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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE
[CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.]
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL AND THE PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR AUGUST 5TH.UH, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? BARNACLE PRESENT.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION ON THE AGENDA FIRST OFF, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY TO INTRODUCE THE TOPIC FOR US TONIGHT.
THE COUNCIL WILL CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED LITIGATION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9.
THE EXISTING CASES ARE YOUNGSTOWN MOBILE HOME PARK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VERSUS CITY OF PETALUMA PARKS, BODA PARK, ET ALL VERSUS CITY OF PETALUMA.
AND, UM, AND YOUNGSTOWN, UM, VERSUS CITY OF PETALUMA IN A DIFFERENT CASE.
UM, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL WILL CONFER REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION UNDER, UM, THE SAME SECTION.
UM, BUT THAT'S SUBDIVISION D FOUR.
UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE BASED ON EXISTING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY IS DECIDE TO INITIATE OR DECIDING WHETHER TO INITIATE LITIGATION, AND THAT'S CONCERNING THREE POTENTIAL CASES.
UH, AND AS IT IS CLOSED SESSION, THERE'S NO STAFF REPORT BEYOND THIS.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'LL COME BACK OUT AND REPORT OUT IF, IF ANY ACTIONS ARE REPORTABLE.
UM, BUT AS WE DO ON ALL MATTERS BEFORE THE COUNCIL, WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, I'M SUPPOSING SOME OF YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT.
AND, UM, THE, UH, LET ME READ THE INTRODUCTION
[PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
TO HOW WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE EVENING.UM, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM OF THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
AND, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, UH, WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES, UH, NOT TO EXCEED 20 MINUTES.
AND SO, UM, I'LL BE FIGURING OUT HOW MANY CARDS AND LETTERS AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CLERK TO, UH, READ OUR MESSAGING FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
UH, WE DID RECEIVE 12 PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM AHEAD OF TIME.
THOSE ARE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS.
UH, AND THE TIMER BEHIND THE DS WILL BE RESET, UH, FOR EACH SPEAKER.
AND I AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER, UM, SPEAKER CARDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS COLLECTION.
UM, RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME, I HAVE 14 UM, CARDS.
AND SO I AM GONNA, UM, SIGN, LET'S SEE, WHAT WOULD THE MATH BE ON 14 CARDS HERE? WE WOULD BE AT 90 SECONDS, UM, 90 SECONDS PER SPEAKER.
UH, AND, UM, IF SOMEONE HAS MENTIONED THE CONCERN YOU MEANT, YOU HAVE, IT'S OKAY TO SAY JUST EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID IS WHAT I WANT AS WELL.
SO DON'T BE BASHFUL ABOUT, UH, SAYING IT THAT WAY.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS JANE GERSIN TO BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, ROD DELATORRE.
UH, I LIVE AT COTTAGES OF PETALUMA, UH, A MOBILE HOME PARK.
UH, TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO FOLLOW UP ON PURSUING LOOPHOLES AND LEASE IMPERFECTIONS THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN LEASE VIOLATIONS AT THE COTTAGES OF PETALUMA AND NEIGHBORING MOBILE HOME PARKS.
AS AN EXAMPLE, I BOUGHT A MOBILE HOME LAST YEAR IN APRIL, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT LIVE THERE UNLESS I SIGNED.
UM, MY LEASE WAIVING MY RIGHTS AND BECOMING EXEMPT FROM, UH, RENT CONTROL PROTECTION.
IN OTHER WORDS, I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THE OPTION TO NOT SIGN AND OPT
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FOR RENT CONTROL.IT WAS THE REMAINDER OF A FIVE YEARS, UH, ON A LONG-TERM LEASE THAT I TOOK OVER.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, ROD DELLA, TORE TO BE FOLLOWED BY SUE SULLIVAN.
SO, HI, I'M ROD AND I LIVE AT THE COTTAGES.
UM, SOME OF THE TERM, ONE OF THE TERMS THAT WAS USED IN MY LEASES WAS CALLED RENT CONTROL LEASE.
AND THAT WAS VERY SNEAKY IN MY OPINION.
ANOTHER THING FROM, I WENT BACK, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE EIGHT YEARS, I WENT BACK AND THE CPI WAS, UH, IN THE YEARS OR 1.6, 1.5, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8 A FIVE, A 2.3, AND A TWO POINT A 2.2 AND A 2.3.
ALL THOSE YEARS, MY INCREASE HAS BEEN 4%.
UM, AND WHAT JANE SAID, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUE SULLIVAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE BOBOWSKI.
AND HOW, UH, DON'T FORGET US AT THE COTTAGES, PLEASE.
UM, WE HAVE OTHER ISSUES, UM, DIFFERENT, UM, AS JANE SAID SO WELL, OUR LEASES ARE NOT COMPLIANT WITH AB 27 82 PASSED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE YEAR 2020.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, MR. FEENEY HAS A LONG DURATION OF BUSINESS IN THIS CITY.
HIS STYLE HAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED ALL THE OTHER MOBILE HOME OWNERS IN DIFFERENT PARKS BEHIND ME.
PLEASE HELP US AT THE COTTAGES.
THANK YOU CATHERINE BOBOWSKI TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN ROBING.
YES, MY NAME IS CATHERINE ROBOWSKI.
I LIVE AT THE LITTLE WOODSVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK.
OUR ONSITE PARK MANAGER HAS BEEN, UM, HARASSING, BREAKING THE LAWS, HAVING VEHICLE PARKED ILLEGAL ON THE FAR LINES.
I GOT OVER A THOUSANDS PICTURES TO SHOW THE CITY ATTORNEY OF I'M MAKE, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE HIM IN CHAUVIN.
THESE, AND ALSO TOO OUR ON ONSITE MANAGER, THE SELLER CRUZ.
SHE'S, SHE LEASED FROM MEXICO.
DOESN'T TELL ANYBODY, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY GONNA BE LATE FOR THEIR RENT.
AND ALSO TOO, SHE'S MAKING US, THE RESIDENTS PAY $50 MORE TO PARK IN THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY.
AND ALSO TOO, SHE'S NOT PAYING THE LAWS.
SHE'S BEEN, UH, I CAN'T EVEN HAVE A VISITOR PARKED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY FOR FIVE SECONDS WHEN I HEARD COMING TO BANKING ON MY BACK DOOR SAYING, YOUR VISITOR HAS TO LEAVE, AND MY PASTOR CAN'T EVEN COME OVER PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY.
I HAD A FRIEND, UH, WELL, A NEIGHBOR OF MINE PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY TO PROTECT MY MOBILE HOME.
SHE, UH, IF SHE GIVES ME A NOSE SAYING, I GOTTA GET THAT NEIGHBOR, UH, REMOVED HIS CAR OUTTA MY DRIVEWAY.
SO MY NEIGHBOR HAD LOST MONEY, HE HAD TO GET HIS VEHICLE OUTTA MY DRIVEWAY.
AND BY LAW HARMONY IS BREAKING THE LAWS BY HAVING SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN TO BE A MANAGER THAT'S NOT OBEYING THE LAWS.
AND ALSO TO THIS MANAGER THREATENED TO, UH, SUE ME FOR TELLING THE TRUTH WHAT'S GOING ON IN ONE PARK REGARDING HER AND HER FAMILY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER'S, JOHN ROBING TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARTIN UND.
AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, THESE GUYS THAT RUN THESE PARKS ARE SNAKES.
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL DO ANYTHING TO BAMBOOZLE PEOPLE AND IT'S JUST TERRIBLE, YOU KNOW, HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN YOUNGSTOWN, YOU KNOW, MOST OF US ARE GETTING NEAR THE END OF OUR LIVES.
AND, UH, NOW WE GOTTA WORRY BECAUSE OF THE THREATS THAT THESE PEOPLE PUT UPON US, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE DISGUSTING PEOPLE, AND I JUST HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIGURE THE PATH TO DEAL THEM A LEGAL BLOW THAT WILL STRAIGHTEN THEM OUT.
UM, MARTIN HEITZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID JONES.
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THIS BODY OF PETALUMA DOESN'T COME TO HELP ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.I SUBMITTED ALL THE PAPERWORK TO, TO, YOU KNOW, AS PER SUPPOSED TO GO ON RENT CONTROL OR RENT STABILIZATION.
HE STILL RAISED ME OVER 5% THAT YEAR.
I'M PAYING THIS GUY 50 BUCKS A MONTH EXTRA, AND NOW IT'S GOING ON 13 MONTHS.
I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS COULD SEE IT IN YOUR HEART TO TAKE IT'S ELDER ABUSE TO TAKE CARE OF US.
I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF US SOMEWHAT.
DAVID JONES TO BE FOLLOWED BY EILEEN, UH, GANGAN.
I'M IN, UH, CAPRI VILLA MOBILE HOMES.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WE, WE JUST GOT BOUGHT OUT BY A NEW OWNER WHO HAS IMMEDIATELY, UH, SENT US NOTICES OF, OF, UM, THREE RENT INCREASES.
AND WE HAVE TO PAY THEIR TAXES TOO, EVEN THOUGH WE SAVED, I PERSONALLY SAVED FOR OVER 25 YEARS TO BUY A NEW MOBILE HOME TO REPLACE MY OLD ONE, THINKING THAT I HAD SECURITY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
AND KNOWING THAT THERE WAS RENT CONTROL IN PETALUMA.
AND WHEN I DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE MANAGER, THE FIRST TIME I MET HER, SHE TOLD ME THAT, WELL, IF ANYBODY DOESN'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN GET YOUR MO MOBILE HOME AND LEAVE, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO.
THIS IS BORDERING ON, ON, UH, ELDER ABUSE BECAUSE EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN VERY, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE ECONOMIC LADDER AND THERE'S NO DEEP POCKETS.
AS SOON AS WE LET GO OF THAT LAST RUNG WE'RE OUR CHOICES ARE BASICALLY HOMELESSNESS OR SUICIDE.
AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO ENFORCE YOUR RENT CONTROL BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, THIS IS VERY TRYING ON ALL OF US ELDERLY PEOPLE.
I AM A VETERAN TOO, AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE THE LAWS ENFORCED AND THESE MILLIONAIRES SHOULD NOT THINK THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE A FORTUNE OFF PEOPLE.
EILEEN KAGAN SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY JODY JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY, NOT JUST AS A RESIDENT OF A MOBILE HOME PARK IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, BUT AS A VOICE FOR JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS IN THE FACE OF CORPORATE GREED AND MISCONDUCT, THE ACTIONS OF MOBILE HOME PARK CORPORATE INVESTORS ECHO ACROSS COUNTIES, REPEATING A PATTERN OF EXPLOITING RESIDENTS AND DISREGARDING LAWS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE ARE NOT INNOCENT MISTAKES, BUT CALCULATED ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT MORE MONEY FROM VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
THEY SHOW A BLATANT AND DISREGARD FOR RESIDENTS WELLBEING AND FOR THE LAWS THAT SHOULD PROTECT THEM.
WE HAVE SEEN THE SAME STORY PLAY OUT IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES.
IT'S A SCRIPT, IT'S A BLUEPRINT, IF YOU WILL, OF THE ABUSE AND POWER OF THESE BAD ACTORS THAT MUST BE STOPPED OUR, IN OUR COUNTY, UH, HARMONY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THREE PILLAR COMMUNITIES OWN MOBILE HOMES, PARKS.
AND WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES OUT THERE.
WE HOPE THAT THE CITY OF PETALUMA WILL SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTIES, THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD ACTORS WHO BLATANTLY AND DELIBERATELY DISRUPT COMMUNITIES WITH PREMEDITATED ACTIONS.
WE HOPE TO SEE THE CITY OF PETALUMA PUSH BACK WITH LAWSUITS AGAINST THESE BAD ACTORS.
WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU PETALUMA LEADERS TO SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OTHER COUNTIES TO FOLLOW.
PLEASE, UH, KEEP IT DOWN IN YOUR YEAH.
UM, DECORUM IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO, UH, BE FOLLOWED BY JODY JOHNSON AND MARIE KUNIO, CITY COUNCIL, CITY EMPLOYEE, CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY.
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER TONIGHT PRIOR TO YOUR CLOSED DOOR HEARING, TO PRESENT THE DIRECTION WE FEEL MUST BE TAKEN REGARDING YOUNGSTOWN LITTLE WOODS AND CAPRI MOBILE PARKS, AS WELL AS EVERY MOBILE PARK IN PETALUMA.
WE ALSO SEEK THE MUCH NEEDED CLARIFICATION ON CLOSURE LETTERS IN REGARDS TO YOUNGSTOWN AND LITTLEWOOD.
YOUNGSTOWN SENIOR PARK OVERLAY VIOLATIONS, YOUNGSTOWN, ADDITIONAL INCREASE NOTICE 10 DAYS AGO, LITTLEWOODS UNTIMELY SECOND ARBITRATION REQUEST.
LITTLEWOOD CONTINUES THREATS AND RETALIATION INCLUDING REMOVAL OF PARKING CAPRI'S UNLAWFUL COERCION IN REGARDS TO LONG-TERM LEASES AND GOUGING ON 100% PASS
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THROUGH DISCRIMINATION TO A DEGREE NOT KNOWN BEFORE.THREATS AND VIOLATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD TO RESIDENTS IN ALL THREE PARKS, CAPRI AND LITTLEWOODS RESIDENTS SUBMITTED PETITIONS TODAY COMPELLING YOU FOR MUCH NEEDED PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WARRANTED.
FOR THE VERY REASON THE RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE WAS DEVELOPED IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH IS PROTECTION, WHICH REQUIRES ENFORCEMENT.
YOUNGSTOWN HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THEIR PETITION WITH THE DEMAND TO ENFORCE THE SENIOR PARK OVERLAY VIOLATIONS.
NO ORDINANCE WILL EVER LIVE UP TO ITS INTENDED PROMISES.
IF VIOLATIONS ARE NOT ENFORCED, HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE ASSAULTS AND ABUSES BY THESE BAD ACTOR PARK OWNERS, LARGE INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
SO WE'RE MOVING NOW TO, UH, MARIE KUNIO.
YOUNGSTOWN MOBILE HOME PARK, TWO ARBITRATIONS WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF OF EACH OTHER ONCE THREE PILLARS.
A 74 LARGE INVESTMENT MOBILE PARKS OWNER PURCHASE YOUNGSTOWN WITH CLEAR KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE PURCHASING UNDER RENT STABILIZED, STABILIZED ORDINANCE AB 27 82, STATE LEGISLATION AND SENIOR PARK AFFILIATION.
THIS WAS CLEARLY DONE AFTER DUE DILIGENCE AS WHAT INVESTOR WOULD SPEND 14 MILLION NOT UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS OR ORDINANCES GOVERNING THEIR BUSINESS.
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE PARK TO ALL AGES WITHOUT A SIX MONTH REQUIRED NOTICE, COMMINGLED WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER ALL AGE STATUS, WHICH WAS NEVER ALLOWED APPLICATION TO RAISE GROUND RENTS.
$923 AND 41 CENTS MORE TO ALREADY EXISTING HIGH GROUND RENTS, WHICH LED TO A MOTION IN LIMINE.
GRANTED AN ERROR BY THE ARBITRATOR, ALLOWING AN AWARD OF $118 OF THAT AMOUNT, SIMPLY ALLOWING THEM TO DE DENY PROFITS FROM THEIR OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE PARK GROUNDS THAT PROFITED DEARLY THIS SAME $923 AND 41 CENTS ADDED ILLEGALLY TO GROUND RENT STATEMENTS WITHOUT AN ARBITRATION AWARD AT THANKSGIVING.
TIME REGARD REQUIRING LEGAL FEES OF OUR RESIDENTS TO BE USED TO CORRECT THIS UNLAWFUL TAKE.
TIM PORTUS, I THINK IS NEXT STEP TO BE FOLLOWED BY BRENDA OV.
UNLAWFUL CLOSURE LETTERS NEVER NOTICED BEFORE.
CONSULTANT SHOWS UP AT RESIDENCES DOORS WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION TO OUR CITY.
COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR LAWFULLY PASSED SENIOR PARK OVERLAY FIVE PURCHASES LEASES KNOWINGLY SOLD AS ALL AGE, AND WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD BUYERS AND CURRENT YOUNGSTOWN RESIDENTS.
WORSE THAN THAT, WILLFULLY MISLEADING MLS LISTINGS.
POTENTIAL BUYERS GIVEN INVALID RULES AND REGULATIONS.
LEASE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WILLFULLY CREATED AS ALL AGE AND SIGNS TAKEN DOWN, WHICH WOULD INDICATE TRUTHFULLY FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS THAT YOUNGSTOWN IS A SENIOR PARK.
THEN THE WILLFUL DIRECTION GIVEN BY PARK MANAGEMENT TO EVERY REALTOR REPRESENTING BUYERS THAT THIS PARK IS AN ALL AGE PARK.
IN ADDITION, PARK OWNERS ARE CURRENTLY SELLING THREE DIFFERENT MOBILE HOMES WITHOUT TELLING POTENTIAL BUYERS.
THEY SENT A CLOSURE NOTICE TO THE CITY INSPECTION LIST.
SEVEN AND 30 DAY NOTICES UNFAIRLY SERVED WITH DISREGARD FOR MRL LAWS, PERJURED TESTIMONY THAT THE PARK OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR OWNED SUBSIDIARY.
AMBER HOMES LOOK IT UP, OR THEIR MANUFACTURING SUBSIDIARY, WHICH ARE ADDRESSED AT THE SAME CORPORATE OFFICES AS THREE PILLARS.
THE NAME OF THEIR REGISTERED CURRENTLY COMPANY, INTENT TO DEFRAUD THE STATE, THE CITY WITH THE PROFITS OF THEIR SUBSIDIARY PARK.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRENDA SIMOFF.
SOFF SOFF AND COULD BE FOLLOWED BY CHRIS PARKER.
COERCION OF OVER 20 RESIDENTS INTO LONG-TERM LEASES.
WELL AFTER THE CUTOFF DATE OF FEBRUARY 13TH, 2020 PER AB 27 82 OVERCHARGING, LONG-TERM LEASEHOLDERS REEVALUATED TAXES WITHIN COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF SOME WERE A ONETIME 12 MONTH CHARGE.
THIS REQUIRED A RESIDENT TO PAY FOR A RE ACCOUNTANT TO SHOW THE TRUTH CHAINS AND LOCKS ON AMENITIES OPEN TO RESIDENTS FROM 9:00 AM TO 9:00 PM OUT OF RETALIATION FOR RESIDENTS, ADV RESIDENTS ADVOCATES.
THE CLUBHOUSE CHAINS CHAIRS CHAINED UP SIMPLY BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT FOUND OUT WE WERE HAVING A MEETING OUTSIDE
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AND SHE WANTED THE SENIOR CITIZENS TO BE MADE TO STAND DURING OPEN HOURS OF THE CLUBHOUSE.CLEAR INTENT TO HARM ELDER ABUSE, WHICH LED TO TWO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND ONE LIFE-THREATENING CARDIAC ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION THE P-S-P-T-S-D.
MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL TOLL TO THE SENIORS.
WILLING FULLY SUBMITTING FALSE ACCIDENT REPORTS.
BLAMING RESIDENTS FOR A SPEED SPEEDING TRUCK OF THEIR HANDYMAN, WHICH LED TO A RESIDENT BEING THROWN FROM HIS BIKE AND INJURED TO NUMEROUS TO LIST INDIVIDUALS, RESIDENTIAL ABUSE, COERCION, THREATS, AND RETALIATIONS.
LITTLE WOOD MOBILE HOME PARK ARBITRATION SEEKS SEEKING 1,530 A MONTH.
UM, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS PARKER, TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANNE GUT, AN ADMINISTRATION SEEKING 15, $1,530 A MONTH TO GOUGE RESIDENTS DONE WITH MALICIOUS INTENT AS ALLUDED TO IN THE ARBITRATOR'S FINAL AWARD OF ZERO INSPECTIONS AND PROPERLY NOTICED AND ATTACHED TO POTENTIAL EVICTION THREATS.
BAIT AND SWITCH ON GROUND RENTS TO RESIDENTS MADE TO SIGN LEASES AFTER ESCROW CLOSED OF MORE THAN DOUBLE THE GROUND RENT AGREED UPON WILLFUL ATTEMPT TO INCREASE GROUND, BRENT BY DRIVING PASS THROUGHS UP ON HIGHLY INFLATED PRICING WITHOUT SEEKING BIDS OR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS OF WORK, TRYING TO REMOVE PARKING AND CHARGE UP TO $300 A SPACE.
CONSTANT INCREASE ATTEMPTS LEADING TO FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION, WHICH IN SUPERIOR COURT WOULD BE SANCTIONED WITH THE, UH, DEFENSE OF THIS ON THE BACKS OF HARDWORKING CITIZENS.
FALSE STATEMENTS TO RESONANCE, THREATS OF INTIMIDATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND OUTLIED DISREGARD FOR MRL LAW.
HARMONY BUYS A PARK AFTER SAYING THEY WERE FORCED TO STAY IN BUSINESS IN MAY, 2024.
LEARNED THAT WE LEARNED THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST 54 OF 66 RESIDENTS IN NEVER SHARING WITH THE RESIDENTS A RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE IN EFFECT, SINCE 1994.
THESE RESIDENTS HAD NO IDEA THEIR RIGHTS HAD BEEN VIOLATED FOR YEARS.
THE LAST SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS FOR ANN CODIS ONLY SUPPLYING LEASES AND RULES IN ENGLISH IN A COMMUNITY OF PRIMARILY SPANISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE TO SIGN, BUT NEVER SUPPLYING A COPY TO RESIDENTS.
OWNERS OF MANAGEMENT COERCING RESIDENTS AFTER PURCHASE IN MAY TO SIGN A LONG-TERM LEASE UNLAWFUL BY GOING DOOR TO DOOR, STATING THAT IF THEY DIDN'T SIGN, THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THEIR RENT CHECK, OR IF THEY DIDN'T SIGN, THEY COULD LEAVE.
NOW THESE DOOR-TO-DOOR DEMANDS WERE DONE TO SENIOR CITIZENS WITH DEMENTIA.
RESIDENT OWNERS WHO WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THE LEASES TO HAVE IT TRANSLATED CLEARLY A VIOLATION.
THESE DOOR-TO-DOOR COERCIONS WERE THE MANAGER, NICK ALDA HIMSELF, AND THE OTHER HARMONY CORPORATE EMPLOYEES WHO CONVERGED ON THE OWNER AF ON THE PARK AFTER OWNERSHIP UNDER THE GUISE, UH, THAT IT WAS A MEET YOUR NEW OWNER MEETING.
THE SHORT TERM LOANS HAVING TO BE TAKEN OUT TO FUND APPEALS LETTERS TO STOP UNJUST INCREASES, AND TO WARD OFF UNLAWFUL NOTICES TO REMOVE OUR ADVOCATE, HELPING THE RESIDENTS KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND HAVE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, WHICH ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS AGAINST BIG MONEY INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
WE KNOW HOW TO DO HARD, BUT WE NEED THE CITY AND STATE TO DO HARD WITH US WITH DEEP RESPECT FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE MATTER.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE DESERVE PROTECTION FOR OUR MO, OUR OWNED MOBILE HOMES.
WE ARE PETALUMA, WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN STRONG, WE ARE LITTLE WOOD STRONG.
UM, IT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING, AND SO WE ARE CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
AND I, UM, BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND LEAVE THE DAIS, I DO WANT TO, UH, SAY THAT, UH, WE HEAR YOU.
YOUR, YOUR MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S, UH, WE'VE BEEN WITH YOU ON THIS PATH AND, UM, IT'S SEEING YOU HERE TONIGHT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE THIS CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED AND, AND, UH, ARE LOOKING AT ACTION AT THE CITY LEVEL.
AND, UM, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WE'LL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL RETURN, UH, LIKELY AROUND SIX 30.
UH, BUT, UH, DEPENDING ON THE CONVERSATION, IT COULD BE A LITTLE LONGER.
AND, UH, WE'LL, WE WILL REOPEN THE MEETING AT THAT PART, AT THAT POINT
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AND REPORT OUT ANYTHING THAT, UH, IS ACTIONABLE, WHICH IS, UM, ALWAYS A DIFFICULT THING TO SAY AT THIS POINT.THE COUNCIL IS NOW ADJOURNED TO CLOSE SESSION AND WE'LL RETURN APPROXIMATELY SIX 30.
I BELIEVE THE MICROPHONES ARE ON.
[CALL TO ORDER]
UH, WELCOME BACK.UM, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US, UM, TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE, UH, PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH.
UH, ALSO PETALUMA COMMUNITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
AND, UM, WE ARE BACK IN SESSION HERE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE TONIGHT, UM, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU FILL OUT A CARD, YOU CAN BRING IT TO OUR CLERK FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE EVENINGS.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MONICA RICCIO MARIA GALVEZ, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN SPANISH.
TO START OUR MEETING, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR THE EVENING.
LET'S RISE FOR A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE REPUBLIC END.
I'M LOOKING UP THE, DOWN THE DIETS FOR ANY AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS SUGGESTED BY THE COUNCIL AND SEEING NONE, WE'RE ADOPTING THE AGENDA AS IT'S POSTED.
[REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO OUR REPORT OUT OF OUR CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT.AND I INVITE THE CITY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC DANLEY, TO MAKE THAT REPORT.
UM, THERE IS NO, UM, ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL TOOK IN CLOSED SESSION THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT UNDER THE BROWN ACT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED ME TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION NONETHELESS, REGARDING THE DIRECTION THAT, UM, WE WERE PROVIDED IN CLOSED SESSION.
AND THIS REGARDS THE, UH, MOBILE HOME RELATED MANNERS THAT WERE NOTICED IN IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA DESCRIPTION.
UM, THE COUNCIL MADE IT CLEAR, UM, TONIGHT, UM, IN CLOSED SESSION.
AND, AND IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO STAFF.
WE EXPECTED IT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO REMAIN FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR CITY'S MOBILE HOME RENT CONTROL AND CLOSURE AND CONVERSION REGULATIONS.
AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO VIGOROUSLY UPHOLD, ENFORCE, AND STRENGTHEN THOSE REGULATIONS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC TO SAY THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED US TO CONTINUE TO VIGOROUSLY DEFEND THE PENDING LITIGATION MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY'S REGULATIONS.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING THAT WE HAD HEARD TONIGHT, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AND WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS IN THE CITY REGARDING, UH, MOBILE HOME PARKS REFUSING TO OFFER RENT CONTROLLED SPACES TO NEW RESIDENTS AS OUR REGULATIONS REQUIRE.
WE, AND WE'VE RECEIVED SOME EVIDENCE INDICATING THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE.
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WE'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTING VIOLATIONS, UM, BY MOBILE HOME PARKS, UM, CHOOSING TO FAIL TO PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITHOUT REGULATIONS.WE'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF THE, UM, PERFECTLY LAWFUL AND STILL IN EFFECT, SENIOR LE OVERLAY THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ENACTED REGARDING OUR SENIOR PARKS.
WE'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, REQUIREMENTS BY MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT RESIDENTS WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS UNDER OUR REGULATIONS THAT IS EXPRESSLY ILLEGAL UNDER OUR REGULATIONS.
WE ARE REVIEWING, OH, I SHOULD, AND I, THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT ON AUGUST 1ST, UH, WE ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO LITTLEWOODS MOBILE HOME PARKS, AND WE POSTED IT ON SITE IN RESPONSE TO THE ILLEGAL SECOND, UM, RENT ARBITRATION POSITION THAT THEY FILED.
UM, LITTLE WOOD'S RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO PROCEED WITH THAT ARBITRATION.
UM, AND RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT NOTICE INCREASE BECAUSE OUR REGULATIONS MAY CLEAR THAT RESIDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ILLEGAL RENT INCREASES.
UM, WE WILL BE GLAD TO SHARE AND WE'LL BE POSTING THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WE ISSUED TO THE PARK, AND WE WILL DO SO FOR THE OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT COUNSEL HAS DIRECTED WE WE, THAT WE TAKE SUCH AS, SUCH AS THE POTENTIAL ACTIONS I JUST INDICATED IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS, ALLEGED VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
SO, UM, I URGE OUR PARK OWNERS TO, TO TAKE STEPS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT, WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THEM.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.
I APPRECIATE, UM, THAT, UH, SUCCINCT DIRECTION THERE.
UM, AND I DO HAVE TO SAY WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY OUT OF OUR, UH, CLOSED SESSIONS, LEGAL DISCUSSIONS, WE DO NOT BRING FORWARD, UM, MUCH OF A WAY OF COMMENT, BUT WE FEEL BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT AS WE DID.
AND, UH, TO RECAP, OUR COUNSEL IS FULLY COMMITTED TO DEFEND, ENFORCE, AND STRENGTHEN THE REGULATIONS TO MOVE TO CLOSED LOOPHOLES AND ELIMINATE VIOLATIONS.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR HAVING BEEN HERE, AND WE HEAR YOU.
UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR, UM, MATTERS FOR THE EVENING, UM, WHICH TAKES A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONE BECAUSE
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IT'S A PROCLAMATION WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO, UH, PRO, UH, PROVIDE FOR FOLKS.UM, AND, UH, TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, REBECCA KAKIS WOLF COMMISSIONER OF THE, UM, SONOMA COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO THE PODIUM WHILE I READ OUR, UH, PROCLAMATION ON WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2024.
WHEREAS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971 THROUGH A JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS WITH THE DATE OF AUGUST 26TH BEING CHOSEN IN THE COMMEMORATION OF THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND IN CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.
AND WHEREAS IN 1976, SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ESTABLISHED ONE OF THE FIRST COMMISSIONS ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITY THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND ADDRESSING ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT WOMEN IN SONOMA COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS WOMEN NOW CONSIST OF NEARLY 50% OF OUR WORKFORCE, THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR COLLEGES AND GRADUATE SCHOOLS, AND AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PRIMARY BREADWINNERS.
HOWEVER, IN 20 24, 23 AND 24 SONOMA COUNTY WOMEN WORKING FULL-TIME EARNED 86% OF WHAT MEN EARNED.
AND THOSE WOMEN WORKING IN AGRICULTURE AND SERVICE AREAS EARNED EVEN LESS.
AND WHEREAS EVEN WITH THE GAINS WOMEN HAVE MADE, THEY CONTINUE TO FACE AN ARRAY OF GENDER RELATED DISPARITIES IN MANY AREAS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND PERSONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE.
THESE DISPARITIES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE.
WOMEN BEING PRO PROPORTIONATELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN POSITIONS OF POWER, SUCH AS CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WHEREAS WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE LONG RALLIED TO DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS IN EQUAL RESPECT.
THIS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY, WE ENDEAVOR TO INVEST IN WOMEN AND GIRLS
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TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRESS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, KEVIN MCDONALD, MAYOR OF PETALUMA, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNITION OF THE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW FOR WOMEN IN THE CRITICAL POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY, RECOGNIZED AUGUST 26TH, 2024 AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY IN PETALUMA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. MAYOR, FOR THAT, UM, REVIEW OF THE PROCLAMATION.
UM, JUST TO FURTHER EXTEND A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE, UM, COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN SONOMA COUNTY.
SO WE ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE ACTUALLY, UM, ARE FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS THIS NEXT YEAR ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, UM, ENTER, UH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, UM, ENTERPRISES IN THE COUNTY FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN AS WELL AS HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND, UM, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF OUR FOCUS AREAS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION IN TONIGHT'S MEETING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TONIGHT,
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WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON, UH, PETALUMA'S 2022 TO 24 STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS.THIS IS THE YEAR TWO PROGRESS REPORT AND PRESENTATION.
THIS IS FOLLOWED BY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SO THAT IF SOMEONE HAS A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM WHEN WE HIT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'RE, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO SPEAK ON THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS WHETHER, AS WELL AS OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT YOU TO THE MEETING TONIGHT.
UM, TO, TO HELP US WITH OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT, WE HAVE KAREN ZU, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CARISSA COOPER, UH, MANAGEMENT ANALYST TO, UH, HELP US THROUGH THIS.
UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS, UH, YEAR TWO UPDATE ON OUR HOMELESS SERVICES STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.
FOR OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT PRETTY HIGH LEVEL.
WE'RE GONNA, UH, GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE YEAR ONE MILESTONES THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
WE'RE REALLY GONNA DIG INTO, SINCE THIS REPORT IS ABOUT YEAR TWO, THE PRIORITIES AND THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE A SNAPSHOT IN REGARD TO YEAR THREE PRIORITIES AND NEXT STEPS.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK.
AND IT MAY, UH, IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT, UH, IF YOU COULD STAY CLOSER TO THE MIC, WE'D BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOUDER PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO JUST START BY REVISITING OUR STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN VISION STATEMENT.
IT WAS OUR VISION TO REACH FUNCTIONAL ZERO WITH CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND PETALUMA BY THE END OF 2025.
IN THE PROCESS, WE HAVE CREATED A CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT ENSURES HOMELESSNESS BECOMES A RARE BRIEF AND ONE-TIME EXPERIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HOW ARE WE KEEPING TRACK? HOW ARE WE MEASURING THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HUD? EVERY TWO YEARS REQUIRES US TO DO A POINT IN TIME COUNT.
YOU'LL HEAR IT REFERRED TO AS A PIT COUNT.
WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT IS A ONE DAY EVENT WHERE THERE'S SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS.
THEY GO OUT AND THEY TAKE, UM, A SURVEY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UNSHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR LOCATIONS.
IN OUR 2024, WHICH WAS DONE IN EARLY JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, COUNTYWIDE, WE SAW AN 11% INCREASE.
THE COUNTY WILL BE RELEASING THE FULL REPORT PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE INDICATING IS THAT THE INCREASE, THE 11% INCREASE WAS PRIMARILY DRIVEN FROM THE LOSS OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE FUNDING THAT FOLLOWING COVID THAT PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, PREDICT PROTECTIONS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SHELTER OPPORTUNITIES.
I WANTED TO ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FUNDING TRAJECTORY.
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF PETALUMA WAS INVESTING $20,000 A YEAR THAT WAS BEING, UM, PROVIDED TO COTS TO SUPPORT THEIR SHELTER OPERATIONS AT THE MARY ISAAC CENTER.
OVER THE, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE GREATLY INCREASED THE STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL FUNDING.
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WE HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF ABOUT $2.3 MILLION.I'M, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA KEEP GOING.
FOR THE SAKE, JUST OUTTA RESPECT OF TIME OF EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM.
PRESENTATION'S BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL, SO YOU CAN CATCH UP THERE.
WHEN WE EMBARKED ON DEVELOPING THIS PLAN, WE ENGAGED A CONSULTANT, ANDREW HENNING, EXTREMELY TALENTED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE AREA.
AND WE WANTED TO CREATE A VISUAL, SO IT'S A COMPLEX TOPIC, BUT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A VISUAL SO PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY SEE KIND OF HOW THE WORK, UM, IS MOVED FORWARD AND HOW IT'S CONNECTED.
SO WE CREATED THIS, WHAT WE CALL THE STEP DIAGRAM.
SO S IS REALLY THE SYSTEMS, WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE, WHAT ARE THOSE SOCIETAL INFLUENCES THAT ARE DRIVING PEOPLE, UM, HAVING TO DEAL WITH, UM, HOMELESSNESS, TRIAGE? CAN THEY SELF RESOLVE IT? UM, IS THERE PREVENTION IS THEIR DIVERSION.
THE ENGAGEMENT PART IS WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY BECOME UNSHELTERED.
WE HAVE OUR OUTREACH TEAMS, WE HELP THEM WITH BASIC NEEDS, AND THEN WE GET THEM, UM, CONNECTED WITH SHELTER OPPORTUNITIES.
THE PLACEMENT IS REALLY THE KEY, AND THAT'S THE GOAL FOR, FOR ALL OF OUR WORK, IS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN PROVIDE LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH RAPID REHOUSING, OTHER HOUSING, OR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
AS PART OF OUR FRAMEWORK, WE HAVE OUR EIGHT STRATEGY FOCUS AREAS.
REALLY, SOME OF THE KEY AREAS THAT HAVE MADE THE LARGEST IMPACT HAS BEEN ON ENSURING THAT WHEN ALL OUR PARTNERS WORK TOGETHER, IT'S A HOUSING FOCUSED DESIGN.
WE EXPLORED AND IMPLEMENTED DIFFERENT SHELTER OPTIONS THROUGH NON CONGREGATE AND CONGREGATE SHELTER FOR VULNERABLE SUBPOPULATIONS.
ONE OF THE TURNING POINTS WAS WE WORKED AND WE CREATED A COORDINATED EN COORDINATED ENTRY PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR OUTREACH.
THAT HELPS US REALLY HAVE WEEKLY CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FULL TEAMS ABOUT WHERE ARE PEOPLE, HOW CAN WE BEST SUPPORT THEM, WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM? AND IT'S REALLY THE NEXUS OF CREATING THAT COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE.
I AM JUST GONNA QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT ON KIND OF OUR FOCUS AREAS BY IMPLEMENTATION YEAR.
OUR FIRST YEAR WAS REALLY OUR BO OUR BASELINE.
WE, WE FUNDED AND LAUNCHED MOST PRESSING INVESTMENTS.
YEAR TWO WAS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING AND OPTIMIZING, CONTINUING TO REFINE AND OPTIMIZE NEW APPROACHES.
AND YEAR THREE, WE'RE REALLY GOING INTO EVALUATING ALL THE WORK WE'VE DONE, OUR PARTNERSHIPS, WHAT PROGRAMS WE HAVE, AND REVISITING THOSE FOCUS AREAS SO WE CAN FOCUS, WE CAN, UH, PIVOT AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS NEEDED.
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF KIND OF A HIGHER LEVEL, UH, REVIEW OF, OF YEAR ONE.
IT WAS AMAZING WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
UH, WE OPENED UP THE PEOPLE'S VILLAGE.
WE HAD THE STUDIOS AT MONTERO, 60 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE WORKED ON, UM, ADDRESSING AND CLOSING TWO MAJOR ENCAMPMENTS THAT WERE LOCATED IN THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, OUR BY NAMES LIST DATA BASELINE IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE GROUP FOR THAT COORDINATION REALLY MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CARISSA COOPER, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON YEAR TWO PRIORITIES.
SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO YEAR TWO.
PRIORITIES, UH, PROVIDE INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOR STRONG IMPLEMENTATION AND INTEGRATION OF NEW SERVICE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOMEFIRST FOR BUY NAMES, LIST, UH, STREET OUTREACH AND LANDLORD RECRUITMENT.
CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH COTS.
PPSC AND DST PUBLISH QUARTERLY PETALUMA STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS ACTIVITY AND OUTCOME DASHBOARDS TO SHARE DATA WITH PARTNER AGENCIES.
CONTINUE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AND PERMANENT HOUSING BY PURSUING NEW SOURCES OF FUNDING, EXPANDING CURRENT FUNDING WHERE POSSIBLE AND GROWING NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS.
REMAIN AWARE OF AND PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL INITIATIVES TO END HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING THE SONOMA COUNTY SUB-REGIONAL EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF STREET OUTREACH AND PERMANENT HOUSING, LOCATION AND PLACEMENT.
AND THEN TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE LARGER EMERGING ISSUES OF DEVELOPING A PROACTIVE PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER, FLEX UP FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS WARMING AND COOLING STATIONS.
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SO THEN WE'RE GONNA GO INTO OUR LANDLORD, OOPS, SORRY.OUR STREET OUTREACH AND ENCAMPMENTS.
OUR STREET OUTREACH TEAM, CONSISTING OF FOUR CASE MANAGERS PROACTIVELY OFFERS INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO A HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS BY THE END OF THE QUARTER.
109 OUT OF 316 PEOPLE ON THE BUY NAMES LIST WE'RE IN SHELTER.
THANKS TO A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN HOME FIRST COTS, DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM, PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CITY OF HOW CITY HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES TEAM.
IN APRIL, 2024, THE CITY SUBMITTED AN $8 MILLION PROPOSAL TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS FOR THE ROUND THREE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND GRANT.
THE REQUEST AIMS TO MOVE A HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS FROM ENCAMPMENTS INTO HOUSING PILOT SERVICE EXPANSIONS, AND IMPROVE EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES TO EXPAND NON CONGREGATE SHELTER CAPACITY IN PETALUMA.
UM, WE ALSO REFER TO OUR LANDLORD RECRUITMENT AS LANDLORD, UM, LANDLORD RECRUITMENT INITIATIVE.
SO YOU'LL HEAR US REFER TO IT SOMETIMES AS LRI.
UM, THIS REALLY GOT IMPLEMENTED AND MADE WAY ON DECEMBER 1ST, AND BY THE END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER HOME FIRST HAD ISSUED 48 TENANT ASSISTANT PAYMENTS HOUSED.
25 INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTED THREE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND CONTACTED 150 LANDLORDS MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN LANDLORD RECRUITMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT LRI CONTINUES TO FOSTER COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH LOW CN AND BY HOSTING A LANDLORD APPRECIATION EVENT ANNUALLY.
THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR LRI IS THE LACK OF RENTAL SUBSIDIES NEEDED TO SUPPORT MOVEMENT INTO SECURED UNITS.
TO ADDRESS THIS, THEY'RE EXPLORING SHARED HOUSING AND ALTERNATIVE MODELS SUITABLE FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUAL WITH INCOMES, I MEAN, SORRY, WITH INCOME, BUT NO SUBSIDIES.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUNDED BY SONOMA COUNTY.
MEASURE O PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES LAUNCHED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE INTEGRATED WITH THE BY NAMES LIST AND STREET OUTREACH, PROVIDING COUNSELING AT MARY ISAAC CENTER.
FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THE GOAL IS TO OFFER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING AND PREVENT A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS.
FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'M GONNA CONTINUE.
UM, BY NAME LISTS, IMPROVEMENTS NOW MANAGED BY HOME FIRST.
THE PETALUMA BNL TEAM MEETS WEEKLY TO COORDINATE CARE FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BEGAN AND BEGAN CASE MANAGING ALL KNOWN INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN LATE 2023.
THESE MEETINGS ALSO ANALYZE TRENDS IN HOMELESSNESS, INFLOW AND OUTFLOW ADDRESSING SYSTEM-WIDE CONCERNS AND ENSURE NO ONE FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS.
LIVED OH, MISSED SOMETHING HERE.
UM, LIVED EXPERIENCE AND PLAN ALIGNMENT.
IN OCTOBER, 2023, A LIVED EXPERIENCE SURVEY SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO GUIDE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND INFORM FUTURE PROGRAMMING NEEDS.
DURING THIS PERIOD, THE CITY CONTINUED ALIGNING WITH COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL STRATEGIES, AND INCLUDING SUB-REGIONAL STREET OUTREACH STANDARDS AND TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED.
UM, KIND OF LIKE OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
UM, HOMELESS SERVICES IS, TAKES A LOT OF COLLABORATION AND WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP MOVING FORWARD HERE.
SO THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE TONIGHT.
UM, IF YOU CAN, YEAH, NEXT SLIDE.
SO, CARISSA, THANK YOU FOR, UM, HIGHLIGHTING THOSE YEAR TWO ACHIEVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR PARTNERS.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UM, INCREASE OUR FUNDING, UM, BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT AND BECAUSE OF HOW WELL THE CITY TEAM, UM, AND DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER.
SO PETALUMA ACTUALLY, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS THE LEAD.
THEY APPLIED TO HCD FOR PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION, WHICH THEN PROVIDED, UM, THE HOUSING TEAM THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FUNDING.
SO A GREAT, UM, EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PETALUMA TEAM WORKS TOGETHER, UM, WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
WE ALSO, BECAUSE OF OUR, UM, WE'VE MADE SURE THAT PETALUMA'S PLAN IS ALIGNED WITH THE COUNTY PLAN, AND WE'VE TAKEN A SUB-REGIONAL APPROACH.
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WE, UM, APPLIED FOR A COUNTY SUPERNOVA.WE THOUGHT IT WAS A LONG SHOT, BUT BECAUSE WE WERE ALIGNED WITH THE COUNTY PLAN AND WE REALLY HAVE EMBRACED THAT SUB-REGIONAL APPROACH, UM, WE WERE ACTUALLY AWARDED $290,000.
WE HAVE, UM, HERE WE HAVE CARISSA COOPER, UM, WHO'S REALLY BEEN DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN ABLE TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR EFFECTIVENESS AS FAR AS, UM, IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK CHRIS HIGHLIGHTED, WE HAVE OUR CAL ICH ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM FUNDING.
WE'D ANTICIPATED AWARDS WOULD BE, UM, ANNOUNCED IN MAY.
UM, THAT ORGANIZATION IS NOW BECOME, UM, BEING ADMINISTERED UNDER A BRANCH OF, UM, HCD.
AND SO IT'S, I THINK IN THE TRANSITION SLOWED DOWN THE, THE FUNDING PROCESS, THE AWARD PROCESS.
WE ANTICIPATE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT, THE OUTCOME OF THAT $8 MILLION.
THAT LEAVES US, UM, WITH TAKING A LOOK AS WE'RE HEADING INTO OUR, UM, THREE, YOU KNOW, THIRD YEAR OF THE PLAN.
UM, AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WE HAVE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, FOCUSED ON.
UM, ONE OF THOSE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A HOMELESS PREVENTION PILOT.
IT'S CALLED KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF SONOMA AND THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA.
AND A, A, UM, A NONPROFIT FUNDER DOWN IN THE BAY AREA THAT'S BRINGING IN MATCHING FUNDS.
IT WILL PROVIDE, UM, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
IT'LL BE FOCUSED ON PEOPLE THAT ARE EITHER AT RISK OR HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS.
IT'S A KEY PART OF OUR PROGRAM THAT THE CITY'S BEEN WANTING TO IMPLEMENT BECAUSE WE'VE REALLY INVESTED HEAVILY UPFRONT IN BUILDING THE OUTREACH TEAMS, BUILDING THE SHELTER THAT WE NEED, BUT IN, IN BUILDING LONGER TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
BUT FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SLIDING BACK INTO HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE TAKING MORE OF A DEEP DIVE AND TAKING A LOOK AT, UM, OTHER, UM, SPECIAL POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE, UM, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN OUR COM COMMUNITY THAT ARE, UM, UNSHELTERED IS INCREASING, ACTUALLY COUNTYWIDE.
WE CHECKED IN WITH, UH, THE LARGEST SHELTER UP IN SANTA ROSA, CARITAS, UM, VILLAGE RUN BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES, AND I THINK THEY HAVE ABOUT 250 FAMILIES ON THEIR WAITING LIST.
UM, COTS I THINK HAS ABOUT 10.
THEY STOP AT THAT POINT BECAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE THE FACILITY TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING A, UH, A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
UM, THAT'S GONNA BE OUR FOCUS AS WE HEAD INTO YEAR THREE.
AND THEN COMING BACK IN, IN, UM, TAKING A LOOK AT WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME, UM, GAPS OR SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE SERVICES.
THIS WAS REALLY JUST KIND OF, UM, A, A, A QUICK SUMMARY.
I DON'T THINK I, I NEED TO GET INTO THAT, BUT I DO WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT, UM, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS, UM, POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN CASE YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
IN REGARD TO TAKING A LOOK AT OUR, OUR PROGRAMS MORE IN DETAIL, WE DO HAVE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE DETAILS ON OUR PROGRAM SERVICES.
UM, SO KEEP AN EYE OUT, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT.
UM, WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE TEAM.
THEY HAVE BEEN FOCUSED THE BY NAMES LIST OF PUTTING TOGETHER A DASHBOARD THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON, UM, OUR PATHWAY.
WHAT IS THE OUTREACH? HOW ARE WE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING THE CASE MANAGEMENT, WHAT KIND OF SERVICES DO THEY NEED? BUT, UM, HOMEFIRST HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING WITH, UM, WITH ALL OF OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, DST, UM, AND COTS AND BUILDING THAT OUT.
AND SO, WE'LL, WE'RE, HOPEFULLY, WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AGAIN, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT CAN BE A QUARTERLY UPDATE THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DISTRIBUTE AND PUBLISH TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN SEE THE IMPACT, UM, THAT ALL THESE AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER IS, IS HAVING IN THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST REALLY WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, SPECIFICALLY THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE, UM, AND INVESTING AND SUPPORTING THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, BUT ALSO THE, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, UM, PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO REALLY, UM, GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW ARE THE SERVICES.
UM, SO IT'S NOT JUST A SERVICE AGENCY CREATING IT, BUT WHAT'S REALLY WORKING? WHAT DO WE NEED TO CHANGE? UM, THIS IS AN AREA OF COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING.
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WE'RE REALLY NEEDING TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE CURRENT NEED IS, BUT ALSO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.UM, IT, IT, IT REALLY IS, UM, QUITE, QUITE AN AMAZING GROUP THAT'S WORKING ON IT.
WE HAVE, UM, SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS HERE FROM OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE CHRIS CABAL, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COTS.
WE HAVE ELISE HEMPEL FROM PPSC, UM, HOME FIRST, WHO OVERSEES, UM, SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE MARISSA, JAKE, HUNTER, ANNA AND BIANCA HERE.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE ANGIE MOELLER, WHO'S A, BEEN INSTRUMENTAL.
SHE'S BEEN A CONSULTANT THAT'S HELPED US, UM, UH, WITH BUILDING THE PLAN, BUT ALSO HELPING US STEER AS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING IT.
AND I DO WANNA CALL OUT TATIANA MORLAN AND DRAKE, UH, WITH DST AND DRAKE CUNNINGHAM.
THEY'RE NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT, UM, REALLY JUST, UM, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT, AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND OR WE HAVE, UM, OUR COMMUNITY EXPERTS IN THE ROOM AS WELL.
UM, THAT CAN HELP ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK.
UH, IT'S, UH, VERY IMPORTANT WORK.
I THINK IT'S TOP OF MIND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STRONG STRATEGIC PLAN AND, AND GOING FORWARD.
LOVE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN.
WE ALL WISH WE WERE SOLVING AT A FASTER RATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE FOR YOU.
I'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POSE.
YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT GREAT REPORT.
UM, UH, AND I THINK THIS WOULD GO IN THE NEW CURRENT, WELL, CURRENT PRIORITIES OR ARE WE STILL IN, I DON'T THINK WE'RE STILL IN YEAR TWO.
WE'RE ACTUALLY IN YEAR THREE NOW, AREN'T WE? BUT ANYWAY, ONE THING YOU DIDN'T MENTION, BUT THAT I THINK IS ALSO IMPORTANT, OR AT LEAST MAYBE I FELL ASLEEP MOMENTARILY, IS THE, UH, THE ADDITIONAL BEDS AT COTS FOR, UH, UH, PEOPLE JUST GETTING OUTTA THE HOSPITAL.
AND I KNOW WE'RE PROVIDING SOME OF THOSE IN ACTUALITY, I GUESS, FOR, FOR SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES.
BUT STILL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BETTER, BETTER PIPELINE TO THEM WITH THAT.
UM, AND CHRIS CAN COMMENT HERE AS WELL.
WE NOT ONLY, THEY ADDED THE, UM, THE ADDITIONAL CARE BEDS FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT RESPITE THAT ARE RE UH, RELEASED FROM A HOSPITAL STAY, BUT THEY ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS THEY HAD.
UH, THE CITY TEAM TOOK A TOUR WITH THEM, UM, AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE NEED.
THE WAIT, THE DAYS TO GET INTO SHELTER IS TAKING SO LONG.
HOW CAN WE REDUCE THAT? UM, AND SO THEY REPURPOSE SOME OF THEIR AREAS AND THEY PUT IN ADDITIONAL BEDS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERSHIPS, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS, UH, GREAT WORK.
WE'VE, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY AND, UH, WE'RE MAKING LOTS OF GOOD PROGRESS IN THE PARTNERSHIPS.
BUT ONE OF THE, UM, ROADBLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD IS JUST QUANTITY OF PHYSICAL HOUSING, PHYSICAL ROOMS FOR FOLKS TO LIVE IN AND SHELTERS, UM, AND HAVING QUANTITY OF NUMBERS.
'CAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE MUCH LARGER NUMBERS THAN WE HAVE NOW.
PEOPLE'S VILLAGES HAVE BEEN BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
MONTERO'S LOOK LIKE A SUCCESSFUL, WE NEED TO EXPAND THAT.
WHAT IS OUR NEXT BEST STEP OR OPTION AT THIS POINT FOR REALLY INCREASING LARGELY THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED NOW.
UM, IS THERE ANY LAND PLANS OR, UM, IDEAS THAT WE HAVE NOW, GRANT MONIES OUT THERE THAT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR AN EXPANDED PEOPLE'S VILLAGE OR A, UM, EXPANDED MONTERO? UM, HOW, HOW FAR CAN WE GO? WHERE CAN WE GO? WHAT TYPE OF NUMBERS OF ACTUAL HOUSING DO CAN WE ACTUALLY BUILD IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THAT'S A, UM, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK, UM, IN REGARD TO THE, THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING, UM, THAT WE HAVE, I THINK PART OF THE CONVERSATION ALSO NEEDS TO BE ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOUSING WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
WHETHER IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SHELTER, WE HAVE CONGREGATE AND NON CONGREGATE.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S THE HOUSING THAT'S AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING, YOU KNOW, DIVERSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SOME OF THEM NEED THAT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
AND SO YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, HOUSING AVAILABLE LIKE STUDIOS AT MONTERO.
WE HAVE SEVERAL, UM, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS THAT'LL BE COMING ONLINE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS THROUGH A BURBANK PROJECT, THROUGH THE DANKO PROJECT, UM, THAT WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING.
I THINK, UM, IN REGARD TO, UM, NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY TEAM IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANNA LOOK AT WHEN YOU MENTION, UM, WE THINK ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK, WE THINK ABOUT THAT PATHWAY TO HOUSING.
WE THINK ABOUT THE TYPES OF SHELTER AND THE TYPE OF HOUSING PEOPLE
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NEED.UM, AND SO WE ARE AWARE THAT WE DO NEED TO INCREASE THAT HOUSING.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE IF THE SOLUTION WOULD BE MORE UNITS AT MONTERO OR HOPEFULLY THE STATE COULD MAYBE COME FORWARD WITH ANOTHER HOME KEY PROGRAM.
UM, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH WE HAVE HOUSING UNITS IN THE PIPELINE, WHICH WE'VE IDENTIFIED.
AND KAREN, I JUST WOULD ADD TWO THINGS.
UM, WE ARE HOPING THAT, UM, WE WILL GET THE BAFA, UM, THE BAFA HOUSING BOND PASSED THIS NOVEMBER, WHICH WOULD INFUSE OUR CITY WITH RECORD LEVEL AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO BUILD NEW HOUSING.
UM, AND ADDITIONALLY, BUILDING HOUSING WITHOUT SERVICES IS NOT VIABLE.
SO YOU CAN BUILD THE UNITS, BUT YOU NEED THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AND THAT'S WHERE REALLY WHERE WE NEED TO BOLSTER, UM, OUR FOCUS AND, AND, AND HELP OUR CURRENT SERVICE PROVIDERS BE ABLE TO DO THAT WRAPAROUND SERVICE.
BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE THE ROOF, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, IT, IT WON'T SURVIVE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
UH, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS HERE.
UM, ONE, ONE, UH, COMMENT AND THEN ONE QUESTION.
SO THE COMMENT IS, I'M PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE AN EMPHASIS ON PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS FROM OCCURRING IN, IN THE FIRST PLACE AND TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE FROM FALLING OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG ON THE LADDER AND SHOWING UP ON THE STREETS.
UM, THAT SEEMS TO BE A, A COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF, OF DEPLOYING SOME RESOURCES.
AND THEN THE QUESTION IS, UM, GOVERNOR NEWSOM GOT SOME HEADLINES RECENTLY FOR HIS EXECUTIVE ACTION, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE IS HAVING ANY DIRECT EFFECT IN PETALUMA, BUT, UM, SOME OTHER CITIES, AND I, I BELIEVE IT ONLY REALLY DIRECTLY AFFECTS HIS EXECUTIVE ORDER, UM, CALIFORNIA PROPERTY, WHICH IS MOSTLY CALTRANS HIGHWAY RIGHT.
BUT I KNOW, WELL, I'VE HEARD SAN FRANCISCO IS GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE AND IS HANDING OUT BUS TICKETS.
WHAT, WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF AFFECTING US? I'M SORRY, I WAS HAVING A LITTLE BIT TROUBLE HEARING 'CAUSE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING.
THE QUESTION WAS, AGAIN, WITH THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT, UM, EXECUTIVE ORDER IN SAN FRANCISCO GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE, NEWS REPORTS HAVE INDICATED THAT SAN FRANCISCO WAS HANDING OUT BUS TICKETS TO, TO PEOPLE JUST TO MOVE THEM ALONG.
IS THAT, HAVE WE SEEN ANYTHING IMPACTING US HERE ON THAT? I, I, I HAVEN'T, UM, RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK FROM OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE SAYING, BUT WE, PEGGY WE CONTINUE TO DO, WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IS, IS DO THE OUTREACH, DO THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, UM, BECAUSE GETTING AGGRESSIVE WITH OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, MOVING PEOPLE ALONG, WE SEE THAT THEY'LL, THEY'LL JUST RETURN.
UM, AND SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT GIVING THEM THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING, UM, EVERY TIME WE DEAL WITH A ONE PERSON OR AN ENCAMPMENT.
YEAH, I, I, I CONCUR WE GET ASKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT IMPACT GRANTS PASS DECISION HAS THE SUPREME COURT DECISION HAS ON OUR PROGRAM.
UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR GIVING US THE STATUS REPORT TONIGHT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BARNICLE, UH, THANK YOU.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I GOTTA SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE OUR EN ENTIRE CLOSED SESSION WAS PART OF THE KEY PEOPLE HOUSED PROGRAM, SO, UM, APPRECIATE THAT, UM, GETTING STARTED, FOR SURE.
UM, IS IT, IS IT ACCURATE TO SAY THAT OF 109 PEOPLE GETTING HOUSED FROM THE BY NAME LIST OF 360 TO WHERE LIKE 30% OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME ONTO OUR BY NAME LIST BECAME HOUSED? CORRECT.
AND THEN, UM, ON THE LANDLORD RECRUITMENT, 25 PEOPLE GOT HOUSED OF 150 OUTREACH, SO THAT'S CORRECT.
JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE FOR 'EM.
YEAH, SO FOR THE LANDLORD, UM, INITIATIVE, LANDLORD RECRUITMENT INITIATIVE, THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING OFF THE BUY NAMES LIST.
UM, AND THEN I SAW SOME THINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SORT OF FUNDING GOING AWAY AND DRYING UP.
UM, ARE THERE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT WE'RE CONCERNED, UM, MIGHT BE AT RISK AT THIS POINT? UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING, THE TEAM IS MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO GO AHEAD AND REVER, UH, REVIEW OUR CURRENT, UM, LEVELS OF FUNDING.
UM, BUT THE CITY'S BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE AT PURSUING, UM, DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, BEING CREATIVE, UM, WORKING AS A TEAM, NOT JUST WITH THE CITY, BUT WITH OUR PROVIDERS TO, UM, TO IDENTIFY AND PURSUE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
SO AT THIS, AT THIS POINT THIS EVENING, I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S, IT'S NOT A CONCERN, UM, BUT THAT THE STAFF WILL BE FOCUSED ON THAT.
UM, DO KEEP US SURPRISED IF, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S AT RISK.
AND THEN THE FINAL THING, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER TALKED ABOUT
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BFA, THAT'S THE BAY AREA FINANCING, HOUSING AUTHORITY.IT'S A LARGE $20 BILLION HOUSING BOND THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR IN THE BAY AREA.
AND, UM, I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO, TO REALLY VOTE YES ON THAT BECAUSE WE NEED THAT MONEY TO, TO BUILD MORE HOUSING AND GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT AFFORDABLE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO STAY.
SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT, UM, AND STRONGLY CONSIDER VOTING.
I, I DO WANT TO GIVE A SECOND SHOUT OUT TO, UM, HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE PROVIDERS SUCH AS WE HAVE WITH, UH, COTS AND WITH PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES WORKING IN, IN TANDEM.
AND WITH THE CONSULTING GROUPS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT ON BOARD, UH, HOME FIRST DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM.
UM, AND, AND I'M, I'M WONDERING HOW THEY, UM, HOW WE'RE DOING WITH THE COUNTY, UM, MEASURE O IS A BIG TOPIC AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THEY'RE STEPPING UP REGARDING OUR SAFE PROGRAM AND, UH, STEPPING UP WITH OTHER HELP.
UM, BELIEVE THEY'VE, UH, DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS WE'LL BE NEEDING? OR WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MORE WORK WITH THE COUNTY THAT WE CAN, UH, BENEFIT FROM? SO, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, WE GOT A VERBAL COMMITMENT FROM OUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO GET A MULTI-YEAR FUNDING FOR SAFE, WHICH WILL BE A FIRST EVER.
UM, INSTEAD OF JUSTIFYING OUR EXISTENCE EVERY YEAR AND HAVING TO FIGHT FOR THOSE MEASURE O DOLLARS THAT FRANKLY OUR CITIES, UM, GENERATING.
SO WE'RE REALLY THRILLED AND SUPER, SUPER THRILLED THAT THE COUNTY IS SUPPORTING US THAT WAY.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE GOOD PARTNERS WHO HAVE MONEY.
SO THE COW, UH, ICH MONEY, THAT 8 MILLION I, I DIDN'T CATCH, WHERE WOULD WE SPEND THAT? THAT WOULD PRIMARILY BE USED FOR, UM, ADDRESSING ENCAMPMENTS OR SMALLER ENCAMPMENTS.
UM, A LOT OF THAT PROPERTY OR WHERE THE ENCAMPMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED WAS KIND OF ALONG THE, UM, THE, UH, TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREAS WE WERE SEEING INCREASE THERE.
BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE USED, UM, SPECIFICALLY, UM, PROBABLY FOR FAMILY TO CREATE SOME KIND OF FAMILY SHELTER OPTIONS, UM, AS WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF, OF FAMILIES, UM, LIVING IN THEIR CAR.
UM, AND SO, BUT IT WOULD ALSO HELP, UM, REALLY SECURE THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED.
IT'S A THREE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR OUR STREET OUTREACH FOR OUR CASE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BOLSTER AND CONTINUE THOSE LEVEL OF SERVICES.
UH, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, THANK WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, MY QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO BEYOND HOUSING AND GETTING THESE PEOPLE A HAND UP OFF THE STREETS, WHAT DO WE PROVIDE FOR EDUCATION OR SOME OF THESE ARE, ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEY, THEY NEED THAT DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE SO THAT THEY CAN GO FOR JOB SEARCHING.
AND WHAT, WHAT IS THE CITY'S STRATEGY IN HELPING THAT OUT IN REGARD TO, UM, REALLY IT'S KIND OF A, UM, A VERY COMPREHENSIVE, UM, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE.
SO WE DO WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES.
SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME YOUNGER COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR SOME ELDERLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND PART OF THAT PLAN IS REALLY NOT JUST TO PROVIDE THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND THEN PUT THEM INTO HOUSING, BUT ALL THE WAY ALONG, IT'S BUILDING THAT PLAN THAT'S GONNA HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL.
THAT'S GONNA HELP THEM ADDRESS THOSE BARRIERS.
UM, THERE ARE, IN OUR, IN OUR WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH DST, PART OF THAT HAS BEEN LIKE AN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM.
UM, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE CONTINUING, WE'RE GONNA BE CONTINUING THAT PROGRAM.
UM, AND PART OF THAT IS ONCE PEOPLE ARE STABILIZED, THEN THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO START THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING EDUCATION OR WHAT DOES THAT ENTRY LEVEL JOB LOOK FOR LOOK LIKE? AND A LOT OF THAT IS DONE FROM THE VERY START WHEN OUR CASE MANAGEMENT, OUR STREET OUTREACH CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM START BUILDING THAT RAPPORT WITH PEOPLE.
SO IT'S, IT'S, YES, THE KEY, THE THE FOCUS IS, IS TO GET THEM STABILIZED.
BUT ONCE YOU GET SOMEONE STABILIZED WHERE THEY'RE EITHER IN A SHELTER OR THEY'RE IN HOUSING, THEN THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE BUILDING THOSE BLOCKS AND BECOMING INDEPENDENT AND SUCCESSFUL IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO DO WE HELP THEM, DO WE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JUNIOR COLLEGE? SO AFTER THEY GET THE HIGH SCHOOL, UM, DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE, THEN THEY CAN WORK ON AND THE FILLING THAT JUNIOR COLLEGE? YES.
I THINK, I THINK ELISE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR US.
SO, SO WITH THE DISSOLVE OF SAY, THERE WAS A, A
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CONTRACT THAT WE HAD IN PARTNERSHIP PPSC HAD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, THE COUNTY.THE CAL JOBS PROGRAM IS NOW CALLED RISE.
IT'S PROVIDED COUNTYWIDE, UM, BY PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER.
IT WORKS WITH YOUTH AGES 15 TO 24 WHO MAYBE HAVE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL, NEED TO GET CAREER INFORMATION, NEED TO GET BACK INTO HOUSING, AND THEN WE WORK WITH OUR HOUSING PARTNERS TO CONNECT THEM TO ADDITIONAL HOUSING.
SO WE'RE, AGAIN, LEVERAGING STATE AND COUNTY DOLLARS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO YOUTH IN, IN THAT 15 TO 24 AGE GROUP THROUGH OUR RISE PROGRAM, WE HAVE, UM, AT THIS 0.4 BILINGUAL BICULTURAL CASE MANAGERS WHO ARE PROVIDING THAT PROGRAM COUNTYWIDE.
UM, I JUST KNOW THAT I LEARNED TODAY THAT WE DON'T PARTNERSHIP WITH SONOMA STATE, AND I HAD AN INDIVIDUAL ASKING TO, UM, BE A SCHOLARSHIP, UM, NOW ON MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG TREATMENT.
WHAT IS THE CITY'S STRATEGY THERE? 'CAUSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE HOMELESSNESS AND OF COURSE, ELISE
ELISE OVERSEES OUR, UM, OUR MENTAL HEALTH, UH, AND SHE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM AND SHE PROVIDES SERVICES A COT.
SO ELISE, IF YOU WANNA COMMENT FURTHER ON THAT, AGAIN, THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE MEASURE O MONEY THAT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE COUNTY MONEY.
WE HAVE THE SLIDING SCALE PROGRAMS WHERE, UM, PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GETTING, UM, COUNSELING SERVICES THROUGH OUR COUNSELING CLINIC, WHICH NOW IS THE LARGEST COUNSELING CLINIC IN SONOMA COUNTY.
I THINK, UM, IT, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT OUT, UM, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE NEWSPAPER, THERE IS A LOT OF CHANGES IN UPHEAVAL, FOR THE LACK OF A BETTER WORD, IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UM, AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW AT SONOMA COUNTY.
BUT, BUT PPSC IS HOLDING TRUE TO OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN THE DIGNITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT WALKS THROUGH OUR DOOR.
AND THAT INCLUDES PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, THEIR FAMILY, A LOVED ONE, EVEN THEIR SENIOR.
UM, SO, SO WHEN WE, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUE TO BE AS NIMBLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO SERVE AS MANY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
I WONDER IF I CAN CALL ELISE BACK UP.
I I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE THE ONE THAT
UM, NOW I'M GETTING MY STEPS IN
YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT, I THINK, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S COTS INVOLVED IN THAT.
YEAH, COTS IS INVOLVED IN THAT AND, AND BUCKALOO SERVICES.
UM, BUT OUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM IS OVER THERE INTERACTING AND CONNECTING WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AND, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT OUR SAFE TEAM IS, IS DEVELOPED, THERE'S THIS IMMEDIATE, UM, REFERRAL TO ANYBODY WHO AT MONTERO VILLAGE OR AT ANY OF THE SHELTERS WHO DON'T WANNA USE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HOUSE, THROUGH, THROUGH THEIR LANDLORD, IF YOU WILL.
THEY'RE ABLE TO GET SERVICES THROUGH US.
SO WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THAT.
I, I GUESS WHERE I WAS TRYING TO END UP WAS IN TERMS OF, I'VE HEARD, UH, FROM A VARIETY OF FOLKS INVOLVED THAT THE COUNTY, UH, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, THE IMDT TEAM IS MAKING REGULAR VISITS TO MONTERO.
AND, UH, I WONDER, CHRIS, COME GET YOUR STEPS, IF ANYONE COULD, UH, UH, GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON, YOU KNOW, IS, IS ARE WE GETTING WHAT WE NEED FROM THEM? UH, OR DO WE NEED MORE? OR IS THAT, THAT'S A BROAD QUESTION, DENNIS.
UM, ARE WE GETTING WHAT WE NEED? NO.
BUT ARE THEY REGULARLY INVOLVED? YES.
AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH SERVICES IN THE COUNTY.
NOT THAT THE COUNTY'S NOT THERE.
YEAH, AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT THAT THE COUNTY AND ITS MEASURE OWE MONEY.
UH, A SALES TAX DIRECTLY FOR MENTAL HEALTH HAS TO COME TO THE SUPPORT OF EACH OF THE LOCAL AGENCIES.
UM, AND NOT EVERY CITY HAS A-P-P-S-E OR A COTS IN IT.
AND I THINK PARTIALLY 'CAUSE OF THE CITY'S BACKBONE OF, OF OUR, OUR PLAN FOR SOLVING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, WE'VE SEEN GROWTH IN COTS.
WE'VE SEEN GROWTH IN PPC WHERE THEY'RE RUNNING PROGRAMS IN OTHER CITIES.
THEY'RE RUNNING PROGRAMS COUNTYWIDE.
THEY'RE BEING ASKED TO BE THE BACKBONE FOR THE COUNTY NOW.
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UM, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, UH, A CREDIT TO THE STRENGTH OF THE PETALUMA RECOVERY SINCE MEASURE U NOW THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FUND THINGS LOCALLY, WE CAN SHARE WITH SMALLER CITIES, AND EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTY IS SMALLER THAN US EXCEPT FOR SANTA ROSASO WE'RE KIND OF THE, THE BIGGEST, THE, THE BIG PLAYER.
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WORK.AND, UH, NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE EVENING.
AND, UH, DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTERESTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN THE CURRENT AGENDA.
IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON OUR, UH, THE REPORT THAT WAS JUST GIVEN, THE PRESENTATION WAS JUST GIVEN.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
AND DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HAVE TURNED IN THEIR CARD TO THE CLERK THERE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL, TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED EQUAL SHARES TOTALING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.
AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CLERK TO READ OUR MESSAGING FOR THE EVENING.
UH, WE DID RECEIVE 12 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH ARE POSTED, UH, TO THE WEBSITE.
UM, ALSO, UH, AT THIS TIME, I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS.
AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION.
LET'S SEE HOW MANY CARDS I HAVE HERE TONIGHT.
SO I HAVE NINE CARDS TONIGHT, SO THAT WILL BE, UM, TWO MINUTES, UH, PER PERSON FOR THIS.
AND THE FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE TONIGHT IS KAREN SANCHEZ.
AND THIS, UH, TO BE FOLLOWED BY NICOLA FRY.
UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M KAREEM SANCHEZ WITH THE SONOMA COUNTY TENANTS UNION.
I CAME HERE WITH ALL THE FOLKS FROM THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, AND, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS PRESENT HERE TODAY THAT WERE INTERESTED IN HEARING THE COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A FEW MOMENTS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE ZOOM TRANSLATION TO MAYBE SUMMARIZE A LITTLE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID IN SPANISH SO THAT FOLKS HERE CAN HEAR IT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT NICOLA FRY TO BE FOLLOWED BY JODY JOHNSON.
HI, MY NAME IS NICOLA FRYMAN, A RESIDENT OF PETALUMA STATE'S MOBILE HOME PARK.
RECENTLY, WE RECEIVED A 30 DAY NOTICE THAT THE MANAGEMENT WAS CLOSING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING LOCATION.
ALL RESIDENTS WHO PAID TO LEASE A PARKING LOCATION WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THEIR PROPERTY ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST.
THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR LEASE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
THE MANAGEMENT PLANS TO UTILIZE THIS LOCATION FOR EIGHT ADDITIONAL MOBILE HOME PARK MOBILE HOMES IN
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THE PARK, PERHAPS SOME OF THEM BEING TWO STORIES.WE'VE BEEN ADVISED FOR YOUR INFORMATION REVIEW OF, OF THE CALIFORNIA MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY LAW OF 2024 STATES IN SECTION 4 9 8 7 9 8 0.45.
THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY ORDINANCE RULE REGULATION OR INITIATIVE MEASURE ADOPTED BY ANY CITY, COUNTY, OR CITY AND COUNTY THAT ESTABLISHES A MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT A LANDLORD MAY CHARGE A TENANT FOR RENT FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS FROM THE DATE UPON WHICH THE SPACE IS INITIALLY HELD FOR RENT.
GIVEN THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED BOTH A SENIOR MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND A MOBILE HOME PARK SPACE RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE, THE RESIDENTS OF PETALUMA STATES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT THIS PLAN CHANGED AS UPON WHAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY ACCO ACCOMPLISHED ON OUR BEHALF.
IN ADDITION, WE CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT PERMITTING PROCESSES REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO THE PETALUMA STATE'S MOBILE HOME PARK.
IS MANAGEMENT REQUIRED TO SECURE PERMITS FROM THE CITY OF PETALUMA, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OR ARE THEY ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITHOUT PERMITS OR OVERVIEW? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME UNDERSTANDING AND CONCERN FOR OUR ISSUES.
THANK YOU, JODY JOHNSON, TO BE FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE ROBOWSKI.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, CITY ATTORNEYS.
UM, WE MUST FIRST BEGIN BY SAYING THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU DID A VIOLATION NOTICE FOR LITTLE WOODS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY YOU CANNOT DO A SECOND ARBITRATION WITHIN A 12 MONTH CA CALENDAR TIME.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU'RE DOING AND UNDERSTANDING, ACKNOWLEDGING US, HEARING US, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE BRING FORTH ONLY FACTUAL COMPLAINTS.
UM, MAY I SUGGEST THAT WE CREATE SOME SORT OF A TRANSPARENT PUBLIC UPDATE BECAUSE IT'S THE UNKNOWN PERIODS OF TIME THAT WE COULD SUFFER ANOTHER SUICIDE ATTEMPT OR A CARDIAC ISSUE OR MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWN WITH THE UNKNOWN OF WHAT'S TO COME OR WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING.
WE CAN DO THAT IN A PUBLIC SETTING, TRANSPARENT TO ALL, INCLUDING PARK OWNERS.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TRIED TO DO PRAYER VIGILS FOR COMFORT IN OUR, IN OUR, UM, AND COUNCIL.
UM, MAN
UM, MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT NOW IS A HUGE CONCERN.
THE CLOSURE NOTICES THAT CAME TO YOU WERE DATED JUNE 17TH, WERE AUGUST 5TH.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
AND LIKE BEFORE WE HAD AUTO TEMPS COME TO OUR DOORS WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION AND SCARED A RESIDENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST, WE DON'T ALSO WANNA FIND OUT ABOUT THINGS FROM THE PRESS.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIRECTION.
AND WE KNOW YOU ARE DOING THE HARD WITH US AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY APPRECIATIVE.
BUT EVEN MAYBE A COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR MOBILE PARKS FOR MAYBE AT LEAST MAYBE A BIWEEKLY UPDATE, UM, ON THE DIRECTION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE US SOME INSIGHT.
I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
CATHERINE BOBOWSKI TO BE FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL SHAPIRO.
I LIVE AT THE LEITZ WOODS VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK AT 1821 LAKE BO HIGHWAY.
THE ONSITE MANAGER HAS BEEN HAVING HER FAMILY PARKED ILLEGAL ON THE FAR LANES ON PERRY LANE.
THIS PREVENTS EMERGENCY VEHICLES GOING, GOING IN AND OUT, AND THE PIVOTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALLOWING HER TO BE BREAKING A LAW.
THEY DON'T RESPOND, BUT I'LL SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE SAFE TEAM.
THEY RESPOND, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT RESPOND.
AND ALSO TOO, THE ONSITE MANAGER IS HAVING HER FAMILY, I MEAN, WHILE HER FRIEND SPACE 11 PARK ILLEGALLY AGAINST MY PLACE, 31, AND THIS IS PHASE 11 DOING IT, THEY COULD PARK TWO VEHICLES IN THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY AND THEY GOING, THEY GONNA HAVE ONE SINGLE VEHICLE PARKED IN THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY.
AND ALSO TOO, THIS, UH, THE, UH, HARMONY IS MAKING US RESIDENTS PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAX FOR THE LAND.
THEY SHOULD BE PAYING THEIR OWN PROPERTY TAX FOR LAND AND ALL THE LAND, ALL THE PROPERTY TAX FOR THE LAND, UH, MONEY THAT WE GAVE HARMONY, THEY, THEY NEED TO RETURN ALL THAT MONEY BACK TO US.
AND IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEN THEY SHOULD, UH, UH, GIVE US THE MOBILE HOME, THE, THE, UH, THE, THE WHOLE MOBILE HOME PARK.
THEN THE RESIDENTS WILL RUN THE MOBILE HOME PARK, RIGHT THE RIGHT WAY.
THANK YOU MICHAEL SHAPIRO, TO BE
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FOLLOWED BY TIM PORTUS.THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS FORUM.
UM, I ADDRESSED THIS COUNCIL, UH, IN 2022 AND ALSO LAST YEAR ONE TIME.
AND SO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD TRY ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE A PLEA FOR THE BANNING OF GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
UH, RUNNING A GAS POWERED LEAFBLOWER EMITS THIS AS MUCH EXHAUST AS DRIVING A CAR FROM HERE TO DENVER.
IT'S ATROCIOUS FOR WORKER HEALTH.
CANCER RATES INCREASE AMONG PEOPLE USING GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS.
UM, HEARING LOSS IS RAMPANT AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO USE THEM AND ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I MEAN, THERE'S MORE AND MORE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES COMING OUT THAT SHOW HOW DAMAGING EXCESSIVE NOISES FOR MENTAL HEALTH.
THESE LEAF BLOWERS CAN EMIT OVER 100 DECIBELS OF SOUND, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A JACKHAMMER.
UM, THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING LOUDER.
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, THE STATE HAS BANNED THE SALE IS BANNING THE SALE OF GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS THIS YEAR.
THERE IS NO PHASE OUT ON THE HORIZON FOR THE USE OF GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS.
UM, THEY MAKE WORKING MORE DIFFICULT.
MANY OF US ARE WORKING AT HOME MORE AND MORE WORKING ON ZOOM, STAYING HOME, YOU KNOW, WORKING REMOTELY.
AND AS A JOURNALIST, I FIND I HAVE TO TRY TO SCHEDULE MY INTERVIEWS AROUND WHEN MY NEIGHBORS ARE GONNA USE LEAF BLOWERS.
I KIND OF FIGURED IT OUT A LITTLE BIT SO THAT I CAN RECORD THEM WITHOUT THE BACKGROUND NOISE.
AND THAT'S JUST THE PERSONAL ASIDE.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA READ ONE THING FROM LARRY ROBINSON, THE FORMER MAYOR OF SEBASTOPOL THAT HE TOLD ME WHEN I WAS REPORTING A STORY ON THIS.
THE SOUL EXPERIENCES, MECHANICAL SOUNDS AS AN ASSAULT.
THE NOISE FROM GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS IS ESPECIALLY PAINFUL BECAUSE IT IS A FREQUENCY THAT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE HUMAN BRAIN TO IGNORE.
IT OVERWHELMS ALL OTHER SOUNDS, INCLUDING MUSIC, CONVERSATION, THE WIND THROUGH THE TREES.
UH, TIM PORTUS TO BE FOLLOWED BY SANDRA HAN.
THANK YOU, COUNSEL, ESTEEM, STAFF, OUR MANAGER, ALL OF THE HELP THAT YOU HAVE.
I'M RECOGNIZING YOU AND I'M THANKING THAT, THAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU MAKE ME PROUD TO LIVE IN PETALUMA, TO CALL MYSELF A PETALUMA.
YOU ARE DOING IT AND I'M THANKING YOU FOR IT.
BUT I BET YOU THERE'S A BUNCH BEHIND ME, A BUNCH.
YOU'RE CREATING A PATH THAT OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO FOLLOW BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING IT REAL.
IT'S A BIG WORD BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OF US.
AND TO GO AROUND CITIES AND SAY THIS, I'LL DO IT FOR ANY OF YOU.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, AND I'M THANKING YOU.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING OUTSTANDING.
YOU'RE LEADING, YOU'RE LEADING WHERE NO ONE WAS WILLING, BUT YOU ARE DOING IT.
THANK YOU SANDRA SHAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY EILEEN.
UM, NEW ESTIMATES OF THE DEAD IN GAZA WHEN INCLUDING THE BODIES BURIED IN BOMBED BUILDINGS, IS AT LEAST 100,000 CIVILIANS.
CIVILIANS FLEE INTO DESIGNATED AREAS, AND THEN THOSE SO-CALLED ZE ZONES ARE BOMBED.
WHAT BOTHERS SOME PETALUMA RESIDENTS IS THAT BY REFUSING TO CONSIDER A CALL FOR CEASEFIRE, FOR HUMANITARIAN AID, FOR UNARMED STARVING CIVILIANS, THIS COUNCIL IS PLEDGING THAT IF A HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWISH PEOPLE IN ISRAEL WERE KILLED A MILLION STARVING, YOU PLEDGE TO SAY NOTHING BECAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE PETALUMA.
IF YOU SAID TO YOURSELF, JUST THEN, I WOULDN'T STAY SILENT ABOUT A MILLION JEWISH DEATHS, THEN I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK IN YOUR HEART.
AND YOU MAY RECOGNIZE UNCONSCIOUS BIAS THAT WITHOUT REALIZING IT, YOUR SILENT SAYS 100 PALESTINIAN LIVES STILL DON'T COUNT AS MUCH AS ONE ISRAELI LIFE.
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HEARD SOME PALESTINIAN AMERICANS IN PETALUMA FEEL, YOU DON'T SEE THEM AS FULLY EQUAL HUMAN BEINGS, BUT AS STEREOTYPES.SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT IS OUT THERE.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU INTENDED.
I APPLAUD YOUR INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE THE HUMANITY OF AND HELP THE HOMELESS.
AND HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH OVERSIGHT, YOU CAN KEEP THE GOOD FOLK FROM THE MOBILE HOME PARKS FROM BEING MADE HOMELESS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ALSO GIVE MY, UH, THANK YOUS TO THIS COUNTY FOR DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS, OUR COUNTY AND AND ALAMEDA COUNTY.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING UP TO YOU AND SEEING WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND, UH, USING YOU GUYS AS ROLE MODELS.
AND, UH, WE HOPE TO WITNESS THIS COUNTY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ALL THOSE BAD ACTORS WHO CONTINUE TO DISREGARD LAWS AND EXPLOIT LOOPHOLE LOOPHOLES.
WE HOPE THAT PETALUMA WILL SHOW THAT JUSTICE AND EQUALITY ARE NOT JUST IDEAS, BUT PRINCIPLES THAT WILL BE UPHELD WITH UNWAVERING RESOLVE LAWS MUST NOT ONLY BE WORDS ON PAPER, BUT MUST BE ENFORCED WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO IGNORE THEM.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE MEANINGFUL WITH PROPER POLICING AND REPERCUSSIONS.
AND JUST TO CLOSE THIS OUT, AGAIN, WE HOPE THAT THE CITY OF PETALUMA WILL HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE BAD ACTORS WHO SEEK TO OPERATE ABOVE THE LAW AND ENSURE THAT JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS PREVAIL FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS JOHN HANIA.
I AM HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY WRONG IN THE CITY OF PAL LUA.
AND IT'S BOTHERING ME TREMENDOUSLY.
AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING, YOU GUYS TAKE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGION AND YOU SHOW YOUR RESPECT TO THE FLAG.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE AMERICAN FLAG IS BEING DISRESPECTED IN THE CITY OF PAL LUA TREMENDOUSLY.
I WAS NOT BORN IN UNITED STATES, BUT I'M IN AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, AND I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR THE FLAG.
AND WHEN I SEE THE FLAG STORING INTO PIECES, AND I BRING IT TO YOUR STAFF'S INTENTION ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND IT'S STILL FLYING IN A DISGRACE MANNER, IT BOTHERS ME.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I CALLED THE CITY CLERK.
HER ASSISTANT WAS VERY KIND, TRANSFERRED ME TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE, I ASSUME AS A PUBLIC WORK, LEFT A MESSAGE, NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK 12 DAYS AGO EXACTLY.
SO I CAME DOWN TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND I WAS GONNA SPEAK WITH THE CITY MANAGER, BUT I'VE NOTICED SHE WAS BUSY.
AND PATRICK CARTER WAS IN THE HALLWAY.
SO I ASKED THE LADY IN THE FRONT IF HE, SHE CAN ASK HIM IF HE HAVE A MOMENT SO I CAN SPEAK TO HIM.
AND I'VE TOLD HIM ABOUT THE FLAGS ABOVE THE RIVER ON WASHINGTON STREET, OKAY, TILL TODAY, THEY'RE STILL FLYING, TOURING INTO PIECES.
YESTERDAY I CALLED MR. SCH SHRIMPS AND I WILL LET HIM FINISH IT.
BUT I ALSO LIKE TO ASK BRIAN BARNACLE HOW MANY TIMES HE DRIVES IN WASHINGTON SINCE HE LIVES OFF OF WASHINGTON, AND HOW COME HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? SO I'D LIKE TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU.
THE RULES OF FLYING FLAG, DAIRY RIPPED WRINKLE OR FRIED FLAGS SHOULD NOT BE USED.
ALSO, WHEN THE FLAG ARE DAMAGED, THEY SHOULD BE DESTROYED IN A, UM, A DIGNIFIED MANNER.
SO PLEASE TAKE CARE OF IT IF YOU DON'T REMOVE THEM.
I'LL BE DOWN THERE TOMORROW WITH MY AIRFRAME LADDER.
UH, WE DO HAVE TWO, UH, ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO, UM, JOIN US TONIGHT.
AND SO, UH, JUAN BERNARDO TO, UH, TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANGELA CRUZ.
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UH, ANGELA CRUZ.CAN I TRANSLATE FIRST AND THEN YES.
UM, SO THIS IS JUAN BERNARDO FROM LITTLE WOODS.
UH, JUAN IS SAYING THAT, UM, HE WISHES HE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE MEETING TODAY.
UM, HE IS, HIS ENGLISH IS NOT VERY PROFICIENT.
UM, SOMETHING WE WERE DISCUSSING EARLIER WAS, UM, THERE MAY BE THAT ZOOM OPTION, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS TECH SAVVY ENOUGH.
SO POTENTIALLY IF IN THE FUTURE, UH, THE CITY COULD CONSIDER, UM, LIKE AUDIO, UH, TRANSLATIONS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN PERSON.
UM, BUT IN GENERAL, HE WANTED, UH, FERNANDO WANTED TO APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THE MOBILE HOME PARKS.
AND IN THE CITY OVERALL, WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL.
UM, AND, UM, HE WAS SAYING THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE, AS YOU KNOW, AT LITTLE WOODS ARE, UM, OF LATIN BACKGROUND OR SPANISH SPEAKING AND STATED THAT RIGHT.
UM, JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE, WE DESERVE, UH, JUST AS MUCH RESPECT.
SO, UH, WE HOPE TO CONTINUE GETTING THE SUPPORT, UH, WITH YOU ALL, UM, TO FIGHT THESE INJUSTICES THAT ARE GOING AGAINST US.
IT WAS, UH, JUAN'S NANDO'S COMMENT.
UM, AND FOR MY OWN COMMENT, UM, I WANTED TO SAY DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT JODI SAID.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO ADD ON TO THAT, THAT, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ENFORCEMENT WITH THESE MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS IS REALLY, UH, CRACKED DOWN ON.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IT.
UM, WE ARE TIRED, WE KEEP FIGHTING.
UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE HERE AND SHOW UP.
SO LET'S CONTINUE TO ENFORCE IT.
AND WE KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING THAT, AND WE'RE SO ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR IT.
UM, AND THEN JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT TRANSPARENCY PART THAT SOME OTHER FOLKS HAVE SAID TODAY, WE DO HOPE THAT, UM, THERE IS MORE TRANSPARENCY GOING FORWARD.
WE KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS TO FIGURE OUT SOME THINGS BEFORE THINGS WILL, WILL GO PUBLIC, BUT, UM, SOMETIMES OWNERS OR OTHER PEOPLE BE YOU ALL TO IT.
SO, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH AND FEARS AND UNKNOWNS ARE, ARE CALMED.
SO ANY STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT, I THINK IN THOSE TIMES IS REALLY HELPFUL.
AND YOU ALL DO THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME WE COME.
UM, TO THE PRESENTATION ON HOMELESSNESS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE MULTILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL OR MULTICULTURAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UM, PARTNERS.
UM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FOLKS ARE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, OUR ASYLEES DO NEED SUPPORT JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND I APPRECIATE BRIAN BARNACLE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT, UM, THIS IS HOMELESS PREVENTION AND I THINK ONE OF OUR OTHER, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDERS ALSO SAID THAT AS WELL.
UM, SO, AND THE HICK GRACIA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE EVENING.
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I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL NOW AND, UH, INVITE COUNCIL AND MAKE COMMENTS ON, UM, UH, THEIR ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE LAST TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS.I'D LIKE TO START WITH OUR VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER REPPS.
UM, AND NOT TOO LONG OF A LIST.
UM, JUST TO REEMPHASIZE FOR THE, FOR THE MOBILE HOME FOLKS THAT ARE, THAT ARE STILL HERE, UM, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE ARE SHIFTING, WE ARE SHIFTING FROM A DEFENSIVE AND REACTIVE MODE INTO MORE OF AN OFFENSIVE MODE.
AND THAT'S BASICALLY I THINK WHAT ERIC DANLEY, UH, WAS TRYING TO EXPRESS.
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MORE SIMPLER TERMS, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA GO ON THE ATTACK RATHER THAN ON THE DEFENSE ON THIS ISSUE.SO WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, PUSHING A LITTLE HARDER NOW BACK, UM, FROM THE WATER MEETING THAT WE, UH, THAT I ATTENDED THIS MORNING AT THE SONOMA COUNTY LEVEL.
UH, SOME JUST BITS OF INFORMATION.
WE HAVE REALLY GOOD WATER LEVELS.
THEY'VE WORKED HARD TO KEEP OUR, UM, RESERVOIRS AS FULL, FULL OR FULLER THAN THEY'VE EVER BEEN BEFORE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AND PART OF IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF CONSERVING WATER ON INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
INDIVIDUAL WATER USE PER PER CAPITA IN THE COUNTY IS GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN AND CONTINUES TO CONTINUE TO GO DOWN.
SO WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FOR WATER.
UM, THEY'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE, UH, THE, UH, THE, UH, THE POTTER DAM PROJECT.
AND, UM, THEY'RE ASKING FOR SOME SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION FOUR, WHICH IS GONNA COME UP IN THE BALLOT, WHICH IS, UH, UH, PROVIDING AN ORDER OF LIKE $10 BILLION FOR THE ENTIRE STATE FOR CLEAN WATER AND OTHER PROJECTS OF WHICH, UM, A LOT OF IT WILL COME TO US HERE IN SONOMA COUNTY.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO LOOK AT PROPOSITION FOUR COMING UP ON, ON THE BALLOT.
I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE, UH, ROOTING FOR PEACE ACTIVITY.
UM, TOMORROW IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMB.
AND SO THERE WAS A, A, A, A PEACE MEETING AND DESCRIPTIONS OF, UM, STOPPING NUCLEAR WAR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR REACTOR PLANTS, UM, OVER THERE AT LUCCHESE, WHICH I ATTENDED.
AND, UH, CELEBRATING THE, THE GINKGO TREE WE PLANTED THERE, UH, AS A SYMBOL OF PEACE.
AND THE, UM, THE, THE, THE CRANE, THE SILVER CRANE, UM, ORIGAMI IS, UH, A SYMBOL OF THE PEACE MOVEMENT INTERNATIONALLY.
UM, NEXT TOPIC ON AUGUST 19TH, SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY INSTITUTE IS HOW HAVING A WORKSHOP ON THE SEDIMENT STUDY FOR LOWER ADOBE CREEK, I'LL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT COMING UP.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND, AND LEARN ABOUT HOW WE, UM, THE ADOBE, UH, THE ALMOND MARSH MAY CHANGE DRAMATICALLY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A PLAN AHEAD, UH, TO CHANGE THE WATER COURSES TO, TO SAVE SEDIMENT, UH, FROM FLOWING DOWNSTREAM AND CLOGGING UP THE, THE SLEW.
UM, THE RIVER PARK HAS DISPLAYS ON RIGHT NOW ON H STREET AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS.
SO IF YOU WANNA SEE AND PARTICIPATE IN, UH, WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH RIVER PARK, PLEASE DO SO.
ALSO GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LAGUNITAS IPA DAY.
UM, SO LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LAGUNITAS, BUT THEY HAVE, UM, UH, COALESCED AND, AND DECIDED TO STAY IN PETALUMA AND, AND BRING ALL OF THEIR, THEIR PRODUCTION HERE BACK TO PETALUMA.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE BEING A REALLY GOOD PARTNER.
AND I TALKED TO THE, THE HEADS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, HOW THEIR WATER USE IS GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN FOR, FOR MAKING THEIR, UH, BREW.
UM, SO THEY'RE ALL ABOUT GOING AS FAR GREEN AND, UH, AS THEY CAN AND, AND DOING GOOD THINGS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY CAN.
UM, TWO OTHER, UH, LITTLE IDEAS I WANNA BRING FORWARD IS, UH, I PRESENTED BOTH TO CITY STAFF AND UP UP TO THE COUNTY.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME TWO LITHIUM BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES BEING PROPOSED HERE IN PETALUMA, BUT THERE'S A NEW TECHNOLOGY CALLED IRON AIR BATTERY SYSTEM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE, WHICH WOULD BE CHEAPER AND BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO BETTER FOR ENERGY THAT IS BEING, UH, THE FIRST PLANT IS ACTUALLY UNDER PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW AND BACK EAST, UH, WITH LOTS OF, UM, FEDERAL SUPPORT.
SO ANYWAY, I'M SUPPORTING THAT FOR BOTH HERE AT THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, UM, TO SWITCH FROM A LITHIUM BATTERY OPERATIONS TO AN IRON AIR BATTERY SYSTEMS IF WE CAN.
AND THE OTHER, UH, WEBINAR I ATTENDED, UM, WAS ABOUT SYNTHETIC LIMESTONE, WHERE SOMEONE IS MAKING LIMESTONE FROM THE CARBON OUTPUT OF INDUSTRIES AND TURNING IT INTO SYNTHETIC LIMESTONE, WHICH IS NOW BEING USED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT FOR THE CEMENT FOR THE RUNWAYS, WHICH MEANS THERE'S A POSSIBILITY WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THIS NEGATIVE CARBON SOURCE FOR, OF SYNTHETIC LIMESTONE FOR OUR, UH, SKATE PARK.
SO I, I'VE SORT OF LIKE PRO PROMOTING THAT IDEA NOW ALSO TO, FOR HOWEVER OUR CITY STAFF KINDA LOOK AT THAT AS A CONCEPT.
UM, OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
UM, YES, UH, I'M GONNA SKIP MY SONOMA CLEAN POWER UPDATE, UM, AND JUST ADDRESS SOME OF THE, THE FOLKS WHO ARE STILL REMAINING IN THE ROOM.
UM, WE'VE GOT 900 MOBILE HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WE, WHEN WE PASS THE MOBILE HOME PARK ORDINANCE UPDATE, WE SAID WE HAD YOUR BACK AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR BACK.
UM, WE HEAR YOU IN, IN OUR CLOSED SESSION, THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS WAS, UM, EXPLICITLY ADDRESSED.
WE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT, THE NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.
ALSO, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME DISCRETION BECAUSE WE CAN'T DIVULGE TOO MUCH OF OUR STRATEGY AND SHARING IT WITH ONE PERSON IS THE SAME AS SHARING IT WITH A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
SO PLEASE, UM, KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR BACK.
UM, AS THE MAYOR SAID, WE'RE GOING TO DEFEND, WE'RE GONNA ENFORCE AND WE'RE GONNA STRENGTHEN OUR REGULATIONS.
UM, I WISH KAREEM WAS STILL HERE BECAUSE, UM,
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WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR EVERY SINGLE, UM, INSTANCE OF VIOLATION, THAT THAT'S WHAT ENFORCEMENT MEANS, AND WE NEED TO HEAR THAT.SO PLEASE START SHARING WITH THE TENANTS UNION AND NORTH BAY ORGANIZING PROJECT BECAUSE WE NEED TO COLLECT THOSE STORIES, UM, SO THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
UM, WE ALSO WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE LOOPHOLES THAT YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA NEED FOR STRENGTHENING A LOT OF THIS STUFF.
AND THE INTELLIGENCE THAT'S GONNA INFORM HOW WE APPROACH THIS IS GONNA COME FROM YOU ALL.
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR COURAGE.
UM, AND IF YOU NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM, PLEASE, UM, DO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SAFE TEAM.
DO GET IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS BECAUSE, UM, WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR YOU.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA CLOSE DOWN MY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, UM, I HAD A MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, UM, WHERE IT WAS, UH, MENTIONED THAT, THAT THERE IS A ONE SPOT FOR A CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE, UM, ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
UM, THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OUR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BECAUSE THESE, THESE POSITIONS ARE APPOINTED BY OUR, OUR LIBRARY COMMISSIONER TO THE COUNTYWIDE LIBRARY.
AND, UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, IN THAT POSITION, UH, YOU CAN PICK UP AN APPLICATION AT THE LIBRARY OR, UM, I'M TOLD, AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK THIS YET, TO FIND IT ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE, UH, BUT I WOULD SAY IF YOU CAN'T FIND A LIBRARY WEBSITE, PLEASE UH, CALL THE LIBRARY BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY TO GET IT OTHER THAN GOING TO THE LIBRARY.
UH, UM, THE, UH, TRANSIT, UM, HAD AN AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT MICRO TRANSIT AND THINGS ARE GETTING READY TO GO.
WE KIND OF FINALIZED DETAILS FOR A, UH, A, UM, OPENING, UH, I THINK STILL OPENING FOR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST, BUT I'D SAY THE OVER UNDER IS MORE LIKE SEPTEMBER 1ST MAYBE.
UM, AND, UH, FINALLY, UM, I HAVE HERE, OH, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE, UH, MENTIONED WITH A GOOD FEELING IS COUNTYWIDE.
THIS IS BEING DONE COUNTYWIDE.
AND SO, UH, AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO TRY TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO, TO COMPARE PROGRAMS, WHICH, WHICH WE HAVE TO DO WHEN WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO, UH, DO ALL THAT WE WANT.
I'M NOT DONE QUITE, I WANTED TO SAY ONCE MORE THAT I APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE SUFFERING.
IT'S TRULY SUFFERING THAT, THAT THEIR MOBILE HOME PARK, UH, FOLKS ARE GOING THROUGH, UH, AS WELL AS, UM, UM, THE SUFFERING OF PEOPLE IN GAZA.
UH, COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER NOW.
WELL, THE RMPC COMMITTEE ON JULY 17TH DID A WALKTHROUGH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH STAFF, AND WE LEARNED AT THE UPCOMING GOALS FOR THE FEDERAL FAIRGROUNDS ARE THINGS LIKE PUBLIC ARTS, OUTDOOR ICE SKATING, RINK IN THE WINTER, HOLIDAY TIME, A FARMER'S MARKET, UM, AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, AND MORE.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING.
THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED OUR MEETING AND HAD OUR FIELD TRIP.
AND THEN WE CAME BACK AND FINISHED, UM, WITH OUR BUSINESS FOR THE NIGHT.
UM, I ATTENDED THE FARM FEST, WHICH WAS SUPPORTING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON MEASURE J AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO VOTE NOAH, MEASURE J, AND PROTECT OUR FARMERS AND FOOD SUPPLY LOCALLY.
UM, YESTERDAY I ATTENDED A SON COUNTY FAIR RACE, UM, AND RACE NUMBER TWO WAS OUR PETALUMA RACE.
AND MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER CATER THOMPSON AND I MET THE HORSE AND THE JOCKEY AND THE TRAINER IN THE WINNER CIRCLE.
SO THAT WAS PRETTY EXCITING FOR PETALUMA.
UM, ANYWAY, I WAS ASKED TO ANNOUNCE, UM, BY THE RELIEF PETALUMA, UM, ORGANIZATION, UM, SOME EXCITING NEWS.
AND DURING OUR MEETING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OF COURSE, TREES, BUT WE HAVE, UM, RELIEF PETALUMA, COOL PETALUMA IN THE CITY OF PETALUMA.
HOW ARE TEAMING UP TO GIVE RESIDENTS FREE TREES? THERE'S THREE STEPS INVOLVED TO RECEIVE THESE THREE TREES.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS AN INFO, WHAT THEY'RE CALLING HAPPY HOUR ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD FROM SIX TO SEVEN AT CROOKED GOAT, UM,
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BREWERY.THE SECOND STEP IS SCHEDULE YOUR FREE ONSITE CONSULTATION.
SO THEY'LL COME AND LOOK AT YOUR YARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND SUGGEST WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT TREES.
AND THEN THE THIRD STEP IS YOU GET YOUR TREES IN THE GROUND, WHICH WOULD BE LATE OCTOBER THROUGH LATE DECEMBER.
AFTER YOUR CONSULTATION AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED TO RETURN A RELIEF VOLUNTEER WILL NOTIFY YOU OF A PLANTING TIME.
SO TO APPLY FOR THESE FREE TREES, UM, GO TO RELIEF PETALUMA.ORG AND TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS, 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD USE SOME MORE TREES.
UM, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR PETALUMA LITTLE LEAGUE, UM, AND COACH SEAN DOOLEY ON THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORTS UP IN OREGON.
UM, THEY ALMOST GOT TO THE, THE WELLS LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES, BUT THEY JUST MISSED IT.
UM, ON THE FLAGS ON WASHINGTON STREET, I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MR. HANIA IS, BUT IT IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY.
IT IS OWNED BY THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION IN TOWN, AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.
SO DURING COVID AND THE PANDEMIC, WHEN EVERYBODY'S E EATING OUTSIDE AND WALKING, I HAPPENED TO NOTED THE TATTERED FLAGS AND I FOUND OUT THAT THEY DON'T BELONG TO US.
THEY'RE NOT MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, THEY'RE MAINTAINED BY THE, THE VETERANS.
AND SO, UM, I REACHED OUT TO THE VETERANS AND THEY SAID, WE CAN'T, WE, WE, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR RESOURCES.
SO I MADE A PLEA THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY DONATED FLAGS.
I CAME HERE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DELIVERED THOSE DONATED FLAGS.
SO IF WE NEED NEW FLAGS, AND IT'S A COORDINATED EFFORT TO GET THEM, YOU NEED A, THE HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK, I THINK, OR A, A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE THAT CAN GO THAT HIGH.
SO THOSE FLAGS ARE NOT TAKEN CARE OF BY US, THEY'RE TAKEN 'EM CARE OF BY THE, THE VETS, BUT WE NEED TO STEP UP AND I'LL FIND THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT WANTED TO DONATE.
AND THERE'S ALSO A BACK ORDER ON MANUFACTURING AMERICAN FLAGS.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION, AND I WILL GET ON THAT.
WELL, THAT'S A SERIOUS LEAD INTO OUR, OUR NEXT, UH, INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
INSPIRATIONAL MOMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY, YOUR NEW NEW NICKNAME IS GONNA BE FLAG LADY.
YEAH, JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID.
UM, I, I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS GOING TO BE ALL MOBILE HOMES ALL THE TIME FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AND, UH, THAT'S AS ALL OF CITY GOVERNMENT WANTS IT TO BE, UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S REALLY ALL HANDS ON DECK SITUATION.
UM, I JUST HAVE ONE LIAISON REPORT, UM, TODAY, AND THAT IS, UM, THE, UM, NORTH BAY DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
MET IN SAUSALITO ON JULY 25, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL, UM, STATEWIDE, UM, BALLOT MEASURES COMING FORWARD IN NOVEMBER.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THEM AND HOW THAT INTERACTS WITH, UM, THE BAY AREA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY, THE BFA MEASURE THAT'S ALSO COMING FORWARD.
AND THAT'S PROPOSITION FIVE, WHICH IS, UM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR CURRY'S, OLD ACA ONE, WHICH WAS MODIFIED AT THE LAST MINUTE.
AND WHAT IT DOES NOW IF IT PASSES, IS IT REDUCES THE THRESHOLD FOR, UM, BOND MEASURES, UH, BACKED BY, UM, UH, REAL PROPERTY TAXES, UM, FROM TWO THIRDS TO 55%.
UM, AND BAFA REALLY NEEDS THAT TO PASS, TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF PASSING ITSELF BECAUSE WITHOUT A CA FIVE BFA WOULD REQUIRE TWO THIRDS, AND IT'S NOT PULLING ANYWHERE NEAR TWO THIRDS.
SO IF, IF AC, IF PROP FIVE PASSES, UM, AND REDUCES THE THRESHOLD TO 55% AND THEN BFA PASSES IN OUR NINE COUNTY BAY AREA REGION, UM, THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE, UM, THROUGHOUT THE REGION FOR, FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO, UM, MORE TO COME ON THAT, I'M SURE.
UM, I WANT TO ADD MY, UH, VOICE TO THE, UH, MOBILE HOME PARK, UH, CONVERSATION.
JUST THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE, WE HEAR YOU, WE FEEL YOU, YOU HAVE THE, THE PAIN AND, AND, UH, AND WE FEEL IT.
WHAT'S THE MOBILE HOME PARKS PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR THE CITY IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOUSING SENSE.
AND WE WILL STEP UP THE RESOURCES ALLOCATED BY THE CITY TO ADDRESS THIS
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AND CERTAIN THINGS WILL COME OFF THE TABLE AS PRIORITIES BECAUSE OF THIS REPRIORITIZATION.AND THAT'S, UH, A CONSENSUS THING THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO CONTINUE AND FOCUS.
SO WE WILL PUT THOSE RESOURCES TOWARDS THIS PROBLEM.
UM, UH, LET'S SEE WHAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED.
UH, SO TOMORROW NIGHT IS PETALUMA'S NIGHT OUT AT THE FAIRGROUND.
UH, AND IT'S, UH, A BIG EVENT.
UH, WE'LL BE SEEING MOST OF OUR, UH, UM, FIRE, UH, FIRE AND POLICE, UH, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THERE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER GROUPS.
AND, UH, THAT STARTS AT FOUR O'CLOCK AT THE, UH, FAIRGROUNDS.
UH, THE, UH, LAGUNITAS EVENT WAS, UM, UH, MENTIONED LOGGINS IS A HUGE, UH, TAX, IT'S A HUGE BUSINESS WHICH SUPPORTS, UH, THINGS THAT WE DO IN PETALUMA.
AND, UH, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THAT POINT THERE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE POINT LAGUNITA'S RESTAURANT WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING RESTAURANT IN PETALUMA, WHICH MEANS IT CHIPS IN QUITE A BIT OF SALES TAX INTO, INTO PETALUMA.
AND, AND IF YOU WANT GOOD THINGS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS.
AND A LOCAL BUSINESS IS KINDA THE ECONOMIC BACKBONE OF, OF WHAT WE HAVE IN TOWN.
UM, AND ALONG THAT, UH, LINE, WE HAVE NOW STARTED A, UH, RECYCLABLE HOT DRINK, UH, PROGRAM.
YOU SEE THAT IN 25, 28 DIFFERENT, UH, VENDORS IN TOWN.
IT'S RE UH, THE CUP IS RECYCLABLE, UH, IN PURPLE CANISTERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE THERE, TAKE 'EM, BRING 'EM BACK AT DIFFERENT TIME.
AND UH, I THOUGHT I'D WEAR MY PURPLE SHIRT IN HONOR OF THAT, UH, BIG EVENT.
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AND WITH THAT SILLINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR HER REPORT TONIGHT.THANK YOU MAYOR, COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY.
UM, IF YOU HAVE NOTICED THOSE PURPLE BOXES AROUND TOWN, PETALUMA IS THE FIRST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES TO PILOT THIS REUSABLE CUP PROGRAM.
AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE 30, UH, PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES, UM, THAT ARE, ARE, UH, DOING THE PURPLE CUP PROGRAM.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO RETURN MY CUP.COM.
I WANT A BIG THANK, UH, SHOUT OUT.
UH, AND THANKS TO PATRICK CARTER FOR HELPING US GET THAT OFF, GET THAT OFF THE GROUND.
THIS FRIDAY, UH, WILL BE THE DEADLINE, UH, TO, UM, FILE YOUR PAPERWORK WITH THE CITY CLERK FOR COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX, UM, MICRO TRANSIT, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MAKING SURE WE INCLUDE THE EAST SIDE.
UM, WE'LL PROBABLY BE MID-SEPTEMBER, BUT YES, WE ARE GONNA LAUNCH MICRO TRANSIT, UH, TO MR. HANIA IF YOU CAN GET THOSE, UH, FLAGS.
UM, AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER NOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THOSE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE WILL GET THOSE INSTALLED.
UM, JUST NEED THOSE FLAGS, SO IF YOU CAN GET THOSE FOR US, THAT'D BE AMAZING.
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MUCH.AND THAT MOVES US THROUGH TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND THEN I'M LOOKING UP AND DOWN THE, UH, DIETS FOR ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE OF STAFF ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS A DOZEN ITEMS THERE TONIGHT.
YEAH, I JUST ADD, UM, ONE QUERY FROM A CONSTITUENT ABOUT THAT THE, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE SOME OF THE CUTTING DOWN OF EUCALYPTUS TREES.
SO I THOUGHT JUST A LITTLE EXPLANATION OF WHAT AND WHY THAT MIGHT BE OCCURRING.
UH, 'CAUSE I KNOW FROM THE RELIEF PROGRAM WE, WE ARE GONNA BE PLANTING, I UNDERSTAND, UH, THE, UH, OVER 2000 TREES ARE GONNA BE PUT IN THE GROUND AS THE GOAL THIS YEAR, SO WE DEFINITELY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING A LOT MORE TREES AND CUTTING DOWN.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT I'D JUST HA ASK THE QUESTION.
UM, SO, UM, IF SOMEONE'S GONNA GIVE US INFORMATION ON, ON, UH, THE, THE TREE REMOVAL AND WHY THAT'S BEING DONE, UH, COULD YOU IDENTIFY THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING TO? UM, IT'S, IT'S ABOUT AT THE ELLIS CREEK, UH, FACILITY, IT'S, IT'S REGARDING OUR ELLIS CREEK CHEMICAL UPGRADES PROJECT.
AND WE HAVE OUR, OUR, UM, THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF WHY THOSE TREES NEED TO BE REMOVED, BUT I KNOW IT'S ESSENTIAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THAT, THAT UPGRADE, UH, DONE.
SO, AND I CONFESS THAT I COULDN'T HEAR VERY WELL.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION ABOUT THE TREES? AND I HOPE I CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
NO, I JUST HEARD FROM A CONSTITUENT WHO, WHO WAS READING A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TREE REMOVAL AT ELLIS CREEK, AND I WAS, I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, IF, IF YOU COULD QUANTIFY IT AND THE REASON WHY IT, IT, IT IS RELATED TO ONE OF OUR CIP PROJECTS AND, UH, IT IS, UM, UH, AT
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THE, THE TREES ARE LOCATED ALONGSIDE THE PONDS, UH, WHERE WE WILL BE INSTALLING THE FLOATING SOLAR.AND THEY, UH, THEY'RE HAZARD FOR A FEW REASONS.
AND WE HAVE A PROPOSED, UH, UM, REPLACEMENT MITIGATION PROJECT, UM, RIGHT NOW, UH, TARGETING, UM, REPLACEMENT FOR GHOST TREES DOWNTOWN, FOR THE TREES BEING REMOVED AT ELLIS CREEK.
THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL EXPLANATION AND I CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
AND WITH, UH, NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DIOCESE, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND INVITE OUR CLERK TO, UH, READ OUR MESSAGING AND, UH, LET US KNOW IF WE HAVE, UH, INBOUND EMAILS.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UM, BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION AND THE DAAS BEHIND THE TIMER.
THE TIMER BEHIND THE DAAS WILL BE RESET FOR EACH SPEAKER AND NOT SEEING ANYBODY RUSHING TO THE DIAZ WITH A CARD TO, UM, VOLUNTEER TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER NOW, AND WITH THAT, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THAT MOVES US TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE I UM, AGENDA.
IT'LL BE, UH, NOW PART OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND THIS ITEM 13 IS RECEIVE, REVIEW AND APPROVE AND ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 24 ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT AND RENEW ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 8 5 9, WHICH APPROVE PETALUMA POLICE MILITARY EQUIPMENT FUNDING ACQUISITION, AND USE POLICY 7 0 9 AND POLICY 6 1 3 PERTAINING TO UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, UUAS AND UNMANNED GROUND, UH, VEHICLES UGV IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 4 8 1.
AND, UH, TO HELP US, UH, THROUGH THIS, UH, WELCOME POLICE LIEUTENANT, UH, GARRETT AVIANO AND WELCOME.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC.
MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT GARRETT LAVIANO.
I'M THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION LIEUTENANT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY DEPUTY CHIEF NICK MCGOWAN ON ZOOM, WHO'S DOWN SOUTH AT TRAINING.
THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION IS, IS INTENDED TO BE A REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE USE OF OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD WHILE SEEKING RENEWAL OF ORDINANCE 2 8 5 9 IN DEPARTMENT POLICY 7 0 9.
THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ASSEMBLY BILL 41, PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE ISSUE, SOME OF THE USES OF OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 24, OFFER INSIGHTS RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHICS AND FISCAL IMPACTS, AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSED AB 41.
THE BILL WAS AN EFFORT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OVERSIGHT ON THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
THE BILL SOUGHT TO PROVIDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES DUE TO THE, TO THE MISUSE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY PUTTING INTO PLACE CHECKS AND BALANCES REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
AMONGST THE REQUIREMENTS WAS A PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL REPORT.
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS RELEASE, THE AGENCY IS TO HOLD A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT.
OUR FISCAL YEAR 24 ANNUAL REPORT WAS PUBLISHED ON JUNE 30TH.
WE THEN HELD OUR COMMUNITY MEETING AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT DISPLAY OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL ON JULY 2ND.
IN JUNE OF 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE 28 18 APPROVING
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DEPARTMENT POLICY 7 0 7 0 9, OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT FUNDING ACQUISITION AND USE POLICY.IN AUGUST OF 23, THE CITY COUNCIL RENEWED THE ORDINANCE A ADOPTED POLICY SIX 13, WHICH GOVERNS THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE ASSOCIATED DRONES AND ROBOT.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO DISPLAYING HOSTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING ITS USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THOSE EVENTS, INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A WEBPAGE LOCATED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL SECTION TITLED SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
THE PAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO AB 41 AND INCLUDES THE ANNUAL REPORT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED AN EMAIL FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS, OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR WITH THEIR CONCERNS AS THEY REVIEW ALL USES OF FORCE INCIDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE UTILIZING MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU RECALL, AB 41 IDENTIFIED 15 CATEGORIES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO WHICH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EQUIPMENT IN SEVEN CATEGORIES WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS SLIDE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THAT ALL THE LEGISLATURE HAS DEEMED THIS EQUIPMENT, MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT'S TWO ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS ARE THE ONLY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR THE MILITARY AND OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
THE REMAINDER OF OUR EQUIPMENT WAS DESIGNED FOR AND IS COMMONLY USED BY MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE INCIDENTS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE THIS YEAR FOR CONTEXT.
MUCH OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS FOR THE SOLE USE OF OUR DEPARTMENT, SWAT TEAM MEMBERS.
THE SWAT TEAM IS ONE COMPONENT OF OUR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH ALSO INCORPORATES A TEAM OF OFFICERS TRAINED IN CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS AND TACTICAL DISPATCHERS.
THEIR PRIMARY ADMISSIONS INCLUDE BARRICADED SUBJECTS WHO REFUSE AN ORDER TO SURRENDER INCIDENTS WHERE HOSTAGES ARE TAKEN AND ARRESTS OF DANGEROUS PERSONS.
MORE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM CAN BE FOUND IN DEPARTMENT POLICY 4 0 8.
AND AS A REMINDER, ALL OUR POLICIES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DEPARTMENT WEBSITE UNDER THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL TAB.
DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, THERE WERE FOUR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT RESULTED IN THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, ALL OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT TWO OF THOSE INCIDENTS NOW.
IN OCTOBER OF 2023, OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT WHERE NEIGHBORS COULD HEAR A VICTIM BEING ASSAULTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOMEONE NAILING THE FRONT DOOR SHUT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAD RESPONDED TO THIS RESIDENCE TWICE IN THE 14 DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT.
BOTH TIMES, THE SUSPECT ASSAULTED THEIR SPOUSE HAD REFUSED TO EXIT AND RESISTED ARREST.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SUSPECT HAD THREATENED TO SHOOT OFFICERS WITH A SHOTGUN, WAS A THE RESTRAINED PARTY IN AN EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE AT THE RESIDENCE OR HAVE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM.
OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT WHO DENIED THE VICTIM WAS PRESENT AND REFUSED TO EXIT THE APARTMENT.
DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SITUATION, OFFICERS SUMMITED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
THE DEPARTMENT ACTIVATED ITS CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH UTILIZED AN ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS AND EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE BALLISTIC PROTECTION FOR OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
USING THE ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER ALLOWED OFFICERS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SUSPECT AND ATTEMPT TO DEESCALATE THE INCIDENT.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO USED THE MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE FOR INCIDENT COMMAND AND COMMUNICATIONS.
FIVE HOURS INTO THE INCIDENT, A NOISE FLASH DIVERSIONARY DEVICE WHERE FLASH BANG WAS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE AN EXTERIOR WINDOW TO DISTRACT THE SUSPECT AS OFFICERS CLEARED THE STAIRS OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS LEADING TO THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM AND TO PROVIDE A STIMULUS AS THE SUSPECT HAD STOPPED COMMUNICATING WITH OFFICERS.
TWO MINUTES AFTER THE FLASH PLANE WAS DEPLOYED, THE SUSPECT REENGAGED COMMUNICATIONS WITH OFFICERS.
THE SUSPECT EVENTUALLY CAME TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS AND CONFRONTED OFFICERS BY THROWING ITEMS AT THEM AS HE PREVENTED THE VICTIM FROM LEAVING.
OFFICERS SHOT THE SUSPECT WITH A FOAM BATON ROUND FROM A 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER.
AS HE STOOD NEAR THE VICTIM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, THE LESS LETHAL USE OF FORCE WAS CARRIED OUT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN COMPLIANCE FROM THE SUSPECT.
AFTER A SERIES OF EVENTS, THE VICTIM WAS RESCUED BY OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO BRING HER DOWN THE STAIRS TO SAFETY.
THE SUSPECT REMAINED UPSTAIRS, REFUSED TO SURRENDER AND BROKE AN EXTERIOR WINDOW FROM WHICH HE BEGAN YELLING AT OFFICERS.
OFFICERS USED A 40 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER TO SHOOT THREE CS GAS ROUNDS INTO THE UPSTAIRS OF
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THE APARTMENT.TWO MINUTES AFTER THE CS GAS WAS INTRODUCED, THE SUSPECT CAME DOWN THE STAIRS AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY OFFICERS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE INSIDE OF THE APARTMENT DOOR, WHICH THE SUSPECT IN FACT NAILED SHUT PREVENTING THE VICTIM FROM LEAVING AND OFFICERS FROM ENTERING.
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED A SUSPECT WHO WAS WANTED FOR MULTIPLE SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONIES AT THE BEST WESTERN MOTEL IN PETALUMA.
THE SUSPECT HAD PREVIOUSLY ASSAULTED THEIR SPOUSE, LED FROM SANTA ROSA.
OFFICERS IN A HIGH SPEED PURSUIT ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT THE VICTIM'S HOUSE ON FIRE AND WAS FOUND TO POSSESS NUMEROUS FIREARMS WHILE BEING A PROHIBITED PERSON.
THE SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVATED THEIR SWAT TEAM IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE SUSPECT AT THE MOTEL.
THE SUSPECT SHOT FI SHOT A FIREARM MULTIPLE TIMES FROM INSIDE THE MOTEL ROOM AND MADE STATEMENTS TO OFFICERS ABOUT SHOOTING AT PASSING VEHICLES.
THE SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM THE PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ACTIVATED HIS CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.
THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM UTILIZED THE ARMOR PERSONNEL CARRIERS TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS AND EQUIPMENT AND TO PROVIDE BALLISTIC PROTECTION FOR OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER WAS SPECIFICALLY UTILIZED AS A SHIELD BETWEEN THE SUSPECT'S POTENTIAL GUNFIRE AND EAST WASHINGTON STREET.
THE USE OF THE ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER ALLOWED OFFICERS TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT WITHOUT CLOSING EAST WASHINGTON STREET AND HIGHWAY 1 0 1 TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC, WHILE ALSO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF THE, IN THE PREVIOUS SUMMARIES, THERE WERE AN AN ADDITIONAL 19 TIMES WHERE OFFICERS DE DISPLAYED A CATEGORIZED WEAPON TO PROVIDE A LESS LETHAL FORCE OPTION TO GAIN VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE DURING THESE 19 SHOWS OF FORCE.
THE WEAPONS WERE NOT DISCHARGED.
THESE INCLUDED EIGHT TIMES IN WHICH A 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER LOADED WITH A 40 MILLIMETER FOAM BATON ROUND WAS DISPLAYED ONLY 11 TIMES IN WHICH A LESS LETHAL SHOTGUN LOADED WITH A BEANBAG ROUND WAS DISPLAYED ONLY.
AND FOR CLARIFICATION, WHEN OFFICER POINTS OR DISPLAYS A WEAPON AT A PERSON IS CONSIDERED A SHOW OF FORCE.
AS A DEPARTMENT, WE TREAT A SHOW OF FORCE SIMILARLY TO THAT OF ALL USE OF FORCE IN THAT EACH INCIDENT IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICER'S SERGEANT, DIVISIONAL LIEUTENANT, THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS LIEUTENANT, AND THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR.
THIS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW, AMONGST OTHER PURPOSES IS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THE FORCE WAS REASONABLE, APPROPRIATE, PROPORTIONAL AND WITHIN POLICY.
THERE WERE NO POLICY VIOLATIONS OR COMMUNITY MEMBER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIL MILITARY EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, COMPLIANCE WITH THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR AND REPORTED TO CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
THE TWO CHARTS ON THE SLIDE REFLECT THE EQUIPMENT IN WHICH WE HAD THE HIGHEST USAGE.
THESE WERE THE BEANBAG, SHOTGUN AND THE 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER.
LESS LETHAL WEAPONS USED TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH AN OPTION OTHER THAN DEADLY FORCE.
THE RACE OF EACH SUSPECT THE EQUIPMENT WAS USED AGAINST OR DISPLAYED TO IS LISTED IN THE ASSOCIATED SECTION OF THE REPORT.
IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS YOU HEARD IN THE SUMMARIES OF THIS YEAR'S SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, MULTIPLE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WERE USED IN THESE INCIDENTS.
SO ONE SUSPECT MAY BE REPRESENTED REPEATEDLY IN EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE CHARTS WHEN APPROPRIATE.
THE CHARTS DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AN ACTUAL USE OF FORCE AND A SHOW OF FORCE AS SEEN HERE.
THE CHART DEPICTED ON THE SLIDE OUTLINES THE FISCAL IMPACT OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT'S.
ANNUAL BUDGET COST RELATED TO MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPRESENT LESS THAN 1% OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
THE REPORT FURTHER BREAKS DOWN THE INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT, PRICES PER UNIT, COMBINED COSTS RELATED TO TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES, AND OTHER ONGOING COSTS.
THE LARGEST EXPENSE WAS RELATED TO THE STORAGE OF OUR TWO ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE.
THE CITY HAS LEASED 7,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDOOR STORAGE SPACE ADJACENT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH HOUSES NOT ONLY THIS EQUIPMENT BUT A BOAT, DUI TRAILER, EOC, TRAILER TRANSPORT BUS, AND OTHER CITY OWNED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
INDOOR STORAGE REDUCES EXPOSURE TO THE VEHICLES, WHICH LEADS TO DECREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS AND KEEPS THE EQUIPMENT OUT OF PUBLIC VIEW.
THE COST OF THE OF THE LEASE, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE REPORT, IS NOT INDICATIVE OF THE ACTUAL COST TO SORT JUST THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE A FINDING THAT THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT LISTED IN THE POLICY IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE'S NO COST EFFECTIVE, REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF COMMUNITY AND OFFICER SAFETY, AND THAT THE PROPOSED MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY WILL SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.
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THE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING CITY COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF ALL AUTHORIZED MILITARY EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED IN THE PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED MILITARY EQUIPMENT FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE POLICY.AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
LET'S BRING IT UP TO COUNCIL AND SEE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS.
UH, REGARDING THE SHEAR'S REPORT, UH, COUNCIL VICE MAYOR SHRI.
SO IN, IN THE REPORT, UH, IT LOOKED LIKE WE HAVE ALREADY, UH, PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED, UH, UH, DRONES AND, AND A ROBOT THAT CAN GET THROUGH A DOOR.
UM, SO NOW, UH, SINCE WE HAVE THOSE NOW, WHAT DOES THE, THE TRAINING LOOK LIKE ON THOSE? AND WHAT DOES THE POTENTIAL USES LOOK LIKE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO SHARE THOSE, LET'S SAY, WITH THE OTHER SAFETY UNITS LIKE FIRE AND, AND MAYBE OTHERS? YES.
SO WE DID, WE DID PURCHASE, UH, SIX DRONES IN ONE ROBOT LAST YEAR.
UH, THE TRAINING, UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DRONES IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.
SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AND THE SUPERVISOR WHO WILL BE OVERSEEING THAT TEAM.
UH, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, WHAT'S BETWEEN TWO AND THREE WEEKS OF TRAINING, UH, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH AN FAA LICENSE ESSENTIALLY TO FLY THE DRONE AND GETS THEM UP TO DATE ON ALL THE REQUIREMENTS TO DO SUCH THAT, UM, THE ROBOT, THERE'S NO, UH, REAL TRAINING OUTLINE FOR THAT.
UM, THE, THE ROBOT IS A SMALL DEVICE SIMILAR TO REMOTE CONTROL CAR.
IT'S NOT WEAPONIZED, BUT HAS TWO CAMERAS ON EITHER ENDS.
UH, WE HAVE UTILIZED BOTH THAT IN THE, AND THE DRONES IN TRAINING, UH, WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, UH, THE USAGE AND, UM, THE, UH, POLICY SIX 13, THE DRONE POLICY OUTLINES THE SPECIFIC USES, AND THERE'S, THERE'S NUMEROUS, UH, USES THAT CAN BE, UM, THE EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED FOR.
UH, BUT PRI PRIMARILY IT WOULD BE, UM, IN SITUATIONS WHERE WE WANT TO, UM, INTERJECT TECHNOLOGY, UH, TO AVOID AN ARM CONFRONTATION OR WE'RE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT OR A MISSING PERSON.
UM, IN REGARDS TO OUR, OUR USAGE WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THAT AB 41 ONLY ONLY FOCUSES ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
SO WE WOULD BE REPORTING ANY, ANY TYPE USAGE THAT WE EMPLOY.
UM, BUT IN SITUATIONS WHERE, UH, YOU KNOW, FIRES, HAZARDS, MATERIALS SPILLS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE COULD AID AND ASSIST, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THE FIRE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THE, UM, THE OPERATORS COMPLETELY IN-HOUSE AND, AND CORRECT.
WE WON'T BE SHARING IT OUT, BUT THERE WILL, THERE'LL BE SPECIFIC OPERATORS WHO KNOW THE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND WHAT'S REQUIRED.
SO THEY'RE NOT JUST GONNA BE SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CARS AND JUST DRIVEN AROUND FOR ANYBODY TO USE.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC TRAINING INVOLVED HERE.
SO THE, THE DRONE OPERATORS IS A, WHAT WE CALL A COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT.
SO THERE'LL BE PATROL OFFICERS ON THE STREET, FOUR OR FIVE OF THEM THAT HAVE DRONES, AND THE ABILITY TO USE THOSE, UH, THEY WILL NEED SUPERVISOR APPROVAL TO, UM, OPERATE THE DRONES.
SO THAT'S ASK PERMISSION FIRST BEFORE THEY USE? CORRECT.
SO, SO EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE.
IT IS NOT LIKE THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST GONNA GO UP THERE AND JUST START FLYING 'EM AROUND, KIND THING? CORRECT.
AND THE, THE POLICE POLICY, UH, STRICTLY PROHIBITS THINGS LIKE RANDOM SURVEILLANCE.
BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR A, UM, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE, LET'S SAY, UH, SOMEONE THAT MAY BE ON THE RUN OR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT SOMEWHERE, BUT WE COULD FLY THEM OVER, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW WE USE HELICOPTERS TO DO THAT.
NOW, AND SO THIS WOULD MULTIPLY THE ABILITY OUT, UH, COMPARED TO JUST ONE HELICOPTER, WE COULD HAVE EIGHT DRONES OUT LOOKING AT THE SAME TIME.
IF WE NEEDED TO, TO FIND IN SOMEONE THAT IS ON THE RUN.
UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE, UH, QUESTIONS.
UM, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ON, ON THE DISPLAY DATE FOR EQUIPMENT, WE HAD, UH, WHAT, 110 DEGREE DAY THAT DAY.
THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE TO, UH, TO SHOWCASE THE, THE FACILITIES.
UH, WILL THE COMMAND CENTER BE AT THE, UH, NIGHT OUT EVENT? UH, TOMORROW THE COMMAND CENTER WILL BE THERE, YES.
COMMAND CENTER WILL, THAT'S GREAT.
UM, AND THEN, UM, I NOTICED THIS IS A REPORT FOR 2324.
WHEN DO WE STAND UP THE, UM, INDEPENDENT POL UH, POLICE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO PUBLIC TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT? UH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IF, UH, THE DEPUTY CHIEF CAN POSSIBLY WEIGH IN.
I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC DATE.
SO, NICK, GO AHEAD, CHIEF AHEAD TO HANDLE THIS.
SO THE POLICE AUDITOR HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED, UH, FOR OVER A YEAR.
THEY DID THEIR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT THAT CAME TO THE COUNCIL IN THAT FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, AS LIEUTENANT AVIANO MENTIONED, THEY REVIEWED OUR USAGE OF OUR PRIOR YEARS MILITARY EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THEY WERE INCLUDED AND REVIEWED THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL REPORT AS WELL.
AND WHEN THEY WERE ONBOARDED, UH, AND GIVEN ACCESS TO OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PERSONNEL INVESTIGATIONS, THEY WERE ALSO IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED WITH AN INDEPENDENT PHONE LINE, CITY EMAIL AND REPORTING SYSTEM FOR
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COMPLAINTS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN ANY MATTERS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OVERSIGHT.I, I, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO SAY TRANSPARENCY PAGE TRANSPARENT, UM, YOU KNOW, AND THE, THE DATA THAT'S IN THIS REPORT, IN THAT, UM, THAT WE'RE HITTING, UM, HITTING OR, UM, A NORMALITY OF THIS, WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST OPENING THE DOOR, THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
AND SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT TRANSPARENCY AS A, UH, INTERFACE BETWEEN POLICE AND PUBLIC SO MUCH.
THE, UH, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE HERE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, UH, WHAT YOU SHOWED US TONIGHT.
AND, AND I'D LIKE TO NOW TAKE US TO OUR, UH, PUBLIC COM.
UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER BARNA.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, HOW IS, UM, PUTTING THIS REPORT TOGETHER HELP THE, THE DEPARTMENT IN NEW TRAININGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? WELL, IT CERTAINLY BROUGHT A FOCUS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE A FOCUS ON, THE POLICIES THAT, UH, EMPHASIZE AUTHORIZED USE AND, UH, REALLY BROUGHT, BROUGHT TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, HOW WE'RE USING THIS EQUIPMENT AND HOW POSSIBLY WE CAN USE IT BETTER.
UM, I NOTICED THERE WAS, UM, MUCH FEWER USES OF FORCE THAN SHOWS OF FORCE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GOOD.
UM, I DIDN'T SEE MUCH ANALYSIS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
AND I WOULD SAY IF THERE'S ONE THING, WELL, I'M GETTING INTO COMMENTS, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING FOR FUTURE REPORTS TO SHOW TRENDS OVER YEARS WOULD, UM, WOULD BE HELPFUL TO JUST, UM, UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS ARE CHANGING.
BUT ALSO, I REALLY APPRECIATED THE, UM, THE LEVEL OF DETAIL IN, UM, IN THE, THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU GAVE OF, YOU KNOW, WHY THAT'S IN THERE AND, AND WHATNOT.
LET'S GO TO, UM, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM, AND, UH, IF THE CLERK WOULD READ OUR MESSAGING.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, BUT IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON, UH, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, THEY SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE.
SO, SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS, AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION.
UH, THAT WILL CLOSE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS.
I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY.
SO, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DID HAVE A, A COUPLE COMMENTS VERY BRIEFLY.
JUST TO ECHO WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS OF THE REPORT.
UM, IT WAS, UM, VERY CAREFULLY PREPARED AND, AND EVEN MORE SO, I, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT'S, UM, UH, REALLY CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL, UM, APPROACH TO THIS WHOLE ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME PUSHBACK IN THE COMMUNITY EARLIER ON.
AND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT,
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL.
AND SECOND, AND THAT'S A SECOND BY BARNACLE.
UH, ANY, I, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, UM, A LITTLE BIT TO THAT.
I MEAN, UH, THE NARRATIVE YOU PROVIDE FOR THE INCIDENTS THAT, UH, OUR OFFICERS FACE, UM, IS, IS, IS STAGGERING.
UH, IT'S, IT'S NOT WHAT A NORMAL PERSON SEES IN THEIR LIFE OR UNDERSTAND, BUT, BUT IT'S SO NECESSARY THAT WE HAVE THAT STRENGTH IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE THERE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
AND IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE A TRUST IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW OVERWHELMING AND INTIMIDATING, UH, THAT CAN BE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO BEING OUT THERE, UM, IN PUBLIC AND, AND EXPLAINING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND, AND, AND THE CONTROLS, THE REGULATION, THE TRAINING, IT'S JUST SO KEY WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH, UH, SUCH A, A POSITION OF POWER IN YOUR HANDS.
UM, SO, UM, WITH THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE BARNACLE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
OUR NEXT ITEM 14, UH, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AMENDING THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD A MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION FEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3 4.120 OF THE PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE.
AND TO HELP US WITH THIS ITEM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC DANLEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
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THIS IS A QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM.UM, WE DON'T HAVE A, A FORMAL PRESENTATION OR SLIDES.
I'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, SUMMARIZE IT FAIRLY QUICKLY, HOWEVER, I WILL, UM, IN KEEPING WITH, UM, UM, OUR DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT IN, IN THE PUBLIC SESSION ABOUT THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ITS, UM, MOBILE HOME REGULATIONS.
I'LL ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ACTION IN RELATION TO THOSE EFFORTS.
AND ALSO, UM, IN KEEPING WITH, UM, THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND, AND AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN SHARE WITH THEM TO HELP ADDRESS CONCERNS THAT OUR MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS HAVE.
SO, UM, AS TO THIS ITEM, IT'S THE, THE HEADING KINDA SAYS THAT ALL, IT'S A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD A MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION FEE.
AND THAT'S PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY IN THE CITY'S, UM, MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION REGULATIONS IN CHAPTER 8.34.
UM, SECTION 1 2 0 OF THAT CHAPTER AUTHORIZES THE ENACTMENT OF A FEE SUCH AS THIS, SO THAT THE CITY CAN RECOVER ITS COST OF ADMINISTERING AND PROCESSING MOBILE HOME PARK CLOSURE APPLICATIONS.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
PROCEDURALLY, UM, WE GIVE NOTICE OF THESE FEE ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MITIGATION FEE ACT, BECAUSE IT APPLIES NOT ONLY TO DEVELOPMENT FEES, BUT ALSO SERVICE FEES SUCH AS THESE.
AND AS YOU SEE IN THE MATERIALS, WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
BUT WHAT I WANNA, UM, ELABORATE ON A LITTLE BIT IS, UM, HOW THIS ACTION RELATES TO, UM, OUR MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION REGULATIONS AND WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH RESPECT TO THOSE, AND THE TWO PENDING CLOSURE, UM, NOTICES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE OWNERS OF THE YOUNGSTOWN PARK AND THE OWNERS OF THE LITTLE WOODS PARK.
SO, UM, WE'VE TALKED A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE CITY'S MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION REGULATIONS.
AND THAT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FOR, UM, MOBILE HOME HOUSING AS A SECURE AND STABLE FORM OF HOUSING IN THE CITY BY BOTH PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF, UM, PARK OWNERS TO RECEIVE A REASONABLE RETURN, AND ALSO PROTECTING RESIDENTS FROM EXCESSIVE, UM, RENTS.
THE RELATED BUT DIFFERENT PURPOSE OF OUR MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSION REGULATIONS REALLY FOCUSES ON A CRITICALLY UNIQUE FEATURE OF MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY.
AND THAT IS THE SIZABLE INVESTMENT OF MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS IN, IN THEIR RESIDENCE, IN THEIR, IN THEIR UNIT.
UM, THAT'S WHAT DISTINGUISHES THEM FROM APARTMENT RENTERS.
UM, AND THAT IS WHY, AND IT'S WELL RECOGNIZED IN THE CASE LAW, UM, SUCH PROTECTIONS AS OUR MOBILE HOME CONVERSION REGULATIONS EXIST, AND ALSO THE PROTECTIONS THAT EXIST IN THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY LAW.
UM, BECAUSE OF THAT SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT THAT MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS HAVE TO OWN AND PURCHASE THEIR HOMES.
AND I WILL NOTE THAT WITHOUT THAT SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT OF THE RESIDENTS, PARK OWNERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RETURN.
THEY DO FAIRLY LOW RISK AND FAIRLY LOW INVESTMENT, UM, RELATIVE TO OTHER TYPES OF, UM, OF LAND USES AND THE DEVELOPMENTS THEY REQUIRE.
UM, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS INVESTMENT IN THEIR HOMES, UM, IT, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO REALIZE SUCH A RETURN ON, UM, LIGHTLY, FAIRLY LIGHTLY DEVELOPED LAND WITH CIRCULATION ROADS AND WITH UTILITIES LIGHTING AND SOME GATHERING IMMUNITIES AND MAINTENANCE.
SO, UM, WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE MOBILE HOME CONVERSION REGULATIONS IS, IS THE PROTECTION OF RESIDENTS INVESTMENT IN THEIR HOMES.
AND, UM, THIS ACTION THAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO VOTE THE STAFF RESOURCES THAT IT NEEDS TO, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE REGULATIONS SERVE THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE, UM, PROTECTING THE, THAT INVESTMENT, UM, OF MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS, UM, AND ENSURING THAT THE COUNCIL AND AND ULTIMATE, UM, HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CLOSURES HAS INFORMATION IT NEEDS SO THAT IT CAN MAKE THE FINDINGS IN CHAPTER 8.34 AND SPECIFICALLY SECTION OH NINE OH OF THOSE
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REGULATIONS.AND THOSE FINDINGS INCLUDE THAT THERE EXISTS AT THE TIME OF THE PROPOSED CONVERSION AVAILABLE MO MOBILE HOME LOTS WITHIN SONOMA COUNTY TO ACCOMMODATE DISPLACED UNITS, THAT THERE ARE ADEQUATE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR DISPLACED, UM, RESIDENTS, AND THAT THE RELOCATION PROVIDES FOR THE REASONABLE COST OF RELOCATION BASED ON FINDINGS IN THE REPORT.
UM, BECAUSE IF THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO MAKE THOSE FINDINGS, UM, AND IT WILL NEED A, A, A THOROUGH RECORD BASED ON WHICH TO DO SO, UM, OUR, OUR REGULATIONS ACTUALLY PROHIBIT THE COUNCIL FROM APPROVING THE PROPOSED, UM, UM, CONVERSION OR, OR, OR, OR CLOSURE.
AND, AND SPECIFICALLY I WANNA, UM, PROVIDE, UM, AS INFORMATION, UM, FOR COMMUNITY.
UM, THE, UM, NOTICE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL COUNSEL FOR LITTLE WOODS AND YOUNGSTOWN WAS IN, WAS SEPTEMBER 21, I'M SORRY, WAS WAS JUNE 21.
AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE UNDER OUR REGULATIONS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 21 TO HAVE A, UM, RELOCATION CONSULTANT UNDER CONTRACT TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY REPORT.
AND AS I MENTIONED, THIS, UM, FEE THAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT TONIGHT WILL PROVIDE FOR ENSURE THERE'S ADEQUATE STAFF TIME DEVOTED, UM, SO THAT, UM, SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IS NECESSARY.
UM, THERE'S ADEQUATE HEARING INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR, UM, THE PARK OWNER APPLICANTS, UM, SO THAT THESE REGULATIONS CAN SERVE THEIR, THEIR, THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? UH, VICE MAYOR SHRIVES.
I KNOW THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP WE NEED TO GO THROUGH, UH, UH, FOR STARTING UP THIS, THIS BATTLE.
UM, BUT I THINK THIS LEAVES THE DOOR QUITE OPEN, AND IT'S STILL A LITTLE VAGUE AS TO, UM, TYPE OF THE, SOME OF THE QUANTITIES.
SO IS, UH, WHAT, JUST TO BE CLEAR ON, UH, THE LEVEL OF FEES THAT MAY BE INVOLVED HERE.
NOT $10, NOT A HUNDRED DOLLARS, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
UH, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HOURLY RATES OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE GONNA BE INVOLVED IN, IN THIS, UM, WORK THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE? HOW MANY HOURS MIGHT WE, ARE WE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT IF, IF SOMEONE HAS TO GOES THROUGH THE FULL CLOSURE PROCESS? UM, SO WHAT TYPE, WHAT LEVEL OF FEE MIGHT BE APPLIED AND TO, FOR REIMBURSEMENT? AND DO WE GET THAT FEE AND REIMBURSEMENT AHEAD OF TIME? OR DO WE HAVE TO ASK FOR IT AFTER THE FACT? I'M SORRY.
SO, UM, WE, UM, SINCE THE CITY'S REGULATIONS WERE ADOPTED, I BELIEVE IN, I WANNA SAY 2006, UM, WE'VE NEVER UNDERGONE THIS PROCESS BEFORE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A, UH, UM, EXPERIENCE BASED ON WHICH TO HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
UM, THIS FEE AS YOU'VE, AS YOU HAVE SEEN FROM THE AGENDA MATERIALS, IS REALLY JUST TO RECOVER THE FULLY LOADED COST OF STAFF TIME THAT'S EXPENDED IN ADMINISTERING AND RESPONDING TO, UM, THE APPLICATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT WILL BE.
IT'S NOT CAPPED THE, UM, BASED ON OUR COST OF SERVICE STUDIES, THOUGH, WE, WE HAVE VERY, UM, VERY, VERY, UM, SOLID AND QUANTIFIED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COST OF THE STAFF TIME, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THE MOST, UM, YOU KNOW, POSITIONS THAT WE'LL BE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT INCLUDE STAFF IN OUR HOUSING, UM, DEPARTMENT, UH, DIVISION.
IT WILL INCLUDE STAFF IN MY OFFICE, UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE OTHER STAFF IN THE CITY.
BUT JUST LIKE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, IT'LL BE NECESSARY FOR STAFF TO TRACK THEIR TIME AND FOR US TO, UM, UM, PROVIDE STATEMENTS TO THE APPLICANTS, UM, SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR COST RECOVERY ACCOUNT CURRENT.
UM, AND IT'S IN THE NATURE OF THESE COST RECOVERY OBLIGATIONS FOR RECEIVING CITY SERVICES THAT TO THE EXTENT THEY'RE NOT KEPT CURRENT, UM, THAT MAY RESULT IN AN INTERRUPTION OF THE SERVICES.
AND AS I SAID, OUR FOCUS, UM, UM, WITH RESPECT TO THESE REGULATIONS AND ALL OF OUR REGULATIONS IS TO ENSURE THEY SERVE THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A THOROUGH PROCESS.
JUST FOR, UM, JUST THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE, 'CAUSE I'M, I'M BEING, BEING SCIENCE BASED, UH, AND MATH BASED, UH, JUST BACK OF THE ENVELOPE.
SO OUR FEES ARE PROBABLY FOR ATTORNEYS AND UPPER MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 200 TO 300 PLUS
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PER HOUR.AND THIS AMOUNT OF WORK FOR A CLOSURE TYPE PROCESS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE OVER A HUNDRED HOURS, UH, OF NEEDED WORK THAT TO BE ON IT.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $30,000 IS EVEN AS IF MINIMUM, EVEN A STARTUP TYPE OF COST THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED ON THIS AND COULD REACH UP PRETTY HIGH TO A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND POSSIBLY IF IT GETS OVERLY INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL MOLD HOME PARKS.
SO, UM, THIS ISN'T A $1,000 TYPE FEE STRUCTURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S NOT A $10,000 FEE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ON THE ORDER OF A HUNDRED TO $300,000 FEE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IN WHICH CASE WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK AHEAD OF TIME, THEN ASK FOR THE MONEY REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR TIME THAT'S BEING DONE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, UM, WHAT, WHAT LEVEL OF FEES WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UH, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT $10 HERE TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS THERE, OR WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND PLUS RANGE.
UM, AND WE DO HAVE TO ASK FOR IT AFTER WE PUT IN THE WORK.
SO IT'S A MATTER OF RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT'S BEING USED AND, UH, AND MAYBE ASK FOR, FOR MONEY BACK IN PROCESS, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS RATHER THAN AT THE END.
SO I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY ON THE, ON THOSE QUANTITIES HERE.
WE'LL HAVE TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS ADMINISTERED, UM, EFFECTIVELY IN REAL TIME, JUST AS I SAID, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH, UM, OTHER DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER TYPES OF APPLICATIONS FOR CITY SERVICES.
IT'S TRUE THAT THE FEES MAY BE, UM, MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL.
WE REALLY HAVE NO ESTIMATE AS TO, AS TO, AS TO PRECISELY TO WHAT EXTENT, UM, BECAUSE THE NEWNESS OF, OF THIS KIND OF A PROCESS AND OUR EXPERIENCE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'LL, I'LL REMIND IT, MAYBE IT NEEDS NO REMINDER, UM, TO PROPOSE TO, UM, UM, CLOSE THE, THE, THE, UM, COMMUNITIES IN WHICH ALMOST 200 OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS RESIDE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT, UM, AND A VERY DISRUPTIVE, UM, UNDERTAKING.
AND IT, UM, REQUIRES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHICH, UM, HOPEFULLY OUR, OUR REGULATIONS WILL FACILITATE OUR DOING.
AND, AND CAN WE CHARGE 'EM FOR THE $5 THAT, THAT WE SPEND ON EVERY HOUR THAT WE SPEND ON IT?
AND SO WE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GONNA BE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UM, IT DOESN'T MAKE CLOSURE IMMINENT.
AND WE DO, WE DO BELIEVE THAT, UH, JUST A CLOSURE OF A MOBILE HOME PARK HERE ELSEWHERE IS ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE.
JUST, JUST LIKE, AS I'VE MENTIONED, THE, UM, THE INVESTMENT OF THE, UM, UH, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOME IS, IS, IS TAKEN ALL TOGETHER.
IT'S A VERY, VERY SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO I, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHIP'S, UH, CONCERN IN THAT, UM, UH, IF, IF THERE'S A WAY TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE AND, AND AT LEAST GET A DEPOSIT AND, AND BILL AGAINST THAT AND, AND, AND REPLENISH THAT DEPOSIT OVER TIME, BECAUSE, UM, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED, THE THE RESULT OF THIS WORK IS PROBABLY NOT GONNA GIVE THE ANSWERS THAT THE PARK OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR.
AND IF, IF THEY HAVE, UM, I MEAN, I, I JUST DON'T, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER, UH, PLACES IN SONOMA COUNTY WHERE MOBILE HOMES CAN RELOCATE TO THAT AREN'T ALREADY FULL ALREADY.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I I I, I WOULD HATE TO SEE US RACK UP AN ENORMOUS BILL AND HAVE A, A MOBILE HOME PARK OWNER THAT'S NOT HAPPY WITH A VERY PREDICTABLE RESULT, AND THEN NOT WANTING TO PAY THE BILL.
UH, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE AND UNDERSTOOD.
AND AS, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DO REGULAR INVOICING AND REPLENISHING OF THE ACCOUNT, ET CETERA, AND MONITOR THAT.
UM, AND, UM, IT'LL BE NECESSARY FOR THE APPLICANTS TO, UM, COMPLY WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS OR, UM, FOR, FOR THE, UM, FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATIONS TO CONTINUE.
NOW, UM, ALONG THE LINES OF, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SHRI AND HEALY, IF WE PUBLISH THE ESTIMATED COST, JUST FROM WHAT YOU DESCRIBED, THAT MIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM THE DECISION NOT TO DO IT.
WELL, I, LET'S HOPE THE NEWSPAPER PICKS UP ON THIS CONVERSATION AND PRINTS IT.
UM, NEED WAS, I THINK THAT WAS MORE COMMENT IN QUESTION.
AND, UM, WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM AND, UH, SEE, SEE IF WE HAVE ANY EMAILS.
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WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS AHEAD OF TIME, UH, BUT AT THIS TIME I WILL, UH, I'LL READ THE, THE MESSAGING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY TAKERS.
THAT CLOSES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NOW, AND, UM, WOULD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL.
UM, AND MOVING US TO THE NEXT ITEM 15, A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, AMEND THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AS APPROPRIATE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION, ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENTS CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND LEVYING ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 25.
TO HELP US WITH THAT, WE HAVE OUR ASSISTANT, UH, CITY MANAGER, BRIAN COCHRAN, AND MANAGEMENT ANALYST, UH, DELENA, BRADFORD, TAKE IT AWAY.
AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE, DELENA BRADFORD MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.
WE ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF OTHER STAFF IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES AND OUR, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE HERE TO POTENTIALLY ANSWER, UH, QUESTIONS AS THEY COME UP.
UM, WE ARE, WE'RE PLEASED TO BE, UH, DISCUSSING OUR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS WITH YOU TONIGHT.
AND AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UM, INTRODUCING THE RESOLUTION TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS.
SO TYPICALLY AND HISTORICALLY, THIS, UH, THIS ITEM WOULD BE RELATIVELY PERFUNCTORY IN THAT, UM, WE WOULD GIVE A FEW MINUTES PRESENTATION OR, UM, UM, INTRODUCTION, AND THEN THE COUNCIL WOULD GO AHEAD AND CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT.
HOWEVER, WE FELT THAT THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW ON WHAT ARE OUR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, UM, WHAT FUNCTION AND ROLE DO THEY SERVE IN THE CITY, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING WITH 'EM, BOTH FROM A FINANCIAL, UH, PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS FROM, UH, ON THE GROUND MAINTENANCE AND, AND UPKEEP PERSPECTIVE.
AND TO THEN ALSO SHARE SOME PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE, AS WELL AS SOME NEXT STEPS AND SOME STRATEGIC, UH, ANALYTICAL WORK THAT THE, UH, STAFF WITH THE HELP OF A CONSULTANT WILL BE DOING, UH, OVER THE COMING MONTHS TO HELP, UH, COURSE CORRECT AND, UH, MAKE SOME CHANGES IN OUR, UH, AT OUR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS OR LADS OR LEDS AS WE OFTEN, UH, YOU'LL, YOU'LL HEAR US CALL THEM THAT TONIGHT SO THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE THESE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, UH, ARE RECEIVING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE EXPECTED AND THE, UH, THE DISTRICTS THEMSELVES HAVE THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO SUPPORT THE LEVEL OF DESIRED MAINTENANCE.
SO WE'RE JUST, UH, WE'RE GETTING THE PRESENTATION UP AND RUNNING HERE.
UM, AND I THINK WHEN WE'RE READY, WE CAN MOVE TO THE SECOND SLIDE.
SO, A QUICK DEFINITION OF WHAT IS A LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT OR A LAD? SO, A LAD IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS PAY AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, UH, BASED ON AN ESTABLISHED AGREEMENT TO COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL SUM ON TOP OF THEIR, UH, USUAL PROPERTY TAXES.
AND THOSE FUNDS ARE THEN USED, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE, UH, THE DEFINED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.
AND SO THE ASSESSMENTS ARE TYPICALLY BASED ON THE PROPORTIONAL VALUE OR THAT IS RECEIVED BY EACH OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.
AND SO, IN A WAY, THE DISTRICTS ARE SIMILAR TO OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS IN THAT, UH, YOU MAY BE PART OF A FIRE DISTRICT, YOU PAY AN ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT, AND THEN YOU RECEIVE SERVICES FROM THAT FIRE DISTRICT.
SO THE, THE LEDS ARE SIMILAR, UH, IN, IN THAT REGARD, AND THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT ARE PAYING FOR VERY SPECIFIC SERVICES.
AND I THINK I'LL PAUSE JUST A MOMENT WHILE WE, UH, WORK ON OUR, UM, OUR POWERPOINT CHALLENGES HERE.
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GOOD TO GO.UM, SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND, UM, WITH WITHIN PETALUMA SPECIFICALLY, SO THESE TYPES OF DISTRICTS ARE APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED PER THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972.
THE MAJORITY OF THE LADS WITHIN PETALUMA, UH, WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE, THE LATER PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY, REALLY IN THE NINETIES AND EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
UH, AND THERE ARE, THERE ARE MANY OF THESE DISTRICTS, AND WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL IN TERMS OF THE MAP AND WHERE THEY ARE AND SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE DISTRICTS.
BUT, UH, IN TOTAL, I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 51 OF THESE.
SO THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL, UM, UH, COMPONENT OF OUR, OF OUR PROGRAM AND MANY DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAVE A, HAVE ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
WE HAVE ABOUT 43 THAT ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE, AND MEANING THEY'RE BEING ASSESSED AND WE'RE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE UNDER THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
UH, THESE ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOME SUBDIVISIONS, UH, UNDER THE ENABLING LEGISLATION, UH, THAT I MENTIONED.
SO THERE ARE ALSO A HANDFUL OF LADS IN THE CITY OF PETALUMA THAT SHARE BOUNDARIES WITH EXISTING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
AND SO, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, THESE ARE DIFFERENT, THE, THESE HAVE DIFFERENT PURPOSES THAN, UH, HOAS.
SO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ARE PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED BY DEVELOPERS OR RESIDENTS, UH, TO MANAGE COMMON AREAS AND ENFORCE COMMUNITY RULES AND ARE TYPICALLY PAID FOR BY, UH, DUES PAID FROM THE HOMEOWNER DIRECTLY TO THE ASSOCIATION.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE, THE LADS, UH, IT'S A PUBLIC DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY TO FUND THE COSTS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT OF LANDSCAPING PARKS, UH, LIGHTING, PUBLIC SPACE, UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE IN THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
AND ULTIMATELY, AS THESE DISTRICTS WERE FORMED, THE, THE GOAL OF THE LADS, UH, WAS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY BY ENSURING THAT THOSE SHARED SPACES WITHIN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS, UH, AGAIN, SUCH AS PARK SPACES, MEDIANS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, LIGHTING, ET CETERA, WERE, WERE WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD A FUNDING MECHANISM BEHIND THEM TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE, UH, OF THOSE FACILITIES FOR MANY YEARS.
AS BRIAN MENTIONED, THE CITY OF PETALUMA HAS 51 DEFINED LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
OF THOSE 43 DISTRICTS ARE STILL ACTIVELY PAYING ASSESSMENTS AND RECEIVING LANDSCAPING SERVICES.
THE LANDSCAPING SERVICES PROVIDED FOR EACH LED ARE DEFINED BY WHAT WE CALL THE ESTABLISHING DOCUMENTS.
THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE A DESIGNATED MAP ENGINEERING REPORT, AND SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED LANDSCAPING ELEMENTS, WHICH ARE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME OF FORMATION.
THE PORTION OF THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE, DEMONSTRATES THE PORTION OF OUR CITY THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE LAD PROGRAM.
WE WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF LANDSCAPING WITHIN OUR CITY, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPHIC, IN A RELATIVELY SHORT STRETCH OF SONOMA MOUNTAIN PARKWAY, THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE ROADWAY FRONTAGES, AND THE TOP LEFT CORNER, LEGHORNS PARK, AS DENOTED BY THE BLACK BOXES, IS THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO THE RIGHT.
NOTED IN PURPLE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE ACROSS THE STREET.
THIS IS MAINTAINED BY THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND BACK TO THE LEFT, NOTED IN BLUE.
THIS IS A TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT CITY PARK'S, CITY OPEN SPACE AND CITY MAINTAIN FRONTAGE AND LANDSCAPING ARE NOT PORTIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM.
THE ELEMENTS HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS GRAPHIC ARE EXAMPLES OF SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN NEARLY ALL OF OUR LEDS.
GROUND COVER, WHICH INCLUDES GRASSES, MULCHES, TOP DRESSINGS, AND ROCKS, PLANT MATERIAL, WHICH CAN INCLUDE FLOWERS, SHRUBS, AND HEDGES, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AND THE COST OF THE WATER THAT FLOWS THROUGH THEM, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL COST TO MAINTAIN THEM.
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HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED DOCUMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED.THIS NEXT GRAPHIC DEMONSTRATES AN ADDITIONAL SET OF FEATURES THAT ARE PRESENT WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 50% OF OUR LEDS.
THESE FEATURES INCLUDE ELEMENTS SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRIES, SOUND WALLS, FENCES, PATHWAYS, OR STREETLIGHTS.
THESE FEATURES MUST BE SPECIF, SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED IN THE ESTABLISHING DOCUMENTATION TO BE CONSIDERED AS A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CLARIFY THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN ELEMENTS WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF A LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, WHICH ARE NOT ASSESSED FOR NOR CONSIDERED A PART OF THE LAD.
THIS INCLUDES ELEMENTS SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, CURBS, STREETS, STREET SIGNALS, AND CONTROLLERS.
THESE ELEMENTS FALL UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY.
SIMILARLY, ELEMENTS SUCH AS PRIVATE FENCES, PRIVATE TREES, AND ANY LANDSCAPING WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER'S PARCEL ARE NOT CONSIDERED A PORTION OR ASSESSED AS A PART OF THE LAD PROGRAM.
LAD ASSESSMENT FUNDS HAVE SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS FOR UPKEEP AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE EFFORTS WITHIN EACH DISTRICT.
EXAMPLES OF WORK THAT LED FUNDS CAN SUPPORT INCLUDE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDES MOWING, PRUNING, IRRIGATION, FERTILIZATION AND PEST CONTROL, SEASONAL TASKS SUCH AS LEAF AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, WEED CONTROL, AND ADJUSTMENT TO IRRIGATION SCHEDULES, AND PAYMENT FOR WATER USED IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICITY FOR LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.
THESE FIRST THREE EXAMPLES REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF OUR LED EXPENSES.
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, SUCH AS INSTALLING NEW PLANTINGS, UPGRADING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, OR RENOVATING PUBLIC SPACES, SMALLER SCALE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS ADDING BENCHES, SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND IN LIMITED CASES, PUBLIC ART.
AND THE ASSESSMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE STAFF, THE COST TO ADMINISTER THE LED PROGRAM.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE STAFF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGING THE LANDSCAPE SERVICES CONTRACT AND THE STAFF COSTS OF THE CITY'S FINANCE TEAM WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING AND SUBMITTING ASSESSMENTS TO THE COUNTY AHEAD OF TAX COLLECTIONS.
THE FORMATION AND CONTINUATION OF A PROGRAM SUCH AS THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM YIELDS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
THE REALITY IS WELL-MAINTAINED SHARED SPACES, WHICH INCLUDE PROPER LIGHTING, CLEAR PATHWAYS, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE, PREVENT HAZARDS AND PROVIDE INCREASED SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
LEDS CAN PROMOTE ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES, REDUCED WATER CONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT IN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT OF TREE PLANTING.
PETALUMA ATTRACTIVE AND WELL-MAINTAINED LANDSCAPES ENCOURAGE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
LEDS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENHANCING COMMUNITY AESTHETICS, WHICH NOT ONLY IMPROVES THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO ENRICHES RESIDENTS' LIVES, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND PRIDE AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ENSURING OUR SH SHARED SPACES ARE WELL-MAINTAINED, CONTRIBUTES TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND REINFORCES THE CITY'S OVERALL ATTRACTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
SO WE WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES HERE ALSO TO TALK THROUGH A A LITTLE BIT ON THE FINANCIAL HEALTH AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING WITHIN, WITHIN THE LADS.
SO THIS CHART HERE SHOWS A 10 YEAR LOOK OF THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, NOT JUST FOR ONE DISTRICT, BUT ALL OF THE 43 DISTRICTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY BEING ASSESSED.
AND SO THE ORANGE LINE HERE IS EXPENDITURES, AND THE GREEN OR THE THE DARK BLUE LINE, UH, ARE THE REVENUES.
AND WHAT I, I THINK THE OVERALL CONCLUSION HERE IS THAT OTHER THAN A BRIEF PERIOD, UH, SAY IN 20 18, 20 19, WHEN THE REVENUES, UM, BRIEFLY WERE ABOVE EXPENDITURES IN GENERAL, UH, FOR NINE OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE LAST NINE OR 10 YEARS, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN THE RED, UH, WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE.
AND SO IF WE AVERAGE IT OUT OVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAM EACH YEAR, THE AVERAGE SHORTFALL IS, IS AROUND 5%.
SO REVENUES ARE FALLING SHORT OF EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT 5%, AND THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
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SO THERE ARE A VARIETY OF FACTORS, AND, AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO, TO OUTLINE THEM ALL BECAUSE EACH DISTRICT IS VERY UNIQUE.THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN, UH, CHALLENGES AS WELL AS BENEFITS.
UM, BUT MORE GLOBALLY THOUGH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, ISSUES THAT HAVE IMPACTED MANY OF THE LABS.
THE ONE OF FAIRLY OBVIOUS ONE BEING THE DROUGHT THAT WE EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
YOU'LL SEE THERE SORT OF IN THAT 21, 22, 23 TIME PERIOD, THERE WAS A BIT OF A FLATTENING OF THE EXPENDITURE CURVE OVERALL BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A LOT OF THE WATER SHUT OFF.
SO THERE WERE, WERE NOT AS MANY EXPENDITURES RELATED TO, UH, IRRIGATION COSTS AS WELL AS ELECTRICITY TO RUN THE IRRIGATION.
UH, BUT THERE CAN BE MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY A SPECIFIC LAD, UH, DISTRICT IS, IS DOING WELL OR DOING POORLY.
UH, AND SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.
AND AGAIN, THERE COULD BE MANY MORE THAT WE COULD HAVE SHOWN HERE.
BUT TO GIVE ONE EXAMPLE, UH, LADA AS WE HAVE LABELED IT, WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE HIDDEN THE NAMES OF THESE ACTUAL DISTRICTS TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT.
UH, THIS IS A SMALL, SMALL DISTRICT OVERALL OF 41 PARCELS.
THE TOTAL ASSESSMENTS BEING GENERATED, MEANING THE REVENUES, UH, THAT THAT YEAR ARE ABOUT $9,000.
BUT THE PROJECTED EXPENDITURES TO PROVIDE WHAT IS, UH, A RELATIVELY BASIC LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE WERE, UH, OVER 17,000.
AND SO JUST IN THAT ONE SMALL DISTRICT OF 41 HOMES, IT'S GENERATING, UH, OVER $7,000, UH, ANNUAL PROJECTED DEFICIT.
AND THIS PARTICULAR LAD HAS MANY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, SO IT'S MORE COMPLEX THAN SOME THAT WE HAVE WITH, UH, SOME OF THE, THE ELEMENTS OF IT BEING THE PLANT MATERIAL, TREES, GROUND COVER, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, BUT ALSO PATHWAYS, SOUND WALLS, AND SOME FENCING.
A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE WOULD BE, UH, ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SLIDE WHERE WE HAVE A LARGER DISTRICT OF 236 PARCELS GENERATING TOTAL ASSESSMENTS OF, UM, ABOUT $34,000 ANNUALLY.
AND THIS ONE IS ESSENTIALLY BREAK EVEN.
SO AGAIN, FOR THAT VERY BASIC LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE OF A SMALLER, UH, SUBSET OF SERVICES, THE EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT $34,000 A YEAR.
SO THIS ONE IS GENERALLY NOT CAUSING A DEFICIT EACH YEAR, NOT REALLY GENERATING A SURPLUS, BUT IT IS MOSTLY BREAKEVEN.
AND IF WE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT UP A TABLE OF 43 DIFFERENT, UH, DIFFERENT LADS AND THEY WOULD BE ALL OVER THE BOARD IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY'RE IN A, IN, IN THE RED OR IN THE BLACK.
UH, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES, BOTH ON THE STAFF SIDE AS WELL AS THE, UM, THE CONSULTANT PROPOSAL THAT YOU'LL, YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LATER.
UM, BUT ONE PIECE IS TRYING TO GET OUR HAND OUR HANDS AROUND THE FINANCES, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S A, A MULTI-DECADE HISTORICAL LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT MADE, UH, THAT, THAT WERE MADE FOR THESE DISTRICTS.
AND ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOTICED IS THAT THERE REALLY IS NOT A CLEAR PATTERN OR IDENTIFIABLE RHYME OR REASON AS TO THE, UH, THE LONG-TERM TREND OF THE ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS.
SO WE'VE SEEN DISTRICTS WHERE THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME ASSESSMENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR FOR MANY YEARS.
WE HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS WHERE, UH, IT STARTED WITH A, A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FEE AND THEN THAT WAS ADJUSTED BY A 2% KIND OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT EVERY YEAR.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE DISTRICTS THAT HAD, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING IN THEM, AND THEY WERE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE YEAR THE ASSESSMENT GETS DROPPED WAY DOWN TO A VERY MINIMAL LEVEL.
AND THEN THAT MAY HAVE KEPT CONTINUED FOR MANY YEARS AT THAT VERY MINIMUM LEVEL.
SO AGAIN, THERE ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE, A LOT OF IDIOSYNCRASIES WITH THESE DISTRICTS.
AND GETTING OUR HANDS WRAPPED AROUND THE FINANCIAL PIECE IS GONNA BE CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN, UH, PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE THAT OUR, THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUT THERE.
I'LL ADMIT I'M A BIT RETICENT TO CALL OUR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM OLD BECAUSE I ALSO WAS BORN IN THE NINETIES.
BUT THE REALITY IS THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED OVER THREE DECADES AGO.
OUR STAFF COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN CLEAR IN THEIR MESSAGING THAT THIS AGING PROGRAM IS NO LONGER FITTING OUR NEEDS.
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO MEASURE U, WHICH HAS SUPPORTED THE ONBOARDING OF THE STAFF NEEDED TO TACKLE SOME OF THESE AGING PROGRAMS AND THE PASSION OF OUR FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP.
WE ARE EXCITED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR STRATEGIC NEXT STEPS.
IN THE IMMEDIATE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPING SERVICES WITH OUR CURRENT CONTRACTOR THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.
WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED OUR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
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MAINTENANCE SERVICES UNDER THE EXISTING LAD AGREEMENT.THIS ENHANCED AGREEMENT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SERVICE HOURS IN MANY OF OUR LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WORK IS BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE.
NEXT, WE LOOK TO ENHANCE OUR CONVERSION OF ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS TO RECYCLED WATER IRRIGATION, WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE ASSOCIATED WATER COSTS FOR EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS.
OUR WATER CONSERVATION TEAM CONTINUES TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAVINGS WITHIN THESE AREAS.
WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO LEVERAGE LARGER WORK GROUPS TO TAKE PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP IN THESE SPACES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN MAY, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CELEBRATING THE HUNDREDTH YEAR OF THE PETALUMA GARDEN CLUB.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN IT, PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO STOP BY WICKERSHAM PARK AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY GARDEN THAT THE CLUB MAINTAINS.
WHILE WICKERSHAM PARK IS UNDER THE MAINTENANCE PURVIEW OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, IT IS NOT A PART OF A LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE MAGIC THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
WE THINK THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND PROGRAMS SUCH AS THESE WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE FALL SEASON, STAFF IS MOVING FORWARD WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A FULL PROGRAM AUDIT.
WHILE WE ARE ONLY CURRENTLY ASSESSING AND PROVIDING SERVICES FOR 43 OF THE LEDS.
THIS PROGRAM AUDIT WILL INCLUDE ALL 51 DISTRICTS AND WILL DO THE FOLLOWING, ANALYZE EXISTING FINANCING STRATEGIES TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSETS.
EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE FINANCING STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING AND REPLACING BOTH EXISTING AND FUTURE ASSETS, ESTIMATE ONGOING AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS.
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS THROUGH ASSESSMENT REORGANIZATION TO CREATE GREATER EFFICIENCIES.
AND LASTLY, TO RECEIVE AN OUTREACH PLAN AND TOOLKIT THAT WILL ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM OUR IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT, OUR TEAM WILL GAME A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHAT HAS WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T, AS WELL AS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO GO.
WE THEN VIEW THIS AS WHERE THE REAL WORK WILL BEGIN STARTING IN SPRING OF 2025.
WE ANTICIPATE MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS TO GATHER FEEDBACK BETTER UNDERSTAND INDIVIDUAL DESIRES FOR SERVICE LEVELS, AND HEAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR REIMAGINING THIS PROGRAM AS A WHOLE.
WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS SPACE TO HEAR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TONIGHT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE FROM THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WE ASSESS THE SERVICE NEEDS FOR EACH OF THE 51 INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.
AS WE SAW IN ONE OF THE INITIAL SLIDES, WITH THE SHEER VOLUME OF OUR CITY THAT IS ENCAPSULATED WITHIN THE LED PROGRAM, WE WANNA BE VERY UPFRONT IN SAYING THAT THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME.
WE TOOK 30 YEARS TO GET HERE, AND WE ANTICIPATE WITH A RE-IMAGINATION, A FULL PROGRAM AUDIT AND INDIVIDUALLY VISITING 51 ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE OUR TEAM NO LESS THAN THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO FULLY COMPLETE TONIGHT.
WE ASK THAT COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE ENGINEERING REPORTS AND LEVIES FOR THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AND SUPPORT STAFF THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AUDIT AND ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THROUGH THE LONG TERM.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TONIGHT.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
I KNOW, UM, WE'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS, IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY, UH, APPEARED ON PRIORITY LIST IN THE PAST, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING IT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
UM, BRIAN, WITH, WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT IN SOME CASES THE, UH, DISTRICT, UH, SUDDENLY THE, THE, UH, AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING GENERATED WENT DOWN LIKE 90%.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? WHO, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? SO THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY JUST LIKE, UM, AS YOU'RE SETTING OR POTENTIALLY LEVI LEVYING THE ASSESSMENTS TONIGHT, UH, TO CHANGE THE ASSESSMENTS WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS.
AND MOST OF THESE DISTRICTS, AS I UNDERSTAND, HAVE IT SET IN THEIR INITIAL FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS A MAX ASSESSMENT.
AND AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT GOING ABOVE THAT AMOUNT, THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY.
I BELIEVE IN THE ONE PARTICULAR EXAMPLE THAT WE, THAT WE LOOKED AT, UH, ABOUT
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A DECADE AGO OR SO, THERE WAS ASSESSMENT OF AROUND $90 A YEAR, BUT THAT LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT AT THAT TIME, GIVEN MAINTENANCE COST, WAS GENERATING SOME SURPLUS IN THAT DISTRICT.SO WE WENT AHEAD AND LOWERED THE ASSESSMENT TO, UH, 15 OR $18, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT THEN THE ISSUE THAT CROPPED UP IS WE NEVER CHANGED IT.
SO ONCE IT STARTED TO GO NEGATIVE, UH, WE WERE STILL LEVYING JUST THE 15 OR 18, WHATEVER THAT MINIMAL AMOUNT WAS, AND SO IT, IT STARTED TO ACCRUE MORE AND MORE NEGATIVE.
SO IT'S JUST THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO ANALYZE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRUING UP BOTH THE FINANCE SIDE AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE SIDE.
AND IS THERE, IS THERE ANOTHER ELEMENT HERE WITH TWO EXAMPLES? YOU GAVE A AND B, YOU KNOW, WHERE ONE WAS MUCH IN THE HOLE AND ONE WAS BREAKING EVEN.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOMEHOW THE BREAKING EVEN ONE, THE ONE THAT IS BREAKING EVEN IS, IS ACTUALLY GETTING LESS THAN IT USED TO GET? THAT'S WHY IT'S ABLE TO BREAK EVEN, YOU SEE, GETTING LESS CARE THAN IT USED TO GET.
UM, MAYBE WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SO BAD EVERYWHERE.
WE DON'T NOTICE THAT I, I I THINK THAT HAS TO BE TRUE JUST WITH, UH, GENERAL COST INCREASES AND ESCALATION EACH YEAR.
YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THE, A CONTRACTOR IS JUST PROVIDING KIND OF A BASIC COLA EFFECTIVELY EVERY YEAR IN TERMS OF COST ESCALATION, I, I WOULD EXPECT OVER TIME THAT WOULD BE TRUE.
MANY OF THE DISTRICTS DO HAVE, AND YOU'LL SEE, UH, ON THE, THE, THE SHEET WITH ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS, THERE IS A 2%, UM, UH, ESCALATOR THAT THAT CAN BE BUILT INTO THEM.
UH, AND OBVIOUSLY IN CERTAIN TIMES, UH, THE JUST GENERAL INFLATION RATE IS GONNA BE HIGHER THAN 2%, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, DREW OR JOANNA, IF YOU HAVE OTHER THOUGHTS ABOUT KIND OF THE MAINTENANCE DEGRADATION OVER TIME IN A DISTRICT LIKE THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S BRIAN, YOU'RE SPOT ON.
JUST TO DOVETAIL ON THAT, UM, A LOT HAS TO DO WITH HOW THESE INDIVIDUAL LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS WERE ULTIMATELY BUNDLED INTO GROUPS SO THAT THEY COULD BE BID OUT AS SUCH.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO IT IS A SCALABILITY CHALLENGE AS WELL.
WHEN YOU HAVE 51 POTENTIALLY INDIVIDUAL, UH, SCOPES AND NEEDS TO BE BID OUT, UM, IT BECOMES A CHALLENGE TO MANAGE.
SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GROUP THESE, UM, BY DISTRICTS AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES WHAT YOU SAY SEE IS THE INCONSISTENCY AMONG WHAT'S BEING LEVIED DISTRICT OR, UH, LAD TO LAD UM, CREATES KIND OF AN EVEN SCALE FOR, UM, EACH DISTRICT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY KIND OF LOWERING THE BAR, UM, ACROSS THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
SO WE'D LOVE, AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THIS AUDIT TO BETTER DETERMINE MORE WAYS TO BE EFFICIENT WITH MANAGING 'EM, COMBINATIONS OF LADS DISSOLVING SOME, AND GETTING MORE CREATIVE WITH HOW WE THEN, UH, CAN CUSTOMIZE THE SERVICE LEVEL TO THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL LANDSCAPE.
THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALEY.
SO I'M, I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT, UH, STAFF WANTS TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THIS AND, AND, UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S BEEN KIND OF A, A SORE POINT FOR YEARS AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S BEING RECOGNIZED.
UM, BUT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THIS THREE TO FIVE YEAR PROCESS OR, OR IS THE PLAN TO, UM, COME BACK WITH A SINGLE PACKAGE AT THE END OF THREE TO FIVE YEARS? OR ARE THERE GONNA BE INTERIM STEPS ALONG THE WAY? WE, WE, WE LOOK AT THE FIRST 10 IN THE FIRST YEAR OR SO, COME BACK AND SAY, LET'S DEAL WITH THESE AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE OTHERS, OR IS, AND, AND I, AND KIND OF TIED INTO THAT, THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR, UH, HAVING THEIR CONTRACT EXTENDED TO THE END OF THIS YEAR, BUT THAT DOESN'T GET US VERY FAR INTO A THREE TO FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.
SO SQUARE THAT CIRCLE FOR ME TOO.
YEAH, I THINK ON THE PHASING QUESTION, UM, SO THE ANSWER IS YES, THERE WOULD BE A PHASED APPROACH.
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
IT WOULD NOT BE SORT OF A EV WE BRING EVERY DISTRICT AT ONCE.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IS BECAUSE THERE IS THIS RHYTHM WITH THE COUNTY, UH, THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE IN TERMS OF GETTING THE ASSESSMENTS ON THE ROLE, WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME TO DO SO MANY DISTRICTS BEFORE WE HAVE TO THEN BRING THE ASSESSMENTS.
UH, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME, THIS IS THE SORT OF THE SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE.
THERE WAS A PRIOR, UM, ACTION BACK IN JUNE WHERE THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE, UM, THE PREPARATION AND THE INITIAL PHASES OF, UM, OF THE, THE LAD ASSESSMENTS.
WERE NOW CONCLUDING THAT, SO, YOU KNOW, ANY CHANGES OR PROPOSALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE WITHIN A GIVEN YEAR REALLY NEED TO BE, UH, SOLIDIFIED THE OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY DONE AND WRAPPED UP BEFORE THAT FIRST JUNE ITEM COMES FORWARD.
SO THERE IS JUST SORT OF A BANDWIDTH ISSUE, UH, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO TAKE THESE IN, IN CHUNKS.
UH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS THERE,
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DELANA? YEAH, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT WE ANTICIPATE GETTING THAT TOOLKIT.SO ONCE WE'VE KIND OF SEEN THIS PROCESS THROUGH, WE'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPLICATE IT INTERNALLY, AND THAT'LL HELP US TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS AS WELL.
SO ONCE WE'VE SEEN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THE CONSULTANT IS ABLE TO DO WHEN THEY GO OUT FOR THAT FEEDBACK, THEN WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE ON INTERNALLY AS WELL.
AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS, WHICH I DID ASK, I THINK I TRIED TO ANYWAY, IS, UM, HOW, HOW ARE WE GONNA MANAGE THE CONTRACTS FOR THIS, UH, AS, AS THIS PROCESS EVOLVES? IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL EXERCISE, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG, UM, REASONS WHY YOU SEE SO MANY STAFF HERE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, CITY ENGINEER, CITY MANAGER, LEGAL, UH, COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL.
AND I THINK THE TOOLKIT THAT, UM, DELENA REFERENCES, A BIG PIECE OF THAT INITIAL IS IT'S THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO IN MANAGING THE CONTRACT, UM, IT SHOULD BE PARKS AND RECREATION OR PUBLIC WORKS OR A COMBINATION OF THEREFORE.
UM, BUT REALLY THAT FRONT END, UH, THAT FIRST PHASE IS GONNA BE REALLY COMMUNICATIONS HEAVY AND FINANCE.
SO, UM, I'VE BEEN, UH, ACTUALLY BOUGHT INTO MY LA MY PLACE, WHICH HAD AN LAD 35 YEARS AGO.
AND I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THE PERSON MAINTAINING IT FOR 35 YEARS, UM, DOING THINGS ON IT.
UM, SO I, I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
UM, THERE HAS BEEN AN EVOLUTION WITH FOUR DIFFERENT, UH, MANAGERS, UH, UH, PROJECT MANAGERS THAT WERE MAINTAINING, WERE HELPING ME MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY, UM, AS WELL AS SEVERAL DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE COMPANIES INVOLVED.
UM, SO LET ME GO THROUGH A, A HOPEFULLY A SERIES OF QUESTIONS MAYBE LEAD TO SOME, SOME HOPEFULLY SOME ANSWERS THAT WE CAN GET.
UM, THE FIRST QUESTION IS, UM, 'CAUSE ORIGINALLY I WAS TOLD 35 YEARS AGO THAT THE, UH, THE FOLKS PAYING THE LED OWNED THE LAND, NOT THE CITY, AND THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE, FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
SO, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED NOW THAT THE ACTUAL CITY OWNS THE LAND, BUT THE LAD ONLY PAYS THE TAXES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THAT PARTICULAR LAND.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE TO ESTABLISH THAT THAT IS TRUE THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY OWNS THE PARCELS OF THE LAND FOR THE LEDS.
I I IMAGINE THERE'S PROBABLY SOME VARIATIONS AMONG THE OWNERSHIP.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE MAY HAVE EASEMENTS, UM, SOMETIMES WE, WE MAY OWN IN FEE, UM, DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS AND IT PROBABLY VARIES.
UM, UM, BUT I'VE GOTTEN THREE DIFFERENT ANSWERS OVER TIME.
BUT SHOULDN, SO
I'VE GOTTEN THREE DIFFERENT ANSWERS OVER TIME.
UH, BUT I'D LIKE US TO
UM, ALSO WE, UM, IT'S IN THE NATURE OF, OF THIS PROCESS THAT, UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SOME KIND OF PUBLIC REAL ESTATE INTEREST THAT, UM, THE MAINTENANCE OF WHICH IS BEING FUNDED AS YOU SORT OF SAW IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION OR JUST SWEAT EQUITY THAT IS THE CORRECT VEHICLE FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY.
THIS IS ABOUT MAINTAINING PUBLIC PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO, SO THESE PUBLIC PROPERTY INTERESTS, LIKE, AS I SAID, LIKE EASEMENTS, YEAH.
SO THERE IS SOME CONFUSION, UM, AS TO THE ACTUAL OWNERSHIP OF THE, OF THE PARCELS, UH, EVEN OVER TIME THAT, THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS THREE DIFFERENT THINGS BY DIFFERENT, UH, PROJECT MANAGERS.
SO, UM, BEST THING WE WANT TO ADD TO THE LIST IS, IS ACTUAL OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND.
THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES.
'CAUSE I KNOW, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, WE, AT OURS, WE STARTED WITH $150 A HOUSE.
AND BECAUSE I DID THE WORK FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS AND I CHARGED VERY LITTLE FOR MY WORK, UH, WE DROPPED IT DOWN TO $75, UH, A YEAR FOR A COUPLE YEARS.
BUT THEN WE RAISED IT BACK UP TO THE 150, AND THEN IT'S GONE FROM 2% SINCE THEN.
UH, BECAUSE I, BECAUSE I, I STOPPED WORKING AND HAD LANDSCAPE COMPANIES ACTUALLY STARTED UP, UH, HELPING TO MAINTAIN.
SO, UM, AS TO THE, WHICH COMES THROUGH THE FINANCES PART, WHO'S CONTROL OF THE ACTUAL, UH, SETTING THE FEES, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAD TO HAVE A SIGNATURE SIGN OFF OF, UH, AT LEAST 51% OF THE HOMEOWNERS TO SIGN OFF ON ANY LARGE FEE CHANGE, WHETHER UP OR DOWN IS WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE BEGINNING, WHICH IS WHY WE, WHAT WE HAD TO DO.
BUT NOW, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT, UM, IF WE ARE GOING INTO A WHOLE NEW PROGRAM, THAT THE, THAT WE, THE CITY COUNCIL COULD ACTUALLY, WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, START
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LOOKING AT FEES AND, AND NOT JUST THE 2%, BUT ACTUALLY CORRECTING THE FEES TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE TO GET EVEN THE BASIC MAINTENANCE DONE RIGHT FROM THE GET GO.COULD WE DO THAT TODAY? SO, UM, THE LEDS ARE, ARE A CERTAIN MECHANISM, UH, LEGAL MECHANISM.
THERE'S, THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER ONES.
THERE'S DIFFERENT KINDS OF ASSESSMENT, UM, DISTRICTS.
UM, BUT THE 72 ACT ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ARE A MECHANISM FOR, FOR BASICALLY SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS.
AND SO WHAT THAT IS, IS, UM, PROPERTY OWNERS ASSESSING THEMSELVES FOR A BENEFIT THEY'RE RECEIVING.
UM, AND SO THE WAY THESE ARE STRUCTURED, UM, AND, AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WITH THE STAFF PRESENTATION, UM, WHEN THE DISTRICTS ARE CREATED, UM, BASED ON AN ENGINEERING REPORT ABOUT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WILL BE THE TASK PERFORMED, WHAT ARE THE COSTS INVOLVED, UM, THAT, THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF THE CALCULATION.
AND IT, AND PART OF THAT CALCULATION INCLUDES, UM, A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE BENEFITED PROPERTIES BENEFIT EQUALLY, WHETHER THEY DON'T, AND THEREFORE THEIR SHARES ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
UM, BUT THERE, THIS IS BASICALLY IN THE, IN THE LEGAL BUCKET OF SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS.
SOME, AS YOU HEARD OF THOSE DISTRICTS HAVE BUILT IN AUTOMATIC CPI ESCALATORS, BUT SOME IT SOUNDS LIKE DO NOT.
IS THAT RIGHT? UM, SO, UM, ONCE THE, UM, ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT IS SET AND WHETHER IT CAN BE ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY BY CPI OR NOT, THAT SETS THE MAXIMUM, WHICH MAY BE ADJUSTABLE OR MAY NOT BE, UM, AND IT'S ONLY GOING LOWER, DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL PROCESS GOING ABOVE IT DOES, UM, UM, IT, WE CAN GO ABOVE IT IF, IF AUTOMATIC ESCALATORS ARE PERMITTED CONSISTENT WITH THE THE CPI, BUT NOT MORE THAN THAT.
AND IF WE, AND IF WE WANNA GO MORE THAN THAT, IT REQUIRES GETTING APPROVAL OF THE, UM, BENEFITING PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE FUNDING THAT ASSESSMENT.
AND SIMILARLY, I THINK THIS IS PART OF YOUR QUESTION, REORGANIZATIONS REQUIRE THAT SAME THING.
'CAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE TO CONSOLIDATE THEM, ELIMINATE THEM, EXPAND THEM, CONTRACT THEM, UM, THOSE, THOSE KINDS OF REORGANIZATIONS CAN HAPPEN, BUT THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS GET, GET TO GET TO VOTE TO APPROVE THAT.
AND THAT TAKES, UM, A, UM, UM, A MAJORITY APPROVAL AFFIRMATIVE APPROVAL.
SO, UM, UM, GET TO THE, UH, NEXT QUESTION,
UM, I WAS ABLE TO START TO FINISH JUST WHERE I KNEW THAT WE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE, START TO FINISH IN TWO WEEKS.
I HAD ALL THE VOTES, HAD ALL THE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS, HAD IT TURNED IN, AND WE HAD IT CHANGED WITHIN TWO WEEKS JUST BECAUSE I, I WENT OUT AND DID IT.
SO THREE TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE OBVIOUS THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO, WERE THE OBVIOUS PROPERTIES, LEDS, WHERE WE NEED TO DOUBLE THE, THE PRICE 'CAUSE THE MAINTENANCE IS GONNA BE THAT HIGH.
CAN WE NOT JUST, UM, GIVE THE HELP TO THAT LOCATION? CAN WE DO THAT AND SAY, GUYS, WHY DON'T YOU GO AROUND IF SOMEONE'S WILLING TO TAKE A PETITION AROUND AND GET IT SIGNED OFF AND GET THE FEE CHANGED RIGHT NOW, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
SO WE GET THE MAINTENANCE DOUBLED, THE THE AND FEE'S TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY IMMEDIATELY WITHIN A MONTH'S TIME.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
CAN WE NOT DO THAT INSTEAD OF ONE PROPERTY AT A TIME OVER THREE TO FIVE YEARS? IT COULD BE DONE IN THREE MONTHS.
IF WE JUST ASK SOMEBODY IN EACH PROPERTY, COULD YOU PLEASE GET A PETITION TO, TO CHANGE IT WHERE WE NEED TO CHANGE? CAN WE DO THAT? IT'S SURE IT'S POSSIBLE, UM, TO DO THAT.
AND IT'S GREAT IF WE CAN DO THAT.
ANOTHER THING IS THOUGH, I MEAN, WHATEVER WE DO, IF WE'RE DOING CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE, UM, BENEFITING PROPERTY OWNERS, THERE'S GONNA NEED TO BE OUTREACH AND INFORMATION SHARED, RIGHT? EVEN IN THAT SCENARIO.
BUT ONE THING I WANNA NOTE IN THAT REALLY NICE AND EFFICIENT, UM, SORT OF SELF-HELP APPROACH THAT YOU DESCRIBED, IS WHAT IT DOES IS PRESERVES THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE STAFF PRESENTATION THAT STAFF ARE AT LEAST CONSIDERING IS WHETHER THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME, SOME RESTRUCTURING OF THE LAD PROGRAM AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME SIGNIFICANT RESTRUCTURING.
THERE MAY BE PARTS OF IT, AND I ASSUME THERE PROBABLY ARE PARTS OF IT THAT DON'T NEED THAT, BUT THERE MAY BE PARTS WHO DO.
SO I WOULD THINK, UM, THAT THAT'S AN APPROACH THAT MAY LEND ITSELF TO LEDS, THAT, THAT MAKE SENSE, THAT ARE SORT OF RIGHT SIZED, UM, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT, WHAT IS, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED, ET CETERA.
UM, AND, AND THEIR BOUNDARIES.
UM, BUT THEY JUST NEED TO, TO BE MAYBE TAKING IN MORE REVENUE, BUT OTHER MORE STRUCTURAL CHANGES PROBABLY NEED THAT MORE EXTENDED ANALYSIS.
RIGHT? SO, SO AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD CHANGE,
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UM, AGAIN, MY, MY LED BEING AN EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT, UH, I THINK FIVE HOUSES THAT ARE ON THE OTHER STREET THAT DON'T GET TO SEE THE LANDSCAPE AT ALL.THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE LANDSCAPE AT ALL.
THEY'RE PAYING THESE FEES FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS OR 35 YEARS NOW, UM, WITH PRETTY MUCH MINIMAL OR NO, NO REAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THEIR HOUSES JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE, OTHER STREET THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THIS LANDSCAPING.
UM, SO IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD EVEN REASSIGN WHICH, WHICH DWELLINGS AND WHICH PARCELS ARE PART OF THE LEDS? COULD THAT BE A PART OF THIS? A A ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S CONSIDERED A REORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT THAT THE, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT GET TO APPROVE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE WE CAN, WE CAN EXPAND 'EM, WE CAN REDUCE 'EM, UM, SHRINK 'EM, WE CAN ELIMINATE 'EM.
UM, WE CAN CREATE 'EM, BUT ALL THOSE THINGS REQUIRE THIS.
THEY FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS THAT THE ORIGINAL CREATION OF THE DISTRICT FOLLOWED.
AND I'M, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT.
THE, THERE WAS, YOU'RE GONNA ASK THE, UM, THE HOMEOWNERS, UM, THEIR OPINION BECAUSE LEVEL IT SAYS LEVEL OF SERVICE.
UM, I KNOW LEVEL OF SERVICE AT OUR SITE, IT WASN'T FOR ME WOULD BE MUCH, MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT IT IS.
UM, BUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT EXPECTED WOULD BE NICE IF IT, IT SHOULD BE MUCH HIGHER.
AND SINCE I'VE BEEN UNFORTUNATELY CUT OUT OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE KEY TO THE IRRIGATION BOX ANYMORE.
UM, SO I HAVEN'T FIXED THE IRRIGATION IN IN THREE YEARS AND IT'S BEEN OFF FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
UM, AND I DON'T HAVE ACCESS ANYMORE
BUT, UM, IS THERE A WAY WE COULD ALSO OFFER UP TO THE HOMEOWNERS, UM, TO TURN IT OVER INTO AN HOA AS A POSSIBILITY? 'CAUSE THIS HAS TO DO WITH PARCEL OWNERSHIP WHERE THAT COMES IN, UM, SO THAT THE HOMEOWNERS TAKE MORE OR, OR KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MORE RESPONSIBILITY THEMSELVES TO ACTUALLY TAKE SOME LEADERSHIP IN WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.
UM, OR ARE WE STUCK WITH THE LAD SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE NOW, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE CITY, UH, DECIDING, MAINTAINING IT, DECIDING WHAT'S NEEDED AND WHAT'S BEING DONE.
SO, SO AGAIN, WHAT? SORRY, DO YOU WANNA DO THAT? NO, IT'S OKAY.
I WAS, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, UM, NOT, NOT TO SOUND TONGUE IN CHEEK, BUT I THINK, UH, IF THERE WERE ANY HOAS WHO WERE, UH, WILLING AND INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THESE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH, WITH THOSE PARTICULAR HOAS AND THEN WE COULD WORK WITH 'EM ON TRANSITIONING AND THEN DISSOLVING THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
WHAT I THINK, UH, IN VERY, VERY ANECDOTALLY WHEN WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK FACTOR IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL COST OF PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THE CITY HAS REALLY KEPT ALL OF THE DISTRICTS IN-HOUSE VERSUS FARMING THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES OUT TO THE VARIOUS HOAS.
BUT WE'RE AGAIN, HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
I DO KNOW THAT AFTER 35 YEARS OF DOING THIS, UM, MANAGING THE, THE PLACE THAT, UM, IT DOING IT OURSELVES WOULD BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO HIRE.
'CAUSE YOU HAVE THE GROUP RATES, YOU HAVE ALL SORTS OF, UH, VOLUME DISCOUNT, UH, WITH THE MAINTENANCE CREWS AND EVERYTHING CONSISTENCIES.
BUT THERE'S A HUGE DIVERSITY OF PROPERTIES OUT THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS JUST AS A COUNT, UM, JUST LOOKING AT THE MAP, IF YOU WANNA BRING THAT BACK UP, JUST LOOKING AT THE COUNT, I THINK THE MAJORITY ARE ACTUALLY IN MY DISTRICT.
'CAUSE IT'S ALL THE NEW LANDSCAPING THAT'S DONE THERE IN MY CORNER OF THE CITY.
UM, BUT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT LIKE 50% ARE GONNA BE IN, IN MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
UM, 'CAUSE MOST OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE INVOLVED IN, IN IT EFFECT ACROSS, IF YOU LOOK AT MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT TWO, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S, AND BECAUSE IT'S ALL BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS, WHERE, WHERE MY DWELLING, MY PROPERTY WAS DONE 30 AND OVER THE LAST, IT'S BEEN DONE CONSISTENTLY.
SO IN THAT NORTH, UM, EAST CORNER UP THERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE LANDSCAPE IS AND THE NEW LANDSCAPE DOWN, DOWN THERE.
UH, AGAIN, IT'S ALL IN THAT EAST SIDE OVER THERE,
SO THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
SO IS THERE A WAY OF, UM, BLOCKING THESE ENTIRELY, UM, AND UNIFYING 'EM, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL SORT OF LIKE WALKABLE AND 15 NEIGHBORHOODS.
COULD WE BLOCK THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER? LET'S SAY THAT WHOLE NORTHEAST BLOCK, CALL IT ONE LAD, HAVE A UNIFORM PRICE TAG FOR EVERYBODY ON THAT.
IS, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY OR IS IT SO INDIVIDUALIZED THAT WE HAVE TO DO EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY? SO, SO JUST TWO MAIN QUICK POINTS.
ONE IS, UM, I THINK YOU CAN TELL FROM, FROM THE STAFF PRESENTATION AND THE ANSWERS WE'RE GIVING, UM, NOW THAT IT'S IN THE NATURE OF THESE, UM, BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS, THAT ULTIMATELY THE BENEFITING PROPERTY OWNERS CONTROL THEM, AT LEAST AS A GROUP, THE DISTRICT, THE, THOSE THAT ARE, THAT ARE RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT.
SO, UM, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO PROCEED AS THEY'VE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE CHALLENGES OR NOT THAT THEY HAVE.
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ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL, WHETHER THEY'RE ELIMINATION OR EXPANSION OR WHATEVER ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.UM, THE OTHER THING IS, UM, UM, PROCEDURALLY SPEAKING, THE 72 ACT PROCEEDED THE ENACTMENT OF PROP TWO 18 AND NOW THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT RULES OF PROP TWO 18 APPLY.
SO THERE'S LIKE THOSE TWO PROCEDURES.
THERE'S TWO LAYERS WE DEAL WITH WHEN WE ARE, YOU KNOW, MAKING CHANGES.
UM, AND THAT, THAT MEANS THE PROP TWO 18 RULES HAVE TO BE APPLIED, UM, AND IMPLEMENTED AND REFLECTED IN THE ENGINEERING STUDIES THEY ALLOCATE TO EACH BENEFITED PROPERTY, THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE ASSESSMENT.
UM, AND SO THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS CAN BE UNIFORM REALLY, BUT DEPENDS ON THAT ANALYSIS.
UM, USUALLY IT'S THE CASE THAT THE FURTHER BENEFITED PROPERTY OWNER IS A, IS AWAY FROM THE BENEFIT.
THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR SHARE OF THE ASSESSMENT IS REDUCED, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
UM, THERE'S DIFFERENT RATIONALES FOR THAT, BUT IT DOES HAVE TO SATISFY THE PROPORTIONALITY REQUIREMENTS OF PROP TWO 18.
AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, AFFECTS THE UNIFORMITY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF CONGREGATION AND THERE MAY WELL BE WITH A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW.
'CAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, THESE WEREN'T DONE ALL AT ONCE.
SO, SO I'M GONNA, I'M, I'M GONNA SUGGEST GO AHEAD.
UM, MAYBE THIS IS TOPIC FOR OUR FUTURE PATH FORWARD.
THESE IDEAS AND TONIGHT'S ISSUE MIGHT BE MORE VERY SPECIFIC.
AND, UM, AND, AND COMING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS SIDE OF THINGS, I MEAN, KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS A HUGE KETTLE OF FISH.
AND, UM, UM, AND, AND WE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO EDUCATE ON, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THESE THINGS ARE ON, UH, UH, TENTATIVE MAPS, FINAL MAPS IN THE DEEDS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE LEFT THE LEVEL OF DEPTH WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE WARRANTS A SIDE CONVERSATION ON THIS.
AND SECONDARILY, THESE DISTRICTS WERE SET UP, I THINK, UM, UH, EDITORIALIZING.
BUT THE, UM, UM, WE KNOW THAT SPRAWL IS AN UNSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC MODEL.
AND AS WE FIGURE THAT OUT IN THE FIRST LEVEL, IT WAS LIKE, WELL, LET'S LET THE SUBDIVISIONS PAY FOR THEIR OWN LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE RATHER THAN HAVING THAT BURDEN THE WHOLE OF THE CITY.
THE SAME IS TRUE THIS INVESTIGATION.
WOULD WE BURDEN THE WHOLE OF THE CITY FOR THE NEW ENGINEER REPORTS AND THINGS, OR WOULD WE BURDEN JUST THAT AREA? SO IT'S A CATTLE OF FISH TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CONVERSATION AND LET STAFF CATCH UP WITH ON THESE.
BUT, UM, CERTAINLY IN IN INNOVATIVE, UH, THINKING.
UM, AND WE COULD EVEN CONTRAST, UH, TODAY'S POLICY ON HOW WE WOULD SET UP A NEW SUBDIVISION WITH A NEW LAD OR WOULD IT BE AN HOA AND AND, AND, UH, THE PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP ABOUT, UH, WHO OWNS THE LAND, UH, LET'S JUST SAY IT'S A PUBLIC STREET.
THE BACK OF SIDEWALK MIGHT BE THE, THE STREET RIGHT OF WAY, BUT THERE'S AN EASEMENT, SO YOUR FENCE IS BACK.
SO PARTIALLY PRIVATE LAND AND PARTIALLY PUBLIC LAND ARE ALL IRRIGATED WITH, SO THE ANSWER'S NEVER STRAIGHTFORWARD.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GET RESEARCH ON THAT PRIOR TO ANY, UM, ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION ON THIS AND ADVOCACY ON THIS.
UM, TRYING TO MOVE US THROUGH OUR QUESTIONS AND GET TO THE PUBLIC.
YEAH, I GUESS MY POINT, THE WHOLE POINT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO IS THAT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN ABOUT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THE BOX, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIFORM, A LITTLE MORE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
UM, AND NOT JUST LOOK AT EACH PROPERTY, OH, THIS SAYS REPRICE IT AND LET'S REDO DO THAT.
I WANTED TO THINK A LITTLE BIT DEEPER THAN, THAN MAYBE WHAT YOU'RE BEING PROPOSED HERE.
THAT'S ALL COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE.
UM, SO MY QUESTION, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
SO YOU MENTIONED THE EXPLORE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE? I KNOW WE'VE GOT LIKE COMMUNITY GARDENS IN THE CITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, WHAT TYPES OF THINKING OR WHAT IS THE THINKING RIGHT THERE? BECAUSE I'VE GOT AT LEAST A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T REALLY LOOKING AT LADS, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT PUBLIC SPACES AND TRYING TO ADOPT THEM BECAUSE THEY JUST WANNA BEAUTIFY SOME PARTS OF THE STREET.
OR WE'RE LOOKING FOR JOHN SHRI AND EVERY LAD AND, AND SO HE CAN HELP US WITH EACH OR A HIGH SCHOOL KID, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
OR SOMEONE ON THE DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM.
RIGHT? I ABSOLUTELY MEAN LIKE WHEN I SEE $9,000 A YEAR AND IT, YOU KNOW, AND IT COSTS 17,000, LIKE IF I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL KID, I'D LOVE TO MAKE THAT MONEY.
UM, SO I'M JUST WONDERING LIKE WHAT TYPES OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE WE LOOKING AT? YEAH, I THINK AS YOU HIT ON THE, UM, COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUB THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, THE GARDEN CLUB OF PETALUMA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, BUT WE DO SEVERAL TIMES RECEIVE INQUIRIES WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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OF, UH, MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK, DRUNK DRIVING OR OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE LOOKING TO DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. AND THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.THEY'RE RIGHT THERE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK TO SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN BE DEDICATED TO THOSE.
SO WHEN WE RECEIVE THOSE INQUIRIES, UH, WITH OUR FRONT DESK, WE CAN POINT THEM TO THIS PROGRAM AS AN OPTION.
UM, AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION I GUESS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT LADS AS A WHOLE, UM, BUT REALLY IT'S NOT ALL THE LADS THAT ARE, ARE A PROBLEM, RIGHT? THERE'S JUST A HANDFUL OF THE, OF THE 40 SOMETHING LADS THAT ACTUALLY ARE CREATING A DEFICIT, RIGHT? I WOULD SAY ACROSS THE BOARD, WE ALL NEED TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM.
THE ONES THAT AREN'T BEING ASSESSED, THAT ACTUALLY FOLKS ARE REACHING OUT TO US AND SAYING, HEY, WHY ISN'T THIS BEING MAINTAINED? IT'S LIKE, OKAY, IT HASN'T BEEN ASSESSED FOR DECADES, SO WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THAT.
UM, FOR SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE NOT JUST IN THE WHOLE, BUT MAYBE WE'VE GOT A SURPLUS, BUT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE WHAT KIND OF LEVEL OF SERVICE THEY WANT.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY ABOUT HAD JUST HOW TO RIGHT SIZE IT.
SO I, I WOULD SAY IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND I THINK BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER SRI'S POINT, 'CAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT DO WE DO JUST THREE, YOU KNOW, BUNCHING THEM UP AND DOING THREE, LIKE THREE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.
AND, BUT WE NEED TO TALK TO FOLKS.
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.
IT'S A PARK, IT'S A PARK, IT'S ALADDIN, A PARK OR A PARK AND AL LAD.
IT'S JUST, THEY'RE SO DIFFERENT.
SO IT REALLY IS GONNA TAKE THAT TIME.
AND I THINK SOME OF 'EM, WE KNOW INSTINCTIVELY JUST TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT IT.
AND I, AND I WOULD SAY ADDITIONALLY, EVEN FOR THE DISTRICTS THAT LOOK ON THE SURFACE TO BE SORT OF BREAKEVEN, LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT WE HAD IN THE SLIDE, UM, THAT MAY NOT BE BREAKEVEN AT THE DESIRED LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE.
THAT'S JUST THE BREAKEVEN AT THE LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ABLE TO AFFORD, UH, IN THOSE DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY OR TO THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD AND GOT SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE WITH SOME OF THEIR LANDSCAPED AREAS, IT MIGHT BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LEVEL, THEREFORE JUSTIFYING AN INCREASED ASSESSMENT.
SO SOME OF THESE, I GUESS I'M, I'M SAYING THAT THEY'RE MANAGED TO THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM, UM, WHICH REALLY MAY NOT BE WHAT WE WOULD ULTIMATELY LIKE TO SEE IN THE LONG RUN.
I'LL, I'LL HOLD MY COMMENTS FOR AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER NOW.
UM, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY LEDS IN MY, UM, OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE EAST SIDE, BUT, UM, SOUTHGATE NEIGHBORS ARE VERY UNIQUE.
THEY'RE LID FROM A WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'RE VERY, UM, UM, WILLING TO BE A PARTNER WITH THE CITY.
THEY'VE ALREADY SHOWN THAT BY, BY REPLANTING SOME OF THE PLANTER BOXES WITH POLLINATORS.
AND THEY'RE VERY VERBAL AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
LIKE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT THE, UM, SOUTH GATE AND OR FREDAS ROAD AND LAKE FELT WHERE THE SOUTH GATE SIGN IS, AND IT'S STILL GOT ORANGE CONES AND CAUTION TAPE BECAUSE IT IS GOING THROUGH AN, UH, INSURANCE, YOU KNOW, AND THE CITY AND IT'S A CLAIM.
AND, AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S WEEDS WHO, WHO MAINTAINS THE WEEDS AT WHAT LEVEL? SO EACH ONE OF THESE LEDS IS DIFFERENT AND WE, WE, UM, SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THE NEIGHBORS WHERE TO GO ON THE WEBSITE TO LOOK AT THEIR LAD IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
IF YOU GO ON OUR ENGAGED PETALUMA APP, THERE IS PROBABLY THREE LAD QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR SITUATIONS THAT GET REPORTED EVERY DAY.
AND IT'S JUST, EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNIQUE AND WE NEED TO EMBRACE, UM, THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND GET THE FOLKS INVOLVED IN PARTNERSHIPS.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DO THIS AND STAFF'S GONNA TAKE THE TIME TO RE-LOOK AT ALL THESE.
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN'T BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL IN A YEAR FOR AN UPDATE AND TELL US WE'LL BE BRINGING LABS BACK ANYWAYS AS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
SO WE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE BRINGING BACK, BUT JUST, UM, TO UPDATE HOW, WHAT, YOU KNOW, VICE MAYOR RIM'S SUGGESTED AND SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GET A REPORT AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE CONTRACTOR, THE NEW CONTRACTOR IS HIRED
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OR IF WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OR WHAT THE, AND AN ACTUAL REPORT OF EACH LED AND HOW IT FINANCIALLY WORKS OUT TO THE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TONIGHT.
AND, UM, I'M WONDERING, UM, DO MANY OF THE LEDS HAVE A STANDARD OF CARE? I MEAN, A NEW SUBDIVISION'S LANDSCAPE PLAN WOULD REQUIRE A STANDARD OF CARE STATED.
DO, DO THESE, ARE THESE AVAILABLE OR ARE THEY, IS, IS THAT ALL A LOST ART BASED ON PERFORMANCE, BASED ON BUDGET? THE, THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
MANY OF THEM, OR THE MAJORITY OF THEM, UM, DO HAVE, UM, STANDARD OF CARE OR SCOPE OF MAINTENANCE OUTLINED IN THEIR ORIGINAL ENABLING LEGISLATION.
SO PART OF THE EXERCISE IS GOING BACK THROUGH, LOOKING AT THOSE, COMPARING THOSE WITH THE MAPS.
'CAUSE WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS THERE'S A BEEN A LOT OF INCONSISTENCY WITH A DESCRIPTION ON A, ON ENABLING LEGISLATION.
AND THEN YOU LOOK OVER AT THE MAP, IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR, UM, WHAT'S BEEN INCLUDED.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO UPDATING NOW WITH THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO INTEGRATE INTO OUR MODERN CITIES GIS SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER COORDINATION, UH, WITH THE SLIDES THAT DELENA HAD SHOWED TO NOT CIRCLE THE WHEEL SO MUCH, BUT TO REALLY PULL UP THE GIS, FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, WHO'S TO MAINTAIN 'EM, UM, AND THEN GO RIGHT TO THE TERMS OF THE UPDATED CONTRACTS.
UM, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE ARE GONNA RETURN TO SCOPES SO THAT IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, UM, VERSUS A, A MANAGED TO THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU CAN RAISE.
YEAH, MODERN SUBDIVISION, WE DON'T HAVE A LANDSCAPE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH IT THAT WE COULD USE AS THE PALLET FOR WHAT WAS NECESSARY.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT, UH, THE EIGHTIES HAVE OR WHAT CITY RECORDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR, UH, A SUBDIVISION AND A LAD THAT CAME ON IN THE EIGHTIES.
UM, SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLANT PALLET TO SAY THAT'S, TO PERFORM TO, BUT QUESTION HERE IS, IS LIKE, SO THEN WE, UH, WE, UM, WE IMPLEMENT THE, UH, IPMP AND, AND MOVE AWAY FROM HERBICIDE PESTICIDE, AND, UH, THAT DOUBLES THE LABOR COST, TRIPLES THE LABOR COST ON WEEDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND YET, SO WE MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO GO A CERTAIN DIRECTION, BUT WE DIDN'T INCORPORATE OUR LADS WITH THE BAD NEWS THAT, UM, SINCE WE BANNED IT, AND WE WON'T USE IT AS THE PROVIDER OF SERVICE ON THE PROPERTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD DO THEIR OWN PESTICIDES OUT THERE AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, UM, WE CAN'T DO THAT.
AND SO IF WE ADMINISTER OUR COSTS, THEIR COSTS GO UP BECAUSE OF OUR SERVICE.
UH, SIMILARLY IF WE LOSE, UH, EXTENSIVE PLANTING TO DROUGHT, UH, UH, PROBLEMS AND SHUT OFF OF WATER SERVICE AND WHATNOT, UM, THE REPLANTING COST IS NOT PROGRAMMED INTO THIS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T GOT A VEHICLE FOR, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE RESTORATION POST DROUGHT, AND WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH THE, UM, HOMEOWNERS AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, IN, IN, NOW ANOTHER QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED USING RECYCLED WATER IS A COST SAVING, HOW MUCH COST SAVING IS RECYCLED OVER POTABLE? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
MAYOR MCDONALD? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE? KEN, YOU GOT A NUMBER? YEAH, LET'S GO WITH HALF.
PLUS YOU GET ALL THE NUTRIENT BENEFIT.
SO, UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S AN ADDED ADVANTAGE IN THERE.
UM, THAT WAS, UM, THOSE, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS ON THIS AND I'D LIKE TO GET US OVER TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
UM, AND SO, UH, MS. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE, UH, READ OUR MESSAGING? ABSOLUTELY.
UM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT I'LL READ THE MESSAGE FOR THOSE IN THE ROOM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION.
UH, WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS, AND I THINK WE GOT A THIRD RIGHT HERE.
WELL, LET'S START WITH NICOLA FRY.
I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE LISTENING TO THIS AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA.
UM, IT WAS STATED THAT YOU ARE 5% SHORT ON THE, ON THE SIDE OF, OF NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUNDS TO DO THIS PROJECT.
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BENEFIT OF SPENDING TWO TO FIVE YEARS TO RESEARCH THIS TO FIND OUT WHICH, WHICH LAD IS, WHERE THE MONEY IS BEING LOST OR ANYTHING? WHAT BENEFIT ARE YOU GONNA GET BY SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN OH, YOU'RE ONLY 5% SHORT.PARDON? THAT'S ONLY THE AVERAGE ACROSS ALL OF THEM.
I MEAN, THIS IS NOT THE DIALOGUE.
THAT'S YOUR TOTAL THING ON THIS PROJECT IS 5% SHORT.
JUST LOOK AT IT AS A GIANT PROJECT.
IF YOUR PROJECT IS ONLY 5% SHORT AND YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF STAFF TIME, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS ISN'T IMPORTANT, I'M JUST SAYING I'M LOOKING FOR THE COST BENEFIT OF SPENDING ALL THAT TIME AND EXPENSE WHEN STAFF CAN BE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL ABOUT OUR PARKS OR OUR TRAILS OR OUR PATHWAYS OR THAT SORT OF THING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM VAUGHN TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOANNE, UH, REER.
SS IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE LAST NAME.
MY NAME IS JIM VAUGHN AND I, ME AND MY WIFE HAVE LIVED IN PETALUMA 34 YEARS, THE LAST 24 YEARS IN TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT OFF OF SUN SONOMA MOUNTAIN PARKWAY.
SO WE'RE PART OF THE WILLOW CREEK, LAD.
AND, UM, MY CURRENT ASSESSMENT IS $141 A YEAR, AS I THINK THAT'S EVEN ACROSS ALL THE PARCELS IN OUR, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I WANT TO, UH, JUST BRING UP, I WANT TO GO THROUGH MY NOTES, BUT RESPONDING TO WHAT DR.
OR SORT VICE MAYOR OFRI BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY.
I THINK WE HAVE A SITUATION, OUR PARTICULAR LED, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO BREAK EVEN, IT WAS, UH, NOT BREAK EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO.
UM, IT WAS 19,000 IN THE HOLE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
AND THEREFORE, UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE, UH, UH, SERVICES WERE REDUCED TO PROVIDE, TO GET US CLOSER TO BREAK EVEN.
SO IN OUR SITUATION, UH, WE'D RATHER HAVE MORE SERVICES, BUT LEMME JUST GET BACK TO MY NOTES AND THEN, AND I'LL, I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
FOR MANY YEARS, I DID NOT GIVE ANY THOUGHT TO THE LAD, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR 20 YEARS, SAY, OUT OF THE 24 YEARS WE'VE BEEN THERE, BECAUSE IT, THE COMMON AREAS WERE ALWAYS, UM, WELL MAINTAINED.
AND, UH, WE EVEN HAD GRASSY AREAS THAT, UH, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN PLAYING IN.
AND, UM, I REMEMBER A NEIGHBOR THROWING FRISBEES TO HIS DOG, AND IT WAS VERY PLEASANT.
AND, AND THEY WERE VERY ATTRACTIVE.
HOWEVER, THAT CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
UM, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING OF 2023, I BEGAN TO NOTICE, UH, THE CONDITION OF THE COMMON AREAS HAD HAD DECREASED DRAMATICALLY.
UM, PARTLY MOST, SOME OF THAT WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS NOTICED THE SAME THING.
SO, UM, IN MID 2023, WE FORMED A GROUP AND, UH, LOOKED INTO THE SITUATION AND WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY STAFF, AND, UM, WE FOUND OUT A FEW THINGS.
WE FOUND OUT THE IRRIGATION THAT WAS SHUT OFF BY THE CITY DURING THE DROUGHT WAS NEVER STARTED AGAIN BECAUSE OF, UM, EQUIPMENT ISSUES, BROKEN EQUIPMENT AND WHAT THEY CALL IRRIGATION BRAKES.
UM, ALSO, WE COUNTED ABOUT 20 OR 30 TREES THAT HAD DIED OVER THE, THOSE COUPLE OF YEARS, EITHER DUE TO THE PANDEMIC OR THE SUBSEQUENT NOT BRINGING BACK THE IRRIGATION.
UM, WE WERE TOLD BY THE CITY THAT THEY HAD REDUCED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TO BRING DOWN, UH, THE COST TO, TO GET TO BREAK EVEN, AND THAT THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WORKING AT 11 PERSON HOURS PER MONTH.
UM, SO DURING THE PROCESS, WE DID MEET WITH, UH, CHRISTOPHER BOLT AND DREW HALTER AT, UH, AT LEAST ONCE.
THERE WERE ABOUT 40 OF US NEIGHBORS, 40 OF US NEIGHBORS MEETING.
AND THE, THE, THE ONE I ATTENDED LAST MORE THAN TWO HOURS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT COME UP.
SO SINCE THAT MEETING IN NOVEMBER, WE HAVE SEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT.
THE IRRIGATION WAS APPARENTLY FIXED.
I THINK, UH, WE'VE RUN THROUGH YOUR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, COMMENTS AND, UH, I WOULD SUGGEST, UH, SUBMITTING THE WRITTEN COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD AND, AND THAT, UH, WE'D ALL BE ABLE TO READ THEM AT THAT POINT.
UH, JOANNA STROM TO BE FOLLOWED BY WAYNE NEXT.
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UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WORKING.OKAY, IT'S SRI AND I'M, IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE LAST NAME.
UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR STAYING AWAKE.
IT IS LATE AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALL STILL PAYING ATTENTION, WHICH IS FABULOUS.
WE WERE LADB ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, UH, THREE QUARTERS, UH, TURTLE CREEK AND A QUARTER OR SO OF KING'S MILL.
THIS IS BIFURCATED BY LYNCH CREEK.
SO IT HAS ENORMOUS TREES AND THIS LOVELY PATHWAY WALKWAY THAT I WALK EVERY DAY WITH MY MOP OF A DOG.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, HE BRINGS ALL OF THAT OUTSIDE IN AND I'M BRUSHING IT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF EVERY DAY.
SO I HAVE RESORTED TO SOCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS, BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WEED FREE AREA.
YOU HAVE DOGS AND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND THAT ARE, UH, USING THIS CONSTANTLY.
IF YOU JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, IT'S JUST THIS CONSTANT LOOP OF PEOPLE.
IT'S REALLY HEAVILY USED AREA.
UM, IT'S GOT THESE TWO LOVELY BRIDGES.
IT'S EVERYBODY, PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY WALK IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE I DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE, BUT THEN THERE'S FAMILIAR FACES.
SO WE'RE SEEING, UH, A TON OF USE IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT MAINTAINED.
WE HAVE, UH, THE STUFF, IT'S SURROUNDED BY A FENCE, RIGHT? WHICH IS GREAT, EXCEPT ALL OF THAT THAT'S ON INSIDE WANTS TO COME OUTSIDE.
IN PARTICULAR, A TON OF POISON OAK.
THERE IS AN ENTIRE UNBROKEN LINE OF POISON OAK IN TWO SEPARATE SECTIONS.
IT'S AT LEAST 900 FEET LONG, AND IT IS COMING THROUGH THE FENCE AND IT'S REACHING OUT INTO THE SIDEWALK AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING INTO IT.
THEY DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.
SO YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THAT.
UH, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT BUGS IN THAT AREA.
THERE'S DEER AND EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE GONNA EXPECT TICKS.
BUT THE GRASS, WHEN IT GROWS UP, AND IT'S LITERALLY AT, WELL IN, IN FOX HOLLOW, IT'S ACTUALLY UP TO MY SHOULDERS AT ONE POINT.
THAT IS GONNA JUST BE MASSIVE BUGS EVERYWHERE, WHICH WE'RE SEEING.
UM, SO DOG'S NOT ALLOWED IN THERE.
UM, AND UH, AND THERE WERE SOME, A COUPLE OF THINGS IN HERE.
SO THERE ARE THREE, UH, OF THE DIFFERENT LEDS.
AND TO YOUR POINT, THEY DID DO THE ASSESSMENT.
UM, OVER 51% OF THESE LEDS ARE NEGATIVE.
UM, I'M A MATH GIRL, I CAN'T HELP IT.
UM, SO SONOMA GLEN, WHICH IS LED OH 7 9 100, THAT ONE I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DON'T ADD ANYTHING TO IT RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DON'T, 'CAUSE THEY HAVE A BIG OVERAGE.
UM, FOR SOUTHGATE, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, I ACTUALLY THINK YOU WANNA DO A LITTLE BIT LESS BECAUSE THEIR CURRENT, UH, THEIR ESTIMATED IMBALANCE FOR THE YEAR IS ABOUT 20%, OR SORRY, 80% OF YOUR TOTAL OVERAGE.
SO I THINK THAT THEY MIGHT NEED A REDUCTION, UM, WHICH I'LL PUT THOSE NOTES, ALTHOUGH I'LL WRITE THOSE UP.
BUT FOR US, EVERYBODY WANTS MORE AND WE'RE WILLING TO PAY MORE.
SO THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY COMMENT FOR US.
UH, WAYNE TRO, OUR LAST SPEAKER ON THIS TOPIC, CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
UM, I SAW THAT, UH, ON SON MOUNTAIN PARKWAY, YOU HAVE, UH, FOUR DISTRICTS, I BELIEVE ACROSS FROM LAKEHORN AM AM I CORRECT IN THAT? BUT, UH, MY POINT IS, IS THAT CAPRI CREEK RUNS THROUGH THOSE FOUR DISTRICTS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE, THE EASEMENT IS, IS WHERE THEY STOP.
'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S, UM, THE CREEK RUNS THROUGH THOSE FOUR DISTRICTS.
SO WHO MAINTAINS THE, UM, MAINTENANCE ON THE BRIDGE SIDE, YOU KNOW, DO THEY STOP THEIR MAINTENANCE RIGHT AT THE BRIDGE? AND UM, 'CAUSE I'M MORE OF A FAN OF FUNCTION INSTEAD OF FASHION, I'D RATHER SEE THAT THE CREEK BE CLEARED BECAUSE IT IS A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD ZONE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE MAINTENANCE BEING DONE, UM, TO PROTECT THE ROADWAY.
AND THAT CLOSES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM.
UH, I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK UP TO COUNCIL FOR THOUGHTS OR MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER NOW.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT COME UP, ESPECIALLY THIS SEASONAL PROBLEMS, THE HIGH WEEDS, BECAUSE WE GET, YOU KNOW, UM, SUNNY DAYS AND THEN WE GET WIND AND THOSE SEEDS ARE JUST GOING AND THE FOXTAILS ARE GETTING IN THE DOGS AND EARS AND EVERYWHERE.
AND SO THERE'S SUMMER PROBLEMS. AND THEN IN THE WINTER THERE'S TREE
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BRANCHES BREAKING.AND, UM, SOME OF THE TURTLE CREEK NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NEXT TO THOSE, UM, OPEN AREAS WHERE THERE'S WALKING PATHS HAVE HAD ME COME OUT AND LOOK AT TREE BRANCHES THAT HAVE FALLEN OR ARE NOT MAINTAINED.
AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE WINTER WEATHER.
SO WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHO'S TAKING CARE OF THOSE TREE BRANCHES AND THOSE HIGH WEEDS WHEN THEY HAPPEN.
ALSO, UM, SOUTHGATE SOMETIMES HAS TOO MUCH WATER AND THERE'S THE PURPLE PIPES, BUT THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH IT.
IT'S LIKE A MEADOW, SO THEY NEED TO TURN IT OFF.
BUT BECAUSE IN THE WINTERTIME THEY HAVE TOO MUCH WATER.
AND EVEN THE DAY I WAS OUT THERE, THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT PEOPLE WERE OUT THERE.
SO WE HAVE TO, UM, LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL LAD.
AND UM, WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A NEIGHBOR WITH, WAS CONFUSED AND THOUGHT HER LAD WAS A PARK.
SO, BUT THEN SHE SAID THERE'S AN OPEN AREA THAT HASN'T BEEN MOWED IN A WHILE.
AND TONIGHT'S NOT THE NIGHT TO DO IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE, EACH INDIVIDUAL LEDS, WHAT THEIR SITUATION ARE, WHETHER THEY NEED IRRIGATION, UH, MAINTENANCE OR HIGH WEEDS OR TREE MAINTENANCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ON EACH ONE OF THE LEDS.
UM, MAYOR, YOU SAID IT WELL, THIS IS JUST SORT OF, UH, THIS IS LIKE THE INFEASIBILITY OF SPRAWL.
UM, SO I, I THINK THAT IF WE CAN, AS WE GET INTO THIS PROJECT, UM, IDENTIFYING WHERE PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND WHERE WE'RE BREAKING EVEN, UM, STARTING WITH THAT OF SOME SORT OF A SURVEY SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY PUT SOME TO BED QUICKLY BECAUSE THIS COULD BECOME, I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE TO, TO NICOLE'S COMMENT.
THIS IS GONNA BECOME A VERY BESPOKE PROJECT, UM, WITH, UH, VERY LITTLE JUICE FOR THE SQUEEZE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO DO IT.
UM, BUT I JUST, I I, I'LL JUST, I'M GONNA SAY THAT I HOPE WE, IT DOESN'T, UM, I THINK WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHERE PEOPLE WANT HIGHER LEVELS OF SERVICE IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN ADD A COST TO IT, UM, WHERE WE'RE OPERATING AT A DEFICIT AND WE EITHER NEED TO LOOK AT REDUCING LEVEL OF SERVICE OR INCREASING IT.
UM, HOPEFULLY TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH, UM, NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A, IT'S JUST SUCH A DRAIN ON A, ON A, ON A BESPOKE PER UNIT BASIS.
UM, THEN MY FINAL THOUGHT IS, IS LIKE SOME OF 'EM ARE REALLY SMALL.
AND WHERE WE'VE GOT SMALL, WHERE WE'VE GOT DEFICITS WHERE PEOPLE WANT HIGHER LEVELS OF SERVICE, WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO OFFLOAD THESE BECAUSE TRYING TO MAINTAIN, UM, 43, YOU KNOW, BESPOKE LEVELS OF SERVICE, UM, IS LIKE, IT'S A, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL THE NEXT THING.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO FIX IT AGAIN.
UM, WE REALLY SHOULD BE TRYING TO OFFLOAD THESE TYPES OF, UM, LIKE LONG-TERM LIABILITIES THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE THAT REALLY IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, WE'RE NOT LIVING UP TO THE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE'VE SET FOR THE PEOPLE AND WE'RE ALSO, UM, NOT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, FORCING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO, TO SUBSIDIZE THIS.
SO IT'S, IT'S JUST NOT A, IT'S NOT A GOOD USE OF, UM, CITY RESOURCES.
AND IF WE CAN, I'D LOVE TO SEE US TRY AND OFFLOAD IT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, AND TO, TO NEIGHBORS THAT WANT TO TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP OVER IT.
THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALEY.
SO I THINK, UM, STAFF HAS GOTTEN AN EARFUL.
UM, AND THIS IS GONNA BE A COMPLICATED PROJECT AND THERE'S LOTS OF MOVING PARTS, UM, AND THE DIFFERENT PARTS THAT ARE MOVING VARY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT LEDS.
SO, UM, MY ONLY COMMENT AT THIS POINT IS I, I THINK, UM, TURTLE CREEK SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST BATCH.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, AND BEYOND THAT I'LL LET STAFF PRIORIT, I'D BE WILLING TO LET STAFF PRIORITIZE, BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE SCREAMING LOUDER THAN OTHERS.
AND TURTLE CREEK IS KIND OF AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
AND WITH THAT, I'D, I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UM, ATTACHMENT ONE, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION WITH NO RECUSAL, RECUSALS WITH EXHIBITS A AND B.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NOW, AND WERE THERE COMMENTS YOU WANTED TO MAKE? YEAH, PLEASE.
SO I GUESS THE, THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO IS MAYBE MOVING AWAY FROM, UH, THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES, HAVING ALL THAT INPUT AND ALL THAT, THAT WORK THAT WOULD HAVE TO GET IN TO
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GET THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, FOLKS TO KIND OF AGREE ON SOMETHING.'CAUSE EACH ONE IS GONNA BE VERY DIFFERENT AND VERY COMPLICATED.
AT WHAT LEVEL OF SERVICE DO YOU WANT? WHY DO YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR IT? SO I WOULD, I WOULD PREFER TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY, TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM.
WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT 5% IN DIFFERENT, IN DEFICIT.
JUST TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM ENTIRELY, CHARGE WHAT NEEDS TO GET CHARGED AND JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.
UM, AND, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK A WHOLE LOT JUST, AND IF YOU NEED TO MAKE THE LEGAL CHANGES OF ASKING FOR VOTES ON THAT, THEN JUST SAY, OH, WE, WE, WE NEED TO CHARGE THIS MUCH AND JUST ASK THE FOLKS IMMEDIATELY AND JUST PUT A PETITION AROUND.
AND, AND I THINK YOU JUST DO THAT QUICKLY WITHIN ONE YEAR.
WE GET IT ALL DONE RATHER THAN GO THROUGH THIS LONG, UH, PROCESS OF ASKING EACH, EV EACH, EACH INDIVIDUAL ONCE.
SO I THINK I WANNA SEE THE PROCESS STREAMLINED AND, AND THE CITY TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND, AND TURN IT ALL INTO PUBLIC PARKS.
UH, TURTLE CREEK, THAT'S A PUBLIC PARK THAT'S NOT SO MUCH PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF LAND.
THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO WALK IT, THE PATHWAY GOES RIGHT THROUGH IT.
SO A LOT OF THESE LEDS ARE ACTUALLY A LOT MORE PUBLIC PARK THAN THEY ARE PERSONAL BENEFIT TO THE IMMEDIATE HOMEOWNERS.
SO WE SHOULD TREAT IT MORE LIKE PUBLIC PARK RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS.
AND JUST TAKE IT OVER AND JUST RUN IT.
IT'S ONLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE TOTAL PROGRAM, SO JUST INCREASE IT TO 700,000, ADD $200,000 AND JUST DO THE JOB, MAKE IT HAPPEN.
UM, I, I, UM, I DUNNO WHERE TO START.
UM, I, UH, I SEE THIS AS A TAR BABY.
UM, EVERYTHING'S WRONG WITH IT.
UH, WE'VE NEGLECTED FOR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN UNDERFUNDED FOR YEARS, AND THE FIX IS GONNA COST MORE THAN THE REMEDY.
SO, UM, I AGREE THAT, UH, THAT WE NEED TO UP THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WE NEED TO OFFER THAT, LET THE PEOPLE PAY THAT INCREASED LEVEL OF SERVICE WITHOUT ANY CHANGE OF STRUCTURE WITH ONLY MODEST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
UH, UM, THIS IS, UM, THIS IS A PRIVATE VENTURE.
UM, THEY, UM, IF WE INVEST STAFF TIME IN THIS, IT'S LOST OPPORTUNITY ON OTHER, UH, THINGS.
ESPECIALLY IF WE DO OUR GREAT PETALUMA ENGAGEMENT WHERE EVERY DEPARTMENT GETS TO HELP AND MOVE IT ALONG.
THAT MEANS EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER ISSUES ON INSTEAD OF THE PRIVATE.
SO I WOULD RATHER THE MORE EFFICIENT WAY OF GOING TO THE, THE NEIGHBORS AND SAYING, RALLY UP THE PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL AND WE'LL, UH, GET AN ESTIMATE AND GET IT DONE.
BUT NOT TOUCHING STRUCTURE, NOT LEADING ON ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL SIDE OF THIS, BUT TRYING TO FIND AN EFFICIENT WAY WHERE WE'RE NOT SINKING CITY FUNDS, CITY RESOURCES INTO, UM, AN IT'S, IT'S HIJACKING A PRIORITIES.
BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS, EVERY OTHER PRIORITY FOR THE CITY COMES IN SECOND TO THIS EFFORT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DRAW DOWN, UH, UM, DREW'S TIME AND PUBLIC WORKS TIME AND, AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TIME.
SO IT CAN'T BE SOMETHING THAT THAT SUCKS THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENTS INTO, UH, AN AREA WHERE WE'RE AT A, A DEFICIT FOR OUR OTHER PRIORITIES, WE NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR OTHER PRIORITIES.
UM, UH, TONIGHT'S PROPOSAL'S A GREAT PROPOSAL.
I'M, I'M GLAD WE'RE, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, BUT IT NEEDS A LOT MORE, UH, UH, THOUGHT BEFORE WE SAY WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GONNA GO ON LED'S FUTURE.
WE NEED A LOT MORE THOUGHT ON IT BEFORE WE DO MUCH ACTION.
UM, AND, UH, WE HAVE RECUSAL ON SEVERAL OF THESE AND SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE, UH, LET'S SEE.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE, EVERYBODY'S IN THE ROOM.
SO LET'S DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT.
I'LL MOVE ATTACHMENT TWO, WHICH IS THE RE RESOLUTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE RECUSED WITH EXHIBITS A AND B.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
AND THE ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
I'M GONNA TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR VICE MAYOR TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE RIGHT MOTION.
WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER MOTION? MR. VICE MAYOR? OKAY.
SO I, I'LL MOVE, UH, ATTACHMENT THREE, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION WITH MAYOR MCDONALD, RECUSED WITH EXHIBITS A AND B.
AND DO YOU LIKE A FINAL MOTION, MR. MAYOR? UH,
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YES, I WOULD.ALRIGHT, I THINK I'M REUSE NEXT, YOU NEXT.
SO I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF, UH, ATTACHMENT FOUR, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION WITH VICE MAYOR SCH RECUSED WITH EXHIBITS A AND B.
SCH SHRIMPS REUSE AND MCDONALD? YES.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, THIS, UM, UM, GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE CLARITY OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
AND I THINK THAT CLOSES OUT OUR BUSINESS FOR THE EVENING.