Jul 07, 2026 City Council Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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IT'S 5:00. I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN. PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.

HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

CLERK, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.

THIS IS BRAND NEW FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THANK YOU MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS NINE STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

[PRESENTATIONS]

OKAY, WELL, COME ON UP. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. I AM SHEILA CROSBY. I'M ONE OF YOUR DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTORS.

I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE TAFFY CANNON, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE ANNUALLY TO THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY. THEIR DONATION ALLOWS LIBRARY STAFF TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMING, EXPLORE INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SOLUTIONS, AND SUPPLEMENT OUR MATERIALS BUDGET TO BRING VALUABLE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS YEAR'S DONATION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER PROGRAM, THE SUMMER READING ADVENTURE, WEEKLY PROGRAMS, AND MUCH MORE. WITH THAT, THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY ON DOVE LANE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKSTORE MANAGER TAFFY CANNON IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I'VE GOT BUNCHES OF STUFF HERE.

IT'S ALWAYS A JOY FOR ME TO COME HERE AND BRING YOU THIS MONEY.

PARTLY BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT IN CARLSBAD ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.

AND THIS ISN'T THE CASE EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE PLACES, EVEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE FRIENDS HAVE TO FIGHT TO GIVE MONEY TO THE CITY.

I DON'T GET THAT. BUT HERE YOU ALL ALWAYS SAY YES, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

RIGHT NOW, THE MONEY THAT WE'VE DONE ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO MAKE MONEY IN THE PAST, RIGHT NOW, WE DO ONE THING AND WE DO IT REALLY WELL. WE SELL BOOKS.

WE'VE GOT TWO BOOKSTORES. THERE'S ONE UP AT THE COLE LIBRARY UP THE TOP OF THE HILL AND ONE IN THE DOVE LIBRARY DOWN IN SOUTH CARLSBAD.

AND WE USE THAT MONEY, AS SHEILA SAID, TO PAY FOR CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER, SUMMER READING ADVENTURE. YOU KNOW, SUMMER READING PROGRAMS USED TO BE FOR KIDS, AND THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR SO LONG THAT WHEN I WAS A KID, THEY EVEN HAD THEM. AND THAT'S A GOOD LONG WHILE BACK.

NOW IT'S BEEN EXPANDED SO YOU CAN HAVE ONE FAMILY WHERE THE NEWBORN AND THE GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER ARE BOTH ENROLLED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS PROGRAM AND GET CREDIT FOR IT AND EARN PRIZES AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING SUMMER READING.

WE HAVE A SILENT AUCTION THAT'S GOING TO BE DOWN AT THE DOVE LIBRARY STARTING ON MONDAY, JULY 27TH.

IT RUNS FOR A WEEK. THIS FEATURES A LOT OF REALLY EXCITING BOOKS.

SOME OF THEM ARE VERY OLD. SOME OF THEM ARE VERY NEW.

LOTS OF FABULOUS COFFEE TABLE BOOKS AND SEVERAL SETS ABOUT ELEMENTS OF THE 4TH OF JULY AND THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

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THEY'RE AVAILABLE IN BOTH BOOKSTORES FOR 250 APIECE, AND YOU CAN USE THEM TO PUT YOUR BOOK PURCHASES IN OR YOUR BOOKS, LIBRARY BOOKS THAT YOU CHECK OUT, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. WE'VE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF ZEROS ON THAT CHECK.

IT'S $100,000 AGAIN THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SHEILA AND TAFFY.

WILL YOU PLEASE HANG OUT FOR A PHOTOGRAPH? THANK YOU.

NEXT IS RECOGNITION FOR DONATION FROM FRIENDS OF THE ARTS.

AND I INVITE CRADDICK AND, LIZ. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. TONIGHT, I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS.

THEY'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1987, JUST ONE YEAR AFTER THE CULTURAL ARTS OFFICE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD WAS FOUNDED.

SO THEY'RE COMING UP ON THEIR 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR.

DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF THE VOLUNTEERS, THE FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, AND THEIR GENEROSITY THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS OFFICE, INCLUDING TGIF, FOR WHICH THEY ARE BEST KNOWN.

YOU CAN SEE THEM EVERY FRIDAY FOR NINE WEEKS IN THE SUMMER, RAISING THEIR ARMS IN THE AIR, SELLING THOSE OPPORTUNITY PRIZE DRAWING TICKETS.

THEIR DONATION ALSO GOES TO SUPPORT MUSIC IN THE ANN KULCHIN COURTYARD AT THE CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY ON DOVE LANE, AS WELL AS OUR ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS.

THREE PART ART AT THE CANNON ART GALLERY AND ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS OUR PRESENCE AT ART IN THE VILLAGE AT CARLSBAD VILLAGE THIS PAST WEEKEND.

SO I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME LIZ LICHTENBERGER, BOARD MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU CRADDICK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

SHE MENTIONED MY NAME'S LIZ LICHTENBERGER. IN ADDITION TO BEING A BOARD MEMBER OF CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, I'M ALSO A PSYCHOLOGIST HERE IN TOWN. AND IN THAT ROLE AS A PSYCHOLOGIST, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOTICE HOW ART REALLY IMPACTS PEOPLE, THEIR MOOD, THEIR ABILITY TO EMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE, AND JUST IN GENERAL, HOW IT CAN BRING A WHOLE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND THOSE OBSERVATIONS HAVE REALLY STAYED WITH ME OVER THE YEARS.

AND THEY'RE REALLY WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN I THINK OF A PARTICULAR CORNER THAT'S RIGHT HERE IN CARLSBAD IT'S PROBABLY A CORNER THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE WALKED BY HUNDREDS OF TIMES THAT'S THE CORNER OF STATE STREET AND GRAND AVENUE.

AND RIGHT ON THAT CORNER, SOMETHING A FEW YEARS AGO APPEARED THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE.

IT WAS AN AMAZING PIECE OF ART. IT'S A BIG BEACH CHAIR.

IT'S EMBLAZED IN GORGEOUS COLORS, BRIGHT, BRIGHT COLORS, COOL COLORS, WARM COLORS.

IT KIND OF MIMICS WHAT WE SEE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

AND THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF ART WAS DONE BY A LOCAL ARTIST BY THE NAME OF RON JUNCAL.

IT DIDN'T ANNOUNCE ITSELF, IT JUST SHOWED UP KIND OF THE WAY THE BEST THINGS IN A COMMUNITY OFTEN DO.

AND PEOPLE STOPPED. A TOURIST STOPPED, A WOMAN WALKING HER DOG STOPPED.

TWO KIDS RIDING BY ON BIKES JUST STOPPED THAT ART MADE THE INVITATION AND CARLSBAD SHOWED UP.

IT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL THING. THAT'S WHAT THOSE BEACH CHAIRS DO.

THEY TURN AN ORDINARY SIDEWALK HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY INTO A MOMENT OF TRULY SHARED WONDER.

THEY GIVE REASONS TO ALL OUR NEIGHBORS JUST TO STOP AND CONGREGATE, TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

THEY ALSO TELL EVERY VISITOR TO OUR COMMUNITY AND EVERY RESIDENT THAT THIS IS A CITY THAT INVESTS IN BEAUTY AND IN CULTURE, AND IN A KIND OF COMMUNITY LIFE THAT CANNOT BE MEASURED BY OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE OR OUR TAX REVENUE.

IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL THING. OUR CULTURE HERE IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CARLSBAD AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT IS WHY CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXISTS.

AND TONIGHT WE WANT TO STAND ALONGSIDE THE CITY IN THAT BELIEF.

WHETHER IT'S THE TGIF CONCERTS THAT CRADDICK MENTIONED, WHERE YOU SEE US OUT THERE RAISING OUR HANDS CONSTANTLY TO THE WORLD CLASS EXHIBITIONS THAT WE SEE HERE AT THE CANNON ART GALLERY, TO THOSE BEACH CHAIRS THAT ARE IN SEVERAL PLACES THROUGHOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

WE ARE REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD PUTS ON BECAUSE THOSE PROGRAMS MAKE CARLSBAD NOT JUST A PLACE TO LIVE, BUT A COMMUNITY THAT'S REALLY WORTH BELONGING TO.

AND TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORED TO MAKE THAT SUPPORT TANGIBLE WITH A WITH A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000.

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[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. LIZ AND CRADDICK. WE'LL START WITH YOU WITH THE PHOTO, PLEASE.

LET'S GO OUT FRONT. DOWN FRONT.

HAS TO BE STRAIGHT. YEAH.

YEAH. WELL, THERE'S.

NO SUCH THING AS NOT ENOUGH ART. I KNOW, RIGHT.

ARE.

YOU.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THE BROWN ACT IN THE CITY'S MEETING RULES ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, AS LONG AS THE COMMENTS ARE REGARDING MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.

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

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

CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING 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 NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. THANK YOU MAYOR.

AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

WE'LL CALL IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

HOPE NELSON. WELL, I WISH I COULD BE AS FUN AS THOSE LADIES WERE, BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS ALL HAD A GOOD 4TH.

MAYOR BLACKBURN, COUNCIL AND STAFF I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE PALOMAR AIRPORT COMMERCIAL AIRLINE LEASE AGREEMENTS AND CARLSBAD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.

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TO REMIND YOU, IT WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS AGO, IN JANUARY 2025, THAT THE FIRST AMERICAN AIRLINES LEASE WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY.

THAT LEASE WAS A TWO YEAR LEASE FOR FOUR FLIGHTS DAILY.

AT THE TIME, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ALSO REMOVED THE F 44 POLICY, WHICH ESSENTIALLY GUTTED ANY RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF SEATS ON ANY AIRCRAFT. BY THE WAY, OUR D 3 SUPERVISOR, LAWSON REMER, COULD HAVE STOPPED THE CONTRACT WITH HER SINGLE VOTE AGAINST IT, SINCE THERE WERE ONLY FOUR SUPERVISORS ON THE DAIS THAT DAY, AND THEY NEEDED A SUPERMAJORITY OF ALL FOUR TO APPROVE.

ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS VOTE NO. BUT YOU'LL REMEMBER OUR SUPERVISOR VOTED FOR THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CONTRACT.

LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, IN DECEMBER 2025, CAME THE UNITED AIRLINES CONTRACT, A THREE YEAR CONTRACT FOR EIGHT FLIGHTS DAILY.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTE TO APPROVE WAS FOUR ONE.

THE ONE VOTE AGAINST CAST BY OUR SUPERVISOR, LAWSON REMER, WAS MEANINGLESS SINCE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTE WAS GAINED WITHOUT HER.

MOST RECENTLY, IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES, EXPANDING THEIR ACTIVITIES TO EIGHT FLIGHTS DAILY.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. IT WAS A FOUR ZERO VOTE.

OUR D 3 SUPERVISOR WAS ABSENT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING.

SHE APPARENTLY WASN'T SO CONCERNED ABOUT A VOTE ON THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CONTRACT.

IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. WE HAVE TWO AIRLINES.

ONE HAS ALREADY GAINED INCREASED FLIGHTS, A TOTAL OF 16 FLIGHTS DAILY.

THREE CONTRACTS SIGNED BY THE COUNTY. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, NO REQUEST FOR AN UPDATED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

I COULD GO ON ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND SAFE, BUT I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES.

SO HERE IT IS. WHAT SAY HAS CARLSBAD HAD IN ALL OF THIS? WHAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT HAS THE COUNTY EXTENDED TO CARLSBAD TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS OUR ISSUES TOGETHER? HAS THE COUNTY EVER DONE ANYTHING TO INCLUDE OUR CITY? ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY, WHILE WELL-MEANING AND POTENTIALLY HELPFUL, HAVE BEEN HANDILY SHUT DOWN BY THE COUNTY.

IF PAST PERFORMANCE MEANS ANYTHING, WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COUNTY HAS FAILED US.

IF THE COUNTY IS SERIOUS ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL.

IF THE CITY. I'M SORRY IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL IN ANY DEGREE THERE.

GARY GONSALVES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR GARY GONSALVES, AND I SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PALOMAR AIRPORT ASSOCIATION.

AND THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FUN THINGS I GET TO DO ALL YEAR.

AND THAT IS TO COME ANNOUNCE YOUTH AVIATION DAY AT PALOMAR AIRPORT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH FROM NINE UNTIL THREE. WE'VE HAD TO EXPAND IT BY TWO HOURS THIS YEAR.

AND THANKS TO THE CARLSBAD JET CENTER, WHO IS INCREDIBLY GRACIOUS, THEY'VE GIVEN US THE USE OF THEIR LARGEST HANGAR, THE ENTIRE THING, AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO HOURS. AND THE REASON WE NEED THAT IS BECAUSE YOUTH AVIATION DAY STARTED AS A BOY SCOUT MEETING THAT GREW INTO A DEN MEETING THAT GREW AND GREW AND GREW.

IT STARTED WITH 35 KIDS. THIS YEAR WE COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 2000.

IT IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY. LAST YEAR WE HAD 900 PEOPLE COME THROUGH, AND SINCE THEN OUR CONTACT LIST HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED, ALONG WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND ALL THE PEOPLE ASKING TO COME.

THE EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY OVER A DOZEN AVIATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY VIRTUALLY EVERY BUSINESS AT THE AIRPORT, AND DESPITE THIS, WE ARE STILL PRETTY MUCH FLAT BROKE.

WE ARE ENTIRELY SUPPORTED BY THE GOOD NATURE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WHO WILL PROBABLY BE OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

KIDS WILL GET TO FLY. THEY WILL GET TO CRAWL IN AIRPLANES, GET INSIDE OF HELICOPTERS, SEE THE POLICE MOTORCYCLES, THE ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCK. THEY WILL GET 22 DIFFERENT LEARNING STATIONS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO A RAFFLE TO GO FLY IN A $1.3 MILLION AIRPLANE. AND LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE LOCAL JET OWNERS JUST SHOWED UP AND STARTED GIVING KIDS RIDES IN HIS PRIVATE JET.

IT WAS PRETTY COOL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I STILL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO GO.

I WILL SAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS, THE EASIEST WAY IS TO GO TO PALOMAR AIRPORT ASSOCIATION ON EITHER INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK OR TIKTOK. THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO GET INFORMATION, TO FOLLOW THOSE, TO FOLLOW THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. VERY WELL.

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DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

AGAIN, WE WILL CALL IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

SOCORRO ANDERSON IS SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. SOCORRO ANDERSON, COMMUNITY DIRECTOR AND COORDINATOR FOR THE FATHER RAYMOND MOORE HALL FOR SERVICES.

I REVIEWED THE STAFF ANNUAL REPORT WHICH REFERENCES THE CARLSBAD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THIS LAW PROVIDES A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CONNECTS TOURISM RELATED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO BROADER PUBLIC GOALS. UNDER CODE SECTION 36 600, TWO KEY GOALS OF STATE LAW ARE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND JOB CREATION. MANY OF THE JOBS CREATED TO THROUGH TOURISM ARE ESSENTIAL SERVICE ROLES, INCLUDING HOUSEKEEPING, COOKING AND FOOD PREPARATION, JANITORIAL SERVICES, FOOD AND SERVICE HOSPITALITY SUPPORT. THESE WORKERS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND HELP SUSTAIN CARLSBAD TOURISM ECONOMY. AT THE SAME TIME, MANY SERVICE WORKERS EARN MINIMUM WAGES AND MODEST WAGE INCREASES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH RAISING RENTS, UTILITIES, FOOD COSTS. SOME ARE WORKING TWO JOBS SIMPLY TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER.

AS THE REPORT STATES, TOURISM IS CRUCIAL DRIVER OF CARLSBAD ECONOMY.

A TRULY REVITALIZED ECONOMY, HOWEVER, SHOULD MEASURE SUCCESS BY MORE THAN REVENUE ALONE.

IT SHOULD ALSO REFLECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE.

THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VALUES WE WANT OUR CITY TO UPHOLD.

BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE PART OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS ACTION PLAN. WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER STATE LAW SHOULD BE CHANGED SO BUSINESSES THAT BENEFIT FROM TOURISM PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE IN THE CITY WHERE THEY WORK.

THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS WHETHER THE FAMILIES AND OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WORK AND LIVE IN CARLSBAD ARE WORTH INVESTING IN.

I BELIEVE THEY ARE. THANK YOU. JONATHAN FRANKEL SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M JONATHAN FRANKEL, AND I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF FORWARD PLANNING FOR RINCON HOMES.

TONIGHT, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REALLY WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPEDITE THE DELIVERY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE VILLAGE AREA. AS YOU KNOW, OUR FIRM SPECIALIZES IN INFILL DEVELOPMENTS, PRIMARILY IN THE OLDER AREAS OF TOWN.

AND WHAT WE FIND OFTEN IN ENGAGING IN OUR PROJECT ANALYSIS IS THAT TODAY, RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE STUDY THE EXISTING WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, THERE ARE EXISTING DEFICIENCIES. THERE ARE PROBLEMS FOR EXISTING RATEPAYERS TODAY WITHOUT OUR PROJECTS.

AND SO OF COURSE, LEGALLY WE'RE OBLIGATED TO PAY OUR FAIR SHARE.

BUT THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO BEYOND THAT IN ORDER TO TRY AND EXPEDITE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.

AND THIS AGREEMENT REALLY ALLOWS US TO DO EXACTLY THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO COME AND THANK THE STAFF FOR OVER A YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK IN GETTING THIS TO YOU.

IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL CREATIVE EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

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DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT THIS TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION ITEM NUMBER 11 TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

ANYBODY ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY DESIRE TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH TEN? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 11

[11. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. CS-517 ESTABLISHING ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AVENUE AND SUNNYHILL DRIVE – Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-517 amending Sections 10.28.090 and 10.28.590 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to establish all-way stop control at the intersection of Tamarack Avenue and Sunnyhill Drive. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk) ]

THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE STOP. ALL WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAMARACK AND SUNNY HILL.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THANK YOU MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER FOR ADOPTION ITEM NUMBER 11 IS CLOSED.

THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 11 AT THIS TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION ITEM NUMBER 12 TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION FOR ITEM 11, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES FOUR VOTES FOR YES.

NOTING MISS BURKHOLDER HAS TO ABSTAIN FROM THAT VOTE.

[12. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. CS-518 ESTABLISHING ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF BATIQUITOS DRIVE AND AVIARA DRIVE AND AT LA COSTA AVENUE AND CAMINO DE LOS COCHES – Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-518 amending Sections 10.28.325 and adding Sections 10.28.154, 10.28.155 and 10.28.156 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to establish all-way stop control at the intersections of Batiquitos Drive and Aviara Drive and at La Costa Avenue and Camino De Los Coches. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk) ]

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 12. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-DEPARTMENTAL, ON DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT ITEM NUMBER 13 TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU'RE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ALL WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF BATIQUITOS DRIVE AND AVIARA DRIVE.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL WISH TO EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 13, CITY MANAGER.

[13. ANNUAL WORK PLANS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION – 1) Adoption of a resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Planning Commission Work Plan Annual Report and approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Planning Commission Work Plan; and 2) Adoption of a resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Historic Preservation Commission Work Plan Annual Report and approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Historic Preservation Commission Work Plan. (Staff contact: Eric Lardy and Mike Strong, Community Services) ]

THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

MIKE STRONG, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS AN ANNUAL PRESENTATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE PAST YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION, AND TO ADOPT THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S WORK PLAN.

THE WORK PLAN IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ENCOURAGING DIALOG BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION UNDERTAKE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND EXPECTATIONS. SO THE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS THAT INCLUDE A SEPARATE WORK PLAN FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S IDENTIFY THOSE TASKS THAT ARE RECURRING FROM PREVIOUS YEARS OR NEW TASKS

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THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ANNOTATED IN CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.24.

THEY ARE PRIMARILY TO REVIEW LAND USE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, QUASI JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS WHICH REFLECT LAND USE POLICY OR OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY ALSO REVIEW MAJOR CIP'S.

THERE ARE TWO PARTICULAR CIP'S THAT WERE REVIEWED THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING THE EL CAMINO REAL WIDENING PROJECT AND THE COASTAL RAIL TRAIL OF AVENIDA ENCINAS. THEY HAVE REVIEWED NUMEROUS LAND USE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN ATTACHMENT A OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION EXHIBIT A, ATTACHMENT A, AND THEY ALSO REGULARLY ATTEND CONFERENCES AND TRAINING SESSIONS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UP TO DATE ON THE MOST RECENT EMERGING TRENDS IN THE PLANNING FIELD.

THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOLLOW CHAPTER 2.42 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

THEY PRIMARILY ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO RETAIN, IDENTIFY, RETAIN AND PRESERVE HISTORIC RESOURCES AND SITES IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, BOTH PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS IT PERTAINS TO LAND USE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT MAY IMPACT HISTORIC RESOURCES.

THEY ALSO ENGAGE IN EDUCATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, BOTH THROUGH ONLINE TOOLS, THROUGH A REVAMPED HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEBSITE, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE THIRD GRADE ART CONTEST.

I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY ADOPTED A NEW PLAQUE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, AND OTHER INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS WILL ULTIMATELY BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS COMPRISED OF FIVE MEMBERS AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETS ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS. FOR THE SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE ANNOTATED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 WORK PLANS. WE HAVE ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE BOARD AND COMMISSION TO ATTEND.

THE FIRST WILL BE PRESENTED BY VICE CHAIR FOSTER, FOLLOWED BY CHAIR JACOBS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR NICK FOSTER WITH CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION FILLING IN FOR THE CHAIR WHO'S ON VACATION.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND STAFF. SO YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS REALLY TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO REALLY, I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF GO INTO WHAT'S HERE.

FOR THE ADVANCE PLANNING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS THERE'S A WORKSHOP AND RECOMMENDATION ON AMENDMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 64, WHICH IS WIRELESS FACILITIES. THERE IS A ZONING ORDINANCE 2026 CLEANUP AMENDMENT, A TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES GUIDELINES UPDATE A REVIEW AND ACT ON PERMITS REQUESTED FOR CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAJOR PROJECTS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR COMMISSION WILL BE.

AND DON'T ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. MR. STRONG HOLDS THEM LIKE SECRET CHEST. YOU KNOW HE DOESN'T DOESN'T TELL US ANYTHING.

TAMARACK MAINTENANCE YARD. SOUNDS SOUNDS GREAT.

ROBERTSON RANCH PARK, THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.

EXCITED ABOUT THAT? MERWIN DRIVE, STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS OR WIND CENTER MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES.

AND THEN CURRENT PLANNING PROJECTS. AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE PROJECTS UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY HIT US.

NEW CARLSBAD LUXURY RESORT, THE DEWHURST FAIRFIELD APARTMENT HOMES AT BRESSI, SDG AND E CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS SITE REALIGNMENT.

AND THEN THERE'S TRAINING AND CITY OPERATIONS.

THE PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING DIVISION WILL WORK WITH PLANNING COMMISSION TO MEET 1 OR 2 TIMES EACH MONTH, WHICH WE ALREADY DO. WE RECEIVE QUARTERLY INFORMATION AND TRAINING PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF, WHICH, BY THE WAY, JUST TO HEAR IT FROM US, LIKE THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS LIKE THE BEST IN THE WORLD, MR. STRONG AND ERIC LARDY AND ALL THOSE GUYS ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH.

THEY REALLY KNOW THEIR STUFF. AND THEN IT SAYS HERE WE HAVE 1 OR 2 MEMBERS ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE, WHICH I'VE GONE TO. IT'S REALLY GREAT AND EDUCATIONAL FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION PEOPLE.

THAT'S IT FOR ME.

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MY NAME IS JAMIE JACOBS AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF CHAIR OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE.

AND BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. STRONG FOR HIS STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION, AND ALSO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

OUR COMMISSION'S MISSION IS TO HELP PRESERVE THE HISTORY, CHARACTER AND IDENTITY OF CARLSBAD WHILE SUPPORTING OUR THOUGHTFUL GROWTH AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT PLACES AND STORIES THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR CITY.

I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION'S FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 WORK PLAN.

THIS WORK PLAN REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING CARLSBAD'S HISTORIC RESOURCES WHILE MAKING OUR HISTORY MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.

OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR INCLUDE CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HISTORIC PLAQUE PROGRAM, INCLUDING UPDATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS QR CODES, TO MAKE LOCAL HISTORY MORE ACCESSIBLE.

ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES.

CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH THE THIRD GRADE HISTORIC ART CONTEST.

THAT WAS SO FUN. AND SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT CONNECT TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO CARLSBAD'S HISTORY. STRENGTHENING OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE CARLSBAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INCLUDING ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MAGEE HOUSE AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, SUPPORTING UPDATES TO THE CITY'S CULTURAL RESOURCE GUIDELINE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCES NEEDED, AND EVALUATING THE BENEFITS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH COULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION HERE IN CARLSBAD. AS ALWAYS, THE COMMISSION REMAINS AVAILABLE TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTERS AND TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AS NECESSARY. AT ITS HEART, HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS ABOUT STEWARDSHIP.

EVERY CITY HAS BUILDINGS AND WHAT TRULY MAKES THE COMMUNITY SPECIAL ARE THE STORIES, PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT CREATE THE UNIQUE IDENTITY.

AS CARLSBAD CONTINUES TO GROW WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THOSE CONNECTIONS SO FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME BEFORE THEM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE JOINT PRESENTATION BY CITY STAFF AND THE RESPECTIVE LIAISONS FROM EACH COMMISSION. BUT IN ACCORDANCE TO CHAPTER 2.15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THIS IS AN ACTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO FORMALLY ACCEPT THE PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO ADOPT THE TWO RESOLUTIONS, ONE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THANK YOU.

MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ITEM NUMBER 13 IS CLOSED.

THERE ARE NO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 13.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT ITEM NUMBER 14 TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU ARE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANY COMMENTS? MISS ACOSTA? GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS TO STAFF AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THANKS TO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR BEING HERE TO REPRESENT YOUR COMMISSIONS TODAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY ARE LOOKING FOR FROM THE COMMISSIONS IS ADVICE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU KNOW, THAT EVENTUALLY WILL MAKE THEIR WAY HERE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU. BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK.

IT'S VOLUNTEER, IT'S UNPAID. IT'S BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY LIKE WE DO, AND WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU INVEST THE TIME AND ENERGY INTO SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, ANYONE WHO'S EVER SERVED ON THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK CAN BE INVOLVED. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT TO OUR STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH OUR COMMISSIONERS TO GET THEIR INPUT, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AND NOT NOT SIMPLY JUST A REPORT TO THEM, BUT REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DISCUSS ISSUES WHERE THEY CAN BRING IT FORWARD TO US.

SO THANK YOU. MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU TO BOTH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR BEING HERE.

I WILL ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF GRATITUDE TO YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN.

I DID WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS ON THE WORK PLANS AS WELL.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN BOTH, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THANK YOU FOR SHARING SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU ALL WILL BE WORKING ON AND HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THAT.

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SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE COME BEFORE US IF THEY DO.

AND THEN WITH REGARDS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THE COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I JUST MADE NOTES ON BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A, YOU KNOW, COMING ALONG NICELY.

AND SO I'M FINALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING IS THE PLAQUE PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN WORKING.

I JUST THINK THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING HISTORICAL.

IT JUST ALLOWS FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE WHETHER IT'S FOLKS THAT ARE LOCAL OR FROM OUT OF TOWN, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME HISTORY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. THE OTHER PIECE, THE QR CODES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED. AND SO IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF EXCITING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING THAT.

AND I'M SURE IT WASN'T JUST AN IDEA THAT I HAD, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT OTHERS ALSO MIGHT HAVE TALKED ABOUT.

BUT I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT BEING IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ON THEIR PHONES.

RIGHT. IT'S JUST AN EASY WAY FOR SOMEBODY TO JUST HOPEFULLY ENGAGE WITH SOMETHING AND HEAR HISTORY OR SEE HISTORY THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE NECESSARILY NOTICED AS THEY'RE WALKING BY.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR IMPLEMENTING WAYS TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT.

I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION ON. YES. MOVE. ADOPTION OF BOTH RESOLUTIONS.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[14. INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE – 1) Receive a report regarding the current Internal Audit activity; and 2) Adoption of a resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Internal Audit Plan. (Staff contact: Toufic Tabshouri and Laura Rocha, Administrative Services) ]

WE RECEIVE A REPORT REGARDING THE CURRENT INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN.

FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE OUR INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER AND THE MOST POSITIVE AUDITOR I'VE EVER MET, TOUFIC TABSHOURI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

GOOD TO BE HERE AGAIN. I'LL TRY NOT TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH IS TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT REPORT'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO APPROVE THE INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN FOR NEXT FOR THIS YEAR, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER FOUR DIFFERENT ITEMS TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE STATUS OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT WORK PLAN FOR LAST YEAR THAT WAS COMPLETED.

AND THEN I HAVE TWO AUDIT REPORTS TO PRESENT BEFORE YOU BOTH WERE CONDUCTED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WILL GO OVER MY PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27 AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

COUNCIL POLICY 89 REQUIRES ME TO DO SO EVERY YEAR TO PREPARE AN AUDIT PLAN AND HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE LIST OF AUDITS THAT I WORKED ON LAST YEAR FISCAL YEAR 25-26.

THERE WERE SEVEN ITEMS. THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS THERE.

THE FIRST TWO AUDITS WERE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED BEFORE COUNCIL.

THE AUDITS THE THIRD AND FOURTH AUDITS I WILL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT.

EMPLOYEE OVERTIME IS PENDING MANAGEMENT REVIEW.

IT'LL COME BEFORE YOU PROBABLY IN MY NEXT PRESENTATION.

THERE'S ONE ITEM LISTED THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX AUDIT.

THAT ONE IS CONDUCTED BY AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM.

THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. THE ONLY AUDIT THAT I AM WORKING ON, I HAVEN'T COMPLETED IS IT SECURITY.

AND THAT'S ONGOING. THE FIRST AUDIT REPORT THAT I'M GOING TO GO OVER IS SOMETHING CALLED THE VNIU BUY FUND.

IT IS THE VICE AND NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIVE UNITS BUY FUND.

THE BUY FUND IS REALLY JUST A CASH FUND THAT IS OPERATED BY THAT DEPARTMENT.

THE VNIU UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING ILLEGAL DRUG OFFENSES PRIMARILY.

BUT THEY ALSO ENFORCE OTHER LAWS PERTAINING TO GAMBLING, LIQUOR SALES AND PROSTITUTION.

AND THE UNIT IS OVERSEEN BY A POLICE LIEUTENANT STAFFED BY A SUPERVISING SERGEANT, THREE DETECTIVES, AND TWO TASK FORCE OFFICERS. THE AUDIT OBJECTIVES THERE WERE TWO ON THIS AUDIT.

ONE IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUY FUND WERE ADHERING TO CITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

ANY OTHER OBJECTIVE WAS TO REALLY JUST SEE WHETHER THOSE PROCEDURES ARE, IN FACT, EFFECTIVE.

THERE WERE THREE FINDINGS ON THE AUDIT. THE FIRST FINDING WAS REALLY A VERY CLEAN FINDING.

IT WAS REALLY THAT THE VNIU STAFF WERE COMPLETELY ADHERING TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WERE REALLY DOING A VERY THOROUGH JOB OF DOCUMENTING TRANSACTIONS AND SUCH.

THE SECOND FINDING WAS THAT THE TYPES OF CONTROLS FROM AN ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE THAT APPLY TO A CASH FUND,

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AND SO THERE ARE WORKAROUNDS, THERE ARE MITIGATING CONTROLS, DIFFERENT WAYS OF KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE MONEY.

AND THEY WERE, IN FACT, DOING SO. THE THIRD FINDING, THAT SOUNDS BAD, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT WASN'T REALLY THAT BAD BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULARS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THERE WAS AN AUDIT DONE THREE YEARS AGO, AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT AUDIT WERE NOT IMPLEMENTED.

IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS REALLY IT WASN'T CONSEQUENTIAL, BUT I DID WANT TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO A BROADER ISSUE ABOUT AUDIT RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION IN GENERAL. SO FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CITY OF CARLSBAD THAT HAVE A VERY SMALL INTERNAL AUDIT SHOP, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 5 PEOPLE, IF THERE IS TURNOVER IN THE AUDIT POSITION OR IN OTHER POSITIONS, THINGS CAN SLIP AND RECOMMENDATIONS CAN KIND OF NOT GET DONE.

AND SO THIS ONE IS REALLY JUST UP TO ME. I'M WORKING ON A MECHANISM NOW TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF PROCEDURE SO THAT RECOMMENDATIONS KEEP ARE FOLLOWED UP ON REGARDLESS OF STAFFING IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OR IN THE AUDIT DIVISION. THERE WERE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS AUDIT.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGREED WITH BOTH OF THEM, AND THEY WERE REALLY JUST MINOR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PROCEDURES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS.

THE SECOND AUDIT THAT WAS CONDUCTED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PERTAINS TO POLICE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE STORAGE.

PROPERTY EVIDENCE STORAGE FUNCTION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CUSTODY, CONTROL, PRESERVATION AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS THAT COME INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POSSESSION IN CONNECTION WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, ARRESTS, OR COMMUNITY SAFEKEEPING. IT'S A VERY CRUCIAL FUNCTION.

THIS IS A KIND OF FUNCTION THAT IS NOT PUBLIC FACING, SORT OF OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO KIND OF DELVE INTO IT LIKE I JUST DID ON THIS AUDIT. AND THE PROPERTY IN EVIDENCE FUNCTION IS STAFFED BY JUST TWO EMPLOYEES TO A PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE TECHNICIANS, AND IT'S OVERSEEN BY POLICE LIEUTENANT. THE AUDIT HAD SIMPLY ONE OBJECTIVE, WHICH IS TO JUST TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF STORAGE SPACE FOR THAT UNIT. AND LET ME JUST TAKE A MOMENT. I DO HAVE SOME NOTES HERE THAT I WANT TO GET INTO.

FINDING ONE, THE AVAILABLE STORAGE SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF IT.

NOW, THAT WAS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS KNOWN.

LOOK, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS AN AUDITOR, IT'S A VERY GOOD THING.

IT'S GOOD TO FIND OUT THAT MANAGEMENT REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACTIVELY WORK TO FIX IT.

SO I'M GOING TO JUST EXPLAIN SORT OF WHY THAT IS WHY THEY WERE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS WITH SPACE.

SO STORAGE SPACE IS CONSTRAINED BECAUSE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE IS BEING SEIZED AND ACCUMULATES AT A FASTER RATE THAN CAN BE DISPOSED OF.

THE MAIN DRIVER FOR THAT IS CHANGES IN CALIFORNIA LAW THAT THE INCREASED RETENTION PERIODS AND SUCH.

NOW THE REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS KINDS OF PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE, AND THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO BE HANDLED.

I'M NOT ABLE TO COVER THEM IN GREAT DETAIL IN THIS PRESENTATION JUST DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS.

BUT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY.

SO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY THAT IN FACT, THE CITY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IS FIREARMS THAT ARE BEING VOLUNTARILY RELINQUISHED TO POLICE CUSTODY BECAUSE OF SOME LEGAL MATTER. GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S A RESTRAINING ORDER, A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. SO THE PEOPLE BRING IT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TURN IT IN, AND THEN IT'S RELEASED BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AFTER THE RESOLUTION OF THE LEGAL MATTER THAT THEY HAVE, IF IN FACT, IT IS RESOLVED IN THEIR FAVOR. NOW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO OFFER THIS SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT DOES BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY REASON. THAT'S SORT OF A POLICY DECISION THAT THEY'VE MADE.

SO, AND I WANT TO DISTINGUISH IN FINDING ONE BETWEEN SORT OF LIKE THE TEMPORARY SPACE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN

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SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WITH FINDING TWO IS THAT THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AND THE ORION CENTER IS IN FACT, GOING TO MEET THE FUTURE ANTICIPATED NEEDS FOR STORAGE FOR THAT UNIT.

AND THAT WAS NOT A GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AUDIT.

THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT THEY'RE GETTING SO MUCH PROPERTY IN THAT THEY MIGHT EVEN RUN OUT OF SPACE IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS BRANCH, AND THEY ENGAGED SOME VENDORS AND RAN SOME CALCULATIONS.

AND IT'S LOOKING GOOD. SO THAT THAT'S A POSITIVE FINDING, I THINK, AS WELL.

THERE WERE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON THIS AUDIT, AND ONE OF THEM REALLY SPEAKS TO THE STORAGE OF FIREARMS. AND WHETHER OR NOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN CHOOSE TO CHARGE A FEE, JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME TO PROCESS A FIREARM INTO STORAGE. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS TO MAYBE CONSIDER LIMITING STORAGE TO JUST RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

AND MANAGEMENT AGREED WITH THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

IT HAS, IN FACT IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE IT DID INCLUDE A FEE FOR FIREARM STORAGE AND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE THAT WENT BEFORE YOU AND WAS APPROVED ON JUNE 16TH. AND THEN AS FAR AS MORE OF A LONG TERM OPTION, I THINK FOR NOW, THE DEPARTMENT HAS DECIDED NOT TO OFFER A STORAGE TO NONRESIDENTS, BUT MAYBE TO OFFER IT TO NONRESIDENTS IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE IN THE ORION CENTER.

BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HELP AND COOPERATION ON THIS AUDIT.

CHIEF CALDERWOOD. CAPTAIN ERNST AND LIEUTENANT DEVELASCO.

I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU.

THE LAST ITEM IS THE PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN FOR THIS YEAR.

AUDIT SELECTION WAS BASED ON A RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.

I DID NOT GO THROUGH THE EFFORT OF CONDUCTING ANOTHER RISK ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE PRIOR YEAR'S RISK ASSESSMENT, I MEAN, IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF MY TIME, AND IT GENERATED SO MANY POTENTIAL AUDIT TOPICS THAT THAT I COULD JUST KIND OF GO OFF OF THAT ONE. BUT THE MAIN FACTOR IS JUST TO REVIEW THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DETERMINE WHETHER AN AUDIT GETS AREA GETS SELECTED IS BASICALLY THE SIZE OF THE FUNCTION IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH MONEY AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEES, AND THEN THE INHERENT RISK IN THAT FUNCTION.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY RISK IS REALLY ANY POTENTIAL IMPACT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, OR A LARGE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX THAT'S JUST OVERSIGHT THAT I CONDUCT OVER THE VENDOR.

I ACT AS A LIAISON AND HELP THEM OUT WITH ANY HICCUPS.

BUT THE THREE BIG AUDITS I THINK ARE UTILITIES, WASTEWATER OPERATIONS, LIBRARY AND CULTURAL ARTS, AND THEN WORKERS COMPENSATION. DETAILS AS FAR AS THE PARTICULAR POTENTIAL AUDIT OBJECTIVES ARE IN THE REPORT THAT I PROVIDED.

AND THEN I DID PUT A LITTLE BUCKET OF UNALLOCATED AUDITS.

THOSE WERE FOR POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT REQUESTS OR IF I FIND THAT I HAVE MORE TIME, I'LL COME BEFORE YOU AND UPDATE YOU AND PUT IN A COUPLE OF AUDIT REQUESTS THERE, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

SORRY. NEXT UP. SORRY. THIS IS THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO COMPLETE THE ONE AUDIT THAT I HAVE, THE IT SECURITY AUDIT AND THEN TO BEGIN AUDITS ON THE THIS YEAR'S PLAN. AND THEN THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR YOU IS TO ACCEPT AUDIT REPORT AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27.

SORRY. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THANK YOU MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14 IS CLOSED. THERE ARE NO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 14.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. MR. SHIN. THANK YOU FOR TOUFIC FOR THE PRESENTATION.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. YOU HAD ON ONE OF THE SLIDES YOU HAD MENTIONED IN REGARDS TO THE PROCESSES THAT YOU NEED TO DO WITHIN AUDITS, HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE OR IS IT JUST YOU? IT'S ME. IT'S JUST YOU. OKAY. I BRING THIS UP JUST BECAUSE YOU AND I, YOU WORKED AT SANDAG PRIOR TO.

CORRECT? BRIEFLY. YEAH. SO I KNOW, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING FOR SANDAG IS THAT THERE WERE LEGACY EMPLOYEES THAT HAD LEFT.

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AND YOU WERE KIND OF ALMOST HINTING AT THE FACT THAT YOU, WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD, YOU HAD TO KIND OF GATHER PREVIOUS INFORMATION AND FIGURE OUT WHICH PRIORITIES EXISTED, AS WELL AS GOING THROUGH THE AUDITS YOURSELF.

IS THAT? I MEAN, THE INTERNAL AUDIT POSITION HERE IS JUST IT WAS VACANT FOR A YEAR BEFORE I GOT HIRED, BUT I'VE WORKED IN PLACES THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, INTERNAL AUDITS OF 4 TO 5 PEOPLE.

AND THEN SOMETIMES THERE'S 2 OR 3 PEOPLE LEAVE AND THEN IT'S THINGS GET DROPPED.

AND UNLESS SOMEBODY'S FOLLOWING UP ON RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENTS MAY FORGET OR THEY MAY NOT BE VERY KEEN ON A PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION. SO THAT'S WHY HAVING A MECHANISM IS IMPORTANT.

I DO HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND. A LOT OF INTERNAL AUDIT SHOPS WILL PROVIDE A REGULAR, MAYBE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL OR GOVERNING BODY OF THE STATUS OF RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION.

I HAVEN'T DONE SO YET BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE DONE ENOUGH AUDITS WITH ENOUGH RECOMMENDATIONS.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I SEE COMING. THAT'S WHAT'S ONE WAY TO KIND OF HELP WITH THAT.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOU ALONE HAVE TO DO FOR THESE AUDITS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES AND MAKING SURE IT'S THOROUGH.

AND WE'RE BEING VERY OBJECTIVE WITH EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND PROBABLY A GOOD CONVERSATION THAT ALL LEADERSHIP SHOULD HAVE AROUND HERE IS THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP WILL ALSO BE VALUED BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND TO THE NEXT GROUP.

I FEEL LIKE IF THERE SOMETIMES WE GET LEADERSHIP THAT FEELS LIKE I NEED TO KNOW THIS STUFF.

NO ONE ELSE NEEDS TO KNOW. AND THAT'S WHAT EMPOWERS ME FOR MY LEADERSHIP. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT IF YOU CAN PASS THIS ON SO THAT EVEN IF THERE'S ANOTHER GAP FOR A YEAR OR TWO, THAT THAT PERSON CAN JUST GRAB THE BALL AND GO WITH IT, KNOWING THAT YOU SET UP THE STRUCTURE FOR THAT PERSON TO SUCCEED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST GOING TO HAVE COMMENTS, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION NOW JUST HEARING THE EXCHANGE.

DID YOU SAY THAT YOU WERE THINKING THAT YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND KIND OF A MID YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS A REPORT OUT ON LAST YEAR'S INTERNAL AUDIT AS WELL AS THE PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING AUDITS. SO ARE YOU, ARE YOU THINKING THAT MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO ONE SIX MONTHS IN? I MEAN, I GENERALLY COME I'VE COME BEFORE, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEFORE COUNCIL IN A YEAR AND A HALF THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.

SO I'M TYPICALLY COMING HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR, AND I WILL TRY TO UPDATE YOU EVERY TIME YOU KNOW I COME BEFORE YOU.

YEAH. OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU OR MAYBE THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE OR SOME OTHER WAY.

I KNOW THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE CITY, BUT THANK YOU.

CAN I JUST ROLL INTO MY COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. OKAY.

BECAUSE I'M JUST HERE. ALL I'M GOING TO SAY IS THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

AND I THINK IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN CATCH LOOPHOLES AND LITTLE ISSUES AND SNAGS AND HOPEFULLY NOT REALLY BIG ONES, BUT WE HAVE YOU HERE TO HELP US FIND THOSE THINGS. SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MOTION. YES. SO MOVED.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6:00 AND WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

WE LEARNED A LOT. WE COLLABORATED A LOT ABOUT THINGS I TAKE AWAY FROM IT THAT I WAS HOMESICK THE ENTIRE TIME.

I WANTED TO COME RIGHT BACK HERE AGAIN. I LOVE THIS CITY.

AND THEY DO GREAT THINGS THERE, BUT I STILL THINK THAT THIS CITY IS THE BEST.

MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU. YES. MOST OF US WERE AT THE SHARP TRI CITY DEDICATION EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

IT WAS A LOVELY DAY OUTSIDE, BUT ALSO AN AMAZING CELEBRATION AND A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING INTO THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR SO MANY YEARS.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A PRIVILEGE TO BE THERE. WE HAD THE OPENING OF THE BOOKSTORE IN THE VILLAGE, SO IT IS A LOVELY SPACE, AN AMAZING PLACE. AND THE OLD O'SULLIVAN'S.

AND OF COURSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

ON THE INSIDE IT'S VERY CLEAN. YOUR FEET DON'T STICK TO THE GROUND. NOT THAT I WOULD KNOW, BUT IT'S VERY NICE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A GANDER THERE, IF YOU NEED A BOOK OR EVEN SOME LITTLE FUN LITTLE BOOK CLUB STUFF OR COFFEE ANYWAY, GO THERE. THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK GROUNDBREAKING WAS YESTERDAY, I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY.

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I WANTED TO JUST SHOUT OUT OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THE THE BEAUTIFUL EFFORT AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS VERY SPECIAL PARK THAT WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HERE IN CARLSBAD.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE THERE'LL BE A CONCERT IN THE PARK THERE AT ONE POINT.

IT'S REALLY BIG. SO ANYWAY IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING PART OF THE CITY AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND WE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, ALONG WITH CONGRESSMAN LEVIN AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER TASHA BOERNER.

SO A LOVELY DAY. AND THEN JUST THIS MORNING, MY COLLEAGUE MISS ACOSTA AND I WERE AT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY.

WE POSITIONED ONLY ON ONE BILL. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

WE LISTEN TO ALL OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR LOBBYISTS.

WE HEAR REPORTS FROM AND UPDATES FROM OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, AND THEN WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT IS IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. SO TODAY WAS A LIGHT AGENDA, BUT IT'S VERY GOOD AND THOROUGH WORK THAT WE DO THERE.

IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE ARE SOMETIMES THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

LIKE FOR TODAY, IT WAS A HOUSING BILL. SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN SACRAMENTO.

IT ALWAYS MOVES VERY RAPIDLY THERE. SO WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN AND BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT HELP US OVERALL AS A CITY.

AND MAYOR I DO HAVE A MOTION, BUT I CAN WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THEIR COMMENTS IF YOU WANT.

MAKE THE MOTION NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE TO PUT MY GLASSES ON FOR THIS.

NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO, A HISTORIC THEATER IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS, AND IT'S ENJOYED A CELEBRATED HISTORY OF ENTERTAINING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR DECADES.

AND IT HAS SAT VACANT FOR MANY YEARS. MANY OF YOU KNOW IT'S THE ONE ON STATE STREET.

BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE RALLIED OVER THE YEARS TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE HISTORIC BUILDING SEEKING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT TO SAVE THE THEATER AND PERHAPS HELP CONVERT IT TO THAT PART OF THE VILLAGE, OR CONVERT THAT PART OF THE VILLAGE INTO AN ARTS AND THEATER DISTRICT, WHICH IS SO FITTING THAT WE HAD THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND ALL OF THAT HAPPENING TONIGHT, BECAUSE THIS REALLY FITS RIGHT INTO THAT. THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE THEATER HAVE AN ATTEMPTED HAVE EVEN ATTEMPTED TO REIMAGINE THIS SPACE, REDEVELOP IT, OR EVEN SELL IT AT AUCTION. BUT AS OF TODAY, IT REMAINS CLOSED WITH ITS FUTURE IN DOUBT.

SO AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE VILLAGE, I'M AWARE OF THESE CALLS FOR ACTION.

AND WHILE I'M NOT SURE THAT SAVING THE THEATER IS SOMETHING FOR GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE SOLELY ON ITS OWN, I DO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF PRESERVING THE UNIQUE HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF OUR VILLAGE LIKE CHAIR JACOBS MENTIONED IN HER REPORT.

SO IT IS WITH THAT IN MIND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A MOTION ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE THE VACANT THEATER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2822 STATE STREET, AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON SEVERAL THINGS THE PROPERTY CONDITION, VALUE, ANY PROP H CONSIDERATIONS WE MAY HAVE AND ANY OPTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT MIGHT ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION OF THIS HISTORIC PROPERTY. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT WE WENT TO AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD.

I JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE SO PEOPLE KNOW THE BILL THAT WE TOOK THE POSITION ON.

WE OPPOSED AB 1751. IT'S A BILL THAT, LIKE MANY PIECES OF LEGISLATION WE LOOK AT, HAS A GOOD INTENT, BUT TAKES AWAY LOCAL CONTROL AND REALLY DOESN'T ALLOW US TO KEEP CARLSBAD THE WAY THAT CARLSBAD LOOKS AT ALL.

SO IT WOULD CREATE ONLY MINISTERIAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN TOWNHOMES IN CITIES ALL OVER THE STATE.

SO THAT'S THE BILL THAT WE OPPOSED. BUT AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING LEGISLATIVELY.

THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE A VERY STRONG LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ACTION EVEN IN BETWEEN MEETINGS, OUR STAFF ARE ABLE TO GO IN THERE WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND TAKE POSITIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN LEGISLATIVE THINGS.

I KNOW I'VE HEARD QUITE A FEW COMMENTS RECENTLY ABOUT WANTING TO STEP UP A LITTLE BIT MORE ON LOCAL CONTROL.

AND PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING THAT FOR YOU.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK. MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES. THANK YOU.

IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAD THE CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND WAS STEPPING IN FOR A SANDAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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WE DID ADVOCATE QUITE A BIT FOR NORTH COUNTY.

THERE WAS A BIT OF A DISCUSSION AROUND HOW FUNDS SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.

AND JUST LOOKING AT WAYS TO REALLY BE EQUITABLE.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I MADE SURE THAT I ALSO VOICED MY OPINION ON AND MAKING SURE THAT NORTH COUNTY IS REPRESENTED.

THE OTHER PIECE WAS JUST AROUND. I KNOW I DIDN'T GET TO MAKE IT TO THE BARON'S MARKET GRAND OPENING.

MY KIDDO WASN'T FEELING GREAT, BUT I DID GO OPENING WEEKEND AND JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IT OUT.

IT'S PRETTY COOL ADDITION FOR THE VILLAGE. ART IN THE VILLAGE WAS ALSO A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO. CARLSBAD VILLAGE BOOKS.

IT IS A VERY COOL SPOT, JUST LIKE YOU HEARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER.

I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ALREADY, I THINK TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK.

AND IT'S A CUTE SPACE. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAD A GOOD 4TH OF JULY.

I KNOW WE HAD SOME NEW RULES IN PLACE. I THINK WE, I'M HOPEFUL THAT FOLKS WERE MORE COMPLIANT WITH REGARDS TO FIREWORKS WITH ALL OF THAT IN PLACE. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS THAT WERE WORKING THAT NIGHT. I KNOW IT'S USUALLY A VERY BUSY NIGHT, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

VETERANS PARK GROUNDBREAKING WAS REALLY COOL TO BE A PART OF.

AND AGAIN, TO OUR ENTIRE STAFF, OUR STAFF AND OUR ENTIRE STAFF, THAT WAS A PART OF ALL OF THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT AN AMAZING, AMAZING DAY IT WAS.

IT WAS REALLY COOL TO BE THERE. I HAD A FEW PEOPLE COME UP TO US SAYING, WOW, THAT WAS SO, SO WELL PUT TOGETHER. SO JUST THANK YOU. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE CAL CITIES DIVISION MEETING.

NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

I HAVE THE SANDAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING.

I WILL BE AT THE TGIF CONCERT. AND THEN RIGHT BEFORE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.

SO I WILL SEE YOU AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. TWO REAL QUICK THINGS AGAIN ON THE VETERANS PARK.

[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

IT WAS REALLY WAS A TEAM EFFORT AND I APPRECIATE, THE GREAT JOB THEY ALL DID AND COUNCIL'S TREMENDOUS INVOLVEMENT IN THAT AS WELL.

THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO MENTION IS THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHO BROUGHT SB 707 OUR WAY.

TONIGHT WAS THE FIRST TIME AND WE TRIED THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THIS MOVING FORWARD. WE, I WANT TO THANK OUR OUTSTANDING CLERK, THE CLERK STAFF, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OUR IT FOLKS, OUR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR WORKING ON THIS. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS.

THEY HAD SEVERAL PRACTICE SESSIONS LAST WEEK AND AGAIN EVEN TODAY.

AND WE GOT THROUGH IT. AND WE'LL, BE DOING THIS EACH MEETING.

SO EVERYBODY BETTER STRAP IN. THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.

NOTHING. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. IN CASE I WASN'T IN THE 4TH OF JULY MOOD I WAS INVITED TO BE IN A PARADE AT RANCHO CARLSBAD MOBILE HOME PARK.

THAT STARTED THE 4TH OF JULY. THEN I WAS INVITED TO LAKESHORE GARDENS MOBILE HOME PARK FOR THEIR CELEBRATION.

I'M GUESSING 200 PLUS RESIDENTS ATTENDED THAT.

THEN I WAS INVITED TO THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AGAIN.

PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT LEGO FIREWORKS.

AND THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE RECOGNITION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR VETERANS PARK.

AND WE WERE JOINED BY CONGRESSMAN LEVIN AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOERNER.

AND BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, THEY DONATED $8 MILLION OR THEY ARRANGED FOR THE DONATION OF $8 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS, IF YOU WANT YOUR NAME MENTIONED AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING, ARRANGE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BE DONATED.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.