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Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the closed session

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for the Stockton City Council. Today is September 14th.

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20, 21 city clerk.
Please take roll.

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Councilmember Joe Breck.
Present. Councilmember.

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Councilmember Canopy present.
Councilmember Lenz present.

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Councilmember Walmsley.

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Present.
Vice Mayor Fugazi is absent.

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And Mayor Lincoln.

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Thank you all present.

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Thank you.
We have a quorum

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we have a quorum.
Thank you.
And two additions to the closed session agenda.

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There are none. 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 close session is authorized pursuant to section 549569 A

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at the government code.
Item 3.2 conference with Labor negotiator.

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This closed session is authorized pursuant
to Section 549576 a of the Government Code.

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Item 3.3 Public Employee Performance Evaluation.

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This closed session
is authorized pursuant to Government Code Section 54

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a 9573.4 conference with legal counsel potential litigation.

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This closed session is authorized pursuant
to Government Code.

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Section 549569 V and item for public comment c.

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Clerk Do we have any comments to members of the public?

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We have no public comment. Mayor Thank you

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and five recess in closed session.
This part is now adjourned to closed session.

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

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Today is September 14th.
20, 21 city clerk.

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Please take will.

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Councilmember Joe Beck.

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Present. Councilmember Wright.
Present.

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Councilmember Canopy present Councilmember Lenz present.

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Councilmember Walmsley.

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Present.
Vice Mayor Fugazi present.

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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 Wright to lead us in and pledge.

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We stand.

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Ready to live

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like the United States of America

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and the city public stands one nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Item8 reports that actually taken in closed session.

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City Attorney Do we have any reportable actions?

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Nothing this evening. Thank you.

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Item nine
addition to the regular session, there are no additional

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no additions to tonight's agenda, so we'll move on

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out of ten recognition announcements or reports.

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City Clerk Do we have any recognitions
or announcements this evening?

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We do.
Mayor at this time, can I please call Victoria

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Tracy, Cassandra Trunk, Megan McBee, Jasmine Monzo

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and Rufus Humphrey to the second floor

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whereas the professional evidence
technicians community plays a critical role

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in public outreach and crime prevention

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and is evolving in its role as an essential member

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of the criminal justice community.
And. WHEREAS, our professional evidence

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technicians exhibited
compassion, understanding, professionalism

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during their performance of the duties of the past year.

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Now, therefore, I Kevin J.

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Lincoln, as Mayor of the City of Stockton

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and on behalf of the Stockton
City Council, do hereby proclaim September 19th

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through the 25th as National Forensic Science Week

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in witness whereof
on this 14th day in September 2020 10.

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Yes. I'd like to take a moment to thank you

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for this recognition for our unit.
Our evidence technicians do work tirelessly

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to serve
the community members of Stockton,

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and we are proud of the services we provide
for the police department and strive to maintain quality

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and professionalism in our work.
Thank you

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we can do this.
Are we doing photo?
Oh, ok.

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Yeah,

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you should probably.
Oh, it's not

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awesome.
Yeah.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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That concludes their proclamations

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thank you.
Item 11 Public Comments.

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The City of Stockton invites
public participation in multiple forms.

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You provide your comments by using one of these methods.

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You E comments.
A link is located on the city's agenda. Page.

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Email City Clerk Stockton S.A.

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If you have any questions, you may email your comment

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to City Dot Clerk at Stockton Stockton City G-o-v.

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You can leave a voice message by dialing 20993784 or 59.

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

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if you wish to join the meeting virtually through

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See G-o-v no later than 5 p.m.

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on day of the meeting.
If you have any questions

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regarding any of these forms of participation, please contact

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the Office of the City Clerk in person comments.

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Speakers must submit request to speak cards to the clerk

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prior to the public comment portion of the agenda.

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Notes be here.
Cards will be accepted after the close of the public comments.

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Please redirect any inquiries to City Dot

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Clerk at Stockton C Dot G-o-v.

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This is
the time for citizen comments, announcements or invitations.

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You may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction

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of the City Council, including items on the agenda

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you are limited to 13 minute comment opportunity.

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The City Clerk will notify you
when you have 30 seconds remaining.

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This is not a time for discussion with the Council

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regarding subjects not on the agenda for this meeting.

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As the Brown Act limits such discussions, comments

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made by members of the public during this item may not reflect

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the viewpoints of the members of the Council.

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We ask that you maintain the rules of decorum

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as outlined in City Council Meeting Decorum Policy

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Title four, Chapter 4.03 Paragraph two,

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which reads Persons addressing
the Council shall not make

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personal, impertinent, unduly repetitive,

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slanderous or profane remarks to the Council.

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Any members of the Council, city staff or the general public,

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nor other loud, threatening, personal or abusive language,

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nor engage
in any other conduct conduct that disrupts, disturbs,

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or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct

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of the City of the Council meeting

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any person who makes such remarks,
who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language,

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who is unduly repetitious or engages in extended

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discussions of irrelevancies or engages in disorderly conduct

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that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise unreasonably

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impedes the orderly conduct of any council meeting,

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shall at the due discretion of the Presiding Officer

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or majority of the Council be barred from further audience

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before the Council during that meeting.

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In short, we do not allow personal attacks

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therefore, please
be respectful of these chambers of all who sit here

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and of the viewing audience.
Clark, do we have any comments

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from members of the public for content items

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or items not listed on the agenda?

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We do. Mayor,
we have Miss Cynthia Gilbert

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on WebEx.

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Thank God I am still alive.

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Chief of Police Eric Jones.

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The bypass says to raise a child in a way

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that you want him to go so he shall not depart from it.

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As you announce your retirement, you want to perpetrate

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the notion that you are leaving Stockton in a better shape

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than you found it.
Some of that may be true.

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However, the murder rate is frightening.

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I dispel the myth that you did your best

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and did not protective serve this community at large.

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My life in particular,

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you were trained by perhaps the most racist

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chief of police in Stockton's history, Blair O'Leary.

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After he retired, we paid him double to come back

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and train you again.
According to the Stockton record,

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he didn't achieve a legitimate college degree, but

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rather purchased it online from an unaccredited college.

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Well, under his tutelage, you had to assist

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in his reign of terror.
Upon my life,

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you were aware of the lies painted about me in December.

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12, 2008 we can reveal that resulted

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in an out-of-court settlement thereafter

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for six years, I lived with a target on my chest.

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In my back.
The word hazard was attached to my name and both addresses.

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I had to beg you at City Council meeting to remove that target.

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You did, and I thank you.
You have been aware all year of false police reports

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by my neighbors
that resulted in three bogus restraining orders.

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Yet you allowed it without implementing the law.

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That could have stopped it.
Oh, this was coupled by harassing from your officers

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and threats to attempt to take my freedom and a hostile world.

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Police never let up as a result.

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This Monday
I will be in court
for the sixth time this year in the midst of this Corona virus.

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Now, 75% of your police force is comprised of rookies.

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Your police are now allowed to arbitrarily disregard

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the letter of the law and use the spirit of the law.

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This further adds to the neighborhood problems

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and has me in fear for my life and freedom constantly.

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This appears to be the new normal.

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Where is the equal protection of the law under your watch sir?

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Chief, you have avoided my plight and lied to me for years.

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I beg of you now to meet with me

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before you put away your badge and your gun.

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It's not too late for you to help

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restore peace and honor my citizenship rights.

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Otherwise, this will be your legacy of governing a biased

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and racially motivated police department.

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Certainly systemic racism.

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I need you to speak my name.
Face to face.

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Cynthia, Gail Boyd.

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Thank you, Miss Boyd.

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We have a comment from a guest user.

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Please put a new playground at Pinellas Park.

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Stop just fixing in the parks.
In the nicer areas like Glacier

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Park, poor kids matter just as much as rich kids.

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It's sad you can't blame Tubbs for this

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our first speaker is Mason Janowitz,

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followed by Eric Parsons and then Nancy Lamb.

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Gets ready for

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Cedar Rapids

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members of the council.
I have

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lived in the city of Stockton almost all my life,

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and for the last 17 years,
I've served the city of Stockton and its residents

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now some of you up there have served a lot longer than others,

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but as far as I know, none of you were elected

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by the county the state or the federal government

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if I'm not mistaken,

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you took an oath when you were sworn into office

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to protect the Constitution
against both foreign and domestic threats

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over the course of this pandemic.
Public officials at all levels will hold a press conference

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to announce their latest and greatest measures and mandates

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that are promised to keep us all safer.

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Remember when it was just two weeks to flatten the curve?

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I don't know about you, but it's been a very long two weeks,

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and the curve still isn't flat.
The problem is that almost all of the policies

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and measures are at the expense of our freedoms.

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I feel that is your duty as our elected representatives

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to protect our constitutional rights and freedoms.

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Have you sworn an oath to do

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so that
please do not act upon or enforce any policies

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announced at the podium of a press conference

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that have not been verified

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to be constitutionally legal

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please do not sacrifice our freedom
and rights for the illusion of safety and security,

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for the illusion of safety and security.

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That's all I have to say.
Thank you.

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Thank you.
Thank you.
Eric Parsons.

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First
person.

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Oh, that was.
That was him.

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That was him.
Oh, that person.

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Is Nancy Lamb.

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Nancy Lamb

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after Miss
Lamb, Martin Cisneros and Kathleen Gibson.

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Good evening.
City Council and Mary Lincoln.

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I know all of you received an email from me in regards to

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15.1.

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I just wanted to let
you guys know face to face, I am strongly against it

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until you guys can come together as a city

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like you were elected to and find some solutions

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and then have the city manager act on and

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not turn it
over to the city manager to find out what is feasible.

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Also, Mayor Lincoln, you went to the county meeting

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when we had the two by two by two,

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and you talked about committing 12 million towards

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the homeless. What happened to that?

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Where's that commitment you guys need to show

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accountability, transparency on all levels.

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We have our shake meetings.
We submitted several ideas

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that were supposed to go in front of you guys,

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and the only one on the American plan is.

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One out of them all.

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There were hotels.
We had talked about properties.

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You know,
you guys need to come back to the table

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and take a look at this and get a grip on it.

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Start doing your jobs as city council.

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Let's make a change.
You guys have the money right now to do it,

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but it's up to each
and every one of you to make that decision.

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Tonight, I'm voting no for 15.1.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.
Martin Cisneros.

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If I may, can I run that all back?
Because no one heard it downstairs.

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They only caught the last few seconds of it.

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You guys are saying, no, I can't say it again.
Please feel free. Sir.

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I worked very hard and put a lot of time so.

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You can proceed.
Thank you, Kevin.

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I know you guys don't hear it again, but
the public needed to hear it.

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So I'd like to say

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members of the council,
I have lived in the city of Stockton

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almost all my life for the past 17 years.

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I have served the city of Stockton and its residents.

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Now, some of you up
there have served longer than I have,

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but I don't think any of you were elected
by the county, the state or the federal officials.

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I do believe you were elected by the people of Stockton

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with the task of representing them.
And Kevin, that's representing let me say it again, when others

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didn't want me to,
if I'm not mistaken,

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you were
you took when you took office, you were sworn to protect

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the Constitution.
Against both foreign and domestic threats.

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Over the course
of this pandemic, public officials at all levels

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will hold a press conference to announce their latest

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and greatest measures
and mandates that they're going to keep us safer.

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Remember, it was just two weeks to flatten the curve.

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I don't know about you, but it's been a very long two weeks.

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And the curve still isn't flat.
The problem is almost all of our policies

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and measures are at the expense of our freedoms.

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I feel that is your duty as elected representatives

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to protect our constitutional rights
and freedoms, as you have sworn, an oath to do so.

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With that, please do not act upon and force
policies announced at the podium of a press conference

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that have not been verified to be constitutionally legal.

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Please do not sacrifice our freedoms and rights

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for the illusion of safety and security. Thank you.

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Thank you.
Thank you.

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Martin Cisneros.

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And David Mark.
Recent unanimous

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my name is Mason Janowitz.
I've lived in Stockton for 16 years.

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I spoke to the council on May 25th 2021

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about the trap, neuter and Return or TNR program,

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the only humane and effective approach for community cats.

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This program allows Stockton residents to bring feral cats

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to animal services on designated days, and the cats

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will be neutered, ere clipped and vaccinated for rabies,

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then picked up by the resident and released back

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into the same neighborhood.
Justin from Animal

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Services called me the day after speaking to you.

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The TNR program was back in operation for about two months.

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I'm here again
because the TNR program has been on hold for the past

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six weeks.
I know this because we were turned away

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after bringing feral cats to animal services

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on the designated days
that were provided by phone the day before.

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Many members of our community are trying to utilize this

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TNR program to help our community cats.

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People are waiting in
line at the shelter before 5 a.m.

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on the designated days because the shelter

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will only take ten to 20 cats per designated day.

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The citizens of Stockton are compassionate

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and the city of Stockton needs to reactivate this TNR program

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for our community.
Cats as I said before, a female cat can become pregnant

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as young as six weeks of age and go on to have two or

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three litters a year.
In seven years, a single female cat and their kittens can

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produce 420,000 more cats.

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That number is noted on Web M.D.

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This is the time of the year that female cats are in heat.

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We need to keep this program available for our community.

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Cats.
TNR stabilizes cat populations by stopping the breeding cycle.

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TNR improves cats lives, relieving them of

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constant stresses of mating and pregnancy benefits.

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Health
by vaccinating them against rabies, TNR stops disruptive

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mating behaviors like yelling, spraying, roaming and fighting

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so cats and people can coexist peacefully.

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Lastly, TNR saves taxpayers money by reducing shelter intake

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shelter, euthanasia, and calls of concern to animal control.

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Our community cats,
our community feral cats are sweet, loving creatures.

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I know this because I personally have two feral cats

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now as indoor pets.

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Please, Mr Mayor and council are feral cats and need your help.

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Please reinstate the trap neuter and return program

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so our community cats can get the help

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they so desperately need. Thank you.

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Thank you.
Martin.
This is the nerve.

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Martens

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Smarten.

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Good evening, everyone.
Thank you for allowing me to come and speak

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before you guys today.
I also, too, am here to speak against 15.1.

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The city manager isn't responsible

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to the people to to do his job the way we want him to.

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You guys are.
We chose you guys.
We elected you guys into your positions

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as your constituents.
There are things that we ask.

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We don't even want you guys voting for the way

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you think you should vote, right?
It's the way we want you to vote.

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And so I'm hoping that when you take this into consideration

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that the multitude of you guys talking about the way

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the money should be spent or the things that we should do

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far outweigh anything that one person can think for themselves.

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No matter how great they are.
Power in any one man's hands is always a bad way.

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Right.
And so I'm hoping that when we come to you

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with these things and we tell you the above,

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we voice our opinion about the things we want,

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even looking at the way that some of the money has been

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potentially dispersed or allotted,
we hope that you guys see that there is

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greater needs in other places that we should have attended to.

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And so I just want to come in and say we vote against the 15.

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I hope that you guys voted
against the 15.1 to give this all the money

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in the power of the city manager's hands.

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Hold it in yours as people of who are your constituents

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that you guys take our thoughts and our opinions

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into consideration
when you guys decide what to do with the money. Thank you.

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Thank you.
Kathleen Koch person followed by Richard Leonard

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in racer Cruz.

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County on composing.
I've been a community member for 63 years.

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You know what I don't really like. This

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American.

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Rescue plan but I do like the city manager

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having control over it I do like that

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only thing is is

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there's a $3.2 million

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incentives listed for city employees

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does that and does essential mean all 1400 and 41 city

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employees are city employees vaccinated

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is there any money for more clerks.

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So I am thinking this money is for employees

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with program like clean city initiatives and stuff like that

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millions for equipment and homeless encampment

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cleanups and my friends are happy eating way

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they want more they want more.

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And I'm getting disgusted because we've given and given

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and given OK and I prayed and prayed and prayed for them.

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All right.
Now we got a little money for some mental illness help

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and we got a little money for ot

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take your time, sir, with that money.

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You hear me?
Yes. Don't give it all to your employees either.

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They they get enough they get plenty.
Believe that I appreciate their work

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and all of that, but they do get every other bright

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air and carbon footprints and stuff like that.

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And they got unions
and they're getting the same stimulus

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that's going around to all these other people.

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They get it.
So I'm not being mean to you employees.

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Just telling you like it is homeless.

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We could only do so much.

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I'm very tired.
Extremely tired.

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I went to McDonald's two mornings in a row to get coffee

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as this big lumberjack is.
So be out there with this.

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You'd think I was bad.
He was worse, swinging and at people cussing people out

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think because they wouldn't give him money.

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He gets out of the homeless shelter, they go begging,

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and that's OK.
But none of us want to see that kind of stuff.

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None of us want to see that.
We only want to tell you what we need.

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What we need. There's never enough for anything.

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Never enough, never enough.
Why can't we make do with what we do have and be happy?

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And thank God we got 39 million right now.

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We got 39 more to cut and we're going to spend it right?

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Don't give it to the city council.
It's too complicated for them.

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Don't let them tell you what we need and then you do it.

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That's how I see it. City Manager.

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And you too, Mr. Mayor.
You're the mayor for some reason.

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So I figure even though
we're not a strong mayor, we're still a mayor manager.

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City manager, city.
So I want to see you guys work on it.

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Screw the county.
They've been screwing us for a long time.

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Thank you.
Thank you, Mr.

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Poussin.
Richard Leonard, followed by race.

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And Cruz and Annette Sanchez.

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Richard Leonard.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

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My name is Richard Lynch.
I'm a new member of the community.

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I've lived in 20 countries but now I'm living here in Stockton.

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I work with two, and I'm Stockton carers,

00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:18.240
and I've been helping to

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clean up some of the messages
that have been made by the complicated situation that

00:27:26.624 --> 00:27:28.624
the homeless find themselves in.

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And I have an idea.

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I live in a mobile home

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and I know that there are a lot of working poor that live

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in mobile homes that I see them moving from place to place,

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getting asked to move from here, to go to there

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and not having any resources and that sort of thing.

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I would like to
suggest that vacant, some vacant land in this community

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be designated as a

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space for the working poor who live in mobile homes,

00:28:03.985 --> 00:28:05.985
that they be provided with basic services

00:28:07.985 --> 00:28:09.985
such as could be like they have solar trailers

00:28:11.705 --> 00:28:13.705
that could provide people with electricity, water

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tanks for basic hygiene,

00:28:18.545 --> 00:28:20.545
and uh,

00:28:21.185 --> 00:28:23.185
I'm trying to think of what else, but

00:28:23.265 --> 00:28:25.265
just and also just in general safe parking,

00:28:26.265 --> 00:28:28.265
because there's times when you're

00:28:28.665 --> 00:28:31.145
when if you're parked on the street,
you don't know what's going to happen.

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There's people
at different levels of homelessness and desperation.

00:28:35.745 --> 00:28:37.745
So I just wanted to put forward this idea that maybe we could

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I see vacant lots everywhere I go within the city and maybe

00:28:43.505 --> 00:28:45.505
there could be space designated for people like myself.

00:28:48.585 --> 00:28:50.785
Who could be safe.
I've seen terrible, terrible things since I've been here

00:28:54.466 --> 00:28:57.226
that I haven't seen anywhere in the world.
Like, I saw a camp where someone was just out

00:28:59.346 --> 00:29:01.346
there, made a little fire and tried to cook a cat to eat,

00:29:03.546 --> 00:29:04.786
you know?
I mean, so there's there's things going on that we need to,

00:29:07.506 --> 00:29:10.660
you know, luckily, I'm not facing that.
But, you know, I'm saying

00:29:11.226 --> 00:29:13.226
I if the the working poor are sliding

00:29:15.660 --> 00:29:17.660
into those types of situations, if we don't help them.

00:29:18.426 --> 00:29:20.426
And so I just like to

00:29:20.786 --> 00:29:22.786
suggest that that may be a way to help them.

00:29:23.706 --> 00:29:25.706
I would like to, uh,

00:29:26.786 --> 00:29:29.506
excuse me. 15.1.
I'd like to ask that you I post I'm saying that I oppose this

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because I would like to see the funding

00:29:37.866 --> 00:29:40.746
designated to groups
who are working directly with the people

00:29:42.546 --> 00:29:44.546
who have knowledge of the current situation.

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And that's basically what I have said.

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I'm sorry that I'm not very good public speaker, but please

00:29:53.826 --> 00:29:56.106
consider my ideas
and my telephone numbers on that card that I gave you guys.

00:29:59.106 --> 00:30:01.106
If anybody wants to talk to me further, please feel free.

00:30:01.867 --> 00:30:03.867
Thanks for your time.

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Please.
Thank you.
Eliza Cruise followed by Annette Sanchez

00:30:08.707 --> 00:30:10.707
and Jose Nuno brings

00:30:19.387 --> 00:30:21.387
hello

00:30:23.387 --> 00:30:24.827
hello.
My name is very sad.

00:30:25.507 --> 00:30:27.507
My name is Raissa DeLeon.

00:30:28.587 --> 00:30:30.627
I haven't changed yet.
I saw this in Rosa Cruz due to the paperwork,

00:30:32.867 --> 00:30:34.867
but I am here also

00:30:36.107 --> 00:30:38.107
voting no against 15

00:30:38.147 --> 00:30:40.147
or one reason why is because we need those fundings.

00:30:42.947 --> 00:30:44.947
So, you know, you're looking at someone.

00:30:45.547 --> 00:30:47.547
15 years ago, I was one of those homeless, insane drug

00:30:49.507 --> 00:30:51.507
addict, criminal activities, you name it.

00:30:52.667 --> 00:30:54.667
Today, 15 years later,

00:30:56.307 --> 00:30:58.307
by the grace of God, he put a person in my life

00:30:59.587 --> 00:31:01.587
that advocated for me

00:31:02.907 --> 00:31:04.907
and took the time, cared for me,

00:31:06.627 --> 00:31:08.627
and showed me the love that I never knew,

00:31:09.908 --> 00:31:11.908
trusted me and gave me the trust that I never know.

00:31:13.268 --> 00:31:15.268
And today I advocate for the homeless.

00:31:16.508 --> 00:31:18.508
Today I have

00:31:19.348 --> 00:31:21.348
two Feibel one C threes in which one of them was the father's

00:31:22.988 --> 00:31:24.988
heart, in which in 2013 I with with my own pocket money

00:31:29.908 --> 00:31:31.908
managed to have a thrift store that provided the income

00:31:34.708 --> 00:31:36.708
for the man's home that's out of the father's heart house.

00:31:39.308 --> 00:31:41.308
I sell my housing unit and in 2013

00:31:42.788 --> 00:31:44.788
the city of Stockton blocked Stanislaus and Weber

00:31:47.988 --> 00:31:49.988
blocking the thrift store that was the one

00:31:50.948 --> 00:31:52.948
making the money for the man's home.

00:31:53.868 --> 00:31:55.868
And I cried because I just want to give back I'm I'm

00:31:58.388 --> 00:32:00.388
standing here before you guys to to try to find a solution.

00:32:03.148 --> 00:32:05.148
I am connected with a lot of churches

00:32:05.268 --> 00:32:07.268
that wanted to be part of the solution.

00:32:09.748 --> 00:32:11.748
And there you know there were team up with me

00:32:13.268 --> 00:32:15.268
to get things done where we're doers and

00:32:18.269 --> 00:32:20.269
and so these fundings are needed for for the homeless.

00:32:22.949 --> 00:32:24.949
There's many of us out here that God has raised up

00:32:27.690 --> 00:32:29.690
from being homeless insane in our mind.

00:32:30.309 --> 00:32:32.309
Like I said, if you look me up, you know my record,

00:32:34.909 --> 00:32:36.909
I got it. But

00:32:38.109 --> 00:32:40.109
like I said, a 15 years now,

00:32:41.589 --> 00:32:43.389
my husband and I,
we manage the used to be the Phenix apartment,

00:32:46.189 --> 00:32:48.229
which was all bad.
And now it's it's

00:32:48.549 --> 00:32:50.549
called the Villas, the Amistad apartment complex.

00:32:50.829 --> 00:32:52.829
And we try to help as much as we can to, you know, those

00:32:55.229 --> 00:32:57.229
move them out of the street and you know, as

00:32:58.690 --> 00:33:00.690
as they allow us and we do outreaches and ministries.

00:33:02.269 --> 00:33:04.549
But like I said,
I'm here to vote no on 1501 because these funded

00:33:06.909 --> 00:33:08.909
these funds are needed and there are people like me

00:33:10.989 --> 00:33:12.989
that come I was a homeless person

00:33:14.429 --> 00:33:16.429
out in saint a mine

00:33:16.709 --> 00:33:18.709
for the criminals still have a criminal background

00:33:20.700 --> 00:33:22.700
I've cleaned up a whole bunch

00:33:22.310 --> 00:33:24.310
of the of my background but like I said

00:33:27.310 --> 00:33:29.710
I'm voting no for 15.
No thank. You thank you

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Annette Sanchez.
And that's

00:33:41.950 --> 00:33:43.950
thank you.

00:33:45.990 --> 00:33:47.990
Thank you good evening.

00:33:48.670 --> 00:33:50.670
City of Stockton Council Members.

00:33:50.830 --> 00:33:52.830
Mayor Lincoln. My name is Annette Sanchez.

00:33:53.430 --> 00:33:55.590
I am the C.o.o.
for visionary home builders.

00:33:57.700 --> 00:33:59.700
I'm not here for any particular issue that's on the agenda.

00:34:01.270 --> 00:34:03.270
But just to remind you that visionary homebuilders has been

00:34:04.390 --> 00:34:06.390
in the community for over 35 years,

00:34:07.510 --> 00:34:09.510
our primary business

00:34:10.910 --> 00:34:12.910
that we do is development for low income housing

00:34:14.910 --> 00:34:16.910
we have 3400 units

00:34:18.190 --> 00:34:20.190
throughout San Joaquin Stanislaus.

00:34:21.950 --> 00:34:23.950
We're going into Mashad, Sacramento, Fresno,

00:34:26.791 --> 00:34:28.791
and we take pride in the quality

00:34:29.591 --> 00:34:31.591
of housing that we do for low income.

00:34:32.671 --> 00:34:34.671
We have many people come and that

00:34:36.671 --> 00:34:38.631
want to rent them,
that don't qualify because they're over income,

00:34:40.631 --> 00:34:42.631
because they see how beautiful the properties are.

00:34:44.511 --> 00:34:46.391
With that.
We also have social services because we want to empower

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our tenants that live in our communities.

00:34:53.471 --> 00:34:55.471
Social services such as job development.

00:34:57.671 --> 00:34:59.671
We provide workforce development for our tenants.

00:35:01.351 --> 00:35:03.351
We have preschools in our development.

00:35:06.191 --> 00:35:08.191
We partner with Head Start, Migrant Head Start,

00:35:09.711 --> 00:35:11.711
and we serve over 700 children

00:35:12.631 --> 00:35:14.631
at our preschools and our locations.

00:35:15.791 --> 00:35:18.351
We also have computer labs
for our youth that live in our development.

00:35:19.991 --> 00:35:21.991
So they have after school

00:35:22.831 --> 00:35:24.831
school access to the computers.

00:35:25.271 --> 00:35:27.911
In our computer lab.
We have home visitation programs,

00:35:30.351 --> 00:35:32.351
we have parents programs,

00:35:33.191 --> 00:35:35.191
all kinds of programs that we try to provide

00:35:37.312 --> 00:35:39.312
at our development so that our tenants can move

00:35:42.720 --> 00:35:44.720
from renting to become homeowners someday.

00:35:45.912 --> 00:35:47.912
We're trying to break the cycle of generations of

00:35:49.192 --> 00:35:51.192
of being renters

00:35:51.512 --> 00:35:53.392
with that.
We also have staff that is HUD certified,

00:35:56.432 --> 00:35:58.432
that does housing counseling for our tenants

00:36:01.632 --> 00:36:03.712
through this pandemic.
We've had a number of tenants that have struggled

00:36:05.712 --> 00:36:07.712
to pay their rent, even though it is low rent that they pay.

00:36:10.872 --> 00:36:13.552
They had to make a decision.
Either it was groceries or it was to pay the rent.

00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:18.320
With that, we are HUD counselors have provided

00:36:19.632 --> 00:36:21.632
some counseling for them as well.

00:36:23.352 --> 00:36:25.352
I introduce you, my

00:36:27.112 --> 00:36:29.112
staff that will talk about our housing counseling program.

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Thank you for your time.
And remember, visionary homebuilders

00:36:40.730 --> 00:36:42.730
thank you.
Jose Nuno, followed by Kim Kelso and Angela Mae.

00:36:46.473 --> 00:36:48.473
Good evening, mayor lincoln, vice mayor, council members.

00:36:50.233 --> 00:36:52.473
My name is jose antonio.
I'm the vice president of program and services

00:36:53.353 --> 00:36:56.153
i visionary homebuilders
as my colleague

00:36:56.233 --> 00:36:58.233
Annette Sanchez, chief operating officer mentioned,

00:36:58.633 --> 00:37:00.633
we have been really hit hard in our community with COVID

00:37:01.913 --> 00:37:03.913
but right away in March of 2020

00:37:04.153 --> 00:37:06.153
and we haven't come up with giving update

00:37:06.233 --> 00:37:08.233
we quickly had a dab from an in-person

00:37:09.793 --> 00:37:11.793
agency providing services to quickly be a telephone

00:37:14.330 --> 00:37:16.330
virtual counseling platform within a couple of weeks

00:37:17.473 --> 00:37:19.473
we created the curriculum and was quickly helping our

00:37:21.313 --> 00:37:23.513
citizens of
Stockton be able to get assistance quickly

00:37:25.793 --> 00:37:27.793
with their situation having to do with housing find your rental

00:37:30.233 --> 00:37:32.233
properties and quickly we were able to assist them

00:37:33.993 --> 00:37:35.993
to get to a better place since then, a lot of the people

00:37:36.833 --> 00:37:38.833
are coming to us are looking for housing, specifically rental.

00:37:40.193 --> 00:37:42.193
As you all know
right now, it's really hard to find the rental units.

00:37:43.873 --> 00:37:45.873
More importantly, they don't find an affordable rental unit.

00:37:46.673 --> 00:37:48.673
So through our agency we help people learn how to do a.

00:37:49.954 --> 00:37:51.914
Good spending. Plan.
A budget, and also just partnering up

00:37:53.714 --> 00:37:55.714
with other agencies such as a consigliore,

00:37:56.634 --> 00:37:59.434
which, as you all know, through your funding
is able to do rental assistance.

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So it's been a good partnership.
We're here

00:38:02.954 --> 00:38:05.394
and was let you know that as an agency
we have three HUD

00:38:05.394 --> 00:38:07.394
certified housing counselors, including myself,

00:38:07.874 --> 00:38:09.874
and we're serving families every day

00:38:10.674 --> 00:38:12.794
and making a difference.
So with that, thank you for your support.

00:38:14.114 --> 00:38:15.954
And we continue.
To looking forward to. Assist in the city. Thank you.

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Thank you.
Kim Kelso followed by Angela me

00:38:22.340 --> 00:38:24.340
in Cali Mahoney.

00:38:32.234 --> 00:38:34.234
Can help us

00:38:34.354 --> 00:38:36.354
find.

00:38:37.274 --> 00:38:39.274
What you're saying

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thank you.
Hello. Good evening.

00:38:44.954 --> 00:38:46.954
I'd like to address a point that I'm very strongly

00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:51.340
against any mandates for vaccines.

00:38:52.954 --> 00:38:54.954
I just you guys have to be

00:38:55.715 --> 00:38:57.715
please be informed and educated before you make any decisions.

00:38:59.835 --> 00:39:01.835
If you get to that point where you have to

00:39:02.355 --> 00:39:04.355
in order to make an informed, educated decision.

00:39:05.315 --> 00:39:07.675
You must consider the.
Facts that are emerging daily.

00:39:08.915 --> 00:39:11.315
If not hourly in regards
to alternatives to the vaccines, mainly the antibodies.

00:39:14.395 --> 00:39:16.395
Consider the information recently released out of Israel

00:39:18.515 --> 00:39:20.115
in regards
to the antibody studies proving to be much more stronger

00:39:22.395 --> 00:39:24.395
than any vaccine that is out there.

00:39:28.875 --> 00:39:30.755
You also must
look at the UK withdrawing all their vaccine mandates.

00:39:33.115 --> 00:39:35.115
There's got to be reasons why this is happening.

00:39:35.795 --> 00:39:37.795
More recently, somebody in my immediate family

00:39:38.395 --> 00:39:40.395
just received an email yesterday wanting them to participate

00:39:41.595 --> 00:39:43.595
in an antibody study,

00:39:43.995 --> 00:39:45.995
and it's Kaiser Kaiser is just now starting to do this.

00:39:46.795 --> 00:39:48.795
I don't know why it hasn't been being done for the last year,

00:39:49.755 --> 00:39:51.755
but I think we all know why hasn't been being done

00:39:53.395 --> 00:39:54.835
anyhow.
So before you make an educated decision, please.

00:39:57.355 --> 00:39:59.355
Evaluate and really look at the facts, just the facts.

00:40:01.476 --> 00:40:03.476
I would really greatly appreciate it

00:40:03.516 --> 00:40:05.516
because we do not need any vaccine mandates.

00:40:06.360 --> 00:40:08.360
It's just not going to do any good spreading everybody out

00:40:10.356 --> 00:40:12.356
thank you.

00:40:13.716 --> 00:40:16.316
Thank you, Angela me.
Followed by Kaylee Mahoney and Caitlin Godwin.

00:40:18.836 --> 00:40:20.836
Angela

00:40:26.476 --> 00:40:28.156
good evening.
It has been a long time since I've actually been here.

00:40:31.760 --> 00:40:33.676
Beginning at the door of this very building.
Until today, I had not been permitted

00:40:34.116 --> 00:40:36.116
in the building even to pay my own water bill

00:40:37.876 --> 00:40:40.396
due to medical conditions,
disabilities, and limitations of my own health.

00:40:43.196 --> 00:40:45.196
I have been prohibited from

00:40:45.596 --> 00:40:47.596
seeking assistance here in this very building

00:40:49.356 --> 00:40:51.356
measures which have exuded panic and fear

00:40:52.396 --> 00:40:54.396
rather than confidence and constitutionality.

00:40:56.196 --> 00:40:58.196
Denied my constitutional rights.

00:40:58.356 --> 00:41:00.356
You will swore to protect when you swore the oath

00:41:01.996 --> 00:41:03.996
not just on a Bible, but with your right hand.

00:41:05.276 --> 00:41:07.276
And each time you come here,

00:41:08.197 --> 00:41:10.757
you hold your right hand over your heart.
And you swear allegiance to the flag.

00:41:12.997 --> 00:41:14.997
This, to me, has been a slap in the face.

00:41:18.437 --> 00:41:21.437
Because the voluntary consent
is utmost required for every person.

00:41:23.957 --> 00:41:26.957
The mask that you wear on your face.
Not everybody can wear

00:41:28.117 --> 00:41:30.117
for their reasons, personal are their own,

00:41:31.637 --> 00:41:34.637
and are not required to be disclosed to you
or anybody checking them at the door.

00:41:37.237 --> 00:41:38.757
There is
cases Missouri of nearly of 2013.

00:41:41.157 --> 00:41:43.157
The court has never retreated from its recognition

00:41:43.277 --> 00:41:45.277
that any compelled intrusion into the human body implicates

00:41:46.357 --> 00:41:48.357
significant constitutionally protected privacy interest,

00:41:50.317 --> 00:41:52.317
and especially Marbury versus Madison,

00:41:53.717 --> 00:41:55.717
where under judicial review, anything found to be repugnant

00:41:56.517 --> 00:41:58.517
to the Constitution, it shall be ruled unconstitutional.

00:41:59.317 --> 00:42:00.997
But we shouldn't
have to have you file anything for judicial review.

00:42:03.277 --> 00:42:05.357
We should be able to depend
on each of your individual consciences

00:42:07.397 --> 00:42:09.397
to that oath you took when you took office,

00:42:09.997 --> 00:42:11.997
not just to represent those that you agree with,

00:42:12.557 --> 00:42:14.357
the ones that you don't
understand, the arguments that may be different than yours

00:42:16.478 --> 00:42:18.478
but the ones that of all things

00:42:19.958 --> 00:42:21.958
differ from not just the values you were raised with,

00:42:22.918 --> 00:42:24.918
but the ones my forefathers and your fathers fought for.

00:42:27.358 --> 00:42:29.358
And as we all know, this last Saturday,

00:42:30.518 --> 00:42:32.518
we fought to memorialize those

00:42:32.558 --> 00:42:34.558
who have fallen for those very rights

00:42:36.278 --> 00:42:38.278
from my home and the veteran at home

00:42:39.798 --> 00:42:41.798
to the veterans here and to the veterans across this nation.

00:42:43.518 --> 00:42:46.438
This type of treatment is unconstitutional.
On its face.

00:42:46.798 --> 00:42:48.798
And so rather than acquiescing

00:42:49.398 --> 00:42:51.678
and giving in to everybody
saying I should do something because they tell me to

00:42:53.758 --> 00:42:55.758
with all due respect, I have been asked and demanded

00:42:56.598 --> 00:42:58.598
to do things for other people's sense of safety

00:42:59.718 --> 00:43:01.718
where it would violate my rights.

00:43:01.838 --> 00:43:03.838
And yes, my rights do matter.

00:43:04.380 --> 00:43:06.380
Your fear does not get to dictate my rights.

00:43:07.678 --> 00:43:09.678
Likewise, I am not allowed to be afraid and infringe on yours.

00:43:12.998 --> 00:43:14.998
So respectfully, I would ask that

00:43:15.878 --> 00:43:17.878
this body start thinking about the city members across the city

00:43:20.790 --> 00:43:22.790
and start enforcing the businesses to equally stop

00:43:24.439 --> 00:43:26.199
infringing on
the rights of the citizenry and those that visit our city.

00:43:28.199 --> 00:43:30.199
Infringement is never OK and it is always segregation

00:43:32.479 --> 00:43:35.319
and a violation of the 14th Amendment.
Thank you.

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Our next speaker is Kailey Mahoney, followed

00:43:39.790 --> 00:43:41.790
by Caitlin Goldman.

00:43:52.239 --> 00:43:54.239
OK, I'm sorry, I'm second

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Good evening.
City Council

00:44:00.119 --> 00:44:02.119
um, I was at the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

00:44:04.439 --> 00:44:06.519
meeting this morning.
I don't know if any of you were there, but as you are aware,

00:44:09.390 --> 00:44:11.390
we proposed a resolution to ban vaccine mandates in our county.

00:44:12.959 --> 00:44:14.959
And I wanted to read you what I said to them and

00:44:17.199 --> 00:44:19.199
multiple of the county supervisors,

00:44:19.239 --> 00:44:22.390
including Tom Patty and Robert
Rickman and Chuck Lynn, are all in support of that.

00:44:23.199 --> 00:44:25.199
So I wanted to read this.

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We are living in a pivotal time in history.

00:44:28.240 --> 00:44:30.240
One that demands we watch and keep accountable

00:44:30.280 --> 00:44:32.280
those who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, protect it,

00:44:33.400 --> 00:44:35.400
and ensure people's rights to remain their own.

00:44:36.400 --> 00:44:38.640
We have watched the nation
manipulated into fear due to tyrannical

00:44:41.120 --> 00:44:43.120
mandates and unconstitutional orders,

00:44:43.600 --> 00:44:45.600
all in the name of public health and safety that is determined

00:44:46.320 --> 00:44:48.320
through cherry picked and backed by big pharma science.

00:44:49.840 --> 00:44:51.840
We have completely abandoned the Constitution

00:44:52.320 --> 00:44:54.320
and have chosen to ignore the very principles

00:44:54.480 --> 00:44:56.480
this nation was founded on, which is freedom

00:44:58.240 --> 00:45:01.160
The proposal that we read this morning to
the SJC boss is in support of blocking the vaccine mandate.

00:45:04.720 --> 00:45:06.280
It was created
with all constituents of our county in mind

00:45:07.280 --> 00:45:09.280
and still allows for everyone to have bodily autonomy.

00:45:10.120 --> 00:45:12.120
We are not anti-vax, as the media tells you.

00:45:12.960 --> 00:45:14.720
We are.
We are anti mandate and pro informed consent.

00:45:16.720 --> 00:45:18.720
We are asking that you honor our right to choose

00:45:18.760 --> 00:45:20.760
what to inject into our bodies.

00:45:20.840 --> 00:45:22.840
We are asking you to understand the side of history

00:45:23.120 --> 00:45:25.640
that you will be on if you choose
to enforce vaccine mandates in this city.

00:45:27.640 --> 00:45:29.640
I have a few questions for you all to ponder.

00:45:30.560 --> 00:45:33.360
Ones that Dr.
Maggie Parks was not able to answer this morning,

00:45:34.361 --> 00:45:37.321
which should tell you a few things.
The PCR test has been proven to be inaccurate by the CDC.

00:45:39.761 --> 00:45:42.561
How are we testing for new variants?
When do the boosters stop?

00:45:43.841 --> 00:45:45.841
Number two, there are over 200 million Americans

00:45:46.481 --> 00:45:48.481
who are vaccinated, and daily cases right now are 300%

00:45:49.881 --> 00:45:52.521
higher than they were a year ago
when there were zero people vaccinated.

00:45:53.921 --> 00:45:55.921
Can somebody please explain this to me?

00:45:57.241 --> 00:45:59.961
If you have Ebola,
hepatitis shingles, mersa meningitis, conjunctivitis,

00:46:02.841 --> 00:46:04.841
strep throat, measles, mumps, pertussis,

00:46:04.881 --> 00:46:06.881
tuberculosis, chickenpox, et cetera, you may still travel.

00:46:07.841 --> 00:46:10.100
Go to work.
Go to school.
Go to a restaurant. Go to the gym.

00:46:10.441 --> 00:46:13.201
Go to the store, theater or a concert.
Can you explain why we're targeting just COVID?

00:46:15.681 --> 00:46:18.481
If we are so concerned about health,
why aren't we mandating no smoking?

00:46:19.361 --> 00:46:21.361
This accounts for more than 480,000 deaths in the U.S.

00:46:22.721 --> 00:46:25.201
every year.
If we are so concerned about health,

00:46:25.961 --> 00:46:28.161
why aren't we using the budget
to educate and provide subsidies for our communities

00:46:30.201 --> 00:46:33.810
about the proven benefits of eating
only whole organic and clean foods?

00:46:34.961 --> 00:46:36.961
And supporting our local farmers?

00:46:37.321 --> 00:46:39.561
I'll help you with the answer.
The solutions to all of the above would decimate Big Pharma.

00:46:42.282 --> 00:46:44.362
We are asking the people
who profit off of us being sick to give us the solutions.

00:46:47.242 --> 00:46:48.722
It's time
we start taking responsibility for our own health decisions,

00:46:51.202 --> 00:46:53.722
while also understanding the root
of why so many of us are sick.

00:46:54.762 --> 00:46:57.402
Thank you for listening and I hope you
sincerely consider our request.

00:46:58.762 --> 00:47:01.642
God bless.
Thank you.
In our last speaker is Miss Caitlin Golden.

00:47:10.842 --> 00:47:13.442
Hello, City Council members.
Good evening.

00:47:13.802 --> 00:47:16.820
I'm going to read to you
the resolution that was presented to the Board

00:47:16.962 --> 00:47:19.162
of Supervisors this morning
because I don't recall seeing any of you there.

00:47:19.962 --> 00:47:21.962
So just to have it submitted for the record,

00:47:22.722 --> 00:47:24.722
a resolution prohibiting the use of vaccine passports

00:47:25.962 --> 00:47:27.962
by any smoking county office, board or agent

00:47:30.420 --> 00:47:32.420
whereas an individual's COVID19 vaccination status

00:47:33.442 --> 00:47:35.442
and records are protected health information

00:47:36.282 --> 00:47:38.282
and should not be shared by mandate.

00:47:38.722 --> 00:47:40.722
And. Whereas, COVID19 vaccine passports should reduce

00:47:42.820 --> 00:47:44.820
individual freedom and sacrifice patient privacy.

00:47:45.802 --> 00:47:47.802
And. Whereas, no free government should ever compelled

00:47:49.363 --> 00:47:51.363
disclosure of protected health information.

00:47:52.643 --> 00:47:55.523
And. Whereas, the vaccine passports
would create a division

00:47:55.603 --> 00:47:58.483
among our populace and violate
the fundamental American principle

00:48:00.830 --> 00:48:02.830
that all people are created equal

00:48:02.443 --> 00:48:04.443
by establishing two classes of citizens

00:48:05.283 --> 00:48:07.283
vaccinated and unvaccinated that are treated differently

00:48:09.283 --> 00:48:11.283
and whereas the vaccine passports

00:48:11.443 --> 00:48:13.483
would further erode
public trust and violates

00:48:14.203 --> 00:48:16.203
the basic dignity of each American citizen.

00:48:17.243 --> 00:48:20.300
And. Whereas, this type of government
interference further divides a divided nation.

00:48:22.363 --> 00:48:24.300
And. Whereas,
a vaccine passport would become the next generation of a

00:48:26.163 --> 00:48:28.163
show me your papers totalitarian regime

00:48:30.523 --> 00:48:32.523
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the San Joaquin

00:48:32.923 --> 00:48:35.643
County Board of Supervisors
does hereby prohibit the use of vaccine passports

00:48:37.763 --> 00:48:39.763
by any county office board or agent.

00:48:40.723 --> 00:48:43.203
And be it further resolved that
the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

00:48:44.323 --> 00:48:46.323
strongly discourages the use of vaccine passports

00:48:47.563 --> 00:48:49.563
by any other agency or business within the county.

00:48:51.363 --> 00:48:53.363
Everyone should be free to choose whether or not

00:48:53.524 --> 00:48:55.524
to receive the COVID19 vaccinations and or boosters,

00:48:56.884 --> 00:48:58.404
and no one
should be discriminated against in any way

00:48:59.724 --> 00:49:01.724
for the personal medical decisions that they make.

00:49:02.684 --> 00:49:04.684
So this was presented it is supported by many

00:49:05.884 --> 00:49:07.884
of the San Joaquin County residents.

00:49:07.924 --> 00:49:10.404
We asked for it to go to a vote,
and we are paying attention to how everybody votes on it.

00:49:12.924 --> 00:49:14.924
Thank you.

00:49:15.964 --> 00:49:17.964
Thank you.

00:49:18.764 --> 00:49:20.764
That concludes our public comment

00:49:25.244 --> 00:49:26.764
Thank you.
Agenda Item 12 Content Agenda.

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Are there any items that the City Council
would like to pull at this time? 12.3

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we've deferred the remainder.

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Second City Clerk.

00:49:43.404 --> 00:49:45.404
Roll Call Vote, please.

00:49:48.644 --> 00:49:51.644
Request Council members, go back.
Did you have comment?

00:49:52.524 --> 00:49:55.324
These not worked in the night.
Councilmember Walmsley is

00:49:56.884 --> 00:49:59.404
you OK?
Yes. Yes.

00:49:59.404 --> 00:50:01.404
Councilmember Joe Breck, is this councilmember right? Yes.

00:50:04.485 --> 00:50:06.485
Councilmember Yes.

00:50:06.805 --> 00:50:08.805
Councilmember Lenz. Yes.

00:50:10.165 --> 00:50:12.165
Councilmember Walmsley.

00:50:12.245 --> 00:50:14.245
Yes. Vice Mayor Fugazi. Yes.

00:50:15.165 --> 00:50:18.450
Mayor Lincoln. Yes.
Motion passes. 70.

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Thank you.
Agenda item 12.3.

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Pulled by Councilmember. Right.
Councilmember. Right. Yes. Thank you.

00:50:26.325 --> 00:50:28.325
I took a look at the agreement.

00:50:29.925 --> 00:50:31.925
Title 16 is obviously pretty expansive.

00:50:34.445 --> 00:50:36.445
It covers our entire development code.

00:50:37.485 --> 00:50:39.485
So when I looked at the contract as it was

00:50:40.805 --> 00:50:42.805
drawn up, I'll be honest, it looked very similar

00:50:44.450 --> 00:50:45.765
to the contract.
We drew up and the type of activities

00:50:47.125 --> 00:50:49.125
that we did when we did our general plan.

00:50:49.605 --> 00:50:51.605
So what's the difference

00:50:53.525 --> 00:50:56.125
So the
difference between
the development code and the general plan, obviously,

00:50:57.285 --> 00:50:59.285
is the development code implements the general plan.

00:51:01.125 --> 00:51:03.125
Therefore,

00:51:03.165 --> 00:51:05.165
this development code update will pretty much overhaul

00:51:07.446 --> 00:51:09.446
the entire development code to align with the general plan.

00:51:11.406 --> 00:51:13.406
So we haven't done a comprehensive

00:51:13.926 --> 00:51:15.926
update for the development code since 2004.

00:51:17.286 --> 00:51:19.286
There's been two general plans that have been adopted since

00:51:21.886 --> 00:51:23.886
since that adoption of the original development code.

00:51:26.486 --> 00:51:29.860
There's been a lot of things that have happened
during that time where patches have been made to the code.

00:51:31.766 --> 00:51:33.726
There's been adoption
of language that has unintentionally

00:51:36.486 --> 00:51:39.406
created conflict within this code.
So what happens?

00:51:39.846 --> 00:51:41.846
A lot of times staff tends to take a lot of time

00:51:43.126 --> 00:51:45.126
in interpretation, trying to figure out,

00:51:46.286 --> 00:51:48.286
you know, what what this what this code is saying.

00:51:48.966 --> 00:51:50.966
So this comprehensive update will align the general plan

00:51:53.166 --> 00:51:55.166
will streamline

00:51:55.726 --> 00:51:58.246
our services
and will actually make a better graphically user friendly code

00:52:02.846 --> 00:52:05.806
OK, so
I get that.

00:52:06.406 --> 00:52:08.406
OK, but what I don't get is why the duplication of effort

00:52:09.966 --> 00:52:11.966
on things like public meetings and our outreach

00:52:13.326 --> 00:52:15.326
to the general community, as you know, that's been done right.

00:52:18.167 --> 00:52:20.167
We did that when we redid the general plan

00:52:21.607 --> 00:52:23.607
So it seems to me that this is more of a visual

00:52:24.967 --> 00:52:26.967
and research based cleanup task, for want of a better term.

00:52:30.767 --> 00:52:33.470
Correct. OK.
And just

00:52:34.607 --> 00:52:37.367
if you don't mind, the
the public outreach

00:52:37.527 --> 00:52:39.527
will need to be done because it's an ordinance.

00:52:39.607 --> 00:52:41.607
And so we'll need to get public input.

00:52:42.167 --> 00:52:44.167
As far as

00:52:45.700 --> 00:52:46.967
alignment.
And also, we also want to get input from our Planning

00:52:50.527 --> 00:52:52.527
Commission and Cultural Heritage Board and other members

00:52:54.647 --> 00:52:56.647
to make sure that the public it's a transparent process.

00:52:59.647 --> 00:53:01.327
I understand.
But they all they provided that input as well.

00:53:03.407 --> 00:53:05.687
When we redid the general plan.
I'm just

00:53:05.687 --> 00:53:07.687
I just want to be certain that we're we're not

00:53:09.470 --> 00:53:11.470
slowing this down any more than we have to

00:53:11.870 --> 00:53:13.870
and not spending any more money than we have to.

00:53:13.327 --> 00:53:15.527
No, this is an
entirely different effort than the general plan that

00:53:17.567 --> 00:53:19.567
what we're doing now is just taking the information

00:53:19.767 --> 00:53:21.767
from the general plan and making sure that this code

00:53:22.448 --> 00:53:25.128
is in alignment with it.
So there is no new

00:53:28.128 --> 00:53:30.128
discussions about the general plan.

00:53:30.328 --> 00:53:32.728
It's all about the general,
the development code, and how that general plan

00:53:34.568 --> 00:53:37.448
will be implemented through this code. Perfect.
Because that was my fear

00:53:37.488 --> 00:53:39.488
that that somehow this is going to create

00:53:41.168 --> 00:53:44.128
a whole new hornet's nest.
No, it's just the public input will be about the code itself.

00:53:47.368 --> 00:53:50.288
And the in the user friendliness of it
and how it aligns with the general plan. OK.

00:53:53.128 --> 00:53:55.728
And it looks like there's another comment.
So thank you, Vice Premier for Ghazi

00:53:57.608 --> 00:53:59.880
Thank you.
And speaking of the money, we received a leap grant

00:54:01.888 --> 00:54:03.888
that will pay for the 271,370.

00:54:06.248 --> 00:54:08.128
Dollars.
That we're requesting this evening.

00:54:08.768 --> 00:54:10.768
Yes, there will be two grants that will be

00:54:10.928 --> 00:54:12.928
we will be reimbursed for and it'll, it'll pay for just

00:54:14.880 --> 00:54:16.880
over 70% of the entire effort.

00:54:17.128 --> 00:54:19.128
OK, because I also saw the Building Homes and Jobs Act,

00:54:20.768 --> 00:54:22.768
the SB two for $625,000 as well.

00:54:25.688 --> 00:54:27.688
Well out of this out of this payment for the SB

00:54:28.969 --> 00:54:31.609
two will be 50,000.
OK, so, so this isn't coming out of our.

00:54:34.929 --> 00:54:36.969
Well I'm trying to think
where the funds are but our general fund

00:54:37.929 --> 00:54:39.929
this is coming out of money that we have been awarded

00:54:41.649 --> 00:54:44.329
through grant process.
70% of over 70% of.

00:54:44.969 --> 00:54:46.969
OK thank you.

00:54:49.129 --> 00:54:50.529
Then either
no further comments the motion to approve or moved to approve.

00:54:52.969 --> 00:54:54.969
Second City Clerk roll call vote please.

00:54:56.409 --> 00:54:58.409
Councilmember Joe Brack. Yes.

00:54:58.489 --> 00:55:01.900
Councilmember. Right. Yes.
Councilmember Canavan. Yes. Councilmember Lenz.

00:55:02.489 --> 00:55:04.489
Yes. Councilmember Wamsley.

00:55:04.729 --> 00:55:06.729
Yes. Vice Mayor Fugazi. Yes.

00:55:07.129 --> 00:55:08.889
Mayor Lincoln.
Yes. Motion passes 70. Thank you,

00:55:12.169 --> 00:55:15.129
Councilman Moore.
Warmly at any time.
If you have any comments, just feel free to to chime in.

00:55:18.609 --> 00:55:20.329
Thank you.
Moving on to our agenda, item 13 administrative matters.

00:55:22.209 --> 00:55:25.129
There are none.
So we'll proceed.
Item 14, unfinished business.

00:55:26.489 --> 00:55:29.449
There are none. So we will proceed.
Item 15.15 point one approved by motion.

00:55:33.249 --> 00:55:35.930
The updated recommendations
for use of the American Rescue Plan.

00:55:36.730 --> 00:55:38.730
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

00:55:40.610 --> 00:55:42.130
Staff.
You have the floor to present

00:55:46.530 --> 00:55:49.500
Good evening.
I'm just going to go over the PowerPoint up here.

00:55:51.770 --> 00:55:54.370
Then I'm going to be seated
and then we'll take

00:55:54.370 --> 00:55:56.370
any questions that you have on each of the items.

00:55:58.650 --> 00:56:00.650
With myself, with the support of staff,

00:56:11.250 --> 00:56:13.370
so in May of
in May of this year,

00:56:15.850 --> 00:56:17.850
we, the city of Stockton submitted

00:56:19.410 --> 00:56:22.250
to receive its allocation of the U.S.
Department of Treasury's Corona Virus,

00:56:24.250 --> 00:56:26.250
Corona Virus State and local fiscal recovery funds

00:56:28.370 --> 00:56:30.370
through the Treasury Department's methodology.

00:56:30.610 --> 00:56:32.610
We have been allocated through

00:56:34.900 --> 00:56:36.900
round one around to about $78 million of funding,

00:56:38.450 --> 00:56:40.450
half of which is 39 million which we have received.

00:56:42.491 --> 00:56:44.491
And the other 39 million will be received sometime on

00:56:46.891 --> 00:56:48.891
or before 12 months after the first disbursement,

00:56:52.211 --> 00:56:55.211
as was done with the state cares funds.
The city had prepared a list of recommended programs

00:56:56.891 --> 00:56:58.891
and categories of need for your review and approval.

00:56:59.491 --> 00:57:01.491
This was a preliminary table that we gave

00:57:01.571 --> 00:57:03.571
you several months ago.

00:57:06.611 --> 00:57:08.611
So as we go through this this evening, it's important

00:57:09.891 --> 00:57:11.891
we're prepared to make any changes to what all we're doing

00:57:13.251 --> 00:57:15.251
as staff to see this making recommendations.

00:57:16.571 --> 00:57:18.531
We're making,
you know, informed, professional,

00:57:20.771 --> 00:57:22.771
researched out recommendations.

00:57:22.971 --> 00:57:24.971
But at the end of the day, we spend this money,

00:57:25.171 --> 00:57:27.171
however, where you decide you want to spend this money.

00:57:28.331 --> 00:57:30.331
So it's not the city manager's money.

00:57:30.611 --> 00:57:32.611
I just have the good fortune and the privilege of doing

00:57:33.971 --> 00:57:35.971
the staff work to support your decision making process.

00:57:37.131 --> 00:57:39.131
So we have staff here ready to basically make changes

00:57:41.651 --> 00:57:43.651
in terms of the table that's in your in your item.

00:57:44.451 --> 00:57:46.451
How about you decide you want to do this tonight?

00:57:46.651 --> 00:57:48.651
And then we look forward to implementing whatever

00:57:50.520 --> 00:57:52.520
you decide upon

00:57:53.492 --> 00:57:55.492
so you have the staff

00:57:56.652 --> 00:57:58.652
report in your book.

00:57:59.332 --> 00:58:01.332
You also have the table, the August 30th table

00:58:03.732 --> 00:58:05.732
that sort of lays it out in a different format.

00:58:08.812 --> 00:58:10.812
So what I'm just going to do is just go through each each

00:58:12.692 --> 00:58:14.692
each category,

00:58:14.772 --> 00:58:16.772
be seated, and then we can go each category by by category.

00:58:19.332 --> 00:58:21.332
Any questions that you might have?

00:58:21.652 --> 00:58:23.972
One out of four categories.
That's the way.

00:58:24.532 --> 00:58:27.520
I would prefer.
It to the
we'll get to do the entire presentation

00:58:28.252 --> 00:58:30.252
and then we'll go category by category

00:58:30.852 --> 00:58:33.920
with any questions of the council.
Absolutely.

00:58:33.920 --> 00:58:35.692
And again, we stand ready
to make any changes that you want to make this evening.

00:58:40.920 --> 00:58:42.920
In terms of COVID mitigation and prevention, that category

00:58:43.492 --> 00:58:45.492
we we're recommending allocating $40,000

00:58:47.772 --> 00:58:49.772
between round one and round two and that's to sort of

00:58:51.252 --> 00:58:53.252
just to sort of replenish some of our

00:58:54.733 --> 00:58:56.733
personal protective equipment, PPE, as well

00:58:58.453 --> 00:59:00.453
for the city in terms of of our workforce,

00:59:01.333 --> 00:59:03.333
as well as looking at possibly doing

00:59:03.853 --> 00:59:05.853
another community distribution of PPE as well.

00:59:08.573 --> 00:59:10.573
We're looking to develop to

00:59:11.453 --> 00:59:13.453
COVID inspired

00:59:16.930 --> 00:59:17.653
open data
dashboards, one to deal with public health.

00:59:19.653 --> 00:59:21.653
The other one, housing and homelessness, which

00:59:22.973 --> 00:59:24.973
during the pandemic up to date,

00:59:26.493 --> 00:59:28.493
it's just having access to that kind of information

00:59:29.530 --> 00:59:31.333
at a local level.
That tells us more specifically about our city,

00:59:34.213 --> 00:59:36.213
the city of Stockton,

00:59:39.613 --> 00:59:41.930
I'm sorry,
let me get this for you.

00:59:45.930 --> 00:59:47.213
So the next category is
community wellbeing

00:59:49.333 --> 00:59:51.333
this is

00:59:52.773 --> 00:59:54.773
this item will seek to establish

00:59:55.413 --> 00:59:57.413
a pilot crisis assistance and family support program.

00:59:59.573 --> 01:00:01.573
They're called different things in different cities.

01:00:02.534 --> 01:00:04.534
The originating concept, we believe, started

01:00:05.414 --> 01:00:07.414
in Eugene, Oregon, with the Cahoots program.

01:00:08.534 --> 01:00:10.534
Other cities have adopted the model, although they

01:00:12.374 --> 01:00:14.374
they've customized a model to fit their community.

01:00:15.540 --> 01:00:17.540
We would do the same thing here.

01:00:19.254 --> 01:00:21.254
You know, it's

01:00:21.614 --> 01:00:23.614
what I'm going to be talking about this evening.

01:00:24.454 --> 01:00:26.454
The way that we would be spending this money once

01:00:26.694 --> 01:00:29.294
all of the decisions are made, would be through
a series of requests for proposals or a series of

01:00:32.334 --> 01:00:34.334
no Nova's notice of funding availability.

01:00:35.540 --> 01:00:37.540
So everything will be competitive and totally open

01:00:38.694 --> 01:00:40.694
to the entire world and the community in the city

01:00:41.214 --> 01:00:43.214
to participate in that process if they're interested.

01:00:43.854 --> 01:00:45.854
So we're not making unilateral decisions in terms of

01:00:47.654 --> 01:00:50.140
of how money is going to get spent.
It's going to be competitive processes across the board

01:00:51.854 --> 01:00:53.854
for a variety of these things and out identify which

01:00:54.734 --> 01:00:56.734
which ones will be that way.

01:01:02.134 --> 01:01:04.894
So again, this, this, this community
wellbeing item is really about crisis intervention

01:01:07.175 --> 01:01:09.175
it's about it's, you know, what, what appears to be the case

01:01:12.375 --> 01:01:14.695
in cities that have
that have adopted is Oakland has adopted a program

01:01:16.535 --> 01:01:18.535
I just recently had a long discussion with a colleague

01:01:19.735 --> 01:01:22.135
who's the city manager of Dallas.
They've just adopted this as well.

01:01:23.895 --> 01:01:25.895
The idea is to take a

01:01:30.695 --> 01:01:32.695
non criminal

01:01:39.375 --> 01:01:41.175
or really non
police calls that go to police

01:01:43.775 --> 01:01:45.775
for things that are really not police oriented

01:01:46.575 --> 01:01:48.575
it's is some sort of crisis that a family is going through.

01:01:50.295 --> 01:01:52.295
Or it could be it could be something that's just non

01:01:55.335 --> 01:01:57.335
justice system related and

01:01:58.535 --> 01:02:00.535
in that generally tends to be about

01:02:01.455 --> 01:02:03.455
ten to 15% of

01:02:03.735 --> 01:02:05.735
of not 11 calls from what I've been able to see.

01:02:07.575 --> 01:02:09.575
So we're proposing to

01:02:10.335 --> 01:02:12.335
develop an RFP

01:02:13.335 --> 01:02:15.335
will take our time in developing an RFP

01:02:16.176 --> 01:02:18.176
we will you know ascertain

01:02:19.776 --> 01:02:22.696
well you know
share what others have done other cities have done

01:02:24.736 --> 01:02:26.736
with these kinds of programs and then through

01:02:28.896 --> 01:02:31.336
outreach and engagement to figure out
what kind of a program do we want to have here in Stockton

01:02:32.976 --> 01:02:34.976
and develop a scope of work issue an RFP and see what we get

01:02:38.376 --> 01:02:40.376
get back to key is this is will be a very,

01:02:41.216 --> 01:02:43.216
very sophisticated, complex kind of a program.

01:02:44.376 --> 01:02:46.376
So any entities submitting proposals on something like this

01:02:47.616 --> 01:02:49.616
will have to truly demonstrate, number one,

01:02:50.960 --> 01:02:52.960
that they have the capability and the capacity

01:02:52.416 --> 01:02:54.416
and the responsibility to be able to do this work,

01:02:55.536 --> 01:02:58.960
because we're going to be handing them
a major responsibility.

01:02:58.776 --> 01:03:01.960
So their competitive process
is going to be very, very critical.

01:03:01.656 --> 01:03:03.656
There'll be an evaluation process and so forth.

01:03:08.696 --> 01:03:10.576
Essential support.
This will be a continuation

01:03:10.856 --> 01:03:12.856
of the program implemented with the state care's funding,

01:03:14.496 --> 01:03:16.496
which was administered by the Economic Development Department,

01:03:18.696 --> 01:03:20.176
the city.
Again, we will issue a no

01:03:20.817 --> 01:03:22.817
for requesting submissions or applications for programs

01:03:24.377 --> 01:03:26.377
that help support households

01:03:26.617 --> 01:03:28.617
who may have barriers accessing health care, support,

01:03:29.377 --> 01:03:31.377
child care, groceries and transportation.

01:03:31.657 --> 01:03:34.657
Those are just several examples.
This, this, this

01:03:36.170 --> 01:03:38.170
no, we will try to get at things that are not mainstream,

01:03:40.537 --> 01:03:42.537
which is what we do every day in terms of supporting

01:03:43.417 --> 01:03:45.857
non-profits throughout the city.
We want to try to get into those areas

01:03:46.497 --> 01:03:48.497
that are not typically or traditionally supported,

01:03:50.570 --> 01:03:52.570
but are needed by households and families throughout the city.

01:03:53.537 --> 01:03:55.537
But that would be another another no for process.

01:03:57.537 --> 01:03:59.537
From a competitiveness standpoint,

01:04:02.817 --> 01:04:04.817
small business

01:04:09.457 --> 01:04:11.457
you know, we're recommending a total round

01:04:12.417 --> 01:04:14.417
one in round two investment of about

01:04:17.497 --> 01:04:19.497
almost $10 million in that category.

01:04:20.137 --> 01:04:22.897
So you can see
what we're proposing is event programing, $2 million

01:04:25.577 --> 01:04:27.577
so what we're thinking about there is

01:04:28.858 --> 01:04:30.858
we've got the Economic Development Strategic Action

01:04:31.338 --> 01:04:33.338
Plan being developed and you'll hear more about that in a

01:04:37.498 --> 01:04:39.498
not the next council meeting, but the following council

01:04:39.978 --> 01:04:42.978
meeting will give you an update on that.
But the idea is how do we activate downtown?

01:04:46.538 --> 01:04:49.218
How do we activate downtown?
So what we're contemplating with this

01:04:51.338 --> 01:04:53.338
is, is to design

01:04:54.738 --> 01:04:56.738
an annual

01:04:58.458 --> 01:05:00.458
sort of a festival extravaganza where we

01:05:02.778 --> 01:05:04.778
over a two day period where we leverage

01:05:05.978 --> 01:05:07.978
our assets, the arena the amphitheater,

01:05:09.178 --> 01:05:11.178
the Bob Hope Theater, in terms of entertainment,

01:05:12.818 --> 01:05:14.818
as well as celebrating the

01:05:16.818 --> 01:05:18.818
the farm to fork

01:05:23.178 --> 01:05:25.178
advantages of being in Stockton.

01:05:26.378 --> 01:05:28.378
So it'll be food,

01:05:29.580 --> 01:05:31.580
wine, entertainment,

01:05:31.578 --> 01:05:33.578
and just really driving, driving

01:05:37.219 --> 01:05:39.459
people to downtown
to support our restaurants and our other businesses.

01:05:41.659 --> 01:05:44.619
So that's what we're thinking in terms of that.
But something that would make a statement

01:05:45.579 --> 01:05:47.219
this this
these would be statement events that Stockton is here.

01:05:50.379 --> 01:05:52.379
This is what we have to offer and we welcome you

01:05:54.379 --> 01:05:56.379
uplift downtown we're proposing 1.5 million

01:05:58.419 --> 01:06:00.419
that's just really partnering

01:06:02.499 --> 01:06:04.499
with all of our,

01:06:05.819 --> 01:06:08.659
you know, downtown Stockton Alliance
and other entities to really

01:06:11.819 --> 01:06:14.299
give downtown a booster
shot basically

01:06:17.299 --> 01:06:19.299
through increased cleaning, increased security,

01:06:20.619 --> 01:06:22.619
deployment of cameras, as well as working with the downtown.

01:06:24.990 --> 01:06:26.590
Downtown Stockton
lives in terms of increasing its ambassador program.

01:06:29.590 --> 01:06:31.590
And that's just a few things. And

01:06:33.139 --> 01:06:35.139
business facade and outdoor dining

01:06:37.259 --> 01:06:39.259
again, we're recommending 1.5 million for that.

01:06:40.380 --> 01:06:41.940
The idea
there is to provide businesses

01:06:42.540 --> 01:06:44.540
the ability to upgrade storefronts

01:06:45.340 --> 01:06:47.340
and outdoor seating where desired.

01:06:48.220 --> 01:06:50.220
We're helping them to address any COVID

01:06:51.780 --> 01:06:53.780
mitigation needs that they may that they may have.

01:06:54.460 --> 01:06:56.460
So the idea there a big thing is is really helping to

01:07:00.460 --> 01:07:02.460
enhance the overall esthetics

01:07:03.780 --> 01:07:06.580
marketing $500,000.
Again, we've got the Economic Development Action Plan coming.

01:07:10.420 --> 01:07:12.420
We're going to, you know, try to, you know,

01:07:12.940 --> 01:07:14.940
make a statement with with some of our event planning

01:07:16.420 --> 01:07:18.420
but also marketing, you know, that with that it's

01:07:19.420 --> 01:07:21.420
about repositioning the narrative about Stockton.

01:07:22.500 --> 01:07:24.500
So we'll need to invest money in that.

01:07:25.220 --> 01:07:27.220
We'll need to leverage outside expertize

01:07:28.780 --> 01:07:30.780
of entities that do this all the time.

01:07:31.780 --> 01:07:33.780
And so the idea is all of these things working together

01:07:35.860 --> 01:07:37.860
to have an impact

01:07:38.420 --> 01:07:40.420
chamber and business district support,

01:07:41.460 --> 01:07:43.460
we're recommending about $600,000 for that.

01:07:44.100 --> 01:07:46.100
This is where we would basically do another

01:07:47.501 --> 01:07:49.501
no for type procurement

01:07:50.381 --> 01:07:52.381
in which we would invite

01:07:53.610 --> 01:07:55.610
the various chambers of commerce in the city

01:07:55.381 --> 01:07:57.581
as well as the various business
districts in the city to basically send us something,

01:08:00.621 --> 01:08:02.621
a proposal of some sort of something that they want to do.

01:08:03.341 --> 01:08:05.341
And we can provide some funding assistance to them.

01:08:06.981 --> 01:08:09.221
Nonprofit support.
We're recommending $850,000 there.

01:08:11.141 --> 01:08:13.141
What we found, what we realized

01:08:13.661 --> 01:08:15.661
as a result of the pandemic is that

01:08:16.781 --> 01:08:18.781
the Stockton, as well as the overall region's

01:08:19.461 --> 01:08:21.461
nonprofit network,

01:08:22.461 --> 01:08:24.461
with the exception of three or four nonprofits,

01:08:26.210 --> 01:08:28.210
they need a lot of help in terms of developing capacity

01:08:29.821 --> 01:08:31.741
and capabilities.
So the idea behind this would be another Nova

01:08:34.581 --> 01:08:36.581
one RFP for entities that we can make available

01:08:38.781 --> 01:08:40.781
to these nonprofits in helping them

01:08:41.141 --> 01:08:43.141
to become more successful in terms of developing

01:08:44.141 --> 01:08:46.141
additional capacity and capability

01:08:48.341 --> 01:08:50.341
then obviously our ongoing efforts with entrepreneurs,

01:08:51.581 --> 01:08:53.581
entrepreneurship support, we're recommending

01:08:54.862 --> 01:08:56.862
allocating $500,000 for that

01:08:57.862 --> 01:08:59.862
and then providing some funding to help pay

01:09:00.182 --> 01:09:02.182
for the Economic Development Strategic Action Plan.

01:09:05.702 --> 01:09:07.702
And then finally for that category we're recommending

01:09:08.582 --> 01:09:10.582
to allocate $2 million with business attraction

01:09:11.982 --> 01:09:13.982
and expansion incentives for downtown

01:09:16.342 --> 01:09:18.342
can be a big business but most likely will be a small

01:09:18.862 --> 01:09:20.902
to medium sized business.
How can we help retention as well as how can we attract

01:09:24.382 --> 01:09:26.382
more entrepreneurs to open up shop in Stockton?

01:09:28.742 --> 01:09:30.742
So this these funds would be used to provide incentives

01:09:33.662 --> 01:09:35.662
to help with that

01:09:36.942 --> 01:09:38.942
homelessness and housing

01:09:40.862 --> 01:09:42.822
this category
in total we're recommending

01:09:45.220 --> 01:09:47.220
an investment of about 13 and a half million dollars

01:09:48.862 --> 01:09:50.862
in all 13 and a half million dollars.

01:09:51.942 --> 01:09:53.942
And we're recommending that we've broken up

01:09:55.620 --> 01:09:57.620
into these various categories

01:09:57.582 --> 01:09:59.582
looking at a safe parking site pilot program.

01:10:02.183 --> 01:10:04.183
We're recommending $2 million for that.

01:10:04.743 --> 01:10:06.743
Once again, that would be an RFP or an offer that would go out

01:10:09.543 --> 01:10:11.543
what we've been working with, we've been working with Caltrans

01:10:13.630 --> 01:10:15.630
to try and identify locations.

01:10:16.943 --> 01:10:18.943
It's been quite challenging, but we continue to push through

01:10:19.703 --> 01:10:21.703
on that

01:10:23.103 --> 01:10:25.103
so we're recommending a $2 million investment

01:10:26.230 --> 01:10:27.983
in that category.
Again, it would be another no for RFP

01:10:30.543 --> 01:10:32.543
competition open to anyone who has the best idea

01:10:33.943 --> 01:10:35.943
and can demonstrate the best capability to deliver

01:10:36.823 --> 01:10:38.823
and execute on what we're looking at

01:10:39.663 --> 01:10:41.663
to accomplish with this

01:10:42.223 --> 01:10:44.743
staff augmentation.
That's just really, you know, obviously

01:10:45.503 --> 01:10:47.503
our economic development department has been

01:10:47.823 --> 01:10:49.823
operating in overdrive for the past year and a half,

01:10:51.543 --> 01:10:53.543
and it looks like they're going
to have to continue to operate in overdrive for

01:10:57.183 --> 01:10:59.630
some time to come.
So this is to provide

01:10:59.223 --> 01:11:01.223
some staff augmentation support to help them

01:11:03.343 --> 01:11:05.343
to be able to better manage

01:11:05.943 --> 01:11:07.943
the stress, the strain of of just being in an overdrive

01:11:09.984 --> 01:11:11.984
operating mode

01:11:13.744 --> 01:11:16.424
we're recommending
a first time homebuyer down payment assistance program.

01:11:19.784 --> 01:11:21.784
This is not a program that would provide

01:11:22.664 --> 01:11:25.264
full funding for a down payment.
But this program is designed for those individuals

01:11:28.240 --> 01:11:30.240
who can afford to make a monthly mortgage payment

01:11:30.984 --> 01:11:33.464
but they're trying to cobble
together the money to be able to do the down payment.

01:11:36.464 --> 01:11:38.464
They may be short 25%.

01:11:38.504 --> 01:11:41.304
They may be short 40%.
But this is what this would be designed to help those folks.

01:11:44.824 --> 01:11:46.824
And it's referred to as the missing middle.

01:11:47.704 --> 01:11:49.704
You know, we tend to focus on

01:11:51.344 --> 01:11:53.984
affordable housing.
We focus on the homelessness.

01:11:54.464 --> 01:11:56.464
But these are people who are caught in the middle

01:11:57.784 --> 01:11:59.784
who are in neither category

01:11:59.904 --> 01:12:02.904
but could be in one of those categories
if if they don't get that partial helping hand.

01:12:05.864 --> 01:12:07.864
So that's what this is intended to do.

01:12:11.984 --> 01:12:14.545
We're recommending
an investment of $4 million in terms of increasing

01:12:17.465 --> 01:12:19.465
the existing inventory of low barrier shelter beds

01:12:21.305 --> 01:12:23.305
by 100, 125 beds.

01:12:24.545 --> 01:12:26.545
Again, another no for that would be issued

01:12:27.505 --> 01:12:29.505
for competitive process, which would be open to any

01:12:30.385 --> 01:12:32.385
any entity that has an idea as to how we can achieve that.

01:12:34.585 --> 01:12:36.585
We're not telling them that there's one best way to do that.

01:12:39.385 --> 01:12:41.385
We're focusing in on what is our goal.

01:12:41.505 --> 01:12:43.505
Our goal is to increase the inventory

01:12:44.385 --> 01:12:46.385
so it'll be another open competitive process.

01:12:47.545 --> 01:12:49.545
Those who are interested those who believe

01:12:49.585 --> 01:12:51.585
that they've got the capability and the capacity

01:12:51.825 --> 01:12:53.825
will be more than welcome to participate in that process.

01:12:56.265 --> 01:12:58.265
The coordinated entry where we're

01:12:59.545 --> 01:13:01.545
recommending an additional investment of $40,000,

01:13:04.650 --> 01:13:06.650
I believe $200,000 has already been invested

01:13:08.465 --> 01:13:10.465
in in partnership with the county,

01:13:12.105 --> 01:13:14.105
the S.O.S., United Way and, and us.

01:13:16.305 --> 01:13:18.305
So we're saying let's

01:13:18.825 --> 01:13:20.825
you know, Stockton shelters are going to be in here

01:13:21.546 --> 01:13:23.546
at one of your meetings next month and

01:13:25.466 --> 01:13:27.466
they can give us an update on their progress to date

01:13:28.946 --> 01:13:30.946
with respect to this whole coordinated entry

01:13:31.746 --> 01:13:33.746
navigation approach,

01:13:34.746 --> 01:13:36.746
particularly in that we're looking at I'm recommending

01:13:37.626 --> 01:13:39.626
or we are recommending some additional funding.

01:13:43.146 --> 01:13:45.946
Harper.
Is very clear in terms of helping

01:13:52.260 --> 01:13:53.346
state
and local governments to offset or to mitigate

01:13:55.386 --> 01:13:57.386
some of the revenue losses as a result of the pandemic.

01:13:58.826 --> 01:14:00.826
And what we are

01:14:02.826 --> 01:14:04.826
we've identified actually, we've identified

01:14:04.866 --> 01:14:06.866
more than $14.8 million in terms of lost revenue.

01:14:07.586 --> 01:14:09.586
But but we're saying

01:14:09.786 --> 01:14:12.586
we're recommending that we
use some of the moneys over both rounds to offset

01:14:15.626 --> 01:14:17.626
some of the losses that we've incurred

01:14:19.466 --> 01:14:21.466
in various revenue categories.

01:14:25.226 --> 01:14:27.226
Something that cities around the country have been doing

01:14:29.307 --> 01:14:31.307
for the past six to eight months.

01:14:32.467 --> 01:14:34.467
They have been providing one time essential

01:14:35.467 --> 01:14:37.467
worker premium pay to employees.

01:14:38.707 --> 01:14:40.707
We're recommending that we do the same here

01:14:41.947 --> 01:14:43.947
to the tune of about $3.2 million.

01:14:45.670 --> 01:14:47.670
Stockton has an extremely lean workforce.

01:14:48.387 --> 01:14:50.387
I can't tell you how lean this workforce is.

01:14:51.270 --> 01:14:53.270
I think I do tell you quite quite regularly.

01:14:53.707 --> 01:14:55.707
I mean, this lean,

01:14:55.747 --> 01:14:57.747
but we get tremendous output, tremendous output

01:15:00.670 --> 01:15:02.670
from a very lean, small organization.

01:15:03.707 --> 01:15:05.707
And so, in essence, when the pandemic hit,

01:15:07.387 --> 01:15:09.387
we didn't have the luxury of really being able to choose

01:15:10.267 --> 01:15:12.267
who's going to be essential and who's not essential.

01:15:13.267 --> 01:15:15.267
It became clear that everybody's essential,

01:15:16.670 --> 01:15:18.670
you know, because we don't we just have a starting lineup.

01:15:18.947 --> 01:15:20.787
We don't have it.
We don't have a second string and a third string.

01:15:22.347 --> 01:15:24.347
So everyone is essential.

01:15:24.667 --> 01:15:26.667
And then so what we're proposing is that full time

01:15:28.187 --> 01:15:30.187
employees who were essential, which is everybody

01:15:32.587 --> 01:15:34.587
would receive a one time

01:15:35.348 --> 01:15:37.348
premium payment of $2,000.

01:15:37.948 --> 01:15:39.948
And those part time employees who worked

01:15:40.948 --> 01:15:43.628
because not all of the part time employees
work, those who did work and we know who they are,

01:15:45.680 --> 01:15:47.680
they would receive a one time premium payment of $500.

01:15:49.788 --> 01:15:52.680
So that's what we are
I think that would be

01:15:52.188 --> 01:15:54.188
a great way for us to express our appreciation for

01:15:55.748 --> 01:15:57.748
the sacrifice and the hard work that our people have been

01:15:59.280 --> 01:16:01.280
putting in for more than a year and a half now.

01:16:05.668 --> 01:16:07.668
We're recommending $1 million to sort of offset

01:16:09.680 --> 01:16:11.680
some related COVID related pay leave to employees

01:16:14.108 --> 01:16:17.108
which is mandated by the feds
and the state

01:16:23.748 --> 01:16:25.988
the snake's categories,
the digital divide and Internet connectivity

01:16:29.308 --> 01:16:31.308
what we've found in our research is that,

01:16:32.828 --> 01:16:34.828
you know, we have a

01:16:36.108 --> 01:16:39.680
portion of our
population that's not connected

01:16:42.290 --> 01:16:44.290
and in researching, interviewing people,

01:16:46.629 --> 01:16:48.629
we found that it's really not a it's not a broadband issue.

01:16:51.749 --> 01:16:53.749
It's really an affordability issue.

01:16:55.789 --> 01:16:57.789
So what we are proposing to do

01:17:00.349 --> 01:17:03.309
with that
is a couple of things

01:17:12.690 --> 01:17:14.349
we're going to try to do two things.
One is we're going to try to make a dent

01:17:16.690 --> 01:17:18.690
in terms of helping that portion or that segment

01:17:18.549 --> 01:17:20.549
of the population that's not connected

01:17:21.349 --> 01:17:23.349
and we're proposing to

01:17:25.589 --> 01:17:27.589
well, the first thing is

01:17:27.709 --> 01:17:29.709
the city has a fiber network right now

01:17:31.989 --> 01:17:34.829
for broadband purposes.
It's not complete

01:17:36.690 --> 01:17:38.690
but we know that

01:17:39.189 --> 01:17:41.189
so a part of our economic development strategy

01:17:41.589 --> 01:17:43.589
is to build out that fiber network

01:17:44.469 --> 01:17:46.469
to make us more competitive and more attractive in terms of

01:17:48.670 --> 01:17:50.670
retaining businesses, as well as recruiting businesses

01:17:52.310 --> 01:17:54.310
medium, medium size to to large businesses

01:17:55.630 --> 01:17:58.350
that need that bandwidth.
So we're looking at we're recommending 3.3.

01:18:02.470 --> 01:18:04.470
$4 million altogether to do a fiber master plan.

01:18:07.310 --> 01:18:09.310
The master plan will let us know where the gaps are

01:18:09.910 --> 01:18:11.910
and what makes the most sense in terms of programing.

01:18:13.700 --> 01:18:15.700
Some additional funding to lay

01:18:16.300 --> 01:18:18.300
fiber to start closing that gap.

01:18:19.390 --> 01:18:21.390
And so master plan plus the first phase of

01:18:24.700 --> 01:18:26.700
of of building out where those gaps are knowing

01:18:27.990 --> 01:18:30.950
this is just really a seed investment
because we know that once the infrastructure bill passes

01:18:33.830 --> 01:18:36.470
in D.C.
as well
as some efforts underway at the state

01:18:37.300 --> 01:18:38.390
there's going to
be a lot more money to deal with broadband and fiber issues.

01:18:41.230 --> 01:18:42.910
But we want to
we want to be starting that process so that when those funds

01:18:45.710 --> 01:18:47.710
become available we're already shovel ready.

01:18:48.190 --> 01:18:50.190
We know what we want to do, where we want to do it

01:18:50.390 --> 01:18:52.390
and what difference it's going to make

01:18:54.751 --> 01:18:56.111
public.
Why five We're recommending investing $700,000.

01:18:59.591 --> 01:19:01.591
This is where we would basically install free public Wi-Fi

01:19:04.351 --> 01:19:06.351
in public spaces throughout the downtown area, as well as

01:19:10.511 --> 01:19:12.511
at our business districts throughout the city,

01:19:13.391 --> 01:19:16.311
leveraging what we're already doing in terms
of our public facilities like libraries.

01:19:17.791 --> 01:19:19.791
But the idea is to any open space that we have

01:19:21.911 --> 01:19:23.911
probably within a a a one and a half mile

01:19:25.710 --> 01:19:27.710
radius of downtown, we would find

01:19:28.710 --> 01:19:30.710
look for opportunities to just provide free Wi-Fi connectivity

01:19:32.991 --> 01:19:34.991
support device and mobile hotspot giveaway.

01:19:36.191 --> 01:19:38.191
OK, so what we're looking at there, again,

01:19:38.231 --> 01:19:40.231
we said our research has shown us that it's not

01:19:41.591 --> 01:19:43.591
a broadband issue, it's an affordability issue.

01:19:45.311 --> 01:19:47.311
So we're recommending that you allocate

01:19:49.310 --> 01:19:51.310
3.3 million just for providing mobile devices

01:19:53.831 --> 01:19:55.831
and hotspots to these households.

01:19:58.471 --> 01:20:00.471
And that we would pay for their Wi-Fi service

01:20:00.872 --> 01:20:03.832
for three year period.
And so what when we work out the numbers,

01:20:05.872 --> 01:20:07.872
we would be able with the 3.3 million we would be

01:20:08.872 --> 01:20:10.872
able to provide support to 2300 households in Stockton.

01:20:13.192 --> 01:20:14.752
This would be
they would get a hotspot that would support

01:20:15.432 --> 01:20:17.432
multiple people wanted at the same time,

01:20:17.592 --> 01:20:19.592
we would give them a laptop

01:20:20.152 --> 01:20:22.152
and and I think there's another piece of equipment

01:20:27.192 --> 01:20:29.272
that we would provide
but we would, we would do this for 23 households and we would

01:20:31.872 --> 01:20:33.872
try to link up with and leverage some existing services.

01:20:35.992 --> 01:20:37.992
We're talking to other organizations like Comcast,

01:20:39.472 --> 01:20:41.472
AT&T,

01:20:42.832 --> 01:20:44.712
on all of these,
on all of these issues to see what we can

01:20:46.872 --> 01:20:48.552
leverage.
Digital traffic camera replacement.

01:20:49.272 --> 01:20:51.272
We're recommending an investment of $1.6 million there.

01:20:52.992 --> 01:20:54.992
This will allow us to, to, to get closer to having our

01:20:59.272 --> 01:21:01.272
this this helps us out in terms of our future

01:21:01.632 --> 01:21:04.720
smart cities efforts.
And it allows us to continue moving towards

01:21:07.233 --> 01:21:09.233
full digitization of our right of way

01:21:11.953 --> 01:21:13.953
intersections and so forth.

01:21:18.673 --> 01:21:20.673
The miscellaneous category

01:21:23.553 --> 01:21:25.553
we're proposing to spend three

01:21:25.673 --> 01:21:27.673
and a half million dollars on more touchless restrooms.

01:21:28.953 --> 01:21:31.673
I believe the ones that have been deployed
have proven to be quite successful

01:21:33.793 --> 01:21:35.753
and popular.
So we're proposing to install eight excellent automatic

01:21:38.633 --> 01:21:40.633
public toilets at Oak Park Harold Park, Victory Park,

01:21:43.393 --> 01:21:45.393
Legion Park, Peterson Park, Pauley Weston Park,

01:21:47.353 --> 01:21:49.353
Brotherhood Park and Louis Park.

01:21:50.833 --> 01:21:52.833
These will be the same, the same types of facilities

01:21:53.953 --> 01:21:56.873
that are that we've just recently deployed
with the carer's funding

01:22:00.953 --> 01:22:03.473
again, something else
that became very glaring to me when I came here

01:22:07.233 --> 01:22:09.233
is that again,

01:22:10.313 --> 01:22:12.313
when I say we've got a lean city government,

01:22:13.233 --> 01:22:15.233
this is the poster child for it, and that's the fire department

01:22:17.794 --> 01:22:19.794
in terms of

01:22:19.914 --> 01:22:21.914
of equipment and bodies.

01:22:23.554 --> 01:22:25.554
We'll deal with the bodies when we do the unclosed,

01:22:25.754 --> 01:22:27.754
but we'll deal with equipment tonight.

01:22:28.394 --> 01:22:30.394
What we're also recommending to you for your approval

01:22:31.234 --> 01:22:33.234
is there's an investment of $6.7 million

01:22:35.234 --> 01:22:37.234
to buy six fire engines for the fire department

01:22:40.314 --> 01:22:42.314
through the efforts of of of the fire leadership and staff.

01:22:43.954 --> 01:22:45.954
We were successful
in getting a grant to be able to purchase a ladder truck.

01:22:49.154 --> 01:22:51.154
A ladder truck is about 1.3, $1.5 million.

01:22:53.394 --> 01:22:55.394
An engine truck is about 400,

01:22:56.834 --> 01:22:58.834
somewhat under $500,000 per unit.

01:22:59.594 --> 01:23:01.594
So with with that FEMA

01:23:02.474 --> 01:23:05.340
grant with what we're going to do here
and then I'm going to come back to you

01:23:06.554 --> 01:23:08.554
once we get the round to to maybe depending upon

01:23:10.340 --> 01:23:12.340
what round two looks like to maybe do some additional

01:23:14.194 --> 01:23:16.194
vehicle acquisition

01:23:18.740 --> 01:23:20.740
we're recommending 1.5 million for additional support

01:23:21.795 --> 01:23:23.795
equipment to support the Clean City Initiative.

01:23:25.155 --> 01:23:27.155
This is just some additional heavy,

01:23:27.675 --> 01:23:29.675
heavy vehicles with other capabilities

01:23:34.750 --> 01:23:36.750
you know, for those who who

01:23:36.315 --> 01:23:38.315
who like to track the types of vehicles,

01:23:39.475 --> 01:23:41.475
you know, track load or heavy, you know, more heavy duty

01:23:41.995 --> 01:23:43.995
pickup trucks, trailers, skip loaders, dump trucks,

01:23:46.275 --> 01:23:48.275
more trash trucks with grapples and some street sweepers

01:23:50.675 --> 01:23:52.675
as well.

01:23:54.315 --> 01:23:56.315
Stockton Police, Animal Shelter,

01:23:58.155 --> 01:24:00.155
we know that the animal shelter has been around for a while,

01:24:02.355 --> 01:24:04.355
but this provides us an opportunity to

01:24:04.755 --> 01:24:06.755
to make a one time investment in the facility itself.

01:24:08.875 --> 01:24:10.875
And we're recommending $6 million, which would be

01:24:13.355 --> 01:24:15.355
supplemented by some already other existing

01:24:16.395 --> 01:24:18.395
funding to allow us to basically do a complete renovation

01:24:21.635 --> 01:24:23.635
and slight expansion of the animal shelter.

01:24:25.475 --> 01:24:27.475
And we've had the chief and I we've had several discussions

01:24:28.956 --> 01:24:30.956
with with the various

01:24:32.596 --> 01:24:35.556
animal
external partner groups,

01:24:36.796 --> 01:24:38.796
including the the Animal League

01:24:40.156 --> 01:24:42.156
and a part of the programing for this renovation

01:24:44.556 --> 01:24:46.556
will provide a dedicated space

01:24:48.756 --> 01:24:50.756
equipped to actually handle

01:24:52.876 --> 01:24:54.876
spaying and neutering.

01:24:55.356 --> 01:24:57.356
OK? And we would partner with the Animal League

01:24:58.116 --> 01:25:00.760
and others in terms of
how do we make sure that we have the resources.

01:25:02.236 --> 01:25:04.236
We believe that there are very, very veterinarians out there

01:25:06.636 --> 01:25:08.636
who are willing waiting to basically provide

01:25:10.116 --> 01:25:13.116
that support on a pro bono basis,
provided that we have a facility that they can come to and do

01:25:15.876 --> 01:25:17.876
the work

01:25:18.916 --> 01:25:21.596
in addition,
between Rounds one and two, we're

01:25:23.760 --> 01:25:25.760
recommending $1.4 million of investment

01:25:26.956 --> 01:25:28.956
for equipment to support

01:25:30.360 --> 01:25:32.360
the police department

01:25:33.837 --> 01:25:35.837
this could include,

01:25:36.370 --> 01:25:38.370
you know, firing range maintenance, specialty safety

01:25:38.637 --> 01:25:40.877
equipment, additional training,
ammunition, portable radio, special team vehicles

01:25:44.317 --> 01:25:46.317
and a voicemail option for every officer to provide

01:25:46.877 --> 01:25:48.877
improved service delivery to the Stockton community.

01:25:53.770 --> 01:25:54.797
And also,
these funds would be would be used to complete the

01:25:57.957 --> 01:25:59.957
the very needed upgrades to the woman's locker room

01:26:01.597 --> 01:26:03.597
remodel at the operations building

01:26:07.370 --> 01:26:09.370
with the onset of the pandemic.

01:26:09.277 --> 01:26:11.277
We've got behind with respect to the ERP implementation

01:26:12.877 --> 01:26:14.877
because we had to shift resources

01:26:15.117 --> 01:26:17.997
to focus on other things.
So we're recommending that we add

01:26:20.317 --> 01:26:22.317
$452,000 to the ERP budget

01:26:24.557 --> 01:26:26.557
as a means of of of mitigating

01:26:28.477 --> 01:26:30.477
cost overruns that came as a result of us

01:26:30.797 --> 01:26:32.797
having to delay certain things as a result of needing to re

01:26:36.157 --> 01:26:38.157
or to pivot staff from, from

01:26:38.437 --> 01:26:40.437
one part to another

01:26:43.558 --> 01:26:45.838
waterfront towers.
We where we're recommending 1.5 million.

01:26:48.598 --> 01:26:50.598
This project would propose us to upgrade

01:26:50.678 --> 01:26:52.678
the existing HPC system at both the waterfront

01:26:53.878 --> 01:26:55.878
tower building

01:26:57.718 --> 01:26:59.918
which will be the new City
Hall campus

01:27:01.958 --> 01:27:04.718
the replacement of the existing rooftop
units will provide better

01:27:04.838 --> 01:27:07.318
filtration, improving air quality
within the buildings

01:27:07.318 --> 01:27:09.318
with more energy efficiency than the current

01:27:11.518 --> 01:27:13.518
the current system.

01:27:14.478 --> 01:27:17.358
Reporting and accountability.
This will be probably the most

01:27:19.438 --> 01:27:21.438
rigorous reporting process in history.

01:27:24.718 --> 01:27:26.718
Based on how Treasury has set this thing up.

01:27:27.398 --> 01:27:29.398
We'll be submitting reports and reports on the reports

01:27:31.198 --> 01:27:33.198
and reports on the reports of the reports OK,

01:27:34.438 --> 01:27:36.438
so you'll receive all of that as well.

01:27:37.358 --> 01:27:39.358
So we're confident in our ability

01:27:42.478 --> 01:27:44.478
to responsibly administer these funds.

01:27:46.158 --> 01:27:48.158
We demonstrated that with the Cares Act money,

01:27:49.159 --> 01:27:51.159
and this will be no different

01:27:55.839 --> 01:27:58.759
so the recommendation tonight
for you to consider

01:28:01.639 --> 01:28:04.559
is that we're recommending that the city council
approved by motion

01:28:05.790 --> 01:28:07.790
the updated recommended distribution of funds

01:28:07.279 --> 01:28:09.279
between categories of need identified by the city manager

01:28:11.390 --> 01:28:13.390
authorize the city manager to accept

01:28:13.599 --> 01:28:15.599
and execute applications, other authorizing documentation,

01:28:16.839 --> 01:28:18.199
the U.S.
Department of Treasury,

01:28:18.879 --> 01:28:20.879
appropriate funding upon receipt of funds

01:28:21.159 --> 01:28:23.239
give the City Manager
authority to determine the specific allocation of funds

01:28:25.359 --> 01:28:27.559
among community partners
and execute each of the corresponding agreements

01:28:29.639 --> 01:28:31.639
and reallocate funds among approved priority goals

01:28:32.599 --> 01:28:34.599
and partners as needed to maximize impact

01:28:34.959 --> 01:28:36.959
and benefit to the Stockton community

01:28:37.790 --> 01:28:39.719
and give the City Manager authority
to utilize the city's emergency procurement processes

01:28:41.999 --> 01:28:43.999
to expedite the impact and benefit

01:28:45.399 --> 01:28:47.399
to the Stockton community is also recommended

01:28:48.519 --> 01:28:50.519
that the City Council authorizes city manager

01:28:50.799 --> 01:28:52.799
to take appropriate and necessary actions

01:28:53.790 --> 01:28:55.790
to carry out the intent of this motion.

01:28:55.960 --> 01:28:57.960
Again, as I said, I'm going to go and be seated.

01:28:58.320 --> 01:29:00.320
We'll take all of your questions

01:29:02.600 --> 01:29:04.600
and and we're ready

01:29:11.560 --> 01:29:13.560
tonight to make any changes that you might want to make.

01:29:14.960 --> 01:29:16.960
We have someone here, spreadsheets, loaded up.

01:29:19.960 --> 01:29:21.960
We can we can take from here,

01:29:22.120 --> 01:29:24.120
put over there, take from there and put over here.

01:29:25.920 --> 01:29:27.920
We're ready to do whatever you want to do.

01:29:29.800 --> 01:29:31.800
You know, but but time is of the essence.

01:29:31.320 --> 01:29:33.320
We've got to get started with spending this money

01:29:34.000 --> 01:29:36.000
so that we don't put ourselves at a disadvantage for round two.

01:29:37.960 --> 01:29:39.960
We're already into the third or fourth month

01:29:41.800 --> 01:29:43.800
of, of of being awarded the funds.

01:29:44.800 --> 01:29:46.800
So we stand ready to answer any questions that you have.

01:29:53.600 --> 01:29:54.920
Mayor,
we do have some public comment for this item.

01:29:57.880 --> 01:29:59.240
Thank you.
Proceed

01:30:01.841 --> 01:30:03.841
we have a Helen Eldridge on WebEx.

01:30:09.121 --> 01:30:11.841
Good evening, City Council.
My name is Helen Eldridge,

01:30:12.361 --> 01:30:14.361
and I coordinate the Stockton Housing Justice Coalition

01:30:15.841 --> 01:30:17.841
and I work at Reinvents our Stockton Coalition.

01:30:19.481 --> 01:30:21.481
I'm deeply concerned that no money

01:30:21.761 --> 01:30:23.761
is being specifically allocated to build affordable housing.

01:30:26.241 --> 01:30:28.241
One of the central roots of homelessness and housing

01:30:28.881 --> 01:30:30.881
insecurity remains the lack of affordable housing supply.

01:30:33.761 --> 01:30:35.761
There are many ways that the city could invest these once

01:30:36.841 --> 01:30:38.681
in a lifetime.
American rescue plan dollars

01:30:39.801 --> 01:30:41.801
to support affordable housing development.

01:30:42.601 --> 01:30:44.601
For example, the Housing Justice Coalition

01:30:45.121 --> 01:30:47.121
is committed to establish a local housing trust fund.

01:30:49.361 --> 01:30:51.361
Through this policy, the city could leverage

01:30:51.801 --> 01:30:53.801
more money from outside sources on average, for every $1

01:30:56.441 --> 01:30:58.721
generated locally.
For city housing trust funds, $6 could be matched

01:31:01.410 --> 01:31:03.410
from outside, public and private sources.

01:31:04.810 --> 01:31:06.810
Another option is that the city could allocate

01:31:06.401 --> 01:31:08.401
a portion of the American Rescue Plan funding to match

01:31:10.820 --> 01:31:12.820
project home key grants from the state.

01:31:12.922 --> 01:31:14.922
That concludes my comments. Thank you.

01:31:16.242 --> 01:31:18.202
Thank you.
Lisa. And don't

01:31:20.442 --> 01:31:22.162
Good evening.
My name is Lisa and I'm with the Stockton

01:31:23.242 --> 01:31:25.962
Housing Justice Coalition.
We work with residents to advocate for policy solutions

01:31:27.922 --> 01:31:29.922
that protect tenants and promote affordable housing.

01:31:30.882 --> 01:31:32.882
We believe everyone deserves a home.

01:31:33.402 --> 01:31:35.402
A home looks different for different people.

01:31:35.602 --> 01:31:38.282
There are thousands of Stockton residents
living in tents and trailers.

01:31:39.322 --> 01:31:41.322
These encampments are not a traditional home,

01:31:42.820 --> 01:31:44.820
but they do provide stability and a sense of community.

01:31:45.282 --> 01:31:48.420
In fact,
most encampment
residents prefer to live in these outdoor communities.

01:31:50.820 --> 01:31:52.820
Instead of going to a temporary shelter where they're not able

01:31:53.562 --> 01:31:55.562
to live with their partner or keep their pet,

01:31:55.882 --> 01:31:58.820
and where there is no promise
of being placed in a permanent home

01:31:59.362 --> 01:32:01.362
for this reason, the Housing Justice Coalition

01:32:01.842 --> 01:32:03.842
supports the city's proposal to use American rescue plan

01:32:04.842 --> 01:32:06.842
dollars to set up safe camping and parking sites

01:32:08.202 --> 01:32:10.202
in the city of Stockton, with some key recommendations.

01:32:11.482 --> 01:32:13.482
First, rather than a feasibility study

01:32:13.563 --> 01:32:16.523
which is mentioned in one of the drafts
we propose, the city learned from other communities

01:32:17.723 --> 01:32:19.723
who have implemented safe camping sites already.

01:32:20.403 --> 01:32:22.403
We do not need to use limited funding to study

01:32:22.563 --> 01:32:25.483
a program that has already been done.
We can move forward with the pilot project immediately.

01:32:27.363 --> 01:32:29.363
Also see if camping sites must be designed

01:32:29.563 --> 01:32:31.563
in collaboration with the unhoused population.

01:32:32.163 --> 01:32:35.830
It's more effective to design a project with the
people that intends to serve.

01:32:36.723 --> 01:32:38.723
Also, the city of Stockton should donate underutilized land

01:32:39.523 --> 01:32:41.523
to create safe camping and parking sites.

01:32:41.803 --> 01:32:44.443
Donating land will lower costs
and require fewer American rescue plan dollars.

01:32:47.830 --> 01:32:49.830
And lastly, the city must stop displacing residents

01:32:49.843 --> 01:32:52.123
from encampment sites
once this funding is approved for the pilot project.

01:32:53.883 --> 01:32:55.883
Displacement uses valuable city resources while providing

01:32:57.830 --> 01:32:59.830
no real benefit to the individuals

01:32:59.203 --> 01:33:01.883
and no clear end game.
Displaced individuals who cannot afford housing

01:33:03.883 --> 01:33:05.883
just move to another area of the city

01:33:06.203 --> 01:33:08.203
and they lose most of their belongings and their community.

01:33:09.300 --> 01:33:11.300
In that process, safe camping sites will minimize

01:33:12.430 --> 01:33:14.430
disruption, stress and trauma for these individuals.

01:33:15.643 --> 01:33:17.963
These sites
will also increase
consistent access to health and employment services

01:33:19.963 --> 01:33:21.963
until there are more traditional homes available.

01:33:22.484 --> 01:33:24.724
We urge you to create safe
camping sites in partnership with our unhoused residents.

01:33:27.684 --> 01:33:29.684
Thank you

01:33:31.364 --> 01:33:33.124
thank you.
Tyrone Wreath.

01:33:36.164 --> 01:33:38.204
Hi. Good afternoon.
Good evening, everyone.

01:33:40.604 --> 01:33:42.604
I was getting on a call because I represent District two

01:33:43.884 --> 01:33:45.884
and I represent Faith in the Valley as well,

01:33:47.964 --> 01:33:49.964
which is an organization centers around justice.

01:33:51.244 --> 01:33:53.244
And housing and different related.

01:33:53.844 --> 01:33:55.844
Community issues as well.

01:33:55.924 --> 01:33:57.924
And so I was on this call today and

01:34:00.244 --> 01:34:02.244
listening and participating because I think that the money

01:34:04.400 --> 01:34:06.400
could be used and allocated towards

01:34:08.440 --> 01:34:10.440
the call, which is called Stockton.

01:34:11.324 --> 01:34:13.324
Which is a program to bring.

01:34:14.524 --> 01:34:17.840
In individuals that training
to deal with the de-escalate in situations that won't.

01:34:19.204 --> 01:34:21.204
Necessarily involve the police.

01:34:21.364 --> 01:34:23.364
So it's also.

01:34:24.524 --> 01:34:26.524
In relation and talking to what the gentleman was talking.

01:34:27.685 --> 01:34:29.685
About earlier with allocating the funds

01:34:30.405 --> 01:34:32.405
for that reason and also supporting.

01:34:33.365 --> 01:34:35.885
Individuals that are willing to be.
Trained to handle those calls because it is a high

01:34:38.805 --> 01:34:41.685
calling environment still.
And so I, I am here to represent that portion of the council.

01:34:45.445 --> 01:34:47.445
Meeting.

01:34:49.485 --> 01:34:51.805
Thank you.
Monika Acampora,

01:34:56.685 --> 01:34:58.685
Melissa Vargas.

01:35:01.925 --> 01:35:03.565
Good evening.
City Council and Staff.

01:35:04.450 --> 01:35:06.565
My name is Melissa Vargas,
and I'm commenting on behalf of the Environmental

01:35:07.925 --> 01:35:10.765
Justice Program at Catholic Charities.
In Stockton.

01:35:11.685 --> 01:35:13.685
After reviewing the American Rescue Plan funding proposal,

01:35:14.965 --> 01:35:16.965
I believe more funding should be allocated

01:35:17.245 --> 01:35:19.245
for permanent supportive housing in order to promote long

01:35:20.445 --> 01:35:22.445
term stability and access to essential services.

01:35:24.325 --> 01:35:26.325
Permanent housing, coupled with case management and supportive

01:35:27.325 --> 01:35:29.325
services, is the most effective strategy

01:35:29.565 --> 01:35:31.565
to support homeless residents in Stockton.

01:35:32.525 --> 01:35:34.525
Otherwise, homelessness remains a cycle.

01:35:35.526 --> 01:35:37.526
Permanent supportive housing combats the systemic

01:35:38.166 --> 01:35:40.166
barriers that have been made worse by the covenant pandemic,

01:35:42.600 --> 01:35:44.600
such as poverty, a lack of affordable housing

01:35:45.326 --> 01:35:47.566
disparities in access
to health care and mental health services.

01:35:49.326 --> 01:35:51.326
Which are extremely vital to unhoused communities

01:35:53.766 --> 01:35:56.860
and underserved communities.
In our very own city, such as South Stockton,

01:35:57.846 --> 01:35:59.846
residents are already facing chronic health conditions

01:36:01.366 --> 01:36:03.366
such as asthma and diabetes or mental illness

01:36:04.326 --> 01:36:07.600
and substance abuse.
These conditions make it even more challenging

01:36:08.206 --> 01:36:10.206
to achieve and maintain housing stability.

01:36:11.126 --> 01:36:13.126
And it is imperative that the city of Stockton

01:36:13.326 --> 01:36:15.326
allocate funding for permanent supportive

01:36:15.366 --> 01:36:17.366
housing in order to address the health needs of the unhoused

01:36:19.246 --> 01:36:21.246
and assist them on the path towards stability and security.

01:36:22.686 --> 01:36:24.686
Thank you.

01:36:25.526 --> 01:36:28.486
Thank you.
You have written comments from Stephanie Perez.

01:36:32.126 --> 01:36:34.126
Stephanie writes Dear Stockton City Council

01:36:35.166 --> 01:36:37.166
I'm writing to you to support allocating airport

01:36:39.460 --> 01:36:41.460
funds towards the establishment of hotlines, warm lines,

01:36:43.870 --> 01:36:45.870
outreach, crisis intervention, and support in Stockton.

01:36:46.927 --> 01:36:48.927
Public safety is the utmost importance.

01:36:49.887 --> 01:36:51.887
It's essential to have trust between the people and its

01:36:52.487 --> 01:36:54.487
first responders for a community to thrive

01:36:55.607 --> 01:36:57.607
that is most feasible if non police personnel come to help.

01:36:59.887 --> 01:37:02.407
A recent survey of Stockton
residents showed 80% of responders

01:37:03.727 --> 01:37:05.727
supported a new agency for first responders

01:37:06.607 --> 01:37:08.967
with a new system of support.
Trust in

01:37:08.967 --> 01:37:11.527
local government can be restored,
and we can move away from violent systems of policing

01:37:13.527 --> 01:37:15.527
in the disparate fortunately, which result in violence

01:37:16.767 --> 01:37:18.767
to black in Latin and indigenous people.

01:37:21.470 --> 01:37:24.700
Over the past several months, community members
across Stockton have been meeting to develop

01:37:24.967 --> 01:37:26.967
mobile crisis assistance and family support programs.

01:37:28.567 --> 01:37:30.567
The goals of this program named Call

01:37:31.247 --> 01:37:33.247
Crisis Assistance, Lifeline, Stockton, align

01:37:35.527 --> 01:37:37.527
with goals outlined in the community wellbeing

01:37:38.887 --> 01:37:40.927
funding you are voting on.
This week,

01:37:40.927 --> 01:37:43.287
you can find a package
that outlines Call Stockton program here.

01:37:45.287 --> 01:37:47.287
The website will be uploaded to the minutes.

01:37:48.848 --> 01:37:51.248
Call.
Stockton will reform
how communities are provided assistance

01:37:52.248 --> 01:37:55.880
particularly particularly within
the scope of homelessness,

01:37:55.208 --> 01:37:57.208
mental illness and non-emergency medical assistance.

01:37:58.728 --> 01:38:01.648
Over the years, Stockton has had to pay out
numerous lawsuits that continue to limit

01:38:02.568 --> 01:38:04.848
the potential of investments
that can be made instead of benefiting our community.

01:38:08.480 --> 01:38:10.480
Now we have the community to reinstall

01:38:10.448 --> 01:38:12.448
a productive relationship between those

01:38:12.648 --> 01:38:14.648
who oversee our primary basic needs and the public.

01:38:15.488 --> 01:38:17.880
I again
ask you to support the funding

01:38:17.648 --> 01:38:19.648
for the establishment of hotlines, warm lines,

01:38:20.368 --> 01:38:22.368
outreach, crisis intervention and support so that we may work

01:38:23.568 --> 01:38:25.568
together on implementing a Call Stockton Pilot Program.

01:38:26.888 --> 01:38:28.888
Sincerely, Stephanie Pereira.

01:38:30.448 --> 01:38:33.248
From Johnny Chin.
Good evening, Mayor and Council.

01:38:33.728 --> 01:38:35.728
I am a Stockton resident, affordable housing advocate,

01:38:36.808 --> 01:38:39.800
and a member of the Stockton
Housing Justice Coalition and Residency

01:38:40.128 --> 01:38:42.128
United Network for the Central Valley.

01:38:42.208 --> 01:38:44.968
Tonight, I want to express my opinion
on the American Rescue Plan funding proposal.

01:38:46.688 --> 01:38:48.688
Specifically, I am commenting on the proposed

01:38:49.800 --> 01:38:51.800
funding allocated towards first time homebuyers

01:38:52.448 --> 01:38:55.369
assistance in partnering
with a qualified agency to help streamline that service.

01:38:58.209 --> 01:39:00.209
For over 36 years, organizations like Visionary Home

01:39:00.849 --> 01:39:02.849
Builders of California have helped over a thousand

01:39:03.929 --> 01:39:05.929
people become first time homebuyers through

01:39:06.329 --> 01:39:08.969
single family redevelopment
and through the purchasing of renovations.

01:39:10.129 --> 01:39:12.769
And foreclosures.
Visionary home builders of California

01:39:14.490 --> 01:39:16.729
Homeownership and Rental Center
offer classes to assist current and prospective homebuyers

01:39:19.649 --> 01:39:21.649
with the necessary information to make educated decisions

01:39:22.289 --> 01:39:24.929
regarding the purchase of a home.
In addition, they offer information on down

01:39:26.889 --> 01:39:29.809
payment assistance.
All of these
services are offered in English and in Spanish and visionaries.

01:39:32.609 --> 01:39:34.729
Class meets
the requirement

01:39:34.729 --> 01:39:36.729
for a government subsidy for a down payment assistance.

01:39:37.809 --> 01:39:39.809
Some pre-purchase counseling credit and budget analysis.

01:39:41.169 --> 01:39:43.169
Money Management Loan Prequalification Loan Programs.

01:39:45.409 --> 01:39:47.409
Visionary Home Builders also worked

01:39:47.449 --> 01:39:49.449
with the county and state and local banks to help families

01:39:50.890 --> 01:39:52.890
and individuals secure down payment assistance.

01:39:52.809 --> 01:39:55.729
I would strongly suggest that Visionary
be considered as an experienced

01:39:56.169 --> 01:39:58.169
community partner in helping Stockton families

01:39:58.569 --> 01:40:00.569
and individuals make their dream

01:40:04.930 --> 01:40:07.850
Hi, my name is Tony McNeal.
I am the lead community

01:40:07.930 --> 01:40:10.890
organizer with Faith in the Valley,
and we are asking you to support the proposed

01:40:11.890 --> 01:40:13.890
allocation of AARP funds towards the establishment of hotlines,

01:40:15.610 --> 01:40:17.610
warm lines, outreach, crisis intervention and support

01:40:19.450 --> 01:40:21.450
under the Plan for Community Wellness

01:40:24.570 --> 01:40:26.570
From Andrea and Roddy.

01:40:26.890 --> 01:40:28.890
I am a Resident Service Coordinator for Visionary

01:40:29.410 --> 01:40:32.170
Homebuilders of California.
I am also a housing advocate

01:40:33.130 --> 01:40:35.130
member of the Residents United Network

01:40:35.210 --> 01:40:37.210
and the San Joaquin Housing Justice Coalition.

01:40:38.250 --> 01:40:40.450
The housing crisis has been
a very difficult time for many families

01:40:41.290 --> 01:40:43.290
seeking to become first time home buyers,

01:40:43.730 --> 01:40:45.730
visionaries, home homeownership and rental center

01:40:45.970 --> 01:40:47.970
has a great asset to those who are looking to buy a home,

01:40:49.900 --> 01:40:51.250
avoid foreclosures,
and assist customers to finding rental housing.

01:40:53.530 --> 01:40:55.530
As a resident coordinator, I work with residents who live

01:40:56.810 --> 01:40:58.810
in visionaries, affordable housing communities,

01:40:59.130 --> 01:41:01.130
and many of them move on to becoming homeowners

01:41:02.810 --> 01:41:04.810
due to visionaries homebuyer educational classes.

01:41:06.900 --> 01:41:09.510
I strongly recommend that the city of Stockton
consider Visionary is an experienced

01:41:09.731 --> 01:41:12.510
community housing partner
to help streamline and enhance the first time

01:41:14.251 --> 01:41:16.251
buyer down payment assistance program.

01:41:16.731 --> 01:41:18.731
Thank you

01:41:23.510 --> 01:41:24.771
I am a member
of the First Battalion Church on Eldorado and Vine.

01:41:27.110 --> 01:41:28.611
Our session
has endorsed Carl Stockton for the following reasons.

01:41:31.531 --> 01:41:33.531
In the last few months, our congregation has experienced

01:41:34.251 --> 01:41:36.251
several crisises that demand intervention

01:41:37.510 --> 01:41:39.510
people abusing our property camping overnight, using

01:41:40.251 --> 01:41:42.251
drugs, yelling and threatening words and setting fires.

01:41:43.451 --> 01:41:46.251
In addition, some congregation members
have witnessed or encountered domestic violence incidents

01:41:48.931 --> 01:41:50.931
Our only recourse has been to call the police.

01:41:51.251 --> 01:41:53.771
Removing the people from our site
does not solve the problem.

01:41:54.371 --> 01:41:57.371
They need
a team of trained individuals
to get people to a place where they can be healed.

01:41:59.451 --> 01:42:02.910
Of course,
we have the responsibility
to protect our congregation members and our property.

01:42:04.411 --> 01:42:06.411
But as people of faith and of hope,

01:42:07.110 --> 01:42:09.110
we seek to follow that Jesus taught inward.

01:42:10.910 --> 01:42:12.910
And indeed we are called to do more than protect.

01:42:14.172 --> 01:42:16.172
We are to heal the sick, the wounded, the unhoused

01:42:17.812 --> 01:42:19.812
and those who encounter inner neighborhoods.

01:42:20.692 --> 01:42:22.692
Many of these are beyond our areas of skill and knowledge.

01:42:23.732 --> 01:42:25.732
We need to know whom to call and connect these vulnerable

01:42:27.132 --> 01:42:29.132
people with

01:42:29.932 --> 01:42:32.852
the right trained experts.
We desire that all God's people find a place where they belong,

01:42:36.212 --> 01:42:38.212
where they can thrive and grow, and where they can do more

01:42:38.772 --> 01:42:41.172
than just survive.
Just removing the vulnerable people from our site

01:42:42.612 --> 01:42:45.132
does not solve the problem
and therefore does not improve our security.

01:42:46.812 --> 01:42:48.812
For that reason, we endorse call started.

01:42:50.652 --> 01:42:52.652
That concludes our public comments

01:42:55.172 --> 01:42:57.772
Thank you.
Now I'm going to open it up for questions

01:42:59.520 --> 01:43:01.852
and comments from the council.
We'll start with Councilmember Cannava.

01:43:04.892 --> 01:43:06.892
I just have to start the dialog.

01:43:07.492 --> 01:43:10.132
It says here that they're
the funds must be obligated by December.

01:43:11.132 --> 01:43:13.132
31st 2024 and the period

01:43:15.292 --> 01:43:17.292
for performance ends December 31st 2026.

01:43:19.652 --> 01:43:21.652
So I always wonder why there's such a sense of urgency

01:43:23.530 --> 01:43:25.493
to spend all this money
when we have been a cash poor city for so long, you know.

01:43:28.533 --> 01:43:30.973
I mean it's like we just won the lotto
and just hurry up and go and spend it all.

01:43:32.530 --> 01:43:34.530
And I think that's kind of what we do.

01:43:34.453 --> 01:43:36.453
And I don't know that we should take a more strategic approach

01:43:38.130 --> 01:43:39.573
to this.
And maybe you can help on that.

01:43:40.653 --> 01:43:42.813
Yeah, absolutely. No.
Good question.

01:43:43.533 --> 01:43:45.533
I think there's a one year lag between the obligation point

01:43:47.773 --> 01:43:50.453
and the IS
because there would be
some cities

01:43:50.453 --> 01:43:52.453
and states that engaged in projects

01:43:53.130 --> 01:43:55.130
that will have longer lead times.

01:43:55.173 --> 01:43:57.173
And and what they want, I believe, is

01:43:57.293 --> 01:43:59.493
they want these projects to be
concluded at a certain point so that they can start assessing

01:44:01.573 --> 01:44:03.573
and evaluating

01:44:04.573 --> 01:44:06.573
This, we believe, is strategic.

01:44:07.693 --> 01:44:09.693
The way that they've set this up

01:44:11.853 --> 01:44:13.853
they're really

01:44:14.653 --> 01:44:16.653
sort of kind of de facto

01:44:16.773 --> 01:44:18.773
forcing all of us municipalities states, counties

01:44:21.653 --> 01:44:23.653
to accelerate

01:44:25.733 --> 01:44:27.733
planning and obligating the first round of funds,

01:44:28.974 --> 01:44:30.974
which is going to trigger the second round.

01:44:31.254 --> 01:44:33.254
So if we don't move fast on round one,

01:44:34.454 --> 01:44:36.454
it could have some implications for round two

01:44:37.934 --> 01:44:39.934
is just the way that they've designed the program.

01:44:40.574 --> 01:44:42.574
So the round to

01:44:43.214 --> 01:44:45.214
funding is already starting to come.

01:44:45.454 --> 01:44:47.214
No, no, no.
Round one, we've got round one, but round two is supposed

01:44:49.694 --> 01:44:51.694
to come about 12 months after round one.

01:44:52.734 --> 01:44:54.734
But again, with all the very granular

01:44:56.654 --> 01:44:58.654
and micro reporting that they're requiring of us,

01:44:59.540 --> 01:45:01.540
they're going to know everything that we're doing.

01:45:02.254 --> 01:45:04.534
So I don't, I don't believe
this is going to be smart for us or any other jurisdiction

01:45:07.294 --> 01:45:09.294
to lag in spending

01:45:09.654 --> 01:45:11.654
or at least obligating the round one money to be able

01:45:14.134 --> 01:45:16.134
to demonstrate that we're ready to receive round two.

01:45:17.374 --> 01:45:18.654
Okay.
And one of the questions like the first time

01:45:19.694 --> 01:45:21.694
home homebuyer, what inventory is there?

01:45:22.734 --> 01:45:24.854
That's always a concern.
Like right now, prices of housing are so expensive.

01:45:27.534 --> 01:45:29.534
And then so how are you obligating too much money

01:45:31.140 --> 01:45:32.694
for that?
Because possibly there's not going to be enough

01:45:33.214 --> 01:45:35.775
people that can use that.
I mean, so how do we go about are we going through this

01:45:36.735 --> 01:45:38.735
categorically with each one or I mean, we can know that

01:45:39.815 --> 01:45:42.415
that's fine. That's that's fine for me.
But I just saw that amount

01:45:42.455 --> 01:45:44.455
and I thought, oh, that's a great help, people.

01:45:44.575 --> 01:45:46.175
But I mean,
with not a lot of inventory and the housing is so expensive.

01:45:49.215 --> 01:45:51.215
How do you decide what amount of money helps somebody

01:45:52.775 --> 01:45:54.775
when, you know, 20% down

01:45:55.455 --> 01:45:57.175
is a lot of money?
We're we're we know that we're recommending

01:46:01.855 --> 01:46:03.855
not quite $6 million for that category.

01:46:05.175 --> 01:46:06.615
Right.
So what we do know that there's there's enough inventory

01:46:09.335 --> 01:46:11.335
out there that we can spend the 6.5 million easily easily.

01:46:12.775 --> 01:46:14.295
Okay.
And so the idea for us is we're trying with this

01:46:16.935 --> 01:46:18.935
because we're doing so much on the affordable housing front

01:46:19.695 --> 01:46:21.695
and we will continue to do more because there's money

01:46:21.735 --> 01:46:23.735
in the pipeline coming from the state

01:46:24.495 --> 01:46:26.495
that we're going to be getting like other cities

01:46:26.735 --> 01:46:28.735
are going to be getting for more affordable housing.

01:46:29.335 --> 01:46:31.335
They'll be home key money

01:46:32.575 --> 01:46:35.335
there'll be other federal money coming.
So this is intended to help that middle ground,

01:46:38.550 --> 01:46:40.550
you know, the people who are not necessarily homeless

01:46:41.536 --> 01:46:43.536
or need affordable housing, but they need help

01:46:44.656 --> 01:46:46.656
and they often get forgotten in the mix.

01:46:47.216 --> 01:46:49.216
So the intent here is to try not to give them a full

01:46:50.976 --> 01:46:53.176
down payment,
but to give them enough of a helping hand with their

01:46:55.616 --> 01:46:57.616
helping themselves to be able to get them over the hump,

01:46:59.936 --> 01:47:01.336
because this
is a specialized segment of of the population.

01:47:03.336 --> 01:47:05.336
And then for part of the unsheltered population

01:47:06.536 --> 01:47:08.536
that any part of the I know I don't live alone.

01:47:09.816 --> 01:47:12.160
I try to do a pilot program
for tiny homes that any thought go into that process to see.

01:47:14.776 --> 01:47:17.296
You know, I think we need to try something.
And if we fall on our face, we fall on our face.

01:47:18.536 --> 01:47:21.296
But I mean, people are getting frustrated
with us not doing anything. Yeah.

01:47:22.376 --> 01:47:24.376
So how does that come up and how do we possibly,

01:47:26.136 --> 01:47:28.136
you know, go down that road.

01:47:28.256 --> 01:47:30.256
And here with the safe camping and safe parking

01:47:32.136 --> 01:47:34.136
recommendation,

01:47:34.296 --> 01:47:36.456
we're going to give that a shot.
If that's your desire

01:47:37.216 --> 01:47:40.560
and you will, we're going to give that a shot.
But the success has been very little Miss Modesto.

01:47:44.256 --> 01:47:46.256
They they tried it. They did it. They shut it down.

01:47:49.817 --> 01:47:51.617
And there are other
examples, but that's no reason for us not to give it a shot.

01:47:53.817 --> 01:47:55.817
So we're recommending that we do that here in Stockton.

01:47:58.570 --> 01:48:00.570
Okay.

01:48:02.937 --> 01:48:04.937
Councilmember Joe Burke.

01:48:05.257 --> 01:48:06.857
Thank you.
So I want to go through category because I think

01:48:08.257 --> 01:48:10.817
I'm going to have questions for some things.
And and then we've had a good dialog going back and forth and,

01:48:13.217 --> 01:48:15.937
you know, to the public that's listening.
This isn't the first time we're seeing this.

01:48:16.657 --> 01:48:18.937
We've had a discussion.
We've had a dialog.

01:48:18.937 --> 01:48:20.937
We've had our input with the city manager

01:48:21.897 --> 01:48:23.737
more animated.
Sometimes they might look publicly.

01:48:24.537 --> 01:48:27.377
So there has been
a very good conversation about how these funds

01:48:29.417 --> 01:48:31.417
are allocated and how what we're thinking.

01:48:31.697 --> 01:48:34.697
But I'm going to go right through this
and some of the ones I'm wondering,

01:48:34.737 --> 01:48:37.337
so with the community well
being establishment of hotlines

01:48:37.577 --> 01:48:39.577
warm lines, outreach, crisis intervention, support,

01:48:39.857 --> 01:48:41.857
you had an email told me to check out a program

01:48:43.297 --> 01:48:45.297
in Eugene, Oregon, called the Cahoots Program.

01:48:45.977 --> 01:48:48.577
So I looked it up.
Sounds like a really, really good program.

01:48:49.377 --> 01:48:51.377
Some of the questions I had about the Cahoots program

01:48:52.657 --> 01:48:54.657
is that a city?

01:48:54.818 --> 01:48:57.658
I know it's a city funded program,
but are those city employees providing those services?

01:49:00.938 --> 01:49:02.938
It's a combination of, of, of of some city, but mostly

01:49:06.980 --> 01:49:07.858
external
again, we would do an RFP for this

01:49:09.658 --> 01:49:11.658
and we would shoot it out to the marketplace

01:49:12.978 --> 01:49:14.978
requesting submissions, proposals

01:49:15.418 --> 01:49:17.418
on how an entity would go about doing this.

01:49:18.858 --> 01:49:20.858
So it would be mostly

01:49:22.180 --> 01:49:24.218
staff
from that component of the program.

01:49:26.578 --> 01:49:28.578
Obviously, they'll have to be

01:49:28.698 --> 01:49:30.698
internal staff working with this as well.

01:49:32.178 --> 01:49:34.178
But the majority of the staff would be external.

01:49:35.618 --> 01:49:37.618
And that's a great segue way to my follow up question.

01:49:38.258 --> 01:49:40.258
So with the external, so you'd be require

01:49:42.338 --> 01:49:44.338
you'd be it what would be required

01:49:46.178 --> 01:49:48.178
would be for an organization

01:49:48.658 --> 01:49:51.458
to be able to provide these services.
So as part assistance, we don't blindly shoot out

01:49:53.218 --> 01:49:55.578
and say, can we get our fees
we kind of navigate, you know, go out and look at the

01:49:57.338 --> 01:49:59.418
lay of the land and,
and try to identify whether there are existing organizations

01:50:02.139 --> 01:50:04.139
or whether there is capacity with existing organizations.

01:50:05.739 --> 01:50:07.739
Are there locally any organizati

01:50:09.859 --> 01:50:12.459
know, without identifying any
this, are they out there locally?

01:50:14.419 --> 01:50:16.579
I don't know.
But what I what I can tell you is that

01:50:18.819 --> 01:50:20.819
whatever RFP we put in place,

01:50:21.939 --> 01:50:23.939
it's going to be designed in a way to encourage and to

01:50:27.739 --> 01:50:29.739
to encourage local entities to come together

01:50:32.379 --> 01:50:34.619
to really put their thinking
caps on about how they could organize themselves as an entity

01:50:37.539 --> 01:50:39.539
with a leader to deliver this product to us.

01:50:41.619 --> 01:50:43.619
So that's how the scope of work will be developed.

01:50:44.179 --> 01:50:46.219
What will come in?
I suspect what will come in

01:50:47.590 --> 01:50:49.590
will be a hodgepodge of responses,

01:50:49.179 --> 01:50:51.179
which will most likely require a second step

01:50:52.779 --> 01:50:54.779
where we identify maybe one or two that we think

01:50:56.179 --> 01:50:58.179
came as close as possible to answering the mail.

01:50:58.379 --> 01:51:01.179
And we'll have to work with them
to get them to understand what we're really trying to do.

01:51:03.939 --> 01:51:05.939
And they may have to resubmit based on our input and our

01:51:11.780 --> 01:51:14.600
guidance.
And these types of programs for a city kind of similar

01:51:16.600 --> 01:51:18.580
to our size and our needs.
What would the rough not an exact number rough

01:51:20.300 --> 01:51:22.300
anticipated number of bodies that you think would be needed

01:51:23.700 --> 01:51:25.700
externally to provide a service like?

01:51:26.340 --> 01:51:28.380
I don't know.
I know that.
I just

01:51:28.380 --> 01:51:30.380
I just had a long conversation with the city manager of Dallas,

01:51:31.700 --> 01:51:33.700
who's a very good friend, and they implemented

01:51:34.980 --> 01:51:36.980
one team

01:51:38.220 --> 01:51:41.200
last year.
And, you know, but it's

01:51:41.260 --> 01:51:43.260
obviously this is a much bigger city, much different tax base.

01:51:45.100 --> 01:51:47.140
I'm talking about Dallas.
So they're looking to add another eight

01:51:49.100 --> 01:51:51.940
teams.
They did the one team as a pilot,

01:51:52.740 --> 01:51:55.620
which is what we're talking about doing here.
Would your friend tell you that for that team excuse me.

01:51:57.900 --> 01:51:59.900
I didn't I didn't get into that with him, but I suspect that

01:52:04.660 --> 01:52:06.660
a team is probably going to be comprised

01:52:06.780 --> 01:52:08.780
of anywhere from three to five people, most likely.

01:52:10.740 --> 01:52:12.740
So the idea is for us will most likely be identifying

01:52:15.101 --> 01:52:17.101
what's the most optimal time of the day for them to work

01:52:18.581 --> 01:52:20.581
in that this wouldn't be a 24 hour scenario

01:52:22.661 --> 01:52:24.661
and but we do know that the crisis

01:52:25.381 --> 01:52:27.381
I mean, crisis happens around the clock,

01:52:27.861 --> 01:52:29.861
but crises spike at certain times of the day.

01:52:31.421 --> 01:52:33.421
And it's generally you know, probably late afternoon

01:52:35.610 --> 01:52:37.610
through the late evening.

01:52:37.701 --> 01:52:39.701
So that would be all programed and worked in the scope of work

01:52:41.861 --> 01:52:44.461
and the requirements and so forth.
But 6 million is not going

01:52:44.581 --> 01:52:46.581
to get us one team for this community.

01:52:47.781 --> 01:52:49.781
It could, it could get you one team that can

01:52:51.861 --> 01:52:53.861
that can be covered for a two to possibly three year period.

01:52:54.941 --> 01:52:56.941
But the whole idea is that this is a get us started, OK?

01:52:59.141 --> 01:53:01.141
As other funds become available, we can you know, when we

01:53:02.541 --> 01:53:04.541
bring this stuff to you, you know,

01:53:04.901 --> 01:53:06.901
you may want to say let's invest some more money in this.

01:53:07.981 --> 01:53:09.981
And I think that's kind of where I'm kind of going towards

01:53:10.781 --> 01:53:12.781
is my fear is that 6 million?

01:53:13.821 --> 01:53:15.821
It's like a little over 6,000,003 years program.

01:53:17.221 --> 01:53:19.901
What happens year for
you know, now we have a pilot that is implemented.

01:53:22.302 --> 01:53:25.182
We have people
that either were hired in this community to now

01:53:26.622 --> 01:53:28.622
be part of this or came to this community

01:53:29.382 --> 01:53:31.382
to be part of this program. And you're for yeah.

01:53:31.422 --> 01:53:33.422
We're trying to now identify funds to fund something

01:53:33.862 --> 01:53:35.862
at a cost of what appears to be about $2 million a year.

01:53:37.822 --> 01:53:39.822
I think what you're going to have to do is,

01:53:40.542 --> 01:53:42.542
is concurrent Lee, think about that

01:53:43.982 --> 01:53:45.982
very thing and

01:53:47.262 --> 01:53:49.262
take steps to try to identify

01:53:50.222 --> 01:53:52.222
some alternative funding sources for it.

01:53:54.462 --> 01:53:56.462
And they're out there.

01:53:56.622 --> 01:53:58.622
We'll just have to figure out how to go about doing it,

01:54:00.502 --> 01:54:02.782
but we'll be very transparent.
This is you know, we're starting this out.

01:54:03.462 --> 01:54:05.462
We're recommending starting it out as a pilot, which is what.

01:54:06.822 --> 01:54:09.622
Likelihood,
I'm sure staff has kicked the can around trying to think

01:54:10.702 --> 01:54:12.702
about how this would be funded. Year four.

01:54:12.902 --> 01:54:15.222
What's the likelihood, something like this
being funded out of general fund?

01:54:16.742 --> 01:54:18.942
It can't be.
It can't be.
It can't be.

01:54:18.942 --> 01:54:21.582
This can't none of this stuff can be funded.
Out of the general fund, which is why we're saying

01:54:22.702 --> 01:54:24.862
we're using terminology
such as pilot program, demonstration project,

01:54:27.663 --> 01:54:30.583
because at some point in time
the city will have to make some decisions in terms of what

01:54:32.943 --> 01:54:35.823
what what it's going to prioritize
and how it's going to pay for it.

01:54:36.463 --> 01:54:38.463
Where might funding come from?

01:54:38.503 --> 01:54:40.503
Like I'm trying to identify where it'll come.

01:54:41.263 --> 01:54:43.263
It could come from the feds, it could come from the state,

01:54:43.303 --> 01:54:45.303
it could come from philanthropy that there are sources.

01:54:48.143 --> 01:54:50.143
OK, so then I'm going to go down

01:54:50.983 --> 01:54:52.983
to the Uplift Downtown Initiative.

01:54:56.263 --> 01:54:58.903
Maybe I'm just here. I don't know.
Maybe I'm hearing it.

01:54:58.943 --> 01:55:00.703
I'm trying to see
figure and picture what what you were discussing.

01:55:02.823 --> 01:55:04.823
This would be just an enclosed event.

01:55:05.183 --> 01:55:07.463
No, no.
So the uplift is just one.

01:55:10.263 --> 01:55:12.263
That you mentioned an event that was like two, right?

01:55:12.303 --> 01:55:14.463
Yes, that's that's right.
That's item

01:55:14.463 --> 01:55:16.463
one under the small business support economic recovery.

01:55:17.583 --> 01:55:20.630
That's the event programing.
OK, so with that in this event, is that an enclosed event?

01:55:23.863 --> 01:55:26.583
It's totally all it's both.
It's enclosed in this outdoors.

01:55:27.143 --> 01:55:29.143
What we're thinking is.

01:55:29.943 --> 01:55:32.663
I mean, I get to put fences up,
hire extra police officers to patrol, service, wear.

01:55:35.264 --> 01:55:37.264
Whatever, whatever.

01:55:37.304 --> 01:55:40.240
OK, take, take whatever.
I've not been to the asparagus festival.

01:55:40.944 --> 01:55:43.704
It's it started sound like you were talking of these.
Burgers, but. Yeah, no, no, no. It was.

01:55:44.904 --> 01:55:47.464
OK. Not city benefits.
I'll take, take, take the the scale of that event

01:55:51.744 --> 01:55:53.744
and multiply it times two or three.

01:55:53.904 --> 01:55:56.264
That's what we're shooting for
in terms of visitors to the city.

01:55:57.264 --> 01:55:59.264
OK, we're talking about activating and programing

01:56:00.344 --> 01:56:02.184
our venues.
We're talking about over a two day period.

01:56:03.384 --> 01:56:05.384
We're talking about entertainment

01:56:06.704 --> 01:56:09.664
of all types of diversity.
In terms of the Bob Hope, the arena, the amphitheater,

01:56:12.584 --> 01:56:14.584
outdoors, you know, driving traffic

01:56:15.304 --> 01:56:17.304
to our restaurants in our shops, as well as celebrating

01:56:21.824 --> 01:56:23.824
you know, this is

01:56:24.224 --> 01:56:26.224
this is sort of an urban ag community.

01:56:27.640 --> 01:56:29.424
So let's embrace it.
Let's celebrate it.

01:56:29.664 --> 01:56:31.664
You know, let's let's let's

01:56:33.240 --> 01:56:35.240
make a statement that Stockton is a destination.

01:56:37.224 --> 01:56:39.424
I agree with you 100%.
I just to me, I just keep envisioning

01:56:40.825 --> 01:56:42.825
asparagus festival, which every staff member I've talked to

01:56:44.745 --> 01:56:46.745
has like put their head down and they just

01:56:47.545 --> 01:56:49.145
they don't want to know
the spectators, all because it just was

01:56:50.145 --> 01:56:52.945
at a huge cost for the city.
And they didn't really see a benefit financially

01:56:55.425 --> 01:56:57.425
and any metrics that they could really figure out. So

01:57:00.585 --> 01:57:02.585
but I'm interested to hear more about it

01:57:02.825 --> 01:57:05.785
where it could go because we're not approving
actual the spending of anything or. Yes. RFP.

01:57:07.625 --> 01:57:09.385
But we are.
No, I mean, as far as a contract with somebody,

01:57:10.785 --> 01:57:12.785
you're going to go try to identify that,

01:57:12.945 --> 01:57:15.865
but you're not going to sign it. And so you get it.
It still comes to us for approval. Right?

01:57:17.625 --> 01:57:18.985
Right.
To the extent that there are contracts and things

01:57:20.585 --> 01:57:22.585
of that nature and agreements that have to be signed. Yes.

01:57:24.250 --> 01:57:26.250
So maybe I need a little bit of clarification on

01:57:26.745 --> 01:57:29.505
if we're saying yesterday,
like the $6 million gets spent on wellness

01:57:30.465 --> 01:57:32.585
and we don't we don't ever hear
about this again other than the outcome.

01:57:33.105 --> 01:57:35.385
Oh, you'll see it
because like I said, everything throughout all of this,

01:57:38.250 --> 01:57:40.945
these recommendations will require
competitive procurements

01:57:41.105 --> 01:57:43.465
or competitive
no offers
that will automatically have to come back to you all for for.

01:57:45.105 --> 01:57:47.545
Proof that that's what I was getting at.
We'll still have to approve any contract over. Yeah.

01:57:48.906 --> 01:57:50.906
75,000. Absolutely.

01:57:51.506 --> 01:57:53.506
And sometimes even if it's under 75, I still may want to

01:57:54.546 --> 01:57:56.226
bring it to you.
OK, we have this for the public out there

01:57:57.426 --> 01:57:59.426
who thinks that we may be saying yes.

01:57:59.506 --> 01:58:01.746
And all of a sudden this money's going to be spent.
We'll never hear from it again.

01:58:01.746 --> 01:58:04.660
That's not what's going to happen.
This allows us to start to say we don't like with this

01:58:06.986 --> 01:58:08.986
the result of this. It's not getting approved. Yeah.

01:58:09.826 --> 01:58:11.826
I mean, they should go on my list.

01:58:12.346 --> 01:58:15.346
It was mentioned about some of the things I know that
about bringing business down here.

01:58:16.506 --> 01:58:18.506
The Code Staff Academy was supposed to come downtown.

01:58:18.666 --> 01:58:20.666
That was supposed to be a really, really huge thing.

01:58:21.226 --> 01:58:23.226
Over a hundred jobs of middle class, not even middle class

01:58:24.746 --> 01:58:26.746
like college educated, high end jobs.

01:58:28.386 --> 01:58:30.266
Fell through
and don't really know whatever happened to that other than it

01:58:32.826 --> 01:58:34.586
it fell through.
And it's something that feels like

01:58:34.986 --> 01:58:36.986
it would have fit under here and what we'd be trying to seek

01:58:38.260 --> 01:58:40.260
I mean, I can tell you, go back out and figure that out.

01:58:40.426 --> 01:58:42.426
I can tell you what happened with that, OK?

01:58:43.266 --> 01:58:45.266
The city had a failed partner.

01:58:45.786 --> 01:58:47.786
The city had a failed partner that it gave a ten year deal to

01:58:49.506 --> 01:58:51.506
and the entity had nowhere near the capability

01:58:52.426 --> 01:58:54.426
or capacity to deliver and code that got caught up in that.

01:58:56.907 --> 01:58:58.907
Well if there a way for us to figure out how to bring them

01:58:59.270 --> 01:59:01.147
somewhere else. Yeah.
That that is somebody I would an organization that I would

01:59:03.787 --> 01:59:06.787
I think we'd be lucky to have downtown.
Met with them. Today.

01:59:06.827 --> 01:59:08.827
So then the first time homebuyer program,

01:59:10.627 --> 01:59:12.907
I'm having a little bit deja vu.
Do we have this program here in the city currently?

01:59:14.947 --> 01:59:17.747
We do.
We have we have a
we have a program, but it's a slightly different focus.

01:59:19.467 --> 01:59:21.467
Do you want to talk about that a little bit, Kerry?

01:59:22.387 --> 01:59:24.387
Yeah, I want to hear the what we have and how this is.

01:59:25.147 --> 01:59:27.147
Yeah.

01:59:30.147 --> 01:59:33.107
K right.
Director of economic development.
We do have a down payment assistance program that is,

01:59:35.947 --> 01:59:37.947
you may recall during the annual action plan

01:59:37.987 --> 01:59:39.987
review, we talked about how we had not been prioritizing it

01:59:42.107 --> 01:59:44.107
because we wanted to redo it

01:59:44.187 --> 01:59:46.187
in terms of how successful we've been with partnerships

01:59:47.587 --> 01:59:49.587
with different community members and some of these programs

01:59:50.667 --> 01:59:52.667
and the scale of this, bringing in someone

01:59:53.707 --> 01:59:55.707
with experience through an RFP process will help us activate.

01:59:58.147 --> 02:00:00.147
And if it's successful, we can we'll use these funds

02:00:00.948 --> 02:00:02.948
and we'll look at the funds that were typically approved

02:00:03.588 --> 02:00:05.748
on an annual basis
to see if they also fit

02:00:05.908 --> 02:00:07.908
as a way of allocating and getting those out.

02:00:08.308 --> 02:00:10.308
So we're going to

02:00:10.588 --> 02:00:12.588
get a partner on board so that we can make sure

02:00:12.668 --> 02:00:15.668
to be super successful with the funds.
And just criteria questions.

02:00:16.148 --> 02:00:18.148
So before with the old program,

02:00:18.308 --> 02:00:20.308
what was the criteria for qualifying for the.

02:00:21.148 --> 02:00:23.148
It was income based, correct?

02:00:23.668 --> 02:00:24.908
There
was there was the income based qualifications, yes.

02:00:26.988 --> 02:00:28.988
And as a city manager, Black mentioned,

02:00:29.828 --> 02:00:31.828
there's you know, we focus on low income.

02:00:32.108 --> 02:00:34.588
This is some of the only money
that's ever

02:00:34.588 --> 02:00:36.588
been available to help this segment of the population.

02:00:37.748 --> 02:00:40.228
So when we will finalize
criteria based on the research available

02:00:43.280 --> 02:00:45.280
ways of spending the funding, but we're looking at really

02:00:45.828 --> 02:00:47.828
being able to go up to 120% am I

02:00:49.748 --> 02:00:51.748
and again not fully funding the full 20% down,

02:00:54.868 --> 02:00:56.868
but adding to and helping those that have been working so hard

02:00:59.280 --> 02:01:02.280
to get to that last step.
And I get that I think where I'm at I like this

02:01:04.588 --> 02:01:06.588
this concept a lot where I'm struggling a little bit is

02:01:08.189 --> 02:01:10.189
I start thinking of the average cost of a house here.

02:01:11.429 --> 02:01:13.429
Yes. I think we're over three yes.

02:01:14.589 --> 02:01:17.189
And you're talking about 20% of that
and you're talking about 105% over average median income.

02:01:19.429 --> 02:01:21.429
So we're 60,000 a year.

02:01:21.909 --> 02:01:24.669
I'm not I'm not shocked.
I think there's a gap.

02:01:25.189 --> 02:01:27.189
There's definitely a gap that we're going to have to navigate.

02:01:27.389 --> 02:01:29.389
And there's the math works for, you know,

02:01:31.949 --> 02:01:33.709
there is a gap.
It's not going to be easy.

02:01:34.509 --> 02:01:36.509
I don't want to be any illusions of being easy, but

02:01:37.109 --> 02:01:39.109
we're going to help as many families as we can.

02:01:40.589 --> 02:01:42.589
We're not going to do the full 20%.

02:01:42.669 --> 02:01:45.149
These are people that have been working.
They have some savings, they've cobbled together some pieces.

02:01:47.469 --> 02:01:49.469
And again, because of the rising cost of housing,

02:01:49.989 --> 02:01:51.989
they're just out of reach let's get those people

02:01:52.949 --> 02:01:54.949
the funding, get them into home ownership, start building

02:01:55.989 --> 02:01:57.989
generational wealth and continue to help low income.

02:01:59.469 --> 02:02:02.269
And I'm not disputing that.
Yeah, yeah.
The gap, I think is that I think the gap

02:02:03.749 --> 02:02:05.749
and if we look at the average median income 20% over that

02:02:07.909 --> 02:02:09.909
whether they can qualify it with with even if we gave let's say

02:02:11.469 --> 02:02:13.669
that we gave them 20%
whether they qualify for the loan for a house

02:02:14.790 --> 02:02:16.790
that's three or $50,000 of eight street. Yes.

02:02:18.830 --> 02:02:20.470
And that's what
I'm wondering that's the gap I'm wondering is

02:02:22.510 --> 02:02:24.510
do do those folks even qualify, can they qualify for that loan.

02:02:26.550 --> 02:02:29.270
Are they out there.
Yes. That 120% over a median income. Yes.

02:02:31.150 --> 02:02:33.150
OK, and then this program is for Stockton. Yes.

02:02:35.710 --> 02:02:37.710
So is that part of the criteria that you would have to show

02:02:38.430 --> 02:02:40.430
that you lived here in Stockton for a period of time? Yes.

02:02:42.550 --> 02:02:45.550
OK, that's I think that's another thing
we're always trying to think about is

02:02:46.270 --> 02:02:48.270
how do we how do we uplift, how do we help our own community

02:02:48.510 --> 02:02:51.470
before we start offering money
for people who are trying to move in.

02:02:54.350 --> 02:02:56.350
Just for the record, you know, I love San Joaquin County.

02:02:57.990 --> 02:03:00.270
I love the region,
but my priority is the city of Stockton.

02:03:01.510 --> 02:03:03.700
Thank you.
I think I'm almost done.

02:03:04.300 --> 02:03:06.790
Oh, there was one other thing is that.
No, Harry, thank you so much.

02:03:09.430 --> 02:03:11.910
So I have one more comment.
And then I was gonna talk about

02:03:11.910 --> 02:03:14.510
how I kind of would wish if it was up to me
if I could move money a little bit,

02:03:15.150 --> 02:03:17.150
the one of the things I'd really like to see,

02:03:17.230 --> 02:03:19.230
and I think that has become more evident along our waterways

02:03:21.151 --> 02:03:23.151
is the amount of trash, because I think

02:03:23.271 --> 02:03:25.271
it has had an impact of pushing people towards.

02:03:25.711 --> 02:03:28.431
And one of the
things that I think some of us have advocated for years on

02:03:29.671 --> 02:03:31.671
is trying to figure out how the city could procure.

02:03:33.151 --> 02:03:35.271
We've seen all the vehicles
that go on the water and able to pick up trash.

02:03:36.791 --> 02:03:38.791
And I don't know what the cost of those

02:03:38.871 --> 02:03:40.871
if we've costed those out of what that might be.

02:03:40.911 --> 02:03:42.911
But I would really like to see something like that.

02:03:43.351 --> 02:03:45.351
That would be another tool for public works to have to,

02:03:47.791 --> 02:03:49.711
you know,
without having to have and always get in the water

02:03:50.511 --> 02:03:52.511
to deal with that stuff or try to

02:03:54.631 --> 02:03:56.631
depend on outside sources to try to do that.

02:03:57.911 --> 02:04:00.471
I think we can walk up and down the waterways
and know that people dump stuff in.

02:04:01.471 --> 02:04:03.911
People are always in there and those
and those are having impacts

02:04:04.271 --> 02:04:06.271
so I don't know if that's a possibility.

02:04:06.911 --> 02:04:08.911
You know, when I got here, the city

02:04:11.231 --> 02:04:13.551
does two cleanings
a year and we did a third one last year.

02:04:15.631 --> 02:04:17.631
So I'm always watching the water when I drive by it.

02:04:20.511 --> 02:04:23.391
So if I see something,
I know who to call to get it, to get it taken care of.

02:04:25.551 --> 02:04:27.792
So it's that's not an issue for.
Us having we have a vehicle that they.

02:04:29.272 --> 02:04:31.832
Know.
We we have we have services that we use to to cover that.

02:04:35.512 --> 02:04:37.512
And and I believe you.

02:04:39.432 --> 02:04:41.432
I'm always looking at the water. OK?

02:04:42.392 --> 02:04:44.392
And I think the last thing would be like if I was able to

02:04:45.352 --> 02:04:47.352
if I was able to move money around a little bit, the

02:04:48.952 --> 02:04:50.272
I think we
talked about that that Project Home Key

02:04:52.432 --> 02:04:54.952
a little bit back and forth.
And you had mentioned that we're going to be getting money

02:04:57.752 --> 02:05:00.592
from that from the state at a later point.
Something not connected to this, correct?

02:05:01.832 --> 02:05:03.832
Yes. So what I was sharing with the councilmen

02:05:05.632 --> 02:05:07.632
during our one on one is that

02:05:07.952 --> 02:05:09.952
we don't need to use this money for anything.

02:05:10.672 --> 02:05:12.912
Project Home Key related
because there'll be other funds that we'll be able to use.

02:05:14.552 --> 02:05:16.552
The issue with Home Key is having

02:05:19.552 --> 02:05:21.552
local entities to identify themselves

02:05:23.232 --> 02:05:25.232
and to join up to even be able to apply for the money.

02:05:26.792 --> 02:05:29.432
So that's not something that we would do.
We would be there to provide

02:05:30.152 --> 02:05:32.152
financial support as we have with this current

02:05:33.320 --> 02:05:35.320
home key project.

02:05:35.313 --> 02:05:38.330
So us being able to
participate, we don't foresee any issues.

02:05:40.193 --> 02:05:42.473
But but Director. Right.
Would you like to add to that

02:05:43.473 --> 02:05:45.473
and correct me if I've spoken out of school.

02:05:46.953 --> 02:05:48.953
And what I was asking was just the ability to leverage money.

02:05:50.593 --> 02:05:53.193
So does it matter
when it comes from an allocation from the state,

02:05:53.833 --> 02:05:55.833
whether the city has the ability to leverage

02:05:56.313 --> 02:05:58.313
money, like, hey, we'll throw in zero or throw in 2 million.

02:05:59.713 --> 02:06:01.730
Right.
So as you mentioned, home key is a competitive process.

02:06:03.953 --> 02:06:05.953
And they're going to emphasize and have been emphasizing

02:06:07.353 --> 02:06:09.473
shovel ready, ready to go.
We've had several meetings

02:06:10.873 --> 02:06:13.153
as city manager stated.
We have other funding sources available

02:06:15.913 --> 02:06:17.913
that should we have one of those projects

02:06:18.113 --> 02:06:20.113
ready to go, should dollars be needed to match?

02:06:21.513 --> 02:06:23.513
We would bring that to you for approval.

02:06:23.833 --> 02:06:25.833
So we have home funds that we've been notified

02:06:26.730 --> 02:06:28.953
that we need to bring to you for approval.
We have have round to have round three.

02:06:31.313 --> 02:06:33.313
So there's money in the pipeline to match

02:06:33.553 --> 02:06:35.553
anything that we would need if we can get a qualified project.

02:06:37.673 --> 02:06:40.113
And that's the key piece.
So is that what's really missing right now?

02:06:40.674 --> 02:06:42.674
Because we get hit up a lot on property

02:06:43.354 --> 02:06:45.354
is this we have the money to do projects

02:06:45.594 --> 02:06:48.594
we don't have anybody applying for to put a project.
And we heard three comments tonight about it.

02:06:49.994 --> 02:06:52.194
Well, so.
Well see the thing is no one has brought a project to us. Yet.

02:06:55.154 --> 02:06:57.154
No fears out there or requests for projects out there.

02:06:57.714 --> 02:07:00.114
I mean, I've I've encouraged
people to submit something

02:07:00.914 --> 02:07:02.914
or to at least submit something that can start

02:07:02.994 --> 02:07:04.994
a conversation that has not happened.

02:07:05.994 --> 02:07:07.994
But I'm wondering if there was an RFP out there,

02:07:09.114 --> 02:07:11.114
would we get projects back or are we just hoping

02:07:11.714 --> 02:07:13.714
that somebody knows that maybe we might want it? It

02:07:18.740 --> 02:07:20.740
I mean, that's an interesting question.

02:07:21.674 --> 02:07:23.674
I don't know if we would want to do a no for like that.

02:07:24.234 --> 02:07:26.234
I don't know. For an RFP same thing. No.

02:07:26.354 --> 02:07:28.354
For RFP, they're first they're

02:07:30.554 --> 02:07:32.554
fraternal twins, basically

02:07:33.740 --> 02:07:34.394
money.
Attached.

02:07:37.340 --> 02:07:39.474
Projects like this work,
if there's already market demand for it,

02:07:42.834 --> 02:07:44.834
for us to issue a no for an RFP, we would

02:07:45.354 --> 02:07:47.714
we would need to provide them
with specific detailed information

02:07:49.115 --> 02:07:51.115
that that doesn't exist

02:07:51.635 --> 02:07:53.635
because there is no project.

02:07:53.835 --> 02:07:56.315
What are your thoughts on that, Director?
So we have been meeting with everyone

02:07:58.875 --> 02:08:01.515
that has been sent our way.
We held a meeting

02:08:01.995 --> 02:08:03.995
with a group of individuals that have expressed interest.

02:08:04.915 --> 02:08:06.915
We asked them to provide

02:08:07.875 --> 02:08:10.795
basically a one page project summary
so that we could see what was really in there.

02:08:11.395 --> 02:08:13.395
We had one that's been sent in. We need to review it.

02:08:13.955 --> 02:08:15.955
But again, the timing is the issue.

02:08:16.875 --> 02:08:18.875
From the time of application approval,

02:08:19.515 --> 02:08:21.515
you've got eight months to flip a property

02:08:22.315 --> 02:08:24.315
that is very difficult for professional developers.

02:08:25.635 --> 02:08:28.350
And you know who showed up at the meeting?
Service providers, very passionate for the most part.

02:08:30.235 --> 02:08:32.235
And I appreciate the passion and we want to help,

02:08:32.955 --> 02:08:35.355
but we also need to make sure that we're going
to be successful.

02:08:35.355 --> 02:08:38.350
So we'll work through all of those people
that we've worked, talked to, identify

02:08:39.195 --> 02:08:41.195
if there's projects that can be fundable

02:08:41.555 --> 02:08:43.555
and then we'll bring something to you. What if it's available.

02:08:47.115 --> 02:08:49.115
I think you so I think

02:08:49.155 --> 02:08:51.595
the only thing
the only point I was looking
at money of trying to move out of was our loss of revenue,

02:08:53.876 --> 02:08:55.876
because I think we were all under the impression that

02:08:56.996 --> 02:08:59.356
we're going to have a pretty good year this year.
So I thought there were some dollars

02:08:59.636 --> 02:09:02.596
that we could utilize elsewhere.
But the vehicle apparently not

02:09:03.396 --> 02:09:05.396
something that we need and anything dollars to leverage

02:09:06.116 --> 02:09:08.356
isn't something that would benefit us.
So that was kind of

02:09:09.356 --> 02:09:11.356
where I was trying to move a little bit of funds around.

02:09:13.236 --> 02:09:15.236
I'm very interested to see where a lot of this stuff goes

02:09:17.236 --> 02:09:19.516
a lot of high hopes here,
so it's a lot to deliver on.

02:09:21.436 --> 02:09:23.436
Thank you.

02:09:24.636 --> 02:09:26.636
Councilmember Lynch.

02:09:27.236 --> 02:09:28.876
Thank you.
So I wanted to go back again to that first time homebuyer.

02:09:31.356 --> 02:09:34.360
So if we find like I know
in the first group, you have 1,000,009, if we find

02:09:36.876 --> 02:09:38.876
there isn't any when applying or very little

02:09:40.356 --> 02:09:43.156
when we get this, the second group
you have the second funding, 4.6 million.

02:09:45.476 --> 02:09:47.476
Then we can revisit this, right.

02:09:47.756 --> 02:09:49.756
And move it out to other homeless needs where

02:09:51.876 --> 02:09:53.876
maybe there's more self the safe camping

02:09:55.156 --> 02:09:57.156
or because I'm very concerned about our inventory, too.

02:09:59.196 --> 02:10:01.196
I mean, I just I know in the city just

02:10:02.397 --> 02:10:04.997
I have clients looking for houses
around $300,000 and they can't find them.

02:10:06.277 --> 02:10:09.237
So I mean, I think it's a great thing
we can help people for this first time home buyer.

02:10:11.557 --> 02:10:13.557
But I'm concerned about that that we're not going

02:10:14.917 --> 02:10:16.917
to have be able to fund 6.5 million.

02:10:17.957 --> 02:10:19.957
So all of this like in our first the first group if we find or

02:10:22.117 --> 02:10:24.117
we find boy this safe camping is really successful

02:10:25.437 --> 02:10:27.437
we might need more there now for the safe camping

02:10:29.117 --> 02:10:31.117
is that just going to be a site where they would have tents

02:10:33.757 --> 02:10:35.757
or is it something we can help them with

02:10:36.757 --> 02:10:38.757
as far as a camper like the young gentleman spoke tonight

02:10:40.637 --> 02:10:42.637
about I know we get so many complaints about everybody

02:10:44.317 --> 02:10:46.317
sleeping in a tent and a trailer or.

02:10:48.997 --> 02:10:51.117
Yeah.
To answer your first question, as we did with the Carers Act,

02:10:52.917 --> 02:10:54.917
money will be providing periodic reports to you all

02:10:56.797 --> 02:10:58.317
for that
very purpose that if, if, if adjustments need to be made

02:11:01.437 --> 02:11:03.437
because from one category to another

02:11:03.877 --> 02:11:05.877
you'll have the opportunity to be able to do that.

02:11:06.157 --> 02:11:08.157
So that's built in, that's anticipated

02:11:08.878 --> 02:11:10.878
in terms of the safe camping, safe parking

02:11:12.638 --> 02:11:14.638
which has made it so challenging for us so far

02:11:15.380 --> 02:11:17.380
as we're looking for a a piece of real estate,

02:11:20.278 --> 02:11:22.278
ideally speaking, it's maybe an acre

02:11:24.780 --> 02:11:26.780
and a half at the minimum that's flat,

02:11:27.878 --> 02:11:29.878
that's conducive for some sort of treatment on the ground, i.e.

02:11:32.478 --> 02:11:34.478
asphalt or some other material.

02:11:35.758 --> 02:11:37.758
We would have to provide electricity, sanitation

02:11:38.998 --> 02:11:40.998
services, the big the big ticket item with these things, as

02:11:44.278 --> 02:11:46.278
was found out by Modesto, is the security we have to provide.

02:11:49.398 --> 02:11:51.398
24 hour security is very expensive.

02:11:52.158 --> 02:11:54.158
So Modesto did a safe camping initiative,

02:11:56.780 --> 02:11:58.780
and I think they had about 25 individuals that participated,

02:12:00.878 --> 02:12:02.878
and it cost them almost $1,000,000 a year just for that.

02:12:04.238 --> 02:12:06.238
25 people. It's expensive.

02:12:07.318 --> 02:12:09.318
The biggest component is security

02:12:10.518 --> 02:12:12.518
so that's why we're saying here let's give it a shot

02:12:14.239 --> 02:12:16.239
as a pilot and see what happens.

02:12:17.559 --> 02:12:20.479
But these projects have been hit
or miss across the state

02:12:23.319 --> 02:12:25.319
they require tremendous monitoring.

02:12:26.559 --> 02:12:28.559
And that's why the security factor is so critical.

02:12:28.719 --> 02:12:30.679
I mean, because you've
got to keep things out of the camp site. Issue.

02:12:34.199 --> 02:12:37.119
And so
I know our citizens are tired
of everybody camping all over the city.

02:12:38.439 --> 02:12:40.439
Absolutely. Areas they shouldn't be.

02:12:41.790 --> 02:12:43.790
So we're going to give it a shot. Yeah.

02:12:43.999 --> 02:12:46.839
Just saying that it's not a panacea,
but we want to give it a shot.

02:12:46.959 --> 02:12:48.959
I know, but we're also offering low barrier shelter beds

02:12:50.119 --> 02:12:52.559
and we have to get to the point
where we have so many places they could go

02:12:54.559 --> 02:12:56.559
that they can't go to the other places, you know?

02:12:57.639 --> 02:12:58.999
Right.
And then on you have the nonprofit Support 850,000.

02:13:02.839 --> 02:13:04.839
How is that going to be decided as far as

02:13:07.599 --> 02:13:09.599
do nonprofits apply for that or because

02:13:11.199 --> 02:13:13.199
we know a lot of our nonprofits revenues down.

02:13:14.359 --> 02:13:16.279
Right.
The the intent there would be to do an RFP

02:13:18.719 --> 02:13:20.719
to identify

02:13:21.240 --> 02:13:23.240
a category of entities

02:13:23.520 --> 02:13:25.520
that can provide technical assistance

02:13:26.800 --> 02:13:28.800
and capacity building support to our nonprofit network here.

02:13:31.480 --> 02:13:33.480
That became very evident with the pandemic

02:13:36.520 --> 02:13:38.520
that that sector

02:13:39.720 --> 02:13:41.720
needs some help
with the exception of maybe three, three entities.

02:13:44.360 --> 02:13:46.360
So that's the intent there of that is to help

02:13:47.440 --> 02:13:49.440
build more capacity for the future.

02:13:50.120 --> 02:13:52.120
So because we do a lot of linkages

02:13:52.720 --> 02:13:54.720
with with how we go about supporting the community

02:13:55.720 --> 02:13:57.720
we don't necessarily build ourselves, but we partner

02:13:59.440 --> 02:14:01.440
and we provide funding

02:14:02.400 --> 02:14:04.400
to all of these entities

02:14:05.680 --> 02:14:08.800
right.
I am very happy to see the upgrades to the animal shelter.

02:14:11.480 --> 02:14:13.480
That's been a long time coming.

02:14:13.560 --> 02:14:15.560
And badly needed, and I don't know if we'd ever

02:14:17.440 --> 02:14:19.440
have the funding to do that if it wasn't for this.

02:14:20.480 --> 02:14:22.480
So I'm very supportive of that.

02:14:24.160 --> 02:14:26.280
And then
I think this is a great idea for downtown, but I also hope

02:14:28.921 --> 02:14:30.921
we don't forget the other areas we have in Stockton

02:14:31.681 --> 02:14:33.681
that could use a little lift to IEEE Miracle Mile.

02:14:36.410 --> 02:14:38.410
And so I know that would be nice

02:14:38.881 --> 02:14:40.881
to do something there to give a little lift to them.

02:14:42.281 --> 02:14:44.281
They're going to do an event recently, I mean, soon. So

02:14:47.410 --> 02:14:48.561
but I think
everything else, I just as long as it's changeable

02:14:51.521 --> 02:14:53.521
when we think we're going in some direction

02:14:54.161 --> 02:14:56.961
for certain things and that we see
that it's not working out because we have to give reports.

02:14:59.161 --> 02:15:01.761
We give a report now
once it's passed and then we periodically give

02:15:04.201 --> 02:15:06.481
continuous reports.
Yeah, you'll receive written

02:15:06.921 --> 02:15:08.921
reports, you'll receive oral reports from the podium,

02:15:10.681 --> 02:15:12.681
just as you did with the Cares Act money

02:15:14.481 --> 02:15:16.481
we'll just plan to do that on a monthly basis

02:15:16.721 --> 02:15:19.410
for that, for that purpose.
OK, but in the event that we need to pivot from here to there

02:15:22.201 --> 02:15:24.761
or most likely be the case.
And I think we also need to remember we have a budget

02:15:26.100 --> 02:15:28.100
we're working with to that we've put a lot of funding

02:15:28.481 --> 02:15:30.481
into homeless, into cleanups, into other items.

02:15:31.481 --> 02:15:34.442
So this is not the budget.
This is an extra this.

02:15:35.420 --> 02:15:37.802
Is in addition to.
In addition to. Yes. OK, thank you.

02:15:41.722 --> 02:15:43.242
Councilman.
Right. Thank you.

02:15:45.202 --> 02:15:47.202
Couple of comments, very supportive

02:15:47.682 --> 02:15:49.682
of the safe camping and parking demonstration project.

02:15:50.962 --> 02:15:52.962
I've been talking about that since June.

02:15:53.202 --> 02:15:55.762
Made probably
and looking at what Sacramento and San Francisco

02:15:58.820 --> 02:16:00.820
have been able to accomplish, they seem to be making it work.

02:16:02.420 --> 02:16:04.420
So let's especially look at what they've been doing,

02:16:05.820 --> 02:16:07.820
try to replicate that. Things have been working.

02:16:07.602 --> 02:16:09.602
I think San Francisco has 16 sites.

02:16:11.820 --> 02:16:13.820
Sacramento is four

02:16:13.922 --> 02:16:16.562
of course,
San Francisco has a lot more money

02:16:16.922 --> 02:16:18.922
than we do as well and a lot more philanthropy.

02:16:19.562 --> 02:16:21.562
But that said,

02:16:22.802 --> 02:16:24.802
you said yourself it costs about $1,000,000

02:16:26.562 --> 02:16:28.562
per site to run per year and we've only allocated 600.

02:16:31.820 --> 02:16:33.820
So for the first Traunch right,

02:16:34.562 --> 02:16:36.562
right out of the first Traunch only 600,000.

02:16:37.562 --> 02:16:39.362
So they're going to have
a hard time getting up and running with that.

02:16:40.123 --> 02:16:42.123
And so there is an opportunity to move that's one

02:16:44.830 --> 02:16:46.830
area where I think we are probably going to need to.

02:16:46.723 --> 02:16:49.430
I would like to see
at least two sites, one safe camping site, one safe

02:16:50.883 --> 02:16:52.883
parking site and then assess how it's working here.

02:16:55.300 --> 02:16:57.300
Here in Stockton,

02:16:57.443 --> 02:16:59.443
the comments that the callers made earlier,

02:17:00.203 --> 02:17:02.203
if we're able to use a state or city site for the camp site,

02:17:05.443 --> 02:17:07.443
it's going to allow more funds to be used directly for services

02:17:09.403 --> 02:17:11.403
to to to the unsheltered.

02:17:12.430 --> 02:17:14.683
And you're absolutely correct.
These do not work unless you're providing those needed services

02:17:17.163 --> 02:17:19.163
that people have to have water,

02:17:20.483 --> 02:17:22.483
sewage and electricity.

02:17:23.603 --> 02:17:25.603
So I agree with that.

02:17:25.643 --> 02:17:27.483
I just think we need
a little bit more money in that in that pile.

02:17:30.843 --> 02:17:32.843
I I'm willing to let it go as it is for now.

02:17:33.603 --> 02:17:35.723
But if when
those first reports come around

02:17:36.483 --> 02:17:38.483
and I see that that something's not moving as quickly,

02:17:38.603 --> 02:17:41.403
I'm going to be the first person to propose
that we move that back over to the safe parking side of it,

02:17:44.323 --> 02:17:46.323
the safe camping and safe parking side of it.

02:17:46.884 --> 02:17:49.764
It was interesting.
There was a gentleman
who was proposing that we vote down 15.1,

02:17:51.724 --> 02:17:53.724
but he was asking us to do safe camping and safe parking.

02:17:54.604 --> 02:17:56.604
So apparently he hadn't seen the agenda.

02:17:57.964 --> 02:17:59.964
But I think that's definitely something we I'm also

02:18:01.604 --> 02:18:03.364
very positive
on the digital divide and Internet connectivity piece.

02:18:07.404 --> 02:18:09.404
There's going to be a lot of money out there

02:18:10.284 --> 02:18:12.284
for Middle Mile and Final Mile

02:18:13.724 --> 02:18:15.724
fiber installations.

02:18:15.844 --> 02:18:18.204
So this will get us started.
And then when those other grants come along, you know, we can

02:18:20.840 --> 02:18:22.840
we can put it on steroids basically.

02:18:23.244 --> 02:18:25.244
There's going to be a lot of money coming

02:18:25.844 --> 02:18:27.844
out of the Infrastructure Act for this.

02:18:28.204 --> 02:18:30.204
If I may add to that, Councilman, you're correct.

02:18:31.400 --> 02:18:33.400
And we're looking at both the broadband fiber efforts

02:18:36.440 --> 02:18:38.440
as well as the connectivity in terms of looking at maybe doing

02:18:39.284 --> 02:18:41.284
two public private partnerships to leverage our money as well.

02:18:43.524 --> 02:18:46.204
And I'm
a little less enthusiastic about the Wi-Fi efforts in here.

02:18:49.364 --> 02:18:51.364
If we were a little bit further along on the 5G trail,

02:18:54.525 --> 02:18:56.525
then I could be more supportive of of Wi-Fi.

02:18:56.845 --> 02:18:58.845
But my my experience with Wi-Fi in Stockton

02:18:59.205 --> 02:19:01.205
doesn't matter who your carriers I'm not very good.

02:19:04.205 --> 02:19:06.205
So I'm looking forward to 5G

02:19:10.405 --> 02:19:12.405
and then the

02:19:14.245 --> 02:19:17.500
where am I hear community?
Well, being

02:19:17.205 --> 02:19:19.205
very supportive of the effort for a hotline Warm Line

02:19:21.925 --> 02:19:23.925
Community Wellbeing Initiative, if you're not familiar with it.

02:19:26.445 --> 02:19:29.245
One of the speakers spoke to it.
It's there's a group out there

02:19:30.485 --> 02:19:32.485
looking to form something called Call Stockton, and that stands

02:19:34.605 --> 02:19:36.605
for Crisis Assistance Lifeline, Stockton called Stockton.

02:19:39.805 --> 02:19:41.805
So it looks like there's somebody out there

02:19:41.845 --> 02:19:43.845
ready to go the minute this funding is identified.

02:19:44.965 --> 02:19:46.965
They've got people, they've got a website,

02:19:47.685 --> 02:19:49.685
you know, so call Stockton dot com.

02:19:52.125 --> 02:19:54.125
So there's there's people out there that want to do this job

02:19:55.500 --> 02:19:56.245
right now.
I'm not worried about that one going unfilled.

02:19:57.845 --> 02:19:59.845
I think that they're we're going
to get probably multiple people that want to do this work.

02:20:02.286 --> 02:20:05.860
So that's all I have.
I'm supportive of the plan as proposed with the caveat

02:20:08.406 --> 02:20:10.406
there that Councilmember Lentz gave that we want to

02:20:12.966 --> 02:20:14.966
look at this early and often and move quickly if we have to.

02:20:19.566 --> 02:20:22.486
Vice Mayor Fogarty.
Thank you.

02:20:22.646 --> 02:20:24.646
I really was trying to gather my thoughts, listening to

02:20:27.606 --> 02:20:29.606
all of you speak, as well as what the public has been saying.

02:20:32.326 --> 02:20:34.326
And I often think back to.

02:20:34.726 --> 02:20:36.606
Our council.
Priorities and what we all receive constant calls on.

02:20:40.646 --> 02:20:43.606
In fact,
I've received one today about homeless.

02:20:45.846 --> 02:20:47.846
I received one yesterday about homeless from different people.

02:20:49.686 --> 02:20:51.686
And that's something that weighs heavily on this community.

02:20:52.606 --> 02:20:54.606
And I also understand us implementing something

02:20:56.246 --> 02:20:58.246
and worried about year four, but I'm worried about year one

02:21:00.366 --> 02:21:03.126
because we've talked about this
and talked about this and talked about this

02:21:04.726 --> 02:21:06.726
until we're blue in the face we've had workshops and study

02:21:08.207 --> 02:21:10.207
sessions and I mean, it goes on and on.

02:21:11.407 --> 02:21:13.407
We've had the two by two by two, and we talked about it

02:21:15.327 --> 02:21:17.687
and talked about it and I thought
we were getting somewhere only to not the county

02:21:20.367 --> 02:21:22.367
decided to, I feel, wash their hands of us.

02:21:23.967 --> 02:21:25.967
They're going to do their own thing.

02:21:26.247 --> 02:21:28.247
But they still have to provide

02:21:28.567 --> 02:21:30.567
HSA behavioral health.

02:21:31.470 --> 02:21:33.327
I mean, they still have to provide
those services

02:21:33.727 --> 02:21:35.727
to the people in this city because this city is

02:21:36.407 --> 02:21:38.407
part of the county and we provide them.

02:21:39.870 --> 02:21:41.870
We're the largest by far city in the county.

02:21:43.527 --> 02:21:45.767
We've been to Washington
Texas, San Francisco, New York, San Diego.

02:21:47.927 --> 02:21:49.927
We've been all across this country looking at programs.

02:21:52.327 --> 02:21:54.327
And here we have

02:21:54.607 --> 02:21:57.470
this money that we've never
had before in order to do something.

02:21:58.870 --> 02:22:00.870
And I hope that, in fact, we do.

02:22:00.287 --> 02:22:02.287
But going back to the beginning,

02:22:03.527 --> 02:22:05.527
I know that Councilmember Wright mentioned this call, Stockton.

02:22:08.687 --> 02:22:10.687
I know that listening to our city

02:22:12.247 --> 02:22:14.247
manager speak on several occasions about

02:22:15.968 --> 02:22:17.968
his areas of Expertize and the fact that we have OPD

02:22:19.808 --> 02:22:21.808
and knowing what they are able to do

02:22:24.328 --> 02:22:26.328
I am I am

02:22:26.528 --> 02:22:28.528
positive that that this is something that can be developed.

02:22:29.648 --> 02:22:31.648
But I also believe it needs to be in conjunction

02:22:32.248 --> 02:22:34.248
with the county because again, Behavioral

02:22:35.208 --> 02:22:37.208
Health, Human Services Agency, those are county entities,

02:22:39.248 --> 02:22:41.248
unless they're going to employ their own social workers,

02:22:43.768 --> 02:22:45.368
to do that,
which the price tag goes up exponentially from there.

02:22:48.248 --> 02:22:50.248
But us talking about something a specific thing before

02:22:52.128 --> 02:22:54.128
we've even put out a no fire, I think is very premature

02:22:55.880 --> 02:22:58.480
because it sounds like we've already selected
somebody because I

02:22:58.480 --> 02:23:00.480
received an email today saying you vote yes on call.

02:23:01.928 --> 02:23:04.688
And I'm like, what is call?
It hasn't even come before us.

02:23:05.688 --> 02:23:08.208
And so I want to make sure
that when we go through this process

02:23:08.968 --> 02:23:11.728
that it is very transparent.
Those that have experience and have done this before,

02:23:14.408 --> 02:23:16.408
or if it's through our, our, our own entities,

02:23:18.248 --> 02:23:21.800
our own staff,
that we make sure that, again, that it's very transparent

02:23:24.729 --> 02:23:26.729
and moving on to essential support to households.

02:23:29.849 --> 02:23:31.849
I know that people are throwing food away

02:23:32.849 --> 02:23:35.849
I know that people are getting extra money.
Those that are

02:23:37.490 --> 02:23:39.490
get their card there.

02:23:41.490 --> 02:23:43.490
What is it PBT?

02:23:43.369 --> 02:23:45.369
They're FBT cards.

02:23:46.890 --> 02:23:48.569
They've got an extra.
But I know that there are several groups out there

02:23:51.169 --> 02:23:53.809
that are giving food away.
But not only does it not get to some people are spoils.

02:23:56.769 --> 02:23:58.769
They line it up, we're homeless, are in boxes

02:24:00.929 --> 02:24:02.929
and then it becomes a spoiled mess.

02:24:04.329 --> 02:24:06.329
So I am concerned about that because it's

02:24:07.809 --> 02:24:10.369
getting thrown away.
Utilities, I see that in there.

02:24:11.449 --> 02:24:13.449
And I'm thinking, didn't we already do that with IRAP

02:24:14.929 --> 02:24:17.809
and we're going to continue or don't we
already have a program in place?

02:24:19.890 --> 02:24:21.890
Moving on to event programing Jazz Festival.

02:24:22.490 --> 02:24:24.490
Tequila Festival as a May Entertainment Beer Fest

02:24:25.890 --> 02:24:27.649
Stockton can
actually beer fest in Stockton Con were downtown this weekend.

02:24:30.500 --> 02:24:32.500
It was hard to find a parking place here but part of the issue

02:24:33.730 --> 02:24:35.730
because I sit on visit Stockton is perception.

02:24:36.610 --> 02:24:38.570
People don't
necessarily want to come downtown

02:24:39.250 --> 02:24:41.250
because they don't feel safe downtown.

02:24:41.410 --> 02:24:43.930
And at night it's a ghost town.
This is Stockton does a farm to fork event

02:24:45.650 --> 02:24:47.650
and it goes in front of the Fox Theater and they closed down.

02:24:48.930 --> 02:24:51.570
They put up barricades. But I don't even think
they really need to put up barricades.

02:24:52.900 --> 02:24:55.500
I know Councilmember Joe Breck has been there.
There's nobody really downtown at night.

02:24:56.250 --> 02:24:58.250
You work downtown, so you see what it's like downtown.

02:25:00.330 --> 02:25:02.330
So it's mainly perception.

02:25:04.900 --> 02:25:06.900
I think if we want to get people downtown,

02:25:06.210 --> 02:25:08.690
we put a grocery store downtown
that'll get people downtown, especially if it's something

02:25:10.500 --> 02:25:12.500
like Whole Foods which was a conversation we had.

02:25:14.450 --> 02:25:16.650
Outdoor dining.
I know that we received a number of applications.

02:25:18.490 --> 02:25:20.490
I'm kind of curious to see, did we find all the applications?

02:25:22.130 --> 02:25:24.890
Did somebody not get approved?
Were there projects that were not funded

02:25:29.850 --> 02:25:31.850
$600,000 to the chamber and business

02:25:33.900 --> 02:25:35.900
district support kind of put question marks there.

02:25:36.910 --> 02:25:38.411
Nonprofit support.
Curious as to which ones

02:25:39.211 --> 02:25:41.211
some of them do receive and have been receiving support.

02:25:42.971 --> 02:25:44.971
Others have not.

02:25:45.331 --> 02:25:47.331
Entrepreneurship support.

02:25:47.411 --> 02:25:49.491
Pass through.
We already have groups that we work with.

02:25:51.851 --> 02:25:54.531
I know that there are a lot out there, though,
that we never reach.

02:25:54.891 --> 02:25:57.451
Speaking again of downtown,
if you go down San Joaquin just pass the Fox,

02:25:59.451 --> 02:26:01.451
you have Socha, Mitchells, you have Plaza Parks,

02:26:03.731 --> 02:26:05.731
you have all these businesses lined up along that side there.

02:26:07.211 --> 02:26:09.211
They're starting their own like little district.

02:26:09.291 --> 02:26:11.291
They're getting people out, setting up tables, putting up

02:26:12.491 --> 02:26:14.491
tents, trying to get people to come to their businesses.

02:26:16.691 --> 02:26:18.691
And they're doing this all on their own.

02:26:19.110 --> 02:26:21.110
Strategic plan that we were already working on that. Uh,

02:26:24.691 --> 02:26:26.291
let's see.
As I go down, homelessness and housing

02:26:28.331 --> 02:26:30.331
We've had homeless under the crosstown freeway.

02:26:30.691 --> 02:26:32.691
It stands less between Lafayette and Washington.

02:26:33.971 --> 02:26:36.771
For how long?
The garbage piles up.

02:26:38.171 --> 02:26:40.411
There's fires.
There's a lot going.

02:26:40.972 --> 02:26:42.972
So I don't know exactly what safe camping is.

02:26:44.372 --> 02:26:46.372
I know you mentioned security, but safe camping

02:26:47.932 --> 02:26:49.932
I don't think exists unless you're maybe in Yosemite

02:26:51.412 --> 02:26:53.732
or somewhere like that.
But here in Stockton, safe camping,

02:26:56.492 --> 02:26:58.492
there are people that are robbed, killed, shot.

02:27:00.132 --> 02:27:02.412
Well, it's the same.
They're not died, but raped.

02:27:03.492 --> 02:27:05.492
There's a lot going on with that.

02:27:05.772 --> 02:27:07.772
As we talked about, there will be needs like

02:27:08.572 --> 02:27:10.572
loads of hope, showered with love.

02:27:10.932 --> 02:27:12.932
I'm more under the

02:27:13.812 --> 02:27:15.812
recommendation of Councilmember Camper

02:27:16.932 --> 02:27:19.732
in looking at tiny homes.
They are done in other places successfully.

02:27:21.292 --> 02:27:23.532
They're done in San Jose.
It's something that we've

02:27:23.532 --> 02:27:25.532
talked about again for years and have been implemented

02:27:27.372 --> 02:27:29.972
they're happening in other places
right here in San Joaquin County in terms of doing feasibility.

02:27:34.520 --> 02:27:36.520
Again, we can study things all day

02:27:37.452 --> 02:27:39.452
and all night and we'll get some things

02:27:39.972 --> 02:27:42.812
that work and some things that don't.
But again,

02:27:42.812 --> 02:27:44.812
until we actually try it for ourselves,

02:27:45.132 --> 02:27:47.132
we don't know if it's going to work or not.

02:27:51.133 --> 02:27:54.530
First time homebuyers program.
I know there's several places that are out there

02:27:55.973 --> 02:27:57.973
doing this already, and it's housing counseling agency.

02:27:59.413 --> 02:28:01.413
You go through their program and they help you with

02:28:02.773 --> 02:28:04.933
a down payment.
I know it's their I

02:28:06.173 --> 02:28:08.213
my thing is
getting people off the street and keeping them off the street

02:28:09.893 --> 02:28:11.573
right now.
Which brings me to low barrier shelters.

02:28:12.933 --> 02:28:14.933
We gave 2.5 million to Stockton.

02:28:15.213 --> 02:28:17.213
Chuck Well, we have allocated 2.5 million.

02:28:18.333 --> 02:28:20.333
The Stockton shelter for the homeless

02:28:21.373 --> 02:28:23.373
in November of 2020.

02:28:24.530 --> 02:28:27.530
We received one update of that.
Not sure what else is going on with that.

02:28:28.333 --> 02:28:30.333
But at this point, I think somebody told me

02:28:31.930 --> 02:28:33.930
it might be 20, 24, 20, 23 for that.

02:28:35.973 --> 02:28:37.973
We need to get people off the streets now.

02:28:40.573 --> 02:28:42.573
Um, coordinated entry system.

02:28:43.933 --> 02:28:45.693
Create and
manage with the county continuum.

02:28:47.773 --> 02:28:49.773
Of Care and United Way

02:28:55.934 --> 02:28:57.934
I just, I'm just so disappointed in them

02:28:59.774 --> 02:29:01.774
only because here we are still wanting to partner with them

02:29:03.974 --> 02:29:05.974
and I hope they want to partner back with us.

02:29:08.134 --> 02:29:10.134
And our meeting that we had our workshop that we had,

02:29:11.334 --> 02:29:13.334
we talked about

02:29:13.374 --> 02:29:15.374
identifying a place we had Miss Baso

02:29:16.734 --> 02:29:18.894
who was working with us
on identifying a place through the two by two by two.

02:29:21.140 --> 02:29:23.140
I think there were places that were identified

02:29:28.854 --> 02:29:31.294
digital divide.
I agree with Councilmember Wright

02:29:34.454 --> 02:29:36.454
in terms of laptops and hotspots.

02:29:36.814 --> 02:29:38.814
I know every student in Stockton Unified, every single student

02:29:42.140 --> 02:29:44.140
in the largest school district in the city of Stockton

02:29:45.614 --> 02:29:47.614
has been issued a laptop, every single one.

02:29:50.214 --> 02:29:52.214
And if there's five kids in that household

02:29:52.334 --> 02:29:54.334
that all go to Stockton Unified, every one of them has received

02:29:55.894 --> 02:29:57.774
a laptop
and if they need a hotspot, they've been given that as well.

02:29:59.654 --> 02:30:01.654
So 1400 and $35 because it's 2300 households

02:30:04.815 --> 02:30:07.375
with 3.3 million.
I looked up Chromebooks are anywhere from 200 to $650

02:30:11.535 --> 02:30:14.215
plus your hotspot.
I, I want to make sure our kids have

02:30:17.735 --> 02:30:19.735
connections because I know like for example in Western Ranch

02:30:21.255 --> 02:30:23.975
when I was doing distance
learning, I had students all the time

02:30:25.950 --> 02:30:28.150
that regularly did not have service,
which I think has to do with the providers

02:30:30.135 --> 02:30:32.135
more so than us.

02:30:35.295 --> 02:30:37.295
Mm hmm.

02:30:38.135 --> 02:30:40.135
I don't see anything in here for the youth.

02:30:40.695 --> 02:30:42.695
And I'm telling you, our youth are our

02:30:44.295 --> 02:30:46.295
definitely negatively impacted by COVID.

02:30:48.455 --> 02:30:50.695
See, child care.
But I'm thinking of the ones that are school aged.

02:30:52.975 --> 02:30:54.975
They this COVID has done a doozy on them,

02:30:57.550 --> 02:30:59.550
and there's no identified funds in there

02:30:59.775 --> 02:31:02.335
for them, for anything.
And I'm I try looking here I'm I mean, even with the uplift

02:31:05.175 --> 02:31:07.655
downtown, I'm thinking, oh,
maybe the kids that live around downtown,

02:31:09.936 --> 02:31:11.936
the hotlines, warm lines, kids

02:31:12.456 --> 02:31:14.456
are unless it's Instagram,

02:31:16.536 --> 02:31:18.536
they're they're not participating in that.

02:31:20.776 --> 02:31:22.776
But there definitely needs to be something there.

02:31:22.976 --> 02:31:25.896
Substance abuse treatment programs.
I know CMC has been working to increase beds for that program.

02:31:30.176 --> 02:31:32.176
We need more because the individuals

02:31:32.736 --> 02:31:35.536
that are living on our streets,
there is a percentage of them that have mental health

02:31:37.776 --> 02:31:39.776
and substance abuse and or substance abuse issues

02:31:41.616 --> 02:31:43.616
and we need places for them to get the help that they need.

02:31:45.776 --> 02:31:47.776
And I do agree in a more housing,

02:31:49.256 --> 02:31:51.256
but we have how many development agreements on the books

02:31:53.136 --> 02:31:55.136
for providing affordable housing.

02:31:57.960 --> 02:31:59.960
We have tons of programs on the books.

02:31:59.856 --> 02:32:01.856
And also the President on September 1st, did his whole

02:32:04.936 --> 02:32:06.936
a permanent supportive housing put it out there,

02:32:08.560 --> 02:32:10.560
several billion dollars for that in order to

02:32:13.657 --> 02:32:15.657
support those housing efforts.

02:32:16.497 --> 02:32:18.497
So there are things in here that I do like,

02:32:19.777 --> 02:32:21.777
but there are holes in in things that I think

02:32:23.137 --> 02:32:25.577
that we need to address.
And I do think we have proposals.

02:32:26.337 --> 02:32:28.337
I think we've had a couple of proposals of hotels, motels

02:32:31.617 --> 02:32:33.617
that could become instantly

02:32:34.897 --> 02:32:36.897
a shelter for us, that low

02:32:37.377 --> 02:32:39.377
barrier shelter where a mother with their children,

02:32:41.177 --> 02:32:43.177
a partners could go even with their pets or their vehicle

02:32:47.170 --> 02:32:49.170
because they have parking at these locations.

02:32:50.617 --> 02:32:52.617
And I think that those that, you know, if you build it,

02:32:53.977 --> 02:32:56.777
they will come, but we don't have to build it.
That already exists.

02:32:57.377 --> 02:33:00.170
So whatever we need to do
in order to move things in that direction,

02:33:01.897 --> 02:33:03.897
and specifically with this one time money that we will

02:33:05.137 --> 02:33:07.137
probably never see again,

02:33:07.177 --> 02:33:09.177
I think we need to make every effort possible in order

02:33:10.897 --> 02:33:12.897
to make those things happen and happen as soon as possible.

02:33:15.970 --> 02:33:17.970
Thank you.

02:33:18.217 --> 02:33:20.217
Councilmember Walmsley.

02:33:22.898 --> 02:33:24.898
Thank you, Mayor

02:33:25.618 --> 02:33:27.378
I'm going to echo.
The same sentiments as vice mayor.

02:33:29.978 --> 02:33:31.458
I'm a little.
Disappointed that there was not

02:33:33.698 --> 02:33:35.698
a significant amount of funding

02:33:37.818 --> 02:33:39.818
for our young people who have lost,

02:33:41.178 --> 02:33:44.178
you know, significantly since this
pandemic from the money to buy.

02:33:46.298 --> 02:33:48.298
Graduations. And proms.

02:33:49.178 --> 02:33:51.178
How do we

02:33:51.218 --> 02:33:53.218
reestablish some investments

02:33:53.618 --> 02:33:55.618
with more sports activities, maybe arts,

02:33:57.938 --> 02:33:59.938
workforce development for our young people?

02:34:01.738 --> 02:34:03.738
And then secondly,

02:34:03.938 --> 02:34:05.938
I really want to talk about

02:34:06.818 --> 02:34:08.818
the opportunity to bring some justice

02:34:09.698 --> 02:34:11.698
in our communities that have struggled significant with

02:34:13.658 --> 02:34:15.658
poor health outcomes.

02:34:17.138 --> 02:34:19.138
Food insecurities are so prevalent

02:34:20.858 --> 02:34:23.618
in our marginalized communities.
And there I think we think that this.

02:34:25.418 --> 02:34:27.418
Is an opportunity to talk about.

02:34:28.539 --> 02:34:30.539
How to invest in grocery stores

02:34:32.259 --> 02:34:34.259
and outlets where people can actually. Buy.

02:34:35.499 --> 02:34:37.699
Fresh mouth.
Fresh. Foods or their families.

02:34:39.979 --> 02:34:41.979
There's so many family members and residents in my district

02:34:44.459 --> 02:34:46.459
that grocery shop

02:34:46.779 --> 02:34:48.779
at, you know, Dollar Tree and Walgreen,

02:34:51.590 --> 02:34:53.590
Walgreens, and they don't have access.

02:34:54.899 --> 02:34:56.899
So I would like to see.

02:34:59.699 --> 02:35:01.699
More of a blueprint.

02:35:02.379 --> 02:35:04.379
For lack of a better way

02:35:04.779 --> 02:35:06.779
to bring some equity

02:35:06.819 --> 02:35:08.819
in areas that have struggled

02:35:10.299 --> 02:35:12.299
significantly since this pandemic

02:35:13.579 --> 02:35:15.579
and to offset some of the food insecurity

02:35:17.859 --> 02:35:19.859
that has really been prevalent.

02:35:21.459 --> 02:35:23.459
Since this pandemic.

02:35:27.939 --> 02:35:29.939
If I may, Mayor.

02:35:29.979 --> 02:35:32.619
Yes, go ahead.
In terms of youth,

02:35:34.100 --> 02:35:36.100
it's our intent, as I've mentioned before,

02:35:37.100 --> 02:35:39.100
to bring something to you as a part of the unclosed process

02:35:40.180 --> 02:35:42.820
that would that would answer that.
That that that male

02:35:43.620 --> 02:35:45.620
not not for this, but but it's on the radar.

02:35:46.900 --> 02:35:48.900
And you'll be getting something that will take you of that.

02:35:52.700 --> 02:35:55.200
Did you have any further
comments or questions, Councilmember Walmsley?

02:35:58.340 --> 02:36:00.200
And just the
food insecurity issues in. Our.

02:36:02.860 --> 02:36:04.860
Marginalized communities.

02:36:10.600 --> 02:36:12.600
Yeah, food deserts are you know,

02:36:13.300 --> 02:36:15.300
they are a challenge across the country.

02:36:18.900 --> 02:36:20.900
Food markets are very market

02:36:21.740 --> 02:36:23.740
driven

02:36:24.940 --> 02:36:27.860
They are very cash intensive
because of the inventory requirements.

02:36:29.380 --> 02:36:31.380
And if an entity is not bringing in sufficient

02:36:31.980 --> 02:36:33.980
cash, they can't pay for inventory.

02:36:35.600 --> 02:36:37.600
I just as an example, you know, we

02:36:37.860 --> 02:36:39.860
we spent a lot of time and effort and financial support

02:36:41.101 --> 02:36:43.101
in Cincinnati to stand up a neighborhood

02:36:45.610 --> 02:36:47.610
and to support a cooperative that was established to create

02:36:49.861 --> 02:36:51.861
a food market.

02:36:52.141 --> 02:36:54.141
They failed

02:36:54.781 --> 02:36:57.501
because of the cash intensive
nature of

02:37:00.541 --> 02:37:02.541
of a supermarket

02:37:04.781 --> 02:37:06.781
But that's that's the challenge,

02:37:07.301 --> 02:37:08.861
which is
which is the first thing that a grocer wants to know is

02:37:12.341 --> 02:37:14.861
give me the demographics what are they going
to spend money on?

02:37:14.981 --> 02:37:16.981
I can't just build this and lose money and go out of business.

02:37:18.701 --> 02:37:21.501
I need to know that there's a market demand
that can support me standing up and making this investment

02:37:25.341 --> 02:37:27.341
But, you know, obviously,

02:37:29.261 --> 02:37:30.901
this is something
that we're always thinking about and focused on.

02:37:33.821 --> 02:37:35.821
The right opportunity just hasn't presented itself yet.

02:37:40.101 --> 02:37:43.101
Councilmember, right.
Yes. Just to go back

02:37:44.261 --> 02:37:46.261
to the question of of housing you know, you're right,

02:37:48.822 --> 02:37:50.822
because housing kills homelessness

02:37:53.622 --> 02:37:55.622
I know Councilmember Canopy brought up the Lodi

02:37:56.220 --> 02:37:58.142
Tiny Homes Project,
which initially started out at 14 unit development

02:38:01.220 --> 02:38:03.220
and is now down to a four home development.

02:38:05.220 --> 02:38:07.220
And so and it's costing them

02:38:08.702 --> 02:38:10.702
about 1.6 million to build.

02:38:12.142 --> 02:38:14.142
OK, Lodi Avenue

02:38:16.620 --> 02:38:18.620
So and then, you know, here in Stockton

02:38:18.342 --> 02:38:20.342
where we're breaking we're not breaking ground.

02:38:20.622 --> 02:38:22.622
We're doing a ribbon cutting on our first tiny homes project

02:38:25.220 --> 02:38:27.742
turn by comments tomorrow.
And that'll be nine units on one parcel

02:38:29.542 --> 02:38:31.542
that can't get lot tinier than that.

02:38:32.982 --> 02:38:34.982
So I'm excited about that.

02:38:35.902 --> 02:38:37.902
That's that's the issue here.

02:38:38.342 --> 02:38:40.342
We just need forward progress on safer alternatives

02:38:42.822 --> 02:38:44.822
and longer term alternatives for our unsheltered population.

02:38:47.702 --> 02:38:49.702
So I just wanted to bring those up as examples of projects

02:38:50.822 --> 02:38:52.782
that worked.
I know the Lodi Project got approved in 2018

02:38:56.383 --> 02:38:58.863
the funding for that
and they're racing against the clock to get it built and spent

02:39:02.503 --> 02:39:04.503
because otherwise they're not going to have the money for it

02:39:06.263 --> 02:39:08.263
now. So

02:39:09.103 --> 02:39:11.103
we're we're a little you know, we're coming in under the clock

02:39:12.343 --> 02:39:14.343
here for turnpike comments here in Stockton.

02:39:15.623 --> 02:39:17.623
But it's a complicated calculus

02:39:20.230 --> 02:39:22.230
to to build housing for for the unsheltered

02:39:23.903 --> 02:39:25.903
and and just low income housing in general.

02:39:26.943 --> 02:39:28.943
But I know as as Council Vice Mayor Fugazi said

02:39:30.263 --> 02:39:32.263
that, you know, we've spent a lot of money,

02:39:33.223 --> 02:39:35.223
a lot of home funds, a lot of HUD money

02:39:36.103 --> 02:39:38.103
on low income housing projects.

02:39:38.663 --> 02:39:40.663
And some of them will get built.

02:39:40.703 --> 02:39:43.343
Some of them won't.
That's that's the way that works.

02:39:44.863 --> 02:39:46.863
But but we need to keep the pressure on

02:39:47.663 --> 02:39:49.663
and keep the light on them all the time and ask them

02:39:50.703 --> 02:39:52.703
where they are in the in the delivery of the projects.

02:39:54.543 --> 02:39:56.663
That's all I can say on that.
Thank you.

02:39:58.543 --> 02:40:00.543
Vice Mayor Fogarty.

02:40:00.704 --> 02:40:02.704
Yes, I'm I'm glad you mentioned that.

02:40:03.944 --> 02:40:05.944
What I wanted to say was with the with the tiny homes

02:40:07.704 --> 02:40:09.704
if you remember at our workshop, we had and he came tonight,

02:40:12.304 --> 02:40:14.304
Pastor Cisneros, who said he has the money

02:40:16.184 --> 02:40:18.184
to do 40 tiny homes

02:40:19.544 --> 02:40:21.544
that he just needs a place where he can put them.

02:40:23.744 --> 02:40:25.744
So it's it's it needs to be that partnership.

02:40:27.344 --> 02:40:29.344
But the biggest thing about this is when we do a Nova,

02:40:31.464 --> 02:40:33.464
it needs to be shovel ready.

02:40:33.784 --> 02:40:35.784
We can't wait 34 years.

02:40:36.240 --> 02:40:38.784
So when they bring it to us
they better be ready as soon as we approve it.

02:40:41.384 --> 02:40:43.344
The next day
they're putting that shovel in the dirt and getting it done

02:40:45.384 --> 02:40:47.384
because we can't have this delay after delay.

02:40:48.224 --> 02:40:50.224
After delay. We put out all this.

02:40:51.104 --> 02:40:54.104
We allocate funds,
and then we're like, oh, we can't do that because

02:40:56.264 --> 02:40:58.264
we can't take that money.
Back because we already promised it over here.

02:41:00.104 --> 02:41:02.944
But then the project's not even happening.
Not in my term.

02:41:03.240 --> 02:41:05.240
Even though I was the one to help approve it

02:41:06.144 --> 02:41:08.144
and some other people up here approved it,

02:41:08.265 --> 02:41:10.265
they're going to be off council by the time it's done,

02:41:11.705 --> 02:41:13.945
and somebody else is going to be there
for the ribbon cutting, which is fine and dandy,

02:41:15.625 --> 02:41:17.625
but not if it's four or five years down the road.

02:41:18.665 --> 02:41:20.665
We needed it yesterday,

02:41:21.625 --> 02:41:23.945
not tomorrow.
Yesterday

02:41:28.785 --> 02:41:30.145
Thank you.
So the question I have is,

02:41:32.385 --> 02:41:34.385
so what's going to change in this document

02:41:34.825 --> 02:41:36.825
based off of the feedback that has been provided here

02:41:38.985 --> 02:41:40.985
today

02:41:41.225 --> 02:41:43.225
in the some of the recommendations.

02:41:46.745 --> 02:41:49.465
What you all have been
providing is is feedback, but you've not provided

02:41:51.785 --> 02:41:53.905
any direction.
Okay.

02:41:53.905 --> 02:41:55.905
So as of right now, nothing would change

02:41:56.345 --> 02:41:58.345
other than the fact that we would proceed

02:41:58.905 --> 02:42:00.905
and we would come back at least on a monthly basis with updates

02:42:03.265 --> 02:42:05.905
and with additional recommendations
to make make adjustments here and make adjustments there

02:42:08.385 --> 02:42:10.385
as we would do Novus and RFP and contracts would be

02:42:16.426 --> 02:42:18.426
presented to you for your review and approval.

02:42:19.386 --> 02:42:22.146
But you've provided no direction,
no specific direction this evening.

02:42:24.346 --> 02:42:26.346
You provided feedback

02:42:26.666 --> 02:42:28.666
and thoughts, but no direction.

02:42:30.746 --> 02:42:33.706
Councilmember Joe Breck.
So Councilmember Wright brought up a point

02:42:35.466 --> 02:42:37.466
related to safe camping and parking sites.

02:42:37.986 --> 02:42:40.466
600,000 in the first round,
which seemed like that might make it tight.

02:42:43.506 --> 02:42:46.146
Go ahead.
If I may. Yeah.
So the 600,000 would be fine simply because

02:42:48.906 --> 02:42:50.906
it's going to take some time to even ramp up to to do this.

02:42:53.260 --> 02:42:55.826
So we wouldn't
be ready to execute this until the second round anyway.

02:42:58.746 --> 02:43:00.746
Or the end of the first round, beginning of the second round,

02:43:01.506 --> 02:43:03.506
because we'd have to issue an RFP.

02:43:04.266 --> 02:43:06.266
We have to develop an RFP, which we've never done before

02:43:07.186 --> 02:43:10.260
for something like this.
So it's going to require,
you know, looking at what others have done,

02:43:11.106 --> 02:43:13.106
not reinventing the wheel but still we've got to cross

02:43:14.266 --> 02:43:16.266
our T's and dot our eyes because you're talking about

02:43:18.146 --> 02:43:20.146
just saying a safe camping or a safe parking setup.

02:43:22.747 --> 02:43:24.747
Is not as as Councilman Wright said, is a very complex

02:43:26.827 --> 02:43:29.627
thing to do.
And we don't want
to put the city in any jeopardy from a legal standpoint.

02:43:32.507 --> 02:43:34.507
So we're going to need to be very careful.

02:43:34.627 --> 02:43:36.827
I get that.
But where
I'm where I'm struggling a little bit is why we're starting

02:43:38.547 --> 02:43:41.547
why it feels like we're starting from ground zero there.
When this got discussed,

02:43:42.387 --> 02:43:44.147
at that meeting,
we had a Civic Auditorium in March, February, March.

02:43:46.667 --> 02:43:49.107
We were sitting next to each other
saying Safe camping saves thing.

02:43:49.787 --> 02:43:51.427
He said May.
But it was at that meeting where we brought up safe camping.

02:43:54.227 --> 02:43:57.107
And so we're now just going to kick the tires
on how to go forward.

02:43:58.987 --> 02:44:01.867
I don't quite understand that simply
because this is following a process.

02:44:02.947 --> 02:44:04.947
We gave you the preliminary.

02:44:05.387 --> 02:44:08.670
You wanted us to come back again,
and we're coming back today.

02:44:09.670 --> 02:44:11.670
We were talking about safe camping before COVID money.

02:44:12.827 --> 02:44:14.827
So in the priority settings, we were talking about

02:44:15.667 --> 02:44:17.747
this program.
When was that meeting?

02:44:17.747 --> 02:44:19.747
Remind me when that meeting was

02:44:21.147 --> 02:44:23.227
February or March.
We specifically asked staff

02:44:24.627 --> 02:44:27.627
to start kicking the wheels on safe camping.
So why now here in September?

02:44:29.708 --> 02:44:31.788
Are we now saying
OK, it's going to take time to put it together.

02:44:34.280 --> 02:44:36.280
If I may?
Staff's been working very hard on this.

02:44:36.908 --> 02:44:38.908
We've been working with multiple meetings with Caltrans. Yes.

02:44:40.280 --> 02:44:43.280
I'm not talking about this. No, no.
Safe camping. Safe parking.

02:44:43.948 --> 02:44:46.268
Yes. We're not starting to.
No, no.

02:44:46.268 --> 02:44:48.268
The key is it's not as easy as you may think.

02:44:49.628 --> 02:44:52.628
We've got to find the real estate,
which has become the critical path element.

02:44:54.308 --> 02:44:56.308
Number one, we've been talking to everyone.

02:44:56.508 --> 02:44:58.508
We've been scouring our own inventory.

02:44:58.948 --> 02:45:00.948
We've had multiple meetings with Caltrans,

02:45:01.668 --> 02:45:04.188
and we've trying to figure out
locations, which we don't really have.

02:45:06.868 --> 02:45:09.188
But nobody said it was easy.
But I'm still waiting on an email I sent two weeks ago

02:45:11.108 --> 02:45:13.388
related to a site that I
that I asked about, that I looked

02:45:14.268 --> 02:45:17.268
at the ownership detail that they said was sold
and it wasn't sold recently.

02:45:19.548 --> 02:45:21.548
Staffs looking at that.

02:45:21.908 --> 02:45:23.908
OK. So I just

02:45:24.428 --> 02:45:26.428
I just feel I feel like this is

02:45:27.680 --> 02:45:29.280
we should be more than just
feeling like the feeling that we're starting right now.

02:45:30.748 --> 02:45:33.148
Alisa, on this topic.
Well, in anticipation of this meeting,

02:45:33.909 --> 02:45:35.909
staff's been doing a tremendous amount of research.

02:45:36.349 --> 02:45:38.349
We've been reaching out to a lot of different entities

02:45:39.389 --> 02:45:41.389
We've been doing our benchmarking

02:45:41.829 --> 02:45:43.829
in terms of other communities and what they've done to to

02:45:44.909 --> 02:45:46.909
to get more intelligence on this,

02:45:48.690 --> 02:45:50.389
to get to this point.
But again, I'm going to say independent of this meeting.

02:45:52.749 --> 02:45:55.229
Independent of this meeting,
this topic is something

02:45:55.629 --> 02:45:57.629
that we've been discussing with the council for seven months.

02:45:59.709 --> 02:46:01.709
So and you're saying in preparation of tonight

02:46:01.869 --> 02:46:03.869
and I keep I keep trying to help me understand that.

02:46:05.290 --> 02:46:07.109
I'm not talking about tonight.
I'm talking about the past seven months.

02:46:08.290 --> 02:46:10.290
Because the money did not exist then.

02:46:10.349 --> 02:46:12.349
This is the funding source.

02:46:12.869 --> 02:46:14.869
OK. Thank you.

02:46:15.690 --> 02:46:17.690
So we've been talking about it for seven months, but

02:46:18.549 --> 02:46:20.549
we haven't done anything

02:46:21.690 --> 02:46:23.690
because the money hasn't existed.

02:46:23.269 --> 02:46:25.269
Right? The money has not been there.

02:46:25.589 --> 02:46:27.589
No preliminary research done with regard to safe

02:46:29.549 --> 02:46:31.549
camping, safe parking or any other these items.

02:46:32.749 --> 02:46:34.749
Lots of ways the money hasn't existed. Right.

02:46:35.149 --> 02:46:37.149
We've been doing all the research, the analysis You.

02:46:38.589 --> 02:46:40.749
Have been or you have not.
We have been we've been reaching out

02:46:41.470 --> 02:46:43.950
to organizations, other cities.
We've had multiple meetings with Caltrans.

02:46:45.910 --> 02:46:47.910
So staff has been working on this

02:46:48.700 --> 02:46:50.830
But this this has always been intended
to be the funding source for that

02:46:54.430 --> 02:46:56.750
Right.
Absolutely.
So you've been working on it, but that's the level of detail

02:46:58.990 --> 02:47:00.990
with regard to this conversation that I think is is missing

02:47:02.870 --> 02:47:04.870
to provide more context for what we're discussing here.

02:47:07.630 --> 02:47:09.630
Um, so what I mean, what is the what have you been doing

02:47:12.700 --> 02:47:14.700
what type of research, what has that yielded

02:47:14.910 --> 02:47:16.910
over the last seven months, for example, specific to safe

02:47:19.270 --> 02:47:21.270
camping and safe and safe parking Okay.

02:47:22.390 --> 02:47:25.390
I'm going to ask staff to just come up and share
some of the work that we've been doing.

02:47:28.270 --> 02:47:30.270
Who wants to tackle that question?

02:47:31.590 --> 02:47:33.590
Are you comfortable with that carry or not?

02:47:42.300 --> 02:47:43.590
Carry, right.
Director of Economic Development.

02:47:44.710 --> 02:47:47.270
There's several staff working on it,
so I'm not sure exactly which one is the best,

02:47:48.711 --> 02:47:50.711
but we are safe camping and safe parking.

02:47:51.831 --> 02:47:53.831
There's lots of models and we have looked at different cities.

02:47:55.151 --> 02:47:56.871
We've looked
and pulled in information from a variety of sources.

02:47:59.351 --> 02:48:01.351
And honestly, what we found so far is sometimes it can work.

02:48:03.431 --> 02:48:05.951
A lot of times it doesn't work,
which makes us do more research and ask more questions.

02:48:07.991 --> 02:48:09.991
So in terms of building the model,

02:48:11.311 --> 02:48:13.311
yes, we we we think we know what we want to do.

02:48:14.911 --> 02:48:16.911
And I will apologize publicly because I'm

02:48:18.710 --> 02:48:20.710
the staff member that has not responded to the email.

02:48:20.751 --> 02:48:22.751
The site that you mentioned is private property.

02:48:22.991 --> 02:48:24.991
That opens up a whole lot of other issues.

02:48:27.191 --> 02:48:29.551
So we want to keep it
on a city own government owned Caltrans own property.

02:48:32.591 --> 02:48:34.591
And as in as mentioned,

02:48:35.351 --> 02:48:37.751
this is the funding source for it.
So now that we've got the green light,

02:48:38.111 --> 02:48:41.710
we're going to take all that research.
We'll need to use some of that funding for staff augmentation

02:48:43.391 --> 02:48:45.391
to have the people to be able to build the RFP

02:48:46.391 --> 02:48:48.391
that we've done the research and we'll get it done.

02:48:48.551 --> 02:48:50.551
And that's clarity that I just got tonight, clarity

02:48:51.671 --> 02:48:53.671
that we're only going to do a safe camping site

02:48:55.352 --> 02:48:57.352
on public owned land because I knew it was private

02:48:58.992 --> 02:49:00.992
and I understand how private property works.

02:49:01.992 --> 02:49:04.592
And the only way to utilize
that private property would be to set up a land lease

02:49:07.592 --> 02:49:09.592
for a period of time so that was what I've been asking,

02:49:11.152 --> 02:49:13.432
and I never got that response.
All I was told was it's sold. We can't do it.

02:49:15.720 --> 02:49:17.720
Not that we were not going to, because you're right, it's

02:49:18.720 --> 02:49:20.720
going to be really difficult to identify

02:49:20.152 --> 02:49:22.152
a public land large enough to be able to accommodate this

02:49:24.272 --> 02:49:26.272
unless you start going into neighborhoods

02:49:26.712 --> 02:49:28.712
who we're going to get fight, we're going to get pushback

02:49:29.152 --> 02:49:31.152
almost immediately

02:49:31.632 --> 02:49:34.320
about that are about an acre.
So yeah, I

02:49:37.320 --> 02:49:39.552
this is interesting and because I
there are people

02:49:39.552 --> 02:49:41.552
who have been reaching out, hey, so we want to

02:49:41.632 --> 02:49:43.632
I'm going to tell you a site specific at the end

02:49:45.320 --> 02:49:47.320
of I'm

02:49:47.512 --> 02:49:49.512
trying to think of where it's at, where's the the off ramp

02:49:51.552 --> 02:49:53.552
they're supposed to build over in North Stockton

02:49:56.352 --> 02:49:58.352
auto drive on the other side of

02:49:58.392 --> 02:50:00.392
that fence is a big strip of land

02:50:01.233 --> 02:50:03.233
that this owner said he's trying to give away.

02:50:03.553 --> 02:50:06.273
He's tired of dealing with it.
He's trying to give it away.

02:50:06.713 --> 02:50:08.713
And it's something that I almost think would be ideal

02:50:09.233 --> 02:50:11.233
for this type of use and could become public land.

02:50:12.473 --> 02:50:14.353
This guy don't want it.
He wants to give it away because he's tired of

02:50:15.730 --> 02:50:17.730
coming up and fencing it.

02:50:17.313 --> 02:50:19.553
But I'm just not that kind of
I'm not saying this is the solution.

02:50:20.113 --> 02:50:23.330
I'm just saying
if we're only going to

02:50:23.473 --> 02:50:25.473
if it's only going to be public land, it just

02:50:25.593 --> 02:50:28.433
I don't know how this is going to be obtainable
because I feel like I'm pretty familiar

02:50:29.353 --> 02:50:31.353
with this community having lived here my whole life.

02:50:31.553 --> 02:50:33.553
And you're going to get NIMBYism almost immediately

02:50:35.353 --> 02:50:37.353
with some of the sites, if they're public.

02:50:38.673 --> 02:50:40.673
If I may, in a case like that, Councilman,

02:50:41.153 --> 02:50:43.153
if you could just send the person directly to me

02:50:44.233 --> 02:50:46.233
and we can start that conversation

02:50:47.353 --> 02:50:49.353
OK? That

02:50:52.633 --> 02:50:54.873
any further comment to the staff.
So Deputy City Manager Mark Kiesha Smith,

02:50:56.953 --> 02:50:59.473
one of the things that I do.
Want to.

02:51:00.233 --> 02:51:02.233
Expand upon for your comments, so when we look for land,

02:51:03.873 --> 02:51:06.353
we look for property.
You want to make sure that it's flat, that is vacant,

02:51:08.594 --> 02:51:10.594
that it avoids drainage, it avoids all livability issues

02:51:12.674 --> 02:51:14.674
because we do have a rainy season here.

02:51:15.154 --> 02:51:17.154
So we want to be able to avoid that.

02:51:17.234 --> 02:51:19.234
It's got to be free of toxic substances.

02:51:21.740 --> 02:51:23.740
We have to be able to potentially and quickly

02:51:23.514 --> 02:51:25.514
potentially mitigate any hazards of toxic substances.

02:51:28.514 --> 02:51:31.274
And in addition to that, we have to be able
to install filter fabric, our crush rock on the property.

02:51:34.634 --> 02:51:36.634
And we also need to make sure that it's not it's adjacent

02:51:37.954 --> 02:51:39.834
to a site
that would not have a conflict for an emergency shelter.

02:51:42.994 --> 02:51:44.994
So there are a lot of things that we need to look at

02:51:45.914 --> 02:51:47.914
when we do safe camping, safe parking

02:51:49.714 --> 02:51:51.714
RV sites, tiny homes.

02:51:51.874 --> 02:51:53.874
So while that individual may want to send that,

02:51:55.954 --> 02:51:57.954
he may not want their property,

02:51:58.114 --> 02:52:00.114
there are a lot of things that we have to go through

02:52:00.354 --> 02:52:02.354
before we decide whether or not that that's viable property

02:52:03.554 --> 02:52:06.154
you're talking about.
And you're talking specifically about

02:52:07.234 --> 02:52:10.340
because when you mentioned private property,
the parcel
that I brought up 40 acres within a half mile of services

02:52:12.874 --> 02:52:14.874
and not being utilized at all. So

02:52:18.195 --> 02:52:20.235
and that's what I'm wondering.
So that's
why I'm

02:52:20.235 --> 02:52:22.395
still not sure
can it be private property that we would enter

02:52:23.515 --> 02:52:25.515
into a land lease? It can be private property,

02:52:25.995 --> 02:52:27.995
I will tell you. And another city,

02:52:29.435 --> 02:52:31.435
we tried private property and that.

02:52:31.515 --> 02:52:34.350
Site has still not to.
This day been stood up

02:52:35.235 --> 02:52:37.235
because there are a lot of factors that contributed to.

02:52:38.675 --> 02:52:40.675
I mean, the property owner has to do a lot of mitigation

02:52:41.875 --> 02:52:43.875
in order for it to be turned over to the city.

02:52:45.350 --> 02:52:47.350
Will all be turned over for the term of the lease.

02:52:48.395 --> 02:52:50.395
It would some something I would need to be

02:52:50.995 --> 02:52:52.995
that I would have to talk to the city attorneys about.

02:52:53.515 --> 02:52:55.515
But I will tell you that there are a lot of this

02:52:56.395 --> 02:52:58.395
a lot of red tape with private property.

02:52:58.715 --> 02:53:01.555
I'm not saying that it can't be done.
It's just a lot of work.

02:53:01.755 --> 02:53:04.315
So what we want to do
is we want to look at city sites

02:53:05.475 --> 02:53:07.475
and we want to look at Caltrans property.

02:53:07.835 --> 02:53:09.835
That is actually the

02:53:10.275 --> 02:53:12.275
most expeditious way for us to move forward.

02:53:14.275 --> 02:53:16.595
OK. Thanks
so it is a solution, but we need more clarification.

02:53:20.356 --> 02:53:22.760
That's correct.
And as of today, I still don't have all the properties

02:53:24.396 --> 02:53:26.396
from Caltrans I've got the staff and they along.

02:53:29.796 --> 02:53:31.796
With we've been pursuing those properties, some contract.

02:53:35.836 --> 02:53:37.756
Hi, good evening.
Jody Massey, Public Works director.

02:53:38.756 --> 02:53:40.756
About a year ago, we went through this exercise

02:53:41.316 --> 02:53:44.236
and looked at various state properties.
So when we say Caltrans or it's not Caltrans specific,

02:53:46.436 --> 02:53:48.436
it's state property

02:53:49.756 --> 02:53:51.756
At the time, the sites identified

02:53:52.316 --> 02:53:54.316
were not feasible based on the information we knew.

02:53:57.476 --> 02:53:59.476
However, we've been meeting with Caltrans and I think there's

02:54:01.596 --> 02:54:03.596
more opportunity to explore some new sites.

02:54:05.760 --> 02:54:07.760
So they're digging a little deeper.

02:54:07.276 --> 02:54:09.276
We're expecting to have a new list

02:54:10.116 --> 02:54:12.116
and I want to say roughly two weeks is what they said from

02:54:12.956 --> 02:54:14.956
today is when they would have it end of September.

02:54:16.436 --> 02:54:18.596
And from there, we're going to work
with our partners or other departments here to dig

02:54:21.596 --> 02:54:23.756
a little deeper
to see if those sites are conducive to what

02:54:24.836 --> 02:54:26.836
we're trying to accomplish.

02:54:26.957 --> 02:54:29.117
So Deputy City
Manager Smith mentioned some of the constraints with sites.

02:54:32.770 --> 02:54:34.997
I think there's some opportunity here.
So there'll be more to come, more to report on.

02:54:37.837 --> 02:54:39.837
And these are specific for safe camping.

02:54:40.237 --> 02:54:42.317
Safe parking.
Specifically looking at.

02:54:42.677 --> 02:54:44.677
Yes. Those two

02:54:46.517 --> 02:54:48.517
and in the $600,000

02:54:49.517 --> 02:54:51.517
is to assess the feasibility for this or

02:54:55.877 --> 02:54:58.637
is that what it is?
Mayor? No, it's not.

02:54:59.277 --> 02:55:01.277
That term has been put in the document

02:55:01.477 --> 02:55:03.477
and obviously it's confused some people.

02:55:04.837 --> 02:55:06.837
The feasibility is the pilot itself

02:55:08.157 --> 02:55:10.157
is the pilot itself is to stand up a site

02:55:11.877 --> 02:55:13.877
as a pilot program and assess

02:55:14.797 --> 02:55:16.797
at some point down the road once you've implemented it.

02:55:17.957 --> 02:55:20.370
So it's the placement
of the word feasible that's created some confusion.

02:55:22.197 --> 02:55:24.197
There's no analysis.
I mean, we're doing the staff work. That's the analysis.

02:55:26.797 --> 02:55:29.237
The idea with all of these
dollars would be to put them into an actual

02:55:32.837 --> 02:55:34.837
location

02:55:36.380 --> 02:55:38.958
Councilmember Cannava.
I just have so like

02:55:39.878 --> 02:55:41.878
for the business facade and outdoor dining program,

02:55:43.678 --> 02:55:45.678
how much need is that there that now?

02:55:47.158 --> 02:55:49.158
Has that kind of gone away a little bit?

02:55:49.358 --> 02:55:51.358
So what I what I'm kind of thinking is that if you take 10%

02:55:54.878 --> 02:55:56.878
just an idea of all of this

02:55:58.780 --> 02:56:00.780
that we've decided tonight and save that

02:56:00.758 --> 02:56:02.758
until we totally have to dedicate all of this money

02:56:04.318 --> 02:56:06.318
and then that way, if there's other questions

02:56:06.478 --> 02:56:08.478
or things that the council would like to do at a later

02:56:08.918 --> 02:56:10.918
time, that takes more money than we possibly could have that

02:56:13.718 --> 02:56:15.718
or I mean, is that an option, that's a direction?

02:56:16.438 --> 02:56:18.678
Or would that be
perfect enough for you to say,

02:56:18.798 --> 02:56:20.798
hey, lop off 10% off of everything?

02:56:21.158 --> 02:56:23.158
And then when it gets close to the drop dead date,

02:56:23.838 --> 02:56:25.838
when these need to be spent or items to be spent,

02:56:27.958 --> 02:56:29.958
then we could have some money, extra money

02:56:31.198 --> 02:56:33.198
for council priorities or some of the things that are

02:56:33.998 --> 02:56:35.998
working, that need more money

02:56:37.878 --> 02:56:40.380
Actually.
That's a pretty interesting idea.

02:56:45.879 --> 02:56:48.239
And we can do that.
That could be the direction,

02:56:48.599 --> 02:56:50.599
one of the directions that you give us this evening

02:56:51.879 --> 02:56:53.879
to make the adjustment to create a contingency

02:56:56.279 --> 02:56:58.279
line item and we reduce all of the line items by 10%.

02:57:01.439 --> 02:57:03.439
And whatever that number is, we we put in the contingency

02:57:05.790 --> 02:57:07.790
on the contingency line for further future consideration

02:57:12.390 --> 02:57:14.390
if that's I think that's a good idea.

02:57:15.279 --> 02:57:17.279
So if that's what you want us to do.

02:57:18.239 --> 02:57:19.679
Yeah.
I mean, across the world, yeah.

02:57:22.679 --> 02:57:25.199
I mean, I will say
there's no doubt that staff has been working hard here.

02:57:27.799 --> 02:57:30.639
That's not to me.
That's not in question.

02:57:32.159 --> 02:57:34.159
Um, I just have a few concerns

02:57:34.599 --> 02:57:36.599
because where we have been, we've had several

02:57:38.319 --> 02:57:40.319
meetings, discussions, special council, meetings.

02:57:43.790 --> 02:57:45.679
We have seen
a version of uh, of this document

02:57:49.120 --> 02:57:51.120
based off of the June 22nd council meeting.

02:57:53.200 --> 02:57:55.200
This is the first time the council is seeing

02:57:56.800 --> 02:57:58.800
the details of this particular proposal.

02:58:01.440 --> 02:58:03.440
And so there's still questions that are there.

02:58:06.160 --> 02:58:08.160
And as we're having this discussion,

02:58:09.240 --> 02:58:11.240
we're getting the more and more we get into it,

02:58:11.320 --> 02:58:13.320
the more and more clarification we're getting based off

02:58:14.520 --> 02:58:17.120
the questions that we're asking.
And so I just wanted to just share that before I hand

02:58:20.200 --> 02:58:22.200
the mic over to Vice Chair Fugazi

02:58:25.200 --> 02:58:28.160
Thank you.
It's interesting, because if you ever drive around the city,

02:58:30.160 --> 02:58:32.160
you see where there are pockets of homeless people

02:58:33.520 --> 02:58:35.520
living in our slue, along our waterways,

02:58:37.640 --> 02:58:39.640
along Caltrans, on ramps and off ramps.

02:58:41.920 --> 02:58:43.920
And I appreciate the clarification on what's

02:58:45.640 --> 02:58:47.640
needed in order to provide safe parking, safe camping.

02:58:50.240 --> 02:58:52.240
Because when I look at those places, they're not flat.

02:58:53.641 --> 02:58:55.641
There is no drainage.

02:58:55.921 --> 02:58:57.921
It's very hazardous.

02:58:58.161 --> 02:59:00.161
And people are living there already.

02:59:00.881 --> 02:59:02.881
I mean, I can't even begin to comprehend

02:59:04.410 --> 02:59:06.410
some of the negative health impacts that people

02:59:07.961 --> 02:59:09.961
are living with by being right along the freeway.

02:59:13.921 --> 02:59:16.481
With cars,
growth, polluting cars coming on and off the freeway,

02:59:18.721 --> 02:59:20.721
potential, you know, crashes,

02:59:22.100 --> 02:59:24.100
the slew I I,

02:59:24.521 --> 02:59:26.521
I would be interested to do a soil quality test

02:59:28.601 --> 02:59:30.601
on the slue and see what really is

02:59:33.521 --> 02:59:35.521
has leached into that soil.

02:59:36.401 --> 02:59:38.401
But if you go to somewhere like McKinley

02:59:38.441 --> 02:59:40.441
Park, you'll see people parking there.

02:59:40.801 --> 02:59:42.801
The population's growing

02:59:43.721 --> 02:59:45.721
Lincoln and Webber on and off

02:59:46.801 --> 02:59:49.100
the diverting canal.
I know that's not City. That's County.

02:59:50.441 --> 02:59:52.441
My gosh, it is an entire village over there that has burning.

02:59:55.841 --> 02:59:57.841
That happens. Fires that happen.

02:59:59.100 --> 03:00:01.100
Um, people are going to go wherever they can

03:00:02.562 --> 03:00:04.562
until they're moved to the next location.

03:00:04.842 --> 03:00:06.842
And so I would like the next location

03:00:08.482 --> 03:00:10.482
to be a low barrier shelter.

03:00:11.522 --> 03:00:13.522
We, again, we talked about this.

03:00:14.962 --> 03:00:16.962
We had the proposal at Saint Mary's and the county.

03:00:19.962 --> 03:00:21.962
We couldn't get to the needed votes needed to do that,

03:00:24.762 --> 03:00:26.762
but it was 3.6 million for that.

03:00:28.842 --> 03:00:30.642
I know that there were
other things involved, but direction I for three years

03:00:33.882 --> 03:00:35.882
I'm looking at 12 million for a low barrier shelter

03:00:38.802 --> 03:00:40.562
for that.
And if it's already existing

03:00:42.922 --> 03:00:44.922
a building that we can use,

03:00:45.882 --> 03:00:48.362
so be it.
I know that there are some

03:00:49.562 --> 03:00:51.562
shovel ready projects out there, but they have to

03:00:51.962 --> 03:00:53.962
go through their draft e i r they have to relocate

03:00:58.442 --> 03:01:00.442
to buildings or demolish.

03:01:01.362 --> 03:01:03.362
But it's ready to go up.

03:01:03.402 --> 03:01:05.402
But again, not everybody wants to go there,

03:01:08.243 --> 03:01:10.243
but if we have a place for people to go

03:01:13.563 --> 03:01:15.563
then I believe that's where

03:01:16.723 --> 03:01:18.723
they should go because they cannot continue

03:01:19.403 --> 03:01:21.403
to be in the slue and along the waterways and our freeways.

03:01:24.430 --> 03:01:26.163
And quite frankly,
I'm glad that we're in meetings with Caltrans, but

03:01:28.203 --> 03:01:30.203
I've lost a little faith in Caltrans.

03:01:31.283 --> 03:01:33.283
I'm just saying, I have

03:01:34.723 --> 03:01:36.683
I'm I'm
waiting for them to do something.

03:01:38.763 --> 03:01:40.763
And I've been waiting for for quite some time.

03:01:42.883 --> 03:01:45.803
It's hit or miss.
And if they're going to give us a location,

03:01:47.723 --> 03:01:49.723
um, you know, where are they going to be?

03:01:50.430 --> 03:01:52.830
Our partners in this?
Because, again, like I said, you go under the cross town,

03:01:54.323 --> 03:01:56.323
you go down Webber Street, you keep going down

03:01:57.283 --> 03:01:59.283
Webber Street, where we have our boat launch

03:02:01.763 --> 03:02:04.300
right across there.
I mean, again,

03:02:05.300 --> 03:02:07.300
you can find homeless people just about in every nook

03:02:09.830 --> 03:02:11.830
and cranny of the city, even when you're not looking.

03:02:15.164 --> 03:02:17.164
But I want to do a low barrier

03:02:18.440 --> 03:02:20.440
shelter through the city of Stockton.

03:02:21.840 --> 03:02:23.840
From beginning to end.

03:02:23.204 --> 03:02:25.204
Uh, that's what I want

03:02:27.764 --> 03:02:30.284
Councilmember Lentz.
So when you had your two by two by two,

03:02:31.924 --> 03:02:33.924
and we said we would happen, I mean, did it just all go away?

03:02:38.364 --> 03:02:40.764
Mayor Lincoln.
Did it go. Away?

03:02:40.804 --> 03:02:42.804
The ideas that you had their ideas

03:02:44.164 --> 03:02:46.164
heard what happened at that meeting

03:02:47.524 --> 03:02:49.524
We need the two by two way to about homeless with the county.

03:02:53.400 --> 03:02:55.840
What's your question?
No, I'm saying when you had that meeting

03:02:57.840 --> 03:02:59.840
like about the homeless, we.

03:02:59.964 --> 03:03:02.964
Were there were several meetings.
Oh, OK.
Which meeting are you referring to?

03:03:04.564 --> 03:03:06.324
A better question.
This problem like, are they going to work with this

03:03:07.964 --> 03:03:09.564
at all?
Or like Christina said a little while ago, they backed away.

03:03:12.164 --> 03:03:14.124
Is that. So?
You talking about the board meeting that took place Yes.

03:03:18.524 --> 03:03:21.365
OK. Christina said they backed away.
That's her term that she said.

03:03:22.605 --> 03:03:24.605
And if you don't mind, Mayor. Yeah, go ahead.

03:03:24.645 --> 03:03:26.645
So there was a county board meeting,

03:03:28.245 --> 03:03:30.245
and the city manager was one of the presenters.

03:03:31.845 --> 03:03:33.845
I know I spoke there were several members

03:03:34.850 --> 03:03:36.850
of the audience that spoke because we had a proposal.

03:03:37.500 --> 03:03:39.500
The two by two by two came up with a proposal.

03:03:40.445 --> 03:03:42.445
The county actually hired a consultant to help develop

03:03:44.245 --> 03:03:46.245
the proposal.

03:03:46.565 --> 03:03:48.605
And we ended
up meeting a four out of five vote.

03:03:51.885 --> 03:03:53.885
Uh, and we didn't get the four

03:03:54.405 --> 03:03:56.405
out of five votes in order to move forward on that.

03:03:58.325 --> 03:04:00.325
So it died because we put in money

03:04:02.850 --> 03:04:04.850
like we said we had money to put in to see this happen.

03:04:05.525 --> 03:04:07.525
We were prepared with some of this money to put

03:04:09.445 --> 03:04:11.445
bring it before you all and say, hey, here's an opportunity

03:04:13.125 --> 03:04:15.125
for us to really, truly put our, our, our minds and our hearts

03:04:18.645 --> 03:04:20.645
and our money together and lead through this project.

03:04:23.125 --> 03:04:25.125
And then they voted it down.

03:04:25.525 --> 03:04:28.486
OK. I never knew what happened.
So thank you. Yeah.

03:04:28.566 --> 03:04:31.246
And then we. Tried, OK.
Yeah. So at that point, it was like.

03:04:32.246 --> 03:04:34.726
You know, little a little bit more clarification.
There were two board meetings

03:04:35.600 --> 03:04:37.600
that we participated in, the first board meeting.

03:04:38.460 --> 03:04:40.460
City Manager Black was there and Vice Mayor Fogarty was there.

03:04:42.326 --> 03:04:45.326
And there may have been some other staff there.
The second board meeting was the board

03:04:46.600 --> 03:04:48.600
meeting that I attended where the vote was actually

03:04:49.926 --> 03:04:51.926
made in the deputy city manager

03:04:53.846 --> 03:04:55.846
Smith was there and myself was there.

03:04:56.526 --> 03:04:58.526
I was called upon to, to, to speak and Deputy City Manager

03:05:02.126 --> 03:05:04.126
Smith was called upon to speak, to speak as well.

03:05:05.366 --> 03:05:07.366
What was communicated at that time was that

03:05:09.886 --> 03:05:11.686
we had
set aside as a council $12 million

03:05:13.926 --> 03:05:15.926
towards homelessness.

03:05:16.206 --> 03:05:18.206
And what was communicated for that particular project

03:05:19.166 --> 03:05:21.166
at the time was that, uh, the city is looking to commit

03:05:24.686 --> 03:05:26.686
3 million over each year, over the next three years

03:05:28.686 --> 03:05:30.686
of that $12 million

03:05:31.686 --> 03:05:33.686
which was a part of the discussion

03:05:36.967 --> 03:05:39.327
in that process with the two
by two eye to the continuum of care uh

03:05:42.767 --> 03:05:44.767
the county and the city.

03:05:46.607 --> 03:05:48.607
So obviously that didn't happen.

03:05:50.167 --> 03:05:52.167
But in know with that

03:05:52.527 --> 03:05:54.527
the continuum of care itself was supportive of that project

03:05:57.127 --> 03:05:59.127
which was a low barrier shelter project.

03:06:00.247 --> 03:06:02.247
Um, community stakeholders were supportive of that project.

03:06:05.527 --> 03:06:07.527
Um, it was a moment in time where people

03:06:09.127 --> 03:06:11.447
were working collaboratively
and we had an agreement, there was an outside entity

03:06:14.470 --> 03:06:16.470
to Vice Mary's point that worked on it

03:06:17.287 --> 03:06:19.287
with the c o

03:06:21.527 --> 03:06:24.407
of the county,
but it required a four fifths vote and uh,

03:06:29.207 --> 03:06:31.207
they only had a three fifths vote on that particular day.

03:06:32.847 --> 03:06:34.847
Um, law enforcement, uh, the sheriff was supportive

03:06:36.927 --> 03:06:39.870
of it as well.
The District Attorney was supportive of it.

03:06:39.967 --> 03:06:41.967
It's on the record. Um,

03:06:43.328 --> 03:06:45.328
one thing that I will say is,

03:06:46.488 --> 03:06:48.488
uh, that particular piece of property

03:06:51.208 --> 03:06:53.208
may still be in play at St Mary's,

03:06:56.328 --> 03:06:59.880
uh, if there's direction
that we can give right now, maybe is that

03:07:01.368 --> 03:07:03.368
we should look into that and engage St Mary's Dining Hall

03:07:04.928 --> 03:07:06.928
to see if indeed that property is still a play for a project.

03:07:09.768 --> 03:07:11.768
A low barrier project may not be at the scale of,

03:07:14.448 --> 03:07:16.448
may not be at the scale of of what was proposed.

03:07:18.208 --> 03:07:20.208
Do the partnership with,

03:07:20.648 --> 03:07:22.648
you know, that joint committee,

03:07:23.768 --> 03:07:25.768
but it could be a low barrier shelter for 75 people.

03:07:27.368 --> 03:07:29.368
Um, to scale maybe to 100 people or 125 people

03:07:32.768 --> 03:07:34.768
based off of some of the funding that was here.

03:07:34.808 --> 03:07:36.808
So um, I see you shaking your head.

03:07:37.808 --> 03:07:39.968
Did you have comment?
I'm sorry, Mayor.

03:07:39.968 --> 03:07:41.968
I wasn't sure if Director Wright had any insight

03:07:44.408 --> 03:07:46.408
that she could offer on that location.

03:07:48.329 --> 03:07:50.329
I'm not sure if she's got any insight to share

03:08:00.900 --> 03:08:02.900
uh. Poverty and Christian, you know,

03:08:02.649 --> 03:08:05.449
that was a big campaign
initiative so that we would have to start over.

03:08:08.289 --> 03:08:10.289
But I have to tell you for

03:08:12.369 --> 03:08:14.369
first, I'm not sure.

03:08:14.449 --> 03:08:17.249
Um, Director Right.
If you could turn the mike on.

03:08:17.889 --> 03:08:19.889
Sorry, so I'm not sure that

03:08:20.969 --> 03:08:22.969
the way we've structured it in asking for additional shelter

03:08:23.449 --> 03:08:25.449
beds with a no fo eliminates that option.

03:08:26.409 --> 03:08:29.209
If someone wants to use that piece of property
and propose an additional shelte

03:08:33.969 --> 03:08:36.889
As Catherine relates.
Go ahead. Go ahead.

03:08:38.490 --> 03:08:40.490
OK, that's that you answered my question.

03:08:41.129 --> 03:08:43.729
Thank you.
I'm in favor of what Councilmember Canopies

03:08:46.249 --> 03:08:48.249
saying about the 10% and then we move forward

03:08:51.490 --> 03:08:53.490
at this time

03:09:01.290 --> 03:09:03.290
yeah.

03:09:06.500 --> 03:09:08.500
I feel like there's um,

03:09:08.850 --> 03:09:10.850
there's, there's a lot of a lot of opportunity here.

03:09:12.210 --> 03:09:14.210
Um, we've had

03:09:15.210 --> 03:09:17.210
a very, very, very good discussion.

03:09:19.490 --> 03:09:22.900
There's a lot at stake here
with the decisions that that we're making.

03:09:24.930 --> 03:09:26.930
Um, again, uh, with this being the first time

03:09:29.930 --> 03:09:31.930
that I'm seeing this level of detail

03:09:33.490 --> 03:09:35.490
um, and the more conversation that we have,

03:09:36.130 --> 03:09:38.130
the more is, is coming up.

03:09:39.650 --> 03:09:41.650
I do like the idea of the 10%.

03:09:43.250 --> 03:09:45.250
I do like that idea, um,

03:09:47.170 --> 03:09:49.170
and I support that idea.

03:09:50.570 --> 03:09:52.570
But you know,

03:09:53.170 --> 03:09:55.170
I wonder if there is an opportunity here.

03:09:56.900 --> 03:09:58.900
Getting back to Councilmember Kannapolis, original point

03:09:59.410 --> 03:10:01.410
two is what, what's the rush is there

03:10:03.611 --> 03:10:05.611
is there really a rush to, to, to, to,

03:10:07.531 --> 03:10:09.531
to make this decision right here, right now, tonight,

03:10:12.131 --> 03:10:14.131
in, you know, where I support that, I will maybe suggest maybe

03:10:16.651 --> 03:10:18.651
another alternative that can that that can help us get to

03:10:22.910 --> 03:10:24.910
where we want to get and where we may all feel

03:10:25.211 --> 03:10:27.211
a little bit more comfortable with making this this big

03:10:27.851 --> 03:10:29.851
decision tonight in that is

03:10:35.171 --> 03:10:37.171
I would propose, uh, we consider

03:10:39.491 --> 03:10:41.491
forming an ad hoc committee consisted of

03:10:44.251 --> 03:10:46.251
three council members here

03:10:47.891 --> 03:10:49.891
that could take

03:10:50.331 --> 03:10:52.331
this information that has been shared tonight.

03:10:53.971 --> 03:10:55.971
And that could be there to staff

03:11:00.131 --> 03:11:02.971
could and take this information and staff
could bring it back before us

03:11:05.731 --> 03:11:07.731
before those three council members

03:11:07.812 --> 03:11:09.812
in the council members can give

03:11:11.492 --> 03:11:13.492
they can review, they can make recommendations,

03:11:15.120 --> 03:11:17.120
they can give additional direction

03:11:17.892 --> 03:11:19.892
to staff, potentially establish timelines.

03:11:20.212 --> 03:11:22.212
We can discuss what that ad hoc committee

03:11:23.812 --> 03:11:25.812
would would essentially do.

03:11:26.332 --> 03:11:28.332
But I think this is a big decision here tonight.

03:11:28.812 --> 03:11:30.812
And I feel like there's still more clarity

03:11:32.132 --> 03:11:34.132
that needs to be had based off of the document documentation

03:11:37.332 --> 03:11:39.332
I was here in in the discussions that

03:11:40.692 --> 03:11:43.120
that that we had.
So I'm not saying that

03:11:45.120 --> 03:11:47.120
I don't support this.

03:11:47.932 --> 03:11:49.932
You know, I don't like this plan,

03:11:50.572 --> 03:11:52.572
but I feel rushed.

03:11:52.932 --> 03:11:54.932
And I think I don't think we need to feel rushed

03:11:57.132 --> 03:11:59.132
to to decide how we're going to allocate $70 million

03:12:02.612 --> 03:12:04.612
so we can cancel our balance.

03:12:05.892 --> 03:12:07.892
I think the staff has spent a lot of time on this,

03:12:08.412 --> 03:12:10.452
and I feel like they're
bringing back decisions for us to make before

03:12:12.452 --> 03:12:14.452
they're not just going to go out and spend all the money.

03:12:14.773 --> 03:12:16.773
And we're not making those decisions tonight.

03:12:17.853 --> 03:12:19.613
And correct me
if I'm wrong, city manager,

03:12:20.813 --> 03:12:22.813
but you're going to come back to us.

03:12:23.530 --> 03:12:25.530
We're just tonight starting to lay out some some.

03:12:28.133 --> 03:12:30.413
Yeah.
Our track record is what we did with the Cares Act money.

03:12:32.173 --> 03:12:33.533
Right.
I think everybody would agree that that

03:12:34.653 --> 03:12:36.653
that was a resounding success.

03:12:37.973 --> 03:12:40.133
This gets us started.
We're going to have to start reporting to the US Treasury

03:12:41.653 --> 03:12:43.533
very soon.
If we don't have anything to report,

03:12:44.533 --> 03:12:47.173
it's not going to look good for us,
particularly as we're getting geared up for round two.

03:12:49.893 --> 03:12:52.333
That's my only concern
that if that that does create pressure and that's

03:12:54.933 --> 03:12:56.933
intentionally designed that way by the US Treasury

03:12:58.573 --> 03:13:00.733
because they want to make certain
that places are going to spend this money and not sit on it.

03:13:04.213 --> 03:13:06.213
I am not comfortable with three council members

03:13:06.573 --> 03:13:08.573
going to make decisions and bringing that back to us.

03:13:10.693 --> 03:13:12.693
We've been discussing it tonight as seven council members

03:13:16.293 --> 03:13:18.773
again.
Just as with the care of Zach, we will provide monthly

03:13:21.854 --> 03:13:23.854
aural updates, written updates,

03:13:25.814 --> 03:13:27.814
if there are any decisions that might need to be made.

03:13:28.494 --> 03:13:30.494
And between those monthly updates,

03:13:30.734 --> 03:13:32.734
you're going to hear from me. You hear from me on everything.

03:13:33.134 --> 03:13:35.134
I mean I, I probably send you too much,

03:13:37.174 --> 03:13:39.254
but you're going to hear from me
if there's something that needs to be adjusted

03:13:40.454 --> 03:13:42.454
or if there's a roadblock that we encounter

03:13:43.854 --> 03:13:45.854
that's ongoing but the key here tonight is to get started.

03:13:48.694 --> 03:13:51.534
This is not a perfect process.
It's not designed or intended to be perfect.

03:13:52.894 --> 03:13:54.894
The key is what's important is to get started.

03:13:57.854 --> 03:13:59.854
Councilmember Cannava.

03:13:59.934 --> 03:14:01.934
And we'll get to the reasoning behind the 10%

03:14:03.940 --> 03:14:05.940
was that if you did want to parlay that with the $12 million

03:14:07.414 --> 03:14:09.414
then we've got more leverage than our 12 million.

03:14:10.454 --> 03:14:12.454
It would be closer to 20 million and that could buy

03:14:14.494 --> 03:14:16.494
us some leverage if we do have to go it alone.

03:14:18.254 --> 03:14:20.334
That was just my idea.
So then that way it's fair and equitable and all of the

03:14:23.574 --> 03:14:25.574
people on the list and all the projects on the list

03:14:26.534 --> 03:14:28.534
that way we don't get picked off by everybody.

03:14:28.695 --> 03:14:30.615
Oh, you need to do this,
you need to do this, you need to do this.

03:14:31.495 --> 03:14:33.495
It's fair, it's equitable, and it gives us another $8 million

03:14:35.695 --> 03:14:37.695
to do the projects hat if we have to go it alone.

03:14:41.415 --> 03:14:44.135
KATZMAN Right.
In the interest of this discussion,

03:14:46.455 --> 03:14:48.455
I think there is some people I'm sorry, I thought I hit that

03:14:50.615 --> 03:14:53.215
in the interest of moving things along.
I think there is some agreement that we go

03:14:55.215 --> 03:14:57.215
with Consumer Council member cannabis proposal lop off

03:14:59.415 --> 03:15:01.415
10% across the board that's 7.8 million.

03:15:03.375 --> 03:15:05.375
That is a significant chunk of money that if

03:15:06.655 --> 03:15:08.655
we decide that these aren't the the right pathways

03:15:10.335 --> 03:15:13.255
then that that money is there to help us
for a larger scale projects such as you've discussed.

03:15:14.695 --> 03:15:16.695
So I'll make that motion.

03:15:16.775 --> 03:15:18.775
Also going second on.

03:15:20.175 --> 03:15:22.575
Any further discussion,
see the clerk roll call vote please.

03:15:24.215 --> 03:15:26.175
Councilmember Chopra.
Yes. Councilmember Wright.

03:15:26.855 --> 03:15:28.855
Yes, Councilmember Canapé. Yes.

03:15:29.255 --> 03:15:31.335
Councilmember Lentz.
Yes. Councilmember Walmsley.

03:15:33.455 --> 03:15:35.455
Yes. Vice Mayor Fugazi. No.

03:15:37.896 --> 03:15:39.896
Mayor Lincoln. No.

03:15:41.536 --> 03:15:43.536
Motion passes five to two.

03:15:43.776 --> 03:15:46.216
Vice Mayor Fugazi.
Mayor Lincoln.
Dissenting Yes.

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Item 15.2 Redistricting Overview

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Input on Communities of Interest Mapping Tools Review.

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Good evening
mayor and council delays the Gaza City Clerk here.

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This discussion is just to provide you
with an informational overview of the process

03:16:28.896 --> 03:16:30.896
of the redistricting committee thus far.

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Every ten years, local governments
use new census data to redraw their district lines

03:16:38.856 --> 03:16:40.856
to reflect how local populations have changed.

03:16:41.417 --> 03:16:43.417
Assembly Bill 849 approved in 2019

03:16:44.977 --> 03:16:46.977
requires the cities and counties engage communities

03:16:47.497 --> 03:16:49.497
in their redistricting process by holding public hearings

03:16:50.497 --> 03:16:53.970
and workshops
and doing public outreach by being inclusive

03:16:54.537 --> 03:16:56.537
to our non-English speaking communities.

03:16:57.817 --> 03:16:59.817
What is redistricting?

03:16:59.897 --> 03:17:02.970
Every ten years, districts
must be redrawn so that each district

03:17:02.977 --> 03:17:04.977
is substantially equal in population.

03:17:05.817 --> 03:17:07.817
For Stockton, we are estimated to have approximately 51,465

03:17:11.857 --> 03:17:13.857
members of our public in each district.

03:17:14.577 --> 03:17:16.577
The process, called redistricting, is important

03:17:17.417 --> 03:17:19.697
in ensuring our cities.
Council members

03:17:19.977 --> 03:17:21.977
are representing about the same number of constituents

03:17:23.857 --> 03:17:25.497
in Stockton.
The City Council is responsible

03:17:25.897 --> 03:17:27.897
for approving the final district maps.

03:17:27.937 --> 03:17:29.937
Redistricting is done by using U.S.

03:17:29.977 --> 03:17:31.977
Census data, which is normally released.

03:17:32.570 --> 03:17:35.570
Around March of. Each year.
This year, clearly things are a little bit different.

03:17:38.297 --> 03:17:40.297
Luckily, our agency already practices district

03:17:41.170 --> 03:17:43.170
based elections, so now we're focusing on ensuring balance

03:17:44.857 --> 03:17:46.857
and appropriate representation within our districts.

03:17:48.938 --> 03:17:50.938
We will review the information provided in the 2020

03:17:51.418 --> 03:17:53.418
census and monitor efforts to the estimated population

03:17:55.498 --> 03:17:58.338
provided by our numbers.
The city is unique

03:17:58.418 --> 03:18:00.418
to this point that the voters approved the measure in in 2016,

03:18:02.778 --> 03:18:05.778
which created the requirement for an advisory
district in commission

03:18:05.858 --> 03:18:07.858
as referenced in our city's charter, section 202,

03:18:09.298 --> 03:18:11.298
which outlines the tasks of the Commission

03:18:11.618 --> 03:18:13.738
and its responsibility
to use the information provided in the D Centennial Census.

03:18:16.578 --> 03:18:19.258
With this, the Commission will develop
recommendations for you as a Council

03:18:20.578 --> 03:18:22.578
as to the boundaries of our districts.

03:18:23.378 --> 03:18:25.378
This process is going to involve public outreach

03:18:25.738 --> 03:18:28.618
by way of social media.
We can workshops and good old fashioned word of mouth.

03:18:30.938 --> 03:18:32.938
The recommendation will be based on Section two

03:18:33.580 --> 03:18:34.898
or two of the Charter,
which states that the Commission will go forward

03:18:35.938 --> 03:18:37.898
with the making
of its recommendation within 120 days of receiving its data

03:18:41.498 --> 03:18:44.378
because of the census data is delayed.
We're in a very tight schedule and we must still meet

03:18:47.180 --> 03:18:49.180
the deadline of December 15th to adopt our new boundaries.

03:18:52.138 --> 03:18:54.138
We're required to conduct a minimum of four public

03:18:54.459 --> 03:18:56.459
hearing meetings as set forth in the Fair Maps Act.

03:18:57.459 --> 03:19:00.379
Tonight is an informational meeting
and will not count towards the required four

03:19:04.299 --> 03:19:05.899
so please
bear with me and keep in mind that the dates above are fluid

03:19:08.979 --> 03:19:10.979
and managing seven different calendars

03:19:11.539 --> 03:19:13.539
along with our consultant and our staff.

03:19:13.819 --> 03:19:15.819
And dates will be subject to change.

03:19:17.259 --> 03:19:20.259
As you can see, we're working on a tight budget,
so I ask that you provide some forgiveness to Florence

03:19:23.990 --> 03:19:25.339
and myself.
As you see,
meeting polls coming up and coming in pretty quickly.

03:19:28.339 --> 03:19:30.339
We've already had our initial educational

03:19:31.939 --> 03:19:33.939
meeting for our commission, which was August 9th,

03:19:35.190 --> 03:19:37.190
and they got more or less the same communication

03:19:38.699 --> 03:19:40.699
that you were receiving now the. Same format.

03:19:42.899 --> 03:19:44.659
We had our
first hearing August 30th.

03:19:46.779 --> 03:19:48.779
We are expecting the California data to be released

03:19:50.499 --> 03:19:52.499
between now and October.

03:19:54.990 --> 03:19:56.990
And then we have a few tentative hearing dates

03:19:57.899 --> 03:19:59.899
between the council and our commission level listed above.

03:20:01.780 --> 03:20:04.420
Again, those are subject to change
and we're still confirming dates

03:20:08.600 --> 03:20:10.140
so the guiding post
that's going to direct our conversations and efforts

03:20:13.600 --> 03:20:15.600
are the federal laws spelled out by the federal voting acts

03:20:17.420 --> 03:20:19.420
the California criteria and our City Charter,

03:20:20.940 --> 03:20:23.380
the Fair Amount Act
and our charter section two are two, as referenced

03:20:26.300 --> 03:20:29.140
additionally, we're going to be focusing
on minimizing voter confusion

03:20:31.340 --> 03:20:33.340
and making sure that we're not favoring

03:20:34.100 --> 03:20:36.100
or discriminating against any political party

03:20:44.260 --> 03:20:46.660
so the next set of slides
is just a brief illustration of demographics

03:20:48.340 --> 03:20:50.340
for specific populations within our community.

03:20:52.540 --> 03:20:55.460
First, you'll notice
the citizens voting age population for African-American

03:20:59.860 --> 03:21:01.860
members of our community, and that's highly

03:21:01.940 --> 03:21:03.940
populated in districts five and six

03:21:07.541 --> 03:21:09.741
the same goes
for our
Asian-American community, which is highly populated

03:21:11.781 --> 03:21:13.781
in Districts one and two

03:21:15.581 --> 03:21:17.581
and then next you have our Latino community,

03:21:18.541 --> 03:21:20.541
which is heavily populated in districts

03:21:21.461 --> 03:21:23.461
four or five and six

03:21:27.461 --> 03:21:30.210
so as we engage with our public,
some of the questions that we'll be asking

03:21:31.941 --> 03:21:33.941
are really focused on defining our neighborhoods.

03:21:36.501 --> 03:21:38.501
We'll be asking them things such as what their neighborhood

03:21:39.821 --> 03:21:41.821
is, the geographical boundaries, any points of natural

03:21:46.221 --> 03:21:48.221
dividing lines,

03:21:48.821 --> 03:21:50.821
waterways, highways, parks,

03:21:51.741 --> 03:21:53.741
neighborhood landmarks, keeping all of those things

03:21:54.861 --> 03:21:56.861
into consideration as we proceed.

03:21:57.341 --> 03:21:59.341
Any information that we do not receive from the public,

03:22:01.101 --> 03:22:03.101
we will attain from planning records

03:22:08.741 --> 03:22:10.741
similar questions that we'll be keeping in

03:22:10.981 --> 03:22:12.981
mind is the geographic area

03:22:13.502 --> 03:22:15.502
shared issues or characteristics, and

03:22:17.542 --> 03:22:19.542
keeping in mind what the community story

03:22:19.822 --> 03:22:21.822
is to that specific subgroup in culture,

03:22:25.422 --> 03:22:27.422
which is very important
to us, is defining our community's interest.

03:22:30.102 --> 03:22:32.342
Who is in that specific interest?
We want

03:22:32.342 --> 03:22:34.342
to make sure that at best we're keeping the relationship

03:22:36.222 --> 03:22:38.222
with our constituents and their elected officials in

03:22:40.582 --> 03:22:42.582
intact again.

03:22:43.182 --> 03:22:45.182
Is to not confuse our voters and to continue

03:22:48.262 --> 03:22:50.262
good service and continuity

03:22:57.422 --> 03:22:59.620
so tonight
I was hoping to give you a brief demo of the mapping tools,

03:23:01.662 --> 03:23:04.622
and fortunately there are some edits
that our consultant pointed out that still need to be made.

03:23:06.462 --> 03:23:08.462
But once it's up and running and I do hope to send an email

03:23:10.382 --> 03:23:12.382
link with the recorded demo of the various tools

03:23:13.902 --> 03:23:16.102
that will be utilizing,
which will also be provided to members of our public.

03:23:19.422 --> 03:23:21.422
So members of our public will be able to go on

03:23:21.823 --> 03:23:23.823
to our redistricting website page off of the city parks page,

03:23:25.863 --> 03:23:27.863
and they themselves will be able to look at our current

03:23:29.230 --> 03:23:31.230
council boundaries and they'll be able to

03:23:33.343 --> 03:23:35.343
create a map and submit it to

03:23:36.423 --> 03:23:39.143
the clerk's office so that we can submit
that to the Commission for consideration as they move

03:23:41.263 --> 03:23:43.263
forward with their redrawing efforts

03:23:47.703 --> 03:23:50.230
so again,
once all of the maps are submitted

03:23:50.743 --> 03:23:52.743
from the community and our Commission,

03:23:52.863 --> 03:23:54.983
they will be provided
to in DC national demographics Corporation

03:23:57.863 --> 03:23:59.863
and they will be made available for public review

03:24:04.503 --> 03:24:07.343
information that is also going
to be provided to our public is the demographic summary

03:24:09.703 --> 03:24:11.703
for each of our council districts.

03:24:15.783 --> 03:24:17.783
And lastly is our MAP Review tool.

03:24:19.223 --> 03:24:21.223
This is what we got to

03:24:21.343 --> 03:24:23.343
play around with at our last commission meeting

03:24:24.583 --> 03:24:26.583
and we got to divvy up the map

03:24:28.904 --> 03:24:30.904
and focus on the required population estimates

03:24:32.664 --> 03:24:34.664
that I noted earlier, the 51,465,

03:24:38.640 --> 03:24:40.640
you're able to highlight specific

03:24:41.984 --> 03:24:43.984
areas within the district maps and it tells you

03:24:44.984 --> 03:24:47.104
the population already.
So it makes mapping much easier and interesting.

03:24:51.464 --> 03:24:53.464
So again, just more information on the mapping tools

03:24:55.424 --> 03:24:57.424
and what we'll be able to do with them.

03:25:01.184 --> 03:25:03.144
In District
are is that software that we were using to

03:25:06.224 --> 03:25:09.224
demonstrate how the public will be able
to complete maps and submit them to us.

03:25:11.384 --> 03:25:13.384
In addition to this, we understand that not everybody

03:25:13.704 --> 03:25:15.704
has access to the Internet or a computer,

03:25:17.864 --> 03:25:19.864
so we will have paper documents available for them.

03:25:21.304 --> 03:25:23.304
They can come in to the clerk's office

03:25:23.504 --> 03:25:25.504
and they can draw a map and submit it to us

03:25:26.240 --> 03:25:28.240
for inclusion at the commission level.

03:25:32.640 --> 03:25:34.640
So with that, I will take any questions

03:25:35.545 --> 03:25:37.545
that you might have.

03:25:41.865 --> 03:25:43.865
Vice Mayor Fugazi.

03:25:44.585 --> 03:25:46.585
Yes. Thank you so much for bringing this

03:25:47.985 --> 03:25:49.985
with especially the timeline.

03:25:50.545 --> 03:25:52.545
I know we also have our committee

03:25:53.225 --> 03:25:55.225
that's working on this, and then we will be having

03:25:56.945 --> 03:25:58.945
a workshop or a special council meeting.

03:26:00.250 --> 03:26:02.250
Then hopefully in November.

03:26:02.985 --> 03:26:04.985
At that time, will the the commission or committee,

03:26:07.665 --> 03:26:09.665
will they be then also presenting to us

03:26:10.945 --> 03:26:12.945
what their discussion is, or will that be you or who

03:26:14.545 --> 03:26:16.465
will that be?
So the recommendations

03:26:16.825 --> 03:26:18.825
made at the commission level will be presented to you

03:26:20.745 --> 03:26:22.745
in tandem between myself and city attorney John Lee Burke,

03:26:24.785 --> 03:26:26.785
as well as our consultant Charlize Tilton.

03:26:27.905 --> 03:26:29.905
OK, because this could change boundaries

03:26:31.345 --> 03:26:33.345
for potential candidates running that want to run for office.

03:26:35.585 --> 03:26:37.145
Correct.
And that would be for the next election cycle, correct?

03:26:39.905 --> 03:26:41.905
OK, thank you.

03:26:43.466 --> 03:26:46.186
Councilmember Joe Breck.
So I know you guys have had two meetings.

03:26:47.266 --> 03:26:50.260
So how are those meetings going?
Any feedback from those meetings that might help us at all?

03:26:54.466 --> 03:26:56.466
Well, the first meeting that we had was informational

03:26:59.660 --> 03:27:02.260
meeting Norm's Brown Act.
And what they're tasks were set to be.

03:27:04.626 --> 03:27:06.626
The second meeting was really an opportunity

03:27:06.906 --> 03:27:09.546
for the commission to get comfortable
and make requests on information that might be of value to them

03:27:12.986 --> 03:27:14.706
as they proceed.
So my understanding is staff is collecting

03:27:16.746 --> 03:27:18.746
the information and will be provided to them.

03:27:21.146 --> 03:27:23.146
It's going as well as it possibly can be.

03:27:23.546 --> 03:27:25.546
I know it's very stressful to us because of the strict timeline

03:27:28.866 --> 03:27:30.866
and differing opinions on

03:27:32.146 --> 03:27:34.146
what we might potentially want to do for the city.

03:27:34.506 --> 03:27:36.506
But unfortunately, at this time we're unable to really put

03:27:37.586 --> 03:27:40.306
those thoughts into fruition or something
visual was we're not able to allow them to draw maps

03:27:42.346 --> 03:27:44.346
at this time since the numbers have not been released.

03:27:45.666 --> 03:27:47.666
OK, well, thank you.

03:27:48.627 --> 03:27:50.627
You're welcome.

03:27:51.867 --> 03:27:53.867
And what happens
if you draw Councilmember Joe Brack out of his district?

03:27:57.947 --> 03:27:59.947
The Councilmember Joe Reck does get to complete his term.

03:28:01.707 --> 03:28:03.707
Will crossover next term for the next term.

03:28:04.467 --> 03:28:06.947
So he lives in a district
and he wants to run again for his reelection.

03:28:08.347 --> 03:28:11.347
And the map changes.
But what happens?

03:28:11.467 --> 03:28:13.467
You would only be eligible to run in the district.

03:28:13.667 --> 03:28:15.667
Then he then resides in

03:28:16.670 --> 03:28:18.670
you have to live in the district 30 days before you

03:28:19.347 --> 03:28:21.747
next local.
It was just a hypothetical question. So

03:28:24.467 --> 03:28:26.467
there's a supervisor, a little group of office that.

03:28:29.507 --> 03:28:32.267
Vice Mayor Fugazi.
Yeah. And bringing that up the county.

03:28:33.307 --> 03:28:35.307
I know the county has already put out surveys and have

03:28:36.787 --> 03:28:38.787
I participated in that myself

03:28:40.270 --> 03:28:42.707
when? Well, I'm sorry.
I was going through your presentation

03:28:44.947 --> 03:28:46.947
when when will the website be up and running

03:28:48.670 --> 03:28:50.507
and all that with people
being able to provide us with the very important feedback

03:28:52.507 --> 03:28:54.267
we need in order
to make decisions that include them in this process?

03:28:56.508 --> 03:28:58.508
So the the website should be up and running

03:29:00.680 --> 03:29:02.680
by the end of this week. I do apologize.

03:29:02.148 --> 03:29:04.148
There were some edits on my part that needed to be made,

03:29:05.548 --> 03:29:07.548
but we have all the information there.

03:29:07.868 --> 03:29:09.948
We have the mapping tools
available for the public to start playing with, and

03:29:12.788 --> 03:29:14.788
we do plan on partnering with the Chamber of Commerce

03:29:16.588 --> 03:29:18.588
just so that we could help spread the word.

03:29:19.508 --> 03:29:21.828
And I figure you're going to tweet.
I know you love to tweet. Absolutely. Tweet.

03:29:23.308 --> 03:29:25.308
I g you know, Facebook all those kind of things.

03:29:26.468 --> 03:29:28.468
However we can do it, put an ad in the record

03:29:29.468 --> 03:29:32.388
because there are people, the people in the record,
we all know our voters

03:29:32.868 --> 03:29:34.868
or usually people that are activ

03:29:37.348 --> 03:29:39.108
whatever we can
do in order to really get

03:29:41.228 --> 03:29:43.228
some some comprehensive and and,

03:29:46.508 --> 03:29:48.908
you know, the quantity,
I mean, I really think to represent this city,

03:29:49.988 --> 03:29:51.988
I think we need to push it as much as we possibly can

03:29:53.108 --> 03:29:55.108
even in, you know, maybe our our faith based and community

03:29:57.680 --> 03:29:59.680
based organizations having them push it out as well.

03:30:00.749 --> 03:30:02.629
So thank you.
Thank you. Councilmember Joe Breck.

03:30:03.829 --> 03:30:06.629
One follow up question.
When people are doing this and offering this feedback,

03:30:09.229 --> 03:30:11.229
is it like if I went on and did it,

03:30:11.469 --> 03:30:13.469
I hit submit, can I go back and do it again?

03:30:15.690 --> 03:30:17.690
I believe you could you could submit as many maps is

03:30:17.949 --> 03:30:20.509
you had time to create.
I really like a map.

03:30:20.549 --> 03:30:22.909
I can go submitted a thousand times
and it looks like a thousand people really like that map.

03:30:25.309 --> 03:30:27.829
I suppose you could.
That's concerning. And you guys mentioned how many.

03:30:30.669 --> 03:30:32.669
There

03:30:33.789 --> 03:30:35.989
that's concerning
so if there is a way where we can figure out.

03:30:38.549 --> 03:30:41.509
Link it to an email address.
So I would like to clarify that it is not,

03:30:44.290 --> 03:30:46.290
it is not a vote of the most popular map.

03:30:46.389 --> 03:30:48.389
So you could submit the same map a thousand times, but.

03:30:51.429 --> 03:30:53.509
You don't know what that person
who is submitting and I'm just throwing

03:30:53.949 --> 03:30:56.869
I know some of this I can do a thousand times,
but you'd be surprised

03:30:56.869 --> 03:30:58.869
every, every community meeting I've been to, regardless of what

03:31:00.869 --> 03:31:02.869
side of the fence you sit on, certain folks show up every time

03:31:05.149 --> 03:31:07.149
and they may go if it's the same topic

03:31:07.630 --> 03:31:09.630
at four different locations, I go to all four locations

03:31:10.830 --> 03:31:12.830
and rile the room up and say, This needs to be the idea.

03:31:14.630 --> 03:31:16.630
So you really, really start tainting the, the,

03:31:19.950 --> 03:31:21.950
the feedback when certain people have might have an agenda,

03:31:23.790 --> 03:31:25.790
might have a goal, and they can actually

03:31:26.670 --> 03:31:28.670
not infiltrate but influence the setting that they're in.

03:31:30.390 --> 03:31:32.390
It absolutely and my recommendation to counter

03:31:33.300 --> 03:31:35.300
that would just be to maintain that

03:31:36.310 --> 03:31:38.310
constructive, open and constant dialog with your appointees.

03:31:40.750 --> 03:31:43.590
I think that's the importance of this
being a council appointed committee.

03:31:44.950 --> 03:31:47.310
Is going to stay hands off with them.
I don't want to influence them.

03:31:47.830 --> 03:31:49.830
But I just think in terms of process and ensuring

03:31:52.350 --> 03:31:54.350
that this is a clean and transparent process, it is your,

03:31:59.430 --> 03:32:01.430
your ability to openly dialog

03:32:01.510 --> 03:32:04.510
with how they're representing you
in the decisions that they're making

03:32:04.870 --> 03:32:06.870
are based on politically neutral information.

03:32:08.590 --> 03:32:10.590
OK, thank you.

03:32:14.711 --> 03:32:16.311
Thank you.
Thank you.

03:32:16.911 --> 03:32:18.911
There are no public hearings, so city manager updates.

03:32:21.311 --> 03:32:23.710
Nothing at this time.
There are colleagues. Do you have any comments?

03:32:24.311 --> 03:32:26.311
You like me?

03:32:27.311 --> 03:32:29.711
Vice Mayor Ghazi? Yes.
Tomorrow.

03:32:29.711 --> 03:32:31.791
I just want the public to know
tomorrow we're having our legislation.

03:32:32.711 --> 03:32:35.711
And environmental committee meeting
and we will be discussing the cannabis policy.

03:32:37.351 --> 03:32:39.351
And Vice Mayor, if you could turn your microphone on, please.

03:32:41.151 --> 03:32:42.791
Thank you, Mike.
Sorry, I thought I pressed it.

03:32:44.231 --> 03:32:46.231
I pulled the councilmember right

03:32:46.871 --> 03:32:48.871
so tomorrow we will be having our

03:32:50.511 --> 03:32:52.511
legislation environmental committee meeting

03:32:52.871 --> 03:32:54.871
and we will be discussing

03:32:55.191 --> 03:32:57.191
the amendment to the cannabis policy.

03:32:57.391 --> 03:32:59.391
So I just want the public to be aware of that.

03:32:59.711 --> 03:33:01.711
Also, a councilmember, right, brought up turnpike,

03:33:02.911 --> 03:33:04.911
which is a modular home, not tiny homes, but fitting

03:33:07.310 --> 03:33:09.310
as many as we could on to a

03:33:10.751 --> 03:33:12.751
I think it was two, two lots.

03:33:13.631 --> 03:33:16.471
So that'll be happening tomorrow.
People are it's done.

03:33:17.471 --> 03:33:19.471
Let's get some people in there.

03:33:19.631 --> 03:33:21.631
Also, I'm excited to see that we were awarded a grant.

03:33:23.792 --> 03:33:25.792
It has come before this council, but to really help out

03:33:28.512 --> 03:33:31.432
our fire department.
So I'm looking forward to that coming before council

03:33:34.320 --> 03:33:36.432
I also
read in the Sacramento Business Journal and was contacted

03:33:39.592 --> 03:33:41.592
by Amazon that we're getting 2000 more jobs.

03:33:43.512 --> 03:33:46.472
Are coming to Stockton.
So I know that, you know, those aren't the

03:33:48.632 --> 03:33:50.632
the highest paying jobs, but nonetheless they're jobs

03:33:51.912 --> 03:33:53.912
and they do provide

03:33:55.152 --> 03:33:57.152
for people to move up and pay for schooling.

03:33:57.352 --> 03:33:59.912
When I was there
last month for an event, I ran into a couple of my students.

03:34:03.432 --> 03:34:06.720
One of them was going through
the management program there and was excited about it.

03:34:09.192 --> 03:34:11.192
So 2000 more jobs are coming to Stockton.

03:34:13.720 --> 03:34:15.720
Also Manuel Acuna,

03:34:15.552 --> 03:34:17.552
who is he's he's part of the Citizen Committee

03:34:20.472 --> 03:34:22.472
for the Air Pollution Control District Board he

03:34:26.192 --> 03:34:28.192
messaged me and wanted to know whether or not he could come

03:34:30.993 --> 03:34:32.993
and do a brief presentation about the House

03:34:35.153 --> 03:34:37.153
of Representatives Bill 1603.

03:34:38.673 --> 03:34:40.673
It's the Farm Workforce Modernization Act

03:34:42.193 --> 03:34:44.193
regarding certified agricultural workers.

03:34:45.553 --> 03:34:47.553
And knowing that we were

03:34:47.953 --> 03:34:49.953
we had the AG Technology Summit this weekend

03:34:53.730 --> 03:34:55.833
and the amount of agriculture
that is so vital to our area and our region,

03:34:59.730 --> 03:35:01.730
I hope that we can find a time for him

03:35:01.673 --> 03:35:03.673
in the near future for him to come to speak before us.

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But mayor or another council member

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and helping get that on the agenda would be wonderful.

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And then the last thing is I wanted to comment on,

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because I've already talked about the homeless is dead

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animals and there was a gentleman

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this week, just earlier tonight talking about feral cats,

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but I had a constituent in my district contacted me five times

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because they had done asked, OK, I told them, do ask Stockton.

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I told them to call the animal
shelter, but the it was a cat eight.

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That was by the Fox Theater.

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And, you know, we had these high temperatures

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and it smelled so bad and I couldn't do it myself.

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I just have a thing

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for cats and dogs where I couldn't pick it up.

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But I don't know what the process

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or how long it takes,
but we should definitely when it comes to a dead animal,

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especially in near an entertainment venue,

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I think we
we definitely need to

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make sure we get out there and pick that up.

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But I am supportive of the Feral Cat program there

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in our community and whatever we can do to curtail no pun

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intended there reproduction and also have them vaccinated.

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I think we need to make sure that we do.
Thank you.

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Councilmember Lynch of

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Councilmember Cannava.
Oh, there was just to the coastal

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clean up is on Saturday and then there was also a drive

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thru recycling event from eight to 12 at Bear Creek

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High School.
So there's two coastal cleanups

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one by Delta Neighborhood

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Watch and then another county, one for American Legion Park.

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So for all those who want to help

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clean up and make Stockton a better place,
to live, there's opportunities this weekend.

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Thank you.
Councilmember Wamsley, did you have anything for us

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this evening?
No, I do not.

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Thank you.

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Right. We have motion to adjourn.
Second all in favor. I, I.

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Mean, it's adjourned.