYSTEM. 
          AND FINALLY, OUR OPERATIONS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE SUPPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION VALVE
PROJECT, WHICH STANDS OUT AS OUR MOST IMPACTFUL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR. 
          THIS PROJECT INVOLVED 46 SHUTDOWNS THAT OUR OPERATORS HAD TO CONDUCT,
EACH REQUIRING METICULOUS PREPARATION AND COMMUNICATION. 
          THE SHUTDOWNS WERE ESSENTIAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE 57 NONFUNCTIONING WATER VALVES AND
THE 30 NEW VALVES THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN NEW AREAS. 
          NEXT UP IS OUR CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE GROUP. 
          THIS IS OUR LARGEST GROUP OF THE WATER DIVISION,
STANDING AT NINE EMPLOYEES UNDER ONE SUPERVISOR. 
          THIS GROUP HANDLES ALL OF THE DAY TO DAY MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES,
INCLUDING THE EXERCISE OF THE VALVES AND FIRE HYDRANTS. 
          I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO THINK OF YOUR VALVES AND FIRE HYDRANTS AS YOUR KNEES OR YOUR HIPS. 
          IF YOU DON'T EXERCISE THEM REGULARLY, THEY WILL STIFFEN UP ON YOU AND FREEZE. 
          SAME THING GOES WITH OUR VALVES AND OUR FIRE HYDRANTS. 
          WHEN, IF THEY ARE NOT EXERCISED REGULARLY, IT WILL THEY END UP HAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF
OF STICKING AND FREEZING AND MAKING THEM INOPERABLE. 
          WE HAVE OVER 9000 VALVES AND 4500 HYDRANTS IN OUR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REGULARLY EXERCISE
THEM. 
          THEY ARE PUT INTO THREE YEAR PROGRAMS. THAT MEANS EVERY VALVE AND FIRE HYDRANT GETS
TOUCHED AND EXERCISED EVERY THREE YEARS TO REASSURE THAT THAT ASSET WILL BE 
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WORKING WHEN NEEDED. THIS IS A GRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF HOW OUR CONSTRUCTION CREW HOURS ARE
BROKEN DOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          IT IS ALSO AN INDICATOR OF HOW OUR SYSTEM IS OPERATING. 
          THE LIGHT BLUE AND PURPLE IS OUR ADMINISTRATION SECTION,
WHICH IS THE MEASUREMENT OF OUR TEAM'S HEALTH TRAINING, SAFETY TRAINING, COORDINATION MEETINGS, REPORTING ALL ITEMS OF ADMIN OF THIS SORT. 
          WE TRY TO KEEP THIS ITEM CUMULATIVELY IN THE 15 TO 20% PORTION OF THE PIE. 
          THE GREEN PORTION OF THE PIE IS THE CALL BEFORE YOU DIG OUR UTILITY LOCATION. 
          WE DON'T REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER THIS PORTION OF THE PIE,
BUT IT IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA. 
          THE YELLOW AND BLUE AREAS ARE WHERE WE LIKE TO CONCENTRATE OUR WORK WHEN COMPLETING OUR
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS THE DARKER BLUE PORTION OF THE PIE. WE OFTEN GENERATE WORK ORDERS THAT ARE TO BE
COMPLETED AS MAINTENANCE REPAIR ITEMS, WHICH IS THE YELLOW PORTION OF THE PIE. THESE ARE PLANNED AND SCHEDULED AND ARE GENERALLY
HOW WE LIKE TO MANAGE OUR WORKLOAD. 
          THE GRAY AREA OF THE PIE IS OUR AREA OF CONCERN. 
          THIS IS OUR UNSCHEDULED REPAIRS. THESE ARE OUR EMERGENCIES. 
          THESE ARE OUR BREAKS. THESE ARE OUR SPILLS. THIS IS AN INDICATOR OF OUR ASSET HEALTH. 
          IF THE GRAY PIECE IS LESS THAN 50% OF THAT MAINTENANCE,
OUR PORTION, THE DARKER BLUE PORTION, THIS IS AN INDICATOR THAT OUR ASSETS ARE IN GOOD HEALTH. 
          THE LAST OF OUR WATER CRUISES, OUR METER SERVICE GROUP,
THIS SMALL BUT MIGHTY GROUP OF FOUR UTILITY SURFERS SERVICE WORKERS LED BY OUR ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR UNDER OUR WATER SUPERINTENDENT, THIS GROUP IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS US ALL AFLOAT. 
          WITHOUT THIS GROUP READING OVER 3000 METERS EACH MONTH,
WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FUND OUR PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO READING THE METERS EACH MONTH,
THIS GROUP INTERACTS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS THE MOST. 
          READING METERS IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT DOES COME BEHIND OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE. 
          OUR TOUCH POINTS WITH THE CUSTOMERS COME WITH OUR INSPECTION OF LEAKY METERS,
POSSIBLE METER EXCHANGES OF COMPROMISED METERS, INSTALLATION OF NEW ONES AND ALSO THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION METERS. 
          THIS GRAPHIC IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT GRAPHIC THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW OUR CUSTOMERS ARE
DOING. 
          IT ALSO TELLS US HOW OUR METER TEAM INTERACTS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. 
          THE BLUE PIECE OF THE PIE IS OUR GROUP VISITING OUR CUSTOMER SITES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. 
          THESE ARE OUR TOUCHPOINTS WITH THE PUBLIC. THE YELLOW PORTION TELLS US HOW MANY DOOR
HANGERS STAFF HAVE DELIVERED FOR NONPAYMENT. 
          THIS SEEMS LIKE A LARGE PIECE OF PIE, BUT IF YOU DIG DEEPER INTO THE DATA,
THE PICTURE BECOMES CLEARER. 
          UTILITY BILLING, WHICH IS HOUSED IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. 
          ALTHOUGH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DISTRIBUTED 2741 NONPAYMENT DOOR HANGERS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR, ONLY 96 OF THOSE PROGRESSED TO SHUT OFF NOTICES. 
          THIS MEANS OUR TEAMS WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE OVER 2600 OF THOSE NOTICES. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE 96 NOTICES THAT PROGRESSED TO SHUT OFF? OUT OF THOSE, 31 WERE RECONNECTED THE SAME DAY,
26 WERE RECONNECTED THE NEXT DAY, 39 MOVED OUT. 
          WHAT THAT MEANS, AND WHAT THE GRAPH TELLS US,
IS THAT WE REALLY WORK HARD WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS. 
          SHUTTING OFF WATER IS NOT OUR REMEDY. IT IS SOMETHING WE TRY TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT DOING THAT. 
          NOW, I'D LIKE TO SWITCH GEARS AND MOVE ON TO OUR WASTEWATER GROUP. 
          YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH OUR WASTEWATER GROUP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE OVER 273 MILES OF
WASTEWATER PIPE TO MOVE THE THE WASTEWATER THROUGH. WE HAVE 11 LIFT STATIONS WITH ALL ITS APPARATUSES AND MOVING PARTS,
AS WELL AS OVER 6000 MANHOLES AND ACCESS POINTS. ALL THESE ITEMS HELP US MOVE OVER 6 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF WASTEWATER TO THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. 
          TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THIS WORKLOAD, WE ARE STRATEGICALLY DIVIDED THE WASTEWATER TEAM INTO
TWO SPECIALIZED GROUPS, EACH DEDICATED TO ENSURING OUR SYSTEMS OPERATE AT PEAK EFFICIENCY. 
          FIRST UP IS OUR WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS. THIS DYNAMIC SIX PERSON TEAM IS TASKED WITH
OVERSEEING OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PIPELINES AND MANHOLES. 
          THEY EMPLOY A RANGE OF INITIATIVE CLEANING SCHEDULES AND INSPECTION TECHNIQUES,
INCLUDING CCTV METHODS, TO GUARANTEE THAT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS IN OPTIMAL CONDITION. 
          THEIR PROACTIVE APPROACH NOT ONLY PREVENTS COSTLY ISSUES,
BUT ALSO ENSURES THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF OUR WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. 
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NEXT UP IS OUR WASTEWATER OPERATIONS. COMPRISING OF A DEDICATED FOUR PERSON TEAM. 
          THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF OUR 11 LIFT STATIONS,
AS WELL AS OUR SCADA SYSTEMS. AS WE EMBARK ON AN UPGRADE OF OUR SCADA SYSTEMS NEXT YEAR,
THIS TEAM WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FACE THE CHALLENGE AND THEIR EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT WILL BE CRUCIAL IN NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION SMOOTHLY. 
          BOTH OF THESE TEAMS ARE LED BY OUR WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT UNDER MISS HARRISON'S
DIRECTION. 
          IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE TEAMS TO GATHER INFORMATION DURING THEIR INSPECTIONS AND
MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN ORDER TO POPULATE OUR DATABASES AND OUR DATA IN OUR SCADA SYSTEMS, WITH REAL TIME INFORMATION THAT FEEDS INTO OUR PLANNING,
SCHEDULING OF MAINTENANCE WORK AND OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
          THESE ITEMS ARE OUTLINED IN OUR REQUIRED SANITARY SEWER MANAGEMENT PLAN,
OUR SSMP, THAT WAS UPDATED AND SUBMITTED TO OUR STATE THIS PAST YEAR. 
          THIS DOCUMENT OUTLINES HOW WE MANAGE AND SET UP OUR SCHEDULING AND MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF OUR SYSTEM. 
          THE BIGGEST INDICATOR OF IF YOU ARE MANAGING YOUR SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY IS IF YOU HAVE ZERO
SPILLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          WE ARE ONE OF THE VERY RARE SYSTEMS OF OUR SIZE AND AGE WITHIN CALIFORNIA TO HAVE NO
SPILLS IN THE LAST YEAR'S REPORTING CYCLE. 
          OUR TEAM SHOULD BE REALLY CELEBRATING AND COMMENDED FOR THIS. 
          NOW I'D LIKE TO GO ON TO, OUR LAST GROUP IS OUR RECYCLED WATER GROUP. 
          OUR RECYCLED WATER TEAM IS COMPRISED OF A FIVE PERSON CROSS CONNECTION TEAM LED BY OUR
WATER SUPERINTENDENT. 
          THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE ASSETS THAT ARE UNDER RECYCLED WATER SYSTEMS RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          WE DO HAVE HELP MANAGING THESE ASSETS FROM OUR OTHER WATER TEAMS,
SUCH AS WATER OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS. 
          BUT WE ALSO RECEIVE OPERATIONS HELP WITH OUR CARLSBAD WATER RECYCLING FACILITY,
OR CWRF. 
          OUR CWRF IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE ENCINA WASTEWATER FACILITIES,
AND WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS AT ENCINA TO HELP US MANAGE THESE FACILITIES WHILE OUR STAFF CAN CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS ON THE PUBLIC INTERFACE OF THE GROUPS PORTION OF THE
JOB. 
          OUR FIVE PERSON CROSS CONNECTION TEAM CONCENTRATES THEIR EFFORTS ON TAKING ON THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO CROSS CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR POTABLE WATER SYSTEM AND OUR RECYCLED WATER SYSTEMS. HOW DO THEY DO THAT? BY MAKING SURE THAT BACK FLOWS ARE INSPECTED,
TESTED AND REPORTED ON IN A TIMELY MANNER. 
          INSPECT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENTS TO ENSURE THE TWO SEPARATE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
STAY SEPARATE AND THERE IS NO CROSS CONNECTION. 
          THE TEAM ALSO REVIEWS PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY TO SAFEGUARD ANY POSSIBILITY OF
CROSS CONNECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. 
          FINALLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS GROUP TOOK ON WAS THE DEVELOPMENT AND
COMPLETION OF THE NEWLY ACQUIRED CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PLAN. 
          THIS STATE REQUIRED THAT EACH DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES RECYCLED WATER MUST DEVELOP AND
ADHERE TO A CROSS CONTROL PLAN. 
          THIS IS SIMILAR TO OUR SANITARY SEWER MANAGEMENT PLAN IN WASTEWATER. 
          IT DESCRIBES HOW WE MANAGE OUR SYSTEM. NORMALLY WE THIS TYPE OF WORK WOULD BE FARMED OUT
TO A CONSULTING FIRM, BUT OUR TEAM HAS SO MUCH OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY,
THEY WANTED TO TAKE THIS ON THEMSELVES. 
          WITH THE HELP OF OUR ENGINEERING GROUP, WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE
STATE SAVING CMWD MONEY BY NOT USING A CONSULTANT. 
          FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON THE CIP. 
          THIS VERY SMALL PRINT REPRESENTS A LIST OF THE CIP THAT WERE COMPLETED IN DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OVER THE PAST YEAR. 
          WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THESE BECAUSE THESE COME THROUGH THE BOARD,
THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO YOU SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. 
          I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORKLOAD OF OUR ENGINEERING TEAM,
AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE SEVERAL CIP PROJECTS LAST YEAR. 
          IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ENGINEERING DOES NOT COMPLETE THESE IN A VACUUM. 
          A LOT OF SUPPORT, INPUT, AND COORDINATION OF OUR O&M TEAMS OCCURS WITH EVERY PROJECT. 
          THIS IS EVEN SMALLER PRINT. AND OUR GOAL FOR THE UPCOMING AND THIS IS FOR OUR OUR GOALS
FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. 
          THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE READABLE. IT'S JUST MEANT TO SHOW HOW MUCH WORKLOAD WE ARE,
WE ARE TAKING ON FOR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 
          YOU WILL SEE MORE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS AS THEY COME THROUGH THE BOARD FOR AUTHORIZATION. 
          [01:15:04]
I JUST WANTED TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORKLOAD AND THE ROLES OF THE
ENGINEERING CIP PROJECTS AND THE DAY TO DAY MAINTENANCE WORK. 
          AS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT, THE IN OUR PRESENTATION,
THE O&M TEAMS DO PARTICIPATE IN IN ALL OF THESE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. 
          THE PURPOSE OF MY DISCUSSION TODAY REGARDING THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND CMWD, IS TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLES PLAYED BY OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE STAFF IN SUPPORTING OUR SYSTEM AND SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS. 
          THE WORK PERFORMED BY THESE TEAMS ARE INTEGRAL FOR OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
          CURRENTLY, OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANS ARE BEING UPDATED WITH AN EXPECTATION OF BEING
COMPLETED IN THE LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL, AND I INTEND TO RETURN TO THE BOARD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS DERIVED FROM THE UPDATED ANALYSIS. 
          AT THAT TIME, I WILL BE ASKING FOR GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD REGARDING OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY. 
          SPECIFICALLY, I WILL BE SEEKING DIRECTION ON WHETHER THE BOARD PREFERS AN AGGRESSIVE,
MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO REPLACEMENT OF OUR ASSETS. 
          THE CHOSEN STRATEGY WILL BE INCORPORATED IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND OUR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT MASTER PLANS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ALSO BEING UPDATED AND WILL BE CONCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. 
          THIS WILL INFORM THE NEXT SET OF SCHEDULED HEARINGS,
SCHEDULED HEARINGS IN 2027 FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION OF 2028. 
          IT IS MY ASPIRATION THAT BY THAT TIME WE ARE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW RATES,
WE WILL HAVE EFFECTIVELY MANAGED THE ASPECTS WITHIN OUR CONTROL BY STRATEGICALLY NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE WITHOUT BEYOND OUR IMMEDIATE INFLUENCE. 
          AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION,
AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A EIGHT MINUTE BREAK. WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE AT 25 AFTER SIX,
AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO,
WE'RE BACK IN SESSION, YOU LEFT OFF. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. 
          THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MISS BURKHOLDER. 
          THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN COMMENTS. SO I KNOW THAT. 
          SORRY, I CAN'T SEE YOU. I KNOW THERE WAS A MEMO ABOUT THE WATER RATE CHANGES IN JULY OF
2025, BUT I'M WONDERING, SINCE WE LOWERED OUR RATES AND SDCWA RAISED THEIR RATES IF THERE IS OR
ISN'T GOING TO BE A COMPENSATION FOR THAT. IF YOU COULD JUST SORT OF TALK ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A WATER MEETING SINCE WE DID THE RATE INCREASE. SO. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. SO DURING OUR RATE SETTING,
WHAT WE DID, WE SET OUR RATES FOR WHAT WE NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH OUR CIP AND OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO APPROVED A PASS THROUGH RATE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WATER AUTHORITY. 
          WE ASSUMED A 15% INCREASE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IN THAT RATE SETTING
HEARING. 
          HOWEVER, IN JULY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY APPROVED AN 8.3% RATE. 
          SO THE JULY MEMO YOU REFERENCED ADDRESSED THAT 8.3 VERSUS THE 15,
15%. 
          SO OUR MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A DIRECT 8% BECAUSE THEY'RE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY, IS VERY, VERY COMPLICATED IN HOW THEY BILL. THERE'S TRANSPORTATION CHARGES,
THERE'S FIXED CHARGES, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THINGS. SO IT'S NOT A DIRECT 8% TO OUR RATEPAYERS,
BUT IT DOES LOWER THEIR THEIR PROJECTED THE PROJECTED AMOUNT BY A FEW DOLLARS. AND THAT IS UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE TO GIVE THEM AN IDEA
OF WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT IN THE FEBRUARY 1ST BILLING CYCLE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN IT WENT,
IT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, SO THEY'LL SEE IT IN THEIR FEBRUARY BILLS. AND THAT JUST GIVES THEM A GENERAL IDEA. 
          BUT IF THEY WOULD WANT MORE SPECIFIC AS TO THEIR ACTUAL BILL,
THEY'RE ALWAYS MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT OUR UTILITY BILLINGS, AND THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THEIR BILL WILL BE IN FEBRUARY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S A NEW PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I COULD
SHARE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW TO SHARE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS, MAYOR. 
          QUESTIONS. TALK TO ME ABOUT OUR MAINTENANCE. I WATCHED TELEVISION ALL THE TIME ON THE
NEWS, AND I SEE IN LIKE, SAN DIEGO WATER MAIN BREAKS ALL THE TIME. 
          AND THEY SAY, YEAH, IT'S A 50 YEAR OLD PIPE. WE DON'T LET OUR PIPES GET TO THAT POINT,
DO WE? THANK YOU. MAYOR. WE DO HAVE PIPES THAT ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD. 
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HOWEVER, WE ARE CONSISTENTLY MONITORING THEM. 
          ALL THE DATA THAT WE BRING IN THROUGH OUR INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE,
AND WE PUT THAT THROUGH OUR NEW CMMS PROGRAM, THOSE ARE OUR DATA INFORMATION. WE RUN THAT AND WE UPDATE OUR OUR MASTER PLANS,
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE BREAKS, BUT WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS REALLY HONE IN ON OUR
OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, ON WHERE THOSE BREAK LOCATIONS ARE. 
          SO IF WE GET MORE THAN TWO BREAKS ON A LINE,
WE THEN START REALLY LOOKING INTO THAT AND MOVING THAT UP IN OUR CIP PROGRAM. 
          WE HAVE MONEY WE SET ASIDE. I THINK IT'S 6% OR SOMETHING FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
REPLACEMENT, BUT THAT DOESN'T COVER OUR WATER BECAUSE WHERE THE WATER IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND,
AM I CORRECT? YES, YOU ARE CORRECT. CMWD WITH OUR COST OF STUDY SERVICES DURING THE RATES,
WE SET THE RESERVED RATES FOR CMWD. 
          SO THOSE ARE ALL SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SO THE GENERAL FUND WE PUT 6% A YEAR GIVE OR TAKE ASIDE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT. 
          SO WE ESSENTIALLY DO THE SAME THING BUT WITH WITH THE ENTERPRISE FUND FOR WATER. 
          CORRECT. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT RESERVE FUNDS FOR WATER. 
          WE HAVE AN OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE FUND,
AND THAT GENERALLY RUNS 150 DAYS OF CASH. 
          SO IT'S NOT REALLY A PERCENTAGE. IT'S THE 150 DAYS OF YOUR OPERATING CASH. 
          AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE A CIP FUND, WHICH IS ALSO SIMILAR. 
          SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THANK YOU. ANY CLOSING? MR. SHIN. YES. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. WHEN FOLKS DIAL 911,
USUALLY POLICE AND FIRE SHOW UP. 
          AND WHEN A FIREFIGHTER SHOWS UP AND WE DIAL 911,
PUBLIC WORKS SHOWS UP. 
          I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS. AND SO FIRST, IT'S A BIG THANKS TO THAT. 
          BUT IT DROVE MY CURIOSITY OF LIKE, WHAT ELSE HAPPENS WITH PUBLIC WORKS? AND SO I'VE BEEN I'VE HAD THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR YOUR FACILITIES. 
          AND THE FIRST THING I WOULD WANT TO SAY WITH OUR STAFF IS ALL I EXPERIENCED WAS NONSTOP
PASSION ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT EVERYONE DOES AND HOW PROUD THEY ARE OF WHAT THEY DO. IT WAS BORDERLINE NERDY AND I LOVED IT BECAUSE I AM NERDY AND I GOT EVERY
DETAIL I ASKED FOR, SO I'M JUST I IT MAKES ME PROUD OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO. 
          SITTING NOW ON THE CHAIR OF THE ENCINO WASTEWATER AUTHORITY,
I ALSO GET TO SEE THAT WHOLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU FLUSH THE TOILET AND WHERE IT GOES. AND I THINK THE PUBLIC SOMETIMES THINKS IT'S JUST MAGIC. 
          AND I LIKE TO TRY TO INFORM THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT IT'S. 
          IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. AND THAT BEING SAID. 
          SO I THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING ON EL CAMINO REAL AND I SAW A MANHOLE COVER EXPOSED,
AND I SAW PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE GOING IN THERE CHECKING THE METER AND,
LIKE, GETTING IN THERE. 
          AND I HAD ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS. HE'S A GOOD FRIEND,
SO I CAN TALK A LITTLE TRASH, BUT HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BILLS, AND I SAID, LOOK AT YOUR SEWER RATE. I SAID,
NOW GO LIFT THAT MANHOLE COVER AND GO IN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY, BUT I SAID,
HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST FOR YOU TO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT? AND I GO, NOW LOOK AT YOUR BILL AND JUST REALIZE,
LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT TRAGEDIES OR WHATNOT IN OTHER CITIES BECAUSE OF HOW
EFFECTIVE WE ARE. 
          SO I JUST I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, LIKE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SUCH A THANKLESS JOB AT TIMES. 
          SO I JUST REALLY HOPE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT I CAN. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT
YOU'RE DOING IN THESE CONCISE REPORTS. THAT'S ALL, MR. BURKHOLDER. YES. THANK YOU. I FIRST WANT TO JUST CALL OUT MARCIA LONG FOR FOR ALWAYS
IMPARTING THE MEMOS TO ME ABOUT WHOSE WATER IS GOING TO GET SHUT OFF,
HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE SHUT OFF, AND WHEN IT IS ON, BACK ON. I'VE NEVER HAD SOMEONE CALL ME ON A COMPLAINT THAT THEY WEREN'T INFORMED OF A
WATER SHUT OFF. 
          SO YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON OUTREACH AND JUST INFORMING THE PUBLIC. 
          IT'S SO IMPORTANT IN MY OPINION, TO DO THAT. AND IT IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY AMAZING BECAUSE
I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT NOT THAT. AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS I LOVE SEEING THE HIGHLIGHTED
EMPLOYEES. 
          YOU GUYS ALWAYS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT WATER IS AN EMERGENCY. 
          SO WE NEED THAT. AND I JUST APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT HAS BEEN OFF DUTY OR
AFTER HOURS, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THAT IS TAKING CARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD. SO KEEP UP
THE GOOD WORK. THANKS, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THIS WAS AN AMAZING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND AND VERBAL
PRESENTATION FROM YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISS FLESSE. YOUR PASSION. 
          [01:25:01]
LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN SAID IS VERY CLEAR AND YOUR EMPLOYEES PASSION,
THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS IS INCREDIBLE. AND SPECIFICALLY CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IS AMAZING. 
          I HAD ALL THESE THINGS THAT I WROTE DOWN THAT I WAS GOING TO CALL OUT,
BUT THEN THE LIST GOT TOO LONG BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY AMAZING FACTS AND FIGURES IN THAT POWERPOINT. LIKE, REALLY, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SLIDESHOW WE JUST SAW. 
          BUT I DID WANT TO CALL OUT SPECIFICALLY THAT SLIDE 13 WITH THE PIE CHART ON CUSTOMER
SERVICE. 
          I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT UP REAL QUICK. 
          HOPE I WROTE THAT DOWN. RIGHT. YOU HAVE IT. OKAY. 
          AND I, I JUST THINK IT'S SO INCREDIBLE WHAT? YOU SAID THAT WE GAVE DOOR HANGER NOTICES TO
HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS, AND WE WORKED WITH THEM AND WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM BECAUSE AFFORDABILITY
IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW. 
          WITH COST OF LIVING INCREASING AND WATER IS NECESSARY FOR LIFE,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS CLEAN WATER. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. THE OTHER,
I DIDN'T REFERENCE ANOTHER SLIDE, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY LOVED WAS JUST AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU HAD THOSE PHOTOS OF THE THE BREAKS OF THE,
YOU KNOW, THE SINKHOLE AND THE, THE FLUSHABLE WIPES THAT ARE NOT REALLY FLUSHABLE. 
          PLEASE DON'T FLUSH THOSE BABY WIPES. AND, YOU KNOW,
AND YOU SEE, YOU SEE THE DISASTERS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO WORK WITH AND THAT THAT VISUAL DEPICTION OF THOSE WAS VERY,
VERY CLEAR. 
          THAT'S WHEN THEY SAY A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE. I ALSO LOVED HOW IN CAPS IT SAID ZERO SPILLS. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ZERO SPILLS AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. 
          WE DO HEAR ABOUT OTHER AREAS, AS THE MAYOR WAS SAYING,
OF THE REGION WHERE THERE ARE DISASTERS THAT HAPPEN. 
          THESE THINGS DO HAPPEN, BUT LUCKILY WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE PREVENTING THEM. 
          AND I, YOU KNOW, FINGERS CROSSED AND LOTS OF HARD WORK FROM EVERYONE TO GET OUT IN FRONT
OF THOSE THINGS AND BE PROACTIVE. 
          SO LOVE TO HEAR THE FUTURE PRESENTATION ON ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
GREAT WORK. 
          THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          IT'S ALWAYS SO GREAT TO SEE THE AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU ALL DO BEHIND THE SCENES. 
          I THINK FOLKS TAKE IT FOR GRANTED AND DON'T REALIZE,
AND I KNOW WHEN WE HAD OUR CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHEN I TOOK IT WAY BACK WHEN, BEFORE I WAS EVEN ELECTED,
I REMEMBER THINKING, WOW, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH GOES INTO PUBLIC WORKS. 
          AND SO YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS AS WELL. 
          JUST A HUGE KUDOS TO THE TEAM. AND I HAVE TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE WORLD, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. 
          AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS HERE. 
          AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO,
I KNOW FOLKS REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          I THINK JUST EVEN PROVIDING THE EDUCATION ASPECT WITH REGARDS TO THE WIPES,
I REMEMBER I THINK EVEN JUST RECENTLY WE WERE YOU MENTIONED BABY WIPES. I MEAN, THERE ARE NORMAL WIPES THAT THEY'LL SAY IT'S FLUSHABLE. 
          AND I'M LIKE, NO, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I WAS TAUGHT DURING OUR CITIZENS ACADEMY THAT THEY'RE
NOT. 
          SO JUST THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT EVERY DAY WE WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY THINK OF WHETHER IT'S
DURING THE ACADEMY OR OTHERWISE. 
          I KNOW OUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING OUT AND EDUCATING FOLKS ON SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND
THEN ALSO OBVIOUSLY DOING THEIR JOBS. 
          I SEE FOLKS ON THE WEEKENDS GOING OUT DOING THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. AND AGAIN,
VERY, VERY AMAZING REPORT TO SEE. 
          SO THANK YOU. WELL, KIND OF LIKE KEVIN. HE CALLED IT MAGIC. 
          BUT I, I SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN AND LETTING US SEE WHAT GOES
ON BEHIND THAT, BECAUSE WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WHEN WE FLUSH OUR TOILETS,
THAT EVERYTHING GOES AWAY, AND THEN WE MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES. 
          BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'RE ALSO DELIVERING DRINKABLE FRESH WATER TO OUR HOUSE AT ANY
TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT. 
          FOR ABOUT A PENNY A GALLON. IS THAT STILL ACCURATE? ABOUT A PENNY A GALLON. WE HAVE AS LITTLE OR MUCH DRINKING WATER AS WE WANT IN A MOMENT'S
NOTICE. 
          SO A LOT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND THANK YOU FOR FOR KEEPING OUR TOILETS FLUSHING AND
OUR OUR SINKS WITH RUNNING WATER. 
          THERE'S NO VOTE ON THIS. IS THAT RIGHT? THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY. 
          THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING,
MR. 
          [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
SHIN. YES. SO THROUGH THE PAST YEAR AND WHAT WE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH. 
          I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MEDIA LIKES TO PORTRAY OURSELVES AS BEING A VERY POLARIZED NATION, POLARIZED COMMUNITY. AND WHEN I'M HERE, I SEE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND WE HAVE MIXED
BACKGROUNDS AND WE HAVE MIXED PHILOSOPHIES IN REGARDS TO THE WAY WE SEE GOVERNANCE. BUT I SEE A UNITED GROUP THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD AND 
          [01:30:06]
WHERE WE HAVE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. YOU HAVE ALL EQUALLY BEEN UPSET WITH ME,
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONSISTENCY. 
          I'M JUST KIDDING. SO I HAD ASKED THE CITY MANAGER A QUESTION. 
          I SAID THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR HOW MANY OF OUR VOTES WERE UNANIMOUS. 
          AND SO HE PULLED THE NUMBERS FOR ME. SO IN 2025 THE COUNCIL TOOK 197 VOTES AND AGENDIZED
ITEMS AND MINUTES AND MOTIONS. 
          OUT OF THOSE, 174 WERE UNANIMOUS. SO THAT REFLECTS OVER 88% CONSENSUS OF OUR MAJOR CITY
DECISIONS. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TOUT THAT EVEN THOUGH THAT WE WE GO HOME AND
WE THINK DIFFERENTLY AT TIMES ABOUT HOW THE WORLD SHOULD BE SCULPTED IS THAT WHEN WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON CARLSBAD, THAT WE REALLY ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE ARE UNIFIED IN THAT SENSE. 
          AND WE KIND OF WE PUSH CERTAIN THINGS ASIDE IN ORDER TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS
RUNNING WELL AND THAT WE'RE NOT CONFUSING OUR STAFF AT ALL, AND THE DIRECTIONS ARE SET. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO US SO WE CAN THANK OURSELVES
FOR THIS ONE. 
          SORRY TO BE EGOTISTICAL ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL. 
          KEVIN. MY MY OBSERVATION HAS BEEN WHEN WE DO HAVE A DISSENTING VOTE,
NOBODY GOES HOME WITH BAD FEELINGS. 
          EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHERE THE OTHERS LIE. MAYBE WE DON'T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER,
BUT IT'S BEEN DONE WITH RESPECT. 
          AND I GOT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO TO ALL FIVE OF US FOR FOR
BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER. 
          COMPLETELY AGREE. I'M SORRY. OH, I'LL SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHEN IT'S MY TURN TO SPEAK. 
          MISS BURKHOLDER? YES. AND, I MEAN, YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES DID MEET,
AND THEY WERE AT RISK OF ENDING THE PROGRAM. 
          THIS IS THROUGH WITH THE CITY SCHOOLS AND NOT CITY SCHOOLS,
BUT THE SCHOOLS. 
          AND FOR A LONG TIME, ROSEMARY ESHLEMAN RAN IT. 
          AND THEN MALCOLM STARTED AND TOOK OVER, AND THEY HE DECIDED HE WAS MOVING IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION, LUCKILY. LUCKILY, ROSEMARY IS BACK, AND THE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE. 
          ONE MEETING, ONE HOUR, AND THEY ARE TYPICALLY AT PINE COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY. I FIND THEM TO BE VERY INFORMATIVE IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO COME, 08:30 IN THE MORNINGS. THE FIVE K HALF MARATHON AND MARATHON WAS AMAZING. 
          IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT ENDED UP GETTING SUPER HOT,
BUT LOTS OF FUN OUT THERE ON THE COURSE. 
          I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER BHAT-PATEL ALSO RAN ONE OF THOSE LEGS. 
          SO WE HAD A GREAT TIME. SUNDAY, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER,
WE SEVERAL OF US WENT TO THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE KICKOFF, AND IT WAS THIS YEAR AT VIASAT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. 
          THE LITTLE GIRL THAT LED THE PLEDGE AT THE BEGINNING HAS AN AMAZING VOICE. 
          IT ALMOST MADE ME CRY. AND THEN I LEARNED HER BROTHER WAS LIKE THE BACKUP SINGER. 
          SO THEY'RE MULTITALENTED IN THAT FAMILY. AND I'M SUPER JEALOUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SING. 
          BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT TO GO TO. 
          THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO THAT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INFORMATION ON THAT. 
          TOMORROW NIGHT, THE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA HAS DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO PARTNER WITH
ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THEY INVITED ME TO THE TO BE AN HONORARY PTA MEMBER. 
          AND TOMORROW NIGHT'S A MEETING, SO I'M GOING TO GO TO THAT. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND SHOW OUR PRESENCE AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. 
          WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. WE CAN PROBABLY HELP YOU. 
          AND THEN THURSDAY MORNING AT 3:30, IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY,
WE'LL BE DOING THE POINT IN TIME COUNT AT THE HARDING RECREATION CENTER IS WHERE IT STARTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR. IT GIVES US A SNAPSHOT OF WHO WE HAVE IN CARLSBAD
AND WHO IS IN NEED OF SERVICES, AND SOMETIMES THEY EVEN ACTUALLY TAKE THEM WHILE WE'RE OUT COUNTING. 
          SO THAT'S ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT ONE. 
          THANKS. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS AND THE,
THE EMPHASIS ON ON WORKING TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF CARLSBAD. 
          AND I DO THINK WE ALL DO THAT. JUST A COUPLE QUICK NOTES JUST TO UPDATE YOU ALL. 
          THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MET LAST WEEK. 
          WE APPROVED OUR LONG RANGE FINANCING PLAN, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE FINANCING OF
WATER FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. 
          IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS. THERE HAVE BEEN ALL THE MEMBER AGENCIES HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THAT. 
          THE GENERAL MANAGERS OF ALL OF THOSE JUST LIKE MISS AMANDA FLESSE HERE,
BUT ALL OF THE THE WATER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY AND, AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. SO EVERY TEN YEARS WE DO THIS.
OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T ON THE BOARD FOR THE LAST ONE, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF MAKING THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE I'M ON THE FINANCE AND ADMIN COMMITTEE. 
          WE ALSO VOTED IN A NEW SECRETARY OF THE BOARD,
AND I WAS PLEASED TO BE UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED FOR THAT. 
          SO THAT WAS EXCITING. ON FRIDAY I FLEW UP TO SACRAMENTO JUST FOR THE DAY TO ATTEND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. 
          [01:35:08]
AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE PUC. THERE'S A PUBLIC ADVOCATES OFFICE AT THE PUC THAT
IS IN CHARGE OF TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND THINGS THAT THE PUC COULD DO BETTER. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY THE PUC LOOKS AT WATER AS ONE OF THE UTILITIES. 
          THEY ALSO LOOK AT SDG&E. THEY ALSO LOOK AT TELECOM LIKE THEY HAVE A HUGE JOB. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. SO AFFORDABILITY CONTINUES TO BE AN EMPHASIS FOR THE PUC
PUBLIC ADVOCATE'S OFFICE, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES AS WELL. 
          I DID ATTEND THE KINDNESS CHALLENGE KICKOFF ON SUNDAY,
AND ALSO THERE WAS AN EVENT ON MONDAY MORNING WHERE WE WELCOMED THE STUDENTS AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE FIRST SCHOOL TO HAVE THE THE KINDNESS CHALLENGE. 
          SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING. AND THEN I WILL SEE YOU AT THREE. 
          MANY OF YOU PROBABLY AT 3 A.M. ON THURSDAY FOR THE POINT IN TIME COUNT. 
          I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE COLLECT ACCURATE DATA AS MUCH AS WE CAN,
AS ONE OF THE POINTS OF DATA THAT WE USE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE HOMELESS COUNT IS IN CARLSBAD. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THAT. 
          AND THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN, MISS BHAT-PATEL. 
          YES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELLOW JANUARY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 
          AND THEN YES. SO IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON AS OF THE LAST MEETING,
I GUESS I WAS AT THE CARLSBAD HALF MARATHON, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CROWD AND THEN RUN THE RACE,
AND ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VOTED IN AS OUR CHAIR FOR THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT AGAIN. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. 
          CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, FOR BEING VOTED IN AS THE SECRETARY OF THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY. 
          THAT'S VERY EXCITING. AND SO YOU ARE WELL REPRESENTED,
I GUESS, IN THAT SENSE IN THE COUNTY, WHICH IS AWESOME FOR CARLSBAD TO HAVE THAT. AND THEN THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE,
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE THERE. 
          I FEEL LIKE SEEING ALL THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES AND THE TEACHERS,
PRINCIPALS, ALL THE ALL OF OUR FOLKS IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY THAT SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT. I FEEL LIKE ESPECIALLY I MEAN,
KINDNESS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT. 
          BUT ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IT'S JUST BEING ABLE TO DO ANY SMALL ACT OF KINDNESS. 
          I THINK HOPEFULLY BRINGS JOY NOT ONLY TO YOURSELF BUT TO OTHERS AROUND YOU. 
          SO JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE THE KIDS, PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HOW
THEY BRING HAPPINESS DURING THAT TIME. 
          I MEAN, KIDS IN GENERAL BRING HAPPINESS, BUT JUST THAT,
THAT PARTICULAR ONE IS JUST A FUN, FUN EVENT. AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER MENTIONED IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND COMING NEXT YEAR. AND THIS WHOLE WEEK YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN
DIFFERENT ACTS OF KINDNESS. 
          YOU COULD LOOK IT UP ONLINE, BUT THEY HAVE 50 LITTLE THINGS ON THEIR CHECKLIST THAT YOU
CAN TRY TO DO. 
          IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON THEIR WEBSITE AND JUST CHECK OUT SOME WAYS
THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, YOU CAN DO SOME THINGS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE AS YOU ALL HEARD,
WE HAD THE POINT IN TIME COUNT COMING UP ON THURSDAY. 
          I WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE. WE HAVE OUR CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE MEETING AS WELL THAT DAY,
SO I WILL BE THERE AS WELL. 
          AND THEN I WANTED TO MENTION, I AM ALSO AN HONORARY MEMBER FOR OUR VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PTA, AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WITH ANY OF THE PTA. 
          I AM A MEMBER OF SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT HAVE ASKED ME TO JOIN,
BUT HAPPY TO BE A PART. 
          WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING BECAUSE OF CHILDCARE DUTIES,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT. 
          LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING. THANKS. CITY MANAGER. 
          HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNCIL MEMBER. CITY ATTORNEY. 
          HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNCIL MEMBER. NOTHING ELSE. CITY CLERK. 
          [LAUGHS] AND I'LL JOIN IN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. KEVIN FORGOT TO SAY THAT HE WAS JUST VOTED IN
AS THE 
          [ANNOUNCEMENTS]
CHAIR OF ENCINO WASTEWATER FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 
          AND THEN I WANT TO TALK. OH, BEFORE I DO THAT THURSDAY,
JANUARY 29TH, FROM 3:30 A.M. 
          TO 8:00 AM. IS THE 2026 POINT IN TIME COUNT? IT'LL BE AT HARDING COMMUNITY CENTER,
36 HARDING STREET IN CARLSBAD. 
          IF I'M NOT THERE RIGHT AT 3:30 WAIT FOR ME OKAY? [LAUGHS] YOU WON'T SEE ME THERE. NOT AT 3:30. 
          SORRY. AND. LET'S DO THE PICTURE FIRST. 
          ON SUNDAY, WE THEY UNVEILED THE KINDNESS MATTERS SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING. THAT'S GOING TO COMPLEMENT THE ONE THAT HAS NOW BEEN
REPAIRED AT THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS. 
          WE PROBABLY HAD PROBABLY OVER 100 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WITH A LOT OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. 
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AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING AT JEFFERSON. DON'T START IT YET. 
          JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAD A ASSEMBLY WITH ALL OF THE KIDS. 
          I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY HAD SO MANY KIDS THERE AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          AND THEY ASKED US TO DO THE HAPPY DANCE WITH ALL OF THEM. 
          SO HERE'S THE HAPPY DANCE. AND FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO I WILL SAY, CHIEF THEY'RE WAY BETTER COPS THAN THEY ARE DANCERS. 
          SO LET'S LET'S PLAY IT. 
          IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO[INAUDIBLE], THERE'S MISS. 
          NOW IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO THE POLICE OFFICERS RIGHT HERE. 
          I GOTTA SAY, THEY WERE THE HIP WITH THOSE KIDS. 
          SO THAT'S HOW I'M GOING TO END TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.