19:02:09 REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY 19:02:16 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 19:02:16 >> Mayor Mei: ROLL CALL, PLEASE. 19:02:29 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, PRESENT, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT, 19:02:32 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, HERE, COUNCILMEMBER JONES, HERE, 19:02:37 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, HERE, VICE MAYOR SALWAN, PRESENT, MAYOR MEI, HERE. 19:02:38 >> Mayor Mei: SO THANK YOU. 19:02:41 NEXT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT THERE ARE VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 19:02:45 THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR ALL BOARDS AND 19:02:46 COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 19:02:50 IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING, PLEASE GO TO THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 19:02:54 PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AT FREMONT.GOV OR PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 19:02:57 AT 510-284-4060. 19:03:00 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTRONIC MEETING WISHING TO 19:03:04 SPEAK MAY DO SO DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE RAISED HAND ICON OR CALLING 19:03:05 IN BY DIALING STAR NINE. 19:03:08 I WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE EACH SECTION OF THE AGENDA. 19:03:13 EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ARE COMPILED, DISTRIBUTED TO 19:03:17 CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND PUBLISHED IN THE CITY'S AGENDA CENTER ON 19:03:20 FREMONT.GOV, AND WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC 19:03:21 RECORD. 19:03:25 I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS MEETING WILL GO UNTIL 11:30 P.M. THIS 19:03:28 EVENING, AND WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 19:03:32 IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THE INITIAL 19:03:35 30 MINUTES, WE WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. 19:03:37 IF TIME REMAINS. 19:03:42 I WILL NOW TURN THIS MEETING OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, KARENA SHACKELFORD, 19:03:45 TO MAKE HER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCE THE STAFF AT THIS TIME. 19:03:46 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:03:50 GOOD EVENING AND GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND STAFF 19:03:50 HERE TODAY. 19:03:59 I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUES, RAFAEL ALVARADO, CITY ATTORNEY, AND 19:04:00 SUSAN GAUTHIER, CITY CLERK. 19:04:06 WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN THE MEETING TONIGHT 19:04:10 AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 19:04:15 BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH MY ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT 19:04:21 OVER TO CITY ATTORNEY ALVARADO FOR A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CLOSED 19:04:22 SESSION. 19:04:23 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 19:04:24 AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 19:04:27 THIS IS THIS EVENING'S REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. 19:04:32 IN CLOSED SESSION, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL 19:04:39 COUNSEL ADDRESSING LITIGATION REGARDING TWO CASES. 19:04:41 THE COUNCIL TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTION. 19:04:41 THANK YOU. 19:04:46 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:04:49 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: MADAME MAYOR, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE 19:04:49 ANNOUNCEMENT. 19:04:50 >> Mayor Mei: SURE. 19:04:55 >> I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE HOMEKEY 19:04:57 APPLICATION THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. 19:05:02 FOR THE PURCHASE OF MOTEL 6 ON RESEARCH AVENUE FOR THE CONVERSION TO 19:05:04 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 19:05:10 I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT ALTHOUGH WE'D EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 19:05:15 WORD IN MID MARCH REGARDING THE FUNDING DECISION, THE STATEHOUSING COMMUNITY 19:05:20 DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS PUSHED BACK THAT RESPONSE DATE A COUPLE OF TIMES 19:05:24 NOW DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT THEY'D RECEIVED. 19:05:31 AND SO THE RECENT UPDATE THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF TIMING IS THAT WE ADVISED 19:05:39 THEM THAT OUR PROJECT COULD WAIT UNTIL JULY 2022 TO MOVE FORWARD, WHICH WOULD 19:05:43 GIVE THE STATE MORE TIME TO SORT THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT 19:05:45 APPLICATIONS AND MAKE FUNDING DECISIONS. 19:05:49 THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE WON'T HEAR ANYTHING UNTIL JUNE OR JULY. 19:05:53 WE COULD STILL HEAR SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. 19:05:56 BUT AT THE LATEST, IT WOULD BE SOMETIME IN JULY. 19:06:02 SO THAT'S WHERE WE STAND, AND AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE WILL 19:06:04 MAKE THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND TO THE COUNCIL. 19:06:05 THANK YOU. 19:06:08 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AND UPDATE. 19:06:12 I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT SOME CITIES HAD GOTTEN THEIR APPROVAL, SO 19:06:14 WE WERE WAITING FOR FEEDBACK EITHER WAY. 19:06:17 SO NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 19:06:22 AND THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WILL BE PASSED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE AND THE STAFF 19:06:23 RECOMMENDATION WILL STAND. 19:06:29 ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PULL AN ITEM CAN DO SO BY PRESSING THE 19:06:34 RAISE HAND ICON OR PRESSING STAR NINE. 19:06:38 IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC -- 19:06:42 >> Ms. Gauthier: JOHN HINDS AND KELLY ABREU HAVE RAISED HANDS. 19:06:44 WE'LL CHECK TO SEE WHICH ITEMS. 19:06:47 MR. HINDS? 19:06:48 >> 2E, COUNCIL RETREAT. 19:06:50 >> Ms. Gauthier: THANK YOU. 19:06:51 WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. 19:06:54 MR. ABREU? 19:06:56 >> 2E, COUNCIL RETREAT. 19:07:01 >> Ms. Gauthier: THANK YOU. 19:07:03 MR. BEEKMAN? 19:07:07 >> HI. 19:07:08 BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:07:10 HAPPY APRIL TO EVERYONE. 19:07:18 I'M INTERESTED IN THE MICROSOFT ITEM. 19:07:24 I DON'T QUITE KNOW ITS NUMBER, IT'S C, LETTER C. 19:07:29 AND I THINK THERE'S ONE OTHER ITEM I'M INTERESTED IN HERE, REAL QUICKLY. 19:07:38 OH, THERE'S ONE ABOUT -- I THINK PUBLIC SURVEY -- SURVEYS OF THE PUBLIC, IS 19:07:41 THAT A CONSENT CAL TAR ITEM? 19:07:44 CALENDAR ITEM? 19:07:47 19:07:48 >> Ms. Gauthier: THAT'S NEAR THE END OF THE AGENDA. 19:07:51 . 19:07:54 WE'LL COME BACK TO THE CONSENT ITEM AND OTHER ITEMS. 19:07:56 >> Mayor Mei: VICE MAYOR SALWAN, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED. 19:08:00 >> Vice Mayor Salwan: I'D LIKE TO MOVE CONSENT ITEM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 19:08:01 ITEMS 2C AND 2E. 19:08:03 >> Councilmember Jones: MADAME MAYOR? 19:08:04 >> Mayor Mei: YES. 19:08:10 >> Councilmember Jones: IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR NO PUBLIC 19:08:14 COMMENT, ARE WE ABLE TO ADD ITEM 7C TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS WELL? 19:08:24 >> Mayor Mei: I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. 19:08:28 >> MR. ALVARADO: THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM SO IT CAN BE MOVED, IT 19:08:31 CAN BE MOVED TO CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING, IF THAT IS THE PLEASURE OF 19:08:32 THE COUNCIL. 19:08:37 >> Ms. Gauthier: AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS THAT WANT TO SPEAK TO 19:08:38 ITEM 7C. 19:08:43 IT'S THE CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE GUIDING 19:08:44 PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES. 19:08:50 >> Vice Mayor Salwan: SO WE CAN ADD THAT AS WELL? 19:08:58 >> Ms. Gauthier: MS. DANZ, ARE YOU RAISING YOUR HAND -- 19:09:01 >> Councilmember Kassan: EXCUSE ME, I DON'T AGREE WITH MOVING THE 19:09:07 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. 19:09:13 >> Mayor Mei: I SEE YOUR HAND IS RAISED -- OKAY -- 19:09:14 >> Councilmember Kassan: SORRY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? 19:09:14 >> Mayor Mei: I CAN. 19:09:16 I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE. 19:09:21 SO YOU'D LIKE TO OBJECT TO 7C? 19:09:30 >> Councilmember Kassan: IS THERE A REQUEST TO MOVE THE LEGISLATIVE ITEM 19:09:31 TO CONSENT? 19:09:32 >> Mayor Mei: YES. 19:09:34 >> Councilmember Kassan: I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. 19:09:36 >> Councilmember Jones: -- MOTION. 19:09:41 >> Mayor Mei: I ALSO SAW MS. DANZ HAD HER HAND RAISED BUT I WASN'T SURE, 19:09:43 SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO LOOK FOR THAT. 19:09:47 >> Ms. Gauthier: WE NO LONGER HAVE HANDS RAISED. 19:09:48 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 19:09:57 SO CITY ATTORNEY RAFAEL -- CITY ATTORNEY ALVARADO, THEN WITH 7C BEING 19:10:02 ASKED TO BE LEFT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT 19:10:02 OFF. 19:10:06 SO IT'S THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I BELIEVE, VICE MAYOR SALWAN, THAT YOU 19:10:11 MADE THE MOTION, EXCLUDING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE PULLED, 19:10:12 WHICH WERE ITEMS -- 19:10:14 >> Ms. Gauthier: 2C AND 2E. 19:10:16 >> Vice Mayor Salwan: THAT'S CORRECT. 19:10:20 >> Ms. Gauthier: AND THERE WAS A SECOND BY -- 19:10:21 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 19:10:23 >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY, THANK YOU. 19:10:25 >> Mayor Mei: MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:10:27 >> Ms. Gauthier: YES, MADAME MAYOR. 19:10:30 COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:10:32 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:10:35 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:10:38 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:10:40 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:10:42 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:10:45 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:10:49 >> Mayor Mei: SO THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION 19:10:51 OF ITEMS 2C AND 2E. 19:10:53 AT THIS TIME. 19:10:58 AND NEXT -- AND THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER -- ALONG WITH ORAL 19:11:01 COMMUNICATIONS, AFTER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. 19:11:04 NEXT THIS EVENING IS CEREMONIAL ITEMS. 19:11:10 AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE A PROCLAMATION FOR FAIR HOUSING MONTH FOR APRIL 2022. 19:11:24 WHEREAS, THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR HOUSING IS NOT ONLY PROTECTED BY FEDERAL AND 19:11:25 STATE LAW, BUT A BASIC NEED AND ENTITLEMENT OF ALL PEOPLES; AND 19:11:30 WHEREAS, THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF 19:11:31 THE FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968 (TITLE VIII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT), 19:11:36 WHICH STATES THAT DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE AND RENTAL OF HOUSING IS ILLEGAL 19:11:37 WHEN BASED ON RACE COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, FAMILIAL STATUS, 19:11:43 AND DISABILITY; AND WHEREAS, THE CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING 19:11:47 ACT STATUTES ADDITIONALLY PROTECT CITIZENS AGAINST HOUSING 19:11:53 DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, 19:11:55 GENDER IDENTITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, VETERAN STATUS SOURCE OF INCOME, AND 19:12:05 ALL OTHER ARBITRARY FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION; AND WHEREAS, AS A 19:12:06 COMMUNITY WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOALS OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND 19:12:09 COMPETITIVENESS ARE BEST SERVED BY AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING 19:12:20 THOUGH PROMOTING DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO GOOD 19:12:23 JOBS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING; AND 19:12:26 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT SUPPORTS FAIR HOUSING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE 19:12:29 DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF PROJECT 19:12:33 SENTINEL TO EDUCATE HOME SEEKERS, APARTMENT MANAGERS, AND APARTMENT 19:12:38 OWNERS ON FEDERAL AND STATE HOUSING LAWS, AND TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF 19:12:45 ILLEGAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN FREMONT; AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO 19:12:49 HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS, THE CITY OF FREMONT WISHES TO FOCUS PUBLIC 19:12:52 ATTENTION ON APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY 19:12:59 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 19:13:04 2022 AS “FAIR HOUSING MONTH,” AND DO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY 19:13:08 ORGANIZATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE VALUE OF HARMONIOUS, INCLUSIVE, AND DIVERSE 19:13:12 COMMUNITIES OF NEIGHBORS AND TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 19:13:15 FOR ALL PEOPLE. 19:13:19 AND ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE DANIEL WILLIAMS OF THE FAIR HOUSING 19:13:20 STAFF ATTORNEY FOR PROJECT SENTINEL. 19:13:22 WELCOME THIS EVENING, DANIEL. 19:13:26 >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:13:31 PROJECT SENTINEL GREATLY APPRECIATE'S FREMONT'S SUPPORT AS WELL AS YOUR HELP 19:13:34 TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS AND THE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES 19:13:37 THAT PROJECT SENTINEL IS ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENTS OF FREMONT, 19:13:39 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. 19:13:40 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. 19:13:48 THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWARENESS. 19:13:51 IT'S SOMETHING WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED EFFORT IN. 19:13:55 WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO ALWAYS SUPPORTING THESE VALUES AND ENSURING 19:13:58 THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE STAND FIRMLY BY AS A CITY. 19:14:00 THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. 19:14:01 >> THANK YOU. 19:14:03 >> Mayor Mei: CONGRATULATIONS. 19:14:05 NEXT IS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. 19:14:10 AND THIS IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. 19:14:13 AND I SEE A COUPLE HANDS RAISED. 19:14:22 SO IF WE COULD PUT I GUESS 3 MINUTES FOR EACH ONE, I THINK WE HAVE TWO 19:14:22 HANDS RIGHT NOW. 19:14:30 COULD WE START WITH JOHN HINDS, EVERYONE? 19:14:31 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 19:14:33 >> Ms. Gauthier: WE HAVE MORE HANDS. 19:14:36 >> Mayor Mei: LET ME FIGURE OUT THE TIMING. 19:14:37 HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? 19:14:46 I THINK WE CAN STILL GO WITH 3 FOR NOW. 19:14:50 OR LET'S MAKE IT 2 MINUTES, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 19:14:50 OTHER PIECES. 19:14:56 >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY, 2 MINUTES? 19:14:56 >> Mayor Mei: YES. 19:14:58 WELCOME, JOHN. 19:14:59 THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING. 19:15:01 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 19:15:06 SEEING OTHER PEOPLE'S FACES AND HEARING THEIR VOICES HAVE BEEN BASIC PARTS OF 19:15:10 HUMAN INTERACTION SINCE FOREVER. 19:15:13 BUT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD MASKING AND DISTANCING RULES WHICH 19:15:18 HAVE BROKEN THAT PICTURE TO SOME EXTENT AND COULD EXPLAIN SOME OF THE 19:15:22 PATHOLOGIES WE'VE SEEN AROUND US LATELY. 19:15:27 ALTHOUGH MEETING REMOTELY -- ZOOM CAN COMPENSATE PRETTY WELL WHEN PEOPLE 19:15:32 HAVE THEIR CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES TURNED ON BUT WE KNOW FOR LARGER ONES 19:15:35 LIKE THIS ONE, WE RUN INTO BANDWIDTH PROBLEMS AND PEOPLE'S INTERACTION 19:15:36 BECOMES LIMITED AGAIN. 19:15:40 LIKE LAST WEEK, I THINK WE LOST A COMMENT FROM KELLY IN MID SENTENCE 19:15:41 THAT WAS AUDIO ONLY. 19:15:43 THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 19:15:48 ON THE WHOLE, I THINK THE COUNCIL MEETINGS VIA ZOOM HAVE BEEN RUN PRETTY 19:15:52 WELL, BUT I HAVE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF OTHER MEETINGS RECENTLY WITH STAFF 19:15:56 WHEN ZOOM'S MODERATION FEATURES WERE SERIOUSLY OVERUSED. 19:16:02 PARTICIPANTS WERE INVISIBLE AND INAUDIBLE, AND WE COULDN'T EVEN SEE 19:16:07 PEOPLE'S WRITTEN QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THEY WERE ACCEPTED BY A MODERATOR. 19:16:11 THAT'S ABOUT AS DISTANT AND LIMITED AS INTERACTION CAN BE. 19:16:17 I HEAR THAT THIS PRACTICE STARTED AFTER AN INCIDENT OF RUDENESS A COUPLE 19:16:19 MONTHS AGO, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE WRONG SOLUTION TO IT. 19:16:24 ONCE WE IDENTIFY OURSELVES, OUR COMMENTS REFLECT ON US ALONE. 19:16:25 LISTENERS KNOW THAT. 19:16:31 AND GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO SHELTER OTHER GROWN-UP FROM MEAN WORDS IS NOT 19:16:33 REALLY A SHOW OF RESPECT EITHER. 19:16:38 IF THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE ZOOM FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE SHOULDN'T BE 19:16:38 USING IT. 19:16:39 THANK YOU. 19:16:40 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:16:45 NEXT IS JOHN WHALEY. 19:16:46 WELCOME. 19:16:50 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 19:16:56 YEAH, I LIVE HERE IN THE PARKMONT AREA, AND I WANT TO SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF 19:17:01 THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM THAT'S ROLLING OUT NOW AT THE CHURCH IN PARKMONT. 19:17:05 I THINK THE PROGRAM IS GREAT, IT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT NOT ONLY ON OUR 19:17:08 UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS BUT ON THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND I THINK THESE PROGRAMS 19:17:13 LIKE THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AS WELL AS PROJECT HOMEKEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH 19:17:18 THE FREMONT AS A COMPASSIONATE CITY AND THE FREMONT COMPASSIONATE CITY CHARTER 19:17:22 THAT WAS RATIFIED IN 2016, AND GLAD TO SEE THE CITY IS NOT JUST GIVING IT LIP 19:17:27 SERVICE BUT ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND HOMELESSNESS IS A BIG ISSUE, 19:17:31 AND PROGRAMS LIKE THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AND PROJECT HOMEKEY ARE JUST 19:17:34 DROPS IN THE BUCKET, BUT THEY DO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT. 19:17:39 SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAMS, THEY'VE LOST THEIR HOUSING 19:17:46 DUE TO MEDICAL BILLS, OTHERS LOST A JOB, SOME CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, 19:17:50 SOME ARE ON FIXED INCOMES AND HAVE GOTTEN PRICED OUT OR, YOU KNOW, 19:17:55 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEY'RE JUST ESCAPING THOSE SITUATIONS. 19:17:59 AND THE TRUTH IS THAT MANY OF US ARE JUST ONE MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR ONE JOB 19:18:05 LOSS OR, YOU KNOW, FROM ONE TRAGEDY FROM BEING UNHOUSED OURSELVES, AND 19:18:12 THERE'S A SMALL GROUP OF NIMBYs WHO WANT TO SHUT DOWN THE PROGRAM BUT 19:18:15 THEY'RE REALLY A SMALL MINORITY AMONG MY NEIGHBORHOOD HERE. 19:18:20 THEY'RE ALSO REALLY DISINGENUOUS, THEY TRY TO RAISE UP FALSE BARRIERS OR 19:18:22 CONSTRAINTS TO TRY TO GET IT OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 19:18:28 I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THEY'RE A TINY MINORITY AND AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY 19:18:29 IS VERY POSITIVE ON THESE PROGRAMS. 19:18:35 AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST DROPS IN THE BUCKET, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT 19:18:39 THE CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AND CITY OF FREMONT IS 19:18:39 MOVING IN THESE DIRECTIONS. 19:18:43 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, BL WHALEY. 19:18:47 NEXT FOR THE SPEAKER IS MARIE H. 19:18:49 WELCOME. 19:18:53 >> THANK YOU. 19:18:59 MY NAME IS MARIE HUGHES, AND I AM A MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR FREMONT 19:19:00 FOR EVERYONE. 19:19:04 FREMONT FOR EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL INTERESTED PARTIES TO A 19:19:06 HOUSING ELEMENT WORKSHOP THAT WE ARE PLANNING. 19:19:12 THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE A PRESENTATION BY THE CITY AND ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM 19:19:14 CALIFORNIA -- AND ABODE SERVICES. 19:19:20 THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HECK THE HOUSING ELEMENT 19:19:25 ACTUALLY IS AND ALSO FOR RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEIR INPUT INTO FREMONT'S FUTURE. 19:19:31 MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IN THE 19:19:34 NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO SAVE 19:19:34 THE DATE. 19:19:41 IT'S APRIL 27TH AT 7:00 P.M., AND YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM MEETING AT 19:19:51 BITLEY/FFE-HOUSINGELEMENT. 19:19:52 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:19:57 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MINHAJ M. 19:19:57 WELCOME. 19:20:08 >> HELLO, MADAME MAYOR AND EVERYBODY ELSE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE 19:20:08 OPPORTUNITY TO TALK OVER HERE. 19:20:17 I'M HERE TODAY IN OPPOSITION OF THE 5G TOWER THAT IS GETTING BUILT IN 19:20:19 DISTRICT 6 IN FREMONT. 19:20:25 DEPARTMENT -- BUILDING 202-10-6600. 19:20:33 I AM LIKE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 10 OTHER HOMES ON THE STREET, AND SEVERAL 19:20:40 OTHER RESIDENTS HERE WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION OF HAVING -- BECAUSE OF 19:20:45 THE 5G RADIATION CONCERNS, HEALTH CONCERNS BECAUSE OF -- AND WE HAVE A 19:20:50 LOT OF KIDS ON THIS STREET AND PARTICULARLY MY KID IS DIAGNOSED WITH 19:20:54 DIABETES, AND WE ARE LIKE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAY THAT WHOLE 19:21:02 PROJECT IS GOING, AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY STOP ANY PROGRESS ON 19:21:04 THIS. 19:21:12 THE REPORT ATTACHED BY THE -- WHEN THEY STARTED BUILDING THIS PROJECT, AND 19:21:16 MENTIONED IN THIS PROJECT THAT IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY, THERE WILL BE 19:21:20 HIGH RADIATION AND MY HOME IS LIKE JUST NEXT TO IT. 19:21:28 THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS AND THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT THERE IS 19:21:32 NO HARMFUL RADIATIONS FROM THE 5G. 19:21:38 A LOT OF SCIENTISTS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE GRANTS TO DO THE RESEARCH, SO 19:21:42 WE HUMBLY ASK THE CITY TO TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION, STOP IMMEDIATE 19:21:49 WORK AND -- WHO COULD DO RADIATION TESTING, AND LIKE JUST ENSURE THAT WE 19:21:51 ALL ARE SAFE BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY PROGRESS. 19:21:55 THAT'S PRETTY MUCH -- THANKS A LOT. 19:21:55 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:21:58 NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY. 19:22:00 WELCOME, KELLY ABREU. 19:22:03 >> THANK YOU. 19:22:09 THIS COUNCIL DISCUSSED NORMS AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF 19:22:13 PROCLAMATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS AT ITS RETREAT RECENTLY. 19:22:19 NOW CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO COVER NON-CONTROVERSIAL ROUTINE 19:22:26 MATTERS SUCH AS A COMMENDATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE OR A PROCLAMATION -- 19:22:28 THE PROCLAMATION OF FAIR HOUSING MONTH THAT YOU JUST DID. 19:22:36 BUT LAST WEEK, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE A SUPPOSEDLY CEREMONIAL 19:22:38 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A NEW TRAUMA CENTER. 19:22:46 THE CITY COUNCIL WELCOMED ONE SPEAKER, OPENED THE DOOR TO -- LOBBIED FOR THE 19:22:47 PROPOSAL. 19:22:52 THE COUNCIL LOCKED THE DOORS TO ANYONE WHO WAS OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT. 19:22:57 THIS RESOLUTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATE ITEM ON THE 19:23:03 AGENDA OR ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, OR IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE 19:23:07 CONSENT CALENDAR, BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION WAS NOT PURELY CEREMONIAL. 19:23:13 BOTH THE BROWN ACT AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION REQUIRE THAT THIS COUNCIL 19:23:22 MUST ALLOW ALL SIDES TO SPEAK, NOT JUST BRING IN SELECTED FRIENDLY INVITEES 19:23:26 WHO ARE PROPONENTS OF THE PROJECT AND INTERESTED PARTIES. 19:23:32 NOT JUST THROW WHATEVER YOU WANT ON TO THE CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION AND 19:23:39 CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATION SECTION, AND THEN APPROVE WHATEVER YOU WANT WITHOUT 19:23:41 ALLOWING ANY DISSENT. 19:23:52 THIS IS REALLY UNLAWFUL, AND IT'S QUITE -- IT CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. 19:23:52 THANK YOU. 19:23:58 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:23:59 NEXT SPEAKER IS BLAIR BEEKMAN. 19:24:03 >> HI. 19:24:04 THANK YOU. 19:24:09 I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY TONIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO 19:24:15 [INAUDIBLE] MY THOUGHTS ABOUT CONSENT IN THE REGULAR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 19:24:15 HERE. 19:24:22 FIRST VERY MUCH OF A THANK YOU TO COUNCILPERSON KASSAN WHO LAST WEEK 19:24:26 SPOKE VERY ELOQUENTLY ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF PORTABLE HOUSING IDEAS COULD 19:24:27 BE FOR FREMONT. 19:24:29 AND IN FACT, FOR THE BAY AREA. 19:24:36 SHE'S LOOKING FOR NEW IDEAS AND NEW WAYS AND NEW FORMULAS TO ADDRESS OUR 19:24:39 CURRENT ISSUES, AND I THANK HER MUCH FOR THAT, FOR THOSE EFFORTS. 19:24:45 I TRY TO MENTION OFTEN THE IMPORTANCE OF MIXED INCOME IDEAS, AND ITS 19:24:53 FLEXIBILITY, THAT I THINK IT ALMOST -- SITUATION AND JUST OFFER OURSELVES 19:24:59 MUCH MORE CHOICES IN HOW WE DECIDE THE FUTURE OF HOW REALLY LOW INCOME, VERY 19:25:05 -- EXTREMELY LOW INCOME AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSING CAN BE PLACED 19:25:07 WITHIN MODERATE AND LOW INCOME HOUSING. 19:25:14 AND I THINK THAT'S A -- [INAUDIBLE] BAY AREA THAT I HOPE WE'RE LEARNING SOME 19:25:15 IMPORTANT LESSONS. 19:25:18 GOOD LUCK HOW WE CAN DO THAT. 19:25:22 OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE LEARNING IMPORTANT 19:25:24 STUDY SESSIONS ON MIXED INCOME IDEAS. 19:25:25 THE BAY AREA IS NOT. 19:25:30 IT'S KIND OF UP TO OURSELVES TO REALLY LEARN HOW TO INCORPORATE THOSE THINGS. 19:25:35 GOOD LUCK ON THE EFFORT, AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR HOMEKEY PROJECT IDEAS. 19:25:48 I KNOW YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED AND WE WERE VERY MUCH HOPING FOR ONE -- ALREADY 19:25:50 GOOD PRACTICES AND HOW WE CAN HOUSE THE UNHOUSED. 19:25:54 THERE'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE SUBSIDY FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT CAN ACTUALLY 19:25:56 SUBSIDIZE AND HOUSE UNHOUSED PEOPLE. 19:26:00 AND WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BETTER WORK PROGRAMS, WE ALREADY KNOW HOW TO 19:26:05 DO WELL, AND WE DO THAT, WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE. 19:26:09 THAT CAN HELP THE HOMEKEY PROJECT, AND THANKS FOR THE AGENDA TODAY. 19:26:10 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:26:19 I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LAST OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND AT THIS TIME, I'M 19:26:22 GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND RETURN TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED 19:26:25 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 19:26:30 THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM 2C, AND I BELIEVE THE SPEAKER IS BLAIR BEEKMAN. 19:26:37 THIS IS CONCERNING THE MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT AND THE ABILITY 19:26:41 TO ANSWER A THREE-YEAR MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE CONTRACT WITH DELL 19:26:41 MARKETING. 19:26:44 >> Ms. Gauthier: ONE MINUTE FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. 19:26:49 DID MR. BEEKMAN DROP OFF? 19:26:50 >> Mayor Mei: I'M LOOKING FOR HIM. 19:27:02 I BELIEVE HE'S NO LONGER -- 19:27:05 >> Ms. Gauthier: I'M NOT SEEING HIM ANY LONGER AS AN ATTENDEE. 19:27:10 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER JONES, I SAW YOU PRESSED -- 19:27:12 >> Councilmember Jones: I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER COX WAS GOING TO MAKE A 19:27:13 MOTION AND I WILL SECOND. 19:27:14 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 19:27:14 THANK YOU. 19:27:18 >> Councilmember Cox: BUT I AGREE. 19:27:28 >> Mayor Mei: SO WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE ITEM 2C, WHICH IS THE 19:27:31 MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT. 19:27:37 LET ME CHECK, THERE'S SOMEBODY WITH A HAND RAISED. 19:27:40 ARE YOU SPEAKING ON ITEM 2C AS IN CAT? 19:27:50 >> ACTUALLY I WAS THINKING ABOUT SPEAKING ON ANOTHER ITEM, PREVIOUS 19:27:55 ITEM REGARDING THE PORTABLE HOWING. 19:27:58 HOWEVER THE ITEM HAS PASSED, SO THEREFORE -- 19:28:00 >> Ms. Gauthier: WE'RE PAST ORAL COMMUNICATIONS NOW. 19:28:01 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:28:03 SO -- OKAY. 19:28:09 WE'LL GO BACK, WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE, ON THIS ITEM, 2C. 19:28:11 >> Ms. Gauthier: YES, MADAME MAYOR. 19:28:13 COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:28:16 COUNCILMEMBER SOMEHOW, AYE. 19:28:18 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:28:20 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:28:23 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:28:25 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:28:27 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:28:29 >> Mayor Mei: ITEM 2C PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:28:36 NEXT IS ITEM 2E AND IN ELEPHANT. 19:28:40 AND THAT WAS THE FEBRUARY 2022 CITY COUNCIL RETREAT. 19:28:46 THIS IS REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE COUNCIL RETREAT REPORT, AND THE 19:28:48 COUNCIL IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES. 19:28:50 FIRST SPEAKER -- 19:28:52 >> Ms. Gauthier: MR. HINDS AND MR. ABREU. 19:28:54 >> Mayor Mei: YES, WELCOME. 19:28:55 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 19:29:01 ON THE WHOLE, I THINK THESE RETREATS ARE GOOD THINGS, GIVING STAFF SOME -- 19:29:05 IN ADVANCE HELPS CUT DOWN ON THE NEED FOR REWORK LATER. 19:29:10 I DO WANT TO -- TEASE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS TO WORK ON BUT I THINK THEY ARE 19:29:14 NOT SUPER TIGHTLY ALIGNED WITH THE PRIORITIES OF FREEMENTS' RESIDENTS. 19:29:16 COULD I BE WRONG ABOUT THAT? 19:29:21 INCONCEIVABLE, I KNOW, BUT IF THE CITY GOT IT RIGHT, THEN YOU MUST HAVE SOME 19:29:22 GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THE WISHES OF RESIDENTS HERE. 19:29:24 ONE EXAMPLE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION. 19:29:30 ON NEXT DOOR, THE QUICKEST WAY TO GATHER LOTS OF IRATE PEOPLE IS TO 19:29:35 BRING UP ELIMINATION OF RIGHT TURN LANES. 19:29:38 WE SUDDENLY IMPAIR THE MOBILITY OF MOST PEOPLE IN TOWN. 19:29:40 BUT THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. 19:29:46 MY POINT IS, WE NEED A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY'S PRIORITIES WERE 19:29:48 ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS. 19:29:51 BECAUSE IF THE PRIORITIES AREN'T COMING FROM THE PEOPLE, WHERE SHOULD THEY 19:29:52 COME FROM? 19:29:52 THANK YOU. 19:29:53 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:30:02 NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY ABREU ON THIS ITEM. 19:30:07 >> SO IN THE COUNCIL RETREAT, IT WAS SAID THAT THE NORMS ARE THE 19:30:11 OVERARCHING GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR COUNCIL'S WORK TOGETHER AND GOOD 19:30:17 GOVERNANCE AND TEAM WORK ARE NEEDED FOR US TO FULFILL PROMISES TO VOTERS AND 19:30:27 REPRESENT RESIDENTS, AND -- BUT TRUST AND FACTUAL ACCURACY ARE PREREQUISITES 19:30:34 FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, DEMANDING THE CLOSURE OF MISSION PEAK, EXPECTS 19:30:41 LOYALTY, AND -- CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF OUT 19:30:41 TO DRY. 19:30:45 COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOW FOR MISREPRESENTING ITS SPONSORSHIP 19:30:51 OF THE PARK CLOSURE, AND STOP TARNISHING THE REPUTATION OF THE CITY 19:30:58 BY USING LIES, MISREPRESENTATIONS AND FALSEHOODS THAT ARE EASILY TIS PROVEN. 19:31:03 YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP WHEN YOU NEED A COURSE CORRECTION. 19:31:03 THANK YOU. 19:31:09 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:31:13 LAST SPEAKER ON ITEM 2E AS IN ELEPHANT, AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, YOU 19:31:14 HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED. 19:31:16 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES, I'M SORRY. 19:31:25 WE HAVE SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED REGARDING THE CONCERNS 19:31:29 OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE DO TAKE THOSE 19:31:31 INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE DECIDE ON OUR PRIORITIES. 19:31:32 THANK YOU. 19:31:33 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:31:43 WOULD YOU ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OR -- SINCE YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAID? 19:31:46 HAND RAISED? 19:31:49 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES, I WILL MOVE THE ITEM THE. 19:31:49 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:31:51 DO WE HAVE A SECOND? 19:31:54 JONES I'LL SECOND. 19:31:56 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 19:32:01 ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM 2E AS IN ELEPHANT. 19:32:05 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:32:06 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:32:09 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:32:12 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:32:15 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:32:16 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:32:19 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:32:23 SO THAT CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:32:25 THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS FROM ALL. 19:32:40 NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING IS THE ITEM 7A, WHICH HAVE THE VACATION 19:32:44 OF THE EASEMENT AT 38631 FREMONT BOULEVARD. 19:32:50 THIS IS -- WE FOUND THIS ACTION IS TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA, AND WE HAVE 19:32:59 ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HANS 19:33:04 LARSEN, AND OUR ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER, JAN WONG, ARE HERE THIS 19:33:04 EVENING. 19:33:11 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR PRESENTATION THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE? 19:33:14 >> MAYOR MEI, THERE'S NO PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. 19:33:15 IT'S RELATIVELY ROUTINE. 19:33:17 STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. 19:33:23 >> Councilmember Jones: MADAME MAYOR, IF WE HAVE NO OTHER INTEREST FROM 19:33:27 COUNCILMEMBERS OR THE PUBLIC, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. 19:33:29 >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND. 19:33:31 >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. 19:33:37 SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 19:33:44 AND IF WE CAN HAVE A ROLL CALL ON ITEM 7A, WHICH IS THE VACATION OF PUBLIC 19:33:46 UTILITIESE M. 19:33:48 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:33:50 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:33:53 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:33:57 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:33:58 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:34:00 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:34:03 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:34:05 >> Mayor Mei: SO ITEM 7A PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:34:14 NEXT IS ITEM 7B, WHICH IS THE UNION SANITARY DISTRICT UPDATE. 19:34:21 AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME UPDATE SHY LIGHTING I GUESS THEIR 19:34:24 CURRENT INITIATIVES AND OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL BE BY 19:34:30 THE UNION SANITARY DISTRICT SANITATION MANAGER PAUL ELDRIDGE. 19:34:31 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. 19:34:35 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. 19:34:36 APPRECIATE BEING HERE THIS EVENING. 19:34:40 BEAR WITH ME ONE MOMENT AS I ATTEMPT TO SHARE MY SCREEN. 19:34:55 AND LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN BEAR WITH ME ONE MOMENT. 19:34:57 >> Mayor Mei: SURE. 19:35:00 IF NOT, DO WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION ALSO? 19:35:10 FROM THE SIDE OF THE CITY THAT WE CAN ALSO RAISE IN CASE THERE'S ANY -- IT'S 19:35:10 WORKING PERFECT. 19:35:11 >> THANK YOU. 19:35:12 >> THANK YOU. 19:35:15 >> AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 19:35:18 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. 19:35:22 IT BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE 19:35:27 FREMONT CITY COUNCIL ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO OVER HERE AT UNION STAN TRI DISTRICT. 19:35:31 SO I'M GOING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT AND SOME STATISTICS FOR 19:35:35 THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SEUN YON SANITARY DISTRICT, GIVE AN 19:35:40 UPDATE ON SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE GENERAL WASTEWATER COMMUNITY 19:35:43 AND THEN FOCUS ON SOME SPECIFIC INITIATIVES HERE AT THE DISTRICT 19:35:43 ITSELF. 19:35:50 SO WITH THAT, OUR SERVICE AREA AS MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW IS COMPRISED OF 19:35:55 UNION CITY, NEWARK, AND THE CITY OF FREMONT, AND WE HAVE A FIVE-PERSON 19:36:00 INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED BOARD AND THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE MANNY FERNANDEZ 19:36:07 FROM UNION CITY, PAT KITE FROM NEWARK, ANJALI LATHI AND TWO OTHERS FROM 19:36:08 FREMONT. 19:36:09 SOME DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS. 19:36:17 WE'RE ABOUT 60 SQUARE MILES SERVICE AIR, WHICH MORE OR LESSEN COMPASSES 19:36:26 THE -- IT'S ABOUT 357,000 RESIDENTS, ABOUT 3,000 BUSINESSES, AND WE PROVIDE 19:36:31 SERVICE TO ABOUT 118,000 -- SERVICE CONNECTIONS. 19:36:35 WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 17,300 MANHOLES. 19:36:41 YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IS A WEIRD STATISTIC TO PUT IN A PRESENTATION. 19:36:46 WE DID NOT NORMALLY INCLUDE THAT IN PRESENTATIONS BULL PEOPLE ASK AT THE 19:36:54 END, SO WE FIGURED WE WOULD JUST ACQUIESCE. 19:37:05 WE HAVE 89 PERMITTED INDUSTRIES, LIKE TESLA MOTORS, LAM RESEARCH, WE HAVE A 19:37:12 SEPARATE DISTARNLG PERMIT THAT WE MANAGE WITH THAT INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE 19:37:16 THAT THERE'S NO BYPRODUCTS OR ANYTHING FROM THERE, MANUFACTURING PROCESS, 19:37:20 THAT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE SURE THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE THERE. 19:37:29 ABOUT 839 MILES OF PIPELINE, WE HAVE OUR 33-ACRE TREATMENT PLANT HERE AT 19:37:29 UNION CITY. 19:37:39 THAT AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT 22.86 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, AND THE 19:37:53 TREATMENT PLANT CAN HANDLE 33 MILLION -- WE PRODUCE AND BENEFICIALLY RE-USE 19:37:55 20,000 PLUS WET TONS. 19:37:58 SOME EMERGING TRENDS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN WASTEWATER, SOME OF YOU 19:38:04 MAY HAVE HEARD THIS MORE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, NOT SO MUCH ON A LOCAL LEVEL, 19:38:07 AND IT HAS TO DO WITH NUTRIENTS AND WATER BODIES. 19:38:14 CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE -- A LOT OF ATTENTION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS 19:38:21 ABOUT HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, AND EVEN CLOSER TO HOME, OUT IN DISCOVERY BAY A 19:38:27 FEW YEARS AGO, THEY HAD SOME ISSUES WITH HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, AND IT'S 19:38:29 PRIMARILY CAUSED BY NUTRIENTS THAT ARE IN THE WATER. 19:38:34 FOR EXAMPLE, NITROGEN, AMMONIA AND A PHOSPHOROUS. 19:38:38 THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF HIGH NUTRIENT LOADING AND 19:38:42 LEVELS, BUT THERE'S BEEN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT PRECLUDED 19:38:47 IT FROM BEING A PROBLEM IN THE BAY, AND NOW THERE'S A CONCERN THAT THESE 19:38:51 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WERE GOING AWAY, AND THAT THERE COULD BE A TIPPING 19:38:59 POINT WHERE MAYBE WE HAVE TO START WORRYING ABOUT HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN 19:38:59 THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. 19:39:05 WE'RE NOT AT THIS POINT YET, THIS IS FUTURE-FORWARD LOOKING, BUT IT IS 19:39:11 SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR RADAR, US AND THE STATE AND THE EPA AND THE 19:39:15 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S CRISIS, WE'RE 19:39:21 TRYING TO BE PRO EAKTIVE ABOUT THIS. 19:39:29 EACH ONE OF THESE YELLOW DOTS ON THIS MAP REPRESENT ONE OF THOSE 37 19:39:30 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. 19:39:34 AND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BEEN FUNDING SCIENCE AND TESTING AND 19:39:41 SAMPLING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO TRY TO GET AN IDEA OF JUST WHAT IS THE 19:39:51 -- HOW MANY UNITS CAN YOU PUT TO THE BAY BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM? 19:39:56 THE REGULATORY AGENCY, THE STATE AND EPA, WILL THEN USE THAT DATA TO COME 19:39:57 UP WITH LIMITS. 19:40:02 IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE STAY UNDER THIS LIMIT OF NUTRIENTS, THEN THE BAY WON'T 19:40:04 HAVE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS. 19:40:10 AND WE THINK IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD MODEL OF WORKING COOPERATIVELY, WHEN 19:40:13 THE REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO FUND THE SCIENCE AND 19:40:17 WE'RE USING SCIENCE TO DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS. 19:40:22 WITH THAT SAID, WE DO EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE A LIMIT FOR NUTRIENTS ON 19:40:25 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 19:40:32 BECAUSE OF THAT AND BECAUSE OF OTHER REASONS, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, 19:40:38 FUNCTIONAL OBSOLESCENCE AND OTHER REASONS, BACK IN 2015, UNION SANITARY 19:40:42 DISTRICT STARTED DOING EXTENSIVE CAPITAL PLANNING AND LOOKING AT OUR 19:40:47 FACILITIES AND TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT ARE OUR NEEDS NOW, WHAT ARE OUR 19:40:50 NEEDS IN THE FUTURE, AND JUST OVER THE HORIZON. 19:40:57 IT WAS A YEAR-LONG EVIDENT THAT WAS A CULMINATION OF WHAT WE CALL THE 19:41:04 ENHANCEMENT TREATMENT AND SITE UPGRADE PROJECT, IT'S A ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT 19:41:07 40 YEARS FOR THE DISTRICT'S INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT'S A COMBINATION 19:41:17 OF RI TROA FITTING, UPGRADING, EXISTING, RELOCATING EXISTING -- THIS 19:41:21 IS TO ENSURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO ALL OF 19:41:25 OUR CUSTOMERS, THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PLANS OF ALL THE 19:41:31 CITIES THAT WE SERVE, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS, SEWER 19:41:32 OVERFLOWS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 19:41:44 THIS IS A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 19:41:47 THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE OVERALL OF OUR TREATMENT PLANT FACILITIES. 19:42:02 PHASE 1A IS AERATION BASINS, SOME PLANT EQUALIZATION AND STORAGE. 19:42:08 AS A PART OF THIS EVALUATION, WE HAVE STARTED LOOKING AT SOME EXISTING 19:42:12 BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR TREATMENT PLANT SITE. 19:42:17 THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, OPERATIONS BUILDING AND ADMINISTRATION ARE THREE 19:42:23 SEPARATE BUILDINGS HERE ON SITE, AND PRIOR TO THE ETSU PROGRAM, WE STARTED 19:42:26 EVALUATING THE NEEDS OF THE BUILDINGS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE MEETING 19:42:32 CURRENT CODES, SOME OF THEM HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND DUE TO 19:42:37 THEIR AGE, THEY JUST WEREN'T WORKING ANY LONGER. 19:42:40 THEY CONDUCTED A SEPARATE ANALYSIS TO LOOK AT THE BUILDINGS AND THE 19:42:44 CONCLUSION WAS IT WAS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING 19:42:47 THAN TO TRY TO RETROFIT EACH OF THE THREE BUILDINGS. 19:42:53 AS I MENTIONED, THIS EVALUATION WAS INDEPENDENT OF THE TREATMENT PLANT FOR 19:42:58 THE ETSU PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE BOTH OF THE EVALUATIONS AND WE'VE 19:43:02 INCORPORATED THEM INTO THE OVERALL ETSU PROGRAM, SO NOW THE MAINTENANCE 19:43:05 FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION WILL BE ALL 19:43:06 HOUSED UNDER ONE ROOF MOVING FORWARD. 19:43:17 THIS IS A ARIST RENDITION OF WHAT THE CAMPUS BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE. 19:43:21 IT WILL COMPLY WITH CURRENT CODES, IT IS GOING TO BE RESILIENT TO SEISMIC 19:43:24 EVENTS AND SEA LEVEL RISE. 19:43:31 WE'RE INCLUDING SOLAR CHARGING AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S CONSOLIDATING THOSE THREE 19:43:38 SEPARATE BUILDINGS UNDER ONE ROOF AND PROVIDE -- REDUCES OUR ENERGY 19:43:40 CONSUMPTION AND ONGOING TREATMENT COSTS. 19:43:49 >> FOR OVER A CENTURY, UNION SANITARY DISTRICT HAS PROTECTED BOTH THE 19:43:55 ENVIRONMENT AND -- TREATED WASTEWATER BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT. 19:43:59 THIS MAY SOUND SIMPLE BUT IT REQUIRES CAREFULLY MANAGING A COMPLEX NETWORK 19:44:03 OF PIPES, PUMPS AND LARGE SCALE MACHINERY, TOTALING NEARLY $700 19:44:04 MILLION IN ASSETS. 19:44:09 ALTHOUGH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS WELL MAINTAINED, PORTIONS OF THE ALVARADO 19:44:12 TREATMENT PLANT IN UNION CITY DATE BACK TO THE 1960s. 19:44:17 TO MAINTAIN OUR HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE, WE ARE EMBARKING ON A COMPREHENSIVE 19:44:21 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE AS OUR ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT 40 19:44:23 YEARS OF RELIABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS. 19:44:30 THE ENHANCED TREATMENT AND SITE UPGRADE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST AND MOST 19:44:31 EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN OUR HISTORY. 19:44:37 >> OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THE PROGRAM WILL PROGRESS IN THREE PHASES 19:44:41 AND WILL INCLUDE UPGRADES TO MANY PARTS OF THE ALVARADO PLANT TO RENEW AGING 19:44:41 INFRASTRUCTURE. 19:44:47 IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE BAY THROUGH ENHANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 19:44:49 AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCY OF OUR FACILITY. 19:44:53 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TREATING WASTEWATER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REMOVING 19:44:56 SUBSTANCES THROUGH A SERIES OF PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL 19:44:56 PROCESSES. 19:45:01 THIS CAN INCLUDE REMOVING LARGE MATERIALS LIKE FLUSHABLE WIPES, ALL 19:45:07 WAY DOWN TO MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS AND NUTRIENTS LIKE NITROGEN. 19:45:11 NITROGEN IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING NUTRIENT THAT CAN CAUSAL GEE TO GROW 19:45:15 FASTER THAN ECOSYSTEMS CAN HANDLE, IMPACTING WATER QUALITY AND DECREASING 19:45:17 OXYGEN THAT FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE NEED TO SURVIVE. 19:45:24 HISTORICALLY, THE BAY HAS BEEN NATURALLY RESILIENT TO 19:45:27 NUTRIENT-RELATED PROBLEMS BUT RECENT STUDIES INDICATE THIS RESILIENCE MAY 19:45:28 BE DECLINING. 19:45:32 EVERY DAY, THE ALVARADO PLANT RECEIVES MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS OF NITROGEN 19:45:35 AND AMMONIA FROM OUR 356,000 SERVICE AREA POPULATION. 19:45:41 ONCE THE E TSU PROGRAM IS COMPLETE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO REDUCE NITROGEN BY 19:45:47 50% AND AMMONIA BY 90% BEFORE RELEASING TREATED WATER INTO THE BAY. 19:45:49 PHASE 1A HAS TWO COMPONENTS. 19:45:54 THE FIRST CONSISTS OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLANT'S EXISTING AERATION BASINS 19:45:55 AND THE ADDITION OF A NEW BASIN. 19:46:04 AERATION BASINS ARE LARGE TANKS THAT USE PO BLOWERS AND DIFFUSERS TO 19:46:05 ENHANCE THE BACTERIAL POPULATION. 19:46:07 ALSO KNOWN AS BUGS IN THE INDUSTRY. 19:46:14 THE BUGS USE THE OXYGEN TO THRIVE, AND ORGANIC MATERIALS AND WASTEWATER IS 19:46:14 FOOD. 19:46:18 THE BASINS ACCELERATE THIS NATURAL PROCESS, BREAKING DOWN THOSE 19:46:23 MATERIALS, AND ENABLING US TO TREAT VAST QUANTITIES OF WASTE RELIABLY, 19:46:24 QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. 19:46:30 THE SECOND COMPONENT OF PHASE 1A WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING A NEW CAMPUS 19:46:34 BUILDING WITHIN THE PLANT, COMPRISED OF OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND 19:46:34 ADMINISTRATION. 19:46:41 IT WILL BE MORE RESILIENT TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND ENSURE SEISMIC CODE TO ENSURE 19:46:44 OUR FACILITIES STAY OPEN 24/7. 19:46:48 PLACING THE BUILDING IN THIS POSITION OPTIMIZES THE LAYOUT OF THE TREATMENT 19:46:52 PROCESS AND REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY TO PUMP WASTE AND SOLIDS 19:46:57 THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY DURING TREATMENT, LEADING TO LESS ENERGY 19:46:58 USAGE AND LOWER COSTS. 19:47:03 IN PHASE 1B, WE'LL CONSTRUCT SECONDARY CLARIFIES, A PUMP STATION AND A 19:47:04 DISINFECTION FACILITY. 19:47:08 EACH CLARIFIER IS THE SIZE OF A HALF A FOOTBALL FIELD AND 20 FEET DEEP. 19:47:13 THEY'RE USED DOWNSTREAM OF THE AERATION BASINS, AIDING THE TREATMENT PROCESS 19:47:18 BY REMOVING ANY SOLIDS THAT CAN EITHER THROAT OR SETTLE OUT VIA GRAVITY. 19:47:21 ALONG WITH THE CLARIFIERS, WE'RE ALSO CONSTRUCTING A NEW PUMP STATION THAT 19:47:26 RETURNS THOSE HUNGRY BUGS BACK TO THE AIR RANGE OF MOTION BASINS, FURTHER 19:47:31 ENLANSING THE REMOVAL OF NITROGEN AND PROTECTING OUR PROCESS. 19:47:36 THE NEW FACILITIES WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE PUMP STATION AND CLARIFIERS TO 19:47:40 ENSURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAFELY DISCHARGE CLEAN WATER TO THE BAY. 19:47:47 PHASE 1C WILL CONVERT THE EXISTING SECONDARY CLARIFIER TANKS TO AN 19:47:52 EQUALIZATION BASIN THAT HOLDS THE WATER THAT FLOWS INTO THE PLANT AT VARYING 19:47:59 RATES, THEND PUMP IT OUT AS A -- THIS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING HEAVY RAIN 19:48:03 FALL OR STORMS, WHEN THE FLOW COMING INTO THE PLANT CAN VARY. 19:48:07 EQUALIZED FLOW ALLOWS US TO USELESS POWER FOR TREATMENT AND MINIMIZE 19:48:08 OPERATING COSTS. 19:48:14 >> IN YOU THINK THIS SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE JOB, YOU'RE RIGHT, BUT OUR HIGHLY 19:48:18 SKILLED EMPLOYEES ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION WHILE 19:48:21 PROVIDING OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES. 19:48:27 THE ETSU PROGRAM INCLUDES ONLY THE MOST CRITICAL PROJECTS NEEDED FOR OUR 19:48:30 SYSTEM AND WE EXAMINED MANY OPTIONS TO ENSURE THE BEST VALUE. 19:48:34 THE PHASES OF THE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT SEVEN TO 10 YEARS HAVE BEEN 19:48:38 PRIORITIZED FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY AND COST CONTROL. 19:48:42 OUR LOCAL NATURAL HABITATS DEPEND ON HEALTHY WATERWAYS AND A THRIVING BAY. 19:48:48 THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN AND ENJOY EVERY DAY MEANS AS MUCH TO US AS IT 19:48:52 DOES TO YOU, AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROTECTING IT. 19:48:57 THE ETSU PROGRAM WILL MEAN WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, 19:49:00 PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE TO THE TRI-CITIES AND KEEP PROTECTING 19:49:03 OUR PRECIOUS HOME FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 19:49:06 TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ETSU PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE. 19:49:15 >> ALL RIGHT. 19:49:21 THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT VIDEO WITH YOU. 19:49:24 WE DEVELOPED THAT VIDEO BECAUSE WE KEPT TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND WE KEPT 19:49:29 REFERRING TO IT AS THE SCOPE AND SCALE AND WE KEPT SAYING IT'S REALLY BIG, 19:49:31 AND PEOPLE WOULD SAY OKAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 19:49:34 WE THOUGHT, WELL, IF WE PUT A QUICK VIDEO TOGETHER, IT WILL GIVE SOME 19:49:37 SCOPE AND SCALE TO JUST HOW BIG THIS PROJECT IS. 19:49:44 IT'S CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $509 MILLION, AND WE THINK THAT WILL 19:49:48 BE SEVEN TO 10 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETE ALL OF THESE 19:49:52 PHASES, AND WE'VE AWARDED THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE AERATION 19:49:57 BASIN MODIFICATION PHASE 1A BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'LL START 19:49:59 CONSTRUCTION HERE VERY SHORTLY. 19:50:05 SOME ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FROM THIS PROGRAM IS, AGAIN, IT PROVIDES 19:50:08 RELIABLE AND RESILIENT WET-WEATHER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. 19:50:11 IT WILL MAKE US AN EARLY ADOPTER OF NUTRIENT REMOVAL. 19:50:18 AND WITH BETTER WATER QUALITY, IT WILL BE EASIER TO DO WATER RECLAMATION IN 19:50:25 THE FUTURE, SO WE'RE SORT OF SEEING THIS AS A FIRST PHASE OF A WATER 19:50:30 RECLAMATION IN THE FUTURE. 19:50:36 USD HAS CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT FOR MANY 19:50:45 YEARS TO EVALUATE WATER REEU AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR SOURCES OF 19:50:51 FUNDING FOR NOT ONLY THE ETSU PROJECT BUT THE RECLAIM PROJECT. 19:50:56 SO THAT IS MY SHORT PRESENTATION, AGAIN, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE 19:51:02 OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND YOUR MEETING THIS EVENING AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT 19:51:05 USD IS UP TO AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THE COUNCIL 19:51:05 MAY HAVE ANY. 19:51:12 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU, GENERAL MANAGER PAUL ELDRIDGE, AND IF 19:51:17 I THINK -- LET ME SEE, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SHAO'S HAND IS RAISED. 19:51:24 FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. 19:51:26 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:51:30 GENERAL MANAGER ELDRIDGE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. 19:51:40 PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN TO YOUR FACILITY, TO MY RECOLLECTION, YOUR FACILITY IS 19:51:43 JUST A ROAD AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND I HAVE TO SAY, 19:51:49 EVEN WHEN I WAS ON SITE, I COULD NOT SMELL ANYTHING, SO YOU HAVE BEEN DOING 19:51:55 A WONDERFUL JOB IN ODOR CONTROL, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IN OTHER 19:51:57 AREAS OF THE BAY. 19:52:04 I'M NOT TRYING TO BELITTLE THEIR JOB, BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE YOU A 19:52:04 COMPLIMENT. 19:52:12 SO MY QUESTION IS, WITH THE NEW ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, IS THERE ANY PART 19:52:20 OF THAT PROJECT ADDRESSING THE OLDER ISSUE OR WOULD THAT CONTINUE TO HELP 19:52:22 YOU HAVE GOOD CONTROL OF ODOR? 19:52:25 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND THE QUESTION. 19:52:28 AND IT A GOOD QUESTION. 19:52:34 IN ADDITION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE VIDEO WENT OVER IN GREAT DETAIL, 19:52:38 WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OR ENHANCE OUR ODOR CONTROL FACILITIES. 19:52:42 SOME OF THE CURRENT ODOR CONTROL FACILITIES ARE IN THE WAY OF THIS 19:52:42 CONSTRUCTION. 19:52:44 THEY NEED TO BE RELOCATED. 19:52:49 WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY WHILE WE RELOCATE THEM TO UPGRADE THEM 19:52:51 TO THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY. 19:52:56 THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE WORKS, IT'S BEEN WORKING WELL AS POINTED OUT. 19:52:57 WE APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. 19:53:04 BUT AS WITH ANYTHING, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AND PROVEN THAT WORKS A 19:53:07 LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER OR A LITTLE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TO OPERATE, SO 19:53:12 YES, THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO INCORPORATE THE ODOR CONTROL 19:53:15 FACILITIES AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, IT WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE 19:53:19 BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY. 19:53:22 THE UNION SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKES BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR 19:53:25 VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING ANY TIME SOON. 19:53:31 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU. 19:53:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:53:34 NEXT FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER COX. 19:53:38 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU. 19:53:43 THANK YOU SO MUCH, PAUL, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND ALSO TO OUR FELLOW 19:53:50 TRUSTEES, WE REALLY APPRECIATE -- AND DIRECTORS AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM AND 19:53:53 THEIR WORK REGARDING WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. 19:54:00 I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO FIND OUT WITH YOUR PROJECT, WHICH IS AN ENORMOUS 19:54:07 TASK, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER 500 -- ALMOST $510 MILLION. 19:54:11 WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED THROUGH A BOND MEASURE A COUPLE YEARS 19:54:12 AGO? 19:54:14 I WAS JUST TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDING. 19:54:16 >> SURE. 19:54:17 NO, GREAT QUESTION. 19:54:28 SO THE DISTRICT BACK IN EARLY 2020 EMBARKED UPON A RATE STUDY AND A RATE 19:54:35 INCREASE, AND THAT RATE INCREASE WAS TO PAY FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT 19:54:38 RATE INCREASE ENDED UP GETTING ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN MID 2020. 19:54:46 THE DISTRICT UTILIZES A FAIRLY SOPHISTICATED FISCAL MODEL THAT TAKES 19:54:51 ALL OF THESE COSTS INTO ACCOUNT AND IT GENERATES WHAT OUR FUTURE RATES NEED 19:54:56 TO BE BASED UPON OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL. 19:55:04 SINCE THE DISTRICT PASSED THOSE RATES, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO OBTAIN 19:55:07 VERY LOW COST FINANCING. 19:55:15 SO FAR WE'VE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF THE EPA LOAN WITH A VERY LOW INTEREST 19:55:20 RATE, AND THAT PAYS FOR 49% OF ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, SO WE'RE OUT STILL 19:55:23 LOOKING FOR THE OTHER 51%. 19:55:30 WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO DO A BOND SALE LAST YEAR AND THE INTEREST RATE WE GOT ON 19:55:38 THE BOND SALE, THAT WILL HELP PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WAS MUCH 19:55:42 BETTER THAN WHAT THE MODEL FORECASTED. 19:55:51 AN SRF LOAN, STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN IS SET ASIDE FOR WASTEWATER PROJECTS. 19:55:54 SO THAT'S A REALLY LONG WAY OF ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, I'M SORRY 19:56:01 ABOUT THAT, BUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF TOOK ALL OF THE FINANCING 19:56:06 INTO CONSIDERATION, AND THE CURRENT RATE SUPPORT ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS 19:56:09 THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND STARTING. 19:56:13 >> Councilmember Cox: YES, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THE 19:56:18 DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING AND THE MIX BASICALLY WITH ALL OF THAT BECAUSE 19:56:23 YOU ARE REGULATED BY THE EPA WITH A LOT OF THEIR TESTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL 19:56:26 TESTING SERVICES-TYPE STANDARDS AND PROTOCOL. 19:56:34 I WANTED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN TERMS OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION, AND I 19:56:39 SEE YOU HAD NOTED THAT THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BACK IN JANUARY WITH AERATION 19:56:45 BASINS, MODIFICATIONS, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS, ARE THEY A LOCAL COMPANY OR 19:56:52 ARE THEY A COMPANY THAT -- I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS GOT TO BE THERE 19:56:54 SPECIALLY, BUT CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COMPANY 19:56:59 AND MAYBE IF THERE'S SOME SIMILARCATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES THAT 19:57:02 COULD BE KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE AND JUST KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE 19:57:02 BIT ABOUT THEM? 19:57:03 >> SURE. 19:57:04 NO, GREAT QUESTION. 19:57:11 THE CONTRACTOR THAT GOT THE LOW BID, AND WE OPERATE UNDER THE PUBLIC 19:57:15 CONTRACT, SO WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST BID FROM A RESPONSIVE BIDDER. 19:57:20 THE LOW BID THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT WAS FROM A COMPANY CALLED WM 19:57:20 LYLES. 19:57:27 THE DISTRICT HAS NEVER WORKED WITH THEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE HEADQUARTERED 19:57:28 OUT OF BAKERSFIELD. 19:57:29 THEY'RE A VERY LARGE CONTRACTOR. 19:57:33 YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THEY SPECIALIZE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. 19:57:38 NOT EVERY CONTRACTOR CAN DO THIS TYPE OF WORK, ESPECIALLY AT THIS SCOPE AND 19:57:38 SCALE. 19:57:45 THEIR CONTRACT ALONE FOR THE AERATION BASINS IS ABOUT $120 MILLION, TO GIVE 19:57:47 YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH WORK THEY HAVE TO DO. 19:57:51 THEY DO HAVE A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESENCE BUT THEIR PRIMARY 19:57:55 HEADQUARTERS IS IN BAKERSFIELD, AND THEN THEY HAVE OTHER COMPANIES THAT 19:57:57 THEY PARTNER WITH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 19:58:03 WE DID AN EXTENSIVE REFERENCE CHECK ON ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR 19:58:09 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND THEY JUST GOT ACCOLADES FROM EVERYONE WE TALK TO, 19:58:14 EVEN SOME OF THEIR COMPETITORS SAID THAT THEY'RE A GREAT CONTRACTOR AND IF 19:58:16 YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH THEM, YOU SHOULD TAKE IT. 19:58:19 SO WE JUST STARTED OUR RELATIONSHIP. 19:58:21 SO FAR, SO GOOD. 19:58:22 IT'S A VERY LONG CONTRACT. 19:58:27 IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THREE YEARS TO FINISH PHASE 1A, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT 19:58:31 WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THEM IN THREE YEARS AS WE DO NOW. 19:58:36 AND -- [INAUDIBLE] 19:58:37 >> Councilmember Cox: YES, ABSOLUTELY. 19:58:43 IS THERE SOME SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INVOLVED WITH THIS TO 19:58:49 ENGAGE IN SOME OF THE UNIQUE SMALL BUSINESSES OR, YOU KNOW, WOMEN-OWN 19:58:53 BUSINESSES, VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES AND ALSO IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT, 19:58:57 AND ALSO IF THERE'S ANY UNION INVOLVED IN THIS LOCAL WORK. 19:58:57 >> SURE. 19:59:08 THE PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE REQUIRES CERTAIN PERCENTAGES OF MINORITY OR 19:59:11 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE OR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE 19:59:15 IN BEING EITHER A SUBCONTRACTOR OR A SUPPLIER. 19:59:21 I APOLOGIZE, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT OR HOW MANY OF 19:59:28 THEIR SUPPLIERS AS REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY DO HAVE TO GO OUT AND TRY TO GET 19:59:32 FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL FOR FOLKS WHO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. 19:59:36 I JUST DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD EXACTLY WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS, 19:59:37 BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO. 19:59:44 I DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE USING AS MANY LOCAL SUPPLIERS AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN, 19:59:47 WHETHER IT'S CONCRETE OR STEEL OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS. 19:59:52 IT JUST MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE FOR THEM SO THEY'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE 19:59:55 LOCAL RESOURCES AS BEST THEY CAN. 19:59:56 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. 20:00:02 I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW THEY CAN ENGAGE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPLIERS AND EVEN 20:00:08 THE FREMONT CHAMBER AND ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF A 20:00:12 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT RIGHT HERE. 20:00:17 I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THE LABOR. 20:00:21 ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH THE UNIONS AND TRADE GROUPS IN THIS TYPE WORK AND 20:00:22 SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. 20:00:26 >> SURE, SORRY, MY APOLOGIES. 20:00:30 SO THIS PROJECT DOES NOT REQUIRE 100% UNION LABOR. 20:00:36 WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY UNION RATE OR WHAT WE CALL PREVAILING WAGES. 20:00:39 SO ABSOLUTELY, WE'RE PAYING PREVAILING WAGE. 20:00:44 WHETHER OR NOT I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IF LIELS IS A UNION SHOP, 20:00:52 BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN ANY OF THE PROJECTS OR CONTRACT SPECS THAT WOULD 20:00:58 PREINCLUDE UNION LABOR BUT ABSOLUTELY WE'RE REQUIRED TO PAY UNION WAGES. 20:00:58 >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. 20:01:03 COULD YOU FOLLOW UP IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL JUST TO MAKE SURE ON THE 20:01:06 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS? 20:01:09 JUST CURIOUS AND SEE IF YOU COULD PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THAT 20:01:14 AND ANYTHING ELSE RELATING TO LABOR TRADE GROUPS AND WHICH ONES MAY BE 20:01:15 ENGAGED, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 20:01:15 >> SURE. 20:01:23 IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND FORWARD THAT INFORMATION VIA 20:01:26 THE CITY MANAGER ONCE I GET IT, IF THAT'S ACCEPTABLE? 20:01:27 >> Councilmember Cox: THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. 20:01:30 I WAS GOING TO GET READY TO SAY THAT AS WELL. 20:01:32 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING SOME UPDATES. 20:01:33 THANK YOU. 20:01:33 >> MY PLEASURE. 20:01:34 THANK YOU. 20:01:40 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENG WITH YOUR HAND RAISED. 20:01:41 >> YES, MADAME MAYOR. 20:01:50 ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK ONE OF THE SAME QUESTIONS, HOW THIS -- 20:01:55 BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION OF ALL YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE BOARD 20:02:03 MEMBERS OF YOUR HARD WORK COMPLETING THE PLANNING OF THIS PROJECT AND THIS 20:02:10 VERY IMPORTANT WORK, MAKING SURE THAT OUR WASTEWATER IS TREATED WELL AND 20:02:14 THAT OUR BAY IS NOT POLLUTED, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. 20:02:14 >> THANK YOU. 20:02:16 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:02:18 NEXT I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 20:02:23 I SEE WITH HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. 20:02:24 FIRST IS KELLY ABREU. 20:02:26 WELCOME, KELLY. 20:02:35 >> YEAH, THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE LARGE CHEMICAL PROCESS PLANTS IS QUITE 20:02:36 SOMETHING. 20:02:46 AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE JUST HOW -- ALL THE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND 20:02:46 HOW COMPLICATED IT IS. 20:02:53 NOW AS WAS JUST MENTIONED, I WAS SPECULATING ABOUT THIS BUT THE SPEAKER 20:02:54 WENT RIGHT OUT AND SAID IT. 20:03:01 THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS POTABLE WATER RE-USE. 20:03:05 POTABLE WATER RE-USE IS A HIGHLY POLITICAL ISSUE. 20:03:06 HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL. 20:03:10 PEOPLE GO NUTS WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THAT. 20:03:18 AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT, THE ISSUE IS NOT REALLY TECHNOLOGICAL, 20:03:20 BECAUSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE OUT THERE. 20:03:26 IT'S THE POLITICAL COOPERATION THAT'S REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CITIES, THE 20:03:32 WATER AGENCIES, THE WASTEWATER AGENCY, AND THE PUBLIC. 20:03:37 BASICALLY THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO GET THE PUBLIC TO GO ALONG IS THEY 20:03:42 HAVE TO SENSE THAT THERE'S SOME KIND OF A DESPERATE NEED FOR THE WATER. 20:03:49 AND THEY'RE WILLING TOLL GO ALONG WITH THIS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, USUALLY 20:03:56 THEY'RE GETTING THEIR ARMS TWISTED BY DROUGHTS OR WHATEVER, SOME KIND OF 20:03:57 REAL NEED. 20:04:04 AND AS AN EXAMPLE OF JUST HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS, POLITICALLY, LOOK OVER HERE 20:04:05 AT PLEASANTON. 20:04:12 PLEASANTON HAS OPENLY OPPOSED POTABLE RE-USE THROUGH A POLITICAL REAL VOLT. 20:04:15 REVOLT. 20:04:21 THEY PULLED OUT OF REGIONAL PLANNING FOR A POTABLE RE-USE PROJECT. 20:04:25 THIS COULD HAPPEN ELSEWHERE IF IT'S NOT HANDLED CORRECTLY. 20:04:28 THERE'S JUST A LACK OF COORDINATION OVER THERE. 20:04:33 OVER HERE IN THE FREMONT AREA, UNION CITY AND SO ON, THESE DIFFERENT 20:04:36 AGENCIES SEEM TO BE WORKING TOGETHER A LOT BETTER. 20:04:36 THANK YOU. 20:04:40 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:04:50 NEXT SPEAKER IS FP ARJUN KHANNA. 20:04:51 WELCOME. 20:04:53 >> I'M SORRY, I HAD MY HAND UP EARLIER. 20:04:54 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 20:04:55 THANK YOU. 20:05:01 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHERINE. 20:05:02 WELCOME. 20:05:03 >> HI. 20:05:06 I HOPE I DON'T SOUND IGNORANT BY ASKING THIS QUESTION. 20:05:15 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. 20:05:21 THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, AND I WANT TO 20:05:27 THANK THE PRESENTER FOR MAKING THIS VERY, VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, BUT I 20:05:33 WAS KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE WATER IS BEING RETURNED TO THE BAY AND 20:05:40 WHETHER OR NOT WATER IS ACTUALLY BEING RETURNED TO CONSUMER USE AS WELL. 20:05:46 SO THAT WAS JUST KIND OF A CURIOSITY FOR MYSELF. 20:05:46 THAT'S IT. 20:05:47 THANK YOU. 20:05:51 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:05:56 AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT, SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE 20:06:00 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND I'LL RETURN TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSIONS. 20:06:07 AND SEE IF MY COUNCIL HAS ANY COMMENTS. 20:06:10 IF NOT, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND I 20:06:16 BELIEVE IT WAS -- I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER, IT WAS PREPANDEMIC, ONE OF 20:06:20 YOUR LAST ANNIVERSARIES, I THINK SEVERAL OF US HAD A CHANCE TO TOUR 20:06:23 YOUR FACILITY AND WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP TO WORK WITH YOUR BOARD 20:06:29 AND THE MEMBERS TO KEEP INFORMED AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE WITH 20:06:32 THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE BUILD BACK BETTER AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, 20:06:37 PERHAPS THERE'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR CITY AND WE'LL BE 20:06:40 TALKING ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON OUR LEGISLATIVE 20:06:46 PRIORITIES AND PRINCIPLES IN TERMS OF OBJECTIVES AND GOALS, THAT WE CAN FIND 20:06:51 WAYS, PERHAPS, TO BE ABLE TO MATCH BETTER IN TERMS OF THOSE TYPES OF 20:06:56 DETERMINATIONS OR SUPPORTIVE IN JOINT EFFORTS. 20:07:00 I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN ALSO WITH THEIR HAND RAISED ON THIS TOPIC. 20:07:02 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES, I'M SORRY, IT WAS JUST KIND OF ABRUPT. 20:07:07 I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE WE COULD GET SOME QUICK ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE 20:07:11 QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED BY THE PUBLIC, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. 20:07:18 >> I WOULD NOT MIND AT ALL IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE CHAIR AND THE REST OF THE 20:07:20 COUNCIL, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. 20:07:20 >> Mayor Mei: SURE. 20:07:22 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE? 20:07:25 >> Councilmember Kassan: I HOPE YOU MADE A NOTE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME 20:07:25 UP. 20:07:28 >> I THINK SO. 20:07:29 >> Councilmember Kassan: THANK YOU. 20:07:30 >> YES. 20:07:37 SO TO THE FIRST QUESTION OR COMMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT RECLAIMED WATER, I 20:07:43 COULDN'T AGREE WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ANYMORE. 20:07:49 THESE PROJECTS, THEY ARE A TECHNOLOGY PROJECT, BUT IT'S NOT CUTTING EDGE, 20:07:55 THE TECHNOLOGY -- THEY REALLY ARE A FINANCING PROJECT AND A PUBLIC REACH 20:07:59 PROJECT, AND IF YOU DON'T DO EITHER ONE OF THOSE PIECES WELL, THEN THEY WILL 20:08:01 BE A FAILURE. 20:08:05 I WOULD PUT EMPHASIS ON THE PUBLIC OUTREACH COMPONENT. 20:08:10 ALTHOUGH OUR PRESENTATION MENTIONED AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS STATED THAT THIS IS 20:08:16 THE FIRST PHASE OF A RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT, BY NO MEANS ARE WE READY TO 20:08:22 DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD RESEMBLE WATER LEK LAMATION. 20:08:24 A WHOLE 'NOTHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT PROCESSES WOULD BE REQUIRED. 20:08:31 BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT, WE'VE DONE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH WITH ALL OF OUR 20:08:40 PARTNERS AND ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, THE SANITARY -- WOULD WORK IN 20:08:43 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS FAR AS THOSE WHO ARE 20:08:50 INTERESTED IN THE HEALTH OF THE CREEKS AND THE PARK DISTRICT, SO ON, BECAUSE 20:08:56 AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS, AND ALL OF THE 20:09:00 CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO BE BEHIND THE CONCEPT AND BE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. 20:09:04 IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE CONCEPT, THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT WILLING TO PAY 20:09:09 FOR IT, AND, THEREFORE, THE PROJECT DIES A MISERABLE DEATH AND NO ONE EVER 20:09:14 WANTS TO SPEAK OF IT AGAIN, WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE IT IS A RESOURCE THAT 20:09:15 COULD HAVE A SECOND LIFE. 20:09:20 AND THAT'S SORT OF A SEGUE TO THE SECOND SPEAKER'S OPTION, WHICH IS WHY 20:09:25 AREN'T WE UTILIZING THIS RESOURCE MORE AND WE'RE PUTTING WATER OUT IN THE 20:09:32 BAY, AND I THINK THAT MORE OR LESS, IT'S INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE, THERE'S 20:09:35 ADDITIONAL TREATMENT PROCESSES INVOLVED. 20:09:44 ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, TWO TO $300 MILLION OVER AND ABOVE THE $509 MILLION WE'RE 20:09:44 ALREADY PLANNING TO SPEND. 20:09:47 WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE RATES. 20:09:53 THERE ARE BENEFITS TO WATER RECLAMATION AND RE-USE. 20:09:57 IT'S A DROUGHT-PROOF SUPPLY BUT IT'S AN EXPENSIVE SUPPLY. 20:10:02 SO ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT, WE THINK THERE'S A FUTURE FOR REA 20:10:06 CLAIMED WATER AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT 20:10:11 NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE EVER GET THERE, BUT IT'S ON OUR RADAR, IT 20:10:15 SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT AND HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR COLLECTIVE 20:10:21 AGENCIES, AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, THERE WILL BE SUCH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH 20:10:25 THAT AT SOME POINT, ALL OF YOU WILL PROBABLY BE INCREDIBLY TIRED OF 20:10:26 HEARING FROM US. 20:10:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:10:37 AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OUR GOOD NEIGHBORS AND TO 20:10:42 HAVE JOINT COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY ON THIS OPPORTUNITY OF 20:10:43 MOVING FORWARD ON INFRASTRUCTURE. 20:10:44 >> THANK YOU. 20:10:45 >> Mayor Mei: HAVE A GOOD EVENING. 20:10:49 PLEASE SHARE OUR BEST WISHES TO YOUR STAFF, YOUR TEAM AND YOUR BOARD. 20:10:50 >> I WILL. 20:10:51 THANK YOU, MAYOR. 20:10:52 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:11:02 NEXT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING IS ITEM 7C, ADOPTION OF THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE 20:11:03 GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES. 20:11:10 I BELIEVE WE HAVE JOINING US THIS EVENING OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, AMANDA 20:11:17 GALLO, WHO HAS A PRESENTATION AVAILABLE IF IS SO DESIRED TO GO THROUGH THE 20:11:18 PRESENTATION. 20:11:22 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, YOU HAD HOPED TO FOCUS ON THIS, SO WE HAVE A 20:11:27 PRESENTATION AVAILABLE, SHOULD IT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE. 20:11:33 >> Councilmember Kassan: YOU KNOW, I'M SURPRISED THAT THAT WOULD BE YOUR 20:11:34 APPROACH TO THIS. 20:11:39 IT DOES SEEM TO ME TO BE IMPORTANT THAT -- IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT STATEMENT OF 20:11:42 OUR POLICIES AS A CITY. 20:11:46 IT DOES SURPRISE ME THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT. 20:11:50 IF YOU DON'T WANT -- IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION, I DID 20:11:54 READ THE DOCUMENT SO I'M HAPPY TO -- I COULD EITHER SHARE -- I COULD ASK 20:11:58 QUESTIONS, I COULD SHARE MY CONCERNS, OR IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO DISCUSS IT, 20:12:01 I CAN JUST SAY -- 20:12:04 >> Mayor Mei: THE PRESENTATION IS NOT VERY LONG, SO I THINK, AMANDA, WOULD 20:12:04 YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? 20:12:06 I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO SEE. 20:12:10 WE DO UPDATE IT EVERY YEAR AND WE DO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I'M 20:12:15 TRYING TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY -- 20:12:20 >> HI, MAYOR MEI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 20:12:21 GREAT TO SEE YOU. 20:12:25 I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO GENEVA BOSQUES, DIRECTOR OF 20:12:27 COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. 20:12:32 I'D LIKE FOR HER TO SHARE A LITTLE INTRO AS SHE IS ALSO LEADING THIS 20:12:32 EFFORT. 20:12:32 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:12:35 WELCOME, GENEVA. 20:12:37 >> GOOD EVENING. 20:12:41 AMANDA AND I ARE BOTH REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE 20:12:45 CITY'S 2022 LEGISLATIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES WITH ALL OF 20:12:46 YOU TONIGHT. 20:12:53 AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE OUR SHORT PRESENTATION AND WE'RE HAPPY TO 20:12:59 TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND PROVIDE ANY OPTIONS IF THAT'S 20:13:01 WHAT COUNCIL IS SEEKING THIS EVENING. 20:13:06 SO JUST TO KIND OF FRAME THE CONVERSATION, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF 20:13:08 TIME OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS REALLY SINCE THE MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR TRYING 20:13:10 TO EVALUATE OUR PROGRAM. 20:13:15 WE'VE DONE VISITS WITH OTHER CITIES, WE'VE MET WITH LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA 20:13:21 CITIES AND OF COURSE OUR OWN LOBBYISTS TO RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES AND REALLY 20:13:26 EVALUATE A REVAMP OF OUR CURRENT POLICY DOCUMENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR 20:13:33 DEPARTMENT HEADS AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND REALLY TO ENSURE WHICH I 20:13:36 THINK IS REALLY THE FOCUS ON WHAT YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, IS 20:13:41 THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED TO ALIGN OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WITH THE 20:13:46 COUNCIL-ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLANS AND PRIORITIES, SO WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT 20:13:52 OUR DOCUMENT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE OVERVIEW AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES 20:13:56 THAT ARE ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF PAGES, THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE CHANGE IS IN 20:13:58 THE DOCUMENT ARE THIS YEAR. 20:14:06 WE'VE REALLY TRY TO OUTLINE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES THAT ARE ADOPTED TONIGHT AS 20:14:11 WELL AS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE GENERAL PLAN, MOBILITY PLAN, WE'VE 20:14:15 EVEN INCLUDED OUR FREMONT COMPASSIONATE CITY CHARTER, AND SO WE'RE REALLY 20:14:22 TRYING TO ALIGN OUR LEGISLATIVE WORK UNDER THESE ADOPTED PRIORITIES THAT 20:14:22 THE CITY HAS. 20:14:29 AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE SECOND HALF OF THE DOCUMENT, THE LEGISLATIVE 20:14:34 PRIORITIES FOR 2022, THEY REALLY REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH OUR PRIORITIES THAT 20:14:35 WERE ADOPTED LAST YEAR. 20:14:38 WE DID DO A CLEAN-UP, WE REMOVED SOME. 20:14:43 THERE WERE ONE OR TWO THAT WERE ADDED, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE ARE VERY 20:14:47 CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME PRIORITIES THAT WERE ADOPTED LAST YEAR BY COUNCIL. 20:14:51 SO YOU SHOULDN'T SEE TOO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE OTHER THAN SOME CLEAN-UP IN 20:14:51 THAT AREA. 20:14:57 SO WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ELSE, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AMANDA TO 20:15:00 SHARE OUR SLIDE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT 20:15:01 YOU HAVE. 20:15:05 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:15:11 >> I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN. 20:15:21 OKAY, I THINK MY SCREEN IS SHARING. 20:15:24 ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR 20:15:27 LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES. 20:15:33 AS GENEVA MENTIONED, WITH HER ADDITION AND GREAT WORK TO THE PROGRAM, WE'VE 20:15:37 BEEN ABLE TO REALLY EXPAND OUR EFFORTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THIS 20:15:42 YEAR, EVEN MORE SO, LOOKING AT RESEARCH OF BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER CITIES, 20:15:46 OTHER LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE CITY PARTNERS WITH, AND WORKING 20:15:51 CLOSELY WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE 20:15:52 ADVOCATES. 20:15:55 SO THIS PRESENTATION JUST IS GOING TO BE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT 20:15:57 THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. 20:16:08 SO THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS KIND OF HOUR OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IS OPERATED IN FREMONT. 20:16:13 IT IS MANAGED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHERE WE DO HAVE REGULAR 20:16:17 COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES AND OUR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 20:16:21 AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS LIKE GENEVA MENTIONED, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA 20:16:26 CITIES IS A PROMINENT ORGANIZATION THAT WE CONSULT WITH. 20:16:32 WE ALSO TURN TO OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO REALLY 20:16:40 REVIEW LEGISLATION FURTHER AND ALSO AGAIN SOME OF OUR POLICIES THAT ARE 20:16:41 ALREADY IMPLEMENTED HERE IN FREMONT. 20:16:48 OVER THE LEGISLATIVE CYCLES, WE DO REVIEW AND TRACK LEGISLATION BASED ON 20:16:51 SOME OF THE CITY PRIORITIES THAT ARE ADOPTED BY THE DOCUMENT AS WELL AS 20:16:56 VARIOUS PROJECTS, AND OF COURSE THE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES THAT ARE 20:16:58 ADOPTED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. 20:17:05 AND THEN WITH THIS REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, WE DO SUBMIT POSITION LETTERS, WHICH 20:17:12 ARE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AS THE CITY'S DESIGNEE. 20:17:16 ANY THAT DOESN'T FIT OUR PRIORITIES OR IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER 20:17:21 AREA WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR A REVIEW AND VOTE FOR AN 20:17:22 ADOPTION. 20:17:29 AS GENEVA MENTIONED, THESE ARE SOME OF THE ALREADY ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLANS 20:17:35 AND POLICIES THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ACTION ON, DEVELOPED BY OUR 20:17:43 DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REALLY SERVING AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT AND 20:17:47 STRATEGIC WAY THAT A LOT OF OUR PRINCIPLES AND PROVIDE ORTS HAVE BEEN 20:17:53 PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BASED ON OUR POLICIES. 20:17:59 SO THE ACTUAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY DOCUMENTS SPAN OVER MOST OF OUR 20:18:00 CITY-WIDE DEPARTMENTS. 20:18:09 ALSO THE PRIORITIES IN THE DOCUMENT ARE SEPARATED INTO EIGHT CATEGORY AREAS. 20:18:16 THESE ARE ALIGNED CLOSELY WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' POLICY 20:18:23 AREAS AS WELL, BUT THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION SECTION WAS 20:18:27 SPECIFICALLY ADDED HERE IN FREMONT DUE TO SOME OF THE ACTION THAT WE TOOK 20:18:33 LAST YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE AFGHAN REFUGEE, THE CITY OF FREMONT WAS A 20:18:37 LEADER IN REALLY ADVOCATING TO SOME OF THAT WORK SO WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO 20:18:42 INCLUDE IT AND EXPAND TO ALL COMMUNITIES SHOULD THESE LEGISLATIVE 20:18:42 PRIORITIES COME UP AGAIN. 20:18:54 IN 2021, THE CITY TOOK A STANCE ON 12 INDIVIDUAL BILLS OR INITIATIVES AT THE 20:19:00 FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, PRIMARILY AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHERE WE TOOK 20:19:05 DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF SUPPORT, WE WORKED WITH OUR LEGISLATURE TO AMEND 20:19:09 CERTAIN BILLS, WE OPPOSED CERTAIN BILLS, AND IT'S REALLY A WAY THAT AS A 20:19:15 CITY, WE CAN SHOW OUR ADVOCACY IN PARTICULAR AREAS OR FIELDS THAT ARE 20:19:19 IMPORTANT AND MEET OUR PRIORITIES OR DO NOT. 20:19:25 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS YEAR, AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE DEADLINE 20:19:30 FOR BILLS TO BE SUBMITTED HAS PASSED, AND SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING TONIGHT 20:19:36 TOLL REALLY GET OUR PRIORITY DOCUMENT ADOPTED SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE 20:19:40 FREMONT A LEADER IN TAKING THESE ADVOCACY POSITIONS AT THE STATE AND 20:19:41 FEDERAL LEVEL. 20:19:53 SOME OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WORK LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING WITH 20:19:59 OUR FEDERAL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND SOME OUTCOMES, THE CITY HAS BEEN 20:20:02 SUCCESSFUL REALLY ESTABLISHING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE STATE LEVEL. 20:20:08 AS MANY OF YOU WERE AT THE CHECK CEREMONY, WE WERE HAPPY TO BE AWARDED 20:20:18 $7.2 MILLION IN THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE 86/80 BOULEVARD 20:20:24 CHANGE, A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR A NUMBER 20:20:25 OF YEARS. 20:20:34 ADDITIONALLY, NOW IT'S AWARDED UNDER THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING PROCESS 20:20:43 AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, FOR THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER AND THE EMERGENCY 20:20:47 PROCESS AGAIN, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL WITH SOME OF THE CITY'S 20:20:48 PRIORITIES PROJECTS. 20:20:54 ANOTHER BIG THING TO NOTE THIS YEAR, THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PRIORITIES BEING 20:20:59 PASSED IS WE HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG OPPORTUNITIES TO BE COMPETITIVE AS A 20:21:04 CITY, PARTICIPATING AND APPLYING FOR CERTAIN FUNDING COMING DOWN FROM THE 20:21:09 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROGRAMS OF 20:21:16 THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW THAT WILL PRESENT SOME PRETTY ADEQUATE 20:21:17 OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIES TO APPLY FOR FUNDING. 20:21:26 SOME NEXT STEPS, WE HOPE TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES TONIGHT, AND AS 20:21:29 MENTIONED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR LEGISLATION AGAINST THESE PRINCIPLES 20:21:36 AND PRIORITIES AND SUBMIT LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, AND JUST A 20:21:40 FINAL DEADLINE AT THE STATE LEVEL, AT LEAST, THE GOVERNOR MUST SUBMIT OR 20:21:41 ASSIGN BILLS BY SEPTEMBER 30TH. 20:21:50 SO THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM PRETTY MUCH SPANS THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR. 20:21:54 WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, SO I GUESS WE'LL OPEN IT 20:21:55 UP NOW FOR QUESTIONS. 20:21:58 FRUSH THANK YOU. 20:22:01 THANK YOU. 20:22:03 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 20:22:13 I'LL ASK FOR CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE CALENDAR,. 20:22:14 >> Councilmember Kassan: I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. 20:22:17 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO OPPOSE MANDATORY SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE? 20:22:25 >> DO YOU WANT ME TO JUMP IN THERE, AMANDA? 20:22:31 WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ANSWER AS MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE DID, AND I DO 20:22:39 HAVE SOME OF OUR -- I WILL ALSO SAY THEY'RE NOT ALL ON, SO WE MAY HAVE A 20:22:44 COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO ANSWER AND WE CAN KIND OF DECIDE AT 20:22:47 THAT POINT IN TIME WA HE WOULD RESPOND. 20:22:53 IN TIME HOW WE WOULD RESPOND. 20:22:56 SOME OF OUR STATEMENTS WHEN WE'RE TAKING A STANCE OF BEING OPPOSED TO 20:23:01 SOMETHING DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE WOULDN'T REVIEW IT, ASSESS IT, 20:23:01 EVALUATE IT. 20:23:07 IT JUST MEANS THAT WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, SO ANY ANY 20:23:12 LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES OUR CONTROL BY MAKING SOMETHING MANDATORY IS ALWAYS A 20:23:21 CONCERN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE IT AND MAINTAIN THAT CONTROL 20:23:22 AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. 20:23:28 SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION, BUT I DO ALSO HAVE ALLEN DEMEARS ON, 20:23:28 AND HE'S AVAILABLE. 20:23:30 >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY, YEAH. 20:23:33 BECAUSE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. 20:23:46 IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCE WOULD -- 20:23:54 >> THE EMPLOYEES ARE ENROLLED IN CALPERS AND, AS SUCH, ARE GENERALLY 20:24:04 SPEAKING NOT PARTICIPATING IN SOCIAL SECURITY AND FOR THAT REASON WE WOULD 20:24:09 NOT WANT TO PROVIDE FOR A BENEFIT THAT IS UNNECESSARY. 20:24:12 >> Councilmember Kassan: OKAY, THANK YOU. 20:24:13 THAT DOES EXPLAIN IT. 20:24:14 I THINK THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. 20:24:20 THERE WERE DEFINITELY SEVERAL THINGS ON THE LIST THAT I DO NOT AGREE WITH, BUT 20:24:25 I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM, SO I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING 20:24:25 ELSE. 20:24:34 >> Mayor Mei: YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHARE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL 20:24:34 COMMENTS. 20:24:37 COUNCILMEMBER COX, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. 20:24:39 I THINK WE ALSO HAVE ONE PUBLIC SPEAKER. 20:24:42 WELCOME. 20:24:46 >> Councilmember Cox: YES, I WANTED TO HAVE A REFRESH ON AWARDED FUNDING 20:24:53 UNDER THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING THAT WAS FOR THE EMERGENCY 20:24:54 DISPATCH CENTER. 20:25:02 KOL YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE? 20:25:12 >> MS. GALLO: UNDER THE PROJECT LAST YEAR, THE EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER 20:25:17 PROJECT, THAT FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT UPGRADES TO THE SYSTEM AND THE 20:25:22 DISPATCHER -- I GUESS ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE, ALLOWING FOR QUICKER 20:25:28 RESPONSE TIMES OR MORE CONNECTIVITY, ESPECIALLY IMPROVING OUR ABILITY TO 20:25:41 COMMUNICATE ALSO WITH UNION CITY DEPARTMENT THAT ALSO FREE QENTS -- 20:25:44 IT'S REALLY A TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE. 20:25:44 >> GOD IT. 20:25:49 NOW THAT YOU SAID TECHNOLOGY, I REMEMBER WE DID APPROVE IT DURING OUR 20:25:51 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO THANK YOU FOR REFRESHING. 20:26:00 REFRESHING THE ACTIONS WE TOOK. 20:26:03 IT WAS JUST THE TERMINOLOGY THAT THREW ME OFF. 20:26:08 IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE THINGS COMING DOWN, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TO TACKLE 20:26:08 THIS YEAR? 20:26:14 CAN YOU SAY A FEW OR ARE YOU STILL RESEARCHING SOME OF THE INFORMATION 20:26:14 RIGHT NOW? 20:26:21 >> WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC LEGISLATION TO SHARE TODAY. 20:26:29 WE'RE REALLY WAITING FOR YOU TO ADOPT THE POLICY LEVEL THE PRIORITIES FOR US 20:26:29 TO START TO WORK UNDER. 20:26:39 WE DO INTEND TO SHARE THE LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE EITHER WATCHING OR 20:26:46 ADVOCATING FOR, BUT I CAN TELL YOU AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE PRIORITIES ARE 20:26:50 HOUSING, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, THOSE REALLY 20:26:54 THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES WHERE WE ANTICIPATE THEY ALIGN VERY NICELY WITH 20:26:58 OUR OWN INTEREST AND PRIORITIES AND WILL BE A FOCUS THIS UPCOMING YEAR AT 20:26:59 THE STATE LEVEL. 20:27:12 THEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET. 20:27:14 SO THOSE ARE AT A HIGH LEVEL THE FOCUS AREAS. 20:27:16 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. 20:27:21 I LIKE THE PRESENTATION, HOW IT'S BEING BROUGHT OUT AND HOW IT'S BEING ALIGNED 20:27:25 WITH OUR GOALS AND OUR PRIORITY, AND MAYBE JUST KIND OF TIGHTEN A LITTLE 20:27:29 BIT WITH THE COMPARISON CHART TO SAY HERE'S WHERE WE'RE GOING AND MAYBE 20:27:36 REFLECTING WHICH BILLS THAT WE WENT AND SUBMITTED LETTERS IN SUPPORT OR 20:27:44 OPPOSED, JUST SO IT'S KIND OF CLEAR ON -- WHEN YOU MENTIONED 12 BILLS AND A 20:27:48 BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND STATE, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE LIKE 20:27:56 WHAT WERE THOSE 12, AND WHAT WERE THE BILLS, AND WHAT WAS POSITION BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE 20:27:58 IF THE I'M GETTING COPIED ON 20:27:59 EVERY SINGLE LETTER THAT GOES 20:28:01 OUT IN SUPPORT OR NOT IN 20:28:01 SUPPORT. 20:28:03 SO THAT WOULD BE ALSO TWO 20:28:05 RECOMMENDATIONS THERE THAT WOULD 20:28:05 BE VERY HELPFUL. 20:28:17 >> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. 20:28:20 THESE ARE ALWAYS UPDATED ON 20:28:21 FREMONT.GOV. 20:28:23 IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, 20:28:26 WE HAVE A CHART ON FREMONT.GOV. 20:28:28 THIS YEAR WE WANT TO ENHANCE OUR 20:28:29 COMMUNICATION WITH COUNCIL AND 20:28:32 WE WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED 20:28:36 ON A MOM BASIS AS WELL AS KEEP 20:28:38 THAT INFORMATION UPDATED ON THE 20:28:39 WEBSITE. 20:28:42 >> Councilmember Cox: THAT 20:28:42 WOULD BE HELPFUL. 20:28:44 WE ARE TRYING TO REENGINEER THE 20:28:46 WAY THAT WE'RE DOING THING 20:28:48 LEGISLATIVE BECAUSE THIS IS KIND 20:28:50 OF A NEW ROLE FOR EVERYONE SO I 20:28:51 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK 20:28:55 GENEVA AND AMANDA AND TEAM AND 20:28:56 ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE HEMMED 20:28:59 HELPED 20:29:00 AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME 20:29:02 UPDATES AND MAKING IT PICTURE 20:29:04 CLEAR FOR ALL OF US AND 20:29:05 ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE 20:29:07 COMMUNITY AND MAYBE ASK CERTAIN 20:29:08 QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN THEN TIE 20:29:11 IT BACK TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND 20:29:13 MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS 20:29:14 ARE WELL AWARE OF THAT SO THANK 20:29:14 YOU SO MUCH. 20:29:20 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER 20:29:21 KENG. 20:29:22 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 20:29:23 YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 20:29:25 THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF FOR THE 20:29:27 PRESENTATION AND I APPRECIATE 20:29:30 THAT WE WILL BE SENDING, WILL BE 20:29:33 SENT MONTHLY KIND OF REPORTS ON 20:29:35 THESE BILLS THAT WE'RE 20:29:37 SUPPORTING OR NOT SUPPORTING. 20:29:38 I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY 20:29:43 WAY THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THESE 20:29:45 INFORMATION THAT WE CAN BE 20:29:46 INFORMED, ONCE THEY ARE SENT 20:29:51 OUT, SO WE CAN KIND OF KNOW ON A 20:29:53 MORE TIMELY MANNER IF POSSIBLE 20:30:01 OR, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN BE 20:30:04 SIGNED UP SO WE CAN SIGN UP 20:30:05 SOONER. 20:30:06 >> SURE, WE DEFINITELY HEAR YOU 20:30:08 THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE 20:30:09 INFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. 20:30:11 LET US TALK ABOUT THAT AND SEIZE 20:30:14 WHAT WE CAN DO, SURE. 20:30:15 >> Councilmember Keng: 20:30:17 AWESOME, THANK YOU. 20:30:18 >> Mayor Mei: LET'S GO TO THE 20:30:20 PUBLIC SPEAKER AND THEN I'LL 20:30:22 HAVE SOME COMMENTS TOO. 20:30:24 WELCOME MS. STANCE. 20:30:27 I'D LIKE TO OFTEN THE PUBLIC 20:30:28 COMMENT COMMENTS. 20:30:30 >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 20:30:31 TO COMMENT. 20:30:33 THE TOP PRIORITY ITEM, IT IS 20:30:35 UNDERSTANDABLE THAT FREMONT 20:30:37 WOULD WANT TO RETAIN AS MUCH 20:30:40 CONTROL AS POSSIBLE BUTTER THE 20:30:43 OTHER PART OF THE DOUBLE EDGED 20:30:45 SWORD, OTHER COMMUNITIES, WE 20:30:47 KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT BUILDING 20:30:51 THEIR SHARE EVER HOUSING. 20:30:52 WORKERS GET PRICED OUT TO 20:30:54 FURTHER AWAY AREAS SUCH AS THE 20:30:57 CENTRAL VALLEY AND THE TRIVALLEY 20:31:02 AREA AND THEN THEY DRIVE THROUGH 20:31:03 FREMONT ON THEIR WAY. 20:31:05 THIS EXPLAINS IT WELL THE 20:31:06 MOBILITY ACTION PLAN THAT 20:31:08 FREMONT PUBLISHED IN 2019 20:31:09 IDENTIFIES PASS THROUGH TRAFFIC 20:31:15 DUE THE REGIONAL JOBS HOUSING 20:31:19 IMBALANCE, UNBRIDLED LOCAL 20:31:21 CONTROL HAS FAILED US. 20:31:22 CALIFORNIA IS RIGHTLY TRYING A 20:31:24 NEW APPROACH AND I SINCERELY 20:31:26 HOPE THAT WE HAVE SUCCESS WITH 20:31:26 IT. 20:31:30 THIS SUCCESS IS CONTINUING TO 20:31:33 INNOVATE AND AFFIRMANCE TO LOCAL 20:31:34 CONTROL WOULD GET IN THE WAY OF 20:31:34 THAT. 20:31:37 I WOULD ASK THAT YOU REMOVE THE 20:31:38 LOCAL CONTROL PRINCIPLE FROM THE 20:31:39 GUIDELINES. 20:31:39 THANK YOU. 20:31:45 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:31:51 NEXT SPEAKER IS FP ARGENCANA. 20:31:52 THANK YOU. 20:31:56 >> YES, ACTUALLY, A QUESTION. 20:31:59 SO -- SO FOR THE HOUSING 20:32:01 PROBLEM, SO IS THE PROBLEM THAT 20:32:03 WE NEED MORE HOUSING IN FREMONT 20:32:05 OR IS THERE LIKE A LIMIT ON THE 20:32:07 AMOUNT OF HOUSES? 20:32:10 BECAUSE I'M QUITE CONFUSED ON 20:32:10 THAT. 20:32:14 SO YEAH, THAT'S MY QUESTION. 20:32:25 >> Mayor Mei: NEXT SPEAKER IS 20:32:25 JOHN HINES. 20:32:29 >> HELLO EVERYONE. 20:32:31 REAL QUICK ON A LOCAL CONTROL. 20:32:34 I THINK IT'S A WELL ESTABLISHED 20:32:35 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE THAT THE 20:32:38 DECISIONS ARE JUST ALWAYS BETTER 20:32:41 WHEN THEY'RE MADE BY DISTANT 20:32:42 STRANGERS WHO DON'T KNOW OUR 20:32:42 SITUATION. 20:32:46 PREFERABLY STATEWIDE, PREFERABLY 20:32:49 NATIONWIDE, PREFERABLY 20:32:50 OUTSOURCED TO THE U.N. OR 20:32:51 WHOEVER. 20:32:51 THANK YOU. 20:32:57 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 20:32:59 THANK YOU. 20:33:01 I THINK THAT WAS -- I'M GOING TO 20:33:03 CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 20:33:07 I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE 20:33:08 COUNCIL FOR CONVERSATIONS. 20:33:10 I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF 20:33:13 FOR THIS, AND IT HAS BEEN A PAST 20:33:15 PRACTICE IN THE LAST COUPLE 20:33:17 YEARS THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE WEB 20:33:18 PAGE WHERE WE HAD THE LETTERS 20:33:21 THAT SHOW THE SUPPORT, OPPOSE 20:33:22 AND THE RESULTS. 20:33:24 AND I DO THANK STAFF FOR KEEPING 20:33:26 THAT UP TO DATE AND WE TRY TO 20:33:28 KEEP THAT WITH THE INFORMATION. 20:33:30 AND EVERY YEAR THE LEAGUE OF 20:33:32 CALIFORNIA CITIES STARTS OFF THE 20:33:34 YEAR AND DOES DO AN UPDATE ON 20:33:37 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. 20:33:38 AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO 20:33:40 JOIN COMMITTEES, WHETHER IT'S ON 20:33:42 HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 20:33:44 TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY. 20:33:48 AND SO I AGAIN STRONGLY 20:33:49 ENCOURAGE THE COUNCILMEMBERS, 20:33:52 AND I THANK VICE MAYOR SALWAN, 20:33:54 HE HAS NOW TAKEN A LEADERSHIP 20:33:56 ROLE IN THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA 20:33:58 CITIES TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF 20:34:00 FREMONT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT 20:34:01 FOR US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR I 20:34:04 THINK WE ALL GET UPDATES ON 20:34:04 THAT. 20:34:05 AND THERE'S A COMBINATION OF 20:34:07 BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY 20:34:08 SESSIONS WHERE THEY BRING 20:34:10 LEGISLATORS TO COME AND SHARE 20:34:12 ABOUT SOME OF THEIR OWN 20:34:13 PRINCIPAL PRIORITIES AS WELL AS 20:34:15 COMING UP IN MAY THERE'S ALSO AN 20:34:18 OPPORTUNITY AGAIN FOR A LEG 20:34:21 ACTION DAY AS COUNCILMEMBERS, OR 20:34:23 MAYORS, AND COLLECTIVELY TO MAKE 20:34:25 OUR VOICES HEARD. 20:34:27 IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I 20:34:33 ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGER 20:34:36 SHACKELFORD WHO HAS BEEN THERE 20:34:38 MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ME ON THESE 20:34:38 ISSUES. 20:34:40 I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT, I 20:34:42 WANT TO THANK OUR CONSULTANTS 20:34:44 THAT WE HAVE NOW WORKED WITH IN 20:34:46 SACRAMENTO AS WELL AS AT THE 20:34:48 FEDERAL LEVEL HAVE BEEN GIVING 20:34:51 20:34:54 US UPDATES. 20:34:58 ANOTHER THING, FOR EXAMPLE IN 20:34:59 TRANSPORTATION AND STOP WASTE 20:35:02 THEY ALSO LIST THE LEGISLATIVE 20:35:02 PRIORITIES. 20:35:05 SO WITHIN THE AGENDA OF THE 20:35:06 ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 20:35:07 COMMISSION THERE IS A COMMITTEE, 20:35:11 THE PUBLIC POLICY LEGISLATIVE, 20:35:12 AND AT WHICH TIMES THEY DO 20:35:16 REGULARLY UPDATE FROM OUR LOIBT 20:35:23 OUR LOIBT 20:35:26 LOIBTS 20:35:34 LOBBYISTS. 20:35:36 WHETHER IT'S DOOUFERG THE PERIOD 20:35:37 OF THE PANDEMIC TO FOCUS ON 20:35:39 EXTENSIONS OR SUPPORT FOR 20:35:42 EVICTION OR AT ONE POINT FOR 20:35:43 CONTINUING FOR THE SNAP PROGRAM 20:35:45 FOR THE FUNDING FOR THE FREMONT 20:35:47 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AND ALSO 20:35:49 FOR PROGRAMS THAT HELP ADVOCATE 20:35:50 FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THINGS 20:35:51 LIKE AT THAT TIME OUR 20:35:53 VACCINATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS 20:35:55 PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS. 20:35:57 AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES SUCH AS 20:35:58 THE ONES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT 20:35:59 EARLIER. 20:36:00 AND WE APPRECIATE THEM COMING TO 20:36:04 SHARE THAT PRESENTATION. 20:36:05 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN DO YOU HAVE 20:36:06 SOMETHING TO ADD? 20:36:07 THANK YOU. 20:36:08 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES I 20:36:10 DO WANT TO SAY I DISAGREE WITH 20:36:11 SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS ON THE 20:36:12 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. 20:36:14 I WON'T -- WE HAVE A VERY BIG 20:36:15 ITEM STILL COMING SO I WON'T 20:36:17 TAKE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL 20:36:19 THE THINGS I DISAGREE WITH. 20:36:21 BUT I DO JUST WANT TO MENTION 20:36:23 THAT I AGREE WITH THE CONCERNS 20:36:26 ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL AS MUCH AS 20:36:28 WE KNOW WE WILL ALWAYS DO THE 20:36:28 RIGHT THING. 20:36:30 THERE ARE OTHER CITIES IN OUR 20:36:31 STATE THAT DON'T. 20:36:33 AND THERE WAS A SPECIFIC ITEM 20:36:36 RELATED TO PANDEMICS AND NOT 20:36:38 HAVING ANY STATE MANDATES 20:36:40 RELATED TO PANDEMICS AND THAT 20:36:41 REALLY CONCERNS ME. 20:36:44 AND I DO JUST WANT TO REMIND 20:36:45 EVERYONE THAT IF WE DIDN'T 20:36:48 SOMETIMES HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF 20:36:51 STANDARDS, WE WOULD STILL HAVE 20:36:52 RACIAL SEGREGATION. 20:36:55 SO LOCAL CONTROL IS NOT ALWAYS 20:36:56 THE RIGHT CHOICE. 20:36:58 THANK YOU. 20:36:59 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR 20:37:00 YOUR COMMENT. 20:37:05 AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO 20:37:07 CLOSE I THINK -- IS THIS 20:37:09 SOMETHING THAT -- WELL WE NEED 20:37:10 TO ADOPT THIS SO WE NEED TO MAKE 20:37:12 A MOTION I THINK. 20:37:15 IF I CAN GET A MOTION, I SEE 20:37:16 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, DID YOU 20:37:18 JUST PUSH YOUR BUTTON? 20:37:20 >> Councilmember Jones: I DID. 20:37:23 >> Mayor Mei: AND 20:37:24 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO TO MAKE THE 20:37:24 SECOND. 20:37:28 ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. 20:37:29 >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER 20:37:30 COX, AYE. 20:37:33 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 20:37:34 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, NO. 20:37:36 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 20:37:37 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 20:37:40 AYE. 20:37:41 VICE MAYOR SALWAN. 20:37:42 AYE. 20:37:43 MAYOR MEI. 20:37:44 >> Mayor Mei: AYE. 20:37:48 THE MOTION PASSES WITH 20:37:51 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN VOTING NAY. 20:37:54 I WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A 20:37:55 STENO CAPTIONER SO WE DO NEED TO 20:37:57 TAKE A REGULAR BREAK FOR EVERY 20:37:59 90 MINUTES AND SO I THINK WE'RE 20:38:00 A LITTLE OVERDUE. 20:38:02 SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN 20:38:03 MINUTE BREAK AND RETURN. 20:38:05 AND I'D ASK THAT IF YOU ARE 20:38:07 NOT -- IF YOU'RE ON BREAK TO 20:38:10 KINDLY MUTE YOUR MIC AND ALSO 20:38:12 TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO AND WE'LL BE 20:38:13 BACK IN TEN MINUTES. 20:38:13 THANK YOU. 20:40:13 [ RECESS ] 20:47:20 >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME BACK. 20:47:29 THANK YOU. 20:47:40 SO I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING 20:47:41 TO ORDER, BACK TO ORDER AND THE 20:47:44 NEXT ITEM IS ITEMSEND WHICH IS 20:47:47 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SURVEYS AND 20:47:49 THERE'S NO PRESENTATION. 20:47:54 BUT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR 20:47:56 HANS LARSON IS AVAILABLE FOR 20:47:58 QUESTIONS AND I FIRST WANTED TO 20:48:01 SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS 20:48:01 FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS. 20:48:13 OKAY SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO 20:48:14 OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 20:48:24 I SEE THAT WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER 20:48:30 RIGHT NOW WHICH IS FP ARGENCANA. 20:48:33 >> YES, I WAS CURIOUS, ABOUT 20:48:34 THIS SURVEY, SO HOW IS THIS 20:48:35 CONDUCTED? 20:48:40 AND ALSO, ARE THERE ANY 20:48:43 CONFLICTING LIKE OPINIONS ON IT? 20:48:46 BECAUSE LIKE WHAT'S -- SO HOW DO 20:48:51 YOU GET THE -- A -- THE ANSWERS 20:48:56 TO THE SURVEY WAS IT LIKE HOW 20:48:57 WAS THE SURVEY DONE? 20:49:01 I'M DONE TALKING. 20:49:04 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:49:12 ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? 20:49:15 AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CLOSE 20:49:16 THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 20:49:18 THE NOTHING ELSE I GUESS I'M 20:49:20 LOOKING FOR -- WE'LL BRING IT 20:49:23 BACK TO OUR PANELISTS FOR A 20:49:24 CONVERSATION. 20:49:27 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 20:49:27 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES I 20:49:29 WAS HOPING TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS 20:49:30 OF THE MOBILITY COMMISSION 20:49:32 BECAUSE -- AND I DO SEE MAYBE 20:49:33 ONE OR TWO ARE HERE. 20:49:35 BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS 20:49:37 SOME CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT THEY 20:49:39 WEREN'T NECESSARILY CONSULTED ON 20:49:43 SOME OF THE DECISIONS REGARDING 20:49:45 CHANGES TO OUR STREETS. 20:49:47 BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE NOT 20:49:48 WANTING TO SPEAK. 20:49:51 SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. 20:49:52 BUT I GUESS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR 20:49:56 A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU 20:49:59 KNOW, I -- I DID MAKE A REFERRAL 20:50:01 FOR THIS ITEM TO COME TO 20:50:02 COUNCIL. 20:50:04 AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT 20:50:09 WE'VE MADE SOME VERY -- VERY 20:50:10 IMPACTFUL DECISIONS REGARDING 20:50:14 THE STREETS, WHETHER THEY WOULD 20:50:15 BE, YOU KNOW, ONE LANE IN EACH 20:50:17 DIRECTION OR TWO, WHETHER THEY 20:50:20 WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, 20:50:22 SUPERSUBSTANDARD BIKE LANES OR 20:50:24 PROBATED BIKE LANES YOU KNOW ALL 20:50:24 OF THAT. 20:50:29 AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE 20:50:31 MOBILITY COMMISSION -- MEMBERS 20:50:32 OF THE MOBILE COMMISSION 20:50:34 EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD 20:50:35 AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR 20:50:37 INPUT ON SOME OF THOSE 20:50:38 DECISIONS. 20:50:41 AND OF COURSE, THAT THE SURVEYS 20:50:43 THAT WERE DONE WERE COMPLETELY 20:50:48 UNSCIENTIFIC AND VERY EASILY, 20:50:49 YOU KNOW, BIASED IN FAVOR OF 20:50:50 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE LOUDEST 20:50:52 VOICES AND HAVE THE MOST FREE 20:50:53 TIME TO RESPOND. 20:50:55 BUT I THINK WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, 20:50:56 SOME GOOD ANSWERS ABOUT THE 20:50:58 SURVEY PART OF THAT. 20:51:00 BUT IN TERMS OF THE MOBILITY 20:51:02 COMMISSION I DON'T FEEL I'M 20:51:04 GETTING -- I'M NOT SEEING LIKE A 20:51:05 CLEAR EXPLANATION AS TO WHY 20:51:06 MEMBERS OF THE MOBILITY 20:51:08 COMMISSION HAD COMPLAINED THAT 20:51:10 THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON 20:51:11 THOSE DECISIONS. 20:51:17 >> Hans Larsen: MAYOR MEI IF 20:51:19 YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADDRESS 20:51:21 THAT I'M HAPPY TO. 20:51:22 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:51:23 >> Hans Larsen: SO I THINK 20:51:24 JUST KIND OF SPEAKING IN TERMS 20:51:27 OF HOW THE MOBILITY COMMISSION 20:51:27 OPERATES. 20:51:29 SO THEY DO ANNUALLY PUT TOGETHER 20:51:33 A WORK PLAN AND DECIDE SORT OF 20:51:35 WHERE THEY WANT TO FOCUS THEIR 20:51:37 TIME AND EFFORTS. 20:51:38 AND GENERALLY THE DISCUSSIONS 20:51:40 WE'VE HAD IS THAT WHERE WE 20:51:42 HAVE -- GENERALLY THEY WORK ON 20:51:45 HOW CAN WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY 20:51:48 AND MODE-SHIFT OR SAFE ROUTES TO 20:51:49 SCHOOL PROGRAM. 20:51:53 SO THERE'S AN ORIENTATION AROUND 20:51:54 THEIR CONNECTING WITH THE 20:51:57 COMMUNITY TO SORT OF ACHIEVE 20:52:00 CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION GOALS. 20:52:03 AND THEN THEY GET MORE ENGAGED 20:52:05 AT -- WHEN WE'RE ENGAGED IN A 20:52:08 SORT OF A KIND OF LARGER 20:52:10 CITYWIDE PLANNING EFFORT. 20:52:12 AND SO A COUPLE OF RECENT 20:52:16 EXAMPLES ARE THE CITYWIDE TRAIL 20:52:17 STRATEGY AND MASTER PLAN THAT 20:52:18 WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THE 20:52:21 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER 20:52:21 PLANS. 20:52:23 THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE 20:52:25 UPDATE TO THE VISION ZERO PLAN. 20:52:28 AND SO WE DO HAVE WHEN WE 20:52:30 IMPLEMENT INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, 20:52:33 AND IN OUR STAFF REPORT WE CITED 20:52:35 NUMBERS OF THOSE WHERE LIKE 20:52:37 CENTERVILLE COMPLETE STREETS OR 20:52:39 THE SABERCAT TRAIL EXTENSION 20:52:41 PROJECT, WHERE WE HAVE AN 20:52:45 OPPORTUNITY AND DO SPECIFIC 20:52:47 COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THOSE 20:52:48 PARTICULAR PROJECTS, WE INFORM 20:52:50 THE COMMISSION OF THESE 20:52:52 OPPORTUNITIES, AND INVITE THEM 20:52:55 TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE EFFORTS. 20:52:58 AND THEN TO -- AND AS A WAY TO 20:53:00 SORT OF JUST MANAGE THE TIME OF 20:53:02 THE VOLUNTEER COMMISSIONERS, NOT 20:53:06 TRY TO DUPLICATE KIND OF A 20:53:08 COMMUNITY REVIEW PROCESS THROUGH 20:53:12 COMMISSION, AS TYPICALLY DONE 20:53:13 THROUGH SAY A PLANNING 20:53:14 COMMISSION EXAMPLE. 20:53:16 NOT TO DUPLICATE THAT MOBILITY 20:53:18 COMMISSION BUT THESE THINGS THEN 20:53:20 GENERALLY GO DIRECTLY TO THE 20:53:22 CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWING A BROADER 20:53:23 COMMUNITY REVIEW PROCESS. 20:53:26 AND SO THE EFFORT IS NOT TO 20:53:28 DUPLICATE EFFORTS THAT ARE DONE. 20:53:30 YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY I THINK 20:53:32 THE ONE INSTANCE WHERE THERE WAS 20:53:34 CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE 20:53:39 MOBILITY COMMISSION WAS WHEN -- 20:53:41 AND THIS RELATED TO THE PASEO 20:53:44 PADRE PARKWAY PROJECT WHICH WILL 20:53:46 BE COMING TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. 20:53:50 THERE WAS A COMMUNITY PROCESS 20:53:51 AND THEN AN ACTION RELATED TO 20:53:54 THE ITEM WAS PULLED OFF THE 20:53:55 CONSENT CALENDAR. 20:53:57 AND THERE REALLY WASN'T AN 20:53:59 OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW OF THAT OR 20:54:01 WEIGH IN ON THAT. 20:54:03 AND, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD FROM 20:54:06 MEMBERS OF THE MOBILITY 20:54:08 COMMISSION ABOUT SORT OF NOT 20:54:11 HAVING A PROCESS TO KNOW OR 20:54:12 THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING OF 20:54:13 SIGNIFICANCE WAS AT COUNCIL THAT 20:54:15 THEY WOULD HAVE WANTED TO WEIGH 20:54:16 IN ON. 20:54:19 SO IT WAS MORE OF I THINK A 20:54:21 SINGLE INSTANCE AS OPPOSED TO 20:54:23 THE OVERALL PROCESS OF WORKING 20:54:24 WITH THE COMMISSION. 20:54:27 SO HOPEFULLY, THAT, YOU KNOW, 20:54:29 SORT OF HELPS KIND OF ADDRESS 20:54:31 THE ROOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT 20:54:34 SOME COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSED ON 20:54:36 A PAST INSTANCE. 20:54:38 BUT GENERALLY, AS I MENTIONED WE 20:54:40 DON'T TRY TO DUPLICATE COMMUNITY 20:54:42 OUTREACH EFFORTS OR DECISIONS 20:54:45 THAT ARE BEING DEBATED BY 20:54:47 COUNCIL AS A POLICY OR PROJECT 20:54:47 ACTION. 20:54:50 >> Councilmember Kassan: I 20:54:52 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REQUEST 20:54:54 THAT WE MAKE A CHANGE TO THAT 20:54:56 POLICY. 20:54:58 THESE DECISION HE ARE INCREDIBLY 20:55:01 20:55:03 CONSEQUENTIAL FOR PEOPLE LIVING 20:55:05 OR DYING FOR BUSINESSES 20:55:08 OPERATING OR FAILING, FOR A CITY 20:55:10 THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND TIME 20:55:13 IN VERSUS A CITY PEOPLE QUICKLY 20:55:14 DRIVE THROUGH. 20:55:15 I THINK WHEN WE MAKE THESE 20:55:17 DECISIONS NOT ONLY SHOULD THE 20:55:18 MOBILITY COMMISSION TALK ABOUT 20:55:21 WHAT THEIR INPUT IS BECAUSE 20:55:22 UNLIKE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THESE 20:55:24 ARE PEOPLE WHO WERE CHOSEN FOR 20:55:26 THEIR PARTICULAR EXPERTISE AND 20:55:28 THOUGHTFULNESS ON THESE ITEMS. 20:55:30 THERE IS ALSO OTHER COMMISSIONS 20:55:33 THAT I THINK SHOULD BE CONSULTED 20:55:36 LIKE SENIORS, YOU KNOW ANYONE 20:55:37 WHO IS AFFECTED BY THESE 20:55:40 DECISIONS, WE HAVE COMMISSION -- 20:55:41 I THINK THAT IS A PERFECT ROLE 20:55:42 FOR COMMISSIONS. 20:55:44 I THINK I REALLY, REALLY 20:55:46 DISAGREE WITH THE POLICY OF NOT 20:55:48 SPECIFICALLY GETTING INPUT FROM 20:55:49 THE COMMISSIONS ON THESE 20:55:51 QUESTIONS. 20:55:54 I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW. 20:55:56 IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE AREN'T U.C. 20:55:58 UNDERSTANDING THE SERIOUSNESS OF 20:55:59 THESE DECISIONS. 20:56:02 THEY ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE 20:56:04 FUTURE OF OUR CITY FOR YEARS AND 20:56:06 YEARS TO COME AND I JUST DON'T 20:56:09 THINK IT'S THAT DIFFICULT TO GET 20:56:12 INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONS THAT 20:56:14 WERE SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN TO 20:56:15 REPRESENT CERTAIN INTERESTS AND 20:56:18 CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. 20:56:19 SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE 20:56:20 A MOTION. 20:56:22 BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT 20:56:26 WE CHANGE OUR POLICY ON THAT. 20:56:27 >> Hans Larsen: IF I COULD 20:56:28 SORT OF ADD TO THAT. 20:56:30 I THINK IT'S A BIT SO THAT WHEN 20:56:32 THE MOBILITY COMMISSION WAS SET 20:56:34 UP, THEY MEET QUARTERLY. 20:56:39 AND SO THEIR -- I THINK PART OF 20:56:41 IT IS, CAN YOU GET PEOPLE IN THE 20:56:43 COMMUNITY THAT CAN -- IN ORDER 20:56:45 TO PROVIDE TIMELY INPUT ON 20:56:46 DIFFERENT THINGS IF YOU GOT A 20:56:48 COMMISSION THAT'S MEETING 20:56:50 QUARTERLY THAT'S NOT REALLY AT A 20:56:51 LEVEL OF FREQUENCY THAT WOULD BE 20:56:53 ABLE TO SUPPORT EVERY PROJECT 20:56:55 COMING THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS 20:56:56 WITH THEM. 20:56:57 AND SO JUST TO SHARE WITH THE 20:56:59 COUNCIL, I MEAN THERE'S 20:57:02 CERTAINLY A STAFF BANDWIDTH 20:57:04 PERSPECTIVE, THERE IS ALSO AN 20:57:05 ELEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 20:57:08 COMMUNITY WILLING TO HAVE AN 20:57:10 ACTIVE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION 20:57:12 THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN 20:57:14 ON EVERY PROJECT THAT COMES 20:57:15 THROUGH. 20:57:17 AND SO WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS 20:57:20 STRUCTURED IT WAS QUARTERLY, AND 20:57:22 THEN BASED ON WHAT THEY CHOOSE 20:57:25 TO WORK ON, IS BASED ON THE 20:57:27 AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY HAVE 20:57:28 AVAILABLE FOR THEIR MEETINGS AND 20:57:31 WHAT THEY THINK IS MOST 20:57:33 IMPORTANT FOR THE TIME THAT 20:57:35 THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE AS 20:57:35 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. 20:57:43 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER 20:57:44 JONES. 20:57:45 >> Councilmember Jones: THANK 20:57:46 YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 20:57:50 JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR CITY 20:57:51 MANAGER SHACKELFORD. 20:57:53 IN THE PAST JUST CLARIFY WE HAVE 20:57:55 TAKEN INPUT FROM THE MOBILITY 20:57:58 COMMISSION, THE HUMAN RELATIONS 20:57:59 COMMISSION THE SENIOR COMMISSION 20:58:02 ON ISSUES THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE 20:58:06 IMPORTANT, AND ON (INAUDIBLE) IS 20:58:06 THAT CORRECT? 20:58:09 NOT NECESSARILY RECOMMENDATIONS 20:58:11 BUT THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR 20:58:15 CONCERNS, OR THEIR -- 20:58:15 >> Karena Shackelford: THAT IS 20:58:17 CORRECT. 20:58:17 THAT IS CORRECT COUNCILMEMBER 20:58:21 JONES, THEY HAVE. 20:58:21 >> Councilmember Jones: THANK 20:58:22 YOU. 20:58:23 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:58:23 COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN. 20:58:29 >> Councilmember Salwan: THANK 20:58:30 YOU MADAM MAYOR. 20:58:31 I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 20:58:33 COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE WEIGHED 20:58:34 IN ON VARIOUS ISSUES THAT HAVE 20:58:36 COME BEFORE US. 20:58:38 MANY TIMES WE'VE HAD MOBILITY 20:58:39 COMMISSIONERS COME, THE CHAIR OF 20:58:41 THE MOBILITY COMMISSION USUALLY 20:58:44 SPEAKS AT SEVERAL OF OUR 20:58:44 MEETINGS. 20:58:46 SO I DO FEEL THE COMMISSIONS ARE 20:58:48 WELL REPRESENTED. 20:58:49 I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT 20:58:50 REPRESENTED. 20:58:52 BUT WE DO HAVE THE GENERAL 20:58:54 PUBLIC WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE 20:58:57 JOE CITIZEN OUT THERE, RESIDENT 20:58:59 WHO, YOU KNOW, WANTS TO GIVE 20:59:00 THEIR OWN FEEDBACK. 20:59:02 AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 20:59:04 OUR LITTLE ECHO CHAMBER SO IT'S 20:59:05 GOOD TO HEAR FROM THE PERSON ON 20:59:07 THE STREET AND TO SEE WHAT THEIR 20:59:09 FEEDBACK IS. 20:59:11 AND I APPRECIATE THESE SURVEYS 20:59:12 BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A REALITY 20:59:14 CHECK THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES 20:59:16 THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE 20:59:17 POLICY MAKERS AND THE PEOPLE 20:59:20 THAT LIVE THE DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. 20:59:21 AND SO THE MORE WE CAN 20:59:22 UNDERSTAND WHERE THE RESIDENTS 20:59:24 ARE COMING FROM, THE BETTER 20:59:26 POLICIES WE CAN MAKE, THE BETTER 20:59:27 WAYS WE CAN ADJUST TO THE 20:59:29 CRITICISM OR CONCERNS THAT THEY 20:59:29 HAVE. 20:59:31 SO I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR 20:59:32 BOTH. 20:59:33 I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN 20:59:34 EITHER-OR. 20:59:35 WE DON'T HAVE TO PRIORITIZE ONE 20:59:36 OVER THE OTHER. 20:59:38 I THINK WE NEED ALL OF THE ABOVE 20:59:39 AND SO THESE ARE JUST DIFFERENT 20:59:41 TOOLS TO HELP US MAKE THE BEST 20:59:44 DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 20:59:46 AND SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU 20:59:47 GUYS ARE DOING AND I THINK THAT 20:59:49 THERE'S ROOM FOR ALL OF THIS. 20:59:53 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 20:59:54 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:59:57 NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER COX. 20:59:57 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK 20:59:59 YOU. 21:00:01 HANS, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 21:00:02 SHARING THIS INFORMATION. 21:00:05 I JUST THINK THAT ESPECIALLY 21:00:07 WITH SOMETHING COMING UP NEXT 21:00:09 WEEK ON PASEO PADRE, IT WOULD BE 21:00:10 REALLY WONDERFUL IF WE CAN MAKE 21:00:12 SURE THAT OUR COMMISSIONS THAT 21:00:16 ARE IMPACTED AND ECHOING WHAT 21:00:19 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN HAS SAID, 21:00:20 AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN, 21:00:23 THAT WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S 21:00:26 COMMUNICATED OUT THAT WE'RE 21:00:27 GETTING, REACHING OUT TO ALL THE 21:00:28 DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS. 21:00:29 BECAUSE THIS PASEO PADRE IS 21:00:31 GOING TO BE A BIG DISCUSSION FOR 21:00:32 NEXT WEEK AND I JUST WANT TO 21:00:36 MAKE SURE WE'RE TAPPING INTO AND 21:00:37 OUTREACHING WITH THE DIFFERENT 21:00:38 GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S 21:00:40 A VOICE AND OPINION. 21:00:42 AND I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO 21:00:44 COMMEND THAT YOUNG PERSON THAT 21:00:46 SPOKE TWICE ON THE PUBLIC 21:00:48 COMMENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S 21:00:50 IMPORTANT TOO, HAVING OUR YOUTH 21:00:52 COMMISSION BEING ABLE TO HAVE A 21:00:54 VOICE ON SOME OF OUR DECISIONS 21:00:57 THAT WOULD IMPACT THEM. 21:00:58 AS WELL AS OUR SENIORS, AND ALL 21:01:00 THE OTHER ONES, MOBILITY, AND 21:01:02 JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE 21:01:04 ESPECIALLY GETTING A WELL 21:01:06 ROUNDED OUTPUT OR SOMEWHERE TO 21:01:09 BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AS WE 21:01:12 APPROACH SOME OF THE UPCOMING 21:01:13 AGENDA ITEMS THAT THEY GET 21:01:15 PUSHED OUT TO THE DIFFERENT 21:01:17 COMMISSIONS AND SHARED SO THAT 21:01:19 THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL. 21:01:21 SOMETIMES WE MAY BE ALL CAUGHT 21:01:23 UP IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS 21:01:25 AND JUST A LITTLE MORE 21:01:26 COMMUNICATION MAY BE PUSHING OUT 21:01:28 IF THAT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE 21:01:32 THAT WE DO HAVE A FAIR NUMBER OF 21:01:33 REPRESENTATION. 21:01:36 AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL, 21:01:36 WHICH COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN HAD 21:01:39 MENTIONED BUT JUST MAKING SURE 21:01:42 IT'S TOUCHING UPON ALL THE 21:01:43 DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS THAT WE 21:01:44 HAVE. 21:01:46 BECAUSE WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE 21:01:48 THEM SERVING AS PUBLIC, YOU 21:01:49 KNOW, GIVING OF THEIR TIME AND 21:01:52 LABOR TO HELP US WITH THE CITY 21:01:53 OF FREMONT. 21:01:56 BUT JUST TAPPING INTO SOME OF 21:01:59 THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AND 21:02:02 THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO 21:02:04 MORE ADVERTISING OR SOMETHING ON 21:02:05 THINGS THAT NEED TO BE MORE 21:02:07 PUBLICLY WEIGHED IN. 21:02:12 JUST SO THERE'S A COMMUNITY 21:02:13 VOICES INCLUDING MORE. 21:02:16 MORE IS BETTER THAN LESS SO -- 21:02:17 AND HELPING US GUIDE US IN 21:02:19 MAKING THESE DECISIONS SO THANK 21:02:19 YOU SO MUCH. 21:02:23 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER 21:02:23 KASSAN. 21:02:25 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES, 21:02:27 WE DON'T MAKE A LOT OF THESE 21:02:29 MAJOR DECISIONS ABOUT STREET 21:02:31 CONFIGURATIONS SO I JUST -- I 21:02:33 FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT 21:02:37 WOULD BE THAT DIFFICULT TO GET 21:02:39 COMMISSIONS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS. 21:02:42 ALSO, I JUST -- I WOULD LIKE TO 21:02:46 ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE TAKE A 21:02:51 CLASS ON STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 21:02:53 101 TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE 21:02:55 SURVEYS AND THEN WHAT PEOPLE ARE 21:02:57 SAYING ON NEXTDOOR AS MR. HINES 21:02:59 BROUGHT UP, THIS IS JUST -- IT 21:03:01 IS NOT A VALID BASIS ON WHICH TO 21:03:03 MAKE A DECISION. 21:03:04 THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO 21:03:05 VALIDITY TO IT. 21:03:09 WHEN WE DID OUR SURVEY OF 21:03:11 COMMUNITY OPINIONS, IT WAS DONE 21:03:12 IN A WAY THAT WAS VALID, WHERE 21:03:15 THEY WERE ABLE TO SAY THERE'S A 21:03:22 PLUS OR MINUS 4% MARGIN OF I 21:03:23 FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED. 21:03:26 AND THAT'S WHEN YOU DO A PROPER 21:03:28 STATISTICAL SURVEY THAT IS 21:03:29 ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL 21:03:32 THE RESIDENTS OF FREMONT. 21:03:34 DOING THESE SURVEYS IS 21:03:36 ABSOLUTELY NOT AND IT JUST 21:03:36 REALLY BOTHERS ME. 21:03:38 AND I KNOW THIS IS WHY THIS CAME 21:03:40 UP TONIGHT AND THERE WAS SOME 21:03:41 EXPLANATION ABOUT THAT AND THIS 21:03:47 WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE PASEO 21:03:49 PADRE MEETING AND I REALLY 21:03:52 APPRECIATE THAT AS LOUD AS 21:03:53 PEOPLE YELL ABOUT THIS IN THE 21:03:56 SURVEYS AND ON NEXTDOOR IT IS 21:03:58 NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF A 21:04:03 STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT SAMPLE 21:04:06 OF THE CITIZENS OF FREMONT. 21:04:10 IT IS NOT A TOOL TO USE AS 21:04:11 INFORMATION. 21:04:12 IT IS HELPFUL TO RECEIVE THE 21:04:14 INFORMATION BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY 21:04:16 NOT A BASIS UPON WHICH TO MAKE A 21:04:18 DECISION AND IT JUST REALLY 21:04:19 BOTHERS ME WHEN THAT IS WHAT 21:04:19 HAPPENS. 21:04:22 AND I KNOW WE PROBABLY CANNED 21:04:26 AFFORD HIRE STATISTICIANS EVERY 21:04:27 TIME WE ARE MAKING A MAJOR 21:04:29 DECISION BUT GIVEN THAT WE DON'T 21:04:31 HAVE THAT DATA THAT IS 21:04:32 STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND 21:04:34 VALID WE MUST NOT BASE DECISIONS 21:04:36 ON THOSE SURVEYS. 21:04:49 THANK YOU. 21:04:51 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 21:04:51 >> Councilmember Shao: 21:04:53 NEEDLESS TO SAY THE SURVEY WOULD 21:04:54 BE ONE OF THE IMPORTANT 21:04:56 APPROACHES TO OUTREACH THE 21:04:56 COMMUNITY. 21:05:06 TO BRING AWARENESS TO UPCOMING 21:05:08 BIG DECISIONS SO THEY CAN 21:05:10 ANTICIPATE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. 21:05:14 I CANNOT DENY THAT THERE'S NO 21:05:16 ROOM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ROOM FOR 21:05:17 IMPROVEMENT. 21:05:20 FOR THE CURRENT SURVEY. 21:05:24 BUT I WOULD HESITATE TO 21:05:27 COMPLETELY IGNORE AND NEGLECT 21:05:33 THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET, AND 21:05:38 EVEN WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY 21:05:45 EVIDENCE TO DISREGARD THE DATA 21:05:47 THAT WE COLLECT FROM THE SURVEY, 21:05:50 I THINK IT IS STILL IMPORTANT 21:05:54 FOR US TO TAKE THAT INTO 21:05:54 CONSIDERATION. 21:05:57 I'M NOT SAYING THAT, IT'S LIKE 21:06:03 THE ONLY BASIS FOR OUR DECISION. 21:06:07 HOWEVER, IT IS MORE OF THE WAY 21:06:10 THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS WOULD USE 21:06:13 THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS 21:06:14 THEIR OPINIONS. 21:06:15 DIRECTLY ON THE ISSUE. 21:06:19 I MEAN, APART FROM THE COMMUNITY 21:06:23 MEETINGS WHERE ATTENDANCE MAY 21:06:25 VARY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE 21:06:27 PANDEMIC, WHAT ELSE CAN BE MORE 21:06:29 EFFECTIVE FOR THE CITY 21:06:31 GOVERNMENT TO BE TRANSPARENT, 21:06:34 AND PROACTIVE, IN OUTREACHING 21:06:34 THE COMMUNITY. 21:06:38 NAME ONE. 21:06:43 SO I BELIEVE IT HAS A 21:06:45 SIGNIFICANCE, AND WE STILL NEED 21:06:49 TO USE THAT TO SHOW OUR 21:06:51 TRANSPARENCY, AND 21:06:51 ACCOUNTABILITY. 21:07:13 VICE MAYOR SALWAN. 21:07:16 >> Councilmember Salwan: I 21:07:17 APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER SHAO'S 21:07:19 COMMENTS. 21:07:22 TO DESCRIBE HOW THEY FEEL, THAT 21:07:24 IS DATA AND THAT GIVES US A CLUE 21:07:26 AS TO HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE 21:07:26 SITUATION. 21:07:30 WE ARE NOT PAYING $100,000 FOR 21:07:32 EACH SEA WE DO, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE 21:07:34 NOT GOING TO DO A FOLLOW AND 21:07:36 STATS AND ALL THAT KIND OF 21:07:36 STUFF. 21:07:38 BUT ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN 21:07:39 A CERTAIN ISSUE THEY CAN WEIGH 21:07:40 IN AND THAT GIVES YOU SOME 21:07:42 UNDERSTANDING OF THE SENTIMENT 21:07:42 OF THE COMMUNITY. 21:07:44 NOW THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY 21:07:46 DIFFERENT POINTS THAT WE USE TO 21:07:47 MAKE A DECISION. 21:07:49 WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS, 21:07:51 WE HAVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR 21:07:52 INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY 21:07:54 MEMBERS, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, 21:07:56 THERE OUR PROFESSIONALS LIKE 21:07:57 HANS AND MANY OTHERS. 21:08:00 SO I THINK I WELCOME AS MANY 21:08:01 DATA POINTS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE 21:08:04 THAT GIVES US MORE FEEDBACK, 21:08:05 MORE INFORMATION AND ALLOWS US 21:08:08 TO RECONCILE OUR DIFFERENCES 21:08:09 WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHERE WE ARE 21:08:13 WHERE, WHERE THEY ARE, AND TRY 21:08:15 TO MEET THEM SOMEWHERE WHERE 21:08:16 THERE'S A HAPPY GROUND FOR 21:08:20 EVERYONE THANKS. 21:08:21 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, 21:08:22 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 21:08:22 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 21:08:23 YOU MADAM MAYOR. 21:08:25 I WOULDN'T REPEAT A LOT OF THE 21:08:27 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID BUT I 21:08:28 DO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE TO 21:08:31 CONTINUE TO SHARE ABOUT THIS 21:08:33 PROJECT THAT MANY COMMUNITY 21:08:35 MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. 21:08:38 AND HOPEFULLY, THEY RECEIVE MORE 21:08:41 FEEDBACK BY NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. 21:08:43 THANK YOU. 21:08:45 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:08:47 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 21:08:47 >> Councilmember Kassan: I 21:08:50 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT 21:08:52 EVERY TIME WE'RE MAKING A MAJOR 21:08:55 DECISION REGARDING, LET'S SAY, A 21:08:58 ROAD DIET STYLE DECISION, THAT 21:09:00 IS MAKING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE 21:09:03 CONFIGURATION OF A MAJOR STREET 21:09:05 IN FREMONT, THAT STAFF BE -- 21:09:10 MAKE ITS BEST EFFORT TO GET 21:09:13 INPUT FROM THE MOBILITY 21:09:17 COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE 21:09:18 COMMISSION OF SENIORS. 21:09:24 >> Mayor Mei: COUNCILMEMBER 21:09:24 JONES. 21:09:28 >> Councilmember Jones: YES, I 21:09:33 JUST WANTED TO ASK CITY ATTORNEY 21:09:35 ALVARADO, IF THAT'S SOMETHING 21:09:37 THAT COULD BE DONE BASED ON THE 21:09:39 REFERRAL OR THE IT IS SOMETHING 21:09:41 THAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO COME BACK 21:09:42 AS AN AGENDA ITEM. 21:09:46 >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 21:09:47 STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING IS 21:09:49 REALLY JUST AN INFORMATIONAL 21:09:50 ITEM AND REALLY THERE WAS NO 21:09:51 ACTION RELATED TO IT. 21:09:54 BUT IT CERTAINLY, THE COUNCIL 21:09:55 MAJORITY CAN DIRECT STAFF TO 21:09:57 BRING IT BACK WITH THE MOTION 21:10:00 THAT REFLECTS COUNCIL'S 21:10:01 DIRECTION, IF THE COUNCIL'S 21:10:03 INCLINED TO DO THAT THAT'S THE 21:10:04 SUGGESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE 21:10:05 THIS EVENING RATHER THAN TO 21:10:07 ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION THIS 21:10:07 EVENING. 21:10:09 SO IT'S NOT -- ACTION IS NOT 21:10:15 21:10:19 AGENDIZED FOR THIS ACTION. 21:10:20 >> Councilmember Jones: 21:10:20 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN I WOULD 21:10:23 SECOND YOUR MOTION TO BRING THIS 21:10:28 BACK WITH STAFF INPUT. 21:10:29 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES. 21:10:31 >> AND THAT WOULD GIVE STAFF THE 21:10:33 BENEFIT OF CRAFTING LANGUAGES 21:10:36 FOR COUNCIL THE CONSIDER THAT 21:10:36 REFLECTS THAT DIRECTION. 21:10:38 OBVIOUSLY THERE IS TERMINOLOGY 21:10:40 THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO 21:10:42 FLESH OUT AS TO HOW IT'S GOING 21:10:45 TO WORK, OPERATIONALLY SPEAKING, 21:10:46 SO THAT IS AN ADVANTAGE TO COME 21:10:47 BACK. 21:10:48 >> Mayor Mei: I HEAR A MOTION 21:10:50 AND A SECOND. 21:10:52 I SAW A HAND RAISED BUT I THINK 21:10:55 IT'S NOW LOWERED, TO ASK FOR IT 21:10:56 TO BE A REFERRAL FOR FUTURE 21:10:57 AGENDA ITEM. 21:11:00 SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. 21:11:04 AND THE HAND IS NOW LOWERED. 21:11:06 >> CAN I JUST ASK FOR CLARITY ON 21:11:07 WHAT STAFF IS BEING ASKED TO 21:11:11 BRING BACK, YES. 21:11:11 >> Councilmember Kassan: SO 21:11:14 WE'RE ASKING TO BRING BACK 21:11:15 THE -- A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD 21:11:20 CREATE A POLICY THAT ASKS STAFF 21:11:22 WHENEVER THERE'S A MAJOR STREET 21:11:25 CONFIGURATION CHANGE, TO MAKE 21:11:29 ITS BEST EFFORT TO SOLICIT THE 21:11:33 INPUT AND VOTE REGARDING SUPPORT 21:11:36 OR NONSUPPORT TO BOTH THE 21:11:38 MOBILITY COMMISSION AND THE 21:11:40 COMMISSION OF SENIORS WHICH I 21:11:41 CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF, I'M 21:11:42 SORRY. 21:11:45 >> Mayor Mei: SENIOR 21:11:47 COMMISSION. 21:11:49 I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT 21:11:51 TO CLARIFY, THE OTHER THING WE 21:11:52 HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS SAFE ROUTES 21:11:54 TO SCHOOL TOO, SO WOULD THAT 21:11:56 ALSO INCLUDE -- I KNOW WE HAVE A 21:11:57 SUBCOMMITTEE WITH THE SCHOOLS 21:11:59 AND THIS WILL BE ON THAT. 21:12:01 SO I THINK -- I'M JUST WONDERING 21:12:05 HOW BIG THE BROACH OF SCOPE IS, 21:12:06 YOU'RE JUST SAYING OR THE 21:12:07 SENIORS AND FOR THE MOBILITY 21:12:09 COMMISSION AND THERE ARE 21:12:10 REPRESENTATIVES ON THE MOBILITY 21:12:11 COMMISSION FOR THOSE AREAS IN 21:12:13 FACT WE CAN GET ONE, WE'RE STILL 21:12:16 LOOKING, WE HAVE BEEN SEEKING 21:12:20 FOR A PARA OR A MEMBER AND WE 21:12:22 ALSO HAVE A VACANCY FOR A 21:12:24 DRIVING MEMBER ON THE MOBILITY 21:12:26 COMMISSION. 21:12:27 >> Karena Shackelford: OKAY I 21:12:28 UNDERSTAND THAT AND I'LL JUST 21:12:30 SAY IN RESPONSE THE THAT, I 21:12:32 REALLY FEEL THAT THAT IS 21:12:33 SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN JUST DO 21:12:35 AS A MATTER OF YOU KNOW THE 21:12:37 COURSE OF BUSINESS IN TERMS OF 21:12:40 SHARING THE STAFF REPORT WITH 21:12:41 THOSE COMMISSIONS. 21:12:43 BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR 21:12:47 SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT, THEN 21:12:49 WE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT ALSO. 21:12:50 >> Councilmember Kassan: WHAT 21:12:52 I WOULD LIKE TO HAPPEN AND I'M 21:12:53 NOT SAYING IT'S MANDATORY 21:12:55 BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES TIMING 21:12:57 MIGHT PREVENT IT FROM BEING 21:12:57 DONE. 21:13:00 BUT THAT STAFF MAKE ITS BEST 21:13:02 EFFORT TO GET A VOTE THERE THOSE 21:13:03 BODIES. 21:13:05 INSTEAD OF JUST SHARING IT WITH 21:13:05 THEM. 21:13:07 BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT'S ALREADY 21:13:07 HAPPENING. 21:13:09 BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VOTE 21:13:11 FROM THOSE BODIES AND 21:13:14 DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR -- YOU 21:13:15 KNOW OF THEIR DISCUSSION ON 21:13:17 WHETHER THEY SUPPORT IT OR NOT, 21:13:17 AND WHY. 21:13:21 >> Councilmember Jones: MADAM 21:13:22 MAYOR. 21:13:24 >> Mayor Mei: YES, 21:13:25 COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 21:13:27 >> Councilmember Jones: WITH 21:13:30 CITY MANAGER SHACKELFORD'S 21:13:31 CLARIFICATION THERE AND HANS 21:13:32 CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT YOU 21:13:34 ARE PROVIDING INPUT SOMEWHAT ON 21:13:36 A REGULAR BASIS FROM THE 21:13:37 MOBILITY COMMISSION ON A LOT OF 21:13:39 THESE PROJECTS ALREADY, IS THAT 21:13:39 CORRECT? 21:13:40 >> Hans Larsen: YES. 21:13:43 SO WE, YOU KNOW, FOR PROJECTS, 21:13:46 SORT OF MAJOR PROJECTS, AND I 21:13:49 THINK OUR STAFF REPORT KIND OF 21:13:50 IDENTIFIED MAJOR PROJECTS THAT 21:13:52 WE'VE HAD. 21:13:54 SOME OF THEM INCLUDE CHANGES TO 21:13:57 ROAD CONFIGURATION, OTHERS ARE 21:14:00 NEW TRAILS, A NEW BART STATION, 21:14:03 SO WE KEEP THE COMMISSION 21:14:05 INFORMED OF SORT OF THE LARGER 21:14:07 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROCESS AND 21:14:13 OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THE 21:14:14 PROCESS THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE 21:14:15 LARGER PUBLIC. 21:14:17 AND THEN WE ALSO INFORM THEM 21:14:19 WHEN THESE ACTIONS ARE COMING TO 21:14:21 THE COUNCIL. 21:14:24 SO AS WAS MENTIONED THE MEMBERS 21:14:28 OF THE COMMISSION AS THEY HAVE 21:14:30 TIME AND INTEREST, YOU KNOW, 21:14:32 WILL COME TO COUNCIL AND PROVIDE 21:14:34 SORT OF THEIR INPUT ON A 21:14:37 PARTICULAR ITEM. 21:14:39 NOW I DESTINY WHAT I'M HEARING 21:14:42 TONIGHT IS HAVING IT GO TO THEM 21:14:44 AS AN AGENDA ITEM AND HAVE THEM 21:14:45 ACTUALLY TAKE A VOTE IS KIND OF 21:14:47 A LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE 21:14:51 HAVEN'T PURSUED. 21:14:53 BUT BASED ON HOW IT WAS 21:14:58 QUALIFIED AS A MAJOR STREET 21:15:00 RECONFIGURATION OR A ROAD DIET 21:15:01 PROJECT WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY 21:15:03 OF THOSE, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY 21:15:06 IF THIS, RATHER THAN COMING BACK 21:15:08 FOR ANOTHER ITEM OR MAKING 21:15:10 SOMETHING FORMAL IF THAT IS THE 21:15:12 INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL AND I'LL 21:15:15 DEFER TO KARENA IF WE WANT TO GO 21:15:17 THERE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT 21:15:19 FOR KIND OF THESE MAJOR ACTIONS 21:15:20 IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WOULD 21:15:20 LIKE. 21:15:22 IT'S NOT BEEN THE PRACTICE WE'VE 21:15:24 HAD. 21:15:26 WE'VE KIND OF -- AND FROM THE 21:15:28 OTHER PERSPECTIVE IS THE WAY THE 21:15:29 MOBILITY COMMISSION WAS 21:15:30 STRUCTURED AND HOW WE USE THEM 21:15:32 IS THAT THERE'S TWO PEOPLE THAT 21:15:34 REPRESENT FOLKS THAT WALK, FOLKS 21:15:38 THAT BIKE, TWO PEOPLE THAT DRIVE 21:15:41 THAT USE TRANSIT, AND THEN ONE 21:15:43 REPRESENTATIVE THAT REPRESENTS 21:15:44 PEOPLE, PERSONS WITH 21:15:46 DISABILITIES. 21:15:48 AND WE GENERALLY USE THEM AS A 21:15:50 SOUNDING BOARD BECAUSE WE'RE 21:15:51 INTERESTED IN COMPLETE STREETS 21:15:53 AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION 21:15:55 AND PROJECTS THAT ADDRESSES ALL 21:15:57 THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT PEOPLE 21:15:59 TRAVEL IN FREMONT. 21:16:04 AND SO IN A WAY WE VALUE THEIR 21:16:05 INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVES THAT 21:16:08 THEY PROVIDE AND NOT NECESSARILY 21:16:13 FORCE THEM AS A CLIFL BODY TO 21:16:16 COLLECTIVELY 21:16:18 BODY TO VOTE ON SOMETHING. 21:16:19 YOU MIGHT HAVE THE BICYCLE 21:16:22 PEDESTRIAN FOLKS VOTE THIS WAY 21:16:24 AND YOU MIGHT HAVE THE DRIVING 21:16:25 REPRESENTATIVES VOTE ANOTHER 21:16:26 WAY. 21:16:27 WE'VE GENERAL NOT, YOU KNOW, 21:16:29 KIND OF PUT THEM IN THAT 21:16:30 SITUATION. 21:16:32 BUT IF THIS IS A FORUM THAT 21:16:35 COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO USE, TO 21:16:40 TRY TO GET A VOTE IN TERMS OF A 21:16:42 BALANCE WE'RE HAPPY TO, YOU 21:16:44 KNOW, SUPPORT THE WISHES OF THE 21:16:45 COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC. 21:16:47 AND AGAIN I HOPE IT IS A MAJOR 21:16:51 ITEM. 21:16:52 >> Karena Shackelford: I THINK 21:16:54 WE WOULD NEED TO BE CAREFUL IN 21:16:55 CALLING IT A VOTE BECAUSE THAT 21:16:57 IS NOT HOW THE MOBILITY 21:16:58 COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY SET UP 21:17:00 AS YOU JUST DESCRIBED NOR IS THE 21:17:01 SENIOR COMMISSION. 21:17:05 SO IT WOULD REALLY BE CHANGING 21:17:07 THE WAY, DID CHARGE OF EACH OF 21:17:09 THOSE COMMISSIONS AND WHAT THE 21:17:10 EXPECTATION OF THEM IS. 21:17:12 I MEAN YOU COULD CALL IT A 21:17:14 SURVEY OF THOSE COMMISSIONS OR 21:17:15 SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT IF 21:17:17 YOU'RE ASKING, YOU KNOW, FOR A 21:17:20 FORMAL VOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, 21:17:21 WE'RE BRINGING BACK TO THE 21:17:23 COUNCIL I THINK WE HAVE TO BE 21:17:25 CAREFUL WITH THAT IN TERMS OF 21:17:27 THE CURRENTLY CHARGE OF THOSE 21:17:30 COMMISSIONS. 21:17:32 >> AND THROUGH THE MAYOR IF I 21:17:34 MAY -- 21:17:34 >> Councilmember Kassan: 21:17:36 CHANGE THE WORDING TO A STRAW 21:17:39 POM OR SURVEY IN MY MOTION. 21:17:40 >> Councilmember Jones: BASED 21:17:43 ON THE COMMENTS FROM BOTH 21:17:46 MS. SHASMED AND MR. LARSON, IT 21:17:47 SOUNDS LIKE THE STAFF IS 21:17:49 PROVIDING ALL OF THIS 21:17:51 OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT AS IT IS. 21:17:53 AND YOU KNOW, MR. LARSON, 21:17:54 PARTICULARLY IN SOME OF THESE 21:17:58 LARGER PRODUCTS, OR THESE 21:18:01 PROJECTS IT'S NOT LIKE THEY ARE 21:18:02 LAST MINUTE KINDS EVER THINGS. 21:18:04 THEY'RE SIX MONTHS A YEAR IN THE 21:18:05 WORKS AND THESE COMMISSIONS DO 21:18:09 HAVE THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THEM 21:18:10 IF YOU WILL AND KIND OF WEIGH IN 21:18:12 ON WHATEVER THEIR OPINION IS. 21:18:14 AND I'M SURE THEY RELAY THAT TO 21:18:16 YOU AND THAT IN TURN IS RELAYED 21:18:17 TO US. 21:18:19 SO IN THAT CASE I WOULD NOT BE 21:18:21 SUPPORTIVE OF BRINGING THIS AS 21:18:22 AN ACTUAL RESOLUTION. 21:18:23 I THINK THAT -- I DON'T THINK 21:18:25 THAT WE NEED TO OVERLOAD OUR 21:18:27 STAFF WITH ANY MORE WORK THAN 21:18:28 THEY'RE ALREADY DOING AND I 21:18:30 THINK THAT THE INPUT THAT 21:18:32 THEY'RE GETTING FROM THESE 21:18:34 VARIOUS COMMISSIONS ON A REGULAR 21:18:36 BASIS ON PROJECTS THAT AFFECT 21:18:37 PARTICULAR GROUPS IS GOING TO BE 21:18:39 SUFFICIENT. 21:18:40 >> AND THROUGH THE MAYOR JUST SO 21:18:42 I CAN SEPARATE PROCESSES BECAUSE 21:18:43 I DO THINK THAT WE'VE KIND OF 21:18:46 CREATED TWO DIFFERENT PATHS, ONE 21:18:49 IS, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGER 21:18:51 SHACKELFORD HAS THE OPERATIONAL 21:18:52 AUTHORITY ALREADY TO HAVE HER 21:18:53 STAFF PRESENT TO THESE 21:18:54 COMMISSIONS. 21:18:56 SHE DOESN'T NEED DIRECTION TO DO 21:18:58 THAT, SHE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT 21:19:00 BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF THE 21:19:00 COUNCIL. 21:19:02 IF WHAT IS DESIRED IS TO CREATE 21:19:03 A POLICY THAT REQUIRES VOTES, 21:19:04 THAT WAS THE REASON THAT I 21:19:06 SUGGESTED IT WOULD HAVE TO COME 21:19:08 BACK BECAUSE WE'D HAVE TO CRAFT 21:19:10 THAT POLICY AND THAT LEGISLATION 21:19:13 IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THAT NEW 21:19:14 REQUIREMENT OF THE COMMISSION. 21:19:17 SO IF IT'S MORE A CONSENSUS THAT 21:19:20 STAFF SHOULD, AS PART OF ITS 21:19:22 OPERATIONS PRESENT TO THOSE 21:19:24 BODIES, PROBABLY WE DON'T NEED A 21:19:27 RESOLUTION OR LEGISLATION THAT 21:19:28 TONIGHT'S DIRECTION IS PROBABLY 21:19:29 SUFFICIENT. 21:19:30 BUT IF SOMETHING GREATER IS 21:19:32 REQUIRED, POLICY MAKING AND A 21:19:34 REQUIREMENT OF VOTE TAKING THEN 21:19:35 WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO COME 21:19:35 BACK. 21:19:37 SO JUST THAT CLARITY ON THAT 21:19:38 POINT CERTAINLY WOULD HELP. 21:19:40 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:19:40 >> Councilmember Kassan: CAN I 21:19:44 JUMP IN SINCE IT'S MY MOTION? 21:19:45 I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN 21:19:46 BETWEEN. 21:19:47 I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT BE 21:19:49 CALLING FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF A 21:19:51 VOTE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT'S 21:19:52 NOT WHAT THE COMMISSIONS DO. 21:19:54 BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T AGREE 21:19:56 WITH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER JONES IS 21:19:58 SAYING IS OH JUST KEEP DOING 21:20:00 WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING SHARE 21:20:01 THE INFORMATION SEE IF THEY 21:20:03 MIGHT GIVE FEEDBACK OR NOT. 21:20:06 WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, THE 21:20:09 STAFF MAKING ITS BEST EFFORT TO 21:20:11 SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THESE 21:20:13 COMMISSIONS AND TAKE A STRAW 21:20:16 POLL TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF 21:20:22 SUPPORT. 21:20:25 >> Mayor Mei: I ALSO SEE 21:20:27 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO WHO HAD A 21:20:28 COMMENT WITH THAT. 21:20:29 >> Councilmember Kassan: SORRY 21:20:30 ABOUT THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S 21:20:33 WRONG WITH MY INTERNET AND HAVE 21:20:34 MINUTES TAKEN OF THESE MEETINGS 21:20:37 SO THAT WE CAN GET THE FORMAL 21:20:39 INPUT OF THESE BODIES ON THESE 21:20:40 MAJOR PROJECTS. 21:20:42 THAT IS WHAT MY MOTION IS. 21:20:43 WHETHER THE STAFF MIGHT WANT TO 21:20:46 SAY, THAT'S FINE WE CAN DO THAT 21:20:48 OR IF THIS REQUIRES A FORMAL 21:20:52 VOTE, EITHER WAY IS FINE WITH 21:20:56 ME. 21:20:56 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK 21:20:58 YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 21:21:01 THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE 21:21:02 PLOOR FLOOR. 21:21:06 21:21:06 FLOOR. 21:21:09 I REALIZE THIS IS AN INFORMATION 21:21:12 ONLY ITEM, AND ANY ACTION 21:21:17 RESIDING FROM THE ITEM IS A 21:21:24 PROBLEM STARS POINT OF ORDER. 21:21:26 HOWEVER, A MOTION FROM THIS ITEM 21:21:28 IS CERTAINLY NOT WHAT I EXPECTED 21:21:30 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE POINT OF 21:21:33 ORDER, I'M GOING TO VETO IT. 21:21:35 IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE. 21:21:37 HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THAT 21:21:42 BASICALLY SETS UP A PRECEDENT 21:21:45 WHERE A REFERRAL CAN COME OUT OF 21:21:47 A INFORMATION AGENDA RIGHT ON 21:21:54 THE SPOT AND GET VOTED ON. 21:21:56 IF COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN THINKS 21:21:58 THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT WOULD 21:22:01 REALLY BE SO SIGNIFICANT I WOULD 21:22:04 EXPECT HER TO MAKE A REFERRAL 21:22:05 AFTER THIS MEETING. 21:22:07 AND THEN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS 21:22:10 AND THEN WE CAN ENGAGE IN -- 21:22:11 >> Councilmember Kassan: I 21:22:14 DID, I DID MAKE A REFERRAL. 21:22:15 >> Councilmember Shao: TODAY? 21:22:17 >> Councilmember Kassan: NO, A 21:22:19 FEW WEEKS AGO. 21:22:20 >> Councilmember Shao: BUT IT 21:22:22 WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA. 21:22:22 >> Councilmember Kassan: IT 21:22:24 WAS CHOSEN NOT TO MAKE IT A 21:22:26 REFERRAL ON THE AGENDA. 21:22:30 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 21:22:31 >> GO AHEAD I'M SORRY. 21:22:32 >> Councilmember Shao: SO FOR 21:22:34 THAT I THINK FROM WHAT I CAN 21:22:36 TELL, IT'S JUST A FURTHER 21:22:39 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN 21:22:40 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN WITH 21:22:44 PROBABLY DIRECTOR LARSON AND 21:22:45 CITY COUNCIL -- AND THE CITY 21:22:48 MANAGER OFFLINE. 21:22:50 BUT I WOULD CAUTION THAT AS THE 21:22:53 CITY COUNCIL WE DON'T 21:22:54 MICROMANAGEMENT. 21:22:58 WE DON'T MICROMANAGE AND WE CAN 21:23:00 CERTAINLY GIVE A GENERAL 21:23:02 DIRECTION, NOT INTO THE DETAILS, 21:23:05 AS TO HOW THIS HAS TO BE DONE IN 21:23:08 A SPECIFIC WAY. 21:23:11 AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT ANY 21:23:13 VOTING SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL 21:23:16 REFERRAL RIGHT ON THE AGENDA. 21:23:20 SO I DECLINE TO VOTE GIST 21:23:23 JUST 21:23:25 BECAUSE THIS IS TO MY 21:23:28 UNDERSTANDING PROBLEMATIC AS FAR 21:23:30 AS POINT OF ORDER. 21:23:33 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, VICE MAYOR 21:23:34 SALWAN. 21:23:35 >> Councilmember Salwan: DOES 21:23:37 MS. SHACKELFORD HAVE SOMETHING? 21:23:38 >> Karena Shackelford: I WAS 21:23:39 JUST GOING TO SAY HEARING ALL 21:23:42 THE DISCUSSION I'M HAPPY TO GO 21:23:44 BACK AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH 21:23:45 STAFF JUST TO CONFIRM WHAT IS 21:23:46 CURRENTLY BEING DONE AND 21:23:48 IDENTIFY SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN 21:23:52 ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION WITH 21:23:53 THESE COMMISSIONS. 21:23:57 SO, YOU KNOW, AS CITY ATTORNEY 21:23:59 ALVARADO HAS STATED 21:24:01 OPERATIONALLY, WE ARE ALWAYS 21:24:03 LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE 21:24:04 IMPROVEMENTS SO WE'RE HAPPY TO 21:24:06 HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND SEE 21:24:07 WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE 21:24:10 WE'RE GETTING AS MUCH FEEDBACK 21:24:11 AS WE CAN FROM THE APPROPRIATE 21:24:14 PARTIES. 21:24:15 >> Mayor Mei: I JUST WANTED TO 21:24:18 MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT, BECAUSE 21:24:20 I'M LOOKING AT THE COMMISSION'S 21:24:22 PAGE AS WELL AS THE PAST MINUTES 21:24:23 AND SUCH. 21:24:26 AND I SEE THAT ON THERE WE HAVE 21:24:28 STAFF UPDATES AND WE DO HAVE 21:24:29 MINUTES BUT IT DOESN'T GO INTO 21:24:31 THE GREAT DETAIL THAT WE SEE ON 21:24:32 SOME OF THE OTHER MINUTES AND 21:24:34 PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN 21:24:35 ENHANCE THERE TO MAKE IT 21:24:36 SATISFIED. 21:24:37 I THINK WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 21:24:39 KASSAN IS ASKING FOR IS IF WE 21:24:40 DOCUMENT LIKE THE PRESENTATIONS 21:24:43 LIKE THE MOST RECENT ONE WE HAD, 21:24:46 IT HAD SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF 21:24:47 UPDATES FOR THE WORKING BALANCE 21:24:49 FOR THE YEAR FOR 2022. 21:24:51 IT HAD DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT 21:24:54 WERE BEING EMPHASIZED AND IT HAD 21:24:56 SOME COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS. 21:24:59 BUT IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY 21:25:00 COMMENT AND I WILL DISAGREE WITH 21:25:03 I THINK VICE MAYOR SALWAN THAT 21:25:05 MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT EARLIER IN 21:25:08 THE PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD AGENDA 21:25:10 ITEMS COMING UP WE WOULD HAVE 21:25:11 HAD MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE THE 21:25:13 CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION OR OTHER 21:25:16 AREAS COME AND SPEAK ON THESE 21:25:18 ITEMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR 21:25:18 THAT. 21:25:20 I DON'T WANT TO TASK ALL THE 21:25:22 CHAIRS BECAUSE THEN MAYBE PEOPLE 21:25:23 DON'T WANT TO BE THE CHAIRS OF 21:25:24 THESE COMMISSIONS. 21:25:27 BUT I DO THINK IT'S VALUABLE IF 21:25:27 THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. 21:25:29 IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE CHAIR. 21:25:32 WE'VE ALSO HAD OTHER COMMISSION 21:25:33 MEMBERS THEMSELVES COME AND 21:25:34 JOIN. 21:25:36 AND CERTAINLY IN A COMMISSION 21:25:39 ITSELF THEY ARE OFTEN OPPOSING 21:25:41 VIEWS SO THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS IN 21:25:42 CONSENSUS ON THAT. 21:25:44 I SEE VICE MAYOR SALWAN IS YOUR 21:25:45 HAND STILL RAISED? 21:25:46 >> Councilmember Salwan: YES 21:25:48 SO I THINK THAT STAFF HAS 21:25:50 OFFERED A PATH THAT IS MORE THAN 21:25:52 WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. 21:25:54 AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER JONES 21:25:56 ALSO REFERENCED THAT SO HE'S NOT 21:25:57 DOING JUST THE STATUS QUO. 21:25:59 I THINK HE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, 21:26:01 STAFF WOULD DO FURTHER 21:26:02 ENGAGEMENT AND GET MORE FEEDBACK 21:26:03 FROM THE COMMISSION. 21:26:07 AND I THINK THAT MS. SHACKELFORD 21:26:08 OPERATIONALLY CAN HANDLE THIS 21:26:09 VERY WELL. 21:26:13 I ALSO AGREE WITH DR. SHAO THAT 21:26:14 PROCEDURALLY, THIS IS AN 21:26:15 INFORMATION ITEM. 21:26:17 SO I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE MAKING 21:26:22 MOTIONS OR, YOU KNOW, MAKING 21:26:25 DRASTIC CHANGES TO OUR BYLAWS OR 21:26:27 OUR COMMITTEE SETUPS. 21:26:28 SO THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON A 21:26:30 SEPARATE DAY AND A DIFFERENT 21:26:31 AGENDA ITEM. 21:26:33 I THINK I FEEL CONFIDENT IN 21:26:37 21:26:40 STAFF'S REINSURANCES, WE TRY TO 21:26:41 ACCOMPLISH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 21:26:43 KASSAN IS LOOKING FOR AND TRY TO 21:26:45 GET MORE ROBUST ENGAGEMENT FROM 21:26:47 OUR COMMISSIONS. 21:26:48 >> Karena Shackelford: I DO 21:26:49 WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS ITEM 21:26:51 WAS BROUGHT TO YOU ALL AS AN 21:26:54 INFORMATION ITEM IN RESPONSE TO 21:26:55 INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES THAT 21:26:58 I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF YOU BUT 21:27:00 ALSO INQUIRIES AND COMMENT 21:27:02 EXCUSE ME THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM 21:27:03 THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR 21:27:04 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS 21:27:07 ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND 21:27:09 WITH THE PASEO PADRE ITEM COMING 21:27:12 BEFORE YOU NEXT WEEK, WHICH HAS 21:27:14 BEEN A BIG ITEM OVER THE LAST 21:27:17 FEW YEARS, I THOUGHT IT BEST TO 21:27:19 GET THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE 21:27:21 IN ADVANCE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN 21:27:22 UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS THAT WE'RE 21:27:24 USING THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE 21:27:25 COLLECTING. 21:27:28 AND JUST TO REITERATE WHAT 21:27:30 DIRECTOR LARSON SAID, IT'S A 21:27:32 COMBINATION OF THINGS. 21:27:37 BUT OUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE 21:27:39 WEIGHS REALLY HEAVILY IN THE 21:27:40 DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AND EVEN 21:27:41 MORE THAN THAT THE POLICY 21:27:43 DECISIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE MADE 21:27:46 WITH REGARD TO PLANS LIKE THE 21:27:48 MOBILITY ACTION PLAN, VISION 21:27:50 ZERO AND OTHER POLICIES AS WELL. 21:27:51 SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS 21:27:54 THAT FACTOR INTO THE DECISIONS 21:27:56 THAT ARE MADE, THE 21:27:57 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE MADE 21:27:58 AND WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO 21:28:00 YOU ALL. 21:28:02 I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. 21:28:03 THANK YOU. 21:28:04 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:28:05 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN YOU STILL 21:28:07 HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED. 21:28:09 >> Councilmember Kassan: YES, 21:28:11 I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS 21:28:12 PROCESS. 21:28:22 SO WE HAD AT OUR -- 21:28:23 >> Mayor Mei: MY APOLOGIES 21:28:24 COMN. 21:28:28 21:28:29 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN I THINK YOU 21:28:32 HAD FROZEN, YOU'RE UNFROZEN. 21:28:33 >> Councilmember Kassan: I'M 21:28:34 SO SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 21:28:35 HAPPENED. 21:28:36 AT OUR COUNCIL RETREAT IT WAS 21:28:39 STATED THAT IF AN ITEM COMES UP 21:28:46 DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT ONE 21:28:51 OF US FEEL NEEDS TO BE 21:28:53 ADDRESSED, WE CAN MAKE THAT 21:28:53 COMMENT. 21:28:55 I SPOKE RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND SAY 21:28:59 I WOULD LIKE THIS ITEM TO BE 21:29:00 AGENDIZED. 21:29:02 I WAS TOLD THAT AWAY NOT PROPER 21:29:04 AND I SHOULD DO A REFERRAL. 21:29:05 I THEN MADE A REFERRAL ON THIS 21:29:06 ITEM. 21:29:09 I WAS THEN TOLD WE ARE NOT GOING 21:29:11 TO TREAT IT AS A REFERRAL, WE 21:29:12 TREAT IT AS A REPORT. 21:29:14 SO I FEEL VERY FRUSTRATED THAT 21:29:17 THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 21:29:17 WEEKS. 21:29:19 AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO 21:29:20 MAKE A DECISION. 21:29:22 IN IT HAPPENS AT A FUTURE 21:29:23 MEETING FINE. 21:29:26 BUT I WOULD LIKE A MORE FORMAL 21:29:28 PROCESS AS THE ONE I DESCRIBED, 21:29:30 TO BE VOTED ON BY THE COUNCIL. 21:29:32 I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT 21:29:34 PROCESS TO HAVE WHEN WE'RE 21:29:38 MAKING MAJOR DECISIONS ABOUT 21:29:39 RECONFIGURATIONS OF STREETS. 21:29:41 IF NOBODY AGREES WITH ME, FINE 21:29:42 VOTE NO. 21:29:45 BUT I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE 21:29:46 JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOVED UNDER THE 21:29:48 RUG AND SAY OH WELL STAFF IS 21:29:50 GOING TO TRY A LITTLE HARDER TO 21:29:51 GET MORE INPUT FROM THE 21:29:52 COMMISSIONS. 21:29:53 THAT'S NOT WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO 21:29:55 HAPPEN IN THESE CASES. 21:29:57 SO WHATEVER THE PROCESS NOW, THE 21:29:59 THIRD OR FOURTH ITERATION OF 21:30:01 WHAT THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE, I 21:30:02 WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE AGENDIZED 21:30:04 AND WOULD I LIKE THIS TO BE 21:30:08 I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE 21:30:10 VOTED ON BY THE COUNCIL. 21:30:12 IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T THINK 21:30:14 IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET MAJOR 21:30:16 INPUT FROM THE SENIOR COMMISSION 21:30:18 OR THE MOBILITY COMMISSION, THEN 21:30:20 FINE, MAKE THAT A PUBLIC RECORD. 21:30:22 I WANT IT AGENDIZED EITHER RIGHT 21:30:24 NOW OR AT A FUTURE MEETING AS 21:30:26 I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR WEEKS. 21:30:31 >> Mayor Mei: ALL RIGHT, 21:30:33 21:30:36 COUNSEL IN TERMS OF EITHER CITY 21:30:41 MANAGER SHACKELFORD OR -- 21:30:41 >> Karena Shackelford: I THINK 21:30:44 WHAT WOULD BE BEST IS IF I ASKED 21:30:45 THE CITY MANAGER TAKE THE 21:30:48 COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER 21:30:49 KASSAN JUST MADE AND ACCEPT THAT 21:30:52 AS A REFERRAL, FROM HER FOR 21:30:55 FUTURE AGENDA. 21:30:56 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 21:30:58 SO WHY DON'T WE -- 21:31:00 >> Karena Shackelford: AND SO 21:31:02 I DON'T THINK I'LL DEFER TO MY 21:31:04 COLLEAGUE RAFAEL, BUT I DON'T 21:31:06 THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE 21:31:07 VOTED ON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 21:31:09 A COUNCILMEMBER TYPICALLY CAN 21:31:10 MAKE A REFERRAL. 21:31:12 I USUALLY GET AN E-MAIL REQUEST 21:31:12 FOR A REFERRAL. 21:31:15 SO BASED ON THE CONVERSATION -- 21:31:15 >> Councilmember Kassan: WHICH 21:31:18 I DID SEND A LONG TIME AGO. 21:31:19 >> Karena Shackelford: THAT 21:31:20 WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHICH 21:31:22 IS WHY THE INFORMATIONAL ITEM 21:31:24 CAME FORWARD, ONE OF THE 21:31:24 REASONS. 21:31:28 BUT I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE -- A REFERRAL -- A REQUEST 21:31:29 FOR A REFERRAL DOESN'T NEED TO 21:31:31 BE VOTED ON. 21:31:32 >> Mayor Mei: NO, IT WILL BE 21:31:34 ONCE YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA 21:31:36 AND THAT WOULD GIVE THE PUBLIC 21:31:37 OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT. 21:31:40 BUT I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, 21:31:44 WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE AN PLANS, I 21:31:47 JUST SAW THE UPDATED MAN'S AT 21:31:49 THE LAST AGENDA ITEMS. 21:31:51 THE MARCH 25th COMMISSION, 21:31:52 HOPEFULLY FROM THAT COMMISSION 21:31:54 MEETING I DON'T SEE THE MINUTES 21:31:56 YET FOR THAT BUT IF WE HAVE THE 21:31:58 MINUTES THAT DETAILED WHAT THE 21:32:00 PLANS WERE THAT WERE UPDATED AN 21:32:02 AND 21:32:04 I KNOW WHETHER IT'S THIS 21:32:05 COMMISSION OR OTHERS WE DO GET 21:32:07 NOTICE OF THE AGENDAS AS WELL AS 21:32:09 THE MINUTES SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN 21:32:10 INCLUDE THAT MORE. 21:32:12 THANK YOU. 21:32:15 I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS ITEM AND 21:32:18 I SEE A HAND RAISED BUT I'M NOT 21:32:19 SURE IF IT'S FOR THE NEXT ITEM 21:32:22 WHICH IS THE REFERRAL. 21:32:25 SO THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 8A 21:32:29 WHICH IS THE REFERRAL, REQUEST 21:32:31 ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO UPDATE 21:32:34 THE COUNCIL AGENDA ASSIGNMENTS. 21:32:35 AND THE ONLY ONE I'M GOING TO 21:32:37 PULL IS AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OF 21:32:39 OUR COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M GOING TO 21:32:41 PULL THE ONE FOR EAST BAY 21:32:41 COMMUNITY ENERGY BECAUSE WE'RE 21:32:42 GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION 21:32:47 WITH THEM ON THIS CHANGE 21:32:48 PROPOSED. 21:32:49 BUT AT THIS TIME, I DON'T KNOW 21:32:50 IF WE WANTED TO VOTE ON THE 21:32:51 OTHER PARTS OF IT. 21:32:55 BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS AN 21:32:57 UPCOMING MEETING AND THEN ALSO, 21:33:00 WE'LL REVIEW ALSO, I WAS NOTED 21:33:02 THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ON 21:33:03 SOME OF THE CHARTS. 21:33:04 I THINK THE CHART HAS BEEN THE 21:33:06 SAME BUT I THINK THERE MAY HAVE 21:33:08 BEEN SOME LACK OF UPDATES 21:33:10 WHETHER IT'S FROM THE ENTITIES, 21:33:12 THE LOCAL AGENCIES TO US IN 21:33:15 TERMS OF I GUESS THERE WAS A 21:33:17 QUESTION ABOUT STIPEND OR SOME 21:33:19 OTHER AREA SO WE'LL TAKE THAT. 21:33:22 BUT IF IT'S NOT URGENT 21:33:24 MS. GAUTHIER THERE MIGHT BE TIME 21:33:26 THAT WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO THE 21:33:26 NEXT MEETING. 21:33:31 >> The Clerk: WE CAN DO THAT, 21:33:33 PROVIDE YOUR SUGGESTIONS YOUR 21:33:35 CHANGES AND I CAN PUT IT ON THE 21:33:38 NEXT AGENDA. 21:33:39 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY THANK YOU. 21:33:41 I THINK THAT WILL GIVE US SOME 21:33:43 TIME TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO, 21:33:45 OF THE INQUIRIES, COUNCILMEMBER 21:33:46 KASSAN DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION 21:33:48 ON THAT? 21:33:49 >> Councilmember Kassan: ARE 21:33:49 YOU TALKING ABOUT THE 21:33:50 APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES? 21:33:52 BECAUSE WHEN I READ THE AGENDA 21:33:54 ITEMS IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING 21:33:56 ABOUT EBCE. 21:33:57 IT JUST SAID -- 21:33:58 >> Mayor Mei: IT WAS ACTUALLY 21:33:59 FOR ALL THE COMMITTEES. 21:34:00 IT WAS A INFLUENCE COMMITTEE 21:34:02 THAT WE HAD BEEN ASKED TO MAKE 21:34:04 AN ASSIGNMENT TO BECAUSE THERE 21:34:05 WAS NEED FOR REPRESENTATION. 21:34:07 AND I HAVE TO PULL UP THE ONE 21:34:08 RIGHT NOW. 21:34:11 >> The Clerk: FOR THE SOUTHERN 21:34:13 ALAMEDA COUNTY GSJPA WHICH IS 21:34:15 THE ONE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD OR 21:34:16 THE MAYOR WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD 21:34:19 WITH THE APPOINTMENT TO VICE 21:34:25 MAYOR SALWAN AND THEN I PUT -- I 21:34:27 REMOVED A LINE ITEM REGARDING 21:34:30 THE I THINK IT WAS THE SOUTH BAY 21:34:32 CONNECT CORRIDOR, BECAUSE I HAD 21:34:33 LEARNED AFTER THE APPOINTMENTS 21:34:38 WERE MADE THAT AT THE LAST TIME 21:34:39 THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE, THAT 21:34:41 IT WAS ACTUALLY CITY COUNCIL 21:34:43 DOES NOT MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS 21:34:43 TO THAT. 21:34:45 AND SO I WAS JUST DOING CLEANUP 21:34:47 BUT I SHOULD HAVE NOTED IT IN 21:34:49 MAYOR'S STAFF REPORT FOR THIS 21:34:51 EVENING. 21:34:52 THAT THAT LINE ITEM WAS BEING 21:34:55 REMOVED. 21:34:57 AND COUNCILMEMBER COX SENT AN 21:34:59 E-MAIL WITH SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT 21:35:04 EAST BAY, EBCE I THINK IS THE 21:35:05 ACRONYM EARLIER TODAY WHICH WE 21:35:07 HAVE NOT ADDRESSED. 21:35:10 >> Mayor Mei: RIGHT WHICH WE 21:35:12 WILL CLARIFY WITH EAST BAY 21:35:13 COMMUNITY ENERGY. 21:35:15 COUNCILMEMBER COX YOU HAVE YOUR 21:35:16 HAND RAISED. 21:35:17 >> Councilmember Cox: YES, 21:35:18 THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME. 21:35:20 I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN 21:35:21 YOU SUBMIT THE CHANGES THAT YOU 21:35:23 HIGHLIGHT IN YELLOW WHAT WAS 21:35:24 CHANGED FROM TODAY'S VERSION TO 21:35:26 THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE 21:35:26 PRESENTED. 21:35:28 SO THAT IT'S CLEAR WITH EVERYONE 21:35:31 WHAT WERE THE CHANGES MADE ON 21:35:33 THE DOCUMENT. 21:35:34 AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT 21:35:36 EVERYBODY IS ALIGNED AND ANY 21:35:38 OTHER CHANGES THAT AS WE'RE 21:35:40 MAKING AN UPDATE THAT EVERYBODY 21:35:42 ELSE HAS TAKEN LOOK AT THIS 21:35:43 ASSIGNMENT LIST TO MAKE SURE 21:35:45 NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED. 21:35:47 HAVE YOU VALIDATED THAT, MAYOR 21:35:49 MEI WITH EVERYONE? 21:35:50 THAT'S LISTED? 21:35:52 BECAUSE I SAW THE LIST WAS DATED 21:35:55 BACK ON MARCH 9th OF 2021. 21:35:57 AND THIS IS A NEW VERSION A YEAR 21:35:58 LATER. 21:36:00 AND JUST MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S 21:36:01 COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR 21:36:03 ASSIGNMENTS AND EVERYTHING. 21:36:04 >> Mayor Mei: WELL, USUALLY 21:36:05 THE ASSIGNMENTS IN PAST PRACTICE 21:36:07 HAVE BEEN FOR TWO YEARS AND SO 21:36:09 THAT HAS BEEN THE PAST PRACTICE. 21:36:10 THE REASON WHY I THINK THIS 21:36:12 CHART WAS ADDED THIS TIME IS 21:36:14 BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE 21:36:16 ADDING A DIFFERENT ROLE WHICH 21:36:19 WAS NOT ON THE CHART PREVIOUSLY. 21:36:20 THIS IS A GOOD TIME AS WE GO 21:36:22 THROUGH THIS TO LOOK THROUGH ALL 21:36:23 THE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS. 21:36:24 BECAUSE SOME OF THE COMMITTEES 21:36:26 HAVE MET LIKE FOR EXAMPLE IN THE 21:36:28 PAST MORE OFTEN, THE BART AND 21:36:30 THEN NO LONGER ARE MEETING AND 21:36:32 OTHER THINGS SO WE CAN LOOK AT 21:36:34 REFRESHING THOSE AS WELL AS 21:36:36 CONFIRMING WITH THE AGENCIES ANY 21:36:36 OF THE DIFFERENT CHANGES THAT 21:36:38 HAVE HAPPENED. 21:36:39 COUNCILMEMBER JONES DO YOU 21:36:39 HAVE -- 21:36:39 >> Councilmember Cox: I JUST 21:36:41 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DOUBLE 21:36:42 CHECK ALL THE INFORMATION 21:36:44 BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME MISSING 21:36:46 INFORMATION FOR THE EAST BAY 21:36:48 COMMUNITY ENERGY. 21:36:50 WHERE THERE WAS THE MEETING, THE 21:36:52 STIPEND, I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE 21:36:54 SURE THAT IT IS TOTALLY 21:36:55 COMPLETE, ACCURATE AND 21:36:57 TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC. 21:36:58 AND IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES FROM 21:37:01 TODAY, ON TO WHEN IT'S RELEASED 21:37:03 AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING OR 21:37:05 NEXT MONTH, THAT WE HAVE THAT 21:37:06 HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. 21:37:08 SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE 21:37:10 THAT'S CLEAR WITH EVERYONE, IF 21:37:11 THAT CAN BE POSSIBLE. 21:37:11 THANK YOU. 21:37:12 >> Mayor Mei: I DON'T SEE ANY 21:37:14 REASON WHY WE COULDN'T NOTE ANY 21:37:16 AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES. 21:37:17 COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 21:37:17 >> Councilmember Jones: MADAM 21:37:19 MAYOR, QUICK QUESTION. 21:37:21 SO ARE WE REMOVING THIS ITEM 21:37:23 COMPLETELY OR DID YOU WANT A 21:37:25 MOTION TO GO FORWARD WITH 21:37:27 APPOINTING VICE MAYOR SALWAN? 21:37:29 >> Mayor Mei: I THINK THAT WE 21:37:30 HAVE TIME. 21:37:31 I THINK THE FIRST MEETING FOR 21:37:33 THAT JOINT POWER IS GOING TO BE 21:37:34 MAY, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE 21:37:36 END OF MAY, I LOOKED AT THE PAST 21:37:37 BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE MINUTES 21:37:39 AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS 21:37:41 AND I THINK IT'S AT THE END OF 21:37:42 MAY. 21:37:43 BUT I THINK NEXT MEETING SHOULD 21:37:47 GIVE US SUFFICIENT TIME FOR VICE 21:37:49 MAYOR SALWAN TO ON-BOARD IF HE 21:37:52 CAN LOOK AT THE PAST MINUTES AND 21:37:55 IT'S ONCE A YEAR THAT IT MEETS. 21:37:55 >> Councilmember Jones: OKAY, 21:37:56 THANK YOU. 21:37:57 >> Mayor Mei: SO WITH THAT 21:38:00 SAID, I WAS GOING TO PULL THAT 21:38:00 ITEM. 21:38:02 AND ARE THERE ANY ORAL REPORTS? 21:38:04 I THINK WE WERE GOING TO CHANGE 21:38:06 THIS ALSO THE TITLE FROM ORAL 21:38:07 REPORTS ON MEETINGS AND EVENTS 21:38:10 AND THIS IS THE TIME FOR REPORTS 21:38:12 ON COMMISSIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE 21:38:14 ON. 21:38:22 OKAY WE'LL START WITH 21:38:24 COUNCILMEMBER COX FOR COMMISSION 21:38:24 MEETINGS. 21:38:25 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK 21:38:26 YOU. 21:38:29 AS YOU KNOW I SIT ON THE EAST 21:38:32 BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY BOARD OF 21:38:34 DIRECTORS, AND I JUST WANTED TO 21:38:37 REPORT OUT ON SOME OF THE 21:38:38 INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND 21:38:40 INFORMATION THAT'S HAPPENING. 21:38:43 RIGHT NOW, EAST BAY COMMUNITY 21:38:46 ENERGY IS DEVELOPING NEW MODELS 21:38:48 TO PROVIDE CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES 21:38:51 TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. 21:38:53 AND THEY'RE DELIVERING IT 21:38:54 THROUGH DIFFERENT CLIMATE ACTION 21:38:59 PLANS SUCH AS SOLAR, STORAGE FOR 21:39:02 MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, ANY FAST 21:39:05 CHARGING FOR ELECTRICAL 21:39:07 VEHICLES, AND ALSO, THE FLEET 21:39:10 VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AS A 21:39:12 SERVICE. 21:39:14 AND THEY'RE ALSO TRYING TO HELP 21:39:17 THE FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES WITH 21:39:20 DEBT RELIEF AND SAVINGS ON THE 21:39:20 BILLS. 21:39:22 SO THEY'RE TRYING TO ANALYZE AND 21:39:24 HELP EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER 21:39:26 DURING THIS TIME. 21:39:28 THEY'RE ALSO -- THEY NOTED 21:39:31 THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL CURB 21:39:32 RAMPS THAT THEY ARE PUTTING SOME 21:39:37 OF THE PUBLIC DOLLARS IN FOR 21:39:38 INCENTIVES TO HELP FUND 21:39:40 CUSTOMERS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF 21:39:41 CUSTOMER INVESTMENTS SO THAT 21:39:45 THEY CAN BE ABLE TO CREATE HIGH 21:39:49 JOB, HIGH ROAD JOBS, AND 21:39:51 REQUIRING PREVAILING WAGES AND 21:39:53 COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL JOB 21:39:55 TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEY 21:39:58 ALSO HAVE A FOCUS ON EQUITY. 21:40:00 WHICH THEY'RE LOOKING AT AN 21:40:02 EQUITABLE PROGRAM THAT'S LIKE 21:40:04 THEIR PORTFOLIO PROGRAMS. 21:40:06 AND THEY'RE TARGETING FRONT LINE 21:40:12 COMMUNITIES AS LOW INCOME, 21:40:14 ELECTRIFICATION AND EFFICIENCY 21:40:15 PROGRAMS AND EVEN THE FAST 21:40:16 CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 21:40:18 TAKES A LOT OF MONEY AND 21:40:19 INVESTMENT. 21:40:21 SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW TO 21:40:23 HELP PUT THOSE IN AREAS THAT ARE 21:40:24 UNDERSERVED THAT NEED IT. 21:40:27 AND ALSO, HELPING OUT THOSE THAT 21:40:31 WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOLAR, OR 21:40:33 SOLAR OR STORAGE, ON THEIR 21:40:35 PROPERTIES AND HOW THEY CAN 21:40:36 FIGURE OUT A WAY ESPECIALLY IN 21:40:38 THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 21:40:41 SO I REALLY APPLAUD EAST BAY 21:40:42 COMMUNITY ENERGY FOR A LOT OF 21:40:45 THEIR WORK THAT THEY'RE TRYING 21:40:49 TO BASICALLY CLOSE THE GAPS ON 21:40:50 SOME OF THE INEQUITIES THAT ARE 21:40:52 IN OUR COMMUNITY. 21:40:54 SO THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF LOCAL 21:40:55 DEVELOPMENT AND WE'LL LOOK 21:40:57 FORWARD TO REPORTING OUT ON THE 21:40:58 PROGRESS. 21:41:00 THANK YOU. 21:41:01 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:41:03 NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 21:41:04 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK 21:41:06 YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 21:41:09 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COUNTY OF 21:41:11 ALAMEDA WILL HAVE A MONTHLY 21:41:14 MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AND I 21:41:17 WILL MAKE A REPORT ACCORDINGLY 21:41:20 IN OUR NEXT MEETING. 21:41:21 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 21:41:22 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 21:41:23 >> Councilmember Keng: YES, 21:41:26 MADAM MAYOR. 21:41:28 I WILL MAKE A QUICK REPORT-OUT 21:41:30 AS I HAD THE PLEASURE TO SIT ON 21:41:32 THE ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY 21:41:33 COMMISSION. 21:41:37 AND RECENTLY, WE HAD SEEN THE 21:41:40 NEW LIBRARY FINISHING THEIR 21:41:42 CONSTRUCTION AT THE CITY OF 21:41:42 NEWARK. 21:41:46 AND THIS LAST FRIDAY THEY HAD A 21:41:48 DONOR APPRECIATION RECEPTION AND 21:41:53 A TOUR OF ALL THE FACILITIES WAS 21:41:53 GIVEN. 21:41:55 SO IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL 21:41:56 FACILITY IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T 21:41:57 BEEN THERE. 21:41:59 THANK YOU. 21:42:00 >> Mayor Mei: I THINK THAT'S 21:42:02 GREAT THAT WE'RE SEEING SOME OF 21:42:03 THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS GO 21:42:06 UP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TOO. 21:42:11 I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT 21:42:12 ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 21:42:13 COMMISSION, I THINK THERE WAS A 21:42:15 LOT OF INTEREST FROM OUR 21:42:17 COUNCIL, AND I SIT ON THE 21:42:19 PROJECT AND PLANNING 21:42:20 LEGISLATIVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO 21:42:22 SEND A LINK TO THE REGULAR 21:42:25 UPDATES THAT WE HAVE AND ON A 21:42:27 MONTHLY BASIS WE DO GET 21:42:28 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES IN TERMS OF 21:42:31 FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES THAT 21:42:36 WE ARE ABLE TO LOBBY AND GARNER 21:42:38 SUPPORT FOR WHETHER IT'S WITH 21:42:39 OUR LEGISLATORS AND I KNOW WE 21:42:41 ARE EARMARKING PROJECTS AGAIN 21:42:46 WITH OUR CONGRESS MEMBERS 21:42:53 SWALLWELL AND KHANA AND IT'S AN 21:42:54 EXCELLENT MOMENT WITH THE BUILD 21:42:55 BACK BETTER AND A LOT OF THE 21:42:56 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT ARE 21:42:58 BEING ALLOWED TO BE PARTICIPANTS 21:42:59 IN THAT. 21:43:01 AND SOME OF THOSE ARE FOR 21:43:02 EXAMPLE WE ARE THE ONES THAT WE 21:43:05 WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH 21:43:06 MULTITENANT FAMILY UNITS AND 21:43:08 PROVIDING EQUITY, ESPECIALLY AS 21:43:10 WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE PLANNED 21:43:11 DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSIT 21:43:13 CORRIDORS AS WE WORK ON THE 21:43:15 IMPROVEMENT FOR EXAMPLE ON THE 21:43:16 MISSION STREET CORRIDOR 21:43:17 CONNECTIONS. 21:43:18 THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT 21:43:20 OPPORTUNITY I BELIEVE OUR STAFF 21:43:21 MAY ALSO BE MEETING WITH EAST 21:43:23 BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY TO LOOK AT 21:43:25 SOME OF THE MUNICIPAL 21:43:26 PROPERTIES. 21:43:28 THERE'S BEEN INTEREST IN THE 21:43:32 PAST TO TRY TO GARNER POTENTIAL 21:43:35 GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND 21:43:37 PARTNERSHIPS, PATRICK PRIVATE 21:43:39 PARTNERSHIPS AND BUILDING THAT 21:43:41 EQUITY IN TERMS OF ACCESS, AND I 21:43:43 KNOW WE HAVE HAD THE HIGHEST 21:43:49 NUMBER OF EV'S USED IN 21:43:49 INFRASTRUCTURE. 21:43:51 SUPPORTING PEAMPS LIKE EAST BAY 21:43:53 COMMUNITY ENERGY AND OTHER 21:43:54 ENTITIES ALONG WITH THOSE THAT 21:43:56 WORKING WITH OUR STATE AND 21:43:57 FEDERAL LEGISLATORS ARE THE ONES 21:43:59 THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE ABLE TO 21:44:00 MOVE FORWARD. 21:44:01 I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT AND 21:44:03 AGAIN I ENCOURAGE IF YOU ARE 21:44:04 INTERESTED THE LEAGUE OF 21:44:05 CALIFORNIA CITIES I KNOW THAT 21:44:07 THIS THE PAST I REALLY THANK 21:44:09 COUNCILMEMBER JONES HAS BEEN OUR 21:44:10 REPRESENTATIVE TO THAT. 21:44:12 BUT EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO JOIN. 21:44:14 THEY HAVE REGULAR MONTHLY 21:44:15 MEETINGS AND HAVE GREAT SPEAKERS 21:44:17 AND TOPICS ON LEGISLATIVE 21:44:18 PRIORITIES AND AREAS THAT WE 21:44:20 FOCUS ON AS WELL AS REGULARLY 21:44:22 THEY HAVE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION 21:44:23 HE WHICH ARE INFORMAL UNDERSTAND 21:44:26 THE TO HEAR FROM FELLOW CITIES 21:44:27 AND MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS 21:44:28 THEIR STAFF ON PROJECTS THAT 21:44:29 PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON. 21:44:32 SO I HOPE THAT IF ALL OF YOU ARE 21:44:35 INTERESTED, THOSE ARE OPEN TO 21:44:35 ANY OF US. 21:44:37 WE HAVE PAID A MEMBERSHIP FEE AS 21:44:39 A CITY TO BE PART OF THE LEAGUE 21:44:41 OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THOSE 21:44:42 TRAININGS AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE 21:44:43 AVAILABLE TO ANYONE. 21:44:46 ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE ON LEG 21:44:49 ACTION DAY, WE ARE WELCOME TO 21:44:52 CARPOOL TOGETHER OR SAVE ENERGY 21:44:53 OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT WHICH IS 21:44:55 EVEN BETTER TO GO UP THERE FOR 21:44:56 SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. 21:44:57 WITH THAT I WANTED TO ASK 21:45:00 EVERYONE TO BE WELL, BE SAFE AND 21:45:01 THANK STAFF AND ALL THE SPEAKERS 21:45:03 WHO HAVE COME ESPECIALLY OUR 21:45:08 YOUTH, SPEAKING OF WHICH THEY 21:45:09 HAVE BEEN REGISTERING TO GET OUT 21:45:10 TO VOTE. 21:45:13 BE WELL BE SAFE BE JUST AND 21:45:14 THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS 21:45:15 TONIGHT. 21:45:17 WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS 21:45:17 ADJOURNED.