Mar 14, 2022 City Council Meeting 3pm

BUT IT WASN'T TELLING

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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

THE MEETING IS CALLED THE ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

WOULD YOU ALL STAY WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

THE CITY CLERK POSTED

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the February 22, 2022, Meetings and the Agenda of the March 8, 2022, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS

[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: Annual Dance & Tumbling Recital at the Magnolia Presentation: Human Trafficking Awareness ]

THE FIRST ITEM I'D LIKE TO INVITE RECREATION, SUPERVISOR HEATHER CARTER, TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.

HELLO, HEATHER.

WELCOME.

HELLO.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.

AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL DANCE AND TUMBLING RECITAL, UM, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 19TH.

UM, THAT'S NEXT SATURDAY AND I HAVE THREE SHOWS AT ONE O'CLOCK, THREE O'CLOCK AND FIVE 30.

SO EACH SPRING, OUR DANCERS AND TUMBLERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, IT'S A HUGE PART OF OUR PROGRAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY MARCH AND, UM, THE RECITAL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

IT'S REALLY A LONGSTANDING TRADITION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY ACTUALLY NOT EVEN ORIGINALLY, BUT, UM, WE'RE NOT SURE WHERE IT ORIGINALLY WAS.

SO IF ANYONE KNOWS THAT, UM, CHIME IN, BUT IT WAS FOR A LONG TIME HOLD AT THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND WE'RE NOT CLOSED.

WE WERE LOCATED TO GREENFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY WERE A GREAT HOST TO US OVER THE YEARS.

AND THEN IN 2020 AT LEAST SIDE WAS CANCER.

JUST, I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE DAYS BEFORE THE PERFORMANCES WERE, UM, TO BEGIN.

AND SO IT WAS A REAL BUMMER.

ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED AND, UM, IT WAS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYBODY DURING THAT TIME.

SO IN 2021, WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE RECITAL NO MATTER WHAT, WHEN THEY IN ANOTHER.

AND SO WE CAME UP WITH A FEW DIFFERENT PLANS.

THINGS WERE RAPIDLY CHANGING, SORT OF WEREN'T SURE WHAT EXACTLY WE WERE ABLE TO DO.

AND IN THE END, WE ENDED UP GOING OVER TO THE VIRTUAL AND WE HAD THE BEST PERFORMANCE AT RONALD REAGAN IN THE CENTER.

WE HAD GROUPS COME IN ONE AT A TIME AND DO THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL VIDEOGRAPHER AND THEN PUT TOGETHER A SPECIAL DVD FOR EACH OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND PARTICIPANTS WERE JUST SO HAPPY.

WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THEM.

UM, IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO DO IN A LONG TIME.

SO IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

AND THIS YEAR WE GET TO HOLD THE RECITAL IN PERSON AT THE MAGNOLIA.

SO THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST YEAR BACK IN THAT FACILITY, SINCE IT CLOSED MANY YEARS AGO, WE'RE SO EXCITED.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM CLOSELY AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND, UM, HELP WALK US THROUGH EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT.

A LOT OF OUR STAFF ACTUALLY, WHEN THEY WERE KIDS PERFORMED AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

SO THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO NOW QUOTE, CHOREOGRAPH THE DANCES AND HAVE THEIR CLASSES PERFORM HERE AS WELL.

AND FOR THIS YEAR, OUR PRESCHOOL IS GOING TO BASSOON.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER CUTE.

A LOT OF COSTUMES AND OUR BIG KID WITH SIDA IS STARS AND THE FUTURE.

AND THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RECITAL.

WE DO EXPECT ABOUT 375 PERFORMERS THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG GROUP AND THAT WILL BE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE ACTS.

AND WE HAVE 39 ROUTINES RANGING FROM BALLET AND TAP TO HIP HOP AND TUMBLING.

AND SO THERE'S SIX STYLES OF ROUTINES.

AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE SHOWS, WE DO EXPECT ABOUT 1200 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

AND ALL OF US IS CHOREOGRAPHED BY SEVEN AMAZING INSTRUCTORS

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SO, UM, A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THEM.

OUR TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE.

UM, WE'RE DOING TICKET SALES THROUGH EVENT BRIGHT, AND ALSO ALL PERFORMERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE DVD OF THEIR RECITAL.

WE STARTED THAT TRADITION YEARS AGO AND, UM, IT'S REALLY A TREASURED KEEPSAKE FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR PARENTS AND CITY COUNCIL WHO DO INVITE YOU TO A TIME IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT, UM, THERE IS A FORMAL INVITATION THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT YET.

UM, AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I THINK 83 OR 84, MY DAUGHTER TOOK DANCE CLASSES FROM THE REC CENTER AND IT WAS DONE AT EITHER KENNEDY PARK OR WELLS PARK.

OKAY.

I REMEMBER HER TAKING THE COST, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THE PERFORMANCE WAS, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

SO WHEN YOU SAY 50 YEARS, SHE'S GOING TO BE 42 THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

OH YEAH.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY A NEAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, AND I KEEP HEARING PARENTS COME IN AND SAY, OH, I DID THIS WHEN I WAS A KID.

AND, UM, GRANDPARENTS SEEN THEIR KIDS DID IT.

SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS ALSO TAKEN THE, UH, HIP HOP CLASS SOME YEARS AGO, BUT YOU GUYS DO A WONDERFUL JOB AND I THINK HE WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH, JUST ANOTHER PERSONAL STORY.

MY BROTHER, MY YOUNGER BROTHER, UH, PERFORMED AND TOOK CLASSES AT THE, UM, EAST KIND OF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

NOW HE'S ON BROADWAY, BEEN IN WEST SIDE STORY AND, UH, A TON OF DIFFERENT BROADWAY SHOWS SO WELL DONE WITH THIS EVENT.

ARE YOU, DO YOU EXPECT TO SELL OUT? UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL SELL OUT THIS YEAR.

WE'RE STILL BUILDING BACK OUR PROGRAM FROM, UM, FOR BEING DOWN FROM COVID AND EVERYTHING, BUT HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE'LL GET SOLD OUT.

WELL, IF WE, IF YOU DO SELL OUT, WE'LL HAVE TO SEND A LETTER TO EDDIE VEDDER TELLING HIM THAT, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO SELL UP AS WELL.

THANKS.

WHAT'S THE DATE OF THIS AGAIN? IT'LL BE NEXT SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH.

SO A WEEK FROM THIS COMING SATURDAY, AT WHAT TIME? UM, I PRESCHOOL SHOWS AT ONE O'CLOCK AND THEN THREE O'CLOCK FOR ACT A AND 5 34 ACT BE THANKS FOR DOING IT.

UM, DID YOU WANT TO GIVE A PHONE NUMBER, A WEBSITE AGAINST FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING ON TV? YEAH, THEY CAN CALL 6 1 9 4 4 1 1 5 1 6 OR GO TO ALCOHOL AND REC.ORG.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING WEARNESS AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE MONIQUE BUYERS SHE'S WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROSECUTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, UH, MONIQUE.

HI, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

UM, I'M ALSO PRESENTING WITH CAROLYN MASKER.

SHE IS THE CHIEF OF SEX CRIMES AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

WE'RE ABOUT TO SHIFT GEARS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE RECITAL THAT WE JUST SAW, WHICH IS ADORABLE.

SO THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS.

UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

I'M A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROSECUTOR AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

UM, MY ROLE IS TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, LEARN ABOUT ISSUES AND PROBLEM SOLVE, AND I'LL LET, UH, CAROLYN INTRODUCE HERSELF.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I AM CHIEF OF OUR SEX CRIMES AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING DIVISION IN THE DA'S OFFICE AND THAT DIVISION, WE PROSECUTE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES, ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULTS, AND THE LATE REPORTING CHILD MOLEST.

THAT'S THE BULK OF OUR CASES FOR THIS PRESENTATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR YOU.

SO WHAT IS HUMAN? A LOT OF YOU MIGHT, UH, MIGHT KNOW THIS, BUT I WANT TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

SO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS DIVIDED INTO BOTH LABOR TRAFFICKING AND SEX TRAFFICKING.

LABOR TRAFFICKING IS WHERE ONE PERSON DEPRIVES OR VIOLATES THE PERSONAL LIBERTY OF ANOTHER IN ORDER TO OBTAIN.

AND THE KEY IS FORCED LABOR OR SERVICES AND DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY CAN BE SHOWN THROUGH FORCE FRAUD, COERCION, DECEIT VIOLENCE, OR THREATS OF INJURY.

UM, IN OUR OFFICE, WE, UM, DON'T SEE MANY CASES THAT RISE TO THE LABEL, UH, THE LEVEL OF LABOR TRAFFICKING, BUT WE SEE WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND RDA SUMMER STEPHAN JUST STARTED THE WORKPLACE JUSTICE DIVISION AND THEY'VE BEEN BUSY GETTING A LOT OF REFERRALS IN THIS AREA.

UH, SEX TRAFFICKING FOR AN ADULT VICTIM TO BE A VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING.

A PERSON HAS TO DEPRIVE THAT ADULT OF THE LIBERTY OF THE ADULT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VICTIM ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR PORNOGRAPHY FOR MINERS TO BE SEX TRAFFICKED, A PERSON HAS TO CAUSE OR

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THERE IS NO FORCE COERCION, DURESS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS REQUIRED IN 20 15, 20 16.

THERE WAS A STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN SAN DIEGO THAT MEASURED THE EXTENT OF GANG INVOLVEMENT IN SEX TRAFFICKING IN OUR COUNTY.

AND WHAT THEY FOUND IS THAT 80% OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN OUR COUNTY ARE BORN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

SO YOU CAN BE BORN IN THE U S NEVER LEAVE THE U S AND BE TRAFFICKED.

UM, THEY CAME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL ETHNICITIES, ALL RACES ARE TOUCHED.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF ENTRY FOR A VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING IS 16 YEARS OLD IN THIS STUDY.

AND 97% OF THE VICTIMS THEY FOUND IN THE STUDY BY LOOKING AT OLD POLICE REPORTS AND TALKING TO PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 97% WERE FEMALE.

WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT THERE'S A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER OF MALES WHO ARE BEING TRAFFICKED, BUT THEY JUST AREN'T COMING FORWARD.

BUT WE HEAR ABOUT IT FROM GROUPS THAT WORK WITH MALE VICTIMS. AND SO WE'RE REALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT, TO TRY TO BRING THEM IN, TO REPORT THESE CRIMES AND TO GET THEM SERVICES.

AND OFFICE JUST HAS A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT BEGAN TO ENCOURAGE MALE VICTIMS TO COME FORWARD.

THE STUDY ALSO LOOKED AT THE TRAFFICKERS 85% WERE FOUND TO BE GANG AFFILIATED.

AGAIN, ALL ETHNICITIES AND RACES ARE REPRESENTED.

THEY FOUND THE AVERAGE EARNINGS WERE ABOUT $670,000 A YEAR.

UM, AND THIS IS AN $810 MILLION UNDERGROUND ECONOMY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALONE.

AND THAT WAS 2016.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND THE WORLD REALLY IS.

IT'S A VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.

SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF RISK FACTORS THAT WERE FOUND BY THE STUDY AND ALSO IN THE LITERATURE, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, CHILDREN WHO ARE RUNAWAYS IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, UM, OR HOMELESS ARE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR THIS 90% OF THE VICTIMS HAD EXPERIENCED SOME SORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.

MANY WERE LIVING IN POVERTY.

SO THEY'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE CHARMS OF THE TRAFFICKERS.

UH, THEY HAVE LOW SELF ESTEEM THAT CAN BE A RISK FACTOR BEING A VICTIM OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE OR BEING DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED CAN ALSO BE A RISK FACTOR.

THE STUDY LOOKED AT 20 HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WERE ACROSS OUR COUNTY AND WERE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR COUNTY.

AND IN 90% OF THEM, THEY FOUND CONFIRMED CASES OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE SEX TRAFFICKERS, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THEY RECRUIT WHERE THE TEENS HANG OUT, WHERE THEY CONGREGATE IN THE MOLES, IN THE TROLLEY AND TRAIN STATIONS, BUS STOPS, UH, HOUSE PARTIES, UH, PARKS AND AROUND THE SCHOOLS.

UM, ALSO THERE'S SOME TRAFFICKING GOING ON IN TATTOO PARLORS AND, UM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT IS A HUGE PLACE OF RECRUITMENT NOW.

AND DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH SO MANY MORE KIDS BEING ONLINE ALL THE TIME, THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, JUST SORT OF SITTING DUCKS FOR THE, FOR THE RECRUITERS.

SO THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW DO THEY GET RECRUITED? AND THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE STYLES OF RECRUITMENT.

THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED THE ROMEO TRAFFICKER, AND THAT'S ABOUT LOVE.

THEY USE CHARM FLATTERY GIFTS.

IT'S THE BEST PARTNER THAT THIS PERSON COULD HAVE IN A ROMANTIC SENSE.

SO WHAT ARE THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THIS CONTEXT? IT WOULD BE FALLING IN LOVE TOO QUICKLY.

SOMEONE ENCOURAGING THE TEAM TO RUN AWAY FROM HOME AND A BIG THING IS PROMISING A FUTURE, A BETTER LIFE WITH THIS OTHER PERSON.

THIS PARTNER, ANOTHER TECHNIQUE IS A VIOLENT TRAFFICKER, WHICH USES VIOLENCE TO FORCE THE PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY.

THIS PERSON WILL USE VIOLENCE AT ALL ENDS AND CAN USE BLACKMAIL ALONG THE WAY.

SO WE SEE THAT A LOT IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE ONLINE RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING, UH, NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL POST THESE PHOTOS ONLINE, DO WHAT I SAY OR THERE'S VIOLENCE.

THAT SORT OF THING.

THE OTHER TRAFFICKER TYPE IS A CEO TRAFFICKER.

THIS IS THE ONE PROMISING THE MONEY.

THIS IS THE ASPIRING MODEL.

THE I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS, THAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEIR AGENT AND HELP THEM GET OUT OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE IN AND PROMISING A NEW LIFE THROUGH A FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY.

SO I WILL MAKE YOU RICH.

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.

LET'S JUST TAKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.

AND THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS GO FROM A TRADITIONAL MODELING TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPH TO INVOLVING MORE RISQUE AND ULTIMATELY NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS.

AND IT CAN LEAD TO WHAT I PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS THE VIOLENT TRAFFICKER WHO NOW HAS THIS BLACKMAIL MATERIAL AND IS ABLE TO EXPLOIT THE YOUTH WITH

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SO SOME THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR WITH THE CEO, TRAFFICKER INCLUDE LOTS OF CASH.

THAT PROMISE OF STARDOM IS THE BIG ONE, AS WELL AS WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING AS NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT USUALLY PORTRAYED AS LIKE ARTISTICALLY NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS.

SO IT'S DONE FOR A BIKINI PHOTO SHOOT THAT BECOMES ULTIMATELY MORE RISKY THAN THAT.

CAROLYN BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT ONLINE GROOMING AND HOW THAT'S BECOMING SOMETHING THAT WE SAW A LOT OF DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE ONLINE GROOMER CAN PRESENT AS THAT TRUSTED PEER MALE OR FEMALE, THE SAME SEX AS THE VICTIM OR NOT.

THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL LEAD TO A LEVEL OF INTIMACY AND TRUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BEHIND THE SCREEN.

AND SO THEY CAN OPEN UP MORE AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, AGAIN, GETTING THAT VICTIM TO SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT MIGHT NOT BE, UH, SOMETHING THEY WANT SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC OR WITH THEIR FAMILY, AS WELL AS INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEMSELVES.

AND THEY WILL MAKE ULTIMATE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET THAT PERSON PRIVATELY, AND THEN BEGIN THAT TRAFFICKING TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP.

DURING THE COURSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP, THEY WILL ISOLATE THE VICTIM FROM THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, UH, TO CREATE MORE OF THAT DEPENDENCY ON ONE ANOTHER, BOTH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL.

SO THESE ARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF REAL CASES THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OUR OFFICE OF TATTOOS ON DIFFERENT VICTIMS. THESE ARE WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS BRANDING.

THIS IS WHEN THE TRAFFICKER HAS THE VICTIM TATTOO THEMSELVES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE OTHER PERSON.

UM, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THAT RELATIONSHIP OF NOW THE TRAFFICKER OWNS THE VICTIM AND LITERALLY IS BRANDING THEM LIKE WHAT WAS DONE ON RANCHES WITH CATTLE.

UM, OTHER WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR ARE AN INCREDIBLY CONTROLLING PARTNER.

SOMEONE WHO APPEARS FEARFUL, ANXIOUS, DEPRESSED, RELUCTANT TO SPEAK OUT THIS BRANDING TATTOOS, UH, UNEXPLAINED INJURIES SOMETIMES MIGHT PRESENT ITSELF AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT IT'S PART OF A GREATER, UH, VIOLENT SCHEME RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING, UNEXPLAINED CASH, CLOTHING, FANCY THINGS THAT MAYBE THIS PERSON CAN'T OTHERWISE AFFORD A SUDDEN DROPPING GRADES IF THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND MULTIPLE CELL PHONES, NO IDENTIFICATION AND NOT KNOWING THEIR ADDRESS.

AND THAT MIGHT COME AS A SURPRISE AS TO WHY WOULD THEY NOT KNOW THEIR ADDRESS, BUT IF THEY'RE BEING TRAFFICKED AND MOVED FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN ONE CITY TO ANOTHER CITY FROM MOTEL TO MOTEL, THEY DON'T HAVE A FIXED PERMANENT ADDRESS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY LIVE AND THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ACTUALLY ARE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT.

AND THAT'S WHY THEY WOULDN'T KNOW THEIR ADDRESS.

UH, SO WHY IS SEX TRAFFICKING SO WIDESPREAD AND SO DIFFICULT TO DETECT IDENTIFYING VICTIMS IS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE A VICTIM MIGHT NOT SELF IDENTIFY AS A VICTIM.

UH, THEY MIGHT BE INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TO THEIR TRAFFICKER BECAUSE OF THAT EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIP THAT WE JUST DESCRIBED.

SO IN THE COURSE OF ISOLATING THAT PERSON FROM THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, UH, THE TRAFFICKER IS BRAINWASHING THEM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THEIR PERSON AND THEIR WHOLE LIFE SOURCE, RIGHT? THIS IS THEIR FUTURE FINANCIALLY, THEIR FUTURE EMOTIONALLY.

AND SO THEY ARE FULLY DEDICATED TO THAT TRAFFICKER.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF BAD NEWS, BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DONE IN THE COUNTY AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT QUICKLY.

UM, SO I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN OKLAHOMA, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COUNTY AND CREATED A HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR FIRE AND EMS. SO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS FIRE AND EMS HAVE NOW BEEN TRAINED ON WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SO THEY CAN WORK HAND IN HAND WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT THAT CRIME.

WE ALSO HAVE THE DA'S OFFICE CREATED THE SAFE SHELTER COLLABORATIVE, AND WHAT THAT IS IS, UH, A QUICK WAY FOR NONPROFITS THAT WORK WITH THESE VICTIMS TO FIND THEM HELP FIND THEM SHELTER SPECIFICALLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT NONPROFITS FACE IS SOMEONE COMES FORWARD, BUT WHERE DO WE HOUSE THIS PERSON? THE SAFE SHELTER COLLABORATIVE ALLOWS THE THINK OF IT AS LIKE OPEN TABLE FOR HOUSING.

IT IS A ONLINE PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACCESS VARIOUS AVAILABLE BEDS TO QUICKLY CONNECT THEM WITH THE HOUSING THAT THEY NEED SO THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER CAN MOVE ON AND GO DO OTHER THINGS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL, THE DA'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

AND THE COURT CREATED THE RISE COURT, WHICH IS THE RESILIENCY IS STRENGTH, EMPOWERMENT COURT, WHICH IS MEANT FOR, UM, UNDER 18 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

IT'S A SPECIAL COLLABORATIVE COURT SPECIFICALLY FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

IT IS A COURT WITH A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO CONNECT THEM WITH SERVICES, TO GET THEM OUT AND REUNITED WITH ALL THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO FIX THOSE GAPS THAT ARE OTHERWISE IN THEIR LIFE.

THERE'S ALSO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE WITH THE COUNTY, WHICH HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROSECUTORIAL AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER TO HAVE THAT ACROSS THE COUNTY LENS, AS OPPOSED TO JUST BEING IN ONE CITY, UH, TRAFFICKERS MOVE AROUND.

AND SO LAW

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AND THEN ON THE EDUCATION FRONT FOR SCHOOLS, THE DA'S OFFICE WITH SOME NONPROFITS AND A PRIVATE CORPORATION HAVE COME TOGETHER TO CREATE THE SAN DIEGO TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COLLECTIVE, WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR FREE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, WITH THE THOUGHT THAT STUDENTS WILL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR FRIEND'S LIVES AND CAN REPORT THAT INFORMATION MUCH SOONER THAN AN ADULT.

SO A BEST FRIEND MIGHT NOTICE ODD BEHAVIOR FROM ANOTHER FRIEND QUICKER THAN A NEIGHBOR OR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

AND SO BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS, WE CAN REDUCE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THAT LEVEL WHEN IT'S EARLIER ON SAME WITH THE TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEE, THEY SEE OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, ALL DAY LONG TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN REALLY READILY IDENTIFY THE SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THIS IS A FREE TRAINING FOR ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

UM, BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING ONLINE AND IN THIS ROOM NOW KNOWS WHAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS.

AND IT'S VERY MUCH A SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING SORT OF MODEL BECAUSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS SO PERVASIVE AND IN THE SHADOWS, WE NEED EVERYONE TO REPORT IT.

IF THEY SEE IT.

AND THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO REPORT.

THERE'S THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE, THE NATIONAL TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AS WELL AS JUST CALLING 9 1 1.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING 9 1 1 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THEY FEEL INSECURE ABOUT DOING THAT.

THAT'S OKAY.

UH, THERE ARE OTHER METHODS TO DO THAT.

THE NATIONAL TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, SOMEONE CAN TEXT THE WORDS, BE FREE AND REPORT IT THAT WAY.

THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET HELP.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THAT WITH THE CAVEAT.

AND I HAVE IT IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO JUST ATTEMPT TO RESCUE ANOTHER PERSON.

UM, THE AVERAGE PERSON IS NOT IN A POSITION TO RESCUE A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED SITUATION.

AND SO REPORTING IT IS THE BEST THING THAT A PERSON CAN DO WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO RESCUE, YOU LIKELY WILL BE BITING OFF MUCH MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW AND CAN POSSIBLY PUT THE PERSON IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAN, THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE.

UH, THERE'S MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY WEBSITE, WHICH IS SAN DIEGO, DA.COM.

THERE'S RESOURCES ABOUT ALL THE VARIOUS NONPROFITS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES AS WELL.

I PUT THE DIRECT WEBSITE AS WELL AS MY CONTACT INFORMATION AND CAROLINE'S CONTACT INFORMATION.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT.

THOSE ARE SOME GREAT RESOURCES.

THANKS.

NICE PRESENTATION.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

QUESTIONS, PHIL, NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST A, A THANK YOU.

AND I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW HOW, UM, AMAZING SUMMER AND SUMMERS OFFICE YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN.

IF THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW SUMMER STEPHAN IS A NATIONAL EXPERT ON THIS, SHE GIVES, AND HER STAFF HAS A TON OF CREDIT FOR THIS AS WELL.

OUR DA SUMMER STEPHAN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY PRESENTS, UM, AS AN EXPERT TO OTHER DA'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

UM, AND THE WORK THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS DONE, MONIQUE, YOU, I'VE MET YOU A COUPLE OF TIMES, THE WORK THAT YOU AND CAROLYN AND YOUR OFFICE HAS DONE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO TRAIN, UM, AVERAGE W WHETHER IT'S POLICE OR FIRE TEACHERS OR WHOEVER HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL, IT HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY.

I LEARNED SO MUCH, UM, SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE, CAMERON, CELESTE, UM, LITTLE, THESE LITTLE TIPS AND TRICKS THAT YOU, THAT TEACHERS OR FRIENDS STUDENTS CAN HEAR.

UM, WHY DOES THIS KID A, A HOTEL KEY CARD THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE? THAT'S A SIGN THAT THEY COULD BE, THAT THAT CHILD COULD BE B UM, BEING TRAFFICKED AND THE, THE OUTREACH THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AMAZING.

SO WITH ALL OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, AWFUL THINGS GOING ON IN, IN THIS COUNTRY, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SUMMER AND YOUR TEAM HERE, UM, HELPING AND, AND WORKING TO, TO CATCH THESE CRIMINALS.

SO, UH, KUDOS AND A THANK YOU A BIG ONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'M REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, UM, THE SCHOOLS, WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE IN GETTING SCHOOLS TO HAVE ASSEMBLIES OR, OR PRO YOU TO SAY, COME ON IN AND TALK TO US.

WHAT'S YOUR SUCCESS RATE? SO IT'S ACTUALLY A LAW RIGHT NOW THAT REQUIRES THAT THERE IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

AND SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION AS PART OF THEIR HEALTH CURRICULUM.

SO SOME SCHOOLS ARE GOING ON THEIR OWN AND GETTING THEIR OWN HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ENROLLING THAT OUT.

OTHERS ARE GOING WITH OUR PROGRAM.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY THAT ARE TAKING ON OUR PROGRAM.

WE DID ROLL THIS OUT PRIOR TO

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SO THE LAW HAPPENED A YEAR AFTER WE ROLLED OUT OUR PROGRAM AND WE'RE HOPEFUL.

UH, OBVIOUSLY WE BELIEVE IN OUR PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHY WE DEVELOPED IT.

UM, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IF THEY DON'T TAKE OUR PROGRAM, THAT THEY DO IMPLEMENT SOME SORT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL.

THE BIGGER THING IS NOT THAT THEY TAKE OUR PROGRAM, BUT RATHER THAT THE INFORMATION GET OUT TO THE STUDENTS.

SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE IT AT THIS POINT.

OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED A, UH, FENTANYL SEMINAR LAST FRIDAY, AND, UH, WE FOUND OUT THAT, UM, SCHOOLS ARE NOT ADOPTING OR EMBRACING, UM, ASSEMBLIES ABOUT FENTINOL BECAUSE THERE'S A STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH, WELL, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN MY SCHOOL.

AND SO I HOPE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING WITH THE TOPIC OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL.

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S OKAY.

I CAN TELL YOU ANECDOTALLY, THAT THAT STATEMENT DOES HAPPEN WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION.

NOT NECESSARILY, I'M NOT SAYING SPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOLS, BUT IN GENERAL, THAT IDEA THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A PERVASIVE IDEA THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND EVERYWHERE.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S A TOPIC THAT NO ONE LIKES TO ADMIT MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD.

IT'S AN UGLY REALIZATION TO LOOK INWARD AND THINK THAT, BUT THROUGH THE STUDIES THAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGH OUR CASES, WE KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENING IN ALL TYPES OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, THERE ISN'T A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY IT.

IT'S, IT'S UBIQUITOUS, UH, IT'S AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TYPE OF CRIME IN THE SAME SENSE, LIKE DRUGS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHERE, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD FINANCIAL BACKGROUND, THOSE THINGS DON'T PLAY A ROLE IN WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO COME TO THAT COMMUNITY.

DO YOU REACH OUT TO THE HOTEL MOTEL ASSOCIATION, SAN DIEGO? ARE THEY TRAINED AS WELL? YES.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PROGRAM FOR THAT AS WELL.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE ANYTHING THE CITY CAN DO TO HELP YOU THAT WE'RE NOT DOING WELL? I MEAN, WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE US HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE, UM, INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE AND ALSO TO YOURSELVES.

UM, WE ARE HAPPY TO GIVE TRAINING ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME, UM, TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY OR ANYBODY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

AND WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO DO THAT.

SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL TRAINING, UM, YOU'VE GOT OUR INFORMATION UP HERE AND WE'D ASK THAT YOU REACH OUT TO US AND WE'LL PROVIDE TRAINING.

OKAY, WELL, UM, I'M SURE THAT OUR POLICE CHIEF AND OUR FIRE CHIEF AND OUR CITY MANAGER ALL, UM, ARE HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL COORDINATE MORE TO TRY TO PUT A DENT IN SOME OF THIS MOST HEINOUS OF CRIMES.

YEAH.

AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN REACH OUT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A POLICE CHIEF OR FIRE CHIEF.

ANYONE CAN REACH OUT IF THERE'S A MOM GROUP OR A CHURCH GROUP, ANYONE WE'D BE HAPPY TO PRESENT THEM.

SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, WE HAVE THIS PUT DOWN ON THE PUBLIC ACCESS TV.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A PHONE NUMBER OR A WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN, UH, PEOPLE CAN CALL IF THEY, IF THEY NEED TO.

SURE.

I CAN GIVE YOU MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IS (619) 753-5556.

AND THEN MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS MONIQUE M O N I Q U E PERIOD, MYERS, M Y E R S S D C D A.ORG.

THANKS.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UH, TH THESE, OH, IS IT REMINDED BY THESE TWO WOMEN FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT CAME BY THAT TODAY IS ENTERED INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY.

AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE FINE WOMEN WE HAVE WORKING ON STAFF AND ESPECIALLY MICHELLE METRO.

WHO'S OUR COLLEAGUE HERE.

SO I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.

ALRIGHT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A SPEECH, MICHELLE? I I'M.

I'M I'M ON BEHALF OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

I JUST WANT TO SAY GIRL POWER, GET OUT THERE, DO YOUR THING, WOMEN.

WE HAVE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH INSIDE OF US.

EXCUSE ME.

WE GIVE BIRTH, WE RAISE CHILDREN, WE RAISE FAMILIES.

WE RAISE THE ANIMALS AND WE DO IT WITH A LOT OF STRENGTH AND PASSION.

AND SO I ASK ALL OF YOU WOMEN TO BE PROUD, TO BE A WOMAN AND GET OUT THERE AND DO IT, WHETHER IT'S IN SCIENCE, IN LAW, IN POLITICS, OR JUST BEING A GOOD WOMAN AND YOU CAN DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, MOVING ON, BUT WE'LL QUICKLY, DO WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS HERE OR THERE WHERE Y'ALL FROM FOR HOLLA, YOU GOING TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING? ALL NINE HOURS.

GOOD.

WE'LL BE DONE.

WE'LL BE DONE

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ALRIGHT.

AGENDA CHANGES.

STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO, SIR.

NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, THEN WE'RE OUT OF CONSENT.

ITEMS

[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 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.

COUNCIL BARBERS.

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

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

BEFORE WE VOTE, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE YOUR SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? THANK YOU, SIR.

THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARDS.

ALRIGHT.

DO WE NEED ANOTHER VOTE OR CAN YOU, OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU.

I BRING, THIS IS 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 TO REALLY LOVE A REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME.

THE ITEM IS HEARD STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

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

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER, SIR.

OKAY.

SO THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT BRINGS US THEN TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.

WE HAVE THREE ADMINISTRATIVE

[6. Heartland Fire & Rescue Administrative Offices - Project Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Receives the Heartland Fire Administrative Offices (PS0012) project update; Authorizes the appropriation of fund equity, and transfer, of $220,364 in the City Capital Improvement Program Fund (501); and Appropriates $220,364 of additional funding in the Heartland Fire Administrative Offices (PS0012) project.]

ITEM SIX IS AN UPDATE ON THE HEARTLAND AND FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CON UH, COUNCIL.

UH, ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND I'M KACI.

WE'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

HELLO, WELCOME, MR. MAYOR.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

I'M SIGN-ON KACI OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AND I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE TODAY ON THE HEARTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES PROJECT.

UM, OUR PROJECT MANAGER IS MR. PAUL ROMERO.

UH, HE WENT ON PATERNITY LEAVE JUST YESTERDAY.

UM, SO I'M FILLING IN TODAY FOR ALL THE WORK HE'S BEEN DOING ON THIS PROJECT.

SO TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING FEATURES MULTIPLE ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT.

ONE OF THEM BEING AN APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

SO WE FELT IT WOULD BE BEST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE PROJECT DETAILS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AFTER THIS PRESENTATION.

SO HARTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS FIRE, CHIEF SWEENEY, AND SEVERAL DIVISION CHIEFS CURRENTLY WORK OUT A FIRE STATION, SIX ON LEXINGTON AVENUE, JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

THEY SHARE THIS BUILDING WITH REGULAR FIRE STATION CREWS AND HEARTLAND COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AUTHORITY, WHICH I'LL REFER TO AS HCFA, THEY'RE A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, THEY OPERATE A SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER FROM THIS LOCATION.

THEY HAVE A NEED TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION AND HAVE LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF EVEN VACATING THE STATION.

INSTEAD, HEARTLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT WILL JOIN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST NEXT DOOR.

THIS MOVE ALLOWS BOTH FIRE AND POLICE MANAGEMENT STAFF TO BE LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING WHILE ALSO ALLOWING HCFA TO GROW AND RENEW AND EXTEND THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.

NOW WE'LL DISCUSS SOME OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS.

THERE'S CURRENTLY A 1,842 SQUARE FOOT SPACE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER WITH THE HELP OF A LICENSED ARCHITECT AND AN INPUT FROM HARTLAND FIRE PERSONNEL.

THIS FLOOR PLAN WAS DEVELOPED UP ON THE SCREEN.

IT INCLUDES A RECEPTION AREA, SEVEN FULLY FURNISHED OFFICES AND A CONFERENCE ROOM.

ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE AN EMPTY SHELL AND THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT NEW METAL STUD WALLS, NEW DROP CEILING, ALL ELECTRICAL WORK, INCLUDING NEW LIGHTING, UH, REWORKED VENTILATION, FINISHED MATERIALS AND ALL FINAL FURNITURE FURNISHINGS SUCH AS DESKS, HARDWARE CHAIRS.

SO THE NEXT FEW, THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE JUST SOME RENDERINGS CREATED BY OUR, UH, FURNITURE CONSULTANT AND, UH, UH, LOOKING AT THE FLOORING AND THIS, UH, THIS IS THE RECEPTION AREA.

UH, THE FLOORING SELECTED HERE IS A LUXURY VINYL TILE, WHICH MIMICS WOOD PLANKS.

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UH, IT'S REALLY EASY TO CLEAN, VERY DURABLE.

UH, THIS IS THE COPY AND STORAGE AREA JUST ACROSS FROM THE RECEPTION HERE.

YOU SEE ONE OF THE DIVISION CHIEF OFFICES OR ANALYSTS.

THERE ARE SIX OF THOSE.

ALL FURNITURE IS, UH, PROVIDED BY STEELCASE, WHICH HAS BEEN STANDARDIZED, UH, UH, AMONGST ALL CITY FACILITIES HERE.

YOU SEE THE CHIEF'S OFFICE A LITTLE BIT LARGER.

UM, THE FLOOR TREATMENT IS A CARPET TILES, WHICH WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH AT VARIOUS FACILITIES TO DATE.

AND THEN FINALLY THE CONFERENCE ROOM, UH, THEY HAVE, UH, DIGITAL BOARDS AND SLIDING WHITEBOARDS.

SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET AND TIMELINE AS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, THE PROJECT BUDGET STANDS AT $370,000, UH, $320,000 OF THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE JUST DESCRIBED, UH, WITH THE REMAINDER COVERING ARCHITECT FEES AND OTHER SOFT COSTS ON THE PROJECT AFTER COMPLETING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS LAST SUMMER, UH, THE CITY BID THE PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE BIDS RANGING FROM $423,000 ALL THE WAY UP TO $494,000.

THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID WAS $475,000.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDED REJECTION OF ALL BIDS IN ORDER TO REEVALUATE RE ADVERTISE THE PROJECT, UH, WITH REVISED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, FOLLOWING THAT A TOTAL OF NINE BIDS WERE THEN RECEIVED LAST MONTH, RANGING FROM $398,000 TO $576,000.

THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID IN THIS CASE WILL 444,000.

SO WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DECREASE THERE.

SO THIS BRINGS US TO TODAY'S REQUEST TO ADD $220,000 OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE RELOCATION OF HEARTLAND, FIRE, AND MANAGEMENT AND RENEW THE CITY'S LEASE WITH HCFA, WHO'S CURRENTLY AT FIRE STATION SIX, THEY WOULD GROW A BIT AND TAKE THE SPACE THAT THE CHIEF AND HIS STAFF WOULD BE LEAVING.

SO THE AMOUNT OF 220,000, UH, COVERS THE INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND ALSO PROVIDES A CONTINGENCY FOR THE PROJECT.

OKAY.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

LET ME SEE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THE $220,000 THAT'S TO COVER.

CAN YOU TELL ME THAT AGAIN, PLEASE? SO WE HAVE A PURELY CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND WE ADD IN A 20% CONTINGENCY.

SO WE HAVE $320,000 APPROXIMATELY FOR CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

UH, THE ADDED AMOUNT WOULD GO DIRECTLY INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOLLAR FUND.

OKAY.

AND IS THAT BECAUSE OF MATERIAL COSTS? I KNOW THAT WHAT HAS GONE UP IN A, LIKE, SO WE FINISHED OUR DESIGN LAST SUMMER AND THAT PUT US BIDDING, UH, LATE SUMMER IN SEPTEMBER.

UH, SO WE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED INCREASED COSTS DUE KIND OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS.

UM, BUT I WON'T SUGAR COAT IT.

I, THE DESIGN ON PAPER, UH, DICTATES THE BREAD PRICES THE MOST.

UM, AND SOME OF THESE FACILITIES PROJECTS ARE A LITTLE, LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE FROM A COST STANDPOINT.

UM, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER PREVAILING WAGE, UH, EACH LABOR FROM THE CONTRACTOR IN THIS CASE RECEIVES A BACKGROUND CHECK TO WORK INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THIS PROJECT.

SO ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF FACTOR IN TO SOME OF THE INCREASED COSTS, BUT, UH, DEFINITELY SOME INCREASED COSTS DUE TO THE KIND OF THE MATERIAL LEAD TIMES AND CRISIS GOING ON.

AND THIS WILL COVER, UM, SUBCONTRACTORS.

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I'LL CHIME IN THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING THIS PROJECT ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO EXPAND THE AREA THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LEASING OUT TO HEARTLAND COMMUNICATIONS.

SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PRETTY SMALL ENVELOPE THAT WE LEASED TO THEM IN THE BASEMENT.

THEY'LL ACTUALLY EXPAND TO BOTH.

THEY'LL CONTINUE TO LEASE THE BASEMENT, BUT THEY'LL ALSO LEASE THE UPPER STAIRS AREA WHERE THE CHIEF'S OFFICE CURRENTLY IS, WHICH WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY.

AND THAT, THAT GOES INTO OUR GENERAL FUND, THE, UH, SPEAKING OF LEASE SHARING.

SO DOES THE JPA THEN ALSO SHARE IN THE COSTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER,

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SO AS PART OF THE JPA, WE ALL CONTRIBUTE OUR OWN COST TO MAINTAIN OUR OWN PHYSICAL BUILDINGS.

OKAY.

SO THE BUDGET'S FIVE 90, BUT THE BID AWARD WAS 4 44.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT $150,000 DIFFERENCES.

SO SOME OF THE, UH, SOFT COSTS ARE LOADED IN THERE TOO.

UH, SUCH AS THE ARCHITECT FEES AND STAFF TIME.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO FIVE 90, WE DON'T EXPECT TO REACH THAT NUMBER.

UM, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO END UP IN THE SAME BOAT.

OKAY.

SO, WELL, THANKS FOR A GOOD PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING ANGELA NES, BECAUSE IN THIS ONE, WE HAVE NO CARDS THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

LEAVE IT TO COUNCIL, LOOKING FOR MOTION.

YEAH.

I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF FUND EQUITY AND TRANSFER OF A $220,364 IN THE CAPITAL CITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND.

CAN I DO ONE MOTION? YEP.

AND APPROPRIATE $220,364 OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE HEARTLAND FIRE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES PROJECT.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU.

ITEM SEVEN IS A

[7. Legislative Update]

AND I'LL ASK OUR ASSISTANT CITY TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM FENCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, PLEASE DON'T LET THE SHORTNESS OF THE REPORT FOOL YOU.

UM, IT, IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE.

UM, BUT LAST YEAR'S, WASN'T GREAT EITHER.

AND WE WILL EXPAND UPON THIS AS THE SESSION CONTINUES.

I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER JUST A FEW OF THE ONES THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, AND I'M CURRENTLY TRACKING SEVERAL OTHERS, WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO FUTURE REPORTS.

AND OF COURSE, I'LL PROVIDE PERIODIC UPDATES.

THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST IS, UH, AB 2 92, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAWS AS THE SESSION STARTED.

UM, THIS IS EXPANDING THE CREDIT FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EVENTUAL RELEASE OF VIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO COMMIT OR ARE INCARCERATED FOR RAPE, MURDER, ROBBERY, KIDNAPPING, AND CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.

UNDER THE OLD LAW, YOU WOULD GET ONE DAY OFF YOUR SENTENCE FOR FIVE DAYS OF GOOD BEHAVIOR.

THIS IS A ONE FOR ONE NOW.

SO ESSENTIALLY YOUR, IF YOU'RE SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS, UH, YOU'LL SERVE FIVE INSTEAD OF SERVING EIGHT.

SO THIS AGAIN IS MOVING TOWARDS THE BELIEF AMONG THE MAJORITY PARTY.

THAT INCARCERATION IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT TO CRIME.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING POLICY OF, OF THAT, OF THAT POLITICAL PARTY.

UM, SO THAT'S THAT'S LAW AT THIS POINT.

UM, THE SECOND ONE I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS AB 9 89.

THIS IS INACTIVE, BUT IT COULD, IT COULD RE-EMERGE AS THE SESSION GOES ON, IT, IT IS THE ONE TO TWO YEAR BILL IT'S WHAT'S CALLED A TWO YEAR BILL.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO GO AWAY LAST YEAR.

IT DID NOT.

UM, IT JUST WASN'T ACTED ON LAST YEAR, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT CREATES THE STATEWIDE, UH, BOARD THAT CAN OVERRULE YOUR DECISION ON A HOUSING PROJECT.

SO WE, WE REALLY WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BECAUSE IF IT DOES BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN AND STARTS TO MOVE THROUGH COMMITTEES, IT HAS SIGNIFICANT RAMIFICATIONS FOR LOCAL CONTROL OF LAND USE DECISIONS.

UH, AB 1599 IS, HAS GOT MANY AUTHORS, ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IS A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS, AND IT PROPOSES A REPEAL OF PROPOSITION 47.

UH, YOU'LL RECALL THAT PROP 47, UM, AMONG OTHER THINGS REDUCED, UM, THE, UH, ACTUALLY RAISED, I SHOULD SAY THE, UH, THE MISDEMEANOR AMOUNT FROM 400 TO NINE 50 FOR SHOPLIFTING, UM, AND DID A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.

THE THING WITH THIS BILL IS, IS THAT IF IT PASSES, IT'S ALL, ALL THAT MEANS IS IT GOES ON TO THE BALLOT FOR ELECTION.

SO, UM, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AND WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IS THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE, THE PARTY IN THE MAJORITY DOES NOT WANT THE PUBLIC TO VOTE ON THIS.

SO YOU CAN'T PASS THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, WHICH MOVES IT ONTO THE BALLOT.

SO THE ONLY WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT A REPEAL OF PROP 47 REALLY IS THROUGH THE INITIATIVE PROCESS, THROUGH THE SIGNATURES GATHERED BY THE PUBLIC TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE PARTY IN CONTROL AT THIS POINT IS GOING TO LET ANYTHING COME OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOKS AT REVISING THE REPEALING PROP 47.

SO I DON'T, I DON'T HARBOR A LOT OF HOPE FOR AB 1599, UH, AB 1603, UH, WAS ACTUALLY PROPOSED BY A DEMOCRAT, UH, SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH AND PLACES BEFORE THE VOTERS.

AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, THE REDUCTION IN THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT FOR SHOPLIFTING FROM NINE 50, WHICH WAS SET BY PROP

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UH, BUT IT IS IN THE COMMITTEE PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

UH, ACA ONE, UH, IS ALSO A DEMOCRATIC, UH, PROPOSED A BILL THAT PLACES BEFORE THE VOTERS, A PARTIAL REPEAL OF PROP 13.

UH, THOSE, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE REMEMBER WHAT PROP 13 IS BACK FROM THE SEVENTIES OF THE JARVIS GANN INITIATIVE PLACES, UH, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ON PROPERTY TAXES AT 1%, WITH SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.