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Well.
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome

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to the closed session for Stockton City Council.

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Today is June 22nd 2021 city clerk please take roll.

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Councilmember Joe Brown.
Present. Councilmember Wright.

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Present. Councilmember Canopy. Here.

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Councilmember Lenz.
Present. Councilmember Walmsley.

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Present.
Vice Mayor Fugazi.

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Present. Mayor Lincoln. Present.

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We have a quorum.
Thank you.

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Item number two additions to closed session agenda there.

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There are no additions
for this closed session, so we'll move on.

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Item three Announcements of closed session 3.1 conference

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with legal counsel existing litigation.

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This closed session is authorized pursuant
to section 549569 of the government code

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3.2 conference with Labor negotiator.

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This closed session is authorized pursuant

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to section 549576 a of the government code

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3.3 public employee performance evaluation.

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This closed session is authorized
pursuant to Government Code, Section 54957 and 3.4

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conference with legal counsel potentially litigation.

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This closed session is authorized
pursuant to Government Code.

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Section 549569 be

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united for public comment.
City Clerk.
Do we have any comments from members of the public there?

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No comments.
Thank you.

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This body is now adjourned
to closed session.

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Live to the web.

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Good evening, everyone, and welcome
to the regular session of Stockton City Council.

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Today is June 22nd 2021

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City clerk, please take row.

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Thank you, Mayor.
Councilmember Joe Brack.

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Present Council Member eight.

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Present Councilmember Cannabis.
You're Councilman Berlin's.

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Present. Councilmember Walmsley. Present.

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Vice Mayor Fugazi. Present.
Mayor Lincoln. Present. We have a quorum.

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Thank you.
At this time, I'd like to ask

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Councilmember Counterpoint to lead us in a flexible

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Ready salute.

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Ladies.
The flag of the United.

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States of America.
And to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Agenda item number
eight reports of actions taken in closed session.

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City Attorney.
Do we have anything to report out?
There's nothing to report this evening.

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Thank you.

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Item number nine, addition to the regular

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session, there are nine, so we'll move on.

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Item ten recognitions, announcements or reports.

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City Clerk.
Do we have any recognitions this evening?

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Mayor. Yes, thank you.
We do at this time.
Can I please call Miss Simon?

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Raise to the podium

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whereas the city of Stockton is committed

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to supporting the visibility
and equality for LGBTQ people in our diverse community.

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And. WHEREAS, acknowledging Pride Month
within the city of Stockton is an opportunity

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to engage in dialog, to strengthen alliances

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and generate
awareness for the advancement of equal rights for Stockton

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Now, therefore, I Kevin Jay Lincoln, the second

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as Mayor of the City of Stockton and members of the Stockton

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City Council, do hereby proclaim June 2021 as Pride month

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in witness whereof on this 22nd day of June 2021

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again.
Thank you future

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good evening.
Council Community and Community Group.

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Excuse me, let me restart this present.

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Good evening.
Council and community members on behalf of San

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Joaquin County's LGBT community.
I would like to thank the City of Stockton

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and our council members for this acknowledgment of Pride Month

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here in the City of Stockton.
On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, thank you.

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Yet it's important to understand that symbolic, simple gestures

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such as such as resolutions and authorizing

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the waving of our pride flag in honor of June,
the National LGBTQ Press Pride Month,

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which the Council voted on last year, while appreciated,

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is at least our city leadership can do
as the most diverse city in these United States.

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Our city takes great pride in its diversity,

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and yet time and time again this year,
our city staff displayed

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what felt like total apathy
towards its responsibility to honor that diversity.

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Although we are pleased to have been in contact

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in this afternoon by the City Clerk's Office
and look forward to raising our pride flag tomorrow

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morning at 8 a.m.,
I want to thank council members Kimberly Walmsley, Dan right,

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Paul Campa,
Christina Fogarty for supporting our pride event last night,

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understanding that the importance of elevating

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our city's diversity
to our people in our city's image,

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we have enjoyed a good working relationship

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with the last two administrations
and look forward to continuing that with this one so we can.

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Pride has been fortunate
enough to continue operations through the last 15 months,

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providing free counseling services and training virtually

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for our community.
And now, with restrictions lifted, we look forward to

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welcoming everyone to the house the LGBT community has built.

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We thank you once again for your time. Happy Pride.

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Thank you.
At this time, can I please get Rachel Thompson

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to the podium?

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The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way

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for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution

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of the United States, which formally
abolished slavery in the United States of America.

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The Day of Respect and Remembrance called Juneteenth.

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The combination of the words June and 19th in observation

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as an important day in our nation's history.

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Juneteenth commemorates African-American freedom,

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while also serving as a reminder of our inequalities

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faced by people who are black throughout our nation's history.

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Whereas, the city of Stockton strives

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to be a community of people who do not look away

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from historical truths, and who are committed

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to addressing ongoing inequities.

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Now, therefore,
I have Andre Lincoln, the second mayor of the city of Stockton,

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and members of the Stockton City Council,
do hereby proclaim June 19th 2021 as Juneteenth.

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In witness whereof on this 22nd day of June, 2021

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Thank you.

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Turn the microphone on.
Press the button.

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I would like to thank the Mayor and the City Council

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for the honor
to be able
to accept this proclamation on behalf of the City of Stockton.

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This proclamation serves as progress.

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But that is not to be confused as changed.

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Progress says we are on our way to our goal.

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Change says we have made it there.

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I stand here to accept the progress of our city has made.

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But I plan on standing with all of you to ensure it happens.

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The People's Empowerment Center seeks to change

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one's perception of black people

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through an understanding the multi intergenerational trauma

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that we've gone through.

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We intend to lead black
Americans, those who identify as people of color,

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into empowering themselves through educational, mentorship

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and guidance and understanding their significant

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historical roots.
I would like to thank Kimberly Walmsley, for always pursuing

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and being a support to the black community

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in each and every one of you for your support

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in the stand against injustices.

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So with that being said, I stand here

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because of the many who came before me

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and empowered me, and I plan on ensuring that

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our brothers and sisters
stand here with me as my ancestors.

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I am because they are immortal.

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We empower you.
Thank you.

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Thank you.
At this time, can plea Theresa Mandela,

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come to the podium

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Whereas worldwide nearly 44 million

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people have Alzheimer's or related dementia.

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And in the United States
there are 5.3 million people living with the disease.

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And unless secure is found, it is estimated

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that as many as 6 million people will have the disease by 2050.

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Whereas Alzheimer's disease is an epidemic

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that affects more than just the person diagnosed.

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Families and friends see their loved ones
struggle with changes related to brain disease

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while dealing with the changes
of their personal and professional lives.

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By raising concern for the effects of Alzheimer's

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disease, and building awareness for its symptoms

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and the need to seek early diagnosis, we can improve the

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quality of life for all.
Now, therefore, I Kevin Jay Lincoln.

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The second mayor of the city of Stockton
and members of the Stockton City Council

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do hereby proclaim June 2021 as Alzheimer's Awareness Month.

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In witness whereof on this 22nd day of June 2021.

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Thank you Mayor Lincoln and council members

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and especially thanks to Susan Lance for

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arranging this as well

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on behalf of the Alzheimer's Association

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of Northern California and Northern Nevada.

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I am honored to accept this proclamation recognizing

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June 2021 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.

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I stand here for the 1.8 million

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Californians impacted by Alzheimer's disease

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which includes 690,000 residents age 65 and older,

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and 1.2 million unpaid caregivers Personal.

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My husband Frank, has been living over 11 years

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with this terrible and fatal disease

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because of its lengthy progression.
The toll that Alzheimer's and dementia take on those

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afflicted and their caregivers just isn't

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acceptable.

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Acknowledgment, support and services are needed.

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I am pleased
that the Stockton City Council takes time to recognize this.

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The Alzheimer's Association is here to help our friends

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and neighbors.
A 24 seven helpline

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is available at one 800

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2723900

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to connect with master's level clinicians

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for confidential support in over 200 languages.

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And finally, please join me at the 10th annual Stockton

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Walk to end Alzheimer's on Saturday, October 16th,

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where we walk to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's

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care, support and most importantly, research.

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You can get more information at ALS, walk forward, slash walk.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, Mayor.
That concludes our proclamations for tonight.

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Thank you all for coming this evening.
Thank you, Clark.

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Agenda Item 11.

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Public Comments.
The city of Stockton invites public participation

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in multiple forms
You provide your comments by using one of these methods.

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E Comments.
A link is located on the city's agenda page.

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You can email city clerk Stockton S.A.

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G-o-v.
If you have any questions,

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you may email your comments to City Clerk at Stockton,

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Stockton, S.A.. G-o-v.

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You may leave a voice message by dialing

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2099378459.

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Your message will be transcribed
and included in the meetings record.

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If you wish to join the meeting virtually through WebEx,

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you must e-mail City
Clerk at Stockton to see that job be no later than 5 p.m.

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on the day of the meeting.
If you have any questions

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regarding any of these forms of participation, please

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contact the Office of the City Clerk.

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City Clerk.
Do we have any comments from members of the public

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or consent items on the agenda this evening?

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We do.
Mayor, at this time I'd like to call

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Cynthia Gil Boyd, who will be participating via WebEx.

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Miss Boyd, do you have the floor.

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Praise God and hallelujah.

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I'm still alive.

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Now, thank God for Juneteenth becoming a national holiday

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so that America pays homage

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to the contributions of my ancestors blood.

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But no means that this reparation

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for the evils of slavery.
But I do

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thank God I've lived to see this momentous legislation

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of justice.
However, we as people still suffer

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systemic injustice daily in Stockton, California.

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One holiday can change all of that.

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It's up to each of you.

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People wonder why I still march.

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Well, Dr.
King said, not only do we have a right to get free,

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we have a duty to be free.

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I am more than obligated and dedicated to speak out

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against the systemic racism that I have suffered in Stockton.

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That's why I constantly strive for my right to be treated

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equally, protected equally,

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and to have the right to live and be equal.

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So until then, I will be marching.

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I've been part of the debt chains in Stockton.

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I attended Fremont Junior High in 1967.

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The school year didn't end without a race riot,

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as it would also be in 1968 and 69 at Fremont.

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We walked from the community of Fair Ropes

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to attend Franklin High School in 1970

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The school year couldn't end without a race riot.

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The same would hold true for 1971 and 1972.

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We were battered threatened and endangered

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simply because we were Negroes.

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Franklin said on the other side of the tracks

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in the white folks neighborhood, we were trapped.

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Confronted by the angry faces of hate,

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by kids, their aunts, uncles and racist parents.

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They had weapons. We didn't have

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The students from Edison High had to come to our rescue

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to help us to retreat to safety and make it home safe.

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I will never be able to erase those dark days

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of racism in this city from my mind.

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Much so that black students and our offsprings

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could safely ride busses to Franklin

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and not be held hostage across those races.

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I will never have my mother lay down my protest signs

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until all of you stop allowing black people

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to continue to be assaulted, killed and discriminately

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victimized by racial injustice in Stockton, California.

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At the hands of these racist neighbors and police

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in this American city.

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So the next time you see me marching

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around the Stockton Police Department,
City Hall in the courthouse, you will understand that

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I am still marching for my freedom, too,

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and all of my people.
Mr. Mayor,

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I want you to realize, along with the chief of police,

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that myself and many others have marched so that one day.

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Thank you was plain We
received an electronic comment from Miss

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Mary Elizabeth

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as described in the letters
to the Environmental Legislative Committee.

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I'm wondering why the city is not updating
bicycle municipal codes to make it clear about licensing

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and registration in developing registration processes.

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Electronic bikes and scooters go a lot faster

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than an electric wheelchair
and should not be allowed on sidewalks.

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Sidewalks should be for pedestrians and wheelchairs

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only.
On that same note, I'm always reading about lost

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loose dogs and cats, wondering why licensing is not promoted

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and enforced, which would help the animal control program.

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I spoke to SJ colleague
informally at a healthy neighborhood

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meeting last week
about these traffic calming measures

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that have been employed on Minor and Cherokee shoots of cement

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that require cars and bikes to go around them

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had to double and triple check my left shoulder

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that there was no cars coming in when I moved into their lane.

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Since I was not on the sidewalk.

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I cannot say whether there was a slip to allow

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travel back and forth between the road

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which is a problem I encountered going north over the Pacific

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Calaveras Bridge seperated sidewalk last week in an auto.

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I saw
the problem that I encountered going.

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I saw the traffic calming conflict again on California

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and my inner bike was turning on
to California from minor and had moved out in the road

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to get around the traffic calming measures, just as a car

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was trying to turn also on to California and a near collision.

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I still do not understand why there is not more of a

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record of citizens

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public hearings.
Electronic comments
received in the official PDF minutes do not live links

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when the PDF is attached to a judges.

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If someone spends the time
to go to the meetings or otherwise provides comments,

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a better record is needed for better government peace.

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Mary Elizabeth

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at this time
can we please have is Kathleen the person to the podium

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as a reminder to the public these speakers are new.

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So before you make your comment, please
be sure that the green light is on. Of.

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Oh yeah.
Right.

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OK, good evening.
Council staff mayor Mr.

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City Manager just want you to know

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I watched your homeless presentation

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to County Board of Supervisor.

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Thank you for the effort and it was a pleasure to address

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Board of Supervisors this morning.

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I am proud
that Stockton has been so compliant

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and willing to assist homelessness

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as much as is possible for our city to do so.

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I was not kind to board of supervisors

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sorry in looking over our city budget,

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I don't see much in the way of of kids.

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Yes, pools, parks and playground equipment are much needed.

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No one has been more negatively impacted over the last pandemic

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year than kids.
We need summer

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jobs, spree league, sports, music, theater, arts.

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For those not as interested in sports,

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perhaps some driver's ed or training center,

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we have as many kids driving unlicensed stair,

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killing themselves and stolen cars.

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All this money seems earmarked for adults.

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You can change down.
Please consider the children they are worth it.

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The sounds of laughter
and children at play is so welcoming these days.

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The mayor opportunity.
The more opportunity we provide kids now

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the better off we will be in the future.

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Many decades ago, when I was a kid,

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the Stockton Police Department hosted all kinds of activities.

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It was named after the different police
chiefs to Keeney to caddy all of them,

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usually after school programs.

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The thing about it was we got to meet the police

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on a fun basis, and not just when we were breaking the law.

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Actually, we didn't break the law,

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just a bunch of poor kids that worked hard and played harder.

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We weren't perfect but we weren't criminal either.

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They all knew our names

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and we did not fear police or everything.

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They would shoot us.
So I don't know.

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Maybe it's old fashioned me
think like that, but we do have a lot of money

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on the books, so I appreciate you guys doing the right things.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.
Miss Patricia Berry.

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Mayor Lincoln I here you the.

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I know. I see it's curly again.

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Councilmember warms my district.

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City council again I'm back

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because several weeks ago, several several weeks ago.

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It was brought up in the city council

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that you would look
at the mayor's task force for people with disabilities.

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It is several weeks later.

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We've submitted.
Applications and it hasn't been looked at

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people with challenges their family
members have the right for proper representation.

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And I'm again here asking you to please reinstate

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this committee

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that's it.
Patricia Barrett.

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Thank you.

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Mark Brandis.

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Thank you.
About a half century ago, the great soul singer

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Marvin Gaye wrote a song called What's Going On?

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And I have to say that

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Stockton sometimes does things very well.

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And then
out of the blue, something occurs

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and you don't know what's happening

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and it's a real head scratcher.

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And the latest one is the Weber

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Point Park, very nice public facility.

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It's called Event Center,
but the events are only like

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ten or 20 days out of the year or so.

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But 340 days, it's a should be a public facility

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that should be opened in the morning
and should be closed at night.

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So finally, it was finally opened after the pandemic.

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I saw it in the afternoon.
I said, Oh great, it's open.

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So this morning I rode my bike.

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I was going to sit on a bench and a young man, very nice.

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He said, I'm so sorry, sir.
The park is closed.

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What are you talking about?
The sign says seven, seven to 7:00.

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He said, Oh, no, it's now it's going to be open to 12:00.

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I said, I, are you crazy?

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You know.
And he said, no, it's a new, new policy.

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So anyway,
anyway I'm not going to get into it,
but it's obvious I shouldn't even have

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to come down to City Council.
This is a no brainer.

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Some somebody made a decision,

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I don't know if they weren't thinking straight or
some bureaucrat or whatever, but

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maybe this is another situation where you have

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you're a public works department and parks department

00:24:33.462 --> 00:24:35.462
who shouldn't be together.
They should get a divorce in my opinion. But

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please, open the
park like it always has been at seven in the morning.

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This is really ridiculous.
And who wants to go to a park when it's 95 degrees outside

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at 12:00? Doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

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I don't know why the decision was made.
They haven't returned my calls.

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Only one person has returned my call and I think that person.

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So thank you very much.

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That concludes our public comment.

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Thank you.
Clarke.

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Agenda Item 12 Consent Agenda.

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Are there any items
that the council would like to put at this time?

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12.3.

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Move to approve the rest of the spending agenda.

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Cancer Council Members Council.
Cast your votes, please.

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Motion Passes 70.

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Thank you.
Agenda Item 12.3

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pulled by Councilmember Canapé

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Staff.
You have to present.

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I just had a few questions.
So the old tenant, was he one of the two

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that were in the process? No.

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So they didn't apply?
No. OK, and the other question dredging wise, and how

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what's the cost of dredging?
I'm going to turn that question over to our venue's manager,

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Tina McCarty.
OK, hi.

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Tina McCarty, your parking and venues manager dredging.

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We're estimating somewhere at about two and a half million

00:26:36.703 --> 00:26:39.263
for the whole inlet.
And that number is a very rough estimate.

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When the sailing club did their dredging of their inlet

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about five, six years ago, it was 1,000,005.

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So we're kind of expecting with inflation

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and the cost of construction, it's going to be more expensive.

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OK, so what's what's our share of that?

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Well, we're hoping to I mean, there are some DBA

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grants, so we're hoping to take advantage of that.
So we'll certainly be looking at that.

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We've got some money set aside this coming fiscal year.

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If budget approved to get a consultant to help us

00:27:11.184 --> 00:27:13.944
take a look
at the dredging process,
because it is quite a licensing restriction process

00:27:16.304 --> 00:27:19.240
through Department of Boating Waterways
so that will give us

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a better idea of the timing in the planning.

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This lease before you has up to a half a million dollars

00:27:25.224 --> 00:27:27.264
that this new lessee
would be liable for as one of three property

00:27:29.824 --> 00:27:31.824
long term leases, if you will, the city having the the boat

00:27:33.384 --> 00:27:35.384
launch itself and then River Point being the third.

00:27:36.464 --> 00:27:39.144
We don't have any language
legally in our lease agreement with River Point to contribute.

00:27:41.544 --> 00:27:43.544
However, that lease will also be up in the next few years.

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So we have an opportunity to negotiate that.

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So we're hoping that it's a three party approach

00:27:50.665 --> 00:27:52.665
and we hope to get some state grants to help it with the cost.

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And the perfect.
And where does the dredging material,

00:27:56.745 --> 00:27:59.745
where do we have a place where it lands?
I don't have those details worked out yet.

00:28:00.985 --> 00:28:03.865
OK, and then my third question.
So as we do that, as the

00:28:05.705 --> 00:28:07.705
the term of the lease goes on, it seems like it starts out low.

00:28:08.745 --> 00:28:10.745
So is that what the other one was ending?

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It's like 1500 a month.
Correct. The current lease ends

00:28:15.985 --> 00:28:17.985
on the 30th of June was at 1333 a month.

00:28:20.585 --> 00:28:23.650
The number is low because
there's a lot of capital investment.

00:28:23.585 --> 00:28:25.585
So the lease does progress and become a higher payment

00:28:27.905 --> 00:28:30.625
on a monthly basis to the city.
After year seven,

00:28:31.145 --> 00:28:33.145
the first five to seven years, there's a detailed plan

00:28:35.185 --> 00:28:37.185
within the lease of investment that the lease needs to put in.

00:28:38.865 --> 00:28:40.865
So it's property improvements

00:28:41.345 --> 00:28:43.345
ranging from the parking lot that needs to be done.

00:28:44.625 --> 00:28:46.625
There's stormwater drain that needs to be replaced,

00:28:48.825 --> 00:28:50.825
there's renovation that needs to happen in the shop itself.

00:28:53.386 --> 00:28:55.906
There's certainly repairs
that need
to be done to the docks and ultimately

00:28:56.946 --> 00:28:58.946
he hopes to replace some of the docks closer to year seven.

00:29:00.186 --> 00:29:03.186
OK, perfect.
So then as time goes
on, the percentage, does the present take over

00:29:05.266 --> 00:29:07.906
the cost of the monthly?
So then you get
a better percentage of the rents for the docking

00:29:10.266 --> 00:29:12.786
and everything like that. Correct.
We go from 1500 dollars flat fee in the first five years

00:29:16.466 --> 00:29:19.260
and then we move to
a minimum of 3000 a month or 5%, whichever is greater.

00:29:22.666 --> 00:29:24.666
And in years 15 through 25, it's a 6%

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of the gross revenue minus some of the parts.

00:29:31.506 --> 00:29:33.426
Perfect.
Thank you very much.

00:29:33.586 --> 00:29:35.586
Thank you. Got some audio back thinking up.

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So the agreement with lads, how long of a term

00:29:39.906 --> 00:29:42.426
was that original agreement.
That was a 25 year lease signed in start

00:29:44.266 --> 00:29:46.266
began in 2021 excuse me

00:29:47.426 --> 00:29:49.426
it was for 25 years and had a ten year extension so it was.

00:29:50.786 --> 00:29:52.786
35 years back in 2001. Correct.

00:29:53.666 --> 00:29:55.666
So and it was a considerable

00:29:55.906 --> 00:29:57.906
is a considerable possessory interest at that point

00:29:59.466 --> 00:30:02.227
of the city's.
It is possessory interest as it would be the liability

00:30:04.267 --> 00:30:06.787
of the lessee so listen.
The reason I bring that up

00:30:06.787 --> 00:30:08.787
as I see in this contract, it's 50 years

00:30:09.307 --> 00:30:11.227
which I think
if I'm not mistaken, would result in this potentially being

00:30:14.547 --> 00:30:16.547
it's over, will require a reevaluation of the property,

00:30:18.867 --> 00:30:21.187
if I'm not mistaken.
Is that correct? I'm not familiar with that.

00:30:22.587 --> 00:30:24.587
So I'm just wondering who's responsible for the property

00:30:25.707 --> 00:30:27.107
taxes?
Is the tenant.

00:30:29.707 --> 00:30:30.947
There?
I don't know that there's property taxes being assessed.

00:30:33.187 --> 00:30:35.507
I mean, we're not
it would be the LISI that's paying it

00:30:36.707 --> 00:30:39.667
because the city's not paying it at this point.
This this the land is a long term grant

00:30:42.670 --> 00:30:44.670
from the state to the, the city of Stockton.

00:30:45.627 --> 00:30:47.627
And if I could be wrong, but if I'm not mistaken,

00:30:47.907 --> 00:30:49.907
anything over 35 years would qualify for.

00:30:52.587 --> 00:30:54.587
They consider it like a change in ownership.

00:30:54.627 --> 00:30:56.627
And even though we technically are still the owners,

00:30:57.670 --> 00:31:00.270
it's a very valuable event
which would make it subject to property taxes.

00:31:01.667 --> 00:31:04.467
I could be wrong.
If I may, it's likely not applicable.

00:31:06.667 --> 00:31:08.748
But what we'll do
Councilman, as we'll research that and get back to you.

00:31:10.108 --> 00:31:11.348
Yeah,
because if it would be unfortunate,

00:31:12.548 --> 00:31:14.548
if that is the case, it is revalued.

00:31:15.188 --> 00:31:17.188
And if the city was on the hook for property taxes because

00:31:18.188 --> 00:31:20.188
I would think that this market would

00:31:20.908 --> 00:31:23.108
probably be higher.
So I could be wrong.

00:31:23.588 --> 00:31:25.588
But thank you

00:31:31.268 --> 00:31:33.668
moved over.
You have a second.

00:31:33.668 --> 00:31:35.668
Second question, which was.

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:43.680
Motion passes, 70.

00:31:44.708 --> 00:31:47.388
Thank you.
Agenda item 13 administrative matters there

00:31:48.828 --> 00:31:50.828
and then we'll move on.
14 unfinished business there's then so we'll move on

00:31:54.188 --> 00:31:56.188
item 50 new business 15.1 approved by motion

00:31:58.108 --> 00:32:00.108
recommendations for use of the American Rescue

00:32:00.388 --> 00:32:02.388
Plan Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds staff.

00:32:05.948 --> 00:32:08.828
Yes. Yes.
Thank you, Mayor

00:32:14.949 --> 00:32:17.189
as you all are aware,
the city has been allocated about $78 million and

00:32:21.189 --> 00:32:23.189
coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds

00:32:25.269 --> 00:32:27.269
under the federal American rescue plan.

00:32:28.189 --> 00:32:30.189
A half or 39 million was received on June one.

00:32:32.389 --> 00:32:34.229
2021.
The other half is expected in 12 months or less.

00:32:37.509 --> 00:32:39.509
Guidelines for spending and allocation

00:32:40.629 --> 00:32:42.629
may not be final or not final.

00:32:43.269 --> 00:32:45.269
However, the interim final rule, which provides guidelines

00:32:46.509 --> 00:32:48.509
for spending, was released on May 17th

00:32:49.509 --> 00:32:51.509
and is now undergoing a period of public comment and response.

00:32:53.109 --> 00:32:54.949
City staff
have been participating and tracking updates.

00:32:57.429 --> 00:32:59.429
The period for public comment is expected to close mid-July

00:33:01.189 --> 00:33:03.189
there is some pressure from the Senate side of

00:33:04.349 --> 00:33:06.349
the House to perhaps claw back some of the second distribution.

00:33:08.349 --> 00:33:10.989
However,
counties states and

00:33:11.789 --> 00:33:13.789
localities are vigorously

00:33:16.290 --> 00:33:18.589
trying to manage and handle that,
which we're optimistic that there will be successful

00:33:21.510 --> 00:33:23.110
reporting to.
The US Treasury is scheduled to begin in the fall of 20

00:33:26.230 --> 00:33:29.110
fall of 2020.
What's with the original carer's act?

00:33:29.750 --> 00:33:31.750
So this will just carry on as a part of that.

00:33:32.390 --> 00:33:34.390
Funds must be fully obligated by December 31st 2024.

00:33:37.300 --> 00:33:39.300
The period for performance ends December 31st 2026

00:33:41.350 --> 00:33:43.350
meaning funds must be fully expended

00:33:45.190 --> 00:33:47.190
you've been provided a draft list of proposed uses

00:33:47.950 --> 00:33:49.950
that are designed to support and expedite recovery in the city,

00:33:52.310 --> 00:33:54.310
as we did with the state cares funds

00:33:54.830 --> 00:33:57.510
we are providing you with this proposed
spending plan for discussion

00:33:58.430 --> 00:34:00.110
and are seeking
flexibility to adjust among the approved categories to allow us

00:34:03.430 --> 00:34:05.430
to move more efficiently as guidelines are updated.

00:34:07.390 --> 00:34:09.390
The categories include programs for covered mitigation

00:34:10.300 --> 00:34:11.630
and prevention
efforts, community wellbeing, essential support to households,

00:34:14.510 --> 00:34:16.510
small business support and economic recovery efforts,

00:34:18.300 --> 00:34:20.300
homelessness and housing recovery of city

00:34:20.870 --> 00:34:22.870
government lost revenue

00:34:25.300 --> 00:34:27.300
improving internet connectivity to close the digital divide

00:34:28.391 --> 00:34:30.391
and other COVID related equipment purchases and support.

00:34:32.631 --> 00:34:34.631
What I'd like to do now is to just sort of walk you through

00:34:38.311 --> 00:34:40.311
the around the bench item that you received this evening

00:34:42.551 --> 00:34:44.631
and just sort of
say a few things about each one of these categories

00:34:46.711 --> 00:34:48.711
and what the thought process

00:34:50.351 --> 00:34:53.271
was as we were sort of coming up
with these recommendations for your consideration, category

00:34:55.751 --> 00:34:57.751
one called Mitigation and Prevention.

00:34:59.111 --> 00:35:01.551
We're recommending allocation
of $200,000 to that category for,

00:35:03.671 --> 00:35:05.671
you know, some small acquisition of PPE materials and supplies

00:35:08.991 --> 00:35:10.991
that we just want to make sure that we have on hand,

00:35:11.711 --> 00:35:13.711
not only for ourselves, but we can also do as we've

00:35:14.431 --> 00:35:16.431
done twice already during the pandemic,

00:35:17.471 --> 00:35:19.471
make it also available to the community

00:35:20.951 --> 00:35:22.951
through through related events,

00:35:24.710 --> 00:35:26.710
setting up a public health open data dashboard and setting up

00:35:27.791 --> 00:35:29.791
a housing and homelessness, open data dashboard

00:35:31.351 --> 00:35:33.351
for that particular category.

00:35:33.432 --> 00:35:35.432
In terms of community wellbeing,

00:35:36.192 --> 00:35:38.192
we're recommending again

00:35:39.112 --> 00:35:42.320
this table is broken out
in terms
of what
we're recommending for round one

00:35:42.672 --> 00:35:44.672
and what we're recommending for round two.

00:35:45.720 --> 00:35:47.720
So in terms of community wellbeing for round one, we're

00:35:47.832 --> 00:35:49.832
recommending investment of 1.7.

00:35:51.112 --> 00:35:53.112
5 million and we are recommending

00:35:53.592 --> 00:35:56.392
3 million in round two.
And so this would go towards establishment of hotlines

00:35:59.632 --> 00:36:01.632
warm lines of skills into crisis intervention,

00:36:03.720 --> 00:36:05.720
you know, human crisis management, basically

00:36:06.152 --> 00:36:08.152
outreach and intervention support

00:36:08.592 --> 00:36:10.592
and evidence based community violence intervention programs.

00:36:11.392 --> 00:36:13.392
This is something that's

00:36:13.432 --> 00:36:15.432
explicitly articulated in the legislation itself.

00:36:18.312 --> 00:36:20.352
So I'm going to go through
obviously you're going to have questions

00:36:20.712 --> 00:36:22.712
and we'll be delighted to answer all of your questions.

00:36:23.392 --> 00:36:25.792
In terms of the essential support
to households, that's just a continuation

00:36:26.632 --> 00:36:28.632
of a lot of what we were doing with the original cares funding.

00:36:30.472 --> 00:36:32.472
We're recommending $3 million to be invested in that category

00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:36.320
for round one and then another 3 million for round two.

00:36:37.272 --> 00:36:39.352
This would
help us to continue with addressing food

00:36:40.513 --> 00:36:42.513
insecurities throughout the city,

00:36:42.633 --> 00:36:44.633
providing household support for utilities, medicine,

00:36:45.793 --> 00:36:47.793
child care, supporting our various food pantries,

00:36:49.753 --> 00:36:51.753
in and out of the city.

00:36:52.513 --> 00:36:54.633
In terms of small business
support and economic recovery from the pandemic,

00:36:56.753 --> 00:36:58.753
we're recommending an investment of 4.7.

00:36:59.753 --> 00:37:01.753
5 million in round one and 5 million in round two

00:37:04.713 --> 00:37:06.713
that would support working with all of our businesses

00:37:07.993 --> 00:37:09.993
with respect to those that are desirous

00:37:11.193 --> 00:37:13.193
of developing outdoor dining capabilities and capacity,

00:37:15.353 --> 00:37:17.353
general financial relief, which is very similar

00:37:18.273 --> 00:37:20.273
to what we did with the Care's money

00:37:20.393 --> 00:37:22.393
setting up a facade improvement program.

00:37:23.913 --> 00:37:25.513
The idea
there is to really focus a lot on the central business

00:37:27.730 --> 00:37:29.730
district, taking advantage of this opportunity

00:37:29.393 --> 00:37:31.393
to help them to sort of give themselves a physical store

00:37:33.113 --> 00:37:35.113
front facelift, which will hopefully be good for business.

00:37:38.330 --> 00:37:40.330
And then again, supporting the

00:37:40.873 --> 00:37:42.873
the initiative, which is the establishment

00:37:44.153 --> 00:37:46.153
of the Economic Development Strategic Action Plan

00:37:47.474 --> 00:37:49.474
for the city in terms of

00:37:49.674 --> 00:37:51.674
homelessness and housing, we're recommending around one.

00:37:53.474 --> 00:37:55.474
$5 million and around to 7 million

00:37:57.740 --> 00:37:59.794
that would go to support things.
And again, we're going to talk about

00:38:00.154 --> 00:38:02.154
this particular category more at the upcoming

00:38:03.794 --> 00:38:05.794
Homelessness and Housing Study session.

00:38:05.834 --> 00:38:07.834
So this just really provides some basic categories.

00:38:10.340 --> 00:38:12.954
But again, when we do the study session
at the end of the month, we'll do a deep dove

00:38:14.354 --> 00:38:16.354
to get more granular about in terms of what what

00:38:17.434 --> 00:38:19.434
your interest and direction might be to look at safe

00:38:21.914 --> 00:38:23.914
camping and parking sites

00:38:25.754 --> 00:38:27.754
looking at setting up a first time

00:38:27.914 --> 00:38:29.914
low income home buyer down payment assistance program,

00:38:32.954 --> 00:38:34.954
setting up a first and last month's rental assistance

00:38:36.474 --> 00:38:38.474
program for a particular low income category to be determined

00:38:42.434 --> 00:38:45.314
in partnership with the county.
We are optimist

00:38:45.474 --> 00:38:47.474
we would be as a result of the two by two by two.

00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:51.340
We've been in discussions with the county in terms of

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:53.674
trying to set up
some sort of a collaborative joint partnership effort.

00:38:56.315 --> 00:38:58.955
We continue those discussions.
We are hopeful and optimistic that they will come to fruition,

00:39:01.750 --> 00:39:03.750
but obviously we will have funding to do

00:39:04.155 --> 00:39:06.155
something to attempt to move the needle in these areas.

00:39:08.835 --> 00:39:10.835
So in that regard, we're looking at exploring a 250 to 300

00:39:14.755 --> 00:39:16.755
low barrier emergency shelter beds, sort of adding

00:39:18.235 --> 00:39:20.235
that to the already existing inventory

00:39:21.435 --> 00:39:23.435
and investing in the development of a coordinated

00:39:23.835 --> 00:39:25.835
entry and navigation system capability.

00:39:27.195 --> 00:39:29.195
So that's for homelessness and housing

00:39:30.155 --> 00:39:32.155
in terms of recovery of for city government,

00:39:34.275 --> 00:39:36.275
for we're looking at

00:39:38.235 --> 00:39:40.235
loss revenue replacement for the general fund one,

00:39:40.995 --> 00:39:42.995
we're looking at a one time essential worker incentive

00:39:43.875 --> 00:39:45.875
payment payment to all staff.

00:39:47.715 --> 00:39:50.750
Again, this is something
that most jurisdictions are doing around the country.

00:39:52.875 --> 00:39:55.835
You know, it varies in terms of the amounts
that they are that they're looking at,

00:39:56.355 --> 00:39:58.355
but this is something that seems to be a universal initiative

00:40:01.356 --> 00:40:03.356
on the part of cities and counties around the country.

00:40:05.556 --> 00:40:07.556
And we're looking at providing,

00:40:08.996 --> 00:40:11.836
you know, sort of reimbursing ourselves
for a lot of the COVID related pay

00:40:12.556 --> 00:40:14.556
leave that we that we encountered.

00:40:14.996 --> 00:40:16.996
So for that category we're looking at for round one,

00:40:19.156 --> 00:40:21.156
we're looking at about $9 million.

00:40:22.716 --> 00:40:24.716
And in round two, we're looking at $5.6 million.

00:40:27.276 --> 00:40:29.276
The next category is dealing with the digital divide slash

00:40:30.516 --> 00:40:32.916
Internet connectivity.
Not all of our households in our city are connected to

00:40:35.436 --> 00:40:37.436
the Internet.

00:40:37.476 --> 00:40:39.476
And so we want to take advantage of this opportunity

00:40:40.836 --> 00:40:42.836
to try to close that gap as best we can.

00:40:44.236 --> 00:40:46.236
As with the housing and homelessness effort.

00:40:46.836 --> 00:40:48.836
We're looking at collaboration in partnership

00:40:50.276 --> 00:40:52.276
with both other public as well as private entities.

00:40:54.796 --> 00:40:56.796
That is a work in progress.

00:40:58.116 --> 00:41:00.676
We're hopeful and optimistic
that something will come out of that from a

00:41:03.360 --> 00:41:05.116
collaborative perspective.
But in any event,

00:41:05.556 --> 00:41:07.556
we we will be able to spend that money before it expires.

00:41:11.770 --> 00:41:13.770
The idea is just trying to get people connected

00:41:14.637 --> 00:41:16.637
so that they can better be able

00:41:17.317 --> 00:41:19.317
to uplift themselves

00:41:20.957 --> 00:41:22.957
the final category is a miscellaneous category.

00:41:25.157 --> 00:41:26.957
The touch list.
Restrooms have proven to be a big success.

00:41:28.477 --> 00:41:30.477
We're recommending that we invest $1 million in round

00:41:32.797 --> 00:41:34.797
one in another, two and a half million dollars in round two,

00:41:36.837 --> 00:41:38.837
which will get us somewhere

00:41:39.397 --> 00:41:41.397
around five to six additional

00:41:42.757 --> 00:41:45.357
touchless restrooms
at various amenities, public ame

00:41:49.677 --> 00:41:52.770
We we really want to
take advantage of this funding to support our fire department,

00:41:55.770 --> 00:41:57.770
the fire department, fleet of vehicles, fire engines,

00:41:59.370 --> 00:42:01.370
ladder trucks are a lot of times just limping along.

00:42:04.370 --> 00:42:05.957
And so
so this money is really a godsend which allows us to

00:42:08.557 --> 00:42:10.557
make an investment in the fire department's fleet.

00:42:11.517 --> 00:42:13.517
So we're recommending $3.7 million in round one.

00:42:16.438 --> 00:42:19.158
$3 million in round two.
So the two fire engines that are in the budget

00:42:20.598 --> 00:42:22.158
that you're going
to approve tonight, along with what we'll be able to

00:42:25.518 --> 00:42:27.518
acquire with this money, what really jump start

00:42:29.118 --> 00:42:31.118
or leapfrog the department into having

00:42:32.478 --> 00:42:34.478
a majority contemporary and new fleet of vehicles

00:42:37.158 --> 00:42:39.158
to take care of the city

00:42:40.838 --> 00:42:43.758
purchase vehicles and equipment to continue
to support the Clean City Initiative.

00:42:44.718 --> 00:42:47.318
We're recommending
$1 million in round one, $1 million in round two.

00:42:51.398 --> 00:42:54.238
As you can see, based on the investment
that you all supported with the end of year

00:42:57.358 --> 00:42:59.358
carryover money, we were able to buy some additional equipment.

00:43:00.678 --> 00:43:02.678
It really enhances the efficiency

00:43:03.318 --> 00:43:05.798
of the overall operations.
It allows us to do more quicker

00:43:09.398 --> 00:43:11.398
with respect to speed

00:43:12.158 --> 00:43:14.158
recommending as it relates to the animal

00:43:14.918 --> 00:43:16.918
shelter facility upgrades, we're

00:43:16.958 --> 00:43:18.958
recommending that in round one, we invest $3 million.

00:43:21.159 --> 00:43:23.159
In round two, we're recommending that we invest

00:43:23.559 --> 00:43:25.559
an additional $3 million for a $6 million investment

00:43:26.999 --> 00:43:28.999
in upgrade ing a facility, which I believe we all know

00:43:31.719 --> 00:43:33.719
is is in dire need of some attention such as this.

00:43:36.559 --> 00:43:38.559
And then another $473,000 in round one and another

00:43:40.359 --> 00:43:42.359
nine ticks in round two for police department equipment

00:43:45.119 --> 00:43:47.119
and primarily police department equipment

00:43:50.199 --> 00:43:52.199
another $452,000 would be related to ERP,

00:43:55.519 --> 00:43:57.519
COVID related cost overruns as a result of the pandemic.

00:43:58.959 --> 00:44:00.959
We've gotten behind with our vendor with respect to

00:44:02.799 --> 00:44:04.799
implements implementing this new system.

00:44:04.999 --> 00:44:07.159
So that's come at a cost.
So this would allow us to sort of

00:44:08.319 --> 00:44:10.319
get back to a break, even normal

00:44:12.559 --> 00:44:14.559
budget for that project.

00:44:14.799 --> 00:44:16.799
And we're recommending $1.5 million

00:44:18.399 --> 00:44:20.399
to be invested in the Waterfront Towers

00:44:21.439 --> 00:44:23.439
Vasey upgrade to improve overall air quality

00:44:24.959 --> 00:44:26.959
of that of those two buildings before we move into them.

00:44:28.880 --> 00:44:30.600
So that's it.
It all totals about $39 million.

00:44:32.800 --> 00:44:34.160
That's what
we're recommending for round one and what we're recommending

00:44:36.760 --> 00:44:39.320
for round two and would be delighted
to respond to any questions that you might have.

00:44:43.800 --> 00:44:45.400
For the members of the public.
City Manager Black.

00:44:45.640 --> 00:44:47.800
I don't think it was mentioned,
but can you stated the dollars allocated

00:44:49.800 --> 00:44:51.800
for the digital divide, Internet connectivity? Yes.

00:44:51.840 --> 00:44:53.840
I'm sorry, $4 million in round one and then another

00:44:55.560 --> 00:44:57.560
5 million in round two dealing with the digital divide.

00:44:58.680 --> 00:45:00.680
It's a very expensive proposition

00:45:00.840 --> 00:45:02.840
because a lot of times you're talking about broadband

00:45:03.160 --> 00:45:05.160
and broadband is heavy, heavy infrastructure.

00:45:05.680 --> 00:45:08.200
You're digging in the ground,
you're putting stuff up on poles.

00:45:09.800 --> 00:45:11.800
So significant investment what we're hoping to do,

00:45:12.760 --> 00:45:14.760
as I mentioned, is we're hoping to leverage this

00:45:15.160 --> 00:45:17.160
with other people's funding as well, as well

00:45:18.560 --> 00:45:20.560
as getting some private sector participation

00:45:20.920 --> 00:45:22.920
to really try to move the needle needle in this area

00:45:25.920 --> 00:45:27.920
as dramatically as we can.

00:45:28.200 --> 00:45:30.200
But without without anything without any other partners

00:45:32.640 --> 00:45:34.640
or collaboration, we're going to still be able to have make

00:45:35.681 --> 00:45:37.681
a meaningful impact with what we're investing here.

00:45:40.100 --> 00:45:41.361
Thank you.
City Manager Black Councilmember Cannava.

00:45:43.241 --> 00:45:45.321
Thank you.
My first question on the community well-being.

00:45:46.681 --> 00:45:48.681
So how do you plan on doing the outreach

00:45:49.841 --> 00:45:51.841
and intervention support that's really touched on that before.

00:45:53.321 --> 00:45:55.321
I mean, can you kind of explain more to that, please?

00:45:55.681 --> 00:45:58.601
That's a great question.
Haven't decided how we would recommend approaching that.

00:46:02.601 --> 00:46:04.601
I what I can tell you is that it

00:46:05.810 --> 00:46:07.810
would it would result in a

00:46:08.801 --> 00:46:10.801
it's intended to be a collaborative approach to it.

00:46:11.521 --> 00:46:13.521
The key is is leveraging our

00:46:16.481 --> 00:46:18.481
sort of not for profit network

00:46:19.810 --> 00:46:21.810
that deals with people related kinds of things.

00:46:22.201 --> 00:46:24.201
You know, be it mental health, be it, be it anything that

00:46:25.801 --> 00:46:27.801
impacts one's individual wellbeing, it can be food,

00:46:30.841 --> 00:46:32.841
it could be safety and security, it could be health,

00:46:34.601 --> 00:46:36.841
it could be a variety of things.
So the idea is pulling together, whoever gets

00:46:40.322 --> 00:46:42.322
this money will have to demonstrate

00:46:42.402 --> 00:46:44.402
that they can establish linkages and manage those linkages

00:46:46.722 --> 00:46:48.722
in terms of providing

00:46:49.122 --> 00:46:51.122
these kinds of support services to the public.

00:46:53.562 --> 00:46:56.242
Hopefully that makes some sense.
I mean, obviously you're in to leverage the money

00:46:56.802 --> 00:46:58.802
that we have to get more people support

00:46:59.420 --> 00:47:01.762
in areas that we haven't gotten people.
ABC's Absolutely, absolutely.

00:47:02.762 --> 00:47:04.762
But we want to do it in a really smart way

00:47:05.200 --> 00:47:07.200
because it could serve as a demonstration initiative as

00:47:08.922 --> 00:47:10.922
to how you can sort of

00:47:13.420 --> 00:47:15.420
be smart about these kinds of things.

00:47:16.282 --> 00:47:18.402
Well, yeah, because these are delving
into areas that the city hasn't really touched before.

00:47:19.522 --> 00:47:22.162
I mean, as far as services that would.
Would touching

00:47:23.602 --> 00:47:25.602
some of them through our Office of Violence Prevention.

00:47:26.522 --> 00:47:29.442
But, but there's another side to it
other than just the violence prevention piece.

00:47:30.642 --> 00:47:32.642
There's the, the human the humanity humanitarian side

00:47:35.602 --> 00:47:37.602
as well.
And I think that

00:47:39.602 --> 00:47:41.602
all the way around as a society,

00:47:42.642 --> 00:47:44.642
we we we've got a lot of work to get better at doing.

00:47:47.563 --> 00:47:48.923
Perfect.
Thank you.

00:47:50.763 --> 00:47:52.763
Thank you, Councilmember Lynch.

00:47:52.963 --> 00:47:54.963
And again, as a follow up to this community wellbeing,

00:47:56.363 --> 00:47:58.363
like the gentleman that spoke earlier about our Weber

00:47:59.430 --> 00:48:01.430
Point Park Way, it's not open till noon.

00:48:02.203 --> 00:48:04.843
I mean, to me that's a community.
Well, being that he can't go in the park,

00:48:07.123 --> 00:48:09.203
it's not.
True.
I don't know where he's gotten his information

00:48:11.363 --> 00:48:13.363
but unless unless somebody has done

00:48:14.323 --> 00:48:17.243
something that they haven't told me about.
OK, the problem

00:48:19.963 --> 00:48:21.283
yeah.
Well if it's locked, I would think maybe we can use

00:48:22.483 --> 00:48:24.483
some of these resources to open our park.

00:48:24.883 --> 00:48:26.963
Well, OK.
If I'll.

00:48:27.430 --> 00:48:29.430
Tell you my point that. OK.

00:48:29.830 --> 00:48:31.643
Let's I'd like to follow up on that
then it just like it'd be nice we could use some funds

00:48:33.963 --> 00:48:35.923
for things like that
that our community could use parks, make them safer so.

00:48:40.323 --> 00:48:41.963
Yeah.
If I may again, councilwoman, if, if, if, if that

00:48:45.363 --> 00:48:47.363
if that venue is closed, it will be open first thing

00:48:48.123 --> 00:48:50.123
tomorrow morning. OK, thank you.

00:48:50.723 --> 00:48:52.723
So we don't need to wait for the this many.

00:48:54.164 --> 00:48:56.604
That, that has nothing to do with the money.
That's if that is in fact the case.

00:48:57.324 --> 00:48:59.324
That's something. Else. Thank you. Thank you.

00:49:00.724 --> 00:49:03.400
Right.
So I had to.

00:49:03.164 --> 00:49:05.164
Drive this road every day and they're doing a ton

00:49:06.644 --> 00:49:08.844
of construction right there right now.
And I'm just wondering if

00:49:08.924 --> 00:49:10.924
if it's close, it's related to the road closures

00:49:11.964 --> 00:49:14.724
and the connection, and they're right there right now.
So I'd hate for that thing to be open if it's OK.

00:49:17.884 --> 00:49:19.884
OK, I don't know if if somebody back there,

00:49:21.164 --> 00:49:23.400
they can come up real quick
so we can put this one to rest if you would just bear with us.

00:49:26.204 --> 00:49:29.124
But I'm not sure if it's for safety is what I'm saying.
That's why I'm interested in that.

00:49:29.924 --> 00:49:31.924
I've been driving it every day and you have to drive

00:49:32.400 --> 00:49:34.400
all around, even access the area. So

00:49:48.440 --> 00:49:49.844
good evening.
So repeating the question, let's back up a little bit,

00:49:52.404 --> 00:49:54.404
if I understand correctly, the question is conclusion.

00:49:55.884 --> 00:49:58.244
No, no, please state your name.
I'm sorry. Jody Massey, Public Works director.

00:50:03.365 --> 00:50:05.845
OK, the question is,
I believe it was the Weber Point event center,

00:50:07.845 --> 00:50:09.845
which is where we have the water feature, right?

00:50:10.365 --> 00:50:12.365
Yeah. Is that is closed?

00:50:12.565 --> 00:50:14.565
That's that there's signage or someone has stated that

00:50:16.850 --> 00:50:18.850
it is open until 12 noon daily and

00:50:21.725 --> 00:50:24.245
I'm surprised by that.
So is Suzy here or somebody from Community Services?

00:50:27.405 --> 00:50:29.765
Can you answer that question?
So the normal operating hours right now are between 11 a.m.

00:50:34.500 --> 00:50:36.500
and 7 p.m.

00:50:36.165 --> 00:50:37.645
today.
The bike rider excuse me is the bike rider that says

00:50:39.725 --> 00:50:41.725
he wants to ride his bike and sit at a park bench.

00:50:43.125 --> 00:50:45.125
And he's he made it sound like I'm

00:50:45.165 --> 00:50:47.165
sorry that he just left, that he's done this several times.

00:50:48.165 --> 00:50:50.165
But this morning he said it was locked.

00:50:51.165 --> 00:50:53.165
So so I will have to double check on that.

00:50:55.125 --> 00:50:57.125
I was made aware of a water main line break today.

00:50:59.765 --> 00:51:01.765
OK, and so that might be a temporary closure.

00:51:03.125 --> 00:51:05.125
OK, we may want to put a sign of its temporary closure, because

00:51:07.486 --> 00:51:09.486
if it's something like that, we probably should put signage up.

00:51:10.886 --> 00:51:12.886
It's temporary, close in the morning

00:51:13.926 --> 00:51:15.926
since he made it sound like it.

00:51:16.806 --> 00:51:19.246
You know, why would we do that?
Why would we do that when it's summer?

00:51:20.286 --> 00:51:23.286
And so, Susan, OK.
You have something to add to this.

00:51:25.326 --> 00:51:27.206
Good evening, Suzy.
Dave Lee, director of Community Services.

00:51:28.460 --> 00:51:30.460
In normal times, that is open from 11 to seven.

00:51:32.366 --> 00:51:34.366
So can you explain what happened today

00:51:34.606 --> 00:51:36.606
or what has happened.

00:51:38.246 --> 00:51:40.246
The water because of of the gates move.

00:51:41.166 --> 00:51:43.166
With the gates the gates open.

00:51:43.806 --> 00:51:46.726
This make sure you use your mike usually mike.
Please there's a sign that tells people

00:51:47.646 --> 00:51:49.646
it's open at nine but we're opening it at 11 at.

00:51:51.600 --> 00:51:53.460
Seven. A.m.
OK so the sign says seven to seven.

00:51:54.860 --> 00:51:56.860
We're not opening the gate till 11.

00:51:56.766 --> 00:51:59.166
We open the gates at 11.
I would have to double check on that signage

00:52:00.286 --> 00:52:02.286
that was reference that says we open at 7 a.m. OK.

00:52:05.206 --> 00:52:07.446
Yes, OK, that is what he said.
Yeah.

00:52:07.446 --> 00:52:09.446
Because if that is in true conflict, that should not be up.

00:52:12.126 --> 00:52:14.126
Yeah. Yeah. So we'll follow up on it.

00:52:16.807 --> 00:52:18.567
Thank you.
Thank you vice mayor for Ghazi.

00:52:20.927 --> 00:52:23.247
Thank you.
My turn.
OK, so as you guys know, I have learned the feature

00:52:26.807 --> 00:52:28.807
of doing surveys on social media and I was really happy

00:52:31.967 --> 00:52:33.967
I put it up yesterday morning and I received

00:52:36.287 --> 00:52:38.287
almost 1200 votes and I put

00:52:39.447 --> 00:52:41.447
what was in our staff report on there

00:52:42.700 --> 00:52:44.607
and I said what are we missing?
Or How do you guys feel about the proposal?

00:52:46.967 --> 00:52:48.967
And overwhelmingly 407.

00:52:50.247 --> 00:52:52.247
So one third of the voters definitely were in support

00:52:53.887 --> 00:52:55.887
of the homelessness and housing item on here,

00:52:57.367 --> 00:52:59.367
followed by miscellaneous.

00:53:00.407 --> 00:53:02.927
But there were some questions.
So under a clean city

00:53:06.700 --> 00:53:08.700
is that going to continue

00:53:08.367 --> 00:53:10.367
with our three times a month on the weekends

00:53:12.207 --> 00:53:14.527
or three weekends a month
and the contracts that we have during the week?

00:53:18.367 --> 00:53:20.287
Yeah, all of that
will continue on as is this is, this is just additive.

00:53:22.288 --> 00:53:25.248
This is just in addition to.
OK, because I know that

00:53:25.648 --> 00:53:27.648
the money we had to do that was ending

00:53:27.968 --> 00:53:30.488
the fiscal year, June 30th.
So we're going to continue with what we've been doing.

00:53:33.480 --> 00:53:34.608
Correct.
OK, and then the other thing,

00:53:35.608 --> 00:53:37.248
and it's something
you and I have talked about and I think you have with other

00:53:38.528 --> 00:53:40.328
council members
is the use of cameras putting cameras up in order to a

00:53:44.688 --> 00:53:46.688
you know, catch some of these people that are

00:53:46.968 --> 00:53:48.968
doing the illegal dumping because we've done a thousand

00:53:51.408 --> 00:53:53.408
plus tons of trash pickup since June or January 1st.

00:53:56.848 --> 00:53:58.848
And so not all of it is being created by our homeless.

00:54:01.480 --> 00:54:03.608
There's other people involved in this.
So I don't know if some of the funds can be used in order to

00:54:09.368 --> 00:54:12.208
put in our high
dumped areas a little light on

00:54:14.608 --> 00:54:16.608
what's going on in that area potentially.

00:54:18.768 --> 00:54:20.768
And then moving on to the animal shelter,

00:54:22.808 --> 00:54:24.808
I I'm super excited about that.

00:54:25.248 --> 00:54:27.128
That's something that
many people in our community definitely are

00:54:29.769 --> 00:54:31.769
passionate about are their fur babies.

00:54:32.689 --> 00:54:34.689
And I'm asking a question in terms of $6 million.

00:54:35.809 --> 00:54:38.529
It seems like a lot.
I'm not saying it's too much, though,

00:54:39.729 --> 00:54:41.729
but I'm wondering what exactly we're going to be able to do

00:54:42.929 --> 00:54:44.929
with that 6 million, considering that building is 60 years old.

00:54:46.929 --> 00:54:49.129
70 years old.
I mean, that building is, is, is very

00:54:50.729 --> 00:54:53.890
I mean, it's a cinderblock building.
That's what they did in the fifties.

00:54:54.489 --> 00:54:56.489
A $6 million investment will allow you to do a whole lot.

00:54:57.489 --> 00:55:00.289
I can't give you the specifics today,
but that's what would follow after your approval.

00:55:01.569 --> 00:55:03.569
We would look at that and and develop

00:55:04.569 --> 00:55:06.569
several different types of programs,

00:55:06.729 --> 00:55:08.729
construction or rehab programs that we could look at.

00:55:10.529 --> 00:55:12.529
But $6 million is a significant amount of money,

00:55:14.529 --> 00:55:16.529
and we should be able to

00:55:17.449 --> 00:55:19.449
to really make a difference there.

00:55:19.809 --> 00:55:21.809
OK, and then the next thing is use

00:55:24.129 --> 00:55:26.929
that was something that was commented
on over and over and over and over and over again in that.

00:55:29.249 --> 00:55:31.249
And I really appreciate Miss Persons a suggestion

00:55:33.690 --> 00:55:35.530
as well as some of
the other people on here who are saying more programs

00:55:37.570 --> 00:55:39.570
for our kids of all ages because the

00:55:41.330 --> 00:55:43.330
there's definitely and those of you in education

00:55:44.900 --> 00:55:46.900
know you know you have intermediate

00:55:46.810 --> 00:55:48.810
you know you have elementary intermediate

00:55:49.500 --> 00:55:51.500
then you've got your tweens and then you've got your

00:55:52.330 --> 00:55:54.530
teenagers age.
But definitely if we can create some more programing and

00:55:56.690 --> 00:55:58.690
I think it ties in really well with building relationships.

00:56:01.100 --> 00:56:02.810
When she mentioned
about the police department and afterschool programs,

00:56:04.450 --> 00:56:07.250
I think that would be fabulous,
especially when we're looking to have more police officers

00:56:10.900 --> 00:56:12.900
if we're able to build those stronger, better relationships.

00:56:13.370 --> 00:56:15.610
Because that was the other thing
people really commented on is they wanted the money

00:56:17.500 --> 00:56:19.890
to go to hiring more police officers.
Like, well, that's not our our issue. We have the money.

00:56:21.850 --> 00:56:23.850
We just don't have the applicants. Yeah.

00:56:24.130 --> 00:56:26.130
If I may.

00:56:26.730 --> 00:56:28.100
Yeah.
I mean, that's been a challenge because of the pandemic.

00:56:30.490 --> 00:56:32.490
And you know, what we're going to do for for our young people.

00:56:33.930 --> 00:56:35.930
I know that community services

00:56:36.610 --> 00:56:38.610
with their e-sports program was was very impactful.

00:56:40.331 --> 00:56:42.331
But what what my plan is, is,

00:56:45.110 --> 00:56:47.110
is to start planning for next year.

00:56:48.131 --> 00:56:50.691
What I mean by that is as
we go through the end of year close process,

00:56:52.910 --> 00:56:54.910
is very likely that we will we will close the red.

00:56:55.411 --> 00:56:57.411
I mean, it will close the

00:56:58.411 --> 00:57:01.251
the fiscal year very much in the black.
And I'd like my intent is to bring to you all a couple

00:57:04.691 --> 00:57:06.691
of youth related initiatives that we can invest in.

00:57:08.891 --> 00:57:10.891
That would be both

00:57:12.971 --> 00:57:15.491
that that would not just be summer
related, but would would stretch out

00:57:16.211 --> 00:57:18.371
into other parts of the year.
So that's something that we're thinking about,

00:57:19.851 --> 00:57:22.531
something that we intend to come back to.
You with,

00:57:22.531 --> 00:57:25.131
not necessarily with these monies
because we know what was likely

00:57:26.131 --> 00:57:28.131
on the way as well as a part of that year in close process.

00:57:30.910 --> 00:57:32.910
OK, thank you so much.

00:57:33.910 --> 00:57:35.931
Just point of clarification with your last comment.
So next year, meaning the next fiscal year beginning this July.

00:57:38.491 --> 00:57:40.491
First, what will the key is

00:57:41.771 --> 00:57:43.811
typically a lot.
I mean, obviously,

00:57:43.891 --> 00:57:45.811
our rec centers,
community centers are doing a lot of programing that

00:57:47.852 --> 00:57:49.852
they're rubbing back up now that we're open again.

00:57:50.372 --> 00:57:52.852
So you're going to see
you're going to see a lot of this programing coming back

00:57:54.852 --> 00:57:56.892
each month.
But what I'm suggesting is something in addition to

00:57:58.812 --> 00:58:00.812
what we're doing, typically is to have

00:58:01.692 --> 00:58:03.692
a couple of initiatives

00:58:05.372 --> 00:58:07.372
a couple of initiatives

00:58:09.132 --> 00:58:11.132
like something that I'm we're thinking about

00:58:11.292 --> 00:58:13.292
is a summer youth employment and

00:58:15.932 --> 00:58:17.932
enrichment program

00:58:19.852 --> 00:58:21.852
you know, something that would be

00:58:24.972 --> 00:58:27.172
non typical,
if I may, something

00:58:27.172 --> 00:58:29.212
that would be different,
something that would be not

00:58:29.692 --> 00:58:31.692
your run of the mill traditional kind of a summer program

00:58:33.332 --> 00:58:35.332
for youth something that can really be

00:58:36.812 --> 00:58:38.812
life changing and impactful

00:58:40.412 --> 00:58:42.412
Suzy, do you want to come and talk a little bit about.

00:58:43.572 --> 00:58:45.572
Remind us about the budget because we talked about it

00:58:46.212 --> 00:58:48.212
in the budget about the ramp up of recreation programs.

00:58:51.132 --> 00:58:53.493
Yeah.
Good evening, Suzy.

00:58:53.493 --> 00:58:55.493
Dave Lee against community services.

00:58:55.813 --> 00:58:57.813
So yes, in the budget we were seeking some funding

00:58:59.213 --> 00:59:01.213
to do some

00:59:02.613 --> 00:59:04.613
youth theater type of experience.

00:59:06.333 --> 00:59:08.333
We wanted to start small scale this summer in 21, so July of 21

00:59:11.653 --> 00:59:13.653
and then do something larger scale in next summer.

00:59:15.453 --> 00:59:17.453
So June, May, June of 20, 22

00:59:20.173 --> 00:59:22.173
so in addition, right now our summer camps are open

00:59:23.493 --> 00:59:25.853
at the community centers
and I was just over at Ruth the other day

00:59:27.173 --> 00:59:30.130
and there's a lot of children there
they're coming back, they're out in the parks.

00:59:31.853 --> 00:59:33.853
Our rec side is doing 19 days in 19 park,

00:59:35.530 --> 00:59:37.530
so we are really gearing up right now.

00:59:38.173 --> 00:59:39.813
Yeah, yeah.
So it's important to keep in mind that you know

00:59:41.213 --> 00:59:44.530
the past year and a half it's just been,
been off the, off the table because of the pandemic, but

00:59:46.773 --> 00:59:49.573
all of these programs are coming back
and then we're looking

00:59:49.573 --> 00:59:51.573
at other new initiatives that we can explore as well.

00:59:55.130 --> 00:59:57.130
So thank you

00:59:57.453 --> 00:59:59.453
Councilmember Walmsley.

01:00:00.254 --> 01:00:03.254
And thank you so much.
So my first question, city manager, is

01:00:06.814 --> 01:00:08.814
if this is approved tonight,

01:00:09.134 --> 01:00:11.134
does the allocations are dollars that are earmarked to each

01:00:15.254 --> 01:00:17.254
sub area, for lack of a better word, is that

01:00:18.974 --> 01:00:21.534
are we married to that meaning?
Is there any opportunity to kind of revise

01:00:24.140 --> 01:00:26.140
where those dollars are going towards?

01:00:27.134 --> 01:00:28.974
And I say that
because I'm I'm very concerned about COVID recovery

01:00:32.134 --> 01:00:34.134
and how we are going to be looking like a year from now

01:00:36.974 --> 01:00:38.974
with rent, a moratorium going on and kids getting back to

01:00:41.940 --> 01:00:43.940
school, mental health, lack of youth programing.

01:00:45.940 --> 01:00:47.940
So I'm just kind of concerned about, you know,

01:00:48.174 --> 01:00:50.174
solidifying dollars for the next two years.

01:00:51.134 --> 01:00:52.694
Yeah.
So this was designed with all of that in mind.

01:00:56.294 --> 01:00:58.294
This this document reflects

01:00:59.214 --> 01:01:01.214
an exercise of balancing

01:01:02.734 --> 01:01:04.734
community needs and priorities.

01:01:05.454 --> 01:01:07.454
What this does, it allows us to get started

01:01:09.550 --> 01:01:11.550
with the planning and preparation to spend the money.

01:01:12.815 --> 01:01:14.815
Whatever, whatever gets spent off of this

01:01:16.455 --> 01:01:18.935
sheet will have to come back to you.
All anyway for approval

01:01:22.495 --> 01:01:25.495
again, we have
we have really three years to spend this money.

01:01:27.175 --> 01:01:29.495
What I mean by that is
this money needs to be obligated and committed no later

01:01:32.415 --> 01:01:34.415
than than the beginning of the third year, OK,

01:01:36.495 --> 01:01:38.495
because 20, 24, it goes away whether you've spent it or not.

01:01:40.775 --> 01:01:43.775
So we don't have a lot of time.
We have good time.

01:01:44.950 --> 01:01:46.415
But this is not something
that we can deliberate over indefinitely.

01:01:48.895 --> 01:01:50.895
We've got to basically program out plan out what we want to do

01:01:53.950 --> 01:01:56.150
and try to schedule it out
so that because we're going to have to report to the feds

01:01:57.735 --> 01:01:59.735
what I'm hoping that we can do and which is a big part of this

01:02:02.415 --> 01:02:04.415
this front end piece here that you're looking at

01:02:04.815 --> 01:02:06.815
is that we can get as much of ro

01:02:11.655 --> 01:02:13.655
so that we can go back to Treasury and say,

01:02:13.976 --> 01:02:16.816
we've committed all of this money.
Can we get an early release of our second round?

01:02:19.416 --> 01:02:21.176
You see what I'm saying?
So the the more money

01:02:22.560 --> 01:02:25.560
that you have not yet committed or obligated,
it is not going to serve as incentive for them to say, well,

01:02:28.656 --> 01:02:30.656
let's say we get this done.

01:02:30.696 --> 01:02:32.696
And obligated and committed within the first eight months.

01:02:34.176 --> 01:02:37.560
We'd like to
reach out to Treasury and say, We're ready for

01:02:37.936 --> 01:02:40.960
our second round.
We don't want to wait until another 12 months

01:02:41.896 --> 01:02:43.896
to get that second round or to run the risk of the full

01:02:48.696 --> 01:02:50.696
allotment for round two

01:02:51.376 --> 01:02:53.696
is reduced,
you know?

01:02:53.696 --> 01:02:55.696
So I think that if you go slow with a program like this,

01:02:57.960 --> 01:02:59.576
you run the risk of
not you know, I use musical chairs as an example, you know,

01:03:02.336 --> 01:03:04.336
you know, you go around and you know, you hope and pray

01:03:05.496 --> 01:03:07.496
that there's an open chair there when the music shuts off.

01:03:08.736 --> 01:03:10.736
We don't want to get caught without a chair.

01:03:12.776 --> 01:03:14.256
Thank you.
And then I do have another question.

01:03:16.936 --> 01:03:18.936
You raise the point about collaborative efforts

01:03:21.537 --> 01:03:23.537
with the digital divide and making sure

01:03:24.970 --> 01:03:26.970
that we're widening the gap in communities who have struggled

01:03:28.137 --> 01:03:30.977
or been impacted by that.
And, you know, it's no mystery that, like the local school

01:03:33.537 --> 01:03:35.537
district and the county are also receiving

01:03:38.170 --> 01:03:40.170
this probably a little more than what we receive.

01:03:40.737 --> 01:03:42.737
But they are receiving these dollars as well.

01:03:44.737 --> 01:03:46.737
Has there been any commitment

01:03:47.970 --> 01:03:49.970
by any other organization to like collaborate

01:03:52.417 --> 01:03:54.417
to ensure that we're we're, you know, on target

01:03:56.337 --> 01:03:58.337
and on task for widening the digital divide?

01:04:00.970 --> 01:04:02.970
Yeah, we are we are.

01:04:03.970 --> 01:04:05.970
I've had some discussions with a plus

01:04:08.217 --> 01:04:10.217
and they're waiting

01:04:12.457 --> 01:04:14.457
for some preliminary stuff from us

01:04:15.697 --> 01:04:17.697
to to begin the process of looking at how we can leverage

01:04:20.457 --> 01:04:22.457
a private resources

01:04:24.377 --> 01:04:26.657
private resources
to go with what we have

01:04:29.258 --> 01:04:31.938
to do something of a larger scale.
But again, my

01:04:35.978 --> 01:04:37.978
my thoughts on this whole thing is to not get mired

01:04:38.818 --> 01:04:40.818
in negotiations and inertia from another organization.

01:04:43.378 --> 01:04:46.338
We have to move.
If schools is interested in participating,

01:04:47.778 --> 01:04:50.178
we have an open door,
they can come, but we're not going

01:04:50.698 --> 01:04:53.658
to get bogged down with inertia.
Because we've got a need out there

01:04:54.778 --> 01:04:56.778
and we just need to get to it and get it done

01:04:57.580 --> 01:04:59.580
and not get bogged down in quicksand.

01:05:00.658 --> 01:05:02.658
Thank you.

01:05:04.258 --> 01:05:05.898
Thank you.
Councilmember Wright.

01:05:06.498 --> 01:05:09.180
I'm generally supportive
of the categories you've put forward today.

01:05:11.258 --> 01:05:13.258
A couple of concerns

01:05:13.618 --> 01:05:15.618
that the funding for essential support households

01:05:16.418 --> 01:05:18.418
and small business, those might not be sufficient

01:05:21.978 --> 01:05:24.378
possibly some of the same
concerns that Councilmember Wamsley has.

01:05:25.298 --> 01:05:27.298
I'm fine with this as an initial target point,

01:05:29.138 --> 01:05:31.138
but I might want to come back and revisit

01:05:32.180 --> 01:05:34.180
the second year allocations

01:05:34.299 --> 01:05:36.299
if if it turns out and we'll know relatively quickly.

01:05:37.339 --> 01:05:39.339
Yeah, absolutely. OK, makes sense.

01:05:39.499 --> 01:05:41.779
That's all makes perfect sense.
Oh, and I did want to address

01:05:43.539 --> 01:05:45.539
I love the fact that you've highlighted outdoor dining.

01:05:46.979 --> 01:05:48.979
That's going to be a significant part of the recovery.

01:05:49.819 --> 01:05:52.419
Recovery because there are
a lot of people that just aren't comfortable

01:05:53.859 --> 01:05:56.299
going back indoors yet.
So the longer we can keep this going, the better.

01:05:58.459 --> 01:05:59.819
Thank you.
Slowly

01:06:02.990 --> 01:06:03.699
thank you.
That concludes the questioning.

01:06:04.299 --> 01:06:07.190
The motion to approve.
The second.

01:06:09.219 --> 01:06:11.659
Public comment. Sorry.
Oh, do we have any public comments

01:06:16.299 --> 01:06:18.899
we do.
Mayor.
Miss Elizabeth Hull.

01:06:30.699 --> 01:06:32.619
Good evening.
Good evening, council members.

01:06:33.459 --> 01:06:35.459
Mayor,

01:06:35.619 --> 01:06:37.579
I thank you for your time.
This evening.

01:06:37.819 --> 01:06:39.819
I was very happy to hear Councilman Fugazi, his

01:06:43.200 --> 01:06:45.200
comments about the animal shelter.

01:06:45.340 --> 01:06:47.340
I am an animal advocate here in this town.

01:06:47.740 --> 01:06:49.740
And I just about jumped out of my seat

01:06:50.780 --> 01:06:52.780
when he said 3 million then and 3 million down no later.

01:06:55.100 --> 01:06:57.940
And I equally jumped out of my seat
when he said, well, if we can spend it faster,

01:06:59.380 --> 01:07:01.380
then we can get more. And I'm like, OK,

01:07:01.900 --> 01:07:03.900
you know, we can one and done on this thing.

01:07:04.740 --> 01:07:06.740
But what I want to convey to you tonight is that

01:07:08.340 --> 01:07:10.820
from our side of the fence,
first of all, I want to thank the city

01:07:13.180 --> 01:07:15.180
for and the police department

01:07:16.140 --> 01:07:18.140
since the animal shelter is part of this police department

01:07:18.540 --> 01:07:20.540
for taking the issue of a new shelter very seriously.

01:07:23.660 --> 01:07:26.200
And I agree completely
that you cannot turn a 1950 shelter into a new pony.

01:07:29.600 --> 01:07:31.600
So it's going to take a huge commitment.

01:07:31.340 --> 01:07:33.300
It's something that
I don't believe that the city can or should tackle on its own.

01:07:35.860 --> 01:07:37.860
And it's my reading that the community is ready,

01:07:40.200 --> 01:07:42.200
you know, it's ready, it's time, you know, and we're ready.

01:07:45.220 --> 01:07:47.580
I think the fact that,
that, you know, with this money

01:07:47.941 --> 01:07:49.941
coming out, it's created a lot of excitement

01:07:51.141 --> 01:07:53.381
and there's just a lot of
great new issues that our city our community can tackle.

01:07:56.261 --> 01:07:58.821
Like I had a great conversation
with the chief of police about the,

01:08:01.101 --> 01:08:03.101
the relationship between animal

01:08:04.221 --> 01:08:06.221
violence and domestic violence.

01:08:06.901 --> 01:08:08.901
And we could have read some of the things

01:08:09.261 --> 01:08:12.181
that were happening in our community better
if we could have related better in those two areas.

01:08:14.941 --> 01:08:17.341
During COVID,
you know, so there's there's all sorts of things

01:08:18.901 --> 01:08:20.901
that that are new in the animal industry that can

01:08:23.861 --> 01:08:25.861
create a better community for us all.

01:08:26.381 --> 01:08:28.381
And, you know, doing doing this will give us the opportunity

01:08:29.261 --> 01:08:30.861
to do that.
So, you know, the only thing I'm really disappointed about it

01:08:32.661 --> 01:08:34.381
is that
it is in miscellaneous items instead of dedicated to an item

01:08:37.661 --> 01:08:39.861
all by itself.
But thank you very much and I hope hope we move forward.

01:08:43.941 --> 01:08:46.181
Thank you.
Thank you.
We have a written comment from Miss Jill Anthony.

01:08:47.861 --> 01:08:50.661
The Stockton animal shelter is in dire
need of additional resources to truly address

01:08:52.341 --> 01:08:54.341
and aid the ten plus thousands of homeless abused,

01:08:55.302 --> 01:08:57.302
injured and abandoned animals we tend to every single year.

01:08:58.582 --> 01:09:00.582
Our numbers are rising and we are in desperate

01:09:00.902 --> 01:09:02.902
need for additional
funding to make a genuine impact over the population.

01:09:04.462 --> 01:09:06.622
Of animals in our city.
Respectfully, Jill Anthony

01:09:07.620 --> 01:09:10.220
with the Animal Protection League,
that concludes your public comment.

01:09:11.542 --> 01:09:13.822
Thank you, Clark.
The motion to approve.

01:09:14.302 --> 01:09:16.302
Military.

01:09:16.542 --> 01:09:17.982
Academy.
Cast your vote, please.

01:09:19.102 --> 01:09:21.102
The price

01:09:23.542 --> 01:09:26.262
motion passes 70.
I wish I was louder.

01:09:27.302 --> 01:09:29.302
Thank you.

01:09:29.382 --> 01:09:32.342
Agenda item 15.2
approve the 2021 Affordable Housing Loan Program Allocation.

01:09:35.942 --> 01:09:37.942
Staff, you have the floor to present.

01:09:43.582 --> 01:09:45.582
Good evening, Council Mayor.

01:09:45.702 --> 01:09:47.702
My name is Carrie Wright, Director of Economic Development

01:09:50.142 --> 01:09:52.142
and this evening we have our deputy director

01:09:52.462 --> 01:09:55.102
of Housing and homelessness, Ty
Wilson Robinson, who will do the presentation

01:09:57.182 --> 01:09:59.182
on the awards this evening.

01:10:02.103 --> 01:10:04.583
Evening,
Mayor. Council members.

01:10:05.863 --> 01:10:07.863
Can you turn your mic on, please? That

01:10:09.303 --> 01:10:11.303
good evening, mayor lincoln and council members.

01:10:11.783 --> 01:10:13.783
I'm Ty Wilson Robinson, deputy housing director.

01:10:14.903 --> 01:10:16.903
I have a very brief PowerPoint for your review to provide

01:10:18.143 --> 01:10:20.983
some background information
on the no fer and selection process.

01:10:31.183 --> 01:10:33.183
So the notice the funding availability

01:10:33.623 --> 01:10:35.623
was issued December 28th

01:10:35.983 --> 01:10:37.983
and the application deadline was February 12th.

01:10:39.230 --> 01:10:40.423
The North
announced that the ability of approximately $8.3 million

01:10:43.223 --> 01:10:45.223
in affordable housing program funds

01:10:46.303 --> 01:10:48.303
for the funding sources that made up the 8.3 million

01:10:49.423 --> 01:10:51.423
includes CDBG Community Development Block Grant funding

01:10:53.263 --> 01:10:55.263
in the approximate amount of 2.1 million Home

01:10:57.143 --> 01:10:59.143
Investment Partnership funds and an approximate amount

01:11:00.143 --> 01:11:02.143
of 3.3 million low income housing funds,

01:11:05.623 --> 01:11:07.623
which are a former redevelopment agency

01:11:08.144 --> 01:11:10.144
funding in the amount of 975,000

01:11:12.504 --> 01:11:14.504
and a newly awarded funding source plce

01:11:16.184 --> 01:11:18.184
the permanent local housing allocation fund, 1.7 million

01:11:20.384 --> 01:11:22.384
and then a very old funding source,

01:11:22.464 --> 01:11:24.464
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program in S.P.

01:11:25.704 --> 01:11:27.704
in amount of 300,000 now so that in s p money

01:11:29.344 --> 01:11:31.344
is program income that has been generated over the years.

01:11:33.584 --> 01:11:35.584
So that's one

01:11:47.240 --> 01:11:49.144
sorry.
So what's the applications for received

01:11:53.304 --> 01:11:55.304
a review committee was set up that included representatives

01:11:56.640 --> 01:11:58.640
from both the Economic and Community

01:11:58.464 --> 01:12:00.944
Development Departments
and one member from the Community Development Committee

01:12:03.424 --> 01:12:05.424
which is our Public Participation Member.

01:12:08.640 --> 01:12:10.640
These applications were reviewed and ranked

01:12:11.744 --> 01:12:13.744
and of the ten applications that were submitted,

01:12:16.305 --> 01:12:18.305
we scored and ranked blind projects

01:12:18.705 --> 01:12:21.650
which are not the nine projects
that are being recommended for funding today for homeless

01:12:23.105 --> 01:12:25.105
projects, three new construction and one rehab project.

01:12:27.505 --> 01:12:29.505
Five are multifamily new construction housing projects

01:12:31.265 --> 01:12:33.265
for totaling families and one senior project

01:12:38.665 --> 01:12:40.665
so the applications for review on the following

01:12:42.745 --> 01:12:44.745
criteria

01:12:44.865 --> 01:12:46.865
we have project readiness

01:12:47.945 --> 01:12:49.945
which is more or less project entitlements, whether or not

01:12:50.625 --> 01:12:52.625
the projects were ready to hit the ground running

01:12:55.665 --> 01:12:57.665
project finance and leveraging,

01:12:57.905 --> 01:12:59.905
were the project developers able to leverage non city financing

01:13:03.345 --> 01:13:05.345
and or the ability to secure other sources of funding,

01:13:07.785 --> 01:13:09.785
developer experience and capacity

01:13:10.465 --> 01:13:12.465
developers were to have had at least

01:13:13.945 --> 01:13:15.945
had to have developed at least one project of 12 units

01:13:17.745 --> 01:13:19.745
are more within the last five years

01:13:21.626 --> 01:13:24.386
projects were determined to be consist
had to be consistent with the goals of the city's

01:13:25.506 --> 01:13:27.506
adopted housing plan such as the consolidated plan

01:13:29.346 --> 01:13:31.346
homeless strategic plan and the housing element.

01:13:32.786 --> 01:13:34.786
So those were the items that we

01:13:35.906 --> 01:13:37.906
based the scoring on.

01:13:39.426 --> 01:13:41.426
So based on the evaluation

01:13:42.106 --> 01:13:44.106
of scoring of the nine projects,

01:13:45.146 --> 01:13:47.146
the committee is recommending that the following

01:13:48.586 --> 01:13:50.586
town center studios a 40 unit housing rehab project,

01:13:53.466 --> 01:13:55.466
700,000 Sierra Vista face 374 unit family housing project.

01:13:59.346 --> 01:14:01.260
This is sponsored
by the Housing Authority of San Joaquin County

01:14:03.186 --> 01:14:05.186
Center Square 37 unit homeless housing

01:14:06.586 --> 01:14:08.586
project 456,000 and this two is a housing authority project

01:14:12.826 --> 01:14:14.826
shared permanent housing which is a 30 unit

01:14:15.546 --> 01:14:17.546
scatter site homeless housing development

01:14:18.626 --> 01:14:20.626
and this is a joint venture between civic Central Valley

01:14:23.146 --> 01:14:25.146
Low Income Housing Corporation and stand

01:14:28.147 --> 01:14:30.147
the next one is Liberty Square

01:14:30.307 --> 01:14:32.307
which is 75 and unit family housing development

01:14:33.907 --> 01:14:35.907
that is sponsored by visionary homebuilders.

01:14:36.467 --> 01:14:38.467
And this project is currently under construction is 600,000

01:14:40.707 --> 01:14:42.707
Grandview Village 75 unit

01:14:44.270 --> 01:14:46.270
multifamily to the housing development

01:14:46.507 --> 01:14:49.270
and we're proposing 2 million
and this is also visionary home building

01:14:51.387 --> 01:14:53.387
so our final three projects that we're recommending

01:14:53.947 --> 01:14:55.947
for funding Hunter House 120 unit homeless

01:14:58.227 --> 01:15:00.227
housing development we're recommending 1.2 million

01:15:01.707 --> 01:15:03.707
and that's service first floor Seattle

01:15:05.387 --> 01:15:07.387
a 94 unit family is senior housing development

01:15:09.267 --> 01:15:11.267
we're recommending $600,000 and this is

01:15:14.547 --> 01:15:16.547
the project that the state gave the surplus property

01:15:19.270 --> 01:15:21.270
sometime in 20

01:15:21.307 --> 01:15:23.307
and so visionary was awarded that project

01:15:23.787 --> 01:15:25.787
and they have successfully secured about $18

01:15:26.947 --> 01:15:28.947
million thus far from image funding so

01:15:30.267 --> 01:15:32.267
and then the final project is from Fontana Towers

01:15:34.468 --> 01:15:36.468
which will be a 105 unit family housing development.

01:15:38.708 --> 01:15:40.708
So based on these nine projects

01:15:41.708 --> 01:15:43.708
the city would be able to secure

01:15:44.348 --> 01:15:46.348
606 affordable housing units, new affordable housing units.

01:15:51.108 --> 01:15:53.680
So today the
recommendation is that council adopt a resolution

01:15:56.468 --> 01:15:59.228
approving the loans for nine affordable
housing activities as presented in the staff report,

01:16:02.280 --> 01:16:04.280
authorize the appropriation of

01:16:04.988 --> 01:16:06.988
per neighborhood, stabilized program income

01:16:07.628 --> 01:16:09.628
in the amount of 189,000 508 for neighborhood

01:16:11.588 --> 01:16:13.588
stabilization in one funds and 109,008 all three

01:16:16.628 --> 01:16:18.628
in Neighborhood Stabilization Program three funds

01:16:20.628 --> 01:16:22.628
from fund balance to the corresponding in this

01:16:23.508 --> 01:16:26.308
grant program expense account.
So we need to move

01:16:26.308 --> 01:16:28.308
those moneys around to be able to apply them to this now firm.

01:16:30.548 --> 01:16:32.548
Additionally, we like to authorize the city manager

01:16:33.348 --> 01:16:36.228
or his designee to take actions
that are necessary and appropriate,

01:16:37.548 --> 01:16:39.868
including the execution
of loan documents to carry out the intent of the resolution.

01:16:42.629 --> 01:16:45.589
And this concludes my presentation.
Thank you.

01:16:47.669 --> 01:16:49.389
Thank you.
Before we get into the questions,

01:16:50.589 --> 01:16:53.309
do you have any public comments for this item?
No public comment. Thank you.

01:16:55.269 --> 01:16:57.629
Councilmember Cannava.
I'm yes, thank you, ma'am.

01:16:58.309 --> 01:17:00.309
So some of these are really, really expensive.

01:17:02.229 --> 01:17:04.749
But so when they part
when they use the money to partner with that,

01:17:06.989 --> 01:17:08.989
the new projects are a lot of them are shovel ready.

01:17:10.869 --> 01:17:12.869
Are they still trying to get financing to do the project?

01:17:14.589 --> 01:17:16.509
And you kind of it's.
Kind of a mixed bag.

01:17:16.709 --> 01:17:18.709
So we have about

01:17:20.349 --> 01:17:22.349
so I'll say the first two visionary

01:17:23.829 --> 01:17:25.829
and visionary, Grandview Village, the two

01:17:27.949 --> 01:17:30.709
Liberty Square and Grandview Village,
the two visionary home builder projects are ready.

01:17:32.709 --> 01:17:34.709
They're actually under construction now.

01:17:34.989 --> 01:17:36.989
They've run into some cost overruns

01:17:37.290 --> 01:17:39.290
and needs some additional investment.

01:17:40.149 --> 01:17:42.149
So then we have Project Home T, which is ready now

01:17:45.429 --> 01:17:47.429
that's the 40 Unit Motel development

01:17:49.270 --> 01:17:51.270
that was conversion from motel to studio apartments

01:17:52.270 --> 01:17:55.700
for chronically homeless individuals.
Almost away.

01:17:55.270 --> 01:17:57.270
Yeah. And so that one is ready.

01:17:58.230 --> 01:18:00.230
They too have run into cost overruns

01:18:01.830 --> 01:18:04.700
and so they need additional money
originally

01:18:04.700 --> 01:18:06.700
they had said that they needed about one 2.2 million,

01:18:08.590 --> 01:18:11.470
but the county has come in
and provided some additional resources.

01:18:12.190 --> 01:18:14.190
And so our contribution was reduced to about 700,000.

01:18:17.190 --> 01:18:19.190
And then we have other projects that like Sierra Vista,

01:18:21.670 --> 01:18:23.670
as soon as they're able to successfully secure

01:18:23.910 --> 01:18:25.910
tax credits, that project will be ready to go.

01:18:27.700 --> 01:18:29.990
They have their entitlements as well.
So some of the other projects,

01:18:32.830 --> 01:18:34.150
let's see
the Hunter Square project has its entitlements.

01:18:37.150 --> 01:18:39.150
Fontana Towers, though, is not one that is

01:18:40.510 --> 01:18:42.510
project ready necessarily,

01:18:42.590 --> 01:18:45.550
but we feel that it's a really good project
in the sense that they can tie up the land.

01:18:46.830 --> 01:18:48.830
So the developer has the project

01:18:50.590 --> 01:18:52.830
site control.
And so we want to help, you know, to keep that site.

01:18:54.591 --> 01:18:56.591
OK, so one of my concerns is that if you do not

01:18:58.151 --> 01:19:00.151
tying this money up for like years

01:19:00.311 --> 01:19:03.231
and then they don't do the project.
So is there any stipulation towards not allowing that?

01:19:05.311 --> 01:19:07.551
I mean.
Yes. So our funding sources will not allow that for one.

01:19:11.871 --> 01:19:13.871
So we have

01:19:14.631 --> 01:19:16.631
in our agreement, we'll have a loan agreement

01:19:16.831 --> 01:19:18.831
that will negotiate a schedule that they will have to follow.

01:19:19.991 --> 01:19:21.991
But also our funding from HUD has stipulations

01:19:23.831 --> 01:19:25.911
on the amount of time
that is allowed for projects to be completed.

01:19:27.551 --> 01:19:29.551
Otherwise, we run the risk of recapture.

01:19:30.551 --> 01:19:32.551
And so we don't want that to happen.

01:19:32.631 --> 01:19:34.631
And so we will be making sure that developers keep it moving.

01:19:37.671 --> 01:19:39.671
OK, perfect. Thank you.

01:19:40.431 --> 01:19:43.351
Would expectations
or deliverables are we

01:19:47.310 --> 01:19:49.310
considering when it comes to nonprofits

01:19:50.710 --> 01:19:52.710
and the development organizations

01:19:53.791 --> 01:19:55.791
like, for example,

01:19:55.871 --> 01:19:57.871
are they required to give us project status updates

01:20:00.592 --> 01:20:02.592
estimated time of completion, completion?

01:20:03.312 --> 01:20:04.672
And are
those are updates provided where there's a just adjusted

01:20:07.512 --> 01:20:10.312
estimated times of completion,
just following up with Councilmember Cannabis

01:20:12.192 --> 01:20:14.320
Inquiry there?
This is this is a lot of money, right?

01:20:15.672 --> 01:20:17.672
We've given funding, awarded funding to some of these

01:20:18.512 --> 01:20:20.432
projects.
In the past

01:20:22.392 --> 01:20:24.552
so are there are there updates?
Yeah.

01:20:24.552 --> 01:20:26.552
So, you know, our loan agreement requires that we be provided

01:20:29.392 --> 01:20:31.392
monthly updates and so of course, we haven't

01:20:33.792 --> 01:20:35.792
unless you once you approve this request

01:20:37.720 --> 01:20:39.832
and we get to negotiating the
actual loan agreement with the developers.

01:20:40.632 --> 01:20:43.432
But that is one of the standard conditions
that we normally

01:20:43.432 --> 01:20:45.432
include in a agreement is to have monthly updates on

01:20:48.112 --> 01:20:50.112
the activities that they have and that they're moving forward.

01:20:51.872 --> 01:20:53.872
As far as the development goes, any change orders, any

01:20:57.272 --> 01:20:59.272
any critical elements that they have.

01:21:00.320 --> 01:21:02.320
So like any barriers that they've encountered,

01:21:03.192 --> 01:21:05.192
they're supposed to keep us in the loop on all of that.

01:21:06.312 --> 01:21:08.312
And so it's up to the project manager

01:21:08.313 --> 01:21:10.313
overseeing the project to make sure that they do.

01:21:10.513 --> 01:21:12.513
But we will have all those terms and conditions

01:21:13.393 --> 01:21:16.353
outlined in the loan agreement.
If I may also add to that, there are numerous

01:21:18.713 --> 01:21:20.713
federal government requirements with this money that flow down,

01:21:23.593 --> 01:21:26.313
that flows down from the federal government
to the city of Stockton and into these agreements.

01:21:28.153 --> 01:21:30.153
So in addition to what what Tight was

01:21:31.633 --> 01:21:33.833
explaining in offering,
there are additional requirements.

01:21:34.593 --> 01:21:36.593
So this is a very highly regulated activity

01:21:39.553 --> 01:21:41.553
and a correction there.

01:21:42.553 --> 01:21:44.553
There will be 650 new units as as a result of

01:21:46.873 --> 01:21:48.873
this investment versus the 606 that was mentioned earlier.

01:21:51.913 --> 01:21:53.913
That's a significant amount of units considering

01:21:55.153 --> 01:21:58.730
the great need that's in our community
from a housing standpoint.

01:21:58.553 --> 01:22:00.393
And I asked those questions
because I think it would be beneficial from time to time.

01:22:03.393 --> 01:22:05.393
We can discuss and establish a timeline at some point

01:22:06.553 --> 01:22:08.553
for the council to receive an update regarding the projects

01:22:11.233 --> 01:22:13.233
because it's important for, for us to communicate

01:22:14.954 --> 01:22:17.954
to the people of Stockton. Absolutely.
We serve at your pleasure.

01:22:18.740 --> 01:22:19.674
You will tell us
how frequently you would like to hear about it,

01:22:21.740 --> 01:22:23.740
and we will deliver

01:22:25.474 --> 01:22:26.994
Councilmember.
Right. Thank you.

01:22:27.874 --> 01:22:29.874
I sit on a couple of committees, the regional Central Valley

01:22:31.754 --> 01:22:33.754
Regional Early Action Plan Committee for Housing

01:22:34.234 --> 01:22:36.234
and the League of California Cities Housing, Community

01:22:36.914 --> 01:22:38.914
and Economic Development Committee.

01:22:40.340 --> 01:22:42.340
And we talk about housing a lot and we talk about affordable

01:22:44.954 --> 01:22:46.954
housing a lot, and I'm loving it.

01:22:48.194 --> 01:22:50.274
I've got a couple of meetings
coming up and I've got bragging rights.

01:22:50.954 --> 01:22:52.954
This is the affordable housing units.

01:22:54.554 --> 01:22:56.434
You know,
those Bay Area counties can't even touch these numbers.

01:22:58.754 --> 01:23:01.394
You know, that's why they're flowing over
the hill to us is because we get stuff done.

01:23:04.794 --> 01:23:06.794
So big shout out to our developer partners here,

01:23:09.194 --> 01:23:11.194
Carol, and visionary

01:23:11.274 --> 01:23:13.274
service first and

01:23:14.234 --> 01:23:16.234
civil can stand if they can ever get past that lawsuit

01:23:16.914 --> 01:23:19.594
and move this project forward.
OK, so I'm excited about this.

01:23:22.555 --> 01:23:25.315
I'm also excited about the questions
that were being asked about accountability

01:23:26.555 --> 01:23:28.555
because that's what the public will ask us.

01:23:29.350 --> 01:23:31.350
So good job on asking the questions.

01:23:31.275 --> 01:23:32.715
Good job.
Developers are for getting these things rolling.

01:23:34.515 --> 01:23:36.515
I'm excited to see them come to completion.

01:23:37.750 --> 01:23:39.835
I know how long it takes to build them.
So I'll be patient that I'll be

01:23:41.355 --> 01:23:43.355
I'll be watching closely to make sure it gets done.

01:23:43.875 --> 01:23:46.435
Thank you. Great presentation.
Thank you.

01:23:47.235 --> 01:23:49.755
Thank you. Vice Mayor Fugazi.
Yes, thank you.

01:23:49.755 --> 01:23:51.755
First of all, I want to say how much I enjoyed

01:23:53.435 --> 01:23:55.435
having this report, the staff report.

01:23:56.155 --> 01:23:58.155
It was full of information that eliminated

01:24:00.750 --> 01:24:02.515
half of my questions.
So I just want to tell you how much I appreciated that,

01:24:04.195 --> 01:24:06.195
seeing it all spelled out in black and white,

01:24:07.350 --> 01:24:09.350
what we can expect, the number of units,

01:24:09.315 --> 01:24:11.315
how much each unit costs, what the project total

01:24:12.395 --> 01:24:14.675
is estimated to be,
how much was asked for and how much they were awarded.

01:24:16.395 --> 01:24:18.835
So thank you for that.
From the get go, from the jump, a great job.

01:24:21.195 --> 01:24:23.195
And talk about bragging rights of the 606 units.

01:24:24.635 --> 01:24:26.635
356 of them are in district five.

01:24:27.876 --> 01:24:29.876
So let me go there with bragging rights.

01:24:31.916 --> 01:24:33.556
But what
I do want to say is that this is,

01:24:35.676 --> 01:24:37.676
this is an essential part

01:24:38.360 --> 01:24:40.360
of how we're going to address homelessness because we cannot

01:24:42.276 --> 01:24:44.276
put homeless through a navigation center,

01:24:45.276 --> 01:24:47.276
through a mitigation center, through whatever center we want,

01:24:48.996 --> 01:24:50.996
homeless gospel, wherever and not have a plan

01:24:52.836 --> 01:24:54.836
for them to leave there and go into an affordable housing

01:24:58.116 --> 01:25:00.756
unit.
You cannot run until you can walk

01:25:03.396 --> 01:25:06.316
and you can't walk until you crawl.
And I am very excited, like other council members,

01:25:09.396 --> 01:25:11.396
to see this here I definitely

01:25:12.516 --> 01:25:14.516
am looking forward to seeing more of this.

01:25:16.156 --> 01:25:18.156
I get to go down A-minor

01:25:19.436 --> 01:25:21.436
regularly and see all the construction going on.

01:25:22.996 --> 01:25:24.996
And I see I remember going

01:25:26.676 --> 01:25:28.676
at the beginning of 2015 to present station

01:25:31.436 --> 01:25:33.436
for Grandview Village and that project has ebbed

01:25:35.477 --> 01:25:37.477
and flowed and morphed and here we have dredged and dug

01:25:40.117 --> 01:25:42.117
and laying the ground floor literally for that.

01:25:44.197 --> 01:25:46.197
I'm also really looking forward to Liberty Square apartment

01:25:47.917 --> 01:25:49.917
project been done because that building's there

01:25:50.770 --> 01:25:52.770
and that's when we talk about shovel ready.

01:25:52.237 --> 01:25:54.237
We have buildings that are already here

01:25:55.357 --> 01:25:57.357
that are being converted and modified in order to

01:25:59.517 --> 01:26:01.517
be available for residents or residency.

01:26:04.837 --> 01:26:06.837
I am a little concerned

01:26:07.157 --> 01:26:09.157
about Town Center Studios just because

01:26:10.357 --> 01:26:12.357
there's been a lot of investment already into that project

01:26:14.437 --> 01:26:16.437
and making sure that gets completed.

01:26:17.370 --> 01:26:19.370
And I I'm hoping it doesn't just keep coming back.

01:26:20.917 --> 01:26:23.557
Coming back, coming back.
I realize

01:26:23.557 --> 01:26:25.877
our county is our partner
in providing those wraparound services

01:26:27.717 --> 01:26:29.717
that people need and we need to have partners in that.

01:26:32.277 --> 01:26:34.277
And then I know it's part of the Project Home Key.

01:26:35.837 --> 01:26:37.837
So if the governor puts more money into that,

01:26:39.397 --> 01:26:41.397
we need to make sure that we take advantage of it.

01:26:43.118 --> 01:26:45.118
And then the last thing I was going to say is having to do

01:26:46.518 --> 01:26:49.518
with the larger unit.
I call them the big ticket items.

01:26:51.278 --> 01:26:53.278
There are four buildings or four projects that are 394 units.

01:26:57.518 --> 01:26:59.518
And whatever we can do on our end to work

01:27:00.718 --> 01:27:02.718
with our developers

01:27:02.798 --> 01:27:04.798
on making sure that they get through the,

01:27:06.638 --> 01:27:08.638
the planning and the permitting and the inspections

01:27:10.678 --> 01:27:13.438
and all that.
I mean, I know it's
a very delicate dance, it's very orchestrated.

01:27:15.118 --> 01:27:16.838
Of course, we want to
make sure everybody is safe and the units are up to code

01:27:19.198 --> 01:27:21.918
and all of that.
But we need these.

01:27:22.278 --> 01:27:24.278
And I read in here, it said five years,

01:27:24.598 --> 01:27:26.598
we're going to need them sooner than five years.

01:27:27.318 --> 01:27:29.318
We need them in two years. So

01:27:31.478 --> 01:27:33.478
we all need to be working on this.

01:27:33.638 --> 01:27:35.638
But thank you very much. No questions.

01:27:35.918 --> 01:27:37.918
Thank you. Councilmember Lynch

01:27:39.438 --> 01:27:41.438
so and you've already answered a lot of the questions,

01:27:42.358 --> 01:27:44.358
but like on the town center studios that you said,

01:27:45.238 --> 01:27:47.478
they requested 2 million
with the county stepping up with the balance of the funding.

01:27:49.599 --> 01:27:51.599
So we're defending tonight's the $700,000.

01:27:53.239 --> 01:27:54.879
So then will
we be close to being able to get that completed soon?

01:27:57.399 --> 01:27:59.399
We should be based on the funds

01:28:01.719 --> 01:28:03.719
that they said that they need that bridges the gap.

01:28:05.199 --> 01:28:07.199
OK, so like Councilmember Fogarty

01:28:08.959 --> 01:28:10.959
said, are we close on that one that you think?

01:28:13.790 --> 01:28:14.959
Yeah, most definitely.
I think we're we're close.

01:28:15.639 --> 01:28:17.639
This was the Gap financing that they requested.

01:28:18.319 --> 01:28:20.319
And so it's good for us that the request

01:28:22.790 --> 01:28:24.790
that the county did step up good. I don't know yet.

01:28:24.239 --> 01:28:27.199
I know. I just hope they don't keep coming back.
Like, well, now we need this much more.

01:28:27.879 --> 01:28:29.879
We need you know, it seems like we've been talking about.

01:28:30.639 --> 01:28:32.639
If I could just jump in, this is in my district.

01:28:33.399 --> 01:28:35.399
So it's really important to me.

01:28:35.759 --> 01:28:37.759
They're all important

01:28:38.279 --> 01:28:40.279
it's typical that many projects would come.

01:28:41.399 --> 01:28:43.399
But I know I said gone up a lot.

01:28:43.919 --> 01:28:45.919
And we there were some unexpected, truly unexpected

01:28:47.439 --> 01:28:50.279
because as you know, we're a partner in this.
So, you know, they're going to have to install a fire, a

01:28:53.760 --> 01:28:56.560
fire hydrant and things like that.
So right

01:28:56.800 --> 01:28:58.800
there are people housed in there through the renovations.

01:28:59.800 --> 01:29:01.800
So they're at 50% occupancy.

01:29:02.160 --> 01:29:04.240
I believe Mr.
Mendelson is here representing.

01:29:05.680 --> 01:29:07.920
But we, you know,
this is a project that just started last August.

01:29:09.360 --> 01:29:11.840
I think that's right.
We've got people house. So it does take time.

01:29:12.880 --> 01:29:15.640
Right. Good.
Thank you. This is great.

01:29:16.000 --> 01:29:18.320
This is very great.
We're making a lot of progress. Thank you.

01:29:20.240 --> 01:29:22.240
Move to proof.
Second. Cast your both please.

01:29:27.600 --> 01:29:29.600
We're going to get motion passes 70.

01:29:30.440 --> 01:29:32.440
Thank you.

01:29:34.720 --> 01:29:37.320
Thank you.
Agenda Item 16 public hearings.

01:29:38.320 --> 01:29:41.200
16.1 public
hearing to extend abandoned vehicle abatement program.

01:29:44.800 --> 01:29:46.800
I now declare the public hearing open.

01:29:59.440 --> 01:30:02.321
Well good evening, Mayor Council
Eric Jones, chief of police for Stockton and

01:30:05.100 --> 01:30:07.100
we will go over the abandoned vehicle abatement program.

01:30:08.121 --> 01:30:10.121
Since 2002, there's been a joint powers agreement

01:30:11.681 --> 01:30:13.681
for eight county jurisdictions within the county.

01:30:14.681 --> 01:30:17.281
Stockton is one of them
and for the this is for the abandoned

01:30:18.401 --> 01:30:20.401
vehicle abatement program

01:30:20.521 --> 01:30:22.521
fees from the Department of Motor Vehicles come to us to pay

01:30:23.601 --> 01:30:25.841
for this program.
And I'm going to have neighborhood

01:30:25.921 --> 01:30:27.921
services section manager Omarosa Vargas, who will provide

01:30:29.321 --> 01:30:31.321
the presentation for this public hearing.

01:30:34.281 --> 01:30:36.281
Good evening, mayor and members of the city council.

01:30:36.761 --> 01:30:38.601
As the chief stated,
my name is Omarosa Vargas and I'm the police services

01:30:40.100 --> 01:30:42.100
manager over a neighborhood services section

01:30:43.321 --> 01:30:45.321
I'm here today to give you a brief overview of our abandoned

01:30:46.121 --> 01:30:48.121
vehicle abatement program and how that program is funded.

01:30:49.121 --> 01:30:51.121
I will also be presenting some recommendations to the council.

01:30:51.841 --> 01:30:54.481
So that we can continue the program
as well as the city's participation

01:30:55.721 --> 01:30:58.121
within the San Joaquin County's
Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority.

01:31:06.481 --> 01:31:08.481
Sarah King County's Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service

01:31:09.282 --> 01:31:11.282
Authority is set to expire in April of 2022.

01:31:13.122 --> 01:31:15.162
Current legislation
allows the program to be extended every ten years,

01:31:17.420 --> 01:31:19.420
which is why we're here tonight.

01:31:19.162 --> 01:31:21.682
We're requesting Council approval
in advance of the expiration,

01:31:22.562 --> 01:31:24.562
as DMV requires the county to provide resolutions

01:31:25.242 --> 01:31:27.242
from each participating agency by August 1st of 20, 21

01:31:31.420 --> 01:31:34.200
the purpose of the service authority is to provide
a steady stream of funding for abandoned vehicle abatement.

01:31:36.842 --> 01:31:39.802
Now, abandoned vehicle abatement in this case applies
to private property

01:31:40.242 --> 01:31:42.242
for example, wrecked, inoperable or dismantled vehicles

01:31:43.200 --> 01:31:45.200
and driveways or backyards of private property

01:31:51.442 --> 01:31:53.442
as the chief has stated, the Service Authority was formed

01:31:54.200 --> 01:31:56.200
in July of 2001 and became effective in January of 2002.

01:31:58.722 --> 01:32:00.722
The authority is composed of eight agency members,

01:32:01.962 --> 01:32:03.962
which include South King County, Latrobe, Manteca, Stockton,

01:32:06.122 --> 01:32:08.122
Escalante, Lodi, Ripon and Tracy.

01:32:09.882 --> 01:32:11.882
A $1 annual fee registration

01:32:12.522 --> 01:32:15.443
fee is collected on every registered vehicle
on sale in King County, which is the source of the

01:32:16.403 --> 01:32:19.403
funding for the program.
The fee is collected by DMV

01:32:20.443 --> 01:32:22.443
and then allocated to San Joaquin County,

01:32:22.723 --> 01:32:24.723
who then allocates the fee to the eight agencies previously

01:32:25.563 --> 01:32:27.563
mentioned

01:32:32.430 --> 01:32:34.283
the amount each agency
receives is based off two calculated factors.

01:32:36.323 --> 01:32:38.323
The first half of the fee is based off the

01:32:39.843 --> 01:32:42.243
number of vehicles abated
compared to the total

01:32:42.803 --> 01:32:44.883
number of vehicles abandoned
by the service authority as a whole.

01:32:46.203 --> 01:32:48.403
For the most part,
the city of Stockton typically reports

01:32:49.300 --> 01:32:51.923
the highest number of abated vehicles
compared to the other service authority members.

01:32:54.283 --> 01:32:56.283
The remaining 50% of the fee is based on the authority

01:32:56.723 --> 01:32:58.723
members, population and geographic area

01:33:05.843 --> 01:33:08.283
over the last ten years,
the service authority has received about $10.5 million

01:33:10.483 --> 01:33:12.483
and has abated over 68,000 vehicles.

01:33:14.683 --> 01:33:16.683
The city of Stockton is part of that has been about 3.3 million

01:33:18.323 --> 01:33:20.323
that's been allocated to us and of that amount

01:33:20.444 --> 01:33:22.444
we've spent about 2.7 million to abate over 12,000

01:33:23.564 --> 01:33:25.564
abandoned vehicles in the city over the last ten years.

01:33:30.404 --> 01:33:32.244
This slide shows
just a breakdown of the fee allocations, the expenses,

01:33:34.484 --> 01:33:36.844
the number of vehicles abated
and the average abatement cost per fiscal year.

01:33:39.164 --> 01:33:41.964
Overall, the fee allocation covers
the expense of our program in full

01:33:49.324 --> 01:33:51.324
therefore we're requesting the following

01:33:52.364 --> 01:33:55.440
to extend the Joint Powers Agreement
to continue the service authority with our King County,

01:33:57.604 --> 01:33:59.844
execute an agreement with
the Service Authority for a ten year extension

01:34:00.884 --> 01:34:02.884
to provide abandoned vehicle abatement services,

01:34:03.440 --> 01:34:05.724
which is a valuable program that helps
fight blight within the city,

01:34:07.164 --> 01:34:09.164
continue the $1 fee per registered vehicle

01:34:09.564 --> 01:34:11.564
to be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

01:34:12.764 --> 01:34:15.204
And lastly, designate Neighborhood
Services Management.

01:34:15.204 --> 01:34:17.244
As the City of Stockton
Representative to the Service Authority Board

01:34:20.604 --> 01:34:22.604
and that's all I have.

01:34:22.964 --> 01:34:25.404
Thank you.
City Clerk.
Do we have any public comments for the city?

01:34:25.844 --> 01:34:28.805
An item we do not mean?
Thank you,

01:34:29.445 --> 01:34:32.500
Vice Mayor Fugazi.
Thank you, Mayor.

01:34:32.450 --> 01:34:34.450
Thank you so much for your presentation.

01:34:34.565 --> 01:34:36.565
Miss Vargas, I know that looking through these numbers

01:34:38.245 --> 01:34:40.245
we were talking about a considerable amount of vehicles.

01:34:42.885 --> 01:34:44.885
Do we know by any chance or do you are you able

01:34:46.405 --> 01:34:48.405
to determine how many of them

01:34:49.605 --> 01:34:51.605
had expired tags versus.

01:34:53.450 --> 01:34:55.450
We're just

01:34:55.965 --> 01:34:57.965
or we're current versus expired?

01:34:58.885 --> 01:35:00.885
Our system does not allow us to track it that way.

01:35:02.500 --> 01:35:04.500
The system is basically if it does not meet code

01:35:06.125 --> 01:35:08.125
and it falls into the category that it can be cited, but

01:35:08.805 --> 01:35:11.365
we aren't able to distinguish
what exactly it was that we were doing without looking

01:35:12.605 --> 01:35:15.565
at each individual case of the note.
And I want to tell you why I bring this up.

01:35:17.205 --> 01:35:19.205
And I mentioned this to the city manager.

01:35:19.365 --> 01:35:21.365
Besides sitting here, I also sit on the Air Pollution

01:35:22.645 --> 01:35:25.165
Control District Board,
and one of the programs they put out is Tune In, Tune Up

01:35:27.450 --> 01:35:29.450
and Drive Clean in the San Joaquin where people can

01:35:30.285 --> 01:35:32.285
could literally turn in their 1999 or older vehicle

01:35:35.206 --> 01:35:37.206
and get up to 9500 towards a newer vehicle.

01:35:40.860 --> 01:35:42.860
And if it's not registered and it's sitting there

01:35:43.326 --> 01:35:46.166
because they can't afford to register
and insure it and all that because they can't pass smog,

01:35:48.206 --> 01:35:50.206
they can get a voucher for a free smog test and repairs

01:35:53.646 --> 01:35:55.646
and they'll put $500 towards those repairs.

01:35:57.406 --> 01:35:59.406
And so I'm just curious as to whether or not

01:36:00.366 --> 01:36:02.366
when we put a notice on a car saying, you know, if it's here

01:36:05.166 --> 01:36:07.166
in three days because that's the time waiting period, right?

01:36:08.486 --> 01:36:10.486
72 hours. It's ten days for private property.

01:36:11.600 --> 01:36:13.600
Oh well if it's on the street though.

01:36:13.926 --> 01:36:16.686
Yes. On the street is different, right.
So on the street or on the property,

01:36:17.526 --> 01:36:19.526
just letting the person know that,

01:36:19.646 --> 01:36:21.646
you know, you could get it if you need some repairs.

01:36:22.966 --> 01:36:24.966
There is a program out there that that would help them.

01:36:25.886 --> 01:36:28.886
But I'll tell you where I'm going with this.
I, I think that Matt McGibbon, he retired

01:36:32.486 --> 01:36:34.806
correct? Yes.
I probably put him into retirement

01:36:36.446 --> 01:36:38.446
just because of the number of cars that I reported.

01:36:39.766 --> 01:36:41.807
And then I go back in there.
Why is it still there? Why is it still there?

01:36:43.527 --> 01:36:45.527
And now Lisa Lane gets to deal with me, and I feel bad for her,

01:36:48.367 --> 01:36:50.367
but we have these vehicles

01:36:50.767 --> 01:36:52.767
all over the city of Stockton, literally all over the city.

01:36:55.870 --> 01:36:57.870
And I am a huge, you know, supporter of this program.

01:36:58.767 --> 01:37:00.767
But if people could do something in order to fix their vehicle,

01:37:03.700 --> 01:37:05.700
I want them to be able to do that, too, because for

01:37:06.870 --> 01:37:08.870
some people, it's either putting food on the table

01:37:09.207 --> 01:37:11.207
or paying their rent or getting their car fixed

01:37:12.727 --> 01:37:14.727
that takes them to their job.

01:37:15.367 --> 01:37:17.367
And it's hard to make ends meet.

01:37:17.967 --> 01:37:19.967
And so I, I want to help people as much as possible,

01:37:21.887 --> 01:37:23.887
but I also want to keep our roads clean

01:37:24.127 --> 01:37:26.127
because there's a lot of these vehicles that are leaking stuff

01:37:26.927 --> 01:37:28.927
into the street, leaking it onto the property, leaking on

01:37:29.767 --> 01:37:31.767
the vacant lots everywhere around this around the city.

01:37:33.727 --> 01:37:35.727
And I don't know if it's possible to provide

01:37:36.207 --> 01:37:38.207
more assistance to Miss Lane as she does her work,

01:37:39.887 --> 01:37:41.887
because I know Matt said it was just him and I felt bad.

01:37:44.247 --> 01:37:46.247
But I mean, this is a serious issue in our city.

01:37:50.568 --> 01:37:52.248
Right?
I don't think she's
going to respond to that question, but I will

01:37:53.608 --> 01:37:55.488
we'll take a look at it
as a part of the overall budget process, providing help

01:37:58.728 --> 01:38:00.888
we would look at that as well.
But we would definitely want to run

01:38:01.248 --> 01:38:03.688
that through risk management
because again, no good deed goes unpunished.

01:38:05.208 --> 01:38:07.208
So we may want to do good, but we need to vet our ability

01:38:08.688 --> 01:38:10.928
to do that particular good.
No, I meant another person, but your data analytics

01:38:13.648 --> 01:38:15.528
can look at that.
Whether or not we need assistance in that area.

01:38:20.168 --> 01:38:22.448
Thank you.
Councilmember Canada.

01:38:22.448 --> 01:38:25.128
And yes, I just have a couple questions
on the chart.

01:38:25.328 --> 01:38:27.328
And every once in a while you have big

01:38:27.488 --> 01:38:29.488
hiccups in the cost.
20, 16 to 20, 17.

01:38:30.488 --> 01:38:32.488
It kind of ran pretty good and then it went up like $80

01:38:34.608 --> 01:38:36.608
and then again three within 2020 in 20, 21

01:38:38.768 --> 01:38:40.768
we had another 80 billion jump.

01:38:41.688 --> 01:38:43.688
So does this go in the toe rotation.

01:38:44.800 --> 01:38:46.800
So the folks that do the toes or how how does that be.

01:38:47.328 --> 01:38:49.328
So when you're talking about the average abatement costs

01:38:50.880 --> 01:38:52.808
for 20, 21, the year is not done.
So that's why that number is high.

01:38:53.769 --> 01:38:55.769
I don't have the last quarter yet because it ends in June

01:38:56.409 --> 01:38:58.409
so that number will actually go down once

01:38:58.449 --> 01:39:00.449
I get the number of vehicles abated and that goes up

01:39:03.900 --> 01:39:05.209
and then the
I'm sorry, the other question you had was on interpretation.

01:39:06.569 --> 01:39:08.809
Yeah. Is that how it goes.
So I mean to those folks that are on the Cities Day rotation.

01:39:10.809 --> 01:39:12.809
So for our average abatement cost for the private property,

01:39:14.490 --> 01:39:16.490
the expenses consist of the salaries

01:39:16.929 --> 01:39:18.929
or any type of materials or supplies that we're using.

01:39:20.409 --> 01:39:22.409
So like the computers, the paper all of that gets accounted for

01:39:23.769 --> 01:39:25.769
and that's what we're reporting to the county.

01:39:25.889 --> 01:39:28.729
OK, so then that
that just gets taken care of. There's

01:39:28.889 --> 01:39:30.889
no charge back to the person that owns the car. No.

01:39:32.369 --> 01:39:34.769
So that's why it's in my program.
That's why it's an abatement program.

01:39:34.769 --> 01:39:37.449
So they're abandoned, basically.
Mm hmm.

01:39:37.449 --> 01:39:39.409
OK, OK.
Thank you.

01:39:41.769 --> 01:39:44.569
Thank you.
That concludes the question.
Proof. Second.

01:39:44.889 --> 01:39:46.889
I have to close the. Loop, start.

01:39:48.609 --> 01:39:50.369
Moved to approve.
And now to clear the public hearing.

01:39:51.729 --> 01:39:53.729
Closed. Do we have a motion to approve?

01:39:54.649 --> 01:39:56.649
This is so moved. Second.

01:39:57.609 --> 01:39:59.609
Guess your votes, please.

01:40:02.650 --> 01:40:04.650
Motion passes 70

01:40:06.100 --> 01:40:08.770
thank you.
I denied 16.2 public hearing to adopt the fiscal year.

01:40:11.610 --> 01:40:13.610
2020 122 annual budget.

01:40:14.290 --> 01:40:16.290
Approve the 2021 2026 capital improvement plan

01:40:18.530 --> 01:40:20.530
approved the fiscal year 2021 2022

01:40:21.930 --> 01:40:23.930
fee schedule approved the fiscal year 2021 2022

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California Constitution Constitutional appropriations

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limit adopt the fiscal year 2021 2022 annual budget

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for the parking authority of the city of Stockton

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adopt the fiscal year 2020 120 enter into annual budget

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for the successor agency
to the former Stockton Redevelopment Agency.

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I now declare the public hearing open

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staff you may present.
OK, good.
Good evening Marin and council.

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Before I hand it over here to Mr.

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Kim Trammell
to present mostly a summary of what was presented to you

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a couple of weeks ago,

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I do want to acknowledge

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the fine individuals that worked very long hours

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to put this budget together

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and so if it's OK with the with the with the council

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and mayor, I would like to just publicly acknowledge them.

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So I wanted want to thank

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Miss Imelda Arroyo, Yvonne

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Perry, Tom two, Cindy Devora,

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Jessica Jones, Naima Elias.

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And last but not least, Wendy Pader.

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And of course, they are

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all, all worked together

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and under the leadership of your budget officer, Mr.

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Kim Trammell and with that, I want to

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I'll hand it over to Kim to present the budget.

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Good evening, Mayor and council.

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So we'll be reviewing refreshing

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our memories on a few things we covered a couple of weeks ago

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as part of our public hearing in preparation for adoption

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of all of those documents that were in the

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heading there.
So just to

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talk a little bit about what we've done to get to tonight,

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the there's a ton of internal

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staff work from departments and the budget team,

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but one of the key dates that's public facing

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is the council's strategic priority

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and goal setting session that occurred in February.

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And we provided a long range financial plan update

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at the council meeting on May 11th

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and then released the proposed budget on May 15th along

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with the accompanying documents
and held to budget study sessions June 9th and 10th.

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Which brings us to the public hearing tonight,

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just a little high level overview
on kind of the themes of this budget this year.

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Last year's budget was definitely our pandemic budget

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as we had to quickly adapt to a major change

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that nobody quite knew what it was going to look like.

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And so the last year has focused a lot on special revenue funds

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coming in and recovery in response to the pandemic

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so the budget that we're looking at this year

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is really about moving forward towards that recovery and

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and still
working with those special funds

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that we actually talked about earlier tonight.

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So generally what you have
in front of you for your operating budget

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is sort of a status quo budget with a few key adds to make sure

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that the city is continuing to function and be efficient.

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And knowing that there's future uncertainties,

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there's not a whole lot of change or or dramatic

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variances in the budget
because we do want to be prepared

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for those future uncertainties.
And because of that, we make sure that we are

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maintaining our fiscal sustainability.

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So the annual budget is balanced using existing resources

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and projected revenues.
And the long range financial plan is balanced,

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keeping us above our 5% warning level.

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The budget was prepared, taking into consideration

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the City Council's strategic targets and priorities

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taking an approach towards performance management

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and really starting to be more data driven.

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One thing that we talked about
during the study

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sessions was a future open data portal

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that will be available to the public.
All of those things are building into the whole budget process

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and the numbers in the budget document

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along those same lines, we're maintaining
the current service levels and managing to fund

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and afford the increasing costs of doing business.

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I do want to point out that the American Rescue Plan

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Act dollars
that we spoke about earlier this evening

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are not part of the annual operating budget.

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They will be appropriated and spent separately,

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but it will be part of the city's funds

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here is a pie chart
that shows the city wide expenditures by category.

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The total proposed budget for the 2122 fiscal year

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is just under $992 million, with our largest categories

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being our utility funds at 36% and our police department at 15%

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citywide expenditures are shown
on this table compared to last year's adopted budget.

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There are some
significant variances that we've discussed previously.

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The utility funds are the biggest one within 140,

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almost hundred and $44 million increase over the prior year,

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which is of course
attributable to the payoff of some short term financing

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that is part of the Wastewater Regional Control Facility

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Upgrade Project and was anticipated

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now that we've secured long term financing.

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So that's over 100 million of the growth.

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We also are seeing a large number of capital project

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budgeted in the utility funds because of the same project

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moving on to city wide revenues,
we have about 806 million in citywide

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revenues reflected on the pie chart here

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the pie chart shows you
some of our largest revenue sources are revenues by area

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non departmental
is the largest piece of the pie because that's

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where most of your general tax dollars go.

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And you can see that
capital projects is another 3% utilities are about

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31% of revenues consistent with their revenue piece

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and are insurance and benefits
that are a large piece of both the expenditure and revenue pie.

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Basically what's brought in is is then paid out for

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employee benefits

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we've added a new chart today and in the staff report

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to do the year over year comparison of citywide revenues.

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So you can see that our citywide revenues at just under

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806 million is an $88 million increase over the prior year

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and the largest area is 27 million

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in the non departmental category.

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That category includes our general taxes, as I said,

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and the increase
is almost entirely due to sales tax revenue differences

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between what we budgeted last year
and what we are anticipating this year.

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We anticipated in last year's budget that the sales

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tax revenues would be down due to the pandemic

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and we've seen the flattening but not necessarily declines.

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So it is showing it is resulting in a large variance on that

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non departmental line utilities up 35 million again

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tied to our regional wastewater control facility project

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and the insurance and benefit revenues are up.

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As I said, what we collect is what we pay out. And

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so those corresponding increases in expenses and revenues

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we've got a
position summary of the total authorized full time positions.

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Last year, the adopted budget included 1725 positions

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mid-year.
During this current fiscal year,

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we've added three grant funded positions.

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Those are
shown on the top of the slide and below the line saying

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new positions in the budget year.

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We've got the 11 new positions proposed I'm sorry,

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the eight new positions proposed.

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And so each department covered these and talked about

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what these positions would be doing in the next fiscal year,

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including grants, management, our Office of Violence

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Prevention, more economic development activities,

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librarians or library assistants at Mountain House

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improvement or additional positions for the fire plan.

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Checking
activities and then crime analysts and community services

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officer within our police department
for total authorized full time positions of 1736

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this graph compares these city's population

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growth over time to the cities authorized full time positions.

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So while we are growing
those full time
positions, we are not keeping up with the growth in population.

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Just to give some history back in 2008 2009

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before budget cuts and subsequent bankruptcy,

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the city's total positions were at 1886.

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So we've gone down.
We actually went down 25% from that level

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and are still below that level with the proposed number

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of positions for 2122

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included in the items for review

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tonight is our five year capital improvement plan.

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The capital improvement
plan is just over $1,000,000,000 in proposed projects.

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It identifies projects needed, not necessarily

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all the projects
that we will be able to fund in the next five years

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and only the first year of the capital plan

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is actually appropriated
as part of the budget that you're reviewing tonight.

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The rest of it is a plan that we review each year

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and move projects forward and back depending on

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if grant funding is received or if general fund

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dollars become available.

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Our first
year of the CFP is shown on this pie chart

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and by funding source with the largest source

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being our utility funds at 68% of the 162.6 million

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in the first year of the plan.
And again over 80 million of that is for

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our regional wastewater control facility upgrades.

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You also have about 16%

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in those state and federal grants measure K gas

01:50:53.259 --> 01:50:56.139
tax transportation public facility fees
that are all dollars restricted for a certain type of project.

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Typically streets and transportation

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and the city fund piece is a variety of city funds

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not just general fund including internal service funds

01:51:08.200 --> 01:51:10.200
and communities, the strong communities funds

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and other city funding

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we're
moving off of city wide and on to the general fund.

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So this pie chart shows our total general fund

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expenditures in the proposed budget of 255.8 million.

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And what we want to make sure we point out on this pie chart

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is that 76% of the city's general fund

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is going to our public safety police and fire departments

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the next chart shows our general fund revenues

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at about 250.8 million,

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with sales tax being our number one

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general fund revenue property taxes the number two

01:51:51.300 --> 01:51:53.300
and our utility users tax at the third largest

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general fund revenue

01:51:58.780 --> 01:52:00.780
our long range financial plan, as we mentioned in the earlier

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slide, has been updated with some new assumptions

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for the going into the 2122 fiscal year that we talked about

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at the May 11th Council meeting.

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So this chart is this the same assumptions

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but updated with the 2122 budget numbers and

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the biggest assumption change of course
related to our pension plan and the anticipating

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that CalPERS will be lowering their discount rate assumption

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over a large number of years over 20 years

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which kind of pushed out our trough.
We've been looking at a trough when we thought that

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our general fund available fund balance would be at its lowest.

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And so that's actually pushed out our trough to about 20, 36

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and what this does because we've assumed that lower

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discount rate assumption,
the yellow bars on this chart reflect our pension trust.

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And you can see
we have a spin
down of the pension trust as those purchase rates

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would go up reflecting that discount rate change

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so we spend
we talk a lot at year end after the books are closed

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about general fund revenues.
What happens with the budget process

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is we're setting the targets for those general fund reserves.

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So what you have on the slide and in the staff report

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are the recommended reserve targets

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below the line in blue is what was actually funded

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and is projected to be funded in future years.

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The targets are just saying this is what we should have.

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It's not necessarily
what we're going to have enough money to put towards.

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So our working capital target goes up

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each year based on our annual expenses.

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It's a percent of expenses.
So if our expenses go up, our working capital target goes up,

01:53:50.342 --> 01:53:52.342
our known contingency target, we look at every year variety

01:53:53.702 --> 01:53:55.702
of needs, including retention and recruitment,

01:53:56.622 --> 01:53:58.622
capital projects, future contingent payments to our

01:54:00.902 --> 01:54:03.742
creditors and those types of things
and determine if the target should stay the same or go up.

01:54:06.220 --> 01:54:08.220
So this year we have increased the known contingency target,

01:54:09.622 --> 01:54:12.620
and then our priority
two risk based reserve target is a calculated formula

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that incorporates revenues, our capital infrastructure

01:54:18.702 --> 01:54:21.102
in a variety of things.
And there's a calculation.

01:54:21.822 --> 01:54:24.382
So based on that calculation,
our risk based reserves have gone up.

01:54:25.822 --> 01:54:27.822
So our total general fund reserve target is just above

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173 million compared to last year of 158 million,

01:54:36.543 --> 01:54:39.143
noting that at the end of
the 1920 fiscal year we funded just under 92 million.

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So we are not funding the full amount of the target

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my last slide
is a summary of the recommended actions.

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So we are recommending that you adopt the 2122 annual budget,

01:54:58.623 --> 01:55:00.623
approve the five year capital improvement plan,

01:55:01.463 --> 01:55:03.463
approve the 2122 fee schedule with a minor revision

01:55:05.263 --> 01:55:07.263
from what was printed on May 15th

01:55:07.663 --> 01:55:09.663
so that the surface water fees on page F 99 actually

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do not increase as was included in the proposed fee schedule

01:55:15.543 --> 01:55:17.543
and a variety of other administrative actions

01:55:18.103 --> 01:55:20.103
including the reserve targets and

01:55:21.943 --> 01:55:23.943
administrative authority definitions,

01:55:25.543 --> 01:55:27.543
as well as the rollover of $1.8 million in budget

01:55:29.230 --> 01:55:31.230
appropriation from the current 2021

01:55:32.263 --> 01:55:34.263
fiscal year to the fiscal year beginning July 1st.

01:55:36.104 --> 01:55:38.104
We also in your role as a parking authority board

01:55:40.304 --> 01:55:42.304
are looking for approval of the parking authority budget

01:55:43.224 --> 01:55:45.224
and in your role as successor agency board

01:55:46.264 --> 01:55:48.264
approval of the successor agency budget.

01:55:49.824 --> 01:55:51.224
But that.
I'll take questions.

01:55:52.144 --> 01:55:54.264
Thank you.
Sue Clark. Do we have any public comments?

01:55:55.304 --> 01:55:57.264
We have no public comment.
Mayor thank you,

01:55:58.744 --> 01:56:00.944
Councilmember Jurek.
Thank you.

01:56:00.944 --> 01:56:03.504
I just want to thank you and your staff.
This is I,

01:56:03.784 --> 01:56:06.344
I always enjoy this time of the year
because I'm sitting there and asking a million questions

01:56:07.904 --> 01:56:10.344
and learning more and more every year.
So thank you for this.

01:56:10.984 --> 01:56:12.984
I just had one question and just something

01:56:13.624 --> 01:56:15.624
to help me out just for clarification on

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at what point is CalPERS?

01:56:19.304 --> 01:56:21.304
I know they've they've made some comments

01:56:23.384 --> 01:56:26.144
and have set a date at what point
they're supposed to get to 6% as the discount rate.

01:56:27.864 --> 01:56:29.864
When when's that date?

01:56:30.344 --> 01:56:32.344
We don't actually have a definitive date for when they'll

01:56:33.584 --> 01:56:35.584
reduce their discount rate assumption.

01:56:35.744 --> 01:56:38.464
They'll meet in November,
December time frame and discuss it.

01:56:39.824 --> 01:56:42.505
So something might come out of that.
Something might not come out of that.

01:56:43.905 --> 01:56:45.905
There's, of course, experts in the industry

01:56:46.345 --> 01:56:48.865
saying that it should be lowered.
And so that's what our assumption

01:56:49.665 --> 01:56:51.665
that it will be lowered is based on that.

01:56:51.865 --> 01:56:54.865
And historically, CalPERS has lowered
the discount rates a few times in the last few years.

01:56:56.945 --> 01:56:58.785
And where are we at?
It's at like six and a half or six and three quarters.

01:57:00.745 --> 01:57:03.145
So we're at 7%.
It's a discount rate assumption right now. Now.

01:57:04.825 --> 01:57:07.785
So for CalPERS.
In the long term
financial plan, when do we start accounting for

01:57:12.465 --> 01:57:14.465
that drop in the discount rate in our payments.

01:57:15.345 --> 01:57:17.345
So we assume that they go down to 6% over 20 years.

01:57:18.825 --> 01:57:20.825
So it's slowly implemented over time, but we would expect it.

01:57:23.505 --> 01:57:25.505
I think it's the 23 fiscal year that it would begin.

01:57:27.225 --> 01:57:29.225
So and the reason I'm asking that is in the event

01:57:29.945 --> 01:57:31.945
that they extend it or it drop, have they done that before.

01:57:35.745 --> 01:57:37.745
They've met before

01:57:37.785 --> 01:57:39.785
and considered making changes and not gone through with it.

01:57:41.905 --> 01:57:43.905
They've also met and, and considered

01:57:44.265 --> 01:57:46.265
meeting, making changes and gone through with it. So.

01:57:47.506 --> 01:57:49.426
So in the event
that it's extended, does that change this little.

01:57:51.386 --> 01:57:53.386
We always look at what their assumptions are,

01:57:54.546 --> 01:57:56.586
what's coming out of those
meetings and kind of make updates as we

01:57:59.426 --> 01:58:01.426
think they're necessary based on all the information

01:58:01.506 --> 01:58:03.546
that we have.
Because how big of like quarter percent changes

01:58:06.666 --> 01:58:08.666
that affects this thing? Pretty big, right?

01:58:09.546 --> 01:58:11.986
Yes. Small discount rate
changes are very significant in the long term.

01:58:13.826 --> 01:58:15.826
OK, thank you so much. Great.

01:58:15.906 --> 01:58:18.466
Seriously. Great.
Another we're doing this on time.

01:58:19.706 --> 01:58:21.546
We're doing a budget
and we're seeing this city move in a direction

01:58:23.946 --> 01:58:25.946
that is is really good and will continue to to thrive.

01:58:28.306 --> 01:58:30.306
So thank you.

01:58:30.586 --> 01:58:33.226
Thank you, Vice Mayor Fugazi.
Thank you.

01:58:33.426 --> 01:58:35.426
One question regarding the gas tax, SB one.

01:58:37.506 --> 01:58:40.226
Now, that's an indexed fund.
And I see there's

01:58:40.226 --> 01:58:42.226
approximately 6.5 million that will be receiving

01:58:43.346 --> 01:58:45.346
from that, according to your PowerPoint.

01:58:47.506 --> 01:58:49.506
And I'm just wondering what what was it that

01:58:49.626 --> 01:58:52.226
we had last year?
You know, off the I know I shouldn't

01:58:53.427 --> 01:58:55.427
be asking you about last year, but I am sorry.

01:58:57.307 --> 01:58:59.307
Um, I can tell you off the top of my head,

01:58:59.467 --> 01:59:01.467
we actually anticipated that it would go down more than it did

01:59:04.270 --> 01:59:06.270
and the SB one dollars in the budget

01:59:06.307 --> 01:59:08.307
document are actually combined with another form of gas tax.

01:59:09.627 --> 01:59:11.627
So when combined with the other form of gas tax,

01:59:12.907 --> 01:59:14.907
we're projecting 12.9 for the current year and

01:59:16.747 --> 01:59:18.747
14 million for the upcoming budget year.

01:59:19.787 --> 01:59:21.787
OK, wow. OK.

01:59:22.107 --> 01:59:24.547
Because that was one of the other comments
I got on my survey.

01:59:24.667 --> 01:59:27.267
People were saying roads, roads, roads.
And I said, well, that we have that funded.

01:59:28.307 --> 01:59:30.307
It's in a different category, though.

01:59:31.467 --> 01:59:34.427
And then
I just we're going to say
that, you know, when we get to the opportunity

01:59:35.867 --> 01:59:38.627
to do kind of
that mid-year review
and we're
closing out the 20, 21 year, I don't know if it's possible

01:59:41.587 --> 01:59:43.347
for us
kind of like we did last year where we see we have needs to

01:59:45.427 --> 01:59:47.427
mental needs for us to add a position or two

01:59:49.707 --> 01:59:51.747
because as we look
at some of the things that we've decided on tonight,

01:59:53.827 --> 01:59:55.587
we know that it's
going to create a lot of work for some of our departments

01:59:58.387 --> 02:00:00.387
and whether or not we'll be able to

02:00:00.988 --> 02:00:02.988
create those positions knowing the position that we're in

02:00:05.948 --> 02:00:07.948
right now, I do know that it will affect our long

02:00:08.988 --> 02:00:10.988
range financial plan because we're going to have,

02:00:12.868 --> 02:00:14.868
you know, funding benefits and things like that.

02:00:15.788 --> 02:00:17.788
But I see us in the city of Stockton

02:00:18.548 --> 02:00:20.548
having more businesses come to our city

02:00:21.628 --> 02:00:23.628
with 606 units we have building going on.

02:00:25.628 --> 02:00:27.628
I mean, outside of this affordable housing,

02:00:27.668 --> 02:00:30.588
we have a lot of building that's going on.
So more residences and as far as we can always

02:00:32.828 --> 02:00:34.828
count on Councilmember Joe Brack to tell us about home sales,

02:00:36.668 --> 02:00:38.668
you know, we know that that they are have gone up and,

02:00:40.148 --> 02:00:42.148
you know, people who bought
their house for 200,000 are selling it for 400,000.

02:00:44.348 --> 02:00:46.348
So we can expect, huh?

02:00:47.828 --> 02:00:50.148
Yeah. Yes.
Well they're grown exponentially in this last year

02:00:53.228 --> 02:00:55.228
and we're going to be getting a piece of that pie correct.

02:00:59.680 --> 02:01:01.548
You there is a piece of property
tax revenue that comes to the city. Yes.

02:01:02.348 --> 02:01:03.828
Yeah.
So, so I mean, I want us to stay in the black.

02:01:06.148 --> 02:01:08.709
I don't want us to entertain
you know, over spending by any means,

02:01:10.269 --> 02:01:12.269
but I also want us to be as efficient as possible.

02:01:13.149 --> 02:01:15.149
And sometimes that requires adding a position or two.

02:01:17.149 --> 02:01:20.149
So so noted.
Thank you.

02:01:22.909 --> 02:01:24.909
That concludes the public hearing.

02:01:27.290 --> 02:01:29.869
The motion to feel.
Moved.
To second guess your votes, please.

02:01:36.229 --> 02:01:39.229
Good job.
Motion passes seven here.

02:01:40.589 --> 02:01:42.829
Thank you, Jeannine.
17 City Manager Update City Manager Black.

02:01:44.229 --> 02:01:46.309
Yes. Real quick,
just want to just acknowledge and commend

02:01:48.109 --> 02:01:50.949
the police department.
As you know, this year the city,

02:01:52.909 --> 02:01:54.909
the state the nation has been experiencing

02:01:56.789 --> 02:01:58.789
the phenomenon of catalytic converter theft.

02:02:01.829 --> 02:02:03.749
PD we
conducted an undercover exercise last week and

02:02:08.309 --> 02:02:10.309
there were five felony arrests made, including

02:02:10.629 --> 02:02:12.629
two suspects caught in the act of actually stealing converters.

02:02:14.350 --> 02:02:16.350
And three others were arrested for related stolen property.

02:02:18.390 --> 02:02:20.390
So PD is on it and as you all are aware of this,

02:02:21.550 --> 02:02:24.110
but I just want the public to be aware
that that police department

02:02:25.950 --> 02:02:28.430
understands what the challenge is.
They're on top of it

02:02:28.870 --> 02:02:30.870
and there will be ongoing undercover as well.

02:02:31.590 --> 02:02:33.590
As uniform exercises conducted

02:02:35.710 --> 02:02:37.710
until we sort of eradicate this issue.

02:02:39.230 --> 02:02:41.230
Just wanted to share that with you.

02:02:42.390 --> 02:02:44.390
Councilmember Cannava.
I just had one.

02:02:44.750 --> 02:02:46.710
Question to that effect.
So there's an etching program

02:02:47.910 --> 02:02:50.910
that they do because I know, hon, as they got
my daughter is in Sacramento and it's not cheap, you know.

02:02:53.950 --> 02:02:55.950
You're there there are several things that that people can do

02:02:58.870 --> 02:03:01.750
to, you know,
having your converter attached in some kind of way.

02:03:04.630 --> 02:03:07.550
For identification purposes.
And the converters are made of very rare materials.

02:03:10.230 --> 02:03:12.230
So that would mess it up some kind of way.

02:03:15.750 --> 02:03:17.750
Putting a protective cage installed at a local shop.

02:03:19.990 --> 02:03:21.990
You know, there are things that you can do

02:03:23.271 --> 02:03:25.271
you know, if you if you're desirous of it and and

02:03:26.710 --> 02:03:27.951
and if anyone out
there is interested in learning more about this

02:03:29.951 --> 02:03:31.951
or providing feedback to our police department,

02:03:33.710 --> 02:03:35.710
I encourage them to call 2099378323

02:03:39.551 --> 02:03:41.551
and they can ask any questions that they might have

02:03:42.111 --> 02:03:44.111
as well as provide information that might be helpful

02:03:44.831 --> 02:03:46.831
to the police in terms of dealing with this issue.

02:03:49.871 --> 02:03:52.151
Thank you for that update.
Agenda Item 18 Counsel Comments.

02:03:52.951 --> 02:03:55.710
Colleagues, are there any comments
you'd like to make at this time

02:03:56.711 --> 02:03:59.431
by summary for Ghazi
I'm sorry, Councilmember Walmsley.

02:04:02.111 --> 02:04:04.791
Thank you very much, Mayor.
Just a few things.

02:04:05.831 --> 02:04:07.831
The first thing I wanted to mention is

02:04:09.511 --> 02:04:11.511
I know that we will not have a council meeting

02:04:12.911 --> 02:04:14.911
prior to July 4th, but if

02:04:16.511 --> 02:04:18.511
through the city manager, if the police department

02:04:19.751 --> 02:04:22.271
or chief can give
a little bit more information about the fireworks task force

02:04:25.271 --> 02:04:27.271
and how the police is working to combat,

02:04:28.672 --> 02:04:30.672
you got on your list yeah.

02:04:31.312 --> 02:04:33.312
Combat,

02:04:33.432 --> 02:04:35.432
you know, comments and questions and concerns

02:04:36.352 --> 02:04:38.352
that are being raised by the community especially

02:04:40.352 --> 02:04:42.352
to our veterans who are

02:04:43.232 --> 02:04:45.232
a little bit more on the edge these days because of

02:04:46.320 --> 02:04:48.320
the fireworks and the fact that it could be

02:04:49.720 --> 02:04:51.720
a little triggering for some and our animals.

02:04:52.712 --> 02:04:54.712
The second thing I wanted to raise up is I wanted to know

02:04:56.352 --> 02:04:58.352
when will the June 28 convening our homeless session

02:05:01.632 --> 02:05:03.632
be made available and publicized on the city website

02:05:04.912 --> 02:05:06.912
so that the community knows that that

02:05:08.952 --> 02:05:10.952
meeting is taking place

02:05:11.832 --> 02:05:13.832
Um, also, do you want to share a email

02:05:15.872 --> 02:05:17.872
because I've been using the Stockton app very

02:05:20.632 --> 02:05:22.632
for a couple of days now trying to resolve issues

02:05:23.712 --> 02:05:26.432
within the community.
One of the kickbacks that I got a couple of days ago

02:05:29.552 --> 02:05:31.552
was about the Shirley Smith Park.

02:05:33.993 --> 02:05:36.193
I think it's Shirley Smith.
It's a Smith Park.

02:05:36.193 --> 02:05:38.193
It's in Western Ranch.

02:05:38.273 --> 02:05:40.273
This this is involving a the water feature apparatus.

02:05:43.633 --> 02:05:45.633
And I was a little taken aback because we've had

02:05:45.993 --> 02:05:47.993
we're having triple digit weather.

02:05:48.553 --> 02:05:50.553
And the response I got back was that this the spray feature

02:05:53.833 --> 02:05:55.833
within the park is not operating at this time.

02:05:56.873 --> 02:05:58.873
And it is projected that

02:05:59.793 --> 02:06:01.793
this repair will be made after the summer season.

02:06:04.753 --> 02:06:06.753
And again, as we're talking about,

02:06:07.953 --> 02:06:10.433
you know, opening up back
up and our use and accessibility to parks,

02:06:14.353 --> 02:06:16.353
I do hope that we can elevate and resolve that matter.

02:06:18.993 --> 02:06:20.993
And I can forward that to Florence for further

02:06:24.113 --> 02:06:26.113
investigation.

02:06:26.713 --> 02:06:28.713
Lastly, I just want to

02:06:29.713 --> 02:06:31.713
to say that I am honored to have

02:06:33.393 --> 02:06:35.393
the blessing and the privilege to live this life.

02:06:36.913 --> 02:06:39.553
43 years.
I don't usually tell my age, but tonight I'm telling my age,

02:06:41.514 --> 02:06:43.514
I know I look like I'm 21, but yes, I'm 43 years old

02:06:46.394 --> 02:06:48.394
and I'm very blessed to be still in this thing called life.

02:06:52.274 --> 02:06:54.274
And tonight, listening to the proclamation

02:06:56.354 --> 02:06:58.354
about Alzheimer's, I really wanted to, um,

02:07:01.194 --> 02:07:03.194
to honor my dad, a 30 year veteran.

02:07:04.994 --> 02:07:06.994
He fought for this country, full blown combat

02:07:10.114 --> 02:07:12.114
veteran. And,

02:07:12.834 --> 02:07:14.834
you know, when he got back from Vietnam,

02:07:16.274 --> 02:07:18.434
he struggled with PTSD.
And it's

02:07:18.434 --> 02:07:20.434
kind of lingered to Parkinson and dementia and Alzheimer's.

02:07:24.340 --> 02:07:26.340
But I'm not really wanting to live that.

02:07:27.594 --> 02:07:29.594
I wanted to lift the endless amount of time

02:07:31.554 --> 02:07:33.554
that he fought to get that veterans clinic open.

02:07:35.994 --> 02:07:37.994
And although it's really refreshing to see that

02:07:39.954 --> 02:07:41.954
the project is moving forward,

02:07:42.394 --> 02:07:44.394
it just takes me back to a place where I think about

02:07:47.515 --> 02:07:49.515
how much our elders and our

02:07:53.115 --> 02:07:54.875
parents and
grandparents have fought for equity.

02:07:56.955 --> 02:07:58.955
Um, And in 20, 21,

02:08:00.835 --> 02:08:02.835
we're still fighting for justice.

02:08:04.435 --> 02:08:06.435
We're still fighting for equity,

02:08:06.635 --> 02:08:08.635
we're still fighting for fairness.

02:08:09.115 --> 02:08:11.115
And so, you know, sometimes people will tell me that,

02:08:13.635 --> 02:08:15.635
well, you know, you've only been in the seat for six months

02:08:17.755 --> 02:08:19.755
Well, it could be six months.

02:08:20.755 --> 02:08:22.755
6 seconds, six days,

02:08:24.835 --> 02:08:27.515
60 seconds.
But I'll tell you this one thing I've learned in this life

02:08:31.155 --> 02:08:33.155
is that if we don't stand for

02:08:33.915 --> 02:08:35.915
something, that we will fall for anything.

02:08:37.235 --> 02:08:39.955
And so,
you know, as the council

02:08:41.235 --> 02:08:43.235
member and elected official for District six,

02:08:44.795 --> 02:08:46.795
I will continue to fight for justice.

02:08:47.475 --> 02:08:49.475
I will continue to fight for equity.

02:08:49.755 --> 02:08:51.755
And I will continue to stand on the back

02:08:52.395 --> 02:08:54.395
of those who have fought the similar fights

02:08:56.156 --> 02:08:58.156
You know, hearing Mark Stebbins come in

02:08:59.796 --> 02:09:01.796
and talk about the exact same thing

02:09:02.556 --> 02:09:04.556
that I'm talking about, that the person before me

02:09:06.236 --> 02:09:08.236
and before me has talked about it really makes me wonder

02:09:11.716 --> 02:09:13.716
how do we prioritize and really address

02:09:16.436 --> 02:09:18.436
some of the deep rooted issues within our city?

02:09:20.760 --> 02:09:22.760
We have to invest in our people.

02:09:22.996 --> 02:09:24.996
So with that being said, instead of a birthday

02:09:26.156 --> 02:09:28.156
wish instead of a birthday gift, I am going to invite everyone

02:09:31.596 --> 02:09:33.596
who is listening, everyone who feels compelled old

02:09:36.956 --> 02:09:38.596
to show up
tomorrow, show up to the Western Branch Library.

02:09:41.836 --> 02:09:43.836
And let's talk about lifting our Van Buskirk golf course.

02:09:47.116 --> 02:09:49.116
That starts at 6 p.m..

02:09:49.276 --> 02:09:51.276
It ends at eight, and I hope that the room was packed.

02:09:53.676 --> 02:09:55.676
And I hope that people will come through

02:09:56.796 --> 02:09:58.796
and reimagine what we can do with that beautiful asset

02:10:02.237 --> 02:10:04.237
that the Van Buskirk family laugh

02:10:05.677 --> 02:10:07.677
to the entire city state of South Stockton thing.

02:10:09.477 --> 02:10:12.477
It's a Stockton thing.
And I hope to see everyone there.

02:10:13.437 --> 02:10:15.437
Thank you.

02:10:15.477 --> 02:10:17.477
Thank you, Vice Mayor Fugazi.

02:10:17.797 --> 02:10:20.237
Uh, thank you.
I would

02:10:20.557 --> 02:10:22.557
also agree with Councilmember warmly on the issue of fireworks

02:10:24.597 --> 02:10:26.597
there's been a number of illegal,

02:10:27.157 --> 02:10:29.157
clearly illegal fireworks going off around the city.

02:10:32.197 --> 02:10:34.197
And we need to really ramp up our campaign

02:10:34.757 --> 02:10:36.757
if we get the flier, if we can put it out.

02:10:37.317 --> 02:10:38.917
I've already
put my sign out on my lawn that talks about except the

02:10:42.277 --> 02:10:44.277
of the period of time when people can do

02:10:45.437 --> 02:10:47.437
use their fireworks, but they have to be the safe

02:10:47.797 --> 02:10:49.797
and sane fireworks in the city of Stockton.

02:10:51.277 --> 02:10:54.770
Also, I would think that it's important
that we get out more information, at least through us

02:10:56.677 --> 02:10:58.677
regarding our summer camps and REC programs

02:10:59.757 --> 02:11:01.757
that are currently available to our residents.

02:11:03.637 --> 02:11:06.317
About the park.
Weber Point is a park.

02:11:07.158 --> 02:11:09.118
If it's
if it's ours or different,

02:11:09.878 --> 02:11:12.238
I kind of think
that they should be
the same ours

02:11:12.798 --> 02:11:15.358
if it's seven to seven
at other parks, it should be seven to seven there.

02:11:16.518 --> 02:11:18.518
But it brings up another point because it's light out right now

02:11:19.718 --> 02:11:21.718
because we just celebrated our summer solstice.

02:11:22.398 --> 02:11:24.398
So our days are longer, but there are people

02:11:25.318 --> 02:11:27.318
at the park till eight, 9:00 because it's still light.

02:11:28.478 --> 02:11:31.380
If we were to open, I can see the light
coming through the window right here.

02:11:31.718 --> 02:11:33.718
It's still light outside so if we could somehow, at least

02:11:35.558 --> 02:11:38.358
for the bathrooms,
for our touchless bathrooms,

02:11:39.158 --> 02:11:41.158
because I know it's all programable.

02:11:41.198 --> 02:11:43.198
If they could stay open a little later

02:11:43.918 --> 02:11:46.398
at the parks.
For those that are enjoying the parks, that would be wonderful.

02:11:50.718 --> 02:11:52.718
Speeding throughout the city,

02:11:52.798 --> 02:11:54.798
speeding is speed kills

02:11:55.958 --> 02:11:57.958
people speed kills, and the speeding

02:12:00.278 --> 02:12:02.278
is out of control in this city.

02:12:03.518 --> 02:12:05.518
For you to get there.
30 seconds sooner because you're going to hit

02:12:07.358 --> 02:12:09.358
the red light like everybody else.

02:12:10.780 --> 02:12:12.780
It's not worth it when you could potentially take

02:12:13.358 --> 02:12:15.358
somebody else's life or your own or somebody in your car.

02:12:17.199 --> 02:12:19.199
So the speeding means the people need to slow down.

02:12:21.159 --> 02:12:23.159
I know on airport way, I have a resident on airport

02:12:24.279 --> 02:12:27.239
and they can't even
get out of their driveway
because cars are coming by at such a fast rate.

02:12:30.679 --> 02:12:32.679
And she doesn't want her grandkids going out of her house

02:12:34.119 --> 02:12:35.919
through the front door.
They can only play in the back

02:12:36.359 --> 02:12:38.359
just because there's been so many just

02:12:39.399 --> 02:12:41.399
reckless driving throughout the city.

02:12:42.599 --> 02:12:45.199
I've heard of a
cost of homeless report that's supposed to be coming

02:12:47.639 --> 02:12:50.119
out of Europe.
I mean, I look at fires.

02:12:50.439 --> 02:12:52.639
There was a fire today
around 220 that was under the cross town.

02:12:56.790 --> 02:12:58.790
I think about our infrastructure

02:12:58.279 --> 02:13:00.279
cost to health care calls for service cleanups.

02:13:02.119 --> 02:13:05.119
Hopefully, we'll be able to have
some of that information at our meeting next Monday.

02:13:07.559 --> 02:13:09.559
If not, somebody could speak to it next Monday at 9 a.m.

02:13:12.279 --> 02:13:14.279
at the Civic. That's on June 28th.

02:13:14.919 --> 02:13:17.679
And I agree again with Miss Walmsley.
We need that'll probably be out hopefully tomorrow

02:13:19.519 --> 02:13:21.519
on the city's website and we'll be able to put that out

02:13:23.800 --> 02:13:25.120
today.
Several of us were at the groundbreaking

02:13:26.280 --> 02:13:28.280
for the new Hampton Inn in South Stockton.

02:13:29.560 --> 02:13:31.560
And just so you know, this is a city of 320,000 people

02:13:33.440 --> 02:13:35.440
and we have not had one new hotel built in the last 15 years

02:13:39.400 --> 02:13:41.400
where low rise had to take a later up and Tracy multiple

02:13:44.440 --> 02:13:46.440
hotels and our hotel number stays have not gone down.

02:13:48.920 --> 02:13:50.920
They actually have gone up and we know

02:13:51.960 --> 02:13:53.960
and as Mayor Lincoln said, we are going to be a destination

02:13:55.120 --> 02:13:57.680
but people come here to do business.
They come here to work, OK they use the our hotels

02:14:00.640 --> 02:14:02.640
for other reasons, but we want them to come for sports

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and things at the arena.
We want to pack everything, of course,

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and have them come to our. Waterfront.

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But that's good news.
Speaking of more good news, Pixie Woods,

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great day on Saturday.
It was a little hot,

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but having Pixie Woods open and seeing the new

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Galaxy question, everybody's so excited to be there.

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There was a line
and that's another thing we have to look out.

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The line was outside and then down the fence

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and people, because it was so warm,

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some people just got back in their cars and left.

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And that was really disappointing
because I know how much how excited those kids were.

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And I saw a kid crying as their parent was pulling up.

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No, we're going.
I want to go a big C.

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I felt so bad.
I was like, I'll take you to the front of the line.

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But I could do that. That wouldn't be fair.

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Also upcoming July,

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the 4th of July parade will be back downtown.

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National Night Out is coming back.

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So I know we have like a hundred national night out location.

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So all of you that normally participate in that,

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make sure you get your applications turned in. Yes.

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And then vacancies.
When I say vacancies, I'm talking about our commissions

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our boards. Our groups are commissions.

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Those of you in the public that would like to volunteer.

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Please go on to the city website.

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We need you.

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So apply to be one of our on one of our commissions.

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You must live, of course, in the city.

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If you live in a county pocket, you won't qualify.

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And then I also want to thank last thing

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I want to thank Sharr for the community.

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Councilwoman Walmsley and I went on a hike with the

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I don't know where they're about 60 of us, 50
or 60 of us that went hiking trying to get us healthy,

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get this community
healthy and giving people opportunities

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to go out and enjoy the outdoors.
And eat healthy food and just have,

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you know, great conversations, a little bit of fellowship,

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a little bit of scare.
There was a rattlesnake actually, there was two,

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but it was still a good time.

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Nobody died. They goodness

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because, you know, when you're hiking

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if you haven't been hiking, it can be a challenge.

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But anyway, I just really want to thank Shopper Community

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for organizing, organizing that for residents of Stockton

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and look forward to more to come Thank you.

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Thank you.
And I'll just close with these comments.

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And I would just say over
the last couple of weeks, I've had the privilege

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and honor of attending several groundbreaking

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or not
a handful of groundbreaking, a few groundbreaking and several

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ribbon cuttings. Thank you.
And I will say that the feedback that I've received

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from the business community has been extremely positive.

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And this is

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you know, this is comments for city staff

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just the feedback that I've received on

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numerous occasions is the new permitting process

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has been has been wonderful online.

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And it's going it's going very smooth

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and the permit and entitlement process.

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So that's some positive feedback.

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I just want to say a special thank you to Economic

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Development Development Department and Community

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Development Department.
Excuse me. Those are tongue twisters

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for for their work.
And you know, with the community is is seeing is

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is Stockton's commitment to excellence

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in improving the customer experience.

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So I'll echo what you know, we've said a few times

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on this dais
and in conversations is that Stockton is open for business

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and we're ready for more business.

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And like Vice Mayor Fugazi said just a moment ago

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in our groundbreaking
that we're at earlier this afternoon is that

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Stockton is and will be that place

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that people desire to go to and do life and experience.

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And so I think you see Manager Black for your leadership

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in your staff.
Keep up the great work

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and thank you, counsel, for your hard work.

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And this season, this past year, we are now on the other side.

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You know, we're getting on the other side of the pandemic.

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And this you know being here six months along with

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councilmember warms me

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it's been it's been a great six months in

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it's it's been a good six months in the sense that I appreciate

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the dynamic that our council has on this dais

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and how each and every one of you
are committed to this to this community

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and representing your constituents.
And so, again, thank you all for your leadership.

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We're going to have an excellent next

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year, this fiscal year, starting July 1st.

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20, 2120 22 is going to be an excellent year.

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So we're already and we're all excited

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and we'll be ready to get to work.
So without further ado, I'll just close this out.

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Do we have a motion to adjourn?
We are

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all in favor.
Say, I. I mean.