May 24, 2022 City Council Meeting 3pm

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WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

I LIKE TO ASK FOR THE CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

UM, IN A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

UM, USUALLY AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OFFERED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SILENTLY PRAY IF THEY WANT TO PRAY.

AND, UM, I, I'VE NEVER ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT, UH, IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH 14 CHILDREN MURDERED AND FORK IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE TEACHER KILLED, UH, IF YOU WOULD REM REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS, THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO AT THIS TIME.

I CERTAINLY WANTED TO MENTION IT AT THE, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE IT'S A HORRIFIC EVENT.

SO WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH ME AND, UH, RE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REMAINS SINAI STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AND THESE ARE THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the May 10, 2022, Meeting and the Agenda of the May 24, 2022, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

UM, WE'RE AT AGENDA CHANGES.

STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE AN AGENDA CHANGES? UH, NO SIR.

NO CHANGES COUNCIL.

OKAY.

[ PRESENTATIONS: El Cajon Downtown Business Partners 2022 San Diego County Fair Homeless Services Video by CTE AME Pathways Students from El Cajon Valley High School Mindful Moments with Human Resources - The Importance of Mental Health ]

THE FIRST ITEM IS FOR THE ALCOHOL AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PARTNERS.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE DARRYL PRIEST TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS OH, YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, HEY, DARYL DOING GOOD HERE TODAY.

WE'VE BEEN, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN, I'LL CALL THEM BUSINESS PARTNERS.

I THINK NOW FOR 11 OR 12 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD, UH, YOU KNOW, EFFECT ALCOHOL AND WOULD LAST LONGER THAN US.

SO THE, WE ARE DEDICATING THE STAGE, UH, THAT WE BUILT IN THE PARK THAT, UH, WE PAID FOR PLAN SUPERVISED AND THEN DONATE IT BACK TO THE CITY.

AND THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PLAQUE THAT WE'RE HAVING MADE.

THE PLAQUE IS CURRENTLY ON A BOAT FROM CHINA AND SHOULD BE HERE SHORTLY, AS SOON AS THEY UNLOADED AT LONG BEACH AND BRING IT DOWN HERE.

WE'LL, WE'LL PUT THE REAL ONE UP.

SO WE W WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

THAT'D BE REALLY, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE IT.

UH, YOU KNOW, OUR, THE CAR SHOWS AND THE CONCERTS ARE BACK AT ABOUT 75%.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE BACK AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND HOPEFULLY TO 125% SOON.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A GREAT PARTNERSHIP OVER THE YEARS.

YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STAGE.

THE STAGE WAS ACTUALLY CATHY'S IDEA.

CAUSE WE HAD A TEMPORARY STAGE.

WE HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN AND IT GOT RACKED AND IT WAS HARD TO DO.

AND SO WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD AGAIN, LASTS FOREVER, YOU KNOW, HAVE ALL THE HANDICAP.

SO ACTUALLY DAN MANNIX DESIGNED IT FOR US AND WE WORKED WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THE CITY WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH AND THEY EXPEDITED IT AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET IT READY FOR THIS YEAR'S CONCERT SEASON.

SO, UH, IT'S, IT'S UPRIGHT NOW.

IT'S BUILT IT, YOU KNOW, IT BLENDS IN WITH THE PARK AND LOOK, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO START USING IT AND HAVING BANDS.

AND I THINK IT WAS OUR FIRST THREE HAD THREE CONCERTS.

WE'VE HAD THREE CONCERTS SO FAR.

SO YES, WITH THE NEW STAGE YES.

WITH THE NEW STAGE AND IT, AND IT'S WORKED OUT GREAT IN KATHY'S IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

SO IF I WOULD HAVE BUILT IT, I WOULD HAVE BUILT A COMPLETELY WRONG AND WRONG SIZED AND ALL THAT.

I MEAN, IF IT, IF IT WAS A HOUSE OR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, I COULD HAVE DONE THAT, BUT KATHY'S IS GREAT AT THAT.

AND SHE ACTUALLY PLAYS THE DRUMS AND ALL THAT.

SO SHE KNOWS ALL THE DIMENSIONS.

SO IT'S WORKED OUT REAL GOOD.

WE'VE GOT REALLY POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM, FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, LAST, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS WE DO AND HOPEFULLY LONGER THAN US.

SO YES.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE A SPEECH, KATHY.

KATHY TALK? YEAH.

UH, WELL, LET'S SEE.

DON'T REALLY DIDN'T REALLY PREPARE ANYTHING, BUT THAT THE STAGE IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, WELL, MUCH BIGGER, WIDER, DEEPER THAN IT WAS, HAS HELD THAT RAMPS IN HANDICAP ACCESSES THAT WE NEED IT.

WE, UH, GOT THE FACADE TO MELT IN WITH THE PARK AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOME EXTRA OF THE FACADE LEFTOVER.

SO WE FILLED IN THE LITTLE PLACES ON THE OTHER BENCHES IN THE PARK WHERE

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SO EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY NICE AND CLEAN.

AND THE PARK RIGHT NOW, IT'S ABOUT A 30 INCH STAGE.

UH, THE FOOTING ON THAT THING IS 36 INCHES, BUT THE, THE FOOTING IS BIGGER THAN WHAT THE STAGES IT'S, IT'S BUILT TO WITHSTAND ANYTHING.

SO I THINK A 7 47 COULD CRASH INTO IT AND IT WOULD STILL BE THERE ANYWAY, BUT IT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

LET ME SEE THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR JERRY? YEAH.

I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR PLAYING A BIG PART IN THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN.

I MEAN, I WAS OVER THERE DURING ONE OF THE CONCERTS AND ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS AND IT WAS REALLY HOPPING AND PEOPLE WERE COMING DOWN FROM SAN YSIDRO AND UP FROM, YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN FROM ENCINITAS ALL OVER, ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO WE'RE BRINGING MONEY IN BUSINESS AND GREET PEOPLE INTO THE CITY.

UH IT'S YOU KNOW, AS TO REALLY A BIG DEAL.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU GUYS RUN IT SO EFFICIENTLY.

SO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU.

OF COURSE, YOU GET THOSE LARGE SALARIES.

YOU REALIZE WE HAVE ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE.

AND I THINK THE LAST GROUP HAD HOW MANY EMPLOYEES? 58, 58.

I'M SORRY.

AND SERIOUSLY.

NOT WITH, WITH NO JOKE THOUGH.

I REMEMBER YOU AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING MORE SO YEAH.

SO WE, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MAKE DOWNTOWN AS POSITIVE AS, AS WE CAN, AND ALSO TO BRING NEW PEOPLE IN THAT NORMALLY WOULDN'T GO THERE AND SEE HOW POSITIVE IT IS.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY, LIKE, I ALWAYS SAY POSITIVE MAKES POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE MAKES NEGATIVE.

LET'S LET'S GET IT AS POSITIVE AS WE CAN.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT CONFERENCE SEASON.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

OKAY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR HAS A VIDEO TO SHARE WITH US.

UH, MR. VELVEETA, ARE YOU HERE? HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

MY NAME IS LUIS VALDIVIA MARKETING SPECIALIST WITH THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

FAIR AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO THE FAIR, WHICH IS BACK AFTER A TWO YEAR HIATUS.

VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

UH, THE THEME DOES YOUR SUPERHEROES WITH THE TAGLINE OF HEROES REUNITES, WE'RE ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM OPENING THE FARE AFTER AGAIN, TWO YEARS OF NOT HAVING A FAIR, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE OPEN FROM WEDNESDAY, JUNE EIGHT THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 4TH.

WE ARE CLOSED EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR A 21 YEAR FAIR THIS YEAR.

UH, WE'RE DOING, UH, SOMETHING'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WE ARE BEING A LITTLE CAUTIOUS ABOUT ADMISSION.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ADMITTED DURING ONE DAY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

SO THAT IS, THAT IS ONE, UH, ONE BIG CHANGE.

WE ARE LIMITING, UH, ADMISSION.

WE ARE OFFERING SAVINGS DURING THE WEEK.

SO NORMALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST, UH, COLUMN, A REGULAR TICKET FOR AN ADULT IS $20.

WELL, IF YOU COME ON A WEDNESDAY OR A THURSDAY, YOU HAVE A $5 DISCOUNT.

THE SAME WITH SENIORS IN YOUTH.

UH, THERE'S A $5 DISCOUNT IF YOU COME DURING THE WEEK, FRIDAYS IS KIDS DAY.

SO THAT MEANS THAT KIDS SIX AND 12 COMING FREE CHILDREN FIVE AND YOUNGER COME IN FREE.

EVERY SINGLE THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD.

AND ANOTHER BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU NEED TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE, UH, BECAUSE AGAIN OF THE ADMISSION RESTRICTION, BOTH FOR PARKING AND FOR ADMISSION.

SO PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE.

THERE IS NO SERVICE CHARGE.

SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, WE HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF WAYS OF OFFERING SAVINGS, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC.

FOR INSTANCE, WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALBERTSONS AND VONS, WHERE YOU CAN GET A $3 DISCOUNT THERE.

AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR KID STAYS WHERE, UH, ON FRIDAYS KIDS, SIX TO 12, COMING FREE WITH THE FAIR TRIPPER FOR THE, FOR THE COST OF, UH, OF, OF THE FAIR.

YOU CAN WRITE THE, UH, ANY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT AND COME TO THE FAIR.

WE CONTINUE WORKING WITH COSTCO WITH A, UH, A PACKET, SAVES OUR GUESTS, 37% OFFSITE PARKING.

WE NOW HAVE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE FAIR AT TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL.

NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE THAT ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS.

NOW WE HAVE IT EVERY DAY.

AND OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE, UH, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE A RIDESHARE DROP-OFF FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO COME

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UH, WE HAVE AN EARLY BIRD FUMP PASS BONUS.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY A FARM PASS WHERE YOU CAN, UH, IT'S LIKE, UH, UH, ALL DAY PADS FOR, FOR RIDES.

WHILE IF YOU BUY IT BEFORE JUNE 7TH, YOU HAVE SOME EXTRA, EXTRA RIGHTS IN GAMES.

WE HAVE OUR PEPSI PAY ONE PRICE DAYS ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AND, UH, PASSPORT TO SAVINGS.

YOU CAN TASTE OF THE FAIR AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER NEAT DISCOUNTS THAT WE OFFER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

UM, SOME OF OUR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, OF COURSE, WE HAVE UNDER AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION.

WE HAVE A LIVESTOCK, WE HAVE A VERY POPULAR GARDEN SHOW, MANY EXHIBITS WHERE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BRING IN THEIR, THEIR PHOTOS, THEIR COLLECTIONS, AND, UH, UH, THEY, THEY COMPETE FOR A BLUE RIBBON CONCERTS.

THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE 15 OUT OF 21 DAYS, UH, FOR THE GRAND STAND.

WE DO HAVE, UH, SEVEN GROUND STAGES WHERE WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, OF COURSE OUR BEVERAGE FESTIVALS, WE HAVE A BEER, A WINE, AND DISTILLED A FESTIVAL DURING THE FAIR OR COMEDIANS.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO AND IT'S BACK THIS YEAR.

AND OF COURSE THE FOOD I KNOW EVERYBODY'S WONDERING WHAT THE NEW FOOD ITEM IS.

WE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CALORIES.

SO WE HAVE THE HAWK.

SOME OF OUR FOOD OFFERINGS ARE THREE THEME RELATED.

SO THE HAWK IS BY THE BY FUNNEL CAKE EXPRESS.

AND THAT IS A DOUBLE DECKER, GREEN APPLE CHEESECAKE FUNNEL CAKE WITH WHIP CREAM AND CARAMEL DRIZZLE.

I'M DYING TO TRY IT.

THEN WE HAVE THE HEROES, MEDALLION JERKY, UH, WHICH IS FRESH BEEF JERKY EMBLAZONED WITH COMIC SAYINGS, ZAP AND POWELL DON'T ASK, WHICH IS OFFERED WE CHICKEN CHARLIE'S OF COURSE KOOL-AID CHICKEN SANDWICH, BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS, DUNKIN CHERRY KOOL-AID SAUCE ON A BIT OF SPICY PICKLES AND MAYO FIVE-STAR IN MY BOOK AND KETTLE CORN, COPPER KETTLE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE KEL CORN SERVED UP WITH CAPTAIN CRUNCH.

DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER COMMUNITY HEROES.

SO THIS YEAR THE THEME IS SUPERHEROES, BUT OF COURSE WE HAVE SOME SUPERHEROES IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.

SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD A CALL FOR ENTRIES, CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY, TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO THEY CONSIDER THEIR NEXT DOOR HEROES.

OBVIOUSLY WITH THIS BIG OF A POPULATION IN THE COUNTY, IT WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE, BUT WE DID IT.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE NAMES YOU WILL SEE RECOGNIZE WE SELECTED 30 COMMUNITY HEROES AMONG THEM, MR. ERNEST RADY, HEALTHCARE, UH, PHILANTHROPIST, UH, CADENCE, MITCHELL, HEART TO SEE SURVIVOR AND VOLUNTEER ACTUALLY.

UM, SHE CABINS HAS HYPOPLASTIC.

I'M SORRY.

I WENT TOO FAST.

CADENCE HAS HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE HAS NO FUNCTIONING LEFT VENTRICLE.

AND THREE OF THE FOUR MITCHELL FAMILY MEMBERS WERE BORN WITH LIFE-THREATENING HEART DISEASE.

UH, THIS IS LINKED TO AN ABNORMAL GENE.

SO THEIR STORY IS VERY INSPIRATIONAL AS WELL.

IN THE ANIMAL FRONT, WE HAVE RICOCHET SURF DOG WHO WAS BORN INTO THE PUPPY PRODUCT JUICE, NEONATAL AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM.

AND NOW HELPS VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD IN A SURFING PROGRAM.

AND THIS COUPLE KELLY AND ANDY, MY SICK WITH FROSTED FACES FOUNDATION WHO ADOPT SENIOR DOGS AND PAIR THEM WITH SENIOR CITIZENS WANTING COMPANIONSHIP.

SO THIS IS THE TYPE OF, UM, THE TYPE OF CATEGORIES, THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL SEE AS THAT YOU WILL SEE RECOGNIZED DURING THE NEXT FAIR.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY IT AGAIN, WE START ON JUNE 8TH, CLOSE JULY 4TH FROM INFORMATION AS DEFER.COM AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANKS AGAIN.

THANKS.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS STEVE, I NOTICED ON THE LIST, BONNIE BEAR ENOUGH IS ONE OF THE 30 HERO.

SHE'S THE LEADER OF THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE.

AND IT CERTAINLY IS WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE ACKNOWLEDGING HER.

THANK YOU.

WE DID OUR BEST TO HAVE REPRESENTATION FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

SO I'M GLAD YOU RECOGNIZE THAT.

THANK YOU.

BELL'S WELL, THANKS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

OKAY.

CAN YOU TELL US, SO SOME OF THE, UM, SOME OF THE BANDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DOING A CONCERT SISTER, WE HAVE A JASON DERULO.

WE HAVE SHAGGY, UH, JOHN , UH, HISPANIC ACTS LIKE A LOT LIKE DIVA AND AND, UH, IT'S JUST A VARIETY OF, UH, HIP HOP AND COUNTRY AND MEXICAN AND YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN.

WE HAVE 15 DIFFERENT ACTS THIS YEAR.

GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE A VIDEO BY THE CTE AME PATHWAY STUDENTS.

UH, OUR CITY MANAGER, GRAHAM MITCHELL WILL SHARE WITH US ABOUT THIS.

ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA BRING A DAVE RICHARDS, UH, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

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HE ACTUALLY WAS THE PROJECT MANAGER AND THE LIAISON WITH, UH, OUR OWN, OUR VERY OWN ALGO HOME VALLEY, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

SO I'LL LET DAVE KIND OF EXPLAIN THE PROCESS.

OH, GREAT.

THANKS.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, TODAY I'M HERE TO PROVIDE OR PRESENT THE VIDEO THAT WAS PRODUCED BY THE, UM, OKLAHOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR CTE AME PATHWAY PROGRAM.

UH, THIS VIDEO TELLS US CITY'S STORY ABOUT THE MANY DYNAMIC WAYS IN WHICH THE CITY IS.

AND I SHOULD SAY OUR PARTNERS ARE PROVIDING AND ADDRESSING HOMELESS SERVICES IN OKLAHOMA.

UM, THIS IS OUR SECOND VIDEO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THIS PROGRAM AND BOTH EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN GREAT.

SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK HERE AGAIN, UH, TO PRESENT THIS VIDEO BEFORE I SHOW THE VIDEO, I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE FIVE STUDENT MEMBERS, UM, WHO PARTAKE IN THE VIDEO AND THEN ALSO PRESENT THEM WITH SOME CERTIFICATES.

SO IF I HAVE RYAN COME DOWN TO, TO HELP OUT HAND OUT CERTIFICATES, UM, AS THEY CALL YOUR NAME, COME ON UP, THE DIRECTOR OF THE VIDEO IS JAYDEN DELL.

THE EDITOR IS I END A HAJI.

DID I GET THAT RIGHT? OH, GOOD.

YOU THE TWO CAMERA OPERATORS WITH SAMIR ISA AND CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ AND THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT WAS EDMONDO MARTINEZ COME ON DOWN.

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF BRENT FORD, THE PROGRAM ADVISOR AND MICHAEL BADAMI.

I HOPE I GOT YOUR NAME RIGHT OF, UM, EIGHT EAST INC, WHO SERVES AS THE INDUSTRY ADVISOR TO THE PROGRAM.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESS PLAY.

THIS MORNING, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 375 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN THAT ARE WAKING UP GETTING READY TO START THEIR DAY, GO DOWN AND HAVE BREAKFAST, HAVE MORNING DEVOTIONS, AND EITHER GO ON WORK CALLS THE FAMILIES GO TO WORK.

SO WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES HERE ON CAMPUS FOR THE KIDS.

UH, THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE ON A DAILY BASIS.

OUR GOAL IS TO STABILIZE A HOMELESS SITUATION.

SO ANYONE THAT IS HOMELESS AND WE HAVE MINOR THINGS THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO COME INTO THE PROGRAM.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THE HOMELESS PROGRAM IN EAST COUNTY, IN ELKA HONE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR 19 YEARS.

I HAVE MANY, MANY, MANY STORIES, GOOD, BAD, INDIFFERENT.

UM, THE SUCCESS STORIES STAND OUT FOR ME AND THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND THEY HAD JUST WOKEN UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE SOMEWHERE, DECIDED TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE.

AND THEN WITHIN A YEAR THEY'RE CLEANED UP, UM, AND HAVE A JOB AND ARE MOVING OUT, HAVE A VEHICLE AND ARE STARTING THEIR LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING IN AND LEAVING.

I AM PART OF INTERFAITH SHELTER NETWORK.

IT WAS STARTED IN 1986.

IT DIDN'T BEGIN AS INTERFACE, SHELTER NETWORK.

IT BEGAN AS A CLUSTER OF CONGREGATIONS WHO WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE HOMELESS.

WE TARGET THE SITUATIONALLY HOMELESS POPULATION IN SAN DIEGO ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

AND WE PROVIDE THEM SHORT-TERM SHELTER, AS WELL AS WE HAVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. I THINK OUR INVOLVEMENT IN ALCOHOL, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST SOME PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.

UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WRAP THEM AROUND WITH, WITH, UH, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENTED TO THEM TO CAUSE THEM TO BECOME A HOMELESS.

UM, AND SO, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE IN HOUSING, WE STAY WITH THEM FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS TO STABILIZE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH.

UM, WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING GENTLEMEN, UM, HIS NAME IS DANIEL, AND HE WENT INTO OUR HOTEL SHELTER PROGRAM AND HE WAS ACTUALLY A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT HIM INTO THE SHELTER DURING THE, HE WAS ALSO A VETERAN, UM, AND HE WAS MATCHED THROUGH THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE HOMELESS TO SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR ME, I EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS MYSELF.

AND AFTER OVERCOMING THAT, I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND HELP OTHERS DO THE SAME.

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THEY COME IN AND THEY'RE VULNERABLE.

THEY'RE SCARED.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE IS.

AND WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY'RE JUST CONFIDENT.

THEY'RE INDEPENDENT.

AND THEY'RE JUST HAPPIER.

OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON THE STREETS WITH RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY HOUSING RESOURCES.

SO OUR JOB AS AN OUTREACH SPECIALIST IS TO CONDUCT A HOUSING AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, WHICH GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PUT ON A, A SYSTEM-WIDE, UM, COMMUNITY QUEUE IS WHAT WE CALL IT SO THAT THEY CAN GET MATCHED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

I THINK MY WORK MATTERS BECAUSE, UM, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE LOST TRUST IN FAITH, IN A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND I AM ONE OF THOSE THAT HELPS THEM REALIZE THAT THEY ARE HUMAN, THAT THEY DESERVE THE, THE CARE AND THE ATTENTION THAT JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

AND I'M JUST HERE TO HELP THEM AS MUCH AS I CAN.

OH, A HOT TEAM.

WE GO OUT EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY, UM, WITH VARIOUS, UH, ENTITIES.

AND WE GO AROUND LOOKING FOR ANY OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION, ANY OF OUR TRANSIENT CAMP MINTS, AND MORE OR LESS JUST PROVIDE RESOURCES, UM, AND GET THEM IN TOUCH WITH THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THEM.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT THE INTERSECTION OF A MARSHALL IN OKLAHOMA BOULEVARD.

SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A REPORT OF, UH, SOME JUST ABANDONED PROPERTY.

WE GET THESE FROM TIME TO TIME.

UH, SOME OF OUR TRANSIENTS KIND OF LOAD UP SOME TRASH AND CARTS AND WE KIND OF LEAVE IT, UH, ONCE WE GET HERE, AS LONG AS WE DETERMINED THAT THERE'S NO VALUABLES, THERE'S NOTHING THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES LIKE WHO THIS PROPERTY BELONGS TO.

UM, AND IF IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ABANDONED LIKE TRASH, GARBAGE SOIL, SOIL PROPERTY, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE GET WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND THEY KIND OF COME AND REMOVE THE TRASH OUR PROGRAM.

UH, WOULD WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF ALCOHOL TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION OUT ABOUT ALCOHOL PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE MANY AND ROBUST TO BOTH HOUSED AND UNHOUSED RESIDENTS, UM, AS QUICKLY AND AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE THAT WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, MORE INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW, UM, HOW TO GET HELP, WHERE TO GET HELP WE'LL, YOU KNOW, CLOSE, CLOSE THE GAP.

UM, SOONER IT'S PERSONAL FOR ME ALSO, BECAUSE I THINK IN A COUNTRY, THIS RICH, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

UM, IT'S CRIMINAL.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE, UM, THE WEALTH GAP THAT WE HAVE, THE INCOME GAP THAT WE HAVE, UM, AND THAT PEOPLE AREN'T PAID ENOUGH AND THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET THE HEALTHCARE THAT THEY NEED, UM, OR FOR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

AND WHAT CAN I DO AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THAT.

SO MY WIFE AND I ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE ADMIN AND PROGRAM SIDE OF WHAT THE SALVATION ARMY DOES IN ALL OF EAST COUNTY, INCLUDING OKLAHOMA.

UH, SO WE OVERSEE SOCIAL SERVICES.

WE OVERSEE THE RECREATIONAL SERVICES.

WE'RE ALSO, UM, RELIGIOUS LEADERS.

SO KIND OF THE WHOLE GAMUT, IF IT'S THE SALVATION ARMY, THAT'S AN EASTERN EAST COUNTY, SAN DIEGO, IT'S US.

WE KIND OF OVERSEE ALL OF IT.

I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PROGRAM.

AND I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY HAD A VERY VISIBLE IMPACT.

UM, SO MUCH WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS, IT'S A REALLY BROAD ISSUE.

UM, BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE NEED, IF WE'RE GOING TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF THAT KIND OF VICIOUS CYCLE, IS THEY NEED SUPPORT.

THEY NEED PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM, WHO CAN RESOURCE THEM, WHO CAN BE WITH THEM MULTIPLE DAYS OVER A LONG SPAN OF TIME AND GET THEM OUT OF THAT.

IF YOU'RE NOT FROM HERE, IF YOU HAVE NO FAMILY, NO FRIENDS, NO NOTHING THAT SUPPORT IS JUST MISSING.

AND SO THIS PROGRAM GETS PEOPLE TO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BEGIN TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK, WHERE THEY CAN BEGIN TO FIND THAT SUCCESS IN THAT VALUE IN THEMSELVES AND IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

UH, AND SO THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING PEOPLE OUT, AND IT HAS A REALLY HIGH SUCCESS RATE CURRENTLY ABOUT 85% OF THOSE WHO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

AND WE DO OUR SIX MONTH FOLLOW-UP.

THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY, UM, FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THOSE STEPS.

AND SO IT'S A REALLY TREMENDOUS SUCCESS RATE WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN OUR ULTIMATE GOAL.

ISN'T JUST TO GET SOMEONE OFF THE STREET FOR A DAY OR TWO.

OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

AND SO ALMOST EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, OR THAT WE OFFER THAT WE HELP FUND HAS THAT GOAL IN MIND OF GETTING SOMEONE FROM THE STREET TODAY AND ULTIMATELY INTO A PERMANENT HOME.

I THINK WE HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON HELPING TO CURB SOME OF THE IMPACT FROM HOMELESSNESS.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TRACK RECORD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE, WE'VE HOUSED PERMANENTLY HOUSED OVER 200 FAMILIES.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL, RIGHT? THERE'S 200 FAMILIES THAT WERE ONES LIVING ON THE STREETS OF OKLAHOMA THAT ARE NOW IN PERMANENT HOUSING.

SOME OF THAT HOUSING INCLUDES WITH, WITH SUPPORT BEHIND THEM, SOCIAL WORKERS, UM, ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL TO ME.

ANY

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I MEAN, CRISIS HOUSE.

I COULD NAME MORE.

UM, BUT ALL THESE FOLKS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP CREATE SOLUTIONS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UH, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL IN TERMS OF SOLUTIONS.

THERE'S A LOT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS.

SO THERE HAS TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS OH, IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.

UM, SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO BE THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT THIS A LOT, COME ON UP, JADEN, UM, MAYOR.

WELL, JAYDEN'S COMING UP, YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN, WHEN DAVE AND I MET THEM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WERE NOT INTIMIDATED BY US.

THEY TOLD US WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK.

UM, THEY WERE TOTALLY IN CHARGE AND, UH, I'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SO PROFESSIONAL IN HANDLING THIS BUSINESS.

I JUST, IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.

SO YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM JAYDEN AND HIS TEAM RIGHT NOW, JEN.

SO, UM, MOST OF MY TEAM HAVE, THEY'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED WITH THE CITY BEFORE.

I HAVE PERSONALLY TWO YEARS AGO FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY.

SO WHEN I WAS OFFERED THE POSITION TO BE DIRECTOR OF THIS, I KNEW I WAS THE MOST PREPARED FOR IT BECAUSE I'VE WORKED WITH YOU GUYS BEFORE, AND I KNOW HOW EVERYTHING GOES.

AND HONESTLY, I WASN'T REALLY NERVOUS AND DOING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW MY CAPABILITIES AND I KNOW MY TEAM'S CAPABILITY ON WHAT WE CAN DO.

AND I JUST KNEW THAT THE VIDEO THAT WE WERE GOING TO CREATE, WHAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORTH WATCHING AND WORTH SHOWING TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND, UM, WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR CHALLENGES? UM, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WAS HONESTLY, THE EDITING PART WAS A LITTLE BIT HARD BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO COMMUNICATE ON WHAT OUR STORY WANTED TO SAY AND WHAT WE WANTED TO SEND OUT AS A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT WAS PROBABLY IT, THE FILMING WAS CONSIDERABLY NOT TOO HARD.

OH, ALTHOUGH MAYOR, THEY DID FILM ON THEIR SPRING BREAK.

SO WHILE MOST KIDS ARE SLEEPING IN OR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, THESE GUYS WERE OUT WALKING THE STREETS WITH OUR COPS AND UH, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, UH, GIVING THEIR TIME TO US.

THAT'S GREAT.

LET ME SEE THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, STEVE? UH, I HOPE.

AND ARE YOU RELATED TO RICH? BATEBI BY CHANCE? YEAH.

IT'S YOUR DAD, ISN'T IT? YEAH.

OKAY.

I'VE WORKED WITH HIM.

I HOPE YOU GUYS SUBMIT THIS FOR A REGIONAL EMMY.

UH, THERE ARE OUR CATEGORIES FOR THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

WOULDN'T THAT BE A GREAT TROPHY ON YOUR WALL? I THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT.

I WILL.

I WILL.

YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

UM, THIS COULD BE ANYONE THAT ANSWERS IT, BUT DOING THIS PROJECT, WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU LEARNED THROUGH THIS PROCESS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW PRIOR TO STARTING IT.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU LEARNED THAT OR DISCOVERED? UM, YES.

I LEARNED HOW TO BE BETTER AT TIME MANAGEMENT.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS I'VE WORKED ON.

SO IT WAS HARD FOR ME AND MY TEAM, ESPECIALLY IF MY, THE EDITOR, I HAD THE HAJI TO REALLY WORK WITH HIS, UM, HIS SCHEDULE.

KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULARS AND MANY OTHER STUFF, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT DONE OR I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

WELL, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

I THOUGHT I WAS WATCHING A PROFESSIONAL NEWS REPORT ON, YOU KNOW, ON A SEVEN O'CLOCK NEWS ON CHANNEL SEVEN OR CHANNEL EIGHT.

SO YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND I'M, I'D BE PROUD.

I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR THAT WE'D BE PROUD TO SHARE THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING IT'S SO PROFESSIONALLY DONE.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS STORY, TOLD LIKE THIS IN, IN VIDEO FORMAT AND INTERVIEWS, UH, WITH ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH REGARD TO HOMELESSNESS.

SO THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.

UM, BECAUSE INSTEAD OF HAVING A NICE SPRING BREAK, UM, JOIN YOUR TIME, YOUR PUT THIS ON YOUR RESUME FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE GUYS.

FANTASTIC JOB.

WHO'S GOING INTO, UM, TV AND FILM PRODUCTION.

AND GRANDMA TOLD ME HE'S GETTING AN AGENT AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE US ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BEFORE HE GOES OFF TO HOLLYWOOD.

SO THANKS A LOT FOR THAT.

THIS WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND I'M PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I EXPECT YOU TO SEE IT TO YOU AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS IN 10 YEARS.

AND ACTUALLY, UH, YOU HAVE A SON IS PRETTY HIGH UP IN HOLLYWOOD.

YEAH.

HE'S A,

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YEAH.

HE WENT TO, UH, GROSSMONT MIDDLE COLLEGE AND THEN TO UCLA AND NOW I'M GETTING MY MONEY'S WORTH AND ALL THOSE PARENT LOANS.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

OH, WAS THERE, OH, MICHELLE, I'M SORRY.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT GRANDMA HERE.

SO I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, AND I THINK YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IN DEPTH BEFORE YOU MADE THIS PROJECT? SO I, I, I'M ALWAYS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

I'M ALWAYS DOING STUFF AROUND OKLAHOMA AND I KINDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT I NEVER REALLY KNEW WHAT SOLUTIONS OUR CITY OFFERED.

AND DID YOU, WERE YOU SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH, UH, IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE HELP? UM, HONESTLY, I WASN'T SURPRISED BECAUSE I ALREADY, I KNOW THE CITY AND I KNOW THAT THEY LIKE TO TACKLE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BECAUSE IF WE TACKLE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS IT'LL TRULY MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

AND HOW ABOUT SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES? DID YOU GUYS REALIZE THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH OUT THERE OR WHAT THEY WERE DOING? UM, THEY REALIZE HOW THESE SPECIALIZE IN EACH THING , AND IT'S JUST LIKE A STEP SOMEONE'S LIKE, STEP-BY-STEP ALL THEY CAN DO TO GET THEIR LIFE IN ORDER.

AND WE'RE JUST PLAYING THE PART OF EDITING.

I JUST WATCHED THE ENTIRE STORY IN FRONT OF MY EYES, LIKE CONDENSING, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT ANYBODY OUT.

MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE HOURS WHERE I JUST HAVE TO CONVINCE IT.

IT JUST FELT REALLY NICE TO KNOW THAT OUTREACH IS AVAILABLE, STRUGGLING, LIKE MY PART WITH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY EDITED.

UM, IT FLOWED AND, UM, IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THOSE AREAS THAT NEEDED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED WELL DONE.

AND DEFINITELY IF IT COMES UP, I WOULD VOTE FOR IT AND I WANT TO SHARE IT.

SO IF WE CAN GET THAT GOING, I DO A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND, UM, I'D BE WILLING TO SHARE IT TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE THIS IS A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD, AND IT ISN'T COMING FROM A GOVERNMENT.

IT'S NOT COMING FROM A SERVICE PROVIDER.

IT'S COMING FROM YOU GUYS.

YOU PUT IT TOGETHER.

AND IT JUST REALLY TELLS A STORY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT FROM US.

HAVING IT COME FROM YOU GUYS IS SO MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS ON THIS BECAUSE CLEARLY YOU ALL HAVE INCREDIBLE TALENT AND MY SON WAS WORRIED.

YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

UH, HE'S 31 YEARS OLD AND HE'S PRODUCING, CO-PRODUCING ACTUALLY A BATMAN MOVIE ANIMATED COMING OUT IN 2023.

SO, AND HE'S JUST A KID THAT GREW UP IN OKLAHOMA.

SO THERE'S NO REASON YOU CAN'T DO THE SAME, THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE ARE ENDLESS.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU PURSUE YOUR EDUCATION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HAVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE WHOLE TEAM AND BECAUSE I LIKE YOU GUYS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE BEANIE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

AH, GOOD, GOOD.

YOU HAD YOUR EXCUSE ALREADY.

OKAY, GOOD.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

LASTLY, WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PRESENTATION WITH MARISOL.

I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY HERE.

MARISOL THORN IS OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

AND SHE'LL TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.

IS THAT GOING TO CONNECT WELL, WHILE WE GET THAT, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

I'M GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER.

UM, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, UM, BEFORE THEY GET A CALL AGAIN.

UH, SO WITH US, WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE BEEN VERY INTEGRAL IN WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

UM, THEY ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS DO YOGA CLASS THIS MONTH FOR STAFF ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR POA MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE, WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY INNOVATIVE AND CONTRIBUTORS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SERGEANT MIKE MURPHY, WHO

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THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL DOG.

OKAY.

SO BEFORE I START THE VIDEO, SO MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD WITH OUR CHIEFS, WITH OUR POA, THE, UH, ALCOHOL AND VIRUS ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY BRING ON A ROBUST MENTAL WELLNESS PROGRAM HERE AT THE CITY.

AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO THIS MONTH WAS REALLY HIGHLIGHT SELF CARE.

AND SO SELF-CARE IS ESSENTIALLY JUST TECHNIQUES THAT ALLOW STAFF TO BECOME AWARE OF THEIR TRIGGERS, WHAT STRESSES THEM OUT, AND THEN HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT, HOW TO REDUCE THE STRESS.

SO THIS MONTH WE HAVE FOCUSED ON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, WHAT IT MEANS TO GET GOOD SLEEP, UM, AND OTHER TOPICS, UH, TO EDUCATE OUR STAFF, TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS, TO REALLY BE AWARE OF HOW THEY'RE FEELING AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT AHEAD OF TIME, SO THAT THEY DON'T DEVELOP INSIGHT OR DEPRESSION OR OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES.

SO THIS VIDEO IS JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT FINISHED YET TOMORROW.

WE HAVE TWO FUN DAYS.

WE HAVE GOLF, WHICH HAS BEEN, UM, INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY MANAGERS OPEN HOUSE, AND THEN HUMAN RESOURCES WILL HIGHLIGHT ALL THE BENEFITS THAT WE OFFER NOW TO OUR STAFF THAT HAVE TO DO WITH WELLNESS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER FUN ACTIVITY FOR NATIONAL AIRPLANE DAY, PAPER, AIRPLANE, DAY ON THURSDAY.

SO REALLY THOSE ARE DISTRACTORS.

AND SO DISTRACTING IS A TECHNIQUE FOR STRESS.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL END IT NEXT WEEK WITH A WALK WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

SO THOSE AREN'T HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VIDEO, BUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE ARE FEELING MY WAY THROUGH THE DOG.

THE WAY THAT I LIKE TO BE MINDFUL AND GET BACK INTO THE ZONE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO THE GYM DURING THE LUNCH HOUR.

UM, I STARTED NOTICING THAT DREAM THE DAY I WOULD GET A LITTLE MORE TIRED IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO I DECIDED WHY NOT GIVE THE GYM A TRY? SO I STARTED GOING AND IT JUST REALLY ENERGIZES ME.

AND I FEEL THAT NOW I NEED LESS COFFEE.

SO I'M ABLE TO FOCUS MORE.

I'M ABLE TO, UM, HAVE MORE ENERGY AND JUST BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

ROSEMARY SMELLS BEAUTIFUL TO SMELL AMELIA.

I FEEL BETTER WHEN SMELL.

UH, THE THING THAT I DO TO GET IN THE RIGHT MINDSET TO DO WORK THAT'S SUPER DETAIL ORIENTED IS TO REALLY CLEAN MY WORKSPACE.

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ORGANIZED.

SO I'VE GOT NO DISTRACTION.

I CAN FOCUS ON THE DETAILS, WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH.

IT'S HUGE.

IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO US AS I'M SURE IT IS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS JUST A DAILY.

WE JUST COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.

WE TALK ABOUT INCIDENTS THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, EVEN JUST AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE, WHICH WAS HUGE FOR OUR WELLNESS.

UH, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE YARA, WHICH I'M SURE EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH.

SHE'S BEEN SUPER, SUPER HELPFUL IN MAKING, YOU KNOW, BRINGING SPIRITS UP AND THAT KIND OF THING SEARCHING FOR A BETTER WAY.

SO AGAIN, UM, I JUST REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ASSISTED THIS MONTH WITH PROVIDING THESE TECHNIQUES.

UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TEACH OUR STAFF TO BE RESILIENT AND GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO USE THESE PREVENTATIVE TECHNIQUES, TO REALLY NOT GET TO A SPACE WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO TO EAP.

WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE EAP THERE'S THERAPY SERVICES, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MEDICAL PROVIDERS.

UM, BUT REALLY FOR US TO KEEP OUR STAFF HEALTHY, WE NEED TO BREAK THE STIGMA AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S WAYS TO REALLY BE SELF-AWARE AND, UM, CONTROL SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS

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WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

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

WELL, THANK YOU FOR CREATING A CULTURE, A WORK ENVIRONMENT OF, OF HEALTH, AND, AND I THINK YOUR TEAM AND THE ENTIRE CITY STAFF HAS EMBRACED THIS.

AND THAT'S A GREAT THING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ALSO VERY HEALTHY IS GIVING BACK, AND I THINK YOU, YOU, YOU GET A LOT OF, OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

LAST THURSDAY, I WAS AT THE GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR AWARDS CEREMONY.

I THINK I SAID THAT, RIGHT.

AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS WERE THERE FROM STATION EIGHT.

I THINK THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENT FIREFIGHTERS, UH, AT ALCOHOL VALLEY.

AND SO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION COMBINED A THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH AND THEY GIVE IT A $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT GROSSMONT GRANITE HILLS IN OAKLAND VALLEY.

THAT'S A CULTURE OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH GIVING BACKS.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE WHOLE STAFF DOES FOR OUR CITY.

COUNCILMAN GLOBAL TOOK MY PHRASE THAT YOU'VE CREATED A CULTURE OF HEALTH AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, WE DON'T HAVE HEALTHCARE.

WE HAVE SICK CARE AND, UM, MENTAL HEALTH IS STIGMATIZED, UM, AND JUST LIKE OUR BODIES GET SICK.

UH, SOMETIMES WE NEED TO GET A CHECKUP FOR OUR, OUR MINDS AS WELL.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

MARYSOL YOUR WHOLE TEAM TO INTRODUCING A PLETHORA OF, OF HOW TO STAY MENTALLY HEALTHY AND BE AWARE AND COGNIZANT OF IT? I THINK IT'S GOING TO, UM, PAY DIVIDENDS DOWN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS WHO HAVE A TOUGH JOB, YOU KNOW, UM, INTERACTING WITH HOMELESS, UM, FREQUENTLY AND, UM, JUST THE DAILY GRIND.

SO THANK YOU FOR CREATING THAT CULTURE AT OUR CITY.

I HIGHLY DOUBT THERE'S MANY CITIES IN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

WHAT ELSE? I JUST, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE WHOLE CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, DON'T BE SHY ABOUT ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH GRAHAM, UH, FOR ANY NEEDS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE WHERE I THINK THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING IN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE 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 LIST OF BLOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN THE TENANTS MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION WITH CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS ITEM BY ITEM FIVE? OKAY.

STAFF? NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, THEN LET'S UM, ANGELA AND SPEAKERS FOR CONSENT.

NO SPEAKER CARDS.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO ITEM FIVE THEN, UH, ITEM FIVE IN THE STAFF REPORT.

I THINK THERE'S A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR THAT AT LEAST, UH, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, THE BID AMOUNT OF $147,000 FOR TIER TWO BUT 11,000 FOR TIER ONE THAT 11,000 IS NOT THE RIGHT NUMBER.

IS IT? NO, SIR.

UH, THE $159,000 IS A ANNUAL FEE.

SO IF YOU WERE TO DIVIDE THAT 159,000 BY 12, YOU'D GET A MONTHLY FEE OF A LITTLE OVER 12,000 AND THEN THE 11,500 IS ALSO A MONTHLY FEE.

SO, UM, TYPICALLY, UH, WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT HOW MUCH GRAFFITI INCIDENTS WE HAVE PER MONTH.

THERE ARE SOME MONTHS THAT WERE UNDER 500 THERE'S SOME MONTHS WERE OVER 500.

SO IF YOU WERE TO BLEND THOSE TOGETHER, THIS CONTRACT AMOUNT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR $159,000 IS WELL WITHIN WHAT WE ANTICIPATE SPENDING THIS NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S FINE.

AND I, I THANK URBAN CORE.

THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AROUND TOWN OF GETTING RID OF GRAFFITI MORE TIMES THAN NOT.

WHEN I REPORTED THEM, THE CITY APP IT'S GONE THE SAME DAY, UH, CERTAINLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

AND THAT'S EXCELLENT SERVICE BY THE URBAN CORE.

I THINK, UH, TALKING TO A FIREFIGHTER RECENTLY, WHO HAS A FRIEND WHO WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, LIVING AN ALPINE WOULD COME DOWN INTO ELK ON AND SAY, WHAT'S UP WITH ALCOHOL AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPECT FOR THAT KIND OF THING.

AND HE SAID, IT'S A LOT CLEANER THAN IT USED TO BE.

AND SO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZING THE CLEANLINESS AND THE CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN OKLAHOMA.

THAT'S A CITY STAFF WIDE CULTURE THAT I APPRECIATE, NOT JUST FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY HAVE CREATED THIS CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CITY.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, DO YOU NEED US TO PULL THIS OUT AND VILLA NO.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVE TO THE SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE

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