19:01:48 >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 19:01:52 THE CITY OF FREMONT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND I'D 19:01:55 LIKE TO BEGIN FIRST WITH THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG, AND I'D LIKE TO 19:01:58 ASK COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN IF HE'D LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. 19:02:04 >> Councilmember Salwan: THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 19:02:07 TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC 19:02:12 FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, 19:02:16 INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 19:02:27 >> Mayor Mei: WONDERFUL. I JUST WANTED TO BEGIN 19:02:31 FIRST BY ASKING FOR THE ROLL CALL. AND IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING 19:02:34 , IF YOU COULD KINDLY PUT YOURSELF ON MUTE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL 19:02:37 . 19:02:47 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, PRESENT. 19:02:50 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, 19:02:53 HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, HERE 19:02:57 . VICE MAYOR SHAO, PRESENT. MAYOR 19:03:00 MEI, HERE. AND AT THIS TIME, 19:03:03 I'D LIKE TO SHARE THERE ARE VACANCIES ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 19:03:06 AND THE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 19:03:09 YEAR. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR 19:03:12 BOARD OR COMMISSION APPLICATIONS, PLEASE LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE 19:03:17 UNDER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT FREMONT.GOV OR PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY 19:03:20 CLERK'S OFFICE AT 510- 19:03:25 284-4060. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO 19:03:28 PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S MEETING MAY DO SO 19:03:32 BY RAISING -- CLICKING ON THE "RAISE HAND" 19:03:35 ICON OR BY -- IF YOU'RE CALLING IN, BY DIALING 19:03:38 STAR NINE. EMAILS SUBMITTED 19:03:42 TO THE CITY CLERK ARE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO 19:03:45 THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND PUBLISHED IN OUR CITY'S 19:03:48 AGENDA CENTER ON FREMONT.GOV AND WILL BE PLACED ON FILE 19:03:51 AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 19:03:56 I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING WILL GO UNTIL 11:30 IN THE EVENING 19:03:59 IF NEEDED, AND WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES 19:04:02 OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, UP TO 3 MINUTES PER 19:04:05 SPEAKER, IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS 19:04:09 FOR SUBJECTS THAT ARE NOT AGENDIZED THIS EVENING FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 19:04:11 . WE'LL ALLOW FOR THEM AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF TIME REMAINS. 19:04:16 AND I WILL NOW TURN THIS MEETING OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER 19:04:19 , KARENA SHACKELFORD, FOR INTRODUCTION OF HER STAFF. 19:04:22 THANK YOU. 19:04:24 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. 19:04:28 GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WE ARE 19:04:31 JOINED TONIGHT BY MY COLLEAGUE, DEBRA MARGOLIS 19:04:34 , AND OUR CITY CLERK, 19:04:38 SUSAN GAUTHIER, AND AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS 19:04:41 OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 19:04:44 CITY STAFF TEAM. SO ALL ARE AVAILABLE FOR 19:04:47 Q & A TONIGHT, SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER 19:04:51 TO YOU, MADAME MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND AT 19:04:54 THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THOSE ARE 19:04:57 ITEMS THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT -- THESE ARE ITEMS 19:05:00 WHERE ONE COUNCIL VOTE AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL 19:05:04 STAND. IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE COUNCIL WISHES 19:05:07 TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? AND I ALSO 19:05:10 WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE COULD ADD ITEM 19:05:13 5A, WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO OUR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE 19:05:16 , CITY MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, IF THERE IS NO OTHER SPEAKERS OR QUESTIONS 19:05:19 FROM THE COUNCIL. THIS EVENING. I'M GOING TO LOOK TO 19:05:23 SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE 19:05:26 ONE ATTENDEE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND -- THIS 19:05:29 IS JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS FOR CONSENT CALENDAR, NOT FOR 19:05:32 PUBLIC COMMENT, SO IS THERE SOMETHING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:05:36 THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO 19:05:39 ADDRESS? 19:05:43 >> Ms. Gauthier: AJIT? 19:05:47 >> HI -- >> Ms. Gauthier: WHICH ITEM ARE 19:05:50 YOU SPEAKING ON, AJIT? 19:06:03 >> Mayor Mei: ARE YOU SPEAKING ON -- OKAY, I GUESS NOT. NOT 19:06:06 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING. SO AGAIN, IF 19:06:09 THERE'S ANY SPEAKERS ON ITEM 5A, 19:06:12 WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FREMONT MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. IF THERE 19:06:15 ARE NONE, THEN WE CAN ALSO ADD THAT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I SEE A 19:06:19 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER 19:06:22 JONES. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:06:28 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE 19:06:31 . COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER 19:06:34 KASSAN, AYE. C. JONES, 19:06:38 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE 19:06:41 . VICE MAYOR SHAO, AYE. MAYOR MEI, 19:06:44 AYE. >> Mayor Mei: AND SO THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:06:48 PASSES WITH ONE VOTE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AND 19:06:51 WE'VE ALSO ADDED THE ADDITION OF ITEM 5A, WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT 19:06:54 TO THE FREMONT CITY -- CITY OF FREMONT MASTER 19:06:58 FEE SCHEDULE. NEXT ON OUR 19:07:01 AGENDA THIS EVENING IS CEREMONIAL ITEMS. 19:07:05 AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION IN 19:07:08 RECOGNITION OF VETERANS' DAY AND WAR VETERAN 19:07:11 , THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO WAR VETERAN RAFAEL 19:07:15 GARCIA. AND 19:07:18 I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING: 19:07:24 WHEREAS, IN 1954, PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SIGNED LEGISLATION WHICH PROCLAIMED EVERY NOVEMBER 11TH AS A 19:07:27 DAY TO HONOR ALL VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; AND 19:07:31 WHEREAS, OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ALL CITIZENS 19:07:37 ARE GUARANTEED THE RIGHTS OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT 19:07:43 OF HAPPINESS. THIS FREEDOM WE ENJOY AS 19:07:47 AMERICANS DOES NOT COME WITHOUT 19:07:51 A PRICE. OUR NATION’S MILITARY VETERANS HAVE SACRIFICED TO PRESERVE 19:07:55 AND PROTECT THOSE RIGHTS FROM ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; AND WHEREAS, WE HONOR AND PAY HOMAGE 19:07:58 TO THE VETERANS OF ALL ITS WARS 19:08:01 WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE PRESERVATION OF THIS NATION; 19:08:06 AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT HONORS OUR VERY OWN NAVY WORLD WAR II VETERAN 19:08:09 RAFAEL GARCIA WHO IS ALMOST 99 19:08:12 YEARS OLD. HE SERVED ON THE USS ALUDRA 19:08:20 (AK-72), A CARGO SHIP, WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE TORPEDO AND SANK ON JUNE 23, 19:08:25 1943. 19:08:29 RAFAEL THEN SERVED ON THE USS BREESE (DM-18), A DESTROYER AND 19:08:34 MINELAYER. SOME LOCATIONS HE SAILED TO WERE THE PHILIPPINES, 19:08:38 GUAM, THE MARIANA ISLANDS, AND 19:08:41 IWO JIMA, WHERE HE PROUDLY WATCHED FROM HIS SHIP AS THE UNITED STATES FLAG WAS RAISED 19:08:50 ATOP OF MOUNT SIRIBACHI. RAFAEL WAS MARRIED TO PEARL GARCIA UNTIL HER DEATH IN 19:08:56 NOVEMBER 2015. 19:08:58 RAFAEL WORKED AS A TEST CELL OPERATOR, TESTING RECIPROCATING AND JET ENGINES AT THE ALAMEDA NAVAL STATION UNTIL HE 19:09:05 RETIRED; AND WHEREAS, RAFAEL HAS LIVED IN HIS IRVINGTON HOME IN FREMONT 19:09:09 SINCE 1960 AND RAISED SEVEN CHILDREN WITH HIS BELOVED WIFE 19:09:16 PEARL. HE WAS A MECHANIC ALL HIS LIFE 19:09:20 AND ALWAYS ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING THAT NEEDED REPAIR. RAFAEL ENJOYS WATCHING THE KIDS SPORTS BOATING, FISHING, 19:09:26 WATCHING COWBOY MOVIES, LOVED TO DRAW, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SPENDING 19:09:30 TIME WITH FAMILY. HE’S THANKFUL FOR HIS NAVY DAYS AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED, 19:09:36 SO YOU WILL NEVER SEE HIM ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIM WEARING HIS 19:09:40 NAVY CAP; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY 19:09:43 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, RECOGNIZES AND HONORS FREMONT’S WAR VETERAN RAFAEL 19:09:49 GARCIA, ALL VETERANS FOR THEIR BRAVERY, AND SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS WHO, WHEN DUTY 19:09:54 CALLED, WILLINGLY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO DEFEND THE 19:09:58 LIVES AND LIBERTY OF OTHERS. 19:10:01 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 19:10:05 FREMONT, ENCOURAGES ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY OF FREMONT TO 19:10:08 ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE 19:10:12 CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR VETERANS TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, AND 19:10:20 HUMAN RIGHTS. WE THANK YOU AND ALL VETERANS FOR YOUR SACRIFICES AND SERVICE 19:10:26 TO OUR COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF NOVEMBER 11 AS VETERAN’S DAY. 19:10:29 AND I BELIEVE ACCEPTING THIS WILL BE OUR WAR VETERAN, RAFAEL 19:10:33 GARCIA, WHO IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS DAUGHTER, 19:10:37 CYNTHIA BOTTERO. I BELIEVE 19:10:40 I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE 19:10:43 AND I THINK I KNOW SOME OF YOUR FAMILY 19:10:46 BY CHANCE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE 2 OR 19:10:49 3 MINUTES, THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. 19:10:54 >> DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM ANYTHING, DAD? 19:11:04 TELL HER THANK YOU. 19:11:08 >> HE'S HARD OF HEARING AND HE CAN'T SEE VERY WELL. 19:11:12 SO HE WANTED TO THANK YOU AND THE 19:11:15 VETERANS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE, 19:11:19 AND IN FREMONT, 19:11:22 I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF FREMONT AND TERESA COX 19:11:32 FOR HELPING TO ARRANGE THIS. THAT WAS VERY SWEET 19:11:36 , FOR GIVING DAD THIS HONOR, AND 19:11:39 ALSO FOR HIS GREAT DRIVE-BY 19:11:42 PARTY HE IN JANUARY, WHEN HE TURNED 9 # 19:11:45 98, THAT WAS A JOY NOT ONLY TO HIM BUT TO EVERYBODY THAT 19:11:48 PARTICIPATED DURING A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME THAT BROUGHT A LOT 19:11:51 OF JOY. I HAD A LOT OF OTHER 19:11:54 THINGS WRITTEN DOWN, BUT I'M NOT A GOOD SPEAKER SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT 19:11:58 AT I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE 19:12:01 DONE. MY DAD ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE IN 19:12:05 TEXAS WHEN HE HAD SEVERE ASTHMA, BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT 19:12:08 IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO JOIN THE NAVY, AND WHEN HE 19:12:11 WAS AT SEA, HIS ASTHMA WENT AWAY, AND WHEN HE CAME TO FREMONT 19:12:14 , HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS ASTHMA. HE LOVES THE WEATHER 19:12:17 HERE AND THE PEOPLE, AND THE COMMUNITY. 19:12:20 SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, AND ONE MORE THING. 19:12:24 BACK WHEN DAD WAS IN THE SERVICE, 19:12:28 IN WORLD WAR II, THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS 19:12:32 PTSD AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE NOW 19:12:35 KNOWN. SO PEOPLE HAD TO JUST GO AND SUFFER WITH THAT IN SILENCE 19:12:39 . BUT NOW PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO PAY 19:12:42 ATTENTION TO ALL THE THINGS THAT THE VETERANS NEED AND HELP 19:12:45 THEM AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 19:12:48 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU 19:12:50 ? >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 19:12:57 . >> >> Councilmember Cox: MAYOR MEI, CAN 19:13:01 I INSERT MYSELF AS A RIGHT OF PRIVILEGE 19:13:03 ? >> Mayor Mei: IF YOU CAN KEEP TO ONE MINUTE? 19:13:07 >> Councilmember Cox: CERTAINLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE GARCIA. 19:13:10 THEY'RE A WONDERFUL FAMILY IN DISTRICT 6 IN IRVINGTON, 19:13:13 BUT ALSO THERE'S A SPECIAL CONNECTION BECAUSE I WORKED FOR THE NAVAL WEAPONS 19:13:17 STATION ALONGSIDE OUR MILITARY TO SUPPORT 19:13:20 DURING DESERT STORM, AND PROVIDING 19:13:23 THE AMMUNITION AND THE WEAPONS TO BE ABLE TO HELP 19:13:27 CONTINUE IN THE DESERT STORM WAR. BUT I JUST WANT THE 19:13:31 ED TO SAY TO ALL VETERANS THAT WE SALUTE YOU AND WE HONOR 19:13:34 YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE LOVE YOU ALL AND 19:13:37 GOD BLESS YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK 19:13:40 YOU. PLEASE SAY HI 19:13:45 TO BRANDY AND YOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN 19:13:49 . >> Councilmember Keng: MAYOR, CAN 19:13:52 I ALSO INSERT FOR MAYBE 10 SECONDS. 19:13:55 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. THIS IS UNCONVENTIONAL. 19:13:59 >> Councilmember Keng: SO MY HUSBAND ROBERT KENG HAD THE PLEASURE TO 19:14:02 SERVE IN THE U.S. MARINES DURING PERSIAN GULF WAR, 19:14:05 SO I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS 19:14:09 TO ALL VETERANS AND ALL MILITARY THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY 19:14:12 . THANK YOU. 19:14:16 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. WELL, WE CERTAINLY THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS 19:14:19 AND THERE WAS MANY PEOPLE WITH FAMILY, I THINK, WHO HAVE 19:14:22 SERVED AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL THOSE, BUT NEXT I'D LIKE TO 19:14:26 SHARE A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF VETERANS' DAY AND 19:14:30 THIS IS TO -- AND ALSO 19:14:33 EARLY HAPPY 99TH BIRTHDAY TO RAFAEL. I ALSO WANTED TO 19:14:37 SHARE AN EARLY BIRTHDAY TO WAR VETERAN 19:14:41 MICKEY GANITCH WHO WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS 19:14:47 102ND BIRTHDAY THIS COMING 19:14:50 WEEK, SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS. 19:14:57 WHEREAS, NOVEMBER 11TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS VETERANS DAY, A DAY IN WHICH AMERICA PUBLICLY HONORS THE 19:15:00 CONTRIBUTION AND SACRIFICES OF ALL THOSE WHO “HONORED A CALL TO DUTY” IN SERVICE TO THE NATION; AND WHEREAS, 19:15:03 FOR MANY YEARS, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE ANSWERED OUR NATION’S CALL 19:15:06 TO DEFEND OUR FREEDOM AND OUR 19:15:09 REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; 19:15:15 AND WHEREAS, SUCH SERVICE HAS REQUIRED THAT VETERANS PLACE THE NATION’S SECURITY 19:15:19 ABOVE THEIR OWN LIVES AND ALL ELSE IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION 19:15:23 WHEN THEY ANSWERED AMERICA’S CALL TO DUTY; AND SUCH SERVICE 19:15:29 HAS REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN THE ARMED 19:15:32 SERVICES AND BEYOND; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:15:40 HONORS OUR OWN NAVY WORLD WAR II 19:15:44 VETERAN MICHAEL “MICKEY GANITCH WHO IS ALMOST 102 YEARS OLD ENLISTED IN THE US NAVY IN 19:15:49 JANUARY OF 1941 AND JOINED THE USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) AT PEARL HARBOR ON AUGUST 15, 1941 19:15:57 AND WAS AT THAT TIME A MEMBER OF THE SHIP'S 19:16:03 FOOTBALL TEAM. HIS SHIP WAS DUE TO PLAY THE USS 19:16:06 ARIZONA ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, AT 1:00PM, FOR THE FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN THE FIRST AIR 19:16:11 ATTACK BY THE JAPANESE COMMENCED, HIS SHIP WAS USED AS FIRE SUPPORT FOR ALL MAJOR 19:16:16 INVASIONS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN EXCEPT FOR OKINAWA AND IWO 19:16:20 JIMA. ON AUGUST 12, 1945, THE USS PENNSYLVANIA WAS HIT BY A 19:16:26 TORPEDO AT OKINAWA. AND I BELIEVE HE LOST 19:16:29 20 OF HIS 26 MEMBERS OF 19:16:32 HIS CREW AT THAT TIME, HIS QUARTER MASTERS. 19:16:39 AFTER THE WAR IN 1947, 19:16:42 MICKEY RE-ENLISTED AND SERVED ABOARD THE 19:16:45 USS MOUNT KATMAI FROM 1948 UNTIL 19:16:52 1954. HIS LAST PART OF SERVICE WAS RECRUITING DUTY IN OAKLAND, CA FROM 1960 UNTIL 1963 WHEN HE RETIRED FROM 19:16:57 THE NAVY AS SENIOR CHIEF QUARTERMASTER. 19:17:01 UPON RETIRING FROM THE NAVY, MICKEY WORKED IN A BOWLING ESTABLISHMENT, THEN TWENTY YEARS FOR A FISHING NET 19:17:05 MANUFACTURER IN EAST OAKLAND, AND FOR 19:17:09 FIVE YEARS AS A SECURITY GUARD 19:17:14 AT THE NAVE AIR STATION AT ALAMEDA. 19:17:18 WHEREAS, MICKEY STILL CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PEARL HARBOR 19:17:22 SURVIVORS' PAST STATE TREASURER, PAST CHAPTER SECRETARY, AND EDITOR OF THE 19:17:25 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR PHSA CHAPTER NO. 2, OF THE SAN 19:17:30 FRANCISCO BAY AREA. CHAPLAIN FOR: FLEET RESERVE ASSOC.; VFW: 19:17:34 AMERICAN LEGION; AND AS HIS MASONIC LODGE; 19:17:40 ADJUTANT/TREASURER FOR DISABLED 19:17:44 AMERICAN VETERANS, HONOR GUARD 19:17:48 FOR VFW. MICKEY IS A VA VOLUNTEER DRIVER, 19:17:51 AND OTHER DUTIES, SERVING OVER 7,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE VA. 19:17:56 MICKEY HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER 19:18:00 51 YEARS TO HIS WIFE, BARBARA. TOGETHER THEY HAVE RAISED 4 19:18:04 DAUGHTERS; AND BLESSED WITH 13 GRANDCHILDREN; 18 19:18:08 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 8 GREAT-GREATS. 19:18:13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, RECOGNIZES AND HONORS 19:18:19 WAR VETERAN MICKEY GANITCH, AND ALL VETERANS FOR THEIR 19:18:25 BRAVERY, AND SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS WHO, WHEN DUTY CALLED, WILLINGLY PUT THEMSELVES 19:18:31 IN HARM'S WAY TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND LIBERTY OF OTHERS. 19:18:34 WE ENCOURAGE ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY OF FREMONT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR VETERANS 19:18:37 AND TO RECOGNIZE THEIR BRAVERY AND APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICES 19:18:42 MADE BY ALL OUR VETERANS FOR THE 19:18:46 COMMUNITY AND FOR THE HONOR OF OUR COUNTRY. 19:18:49 AND SO I'D ASK PEOPLE JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 11TH IN OBSERVANCE 19:18:53 OF VETERANS' DAY AND ACCEPTING THE RESOLUTION, I THINK 19:18:56 I SEE MICKEY AND 19:19:00 IN HIS HAWAIIAN SHIRT AS WELL AS HIS HAT, AS WELL AS 19:19:03 HIS WIFE BARBARA IN THE BACKGROUND. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY 19:19:06 TWO TO THREE MINUTES. 19:19:10 >> YES, IT'S MY 19:19:13 HONOR, 19:19:16 THANK THE CITY OF FREMONT ESPECIALLY FOR MAYOR 19:19:19 LILY MEI. IT'S MY 19:19:23 HONOR TO BE HERE, AND I DEDICATED 19:19:26 MYSELF TO HELP ALL VETERANS HERE, THAT'S WHY I 19:19:30 JOINED SO MANY VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS HERE. I JOIN 19:19:33 ED -- I'M REALLY A DRAFT DODGE 19:19:37 ER, THEY WERE GOING TO DRAFT ME INTO THE ARMY IN 19:19:41 1940 THERE, AND I SAID THAT'S NOT FOR 19:19:44 ME, I JOINED THE NAVY, SO YOU CAN 19:19:47 CLASSIFY ME AS A DRAFT DODGER THERE. 19:19:50 AND MY JOB ABOARD 19:19:53 THE SHIP WAS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SHIP WAS AT BY THE SUN, THE MOON AND 19:19:57 THE STARS. WE DIDN'T HAVE GPS IN WORLD WAR II. 19:20:00 WE HAD TO USE THE OLD-FASHIONED 19:20:03 METHOD, THE SUN, MOON AND THE STARS THERE. I SPENT 19:20:06 23 YEARS IN THE NAVY. MY SHIP 19:20:10 WAS TORPEDOED, YOU MENTIONED THERE, 19:20:13 TORPEDOED AUGUST 12TH OF 1945, 19:20:17 THE NIGHT BEFORE THE JAPANESE ASKED FOR PEACE IS WHEN 19:20:20 MY SHIP GOT TORPEDOED. 19:20:23 I LOST SO MANY MEN. I'M A PUBLIC SPEAKER, 19:20:27 I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE, TALK 19:20:30 ESPECIALLY TO THE KIDS, BECAUSE THE 19:20:33 KIDS ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR 19:20:36 COUNTRY HERE. SO IF I CAN CONVINCE ONE OR TWO AT LEAST 19:20:39 THERE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS 19:20:43 THERE AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO ADMIT 19:20:46 YOU MADE A MISTAKE, I THINK THE COUNTRY WOULD BE A BETTER 19:20:50 PLACE. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE, AND 19:20:53 IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, AND 19:20:57 I'M FROM A FAMILY OF 14 KIDS, I'M THE 19:21:01 ONLY ONE LEFT OUT OF 14 KIDS HERE, 19:21:04 AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO 19:21:07 FIND THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE, KEEP BREATHING! THANK YOU 19:21:11 VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MICKEY. AND I 19:21:14 JUST WANTED TO SAY MICKEY'S FAVORITE PHRASE 19:21:17 IS PEACHES AND CREAMS WHEN IT COMES TO SMILING 19:21:20 AND HE'S ALSO A VOLUNTEER 19:21:24 FOR TOYS FOR TOTS. SO THANK YOU, RAFAEL AN THE GARCIA FAMILY FOR 19:21:27 CALLING FREMONT HOME AND TO MICKEY GANITCH AND YOUR 19:21:30 LOVELY WIFE AND FAMILY FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR 19:21:33 COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING, COLLECTING TOYS AS WELL AS DRIVING 19:21:37 OUR VETERANS TO THE VA. SO 19:21:40 HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> I 19:21:43 DRIVE MY OWN CAR YET TOO. >> Mayor Mei: I KNOW. 19:21:48 I SAW YOU THE OTHER DAY. SO 19:21:51 HAPPY 102ND BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND AND 19:21:54 HAPPY 99TH BIRTHDAY COMING UP SOON, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 19:21:58 CELEBRATING WITH ALL OF YOU. SO BLESSINGS AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO 19:22:01 ALL. I KNOW TERESA, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SERVED AND THEN 19:22:04 TERESA'S HUSBAND, TERESA KENG'S 19:22:08 HUSBAND SERVED AS WELL AS MY FORMER BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO'S PASSED ALSO 19:22:11 WAS IN THE NAVY TOO, SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MANY 19:22:14 PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS 19:22:17 AND WITHIN OUR COUNCIL AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY 19:22:20 COMMUNITY, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE LIBERTIES 19:22:23 TODAY WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU. 19:22:31 NEXT ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO 19:22:34 GO TO OUR OTHER BUSINESS, WHICH IS ITEM 7A 19:22:37 , AND I 19:22:40 APOLOGIZE -- >> Ms. Gauthier: WE 19:22:44 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. >> Mayor Mei: IF YOU'RE NOT 19:22:47 ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE KINDLY TURN OFF YOUR MIC OR LOG OFF 19:22:50 , WHICHEVER IS EASIER. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ORAL 19:22:54 COMMUNICATION. AND THOSE ARE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE 19:22:57 NOT AGENDIZED THIS EVENING. AND I WILL PULL UP -- I SEE WE HAVE 19:23:00 ONE SPEAKER. 19:23:05 UNAGENDIZED ITEMS. FIRST SPEAKER IS KELLY ABREU. 19:23:08 >> THANK YOU. ALAMEDA COUNTY 19:23:12 HAS A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. 19:23:15 ONE IS REDISTRICTING. THE COUNTY HAS FIVE SUPERVISOR 19:23:19 S THAT HANDLE A BUDGET OF OVER 19:23:22 $3 BILLION. COMPARE THAT TO THE CITY WITH A BUDGET 19:23:25 OF $250 MILLION OR WHATEVER 19:23:29 AND 19:23:32 SEVEN COUNCILMEMBERS. SO EACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR 19:23:36 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A HECK OF A LOT OF 19:23:41 BUDGETARY SPENDING AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. THE REDISTRICTING PROPOSAL 19:23:44 S ARE OUT THERE, THE TRI-VALLEY IS VERY INTERESTED IN 19:23:48 BEING KEPT TOGETHER. THE HAYWARD 19:23:51 EDEN AREA AND CASTRO VALLEY ARE 19:23:54 VERY INTERESTED, SAN LEANDRO, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN 19:23:57 BEING KEPT TOGETHER. FREMONT IS SILENT. FREMONT IS A 19:24:00 BLACK HOLE OF SILENCE 19:24:03 . PEOPLE FROM FREMONT HAVE NOT EXPRESSED 19:24:07 ANY -- VERY MUCH IN TERMS OF HOW TO KEEP 19:24:11 THE TRI-CITIES TOGETHER. THAT'S UNION CITY, FREMONT 19:24:14 , AND NEWARK. THE WEBSITE 19:24:17 IS REDISTRICTING2021. 19:24:20 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHERE THEY'LL 19:24:23 HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PEOPLE FROM FREMONT ARE WELCOME TO CALL 19:24:27 IN IS NOVEMBER 16TH AT 6:00 P.M. 19:24:32 THERE ARE THREE DRAFT PROPOSALS OUT THERE. TWO OF 19:24:35 THEM -- ONLY ONE OF THEM WOULD KEEP THE TRI-CITIES TOGETHER. 19:24:38 THE OTHER TWO PROPOSALS ARE PROPOSING 19:24:41 TO SPLIT UP FREMONT OFF -- CUT 19:24:44 IT OFF FROM NEWARK, CUT IT OFF FROM UNION CITY 19:24:47 . THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 YEARS 19:24:51 . 52% OF 19:24:54 THE DISTRICT 1, FREMONT'S 19:24:57 PEOPLE COMPRISE 52% OF THE POPULATION OF DISTRICT 1. BUT 19:25:01 PEOPLE -- WHEN REFERRING TO DISTRICT 1, IT IS 19:25:04 VERY OFTEN -- FREMONT IS FORGOTTEN, 19:25:07 AND PEOPLE THINK DISTRICT 1 REPRESENTS LIVERMORE. 19:25:13 OR DUBLIN. BUT FREMONT COMPRISES 52% OF THE POPULATION 19:25:17 . SO 19:25:21 ON THE OTHER SUBJECT AGAIN WITH THE COUNTY IS, 19:25:24 SUPERVISOR CHAN DIED SUDDENLY AND TRAGICALLY A FEW DAYS AGO 19:25:28 . HER IMPACT ON THE COUNTY WAS 19:25:32 ENORMOUS, ENORMOUS. AND 19:25:35 ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO 19:25:40 CIVIL RIGHT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES 19:25:43 AND PUBLIC WELFARE AND HUNGER AND HOME 19:25:47 LESSNESS AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. 19:25:51 SHE WAS WELL EDUCATED IN THESE SUBJECTS IN PUBLIC 19:25:54 POLICY ISSUES AND DEVOTED A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK 19:25:57 INTO THIS. 19:26:02 VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. NO COMBINATION OF POLITICIANS IS GOING TO 19:26:05 BE ABLE TO REPLACE HER, SO 19:26:09 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE DROPOFF IN SOCIAL SERVICES IN THIS COUNTY. 19:26:13 JUST FOR -- 19:26:19 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, KELLY, FOR SHARING. 19:26:22 WE WILL ACTUALLY BE ADJOURNING THE MEETING THIS EVENING 19:26:26 AND I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT SUPERVISOR CHAN AT THE END THIS EVENING. 19:26:31 NEXT -- DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 19:26:34 COMMUNICATIONS? OKAY. 19:26:38 SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO THEN TURN IT OVER 19:26:41 TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED AGENDIZED ITEM 19:26:44 , AND THIS EVENING IT'S ITEM 19:26:47 7A, WHICH IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT 19:26:51 . WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 19:26:55 FOR 900 ACRES AT MISSION PEAK, AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE 19:26:58 DIRECTOR SUZANNE WOLF AND POLICE CHIEF SEAN WASHINGTON AND 19:27:02 FIRE CHIEF CURTIS JACOBSON WILL PROVIDE A 19:27:05 PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. 19:27:13 WELCOME. 19:27:24 >> Ms. Wolf: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SUZANNE WOLF, COMMUNITY SERVICES 19:27:27 DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FREMONT. LET ME SEE IF I CAN 19:27:30 GO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW. 19:27:41 >> Ms. Gauthier: SUZANNE, I CAN PICK IT UP. 19:27:44 JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN TO TURN THE PAGE IF YOU'D LIKE. >> Ms. Wolf: THAT WOULD BE 19:27:46 GREAT. THANK YOU. >> Ms. Gauthier: GIVE ME JUST A 19:27:56 MOMENT. >> Ms. Wolf: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 19:28:01 SO GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, I'M SUZANNE WOLF, COMMUNITY SERVICES 19:28:05 DIRECTOR -- >> Councilmember Cox: I'M SORRY, I 19:28:08 CAN'T SEE IT. IT SPLIT INTO HALF AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S 19:28:11 A RESIZING OR RESOLUTION, BUT I SEE ONE PICTURE AND THEN I 19:28:14 SEE PART OF A OTHER PART OF THE PAGE 19:28:17 BUT IT'S CUT OFF. >> Ms. Wolf: LET ME 19:28:20 STOP SHARING. MAKE SURE. 19:28:26 >> Mayor Mei: IF NEED BE MAYBE ALBERTO 19:28:29 -- BUT IT IS A LITTLE BIT CROPPED. BUT WE ALSO -- 19:28:31 >> Ms. Gauthier: I'M SHARING IT NOW. CAN YOU SEE IT NOW? 19:28:35 >> Mayor Mei: NO, I CANNOT. 19:28:38 IT SHOWS THAT YOU STARTED SHARING A SCREEN BUT I DON'T SEE THE 19:28:42 ACTUAL PRESENTATION. 19:28:46 >> Mr. Quintanilla: I CAN SHARE IT ON MY END. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:29:11 IT'S PERFECT NOW. >> Ms. Wolf: THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR 19:29:14 HAVING US THIS EVENING. WITH ME THIS EVENING, WE HAVE POLICE 19:29:17 CHIEF SEAN WASHINGTON AND 19:29:21 FIRE CHIEF CURTIS JAY 19:29:24 JACOBSON WILL BE A BIT DELAYED SO JOINING US WILL 19:29:28 BE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF DIA 19:29:31 Z, JIM O'CONNOR, 19:29:34 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AND EBR 19:29:38 PD POLICE CAPTAIN LANCE BREDE ARE ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE 19:29:41 TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US 19:29:44 THIS EVENING. NEXT SLIDE. 19:29:48 SO THE CURRENT STATUS OF OUR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH 19:29:51 MISSION PEAK IS THAT WE HAVE HAD A LEASE WITH EAST BAY 19:29:55 REGIONAL PARK SINCE 1978, AND 19:29:58 WE LEASE 900 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE 19:30:01 CONSERVATION AREA TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN. 19:30:05 THE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN JULY OF 19:30:08 2020 AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE SAME TERMS IN A 19:30:12 MONTH TO MONTH LEASE WITH THEM. THEY AND 19:30:15 WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OHLONE COLLEGE AS THE 19:30:18 MAIN TRAIL ACCESS POINT AND WE CONTINUE 19:30:22 TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE OHLONE PARKING LOT 19:30:25 AS THE MAIN SITE AS THEY HAVE 900 SPACES 19:30:28 . THE CITY HAS ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT 19:30:31 PARKING PROGRAM TO OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCE PERMIT 19:30:34 PARKING THROUGHOUT THE FREMONT AREA AND THAT INCLUDES THE MISSION PEAK 19:30:37 PERMIT AREA AS WELL AS CENTERVILLE. NEXT SLIDE. 19:30:43 SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT 19:30:46 PEAK ACCESSES IN FREMONT. 19:30:49 ONE IS THE MISSION PEAK ACCESS AT OHLONE 19:30:52 COLLEGE. THAT HAS 900 SPACES. THERE IS 19:30:56 A PARKING FEE OF $4. AND IT'S OPEN FROM 19:30:59 6:00 A.M. UNTIL 11:00 P.M. AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT 19:31:02 WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS THIS LEASE AGREEMENT 19:31:06 THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU IS TO MINIMIZE 19:31:09 THE IMPACTS TO THE MISSION PEAK NEIGHBORHOOD AND 19:31:12 THE STANFORD AVENUE, AND TO BALANCE HIKE 19:31:15 ER ACCESS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 19:31:18 NEXT SLIDE. 19:31:22 THE MISSION PEAK ACCESS ON THE STANFORD AVENUE ENTRANCE 19:31:25 HAS 43 SPACES AND 19:31:28 APPROXIMATELY 150 STREET SPACES TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 19:31:32 200. 19:31:35 THEIR TIME OF OPENING IS FROM DECEMBER 19:31:39 23RD TO MARCH 31ST FROM 19:31:43 6:30 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. AND FROM APRIL 1ST TO DECEMBER 19:31:46 22ND FROM 6:30 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LOWER 19:31:49 SLIDE, THE PARKING ZONE THAT WAS CREATED AS PART OF 19:31:52 THAT IN 2016. NEXT SLIDE 19:31:55 , PLEASE. THIS IS A REALLY 19:31:59 IMPORTANT SLIDE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU. THIS WAS ACTUALLY PROVIDED TO US 19:32:02 FROM EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, AND I WANT 19:32:05 ED TO SHOW THAT THE AREA THAT'S 19:32:08 SURROUNDED IN YELLOW, INCLUDING THE STANFORD AREA PARK 19:32:12 ENTRANCE, COVERS THE 900 ACRES THAT YOU SEE THERE, BUT YOU CAN 19:32:15 NOTE THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:32:18 PARK DISTRICT HAS THE TITLE FEE TO 19:32:24 1748 ACRES AND THEY ALSO LEASE WITH OHLONE COLLEGE 19:32:28 375 ACRES, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OHLONE COLLEGE 19:32:31 ENTRANCE IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE MAP. 19:32:35 THERE'S ALSO AN ENTRANCE TO GET TO 19:32:38 MISSION PEAK THROUGH THE U.S. 19:32:42 SUNOL ENTRANCE WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE VISITORS CENTER OFF 19:32:45 OF CALAVERAS BOULEVARD, AND ALSO THROUGH 19:32:48 ED LEVINE COUNTY PARK, WHICH IS A MUCH LONGER WALK 19:32:51 THROUGH MILIPITAS. SO JUST TO NOTE THAT THERE'S SEVERAL 19:32:54 WAYS TO GET TO MISSION PEAK. BUT THE 19:32:58 ONE THAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF THIS EVENING IN PARTICULAR FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT IS THROUGH 19:33:01 STANFORD AVENUE PARKING ENTRANCE. 19:33:04 ALTHOUGH WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:33:08 PARKS IN TERMS OF OHLONE COLLEGE PARK ENTRANCE AS WELL AS ALL 19:33:11 OF OUR SEVEN PARKS WITHIN THE CITY 19:33:15 THAT WE WORK WITH FOR EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. 19:33:18 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE 19:33:22 TIMELINE OF WHAT WE'VE WORKED ON OVER MANY YEARS NOW HAS BEEN REALLY 19:33:26 SINCE WE BEGAN IN 19:33:30 2016, WHEN WE PUT THE PERMIT PARKING TOGETHER, UNTIL THE POINT WHERE WE 19:33:33 BEGAN THE LEASE NEGOTIATION IN 19:33:37 2019. SOME OF IT WAS DELAYED IN 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC 19:33:41 AND WE FOCUSED ON A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE STARTING IN JULY OF 19:33:44 2020 AS I JUST MENTIONED. THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO WORK TOWARDS DEVELOP 19:33:47 ING THE LONG TERM LEASE 19:33:50 ON DECEMBER 15TH OF 2020, AT WHICH POINT WHEN WE 19:33:54 AGREED UPON THINGS, WE STARTED WANTING 19:33:57 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEARD ALL THE ISSUES FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE HELD A COMMUNITY 19:34:00 MEETING ON AUGUST 10TH 19:34:04 , THEN THE PROPOSED LEASE WAS REVIEWED AT THE LIAISON COMMUNITY 19:34:07 THAT THE CITY AND EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS DISTRICT STAFF 19:34:10 HELD TOGETHER ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2021. AT THAT 19:34:13 POINT WE REFINED THE AGREEMENT AND WE BROUGHT BEFORE THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:34:17 PARK BOARD LAST TUESDAY ON NOVEMBER 19:34:20 2ND AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY 19:34:23 APPROVED THE LEASE AGREEMENT AT A VOTE OF 19:34:26 5-0. TWO OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE ABSENT THAT EVENING. 19:34:29 I WANT TO MAKE PARTICULAR NOTE THAT EVENING LAST WEEK THAT 19:34:33 THEY IDENTIFIED VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER 19:34:36 PURSUING THE 300 PARKING LOT PROJECT AT 19:34:39 STANFORD AVENUE DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE 19:34:42 I KNOW THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND 19:34:45 ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS 19:34:49 . AND THEN TONIGHT WE'RE BRING 19:34:52 ING FORTH TO YOU THE CONTINUED DIALOGUE AROUND THE LEASE AGREEMENT 19:34:55 AND OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING 19:34:58 . 19:35:03 THERE'S TWO AREAS THAT WE HAVE, AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BOTH OF THEM 19:35:07 . ONE IS HOW WE HAVE -- WHICH AGENCIES HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER 19:35:10 WHICH COMPONENTS. SO THE CITY OF FREMONT REALLY HAS BEEN 19:35:13 FOCUSING ON THE PERMIT PARKING. AGAIN, THOSE 19:35:16 150 PARKING SPACES, AND 19:35:19 ISSUES AROUND CRIME, NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES 19:35:22 , EMERGENCY AND SAFETY RESPONSE AND MUTUAL 19:35:25 AID THAT HAPPENS IN OUR GREATER COMMUNITY, 19:35:29 AND THEN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT REALLY FOCUSES 19:35:33 INSIDE THE LEASED SPACE AREA AT FACILITY MAINTENANCE, 19:35:36 OPERATIONS AND PATROL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. I'M GOING TO TALK A 19:35:39 LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE ON THE NEXT SLIDE 19:35:42 . 19:35:47 SO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK'S RESPONSIBILITY REALLY FOCUSES 19:35:50 AROUND THE AREAS INSIDE THE LEASED SPACE. 19:35:53 AND I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU FIRST OF ALL SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD 19:35:56 ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING TOGETHER 19:36:00 , AND ALSO TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TOWARD THESE 19:36:03 ISSUES, BUT ALSO TO IDENTIFY THE FACT THAT AS WE DISCUSS 19:36:07 OPERATIONAL ISSUES, WE REALLY DETERMINED COLLECTIVELY THAT THOSE 19:36:10 SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT. SO I WANTED TO 19:36:13 MAKE SURE THAT WE CLARIFIED THAT UP FRONT TONIGHT 19:36:17 . ONE IS AROUND THE OPERATING HOURS. THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO 19:36:20 SEE THOSE BE PERMANENT AND CONSISTENT WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD STAGING AREAS. 19:36:23 THE COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S NOT 19:36:27 ENOUGH CURFEW HOURS OF PATROL OUTSIDE OF THE 19:36:30 CURFEW HOURS. THEY'D LIKE TO SEE HIGHER FENCING 19:36:33 AT THE TRAILHEAD AND AUTOMATIC GATES. THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT 19:36:36 BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE 19:36:40 SITE ON RED FLAG MORNING DAYS. THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT 19:36:44 ILLEGAL TRAILS NEEDING ADDITIONAL RESTORATION AND HIKER NUMBERS 19:36:47 NEEDING TO BE REDUCED, AND MANAGING THAT MORE EFFECTIVELY 19:36:50 . THE COMMUNITY HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED FOR 19:36:53 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS THE NEED FOR FREE OR REDUCED PARKING 19:36:56 FEES AT OHLONE TRAIL SO THAT PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE 19:37:00 AN INCENTIVE FOR RESIDENTS 19:37:03 OR CUSTOMERS TO GO TO THE OHLONE TRAILHEAD. THE 19:37:06 NEED FOR FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS AT OHLONE 19:37:09 TRAILHEAD FIRST BEFORE THEY COME FOR ANY REQUESTS TO 19:37:12 THE STANFORD LOT, AND THEN REQUESTING REMOVAL 19:37:15 OF ANY MENTION OF STANFORD STAGING AREA ACROSS ANY 19:37:19 COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS HAS ALSO BEEN A REQUEST. SO WE'RE 19:37:22 IDENTIFYING THOSE TONIGHT AS ISSUES THAT EAST BAY 19:37:25 REGIONAL PARKS HAS HEARD ABOUT, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WHAT EFFORTS 19:37:28 HAVE BEEN MADE BY EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS. SO 19:37:31 IN THEIR EFFORTS, THEY HAVE ADJUSTED IN 19:37:35 2014, THEY ADJUSTED THE OPERATING HOURS WHILE THE PILOT 19:37:38 PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED. THEY FULLY FUNDED 19:37:41 THE STARTUP OF THE PILOT PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM FOR THE CITY 19:37:45 . THEY HAD THEIR INITIAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS DURING THE PILOT 19:37:48 PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM. THEY ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED 19:37:52 COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY 19:37:55 DAYS. AND THEY PROVIDED CRIME AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE 19:37:58 CRIME AND INVESTIGATION SUPPORT AS NEEDED. 19:38:02 THEY ADDED SIGNAGE ON RESPECT THE 19:38:05 NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT STILL SITS UP ON A FRAMES THERE IN THE 19:38:08 NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY AND UP ON THE STANFORD STAGING AREA 19:38:11 . THEY HAVE ADDED SIGNAGE ON MISSION BOULEVARD THAT'S 19:38:14 CLOSER TO OHLONE PARKING THAT IDENTIFIES THE MISSION PEAK REGIONAL 19:38:18 PARK ACCESS LOCATION TO PARK AT OHLONE COLLEGE. 19:38:21 THEY'VE ESTABLISHED OHLONE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP FOR STAGING 19:38:24 AREA AND USE OF THE PARKING LOT. THEY 19:38:28 INSTALLED PORT-A-POTTIES AND WATER FOUNTAINS AT THE 19:38:31 OHLONE ENTRANCE. THERE'S ALSO PICNIC AREAS AS YOU WALK 19:38:34 UP THROUGH THE OHLONE ENTRANCE AS YOU 19:38:37 HIKE INTO THE PARK. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED 19:38:40 OHLONE COLLEGE AS THE MAIN TRAIL ENTRANCE 19:38:44 POINT AND PARKING, AND IT'S ALSO ON THEIR WEBSITE 19:38:47 AND IN THEIR WAYFINDING MATERIALS AS WELL 19:38:50 AT OHLONE COLLEGE. THERE'S ALSO A LOVELY 19:38:53 VIDEO IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW TO ENJOY 19:38:57 OHLONE -- THE OHLONE COLLEGE 19:39:00 ENTRANCE AND WHAT THE TRAIL IS LIKE AS YOU VISIT THE OHLONE 19:39:03 ENTRANCE UP TO MISSION PEAK. 19:39:08 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS ON THE TRAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 19:39:12 THEY ANNUALLY FUND $400,000 IN OPERATING 19:39:15 EXPENSES THAT FREMONT RESIDENTS HELP PAY FOR ALONG 19:39:18 WITH FUNDING THE OTHER SEVEN PARKS IN OUR CITY. 19:39:22 THEY HAVE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE LEASED AREA AND THAT IS 19:39:26 CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THEIR OTHER LEASED 19:39:30 AGREEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IN OTHER EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS AND I DO 19:39:34 WANT TO NOTE THAT THEY HAVE -- THEY WORK IN 19:39:37 33 CITIES AND TWO COUNTIES, AND WE 19:39:40 ARE SIMILARLY IN THE FACT THAT WHEN SOMEONE WOULD LOOK AT SOMETHING WE 19:39:44 WANT TO DO IN OUR PARKS, WE REALLY 19:39:47 DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EQUITY 19:39:50 ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THEIR PARKS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM JUST 19:39:53 LIKE WE WOULD LOOK AT ALL OF OUR PARKS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM FOR OUR 19:39:57 62 PARKS IN MAKING A DECISION. WHICH IS WHY 19:40:01 OPERATIONAL ISSUES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR LEASE AGREEMENT. 19:40:07 THE CITY RESPONSIBILITIES, WE ALSO HEARD CONCERNS THAT THE CITY NEEDS 19:40:10 TO ADDRESS. SPECIFICALLY WE 19:40:14 HEARD ISSUES REGARDING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AROUND TRASH 19:40:17 , AROUND NOISE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HOW WE NEED 19:40:20 TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. THERE ARE ALSO 19:40:23 CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AROUND TRAFFIC AND 19:40:26 PARKING AND PARKING IMPACTS THAT DAY BY DAY, WHEN NEIGHBORS 19:40:29 GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND 19:40:32 PARKING THERE, THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE GOING UP TO 19:40:35 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS EVERY DAY AND THE 19:40:39 VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING UP INTO THE 19:40:42 MISSION PEAK. ALSO THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITYWIDE 19:40:46 RESPONSE BY OUR POLICE AND FIRE. THEY'RE CONCERNED 19:40:49 ABOUT THEFT AND BREAK-INS AND THE CRIME LEVEL. 19:40:52 AND THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING INSTALLATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD 19:40:55 CAMERAS. I DO WANT TO NOTE SOME OF THE CITY EFFORTS THAT WE'VE 19:40:59 ALSO COMPLETED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 19:41:02 ONE IS THAT WE PARTNERED WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS TO ESTABLISH THE 19:41:05 PILOT PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED TRAFFIC L 19:41:08 ED BOARDS ALONG THE WAY AS 19:41:11 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONAL NEEDS WERE PROVIDED. 19:41:15 WE EXTENDED THE PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM UNTIL THE CITYWIDE PROGRAM 19:41:18 WAS ESTABLISHED JUST THIS PAST YEAR 19:41:21 . WE ADDED ENHANCED CROSSWALKS. WE 19:41:24 ADDED SUPPLEMENTAL SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT 19:41:27 THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NOTIFIED 19:41:30 NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THERE'S PROPOSED HOURS CHANGED A COUPLE YEARS 19:41:33 AGO WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, AND WE'VE OFFERED 19:41:37 TO DISCUSS ADDING TRASH RECEPTACLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 19:41:40 AS PART OF OUR CITY EFFORTS. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO 19:41:43 TURN IT OVER NOW TO CHIEF SEAN WASHINGTON TO SPEAK A 19:41:46 LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT 19:41:49 HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE, AND HIS REVIEW OF THE 19:41:52 DATA TO DATE. >> CHIEF 19:41:55 WASHINGTON: WELL, THANK YOU, SUZANNE. GOOD EVENING, 19:41:59 MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER, CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. 19:42:02 THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT. SO 19:42:05 IN PREPARATION FOR THIS DISCUSSION, I ASKED MY STAFF 19:42:08 TO REFRESH OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY 19:42:11 ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISSION PEAK AREA 19:42:14 , AND WE FELT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL 19:42:18 TONIGHT DURING THIS DISCUSSION. SOME OF YOU MIGHT 19:42:21 REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE STUDIED THE DATA AND 19:42:24 DISCUSSED IT AT A COMMUNITY MEETING AFTER LISTENING TO COMMUNITY CONCERN 19:42:28 S REGARDING CRIME. 19:42:32 OUR DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT REMAINS 19:42:35 UNCHANGED. BUT FOR CONTEXT, WE COLLECTED 19:42:39 INFORMATION FROM AN AREA WHERE WE FELT 19:42:43 WAS LIKELY IMPACTED BY VISITORS TO 19:42:46 THE PARK. SO WA WE DID IS WE STUDIED THE 19:42:49 AREA OF MISSION, STANFORD, VINEYARD AND 19:42:52 ANTELOPE, AND WE BUILT A BOX AROUND THAT AREA AS 19:42:55 AN AREA WE FELT LIKELY HAD VISITORS PARKING 19:42:59 AND VISITING THE MISSION PEAK AREA. SO WE USE 19:43:02 THIS AS OUR PERIMETER TO GATHER DATA FOR 19:43:05 TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. 19:43:10 CRIMES OR CITATIONS OCCURRING INSIDE OF THE PARK ARE NOT REFLECTED IN 19:43:14 THIS DATA, AND I WOULD REFER TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK POLICE FOR 19:43:17 THAT INFORMATION IF AVAILABLE. SO WE REVIEW 19:43:20 ED DATA OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND I WANT TO 19:43:23 EXPRESS THAT ALTHOUGH I WILL BE SPEAKING IN GENERAL TERMS 19:43:26 ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CRIMES 19:43:29 , I RECOGNIZE AND RESPECT THAT EACH VICTIM IS 19:43:33 IMPORTANT AND EACH CRIME IS SIGNIFICANT, SO 19:43:36 I DON'T WANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT WHAT I 19:43:40 PROFESSIONALLY PERCEIVE AS A LOW CRIME AREA IS LESS IMPORTANT TO 19:43:43 OUR DEPARTMENT OR THE IMPACT 19:43:46 TO THE COMMUNITY. SO LET'S START WITH CALLS FOR SERVICE. 19:43:50 THE MAIN CALL FOR SERVICE LOGGED BY OUR DEPARTMENT IS MUNICIPAL 19:43:53 CODE ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLATIONS. THESE CALLS 19:43:57 ARE INITIATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR PROACTIVELY AS TIME PERMITS, WHEN 19:44:00 WE ARE ABLE TO WORK THE AREA. 19:44:05 SO IN FIVE YEARS, WE HAD ABOUT 600 CALLS FOR 19:44:08 SERVICE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND THAT'S FROM 2016 TO 19:44:11 2021. THE NEXT HIGH 19:44:15 EST CALL VOLUME IN THIS PARTICULAR 19:44:18 AREA WERE RESIDENTIAL ALARMS AND THAT TOTALED ABOUT 150 19:44:21 OVER THAT FIVE-YEAR SPAN. AND MOST OF THOSE ALARMS 19:44:25 WERE FALSE ALARMS. REPORTS OF 19:44:28 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE NUMBER OF CRIME REPORTS IN THIS AREA HAS DECREASED 19:44:33 STEADILY FROM 2016 TO 19:44:36 2020. WE 19:44:39 HAVE SEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CRIME REPORTS IN THIS AREA FOR 19:44:42 2021 AS COMPARED TO 2020. HOWEVER, THE INCREASE 19:44:46 IS CONSISTENT WITH INCREASES WE ARE SEEING THROUGHOUT 19:44:49 THE CITY AND THE REGION AND IS STILL SIGNIFICANTLY 19:44:52 LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN YEARS PAST 19:44:56 . MOVING ON TO CRIMES, AUTOMOBILE BURGLAR 19:44:59 IES ARE BY FAR THE MOST PREVALENT CRIME. HOWEVER, 19:45:02 WE REPORTED 87 IN THE TIME 19:45:06 SPAN BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021. 19:45:12 IN 2016, WE HAD 15 OF THESE CRIMES. IN 2017, WE HAD 19:45:16 19. IN 2018, WE HAD 19:45:19 24. IN 2019, WE HAD 19:45:22 13. AND THEN 2020, WE HAD 19:45:28 4 AND 2021 TO DATE, WE'VE HAD 12. 19:45:31 FOR CONTEXT, IN 2020, WE HAD 19:45:36 1,451 AUTO BURGLARIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. 19:45:41 IN 2021, SO FAR, WE'VE HAD 12. 19:45:45 STAFF REVIEWED DETAILS OF MANY OF THESE CRIMES AND IT APPEARS 19:45:48 THAT THEY ARE CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY 19:45:52 . PERSONS LEAVING VALUABLES IN PLAIN 19:45:55 SIGHT WHERE THIEVES LIKELY HIKERS WITH SOME 19:45:58 IMPACT TO OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL, SO THESE ARE ITEMS 19:46:01 BEING LEFT IN VEHICLES AND THEY'RE CRIMES FOR 19:46:04 OPPORTUNITY WHEN OUR CRIMINALS ARE GOING TO BREAK INTO 19:46:08 THE VEHICLES. SO OUR ASSESSMENT DOES NOT INDICATE 19:46:11 ANY UNUSUAL SPIKE OR DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF CRIME IN THIS PARTICULAR 19:46:15 AREA, WHICH REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE 19:46:18 DISCOVERED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE FIRST REVIEWED THIS 19:46:22 DATA. OUR GOAL WHERE WE MADE 19:46:25 TO LOWER CRIME LEVELS EVEN FURTHER, WHEN REASONABLY 19:46:28 POSSIBLE GIVEN THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. WE 19:46:32 WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THIS AREA MOVING FORWARD AND MAKE 19:46:35 ADJUSTMENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE, BALANCING THE NEED TO 19:46:38 ADDRESS SIMILAR ISSUES ACROSS OUR GREAT CITY. 19:46:42 WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO MITIGATE THE 19:46:46 IMPACT OF ALL CRIMES AND ARE CONSIDERING THE USE OF 19:46:50 CAMERAS, SIGNAGE AND CONTINUED COOPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS WITH 19:46:53 OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN THIS AREA. WE ALSO 19:46:56 CONTINUE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK POLICE AND 19:46:59 I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP. 19:47:04 SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE A FEW MINUTE JUST TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION 19:47:07 REGARDING CRIME IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. AND NOW I WILL TURN 19:47:10 IT OVER TO DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF DI 19:47:13 AZ. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY 19:47:16 ADMINISTRATOR, CITY LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENS OF FREMONT. THANK 19:47:19 YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING. 19:47:23 I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE FIRE CHIEF AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASK 19:47:27 ED OF US WAS TO BE ABLE 19:47:30 TO IDENTIFY RESOURCE ALLEGATIONS AND TO 19:47:34 LOOK AT DATA FROM OUR FIRE E 19:47:37 MS PROGRAM. IN DOING SO 19:47:40 , WE LOOKED AT DATA FROM JANUARY 1ST OF 19:47:45 2016 UNTIL NOVEMBER 2ND OF 19:47:49 2016. AND WHAT 19:47:53 WE'VE DETERMINED IS, THE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR 19:47:56 SERVICE SINCE 2016 HAS BEEN 215 19:47:59 CALLS, AN AVERAGE OF 43 CALLS PER 19:48:03 YEAR, WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CALLS OCCURRING DURING 19:48:06 THE WARMER MONTHS AND ON THE WEEKENDS 19:48:09 . THE VAST MAJORITY OF CALLS THAT WE'VE RECEIVE 19:48:12 ED HAVE BEEN MEDICAL CALLS, 19:48:16 AND DURING THOSE MEDICAL CALLS, WE HAVE DISPATCH 19:48:20 ED TWO ENGINE COMPANIES, WHICH MOST OF THE 19:48:23 TIME WHEN WE'RE GOING TO MISSION PEAK, DUE 19:48:26 TO ACCESS AND LOCATION 19:48:31 AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE REPORTING PARTY, SOMETIMES THAT EXTENDS OUR RESPONSE 19:48:34 TIME. SO WHETHER IT'S A MEDICAL CALL OR A 19:48:37 VEGETATION FIRE. WE ALSO LOOKED AT 19:48:41 WHAT THE SIMILAR 19:48:45 RESPONSES ARE FOR CITIES SUCH AS OAKLAND 19:48:49 AND SAN JOSÉ AND DETERMINED THAT BASED 19:48:52 ON THE 43 CALLS PER YEAR THAT WE 19:48:55 HAVE, THEY'RE SIMILAR TO OTHER REGIONAL 19:48:59 PARK RESPONSES. 19:49:03 WE FURTHER DEL 19:49:06 VED INTO OUR DATA BY LOOKING AT HOW MANY CALLS WE'VE 19:49:09 HAD DURING NON-OPERATING HOURS. 19:49:13 SO FROM JANUARY OF 2016 TO 19:49:16 NOVEMBER 2ND OF 2021, 19:49:20 WE IDENTIFIED THERE WERE NINE CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND 19:49:23 THE NATURE OF THE CALLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: WE 19:49:26 HAD TWO MEDICAL CALLS, WE HAD TWO 19:49:29 HIKERS THAT WERE LOST, WE HAD 19:49:32 THREE CALLS IN WHICH WE WERE CANCELED WHILE RESPOND 19:49:36 ING. ONE SMOKE SCARE, AND WE HAD ONE 19:49:39 VEGETATION FIRE. THE VEGETATION FIRE HAPPENED IN 19:49:42 MAY, AND DURING A VEGETATION FIRE, OFTENTIMES 19:49:46 BECAUSE IT'S IN A MUTUAL THREAT ZONE, YOU'LL 19:49:49 END UP HAVING RESOURCES FROM FREMONT 19:49:52 FIRE, FROM CAL FIRE, AS WELL AS EAST BAY 19:49:55 REGIONAL PARKS. WITH REGARDS TO 19:49:59 INCIDENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE US TO BE 19:50:02 ON SEEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME 19:50:05 , WHAT WE TEND TO DO IS THAT WE MOVE UP COMPANIES TO 19:50:09 MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CITY COVERAGE, SO THAT THE REST OF THE CITY 19:50:12 IS -- THE CITIZENS ARE GETTING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED SHOULD 19:50:15 THERE BE AN EXTENDED INCIDENT. THERE ARE TIMES 19:50:19 IN WHICH IF THE INCIDENT REQUIRES MORE RESOURCES 19:50:22 FROM FREMONT, WE'LL CALL FOR MUTUAL AID SO WE HAVE 19:50:26 NEIGHBORING AGENCIES IN WHICH WE HAVE 19:50:29 RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM AND WE PULL TRIGGERS AND THOSE TRIGGERS 19:50:32 IDENTIFY WHEN THERE'S A 19:50:35 NEED FOR US TO BRING RESOURCES TO EITHER GO TO THE INCIDENT OR TO 19:50:39 COVER THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:50:42 AND MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS ARE RECEIVING THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. 19:50:46 AT THIS POINT, I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS 19:50:50 . 19:50:55 >> Ms. Wolf: WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION AND THEN BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY 19:50:58 QUESTIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION 19:51:01 . THE NEXT -- I WANT TO THANK 19:51:04 THE CHIEF AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING 19:51:07 THOUGH AND BEING AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. 19:51:14 THE FINAL SLIDE THIS EVENING IS THE OVERVIEW OF OUR PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS 19:51:17 IN FRONT OF US, AND WE WILL HAVE 19:51:22 -- THESE COMPONENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE 19:51:25 FELT VERY IMPORTANT TO BE INCLUDED. ONE WAS A LONGER LEASE AGREEMENT 19:51:29 FOR 25 YEARS, WHICH WOULD GO THROUGH JULY 1ST, 19:51:33 2046, WITH THE ADDITIONAL 25-YEAR OPTION 19:51:37 AVAILABLE. BUT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY 19:51:40 TO STOP THE AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME IF WE DEEM 19:51:43 IT NEEDED ANY MONTH OF THE YEAR. 19:51:47 THE STAGING AREA, WE WOULD MAKE IMPROVEMENTS BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO 19:51:50 . ALL REQUESTED IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE APPROVED OR DENIED 19:51:54 BY THE CITY. SO IF THERE ARE 19:51:58 NON-PERMITTED 19:52:01 IMPROVEMENTS 19:52:05 SUCH AS SLURRY SEALS, 19:52:08 RETAINING WALL IMPROVEMENT, THOSE 19:52:11 ITEMS WOULD BE UNDER 30 DAYS, THEY WERE A LARGER CAPITAL 19:52:15 IMPROVEMENT, THE CITY WOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO I A PROVE IT, DENY 19:52:18 IT OR EXTEND IT UP TO 60 DAYS. WE BOTH 19:52:21 BELIEVE THAT'S A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO ALLOW US TO KNOW WHETHER WE 19:52:24 THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD GO FORWARD OR NOT. BOTH AGENC 19:52:27 IES ARE CONTINUED AND CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE 19:52:30 MAIN TRAIL ACCESS POINT AND 19:52:35 PARKING LOT OF OHLONE 19:52:39 COLLEGE. PART OF THAT IS ALSO TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES HERE 19:52:42 IS GOOGLE MAPS AND HOW THEY PROMOTE 19:52:46 STANFORD AVENUE AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION WHEN YOU'RE 19:52:49 ON, SO WE CAN 19:52:52 CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THOSE APPS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IT TOWARDS OWE CLOA KNEE 19:52:56 COLLEGE. WE'RE BOTH GOING TO WORK TOWARDS DOING THAT 19:52:59 AS WELL. AGAIN OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT WE BELIEVE BELONGS WITHIN EAST 19:53:02 BAY REGIONAL PARKS. THEY WOULD SET THE OPERATING 19:53:05 HOURS, BUT TO NOTE THAT IF THEY DO WANT TO 19:53:09 CHANGE ANY OF THE OPERATING HOURS, THE KEY THING HERE IS THAT THE 19:53:12 THE CITY WOULD BE NOTIFIED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE. IT WOULD GIVE US 19:53:16 THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS 19:53:19 AND OUR INTERESTED PARTIES LIST. WE CAN HOLD THE COMMUNITY MEETING 19:53:22 BETWEEN OUR GENERAL MANAGERS AND OUR CITY MANAGER, 19:53:26 AND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY COMMENT AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING 19:53:30 MEETING, AT WHICH TIME THE DECISION WOULD BE MADE. 19:53:33 THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH WE HEARD LOUD AND 19:53:36 CLEAR, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD 19:53:40 POINTS IN WHICH WE COULD INFORM THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY WOULD KNOW HOW 19:53:43 TO GET AHOLD AND BE IN FRONT OF EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:53:46 PARKS APPROPRIATELY. EAST BAY 19:53:49 REGIONAL PARKS INCLUDED IN THE LEASE THIS TIME IS 19:53:52 THAT THEIR MAINTENANCE EFFORTS WOULD BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS OTHER 19:53:55 EAST BAY REGION NAT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. 19:53:59 AGAIN KNOWING THAT OUR FUNDING SOURCES CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR, WE 19:54:02 DID NOT SET THE STANDARD PER SE BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THAT 19:54:05 CHANGES ON AN ONGOING BASIS BUT WHATEVER THE STANDARD 19:54:08 IS AT OTHER PARKS, THEY WOULD 19:54:13 HAVE HERE AS WELL. AND THE FINAL ITEM UNDER THE OPERATIONAL 19:54:16 OVERSIGHT IS THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE PATROL OF THE LEASED AREA, 19:54:20 43 SPACES, AND THAT WE PROVIDE THE PATROL OF THE 19:54:23 NEIGHBORHOOD PERMIT PARKING AREA, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 19:54:27 150 SPACES, AND THAT, AGAIN, THEY PROVIDE 19:54:30 THE POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION AS THEY DO AT OTHER EAST 19:54:33 BAY REGIONAL PARKS AND THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO 19:54:37 COLLABORATE CLOSELY. I WILL SAY AGAIN, THERE'VE BEEN MANY QUESTION 19:54:40 S ASKED ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION. WE 19:54:43 WORK VERY CLOSELY ON ALL OF THE PARKS IN THE 19:54:47 CITY OF FREMONT AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE EFFORTS OF JIM AND THE 19:54:50 OPERATIONS TEAM THAT WE WORK WITH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC NOTE OF THAT. 19:54:53 AND THAT CITY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE 19:54:56 MUTUAL AID AS REQUESTED, AS NOTED BY OUR FIRE CHIEF THIS EVENING. 19:54:59 WITH THAT, THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF OUR PUBLIC 19:55:03 PRESENTATION AND WE'RE HAPPY, AGAIN, ALL OF 19:55:06 US HERE THIS EVENING, INCLUDING ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU 19:55:09 MAY HAVE FOR CAPTAIN 19:55:12 LANCE BREDE AND ASSISTANT GENERAL 19:55:16 MANAGER JIM O'CONNOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENT TAITION. 19:55:19 PRESENTATION. WE'LL START WITH THE 19:55:22 QUESTIONS FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBERS, SO CLARIFY 19:55:25 ING QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN 19:55:29 , PLEASE. >> FOR THE PRESENTATION, 19:55:32 I'M SURPRISED THAT THE QUESTION 19:55:35 OF THE SEEMING CONTRADICTION 19:55:39 BETWEEN DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE LEASE 19:55:44 WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION. I FEEL THE NEED TO 19:55:48 READ A LITTLE EXCERPT OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE EAST BAY 19:55:51 REGIONAL PARKS BOARD MEETING. 19:55:58 SO DIRECTOR COFFEE SAID -- AND THIS IS RELATED TO SOMETHING THAT 19:56:01 HAPPENED LAST MAY. I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE REMEMBERS, 19:56:05 BUT THERE 19:56:09 WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY THAT LED TO OUR 19:56:12 CHIEF, OUR POLICE CHIEF DECIDING THAT WE 19:56:15 NEEDED TO CLOSE THE ENTRANCE AT STANFORD, 19:56:18 AND IT DID RESULT IN SOME PRETTY UNPLEASANT 19:56:23 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE CITY OF FREMONT AND EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK 19:56:27 . SO AT THE MEETING OF EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:56:31 PARKS BOARD, DIRECTOR COFF 19:56:34 EY SAID, REGARDING THIS LEASE, THE CITY OF FREMONT EUN LAT RAY 19:56:37 LY TOOK IT UPON ITSELF TO PUT UP A FENCE AND TO BLOCK THE ENTRANCE WITH 19:56:40 A POLICE CAR. WHAT THEY DID WAS SHAMEFUL, IT WAS 19:56:44 UNLAWFUL, AND I SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME ON THE PHONE 19:56:47 YESTERDAY WITH CAROL VICTOR, OUR COUNSEL 19:56:50 , AND SHE SENT ME A PROVISION THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE 19:56:54 LEASE THAT EXPRESSLY NOW PROVIDES THAT THE PARK 19:56:57 DISTRICT IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATIONS OF THE PARK 19:57:00 . CITY OF FREMONT DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO 19:57:03 OVERRIDE THAT. SO 19:57:06 THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM DIRECTOR 19:57:09 LANE: I WAS CONCERNED AS WELL AND I WANT TO KNOW IF THAT WAS 19:57:12 DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAD IN EARLIER LANGUAGE 19:57:16 . THEN AGM KEL CH NER FROM THE PARKS DISTRICT 19:57:19 SAID THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THE LEASE WAS NOT CLEAR IN THE PAST 19:57:22 , AND WE HAVE ADDED LANGUAGE TO AFFIRMATIVELY CLARIFY 19:57:25 THAT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS CONTROL OF THE OPERATION OF THE 19:57:28 PARK, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ANY TEMPORARY CLOSURES OF THE PARK. 19:57:32 AND THEN THE GENERAL COUNSEL SAID, THE 19:57:35 CITY WAS AWARE DURING NEGOTIATIONS THAT THIS WAS A STICKING 19:57:40 POINT, AND THE CLOSURE DIDN'T SIT WELL WITH OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 19:57:43 WITH GOOD REASON. AND SO THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED 19:57:46 TO ADDRESS THIS POINT SAYS THAT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE LEASE, THE 19:57:49 PARK DISTRICT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OVER 19:57:52 THE PROPERTY AND THE 19:57:56 SOLE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY SHOULD THE CLOSURE LIKE WE EXPERIENCED 19:58:00 EVER HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THE CITY TRIED TO CLOSE THE PARK 19:58:03 AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD 19:58:06 BASIS TO GO SEEK AN INJUNCTION. 19:58:10 AGH KE 19:58:13 LCHNER SAID YES THAT 19:58:16 WAS A HARD FOUGHT POINT -- WHEN I ASKED 19:58:19 CITY STAFF ABOUT THAT, I WAS TOLD THAT THAT WAS NOT CORRECT. THAT ACTUALLY 19:58:23 THE CITY'S ACTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 19:58:29 WERE COMPLETELY UNRELATED AND THE POLICE 19:58:32 CHIEF DID HAVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE TO DO THE CLOSURE 19:58:35 . SO THERE'S A REALLY BIG CONTRADICTION BETWEEN WHAT OUR 19:58:38 CITY STAFF IS SAYING AND WHAT THEIR PARK 19:58:41 STAFF IS SAYING AND I DID ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS AND I DIDN'T 19:58:44 GET ANY RESPONSE FROM STAFF. SO I'M REALLY, REALLY SURPRISED 19:58:47 ABOUT THAT AND REALLY CONCERNED FLOO. 19:58:52 . SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE HAD ANOTHER 19:58:56 SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHERE OUR POLICE CHIEF OR 19:58:59 FIRE CHIEF OR SOMEONE FROM OUR STAFF FELT THAT IT WAS 19:59:02 IMPORTANT TO CLOSE THE ENTRANCE FOR SOME REASON, WOULD WE OR WOULD 19:59:05 WE NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT, OR 19:59:08 WOULD WE BE BROUGHT TO COURT AND HAVE AN INJUNCTION 19:59:12 BROUGHT AGAINST US FOR DOING THAT? 19:59:19 >> Ms. Wolf: I WOULD ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY DEBRA MARGOLIS OR 19:59:22 BRONWEN LACEY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE BELIEVE 19:59:26 THAT -- AND AGAIN, WE'VE SPOKEN WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL 19:59:29 PARKS, WE ONLY HAVE A PANDEMIC LIKE THIS EVERY HUNDRED 19:59:32 YEARS. IT WAS VERY CHAOTIC AT THAT TIME, AND 19:59:35 WE TOOK ACTIONS ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH ORDER. AND THE 19:59:38 ORDER RELATED TO THE PARK IS STILL 19:59:41 UNDER THEIR SOLE AUTHORITY AND WE BELIEVE THAT IS THEIR 19:59:45 SOLE AUTHORITY IN THE PARK SO WE DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE CONTRADICK 19:59:48 S AT THIS TIME. >> Councilmember Kassan: I'M SORRY, THERE IS 19:59:51 A CONTRADICTION, THOUGH. THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY 19:59:54 TO DO THE CLOSURE, AND OUR STAFF SAID YES, WE 19:59:57 DID HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE CLOSURE. SO THERE'S AN ABSOLUTE 20:00:01 CONTRADICTION AND I NEED TO KNOW WHO IS CORRECT. 20:00:07 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: BEFORE BRONWEN OR DEBRA CHIME IN 20:00:10 I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE POINTS. ONE, WE DID NOT CLOSE THE PARK 20:00:13 , AND AS SUZANNE 20:00:17 STATED IN THE PRESENTATION, WE AND EAST BAY 20:00:20 REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT CONTINUE TO 20:00:23 ENCOURAGE THE USAGE OF THE OHLONE 20:00:27 ENTRANCE. SO PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE 20:00:30 PARK VIA THE OHLONE ENTRANCE. WE CLOSED THE 20:00:33 STREET, NOT THE PARK. SO I JUST 20:00:37 WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ON THAT. 20:00:41 AND AGAIN, 20:00:45 WE WERE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF A MAJOR PANDEMIC, AND WE 20:00:48 HAD A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER THAT, YOU KNOW, 20:00:51 HAD CERTAIN THINGS IN IT. THERE WERE A 20:00:54 LOT OF PEOPLE CONTINUING TO USE THE PARK AND USE THAT 20:00:58 ENTRANCE, AND SO WE TOOK AN ACTION FOR 20:01:02 THE PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. 20:01:05 DEBRA? >> Councilmember Kassan: I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I JUST -- I 20:01:08 DON'T FEEL LIKE MY QUESTION IS BEING ADDRESSED. ALL I DID WAS 20:01:11 READ WORD FOR WORD WHAT THEIR GENERAL 20:01:14 COUNSEL SAID, AND THEN I READ WORD FOR WORD WHAT OUR STAFF 20:01:17 SAID AND THOSE TWO THINGS CONTRADICT EACH OTHER. SO I JUST NEED TO 20:01:21 KNOW. WHAT IS THE REALITY OF THE 20:01:24 SITUATION. >> City Mgr. Shackelford: OKAY. DEBRA WILL ADDRESS THAT SPECIFICALLY 20:01:27 . THANK YOU. 20:01:31 >> Ms. Margolis: I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BRONWEN BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN MORE INVOLVED WITH THIS 20:01:34 ISSUE AND SHE CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU 20:01:38 . >> HI. BRONWEN LACEY, SENIOR DEPUTY 20:01:41 CITY ATTORNEY. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SUZANNE WOLF ON THIS LEASE AND I ALSO ASSISTED 20:01:45 THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF ON HER ORDER AND HER 20:01:49 DECISION, WHICH WAS MADE SOLELY UNDER THE 20:01:52 COUNTY HEALTH ORDER, AND NOT UNDER THE LEASE. 20:01:56 IN FACT, THE LETTERS THAT THE CHIEF WROTE 20:02:00 TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK 20:02:03 DISTRICT WERE SOLELY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY 20:02:07 CODE OF STATE LAW. WHICH SAYS THAT THE POLICE CHIEF SHALL HAVE 20:02:10 THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE ORDER OF THE COUNTY HEALTH 20:02:13 OFFICER, WHICH IS WHAT SHE WAS ACTING UNDER. AND IT HAD 20:02:17 NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LEASE. IN ADDITION 20:02:20 , IF EAST BAY -- IF THE CITY EVER TOOK SUCH 20:02:23 AN ACTION AGAIN AND EAST BAY DID WANT TO 20:02:27 FILE AN INJUNCTION IN COURT DISPUTING 20:02:30 ACTIONS THAT THE CITY TOOK UNDER THE HEALTH ORDER, THEY'RE 20:02:33 MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO. 20:02:36 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THAT DID NOT CHANGE THE AUTHORITY THAT 20:02:39 THE POLICE CHIEF HAD UNDER THE HEALTH ORDER. 20:02:44 AND, THEREFORE, UNDER THE CURRENT LEASE THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE TONIGHT 20:02:47 , EAST BAY STILL HAS THE SOLE 20:02:51 AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE PARK AND THE CITY DOES 20:02:55 NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TELL EAST BAY HOW 20:02:58 TO MAINTAIN THE PARK OR TO OPERATE THEIR PARK 20:03:01 . THAT BEING SAID, WE STILL HAVE 20:03:04 HAVE -- THE CITY 20:03:08 STILL HASTY POLICE POWER UNDER STATE LAW AND UNDER 20:03:11 LOCAL ORDINANCES. >> Ms. Margolis: THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE, COUNCILMEMBER 20:03:14 KASSAN. I THINK WITH RESPECT TO THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU QUOTED, BOTH 20:03:17 SIDES ARE CORRECT. THE PARK DISTRICT DOES HAVE 20:03:20 THE AUTHORITY OVER THE PARK 20:03:23 , BUT THE CITY STILL DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY OVER THE STREETS. 20:03:27 >> Councilmember Kassan: I DON'T SEE HOW BOTH SIDES CAN BE SIMULTANEOUSLY 20:03:30 CORRECT. OUR SIDE IS SAYING THAT WE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE STREET CLOSURE 20:03:35 UNDER LAW, AND THAT WE DID NOT VIOLATE THE LEASE, 20:03:38 WE DID NOT VIOLATE THE LAW. AND 20:03:41 THEY'RE 20:03:44 COUNSEL SAYS UNDER THE NEW LEASE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. 20:03:49 >> Ms. Margolis: WE DON'T AGREE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION. >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY, SO 20:03:52 THERE'S A DISAGREEMENT THEN. SO I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN SIGN A LEASE 20:03:55 WHEN THERE'S A CLEAR DISAGREEMENT IN INTERPRETATION. I THINK 20:03:59 THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE NEED THE AUTHORITY TO 20:04:02 DO -- TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC EMERGENCIES, AND WE 20:04:05 CAN'T HAVE THIS SITUATION WHERE OUR COUNSEL 20:04:08 IS SAYING ONE THING AND THEIR COUNSEL IS SAYING ANOTHER THING, 20:04:12 AND THE ONLY REASON THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT 20:04:15 THE LEASE WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE ASSURED BY BOTH 20:04:18 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER KELCHN 20:04:21 ER AND BY THEIR 20:04:26 -- THAT THAT PROVISION IN THE LEASE WOULD PREVENT US FROM EVER AGAIN DOING WHAT THEY 20:04:29 CALLED THE SHAMEFUL ACT OF CLOSING THE STREET. SO I 20:04:32 JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN SIGN A LEASE WHEN THERE IS SUCH A 20:04:36 CLEAR MISUNDERSTANDING 20:04:39 OR DIVERGENCE OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE LEASE ACTUALLY MEANS. 20:04:50 I'LL STOP THERE. THANK YOU. 20:04:54 >> Mayor Mei: VICE MAYOR SHAO, I THINK YOU'RE NEXT FOR CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. 20:04:58 AT THIS TIME. 20:05:02 >> Vice Mayor Shao: SURE. I'LL START WITH A QUOTE FROM CONFUCIUS. 20:05:06 LIFE IS REALLY SIMPLE BUT WE INSIST ON MAKING IT 20:05:09 COMPLICATED. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER CONFUCIUS REALLY SAID THAT, 20:05:12 BUT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH AN ISSUE 20:05:15 THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLICATED. MY 20:05:18 QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE. SO IT'S REGARD 20:05:22 ING -- IT ALSO FOR 20:05:26 THE PUBLIC'S SAKE. IN ARTICLE 20:05:30 13C, AT ANY .30 DAYS WRITTEN 20:05:33 NOTICE BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES, 20:05:36 THAT IS REGARDING THIS LEASE MAY BE TERMINATED. 20:05:39 SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 20:05:45 THE PARK DISTRICT ALREADY GOT THE FUNDING 20:05:49 FOR OPERATING THE PARK. SO 20:05:53 IF THEY WANT TO TERMINATE THE LEASE 20:05:58 AND KEEP THE MONEY, THEN 20:06:01 THE CITY WOULD BE AT A LOSS. SO 20:06:05 IS THAT PREVENTABLE OR 20:06:08 -- TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE ALL THE 20:06:12 INCENTIVE TO DO SO. KEEP THE MONEY BUT NOT RUNNING THE 20:06:15 PARK. 20:06:23 >> Ms. Wolf: COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION IN THAT THE TAXPAYER 20:06:26 S PAY EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS TO RUN AND OPERATE ALL OF THE 20:06:29 PARKS IN FREMONT AS WELL AS ALL THE PARKS IN ALL OF THEIR 20:06:32 CITIES, SO THEY WOULD NOT -- IF WE 20:06:36 CHOSE NOT TO HAVE A LEASE AGREMENT WITH THEM, THEY WOULD TAKE THE 20:06:39 FUNDING FROM THE TAXPAYERS AND USE TO OPERATE ALL OF 20:06:42 THEIR PARKS INDEPENDENT OF THESE 900 ACRES. THEN 20:06:45 THE CITY WOULD BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR 20:06:48 PAYING FOR THE 900 ACRES TO OPERATE AND/ 20:06:51 OR TO MANAGE AND/OR TO CLOSE WHATEVER WE 20:06:54 WOULD DEEM APPROPRIATE, OF WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE ANY IDENTIFIED 20:06:58 FUNDING FOR TODAY IN THE GENERAL FUND. 20:07:06 >> Vice Mayor Shao: THANK YOU. 20:07:09 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. 20:07:12 CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. >> Councilmember Salwan: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 20:07:17 SO I ALSO HAD A QUESTION RELATED 20:07:21 TO -- THEY MENTIONED 20:07:25 TRUSTEE OR DIRECTOR COFFEY 20:07:28 MADE SOME INFLAMMATORY COMMENTS WHICH WERE 20:07:32 NOT COMMENTS OF A PARTNER BUT MORE OF A -- MORE LITIGIOUS 20:07:35 , AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD INSERTED SOME LANGUAGE 20:07:42 LANGE WAJ THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY PREVENT 20:07:45 THE CITY OF FREMONT FROM EVER CLOSING THE PARK. SO WHAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE 20:07:48 IS THAT, AND WHAT ARE WE GIVING UP BY AGREEING TO 20:07:52 THAT LANGUAGE? 20:08:01 >> I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. SO THEY INSERTED A SMALL 20:08:04 PHRASE THAT SAID -- I THINK IT WAS AN ENTIRE SENTENCE THAT 20:08:07 BASICALLY SAID THAT THE PARK DISTRICT HAD THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE 20:08:10 AND MANAGE THE PARK. THE CITY HAS NEVER DISPUTED THEIR ABILITY 20:08:14 TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE PARK. IN FACT, THAT 20:08:17 IS WHY WE LEASE THE PROPERTY TO THEM FOR THEM 20:08:20 TO DO THAT, THEY ARE THE EXPERTS AT THAT. THAT IS 20:08:23 THEIR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AS A PARK DISTRICT. 20:08:26 AND SO WE'VE NEVER DISPUTED 20:08:30 THAT. AND REGARDING THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED 20:08:34 IN MAY OF 2020, AGAIN, THAT WASN'T US CLOSING THE PARK, 20:08:37 AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS SAID. THAT WAS US 20:08:40 CLOSING THE STREET. NOT THE PARK. AND THE PARK 20:08:43 WAS STILL OPERATING AND STILL ACCESSIBLE BY THE 20:08:46 PUBLIC JUST FROM OTHER ENTRANCES. 20:08:50 >> Councilmember Salwan: OKAY. I THINK HE CHARACTERIZED THAT ACTION AS ILLEGAL. 20:08:54 >> HE DID, AND AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH COUNCILMEMBER 20:08:57 KASSAN, THERE'S A DISPUTE BETWEEN CITY STAFF 20:09:00 AND THE PARK DISTRICT ON WHETHER THAT WAS ILLEGAL 20:09:04 OR NOT. WE CERTAINLY FELT IT WAS LEGAL 20:09:07 WHEN THE CITY POLICE CHIEF SENT HER LETTER 20:09:10 . >> Councilmember Salwan: SO THERE WAS MENTION ALSO OF THE 20:09:14 PARKING LOT EXPANSION THAT THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT IS NOT INTEREST 20:09:17 ED IN DOING THAT. WHY 20:09:21 ISN'T THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE IN THE LEASE STATING THAT THEY WON'T BE EXPANDING 20:09:24 THE PARKING LOT, SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS, WE DON'T HAVE THE INTEREST 20:09:27 , AND WE HAVE THIS VISION THAT WE WANT TO 20:09:30 PROMOTE THE OHLONE PARKING AREA, WHY CAN'T 20:09:34 WE INSERT LANGUAGE TO THAT EFFECT, 20:09:37 THAT MEMORIALIZES THE UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE RIGHT 20:09:40 NOW. BECAUSE PROBABLY NONE OF US WILL BE HERE 25 20:09:43 YEARS FROM NOW. 20:09:53 >> Ms. Wolf: I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE COULD POSE TO EAST BAY REGIONAL 20:09:56 PARKS AS A FRIENDLY 20:10:00 AMENDMENT, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDRESSED 20:10:03 AT THE BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK AS 20:10:06 THE ITEM WAS ALREADY AMENDED AND PROPOSED TO THE BOARD SO IT WAS 20:10:11 NOT AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN OUR AGREEMENT TO THEM LAST WEEK AND THEY 20:10:14 IDENTIFIED IT AT THEIR BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK AS A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE COMMUNITY. 20:10:18 >> Councilmember Salwan: OKAY. >> City Mgr. Shackelford:SUZANN E, CORRECT ME IF 20:10:21 I'M WRONG -- >> Ms. Wolf: I CAN LET JIM 20:10:25 O'CONNOR SPEAK TO THAT SPECIFICALLY. 20:10:28 >> City Mgr. Shackelford:SUZANN E, THE LANGUAGE THAT IS IN THERE IS THAT FOR ANY 20:10:32 MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, 20:10:35 THEY WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY 20:10:38 AND THEY'D ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH 20:10:42 THE PROPER PERMITTING PROCESS AS WELL, REQUIRE 20:10:45 60-DAY NOTICE, SO FORTH AND SO ON. SO THERE 20:10:48 IS LANGUAGE IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT 20:10:51 ALLOWS USES TO ADDRESS THAT TYPE OF ISSUE. IT'S JUST 20:10:55 NOT THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE 20:10:59 RELATED TO THE PARKING LOT. 20:11:02 >> Ms. Wolf: THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE CAN DENY ANYTHING IN THE REQUESTS. 20:11:08 >> Councilmember Salwan: SO SPECIFICALLY A PARKING LOT, WE COULD EXPRESSLY -- IT WOULD COME 20:11:11 TO THE CITY OF FREMONT FOR APPROVAL AND WE COULD DENY 20:11:14 THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? 20:11:17 >> I JUST WANT TO ITERATE THE 20:11:20 SAME THING MS. SHACKELFORD WAS SAYING, I WAS GOING TO SAY 20:11:23 THE SAME THING. WE HAVE LANGUAGE WITHIN 20:11:27 THE LEASE THAT WOULD 20:11:30 ALLOW FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND THE 20:11:33 CITY'S INPUT ON ANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 20:11:36 AT THE PARK. >> Councilmember Salwan: AND THEN JUST SOME 20:11:40 CURIOSITY QUESTION AS FAR AS WHEN AN INS TENT HAPPEN 20:11:43 S IN THE PARK, LET'S SAY THERE'S A CRIME 20:11:46 OR SOMEBODY COLLAPSES, 20:11:50 WHO TAKES CARE OF THAT? IS IT KIND OF A JOINT USE OR 20:11:53 IS IT WHOEVER GETS THERE FIRST? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 20:11:56 THOSE KIND OF INCIDENTS? >> SO 20:12:00 IN MOST OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, IT'S GOING TO BE CITY RESPONSE 20:12:03 FIRST, WILL BE THE FIRST IN TO AN INCIDENT LIKE THAT. IF IT'S A 20:12:06 MAJOR CRIME AND I DO HAVE CAPTAIN BRED 20:12:10 E HERE WHO IS OBVIOUSLY MORE EXPERT THAN I AM, BUT 20:12:13 A MAJOR CRIME, THEN THE INVESTIGATION 20:12:16 OF THE TRIEM WILL BE TOKEN OVER BY THE PARK DISTRICT 20:12:20 . >> Councilmember Salwan: AND MY LAST QUESTION, AGAIN, 20:12:23 THERE'S THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WANT TO PROMOTE OHLONE 20:12:27 ENTRANCE. BUT I DON'T SEE ANY SERIOUS COMMITMENT 20:12:30 . WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE'RE GOING TO ASK 20:12:34 GOOGLE? THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. IS THERE SOME TANGIBLE THINGS THAT THE 20:12:37 PARK DISTRICT CAN DO AND MAYBE THE CITY CAN HELP AS 20:12:40 WELL, TO PHYSICALLY MAKE THAT 20:12:44 AREA MORE I 20:12:47 MORE ATTRACTIVE, MORE WELCOMING, MORE OF A 20:12:51 DESTINATION SO THAT IT WILL NATURALLY 20:12:54 -- RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT THE PRETTIER PART OF THE ENTRANCE. 20:12:57 SO IF 20:13:00 IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO USE 20:13:04 THE STANFORD, SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO 20:13:07 MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR THE VISITORS 20:13:11 ? >> COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, WE HAVE SEVERAL 20:13:14 CHALLENGES HERE. ONE IS THE COLLEGE HAS ITS OWN CAPITAL PROGRAM 20:13:17 WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE AREA WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS 20:13:20 . SO THAT'S ONE THING. AND ONE THING I WANT TO 20:13:23 ASSURE YOU AND THE OART COUNCILMEMBERS IS THAT MYSELF AND 20:13:26 SUZANNE AND OTHER CITY AND DISTRICT STAFF HAVE 20:13:30 ENGAGED WITH THE COLLEGE. THAT ENGAGEMENT WAS 20:13:33 ONGOING UNTIL THE PANDEMIC AND WE HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE THAT UP 20:13:37 AGAIN, AND THEY HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT, DR. BISHOP, WHICH I 20:13:40 HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO, BUT WE DO HAVE 20:13:43 A LIAISON ROLE WITH THE COLLEGE. SO WOVE 20:13:46 WE'VE GOT 20:13:49 SOME CHALLENGES WITH THEIR OWN CAPITAL PROGRAM AND THEIR 20:13:53 OWN INTENTIONS FOR THATTER A THERE. WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO CONTINUE TO CONVERSATION WITH THEM 20:13:56 . BACK IN 2016, WE DID ADD A WATER FOUNTAIN 20:13:59 WHICH WAS SEVERELY 20:14:03 LACKING AT THAT ENTRANCE TO PARK SO WEAR OPEN TO ENGAGING 20:14:06 WITH THE COLLEGE AND I DO FORM THAT LIAISON ROLE WITH 20:14:09 THE COLLEGE SO I 20:14:12 -- CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION. >> Councilmember Salwan: THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR NOW 20:14:16 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER 20:14:17 KENG. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 20:14:21 SO I DO HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. FIRST QUESTION 20:14:24 IS, HOW MANY OF THE NEARBY PARKS IN 20:14:27 THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 20:14:30 PARK DISTRICT THAT HAS THE OPENING HOURS 20:14:33 OF 6:00 A.M. TOLL 20:14:37 NINE OR 10:00 P.M.? 20:14:41 >> SO COUNCILMEMBER KENG, THE HOURS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 20:14:44 HERE ARE REALLY WHAT WE CALL THE CURFEW HOURS. 20:14:47 THESE ARE THE TIMES OF THE DAY 20:14:50 THAT THE PARK IS CLOSED TO ACCESS. IN MOST 20:14:53 OF OUR PARKS, THE VAST MAJORITY, THE CURFEW HOURS ARE 20:14:56 10:00 P.M. TO 5:00 A.M. WE SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED 20:15:00 THOSE CURFEW HOURS AT THE STANFORD ENTRANCE 20:15:03 TO ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. SO 20:15:06 -- AND THEN 20:15:11 LET'S DISTINGUISH PARKING HOURS, THOSE VARY 20:15:15 ACROSS THE PA PARK DISTRICT 20:15:19 , DPENT DEPENDING ON STAFF, HE WHEN WE CAN 20:15:22 GET TO A PARK AND WE HAVE 20:15:25 CURFEW HOURS WHICH ARE USUALLY 20:15:29 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 A.M., THEN WE HAVE 20:15:32 -- 20:15:35 WHEN GATES ARE OPEN FOR PARKING. SO IT'S DIFFERENT 20:15:39 ALL THROUGHOUT 20:15:42 T THROUGHOUT. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU. A 20:15:45 LOT OF OUR 20:15:48 PARKS HAVE 20:15:52 OURS TO SUNSET, SO I'M 20:15:55 UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE CAN STILL GO IN AT 20:15:59 NINE OR 10 AND THEN THEY ARE HANGING OUT 20:16:03 THERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT OR AFTER AN THEN YOU'RE 20:16:06 LOOKING AT PEOPLE BEING UP THERE 20:16:09 ALMOST 24/7, AND SO I 20:16:12 THINK BECAUSE OF THE -- IN RECENT YEARS, THE VISITS 20:16:15 TO MISSION PEAK HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUS 20:16:19 LY TO THE UPWARDS OF A 20:16:22 QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR. I THINK KEEPING THE 20:16:25 HOURS ALONE ESPECIALLY IN 20:16:29 A RESIDENTIAL AREA REALLY EXPRESSED 20:16:33 THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 20:16:37 PARK DISTRICT HAS OTHER PARK 20:16:40 S THAT HAVE LOCKING ELECTRONIC 20:16:44 GATES THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER OVER HERE 20:16:47 AT THE MISSION PEAK. 20:16:52 >> WE DO HAVE ONE OR TWO PARKS THAT HAVE THOSE GATES. THE 20:16:55 ONE THING I WOULD SAY, AND I THINK THE CITY'S EXPERIENCE IS 20:16:58 SEMI LAR, 20:17:01 THEY'RE VERY PRONE TO MAINTENANCE PROBLEM 20:17:05 MED, THEY'RE NOT WHAT WE CONSIDER STATE OF THE ART OR CURRENT 20:17:08 PRACTICE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS 20:17:14 WOULD SAY ON THAT MATTER. >> Councilmember Keng: OKAY, THANK YOU. 20:17:18 HOWL ABOUT DO YOU HAVE OTHER PARK ENTRANCES 20:17:24 RESTRICTED TO BIKE AND PEDESTRIANS ONLY BARKS US IN THE 20:17:28 CITY OF FREMONT, WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING A LOT OF 20:17:31 BIKE LANES OVER AND THEN THERE IS ALSO A 20:17:34 BUS STOP AT STANFORD AND MISSION BOULEVARD, 20:17:37 AND SO WE 20:17:43 -- PERHAPS IF WE RESTRICT ONE SIDE TO BIKE AND 20:17:47 PEDESTRIANS AND THE OART SIDE TO CARS PARKING THAT WOULD ALSO 20:17:50 MITIGATE THOSE ISSUES. >> WE 20:17:53 DON'T HAVE ACCESSES THAT ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO 20:17:56 BICYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. WE DO HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD 20:18:00 ACCESS POINTS WHERE THERE'S NO PARKING LOT SPECIFICALLY 20:18:03 PROVIDED FOR THE PARK. BUT NOTHING THAT'S RESTRICTED TO 20:18:07 ONLY PEDESTRIAN OR 20:18:10 BIKE ACCESS. SO I GUESS THE ANSWER TO YOUR 20:18:13 QUESTION IS WE DO HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD -- I DON'T HAVE PARKING 20:18:16 LOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. >> Councilmember Keng: RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WHAT ABOUT -- 20:18:20 IS IT THE VARGAS REGIONAL PARK, 20:18:23 IS IT PARTIALLY WITH BIKE 20:18:27 AND PEDESTRIANS ONLY? >> SO THAT'S A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE 20:18:30 BOTH. SO WE HAVE A PARKING 20:18:33 LOT AT THE TOP, AND AT THE BOTTOM 20:18:36 OF MORRISON CANYON AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE 20:18:40 , THAT ROAD WAS CLOSED BY THE CITY AND AT THE BOTTOM 20:18:43 IS A PUBLIC ACCESS POINT THERE OFF OF 20:18:47 MORRISON CANYON ROAD, SO THAT'S A INTO THE ACCESS 20:18:50 AND THERE'S LIKE ONE PARKING SPACE ACROSS FROM THAT BUT NOT 20:18:53 OAR WISE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND HOW ABOUT THE 20:18:56 LENGTH OF THE LEASE, THE 20:18:59 25 YEARS JUST SEEMS REALLY LONG TO ME. 20:19:03 SO EVERYONE ALSO HAVING THESE 25- 20:19:06 YEAR LEASES BECAUSE IT JUST 20:19:10 JUST -- LIKE ANY VARIATIONS OR THINGS 20:19:13 THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST 20:19:16 IS JUST ALMOST NOT POSSIBLE. >> WELL, IN 20:19:20 OUR EXPERIENCE WITH PUBLIC 20:19:23 AGENCY LEASES, WE OFTEN TO THE LONG TERM 20:19:26 LEASES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T EX-PECKED A 20:19:29 GREAT DEAL OF CHANGE, BUT OBVIOUSLY EITHER AGENCY 20:19:33 CAN BRING ABOUT A 20:19:36 -- THERE'S ALWAYS THE TERMINATION 20:19:41 TERMINATION -- ALL OF THESE AGREEMENTS. >> Councilmember Keng: I 20:19:44 THINK IN A LOT OF COMMERCIAL LEASES, YOU WOULD PUT A 20:19:48 FIVE OR 10-YEAR AND THEN YOU COULD HAVE AN 20:19:52 EXTENSION IF THERE'S NOTHING TO CHANGE, YOU 20:19:55 CAN EXTEND THE LEASE, BUT IT 20:19:58 JUST SEEMS LIKE 25 YEARS IS TOO LONG. SO THANK YOU 20:20:01 . THAT'S MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. 20:20:06 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER JONES, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, PLEASE. 20:20:13 >> Councilmember Jones: THANK YOU, MADAM JONES. THERE SEEMS 20:20:16 TO BE A 20:20:19 PERCEIVED CLOSURE OF THE PARK THAT WAS 20:20:23 DUG BY CHIEF PETERSEN LAST YEAR. JUST 20:20:26 TO CLARIFY AND EITHER CHIEF WASHINGTON OR MISLAY SEE 20:20:29 CAN ANSWER THIS, WE DID NOT PHYSICALLY CLOSE 20:20:33 THE GATES OF THE PARK. WE SIMPLY 20:20:36 RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE PARK BY CLOSING THE 20:20:39 SURROUNDING STREETS, AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT 20:20:42 LANGUAGE IS IN THE LEASE WITH THE 20:20:45 PARK SAYING THEY HAD SOLE CONTROL OVER THE PARK 20:20:49 , THEY DO, WE, ON THE OTHER HAND, STILL HAVE SOLE CONTROL 20:20:52 OVER STREET ACCESS: 20:20:57 >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY. 20:21:00 SO WHILE IT SEEMS TO BE A CON 20:21:03 CONTRADICTION, THAT DOES SPECIFY 20:21:06 THAT WE STILL HAD THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE 20:21:10 THE STREET IS NECESSARY. WE'RE NOT GOING 20:21:13 TO TOUCH THE GATES OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. 20:21:16 THE OTHER QUESTION I WOULD HAVE FOR EITHER CHIEF WASHINGTON 20:21:20 OR CAPTAIN BREDE, HOW MANY CURFEW 20:21:23 VIOLATIONS, IF YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE 20:21:26 LAST YEAR OR SO, WHAT HAVE YOU. 20:21:29 I'M ASSUMING THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP DURING THE PANDEMIC. 20:21:33 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JONES. WE'VE ISSUE 20:21:37 ED 216 CITATIONS SINCE JANUARY OF 20:21:42 2020, 62 OF WHICH WERE CURFEW-RELATED. 20:21:45 SO THE AMOUNT OF CURFEW-RELATED CITATIONS ARE 20:21:48 NOT A VERY HIGH NUMBER. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DON'T 20:21:51 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING IN AFTER HOURS, SO 20:21:55 WE CONTINUE TO WORK REAL CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS 20:21:58 , ABOUT 20:22:02 AND BY CONTINUING TO SCT PUBLIC TO HELP 20:22:05 US TO REACH OUT TO US 20:22:09 ANY TIME THEY SEE VIOLATIONS IN THE PARK SO 20:22:12 WE CAN -- 20:22:17 SEMI LAR TO 20:22:20 LAR TO OTHER PARKS YOU OPERATE IN THE CITY? >> 20:22:23 I WOULD SAY THEY'RE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN SOME OTHER PARKS IN THE CITY JUST BECAUSE OF THE 20:22:26 POPULARITY OF MISSION PEAK. MISSION PEAK AS YOU KNOW IS VERY POPULAR, ESPECIALLY 20:22:30 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA OVER THE LAST SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS. 20:22:33 A LOT OF THE OTHER PARKS, COYOTE HILLS HAS SEEN A 20:22:36 LARGE INCREASE IN USAGE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, JUST 20:22:39 LIKE THE REST OF THE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. BUT NOT TO 20:22:42 THE SAME LEVEL 20:22:46 WITH THE AFTER-HOUR ISSUES AS WE SEE AT MISSION PEAK. 20:22:52 >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. IT SEEMED LIKE WITH CHIEF WASHINGTON, THERE WERE 20:22:56 REALLY NOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS 20:23:03 . CHIEF WASHINGTON, IF YOU'RE STILL HERE, JUST TO CLARIFY 20:23:07 WITH THE PARKING PERMIT PROCESS WE NOW HAVE TWO PARKING 20:23:10 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT THOSE DUTIES, IS THAT CORRECT 20:23:14 ? >> YES, COUNCILMEMBER, THAT IS CORRECT. 20:23:17 WE WERE ABLE TO FULFILL -- WE HAVE 20:23:20 ONE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER THAT'S IN CHARGE OF THE 20:23:23 PROGRAM AND TWO FULL-TIME PARKING COMPLIANCE OFFICER 20:23:26 S THAT NOW RESPOND TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA 20:23:30 , THE MISSION PEACE STANFORD AREA 20:23:33 TO ENFORCE PARKING VIOLATIONS AND 20:23:36 PERMIT PARKING VIOLATIONS. >> SO 20:23:39 THE AVERAGE CALLS FOR SERVICE OTHER THAN THE SELF- 20:23:42 SELF-INITIATED ACTIVITY AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT 10 PER 20:23:45 MONTH, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YEAH 20:23:48 , I THINK THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE-CHECK 20:23:52 ALL MY STATS BUT I THINK THAT IS ABOUT RIGHT. 20:23:55 >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. AND THEN I'LL JUST GO ACROSS THE BOARD HERE. 20:23:58 I'M NOT SURE IF CHIEF JACOBSON IS HERE YET, BUT 20:24:02 IF NOT, DEPUTY 20:24:06 , DID YOU MEASURE THE NUMBER 20:24:09 OF VEGETATION FIRES THAT FREMONT HAS RESPONDED 20:24:13 TO IN RECENT TIMES? IF I MISSED 20:24:16 THAT, I -- >> 20:24:20 I BELIEVE 20:24:23 -- 20:24:25 I BELIEVE ONE. >> Councilmember Jones: JUST ONE. OKAY. 20:24:28 HAS YOUR ACCESS OR YOUR RESPONSE TIME, AND I UNDERSTAND THE 20:24:32 TERRAIN IS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING, BUT HAVE YOU 20:24:35 SEEN AN UPTICK IN RESPONSES 20:24:38 FOR MEDICAL AID OR VEGETATION FIRES OR 20:24:41 ANYTHING IN THE LAST, SAY, FIVE YEARS? 20:24:48 >> NO, NO MAJOR UPTICK. IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT. 20:24:52 WE SPOKE TO ALL THE BATTALION CHIEFS AND THEN RAN A FULL 20:24:55 QUERY OF ALL OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THERE, AND LIKE CHIEF T 20:24:59 DIAS SAID, PRIMARILY 20:25:03 WARM -- ON WEEKENDS, 20:25:06 THE MAJORITY OF THE CALLS WERE E 20:25:09 EMS-RELATED 20:25:12 IS JUST SO WE HAVE MORE HANDS FOR OUR PERSONNEL 20:25:16 IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE DOWN FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN GENERALLY BECAUSE 20:25:19 IT'S MOSTLY FALSE SLIPS, TWISTED ANKLES, 20:25:22 THOSE KIND OF THINGS, AND WE OFTEN HAVE TO USE 20:25:25 A STOKES BASKET OR OUR ATV TO GET PEOPLE 20:25:29 DOWN FROM ACCESS AREAS WHERE THEY COULDN'T OTHERWISE WALK 20:25:32 DOWN. 20:25:39 >> SO IT WAS THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF CALLS 20:25:42 FOR MEDALLION CAL ASSISTANTS 40 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE AREA 20:25:45 WAS VERY POPULAR FOR 20:25:53 ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY. SO -- AND THEN THE OTHER 20:25:56 QUESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS THE RED FLAG WARNING 20:25:59 . IS THERE ANY AGENCY, WHETHER IT BE CITY, 20:26:02 COUNTY, WHOEVER, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, THAT HAS 20:26:05 AUTHORITY TO CLOSE A PARK DURING A RED FLAG WARNING? 20:26:10 >> THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS CHIEF. 20:26:13 I DO BELIEVE SHE HAS THAT AUTHORITY. 20:26:19 >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY, IS THAT CORRECT, JIM? >> COUNCILMEMBER JONES, THAT'S 20:26:23 CORRECT. WE HAVE CLOSED PARKS DUAL TO FIRE 20:26:26 DANGER. YOU MIGHT RECALL LAST YEAR 20:26:29 WHEN WE HAD THE 20:26:32 THREE -- WE DID CLOSE SOME OF OUR PRKS BECAUSE OF 20:26:36 THAT 20:26:40 AGAIN JUST TO CLARIFY, THE PARKING 20:26:43 SPACES THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS 20:26:46 IN OUR OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR PARKING LOT, I BELIEVE IT'S 20:26:49 43 SPACES. IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. 20:26:53 >> Councilmember Jones: SO IS THERE -- AND HAVING BEEN -- 20:26:56 STAYED OVERNIGHT 20:26:59 AT CORA LAKES RECENTLY, WOULD THERE BE ANY 20:27:02 BENEFIT TO PUTTING 20:27:09 -- TO LIMIT THAT ACCESS MUCH LIKE YOU DO, ALTHOUGH 20:27:13 THAT WOULD -- ENTIRE 20:27:18 YOU HAVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FOR THAT 20:27:21 , CORRECT? >> 20:27:24 -- TO MAKE THAT EFFECTIVE. >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY. THANK YOU. 20:27:27 THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR NOW. >> Mayor Mei: I JUST 20:27:30 WANTED TO NOTE, WE HAVE TWO MORE COUNCILMEMBER WITH CLARIFYING QUESTIONS 20:27:34 BUT WE WILL NEED A BREAK FOR OUR STENOCAPTIONERS BEFORE WE CONTINUE 20:27:37 WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE'RE OVERDUE FOR A BREAK. 20:27:40 COUNCILMEMBER COX, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. 20:27:50 MY APOLOGIES, YOU ARE ON MUTE. THANK YOU. 20:27:53 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DID 20:27:56 HAVE SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS 20:28:00 . ONE IS, YOU TALK ABOUT IN SECTION 20:28:04 5 SUBSECTION C ABOUT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND I WANTED TO KIND 20:28:07 OF UNDERSTAND 20:28:12 WHAT IS ROUTINE VERSUS IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE A FENCE 20:28:15 FOR ENTRY INTO 20:28:19 THE PARK, IS 20:28:22 THAT REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 20:28:25 PROJECT VERSUS IF YOU'RE REPAIRING A 20:28:29 FENCE THAT'S JUST ROUTINE BUT IT'S NOT DEFINE 20:28:32 ED ANYWHERE IN THE CONTRACT EXCEPT 20:28:35 FOR -- BUT WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT PIECE. 20:28:39 >> SURE, I'LL DO MY BEST TO DEFINE THAT. SOMETHING LIKE 20:28:42 REPLACING A SECTION OF 20:28:46 FENCE OR A FENCE THAT'S COME DOWN FOR VARIOUS REASONS, I MEAN, WE HAVE 20:28:49 A LOT OF OLD, YOU KNOW, BARBED 20:28:52 WIRE FENCING THAT OFTEN IF YOU HAVE A FIRE, A 20:28:55 WIND EVENT, A TREE FALL DOWN, THOSE THINGS HAVE TO BE 20:28:59 REPLACED, ALL THOSE -- WOULD I 20:29:02 WHAT CONSIDER MAJOR REPLACEMENTS OF MAJOR FACILITIES 20:29:05 , IF WE WERE TO FIX THE EXIST 20:29:08 ING FAULT RESTROOM THAT WOULD BE 20:29:12 A CAPITAL EXPENSE, 20:29:15 CAPITAL REPLACEMENT. BUT MOST OF THE WORK, THIS IS AN 20:29:18 OPEN SPACE PARK. IT VERY LIMITED DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE GOT TRAILS, WE'VE GOT 20:29:22 SOME FENCING, AND IT'S REALLY LIMITED. WE'VE 20:29:24 GOT BENCHES, WE'VE GOT THE WATER FOUNTAIN. IT A VERY LIMITED PARK. 20:29:28 IT'S VERY OPEN SPACE ORIENTED. THIS IS NOT A CAMP 20:29:31 ING, PICNICKING TYPE OF PARK. SO 20:29:36 CAPITAL EXPENSES ARE PRETTY LIMITED. OBVIOUSLY 20:29:39 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED PARKING 20:29:43 PROJECT WHICH IS NOW 20:29:47 NOT HAPPENING SO IT'S PRETTY LIMITED IN TERMS 20:29:50 OF CAPITAL. MOST OF THE WORK WE DO IS CONSIDERED 20:29:54 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. I ASSUME AS PART 20:29:58 OF THE PARK OPERATIONS, YOU WOULD BE MANAGING THE WILDLIFE THERE THAT YOU 20:30:01 WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY OF THE ANIMALS 20:30:05 THAT 20:30:08 MAY APPEAR UP IN THE AREA THERE, SO YOU WERE MANAGING 20:30:11 THAT PART, IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? >> WELL, WE OBVIOUSLY 20:30:15 MANAGE THE HABITAT IN TERMS OF THE 20:30:18 HABITAT THAT THOSE ANIMALS LIVE IN, 20:30:21 BUT WILDLIFE IS REGULATED BY THE STATE, BY THE CALIFORNIA 20:30:24 DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM ON LOTS 20:30:27 OF PROJECTS TO ENHANCE WILDLIFE 20:30:31 AND WE ALSO WORK WITH THEM WHEN THERE'S PROBABLY WITH 20:30:34 WILDLIFE, LIKE ANY INCIDENTS BETWEEN HUMANS AND WILDLIFE, 20:30:37 SO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 20:30:41 . >> Councilmember Cox: I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT. 20:30:45 SO WOULD YOU TAKE CARE IF A SKUNK OR A FOX 20:30:48 SHOW UP VERSUS 20:30:53 SOME SORT OF DEER THAT'S PROTECTED BY THE WILDLIFE 20:30:57 ? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IS IT THAT IT'S THE CITY 20:31:00 OF FREMONT'S RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS 20:31:04 WHAT WOULD BE THE PARK DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY ON THAT PART? 20:31:08 >> WELL, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WILDLIFE ENTERING 20:31:11 THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IS THAT THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING? 20:31:14 >> Councilmember Cox: ENTERING THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR, YOU KNOW, APPEAR 20:31:18 ING WHERE WE MAY HAVE HIKERS 20:31:22 UP IN THE -- >> COUNCILMEMBER COX, REMEMBER THE 20:31:25 REGIONAL PARK IS A WILD 20:31:28 LAND. THIS IS HABITAT. WE HAVE WILDLIFE, EVERYTHING 20:31:31 FROM, YOU KNOW, RACCOONS AND SKUNKS AND 20:31:34 DEER, WE HAVE MOUNTAIN LION, WE HAVE BOBCATS THERE 20:31:37 , FOX. IT'S QUITE A WILD AREA 20:31:41 . IT ATTACHES OF COURSE TO THE SUNOL 20:31:44 REGIONAL PARK AND OHLONE 20:31:47 WILDERNESS. SO THIS IS HABITAT AREA AND GENERALLY WE 20:31:51 MAINTAIN THE HABITAT BUT THIS IS A WILD LAND AND 20:31:54 THOSE ARE THE NATURAL INHABITANTS OF THIS AREA. 20:31:59 >> Councilmember Cox: BUT WHO HAS THE CONTRACT, I MEAN, ARE YOU SAYING 20:32:02 THAT IN THIS 20:32:06 PART, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THAT SOMEONE 20:32:09 GETS INJURED, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, IF 20:32:12 A BOBCAT YOU MENTIONED ATTACK 20:32:15 ED SOMEONE, THEN WHO WOULD BE SUED? WOULD IT BE THE CITY OF 20:32:18 FREMONT OR WOULD IT BE THE PARK DISTRICT 20:32:21 DISTRICT? >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHO 20:32:24 WOULD BE SUED BUT I CAN TALK TO THE FACT OF HOW WE 20:32:28 APPROACH THOSE TYPES OF INCIDENTS. SO OUR PARK 20:32:31 STAFF OR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF WOULD WORK WITH OUR WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 20:32:34 S, WE WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND 20:32:37 WILDLIFE, AND WE WOULD EVALUATE THE INCIDENT 20:32:41 . AND DETERMINE WHAT WERE THE CAUSATION 20:32:44 FACTORS. THEN FISH AND WILDLIFE 20:32:47 WOULD MOST LIKELY TAKE THE LEAD IF THAT ANIMAL WAS GOING TO BE EUTHANIZ 20:32:51 ED, CAPTURED AND EUTHANIZED FOR PUBLIC 20:32:54 SAFETY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO WITH RARELY 20:32:57 , IT'S A RARE TYPE OF INCIDENT BUT WE DO 20:33:01 WORK WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE QUITE CLOSE CLEE ON THOSE TYPES OF 20:33:04 INCIDENTS. >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. 20:33:08 BUT YOU WOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE, THE PARK WOULD STILL BE 20:33:11 RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING THE ACTION 20:33:15 FOR FOLLOW-UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT? I'M JUST TRYING 20:33:18 TO DEFINE -- >> IN THE 20:33:21 PARK AREA, IF WE HAVE AN INTERACTION BETWEEN WILDLIFE AND 20:33:24 HUMANS, WE WOULD TAKE CHARGE OF THAT INCIDENT, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 20:33:27 FOR IT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. 20:33:30 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT. THANK YOU. 20:33:33 >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION 20:33:37 AND TERMS OF 20:33:43 AGREEING WITH MY OTHER CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE 25-YEAR 20:33:46 LEASE, AND WAS THERE ANY 20:33:49 PART OF LOOKING AT IT AS A PHASE-IN 20:33:52 OF ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR 20:33:55 ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS BUT 20:33:59 ALSO TAKING A LOOK AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM CITY 20:34:02 STAFF, ALSO FROM THE COMMUNITY ON HOW THINGS ARE OPERATING 20:34:05 UNDER THE AGREEMENT. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING COVERED ABOUT COMMUNITY MEETINGS 20:34:15 , IT WAS LIKE INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS THAT YOU WOULD DO A 20:34:18 REVIEW AND THERE WOULD BE A PROPER APPROVAL BUT IN THE FORM OF 20:34:22 A HE'S AGREEMENT 20:34:25 UNDERSTANDING HOW THERE COULD BE INPUT 20:34:28 FROM THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY AROUND WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE 20:34:31 NEAR THE PARK, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE INPUT 20:34:34 INTO THAT AND WHERE IS THERE A PERFORMANCE 20:34:38 REVIEW OF HOW THE PARK HAS BEEN 20:34:41 PERFORMING BECAUSE 20:34:44 FOR 25 YEARS TO NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF INPUT OR WORKING, I 20:34:47 I KNOW EVERYBODY IS 20:34:50 SAYING THEY WORK TOGETHER WHICH I APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE 20:34:53 AND COLLABORATION BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDRESSING THAT THERE IS SOME SORT 20:34:57 OF REVIEW OF HOW THE PARK 20:35:04 IS GOING, HOW THE CITY OF FREMONT, HOW IT MEETS THE 20:35:07 COMMUNITY THERE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE RESIDENTS 20:35:15 -- BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT OUTLINED IN ANY OF THE CONTRACT 20:35:19 CLAUSES TO ALLOW THAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY. 20:35:26 >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS HAVE A REGULARLY SCHEDULED LIAISON 20:35:29 MEETING BETWEEN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 20:35:32 PARKS AND CITY OF FREMONT WHERE WE HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS 20:35:36 , CURRENTLY COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND THE RECREATION 20:35:39 COMMISSION AND WE GET TOGETHER AND 20:35:42 REVIEW DIFFERENT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THAT TIME. IF IT IS AN ACTION THAT 20:35:46 THE LIAISON COMMISSION 20:35:49 SHOULD REVIEW THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY FIVE YEARS AND THAT WOULD BE A 20:35:52 PLACE WHERE WOULD TAKE THAT ACTION. I THINK THE POINT IS WE 20:35:55 WORK VERY CLOSELY ON ALL OUR PARK ISSUES, WE OFTEN 20:35:59 DISCUSS ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM THERE AND WE 20:36:02 TAKE VARIOUS DISCUSSION POINTS THROUGHOUT 20:36:05 EVERY MEETING WE DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE 20:36:09 SEVEN PARKS AND THAT WOULD BE THE PLACE THAT WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSION ITEMS OF 20:36:12 REVIEW. 20:36:16 >> Councilmember Cox: AND THAT'S WHAT 20:36:19 WITH THE COMMUNITY RELAY SON I UNDERSTAND, 20:36:22 BUT IF IT'S NOT IN THE CONTRACT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOLLOWED. IT'S GOT TO 20:36:25 HAVE SOMETHING THAT THERE'S A CLOSED LOOP THERE THAT THERE IS SOME 20:36:29 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND 20:36:32 SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT WE DON'T MISS SIGHT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS. I KNOW THAT 20:36:35 THIS IS DONE WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT, BUT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT 20:36:39 , I JUST THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN AREA 20:36:43 OF SHARING INFORMATION AND 20:36:46 SAYING HOW THINGS THAT BOTH PARTIES CAN WORK TOGETHER 20:36:49 TO IMPROVE, BUT ALSO ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE 20:36:52 TO HAVE AN 20:36:55 OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE WHETHER IT'S AT THE COMMUNITY LIAISON 20:36:59 BUT ROLLING IT INTO IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO 20:37:02 TAKE A LOOK AT AND OPERATING 20:37:05 UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. 20:37:16 AND I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION BUT 20:37:19 WE COULD PUT THAT AS A PLACEHOLDER. 20:37:22 I WANTED TO FIND OUT ON TERMS OF THE STANDARD 20:37:25 -- FOR THE PARK HOURS, IT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE 20:37:29 PARK AND JUST TAKING A LOOK AT LIKE 20:37:33 MISSION PEAK HAD ONE SET OF HOURS, OHLONE 20:37:36 COLLEGE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL HOURS ADDED ON 20:37:40 , AND THE QUARRY 20:37:43 LAKES HAD A DIFFERENT SET OF HOURS. WON'T 20:37:46 IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE STANDARD HOURS THROUGHOUT 20:37:49 THE PARKS HERE IN FREMONT FOR MANAGING ALL OF OUR PARKS AND THEN 20:37:52 THAT WOULD BE KIND OF STANDARD FOR COMMUNICATING TO ALL OF 20:37:56 OUR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE AND ALSO AS 20:37:59 WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF VISITORS AS WELL TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY 20:38:03 OF OUR PARKS, AND I JUST 20:38:06 THOUGHT FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, IT WOULD KIND OF MAKE 20:38:09 SENSE TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW 20:38:13 SOME SORT OF STANDARDIZATION THERE IN HOURS. 20:38:16 I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON THAT, BUT JUST WANTED TO RAISE THE QUESTION 20:38:20 ON THAT. >> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER 20:38:23 COX. BULL WHAT WE TRY TO DO AT THE 20:38:26 PARK DISTRICT IS ALL OF OUR PARKS ARE UNIQUE IN TERMS 20:38:30 OF THEIR RESOURCES AND TYPES OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY THAT OCCUR 20:38:33 OCCUR, SO I THINK WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS BE 20:38:37 RESPONSIVE TO THAT. SO FOR INSTANCE, 20:38:40 QUARRY LAKES HAS QUITE A BIT OF FISHING ACTIVITY THAT GOES 20:38:43 ON AND THAT OCCURS EARLY IN THE MORNING. YOU KNOW, WHEN 20:38:46 WE HAD INITIALLY MODIFIED THE HOURS AT THE 20:38:49 STANFORD ENTRANCE, THE INTENT WAS TO ALLOW PEOPLE IN THE 20:38:53 COMMUNITY WHO -- TO GET UP AND GO HIKING AFTER 20:38:56 WORK, SO WE EXTENDED THOSE HOURS. SO I 20:38:59 THINK OUR RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION IS, WE DO 20:39:04 MODIFY HOURS OR HAVE HOURS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE TYPE OF PARK AND THE 20:39:07 TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR. SO 20:39:10 THE CONSISTENCY CERTAINLY WOULD BE INTERESTING, BUT I THINK WHAT 20:39:13 WE TRY TO DO IS BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE TYPE OF 20:39:16 ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR IN THE PARK. 20:39:21 >> Ms. Wolf: I WOULD JUST ADD THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DO WITH 20:39:24 OUR PARK SYSTEM AS WELL IN THE CITY AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARKS CLOSE 20:39:27 AT 10:00 P.M. AR WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 20:39:30 PARKS CLOSE 30 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET. 20:39:34 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. I 20:39:37 HAVE MORE LATER BUT I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO WATCH THE TIME TO TAKE 20:39:41 A BREAK. 20:39:45 >> Mayor Mei: AS I MENTIONED, I THINK WE'LL HAVE SOME 20:39:49 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR SURE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, CLARIFY 20:39:51 ING QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A BREAK FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE WE RETURN. 20:39:55 TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. INTO 20:39:58 . >> Councilmember Kassan: THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T 20:40:02 -- THERE'S NO FEE FOR PARKING 20:40:06 . GIVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO -- 20:40:09 THERE'S A COST TO FREE PARKING AND IT DOES 20:40:12 CAUSE PEOPLE TO GET ATTRACTED TO COME 20:40:15 AND TRY TO FIND FREE PARKING AND 20:40:18 OFTEN DRIVE AROUND AND AROUND LOOKING FOR FREE PARKING WHICH 20:40:21 IS POLLUTING AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO MAYBE TAKE A CAR 20:40:25 WHEN THEY COULD HAVE OTHER OPTIONS, AND IT ALSO 20:40:28 ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GO TO THAT ENTRANCE AS OPPOSED TO THE OHLONE 20:40:31 ENTRANCE, WHERE THERE IS A CHARGE FOR PARKING 20:40:34 SO I'M WONDERING WHY ISN'T THERE A CHARGE FOR PARKING AND IS IT 20:40:37 RESPONSIBLE TO NOT CHARGE FOR PARKING? 20:40:41 >> WELL, 20:40:46 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, IT A 20:40:50 FAIR QUESTION. IN THE PARK WE DON'T OFTEN CHARGE 20:40:53 FOR AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY TRAIL ACCESS AS OPPOSED 20:40:56 TO OTHER DEVELOPED PARKS, SO THAT'S CONSISTENT IN 20:40:59 OUR OTHER AREAS OF THE PARK DISTRICT. THIS IS ALSO A VERY SMALL PORKING 20:41:02 PARKING AREA. WE HAVE WORKED IN OTHER WAYS 20:41:05 COOPERATIVELY BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PARK DISTRICT TO 20:41:08 REDUCE ACCESS AT THIS LOCATION 20:41:12 . AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE 20:41:15 NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO BE SUBJECT TO ABOUT 20:41:20 5 LN OR 700 CARS THAT WOULD COME ON A 20:41:24 BUSY SPRING WEEKEND. WE'VE NOW LIMITED THE TOTAL PARKING AVAILABLE TO 20:41:27 ABOUT 150 IN THIS AREA, AND I WAS LOOKING AT OUR TRAIL COUNTER 20:41:30 DATA EARLIER TODAY, AND 20:41:33 BETWEEN 2014 AND 2020, WE'VE 20:41:36 REDUCED THE VISITATION 20:41:39 THROUGH STANFORD BY ABOUT 44% 20:41:44 THROUGH 2019. WE'LL LEAVE 2020 OUT OF IT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHAT 20:41:48 THAT YEAR WAS KIND OF LIKE, BUT IF WE LOOK AT 20:41:51 2014 THROUGH 2019, WE REDUCED ACCESS ABOUT ABOUT 20:41:54 44%. SO I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO THE CONCERN 20:41:57 S OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND ALSO JUST 20:42:01 THE SHEER VOLUME OF VISITATION AT THIS 20:42:04 SITE, SO YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY CONSISTENT 20:42:08 THROUGHOUT THE PARK DISTRICT FOR A HIKING-ONLY 20:42:11 ACCESS TO A REGIONAL PARK. >> Ms. Wolf: I WOULD ALSO 20:42:14 ADD DURING THE PERMIT PARKING PROCESS, THIS ISSUE WAS LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY 20:42:18 AND IT WAS REALLY NOTED THAT THE CONCERN WAS THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD 20:42:21 PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IF THERE WAS FEE 20:42:24 FOR PARKING IN THE 43 SPOTS AS OPPOSED TO THE 20:42:27 150 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 20:42:37 >> Mayor Mei: IS THAT -- COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, IS THAT YOUR 20:42:40 LAST CLARIFYING QUESTION? GREAT. I SEE WITH HAVE SEVERAL HANDS RAISED 20:42:44 BUT I KNOW WE ARE VERY OVERDUE FOR THE BREAK, SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE RIGHT HERE 20:42:47 AND I'D ASK THAT WE TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK 20:42:51 FOR THE STENOCAPTIONER, AND IF YOU'RE GOING ON THE BREAK, 20:42:54 I'D ASK ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE ZOOM TO PLEASE 20:42:58 MUTE YOURSELF AND ALSO TURN 20:43:01 OFF YOUR VIDEO FOR THIS TIME. THANK YOU. WE'LL RETURN BACK IN 20:43:04 10 MINUTES. 20:44:33 20:44:34 20:46:47 [ RECESS ] 20:53:15 >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME BACK. 20:53:27 OUR TEN MINUTES ARE UP AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING 20:53:30 BACK TO ORDER. AND I'M WAITING FOR OUR 20:53:33 COUNCILMEMBERS TO JOIN US BACK 20:53:37 . 20:53:59 WELCOME BACK THE ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS. 20:54:02 I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. 20:54:17 I SEE THAT WE'RE MISSING A FEW COUNCILMEMBERS 20:54:22 . I THINK WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT LEAST 20:54:25 . SO IF WE COULD PLEASE COME BACK TO ORDER, SO THAT 20:54:28 WE CAN BRING 20:54:31 THIS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. 20:54:34 I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 20:54:47 I THINK WE'RE MISSING 20:54:51 ONE COUNCILMEMBER STILL. I'M GOING TO 20:54:54 GIVE IT ONE MORE MINUTE AND THEN WE'LL CALL 20:54:58 BACK TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME I'D 20:55:01 ALSO LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE 20:55:04 A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM TO DO SO PLEASE BY 20:55:07 EITHER PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON 20:55:11 ON ZOOM OR BY DIALING, IF YOU'RE DIALING IN BY 20:55:14 HITTING STAR 9. I'D 20:55:17 ALSO ASK THAT YOU HAVE UP 20:55:20 TILL THREE MINUTES I THINK BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HERE SO 20:55:23 LONG THIS NIGHT BUT I'D ALSO ASK THAT WE KEEP 20:55:26 IT, IF YOU ARE THOUGHT NEEDING THE ENTIRE TIME YOU'RE 20:55:30 NOT OBLIGATED TO IT AND TO PLEASE 20:55:33 CONSIDER COMMENTS YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH ANOTHER SPEAKER 20:55:37 . RATHER THAN REPEATING THEIR ENTIRE STATEMENT. 20:55:40 SO I'D ASK THAT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE PRODUCTIVE 20:55:43 CONVERSATIONS. 20:55:48 WHAT, THIS TIME I'M GOING TO IS IT 20:55:52 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. I THOUGHT I SAW COUNCILMEMBER KENG 20:55:55 OR COX, GREAT, EVERYONE ANSWER BACK THOUSAND. SO I'M 20:55:58 CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE 20:56:01 FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER AND THAT IS 20:56:05 JANET BENS, WELCOME 20:56:08 . >> THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI CITY COUNCIL 20:56:10 MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. 20:56:13 THERE ARE MANY FREMONT RESIDENTS THAT HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT 20:56:16 THE PROPOSED MISSION PEAK LEASE AND WE'RE URGING 20:56:20 THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECORRECT THE LEASE AS IT'S 20:56:23 CURRENTLY PROPOSED. WE WILL HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS THIS EVENING WHO 20:56:26 WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS ON BEHALF 20:56:29 OF RESIDENTS IN AN EFFORT TO NOT MAKE 20:56:33 THE MEETING ANY LONGER. THIS 20:56:37 PARTICULAR RESIDENCE IS OVERRUN AND ABUSED. 20:56:40 IF THE LEASE IS TO BE RENEWED, 20:56:43 IT MUST BE, 20:56:47 PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BALANCE GOING FORWARD. SOME OF THE RESPONSES 20:56:49 IN THE GREEN SHEET WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNING. 20:56:52 WE URGE THE CITY NOT TO 20:56:55 RELINQUISH EXCLUSIVE YELLOW TO THE PARK DISTRICT. 20:56:58 THIS IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND TO DATE THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN 20:57:01 CHALLENGED TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE LINGERING ON 20:57:04 GOING ISSUES ALL OF WHICH ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE 20:57:07 OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE STANFORD ENTRANCE 20:57:11 . AS NOTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS COMMENTS THAT THE 20:57:15 BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2nd DIRECTOR COFFEE INSISTED 20:57:18 ON TERMS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY 20:57:21 THE SUE THE DISTRICT IF THEY EVER INTERFERE WITH 20:57:25 , QUOTE UNQUOTE THEIR PARK. FREMONT RESIDENTS 20:57:27 DESERVE BETTER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CLEARED 20:57:30 UP. THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE 20:57:33 MANAGED DIFFERENTLY GOING FORWARD. IT IS THE MOST 20:57:37 HEAVILY VISITED OF 70 PARKS 20:57:40 RECEIVING MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION VISITORS A 20:57:43 YEAR. THE 20:57:47 STEWARDS COMMIT TO MANAGE IN SUCH A NATURE 20:57:50 AS ALL REGIONAL PARKS. THIS IS A 20:57:53 HUGE PROBLEM. THE LEASE 20:57:57 MUST, TO ENSURE THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF THE PRESERVE AND 20:58:01 TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING ISSUES. THE LEASE 20:58:04 AS PROPOSED WILL CONTINUE WHAT IS NOW A FREE FOR ALL AT 20:58:07 THIS ENTRANCE. WHAT'S NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE 20:58:11 BALANCE POSTED HOURS FREFERRABLY 8 A.M. TO 20:58:15 PREFERABLY 20:58:18 8 A.M. TO SUNSET. IF IT IS TO 20:58:22 MIGRATE VISIT TOORS 20:58:25 ORS TO THIS AREA 20:58:28 , EFFECTIVE CURFEW MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMATIC 20:58:31 LOCKING GATE, SIMILAR TO WHAT THE PARK 20:58:34 DISTRICT DOES AT ROUND VALLEY OR 20:58:38 LEONA CANYON. WE UNDERSTAND THERE WOULD BE 20:58:41 HUMAN RESOURCES, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HERE 20:58:44 , UNLESS THE PARK DISTRICT RESCINDS THE EIR 20:58:48 , THERE IS NOTHING THAT PROHIBITS 20:58:51 THE PARK DISTRICT, REJECT 20:58:54 THE LEASE AS PROPOSED AND INSIST ON TERMS 20:58:57 THAT PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BALANCE GOING FORWARD AND EFFECTIVELY 20:59:01 MIGRATE THE VISITORS THE OHLONE ENTRANCE AS 20:59:04 THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE IN FREMONT. THANK YOU. 20:59:08 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE 20:59:11 RICHARD GODFREY. WELCOME. 20:59:23 RICHARD, I APOLOGIZE, YOU'RE NOW ON MUTE. 20:59:25 >> NOW CAN I BE HEARD? THANK YOU. 20:59:28 SO I WISH TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS REGARDING 20:59:32 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK SYSTEM HAVING HAD THE 20:59:35 PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THE PARK COMMISSION I FOLLOWED FOR 20:59:39 THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THE MANY CHALLENGES AND 20:59:41 OCCASIONAL CONFLICTS THAT HAVE COME UP. 20:59:44 BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT 20:59:47 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS IS A BLESSING TO OUR COUNTY. 20:59:50 IT IS ALSO TAKING CARE OF 20:59:53 AROUND 125,000 ACRES. AND IT'S WIDE 20:59:56 LY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST 20:59:59 REGIONAL PARK SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND 21:00:03 PROBABLY EVEN WORLDWIDE. SO TO HAVE AN 21:00:06 OPPORTUNITY TO BE SERVED BY A PARK SYSTEM OF 21:00:09 THIS CALIBER, I THINK, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY 21:00:13 FOR CITY OF FREMONT. I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK TOWARDS 21:00:16 A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND CLEARLY, THERE ARE CHECKS AND 21:00:19 BALANCES WITHIN THIS 25 YEAR LEASE TO DO SO. 21:00:22 SO I URGE ALL OF THOSE IN THE COUNCIL TO VOTE IN 21:00:26 FAVOR OF AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER 21:00:29 WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH 21:00:33 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER 21:00:36 IS GOING TO BE AJIT. 21:00:42 WELCOME. 21:00:46 >> HI, THIS IS AJIT. I'M 21:00:50 IN AGREEMENT WITH SPEAKER NUMBER 1. I WOULD LIKE 21:00:53 THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO REJECT THE CURRENT LEASE AS 21:00:56 STATED. AND DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO KEEP 21:00:59 THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF THE 21:01:03 PRESERVE AT A HIGH STANDARD. THANK YOU 21:01:05 . BYE. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:01:08 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY A 21:01:12 ABRIEU. 21:01:15 >> I'M READING SOME PICTURES THAT WERE POSTED, 21:01:18 SOME SIGNS THAT WERE POSTED IN FRONT OF THE PARK 21:01:22 AS STANFORD AVENUE ON APRIL 11th, 2020 21:01:25 . THE SIGNS SAY PARK CLOSED. I READ THOSE SIGNS. 21:01:29 I CAN'T IGNORE THE OBVIOUS. THEY DON'T 21:01:32 SAY STREET CLOSED. THEY SAY PARK CLOSED. 21:01:35 FACTS AND REALITY ARE BEING DISTORTED FOR 21:01:38 FREMONT RESIDENTS. PUBLIC 21:01:41 OUTREACH IS CREDIBILITY IN DOUBT 21:01:45 . CITY NEEDS A BALANCED APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE 21:01:48 . THE PARK DISTRICT IS TAKING A MATURE 21:01:51 APPROACH AND THE CITY IS -- SEEMS 21:01:55 TO BE -- HAS LOST TOUCH 21:01:58 WITH REALITY AND FACTS. WE JUST HEARD A BUNCH 21:02:01 OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS WHICH PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS 21:02:05 LIKE A FIVE-YEAR PHASE-IN. THIS IS FOR 21:02:07 CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. IT IS NOT TO PROPOSE SUBSTITUTE 21:02:11 MOTIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL SEEMS TO HAVE A ONE SIDED 21:02:14 IMBALANCED APPROACH WHERE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS ARE 21:02:19 BEING -- ARE RAISED. NO REGARD FOR 21:02:22 VISITOR CONCERNS, NO REGARD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, NO REGARD FOR 21:02:25 RECREATION. THE NEED FOR RESTROOMS IS IGNORED 21:02:28 , YOU KNOW, WITH RUNNING WATER AND SEWAGE 21:02:32 . THE STANDARDIZED PARK HOURS ARE 21:02:35 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M. THAT APPLIES 21:02:39 TO GERIN DRY CREEK 21:02:42 , LAKE CHABOT 21:02:45 , ALAMEDA CREEK TRAIL I COULD GO ON, 5 21:02:48 A.M. TO 10 P.M. LET'S GO THROUGH THE LIST 21:02:52 . QUARRY LAKES, PLEASANTON 21:02:56 LAKES, 'TIL DON, ALAMEDA CREEK TRAIL. 21:02:59 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M. LET'S TALK ABOUT CLOSING THE 21:03:02 PARK FOR HEALTH REASONS. THE POLICE CHIEF IS NOT 21:03:05 A MEDICAL DOCTOR LAST I HEARD. THE CITY WAS NEVER 21:03:07 IN COMMUNICATION WITH COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS. 21:03:10 I CAN GIVE YOU THE NAME OF TWO OF THEM 21:03:13 , DR. FARNITANO 21:03:16 AND DR. PAN. THEY WROTE IN 2020 21:03:20 , EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS WE ENCOURAGE TO STAY 21:03:23 OPEN, THAT'S A QUOTE JUST PRINTED IN THE 21:03:26 NEWSPAPER. MORE POLICE 21:03:29 SERVICE THAN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, ALL THOSE 21:03:32 MEDICAL CALLS HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF DRINKING WATER, THE 21:03:36 OHLONE TRAIL HAD A FATALITY FOUR YEARS AGO AND THAT LED 21:03:40 TO THE INSTALLATION OF DRINKING WATER OVER THERE THAT AND A LOT 21:03:43 OF COMPLAINTS FROM VISITORS ABOUT LACK OF DRINKING WATER 21:03:46 AT OHLONE. THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT THE REALITY IS 21:03:49 THAT THREE QUARTERS OF VISITORS USE 21:03:52 STANFORD AVENUE NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU CALL IT MAIN, THE 21:03:56 OTHER ENTRANCE MAIN OR PRIMARY OR WHATEVER. IT IS REALITY 21:03:59 DISTORTION AGAIN. A BALANCED APPROACH 21:04:02 TO GOVERNANCE, SOME MATURE LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED 21:04:06 , DR. GODFREY WAS RIGHT. THIS IS 21:04:09 A GREAT PARK. A GREAT FACILITY. THE 21:04:13 PARK DISTRICT IS OPERATING THIS AT NO COST 21:04:16 TO THE CITY. THANK YOU. 21:04:22 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS COLIN. 21:04:28 >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Mayor Mei: YES, PLEASE PROCEED 21:04:32 . >> HI, I'VE BEEN LIVING NEXT TO THE 21:04:35 STANFORD PARKING LOT SINCE 1996 SO I'VE 21:04:38 BEEN OVERLOOKING THE PARKING LOT SINCE THEN. I WANT 21:04:41 TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE 2016 21:04:44 FROM 96 TO 20 21:04:47 16. THREE HELICOPTERS LANDING 21:04:50 IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO RESCUE NIGHT HIKERS 21:04:54 AND I'VE SEEN MANY, MANY EMERGENCY VEHICLES 21:04:58 SHOWING UP AT NIGHT, AGAIN RESCUING 21:05:01 THE NIGHT HIKERS AND I CAN SEE FLASHLIGHTS ON THE 21:05:04 TRAIL LIKE A STAR IN THE SKY BEFORE 2016 21:05:07 . SO 90% OF THE PEOPLE DOING GREAT, 21:05:11 A FEW PEOPLE THEY WANT TO HIKE BEYOND, 21:05:14 WAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SO SINCE 21:05:17 2016 THINGS GET A LOT BETTER NOW THANKS TO THE CITY AND 21:05:20 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO THE PARK DISTRICT THEY IMPROVE THE 21:05:23 ENVIRONMENT, SO IT'S GETTING A LOT BETTER. SO I KNOW THERE ARE 21:05:26 A LOT OF ISSUES. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, I WANT 21:05:28 TO SAY SOME SUGGESTIONS. OKAY? 21:05:31 I KNOW THE GATE IS HARD TO PUT IN. 21:05:35 NOT REQUIRE LOTS OF MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS OPEN RIGHT 21:05:39 NOW. SO I WANT TO SUGGEST MAYBE YOU CAN PUT A 21:05:42 PAY BOX FOR THE PARKING LOT. 21:05:45 BECAUSE I THINK THE PARKS SAYING IT'S DIFFICULT 21:05:49 TO DO THE PARKINGS THINGS. BUT TO BE EQUAL 21:05:52 WITH OHLONE COLLEGE MAYBE YOU CAN JUST LIKE A 21:05:55 CENTRAL PAYING BOX LIKE FOR PARKING YOU PUT A NUMBER ON THE 21:05:58 LOT ON THE GROUND AND YOU PAY ACCORDING 21:06:01 TO YOUR LOT NUMBERS. SO MAKE IT EQUAL 21:06:04 TO OHLONE COLLEGE. AND ALSO ANOTHER IDEA 21:06:07 IS WITHOUT A GATE PARKING GO IN AND OUT, 21:06:10 WE CAN PUT IN LIKE A TRAFFIC CAMERA WHICH WHEN YOU GO 21:06:14 -- WHEN YOU RUN A RED LIGHT THEY CAN CATCH YOUR 21:06:17 LICENSE PLATE AND THEY CAN DETECT THE CAR SO THEY 21:06:20 CAN BE LIKE A LOW COST SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE CRIME RATE 21:06:23 . ONE MORE THING IS, WHENEVER THERE'S AN ACCIDENT IN THE 21:06:26 PARK, THE CITY OF FREMONT IS PAYING FOR IT. 21:06:29 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PAYING FOR THE WHOLE BAY AREA. 21:06:32 IT'S NOT JUST THE 21:06:36 CITY ITSELF BY WAY OF COVERING THE WHOLE BAY AREA. 21:06:39 SO THE PARK JUST RUN THE PARK BUT THE CONSEQUENCES IS 21:06:41 THE CITY OF FREMONT IS TAKING THE BURDEN OF IT. 21:06:44 SO THANK YOU. THAT'S IT 21:06:47 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, 21:06:50 COLIN. NEXT SPEAKER IS KADEEP 21:06:54 . WELCOME KADEEP. >> YES, 21:06:57 MY NAME IS KALDIT 21:07:01 AND FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 21:07:04 LISTENING TO MY CONCERNS. A COUPLE OF THESE 21:07:07 HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BUT I FEEL LIKE 25 YEAR LEASE 21:07:10 IS WAY TOO LONG. IT SHOULD BE MAYBE A MAXIMUM 21:07:13 OF TEN YEAR, 15 YEARS, WITH REVIEW 21:07:17 S EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS. AND THAT 21:07:20 THOSE REVIEWS, THOSE SHOULD BE OPEN TO THE 21:07:24 PUBLIC. SO WE CAN ALSO GIVE OUR INPUT AS TO 21:07:29 HOW THE PARK IS BEING RUN 21:07:32 . FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE LEASE INSTEAD OF MAKING A ONE 21:07:35 , 25 YEAR OPTION TO EXTEND IT, WHY 21:07:38 NOT MAKE IT 21:07:42 FIVE, FIVE-YEAR OPTIONS OR MAYBE THREE 21:07:45 , TEN YEAR OPTIONS. 21:07:48 WHY IS THE OPTION JUST ONE 25-YEAR? 21:07:51 THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. 21:07:54 FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GIVING WAY 21:07:57 TOO MUCH CONTROL TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS 21:08:00 . YOU KNOW, OUR WHOLE GOVERNMENT IS SET 21:08:03 UP ON CHECKS AND BALANCES. AND I 21:08:07 THINK THERE'S NO CHECKS AND BALANCES HERE. WE'RE JUST 21:08:10 GIVING THEM A FREEHAND TO DO WHATEVER THEY 21:08:14 WANT WITHOUT HAVING ANY TYPE OF REVIEWS 21:08:18 THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK ON. AND THEN ALSO 21:08:21 , THE SECOND ITEM IS, IF WE DO WANT 21:08:24 TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC FROM 21:08:27 OHLONE COLLEGE, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE 21:08:31 THAT WE'RE CHARGING FROM THE OHLONE 21:08:34 COLLEGE $ 21:08:37 $4 PER CAR OR WHATEVER IT IS AND NOT CHARGING ANYTHING 21:08:41 FROM THE STANFORD SIDE. SO IF WE WANT TO DIVERT 21:08:44 THE TRAFFIC MORE TOWARD 21:08:47 OHLONE COLLEGE MAYBE WE NEED TO NOT HAVE THAT FEE 21:08:51 FOR OHLONE COLLEGE. IF WE CAN'T INTRODUCE A 21:08:54 FEE FROM THE STANFORD SIDE. SO THOSE ARE JUST 21:08:57 SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT I HAD. AND I STILL HAVE 21:09:01 A MINUTE BUT I'LL GIVE THAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE 21:09:04 . THANK YOU. 21:09:14 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS SUSIE C 21:09:17 LAXTON. WELCOME. 21:09:20 >> THANK YOU, GLAD TO BE ABLE TO COME IN ON THIS CONVERSATION. 21:09:23 I KNOW RICH GODFREY. WE WORK 21:09:27 TOGETHER ON A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AROUND 21:09:31 THE -- OUR AREA IN FREMONT. AND I'M 21:09:34 THE CURRENT PARK ADVISORY 21:09:38 COMMITTEE MEMBER IN THE SLOT 21:09:43 THAT RICH USED TO OCCUPY 21:09:46 . SO I'M INVOLVED WITH THE EAST BAY PARKS 21:09:49 FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW. I'VE ALSO BEEN A DOCENT 21:09:53 FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW, 21:09:56 AT THE COYOTE HILLS PARK. 21:09:59 I'M A CALIFORNIA NATURALIST. I HAVE A LOVE FOR NATURE 21:10:02 AND A LOVE FOR HIKING AND BEING OUTDOORS. 21:10:05 AND I JUST 21:10:08 WANT TO ECHO WHAT RICH SAID AND SOME OTHERS HAVE SAID 21:10:12 THAT WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS 21:10:15 OUTDOOR SPACE FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY AND THE EAST BAY PARKS 21:10:18 IS A JEWEL. IT'S A JEWEL OF 21:10:21 AN -- OF A REGIONAL PARK. THE 21:10:24 LIKES OF WHICH ARE NOT 21:10:27 ANYWHERE FOUND IN THE COUNTRY. 21:10:32 THEY WIN AWARDS, THEY WIFN GRANTS, 21:10:35 WIN GRANTS, 21:10:39 THEY RUN THEIR PARKS VERY WELL AND I DO UNDERSTAND 21:10:42 THE CONCERNS THE RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT UP AND I 21:10:46 DO SYMPATHIZE TO THE FACT THAT 21:10:49 SOME PARK VISITORS AREN'T AS POLITE AS 21:10:53 THEY SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF THEIR NOISE LEVELS AND BEING IN THE 21:10:56 PARK AFTER CURFEW. SO THAT IS REGRETTABLE 21:10:59 . THE PARK WAS THERE BEFORE THE 21:11:02 NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THERE. AND I REMEMBER VISITING THE PARK 21:11:05 BEFORE THAT 21:11:09 NEIGHBOR, WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED 21:11:13 WHEN THAT HUGE NEIGHBORHOOD WENT 21:11:16 IN, SUCH CLOSE 21:11:19 PROXIMITY. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT IT 21:11:23 WOULD CAUSE SUCH CONSTERN NATION TO THE 21:11:27 NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE IT WENT IN. I THINK SOMEHOW WITH HOW THE 21:11:30 CITY HAS PROPOSED 21:11:33 TO WORK WITH EAST BAY PARK, COLLABORATE 21:11:36 WITH THESE LIAISON MEETINGS AND SUCH, I THINK 21:11:39 THEY PROBABLY REQUEST ADDRESS ISSUES AS THEY COME UP. 21:11:43 AND THE COMMENTS ABOUT PARKING FEES, MAKING 21:11:46 IT EQUAL, AT OHLONE THAT'S A GOOD POINT 21:11:49 . MAYBE THERE IS SOME WAY THAT THAT CAN BE DONE. 21:11:52 SO THAT THERE'S ZERO PARKING FEE AT OHLONE 21:11:56 . THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND THANKS SO MUCH 21:12:00 . 21:12:13 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER 21:12:16 IS SANJAY. >> THANK YOU 21:12:19 MY NAME IS SANJAY. 21:12:22 I THINK EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT HAS NOT 21:12:26 BEEN FAIR FIMPLEG ISSUES 21:12:29 ISSUES. SAYING IN THEIR OWN BOARD 21:12:32 MEETING THAT THIS IS THEIR PARK AND THEY DON'T WANT THE 21:12:36 CITY OF FREMONT INTERFERING WITH THAT. 21:12:39 ANY CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK THE LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE 21:12:42 GIVEN HAS BEEN MET WITH SIMILAR ATTITUDE 21:12:45 FROM THE PARK DISTRICT OVER THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS. 21:12:49 THREE EXAMPLES, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN HOURS OF 21:12:52 ENTRANCE. NOTE THE FIRE THAT WAS CAUSED IN MISSION 21:12:55 PEAKER ACTUALLY BEHIND MY HOUSE TWO TIMES WAS HAPPENING 21:12:58 WHEN THE PARK WAS CLOSED AND AT THAT TIME THERE WERE VISITORS 21:13:01 TO THE PARK. LUCKILY THE WEATHER CONDITIONS 21:13:05 WERE FAVORABLE OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE TURNED VERY NASTY AND DESTROYED A 21:13:08 LOT OF HOMES AND MANY, MANY LIVES IF 21:13:12 IT HADN'T HAPPENED, IF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT 21:13:15 FAVORABLE. OKAY? AND THEY HAVE NOT -- REPEATED 21:13:18 LY WE'VE TOLD THEM ABOUT MAINTAINING HOURS AND THEY 21:13:22 IGNORED IT. ALSO MAINTENANCE. RECALL IN 2016, 21:13:25 17, THE GRAVEL THAT 21:13:28 WAS NOT GRAVEL ON ENTRANCE 21:13:31 S AND TRAILS AND IT WAS PAINFUL DURING 21:13:34 RAINY SEASONS. THEY CLAIM THEY WANT 21:13:37 TO MAKE OHLONE THE MAIN ENTRANCE BUT IT IS HARDER 21:13:41 BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO. UNTIL RECENTLY, OKAY 21:13:44 , ONLY RECENTLY THEY CHANGED THE MARKETING TO 21:13:47 MARK OHLONE AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE, OKAY AND THIS IS ONLY BECAUSE 21:13:50 THE LEASE IS UNDER REVIEW. I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE IN A LOT 21:13:55 OF THE LEAF LETS 21:13:59 LETS, THEY 21:14:02 SHOULD ALLOW ANYBODY TO 21:14:07 VISIT AT ANY TIME. THIS SHOULD BE PUBLIC LANDS THAT 21:14:11 ANYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO VISIT. EVEN LANGUAGE THAT 21:14:15 SAYS RESIDENTS SHOULD PARK 21:14:18 IN THE GARAGES OR DRIVEWAYS. 21:14:21 AND VISITORS SHOULD USE PUBLIC 21:14:24 STREETS. WE SHOULD 21:14:28 LOU RESIDENTS OHAVE VISIT TOORS THEIR OWN HOMES 21:14:31 . I THINK TO GIVE THEM LEASE WITHOUT 21:14:34 CONDITIONS IS RIDICULOUS. YOU NEED FIVE YEAR 21:14:37 LEASE, PUT A PARKING PERMIT, PARKING 21:14:40 FEES AT THE ENTRANCE OF STANFORD 21:14:44 AND ALSO AT INTERLOCK AN 21:14:47 STANFORD AVENUE SO THAT ACTUALLY, THIS 21:14:49 ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GO TO OHLONE. 21:14:52 YOU NEED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES BEFORE YOU SIGN SUCH A LEASE AND 21:14:55 PLEASE DO NOT SIGN THIS LEASE. MAKE IT MAXIMUM 21:14:58 FIVE YEARS RENEWABLE AND MAKE SOME CHANGES SO THAT THE PARK 21:15:01 DISTRICT WILL BE REASONABLE. THEY HAVE A PHILOSOPHY THAT THIS 21:15:05 IS THEIR LAND AND THEY CAN DO AWAY THE HELL THEY 21:15:08 LIKE WITH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 21:15:13 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS TINGE 21:15:20 TING LEE. WELCOME TING. 21:15:23 >> TINK LEE, I'M A RESIDENT AT THE VINEYARD 21:15:26 HEIGHTS COMMUNITY. I'M A LANDSCAPER, HAVE EXPERIENCE FOR 21:15:29 SEVEN YEARS AND I ALSO HELPED DESIGN PUBLIC PARKS FOR 21:15:33 A LIVING AND DEVELOP PARKS MASTER PLANS 21:15:36 , FOR THE CITY, WORKSHOPS 21:15:39 STUFF LIKE THAT COLLABORATE. BUT I DON'T SEE 21:15:42 ANYWHERE WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE COMMUNITY INPUT IN REGARDS 21:15:46 TO THE, YOU KNOW, 21:15:49 PARK MAINTENANCE, AND THE FACT 21:15:53 THAT WHATEVER -- WHAT WAS 21:15:56 SAID BY COUNCILMEMBER JENNY 21:16:00 KASSAN AND RAJ 21:16:03 SALWAN, IS VERY TELLING ABOUT 21:16:06 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS. THE LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT 21:16:09 SEEMS A LITTLE FRIGHTENING, THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE 21:16:12 EXCLUSIVE CONTROL. THAT THE FACT THAT 21:16:16 THERE IS -- THEY CAN FORCE HOURS, WHENEVER 21:16:19 THEY WANT, TO ME 21:16:24 THERE IS NOT ENOUGH COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EFFORT 21:16:27 IN THEIR PART. 21:16:30 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A LIST OF NEIGHBORHOOD 21:16:32 CONCERNS WITH REQUESTS FROM THE PRESENTATION BUT THERE'S NO 21:16:36 CORRELATION WITH HOW THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK EFFORTS 21:16:40 WERE PROVIDE HE. SO I THINK 21:16:43 THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE SPECIFIED. MORE TARGETED 21:16:47 TOWARDS OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATION 21:16:51 . AND THE FACT THAT ROUTINE 21:16:55 MAINTENANCE PROTOCOLS SEEMS A LITTLE LIGHT IN TERMS 21:16:58 OF THE FACT THAT IT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND THERE ARE 21:17:02 CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, INSTANCES THAT 21:17:05 WOULDN'T NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, I THINK 21:17:09 THAT WE CAN ALSO INSTALL LIKE ROLLING GATES 21:17:13 OR SOMETHING A 21:17:17 LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MAINTAIN, YOU CAN GET CREATIVE 21:17:21 INSTALLING DIFFERENT GATE TYPES, NOT SOMETHING 21:17:24 INEFFECTIVE OR SOMETHING WITH HEAVY MAINTENANCE. 21:17:27 SO IN LIGHT OF THIS I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT THE CITY 21:17:30 SHOULD APPROVE THIS CONTRACT 21:17:33 AND LEASE AGREEMENT. I FEEL LIKE THERE 21:17:36 NEEDS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC 21:17:40 DETAILS THAN WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE COUNCILMEMBERS 21:17:43 IN THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: 21:17:46 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER 21:17:51 IS HAKUN CHEN. >> YES 21:17:55 , CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Mayor Mei: YES, PLEASE PROCEED. 21:17:58 >> YES, FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR 21:18:01 HONORING THE VETERANS TONIGHT. MY NAME 21:18:04 IS PRAKUN CHEN, I'M PRESIDENT 21:18:08 OF THE HOA WHICH HAS ABOUT 18 HOMES IN 21:18:11 THIS AREA. RECENTLY, 21:18:14 THE COURT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE, 21:18:17 THE PARK DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE EXCLUSIVE 21:18:21 CONTROL OVER THE PROPERTY AND SOLE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY 21:18:24 . I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE EVERYTHING 21:18:28 DIRECTOR COFFEE SAID TO SAVE US TIME. MAY I SUGGEST 21:18:31 WE REDACT THE SECTION FROM THE 21:18:34 LEASE, NO LONGER BE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES 21:18:37 FOR BOARD PARTIES. REGARDING ITEM 3, THE PARK 21:18:41 DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY IN AT LEAST A 21:18:44 CLEAN AND PRESENTABLE 21:18:48 CONDITION AS RECEIVED. THE PARK WAS 21:18:51 SUBJECT TO MANY DETERIORATION, 21:18:55 INCLUDING LARGE FOOT TRAFFIC. THE LEASE SHOULD 21:18:58 INCLUDE SOME CLAUSE REGARDING CONSERVATION AND 21:19:01 RESTORATION OF THE PARK. TRAIL USED TO BE ONE 21:19:04 PERSON WIDE IS NOW A CAR WIDE. MISSION 21:19:08 PEAK AS STATED IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR 21:19:11 PARKS IN THE EAST BAY AREA. HAVING A LEASE THAT'S 25 21:19:14 YEARS LONG WITHOUT SPELLING OUT ANY 21:19:18 TERMS FOR CONSERVING OR RESTORING THE PARK SEEMS LIKE A 21:19:21 DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO CAN PREDICT 21:19:24 25 YEARS AGO WHEN THE FIRST LEASE WAS SIGNED THAT THE TRAFFIC 21:19:28 AT MISSION PEAK WOULD BE THIS HIGH? IF THE 21:19:31 PARK POPULARITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE THERE SHOULD BE 21:19:34 SOME COST TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS 21:19:38 TO PRESERVE THE PARK. DON'T GET ME WRONG 21:19:41 , I'M ACTUALLY AN BE AFFIDAVIT HIKE 21:19:48 AVID HIKER AND 21:19:51 LOVE THIS PARK. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE BACKPACK 21:19:54 BACKPACKING AS A BOY SCOUT ASSISTANT MANAGER I ALWAYS 21:19:57 TEACH A SCOUT TO LEAVE A PLACE BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT 21:20:01 . EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK SHOULD MAKE SURE THE 21:20:04 LEASE INCLUDES CLAUSE THAT WOULD DO RESTORATION AN 21:20:07 PRESERVE THE LAND SO LET'S PUT THAT IN WRITING. REGARDING THE PARKING 21:20:10 LOT I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO INTENTION TO 21:20:13 BUILD. BUT ONCE GLEN THERE IS NOTHING WRITTEN IN THE 21:20:16 LEASE. IF YOU RENT 21:20:20 SOMEPLACE YOU'RE ATENANT AND SAY YOU SHOULD NOT SMOKE YOU DON'T 21:20:23 CROSS YOUR HEART AND HOPE TO DIE AND SAY THEY'RE GOING TO OBEY 21:20:25 . RIGHT? YOU WRITE THAT RIGHT IN THE 21:20:29 LEASE AND SPECIFICALLY SPELL IT OUT SO LET'S PUT THAT 21:20:32 IN THE WRITING. REGARDING THE CURFEW VIOLATIONS, 21:20:36 I BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORS ARE AT THIS POINT TIRED 21:20:39 OF CALLING THE POLICE SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT GETTING A LOT 21:20:42 OF THE INCIDENT REPORTS. I URGE THAT THE POLICE COME 21:20:46 OUT HERE EVERY NIGHT AND OBSERVE 21:20:49 IT FOR YOURSELF. THE LEASE 21:20:52 IS VERY VAGUE ON MANY POINTS, LET'S PUT THAT IN 21:20:55 WRITE AND BE CLEAR TO HAVE A GOOD CONTRACT. 21:20:58 THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, NEXT 21:21:02 SPEAKER IS VERONICA PANG. IF THERE'S 21:21:05 SOMETHING YOU AGREE WITH ANOTHER SPEAKER PLEASE LET US KNOW AND 21:21:08 THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. 21:21:11 >> HELLO, THIS IS VERONICA FANG 21:21:14 PANG, WE 21:21:18 ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT AFTER A YEAR'S 21:21:22 NEGOTIATIONEN THE LEASE THERE HAS BEEN 21:21:25 LITTLE CHANGE. THE PARK DISTRICT HASN'T BEEN HELD 21:21:28 ACCOUNTABLE. CURFEW VIOLATIONS ARE RAMPANT ONLY 21:21:31 THAT THEY ARE SELDOM SPOTTED BY PARK POLICE 21:21:35 . THAT IS WHY THE NUMBER IS LOW. I.T. SESSION ON 21:21:38 IT SAYS ON 21:21:41 THE CONTRACT, THE OHLONE LEASE WILL BE 21:21:44 A PRIMARY ENTRANCE, OHLONE IS 21:21:47 A WIN WIN THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATE BEING FOR MANY YEARS. 21:21:51 BUT OBJECTIVE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN WORKING TO US 21:21:54 IN THE PAST YEARS? IT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL 21:21:57 BECAUSE STANFORD IS FREE AND OHLONE CHARGES A PARKING FEE 21:22:00 AND MAP APPS KEEP DIRECTING VISITORS 21:22:04 TO THE STANFORD ENTRANCE. HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS MIGRATION 21:22:07 CAN BE EVEN IF IT SAYS 21:22:11 THAT OHLONE WILL BE MADE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE 21:22:15 ? 21:22:18 WHAT IF THE 21:22:22 MIGRATION CONTINUES TO FAIL? HOW DO YOU CHANGE 21:22:25 GOOGLE TO PRIORITIZE OHLONE COLLEGE AS 21:22:28 THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE? AS LONG AS 21:22:31 STANFORD IS LISTED AS 21:22:35 AN 21:22:38 ENTRANCE, IN ORDER 21:22:41 TO MAKE THE MIGRATION HAPPEN. THE LEASE SHOULD 21:22:44 INCLUDE A PLAN AND TIME LINE FOR THE ENTRANCE BE 21:22:47 REMOVED FROM THE MAP APPS. ANOTHER SOLUTION IS TO 21:22:51 MAKE STANFORD A BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ONLY ENTRANCE. 21:22:55 ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SHOULD GO TO OHLONE. 21:22:58 THIS WILL EFFECTIVELY REMOVE STANFORD 21:23:01 FROM THE MAP APPS. YET THE SOLUTION IS TO START 21:23:04 CHARGING A TEE FOR THE CARS PARKED AROUND THE 21:23:07 STANFORD NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE STREETS. PAINT THE SPACES AND PUT 21:23:10 A PAIM KIOSK THERE. THE CHARGE MUST 21:23:14 BE HIGHER THAN THE CHARGE AT OHLONE TO 21:23:17 ENCOURAGE MIGRATION TO OHLONE. DIRECTOR 21:23:20 AT THE EAST BAY PARK BOARD MEETING 21:23:23 ON NOVEMBER 2nd REQUESTED TO GET A COST ESTIMATE FOR A 21:23:27 NEW BATHROOM AT STANFORD BEFORE THE INK 21:23:30 WAS EVEN DRY ON THE LEASE. THIS DID NOT REFLECT 21:23:34 THE INTENTION OF THE LEASE. IF THERE IS NO PLANS TO BUILD 21:23:37 THE PARKING LOT PLEASE PUT IT DOWN IN WRITING. TO 21:23:40 MAKE THE OHLONE ENTRANCE ATTRACTIVE IMPROVEMENT 21:23:43 SHOULD BE MADE ON THAT SIDE INSTEAD. CONCRETE SOLUTION 21:23:46 S SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT ON THE LEASE TO MAKE THE MIGRATION 21:23:50 EFFECTIVE. 21:23:53 THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, 21:23:57 NEXT SPEAKER IS TONY 21:24:00 PANG. TONY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND 21:24:03 AGAIN AS I MENTIONED IF YOU SUPPORT OR ECHO 21:24:06 ANY ONE ELSE PLEASE LET US KNOW, THAT WOULD BE EASIER 21:24:09 FOR US TO GO THROUGH. >> GOOD EVENING. 21:24:13 MAYOR MEI AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, LAST YEAR 21:24:16 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC HIKERS WERE CONGREGATE 21:24:19 INGS ON PARK TRAILS AND NOT FOLLOWING SOCIAL DISTANCING 21:24:22 RULES, GOING MASKLESS 21:24:26 , RESTROOMS WERE LOCKED UP, HUMAN WASTE SPILLED ON 21:24:29 THE STREETS AND GARBAGE BINS OVERFLOWING 21:24:32 . THIS BECAME A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE 21:24:36 AND CITY COUNCIL TOOK ACTION ON THE 21:24:41 STANFORD ENTRANCE WHICH APPRECIATES IT. AT 21:24:44 THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC, EXTREMELY 21:24:47 CONCERNED THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN 21:24:50 GIVEN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MANAGE MISSION 21:24:54 PEAK LEASE. HEAVEN 21:24:57 FORBID ANOTHER PANDEMIC, THE CITY'S HANDS ARE TIDE 21:25:00 , AND DESPITE OBJECTION HE FROM NEIGHBORS, THE DISTRICT 21:25:04 WILL STILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. THE OPTION TO 21:25:07 HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS ABOUT PARK HOURS IS 21:25:10 IRRELEVANT. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GIVING 21:25:13 INPUT ON PARK HOURS FOR YEARS. BACK IN 2018 21:25:16 , PARK DISTRICT ATTEMPTED TO 21:25:20 EXTEND CLOSING HOURS ON STANFORD AVENUE TO 10 21:25:23 P.M. OUR MAYOR HAD TO PEN A LETTER TO 21:25:26 THE DISTRICT TO STOP THEM. THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD 21:25:31 NEVER CAPITULATE 21:25:34 TO DISTRICT DEMAND FOR NEW LEASE. WE 21:25:38 HAVE WAITED EIGHT YEARS TO COME UP WITH A WORK 21:25:41 ABLE SOLUTION FOR STANFORD STAGING AREA. I'M DISAPPOINTED DISTRICT HAS 21:25:45 COME UP EMPTY AGAIN IN A NEW LEASE NEGOTIATION. 21:25:48 IT'S TIME TO INSTALL AN 21:25:51 AUTOMATIC GATE, TO 21:25:54 DETER CURFEW VIOLATORS AND SHOULD BE 21:25:57 FEASIBLE. IF WE MANAGE TO PUT A MAN ON THE 21:26:00 MOON AND WE ARE PART OF SILICON VALLEY PARK DISTRICT 21:26:03 HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE SO FAR 21:26:06 FOR 21:26:10 DERELICTION OF DUTY. THIS IS WHY THE 21:26:13 CITY CANNOT AFFORD A LEASE WITHOUT 21:26:16 CLEAR TERMS IN WRITING, PROTECTING THE RIGHTS 21:26:20 TO GET INVOLVED WHEN NEEDED, AFTER ALL CITY OWNS THE 21:26:23 LAND, THANK YOU FOR L 21:26:27 LISTENING. 21:26:31 >> Mayor Mei: ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER IS de 21:26:34 SHANT. >> GOOD EVENING, LIKE MANY 21:26:37 OF THE OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED, I TOO ASK 21:26:40 THE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT THE MISSION PEAK 21:26:43 STANFORD ENTRANCE LEASE AS PRESENTED BY EAST BAY REGIONAL 21:26:47 PARK DISTRICT. LIKE WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE BEFORE AS 21:26:50 WELL, PEOPLE ARE COMPLETELY DISREGARDING ANY KIND OF PARK 21:26:54 ING AT STANFORD ENTRANCE AT MISSION 21:26:57 PEAK BECAUSE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR FLEE. THEY 21:27:01 PARK ANY TIMES, DRIVING IN A MANNER THAT IS IR 21:27:04 RESPONSIBLE AND COMING EARLIER THAN ALLOWED LIKE 5 A.M. IN THE 21:27:07 MORNING. BECAUSE OF THE RAMPANT DISREGARD TO PARK HOURS 21:27:10 AND KEEPING THE STANFORD ENTRANCE 21:27:13 OPEN TO HOARD 21:27:16 S OF HIKERS, THE PARK 21:27:19 ING SITUATION IS A COMPLETE MESS. THE PERMIT PARKING 21:27:23 HAS MADE LITTLE TO NO DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY IT HAS 21:27:26 BEEN OPERATIONALIZED. THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE 21:27:30 STRONG STEPS TO MAKE STANFORD A PAID PARKING. 21:27:33 THAT WHOLE STRCH OF VINEYARD 21:27:36 AVENUE NEEDS TO BE MADE PARKING ONLY, ABSOLUTELY 21:27:40 NO DIFFERENCE TO THE HIKERS WHO PARK ON EVERY INCH 21:27:44 OF THE AVENUE COMPLETELY DISREGARDING 21:27:47 THE NO PARKING BOARDS. ALSO THE CITY NEEDS TO 21:27:50 MAKE PERMIT PARKING 24-7 21:27:53 AND NOT JUST FOR THE WEEKENDS AND 21:27:56 HOLIDAYS. THE STANFORD MISSION 21:27:59 PEAK ENTRANCE IS OPEN AT ALL TIMES AND NOT 21:28:04 JUST ENTRANCE. CHARGING $6 21:28:07 PER CAR AT STANFORD ENTRANCE SO PEOPLE WHO 21:28:10 CLAIM THEY COME HERE FOR BEAUTY AND NOT BECAUSE IT'S 21:28:13 FREE, CAN THEN START TO PAY FOR 21:28:16 ENJOYING IT. ALSO FOR WHAT 21:28:19 THEY PAY FOR ALL OTHER EAST BAY PARKS THAT CHARGE PARK 21:28:23 ING FEES. THANK YOU. 21:28:28 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS SHOOK. AGAIN IF YOU ARE 21:28:31 SAYING SOMETHING THAT OTHERS HAVE SAID PLEASE JUST LET US KNOW WHICH 21:28:34 SPEAKER YOU SUPPORT. THANK YOU 21:28:37 . 21:28:45 ASHOOK YOU ARE ON MUTE STILL. THANK YOU. 21:28:48 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> WELL, 21:28:51 THANK YOU. MAYOR LILY MEI 21:28:55 , VICE MAYOR AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS. 21:28:58 AS MAYOR STARTED THIS MEETING BY SAYING THAT OUR COUNTRY 21:29:01 WAS BASED ON THE PREMISE 21:29:05 OF LIFE, LIBERTY 21:29:08 AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, EVERYBODY 21:29:11 AGREES WITH THAT. BUT EVERYBODY'S 21:29:14 LIBERTY, THE ACCESS, 21:29:18 THE PART TO EVERYBODY'S LIBERTY HAS NO 21:29:21 WAY, SHOULD GO 21:29:24 THROUGH THE RUINS OF THE BURNED HOUSES 21:29:29 OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THE MISSION 21:29:32 PEAK. 21:29:36 THEIR HAPPINESS CANNOT BE 21:29:39 USED FOR MY CONSTANTLY FEAR 21:29:43 CONSTANT FEAR OF 21:29:46 BEING BURGLARIZED, I HAVE BEEN 21:29:50 BURGLARIZED 21:29:53 BY THE WAY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SCOPING OUT 21:29:56 THE HOUSES OVER THE FENCE. I'VE ALREADY SENT THE POLICE, 21:29:59 I'VE ALREADY SENT THE CITY COUNCIL THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF 21:30:03 THOSE. NOW THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE 21:30:06 . WE ARE ALL SAYING BALANCE. THE 21:30:11 FIRE DAYS, THE FIRE DANGER IS REAL, IT IS NOT 21:30:14 IMAGINARY, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS 21:30:17 NOBODY ELSE HAS SPOKEN ABOUT RIGHT NOW 21:30:21 , IT'S REDUCTION 21:30:24 OF THE AMOUNT 21:30:27 OF WEED THAT CAN BURN DURING THE FIRE. 21:30:31 THE COW GRAZING IS EMPLOYED TO REDUCE 21:30:34 THE FUEL LOAD. IN COMMON MAN 21:30:37 'S TERM LIKE MYSELF, IT'S CALLED WEED 21:30:40 ABATEMENT. WE NEED MORE EFFICIENT METHODS 21:30:44 LIKE GOAT GRAZING, ON 21:30:49 AND OR MECHANICAL MEANS. 21:30:53 MOST IMPORTANTLY IT HAS TO START BY THE START OF THE 21:30:56 FIRE SEASON. THIS PAST 21:31:00 YEAR IT CONTINUED IN JUNE SOMETIMES, SECOND 21:31:03 OR THIRD WEEK, AND CONTINUED 21:31:07 THROUGH AUGUST, SEPTEMBER. IT'S 21:31:10 NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WILL READ FOR 21:31:14 YOU WHEN I CONTACTED 21:31:18 THE PARK DISTRICT THE PERSON IN CHARGE EVER THIS GRAZING SAID 21:31:21 , I'M QUOTING, THAT I'M IN CHARGE OF THE GRAZE 21:31:24 ING ACTIVITY, NOT FOR THE GOAT 21:31:27 GRAZING OR THE MECHANICAL, THAT'S UNDER MY 21:31:30 PARK DISTRICT'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. GO TO 21:31:34 THEM OR GO TO YOUR CITY 21:31:37 AUTHORITIES. THEIR FIRE PEOPLE OR THEIR 21:31:40 POLICE. WHAT, AM I 21:31:43 A FREMONT CITIZEN A FOOTBALL TO BE 21:31:47 KICKED AROUND WHEN MY HOUSE IS GETTING BURNED? IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE 21:31:50 . REJECT THE LEASE. THANK YOU 21:31:53 . >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS THE SPEAKER 21:31:56 ENDING IN THE NUMBER 555. 21:32:02 PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF CALLER, ENDING WITH 21:32:05 THREE DIGITS, 555. 21:32:19 CAN YOU HEAR ME? THE SPEAKER THAT'S NEXT IS THE 21:32:22 ONE WITH THE PHONE NUMBER ENDING IN THE THREE DIGITS 21:32:26 , 555. 21:32:32 >> ALL RIGHT I GOT YOU. HELLO 21:32:35 ? >> Mayor Mei: YES, GO AHEAD. >> I'M 21:32:39 JAMES KELLER 21:32:42 , I'M A RESIDENT OF SUNNYVALE, A 21:32:46 LITTLE SURPRISED THAT FREMONT IS TALKING ABOUT RESTRICTING 21:32:49 ACCESS TO PUBLIC PARKS WHEN 21:32:53 MOST INCREASE ACCESS TO PARKS BUT I MEAN YOU 21:32:56 GUYS DO YOU. MY COMMENT WAS 21:33:00 PRIMARILY WHAT WE HAVE A PANDEMIC, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED 21:33:03 ABOUT BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN EPIDEMIC 21:33:06 OF OBESITY IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF 21:33:10 THAT THESE DAYS SEEM TO BE ACCEPTED AS LACK 21:33:13 OF EXERCISE AND POOR EATING HABITS. AND 21:33:16 ONCE SOMEBODY STARTS DOWN 21:33:19 THE OBESITY TREND LINE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT 21:33:23 TO REVERSE. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE 21:33:26 HAVE AS MUCH ACCESS TO EXERCISE AS POSSIBLE 21:33:29 TO LIMIT THIS AND THAT'S WHERE PARKS COME IN, IT'S A 21:33:33 GREAT PLACE TO GET EXERCISE. 21:33:36 THE PART OF THE PARK THAT FREMONT OWNS AND LEASE 21:33:39 S HAPPENS TO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TRAILS IN THE BAY AREA FOR HIKING 21:33:42 . IT'S VERY SAFE. IT'S EASY TO FOLLOW AND 21:33:46 DIFFICULT TO GET LOST. 21:33:49 THE VIEWS ARE VERY REWARDING. THERE ARE A NUMBER 21:33:52 OF BENCHES ON THE HIDDEN VALLEY TRAIL GOING FROM 21:33:56 STANFORD AFTERNOON AND EVEN GETTING TO THE 21:33:59 FIRST BENCH WHICH ISN'T THAT FAR AND ISN'T VERY STEEP 21:34:02 GETTING THERE GIVES PRETTY GOOD VIEWS OF THE BAY AND 21:34:05 THE CITIES AROUND THE BAY AREA. AND OF COURSE THE HIGHER YOU GO 21:34:08 THE BETTER THE VIEWS GET. SO THIS IS A GREAT ENCOURAGE 21:34:11 MENT FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GET EXERCISE. 21:34:14 THEY GO OUT THEY GET A GOOD REWARD OF THE VIEW 21:34:17 AND IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO COME AND HIKE SOME MORE. 21:34:20 THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU 21:34:24 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS 21:34:28 WILLIAM ARUGI. WELCOME, 21:34:31 WILLIAM 21:34:34 . >> THANK YOU. WILLIAM ARUG 21:34:37 I, MISSION PEAK CONSERVATORS 21:34:42 21:34:48 CONSERVANCY. OUR MISSION IN FORMING THE 21:34:52 ORGANIZATION IS TO SPEAK OUT ON BEHALF OF VICHTDORS TO 21:34:55 OUR REGIONAL PARKS AND ADVOCATE FOR MULTIUSE TRAILS. 21:34:58 THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN POINTS WE HAVE 21:35:01 WORKED DILIGENTLY FOR THE LAST SEN YEARS. WHEN THE 21:35:04 COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THEY'VE TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY, WHEN 21:35:07 THEY SAY THAT, WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A 21:35:11 COMMUNITY OF A VERY SMALL SUB 21:35:14 SUBSETTLE OF FREMONT SPECIFICALLY THE MISSION HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD 21:35:17 . THEY DON'T SPEAK TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THE 21:35:19 OTHER CITIZENS OF THE CITY. AND WHEN COUNCILMEMBERS SPEAK 21:35:22 ABOUT ALL THE NASTY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT MISSION 21:35:26 PEAK THEY ARE FORGETTING THAT THEY REPRESENT ALL CITIZENS OF 21:35:29 FREMONT. SO THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE IS TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT 21:35:32 THE IMPACT OF YOUR DECISIONS ON EVERYBODY IN FREMONT 21:35:36 . I REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM 21:35:39 WITH STATEMENTS BEING MADE BY PEOPLE 21:35:43 THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS FORUM, MAKING STATEMENTS LIKE 21:35:46 THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE SURROUNDING THE MISSION PEAK 21:35:49 PARK ROUTINELY ENCOUNTER 21:35:52 POTENTIAL MISCREANTS, 21:35:55 SCOPING OUT TARGETS FOR 21:35:59 FUTURE BURGLARY. I'M SORRY. IT'S INAPPROPRIATE 21:36:03 TO CATEGORIZE PARK VISITORS AS ROB 21:36:06 BERS AND CRIMINALS AND MISCREANT 21:36:09 S AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ET CETERA. THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN 21:36:13 . MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE PARK ARE UNDER 21:36:16 30 YEARS OLD. WE SHOULD RESPECT THE FACT THAT THEY WANT TO 21:36:19 GET OUT IN NATURE THEY WANT TO BE HEALTH AND THEY WANT 21:36:22 TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. I'D 21:36:25 MUCH RATHER HAVE MY CHILDREN OUT HIKING THEAN 21:36:29 HIKING THAN SITTING IN FRONT 21:36:31 OF A TELEVISION. I'M SOMEWHAT APPALLED BY THE 21:36:35 BEHAVIOR OF COUNCILMEMBERS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS 21:36:38 AT EAST BAY VOTED TO SUPPORT THE LEASE, AND WHY 21:36:41 THEY CALLED THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND 21:36:44 THE POLICE CHIEF SHAMEFUL AND UNLAWFUL. 21:36:48 IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT IF YOU PUSH PEOPLE TOWARDS THE 21:36:51 NARROW ENTRANCE AND FORCE THEM DOWN A CATTLE 21:36:55 CHUTE THAT IT IS UNSAFE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE 21:36:58 CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY POLICE CHIEF COULD 21:37:01 EXPECT ANY OTHER RESULT OTHER THAN PUSHING PEOPLE DOWN A NARROW 21:37:05 CHUTE IS GOING TO INCREASE THE TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE 21:37:08 THAT'S BASED ON RESPIRATION 21:37:11 . SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE LEASE IS 21:37:14 ACTUALLY A GOOD THING FOR CITIZENS OF FREMONT. AND WE 21:37:17 WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. 21:37:23 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS 21:37:26 R ROBBY 21:37:30 K. 21:37:33 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI FOR INVITING ME OVER HERE 21:37:36 . I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF FREMONT. 21:37:39 AND 16 YEAR RESIDENT 21:37:42 OF THE 21:37:48 NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT 21:37:51 TO THE PARK. AFTER HAVING LOOK AT THIS LEASE 21:37:54 VERY CAREFULLY AND AFTER HEARING THE CONCERNS 21:37:58 OF COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO 21:38:02 AND COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, I'M REALLY, REALLY 21:38:06 CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS LEASE IS DRAFTED. THIS TO ME 21:38:10 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS, THE WAY 21:38:13 THIS LEASE IS DRAFTED. YOU KNOW AND COUNCILMEMBER 21:38:16 KASSAN SAYS YOU KNOW, WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE 21:38:19 DECISIONS WHEN THERE IS AN 21:38:22 EMERGENCY, A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, A 21:38:26 FIRE EMERGENCY OR ANY SITUATION THAT APPEARS. 21:38:29 THAT SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR WHO OWNS IT. WHOSE 21:38:32 DECISION WILL IT BE? AND COUNCILMEMBER SHAO 21:38:35 SESSION, YOU KNOW, EAST BAY 21:38:38 REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HAS THE FUNDS AND THEY CAN WALK AWAY 21:38:41 FROM THIS 21:38:44 LEASE IN 30 DAYS, NO LIABILITIES. THAT IS A BIG 21:38:47 CONCERN. YOU KNOW, THE POLICE CHIEF 21:38:50 AND THE FIRE CHIEF PRESENTED SOME DATA, 21:38:53 BUT I THINK THAT DATA IS A SINGLE COHORT. 21:38:56 IT IS NOT A FULL PICTURE. BECAUSE A LOT OF THE 21:38:59 MEMBERS, A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT YOU HEARD FROM I'M NOT GOING 21:39:03 TO REPEAT THIS ON HOW THINGS HAVE DEGRADED 21:39:06 DEGRADED, HOW THE PARKING, THE TRAFFIC, THE CLEANLINESS 21:39:09 , THE CRIME SITUATION HAS DEGRADED. AND 21:39:12 I SAY IT'S A SINGLE DATE COHORT BECAUSE THE DATA 21:39:15 THAT GOES THROUGH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 21:39:18 IS NOT BUNDLED INTO THIS DATA. I HAVE 21:39:21 CALLED EAST BAY PARK 21:39:24 DISTRICT MULTIPLE TIMES IN VIOLATION 21:39:28 OF THE HOURS AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. IN THE ENDS 21:39:31 I WOULD SAY WHY A 25 YEAR LEASE? 21:39:34 WHY NOT A SHORTER LEASE WITH THE ABILITY OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK 21:39:37 AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE PART OF 21:39:40 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. I THINK THE WAY THE LEASE 21:39:43 IS WRITTEN SHOULD BE REJECTED, THANK YOU. 21:39:48 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY. 21:39:55 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 21:39:58 CAN YOU HEAR ME? ARE YOU ABLE TO 21:40:01 HEAR ME? HELLO? >> Mayor Mei: YES. 21:40:04 >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THIS 21:40:08 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ITEM. I'M 21:40:11 ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE VINEYARD HEIGHTS REPRESENTING 21:40:14 ABOUT 132 HOMEOWNERS. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED 21:40:17 IN THIS 21:40:20 ISSUE SINCE 2012. WHEN 21:40:23 THE EIR WAS DRAFTED AND THEN IT WAS REDONE 21:40:27 AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'M A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER 21:40:30 . I'M VERY INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH THE STUDIES THAT 21:40:33 THEY HAVE DONE. I'M GOING TO COMMENT ON ONLY TWO 21:40:36 ITEMS, ITEM NUMBER 5 IN THE LEASE, IT TALKS ABOUT 21:40:39 THE IMPROVEMENT. I THINK I HEARD 21:40:43 TODAY THAT THE PARK DISTRICT IS NOT GOING TO 21:40:46 BUILD THE PARKING LOT. BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE RESOURCE 21:40:49 RESOURCES BACK IN OCTOBER I SAW 21:40:52 SOMEWHERE SOME CLIP THERE, ONE OF THE 21:40:57 DIRECTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK DISTRICT SAID, LET'S GO 21:41:00 AND BUILD A PARKING LOT. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY CHANGE 21:41:03 THEIR MIND. THE REASON THEY CHANGE THEIR 21:41:06 MIND IS THEY HAVE THE LEASE COME UP, THE 21:41:09 REVIEW COMING UP. THEY WILL DO ANYTHING, AT THIS POINT I 21:41:12 DON'T TRUST THEM. THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS LEASE 21:41:15 SIGNED. AND THEN YOU WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. 21:41:18 IT IS NAIVE TO ASSUME THAT THE DISTRICT ONLY 21:41:21 PLANS TO IMPROVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, UP 21:41:24 GRADES TO EXISTING ASSETS. IF THE CITY STAFF IS SO 21:41:28 CONFIDENT WHY NOT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT ANY DETENTION 21:41:32 , DETENTION POND CONSTRUCTION, PERIOD, END OF 21:41:35 STORY, GET IT IN WRITING. FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS DOWN 21:41:38 THE ROAD WE MAY NOT BE THERE. CITY STAFF WILL 21:41:42 CHANGE, THE DISTRICT STAFF WILL CHANGE. THEY WILL COME BACK 21:41:45 WITH MORE MONEY, THEY WILL FIND MORE MONEY, WHAT IS GOING 21:41:48 TO HAPPEN THEN? THE CITY'S APPROVAL AUTHORITY IS 21:41:51 TO VAGUE AND WEAK. SO I REALLY SINCERELY 21:41:54 HOPE THAT THAT GOES INTO THE LEASE, THE REVISE 21:41:57 ED LEASE AGREEMENT. FINALLY INDEMNITY 21:42:02 AND HOLDING THE CITY HARMLESS, 21:42:05 THIS IS A 1978 INDEMNITY 21:42:09 CLAUSE IT WILL THE INDEMNIFICATION 21:42:13 HAVE CHANGED A LOT. IT'S BECOME VERY COMPLEX. 21:42:16 EVERYBODY SUES EVERYBODY, THEY WILL FIND 21:42:20 LOOPHOLES, A EXAMPLE, PEOPLE ARE WALKING 21:42:23 AWAY FROM LIABILITY, INSURANCE LIMITS, I THINK CITY 21:42:27 NEEDS BETTER PROTECTION, BETTER LANGUAGE THAN A SMALL 21:42:30 PARAGRAPH ABOUT INDEMNIFICATION. WE NEED TO 21:42:34 PROTECT THE CITY SO WE AS A CITY ARE PROTECTED. 21:42:37 WHO BELIEVES THAT THE CITY WILL EVER INVOKE THE TERMINATION 21:42:41 CLAUSE? NEVER HAPPEN, NOT EVEN CITED 21:42:44 , NEVER EVEN CITED 21:42:48 THE PARK DISTRICT FOR ANY VIOLATION. WHAT IS 21:42:51 THE COMMUNITY GOING TO DO? NOTHING COMING OUT 21:42:54 OF IT BECAUSE IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL. THERE IS NOTHING WRITTEN 21:42:57 IN THERE BECAUSE IF THE 21:43:00 CITY SAYS NO THEY WILL NOT DO IT. ALL OF THESE 21:43:02 PROCESSES DON'T WORK. THANK YOU. 21:43:11 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS THE PHONE NUMBER ENDING 21:43:15 IN 167. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. 21:43:28 PHONE NUMBER ENDING IN 167. THANK YOU 21:43:31 YOU ARE UNMUTED. 21:43:35 >> THIS IS AJAY, I FULLY AGREE WITH 21:43:38 A LOT OF THE PASSION THAT'S BEING BROUGHT OUT TODAY INCLUDING 21:43:42 THE PERSON WHO JUST SPOKE. I PERSONALLY THINK 21:43:45 THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT NEEDS TO 21:43:48 GO BACK TO SCRATCH. AND 21:43:51 TAKE OUR INPUTS AND REBUILD IT. BECAUSE 21:43:54 IT IS JUST SO OPEN-END 21:43:57 OPEN-ENDED, VAGUE THAT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN 21:44:01 ONCE THE LEASE IS SIGNED. ANYONE CAN DO ANYTHING 21:44:04 . AND THE OTHER THING IS, I WOULD GO AS FAR AS 21:44:08 SAYING THE PARKING ON BOTH SIDES 21:44:12 OF THE ANTELOPE, OVER THE WEEKEND, IS A JOKE 21:44:15 . I SEE PEOPLE COMING BACK FROM THEIR 21:44:18 HIKES, OBVIOUSLY THEY MAY BE TIRED, CHANGING ON BOTH 21:44:21 SIDES OF THEIR VEHICLES WHICH MEANS THEY'RE ALSO ON 21:44:25 THE ROAD. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON 21:44:28 ANTELOPE, YOU HAVE TO KIND OF DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE 21:44:31 OF THE ROAD. I MEAN THIS IS AN -- IT IS 21:44:35 AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. THAT WHOLE PARKING SHOULD BE 21:44:38 ELIMINATED. THAT'S WHAT FORCED THESE PEOPLE TO GO TO OHLONE 21:44:42 . AND ONE OF THESE DAYS SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET 21:44:45 HURT. AND I WILL PERSONALLY BLAME THE CITY FOR 21:44:48 IT. FOR NOT HAVING DONE THE RIGHT THING. 21:44:51 I HOPE ALL OF YOU 21:44:57 TAKE A MORTGAGE 21:45:00 MORNING DRIVE ON ANTELOPE 21:45:03 ON THE WEEKEND. THANK YOU. 21:45:06 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE IS FADMA 21:45:12 PADMA. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW POINTS TO 21:45:15 MAKE. A GENERATION IS DEFINED AS 30 YEARS 21:45:19 . SO 25 YEARS IS ALMOST A GENERATION 21:45:23 . WE DON'T WANT TO SIENL ANY LEASE FOR A 21:45:26 SIGN ANY LEASE FOR A GENERATION 21:45:29 . THREE TO FIVE YEARS, EVEN COUNTRIES HAVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS 21:45:32 FOR FIVE YEARS. SO THREE TO FIVE YEARS I THINK 21:45:35 IS A VERY ACCEPTABLE ONE AND THEN CAN BE RENEWED 21:45:38 . THE SECOND POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS, 21:45:42 SO MANY PARKS HAVE 21:45:46 OPEN HOURS FROM 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M. BUT 21:45:49 DIFFERENT PARKS ARE DIFFERENT. SO ECAT 21:45:56 WE CAN'T CATEGORIZE AS THE SAME. THIS IS A 21:45:59 VERY MOUNTAINOUS AREA, WILD AREA 21:46:03 , HOMES ARE CLOSE BY. WHY CAN'T WE FOLLOW PARKS THAT 21:46:06 DO CLOSE AS SUNSET, THAT IS NOT 21:46:09 UNREASONABLE. FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, SO 21:46:13 PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE VIEW AND ACTUALLY BE SAFE ON THE TRAILS. SO 21:46:16 I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE REASONABLE HOURS. THE THIRD THING 21:46:19 IS SOMEONE MADE THE COMMENT OF THE PARK WAS 21:46:22 THERE FIRST AND THE HOUSES CAME LATER. 21:46:25 HOW DOES THAT ARGUMENT MATTER? BECAUSE IT WAS 21:46:28 NOT DONE ILLEGALLY, IT WENT THROUGH DUE PROCESS. 21:46:31 WITH PERMITS. AND THEN THE HOUSES WERE BUILT. 21:46:34 SO WHICH CAME FIRST, DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS. 21:46:38 SO SINCE THE PEOPLE ARE HERE WE NEED TO GIVE DUE 21:46:41 CONSIDERATION. AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S BEING ASKED FOR. 21:46:44 THE OTHER THING ACCOUNT CROWDS. ESPECIALLY 21:46:47 ON ANTELOPE. CARS ON BOTH SIDES SOMETIMES WITH THE 21:46:50 DOORS OPEN. WE DO HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL THAT ACCIDENTS 21:46:54 COULD HAPPEN. SO WE DO NOT WANT 21:46:58 TO INJURY ANYBODY'S HEALTH, ANY 21:47:00 VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. SO THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. 21:47:03 AND IF WE WANT TO MAKE OHLONE SO ATTRACTIVE 21:47:07 , THEN WE NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE PAY FOR THE 21:47:10 PARKING PRIVILEGE ON THE STANFORD 21:47:14 ENTRANCE. OR BETTER YET, MAKE IT 21:47:17 NOT POSSIBLE OR ACCEPT THE 21:47:20 43 LOTS AT THE STANFORD LANDING AREA SO THOSE 21:47:23 ARE MY POINTS AND THANK YOU. 21:47:28 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER 21:47:33 IS SATICH 21:47:36 IT ORA THANK YOU. YOU'RE UNMUTED. 21:47:39 >> THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO REJECT THE PROPOSED 21:47:42 NEW LEASE FOR THE PARK FOR STANFORD STAGING PARK AND 21:47:46 WE ARE A GROUP OF MANY NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE ALREADY DISAPPOINTED 21:47:49 THAT AFTER MORE THAN AYEAR OF TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A NEW 21:47:52 LEASE NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IT IS THE SAME STATUS QUO. 21:47:55 THE PARK IS A CITY OWNED PROPERTY. AND IT'S LEASE 21:47:58 ED TO THE PARK FOR FREE. 21:48:01 BASED ON THE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEETING, THE 21:48:05 PARK DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 21:48:08 2nd THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY DO NOT WANT THE CITY 21:48:11 INTERFERING WITH THEIR PARK AND INSERTED LANGUAGE IN THE LEASE TO 21:48:14 ALLOW THEM TO FILE 21:48:17 AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE CITY IF THEY EVER DO. 21:48:20 AND THE LEASE HAS THE LANGUAGE STATED IN IT THAT 21:48:24 ALLOWS THE PARK TO SUE THE CITY, IF THE CITY 21:48:27 EVER STEPS IN TO STAY ACTION ON ISSUES RELATING 21:48:30 TO THE CITY'S OWN PROPERTY. 21:48:33 THIS IS -- THIS PARK IS ONE OF THE MOST 21:48:37 VISITED REGIONAL PARKS WITH FREE 21:48:40 PARKING AND WITH MORE THAN QUARTER MILLION VISIT 21:48:42 ORS PER YEAR. THE ISSUE IS WHATEVER HAS BEEN 21:48:46 DONE TO PROMOTE OHLONE HAS CLEARLY NOT WORKED AND HAS NOT PRODUCED 21:48:49 ANY RESULTS. TOO MUCH CONTROL HAS 21:48:52 BEEN GIVEN TO THE PARK DISTRICT. WE NEEDS 21:48:55 SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES. THE LEASE NEEDS TO MENTION 21:48:59 FIVE YEAR OPTION TO RENEW AND DO 21:49:02 A PERIODIC PERFORMANCE REVIEW 21:49:05 . THE LEASE NEEDS TO MENTION STANFORD 21:49:08 PARKING FEES TO BE $1 MORE THAN OHLONE PARKING 21:49:11 FEES AND STANFORD SHOULD CONTINUE STILL WITH THE PERMIT PARKING 21:49:15 24-SEARCH. 21:49:18 SEVEN. ALSO HAVE 21:49:21 TO CHANGE THE PARK HOURS FROM 8 A.M. TO 21:49:25 SUNSET, THE LEASE HAS TO MENTION THAT AND THE PARK 21:49:28 CANNOT CHANGE THEIR HOURS. LEASE HAS TO MENTION CAP ON 21:49:31 NUMBER OF VISITORS LIKE THE PARK 21:49:35 IN PALO ALTO, LIKE LOCKING DATE, 21:49:39 INSTALL CAMERAS, INSTALL QR CODE 21:49:42 AND SCANNING SYSTEM TO LIMIT AFTER HOURS 21:49:45 VISTAORS FROM LOITERING AND PITCHING AND CAMP 21:49:48 CAMPING TENTS LIKE THEY HAVE DONE RECENTLY. 21:49:52 STANFORD SHOULD BE REMOVED IF ALL MAP APPS. 21:49:55 MAKE STANFORD A BIKE ONLY ENTRANCE 21:49:59 . DIVERT PARKING TO 21:50:02 OHLONE. EVERYONE IN THE BAY AREA CANNOT 21:50:05 VISIT THE SAME STANFORD STAGING 21:50:09 PARK ENTRANCE, SHOULD HAPPEN BY THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRE 21:50:12 SEASON. THE LEASE NEEDS TO MENTION THAT. WILL THE 21:50:15 DISTRICT PARK TAKE LIABILITY FOR FIRE DAMAGES CAUSE 21:50:18 OF RECKLESSNESS CARELESSNESS 21:50:22 OF SOME HIKERS IN THE PARK, AND THEN 21:50:25 TAKE LIABILITY OF FREMONT RESIDENTS WITH 21:50:28 HIKERS CAUSE JAMMING THE ONLY TWO 21:50:31 ENTRANCE ROADS, ANTELOPE AND STANFORD. 21:50:34 IS THE PARK GOING TO TAKE THE LIABILITY IF THERE IS CARE 21:50:37 CARELESSNESS AND FIRE BECAUSE OF SOME HIKERS IN THE PARK? 21:50:41 IN THE PARK THERE ARE TENTS BEING 21:50:44 PITCHED AND FIRES HEAT 21:50:46 ED FOOD -- >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:50:49 NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN CHOW. 21:50:54 YOU'RE UNMUTED, THANK YOU 21:50:58 . KEVIN. >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR 21:51:01 ME? HI, THANKS 21:51:04 FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MY NAME 21:51:08 IS KEVIN CHOW AND I LIVE MERE 21:51:11 STANFORD ENTRANCE TO MISSION PEAK. I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE 21:51:14 MISSION AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR 21:51:17 A WONDERFUL PARK HERE IN THE BACKYARD. 21:51:20 HOWEVER I'M VERY DISCOURAGED BY THE IDEA THAT 21:51:24 EAST BAY PARKS WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE CAR CAPACITY AT THE 21:51:27 STANFORD SITE. A NEW PARKING STRUCTURE ACCOMMODATE 21:51:31 ING HUNDREDS OF NEW CARS BUILT ON AN UN 21:51:34 STABLE LANDSCAPE ON THE SIDE OF A STEEP HILL WHICH I 21:51:37 MAY ADD IS HIGHER IN ELEVATION 21:51:40 THAN NEARBY NEIGHBORS IS A VERY STRANGE DECISION. 21:51:44 WE'VE HEARD OF LANDSLIDES THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF 21:51:47 FREMONT, WE HAVE HEARD OF LANDSLIDES ON 21:51:50 THESE HILLS ON NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPOSED 21:51:53 LY BUILT TO CODE. WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND 21:51:56 MORE EXTREME WEATHER I HAVE NO DOUBT 21:51:59 WE WILL SEE MORE LANDSLIDES. HOW 21:52:02 WILL EAST BAY PARKS 21:52:05 ASSURE US OF THE LIABILITY 21:52:10 AND THE ANSWER IS NO WAY. MY LAST POINT IS 21:52:13 I DON'T BELIEVE ENCOURAGING MORE CARS TO COMMUTE IS IN LINE 21:52:16 WITH FREMONT'S VISION THAT I SEE ALL OVER THE CITY TODAY. 21:52:19 WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE BIKE LANES, BETTER 21:52:22 PUBLIC TRAN KIT SIT, NEW 21:52:26 TRANSIT 21:52:29 , AND MORE STATIONS OPENING UP 21:52:32 . HAVING MORE CAR CAPACITY IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH 21:52:35 WHAT THE CITY OF FREMONT WANTS. I'M ALL FOR ENCOURAGING MORE 21:52:38 VISITORS BUT HAVING THE PARKING LOT IS NOT THE PATH 21:52:41 WE SHOULD TAKE. IT IS REALLY DISHEARTENING THAT 21:52:45 EAST BAY PARKS ARE EXPLORING OPTIONS THAT ARE A 21:52:48 LITTLE OUT OF TOUCH WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT AND WHAT 21:52:51 THE CITY OF FREMONT IS PLANNING FOR OUR CITY. I WANT TO ECHO MANY 21:52:54 OF THE CALLERS TODAY TO PUT IT IN WRITING THAT NO SUCH STRUCTURE 21:52:58 WILL BE BUILT AND I IMAGINE A SHORTER TERM 21:53:01 LEASE WOULD CREATE BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND INCENTIVE FOR 21:53:04 THE PARKS TO WORK WITH US AND LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS HERE, THANK YOU 21:53:09 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, THE LAST SPEAKER IS R 21:53:12 AJUL HAPAK AND AFTER WHICH 21:53:16 I'M CLOSING THE OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. >> HI 21:53:19 , THIS IS RAJUL AND I AGREE WITH THE 21:53:22 FIRST SPEAKER AND THE MANY OTHER SPEAKERS 21:53:25 AFTER HER. I CATEGORICALLY ASK 21:53:29 THE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT THE MISSION PEAK 21:53:32 STANFORD ENTRANCE LEASE AS PRESENTED BY THE EAST BAY PARK 21:53:35 DISTRICT. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY ENTIRE 21:53:38 NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY AND THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT BOTH 21:53:42 KEEP SAYING THAT HOABL SHOULD BE THE 21:53:45 OHLONE SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY 21:53:48 INTRANLS TO THE PARK. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO 21:53:51 MIGRATE VISITORS TO OHLONE BUT THIS HAS NOT 21:53:54 BEEN SUCCESSFUL. YOU CAN PUT ALL YOU WANT ON THE SLIDES BUT 21:53:57 WE LIVE AND GROWTH THE CHAOS 21:54:04 BREATHE THE CHAOS EVERY DAY. 85% 21:54:07 OF VISITORS STILL FLOCK TO THE STANFORD 21:54:10 ENTRANCE. THE PARKING IS TREE, 21:54:15 THE MAP APPS 21:54:19 SEND THE VISITORS 21:54:22 TO STANFORD ENTRANCE. MAKING 21:54:25 STANFORD A BIKE PEDESTRIAN 21:54:28 ONLY ENTRANCE AND LET THE CARS GO TO OHLONE, 21:54:32 THIS WOULD FEFG 21:54:35 REMOVE FROM THE MAP AUTOPSIES. CHARGE $6 21:54:38 PER CAR AT STANFORD IF YOU HAVE TO 21:54:41 . NOT DOING ANYTHING SHOULD NOT BE THE OPTION FOR 21:54:45 CITY COUNCIL. YOU HAVE HAD ALL THIS TIME TO WORK ON THE LEASE AND 21:54:48 YOU STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING 21:54:51 TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT THE 21:54:54 HIKERS WANT AND WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT 21:54:57 . EACH AND EVERY ITEM SHOULD BE PUT ON 21:55:01 THE LEASE, THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD NOT GO ON THE 21:55:04 PROMISES. >> Mayor Mei: I SEE 21:55:06 ONE MORE SPEAKER BUT THIS IS THE LAST SPEAKER. 21:55:09 I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND I'D LIKE TO SEE 21:55:13 , I DON'T KNOW WHO IS ON CALLER NUMBER 244 AND THEN 21:55:16 I'M GOING TO MAKE MY PUBLIC COMMENTS WHICH I HAVEN'T MADE YET 21:55:20 . AND CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. 244. 21:55:25 >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS BYRON COOPER 21:55:28 , I LIVE IN THE VINEYARD HIMS AREA. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY 21:55:31 TO COMMENT AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S WORK ON THIS LEASE 21:55:35 HOWEVER I URGE THE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE 21:55:38 MISSION PEAK LEASE BECAUSE THE EAST BAY REGIONAL 21:55:41 PARK DISTRICT HAS BUILT ROADS 21:55:44 IN THIS AREA WHICH VIOLATE THIS LEASE ALREADY. 21:55:47 THESE ARE GRADED DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS. 21:55:50 THESE ROADS CREATE LIABILITY FOR THE CITY BECAUSE THEY 21:55:54 ALTER THE NATURAL CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. 21:55:57 MISSION PEAK IS NOT LIKE OTHER PARK. IT IS 21:56:00 A PRESERVE THAT EXISTS ON TOP OF A DANGEROUS SLIDE 21:56:04 COMPLEX THAT EXTENDS INTO SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS. 21:56:07 A RECENT 2020 UCLA 21:56:10 STUDY FORECASTS MORE 21:56:13 SPEAKER RIVERS MAKING SLIDING AND FLOODING ON 21:56:16 MISSION PEAK MORE LIKELY. THIS IS A CLEAR THREAT TO THE 21:56:19 NEIGHBORHOODS BELOW. THE CITY CANNOT AVOID 21:56:23 OWNER LIABILITY BY GRANTING EXCLUSIVE RIGHT 21:56:26 TO THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT 21:56:29 . WILL BE JUDGED AS OWNER 21:56:32 OF THE LAND. AGAIN THIS IS NOT LIKE OTHER 21:56:35 PARKS THEREFORE I URGE THE CITY TO EVALUATE THOSE DIRT AND 21:56:38 GRAVEL ROADS ON THE PROPERTY, TO EVALUATE WATER FLOWS AND 21:56:41 HILLSIDES ABILITY IN LIGHT OF THOSE NEW ROADS. 21:56:44 CONSIDER THE RECENT UCLA CLIMATE 21:56:47 STUDY ON FLOODING AND SLIDE RISK. 21:56:50 I SENT A LETTER YESTERDAY THAT POINTS TO WHERE THAT STUDY IS 21:56:54 AND FINALLY TO REEVALUATE LIABILITY CONSIDERING 21:56:57 THESE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS 21:57:00 LEASE IS NOT ZERO. THIS IS NOT FLEE. 21:57:03 FREE. THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK 21:57:07 DISTRICT CONDUCT ON THIS LAND COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 21:57:10 LIABILITY FOR SLIDES AND FLOODING IN NEIGHBORHOODS BELOW. THEREFORE, 21:57:13 THE CITY MUST ACT REASONABLY WHEN DEALING WITH 21:57:15 DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ITS PROPERTY. 21:57:18 SO I ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE REJECT THIS LEASE 21:57:22 , CONDUCT FURTHER EVALUATIONS AS I HAVE 21:57:25 OUTLINED. AND TO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT 21:57:28 THERE ARE REASONABLE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS IN ANY NEW 21:57:31 LEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 21:57:35 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I'M CLOSING THE 21:57:38 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD RIGHT NOW AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH 21:57:42 COMMENTS BUT I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 21:57:45 OF MY OWN BOUGHT I DIDN'T GET TO ASK MY QUESTIONS EARLIER 21:57:47 . COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF. 21:57:50 RIGHT NOW THIS LAND IS BEING MAINTAIN 21:57:54 ED WHILE MAYBE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE QUALITY OF 21:57:57 THE MAINTENANCE. BUT I'LL ASK, I'LL DIRECT THIS 21:58:00 TO DIRECTOR WOLF. IF WE WERE 21:58:03 TO BRING THAT BACK FOR 21:58:07 THE ACRES THAT WE HAVE, IS THERE ANY FUNDING 21:58:10 THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT PIECE OF LAND 21:58:13 AS IT STANDS AND HOW MUCH WOULD IT BE A YEAR? >> THERE IS 21:58:16 NO FUNDING. THERE IS NO GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION FOR THIS SITE 21:58:20 FOR THE 900 ACRES. I DON'T KNOW THE 21:58:24 COST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD 21:58:27 , FOR THAT, WE HAVE NEVER DONE A 21:58:30 COST ALLOCATION. I KNOW EAST BAY REGIONAL 21:58:34 PARKS SPENDS APPROXIMATELY $400,000 A 21:58:37 YEAR FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES FOR MISSION PEAK. 21:58:39 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT BECAUSE 21:58:42 I WANTED TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT TOO. HAVE WE 21:58:45 AND THIS IS FOR OUR LEGAL TEAM, HAVE WE 21:58:49 BEEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING TONIGHT BUT 21:58:52 I'D BE CURIOUS TO FIND OUT. 21:58:55 HAVE WE BEEN SUED BY EITHER THE EAST BAY 21:58:58 REGIONAL PARKS OR ANY OF THE RESIDENTS? IT CALLS TO QUESTION WHEN I 21:59:01 LISTEN TO A LOT OF THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT LAND USE AND 21:59:04 AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION AND WHEN WE LOOK AT 21:59:08 PLAN BAY AREA 2050, WE'RE LOOKING AT 21:59:12 THE FUTURE OF VINYL IMPACT, THAT'S FOR A 21:59:15 LOT OF THINGS, NOT JUST FOR THE 21:59:19 WILD FIRES, HAVE WE EVER 21:59:23 HAD A HISTORY OF BEING SUED FOR 21:59:26 FIRES ON ANY OF THOSE HILLSIDES? >> NOT THAT I'M 21:59:30 AWARE OF. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE THAT IS 21:59:33 ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I'VE HAD COMING TO US IS ON THE HILLSIDES 21:59:37 . AND I MEAN SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO CONSIDER AS 21:59:41 WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE STATE. I WANTED TO MAKE 21:59:43 A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ALSO FOR EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. 21:59:47 I GUESS HAVE WE EVER HAD ANOTHER CASE THAT YOU'RE 21:59:50 AWARE OF, THIS IS FOR 21:59:53 OUR LEGAL COUNSEL THAT IN THIS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE LAST 21:59:56 TIME WHERE THE GOVERNOR 22:00:00 I THINK IN THIS CASE GAVE AUTHORITY TO SUPERSEDE 22:00:03 THE CITY'S AND MUNICIPALITIES TO GOVERN IT 22:00:06 TO THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES? 22:00:13 >> Ms. Margolis: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO 22:00:17 THE PANDEMIC THE EMERGENCY ORDERS? THE STATE HAS THE AUTHORITY 22:00:20 TO ISSUE EMERGENCY ORDERS IN THE SITUATION WHERE 22:00:24 THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND THEY COULD SUPERSEDE 22:00:27 THE CITY'S AUTHORITY AT THAT POINT IN TIME. >> Mayor Mei: 22:00:30 THAT IS KIND OF UNPRECEDENTED, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN THE 22:00:33 PAST. WE WERE WELL WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT 22:00:36 DECISION. WE DID NOT CLOSE DOWN THE PARK. WHAT 22:00:40 WE DECIDED TO DO IS CLOSE DOWN THE STREET. 22:00:43 I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. IT'S UNFORTUNATE WE 22:00:46 HAD TO CLOSE IT DOWN. IF 22:00:49 PEOPLE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF HUMAN WASTE I WOULD 22:00:52 HAVE LIKED TO HAVE NOT SEEN TOILET PAPER HANG 22:00:55 ING OUT OF THE 22:00:59 GRATES. 22:01:03 IT'S HUMAN CONDITION THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. 22:01:06 ONE THING ABSOLUTELY I WOULD ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT WE LOVE 22:01:10 PEOPLE WITH OUR GREEN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN DRIVE 22:01:13 OR BIKE AND WALK TO OTHER MEDIUMS. BUT I 22:01:16 WILL TELL YOU THAT IRONICALLY SINCE IT'S NOT JUST 22:01:19 THE PARKS THAT WERE THERE, OUR SCHOOLS WERE THERE BEFORE SOME 22:01:22 OF THIS TOO AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW OFTEN I'M AT THE 22:01:25 SCHOOL SITES AND I LOOK AT THE POOR BEHAVIOR OF PARENTS AND 22:01:28 OTHER PEOPLE WHO FEEL THAT IT'S THEIR PRIORITY TO GET 22:01:31 THEIR CHILDREN THERE. AND THEY PARK EVERYWHERE. 22:01:34 THEY DON'T CARE WHERE THEY PARK. THEY DON'T CARE WHO 22:01:37 THEY BLOCK. THEY'RE JUST IT'S MY HURRY AND 22:01:41 SO THAT IS THE THING I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS RIGHT NOW 22:01:44 I'M HOPING WE ADDRESS AND IT'S NOT JUST ADDRESSED BY THIS LEASE 22:01:47 OR ANY OF THIS AGREEMENT IS CONDUCT AND HOW WE 22:01:50 BEHAVE IN THE COMMUNITIES. I WOULD LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO BE 22:01:54 MORE COURTEOUS AND TO BE RESPECTFUL AND TO 22:01:57 WALK THEIR KIDS OR TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. 22:02:00 ON ONE HAND WE ASK PEOPLE TO BEHAVE IN A 22:02:03 CERTAIN WAY AND IT IS HARD BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THE 22:02:06 PARKS. WE DEFINITELY HAVE IN OUR HEALTH 22:02:09 STUDIES AWARENESS OF OBESITY AND OTHER CONCERNS FOR 22:02:13 HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THAT IS WHY WE DID A 22:02:16 WALK WITH YOUR COUNCILMEMBERS THROUGHOUT OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRIBUTE, 22:02:19 WE ARE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS AND TO WALK. 22:02:22 ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I HEARD IS ABOUT CHARGING 22:02:25 MORE FOR PARKING. I AGREE THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL WAY 22:02:29 TO DO BUT I BELIEVE AND SUZANNE YOU 22:02:32 CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE 22:02:34 LEASE FOR OHLONE IS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT. 22:02:37 I CAN SEE COUNCILMEMBER COX NODDING HER HEAD. >> THAT IS CORRECT 22:02:41 . >> Mayor Mei: ONE OF IT PROBABLY IS COST OF CONSTRUCTION 22:02:43 CONSTRUCTION. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS I 22:02:46 AGREE ON THE GATES AND SOME OF THE IDEAS OF GATES OR OF PARK 22:02:49 ING BUT, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND I HOPE THAT THE 22:02:52 COMMUNITY DOES UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR LONG ENOUGH 22:02:55 FOR 27 YEARS TOO AND TO VIEW SOME OF THIS USAGE 22:02:59 AND WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A DISCUSSION 22:03:02 ABOUT MOVING TO HAVING PERMIT PARKING. HAVING 22:03:05 PERMIT 22:03:08 PARKING, HAVING STUFF COSTS MONEY 22:03:12 , WEED ABATEMENT COSTS MONEY. IF 22:03:15 PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS AND OTHER THINGS I KNOW THAT 22:03:19 WHEN WE'VE ASKED FOR PARCEL TAX AND OTHER THINGS OR 22:03:22 PARK FEES, PEOPLE NEED TO STEP UP 22:03:25 AND PAY FOR THAT. IT IS A PUBLIC PARK. 22:03:28 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK IS NOT ALL OWNED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE 22:03:31 NAP, THAT IS NOT WHOLLY OWNED BY THE CITY 22:03:35 . IT IS A COMMUNITY PARK AND I WAS NOT 22:03:38 HERE ON THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME WHEN WE DECIDED TO BUILD THAT 22:03:41 PIECE OF THE HOMES. I DO RECALL 22:03:45 SOWING ALL THE HOMES COMING UP 22:03:48 , I GREW UP NEAR A WILDLIFE 22:03:51 PRESERVE, I LOVE TO SEE THE ANIMALS, THERE WERE NO 22:03:54 PARKING OR WAYS TO GET THROUGH THERE AT THAT TIME. 22:03:57 THIS IS A PARK WE WANT TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. 22:04:01 IT IS A BALANCE BETWEEN HOW WE PROVIDE THAT ACCESSIBILITY AND ALSO 22:04:04 OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO, I 22:04:07 DISAGREE ON SOME OF THE IDEAS ON CONSERVATION AND THE 22:04:10 ABILITY TO MAINTAIN IT. I ALSO AGREE 22:04:13 THAT PART OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY 22:04:16 I KNOW THAT YOU CAN ANSWER ME 22:04:20 , DIRECTOR WOLF PROBABLY ON THIS AND ALSO DIRECTOR 22:04:23 ACANO, WHEN WE HAVE THE LIAISON 22:04:26 MEETINGS THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ARE THEY NOT? >> YES, 22:04:29 THEY ARE. >> Mayor Mei: THEY ARE, OKAY. SO I WOULD HOPE 22:04:32 THAT ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCOUNT 22:04:36 ABILITY, OR TRANSPARENCY OR MAKING 22:04:39 THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE HEARD, IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST 22:04:42 RELYING UPON THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS WHEN THESE COME UP 22:04:45 FOR DISCUSSION. IF YOU WANT YOUR VOICE HEARD, RUN FOR 22:04:49 THE COMMISSIONS, BE PART OF 22:04:52 THIS CONVERSATION ONGOING. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO 22:04:55 LOOK AT EVERY 25 YEARS OR FIVE YEARS, IT 22:04:59 COMES UP EVERY TIME WHEN THERE'S ELECTION FOR THAT. 22:05:02 IF YOU THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN 22:05:05 THOSE PROCESSES AND HOPEFULLY HAVE RECOMMENDATION FROM 22:05:08 YOUR COMMUNITIES. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET 22:05:11 INVOLVED NOT JUST IN THIS CONVERSATION. I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WHEN 22:05:14 I HEAR ABOUT THE LITIGIOUS 22:05:18 NESS, THEY WANT TO SUE US IF WE CLOSE 22:05:21 IT, OR OPEN IT, IT 22:05:24 SEEMS LIKE IT'S LITIGIOUS EITHER 22:05:27 WAY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND WHEN 22:05:31 IT COXTION TO THE CHANGES OF ORDINANCES OR LAND USE 22:05:34 OR THE IMPACT OF THE CLIMATE, THAT IS GOING 22:05:37 TO BE, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IN DISCUSSIONS 22:05:40 , WHY WE HAVE OUR MOBILITY PLAN AND I 22:05:44 HOPE IT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE CONSIDER IN TERMS OF PROVIDING 22:05:47 COMMUNICATIONS, WE ASK FOR SURVEYS 22:05:50 AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE. I HOPE YOU 22:05:53 STEP UP AND GIVE US THOSE 22:05:57 SURVEYS AS WE UPDATE OUR PARK PLANS OR TRAIL PLANS 22:06:00 . ONE OF THE THINGS I HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE 22:06:03 LOITERING OR PEOPLE WALKING. I'LL SAY THAT IS TRUE 22:06:06 FOR ANY OF OUR LINEAR TRAILS, TRUE FOR ANY 22:06:10 OF OUR SCHOOLS, ANY OF OUR PARKS THAT BACK TO 22:06:13 PEOPLE'S HOMES. WE DO WARRANT 22:06:16 TO HAVE THESE AMENITIES, I WANT 22:06:19 PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO WALK WITHIN TEN MINUTES 22:06:23 FROM THEIR HOMES TO THEIR PARKS. HOW DO WE 22:06:25 PROVIDE THAT AND HAVE RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY? 22:06:28 THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY WORK ON TOGETHER AND IT REQUIRES PEOPLE 22:06:32 TO STEP UP. IF YOU WANT NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE SAFER 22:06:35 , PARTICIPATE IN OUR VIDEO CAMERA PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR POLICE 22:06:38 . PARTICIPATE IN YOUR 22:06:41 NEIGHBORHOOD TOWN CRIME WATCH ACTIVITIES. 22:06:45 IT CAN'T BE JUST UPON ONE GROUP AND ALL THESE SOLUTION 22:06:48 S WILL COST MONEY. AND SO IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE 22:06:51 IN THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT, THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT 22:06:54 HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND SOME OF THESE. AND SO I'M NOT 22:06:58 AGAINST ANY OF THESE IDEAS BUT THAT'S MY PERSONAL FEEDBACK. 22:07:01 I WANT TO HEAR BACK FROM MY COUNCILMEMBERS ON SOME OF 22:07:04 THIS TOO BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY FEEDBACK 22:07:07 SINCE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO EARLIER. I'LL 22:07:10 BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. 22:07:13 >> Councilmember Salwan: MADAM MAYOR IF IT'S OKAY I'LL GO AHEAD 22:07:16 WITH COMMENTS. >> Mayor Mei: SURE. >> Councilmember Salwan: I 22:07:19 THINK FROM A FAIRNESS PERSPECTIVE I 22:07:22 THINK MISSION SAN JOSE OR I SHOULD SAY MISS PEAK HAS 22:07:26 BEEN A RAGING SUCCESS. AND I THINK IF 22:07:29 ANYONE HAD A PARK THAT EXPLODED IN SUCH A SURFACING 22:07:32 , AND IT WAS NEAR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THEY WOULD BE DEEPLY CONCERNED 22:07:35 . SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD VIEW THIS AS JUST A 22:07:38 MISSION PEAK ISSUE BUT I THINK IF THIS AFFECTED ANY NEIGHBORHOOD 22:07:42 IN FREMONT I THINK WE WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR REACTION. 22:07:45 SO THE PARK IS A TENANT. THEY DO 22:07:48 CREATE IMPACTS AND WE DO HAVE TO LOOK 22:07:51 AT THOSE IMPACTS. I WANT TO COMMEND 22:07:54 SUZANNE AND HER TEAM FOR TRYING TO DO WHATEVER AND 22:07:58 TO TRY TO MITIGATE A LOT OF THOSE. I THINK WE HAVE 22:08:01 COME FORWARD AND DONE A LOT OF THINGS ALREADY. BUT I 22:08:04 THINK THERE IS KIND OF A LITTLE DISTRUST MAYBE 22:08:07 ON BOTH SIDES, THAT NEEDS TO GET WORKED OUT 22:08:11 . SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING 22:08:15 ARE MORE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO 22:08:18 THIS OR SIGN THE LEASE. I THINK WE NEAT TO 22:08:21 GET MORE 22:08:25 EXPLICIT ON THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING, SO WE DON'T 22:08:29 HAVE THESE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE TO PREVENT THESE LONG MEETINGS AND 22:08:32 HAVE MORE DIALOGUE. I THINK IF THE PARK DISTRICT IS 22:08:36 SINCERE IN SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS AND SOME OF THE ASSURANCE 22:08:39 S MADE, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY IN PUTTING 22:08:43 THAT IN WRITING IN A LEASE FORMAT. 22:08:46 I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE OHLONE 22:08:51 ENTRANCE BECOME OUR MAIN ENTRANCE AND I 22:08:54 THINK NOT ONLY IS THIS IN THE MARKET DISTRICT 22:08:57 IN THE PARK DISTRICT 22:09:01 'S INTEREST BUT IT IS IN THE CITY'S INTEREST. 22:09:04 ONE OF THE THINGS WE NOTICED IN THE STUDY 22:09:07 IS THERE WAS NOR ATTRACTION TO 22:09:10 BRING THE 22:09:18 DIRECTION DOWNTOWN. WE DUMP THEM INTO A 22:09:21 PRIVATE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOWHERE TO GO, THEY GO BACK 22:09:24 TO THE FREEWAY AGAIN. ABLY THESE PEOPLE INTO 22:09:27 OHLONE HAVE THEM SPEND TIME TO SHOP AT THE 22:09:31 LOCAL CAFES AND RESTAURANTS THAT WE'LL HAVE ONE DAY 22:09:34 AND TRY TO UPLIFT THAT WHOLE AREA. IF WE ARE 22:09:38 SAYING THAT WE WANT OHLONE TO BE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE 22:09:41 , PUT A SINCERE EFFORT ON BOTH SIDE 22:09:44 TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK ONE PARTY THAT IS 22:09:47 MISSING ON THE TABLE IS OHLONE COLLEGE. WE 22:09:50 SHOULD ALSO ENGAGE THEM AND HAVE SOME SORT OF THREE 22:09:54 WAY ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE I THINK OHLONE COLLEGE 22:09:57 HAS SOME FEELINGS OR INTERESTS THAT WE CAN ALSO ADDRESS AS FAR AS 22:10:00 THE CITY GOES. 22:10:06 SO I THINK THAT PROMOTING OHLONE IS ALSO THE WAY 22:10:09 TO PROMOTE MISSION SAN JOSE DISTRICT AND TO MAKE IT 22:10:12 ONE OF THE KEY ATTRACTIONS THAT PEOPLE CAN GO TO MISSION 22:10:16 THEY CAN GO TO OHLONE COLLEGE YOU HAVE GOT 22:10:19 THE HISTORIC MUSEUMS, GREAT DOWNTOWN, GREAT VIEWS 22:10:23 , WALK IN THE COLLEGE, LOTS OF GREAT THINGS TO DO 22:10:27 . AND SO SPECIFICALLY AS FAR AS 22:10:30 THE AGREEMENT, I THINK WE HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO DO 22:10:33 AND SO SOME SPECIFIC COMMENTS REGARDING THAT. 22:10:36 ONE IS THAT LIKE I SAID, MAKING THE COMMITMENT TO 22:10:39 MAKE OHLONE COLLEGE THE MAIN PRIMARY ENTRANCE. 22:10:43 I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO PUT FUNDING, THOUGHT 22:10:46 RIGHT AWAY BUT OVER TIME, TO MAKE THAT 22:10:49 A PRIMARY ENTRANCE. I MEAN JUST LOOK AT FACEBOOK. 22:10:52 WE HAVE THAT STUPID SIGN ON THE FRONT 22:10:56 , PEOPLE TAKE PHOTOS, COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY 22:10:59 TO POSE IN FRONT OF THAT. IMAGINE IF 22:11:02 WE PUT THAT RIGHT ON MISSION BOULEVARD. YOU DON'T HAVE 22:11:05 TO CLIMB THE PEAK, YOU CAN TAKE IT THERE AND INVITE 22:11:08 THEM FOR THE EXPERIENCE. SECOND 22:11:12 IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WE WANT TO FOCUS MORE 22:11:15 AT OHLONE COLLEGE. I THINK THAT'S THE KEY 22:11:19 . HOW DO WE MAKE THAT BETTER? 22:11:22 CLARIFYING THE LANGUAGE ABOUT ABILITY 22:11:26 TO CLOSE THE PARK, AND I THINK 22:11:29 THERE'S SOME AMBIGUITY ABOUT WHAT WE 22:11:32 FEEL, WHAT WE INTERPRET IT AND THE WAY THE PARK DISTRICT 22:11:35 IS INTERPRET IT. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED BECAUSE 22:11:39 WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE LAWSUITS OR INJUNCTIONS 22:11:42 OR DISPUTES IN THE FUTURE. THERE'S BEEN 22:11:46 MENTION THAT EAST BAY PARK DOES NOT WANT TO 22:11:49 EXPAND THE PARKING LOT. WELL, IF THAT IS THE CASE 22:11:53 , I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH SAYING THAT WE HAVE NO 22:11:56 INTENTION OF GOING AHEAD WITH THE PARKING LOT. 22:11:59 BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT IS A DECISION THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO APPROVE 22:12:02 ANYWAY SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MARKET DISTRICT 22:12:06 GETS OF NOT PUTTING THAT IN THERE IF THAT IS 22:12:10 THEIR INTENTION. THAT WOULD BUILD TRUST 22:12:13 AND CONFIDENCE, AND BETTER DEAL WITH THAT. 22:12:16 HOURS OF OPERATION, I 22:12:19 THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE CONCRETE 22:12:24 ITEM WHAT THE HOURS ARE GOING TO BE. I THINK A COMMUNITY MEETING 22:12:28 IS NOT ENOUGH FOR OUR RESIDENTS 22:12:31 BECAUSE UNILATERALLY THE PARK DISTRICT 22:12:35 CAN DECIDE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OR HOW LONG. 22:12:38 MAYBE THEY EXPAND THE HOURS AGAIN AND WE HAVE THOSE 22:12:42 SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEFORE. REGARDING 22:12:45 THE LEASE, 25 YEARS IS VERY LONG. I 22:12:48 THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF BUILT IN MECHANISM THAT 22:12:51 WE HAVE PERIODIC REVIEW. 22:12:55 MAYBE IT'S FIVE YEARS, CHECK IN HOW IS 22:12:58 EVERYTHING GOING, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER? HOW CAN WE 22:13:01 ALL WORK BETTER TOGETHER? AND THEN OF COURSE THE ISSUES 22:13:04 ABOUT RESTORATION AND PRESERVING THE PARK. 22:13:07 HOW CAN WE MAKE IT BETTER? WHAT CAN WE DO TO 22:13:10 RESTORE THESE TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY 22:13:14 RAMPANT FOLKS COMING THROUGH HERE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS, 22:13:17 SOME OF THE THOUGHTS I HAVE, I'D LIKE TO GET WITH 22:13:20 MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE HOW WE CAN PUT IT TOGETHER AND SOME 22:13:23 SORT OF FEEDBACK FOR THE PARK DISTRICT SO THEY 22:13:26 DID TAKE IT BACK AND DEAL WITH ALL 22:13:29 OF THIS. MR. O' 22:13:33 CONNOR YOU HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT 22:13:36 AND I'VE ENJOYED THE INTERACTIONS WITH YOU 22:13:39 . >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> Mayor Mei: I WAS GOING TO 22:13:43 MENTION RAJ, THANK YOU, I KNOW THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR WE 22:13:46 HAVE TOURED THE CORNER OF PINE AND WE HAVE 22:13:49 STARTED SOME OF THEM IN THE PAST WITH THE MISSION STUDIES 22:13:52 AND WE ALSO TOOK CONGRESS 22:13:56 PERSON KHANNA ON A TOUR, SO 22:13:59 WE'RE ALREADY MAKING SOME OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE 22:14:02 IMPACTS, ONE OF THE THINGS 22:14:06 WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE ON, 22:14:08 THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF MISSION SAN JOSE REQUIRES THE COMMUNITY TO 22:14:12 STEP FORWARD AND TO HELP US WITH SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S SUPPORTING THE 22:14:15 BUSINESSES OR SUPPORTING THE DESIGN OF SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 22:14:18 . BECAUSE RIGHT NOW AS YOU LOOK AT MISSION SAN JOSE ONE OF THE 22:14:21 GREATEST CHALLENGES IF YOU 22:14:24 RECALL OF THE STUDY FROM COMMERCE IT WAS JUST ONE SIDE OF 22:14:27 THE STREET. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 22:14:31 STREET REALISTICALLY TO GET FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. 22:14:34 SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO 22:14:37 ECHO. I SUPPORT YOUR IDEA OF 22:14:40 CONSERVATION AND REVISITING. NEXT FOR COUNCILMEMBERS 22:14:43 IS COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. >> Councilmember Kassan: THANK 22:14:46 YOU. I VERY MUCH SECOND EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN SAID 22:14:49 . I THINK THOSE WERE 22:14:52 EXCELLENT COMMENTS. AND JUST TO -- I HAVE THREE MAIN 22:14:55 CONCERNS THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO EMPHASIZE. ONE IS 22:14:59 I REALLY DO THINK IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO 22:15:02 HAVE FREE PARKING AT THIS TIME OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE 22:15:05 HISTORY OF OUR PLANET. 22:15:09 WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO OFFER FREE PARKING ESPECIALLY IN AN 22:15:12 AREA WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND AND AROUND LOOKING FOR PARK 22:15:14 ING. IT'S REALLY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. 22:15:17 WE CLAIM TO BE A CITY THAT CARES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE 22:15:20 AND THAT IS NOT CONSISTENTLY WITH T 22:15:23 CONSISTENT WITH THAT. I REALLY 22:15:27 APPRECIATE KELVIN CHOW FOR BRINGING THAT UP 22:15:31 . MAYOR MEI SAYS THERE IS A COST FOR CHARGING FOR PARK 22:15:34 ING BUT THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY THE CASE BECAUSE WHEN 22:15:37 WE INSTITUTED THE PERMIT PARKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, APPARENTLY FROM 22:15:40 WHAT WE WERE TOLD, THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT COSTING 22:15:44 US ANYTHING BECAUSE THE REVENUES FROM THAT ARE ACTUALLY COVERING THE COST 22:15:47 . SO THERE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A COST TO HAVING PAID PARK 22:15:50 ING. 22:15:54 AND I JUST THINK IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE TO 22:15:58 HAVE FREE PARKING ESPECIALLY SINCE THE OHLONE 22:16:01 PARKING LOT CHARGES. THE LEASE SAYS 22:16:04 THAT UNLESS THE CITY ACCEPTS OR 22:16:08 REJECTS IMPROVEMENTS THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DEEMED 22:16:11 APPROVED. THAT MEANS THAT ANY 22:16:15 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO COME TO COUNCIL. 22:16:18 WE WOULD BE RELYING ON STAFF TO 22:16:21 RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS OR 90 DAYS DEPENDING ON 22:16:25 WHICH CLAUSE OF THE LEASE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND IF THERE ISN'T 22:16:28 A TIMELY RESPONSE IT'S DEEMED APPROVED. 22:16:31 I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AT ALL. THIRD, I'M 22:16:34 REALLY SHOCKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A 22:16:37 MEETING OF THE MINDS. I DON'T WANT TO READ THE QUOTES 22:16:40 AGAIN BUT THERE IS A DISTRICT CONTRADICTION BETWEEN WHAT THE 22:16:43 ATTORNEY FOR THE PARKS DISTRICT SAID AND WHAT OUR STAFF SAID. 22:16:46 COMPLETELY CONTRADICTS EACH OTHER. 22:16:49 THAT MEANS THERE IS NO MEETING OF THE MINDS. WE CANNOT HAVE 22:16:52 A LEASE WHERE THERE'S NO MEETING OF THE MINDS. THERE HAS 22:16:55 TO BE CLARITY ON WHAT THE LEASE IS ACTUALLY SAYING ABOUT 22:16:58 THAT ISSUE IN CASE WE HAD ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE WE 22:17:01 HAD TO CLOSE THAT STREET OR THAT PARK ENTRANCE. 22:17:04 SO THOSE ARE MY THREE BIGGEST CONCERNS BUT, YOU KNOW, 22:17:08 I DEFINITELY SUPPORT ALL OF THE OTHER CONCERNS THAT 22:17:11 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN BROUGHT UP. THANK YOU. 22:17:15 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I'M GRAD TO HEAR THERE'S SOME 22:17:18 CONSENSUS WITHIN THE COUNCIL. I WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE OF THE 22:17:21 COMMENTS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN AND I'M LOOKING TO 22:17:25 SEE THE SEAN WASHINGTON IS STILL ON 22:17:29 . I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT EITHER HE OR I'M 22:17:32 LOOKING FOR 22:17:36 -- I DON'T SEE THE GENTLEMAN -- OH THERE, 22:17:39 EITHER ONE OF OUR POLICE WOULD BE ABLE TO CLARIFY. WAS THERE A 22:17:42 COST OR IS THERE A COST FOR MAINTAINING THE PERMITTING AS 22:17:45 IT STANDS TODAY? AND WHAT WE'VE 22:17:48 SEEN IS, HAS THE PARKING FROM BOTH OF YOUR 22:17:51 PERSPECTIVES MOVED FURTHER OUT, BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE WE CHARGE 22:17:55 FOR PARKING DOESN'T MEAN THAT PEOPLE WON'T PARK, JUST 22:17:59 PEOPLE WILL PARK FURTHER MOVES INTO A DIFFERENT 22:18:02 PART OF THE 22:18:05 NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT 22:18:08 IN ANOTHER PART. CAN YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> THE 22:18:11 PARK COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERENCE 22:18:14 ING. WE DID COST THAT OUT AND WE'RE FEDERATE 22:18:17 CONFIDENT THAT THE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CITATIONS 22:18:20 WILL COVER THE COST OF THOSE TWO POSITIONS. 22:18:23 SO THAT'S WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. I KNOW WE, 22:18:26 WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING WE GOT KIND OF A SLOW START SO 22:18:29 I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME OF WHETHER OR NOT THAT 22:18:33 ACTUALLY WAS REALIZED. 22:18:36 DURING THE TIME LINE WE ANTICIPATED BUT 22:18:39 WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT ONCE THINGS START TO SETTLE AND WE 22:18:43 GET SOME MOMENTUM THAT THAT WOULD INDEED BE THE CASE. 22:18:46 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND HAVE WE HAD PEOPLE TRY 22:18:50 THE PLEA OUT OF THE PARKING SAYING 22:18:53 I FORGOT MY PARKING AND 22:18:56 WHATNOT. PARKING TICKETS WHEN YOU GET ONE YOU MIGHT 22:19:00 NOT BE AS EXCITED. I JUST WANT TO CAUTION THAT. 22:19:03 HAVE WE HAD PEOPLE SAYING, I 22:19:06 ACTUALLY LIVE HERE, I FORGOT THE PULL MY PERMIT OUT 22:19:10 OR WHATNOT. >> SURE, THAT IS ALWAYS 22:19:13 INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION WE 22:19:16 DO HAVE. WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT DEPUTY 22:19:19 THE TICKETS OR THE VALIDITY OF THE CITATION, THAT IS 22:19:22 PART OF THE SITUATION AS WELT. 22:19:25 WE TAKE THOSE CASE-BY-CASE AND VALIDATE EACH 22:19:28 ONE AS WE GET THEM. BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE 22:19:31 DISPUTES EVERY SO OFTEN. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY GREAT THANK 22:19:35 YOU. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE BECAUSE HAVING BEEN IN 22:19:38 CITIES WHERE THEY DO TICKET ALL TIME FOR PARKING IT IS SOMETHING THAT 22:19:41 YOU MAY NOT BE AS EXCITED WHEN YOU RECEIVE ONE 22:19:44 . SO VICE MAYOR SHAO COMMENTS 22:19:48 . >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 22:19:51 I ECHO MOST OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN JUST 22:19:54 SAID. BUT HE DID NOT 22:19:58 QUOTE CONFIDUCIARY 22:20:01 CONF 22:20:04 UCIOUS SAID 22:20:08 , CONFUCION SAID, 22:20:15 CONFU 22:20:18 CIOUS SAID YOU CANNOT STEP INTO 22:20:21 THE SAME REFER RIVER AGAIN. ONE GOAL 22:20:24 IS TO 22:20:27 OF COURSE REJOINING MISSION SAN JOSE COMMERCIAL 22:20:30 DISTRICT OOCHES AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S ON EVERYONE'S MIND 22:20:34 BUT IT IS OUT OF COMMON SENSE 22:20:37 IF OHLONE COLLEGE CHARGES $4 WHILE THERE'S 22:20:41 FREE PARKING 22:20:44 ON STANFORD STREET. SO THERE HAS TO BE 22:20:47 SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THAT IN ORDER TO 22:20:50 REDIRECT PEOPLE TO THE OHLONE ENTRANCE. 22:20:53 AND THAT IS SO OBVIOUS AND SO OUT OF 22:20:56 COMMON SENSE. SO FOR THAT, I CERTAINLY HOPE 22:20:59 THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING. 22:21:02 ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE PARKING 22:21:06 LOT, OR SOME MAJOR IMPROVEMENT 22:21:09 . MY UNDERSTANDING IS 22:21:13 THAT THERE LIKE A 22:21:16 60 DAYTIME PERIOD FOR US TO MAKE THE RESPONSE 22:21:19 . SO I BELIEVE WITHIN 22:21:23 THE 60 DAYS, SUCH MAJOR IMPROVEMENT SHOULD BE 22:21:26 BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL 22:21:30 . AND HOPEFULLY DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME 22:21:33 , THE CITY GOVERNMENT 22:21:37 WOULD DO ITS BEST TO 22:21:40 INVITE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE 22:21:43 IN THE WHOLE PROCESS. 22:21:46 SO I THINK THE 60 DAY 22:21:50 MAY BE LONG ENOUGH TO COVER THOSE EVENTS LIKE 22:21:53 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS. 22:21:56 AS OR THE THE REST, I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT. 22:21:59 BUT AS I SAID I ECHO MOST PART 22:22:03 OF COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN'S COMMENTS 22:22:08 . AND I CERTAINLY DON'T 22:22:11 THINK I CAN ACCEPT 22:22:14 THE AGREEMENT AS-IS 22:22:17 , TODAY. SEEMS LIKE WHAT 22:22:20 CHANGED FROM 25 YEARS AGO WAS SOME 22:22:23 ADDITION OF THE CLAUSES WHICH ARE MUCH 22:22:26 HARSHER ON US, NOT THE OPPOSITE 22:22:30 . SO THAT 22:22:33 BASICALLY IS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS ME. 22:22:38 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, I'M NOT QUOTING 22:22:43 CON FUC 22:22:46 IOUS EITHER BIT I'M GOING TO THE 22:22:49 NEXT COUNCILMEMBER, 22:22:52 COUNCILMEMBER JONES. >> Councilmember Jones: THANK 22:22:55 YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WE MAY NOT BE HERE IN 25 22:22:58 YEARS, I KNOW HE MEANS NOT ON 22:23:02 THE COUNCIL BUT I HOPE HE MEANS IN GENERAL 22:23:05 . CLARIFYING THINGS, THANK YOU SUZANNE AND JIM 22:23:09 O'CONNOR FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON 22:23:12 THIS, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG 22:23:15 TIME. BUT CLARIFYING THINGS, 22:23:18 SUE DANIEL, COMMUNITY MEETINGS WERE OPEN 22:23:22 TO EVERYBODY NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE 22:23:26 AREA CORRECT? GOOD THAT IS CORRECT. 22:23:29 >> Councilmember Jones: I AGREE WITH 22:23:32 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE REQUESTS 22:23:36 WERE UNREASONABLE. IF WE WERE TO SEND THIS BACK 22:23:39 TO EAST BAY REENL AND SAY COULD 22:23:43 REGIONAL AND SAY, 22:23:46 COULD WE GET THIS IN WRITING, I DON'T THINK THERE 22:23:49 WOULD BE PUSH BACK ON THAT. THE OHLONE ENTRANCE 22:23:53 , YOU'RE GETTING CONVERSATIONS WITH GOOGLE AND NOT 22:23:56 GETTING A LOT OF TRACTION GETTING STANFORD LANE 22:23:59 REMOVED FROM GOOGLE MAPS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS 22:24:02 . WOULD A SOMEWHAT CHEAPER OPTION BE 22:24:06 TO INSTALL MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE 22:24:09 ALONG MISSION BOULEVARD THOUGHT ONLY DOWN BY STANFORD LANE 22:24:12 BUT EVEN FURTHER BACK TO PROMOTE THE OHLONE ENTRANCE 22:24:16 , AND EITHER 22:24:19 AT THE CITY'S EXPENSE OR A SHARED EXPENSE OR WHAT HAVE YOU 22:24:22 , I SEEMS TO BE LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF A CHEAP 22:24:25 ER OPTION. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. 22:24:28 AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I 22:24:31 HAD REGARDING THE PAID PARKING ISSUE AT THE STANFORD 22:24:34 PARKING LOT, WELL TWO THINGS REALLY 22:24:37 , NUMBER 1, WHO WOULD ENFORCE US BECAUSE OF OUR 22:24:41 LIMITED STAFFING AND SORORITIES? AND NUMBER 2 22:24:44 RESOURCES? 22:24:47 AND HAS THERE BEEN A COST ANALYSIS WHAT IT 22:24:50 WOULD TAKE TO PUT IN EVEN JUST A KIOSK 22:24:53 , IT REQUIRES POWER, MAINTENANCE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS 22:24:56 . HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF COST ANALYSIS DONE ON WHAT 22:24:59 IT WOULD TAKE TO INSTALL A KIOSK, NUMBER THE SPACE 22:25:02 S, AND INSTITUTE A PROGRAM THERE 22:25:06 ? SO IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, 22:25:09 IF THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. 22:25:13 >> I WOULD LOOK TO MY COLLEAGUE JIM 22:25:16 O'CONNOR FOR THAT ANSWER. >> COUNCILMEMBER JONES, 22:25:19 WE DID DO SOME COST ANALYSIS ON PAID PARK 22:25:23 ING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I DON'T HAVE THOSE 22:25:27 NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, WE 22:25:31 HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT. REMEMBER THIS IS 22:25:34 A VERY SMALL PARKING LOT. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS 22:25:38 ABOUT SIGNAGE, PART OF OUR MITIGATION OF 22:25:41 STANFORD, IF WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO REMOVE THE 22:25:44 SIGN THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE STANFORD ACCESS POINT AT 22:25:48 STANFORD AVENUE SO THAT SIGN THIS WAY FINDING SIGN ON 22:25:51 MISSION BOULEVARD WAS REMOVED. AND WE DID PUT AND MOVE 22:25:54 THE SIGN THAT POINTS PEOPLE COMING FROM 22:25:58 THE MAJORITY OF VISITORS OUT OF TOWN VISIT 22:26:01 ORS ARE COMING FROM 680 AND WE ADDED A SIGN AT 22:26:04 PINE STREET TO HIGHLIGHT THE ENTRANCE AT OHLONE COLLEGE 22:26:07 . ESSENTIALLY THE MAJORITY OF VISITORS COMING FROM 6 22:26:10 80 THAT'S THE SIGN THEY SEE SO WE DID SOME WORK 22:26:13 IN THAT AREA. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THERE WAS A 22:26:17 THIRD QUESTION YOU HAD ASKED BUT THAT'S MY ANSWERS TO THE FIRST 22:26:20 TWO QUESTIONS. >> Councilmember Jones: NO I THINK YOU COVERED IT 22:26:23 PRETTY MUCH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS DEPENDING ON 22:26:26 WHAT TYPE OF PARKING FACILITY, IF IT WAS 22:26:29 AN ELECTRONIC THING LIKE OHLONE COLLEGE HAS 22:26:32 WHERE YOU'RE ENTERING THE NUMBER AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING 22:26:36 , THAT'S GOING TO 22:26:40 REQUIRE A INFRASTRUCTURE NUMBER WHICH IS NOT CHEAP 22:26:43 , IS IT FEASIBLE LOOKING AT THE 22:26:46 STATE PARKS DO WHEN YOU'RE ON AN HONOR 22:26:49 SYSTEM WITH A DROP BOX. BUT THEN AGAIN THE 22:26:52 ISSUE BECOMES WHO IS GOING TO ENFORCE THE PARKING IN THAT 22:26:56 AREA, WITH THE LIMITED STAFFING AND RESOURCES THAT 22:26:59 WE HAVE. 22:27:02 ANYWAY THOSE ARE ALL THE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS I HAVE. 22:27:05 I AGREE WITH MOST OF THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN MADE AND 22:27:08 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND 22:27:11 SUZANNE HAVE DONE ON THIS. I THINK WITH A LITTLE BIT OF 22:27:14 TWEAKING IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE MORE PALATABLE 22:27:18 TO THE RESIDENTS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CONTINUED 22:27:20 OUTREACH. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE CHANGED 22:27:23 YOUR SITE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO THE OHLONE TRAIL, WHATEVER 22:27:26 WE CAN DO TO PROMOTE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE VERY BENEFICIAL 22:27:30 . AND MAYBE A FEW EXTRA SIGNS ALONG MISSION 22:27:33 BOULEVARD, SOMEWHAT OF A CHEAPER RESPONSE BUT ANYWAY 22:27:37 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. 22:27:39 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JONES FOR YOUR 22:27:42 COMMENT. I WAS GOING TO SAY MAYBE WE SHOULD INCORPORATE 22:27:45 WHAT I'VE SAID IN SOME OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND 22:27:49 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE COMING UP WITH SMALL BUSINESS WEEK 22:27:52 COMING UP AND IN CAL POL 22:27:55 LY WHERE MY DAUGHTER WEPT TO 22:27:58 SCHOOL, WE HAVE THE PEAK CHALLENGE, 22:28:02 YOU CLIMB MISSION PEAK AND YOU 22:28:05 GET A FREE TRI- 22:28:09 TIP SANDWICH, YOU WOULD BE AMAZED 22:28:12 AWAY KIDS WOULD DO, I CAN'T REMEMBER 22:28:16 WHICH COUNCILMEMBER MENTIONED HAVING THE FACEBOOK SIGN OR 22:28:19 THE NEW SIGN, THE 22:28:22 NEW RAGE, EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE A PICTURE ON 22:28:25 THAT SIDE. WE HAVE A PICTURE THIS, 22:28:28 MAYBE YOU HAVE A BACKDROP YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF IT, 22:28:31 YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLIMB THE PEAK, THAT HAS 22:28:35 TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT HELPS DIRECTLY, IF THAT IS 22:28:38 THE MOVE AND WE WANT TO GET THAT MOVED 22:28:41 TO THE DIRECTION OF OHLONE WE NEED TO INCLUDE OHLONE COLLEGE 22:28:44 IN THIS CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE JIM DIRECTOR 22:28:48 O'CONNOR MENTIONING EARLIER THE 22:28:51 OUTREACH TO DR. BISHOP GET 22:28:54 TING THE STUDENTS INCLUDED, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE 22:28:58 PUSH TO GET SOCIAL MEDIA IN THAT AREA. COUNCILMEMBER COX 22:29:02 . I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER? YOU'RE ON MUTE 22:29:05 . >> Councilmember Cox: YES, AS WE TALK ABOUT OHLONE COLLEGE WE 22:29:08 GOT TO HAVE THEM AT THE TABLE. BUT I REALLY THINK 22:29:12 WE GOT TO REALLY COME TOGETHER AS A NEW BRANDING 22:29:16 OF WAS CALLED BRAND MARKETING 22:29:19 . AND PART OF IT IS THAT IT STARTS 22:29:22 WITH THE SIGNS, YES, IT STARTS WITH ENCOURAGING 22:29:25 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE 22:29:28 . THE OTHER 22:29:32 PART IS WE'VE GOT TO GO AND LOOK AT 22:29:35 MIGRATING SOME OF THE SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZE 22:29:38 ATION, SEO AND WORKING TOWARDS 22:29:41 GETTING IT MORE TO 22:29:44 ELEVATE OHLONE COLLEGE AND HAVE THAT VISITED AND A LOT OF 22:29:47 THAT IS A LOT OF CONSULTING WORK AND BRAND 22:29:50 MARKETING AND DIGITAL OPTIMIZING THAT 22:29:54 CAN DRIVE THE TRAFFIC. AND 22:29:57 SOME OF IT COULD BE SOME OF OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AT 22:30:00 OHLONE COLLEGE TO BE AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY 22:30:03 TO HELP US IN THAT AREA 22:30:07 . TO DEVELOP THAT. 22:30:10 BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY SMART BEING A TRUSTEE FOR 12 22:30:14 YEARS AT OHLONE I COULD TRULY TESTIFY THAT WE'VE RUN A 22:30:17 LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE I.T. 22:30:20 AND TECHNOLOGY AREA AND, YOU KNOW, WE 22:30:23 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT 22:30:26 CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY STAFF TO TALK WITH DR. BISHOP, 22:30:30 THE PRESIDENT OF OHLONE COLLEGE. ANOTHER PART ALSO 22:30:33 IS EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE 22:30:36 OF, IT'S MORE THAN JUST DOING A CONTRACT. 22:30:39 BUT HOW WELL WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY 22:30:42 . AND HAVING A PLACE THAT 22:30:46 WE INCLUDE IN WRITING THAT WE 22:30:49 WILL LOOK AT EACH TIME BEFORE WE 22:30:52 RENEW THE CONTRACT. I DON'T AGREE WITH THE 25 22:30:55 . I'VE STATED IT BEFORE, THAT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT 22:30:58 FIVE WITH RENEWABLE OPTIONS, BUT WE HAVE GOT TO 22:31:01 HAVE A TALK OF A PERFORMANCE 22:31:05 REVIEW AND DOING A FULL 360 WHETHER IT'S 22:31:08 THE CITY LEADERSHIP TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE 22:31:11 AS BEEN REPORTED BY OUR FIRE CHIEF, 22:31:14 BY OUR POLICE CHIEF, BY OUR WHOLE 22:31:18 ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. AND ALSO REPRESENTATIVES 22:31:21 WHETHER THEY'RE VISITORS OR WHETHER THEY'RE THE 22:31:24 COMMUNITY WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF 22:31:27 THE MISSION PEAK THAT WE NEED TO DO A FULL REVIEW TO 22:31:31 MAKE SURE THAT EVERY VOICE IS BEING HEARD 22:31:35 . AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE SOME ARE APPOINTED TO 22:31:38 THE COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE BUT PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT 22:31:42 APPOINTED, AND PEOPLE THAT ARE A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE 22:31:46 . 22:31:53 . ALLOWING SOME PARTICIPATION AND 22:31:56 PERIODIC REGULAR REVIEWS. BUT CERTAINLY BEFORE ANY 22:31:59 TYPE OF REVIEW I THINK 25 YEARS IS MORE OF A HANDS 22:32:02 -OFF AND I DO CONTRACTS FOR A LIVING AND I HAVE NEVER 22:32:06 SEEN 25 YEARS, VERY RARE. VERY RARE 22:32:09 WITHOUT CHECKPOINTS AND SEEING HOW THINGS ARE GOING 22:32:13 . AND ALSO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT 22:32:17 THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE 22:32:20 , WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS, I REALLY 22:32:23 THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF REPHRASE USING 22:32:26 THE WORD EXCLUSIVE CONTROL. 22:32:31 AND SOLE AUTHORITY. I THINK THAT THOSE WORD 22:32:34 ING IT'S MAKING IT VERY STRONG THAT WE 22:32:37 AS THE CITY OF FREMONT DO NOT HAVE ANY 22:32:41 OTHER SAY, CONTROL, REVIEW 22:32:44 , OVERSIGHT, AND WE BEING 22:32:47 THE OWNERS, CITY OF FREMONT BEING THE OWNERS 22:32:50 OF THIS PROPERTY AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN 22:32:54 CONJUNCTION WITH THE EAST BAY PARKS TO ALLOW THEM 22:32:57 TO MANAGE THE PARK ON SOME OF THESE DAY-TO-DAY 22:33:01 OPERATIONS AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES 22:33:04 WITH THE CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT WE 22:33:07 SHOULD ALL TIMES, THE CITY OF FREMONT SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE 22:33:10 , RESERVE THE RIGHT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE 22:33:14 ACTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO 22:33:17 HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL 22:33:20 HAVE A WAY TO PREVENT A LOSS OF LIFE, 22:33:23 PREVENT FIRE, CRIME, BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN 22:33:26 PUBLIC SAFETY. AND HELP PRESERVE THE LAND 22:33:29 OR PROPERTY. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S 22:33:32 SOME THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF REWORDING 22:33:36 THERE 22:33:39 IN THE PROPERTY RIGHTS SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SORT 22:33:42 OF OVERSIGHT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK BUT 22:33:45 ALSO ALLOWING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME SORT 22:33:48 OF PERFORMANCE AND REVIEWS AND 22:33:52 BE ABLE TO HAVE ACTIONS THAT IF WE HAVE TO CALL AN 22:33:55 EMERGENCY MEETING THAT WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT AS 22:33:58 THE CITY OF FREMONT AND NOT BE ASKED PERMISSION BY THE EAST BAY 22:34:01 PARK DISTRICT TO HAVE SUCH MEETINGS. 22:34:04 WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS FOR THE BEST AND 22:34:08 MAYBE WE MAY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKER THAN 22:34:11 EAST BAY COULD. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 22:34:14 MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS REALLY EMPHASIZED, 22:34:17 IN THAT PART THERE. I WANTED TO ALSO 22:34:21 EMPHASIZE WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THERE 22:34:24 SHOULD BE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN MINOR AND MAJOR 22:34:27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND BEING ABLE TO 22:34:31 EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE SAYING ONE WITH THE MAJOR WOULD HAVE A 22:34:34 PERMIT, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE AS WE HAVE 22:34:37 THE PARK DISTRICT BE 22:34:40 ABLE TO RUN THE PARK AND MANAGE 22:34:44 THE PROPERTY THAT WE KIND OF GET TO KNOW LIKE WHAT ARE 22:34:46 SOME OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING. 22:34:50 SINCE THEY'VE SET ASIDE $400,000 THAT 22:34:53 THAT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF REPORTING THAT COULD COME OUT 22:34:56 TO REFLECT SOME OF THE THINGS. EVEN THOUGH THEY 22:34:59 THINK IT'S MINOR AND HAVING THE 22:35:03 APPROVAL GRANTED IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE 22:35:06 HAPPENING. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT AS PUBLIC 22:35:09 LY DISCLOSED. AND TRANSPARENT FOR THE 22:35:12 COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF. 22:35:15 BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT IN FAVOR 22:35:18 AS ECHOED BEFORE ON THE SILENCE OF 22:35:21 WE'RE NOT GETTING BACK TO YOU IN THAT TIME, I 22:35:24 THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITY OF EXTENSIONS 22:35:28 IN CASE WE NEED MORE TIME TO 22:35:31 DO THE ASSESSMENT ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING 22:35:34 SOME OF THE IMPACT THAT MAY TAKE LONGER. SO I REALLY 22:35:38 FEEL AT THIS POINT BASED ON A LOT OF THE INPUT THAT IS 22:35:42 GOING IN, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REJECT 22:35:45 THE LEASE AND TO 22:35:50 ALLOW THE 22:35:53 CITY OF FREMONT AND PROVIDING SOME INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD FROM 22:35:56 CITY COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 22:35:59 SOME COMMENTS AND EDITS THAT 22:36:03 CAN BE REFLECTED 22:36:07 IN REVISING THIS LEASE. SO MY MOTION IS TO REJECT THE 22:36:10 LEASE AS-IS 22:36:13 . >> Councilmember Keng: ACTUALLY I STILL NEED TO COMMENT 22:36:16 COMMENT. >> Mayor Mei: ACTUALLY I 22:36:19 APPRECIATE THE MOTION AND WE'LL TAKE THAT IF YOU WANT TO FINISH YOUR 22:36:22 STATEMENT ON YOUR PROPOSAL BUT I WANTED TO 22:36:25 MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON IS STILL IN THE QUEUE 22:36:29 . >> Councilmember Cox: NOT A PROBLEM. 22:36:32 >> Mayor Mei: ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE HEADING UP ON A BREAK 22:36:34 SOON AGAIN. >> Councilmember Cox: YES, I 22:36:38 THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY TAKE A LOOK AND REALLY CAREFULLY 22:36:41 REVIEW A LOT OF -- SOME OF THIS WORDING THAT'S IN 22:36:44 THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IS IT IS 22:36:48 AN EQUITABLE AGREEMENT FOR ALL PARTIES. 22:36:51 AND ALSO ON MAKING SURE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS 22:36:54 THAT ARE DEFINED IN THE C 22:36:57 SLIDES THAT WERE DISCUSS 22:37:01 ED ON THE EAST BAY VERSUS CITY OF FREMONT, 22:37:04 THOSE SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED, THAT WAS CLEAR THAT WAS 22:37:07 MISSING FROM THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SENT TO US, AND I 22:37:10 THINK THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP SOLIDIFY SOME OF THE 22:37:13 UNDERSTAND BEING OF WHO'S DOING WHAT. 22:37:17 AND MAKING SURE THAT'S 22:37:20 CLEAR IN THE AGREEMENT AS WELL. THAT WAS 22:37:23 ANOTHER POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE. 22:37:34 AND THEN ADDING SOME DEFINITIONS AS WELL TO MAKE 22:37:37 SURE THAT'S CLEAR THAT YOU DEFINE THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND WHAT YOU 22:37:40 MEAN BY MINOR OR MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 22:37:43 I THINK WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL. AND 22:37:46 I'M ALSO -- WANTED TO 22:37:50 MAKE SURE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE 22:37:53 OR NOT. DO WE HAVE A CALL PHONE, A 22:37:56 PHONE FOR HELP? A BLUE PHONE? 22:37:59 I KNOW WE HAD THAT AT OHLONE COLLEGE 22:38:02 . I DIDN'T SEE ONE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT 22:38:05 TO BE MISTAKEN THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENT 22:38:09 COLOR OR DIFFERENT SETUP. BUT AT OHLONE 22:38:12 COLLEGE WE HAD THIS CALL SYSTEM THAT WE INSTITUTED 22:38:15 ACROSS OUR CAMPUS, TO GET EMERGENCY HELP, IS 22:38:18 THERE ONE ON THE MISSION PEAK 22:38:22 SIDE OR IS IT PURELY DONE BY CELL PHONE 22:38:26 ? >> COUNCILMEMBER COX, THERE IS NO 22:38:29 EMERGENCY PHONE LAND LINE PHONE AT THIS LOCATION 22:38:33 . THAT IS KIND OF OLD TECHNOLOGY THAT MOST AGENCIES HAVE GONE 22:38:37 AWAY FROM, BECAUSE OF THE 22:38:40 L 22:38:47 L 22:38:50 PRO LIVE RATION OF CELL PHONES. >> Councilmember Cox: I WANT 22:38:53 ED TO HAVE THAT DULY CORRECTED THANK YOU FOR 22:38:57 CLARIFYING THAT MR. O'CONNOR 22:39:00 . FOR THE OTHER THING IS FOR THE TERMINATION 22:39:03 OF THE LEASE I REALLY THINK THAT IF THERE IS ANY CORRECTION THAT 22:39:06 NEEDS TO BE DONE, THAT IT SHOULD CHANGE FROM WAITING 90 22:39:09 DAYS TO 30 DAYS. AND IF 22:39:14 THE IF THE PARK DISTRICT NEEDS MORE TIME, THAT 22:39:17 THEY WOULD 22:39:20 ADVISE THE CITY OF FREMONT. BUT I WOULD NOT SAY THAT IT 22:39:24 WOULD TAKE 90 DAYS TO BE ABLE TO CURE A 22:39:27 BREACH ACTION AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT 22:39:30 ALSO CHANGED TO BE THE 30 DAYS 22:39:34 . AND I THINK 22:39:40 I'VE MENTIONED EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK THAT COVERED MOST OF 22:39:43 MY COMMENTS. 22:39:47 BUT ALSO I HAVE STANDING THE MOTION. 22:39:50 SO I'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM THE NEXT 22:39:53 PERSON FROM COUNCILMEMBER KENG. THANK YOU 22:39:56 . >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 22:39:59 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU MAYOR. I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. 22:40:02 I ALSO AGREE WITH MOST OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY 22:40:05 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. AND I THINK 22:40:09 THAT FREMONT IS VERY PROUD OF HAVING OUR BEAUTIFUL 22:40:12 MISSION PEAK PARK AREA AND IT BEING A PARK 22:40:16 LIKE A MUST-VISIT HIKING TRAIL IN THE 22:40:20 EAST BAY AS WELL AS PROMPTING FAMILY AND 22:40:23 FRIENDS TO HIKE THERE AS A FRIENDLY COMPETITION AND WE ARE 22:40:26 BEING MORE ACTIVE. BUT WE DO NEED 22:40:30 A AMBULANCE FOR 22:40:34 CONSERVANCY AND NEIGHBORHOOD. AND BE SENSITIVE FOR THE NUMBER 22:40:37 OF IMPACTS FOR THE SHEER NUMBER OF VISTAORS AND THE 22:40:39 LONG NUMBER OF HOURS IT HAS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 22:40:43 SO I DO THINK THAT AS FAR AS FREE PARKING, I 22:40:46 DO AGREE THAT WE ALSO NEED TO 22:40:49 MAKE IT PAID PARKING ON THE STANFORD AVENUE 22:40:53 SIDE AND I THINK OVER TIME, THE PARKING 22:40:56 METER SHOULD BE PAYING FOR ITSELF. AND I THINK 22:40:59 THAT ALSO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE WRITING SOME 22:41:02 OF THESE AGREEMENTS DURING THE NEGOTIATION 22:41:06 . BECAUSE THIS PARK IS BEING USED SO MUCH WE 22:41:09 DO NEED PERIODIC REVIEWS AT LEAST EVERY 22:41:12 FIVE YEARS TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING IF WE SHOULD BE MAKING 22:41:15 ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE IT WORK. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK 22:41:19 . WE DO NEED MORE PARK SPACES THAT PEOPLE CAN VISIT 22:41:22 BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE 22:41:25 F 22:41:28 ACCOUNTABLE FOR CONSERVANCY. THANK YOU. 22:41:29 >> Mayor Mei: WE HAVE A MOTION. 22:41:32 I WOULD SUPPORT THE IDEA OF GOING BACK TO THE 22:41:36 TABLE WITH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TERMS. I WOULD JUST DEFER THAT 22:41:39 WHILE WE HAVE CERTAIN REQUESTS, 22:41:43 USUALLY THEY ARE CONTRACTUALLY AND I 22:41:50 CONTRACTUAL AND I WOULD DEFER TO 22:41:54 STAFF ITSELF. BUT WE WOULD WANT TO 22:41:57 WORK WITHIN THOSE CONFINES. WE HAVE 22:42:00 A MOTION TO REJECT IT WITH THE WAY IT 22:42:03 STANDS AND GO BACK WITH SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD 22:42:06 LIKE TO CHECKER WITH PARTIES WE HAVE HERE 22:42:10 , NOT INCLUDING OHLONE, IF THERE'S ENOUGH FEEDBACK 22:42:13 I'M SURE THERE IS ACTUALLY FROM THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING 22:42:16 TO EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS AS WELL AS TO OUR STAFF 22:42:20 TEAM, SUZANNE AND JIM AND 22:42:23 OTHERS, THAT WE COULD PERHAPS BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AND 22:42:26 WHAT WOULD BE THE TIME FRAME AND THE SCOPE AT WHICH 22:42:29 WE WERE TO GET THIS TOGETHER 22:42:33 ? 22:42:38 >> JUST TO CLARIFY MY MOTION, WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE 22:42:41 MONTH TO MONTH CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT 22:42:44 , BEFORE WE BRING EVERYBODY BACK TO THE TABLE FOR 22:42:48 THE FOR THE LEASE 22:42:51 AGREEMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? >> Councilmember Cox: YES. 22:42:54 >> Councilmember Keng: I WOULD SECOND THAT. >> AND 22:42:57 SUZANNE DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE CLARITY ON 22:43:00 THE NEGOTIATING TERMS? 22:43:03 >> Mayor Mei: WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR 22:43:06 . >> I THINK IT WILL TAKE US A WHILE TO WORK 22:43:10 THROUGH SOME OF THESE ITEMS WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS BECAUSE SOME 22:43:13 OF THEM WILL BE ACCEPTABLE 22:43:16 AND SOME OF THEM WON'T BE AS 22:43:18 ANY NEGOTIATING ITEM WOULD BE DUE TO FURTHER DISCUSSION. 22:43:22 I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHICH ONES WOULD BE CLEAR BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT 22:43:25 THE DIRECTION IS FROM COUNCIL FROM YOUR DIRECTION TO ME 22:43:28 AT THIS POINT. 22:43:31 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE 22:43:35 CONCERNED OF ON BOTH SIDES? JIM JUST TO 22:43:38 CLARIFY WE DO THINK IT'S IN GOOD SPIRIT THAT WE OFFER THESE 22:43:41 COMMENTS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BALANCE. WE 22:43:45 ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE ALL THE PARTNERSHIP WE'VE HAD IN TERMS OF TRYING 22:43:48 TO OFFER THESE AMENITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE 22:43:51 HAVE GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH DUM 22:44:00 DUMBARTON QUARRY 22:44:03 . JUST TO CLARIFY, I KNOW SOME SPEAKERS MENTIONED 22:44:06 TONIGHT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL IT 22:44:09 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ADDRESS ONE PART OF 22:44:12 THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS, WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE IT WITH ALL IN TERMS 22:44:16 OF BOTH HAVING ACCESSIBILITY TO THESE AMENITIES IN OUR 22:44:19 COMMUNITY BUT ALSO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND SO 22:44:22 HOPEFULLY IT IS SOMETHING THAT WHEN WE WORK WITH OHLONE 22:44:24 PROGRAMS IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND I'VE 22:44:27 SUGGESTED THIS IN THE PAST WITH THE PARKING THAT WE GIVE IT A 22:44:31 SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STUDENTS AND PEOPLE WOULD BE MORE AMEN 22:44:34 ABLE TO PAY FOR THE FEE IF THEY COULD UNDERSTAND WHERE 22:44:37 THE FUND'S GOING. JIM DO YOU THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN 22:44:40 SOME CLEAR GUIDANCE AT LEAST FROM ALL OF US FROM OUR 22:44:44 COMMENTS TONIGHT? >> MAYOR MEI, I THINK THE 22:44:47 COUNCIL HAS BEEN PRETTY CLEAR. ONE THING I'D 22:44:50 LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS IF I MAY. >> Mayor Mei: 22:44:53 YES, OF COURSE. >> ONE THING IN 22:44:56 MY 35-PLUS YEARS OF WORKING IN 22:44:59 REGIONAL PARKS, I CAN TELL YOU 22:45:03 THAT THE STANFORD AVENUE OF AVENUE IS ONLY 22:45:06 IS ONLY 22:45:09 ONE OF TWO LOCATIONS WHERE I AND MY AGENCY 22:45:12 HAVE SPENT SO MANY TIME AND EFFORT 22:45:16 TO AMELIORATE IMPACTS 22:45:21 FOR RESIDENTS, THAT WE SPENT SO MUCH 22:45:24 TIME AND EFFORT. I KNOW ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS 22:45:28 IMPORTANT, I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR BOARD MEMBERS 22:45:31 BUT EQUITY OF ACCESS. THAT IS SOMETHING OUR BOARD 22:45:34 REALLY FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS 22:45:37 TO REGIONAL PARKS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FEES, 22:45:40 THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONCERN. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 22:45:44 THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO REENL 22:45:47 PARKS. SO THAT'S A 22:45:51 CONCERN IN THE DISCUSSION OF FEE 22:45:55 AND YOU KNOW I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE ONE MORE 22:45:58 TIME THAT THERE IS A LOT 22:46:01 OF COMMENTS THAT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE 22:46:04 TO THE CONCERNS OF NEIGHBORS. I WOULD HAVE TO 22:46:07 SAY, TO REJECT THAT IDEA THAT WE HAVE 22:46:10 DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH THE CITY, 22:46:14 WITH OHLONE COLLEGE, TRYING TO GET THE COLLEGE TO 22:46:17 ENGAGE ON THIS ISSUE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND WE'RE 22:46:20 WILLING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND MAYBE WITH THE CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP 22:46:23 AT THE COLLEGE MAYBE THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TRACTION ON THAT 22:46:27 PERSPECTIVE OF THE COLLEGE BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND 22:46:30 HELPING TO MANAGE THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THAT OCCURS 22:46:33 . AND I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO STEP RIGHT IN THERE. 22:46:36 LIKE I SAID I HAVEN'T MET DR. BISHOP 22:46:40 BUT I'M WILLING TO TAKE THAT ON AND WORK WITH THE CITY 22:46:43 TO HOPEFULLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. I'M STILL 22:46:47 IN THE GAME AND WE'LL STILL BE THERE BUT I WANTED TO EXPRESS 22:46:50 A COUPLE OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT CERTAINLY THE PARK DISTRICT 22:46:53 HAS STEPPED UP TO HELP WITH SOME OF THESE ISSUES. THE SITUATION 22:46:57 AT MISSION PEAK ESPECIALLY AT STANFORD IS 22:47:00 UNIQUE BUT IT'S NOT UNIQUE ANYMORE AFTER THAT 22:47:03 PANDEMIC. WE ARE STRUGGLING 22:47:06 WITH THESE DISTRICTS, AND AT MOST 22:47:10 PARK DISTRICTS THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH INCREASED VISITATION 22:47:13 . I DO HAVE THE COMMENTS AND I'M SURE SUZANNE AND 22:47:16 I WILL CHECK IN AFTER THIS MEETING TO COMPARE NOTES AND 22:47:19 WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY GREAT I SAY 22:47:22 WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. I ALSO WANT TO REALLY QUICKLY 22:47:25 NOTE WE HAVE A CHANGE IN OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE A CHANGE 22:47:29 IN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE 22:47:32 A CHANGE IN HOME. 22:47:35 MAYBE THIS CHANGE CAN AFFORD US BETTER RESULT 22:47:38 AND ONE THAT WILL MEET OUR NEEDS. 22:47:41 AMEN. A MOTION AND SECOND, I'M 22:47:45 NOT QUOTING CONFUCIO 22:47:48 US TONIGHT BUT HE SAYS 22:47:51 THIS IS GETTING LONG HERE. 22:47:54 >> MAYOR I MUST HAVE MISSED WHO SECONDED 22:47:57 . >> Mayor Mei: ORIGINALLY I SECONDED IT 22:48:02 . ANYONE ELSE, I'M FINE, ORIGINALLY WANTED TO GET 22:48:04 IT MOVED. >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER 22:48:07 COX. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, AYE 22:48:11 . COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, 22:48:14 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE 22:48:18 . VICE MAYOR SHAO, AYE. 22:48:21 MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE SO THE 22:48:24 MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND AT THIS TIME 22:48:28 , I DIDN'T APOLOGIZE BECAUSE 22:48:31 THIS HAS BEEN A LONG EVENING AND I DON'T WANT 22:48:34 TO END JUST ON THIS NOTE. IT'S BEEN A VERY TOUGH TIME 22:48:37 FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT I STARTED THIS EVENING 22:48:40 TALKING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE AND 22:48:43 WHETHER IT'S OUR VETERANS THAT WE HONOR WITH OUR SERVICE 22:48:46 , OR THIS WEEK 22:48:50 , OR THIS PAST WEEK WE'VE LOST ONE OF OUR DEAR MEMBERS 22:48:53 IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND 22:48:56 SHE'S SOMEONE WHO DID SPEAK UP OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO 22:48:59 NEEDED A VOICE, WHETHER IT'S 22:49:02 FOR THOSE WHO ARE FACING DIFFERENT CHALLENGES AND SHE PROVIDED 22:49:06 OVER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT 22:49:10 OUR ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERVISOR 22:49:18 SUPERVISOR WILMA CHAN WHO 22:49:21 UNFORTUNATELY PASSED THIS WEEK IN AN ACCIDENT. 22:49:24 OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO 22:49:27 HER FAMILY, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS. SHE WAS SOMEBODY WHO 22:49:30 WAS A TRAIL BLAZE ARE AS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY. 22:49:34 ONE OF OUR FIRST AAPI STATE 22:49:37 SENATORS AND SUPERVISORS AND HAD TO, I 22:49:40 HAVE WORKED WITH HER AROUND THE MOST 22:49:43 RECENT PROJECT WE WERE WORKING ON WAS WITH 22:49:48 RECIDIVISM AND EQUITY AND 22:49:51 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD AND INSECURITY AND 22:49:54 ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY AGAIN THAT 22:49:58 I'M GOING TO PAUSE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR 22:50:01 HER AND I THINK IT'S JUST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND 22:50:04 HONOR HER FOR HER SERVICE. SO IF YOU DON'T 22:50:08 MIND WE'LL -- >> Councilmember Shao: MAYOR 22:50:11 MEI SINCE WE'RE HAVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE I WOULD ALSO APPROACH 22:50:14 PROPOSE THAT 22:50:17 WE DO THAT ALSO FOR OUR 30 22:50:21 YEAR -- THREE MONTH OLD JESSICA 22:50:25 WOO WHO TRAJECTORY CLI LOST HIS LIFE 22:50:28 ON LAST WEEKEND. 22:50:32 >> Mayor Mei: THAT'S FINE, I WAS GOING TO DO IT SEPARATELY 22:50:34 . >> Councilmember Shao: LET'S DO IT SEPARATELY THEN. 22:50:37 >> Mayor Mei: IF WE COULD PAUSE FOR ONE MOMENT AND I'LL 22:50:40 EXPLAIN THE OTHER SWAIS A LITTLE BIT MORE 22:50:43 SITUATION A LITTLE BIT MORE 22:50:47 . [ MOMENT OF SILENCE ] >> Mayor Mei: AND IS A I 22:50:50 WAS GOING TO THEN ADDRESS THE OTHER ONE WHICH I 22:50:53 THINK IS JUST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED 22:50:57 AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SERVE BUT THEY SERVE 22:51:00 AS A REMINDER FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITY WE 22:51:04 LOST A YOUNG TO THE HER THIS WEEK IN A 22:51:07 VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT 22:51:11 OR SHOOTING. AND I'D LIKE TO 22:51:14 ASK THE COMMUNITY WHOEVER IS LISTENING TO 22:51:17 PLEASE HELP THE FAMILY. THERE IS A 22:51:20 GO FUND ME, THERE IS ALSO THE REQUEST FOR PEOPLE TO 22:51:23 PROVIDE INFORMATION. I KNOW 22:51:27 THAT IN SPEAKING WITH THE MOTHER, I THINK HER BIGGEST 22:51:30 HOPE IS TO FIND SOME RESOLUTION BUT ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY 22:51:34 , TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF TRAGEDY FROM HAPPENING 22:51:37 AGAIN TO ANY OTHER FAMILY. 22:51:41 AND I JUST HAVE TO 22:51:44 SAY THAT IT IS TRULY HEARTBREAK 22:51:48 ING. IN TERMS OF TRYING 22:51:51 TO UNDERSTAND THE 22:51:55 MAGNITUDE OF THIS TYPE OF LOSS FOR ANY FAMILY. AND SO I'D LIKE TO AGAIN 22:51:58 PAUSE FOR ANOTHER SEPARATE MOMENT OF SILENCE, IF THAT'S 22:52:01 POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. 22:52:17 [ MOMENT OF SILENT.] 22:52:21 >> Mayor Mei: SO WITH THIS DISCUSSION OF HOW 22:52:24 WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, I JUST ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO 22:52:27 WORK TOGETHER FOR KINDNESS AND FOR SUPPORT FOR 22:52:30 ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE IT'S MUCH NEEDED IN THIS TIME. 22:52:33 AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE ALL ABLE TO STAY WELL 22:52:36 BE HEALTHY, HELP IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN 22:52:40 , WHETHER IT'S HONORING OUR VETERANS, HONORING 22:52:43 THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO 22:52:46 HAVE TRAGICALLY BEEN IMPACTED AND ANYTHING YOU CAN 22:52:49 DO TO HELP THE FAMILIES WOULD BE 22:52:52 GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.