19:01:59 SALWAN COULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >> Mayor Mei: ROLL CALL, PLEASE. 19:02:03 MS. GAUTHIER. >> Ms. Gauthier: SORRY ABOUT THAT, MADAME MAYOR. 19:02:13 COUNCILMEMBER COX, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, HERE. 19:02:22 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, HERE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, PRESENT. 19:02:29 MAYOR MEI, HERE. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO JUST 19:02:34 SHARE THAT THERE ARE VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS 19:02:39 FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING, PLEASE GO 19:02:44 TO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AT FREMONT.GOV, OR PLEASE CONTACT THE 19:02:54 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 510-284-4060. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S MEETING, 19:03:01 ELECTRONIC MEETING, CAN DO SO BY PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON IN THE ZOOM FEATURE, OR IF THEY'RE DIALING 19:03:06 IN, BY PRESSING STAR NINE. AND I'LL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT AT EACH SECTION OF THE AGENDA TO ALLOW PEOPLE 19:03:13 TO SHARE. EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK ARE COMPILED, DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY 19:03:21 COUNCIL AND STAFF AND PUBLISHED IN OUR CITY AGENDA CENTER ON FREMONT.GOV AND WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AND CONSIDERED 19:03:26 PART OF PUBLIC RECORD. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING WILL GO UP UNTIL 11:30 THIS EVENING IF 19:03:32 NEEDED. AND WE WILL ALLOW 30 MINUTES OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, UP TO THREE 19:03:37 MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THAT INITIAL 30 19:03:43 MINUTES, WE'LL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. AND I WILL NOW TURN THIS MEETING OVER 19:03:49 AND INTRODUCE OUR CITY MANAGER FOR HER TO INTRODUCE HER STAFF, KARENA SHACKELFORD. 19:03:51 WELCOME. >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:04:01 BEFORE I INTRODUCE STAFF, I'D JUST LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF YOU ALREADY ARE AWARE OF THIS BUT THE AGE WELL CENTER AT 19:04:06 LAKE ELIZABETH WILL BE HOSTING ITS 15TH ANNUAL CRAB FEET FUNDRAISER ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH. 19:04:14 SO THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE A DRIVE-THRU OR DINE IN, OF COURSE THE DINE-IN WILL HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF 19:04:23 SEATS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AND ENJOY YOUR MEAL IN THE DINING ROOM, BUT THE DRIVE-THRU ALLOWS YOU TO PICK UP YOUR 19:04:32 MEAL AND TAKE IT HOME AND ENJOY WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OUR 19:04:39 FREMONT.GOV WEBSITE AND YOU CAN GET ALL OF THE DETAILS ON HOW TO REGISTER AND ORDER YOUR MEAL. 19:04:48 SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A MOMENT TO SHARE THAT. AND YES, I'D LOVE TO INTRODUCE MY 19:04:58 COLLEAGUE, DEBRA MARGOLIS, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY, OUR CITY CLERK, SUSAN GAUTHIER, AND WE HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE 19:05:06 STAFF ON THE LINE AS WELL AS OTHER STAFF TO BE HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT MAY COME UP 19:05:11 THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. SO THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 19:05:18 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO SAY, IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE EVEN THOUGH IT'S VIRTUALLY, 19:05:24 AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OUR STAFF FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. 19:05:28 AND ALSO THE ABILITY TO FLEX AS NEEDED. SO NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 19:05:34 THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ITEMS THAT WE'VE PASSED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE, AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WILL STAND. 19:05:43 AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THE GREEN SHEET FOR ITEM 2C REGARDING AB361, THERE IS A CORRECTION TO THE 19:05:50 RECOMMENDATION, AND IT'S CHANGING THE DATE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT BACK FROM JANUARY 11TH TO FEBRUARY -- 19:05:56 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE BUT I REMEMBER IT WAS A CHANGE. FEBRUARY 8TH, YES. 19:06:03 SO ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR COUNCIL WHO WISH TO PULL ANY AGENDA ITEM OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? 19:06:11 I SEE TWO HANDS RAISED. COULD WE CHECK TO SEE WHICH ITEMS THEY'D LIKE TO ADDRESS? 19:06:16 >> Ms. Gauthier: MR. BEEKMAN, WHICH ITEMS DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? 19:06:20 >> HI. BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. HAPPY 2022. 19:06:31 I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM C, B, G, I, J, AND L. AND I WILL TRY NOT TO TAKE THREE 19:06:41 MINUTES FOR EACH ITEM. >> Mayor Mei: BE, G -- >> C AS IN CAT. 19:06:52 >> Mayor Mei: C AS IN CAT,. >> Ms. Gauthier: D LIKE DAVID, E LIKE EDWARD, I, IDA, J AND JOHN. 19:07:04 IS THAT CORRECT? >> G AS IN GREG, L AS IN LADY. >> City Mgr. Shackelford: CAN YOU JUST 19:07:11 PLEASE REPEAT ALL OF THE ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR? >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. 19:07:21 C, G, E, I, J, L. >> Ms. Gauthier: WE'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE EACH FOR EACH OF THOSE ITEMS WHEN WE 19:07:29 COME BACK TO THAT. >> OKAY. >> Ms. Gauthier: MR. ABREU? 19:07:39 >> I'D LIKE TO DO ITEM J AS IN JULIETTE. >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY, WE'LL COME BACK 19:07:44 TO THAT. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: SO AT THIS TIME, CAN I 19:07:52 GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING THE ITEMS NOTED? >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVED. 19:07:59 >> Mayor Mei: C, G, E, I, J, AND L. OKAY. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX, AND 19:08:06 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, IF I CAN GET A ROLL CALL 19:08:12 VOTE, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:08:19 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:08:25 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:08:35 AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES ON THE OTHER ITEMS OTHER THAN THOSE THAT WERE NOTED AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THOSE AFTER 19:08:43 OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. SO THIS EVENING, I WANTED TO WELCOME, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT IMPORTANT 19:08:50 ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND WE'LL BEGIN FIRST WITH THE RESOLUTION. IF THEY COULD TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS, 19:08:56 IT'S FOR LILY ZHANG. I THINK HER COACH IS ALSO JOINING HER ON THAT. 19:09:04 SO WELCOME. WHEREAS, 50 YEARS AFTER THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA TEAM ENGAGED IN WHAT 19:09:11 BECAME KNOWN AS PING-PONG DIPLOMACY, TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES CAME TOGETHER TO FORM A PAIR 19:09:20 OF MIXED DOUBLES TEAMS TO COMPETE AT THE 2021 WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS IN HOUSTON, AND 19:09:33 WHEREAS, ONE OF THOSE TEAMS WAS AMERICAN LILY ZHANG AND CHINA'S LIN GAOYUAN, REACHING THE SEMIFINAL ROUND 19:09:45 TO ACHIEVE THE BRONZE MEDAL, AND WHERE THE CITY OF FREMONT PROUDLY RECOGNIZES LILY FOR ACHIEVING A BRONZE MEDAL, AND 19:09:51 WHEREAS THIS IS NOTEWORTHY AS THIS MAKES HISTORY WITH FREMONT RESIDENT LILY ZHANG BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN 19:10:01 SINCE 1959, 62 YEAR, TO EARN A MEDAL IN TABLE TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND WHEREAS, LILY ZHANG IS A PROUD 19:10:05 FREMONT RESIDENT WHOSE HOME CLUB IS TABLE TENNIS AMERICA, TTA, OF FREMONT. 19:10:14 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT HEREBY INVITES THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:10:23 COMMUNITY TO SHARE OUR WARM CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR LILY ZHANG'S 19:10:26 EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS IS AN INSPIRATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 19:10:34 SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, IN 62 YEARS, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY PROUD THAT YOU'RE FROM 19:10:39 -- AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS BRIEFLY FOR LIKE TWO TO THREE MINUTES? 19:10:49 >> OH, SURE. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONGRATULATIONS 19:10:54 AND YOUR REALLY KIND WORDS. IT'S STILL A DREAM TO ME. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED. 19:11:05 AND IT WAS TRULY SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE EVEN HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND I JUST THINK IT WAS EVEN MORE 19:11:14 SPECIAL BECAUSE IT WAS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PING-PONG DIPLOMACY WHEN THE U.S. AND CHINA CAME TOGETHER 19:11:23 AND UNITED OVER A SPORT, SO I JUST FEEL LIKE IT TRANSCENDS A LOT OF BOUNDARIES, AND I JUST LOVE BEING PART 19:11:32 OF, YOU KNOW, A MOMENT THAT IS REALLY SPECIAL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I HOPE THAT I 19:11:42 CAN DO MORE IN THE FUTURE FOR FREMONT, FOR THE U.S., AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL. 19:11:47 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO YOUR COACH AND FOR THE 19:11:51 OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT GOOD 19:11:56 SPORTSMANSHIP AND TOGETHER EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE MORE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, 19:12:02 AND IT'S BEEN GREAT SEEING YOU OVER THE YEARS, AND I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO WATCH YOU FROM THE BEGINNING, SO IT'S 19:12:08 BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY TO WITNESS. AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, FREMONT IS HOME TO MANY ATHLETES AND WE WOULD 19:12:14 LOVE TO SEE MORE, ALWAYS BRING BACK THE GOLD FOR US, BRING BACK MEDALS, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED. 19:12:17 SO BEST OF LUCK AS YOU CONTINUE THIS. >> OF COURSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 19:12:26 REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> Mayor Mei: SO NEXT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND FOR THE NEXT 19:12:32 ITEM, MS. COX? >> Councilmember Cox: ACTUALLY I WANTED TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE LILY 19:12:40 ZHANG. I KNOW THAT IN 2018 AND 2020, WE DID HAVE OHLONE COLLEGE STUDENT BY THE 19:12:50 NAME OF KOJU WAS ALSO A WORLD CHAMPION FOR TABLE TENNIS AT OHLONE COLLEGE, AND I BELIEVE SHE KNOWS YOU AS WELL, 19:12:58 BECAUSE THE LEAGUE IS VERY SMALL, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS CHAMPION, BUT 19:13:06 CONGRATULATIONS TO LILY AS THE CURRENT REIGNING CHAMPION AND WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD 19:13:10 THAT OHLONE HAS BEEN HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TABLE TENNIS AS WELL. 19:13:20 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I GUESS FREMONT IS THE HUB FOR TABLE 19:13:27 TENNIS. >> Councilmember Cox: THERE YOU GO. >> Mayor Mei: NOT ONLY THE CARS 19:13:32 SUPERCHARGED, SO ARE THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE. THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND 19:13:34 CONGRATULATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS. 19:13:39 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A PROCLAMATION 19:13:55 THAT WILL BE PRESENTED, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTED BY MS. JOHNSON. 19:14:04 THIS IS A PROCLAMATION ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY AND BEYOND. WHEREAS, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 19:14:12 DEVOTED HIS LIFE ON ADVANCING EQUALITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL AND CHALLENGED AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEVER 19:14:17 ENDING WORK OF BUILDING A MORE PERFECT UNION, AND WHEREAS DR. KING'S TEACHINGS CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND 19:14:25 INSPIRE US TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS THE KING HOLIDAY AND SERVICE ACT, ENACTED IN 19:14:33 1994 BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND INITIATED BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE CORETTA SCOTT KING TO BE DESIGNATED THE KING 19:14:39 HOLIDAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND WHEREAS SINCE 1994, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE BEEN 19:14:45 INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. KING TO SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES ON THE KING HOLIDAY, AND 19:14:52 WHEREAS, SERVING ON THE KING HOLIDAY IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO HONOR DR. KING, MEET LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL NEEDS, 19:15:01 AND BRINGS OUR CITIZENS TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATION, AND WHEREAS, FREDDYE DAVIS, PRESIDENT 19:15:07 OF HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY OF THE NAACP AND ITS MEMBERS SHALL BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ONGOING 19:15:13 COMMITMENT TO SERVICE BY ORGANIZING VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES, PROVIDING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP 19:15:19 PROGRAMS, SERVING ON THE POLICE ADVISORY BOARD AND COLLABORATING WITH THE FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 19:15:24 25 YEARS, AND WORKING TIRELESSLY TO STAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. 19:15:32 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THE ATTENTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, 19:15:41 EQUALITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE OF DR. KING AND, THEREFORE, PROCLAIMS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY ON JANUARY 17TH, 19:15:46 2022 AS A DAY OF SERVICE AND RECOGNITION OF EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE FREMONT COMMUNITY AND CALL 19:15:54 UPON THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THROUGH 19:16:00 PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 19:16:07 AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ADMIRED AND 19:16:12 APPRECIATED, AND IT SPEAKS TO THE TRUE SPIRIT OF WHY WE ARE RECOGNIZING AND HONORING YOU. 19:16:20 AND SO I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS, ALANDA, ON BEHALF -- AND I DON'T KNOW IF FREDDYE 19:16:23 WAS ABLE TO JOIN US BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU. 19:16:26 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? >> OH, SURE. ABSOLUTELY. 19:16:31 FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO GIVE MY REGARDS TO THE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY 19:16:36 OF FREMONT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US THIS EVENING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 19:16:42 THIS PROCLAMATION. I BRING REGARDS FROM OUR PRESIDENT, FREDDYE DAVIS AND OUR EXECUTIVE 19:16:49 COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE THIS PROCLAMATION AND THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF 19:16:56 FREMONT, NOT JUST ON MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 19:17:03 THAT, AND APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP 19:17:14 HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1950s. MRS. DAVIS HAS BEEN OUR PRESIDENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND SHE HAD THE HONOR 19:17:24 OF MARCHING WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AS A TEENAGER, SO THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO HER HEART, 19:17:32 AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY OF FREMONT ALSO RECOGNIZING THE CIVIL RIGHTS IS STILL AN ISSUE IN OUR COUNTRY AND JUST 19:17:41 PARTNERING WITH THE NAACP NOT JUST IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, BUT IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE 19:17:46 COMMUNITY. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR BRONZE MEDALIST, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON 19:17:53 THAT HONOR AS WELL. BUT WE WILL JOIN WITH YOU IN THE DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AS STATED IN THE 19:17:57 PROCLAMATION AND CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THANKS AGAIN. 19:18:02 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. BLESSINGS TO YOU AND TO ALL THE MEMBERS. 19:18:07 IT WAS WONDERFUL TO JOIN ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR OPEN HOUSE, AND THAT THERE'S A CONTINUAL OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP 19:18:13 FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. >> THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMEMBER COX AS WELL. 19:18:22 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT MARKS A BIG MOMENT IN FREMONT THAT THIS IS THE 19:18:29 FIRST TIME THAT OUR FREMONT CITY COUNCIL HAS PROCLAIMED DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING IN 66 YEARS DURING OUR 19:18:36 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT OF ALL OF US BEING SO DIVERSE, SO MANY PEOPLE 19:18:44 THAT REPRESENT SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES HERE IN FREMONT AND BEYOND, AND THAT IT REFLECTS WHAT DR. 19:18:49 KING HAS DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO ADVANCING AN EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. 19:19:00 AND I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MS. FREDDYE DAVIS, WHO'S BEEN SUCH A COURAGEOUS AND STRONG LEADER, 19:19:09 AS WELL AS ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NAACP CHAPTER OF THE HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY, THAT YOU HAVE FOUGHT 19:19:19 CONTINUOUSLY TO UPHOLD THE JUSTICE AND TO BE THE VOICE TO GET THINGS DONE, AND BUILDING THE LONG PARTNERSHIPS 19:19:25 HERE IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. AS IT'S BEEN SPOKEN BEFORE, THAT MS. DAVIS HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH OUR 19:19:38 PAST FIVE FREMONT POLICE CHIEFS AND WITH OUR ALAMEDA COUNTY D.A. ATTORNEY THAT HAS BEEN SPEAKING BOUNDS OF YEARS 19:19:47 OF EXPERIENCE OF BRINGING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DOING THE RIGHT THING, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH 19:19:55 FOR ALL OF THE WORK AND MUCH MORE NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED, AND IT GIVES ME GREAT HONOR TO HAVE WRITTEN THIS 19:20:02 PROCLAMATION IN THE SPIRIT OF DR. KING, THAT ALL OF US ARE FIGHTING FOR ALL THE JUSTICE THAT WE NEED TO BRING OUT 19:20:11 AND MAKE SURE THAT ANY INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS AN INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE, BUT IT'S IN THE SPIRIT, BECAUSE I 19:20:17 SERVED DURING THE WHITE HOUSE ON THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMISSION, AND WORKED WITH CORETTA SCOTT KING ALONG 19:20:24 WITH HER CHILDREN, DEXTER AND MARTY AND BERNICE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CARRIED 19:20:32 OUT THE MISSION OF WHAT DR. KING IS ABOUT, AND ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH DR. BENJAMIN HOOKS, LONG-STANDING 19:20:41 FAMILY FRIEND OF THE NAACP WHO'S THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT, AND OTHERS, BECAUSE MY FAMILY HELPED FOUNDED NAACP 19:20:49 AND MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS' HOME. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE STILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND IN THE 19:20:54 SPIRIT OF THE CITY OF THE FREMONT AND ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL WORK THAT WE'RE JOINING HANDS TO CONTINUE THE 19:21:01 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NAACP. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING AND WE LOOK 19:21:07 FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WHEN WE HAVE TIME TO DO IT IN PERSON AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE. 19:21:14 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COX. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU AGAIN. 19:21:17 PLEASE SHARE OUR REGARDS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: OF COURSE. 19:21:27 HUGS UNTIL WE CAN SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. >> Mayor Mei: NEXT I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE A PROCLAMATION BECAUSE FOR MANY 19:21:39 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN TOGETHER IN PERSON TO CELEBRATE THE 45TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 19:21:46 COMMEMORATION AND WE ACTUALLY DID THIS THIS WEEKEND TOO WITH THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL 19:21:50 SOCIETY AND I WANTED TO SHARE A PROCLAMATION TODAY IN HONOR OF THAT AND THEIR SPIRIT WITH THEIR 19:22:01 LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY WITH JEANNE, AND SHE'S JOINED US TODAY. SO WHEREAS THE SOCIETY HAS CELEBRATED 19:22:06 THE LIFE AND WORKS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FOR THE PAST 45 YEARS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES 19:22:13 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. KING AS WELL AS THE WORK THAT THE AFRO AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS 19:22:19 DONE TO UPLIFT AND EDUCATE THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. INSPIRED 19:22:27 MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN NON-VIOLENT PROTESTS TO SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF EQUALITY FOR ALL AND WAS A 19:22:36 MOTIVATING FORCE BEHIND A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT HAD AS ITS GOAL THE CREATION OF A SOCIETY TOLERANT FOR ALL 19:22:42 RACES OF ALL CULTURES AND NATIONALITIES, AND WHEREAS, THE CELEBRATION OF DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY IS 19:22:52 INTENDED AS A TIME FOR ALL AMERICANS TO REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERLIE OUR 19:22:58 CONSTITUTION, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND SINCE 1994 IS DESIGNATED BY 19:23:05 CONGRESS AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE, AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT ENJOYS A RICHNESS OF DIVERSITY IN ITS 19:23:11 POPULATION, EMBRACING MANY ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS AS PART OF BOTH THE CITY'S HISTORY AND ITS FUTURE. 19:23:19 AND WHEREAS, BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES ON THIS DAY WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL 19:23:25 VOLUNTEERISM AND THE COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A WAY TO BREAK DOWN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS AND 19:23:32 TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON THEIR COMMON CONCERNS AND INTERESTS, AND WHEREAS THE IDEAS OF DR. MARTIN 19:23:40 LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE CITY OF FREMONT COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ARE WORTHY OF REFLECTION AND SERVE AS A 19:23:47 REMINDER THAT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY MEMBER OF OUR 19:23:52 SOCIETY. NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE 19:24:01 AND ALSO CELEBRATE THE 45TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:24:12 AND ACCEPTING THIS WILL BE JEANNE FICKLIN AND MAYBE ALSO MARIAN LANGFORD. 19:24:18 WELCOME, JEANNE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, MISS JEANNE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI. 19:24:30 ON BEHALF OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, I'M DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THIS BEAUTIFUL 19:24:37 PROCLAMATION. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE RECEIVED PROCLAMATIONS FROM THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:24:47 GOING BACK PERHAPS FOUR MAYORS, SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW RECOGNITIONS FROM THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:24:59 DR. KING LEFT US A LEGACY, HIS FAMILY LEFT US A LEGACY, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MARCHED WITH HIM. 19:25:12 I HAVE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT GREAT MOVEMENT. WE CANNOT FORGET THAT DAY, WE CANNOT 19:25:19 FORGET THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE MOVEMENT. IT IS STILL MUCH NEEDED TODAY IN OUR 19:25:26 SOCIETY. IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SOCIETY WILL BE HAVING 19:25:37 ANOTHER EVENT ON FEBRUARY 12TH. WE HAD PLANNED TO BE IN THE MAGNIFICENT FREMONT EVENT CENTER, BUT 19:25:44 DUE TO THE COVID CLIMATE, WE HAVE DECIDED THAT IT WILL BE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR. 19:25:53 AND THE NATIONAL THEME IS ON BLACK HEALTH AND WELLNESS. BLACK HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 19:26:02 WE WILL HAVE SOME PHYSICIANS ADDRESSING THAT THEME. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR 19:26:08 THAT YOU HAVE EXTENDED THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 19:26:12 THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MISS JEAN. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT IN THE 19:26:20 SPIRIT OF PASTOR GARY HARRIS' MESSAGE, IT'S ABOUT LOVING THY NEIGHBOR AS WE LOVE THYSELF. 19:26:27 HOW WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OURSELVES OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT OTHERS BEFORE US, AND SOMETIMES 19:26:33 IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING IS VALUED AND APPRECIATED AND EVERYONE'S LIFE MATTERS AND THAT 19:26:39 WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS THE MESSAGE THAT HE SHARED AND HOW WE'RE WONDERFULLY AND UNIQUELY MADE, 19:26:45 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER COX, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? 19:26:57 >> Councilmember Cox: YES, I COULD NOT RESIST, BUT I SHALL. I WANT TO FIRST THANK JEAN FICKLIN 19:27:04 AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR CELEBRATING THE LIFE OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 45 YEARS, AND IF YOU DO THE MATH, 19:27:15 THIS IS WAY BEFORE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY CAME INTO BEING IN 1994. AND THAT BECAUSE OF THIS WONDERFUL 19:27:23 ORGANIZATION, THEY GIVE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO WONDERFUL STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT 19:27:33 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR VERY OWN FREMONT CITY MANAGER, KARENA SHACKELFORD, WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLEGE 19:27:42 SCHOLARSHIP, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY BE RUNNING THE CITIES OR THE GOVERNMENT IN OUR AREAS, AND THIS IS A 19:27:49 REFLECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHICH I HAVE GIVEN OVER THE 19:27:59 YEARS AND ALSO FULLY SUPPORTED. I REMEMBER WHEN JEAN WAS SO PROUD TO ACKNOWLEDGE KARENA MANY TIMES, AND 19:28:07 WHEN KARENA IS ABLE TO COME AND IT'S JUST BEEN VERY HEARTWARMING TO SEE THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP HAS COME TO 19:28:13 SOMEBODY SO WORTHY WITH GREAT LEADERSHIP AND SUCH TALENT THAT'S NOW LEADING OUR CITY OF FREMONT. 19:28:23 IN ADDITION, RECOGNIZING THAT AS YOU BROUGHT UP, JEAN, ABOUT THE EVENT DOWNTOWN CENTER, WE KNOW CORETTA SCOTT 19:28:40 KING WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 33 YEARS TO WALK UP AND DOWNTURNED NO A HOLIDAY FOR HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING 19:28:45 AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL WE APPROVED BACK IN NOVEMBER THE 16TH AT OUR FORMAL CITY COUNCIL 19:28:53 MEETING THAT CORETTA SCOTT KING'S QUOTE IS NOW WRITTEN AND WILL BE WRITTEN ON THE WALL OF OUR FREMONT 19:29:03 EVENT DOWNTOWN CENTER TO EMBRACE THE TEACHINGS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING SO BY DOING THIS TODAY DURING OUR CITY 19:29:12 COUNCIL BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING AS THE QUOTE, WE HAVE GONE FULL CIRCLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT 19:29:20 THE YEAR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING'S TEACHINGS, AND A SUMMARY, I'M GOING TO JUST SAY THIS BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING AN 19:29:25 INITIATIVE WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY IS HAVING 19:29:34 A SEAT AT THE TABLE, INCLUSION IS HAVING A VOICE, AND BELONGING IS HAVING THAT VOICE BE HEARD. 19:29:45 LET US ALL CELEBRATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, AND PAY TRIBUTE BECAUSE IT'S A DAY WHEN ALL PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, 19:29:53 RELIGIONS, CLASSES AND STATIONS OF LIFE PUT TOGETHER THEIR DIFFERENCES AND JOIN IN THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS, 19:30:02 AND TO LOVE, NOT HATE, BUT ALSO REAFFIRM THE IDEALS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUITY, 19:30:09 DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS AND ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:30:16 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, JEAN, FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP AND DRIVING. 19:30:21 WE LOVE YOU, ALL OF US LOVE YOU HERE AT CITY COUNCIL AND WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING AND JUST KNOW 19:30:28 THAT ALL YOUR WORKS AND THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL LIVING IN SO MANY WAYS OF HOW YOU REACHED OUT IN 19:30:34 THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE SHE TURNED -- EVERYBODY KNOWS 19:30:39 THIS FROM LAST YEAR, I WENT TO HER DRIVE-THRU BIRTHDAY PARTY. SHE TURNED 90 LAST YEAR. 19:30:47 AND SHE DOESN'T LOOK A DAY OLD THAN ABOUT 30 YEARS BACK IT UP. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE DOES BUT SHE 19:30:55 DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB OF KEEPING THINGS IN ORDER, AND DOING THINGS CONTINUOUSLY WITH A PASSION OF LOVE 19:31:03 TOWARDS OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, JEAN. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MISS JEAN. 19:31:10 TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IS TRULY THE GREATEST JOY ON EARTH, SO THE FACT YOU'VE BEEN A SOLID PARTNER FOR NOT 19:31:17 JUST THE AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY BUT FOR SO MANY YEARS WITH CBC, SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB AND OTHER GROUPS I 19:31:20 THINK THAT CLEARLY BRINGS THE BOND OF OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. 19:31:26 AND HOPE THAT YOU ARE WELL AND STAY HEALTHY. >> THANK YOU. 19:31:37 >> Mayor Mei: BLESSINGS TO YOU. NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS WE 19:31:42 WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SPEAKERS AT THAT TIME. >> Ms. Gauthier: UNDER ORAL 19:31:46 COMMUNICATIONS. >> Mayor Mei: PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, OPEN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AT THIS 19:31:50 TIME. AND IT'S ON ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT SCHEDULED ON THE 19:31:59 AGENDA THIS EVENING. MAY DO SO UNDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. AND IF YOU COULD PRESS STAR NINE OR 19:32:11 RAISE YOUR HAND. >> Ms. Gauthier: BLAIR BEEKMAN. >> HI, BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:32:21 THANKS FOR YOUR INTRODUCTORY THINGS TODAY. I ASSUME I'M GETTING THREE MINUTES FOR 19:32:24 PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Ms. Gauthier: FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S THREE MINUTES. 19:32:29 >> THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTORY 19:32:36 ITEMS TONIGHT. I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE MAJOR LARGE BAY AREA CITIES AT THIS TIME, 19:32:42 SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND AND SAN JOSÉ, HAVE BEEN KIND OF INUNDATED WITH NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE AND 19:32:52 TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS. AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF INTERESTING. IT BEEN A LOT TO ADJUST TO. 19:33:02 THE QUESTIONS, ALTHOUGH ARE DEEP AND NEEDED, I STILL THINK THAT IT'S THE IDEAS OF REIMAGINE, RACIAL EQUITY, 19:33:11 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OPEN PUBLIC POLICIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT CAN REALLY HELP ADDRESS THESE NEW LAW 19:33:20 ENFORCEMENT QUESTIONS AND SURVEILLANCE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE'RE AT AN INTERESTING SPOT TO REALLY 19:33:25 START TO BRING ALIVE THE IDEAS OF REIMAGINE CAN BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OURSELVES. 19:33:30 AND REALLY BRINGS OUT THE BETTER PARTS OF OURSELVES, WHAT EXACTLY REIMAGINE CAN BE AT THIS TIME. 19:33:39 HOW TO BRING IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OUT OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I THINK IT'S 19:33:44 IMPORTANT AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LEARN IMPORTANT LESSONS AS LOCAL COMMUNITIES HOW TO BUILD THAT AT THIS 19:33:53 TIME. GOOD LUCK HOW WE CAN DO THAT, AND THANK YOU, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT ALL I 19:33:58 HAVE TO SAY ON THAT ITEM FOR NOW. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT ITEM AND I HOPE WE ALL CAN. 19:34:06 WITH A MINUTE 30, I WANTED TO QUICKLY MENTION GOOD LUCK IN THE PREPAREDNESS PRACTICES NEEDED FOR THE NEXT FEW 19:34:17 WEEKS TO REALLY STAVE OFF THIS CURRENT OMICRON VARIATION FOR THIS WINTER. I THINK WE'RE ALL HOPING BY EARLY MID 19:34:27 JANUARY IF WE DO GOOD PRACTICES NOW, WE CAN BE IN OKAY SHAPE AND HAVE A GOOD REPORT OUT TO THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'LL BE 19:34:35 EXPECTING FROM MID FEBRUARY ONWARD. I HOPE AS A CITY COUNCIL, YOU'LL HAVE THOSE SORT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, AS MANY 19:34:42 BAY AREA CITIES CAN, AND WE CAN HAVE A GOOD IMPORTANT COURSE OF WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF FEBRUARY, MARCH 19:34:50 AND APRIL ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT OF OMICRON. IN THE MEANTIME, WE JUST HAVE TO 19:34:55 CONTINUE THE MASK USE AND JUST PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES AT THIS TIME FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 19:35:08 GOOD LUCK HOW WE CAN DO THAT. AND I JUST -- THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, AND I HOPE WHATEVER CHOICES WE HAVE, 19:35:12 WE CAN WORK IT OUT IN FRIENDLY TERMS HERE AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. 19:35:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. JOHN H HINDS. WELCOME. 19:35:40 >> Mayor Mei: MR. HINDS, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? 19:35:42 >> Mayor Mei: YES, I CAN. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. 19:35:51 HELLO, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. MY QUESTION TONIGHT IS, WHAT IF THE TOD AND TRANSIT DISAPPEARED? 19:35:57 TWO YEARS AGO, MANY OF US GOT A CRASH COURSE IN WORKING FROM HOME. LOTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE GOT BUILT AND 19:36:02 EMPLOYERS GOT TO SEE HOW THIS COULD WORK OUT. THAT VERDICT IS NOW IN AND MANY OF 19:36:08 THOSE EMPLOYERS ARE MAKING PERMANENT DECISIONS. THE ONE COMPANY I WORKED FOR IN SAN 19:36:12 FRANCISCO CLOSED ITS ONLY OFFICE LAST MONTH. ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES WILL BE WORKING 19:36:17 FROM HOME AND THOSE COMMUTES WON'T HAPPEN NOW. A SECOND COMPANY I WORK FOR IN 19:36:24 EMERYVILLE IS CLOSING ITS OFFICES THIS MONTH, AND MOVING TO A SMALLER ONE WITH JUST 20% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 19:36:30 THE OLD ONE BECAUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES DON'T WANT TO COME IN. FOR PEOPLE WHOSE WORK REQUIRES THEIR 19:36:33 PHYSICAL PRESENCE. THE OTHER 80% WON'T EVEN HAVE AN OFFICE TO GO TO. 19:36:40 THIS PICTURE IS PLAYING OUT AT COMPANY AFTER COMPANY NOW AND THE EFFECTS ON COMMUTE PATTERNS ARE SIGNIFICANT. 19:36:49 WE'RE SEEING THE ROADS AND BRIDGES FILLING UP SOME, PEOPLE THAT PREFER CARS FOR GETTING AROUND, BUT PUBLIC 19:36:57 TRANSIT HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. I'VE BEEN TAKING BART FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BECAUSE -- EVEN NOW THEIR 19:37:01 RIDERSHIP IS 10 OR 15% OF WHAT IT USED TO BE. A WHOLE LOT OF COMMUTES AREN'T 19:37:06 HAPPENING NOW. BART WILL PLACE OF BUSINESS BLI GET ITS RIDERSHIP BACK UP TO 50% SOMEDAY 19:37:15 AND WILL NEED BIGGER SUBSIDIES, IN CONTRAST, AMTRAK CAPITOL CORRIDOR DOESN'T HAVE THOSE ADVANTAGES AND IT'S 19:37:21 PROBABLY JUST TOAST. WHEN I WALK PAST THE STATION BEFORE COVID I USED TO SEE 10 TO 15 PEOPLE 19:37:27 GETTING OFF THEIR MORNING TRAIN, NOW IT'S MORE LIKE ONE OR ZERO. AND THAT'S WITH FEWER TRAINS RUNNING. 19:37:33 AT SOME POINT THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBSIDIZING IT WILL MOVE THEIR MONEY ELSEWHERE AND THE SERVICE WILL 19:37:38 END. WHERE THAT AFFECTS THE CITY IS IN THE PLANNING OF NEW TODs. 19:37:43 THOSE THAT ARE ANCHORED ON A BART STATION MIGHT STILL MAKE SENSE BUT WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHAT THAT EVEN MEANS 19:37:52 WHEN BART USAGE IS PERMANENTLY REDUCED BY SO MUCH. BUT TODs ANCHORED ON AN AMTRAK STATION 19:37:57 LIKE THE PROPOSAL FOR ARDENWOOD REALLY NEED TO INCLUDE A PLAN B FOR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSIT IS CANCELED 19:38:05 AND THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THERE BECOME COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON CARS FOR WHATEVER TRIPS THEY DO MAKE. 19:38:12 IF WE HAVEN'T PROVIDED ADEQUATE PARKING OR ROAD CAPACITY THEN WE WILL HAVE CREATED A BRAND NEW SHINING MESS THAT 19:38:19 WILL LAST FOR DECADES. THE KEY POINT HERE IS THE COMMUTING ASSUMPTIONS THAT UNDERLIE OUR TOD 19:38:26 PLANNING HAVE BEEN SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS, AND WE NEED TO RE-ASSESS THOSE NOW FROM 19:38:32 SCRATCH. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MR. HINDS, 19:38:37 FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME -- >> Ms. Gauthier: MR. ABREU JUST RAISED 19:38:40 HIS HAND. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. I DID NOT SEE THAT BEFORE. 19:38:51 KELLY, GOOD EVENING. COULD YOU UNMUTE YOUR MIC, PLEASE? >> SO WE JUST HEARD A PLEA FOR PLENTY 19:38:57 OF PARKING, AND QUESTIONING THE FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 19:39:05 AND JUST LAST NOVEMBER, WE HEARD A COUNCILMEMBER SPECIFICALLY POINT TO THE 40 SPACES AT MISSION PEAK AND 19:39:15 DECRY THAT THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY THERE, THE PARK DISTRICT IS GIVING AWAY 40 FREE PARKING SPACES. 19:39:22 SOMEHOW THERE'S SUCH A SHORT-TERM MEMORY ON THIS COUNCIL, AND ON THE CITY MANAGEMENT, THAT THE CITY CAN'T 19:39:32 REMEMBER BACK A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN THE CITY GAVE AWAY 500 OR 1,000 PARKING SPACES ON STANFORD AVENUE, ON 19:39:42 VINEYARD AVENUE, ON WEIBEL DRIVE, ON ANTELOPE DRIVE, ON COUGAR CIRCLE, ON LYNX DRIVE. 19:39:52 THE CITY CAN'T REMEMBER GIVING AWAY A THOUSAND PARKING SPACES ALL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO 19:39:55 ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING A PARKING PERMIT. 19:40:05 SO FREE PARKING FOR SOME, IN THE HUNDREDS, IN THE THOUSANDS OF PARKING SPACES. 19:40:12 BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S A PROBLEM TO GIVE AWAY 40 TO ANYBODY WHO DRIVES IN AND WANTS TO WALK IN A PARK. 19:40:28 THIS KIND OF ONE SIDED, OF, YOU KNOW, FAVORITISM IS DESPICABLE, AND THE CITY NEEDS TO -- IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE 19:40:36 ANTIPARKING, DON'T BE GIVING IT AWAY, AND DON'T POINT FINGERS AT OTHER AGENCIES THAT WHEN YOU YOURSELF ARE 19:40:40 DOING FAR WORSE IN FAVORITISM WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING. THANK YOU. 19:40:50 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT I THINK I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND NEXT WE'LL BRING 19:41:04 IT BACK TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA, I BELIEVE. WE'LL START WITH 2C AND WE'LL GIVE TWO 19:41:08 MINUTES FOR EACH OF THESE, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: BLAIR BEEKMAN RAISED HIS HAND ON THIS ITEM. 19:41:19 >> Mayor Mei: THIS IS FOR THE ITEM AB361 CONSIDER BEING MAKING FINDINGS TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL AND 19:41:25 LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY TO CONTINUE HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO AB361. 19:41:27 >> HI. THANK YOU. BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:41:32 WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION THE LAST TIME I SPOKE AT PUBLIC COMMENT IN DECEMBER. 19:41:38 I WROTE YOURSELVES SOME LETTERS RECENTLY YESTERDAY ABOUT THE SUBJECT. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE 19:41:45 SUBJECT TO BE A WORK IN PROGRESS. A FEW SHORT WORDS ON IT TODAY. AS APPROVING THE CONTINUING OF HYBRID 19:41:53 PUBLIC MEETINGS AT LOCAL AREA PUBLIC MEETINGS CAN BE IMPORTANT TO TERMS OF COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, I 19:42:02 HOPE THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME WILL BE -- ITEMS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC THEIR OWN ATTEMPTS AT RESPONSIBLE INFORMATION 19:42:10 PLANNING AND SHARING AROUND COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND THE OMICRON. 19:42:13 THANK YOU. I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT ALL FOR NOW. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK AND 19:42:21 HAVE DIALOGUE ON THE SUBJECT AND I CAN BE ABLE TO OFFER A FEW IDEAS AROUND COMMUNITY SAFETY ISSUES ON COVID WHEN 19:42:25 THESE SORT OF ISSUES COME UP AS AGENDA ITEMS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. 19:42:34 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL OR -- FOR ITEM 2C. 19:42:38 >> Councilmember Jones: SO MOVED. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER YANG 19:42:41 SHAO. MOVED AND SECONDED. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:42:52 THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER 19:42:59 KASSAN, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE, COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE, VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:43:06 MAYOR MEI, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOR ITEM 2C AS IN CAT. 19:43:15 NEXT IS ITEM 2D, WHICH IS THE MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM, MSSP, AND THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO 19:43:24 ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CUTE THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR 19:43:32 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT ON AGING TO PROVIDE MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES AND MAKING FINDINGS ON THE CEQA 19:43:35 EXCEPTION. MR. BEEKMAN, YOU HAD PULLED THIS ITEM? 19:43:42 >> I PULLED ITEM E. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, SO NOT 2D. >> NO, IT WAS ITEM E. 19:43:50 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. DID WE NOT PASS THIS EARLIER, SUSAN? I APOLOGIZE. 19:43:58 MS. GAUTHIER? >> Ms. Gauthier: SORRY, LET ME CHECK. I DIDN'T HAVE D ON MY LIST -- I MEAN, 19:44:02 SORRY, IT WASN'T ON MY LIST OF ITEMS BEING PULLED. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, MY APOLOGIES. 19:44:12 NEXT IS ITEM 2E AS IN EDWARD. WHICH IS SENECA FAMILY AGENCY SUBCONTRACT FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE 19:44:21 SERVICES, TO AUTHORIZE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SENECA FAMILY OF AGENCIES FOR THE PROVISION OF TRAUMA FOCUSED 19:44:26 COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUPS AND PARENTING CLASSES AS PART OF OUR CITY'S MASTER CONTRACT WITH THE 19:44:34 ALAMEDA COUNTY PROBATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2023. AND I KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE MISS 19:44:40 BAILEY ON THE CALL, AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND SERVICE. MR. BEEKMAN, YOU HAD A COMMENT ON 19:44:44 THIS? >> YEAH, I DID. I JUST -- I SAW THIS AND IT JUST GAVE 19:44:53 ME A QUICK REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT USED TO BE CALLED, BUT WE'RE NOW CALLING THESE THINGS 19:44:58 IDEAS OF REIMAGINE AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF REIMAGINE AT THIS TIME IS IMPORTANT TO ME. 19:45:09 I THINK WE'RE GOING UNDER A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM THAT TO FIND IDEAS OF REIMAGINE, IT COULD BE REAL HELPFUL 19:45:13 TO MYSELF RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM DOES. I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND MENTION 19:45:19 IT AND THANK YOURSELVES FOR THIS WORK THAT THIS IS SOME OF THE BETTER WORK WE CAN DO AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND 19:45:22 COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:45:27 AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION. I WANTED TO THANK ANNIE BAILEY AN THE 19:45:34 PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD FROM OUR FREMONT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AND SENECA FAMILY AGENCIES. 19:45:40 IT'S A CONTINUATION OF LONG-STANDING POLICIES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE IN PROVIDING THAT 19:45:44 SERVICE FOR THE JUVENILES AND THEIR FAMILIES. >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVED. 19:45:47 >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:45:57 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:46:05 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:46:11 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:46:20 NEXT IS ITEM 2G, I BELIEVE, AS IN GEORGE. TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE BAY AREA 19:46:27 WASI GRANT FUNDS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR $14,408 FOR 19:46:36 EQUIPMENT THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THAT. I BELIEVE IF I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE ITEM IS MORE GLOVES AND OTHER ASSORTED 19:46:42 THINGS NEEDED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND I SEE THAT OUR CHIEF OF FIRE, CHIEF CURTIS JACOBSON, WELCOME, HAPPY NEW 19:46:48 YEAR, IS ALSO ON THE CALL IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. SO I BELIEVE MR. BEEKMAN, YOU PULLED 19:46:53 THIS ITEM? >> YEAH, HI. BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:47:03 THIS ITEM WAS OF INTEREST TO MYSELF NOT ONLY AS RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND WORKING WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT 19:47:12 I THINK HAVE BECOME A MUCH IMPORTANT CONCEPT AT THIS TIME, RATHER THAN TERRORIST PLANNING SO MUCH. 19:47:22 IT'S ALSO A TIME THAT THIS IS ON YOUR JANUARY AGENDA ITEMS BECAUSE I THINK BAY WASI HAS CHANGED THEIR BUDGETING 19:47:29 AND PLANNING PRACTICES A BIT. THAT SHOULD BE NOTED. THEY ARE TRYING TO LEAVE THE ERA OF 19:47:35 9/11 AND MOVE MORE INTO AN ERA OF COMMUNITY AND PIECE AND THE IDEAS OF EMERGENCY PLANNING. 19:47:46 FOR COMMUNITY. SO IT JUST NICE TO SEE THIS ITEM HERE AT THIS TIME, AND GOOD LUCK, THERE 19:47:51 CAN BE SOME FEDERAL AUSPICES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT THIS TIME. 19:47:59 YOU CAN ASK BAY WASI FOR HELP AND GUY DENSE FOR GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICES AT THIS TIME. 19:48:11 >> Mayor Mei: SO THANK YOU, AND THIS IS FUND 199 AND I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED BY 19:48:15 OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS. >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVED. >> Mayor Mei: TO CONTINUE LEVEL THE 19:48:20 SERVICE. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. SECONDED BY -- 19:48:23 >> Councilmember Keng: SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: -- COUNCILMEMBER KENG. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:48:28 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:48:37 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:48:45 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOR ITEM 19:48:55 2G. NEXT IS ITEM 2I AS IN ICE CREAM. TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT FOR -- TO 19:49:00 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT WITH CONDOR SECURITY OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE SECURITY SERVICES 19:49:07 AT OUR FREMONT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER. AND MR. BEEKMAN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM? 19:49:16 >> YEAH, HI. TO SIMPLY COMBINE I AND J, THESE ARE SECURITY PRACTICES AND J IS SOME 19:49:28 TECHNOLOGY DEVICES. TO HAVE GOOD OVERSIGHT IS ALWAYS PORP AND MENTION AT THIS TIME I HOPE TO BE 19:49:32 OF HELP TO US ALL. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. JUST TO REAFFIRM, I BELIEVE IT'S FOR 19:49:37 THE SECURITY OF THE FREMONT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ITSELF ONGOING, IT'S NOT SOMETHING SPECIAL, IT'S THE 19:49:41 REGULAR MAINTENANCE WE HAVE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING UNUSUAL, IT'S A STANDARD CONTRACT FOR US TO PROVIDE SERVICES 19:49:48 FOR THAT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, BY VICE MAYOR SALWAN, SECONDED BY 19:49:53 COUNCILMEMBER JONES. EVERYONE IS VERY HAPPY TO HELP, SO THAT'S GOOD. 19:50:02 CAN I GET A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:50:07 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:50:13 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:50:27 THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ITEM 2J, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE AND ISSUE A 19:50:35 PURCHASE ORDER WITH STARCHASE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $193,000. JUST TO CLARIFY, WE HAVE OUR CHIEF 19:50:40 SEAN WASHINGTON, WELCOME, ALSO ON THE CALL, ABLE TO ANSWER THAT. TWO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. 19:50:49 ALSO I SEE LIEUTENANT ERIK TANG. TWO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM ARE BLAIR BEEKMAN AND -- 19:50:53 >> Ms. Gauthier: MR. ABREU. >> Mayor Mei: ABREU, YES. >> HI, BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:50:59 I THINK I SPOKE ON ITEM I AND I COMBINED I AND J, SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. 19:51:02 THANK YOU. >> Ms. Gauthier: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:51:15 MR. ABREU, WELCOME. >> I'D LIKE -- ON THIS REPORT IS THE PIECE OF HARDWARE, PROJECTILE 19:51:22 LAUNCHER, AND EACH ONE COSTS ABOUT $7,000. GIVEN THAT AN AVERAGE POLICE CAR ONLY 19:51:27 LASTS TWO OR THREE OR FOUR YEARS, THEY TURN OVER FAIRLY QUICKLY, WHAT IS THE FATE OF THAT LAUNCHER? 19:51:32 DO THEY GET RECYCLED INTO OTHER CARS OR NOT? IT'S NOT AT ALL CLEAR IN THE REPORT. 19:51:38 BULL THE REPORT DOES MAKE A BOLD PROMISE. IT DOES PROMISE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER 19:51:45 OF POLICE PURSUITS. OF COURSE YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE KNOW -- WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? 19:51:51 WHAT IS THE BASELINE NUMBER? HOW ARE WE GOING TO -- IS IT GOING TO REDUCE IT BY 1% OR BY, YOU KNOW, 50%? 19:51:59 WHAT IS THE REAL -- HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE THAT PERFORMANCE? AND THEN FINALLY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL 19:52:05 REVIEW, THIS IS A TRAVESTY. THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS ACTING AS IF THIS IS A PIECE OF SOFTWARE. 19:52:11 THIS IS NOT SOFTWARE. THIS IS HARDWARE. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS 19:52:15 ENTIRELY INADEQUATE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO COMPREHEND WHAT IS -- >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:52:21 THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL OR A MOTION? 19:52:28 >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVE. >> Councilmember Jones: SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER 19:52:30 COX AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:52:36 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:52:45 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:52:52 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:53:02 THE LAST ITEM THAT WAS PULLED, I BELIEVE IS 2L AS IN LAUGH. IT'S ACCESS POINT AND HOUSING RESOURCE 19:53:06 CENTER SERVICE AGREEMENT. AND IT'S TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN 19:53:11 AMENDMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS POINT AND HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER SERVICES 19:53:24 IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,811. I BELIEVE IT WAS PULLED BY MR. BEEKMAN. 19:53:34 >> Ms. Gauthier: CORRECT. >> HI, BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE, ITEM L. I JUST WANTED TO THANK ADOBE 19:53:37 SERVICES. THINK THEY DO SOME REALLY INTERESTING WORK. 19:53:44 I LIVE IN THE FREMONT ISLANDER AREA, I WORK WITH THE FREMONT ISLANDER AREA, AND THEY'VE JUST -- I'VE BEEN REALLY 19:53:53 IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY CAN DO. THANK YOU FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT. I'M SORRY IF I PULLED SO MANY ITEMS. 19:53:57 I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S TIME. I THINK NORMALLY THIS TIME SHOULD AT 19:54:04 LEAST ALLOW FOR TWO MINUTES FOR EACH SPEAKER. BECAUSE I PULLED SO MANY ITEMS, I WAS 19:54:08 WILLING TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE. I HOPE THE OTHER PERSON HAD SOME THINGS INTERESTING TO SAY, I HOPE YOU 19:54:12 CAN ALLOW TWO MINUTES IN THE FUTURE FOR THESE SORT OF ITEMS FOR PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 19:54:21 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ACCESS POINT AND HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER? 19:54:25 >> Councilmember Jones: MOVE TO APPROVE. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER 19:54:32 JONES, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SALWAN. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, 19:54:36 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:54:42 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:54:50 MAYOR MEI, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE WILL RETURN TO OUR REGULARLY 19:54:56 SCHEDULED ITEMS THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ITEM 7A. IT'S A CONSIDERATION OF OUR CITY 19:55:04 ATTORNEY CONTRACT, AND AN DOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING RAFAEL ALVARADO, JR. TO THE POSITION OF OUR CITY 19:55:16 ATTORNEY. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ALSO ALAN DEMEARS, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR 19:55:19 AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL IF THERE ARE SOME. OTHERWISE THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO 19:55:32 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DO SO IN APPOINTING OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? 19:55:38 SEEING NONE FROM THE PUBLIC, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER, CAN I GET EITHER A 19:55:43 QUESTION OR -- >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVED. >> Mayor Mei: VICE MAYOR -- SORRY, 19:55:47 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, YOU RAISED YOUR HAND? >> Councilmember Shao: YEAH, I WAS 19:55:52 GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. I JUST WASN'T SURE IF YOU HAD SOME 19:55:55 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SO MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 19:56:03 AND I SEE THAT RAFAEL HAS JOINED THUS EVENING. NICE TO SEE YOU. 19:56:11 HAPPY NEW YEAR. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:56:14 IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:56:21 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:56:27 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:56:34 AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY WHO WILL BE JOINING OUR TEAM. 19:56:38 RAFAEL ALVARADO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS JUST TO LET US HAVE A CHANCE 19:56:43 TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO OUR PUBLIC TOO. >> GOOD EVENING. 19:56:46 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, MAYOR MEI. I WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THE 19:56:51 MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM VERY EXCITED TO JOIN THIS INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION. 19:56:57 I'VE BEEN TRULY IMPRESSED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE QUALITY OF WORK OF CITY STAFF, AND I 19:57:01 REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING MY PART IN SUPPORTING FREMONT TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. 19:57:06 SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 22ND, WHICH IS MY START 19:57:10 DATE. >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING OUR 19:57:13 TEAM. AND THIS IS HISTORIC BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD MANY CITY ATTORNEYS. 19:57:19 WE'VE HAD SOME VERY LONG TENURE, WHICH MEANS HOPEFULLY THAT PEOPLE LOVE BEING HERE, AND SO WE HOPE THE SAME FOR YOU 19:57:25 IN TERMS OF STARTING A NEW YEAR WITH A NEW TEAM AND HOPEFULLY FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS AS WE RE-OPEN. 19:57:28 THANK YOU. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 19:57:39 >> Mayor Mei: SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM A8 AND I HAVE SOME COUNCIL REFERRALS FOR APPOINTMENTS AND 19:57:44 REAPPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY BODIES. JUST TO CLARIFY, MS. GAUTHIER, CAN WE DO THE WHOLE LIST UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS 19:57:51 ANYTHING TO PULL, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE MAKE A MOTION FOR THESE. THIS IS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY 19:58:05 BODIES. WE HAVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION, THERE IS ECONOMIC 19:58:13 DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSIONER FOR MONIQUE TORRES, WHO IS OUR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVE. 19:58:23 WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSIONER WHO IS FROM NORTHERN FREMONT, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE GEORGE W. PATTERSON HOUSE 19:58:33 ADVISORY BOARD, SONIA GOMEZ. WE ALSO HAVE THE GEORGE W. PATTERSON HOUSE ADVISORY BOARD, KAREN MUELLER, 19:58:43 WHO IS THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSION PEAK HERITAGE FOUNDATION. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A REAPPOINTMENT 19:58:47 OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER REENA RAO. IF I COULD GET A MOTION FOR THAT? 19:58:51 >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOVED. >> Councilmember Keng: SECONDED. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER 19:59:00 COX, SECONDED BY -- I SAW COUNCILMEMBER JONES' HAND BUT IT'S OKAY, I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO OBJECT, 19:59:07 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. SO MOVED AND SECONDED. SO I THINK ROLL CALL, PLEASE. 19:59:14 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:59:21 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:59:30 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW 19:59:35 THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR ALSO HAVE OTHER POSITIONS AND IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE RESET THE 19:59:40 APPLICATION PROCESS BY THE CITY MUNICIPAL RULES, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR ANY OF THE 19:59:46 OPEN POSITIONS, WHETHER IT'S THE SENIOR COMMISSIONS OR LIBRARY, AND I THINK THERE'S OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN 19:59:53 CURRENTLY, AND IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT ON OUR COMMISSIONS WEBSITE -- ON OUR CITY -- OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, 20:00:00 FEEL FREE, OUR CITY CLERK IS WONDERFULLY HELPFUL, SO SHE'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE ON THIS. 20:00:09 AT THIS TIME, I ALSO WANTED TO TURN IT OVER TO SEE IF THERE IS ORAL REPORTS ON MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR WHICH OUR 20:00:14 COUNCILMEMBERS SERVE ON DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING 20:00:20 THAT ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO SHARE. COUNCILMEMBER COX, IS THIS ON YOUR 20:00:25 COMMISSION? KOCH COX YES, IT IS. IT'S ON THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY, 20:00:32 AND I WANTED TO REPORT OUT ON THE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE LAST MONTH ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER THE 15TH. 20:00:46 AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS, I HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL IN EXPRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY 20:00:53 DO MORE IN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND INCREASE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE EAST 20:01:03 BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY IS PART OF A CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY POWER WHICH IS CALLED CC POWER, AND IT'S A JOINT 20:01:11 POWER AUTHORITY MADE UP OF 10 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIAN COMMUNITY POWER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT JOINT 20:01:19 ACTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN GET VOLUME AND PROCURE LARGE CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. 20:01:27 SO OUR EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY IS BASICALLY ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THIS JOINT POWER AUTHORITY. 20:01:37 AND SO WHAT I WAS HAPPY TO REPORT AND THAT WAS PROPOSED BY THE STAFF AT EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY WAS THAT THEY'RE 20:01:46 SETTING UP TO INCLUDE TWO PREFERENCES, AND ONE IS FOR DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTITIES, AND ANOTHER IS FOR 20:01:58 COMPANIES THAT ARE LOCATED IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND IT'S BASED OFF OF THE CALIFORNIA EPA, THE 20:02:06 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S STRUCTURE AND CRITERIA THAT MEETS THOSE AREAS, AND SO WITH THE 20:02:17 CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 209, IT DOES PROHIBIT SINCE IT DN PASS LAST YEAR OR I SHOULD SAY IN 2020, IT PROHIBITS 20:02:23 FROM CONSIDERING ANY RACE, SEX, COLOR, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN OF ANY BUSINESSES. 20:02:30 SO BY ADDING THESE TWO PREFERENCES AND ALSO THEY HAVE ADDITIONALLY THE TRADITIONAL LOCAL PREFERENCES WHEN 20:02:38 THEY EVALUATE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND DOING AWARD, THAT THIS IS INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF HAVING 20:02:45 SOME MORE SMALL BUSINESSES AWARDED THE BUSINESS OF THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY ORGANIZATION. 20:02:54 SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I HAD INITIATED AND DID A LOT TALK WITH SOME OF THE STAFF, BUT ALSO PASSING THE 20:03:00 MOTION TO SUPPORT AN INCREASED CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT 20:03:08 ARE LOCATED IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ALONG WITH UNION LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND DISABLED VETERAN 20:03:13 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. SO I WAS HAPPY THAT IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, AND IT'S BEING 20:03:23 IMPLEMENTED AND INCLUDED IN THEIR ANNUAL REPORTING EACH YEAR ON HOW THEY'RE MEASURED ON SUCCESS OF THIS. 20:03:27 SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT ON THAT FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING. THANK YOU. 20:03:33 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE EAST BAY 20:03:38 COMMUNITY ENERGY AND ITS CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP IN BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATE PROGRAM, 20:03:44 AND I KNOW OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO BEEN VERY STAUNCH SUPPORTERS OF ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE THAT 20:03:49 PARTNERSHIP AND IN PARTICULAR GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS UP WITH OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT A 20:03:56 PROGRAM THAT'S UNIQUE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS BUT ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT AS 20:04:02 WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS TODAY, ABOUT THE THEME, IS ABOUT BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS. 20:04:07 I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE, I KNOW ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AND, 20:04:12 IN PARTICULAR, RAIL, AND I ALSO SERVE ON THE SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL RAIL COMMISSION AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT 20:04:20 DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, SOME PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO PUBLIC TRANSIT AND ONE OF THE DECISIONS THAT 20:04:24 WAS MADE WAS TO KEEP THE FUNDING ON THE TICKETS. SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T EXPIRE AND SO 20:04:29 THAT NORMALLY THERE'S A TIME LIMIT ON SOME OF THE PAPER TICKETS, AND THEY'VE MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW PEOPLE 20:04:34 TO CONTINUE TO USE THOSE SO WHILE WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THE RIDERSHIP RETURN, YOU MAY NOT SEE SOME OF THE FUNDING 20:04:39 BECAUSE THEY'VE NOT HAD TO HAVE THOSE EXPIRE, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THEY'RE 20:04:47 LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL TICKET OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUTREACH TO PARTICULAR STUDENTS AND ALSO THEIR 20:04:51 CAPS PROGRAM, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO NOTE THAT THEY'RE DOING COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE 20:04:58 PROGRAM AND WE'VE ASKED THEM TO MAKE SURE AS PART OF IT THAT THEY TRY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE 20:05:03 LANGUAGES AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS. THEY'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS IF PEOPLE 20:05:09 ARE INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON THAT, THEY WILL BE LOOKING OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE REIMAGINE 20:05:14 TICKETING, AND SOME OF THE PROCESSES. SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROCUREMENT OF THAT WITH OTHER 20:05:17 AGENCIES. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A QUESTION OF SOME OF THE TICKET READERS ARE GETTING 20:05:24 OLDER AND THEY'RE PAPER TICKETS AND SOME PEOPLE ARE TRANSITIONING TO THE APPS AND PROVIDING THAT ACCESS TO THE 20:05:33 APPS BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT PEOPLE HAVE SOME -- THE RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT ON MOBILE APPLICATIONS HAVE CONTINUED 20:05:37 ACCESS. SO SPEAKING OF ACCESS, I ALSO WANTED TO UPDATE, I KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER AND 20:05:45 I HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT ON THIS, WE WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY THAT FOR THE CRAB FEED, BECAUSE OF THE RISING OF 20:05:51 THE OMICRON, IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE A DRIVE-THRU, NOT AN IN-PERSON. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT TOO. 20:05:58 SO I THINK THAT THAT'S IT FOR THIS EVENING. BUT THAT AND ALSO IN LIGHT OF ALL OF 20:06:05 OUR SERVICES, I WANTED TO JUST TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF AND WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR 20:06:11 ALL OF OUR HUMAN SERVICES, THAT TOGETHER, AGAIN, WE ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES, AND I WANT TO THANK MY 20:06:17 FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AS WE START THE NEW YEAR WITH NEW TEAMS AND NEW 20:06:22 GOVERNANCE, AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY, RAFAEL, WHO WILL BE JOINING US IN FEBRUARY. 20:06:28 AND WITH THAT NOTE, I'D ASK PEOPLE TO PLEASE HELP US. THERE WAS A NOTICE ALSO FROM THE 20:06:35 HOSPITALS THAT IF YOU DO NEED COVID TESTING, WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE AND THERE ARE 20:06:40 A LOT OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH, WITH ASIAN HEALTH, WITH WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, AND KAISER 20:06:45 AND OTHER AGENCIES. BUT AGAIN, THEY'RE ASKING, BECAUSE WE'VE OPINION SEEING SOME RISE OF 20:06:50 PEOPLE GOING INTO THE HOSPITALS THAT IF YOU'RE NOT SYMPTOMATIC, PLEASE, TO GIVE THEM SOME SPACE BECAUSE WE ARE 20:06:57 HAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO THOSE LOCATIONS. SO I KNOW IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE TO GET 20:07:00 BOTH -- AND I KNOW THIS WEEK WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGE TOO FOR TRAFFIC. 20:07:06 I KNOW SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WERE TRYING TO RETURN, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL OF THE AGENCIES ON TRYING TO 20:07:12 PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, 20:07:20 AND WITH THE THEME OF BEING KIND TO ONE ANOTHER AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPIRIT OF DR. MARTIN 20:07:24 LUTHER KING. SO WITH THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO END AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AND HOPE THAT 20:07:30 WE SEE YOU ALL SOON, EVEN IF IT'S IN ZOOM. TAKE CARE, BLESSINGS AND HEALTH TO 20:07:33 ALL. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.