Mar 10, 2026 City Council Meeting

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THIS LOOKS EASIER THAN IT IS. I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

HERE. COUNCIL, MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE.

MAYOR BLACKBURN. PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, I HAVE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.

[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]

NEXT IS THE PLEDGE. CAN WE PUT SOMETHING UP? I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

THE WINDS CAUSED A LOCAL FLAG TO DO THAT. THAT WAS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

THE STAFF WAS OUT THERE FOR 20 MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT UNTANGLED.

THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SO I CALLED OUR FIRE CHIEF AND THEY SENT OUT A FIRE ENGINE WITH A LADDER AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DID.

THEY CAME OUT AND FIXED THE FLAG AND THE, I THANK THE CHIEF AND HE SAID, THIS IS WHAT HE TEXTED ME.

THE AMERICAN FLAG IS SOMETHING SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT TO ME, WHICH IS WHY I ALWAYS WALK OUT FOR THE PLEDGE WHEN THE COUNCIL AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO TAKE CARE OF THIS FLAG.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

REGULAR MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 10TH OF 26 AND REGULAR MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 24TH OF 26.

MOTION PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[PRESENTATIONS]

THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. YES. THANK YOU.

AND THE MAYOR MENTIONED WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION.

SO I'LL WELCOME MISS HENTRICH TO THE PODIUM. AND JUST GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

THIS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR WOMEN WHO HAVE BROKEN BARRIERS, CHALLENGED EXPECTATIONS AND HELPED TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES FOR ALL OF US.

THEIR LEADERSHIP CAN BE SEEN EVERYWHERE FROM OUR SCHOOLS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO OUR HOSPITALS, NONPROFITS, AND OF COURSE, YOUR CITY COUNCIL.

AS A MOTHER AND A PUBLIC SERVANT, I'M ESPECIALLY MINDFUL THAT THE EXAMPLE WE SET TODAY HELPS SHAPE WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF GIRLS BELIEVES IS POSSIBLE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION.

SO WHEREAS NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ORIGINATED AS A NATIONAL CELEBRATION IN 1981, AND HAS SINCE BEEN RECOGNIZED ANNUALLY WITH A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION PROMOTING WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS A PROUD LEGACY OF WOMEN LEADING AND PERFORMING CRITICAL ROLES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE OFFICIAL 2026 THEME OF NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS LEADING THE CHANGE, WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE AND CELEBRATES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN WHO ARE LEADING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.

AND WHEREAS CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO ADVANCE A SENSE OF BELONGING PLAYS AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

AND WHEREAS, WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL WOMEN, PAST AND PRESENT, WHO HAVE DELIVERED US TO THIS MOMENT TODAY.

BECAUSE OF THEM, OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THIS CELEBRATION.

THEREFORE, I, MAYOR PRO TEM PRIYA BHAT-PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2026 AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. AND WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PASS IT OFF TO MISS HENTRICH.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KATIE HENTRICH. I'M THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADMINISTRATOR HERE AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

A FUN FACT ABOUT ME. I ATTENDED SCRIPPS COLLEGE, A SMALL WOMEN'S COLLEGE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

THE COLLEGE'S FOUNDER, ELLEN BROWNING SCRIPPS, STATED THAT THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE COLLEGE WAS TO DEVELOP ITS STUDENTS TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY, COURAGEOUSLY AND HOPEFULLY. I'M THINKING OF HER LEGACY TODAY.

DURING THIS MONTH, AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN IN SUSTAINABILITY HERE IN CARLSBAD, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK OF WOMEN IN SUSTAINABILITY GLOBALLY AS WELL.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS FACE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE WORLDWIDE.

DESPITE THIS AND OTHER SOCIETAL INJUSTICES, WOMEN, AND PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR, ARE AGENTS OF CHANGE AND KEY TO THE PROGRESS WE SEE AROUND SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

FOR EVERY RACHEL CARSON. THERE IS AN [INAUDIBLE] FOR EVERY GRETA THUNBERG.

THERE IS A HAZEL JOHNSON. AS A WOMAN IN THE SUSTAINABILITY FIELD, I OFTEN GET ASKED IF MY JOB IS DEPRESSING AS CLIMATE CHANGE INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES

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OUR WORK IS LEAVING THINGS A LITTLE BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT FOR THEM BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT THEY LIVE IN AND THEIR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN ANY SUSTAINABILITY RELATED FIELDS.

ON BEHALF OF ALL WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE SUSTAINABILITY FIELD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION [APPLAUSE].

KATIE. KATIE, WILL YOU JOIN US RIGHT UP HERE FOR A QUICK PHOTO? [INAUDIBLE] TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE] I DIDN'T CALL YOU, BUT YOU KNOW.

I'M READY. ONE. TWO. THREE.

I DON'T DO THIS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO START ALL OVER.

OKAY. THERE WE GO. YOU GOT IT. PERFECT.

YEAH, YOU GOT IT. [INAUDIBLE] SO MANY. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I ALMOST DID.

OH. NO.

NEXT IS. A REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN DURING THE CLOSED SESSION. OKAY, NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

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

THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

THE COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING.

STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

CLARK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES, THE YELLOW LIGHT WILL COME ON, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU'RE DOWN TO 30S.

AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES, I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE. THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.

WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, MIKE BORELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF. I GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYBODY IF THEY WANT TO CLAP OR BOO AT ME.

THANK YOU. LAST YEAR, APRIL 22ND, CITY COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED WATER RATE INCREASES.

ANYONE WATCHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN AGHAST AT THE DISMAL TURNOUT OF PROTESTS, EVEN COUNCIL.

YET MAYOR BLACKBURN CALLED FOR THE VOTE AND EVERYONE SAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER PRETENDED 99% OF THE RATEPAYERS IN CARLSBAD HAD BROKEN OUT A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE TO CELEBRATE A CRIPPLING INCREASE IN THEIR WATER BILLS.

WAS IT APATHY? A RIGGED GAME LAWMAKERS DISGUISED AS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT? OR WAS IT MAYBE FAILURE OF THE CITY TO COMMUNICATE TO ITS RATEPAYERS? I BELIEVE IT WAS ALL OF THE ABOVE, BUT I'M MORE CONVINCED NOW OF THE LATTER.

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THE FAILURE OF CORPORATE MEDIA, SELECTIVE CONTROL OF ALTERNATIVE MEDIA, AND THE CENSORING OF SOCIAL MEDIA HAS DESTROYED PUBLIC TRUST AND LEFT CITIZENS STRANDED IN THE DOLDRUMS WITHOUT A COMPASS. MOST HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOVERNMENTS ARE PLANNING, HAVE EXECUTED AND WILL EXECUTE TO MESS WITH THEIR LIVES.

IF YOU READ THE TRANSCRIPTS, THE CITY CLAIMS THEY UTILIZED EVERY MEANS POSSIBLE TO NOTIFY RATEPAYERS OF A THREE YEAR WATER RATE HIKE.

BUT NEIGHBORS I'VE SPOKEN TO WERE CLUELESS OF ANY HEARING TAKING PLACE.

THE CITY DID MARK THE BILLS WITH A NOTICE. HOWEVER FAILED TO CONSIDER MANY NOW RELY ON AUTOMATED PAYMENTS, NEVER LOOKING AT THEIR BILL AND TRUSTING NOTHING COULD HAPPEN LIKE WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 22ND LAST YEAR.

WE STILL HAVE TWO YEARS OF INCREASES GOING. WON'T THEY BE SURPRISED IN TWO YEARS WHEN ACCOUNTS RUN SHORT AT THE END OF THE MONTH? SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE, I BELIEVE, IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE.

BUT LIKE COOL HAND LUKE, RATEPAYERS WON'T BE ASKED.

THEY WILL JUST BE BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION AND GASLIGHTED AS CALIFORNIA AND ITS SUBSERVIENT CITIES PURSUE DYSTOPIAN UTOPIA.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR SAADIA AUSTIN.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR SAADIA AUSTIN. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE NORTH COUNTY NAACP.

I'M HERE IN CONCERN ABOUT THE VIRAL VIDEO OF THE YOUNG BLACK GIRL BEING DETAINED, HARASSED AND ASSAULTED AT ONE OF YOUR PARKS IN POINSETTIA. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE MOTHER, WE WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THIS INCIDENT IS ADDRESSED AND NOT OVERLOOKED, MAKING SURE THAT IN THESE CASES THAT IT'S NOT A STATUS QUO OR SOMETHING ELSE KIDS DO.

SUCH BEHAVIORS ARE DEVELOPED IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICED, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION TODAY, AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT HOPEFULLY WE HAVE IMPLEMENTATION AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

CHILDREN IN YOUR CITY DESERVE TO BE SAFE IN THE ENVIRONMENTS, WHETHER IT'S IN THE HOME, IN PRIVATE, OR IN PUBLIC. WE CALL FOR THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THE FOLLOWING.

A FULL AND TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION OCCURS, ACCOUNTABILITY IS CLEAR CONSEQUENCES FOR THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, PREVENTIVE MEASURES, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ADDRESSES HARMFUL RACIAL AND HOSTILITY AMONG YOUTH.

SUPPORT AND PROTECTION FOR THE CHILD AND THE PARENTS MOVING FORWARD.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR. CARLSBAD HAS TO CHOOSE WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY IT WANTS TO BE.

IS IT THE COMMUNITY THAT IGNORES RACIAL HARM AGAINST BLACK CHILDREN, OR IS ONE THAT ADDRESSES IT IN HONESTY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACTION? WE EXPECT THE LATTER. LET ME ALSO BE CLEAR THE COMMUNITY IS WATCHING.

THIS VIDEO WENT VIRAL WITHIN MINUTES. EVERYBODY HAS AN I FROM WETHER IT'S FROM TEXAS TO RIVERSIDE TO OCEANSIDE.

THIS MATTER IS NOT GOING AWAY. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU'LL STAND BY IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY.

THANK YOU. MA'AM. WILL YOU PLEASE TALK WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF SO YOU CAN GET UP TO DATE INFORMATION? THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY OF THOSE? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OR COMMENT ON ANY? MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[8. ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAND AVENUE AND MADISON STREET]

JOHN KIM, CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER. THIS IS A RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM.

IT'S THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAND AVENUE AND MADISON STREET.

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MY NAME IS CHRISTINE DAVIS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT. LIKE I SAID, IT'S THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO GIVE OUR FULL 100% SUPPORT FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

JUST LIKE THE RECENT INSTALLATION OF THE THREE WAY STOP AT LAGUNA AND STATE, THIS JUST MAKES SO MUCH SENSE AT MADISON AND GRANT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN SUPPORT AT OUR VILLAGE VOICES MEETING THIS MORNING.

WE HAD TOM FRANK THERE SPEAKING WITH OUR GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST VERY EXCITED WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK YOU'RE DOING A VERY AWESOME THING IN THE VILLAGE WITH THIS ONE.

THANKS. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. THE THERE'S A DANCE STUDIO THERE WITH A LOT OF MOMS OF YOUNG KIDS WHO GO TO DANCE CLASS, AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF REACTION FROM THEM SAYING, THANK YOU, THE INTERSECTION IS GOING TO BE A LOT, LOT SAFER. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.

ANY COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER? YEAH, I AGREE WITH MISS DAVIS.

DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT FOR THE AREA, PARTICULARLY WITH BARRON'S MARKET COMING IN.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I THINK IT WILL RENDER IT SAFER.

AND I GO TO THE HAIR SALON CROSSING THAT STREET.

SO I'M ALWAYS PLAYING CHICKEN, GETTING ACROSS THE ROAD. I GET IT, BUT THIS IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

NEXT UP PARKING. THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

I'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS INTERSECTION, AND I KNOW THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO BE REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS NEW CHANGE.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES THANK YOU. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

EVEN AS LATE AS LAST WEEK, I WAS JUST WALKING IT AND SAW SO MANY.

SO MUCH CONFUSION. SO MUCH. I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES FOR PEDESTRIANS, IT'S JUST NOT THE SAFEST.

AND I KNOW I'VE WALKED IT AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE AS TO WHAT TO DO.

SO HOPEFULLY GIVING THIS OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE HAVE AN ALWAYS STOP, WE'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE DRIVING OR WALKING. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. AND I HAVE TO SAY, JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT. I KNOW MISS DAVIS MENTIONED IT, BUT STATE AND LAGUNA IS SO MUCH BETTER NOW.

I MEAN, JUST DRIVING IT AND WALKING. IT HAS BEEN BOUNDS AND LEAPS AHEAD OF WHERE IT WAS BEFORE.

SO I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL BE THE SAME. SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT MOTION.

YES. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MISS BURKHOLDER.

OKAY, LET'S REVOTE JUST TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

OH. THERE IT IS. OKAY. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION.

[9. ORDINANCE NO. CS-510 AMENDING PORTIONS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.28 PURCHASING]

SO MOTION FOR OH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT? THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.

THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. AND THIS IS FOR ADOPTION OF A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS PURCHASING TO STREAMLINE PROCUREMENT AND INCLUDING THE INCREASING CITY MANAGERS AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES UP TO $250,000. MOTION.

YES. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

[10. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MONITORING REPORT ]

AND FOR THE PRESENTATION WE HAVE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ERIC LARDY AND TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, TOM FRANK. THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. AND SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING.

OUR STAFF PRESENTATION. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OF US PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND THEN DISCUSSION AND CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT'S REQUIRED BY CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE FOR REPORTING ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STANDARDS.

THIS ENSURES A STATUS IS PROVIDED AND THAT PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED CONCURRENT WITH THAT GROWTH.

THIS ALSO REFLECTS THE ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT SINCE THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED, AND IMPLEMENTS STATE LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS THAT SUSPENDED CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PROGRAM.

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THE REPORT ALSO IDENTIFIES THAT CERTAIN FACILITIES WILL NEED TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD AND TOWARDS BUILD OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR PLANS AND PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE ALL SUPPORTED TO FACILITATE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS WHAT THE HOUSING GROWTH CAPS WERE BEFORE THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE FOR ALL QUADRANTS AND THE CITYWIDE NUMBER.

WE WERE BELOW OR AT THE DWELLING UNIT CAPS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE BALLOT INITIATIVE.

WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THE PROGRAM AND THE ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM, THIS SLIDE SHOWS WHAT THE CAPS ARE. THIS REFLECTS THE ZONED DENSITIES WITHIN THE GENERAL PLAN, AS WELL AS PROJECTS AS THEY ARE BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED, SOME OF WHICH USING DENSITY BONUS, WHICH CONTINUES TO PUSH UPWARDS WHAT THE UNIT COUNTS ARE.

WITH THAT, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AS REQUIRED PER THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

MYSELF AND TOM FRANK ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO ANY OF THE STANDARDS.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

NEXT IS I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES.

PAIGE TICINO. HI. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I'M PAIGE TICINO, ON BEHALF OF PRESERVE CALAVERA BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK MY PRESIDENT WAS GOING TO BE HERE.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THE MONITORING REPORT.

THE LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONES OR LFMZ WERE CREATED AFTER THE 1986 GROWTH MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE, AND YET IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT CRITERIA WERE USED TO EXEMPT 11 OF THE 25 ZONES FROM THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT.

THOSE CONDITIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN LINKED IN THE REPORT AND ARE NOT.

AND WHILE THE REPORT SHOULD LIST THE PERCENT OF OPEN SPACE IN EACH OF THESE LFMZS, IT DOES NOT EITHER.

AT A RECENT COUNCIL MEETING, STAFFER MIKE STRONG STATED, AS WE HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR, PER THE LANGUAGE IN THE 1986 VOTER BROCHURE, THAT 40% OF CARLSBAD LAND SHOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR OPEN SPACE.

THE RECENT. SORRY, THE REPORT DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS GOAL AND FURTHERMORE IGNORES ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLE USES FOR THE PONTO REGION.

AS I READ THE WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM BOTH LANCE SCHULTE AND STEVE LINKE ON THIS TOPIC, I WAS STRUCK THAT BOTH GROUPS THAT THEY REPRESENT HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR CONSIDERATION OR CORRECTION OF CITY POLICIES ON OPEN SPACE AND MOBILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL MULTIPLE TIMES, I KNOW THE FRUSTRATION OF A LACK OF REAL DIALOG WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, GIVEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHILE THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON GROWTH MANAGEMENT FROM TWO YEARS AGO ADDRESSED MANY ISSUES AND I ATTENDED MANY OF THOSE MEETINGS, I ALWAYS FELT THAT ANSWERS ARE OFTEN NOT FORTHCOMING AND REAL DISCUSSION IS LACKING.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER SOME KIND OF WORKSHOPS TO ALLOW FOR FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ON THESE ISSUES, AND IN THE CASE OF THE OPEN SPACE ISSUES, INVITE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSIONERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A GROUP, AND I NEED TO VERIFY THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

DIANE BEDROSIAN. SARAH ABRELL. CHRIS WRIGHT. STEVE LINKE.

GOOD EVENING. STEVE LINKE, CARLSBAD REPRESENTING EQUITABLE LAND USE ALLIANCE.

FOR THE 10TH YEAR IN A ROW, THE CIRCULATION COMPONENT OF THIS REPORT LACKS THE REQUIRED PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND TRANSIT MULTIMODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE MONITORING, AND ELUA HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL MMLOS SYSTEM, COMPROMISING MITIGATION OF TRAFFIC IMPACTS AND SAFETY.

WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW THE CURRENT REPORT CAN LEGALLY SATISFY THE ANNUAL GMP REQUIREMENTS GIVEN THE LACK OF MMLOS MONITORING, IT CLEARLY DOES NOT MEET THIS LEGAL STANDARD AND SHOULD BE REJECTED.

GIVEN THE DECADE OF FALSE PROMISES TO ADDRESS MMLOS, THERE SHOULD BE A DATE CERTAIN REVIEW SCHEDULED WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

AS PREDICTED OVER A DECADE AGO, THE MMLOS SCHEME HAS LARGELY PROVEN TO BE USELESS AND UNENFORCEABLE.

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IN PARTICULAR, CONGESTION MONITORING SHOULD BE ADDED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION ROUTES TO IDENTIFY SAFETY GAPS AND RESTORE SAFETY BASED REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THERE ARE TWO GENERAL METHODS TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF VEHICLES, VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED MEASURES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS UNDER STATE CEQA LAW.

IN CONTRAST, VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE MEASURES CONGESTION, WHICH ADDRESSES QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY RELATED TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION TIMES. IT IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR GMP MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS.

DON'T BE FOOLED BY CLAIMS THAT CITIES CAN NO LONGER USE VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS GRADED ON A SCALE OF A TO F FOR INDIVIDUAL STREET SEGMENTS, BASED ON THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAPACITY OF THE SEGMENTS.

THE WORSE THE GRADE, THE HIGHER THE CONGESTION WITH E AND F CONSIDERED FAILING GRADES UNDER THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN AS VOLUME REACHES AND EXCEEDS CAPACITY.

BEFORE 2015, VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE APPLIED TO ALL STREETS.

HOWEVER, THE 2015 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED THE APPROACH.

IT INCLUDES THE STREET TYPOLOGY MAP, IN WHICH ONLY A FEW ARTERIAL ARTERIAL CONNECTOR AND INDUSTRIAL STREETS WERE RETAINED FOR VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE, WHILE THE REST OF THE STREETS WERE REPRIORITIZED FOR PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND TRANSIT LEVEL OF SERVICE.

CITY STAFF AND THEIR CONSULTANTS AND PEERS CAME UP WITH THIS SYSTEM AND SAID IT WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL.

THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF MMLOS WAS TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR EVALUATING IMPACTS OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AS WELL AS MONITORING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL STREETS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ALL MEETING THE SPECIFIED STANDARD BY STREET TYPE, UNQUOTE. THE GMP PERFORMANCE STANDARD IS, QUOTE, MAINTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICE D OR BETTER FOR ALL PRIORITIZED MODES OF TRAVEL UNQUOTE.

IN THE NEW STREET, PRIORITIZATIONS WERE TO CREATE A NEXUS TO REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE MMLOS UPGRADES.

IT'S EASY TO ASSESS VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE IMPACTS OF GROWTH AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS, BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES QUANTITATIVE INCREASES IN VOLUMES OF VEHICLES.

IN CONTRAST, LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE MODES IS BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE AMENITIES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS, BIKE LANES, BENCHES, SHELTERS, ETC.

SO AT LEAST TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MMLOS. ONE IS THE TASK OF ASSIGNING SEMI-QUANTITATIVE LETTER GRADES.

THAT IS A SOLVABLE PROBLEM, WHICH I ADDRESSED IN COUNTLESS MEETINGS WITH STAFF WHILE SERVING ON THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION, AND FOR WHICH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PAID TO CONSULTANT FARE AND PEERS.

THE MORE COMPLICATED PROBLEM IS THAT ANY STREET SEGMENTS FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT FOR ANY OF THESE ALTERNATIVE MODES WOULD BE CONSIDERED PREEXISTING DEFICIENCIES AND NOT THE RESULT OF GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT. WHEN THE MMLOS SYSTEM WAS PROPOSED OVER A DECADE AGO, I COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY THAT IT WOULD NEVER WORK BASED ON THIS PROBLEM.

NOW, IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION OF THE GMP AND THE STATED PURPOSE, STAFF IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THE CITY NEVER INTENDED TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR MMLOS, AND THAT BECAUSE ANY DEFICIENCIES IN MMLOS ARE PREEXISTING, THE SYSTEM IS LARGELY UNENFORCEABLE ON DEVELOPERS.

AS A CONSEQUENCE, DEVELOPERS ARE ADDING MORE VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO SOME CONGESTED STREETS WITH LITTLE OR NO MITIGATION.

AND HERE'S A BRIEF HISTORY OF QUOTES FROM STAFF PROMISING TO DO MMLOS MONITORING AT MEETINGS JUST LIKE THIS.

ALWAYS COMING LATER THIS YEAR, WITHIN 12 MONTHS THIS SUMMER, EVERY INSTANCE OF DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.

IN 2022, I TESTIFIED HERE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION, CALLING FOR MMLOS MONITORING, AND THERE WAS A PROMISE THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS.

NOW, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CURRENT REPORT AGAIN JUST STATES AT A FUTURE DATE.

FOR THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF VEHICLE MONITORING, CARLSBAD USED A FAKE LOS GRADING SCHEME THAT ASSUMED THAT EVERY TRAVEL LANE ON EVERY STREET IN THE CITY HAD A CAPACITY OF 1800 VEHICLES PER LANE PER HOUR.

THAT CAPACITY DOES NOT REFLECT THE EXISTENCE OF SPEED LIMITS, INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, LANE CONFIGURATIONS, MEDIAN TYPES, PARKING, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT EXISTS IN THE REAL WORLD.

ACTUAL CAPACITIES OF A FEW STREET SEGMENTS ARE SHOWN IN THIS TABLE ON THE FAR RIGHT, WHICH ARE ABOUT HALF OR LESS OF THE FAKE 1800 CAPACITY THAT WAS USED.

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THIS, BUT THIS TABLE WAS PRODUCED BY A CITY CONTRACTED CONSULTANT TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CARLSBAD'S FAKE GRADING SCHEME, USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS IN THE GREEN BOX. ALMOST ALL A'S AND THE VALID GRADING SYSTEM USED SINCE 2015 IN THE RED BOX, SHOWING ACTUAL GRADES THAT INCLUDE MANY E'S AND F'S.

THIS IS A MAP OF EVACUATION ROUTES FROM THE GENERAL PLAN PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT.

THE LIST OF STREETS ON THE RIGHT ARE THE KEY ROUTES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION THAT WERE REPRIORITIZED FOR NON-VEHICLE TRAVEL.

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THIS INCLUDES PROJECTS ENABLED BY STATE LAWS TO BUILD AT HIGHER DENSITIES THAN ALLOWED OR PLANNED FOR BY THE CITY, WHICH CREATES EVEN HIGHER IMPACTS. STATE LAW NOW REQUIRES THAT CITIES IDENTIFY EVACUATION ROUTES AND THEIR CAPACITY, SAFETY AND VIABILITY UNDER A RANGE OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS.

SO IT IS VERY ALARMING THAT WHEN OUR SAFETY ELEMENT WAS UPDATED IN 2024, IT INCLUDED THE LONG DEBUNKED FAKE 1800 VEHICLES PER LANE PER HOUR CAPACITY ASSUMPTION WHEN CAPACITIES, AS I SHOWED EARLIER, ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN HALF THAT.

AND IN RESPONSE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, CONCERNS SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THIS SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE REACHED THE BIZARRE CONCLUSION THAT THE CITY'S MMLOS SYSTEM, WHICH CONVERTS STREETS FROM VEHICLE TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PRIORITY, WOULD SOMEHOW ENHANCE THE EVACUATIONS. AS AN EXAMPLE, A LARGE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, MOST OF THEM ARE GOING INTO THE VILLAGE AREA.

HOWEVER, NONE OF THE STREETS THERE ARE SUBJECT TO VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE SERVICE ANY LONGER.

SO DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE FAR EXCEEDING THE CITY'S MAXIMUM DENSITIES, DO NOT HAVE TO STUDY OR ADDRESS THEIR VEHICLE IMPACTS.

IT IS NOT EVIDENT THAT THE EFFECTS OF STREET CONGESTION HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSES OR EVACUATIONS, AND THE GARBAGE STREET CAPACITY DATA IN THE SAFETY ELEMENT AND LACK OF MONITORING COULD ENDANGER LIVES BY NOT SUFFICIENTLY ACCOUNTING FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES.

ONE OF THE FEW AREAS THE CITY STILL HAS THE POWER TO ENFORCE, DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF STATE HOUSING LAWS USURPING ITS AUTHORITY.

SO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW THE CURRENT REPORT CAN LEGALLY SATISFY THE CITY'S ANNUAL GMP MONITORING REQUIREMENT, GIVEN THE LACK OF MMLOS MONITORING INCLUDED. AND I SAW ON THE INITIAL SLIDE THAT STAFF HAD PUT YES FOR FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT THEY PUT VEHICLE ONLY ON THE ON THE CIRCULATION COMPONENT. SO WE'RE CALLING ON YOU TO REJECT THE CIRCULATION COMPONENT OF THE GMP MONITORING REPORT, BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LEGALLY SATISFY THE MONITORING REQUIREMENT.

AFTER TEN YEARS. AND SO PLEASE SET A DATE CERTAIN MEETING WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO FINALLY FORCE THE REVIEW OF THIS OF THE MMLOS SYSTEM.

AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE TO GO BACK TO THE VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

AND WHEN STREETS ARE SHOWN TO BE BUILT OUT, THEN THE DEVELOPER OR WHOEVER CAN BE COMPELLED TO MAKE MULTIMODAL UPGRADES INSTEAD, AND FINALLY CONDUCT ROBUST QUANTITATIVE VEHICLE LEVEL OF SERVICE MONITORING OF ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION ROUTES TO IDENTIFY ANY SAFETY GAPS AND HOPEFULLY RESTORE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO AT LEAST REVIEW HAVE DISCRETIONARY REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR THEIR SAFETY IMPACTS.

THANK YOU. LANCE SCHULTE.

GOOD EVENING. WHAT HAPPENS AT PONTO IMPACTS ALL OF CARLSBAD.

BELIEVE ME, IT DOES, PARTICULARLY FOR INLAND FAMILIES AND VISITORS.

WE HOPE YOU READ THE 20 PAGE HISTORY OF OPEN SPACE AT PONTO THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU THIS MORNING.

IT HAS LOTS OF MAPS, PICTURES AND DATA TABLES, BUT IT'S ALSO NOT SO.

IT'S NOT ALL THAT LONG TO READ. THE HISTORY OF OPEN SPACE AT PONTO DOCUMENTS THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT, OPEN SPACE DEFICIT AT PONTO LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PLAN, ZONE NINE, AND HOW THAT USABLE OPEN SPACE DEFICIT WAS CREATED.

ON NOVEMBER 19TH 2024. CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO ADDRESS OPEN SPACE NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

ADDRESS POTENTIAL OPEN SPACE DEFICITS, WHICH ARE DOCUMENTED TO YOU IN THE REPORT GIVEN THIS MORNING, AND EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE NEW OPEN SPACE, END QUOTE.

THE OPEN SPACE DEFICIT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF A 12.8 ACRE COASTAL RECREATION COMMERCIAL SITE THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO ALL CARLSBAD CITIZENS THAT WAS PLANNED FOR PONTO AND ALONG WITH MORE USABLE OPEN SPACE.

BUT INSTEAD, THE PONTO DEVELOPER CONVERTED THIS 12.8 ACRES AND OTHER USABLE OPEN SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THIS RESULTED IN PONTO NOW BEING DEVELOPED AT A AT A DENSITY THAT'S 40% HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, PER US CENSUS DATA. THE USABLE OPEN SPACE DEFICIT AT PONTO IMPACTS ALL CARLSBAD CITIZENS BY REMOVING NEEDED COASTAL RECREATION, A.K.A USABLE OPEN SPACE LAND USE AT PONTO THAT IS VITAL.

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PONTO IS AT THE CENTER OF A SIX MILE LENGTH OF COASTLINE.

WITHOUT A TRUE COASTAL PARK, PONTO IS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT VACANT AND CURRENTLY UNPLANNED AND UNCERTIFIED LCP LAND LEFT IN THE SEVEN MILES TO PROVIDE A TRUE COASTAL RECREATION, I.E.

PUBLIC PARK, AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S CURRENTLY AND COASTAL COMMISSION'S CURRENTLY CERTIFIED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM FOR PONTO.

THAT CURRENT LCP REQUIRES THE CITY TO CONSIDER THESE COASTAL ISSUES NEEDS THESE OPEN SPACE ISSUE NEEDS.

CARLSBAD CITIZENS RESPECTFULLY ASK EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE.

I DON'T. IF. IF I CAN GET ON MY KNEES AND BEG YOU, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE HISTORY OF OPEN SPACE AT PONTO.

PRIOR TO VOTING ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT REPORT, ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR NOVEMBER 2ND, 2024 DIRECTION TO STAFF, ACKNOWLEDGE THE 8000 PLUS EMAILS FROM CARLSBAD CITIZENS AND VISITORS YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED.

ASKING YOU TO CORRECT THE USABLE OPEN SPACE DEFICIT AT PONTO AND DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR WE RECEIVED A LATE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION FROM DIANE NYGAARD.

THE PRESENTATION HAD ALREADY BEGUN. OKAY. OUR POLICY IS THAT WE DON'T ACCEPT THEM AFTER THE PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM HAS BEGUN.

AND I'M SO SORRY. IF I SAY YES TO YOU, THEN I OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR EVERYBODY, SO I'M GOING TO DENY IT.

I'M SORRY. DIANE. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THEN I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION COMMENTS.

MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU. I CAN I ASK A QUESTION NOW OF STAFF TO I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE MMLOS STATEMENT THAT WAS IN THERE, ABOUT A FUTURE DATE THAT WE WOULD BE EVALUATING OUR MMLOS LEVELS.

AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD RESPOND. I'LL TAKE THAT QUESTION.

EXCUSE ME. I PREPARED A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE ASSUMING THAT MMLOS WAS GOING TO COME UP BASED ON IT BEING RAISED IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND DURING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. WHEN THE CITY INCORPORATED MMLOS INTO THE GENERAL PLAN, CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, MMLOS WAS AN EMERGING CONCEPT THAT HAD NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED ANYWHERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A CONSULTANT AND A TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF ATTEMPTED, WITHOUT SUCCESS, TO DEVELOP A WORKABLE METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE MMLOS CRITERIA.

NO OTHER CITY OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING SANDAG, HAS IMPLEMENTED MMLOS CRITERIA AND SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS HAVE ABANDONED THE EFFORT AFTER EXPERIENCING SIMILAR CHALLENGES.

STAFF REQUIRE FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A WORKABLE MMLOS METHODOLOGY, OR TO STUDY AND PRESENT POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

STAFF DELAYED SEEKING THE REQUIRED POLICY GUIDANCE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE APPEAL, AND THE LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATES BECAUSE THE APPEALS POTENTIAL EFFECT ON AVAILABLE OPTIONS. THE APPELLATE COURT ISSUED ITS DECISION IN THE CITY'S FAVOR IN DECEMBER 2025, AND NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATES DID NOT SEEK REVIEW BY THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT.

ASSUMING NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATE'S CASE THAT WOULD AFFECT AVAILABLE OPTIONS, STAFF'S PLAN IS TO RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY SEPTEMBER TO SEEK THE REQUIRED POLICY GUIDANCE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

SINCE I WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE THE OPEN SPACE AND WE RECENTLY HAD A MOTION TO CLARIFY, ADDING SOME OPEN SPACE REPORTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

I'M WONDERING IF ANYBODY CAN CLARIFY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH THAT? IS THAT BEING ADDED TO THE TO THE SCOPE? THAT WAS A MOTION AND IT PASSED THIS COUNCIL RECENTLY.

SO I'M WONDERING IF SOMEBODY CAN CLARIFY WHAT THE STATUS IS OF, AND THIS WAS KIND OF IN TO FOLLOW UP ON MR. SCHULTZ'S QUESTIONS ABOUT OPEN SPACE, I SEE JAMIE WOOD SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE PODIUM TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION COMMENT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBER. YES, WE DID ADD THAT TO THE WORK PLAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT,

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AND IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE THAT IS DOING A LOT OF THE WORK.

CORRECT. AND THAT THE OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION COMMITTEE IS STILL MEETING AND WE CONTINUE TO MEET REGULARLY AS STAFF, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. AND WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT TO THE COMMISSION ON THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THAT'S IT FOR MY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO REALLY SIMPLIFY MY QUESTION. OUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IS BASICALLY JUST SAYS WE WON'T BUILD FASTER THAN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HANDLE THE DEVELOPMENT. MAKES GOOD SENSE, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN WE OUR ROADWAYS, FOR INSTANCE, CAN'T MEET CERTAIN LEVELS OF SERVICE AND WE CHOOSE TO STOP DEVELOPMENT UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT STATE HCD IS AT HCD THAT CAME BACK AND SAID, WE REALLY DON'T CARE THAT YOUR LEVELS OF SERVICE CAN'T BE MAINTAINED, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT.

COULD YOU HELP ME WORK MY WAY THROUGH THAT? SURE.

IN SHORT, THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN HAD REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS, BUT IT HAD TWO ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE UNIT CAP, THE OTHER IS A MORATORIUM PROVISION.

THE RECENT STATE LAWS HAVE SAID THAT IN ORDER TO ENACT A MORATORIUM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPECIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY FINDINGS.

AND THE STATE HAS OPINED AND THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CITY THAT SOMETHING SUCH AS JUST ROADWAY CAPACITY DID NOT MEET THOSE FINDINGS.

AND SO THERE WAS A SERIES OF LETTERS AND ACTIONS THAT LED UP TO THE CITY'S SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN APRIL OF 2021, WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSING ELEMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO TRY TO SIMPLIFY THIS.

WE HAVE A GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT SAYS IF YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN'T HANDLE THE DEVELOPMENT THEN YOU STOP DEVELOPMENT.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA COMES IN AND SAYS, WE DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE.

IF YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN'T HANDLE THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS WE INSTRUCT YOU TO.

AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK? YES, THAT IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO HOW DOES VMT, LOS, THINGS LIKE THAT? HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THIS? I'LL START AND THEN ASK IF MR. FRANK HAS ANYTHING TO ADD. SO VMT IS THE MEASURE IN THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

THAT IS A MEASURE THAT WE DO WITH CERTAIN, WITH CERTAIN DOCUMENTS FOR PROJECTS, IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THAT IS NOT SUSPENDED, BUT THE TREND FROM STATE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN TO REDUCE WHAT WE CAN REQUIRE FOR PROJECTS, FOR THEIR VMT IMPACTS, INCLUDING UP TO LAST SUMMER WHEN BILLS WERE ADOPTED TO FURTHER TAKE AWAY AUTHORITY AND ADD MORE RESTRICTIONS ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN HAS LEVEL OF SERVICE, AND THAT'S ESTABLISHED IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHAT CITY MANAGER PATNOE WAS SPEAKING TO.

WE'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATING OPTIONS AND RETURNING TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THOSE OPTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER? THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. MY ONLY COMMENT IS, AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS US FROM DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE IN CARLSBAD. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND US SUPPORTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY WITH THESE DENSITY BONUS LAWS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. SO THAT IS ON TOP OF WHAT THE MAYOR WAS DISCUSSING, I THINK IS, IS WHAT WE NEED THE PUBLIC TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE HAVE THIS IN PLACE, BUT THE STATE REALLY DOESN'T CARE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

SO I APPRECIATE THE REPORT AND THANK YOU FOR THE, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON IT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS, MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEIR, THEIR INTERACTION WITH US ON THIS. I KNOW IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES TO SEE THINGS GO IN OR TO NOT WANT TO HAVE A CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT.

I WANTED TO COMMENT THAT AT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, WE SEE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ALL THE TIME THAT SEEK TO TAKE AWAY OUR LOCAL AUTHORITY TO PRESSURE LOCAL CITIES TO GIVE UP SOME OF OUR SOME OF OUR STANDARDS AND IMPACT FEES THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR STANDARDS AND WE ARE PUSHING BACK ON THOSE.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW RIGHT NOW THAT WANT TO TAKE AWAY OUR IMPACT FEES, THAT PAY FOR THINGS LIKE OUR PARKS AND OUR FIRE AND OUR STREETS AND ROADS AND SEWER AND WATER, ALL THE THINGS IN HERE. SO WE ARE ADVOCATING AND, AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THOSE IN

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SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT. IT'S VERY HARD. WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH.

WE HAVE ONE THIS MORNING. IN A MONTH WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER.

AND PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THOSE AND WEIGH IN AS WELL. THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND OF COURSE, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC FOR ALL THE COMMENTS AND THE OUTREACH REGARDING THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS REGARDING STATE LAW AND WHAT CAN BE DONE.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, ALL OF US ARE ADVOCATING IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN.

I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO ALSO REACH OUT AND ADVOCATE TO YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS.

IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR THEM TO HEAR, JUST LIKE IT IS HELPFUL FOR US TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL.

I KNOW IT'S HELPFUL FOR THEM TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AS WELL.

AND SO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP AN EYE, OF COURSE WE'RE DOING THAT TOO, BUT KEEP AN EYE OUT.

LET US KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO BE ADVOCATING FOR.

I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS BENEFICIAL. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE CAN AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK.

AND A QUICK COMMENT TO MISS BURKHOLDER AND MISS ACOSTA FOR BEING ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE.

I WOULD GUESSTIMATE THAT THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST FRUSTRATING OF ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES, CONSTANTLY CHASING A MOVING TARGET OF THE STATE, COMING UP WITH MORE WAYS TO TRY TO CONTROL OUR SMALL CITIES.

SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR SPENDING THE TIME ON THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTION. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 11.

[11. AGREEMENT WITH EVARI CONSULTING, INC. FOR THE PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PARKING STUDY OF THE VILLAGE, BARRIO AND BEACH AREA]

WHILE WE CONTINUE TO USE PAINT AND OTHER CREATIVE WAYS TO FIND NEW PARKING, TONIGHT'S ITEM IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE COUNCIL GET A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF THE PARKING ISSUES WE ARE EXPERIENCING.

THAT DATA CAN THEN BE USED TO HELP GUIDE THE COUNCIL IN DEVELOPING FUTURE SOLUTIONS.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MIKE STRONG.

MIKE. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER PATNOE, AND GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MIKE STRONG, I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

IN 2017, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIED A SERIES OF STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING SYSTEM WITHIN THE VILLAGE, BARRIO AND THE BEACH AREAS.

IN THE ENSUING YEARS, IN RESPONSE TO GROWING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, STATE LAW CHANGED TO MAKE IT EASIER AND FASTER TO BUILD HOUSING, ESPECIALLY NEAR TRANSIT CENTERS LIKE THE CARLSBAD STATION, AN AREA FOCUSED BY THE STATE, INVOLVES THE ABILITY OF CITIES TO REQUIRE PARKING.

MOST NOTABLY, IN 2022, AB 2097 WAS PASSED BY THE STATE, WHICH PROHIBITS CITIES FROM ENFORCING PARKING PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PROJECTS LOCATED NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT STATIONS SUCH AS CARLSBAD VILLAGE TRANSIT STATION, AS PART OF THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN. STAFF PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF AN ANNUAL PARKING SURVEY, WHICH IS BASED ON SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN THE SUMMER MONTH.

ONE DAY DURING THE WEEK AND ONE DAY ON THE WEEKEND, THE RESULTS ARE PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE FORM OF A COUNCIL MEMO.

THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 SURVEY FOUND THAT WHILE PARKING IS GENERALLY ADEQUATE, THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THERE IS PARKING CHALLENGES WHICH MIGHT FURTHER PREVENT OR FRUSTRATE THE ABILITY PARKING AND THAT PARKING SEEMS TO BE WORSENING.

SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2017 PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE CITY HAS COMPLETED AND IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES.

THE CITY EVALUATED AREAS OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO CONVERT RED CURB TO GRAY CURB, RESULTING IN 22 ADDITIONAL SPACES IN THE VILLAGE AREA AND 22 ADDITIONAL SPACES IN THE BARRIO AREA. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRED TWO COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PARKING STRATEGIES RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT AND PARKING REGULATIONS AND TIME LIMITS.

THE CITY ESTABLISHED THE CARLSBAD COMMUTER PROGRAM REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S TDM ORDINANCE, FURTHER BOLSTERING EMPLOYER BASED TDM OPPORTUNITIES.

FOLLOWING THIS ITEM, PUBLIC WORKS IS PROPOSING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG GRAND AVENUE THAT WILL RESULT IN 14 NEW SPACES.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO RECENTLY APPROVED THE CONVERSION OF PARALLEL PARKING TO PERPENDICULAR PARKING ON CHESTNUT AVENUE,

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GIVEN ITS IMPORTANCE, STAFF WILL LOOK FOR NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO CAPTURE ADDITIONAL PARKING IN THESE AREAS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE CITY ALSO POSTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO PARKING FINES, CITATIONS AND APPEALS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, RESULTING IN INCREASED VISIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

EVEN WITH THESE CHALLENGES, THE ANNUAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT TRENDS ARE POINTING TO A FUTURE PARKING PROBLEM.

BUT THE SURVEY IS A SMALL SNAPSHOT IN TIME, AND A MORE ROBUST SURVEY COVERING THE PARKING NEEDS FOR A YEAR IS NECESSARY TO HELP FORMULATE A DATA DRIVEN SET OF RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED. THE ANNUAL PARKING SURVEY STATES THAT THERE'S GENERALLY SUFFICIENT PARKING DURING HIGH TOURISM SEASON, WHICH IS PARKING IS TYPICALLY MOST IMPACTED. HOWEVER, IT ONLY SHOWS PARKING CONDITIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR THAT MONTH AND DOESN'T PAINT A WHOLE PICTURE OF WHAT THE PARKING CONDITIONS AND CHALLENGES ARE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

MOREOVER, IN ADDITION TO AB 2097, WHICH LIMITS THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO IMPOSE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED A NUMBER OF HOUSING DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS THAT REDUCE ON SITE PARKING, SHIFTING DEMAND TO CURBSIDE PUBLIC SPACES, AND THAT TREND IS ACCELERATING.

SIMPLY PUT, THERE'S MORE HOUSING COMING TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAN WHAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE EXISTING STRATEGIES ARE ADEQUATE FOR CHANGING FUTURE CONDITIONS.

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF PUBLIC PARKING SUPPLY VARIES.

SOME SAY THERE'S SUFFICIENT PARKING, WHILE OTHERS SAY THERE ISN'T. PUBLIC FEEDBACK REMAINS THAT PARKING IS CHALLENGING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED INFORMATION TO FRAME FUTURE PARKING POLICY CHANGES.

THE CITY HAS CONDUCTED ANNUAL SURVEYS WHICH EVALUATES THE CURRENT CONDITIONS DURING THE TIME OF THE SURVEY.

THE CITY HAS NOT PERFORMED A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION SINCE 2017.

THE CITY REEVALUATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN IN 2023.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW, THERE'S A NEED TO ASSESS FUTURE PARKING DEMAND AND CONDITIONS.

A COMPREHENSIVE PARKING STUDY WILL DO JUST THAT AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE NEW PARKING DATA AS NECESSARY.

THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, AS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE, SHOWS THAT THERE WILL BE THREE SURVEYS COMPLETED EACH QUARTER FOR A TOTAL OF 12.

DATA INVENTORY COLLECTION FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL STUDIES AND OTHER RELEVANT PARKING DATA WILL BE CONSOLIDATED AND RECONCILED WITH THAT DATA TO DEVELOP PARKING TRENDS OVER TIME.

ON SITE INTERCEPT SURVEYS IN ALL THREE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

PREPARATION OF PARKING STUDY DATA AND ANALYSIS WILL INCLUDE FEATURING PARKING, SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS TO COORDINATE FUTURE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTIONS DEVELOPING SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PARKING SURVEY AND DATA ANALYSIS.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO AND NEARBY BEACH AREA NEIGHBORHOODS, CONSISTENT WITH THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE PARKING ANNUAL PARKING SURVEYS.

AFTER THE SELECTION PROCESS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2025, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WAS ADVERTISED AND FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER AND JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A BEST VALUE EVALUATION AND PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND EVARI CONSULTING WAS SELECTED FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT THERE WILL BE A KICKOFF MEETING WITH THE CITY AND THE CONSULTANT.

THE CONSULTANT WILL ALSO BEGIN COLLECTING INVENTORY DATA AND OTHER RELATED PARKING RESEARCH.

THE SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE SPRING AND THROUGH THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN NEXT YEAR, THE STUDY WILL BE PREPARED AND STAFF WILL PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE FINDINGS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.

THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. CHRISTINE DAVIS.

HI AGAIN, CHRISTINE DAVIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME ONE MORE TIME TONIGHT.

HAPPY TO SEE SO MANY THINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FOR THE VILLAGE.

I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY NOT GO OFF MY NOTES AND JUST CHAT BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW ME AND A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES, THE RESIDENTS KNOW ME. I'M SO IN SUPPORT AND THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION IS SO IN SUPPORT OF THIS SURVEY.

IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS, OBVIOUSLY 2017 GOING FROM A SURVEY TO, TO A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY I THINK IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

PARKING IS SO CRITICAL IN THE VILLAGE RIGHT NOW AND HAS BEEN AND WILL GET INCREASINGLY MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT.

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AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF HAVING SHORT TERM INSTANT WINS FROM THIS STUDY.

AND THEN ALSO LONG TERM, BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING AND WE'RE GROWING.

SO WE NEED TO KNOW NOT ONLY WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE THE SITUATION BETTER, BUT ALSO THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS DOWN THE LINE. SO WE'RE COMPLETELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

AND TALKING TO THE ATTENDEES THIS MORNING AT VILLAGE VOICES, WE HAD A VERY BIG CROWD.

THERE'S AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE THERE WHO ARE, AGAIN, A NICE MIX OF BUSINESS, RESIDENTS EVERYONE IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

AND I THINK THOSE OF YOU WHO DO KNOW ME KNOW I'M NOT A HUGE ADVOCATE OF JUST STUDYING THINGS, BUT I THINK THIS ONE'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET GOOD DATA. NEW DATA. THERE ARE NEW TOOLS.

AND I THINK AGAIN, COMING BACK TO IT TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO.

THIS IS WHAT WE CANNOT DO. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I WOULD SAY IN CLOSING, PLEASE HELP US WITH YOU WITH THE PROCESS.

WE WANT TO HELP. WE WANT TO BE PART OF THIS. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE INTERCEPT STUDIES.

I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM FROM PREVIOUS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE AND WE'D LOVE TO BE INVOLVED LIKE WE WERE WITH THE LIGHTING STUDY FROM THE BEGINNING AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT. SO COUNT ON US. VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT.

AND I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF OTHERS WHO ARE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. WE HAVE A GROUP AND FOR THE RECORD, I NEED TO SEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT YOU'RE STILL HERE.

DIANE BEDROSIAN, SARAH ABRELL AND CHRIS WRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AGAIN. STEVE LINKE. CARLSBAD REPRESENTING EQUITABLE LAND USE ALLIANCE.

SO OUR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS HERE ARE TO CONDUCT THE PARKING STUDY IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS IT TO BE USED TO SUPPORT POTENTIAL FUTURE FUTURE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAMS, IF NECESSARY, AND IMMEDIATELY BEGIN ADDING A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO ALL PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE LESS THAN THE CITY'S MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

THAT ENABLES EXCLUSION OF ITS USERS FROM PARKING PERMIT PROGRAMS IF, WHEN, IF, AND WHEN NECESSARY, AND DO NOT WAIT TILL THE COMPLETION OF THE PARKING STUDY.

SO STAFF HAS ALREADY GONE OVER THIS. WE KNOW THAT PARKING IS A PROBLEM.

AND CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, THIS IS FROM THE REPORT THAT WAS IN THE EXHIBIT.

CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE CHANGES DIRECTLY IMPACT THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING, NAMELY STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW, WHICH OFFERS REDUCED PARKING STANDARDS FOR NEW HOUSING PROJECTS, AND THAT APPLIES ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2097, WHICH PREVENTS JURISDICTIONS FROM IMPOSING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF TRANSIT, LIKE THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE STATION. AND AS MENTIONED, CITY STAFF ARE NOTICING THAT PARKING IS GETTING BAD.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT, SO THE ASSUMPTION BEHIND THESE STATE LAWS ON DENSITY BONUS ARE THAT JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIVING AT A HIGHER DENSITY THAN THE CITY HAS ZONED THAT AREA FOR THAT, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO, TO NOT HAVE AN OWNED VEHICLES OR USE VEHICLES.

TO ME THAT'S SILLINESS. THERE'S A PROJECT IN LA COSTA IN MISS ACOSTA DISTRICT WHERE THEY HAVE LESS THAN THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF PARKING, BUT THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE THERE. THERE ARE NO BUSSES.

IT'S NOT WITHIN WALKABLE, WALKABLE OR BICYCLE DISTANCE OF ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST A WAY FOR THE DEVELOPER TO SAVE MONEY AND BUILD MORE UNITS.

AB 2097 RELIES ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A TRAIN STATION, BUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A TRAIN STATION DOESN'T MEAN THAT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT OR THAT GO TO THE BUSINESS THAT'S THERE ARE GOING TO BE USING THE TRAIN TO GET THERE.

SO WE'RE SKEPTICAL THAT THE ASSUMPTION BEHIND THOSE LAWS IS GOING TO PROVE TO BE TRUE.

MANY CITIES, INCLUDING ENCINITAS, HAVE ON STREET PARKING PERMIT PROGRAMS THAT ISSUE A LIMITED NUMBER OF NO OR LOW COST PERMITS TO EXISTING USERS,

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IT'S RELATIVELY SIMPLE. SOMETHING TO ADD TO EACH DEVELOPER WHO IS PROPOSING UNDER STATE LAWS THAT I'VE DESCRIBED, TO HAVE LESS THAN THE REQUIRED MINIMUM THAT THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FOREGO VEHICLE OWNERSHIP OR USAGE, AND THAT THE CITY CAN EXCLUDE SUCH USERS FROM ANY EXISTING OR FUTURE PARKING PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES ANY OFF SITE SPACES, INCLUDING ON STREET PARKING, AND THAT THIS HAS TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE USERS OF THAT PROJECT.

AND WHEN FACED WITH THAT DISCLOSURE, MAYBE THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T TRULY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN MARKET THEIR PROJECT WITH THEIR REDUCED PARKING.

THEY WOULD BE INCENTIVIZED THEN TO INSTEAD INCLUDE THE CITY'S MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARKING.

IF THEY TRULY BELIEVE THEIR ON SITE PARKING WILL BE SUFFICIENT, THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO OBJECTION.

AND THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY EVER ESTABLISH A PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM IF IT'S NOT NECESSARY.

BUT IF IT DOES BECOME NECESSARY, THEN THIS CONDITION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S UNDERLYING GOAL OF REDUCING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION BY THE USERS OF THAT PROJECT. SO IT'S A SIMPLE CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT CAN JUST BE ADDED.

NOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IMPLEMENTED, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE THE STATE IS GIVING YOU THE RIGHT TO DO SOMETHING.

AND WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT HOW OUR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE THE STATE HAS THESE LAWS, BUT THIS STATE, THESE STATE LAWS THAT ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO HAVE REDUCED PARKING, YOU ARE ACTUALLY SUPPORTING THAT GOAL BY INCLUDING THIS CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND BEING ABLE TO EXCLUDE THOSE USERS FROM OFF SITE PARKING, SIMILAR TO THE, TO THE LAST TOPIC.

AND I WON'T GO IN DEEPLY TO THIS. I SORT OF TEED UP THE WHOLE SAFETY ISSUE.

THAT'S ONE AREA WHERE THE STATE ALLOWS THE CITY DISCRETION.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO. CONGESTION CAN BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

SO THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO DESPITE THE STATE LAWS.

ON THIS TOPIC, THOUGH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO START INCLUDING THAT CONDITION OF APPROVAL AND CONDUCTING THE PARKING STUDY IN A MANNER THAT CAN SET UP FOR A POTENTIAL FUTURE PARKING PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MR.. SHIN.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. COULD YOU BE ABLE TO KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT FOR OUR DELIVERABLES? ONE IS TASK 3.C, IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE SUPPLY AND OCCUPANCY ANALYSIS HOW WE KIND OF DERIVE FROM THAT AND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING? YES. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. THE PARKING STUDY OVERALL IS COMPOSED OF TWO MAIN COMPONENTS.

THE FIRST IS THE SURVEY PERIOD, WHICH INCLUDES INTERCEPT SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, WHICH WAS ALLUDED TO BY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS. THE DATA COLLECTION WILL PRIMARILY BE DRIVEN BY PARKING OCCUPANCY, PARKING DEMAND AND PARKING BEHAVIOR.

AND THAT WILL REPRESENT THE CURRENT CONDITION.

THE FUTURE CONDITION AND THE ANALYSIS OF WHAT THINGS MAY LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT ANALYSIS.

SO THAT WILL BE INITIATED IN THE LATER STAGE OF THE PARKING STUDY.

AND PROBABLY WILL PREDATE SOME OF THE LATER SURVEYS THAT ARE DONE IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER OF THE STUDY.

BUT THAT WILL LOOK AT THE EXISTING LAND USE COMPOSITION.

WE'LL LOOK AT RECENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY ENTITLED OR ARE CONSIDERED PENDING OR ACTIVE APPLICATIONS, AND REALLY EVALUATE THE DEMAND OF THOSE PARKING FACILITIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PROJECTS AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ENOUGH CAPACITY TO MEET THAT DEMAND PROVIDED BY THOSE PROJECTS. THAT INFORMATION CAN BE EXTRAPOLATED TO PROJECT OUT WHAT THE FUTURE DEMAND WILL BE BASED ON FUTURE HOUSING RESIDENT AND POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR THAT DOWNTOWN AREA.

IT IS A VERY DYNAMIC PROCESS BECAUSE WHAT WE KNEW ABOUT POPULATION FORECASTING THREE YEARS AGO EVEN IS DIFFERENT THAN WE KNOW TODAY.

AB 1287 WAS ENACTED AND EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

AND THAT ESTABLISHED THE DOUBLE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE PROJECTS UTILIZE THAT.

SO LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A GOOD CAUSE TO REEXAMINE WHAT FUTURE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKE BECAUSE THE NATURE OF FUTURE CONDITIONS IS CHANGING IN A REAL TIME MANNER. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY DYNAMIC PROCESS.

OH, THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A PROFESSIONAL TEAM ON BOARD TO GUIDE US THROUGH WHAT THE INDUSTRY PRACTICES ARE EMERGING ON THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC, AND WE'LL BE PREPARED TO PRESENT THAT METHODOLOGY TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THAT FINAL PRESENTATION.

GREAT. AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. DO WE DO COMPARISONS AS A CITY THAT TAKES IN THE AMOUNT OF FLUX OF VISITORS AS OPPOSED TO,

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SOME OF THAT IS REGISTERED BY A LICENSE PLATE READING TECHNOLOGIES BY THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT.

THE OTHER IS BY THE INTERCEPT SURVEYS, FIGURING OUT WHO THE PERSON IS, THE MOTORIST OR THE PERSON USING THE VEHICLE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, PATRONIZING THE DOWNTOWN OR RESIDENT THAT'S PARKING OFF OF THE PROJECT SITE OR A GUEST OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT INFORMATION WILL HELP FUEL THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPOSITION OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PARKING IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME OF THAT INFORMATION HAS ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED IN PREVIOUS SURVEYS.

BUT THIS WILL PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT BASED ON 2026 DATA.

I SAY IT LIKE AS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES THAT ARE THAT DON'T HAVE THE INFLUX OF TOURISM LIKE WE DO.

AND I, IT'S LIKE THE ONE THING THAT KIND OF PUZZLES ME IN REGARDS TO THE, THE GROWTH MODEL OF THE STATE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE AREAS WHERE WE'RE INUNDATED ESSENTIALLY WITH VEHICLES IN THE SUMMERTIME, AND YET THE MODELING LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST MEANT FOR HOW MUCH MORE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH THAT TAKES PLACE.

SO WE'RE CITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF TOURISM THAT WE DO.

DO WE COMPARE AND CONTRAST? LIKE THE THAT THE IMPACT OF OUR HOUSING GROWTH GETS DETRIMENTAL BECAUSE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE SHARED SPACES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE WITH WITH VISITORS.

CORRECT, AND WE HAVE A VERY DYNAMIC DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF CARLSBAD VISIT WHETHER IT BE FOR WEEKEND VISITS ON VACATION OR FOR EVENING ENTERTAINMENT OR DINING SO THAT THE SURVEY SHOULD CAPTURE AT LEAST GET SOME PRELIMINARY VIEW ON WHAT IS OCCURRING IN DOWNTOWN.

AND THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT TEAM IS THAT THEY'VE DONE THIS IN OTHER CITIES AND CAN PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE TO THE CITY, SO THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN MAKE INFORMED LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS ON PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

SO WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST WITH OTHER CITIES THAT ARE NOT TOURISM BUILT LIKE OURS IS.

CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST MR. SHAUN. WHERE ARE THOSE TWO PEOPLE THAT THINK THERE'S ENOUGH PARKING IN THE VILLAGE? I NEED TO TALK TO THEM. JUST KIDDING. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT MR. LINKE SAID. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE ACTUALLY CAN CREATE A CONDITION FOR WHAT WAS HE CALLING IT FOR APPROVAL? FOR, FOR PARKING, FOR DEVELOPMENTS. THIS MATTER HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO CITY STAFF AND OTHER DECISION MAKING BODIES LIKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ON THE IMPOSITION OF CONDITIONS.

ONE THING THAT CAME UP ON THE AS A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM WAS THE MORATORIUM THAT FELL UNDER THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND THE HOUSING CRISIS ACT.

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65589.5 LISTS OUT THE LIMITATIONS OF JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE ENACTMENT OF A HOUSING CRISIS AND THE DECLARATION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO STREAMLINE AND REALLY PRODUCE MORE HOUSING.

THE MORATORIUM IS ONE ASPECT OF IT. THE OTHER IS APPLYING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS TO PROJECTS AND IMPOSING CONDITIONS THAT ARE BASED ON OBJECTIVE STANDARDS OF THE CITY. SO IF IT WOULD INTERRUPT OR FRUSTRATE THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, THE CITY COULD BE AT RISK OF VIOLATING THE HOUSING ABILITY HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OR HOUSING CRISIS ACT.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THAT PARTICULAR CONDITION HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT ELECT TO IMPOSE THAT AS A CONDITION ON THE PROJECT.

I WILL SAY THAT THE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOOLS UNDER THE EXISTING PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN ITSELF IS NOT A REGULATORY DOCUMENT.

IT'S JUST A TOOL OF OPTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN SELECT FROM TO GAUGE OR MONITOR OR ENFORCE DIFFERENT PARKING STRATEGIES.

SO IT IS NOT A FOREIGN CONCEPT, AND IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THIS UPDATE PROCESS, AND IT WILL BE A FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEM WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

BUT AS OF NOW, NONE OF THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IMPOSED WITH THIS SPECIFIC CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE DECISION MAKING BODY, IN THIS CASE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHOSE NOT TO IMPOSE IT, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME RESERVATIONS, PERHAPS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT MAKES A PROJECT FEASIBLE OR NOT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN REALLY VETTED FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT YET.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

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AND THOSE ARE MY ONLY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MR. SHIN. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE ON THAT ONE TASK.

I'M HOPING WE GET A GOOD THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF 3.C AND A LOT OF IT IS IF WE HAVE A GOOD FUTURE STUDY.

WHEN THIS THING IS DONE, WE'RE ALREADY KIND OF BEYOND THE STUDY, RIGHT.

SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THAT STUDY. AND THEN IF WE DO FIND THIS TO BE A GOOD ANALYSIS, THEN A FUTURE STUDY WOULD SHOW US, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE ASSUMED AND WHAT ACTUALLY ENDED UP TAKING PLACE.

AND THEN IF IT EXCEEDS THAT OF WHAT WE EVEN ASSUMED, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN A LITTLE BIT MORE TROUBLE, AND WE HAVE TO KIND OF FIND THE REMEDY OR HOPEFULLY BARK BACK. BUT GOOD LUCK ON THAT ONE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH. YOU CAN SEE THAT STATE LAW AGAIN IS IS REALLY PREVENTING US FROM DOING WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE IN THE CITY.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS, WHEN WE HAVE SUCH LITTLE ABILITY TO FRUSTRATE OR AND INHIBIT THE DEVELOPER, THAT WE ALSO THINK OF THEM AS REALLY HAVING THEIR DESIRE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO CARLSBAD.

I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE PARKING DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DON'T DO IT.

IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE PARTICULARLY IN MY DISTRICT, WE'RE SEEING SO MANY THINGS GO AND BE REDEVELOPMENT AND INFILL RIGHT NOW.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T BLAME THE PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE STATE LAWS, BUT IT IS SUPER FRUSTRATING ON OUR END TO TRY TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAXPAYERS THAT THE, THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THEY'RE USED TO.

SO I DO ALWAYS ENCOURAGE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

AND ALSO IT SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE NEED THE PARKING TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE MANY BUSINESSES IN THE VILLAGE, WHICH WE'VE HEARD FROM WHO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M A PET FEED STORE, I JUST NEED A PARKING SPACE FOR TEN MINUTES JUST TO GO GET MY DOG FOOD AND COME BACK OUT.

SO HAVING A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, I DO BELIEVE, WILL HELP US GET A CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DOING IT. I AGREE WITH MISS DAVIS ON THIS, THAT I'M NOT A BIG, HUGE LET'S PUT MONEY INTO A STUDY PERSON. BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY WARRANTED IN OUR AREA AND I THINK EVERYBODY WILL BENEFIT FROM IT.

SO THANK YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND WE DO KNOW ANECDOTALLY, WE KNOW FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND WE KNOW FROM THE PAST PARKING SURVEYS THAT WE DO HAVE A REAL ISSUE AND IT'S GROWING.

SO HAVING THE COMPREHENSIVE PARKING STUDY AND THE 12 SURVEYS THAT ARE IN IT WITH THE THE INTERVIEWS THAT MISS DAVIS IS OFFERING TO HELP WITH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT SO THAT WE CAN SEE OUR, AS YOU SAID, LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS.

I DO THINK THAT THAT WE CAN GET CREATIVE HERE.

I THINK THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT THE STATE HASN'T THOUGHT OF YET TO STOP US FROM DOING SO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU.

MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK ON THIS AND FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND SO I'M JUST REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO US HAVING THIS STUDY AND JUST SEEING THE RESULTS OF IT.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, EVEN I'M SURE MANY OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FRUSTRATIONS THAT EVERYONE DOES WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE VILLAGE TRYING TO ENJOY SOME TIME, YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR PARKING. AND THEN WHETHER IT'S IN THE MIDDLE, YOU GET LUCKY AND YOU FIND FIND A SPOT OR YOU END UP PARKING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND HAVING TO WALK ALMOST WHAT, LIKE HALF A MILE, MAYBE A MILE JUST TO GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE? I GET IT, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS NOT ONLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS THAT LIVE IN AND AROUND THERE, BUT ALSO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE WANTING TO COME AND VISIT FROM SOUTH CARLSBAD AND ENJOY TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS.

AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF US ARE GOING TO BE EAGERLY WAITING TO HEAR WHAT SOME OF THOSE INNOVATIVE THOUGHTS ARE GOING TO BE.

SO THANK YOU. MISS DAVIS AND I SHARE AN OPINION.

AND THAT WAS AS SOON AS WE SEE A STUDY FOR 140,000 BUCKS, IT'S LIKE THAT'S WHAT THE CITY IS REALLY GOOD AT, IS JUST SPENDING A TON OF MONEY ON STUDIES. BUT THAT'S HOW I CAME INTO THIS EVENING, IS MY THOUGHTS.

BUT NOW I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE OF THIS PARTICULAR STUDY IS.

SO I WILL SUPPORT IT. SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, CHRISTINE, FOR GIVING THAT THAT INPUT.

MOTION? YEAH. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 12,

[12. GRAND AVENUE: PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PARKING AND LANE REDUCTION BETWEEN TYLER STREET ALLEY AND JEFFERSON STREET AND CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON TRAFFIC LANE REDUCTIONS, CIP PROJECT NO. 6079 ]

JOHN THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR.

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THE FIRST RESOLUTION WILL A APPROVE THE DIAGONAL PARKING AND ASSOCIATED LANE REDUCTION ON WESTBOUND GRAND AVENUE BETWEEN THE TYLER STREET ALLEY AND JEFFERSON STREET. B, REVISE THE SCOPE OF CIP PROJECT NUMBER 6079 TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN OF THESE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS, AND C TO AUTHORIZE A TRANSFER OF $40,000. THE SECOND RESOLUTION WILL APPROVE A CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT ON LANE REDUCTIONS. AS YOU KNOW, PARKING IN THE BARRIO AND VILLAGE AREA IS A HIGH AREA OF CONCERN, AND THERE ARE VARIOUS VARIOUS EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO INCREASE ON STREET PARKING.

FOR EXAMPLE, OVER THE PAST YEAR, PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAVE ANALYZED AND CONVERTED UNNECESSARY RED CURB TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL 40 PLUS PARKING SPOTS.

WE HAVE PROJECTS TO INCREASE PARKING ON CHESTNUT AVENUE NEAR PINE PARK, AND TO LOOK AT PARKING OPPORTUNITIES ON MADISON, PINE AND PALM. TONIGHT'S PROJECT PROPOSES TO ADD ON STREET PARKING ON GRAND AVENUE.

OH, PLEASE NOTE THAT TODAY'S ACTION WILL NOT AFFECT THE PROPOSED GRAND AVENUE PROMENADE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT IN ANY WAY SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL ONE DAY DECIDE TO PROCEED WITH THAT POTENTIAL PROJECT, AS THESE ARE SEPARATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT AREA IS ON GRAND AVENUE BETWEEN TYLER STREET ALLEY AND JEFFERSON STREET.

THIS IS A VIEW OF EASTBOUND GRAND AVENUE. YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING DIAGONAL PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PICTURE.

ON THE NORTH SIDE, PARKING IS PARALLEL AND THERE ARE TWO WESTBOUND VEHICLE LANES.

THIS IS A GRAPHIC THAT SHOWS THE EXISTING ROADWAY CONFIGURATION OF GRAND AVENUE.

OUR PROJECT PROPOSES TO CONVERT THE PARALLEL PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE TO DIAGONAL PARKING, THEREBY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES.

IN ORDER TO DO THIS, WE HAVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WESTBOUND TRAFFIC LANES FROM 2 TO 1.

WE WILL ALSO ADD A TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY TO FACILITATE LEFT TURNS AT THE INTERSECTIONS.

THIS CONFIGURATION IS THE RESULT OF COLLABORATION OF INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTNERS.

AND THIS IS WHAT THE PROPOSED ROADWAY CONFIGURATION WOULD LOOK LIKE.

THE PROJECT EXTENDS AGAIN BETWEEN TYLER STREET ALLEY AND JEFFERSON STREET.

THE NEW DIAGONAL PARKING SPACES HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE.

FOR POLICY 3-P.15 OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN MOBILITY ELEMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SOLE DISCRETION FOR ANY LANE REDUCTION OR ROAD DIET THAT WOULD REDUCE VEHICLE CAPACITY TO OR BELOW A LEVEL OF SERVICE D.

THEREFORE, STAFF CONDUCTED A LEVEL OF SERVICE EVALUATION AND FOUND THAT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THIS SEGMENT OF GRAND AVENUE WOULD REMAIN AT A LEVEL OF SERVICE D WITH THE PROPOSED LANE REDUCTION. THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THIS PROJECT WOULD BE A NET GAIN OF 11 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES.

I DIDN'T MENTION THIS BEFORE, BUT THE ALWAYS STOP AT GRAND AVENUE AND MADISON STREET THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL THREE PARKING SPACES, SO THE TWO ENDEAVORS COMBINED WOULD NET AN ADDITIONAL 14 SPACES.

WITH THE HELP OF OUR COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THIS EFFORT HAS INCLUDED WEBSITE UPDATES, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, UPDATES IN THE CITY MANAGER'S E-NEWSLETTER, AND REACHING OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES INCLUDING THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION.

THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION SUPPORTED STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AT ITS MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. THE ESTIMATED COST OF DESIGN, PERMITTING AND OUTREACH IS $40,000.

THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN CIP 6079, WHICH IS PROGRAMED AS AN EVALUATION OF ON STREET PARKING IN THE VILLAGE AND PARKING AREAS OR BARRIO AREAS, BUT WE ARE REQUESTING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND TO THE PARKING IN LIEU FUND TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE DESIGN NATURE OF THIS EFFORT.

UPON APPROVAL, STAFF WILL BEGIN DESIGN OF THE PARKING MODIFICATIONS ON GRAND AVENUE, WHICH ARE STRIPING ONLY.

WE ESTIMATE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE WILL BE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN THE FALL OF 2026.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, CITY STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING A CITY POLICY THAT CLARIFIES CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ASSOCIATED WITH ITS MINUTE MOTION

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ONCE AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO ADOPT TWO RESOLUTIONS WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE.

THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. CHRISTINE DAVIS.

OKAY. LAST TIME I PROMISE. CHRISTINE DAVIS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, NOT JUST BECAUSE WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL PARKING. SO THAT IS AN ADDED BENEFIT. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS IN PARTICULAR IS IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ON GRAND WESTBOUND THERE'S A JOCKEYING THAT YOU DO WITH THOSE TWO LANES AND YOU HAVE A CURB CAFE AND YOU HAVE AN INTERSECTION COMING UP AND YOU HAVE PARKING.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CLUSTER. I THINK THAT THIS NOT.

I THINK I KNOW THAT THIS ROAD DIET, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A ROAD DIET, WILL HELP TRAIN DRIVERS.

IT'LL HAVE BETTER BENEFITS ON THEIR BEHAVIOR.

IF THEY SEE ANGLED PARKING, THEY'RE GOING TO SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND ENTER INTO THAT INTERSECTION, WHICH IS A CRITICAL INTERSECTION, MUCH SAFER.

SO I THINK IT'S GOT SOME INCREDIBLE SAFETY COMPONENTS TO IT.

AND I'VE LIVED I WAS DOING THE MATH. I'VE LIVED IN CARLSBAD NOW FOR 38 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN ON LA COSTA AVENUE FOR 26 OF THOSE. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND I ARE BOTH NEIGHBORS.

THE ROAD DIET THAT TOOK PLACE ON LA COSTA AVENUE WAS SOMETHING THAT IRONICALLY, I WAS INVOLVED IN.

IT HAS IMPROVED THE LIFE AND THE SAFETY OF NOT JUST THOSE OF US WHO LIVE ON LA COSTA AVENUE, BUT EVERYBODY WHO DRIVES LA COSTA AVENUE. IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY TRANSFORMATIVE.

AND I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SOMETHING THAT IS, IS BEING DONE IN THAT SAME SENSE TO MAKE THE ROAD SAFER SLOW IT DOWN A BIT AND THEN WHILE WE GET EXTRA PARKING OUT OF IT AT THE SAME TIME.

SO AGAIN I JUST FEEL THAT THIS IS SUCH A SMART MODIFICATION, AN EASY MODIFICATION, A COST EFFECTIVE MODIFICATION.

AND I'M JUST REALLY IN SUPPORT OF IT. SO, AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION AND BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION.

DAVID PEARCE. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M DAVID PEARCE.

I LIVE NEAR THE AVIARA AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE ROAD DIET, BUT OPPOSITION TO THE EXTRA PARKING SPACES IN THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE LIVABILITY AND BIKE SAFETY WHILE PRESERVING ALL THE PARKING CURRENTLY ON GRAND PARKING AVAILABILITY. ACCORDING TO THE 2024 CARLSBAD PARKING STUDY, THE TWO BIG PARKING LOTS JUST NORTH OF GRAND IN THIS AREA ARE AT THE PEAK WEEKDAY HOUR, DO NOT EXCEED 70% OF THE SPACES FILLED.

THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE OVER 50 SPACES THAT RARELY GET USED IN THESE PARKING LOTS, BECAUSE THE BUSINESSES PREVENT ANYONE USING THE WRONG BUSINESSES FROM PARKING THERE. ONE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION COULD BE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE THAT FREES UP THIS PARKING LOT, SO THOSE 50 SPACES CAN ACTUALLY GET USED MORE OFTEN WITHOUT DEDICATING MORE ROAD AREA TO CARS ON GRAND.

LIVABILITY. GRAND AVENUE IS ONE OF THE MOST PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS IN CARLSBAD, THANKS TO THE GIANT SHADE TREES AND THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING.

BUT OVER 300 CARS PER HOUR IN EACH DIRECTION TRAVEL ALONG IT, WHICH MEANS ONE EVERY 12 SECONDS.

ADDING PARKING WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE DRIVING ALONG THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THAT PARKING, WHICH WOULD INCREASE NOISE, EXHAUST FUMES AND PARTICULATES.

PLEASE KEEP THE NUMBER OF SPACES ON GRAND AVENUE THE SAME.

FINALLY, BIKE SAFETY AND MODE SHARE. GRAND AVENUE IS ON SANDAG SAFETY FOCUSED NETWORK, MEANING IT IS ONE OF THE 6% OF ROADWAYS IN THE COUNTY WITH 54% OF THE FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES. OUR CITY'S SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN FROM FIVE YEARS AGO CALLS FOR A

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IF THAT PLAN IS IGNORED, EACH ANGLED PARKING SPACE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A CAR TO BACK INTO THE PATH OF A CYCLIST.

IMPATIENT DRIVERS WILL TAILGATE ANY BICYCLIST TOO SLOW FOR THEIR LIKING, AND PEOPLE ON BIKES WILL HAVE TO SQUEEZE BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND PARKED CARS WHEN THERE'S A BACKUP. HOW MANY MORE YEARS WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE MOBILITY PLAN TO BE IMPLEMENTED? THE CITY CANNOT EXPECT MEANINGFUL NUMBERS OF PEOPLE TO SWITCH TO BIKES WITHOUT ALL AGES AND ABILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE.

HOW DO WE KNOW THIS? SAN DIEGO GIVES AN EXAMPLE.

BEFORE 2021, 30TH STREET HAD SHARROWS PARALLEL PARKING, LOTS OF PLACES FOR UNCONTROLLED TURNS AND HIDDEN DRIVEWAYS.

THEN THEY ADDED A CLASS FOUR CYCLE TRACK AND BIKE RIDERSHIP IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED AND IS STILL GOING UP.

OVER 130,000 PEOPLE USE THE PARKING PROTECTED CYCLE TRACK EVERY YEAR.

SOMETHING SIMILAR WILL HAPPEN HERE IN CARLSBAD ONLY IF WE FOLLOW OUR OWN SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN WITH ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. DAVID ARIAS.

DAVID ARIAS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MRS. BHAT-PATEL. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. KIM. AND THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT CAME OUT AND REACHED OUT TO US REGARDING THIS.

I TOTALLY AM FINE WITH THE PARKING PIECE OF IT.

MY QUESTIONS ARE MORE AROUND THE POLICY ITSELF THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.

ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION WITH REGARDS TO THE POLICY AND THE FULL AUTHORITY COMING TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO JUST IF, IF I COULD WALK THROUGH SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT AND WHETHER THAT'S YOU, MR. KIM OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT NEEDS TO ANSWER. LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME ANSWERS.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT ANY ROAD CHANGES THAT WE HAVE, INCLUDING ROAD DIETS, ARE TYPICALLY EVALUATED THROUGH TRAFFIC STUDIES.

SAFETY DATA. YOU KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WITH REGARDS TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GAP IN THE CURRENT PROCESS THIS NEW VOTING THRESHOLD WOULD TRY TO ADDRESS.

I KNOW IT WAS COUNCIL THAT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT JUST BECAUSE FROM A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CLARIFY WHAT PROBLEM THIS POLICY SHIFT IS INTENDING TO SOLVE WITH, WITH REGARDS TO ANYTHING. IS IT JUST HAVING THE DISCRETION FOR COUNCIL, OR IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU FEEL THIS WOULD BE ADDRESSING? I BELIEVE IT'S SIMPLY CLARIFYING CITY COUNCIL'S POSITION ON ROAD DIETS AND REQUIRING STAFF TO REPORT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON ANY PROPOSED LANE REDUCTIONS. THE, THIS ITEM WAS PART OF A MINUTE MOTION FROM, I THINK MAYBE LAST MARCH OR LAST SPRING, RELATED TO A DIFFERENT PROJECT IN THE CITY THAT WAS GENERATING A SERIES OF CONCERN ABOUT THE THE EXPANSION OF THE LANE REDUCTIONS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND COUNCIL AT THE TIME ASKED THAT ANY FUTURE LANE REDUCTION, CAN YOU JUST PLEASE CHECK IN WITH US ON THIS ONE MORE TIME BEFORE YOU PROCEED IN THAT DIRECTION? AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ENTAILS. THIS IS THIS WAS THE VEHICLE WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO INCLUDE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ONE MORE TIME, LET US KNOW WHETHER THE ROAD DIET OR THE LANE REDUCTION IS SOMETHING COUNCIL STILL FEELS SUPPORTIVE OF.

SO THAT'LL BE ON EVERY SINGLE SEGMENT THAT AT ANY POINT COMES BEFORE US.

AND IF WE HAD TO CHANGE IT FOR ANY SAFETY REASONS, IT'LL STILL COME TO US.

WE WILL BRING AS WE BRING PROJECTS FORWARD THAT STAFF AND THE ENGINEERS BELIEVE A LANE REDUCTION MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE.

WE'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT IT FOR COUNCIL AS PART OF THE PACKAGE WHEN WE BRING IT FORWARD.

IS THAT ACCURATE TEAM? THANK YOU. OKAY. THEY MAKE ME LOOK SMART.

SO. AND QUESTION ON. DO WE REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION DESIGN DECISIONS, OR IS THIS THE ONLY ONE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IN GENERAL TONIGHT? NO, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, THE FOUR OUT OF FIVE VOTE IS FOR THE POLICY, THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY.

AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT FALLS FOR AND FALLS WITHIN ANY OF THE OTHER TRAFFIC RELATED ISSUES.

I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THAT FRONT. I UNFORTUNATELY AM NOT AWARE WHETHER ANY CITY COUNCIL POLICIES COVER TRAFFIC. TOM, DO YOU KNOW? TOM FRANK TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER AND,

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SO SOUNDS LIKE THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE. BESIDES, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE POLICY.

SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. YES. YEAH. OKAY, GREAT.

AND I'M JUST GOING THROUGH MY, MY NOTES HERE.

I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO WANT TO TOUCH BASE WITH, WITH YOU ALL I KNOW OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL OF THESE.

AND YOU WILL HAVE BEST PRACTICES, ANALYSES, SAFETY DATA THAT COME WITH IT.

HOW AND MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAYS AND YOU CAN TELL ME, BUT HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THIS POLICY INTERACT WITH YOUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS? I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THING I KNOW WE'VE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL RECEIVE FEEDBACK.

BUT DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS WILL SLOW DOWN ANY PROCESSES FOR FOR YOU ALL OR? NO, I DON'T. AS THE CITY MANAGER ALLUDED TO, THIS WILL BE A SECTION IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SO WE'VE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR WHEN WE WERE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE LANE REDUCTIONS WITH THE EAST WEST CORRIDORS PROJECT.

SO IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT, THAT PROCEDURE.

OKAY. PERFECT. THAT ANSWERED THAT ONE. SORRY.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE MORE THAT I'M JUST MAKING SURE I DIDN'T.

OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE SO IT WOULD BE ANY SORT OF LANE REDUCTION, RIGHT? THAT WAS ANOTHER THING I WROTE DOWN WAS WHEN WE SAY ROAD DIET, I'M ASSUMING, WILL THAT BE DEFINED CLEARLY IN THE POLICY OR IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ANY SORT OF LANE REDUCTION OR ANYTHING WHERE IT SHIFTS AND MAKES THE THAT PARTICULAR ROADWAY MAYBE NARROWER OR DIFFERENT? WOULD THAT, WHAT WOULD THAT DEFINITION LOOK LIKE? I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT TOO.

RIGHT? SO THAT WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN VEHICLE LANE NUMBERS.

SO IN THIS CASE, IN THE WESTBOUND DIRECTION WHERE WE'RE REDUCING THOSE VEHICLE LANES FROM 2 TO 1 IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE.

SO YEAH, WHEN WE HAVE A PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE VEHICLE TRAVEL LANES AND WE'RE SEEING SOME BENEFIT TO POSSIBLY CONSIDERING TO REDUCE THAT, THAT VEHICLE LANE LIKE THIS, IN THIS CASE, IT'S REGARDING TO IMPROVE PARKING.

WE'D BRING THAT TO YOU WITH THE ANALYSIS, WITH THE PROS AND CONS AND COSTS AND LIKE WE DO WITH NORMAL STAFF REPORTS.

AND WE WOULD INCLUDE THAT IN, IN THE STAFF REPORT.

OKAY, PERFECT. AND I'M ASSUMING THIS WOULD INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, IMPROVEMENTS LIKE IF WE NEEDED TO RESTRIPE OR RESURFACE CERTAIN AREAS AND IT WAS A LANE REDUCTION IN THAT PARTICULAR REGARD.

IT WOULD INCLUDE THAT AS WELL, KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW IN BRESSI RANCH, FOR INSTANCE.

OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

I JUST HAVE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. AND I'LL APOLOGIZE THAT I THINK IT WAS ME HAVING A STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT CHANGING TWO LANE ROADWAYS INTO ONE LANE ROADWAYS, AND I ASK THAT FROM NOW ON THEY BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I WILL TAKE BLAME FOR THAT. COMMENTS. MR..

SHIN. YES. THANKS FOR THE BRIEFING. I THINK WHOEVER CREATED THIS AGENDA IS A GENIUS BECAUSE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A PROBLEM WHICH IS PARKING IN THE VILLAGE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NEXT UP, WE TEED IT UP WITH THE POTENTIAL SOLUTION.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHO CREATED THIS SEQUENCE, BUT I'M IN SUPPORT.

MISS BURKHOLDER. YEAH. I THINK THIS JUST IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A LOW COST SOLUTION FOR, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GETTING A SAFER STREET IN, IN THE VILLAGE, AND I THINK IT WILL HELP EVERYONE AROUND GETTING ACROSS THE STREET THERE.

EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING SO MUCH TIME TO DISTRICT ONE TONIGHT TO MY COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE YOU, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS.

MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS.

THIS IS IN THE PARKING STUDY AGENDA ITEM. I MENTIONED THE CREATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN DO.

AND THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

I READ IN THE THE STAFF REPORT THAT 44 NEW PARKING SPOTS WERE CREATED SIMILARLY, BY JUST RESTRIPING AND RECONFIGURING BY YOU ALL BY OUR STAFF. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AND IT'S LOW COST. WE CAN DO IT WON'T BE HARD AND WE WILL GAIN THE 11 PARKING SPACES PLUS THE THREE FROM MADISON AND GRAND THAT MR. KIM MENTIONED, AS WELL AS IMPROVED SAFETY. SO THANK YOU.

THIS IS A GREAT SOLUTION ALL AROUND. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE PARKING PIECE.

I JUST HAVE SOME COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE LANE REDUCTIONS PIECE, JUST BECAUSE I JUST YOU KNOW,

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AND SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, A TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR ROADWAY DESIGN, WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL ALWAYS DO. YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND I THINK WE ALSO TRY TO GET OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO NECESSARY, AND I KNOW EVERYONE KNOWS THIS, IS THAT WITH TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, IT DOES REQUIRE BALANCING SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES.

AND THAT INCLUDES THAT STUDYING THAT DATA, THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND EVERYTHING.

AND I THINK THE PART THAT'S SO ESSENTIAL IS THAT DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE ABILITY, OF COURSE, TO HAVE MORE EYES ON IT FROM COUNCIL IS GREAT.

I THINK WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AS YOU MOVE IT THROUGH.

I FEEL LIKE IN SOME SENSE THIS CREATES A BARRIER TO MOVE THINGS, SO FOR ME PERSONALLY, AND JUST FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN GETTING COUNTLESS. I'VE BEEN SENDING IT TO JEFF COUNTLESS EMAILS AND CALLS ON JUST TRAFFIC SAFETY IN GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S SPEEDS, WHATEVER ELSE, AND DISTRACTED DRIVING.

I MEAN, I WAS NEARLY HIT YESTERDAY WITH MY BABY WALKING.

AND SO FOR ME I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THE POLICY CHANGE BECAUSE IF, IF IT WOULD TAKE A SUPERMAJORITY I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

SO I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THAT PIECE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION WITH REGARDS TO THE PARKING.

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO PICK ON MISS DAVIS AGAIN.

SHE SAID GOING WEST RIGHT THERE. YOU PASS A CROSSWALK WITH PEDESTRIANS, YOU HAVE SHOPPERS, TOURISTS, AND YOU HAVE TWO LANES GOING INTO ONE, RIGHT WHERE THERE'S OUTDOOR SEATING THAT IS PROTRUDES INTO THE ROADWAY.

MISS DAVIS CALLED IT A CLUSTER. I CALLED IT KIND OF EXCITING GOING THROUGH THERE.

BUT I'M OKAY WITH GIVING UP THE EXCITEMENT. AND I'M COMPLETELY IN SUPPORT OF THESE CHANGES FOR THE SAFETY OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

I'VE NOTICED IT FOR MANY YEARS AND FOR SOME REASON I NEVER BROUGHT IT FORWARD AND SAID WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO I'M GLAD SOMEBODY RECOGNIZED IT AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO I'M SUPPORTING IT TONIGHT. SINCE MISS BHAT-PATEL, SINCE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT BOTH.

OH. I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST GOING TO MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BOTH RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN ITEM 12.

SEPARATE. YEP. LET'S DO ADOPTION OF THE FIRST ITEM.

THE ADOPTION OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION IN ITEM 12.

SECOND. IT'S A MOUTHFUL. OKAY. ON THAT FIRST ONE, PLEASE VOTE.

THE MACHINES ARE NOT WORKING. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO VERBALLY CALL FOR THE VOTE.

I WOULD LIKE A YAY OR A NO BECAUSE IT SOUNDS TOO MUCH LIKE YAY WHEN YOU SAY NAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. YAY! COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

YAY! COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YAY. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

YAY! MAYOR BLACKBURN. AYE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY! AND NOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO MAKE THE SECOND MOTION TO MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AT ITEM NUMBER TWO IN ITEM NUMBER 12.

SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. SORRY. CAN I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THIS ONE? MISS, MS.. ACOSTA, PLEASE. BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTES, I DID HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE OBJECTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

FOR ME, JUST PASSING THE POLICIES OF 4/5 VOTE REQUIREMENT BUT THE LANE REDUCTION QUESTION WILL NOT BE A 4/5.

LIKE EVERY TIME IT COMES TO US, IT'S JUST A MAJORITY SIMPLE MAJORITY.

SO I'M FINE WITH IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S COUNCIL POLICY.

NUMBER ONE IS TO CHANGE ANY POLICY REQUIRES A 4/5 VOTE.

SO IT'S JUST THIS ONE TIME. AFTER THIS IT'S A 3/5 VOTE, SO I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. READY? COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YAY. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

NO. MAYOR BLACKBURN. AYE, PASSES 4 TO 1. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 13, SHORT PRESENTATION. CITY MANAGER.

[13. FORMATION OF AD-HOC CITY COUNCIL VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK VETERANS RECOGNITION SUBCOMMITTEE]

VETERAN'S RECOGNITION SUBCOMMITTEE. WHAT, THE CONCEPT BEHIND THIS ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE IS RELATED TO HOPING TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM VETERANS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AS TO HOW THEY BELIEVE VETERANS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AT OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. COUNCIL HAS ALREADY GIVEN DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PARK ITSELF.

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THE PARK PLANS DO INCLUDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES OF RECOGNITION FOR VETERANS, BUT IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE RECEIVED SOME INQUIRIES AND SOME IDEAS FROM VETERANS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUBCOMMITTEE WILL ALLOW FOR A CENTRAL POINT WHERE FOLKS CAN SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

THE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COMMITTEE, AND THEN THAT INFORMATION AND ANY SORT OF DIRECTION WOULD THEN BE PROVIDED TO TO STAFF AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH VETERANS PARK, SINCE A IT IS A AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE, IT WOULD ONLY MEET 2 TO 3 TIMES BEGINNING IN JUNE.

THE MEETINGS WOULD TAKE PLACE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, BUT GIVEN THAT IT IS A AD HOC COMMITTEE, IT WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO TO THE BROWN ACT. I HAVE FABIOLA MEDINA, OUR DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES, TO WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT STEP OF WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO TO ESTABLISH THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

FABI. THANK YOU. FABIOLA MEDINA DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT AND CLERK SERVICES.

THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE UPON WHICH TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT TO THIS.

BOBBY, FOR THOSE OF US WITH BAD HEARING, WILL YOU GO A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? YES. IS THAT BETTER? THANK YOU.

THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD APPOINT TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE, AND ONCE WE HAVE THOSE TWO NAMES, WE WOULD COORDINATE SCHEDULES.

SO WE WOULD SET A MEETING CALENDAR FOR THAT. ALTHOUGH THIS BODY IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT, WE WILL STILL TELEVISE THESE MEETINGS SO THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.

WE WOULD ALSO STRIVE TO AT LEAST PUBLISH ANY AGENDA MATERIALS 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, THIS BODY DOES NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE BROWN ACT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC IN A TIMELY FASHION. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

AND THANKS FOR THE THE REPORT. THE STAFF REPORT.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THIS? HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE IN EXISTENCE? BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S STAFF TIME AND EXPENSE INVOLVED EVERY TIME WE CREATE A COMMITTEE, EVEN IF IT'S AN AD HOC. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THIS WILL RUN FROM JUNE 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 2026.

OKAY. AND AT THE END OF THAT, THERE WILL BE SOME KIND OF RECOMMENDATION OUT OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ITS OWN. IT'S AN ADVISORY AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IS THAT RIGHT? AND WHAT WOULD THE RECOMMENDATIONS BE? CORRECT. IT IS ADVISORY, TO CONFIRM, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AT A PUBLIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL DECISION.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL SOLELY BE IN THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTUALLY IS AND THAT IS TO SOLICIT COMMUNITY INPUT, INCLUDING VETERANS AND NONPROFIT VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS ON CONCEPTS TO RECOGNIZE VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AT THE FUTURE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND HOW WILL WE RECRUIT THAT INPUT TO THE ADVISORY? I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL BE TRANSPARENT. IT WILL BE TELEVISED.

BUT WILL IT BE UP TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY? WE WILL DO SOME OUTREACH. WE DO HAVE SOME LISTS THAT WE'VE USED FROM PAST OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE ACTUAL PARK.

SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO GROUPS TO SOLICIT INFORMATION AND INPUT FROM THEM.

MOST RESPONSES ARE TYPICALLY SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.

SO THOSE THAT ARE IN EMAIL FASHION, WE WILL WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND POSTED ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS AS WELL.

OKAY. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD SOME KIND OF AD HOC COMMITTEE LIKE THIS VERSUS GOING THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATIONS STAFF WHO DO THIS FULL TIME AND DO THE OUTREACH AND STUFF? THE MOST RECENT AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE HAD, I BELIEVE, WAS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE IT BECAME A CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE.

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR. AND WE ALSO HAD THE CITIZEN.

IT'S A REALLY LONG NAME, THE MITIGATION AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT STILL EXISTS AND THEIR PURPOSE IS TO EXPEND FUNDS.

IT'S A REALLY LONG NAME, SO I COMPLETELY BUTCHERED THAT.

YES. MAY I ADD JUST ONE MORE? I THINK WE ALSO HAD THE HOMELESSNESS ONE, RIGHT? YES. THAT WAS PREVIOUS TO THE 2019 OR SOMETHING? YES. RIGHT BEFORE COVID. OKAY. OKAY. AND THE REASON I WAS ASKING IS, YOU KNOW, WE DO FROM TIME TO TIME HAVE THESE AD HOC COMMITTEES WHEN IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

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AND WITH THAT, I FEEL LIKE I CAN GO ALONG WITH IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THEN MY MOTION IS THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THE TWO MEMBERS BE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN AND COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. WE CAN'T DO THAT. I'M SORRY.

A YAY OR A NO. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. YAY. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL.

YAY. MAYOR BLACKBURN. AYE, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA. THAT TAKES US TO COUNCIL REMARKS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS:]

AND THEN SECOND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AS ANOTHER FOOD TOPIC WENT TO VOLUNTEERED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS AND IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE AND MAKE FOOD ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE THAT NEED IT.

YES, I TOO DID VOLUNTEER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS.

I LOVE IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE WE GO TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S HOMES AND I GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE AND THEY GIVE ME AN EARFUL.

I THINK I EVEN PASSED ALONG TO JEFF ABOUT SOME CURBS AND SIDEWALKS AND ADA ACCESSIBILITY, SO IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A GOOD TIME.

THEY'RE VERY WARM AND WELCOMING. FOLKS, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT NOW.

TERRY AND THE GANG, THANKS SO MUCH FOR GETTING THOSE STOP SIGNS GOING IN THE BARRIO, I SAW THE ONE AT MADISON AND CHESTNUT THAT'S OUT.

AND I JUST APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND JUST HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE OVER THERE. THIS MORNING I TOO WAS AT VILLAGE VOICES.

IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE. I ALWAYS LOVE HEARING FROM SMALL BUSINESSES THERE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING GOOD AND WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER.

SO AFTER THAT LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUE WILL UPDATE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT ON THAT AS WELL.

BUT IT WAS A PACKED DAY THIS MORNING, I THINK 2.5 HOURS.

SO THAT WAS A LONG ONE. AND ACTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND I WERE AT NEW VILLAGE ARTS TOGETHER.

WE RECEIVED THIS LOVELY CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE ASSEMBLY, TASHA BOERNER'S OFFICE.

SO I GUESS WE'LL PUT THAT SOMEWHERE NOTICEABLE.

AND IT WAS A LOVELY CHANGE MAKER EVENT TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE COMING UP AT NVA.

IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE THERE, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO SEE A PLAY.

GO TO A COMEDY SHOW OR SOMETHING FUN. TOMORROW IS THE VILLAGE PIE SHOPPE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY, SO THAT IS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR THE VILLAGE PIE SHOPPE.

I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN THERE AND LOVES IT. I'LL BE THERE WITH, I BELIEVE, THE MAYOR TO CELEBRATE THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE CARLSBAD AWARDS LUNCHEON COMING UP.

ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE WE'RE NOT IN IN SESSION NEXT WEEK.

AND THEN FINALLY MY COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE IS GOING, BUT WE'RE GOING ON AN ADVOCACY TRIP TO D.C.

NEXT WEEK. SO WE'LL BE ADVOCATING FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT ARE BASED ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL REPORT OUT ON THAT.

AND MY FINAL THING IS HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I'LL TRY NOT TO REPEAT TOO MUCH, BUT I ALSO DID MEALS ON WHEELS AND DELIVERED MEALS IN IN SOUTH CARLSBAD, WHICH WAS REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I DID THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOLUNTEER FOR IS PRODUCE GOOD, WHERE WE COLLECTED BACKYARD FRUIT FROM PEOPLE'S TREES.

PRODUCE GOOD IS A NONPROFIT THAT DOES WORK IN CARLSBAD, STARTED IN CARLSBAD AS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CROP SWAP.

BUT IT'S ALL OVER THE REGION NOW, AND THEY WASH THE FRUIT AND DONATE IT TO FOOD PANTRIES.

SO WE DID THAT ON SUNDAY IN RANCHO CARLSBAD IN COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN'S DISTRICT, AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.

WE COLLECTED 500 PIECES OF FRUIT. THEY SAID IT WAS ABOUT 400 POUNDS OF FRUIT.

IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE THIS MORNING WAS LONG AND IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE.

SO JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS THEY'RE INVITED, IT'S HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ONCE A MONTH, AND WE TALK ABOUT FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND HOW IT AFFECTS US HERE IN CARLSBAD, THINGS LIKE HOUSING AND TRAFFIC AND PARKING, THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY ARE ALL VERY RELEVANT AND AFFECTED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

SO WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE TOOK POSITIONS ON SIX BILLS, STATE BILLS TODAY, A LOT OF THEM WERE E-BIKE BILLS.

I WOULD SAY HALF OF THEM WERE E-BIKE RELATED BILLS.

SO PLEASE CHECK THAT OUT. THE VIDEOS ARE POSTED AND OUR POSITION, SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION LETTERS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE UNDER LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER MENTIONED, I'LL BE GOING TO WASHINGTON DC.

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SO ALL THE CITIES OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY ARE INVITED TO COME KIND OF MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND TALK ABOUT WHY CITIES ARE IMPORTANT, WHY WE NEED FUNDING DIRECT TO CITIES, WHY CERTAIN LEGISLATION HARMS CITIES.

SO WE'VE GOT A BUSY AND PACKED AGENDA THERE. I KNOW I HAVE ON MY AGENDA MEETING WITH SENATOR PADILLA AND SENATOR SCHIFF, WHO ARE THE TWO US SENATORS REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA.

AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE. AND OF COURSE, I WILL BE AT THE CBAD AWARDS, THE BEST OF CARLSBAD AWARDS PUT ON BY THE CHAMBER THIS FRIDAY. SO IT IS REALLY BUSY, BUT IT'S ON BEHALF OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO SERVE.

I DO HAVE OFFICE HOURS AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO CONTACT ME.

MY EMAIL AND CELL PHONE NUMBERS ARE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

THANK YOU, MISS BHAT-PATEL. I'M GOOD FOR TONIGHT.

THANKS. CITY CLERK. CITY ATTORNEY. NO COMMENT.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. YAY [LAUGHS] ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

WESTIN CARLSBAD RESORT AND SPA, 5480 GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE IN CARLSBAD.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH, 5:30 P.M.. CARLSBAD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S GALA TO BENEFIT STUDENTS.

THAT'LL BE AT THE OMNI LACOSTE RESORT AND SPA, 2100 COSTA DEL MAR ROAD IN CARLSBAD.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH AT 8:30 A.M.. CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY.

FIRE STATION NUMBER 5, 2560, I'M SORRY, 2540 ORION WAY IN CARLSBAD.

AND WE STARTED THE NIGHT WITH A QUICK STORY ABOUT THE AMERICAN FLAG AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO HELP US.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF A PATRIOTIC CLOSE. BOTH MISS BURKHOLDER AND I GOT TO GO TO THE AIRPORT AND WELCOME BACK FROM WASHINGTON THE ESCONDIDO 100 YEAR OLD RETIRED MILITARY WHO RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.

IT WAS EXCITING. WE GOT TO SHAKE HIS HAND. AND I NEVER THOUGHT JUST SHAKING THE HAND OF SOME HUNDRED YEAR OLD MAN WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO ME, BUT IT DID. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR THAT RECOGNITION.

IF YOU HEARD WHAT HE DID, YOU'D BE AMAZED. AND I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A TINY BIT OF THE INFORMATION.

MY NUMBERS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OFF. I'M GOING FROM MEMORY, BUT HE WENT UP AGAINST I THINK IT WAS SEVEN RUSSIAN MIG FIGHTER JETS. HE WAS IN HIS OWN WHICH WASN'T AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE RUSSIAN MIGS.

HE ENDED UP SHOOTING DOWN FOUR OF THE SEVEN, CAME BACK AND HAD OVER 100 BULLET HOLES IN HIS AIRPLANE AND SURVIVED.

SO HE ENDED UP WINNING THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.

AND THAT WAS PRESENTED TO HIM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN PRESIDENT GAVE HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

I REMEMBER HE DRANK A BOURBON WITH IKE EISENHOWER, AND HE WAS, FOR 100 YEARS OLD HE STILL HAD ALL HIS FACULTIES.

AND HE TOLD SOME STORIES ABOUT HOW HE MET PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND DRANK BOURBON WITH HIM.

SO THAT WAS INTERESTING. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.