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I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.
[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
PRESENT.I HAVE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER THREE.
AND CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
MS. BURKHOLDER, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN PLEDGE?
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NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD MARCH 10TH OF 26.[PRESENTATIONS]
NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS.I INVITE MAYOR PRO TEM BOB PATEL TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION FOR EARTH MONTH.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE STEVE SANDS THAT WILL BE RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION, AND THEN I'LL PASS IT OFF TO YOU, MR. SANDS.
SO I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE EARTH MONTH HERE IN CARLSBAD.
AS WE ALL KNOW, OUR ENVIRONMENT HERE FROM OUR COASTLINE TO OUR OPEN SPACES IS CENTRAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, I SEE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AS AN ESSENTIAL.
CLEAN AIR, SAFE WATER, AND ACCESS TO NATURE DIRECTLY IMPACT HOW OUR RESIDENTS LIVE AND THRIVE.
AND EARTH MONTH IS A REMINDER THAT LOCAL ACTION MATTERS AND THAT CHOICES WE MAKE TODAY WILL SHAPE THE CARLSBAD WE LEAVE TO OUR NEXT GENERATION.
WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS APRIL 22, 2026 MARKS THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, CELEBRATED IN CITIES ACROSS OUR NATION AND IS A CELEBRATION TO UNITE EVERYONE IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT THE PLANET.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH AND EMPOWER THEMSELVES WITH KNOWLEDGE TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT OUR PLANET EARTH.
AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND MICROPLASTICS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEMS CARLSAT HAS TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO LEAD IN THE REGION BY IMPLEMENTING BANS ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION, WASTE REDUCTION, AND REUSE TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE AND WATER QUALITY, AND WHEREAS LOCAL COMMUNITIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES BY ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES INCLUDING WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND EMBRACING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY THAT PRIORITIZES REUSE, REPAIR, AND RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY VALUES OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OPEN SPACE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTING ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND ENCOURAGING CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, THEREFORE I, MAYOR PRO TEM PRIYABHAT PATEL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS EARTH MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OFF TO YOU, MR. SANDS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY HERE IN CARLSBAD.
WE HAVE ALL BECOME TOO ACCUSTOMED TO A DISPOSABLE LIFESTYLE.
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK, WE THROW IT OUT AND BUY A NEW ONE.
HOWEVER, THIS BEHAVIOR LEADS TO A RAPID FILLING OF OUR LANDFILLS.
AT THE SAN DIEGO FIX-IT CLINIC, OUR MOTTO IS, DON'T TOSS IT, FIX IT, BECAUSE DISPOSING OF BROKEN OR UNWANTED MATERIAL SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT, NOT THE FIRST.
THE SAN DIEGO FIX-IT CLINIC SUPPORTS CARLSBAD'S SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT EFFORTS BY PROMOTING WASTE REDUCTION, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO REPAIR RATHER THAN REPLACE.
BY FOSTERING A CULTURE OF REPAIR AND REUSE, THE FIX-IT CLINICS HELP MINIMIZE WASTE SENT TO LANDFILLS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF VOLUNTEER COACHES LIKE MYSELF.
THE GOAL OF OUR EVENTS IS TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO REPAIR ITEMS THEMSELVES OR HELP THEM DEVELOP MORE CONFIDENCE TO TROUBLESHOOT AT HOME.
A GREAT SERVICE THAT THE FIX-IT CLINICS PROVIDE IS REPAIRING IRREPLACEABLE ITEMS, SUCH AS FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, WHERE VOLUNTEERS WORK TO PRESERVE THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ITEMS. ATTENDEES MAY ALSO DISCOVER A NEWFOUND PASSION FOR HELPING TO REPAIR ITEMS FOR FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BECOMING A VOLUNTEER THEMSELVES.
AS WE CELEBRATE THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY WE ARE THRILLED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY IN ATTENDING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL.
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REMINDER OF OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO DECREASE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.WE INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION OF EARTH MONTH BY MAKING SMALL STEPS THAT HAVE A BIG IMPACT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT IN MAKING CARLSBAD A LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY.
TOGETHER, LET US PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
MR. SANCE, WOULD YOU PLEASE HANG OUT AFTER THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION? WE'RE GOING TO DO A PHOTO.
AND NEXT, I INVITE COUNCILMEMBER SHIN TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION FOR RECOGNITION OF ARBOR WEEK.
I'LL HAVE ROGER HABLEK AND MARCUS BARBA PLEASE APPROACH.
SO I JUST CAME BACK FROM BIG BEAR, AND I KIND OF DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE.
AND JUST WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE IN ALTITUDE AND YOU'RE AMONG THE TREES AND YOU'RE JUST SMELLING THAT AIR, THAT PINE AIR, THERE'S JUST NOTHING GREATER.
AND I JUST HOPE WE ALWAYS ARE ABLE TO PRESERVE IT, KIND OF REMEMBER WHAT A GUY LIKE JOHN MUIR REALLY WANTED OUT OF CALIFORNIA.
I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION THEN.
SO THIS IS FOR ARBOR WEEK, APRIL 19TH TO 25TH, 2026, WHEREAS IN 1872, J.
STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES, AND ARBOR DAY IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HEALTHY FORESTS, ECOSYSTEMS, PEOPLE, AND ECONOMIES, AND WHEREAS TREE...
TREES REDUCE EROSION OF TOPSOIL, CUT HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATE TEMPERATURES, CLEAN AIR, PRODUCE OXYGEN, AND PROVIDE HABITAT.
AND WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY CAN INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS, AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS ADOPTED A COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY USA BY THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION FOR THE 22ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY WILL CELEBRATE ARBOR WEEK BY HAVING VOLUNTEERS PLANT TREES AND LEARN ABOUT TREE CARE AT AN ARBOR DAY EVENT AT POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK ON APRIL 25, 2026 FROM 8.30 TO 10.30 A.M., NOW, THEREFORE, I, COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN SHIN, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2026 AS ARBOR WEEK IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
AND THANK YOU, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS IMPORTANT ARBOR WEEK PROCLAMATION AND YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF CARLSBAD'S FORESTRY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
MY NAME IS ROGER HOLMLOCK AND I SERVE AS YOUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
AS THE PROCLAMATION STATES, TREES DO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR NATURAL ECOSYSTEM.
AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM IS DEDICATED TO NOT ONLY SUSTAINING THE CITY'S TREE POPULATION OF OVER 45,000, BUT ENSURING THAT IT THRIVES.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S ARBOR DAY PLANTING EVENT ON APRIL 25TH AT POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK FROM 8.30 TO 10.30 A.M.
OUR DEPARTMENT HAS HOSTED SIMILAR EVENTS FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY'S INVOLVEMENT.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE...
HE'S THE FORESTRY TECHNICIAN AND JASON CHIBATI, REGIONAL URBAN FORESTER, BOTH WITH CAL FIRE, TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT TREE CITY USA PROGRAM AND CARLSBAD'S DESIGNATION.
I WORK FOR THE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM IN CAL FIRE, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION TO PRESENT...
THIS PLAQUE TODAY OF 22 YEARS OF A COMMITMENT TO URBAN FORESTRY IN THE CITY AND TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW TO GET RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY USA.
THERE'S FOUR REQUIREMENTS A CITY MUST MEET TO GET A TREE CITY USA SUCH AS YOURSELVES.
IT'S A TREE BOARD OR DEPARTMENT, A TREE CARE ORDINANCE, A COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF AT LEAST TWO DOLLARS PER CAPITA, AND AN ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION AND OBSERVANCE.
SINCE 2004, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS SHOWN ITS DEDICATION TO RESTORING, ENHANCING, AND MAINTAINING YOUR COMMUNITY'S URBAN FOREST BY MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION'S TREE CITY USA STANDARDS.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CAL FIRE AND THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION TO PRESENT THE PLAQUE TODAY AND I JUST WANT
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TO THANK THE COMMUNITY, STAFF, CITY OFFICIALS, AND THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY FOR ENHANCING AND MAINTAINING THE URBAN FOREST HERE IN CARLSBAD.IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO TREES AND CONGRATULATIONS.
LET'S GO UP FRONT AND TAKE A QUICK PICTURE WITH THE...
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NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT.THE BROWN ACT AND THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.
INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, NO ACTION MAY OCCUR ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY, AND RESPECT.
WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.
THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME.
AT THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-MINUTE MARK, THE LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW, LETTING YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOWN TO 30 SECONDS.
I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE MINUTES.
THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? GLENN BERNARD.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT VETERAN SUICIDES.
BUT FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT THE FIX-IT CLINICS ARE WONDERFUL.
AND I SEE FROM SOMEBODY IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT IT'S NOW NECESSARY TO SAY AGAIN, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THAT THE SENIOR CENTER HERE IS WONDERFUL WITH TERRIFIC PERSONNEL THAT WORK THERE AND ANOTHER COINCIDENCE HOW DO YOU GET FIREFIGHTERS TO COME IN HERE AND SING THE PRAISES OF COMBUSTIBLE TREES BUT THE
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COINCIDENCE IS I HAPPEN TO BRING IN THIS NEWSPAPER FROM THE COAST NEWS WITH A HEADLINE THAT SAYS DEL MAR CITY OF DEL MAR OKAY NEW RULES FOR TREES THAT ARE BLOCKING VIEWS.AND IN CALAVERAS HILLS, THERE'S AN HOA THERE.
I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO COMPLAINED TO THEIR HOA ABOUT A NEIGHBOR THAT PUT UP A PALM TREE, BLOCKED THE VIEW, AND THAT HOA REQUIRED THAT THE PALM TREE COME DOWN.
SO IF THERE'S HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN CARLSBAD AND A CITY TO THE SOUTH THAT'S NOT TOLERATING TREES THAT BLOCK VIEWS, PERHAPS THIS CITY HALL SHOULD DO THE SAME THING.
WE'VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE POWER OF SUGGESTION, AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT A VA CUSTOMER.
I LIKE USING THE CUSTOMER, THE WORD CUSTOMER, BECAUSE I'M A CAPITALIST.
YOU CALL INTO THE VA, ANY OFFICE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, RESTAURANTS, ANYTHING, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A RECORDING.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY.
IF YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE COMES ACROSS NO MATTER WHAT OFFICE YOU DIAL INTO.
IF YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, THEN HANG UP AND DIAL THIS NUMBER.
WELL, IT COULD BE THAT SOMEBODY DIALED IN TO THE RESTAURANT WITHOUT THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, BUT THE RECORDED ROBOT SAYS IF YOU'RE HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY, GET IT CHANGED.
ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MEAN A LOT TO ME, RICH PEOPLE.
RECENTLY BEEN GOING UP INTO SPACE, THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE RECENTLY HAVE GONE UP AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE.
I'M REMINDED THAT IN THE 60S I HEARD THE PHRASE, IF YOU WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE, GAS, GRASS, OR SOMETHING ELSE NOBODY RIDES FOR FREE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF RICH PEOPLE.
I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY LIKE ON THIS LAST THING, ONE MILITARY GUY, COMMANDER, AND...
AND LET THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS BE MILLIONAIRES OR BILLIONAIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD LEARN TO DO THE SAME THINGS THAT THE OTHER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES UP THERE DID.
AND I GUESS I'M ABOUT OUT OF TIME, SO I'LL JUST STOP THERE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS OLIVIA LANGLOIS AND I AM A CARLSBAD RESIDENT.
I AM A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I ATTEND SAGE CREEK HIGH.
I LIVE IN CARLSBAD DISTRICT I HAVE RESIDED IN CARLSBAD FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY LIFE.
THROUGHOUT MY TIME HERE, A FREQUENT DESTINATION OF MINE WAS ALWAYS THE CARLSBAD MALL.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MALL AND A GREAT LOCATION.
HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MALL TRULY LACKS A LIVELIHOOD.
THIS IS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL OBSERVATION, BUT A RECURRENT CLAIM THAT I'VE HEARD MANY PEOPLE MENTION, INCLUDING MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS.
WHEN I WALK AROUND INSIDE THE MALL, I SEE A LACK OF STORES, A LACK OF PEOPLE, A LACK OF EVENTS, AND AN OVERALL LACK OF A FUN AND WELCOMING VIBE THAT I KNOW CARLSBAD HAS.
FOR THIS REASON, I COME TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT A CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE.
I KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT DIRECTLY CONTROL THE MALL.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU.
FIRST, I WOULD SAY A GOOD WAY TO MAKE THE MALL BETTER WOULD BE TO SUPPORT OR ENCOURAGE MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS MARKETS OR LIVE MUSIC.
SECONDLY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE MALL'S OWNERSHIP AND PRODUCE A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE MALL.
PART OF THIS PLAN IS HOPEFULLY TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES, ADD MORE STORES, AND OVERALL MAKE IT MORE APPEALING.
THE MALL IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MANY CHILDHOODS HERE.
IT IS A SYMBOL OF ATTRACTION, THE PUBLIC, AND ECONOMIC VIBRANCE.
AS WE ENTER THE SUMMER MONTHS, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE.
IF YOU COULD CONSIDER MY SUGGESTIONS THOUGHTFULLY, THAT WOULD MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO ALL OF US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ARIADNA CHAVEZ AND I LIVE IN CARLSBAD DISTRICT I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT MIRA COSTA COLLEGE AND I'M FINISHING UP MY FIRST YEAR.
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I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AN ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.AS SOMEONE WHO HAS GROWN UP IN CARLSBAD HER ENTIRE LIFE, I OFTEN ENJOY GOING ON A WALK WITH MY FRIENDS AND APPRECIATING THE SCENERY THAT OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER.
HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL AREAS THAT LACK ADEQUATE LIGHTING, MAKING THESE AREAS FEEL UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
AS A YOUNG WOMAN, IT CAN ALREADY FEEL QUITE INTIMIDATING TO WALK ALONE AND POORLY LIT AREAS ONLY INCREASE THAT FEAR.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ALONG JEFFERSON STREET, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WELL AS IN SURROUNDING AREAS LIKE HARDING STREET AND CHESTNUT AVENUE RIGHT NEAR PINE PARK.
THESE AREAS BECOME QUITE DARK AFTER SUNSET, MAKING IT UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ANY PERSON WHO MIGHT HAVE GONE OUT TO EXERCISE, TAKE A WALK, OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE BEFORE IT BECAME DARK TO SAFELY RETURN HOME.
I BELIEVE A SIMPLE BUT IMPACTFUL SOLUTION WOULD BE TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING IN THESE LOCATIONS.
EVEN JUST A FEW MORE LIGHTS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE COMFORT AND VISIBILITY AND HELP FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL SAFER.
IMPROVING LIGHTING IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY, BUT ABOUT SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
WHEN PEOPLE FEEL SAFER, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THUS, IMPROVING LIGHTING NOT ONLY ADDRESSES SAFETY CONCERNS, BUT ALSO STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO END OFF BY THANKING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR TIME AND CONTINUED EFFORTS IN KEEPING CARLSBAD A SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY.
I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER EVALUATING THESE AREAS.
AND TAKING STEPS AND IMPROVING LIGHTING WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED.
SMALL CHANGES LIKE THIS CAN HAVE A BIG AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4 AND I'M A JUNIOR AT PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL.
I LIVED IN ILLINOIS FOR 11 YEARS, BUT MOVING TO CARLSBAD SIX YEARS AGO WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME.
I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BEACHTOWN COMMUNITY, THE PERFECT WEATHER, AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
HOWEVER, ONE THING WAS MISSING FROM MY HOMETOWN THAT I WISHED I COULD BRING TO CARLSBAD.
THE ISSUE I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS PUBLIC SAFETY.
CURRENTLY, RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD FACE ISSUES SUCH AS TRAFFIC SAFETY, PROPERTY CRIME, AND THEFT, AS WELL AS THE RAPID INCREASE OF ELECTRIC BIKES.
HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF ASKING TO CHANGE LAWS WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE OR PUT UNNECESSARY RESTRICTIONS ON CITIZENS, I AM PROPOSING SOMETHING WE COULD ADD TO CARLSBAD.
IN MY TOWN IN ILLINOIS, WE HAD A SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS CALLED SAFETY CAMP.
I KNOW THAT THE NAME SAFETY CAMP PROBABLY DOESN'T SOUND VERY FUN, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT EVERY KID LOOKED FORWARD TO BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS RUN.
AN ENTIRE MINIATURE TOWN WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH FAKE BUILDINGS, ROADS, AND TINY CARS.
MOCK POST OFFICES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND STREET SIGNS WERE BUILT FROM CARDBOARD, AND THE CAMP TOOK PLACE IN A PARK OR SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAME TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SAFETY TOPICS.
ALTHOUGH WE LEARNED ABOUT SERIOUS ISSUES, IT WAS ALWAYS DONE IN A FUN, EDUCATIONAL, AND IMPACTFUL WAY.
I REMEMBER DRIVING AROUND THE MINIATURE STREETS IN MY TINY CAR AND DISCOVERING HOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ROAD SIGNS WORK, OR WALKING THROUGH THE CARDBOARD BUILDINGS REMEMBERING TO LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET.
I BELIEVE THAT MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFER STARTS WITH EDUCATING THE CHILDREN LIVING IN IT, SO MY IDEA IS TO BRING A SIMILAR PROGRAM TO CARLSBAD THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE A SAFETY CAMP PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S MUCH MORE ENGAGING THAN A TRADITIONAL LECTURE OR PRESENTATION ON SAFETY.
ADDITIONALLY, A SUMMER CAMP LIKE THIS WOULD OPEN UP JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS.
FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND THAT OF MY PEERS, I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO FIND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH KIDS.
THIS CAMP WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE JOBS TO HIGH SCHOOLERS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION TO YOUNGER KIDS.
THERE'S ALREADY SO MUCH TO LOVE AND APPRECIATE ABOUT CARLSBAD, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NOT ROOM FOR PROGRAMS THAT COULD MAKE OUR COMMUNITY EVEN BETTER.
AS WE GROW AND EVOLVE AS A TOWN, WE MUST ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE PREPARED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
LET'S TARGET THE PROBLEM OF PUBLIC SAFETY AT ITS ROOTS BY FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON SOME OF OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND CONSIDERATION TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE HERE.
TOGETHER, LET'S BRING SAFETY CAMP TO CARLSBAD.
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HONORS AND THE TWO LADIES FROM LA COSTA, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO IMPROVE THE SENIOR CENTER? IT'S GOING DOWNHILL ON YOUR WATCH AND YOU COULD ASK THEM TO STEP IT UP.WHAT COULD YOU DO? WELL, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VAN WITH A B-CLASS DRIVER'S LICENSE PERSON TO PICK UP SENIORS.
AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BUS AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY HAD A TRIP TO MAKE MONEY PLANNED.
SO SENIORS DIDN'T GET TO GO TO LUNCH BECAUSE OF LACK OF PLANNING AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
YOU CAN DO BETTER BY THE SENIORS.
THEY'RE WORKING ON IT AFTER THE FACT.
BUT THEY GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS TO THINK ABOUT CONTINGENCIES.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THIS HAPPENS? HOW CAN WE DEAL WITH IT? APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT YOU GIVE THEM ON AN UBER TO PICK UP SOME OF THE SENIORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD LUNCH.
WHO KNOWS? ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT WITH SOME OF THIS MONEY THAT YOU HAVE, PERHAPS YOU COULD HIRE SOMEONE.
OR TAKE ANOTHER SURVEY OF HOW SERVICES COULD BE IMPROVED.
I'VE SUGGESTED THAT PEOPLE WHO PUT IN COMMENT CARDS ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT ANSWER THEM ON THE BULLETIN BOARDS SO THAT IF ANYBODY HAS EXPERIENCE OR THOUGHTS, THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE.
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO POST A COMMENT CARD WITH A RESPONSE AND ASK YOU A...
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I GUESS IT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE FOR THEM.
THEY'RE UP IN THEIR OFFICE ON THEIR COMPUTERS BECAUSE WE DON'T SEE THEM ON THE HALLWAYS.
WE DON'T SEE THEM TALKING TO THE SENIORS AT LUNCH.
OH, THE VOLUNTEERS DO, WHICH IS NICE.
BUT THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO WHEN THEY CALL AND SAY, OH, WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF BLAH, IT'S JUST ONE MORE EXCUSE AND THEY DON'T REMEDY IT AND THEY DON'T POST INTERESTING ARTICLES.
COULD ONE OF YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL PLEASE ASK THEM TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MORE, FOR THE SENIORS, THE SENIOR CITIZENS HERE AND IN CLOSE BY STATES, CITIES, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CLOSE BY STATES, BUT THEY'D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU SUGGESTIONS.
AS I SAY, IT COULD START WITH A COMMENT CARD AND INFO OF INTEREST TO SENIORS.
ARE THERE MORE SPEAKERS? THERE'S ONE MORE.
TO THE LAST SPEAKER, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THAT SPEAKER NOW? SOME OF THE SPEAKERS DIDN'T TAKE THEIR FULL THREE MINUTES.
I'M SCANNING THE AUDIENCE AND I DON'T SEE HER.
OKAY, WE'LL CALL HER AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
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NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? YES, MAYOR.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THE SENIOR CENTER TO BE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS YOU'VE EVER MADE.
THE STAFF THERE, THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS WONDERFUL AND POSITIVE.
DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GOLF COURSE TO BE AN INVESTMENT? I FIND IT IRRITATING THAT IT'S THERE, TAKING CUSTOMERS AWAY FROM THE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PRIVATE FAMILY-OWNED GOLF COURSES THAT WE HAVE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.
AND I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED IF YOU SOLD THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.
IT WASN'T NEEDED TO BEGIN WITH, AND ALL IT'S DOING IS...
STEALING CUSTOMERS FROM LEGITIMATE GOLF COURSES.
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ALSO, IN TERMS OF INVESTMENTS, I GUESS YOU CAN CONSIDER ALL REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY TO BE A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE CITY LATER BECAUSE THEY ALL SELL.IF THEY'RE NICER HOMES, YOU'LL GET MORE TAXES.
ONE THING THAT'S UGLY AND PERVASIVE, AND A CITY EMPLOYEE TOLD ME WHO GREW UP ON THE EAST COAST.
DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A STATE LAW OR A CITY LAW, BUT AN EMPLOYEE HERE TOLD ME THAT OVER THERE, IT'S ILLEGAL TO PUT UP A FENCE WITH THE UGLY SIDE, THE FRAMING SIDE, FACING A NEIGHBOR.
AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT LAW.
AND AS YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN, EVEN ON THE MAIN ROADS, CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE, TAMARACK, ET CETERA, YOU SEE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE PUT UP WOODEN FENCES WHERE THE FRAMING SLASH UGLY SIDE FACES THE PUBLIC ROAD.
IT'S DISRESPECTFUL AND COULD BE REMEDIED EASILY.
I MEAN, IF THAT REALLY IS A LAW AND GOT A COMPETENT ATTORNEY OVER THERE, HOW HARD COULD THAT BE? SO THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON INVESTMENTS.
WE'RE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO REGALE YOU WITH TALES OF HOW THE SENIOR SENATOR CAN IMPROVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU DON'T SEEM TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE, WHAT, 17 TO 20 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.
IN CARLSBAD THAT ARE SENIORS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE WE'RE ALL SO CLOSE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
WELL, I SPOKE ON ONE ALREADY, SO.
YOU FORGOT? I TALKED ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER AND HOW IT COULD BE IMPROVED.
MAYBE YOU WANTED TO INVEST SOME MONEY THERE.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MS. BHAT PATEL.
JUST SOME QUICK COMMENTS ON ITEM 5 AND 6 IF THAT'S OKAY UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS ITEM 5 AND ITEM 6.
FOR ITEM 5 THAT'S THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MIRACOSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR THE LAS PALMAS PROPERTY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M SO THRILLED THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MIRACOSTA IN THIS CAPACITY.
THAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY CAREER INSTITUTE.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD OUR TALENT PIPELINE AT THAT FACILITY THAT MIRACOSTA IS WORKING ON.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HUGE KUDOS NOT ONLY TO OUR STAFF, BUT TO MIRACOSTA FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT PUBLICLY FOR EVERYONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ASK OTHERS FOR ITEM FIVE BEFORE I MOVE ON.
AND THEN FOR ITEM SIX, I JUST WANTED TO SAY REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
I KNOW THAT ONE IS THE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC ART FABRICATION AND DELIVERY AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.
AND I KNOW EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING TO SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO COME TOGETHER FOR THE PARK ITSELF.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR ART PIECE IS GOING TO BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND BE A FOCAL POINT FOR THAT PARK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MS. ACOSTA.
ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, MARICOSTA COLLEGE, I'M SO PROUD THAT WE HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH MARICOSTA.
I OFTEN HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE MARICOSTA COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN OCEANSIDE AND IN ENCINITAS, AND I'M THINKING WE ALSO HAVE ONE IN CARLSBAD, THIS TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTE.
BUT AS SOMEBODY, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND SOMEBODY WHO REALLY BELIEVES IN EDUCATING OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE, I THINK IT'S...
SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT TRAINING CENTER HERE IN CARLSBAD.
I ALSO TAUGHT AT MARICOSTA FROM 2012 TO 2015 PART-TIME, SO I'M A BIG FAN OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS GET TRAINED FOR THE WORKFORCE.
SO VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AGENDA ITEM.
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MOTION, PLEASE.YEAH, MOVE ALL CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND.
[7. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION]
NUMBER SEVEN IS MAYORAL APPOINTMENT FOR A MEMBER TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION.DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE TWO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ROBERT FISHMAN, AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION.
I'M DEDICATED TO HELPING CARLSBAD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
THE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND FACILITIES THAT THE CITY HAS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS SENIOR CITIZENS.
AS BACKGROUND, PRIOR TO MY RETIREMENT, I WORKED FOR 20 YEARS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND 15 YEARS IN SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY.
WHILE WE LIVED IN MARYLAND, I WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF INTERAGES, WHICH WAS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SOUGHT TO LINK ELDERLY WITH YOUTH FOR FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION AND WORKING OUT ISSUES.
I MOVED TO CARLSBAD IN 2023, AND SINCE THEN I'VE SOUGHT TO BECOME VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I AM A VOLUNTEER NOW AT THE CITY LIBRARY IN DOVE LANE.
I TOOK THE, I GUESS, GRADUATED FROM THE CARLSBAD CITIZEN ACADEMY IN 2024.
LAST YEAR IN 2025, I DID THE CARLSBAD POLICE ACADEMY, AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE ON THE SENIOR COMMITTEE COMMISSION HERE TO WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, THE OTHER COMMISSION MEMBERS.
I THINK MY ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM WOULD MAKE ME A GREAT MEMBER OF THAT.
SO I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
YOUR HONORS, I'M ASKING YOU TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION THAT WILL HAVE MORE FREEDOM TO PRESENT IDEAS.
APPARENTLY, IF YOU'RE ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION, YOU'RE TOLD WHAT TO DO OR WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE OR WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE FREEDOM TO INVESTIGATE DOING MORE FOR THE SENIORS.
AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HELP SENIORS.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO PUT UP ARTICLES? THEY GET MAGAZINES FROM ARP, AARP, AND OTHER PLACES THAT BOMBARD THEM WITH INFORMATION, BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS A MEMBER OF AARP.
SO I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE ARTICLES WITH YOU.
I CAN PASS A POLICE BACKGROUND.
DO YOU HAVE TO BE A VOLUNTEER TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS TO THE SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? EXCEPT LISTEN TO ME HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO COME HERE TO EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I WILL.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? WHERE ELSE CAN I SEE PEOPLE WHO COLLECT THEIR PAY AND DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR SENIORS? HOW HARD IS IT? TO PUT UP INFORMATION.
HOW HARD IS IT TO TEACH SOMEONE TO PLAY GAMES OR TO PLAY GAMES? YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.
WHY AREN'T THEY THERE? ALL I'M SAYING IS I'D LIKE A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO WAYS TO IMPROVE OR UPGRADE THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
WHERE IT USED TO BE THE BEST SENIOR CENTER IN THE AREA BACK IN THE DAY, BUT NOT ANYMORE.
I GUESS WHEN JACK RISLEY LEFT, WHO WAS A SENIOR AND DID A LOT FOR THE SENIORS, YOU DECIDED JUST TO LET IT GO.
AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU'RE PAID TO HELP SENIORS, AREN'T YOU? GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THIS AND TAKING CARE OF AT LEAST ASKING THEM TO POST ARTICLES OF INTEREST.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO PRINT FROM THE COMPUTER AND POST IT? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT SENIORS AND THE SENIOR CENTER.
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BUT WHEN I GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND SEE HOW IT'S GONE DOWNHILL.DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
MY SELECTION IS ROBERT FISHMAN.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, NOT ABOUT, AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR RECOMMENDATION, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, MR. FISHMAN, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE IF APPROVED TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THE PUBLIC RECORD BECAUSE WHAT WAS SAID REGARDING OUR COMMISSIONS, IS INACCURATE.
OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE COMPLETELY AUTONOMOUS AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THEIR OWN FEEDBACK, BASED ON THEIR OWN RESEARCH, AND WHATEVER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY ARE WELCOME TO BRING THOSE TO US.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE CORRECT THE RECORD ON THAT PARTICULAR REGARD.
WE ARE SO THRILLED TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PROVIDE US WITH THAT FEEDBACK AND THEN HELP US MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT PIECE AND THEN THE OTHER THING JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM AND THE PHENOMENAL WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE SENIOR CENTER AND FOR OUR SENIORS.
I ALWAYS HEAR AMAZING FEEDBACK, SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO RESPOND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ELEVATE OUR TEAM HERE INTERNALLY.
AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BRINGING FORWARD.
I KNOW WE HAVE SUCH AMAZING APPLICANTS, AND IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A HARD DECISION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE, MR. FISHMAN.
I WANTED TO GIVE A COMPLIMENT TO MR. FISHMAN FOR HIS REPORT ABOUT HIS RESUME AND HIS BACKGROUND AND THE FACT THAT HE HAD BEEN ON THE BOARD OF THIS INTER-AGES COUNCIL.
WE'RE AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.
WE'RE BIG BELIEVERS IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS.
I COME FROM A CLOSE INTERGENERATIONAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY.
MY MOM LIVES CLOSE BY AND USES THE SENIOR CENTER AND GOES TO TAI CHI CLASSES.
ALSO AT DUFF LIBRARY IS DOING A LOT OF THE SENIOR PROGRAMMING THERE.
SO I KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY CLOSE WITH OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE PROUD OF OUR WORK THERE.
SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION AND NOMINATION OF MR. FISHMAN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. FISHMAN, WHO DO YOU HAVE SITTING WITH YOU? SHE HAS BEEN GLOWING AND SMILING NONSTOP.
SO MY SELECTION IS MR. FISHMAN.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. FISHMAN AND PROUD WIFE.
[8. ORDINANCE NO. CS-512 ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR FIREWORKS VIOLATIONS]
NEXT IS ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION.THIS IS FOR THE PENALTIES FOR FIREWORKS.
MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
[9. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY]
ITEM NUMBER NINE, CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.ITEM NINE IS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY.
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE POLICE LIEUTENANT BRETT COSGROVE.
GOOD EVENING, STAFF, COUNCIL, AND MR. MAYOR.
MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT BRETT KOZROV AND I'M THE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR.
TONIGHT I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT.
I WILL ALSO RECOMMEND RENEWING THE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY POLICY THROUGH AN ORDINANCE.
DURING THIS PRESENTATION I WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7070 THROUGH 7075.
I WILL ALSO SUMMARIZE THE ANNUAL PROCESS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
NEXT, I'LL REVIEW CHANGES TO THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY AND COVER THE 2025 ANNUAL REPORT FINDINGS.
THE PRESENTATION WILL CONCLUDE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
IN 2021, THE GOVERNOR APPROVED AB 481.
THIS LAW PLACES OVERSIGHT OVER THE FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY ALL CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
THIS LAW REQUIRES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PRODUCE A REPORT OUTLINING ALL MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND ANY CONCERNS STEMMING FROM THAT USE.
IT IS INTENDED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT MILITARY EQUIPMENT THEIR LOCAL POLICE ORDINANCE HAVE.
IT ALSO ENABLES THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S DECISION WHETHER TO FUND, ACQUIRE, OR USE SUCH EQUIPMENT.
LASTLY, THE STATUTE REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO RENEW THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY EACH YEAR THAT THE CITY WISHES TO CONTINUE USING THE EQUIPMENT.
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WHAT CONSTITUTES MILITARY EQUIPMENT? THE TERM MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS DEFINED BY STATUTE.THE COMPLETE LIST CAN BE FOUND IN GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7070 THROUGH 7075, LISTED AS EXHIBIT 3.
EXAMPLES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS OR DRONES, CERTAIN ARMORED VEHICLES, COMMAND AND CONTROL VEHICLES, SPECIALIZED FIREARMS, BREACHING EQUIPMENT, DISTRACTION DEVICES, LESS LETHAL PLATFORMS, AND RELATED MUNITIONS.
DURING THE FIRST STEPS OF THE PROCESS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL USE REPORT, A MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY, AND A DRAFT USE POLICY BEFORE THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
THESE DOCUMENTS WERE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON MARCH 13, 2026.
THE SECOND STEP IS TO HOST AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANNUAL USE REPORT, THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY, AND THE DRAFT USE POLICY.
THIS TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 26, 2026.
AT THE SAFETY TRAINING CENTER WHERE INVENTORY ITEMS WERE DISPLAYED AND OFFICERS FROM OUR SWAT TEAM WERE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO HOSTS ADDITIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE AND TWO BIANNUAL CITIZENS ACADEMIES WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN VIEW THE LISTED EQUIPMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS.
IN THE THIRD STEP, THE DEPARTMENT SUBMITS THE PROPOSED POLICY AND ANNUAL REPORTS.
THESE ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AFTER THE INFORMATION IS GATHERED, THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWS IT AND MAY REAUTHORIZE THE ORDINANCE.
OUR INVENTORY LISTS 54 ITEMS. ONLY SEVEN ARE USED OUTSIDE THE SWAT TEAM.
MOST EQUIPMENT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS, SO IT IS USED ONLY BY SWAT MEMBERS.
SPECIFIC QUANTITIES ARE DETAILED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY LISTED AS EXHIBIT 1, APPENDIX A, ATTACHMENT A.
IN 2025, THE DEPARTMENT HAD THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO ITS INVENTORY.
TWO OLDER DRONES WERE REPLACED WITH TWO MATRIS 4T DRONES.
AND AN ADDITIONAL AVADA2 DRONE WAS PURCHASED IN ANTICIPATION OF AN UPCOMING REPLACEMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT ACQUIRED TWO PAIRS OF DUAL TUBE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES WITH STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS.
THESE REPLACED OLDER TECHNOLOGY.
THE DEPARTMENT INCREASED ITS LESS LETHAL BEANBAG SHOTGUN INVENTORY FROM 41 TO 44.
THIS WAS DONE BY CONVERTING EXISTING LETHAL SHOTGUNS INTO LESS THAN LETHAL PLATFORMS. THE DEPARTMENT DECOMMISSIONED FIVE REMINGTON AND 1700 LTR BOLT ACTION RIFLES AND ONE AR-10 RIFLE.
IN 2025, THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.
A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE EQUIPMENT USED CAN BE FOUND IN THE ANNUAL MILITARY USE REPORT.
A SUMMARY OF THOSE INCIDENTS INCLUDE SWAT TEAM MEMBERS SERVED A HIGH-RISK SEARCH WARRANT ON A LOCATION, FOUR CRITICAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING ARMED OR VIOLENT BARRICADED SUBJECTS, ONE LESS LETHAL BEANBAG DEPLOYMENT WHERE BEANBAG ROUNDS AND A TASER WERE USED TO SAFELY DISARM A NONCOMPLIANT INDIVIDUAL ARMED WITH A KNIFE.
15 QUICK REACTION FORCE DEPLOYMENTS THAT SUPPORTED MARATHONS, CONCERTS, GRADUATIONS, AND STREET FAIRS.
TWO MOBILE FIELD FORCE DEPLOYMENTS THAT SUPPORTED PRE-PLANNED PROTESTS.
TWO VIP PROTECTION DETAILS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF OUR SWAT TEAM WHO SUPPORTED THE SECRET SERVICE AND THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S VISIT.
DRONE FLIGHTS FREQUENTLY SUPPORT DAILY OPERATIONS.
THESE FLIGHTS INCLUDE OPEN AREA SEARCHES, HIGH-RISK CONTACTS, LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, SWAT ASSIST.
MISSING PERSON SEARCHES, AND AGENCY ASSISTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE DRONE NUMBERS REPRESENT RECORDED FLIGHTS, SO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, NOT THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS DRONES RESPOND TO.
FOR EXAMPLE, DURING A THREE-HOUR CRITICAL INCIDENT, A DRONE MAY TAKE OFF AND LAND EVERY 20 MINUTES TO CHANGE BATTERIES.
THIS COULD RESULT IN NINE RECORDED FLIGHTS FOR ONE THREE-HOUR EVENT.
THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO LONGER EVENTS SUCH AS STREET FAIRS, MARATHONS, OR CONCERTS AT THE PARK.
COMPLAINTS AND INTERNAL AUDITS.
SUPERVISORS AND WATCH COMMANDERS REVIEW ALL USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE EQUIPMENT USED.
THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND SERVICE BUREAU INVESTIGATE ALL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING IMPROPER USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
IN 2025, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS OR POLICY VIOLATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
ALL OFFICERS OPERATED EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT STANDARDS.
WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT WILL SEEK TO MAINTAIN CURRENT EXPENDABLE INVENTORY.
REPAIR OR REPLENISH APPROVED ITEMS AS NEEDED.
REPLACE AN AR-10 RIFLE WITH A NEWER MODEL.
SEEK FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS FOR DUAL-TUBE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
THE GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY EQUIP THE ENTIRE SWAT TEAM FOR LOW-LIGHT OPERATIONS, MATCHING THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.
THE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO REPLACE ITS LENCO ARMOR RESCUE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2011 USING ANTICIPATED FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS BY 2028.
UNTIL THEN, THE CURRENT BEARCAT WILL REMAIN IN SERVICE IF IT IS RELIABLE.
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STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.TO RENEW THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST REVIEW THE 2025 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT.
THE CITY COUNCIL MUST DETERMINE IF EACH TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED HAS COMPLIED WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS.
THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF OFFICER AND CIVILIAN SAFETY.
TWO, THE POLICY WILL SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.
THREE, THE EQUIPMENT IS REASONABLY COST-EFFECTIVE COMPARED TO AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES.
THAT CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF OFFICER AND CIVILIAN SAFETY AND FOUR PRIOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE COMPLIED WITH THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY THAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OR IF PRIOR USE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE ACCOMPANYING MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY NON-CONFORMING ISSUES AND ENSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT ANY MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN THE ANNUAL 2025 REPORT HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL THE THE COUNCIL MAY DECLINE TO RENEW AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT EQUIPMENT.
THE COUNCIL MAY ALSO REQUIRE MODIFICATION TO THE POLICY TO RESOLVE THE NON-COMPLIANCE.
AS A MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF TRINIDAD'S OFFICE, I'M PRESENTING THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 7070 THROUGH 7075.
AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THIS IS A I'M SORRY? OKAY, WE'LL GET TO THOSE.
NEXT IS THIS IS PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.
AND I'M CLOSING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I GET SOME RESIDENTS THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WANT TO WONDER WHY WE HAVE THE TYPE OF MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONRY.
AND I ALWAYS WANT TO REMIND THEM, YOU KNOW, I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD SHOOTOUT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING IT SEEMED LIKE LAPD COULD DO TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT WITHOUT AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF RISK TO THEIR OWN LIVES.
AND SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'VE HAD TO SCALE UP THIS HIGH, BUT IT'S JUST A REMINDER.
SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS, BUT I'M ALSO VERY PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT WITH THE MATURITY LEVEL AND THE ABILITY TO REALLY RESPECT WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PURCHASING AND USING AND TRAINING ON SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC TRUSTS US WITH SUCH TYPES OF WEAPONRY AND, YOU KNOW, AND LESS THAN LETHAL WEAPONS.
PERSONALLY, THIS IS MY FAVORITE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I LOVE ALL OF THIS FUN STUFF TO PLAY WITH.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT-OUT.
ONE OF MY SECRET SERVICE BUDDIES WAS ACTUALLY WORKING THAT EVENT, AND I RAN INTO HIM RANDOMLY AT CAMP PENDLETON, AND HE WAS COMPLIMENTING OUR PD ON YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND JUST THE OVERALL ENJOYMENT THAT HE HAD WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
THANKS FOR THE REPORT AND THE INFORMATION.
I DO RECALL GOING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE THIS YEAR AND SEEING THE LAMINATED DIRECTORY WITH THE INVENTORY OF OUR MILITARY-GRADE EQUIPMENT.
AS IT SAYS IN THE STAFF REPORT, MOST OF THESE ARE NOT DESIGNATED FOR PATROL OFFICERS.
THEY ARE FOR SPECIAL USE, LIKE FOR OUR SWAT TEAM, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
OF COURSE, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE...
WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, BUT I DO THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD TO BE TRANSPARENT AND WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW PERFECTLY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PUTTING THAT INFORMATION OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, EVEN GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND BY HAVING THE EXTRA EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE ONE REQUIRED.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AND YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE UPDATES.
THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF COURSE IS ALWAYS HELPFUL AND I FEEL LIKE WE DO AN AMAZING JOB AT THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT PIECE AND JUST HAPPY TO HEAR BACK ABOUT SOME OF THE UPDATES.
RATHER THAN BRAG ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE NEXT HOUR, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT I'VE KNOWN LIEUTENANT COSGROVE FOR A LONG TIME AND OUR SWAT TEAM AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LED BY SOME EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP.
YES, MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
[10. 2026 HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM ABATEMENT]
NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 10, CITY MANAGER.[00:55:01]
THANK YOU.ITEM 10 IS OUR 2026 HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM ABATEMENT.
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE FIRE DIVISION CHIEF DARCY DAVIDSON.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
I'M DARCY DAVIDSON, DIVISION CHIEF FIRE MARSHAL.
BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, OUR STAFF REPORT FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR ANNUAL HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF PRIVATELY OWNED VACANT PARCELS IN THE CITY.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE REPORTS RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU WILL BE HEARING THIS YEAR.
SO JUST AS A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CONDUCTS THIS PROGRAM ANNUALLY TO ELIMINATE FIRE HAZARDS AND NUISANCES CAUSED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF DRIED WEEDS AND RUBBISH ON VACANT LOTS.
THE CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL HAZARD SURVEY AND IDENTIFIED 221 PARCELS THAT EITHER HAVE OR ARE LIKELY TO HAVE POTENTIAL HAZARDS DURING THE DRIER MONTHS WHEN THE RISK OF FIRE INCREASES.
THE TIMELINE FOR THIS WAS ON MARCH 24TH. CITY COUNCIL DECLARED THESE PARCELS TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MAILED NOTICES TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS THE VERY NEXT DAY.
THAT NOTICE INCLUDED THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES AND THE NEED TO HAVE THEIR PARCELS ABATED BY MAY 15TH OF THIS YEAR.
AND THE NOTICE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS TONIGHT, APRIL 14TH.
WE NOW ASK THAT YOU HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PARCEL OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT TO THEIR PARCELS BEING INCLUDED IN THE HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM.
WE THEN REQUEST THAT YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THOSE PARCELS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED ADEQUATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STANDARDS BY THE MAY 15TH DEADLINE.
AND THEN FINALLY, TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 21ST IN WHICH WE WOULD CONSIDER THE FINAL COST REPORT FOR THE HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, OPENING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? ARE YOU OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES.
MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
[11. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUEST: ANTI-BULLYING IN CARLSBAD PUBLIC PLACES PROCLAMATION]
THANK YOU.I THINK THAT WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER PRIYA BHATTAPETEL.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A COUNCILMEMBER REQUEST RELATED TO ANTI-BULLYING IN CARLSBAD PUBLIC PLACES.
AND TO PRESENT THE ITEM, I'M GOING TO TURN TO MAYOR PRATHAM BHATTAPETEL WHO MADE THE REQUEST.
AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND OF COURSE THE PUBLIC FOR BEING WILLING TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
I AM GOING TO START OFF WITH SOME COMMENTS AS TO WHY I REQUESTED THIS AND JUST SOME OF MY THOUGHTS ON THIS.
SO BEAR WITH ME AS I MOVE THROUGH IT.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO REALLY EMPHASIZE WHY I DECIDED TO BRING THIS FORWARD, AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, SO MANY DIFFERENT ROLES THAT I PLAY, RIGHT? SO I'M A MOM, A NEIGHBOR, A FRIEND.
I'VE BEEN A CONFIDANT TO MANY OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE HAD...
THESE TYPES OF ISSUES HAPPEN TO THEM IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S BEEN QUIETLY, TEARFULLY, OR EVEN WRITING IN VIA EMAIL.
AND I ALSO AM SOMEONE WHO GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I WENT TO AVIARA OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I WENT TO AVIARA OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL.
AND SO THESE ARE NOT JUST ABSTRACT BUILDINGS OR INSTITUTIONS FOR ME.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE HALLWAYS THAT I WALKED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SHAPED WHO I WAS.
SO WHEN THIS INCIDENT DID OCCUR AT POINSETTIA PARK, I DIDN'T JUST HEAR ABOUT IT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I FELT IT.
THE INCIDENT INVOLVED RACIAL BULLYING AND PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND IT DREW HUNDREDS OF PARENTS TO WANT TO SPEAK UP.
AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN ISOLATED EVENT.
I HAVE DEFINITELY HEARD FROM FOLKS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGHOUT MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL, ABOUT DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF BULLYING.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE THING THAT REALLY IRKED ME AND SOMETHING THAT FOR ME WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS.
SO I SERVE ON THE CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE, AND OVER THE YEARS I'VE NOT ONLY RECEIVED THOSE COMMUNICATIONS, BUT ALSO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO FOLKS IN PASSING FOR THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED BULLYING FIRSTHAND IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR PARKS, SOMETIMES ON OUR STREETS.
AND IN JUST THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
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THERE HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL SITUATIONS PEOPLE HAVE FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO COME AND SHARE WITH ME.YOU KNOW, AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
THERE ARE PATTERNS OF THIS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE DATA BACKS UP WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS TELLING US.
THE CDC REPORTED IN 2024 THAT 34% OF TEENAGERS WERE BULLIED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND HAS FORMALLY CLASSIFIED BULLYING AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE OF NATIONAL CONCERN.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, SURVEY DATA ACROSS MILLIONS OF SECONDARY STUDENTS, INCLUDING IN OUR OWN NORTH COUNTY DISTRICTS, SHOWS THE PROBLEM IS REGIONAL, PERSISTENT, AND ELEVATED AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
THIS RESOLUTION SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY.
THAT'S ALWAYS MY FAVORITE, IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
AND AS A CITY, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET IT.
PART OF MEETING THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS ALSO RECOGNIZING THE ROLE WE PLAY AS LEADERS IN MODELING THE BEHAVIOR WE WANT TO SEE.
I WANT TO SAY I AM SO PROUD OF THIS COUNCIL.
THIS COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND, YES, DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS.
WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT I AM.
PROUD THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY, TO LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER, AND TO STILL COME TO THE DAIS COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF CARLSBAD.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN.
EMPATHY, RESPECT, THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS DIFFERENT FROM YOU AND STILL TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY.
WE TALK ABOUT WANTING TO RAISE GOOD HUMANS AND WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS PARENTS AND AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INSTILL THOSE VALUES.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD AND A FOUR-MONTH-OLD.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT THAT.
IN WHATEVER I DO AND THE ACTIONS I PUT FORWARD, OUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT HANDS DOWN.
THEY'RE WATCHING THEIR SPONGES.
THEY'RE ABSORBING EVERYTHING WE DO, EVERYTHING PEOPLE DO IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE WATCHING HOW WE SHOW UP IN THIS CHAMBER, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IN OUR PUBLIC LIFE.
AND I THINK THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MODELING THAT AMAZING, HOPEFULLY EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR UP HERE ON THE DAIS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TITLED AS A PROCLAMATION.
BUT WHAT STAFF HAS PREPARED AND WHAT WE ARE VOTING ON IS A RESOLUTION AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR UNDERSTANDING MY INTENTION, WHICH WAS TO HAVE MORE OF A COMMITMENT VERSUS JUST DECLARING OUR VALUE TO IT, BUT ACTUALLY SHOWING OUR COMMITMENT.
SO THIS MAKES SURE THAT WE ARE GOING ON RECORD AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND I'M SO GLAD FOR THAT.
AS I SAID, I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I'M ALSO A MOM, A NEIGHBOR, A FRIEND, A DAUGHTER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THE RESOLUTION IS FOR EVERY CHILD IN CARLSBAD.
WHO DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS, IN OUR PARKS, AND IN THE CITY THAT ALL OF US ARE LUCKY TO LIVE IN AND CALL OUR HOME.
I KNOW ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE OR HAVE HAD CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT HAVE GONE OR ARE GOING THROUGH THE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH ACTUALLY IS A STRENGTH AND VERY UNIQUE FOR OUR COUNCIL.
IT'S REALLY COOL THAT ALL OF US HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE.
AND SO, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M EXCITED TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AND SHOWING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THEY FEEL SAFE HERE AND THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND UP, STAND UP HERE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, TALK THE TALK.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THE WORK IN PREPARING THIS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL'S CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT.
AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MAYOR.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? MARY LUCID.
SO HAPPY THAT YOU ARE ANTI-BULLYING.
NOW IF YOU WOULD EXTEND THAT TO SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
MARY, PLEASE KEEP IT TO THE TOPIC.
THIS IS NOT THE SENIOR CENTER TOPIC.
NO, IT'S A TOPIC ABOUT BULLYING.
AND IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN, WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO PROTECT THE SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER FROM BEING BULLIED AND BANNED FOR THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, AND NINE MONTHS? ELDER ABUSE.
YOU DON'T LIKE BULLYING? WHY DO YOU ABUSE SENIOR CITIZENS BY BANNING THEM FROM THE SENIOR CENTER FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME? THAT'S NOT GOOD.
NOT ONLY FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
BUT FOR THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE LUNCH AND SOCIALIZE WITH PEOPLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THERE WHEN THEY GET BACK AFTER SO MANY MONTHS.
BUT YOU VOTED TO BULLY A SENIOR.
NOT JUST ME, BUT OTHER SENIOR CITIZENS.
SO, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE FACT THAT SENIORS NEED A PLACE TO GO.
THEY CAN'T GO TO THE BARS THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GO TO AND FIT IN.
LOOKS KIND OF ODD FOR AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
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TO BE IN A 20-SOMETHING BAR, DON'T YOU THINK? SO WHERE DO WE GO? WHERE DO SENIORS GO? THEY GO TO THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT THEY'RE NOT WELL TREATED, COUNCILMEMBER ACOSTA.IF YOU DON'T LIKE BULLYING AND YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR IT, WHY DON'T YOU INCLUDE SENIORS IN THAT? AND WHY DO YOU PERSIST IN BULLYING SENIORS BY BANNING THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME? AND ALL OF YOU VOTED TO BAN ME FOR MONTHS.
I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS AND I HAVE RELATIVES.
NOT HERE, THEY'RE IN OHIO, SO IT'S A PHONE CONVERSATION.
BUT PEOPLE LIKE SENIORS NEED A PLACE TO GO THAT'S FRIENDLY.
YOUR SENIOR CENTER HERE IN CARLSBAD HAS GONE DOWNHILL.
YOU CAN LAUGH AND YOU CAN SAY, OH, WE GOT GOOD LETTERS ABOUT THIS AND THAT.
BUT WHEN YOU GO THERE AND YOU SEE THAT THERE ARE VACANT TABLES AT LUNCH, NOT JUST BECAUSE THE BUS WASN'T THERE, BUT YOU DON'T SEE HAPPY PEOPLE SITTING AROUND, THAT'S ON YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? SIT THERE AND JUST SAY, OH WELL, SHE CAN ONLY TALK FOR THREE MINUTES.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DO HAVE OTHER THINGS I CAN DO BESIDES.
SPEAK AT THE CITY COUNCIL, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A FULL...
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YES, YOSEF MILLER.
GOOD EVENING, YOSEF MILLER, NORTH COUNTY NAACP AND NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION.
CITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY MAYOR, AND STAFF FOR THIS RESOLUTION THAT'S COMING FORWARD.
OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW AND WE'VE SEEN THE NEWS ABOUT THE UGLINESS THAT HAPPENED IN CARLSBAD.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S NOT EVEN ISOLATED IN CARLSBAD.
IT'S ALONG THE COASTAL NORTH COUNTY AND A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS, AND THEY LOOK SIMILAR.
THE THING THAT MADE THIS ONE SO PROPELLING FOR MOST PEOPLE TO GET OFF THEIR COUCHES AND COME OUT AND SUPPORT US IS THAT IT WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.
BUT WE HAVE OTHER INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT.
THE CARLSBAD AND OTHER PLACES THAT ARE NOT CAPTURED ON VIDEO AND THAT'S WHY WE WE MIGHT FEEL THAT THIS IS A ONE-OFF SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT THIS RESOLUTION IS A IS A WAY TO PUBLISH OUR CONSCIENCE ON THIS ISSUE A WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THIS UNFORTUNATE BACKGROUND THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S NOT NEW EITHER THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR THE FIVE YEARS BEFORE THAT TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT ACTUALLY IT'S BEEN A DECADE LONG AS YOU TALK TO PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM CARLSBAD, FROM OCEANSIDE, FROM VISTA, FROM ENCINITAS.
WE SEE THIS PATTERN OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
BUT I SEE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS AN ATTEMPT FOR US TO STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST BULLYING.
WE KNOW BULLYING CAN BE HARMFUL BY ITSELF IN GENERAL.
BUT WHEN THAT BULLYING CROSSES OVER INTO RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, IT COULD HAVE REALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
IT COULD HAVE REALLY HARMFUL AND CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES.
INTENTIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT TYPE OF BULLYING.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO PREVENT.
WE HAD A SITUATION HERE THAT A YOUNG LADY WAS HARMED, BUT SHE SURVIVED THE ISSUE.
BUT WE KNOW IN OTHER STATES AND OTHER CITIES AND OTHER PLACES, IT TURNS REALLY UGLY TO THE WORST EXTENT THAT COULD HAPPEN.
AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE OUR MOTIVATOR HERE IN CARLSBAD.
WE WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF THE ISSUE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS IT BEFORE IT GETS THAT UGLY.
AND THE WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS TO SUPPORT SUPPORT AND ENFORCE ETHNIC STUDIES, A WAY THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH CAN BE EXPOSED TO PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT CULTURES, SO THAT THEY'RE MORE SENSITIVE TO BEING AROUND PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENCES.
THEY'RE GOING TO GROW UP AND THEY'RE GOING TO ENTER A WORLD THAT IS ALREADY DIVERSE, IS ALREADY INCLUSIVE, AND THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.
IF WE'RE NOT PREPARING THEM TO DO IT, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET PREPARED TO DO IT? SO ETHNIC STUDIES AND DEI IS NOT THE ENEMY.
CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE THE MATURITY OR THE EXPERTISE OR THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING AROUND PEOPLE THAT EAT DIFFERENT THAN THEY DO, SPEAK DIFFERENT THAN THEM, LOOK DIFFERENT AS THEY DO.
SO PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU ARE WITH THIS RESOLUTION, AND HOPEFULLY IT TURNS INTO A PROCLAMATION, THAT WE CAN SPEAK ABOUT OUR CONSCIENCE AND PUT IT ON PAPER.
THEN LET'S LET THE RUBBER MEET THE ROAD.
MAYOR, WE'VE HAD ONE SPEAKER CARD SUBMITTED AFTER THE ITEM WAS PRESENTED.
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TO THE SPEAKER, WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WE DON'T ACCEPT ANY SPEAKERS AFTER THE AGENDA ITEM HAS BEGUN.AND THE PROBLEM IS IF I LET THIS ONE GO, THEN I HAVE TO JUST DISCARD THE POLICY AND LET EVERYBODY GO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DENY ALLOWING THIS SPEAKER.
AND IS THAT THE END OF THE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
CONVERSATION, MR. SHIN? SURE, YEAH, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS, BUT THERE'S THIS, THERE'S KIND OF A LARGER PICTURE THAT I'VE REALIZED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF GOVERNMENT CAN SOLVE IT, OF COURSE.
JUST LOOKING AT MY PAST WHEN IT COMES TO BULLYING, BEING AN ASIAN KID IN L.A., YOU GET JUMPED BY EVERY RACE THAT EXISTS, BASICALLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND OF THE ULTIMATE MINORITY.
THE ONE THING I REALIZED IS, LOOKING BACK, SOME OF THESE GUYS THAT I GOT IN ALTERCATIONS WITH, I REACHED OUT TO THEM OR THEY REACHED OUT TO ME, AND THEY DESCRIBED WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THEIR CHILDHOOD.
AND THEIR CHILDHOOD WAS FRAUGHT WITH THINGS WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT MENTORS AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IT.
EVENTUALLY THEY LEARNED THE ONES THAT I'VE APPROACHED AND HAVE APPROACHED ME, AND THAT'S WHERE I FEEL LIKE THE, WHEN I SEE THIS PROCLAMATION, I SEE AT THE VERY END, ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER IN SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP.
THE FOLKS I'VE KIND OF REALIZED THAT NEED IT THE MOST ARE THE PARENTS, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT FORCING THEM TO TELL THEM HOW TO DO THINGS.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THEY NEED SUPPORT.
WE LIVE IN A CITY, WE LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE BOTH PARENTS A LOT OF TIMES HAVE TO WORK.
SOMETIMES THERE'S ONLY ONE PARENT, AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S NO I'M DEFINITELY LEARNING THERE'S NO GUIDE TO PARENTING.
AND I'M LEARNING IT THE VERY FUN AND INTERESTING WAY.
AND I JUST THINK IF THERE ARE MEANS THAT WE COULD HELP SUPPORT PARENTS, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE TOTAL SPACE, BUT I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT THIS IS BEING STATED AS A SHARED COMMITMENT OF WHAT WE'LL DO TO HELP SUPPORT THAT.
I JUST LOOK AT A CHILD, AND I THINK THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE GETTING THEMSELVES INTO AS THEY START EITHER CREATING A HIVE MENTALITY.
AND I THINK THAT EDUCATIONAL PROCESS COMES FROM THE HOME FIRST IS WHERE YOU KIND OF BUILD YOUR CHARACTER, AND THEN IT WORKS OUTSIDE OF IT.
SO THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT I REALLY HAVE.
FIRST OF ALL, COUNCIL MEMBER RAPATEL, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU STATED IN YOUR OPENING AS FAR AS HOW WE WANT TO BE REFLECTED UPON AS A CITY.
I HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH, AND IT KIND OF IS ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SHIN WAS ARTICULATING, IS WHAT DO YOU SEE IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THIS ISSUE, SPECIFICALLY THE CITY GOVERNMENT WHERE WE SERVE HERE? I BELIEVE I ANSWERED THAT IN MY OPENING, WHICH WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT WE STAND WITH THEM.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALSO RE-EMPHASIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO JUST ANTI-BULLYING IN GENERAL.
SO IT'S JUST BEING ABLE TO STAND WITH THEM.
I MEAN, I THINK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING TODAY, ONCE THEY'VE TAKEN ACTION, THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT I HAD ASKED FOR TO COME BACK.
BUT WITH THIS SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS MORE OF A STATEMENT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE DO STAND WITH THEM AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE NECESSARILY TAKING ON ANY ROLE OF TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT OUR JOB, BUT I THINK I ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT IN MY OPENING COMMENTS.
I TEND TO AGREE THAT THIS IS, I'M A THERAPIST, SO IN MY EYES I DO SEE THIS AS A BIT OF A MORE OF A PARENT ISSUE, AND I WANT TO SUPPORT PARENTS IN THAT WAY, BE THEM SINGLE, GRANDPARENTS RAISING CHILDREN, AUNTIES RAISING CHILDREN.
I DID NOTE YOUR STATISTICS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE FALL 2025 BULLYING AND HARASSMENT SURVEY FROM THE CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUALLY SAYS THAT ON BULLYING, THIS IS THEIR HIGHEST FAVORABILITY SCORE SINCE SOMETIME BACK IN FALL OF 2023.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THIS STUFF DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE CAN ALL ACKNOWLEDGE IT DOES AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT YOUNG LADY.
AT POINSETTIA PARK BROUGHT TEARS TO PROBABLY MOST PERSON'S EYES IN THIS ROOM.
AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, I'M...
SUPER HAPPY THAT WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS DISCUSSION IS ON THE RECORD AND THAT WE AGREE THAT BULLYING HAS NO PLACE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
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PROCLAMATION OR A RESOLUTION BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES PLAY A ROLE AND I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AS A CITY GOVERNMENT.AS A PARENT MYSELF, OF COURSE, WE ALL WANT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND INSTILL IN THEM, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BEHAVE WITH PEOPLE.
AS MR. YOSEF WAS SAYING, THAT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE OR THAT EAT DIFFERENT THINGS THAN YOU.
AND WE WANT THAT FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I DON'T LIVE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE ANYMORE IS BECAUSE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OF THAT KIND OF INTERACTION.
AND SO MY COMMENTS ARE I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT CARLSBAD UNIFIED WILL BRING BACK, AND I THINK WE COULD GO FROM THERE WITHOUT GOING THE STEP OF PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION, BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS ON THE RECORD.
WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THAT WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE IN CARLSBAD AND THAT WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALLY AT LEAST COMMITTED TO LIFTING THAT UP AND HELPING PEOPLE.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO BROUGHT THIS ISSUE FORWARD AND SHARED THE VIDEO AND HAVE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH US.
I WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR BRINGING FORTH THE PROCLAMATION WITH THE LANGUAGE.
BULLYING BEHAVIOR HAS NO PLACE IN CARLSBAD'S PUBLIC SPACES.
IT SAYS THAT OVER AND OVER IN THE RESOLUTION, AND I KNOW WE ALL AGREE.
I, TOO, AM A MOTHER WHO'S RAISED MY DAUGHTER HERE, AND SHE WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL YOU DID, AVIAR OAKS MIDDLE.
AND SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS.
AND I'M PART OF A BIG MEXICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY THAT HAS MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS HERE IN CARLSBAD.
AND I CAN SAY THAT FIRSTHAND, I, MY DAUGHTER, AND EVERY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED SOME KIND OF DISCRIMINATION AT SOME POINT HERE IN CARLSBAD.
AND WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE REAL MINORITIES.
LATINOS ARE MINORITIES, AFRICAN AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS.
IT IS NOT AS DIVERSE A COMMUNITY, AT LEAST AS WHERE I COME FROM.
I MOVED HERE FROM LA 15 YEARS AGO.
I MENTOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND I TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
I TALK ABOUT DISCRIMINATION AND BULLYING AND HOW TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS WHEN THEY ARE TREATED RUDELY, WHEN SOMEBODY STEPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, WHEN THEY WERE WAITING POLITELY IN LINE, AS HAPPENED TODAY.
I KNOW BULLYING IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, AND I KNOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE HEAD ON.
WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT, AS WE ALWAYS SAID AND HAVE SAID, AND WE SAID EARLIER IN THIS MEETING ABOUT OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. I ALSO BELIEVE WE NEED TO UPLIFT DIVERSE VOICES, BE RESPECTFUL, PROMOTE KINDNESS.
WE TALK ABOUT KINDNESS MATTERS.
WE'VE GOT BIG SIGNS THAT SAY KINDNESS MATTERS ALL OVER OUR CITY.
WE ARE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF KIDS FOR PEACE.
HERE IN CARLSBAD AND IT'S A GLOBAL MOVEMENT.
THIS IS THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO IS PASS A PROCLAMATION AND WORK WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ALL FOUR OF THEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NIPPING THIS ISSUE IN THE BUD, THAT WE ARE SHINING A LIGHT ON IT AND SAYING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT, WE ARE NOT SWEEPING ANYTHING UNDER THE RUG AND WE WANT TO DO OUR PART FROM WHERE WE STAND TO HELP FIX IT.
SO I AM TAKING THE STAND AGAINST BULLYING, I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THE PROCLAMATION AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
THINKING BACK, THIS CAUSED ME TO THINK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY TIME IN SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO THINK OF ALL THE TIMES I SAW PEOPLE BEING BULLIED AND THE HELPLESSNESS THAT THEY PROBABLY FELT.
BUT NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE NOW IT'S THE HELPLESSNESS THAT THEY FEEL COMBINED WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESSURES.
UNFORTUNATELY, MIX THAT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PUBERTY AND YOU FIND THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD TEENAGE SUICIDES AS HIGH AS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE A LOT IS BECAUSE OF THAT COMBINATION OF THE HELPLESSNESS OF BEING BULLIED, THE PRESSURE THAT YOU GET FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMBINE THAT WITH THE PUBERTY OF BEING A TEENAGER.
WITH APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT.
MS. BOB PATEL, MOTION? YES, IF I MAY JUST...
MAKE A COUPLE OF BRIEF COMMENTS, AND YES, I WILL BE MOVING TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.
AND JUST FIRST OFF, JUST WANTED TO, AGAIN, THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
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FROM TODAY, THIS IS NOT JUST THE FINISH LINE.WE'RE BEGINNING TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND DIALOGUES.
AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN SHARED AROUND WHAT IS CITY GOVERNMENT SUPPOSED TO DO IN TERMS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OVER THIS.
AND I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE...
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF REALLY ADDRESSING THIS HEAD-ON AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
I HAVE PERSONALLY, UNFORTUNATELY, KNOWN TEENAGERS IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE BEEN BULLIED AND THEN ONE THAT ACTUALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS DID TAKE THEIR LIFE.
AND SO IT IS SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL AND SOMETHING THAT I CAN SAY THAT I SEE TIME AND TIME AGAIN HAPPENING AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A CITY TO SAY THIS FORMALLY AND REALLY SHOW THAT WE STAND FOR SOMETHING IS SO IMPORTANT AND IT'S JUST BEING ABLE TO BUILD ON A FOUNDATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY, MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND HEARD AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO.
SO WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN AND I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED IN ITEM NUMBER 11.
CAN I JUST MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT? YEAH, I WAS JUST TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT IT IS THAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO IN THIS ROLE, AND IT JUST KIND OF DAWNED ON ME.
WHEN I HAD MY RESTAURANT ON OCEANSIDE, I REMEMBER, LIKE, NOBODY KNEW WHAT KOREAN FOOD WAS OUTSIDE OF, LIKE, A KOREAN BARBECUE, RIGHT? AND I'M SITTING HERE GOING, MAN, I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH CULTURE HERE WITHIN OUR NORTH COUNTY COASTAL.
THE COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED.
I LITERALLY SAID THE SECOND THAT HAPPENS, I'M GOING TO DO AN ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER FESTIVAL.
AND THERE WAS, I BELIEVE, OCEANSIDE SAID THAT THERE WAS OVER 15,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND I REMEMBER PEOPLE WATCHING AND JUST SAYING LIKE, OH MY GOD, I NEVER TRIED THIS OR LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC.
AND THEY'RE REALLY UNDERSTANDING A NEW SENSE OF CULTURE.
AND IT JUST DAWNED ON ME THAT, OH, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
WE DO HAVE AN ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S STRENGTHS FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE, AND IT'S ONE THING TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A CULTURAL DEPARTMENT, BUT IF WE'RE NOT USING IT IN THE MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE THE DIFFERENCES IN OUR SOCIETY AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING LET'S JUST CRAM DOWN AND FORCE PEOPLE TO SAY YOU NEED TO APPRECIATE ME, IT'S US SHOWING THEM JUST HOW GOOD IT IS.
AND MAYBE IN A SENSE, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT HERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT ALTERING IT.
BUT MAYBE WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THIS LATER AND INCORPORATE THE FACT THAT OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COULD MAYBE BE THE POWERHOUSE OF HOW WE BRIDGE THINGS TOGETHER.
I REMEMBER NOT KNOWING ONE TYPE OF CULTURE.
AND THEN THE MOM COOKED DINNER FOR ME.
AND SO IT WAS KIND OF THE SAME HEART OF WHAT I DID WITH MY RESTAURANT SPACE.
BUT I THINK MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAN LIE TO KIND OF EMPOWER OUR CITY.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN, FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
THAT IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT SOME OF US HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD DIALOGUE AROUND ARTS AND CULTURE AND OUR ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING, DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I SHARE, TOO.
AND SO I THINK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR INSTANCE, THAT WAS A TIME THAT I HAD DEFINITELY MENTIONED MAKING SURE WE BRING IN MORE DIVERSE VOICES SO THAT FOLKS CAN GET MORE EXPOSURE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT.
I HAVE DEFINITELY SHARED THAT COMMITMENT, AND I'M SURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT BACK UP, AND HOPEFULLY AT A LATER TIME WHEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO READDRESS THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[12. CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025]
PASSES 4-1, NOTING MS. BURKHOLDER'S COMMENTS.ITEM 12 IS THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER KATIE HENTRICH.
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OH BOY.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR POTEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M KATIE HENDRICK, PRONOUNS SHE HEARD, CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND I WILL BE PRESENTING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS ITEM IS TO RECEIVE THE REPORT.
CARLSBAD'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN OUTLINES STRATEGIES AND POLICIES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN A MEASURABLE WAY.
THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ITS ORIGINAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IN 2015 WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOLLOWING IN NOVEMBER 2024.
BOTH OF THESE CLIMATE ACTION PLANS SERVE AS MITIGATION MEASURES FOR OTHER CITY PLANS SUCH AS THE 2015 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
THE BACKBONE FOR ANY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
WE USE A 2016 INVENTORY TO PROJECT REDUCTIONS TO FUTURE TARGET YEARS.
SPECIFICALLY, OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CALLS FOR A 50% REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2035 AND AN 85% REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2045.
IN THE SAME WAY A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY IS THE BACKBONE FOR A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, IT'S ALSO THE MOST CRITICAL PIECE OF DATA FOR MONITORING PROGRESS OF A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES, OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CALLS FOR AN UPDATED INVENTORY EVERY TWO YEARS.
IN APRIL 2025, CARLSBAD JOINED THE CITY OF SOLANA BEACH AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES ON A JOINT GRANT APPLICATION TO SANDAG'S SMART GROWTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE TWO UPDATED GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES AND OTHER TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR EACH AGENCY, BEGINNING WITH A 2022 INVENTORY AT NO COST.
WHILE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE AWARD IN SUMMER 2025, THE SCHEDULED BOARD ACCEPTANCE DATE WAS POSTPONED FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2025.
SO DUE TO SANDAG'S DELAY, WE ARE NOW EXPECTING THIS INVENTORY TO BE COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR.
MOVING ON TO IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS IN 2025, AS A REFRESHER, THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN HAS 23 MEASURES AND 100 ACTIONS.
ACTIONS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS COMPLETED, MEANING THE IMPLEMENTATION GOALS WERE MET IN THE TIME INDICATED, IN PROGRESS AND ON SCHEDULE, AND IN PROGRESS AND DELAYED, MEANING IMPLEMENTATION IS IN PROGRESS AND EITHER MEETING OR BEHIND THE SCHEDULE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN, ONGOING, MEANING THESE ACTIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN OF THE PLAN, OR NO PROGRESS, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT BEEN STARTED.
THROUGH 2025, SEVEN ACTIONS WERE COMPLETED, 13 WERE IN PROGRESS AND ON SCHEDULE, TWO WERE IN PROGRESS AND DELAYED, 50 WERE ONGOING, AND 28 HAD NO PROGRESS.
THROUGHOUT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, MEASURES AND ACTIONS HAVE MONITORING BENCHMARKS TO ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESSES SO REDUCTION TARGETS CAN BE MET.
MONITORING BENCHMARKS ARE SET FOR EVERY FIVE YEARS, STARTING WITH CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
THERE ARE NINE MONITORING BENCHMARKS ACROSS SEVEN MEASURES FOR 2025, AND WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE ADOPTED IN MID-NOVEMBER 2024, EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN FOCUSED ON THESE BENCHMARKS.
THE NEXT THESE THREE SLIDES HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE 2025 BENCHMARKS.
EACH TABLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT HAS THE MEASURE TITLE, THE MEASURE NUMBER, WHAT THE 2025 MONITORING BENCHMARK IS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF THE BENCHMARK.
ON THIS SLIDE, EACH MONITORING BENCHMARK HAS TO DO WITH OPTING UP OUR MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS TO THE 100% RENEWABLE RATE WITH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY PROVIDER.
THIS MEANT SWITCHING THE ENERGY PURCHASE FOR OUR WASTEWATER LIFT STATIONS, RECYCLED WATER PUMPS, CITY FACILITIES, STREET AND SAFETY LIGHTING WOULD ALL BE 100% RENEWABLE.
THIS CHANGE WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND THE OFFICIAL SWITCH TO THESE ACCOUNTS WAS MADE IN JULY 2025.
SO THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT EARLY WIN FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SET OF BENCHMARKS, FIRST IS UPDATING THE CITY'S SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING POLICY AS IT RELATES TO SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.
THIS WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL 2024.
NEXT IS UPDATING THE EXISTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE SITING PLAN TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL SITES FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE AND BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ACTIONS THAT IS IN PROGRESS AND DELAYED, BUT WE ARE STILL MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS EFFORT FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AND AFTER RELEASING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LAST FALL, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACT IN LATE JANUARY 2026.
SO STAFF IN THIS CONSULTANT TEAM HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH DATA GATHERING AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, PRESENTING TO VARIOUS CITY COMMISSIONS.
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AND THEN THE LAST MEASURE ON THIS SLIDE IS PLANNING FOR FLEET CONVERSION AND DEPLOYMENT.THIS WAS COMPLETED WITH OUR ANNUAL FLEET REPLACEMENT STRATEGY UPDATES.
THESE ARE THE FINAL TWO BENCHMARKS FOR 2025 AND THEY BOTH RELATE TO THE COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT MEASURE.
THE FIRST BENCHMARK IS TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY TO ASSESS URBAN CANOPY COVER.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS TASK AS PART OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THEIR CONSULTANT COMPLETED THIS ASSESSMENT IN DECEMBER 2025.
THE 2025 DATA SHOWED OUR CITY-WIDE CANOPY COVER AT 15.84 PERCENT.
THIS WAS ABOUT A 1% DECREASE SINCE THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT IN 2018.
THE ASSESSMENT SHOWED THAT WHILE THE CITY-MAINTAINED CANOPY INCREASED, THE NON-CITY-MAINTAINED CANOPY DECREASED.
AND THEN OUR LAST BENCHMARK IS TO COMPLETE A TREE PLANTING GOAL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS WAS ALSO COMPLETED IN 2025.
THE ACCOMPANYING PIECE TO THIS AND FUTURE ANNUAL REPORTS IS OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN DASHBOARD, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED LAST JULY.
THE DASHBOARD AIMS TO PRESENT INFORMATION IN THESE REPORTS IN A MORE CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT.
COINCIDING WITH THIS ANNUAL REPORT, WE'VE MADE UPDATES TO THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING UPLOADING ALL OF THE DATA WITHIN THIS ANNUAL REPORT, ADDING IN TWO NEW DATA CARDS INTO THE ENERGY SECTION, ADDING IN GRAPHS TO SEVERAL CARDS TO START TO DISPLAY TRENDS, AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE TEXT CHANGES TO ADD CLARITY.
FOR NEXT STEPS, STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING THE 2025 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION IN JUNE 2026.
STAFF WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SOLANA BEACH AND OTHER AGENCY PARTNERS ON THE SANDAG SMART GROWTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT, AND WILL SHARE AN UPDATED INVENTORY WITH CITY COUNCIL WHEN AVAILABLE.
AND OF COURSE, STAFF WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING CONTINUING WORK ON THE CLEAN MOBILITY CHARGING MASTER PLAN, RESEARCHING INFORMATION RELATED TO A CITYWIDE GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWER BAN, AND ANY OTHER TASKS RELATED TO 2030 MONITORING BENCHMARKS.
AND THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO RECEIVE THE REPORT.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE'S A FELLOW NAMED MIKE BORRELLO, A VERY FINE CITIZEN OF THIS TOWN.
MIKE BORRELLO, I THINK HE WOULD BE A TERRIFIC PERSON TO BE NAMED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR.
HE SUBMITTED SOME VERY GOOD RESEARCH TO CITY COUNCIL ON THIS AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 12.
I'M GOING TO READ MAYBE ONE MINUTE OF WHAT HE WROTE, BECAUSE HIS THOUGHTS ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS.
THE TAIL END OF HIS SAYS, I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION.
THE CITY COUNCIL SIMPLY RECEIVED THIS REPORT.
REGARDLESS OF ANY CEQA STREAMLINING BENEFITS OR STATE INITIATIVES, CARLSBAD CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO CONTINUE THESE VOLUNTARY, LOW-VALUE PROGRAMS BASED ON INCREASINGLY QUESTIONED ASSUMPTIONS THE STATE MANDATES.
AS A CHARTER CITY, WE HAVE BOTH THE AUTHORITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GOVERN WITH FISCAL PRUDENCE AND ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT FACTUAL EVIDENCE.
I URGE YOU TO REJECT THE MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDER A THOUGHT I'VE OFFERED BEFORE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
DISSOLVE THE CAP AND THE SHAM EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS OF 2021 AND ESTABLISH A BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN TO CONSIDER ALL THREATS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT HERE IN CARLSBAD AND MEANS OF MITIGATION.
IF YOU CAN'T BRING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SUCH A REPLACEMENT PLAN AT THIS TIME, I URGE YOU AT LEAST TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO RETURN WITH A FAR MORE SUBSTANTIVE REPORT THAT INCLUDES TRANSPARENT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES, ACTUAL MEASURED EMISSION RESULTS, AND A CANDID RE-EVALUATION OF THE 2021 CLIMATE EMERGENCY PREMISES IN LIGHT OF RECENT FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS.
HE CARES A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF WORTHWHILE THINGS.
SO IN TERMS OF HATE, SOMEBODY MENTIONED GOVERNMENT.
IF YOU ARE PART OF THAT BANDWAGON THAT WANTS PROPERTY TAKEN AWAY FROM WEALTHY PEOPLE AND CAUSING AN EXODUS OF WEALTHY PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF NEW YORK CITY, OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE AND OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY'RE HATED JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE WEALTHY.
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AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT...AND MAYBE YOU'RE GLEEFUL ABOUT THIS IN YOUR OWN HOMES, THEN THAT'S EASY FOR KIDS TO TRANSFER OVER TO HATING OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
IF YOU HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU SIT, I SAY SHAME ON YOU AND THE EXODUS IS WRONG.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, DIANE NYGAARD REPRESENTING PRESERVE CALAVERA.
CARLSBAD CERTAINLY CAN BE VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE ON IMPLEMENTING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME CAP ADMINISTRATOR, YOU'VE ADEQUATELY FUNDED IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE RESULTS SHOW THAT.
OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND WE SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT SUGGESTED A FEW AREAS WHERE NO BENCHMARKS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED OR WHERE IMPROVED REPORTING WOULD REALLY GIVE...
YOU AND THE COMMUNITY A BETTER PICTURE OF THE RESULTS.
I'M ONLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THOSE TONIGHT, AND THAT'S THE TREE CANOPY COVER.
AS WAS SO ELOQUENTLY STATED IN THE RESOLUTION ABOUT ARBOR DAY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND WHY WE ALL LOVE OUR TREES, IT SHOULD BE VERY DISTURBING TO YOU AS IT IS TO US THAT THAT'S THE ONLY MEASURE IN THIS WHOLE PLAN WHERE WE DIDN'T MAKE PROGRESS, THINGS WENT BACKWARDS.
THE TREE CANOPY COVER WAS REDUCED IN SPITE OF THE CITY PLANTING 3,000 TREES.
WE DID A STUDY IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE LOOKING AT THEIR TREE COMPLIANCE, AND WE FOUND WE LOOKED AT THREE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES, COMPARED THE LANDSCAPING PLAN, HOW MANY TREES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, WHAT WERE THE ACTUAL RESULTS AFTER THEY'D BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
AND WE FOUND THAT OVER HALF OF THE TREES WERE GONE.
AND OF THOSE REMAINING TREES, HALF OF THE CANOPY TREES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH PALM TREES, WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE A CANOPY AND DO NOT PROVIDE THE SAME BENEFITS AS A CANOPY TREE.
AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU FOUND THE SAME RESULTS IN OCEANSIDE.
THE LANDSCAPING PLAN SAYS TREES HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THEY WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN, BUT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN, AND THE RESULTS ARE CLEARLY IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND SO WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU ASK STAFF.
TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE MORE AND COME BACK WITH A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN SO THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU GET A PROGRESS REPORT ON THIS, WE ACTUALLY SEE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR TREE CANOPY COVER.
YOUSEF MILLER, NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION AND CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS.
AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CANOPY AS WELL.
WE HAD A DECREASE IN OUR CANOPY.
ONE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INDIGENOUS TREES, INDIGENOUS TREES THAT GROW HERE, THAT DO BETTER HERE, IT'S BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WILDLIFE THAT LIVE HERE WHO FEED OFF THESE TREES.
SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT TREES THEMSELVES, YES, TREES ARE GOOD, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TREES IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE'LL MAKE IT SO THAT THESE TREES DON'T SURVIVE, THE TREES DON'T HAVE THE THINGS THAT'S NECESSARY IN OUR REGION.
TWO, ALTHOUGH WE WANT TO ALWAYS INCREASE OUR CANOPY, WE ALWAYS WANT TO INCREASE OUR GREENERY, WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR FLOWERS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, I WARN US ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PESTICIDES THAT WE USE TO CREATE THAT.
IT'S AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF OUR GREENERY, WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT WE USE TOXIC PESTICIDES.
THAT WHEN WE HAVE RAIN RUNOFF, THEY RUN OFF INTO THE LAKES AND THE STREAMS AND THE OCEANS THAT WE HAVE IN POISONING THE FISH, THE WILDLIFE, THE INSECTS, AND WILDLIFE THAT FEEDS OFF INSECTS.
SO IT'S AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
THERE ARE PESTICIDES THAT WE CAN USE THAT ARE LESS HARMFUL, LESS TOXIC, AND THEY CAN PRESERVE THE RELATED LIFE THAT WE DO IT IN A SMART WAY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT WORK IN THIS FIELD.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOLKS, ESPECIALLY CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS AND OTHERS THAT WORK IN THIS AREA, TO SUGGEST CERTAIN TREES AND TO SUGGEST...
OF BETTER PESTICIDES TO PREVENT RUNOFF THAT WOULD HARM THE ENVIRONMENT.
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THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY, EXCUSE ME, PERHAPS YOU COULD HAVE MR. MILLER TALK TO LANCE ABOUT THE NON-TOXIC CARL'S, BUT LANCE, KYLE LANCASTER, I DON'T KNOW WHY I GOT LANCE OUT OF THAT, ABOUT THE NON-TOXIC CARL'S BY PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE HIS CONCERN WITH PESTICIDES.
WHO SHOULD WE REFER HIM TO? AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER SUGGESTED PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER SO WE CAN START WITH KYLE.
OKAY, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T SEE YOU KYLE.
WILL YOU PLEASE TALK TO HIM OUTSIDE? KYLE, NOT LANCE.
SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MS. ACOSTA.
I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS, AND ACTUALLY ONE OF THEM WAS TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE WHOLE PUBLIC.
IF WE COULD GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHO THE RIGHT PERSON IS TO ANSWER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
KYLE LANCASTER, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
AND YES, WE HAVE AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2017.
THAT IS WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS ORGANICS FIRST.
AND MS. BURKHOLDER WAS PART OF THE CITIZEN GROUP THAT ACTUALLY BROUGHT THE INITIATIVE FORWARD TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
IT APPLIES TO ALL PESTICIDE USE BY THE CITY.
NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO OUR FACILITIES GROUP AROUND OUR BUILDING SUCH AS THIS ONE.
AND SO WE GO THROUGH A PROGRESSION OF ORGANIC PESTICIDES OR TREATMENTS BEFORE WE EVER REACH A SYNTHETIC.
AND EVEN BEFORE GETTING TO AN ORGANIC PESTICIDE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH WHAT ARE CALLED CULTURAL OR MECHANICAL PRACTICES TO TRY AND ELIMINATE PESTS.
AND PESTS HAVE A BROAD DEFINITION.
THEY CAN BE LITERALLY INSECTS, BUT ALSO FUNGUS OR A WEED, A RODENT.
ALL OF THOSE ARE CONSIDERED PESTS.
AND SO, AGAIN, THERE ARE MECHANICAL, CULTURAL MEANS IN ORDER TO TRY AND ADDRESS THOSE PESTS BEFORE EVEN APPLYING ANY TYPE OF ACTUAL PESTICIDE ITSELF.
AND THEN WE WOULD GO TO AN ORGANIC VERSION.
IF THAT'S SUCCESSFUL, THAT'S WHERE THE TREATMENT STOPS.
IT'S ONLY THEN THAT WE WOULD...
PROCEED TO A STRINGENT OR SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL APPLICATION.
AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE THAT PLAN.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN IT, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
ANOTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE PHASING OUT OF GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS OR OTHER LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT, AND I THINK THIS IS FOR MS. HENDRICK.
A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS BEING DONE AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE DOING IN THIS PLAN.
I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE PLAN ABOUT THIS.
SO TO START, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS HAD A BAN ON THE SALE OF GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS, AS WELL AS OTHER SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES, OR THE ROUGH ACRONYM SOARS.
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE CHAINSAWS, LAWNMOWERS, WEED WHACKERS.
ALL OF THE LIKE, AND THIS WAS ALL PART OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1346.
THIS BAN WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2024, BUT TO BE CLEAR, IT DOES NOT BAN THE USAGE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
IT SIMPLY IS BANNING THE SALE OF NEW EQUIPMENT, OF NEW SOURCE.
OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE REGION AND THE STATE HAVE BANNED THE USAGE OF THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
SO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MEASURE OR1, THAT'S OFF-ROAD WOULD BAN THE USAGE OF LEAF BLOWERS CITYWIDE.
THERE'S TWO MONITORING BENCHMARKS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MEASURE.
THE FIRST IS BY 2030 TO DEVELOP, ADOPT, AND IMPLEMENT AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS, AND THEN BY 2035 TO REDUCE THE 100% OF THE EMISSIONS FROM THESE LEAF BLOWERS.
SO THERE'S A BIT OF A DISTANCE THERE PROVIDING AN ON-RAMP FOR PHASE IMPLEMENTATION IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE EXPLORE OR DESIRE.
SO STAFF HAVE BEGUN PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON WHAT THIS ORDINANCE COULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS INCLUDES REVIEW OF EXISTING LEAF BLOWER BANDS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE, REVIEW OF EXISTING INCENTIVE PROGRAMS RELATED TO TRADE-IN OF THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, HIGH-LEVEL COST ESTIMATES.
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GREAT.AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALREADY STARTING THE ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS OUT THERE.
WHEN DO WE EXPECT THAT WILL COME BACK TO US? BECAUSE MAYBE WE NEED TO ACCELERATE THIS.
IF WE'RE LOOKING AT 2030 OR 2035, BUT WE'RE ALREADY DOING THE ANALYSIS AND WE'RE SEEING OTHER COMMUNITIES ALREADY HAVE ORDINANCES IN PLACE AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR IT, WHEN DO WE THINK THE ANALYSIS WILL BE READY? THE ANALYSIS, I BELIEVE IT WAS A SIX-MONTH SCOPE FOR THAT ANALYSIS, BUT BEYOND THAT, AS FAR AS DRAFTING, LANGUAGE, ORDINANCE, JAMIE'S HERE.
MY NAME IS JAMIE WOOD, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR.
AS KATIE WAS MENTIONING, WE ARE BEGINNING TO DO THAT WORK.
IT WAS JUST INITIALLY TO PREP FOR THAT 2030.
MEASURE SO ALONG WITH THAT WOULD BE BRINGING BACK THE ENTIRE ENTIRETY OF THE THING FOR THAT.
SO WE WOULD NOT BE PLANNING TO BRING THAT BACK EARLIER THAN THE 2030.
DATE UNLESS WE WERE DIRECTED TO DO THAT BY COUNCIL.
SO ARE WE GOING TO GET ANY KIND OF REPORT BEFORE 2030? BECAUSE WE'RE IN 2026 AND I'M SURE THE DATA IS GOING TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
WELL, WE WOULD BE IT WOULD TAKE A.
A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THOSE ORDINANCES DONE BUT WE WOULD BE DOING THAT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2030 SO IF WE WANTED THAT EFFECTIVE DATE MOVED EARLIER THAN THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BE BECAUSE THAT IS THE DATE THAT IS IN THE CAP CURRENTLY WITH THAT MEASURE THEN WE WOULD NEED TO BE YOU KNOW WE WOULD NEED I ASSUME A DIRECT DAY BECAUSE WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR BUDGET EARLIER THAN THAT FOR UM TO WORK WITH US.
I KNOW I HEAR A LOT ABOUT THIS CONCERN FROM MY RESIDENTS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SHARE IF THEY HAVE HEARD THESE CONCERNS BECAUSE MAYBE WE DO NEED TO ACCELERATE THAT SPECIFIC ONE BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION ON THAT.
I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS ON EV INFRASTRUCTURE.
I DID SEE AND APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SITING WORK THAT'S BEING DONE FOR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
I SAW IN THE PACKET, PAGE 5 OF 28, IN THE PACKET HAD SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND THE PAGE NUMBER.
IT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF PAGES.
SO, YES, THIS, AS I MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, AND AS YOU SEE ON PAGE 5, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AS PART OF THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
BUDGET TO SUPPORT PREPARATION OF A CLEAN MOBILITY CHARGING MASTER PLAN AND THIS WOULD BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL SITES FOR PUBLIC FACING ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE AND BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IT'LL ALSO LOOK INTO THINGS LIKE HOW TO BEST FINANCE THESE STATIONS IF THERE ARE ANY INCENTIVES AVAILABLE FOR ENCOURAGING PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO INSTALL CHARGING ON THEIR PROPERTY AND ALSO HELPING US TO PREPARE MATERIALS FOR DIFFERENT GRANT APPLICATIONS AS A LOT OF THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW ARE THE APPLICATIONS ARE QUITE CUMBERSOME SO THAT'LL KIND OF HELP US BE STREAMLINED AND READY TO GO SO WE KICKED OFF IN FEBRUARY WITH OUR CONSULTANTS COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACT SHORTLY BEFORE THAT WE'RE STILL IN VERY EARLY DATA GATHERING GAP ANALYSIS I SAW A LOT OF MAPS PUT UP IN THE LAST CHECK-IN MEETING I HAD WITH KITTLESON.
AND YES, WE DID SOME EARLY OUTREACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.
I ACTUALLY, I THINK I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, BUT IF I DIDN'T, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I WAS JUST ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT, SO YOU DEFINITELY PROVIDED THAT.
AND ALL THESE QUESTIONS KIND OF LEAD ME TO HOW RESIDENTS CAN DIRECTLY GET INVOLVED.
HERE'S KIND OF A BROAD QUESTION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PREPARED FOR IT, BUT WHAT KIND OF INCENTIVES ARE THERE OUT THERE? YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THE ROOFTOP SOLAR STUFF AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL THAT HAVE GONE AWAY.
LIKE, IF RESIDENTS WANT TO HELP AND THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ON THEIR OWN PROPERTIES, WHAT CAN THEY DO? DO WE KNOW ABOUT, OR IS THERE A RESOURCE PAGE OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO? I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED THIS QUESTION.
WE HAVE AN ENTIRE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT IS CALLED HOW CAN YOU HELP? SO IF YOU ARE SEARCHING, PUBLIC LISTENERS OUT THERE, IF YOU'RE GOOGLING CARLSBAD CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, IF YOU'RE ON THAT WEBPAGE AND YOU'RE SCROLLING DOWN, THERE IS A LINK THAT SAYS HOW CAN YOU HELP? AND IT RUNS THROUGH A VARIETY OF THINGS FROM NO COST, LOW COST, ALL THE WAY UP TO THINGS THAT
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ARE A LITTLE MORE COSTLY LIKE INSTALLING SOLAR.AND ALSO PROBABLY ELSEWHERE ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WITHIN THAT PAGE, THERE'S A LINK TO A REBATE AND INCENTIVE FINDER.
THERE ARE SO MANY OUT THERE, BUT THE ONE THAT WE'VE LINKED OUT TO IS MANAGED BY THE STATE.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY UP-TO-DATE.
YOU TYPE IN YOUR ZIP CODE, OUT POPS A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT REBATES AND INCENTIVES.
SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO CHECK THAT OUT.
ONE GOES BACK TO THE CANOPY COVER THAT THIS REPORT INDICATES THE CANOPY COVER WAS REDUCED.
AND MAYBE I MISSED THAT IN THE REPORT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS JUST SIMPLY WHY.
BECAUSE SOMEONE NOTED THAT THERE WERE 3,000, I BELIEVE IT WAS MS. NYGAARD, 3,000 FEWER TREES.
I COULD DEFINITELY START ANSWERING THIS.
CITY MAINTAINED PROPERTY INCREASED BY 0.94 PERCENT HOWEVER NON-CITY MAINTAINED TREE CANOPY DECREASED BY 1.21 PERCENT AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO GET AT BECAUSE WHAT I'M NOTICING IS WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN PARTICULARLY WHAT I'M SEEING IN THE VILLAGE IS THERE WERE TREES THERE AND THEY'RE CUTTING THEM DOWN AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THEM SO I THINK SOME OF THAT NUMBER IS REFLECTED IN NEW DEVELOPMENT INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE CITY AND SO THANK YOU KATIE THAT WAS THE ANSWER THANK YOU.
AND THEN RELATIVE TO THE LEAF BLOWERS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DOES NOT SELL THEM ANYMORE.
THEY ARE BANNED FOR SALE HERE.
BUT IF I OWN A LANDSCAPING COMPANY OR IF I'M MOVING, LIKE I SAID, I CAME FROM TENNESSEE.
IF I'M MOVING FROM TENNESSEE, I CAN BRING IT WITH ME AND I CAN STILL USE IT.
OR IF I OWN A COMPANY, I CAN JUST GO TO MY NEIGHBORING STATE AND BUY IT AND COME BACK AND USE IT.
I THINK THERE'S CONFUSION IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, WAIT, THOSE ARE BANNED.
WELL, NEW ONES, IF YOU WANT TO GO BUY ONE, YES, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE OTHER MEANS TO COLLECT THOSE AND USE THEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, MAKING SURE I UNDERSTAND AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THIS IS JUST TO RECEIVE.
OH, I HAD A REQUEST FOR A 10-MINUTE BREAK, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE AT THREE MINUTES AFTER SEVEN.
[13. CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2026 UPDATE]
I'M CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.ITEM NUMBER 13, CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.
ITEM 13 IS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2026 UPDATE.
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER JOHN KIM AND SENIOR ENGINEER MIRIAM JIM.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M JOHN KIM, THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, AND I'M HERE TO UPDATE OR PRESENT AN UPDATE TO THE CARLSBAD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM.
PRESENTING WITH ME IS SENIOR ENGINEER MIRIAM JIM, AND SHE'LL BE STARTING THE PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MIRIAM JIM, CITY ENGINEER, AND I WILL BE BEGINNING THE PRESENTATION WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THEN MR. KIM WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE MAJOR REVISIONS INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE.
THE RECOMMENDED ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2026 UPDATE.
QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY CONTINUE TO BE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED WITH THESE PRIORITIES IN MIND.
FOCUSING ON ADDRESSING RESIDENTS' CONCERN ABOUT VEHICLE SPEED ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
THE PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 2001 AND UPDATED ONCE IN 2011.
IT OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
SINCE ITS ADOPTION, TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ON 29 RESIDENTIAL STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE CURRENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS A THREE-PHASE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS WITH INCREASING LEVELS OF COST AND COMPLEXITY.
IT INCORPORATES THE THREE E'S, EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, AND IS INITIATED WHEN RESIDENTS CONTACT THE CITY WITH CONCERNS ABOUT SPEEDING ON THEIR STREETS.
ONCE A REQUEST IS RECEIVED, STAFF BEGINS PHASE ONE OF THE PROGRAM.
WHICH FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES.
THIS INCLUDES COORDINATING WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS ON TARGETED ENFORCEMENT ON THE STREETS, INSTALLING
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APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, TO EMPHASIZE THE PIMA-FACIA 25 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMITS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND EMPLOYING TEMPORARY SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS.THESE SIGNS SERVE TWO PURPOSES, COLLECT SPEED DATA ON THE STREET AND SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO REMIND DRIVERS OF THEIR SPEED ON THE ROAD.
IF PHASE 1 MEASURES DO NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE CONCERNS, STAFF MOVE TO PHASE 2 OF THE PROGRAM, COLLABORATING WITH THE RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY COST-EFFECTIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED.
MEASURES SUCH AS SPEED CUSHIONS AND TRAFFIC CIRCLE, EXAMPLES ARE SHOWN HERE, HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM.
PHASE THREE OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDES MORE COMPLEX AND HIGHER COST TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS.
DUE TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHASE TWO MEASURES, PHASE THREE HAS NOT YET BEEN INITIATED OR IMPLEMENTED IN THE CITY.
AS TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES EVOLVE AND COMMUNITY NEEDS CHANGE OVER TIME, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR PROGRAM REFLECTS CURRENT BEST PRACTICES.
THIS UPDATE INCORPORATES RECENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND BALANCES THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF ALL ROADWAY USERS, CONSIDERING EMERGING FACTORS SUCH AS CHANGES IN ROADWAY USERS' AND DRIVERS' BEHAVIORS, HEIGHTENED WILDFIRE RISK, AND THE NEED TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS PROGRAM UPDATE IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ACROSS MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FIRE AND POLICE FOR THEIR VALUABLE TIME AND INPUT ON THIS EFFORT.
AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MR. KIM WHO WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR REVISIONS INCLUDED IN THE 2026 UPDATE THANK YOU MISS JIM THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE THAT WE WOULD BE PART OF THIS UPDATE IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF A THREE-PHASE PROGRAM INTO A TWO-PHASE PROGRAM.
AS MS. JIM STATED EARLIER, PHASES ONE AND TWO HAVE PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE, SO MUCH SO THAT PHASE THREE HAS NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED IN 2001.
SO IT MAKES SENSE TO STREAMLINE OUR PROGRAM.
A TWO-PHASE PROGRAM WILL BE SIMPLER AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FOR POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.
APPLICABLE PHASE 3 TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLS WILL SIMPLY BE CONSOLIDATED INTO PHASE 2.
THE TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES, PROCESSES, AND TOOLS IN OUR PROGRAM HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR STREETS THAT HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES FRONTING ON THEM.
BUT WE ARE SOMETIMES ASKED TO CONSIDER TRAFFIC CALMING ON OTHER TYPES OF STREETS.
THEREFORE, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PROGRAM.
WHICH DIRECTS THESE REQUESTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROCESS.
SINCE THE PROGRAM TOUCHES UPON TRAFFIC CALMING ON NON-RESIDENTIAL STREETS, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN RENAMED THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
TO HELP IDENTIFY AND BALANCE THE NEEDS OF ALL ROADWAY USERS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, POLICE, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THE PROGRAM SPECIFIES THE FORMATION OF A TRAFFIC CALMING REVIEW COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE WILL COLLABORATE ON PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND WILL BE COMPRISED OF TRANSPORTATION, FIRE, POLICE, AND OTHER CITY STAFF AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER.
BASED ON STAFF'S EXPERIENCE, TRAFFIC SPEED DOES NOT CHANGE OVER TIME UNLESS THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE ROADWAY OR SURROUNDING LAND USES.
THEREFORE, THE NEW PROGRAM WILL LIMIT EVALUATION OF A GIVEN STREET TO ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
BARRING ANY CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL MAXIMIZE STAFF EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCES AND ALLOW THE EVALUATION OF STREETS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN EVALUATED.
NEXT, ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING CRITERIA HAVE BEEN ADDED TO PHASE TWO, WHICH ARE SHOWN IN GREEN.
THE COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE IS AN UNCHANGED REQUIREMENT.
PHASE TWO YOU NOW WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF CRITICAL SPEEDS ARE GREATER THAN 32 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 32 MILES PER HOUR.
SINCE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT, A RESIDENT-LED PETITION THAT INCLUDES 67% OR MORE OF THE RESIDENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO STAFF PRIOR TO PHASE 2 CONSIDERATION.
AND FINALLY, THE TRAFFIC CALMING REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL HAVE FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER A GIVEN STREET WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PHASE TWO PROCESS.
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SUPPORT FOR A PHASE TWO TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN IS QUANTIFIED USING A MAIL SURVEY.IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM, SUPPORT IS DEFINED AS AT LEAST A 50% RETURN OF MAILED SURVEYS AND A 67 SUPPORT OF THOSE RETURNED SURVEYS.
TO BETTER REFLECT MAJORITY SUPPORT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, THE RETURN RATE HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 50% TO 67%.
THIS SUPPORT RATE OF 67% IS NOW APPLIED TO THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE FOR UNIFORMITY.
AND ALSO, THE CALCULATED RATES FOR THE RETURN AND SUPPORT ARE NOW CLARIFIED AS ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
SO THIS CONCLUDES THE PROCEDURAL CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE NEW UPDATE.
STOP SIGNS CAN BE UTILIZED AS PART OF AN OVERALL TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN IF THEY MEET GUIDANCE FOR INSTALLATION PER THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
STAFF DOES RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS OF STOP SIGNS.
IN ASSIGNING RIGHT-OF-WAY, FACILITATING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ACROSS INTERSECTIONS, AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION CAN LOWER SPEEDS ON ROADWAYS IN THE VICINITY OF THAT STOP SIGN.
HIGH-VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TOOLBOX SINCE THIS FEATURE ALONE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING TRAFFIC.
AS WITH STOP SIGNS, HIGH-VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS CAN BE PART OF A TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER MEASURES.
STAFF PRESENTED THIS UPDATE TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AT ITS FEBRUARY 2ND MEETING OF THIS YEAR, AND THE COMMISSION SUPPORTED STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I KNOW THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A BURNING ISSUE FOR, I THINK, FOLKS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY WITH REGARDS TO JUST TRAFFIC CALMING AND TRAFFIC IN GENERAL AND TRAFFIC SAFETY.
ONE, I WAS CURIOUS AND I AM PRETTY SURE I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK.
WITH REGARDS TO THE SURVEY SUPPORT RATE, I'M ASSUMING IT WAS BASED ON PAST CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD AND THEN, OF COURSE, FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED HERE ON THE DAIS FOR SEGMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
THE ROUNDING DOWN, ARE YOU ASKING? YES.
SPECIFICALLY THAT INCIDENT WHERE WE STAFF ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER, AND THAT WAS CHALLENGED, AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST CLARIFY THAT AND TRUNCATE THAT NUMBER AND ROUND DOWN.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE EMPHASIZED WHY IT WAS DONE, AND SO THAT WAY FOLKS ARE AWARE.
AND THEN ON SLIDE NUMBER 15, WHICH WAS THE ONE RIGHT BEFORE WE HAD OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY WHAT YOU MEANT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED AS WAYS TO MITIGATE AND UTILIZE FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE.
AND MAYBE I SHOULD STOP THERE SO I DON'T MISSPEAK, BUT I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD WALK THROUGH AND CLARIFY HOW AND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE TO INCLUDE THESE IF THEY ARE DEEMED ACCEPTABLE.
THE TOOLBOX THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF FEATURES.
IT'S JUST A REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PRACTICE SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN SCROLL THROUGH AND SEE WHAT TYPES OF FEATURES.
HAVE RESTRICTIONS PER THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES THAT WE WANT TO ADHERE TO.
AND SO IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THEY ARE NOT USED AS SPEED CONTROL DEVICES.
BUT GIVEN THAT, WE RECOGNIZE, AGAIN, LIKE I STATED, THE BENEFITS OF STOP SIGNS.
AND SO WE WOULD GLADLY CONSIDER STOP SIGNS AS PART OF A TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM, EVALUATE LOCATIONS, LOOK AT FACTORS SUCH AS PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES, TURN CONFLICTS.
AND IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THOSE, THEN YES, WE COULD CONSIDER THEM AS PART OF A TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN.
I JUST HAVE COMMENTS AFTER THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. ACOSTA.
THANKS FOR THIS GREAT PRESENTATION.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS AND QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS SLASH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THINGS, AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO SEND PEOPLE.
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LIKE, IT'S VERY MYSTERIOUS.IT'S NOT MYSTERIOUS, BUT I THINK UPDATING THE PROCESS AND THE RULES AROUND ENGAGING WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PROCESS FOR CITY STAFF IS, TOO, IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE VERY FIRST STEP FOR A RESIDENT WHO HAS A COMPLAINT, MAYBE THEY WANT TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC, THE VERY FIRST STEP, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS.
I USUALLY TELL PEOPLE, PUT SOMETHING IN THE APP.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE I START.
BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF A RESIDENT'S ASKING, OKAY, I'VE GOT A PROBLEM ON MY STREET WITH A LOT OF SPEEDING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SLOW IT DOWN, MY NEIGHBORS ARE ALL UNITED THAT IT'S A PROBLEM.
WHERE DO THEY GO FIRST? THEY GO TO THE WEBSITE? THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, THE VARIOUS APPS, CONTACT US DIRECTLY, AND ONCE WE RECEIVE THE SINGLE REQUEST FOR SPEEDING, WE TYPICALLY GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF SO THAT THEY CAN READ AND SEE AND FOLLOW ALONG, AND THEN WE WOULD INITIATE THE PHASE ONE PROCESS, WHICH IS TO ALERT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTNERS, GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE STREET, AND THEN PUT THE SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS OUT THERE TO START MEASURING SPEEDS TO QUANTIFY WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
AND I SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT YOU ALSO EVEN INCLUDED A SAMPLE PETITION, AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE FOR THEM.
AS FOR THE TOOLBOX MEASURES, I ALSO HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE THE SLIDE AT THE TOP SAYS NOT INCLUDED AS A MEASURE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY NOT INCLUDED.
IT'S JUST NOT PREFERRED OR NOT PRIORITIZED, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE PROBABLY MENTIONING THE STOP SIGN.
STOP SIGNS IN HIGH-DISABILITY TRAFFIC.
YES, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADHERE TO THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
AND STAFF FEELS IF WE LIST THAT AS A TOOL FOR TRAFFIC CALMING, THEN WE ARE USING THAT PRIMARILY AS A SPEED CONTROL DEVICE, WHICH IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE MANUAL.
BUT HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I THINK STOP SIGNS ARE VERY FAMILIAR TO RESIDENTS.
THEY'RE USED TO HOW THEY WORK.
AND SO, YES, WE WOULD CONSIDER STOP SIGNS.
BUT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY LIST THEM AS A TOOL IN OUR TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S WHY WE DEDICATED A PARAGRAPH IN THE PROGRAM ITSELF TO KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO THE FIRST THING THEY THINK OF IS, WE NEED A STOP SIGN.
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP DOING THAT REPEATED BROKEN RECORD OF TELLING THEM, WELL, IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT PLEASE TALK WITH OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE A BETTER IDEA FOR YOU.
IF I COULD ADD ONE THING AS WELL, THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING, FIRST THE TRAFFIC MOBILITY COMMISSION AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL BE CONSIDERING THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE STOP SIGNS ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTED FROM COMING FROM STAFF, GOING TO THE TRAFFIC MOBILITY COMMISSION AND COMING THEN TO COUNCIL.
SO THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED BASED ON.
DATA ANALYSIS THAT A STOP SIGN DOES MAKE SENSE FOR A PARTICULAR LOCATION.
SO STOP SIGNS WILL REMAIN A USEFUL TOOL FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR STAFF.
THIS IS JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS.
WE WOULD LIKE THE RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW THE MEASURES IN THIS PROGRAM.
AND SHOULD A STOP SIGN BE SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE AS PART OF A LARGER IMPROVEMENT TO AN AREA, WE WILL CERTAINLY BRING THOSE FORWARD AS WELL.
SO THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO TIE YOUR HANDS OR OUR HANDS IN PROPOSING STOP SIGNS IN AREAS WHERE WE THINK THERE WILL BE OF INTEREST OR HELP.
AND THAT'S A GREAT CLARIFICATION.
WE RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR STOP SIGNS INDEPENDENT OF TRAFFIC CALMING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AND BRING THOSE TO TRAFFIC COMMISSION AND COUNCIL AS THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
I COULD EVEN SEE WHERE THAT MIGHT BE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION OR A LOW-COST SOLUTION WHILE WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
BECAUSE REDESIGNING A STREET AND PUTTING SPEED HUMPS, SPEED BUMPS, BULB OUTS, THOSE THINGS COST MONEY AND THEY'RE HARDER TO REMOVE IF THEY'RE NOT WORKING.
SO I CAN SEE WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE A FUNCTION.
STOP SIGNS WOULD HAVE A FUNCTION, BUT THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. BURKHOLDER.
YEAH, THAT WAS KIND OF GOING TO BE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT FOLLOWING UP ON IF A RESIDENT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEEDING, THEN THEY CAN EMAIL THE DEPARTMENT.
I'M JUST SENDING IT TO JEFF, WHO'S GOING TO GET IT TO YOU, AND THAT'S NORMAL.
OKAY, AND THEN I KNOW YOU TRAFFIC ENGINEERS LIKE TO MAKE TRAFFIC FLOW SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT THAT WAS MY CONCERN, TOO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I JUST RECENTLY HAD THIS WHERE SOMEONE WAS LIKE...
PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING ON MY STREET.
I THINK WE NEED STOP SIGNS, YADA, AND YOU GUYS DID THE
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WHOLE THING OF PUTTING UP THE HOUSE PASS.PEOPLE ARE GOING IN ALL COVERAGE OR BASIC.
THAT REALLY WON'T CHANGE WITH THIS PROGRAM.
SO BASICALLY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE FOR STREETS THAT ARE ALREADY IDENTIFIED WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
AND IF RESIDENTS WANT TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE INTERIM WHILE THAT'S GOING ON, THEY STILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO COME THROUGH YOU GUYS OR THROUGH US AND MAKE THE REQUESTS AND GET THE BALL MOVING.
THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW BECAUSE THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT THIS.
IT'S LIKE, OH, WELL, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
AND MY COMMENT WILL SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT THE LAST THING IS YOU'RE AN ENGINEER.
YOU LOOK AT A PLAN ON A BEAUTIFUL COMPUTER THAT'S DRAWN OUT WITH ALL THIS NICE STUFF AND WHERE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TURN AND STOP AND DO ALL THAT STUFF.
WILL ANYBODY ACTUALLY GO TO THE ROAD? AND HAVE TO DRIVE AND SEE HOW THE CURRENT SITUATION IS BEFORE CHANGES ARE MADE TO THOSE SECTIONS OR PARTS OR ANYTHING? YES, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF STAFF WHEN WE GET ANY TYPE OF CONCERN OR COMPLAINT IS NOT JUST TO GOOGLE IT AND LOOK IT ON A MAP, BUT TO ACTUALLY DRIVE OUT TO THE STREET.
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN SEE.
GRADES AREN'T APPARENT ON A GOOGLE MAP.
IT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR OUR STAFF TO ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE STREET AND DO A FIELD INVENTORY.
I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO DO THAT, TO DRIVE AND KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE IN THAT AREA, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THAT COMMUNITY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT? MR. SHEEHAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PHASE CONSOLIDATION AND THE ROUNDING DOWN.
I THINK I KNOW WHICH PROJECT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, AND IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL.
I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE LIKE, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, EITHER TO 66 OR 67, BECAUSE YOU WERE RIGHT ON THAT THRESHOLD.
SO I TOTALLY GET THAT, AND I CAN FULLY SUPPORT THAT, AND I THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT YOU THOUGHT, MAYBE THIS DOESN'T WORK AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT SHOULD, AND THEN REFLECTING THAT IN YOUR CHANGES.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MS. ACOSTA? THANK YOU.
AS I WAS SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY RESIDENTS TALK TO ME ALL THE TIME ABOUT.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL SAY STOP SIGNS. WE NEED A STOP SIGN BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST THING THEY THINK OF, AND THAT MAY NOT BE THE SOLUTION. SO JUST KNOWING THAT THERE ARE EASY WAYS TO CONTACT OUR STAFF, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ME, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE WEBSITE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE APP THAT I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUSH BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY, I THINK RESIDENTS WILL BE REALLY HAPPY TO KNOW THE PROCESS IS SIMPLE, CLEAR, AND TRANSPARENT. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES. MS. BOB PATEL. YES, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I HAVE TO SAY A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RECENTLY IS IN AND AROUND TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I THINK WE TALK ABOUT IT A LOT WITH REGARDS TO REDUCING SPEED AND HOW IT'S ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE SAFE, WHETHER THEY'RE RUNNING, WALKING, BIKING, DRIVING EVEN. IT REALLY MAKES SURE THAT WE'RE IMPROVING THE OVERALL SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO... I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, REALLY THINKING OF A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS IT, BECAUSE I THINK OUR FAMILIES, OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE SAFER BECAUSE OF IT.
AND I DO HOPE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE IT. I'M SURE WE'LL RECEIVE MORE FEEDBACK, AND I DO KNOW THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THIS ONE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT.
THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I JUST WANT TO SAY. THAT, YES, I KNOW FOR SURE YOU GO OUT AND CHECK THESE ROADS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES I'VE SEEN SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD ADDRESS TO MAKE TRAFFIC FLOW SMOOTHER. I'LL USE POINSETTIA AND EL CAMINO REAL, FOR INSTANCE. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PAINT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THAT AREA. SO THANK YOU, AND I DO KNOW THAT YOU DO RESPOND TO MAKING THOSE CHANGES. SO THANKS FOR THAT. GO AHEAD WITH THE MOTION. YEAH, MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
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UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE STILL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THAT SPEAKER? DIANA RICKER.I'D LIKE TO BRING TO LIGHT A CURRENT PRACTICE OF CARLSBAD POLICE AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHEN A CHILD ATTENDING A SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THE CHILD SAYS, OUT OF THE BLUE, SHE OR HE NO LONGER WANTS TO LIVE WITH THE PARENT, THE CUSTODIAL PARENT. CPD AND CUSD WILL SUPPORT THE CHILD'S DECISION JUST LIKE THAT. NO QUESTIONS ASKED, NO
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INVESTIGATION, NO SUSPICION OF THE OTHER PARENT OR ADULT OF WHICH THE CHILD IS GOING TO SUDDENLY LIVE WITH. AND WHEN THE CUSTODIAL PARENT WANTS TO RETRIEVE THE CHILD FROM THAT PERSON'S HOME, CPD WILL NOT LET YOU. AND THEY'LL SAY IT'S A FAMILY MATTER, GO TO FAMILY COURT. BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW CORRUPT FAMILY COURT IS, SO THERE'S REALLY NO HELP THERE. CPD HAD NO FOREKNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. MY HOME WAS BEING BROKEN INTO VIA INCAPACITATING DRUGS BY AN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP WITH MIDDLE EASTERN TIES THAT BEGAN IN YEAR 2020. THIS ORGANIZED GROUP HAS ACCESS TO MIGRANT EQUIPMENT AND DOMESTIC MANPOWER, DIGITAL SOPHISTICATED TOOLS TO AVOID BEING DETECTED IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AND BIO AND CHEMICAL WARFARE.OF THESE CHEMICALS, SOME OF THEM ARE TO CHEMICALLY COERCE A NARRATIVE OF THE TARGETED CHILD'S MIND.
IN OTHER WORDS, A PDF FILE AND ADD IT A RAPIST WITH ENOUGH MONEY OR CONNECTIONS CAN USE THESE CHEMICALS WITH ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY. MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT, SO I'M GOING TO NARROW THIS DOWN. I HAVEN'T SEEN MY SON IN OVER 2 YEARS. I WAS THE CUSTODIAL PARENT. I HAVEN'T SEEN MY DAUGHTER IN OVER 6 MONTHS. I'M GOING TO PUBLICLY NAME MY ABUSERS.
FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY NADINE SAYEGH, WHO TOLD DANIELLE BEPEDEL MY TORTURE WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I WAS IN PHYSICAL CONDITION SIMILAR TO OTTO WARMBIER, A 2016 PRISONER OF NORTH KOREA, AND HER ASSOCIATES JAMES "JIM" GREGORY RICKER OF CARLSBAD, WHO I SUSPECT IN FACT PUT A TRAP, ENTRANCE INTO MY APARTMENT.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT HE HAS DONE THIS IN TWO SEPARATE HOMES. I HAVE NOT SEEN MY CHILDREN. I HAVE NOT SEEN MY CHILDREN, AND I HAVE A COURT DECREE THAT SAYS I AM THE CUSTODIAL PARENT, AND THIS PERSON WILL NOT LET ME. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH. I DON'T KNOW WHY I NEED TO GO BACK TO COURT.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.YES, JUST ONE. I'D JUST LIKE TO ALSO-I KNOW IT'S ARBOR WEEK, BUT IT'S ALSO NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, SO FIRE AND POLICE DISPATCH WEEK. I GOT TO GO AND GIVE SOME GIFT BASKETS OVER TO BOTH DISPATCHES THAT WE USE, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC AND OURSELVES THEMSELVES THAT IN BETWEEN THAT TIME WHERE POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDS TO THE INCIDENT, THERE'S A PERSON WHO HAS TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND INTERPRET WHAT MAY BE SOMEONE'S WORST DAY OF THEIR LIVES. AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAUMA AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT DISPATCHER HAS TO ABSORB DAY IN, DAY OUT, AND THEN ALSO KEEP THE SITUATION CALM IS SO ADMIRABLE THAT I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT. THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU. YES, THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING. GOOD GRIEF. I'M GOING TO GET THERE IN A MINUTE. THIS MORNING, AND WE CONSIDERED ALMOST 20 BILLS, I BELIEVE IT WAS, TO SUPPORT, OPPOSE, OR WATCH. THE COMMITTEE IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE'RE LIKE PROOFREADERS OF ALL OF THE LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING FROM SACRAMENTO, WHICH IS ALMOST 2,000 BILLS PLUS A YEAR. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS WHO KEEP US INFORMED, AND IT'S A LOT TO CONSIDER, BUT I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB TO CONTINUE TO WORK THE PLAN OF WHAT OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS. THE VILLAGE CLEANUP IS THIS SATURDAY AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING, AND JUST MEET RIGHT BETWEEN HANDEL'S AND PURE PROJECT, AND THEY'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH GLOVES AND A LITTLE GRABBER AND A BUCKET IT. YOU CAN WEIGH IT AND THEY GIVE YOU PRIZES. IT'S REALLY FUN. I'LL BE THERE. COME OUT AND PICK TRASH UP WITH ME. AND THEN THE STATE OF TRI-CITY IS ON THE 21ST, SO A FEW OF US YOU MAY SEE AT THAT EVENT. OTHER THAN THAT, ENJOY YOUR WEEK. WE DON'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK, SO SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
THANK YOU. I TOOK NOTES SO I CAN GO QUICKLY. THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING WAS FANTASTIC. WE TOOK TOOK MORE POSITIONS TODAY THAN WE HAVE THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE IN THAT PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHERE THE BILLS ARE A BIT FIRMED UP. THERE STILL WERE SOME BILLS THAT WE COULDN'T TAKE POSITIONS ON, AND MIND YOU, ALL THE POSITIONS WE TAKE ARE BASED ON THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
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THERE IS ONE THAT WE'RE CHECKING TO SEE IF IT'S IN THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM BECAUSE IT'S AI-RELATED, AND IF NOT, I AM VERY INTERESTED IN BRINGING IT ALL TO YOU BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL TO ADDRESS A RISING CHALLENGE IN OUR SOCIETY. SO THAT'S ONE. I DID ATTEND THE CAL CITY SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION MEETING VIRTUALLY ON MONDAY, AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT. THAT'S A GATHERING OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITIES, CITY OFFICIALS, AND STAFF WHERE WE TALK ABOUT SOME REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES.OUR GUEST SPEAKER WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, WHERE, YOU KNOW, I'M AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD. SO WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE WATER TRANSFERS, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY.
ESSENTIALLY, LAST MONTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WAS ABLE TO SIGN A VERY HISTORIC DEAL WITH A RIVERSIDE WATER AUTHORITY, AND THEN LAST WEEK WE SIGNED A SECOND DEAL, ALSO VERY HISTORIC, WITH A DIFFERENT RIVERSIDE REGIONAL WHOLESALER OF WATER. SO WITH THOSE TWO DEALS, WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK INTO THIS BUDGET SEASON WITH A VERY STRONG POSITION, AND HOPEFULLY REALLY STABILIZE WATER RATES AT THE WHOLESALE LEVEL. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT RETAIL WATER RATES FOR ALL CUSTOMERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. IT JUST MEANS AT THE WHOLESALE LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE RATES WAY DOWN FROM, FROM THE HIKES WE HAD BEEN SEEING. SO IT'S VERY EXCITING. WE DID GREAT WORK, AND IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. SO AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIVISION OF CAL CITIES, WE ALSO WENT OVER BILLS A LOT OF COASTAL COMMUNITY BILLS, THINGS THAT RELATE TO PROTECTING OUR COAST AND ALSO RELATED TO OFFSHORE DRILLING. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AT THE CITY LEVEL BUT ALSO REGIONALLY WITH OUR PARTNERS. NEXT WEEK IS THE CAL CITIES CITY LEADERS SUMMIT IN SACRAMENTO, AND IT'S OUR ADVOCACY TRIP THAT ONCE A YEAR CAL CITIES HAS WITH CITIES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. WE COME TOGETHER, WE DO MEETINGS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, SENATORS AND TALK ABOUT OUR POSITIONS ON BILLS THAT AFFECT US. A LOT OF THE BILLS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT ARE LOCAL CONTROL RELATED, WHERE THE STATE IS TRYING TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RULES THAT ERODE OUR LOCAL AUTHORITY WITH PLANNING. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND ALSO EXPRESSING HOW STATEWIDE BILLS THAT HAVE A COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH DO NOT WORK FOR EVERY COMMUNITY, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR PERSPECTIVE. SO I'M THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES STATEWIDE, SO I'LL BE IN A TON OF MEETINGS BACK TO BACK FOR SEVERAL DAYS NEXT WEEK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND ALSO BRINGING CARLSBAD TO THE FOREFRONT AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY WE HAVE HERE AND HOW UNIQUE AND SPECIAL WE ARE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT, AND THANK YOU ALL. AND I DO HAVE A BEACH CLEANUP ALSO, ONE THAT I'M LEADING AT PONTO IN MY DISTRICT THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 11. THE YOUTH THAT I MENTOR WILL ALSO BE JOINING US, AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WHOEVER WANTS TO JOIN CAN COME. WE MEET UP AT 9:00 AM, AVENIDA ENCINAS AND PONTO DRIVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SHIN, FOR RECOGNIZING OUR DISPATCHERS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL, AND THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. I KNOW THAT WE HAD OUR POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'VE BEEN DOING OUR CITY STUFF CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR THIRD GRADERS, AND IT'S ALWAYS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO HEAR THEIR QUESTIONS. I KNOW I HAVE A FEW MORE COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAD A NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED FARE CONVERSATIONS AND INCREASING FARES, WHICH HASN'T HAPPENED IN SOME TIME. SO YOU'LL LIKELY, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ALREADY, YOU'LL LIKELY SEE SOME SUMMARY CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. AND WE DO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE FULL BOARD ON THURSDAY. I TOO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I WON'T REHASH, AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DIVISION MEETING. I ATTENDED THAT VIRTUALLY AS WELL. AND THEN I WILL ALSO BE AT THE STATE OF TRI-CITY. WE HAVE A THE EARTH DAY EVENT THIS WEEKEND AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING IN RIGHT BEFORE OUR COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 28TH. OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
CITY MANAGER? NOTHING THIS EVENING.CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING, THANK YOU.
CITY CLERK? OKAY. FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, 9:00 AM, 2026 EARTH DAY POSTER CONTEST.
THIS WILL BE AT POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK, 6600 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD. AND TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST AT 7:00 AM, STATE OF THE TRI-CITY 2026. THIS WILL BE AT TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER, 4002 VISTA WAY IN OCEANSIDE. AND THIS LAST WEEK I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH AN OLDER
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RESIDENT WHO TOLD ME THAT HE MOVED TO CARLSBAD BECAUSE OF THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE OF THE RESIDENTS IN CARLSBAD, AND OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT HEALTHY LIVING MAKES HAPPIER LIFE, MAKES LONGEVITY. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CARLSBAD 5000 WE HAD THIS LAST WEEKEND. 40 YEARS OF THE CARLSBAD 5000 IN CARLSBAD, AND THIS YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 8,500 PARTICIPANTS AND ABOUT 11,500 SPECTATORS.AND THAT'S ALL FOR HEALTHY LIVING IN CARLSBAD. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.