19:00:44 19:02:43 I SEE THAT WE HAVE A COUNCILMEMBER WITH A HAND RAISE THED. 19:02:47 RAISED. 19:02:48 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN? 19:02:53 >> Councilmember Kassan: I DON'T NEED TO PULL AN ITEM BUT FOR 2C, I WOULD 19:03:03 LIKE TO RECORD MY VOTE AS A NO VOTE BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE SCREENING OUR INVESTMENTS ACCORDING TO 19:03:11 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDS, SO IF I CAN JUST HAVE THAT RECORDED AS A NO VOTE. 19:03:14 >> Mayor Mei: AND THEN THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY 19:03:17 -- >> Councilmember Kassan: NO, I COULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:03:18 WITH THAT CAVEAT. 19:03:22 >> Mayor Mei: NOTED FOR COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 19:03:24 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 19:03:25 I SAW HIS HAND RAISED. 19:03:30 MAY I PLEASE GET A ROLL CALL VOTE? 19:03:31 >> Ms. 19:03:32 Gauthier: YES, MADAME MAYOR. 19:03:35 COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:03:37 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, AYE. 19:03:39 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:03:42 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:03:45 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:03:48 VICE MAYOR SHAO, AYE. 19:03:55 MAYOR MEI, AND THEN I HAVE REFLECTED 2C, THE MANAGING INVESTMENTS WITH 19:03:56 KASSAN VOTING NO. 19:03:57 >> Mayor Mei: YES, AYE. 19:04:02 SO THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE EXCEPT FOR ON CONSENT 19:04:04 ITEM NUMBER 2C, FOR COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 19:04:10 WONDERFUL. 19:04:10 THANK YOU. 19:04:13 TONIGHT I DO HAVE A CEREMONIAL ITEM TO PRESENT. 19:04:17 I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONERS ARE JOINING US THIS 19:04:17 EVENING. 19:04:26 I HAVE MARTIN KLUDJIAN, WELCOME, MARTY, AS WELL AS DHARMINDER DEWAN AND 19:04:27 TEJINDER DHAMI. 19:04:27 T. 19:04:27 J. 19:04:29 , ARE YOU ALSO ON? 19:04:32 SO I WILL PRESENT IT AND I THINK MARTY WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE 19:04:33 COMMISSION. 19:04:39 SO THIS A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF PRIDE MONTH, WHICH IS JUNE 2021. 19:04:48 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THAT ONE OF ITS GREATEST 19:04:54 STRENGTHS IS THE DIVERSITY OF ITS PEOPLE; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT HAS A LONG STANDING TRADITION 19:05:01 OF UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, SUPPORTING LEGAL EQUALITY AND FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALL CITIZENS 19:05:08 AND ENSURING THAT ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND HATRED WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, HAVING EARNED 90 OUT OF A 19:05:13 POSSIBLE 100 POINTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN’S MUNICIPAL EQUALITY INDEX; AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, 19:05:17 GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE PROSPERITY AND SUCCESS OF OUR CITY, 19:05:24 AND ENRICH ITS DIVERSITY; AND WHEREAS, FOR MANY YEARS, THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION HAS ORGANIZED AN OFFICIAL 19:05:31 CITY OF FREMONT FLOAT AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE PARADE; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT IS HOME 19:05:38 TO TRANSVISION, THE PREMIER SUPPORT AND SERVICE PROVIDER FOR TRANSGENDER SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE ACCESS, HORMONE 19:05:44 AND SURGERY REFERRAL, STI SCREENING AND CARE, LEGAL NAME AND GENDER CHANGE ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER TRANSITION 19:05:52 ASSISTANCE, AND THAT TRANSVISION HAS ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS SINCE OPENING IN 2002, AS THE ONLY BAY 19:05:59 AREA CLINIC OUTSIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND THAT TRANSVISION HAS BEEN A SAFE HAVEN FOR THOSE OF THE TRANS 19:06:03 COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, AS A COMPASSIONATE SANCTUARY CITY, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THAT RESIDENTS 19:06:08 HAVE A RIGHT TO IDENTIFY AS GENDER NON-CONFORMING, INCLUDING NON- BINARY AND GENDER FLUID, AND CITIZENS OF 19:06:15 FREMONT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY PRONOUNS OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING, BE REPRESENTED IN CITY DOCUMENTATION WITH 19:06:24 NON-BINARY TITLE OPTIONS, HAVE ALL-GENDER INCLUSIONS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND CONTINUALLY RECEIVE 19:06:26 THE SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THAT GENDER NON-BINARY PEOPLE DESERVE. 19:06:34 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT PROCLAIMS JUNE 2021 AS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF 19:06:41 FREMONT AND ENCOURAGES EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT AND DEDICATION OF THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY 19:06:48 BY RAISING THE PRIDE FLAG, COMMITTING TO JOIN SF PRIDE EVENTS, IN WHATEVER CAPACITY AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE 19:06:50 MONTH OF JUNE, AND PARTICIPATE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH CELEBRATE THE HUMAN SPIRIT. 19:06:59 I'D LIKE TO GIVE A FEW MINUTES TO OUR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONER, MARTY. 19:07:00 WELCOME, MARTIN. 19:07:04 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR MEI. 19:07:06 GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 19:07:11 I'M JOINED BY MY FELLOW HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONERS AND LGBTQ 19:07:15 COMMITTEE MEMBERS, TEJINDER DHAMI AND DHARMINDER DEWAN. 19:07:20 AS A PROUD GAY MAN AND WITH THEIR SUPPORT, I THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING 19:07:21 THIS MONTH AS PRIDE MONTH. 19:07:26 THIS PROCLAMATION CONFIRMS THE DEDICATION THAT FREMONT HAS FOR ITS 19:07:28 LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. 19:07:32 PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FREMONT HAS HAD AN ENTRY IN SAN 19:07:41 FRANCISCO'S PRIDE PARADE WHERE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, ALLIES AS WELL AS LOCAL OFFICIALS 19:07:45 COULD BE SEEN MARCHING IN SOLIDARITY AS ONE CONTINGENT. 19:07:50 WHILE THERE WILL NOT BE A PARADE THIS YEAR I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY -- AS 19:07:57 THE HOME OF TRANSVISION, FREMONT IS A PLACE OF DIGNITY FOR OUR TRANS SISTERS AND BROTHERS. 19:08:03 THEIR WORK IS ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE IN THE BAY AREA. 19:08:08 THE COMMITMENT OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IS QAWPT FIED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS 19:08:10 CAMPAIGNS SCORE OF 90 OUT OF 100. 19:08:13 WHILE THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THIS NUMBER, IT PROVIDES A BENCHMARK 19:08:16 FROM WHICH OUR COMPASSIONATE CITY CAN GROW. 19:08:21 PRIDE IS THE OPPOSITE OF SHAME, AND FREMONT'S AFFIRMATION OF VISIBILITY, 19:08:29 DIGNITY, AND EQUALITY FOR ITS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IS BOTH NEEDED AND DESERVED. 19:08:30 THIS PRIDE MONTH. 19:08:37 I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SHOI THEIR ALLYSHIP BY RAISING AND DISPLAYING THE 19:08:44 PRIDE FLAG BY MARKING THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, DONATING TO A PRO LGBTQ+ CAUSE AND PARTICIPATING IN 19:08:48 CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY. 19:08:48 THANK YOU. 19:08:55 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MARTIN, AND ALL OF THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS OF THE 19:08:59 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FOR JOINING US IN THIS, AS WELL AS OUR FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS. 19:09:02 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION. 19:09:10 NEXT IS OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SPEAKERS ON 19:09:11 THAT AND I SEE WITH HAVE A COUPLE. 19:09:15 AND THIS IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NON-AGENDIZED ON THE CALENDAR THIS 19:09:16 EVENING. 19:09:30 THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ARDIE. 19:09:31 WELCOME. 19:09:32 >> THANKS, MADAME MAYOR. 19:09:33 CAN YOU HEAR ME? 19:09:37 >> Mayor Mei: YES. 19:09:43 PLEASE PROCEED. 19:09:48 >> MADAME MAYOR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? 19:09:49 >> YES. 19:09:50 >> OKAY, GREAT. 19:09:50 THANK YOU. 19:09:52 THIS IS ARDIE WITH ST. 19:09:52 ANTON. 19:09:55 WE'RE AN ACTIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER IN CALIFORNIA. 19:09:59 I THINK WE'RE THE FIRST OR SECOND MOST ACTIVE AND WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE 19:10:09 COMPLETED THE WARM SPRINGS BART STATION INNOVIA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT'S 290 UNITS OF VERY LOW AND LOW 19:10:15 INCOME HOUSING, ALL HAVE BEEN FULLY OCCUPIED SINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE COMING UP ON 10 MONTHS AND THE 19:10:21 CITY REALLY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY, CREATIVE POLICY ENACTMENT AND ENFORCEMENT BOTH 19:10:26 IN YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT AND THROUGH YOUR STAFF LEADERSHIP, EVERYBODY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB BUT I'M HERE BEFORE 19:10:27 YOU THIS EVENING PLEADING FOR YOUR HELP. 19:10:31 THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN OPEN NOW FOR NEARLY 10 MONTHS, ALMOST A YEAR. 19:10:36 OUR AMENITIES ARE READY, THEY'RE READY TO BE OPENED, ESPECIALLY WITH SUMMER 19:10:42 COMING UP, THE SWIMMING POOL, CLASSROOM AMENTS, THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, THE GYMNASIUM, THE OTHER ON-SITE 19:10:48 FACILITIES, THEY'RE ALL READY TO GO, AND WE NEED TO OPEN THEM AND WE CAN'T OPEN THEM WITHOUT A FINAL CERTIFICATE 19:10:51 OF OCCUPANCY, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH YOUR STAFF. 19:10:56 THERE WERE SOME MINOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE EXECUTION OF A PUBLIC PARK THAT 19:11:02 WE BUILT, FRANKLY DUE TO COVID, LACK OF INSPECTION AVAILABILITY, LACK OF SUPPLY, LACK OF MANPOWER. 19:11:05 THAT PARK TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED. 19:11:09 YOU'VE SEEN THAT WITH THE BART BRIDGE, IT'S TAKEN YEARS LONGER THAN EXPECTED, 19:11:14 EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY NOW IS SUFFERING FROM THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN 19:11:16 THE PARK WHICH IS NOW DONE, NONE OF THESE AMEN ITS ARE AVAILABLE. 19:11:21 WE CAN'T PROCEED TO OPERATE OUR COMMUNITY LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE 19:11:29 OPERATED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE STATE HAS GIVEN RELIEF TO TENANTS, HAS GIVEN RELIEF TO LENDERS BUT HASN'T 19:11:31 GIVEN RELIEF TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS. 19:11:36 WE HAD THESE VERY, VERY STRICT MILESTONES WHERE TOAD TODAY WE NEEDED 19:11:39 OUR FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SO THE PROJECT WOULD NOT. 19:11:40 >> INTO ANY RISK OF FORECLOSURE. 19:11:45 UN14THLY WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE IT, WE THINK IT'S VERY CLOSE, 19:11:51 HOPEFULLY TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER, IT MAY BE AVAILABLE, BUT UNLESS IF WE GET THAT, THERE IS SOME JEOPARDY TO THE 19:11:59 PROJECT FOR GOING INTO FORECLOSURE, WE'RE JUST HOPEFUL SINCE YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LAST 19:12:04 MONTH WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH, YOU'VE DELIVERED MORE UNITS THAN MANY REGIONS IN THE STATE. 19:12:08 I'M HOPING YOU CAN DIRECT YOUR CITY MANAGER AND OTHER STEEN YOUR STAFF TO 19:12:14 REALLY WORK WITH US OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO TO GET THIS, WE WILL PUT UP ANY SECURITY THE CITY NEEDS, I THINK THE 19:12:17 FINAL REMAINING ITEM IS A MONUMENT SIGN IN THE PUBLIC PARK. 19:12:21 THINGS LIKE THAT ARE WHAT'S LEFT BUT IT'S JEOPARDIZING THE LONG TERM 19:12:24 OPERATIONAL ABILITY OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT YOU CAN HELP. 19:12:26 I KNOW IT'S NOT AGENDIZED. 19:12:28 I REALLY WANTED TO GET ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 19:12:29 NEVER HAVE DONE THIS. 19:12:32 WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR 35 YEARS, 13,000 UNITS. 19:12:36 THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL YOUR CITY MANAGER AND OTHERS 19:12:41 WILL CONTACT US TOMORROW AND WORK WITH US SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE 19:12:41 CITY OF FREMONT. 19:12:43 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 19:12:54 >> Mayor Mei: I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE NOTED THIS AND I'M SURE THAT -- I SEE 19:13:02 CITY MANAGER MARK DANAJ AS WELL AS DAN, AND I WILL HOPE THAT TOMORROW WE CAN WORK ON SOMETHING THAT CAN MOVE US 19:13:09 FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE HAPPY TO BE PARTICIPATING IN BOTH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH AND ACTUALLY WE JUST 19:13:17 RELEASED A NOFA, NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY TO WORK ON MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 19:13:17 SO THANK YOU. 19:13:21 SPEAKING OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS, WE'RE GOING 19:13:27 TO BE TALKING AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FROM HANS LARSEN, WHO IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS 19:13:33 DIRECTOR, WHO WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION AND IT'S AN UPDATE ON A DISCUSSION WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TALKING 19:13:35 ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. 19:13:38 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. 19:13:39 >> Mr. 19:13:41 Larsen: THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 19:13:44 THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN UPDATE TO THE 19:13:47 CITY'S DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM. 19:13:54 AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY CHARGES FEES TO NEW DEVELOPMENT TO HELP PROVIDE THE 19:14:01 CITY'S CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THIS RELATES TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS, TRANSPORTATION, 19:14:03 AND CITY'S BUILDINGS. 19:14:12 AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD A PRESENTATION AND A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL BACK IN 19:14:17 MARCH, WHERE WE PROVIDED YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS TOPIC AND SOUGHT YOUR DIRECTION ON SOME KEY POLICY ISSUES. 19:14:23 AND SO I'LL GO THROUGH OUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT JUST AS A 19:14:33 REFRESHER, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ARE ENABLED BY STATE LAW, THEY ARE FEES THAT PAY FOR NEW 19:14:38 FACILITIES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT GROWTH, AND UNDER STATE 19:14:44 LAW, THE FEES MUST HAVE A PROPORTIONALITY TO THE LEVEL OF GROWTH, OR IN OTHER WORDS, YOU CAN'T 19:14:57 USE DEVELOPMENT FEES TO FIX THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE, SO IT HAS TO GO FOR -- AS NOTED, WE HAVE FIVE IMPACT FEES, 19:15:01 TWO ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS, ONE FOR PARKLAND ACQUISITION, ONE FOR ACTUALLY DEVELOPING PARKS. 19:15:11 WE HAVE ONE FOR TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE A DEDICATED FEE FOR OUR FIRE FACILITIES, AND THEN A GENERAL CAPITAL 19:15:17 FACILITY FEES THAT GOES TOWARDS OTHER CITY BUILDINGS. UNDER STATE LAW, WE ARE REQUIRED TO 19:15:24 REPORT ON HOW WE USE THE FUNDS, AND THEN EVERY FIVE YEARS, WE NEED TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE 19:15:33 FEE PROGRAM, AND THAT IS THE TOPIC BEFORE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. SO AGAIN, WE DISCUSSED THIS A FEW 19:15:42 MONTHS BACK WITH YOUR DIRECTION, WE REVIEWED A PROPOSAL WITH DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE NOTICED THROO YOU 19:15:49 THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO FORMALLY HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER 19:15:54 APPROVAL OF AN UPDATE OF OUR FEE PROGRAM. JUST IN THE WAY OF CONTEXT, THE 19:16:04 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES REPRESENT ABOUT HALF OF THE CITY'S CAPITAL PROGRAM, SO IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF 19:16:11 OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE DISTRIBUTION TYPICALLY THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE FEES, 19:16:19 FOR THE FIVE PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, THE LARGEST THREE AREAS ARE FOR PARKLAND ACQUISITION, PARK DEVELOPMENT, AND 19:16:28 TRANSPORTATION. WHEN WE PRESENTED TO YOU BACK IN MARCH, WE IDENTIFIED A FEW BASIC 19:16:38 ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE. ONE IS A INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON PAST PRACTICE EVERY YEAR, WE DO A 19:16:45 UPDATE TO FEES BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO MAKE 19:16:51 SURE THAT THE FEES KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF INFLATION. IT'S NOTED THAT IS NOT THE SAME INDEX 19:16:58 AS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. IT'S SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND 19:17:08 LABOR. AND BASED ON PUBLISHED INFORMATION, THE INFLATIONARY FACTOR FOR INFLATION 19:17:13 IS 4.84%. WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO UPDATE OUR WAREHOUSE FEE. 19:17:25 WAREHOUSING IS USED MORE EXTENSIVELY THESE DAYS AS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND MANY WAREHOUSES IS A RETAIL OR OFFICE 19:17:30 COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. SUCH AS THE LIVING SPACES EXAMPLE SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO. 19:17:39 AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADJUST THE WAREHOUSE FEE TO CORRESPOND WITH THE LEVEL OF USE AND TRAFFIC THAT THEY'RE 19:17:47 GENERATING IN THESE TIMES. WE ALSO SUGGESTED MAKING SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FEES. 19:17:56 ONE WAS TO INCREASE THE FIRE FEE TO MATCH THE STANDARDS OF COVER, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED IN AN EARLIER COUNCIL 19:18:01 REPORT. WE ARE ALSO INCREASING THE FEES FOR CIVIC FACILITIES UP TO THE MAXIMUM 19:18:09 NEXUS LEVEL, SO THAT WE HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO DO THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED SUCH AS EXPANSION OF THE POLICE CENTER 19:18:18 AND OTHER CITY BUILDING FACILITIES. AND THEN AS SOMEWHAT OF AN OFFSET TO IT, WE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO -- OR 19:18:30 THE ABILITY TO LOWER CURRENT FEES FOR PARKLAND ACQUISITION. WE THEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL SOME KEY 19:18:34 POLICY TOPICS. SORT OF FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE WANTED TO 19:18:41 HAVE SOME INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY OFFERING A DISCOUNT IN FEES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, 19:18:48 AND WE PRESENTED SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING THIS. COUNCIL PROVIDED VERY STRONG SUPPORT 19:18:58 FOR THIS TOPIC, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING A 50% REDUCTION IN FEES FOR OUR LARGEST PROGRAMS, PARKS AND 19:19:08 TRANSPORTATION, BUT NOT THE TWO SMALLER PROGRAMS, CIVIC FACILITIES AND FIRE, AND THAT'S IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO KIND 19:19:13 OF INCREASE INVESTMENT LEVELS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. WHAT THIS WILL DO, BASED ON SOME 19:19:20 PROJECTIONS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IS IT WILL SAVE ABOUT $9 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE-YEAR 19:19:30 PERIOD, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT. OF COURSE IF YOU REDUCE MONEY IN ONE AREA, IT ALSO COMES AS -- IT HAS AN 19:19:38 IMPACT IN OTHER PROGRAMS. SO SPECIFICALLY WANT TO DISCLOSE THAT THE $9 MILLION IN SAVINGS TRANSLATES 19:19:44 INTO A $7 MILLION REDUCTION FOR PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND $2 MILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION. 19:19:52 THIS HAS BEEN BUILT INTO THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S WORKING THROUGH ITS APPROVAL PROCESS. 19:19:59 WE ASKED COUNCIL THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE WANTED TO INCREASE FEES FOR PARKS AND TRANSPORTATION. 19:20:06 WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WITHIN THE NEXUS LIMITS, BUT THERE WAS AN EXPRESSED INTEREST FROM COUNCIL TO 19:20:17 KEEP FEES AT A RELATIVELY MANAGEABLE CONSISTENT LEVEL AND SO WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY INCREASE IN THOSE TWO 19:20:23 AREAS. AS AN OFFSET TO THAT, WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION AND WE HAD OTHER 19:20:30 DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PURSUING ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO MEET OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS, AND THIS IS VERY TYPICAL FOR 19:20:37 MOST CITIES TO INCLUDE -- TO FUND THEIR CAPITAL PROGRAMS THROUGH OTHER MEASURES SUCH AS A REVENUE ENHANCEMENT 19:20:46 PROGRAM AND COUNCIL INDICATED SUPPORT TO EXPLORING THAT, AND WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL AT ANOTHER TIME WITH A 19:20:55 WORK PLAN TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE REVENUE SOURCES. SO WITH THAT COUNCIL DIRECTION, WE MET 19:21:03 WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, AND THIS SLIDE HERE KIND OF INDICATES HOW YOU TRANSLATE THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE 19:21:08 BEING PROPOSED. SO THIS INCLUDES THE REDUCTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE INFLATIONARY 19:21:16 INCREASE, AND THE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS THAT I INDICATED. AND SO YOU'LL SEE A RELATIVELY SMALL 19:21:28 INCREASE TO MOST OF THE FEE, LARGELY A REFLECTION OF THE INFLATIONARY FEES AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION FOR 19:21:33 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, SO YOU SEE THE CHANGE THAT'S RECOMMENDED HERE. AND THEN ALSO A NOTABLE JUMP IN THE 19:21:40 WAREHOUSE FEE. SO WE PRESENTED THIS TO DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS, WE HAD A VIRTUAL MEETING 19:21:47 WITH THEM ON MARCH 25TH. AND KIND OF THE OVERWHELMING FEEDBACK WE GOT WAS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE 19:21:56 AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDUCTION. MOST OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT SPOKE WERE RELATED TO FOLKS REPRESENTING 19:22:02 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS. WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE FEE, AND THEN FROM A GENERAL 19:22:09 INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE, THEY APPRECIATED KIND OF THE APPROACH THAT WE WERE KEEPING FEES CONSISTENT, AND I THINK 19:22:16 FOR DEVELOPERS, THEY DO A LOT OF ADVANCED PLANNING AND FEES ARE PART OF THEIR EQUATION, AND SO THEY VERY MUCH 19:22:25 VALUE THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FEES, AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GENERAL FEEDBACK AND ADVICE 19:22:33 THAT THEY PROVIDED. SO WE'RE HERE, WE THINK WITH A PROGRAM THAT IS AS WIDELY SUPPORTED BY 19:22:42 STAKEHOLDERS, REFLECTS THE COUNCIL DIRECTION, SO WE DO NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS TOPIC, MAKE 19:22:51 FINDINGS THAT THIS PROGRAM IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA REVIEW, AND THEN THE NEW FEE STRUCTURE IS FORMALLY ADOPTED AS PART 19:23:00 OF A RESOLUTION. IF COUNCIL APPROVED THIS TONIGHT, UNDER STATE LAWS, THE FEES CAN'T GO 19:23:09 INTO EFFECT SOONER THAN 60 DAYS THEREAFTER, SO THE EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE ON AUGUST 2ND. 19:23:13 THE OTHER NOTES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE ARE JUST A RECAP OF WHAT THE KEY CHANGES ARE THAT ARE RECOMMENDED. 19:23:21 SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE A TEAM OF STAFF HERE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS 19:23:26 THAT THE COUNCIL HAS. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:23:29 AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. 19:23:38 FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR TEAM. OKAY, SEEING NONE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. 19:23:46 AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER, AND -- ACTUALLY TWO -- THREE. 19:23:52 WE'LL START WITH LINDA MANDOLINI, PLEASE. WELCOME, LINDA. 19:23:55 GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 19:24:01 I AM SO GRATEFUL TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OF FREMONT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND AS YOU KNOW, -- HAS BEEN 19:24:08 WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SINCE THE EARLY 1980s. WE JUST OPENED LAST WEEK RILEY STATION 19:24:12 AND CANYON FLATS. THE COST OF FEES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR 19:24:16 LEADERSHIP AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE THE FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 19:24:24 IT'S SUPER CRITICAL FOR US RIGHT NOW. A GOOD PORTION OF OUR COMPETITION AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR TAX CREDITS RELY 19:24:29 ON OUR ABILITY TO KEEP OUR COSTS AS LOW AS WE CAN, RECOGNIZING THAT WE WANT TO BUILD A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT. 19:24:34 AND SO I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS, BUT JUST TO UNDERSCORE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS AND HOW MUCH WE 19:24:37 APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THAT PROVISION IN THIS RECOMMENDATION. 19:24:50 THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LILIAN 19:24:52 LEW-HAILER. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. 19:25:01 GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M WITH MIDPEN HOUSING. I WANT TO ECHO LINDA'S SUPPORT FOR THE 19:25:05 FEE SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE DISCOUNT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 19:25:14 MIDPEN IS PROUD TO HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY ON OVER 470 PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOMES HERE IN FREMONT. 19:25:24 THE FEE SCHEDULE AHEAD OF YOU AND THE DISCOUNT MAKES AFFORDABLE HOUSING MORE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE TO BUILD AND AS 19:25:31 LINDA MENTIONED, MORE COMPETITIVE TO BRING STATE RESOURCES INTO FREMONT. IN TERMS OF BOTH BEING COST-EFFICIENT, 19:25:36 BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF BEING PRO-HOUSING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE STATE IS INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR. 19:25:42 I APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS' ONGOING LEADERSHIP IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND YOUR EFFORTS 19:26:48 TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS A SAFE, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE, AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL 19:26:51 CONTINUE WITH THE DISCOUNT AS PROPOSED BY STAFF. THANK YOU. 19:26:59 >> Mayor Mei: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS MARTIN. WELCOME, DENNIS. 19:27:08 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. DENNIS MARTIN SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 19:27:16 BIA BAY AREA. I WANTED TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE STAFF 19:27:26 RECOMMENDATION. STAFF HAS BEEN GOOD IN OUTREACHING TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FOR YEARS, 19:27:37 AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT OUTREACH AND THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR POLICIES, FEES, ET CETERA THAT 19:27:46 COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS A MODERATE PROPOSAL, A MODERATE FEE INCREASE, AND I THINK 19:27:55 THAT MR. LARSEN IS CORRECT, THAT DEVELOPERS DO SEEK CONSISTENCY IN FEES AND FEE INCREASES, AND IT'S IMPORTANT 19:28:04 FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN FEES ARE INCREASED AS THEY WILL FROM YEAR TO YEAR, THAT IT BE ON A 19:28:13 MODERATE BASIS, AND NOTHING SHOCKING TO THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY TO TRY TO GRAPPLE WITH TO PENCIL THEIR 19:28:20 PROJECTS. FINALLY, I DO WANT TO SUPPORT THE -- I DO WANT TO SAY BIA DOES SUPPORT THE 19:28:25 REDUCTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN FEES. I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT 19:28:35 THE COUNCIL ADOPT THIS, AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, NOT ONLY 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING 19:28:45 PROJECTS, BUT ALSO INCLUSIONARY UNITS THAT MARKET RATE DEVELOPERS MAYBE REQUIRED OR CONSIDERED BUILDING IN 19:28:53 THEIR PROJECTS. SO I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO REGISTER THAT SUPPORT AND THANK YOU 19:29:01 FOR ACCEPTING THESE COMMENTS. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING, AND AT THIS 19:29:09 TIME, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR COMMENTS AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER COX FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 19:29:19 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY WONDERFUL JOB IN 19:29:27 LISTENING TO OUR COMMENTS FROM THE LAST MEETING BACK IN MARCH, AND I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH 19:29:32 THIS PROPOSAL. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER 19:29:36 COUNCILMEMBERS. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. DID YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT 19:29:37 OR -- >> Councilmember Kassan: NO, THAT'S OKAY. 19:29:40 I CHANGED MY MIND. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 19:29:43 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. >> Councilmember Salwan: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:29:49 WELL, I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING. WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS IS THAT 19:29:56 WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO I THINK THIS WILL 19:30:02 DEFINITELY HELP WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, SO THIS IS A CONCRETE 19:30:06 STEP THAT WE CAN TAKE AS A COUNCIL THROUGH POLICY THAT CAN HAVE IMPACT FOR THE FUTURE. 19:30:14 SO I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR SHAO. 19:30:22 >> Vice Mayor Shao: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. 19:30:36 WE JUST TOOK A STEP FURTHER INTO INTRODUCING MORE AND MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN FREMONT BY INCREASING 19:30:45 THE DEVELOPMENT FEE FOR REGULAR MARKET RATE UNITS, AND BY REDUCING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, WE ACTUALLY 19:30:55 PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPERS AND THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE CITY GOVERNMENT IN BUILDING 19:31:01 AND PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK. 19:31:09 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND I SEE THAT WE HAD THE MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER COX. 19:31:14 I JUST WANTED TO ECHO -- I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENG RAISED HER HAND FIRST. 19:31:20 IT'S LIKE A JEOPARDY, BUT I WAS GOING TO FINISH MAKING MY COMMENTS, WHICH IS THAT I SEE THAT WE'VE HAD THESE 19:31:25 CONVERSATIONS MANY TIMES AND CERTAINLY IN THIS CURRENT CLIMATE, WHERE IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF COVID 19:31:33 IMPACTS ON COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOOKS AT OUR HOUSING ELEMENTS AND RESIDENTIAL 19:31:37 HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, IT REALLY HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO 19:31:44 CREATE AND THAT'S WHY FOR OUR CITY'S HISTORY, THE LAST TWO YEARS, I THINK WE'VE BUILT RECORD NUMBER OF 19:31:50 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I KNOW WE'RE ALSO STRUGGLING AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE AND HAVE 19:31:54 PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR MODERATE HOUSING, WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE FUTURE. 19:32:00 BUT THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I APPRECIATE MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ALL THEIR COMMENTS 19:32:06 AND I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR TAKING THEM INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS THE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING, WHO'VE SHARED 19:32:10 THIS VISION. AND SO I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT AND I SAW THE MOTION BY 19:32:16 COUNCILMEMBER COX AND THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AND IF WE COULD HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, AND I THINK 19:32:22 IT'S SOMETHING, FROM WHAT I HEAR, ALL OF THE COUNCIL IS VERY SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU. 19:32:31 ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE, ABSOLUTELY. 19:32:36 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE, 19:32:41 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE, VICE MAYOR SHAO, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:32:49 AND THIS MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND TO OUR FUTURE OF HOPEFULLY BUILDING 19:32:55 MORE HOMES, NOT JUST HOUSES BUT HOMES, FOR PEOPLE WHO MUCH NEED THEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND FOR THOSE 19:32:59 PARTNERSHIPS. AND I ENCOURAGE -- I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW IN THERE WAS TALKING 19:33:04 ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFITS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO STEP UP AND HELP US WITH MORE, WE ALWAYS WELCOME THAT 19:33:07 TOO. SO WE'RE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOUSING, IT'S NOT JUST 19:33:11 THE HOUSING, THE HOME, IT'S THE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO LIVE 19:33:15 WELL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. 19:33:26 NEXT IS ITEM 5B, WHICH IS SAFE PARKING HOST SITE ORDINANCE. I KNOW WE HAVE COURTNEY PAL, WHO IS 19:33:32 JOINING US THIS EVENING, PLANNER II, AS WELL AS LAURIE FLORES, WHO IS OUR HOMELESS SERVICES MANAGER. 19:33:36 AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. WELCOME, COURTNEY AND LAURIE. 19:33:42 >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAME MAYOR, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. 19:33:48 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED HOST SITES ORDINANCE FOR TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT 19:33:52 PARKING. I'M LAURIE FLORES, THE HOMELESS SERVICES MANAGER, AND MY COPRESENTER 19:33:59 IS COURTNEY PAL, CITY PLANNER, ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS ARE SUZANNE SHENFIL, HUMAN SERVICES 19:34:05 DIRECTOR, AND WAYNE MORRIS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR. WE'LL START OUR PRESENTATION WITH 19:34:11 INFORMATION ON THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN FREMONT TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK AND CONTEXT OF SAFE PARKING AS A TOOL 19:34:17 TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. AND WE WILL BRIEFLY REVIEW AN OVERALL SAFE PARKING STRATEGY, BEFORE PRESENT 19:34:23 PRESENTING THE MATTER BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED SAFE PARKING HOST SITE ORDINANCE. 19:34:27 SOME OF THIS DATA MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. HOMELESSNESS IS A CRISIS. 19:34:33 IT IS A GROWING CRISIS IN THE STATE AND BAY AREA. CALIFORNIA HAS 12% OF THE U.S. 19:34:41 POPULATION BUT IT ACCOUNTS FOR 27% OF THE NATION'S HOMELESS POPULATION. IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, FOR EVERY ONE 19:34:45 INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD TRANSITIONING INTO STABLE HOUSING, THREE OTHERS ARE BECOMING HOMELESS. 19:34:54 OUR CURRENT DATA AVAILABLE FROM THE 2019 POINT IN TIME COUNT SHOWS US THAT FREMONT HAS A 27% INCREASE IN OVERALL 19:35:01 HOMELESSNESS SINCE 2017, WHICH INCLUDES PEOPLE LIVING IN SHELTERS AND UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS NOT MEANT FOR 19:35:06 HUMAN HABITATION. HOWEVER, IF WE LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THE TWO-YEAR GROWTH RATE OF THE 19:35:14 UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, THAT NUMBER TRIPLES TO A 72% INCREASE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOCATIONS NOT MEANT FOR 19:35:19 HUMAN HABITATION. WITH THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, AS EVICTION MORATORIUMS ARE LIFTED BY THE STATE 19:35:24 AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THERE IS GREAT SPECULATION THAT THE NUMBER OF UNSHELTERED PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS WILL 19:35:31 INCREASE. IN 2018, FREMONT JOINED MANY BAY AREA MUNICIPALITIES IN DECLARING A SHELTER 19:35:36 CRISIS. IT'S NOT ONLY AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AS A SOCIETY, BUT 19:35:44 ALSO PROVIDED A FRAMEWORK TO DEVELOP AND CREATE -- SORRY, TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE CREATIVE SHELTER AND INTERIM 19:35:49 HOUSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER. MORE RECENTLY, THE ONSET OF THE 19:35:55 COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN THE WORLD THAT THE ABILITY TO SHELTER PEOPLE BY USING VACANT HOTELS AND ALLOWING THEM 19:36:02 TO ISOLATE INDOORS IS A HEALTH MEASURE AND KEY TO PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF AN ILLNESS FATAL TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE 19:36:05 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT WILL TAKE OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND AND HELP 19:36:13 RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. THE CITY OF FREMONT IS ADDRESSING THE 19:36:17 HOMELESS CRISIS THROUGH MANY APPROACHES THAT FALL INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES. 19:36:23 HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR TENANCY SUSTAINABILITY, TO HELP THOSE MOST ECONOMICALLY AT 19:36:28 RISK AT BECOMING HOMELESS MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING. INTERIM HOUSING AND STREET LEVEL 19:36:34 SERVICES PROVIDE STABILIZATION THROUGH SHELTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF A TRANSITION INTO STABLE 19:36:42 HOUSING. AND ENCAMPMENT MANAGEMENT. ALL OF THESE APPROACHES HAVE 19:36:47 CONNECTIONS AND LINKAGES TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE COUNSELING AND HOUSING NAVIGATION. 19:36:54 SAFE PARKING IS A TOOL TO OFFER A SAFE AND STABLE LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO PARK AND CONNECT WITH SERVICES. 19:37:00 SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS CAN TAKE MANY FORMS, BUT WHAT IS CONSISTENT IS THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE THEY 19:37:05 CAN GO TO REST, ACCESS HYGIENE FACILITIES, AND REINTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. 19:37:11 THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE UTILIZING EXISTING SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS MAY VARY, LIKE THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE. 19:37:16 SOME MAY NEED APPROPRIATE REST TO SEARCH AND PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT, SOME NEED TO BE ABLE TO STUDY FOR 19:37:25 SCHOOL, AND SOME NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO APPLY FOR HOUSING. THE TEAM FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 19:37:30 AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS VISITED SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE EAST AND SOUTH BAY. 19:37:39 WE CONDUCTED CITY-WIDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH TO VEHICLE DWELLERS. 19:37:47 THE THREE-PRONG STRATEGY WAS PROPOSED TO COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY OF 2021. THE STRATEGY SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT AN 19:37:52 ORDINANCE ALLOWING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LOTS THE FLEXIBILITY TO HOST NEIGHBORS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES, IDENTIFY AND 19:37:59 MONITOR ON-STREET SAFE PARKING ZONES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO OTHER LOCATION TO SAFELY PARK, AND PROPOSE A 19:38:08 CITY-OPERATED LARGE SCALE SAFE PARKING LOT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR LARGER VEHICLES TO ACCESS SERVICES AND AMEN 19:38:11 ITS. ON FEBRUARY 16TH, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING 19:38:18 A SAFE PARKING HOST SITE PROGRAM AND TO RETURN WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER TWO PRONGS OF THE 19:38:24 STRATEGY AT A LATER DATE. SINCE RECEIVING THAT DIRECTION, STAFF REVIEWED CURRENT MODELS MADE POSSIBLE 19:38:31 FROM A HOST SITE ORDINANCE, HELD ROUTINE WORKSHOPS WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY, AND SOUGHT INPUT FROM 19:38:36 MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY 19:38:43 SERVICES. MOUNTAIN VIEW CURRENTLY HAS THE LARGEST SAFE PARKING PROGRAM. 19:38:51 THE CITY PARTNERED WITH NON-PROFIT AND LOCAL FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER OVERNIGHT PARKING AT MULTIPLE 19:38:58 LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF AN EXISTING COLLABORATION. 19:39:02 WE LEARNED IN MOUNTAIN VIEW THAT AN ORGANIC SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY CAN DEVELOP THROUGH THESE 19:39:06 PROGRAMS. INITIALLY THEY OFFERED STAFF MONITORING ALL NIGHT, BUT FOUND THERE 19:39:11 WAS NO LONGER A NEED FOR IT BETWEEN 11:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M., WHEN MOST PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING. 19:39:18 THE CITY OF SAN JOSÉ OFFERS A SAFE PARKING PERMIT TO PRIVATE AND FAITH-BASED LOTS WHO WANT TO BE A HOST 19:39:24 SITE FOR AN OVERNIGHT PROGRAM. HOST SITES MUST CONFORM TO CITY STANDARDS TO RECEIVE A PERMIT WE 19:39:33 LEARNED THAT A GROUP OF FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO EACH OBTAIN A PERMIT. 19:39:38 WE LEARNED ABOUT A SIMILAR PROCESS IN SARATOGA, WHERE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER IN 19:39:45 PARTNERSHIP WITH A SERVICE PROVIDER TO OFFER SAFE PARK PROGRAMS AT THEIR SITES ON A MONTHLY BASIS, THEY CHANGED 19:39:56 LOCATIONS EACH MONTH OR EVERY TWO -- BALANCE THE HOSTING RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOW 19:40:06 EACH SITE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, HOMELESSNESS IS 19:40:11 NOT A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SOLVED BY THE CITY ALONE. IN MANY COMMUNITIES, FAITH-BASED 19:40:17 ORGANIZATIONS FACILITATE SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS AND SOME HAVE EVEN INITIATED SUCH PROGRAMS. 19:40:23 HERE IN FREMONT, OUR FAITH COMMUNITY HAS PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS FOR DECADES. 19:40:29 IT WAS A NATURAL NEXT STEP FOR STAFF TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR INPUT EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND 19:40:37 THEIR QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK ON A HOST SITE PROGRAM CONCEPT. SINCE FEBRUARY, STAFF MET WITH FAITH 19:40:45 LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO BUILD COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT FOR IMPLEM TAITION. 19:40:49 THESE LINKED THE GROUNDWORK FOR PARTNERSHIP TO HELP US WORK ON THE PROBLEM. 19:40:55 WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SARATOGA MODEL DESCRIBED EARLIER, WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING COMMUNITY, 19:41:02 FELLOWSHIP, NATURAL SUPPORTS AND CONSUMER VOICES IN ANY PROGRAM. IN OUR FINAL MEET, WE DISCUSS A 19:41:09 PROCESS BY WHICH TO COORDINATE RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEERISM BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE WORKED TOGETHER 19:41:14 TO DEVELOP AND REVIEW THE SAFE PARKING HOST SITE ORDINANCE. IT BECAME EVIDENCE THAT FOR A 19:41:20 SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, THROUGH A ROTATIONAL PROGRAM, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE CITY 19:41:26 STAFF DESIGNATED TO HELP COORDINATE THE PROGRAM AS A LIAISON FOR SITES AND TO REFER, SCREEN AND SUPPORT PROGRAM 19:41:32 PARTICIPANTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME REVIEWING THE BACKGROUND ON OUR HOMELESS CRISIS AND 19:41:36 THE PATH WE TOOK TO ARRIVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE COURTNEY PAL, 19:41:42 CITY PLANNER, WHO WILL NOW WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. >> THANK YOU, LAURIE, AND GOOD 19:41:46 EVENING, MAYOR MEI AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT 19:41:53 WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE ORDINANCE THAT STAFF HAS DEVELOPED TO ALLOW SAFE PARKING HOST SITES AT NON-PROFIT 19:41:59 ASSEMBLY AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. THE ORDINANCE WE'VE DEVELOPED CAN BE CONCEPTUALIZED AS HAVING FOUR MAIN 19:42:04 COMPONENTS. FIRST, THE ORDINANCE ADDS A DEFINITION FOR SAFE PARKING SITE INTO THE 19:42:10 MUNICIPAL CODE. SECOND, THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES WHERE SAFE PARKING HOST SITES ARE PERMITTED 19:42:17 IN THE CITY. THIRD, IT ESTABLISHES A MINISTERIAL OR STAFF LEVEL PERMITTING PROCESS TO 19:42:23 CREATE SAFE PARKING HOST SITES, AND FINALLY, IT ESTABLISHES OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT THESE SITES 19:42:31 MUST FOLLOW IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SAFE PARKING HOST SITE PERMIT. FIRST, I'LL DISCUSS THE ZONING MER 19:42:36 PERMISSIONS. CURRENTLY, SAFE PARKING IS NOT A DEFINED OR ALLOWED USE IN THE 19:42:41 MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S EFFECTIVELY NOT ALLOWED ON ANY PRIVATE LAND. 19:42:49 THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW SAFE PARKING HOST SITES AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO PRIVATE ASSEMBLY USES AND QUASI PUBLIC 19:42:56 FACILITIES, INCLUDING NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, RECREATIONAL, CHARITABLE, OR MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS 19:43:00 THROUGHOUT THE CITY. REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. 19:43:08 IT WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZE SAFE PARKING HOST SITE ON PUBLIC FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT ALREADY AUTHORIZED FOR SAFE 19:43:16 PARKING PURSUANT TO STATE LAWS. SECOND, THE ORDINANCE WOULD ESTABLISH A MINISTERIAL PERMITTING PROCESS FOR 19:43:21 ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY TO BECOME A HOST SITE. THERE WOULD BE THREE REQUIREMENTS TO 19:43:27 APPLY. A SITE PLAN, SHOWING THE SITE AND THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF SAFE PARKING 19:43:34 SPACES, AN OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DETAILS ON HOW THE SITE WILL BE RUN, AND FINALLY 19:43:40 AN ON-SITE INSPECTION, COMPLETED BY CITY STAFF TO VERIFY THAT CONDITIONS ON THE SITE ARE SUITABLE FOR SAFE 19:43:45 PARKING. WE ANTICIPATE THAT STAFF WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH ANY POTENTIAL APPLICANTS 19:43:51 IN ORDER TO PUT TOGETHER THESE MATERIALS AND CREATE A PLAN THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS 19:43:57 ALREADY FOUND IN THE ORDINANCE. ALREADY WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT CHECKLIST TO HELP SIMPLIFY THE 19:44:02 APPLICATION PROCESS AND MORE CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT 19:44:08 AS INFORMATIONAL ITEM NUMBER 1. AFTER A SAFE PARKING HOST SITE RECEIVES A PERMIT, THAT PERMIT WOULD 19:44:16 BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR, AND THEN IT COULD BE MINISTERIALLY RENEWED THROUGH A PROCESS SIMILAR TO THE INITIAL 19:44:23 INSPECTION AND REVIEW PROCESS BY CITY STAFF. FINALLY, THE ORDINANCE SETS STANDARDS 19:44:28 FOR THE OPERATION AND DESIGN OF SAFE PARKING HOST SITES. THIS IS REALLY THE MEAT OF THE 19:44:32 ORDINANCE, AND SO I WANT TO DIG IN TO ALL OF THE REQUIREMENT ONE BY ONE TO EXPLAIN THEIR IMPORTANCE. 19:44:38 SITES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE OPEN FOR SAFE PARKING AT LEAST 10 HOURS A NIGHT. 19:44:45 IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FAITH-BASED WORKING GROUP, WE DECIDED TO ALLOW HOST SITES TO SET THE SPECIFIC HOURS 19:44:51 OF OPERATION THEMSELVES, IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER EVENING OR MORNING ACTIVITY ON THE SITE, WHICH WOULD VARY 19:44:58 BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION IN QUESTION. HOST SITES COULD, OF COURSE, CHOOSE TO BE OPEN FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS A NIGHT 19:45:03 IF THEY WISHED, AND STAFF WOULD CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO IF FEASIBLE, GIVEN THE SITE OPERATIONS. 19:45:11 THIS COULD INCLUDE UP TO 24 HOURS OF OPERATION IF DESIRED. HOST SITES WOULD BE OPEN TO OPERABLE 19:45:15 VEHICLES ONLY. VEHICLES WOULD NEED TO BE REFERRED INTO THE PROGRAM. 19:45:26 LIKELY THROUGH CITY STAFF -- [INTERRUPTION] -- SORRY, LIKELY THROUGH CITY STAFF 19:45:33 OR CITY PARTNERS AND ALSO RECEIVE A PERMIT FROM THE SITE OPERATOR. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT VEHICLES 19:45:40 WOULD NOT NEED A VALID STATE-ISSUED LICENSE OR REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, AND THAT'S TO REDUCE 19:45:46 BARRIERS TO ACCESS, ALTHOUGH WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING THOSE 19:45:51 DOCUMENTS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN SAFE PARKING. UP TO 20 VEHICLES COULD PARK ON A 19:45:58 SINGLE SITE AT ONCE. THIS NUMBER COMES FROM SPEAKING WITH PROGRAM OPERATORS. 19:46:04 WE HAD INITIALLY THOUGHT ABOUT 3 TO 10 VEHICLES, WE HEARD FROM OTHERS WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED SAFE PARKING 19:46:09 PROGRAMS THAT 15 TO 20 VEHICLES IS A SWEET SPOT FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITY AMONG PARTICIPANTS, WHILE ALSO NOT 19:46:17 BECOMING TOO LARGE FOR VOLUNTEERS TO MANAGE. FINALLY, BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS SUCH AS 19:46:23 QUIET HOURS AND PROHIBITIONS ON FIRE RISKY ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ENFORCED, AS YOU CAN READ IN THE LAST TWO BULLETS 19:46:28 OF THE SLIDE. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS RELATE TO SITE DESIGN. 19:46:35 EACH SITE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BASIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING RESTROOMS, WATER, AND TRASH FACILITIES. 19:46:43 THESE FACILITIES COULD BE PROVIDED EITHER THROUGH TEMPORARY, PORTABLE FACILITIES OR BY ALLOWING GUESTS TO 19:46:47 USE FACILITIES WITHIN EXISTING BUILDINGS. STAFF PLANS TO REALLOCATE A PORTION OF 19:46:55 THE CDBG CARES ACT FUNDING IN ORDER TO ASSIST HOST SITES WITH PROVIDING TEMPORARY FACILITIES IF NEEDED. 19:47:02 ADDITIONALLY, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY'S FIRE MARSHAL, STAFF DEVELOPED ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FIRE 19:47:08 SAFETY. WITH REGARD TO FIRE SEPARATION, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE ONE OR TWO PARKING 19:47:13 SPACES WORTH OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES PARKED AND OCCUPIED. VEHICLES WOULD NEED TO PARK WITHIN 19:47:22 EXISTING PARKING SPACES RATHER THAN IN DRIVE AISLES, AND PARKING COULD NOT BLOCK FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS LIKE 19:47:28 FIRE HYDRANTS. EACH VEHICLE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A COMBINATION SMOKE AND CARBON 19:47:33 MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND RVs WOULD NEED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AGAIN I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE 19:47:36 REQUIREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE 19:47:44 SAFE PARKING SITES ARE, IN FACT, SAFE FOR THEIR GUESTS. LASTLY, THE ORDINANCE SETS STANDARDS 19:47:50 BETWEEN SAFE PARKING SPACES AND ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES. THERE ARE TWO MAIN CONSIDERATIONS WHEN 19:47:57 IT COMES TO THESE SETBACKS AND THOSE ARE FIRE SAFETY AND NOISE. IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 19:48:03 DISTRICTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH SEPARATION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND AN ADJACENT BUILDING TO PREVENT A 19:48:09 QUICK SPREAD OF FIRE. THEREFORE, THE SET BACK BECOMES TAKEN -- 5 FEET. 19:48:15 IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, THE MAIN CONCERN IS NOISE. THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE 19:48:20 HAVE EXISTING STANDARDS FOR NOISE AT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINES THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED. 19:48:27 STAFF LOOKED AT THE AVERAGE NOISE CREATED BY CONTINUOUSLY IDLING A CAR ENGINE AND RUNNING A GENERATOR, AND 19:48:33 DETERMINED HOW FAR FROM THE PROPERTY LINE THOSE USES WOULD NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING NOISE 19:48:38 STANDARD. THE RESULTANT SET BACK WAS 20 FEET FOR CARS AND 40 FEET FOR RVs. 19:48:45 STAFF HAVE PROACTIVELY LOOKED TO SEE HOW THESE SETBACKS CAN IMPACT FEASIBILITY ON SITES ADJACENT TO 19:48:50 RESIDENTIAL. AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT IN MOST CASES, THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT ONLY 19:48:57 REMOVES THE FIRST ROW OF PARKING CLOSEST TO A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE FROM CONSIDERATION FOR SAFE PARKING. 19:49:03 INDEED IN MOST SAMPLE CASES THAT STAFF LOOKED AT, PROPERTIES WERE CONSTRAINED BY THE 20 VEHICLE PARKING LIMIT FAR 19:49:10 BEFORE THEY WERE CONSTRAINED BY SETBACKS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED 19:49:17 THE ORDINANCE AT THEIR MEETING ON MAY 13TH, AND VOTED 7-0 IN FAVOR OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE 19:49:24 ORDINANCE WITH TWO MODIFICATIONS. FIRST, THAT THE ORDINANCE BE EXPANDED TO ALLOW SAFE PARKING IN ALL TYPES OF 19:49:31 PRIVATE SITES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL SITES, AND SECOND THAT, COUNCIL CONSIDER REMOVING 19:49:36 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN FAVOR OF PROVIDING THEM TO FACILITIES WITH GUIDELINES RATHER THAN REQUIREMENTS. 19:49:43 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT FOR COUNCIL IS THE SAME AS OUR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING 19:49:48 COMMISSION, WHICH FOLLOWS THE INITIAL DIRECTION THAT WE RECEIVED TO ALLOW SAFE PARKING AT ASSEMBLY AND 19:49:55 QUASI-PUBLIC USES LIKE FAITH-BASED FACILITIES, SUBJECT TO A MINISTERIAL PERMIT WITH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 19:50:02 STAFF RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL FIND THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA AND MAKE THE REQUISITE FINDINGS THAT 19:50:06 THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND FURTHERS THE WELFARE OF THE CITY. 19:50:12 AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION. STAFF IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANY 19:50:16 QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR US. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR THE 19:50:21 PRESENTATION. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN TO THE COUNCIL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY 19:50:24 QUESTIONS. CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 19:50:31 AND I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER JONES. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN? >> Councilmember Kassan: I HAVE A FEW 19:50:37 QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE. NUMBER ONE, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH 19:50:43 THE QUIET HOURS? BECAUSE TO ME, THEY SEEM A LITTLE BIT TOO SHORT. 19:50:47 I MIGHT EXTEND THEM BY AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE, BUT WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE ON THOSE QUIET HOURS? 19:50:57 >> SO THE QUIET HOURS CORRESPOND TO THE EXISTING NIGHTTIME HOURS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR KIND OF REDUCED NOISE 19:51:06 ACTIVITY ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES, AND SO BECAUSE QUIET HOURS, NO GENERATORS ALLOWED, WE WANT TO KIND OF 19:51:12 HAVE IT LINE UP TO OUR KIND OF MORE RESTRICTIVE NOISE HOURS WENT INTO EFFECT. 19:51:16 >> Councilmember Kassan: THAT MAKES SENSE. YOU MENTIONED GENERATORS. 19:51:21 I AM CONCERNED ABOUT GENERATORS. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH A LOT OF KIND OF TYPICAL GENERATORS IN TERMS 19:51:27 OF AIR POLLUTION AND NOISE AND EVEN LIKE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 19:51:34 IS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO REGULATE THE TYPES OF GENERATORS USED OR POSSIBLY PURCHASE SOLAR POWER -- I 19:51:41 ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIENT WHO MAKES SOLAR POWERED GENERATORS SO I KNOW THEY EXIST AND THEY'RE VEL EFFICIENT. 19:51:47 IS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO LIMIT THE USE OF THE KINDS THAT ARE VERY NOISY AND POLLUTING AND POSSIBLY 19:51:51 DANGEROUS? >> THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT STAFF IS INTERESTED IN. 19:51:59 AS AN ASIDE, WHEN WE VISITED THE MOUNTAIN VIEW PROGRAM, ONE OF THE GUESTS THERE HAD ACTUALLY TAUGHT 19:52:06 ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM HOW TO HOOK UP THEIR RV TO SOLAR POWER, AND IT WAS A GREAT 19:52:11 EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, VERY QUIET, VERY CLEAN, REDUCED A LOT OF SAFETY RISKS WHEN DONE CORRECTLY. 19:52:17 SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN REPLICATING IN ANY SAFE PARKING HOST SITE PROGRAM 19:52:23 IN FREMONT. WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, IS THAT GENERATORS DO PROVIDE A REALLY 19:52:28 ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR MANY PEOPLE TO JUST COMPLETE BASIC LIFE FUNCTIONS, AND SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO REGULATE THAT IN THE 19:52:33 ORDINANCE BECAUSE OF CONCERNS, WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE TOO RESTRICTIVE WITH REGARD TO, YOU KNOW, PREVENTING PEOPLE 19:52:38 FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB REMOTELY OR, YOU KNOW, DO SCHOOL REMOTELY, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING 19:52:44 THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN PROGRAMMATICALLY, ASIDE FROM THE ORDINANCE IN ADDRESSING IN THE SAFE 19:52:50 PARKING HOST SITES. >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, WILL THERE 19:53:00 BE A REQUIREMENT FOR A MANAGER TO BE ON SITE DURING THE TIME WHEN -- YOU KNOW, THE LATE NIGHT HOURS? 19:53:08 >> LAURIE, DID YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT QUESTION? >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING OUT HOW TO 19:53:15 DEVELOP A PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE RELYING ON THE MODELS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL AS PROGRAMS WE'VE HELD 19:53:22 HERE IN THE CITY, AND WE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE STAFF OR A MONITOR AVAILABLE DURING INTAKE WHILE PEOPLE 19:53:29 ARE COMING ON SITE, AND THEN IN THE HOURS IN THE MORNING AS PEOPLE ARE DEPARTING JUST TO ENSURE THAT THOSE 19:53:37 COMING ON SIDE ARE REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEN DEVELOPING A SITE COORDINATOR OR AN ON CALL VOLUNTEER OR 19:53:43 MONITOR IF ISSUES ARISE OVERNIGHT, THAT WOULD BE THE MINIMUM PRESENCE OF STAFF. 19:53:47 OR MONITORS. >> Councilmember Kassan: SOMEONE WOULD NEED TO BE AVAILABLE TO BE ON CALL 19:53:50 THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. >> YES. >> Councilmember Kassan: AND I'M 19:53:56 WONDERING IF YOU -- I'M SURE YOU DID BULL DID YOU CONSULT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON WHETHER THEY HAD ANY 19:54:04 CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES? I'M NOT SURE IF PEOPLE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AT RISK BEING IN THEIR 19:54:13 CARS, I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE THERE WAS SAFE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. 19:54:19 WHAT WAS THE INPUT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES THAT COULD COME UP IN TERMS OF 19:54:28 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT? >> WELL, I THINK ONE WAY TO MITIGATE 19:54:36 THAT IS, AS NEW PEOPLE COME INTO THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE SUPPORTED WITH A VOLUNTEER OR MONITOR STAFF SO THEY'RE 19:54:45 AWARE OF WHO IS ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE INFORMATION WITH THEM VERY QUICKLY TO 19:54:51 CALL THE APPROPRIATE PERSON IF AN ISSUE ARISES, AND JUST SO THAT ANYONE ON SITE KNOWS WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF ANY 19:55:00 TYPE OF EMERGENCY, AND SO IT'S JUST THE PREPAREDNESS OF PEOPLE ON SITE AND THEN ANOTHER THING -- THIS QUESTION 19:55:05 MIGHT COME UP IS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL LOCATION, IT WOULDN'T BE PUBLISHED NECESSARILY, IT WOULD JUST 19:55:11 BE KNOWN TO THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND THE HOST SITE TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF THE SITE AND THE 19:55:15 PARTICIPANTS. >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY. BECAUSE I JUST WONDER IF THE 19:55:21 VULNERABILITY ABOUT PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS, OF COURSE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOING THAT SO -- LET'S SEE. 19:55:33 I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION AND THAT WAS -- YOU KNOW, I IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR CITY SERVICES THAT ARE 19:55:40 AVAILABLE WOULD BE OFFERED. WOULD THERE BE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO HELP PEOPLE FIND PERMANENT HOUSING, 19:55:46 THE PEOPLE THAT WERE USING THESE SITES? >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. 19:55:52 SO ONE WAY WE'RE CONSIDERING TAKING IN REFERRALS IS ACTUALLY THROUGH SERVICE PROVIDERS THEMSELVES, SO THERE'S MANY 19:56:00 PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN ANY TYPE OF HOUSING OR INTERIM TYPE OF PROGRAM BUT THEY ARE CONNECTED TO OUTREACH 19:56:06 PROVIDERS OR HOUSING NAVIGATORS, AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BRING REFERRALS IN THE 19:56:11 FIRST PLACE SO THEY'D ALREADY BE CONNECTED, BUT THOSE THAT AREN'T, WE WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE CONTACT WITH 19:56:19 THEM, DO A SCREENING FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR AND WHO WE COULD CONNECT THEM WITH TO TRANSITION THEM 19:56:23 INTO A BETTER SITUATION. >> Councilmember Kassan: GREAT. I'M SORRY, I HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE 19:56:29 QUESTIONS I JUST REMEMBERED. ONE IS, IF WE PASS THIS TONIGHT, WILL ANY OF THESE ACTUALLY HAPPEN? 19:56:39 IS THERE -- I KNOW THERE'S BEEN MIXED LEVELS OF INTEREST. AS MUCH AS LOVE THIS ORDINANCE, IF IT 19:56:46 DOESN'T RESULT IN ANY ACTUAL SAFE PARKING, THEN IT'S KIND OF A WASTE OF EVERYONE'S TIME, SO DO YOU HAVE ANY 19:56:57 IDEA HOW LIKELY THIS IS TO ACTUALLY LEAD TO ACTUAL SAFE PARKING? >> WELL, WE KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING 19:57:02 CONVERSATION. RIGHT NOW MANY FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRYING TO 19:57:09 RECOVER FROM THE MANY EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC, AND SO TO UNDERSTAND AND BE PATIENT AND WORK WITH THEM THROUGH 19:57:17 THAT PROCESS, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OUTREACH -- SORRY, I HEAR FEEDBACK. 19:57:24 OKAY. SORRY. TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THESE 19:57:31 GROUPS AND FIND OUT HOW THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE EFFORT, IT MIGHT NOT JUST BE THROUGH BEING AN 19:57:37 ACTUAL HOST SITE, BUT PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTING WITH CERTAIN AMENITIES, SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH 19:57:42 ISSUES THEY MIGHT HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUING 19:57:46 CONVERSATION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE PATIENT AS PEOPLE WORK THROUGH THE ONCOMING CHANGES IN REGARDS TO THE 19:57:50 PANDEMIC. >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY. AND NOW MY ACTUAL LAST QUESTION WHICH 19:57:57 IS THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO HOST SITES, AND IF IT DOES, IT MIGHT 19:58:07 TAKE A WHILE, WHAT IS BEING DONE TO LOOK AT THE SECOND AND THIRD PRONGS OF THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION, ESPECIALLY 19:58:15 THE SECOND PRONG, BECAUSE THAT ONE SEEMS LIKE ONE WE COULD IMPLEMENT FAIRLY QUICKLY AT NOT TOO MUCH COST. 19:58:21 I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL WASN'T UNANIMOUS IN WANTING TO PUSH THAT FORWARD, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF 19:58:29 MAYBE THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD TALK ABOUT TONIGHT BECAUSE I JUST DO THINK IT IS AN URGENT PROBLEM, JUST 19:58:37 WAITING FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST SITES IS A LITTLE BIT RISKY IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO 19:58:45 RESULT IN HELPING PEOPLE. >> CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNCIL DIRECTION FROM LAST TIME, WE ARE 19:58:52 MOVING FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THE SECOND AND THIRD PRONGS. WE DO HAVE KIND OF UPCOMING SOME 19:58:58 OUTREACH PLANS TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO INFORM A FUTURE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL ON THE 19:59:03 SECOND OR THIRD PRONG. SO WE ARE PREPARED TO COME BACK WITH THOSE AT A LATER DATE AS ORIGINALLY 19:59:08 DIRECTED. >> Councilmember Kassan: ANY ESTIMATE ON WHEN WE COULD GET -- FOLLOW UP ON 19:59:17 THE SECOND PRONG PARTICULARLY? >> SO I BELIEVE OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO COME BACK WITH BOTH THE SECOND AND 19:59:22 THE THIRD PRONG FOR KIND OF A SIMULTANEOUS EVALUATION BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH EITHER OF 19:59:26 THEM. WE DON'T HAVE A DATE YET FOR THAT KIND OF FOLLOW-UP. 19:59:31 I THINK A LOT OF IT WILL DEPEND ON OUTREACH AND WHAT WE HEAR FROM FOLKS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES REGARDING 19:59:37 KIND OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO WITH THESE PROGRAMS. >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY. 19:59:39 THANK YOU. I'M DONE. >> Mayor Mei: NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER 19:59:47 JONES. >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COURTNEY, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 19:59:52 A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND ONE I'LL TAG ON TO SOMETHING COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN BROUGHT UP. 20:00:04 AND THAT WAS THE CONSULTATION WITH PD. AND LAURIE, I BELIEVE IT WAS YOU THAT MENTIONED A -- YOU KNOW, WITH THE 20:00:11 PRIVACY ISSUES, THERE WOULD BE PEOPLE ON THE LIST THAT WOULD BE GIVEN THE LOCATION ON AS AS-NEEDED BASIS. 20:00:16 IS PD ON THAT LIST FOR DISTRIBUTION SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THESE SITES ARE AND THEY CAN KIND OF PUT THE WORD OUT 20:00:22 TO THE STAFF ON THE STREET THAT, HEY, THIS IS GOING ON AT THIS LOCATION TONIGHT, AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME 20:00:32 EXTRA DRIVE-BYES ARE APPROPRIATE OR JUST IF THEY'RE AWARE IF THEY GET A CALL FOR SERVICE THERE. 20:00:36 AND -- I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. >> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT. 20:00:41 BUT THE SHORT ANSWER, YES, BUT I'LL LET YOU CONTINUE WITH YOUR QUESTION. I'M SORRY. 20:00:47 >> Councilmember Jones: WELL, ACTUALLY I HAD ANOTHER -- JUST ANOTHER PART OF THAT IS -- AND I KNOW FIRE IS COMING 20:00:57 OUT AND DOING THE ON-SITE INSPECTIONS OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ARE WE INVOLVING PD IN THAT AS WELL FOR SOME 20:01:00 OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON IT? >> I CAN TAKE THAT PART OF THE QUESTION. 20:01:08 SO YES, SO BOTH FIRE AND PD HAVE THE SIGN-OFFS ON THE ON-SITE INSPECTION. WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU 20:01:14 KNOW, IT'S AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROCESS FOR THESE TO GET APPROVED. THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS. 20:01:20 >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. THEN A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS, 20:01:29 AND AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF GENERATORS. THE NOISE THEY MAKE, THE CO2 THAT THEY 20:01:34 PUT OUT. AND I KNOW -- I MEAN, I OWN AN RV, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE FAIRLY QUIET AND 20:01:42 MOST PLACES THAT YOU PARK AN RV WILL REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE ALL OF THAT STUFF SHUT DOWN BY 10:00 P.M. SO YOU DON'T 20:01:48 DISRUPT ANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT THE EXHAUST, AND I NOTICE THAT ONE OF 20:01:59 THE PROVISIONS WAS THAT WAS IT EVERY VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CO2 AND SMOKE DETECTOR, AND 20:02:08 RVs WILL HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IS THERE ANY FUNDING BUILT INTO THIS 20:02:15 TO ASSIST THOSE PEOPLE, MAY MAYBE WE HAVE A CASE OF CO2 DETECTORS AT EACH SITE OR THAT FOLLOWS THE HOST SITE 20:02:21 AROUND SO THEY CAN BE PASSED OUT AND RETRIEVED THE NEXT DAY SO THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A COST PROHIBITIVE 20:02:28 ISSUE FOR PEOPLE? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WAS FACTORED IN? 20:02:33 I SEE YOU'RE NODDING. >> YES, WE'RE JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT EACH OTHER. 20:02:42 YES, SO AGAIN, KIND OF ALLUDING TO WHAT COURTNEY SAID EARLIER, WE WOULDN'T WANT THIS TYPE OF PROVISION OR 20:02:48 REQUIREMENT TO BE A BARRIER FOR ANYBODY, SO WE WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH HAVING THE PROPER SAFETY 20:02:55 EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLE, IF IT'S THROUGH A STASH THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY OR IT'S COMMUNITY DONATIONS, 20:03:01 WE'VE ALREADY ACCEPTED COMMUNITY DONATIONS FOR SUCH MATERIALS, WE'VE EVEN PURCHASED THEM THROUGH GRANT 20:03:09 FUNDING, SO IT'S MATERIALS WE DEFINITELY ATTEND TO SUPPORT WITH IF NEEDED. 20:03:13 >> Councilmember Jones: ALONG WITH THAT, YOU CAN MITIGATE THE CO2 IN PARTICULAR BY THE WAY YOU POSITION THE 20:03:23 RVs AND WHERE THE GENERATOR EXHAUST IS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO ATTACHMENTS THAT CAN BE PUT ON TO THAT EXHAUST THAT 20:03:28 COME OUT AND GO UP AND DIRECT ALL THE EMISSION OUTWARD RATHER THAN TO THE SIDE WHERE IT AFFECT ANOTHER VEHICLE. 20:03:36 THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING, AGAIN, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, EITHER AGREE TO FUND OR ACTUALLY 20:03:44 MAKE, THEY'RE FAIRLY EASY TO MAKE. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION WAS JUST TO CLARIFY, I UNDERSTAND NOT HAVING A 20:03:51 REQUIREMENT FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, BUT DID YOU SAY LICENSING AND DID YOU MEAN LICENSE PLATE OR DID YOU MEAN 20:03:59 DRIVER'S LICENSE? >> DRIVER'S LICENSE. >> Councilmember Jones: SO WE'RE NOT 20:04:06 GOING TO REQUIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM? >> SO IF THEIR LICENSE IS EXPIRED, WE 20:04:14 WOULD HELP THEM WORK TO RENEW IT. BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A MATTER THAT THEY NEEDED -- I THINK IT'S MORE IF THEY 20:04:23 HAD LIKE A LICENSE THAT WAS EXPIRED, WE WOULD HELP THEM WORK TO RENEW THAT BECAUSE THERE'S MANY REASONS WHY A 20:04:28 LICENSE HAS EXPIRED, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A REQUIREMENT FOR TO BE VALID FOR THEM TO ENTER. 20:04:33 >> Councilmember Jones: I WOULD GUESS IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT DMV. 20:04:41 BUT FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY, DOES THAT CREATE ANY KIND OF LIABILITY ISSUE IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T 20:04:50 HAVE A LICENSE AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DRIVE OUT ON THE PUBLIC STREET AFTER THAT, OR IS THAT JUST KIND OF -- I 20:04:55 MEAN I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT MOST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE ACTIVELY ENFORCING AT THIS POINT. 20:05:06 SUSPENDED LICENSE, REVOKED LICENSE, BUT DO WE INCUR ANY LIABILITY BY ALLOWS A NONLICENSED DRIVER TO LEAVE THE 20:05:09 PARKING LOT? >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 20:05:14 IT'S CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT RAISED A RED FLAG WHEN I HEARD IT AS WELL, SO SOMETHING I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO WORK 20:05:18 THROUGH. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, IS IT? 20:05:26 SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPLEMENTATION ISSUE THAT WE'LL NEED TO WORK ON. >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. 20:05:33 AND THEN SINCE YOU'RE ANSWERING A QUESTION, I'LL BRING UP ONE MORE REGARDING POTENTIAL LIABILITY, AND I 20:05:39 HATE TO EVEN ADDRESS THIS BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY LITIGATION-HAPPY SOCIETY THAT WE LIVE IN. 20:05:48 ARE WE EXPOSING OURSELF TO ANYTHING BY CALLING IT A SAFE PARKING LOT? >> BY THE NAME ITSELF? 20:05:53 >> Councilmember Jones: CORRECT. >> JUST BAY CALLING IT SAFE? >> Councilmember Jones: IF WE CALL IT 20:06:03 SAFE, DOES THAT INFER WE ARE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE THERE? 20:06:07 >> I WOULDN'T THINK SO. I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO A LOCATION 20:06:11 THAT HAS SOME SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP THEM OUT, BUT WE'RE NOT PROMPTING THAT THEY PERSONALLY ARE 20:06:17 GOING TO BE SAFE THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'RE THERE. >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. 20:06:25 I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT JUST -- JUST BY THE MERE NAME OF IT DOESN'T INFER SOMETHING THAT PUTS US AT ANY 20:06:32 TYPE OF RISK. I MEAN, I HAVE LOOKED AT A LOT OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING ON, IT 20:06:41 DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE, EVEN WITH THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE EVENING, MOST OF THE SITES SEEM TO BE 20:06:46 PRETTY WELL MAINTAIN AND AND PRETTY WELL ORGANIZED AND EVERYBODY IS CIVIL TO EACH OTHER, AND I THINK FOR THE 20:06:53 MOST PART, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE JUST HAPPY TO FIND A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE NOT -- THERE'S NOT A CON STABT 20:07:01 A CONSTANT STREAM OF TRAFFIC. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. THANK YOU. 20:07:10 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AT THIS TILE, I'D LIKE TO TURN TO COUNCILMEMBER COX FOR CLARIFYING 20:07:14 QUESTIONS. >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 20:07:24 I'M GOING TO START AT THE TOP AND JUST GO AT MY LIST OF QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF PUTTING 20:07:33 TOGETHER THIS INFORMATION. I WANTED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SITE OPERATOR, THIS IS GOING TO 20:07:40 BE THE ORGANIZATION'S SITE OPERATOR, NOT THE CITY OF FREMONT, IS THAT CORRECT? 20:07:53 >> THE ORDINANCE WOULD SET OUT ESSENTIALLY THAT EACH SITE MUST DESIGNATE A CONTACT PERSON OR SOMEONE 20:08:00 WHO IS ON CALL FOR HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS OR ISSUES AT THE SITE SHOULD THEY ARISE. 20:08:07 THEY'D ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AS LAURIE MENTIONED EARLIER, ESSENTIALLY PROVIDING A WELCOME FOR GUESTS EACH 20:08:13 EVENING, CHECKING PEOPLE IN, MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, SO IN THE MODELS THAT 20:08:17 WE LOOKED AT AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THIS MODEL WOULD BE THAT THOSE SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED BY 20:08:24 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING THE SAFE PARKING. WHAT LAURIE ALSO MENTIONED IN HER 20:08:30 PRESENTATION, THOUGH, WAS THAT WE ALSO DO ANTICIPATE THAT STAFF TIME FROM CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO BE 20:08:38 REQUIRED IN THE KIND OF OVERALL COORDINATION AND KIND OF LOGISTICS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM, 20:08:44 BOTH WITH REGARD TO IMPLEMENTING FACILITIES AT DIFFERENT SITES, COORDINATING BETWEEN DIFFERENT 20:08:50 RELIGIOUS FACILITIES SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO DO A ROTATIONAL PROGRAM, AND SO THAT KIND OF OVERHEAD ASPECT WOULD 20:08:57 STILL BE SOMETHING THAT CITY STAFF WOULD BE PROVIDING. >> Councilmember Cox: SO NATURALLY, IF 20:09:04 YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, WHAT I WOULD PROBABLY EXPECT IS, I SEE, YOU KNOW, IN THE STAFF 20:09:13 NOTES THAT WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT $340,000. IS THAT ONLY FOR ONE YEAR FOR RUNNING 20:09:17 THIS PROGRAM OR HOW MANY YEARS IS THIS PROGRAM? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT, BEFORE I CAN 20:09:25 UNDERSTAND AND MAKE A DECISION, I DON'T HAVE THE OTHER PIECES OF UNDERSTANDING IF YOU'RE RUNNING A PROGRAM, THE 20:09:33 BUDGET, WHAT IS THE STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED OR THE AMOUNT OF TIME, HOW IS THAT GOING TO INVOLVE WITH OUR 20:09:45 FIRE, OUR POLICE, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT IS USING OUR TAXPAYERS' MONEYS, HOW IS THIS GOING 20:09:53 TO BE ADDRESSED AND MANAGED? AND THAT'S THE PART I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, OF THE MAGNITUDE THAT THIS 20:10:02 COULD TAKE ON FOR ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THIS PART. SO I DON'T SEE A PROPOSAL ABOUT THE 20:10:12 FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUGGESTED OR A ESTIMATED TYPE OF PROGRAM AND PLAN IN OPERATING THIS? 20:10:21 >> COUNCILMEMBER COX, I'M GOING TO TRY AND ADDRESS THAT QUESTION IF I COULD. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF FROZEN POSITIONS 20:10:31 WITHIN THE CITY, AND THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO FILL A POSITION THAT 20:10:37 HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE, WHICH IS A MANAGEMENT ANALYST POSITION WITH THE INTENTION OF HAVING THAT PERSON HELP 20:10:46 TO COORDINATE THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TAKE ON SOME OTHER MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE 20:10:53 DEPARTMENT. >> Councilmember Cox: SO THAT WOULD BE ONE FULL TIME PERSON TO BE ABLE TO 20:10:56 MANAGE THAT PLUS THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES? >> YES. 20:11:00 >> Councilmember Cox: INSIDE OF YOUR HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. 20:11:08 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. >> AND THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, THE CARES ACT FUNDING IS 20:11:16 GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS. THOUGH WE'VE GOT IT LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 4 1/2 YEARS NOW 20:11:23 ROLLING FORWARD. SO THAT'S THE $340,000 THAT WE'VE SET ASIDE TO HELP LAUNCH THIS PROGRAM. 20:11:34 KO >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. MY OTHER CONCERN, BESIDES THE 20:11:43 RESOURCES, IS, IS THIS REQUIRING FREMONT POLICE AND FIRE TO HAVE TO HIRE ANYONE ELSE TO HELP ASSIST IN 20:11:52 OPERATING THIS PLAN? ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10:00 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M., WHERE A LOT OF THINGS DO GET 20:12:04 INTERESTING, SHALL WE SAY, AND HOW WE OR HOW IS THE SITE OR THE CITY GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT PART WHEN 20:12:12 THINGS GET A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING? >> I WOULD RESPOND BY SAYING IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE TALKED TO, THE 20:12:19 NUMBER OF TIMES THAT POLICE HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT HAVE BEEN REALLY MINIMAL. THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE WITH OUR HOUSING 20:12:29 NAVIGATION CENTER AS WELL. IN MOST INSTANCES, IF THERE'S NEED FOR SAFETY PERSONNEL, IT GENERALLY TENDS 20:12:35 TO DO WITH SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL ISSUE THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE NIGHT WHEREAS STANCE MIGHT BE NEEDED. 20:12:42 BUT THERE REALLY HAS BEEN NO NEED FOR POLICE TO COME RELATED TO OTHER KINDS OF INCIDENCES. 20:12:53 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HOW THE POLICE AND FIRE WOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS AND 20:13:00 PARTNERING WITH THE MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN YOUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF 20:13:09 UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE I'M WORRIED AND I WILL SPEAK THIS FROM REPRESENTING IRVINGTON DISTRICT THAT WE HAD THREE 20:13:19 SEXUAL ASSAULTS THAT OCCURRED IN THAT DISTRICT, WHICH IMPACTS ALL OF FREMONT AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 20:13:30 COMMUNITY SAFETY AND KNOWING WHO IS COMING IN TO THESE HOST SITES, AND I'M VERY TROUBLED BY NOT HAVING A DRIVER'S 20:13:37 LICENSE, NOT HAVING ANY TYPE OF INSURANCE. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND -- I DIDN'T 20:13:42 HEAR ANY BACK DOWN SCREENING, I HEARD SOMETHING IN THE WRITING OF THE ORDINANCE TALKING ABOUT PARTICIPANT 20:13:46 SCREENING, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN YOU SAY PARTICIPANT SCREENING. 20:13:57 ARE YOU -- THE PERSON THAT WROTE THIS BETWEEN COURTNEY AND LAURIE AND WHOEVER ELSE AND SUZANNE, WHAT IS THIS 20:14:06 PARTICIPANT SCREENING ABOUT? >> CAN I JUMP IN FOR A SECOND? THIS IS WAYNE MORRIS HERE. 20:14:10 SO WE'RE MANAGING THIS RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF FREMONT, WE'RE MANAGING IT ALL OVER THE CITY. 20:14:18 SO -- AND WE'VE TALKED TO OUR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE, SO WE'RE MANAGING IT. 20:14:26 IT WILL BE LESS MANAGEMENT IF WE CAN BRING IT TOGETHER AND HAVE DIFFERENT SITES, SO THAT'S WHAT I THINK SOME OF 20:14:31 THAT PERSPECTIVE HAS TO BE LOOKED AT ALSO, IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THESE 15 OR 20 CARS, AND IF WE CAN GET 20:14:38 THREEL, FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE SITES, WE'VE GOT A HUNDRED VEHICLES THAT ARE AT FIVE SITES, WE DON'T HAVE THE 20:14:45 HUNDRED VEHICLES ALL OVER THE CITY OF FREMONT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE MORE MANAGEABLE IF WE CAN GET, YOU KNOW -- 20:14:50 IF -- WITH THIS ORDINANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE MANAGEABLE THAN IT CURRENTLY IS. 20:14:58 >> Councilmember Cox: WELL, I STILL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT COULD TAKE. 20:15:05 I MEAN, IT'S PART OF RUNNING A PROGRAM THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE MULTIPLYING FACTOR IF YOU HAVE MORE 20:15:13 THAN ONE SITE, IT DOES TAKE AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCES, AND I DON'T EVEN SEE ADDRESSED, I KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT 20:15:19 TRASH AND TALK ABOUT RESTROOMS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE 20:15:31 EXPECTING THE SITE OPERATOR TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THOSE PARTS INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT LOOK TO CITY OF FREMONT FOR 20:15:35 ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT OR FUNDING? >> I THINK COURTNEY CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. 20:15:41 >> RIGHT. SO WE'RE HOPING TO SUPPORT SITES IN A NUMBER OF WAYS TO HELP THEM OR ASSIST 20:15:47 THEM PROVIDE THOSE FACILITIES. THE FIRST WOULD BE CREATING PARTNERSHIPS AMONG DIFFERENT 20:15:50 ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE VERY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING 20:15:57 SAFE PARKING BUT MIGHT NOT HAVE A VERY BIG PARKING LOT OR MIGHT NOT HAVE A BIG ENOUGH CONGREGATION WHERE THEY CAN 20:16:03 SUPPORT SAFE PARKING ON THEIR OWN, AND SO STEP ONE WOULD BE TO ENGAGE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE 20:16:09 IN-KIND DONATIONS TO THE OTHER FAITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO HOST SAFE PARKING ON THEIR SITES AND, YOU 20:16:14 KNOW, FUND A PORT-A-POTTY, A HAND WASHING STATION FOR A SAFE PARKING SITE. 20:16:22 THAT IS ALSO A COST THAT COULD BE COVERED BY THE $340,000 OF CARES ACT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, JUST TO KIND OF 20:16:33 PUT THE COST IN SCALE OR PERSPECTIVE FOR THE ONE HAND WASHING STATION AND -- OR SORRY, I THINK IT'S TWO 20:16:37 PORT-A-POTTIES AND ONE HAND WASHING STATION FOR ONE SITE, THE COST FOR A YEAR IS $13,000. 20:16:50 AND SO THAT COST, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT IT OVER, YOU KNOW, A FEW SITES, WOULD BE -- THERE WOULD STILL BE MONEY 20:16:55 LEFT OVER IN MULTIPLE YEARS IN THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THAT. AND THEN THE LAST THING WHICH WAS 20:17:00 TRASH FACILITIES, WE'VE EXPLORED THIS WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION AND FOUND THAT WE CAN ADD 20:17:06 THESE SITES TO THE CITY'S REPUBLIC SERVICES ACCOUNT AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO THE CITY. 20:17:13 AND SO THAT WOULD BE A SERVICE THAT WE COULD OFFER TO FACILITIES WHO MIGHT NEED IT FOR ESSENTIALLY NO ADDITIONAL 20:17:18 COST. YEAH. >> Councilmember Cox: I WAS GOING TO 20:17:27 ASK ALSO, I THINK WE ALSO -- WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF CLEAN-UP THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THAT IS THROUGHOUT 20:17:37 FREMONT WITH UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, AND THAT HAS GONE UP EACH YEAR. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A PART WHERE 20:17:46 SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT COULD GET VERY 20:17:53 COSTLY, THAT THEY COULD BACK OUT AND SAY, I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS. SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SOME THE 20:18:03 OPERATING COST OF THE CLEANLINESS. I SEE IT FROM MY OTHER SIDE OF LIFE HERE AND PROFESSIONAL WORK THAT WE 20:18:09 DEAL WITH THAT TYPE OF REMEDIATION, BIOREMEDIAL SERVICES AND CLEANING THAT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY, MORE THAN 20:18:18 YOU ANTICIPATE, AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT I DON'T THINK HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH EACH ONE OF 20:18:26 THESE SITES, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY SHARE WITH THE SITE OPERATOR AND ORGANIZATION, BUT WE NEED TO ALSO 20:18:34 CONSIDER THAT PART AS WELL. AND OPERATING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM AND I -- YOU KNOW, I SEE WHERE THERE'S 20:18:42 CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU'RE HOLDING THE SITE OPERATORS RESPONSIBLE, BUT I THINK IT COULD BE A POINT THAT ARE YOU 20:18:51 EXPECTING THEM TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY? TO HOST THIS TYPE OF SITE OR IS THIS A SITE JUST ON THEMSELVES? 20:18:58 I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, BECAUSE I THINK IN SOME WAYS THE ORDINANCE MAY BE A 20:19:05 LITTLE BIT PREMATURE UNTIL WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE OPERATION. 20:19:11 I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A THREE PRONG AND YOU'RE STARTING WITH THE FIRST PRONG, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME PARTS MISSING 20:19:17 IN ORDER TO HELP ME MAKE A GOOD DECISION HERE. ANOTHER PART THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT 20:19:24 FOR FIRE SAFETY, THERE WASN'T A MENTION OF ANY -- IF YOU'RE IN A CAR, THERE'S NO MENTION OF -- I KNOW YOU KIND OF 20:19:32 REFER TO IT AS A WARMING APPARATUS OR APPLIANCE, BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ANY TYPE OF CAR CIGARETTE 20:19:40 LIGHTERS OR CANDLES OR THINGS THAT COULD CATCH ON FIRE AS WELL. IF THEY'RE IN THE PARKING LOT. 20:19:47 THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS WONDERING ABOUT BECAUSE THAT WASN'T ADDRESSED IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL. 20:19:59 >> SO IF I COULD JUST GO BACK AND ADDRESS KIND OF BOTH OF YOUR POINTS, SO I THINK YES, IF SITES ARE RECEIVING 20:20:05 FUNDING FROM THE CITY TO HAVE SERVICES PROVIDED, THEN THEY CERTAINLY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN MOU WITH US, SO WE 20:20:10 BOTH UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS OF THOSE AGREEMENTS. BUT THOSE WOULD NEED TO BE SIGNED OP A 20:20:15 SITE BY SITE BASIS SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ORDINANCE. 20:20:22 IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD CREATE WITH EACH SITE LATER DOWN THE ROAD AS WE GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT 20:20:26 SERVICES THEY REQUIRED FROM THE CITY, BECAUSE ONE THING WE'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND FROM WORKING WITH OUR 20:20:33 FAITH-BASED GROUPS IS THAT DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS, AND DIFFERENT SITES MAY END UP 20:20:38 NEEDING DIFFERENT SERVICES AND DIFFERENT ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY AND OTHER FACILITIES. 20:20:46 SO WE CERTAINLY WOULD ANTICIPATE SIGNING AN MOU WITH ORGANIZATIONS WE'RE ASSISTING WITH FUNDS. 20:20:56 TO THE SECOND COMMENT ABOUT THE KIND OF CANDLES AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF GENERAL FIRE UNSAFE ACTIVITY, THAT'S NOT 20:21:01 SOMETHING WE INTEND TO BE ALLOWED. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT CANDLES ARE EXPLICITLY MENTIONED IN THE ORDINANCE, 20:21:06 BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE GENERAL PROVISION 20:21:15 ABOUT NO OUTDOOR COOKING, FIRES, NO LIT FIRE OF ANY TYPE WOULD BE ALLOWED AND THAT WOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE CANDLES 20:21:20 IN PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. >> Councilmember Cox: AND CIGARETTE LIGHTERS TOO. 20:21:27 THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE TO ADD IN JUST SO IT'S PRESENT IN THAT WORDING THERE, BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE 20:21:34 LOOPHOLES. AND UNDERSTANDING THAT. ANOTHER PART THAT I'M REALLY TROUBLED 20:21:41 ALSO IS THAT YOU HAVE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHEN WE GET CARS AND THINGS, AND I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING COULD BE 20:21:48 GOING THROUGH SOME HARD TIMES, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT WE SHOULD REALLY RE-THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE DRIVER'S 20:21:56 LICENSE SCENARIO AND HAVING CAR INSURANCE, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ARE PRETTY STANDARD WHEN YOU OPERATE YOUR 20:22:05 CAR AND EVEN IF YOU'RE IN THAT SITE, IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT TO GET GAS OR SOMETHING OR DRIVING YOUR CAR, I 20:22:11 WOULDN'T WANT THAT IN THE SITE AND THE CITY OF FREMONT COULD GET SUED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD OCCUR. 20:22:25 SO I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET SOME MORE INSTRUCTION LEGALLY FROM OUR ATTORNEY BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S 20:22:32 CONTRADICTION WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY REQUIRE US TO TAKE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND HAVE CERTAIN 20:22:37 THINGS MAINTAINED, WE'VE STILL GOT TO COMPLY WITH IT EVEN IF THEY'RE ON SITE AND THEY MAY DRIVE THE CAR MINIMALLY, 20:22:46 WE STILL, AS DRIVERS OF A CAR, HAVE GOT TO HAVE THESE TYPE OF THINGS, OTHERWISE IT'S NOT A LEGAL SETUP OR 20:22:54 SITE. SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE A PART OF THAT IN ADDITION TO SOME OF 20:23:01 THE OTHER DISCUSSIONS. AND WHAT WAS MY OTHER QUESTION? >> SO I DO JUST WANT TO INTERJECT AND 20:23:07 MAKE SURE SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR, THERE IS NO DISCUSSION IN THE ORDINANCE AT ALL ABOUT SCREENING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING 20:23:13 THINGS LIKE DRIVER'S LICENSE REGISTRATION. THAT'S A BEST PRACTICE WE'VE TAKEN 20:23:19 FROM A LOOK AT OTHER PROGRAMS SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT IN THERE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE YOU BE VOTING ON ADOPTING THE 20:23:28 ORDINANCE TONIGHT, THOSE SPECIFIC CRITERIA ARE NOT IN THERE, SO IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD REVISIT AT A LATER 20:23:36 DATE SHOULD THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED. WE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A COMPLEX ISSUE, EVEN WITH A LOT OF SITE-SPECIFIC 20:23:42 CONSIDERATIONS, WHO IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE, WE WANTED TO WITHHOLD THAT FOR A MORE SITE BY SITE 20:23:45 DISCUSSION, SO IT IS, AGAIN, NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. 20:23:53 >> City Manager Danaj: ALSO IF I COULD JUST ADD TOO, I'D ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO THINK OF THIS ORDINANCE AS LARGELY AN 20:24:00 IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM OR FRAMEWORK. IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE ROLLED OUT. 20:24:06 SO THIS IS PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH WE CAN OPERATE AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS WITHIN, MIGHT BE AN EASIER 20:24:11 WAY OF VIEWING IT TONIGHT. >> Councilmember Cox: I HEAR THAT, BUT I'M SORRY, I REALLY DISAGREE ON THAT. 20:24:21 IF WE DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE HIGHER LAWS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL OF RUSS -- 20:24:29 WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE OUR OWN CARS, DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CAR INSURANCE, I WOULD EXPECT THE SAME IF ANYONE WAS ON 20:24:37 THOSE TYPE OF SITES, AND THAT WE NORMALLY WOULD OPERATE A PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE LAW, THE STATE OF 20:24:44 CALIFORNIA. AND I CAN'T AGREE ON SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT 20:24:51 VALID AND LEGAL, IT MAKES PART OF IT INTO NOT BEING A LEGAL TYPE OF ORDINANCE. 20:24:59 AND SO I'M SORRY, I CAN'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY PARKING 20:25:05 -- BECAUSE I GET COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW ALL MY OTHER FELLOW CITY COUNCILMEMBERS DO, AND YOU LOOK OUT 20:25:12 AND EVEN AS I WALK OUT OF CHURCH OR I GO DOWN THE STREETS IN THE PARK, THERE ARE VEHICLES OUT THERE, THEY ARE 20:25:25 PARKING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S IN THERE, AND I CAN'T HAVE ANYONE IN MY BELOVED 20:25:28 COMMUNITY OF FREMONT BE IN JEOPARDY OF HAVING SOMETHING HAPPEN. BECAUSE ALL IT TAKES IS ONE. 20:25:33 NO ONE WOULD EVER BELIEVE WE HAD A SEXUAL ASSAULT HERE IN IRVINGTON AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING. 20:25:40 WHY WOULD I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING ELSE COULD HAPPEN LIKE THIS? AND OUR BELOVED FREMONT? 20:25:45 I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING HARD BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT TO ADD SOME OTHER PROCESS IN THERE TO PROTECT OUR 20:25:49 COMMUNITY. IT COMMUNITY SAFETY WHEN YOU OPERATE THESE TYPE OF PROGRAMS, AND WE ALSO 20:25:54 ARE LIABLE, BECAUSE IT'S ALL UNDER ORDINANCE. IT GOES BACK TO THE CITY OF FREMONT. 20:26:01 AND I'M SORRY, I JUST CANNOT, WITHOUT SOME OF THESE OTHER PROVISIONS IN HERE, I'M SORRY, I WOULD NOT BE ABE 20:26:09 ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT TONIGHT. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. THANK YOU. 20:26:18 NEXT FOR COUNCILMEMBER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT, VICE MAYOR YANG SHAO. 20:26:24 >> Vice Mayor Shao: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. I WOULD ONLY LIMIT MY TIME TO 20:26:31 QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. 20:26:47 SO I WANT TO KNOW FIRST OF ALL, THE TRANSPARENCY OF THIS APPLICATION AND INSPECTION, BECAUSE THAT IS VERY 20:26:57 IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KNOW, SO WOULD THE APPLICATION AND THE INSPECTION RESULT BECOME PUBLIC RECORD 20:27:02 AFTERWARDS, AFTER THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED? >> SO ALL PERMITS THAT ARE SUBMITTED 20:27:09 TO THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THAT AREN'T BUILDING PERMITS ARE MORE OF THE ENTITLEMENT 20:27:18 KIND OF PERMITS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, SO THEY'RE VIEWABLE TO THE PUBLIC NOT ONLY AFTER THEY'RE APPROVED, THEY HAVE 20:27:25 INFORMATION AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, UNDER REVIEW, AND RESULTS OF THAT REVIEW, CONSISTENTLY 20:27:28 THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, THE PUBLIC 20:27:33 WILL HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. >> Vice Mayor Shao: GREAT. 20:27:46 SECONDLY, RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE CHURCH OPERATING HOT MEAL SERVICES MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY OUT OF IRVINGTON 20:27:56 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM HORNER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 20:28:09 SO MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE ANY RECORD AS TO THE IMPACT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY OR SCHOOL SAFETY 20:28:17 BASED ON THEIR DECADES OF SERVICE RECORD? I KNOW THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF SERVICE 20:28:25 TO UNSHELTERED PEOPLE, AND I PERSONALLY EVEN BECAME A VOLUNTEER ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO IN THEIR BREAKFAST PROGRAM, SO MY 20:28:36 QUESTION IS IS THERE ANY RECORD TO EITHER WARN THE COMMUNITY OR ENSURE THE COMMUNITY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER 20:28:44 THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL? 20:28:56 >> WHAT I CAN SHARE BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE RUNNING THE CLEAN START HYGIENE PROGRAM ALSO IS AT IRVINGTON 20:29:02 DURING THE BREAKFAST TIME AS WELL AS CENTERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND NILES DISCOVERY CHURCH, WE'VE BEEN 20:29:11 RUNNING THAT PROGRAM FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND HAVE NOT HAD TO CALL FOR MEDICAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT, NOR HAVE 20:29:18 ANY OTHER PARTICIPANTS CALLED FOR SUPPORT DURING OUR PROGRAM HOURS. SO THAT'S THE MOST CURRENT UP TO DATE 20:29:20 INFORMATION I COULD PROVIDE TO THAT QUESTION. >> Vice Mayor Shao: THANK YOU. 20:29:29 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, COUNCILMEMBER KENG. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU, 20:29:36 MADAME MAYOR. SO I DO APPRECIATE THE STAFF VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING ALL THAT INFORMATION, 20:29:45 AND THE RESEARCH THAT YOU'VE DONE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FIRST, CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW PEOPLE CAN 20:29:57 REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM? >> I'M SORRY, THE SITE THAT'S INTERESTED IN HOSTING OR -- 20:30:04 >> Councilmember Keng: ACTUALLY NO, SORRY, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED TO PARK, SLEEP THERE AT NIGHT. 20:30:14 >> SO WE HAVEN'T SET UP THE PROGRAM DESIGN AND PROCESS YET, BUT SIMILAR TO OTHER PROGRAMS WE'VE OPERATED, IT 20:30:19 WOULD START ON A REFERRAL BASIS WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDER PARTNERS, AND WE COULD EXPAND FROM THERE BY DOING 20:30:23 OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY, THANK YOU. 20:30:31 AND THEN I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE A COUNT OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. 20:30:42 FROM YOUR INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE TEAM, DO YOU FEEL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN INCREASE OF THE 20:30:56 NUMBER OF OUR HOMELESS FOLKS? >> THERE'S AN INCREASE, DEFINITELY MORE VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, 20:31:01 THAT'S TRUE OF THE BAY AREA IN GENERAL. WE ARE AS COURTNEY SAID EARLIER ON -- 20:31:09 WE ARE GOING TO DO A THREE-DAY OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO AREAS WHERE THERE'S VEHICLES TO GET A BETTER 20:31:17 SENSE OF NUMBERS AND DEMOGRAPHICS AND INFORMATION, WE'LL PRESENT AT A LATER DATE. 20:31:29 >> Councilmember Keng: NEXT QUESTION IS WITH THE BUDGETING, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT $340,000 SET ASIDE FOR THIS 20:31:37 PROGRAM. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IS THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE CITY FOR ONE SITE HOSTING 20:31:45 20 CARS FOR A MONTH? BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SEVERAL SITE HOSTING AT A TIME. 20:31:53 >> THAT'S CORRECT. SO AS I MENTIONED, THE EARLIER -- THE NEEDS OF THE SITES ARE GOING TO BE 20:32:00 DIFFERENT, AND SO THE KIND OF LARGEST COST WE'RE ANTICIPATING IS FOR SITES THAT MAY REQUIRE FACILITIES -- 20:32:07 TEMPORARY FACILITIES TO BE ESTABLISHED ON THE SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, SO THAT WOULD BE 20:32:12 THE TEMPORARY PORT PA POTTIES AND HAND WASHING STAISHES THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED ON THE SITE. 20:32:21 THOSE SERVICES ARE $13,000 PER YEAR OF SERVICE, AND SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF THE LARGEST PER-SITE EXPENSE THAT WE 20:32:31 WOULD BACK OF THE ENVELOPE MATH, A LITTLE MORE THAN $1,000 A MONTH, AND THEN OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES WE 20:32:36 MENTIONED KIND OF PROVIDING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS AND KIND OF SMALLER EXPENSES 20:32:44 LIKE THAT. AND SO ON A MONTH BY MONTH BASIS, YOU KNOW, PER SITE, WE'RE LOOKING AT 20:32:51 EXPENSES THAT ARE MUCH MORE IN THE LIKE $1,000 TO $5,000 RANGE THAN ANYTHING BIGGER THAN THAT. 20:32:57 SO THE FUNDING WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE DO FEEL IS SUFFICIENT TO START UP THE PROGRAM AND TO OFFER INITIAL HOST 20:33:05 SITES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING THOSE FACILITIES AT LEAST TO GET STARTED AT WHICH POINT, 20:33:12 YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOOK FOR EITHER ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR SUPPORT FROM OTHER RELIGIOUS FACILITIES WHO WE NO 20:33:17 WE KNOW ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. >> Councilmember Keng: SO THEN ON THE 20:33:25 LIABILITY INSURANCE PART, ARE THEY PROVIDING THAT -- ARE THEY PURCHASING THAT OR IS THE CITY GOING TO PAY FOR 20:33:29 THAT? >> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE. 20:33:36 IN OUR CONVERSATION WITH RISK MANAGEMENT, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE OF NEGLIGIBLE COST TO THE 20:33:43 CITY TO SUPPORT THOSE PROGRAM WITH LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY, GOT IT. 20:33:50 MY LAST QUESTION, I WONDER IF STAFF HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YET TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS 20:33:55 REGARDING THE PROGRAM. I KNOW THAT MANY RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT WITH DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 20:34:04 SUCH AS THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, AND I THINK IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE LIKE A Q & A WORKSHOP 20:34:14 SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED PROGRAM. >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. 20:34:19 I THINK AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, THIS IS REALLY THE FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING A MUCH LARGER PROGRAM OFF OF THESE 20:34:24 BUILDING BLOCKS, AND SO THAT WILL LOOK LIKE CONTINUED OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUED OUTREACH TO 20:34:30 FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM AND SUPPORTING 20:34:35 UNHOUSED PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 20:34:46 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. >> Councilmember Kassan: YEAH, I JUST 20:34:53 WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S -- THE WAY WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS TONIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF 20:35:00 CONFLATING TWO THINGS A LITTLE BIT AND THIS HAS SORT OF BEEN ALLUDED TO BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SUPER 20:35:06 CLEAR. TONIGHT ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADOPTING IS A ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH 20:35:15 JUST CREATES A NEW TYPE OF USE THAT IS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY. 20:35:22 WE'RE NOT CREATING ANY PROGRAM TONIGHT, WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO PAY FOR ANYTHING TONIGHT. 20:35:31 ALL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS TALKING ABOUT ADOPTING A ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH SIMPLY GIVES THE RIGHT TO 20:35:40 PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO HOST THESE USES SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE DETAILS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. 20:35:47 IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THE ACTION BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS 20:35:54 TO ADOPT -- OR TO INTRODUCE AND THEN ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND THE ZONING TO ALLOW SAFE PARKING AND 20:36:00 CREATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS USES THAT WOULD APPLY TO HAVE SAFE PARKING WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW, YES, IT IS A ZONING 20:36:06 TEXT AMENDMENT, IT IS NOT A MOTION FOR ANY TYPE OF FUNDING OR PROGRAM OR ASSISTANCE. 20:36:12 >> Councilmember Kassan: RIGHT. SO THAT KIND OF MEANS THAT THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY IS KIND 20:36:20 OF A NON-ISSUE BECAUSE BY CREATING A ZONING DESIGNATION, WE'RE NOT CREATING LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. 20:36:26 IF THERE WAS ANY LIABILITY, THE LIABILITY WOULD BE ON THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE SITE. 20:36:33 OF COURSE IF WE DO END UP PROVIDING PROGRAMS OR THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL LIABILITY, BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE 20:36:40 ADOPTING TONIGHT, THERE'S NO WAY A ZONING ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DESIGNATION IS GOING TO CREATE NEW 20:36:43 LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> CORRECT. 20:36:49 SO THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE ADOPTING TONIGHT WOULD ALLOW PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO THIS WITHOUT ANY CITY 20:36:55 ASSISTANCE SHOULD THEY CHOOSE. THE OVERWHELMING FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED IS THAT ?ORD FOR THIS TO MOVE 20:37:00 FORWARD, BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE PRECARIOUS FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THAT SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN, WE NEED TO 20:37:07 PROVIDE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE IT GETS OFF THE GROUND, BUT THAT IS CORRECT, THAT PASSING THIS ORDINANCE 20:37:12 IN AND OF ITSELF IS NOT THE CITY ASSISTING ANYONE WITH ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS. 20:37:15 >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY. AND I SAW THE CITY ATTORNEY NODDING HER HEAD. 20:37:21 IF YOU COULD JUST LIKE VERBALLY ANSWER THAT JUST SO PEOPLE CAN MAYBE HAVE THEIR MIND PUT AT EASE A LITTLE BIT 20:37:31 ABOUT LIABILITY? >> YES, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, AS YOU SAY, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AUTHORIZE 20:37:38 PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ALLOW THIS TYPE OF PARKING ON THEIR FACILITY. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY MIGHT GET 20:37:45 INVOLVED WITH PROGRAMS OR WITH PROVIDING INSURANCE OR ANYTHING ELSE, THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD, AND WE COULD BE 20:37:51 SUBJECT TO SOME LIABILITY IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, JUST THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE 20:37:54 ITSELF WOULD NOT CREATE LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. >> Councilmember Kassan: THANK YOU. 20:38:00 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 20:38:09 >> Councilmember Jones: ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE SAME CLARIFICATION 20:38:14 THAT COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN JUST DID REGARDING THE ZONING, BUT AGAIN, FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT, WANT TO MAKE SURE 20:38:23 THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE ZONING, THIS DOES NOT GET ANYBODY -- EVEN THOUGH WE CHANGED THE ZONING AND WE ALLOW SITES 20:38:29 TO DO THIS, THEY STILL CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A PERMIT PROCESS OF SOME SORT WITH THE CITY ON DOWN THE 20:38:34 ROAD, RIGHT? >> YES, THAT IS CORRECT. IN ORDER TO DO SAFE PARKING ON THEIR 20:38:40 SITES, PRIVATE SITES WOULD STILL NEED TO APPLY FOR THE SAFE PARKING HOST SITE PERMIT, GO THROUGH A CITY REVIEW 20:38:53 AND MAKE SURE THEY MEET ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, UNDERGO -- >> Councilmember Jones: SO WE WOULD, 20:38:59 IN THE FUTURE, BE CREATING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD OUTLINE ALL THE PARAMETERS OF THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. 20:39:03 IS THAT CORRECT? >> NO, SO -- >> Councilmember Jones: NO? 20:39:09 >> SO THE ORDINANCE IS THE ZONING PERMISSION THAT WE WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO CREATE SUCH A PROGRAM. 20:39:16 BUT THE PROGRAM DETAILS THEMSELVES ARE NOT SOMETHING USUALLY LEGISLATED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. 20:39:21 IT WOULD TYPICALLY BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE HANDLED EITHER ADMINISTRATIVELY SHOULD COUNCIL DIRECT 20:39:27 US TO DO THAT, OR THROUGH SOME OTHER NON-ZONING MEANS. BUT ZONING IS REALLY TO SET THE 20:39:33 STANDARDS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE USE, AND THE DETAILS OF, YOU KNOW, HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, 20:39:38 THAT WE RUN ARE NOT TYPICALLY PUT IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. 20:39:49 SO I'M SORRY, I MISSPOKE, NOT AN ORDINANCE BUT THE PERMIT PROCESS, WHO IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED, I'LL JUST PUT 20:39:58 IT OUT THERE, IS THE COUNCIL GL GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS AS FAR AS WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, WHAT 20:40:03 THE SCREENING PROCESS IS LIKE, ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COME 20:40:10 BACK TO US FOR A REVIEW BEFORE THE PERMIT PROCESS ITSELF IS DEVELOPED? >> SO THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES THE 20:40:16 PERMIT PROCESS, WHICH AS IT'S WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE, IS A MINISTERIAL PROCESS, WHICH MEANS IT'S A 20:40:19 STAFF-LEVEL REVIEW. SO IT WOULD BE STAFF FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 20:40:27 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS REVIEWING EACH OF 20:40:33 THE PERMITS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS IN THE ORDINANCE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES IN 20:40:38 THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES TO ENSURE THAT THE PERMITS ARE ABLE TO BE ISSUED FOR EACH SITE. 20:40:44 SO NO, THE PERMITS WOULD NOT RETURN TO COUNCIL EACH TIME THAT AN ORGANIZATION WISHED TO HAVE A SAFE PARKING HOST 20:40:48 SITE. COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY WOULD BE TO SET THE STANDARDS TONIGHT THROUGH THE 20:40:56 ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD THEN FURTHER BE REVIEWED BY STAFF FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SITE. 20:41:05 >> I CERTAINLY DON'T WA TO DO EVERY INDIVIDUAL SITE WITH THE PERMIT PROCESS, I THOUGHT THREAT BE SOME TYPE 20:41:12 OF POLICY THAT WE DEVELOPED. SO FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO THE POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER COX BROUGHT UP WITH 20:41:21 NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE OR IN THE ZONING CHANGE THAT REQUIRES A SCREENING PROCESS WITH THE PROVISION 20:41:31 THAT WE'RE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO VIOLATE STATE LAW BY DRIVING PROPERTIES OFF THE -- IT SOMETHING WE HOST OR IT 20:41:38 PRIVATELY HOSTED, ARE THOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION, OR ORDINANCE, OR IS THAT 20:41:44 SOMETHING WE CAN CHANGE ON DOWN THE ROAD, BEFORE ANY OF THIS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY TAKES EFFECT? 20:41:48 >> RIGHT. AS COURTNEY HAS EXPLAINED, THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT IS SIMPLY TO LAY OUT 20:41:52 THE PARAMETERS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE HOST SITE PERMITS AND WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THAT. 20:42:02 THE PROGRAM ITSELF HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED AND NAILED DOWN, SO THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU'VE JUST RAISED ARE 20:42:08 ISSUES THAT WILL BE RAISED DOWN THE LINE AS WE PUT THE PROGRAM TOGETHER AND GET THE DETAILS IN SHAPE. 20:42:13 >> Councilmember Jones: AND THAT PROGRAM WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR COMMENT OR REVIEW OR IS THAT GOING TO 20:42:19 BE MINISTERIAL? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF UP TO THE CITY MANAGER AND PROBABLY HUMAN 20:42:23 SERVICES DIRECTOR. IT COULD COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL IF COUNCIL WANTS TO. 20:42:32 OBVIOUSLY NOT SOMETHING COUNCIL WILL BE INVOLVED IN, AND YOU KNOW, I IMAGINE THE WHOLE PROGRAM COULD COME BACK IF 20:42:38 YOU WANT TO SEE IT. >> Mayor Mei: MY APOLOGIES, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE TIME RIGHT NOW, AND I 20:42:45 THINK WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU STILL HAD COMMENTS TO MAKE, BUT WE WILL NEED A BREAK FOR 20:42:50 THE STENOCAPTIONER BEFORE WE RETURN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND 20:42:54 SO WE DO NEED AT LEAST A QUICK FIVE TO 10 MINUTE BREAK FOR THE STENOCAPTIONER. 20:43:00 >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL RESERVE THE REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR LATER AND LET COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN TO GO AHEAD. 20:43:05 >> Mayor Mei: DID YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO MAKE BEFORE WE GO TO BREAK? 20:43:10 >> Councilmember Salwan: A QUICK QUESTION, I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT BUT WILL THERE BE STAFF DEDICATED TO 20:43:17 MANAGING THE VARIOUS SITES AND PREVENT CONFLICTS OR COORDINATION, WILL WE HAVE ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR THAT? 20:43:28 >> SO I CAN GIVE A BROAD OVERVIEW AND MAYBE SUZANNE CAN GET INTO IT MORE DETAIL BUT THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS 20:43:35 INTENDED TO BE DESIGNED AND THE WAY WE'VE SEEN IT DONE IN OTHER CITIES IS TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HOST SITES 20:43:41 BEING THE SITE MANAGERS IN THE EVENING RESPONSIBLE FOR INTAKE OR ON CALL SHOULD ANY ISSUE ARISE. 20:43:47 THERE THEN WOULD BE A CITY STAFF PERSON WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING OVERHEAD OPERATIONS SUCH AS 20:43:55 COORDINATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SITE COORDINATORS OR ADDRESSING ANY REPEATED ISSUES THAT NEED TO GET 20:44:00 ESCALATED TO A CITY LEVEL, BUT THAT PERSON WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE 20:44:05 SITES. ALL THE DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT WOULD BE DONE BY THE HOST ORGANIZATIONS. 20:44:10 >> Councilmember Salwan: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: GREAT. 20:44:17 THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK -- WE'LL RETURN BACK AT 8:55 FOR A 20:44:22 10-MINUTE BREAK. THANK YOU. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MICS AND YOUR 20:55:16 SCREENS DURING THE BREAK. [ RECESS ] >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME BACK. 20:55:50 WELCOME BACK TO OUR AGENDA MEETING, THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING. 20:55:57 AND WE'LL RETURN NOW TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE OF THE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. 20:56:03 I'D LIKE TO CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, FROM THE AUDIENCE. AND THAT WOULD BE CHUNG. 20:56:14 WELCOME CHUNG. >> AM I ON? HELLO? 20:56:19 >> Mayor Mei: YES, YOU ARE ON. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. IT'S GOOD TO HELP THE HOMELESS. 20:56:27 BUT IT MUST BE DONE RIGHTS. PUBLIC SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROPER OUTREACH 20:56:32 EFFORT FROM FREMONT CITIZENS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE. IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO PUT UP A 20:56:39 WEBSITE AND EXPECT PEOPLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SEE THE INFORMATION. THE VAST MAJORITY OF FREMONT RESIDENTS 20:56:44 ARE STILL UNINFORMED ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE. WHICH WILL HAVE MANY IMPACTS TO PUBLIC 20:56:51 SAFETY. WHERE IS THE TRANSPARENCY? THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 20:57:02 ORDINANCE, I DISAGREE THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA, WITH ALL THE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD 20:57:07 SAFETY. ALSO ON PROGRAMS IN OTHER CITIES, THERE IS NO TIME FOR PARKING IN THE 20:57:13 ORDINANCE. THEY CAN PARK AS LONG AS THEY WISH. FIVE IS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE AND THERE 20:57:18 IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR VEHICLE INSURANCE, WHAT? VALUED DRIVER'S LICENSE IS NOT 20:57:21 NEEDED. THIS IS CRAZY. VEHICLE CAN BE AS CLOSE AS 20 FEET 20:57:28 FROM A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. WHICH IS NOTHING. I CAN GO ON WITH THE PROBLEMS ABOUT 20:57:35 THE ORDINANCE BUT PERHAPS WHAT IS MOST TROUBLING IS THE COMMENT MADE BY ONE OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WHO 20:57:40 THOUGHT THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE USED ONLY AS GUIDELINES, OR RECOMMENDATIONS, AS 20:57:47 OPPOSED TO MANDATES. SO THE ORDINANCE, WITH MORE HOLES THAN SWISS CHEESE IS GOING TO BE WATERED 20:57:54 DOWN EVEN MORE AND NOT ENFORCED? HOW ACCOUNT CITIZENS OF FREMONT TRUST THAT THE RIGHT THINGS WILL BE DONE? 20:58:04 PLEASE CONDUCT A PROPER PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT AND HOLD A PROPER PUBLIC HEARING TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPER 20:58:10 APPROACH OF HELPING THE HOMELESS IS CREATED WITH CONSULTATION WITH THE FREMONT COMMUNITY. 20:58:17 YES, WE DO WANT TO HELP THE HOMELESS BUT WE NEED TO DID IT THE RIGHT WAY AND MAKE SURE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS 20:58:26 ENSURED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, NEXT 20:58:37 SPEAKER IS LISA DANS. >> HI I'M LISA DANS FROM DISTRICT 3. I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE 20:58:46 AND WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR HARD WORK PUTTING IT TOGETHER. INTIFL I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, 20:58:52 TO MOVE FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD PRONGS OF THE SAFE HOUSING APPROACH IN ADDITION 20:59:03 TO THAT FIRST PRONG. SECOND AND THIRD, MEETING FOLKS WHERE THEY ARE WITH RL DUMPSTERS AND THESE 20:59:12 SAFE PARKING SPOTS PLAYED BY VOLUNTEERS FAITH BASED INSTITUTIONS, ARE GOING TO BE REALLY WONDERFUL BUT ALSO ADDRESS 20:59:16 ONLY PART OF THE NEED. THE ROTATIONAL NATURE AND LIMITED 20:59:27 CAPACITY OF THE SIETLE WILL NEED DOZENS OF SITES TO SUPPORT OUR 200 PLUS RESIDENTS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES. 20:59:34 LEAVES OUT MANY VIC DWELLERS WHO COULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM SAFE PARKING. SO WE NEED MORE CAPACITY AND WREEZ 20:59:39 NEED EVEN MORE INCLUSIVE CAPACITY AND THAT IS WHAT A CITY OWNED SITE COULD REALLY HELP ADDRESS. 20:59:45 AND THIS OTHER PRONG OF MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WITH AMENITIES JUST MAKES GOOD SENSE. 20:59:52 I RECALL FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING THAT STAFF HAD MENTIONED IT HAD ALREADY PILOTED AND REALLY BENEFITED THE WHOLE 20:59:58 NEIGHBORHOOD, BOTH HOUSED AND UNHOUSED RESIDENTS. AND TO SORT OF REMIND FOLKS, THIS HAS 21:00:02 BEEN BROUGHT UP BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERNS. WE ALREADY HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR 21:00:06 CARS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEIR CARS. 21:00:12 THIS IS ABOUT PROVIDING ACCESS TO STABILITY. IF PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE SHOES OF 21:00:17 SOMEBODY LIVING IN THEIR CAR IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PARK THAT NIGHT AND YOU DON'T 21:00:22 HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING HARASSED AND PARKING ON THE STREET AND BEING IN YOUR CAR 21:00:28 YOU'RE LIKELY TO HAVE BETTER TREES LOWER STRESS AND THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE OTHER CRITICAL ACTIVITIES LIKE 21:00:32 WORKING AND STUDYING. AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE FOLKS LIVING IN VEHICLES ARE ADMINISTRATOR 21:00:38 WORKING AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DO THAT WORK IN A LOWER STRESSED ENVIRONMENT. 21:00:44 I ALSO WANTED TO DECREASE THE CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER ABOUT THE DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. 21:00:53 I WANT -- AND SINCE THE CURRENT VERSION IS NOTED AS THE BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER CITIES, THAT MEANS THERE'S CLEAR 21:01:01 PRECEDENCE FOR THIS POLICY. I WOULD URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE WITHOUT DELAY, 21:01:05 HOPEFULLY WITHOUT PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU. 21:01:11 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER IS HELEN. HELEN, THANK YOU. 21:01:16 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> OKAY COOL. 21:01:25 YOU KNOW THIS PROGRAM AT LEAST HAVE A GOOD INTENTION OR THE NAME SOUNDS, IT'S SAFE PARKING BUT AT THE SAME 21:01:31 TIME, DOES IT PROVIDE SAFETY FOR PEOPLE LIVE NEARBY LIKE FOR EXAMPLE I LIVE NEARBY CAN YOU 21:01:40 CUMP, I'M VERY CONCERNED, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD NAME OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED IN IRVINGTON IS VERVE 21:01:47 SHOCKING TO ME. IT'S DAYLIGHT TIME, 11:00 IN THE MORNING THIS THING COULD HAPPEN. 21:01:54 IT'S BECOME NATIONAL NEWS IMMEDIATELY. I HOPE FREMONT WILL TAKE THESE THINGS MORE SERIALS. 21:02:00 HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE OF COURSE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO HELP THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY. 21:02:07 THING I HOPE, CITY TRIED TO DO THE AGENCY EARLIER WHICH IS A GOOD EFFORT, APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME. 21:02:16 AND I THINK THE CITY DOES A GOOD JOB TO CHOOSE CITY HALL AS A PLACE SO CAN WE PUT A SECOND LEVEL THERE AND PUT A 21:02:24 PARKING LOT NEAR THAT PLACE SO IT'S EASIER TO MANAGE. OKAY SO IF AGENCY THE PARKING SPACE IS 21:02:31 NOT A GOOD CHOICE CAN WE CONSIDER POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT? BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO MANAGE ALSO. 21:02:38 AND WE HAVE BUDGET ALREADY, IF THE PARKING LOT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN THE POLICE 21:02:42 STATION AND CENTRAL PARK. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF LAND AVAILABLE. 21:02:50 WE CAN JUST BUILD A PARKING LOT THERE. SO PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY EASILY, MUCH EASIER THAN IN THE CHURCH 21:02:56 OR SOMETHING. SO AT THE LEAST PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO LIVE NEARBY CHURCH ALREADY I DON'T 21:03:03 HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. SO PLEASE YOU KNOW CITY DID GOOD JOB LAST TIME SO I THINK PLEASE THIS TIME, 21:03:09 EITHER THE POLICE STATION OR JUST USE AGENCY AS A RESOURCE. INSTEAD OF CHANGING THE ZONING FOR THE 21:03:15 WHOLE CITY. THAT'S TOO BIG DEAL AND WE WOULD NEED A PUBLIC HEARING YOU KNOW, MORE 21:03:20 PUBLIC, MORE PEOPLE TO NOTE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ISSUES. THANKS. 21:03:26 SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, NEXT 21:03:33 SPEAKER IS ROB BRINDLE. >> HI. I TOOK A COUPLE OF NOTES. 21:03:41 I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HELPING THE HOMELESS AND I THINK IT'S VERY NOBLE. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS, IS THIS PART 21:03:49 OF A COORDINATED PLAN? WHAT I HEARD WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT. THIS IS A PIECEMEAL APPROACH TO TRY TO 21:03:56 DO SOMETHING, RIGHT, TO TAKE ACTION. BUT NOT A COORDINATED PLAN THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GIVE 21:04:02 THESE PEOPLE AN ABILITY TO EARN ENOUGH INCOME TO ACTUALLY LIVE IN FREMONT? TO PRETEND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME 21:04:11 UP WITH THE SKILL SET OR GET A JOB THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE IN FREMONT AND PAY THE BILLS AROUND HERE, 21:04:16 I DON'T SEE IT. YOU HAVE GOOGLE. YOU HAVE A LOT OOF WHITE COLLAR WELL 21:04:19 PAID PEOPLE. YOU HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PROPERTY. 21:04:27 YOU HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF HOUSING. THIS EFFORT IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE END IT CANNOT BE SUSTAINED. 21:04:33 UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CREATING MORE HOUSING, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE CREATING A 21:04:40 SECOND CLASS COMMUNITY OF PERMANENT PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I THINK IT'S SHAMEFUL. 21:04:48 I THINK THAT PEOPLE, WE HAVE DO DO MORE THAN LET PEOPLE PARK ON THE STREET AND SAY THAT'S OUR ANSWER. 21:04:57 MORE PARKING ON THE STREET. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, YOU TALK ABOUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE. 21:05:04 THIS IS SLIPPERY SLOPE WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY TRICKY. BECAUSE ONCE YOU'RE OPENING THE ZONING 21:05:12 YOU NEED A PERMIT FOR WHAT? THE ZONING SAYS YOU CAN PARK, RIGHT WILLIAM IF YOU SAY I'M GOING OCHANGE 21:05:20 THE ZONING SO YOU CAN PARK ON THE STREET, WHY DO YOU NEED A PERMIT? WHY DOES THE CHURCH NOT ALLOW PEOPLE 21:05:26 TO DO IT NOW? BECAUSE DID ZONING STOPS THEM. ONCE YOU CHANGE THE ZONING YOU OPEN 21:05:32 EVERYTHING UP, THE PERMIT FOR WHAT? SO I DON'T SEE THE COORDINATION. THE PHASE 2 THAT'S THE REAL TRICKY 21:05:39 ONE. THAT'S THE ONE WHERE MY UNDERSTANDING OF PHASE 2 IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO 21:05:50 TAKE THIS ZONING, START WITH PHASE 1, PILOT PROGRAM IN A SAFE AREA, WHICH AREAS ARE OKAY, THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, 21:05:52 HOW ABOUT IRVINGTON. HOW ABOUT WE START WITH MISSION SAN 21:05:59 JOSE. BE WHY DON'T WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SAY RANDOM HOMELESS PEOPLE CAN PARK 21:06:06 IN MISSION SAN JOSE. ANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, THEY MIGHT SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT BUT IRVINGTON OKAY, 21:06:16 WE'LL LET THEM PARK IN IRVINGTON. ARE WE HELPING RESIDENTS OF FREMONT? IS THERE A REASON THE SAY, YOU LIVED 21:06:26 IN FREMONT FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS OR LONGER, YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A SPECIAL ISSUE, A FIXED AMOUNT OF TIME IF YOU 21:06:30 CAN'T RESOLVE YOUR ISSUES WITHIN THE A FIXED AMOUNT OF TIME, ONE, TWO YEARS THEN YOU HAVE 21:06:38 TO MOVE ON AND ACCEPT REALITY. THAT YOU'RE BEING PRICED OUT. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:06:45 NEXT SPEAKER IS HENRY. >> GOOD EVENING, DEAR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 21:06:50 CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO? CAN CAN YOU HEAR ME? 21:07:00 >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> OH, SORRY, OKAY. YEAH, SO BASICALLY, I ACTUALLY, I 21:07:05 SUPPORT ACTUALLY SAFE PARKING AS A PRINCIPLE. I THINK THIS IS A NOBLE IDEA AND THIS 21:07:11 IS TO HELP ACTUALLY OUR UNHOUSED FRIENDS. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND I KIND OF AGREE 21:07:22 WITH OTHER SPEAKER, IS I'M OPPOSED ACTUALLY IS THE CAR OUTINGS AND CAR DEFAULT FOR TWO REASONS. 21:07:31 I THINK ACTUALLY IS, ZONING IS EXEMPT FOR A REASON. WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL ZONING WE HAVE 21:07:41 COMMERCIAL ZONING, WE HAVE A LONG DOCUMENT R-1, R-2, SINGLE HOUSE ZONING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE ARE THROUGH ALL 21:07:47 THE ZONING ACTUALLY REQUIREMENT TO THE WATER AND BASICALLY SAY YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU 21:07:54 WANT. I WOULD SAY INSTEAD ACTUALLY THROW AWAY WHOLE ZONING PROCESS, RIGHT NOW 21:08:06 FOLLOW THE FOR EXAMPLE MOBILE PARK, THAT KIND OF PROCESS. SECOND REASON I OPPOSE, I WANT TO ECHO 21:08:17 WHAT ACTUALLY COUNCILMEMBER COX WHAT SHE SAID. THERE IS NO STANDARD, NO SCREENING AND 21:08:24 THERE'S NO ACTUALLY ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIS QUOTE UNQUOTE SAFE PARKING ZONE. ZONING. 21:08:38 AND SO HYPOTHETICALLY I DON'T WANT TO CREATE A FEAR BUT IT COULD HAPPEN SEE IF THERE'S SEX OFFENDER, LEAVING ANY 21:08:44 OF THE SAFE PARKING LOT, FOLLOWING THIS, THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN PREVENT IT AND 21:08:50 IN THE CAR, THE CAR ACTUALLY IS DOCUMENT THERE IS NO SUCH THING PREVENT THAT HAPPEN. 21:09:00 SO I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS NOBLE IDEA BUT ACTUALLY IN THE CURRENT FORM I THINK THIS IS IN THE BEST SHAPE AND 21:09:05 ALTHOUGH WITHOUT CONSIDER WHAT THE IMPLICATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 21:09:24 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS BEN YEE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEI AND MEMBERS 21:09:30 OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I COME BEFORE YOU AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN WANTING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES 21:09:41 VISITING ALL FIVE SAFE PARKING SITES IN UNION CITY, LIVERMORE SAN JOSE AND SANTA BARBARA WHICH HAS ONE OF THE 21:09:46 LONGEST RUN NING SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS IN 2004. LET ME START BY DISPELLING SOME MYTHS 21:09:50 THAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TONIGHT DOES 21:09:57 NOT SAY IT ALLOWS PARKING ANYWHERE. EACH SITE MUST MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACE AND SERVICES AS 21:10:04 STATED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE THREE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN LIVERMORE SAN 21:10:09 JOSE AND SANTA BARBARA THEY OPENED MY EYES AS TO WHO WOULD BE USING THESE SITES. 21:10:15 IT IS NOT THE HOMELESS THAT ARE DRUG USERS OR HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS. THEY ARE THE WORKING CORE, THOSE WHO 21:10:27 LOST THEIR JOBS AND HOMES AND HAVE NOWHERE TOLLS GO. I WAS SADDENED TO LEARN THAT THOSE 21:10:36 LIVING IN THE CARS CONSIDER DOCTORS, NURSES, STUDENTS, THESE SITES ARE MONITORED AN THE PEOPLE USING THESE 21:10:40 SITES JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE AS I WAS TOLD. IN FACT WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE 21:10:49 RESIDENTS IN UNION CITY AT ALL FIVE SITES, FOUR OF THE CHURCHES AND ONE AT A SENIOR CENTER, THE RESIDENTS THOUGHT 21:10:57 THESE CARS WERE FOR A HE MOOGHT. NONE OF THE RESIDENTS AT THESE SITES THOUGHT THESE WERE USED FOR THIS 21:11:02 PURPOSE. THE PROGRAM IN UNION CITY HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2016. 21:11:09 MOST OF THESE SITES DO NOT OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY FOUND MANY OF THESE SITE USERS 21:11:17 HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL OR WORK. THESE PROVIDE SERVICES TO HELP THESE HOMELESS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES TO 21:11:24 GET BACK ON THEIR JOBS AND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. INSTEAD OF CONTRIBUTING TO TRASH AND 21:11:31 WASTE, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO HAVE A ADDITIONAL CLEAN SITE TO ELIMINATE THE TRASH AND WASTE PRODUCED. 21:11:41 THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPIEKER, ANNIE HE. 21:11:48 WELCOME ANNIE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR AND RESPECTED 21:12:02 COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ANNIE HE I LIVE IN THE IRVINGTON AREA. ZONING IS A BLUEPRINT OF THE CITY. 21:12:12 AFFECTING ENTIRE CITY RESIDENTS. WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC ENRICH VICE PRESIDENT YOU DOWN FOR THIS ACT? 21:12:20 FOR ANY SMALL DEVELOPMENT, I -- HAPPENS TO BE IN THIS FIELD, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MINIMUM 300 FEET NOTIFICATION 21:12:24 WHICH YOU SEND TO THE NEIGHBORS LET THEM KNOW THERE IS A PROJECT, THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT 21:12:32 GOING ON. BUT THE CITYWIDE ZONING CHANGE IS CHANGING THE CITY'S BLUEPRINT FROM 21:12:37 CERTAIN PERSPECTIVE. I'M CURIOUS WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION HAVE YOU DONE? 21:12:45 I JUST LEARNED A FEW HOURS AGO, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT, THAT'S WHY I JUMP ON TO THE CALL JUST TO LISTEN. 21:12:50 SECOND QUESTION: I HEARD FROM STAFF RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE CARE ACT MONEY FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. 21:12:56 WHAT ABOUT CHANGE THE ZONING THAT'S ALMOST YOU'RE CHANGING THE LAW FOR THE CITY. 21:13:00 WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN? 21:13:11 THE THIRD ONE IS, JUST WANT TO CLARIFY COUNCILMEMBER JONES EARLIER, IS THERE ANY POLICE INVOLVED? 21:13:17 THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLICE AND CITY STAFF TO REVIEW THE PERMIT. AND POLICE BE AWARE OF WHO'S ON THE 21:13:25 SITE AND WHEN? THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. REVIEW THE PERMIT, ISSUE PERMIT CITY 21:13:30 STAFF IS DONE WITH IT. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE POLICE BE AWARE, WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITY WHO IS ON THE 21:13:36 SITE THAT DAY. AND ONE OF THE CALLS STAFF MENTIONED, THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE 21:13:45 THERE IS A 15 TO 20 CARS RIGHT NOW, ONE OR TWO SITES, HARD TO MANAGE THE ONE TO EXPAND BUT MY QUESTION IS AS YOU 21:13:52 CHANGE THE ZONING FOR THE CITY MORE, I'M SURE MORE CARS WILL BE ROLLED INTO THE FREMONT AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO 21:14:00 MANAGES WHEN THAT 17 TO 20 BECOME 100 TO 200? ANOTHER POINT IS HAVE YOU THOUGHT 21:14:08 ABOUT THE TRIAL OUT PILOT? I APPRECIATE CITY TRIED THE HOMELESS SHELTER, THAT'S IN THE CITY PARKING 21:14:15 LOT. SO FOR THIS, I RECOMMEND FOR SOME KIND OF TRIAL OUT IF WE HAVE TO FOR THAT -- 21:14:22 TO MOVE TO THAT DIRECTION AND I FULLY SUPPORT THAT DIRECTION. COMING FROM CITY OF OAKLAND, I WORK 21:14:27 THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF SITES, THERE'S A LOT OF WASTE, HUMAN WASTE AND NEIGHBORS 21:14:35 WERE COMPLAINED NEIGHBORS ARE SUFFERING. WHAT KIND OF MITIGATION PLAN TO 21:14:42 MITIGATE THE TRASH, THE WASTE AND ESPECIALLY THE CURRENT RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING THERE, YOU KNOW AS FAR AS 21:14:48 WAS IT CONSIDERED, HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO THE CANNABIS LAW, ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SMOKE, JUST DRUGS 21:14:55 THERE? THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: NEXT IS KEITH PARKER. 21:15:08 >> HELLO, SO I WANT DO COMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL. I REALLY SUPPORT DOING SOMETHING TO 21:15:18 HELP DEAL WITH THE HOMELESS SITUATION. THE HOMELESS THAT ARE PARKING THROUGHOUT OUR CITY HAVE BECOME A 21:15:22 SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS. 21:15:28 AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO DO SOMETHING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ACTION NEEDS TO 21:15:33 HAVE A PURPOSE. IT CAN'T BE ACTION SIMPLY FOR THE SAKE OF MOTION. 21:15:41 IT CAN'T BE SIMPLY SHUFFLING PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY. IF THE GOAL IS TO HAVE SOME NUMBER OF 21:15:51 VEHICLES MOVED FROM THE LOCATIONS THEY'RE AT, TO DIFFERENT SITES THROUGHOUT CITY, THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE 21:15:58 IS TAKEN CARS THAT WERE PARKED IN ONE PLACE AND LEFT SOME THERE AND MOVED OTHERS TO OTHER PLACES 21:16:04 SO WE'VE SPREAD THE PROBLEM FROM THE PLACES THEY'RE AT TO MORE PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 21:16:11 I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE PLAN. I THINK THOSE HAVE A LOT OF PROMISE. 21:16:17 AND IF IMPLEMENTED PROPERLY COULD DO SOME GOOD. BUT SIMPLY MOVING PEOPLE AROUND THE 21:16:24 CITY AND EXPECTING THEM TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE ON A DAILY BASIS, PUTS STRESS ON THEM. 21:16:33 IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR THEM. WHERE IS THE INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO MOVE FROM THE SET PLACE THEY'RE AT, 21:16:42 MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN A CAR OR VEHICLE THAT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE, MAY ON THE CITY UP TO LIABILITY, WHEN 21:16:46 THERE'S ACCIDENTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE MOVING AROUND WHEN THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T 21:16:56 BE, TO PLACES THAT REALLY PROVIDE THEM WITH VERY LITTLE. IT PROVIDES THEM WITH WHAT, A PORTA 21:17:04 POTTY, PORTABLE WASH STATION SO THEY CAN PUMP SOME WATER OUT OF A HOSE? THERE'S NO STRONG BENEFIT THERE. 21:17:09 AND THAT'S WHY CITIES LIKE LIVERMORE THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS ARE TURNING IT OFF. 21:17:14 BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN INTERESTED. THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE ADOPTION FROM 21:17:21 THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. WE COULD HAVE SO MUCH BETTER IMPACTS IF WE TOOK THESE FUNDS AND PUT THEM TO 21:17:27 PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION WHAT ARE THE FIRST THINGS THAT CITY 21:17:32 STAFF SAID, IS THAT FOR EVERY PERSON THAT COMES OUTS OF HOMELESSNESS, THREE ENTER. 21:17:39 WHAT IF WE COULD TAKE THESE SAME FUNDS AND APPLY THEM TO PREVENTING THOSE THREE PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS? 21:17:46 WOULDN'T THAT HAVE A BETTER IMPACT? ISN'T IT BETTER TO PROVIDE THESE FUNDS TO PREVENT THE HOMELESSNESS IN THE 21:17:52 FIRST PLACE? KEEP THOSE THREE PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS RATHER THAN HELP THAT ONE. 21:17:57 WOULDN'T THAT BE MORE IMPACTFUL TO MORE PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY? THANK YOU. 21:18:07 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS BLAIR BEEKMAN. >> HI, THANK YOU. 21:18:15 BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. FROM LIVING IN SAN JOSE, FOR A NUMBERING OF YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN 21:18:24 REALLY PRACTICING THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. THEY STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF WORKING 21:18:35 WITHIN CHURCHES. AND THEY DID THAT FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN STARTED BRANCHING OUT TO THEIR 21:18:44 LOCAL PUBLIC PARKING PLACES THAT WERE AVAILABLE. AND I, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I WANTED 21:18:52 TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK THE PUBLIC PARKING ROUTE, THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT ROUTE. 21:19:02 I GUESS IT'S MY PERCENTAGE FEELING THAT THE INITIAL CHURCH IDEA WAS A MUCH SIMPLER AND MORE ORGANIZED PLAN. 21:19:09 BUT I DON'T THINK INVOLVED CALLING THE POLICE ABOUT OR CONFIRMING WITH THE POLICE ABOUT, AND THAT I FEEL 21:19:14 SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. AND TO QUICKLY MENTION THE WORDS OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER THAT YOU KNOW FOR 21:19:22 -- FOR A FEW SPEAKERS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING FOR HOUSING, FOR THE FUTURE OF THE 21:19:28 COMMUNITIES IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. BUT TO CREATE AN ORGANIZED SAFE SPACE 21:19:34 FOR THE UNHOUSED SHOULD BE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. 21:19:43 AND IT'S A MATTER OF YOU KNOW LEARNING HOW TO O UNDERSTAND THAT. IT TAKES A LOT TO THINK THAT SO 21:19:51 HOPEFULLY THESE WORDS CAN HELP. TO OFFER AGAIN TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING IDEAS AT THIS 21:19:57 TIME. YOU KNOW, VERY LOW, EXTREMELY LOW INCOME IDEAS AND MIXED INCOME IDEAS. 21:20:03 I KNOW YOU'RE STARTING THOSE IDEAS NOW. NEW CONCEPTS OF WHAT THAT COULD MEAN. 21:20:11 BUT TO NOT JUST GIVE IT, NOT PAY INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS BASICALLY MARKET RATE HOUSING BUT TO REALLY 21:20:23 CONCENTRATE ON FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT SPORT BLI AND EMI AND MIXED INCOME. AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO DO 21:20:30 THAT. YOU GUYS ARE JUST STARTING TO DO THAT, GOOD YOU LUCK ON HOW YOU CAN DO THAT, 21:20:38 THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IN FREMONT, LOOKS TO BE LIKE SAN JOSE HAS WORKED, AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT 21:20:45 WAYS TO USE THE SAFE PROGRAM PROGRAM. YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH BETTER 21:20:51 FITS THE FREMONT AREA AND LEARN FROM THEIR EXAMPLES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 21:21:02 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID. WELCOME. >> HELLO, RESPECTED MAYOR AND 21:21:08 RESPECTED COUNCILMEN AND WOMEN. I WAS LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS, THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR ME, I START OFF 21:21:15 SAYING THERE IS DEFINITELY EMPATHY IN THE PUBLIC FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE. AND SO DEFINITELY WE NEED TO DO 21:21:24 SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BUT THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN, YEARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 21:21:31 THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE SCREENED, AND I JUST CASUALLY HEARD I.D. BUT HOW STRONGLY THAT I.T. 21:21:40 IS GOING TO BE VALIDATED, WE HAVE A LOT OF FAKE I.D.S GOING AROUND, SORRY TO SAY THAT, LAW AGUIDING CITIZENS 21:21:49 ABIDING CITIZENS DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT. OPERATIONAL RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM 21:21:56 THAT IS NOT VERY CLEAR AND GIVING COMFORT AT THE MOMENT TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THAT 21:22:06 COMFORT LEVEL, FOR EXAMPLE, MEGAN'S LAW IS THERE FOR SEX OFFENDERS. IF THE CITY IS ENABLING PEOPLE TO STAY 21:22:12 AT A PARTICULAR PLACE IN A SENSE THEY'RE GIVING THEM SORT OF RESIDENTIAL CAPABILITY. 21:22:17 AND SO ARE THEY GOING TO BE REGISTERED WITH THAT, ARE THEY GOING TO SCREEN FOR THAT? 21:22:23 HOW IS THE POLICE GOING TO REACT IF A REPORT COMES THROUGH, RIGHT? AND I DON'T THINK THE POLICE 21:22:28 DEPARTMENT IS BEING INVOLVED IN THIS AND THEIR INPUT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE TAKEN. 21:22:33 I WOULD SAY THIS IS HALF BAKED AT THE MOMENT, I'M SUPPORTIVE BUT WE NEED BETTER CONTROLS. 21:22:40 SO TONIGHT I'D URGE THE L COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS PROPOSAL BACK AND GIVE IT MORE THOUGHT WITH ALL THE PUBLIC 21:22:48 FEEDBACK, RIGHT? AT THE MOMENT ALL WE'VE DONE IS A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE, THAT'S NOT WAY 21:22:53 THINGS SHOULD BE DONE, NOT TRANSPARENCY. THE PUBLIC IS SUPPORTIVE BUT NEEDS 21:22:58 CONTROLS AND THAT'S WHAT GIVES THEM COMFORT. TRUST THE COMPASSION OF THE CITIZENS 21:23:08 OF FREMONT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT RATHER THAN JUST SHOVE IT OFF DOWN WATER, AND SAY THAT WE'RE APPROVED. 21:23:16 I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THOUGHT BEING GIVEN, TO GIVE THE PUBLIC THE COMFORT NEEDED. 21:23:23 THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WELL MEANING AND A BAD SITUATION YES DEFINITELY WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP THEM, 21:23:29 ENABLE THEM BUT NOT THIS WAY, THIS IS NOT GIVING COMFORT TO PUBLIC THE WAY IT IS SHAPE AND 21:23:35 FORM THERE ARE NO CONTROLS, THERE IS NOTHING DOING THIS TO GIVE COMFORT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS CAN END UP BEING 21:23:41 ABUSED IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, THANK 21:23:49 YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU DAVID. NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON. 21:24:02 WELCOME. >> HELLO. HELLO, HI, THAT'S ME. 21:24:08 GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR THE ACTION AND SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 21:24:20 I HONESTLY WOULD SUPPORT TO HAVE HOMELESS ON THE WAY TO CONSIDER THIS SITUATION, BUT WE CANNOT SUPPOSE A 21:24:27 CURRENT FORM, LOOKS VERY RUSH, OKAY? I APPRECIATE THE CHURCH AND THE CITY WORK TOGETHER TO RESULTS THE HOMELESS 21:24:34 AND HELP THEM BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOWING, YOU HAVE IGNORED AS A COMMUNITY. 21:24:41 FOR EXAMPLE THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORS RESIDENTS NEAR CHURCH. DID YOU ASK THEM, COMING IN NOISE 21:24:46 INCOMING VISITORS, LOOKS LIKE NO, WE HAVEN'T HEARD IT. THE SICK THING IS? 21:24:57 , I SAY SO FAR SO GOOD. I THINK MANAGEMENT SHOULD CONTINUE THIS WAY TO FIND A GOOD PLACE AND OPEN 21:25:05 SPACE AND MAYBE KIND OF DONATE MONEY AND VIOLENT TO BUILD A NEW PARKING LOTS, THE BEST THING IT WILL MINIMIZE 21:25:11 YOUR COST AND THERE IS NO FASTER RESPONSE YOU CAN SEND THE PEOPLE TO THE DEDICATED 21:25:20 PLACE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SO SIMPLE AND EASY. I DON'T SAY YOU CONSIDER SECOND 21:25:27 OPTION, LOOKS LIKE OKAY YOU DISTRIBUTE DID EFFORT TO LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY BUT YOU N.O.D. WITH ALL THE 21:25:34 CONSIDERATION UNTIL MARCH. AGAIN I CAN'T SUPPORT CURRENT FORM BUT I SUPPORT TO HAVE HOMELESS, ALL 21:25:48 RIGHT, THAT'S ALL, THANKS EVERYONE. >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS ARUN. WELCOME. 21:25:54 >> HELLO, CAN YOU -- HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Mayor Mei: YES. 21:26:01 >> HELLO, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT THE CITY 21:26:08 IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. HOMELESSNESS IS A PROBLEM. 21:26:15 BUT THE ONLY ASK, BUT MY ASK IS TO DO A FORMAL OUTREACH AND GET PUBLIC SUPPORT. 21:26:28 BECAUSE THIS SEEM TO BE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A -- DO WE WANT TO DO TO RIGHTS THING, BUT GAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 21:26:34 VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SUCCESSFUL. ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE 21:26:45 PROPER METRICS IN PLACE TO TEST, MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING. BEFORE YOU PUT THIS INTO 21:26:51 IMPLEMENTATION. AS ONE OF THE PREVIOUS PERSONS STATED, WE NEED TO HAVE PROBLEMS THAT ADDRESS 21:27:05 THE ROOT CAUSE OF SEEING HOW HOMELESSNESS CAN BE PREVENTED, RIGHT? RATHER THAN PROVIDING L -- BEING 21:27:11 REACTIVE. SO HOW CAN -- WHAT CAN BE -- WHAT ACCOUNT CITY DO TO HELP PEOPLE GIVE 21:27:16 THEM JOBS SO THAT THEY DON'T GET INTO THIS? SO THAT IS MY ASK. 21:27:27 THANK YOU. MANY. >> Mayor Mei: AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN 21:27:37 IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION VICE MAYOR SHAO, AND ADVISE COMMENTS TOO. 21:27:49 VICE MAYOR SHAO WHY DON'T YOU BEGIN. >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU MAYOR. 21:28:01 I'M SURPRISED THAT NO VALID DMV REGISTRATION OR ARE DRIVER'S LICENSE IS REQUIRED BECAUSE WHAT IF THE CAR IS 21:28:13 NOT EVEN PROBABLE AND EVENTUALLY WILL BECOME NONOPERABLE, THAT IS SEERNL SLIPPERY SLOPE TO THE 21:28:18 ENCAMPMENT ON THE SITE. THAT IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS. SECOND THING IS THAT WE EVENTUALLY 21:28:25 WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HELP SO THAT THEY CAN OVERCOME THOSE TEMPORARY HARDSHIP. 21:28:33 AND EVENTUALLY, BECOME HOUSED AGAIN, JUST LIKE HOW WE TRY TO VIEW THAT NAVIGATION CENTER. 21:28:41 THAT IS OUR GOAL. THEREFORE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP 21:28:47 THEMSELVES AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS WITHOUT 21:28:59 THOSE DETAILS I DON'T KNOW US BY SIMPLY VOTING YES TO THE -- THIS ZONING CODE CHANGE, WOULD THEN LEAVE EVERYTHING 21:29:02 ELSE, YOU KNOW, TO THE STAFF WITHOUT GETTING THE DETAILS. 21:29:12 AND THEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE SCREENING PART, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE 21:29:18 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SCREENING PROCESS BUT AT LEAST, I WOULD FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE 21:29:28 VOTING YES TO THE CURRENT FORM, WITHOUT GETTING TO KNOW THE SCREENING PROCESS EVENTUALLY. 21:29:37 BECAUSE I'M AFRAID AFTER I VOTE YES TODAY, AND THEN THAT'S IT, THEN BASICALLY, THE CITY STAFF WOULD GET 21:29:44 ALL THE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE SCREENING PROCESS. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM 21:29:57 THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE OUTREACH. I DO BELIEVE THAT EVEN FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO SPEAK TONIGHT AGAINST THE 21:30:04 CURRENT FORUM, THEY STILL SUPPORT THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IN CONCEPT. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST NOT RUSH INTO ANY 21:30:19 DECISION BUT REALLY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY GET THE -- AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN GET, AND GET 21:30:25 INSURANCE -- NOT INSURANCE, ASSURANCE ABOUT DID SCREENING PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THE REQUIREMENT 21:30:32 FOR A LEGAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, A VALID ONE AND ALSO THE VALID VEHICLE REGISTRATION. 21:30:47 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. >> Councilmember Kassan: THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS 21:30:53 ABOUT HAVING PEOPLE GATHERED TOGETHER AT A SITE. BUT I JUST THINK WE CAN'T COMPARE THAT 21:30:57 TO A PERFECT WORLD. WE HAVE TO COMPARE IT TO THE CURRENT REALITY. 21:31:04 WHERE WE DO HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE LIVING ALL OVER THE CITY IN THEIR CARS, AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF VEHICLES, 21:31:08 AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. AND IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND 21:31:16 PEOPLE ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE CITY. THIS IS REALLY -- IF WE PROVIDE -- IF 21:31:23 WE WORK WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PLACES THAT HAVE FACILITIES, THAT HAVE 21:31:30 OVERSIGHT, THAT ARE REGULATED, THAT ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE GATHERING WHERE OUR 21:31:36 SERVICE PROVIDERS CAN COME AND GIVE PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE 21:31:43 SO'BETTER THAN THE CURRENT SITUATION. SO I JUST THINK THAT IF, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE WHETHER WE -- IF WE 21:31:51 PASS THIS TONIGHT, IT'S NOT LIKE MEET THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE STILL HAVE TO WAITS FOR ANYONE TO 21:31:59 WANT TO DO IN, AND THEN IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS. THE LONGER WE WAIT THE LONGER WE'RE 21:32:07 DELAYINGFULLY KIND OF SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT CHRIS THAT'S ON OUR HANDS. AS MUCH AS I WISH WE COULD HAVE A 21:32:15 PERFECT WORLD WHERE WE COULD GUARANTEE THESE PLACES WOULD BE 100% PERFECT IN EVERY WAY IT'S NOT POSSIBLE BUT IT'S 21:32:20 CURRENTLY BETTER THAN THE CURRENT SITUATION SO I REALLY, REALLY DO HOPE WE ADOPT THIS 21:32:30 TONIGHT. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 21:32:33 >> Councilmember Jones: THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE BROUGHT UP THE 21:32:42 ISSUE DO WE CHANGE THE ZONING DOES THAT NOT GIVE DID PROPERTY OWNER TO PUT A SITE ON THEIR PROPERTY? 21:32:53 AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING I'M LOOKING AT IN THE STAFF REPORT IS IT SAYS YES, IT'S SUBJECT TO MINISTERIAL REVIEW BUT 21:33:01 THEN IT GOKS ON FOR SAFE PARKING, HOST SITE STANDARDS. I THINK THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THIS 21:33:10 DISCUSSION HAS BEEN, IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE STANDARD FOR THAT. I'M NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED, FIRST 21:33:20 EITHER MAYBE MR. MARCH OR MS. MARGOLIS, WHY DOES THAT GIVE THAT SITE THE ABILITY TO HOST THE SITE OR IT 21:33:24 CIRCULATE STILT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PERMIT PROCESS, IS THAT CORRECT? 21:33:33 THEY CAN'T GO AHEAD AND DO IT ON THEIR OWN BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ZONING. >> YOU'RE CORRECT, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT 21:33:47 A PERMIT, HUMAN SERVICES BUYER TRAINEE, RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A MINISTERIAL 21:33:51 PROGRAM. WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A LAND USE DECISION. 21:34:00 YOU HAVE OTHER CONCERNS OF OTHER THINGS AND THEY'RE ALL VALID. BUT THE OTHER THINGS OF 21:34:06 DLEURCHDRIVER'S LICENSE ET CETERA, I'M NOT SAYING THAT I WANT TO YOU DO THAT BUT YOU COULD DIRECT STAFF TO BRING 21:34:12 THAT BACK SO THAT YOU COULD DISCUSS THAT. DPLOWZ THAT IS GOING TO PROLONG THE -- 21:34:22 THIS PROGRAM, BY THE DIME WE GET BACK DO YOU IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE JULY OR CENTS WITH THIS SORTS OF PRIORITIZE 21:34:30 AND POLICIES PARTNERED SCREENING ITS, WEE THINK WE AS STAFF CAN DO THAT BUT AGAIN THERE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT 21:34:33 THINGS. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A LAND USE DECISION. 21:34:40 AS I SAID YOU CAN DIRECT US TO COME BACK AND SO DESIRE, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU 21:34:48 COULD DO. >> OKAY, SO PERSONALLY I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN ISSUE WITH THE ACTUAL 21:35:01 ZONING CHANGE. THIS IS A HUMAN ISSUE, 160,000 PEOPLE IN THIS START THAT ARE UNHOUSED AND I 21:35:11 KNOW A LOT OF THE CONCERNS, YOU GET INTO SITUATIONS LIKE THESE, I PUT THE AVAILABILITY IN ONE PARTICULAR 21:35:15 PLACE. DOES IT DRAWS PEOPLE FROM OTHER CITIES? 21:35:27 NO, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT A REGIONAL ISSUE. I DON'T THINK FAMILIES CAN SHARE THE 21:35:38 BETTER FINANCIALLY ON THEIR OWN. I'M THANKFUL THAT WHEN GOVERNOR NEWSOM EARMARKED A BIG PORTION OF THAT, I 21:35:45 HAVE HEARD SUCCESSES IN OTHER CITIES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF PROGRAM. SO AGAIN I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE ZONING 21:35:53 CHANGE ITSELF, IT'S JUST THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AND MY CONCERNS OVER THE LIABILITY ISSUES OF ALLOWING 21:36:02 UNLICENSED DRIVERS, UNINSURED VEHICLES. JUST TO THROW IT OUT THERE, IF YOU 21:36:12 HAVE AN RV PARKED SOMEWHERE AND THAT PROFANE TANK ON THE RV OR THE STOVE OR WHATEVER EXPLODES AND THEY HAVE NO 21:36:16 INSURANCE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? IS IT THE HOST SITE? IS IT THE CITY? 21:36:22 WE HAVE APPROVED THE PERMIT FOR THE HOST SITE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I 21:36:28 THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE AND ALSO THE SCREENING PROCESS. ONE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED IT WITH THE 21:36:36 MEGAN'S LAW ISSUE. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO IS COMING INTO YOUR SITE IF YOU DON'T HAVE AT LEAST A 21:36:40 BASIC SCREENING PROCESS? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY INTRUSIVE. 21:36:46 BUT I DON'T THINK JUST OPENING THE GATES AND ALLOWING ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO COME IN WITHOUT SOME 21:36:59 ASSURANCES THAT IT IS AN OVERNIGHT PARKING, BUSINESSES NEED TO CONDUCT THEIR 21:37:14 BUSINESSES DURING THE OPENING HOUR. YOU NEED TO HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, A REGISTRATION, MAYBE IS THIS PART OF 21:37:20 THE SAFE PARKING HOST SITE STANDARDS TO BUILD IN THOSE REQUIREMENTS? AGAIN THE ZONING CHANGE ITSELF TO 21:37:28 ALLOW IT FOR THE MINISTERIAL PROCESS I JUST WANT TO KNOW YOU KNOW THAT THAT MINISTERIAL PROCESS IS GOING TO BE 21:37:34 THOROUGH. I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST FOR THE LOWS BARRIER ENTRY BUT I THINK IN THE LONG 21:37:41 RUN YOU NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS BUT ANYBODY WHO IS GOING BY ON THE 21:37:47 STREETS. IF SOMEONE THAT'S UNLICENSED PULLS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSES A COLLISION 21:38:06 WHO IS GOING DO PAY FOR THAT IF THEY'RE NOT INSURED, NOT LICENSED. IF WE GO AHEAD AND DO THE ZONING 21:38:12 CHANGE AS MR. MORRIS SAID BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR -- IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE -- WE DON'T HAVE DO APPROVE EVERY 21:38:15 LITTLE THING AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. 21:38:21 MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN A STAFF BRIEFING, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT MINISTERIAL 21:38:26 PROCESS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND GET THE INPUT FROM THERE. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR NOW, THANK 21:38:36 YOU. >> City Manager Danaj: WANT TO ADD TO WAYNE'S COMMENTS, THE PHRASE 21:38:41 MINISTERIAL REVIEW DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A RUBBER STAMP. MINISTERIAL IS JUST A WORD OR PHRASE 21:38:47 THAT WE USE MEANING IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK DOT PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO YOU. 21:38:54 BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A THOROUGH PROCESS, A MULTIDEPARTMENTAL PROCESS INCLUDING 21:38:58 PUBLIC SAFETY. IN MANY WAYS WE OPENED UP THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER. 21:39:04 THIS COMMUNITY HAD VERY SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT OPENING UP THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER AND A LOT OF THE 21:39:11 MINISTERIAL PROCESS WAS ALLOWED TO CITY STAFF, IT'S VERY THOROUGH VERY DETAILED AND IN THE 21:39:18 END THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER NOT THAT THEY'RE EXACT COPIES, HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL 21:39:24 OPERATIONAL FACILITY AND WITH ANY IF ALL OF THE NEGATIVITY THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT COME FROM IT. 21:39:33 I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE FOR THE COMMUNITY MINISTERIAL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT WITHOUT THOROUGH STAFF WHO 21:39:39 FOCUSES ON THIS EVERY DAY. >> Councilmember Jones: WHILE I DO APPRECIATE THAT, I THINK IT'S 21:39:45 IMPORTANT THAT SOME OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS CONCERNS GET ADDRESSED, WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT PEOPLE ARE 21:39:52 GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH? >> City Manager Danaj: ABSOLUTELY, WE COULD DO THAT THROUGH COUNCIL 21:40:00 BRIEFINGS. >> THE CONTEXT CONTAINED WITHIN THE ZONING, I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO WHAT 21:40:08 WAYNE HAD SAID EARLIER REGARDING THE LAND USE ISSUE THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE 21:40:15 CITY HAS ADOPTED REGULATIONS, FOR FAITH BASED TEMPORARY SHELTERS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY SHELTERS 21:40:20 WHICH ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHELTER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO UNHOUSED RESIDENTS IN 21:40:27 FREMONT BOTH OF WHICH REQUIRE A MINISTERIAL PERMIT PROCESS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT'S SET UP 21:40:31 THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND JUST AS A MATTER OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF THE WAYS THAT SCREENING 21:40:38 PROCESSES AND SERVICE PROVISION CHANGES, THAT AS PRACTICES CHANGE OVER THE YEARS, NEITHER OF THE EXISTING 21:40:42 ORDINANCES CURRENTLY HAVE THOSE SCREENING IMPLEMENTS WITHIN THE ZONING. 21:40:50 IT IS A MATTER THAT IS DEALT ADMINISTRATIVELY, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE EXPERTS IN THAT FIELD. 21:40:55 IF I COULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL ANSWER INTEREST IN THE SCREENING PROCEDURES AND THE 21:41:01 PROCESS AND BEING INVOLVED AND INFORMED ABOUT WHAT STAFF DECIDES IN TERMS OF A SCREENING 21:41:07 PROCESS. I WOULD LIKE TO CAUTION THAT TYPICALLY THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THAT IS NOT 21:41:12 A LAND USE ORDINANCE. IT IS THROUGH SOME SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION. 21:41:18 SHOULD COUNCIL WISH TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS FURTHER MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT IT'S ADDRESSED AS A 21:41:23 SEPARATE KIND OF DOCUMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, OR THROUGH BRIEFINGS, RATHER THAN 21:41:31 THROUGH CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN 21:41:36 YOU HAD WANTED TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. >> Councilmember Salwan: THANK YOU MAYOR. 21:41:49 I THINK WAYNE AND COURTNEY HAVE EXPLAINED ZONING LAND USE DECISION. AND SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY APPROVING 21:41:53 ANY SPECIFICS ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR SITE OR OPERATIONS. I THINK THAT SETS THE CONTEXT. 21:41:59 I DO HEAR AT LEAST THREE OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPERATIONS AND THERE ARE SOME 21:42:06 UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. SO -- AND WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY TO 21:42:14 SEE IF EITHER WE IS SHOULD BIFURCATE THIS, TO SEE IF WE HAVE THEIR SUPPORT TO PASS A ZONING ORDINANCE TODAY AND 21:42:21 MAYBE BRING BACK AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION ON THE OPERATIONS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT 21:42:30 CRITERIA THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED TODAY. I PERSONALLY VIEW THIS AS KIND OF A FORCE MULTIPLIER, WE ALREADY HAVE 21:42:35 FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ALL NEED FAITH. 21:42:44 SO WHAT BETTER TO HELP IN THIS EFFORT THAN OUR FAITH ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP GIVE FAITH TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE 21:42:47 ANY. AND THEY'RE ALREADY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 21:42:54 THEY WANT TO STEP UP. THEY WANT TO HELP, LEVERAGING THE BENEFIT OF THE NONPROFITS, THE PUBLIC 21:43:04 AND PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT CONTRIBUTION WORKING TOGETHER. AND CREATING A FRAMEWORK. 21:43:10 AND SO I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ONE, TEST OUT THIS PROGRAM AND TO SEE HOW IT WORKS. 21:43:17 TO COURTNEY'S POINT I REMEMBER THERE WAS A TIME THAT WE USED TO ALLOW FOLKS TO SLEEP WITHIN THE CHURCHES. 21:43:22 I REMEMBER IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. SO EVENTUALLY I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS PHASED OUT OR WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE 21:43:28 NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WORTH EXPLORING. 21:43:36 IT REQUIRES MINIMAL CITY EXPENSE. IT'S A VOLUNTEER-LED EFFORT AND YOU KNOW WE CAN ALWAYS PULL THE PLUG IF 21:43:42 THINGS DON'T WORK OUT. SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THIS INITIATIVE, LET'S PUT IT TO GOOD FAITH 21:43:49 AND SEE WHAT CAN COME OUT OF THIS. SO IF THERE'S CONCERNS MAYBE WE BRING IT BACK FOR A FORMAL DISCUSSION 21:43:54 LATER. SO I'LL WAIT DO HEAR FROM THE OTHERS, SEE WHERE THE SUPPORT IS, I THINK WE 21:44:01 HAVEN'T HEARD FROM AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMEMBER, WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE IS, AND THE MAYOR OF 21:44:07 COURSE, AND WE KIND OF DECIDE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, THANK YOU. 21:44:12 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER COX DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I STILL HAVE COMMENTS THE MAKE AS WELL 21:44:21 AS COUNCILMEMBER KENG. >> Councilmember Cox: YES, I WAS GOING TO MENTION AS YOU WITH DEFINE 21:44:28 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND SITE DESIGNS, THESE ARE THINGS YOU ARE IMPOSING AND IT'S A BIG MISS FOR US NOT TO HAVE THE 21:44:33 SCREENING LISTED EVEN DETAILING OUTS CAN PEOPLE EVEN SMOKE? 21:44:41 BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MARIJUANA IS LEGAL HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THERE'S SOME THINGS HERE THAT I JUST 21:44:50 DON'T THINK THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH AS DETAILS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF AREA OF COMFORT AND 21:44:56 MAINTAINING OUR SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER PART IS THAT I'M CONCERNED 21:45:05 ALSO ABOUT THE RESOURCES, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS USED BY VOLUNTEERS, BY THE SITES, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS, THE HOST 21:45:12 SITES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO THAT WE CAN'T ASSUME THAT EVERY SINGLE CHURCH 21:45:17 IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP. BECAUSE A LOT HAS SUFFERED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. 21:45:27 THEY'VE BEEN OUTPOURING OF OTHER TYPES OF LOVE, AND IT IS A FINANCIAL BURDEN IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $13,000 PLUS 21:45:34 OTHER EXPENSES THAT MAY NOT BE AS WELL DEFINED AND OPERATING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, 21:45:42 AND IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER SITES THAT YOU VISITED IN SAN JOSE AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, WHAT IS 21:45:49 SOME OF THEIR -- THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ON TARGET, OR HAS IT BEEN MORE, THEY'VE HAD 21:45:59 MORE CARS, COMPARED TO THE SITE THAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT REGARD. BUT I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME MORE 21:46:08 THINGS TO BE HASHED OUT AND DISCUSSED TO ENSURE THAT THE RESIDENTS FEEL THAT WE HAVE DONE OUR FULL DUE DILIGENCE ON 21:46:14 THIS TOPIC. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ONCE WE CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO GO 21:46:21 BACK AND UNDO IT ONCE IT'S ON THERE. SO THAT'S MY OTHER CONCERN, TOO. THAT THIS CHANGE COULD STAY ON THE 21:46:29 BOOKS FOREVER. AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE. 21:46:37 SO THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER KENG. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU, 21:46:44 MADAM MAYOR. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK AND I DO LIKE TO SEE MORE 21:46:53 CLARITY WITH THE PROGRAM, WITH THE SCREENING, AND I AS I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE CITY'S LIABILITY WOULD BE WHEN THE 21:47:01 INDIVIDUALS DO NOT CARRY CAR INSURANCE OR HAVE AN ACTIVE DRIVER'S LICENSE. 21:47:09 THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY REACHED OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT L, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT 21:47:18 TO HAVE THAT BEFORE WE VOTE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. >> Mayor Mei: SO I'M GOING TO CHIME 21:47:25 IN NOW. SO I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW I MEAN IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY THAT WE'VE HAD 21:47:35 THIS CONVERSATION AND IT'S ONE THAT I HAVE HAD THE FORTUNATE OR MISFORTUNATE OF SEEING FIRSTHAND WHERE IT CAME A 21:47:40 POINT IN TIME COUNT WHICH WE DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR, I PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST 21:47:46 TWO. WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN AN INCREASE. WHILE PEOPLE ARE SHOCKED TO HEAR THERE 21:47:55 HAS BEEN AN INCREASE, IT IS CERTAINLY NOT UNIQUE TO FREMONT, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THE NAVIGATION 21:48:00 CENTER OR PARTICULARLY DIFFERENT IN FREMONT. THE WARMING CENTER, TO EXPANDS IT WITH 21:48:09 THE CLEAN START MOBILE HYGIENE CLINIC. WE DID DO OUTREACH. I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WHEN I HEAR 21:48:16 PEOPLE SAYING, WE NEVER DISCUSSED THIS PARKING. WHEN WE ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, IT SEEMS 21:48:22 LIKE WE'VE HAD HOURS AND HOURS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING ON THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER, I KNOW 21:48:26 THAT BECAUSE I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE A FRONT SEAT AT ALL OF THOSE. 21:48:33 IT IS NOT LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD OUTREACH, THAT WE HAVEN'T REHASHED THIS. WHAT WOULD BE SAD TO SAY AT TIMES WHEN 21:48:39 I LOOK AT THIS SITUATION RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE HEARING MUCH FOR THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER I THINK EVERYBODY 21:48:47 SAYS WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING IF IT'S ANYWHERE 21:48:52 NEAR THEM. I CAN SEE IT RIGHT NOW FROM MY OFFICE AT THE CITY HALL BECAUSE PEOPLE SAID 21:48:58 YOU KNOW IF YOU THINK IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GREAT THEN PUT IT WITH YOU. AND I SAID YEAH, GO AHEAD. 21:49:07 IT CAN'T GET ANY CLOSER, IT'S RIGHT HERE AND I SEE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I SEE IT IN THE MORNING WHEN I WALK. 21:49:13 >> AND SOMETIMES WHEN I LEAVE AT 11:00 AT NIGHT. I FEEL IT'S REALLY HARD WHEN WE SEE 21:49:19 THIS INCREASE, RIGHT NOW THERE ARE PEOPLE LIVING OUT THERE I WILL TELL YOU I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH THESE STREETS 21:49:23 AND THROUGH THE ENCAMPMENTS AND THEY ARE ALREADY HERE. IT IS NOT UNIQUE TO FREMONT. 21:49:30 IT IS NOT UNIQUE AND IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN WE SEE IT IN PLACES LIKE ON THE MEDIANS OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS. 21:49:36 THE HOMELESS ARE HERE AND THEY ARE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW AND IT IS HARDER FOR US TO MANAGE. 21:49:43 ONE OF THE THINGS IS IF WE DON'T GIVE ANY SORT OF SOLUTION OR ANY LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT, 21:49:48 IN THE PAST WE'VE USED THE FAITH BASED GROUPS, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VIABLE. 21:49:57 WHAT I DID FOR MOTHER'S DAY JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, I DROVE THROUGH THOSE PLACES, I DROVE THROUGH UNION CITY, 21:50:02 MOUNTAIN VIEW, I WENT OUT TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS, ONE OF THE THINGS I PERSONALLY DID. 21:50:09 I DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT IT AND RESEARCH IT, I ACTUALLY GO THERE. AND IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME TO SEE 21:50:13 BECAUSE WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE AND JUST LIKE THE HOUSING AND A HALF INSTIGATION CENTER AND BELIEVE ME I'M 21:50:19 NOT INTERESTED IN JUST HAVING A SINGLE BULLET SOLUTION OR JUST SOMETHING THAT'S JUST A PATCH. 21:50:26 WHEN I LOOK AT THE SOLUTIONS I LOOK AT IT BEING A BROADER BASED OPPORTUNITY. EVERYTHING FROM GIVING THE SERVICES 21:50:33 FOR BEING ABLE TO BE CLEAN SUCH AS CLEAN START AND HAVING CLEAN HYGIENE BECAUSE OF THIS COVID TIME PERIOD OR 21:50:38 THIS PANDEMIC BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY NEED TO BE CLEAN TO APPLY FOR JOBS AND THEY NEED TO 21:50:44 HAVE A PLACE OF RESIDENCE. WE LOOKED AT THINGS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO GET 21:50:52 COHORTS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO GET TO THESE JOBS TO THESE TRAININGS SO THEY CAN GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION THESE 21:50:57 WRAP AROUND SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. THIS IS A STEP, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER 21:51:04 SHAO CAN RELATE DO THIS HAVING BEEN ON SCHOOL BOARD, THERE ARE THINGS LIKE BOARD POLICIES AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE 21:51:07 REGULATION IN TERMS OF HOW YOU ACTUALLY CREATE THE PROGRAM THROUGH HEALTH AND 21:51:11 HUMAN SERVICES. AND THOSE WOULD BE THOSE REQUIREMENTS WE TALK ABOUT SUCH AS SCREENING, 21:51:17 POLICE, FIRE AND THOSE OTHER PIECES. SO IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE PICTURE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING 21:51:22 AT. I FEAR THAT ULTIMATELY WHAT I KEEP HEARING FROM PEOPLE THIS EVENING IS I 21:51:29 THINK EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT AT A LOCATION BUT A LOCATION WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND WE'VE HAD 21:51:33 INTENSE CONVERSATIONS WHEN WE LOOKED AT A MAP OF THE CITY'S PROPERTIES. 21:51:39 IN THE END IT WAS ANY PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY NEAR US. I JUST WORRY THAT I THINK THAT THIS IS 21:51:46 A VIABLE SOLUTION. WHEN I VISITED THE ONES IN MOUNTAIN VIEW THEY RANGED IN SIZE SUCH AS THE 21:51:56 VTA ONE YOU TOLD US ABOUT, THERE WAS SOLAR, SOME GENTLEMAN TAUGHT PEACH TO USE SOLAR, IT WAS VERY QUIET, I WENT 21:52:02 THROUGH THERE, I'VE BEEN THERE IN DAYTIME AND IN NIGHTTIME AND TO LOOK AT THAT AND 21:52:08 MOST PEOPLE JUST WANT TO HAVE DIGNITY AND BE ABLE TO GIVE SUPPORT SO THEY CAN BE ABLE TO LIVE. 21:52:15 SOME OF THE ONES THAT WERE FAITH BASED THAT I WENT TO THAT WERE SMALLER HOUSED ANYTHING FROM FIVE TO TEN CARS, 21:52:20 IT WASN'T AS BIG. IT GAVE THEM A PLACE. RIGHT NOW IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH OUR 21:52:27 CITY AND ANY OTHER CITY RIGHT NOW IN THE BAY AREA THERE ARE RVS THAT ARE THERE AND I KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE 21:52:31 I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS TOO AND YES I'VE SEEN AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION 21:52:39 WITH PEOPLE WHO SAY WE ARE INHUMANE BECAUSE OF OUR BOULDERS AND WHATNOT. I RECOGNIZE SOME OF THEM ARE MOVABLE 21:52:44 VEHICLES. IF ITS WERE ME AND WE HAVE THIS COMPLETE PROGRAM, WE HAVE STUDENTS 21:52:49 FROM ROP WHERE WE COULD DO AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY FIX THE CARS. IT WOULD INCLUDE PROGRAMS WHERE WE 21:52:57 HAVE SKILLS, WE HAVE SO MANY SOLAR MANUFACTURERS AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE JOBS TRAINING AND HAVE 21:53:01 SOLAR TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT VERSUS JUST PROPANE. 21:53:07 THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO SEE. BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR NO 21:53:14 TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM IS STRICTLY THE ORDINANCE TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF LAND USE FOR CHURCH PARKING LOTS. 21:53:22 JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IN CASE OF A NATURAL DISASTER MANY OF THEM OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CHURCHES ARE AVAILABLE 21:53:25 FOR EMERGENCY. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DICTATED IN THE PAST. 21:53:31 THOSE WILL BE THE PLACES MANY PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO AND THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AT THIS POINT, THIS IS AN 21:53:37 EMERGENCY WHERE WE SEE A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CAN'T ASK PEOPLE, YOU CANNOT ASK 21:53:42 PEOPLE TO BE NOT ON THE STREET IN FRONTS OF YOU IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM A PLACE OR LOCATION ALTERNATIVE. 21:53:48 THAT IS WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT TODAY IS ONLY THAT, THE PERMISSION FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE 21:53:54 DISCUSSION OF LAND USE. WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROGRAMS AND THE PERMITTING IF WE WANTS DO AND I WOULD 21:54:04 WANT TO, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, I AM SADDENED TO SEE THAT I MEAN I THINK THAT THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN 21:54:08 OUR CITY WAS HORRIFIC. IT WAS DEMEANING, IT WAS HORRIBLE. 21:54:14 BUT I WOULD NOT SAY THAT EVERY HOMELESS PERSON IS LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S THE THING THAT IS 21:54:18 HEARTBREAKING FOR ME. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE MET THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE YEARS 21:54:27 OF MY -- I MEAN FOR MANY YEARS SINCE I WAS A CHILD BUT MORE SO HERE IN THIS LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND I'VE BEEN IN 21:54:33 THE PANDEMIC AND HERE IN THE OFFICE EVERY DAY. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING EACH OTHER, 21:54:40 HELPING EACH OTHER FIX UP THEIR BICYCLES SO THEY CAN GET DO WORK ARE NOT THE HORRIBLE PEOPLE THAT I'M 21:54:44 HEARING ABOUT NOW. SO IT IS HEARTBREAKING. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THAT SITUATION, 21:54:50 NOT JUST THAT SITUATION BUT MANY SITUATIONS IS MENTAL HEALTH AND THAT IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO 21:54:56 FACE HEAD ON AS A CITY BUT TO SAY MANY HOMELESS SPERN IN THAT SITUATION, MANY ARE NOT BUT 21:55:00 THERE ARE MANY IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH WHO ARE HOME BOUND, STUDENTS AND OTHERS. 21:55:06 SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION AND I'LL MAKE ITS MYSELF TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS VOTE ON THIS ORDINANCE. 21:55:13 AND IT WAS STRICTLY FOR THE ORDINANCE AND I WANT DOAD CLARIFY IT AGAIN, IT IS FOR THE LAND USE. 21:55:19 IT IS NOT FOR THE PROGRAM, IT IS NOT FOR SAFE PARKING RIGHT NOW TODAY. IT IS STRICTLY FOR THE OPTION THAT IF 21:55:26 WE WANTED TO, DO HAVE FAITH BASED DO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR PARKING LOTS IN A PREAM SHOULD WE PROCEED AND GO 21:55:35 PROGRAM SHOULD WE WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT, AS A PROGRAM THROUGH HEALTH AND HUMAN 21:55:39 SERVICES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO SAY OR ADD ONTO THIS AS WELL 21:55:47 AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY. >> Councilmember Kassan: I'LL SECOND. 21:55:57 >> Mayor Mei: SO I HAVE A MOTION. >> Councilmember Jones: MADAM MAYOR. 21:56:01 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER JONES. >> Councilmember Jones: COULD I SUGGEST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? 21:56:04 >> Mayor Mei: SURE. >> Councilmember Jones: ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS THE ORDINANCE DOES 21:56:13 INCLUDE HOST SITE STANDARDS. AND MAYBE MS. MARGOLIS YOU COULD COME UP WITH THE PROPER WORDING BUT YOU 21:56:18 KNOW IT LISTS A NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS. AND I DON'T SEIZE THE CAVEAT ABOUT AND 21:56:29 OTHER CONDITIONS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. IF THAT MIGHT BE ADDED IN THERE AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE MORE CONTROL 21:56:35 OVER WHAT GOES ON AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE OPERATIONS PLAN BROUGHT BACK NOT NECESSARILY TO A 21:56:40 COUNCIL MEETING, UNLESS THAT'S WHAT THE OTHERS WOULD LIKE, AT LEAST IN A STAFF BRIEFING SO 21:56:46 WE ARE ALL AWARE AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION GOING FORWARD. >> Mayor Mei: I'M OKAY WITH BRINGING 21:56:52 IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE I THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO BE PART OF IT AND WE CIRCULATE HAVE THAT 21:56:57 DISCUSSION AND CONVERSATION. I'M OKAY WITH THE OPERATIONS PART OF IT BEING BROUGHT BACK BUT THIS IS 21:57:06 STRICTLY FOR THE LAND USE. >> City Manager Danaj: I'M HAPPY TO BRING BACK THE BROADER OPERATIONAL 21:57:11 PLAN AND WHEN WE'RE PERHAPS IMPLEMENTING OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY. >> Mayor Mei: I THINK THAT IS GREAT 21:57:17 OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT MANY HAVE ASKED FOR TONIGHT, TO DO A PILOT AND A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. 21:57:26 BUT TO NOT MOVE AT ALL I THINK WOULD BE A STEP BACKWARD AND IT WOULD BE TO CONTINUE I'M TREADING WATER AND I 21:57:31 FEEL LIKE DROWNING. >> Councilmember Jones: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF THE 21:57:36 MOTION, OR I CAN MAKE THE AMENDMENT. >> Mayor Mei: THAT'S FINE. >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL AMEND 21:57:43 IT TO SAY THE OPERATIONS PLAN COMES BACK TO US HOPEFULLY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE OR AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID 21:57:47 ONCE, WEEP HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 21:57:54 I'M SORRY DEBRA. >> COUNCILMEMBER JONES ARE YOU ALSO ASKING THAT THE AMENDMENT BE ADDED TO 21:57:59 ADD THAT LANGUAGE THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT OTHER STANDARDS AS DEEMED NECESSARY? 21:58:10 >> Councilmember Jones: YES, I THINK THAT W WOULD BE APPROPRIATE? THAT SEEMS LIKE KIND OF A BROAD 21:58:14 STATEMENT. THERE IS SOMETHING AT THE END OF THAT LIST THAT SAYS OTHER CONDITIONS AS 21:58:17 NECESSARY. >> Mayor Mei: AND FOR COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. 21:58:29 >> I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON THE CITY ATTORNEY'S'S SHOES BUT WOULD I LIKE TO ADD FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, FROM 21:58:36 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WAS EXPLICITLY TO CREATE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS SO WE WOULD HAVE A 21:58:44 BASIS FOR FUTURE MINISTERIAL REVIEW, AND EXEMPTS FROM CEQA UNDER STATE LAW. 21:58:51 THAT WAS OUR MOTIVATION FOR NOT HAVING AN OPEN ENDED CONDITION THAT WE COULD ADD ONTO IT. 21:58:56 I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ADD ONTO THAT. AND HER THOUGHTS ON WHETHER OR NOT 21:59:04 THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE WHILE KEEPING IT AS A MINISTERIAL PROCESS. >> I THINK KEEPING THE STANDARDS AS 21:59:15 OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE IS BENEFICIAL. SO I WOULD PROBABLY RECOMMEND NOT INCLUDING THAT OPEN-ENDED LANGUAGE BUT 21:59:20 WE'LL BRING BACK THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AND YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING 21:59:23 YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE COVERED IS COVERED. >> Councilmember Jones: YES, THAT 21:59:28 WORKS, THANK YOU. >> SO THEN YOUR AMENDMENT IS SIMPLY TO BRING BACK THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS 21:59:34 WITH THE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM. >> Councilmember Jones: CORRECT. >> I WOULDN'T USE THE TERM OPERATIONAL 21:59:39 STANDARDS BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE STANDARDS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. I DESTINY WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO BRING 21:59:47 BACK IS THE DETAILS IN THE PROGRAM AND HOW THE CITY PARTICIPATES IN IT. >> OKAY SO MORE PROGRAMMATIC 21:59:52 STANDARDS. >> Councilmember Kassan: RIGHT. >> Mayor Mei: AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE 21:59:58 AND SAFETY. >> City Manager Danaj: I AGREE, I THINK THOSE ARE BETTER WORDS. 22:00:03 >> OKAY. >> Councilmember Jones: I HOPE SOMEBODY WROTE THAT DOWN. 22:00:07 >> DO YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENTS? >> Mayor Mei: I DO. SO I MADE THE MOTION. 22:00:16 AND IT WAS SECONDED BY C COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN AND MODIFIED AND AMENDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 22:00:21 PLEASE MAY I HAVE A VOTE. >> YES MADAM MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER COX. 22:00:27 NO. COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. AYE. 22:00:33 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AYE. 22:00:39 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 22:00:44 AYE. MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE. 22:00:56 SO THIS MOTION PASSES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NAY. SO I THINK I HAVE A FEW MORE AGENDA 22:00:59 ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO JOINED THIS EVENING. 22:01:03 AND I ENCOURAGE ALL TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED. THIS IS JUST FOR THE LAND USE AND WE 22:01:08 LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROGRAMMATIC DISCUSSION. I HAVE A REFERRAL THIS EVENING FOR TWO 22:01:19 APPOINTMENTS TO GO ADVISORY BODIES FOR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, ANNA WANG AND FOR THE RECREATION COMMISSION 22:01:26 SUNDAR SANKARAN. >> Councilmember Jones: MOVE TO APPROVE. 22:01:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. >> Councilmember Shao: I SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER 22:01:36 JONES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. 22:01:40 ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S JUST -- >> I'LL DO THE VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER COX. 22:01:45 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. AYE. 22:01:51 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AYE. 22:01:56 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. VICE MAYOR SHAO, AYE. 22:02:03 MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE, CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONER 22:02:15 ANNA WANG AND THE NEW COMMISSIONER SUNDAR SANKARAN. I SEE A HAND UP. 22:02:29 HAD YOU SPEAKING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM 8A? ARE YOU SPEAKING FOR ITEM 8A? 22:02:35 >> HELLO? >> Mayor Mei: HI MISTY, ARE YOU SPEAKING FOR YIRT 8A? 22:02:40 >> I JUST WANTED HAVE A QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK YOU. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE 22:02:48 DO YOU THINK THE REASON WHY THEY BECOME -- >> Mayor Mei: MY APOLOGIES, MISTY. 22:02:55 THAT ITEM IS NO LONGER ON THE TABLE SO THAT'S ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON THIS EVENING BUT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US 22:03:02 SEPARATELY. SO I APOLOGIZE ON THAT. SEEING NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS THIS 22:03:08 EVENING -- >> Councilmember Kassan: CAN I GIVE JUST A REALLY QUICK ONE SENTENCE 22:03:11 REPORT? >> Mayor Mei: SURE. >> Councilmember Kassan: I'M ON THE 22:03:23 STOP WASTE BODY AND THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED THE SB 13 AB 3, 1383, YEAH, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH -- YEAH IT HAS TO 22:03:30 DO WITH ORGANIC RECYCLING AND DIVERTING FOOD WASTE AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY 22:03:35 BIG IMPACT ON ALL THE JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ADOPTING A LOCAL 22:03:41 ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT IT. AND THE TIME TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THAT IS REALLY NOW. 22:03:50 SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROCESS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DIVERT MORE ORGANIC 22:03:58 WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL, AND SAVE MORE EDIBLE FOOD FROM GOING TO THE LANDFILL, PLEASE LOOK INTO SB 22:04:03 1383. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT REPORT. 22:04:11 I ALSO WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT INNOVATION MANUFACTURERS HERE LOCALLY IN FREMONT 22:04:18 ON THAT SO IF YOU EVER WANTED TO LOOK AT THAT THERE IS A COMPANY CALLED POWER KNOT IN WARM SPRINGS, 22:04:24 WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HEAR WITH EAST BAY EDA WENT WITH OUR ECONOMIC DISCUSSION THIS YEAR. 22:04:30 WE HAD A PROFILE DISCUSSION ON RESTAURANTS AND FOOD WASTE AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE 22:04:37 CONVERSATIONS WE HAD IS HOW WE WERE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT. I'M GOING TO MENTION TOMORROW THERE IS 22:04:43 A LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WE'VE HAD SOME EXCITING THINGS AS FAR AS MAKING INROADS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 22:04:49 AND SOME GROUND BREAKINGS. I KNOW THERE'S A DISCUSSION, TOMORROW, A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS COMING UP 22:04:55 ONE IS A POSSIBLE CLAW BACK FOR FUNDING FOR THE CITIES AND STATE SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE MADE SURE THAT 22:05:00 WE HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER OPPOSING ANY CLAW BACK ON FUNDING FOR THE CITY. 22:05:08 BECAUSE WE DO NEED THE FUNDS. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PLEANCH OUTREACH AND 22:05:13 THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT THERE'S A DISCUSSION FORUM WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT AND IF 22:05:19 ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THAT FROM OUR COUNCIL THAT WOULD BE TOMORROW. THERE'S TWO DISCUSSIONS, ONE'S A LOCAL 22:05:31 FOCUS WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, CONTRA COSTA EAST BAY MUD, HELD THROUGH CALIFORNIA CITIES, AND AN 22:05:36 EARLIER DISCUSSION AT 10:00 WITH SECRETARY WADE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY 22:05:45 SHARE THAT I HAVE TO THANK HANS FOR HIS PARTICIPATION TODAY. WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE 22:05:52 GOVERNOR'S IMPACT ON THE BUDGET, HANS AND I HAD A CALL EARLIER TODAY WITH SECRETARY KIM, THE TRANSPORTATION 22:05:56 SECRETARY DAVID KIM AND TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT BEFORE THE 22:06:05 STATE AND I APPRECIATE THE LETTER AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, HOUSING OR TRANSPORTATION 22:06:11 OR OTHER AREAS. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THANK YOU 22:06:17 FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING IN, THANK YOU SUSAN FOR YOUR HELP SO I WANTED TO WISH YOU ALL A