Apr 13, 2021 City Council Meeting 3pm

US TO THE CONSENT ITEMS COULD SET ITEMS OR ROUTINE MATTERS IN ACTIVE BY ONE MOTION.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO AMERICA, JUSTICE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A GERMAN TO THE MARCH 23RD, 2021 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE APRIL 13TH, 2021 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND STAFF.

DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES, MR. MAYOR? WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THAT AGENDA COUNCIL THAT BRINGS

[7. CONSENT ITEMS: Consent Items are routine matters enacted by one motion according to the RECOMMENDATION listed below. With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council Member or person in attendance may request discussion of a Consent Item at this time.]

ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO BLOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN THE TENANTS MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY CONSENT ITEMS STAFF? NO, SIR.

UM, ACTUALLY I DIDN'T WANT TO PULL ONE, BUT I, I DID WANT YOU TO, TO, UH, JUST EXPLAIN TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DINNER AND CONCERTS.

SARAH, MR. MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AGENDA ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE ARE, UM, AUTHORIZATIONS TO UTILIZE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR EVENTS HELD IN THE DOWNTOWN THAT ARE ORGANIZED BY OUR DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP.

THESE ARE, UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE EVERY YEAR.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THESE PERMITS, UH, WITH THE CONDITION THAT WE ARE ABLE TO UNDER THE HEALTH CODE.

SO RIGHT NOW, UH, WE COULD NOT THERE.

THE FIRST CONCERT IS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL JULY 2ND, WHICH WE SHOULD BE WELL INTO ABILITY TO DO THAT.

HOWEVER, IF THEY WERE DOING A CONCERT TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS ON THE CAPACITY FOR THAT BASED ON THE HEALTH CODE.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THE HEALTH CODE TO CATCH UP, WE BE AHEAD OF THE HEALTH CODE.

AND THEN ONCE THE HEALTH CODE ALLOWS US TO, WE CAN START ISSUING THE PERMITS.

OH, OKAY, GREAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL LET YOU MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. THANK YOU.

AND FOR THE RECORD, SIR, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, AND MAY I HAVE YOUR VOTE PLEASE? MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

EIGHT IS THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, FINANCING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND SAVVY.

THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ANIMUS, HEARD STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

ANGELA, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS, SARAH? WE DID NOT.

ALRIGHT.

BLAZING THROUGH.

UH, THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WE ARE AN HOUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

WE HAVE SIX ADMINISTER REPORTS UP TO THIS AGENDA.

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[8. Appointments to the Public Safety Facility Financing Oversight Committee RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council appoints four applicants to the Public Safety Facility Financing Oversight Committee.]

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THAT.

CERTAINLY MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, WE'VE BEEN ADVERTISING

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FOR A WHILE NOW, SEVERAL OPEN OR FOR VACANCIES ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES, FINANCING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND AS TO HELP THE COUNCIL RECALL, UM, WHEN PROP OH, WAS PASSED BY THE VOTERS, WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY SALES TAX MEASURE TO PAY FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT, UM, BALLOT MEASURE WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MADE UP OF CITIZENS THAT COULD ENSURE THAT THE MONEY THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED WAS BEING SPENT ON THE THINGS THAT THE TAXPAYER SAID IT SHOULD BE USED FOR.

SO WE ARE GETTING ACTUALLY VERY CLOSE TO EXPANDING ALL OF THAT MONEY, BUT WE HAVE THESE FOUR VACANCIES AND WITHOUT FILLING THESE IT'S DIFFICULT TO HOLD A MEETING.

SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE FILL THESE FORD VACANCIES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

UH, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE AT LEAST THREE OF THE CANDIDATES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING WERE, WERE THOSE THAT APPLIED ALSO THE, EITHER THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MOST RECENTLY.

AND THEY SAW THAT THERE'S AN OPENING HERE AND OPTED TO, TO, UM, PUT THEIR NAMES INTO THE RING.

SO WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL GO AHEAD AND IMPROVE THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS.

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM AND HAVE THEM START PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

COUNT COUNSEL OR THE, UH, DISCUSSION, UM, THREE, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS? NO, SIR.

THEN THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN TO ME OR SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MOVE STAFF, RECOMMENDATION YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

AUDREY WANT TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.

NOW I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY CLERK TO SEE IF WE'RE PREPARED TO DO SO.

I KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE CANDIDATE IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW, MS. HARPER.

UM, ANGELA SAYS SOMETHING WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO.

WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT.

THAT'D BE VERY NICE.

IS ANYBODY ELSE, ANY OTHER CANDIDATE IN THE AUDIENCE, MR. BREO, MR. CARDINAL, OR MR. HOLGER.

CAN SOMEBODY TAKE SOME PICTURES FOR YOU, STEPHANIE, SHANNON.

SHE MAY WANT TO HAVE THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

I, STEPHANIE LAUREEN HARPER, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FOR YOU WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATIONS OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THEN I WILL WELL, AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH THAT I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS, STEPHANIE.

REPORT IS ITEM NINE REGARDING THE CONCEPT OF DOLLAR DAYS STAFF.

THE NEXT ADMINISTRATOR REPORT ITEM 10 IS THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS, MARY.

I THINK IT'S, UH, UH, ITEM NINE.

IS, AM I IN THE WRONG? OH YEAH.

PAUL APOLOGIZE HAD JUMPED AHEAD.

UM, THE SECOND ADMINISTRATOR

[9. "Dollar Days" Analysis RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council directs staff on how to proceed with a "Dollar Days" concept, expanding recreational opportunities to the citizens of El Cajon.]

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS FRANK CARSON.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, UH, AT THE MARCH 23RD, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, THE COUNCIL SENT US WITH A DIRECTIVE FOR A STAFF REPORT ON A POTENTIAL DOLLAR DAYS PLAN.

THAT

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WAS EITHER GIVE YOU OPTIONS TO GIVE US FURTHER DIRECTION OF A THREE MONTH PLAN, A SIX MONTH PLAN OR A 12 MONTH PLAN.

SO THE WAY HOW WE, WE, WE, WE DID HEAR YOU AT THE MEETING AND SAY THAT, UH, WE, WE WANT TO RESTART OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS, JUST SO THE PUBLIC DOES KNOW WE DID ACTUALLY START OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS FULLY LAST SUMMER, UH, WHERE WE WERE AT ABOUT 60% CAPACITY, UM, NOT WHERE WE WANTED TO BE AT ALL, BUT WE DID RESTART OUR PROGRAMMING.

UH, WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OFFERING THIS CONCEPT OF DOLLAR A DAY.

SO HOPEFULLY IT STARTS A BIGGER DISCUSSION OF WHAT WE COULD OFFER.

UM, WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING SINCE LAST SUMMER.

SO WE DID HAVE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SPRING WHERE WE OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, BUT OUR COMMUNITY SAID THAT THEY WANT MORE IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING.

THAT'S WHY WE CAME BACK LAST SUMMER FOR CAMPS, SWIM LESSONS, EVERYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT.

UM, SO OUR, OUR FIRST PLAN IS THIS IS REALLY A THREE-MONTH PLAN AND THIS IS JUST THE SUMMER 2021.

SO MORE GOING BY SEASONS FOR THREE, SIX OR 12 MONTHS IN THIS PRESENTATION.

UH, WE WANT TO OFFER $1 CLASSES AND WE WILL WORK.

OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY OF OUR CURRENT PROGRAMMING AND OFFER A DIFFERENT VARIETY OF CLASSES DEPENDING ON DEMAND FOR THEM.

UM, THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS SWIM CLASSES AND, AND I'LL GET TO A REASON WHY.

AND JUST A LITTLE BIT, UH, THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR SUMMER WOULD BE ABOUT 220,000 IS WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE.

AND WE WOULD LOOK AT IS ONE CLASS PER RESIDENT.

SO A RESIDENT COULDN'T SIGN UP FOR $9 DAYS CLASSES.

IT, THE REASON IS IT KIND OF CONSIDER LIKE A COLLEGE CLASSES WHERE PEOPLE WILL SIGN UP FOR NINE AND DROP FIVE.

WE WANT TO AVOID THAT TYPE OF SITUATION JUST SO WE CAN HAVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT CAPACITY WORTH OF CLASSES WILL ALWAYS BE FILLED FOR THE FULL 10 WEEKS.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE A 10 WEEK TYPE OF SESSION, UM, THE CLASSES, IT WOULD BE OUR TRADITIONAL FULL-SCALE SUMMER PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE SINCE SUMMER 2019.

AND THAT WOULD BE OUR U SPORTS LEAGUES.

SO YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE, INDOOR SOCCER, OUR SPORTS CLINICS, NOT ONLY OUR SWIM CLASSES, BUT WE WOULD INCREASE IT TO ADULT WATER AEROBICS.

YOU SWIM TEAM JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS.

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES WOULD BE A WIDE VARIETY OF OUR DANCE CLASSES, INCLUDING PRESCHOOL ARTS AND CRAFTS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF CERAMICS COOKING CLASSES.

UM, OUR EARLY CHILD EDUCATION CLASSES, SUCH AS WE PLAY IN LITTLE TOTS.

AND THEN ALSO WE WANT TO EXPAND IT TO OUR CONTRACT FUEL CLASSES AND EVEN EXPAND BEYOND THAT AND LOOK FOR DIFFERENT VARIETY OF CONTRACTUAL CLASSES.

CURRENTLY, THOSE WOULD BE LIKE ADULT FALL PREVENTION OR ADULT ZOOMBA, ADULT FITNESS, KARATE, AND SOME OTHER MARTIAL ARTS.

UM, SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE OFFERING FREE OR $1, SOME CLASSES, UH, WITH A PREVIOUS AGENCY I WORKED WITH, WE WERE FIRST GIVEN A FULL GRANT TO OFFER FREE SWIM CLASSES OR $1 TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND AFTER THE FIRST CLASS, MORE THAN HALF THE COMMUNITY STOPPED SHOWING UP, AND IT WAS A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR THAT.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO INVEST $5 FOR THE SWIM.

AND IT JUST, IT COSTS US A LOT MORE MONEY TO OFFER THE SWIM.

IN TERMS OF LIFEGUARD SWIM INSTRUCTOR, THE POOL KEPT BOUNCING THE POOL, THE HEAT AND EVERYTHING.

AND THIS WAY WE FEEL THAT GIVEN HISTORY WITH IT, IF PEOPLE ARE INVESTED UP TO THAT $5 MARK, THEY WILL WANT TO COMMIT TO IT.

WHAT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE WITH OUR POOL IS THAT THERE'S AN ACCESS BARRIER, MEANING TRANSPORTATION.

SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT OPTIONS.

UH, ONE WOULD BE BUSING KIDS FROM THE VALLEY FLOOR, AND WE'VE DONE THAT.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THAT GETTING SWIM GRANTS, BUSING THEM FROM JOHNSON ELEMENTARY NORIKA ELEMENTARY.

SO WE WOULD HAVE HOTSPOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE WE WOULD MEET AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PARKING LOTS AND HAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSES, WHICH WE WOULD PAY FOR, AND THEN BUS THE KIDS UP IN A COVID FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UH, WE WANT TO LOOK AT OTHER QUITE FACILITIES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR ABOUT POTENTIALLY RENTING THAT SPACE, UM, AND INITIAL DISCUSSIONS.

THEY MAY NOT BE AS FRIENDLY TO SWIM CLASSES.

SO WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF OPTION, MAYBE A WATER SAFETY CLASS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT AT LEAST WATER SAFETY INTRODUCTION WHERE THE CITY WOULD PAY FOR IT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE, UM, MOVING ON TO A SIX MONTHS PLAN.

SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE SUMMER AND FALL 2021.

WE ONLY DO A FEW MORE WEEKS INTO THE FALL.

ONCE, ONCE AN OUTDOOR POOL ENVIRONMENT GETS TOO COLD, USUALLY SWIM LESSONS STOP HAPPENING.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO DO SWIM LESSONS IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT.

WE USUALLY END OUR, OUR AQUATICS PROGRAMMING BY THE END OF OCTOBER, JUST BECAUSE THE OUTDOOR WEATHER IS, IS NOT FRIENDLY.

UH, OUR POOL IS NOT A COMPETITION POOL.

IT IS A THREE FOOT TO FOUR AND A HALF FOOT DEEP, TRUE TEACHING POOL.

SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY FOR SWIM TEAMS AND WATER POLO TEAMS.

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IT'S JUST TOO SHALLOW FOR THEM.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WANT TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE FALL THAT WE HAVEN'T, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEFORE.

AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FURTHER OPPORTUNITY IN A FUTURE SLIDE, BUT IF WE COMBINE SUMMER AND FALL, WE APPROXIMATE THE COST TO BE ABOUT 380,000 AS A FULL COST RECOVERY MODEL, MOVING ON TO A 12 MONTH COST OR TYPE OF PLAN.

AND THIS IS SUMMER FALL, WINTER SPRING.

UM, IF YOU SEE THE PICTURES OF THE BOTTOM, THIS IS FROM THE MOST RECENT OF OUR DANCE AND TUMBLING RECITAL THAT WE HOST EVERY SPRING.

UH, WHEN I SAY SPRING, I MEAN MARCH, BUT OUR WINTER PROGRAM IS SO SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE MOST OF OUR WINTER PROGRAMS, THEY ACTUALLY GET FEATURED IN OUR DANCE AND TOMLIN RECITAL.

MANY OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY COME TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN AND WATCH ONE OF OUR DANCE TUMBLING RECITALS IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 50 YEARS IN OUR CITY.

THERE'S A LONG TRADITION OF IT.

UM, SO WE KNOW OUR WINTER PROGRAM WOULD BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OFFERING THIS AND INCREASING OUR CAPACITY WITH IT.

UM, THE SPRING IS USUALLY YOUR BUSIEST OF THE THREE FALL WINTER SPRING SESSIONS, JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FILLING THE WEATHER, GETTING WARMER.

WE CAN REINTRODUCE THE AQUATIC CLASSES IN LATE APRIL, MAY OF THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE, THE FULL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE 12 MONTHS AT $715,000.

IF WE WANT TO GO IN THAT, THAT WAY.

SO WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS IS THAT WE WANT TO NOT ONLY OFFER THE 10 WEEK SESSIONS AT LIKE $1 CLASS WITH THE EXPANDED CAPACITY.

NOT ALL OF OUR CLASSES CAN BE $1.

SO LIKE A DAY CAMP.

IT CAN'T, IT CAN'T BE $1, BUT A DANCE CLASS, A KARATE CLASS, A SWIM CLASS WOULD BE THE $5, BUT THOSE OTHER ONES WOULD BE THE $1.

UM, BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN WORKING WITH STAFF IS OFFER THESE OFF SEASON, MEANING THE TWO OR THREE WEEK BREAK IN BETWEEN, WE WANT TO OFFER $1, ONE DAY CLASSES.

ALSO AS PART OF DOLLAR DAYS, THIS WOULD ALLOW OUR STAFF TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND SEE WHAT WE HAVEN'T TRIED BEFORE AND SEE IF THERE'S INTEREST IN IT.

AND WE CAN HIRE CONTRACT INSTRUCTORS, NOT ONLY TO OFFER THAT ONE DAY CLASS, BUT ALSO TRAIN OUR STAFF ON HOW TO ACTUALLY OFFER THAT AND RUN THAT AS A STAFF RUN.

SO IT'S A LOWER COST TO THE CITY IN THE LONG RUN.

UM, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS AND WE ARE ALREADY REVVING UP FOR IT.

AND I PUT IN THEIR STAFF CAPACITY RIGHT NOW.

UM, WE ARE ACTIVELY HIRING FOR SOME INSTRUCTORS.

SO IF, IF WE WANT TO GO THIS WAY, WE WOULD LOOK FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, JUST SO WE CAN REV UP OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO RECRUIT SOME INSTRUCTORS.

THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN EXTENDED BACKGROUND AS WELL AS PHYSICAL EXAM TO ACTUALLY START WORKING WITH US.

UM, BUT ALSO WE, WE DON'T KNOW THE PARTICIPATION.

IF, IF MY OWN RECREATION BACKGROUND TELLS ME NOT EVERY CLASS IS GOING TO BE FILLED TO CAPACITY, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME REALLY HOT CLASSES AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EVALUATE THOSE AND GO, OKAY, CAN WE INCREASE THAT CAPACITY IN THOSE AND EXPAND THE OFFERINGS OF THOSE, UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE THOSE MORE.

SO W WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT FLUID THIS SUMMER, AND IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND IT TO A SIX MONTH OR 12 MONTH, LOOK AT THAT DEMAND AND CHANGE THE WAY HOW WE OFFER THEM FOR THE FURTHER THREE OR SIX, 12 MONTH TYPE OF OFFERINGS.

UM, AND HERE WE GO.

SO SUMMER 2021, JUST SO IF WE JUST DID THE, THE THREE MONTH PLAN, IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 220,000, UM, THE SUMMER AND FALL 2021.

WE APPROXIMATE THAT COST TO BE 380,000.

AND YOU MAY WONDER WHY SUMMER IS SO HIGH COMPARED TO SUMMER AND FALL SUMMER IS WHEN WE, WE JUST CRANK OUT A TON OF CLASSES.

THERE'S HUGE DEMAND IN SUMMER FOR PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR THEIR FAMILY TO DO.

THAT'S WHY WE EXPECT THAT HIGHER DEMAND IN SUMMER.

UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FULL YEAR OR THE 12 MONTH SUMMER FALL, WINTER SPRING, WE'RE APPROXIMATELY IN THAT TO BE $715,000 TOTAL, UH, WE STAFF IS LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION, UH, WHERE YOU WOULD WANT US TO GO WITH THIS AND I WILL END MY PRESENTATION NOW.

THANK YOU, FRANK.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU FROM THE COUNCIL.

HI.

UM, SO WHAT IS, WHAT IS, WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? I BELIEVE WE THERE'LL BE A FUTURE PRESENTATION.

I THINK THE NEXT PRESENTATION UP, OR, UH, A COUPLE OF DOWN, BUT FROM ARPA OR THE, THE, THE NATIONAL PLAN TO, UM, HELP CITIES, UH, WHERE THIS CITY IS GETTING $34 MILLION.

AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE THAT MONEY TO EXPAND OFFERINGS FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS THIS OPPORTUNITY.

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AND IF WE ARE SUBSIDIZING THE, UM, REC CLASSES, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO SUBSIDIZE? WOULD IT BE A FULL YEAR, THE 780, OR I BELIEVE IF, UM, OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, UM, IF YOU DECIDE ARE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, RIGHT.

AND FOLLOWING THE ARPA PLAN OR THE AID, UM, THE TH TH THE RECOVERY PLAN THAT'S COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

UM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS.

AND YOU SAID THAT'S, ARPA-E, ARPA-E, UH, THE, SORRY, I'M FORGETTING THE ARBA AMERICAN RESCUE.

AND THEN JUST AS A COMMENT, I THINK WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA IF YOU HAD LIKE $15 OR $10 PINK CLASSES, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE PAINT AND WINE CLASSES, BUT WE WOULDN'T OFFER WINE, BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE THREE WEEK PERIODS IN BETWEEN, I MEAN, I KNOW I WOULD TAKE ONE EVERY SINGLE TIME CAUSE I LOVE THOSE CLASSES.

SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO OFFER FOR ADULTS IN THE EVENING.

IF WE CAN JUST A SUGGESTION, WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR COME IN AND TEACH THOSE, UH, GRAHAM, DO YOU WANT TO MENTION THE FINANCING PART OF THIS? CERTAINLY.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OPTIONS.

ONE IS, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL COULD RELY ON GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO FUND THE PROGRAM.

YOU COULD ALSO, UM, ASSUME THAT IT WOULD BE LOST REVENUE BECAUSE YOU'RE, YOU YOU'RE OPTING NOT TO TAKE THE REVENUE.

HENCE THE REVENUE IS LOST REVENUE AND UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, YOU CAN USE, UM, USE THOSE FUNDS TO RECOVER, LOST REVENUE.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO DO, AND I THINK IT'S WELL JUSTIFIED BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO RE KICK SORT OF KICKSTART THE COMMUNITY INTO BEING ACTIVE AGAIN, POST COVID AND THAT'S THE ENTIRE INTENT OF THOSE FUNDS.

AND SO I THINK THOSE ARE ELIGIBLE FUNDS.

VINCE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

WE HAVE SOME MONEY THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING SET APART FOR THESE TYPES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.

AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY IMPORTANT.

AND I KNOW FRANK HAD, UM, VERY SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT'S MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON PARTICIPATION.

THOSE, UH, LOWER PARTICIPATION WOULD RESULT IN LOWER AMOUNTS, BUT IF WE HAD MASSIVE PARTICIPATION, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MENTALLY BE READY.

THIS COULD BE COST AS MUCH AS $1.5 MILLION, BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING RECREATED IN ALCOHOL.

AND SO THAT THAT'S THE BALANCING ACT THAT YOU'D HAVE TO WEIGH FOR THE DOLLAR FROM THE DOLLAR PERSPECTIVE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, MORE QUESTIONS FOR FRANK, UH, AS, AS FAR AS THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT WOULD COME THROUGH THAT WOULD, UH, REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND.

UH, I DO HAVE CONCERNS.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MONEY OUT FROM POLICE, FIRE AND PARAMEDICS, WHICH ARE MY, YEAH.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE CORE, UH, JOBS OF THE CITY.

UH, I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH QUESTION, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SEE AS YOUR BEST GUESS AT THE PROBABILITY THAT WOULD BE, UH, USE THE FEDERAL MONEY FOR THIS? WE WILL, YOU WE'LL USE FEDERAL MONEY FOR, LET'S SAY, LET'S SAY WE WANTED TO, UM, HIRE FIVE MORE POLICE OFF OR, UH, WE'LL USE, WE'LL USE FIREFIGHTERS, ACTUALLY, I'M TALKING ABOUT TO REIMBURSE GENERAL FUND FOR, FOR THIS.

SO GO WITH THE SEVEN FIFTH SO WE CAN STILL BE MADE WHOLE, SO LET'S SAY, I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE REALLY GETTING INTO MR. DEMASSIO IS AGENDA ITEM.

I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW.

SO IF THE CITY LOST THREE TO $4 MILLION IN REVENUE LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF COVID, WE CAN BE MADE WHOLE FOR THAT.

AND THEN ANY OTHER LOSS REVENUE I'M ANTICIPATING PROPERTY TAXES MAY BE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE MAY STILL SEE A DOWNSLIDE IN SOME SALES TAX.

WE CAN BE MADE WHOLE FOR THAT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

UM, IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO, UM, WAVE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WOULD BE LOST REVENUE.

THE CITY CAN BE MADE WHOLE FOR THAT.

AND THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT THE CITY CAN BE MADE WHOLE FOR THEM.

SO YOU CAN OFFER THE, THE BEAUTY OF THE PROGRAM IS YOU CAN OFFER THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT IMPACTING THE GENERAL, THE LONG-TERM GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, MR. DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.

AEROBICS AT THE POOL SPECIFICALLY, UM, AT OUR REGULAR REC CENTERS, WE'VE OFFERED A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DANCE CLASSES.

HI FRANK.

THANKS FOR PUTTING A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS SO FAR.

UH, WHAT KIND OF CLASSES HAVE WE BEEN RUNNING SINCE LAST SUMMER? SO BEYOND SWIM CLASSES, WE'VE DONE SWIM TEAM AND WATER

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WE, WHAT WE HAVEN'T OFFERED ARE GYMNASTICS BECAUSE THE CLOSE CONTACT REQUIRED FOR THAT.

UH, WE HAVE OFFERED YOUTH BASKETBALL INDOORS, BUT IT'S BEEN A CLINIC AND WE DO THAT UNDER THE CAMP GUIDELINES, BUT WE CAN'T OFFER A YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

UH, AND WE WERE PLANNING ON YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE, INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE THE SUMMER.

SO WE'VE TRANSFERRED THE LEAGUES MORE TO A CLINIC SET UP TO WHERE WE CAN STILL HAVE THAT SPATIAL DISTANCING.

WHAT'S YOUR BEST GUESS ON THE PERCENT OF PARTICIPATION IN THOSE CLASSES THAT WE DO LAST YEAR, NOT INCLUDING AQUATICS WE'RE AT ABOUT 70%, 70%, 70% AQUATICS IS DIFFERENT.

UH, WE HAD TO DO ONE OR TWO PERSON CLASSES.

SO THAT SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED.

YOU HAD A CONCERN ABOUT A $1 BEING KIND OF, UH, UH, NO SKIN IN THE GAME KIND OF, UH, APPROACH, UH, FOR SOME LESSONS.

IS THERE, ARE THERE WAYS TO MITIGATE THAT SUCH AS YOU PAY YOUR REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE UPFRONT, BUT YOU GET IT ALL BACK.

IF YOU ATTEND X PERCENT OF THE CLASSES OR WE COULD DO THAT, LIKE INCENTIVIZE IT, UH, IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT IN TERMS OF LIKE REFUNDING THE MONEY BACK TO THEM IN TERMS OF STAFF TIME, BUT WE CAN, WE COULD DO THAT TOO.

LESS CONCERNED ABOUT STAFF TIME COMING OUT OF COVID THAT I AM PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH.

I UNDERSTAND THAT SOCIAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WE'LL HAVE TO JUST BEAR THOSE COSTS AS A STAFF.

UM, I'M KIND OF LOOKING FOR A BIGGER IDEA OUT OF THIS THING.

AND, UH, AND THAT MIGHT INVOLVE CONTRACT WORKERS.

I KIND OF LIKE THE ONE DAY THING, BUT WE, I SAW A LOT OF FOCUS ON KIDS AND I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR THE SENIORS TOO.

THERE'S A LOT OF SENIORS WHO LIVE IN, UM, MOBILE HOME PARKS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT.

AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING BIG TO GET THEM OUT.

THAT COULD BE A FIELD TRIP DOWN TO SOUTH MISSION BEACH, WHERE THEY HAVE A PICNIC DINNER AT THE BEACH, SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.

IT COULD BE A DAY TRIP TO, UH, SAN DIEGO BOTANICAL GARDENS.

UH, AND YOU DON'T TAKE A LOT OF STAFF CAUSE YOU'RE CONTRACTING OUT.

I DON'T THINK THOSE ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE.

SO I GUESS I LIKED YOU TO CONSIDER SOMETHING BIGGER, UH, TO INCLUDE SENIORS MORE THAN JUST COME TO OUR FACILITY.

WE CAN DO THAT, SIR.

UH, I'M PROBABLY LEANING, NOT TOWARDS, UH, SUBSIDIZING SPRING, I THINK A YEAR FROM NOW.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE KIND OF BACK INTO FULL FORUM.

I REALLY HOPE SO.

SO I THINK THE NATURAL DEMAND WILL BE THERE.

SO I KIND OF LOOKING AT SUMMER THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR KIND OF THING.

AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS EXPENSIVE IF I REMEMBER, RIGHT.

YOU TOLD ME IT'S ABOUT $600,000 FOR A YEAR'S WORTH OF INCOME FROM CLASSES.

CORRECT.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUBSIDIZING POTENTIALLY 600,000.

THAT WOULD COME FROM THE 34 MILLION IF WE SAY SO WHAT I'M HEARING CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO, SIR.

SO THAT GIVES US, I'LL DEFER TO MR. MODULAR, MR. MITCHELL.

I GET IT.

SO WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM TO PLAY FOR FROM 34 MILLION IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY FROM ANYTHING ELSE.

UM, SO, UM, I LIKE THESE ONE DAY CLASSES, UH, COMPUTERS FOR SENIORS, UH, UH, YOU GO TO A, UH, A SENIOR MOBILE HOME PARK COMMUNITY ROOM AND HIRE A CONTRACT WORKER TO DO SOME KIND OF TAI CHI.

SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, EVEN A BINGO WITH PRIZES OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BIGGER THAN WHAT WE USUALLY DO, WHICH IS COME TO OUR FACILITY.

I'M TRYING TO FIELD TRIP IT OUT DAY, TRIP IT OUT.

WE CAN MAKE IT MOBILE.

I, I, THAT'S WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN AS WELL.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S DIFFERENT LESSONS AND DIFFERENT CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR NAPPING.

SYLVIA.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THANK YOU FOR SOME MERIT? UH, I AGREE WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, FRANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME YOU PUT INTO THIS.

I AGREE WITH MR. GOBLE, LET'S ENGAGE THE SENIORS, BUT THEN ALSO OUR, OUR CHILDREN TOO, THEY'VE BEEN COOPED UP IN THEIR ROOMS, YOU KNOW, NOT GOING TO SCHOOL AND, AND, UH, STUCK IN FRONT OF A SCREEN.

AND SO I THINK IF WE CAN ENGAGE THOSE TWO, UM, POPULATIONS, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, BENEFICIAL.

I ALSO THINK, UM, SUMMER IS KEY TO JUMPSTART IT AND HOPEFULLY THE DEMAND WILL COME BACK.

UM, AND I'M, I'M SEEING THAT

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SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS OUT ON A COUPLE OF SOME GROUPS AND SOME CLASSES ARE GOING TO MISS OUT ON THE DOLLAR DAYS THING, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY THE DEMAND WILL STILL BE THERE AND WE'LL HAVE A SENSE OF NORMALCY.

SO, UM, AS LONG AS WE CAN HAVE THE FUNDING QUESTION ANSWERED, UM, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S, IT'S BEEN ANSWERED AND WE CAN FUND THIS.

THEN I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE IS TO SET A DOLLAR LIMIT ON THIS AND WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S CALLING, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SAY $700,000.

AND IF WE RUN THROUGH THAT BY SEPTEMBER, WE'RE DONE WITH DOLLAR DAYS.

IF WE STILL HAVE, UH, IF WE GET THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST AND WE'VE ONLY USED $600,000, WE SAY, WELL, WE'RE DONE BY DECEMBER 31ST.

WE HAVE THAT OPTION TO QUIT.

BUT WITH THAT, FRANK WITH THE SET AMOUNT OF FUNDING IS LOGISTICALLY IS NOT GOING TO WORK WITH PLANNING AND SPINNING UP AND HIRING.

AND WE, THE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT IT BACK SO QUICKLY AND DID A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK AND MEETING WITH STAFF AS WELL AS POTENTIAL CONTRACTORS, IS THAT WE WOULD WANT DIRECTION TODAY.

UH, JUST SO WE CAN GET READY FOR SUMMER TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITIES.

SHOULD, SHOULD THAT BE THE CASE? UM, MY ONLY QUESTION WAS, I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT SWIM, SWIM LESSONS WERE GOING TO BE $5, A LESSON THAT $5 FOR 10 CLASSES TOTAL.

REALLY? YEAH.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN? IT WOULDN'T BE, YES.

THANKS FRANK.

UM, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS SIDE HERE, FRANK? I THINK WE'RE FINISHED, BUT THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM.

UM, WELL, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAD SOMETHING ELSE THEY WANTED TO SAY, MR. MAYOR, IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR, UM, PLANNING PURPOSES TO KNOW FROM THE COUNCIL, UH, AT LEAST THE SEASON PART.

AND WE CAN COME BACK DURING, UM, AGENDA ITEM, UM, I GUESS 11 TO TALK MAYBE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT AT LEAST FROM A SEASONAL PERSPECTIVE, ARE YOU THINKING SUMMER ONLY IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET CONSENSUS ON SUMMER ONLY SUMMER, FALL OR SUMMER FALL IN SPRING.

THAT'D BE USEFUL FOR STAFF RIGHT NOW.

I THINK SUMMER FALL, BUT I, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE AFTER THE FALL, WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK TO ASSEMBLE AS A NORMAL, BUT YEAH, I REALLY LIKED THIS PROGRAM, UH, ESPECIALLY THE IDEA ABOUT THE BUSES, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS AND SENIORS, UH, ON THE VALLEY FOR LAURA THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, EXCEPT IF EVER THEY GET BUSES.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

AND I THINK HAVING THESE A $1 AND $5 CLASSES, UH, LOWERS THE BARRIER AND, UH, KIND OF JUMP-STARTS THE, UH, OUR SOCIETY AGAIN, BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S USED TO BEING INSIDE AND, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE GOING TO BE MAKING MORE FRIENDS.

THE SENIORS ARE GOING TO BE MAKING MORE FRIENDS.

EVERYBODY'S GOING TO JUST FEELING A LOT BETTER AND IT'S VERY HEALTHY FOR THEM, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.

SO, UH, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR AS FAR AS, UH, UH, HAVING IT FOR SUMMER AND FALL.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS GRIM GOOD.

IS THIS FLUID ENOUGH? SO THAT, UH, SOMETIME BEFORE THE FALL HAD TO RAMP UP, UH, FRANK, COME BACK, GIVE US A, UH, A REPORT ON HOW WELL THINGS ARE DOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING FINANCIALLY AND, AND THEN MAKE A DECISION ABOUT EACH SEASON AS IT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE IT DOES.

I THINK THAT'S FEASIBLE, BUT KIND OF GOING BACK TO MR. GLOBAL'S IDEA, IF THE COUNCIL SET A DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHAT WE CAN DO IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROGRAM THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT, UM, AND MAKE IT, I THINK WITH, WITH THE $700,000 THAT WOULD EASILY GET US THROUGH SUMMER AND FALL.

BUT I THINK THERE IS SOME VALUE OF COMING BACK AND KIND OF GIVING A REPORT AND, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL DIRECTION, BUT HAVING A DOLLAR AMOUNT FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE IS USEFUL TO STAFF.

SO WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT IT'D BE GOOD JUST TO KNOW IF FALLS ON THE TABLE, WE CAN START PLANNING FOR SOME FALSE STUFF.

SO IF WE WERE TO SET THE S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AT 700,000, AND THEN YOU WANTED TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WOULD THAT GIVE YOU ENOUGH? THAT'D BE USEFUL.

HOW'S EVERYBODY FEEL ABOUT THAT? STEVE, THE DATES FALL IS FROM WHAT CALENDAR DATE, TO WHAT CALENDAR DATE MR. CARSON'S COMING DOWN.

SO FALL IS THE LAST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER.

AND WINTER IS FROM WHAT CALENDAR DATE TO WHAT CALENDAR DATE.

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AND THEN WINTER STARTS THE SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY, ALL THE WAY THROUGH MID MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

I'M AND, AND THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU DON'T DO THIS THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, BECAUSE IT'S THE HOLIDAYS, RIGHT.

ARE THERE BIG IDEA OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS? RIGHT.

SO WE WILL LOOK AT THOSE $1 CLASS TYPE OF OPTIONS.

SO POTENTIALLY THE, THE ADULT PAINTING, UH, WE COULD DO THE DAY TRIPS.

WE HAVE STAFF EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH DAYTRIPPERS.

SO WE CONTRACT THAT OUT.

UM, BUT DEFINITELY WE COULD DO ONE-OFF CRAFT DAYS.

UM, BUT ALL OF THOSE EXPERIENCES, HI.

I'M THINKING OF A HOLIDAY CRAFT, ONE DAY THING.

I'M THINKING OF A DAY TRIP FOR A HOLIDAY THING FOR, FOR SENIORS.

THIS COULD BE, YOU KNOW, A BIG DEAL.

SO I GUESS I'M GOING TO MAKE A PROPOSAL AND THAT WOULD BE $700,000 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.

WHICHEVER COMES FIRST IF $700,000 IS USED UP FIRST, THAT'S IT? IF DECEMBER 31ST COMES FIRST AND WE'RE STILL GOT MONEY LEFT AND TABLE, WE'RE DONE SO 700,000 OR DECEMBER 31ST, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? WE WERE GOING TO COME BACK IN THE FALL AND, AND, AND REEVALUATE.

RIGHT? OF COURSE.

SO IF, IF IT'S GOING GANG, IF IT'S GOING GANGBUSTERS AND EVERYTHING'S GOING REALLY WELL, AND WE'VE GOT A BIG PARTICIPATION WE COULD ASK FOR MORE MONEY AND EXTEND IT THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

I THINK WHAT STAFF'S ASKING FOR RIGHT NOW IS A BASELINE TO START WITH.

SO WHAT STEVE IS RECOMMENDING, WE GIVE THEM BASELINE OF $700,000 FOR THE SUMMER AND FALL.

AND THEN IF IT'S SUCH A, IF IT'S A POPULAR PROGRAM, UH, THE STAFF COME BACK AND ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OR SOME MORE MONEY.

THEY COULD SAY, WELL, WE WANT $200,000 MORE TO GET US THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.

GOT IT.

UH, YOU DON'T NEED A, A VOTE ON THAT.

RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT THE CONSENSUS.

WE ARE CONSENSUS WHERE WE CAN MOVE WITH THAT BILL.

I WANT TO SAY THIS.

THIS REALLY IS A, A GIFT TO THE CHILDREN AND THE SENIORS IN THE CITY OF ELK GO HOME.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, UH, THAT WE MAKE THIS GIFT AS HIGH AS FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE.

I THINK IT'LL HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED SOME HELP RIGHT NOW.

SO NOW I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL FOR COMING UP WITH THIS IDEA.

YEAH, IT'S REALLY GREAT.

IMAGINE IF CONGRESS COULD GET THINGS DONE LIKE THAT.

THE NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT IS ITEM 10 AND IT IS THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.

[10. 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1. Accepts the annual progress report required by the State of California; and 2. Directs staff to forward the report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).]

STAFF.

TELL US ABOUT THIS PLEASE.

MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL I'M AND INTRODUCE ALFONSO CAMACHO, WHO WAS, UH, ONE OF OUR PLANNERS, UH, HE'LL BE GIVING US THE REPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65, FOUR ZERO ZERO REQUIRES PLANNING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT DUE TO THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY APRIL OF EACH YEAR ON THE STATUS OF THEIR GENERAL PLAN AND THEIR PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

THAT'S GOING TO GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO GET THIS GOING.

THERE YOU GO.

NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THE REPORT MUST ALSO DETAIL THE PROGRESS IN MEETING THE CITY'S SHARE OF REGIONAL HOUSING AND ADDRESSING, UH, EFFORTS TOWARD REMOVING GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS TO THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING.

FURTHERMORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SANDAG BOARD POLICY NUMBER 33 LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THE SAME HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL REPORT INFORMATION TO SANDAG POLICY.

NUMBER 33 DEFINES THE BASIS FOR AWARDING DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FROM SANDAG.

STAN STATE LAW REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP THEIR GENERAL PLANS CURRENT AND INTERNALLY CONSISTENT.

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE ITS GENERAL PLAN ON A PARTICULAR TIMELINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT STAFF HAS INCLUDED, UH, HIGHLIGHTS, UH, INTRODUCTION TO THE ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT THAT EMPHASIZES ACTIVITIES, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCOMPLISHED IN 2020 WITH RESPECT TO THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

THESE INCLUDE CURRENT AND

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NUMBER OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND PROGRAMS, CITY, ROADWAYS, PARKS, AND RECREATION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

JUST TO NAME A FEW, THE HOUSING PERMIT REPORT REFLECTS THE CITY'S CUMULATIVE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE GENERAL PLAN SINCE ITS ADOPTION OF THE RESPECTIVE ELEMENTS.

AND IT'S ORGANIZED TO CORRESPOND WITH ITS OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES, THE HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL REPORT COMPONENT IT'S FORMATTED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REPORT FOR THE, FOR THE REST OF THE GENERAL PLAN, BECAUSE HTD HAS SPECIFIC FORM REQUIREMENTS USED FOR REPORTING PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS. UH, THEREFORE STEPH IS A RELIABLE OF ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, ANGELA, ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT HAVE CARDS, SIR.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ITEM 11 IS THE SUMMARY OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021.

UM, ANY MORE DISCUSSION THAT THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE THE WORD.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THE SIDE WHERE SOMEBODY LIKED TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO FORWARD THE REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND SANDAG AND THE OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

PARDON MR. KENDRICK, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE? OKAY.

THE NEXT

[11. Summary of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and Potential Programs Eligible for Funding RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council provides initial direction on projects and programs desired to be implemented through the use of funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act.]

AND, UH, IF OUR CITY MANAGER OR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER VINCE DEMASIO WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

GREAT.

THANK YOU MAY REMEMBER REMEMBERS OF COUNSEL.

THAT'S GOING TO BE BACK.

UM, THIS IS THE, UM, THIS IS THE, UM, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021.

AS YOU ALL RECALL, IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON MARCH 11TH, 2021.

AND ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES THAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THE $350 BILLION INCLUDED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

AND, UM, WE'LL GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF, UM, SUBJECT AREAS THAT THE, UH, PLAN, UH, THE ACT ALLOWS US TO FUND.

AND SO THE FIRST ONE WAS MENTIONED ALREADY, BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THE PRINCIPLE PURPOSE OF THE ACT IS TO, IS FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO BE MADE WHOLE.

SO STAFF HAS ALREADY PROJECTED THAT IN THE CASE OF OUR BUDGET, OUR FISCAL 2020, 2021 ANTICIPATED REVENUE WILL BE DOWN $3.7 MILLION.

AND AS MR. MITCHELL SAID EARLIER, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT TWO YEARS WILL, WILL BRING US.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO HOLD BACK ABOUT 10 MILLION OF THE 34 MILLION THAT WE'LL RECEIVE TO, UM, SUBSIDIZE BUDGET, THE LOSS, THE ANTICIPATED LOSS TAX REVENUE.

SO THAT WILL BE ONE AREA THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE HOLD BACK, UM, BECAUSE OF THE, OF, OF LOST REVENUE.

THE SECOND AREA WOULD BE A PROPOSAL TO DO A SECOND ROUND OF BUSINESS GRANTS.

YOU'LL RECALL IN JULY, 2020 STAFF RECEIVED CARES, ACT MONEY.

THIS WAS THE FIRST STIMULUS TYPE MONEY THAT WAS RECEIVED.

AND WE RECEIVED $2.7 MILLION.

WE DISTRIBUTED THAT BY WAY OF GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

UM, STAFF SUGGESTS THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER USING UP TO $5 MILLION IN RESCUE ACT FUNDS FOR A SECOND ROUND OF BUSINESS GRANTS.

AND I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT CRITERIA AND I'D BE HAPPY TO GET INTO THAT WITH YOU ON WHAT THE WORK WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM IN THE LAST MONTH.

I WOULD SAY WE RECEIVED SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ASKING WHETHER THERE WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ROUND, UM, THAT THAT CAME FROM BUSINESSES THAT, THAT RECEIVED FUNDING BUSINESSES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING FUNDING, BUT DIDN'T UM, SO IT'S, IT'S IT'S HAS SOME POPULARITY, SOME ANTICIPATION THAT IT COULD, IT COULD RETURN.

SO WE'RE SUGGESTING COUNCIL CONSIDER THIS AS A POSSIBLE WAY OF UTILIZING SOME RESCUE FUNDS.

THE THIRD, UH, IS A MUCH LARGER INITIATIVE CENTERED AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S A TWO PRONG APPROACH.

THE FIRST PRONG WOULD DEAL WITH LARGE SCALE BUSINESSES.

WHAT WE WOULD DO IS PROPOSE TO RETAIN A CONSULTANT, TO CONDUCT A MARKET ANALYSIS ON WHAT SPECIFIC LARGE

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SCALE BUSINESSES WE COULDN'T ATTRACT HERE IN ALCOHOL AND ONCE.

AND THAT WOULD BE BASED ON DEMOGRAPHICS, LAND AVAILABILITY, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT A CONSULTANT IS BETTER ABLE TO LOOK AT THEN THAN STAFF IS.

AND THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT TRYING TO ENGAGE THOSE BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGE THEM.

AND HOW WOULD WE USE MONEY TO, UM, ACTUALLY, WOULD WE PARTICIPATE IN, IN, YOU KNOW, LAND ACQUISITION WITH THEM? WOULD WE PARTICIPATE IN LAND DEVELOPMENT COSTS WITH THEM? WHAT WOULD WE DO TO REALLY KIND OF ROPE IN LARGE-SCALE BUSINESS? THE SECOND PRONG THAT WE'RE SUGGESTING IS TO ASSIST SMALLER STARTUP BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS EXPANSIONS.

THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT MAY ALREADY BE IN THE CITY THAT ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND, AND WE WOULD PROPOSE TO, UH, ASSIST WITH ONSITE AND OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS OF SMALLER STARTUP BUSINESSES OR BUSINESS EXPANSIONS FACADE GRANTS SO THAT THEIR EXTERIOR, UH, LOOKS GOOD OR NEW SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP SMALL BUSINESSES EXPAND OR CONTINUE OPERATION BEYOND JUST THE BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.

SO THOSE ARE TWO IDEAS ON A LARGER MULTI-YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

THE OBVIOUSLY AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH GRANTS COMING FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE SANDAG.

UH, SOMETIMES WE'LL PROGRAM SOME GENERAL FUND MONEY IN THERE, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE RESCUE ACT MONEY TO FUND SEWER WATER ROAD AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT'S IT'S ONE OF THE KEYS, UM, OF THE ACT WAS TO FUND THESE THINGS, UH, THE, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED LIMITED BECAUSE IT TAKES SUCH A LONG TIME TO BRING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FORWARD.

IT HAS TO BE PLANNED DESIGNED, UH, RFP, UH, THE WHOLE PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED THAT ALL THE FUNDS HAVE TO BE EXPENDED BY SEPTEMBER, 2024.

WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL IN WHAT WE SELECT AS PART OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET DONE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARY TO GET DONE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE, WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

THE FIFTH, THE FIFTH, UM, IS SOMETHING IMPLEMENTS.

A RECENT COUNCIL GOAL THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS THE CREATION OF A NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT UNIT.

THIS, THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BECAUSE IT, AS I SAID, IT IMPLEMENTS THE COUNCIL GOAL AT THE RECENT GOAL-SETTING SESSION.

UM, IT WOULD REQUIRE A MUCH MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION THAN HERE, UH, DONE BY THE POLICE CHIEF TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE NUANCES REQUIRED TO BRING THIS TYPE OF UNIT FORWARD.

UH, THE COUNCIL ALSO NEEDS TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WHEN THE FUNDING RUNS OUT, THAT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME OTHER WAY TO BUDGET FOR THIS UNIT, UH, UNLESS THE UNIT GOES AWAY.

SO AT THE END OF, UH, 2024, THE GENERAL FUND WOULD HAVE TO STEP IN AND ASSUME THE COST OF THE UNIT, UH, WHEN THE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

AND THIS IS, AS I SAID, BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT A COUNCIL GOAL, AND THEN SIX IS IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.

UH, THIS WOULD BE FACILITIES SUCH AS RECREATION CENTERS.

WE HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY THERE, FIRE STATIONS.

WE ARE, WE'RE LOOKING AT FIRE STATION IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT NOW.

THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATION YARD ON VERNON REQUIRES IMPROVEMENTS AND CERTAINLY IDEAS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE AND OPERATION OF CITY HALL HAS, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS.

SO AGAIN, UH, THESE ARE LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AND THEY'RE LIMITED ONLY BECAUSE THE, OF THE TIME DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 24.

SO, UH, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS US TO PROGRAM SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE WOULD HAVE TO RETURN TO YOU WITH THE ONES THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY AND MOST EFFICIENTLY BE DONE USING SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF RELIEF, ACT MONEY IN THE TIME ALLOTTED TO US TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

AND OF COURSE, NUMBER SEVEN IS, GOES ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM MR. CARSON.

THIS WOULD BE SUBSIDIZING POST COVID ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS, UH, THE RECREATION FEES, THE DOLLAR DAYS, BUSINESS LICENSES.

IT WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO BE USED, UH, WITH SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED YET, WHICH IS SUBSIDIZING LIVE NATION CONCERTS AND GETTING BACK TO THE LIVE NATION, UH, DISCUSSION.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE ACTS COST A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY.

WE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT AS THE, AS THE PROGRAM GAINED MOMENTUM, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE PROGRAM AND SUBSIDIZE SOME ACTS.

SO WE ALSO HAD

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SUBSIDY MONEY COMING FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT, WHICH WAS MEANT TO SUBSIDIZE SOME LARGER ACTS.

WE COULD USE, UH, THESE FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE LARGER ACTS.

AND WHEN EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE FULL CAPACITY, WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT ON A SHOW WITH A VERY WELL-KNOWN ARTIST THAT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE COULD SUBSIDIZE THAT CONCERT.

SO ANY NUMBER OF POST COVID ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MENTIONED THERE ON THE SCREEN, LIVE NATION, BUSINESS, LICENSE FEES, RECREATION FEES, OR ANY OTHERS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF, UH, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO BRING BACK, UM, A PROGRAM THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT.

SO THIS IS JUST SOME IDEAS IT'S MEANT TO BE A COUNCIL DISCUSSION AMONGST YOURSELVES AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANKS FENCE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU ANY QUESTIONS FOR EVENTS RIGHT OFF? I DO.

SURE.

WE'RE THINKING ABOUT $4 MILLION.

SO IF WE LOOK AT EACH OF THE ITEMS, UM, DO YOU HAVE APPROXIMATE COST FOR EACH? YES.

UH, THE CITY MANAGER, AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS AND I CAN, I WOULD GO THROUGH IT WITH YOU.

I'LL LET ME BACK UP A SECOND AND I WILL GO THROUGH IT FOR YOU.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS IT'S WELL WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW TO, TO SET DIFFERENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

AGAIN, THE LOST REVENUE.

WE THINK ABOUT 10 MILLION BUSINESS GRANT.

I MENTIONED WE'RE THINKING 5 MILLION, UH, FOR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

UM, WE'RE ALSO THINKING, I DID MENTION IN MY PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT, UH, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WE DID LAST TIME, AS YOU'LL RECALL, LAST TIME WE S WE SEPARATED INTO A CENTRAL BUSINESSES.

NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS WERE, WE'VE BEEN TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF COUNCIL WANTS US TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SOMETHING THAT FOCUSES ON MAXIMIZING EMPLOYMENT.

SO GIVING BUSINESSES A CERTAIN LOWER SUM OF MONEY, BUT THEN TRANCHES OF MONEY FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE THEY HIRE, UH, DOING THAT CAN EMPLOY ALMOST UP TO 500 PEOPLE.

IF ALL THE BUSINESSES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.

AND THE NUMBER WAS 5 MILLION, AND I HAVE THOSE, I HAVE THOSE NUMBERS, IF YOU WANT ME TO GO INTO IT, OR THAT COULD BE PART OF A DIFFERENT PRESENTATION AT A DIFFERENT MEETING.

BUT ANYWAY, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT 5 MILLION FOR THAT.

UH, FOR NUMBER THREE, WE'RE THINKING APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UH, FOR A NUMBER FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE THINK ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

MOST OF THAT WOULD, I WOULD GUESS, WOULD BE IN STREET IMPROVEMENTS, UM, AND DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, THAT WOULD HELP THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, THE NARCAN, THE CREATION OF THE NARCOTICS UNIT, WE'RE THINKING ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.

AND THEN FOR OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.

SO IF YOU ADD THOSE NUMBERS UP, YOU SHOULD GET $34 MILLION.

AND, UM, GOING BACK TO NUMBER FIVE CREATION OF THE NARCOTICS, UH, ENFORCEMENT UNIT, IF WE FIGURE IT'S GONNA RUN ABOUT A HIGH 1.5 MILLION TO BRING THAT ON BOARD, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RELIABLY SUSTAIN OR, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT ONCE THE, UH, MONEY HAS GONE FROM, UH, R ARPA W I WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD HIRE UP UTILIZING THESE FUNDS TO AUGMENT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

WE HAVE NATURAL RATES OF ATTRITION AS PEOPLE RETIRE OUT, OR PEOPLE LEAVE.

SO AS WE GOT NEAR THE END OF THE USE OF THESE FUNDS, WE WOULD JUST, WE WOULD JUST ABSORB THOSE EMPLOYEES INTO THE ORGANIZATION, UM, AND THEN GO BACK UNLESS THE PROGRAM WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WAS BUDGETARY CAPACITY, THEN YOU MAY WANT TO CONTINUE IT OR, OR DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO INCREASE THE STAFFING WITHOUT, IN, IN THREE YEARS FROM NOW LAYING OFF FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD NOT BE THE INTENTION.

CAUSE I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO KEEP ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

UM, AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME? SORRY FOR QUESTIONS.

WITH REGARD TO THE REPLACEMENT OF LOSS REVENUE.

UM, WE, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE CAN REPLACE LOSS REVENUE AN UP TO 20, 24, UM, WITH WHATEVER AMOUNT UP THAT WE DESIGNATE.

IS THAT HOW I UNDERSTAND IT? THAT'S CORRECT.

IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY.

THE ECONOMY DIDN'T RECOVER AND WE'RE 4 MILLION NEXT YEAR.

MEAN, THAT'S THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ACT, SO, RIGHT.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE THREE, 3.7 THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND LET'S SAY

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WE, WE GO BACK AND WE FILL IN THAT GAP WITH THE 4 MILLION.

GOT IT.

OKAY, FANTASTIC.

UM, A COMMENT ON, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND WORKING WITH BUSINESSES, ATTRACTING THEM.

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THAT, ARE WE GONNA TRY AND COME UP WITH HARD LINE, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, OR CAN WE BE NIMBLE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT THE CONSULTANT COMES UP WITH AND SPEAKING WITH THEM AND SAYING, INSTEAD OF SAYING, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO PAY FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT.

THE BUSINESS SAYS, WELL, WE'D REALLY WHERE WE'RE LACKING IS IN THIS AREA.

CAN WE FORM THAT WAY OF WORKING WITH BUSINESSES? I MEAN, THAT, THAT, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AN EXCELLENT POINT.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO FIND OUT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

AND IN THE CASE OF LARGE SCALE BUSINESSES, I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO RETAIN A CONSULTANT, TO TELL US WHAT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS CAN SUPPORT AND THEN WHAT THOSE BUSINESSES NEED TO BE LURED IN.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAMPLE.

WE, WE HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE ALL WAITING ON THE KAISER, UH, THE KEISER PROPERTY TO DEVELOP.

YEP.

THIS IS AN IDEA.

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR KAISER TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE UP THEIR SCHEDULE TO DEVELOP THAT PARCEL QUICKER THAT MAYBE THEIR SCHEDULE IS WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE IS, NO MATTER WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT WE FEEL THAT THAT CAN BE ATTRACTED.

LOOK AT LOCATIONS, LOOK AT NEEDS, LOOK AT HOW THAT MONEY CAN PARTICIPATE WITH THEM.

SO, ABSOLUTELY.

AND SIDE NOTE, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE POINT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS TO INCREASE OUR TAX BASE AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S ENSURING THAT THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE ENACT CONTINUE, CONTINUE ON WITHOUT HAVING TO RAISE TAXES ON THE PUBLIC.

THIS IS A WAY TO INCREASE OUR REVENUE FOR THE CITY WITHOUT HAVING TO RAISE TAXES ON OUR CITIZENS.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO BRING IN BUSINESSES TO INCREASE OUR TAC TAX BASE WITHOUT DIRECTLY TAXING OUR CITIZENS.

SO, UM, I LOVE, I LOVE THAT IDEA.

UM, WITH REGARD TO NUMBER FOUR, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IS THERE A WAY WE CAN, UM, AND I WAS DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE CITY MANAGER, BUT I THINK IT DESERVES AN OPEN DISCUSSION, UM, YOU KNOW, PUT SOLAR ON OUR BUILDINGS TO REDUCE OUR, AND WE CAN FINANCE THAT THROUGH THIS ACT OF FUNDING.

AND THEN IT'LL LOWER.

OUR COSTS MAY BE PAYING FOR, LET'S SAY THE NARCOTICS UNIT, A UNIT MOVING FORWARD.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN USE FUNDING FOR TO, YES.

I'M CITY MANAGER.

AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND WHERE WE FEEL THAT WHERE SOLAR CAN BE ACCOMMODATED ON BUILDINGS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, IT SHOULD BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO LOWER COST AND THAT COST IS GOING TO GO BACK INTO THE BUDGET TO COME OUT INTO OTHER THINGS, OTHER PROGRAMS. RIGHT.

SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

AND, UM, I WOULD ALSO SAY IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE, TALK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, COME UP WITH A SERIES OF PLANS AND, AND PROJECTS THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE TIME ALLOTTED AND THEN RETURN TO COUNCIL WITH THAT PROGRAMMING.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

UM, AND THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, NUMBER SIX IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS FACILITIES.

I KNOW WE JUST GOT DONE WITH IMPROVING THE MAGNOLIA.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTY ON THE FRONT THERE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA THAT ISN'T RETHINKING THE OUTDOOR METHOD.

UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE TIME TO MAYBE LOOK AT THE MAGNOLIA AND THAT BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY, SOME KIND OF AN OUTDOOR DINING.

I KNOW SANTI JUST BROUGHT IN 10 FISH TO SANTEE LAKES AND THAT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN AND, AND, UH, TH THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING REVENUE OFF OF IT FOR, FOR DECADES AFTER THAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COULD BE BAKED INTO IT, BUT THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY, RIGHT ON MAIN STREET.

UM, OUTDOOR, JUST AN IDEA TO THROW OUT THERE.

UM, AND THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR NOW.

UM, I GUESS I'LL HAVE A QUESTIONS NOW AND COMMENTS AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, IF THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN THE CITY.

SO I'LL SEND MY COMMENTS AFTER THAT.

HERE'S MY QUESTIONS.

UH, WHAT IF WE GET TO, UH, NOT ONLY BACKUP TO YOUR POINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THESE SEVEN POINTS ARE ALL THE RIGHT POINTS.

WE DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD HAVE NUMBER EIGHT, NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 10 ON HERE.

SO MY POINT IS, UM, GEE, IT'D BE NICE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BLIND SPOT.

OH, YOU FOLKS MISS THIS? HOW COULD YOU NOT THINK OF THIS? WE'VE DONE SURVEYS

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MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE THOSE CONTACTS? HOW MANY CONTACTS ARE THERE AND WHAT KIND OF RESULTS HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM SURVEYS, MR. GOBA? WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE OUR, WE HAVE SORT OF TWO RECENT EXPERIENCES.

ONE IS THROUGH A VERY TRADITIONAL WAY OF CONTACTING PEOPLE THROUGH A WORKSHOP AND SOLICITING INFORMATION THROUGH A WORKSHOP FORMAT.

WE DID THAT FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

NOW, MAYBE PEOPLE AREN'T EXCITED ABOUT HOUSING ELEMENTS, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HELD FIVE DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS.

WE AVERAGED 9.2 INDIVIDUALS AT EACH OF THOSE.

UH, THE, THE MAXIMUM WE HAVE AS 14 PEOPLE SHOW UP AND THE MINIMUM WAS TWO.

SO, I MEAN, FROM A WORKSHOP PERSPECTIVE, IF THE GOAL IS THE SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, I'D PROBABLY NOT RECOMMEND A WORKSHOP, UM, SYSTEM.

OUR OTHER WAY OF REACHING OUT IS THROUGH A LOT OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR, OUR APP IN, IN THE FORM OF A SURVEY.

AND WE RECENTLY DID THAT AS YOU RECALL, WE SURVEYED OUR MS. DIAZ THROUGH OUR, UM, SMART CITIES PROGRAM, SURVEYED THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE REACHED OUT THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OUR APP, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, UM, EAST COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UH, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND WE DID A PRESS RELEASE FROM ALL THAT EFFORT.

WE RECEIVED 1,182 SURVEY RESULTS FOR A COMMUNITY.

THE SIZE STATISTICALLY, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE 8,000 EMAILS COLLECTED THROUGH REC PROGRAMS AND OTHER MEANS, SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY THAT WE COULD GET THE WORD OUT IS SOME DIRECT MAILING OR DIRECT EMAILING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

SO THOSE ARE OUR SERVING EXPERIENCES THAT WE'VE HAD.

UM, WHEN WE GET TO, FOR INSTANCE, IF WE TAKE 10 MILLION FOR ITEM ONE, WHAT IF WE GET TO YEAR THREE AND WE HAVEN'T USED W W WE DON'T REQUIRE IT.

ARE WE IN A PANIC THAT, OH MY GOSH, HOW ARE WE GOING TO SPEND $2 MILLION BEFORE SEPTEMBER? HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THAT? YEAH, WE'VE THOUGHT OF THAT.

AND I THINK OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND HIS DEPARTMENT DOES AN AMAZING JOB, UH, PROJECTING, YOU KNOW, QUARTER, YEAR, YEAR.

SO I THINK, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA ABOUT WHERE WE STAND.

IN FACT, WE MEET WITH, WE MEET WITH OUR SALES TAX CONSULTANT ALL THE TIME.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WHERE THE BAROMETER IS BEFORE WE GET TO THE MID YEAR.

AND SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT WE THINK WE HAVE TO RESERVE FOR ANY SORT OF BUDGET.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET ME GO ON TO ANOTHER QUESTION.

UM, DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE STAFF CURRENTLY TO MANAGE POTENTIALLY A LOT OF THESE NEW PROJECTS? WELL, I THINK IF WE, I MEAN, IF YOU TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, WE COULD EASILY PREPARE THE PLAN.

THOSE ARE TYPICALLY DONE BY CONTRACTORS.

SO THE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, YES.

THE BUSINESS GRANTS WERE DONE OUT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I THINK WE COULD STILL HANDLE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, THE CITY FACILITIES, AGAIN, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD TAX OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT A LITTLE BIT, BUT AGAIN, THE WORK IS MOSTLY GOING TO BE DONE BY CONTRACTORS.

SO, I MEAN, I THINK, I THINK WE HAVE THE CAPACITY.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RETURNING TO THE COUNCIL WITH THE PROJECTS PER YEAR DIRECTION AND TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY GET ACCOUNTABLE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET ME GO ONTO GRANTS.

UM, I BELIEVE I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT 120 BUSINESSES GOT GRANTS BEFORE.

IS THAT RING RING A BELL SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

THAT'S BALLPARK, UH, GIVE OR TAKE 25.

SURE.

SO I REMEMBER ONE OF THE POINTS WAS THERE WERE SOME APPLICANTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES AND THEY WEREN'T QUALIFIED.

MY QUESTION IS, HAVE WE SEEN THE NUMBER OF BUSINESS LICENSES INCREASE SINCE THEN? YES.

BUSINESS LICENSES HAVE GONE UP PEOPLE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THE FUNDING.

I CAN VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE YOU HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES NOW.

WOULD LEAVE THAT AS A, YOUR QUESTION IS MORE OF A POLICY QUESTION AMONGST THE FIVE OF YOU AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT SHOULD BE FUNDED, UM, GIVEN, GIVEN THE, THE LIKELIHOOD OF WHETHER PROSECUTION WOULD OCCUR OR NOT.

UH, MY QUESTION ON, I THINK I'M GOOD.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, GARY.

UM, QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, POLICE PROGRAM.

UH, IT SEEMS LIKE THE TREND IS TO NOT PROSECUTE THESE MINOR, UH, NARCOTICS TYPES CRIMES.

UM, YOU THINK WE'RE AT CROSS PURPOSES, THAT'S THE DECISION TO PROSECUTE OBVIOUSLY COMES AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT THAN IS IN THIS ROOM.

UM, WE BROUGHT IT FORTH AS, AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS A GOAL SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

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SO WE'RE NOT TO ANYTHING SPECIFIC RIGHT NOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND GIVE US A PLAN, RIGHT? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO THERE'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THESE IDEAS AND LIKE STEVE SAID TO BRING IN SOME OTHER IDEAS THAT PERHAPS WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF YET.

UM, RIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S MY QUESTIONS.

SO JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT THE, UM, ENFORCEMENT, THE NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT ARE WE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST THE GUY THAT'S BUSTED WITH COUPLE BAGGIES OF HEROIN.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DEALERS.

IS THAT MORE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? YEAH.

THAT, THAT WAS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION.

AND SO THAT IS WHAT STAFF WOULD BE FOCUSED ON.

IF YOU DIRECTED THAT WE MOVE FARTHER WITH THIS, WITH THIS GOAL.

BECAUSE I SEE IT AS WE NEED TO CRACK DOWN ON THE DEALERS, THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AS MANY, YOU KNOW, JUST MINOR OFFENSES.

AND THEN WOULD THAT ALSO KIND OF TIE IN WITH, UM, ON MORE SERIOUS DRUGS, LIKE HEROIN CRACK CRYSTAL VERSUS JUST POT CAUSE POT'S LEGAL.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW IF WE'RE HEADED MORE TOWARDS THE, THE HARDER STUFF.

YEP.

I, I, AGAIN, IF, IF THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTS US TO, TO PURSUE, I THINK THAT'S NUMBER FIVE.

IF THE CITY COUNCIL WERE TO DIRECT US TO PURSUE THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS, YOU WOULD SEE A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION BY THE POLICE CHIEF TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

LET ME SEE.

UM, ANGELA, DO WE RECEIVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND IT'S GREG HENDRIX.

ABOUT, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TECH TO GET IT DONE, MOVING IT FORWARD, WHETHER YOU, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, OR WHETHER IT'S, IT'S JUST AN INEVITABLE THING.

GLAD TO BE HERE.

EVEN THAT AFTERNOON, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE MORNING, BUT AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE, MR. MAYOR, THE COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS THAT ARE HERE.

UM, I REALLY LOVED THE, UH, THE IDEA OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE PITCHED HERE.

I THINK WE ARE MISSING SOMETHING, A CERTAIN COMPONENT THAT I THINK WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT AND BRING TO THE TABLE.

AND I THINK THIS, THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I LIKE TO ACTUALLY OFFER THIS AS A SUGGESTION AND A PROPOSAL.

UM, IT'S CALLED THE AT HOPE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAD NAMED AND IT'S, AND IT STEMS, UH, TO INITIALLY INFUSE A RESOURCE INTO THE NEXT GENERATION.

ALL THE THINGS YOU JUST DESCRIBED HERE, BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE, NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT, UNIT, CITY FACILITIES, POST COVID ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ALL THOSE THINGS.

THERE'S ONE THREAD THAT'S GOING TO RUN THROUGH ALL THOSE PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S TECH TECH RIGHT NOW IS MOVING FORWARD FASTER THAN ANY OF US ARE GROWING DAY BY DAY.

IT'S RAPIDLY MOVING FOR EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS ROOM AS WELL.

AND WE WILL ALL AGREE THAT TECH IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

AND WE ALL WOULD AGREE THAT OUR CHILDREN, ALL THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

I LOVE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ BROUGHT UP ABOUT OUR NEXT GENERATION.

SO I'VE COME WITH A, WITH A PROPOSAL AND AN IDEA OF WHY I THINK WE COULD REALLY HIGHLY CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY NOW, ONE THING ABOUT PROGRESSION.

IF YOU EVER KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROGRESSION, PROGRESSION STEMS FROM THREE THINGS, NEED RESOURCE AND OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE A NEED RIGHT NOW TO IMPROVE OUR CITY, TO IMPROVE OUR FUTURE, TO IMPROVE OUR NEXT GENERATION.

WE HAVE THE RESOURCE BECAUSE OF THE 34, 4 MILLION THAT'S SITTING THERE AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT IN THIS LIFETIME.

THE BEAUTY OF IT IS THIS, ALL YOU AT SOME POINT WILL BE GONE, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT GENERATION TO INHERIT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP AND MAKE OUR CITY BETTER AND CONTINUE WHAT ALCOHOL COULD AND SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD.

SO THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IS ESSENTIALLY HAVING TO DO WITH A SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.

THIS IS A SCHOOL CALLED BETHEL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.

AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS IS YOU, YOU CHANGED THE NARRATIVE OF WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE FOR THE FUTURE.

AND SO THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SERVED OBVIOUSLY ARE MULTI-LINGUAL COMMUNITIES, UM, UM, LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND OUTGOING HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR A CHUNK OF THIS RESOURCE TO BE INFUSED INTO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS HERE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ABOUT 11 HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THAT AND, AND INITIATIVE ESSENTIALLY IS THIS, UM, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TECH, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1 MILLION UNFULFILLED TECH JOBS IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES AND ALL THE PROJECTS WE'RE TALKING

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AND THE TALENT GAP IS, IS TOO WIDE.

AND TO BE FILLED BY COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES FROM, FROM TRADITIONAL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW IS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A PROGRAM THEY'RE GETTING ACCREDITED.

THEY DON'T EVEN GRADUATE, LIKE WITH THE DEGREE WHERE THEY COME OUT WITH CURRENT JOB SKILLS.

SO THEY GET IMMEDIATELY INFUSED BECAUSE TECH MOVES SO FAST AND IT CHANGES RAPIDLY DAY BY DAY.

OKAY? SO WE, THIS, THIS PROGRAM WOULD OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH A NINE MONTH PROGRAM NOW TO GO THROUGH A NINE MONTH PROGRAMS, ABOUT $16,000.

IF YOU DO AN AVERAGE OF AN EDUCATIONAL, IT'S ABOUT 150,000, AND LIKE MYSELF, YOU COME OUT IN DEBT WHEN YOU COME OUT OF COLLEGE AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY JOBS AND THEY HAVE A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE DEGREE AND THEY'RE WORKING SOMEWHERE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR DEGREE WAITING FOR A JOB.

THE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT THEY GET THE ON-DEMAND JOB SKILLS IN NINE MONTHS.

AND THEY, THIS SCHOOL HAS OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE INFUSED INTO THE WORKFORCE RIGHT AWAY.

BUT HOW I THINK IT WOULD HELP OUR CITY IS THIS.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO INFUSE SOME RESOURCE INTO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEM AS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO CONTINUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, NUMBER TWO, TO OBTAIN THE SKILLS THAT ARE MOVING TO THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

THESE YOUNG STUDENTS CAN ALSO COME BACK AND HELP SERVE OUR CITY BUILDINGS, BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING APPS, BUILDING BETTER COMMUNICATION FOR OUR CITY OFFICIALS, BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OFFICIALS.

WE'RE INFUSING THE RESOURCE.

AND YOU SEE IN LONGTERM GENERATION, UM, OVER THE COURSE, UM, I'M, UM, I'M LOBBYING FOR A FIVE-YEAR PLAN HERE.

I'M A VISIONARY, I THINK BIG, I'M A BIG THINKER AND I'M THINKING, OKAY, IN FIVE YEARS, HOW DO WE NOT ONLY INFUSE MONEY TO THE NEXT GENERATION, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE, HOW DO WE TAKE THAT RESOURCE? AND THAT RESOURCE MAKES OTHER RESOURCE NOW WE'RE NOT CONTINUALLY ASKING FOR GOVERNMENT AID.

UM, THE OTHER THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW IS IT'S A NINE MONTH LONG PROGRAM.

IT'S A LICENSED AND ACCREDITED PROGRAM BY THE CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, WHICH IS THE BP P E M IT'S FULLY REMOTE, AND IT'S A HYBRID PROGRAM.

SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO TO A PHYSICAL BUILDING.

EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE SO THEY CAN DO IT IN THEIR HOME.

UM, THIS SCHOOL HAS ABOUT 800 PLUS STUDENTS SINCE 2018.

UM, THERE'S 37% FEMALE, UH, STUDENT POPULATION IN THE SCHOOL.

UM, AND THEY, WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THE GOAL WOULD BE, IS NOT ONLY WILL THEY COME BACK AND SERVE THEIR CITY, BUT WE WOULD ALSO ASK THEM AS THE PART OF THE CITY INVESTING IN THEM THAT WHEN THEY GRADUATE, MOST OF THE JOBS THAT THEY GET COMING.

NOW, THE AVERAGE JOB STARTING JOB FOR A YOUNG PERSON COMING OUT OF THIS SCHOOL IS $60,000.

SO THEY'RE STARTING BASE AT $60,000.

THE CITY IS SETTING THEM UP TO MAKE MONEY, BUT IN RETURN, WE ASK THAT THEY WOULD FUND A STUDENT MAYBE FROM THEIR SCHOOL THAT THEY GRADUATED FROM, HEY, FUND, A STUDENT THAT'S COMING BEHIND YOU.

SO THE PROGRAM BECOMES ONGOING.

THE JUMPSTART IS THROUGH THE CITY TO POUR RESOURCES INTO IT.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT IT WOULD BE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY FUND ITSELF.

UM, THE, THE TUITION, AGAIN FOR THIS SCHOOL IS ABOUT 15, NINE.

I JUST ROUNDED IT UP TO 16,000.

AND SO, UM, IN DOING SO, I, HERE'S THE THING THAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THEY'RE CONNECTED TO GOOGLE, THEY'RE CONNECTED TO APPLE, THIS COMPANY, OR THIS SCHOOL'S CONNECTED TO FACEBOOK, SALESFORCE, MICROSOFT GROW PUB ALL THESE, ALL THESE SERVICES THAT WE USE ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR YOUNG TALENT THAT ARE IN THESE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE LIKE, UH, MR. OT SAID, A LOT OF THEM SAT AT HOME AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

AND A LOT OF THEM ARE INTERESTED IN TECH, BUT THEY HAVE NO GUIDANCE.

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE A RESOURCE TO GET BEHIND THEM AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR YOU OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO NOT ONLY ACQUIRE THE SKILLS THAT ARE SITTING NEEDS, BUT ACQUIRE A WORK SKILL THAT IS GOING TO ESSENTIALLY IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, MODERN DAY, MODERN TIME.

CORRECT.

UH, INTERRUPT YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT, OH, SORRY THOUGH.

IT'S OKAY.

BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FINISH BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS AMONGST THE CITY COUNCIL.

WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO PUMP AT LEAST 3 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.

BUT COUNCIL, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

WHAT ELSE? BUT YOU HAVE TO SAY, YEAH, I HAVE A HOME.

ONE MORE JUST TO JUST, CAN I GO ON TH THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, IT'S ABOUT AN 80% GRADUATE RATE FROM THIS SCHOOL.

UM, 80% OF THE STUDENTS FIND WORK.

UM, THE AVERAGE SALARY AGAIN IS ABOUT 60,000.

AND THEN THESE ARE THE HIRING COMPANIES ARE IBM, DELL DOOR, DASH GRUB, HUB, SALESFORCE, ET CETERA.

UM, BUT I WANT YOU, I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR ESSENTIALLY IS THIS, I DID THE BREAKDOWN HERE.

YOU SAID 5 MILLION FOR BUSINESS GRANTS, 4 MILLION.

THIS WAS, THIS IS ALL, YOU KNOW, PROPOSAL, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I'M, I'M REQUESTING, I THINK IT

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AND HERE'S WHAT IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN 3 MILLION DIVIDED BY 16,000 IS ABOUT 187.5, WHICH IS AT 187 SCHOLARSHIPS DIVIDED BY 11 SCHOOLS.

THAT'S 17 SCHOLARSHIPS PER HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR COMMUNITY.

17 DIVIDED BY FIVE.

THAT'S ABOUT THREE OPPORTUNITIES EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

SO YOU'RE PUMPING RESOURCE INTO OUR NEXT GENERATION.

THEY'RE GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE REAL TIME, WORK SKILLS, FUTURE WORK SKILLS, TO HELP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, WHEN THEY COME OUT, THAT THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR MAYBE A STUDENT THAT COMES BEHIND THEM.

SO AT THAT POINT, ONCE THE MONEY DRIES UP AND THE CITY IS NO LONGER FUNDING, THIS, THAT IT WILL BE AN ONGOING THING.

AND WE HAVE JUMP-STARTED IT WITH AN OPPORTUNITY AT 34 MILLION IN THE BANK.

SO QUESTIONS, WELL QUESTIONS.

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INITIATIVE.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROJECT AGAIN, I'M CALLING, UH, WE'RE CALLING IT, UH, UH, UM, AT HOPE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AT HOPE.

YEP.

THE SCHOOL THAT THIS SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED THROUGH IS WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY.

IT'S BASED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

IT'S REGIONALLY ACCREDITED THROUGH THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

SO IT'S A, IT'S AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.

AND WOULD THIS BE SORRY? THAT'S OKAY.

WOULD THIS BE OPEN TO ALL STAFF STUDENTS? YES.

ALL, ALL STUDENTS, ALL, ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

AND, AND I, AND I, AND I LOVE, I LOVE WE CAN, WE, I, THE DEVELOPED THE FOCUS WOULD BE ON THE STUDENTS, BUT AT SOME POINT I WOULD LIKE TO EVEN OFFER THIS TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE HERE, MAYBE THERE'S SOMEONE THAT'S ELDERLY THAT HAS A CODING, UH, HARTFORD TECH, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GET STARTED.

AND I LOVE THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY TECH EXPERIENCE, NO TECH BACKGROUND, NOTHING ABOUT A COMPUTER, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN THIS IN NINE MONTHS.

CAN IT BE RELATABLE, SAY THE STEM INITIATIVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO GET KIDS INTO STEM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MATH.

IT COULD BE.

UM, BUT I THINK THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR RESOURCE THAT HAD JUST COME IN IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY JUMP, START IT RIGHT AWAY.

AND HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UM, BIG CORPORATIONS, LIKE QUALCOMM, GENERAL ATOMICS, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER BIG AEROSPACE COMPANIES HERE IN TOWN OR BIOTECH COMPANIES THAT CAN UTILIZE TECH LIKE THAT? LIKE I KNOW AT GENERAL ATOMICS, UM, HELP DESK IS OUTSOURCED SO TO SPEAK, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY OR A TECHNICIANS, I SHOULD SAY GENERAL ATOMICS HAS A LOT OF TECHNICIANS IN HOUSE.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PARTNERED WITH IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS? AND SO THE CITY WOULD SUBSIDIZE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT YET WE'RE ALSO GETTING SOME FUNDING FROM SOME OF THESE OTHER LARGE CORPORATIONS.

THE, THE GOAL IS, IS THAT IF WE JUMP STARTED HERE, ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM HAVE CONTACTS.

IN SOME DEGREE WITH THESE CORPORATIONS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THOSE CONTACTS FOR THESE STUDENTS TO HAVE, UH, AN ENTRY POINT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A CONTACT WITH QUALCOMM, THEN WE WERE ABLE TO POINT THE STUDENT FROM MONTEVISTA TO GO OVER HERE AND INTERN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME OR INTERN WITH THE CITY.

THAT'S THE WHOLE BASIS OF IT IS THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS WHILE THEY'RE GETTING THE TEACHING.

THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE INTENTION AND HOPE THAT THEY WOULD COME BACK AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, HAVING THREE GRANDKIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND THEM TO A REGULAR COLLEGE.

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

MORE QUESTIONS.

OH, GREG, UM, GRANT, YOU THINK YOU COULD, UH, CONNECT WITH GREG AND GET THE DETAILS ON THIS SO YOU CAN PRESENT THE COUNCIL IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL ON THE HEAR OF THAT DIRECTION, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, UM, FLUSHED OUT A LITTLE BIT AND SEE WHAT ANYBODY DISAGREE.

I HAVE IT.

I HAVE ACTUALLY COPIES FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IF YOUR HAND IN AND YOU'RE TOUCHING.

I DON'T, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO, I DIDN'T WANT TO OVERSTEP ANY BOUNDARIES HERE, BUT I DO ACTUALLY HAVE PHYSICAL COPIES.

AND THEN I CAN EMAIL YOU ALSO A PDF THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

DO YOU HAVE CERTIFICATION THAT THE PAPER'S DISEASE FREE? OH YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I PRAYED OVER IT.

TRUST ME.

THIS IS BY THE WAY, THIS IS PASTOR GREG HEADER FROM THE ROCKS, GREG, WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

THANK YOU FOR, UM, BRINGING THE IDEA TO US.

UH, STAFF'S GONNA WORK WITH YOU TO GET IT PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND THERE'LL BE PART

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OF THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU, MATT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THINKING ABOUT IT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, SO THAT IS, IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? NO MORE COMMENTS, SIR.

SO IT'S BACK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, I THINK WE'VE FLESHED IT OUT PRETTY WELL WITH SOMETHING LIKE PICK UP A PROMOTION.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT MARTIN, STEVE, STEVE, PLEASE.

NUMBER SEVEN, THE POST COVID.

NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY COMMENTS.

UH, YOU HEARD MY CONCERN ABOUT 10 MILLION FOR THE WHOLE BACK AND, OH, WE'VE GOT 2 MILLION LEFT AND IT'S MARCH OF 20, 24.

HOW DO WE SPEND $2 MILLION? SO IF WE, IF WE KIND OF START WITH THAT NUMBER, WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION.

UM, YOU HEARD MY CONCERN ABOUT, WE GOT TO HAVE THE STAFF EVEN TO MANAGE CONTRACTORS.

AND IF YOU NEED MORE STAFF, CERTAINLY THIS MONEY COULD DO THAT ON A, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE BASIS, UH, ON THE GRANT ISSUE.

UM, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST STAFF CONSIDER SOMETHING TO STRETCH IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER RATHER THAN JUST GIVE PEOPLE MONEY.

UH, I'D LIKE TO TRY TO STIMULATE THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST HERE'S SOME MONEY.

SO HERE'S AN IDEA THAT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IF WE HAD AN ALCOHOL VALUE DAY OR SOMETHING, AND LET'S SAY THROUGHOUT THE CITYWIDE, THROUGHOUT RETAILERS IN OKLAHOMA, IF THEY WERE TO OFFER, FOR INSTANCE, A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE, A $25, A HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHATEVER IT IS, THE CUSTOMER PAYS HALF AND THIS FUND WILL PAY HALF.

AND HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

AND THAT'S, THIS IS ANY RETAILER IN TOWN.

SO I DON'T KIND OF KNOW THE NUMBERS YET, BUT HERE'S THE CONCEPT.

NUMBER ONE, IT GETS PEOPLE INTO RETAIL STORES.

WE WANT THAT.

NUMBER TWO, IT ALLOWS THE BUSINESS TO GET JUMP-STARTED BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY PUTTING OUT HALF OF WHAT'S COMING INTO THE REGISTER.

NUMBER THREE, WE PROBABLY WILL GET SOME SALES TAX BACK OUT OF THIS.

UH, NUMBER FOUR, UH, I THINK THIS IS A WAY TO MULTIPLY THE MONEY MORE AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, STIMULATE VISITS TO STORES.

WE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE BACK AT THE MALL.

WE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE FILLING RESTAURANTS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN SOME OF THESE RESTAURANTS AROUND TOWN DO BUY A $50 GIFT CARD AND GET A $20 ONE FOR LATER ON.

MOST PEOPLE I THINK BUY, I BUY IT FOR MYSELF, CAUSE I KNOW I'M GOING TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN SOME DAYS.

SO I'LL BUY THE 50, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL USE THE 20 SOME OTHER TIME, SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO, TO CONSIDER FLESHING OUT.

IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO STRETCH THAT OUT? UH, NUMBER THREE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I LIKED THE CONSULTANT IDEA BECAUSE WE MAY BUILD A FACILITY OR BUILD OUT AN EXISTING FACILITY THAT COULD BE A CALL CENTER OR TRAINING CENTER, AN INCUBATOR CENTER, A CODING CENTER THAT, THAT WE GET RENTAL INCOME FROM, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD.

SO THAT'S A THOUGHT THERE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE, THE CIP CAUSE THE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, I THINK THERE'S VALUE THERE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE RATHER THAN CHASING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

SO WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME IN SOME THINGS, NUMBER FIVE, THE NARCOTICS THING, UH, MY CONCERN SOMEWHAT SHARED WITH THE MAYOR HERE IS SO WHAT KIND OF PET, IF WE DO THIS ENFORCEMENT, WHAT KIND OF PENALTIES WILL THESE PEOPLE INCUR? IF THE PENALTY THEY INCUR IS ESSENTIALLY BOOK AND RELEASE.

WE GOT TO HEAR MORE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NO MORE THAN I DO.

IS THAT OUR DESIRED OUTCOME? IS THAT GOING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE IN NO PUN INTENDED? UH, ON THAT ONE? UM, I, I GOT MY CONCERN ADDRESSED ABOUT THE ONGOING COSTS.

NUMBER SIX IMPROVEMENT TO CITY FACILITIES.

I LIKE MR. ORTIZ'S IDEA.

BOY, THAT'S A FRONT LAWN IN FRONT OF THE MAGNOLIA IS A GREAT OUTDOOR DECK AND MAYBE THERE'S STILL ANOTHER RESTAURANT THAT WANTS TO COME IN TOWN AND WANT TO LOCATE NEXT DOOR TO A, TO A THEATER VENUE.

UH, I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

SO TO SUBSIDIZE LIVE NATION, THAT IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOVE.

WE GET PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, INTO THE CITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT FOR THE MAGNOLIA.

BECAUSE ONCE YOU, ONCE YOU TRY IT, YOU LIKE IT.

NOBODY CAN EAT JUST ONE.

YOU CAN'T JUST ATTEND ONE CONCERT AT THE MAGNOLIA.

YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.

SO I THINK THE SUBSIDY IS A GOOD IDEA FOR THAT REASON.

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I I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES, EVEN THE COST OF THIS TO SEE, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A BOGO ON BUSINESS LICENSE FEES, RATHER THAN JUST GIVE YOU A FREE YEAR FOR 2020 TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU BY 2022, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU 2023 FREE.

IT HELPS STRETCH THE BUSINESS MONEY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE COST OF THAT GOING FORWARD.

UH, THE IMPROVEMENT TO CITY FACILITIES ALSO IMPROVES EMPLOYEE MORALE AND THAT RETAINS EMPLOYEES.

WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU WORK IN A, SOMETHING THAT HAS MORE THAN A SEVENTIES LOOK TO, UM, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

JUST ONE LAST COMMENT.

UM, I MEAN, THESE ARE GREAT SUGGESTIONS.

I CAN S I'M CONFIDENT IN ALL OF THEM THAT WE'RE USING THIS MONEY EFFECTIVELY.

AND I GUESS MY FINAL COMMENT WOULD BE, I LIKE TO SEE, LIKE MR. GOBLE SAID THE LASTING EFFECTS OF THIS MONEY.

SO IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE OR LIKE PUTTING SOLAR SO WE CAN SEE THAT MONEY WORK FOR US IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE'RE PATTING OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR GENERAL FUND, UM, TO NOT HAVE TO INCREASE FEES FOR OUR REC CENTER IN TWO, THREE YEARS.

SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO LAY OFF POLICE FIRE.

UM, I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FOR LACK OF A BETTER EXAMPLE BY EVERYONE IN THE CITY I PADS, AND THEN NEXT YEAR IT'S ALL GONE.

YOU KNOW, I W W WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO INVEST IN THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS AND, AND SET UP THE CITY FINANCIALLY FOR A LONG TIME WITH HIS MONEY.

AND THAT WOULD BE MY GOAL WITH THE USE OF THIS FUNDING.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THE SURVEY, UH, IF WE HAVE 8,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES AND YOU GOT 1800 RESPONSES TO A TECH ITEM, I THINK YOU'LL DO JUST AS WELL ON HOW DO WE SPEND 34 MILLION.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP US ELIMINATE SOME BLIND SPOTS.

WE POTENTIALLY HEARD ABOUT A BLIND SPOT THAT PASTOR HENDRICKS MIGHT HAVE FILLED FOR US.

I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVE TO FLESH THAT OUT, BUT THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF, OH, THERE'S SOMETHING WE DIDN'T THINK OF TECH IN THE KIDS IN THE FUTURE.

SO I LIKE THE SURVEY IDEA HERE.

UM, I THINK WE'VE BROUGHT IN OUR COMMENTS.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MR. MARIANO.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.

I THINK WE GOT SOME DIRECTION AND SOME FEEDBACK.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE HEARD A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO COME BACK, UM, WHICH WE, WE PLANNED TO DO ANYWAY.

UH, WE'RE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES IN THE COUNTY TO PRESENT THIS AGENDA ITEMS. SO SOME OF THOSE BLIND SPOTS MAY BE UNCOVERED AS OTHER CITIES BRING FORWARD THEIR IDEAS.

WE'LL BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT AS WELL.

UM, I SURVEYS ARE PRETTY, UM, IF WE GET IT WRONG, WE GET IT WRONG.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY BRING SURVEY A DRAFT SURVEY BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR INPUT.

UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

AND WE'LL ALSO BRING BACK, UH, THE NOTION OF SOME SORT OF A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL.

SOUNDS GOOD.