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I'M CALLING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN.
[CALL TO ORDER]
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA.HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL. HERE. MAYOR BLACKBURN.
PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]
THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER THREE. NEXT IS THE PLEDGE.CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? PLEASE RISE. REPEAT AFTER ME.
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.
AND CITY CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THE VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS? 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.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JULY 28TH OF 26. MOTION, PLEASE.SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS. I INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA TO PRESENT TO DR.
[PRESENTATIONS]
DONNA SAN MIGUEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL INVITE DR.IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
ESPECIALLY AS I'M THE FIRST LATINA TO SERVE ON THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL.
THIS MONTH, I ENCOURAGE US TO REMEMBER OUR CARLSBAD HISTORY, RECALLING OUR LAND WAS HOME TO NATIVE AMERICANS BEFORE IT WAS COLONIZED BY SPANISH MISSIONARIES AND BECAME PART OF NEW SPAIN AND MEXICO.
ALL OF CALIFORNIA AND THIS LAND RIGHT HERE WAS PART OF MEXICO UNTIL 1848.
THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION. SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH, 2026.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC CHAMPIONS WHO HAVE INSPIRED OTHERS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AND TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE DIVERSE IN IDENTITY, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS. AND WHEREAS, IMMIGRANTS FLEEING THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION IN THE EARLY 1900S ARRIVED IN CARLSBAD'S OLDEST RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED BARRIO CARLSBAD, OR BARRIO CARLOS, SETTLING NEAR ROOSEVELT AND WALNUT AND FORMED THE BACKBONE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS, HISPANIC LATIN HERITAGE ROOTS CONSTITUTE THE SECOND LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS. WE BENEFIT FROM THE ONGOING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC LATIN PEOPLES IN THE ARTS, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, LITERATURE, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS UNIDOS SOMOS MAS.
NOW THEREFORE, I, TERESA ACOSTA, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH, 2026 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
DR. SAN MIGUEL, WE INVITE YOU TO SHARE A FEW COMMENTS AS WELL.
AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS, FACULTY ADVISORS FROM CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN TERESA ACOSTA FOR THIS GREAT HONOR.
I'M GRATEFUL TO ACCEPT THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION.
IT MEANS SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY DURING OUR CURRENT LANDSCAPE, WHERE HISPANIC AND LATINO POPULATIONS HAVE BECOME TARGETS FOR SIMPLY WORKING TOWARDS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM. WE ARE HUMBLED BY THE RECOGNITION AND INSPIRED BY THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND EDUCATION. FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES, MANA DE NORTH COUNTY HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING LATINAS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
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OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT WHEN WOMEN ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO LEAD, THEY CREATE LASTING, POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES.OUR PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN OUR HERMANITAS.
WE HAVE EMILY FUENTES AND ALEXIS PAZ FROM CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL.
YARELI, MORALES GUERRERA, VIVIENNE AND VANESSA.
AND WE ALSO HAVE ALEXA, WHO WAS JUST THE RISING STAR FOR CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2010.
474 YOUNG LATINAS HAVE COMPLETED OR GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS.
THIS RECOGNITION NOT ONLY BELONGS TO MANA, BUT THE MANY VOLUNTEERS, MENTORS, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AS WE CELEBRATE THE MOMENT, WE'RE ALSO RECOMMITTING OURSELVES TO THE WORK AHEAD.
THERE ARE STILL YOUNG WOMEN WHO NEED MENTORS, STUDENTS WHO NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, AND FUTURE LEADERS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN THEM. I WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD PATHWAYS FOR SUCCESS AND ENSURE THAT LATINAS THROUGHOUT NORTH COUNTY KNOW THEY BELONG, THEY ARE VALUED, AND THEY HAVE POWER TO LEAD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR. [APPLAUSE]. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A GROUP PHOTO.
COULD I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME HERE? YOU SAID YOU ALSO HAVE A TEACHER HERE? YOU CAN INVITE HER TO BE PART OF THE PHOTO. AND COUNCIL STAY UP TOP.
CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. EVEN WHEN IT'S ON SILENT, IT TALKS.
AND POLITE. YEAH. I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THIS IS FOR 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'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS AGENDA.
CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING 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.
HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING DURING THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE MEETING, STARTING WITH THE NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. LAUREN BARKER.
HI, I'M LAUREN BARKER AND I'M WITH CARLSBAD SISTER CITY AMBASSADORS, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MAN TO YOU ALL. AND IT'S JORDAN, AND I CAN'T EVER SAY HIS NAME RIGHT.
BOURDLAIES, I THINK, AND HE'S A COMPOSER AND A MUSICIAN, AND HE WAS IN OUR FIRST REGIONAL SHOW THAT WE HAD, CARLSBAD SISTER CITIES, AND THEN HE WENT ON FROM THERE TO GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION WITH SISTER CITIES
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INTERNATIONAL, AND HE WON FIRST PLACE WORLDWIDE FOR HIS COMPOSITION AND HIS MUSIC.AND SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM. AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE HIM AND LET HIM TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS MUSIC, WHERE HE PLANS TO GO, WHAT HE PLANS TO DO AND ALL ABOUT IT.
AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAR HIS MUSIC, IT'S ON SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL.
AND YOU CAN HEAR THE WHOLE THING. WHEN I WANT AN UPPER, I PLAY IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HAPPY.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. MR. JORDAN. HELLO, I'M JORDAN AND I'M 13 YEARS OLD.
I ATTEND AVIARA OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CARLSBAD.
I BEGAN LEARNING MUSIC AT THE AGE OF EIGHT BY LEARNING PIANO.
TWO YEARS LATER, I STARTED VIOLIN LESSONS. INSPIRED BY COMPOSERS SUCH AS CZERNY AND BACH, I WROTE MY FIRST COMPOSITIONS, WHICH WERE IN THE STYLE OF 19TH CENTURY MUSIC.
THIS HELPED ME TO GROW AS A COMPOSER AND DEEPENED MY UNDERSTANDING IN MUSIC.
I WROTE THIS SONATA TO EXPRESS THE FEELING OF HOPE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW DAY.
THROUGH THIS PIECE, I WANTED TO SHARE A SENSE OF OPTIMISM AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
THE MUSIC REFLECTS THE IDEA THAT THE FUTURE ALWAYS HOLDS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR MISS HULL, MY ORCHESTRA TEACHER, FOR INFORMING ME OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND MISS LAUREN FOR HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE CARLSBAD SISTER CITY AMBASSADORS.
THANKING YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY SPEECH.
[APPLAUSE]. DIANE RICKER. BETWEEN 2021 AND 2023, I WORKED AS A SCHOOL CROSS GUARD IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
MY EMPLOYER WAS CONTRACTED THROUGH THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IN ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS, I SAW THE STRANGE MAN THAT HAD BEEN IN MY BACKYARD.
IT TURNS OUT THIS MAN IS A DETECTIVE WORKING FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
THIS MEANS ME AND MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE INVESTIGATION BY THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SINCE ABOUT 2018, 2019. BUT WHY? QUITE INCIDENTALLY, AFTER THIS TIME I'VE HAD MULTIPLE BREAK INS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, STALKERS, SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND ABUSE. SINCE NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM YOUR SEVEN YEAR LONG INVESTIGATION, I CAN ONLY ASSUME NEFARIOUS INVOLVEMENT OF CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD POLICE.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS, BY NOW, YOU'D HAVE A SUSPECT, SINCE OUR ABUSE WAS AND IS HAPPENING DAILY.
THEREFORE, THIS TELLS ME THIS INVESTIGATION WAS NEVER BORN OUT OF SAFETY.
MY DAUGHTER, RILEY RICKER, AT THE AGE OF 14 OR 15 YEARS OLD WHILE UNDER INCAPACITATING DRUGS, WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY THIS MAN. THIS MAN WAS NEVER INVESTIGATED.
THIS MAN IS WALKING FREE AND ABLE TO SLEEP SOUNDLY AT NIGHT. THIS MAN HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF EARNING A MODEST WAGE HERE IN AMERICA, DOING DOORDASH AND LEARN ENGLISH FOR FREE HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.
IT'S NOT THAT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS A PROBLEM WITH PROSECUTING CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN.
THAT MAN WAS IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED. I REPORTED THE USE OF INCAPACITATING GAS TO CITY OFFICIALS.
THERE WAS NEVER ANY CONCERN ON ANYONE'S FACES.
ON THE CONTRARY, CARLSBAD POLICE HIGHER UPS HAS MADE IT A FOCAL POINT TO GASLIGHT AND SILENCE ME DESPITE PROVIDING CREDIBLE EVIDENCE, ONE OF THEM BEING COMPROMISED ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF MINE CONFIRMED BY OFFICER COMIENDO.
INCAPACITATING GAS ELIMINATES RESISTANCE OF THE VICTIM.
THE VICTIM HAS NO MEMORY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AVOIDS THE PHYSICAL IDENTITY OF THE ASSAILANT.
THERE ARE 1714 SEARCHES FOUND IN THE EPSTEIN FILES WHEN TYPING THE WORD CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA.
COULD THIS BE PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE BEING MONITORED? IF SO, I COULD SEE WHY INCAPACITATING GAS DOESN'T SURPRISE ANY CITY OFFICIALS.
INCAPACITATING GAS TO A GROUP OF WEALTH CRIMINAL CLASS COULD BE THE NEXT EPSTEIN CLASS 2.0, EXCEPT WITHOUT ANY WITNESSES THIS TIME. NDAS DO NO GOOD WHEN YOU'VE LET SO MANY PEOPLE
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INVOLVED AND AWARE OF THE CRIMES AGAINST US. THERE SURPRISINGLY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO US. EVEN CHILDREN KNOW.THE ADULTS HAVE TOLD THEIR CHILDREN AND.
PAIGE TESINO. HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M PAIGE TESINO AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE CARLSBAD SIERRA CLUB TEAM TO INVITE YOU TO AN EVENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN BROUGHT THIS UP LAST YEAR OR EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
AND I WAS AT THAT TIME THINKING, OH, WE'RE OKAY IN CALIFORNIA.
SO I'M ASKING IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US.
MR. SHIN WILL BE THERE AND SOME OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS.
IT'LL BE JUST SOUTH OF THE OCEANSIDE PIER, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 11 TO 1.
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE SOME OF YOU THERE. THANK YOU. VICKI SIAGE.
HELLO. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SHIN FOR USING HIS POSITION ON SANDAG TO CALL OUT AND ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY, INDEPENDENT SCRUTINY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION CONCERNING SECURITY VULNERABILITIES AT PALOMAR AIRPORT.
THERE'S A PROBLEM AT PALOMAR. THERE'S LOTS OF PROBLEMS AT PALOMAR, AND TSA KNOWS ABOUT THEM.
TSA CONDUCTED A RECENT COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY AT CARLSBAD, INCLUDING THE INSPECTION AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY FOLLOWING THE AIRPORT'S RESUMPTION OF SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL SERVICES. THEY NOTED SEVERAL FINDINGS RELATED TO ACCESS CONTROL, PREVENTION, DETECTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY, PRESENCE, AND MOVEMENT.
IN ADDITION, THERE WERE TWO DOCUMENTED INCIDENCES THAT THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH.
NOW WE DON'T GET ANY ANSWERS BECAUSE THEY CLASSIFY IT UNDER THIS SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION.
BUT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE MARCH 2025, WHEN THEY HAD TWO FLIGHTS A DAY.
NOW THERE ARE 16 FLIGHTS A DAY AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.
SO FORGIVE ME, BUT HOW FREAKING LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FIX SECURITY ISSUES AT THE AIRPORT? THIS ISN'T LIKE, OH, THE TOILETS AREN'T FLUSHING.
THIS IS UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AN AIRPORT. IT'S A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE SMALL LITTLE PLANES, CROP DUSTERS, KIND OF THINGS IN AND OUT.
IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO CARRY MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN AND OUT MANY TIMES A DAY.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TODDLER WHEN YOU TELL THEM THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEIR NAP AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT, AND THEY CLOSE THEIR EYES AND THEY PUT THEIR FINGERS IN THEIR EARS AND THEY GO, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. IT'S ZERO.
THE SILENCE FROM THE COUNTY IS DEAFENING. SO YOU START TO ASK, ARE THEY INCOMPETENT? IS IT INTENTIONAL? IS IT SYSTEMIC? AND MY PERSONAL POSITION IS I BELIEVE IT'S ALL THREE BASED UPON OUR EXPERIENCES. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
AND I HOPE YOU WILL KEEP PUSHING AND PUSHING HARD.
AND I HOPE THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY WILL STAND WITH HIM AND LIGHT A FIRE.
SO THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR NON-AGENDA 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'RE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN, OR IF YOU'RE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS *9 NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.
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WE HAVE FIVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?[CONSENT CALENDAR]
THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THEM? MOTION, PLEASE.
SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA.
[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]
IT'S ONE OF THE FASTEST COUNCIL MEETINGS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.CLOSING COMMENTS, MR. SHIN. YES. THANK YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST, LAST FRIDAY, I WISH I COULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE 9/11 CELEBRATION, THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION AT THE FIRE STATION.
I APOLOGIZE, I WAS AT THE SANDAG MEETING. AND LIKE THE PUBLIC SPEAKER WHO HAD JUST SPOKEN EARLIER, I'VE PROBABLY SPENT AT LEAST ABOUT A YEAR SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE FIRST LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY.
JUST IN REGARDS TO BOTH ARENAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO FROM FIRE, I SAW SOME HOLES THAT WERE LAPSED.
AND THEN AS WELL AS SECURITY, THE SECURITY ONE IS THE ONE THAT GETS ME VERY CONCERNED.
I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT IT DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.
I'M A PRODUCT OF 9/11, AS A LOT OF US ARE. I'M LOOKING AT AN AUDIENCE OF A LOT OF YOUNGER ADULTS HERE AND PROBABLY FOLKS THAT ARE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT JUST READ ABOUT IT IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. BUT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER 9/11, MY SISTER WAS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY AND I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GO OVER TO HER AND THEY ALLOWED ME ACCESS ON THE GROUND ZERO. AND WHEN I WAS THERE, I STEPPED ON THE ASHES.
I REMEMBER THE RAW, VISCERAL FEELING OF WHAT TOOK PLACE ON OUR NATION.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, HOW DO WE PREVENT THIS EVER AGAIN? AND THERE WAS A 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT THAT WAS TAKING PLACE THEN THERE AFTERWARDS. AND IT TALKED ABOUT A FAILURE OF IMAGINATION AND A FAILURE OF INTER AGENCIES COMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO SOLVE SECURITY ISSUES AND LAPSES. AND I FEEL LIKE I'M LITERALLY WATCHING HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF THROUGH THIS.
AND I WAS SUSPICIOUS. I CONTACTED CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN.
IT'S KIND OF ASTONISHING THAT ONE MONTH AFTER THE FIRST LEASE AGREEMENT TAKES PLACE A YEAR AGO, THAT THEY CONTINUE MORE LEASE AGREEMENTS AND EVERY SINGLE LEASE AGREEMENT, THE AIRPORT OPERATOR STATES THAT EVERYTHING IS EXCEPTIONAL WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THIS AIRPORT. THIS IS IN THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT.
THIS IS IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY. THE LAST THING I EVER WANT TO SEE IN THIS PLACE IS ANOTHER REPORT THAT WOULD HAVE ANYTHING CLOSE TO SOMETHING RESEMBLING WHAT TOOK PLACE 25 YEARS AGO. SO IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ARGUS IN SANDAG IN OCTOBER, I HAVE ASKED THAT THE AIRPORT OPERATORS SHOW UP AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY IN REGARDS TO WHAT TOOK PLACE.
THAT'S ALL. I YIELD. MISS BURKHOLDER. NOTHING FOR ME, MAYOR.
BECAUSE USUALLY WE'RE BOTH MENTIONING HOW GREAT OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING WAS.
WE HAD IT LAST WEEK, LAST TUESDAY, AND WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER, AND THAT WAS SENATOR CATHERINE BREAKSPEARE, WHO WAS HERE. AND THESE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THEY'RE ONCE A MONTH. WE TALK ABOUT LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WOULD AFFECT CARLSBAD AND OUR PEOPLE, AND WE TAKE POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME, AND YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THEM ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT WAS YESTERDAY. WE HAD A SPECIAL PROJECT WHERE WE WORKED AT THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK, AND WE PACKED FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FOOD INSECURE FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. I ALSO ATTENDED THE RISING STAR AWARDS BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.
THAT IS THE CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S RECOGNITION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE EXCELLING DESPITE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES AND WHO WE HOPE WILL COME BACK AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AFTER THEY'VE GONE OFF AND FINISHED THEIR EDUCATION AND OUR PROFESSIONALS, WE HOPE THEY SETTLE AND GIVE BACK HERE, THIS WEEK.
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AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.SO THAT'S WHERE WE BRING ALL THE CITIES OF CALIFORNIA TOGETHER.
AND ALSO WE WILL HAVE A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.
THANK YOU. MISS BHAT-PATEL. AND SHE'S GOING TO BE SWORN IN AS THE PRESIDENT, WHICH SHE DIDN'T SAY.
I SMOOTHLY. I KNOW WE TAKE A LOT FOR GRANTED HERE IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
AND SO THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF OUR STAFF. SO THANK YOU.
AND I KNOW WE HAD OUR STATE OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH BUSINESS LEADERS WHO GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REGARDS TO OUR CITY. IT WAS NICE TO MEET SOME OF THE STARS OF THE SHOW, ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE SENIORS WHO WAS FEATURED, JEANIE, WHO I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR SHARED THE STORY ABOUT HER, WHO'S 102.
SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO MEET HER IN PERSON. AND THEN WE HAD OUR NCTD BOARD MEETING.
CITIZENS ACADEMY, WE KICKED IT OFF LAST WEEK.
THE 9/11 MEMORIAL. THAT DAY IS ALWAYS. I KNOW YOU HEARD SOME THOUGHTS AROUND.
THAT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME AS WELL.
AND SO IT WAS NICE TO BE IN COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT WE LOST THAT DAY.
AND THEN ON THIS COMING THURSDAY, WE HAVE CSU SAN MARCOS'S REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'LL GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SANDAG'S NORTH. I'LL BE REPRESENTING NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN I WILL ALSO BE AT THE LEAGUE CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.
CITY MANAGER. NOTHING. CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING, THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THIS WAS THAT NOT ONLY WERE THEY HONORING ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS WHO WAS A PROFESSIONAL SURFER BANNING CAPS, BUT IT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND ANYTIME THERE'S AN EVENT THAT BRINGS ALL OF CARLSBAD TOGETHER FOR A COMMON PURPOSE AND SMILES ON EVERYBODY'S FACE, EVERYBODY SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING, IT WAS WONDERFUL.
SO THANKS, ULYSSES, FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.