Sep 29, 2026 City Council Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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

PRESENT. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

I HAVE TO READ THE FOLLOWING. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SERVING AS A AS THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS. ITEM NUMBER 10. NEXT IS THE MAYOR.

POLICE CHIEF, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? THANK YOU. 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.

OKAY, TONIGHT I'M GOING TO START THE MEETING BY MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TONIGHT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

[ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS]

THIS ITEM WILL NO LONGER BE HEARD AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT.

THEIR APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. NOW WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

I'D LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT TO RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.

IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU'RE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS *9 NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

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

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

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

THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED 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. 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 NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WILL HELP MAKE THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

HELP MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS CAN BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND THAT.

THIS CHAMBER IS A PLACE WHERE ALL POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD IS CLOSED.

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

STEPHANIE LUONG. HELLO, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE LUONG AND I'M A STUDENT AT SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, PART OF THE ROBOTICS TEAM BOBCATS.

I WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR SUPPORTING OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM AND HELPING MAKING TRAVEL POSSIBLE WITH THE WINNING TEAM'S GRANT THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED FOR US. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL WITH MY TEAM OUT OF CARLSBAD TO LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, AND WE HAD TO TRAVEL 20 MILES, SO IT WAS NOT EASY TRANSPORTING A ROBOT, AND YOUR FUNDS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO THAT WE GOT TO COMPETE WITH TEAMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND MEET A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND LEARN WHAT, HOW THEIR ROBOTICS PROGRAM WORKED AND HOW OURS AND WE LEARNED FROM EACH OTHER.

AND HONESTLY, SPENDING MONTHS WORKING ON A ROBOT AT THE SCHOOL AND IN A GARAGE TILL ABOUT 02:00 A.M.

AND GETTING TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE NEW AND MEET A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.

IT'S YOU. WE LEARN A LOT, AND THESE ARE EXPERIENCES WE JUST CAN'T SIMPLY LEARN, JUST IN A CLASSROOM OR AT A WORKSHOP.

THIS IS REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT WE ALL TRAVELING IS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE PARTS ABOUT ROBOTICS, AND IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.

AND YOUR SUPPORT GENUINELY MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR OUR TEAMS TO MAKE IT OUTSIDE OF CARLSBAD IN CALIFORNIA.

SO THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN THE STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM AND OUR ROBOTICS TEAM, TEAMS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN KENTUCKY, AND WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE REPRESENTING CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU. DIANNA RICKER.

I FIRST WALKED IN THIS. RIGHT NOW, ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS CALLED ME BY MY NAME.

SHE SAID, HELLO, DIANA. I NEVER FORMALLY INTRODUCED MYSELF TO HER.

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I DON'T WANT TO BE A REGULAR HERE. I DON'T WANT TO KEEP COMING HERE AND TALKING ABOUT THIS.

AND YOU, YOU GUYS, ALL OF YOU AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A VIDEO OF MY EX-HUSBAND DISCLOSING THAT HE IS A PORNOGRAPHY ADDICT. A WHOLE DECADE LATER, THERE IS A COURT DOCUMENT.

A WHOLE DECADE LATER, IN 2021, THERE'S A COURT DOCUMENT WHERE HE EXPOSED OUR DAUGHTER TO PORNOGRAPHY.

WHY DOES THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT WANT SO BAD FOR MY CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH HIM.

WHY? WHEN I HAVE CUSTODY OF HIM. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SERGEANT WILLIS NOT TO CALL CARLSBAD POLICE TO TRY TO GET MY DAUGHTER BACK.

AND IF YOU GUYS ARE JUST CALLING CPS TO GET MY DAUGHTER TO HELP ME GET MY DAUGHTER BACK, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK BECAUSE CPS IS CORRUPT.

I WAS RAPED LAST NIGHT. I WASN'T SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. I WAS RAPED.

[CRYING] I WAS RAPED. I WAS RAPED THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT.

AND I'M GOING TO BE RAPED AGAIN TONIGHT. THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LYING TO YOU.

IF THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THIS CASE THOROUGHLY.

IT'S A LIE. IT'S A LIE. HOW DID THAT BIRTH CONTROL CONTRACEPTIVE GET IN ME? HOW? WHY AREN'T YOU INVESTIGATING THAT? HOW ABOUT THAT DEVICE IN MY CAR? HOW DID THAT GET IN MY CAR? NOTHING IS BEING INVESTIGATED EXCEPT ME.

I WAS RAPED LAST NIGHT. AND I WAS DENIED BY THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

A SART EXAM. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE THIS, THEN I DESERVE A SART EXAM FOR EVERY RAPE THAT IS BEING DONE TO ME. I DESERVE THAT.

THANK YOU MA'AM YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. ARIA BILINGA.

HELLO. OKAY. HI, EVERYONE. I'M ARIA, ESSENTIALLY, ALSO FROM SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THE CAPTAIN OF OUR ROBOTICS TEAM CATALYSTS.

OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM HAS OVER 140 STUDENTS NOW IN SAGE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A SCHOOL OF ABOUT 1200 STUDENTS.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM. AND I'M HERE ALSO TO, AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE WITH THE WINNING TEAMS GRANT IN FUNDING OUR TRIP TO CANADA. SO ESSENTIALLY I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE CONTEXT TO MYSELF AND WHY I'M IN ROBOTICS PROGRAM.

SO ESSENTIALLY FRESHMAN YEAR, I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO JOIN.

AND I HEARD MY FRIENDS GO INTO THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM.

SO LET ME SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE. SO I ENGAGED AND ESSENTIALLY WAS ABLE TO FIND MY PASSION, WHICH IS NOW IN DATA SCIENCE.

AND I'M LOOKING TO PURSUE THAT IN COLLEGE. SO AGAIN, THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS REALLY EXPOSED ME TO A LOT OF NEW THINGS THAT I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING ACTION ON IT.

SO THE REASON I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY IS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HELPED OUR TEAM TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

WE ARE EFFECTIVELY ABLE TO PURSUE THE CANADA CUP, WHICH WAS A COMPETITION WITH AROUND 80 OR SO TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE.

WE GOT TO BE AND COMPETE WITH TEAMS FROM LIBYA, GERMANY, ROMANIA.

LIKE SO MANY, I CAN'T EVEN NAME. AND IT WAS QUITE THE EXPERIENCE GETTING TO MEET SO MANY NEW PEOPLE AND COMPETE WITH THEM.

AND THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS WAS BEING ABLE TO GO FROM A SIDE OF.

SIDE OF WONDERING WHETHER WE WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPETE AT SUCH A LEVEL TO GETTING FIRST PLACE IN THE COMPETITION.

SO IT WAS QUITE A JOURNEY AND IT WAS QUITE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY TEAMMATES AND FRIENDS I MADE ALONG MY HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAY.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT OUR ENTIRE TEAM WILL NOT FORGET.

WE WANTED TO GIVE A CARD BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE

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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 ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU'RE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS *9 NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDARS. I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY? CAN I JUST BRIEFLY SAY SOMETHING? OH, YES.

GO AHEAD. I KNOW THE STUDENTS JUST WALKED OUT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FOR COMING TO SHARE WITH US, I APPRECIATE IT. NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

AND WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ZACH KORACH.

THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR CITY TREASURER, CHRISTIAN PEACOX, TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT ON INVESTMENTS.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

BEFORE I HIGHLIGHT THE ANNUAL REPORT. I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ALL THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS MADE ARE PRIMARILY AROUND THE THREE OBJECTIVES OF SAFETY, LIQUIDITY, AND YIELD. WHAT THAT MEANS IN PRACTICE IS, FIRST, PROTECT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT FROM LOSS.

WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MONEY. TWO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT ADEQUATE LIQUIDITY OR CASH ON HAND TO PAY YOUR BILLS.

AND THREE, THEN EARN A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN AFTER HAVING ACHIEVED THE FIRST TWO OBJECTIVES.

SO NOW I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF POINTS FROM THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT.

AND THIS IS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026.

PORTFOLIO ENDED WITH A PAR VALUE OF $988 MILLION AND ENDING YIELD OF 3.86% AND CASH INCOME OF OVER $28 MILLION. AND SO JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, IT'S THE HIGHEST ENDING BALANCE THAT WE'VE HAD ON RECORD, THE HIGHEST CASH INCOME WE'VE HAD ON RECORD.

AND IT'S THE HIGHEST YIELD WE'VE HAD SINCE JUST PRIOR TO THE 2007 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO STAND UP HERE AND TAKE CREDIT FOR ALL THE HISTORIC RESULTS HERE.

RIGHT? IT REALLY REFLECTS THE CITY'S OVERALL EXCELLENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT WE'RE IN.

AND YES, PRUDENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AS WELL.

BUT REALLY IT'S A CREDIT TO CITY LEADERSHIP, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF FOR MAINTAINING A BALANCED BUDGET AND MANAGING OUR RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY.

THE EARNINGS FROM THIS PORTFOLIO GENERATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO HELP PAY FOR ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES AND REDUCE THE BURDEN ON TAXPAYERS.

I LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT EVERY DOLLAR WE EARN OFF THIS PORTFOLIO IS A DOLLAR WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR FROM THE RESIDENTS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND I'LL INSERT MY SHAMELESS PLUG HERE.

FOR RESIDENTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, PLEASE ATTEND OUR NEXT INVESTMENT.

INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE NOVEMBER 19TH.

IT'S A THURSDAY. HERE HERE AT 2:00. AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT MEETING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT OR THE MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORTS THAT WE PUT OUT, I'M AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE, AVAILABLE ANY TIME EXCEPT TONIGHT.

IT'S MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY AND I HAVE TO GO. SO [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS? 1 THROUGH 6.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON 1 THROUGH 6. PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.

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

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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS ITEM NUMBER 7 TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE USING THE MEETING LINK TO LOG IN OR IF YOU'RE JOINING US BY PHONE, PLEASE PRESS *9 NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND MOTION FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKHOLDER CAN YOU PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF FIVE MEMBERS TO THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE

[7. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF FIVE MEMBERS TO THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE – 1) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizens’ Advisory Committee; and 2) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizens’ Advisory Committee; and 3) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizens’ Advisory Committee; and 4) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizens’ Advisory Committee; and 5) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Citizens’ Advisory Committee. (Staff contact: Liana Somepalli, City Clerk) ]

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES. ROBIN CHEEKS.

EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGEMENT.

MY NAME IS ROBIN CHEEKS, AND I AM HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND YES, I DID PRACTICE THAT [LAUGHTER].

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ANALYZING COMPLEX MATTERS AND EVALUATING COMPETING CONSIDERATIONS.

I HAVE SERVED AS A MEDIATOR, HELPING PARTIES RESOLVE DIVERGENT INTERESTS.

AS AN ADVISOR TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, I UNDERSTAND VARYING PERSPECTIVES, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER ALL SIDES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION. I BELIEVE THAT THOSE SKILLS WOULD TRANSLATE PARTICULARLY WELL FOR THIS COMMITTEE, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES RESPONSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF THE MITIGATION FUNDS. I WOULD APPROACH THE COMMITTEE'S WORK WITH AN OPEN MIND, CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND TO THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, AND A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THAT THE FUNDS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. KAREN MCCAULEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS DOCTOR KAREN MCAULEY.

I'M ALSO FILLED OUT AN APPLICATION GOT NOMINATED FOR THIS WONDERFUL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I AM A RESIDENT OF CARLSBAD, BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO AND JUST RETIRED AS THE SAN DIEGO STATE NURSING DIRECTOR AND REALLY WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME GIVING BACK TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

WOULD BE VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRADFORD ROLLER.

WAS QUITE HIGH ENOUGH, BUT I'M BRADFORD ROLLER.

I'M ALSO A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE IN CARLSBAD.

MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND WE LOVE IT.

WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHY I APPLIED TO JOIN THE AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNCIL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH, REALLY, I APPLIED BECAUSE I WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE.

AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD FIRST STEP TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

I WORK AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. I ACTUALLY JUST LEFT MY JOB WORKING FOR A LARGE COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

WE DID, YOU KNOW, LARGE DEVELOPMENTS. BEING BUILDERS WAS THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY.

AND I'M STARTING MY OWN BUSINESS HERE IN CARLSBAD AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

I BELIEVE I CAN DEFINITELY TAKE THAT EXPERIENCE INTO HELPING ANALYZE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THE SMALL COMMITTEE THAT I MIGHT SIT ON WOULD HAVE INFLUENCE ON BUT AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER, I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON CARLSBAD.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.

DEPUTY CLERK PLEASE CALL FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 7.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION ITEM NUMBER 8 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.

PLEASE PRESS *9 NOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND. MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE ARE ROBIN CHEEKS,

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DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? THAT'S MY MOTION. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 8. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU.

[8. ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANILLO WAY AND PALENQUE STREET AND AT LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY, AND APPROVE THE TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN FOR ANILLO WAY, LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY, CIP PROJECT NO. 6070 – 1) Introduction of an ordinance amending Section 10.28.983 and adding sections 10.28.366, 10.28.367 and 10.28.368 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to establish all-way stop control at the intersections of Anillo Way and Palenque Street, and at La Gran Via and Madrilena Way; and 2) Adoption of a resolution approving the traffic calming plan for Anillo Way, La Gran Via and Madrilena Way. (Staff contact: John Kim, Public Works)]

AND FOR THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE SENIOR ENGINEER MIRIAM JIM AND CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER JOHN KIM.

THANK YOU, MR. PATNOE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE THE RECOMMENDED ACTION BEFORE YOU IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN FOR ANILLO WAY, LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT ANILLO WAY AND PALENQUE STREET AND AT LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY. NEXT SLIDE.

THE CARLSBAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT SPEEDING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN CARLSBAD.

IT ESTABLISHES THE PROCESS CITY STAFF USES TO EVALUATE SPEEDING CONCERNS AND TO PROPOSE TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTIONS BASED ON ESTABLISHED TRAFFIC CALMING PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WAS INTRODUCED IN 2001, AND THE MOST RECENT UPDATE TO THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED IN 2026 THIS YEAR. BASED ON INPUT AND CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS, STAFF INITIATED THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCESS ON ANILLO WAY LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE CITY.

NEXT THESE INCLUDE TWO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS HELD IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF 2026, AS WELL AS PRESENTATIONS TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION ON MARCH AND AUGUST OF 2026. ANILLO WAY BETWEEN LEVANTE STREET AND MADRILENA WAY IS CONSIDERED NON-RESIDENTIAL, PER THE DEFINITIONS FOUND IN THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND IS POSTED AT 35MPH.

LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY HAVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FRONTING THEM AND ARE CONSIDERED RESIDENTIAL AND POSTED AT 25MPH.

SENIOR ENGINEER MISS JIM WILL NOW GO INTO MORE DETAIL REGARDING THE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS PERFORMED.

THANK YOU, MR. KIM. AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING EVALUATION, STAFF HAVE COLLECTED SPEED DATA AS WELL AS CONDUCTED SEVERAL.

ALL-WAYS STOP ANALYSIS IN THE ANILLO WAY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DATA AND STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.

TEMPORARY SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS WERE DEPLOYED FOR TWO WEEKS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA.

THESE SIGNS COLLECTED SPEED DATA AND SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR DRIVERS TO ALERT DRIVERS OF THEIR TRAVEL SPEEDS.

CRITICAL SPEEDS WERE MEASURED, WHICH REPRESENTS THE SPEED AT WHICH 85% OF THE VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING AT OR BELOW.

THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES THE FIVE SPEED MEASUREMENTS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREET PORTION, INDICATED AS BLUE DOTS ON THESE SLIDES. ALL MEASURED SPEEDS WERE BELOW THE 32MPH THRESHOLD, AS ESTABLISHED IN THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR TRAFFIC CALMING CONSIDERATION.

THE GREEN DOT REPRESENTS THE SPEED MEASURED ON THE NON-RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF ANILLO WAY WHERE 38MPH SPEED WAS RECORDED BASED ON STAFF EXPERIENCE. THIS CRITICAL SPEED IS CONSIDERED TYPICAL AND REPRESENTATIVE OF NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS ON A ROADWAY, WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH. IN RESPONSE TO RESIDENTS REQUESTS, ALL-WAY STOP ANALYSIS WERE CONDUCTED AT FIVE INTERSECTIONS USING THE CRITERIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.

FACTORS CONSIDER INCLUDING VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN BIKE VOLUMES, COLLISION HISTORY, CONFLICTS, SITE DISTANCES, AND ETC. AFTER FIVE LOCATION EVALUATED, TWO INTERSECTIONS MET THE CRITERIA FOR ALL-WAY STOP CONSIDERATIONS AT ANILLO WAY AND PALENQUE STREET AND AT LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY.

HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES WERE RECORDED, PARTICULARLY AT THESE TWO LOCATIONS, PARTLY BECAUSE ANILLO WAY IS A ROUTE TO NEARBY SCHOOLS.

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THE RECONFIGURATION OF THESE INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT EXPOUND ON A LITTLE BIT WHAT LOWERS VEHICLE SPEED ENTERING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHILE THE PROPOSED TWO ALL-WAYS STOP INTERSECTION INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL CONTROLS POINT REQUIRING VEHICLES TO STOP ALONG THE WAY.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS TOGETHER WILL REDUCE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINED SPEEDING ALONG ANILLO WAY, THEREBY PROMOTING SLOWER SPEEDS AND HENCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ACCESS AND INCREASED SAFETY FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS.

THE LEVANTE STREET AND ANILLO WAY INTERSECTIONS SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION AT THIS LOCATION, INCLUDING A RIGHT TURN LANE WITH WIDE RADIUS.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE IMAGE TO THE LEFT, THIS CONFIGURATION DOES NOT REQUIRE VEHICLES TO SLOW DOWN WHILE MAKING THE RIGHT TURN.

THE PROJECT PROPOSED TIGHTENING THE CURB RADIUS TO A STANDARD DIMENSION IN LINE WITH THE TYPICAL INTERSECTION, ENCOURAGING SLOWER SPEEDS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

THIS CONFIGURATION IS ALSO SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION.

FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH, THE CITY IMPLEMENTED A BROADER PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGY SIMILAR TO A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS WERE INFORMED AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW, TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

THESE OUTREACH STRATEGIES INCLUDE CONDUCTING NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, SENDING OUT POSTCARDS, EMAILS, LETTERS AND DOOR HANGERS TO THE RESIDENTS DURING THE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCESS.

WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK REFLECTING VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES, AND STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL ACTIONS BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

THESE INCLUDE. RELOCATE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT SIGNS WHERE ANILLO WAY.

TRANSITION FROM 35MPH TO 25MPH. AND HENCE ENHANCE EXISTING CURVE WARNING SIGNS AND STRIPING NEAR THE CURVE WHERE ANILLO WAY ENDS AND BECOMES LA GRAN VIA. EVALUATE AVAILABLE SIGHT DISTANCE AT LUCIA COURT ON ANILLO WAY.

ANALYZE THE INTERSECTION OF LA GRAN VIA AND LEVANTE STREET FOR ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AND AGAIN AND INITIATE PHASE ONE OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR LA GRAN VIA SOUTH OF MADRILENA WAY FOR POSSIBLE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES.

THIS ITEM MENTIONS WILL BE EVALUATED SEPARATELY FROM THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING PLANS FOR NEXT STEPS.

UPON RECEIVING CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN, STAFF WILL BEGIN FINAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE THREE RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED EARLIER.

FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE FINAL DESIGN AND RECEIVED ALL THE CONSTRUCTION BIDS, STAFF WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT. AND AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT IS ONE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRAFFIC CALMING PLANS AS DISCUSSED, AND TWO, INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAYS STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANILLO WAY AND PALENQUE STREET AND AT LA GRAN VIA AND MADRILENA WAY.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION AND WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION FOR SESSION FOR ITEM NUMBER 8 IS NOW CLOSED.

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

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 8 AT THIS TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THOSE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT ITEM NUMBER 10 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.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT TOO. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 4.

AND OVER MORE THAN A YEAR, I'VE BEEN HEARING QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS, ABOUT SPEEDING IN THIS AREA, AND I HAVE HEARD SOME FEEDBACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OUTREACH THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING ON STAFF TO, TO THE NEIGHBORS, BECAUSE THERE IS A VARIETY OF, OF PERSPECTIVES AND THOUGHTS AND SOLUTIONS THAT THERE THAT THE NEIGHBORS ARE SUGGESTING.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD GO OVER ONE MORE TIME WHY A STOP SIGN WAS NOT SELECTED FOR THE INTERSECTION.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. YES. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS THESE SLIDES WE CONDUCTED ALL.

WE STOP ANALYSIS AT THE FIVE INTERSECTIONS, INCLUDING ANILLO WAY AND MADRILENO WAY.

SO BASED ON THE CRITERIA, THIS INTERSECTION DID NOT MEET THE YOU KNOW, THE WARRANTS.

SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING ONE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

AND I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN AGAIN, BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING ASKED THE QUESTION WHAT THE CRITERIA WERE, WHY IT WASN'T SELECTED. THANK YOU. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A FEW FACTORS THAT WE CONSIDER, INCLUDING VOLUMES, COLLISION HISTORY, MOVEMENT, CONFLICTS, AND SITE DISTANCE.

SO WE EVALUATE ALL THESE. WE LOOK AT THE VOLUMES AT THE OTHER TWO LOCATIONS WHERE WE COLLECTED DATA.

WE SEE HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES SURPRISINGLY NOT AT THIS ONE.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THAT PARTICULAR WARRANTS.

AND WE LOOK AT COLLISION HISTORY. THERE ARE NO YOU KNOW, IT DID NOT MEET THE FIVE PER 12-MONTH PERIOD AND MOVEMENT CONFLICT.

WE LOOK AT THE VOLUME AGAIN FOR VEHICLE MOVEMENT.

CONFLICT AT THIS LOCATION IS THE T JUNCTIONS VERSUS A FOUR-WAY STOP.

ALWAYS FOUR-WAY INTERSECTIONS. SO THERE YOU KNOW, ALL THE FACTORS THAT COMBINE AND WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT ONES THERE ENGINEERING STANDARDS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL-WAYS STOP RECOMMENDED ARE MEETING OUR CRITERIA.

FOR, YOU KNOW FOR ALL OUR USERS TO BENEFIT OUR USERS.

AND ALTHOUGH THE CRITERIA WAS NOT MET DURING OUR PAST STUDIES, CONDITIONS CHANGE.

AND OUR TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM WILL ANALYZE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE INSTALL.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANALYZE THAT INTERSECTION AGAIN.

GREAT. SO I'M HEARING THERE WILL BE ONGOING MONITORING AS THESE ARE INSTALLED.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT.

GREAT. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN ASK FOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. SHIN, THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD ANALYSIS AS WELL AS FINDING LIKE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS ON WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. I DROVE THIS ENTIRE AREA JUST TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I DO THINK THAT THAT TRANSITION FROM GOING FROM 35 TO 25 SOMETIMES CAN BE YOU DON'T REALIZE IT'S TAKING PLACE IF YOU'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, BUSY DRIVING. AND THIS JUST ALLOWS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PAUSE AS WELL AS THE SHORT SECTION OF I TRY NOT TO BUTCHER THESE NAMES PALENQUE STREET GOING NORTHBOUND TO MILITARY AND ANILLO WAY, MAKING THE LEFT-HAND TURN DOES FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT OF A FROGGER IF YOU'RE GOING IN A 35 MILE AN HOUR ROAD. SO, SO FOR A DIRECT PAUSE RIGHT THERE TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, I THINK ALLOWS PEOPLE TO YIELD FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THAT'S ALL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MISS ACOSTA. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND THE CLOSE COMMUNICATION THAT YOUR TEAM HAS HAD WITH OUR RESIDENTS, BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE FEEL VERY CONCERNED AND THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE ANYONE'S LISTENING.

WE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND WE ARE WE'RE RESPONDING.

SO THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THIS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE RESOLUTION.

MOVE INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

AND A REMINDER FOR ITEM NUMBER 9 THAT'S BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.

SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER 9, IT'S BEEN PULLED.

ITEM 10, CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. ITEM TEN IS THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26 BUDGET CARRY FORWARD REQUEST AND APPROPRIATION OF UNSPENT

[10. GENERAL FUND SURPLUS: APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET CARRYFORWARD REQUESTS AND APPROPRIATION OF UNSPENT FUNDS TO BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 – 1) Adoption of a City Council resolution approving the fiscal year 2025-26 budget carryforward requests and appropriation of funds to fiscal year 2026-27 and authorizing capital outlay purchases; and 2) Adoption of a City Council resolution approving the restriction of General Fund reserves in fiscal year 2026-27 to fund the $7,500,000 contribution to the city’s Section 115 pension trust; or 3) Adoption of a City Council resolution reaffirming the purchasing authorization for previously appropriated fleet and Information Technology capital outlay items with available budget; and 4) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution reaffirming the purchasing authorization for previously appropriated fleet capital outlay items with available budget. (Staff contact: Brigid Satterlee, Administrative Services) ]

I'M ZACH KORACH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

AND WITH ME THIS EVENING IS BRIGID SATTERLEE, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A GENERAL FUND SURPLUS FISCAL YEAR 25-26 REVIEW.

THIS ITEM LARGELY REVOLVES AROUND CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 87, THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS POLICY.

FIRST AND BEFORE, EITHER THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER ONE-TIME USES OF THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS, WE HAVE TO FIRST ENSURE ANY POTENTIAL GENERAL FUND RESERVE DEFICIENCIES AND PENSION LIABILITY DEFICIENCIES ARE ADDRESSED AT THAT POINT.

THE CITY MANAGER UP TO $100,000 MAY AUTHORIZE THE APPROVAL OF CARRYFORWARD OF UNSPENT BUDGET AND ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND $100,000

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FISCAL YEAR 26 EXPENDITURES COMING IN AT $247.1 MILLION, RESULTING IN A YEAR END SURPLUS OF JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.

THAT, COUPLED WITH THE TOTAL UNSPENT AND UNENCUMBERED BUDGET OF $16.5 MILLION, THE TOTAL CARRYFORWARD AUTHORITY BOTH THE SURPLUS AS WELL AS THE UNSPENT BUDGET TOTALS $17.4 MILLION. IN AN EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 74, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE GUIDELINES, WHICH REQUIRES, AT ANY GIVEN POINT, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE MAINTAIN A BALANCE EQUIVALENT TO 40% OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, AND THAT TRANSLATES TO JUST UNDER $100 MILLION.

BEFORE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ANY OF THE PROPOSED CARRY FORWARD AND ONE TIME USES OF GENERAL FUND SURPLUS.

AS PART OF THIS ITEM, WE ARE PROJECTING TO END THE FISCAL YEAR WITH THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE BALANCE OF $158 MILLION, OR 63%. SAID ANOTHER WAY, THE GENERAL FUND IS MAINTAINING $58 MILLION IN EXCESS OF COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 74, AND THE 40% RESERVE REQUIREMENT. AGAIN, THAT IS BEFORE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ANY ONE TIME PROPOSED USES OF SURPLUS AS IT RELATES TO THE PENSION LIABILITY STATUS.

HERE WE HAVE A SUMMARY OF BOTH THE MISCELLANEOUS AND SAFETY PLANS, BOTH ADMINISTERED BY CALPERS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON BASED ON THE MOST CURRENT DATA.

JUNE 30TH, 2025. AND AS WE CAN SEE, THE FUNDED RATIO OR THE FUNDED STATUS ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2025 AT A LEVEL OF 79.7%, JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 80% TARGET THRESHOLD SET FORTH IN COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 86 FOR PENSION FUNDING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT RATIO, THE 79.7%, DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE ASSETS AND CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE INTO THE CITY'S SEPARATE SECTION 115 PENSION TRUST.

THIS TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED THREE YEARS AGO, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, AND WAS DONE SO IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO CALPERS, EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT LOSS OF 6.3% BACK IN 2022.

THE CITY WAS FACED WITH THE POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT ONE TIME PAYMENT TO CALPERS OF $47 MILLION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST AN 80% FUNDED STATUS LEVEL. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK A MORE STRATEGIC AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH WHEREBY IT APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PENSION. 115 TRUST AND COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING $40 MILLION OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

ON ONE HAND, FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF ACHIEVING AND CLIMBING BACK UP TO AN 80% FUNDED STATUS THRESHOLD.

BUT ALSO IN, IN A LARGE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF LOCAL CONTROL OVER CITY FUNDS RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALPERS, WE'RE HOLDING ON TO THOSE DOLLARS CONTRIBUTING, CONTRIBUTING THEM TO THE SECTION 115 TRUST, WHERE WE HAVE FULL DISCRETION AND OVERSIGHT AS TO HOW THEY ARE INVESTED.

THE PLAN SET FORTH BACK IN 2023 WAS AGAIN 4 EXCUSE ME, 5 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, ASSUMING A 6.25% ANNUAL TARGET RATE OF RETURN, WHICH IS MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN HOW CALPERS INVEST THEIR DOLLARS.

AND THE GOAL WAS TO, AGAIN, OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, CLIMB BACK TO AN 80% FUNDED STATUS, BUT FROM A LONGER TERM, LONGER TIME HORIZON, 20-YEAR PERIOD. IF CALPERS HAD FURTHER REDUCED THEIR DISCOUNT RATE OR THEIR TARGET RATE OF RETURN.

THE SECTION 115 TRUST WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO MITIGATE THOSE COSTS AND BUDGETARY PRESSURES.

WHEN WE FACTOR IN THE APPROXIMATELY $32 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES PREVIOUS PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $25 MILLION, PLUS APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION IN EARNINGS. WE ARE AT A.

AND ASSUMING THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE FOURTH OF FIVE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WE WOULD BE AT A COMBINED FUNDED STATUS OF 83.5% AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY NUMBER 86, BETWEEN 80% AND 85% RANGE.

AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MISS SATTERLY TO DISCUSS THE CARRY FORWARD REQUEST.

THANK YOU. AND BECAUSE WE'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICY, WE CAN THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSIDERING CARRYFORWARD REQUESTS OR ONE TIME USE OF GENERAL

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AND IN THE GENERAL FUND, $807,000 WORTH OF REQUESTS WERE APPROVED.

AND ACROSS ALL NON-GENERAL FUNDS THAT TOTALED $802,000.

SOME EXAMPLES OF THE APPROVED REQUESTS INCLUDED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, UPDATE FUNDING TO COMPLETE EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE PURCHASES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. FUNDING FOR THE CURRENT YEARS ALL-WAYS STOP INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF FURNITURE AT PINE AVENUE COMMUNITY CENTER. REQUESTS OVER $100,000 THEREFORE REQUIRE THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL IN THE GENERAL FUND. THESE TOTALED NEARLY $6 MILLION. THE LARGEST SHARE OF THAT REQUEST WAS THE $5.2 MILLION FOR THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE TRENCHING PROJECT.

THERE'S 281,000 RELATED TO THE SAFER STREETS TOGETHER PROGRAM.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 23. THE ORIGINAL EFFORT APPROPRIATED $2 MILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND 281 IS LEFT REMAINING TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM.

AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 FOR FIRE MITIGATION PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY, AS WELL AS BANK FEES SUPPORTING THE CITY.

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET OF $170,000. ACROSS NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

WE HAD TOTAL REQUESTS OF $8.96 MILLION. THE LARGEST REQUEST IN THIS CATEGORY WAS FOR FLEET VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS, SO THERE'S $7.6 MILLION IN PENDING VEHICLE PURCHASES AND CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET THAT WE'D LIKE TO CARRY FORWARD.

SIMILARLY, COMPLETING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPLACEMENTS OF $972,000.

THE CARRY FORWARD OF ALREADY APPROPRIATED AGRICULTURAL MITIGATION FEE FUNDS OF $195,000, AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH NEW ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR $150,000 IN THE IT DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S ONE OTHER ITEM WE'D LIKE TO COVER TONIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE, THE CITY MANAGER MAY APPROVE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS AND GOODS PURCHASES UNDER $250,000.

HOWEVER, STAFF ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE CARRYING OUT CAPITAL OUTLAY PURCHASES, NOT WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES AT A TIME.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE PURCHASE ONE VEHICLE THAT COULD LAND UNDER THE $250,000 THRESHOLD.

BUT IF WE WERE TO PURCHASE 5 OR 6 AT THE SAME TIME TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF A DISCOUNT.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A DISCOUNT THEN IT MIGHT EXCEED THAT $250,000 THRESHOLD AND REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

SO TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL PURCHASING DELAYS FOR STAFF, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REAFFIRM THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY FOR ANY CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS IN FLEET AND IT FOR REPLACEMENTS WITH BUDGET THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

THIS DOES NOT RESULT IN ANY INCREASE TO BUDGETS, CHARGEBACKS OR OVERALL PURCHASING AUTHORITY.

IN SUMMARY, AS MR. KORACH MENTIONED, WE HAD INITIAL CARRY FORWARD AUTHORITY OF $17.4 MILLION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GRANTS AND DEVELOPER DEPOSITS OF 170 $107,000, AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDED FORTH ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF $7.5 MILLION TO THE SECTION 115 TRUST.

THERE ARE $807,000 OF REQUESTS THAT THE CITY MANAGER APPROVED UNDER HIS AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE $5.97 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO WITH THAT, THE TOTAL SPENDING IS $14.4 MILLION.

STILL UNDER THE INITIAL AUTHORITY THAT'S GRANTED IN THE CARRY FORWARD AND SURPLUS POLICY.

AND GOING BACK TO THAT INITIAL SLIDE WITH THE 63% GENERAL FUND RESERVE SUMMARY, YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, WE STARTED AT $157.96 MILLION IN RESERVES AFTER APPROVING OR IF STAFF IF THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVES THE RESOLUTIONS, THEN WITH THOSE ACTIONS, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE WOULD STILL FALL AT $148.8 MILLION, OR 60%, WELL ABOVE THE 40% POLICY. WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TONIGHT ARE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THOSE REQUESTS. OVER $100,000 BROUGHT FORWARD TO APPROVE THE $7.5 MILLION CONTRIBUTION,

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REAFFIRMING THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY FOR THE FLEET AND IT CAPITAL OUTLAY PURCHASES.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. SO WE CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THE PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ITEM NUMBER 10 IS NOW CLOSED.

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

THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 10.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANKS.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY ISSUE OF FOR THE CITY MANAGER, I THINK IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FOR FLEET IT AND EXPAND ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M THINKING I HEARD YOU WRONG AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE QUESTION. SO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ADOPTED BUDGET, WE WILL INCLUDE CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS THAT ARE ABOVE THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY FOR ITEMS THAT ARE BELOW THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY.

THOSE GENERALLY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CAPITAL OUTLAY EXHIBIT AND PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET, ALTHOUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUCH PURPOSES ARE INCLUDED.

SO COUNCIL IS APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR IT, BUT NOT EXPLICITLY APPROVING THOSE ITEMS IN THE EVENT THAT FOR VEHICLE PURCHASES OR IT PURCHASES SUCH AS LAPTOPS, WHEN THEY ARE, WHEN MULTIPLE ITEMS ARE PURCHASED AT ONE TIME, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THAT PURCHASE MAY EXCEED $250,000, OR THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY, AND ULTIMATELY REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORITY IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID ANY PURCHASING DELAYS OF HAVING TO BRING THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS BACK TO COUNCIL EACH TIME THAT SITUATION ARISES.

WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO REAFFIRM THE BUDGET THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND CONFIRM OR REAFFIRM THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THANKS. I GUESS I'M JUST NOT CLEAR ON WHY IF THE BUDGET'S ALREADY APPROVED AND WE'VE ALREADY DECIDED THIS, THEN WHY WE NEED TO REAFFIRM SOMETHING. I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I'M KIND OF HUNG UP ON IT. RIGHT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SO PART OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS. AND AS SET FORTH ON THIS SLIDE, DESPITE IT BEING INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, THAT DOES NOT SUBSTANTIATE OR COMPLETE OR ADDRESS THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY SIDE OF, OF THE ISSUE.

SO ALTHOUGH THE BUDGET HAS BEEN APPROVED, THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED ONLY FOR SITUATIONS WHERE MULTIPLE ITEMS EXCEEDING $250,000 TAKES PLACE. OKAY. AND WHAT I NOTICE ON THIS IS THERE'S NOT A TOP LIMIT EITHER.

SO IF WE'RE BUYING 500 LAPTOPS, I DON'T KNOW [LAUGHTER] WHATEVER THAT COSTS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OVER THE $250,000. BUT THERE IS NO TOP NUMBER THERE.

RIGHT? SO DOES IT EVER COME BACK TO US? OR ARE WE JUST SAYING I MEAN, I DO TRUST OUR CITY MANAGER TO DO THE RIGHT THING [LAUGHTER] BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THAT I GUESS I'M STILL CAUGHT UP ON THE REAFFIRMING THING.

RIGHT. SO THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS AGENDA ITEM, SO THIS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE CAPITAL OUTLAY VEHICLES AND CAPITAL OUTLAY LAPTOPS IN LARGE PART THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS ONLY APPROVING THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY UP TO THAT LIMIT.

SO IF AT A LATER DATE, THOSE LAPTOPS END UP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER IN PRICE, WE WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK THAT ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FINALLY GOT THERE. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL COMMENTS? OH, EXCUSE ME, MR. SHIN. I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

I'M SORRY. WHAT ARE THE BANK FEES FOR? SO THE BANK FEES.

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITHIN OUR REVENUE COLLECTIONS HAD RECENTLY SWITCHED OVER TO A NEW PAYMENT PROCESSOR.

THAT ON ONE HAND UNFORTUNATELY CAME WITH HIGHER FEES.

BUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE, WE ARE RECEIVING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SECURITY OF NOT ONLY THE CITY'S DATA, BUT ALSO AND ARGUABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR CUSTOMER DATA.

SO WE ARE PAYING A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THOSE BANK FEES, BUT RECEIVING A HIGHER LEVEL OF, OF SERVICE AND SECURITY.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOSE BANK FEES ARE, ARE FULLY OFFSET WITH REVENUES.

IT'S JUST A LEVEL OF COST RECOVERY THAT THAT'S BEING FACTORED IN.

OKAY. AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE IF SOMEONE USES A CREDIT CARD, THE CREDIT CARD FEES DOES IT?

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THANK YOU. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE MONEY WE PUT INTO THE 115 TRUST IS THAT REMAIN GENERAL FUND MONEY OR IS THAT NOW COMMITTED TO THE TRUST.

AND WE COULD NEVER TAKE IT BACK OUT FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE PENSION.

SO TECHNICALLY IT DOES STAY WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT IT IS LEGALLY RESTRICTED ONCE THE DOLLARS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECTION 115 TRUST, WE ARE REQUIRED TO USE IT FOR PENSION RELATED PURPOSES AND IT CAN BE USED ONE OF TWO WAYS.

ONE WE CAN ONLY AT THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY, WE CAN MAKE WITHDRAWALS FROM THE TRUST TO PAY CALPERS DIRECTLY. OR ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN MAKE A WITHDRAWAL AND REIMBURSE THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND DURING PERIODS OF PENSION RATE VOLATILITY.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF CALPERS EXPERIENCES A POOR INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE YEAR AND THE CITY'S REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, CAUSING UNDUE BUDGETARY PRESSURES, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE ASSETS IN THE SECTION 115 TRUST TO MITIGATE THAT.

OKAY. THEN JUST I'M JUST CONFIRMING THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUTURE COUNCIL COULDN'T JUST DISSOLVE THE TRUST AND THEN PUT THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. NOT ABSENT. SIGNIFICANT RISING PENSION RELATED COSTS.

THANK YOU. CLOSING STATEMENT OR STATEMENTS? MR. SHIN JUST REALLY QUICKLY, WE'D LIKE TO SAY IT'S NICE TO SEE THE BOTH OF YOU GUYS IN THE SEATS THAT YOU'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT. I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT WITHIN.

SO YOU GUYS ARE PROMOTING A CULTURE OF BEING READY FOR THE NEXT POSITION.

SO HOPEFULLY ALL OF OUR STAFF CAN RELAY THAT DOWN TO EACH OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

SECOND THING IS THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT AROUND THE WHOLE CITY, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEE WHO HAS TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT THEIR EXPENSES AND WHAT IT IS THEY'RE DOING. AND SO I JUST, I APPLAUD OUR CITY AS A WHOLE WAY BEFORE MY TIME, THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CULTURE SET SINCE THE BEGINNING AND TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS.

MAN, MY BLOOD PRESSURE GETS TO STAY NICE AND LOW.

I DO TAKE SOME MEDS FOR IT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT BEING IN OTHER CITIES THAT I SEE ARE GOING THROUGH QUITE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CHANGES. SO JUST A BIG APPLAUD FROM EVERYONE FROM CITY MANAGER ON DOWN TO OUR PROBATIONARY MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MISS BURKHOLDER? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I TOUCH ON TWO THINGS.

ONE IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FLEET VEHICLES ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS ORDER A FIRE TRUCK, FOR EXAMPLE, AND IN FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE ACTUAL TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE IT TO NEED IT.

PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION TIME, RIGHT? THOSE THOSE TWO.

LET ME JUST SPIT THIS OUT. THOSE TRUCKS ARE NOT JUST BUILT LIKE EVERY OTHER CAR.

THEY'RE VERY SPECIALIZED. SO IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET THEM INTO OUR HANDS.

AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE IS THE FIRE MITIGATION FEES.

I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT WE LIVE IN HIGH FIRE ZONE.

MY FIREMAN COLLEAGUE OVER HERE DEFINITELY REMINDS US.

AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE MAKING REALLY GOOD USE OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND BEING VERY GOOD STEWARDS OF THAT.

THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF THAT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REFLECTING THAT IN YOUR REPORT TONIGHT AND KEEPING US ON TRACK, YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADD ON MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM.

I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST THE TWO PEOPLE SITTING HERE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU. BUT EVERYBODY AT THE CITY WHO WORKS AND, AND PARTICIPATES IN THIS, THIS CULTURE WE'VE CREATED OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE THINGS WE NEED IS THAT WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE NEED. WHAT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF, LIKE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, AND THEN PUTTING OFF SOME OF THE NICE TO HAVES VERSUS NEEDS.

AND I'M JUST SO PROUD WHEN I GO AROUND THE STATE AND PEOPLE ASK ABOUT CARLSBAD AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THE HIGH PERFORMING CITY THAT WE ARE.

IT'S BECAUSE WE MANAGE OUR MONEY SO CAREFULLY.

TONIGHT, WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE THE INVESTMENTS, OUR TREASURER, ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR CITY.

BUT BUT ALSO TO LOOK AT THE SURPLUS AND TO LOOK AT HOW WISELY WE ARE SPENDING IT, NOT FRIVOLOUSLY, NOT ON THINGS THAT WOULD BE FLASHY AND COOL TO HAVE, BUT REALLY REINVESTING IT IN OUR CITY SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE HIGH PERFORMING IN THE LONG TERM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISS BHAT-PATEL.

I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SO MANY OF THE CITIES AROUND US.

I WAS QUOTED ON THE NEWS RECENTLY SAYING, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A MAYOR, BE THE MAYOR OF CARLSBAD.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOTION, PLEASE. YES. MOVE. ADOPTION OF ALL RESOLUTIONS IN ITEM 10.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

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CLOSING REMARKS. MR. SHIN. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANKS.

SO TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO WAX A LITTLE HISTORIC FOR A MOMENT.

WE RECENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST A DEAR FRIEND.

TO MY FAMILY, JACK MORGAN. HIS FAMILY ACTUALLY OWNED AND OPERATED THE HISTORIC TWIN INNS FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS.

AND JACK CARRIED WITH HIM SO MANY TREASURED MEMORIES OF ITS HISTORY AND GROWING UP THERE.

WHENEVER HE SPOKE OF HIS CHILDHOOD, HIS EYES WOULD LIGHT UP AND HIS SMILE WOULD BROADEN.

YOU COULD JUST SEE HOW MUCH THOSE PRECIOUS MEMORIES MEANT TO HIM GROWING UP IN THAT BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL VICTORIAN HOME. STANDING AT THE GATEWAY TO THE VILLAGE AND BEING PART OF A VERY SPECIAL CHAPTER IN CARLSBAD'S HISTORY.

JACK WAS A KEEPER OF THOSE STORIES, AND I FEEL SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HEARD SOME OF THEM FIRSTHAND.

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HE WILL BE MISSED. AND REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND.

MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.

LAST WEEK WAS VERY BUSY. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS THAT I HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE REPRESENTING CARLSBAD AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES STATEWIDE, AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, REPRESENTING ALL THE CITIES OF THE STATE.

AND THEN AS VICE CHAIR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE REGION'S WHOLESALER FOR OUR WATER.

I'M VERY EXCITED AND PLEASED AND PROUD TO BE BRINGING CARLSBAD TO THE FOREFRONT IN IN THOSE FORUMS. I DID ALSO WANT TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS THAT THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ON OCTOBER 1ST.

WE'VE GOT OUR CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.

PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR THE DETAILS. BUT THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COMMENT.

THIS IS WHERE WE COORDINATE. THE CITY OF CARLSBAD COORDINATES WITH THE FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT OVERLAP WITH OUR BOUNDARIES.

AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION.

THIS IS ON THINGS LIKE OUR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS AND OUR E-BIKES.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM EACH OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND FROM TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THAT'S ME AND OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BHAT-PATEL THAT WILL BE HERE IN THAT MEETING.

SO I INVITE YOU. THAT'S OCTOBER 1ST. AND THE OTHER THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

OCTOBER 3RD, IT'S THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE.

AND SO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO, TO SEE OUR POLICE AND FIRE TOGETHER IN THE SAME PLACE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES.

PUBLIC WORKS COMES TOO. SORRY, DIDN'T MEAN TO LEAVE YOU OUT, BUT IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY SHOW US, WHETHER IT'S THE FIRE ENGINES OR EVEN OUR WATER TRUCKS AND SOME REALLY COOL THINGS THAT WE COME OUT AND WE SHOW THE COMMUNITY HOW WE RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, HOW WE ARE THERE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

SO I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME TO THAT PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER ON OCTOBER 3RD.

I WILL BE THERE AT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

THANKS. MISS BHAT-PATEL. THANK YOU. WE HAD I WAS REPRESENTING NCTD FOR AT THE SANDAG TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. AND I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN ONES WAS AROUND THE CONNECTION TO THE AIRPORT DOWN SOUTH, SO SAN DIEGO AIRPORT.

AND THEN I TOO WAS AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CONFERENCE AND THERE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON FAMILY FRIENDLY CITIES, SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION WITH A FEW OTHER PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, OF COURSE, CELEBRATE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA AND HER PRESIDENCY.

AND THEN WAS REPRESENTING THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS AT A FEW DIFFERENT EVENTS AS WELL.

AND THEN I WILL ALSO, OF COURSE, BE AT THE CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE.

THANKS. CITY MANAGER. I TOO WAS AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM.

[CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT WITH OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PANEL THAT.

OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY. WE WERE ALSO THERE TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA ON HER BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN WE'VE EVER HAD A LEAGUE PRESIDENT FROM CARLSBAD, AND I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 20 YEARS THAT THE SAN DIEGO REGION HAS A PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND THIS IS GREAT FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ALSO WITH HER IN THIS ROLE, BECAUSE IT PUTS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IN THE ROOM WITH STATE LEADERS AT THE SAME TIME AS COUNCIL MEMBER ACOSTA IS REPRESENTING THE REST OF THE CITIES IN CALIFORNIA.

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[CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS]

THAT PRESENTATION WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED, AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOME ADDITIONAL CITIES FOLLOWING OUR LEAD ON THE E-BIKES.

CITY CLERK. CONGRATULATIONS, TERESA. AND MELANIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF JACK? THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. AND MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.