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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
JUMP TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WE CONTINUE THE WHOLE BOOK WHILE THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER USED TO BE AN EFFECT OF THE COVEN 19 RACES.
I'VE WATCHED YOUR MINOR CITIZENS AND YOU CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AS WE DID IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.
THEY'LL BE READ AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE SWEETIE HOW MUCH WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE VOTE FOR THE COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE SEAT OF ALCOHOL'S WEBSITE UNDER AGENDAS AND GO TO THE VIDEO STREAMING AND YOU'LL SEE A BUTTON TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS.
AND I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE THESE THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SAY, GO AHEAD AND WRITE THEM DOWN NOW AND SEND THEM IN BECAUSE THAT'LL MAKE IT COST MORE SCHOOLING.
THE MEDIA IS NOT CALLED TO ORDER.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK ANGELA TO CALL THE ROLE, UM, STATE YOUR NAME.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PLACED, SENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK THERE AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN AIR.
WOULD YOU ALL STAND THEN FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE ON ZOOM OR IS THERE ANY WAY? OKAY.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO PUBLICLY OR WIDGETS STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE.
[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the May 12, 2020, Meeting and the Agenda of the May 26, 2020, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]
ALRIGHT.RIGHT CLERK POSTED ORDERS OR GERMANS OF THE MAY 12TH, 2020 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE MAY 26 2020 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN REMIND THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS EARLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE RECEIVED ON TIME AND THEY CAN BE READ BEFORE THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND SO DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO SIR.
NO AGENDA CHANGES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ANY AGENDA CHANGE.
[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.]
ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS ARE ROUTINE MATTERS AND AFTER THE BUY ONE MOTION, ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THIS, THIS IS BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION WITH CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? NOPE.
HOW ABOUT STAFF? ANYBODY ON STAFF ISCHEMIA? WE DON'T.
STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL THOUGH.
WHEN WE GET TO MS. CORTEZ, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PUBLIC ONE OR TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT A CONSENT ITEM.
UH, ITEMS SIX WAS PULLED BY THE PUBLIC.
THE FIRST ONE, UH, COMES FROM AN ANONYMOUS, UH, SUBMITTER AND IT READS, FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THE C S F PROGRAM MUST BE UTILIZED TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW JUST HOW YOU EXPLAINED THE NEED FOR A DRONE WITH AN F L I OUR CAMERA AND A MOBILE HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA TRAILER AS NECESSITIES IN AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS THIS.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE ITEMS COULD IN ANY WAY PREVENT, PREPARE FOR OR RESPOND TO THE CORONA VIRUS.
THE RESEARCH I DID INTO THE F L I R CAMERA LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS CAMERAS ARE USED FOR THERMAL VISION THAT WOULD BE VISION FOR THERE WHERE YOU COULD NOT SEE.
THIS WOULD BE EQUIPMENT THAT POLICE COULD USE TO LOOK INTO SOMEONE'S HOME OR SURROUNDED AREA TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN SUCH A TIME OF CRISIS NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER CITIES AND PEOPLE WHO COULD BE USING THIS FUND OR SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH A CORONA VIRUS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES AND SO SHOULD ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT VOTES FOR THIS ITEM.
I HAVE TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO CHECK ON THIS ITEM WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM
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DIRECTOR AND THE SECOND COMMENT ON THAT ITEM IS FROM AMANDA MCGIMPSEY AS THE RESIDENCE AND HOMELESS ADVOCATE.I AM CONCERNED BY THE CE S F GRANT PROPOSED SKEWS.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY USED THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE AN AERIAL DRONE TO HELP ADDRESS A CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE.
I ASSUMED THIS DRONE WILL BE USED LOCATED HOMELESS TO LOCATE HOMELESS IN THE RIVER BED.
HOWEVER, MY CONCERN IS THAT ONCE LOCATED THE HOMELESS PERSONS WILL BE ASKED TO RELOCATE DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS.
MANY SHELTER FACILITIES HAVE REDUCED BED CAPACITY UNDER BOISE VERSUS MARTIN.
CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE REALISTIC AVAILABILITY OF A SHELTER BED BEFORE THEY CAN ASK INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE AND THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR C.
F THEY ARE A VARIETY OF OTHER PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE FUNDS SUCH AS PURCHASING GLOVES, MASK AND SANITIZER, AND OTHER CITIES.
POLICE HAVE DISTRIBUTED THESE ITEMS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
THIS ITEMS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY AND CAN HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON RACISM, THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS AND ALCOHOL.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO USE THE PROPOSED FUNDING FOR LIFE.
SAME THING, SAVING SANITATION ITEMS RATHER THAN THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT WITH LIMITED EFFECTIVENESS AT REDUCING THE SPREAD.
THAT COMES THROUGH THE COMMENTS FOR THAT ITEM.
GRAHAM, WOULD YOU, LET'S SAY THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACHIEVE TOLLS? WE'LL, I'LL, I'LL, UH, TAKE THE FIRST STAB AND IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, UH, CHIEF MOLTEN CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE.
SO FIRST OF ALL, FIRST AID KITS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO PURCHASE DO INCLUDE P OR OUR PERSONAL PREVENT, UH, PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
SO THAT'S PART OF THAT IGENE PORTION.
WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER PUBLIC.
THIS IS TO ME MEANT FOR, UM, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.
SECOND IS THE REASON THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FUNDS FOR THE DRONE IS WE DO HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT UNDER THE HEALTH ORDINANCE THAT WE DO ENSURE THAT THERE AREN'T CROWDS AND THAT WE GET INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
SO IF THERE'S AN APPOINTMENT IN A CANYON, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THEY'RE THERE AND GETTING THEM THE PROPER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION UNLESS WE HAVE THAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT, UM, WHILE PROTECTING OUR OWN STAFF.
SO THAT'S SOME OF THE LOGIC FOR THAT.
THESE ARE, UH, THIS IS A COMMON EXPENDITURE DURING THIS TIME.
AND I'LL ASK CHIEF MOLSON TO MAYBE ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE COMMENTARY TO THAT JUSTIFICATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'LL JUST ECHO SOME OF WHAT, UH, GRAHAM SAID FIRST DRONES HAVE BEEN USED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVET 19 ENDEMIC.
WE SEE TWO PRIMARY USES FOR THIS DRONE.
FIRST, LARGE GATHERINGS PROHIBITED A DRONE CAN BE USED TO RESPOND TO AND COMMUNICATE WITH GROUPS WITHOUT UNNECESSARILY EXPOSING OUR OFFICERS.
SECOND, AS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT GRAHAM TOUCHED ON, OUR AT RISK HOMELESS POPULATION OFTEN SETS UP ENCAMPMENTS AND HARD TO REACH URBAN CANYONS AND OFTEN IN DENSE SPOILAGE, A DRONE EQUIPPED WITH A FLIR CAMERA IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN LOCATING THESE TYPES OF ENCAMPMENTS.
A NUMBER OF AGENCIES HAVE USED DRONES FOR THIS PURPOSE, INCLUDING LOCALLY.
THESE FLIGHTS WOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAMS. UH, THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING I'LL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON IS THE MOBILE CAMERA TRAILER.
AGAIN, THE AREAS OF OUR CITY ARE VERY CONDUCIVE TO LARGE GATHERINGS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LARGE PARKS AND THEY'RE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LARGE GATHERINGS, CALLS RELATED TO GATHERINGS.
AND THESE AREAS THEN I AM ASSUMING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BURDEN ON OUR LIMITED RESOURCES.
THIS CAMERA TRAILER CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THESE TYPES OF AREAS TO BOTH MONITOR THE AREA AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH THE PUBLIC IF NEEDED.
THIS ACCOMPLISHES TWO THINGS, ESSENTIALLY.
ONE UNNECESSARILY EXPOSING OUR OFFICERS, UH, AND ALSO FREEING THEM UP FOR OTHER PRIORITY CALLS.
THE QUESTION, UM, CHIEF IF, UM, WHEN WE'RE NOT USING THIS FOR THE COVEN CRISIS, WILL THE DRONES BE USED FOR OTHER KINDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES? WELL, WE'D BEEN USING OUR DRONE PROGRAM FOR SO FAR AND IT'S STILL KIND OF IN ITS INFANCY.
UH, WE'D BEEN USING IT FOR, FOR CRIME SCENE DOCUMENTATION, ACCIDENT SCENE DOCUMENTATION, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WE'D NEVER USED A, A DRONE FOR SURVEILLANCE OR ANY TYPE OF SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
UM, IT'S BEEN, BUT IT'S BEEN USED FOR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THAT, SUCH AS DOCUMENTING CRIME SCENES.
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OKAY, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.UM, JUST WITH REGARDS TO THE PROCESS, UM, WE'RE APPLYING FOR THESE FUNDS.
SO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UM, WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE USE THAT WE'RE INTENDING FOR THESE FUNDS.
IS THAT CORRECT? THESE FUNDS HAVE ESSENTIALLY ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
THIS, THIS WAS OUR ALLOTMENT OF THESE FUNDS.
WE'VE APPLIED, THEY'VE ACCEPTED THE GRANT.
PART OF THAT GRANT PROCESS IS, IS COMING TO COUNCIL AND HAVING IT APPROVED.
WELL, QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANKS VERY MUCH.
DOES THAT ALL THE COMMENTS? YES SIR.
HOW ABOUT HE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN? YES.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.]
WE'RE AT PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ELK RITA MELVIN AGENCY.
COMMERCE BLAINE'S ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE ADAM IS HEARD.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS PAID BRIEFLY SPRUNG THE STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND THAT ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
ANDREW, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES SIR.
UM, UH, AND THIS WAS RECEIVED FROM AN ANONYMOUS PERSON AND PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
IN OCTOBER OF 2015 THE CITY STOPPED FIT TO TAKE AWAY THE 255 EIGHT 28 ALLOCATED FOR THE WELLS PARK PLAYGROUND AND MODERNIZATION.
THERE IS DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND INCLUDING THE FIVE YEAR PLAN WELLS PARK WAS TO RECEIVE 1,000,001 55 $550 TO COMPLETE PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF THE WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
IN APRIL OF 2017 WELLS PARK FENCING PROJECT WAS GRANTED THE FUNDS AND IN MAY OF 2017 HE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN FOR WELLS PARK WAS PRESENTED AND THE FYI 2017 THROUGH 2018 ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN, $500,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO WELLS PARK BASED ONE AND THE 2018 THROUGH 2019 WHEN YOUR ACTION PLAN $500,000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR WELLS PARK PHASE TWO THEN IN THE FYI 2019 THROUGH 2020 WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WAS BUDGETED OUT 1,000,001 53 THREE 93 AND THIS YEAR'S PHYSICAL BUDGET, THERE IS NO MONEY ALLOCATED FOR WELLS PARK PROJECT, BUT WHERE DID THE OVER $2 MILLION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED GO-TO BECAUSE NONE OF THE PROJECT EXCEPT FOR THE FENCING HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR EVEN STARTED AT WELLS PARK.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART TO OUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE A HOMELESS PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT GIVE THE CITY THE RIGHT TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG, THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE BATHROOMS. THEY ARE NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE.
THERE IS NO SOAP DISPENSER, NO PAPER TOWELS AND YOU HAVE TO WASH YOUR HANDS IN THE SAME SINK THAT YOU DRINK YOUR WATER FROM.
THIS COULD BE A DIRECT COST OF HEPATITIS B OUTBREAK.
ONCE AGAIN, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE CITY GOVERNMENT PICKS AND CHOOSES WHICH PROJECTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE AND PAY NO HEAT TO WHAT THE CITIZENS ARE ASKING THEM TO DO.
STOP MAKING PROMISES THAT YOU WON'T KEEP OR STARTING PROJECTS YOU DON'T FINISH.
REMEMBER FELLAS, THIS YEAR IS AN ELECTION YEAR AND THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENT.
THE DRAWER COMMENT ON THIS OR NOT.
JUST REALLY QUICKLY, UM, WE HAVE INSTALLED THE FENCING AND INCLUDING THE GATES TO THE PARK.
WE'VE ALSO INSTALLED, UM, ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THAT PART IS COMPLETED.
THAT IS REALLY PART OF PHASE ONE.
I THINK THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS CORRECT THAT WE ARE BEHIND IN ACCOMPLISHING PHASES TWO AND THREE.
UM, SOME OF THOSE PHASES REQUIRE SOME, SOME GENERAL FUND MONEY THAT UM, I'M A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO COMMIT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT FINANCIALLY.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CBG DOLLARS THAT ARE TIED UP IN THIS AND THAT WE ARE, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THOSE THAT DON'T INVOLVE GENERAL FUND, BUT, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIORITIES HAPPENING.
SO THIS HAS SLOWED THESE DOWN.
UH, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
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THANKS FOR ANSWERING THAT.ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO COMMENT? OH, I THINK WE NEED TO HOLD OUR GENERAL FUND MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUITE A HIT TO THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE IT HELPS TAX PROPERTY TAX AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
EVERY TAX IS A LITTLE SLOGAN PAID ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE PAPER AND UH, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE SALES ACT KIND OF TAKE A BIG HIT THIS YEAR.
ARE THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
[11. Public Hearing for the adoption of the Proposed 2020 Five-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, for the adoption of the Proposed 2020 Five-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).]
AND WE HEARD OUT PUBLIC HEARINGS.ITEM 11 IS THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED 2025 YEAR PROGRAM OF PROJECTS FOR THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF.
WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS PLACE? YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UM, THIS ITEMS REPORT YET? UH, IT'S, IT'S OUR REQUIREMENT, OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UM, EVERY TWO YEARS.
SANDAY REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCIES TO UPDATE THE RTF, TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR OUR PLAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SUCH AS OUR OVERLAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS, SIDEWALKS, CURB RAMPS AND SO FORTH, AND OUR GRANT GRANT FUNDING MATCHES.
AND, UM, OUR LIST OF PROJECTS AS IT IS, AS THEY'RE IN FRONT OF YOU AND OUR FISCAL IMPACT, UH, IS AT, WE WILL RECEIVE OVER $14 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO HELP FUND THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND, UH, OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
HOW MANY CARS ON THE SIDE OF HIM? NO, SIR.
UM, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THEN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION OR DISCUSS MORE.
MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT REVOLUTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED 2025 YEAR PROGRAM FOR PROJECTS FOR THE SANDAG REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THE SECOND MAYOR, WELL VOTE DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ? YES.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN WHERE SHE CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[12. City Council Meeting Schedule RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers canceling one of the mid-summer meetings, as it has in past years. Staff recommends that the City Council discusses and considers canceling the August 25, 2020 meeting.]
WE HAVE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.ITEM 12 IS AN ITEM TO CONSIDER CANCELING A SUMMER COUNCIL MEETING AND STAFF.
WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS PLACE MR MAYOR? MEMBERS COUNCIL TYPICALLY OR HISTORICALLY THE CITY HAS CANCELED ONE OF ITS MEETINGS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
WE'VE USUALLY DONE THAT THE SECOND MEETING OF AUGUST, BUT RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OR THE ABILITY TO CALL THAT MEETING IF WE REALLY NEED TO, BUT STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE CANCEL THE AUGUST 25TH 20 2020 MEETING AT THIS TIME AND LEAVE THAT CANCELED IN UNLESS IT'S OTHERWISE NEEDED.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS WITH US? RIGHT? UM, COUNSEL, LET'S JUST A HOUSE CLEANING THING.
WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND LISTEN TO BAY HAS ANY OBJECTIONS.
MAYOR WELLS, YOUR VOTE PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[13. Update on Impacts of COVID-19 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council accepts and considers the information associated with this report.]
HE SAYS THE LAST MINUTE OR SARAH IMPORTANT IS ITEM 13, WHICH IS AN UPDATE ON IMPACTS OF THE COBRA 19.ALL STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM PLEASE.
THANK YOU MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IF WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO TURN ON A POWER POINT PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME FROM GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
UM, WE WANTED TO COVER A COUPLE SORT OF UPDATES.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
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WE WANT TO HIT A COUPLE ITEMS. I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE AND ALSO, UM, THE, THE PUBLIC.UH, WE WANTED TO JUST TALK ABOUT AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE COVEN 19 INFORMATION THAT'S AFFECTING THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.
UM, I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION TO CLAY.
SHANE, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR ECONOMIC, WHAT THE OUTCOME ECONOMIC OUTPUT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, HOW THE COVEN 19, UH, PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING OUR CALPERS CALCULATIONS.
LOOKING AT HOW ALL THESE FACTORS INFLUENCE OUR FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK, WHICH WE JUST PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A FEW MEETINGS AGO.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FISCAL THOUSAND, OUR FISCAL YEAR 2021 ANNUAL BUDGET, KIND OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IN TERMS OF, UM, SOME SHORTFALL AND THEN REALLY ON SOME, SOME OF THE SKETCH MOVING FORWARD IN PRESENTING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET.
SO WITH THAT, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE JUST REALLY QUICKLY.
UM, WITHIN THE CITY OF COUNTY, THERE HAS BEEN 6,797 CONFIRMED CASES.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IS SOME BETTER DATA ON, UH, RECOVERY RATES AND, UM, OR, OR CURRENT ACTIVE CASES BECAUSE THAT NUMBER CAN BE A LITTLE DECEPTIVE.
UM, BUT I THINK THE NUMBER THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT IS ULTIMATELY, UM, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOSPITALIZATIONS, WHICH WE'VE HAD 1000, 244 AS OF YESTERDAY.
BUT IT'S REALLY THE NUMBER OF DEATHS COUNTY-WIDE AND LOOKING AT NOT ONLY DEATHS BUT THE RATE OF INCREASES OF DEATHS.
IF COUNCIL'S INTERESTED, I HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THAT RATE.
ACTUALLY I DON'T HAVE IT ON THIS ONE, BUT ANOTHER, ANOTHER ONE.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT UM, ANOTHER PRESENTATION, I HAVE SHOWS THAT OVER TIME, INITIALLY THERE WERE, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OR PERCENT INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DEATHS, BUT IT REALLY IS AVALAR AVERAGING ONE TO 2% INCREASE OF DEATHS A DAY.
NOW I THINK WE ARE SLOWING DOWN.
I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE UM, IMPLEMENTED COUNTYWIDE, CITY-WIDE IS ACTUALLY MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.
UM, IN THE CITY OF EL CAHONE THERE'S 432 CONFIRMED CASES AS OF YESTERDAY.
WE DO KNOW THAT ABOUT HALF OF THOSE CASES COME FROM SOME SORT OF A CONVALESCENT FACILITY.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS THAT, THAT WE BELIEVE ARE COMING FROM THE CITY OF EL CAHONE, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATA ON THIS, WE BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALSO FROM CONVALESCENT FACILITIES AS WELL.
UM, IF YOU GO TO THE, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE DATA.
IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY.
AND THIS GRAPH WAS PUT TOGETHER OVER THE WEEKEND AND IT'S ALREADY A LITTLE BIT OUT OF DATE, BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED SEVERAL, UM, DIFFERENT STAGES OF, OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
AND AS YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE, THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE SOME OF THOSE STAGES BASED ON, UM, APPROVAL AND BASED ON, UH, ACCOMPLISHING, UM, CERTAIN METRICS.
SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS, THIS, THIS GRAPH THAT SHOWS ALL THE STAGES, BUT I WANT TO JUST FOCUS ON STAGE TWO AND THE ACCELERATED STAGE TWO.
THESE WERE ACTUALLY OPEN AS OF LAST WEEK.
UM, AND THE WEEK BEFORE, UH, THE ACCELERATED STAGE TWO WAS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, UM, FOR THIS, FOR THE CITY.
SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DINING, UH, RESTAURANTS AS LONG AS THEY MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
AND THOSE CONDITIONS WERE JUST LAID OUT.
SOME OF THOSE IN MORE DETAIL TODAY.
THERE'S ALSO THE ABILITY TO HAVE IN STORE SALES FOR RETAILERS.
WE KNOW THAT THE MALL PLANS ON REOPENING THIS FRIDAY.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT SWAP MEETS ARE AVAILABLE.
THAT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT US, BUT IT DOES ARE OUR NEIGHBORS.
SOME OF THE OTHER ACCELERATED PROGRAMS INCLUDE RESEARCH LABS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE BE OPEN PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, YOU SPORTS CLUBS.
UH, WE HEARD JUST TODAY THAT ONE-ON-ONE SPORTS TUTORING WILL BE AVAILABLE.
NOW THERE'S A LOT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS AROUND SALONS INCLUDING UM, WE DON'T THINK THAT APPLIES TO NAIL SALONS, BUT IT DOES FOR CUTTING UNDER CERTAIN PARAMETERS.
UH, NON-CITY POOLS LIKE HOA POOLS AND THEN OUTDOOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES OVER THE WEEKEND.
AS YOU HEARD, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED SOME MORE REGULATIONS OR SOME LOOSENING OF REGULATIONS ON RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
SO, UH, EITHER 25% OF CAPACITY OF A, OF A FACILITY OR 100 PEOPLE, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER NUMBER.
SO THERE ARE SOME, SOME POSITIVE MOVEMENTS TO REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
THE L THE LATER STAGES, WHICH, UM, WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET WOULD BE MOVIE THEATERS, WHICH HAS A BIG IMPACT ON US.
UH, RELIGIOUS SERVICES I JUST TALKED ABOUT SPORTS,
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SPORTS LEAGUES, UM, ARTS AND CULTURE VENUES.UM, WE'RE STILL UNSURE WHETHER THIS APPLIES TO THE MAGNOLIA OR NOT OR THAT REALLY APPLIES MORE TO, UH, A CLUB WHICH WOULD BE UNDER STAGE FOUR.
UH, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE OPENING UP SOON AS WELL AS PERSONAL SERVICES AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL HAIR, YOU KNOW, HAIR SALONS, NAIL SALONS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, THE LAST STAGE WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE STAGE IN WHICH WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL HAVING, UM, FULL ON STADIUMS FULL OF PEOPLE AND CONFERENCES AND CONCERTS, THE PARKS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE REOPENING PLAN THAT IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY HAS A LOT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS AROUND EACH OF THOSE THINGS AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM CLOSELY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE ARE AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW RULES AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE VERY SPECIFIC REGULATION.
WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE'RE GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL APPROVED SEVERAL, UM, SOME SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR, UM, DIFFERENT GROUPS.
AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE THREE CITY RESPONSE TEAMS, ONE THAT'S FOCUSES ON RESIDENTS, ONE ON BUSINESSES AND ONE ON THE HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITY.
AS OF APRIL 24TH, WE DEPLOYED $133,000 IN FOOD ASSISTANCE AND A LOT OF THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY CONTINUES TO BE A NEED FOR THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AS OF TODAY, WE'VE STARTED THE RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THAT OVER THE WEEKEND I BELIEVE WE HAD, UM, OVER OVER WELL OVER A HUNDRED EMAILS ABOUT, UM, HOW DO I PARTICIPATE.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN REFERRING THOSE TO OUR, UH, SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS.
AND SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GO.
WE HAD SOME LA, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH ON THAT OVER THE WEEKEND.
UM, WE'VE STARTED SOME ONLINE REC CLASSES ALREADY AND I'LL SHOW YOU TWO IMAGES OF THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.
UH, WE'VE WAIVED ALL THE SEWER LATE FEES AND WE'VE ALSO CREATED A COVEN 19 RESOURCE PAGE.
SO THIS SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF, OF ONE OF OUR REC LEADERS DOING A ZOOM, UH, REMOTE CLASS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CLASS AND THE PARTICIPANTS COULD JUST LOG IN AND THEY CAN WATCH HER.
AND WE HAVE A MAKESHIFT STUDIO IN ONE OF OUR ROOMS. YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTS AND THE CAMERAS AND ALL THE ACTION GOING ON.
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS SHOWS OUR COOKING A COOKING CLASS.
UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, CHEFS IN THE MAKING OR TOP CHEF IN THE MAKING.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ISOLATED FROM OUR PUBLIC, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE STILL HERE FOR THEM AND THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS TO HELP THEM OUT.
SO FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WE'VE DEDICATED A RESOURCE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, WE'RE ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO REGISTER THROUGH OUR NEW CITY APPS SO THEY CAN BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PEOPLE CAN SEARCH FOR THEM IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HELPED AT OUR BANNER ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND WE'VE ALSO WAIVED PENALTIES FOR BUSINESS LICENSES TO THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND WE'RE EXTENDING THE SEWER BILLING A LATE FEE THROUGH DECEMBER AS WELL.
WE'VE REALLY INCREASED OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION.
WE'VE SENT OUT MULTIPLE EMAILS AND LETTERS TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO, UH, WE RECOGNIZE THAT ONE OF THE WAYS THAT RESTAURANTS CAN OFFER, UH, DINING IS BY EXPANDING THEIR FOOTPRINT.
AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF BUSINESS, UH, RESTAURANTS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT, WHETHER THEY PUSH OUT INTO A PARKING LOT OR PUSH OUT INTO A BACK AREA, WHICH MAY NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER THEIR CURRENT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR UNDER THEIR CURRENT PERMIT.
SO WE'VE, WE'RE INSTITUTING A PROGRAM IN WHICH WE'D LIKE TO STREAMLINE A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO OFFER IT AT A NO FEE AMOUNT, SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE IT MEETS CERTAIN STANDARDS, BUT WE'D LIKE TO, UM, CHARGE NO FEE FOR THAT.
THAT DOES REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL CONCURRENT.
SO AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON WAIVING THAT FEE.
AND THEN, UM, WE WOULD ALSO, UM, WE, WE'D MAKE IT AS AS LEAST BUREAUCRATIC AS POSSIBLE.
WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S LINED UP.
NOW THIS RAISES THE QUESTION ABOUT EXPANDING INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, WE KNOW SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPAND ONTO A SIDEWALK.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME MORE COMPLICATED ISSUES RELATING TO THAT, UH, LIABILITY.
UM, IF, IF A BUSINESS EXTENDS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ARE WE LIABLE FOR ENSURING THE SIX FOOT DISTANCING OR MEETING THE OTHER REGULATIONS? UM, THERE'S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE OUR CURRENT ZONING CODE ACTUALLY REQUIRES A BUSINESS TO UTILIZE THAT UTILIZE THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY TO, TO, UM, OBTAIN A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR
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TO, UM, MODIFY THEIR CUP.SO WE'RE WORKING OUT SOME OF THE NUANCES AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN PRESENT A POLICY RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THAT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THOSE THAT ARE NOT USING THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WE THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENABLE THEM TO EXPAND IN ORDER TO BE IN BUSINESS FASTER, SOONER AND TO SERVE OUR PUBLIC AND GET THEIR CASH REGISTERS RINGING AGAIN.
WE'VE ALSO HAVE A CITY RESPONSE TEAM THAT'S REACHED OUT TO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ECE TLC.
THEY'VE REOPENED THEIR SHELTER AND THEY HAVE BEDS AVAILABLE FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
WE'VE ALSO STARTED A HOTEL MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM THROUGH HOMESTART SO THAT KICKED OFF EARLIER TODAY.
UM, WE ARE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR FREE THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ECE TLC.
SO IF WE FIND SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO USE OUR PROGRAM, WE WILL GET THEM THERE.
AND THEN THE COUNTIES PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE THAT ARE AT RISK TO GET TO THE CONVENTION CENTER OR TO ANOTHER MOTEL ROOM.
I'M JUST GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS.
ONE OF OUR FRUSTRATIONS AT THE STAFF LEVEL IS THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS PROVIDED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OPEN UP FACILITIES LIKE THE CONVENTION CENTER.
YET VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE ENABLED.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE, INCLUDING OUR OWN HOMELESS POPULATION.
SO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK TO STATE OFFICIALS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE POINT OUT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS MONEY IS NOT SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
UM, LASTLY, THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY HELPING TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS ALSO KICKED OFF TODAY.
UM, THIS IS A BOLD EXPERIMENT.
UH, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE COUNTY IS DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW WELL THIS PROGRAM IS RECEIVED.
AND, UM, WE, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GROWING PAINS AS WE, UH, EXPLORE THIS PROGRAM, BUT MAYBE THIS IS, UH, AN AREA OF FURTHER OPPORTUNITY.
IF MORE CARES MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE TO THE CITY.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE TO BREAK BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT BUDGET TYPE ISSUES.
IF THE COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING OR WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
ANY QUESTIONS? I GOT A CRUSHER.
WHEN YOU SAVE THE MONEY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER REALLY ISN'T HELPING US.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE CAN'T TAKE OUR HOMELESS DOWN THERE FOR SERVICE? SO MR GOLDMAN, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
UNLESS, UNLESS THAT HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL HAS AN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION OR HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY SOMEBODY OTHER THAN US BY THE COUNTY THAT, THAT THEY ARE IN RISK, THEN YOU CANNOT GO TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.
SO IT'S A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION THAT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF STATE FUNDS.
SO THE CONVENTION CENTERS FOR PEOPLE AT RISK BUT NOT NECESSARILY SICK.
CAUSE WE'VE SET ASIDE THOUSANDS OF MOTELS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM, FROM UH, CO CO INHABITANTS OF APARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THOSE ARE UNDER UTILIZED AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE I TURN THE TIME OVER TO MR SHANE GRAHAM? DID YOU WANT US TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPANDING RESTAURANT'S FOOTPRINTS NOW OR AFTER THE PRESENTATION? UM, I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO THAT AFTER THAT.
THAT WOULD, UM, I'D LIKE TO SORT OF COUNSEL CONCURRENCE MAYBE ON THAT AND MAYBE SOME OTHER ISSUES TOO, SO GREAT.
HONORABLE MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF THE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED TODAY A FEW ITEMS AFFECTING OUR BUDGET.
LOOKING FORWARD INTO FISCAL YEAR 21, UH, TO KICK US OFF, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, UM, STARTING WITH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
UM, AFTER MANY YEARS OF BOUNCING AROUND SLOW BUT STEADY GROWTH IN THE TWO TO 3% RANGE, UM, GDP HAS COME BACK IN FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020.
THAT'S JANUARY THROUGH MARCH ACTUALLY SHRINKING, UH, NEGATIVE 4.8% IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
ADDITIONALLY, IN INFLATION, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN FAIRLY SLOW, UH, BETWEEN ONE AND 2% TYPICALLY HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND UH, AS A RESULT OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS DROPPED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, 2.3%, UM, UNEMPLOYMENT, WHICH WILL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE IN A MOMENT, UH, WITH THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.
UM, BUT I ALSO TYPICALLY WILL LOOK
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AT, UH, HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR TO THE, UH, ECONOMIC DATA WE'RE SEEING.AND JUST AS RECENTLY AS THIS MORNING, THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, UH, I'M SORRY, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RELEASED A RESIDENTIAL HOME SALES THIS MORNING.
UM, AND LOOKING AT IT, IT HAD SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION.
UH, THE SALES VOLUME, THE NUMBER OF HOUSES ON THE MARKET AS WELL AS THOSE BEING SOLD HAS BEEN SURPRISINGLY STABLE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
BUT WHAT WE NOTICED IN THE DATA WAS THAT THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE OF THESE, AND KEEPING IN MIND THIS IS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL DROPPED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY, UM, QUITE A BIT MORE THAN THE AVERAGE.
UM, AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING THERE IS A TREMENDOUS, UH, INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SALES OF LOWER VALUE HOMES, UH, AS A COMPARISON TO THE, UH, HIGHER VALUE HOMES THAT ARE SOLD.
UM, THAT BECOMES RELEVANT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN OUR DISCUSSION.
UH, AS WE START DISCUSSING PROPERTY TAX BACK TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
UH, THIS IS A STARTLING GRAPH.
UM, I, I LIKE TO PRESENT THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES.
I LIKE TO SHOW, UH, UNEMPLOYMENT AS A NEGATIVE NUMBER.
SO BAD THINGS GO DOWN AND GOOD THINGS GO UP.
UM, BUT IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION.
UM, WE SAW A DRAMATIC DROP OFF IN UNEMPLOYMENT, UM, STARTING IN MARCH, BUT REALLY IT, IT WENT, UH, PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY IN, INTO APRIL.
YOU KNOW, KEEP IN MIND THESE NUMBERS ARE THROUGH THE END OF APRIL AND OFFICIAL RELEASES, UH, AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WON'T BE RELEASED TO THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, SO WE MAY HAVE THOSE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
BUT AS OF THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS THROUGH JUNE, APRIL, UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AT 14.7% NATIONALLY, AND THAT'S AFTER BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN THREE AND 5% FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, A LOT OF PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT INTO THE PUBLIC, UM, ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE MAY SEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE THIRTIES, UH, THROUGH THE END OF MAY.
UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY, UH, WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
UM, TO REFRESH OUR MEMORIES AS WELL AS TO BRING THIS UP FOR SOME OF THE PUBLIC THAT MAYBE DIDN'T SEE THIS GRAPH AT A PREVIOUS MEETING.
THERE WAS A VERY HIGH CORRELATION BETWEEN SALES TAX REVENUES AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.
UH, SIMPLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE JOBS, THEY DON'T SPEND MONEY AND THAT HAS AN IMPACT IN THE OPERATIONS.
SO WE USUALLY SEE THE DOUBLE WHAMMY OF OUR POPULATION UNEMPLOYED AND THAT'S BAD DIRECTLY FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
BUT ADDITIONALLY, IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT FOR GOVERNMENTS TO OPERATE AND PROVIDE THE SAME LEVELS OF SERVICE.
USING THAT AS OUR SEGUE INTO TALK ABOUT REVENUES BROADLY FOR HIM, TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT SALES TAX IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
UM, SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO SKIP AHEAD TO PROPERTY TAX, WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED OUR PRELIMINARY ASSESSED VALUATION FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND IT DOES SHOW A LITTLE BIT BETTER INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX VALUE OF THAN WE WERE INITIALLY EXPECTING.
UM, PROPERTY TAX CHANGES HAPPEN VERY, VERY SLOWLY AND THERE'S TYPICALLY A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT LAG FROM WHEN THE EVENT OCCURS.
WHILE WE LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN THAT WE MAY BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AS A RESULT OF COVERT 19 IN PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS.
WE MAY NOT SEE THIS FOR SOME TIME.
OUR PRIMARY CONCERN WITH PROPERTY TAX AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN NEW HOME SALES EARLIER, UM, AS PROPERTY VALUES ARE TURNED OVER AT A LOWER VALUE, THEIR CORRESPONDING ASSESSED VALUATION FROM THE COUNTY WILL BE DOWN AND THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX NUMBERS.
ADDITIONALLY, TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, WHICH WAS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE HOTEL TAX, HAS TAKEN A HIT IN JUST ABOUT EVERY JURISDICTION, FRANKLY PROBABLY IN THE COUNTRY, UM, PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
UM, OUR HOTELS IN THE CITY OF ELKO AND TYPICALLY DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF TOURISM, BUT THEY DO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, UM, OUT OF STATE CONSTRUCTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND FRANKLY WITH THE ECONOMY SLOWING AS RAPIDLY AS IT HAS, THERE HAS BEEN A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN HOTEL DEMAND AS WELL.
AS THIS EVENT PROGRESSES, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE THIS IN OTHER, UH, REVENUE SOURCES BEING IMPACTED AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT SLOWS.
SO TWO WILL BE, UH, THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND REVENUES GENERATED FROM THAT.
AND ANOTHER, A VARIETY OF OTHER SOURCES.
HOWEVER, SALES TAX IS OF COURSE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM BEFORE GETTING TOO DEEPLY INTO SALES TAX.
UH, THIS IS ANOTHER SLIDE THAT WE PRESENTED EARLIER
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THAT I WANTED TO REFRESH OUR MEMORIES ON A LITTLE BIT.UM, THIS IS THE PATTERN WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE GREAT RECESSION APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS AGO.
UM, THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THE ORANGE LINE IS THE HYPOTHETICAL AMOUNT WE WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED OR WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE HAD THE GREAT RECESSION NOT OCCURRED.
I WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A CHANGE IN THE SLOPE OF THE BLUE LINE THAT OCCURRED IN APPROXIMATELY FYI 10.
YOU NOTICE THAT THAT STARTS TO CREEP BACK UP FAIRLY STEEPLY AND THAT'S THE RESULT OF TWO EVENTS.
ONE THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY GENERALLY, BUT THAT ALSO WAS THE START OF THE PROPOSITION J ADDITIONAL SALES TAX MEASURE.
SO WHAT THIS CHART DEMONSTRATES IS IT TOOK MANY YEARS JUST TO GET BACK TO WHERE WE WERE, UM, BEFORE THE EVENT, UH, MANY YEARS IN FACT, ALMOST A DECADE BEFORE WE CAUGHT BACK UP TO WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
AND A LOT OF THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF PROP J.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS GRAPH NOW, YOU'LL SEE A VERY FAMILIAR SHAPE, UH, TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS OUR PROJECTED SALES TAX PER BEFORE THE, UH, COVERT 19 EVENT.
UM, THE, THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM THAT WE, THAT SPECIALIZES IN THIS KIND OF WORK THAT WE RELY ON FOR INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, NONE OF OUR INFORMATION IS SOLELY BOUND TO A SINGLE SOURCE.
IT DOES GO THROUGH A VALIDATION PROCESS AGAINST OTHER SOURCES AND WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT OF THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE BOTH PRIOR TO AND AFTER COVIN.
AS I SAID, THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS THE
IF YOU NOTICE THE SLOPE OF THE LINE, THE ORANGE LINE IS PRETTY MUCH PARALLELED THAT OF THE BLUE LINE.
WE JUST HAD A RESETTING OF THE TABLE THAT WE EXPECT IN FYI 21 AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
UM, JUST TO PUT SCOPE AND SCALE INTO THE CONVERSATION, THE GAP, UH, BELOW THE BLUE LINE BETWEEN THE BLUE LINE AND THE ORANGE LINE REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY $42 MILLION WORTH OF SALES TAX REVENUE, UM, THAT HAS DISAPPEARED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT FOR THE PERIOD DISPLAYED HERE.
THIS CHART SHOWS BASICALLY THE SAME, UH, EVENT, JUST A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIMEFRAME RATHER THAN LOOKING OUT MULTIPLE YEARS.
THIS IS A VERY SHORT TERM COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS ONE SHOWED EXPECTED SALES TAX BY YEAR.
THIS DEMONSTRATES SALES TAX RECEIPTS THAT WE ANTICIPATE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
AGAIN, THE BLUE LINE WAS PRIOR TO COVERT 19 AND THE ORANGE LINE IS OUR REVISED PROJECTIONS DURING THE 20 MONTH PERIOD DEMONSTRATED HERE.
UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS AN EXPECTED 11 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN SALES TAX.
ANOTHER LARGE CONCERN OF OURS AS A RESULT OF COVERT 19 IS THE IMPACT ON CALPERS AND OUR, UH, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COSTS FROM THEM.
UM, WHEN WE MET LAST OR DISCUSSED THE TOPIC LAST, UH, THERE WAS A VERY BIG CONCERN ABOUT
HOWEVER, AT THE TIME WE SPOKE LAST, CALPERS HAD ESTIMATED, UH, THEIR ANNUAL EARNINGS UP TO THAT POINT AT NEGATIVE 4%.
AND WE ESTIMATED THE PRICE TAG THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND $50 MILLION.
THAT WAS THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.
I SPOKE TO OUR ACTUARY AT CALPERS, WHICH REPORTED THAT THROUGH THE END OF APRIL, THEIR ANNUAL RETURNS WERE UP QUITE A BIT, UH, TO 1%.
NOW OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THAT, BUT I'LL TAKE 1% OVER NEGATIVE 4% ANY DAY.
UM, THAT STILL REPRESENTS, UH, APPROXIMATELY $21 MILLION, UM, ADDED TO OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY, UM, WHICH WON'T BE REFLECTED IN OUR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS UNTIL 2022.
UM, BUT WE DO EXPECT FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASED COSTS AS A RESULT OF THEIR PERFORMANCE.
SO GOING BACK TO THE WORK WE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED, UM, THE ORIGINAL FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK IS DEMONSTRATED IN THIS TABLE.
UM, THESE NUMBERS BY THIS POINT YOU'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES SO I WON'T READ THEM TO YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OF THINGS ON HERE.
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ONE, IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE COLUMN FOR PROJECTED INFLOWS, YOU'LL SEE A FAIRLY CONSISTENT GROWTH YEAR TO YEAR.LIKEWISE PROJECTED OUTFLOWS, YOU SEE A VERY CONSISTENT GROWTH YEAR TO YEAR.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE OUTFLOWS AND INFLUENCES REFLECTED IN THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE COLUMN AND THAT IS THE GAP THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE EACH BUDGET YEAR.
UM, IT IS OUR EXPECTED AMOUNT THAT EXPENDITURES EXCEED REVENUES.
UM, AND WE'RE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED GOING INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET PROCESS, UH, NEEDING TO CLOSE A GAP OF APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT $4 MILLION.
THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING IN THESE PROJECTIONS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE WORK TO DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND SEEING A GAP OF THAT SIZE DOES NOT CONCERN ME.
IT'S KIND OF NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
IT'S PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
HOWEVER, ONCE WE STARTED ROLLING OUR NEW SALES TAX PROJECTIONS INTO THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE STARTED SEEING A REVISED OUTLOOK THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
AGAIN, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THINGS FROM THE PREVIOUS.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE PROJECTED INFLOW COLUMNS, YOU SEE A VERY SIGNIFICANT DROPOFF IN REVENUES FROM FYI 20 TO 21 AND THEN IT PICKS UP AND RETURNS TO THE FAMILIAR PATTERN OF MODERATE INCREASES YEAR TO YEAR.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECTED OUTFLOW COLUMN, YOU DON'T SEE THE SIMILAR CORRESPONDING DROP IN EXPENDITURES AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW.
IN FACT, IT'S GROWING A LITTLE BIT MORE RAPIDLY AS A RESULT OF THE CALPERS ISSUES.
WHAT THAT HAS LEFT US WITH, UM, AND FOR
UH, THAT MEANS THE GAP WE HAVE TO CLOSE AS PART OF THE FYE 21 BUDGET PROCESS IS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT POINT $7 MILLION.
NOW THESE, THERE'S A LOT EASIER TO READ THAN EITHER OF THOSE TWO TABLES, BUT THE CONTENTS ARE PRESENTED HERE GRAPHICALLY.
AND WHAT THIS DEMONSTRATES IS THE RED LINE REPRESENTS OUR PROJECTED GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
NOW THOSE ARE UNMITIGATED EXPENDITURES WITHOUT MANAGERIAL DECISIONS BEING MADE TO CHANGE THOSE.
OUR STARTING POINT, IF YOU WILL, THE BLUE SOLID BLUE LINE REPRESENTS WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK PLANNING.
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO LINES REPRESENTS THE SHORTFALL, THE GAP THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE MOVING FORWARD.
HOWEVER, ONCE OUR REVISED REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, UH, WE SEE THE RELATIONSHIP CHANGE TO THE UH, DOTTED LIGHT BLUE LINE AND THE GAP BETWEEN THE RED LINE AND THE BLUE LINE IS THE EXPECTED GAP THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
DIVING DOWN TO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL FOR
WE, SO WE STARTED THE YEAR ANTICIPATING OF HAVING TO USE RESERVES TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $900,000.
AS WE'VE SEEN REVENUES DECREASE, WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO KEEP EXPENDITURES UNDER CONTROL AND HAVE MATCHED THAT DROP OFF PRETTY CLOSELY.
UM, SO WHILE WE WERE PLANNING, UH, USE OF RESERVES APPROXIMATELY 900,000, WE'RE CURRENTLY ON TRACK OF ABOUT 600,000, UM, BOTH OF WHICH ARE WELL WITHIN OUR MARGIN OF ERROR ON OUR PROJECTION.
SO HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MITIGATE THIS SHORTFALL, UH, ARE THREE, UH, PRIMARY COURSES OF ACTION, THE FIRST OF WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED A HIRING FREEZE FOR ALL BUT THE MOST ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
WE'VE ALSO DISMISSED OUR PART TIME AND SEASONAL STAFF INTERNS THAT SORT.
AND WE'VE ALSO CURTAILED EDDIE NON-ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE DROPPING REVENUE.
AS WE LOOK INTO 20, 21, AS I SAID EARLIER, WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK, WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED A GAP IN THE BUDGET BETWEEN REVENUES OF EXPENSES OF APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT $4 MILLION.
WE HAVE SINCE REVISED THOSE NUMBERS AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE A GAP TO CLOSE OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT POINT $7 MILLION.
AND HOW AN AGENCY DOES THIS IS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF THREE BASIC APPROACHES.
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ONE ARE WE TAKE THE EASY SOLUTIONS AND UNFORTUNATELY, EASY SOLUTIONS AREN'T VERY MANY AND FRANKLY THEY'VE LARGELY BEEN SQUEEZED OUT OF CITY OPERATIONS QUITE SOME TIME AGO.EASY SOLUTIONS TYPICALLY ARE THINGS LIKE NOT FUNDING NEW VEHICLE PURCHASES FOR A YEAR.
PUT PUTTING THE EXPENDITURES LIKE THAT ON HOLD GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROCKS TO LOOK UNDER IN THAT CATEGORY.
THE SECOND, AND THIS IS A AREA THAT CITY STAFF HAS EXCELLED AT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THAT'S CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND THAT'S JUST FINDING A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
UM, THE EXAMPLE THAT COMES TO MIND IS SOMETHING LIKE SOLAR POWER, UH, INVESTING IN SOLAR PANELS AT OUR FACILITIES TO REDUCE OUR POWER BILL.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S DOING BUSINESS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
THAT GIVES US SOME BUDGETARY RELIEF.
BUT SADLY, OFTEN THESE SITUATIONS LEAD TO DIFFICULT SOLUTIONS AND THERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING THIS.
BUT THAT REPRESENTS DECREASES IN STAFFING LEVELS WITH CORRESPONDING REDUCTIONS AND SERVICE LEVELS.
AND WE'VE SEEN THIS, UH, WIDELY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, THOSE DIFFICULT SOLUTIONS OR PERHAPS EVEN MORE SO THAN A LOT OF AGENCIES, THIS CHART REPRESENTS, UH, GENERAL FUND STAFFING LEVELS, UH, FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES, UH, FOR APPROXIMATELY A 30 YEAR PERIOD.
AND YOU'VE SEEN MOST NOTABLY DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO, WE'VE REALLY PLATEAUED ON THE SIZE OF THE GENERAL FUND STAFF.
WE HAD KIND OF HAVE FOUND THOSE SWEET SPOT IN BALANCING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY WITH THE STAFF REQUIRED TO DO SO.
THE DIFFICULTY HERE AND MOST NOTABLY IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE
UM, THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT, UH, PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
SO HOW DO WE CLOSE THE GAP? WELL, THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.
UM, ONE IS LOOKING AT STAFFING LEVELS.
UH, THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE CAN EMPLOY, UH, IN COMBINATION.
THE FIRST IS FREEZING POSITIONS.
OFTENTIMES THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN SAY WE DON'T NEED TO DO THEM RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN WAIT A LITTLE WHILE AND THEREFORE WE DON'T NEED TO FILL A VACANT POSITION IN ORDER TO DO THAT WORK.
ADDITIONALLY, LIMITING OVERTIME IS A REGULAR GO TO IN TIMES LIKE THIS, UH, OVERTIME IS TYPICALLY THE A VERY EXPENSIVE WAY TO STAFF.
UM, IT HAS ITS IMPLICATIONS, UM, BUT THAT'S A REGULAR GO-TO.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S NO WAY OF DUCKING IT.
REDUCING STAFFING LEVELS IS SOMETHING THAT SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THIS LEVEL.
UM, AS I SAID, THAT DOES HAVE A CORRESPONDING IMPACT ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND THERE'S NO WAY TO AVOID THAT FOR NON PERSONNEL COSTS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND THAT CAN BE LOWER COST VENDORS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CITY.
THAT MAY BE ACTUALLY THE MATERIAL THAT WE'RE USING TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS.
MATERIAL SUPPLIES DO NOT REPRESENT A VERY HUGE PART PORTION OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, BUT EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS.
I D ADDITIONALLY THE CITY HOSTS AND RUNS A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE DRAMATIC POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY THAT THESE EVENTS REPRESENT.
BUT WHEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AGAINST CORE SERVICES, PERHAPS THESE ARE NICE TO HAVES ADDITIONALLY, AND THIS IS ONE THAT PROBABLY CAN'T GET ENOUGH ATTENTION, BUT NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD EXPLORE AS WELL.
UM, WHILE IT'S REAL EASY TO FALL INTO THE TRAP OF CUTTING, SPENDING, GENERATING NEW REVENUES IS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY OUT OF THE SITUATION.
AND ADDITIONALLY, USE OF RESERVES IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO BUILD THESE RESERVES IN ORDER TO PROTECT SERVICE LEVELS AND AN EVENT LIKE THIS AND HERE WE ARE AND NOW'S THE TIME TO DISCUSS USING THEM.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND TO DISCUSS THE TIMELINE OF ADDRESSING THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAND IT BACK OVER TO GRIM.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE DONE IS BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT JUST KIND OF WITH A PRELIMINARY BUDGET PLAN, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE.
PART OF THE RATIONALE FOR THAT IS THERE'S SO MANY UNKNOWNS AND WE WON'T KNOW ALL THE KNOWNS UNTIL I'M FRANKLY HALF, HALF WAY INTO
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THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.BUT WE WERE WAITING ON A COUPLE OF BIG SALES TAX REPORTS TO COME IN AND THAT UH, PROPERTY TAX REPORT THAT MR SHANE REFERENCED AS WELL.
SO I THINK NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT WE CAN PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE COUNCIL.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS PRESENT WHAT WE THINK THE REVENUES ARE GOING TO COME IN AT AND THEN, UH, LOOK AT CAPITAL BUDGET AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE A BIG POLICY IMPLICATION, UH, LIKE CANCELING AN EVENT OR REDUCING SERVICES.
THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE'D LIKE SOME CITY COUNCIL INPUT ON AT THE JUNE 9TH MEETING.
AND THEN WITH THAT FEEDBACK WE CAN PRESENT A FINAL EXPENDITURE PLAN THAT ALSO GIVES US TIME TO WORK WITH OUR LABOR GROUPS, WHICH WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OVER THE LAST MONTH.
TALKING ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THEM TO REDUCE COSTS AS WELL.
SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMELINE.
THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO ROLL INTO THE BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS.
AND IF WE NEED TO HOLD A, ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING, IF WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE ON JUNE 23RD, WE CAN ALWAYS RESERVE THE FOLLOWING MEETING ON JUNE 30TH, UM, TO, UH, ADOPT A BUDGET AND MEET OUR DEADLINE.
UM, I MEAN THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT EXPANDING PAST THE JUNE 1ST DEADLINE TO HAVE A BUDGET PREPARED.
I THINK WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD SET A GOAL TO HAVE AN BUDGET BY JULY 1ST.
UM, BUT I JUST, IT'S AN OPTION THAT SOME CITIES ARE LOOKING AT.
SO WITH THAT, UH, MR SHANE OR I ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF THINGS THAT YOU HEARD TODAY.
UM, GET SOME DIRECTION AND FEEDBACK AND SPECIFIC BULLET.
I'D LIKE SOME DIRECTION ON HOW YOU'D LIKE US TO HANDLE THE TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FEES.
SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, GARY KENDRICK, UH, I'VE HEARD, UH, FROM SOME, UH, RESTAURANTS DOWNTOWN, THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PUT OUT THE FEEDING OUT FRONT.
AND I LIKED THE IDEA OF, UH, ZEROING OUT THE MINOR USE PERMIT FEE OF $700.
THERE'S ALSO AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FOR 200.
THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE A ZEROED OUT AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, AND, AND MAYBE WE CAN CHANGE THE ZONING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO THIS, BUT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE REALLY ON THE ROPES RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY.
I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT HAVING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, WHICH I KNOW TAKES FOUR FIFTHS, THE BOATS, UH, GIVE THESE BUSINESSES A CHANCE TO EXPAND THEIR FOOTPRINT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST ON THE EDGE OF GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE A BUNCH OF, UH, EMPTY STOREFRONTS AND PEOPLE LIVE THAT LOSE THEIR LIFE SAVINGS AND LIVELIHOOD.
SO IF WE COULD MOVE REALLY FAST ON THIS, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN MEMBER, KENDRICK.
UM, I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP OUT OUR BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY GRAHAM, I THINK YOU USED THE PHRASE EXPAND THEIR FOOTPRINT.
IF RESTAURANTS ARE ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE AT 25% CAPACITY, UM, LET'S TRY AND HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY.
SO WE NEED THOSE, THOSE UH, THOSE REGISTERS RINGING.
UM, AS YOU PUT IT ALSO TO KEEP IN MIND TOO, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE EXPANDING INTO PARKING LOTS, UM, THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA WANT TO PUT UP UMBRELLAS, DINING AND ALCOHOL.
AND IN JUNE, YOU KNOW, BLACKTOP ISN'T PROBABLY THE MOST PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE.
SO WE GOTTA KEEP THAT IN MIND TOO, TO WORK WITH THOSE BUSINESSES THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEATING OUTSIDE DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE ARE GONNA WANT TO DIE IN THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO, TO MAKE IT A FRIENDLY DINING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS WORKED SO HARD TO, TO REALLY GET THAT DOWNTOWN AREA THRIVING AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE BUSINESSES LEAVE BECAUSE OF THIS.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.
UM, I'M ALL FOR, UM, FOR SURE TODAY ABOUT VOTING DESK.
ANGELA, SHE HAS A SPEED CARD, SO WE HAD NO CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
DOLLARS A SHORTFALL ON OUR SALES STACK.
I THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY VERY, VERY OPTIMISTIC BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE EDGE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES.
CLOSINGS OF HIS, HIS FRIENDS THINK THAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE OF THE SHUT DOWN AND BUSINESSES
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BEING ABLE TO OPERATE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.I KNOW EVEN CAR DEALERS ARE HAVING A ROUGH TIME.
UH, WE MAY LOSE SOME OF THEM ALSO, ESPECIALLY A USED CAR DEALER.
IT'S JUST THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SELLING ANY CARS AT ALL.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT YOU'RE A EIGHT POINT $7 BILLION, UH, UH, SALES TAX IS VERY LIBERAL AND I THINK IT PROBABLY WOULD BE 10 OR 11 MILLION.
AND I'M CAUTIOUS TO, YOU KNOW, UH, I KNOW WITH THE EARTH COMING UP AND EVERYTHING, UH, INCREASING AND UM, DEDUCTIONS FOR THE PENSIONS AND ALL.
I THINK WE'RE IN FOR WORSE TIME THAN WHAT WE'RE PREDICTING.
IF I COULD WEIGH IN ON THAT REALLY FAST.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF RECOVERY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
I THINK THE GRAPH THAT MR SHANE SHOWED US SORT OF THE SLOW RECOVERY.
THERE'S SOME ECONOMISTS THAT THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BOUNCE BACK PRETTY QUICKLY CAUSE THERE'S THIS PENT UP DEMAND AND I'LL BUY NEW CARS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I PRESCRIBED TO THAT.
I'M THINKING, I LIKE TO THINK THAT WAY.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT KERING SOME CHANGES, SOME SHIFTS IN THE ECONOMY SUCH AS ONLINE PURCHASES.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT.
SO I THINK THERE WITH A LOT OF THIS, UM, LOSS OF REVENUE, WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME BUSINESSES, UH, PR PRIMARILY THE ONLINE BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE SOME OUTFITS.
SO THAT MAY MITIGATE SOME OF SOME OF THE SLAM THAT SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE.
BUT I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, MR MCALLEN, THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW BAD THIS IS GOING TO BE.
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY PRUDENT TO PLAN FOR THE WORST.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WE'VE GOTTA BE A LITTLE CAUTIOUS THAT WE DON'T, UM, BLOW UP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT WORD TO USE, BUT JUST BLOW EVERYTHING UP AND THEN IT ENDS UP NOT BEING AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PRESENT SOME, SOME REALISTIC EXPENDITURE PLANS THAT GIVES COUNSEL OPPORTUNITY TO HEDGE THEIR BETS ON HOW GOOD, BAD THIS RECESSION ENDS UP BEING.
SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU COME BACK IN JUNE, CAN YOU BRING US SOME IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE ON INCREASE YOUR REVENUE THAT YEAH, THAT'S, TO ME, THAT'S THE MOST, OKAY.
PALATABLE WAY TO LOOK AT THIS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO INCREASE REVENUE THAN THE INCREASE TAXES OR TO MAKE CUTS.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM, THE LOW HANGING FRUIT HAS ALREADY BEEN OBTAINED BY MOST CITIES.
SO, I MEAN, UH, PUTTING, PUTTING SOLAR, FOR EXAMPLE ON ALL OF OUR FACILITIES THAT CAN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, THAT THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO IMPLEMENT.
UM, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROGRAM, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE CAN LAY THAT OUT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THERE'S A SERIES OF PROCESSES THAT HAVE TO GO FORWARD TO HAPPEN AND WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T SEE THAT INCOME UNTIL ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO, UM, THAT IS THE IDEAL, BUT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT EASY AND THEY TAKE TIME AND SOMETIMES SOME INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE COME TO FRUITION.
UM, CALIFORNIA'S REOPENING PROCESS IS SLOWER THAN OTHER STATES AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, OUR ECONOMY AND ALCOHOL IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STATES, BUT ARE WE WATCHING OTHER STATES TO SEE THEIR ECONOMIES? OTHER STATES THAT ARE OPENING UP, I KNOW FOR INSTANCE, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, THESE, THESE STATES HAVE OPENED UP A LOT ON A LOT QUICKER OF A TIMELINE.
SO WE ARE WE LOOKING AT THEIR LOCAL ECONOMIES TO SEE AND MAYBE MAKE SOME PREDICTIONS AS TO HOW QUICKLY THAT REBOUND IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IF AT ALL? SO YES AND NO.
I MEAN, ONE, WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER PLACES SPECIFICALLY ON LIKE HOW OTHER PLACES ARE DEALING WITH CONCERTS OR PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS.
RIGHT? THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.
THE PROBLEM IS SORORITIES IS THAT ANY ECONOMIC DATA IS THREE TO SIX MONTHS LAGGING.
SO EVEN A STATE THAT'S OPENED UP A MONTH AHEAD OF CALIFORNIA, WE REALLY WON'T KNOW ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER TWO, THREE, FOUR MONTHS FROM NOW.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE.
BUT UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BANKRUPTCIES, UH, WOULD NOT BE AS MANY AS WHAT WE WOULD HAVE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY BASED ON THE BUSINESSES THAT CAN'T MAKE IT.
AND WE'LL MAKE IT BECAUSE WE HAD A NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES DURING THE, UM, OH EIGHT OR NINE TIME PERIOD AND A LOT OF PLACES WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.
AND, UH, I KNOW I CLOSED MINE PRIOR TO THAT TIME, SO I GOT OUT AT A GOOD TIME.
I KNOW A LOT OF THEM THAT DIDN'T.
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AND UM, THEY, THEY SUFFERED, SUFFERED AND SUFFERED.THAT'S REALLY, UH, OUR BLOW TO THE REVENUES THAT COME INTO THE CITY BECAUSE THOSE BUSINESSES JUST AREN'T PRODUCING ANYTHING.
SO I THINK THAT WHERE WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSERVATIVE ON OUR ESTIMATES, WELL IF EVERYBODY'S READY, I'D LET HIM MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE REPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE STEP, BRING FORTH SOME CREATIVE IDEAS ON INCREASING REVENUES AND DECREASING COSTS FOR THE MEANING IN JUNE.
I'D LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THE COMMENT, HOW COULD I, SURE.
UM, THE EXPENDITURE PLAN IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23RD.
I THINK IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US TO VOTE ON A BUDGET ON THE SAME DAY.
I THINK WE NEED TO AT LEAST GIVE A FEW DAYS FOR, UH, PERHAPS THOSE IMPACTED OR THERE'S, YOU HAVE AN INTEREST TO GIVE FEEDBACK.
IT JUST WOULD SEEM ODD TO GET PRESENTED THE PLAN AND VOTE ON THE SAME DAY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GESTURE THAT.
CAN YOU, UM, HEAR REAR ENDS, THE SCHEDULE, GRAMPS, THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN IN AUGUST? MMM.
I PREFER, I PREFER HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 30TH SO WE PRESENT AN EXPENDITURE PLAN TO THE COUNCIL ON THAT, THE PRE ON YOUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING AND THEN HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.
THE BUDGET I THINK MESSAGE BUT I AGREE IF I MAY.
PLAY AS A YES IF I MAY ADD SOMETHING TO THE CONVERSATION.
UH, JUST TO BE REAL CLEAR ON WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS.
UH, WE CERTAINLY WILL CIRCULATE A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE BUDGET WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE 23RD MEETING.
UH, IT WON'T UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE BE A SURPRISE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE NECESSARILY ALREADY ESTABLISHED VENUE TO DISCUSS ANYTHING.
UH, BUT OUR OFFICE WOULD CERTAINLY BE AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DRAFT WHEN IT IS RELEASED AND I, I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE THAT IN ADVANCE OF THE 23RD MEETING.
WELL, I THINK WE NEED AT LEAST A WEEK FOR WHENEVER YOU RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT.
IF YOU GIVE IT TO US NO LATER THAN THE 16TH, THEN I'M OKAY WITH VOTING ON A BUDGET ON THE 23RD.
WHAT, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN COMMIT TO THAT DATE.
WHY DON'T WE DO THIS ONE? WHY DON'T WE PRESENT THE EXPENDITURE PLAN ON THE 23RD WITH THE OPTION FOR COUNCIL TO GO? I MEAN YOU MAY SEE IT AND GO, THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
I'VE HEARD FROM FOLKS I FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE A DECISION ON 23RD.
UM, SO WE'LL PRESENT THE BUDGET, GIVING YOU THE OPTION TO GO ALL THE WAY THAT DAY, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE READY TO SCHEDULE A MEETING ON THE 30TH JUST IN CASE THERE'S NEEDED MORE TIME TO BE NEEDED FOR PUBLIC INPUT OR JUST FOR MORE CREATIVE DIALOGUE TO OCCUR.
OH, THAT FAIR? I'M FINE WITH THAT.
AND THEN IS THE COUNCIL OKAY WITH WAIVING UM, TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
THOSE FEES AT THIS POINT AS ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO SAY? GARY, I'M COMPETENT.
MY SUGGESTION IS BELIEVE THAT FOR GRAHAM DIRECTION, GIVEN HIM DIRECTION, LET HIM IMPLEMENT THAT.
AND THE WAY HE THINKS IS MOST APPROPRIATE RATHER THAN TAKING AN ACTION NOW BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA.
UM, DOES HE NEED A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT LIMITER? WELL, I, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION WAS TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES, UH, THAT NOT ONLY IN THE REPORT BUT ALSO AS DISCUSSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I DON'T THINK HE NEEDS A DOLLAR AMOUNT EXCEPT HOWEVER MUCH HIS SALARY IS, SO YOU CAN USE THAT AS A BELL.
SO I'LL ADD THE ABILITY FOR GRAHAM TO WAIVE FEES AS HE SEES AS APPROPRIATE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, NOT TO EXCEED
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SIX MONTHS WITHOUT COMING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL SEEM REASONABLE.WELL, AGAIN, YOU CAN GET, I THINK HE'S HEARD YOUR DIRECTION.
UH, IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU TO JUST TO HEAR THE UPDATE AND SEPARATE REPORTS.
SO I THINK IT'D BE, UH, GOING BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE ITEM IF YOU ADDED MORE TO IT AND GAVE DIRECTION THROUGH A FORMAL MOTION.
WELL THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND YOU HAVE A GRAM AUTHORITY TO FREEZE AS HE SEES FIT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR WELSER VOTE PLEASE.
DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ANGELA, WHEN WE GET THE ITEM 20, HOW MANY CARDS DO YOU HAVE ON THAT? I HAVE SEVEN.
RIGHT, SO WE SET UP SOME TIME.
MAYBE LET'S TAKE A BREAK BEFORE WE PLOW THROUGH.
UH, THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS OF TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM.
FORESEE IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT IS AS REPORTED AND THEN IT'LL LET US LET HER IN PORTION SAYS AGENDA.
CAN I HAVE THE ACTIVITY REPORT FOR CALCULUS OVER KENDRICK AS REPORTED THE CLAW AS REPORTED THAT WAS REPORTED OR T'S AS REPORTED.
[20. Tiny House Pilot Zoning Amendment RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council directs staff to draft an amended City’s zoning code, as a pilot project, to allow placement of tiny houses on suitable properties as potential homeless housing.]
THE JURY REPORT FOR THE DEPUTY MAYOR OR TEAS AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOAL GMO.PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS REPORT.
WELL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ FOR JOINING ME IN THIS ITEM.
IT CERTAINLY KIND OF BORDERS AT LEAST THE TEST SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
BORDERS DISTRICT THREE DISH FOR, UH, AS YOU MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN THAT REALLY AND BAPTIST CONSTRUCTED ONE SAMPLE, UH, MICRO EMERGENCY SHELTER ON THEIR PROPERTY LAST JULY.
IT'S A LITTLE UNDER A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET.
IF I REMEMBER WITH A ROOF, A BUNK BED, AND A PORCH.
SO THE CITY'S ZONING CODE REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR TO ALLOW, UH, THESE HOMES TO BE USED AS RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS AS BRIDGE HOUSING READINESS PARTNER WITH AMI COSTS TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THESE.
AND SO WE'RE ASKING STAFF TO COME BACK NO LATER THAN AUGUST 11TH WITH A SUGGESTION ON HOW TO DO ZONING AND OPERATION OF THESE HOUSES IN THIS PROGRAM.
WHY DON'T WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND THEN WE'LL ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
THE FIRST OUT OF SEVEN COMMON CARDS COMES FROM, UH, HERBERT KELLY, UM, BECAUSE BOARD MEMBER AND HE WROTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA ADOPTING SONY CHANGES THAT ALLOW PLACEMENT OF TINY HOUSES ON SUITABLE PROPERTIES AS POTENTIAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.
THEY USE OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OPTION FOR RIGHTS.
ANOTHER RESOURCE IN HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS OFF OUR STREETS.
THESE SLEEPING CABINS ALLOW PEOPLE TO REST IN A QUITE SECURE SOCIALLY DISTANCE SPACE.
THIS CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALING AND A PLACE WHERE SOCIAL SERVICES CAN PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE.
MY EXPECTATION IS THAT MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGES WILL TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE MORE SO TODAY THAN ANY TIME IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
I SEE DEVELOPERS NOW BUILDING PROJECTS WITH LOW AND LOWEST COST HOUSING UNITS AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MIX.
I ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT CHANGES IN ACCOUNT ZONING ORDINANCES THAT WILL PERMIT THESE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES TO BE LOCATED, BUILT AND OCCUPIED.
NEXT COMMENT IS AN ANONYMOUS COMMENT.
I AM VERY PROUD OF COUNCIL FOR AGREEING TO FIX THE STONING FOR THIS PROJECT TO TAKE PLACE.
ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT WAS NOT INITIATED BY THE CITY.
I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT AND PERHAPS THE CITY CAN SEE FIT IF THIS PROJECT IS SUCCESS TO ADOPT
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A SIMILAR PROJECT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.UM, IT SAYS, MY NAME IS GEORGE KELLY.
I LIVE IN OKLAHOMA AND M I AM FOR THE TINY HOUSE OR I AM IN SUPPORT FOR THE TINY HOUSE PILOTS OWNING CHANGE.
I FAVOR THIS PROJECT TO ASSIST IN GIVING THE HOMELESS ANOTHER AVENUE OF A WAY OUT FROM LIVING ON THE STREETS.
PLEASE ALLOW THIS CHANGE THAT WILL ALLOW PLACEMENT OF TINY HOUSES ON SUITABLE PROPERTIES AS POTENTIAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS.
THE USE OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OPTION PROVIDES ANOTHER RESOURCE IN HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS OF THE STREETS.
UM, THE SLEEPING CABINS, A LOT OF PEOPLE TO REST IN A QUIET, SECURE SOCIALLY DISTANCE SPACE.
THIS CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALING AND A PLACE WHERE SOCIAL SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE.
I ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT CHANGES IN OKLAHOMA, SONY'S ORDINANCES THAT WILL PERMIT THIS TINY HOUSE VILLAGES TO BE LOCATED.
IT SAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT CARD IS UM, DOESN'T HAVE A NAME, BUT IT SAYS IT'S FROM THE PRECEDENT OF AMICUS.
STEVE
THANK YOU FOR TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME.
IN CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSAL? MMM.
UH, IT GOES ON TO SAY, I AM THE PRECEDENT OF AMICUS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
WE ARE READY TO BUILD SIX EMERGENCY SLEEPING CABINS FOR PILOT PROJECT AT MERIDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH.
THIS FORM OF BRIDGE HOUSING WILL BE VIABLE AND SUCCESSFUL TEMPORARY OPTION TO HELP SOME OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION FIND THE SAFETY, SHELTER, HEALTH AND AUTONOMY THEY NEED TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
THIS UNIQUE FORM OF HOUSING WILL SOME OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO FIND MORE SUITABLE PERMANENT HOUSING? MERIDIAN IS AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN THAT THEY ALREADY AND THEY ARE ALREADY SERVING MANY HOMELESS CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE CHURCH WANTS TO OFFER MORE.
WE HOPE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE REPLICATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH NON PROFIT PROPERTY OWNERS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS.
WE EXPECT THEM, NOVELL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE AND INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS AND MUCH OF THE RESULTING NEW HOMELESS POPULATION WILL BE CITIZENS WHO WERE PAYING RENT UNTIL THEY LOST THEIR JOBS OR HAD TO TRADE WORK HOURS FOR CHILDCARE HOURS WHEN DAYCARE CLOSE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
WE HOPE TO BUILD TEMPORARY BRIDGE HOUSING TO HELP HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIND SAFE PLACES TO LIVE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AGENDA ITEM.
THE NEXT ONE AGAIN DOES NOT HAVE A NAME BUT UM, IT SAYS HE IS THE LEAD PASTOR OF MERIDIAN BAPTIST AND EL CAHONE.
UM, AND HE SAID REPRESENTATIVE THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE HOMELESS AND A MEMBER OF THE AMICUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS GLOBAL NRTS FOR INTRODUCING THE AGENDA ITEM PROPOSING THAT THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA STAFF RECOMMENDED TEMPORARY ZONING CHANGE, ALLOWING A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF TINY HOUSES ON SUITABLE PROPERTIES AS POTENTIAL HOMELESS HOUSING.
UM, WE ARE FACING A CHALLENGE TO FIND ADEQUATE PLACES AND SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO REGAIN THEIR SENSE OF DIGNITY AND PURPOSE, CHANGING THE STONING EVEN FOR A PILOT PROJECT, WE'LL GIVE THE FAITH COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVELY USE RESOURCES THAT TYPICALLY WOULD BE, WOULD LAY DORMANT.
RECENTLY THE TENDER CENTER FOR HOUSING INNOVATION FOCUSED ON FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ROLE THEY CAN PLAY IN ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S SHORTFALL.
AND HOUSING RELEASED, I'M SORRY, SHORTFALL IN HOUSING RELEASED A STUDY SHOWING THAT APPROXIMATELY 38,800 ACRES OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS LAND EQUIVALENT TO THE SIZE OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON COULD POTENTIALLY SUPPORT NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING IN SOME OF OUR STATE'S HIGHEST COST COUNTIES.
WHAT U S COUNCIL ARE PROPOSING TO DO.
WE'LL TAP INTO THE AVAILABLE ACREAGE WITHIN THE CITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR FORWARD THINKING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING YOU INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF OUR PILOT PROJECT TO WORK TO WORK HARD TO PLEASE.
THE NEXT ONE IS FROM AMANDA MCGIMPSEY.
I SUPPORT THE TINY HOUSE PILOT'S ZONING AMENDMENT.
THERE ARE MANY CHURCHES AND NONPROFIT NONPROFITS AND EL CAHONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOUSING HOMELESS IN TINY HOUSES
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ON THEIR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED FROM DOING SO BECAUSE OF ZONING RESTRICTIONS.BY LIFTING THE RESTRICTIONS, THE CITY CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ENTITIES TO HELP THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
I ALSO URGE THE COUNCIL TO WAIVE OR REDUCE ANY PERMITTING FEE AND STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO REDUCE WAIT TIME.
AND THE LAST COMMENTS SUBMITTED, UM, IS FROM THE SECRETARY OF AMICUS, BUT THEY DIDN'T WRITE THEIR NAME.
AS A COVERT 19 PANDEMIC EXPANDS, IT CREATES AN EVEN MORE DESPERATE SITUATION FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON THE STREETS OF ALCOHOLISM.
THE NEED HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER FOR EMERGENCY BRIDGE HOUSING OPTIONS THAN IT IS TODAY.
TO THAT END, I SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR EXPLORING TEMPORARY STONING CHANGES TO HELP YOURSELF OUR GROWING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
AS THE SECRETARY OF AMICUS, I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO EXPLORE EVERY SOLUTION THAT CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE IN PARTICULAR EMERGENCY SLEEPING CABINS AND TINY HOUSES.
I AM THANKFUL TO THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA AND TO PASTOR ROLLER SLADE AND THE ENTIRE MERIDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH CONGREGATION FOR SHOWING US ALL WHAT BOLD LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMON SIR.
A COUPLE OF FOLLOW UP COMMENTS.
THE INTENT OF THIS WAS TO BE A TEMPORARY ORDINANCE YOU HEARD.
SO I THINK I'M PROPOSING WE'RE PROPOSING THAT AND EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 THAT WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR FOR, UH, THIS PROGRAM TO BE OPERATED.
I DON'T THINK THE INTENT IS FOR THIS TO JUST GO ON, UH, UNENDINGLY IT'S, IT'S WORKED BETTER FOR A TEST HOW MUCH THE HOUSES COST.
THEY CAN GO THE HOUSES FOR $4,000 OR LESS.
SO WHAT HAPPENS, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A YEAR OF THE PROCESS? WELL, WE'D EITHER, UH, VOTE TO CONTINUE THE ZONING CHANGE OR THEY'D HAVE TO STOP USING RESIDENCES, USE THEM AS RESIDENCES OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE CHOICE TO RELOCATE TO OTHER PLACES.
AND ALSO IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS MEANT TO KIND OF BE A PILOT FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, NOT JUST FOR ALCOHOL.
CERTAINLY WE'VE BEEN ON THE LEADER AND, UH, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THAT HOMELESSNESS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT, UH, IS EVER SOLVED, BUT IT TAKES AN ONGOING CREATIVE SLATE OF SOLUTIONS.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE WHERE THE TEST FOR THE WHOLE COUNT, YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF A GUARANTEE THAT THESE WOULD BE PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM THE ALCOHOL AREA, THAT'D BE HOUSED THERE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR STAFF TO DO AS PART OF THEIR SCREENING OF THIS ZONING CHANGE, THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WILL OPERATE.
AND INCLUDING SCREENING, HYGIENE, SELECTION, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
WE LOOK TO STAFF TO HELP GUIDE THOSE DECISIONS.
HOW ABOUT RULES? IS A, IS A KIND OF A HOUSING FIRST, DO WHAT YOU WANT KIND OF THING OR IS IT MORE OF A YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW RULES.
WELL I'M PROPOSING THAT WE LET STAFF VET OUT THOSE REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE ZONING CHANGE.
WHAT CITIES ARE, YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW? JUST THE ALCOHOL MINOR AWARENESS.
I THINK I DO HAVE SOME ONE IN SAN DIEGO I THINK MODEL HOMES BUILT ON THE NORTH PARK AREA.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE HABITS
I MEAN WE'RE, WE'RE AWARE THAT UM, TINY HOMES ARE A POPULAR HOMELESS SOLUTION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, UH, OREGON AND WASHINGTON SPECIFICALLY.
UM, AND WHEN WE BRING SOMETHING BACK AT THE COUNCIL, IT GIVES US THAT DIRECTION.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU WERE ASKING, MR MAYOR ARE REALLY PROGRAM QUESTIONS, NOT NECESSARILY ZONING QUESTIONS.
AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE, THE ZONING ITSELF.
WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY SILENT ON THE PROGRAM STUFF, ALTHOUGH THERE IT DOES GET INTO SOME, SOME CONDITIONAL USE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE CAN BUILD INTO A ZONING ORDINANCE.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY STAFF LIKES MR GLOBAL AND MR ORTIZ'S SUGGESTION OF IT BEING, UM, A TEMPORARY OR HAVING A SUNSET BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LONGTERM ISSUES WOULD BE.
AND SO THIS DOES GIVE THE COUNCIL A WAY OUT IF IT ENDS UP NOT BEING A GOOD, A GOOD PROJECT OR A GOOD EXPERIMENT.
SO AS WE, AS, AS WE AS A COUNCIL, IF WE SAID, LOOK,
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WE, WE WANT WHOEVER LIVES THERE TO BE FROM ALKALINE STREETS, WE WANT THEM TO BE, UM, THEY WANT TO TEST POSITIVE ONCE A WEEK OR EVERY TEST NEGATIVE ONCE A WEEK FOR USE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.UM, WOULD THAT BE SOME OF THE, LEGALLY WE COULD REQUIRE, I MEAN W WE HAVEN'T STUDIED THAT, BUT MR MARROW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE CAN INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF A ZONING ORDINANCE.
IT'S, AGAIN, THERE MIGHT BE CERTAIN CONDITIONS LIKE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO IMPOSE, BUT STAFF'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR BEING ABLE TO ALLOW THESE TYPES OF USES.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE JUST CONSTANTLY BRINGING IT BACK TO FLUSH IT OUT.
RIGHT? BECAUSE IF THE REQUEST IS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS UNDER OUR POLICY, WE CAN'T MAKE A DECISION TODAY TO JUST APPROVE IT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK WITH IT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT STAFF WOULD PREPARE.
THEN IT STILL HAS TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REMEMBER WHAT IS THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT.
ALSO ONE OF THE TIMES, A LOT OF EVICTIONS.
SO SAY, SAY WE HAD AN UNRULY PERSON THAT WASN'T THERE, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE, THE ENTIRE EVICTION PROCESS AS OUTLINED BY CALIFORNIA LAW.
THAT'D BE A QUESTION FOR WHOEVER THE HOST IS LEASING THE SPACE THERE.
A AMICUS OR WHOEVER ELSE WOULD BE THE, UH, PARTY THAT OWNS THE, UM, THE UNITS.
IT'S TRUE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE A, A, YEAH.
UM, IT MAY BE TREATED MORE AS A TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY AS OPPOSED TO A SHORT TERM RATHER THAN THE LONGTERM USE.
I DON'T KNOW THEIR PLANS GENERALLY.
I THINK THAT IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BUILD ONE AND IT COST $4,000, THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO TEAR IT DOWN AT THE END OF 2021 DITCH BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, YEAH.
AND YOU GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO HAVE IT.
I THINK MR GOBLE MADE A COMMENT ABOUT RELOCATING.
I TOOK A TOUR OF THE AMICUS HOUSE ON THE MERIDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THE SAME EVERYBODY, BUT THEY ARE BUILT IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN BE, THEY'RE KIND OF PREFAB.
SO THERE'S A WAY TO, UM, TAKE THEM DOWN AND RELOCATE THEM.
ANOTHER LOCATION IF THERE'S, THERE'S ANOTHER APPROPRIATE ZONING SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO, UM, THEY, THEY DO HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION.
UM, I THINK THERE'S AN INCENTIVE FOR, FOR THE AMICUS GROUP AND PASTOR ROLE IN SLATE AT MERDE AND BAPTIST TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE CITY, UM, TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.
SO, UM, I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUNSETTING, THEY'RE GONNA WANT IT TO CONTINUE.
UM, IF, IF THE PROGRAM IS ACCOMPLISHING WHAT, WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHICH IS TO BE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO GET PEOPLE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS TEMPORARILY SO THEY CAN MOVE BACK UP.
UM, SO THERE IS THAT INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, I CAN SORT OF FILL ON ME, YOU KNOW, HAVING A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN ONE OF THESE HOUSES SHOOTING CRYSTAL METH AND BEING WILD, THAT BRINGS MORE PROBLEMS TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY, THEN THAT HELPS.
PLUS THAT WE CAN BE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME FROM YUMA, UM, ORANGE COUNTY AND GOD KNOWS WHERE TO COME IN AND SET UP IN A TINY HOUSE AND ALCOHOL.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DO IT IN A WAY THAT WE SOLVE A PROBLEM, WE DON'T CREATE MORE.
I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IF ALSO IF THE COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO DO THIS, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT ZONING SPECIFICALLY FOR MERDE AND BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE TO BE INCLUSIVE.
SO STAFF WILL WORK ON WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE APPROPRIATE TYPE OF PROPERTY AND MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE, TO THE ELECTED BODY.
UM, BUT THIS IS NOT, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT SOLELY A MERIDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH ZONING ISSUE.
IT IS BURNING AND PAYING FOR ALL THIS.
WELL IF THE COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO WORK ON IT, THIS WOULD BE COUNCIL DIRECTION.
SO UM, NO THEY WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S AGAIN WHY IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT MERIDIAN.
THIS IS A, THIS IS A LARGER CITY ZONING ISSUE RATHER THAN A MERIDIAN BAPTIST ISSUE.
OH, SO YOU BECAME BETTER THE BUDGET THAT THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED IN AS WELL? WELL YEAH.
AT THIS POINT IT'S, IT'S STAFF TIME THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED.
CLARIFY WHEN WHEN GRANT TALKS ABOUT REALLY WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT.
I BELIEVE HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE APPLICATION FEE.
OH NO, I MEANT THE ABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
KNOW THE APPLICATION FEE, THE, THE, THE ZONING,
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THE ZONING PROCESS WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE CITY.THAT'S WHERE THE CITY WOULD END ONCE THE CITY ZONES THAT APPROPRIATELY.
AND IF YOU, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF A PERMITTING PROCESS AS PART OF THAT, WE WOULD DO SOME, MAYBE SOME REGULATION, BUT YEAH, WE WOULDN'T BE INVOLVED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF OR MANAGEMENT OF THESE THINGS, FACILITIES, IF IT WERE SOMETHING THAT WAS, THAT WAS A GOOD THING TO DO.
I'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH WAVING A ZONING FEES.
I MEAN WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP HELP US ALONG AS LONG AS IT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED CORRECTLY.
I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS ON TREATING PEOPLE IN THESE FACILITIES.
I THINK, UH, BECAUSE PASTOR SLATE IS ON THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE HOMELESS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
HE'S, HE'S MORE EXPERIENCED ON A LOT OF THE ISSUES, NOT ONLY IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY WIDE.
SO I HAVE CONFIDENCE HE'S THE RIGHT GUY TO TO BE A GOOD HOST.
UH, ALL RIGHT, WELL I SORT OF HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO DRAFT AN AMENDED CITY ZONING CODE AS A PILOT PROJECT TO ALLOW PLACEMENT OF TINY HOUSES ON SUITABLE PROPERTIES AS A POTENTIAL HOMELESS HOUSING SOLUTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK AND COUNCIL MEMBER CLONE? YES.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FIRST OR SECONDARY USE OF ORDINANCES AND WE HAVE NOTHING ON OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA TODAY.
THIS BRINGS US TO A GERMAN TODAY'S MEETING BEING INJURED IN HONOR OF A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, DON PARENTS WHO WORK WITH STG E YES, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
HE PASSED AWAY ON MAY 25TH, 2020 AND AFTER A LONG ILLNESS, MR PAREL WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR DECADES OF THESE COUNTY SERVING A PUBLIC AFFAIRS ROLES FOR SAN DIEGO GAS ELECTRIC.
HE WAS A BOOSTER FOR EAST COUNTY TO HE ACTIVE AND LEADERSHIP ROLES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ROTARY CLUBS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND THE EAST COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
MR PARENT IS SURVIVED BY HIS SONS, MASON BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CALLED PARENT EVAN PARENTS.
AND HIS FIANCE WERE ON THE JAMES, HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
UM, TOM DID SUCH A GOOD JOB LIKE THIS TO LOOK AT, UM, CAN BE A PROCLAMATION TO THE FAMILY AT SOME POINT.
AND THIS BRINGS US TO THE ADJOURN RECORD JOINT MEETING OF THE ALC ON CITY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HELD ITS 26TH DAY OF MAY, 2020 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2020 AT 3:00 PM.
AND JUST THE QUESTION GRAHAM, UM, IS, ARE WE COMING TO THE END OF THESE ZOOM MEETINGS OR DO WE NOT QUITE KNOW YET? I ACTUALLY, MR MAYOR, I THINK WE ARE CLOSE.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD SOME DIRECTION FROM THE STATE OR THE COUNTY, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, ASSEMBLAGE FOR RE FOR CHURCHES FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH, UM, WHAT CHURCHES ARE BEING ASKED OF.
AND SO WE'LL BE ASKING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE COUNTY THIS WEEK ABOUT WHETHER THAT THOSE SAME RULES APPLY TO US.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, I THINK WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEPARATE COUNCIL MEMBERS USING THE FULL DYESS OF ON THE COUNCIL DYESS AND STAFF DYESS AND SEGREGATE, UM, PARTICIPANTS ENOUGH SO WE COULD ACCOMPLISH AN IN PERSON MEETING SHORTLY.
WELL, AT THIS BRADY BUNCH THING HERE, WE'VE GOT GOING, BUT, UM, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR ALL GETTING BACK TOGETHER.