[00:00:02] IT'S 5:00. I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. CHECK ROLL. [CALL TO ORDER] COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN. PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. MISS ACOSTA, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CONCURRENT MEETING. [ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS] THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE SERVING AS A CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS A SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER SIX. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 12TH OF 26TH. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 19TH OF 26. MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS. I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. [PRESENTATIONS] THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP TO THE PODIUM DOCTOR SATYA AUSTIN I'VE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE PROCLAMATION TODAY FOR JUNETEENTH, PROCLAIMING JUNETEENTH. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE WORDS AND THEN INVITE DOCTOR AUSTIN TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS AS WELL. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH DAY COMMEMORATES JUNE 19TH, 1865, IN WHICH UNION GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ANNOUNCED THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, FOLLOWING OVER TWO CENTURIES OF SLAVERY SINCE COLONIAL AMERICA. AND WHEREAS THOUSANDS OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN TEXAS WERE THE LAST TO LEARN OF THEIR LIBERATION, ENGAGED IN THE JUBILEE THAT BEGAN IN TEXAS AND SPREAD TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION. AND WHEREAS JUNE 19TH, 1865, CALLED FOR THE END OF INSTITUTIONALIZED HUMAN CHATTEL SLAVERY, AND LATER, ON DECEMBER 6TH, 1865, RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT OFFICIALLY ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD PROMOTES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH DAY TO HONOR AND REFLECT ON THE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SYSTEMIC HARDSHIPS, AND ONGOING ACHIEVEMENTS THAT BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICANS EXPERIENCE IN THE JOURNEY FOR TRUE LIBERTY, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL PEOPLE. NOW THEREFORE, I, COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA ACOSTA ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 19TH, 2026, AS JUNETEENTH DAY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOCTOR SASHA AUSTIN HERE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH SAINT LOUIS COUNTY NAACP. WE'RE ACTUALLY THE LONGEST RUNNING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OR 58 YEARS. WE HOSTED OUT OF OCEANSIDE. HOWEVER, WE SERVE 18 CITIES IN NORTH COUNTY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CELEBRATION IN THE DAY. IT'S ABOUT SHOWING UP AND SAYING THAT THE REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND EVERYONE IN THIS CITY MATTERS. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DO HAVE WITH ME, MY EVENTS CHAIR HERE, DIRECTOR INES WILLIAMS, AND I HAVE OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON, REGGIE BRANCH. I'D LOVE TO CALL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU. WILL YOU PLEASE, ALL THREE OF YOU, PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT FOR A PHOTO? [00:05:16] NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. THE BROWN ACT IN THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. CITY 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 ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY, CIVILITY AND RESPECT. WE WELCOME CLAPPING DURING THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED. THE CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. AT THE 2.5 MINUTE MARK, THE LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL TURN YELLOW, GIVING YOU NOTICE THAT YOU'RE DOWN TO 30S. I'VE ASKED THE CLERK TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THREE MINUTES. THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT FOR NOTHING? ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. [CONSENT CALENDAR] DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO SPEAKERS. ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? PLEASE MAKE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION. [5. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. CS-516 AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.16 MASSAGE SERVICES] THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING MASSAGE SERVICES. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO SPEAKERS. ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WISH TO PULL IT FOR ANY REASON OR DISCUSS IT? ALL RIGHT. MOTION. MOVE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 6. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 6 IS THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET, [6. ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 OPERATING BUDGET, STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 APPROPRIATION LIMIT AND REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES] STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. APPROPRIATION LIMIT AND REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES. FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ZACK KORACH, AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LAURA ROCHA. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LAURA ROCHA, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. AS MENTIONED BY OUR CITY MANAGER TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 OPERATING BUDGET CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM, AND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FINAL ADOPTION. SO I WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WITH A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PRIORITIES, AND THEN TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO FINANCE DIRECTOR ZACH KORACH, TO WALK YOU THROUGH FURTHER DETAILS. AND WE WILL START WITH THE CITY WIDE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, A FEE UPDATE AND A DIGITAL AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW. SO TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ARE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE MANY RESOLUTIONS ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT. PART OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION DOES INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES. SO THERE WILL BE A STAFF PRESENTATION. WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC TESTIMONY, CLOSE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, CITY COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THE STAFF PRESENTATION, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION, AND FINALLY, A CITY COUNCIL VOTE. SOME KEY DATES HERE TO NOTE ARE THAT CITY COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED WITH OUR PRELIMINARY OPERATING BUDGET BACK ON MAY 19TH. IT WAS A CHANCE FOR CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED BUDGET, ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK. A COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP WAS THEN HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 21ST TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 26-27 CITY BUDGET, ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK. [00:10:06] CITY STAFF PROMOTED THE WORKSHOP THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS. NINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED, BOTH RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS. SEVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED VERBAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TRAIL OVERSIGHT AND MAINTENANCE, THE RECENTLY APPROVED COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING AND PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. SO A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF THE WORKSHOP AND THE RESULTING COMMENTS IS PROVIDED AS EXHIBIT 23 OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. AND TONIGHT IS JUNE 16TH, IN WHICH WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AS WELL. AND OF COURSE, JULY 1ST WILL BEGIN OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR 26-27. SO INVESTING IN CITY INFRASTRUCTURE HAS LONG SINCE BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CITY. THIS BUDGET CALLS FOR A NEW PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING IN THE VILLAGE, A BACKUP GENERATOR FOR THE SAFETY TRAINING CENTER, VARIOUS WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, AND LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS. NEW PROPOSED PROJECTS AND SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES SIX FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR NEW COMMUNITY POLICING PROBLEM SOLVING TEAM, RECLASSIFYING SIX EMTS TO PARAMEDICS FIREFIGHTERS AS PART OF THE MULTI YEAR EFFORT. THIS DOES ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE ITS SERVICE CAPACITY AND ABILITY WITHOUT INCREASING ITS EMPLOYEE COUNT. CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, THE CITY'S LARGEST PARK TO DATE, WILL BE BREAKING GROUND IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO MITIGATE FUNDING, ALONG WITH INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MONROE STREET POOL, WITH AN ANTICIPATED TO REOPEN TO OUR COMMUNITY LATER THIS YEAR. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO FINANCE DIRECTOR, ZACH KORACH, TO CONTINUE WITH THE BUDGET PRESENTATION AND FURTHER DETAIL. THANK YOU, MISS ROCHA. HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE OVER THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS. IN FISCAL YEAR 25, THE RESERVE WAS AT A LEVEL OF $131 MILLION, OR 55%. IT INCREASED TO $152 MILLION, OR 61%, IN FISCAL YEAR 26. AND AT THIS TIME, IT IS PROJECTED TO END THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 26-27 AT A LEVEL OF $145 MILLION, OR 58%. THE SLIGHT DECREASE YEAR OVER YEAR OR SINCE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IS DRIVEN BY A RECOMMENDED ONE TIME TRANSFER OF $8 MILLION TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUND TO FUND FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND ALL OF THIS IN RESPECT TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 74, WHICH TARGETS AND STIPULATES THAT THE GENERAL FUND MUST MAINTAIN A RESERVE LEVEL NO LESS THAN 40%. SHOULD THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE BUDGET THIS EVENING, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE WOULD BE PROJECTED TO END THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR WITH EXCESS RESERVES OF APPROXIMATELY $45 MILLION. IN REGARDS TO THE CITY'S PENSION PLAN, HERE WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE RESPECTIVE FUNDED STATUSES FOR THE MAJORITY OF JURISDICTIONS AND MEMBER AGENCIES OF CALPERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. A FEW ITEMS OF NOTE. WE CAN SEE THAT OCEANSIDE HAS MOVED SINCE RECENT YEARS INTO THE TOP SPOT, COMPARED TO THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON THIS SLIDE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS MULTIPLE YEARS OF ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE DIRECTLY TO CALPERS, ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY WERE OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE. THAT IS WHAT ACHIEVED THE ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS FOR THEIR FUNDED STATUS. IN LOOKING AT THIS INFORMATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT ONLY INCLUDES THE FUNDS AND THE FUNDS THAT ARE UNDER CALPERS MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT AGENCIES MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST. A FEW EXAMPLES WOULD BE THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE, THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, THE CITY OF CORONADO, AND OF COURSE, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, ALL HAVING ESTABLISHED SAID TRUSTS. IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE THE ASSETS FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FROM ITS SECTION 115 TRUST, THE FUNDED STATUS WOULD BE AT A LEVEL OF 79%, AND COMPARED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WE WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST. NEXT, I'LL BE TALKING BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PROJECTED REVENUES AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. LOOKING CITYWIDE, WE CAN SEE THE SUMMARY BY FUND TYPE. AND AGAIN, FOCUSING ON THE GENERAL FUND, WE CAN SEE FOR GENERAL FUND REVENUES A PROPOSED INCREASE OF $6.3 MILLION OR 2.6%. [00:15:09] THIS IS THE GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR IS CONSERVATIVELY BELOW LEVELS OF INFLATION, APPROXIMATELY 3.8% ACROSS THE REGION AS OF MAY OF 2026. MUCH OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE DISCUSSION DURING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION ON MAY 19TH WAS AROUND SALES TAX, WHICH HAS BEEN CONSERVATIVELY MARKED DOWN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. A LOT OF THAT HAVING TO DO WITH CONTINUED PULLBACK IN CONSUMER DEMAND AND CONFIDENCE, AS WELL AS THE TAXPAYER ERROR CORRECTION BY ONE PARTICULAR AUTO DEALER THAT HAS SINCE BEEN REMEDIED AND CORRECTED. DESPITE THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY WITH INFLATION AS WELL AS GEOPOLITICAL TENSION, PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, AS WELL AS INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTINUE TO BOLSTER THE GENERAL FUND AND DRIVE THE YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH. LOOKING AT EXPENSES AND AGAIN FOCUSING ON THE GENERAL FUND, THEY ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY $7 MILLION, OR 2.9% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AGAIN WELL BELOW THE INFLATION RATE OR INFLATION LEVEL OF 3.8%. WHILE PERSONNEL COSTS ARE INCREASING DUE TO NEGOTIATED LABOR AGREEMENTS, CALPERS INCREASES AS WELL AS HEALTH RATES AND HEALTH ELECTIONS, MUCH OF THE INCREASE IS OFFSET BY A REDUCTION IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF FEWER ONE TIME SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUESTS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THERE IS ONE CHANGE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN ADDITION TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET. AND THAT IS FOR THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN PHASE TWO. AS YOU'LL RECALL, ON JUNE 9TH OF 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE PHASE TWO OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN. THIS PHASE TWO INCLUDES THE CONVERSION OF A PART TIME FIRE SPECIALIST TO A FULL TIME ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL, ONE TIME VEHICLE PURCHASE, AS WELL AS ONGOING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE ONE TIME APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IS APPROXIMATELY $294,000, OR $220,000 ONGOING. AS FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE FIRE SPECIALIST TO THE ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL, THE ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF POSITION IS RECOMMENDED DUE TO THE LEVEL OF TASK AND SERVICE THAT THIS EFFORT WILL ENTAIL, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE, FUEL MODIFICATION INSPECTION PROGRAMS, EXPANSION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLANNING, AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH UPDATES TO THE LANDSCAPE MANUAL AND PREPARATION OF VEGETATION MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN IN THE APPROPRIATIONS WE JUST MENTIONED. DURING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION ON MAY 19TH, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR SINCE THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR. A LOT OF IT HAVING TO DO WITH THE TAXPAYER ERROR CORRECTION FOR SALES TAX, APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION ON AN ONGOING BASIS. IF THE CITY WERE IN A POSITION WHERE WE DID NOT NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT ONGOING ADJUSTMENT, WE ONCE AGAIN WOULD HAVE AN ENTIRELY OR COMPLETELY BALANCED FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK. HOWEVER, A POSITIVE TAKEAWAY HERE IS THE LEVEL OF STABILITY THAT WE'RE SEEING, AND EVEN A YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. MUCH OF THIS IS DRIVEN BY CALPERS POSITIVE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE IN BOTH FISCAL YEAR 24 AND 25, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE CITY'S REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS IN FUTURE YEARS. REGARDING FEE UPDATES, HERE IS A LOOK AT THE INDICES THAT ARE APPLIED TO OUR VARIOUS FEE CATEGORIES. AS WE CAN SEE IN THE FAR RIGHT, THE ANNUAL INCREASES RANGE BETWEEN 0.4% AND 2.7%, AND BECAUSE THESE INDICES ARE APPLIED AS OF JANUARY 2026, A RELATIVELY LOW INFLATIONARY PERIOD COMPARED TO THE LAST FIVE OR SO YEARS, THAT'S DRIVING THE RELATIVELY LOWER LEVEL OF INCREASE ACROSS THESE FEE CATEGORIES. THE CITY DID COMPLETE ITS COMPREHENSIVE COST OF SERVICE ANALYSIS AND FEE STUDY AS PRESENTED DURING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET PRESENTATION. THIS WAS AN EFFORT WHICH REEVALUATED CURRENT TIME ESTIMATES. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A PARTICULAR STAFF PERSON TO COMPLETE A TASK ASSOCIATED WITH A FEE TYPE, AS WELL AS THE UPDATED FULL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE SERVICES, AND COMPARED THAT TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY FOR COST RECOVERY TO ENSURE THAT FEES WERE SET AT ADEQUATE LEVELS AND, OF COURSE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COST RECOVERY POLICY. [00:20:05] THERE WERE DEPARTMENTAL FEES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE RELATIVELY SUBSTANTIALLY AND AS A RESULT, IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH WITH FEE INCREASE IMPLEMENTATIONS, PART OF THIS EVENING'S ACTION IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING A POLICY AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE TIME PERIOD FOR WHICH FEE INCREASES ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM THREE YEARS TO FIVE YEARS. FOR THE STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT INCLUDES 35 PROJECTS VALUED AT $42.1 MILLION. AND WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE THREE NEW PROJECTS TO BE ADDED TO THE PLAN OR TO THE PROGRAM THAT ARE REQUESTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. IT INCLUDES A $500,000 FOR THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER REPLACEMENTS, $500,000 FOR INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DETECTION UPGRADES, AS WELL AS $100,000 FOR ONLINE SERVICES FOR ADA COMPLIANCE. FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, HERE WE HAVE A LIST OF THE COMPLETED PROJECTS, NOTING THOSE THAT ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. IN TOTAL, THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS, APPROXIMATELY $4.8 MILLION WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE FUNDING SOURCES AS A RESULT OF COMPLETING THESE PROJECTS UNDER BUDGET. THERE ARE SIX NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE ADDED TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE FIRST FOUR WITHIN THE UTILITIES DIVISION FOR LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. AS FOR GENERAL FACILITIES, THERE IS A REQUEST FOR HVAC REFURBISHMENT AT THE DOVE LIBRARY AND RANCH. EXCUSE ME. STAIR REPLACEMENTS AT LEO CARRILLO RANCH. THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO THE PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET. THAT WAS. EXCUSE ME. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS REQUESTING. AND THIS IS FOR WORK ON THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD EXTENSION BE RESUMED AND ACCELERATED. SPECIFICALLY, THIS ITEM WOULD BEGIN THE COST ANALYSIS OF THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD EXTENSION TO EVALUATE DESIGN OPTIONS, AS WELL AS TO ESTIMATE COSTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SEGMENT OF COLLEGE BOULEVARD FROM SUNNY CREEK, JUST EAST OF EL CAMINO REAL TO CANON ROAD NEAR SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. ONCE THE ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE, THE RESULTS AND DESIGN OPTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DIRECTION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. ACTIVITY ON THIS PROJECT HAD BEEN PAUSED SINCE 2022, AND IT IS A PROJECT THAT WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOWS IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AT EL CAMINO AND THE 78, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MORE HEAVILY CONGESTED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ARE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, AS WELL AS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THE RESOLUTIONS, AND AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER FOR CLOSING REMARKS. THANK YOU, ZACH. OUR GOAL IS TO PRESENT A BUDGET THAT ENSURES THAT PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE BEING UTILIZED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY POSSIBLE, AND WE APPROACH EVERY CARLSBAD BUDGET CYCLE IN THE SAME FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY. AS I MENTIONED LAST MONTH, ONE MAIN THEME OF THIS BUDGET IS THAT AS A CITY, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, DELIVERING ON PROMISES AND COMPLETING PROJECTS OR MOVING THINGS FORWARD, VERSUS MERELY JUST ADDING MORE PROJECTS EACH YEAR TO AN EVER GROWING LIST OF FUTURE ACTIONS. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OLDER PLANNED PROJECTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY STILL MAKE SENSE, AND IF NOT, WE ARE STOPPING THEM OR REIMAGINING THEM FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND RESIDENT NEEDS. AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO AGE, SO DOES OUR CORE INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S WHY MANY OF THE KEY INVESTMENTS PROPOSED THIS YEAR CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, TO MAKE SURE THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY REMAINS STRONG. AS WE HEAD INTO THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR, WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON DELIVERING ON COUNCIL GOALS AND DIRECTIVES, AS WELL AS DELIVERING ON THE COMMITMENTS WE'VE MADE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS BUDGET TONIGHT DOES THAT. IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK THE FINANCE TEAM FOR THE GREAT BUDGET AND RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WHOSE SERVICE AND ENERGY AND OUTSTANDING WORK EVERY DAY MAKE CARLSBAD SUCH A GREAT CITY. AND WITH THAT, THAT COMPLETES THE PRESENTATION. WE'RE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. FIRST, MISS ACOSTA. YES. THANK YOU. I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THE PORTION OF THE BUDGET RELATED TO THE CORE MODERNIZATION PROJECT, BECAUSE I PERFORM WORK FOR ONE OF THE PROJECT VENDORS, WORKDAY, OCTOBER 2025 THROUGH MAY, SORRY, MARCH 2026. SO I'LL BE LEAVING THE ROOM FOR THIS AND I'LL BE BACK WHEN THAT PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS DONE. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND MISS CITY ATTORNEY, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WHEN. [00:25:02] OH, OKAY. APPARENTLY I CAN STAY FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. OKAY. JUST SO I UNDERSTAND THE PROPER WAY TO HANDLE THIS, WE'LL TAKE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM FIRST, WE'LL VOTE ON IT, AND THEN WE'LL INVITE MISS ACOSTA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REST? THAT'S CORRECT. SO COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA CAN LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE SPEAKER TONIGHT SO SHE CAN LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, SHE WOULD LEAVE THE ROOM. THE REMAINING COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD DISCUSS THE CORE MODERNIZATION PIECE OF THE BUDGET. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE IT DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET AND ALSO IN THE SD TIP PORTION OF THE BUDGET. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATION AND TAKEN A VOTE ON THAT, SHE CAN RETURN TO THE DAIS, PARTICIPATE IN THE REMAINING OF IT, AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN PUBLIC TESTIMONY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? BRET SCHANZENBACH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER. I KNOW MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE COME TO TALK AT THESE THINGS, IT'S TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT DOING WELL. SO I THOUGHT I'D COME AND SAY WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING. FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK IN A CITY THAT IS SO WELL RUN FISCALLY AND IS SUCH A GREAT PARTNER. AND YOU'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB, YOU KNOW, WITH JEFF AT THE HELM AND YOU GUYS AS OUR LEADERS OF KEEPING THAT SHIP STEADY AND CONTINUING TO CREATE A VERY FISCALLY SOUND COMMUNITY AND CITY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE RESERVES AS HIGH AS THEY ARE, AS WELL AS YOUR PENSION SO WELL FUNDED, IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE TO WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY AND TO PARTNER WITH YOU ON SO MANY THINGS. I ALSO GET THE PLEASURE OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF WHO ARE FANTASTIC, AND WE GET TO DO COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TOGETHER. SO I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU INSTEAD OF BEAT YOU UP AND TELL YOU WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE ON THIS PATH. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW, AND SO YEAH, I WANTED TO OFFICIALLY REGISTER ON BEHALF OF THE CHAMBER. OUR SUPPORT FOR YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THIS BUDGET AND MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING TO HEAR ME, COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA, BECAUSE I WAS REALLY FEELING LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO MISS OUT ON WHAT I HAD TO SAY. SO I WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO KEEP TALKING TILL THE COLOR CHANGES, BECAUSE THE MAYOR MADE SUCH A GOOD SPEECH ABOUT HOW IT ALL WORKED. NO. JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO OTHER SPEAKERS. THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. AND MISS ACOSTA, THIS IS WHERE YOU STAGE LEFT. COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SEGMENTED PORTION OF THE BUDGET? ANY COMMENTS? 3 OF THE OPTIONS, BUT IN 3, I NOTICED THAT IT ALSO HAS THE CIP, SO WE COULD SEGMENT THAT PORTION OUT. YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE. FOR THIS PORTION, I THINK IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT IF THERE WERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CORE MODERNIZATION PORTIONS OF THE BUDGET. OKAY. AND. ALL RIGHT. I THINK I JUST SEE IT UNDER THE. AM I SEEING THAT CORRECTLY? THAT IT'S UNDER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE. WELL, I'M LOOKING AT THE SHORTER VERSION. IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 3, THE RESOLUTIONS, I SEE IT, AT LEAST FROM WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS, BUT IF I'M MISTAKEN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. YEAH. THERE IS A PORTION OF IT THAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE CITY, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AT THIS POINT JUST TO VOICE. JUST THAT PART. YEAH. JUST A MOTION APPROVING THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET. AND THEN WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA REJOINS, YOU CAN. AND IF IT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE, YOU CAN MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THE RESOLUTIONS AT THE END. AWESOME. THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. I THINK. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THAT PASSES 4 TO 0 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA RECUSING HERSELF. CAN WE INVITE HER BACK? [00:30:01] THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OTHER OF THE ITEMS? START WITH YOU, MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. AND MY QUESTION IS, ACTUALLY, IF WE RECEIVED COMMUNITY INPUT AT THE BUDGET, AT THE TOWN HALL THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WITH ANY OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I HEARD A RECAP OF THE, SORRY, BUDGET WORKSHOP, COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP, I THINK WE'RE CALLING IT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE QUESTION. SO YES, AS PART OF EXHIBIT 23, WE HAVE DETAILED ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES FROM STAFF IN LARGE PART THE CONVERSATIONS OR THE COMMENTS FROM, FROM RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED REVOLVED AROUND TRAILS, PARKS, RANGERS AS WELL AS THE COST RECOVERY POLICY AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS BHAT-PATEL, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? JUST ONE. YES. FOR THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD EXTENSION, COULD YOU REMIND US WHY IT HAD BEEN PAUSED? I DO REMEMBER THE TIME FRAME, AND I REMEMBER, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT REFRESHED FOR FOLKS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, PAZ GOMEZ, TO RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PAZ GOMEZ, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. BACK IN JUNE OF 2022, STAFF HAD PRESENTED THAT, GIVEN THE ADDITIONAL CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND STAFF CONSTRAINTS AND CAPACITY, WE HAD REQUESTED AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FOR US TO PAUSE THAT PROJECT. ALSO, AT THAT TIME, DEVELOPMENT HAD BEEN PAUSED. AND SO AT THE LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 15, SO IT WAS APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME TO PUT THINGS ON HOLD. SINCE THEN, THE CAPACITY ISSUE FOR STAFF HAS BEEN RESOLVED. AND SO THAT'S WHY THE CITY MANAGER HAS REQUESTED THAT WE MOVE THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. COMMENTS, PLEASE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS. AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING YOUR LAST BUDGET FOR US, LAURA. YOU WILL BE MISSED. I'M IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD IN REGARDS TO THE COLLEGE EXTENSION. I JUST THINK IT'S BEEN AN AWKWARD ROAD FOR ME AND THOSE FOLKS IN DISTRICT 2. I'M SORRY. TO NOT REALLY SEE WHICH Y YOU GET TAILED OFF THERE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT COLLEGE AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE 78 OFF OF COLLEGE. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I KIND OF SHARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE SPEAKER SAID HERE. I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE AN OUTSIDE GROUP COMING TOWARDS US TO SAY THAT OUR BUDGET'S GOOD, THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THEIR TIME DOING THAT. THAT'S QUITE A STATEMENT FOR US AS A FAMILY. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AGAIN, THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF AND THE DIRECTORS OF EVERY DEPARTMENT WHO HAD TO REALLY WRESTLE THEMSELVES THROUGH TO GET THROUGH THIS BUDGET. SO THAT'S ALL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MISS ACOSTA? YES. THANK YOU. I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK GOES IN. I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW BECAUSE I'M NOT ON STAFF, BUT I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT GOES INTO PREPARING THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR HARD WORK. KEEPING INCREASES LOW, KEEPING COSTS NOW LOW, BEING VERY EFFICIENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. THERE WAS A SLIDE, THE BUDGET TAKEAWAY SLIDE THAT REALLY KIND OF UNDERSCORED KIND OF SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW, PUBLIC SAFETY BEING HUGE AMONG THEM. FIRE AND POLICE. AND IN GENERAL, WE HAVE DONE A REALLY EXCELLENT JOB WITH FISCAL DISCIPLINE, KEEPING OURSELVES SUSTAINABLE AND THINKING PROACTIVELY ABOUT THE FUTURE. AND THAT INCLUDES OUR PENSIONS AND OUR SPECIAL PENSION FUND THAT WE SET UP. I'M A BIG FAN OF DOING THAT. I THINK WE'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB MANAGING FUTURE COSTS IN THAT WAY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY VISION AND OUR VALUES THAT INCLUDE THE HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND OPEN SPACES AND PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. I LOVE THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SO MUCH WITH OUR PARKS AND OUR POOLS, SO THOSE CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITIES FOR US AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS BUDGET AND HAVING A GREAT YEAR. THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. MISS BHAT-PATEL? YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT WROTE IN OR HAD THE ABILITY TO ATTEND THE COMMUNITY MEETING. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER. AND I JUST HAVE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. AND THAT GOES TO EVERYONE INVOLVED, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT HAD A HAND IN THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET. [00:35:01] I KNOW THAT WE ASK A LOT OF YOU AND I KNOW THAT I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE HERE IN CARLSBAD, WE EXPECT THE BEST AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE WILLING TO SERVE US THE BEST. I THINK WE SEE THAT IN THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US. AND I CAN TELL YOU, I'M SURE ALL OF US SEE IT WHEN WE GO OUT AND WHETHER WE'RE DRIVING, WE'RE AT THE LIBRARY. I WAS JUST AT THE LIBRARY DOING THE LEGO BUILDERS WORKSHOP WITH MY SON OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR CITY THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY SEE IN OTHERS. AND I THINK THAT IT SHOWS BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING IN. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AND I THINK THE AMOUNT OF RESERVES THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE IS EXCITING AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT SHOWS THAT WE'VE BEEN SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS. SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE ALL OF THAT. AND MISS ROCHA, YES, WE WILL MISS YOU AFTER THIS, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS, SO THANK YOU. I LOOK AT THIS AS A HUGE COMPLIMENT TO OUR FINANCE STAFF AND TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTING ON A MULTI HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET. AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY GARDENS, WE GET A DOZEN SPEAKERS. SO THAT JUST SHOWS THE CONFIDENCE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS IN YOU GUYS AND OUR COUNCIL. SO FOR ALL OF THAT I THANK YOU. MOTION PLEASE. YES. MOVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS ADOPTION OF ALL THE RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN ITEM NUMBER 6. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA. [COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS] MR. SHIN. YEAH, JUST PROBABLY ONE THING I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK AGAIN, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND TOM'S OFFICE OUT OF TRAFFIC FOR GIVING US THAT THIRD LANE ON EL CAMINO REAL. THAT'S JUST BEEN HEAVEN SENT LIKE FROM 4:00 TO 6 P.M. NOW. IT'S [INAUDIBLE]. AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT THAT. IT FELT OVERNIGHT FOR THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THE HURDLES OF WHAT IT TOOK PLACE AND WHY THEY WERE THERE FOR SO LONG. BUT JUST GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. AND IT SEEMS SO CLEAN. I HAVEN'T HEARD ONE COMPLAINT YET, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING RIGHT THEN AND THERE. THAT'S ALL I GOT. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE TGIF CONCERTS START THIS FRIDAY, SO IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO GO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, IT'S GOING TO BE AT STAGECOACH. I THINK IT'S A COUNTRY BAND THIS WEEK. AND ALSO FATHER'S DAY IS ON SUNDAY. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU DADS. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT LAST WEEK I PARTICIPATED IN AN E-BIKE WEBINAR THAT WAS HOSTED BY SENATOR CATHERINE BLAKESPEAR, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF THE ABOUT 200 PARTICIPANTS IN THE WEBINAR WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN CARLSBAD TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE WITH REGARD TO E-BIKES. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE IN CARLSBAD. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OTHER CITIES THAT WANT TO COPY THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE. SO WE WERE A MODEL FOR OTHERS. ON SATURDAY, I ATTENDED DOCTOR SUNNY COOK'S RETIREMENT CELEBRATION. SHE HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF MIRACOSTA COLLEGE, WHICH SERVES OUR AREA, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I TAUGHT THERE FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS. AND I'M A BIG FAN OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN GENERAL, AND ESPECIALLY OF THAT ONE. DOCTOR COOK HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PRESIDENT. YOU COULD TELL FROM THE SPEECHES HOW WELL LOVED SHE HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE THERE. AND I GET TO BE AT THE TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK AS WELL. IT'S IN MY DISTRICT AT STAGECOACH PARK. I'VE GOT MY BOOTS, I HAVE NEW BOOTS, SO I THINK I HAVE TO BREAK THEM IN BEFORE, BUT I WELCOME YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE TGIF CONCERTS AT THE PARK ON FRIDAY. THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU. YES, I HAVE TO SAY THAT DOCTOR COOK HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PART OF THE NORTH COUNTY LEGACY AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING THE TALENT PIPELINE HERE AND ALL OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SO SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED IN THAT PARTICULAR POSITION, BUT I'M SURE SHE WON'T BE GOING FAR IN TERMS OF WHAT ELSE SHE'LL BE DOING. AND IN TERMS OF OTHER THINGS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO GENENTECH'S 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY, WHICH WAS EXCITING. THEIR SISTER COMPANY, GENMARK, WHICH IS BASED HERE IN CARLSBAD IS ALSO A GREAT COMPANY AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS JUST FUN TO HEAR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STORIES IN THE HISTORY. AND THEN OF COURSE, SEE FOLKS FROM AROUND NORTH COUNTY. THIS UPCOMING WEEK, WE HAVE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT'S MEETING AND WILL BE ADOPTING OUR BUDGET DURING THAT MEETING. AND THEN YES, WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FOR THOSE THAT WILL BE CELEBRATING. THANKS. CITY MANAGER. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] [00:40:04] SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, 4:00 PM AT THE DOVE LIBRARY SCHUMANN AUDITORIUM AT 1775 DOVE LANE IN CARLSBAD, REPRESENTATIVE MIKE LEVIN WILL BE HAVING A TOWN HALL. AND TODAY I GOT TO ATTEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SWEARING IN OF A HANDFUL OF NEW OFFICERS. AND IT REALLY SPEAKS HIGHLY OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SINCE OUR CHIEF IS HERE, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OFFICERS LATERAL FROM SAN DIEGO POLICE, BUT WE HAD OTHER OFFICERS LATERAL FROM AS FAR AS TEXAS AND TENNESSEE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS THEY COULD HAVE CHOSEN BETWEEN TEXAS AND TENNESSEE AND CARLSBAD, BUT THEY WORKED THEIR WAY ALL THE WAY TO CARLSBAD AND SAID, THIS IS WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS HIGHLY FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.