19:03:39 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND 19:03:42 WE'LL BEGIN TO A SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND IF I COULD 19:03:47 HAVE VICE MAYOR SALWAN LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE 19:03:51 . >> Councilmember Salwan: I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE 19:03:54 FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH 19:03:58 IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER 19:04:01 GOD INDIVISIBLE. WITH LIBERTY 19:04:04 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 19:04:09 >> Mayor Mei: MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL PLEASE 19:04:14 . >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX 19:04:17 . PRESENTLY. 19:04:21 19:04:24 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SALWAN 19:04:27 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT 19:04:32 . COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN 19:04:36 . 19:04:39 COUNCILMEMBER JONES. HERE. VICE MAYOR 19:04:42 SALWAN, HERE. MAYOR MEI 19:04:47 . PRESENT. >> Mayor Mei: I'D LIKE TO 19:04:50 SHARE. 19:04:52 THERE ARE VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR ALL BOARDS 19:04:53 AND COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING, GO TO THE BOARDS, 19:04:57 COMMISSIONS, & COMMITTEES PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE FREMONT.GOV, OR PLEASE CONTACT 19:05:01 THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 510-284-4060. 19:05:05 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 19:05:09 WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS THIS EVENING MAY DO SO BY PRESS 19:05:12 ING THE STAR 9 IF YOU ARE ON THE 19:05:15 PHONE OR THE RAISE HAND ICON IF YOU 19:05:19 ARE ON ZOOM. IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE ZOOM, IF 19:05:22 NOT NOTED ON THE ZOOM SCREEN 19:05:26 PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. IF SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, STATE THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE 19:05:31 REPRESENTING. EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK ARE COMPILED, DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND 19:05:37 STAFF, AND PUBLISHED IN THE CITY'S AGENDA CENTER ON 19:05:43 FREMONT.GOV AND PLEASE NOTE THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED 19:05:46 ON FILE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 19:05:51 I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING WILL GO UNTIL 11:30 PM THIS EVENING 19:05:54 IF NEEDED. WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 19:05:56 IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AFTER THE INITIAL 30 MINUTES, WE WILL TAKE THE 19:05:59 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AT THE END OF THE MEETING, IF TIME REMAINS. I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER 19:06:04 TO CITY MANAGER KARENA SHACKELFORD TO MAKE ANY 19:06:09 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TO INTRODUCE HER STAFF AT THIS TIME. 19:06:12 >> Karena Shackelford: THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING TO YOU 19:06:15 AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS 19:06:18 EVENING. SO I'LL JUST USE THIS TIME TO 19:06:21 INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUE 19:06:24 RAFAEL ALVARADO, CITY ATTORNEY, 19:06:28 AND SUSAN GAUTHIER 19:06:31 , CITY CLERK AND ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HOST OF OTHER CITY STAFF ON 19:06:34 THE CALL THIS EVENING WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY 19:06:38 QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS NEEDED RELATED 19:06:41 TO THE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. 19:06:46 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL SHARE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND 19:06:50 THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS THAT WILL BE PASSED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE 19:06:53 AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL STAND. ANY MEMBER 19:06:56 OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS OR 19:07:00 PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 19:07:05 ? 19:07:08 I SEE BLAIR BEEKMAN. IS THERE 19:07:11 AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR YOU ARE HOPING TO ADDRESS? 19:07:14 >> HI, BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE. 19:07:18 THANKS FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT. I HAD A FEW ITEMS I WANT 19:07:21 ED TO ADDRESS. INTERESTINGLY I THINK I CAN COMBINE 19:07:24 A FEW OF THEM. SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK ON 19:07:27 EVERY SINGLE ONE. I CAN COMBINE. LET ME GIVE YOU THE 19:07:31 ORDER OF THE THINGS. ITEM C, 19:07:34 SECOND READING OF THE SAFETY AND MILITARY 19:07:38 EQUIPMENT ORDINANCE. 19:07:47 ITEM D, ONWARD TO 19:07:51 ITEM F, F 19:07:54 AND G I CAN COMBINE AND TALK ABOUT TOGETHER. AND THEN 19:07:58 ITEM H. PEDESTRIAN CROSS 19:08:01 ING ISSUES, I CAN COMBINE THAT WITH THE MILITARY 19:08:06 ISSUES. AND PUT THAT 19:08:09 UNDER SURVEILLANCE AND TECHNOLOGY IDEAS. THAT'S OKAY, 19:08:12 THOSE ARE THE ITEMS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. THANK YOU 19:08:16 . >> The Clerk: SO YOU'RE REQUESTING TO PULL THESE FIVE 19:08:19 ITEMS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING? >> YES, CAN I 19:08:22 PULL THE FIVE ITEMS AND COMBINE TWO OF THEM SO I CAN SPEAK 19:08:26 ON THREE ITEMS ALTOGETHER 19:08:29 . >> Mayor Mei: WHAT ARE THE THREE ITEMS THAT YOU ARE ASKING TO PULL AND 19:08:32 ADDRESS? >> ALL TOLD THERE ARE FIVE 19:08:35 ITEMS I WANT TO PULL AND 19:08:38 I CAN COMBINE TWO OF THEM FOR THREE 19:08:42 ITEMS IN TOTAL. IF THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. I'LL READ THE 19:08:45 ITEMS AGAIN. C, D 19:08:49 , I THINK 19:08:53 F -- >> The Clerk: YOU SAID F, G 19:08:56 AND F AND WE'LL GIVE ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER 19:09:00 MADAM MAYOR FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 19:09:03 . >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, THANK YOU. SO ARE THERE 19:09:07 ANY COUNCIL -- MAY I GET A 19:09:10 MOTION TO MOVE -- >> Councilmember Jones: MOVE 19:09:13 TO APPROVE ITEM E 19:09:18 . >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND. WE 19:09:21 HAVE AN I. >> The Clerk: WE HAVE E AND 19:09:24 I THAT ARE -- SORRY, LET ME -- WE HAVE 19:09:27 B APPROVAL OF MINUTES. E, THE 19:09:30 RESOLUTION CALLING CONSOLIDATING THE NOVEMBER 20 19:09:34 22 ELECTION AND I, THE APPROVAL 19:09:37 OF PLANS AND SPECS AND AWARD 19:09:40 OF CONTRACT FOR STATE ROOFING SYSTEMS FOR THE 19:09:44 SENIOR CENTER NOW KNOWN AS THE ABLEWELL CENTER 19:09:48 CENTER. >> Councilmember Jones: SO I WILL MOVE B, E 19:09:51 AND I PLEASE. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED 19:09:55 BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. 19:09:59 >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX. AYE. 19:10:02 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:10:05 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN. 19:10:09 COCOUNCILMEMBER JONES 19:10:13 . AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 19:10:16 AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN. AYE 19:10:19 . MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE SO THE CONSENT 19:10:22 CALENDAR PASSES WITH EXCLUSION OF TWO, 19:10:25 KDFG AND H TO BE ADDRESSED AFTER 19:10:29 THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS. AND SO I WILL BEGIN WITH THE 19:10:33 CEREMONIAL ITEMS THIS EVENING AND ITEM, MY APOLOGIES FOR 19:10:36 THIS CHANGE. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ITEM 3 19:10:40 , B FIRST. DUE TO TIMING 19:10:43 . SO THANK YOU FOR THE FLEXIBILITY. THIS IS 19:10:46 A PROCLAMATION FOR ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. 19:10:53 WHEREAS, THIS MONTH OUR NATION RECOGNIZES THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FORTITUDE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND 19:10:57 PACIFIC ISLANDERS WHO HAVE HELPED BUILD OUR COUNTRY AND SHAPE THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR 19:11:02 CENTURIES; AND WHEREAS, GENERATIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS 19:11:05 HAVE HELPED DEVELOP AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES, OFTEN IN THE 19:11:08 FACE OF TREMENDOUS RACIAL AND CULTURAL PREJUDICE; AND 19:11:13 WHEREAS, ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS HAVE A 19:11:16 PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY 19:11:20 AS LEADERS IN ALL FACETS OF AMERICAN LIFE, THRIVING AS 19:11:23 ATHLETES, PUBLIC SERVANTS, ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS; AND 19:11:26 WHEREAS, THE SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB WAS FORMED IN 1965 IN ORDER 19:11:33 TO PRESERVE THE CULTURE AND CUSTOMS OF THE CHINESE HERITAGE, TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE BETTER 19:11:39 UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE 19:11:42 AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 19:11:46 WHEREAS, THE SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB ENDEAVORS TO PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARENESS BY SPONSORING 19:11:51 AN ANNUAL CHINESE NEW YEAR EVENT AT THE FREMONT MAIN LIBRARY, PROVIDING 19:11:56 ENTERTAINMENT AND DEMONSTRATING CHINESE TRADITIONAL ART FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS; AND 19:11:59 WHEREAS, THE SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB URGES MEMBERSHIP 19:12:04 PARTICIPATION IN FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS AN 19:12:08 ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, A CHRISTMAS 19:12:13 PARTY AT THE AEGIS GARDENS RETIREMENT HOME, A FISHING DERBY 19:12:17 FOR CHILDREN AND PARTICIPATING FOR YEARS THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:12:20 FOURTH OF JULY PARADE; AND THEIR 19:12:27 SUPPORT OF THEIR ANNUAL GOVERNMENT 19:12:31 TOURNAMENT AND 19:12:33 WHEREAS, THE SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OF 19:12:38 CHINESE DESCENT TOTALING OVER $400,000 SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN 1970. NOW, THEREFORE, THE 19:12:42 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF MAY AS 19:12:46 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND CONGRATULATES THE SOUTH BAY 19:12:53 CHINESE CLUB FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRESERVING AND SHARING THE CHINESE CULTURE AND 19:12:58 CUSTOMS WITH THE COMMUNITY. ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL 19:13:04 BE DOCTOR CLIFTON DER BING, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH BAY CHINESE CLUB. 19:13:07 AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE SPEAK IN ONE TO TWO MINUTES 19:13:11 I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> SURE 19:13:14 , THANK YOU LILY MEI 19:13:17 . I APPRECIATE THIS PROCLAMATION SUPPORT 19:13:20 ING THE ASIAN AMERICAN 19:13:27 COMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT HONOR 19:13:30 TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF SBCC 19:13:34 . I'D LIKE TO OFFER ONE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND ONE 19:13:37 FROM ME PERSONALLY. IN REGARDS TO THE COMMUNITY 19:13:40 SBCC AS MAYOR HAS ALREADY MENTIONED WAS FORMED 19:13:44 IN 1965 AS A NONPROFIT AND IT IS PRESERVE 19:13:47 ING WAYS OF THE CHINESE HERITAGE ENCOURAGING 19:13:50 BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF 19:13:53 LIFE AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. TOGETHER 19:13:56 WITH THE SERVICE CLUB WE FUND RAISE TENS 19:13:59 OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR TO GIVE AWAY TO 19:14:02 GRADUATING SENIORS. DESPITE FREMONT BEING A 60 19:14:05 % AND OVER MAJORITY ASIAN CITY 19:14:09 , ACTS OF HATE TOWARDS OUR API COMMUNITY CONTINUE 19:14:12 TO OCCUR. SBCC WAS THEREFORE 19:14:15 PROUD TO JOIN THE ADVOCATES, AND ORGANIZATIONS, 19:14:18 AT THE STOP AAPI HATE RALLY 19:14:22 TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR ACCEPTANCE 19:14:25 . EVEN THOUGH ACTS OF HATE ARE 19:14:28 PRESENT EVERYWHERE I'M PROUD THAT THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:14:31 HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HATE 19:14:34 CRIMES ESPECIALLY FOR API. I 19:14:37 WAS RAISED IN FREMONT, ATTENDED 19:14:40 FUSD SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN 19:14:44 THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. FREMONT HAS BEEN 19:14:47 A LARGE PART OF MY LIFE. AS A PERSON OF ASIAN 19:14:50 HERITAGE I AM VERY PROUD OF THE CITY OF FREMONT TO 19:14:53 CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THE SAFETY WELLNESS AND EQUALITY OF 19:14:57 ITS RESIDENTS. FREMONT PROVIDED ME WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELPED ME 19:15:00 ACHIEVE IMPORTANT LIFE GOALS AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE GROWN UP 19:15:03 THERE AND VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ACCEPTING THIS AWARD 19:15:06 ON BEHALF OF SBCC TODAY. THANK YOU 19:15:10 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE FLEXIBILITY FOR 19:15:14 OUR NEXT RECIPIENTS AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE 19:15:17 THAT WE HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US AND I KNOW YOU 19:15:20 HAVE ANOTHER MEETING RIGHT NOW TOO SO THANK YOU FOR THE UNDERSTANDING. 19:15:24 THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WHICH I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WHICH I 19:15:27 THINK IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY 19:15:30 WAS INTRODUCED ORIGINALLY BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. AND 19:15:35 IT'S 19:15:38 IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHARE THE SYNERGY 19:15:42 AS FAR AS RECOGNITION FOR RESPECT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND 19:15:45 THIS IS FOR JEW ESH HERITAGE MONTH. 19:15:54 WHEREAS, JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES AMERICAN JEWS' ACHIEVEMENTS AND 19:15:57 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESSES OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, BAY AREA, AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 19:16:03 DURING THE MONTH OF MAY; AND WHEREAS, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FIRST PROCLAIMED THE MONTH 19:16:10 ON APRIL 20, 2006, AS A RESULT OF COOPERATION WITH SENATOR 19:16:16 ARLEN SPEC 19:16:19 CTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. 19:16:22 SINCE THEN, ANNUAL PROCLAMATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES; AND WHEREAS, THE JEWISH 19:16:27 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IS A HISTORY OF FAITH, FORTITUDE, AND PROGRESS 19:16:31 THAT IS CONNECTED TO OUR 19:16:35 COMMUNITY’S COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND CONSCIENCE; AND WHEREAS, 19:16:40 THIS MONTH, THE CITY OF FREMONT HONORS JEWISH AMERICANS — PAST AND PRESENT — WHO HAVE 19:16:43 COLLECTIVELY WORK FOR A MORE JUST AND FAIR SOCIETY; LEADING 19:16:50 MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE 19:16:53 OPPORTUNITIES THAT HEED TO THE 19:16:58 WORDS OF THE TORAH, “JUSTICE, JUSTICE SHALL YOU PURSUE”; AND WHEREAS, IN RECENT YEARS, JEWISH 19:17:03 AMERICANS HAVE INCREASINGLY BEEN THE TARGET OF WHITE NATIONALISM AND 19:17:10 ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE. THE CITY OF FREMONT STANDS WITH THE JEWISH AMERICANS TO HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE 19:17:20 TOWARDS HATRED, TOWARD BIGOTRY AND TOWARDS RACISM IN 19:17:23 OUR COMMUNITY. AND 19:17:26 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT ENCOURAGES THE RECOGNITION OF THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY 19:17:31 WITHIN THE GREATER BAY AREA AS PART OF THE 19:17:35 CITY OF FREMONT’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND CULTURAL 19:17:42 AWARENESS PROGRAMS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:17:46 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, DECLARES THE MONTH OF MAY AS JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH IN APPRECIATION 19:17:52 OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE CITY 19:17:59 OF FREMONT. 19:18:04 THE FREMONT CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES ALL TO PROMOTE AND JOIN IN THE APPROPRIATE CELEBRATIONS AND 19:18:08 OBSERVANCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:18:12 ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE KAREN STILLER, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, JEWISH 19:18:16 COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, 19:18:23 AND THEN RABBI ZO 19:18:26 E McCOO 19:18:30 N FREMONT'S 19:18:33 TEMPLE BETH TORAHSYNAGOGUE, AND MOSHE FUSS, RABBI CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF FREMONT. 19:18:36 AND IF WE COULD PLEASE TRY TO KEEP 19:18:40 IT ONE TO TWO MINUTES FOR EACH 19:18:43 SPEAKER WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORT OF 19:18:46 THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION 19:18:50 . WE'LL BEGIN WITH FIRST 19:18:53 KAREN STILLER. >> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVIT 19:18:56 ING ME HERE THIS EVENING. I'M PROUD TO HAVE 19:18:59 CALLED FREMONT MY HOME FOR 19 YEARS. AND ON BEHALF OF 19:19:02 MY ORGANIZATION, JCRC REPRESENTING 19:19:05 OVER 50 JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND SYNAGOGUES ACROSS 19:19:09 THE BAY AREA, THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF FREMONT FOR ADOPT 19:19:12 ING THIS RESOLUTION. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ESPECIALLY 19:19:15 THANK COUNCILMEMBER COX, WHO SUBMITTED THE RESOLUTION, AS WELL 19:19:18 AS MAYOR MEI, VICE MAYOR SALWAN 19:19:22 AND COUNCILMEMBER KENG FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH Y 19:19:26 JCRC AND THE JEWISH 19:19:29 COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS. DURING THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE THE 19:19:32 350 YEARS OF JEWISH 19:19:36 CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT 19:19:39 THERE ARE OTHERS WHO SEEK TO HARM OUR COMMUNITY. 19:19:42 2021 SAW AN UNPRECEDENT 19:19:46 ED LEVEL 19:19:49 OF HATE. RISING ONLINE HATE TARGETING 19:19:53 JEWISH STUDENTS ON PLATFORMS LIKE TICKET. 19:19:56 TIKTOK. I 19:20:00 WANT YOU TO VISIT HERE I AM 19:20:03 STORIES, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP. EFFORTS LIKE THIS 19:20:06 UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY AND TELLING OUR STORY ARE SO CRITICAL AND I 19:20:10 JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS TREMENDOUS HONOR. 19:20:14 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. STILLER AND ALSO TO 19:20:18 JCRC FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. NEXT IF WE 19:20:21 COULD HAVE RABBI ZOE 19:20:25 McCOON OF 19:20:28 TEMPLE BETH 19:20:32 TORAH. 19:20:35 >> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RABBI 19:20:40 ZOE McCOON. 19:20:43 IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO ADD MY LAST NAME 19:20:46 . I'M THE RABBI OF THE 19:20:50 TEMPLE 19:20:56 BETH TORAH IN FREMONT. 19:20:59 I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY IS 19:21:03 GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT 19:21:06 OF JEWISH HERITAGE AND THE VALUE THAT JEWISH 19:21:09 COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS BRING TO OUR 19:21:12 COUNTRY AND TO OUR CITY. 19:21:16 WE ARE PROUD 19:21:19 TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES US AND 19:21:23 THAT VALUES THIS. AND AS KAREN MENTIONED, 19:21:26 THERETO 19:21:29 THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE 19:21:32 DONE, IN THE DAY OF 19:21:35 JEWISH REMEMBRANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST. WE 19:21:39 NEED TO DEDICATE OURSELVES TO 19:21:42 THE BATTLING 19:21:46 ANTISEMITISM, IN ALL OF ITS FORMS 19:21:49 . AND ALSO IN THE WAKE OF THE UPCOMING SUPREME 19:21:52 COURT DECISION ABOUT ABORTION WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN 19:21:55 OUR COUNTRY WHO WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO FOLLOW 19:21:58 THE LAW AND JEWISH TRADITION THAT 19:22:01 WHEN A WOMAN'S LIFE IS AT STAKE THAT SHE MUST 19:22:04 BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS LIFE 19:22:07 -SAVING HEALTH CARE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH 19:22:11 FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. 19:22:15 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL 19:22:19 HAVE RABBI 19:22:23 MOSHE FUSS AND HE IS 19:22:26 THE LEADER OF ABAD JEWISH CENTER OF FREMONT 19:22:29 . WELCOME RABBI. >> THANK YOU 19:22:34 , GOOD EVENING FOR THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION. 19:22:37 I'M RABBI MOSHE FUSS 19:22:40 . TOGETHER WITH MY WIFE, FOR 19:22:43 THE JEWISH CENTER OF FREMONT, 19:22:47 PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR THE MENORAH 19:22:50 LIGHTING, WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE 19:22:53 ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN. WE ENJOY AND LOVE 19:22:57 THE CITY OF FREMONT AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY 19:23:00 . DURING THIS TIME, IN THE JEWISH CALENDAR 19:23:03 BETWEEN PASSOVER AND UPCOMING HOLIDAY, 19:23:07 WE COUNT. WE COUNT FROM PASSOVER TO THE 19:23:10 UPCOMING HOLIDAY. WHEN WE COUNT, WE 19:23:13 DON'T COUNT, FOR EXAMPLE, 19:23:16 LIKE TODAY, THE 17th DAY. RATHER, WE 19:23:20 SAY TODAY IS 17 19:23:23 DAYS. AND THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. THAT WE 19:23:27 DON'T MOVE THROUGH TIME. BUT WE BUILD 19:23:30 THROUGH TIME. WHATEVER WE HAVE TODAY, 19:23:33 IS DUE TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US 19:23:37 . REMEMBER TO MAKE AN IMPACT 19:23:41 TO TAKE FROM THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US AND TO 19:23:44 CREATE THE BEST IMPACT WE CAN AND TO CREATE A BEST 19:23:47 FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO COME AFTER US. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: 19:23:50 THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO HAVE JOINED US THIS 19:23:53 EVENING. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 19:23:56 HONOR AND CELEBRATE ALL OF YOU. 19:24:00 NEXT ON OUR PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING 19:24:04 IS ALSO THE PROCLAMATION 19:24:07 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH. 19:24:18 I WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND ACCEPTING THIS 19:24:22 IS DIXIE ABBAS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 19:24:24 . WHEREAS, QUALITY, DECENT, SAFE, VIBRANT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE 19:24:28 OF THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE; AND WHEREAS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING 19:24:32 PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, BRINGS DIVERSITY 19:24:39 AND VITALITY TO COMMUNITIES, AND ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS ALIKE; AND 19:24:45 WHEREAS, CREATING NEW PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES AND PRESERVING AND IMPROVING 19:24:50 EXISTING HOUSING HELPS OUR RESIDENTS MAINTAIN COMMUNITY ROOTS AND ENCOURAGES RACIAL AND 19:24:56 ECONOMIC DIVERSITY FOR GENERATIONS; AND WHEREAS, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, 19:25:01 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND 19:25:04 MANY OTHERS CONTINUE TO BUILD INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SHELTER, HOMES AND 19:25:11 SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND WHEREAS, 19:25:17 QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS REDUCES 19:25:22 TRAFFIC AND GREENHOUSE GASES, AND “GREEN” AFFORDABLE HOUSING ENHANCES THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE, 19:25:29 PROVIDING SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO FREMONT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:25:33 PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE BY 19:25:36 RAISING LOCAL RESOURCES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER FUNDS; 19:25:40 AND WHEREAS, IN 2021, THE CITY 19:25:43 APPROVED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING AWARDS TO THREE 19:25:50 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ADDING APPROXIMATELY 450 AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE; AND 19:25:54 WHEREAS, EAST BAY HOUSING ORGANIZATION HAS ORGANIZED EVENTS DURING AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH TO 19:26:04 ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUING NEED FOR AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:26:10 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, HEREBY PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF MAY AS 19:26:16 AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:26:20 AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO DIXIE BAU 19:26:23 S, THE DIRECTOR OF REAL 19:26:29 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, OF EDEN HOUSING. >> GOOD EVENING 19:26:32 , EVERYONE, MY NAME IS DIXIE BAUS 19:26:35 . ON BEHALF OF EDEN HOUSING 19:26:38 AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS WHO LIVE WORK 19:26:41 AND DEVELOP HOUSING IN THE CITY OF FREMONT I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU 19:26:44 FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND RESOLUTION. ONE CAN ONLY 19:26:47 LOOK AT THE MANY EXAMPLES OF 19:26:51 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALL THROUGHOUT THIS CITY AND IN THE PIPELINE 19:26:54 OF APPROVED PROJECTS TO KNOW THAT FREMONT IS A CITY DEDICAT 19:26:57 ED TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 19:27:00 , AND STRUCTURES POLICIES 19:27:03 AROUND EFFICIENTLY CREATING HOUSING 19:27:06 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. EDEN IS 19:27:09 A PROUD PARTNER OF THE CITY OF FREMONT AND APPRECIATES 19:27:13 THE SLEEVE-ROLLING-UP APPROACH TO JUST GETTING 19:27:16 IT DONE. WORKING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER 19:27:19 IN STRIVING TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR 19:27:22 THE RESIDENTS OF FREMONT. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS 19:27:26 , FOR YOUR STEADFAST LEADERSHIP. WE LOOK FORWARD 19:27:29 TO SEEING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AT THE 19:27:32 GRANITE RIDGE GRAND OPENING LATER THIS YEAR 19:27:35 OF A PROJECT YOU ALL SUPPORTED TO CREATE 19:27:39 73 AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. THANK YOU 19:27:42 . 19:27:46 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND WE 19:27:49 LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING YOU IN THAT CELEBRATION. HAVE 19:27:52 A WONDERFUL EVENING. NEXT WE ALSO 19:27:55 WANTED TO CELEBRATE, THIS IS 19:27:59 OUR FREMONT'S BIKE MONTH. AND 19:28:03 SO ACCEPTING THIS EVENING WILL BE 19:28:06 OUR MOBILITY 19:28:10 COMMISSIONER MELISSA ALL IN FAVORRARY AND 19:28:13 ANDREAS, OF THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:28:17 WHEREAS, TRAVELING BY BIKE HAS PROVEN ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND 19:28:20 COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS, WIDESPREAD BIKE COMMUTING TO WORK AND SCHOOL HELPS REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION 19:28:24 AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT IS 19:28:28 COMMITTED TO DESIGNING ITS STREETS AND SUPPORTING A CULTURE 19:28:31 THAT EMBRACES MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING 19:28:35 BICYCLING AND WHEREAS, FREMONT’S COMMITMENT TO 19:28:38 SUPPORTING BICYCLING EARNED IT A DESIGNATION AS A BICYCLE 19:28:41 FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FROM THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS; 19:28:45 AND WHEREAS, MAY WILL BE RECOGNIZED 19:28:50 AS BIKE MONTH THIS YEAR IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES; AND 19:28:54 WHEREAS, MAY 20TH WILL BE CELEBRATED AS “BIKE TO WHEREVER 19:28:59 DAY” THIS YEAR IN ALAMEDA COUNTY 19:29:02 AND THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WILL BE PARTNERING TO 19:29:06 PROMOTE BICYCLING DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THROUGH FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS; AND 19:29:12 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO CONSIDER BICYCLING FOR A DAY, 19:29:17 THE MONTH OF MAY, AND ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:29:21 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, OFFICIALLY DECLARES MAY 2022 AS 19:29:26 BIKE MONTH IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, TO SUPPORT 19:29:30 BICYCLING AS A FORM OF EVERYDAY TRAVEL AND EVEN JUST FOR FUN. 19:29:33 ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL 19:29:40 MELISSA AVERY ALONG WITH ONE OF OUR YOUNG 19:29:43 ER CYCLISTS WHO I THINK HAVE JOINED US I 19:29:46 THINK I HAVE MET OVER THE YEARS. NICE TO SEE YOU. 19:29:49 >> HELLO MAYOR MEI AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 19:29:52 I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN MAKING 19:29:56 FREMONT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO BIKES AND IN PARTICULAR TO CHILDREN 19:29:59 . IF YOU HAVE SEEN ME AROUND I AM THE MOM WITH 19:30:03 THREE KIDS BIKING AROUND IN ALL THE BIKE LANES 19:30:06 . STUDENTS HAVE CELEBRATED 100 DAYS IN SCHOOL BUT LATER 19:30:09 THIS MONTH MY SCHOOL BIKE TRAIN WILL REACH 100 19:30:12 DAYS OF BIKING TO SCHOOL. AND I'M VERY HAPPY IT 19:30:15 WILL HAPPEN DURING MAY WHICH IS BIKE MONTH 19:30:19 . DURING THESE 100 DAYS, MY BIKE TRAIN 19:30:22 HAS SEEN GREAT CAR-BIKE 19:30:26 INTERACTIONS AND MAYBE NOT SO -- MAYBE SOME NOT 19:30:29 SO GREAT CAR-BIKE INTERACTIONS 19:30:32 BUT I KNOW WITH MORE BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE, MORE 19:30:35 COMMUNITY EFFORTS BY THE CITY AND BIKING ORGANIZATIONS, WE CAN 19:30:39 HELP FREMONT BE MORE BIKE-FRIENDLY IN THE FUTURE. THANK 19:30:42 YOU. AND DIEGO WANTS TO 19:30:45 SAY SOMETHING. >> THANK YOU FOR THE BIKE LANES. 19:30:49 >> THANK YOU. 19:30:54 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU DIEGO AND MELISSA 19:30:58 , COMMISSIONER ALL IN FAVORRARY FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT IS 19:31:01 ANDREAS KADA 19:31:05 VANICH OF BIKE FREMONT 19:31:09 . GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> HAPPY BIKE MONTH 19:31:13 TO EVERYBODY AND A BIG THANK YOU TO COUNCIL 19:31:16 NOT JUST FOR THE PROCLAMATION BUT FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE 19:31:19 TO MAKE FREMONT A BIKE FRIENDLY CITY. IT HAS 19:31:22 BEEN REALLY FANTASTIC TO SEE ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS ESPECIALLY 19:31:25 WITH PROTECTIVE BLIEK LANES AND INTERSECTIONS. 19:31:28 I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TRY THESOUS YOUR 19:31:32 SELF. DRIVE TO NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, 19:31:35 VISIT FRIENDS WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO WHETHER ON A BIKE SCHOOL 19:31:38 ER OR WHATEVER YOU PREFER 19:31:41 PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICE. BIKE FREMONT 19:31:45 LOOKS FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR THE CROSSTOWN 19:31:48 BIKE NETWORK FOR ALL RIDERS OF ALL 19:31:51 AGES AND ABILITIES. I HOPE 19:31:54 TO SEE YOU OUT ON THE ROADS ON BIKE 19:31:58 TO WORKDAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:32:01 HAVE A GOOD EVENING. 19:32:06 NEXT IS PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S 19:32:09 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY WHICH IS MAY 5th 19:32:12 , 2022. AND I BELIEVE ACCEPTING 19:32:16 THIS PROCLAMATION WILL BE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 19:32:19 EDITIA, METTO 19:32:24 AND GIGI TRONG 19:32:27 . 19:32:35 WHEREAS, ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES TODAY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO 19:32:37 SUSTAINING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY; AND 2022 MARKS THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH 19:32:41 AWARENESS DAY; AND WHEREAS, FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION OF THE HUMAN 19:32:45 SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS SUPPORTED CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG 19:32:53 ADULTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES SO THAT THEY MAY MEET THEIR GOALS AT HOME, AT SCHOOL, AND IN THE 19:32:58 COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 19:33:02 SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED MANY YOUNG CHILDREN, K-3 GRADERS, 19:33:06 RESULTING IN THEM NOT DEVELOPING 19:33:09 KEY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND 19:33:17 LEARNING SKILLS THAT HELP THEM TO SHARE, COLLABORATE WITH 19:33:20 PEERS, AND TAKE DIRECTION FROM THEIR TEACHERS. THIS CAUSED CONFLICT AND 19:33:24 DISORDER IN THE CLASSROOM. OLDER CHILDREN ALSO EXPERIENCED 19:33:28 INCREASED ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, 19:33:35 AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND LEARNING CHALLENGES AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL ISOLATION FROM PEERS AND TEACHERS; AND 19:33:39 WHEREAS, FREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS SERVING AS CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH 19:33:43 AWARENESS INTERNS AND YOUTH 19:33:48 WELLNESS AMBASSADORS WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 19:33:53 DIVISION HELPED TO LEAD A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT STUDYING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN 19:33:58 MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THE 5TH ANNUAL ART 19:34:03 COMPETITION AND VIRTUAL ART EXHIBIT WITH THE THEME OF 19:34:06 COURAGE AND STRENGTH; AND 19:34:08 WHEREAS, THE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ART COMPETITION WILL BE SHARED WITH 19:34:18 THE PUBLIC THROUGH A VIRTUAL ART EXHIBITION LAUNCHED AFTER MAY 5H ON THE CITY’S YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 19:34:22 DIVISION WEBSITE, FEATURING THE ARTWORK AND POETRY OF YOUTH FROM 19:34:28 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, JUDGED BY LOCAL 19:34:33 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:34:36 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY 5TH, 2022 TO BE 19:34:42 FREMONT’S CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY AND URGE OUR CITIZENS AND ALL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS 19:34:46 INTERESTED IN MEETING EVERY CHILD’S MENTAL 19:34:51 HEALTH NEEDS TO UNITE ON THIS DAY AS WE DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS TOWARD OUR 19:34:55 CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL 19:35:02 THANK YOU, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING AT THIS 19:35:05 SEMINAR. SO WE'LL BEGIN 19:35:08 WITH GIGI FIRST, GIGI TR 19:35:11 UONG, IF YOU WOULD BE SO 19:35:14 KIND. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR 19:35:18 MEI AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT. I WOULD LIKE 19:35:21 TO THANK THE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION. IT'S BEEN 19:35:24 A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU ONCE AGAIN. I GREAT 19:35:28 LY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF RAISING 19:35:31 AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 19:35:34 THIS EXCITING HONOR. 19:35:40 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU GIGI AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL YOUR TEAM THAT 19:35:43 HAVE PARTICIPATED. NEXT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM AD 19:35:46 ITYA. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 19:35:49 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION MAYOR MEI AND THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:35:52 MY NAME IS ADITY 19:35:56 YA MITTAL A 19:35:59 JUNIOR, AND HAVING BEEN RAISED IN FREMONT 19:36:02 I'M A PROUD SUPPORTER OF MY COMMUNITY 19:36:05 . I'VE BEEN LEADING 19:36:10 MY STUDENTS TO 19:36:13 EXPLORE RESEARCH IN PROMOTING WELL-BEING. I'D LIKE TO THANK MS. 19:36:16 ANNIE BAILIE TO LEAD THE 19:36:19 YOUTH WELL AMBASSADORS TO SEE WAYS IN WHICH THE CITY AND 19:36:23 THE CITIZENS ALIKE CAN IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE 19:36:26 OUR WELL-BEING. I'M BEYOND PROUD THAT THE CITY OF FREMONT'S YOUTH 19:36:29 AND FAMILY SERVICES ARE SHEDDING LIGHT ON THIS IMPORTANT 19:36:32 TOPIC. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE THIS RESEARCH CAN TAKE 19:36:36 US AND I HAVE NO DOUBT WE'LL SEE SOME AMAZING 19:36:39 INNOVATIONS FROM THE CITY OF FREMONT OVER THE COMING YEARS 19:36:42 . THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. 19:36:46 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, IT TRULY IS A VERY IMPORTANT NEED AND I 19:36:49 APPRECIATE YOU AND THE ENTIRE GROUP OF TEAM 19:36:52 OF STUDENT AMBASSADORS AND CERTAINLY ALSO THE 19:36:56 SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 19:36:59 WITH OUR STAFF AT THE CITY OF FREMONT. SO WISHING 19:37:03 YOU MUCH HEALTH AND WELTNESS AS YOU 19:37:06 GO FORWARD. THANK YOU. 19:37:12 AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RETURN TO THE, I 19:37:16 THINK I'LL RETURN TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED THIS EVENING 19:37:20 . >> The Clerk: MAYOR IF I MAY, WE REPLIED ONE ITEM ON THE 19:37:23 CONSENT CALENDAR. IT'S 2A, IT'S THE 19:37:26 WAIVE READING OF ORDINANCES. IT ALLOWS THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ 19:37:29 THE TITLES OF ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING. 19:37:32 WE MISSED THAT ONE UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:37:36 . >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. >> Councilmember Jones: I WILL AMEND 19:37:39 MY ORIGINAL MOTION. >> Councilmember Cox: AND 19:37:42 I WILL AMEND MY SECOND MOTION 19:37:45 . >> Mayor Mei: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE THANK YOU. 19:37:48 AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO CHANGE THEIR VOTES SO I 19:37:51 THINK THAT SHOULD BE FINE. THANK YOU FOR THAT 19:37:56 . AND SO MY APOLOGIES. I THINK WE 19:37:59 ACTUALLY HAVE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FIRST. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS 19:38:02 AND THEN WE'LL RETURN TO THE ITEMS PULLED ON 19:38:05 THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AT THIS TIME ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE ITEMS 19:38:08 THAT ARE NOT ON THIS EVENING 19:38:12 'S CONSENT CALENDAR WHICH ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND YOU MAY DO SO UNDER THE SECTION OF 19:38:15 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AGAIN 19:38:18 RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL SHALL BE PLACED ON 19:38:22 FILE CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND AGAIN MEMBERS WISHING 19:38:25 TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT 19:38:28 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR MAY DO SO BY PRESSING THE 19:38:31 RAISE HAND ICON OR IF YOU ARE DIALING. >> BY PRESSING 19:38:35 STAR 9. 19:38:38 IF NOT NOTED ON THE ZOOM SCREEN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. IF SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, STATE THE NAME OF 19:38:41 THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE REPRESENTING. CITY CLERK WILL START THE TIMER FOR EACH SPEAKER. 19:38:45 TH 19:38:49 THANK YOU. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH 19:38:52 HARRY AYRE. >> HELLO. 19:38:58 THIS IS HARRY 19:39:01 AYRE FROM 19:39:04 GILT BERTH COURT FREMONT. CRIES THE 19:39:07 KING CHURCH NEAR SHINN PARK IN 19:39:11 DISTRICT 3. THE CITY IS REFUSING TO LISTEN TO 19:39:14 OUR CONCERNS. I CAN'T SEE HOW OUR DEMOCRATIC 19:39:17 DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED BODY 19:39:20 OBJECTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. NONE OF OUR RESIDENTS WERE 19:39:23 CONSULTED ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THE 19:39:26 SAFE PARKING IN CHRIST THE KING CHURCH ARE NOT 19:39:30 FROM RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE CHURCH 19:39:33 , PASTOR KIA AND JIM THE PRESIDENT AND THE CITY 19:39:37 TO START A GENUINE DIALOGUE THEY VILIFIED 19:39:41 US VIA PRESS EVEN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TALK TO 19:39:44 US FACE TO FACE. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED 19:39:48 FOR DIALOGUES AND 19:39:52 ARE CONTINUALLY STONEWALLED. YOUR CLAIM THAT WE HAD 19:39:55 A MEETING TO LISTEN TO US IS TRUE. WE 19:39:58 ULTIMATELY LISTENED TO THEM BUT IT WAS ONE SIDED, 19:40:02 DESIGNED TO SUPPRESS THE COMMON PERSON 19:40:05 'S VOICE AND YOUR OWN STATEMENTS IN THAT 19:40:08 PRIVATE MEETING ADMITTHE CHURCH DID 19:40:11 US DIRTY IN 19:40:14 THE PRAYS WAS DONE. NOW MAYOR LILY 19:40:19 AND OTHERS ARE CLAIMING NO MORE DIALOGUE ON THIS TOPIC 19:40:23 AND THE SUBJECT IS CLOSED AND THEY WON'T 19:40:26 LISTEN TO MAKE CONCERNS. HOW IS THIS FAIR? DISTRICT 19:40:29 3 COUNCILMEMBER JENNY SAYS SHE HAS MADE UP HER MIND 19:40:33 AND WON'T HAVE A DIALOGUE. ARE WE REALLY IN A DEMOCRATIC 19:40:36 CITY STATE OR COUNTRY? I HAVE INTERNALLY 19:40:39 SPOKEN TO 200 PLUS RESIDENTS AND NONE OF THEM ARE 19:40:42 HAPPY ABOUT THE WAY THE CITY IS SUPPRESSING OUR VOICES. 19:40:46 A RECENT TRADITION WITH COMMON SENSE 19:40:49 DEMANDS HAS 360 PLUS SIGNATURES AMOUNTING 19:40:52 TO APPROXIMATELY 1500 TO 2 19:40:56 ,000 OATHS JUST FROM THE SHINN NEIGHBORHOOD. 19:40:59 AND IF THE COUNCIL KNOW OUR STONE WALL OUR 19:41:02 ONLY CHOICE IS TO TALK TO ALL IN ELECTIONS. ANY AMOUNT 19:41:06 OF FUNDING YOU MIGHT HAVE FROM PRIVATE BUSINESS 19:41:09 AND ENTERPRISES WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT IF YOU 19:41:13 ANTAGONIZE LOCAL RESIDENTS. WE ARE NOT AGAINST THE HOMELESS. 19:41:16 WE ARE NOT NIMBYS AS YOU HAVE MADE 19:41:19 US ALL OUT TO BE. 19:41:22 EVERY LOCATION HAS UNIQUE FACTORS WHICH NEED TO BE 19:41:26 CONSIDERED AND WE WANT IT DONE YET. 27 19:41:29 % YEAR OVER YEAR AND 57% YEAR 19:41:32 OVER YEAR IS WHERE CHRIST THE KING CHURCH IS AND 19:41:35 SAFE PARKING IS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE 19:41:38 IN THE CARS, LET ALONE THE 19:41:41 RESIDENTS? IF YOU THINK THROUGH THIS 19:41:45 , SPECIFIC LOCATION SPECIFIC CONCERNS 19:41:48 AND DISTRICT 3 CONTRIBUTES TO FOUR OF 19:41:51 THE 10, 4 19:41:54 415 HEDGE CALLS AND YOU GUYS HAVE TO COP TO THAT AS 19:41:58 WELL. THANK YOU. 19:42:05 19:42:10 >> The Clerk: BLAIR BEEKMAN IS NEXT. >> HI, CAN YOU 19:42:13 HEAR ME? >> The Clerk: YES. 19:42:16 >> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN 19:42:19 YEARS OF OPEN DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATION FROM 19:42:22 ALL SIDES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE UKRAINE AREA 19:42:26 , INCLUDING RECENT ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATION IDEAS, 19:42:29 AS THE UKRAINE CAN JOIN THE EU AND 19:42:33 THAT RUSSIA CAN POSSIBLY RETURN PARTS OF THE 19:42:37 GEORGIA REPUBLIC I HOPE THAT ALL SIDES 19:42:40 DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUALLY RELY 19:42:43 ON WAR AS WAYS FOR PEOPLE IN THE 19:42:46 UKRAINE REGION TO TRY TO PROVE 19:42:51 THEIR METAL AND POINTS 19:42:54 OF VIEW TO RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING 19:42:58 TABLE. HOW NUCLEAR 19:43:01 POWER PLANTS CAN RETAIN TO 19:43:05 UKRAINIAN CONTROL AND FOR A FUTURE OF THEIR OWN SELF DETERMINATION 19:43:08 I HOPE WE CAN ALL BE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO BEGIN A 19:43:11 FULL NEGOTIATIVE PROCESS AND PEACEFUL 19:43:14 LONG TERM CO-HABITATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES 19:43:19 AND COUNTRIES FOR THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE NOW. AND GOOD IDEAS 19:43:22 FOR SELF DETERMINATION FOR UKRAINE AND NATO 19:43:26 'S ALONG WITH RUSSIA'S SENSE 19:43:29 AND NEED OF NATIONAL SECURITY, BOTH THESE IDEAS CAN 19:43:32 BE ADDRESSED AT THIS TIME AND THESE COUNTRIES 19:43:35 DO NOT, AGAIN, HAVE TO GO TO WAR IN THE FUTURE 19:43:39 . AND THAT MEANS ALL OF US, DO NOT HAVE TO GO 19:43:42 TO WAR IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. 19:43:52 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS SHARON. 19:44:12 >> The Clerk: SHARON, ARE YOU SPEAK UP PLEASE? 19:44:15 >> YES. THIS IS SHARON SHARF 19:44:18 AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT 19:44:21 OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. HOME 19:44:24 LESS ISSUES, NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR 19:44:28 ACCURATELY ASSESSED, A LOT OF 19:44:31 CRIME, A LOT OF POLICE PRESENCE. WHAT ARE WE 19:44:34 DOING ABOUT THAT? ESPECIALLY 19:44:38 IN VALLEJO MILLS AND IN THE NILES AREA. 19:44:42 TWO: 19:44:46 HANS LARSON AND FREMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS 19:44:50 NOT ABOUT SAFETY SO LET'S GET THAT CLEARED UP 19:44:53 RIGHT AWAY. THERE IS 19:44:56 A WHOLE BIKE COMMUNITY WHICH 19:44:59 IS GREAT AND IT'S WONDERFUL AND I'VE RIDDEN 19:45:03 BIKES. BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT ABOUT SAFETY 19:45:06 . SO LET'S GET 19:45:09 THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT. 19:45:15 THREE, TRAFFIC DEATHS. MY NEIGHBOR WAS KILLED IN NILES 19:45:18 . AND THE POLICE COULD NOT 19:45:23 EVEN 19:45:27 PUBLISH AN ACCURATE REPORT ABOUT HIS DEATH. HE DIED A 19:45:30 WEEK LATER AND HIS DEATH STILL REMAINS A MYSTERY TO 19:45:33 THIS DAY. 19:45:41 AND IT'S BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE TRAFFIC POLICE. BOTTOM LINE 19:45:45 IS, WE HAVE LITTLE OR NO POLICE PRESENCE IN FREMONT 19:45:47 FREMONT. WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBLE SINK LEADERSHIP. 19:45:51 WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBLE HUMAN SERVICES 19:45:55 DEPARTMENT. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE HERE. 19:46:01 SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU 19:46:04 ? THANK YOU. 19:46:13 >> The Clerk: JOHN HINES IS NEXT. >> 19:46:17 HELLO EVERYONE. THERE IS AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN THE CHRONICLE 19:46:21 LAST WEEK ON THE HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE 19:46:24 HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH IS A FORERUNNER OF 19:46:27 OUR NEW HOMEKEY PROJECT. THEY HAVE SOME IMPORTANT 19:46:30 FEATURES IN COMMON AND WE SHOULD EXPECT TO FACE SOME 19:46:33 OF THE SAME CHALLENGES. THE STORY IS A HORROR SHOW 19:46:37 . SO HIGHLIGHTS. OF THE TENANTS 19:46:40 WHO EVENTUALLY MOVED OUT OF THIS HOUSING ONE FOURTH MOVED OUT 19:46:43 BY DYING. MANY OF THOSE WERE OVERDOSES. 19:46:46 DRUG USE IS WIDESPREAD, AS 19:46:49 ARE FILTH, RATS AND VANDALISM. SOME TENANTS 19:46:52 LIVE IN FEAR OF THE OTHERS AND THE HOUSING PLACES 19:46:56 ALMOST NO DEMANDS ON TENANTS BEHAVIOR ASIDE FROM 19:46:59 PAYING RENT. FOR THIS 19:47:02 NEW FORMULA, HOMEKEY FOR A 19:47:05 PREVIEW WE CAN LOOK TO MILPITAS AND SAN JOSE WHO ARE ABOUT 19:47:08 A YEAR AHEAD OF US. MILPITAS HAS ALREADY 19:47:12 HAD STOLEN VEHICLES FOUND AT A PARKING LOT 19:47:16 . IT'S ALREADY HAD DRUG 19:47:19 BUSS IN DEALER QUANTITIES. IT'S 19:47:22 ALREADY HAD A CACHE OF 19:47:25 WEAPONS FOUND AND IT'S ALREADY HAD MURDER OF 19:47:28 A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE PERSON. SO WHAT 19:47:31 WOULD HOMEKEY GIVE US THAT WOULD GIVE US SOMETHING 19:47:34 ELSE? FLOG. THE STATE 19:47:38 REQUIREMENTS DON'T ALLOW US TO SCREEN APPLICANTS BY THEIR ACTUAL 19:47:41 BEHAVIOR. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FOCUS 19:47:46 BY FOCUSING ON THE VULNERABLE BY PUTTING THEM UNDER THE 19:47:49 SAME ROOF. ONE THING WE COULD DO IS 19:47:52 ADJUST A SPENDING PLAN TO TAKE A BIG SHARE OF THE 19:47:55 FUNDING SAY 20 OR 25% AND RATHER THAN 19:47:59 HAND IT OVER THE A NEW KIND OF LANDLORD WHO SMILES, USE 19:48:02 IT INSTEAD TO HIRE SWORN POLICE OFFICERS WHO CAN BE 19:48:05 STATIONED THERE 24-SEVEN ONLY WITH 19:48:08 STRONG OVERWATCH LIKE THIS COULD WE HAVE ANY CHANCE OF 19:48:11 PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE. THANK YOU. 19:48:21 >> The Clerk: LISA DANS. 19:48:26 >> HI, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS LISA 19:48:30 DANS I LIVE IN FREMONT CURRENTLY IN DISTRICT 3 AND I'M 19:48:33 A MEMBER OF FREMONT FOR EVERYONE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF FREMONT 19:48:37 FOR RECOGNIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH. WE HAVE A VERY LONG 19:48:40 WAY TO GO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A SAFE AND 19:48:43 DIGNIFIED ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND OUR CONTINUE 19:48:46 ED COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS IS 19:48:50 CAREFUL IN HAVING A CHANCE TO SOLVING THAT, 19:48:53 SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE THAT PROCLAMATION 19:48:56 AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HOPE WE HAVE EVEN MORE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 19:48:59 AND ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. THIS ADDRESSES LONG 19:49:02 TERM AS WELL AS SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM SOLUTIONS. LONG 19:49:06 TERM WE NEED TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE SO THERE 19:49:09 IS ROOM FOR EVERYONE. WE NEED TO STOP PRICE 19:49:12 ING EVERYONE OUT TO FURTHER AWAY, WHICH CAUSES 19:49:16 MORE CO2 POLLUTION. WE NEED TO STOP 19:49:19 PRICING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES INTO LIVING 19:49:23 IN THEIR CARS OR ON THE STREET. THE ONLY WAY TO 19:49:26 ACHIEVE THAT LONG TERM, IS 19:49:30 TO REVERSE THE DECADES 19:49:33 LONG, HOUSING PROGRAM 19:49:36 . I WANT TO THANK THE CITY HOUSING STAFF FOR 19:49:39 THEIR PROACTIVE 19:49:43 HOUSING FOR EVERYONE AND ENGAGING WITH US ABOUT THE HOUSING 19:49:46 ELEMENT UPDATE. I HOPE WE ACHIEVE A HOUSING 19:49:50 ELEMENT THAT GETS US ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD FOR 19:49:54 HOUSING FOR EVERYBODY WHO LIVES HERE. ANOTHER TOOL 19:49:57 IS LEVERAGING STATE FUNDING TO BOOST THE AMOUNT OF 19:50:00 AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FREMONT. THAT'S WHY 19:50:03 I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT FREMONT HAS APPLIED FOR THE PROJECT HOME 19:50:07 KEY FUNDING AND I SINCERELY HOPE WE ARE AWARD 19:50:10 ED THE GRANT. AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUCH AS PROJECT 19:50:13 HOMEKEY IS PART OF THE CRITICAL SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS 19:50:17 . AS I MENTIONED WE NEED BOTH LONG AND SHORT 19:50:20 TERM SOLUTIONS BECAUSE WE CAN'T BUILD ALL THE HOUSING 19:50:23 WE NEED OVERTIME AND WE NEED TO ALLEVIATE 19:50:27 THE WORST IMPACTS. I'M GRATEFUL TO THE 19:50:31 SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD 19:50:35 TO VOLUNTEERING LATER THIS WEEK. OTHER PARTS OF 19:50:38 THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM INCLUDING HOSTING A 19:50:42 CITY OWNED LOT SO WE CAN SERVE EVEN MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING 19:50:45 IN THEIR VEHICLES. SO LET'S TURN OUR GREAT ENTHUSIASM 19:50:48 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH INTO ACTION, AND GO EVEN FURTHER 19:50:51 TO HELP SOLVE OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESS 19:50:55 NESS CRISIS. THANK YOU. >> The Clerk: THANK 19:50:58 YOU. ANNA CHAN IS THE NEXT 19:51:01 SPEAKER. >> HI, MY NAME IS ANNA 19:51:04 AND I'M A VERY CONCERNED CITIZEN OF FREMONT ON THE SAFE PARK 19:51:07 ING PILOT PROGRAM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN ROTATION. I WANT TO 19:51:10 ECHO WHAT HARRY FROM THE 19:51:13 SHINN NEIGHBORHOOD JUST MENTIONED 19:51:17 , ALONG WITH THE NOTES WE HAD ON CHRIST THE KING 19:51:20 CHURCH ON 13 19:51:23 01 MOWRY AVENUE. CHRIST THE KING CHURCH HOST 19:51:27 ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING TO SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS 19:51:30 AND IDEAS ON HOW TO RUN THIS PROGRAM AT THEIR 19:51:33 SITE STARTING THIS JUNE. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE PASTOR 19:51:36 OF THE CHURCH THAT THE PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL ONLY BE ON 19:51:39 SITE DURING SPECIFIC SLOTS BUT THE SAFE PARKING 19:51:43 PROGRAM PARTICIPANT CAN CHECK THEMSELVES IN AFTER THAT SLOT 19:51:46 . FOR EXAMPLE IF THE CHECK IN IS AVAILABLE AT 7 19:51:50 P.M. VOLUNTEERS ONSITE WILL BE BETWEEN 7 19:51:53 TO 7:30 TO CHECK THEM IN. 19:51:56 VOLUNTEERS LEAVE THE SIDE AT 7:30 THEN PARTICIPANTS 19:51:59 ARE CONTINUING TO WELCOME TO CHECK THEMSELVES 19:52:03 IN, NO MONITORS WHATSOEVER BESIDES SELF 19:52:06 CHECK IN OR OTHER CHECK IN PARTICIPANTS. THIS TO ME IS 19:52:09 THE BIGGEST FLAW OF ALL. WITH NO SURVEILLANCE CAMERA 19:52:12 NOR GATES INSTALLED AT THE SITE, WHAT IF SOMEONE DECIDE 19:52:16 TO CRASH THE PARTY AT 11 P.M. TO 2 19:52:19 A.M. AND IT'S NOT ONE OF THE ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM. 19:52:23 CHURCH RESPONDED THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ONSITE 19:52:26 ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SELF MONITOR BEING EACH OTHER AND 19:52:30 KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE BY REPORTING TO THE HOT LINE DESIGNATE 19:52:33 ED FOR THIS PROGRAM. BUT THIS LOOPHOLE BY 19:52:36 ITSELF IS VERY UNSAFE IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE ACTUAL PARK 19:52:39 ING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. 19:52:42 IN ADDITION, THE CURRENT PARTICIPATING CHURCH IN THE MONTH OF 19:52:46 APRIL ADMITTED THAT THERE ARE PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE NOT LEAVING THE SITE 19:52:49 BY THEIR CURRENT DESIGNATE 19:52:52 ED CHECK OUT SLOT AND THESE LIMITS 19:52:55 WERE ESCALATED TO FREMONT FOR RESOLUTION. 19:52:58 CONCERNING THAT CHRIST THE KING CHURCH ACTUALLY HAVE 19:53:03 A K EDONGLE PRESCHOOL ON 19:53:07 SITE THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN MEASURE. WITH OTHERS 19:53:10 I JUST SITED THE 19:53:14 SAVE PARKING SITE, INCREASED PATROLS FROM 19:53:17 FPD IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE VERY REASONABLE AND SHOULD BE 19:53:21 RECONSIDERED BY THE CITY OF FREMONT AND THE HOMELESS SERVICE DEPARTMENT 19:53:24 TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THIS PROGRAM. AFTER 19:53:27 ALL, THE PILOT PROGRAM ITSELF IS NOT SAFE 19:53:30 AT ITS CURRENT DESIGN AND SHOULD NOT 19:53:34 BE ROLLED OUT UNTIL THOSE DESIGN FLAWS ARE CORRECT 19:53:36 ED. THANK YOU. >> The Clerk: THANK YOU. 19:53:39 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN. 19:54:04 >> HI, I'M 19:54:08 -- THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M SPEAKING OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE 19:54:11 SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AT CHRIST THE KING CHURCH. I LIVE 19:54:14 TWO MINUTES AWAY FROM THE SITE, LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING OUT THERE 19:54:17 . AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY NEIGHBORS WOULD HAVE 19:54:20 SUCH A PROBLEM WITH HAVING SOME VETTED PEOPLE WHO 19:54:23 FIND THEMSELVES UNHOUSED TO STAY IN THE CHURCH PARKING 19:54:27 LOT OVERNIGHT HAVING TO LEAVE BY 6:30 IN THE MORNING 19:54:30 AND WITH CHRISTIAN 19:54:33 CHURCH MEMBERS LIVING THEIR FAITH AND HELPING THEM OUT 19:54:36 WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY UNHOUSED PEOPLE LIVING IN OUR 19:54:39 NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK ONE REASON IS THEY'RE 19:54:43 SCARED AND UN 19:54:46 ROLL AGAINST PEOPLE, THEY AND MANY 19:54:49 OTHERS USE HOMELESS AS A PEJORATIVE 19:54:53 TERM. SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO BRING CRIME 19:54:56 , DRUGS, OTHERS OF THEIR TYPE. THE 19:54:59 EXACT SAME RECORD HAS BEEN USED AGAINST MANY OTHER GROUPS 19:55:02 IN THE PAST RIGHT HERE IN FREMONT AGAINST 19:55:05 INDIANS, AGAINST JEWS, AGAINST 19:55:08 BLACKS, HISPANICS, ASIANS, THESE 19:55:12 ARE DARK PARTS OF FREMONT'S HISTORY 19:55:15 . I HAVE FRIENDS GROWING UP HERE IN THE 19:55:19 80s, 90s, N WORD OR 19:55:22 WORSE, BEING HARASSED AS A BLACK 19:55:25 STEEN AGER, FOLLOWED, THREATENED 19:55:28 BY PEOPLE CARRYING GUNS. ESPECIALLY THE PROCLAMATIONS 19:55:31 , ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 19:55:34 JEWISH AMERICAN 19:55:37 MONTH, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH. IF YOU DO HAVE SUCH A 19:55:41 FEAR OF THE UNHOUSED IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S NOT OKAY 19:55:44 TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THESE RACIAL ROOTS, 19:55:47 YOU DO THINK IT'S OKAY TO 19:55:51 DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A HOUSE, THINK 19:55:54 ABOUT WHY YOU FEEL THAT WAY. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT OWNING A 19:55:58 HOUSE MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON OR YOU PAY SO MUCH IN PROPERTY 19:56:01 TAXES YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS ADVANTAGED THAN YOU 19:56:04 ? YOU KNOW THAT COULD -- SEPARATING INTO 19:56:07 THEY THEY ARE THE HOMELESS THEY ARE THE LAZY DEGENERATE 19:56:11 ED LEECH ON SOCIETY DRUG ADDICTED 19:56:15 CRIMINALS AGAINST US, 19:56:18 THERE IS NONE UNHOUSED IN FREMONT, THOSE 19:56:21 IN FREMONT LONGER THAN SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY LIVE IN HOUSES 19:56:25 . SO, YOU KNOW, I -- YOU KNOW I 19:56:28 ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ANYBODY 19:56:32 WHO IS ENCOURAGED BY THESE PROGRAMS 19:56:35 GO MEET THE PARTICIPANTS VOLUNTEER, IF YOU ARE 19:56:38 CONCERNED AROUND SAFETY I THINK ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT 19:56:42 IS TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND VOLUNTEER 19:56:45 . I THINK GOING THROUGH THOSE STEPS WILL ACTUALLY I THINK 19:56:48 PEOPLE WILL THEN YOU KNOW REALLY UNDERSTAND 19:56:51 MUCH MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND BECOME IN SUPPORT 19:56:54 OF IT. THANK YOU. 19:57:00 >> The Clerk: THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHRYN. 19:57:06 >> HI, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK 19:57:10 OUR FREMONT CITY COUNCIL FOR BEING PRO 19:57:13 ACTIVE ABOUT VOTING FOR THE AGENCY, 19:57:16 THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS AND 19:57:20 THE DESIRED PROJECT HOMEKEY PLAN. WE ALL 19:57:23 KNOW THAT HOMELESSNESS HAS 19:57:26 BECOME A HUGE ISSUE OVER THE 19:57:30 LAST DECADE. AND IT'S ONLY GETTING 19:57:33 WORSE, AS 19:57:36 EVICTION MORATORIUMS COME INTO EXPIRATION 19:57:40 DATES. AND REPAYMENTS ARE 19:57:43 EXPECTED. AND NOT EVERYBODY WAS ABLE 19:57:46 TO GET FUNDING TO HELP WITH THOSE 19:57:49 REPAYMENTS. AND PEOPLE ARE STILL STRUGGLING 19:57:52 WITH JOB LOSS OR BEING UNDERPAID 19:57:56 UNDERPAID. 19:58:08 AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PART OF THE 19:58:12 CORONAVIRUS CODONE ISSUE, I WAS PRICED OUT OF OUR HOME 19:58:15 BECAUSE OF EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH RENT AND MY 19:58:18 SPOUSE AND I BOTH BECOMING AGED AND DISABLED AND 19:58:21 WE COULD JUST NOT KEEP UP WITH EMPLOYMENT AND 19:58:24 THUS OUR RENT. 19:58:27 AND IT 19:58:31 REALLY OFFENDS ME THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND 19:58:34 WHO THE HOMELESS ARE 19:58:42 WHY THEY'RE HOMELESS HOW THESE THINGS COME TO BE 19:58:45 AND PAINT US AS PEOPLE WHO ARE CRIMINAL BY THE 19:58:49 VERY NATURE OF BEING HOMELESS. AND I REALLY OBJECT TO 19:58:52 THIS BECAUSE MY SPOUSE AND I BOTH ARE 19:58:55 HIGHLY EDUCATED, WE BOTH WORKED, 19:58:58 WE'VE BOTH PAID INTO THE TAX SYSTEM AND WE 19:59:02 JUST EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF 19:59:06 BEING OLDER AND DISABLED. WE 19:59:11 HAVE 19:59:17 NOT BEEN ADDICTS, WE ARE 19:59:20 NOT ENGAGED IN VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND IT 19:59:23 REALLY BOTHERS ME EVERY TIME I HEAR PEOPLE START 19:59:26 PAINTING ME INTO THAT CORNER. MOST HOMELESS 19:59:29 PEOPLE ARE IN MY KIND OF A SITUATION. WE 19:59:32 ENDED UP HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES 19:59:36 THAT WERE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. NOT BECAUSE 19:59:39 WE MADE BAD CHOICES. OR 19:59:42 WERE IRRESPONSIBLE. AND I 19:59:45 REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE PROMOTE 19:59:49 ING THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE 19:59:52 THIS ISSUE BY PROVIDING HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE 19:59:56 . AND IF WE KEEP OBJECTING TO EVERY SINGLE 19:59:59 PLAN WE'RE PUTTING ON THE BLOCK, THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO 20:00:02 KEEP HAVING HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE SIDEWALKS WHICH IS NOT 20:00:05 A GOOD ALTERNATIVE. 20:00:09 >> The Clerk: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS NARD 20:00:12 O. 20:00:21 >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ATTEND 20:00:25 ATTENDING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR BEING HERE. I AM FROM DISTRICT 3. 20:00:28 IT'S VERY ALARMING THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVE IS 20:00:31 OFTEN NOT PRESENT AT THESE MEETINGS 20:00:34 . AND 20:00:37 I WANT TO, ON PART OF THE SHINL 20:00:41 SHINN NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, I WOULD 20:00:44 LIKE TO VERY EMPHATICALLY SAY WE ARE 20:00:47 NOT AGAINST THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM. 20:00:50 WE ARE CONCERNED 20:00:54 ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS, OUR NEIGHBORS 20:00:57 WHO HAVE TO RESORT TO SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS 20:01:00 . OUR OUTRAGE IS 20:01:04 WITH THE 20:01:08 BASIC, AND HOW 20:01:12 MUCH BETTER THIS PROGRAM COULD BE. TO SIMPLY JUST OFFER 20:01:15 SOMEBODY A PLACE TO PARK AND THEN WANT TO 20:01:18 PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK, IT'S NOT 20:01:21 JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO RELATE TO. WE DON'T 20:01:25 WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO ENDORSE A 20:01:28 PROGRAM THAT THINKS THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH. WE'LL 20:01:31 JUST HAVE THEM PARK SOMEWHERE AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT 20:01:35 . 20:01:39 SO RIGHT NOW YOU ARE ALL, 20:01:43 MAYOR MEI, YOU ARE FACING A LOT OF 20:01:46 PUSH BACK FROM THE WARM SPRINGS 20:01:50 NEIGHBORS FROM DISTRICT 3 AND A LARGE GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS SO I 20:01:53 HIGHLY RECOMMEND AND WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO 20:01:56 OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BETTER PROGRAMS. 20:01:59 ABOUT BETTEROUT REACH. TO TRULY MAKE IT 20:02:03 BETTER 20:02:07 OUTREACH. PEOPLE OVER POLITICS 20:02:10 IN FREMONT. YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT RIGHT NOW IN 20:02:13 PUTTING PROGRAMS TOGETHER. THERE ARE A LOT OF 20:02:17 OTHER KIND OF FUNDING THAT COULD BE BROUGHT IN TO WORK THROUGH NON 20:02:20 PROFITS AND OTHER AGENCIES, TO PUT BETTER PROGRAMS TOGETHER. 20:02:23 THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE ALL AND 20:02:26 THE FUNDING FOR ALL. YOU CAN ACTUALLY -- WE CAN ACTUALLY 20:02:29 WORK AS A COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUENTS. I 20:02:32 STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE GET BACK TO THE DRAWING 20:02:37 BOARD, AND WHEN THIS MEASURE WAS PASSED, YOU 20:02:40 KNOW, IT WAS COVID AND IT WAS VERY -- THE RESOURCES THAT 20:02:44 YOU ALL HAD AVAILABLE 20:02:47 WERE VERY MINIMAL. WE CAN DO 20:02:50 BETTER TOGETHER. MAYOR LILY 20:02:53 MEI, COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT, WE CAN DO BETTER. ALLOW US TO OPEN 20:02:56 A CONVERSATION 20:03:00 AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN FEEL PROUD OF 20:03:03 . AND TRULY SUPPORT THESE 20:03:06 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE -- WHO DO NOT HAVE A 20:03:09 HOME AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. >> The Clerk: THANK YOU. 20:03:12 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AN 20:03:15 KIT. 20:03:25 >> HELLO GUYS CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> The Clerk: YES. 20:03:28 >> I'M ANKIT AND I'VE 20:03:31 LIVED AT PARKMONT 20:03:35 FOR TEN YEARS. I'M LOOKING TO 20:03:38 NOT SUPPORT PARKING AT 20:03:42 CHRIST 20:03:46 IT'S CASE MONTESSORI 20:03:49 IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. CHILDCARE LICENSING LAW 20:03:53 AND COUNCIL EXPORTING KIDS AT RISK. 20:03:56 SECOND POINT IS IT'S .8 MILES AWAY 20:04:00 FROM PARKMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AGAIN 20:04:03 COUNCIL IS PUTTING SKIDS AT RISK. SAFE PARKING 20:04:06 RESIDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE FORCED TO LEAVE BEFORE KIDS 20:04:09 START GOING TO SCHOOL SO COUNCIL IS PUTTING 20:04:12 KIDS AT RISK WHO WOULD BE WALKING TO SCHOOL. FOURTH 20:04:15 POINT IS SAFE PARKING IS RIGHT OPPOSITE TO 20:04:19 PUBLIC PARK NEAR SHINN PARK 20:04:22 . SORRY TO SAY 20:04:26 BUT COUNCIL IS AGAIN PUTTING 20:04:29 CHILDREN AT RISK. THERE ARE NO CAMERAS OR 20:04:32 NO VOLUNTEERS AT SITE. 20:04:36 SO THOSE ARE THE REASONS I'M NOT SUPPORTING SAFE PARKING 20:04:39 AT CHRIST THE KING 20:04:42 . THANK YOU. 20:04:55 >> The Clerk: NEXT SPEAKER IS YASHW 20:04:58 AN. 20:05:06 YASHWAN. NEED TO UN 20:05:10 MUTE. 20:05:26 OKAY WE'LL MOVE ON TO CEDA. 20:05:29 >> HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> HI 20:05:32 , MY NAME IS SHIVA. I LIVE 20:05:35 IN SHINN COURT IN DISTRICT 3. I WOULD LIKE 20:05:39 TO SECOND HAR 20:05:42 RY AND ANNA'S REGARDING 20:05:46 THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM 20:05:50 . MYSELF I'M NOT AGAINST THE PROGRAM I'M JUST AGAINST 20:05:53 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT 20:05:56 FLAWS IN THE PROGRAM, WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED 20:05:59 . BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION. I 20:06:03 PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY 20:06:06 THE HOMELESSNESS 20:06:10 , NEIGHBOR NEXT TO ME, HE 20:06:13 HAD A TREE BURNED BEHIND 20:06:17 HIS HOUSE BY A DRIFTER AND 20:06:20 HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CAUSE 20:06:24 , REGARDING HOMELESSNESS BEHIND OUR HOMES IN 20:06:27 THE FACTORY BUT ALL THESE CALLS HAVE BEEN DIRECT 20:06:30 ED ONLY WITHOUT IN REGARD TO US 20:06:33 . SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM IN A 20:06:36 SAFER WAY AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE WOULD LIKE 20:06:40 TO ACTUALLY PRESS CITY TO 20:06:43 HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT 20:06:46 OUR CONCERNS ARE 20:06:53 AND THEN PUT THE BARRIERS TO HAVE THESE THINGS NOT 20:06:56 TO HAPPEN AND PROVIDE SAFETY FOR THE NEIGHBORS AND ALSO THE 20:06:59 CHURCH AND ALL THE 20:07:02 STATE BORDERS INCLUDING THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM. WE 20:07:06 HAVE IN PREVIOUSLY ENCOUNTERED SO MANY 20:07:10 HOMELESS ISSUES, IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS WE HAVE 20:07:13 HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLES ACTUALLY MOVING OR LOOTING THE 20:07:17 HOMES AND ALSO, OPENING THE CARS IN THE MIDNIGHT. 20:07:20 SO HOW IS THIS INSTANCES NOT 20:07:23 GOING TO BE AFFECTING THE HOMELESS PART 20:07:26 I WONDER? SO I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK 20:07:29 THE CITY TO OPEN UP A 20:07:33 CONVERSATION WITH US IN CONCERN 20:07:36 TO THIS. THANK YOU. >> The Clerk: THANK YOU. 20:07:39 LAST CALL. 20:07:42 FOR ASHWANT. 20:07:46 YASH Y 20:07:49 -A-S-H-W-A-N-T. 20:08:01 K THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER MAYOR 20:08:04 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CLOSE 20:08:08 THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I'M 20:08:11 GOING TO RETURN TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THE ITEMS 20:08:14 THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THE FIRST ONE 20:08:18 WAS 2 C AS IN CHARLES AND THAT'S THE SECOND 20:08:21 READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT 20:08:25 , ADDING FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 20:08:28 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY. 20:08:31 CHAPTER 8.80, MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE. 20:08:35 >> The Clerk: ONE MINUTE BLAIR BEEKMAN WAS THE SPEAKER 20:08:38 . 20:08:43 BLAIR BEEKMAN PULLED THE ITEM. >> HI, BLAIR BEEKMAN 20:08:46 HERE. THANKS A LOT FOR ALLOWING THREE MINUTES 20:08:49 ON PUBLIC COMMENT PREVIOUSLY. FOR THIS ITEM I WANTED 20:08:52 TO COMBINE ITEMS 20:08:56 C AND H. I THINK 20:08:59 IT IS ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN ISSUES. YOU KNOW MY 20:09:02 FEELINGS ON THE FUTURE OF SURVEILLANCE 20:09:06 AND TECHNOLOGY, OPEN PUBLIC POLICY, GOOD 20:09:09 PRACTICES AND IT WAS FLIES 20:09:12 NICE TO HEAR THAT I HOPE FROM LAST WEEK THAT WE 20:09:15 CAN LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF TALKING ABOUT OUR EQUIPMENT 20:09:18 , THAT IT IS MILITARY EQUIPMENT THAT 20:09:21 WE'RE DEALING WITH AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING 20:09:25 HOW TO DESCRIBE, USE THOSE WORDS AND IT'S DIFFICULT FOR 20:09:28 US, IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS, THE SAME WITH OPENNESS 20:09:31 AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY 20:09:35 . YOU HAD AN ITEM OF KIDS PRACTICING 20:09:38 TECHNOLOGY AS TOOLS FOR OUR FUTURE. 20:09:41 OBAMA TALKS ABOUT THAT OFTEN. OPENNESS 20:09:44 IS HELPFUL IN THAT PROCESS. IT IS THE IDEAS OF 20:09:48 INNOVATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 20:09:51 >> Mayor Mei: I BELIEVE THERE IS ALSO AN ORDINANCE THAT THE 20:09:54 CITY ATTORNEY NEEDS TO READ FOR ITEM 2C 20:09:58 . >> Karena Shackelford: CORRECT 20:10:01 CORRECT. >> THANK YOU MAYOR, DID A FINE 20:10:04 JOB ACTUALLY READING IT INTO THE RECORD BUT THE PROPOSAL 20:10:07 THIS EVENING IS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT AN 20:10:11 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT ADDING FREMONT 20:10:14 MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY, CHAPTER 8 20:10:17 .80 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE 20:10:20 POLICY. THANK YOU MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:10:23 >> Councilmember Cox: I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> Councilmember Jones: SECOND 20:10:26 SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER 20:10:29 JONES. THIS I BELIEVE IS ITEM 2C AND 20:10:32 ALSO FOR 2 H 20:10:36 . MOTIONED 20:10:40 AND SECONDED. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE 20:10:43 . >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 20:10:46 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN 20:10:51 . COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AYE. 20:10:54 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. 20:10:55 VICE MAYOR SALWAN. AYE. 20:10:59 MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE SO THE MOTION PASSES FOR 20:11:03 ITEM 2C. AND 2H 20:11:06 OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NEXT IS ITEM 20:11:09 2D. OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 20:11:13 AND THAT WAS FOR 20:11:16 , APOLOGIES -- >> The Clerk: ALSO MR. 20:11:20 MR. BEEKMAN, THIS IS MAKING FINDINGS TO A LOT OF CITY 20:11:23 COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF -- SORRY IS THAT THE RIGHT 20:11:26 ONE? YES, THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY OF FREMONT TO 20:11:29 CONTINUE HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE 20:11:32 PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 20:11:36 . MR. BEEKMAN. >> HI, YES, YES 20:11:40 HELLO BLAIR BEEKMAN HERE AGAIN. I THANK YOU FOR 20:11:43 THIS ITEM. IT'S MY HOPE THAT AS WE, YOU KNOW, 20:11:46 APPROVE THIS ITEM ALMOST EACH WEEK NOW 20:11:50 THAT WE'RE ADJUSTING DIFFERENT WAYS OF 20:11:53 COVID THIS TIME. GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE WILL THE 20:11:57 ZOOM MEETING PROCESS CONTINUE AND 20:12:00 VIDEO CONFERENCING CONTINUE? I KNOW 20:12:03 AL FRESCO HAS BECOME KIND OF 20:12:06 A POPULAR ITEM AND WANTS TO BE AN ITEM IN THE FUTURE 20:12:09 . WILL THE ZOOM LINK PROCESS HAVE THOSE 20:12:12 SAME QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE? IT IS HELPFUL. IT 20:12:15 BRINGS OUT MORE OF THE COMMUNITY. I WISH OURSELVES LUCK IN 20:12:18 THAT AND AS I TRIED TO BRING UP HERE BEFORE I HOPE 20:12:22 THIS SORT OF ITEM CAN ALLOW OURSELVES A BIT OF LEEWAY TO 20:12:25 TALK ABOUT OVERALL ISSUES OF COVID AND ITS WORRIES 20:12:28 IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY AND HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW 20:12:31 DO WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE OF COVID, 20:12:34 QUESTIONS THIS COULD BE A GOOD ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THAT AT THIS TIME. I HOPE 20:12:37 THAT CAN LEARN TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOURSELF. THANK YOU. 20:12:47 >> Mayor Mei: SO CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ITEM 2, D AS 20:12:50 IN DOG? >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL MOVE TO 20:12:53 APPROVE. >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 20:12:56 SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE 20:12:59 . >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX. 20:13:02 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 20:13:05 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN ABSENT 20:13:09 . COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AYE. 20:13:12 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. VICE MAYOR 20:13:15 SALWAN. AYE 20:13:19 . MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE 20:13:22 . ITEM 2 D AS IN DOG 20:13:25 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ITEM 2 F, WHICH WAS 20:13:29 PULLED FOR RESOLUTION ENDORSING 20:13:33 HOME TOGETHER 2026 COMMUNITY PLAN 20:13:36 TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENDORSING ALAMEDA COUNTY'S HOME 20:13:39 TOGETHER COMMUNITY PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS 20:13:43 . MR. BEEKMAN. >> HI, THANK YOU, 20:13:46 BLAIR BEEKMAN ONE MORE TIME. I WANTED TO COMBINE 20:13:50 COMBINE ITEMS F AND G FOR THIS 20:13:53 ONE AND JUST TO COMMENT THAT I GUESS 20:13:56 THE FIRST COMMENT THAT -- WELL, YEAH 20:13:59 , THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH SO MUCH COVID 20:14:02 THERE WAS A LOT OF COVID FUNDING FROM THE 20:14:06 FEDERAL LEVEL I'VE TRIED TO REPORT HERE 20:14:09 THAT'S GONE TO THE STATE LEVEL. THEY'VE CREATED THEIR OWN 20:14:12 FUNDING THEY'RE CREATING THEIR OWN FUNDING PROGRAMS 20:14:15 THAT'S MEANT TO CREATE A FUTURE OF GOOD 20:14:19 HEALTHY PROGRAM FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. THAT MEANS WE 20:14:22 CAN START TO REALLY BETTER CONSIDER THE CONCEPTS OF 20:14:25 SUBSIDY IN THE FUTURE. IT'S MORE THAN JUST HOMEKEY 20:14:29 PROGRAMS. IT IS THE IDEAS I THINK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE GOOD IDEAS IN 20:14:32 THE FUTURE OF HOW DO WE HOUSE OUR UNHOUSED AND WE 20:14:35 CAN JUST LEARN TO HAVE, TO BETTER FLY 20:14:38 THOSE PRACTICES RIGHT NOW WITH THE FEATURE OF SUBSIDY. 20:14:41 IT'S FROM THAT WE SIMPLY HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE COMFORTABLE 20:14:44 WITH THAT CONVERSATION AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER. 20:14:47 THANKS A LOT FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT. 20:14:52 >> Mayor Mei: THAT WAS THE ITEM FOR ITEM 2 F 20:14:55 , 2 G. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? 20:14:59 IF NOT COULD I GET A MOTION PLEASE. >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL MOVE 20:15:02 TO APPROVE. 20:15:06 >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: 20:15:09 MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX 20:15:12 . ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX. 20:15:15 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER 20:15:18 KASSAN IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE 20:15:20 . COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. 20:15:23 VICE MAYOR SALWAN. AYE. MAYOR MEI. 20:15:26 >> Mayor Mei: AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 20:15:30 . AND THAT WAS THE LAST OF OUR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 20:15:33 AT THIS TIME THAT WERE PULLED. 20:15:37 AND AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RETURN TO OUR REGULAR 20:15:40 LY SCHEDULED ITEMS. WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH 20:15:43 ITEM 5A WHICH IS OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PLAN 20:15:47 AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS 20:15:50 . AND THIS IS -- THERE IS 20:15:53 NO PRESENTATION ON THIS. 20:15:56 THIS IS ASSOCIATE PLANNER 20:16:00 COURTNEY PAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 20:16:04 DAN SCHOENHOLZ 20:16:08 ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM 20:16:11 THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY 20:16:15 PLANNING TEXT AMENDMENTS? OKAY SEEING NO 20:16:18 QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, ARE THERE -- I'M GOING 20:16:21 TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 20:16:27 >> The Clerk: THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. >> Mayor Mei: THANK 20:16:30 YOU. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND I WILL TURN 20:16:33 IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. IF I COULD GET ANY 20:16:37 MOTION OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. 20:16:45 >> TO THE MAYOR IF I MAY, AS THE 20:16:48 COUNCIL REQUESTS, I WILL REQUEST TO READ 20:16:51 THE ORDINANCE, TITLE INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU 20:16:55 MA'AM. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. DO 20:16:58 WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL? >> Councilmember Jones: 20:17:01 I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND 20:17:04 . >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER 20:17:07 COX. AND COULD WE HAVE YOU SHARE THE ORDINANCE PLEASE. 20:17:10 >> THANK YOU MAYOR. AS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION, MOVED 20:17:14 BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, IT INCLUDES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT 20:17:17 , AMENDING FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 18 20:17:20 .47, THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, TO ALLOW 20:17:24 FOUR CURB CUTS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF CAPITOL 20:17:27 AVENUE BETWEEN STATE STREET AND FREMONT BOULEVARD. THANK YOU MAYOR. 20:17:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:17:34 THE MOTIONED AND SECONDED. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. >> The Clerk: 20:17:38 COUNCILMEMBER COX. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, 20:17:41 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN IS ABSENT 20:17:44 . COUNCILMEMBER JONES. AYE. 20:17:47 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN 20:17:51 . AYE. MAYOR MEI. 20:17:54 >> Mayor Mei: AYE. SO THE ITEM 20:17:58 WAS ITEM 5, 20:18:04 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ITEMS 20:18:07 THIS EVENING IS ITEM 7A WHICH IS THE DISPOSITION OF 20:18:10 THE REMNANT PARCELS ON CAPITOL AVENUE AND AGAIN THERE 20:18:13 IS NO PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. THERE IS A REAL PROPERTY 20:18:18 AGENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR 20:18:21 HANS LARSEN WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 20:18:24 . ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS ON THIS 20:18:28 ? SEEING NONE, I WILL OPEN THE 20:18:31 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 20:18:35 AND I SEE BLAIR BEEKMAN. DO YOU HAVE A 20:18:38 -- >> The Clerk: HOW MANY MINUTES MAYOR? 20:18:41 >> Mayor Mei: WE'LL DO TWO MINUTES ON THIS. 20:18:48 >> The Clerk: OKAY. 20:18:50 >> Mayor Mei: THIS IS ON THE DISPOSITION OF THE REMNANT PARCELS. 20:18:55 ON CAPITOL AVENUE. >> The Clerk: CORRECT. 20:18:58 MR. BEEKMAN. >> HI, BLAIR 20:19:02 BEEKMAN. HERE 20:19:06 . HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE RELEVANT TO 20:19:09 THIS TOPIC OR WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT. AS THIS IS 20:19:13 ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA 20:19:16 , SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY DATA COLLECTION IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT 20:19:19 PART OF THIS PROCESS AND I'M TRYING TO FIND WAYS THAT EACH 20:19:22 LOCAL COMMUNITY CAN COME UP WITH AND FIND WAYS TO MAKE 20:19:26 THEIR TECHNOLOGY PROCESS MORE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE IN THE 20:19:29 FUTURE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY 20:19:32 . IS IT THIS SORT OF PROJECT THAT CAN BE THE WAY TO DO THAT 20:19:35 ? IS IT THE -- WHAT WAS 20:19:38 THE OTHER ITEM, IT WAS THE MILITARY HARDWARE OR 20:19:42 THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. IS PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 20:19:45 THE FUTURE OF THAT ISSUE IS THAT A WAY TO INVITE THE PUBLIC 20:19:49 TO SHARE IN THE PROCESS OF THE SURVEILLANCE AND 20:19:52 DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY YOU WILL BE PLACING IN THE COMMUNITY 20:19:55 , MAKE IT A MORE ACCESSIBLE OPEN AND UNDERSTAND 20:19:58 UNDERSTANDABLE PROCESS? I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THAT UP AT THIS TIME 20:20:02 . AS CHOICE YOU 20:20:06 CAN HAVE TO DO THAT. 20:20:10 GOOD LUCK IN THOSE EFFORTS. I 20:20:14 KNOW ALONG FREMONT BOULEVARD YOU'RE BUILDING THE FUTURE 20:20:19 OF AN IOT PROJECT, THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE 20:20:22 TOO AND THAT WILL GO BY CAPITOL AVENUE 20:20:25 AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK WITH THIS ITEM 20:20:29 . >> Mayor Mei: JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE COUNCIL, 20:20:32 THIS IS FOR DISPOSITION OF REMNANT PARCELS ON CAPITOL 20:20:35 AVENUE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 20:20:38 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING 20:20:41 NONE? >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL MOVE TO 20:20:44 APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND. 20:20:48 >> Mayor Mei: MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, MOVED 20:20:51 BY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. ROLL CALL VOTE 20:20:54 PLEASE. >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX. AYE 20:20:58 . COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN IS 20:21:01 ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER JONES. I'VE 20:21:05 AYE 20:21:09 . COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, 20:21:12 AYE. MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: SO 20:21:16 AYE. SO THE MOTION PASSES 20:21:19 UNANIMOUSLY. 8A. 20:21:22 COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS THE OUTSIDE COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION 20:21:26 S. I THINK THERE WERE SOME -- ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS 20:21:31 ? 20:21:34 OKAY. AND OPEN THE 20:21:38 PUBLIC COMMENT. 20:21:41 AND THEN I SEE NONE SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 20:21:45 AND SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE 20:21:48 COUNCIL. CAN WE GET A MOTION FOR 20:21:52 THIS, THIS HAS 20:21:56 BEEN UPDATED. COUNCILMEMBER COX. >> Councilmember Cox: YES, I 20:22:00 WANTED TO SEE HOW, I APPRECIATE THAT I 20:22:03 HAD SENT AN E-MAIL ON APRIL 20:22:06 THE 12th TO HAVE THE CHART UPDATED. AND I WOULD LIKE TO 20:22:09 HAVE IT REFLECTED, THAT IT'S 20:22:13 BEEN AMENDED AS OF TODAY. BECAUSE IT'S NOT 20:22:16 THE ORIGINAL THAT WAS ADOPTED BACK ON MARCH THE 20:22:19 9th OF 2021. 20:22:23 AND THAT FOR THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY 20:22:27 BOARD, IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT 20:22:30 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS ARE HELD THE 20:22:33 THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. AND 20:22:37 THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER SPECIAL 20:22:41 MEETINGS THAT ARE BEING HELD AS WELL AS DIRECTED 20:22:44 BY THE AGENCY. BUT WE SHOULD NOT LEAVE 20:22:47 IT AS WHEN, UNDER THAT 20:22:51 COLUMN, AS STATED AS ON THE CURRENT SHEET OF 20:22:54 PAPER I'M LIKING AT AS TO BE DETERMINED. BECAUSE 20:22:57 THAT'S NOT CORRECT. IT SHOULD BE REFLECT 20:23:02 ING THOSE SPECIFIC MEETING DATES 20:23:06 . 20:23:10 >> The Clerk: WE CAN GO BACK TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD 20:23:13 ADRIAN BANKHEAD AND CONFIRM THAT INFORMATION IF YOU 20:23:16 WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. >> Mayor Mei: 20:23:19 THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY. THERE 20:23:22 IS THE BOARD MEETINGS AND THEN THERE ARE COMMITTEES 20:23:25 WHICH PEOPLE ARE ASSIGNED TO IN THE BEGINNING OF 20:23:28 EACH CYCLE. AND THOSE ARE ASSIGNED BY 20:23:32 THE CHAIR OF THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY AND THEN 20:23:35 THERE'S ALSO A SEPARATE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT I SERVE ON WHICH IS 20:23:38 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 20:23:42 WHICH FOR SPECIFIC NOT TO THE AGENCY BUT MORE 20:23:45 TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE REQUESTED TO BE ON THE 20:23:48 BOARD, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SEPARATE 20:23:52 FROM THE ACTUAL BOARD. SO THERE'S TWO 20:23:55 DIFFERENT PIECES, A COUPLE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THAT. 20:23:58 >> Councilmember Cox: CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT'S DOCUMENTED BECAUSE IT IS 20:24:01 NOT DOCUMENTED AT ALL TO SAY THAT, TO BE DETERMINED, THAT IS 20:24:05 NOT CORRECT. AND WE REALLY SHOULD REFLECT THAT IT IS TRANSPARENT 20:24:08 AND THAT WE'RE STATING 20:24:11 THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR THAT. SO IF THAT 20:24:14 WOULD BE GREAT IF THE CITY CLERK COULD -- >> The Clerk: 20:24:17 WE CAN GO BACK TO MR. BANK 20:24:21 HEAD AND CONFIRM THAT INFORMATION 20:24:25 . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT 20:24:28 TO APPROVE THE SPREAD 20:24:31 SPREADSHEET, SORRY, THE EXHIBIT A AS-IS OR 20:24:34 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE SPREADSHEET 20:24:38 MINUS THE EBCE ITEMS, WE 20:24:41 DO HAVE THE NEW APPOINTMENT 20:24:44 OF VICE MAYOR SALWAN TO THE 20:24:47 SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOINT POWERS 20:24:51 AUTHORITY, THAT IS THE ONLY NEW APPOINTMENT THAT OCCURS ON THIS 20:24:54 . AND WE NEED TO GET THIS 20:24:58 APPOINTMENT COMPLETED BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE A MEETING. NOT 20:25:01 SURE IF IT'S NEXT WEEK OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WEDNESDAY 20:25:06 . >> Mayor Mei: I'M FINE WITH MOVING FORWARD ON THIS 20:25:09 EXCEPT FOR THE ITEM BLOCKED FOR WHEN, FOR 20:25:12 EXHIBIT A FOR EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY AND WE'LL FOLLOW ONE 20:25:16 MR. ADRIAN BANKHEAD BECAUSE I DO 20:25:19 WANT TO GET VICE MAYOR SALWAN ON THAT SO WE 20:25:22 CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FOR US. >> Councilmember Cox: 20:25:25 THERE IS ONE OTHER THING THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE CLEARED AND THAT 20:25:28 WAS ALSO WRITTEN IN MY LETTER. THE OTHER PART IS WE -- 20:25:31 THE CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING ARE NOT REFLECTING WHAT WAS DONE 20:25:34 A YEAR AGO. AND WITH THOSE CHANGES TO BE REALLY ACCURATE 20:25:37 IT SHOULD BE AS AMENDED. AS OF TODAY'S MEETING 20:25:41 . AND ONCE WE GET THE OTHER PART IT 20:25:44 SHOULD BE REFLECTING WHATEVER IS THE -- AT OUR 20:25:48 NEXT MEETING THAT THAT IS DOCUMENTED. BECAUSE IT IS NOT 20:25:51 ACCURATE TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN ADOPTED WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE 20:25:54 RED LINES ON THIS DOCUMENT 20:25:57 . 20:26:01 AND ALSO THERE STILL NEEDS TO BE SOME 20:26:05 CLARIFICATION WITH MEMBER VERSUS ALTERNATE DETERMINED 20:26:08 BY THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY BOARD WHICH WAS ALSO ADDRESSED 20:26:11 IN MY LETTER BACK ON APRIL 12th. >> The Clerk: THEY 20:26:14 WERE CLEAR AND IT IS ON THEIR WEBSITE AT THE EB 20:26:17 CE THAT THE FIRST, THE APPOINTEE IS THE 20:26:22 FIRST PERSON IS THE MEMBER, AND THEN THE SECOND 20:26:26 PERSON APPOINTEE IS THE ALTERNATE. AND IT STATES THAT ON 20:26:30 THEIR WEBSITE. AND THAT'S THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM 20:26:33 MR. BANKHEAD. >> Councilmember Cox: OKAY. I ALSO WANT IT NOTED 20:26:36 THAT I'M THE ONLY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IS 20:26:40 NOT IN ANY APPOINT 20:26:43 EE ROLE AS A DELEGATE FOR THIS 20:26:46 CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT. I JUST WANT THAT NOTED FOR THE RECORD AS WELL. 20:26:53 >> THROUGH THE MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: EXCUSE ME? 20:26:56 >> THROUGH THE MAYOR IF I MAY. THE COUNCIL CAN 20:26:59 APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, AND THE CHART, 20:27:02 WITH THE NOTED CORRECTIONS AND DIRECT 20:27:06 STAFF TO CORRECT THE MEETING TIMES. IF 20:27:09 THE COUNCIL IS SO 20:27:12 INCLINED YOU CAN TAKE THAT ACTION THIS EVENING, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME 20:27:16 BACK. SOME OF THOSE ARE CLERICAL IN NATURE AND WITH 20:27:19 CONFIRMATION FROM EBCE WE CAN CERTAINLY COMPLETE THE 20:27:22 CHART SO YOU CAN APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND THE CHART SUBJECT 20:27:25 TO THOSE CHANGES AND CONFIRMATIONS THIS EVENING. 20:27:28 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. AND I THINK THAT 20:27:31 EBCE WE HAVE TO ANYWAYS PROBABLY 20:27:35 HAVE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS 20:27:38 . WE HAVE THERE THE EBCE BOARD 20:27:41 WHICH WE HAVE AN APPOINTEE FROM THE CITY, THERE IS THE EXECUTIVE 20:27:44 BOARD WHICH IS APPOINTED THROUGH THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 20:27:47 WHERE IT IS BY INVITATION. AND THEN THERE'S 20:27:51 ALSO THEIR WORKING COMMITTEES WHICH PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR AND 20:27:54 THEY HAVE SPECIFIC ONES 20:27:57 , SPECIFIC ARE FINANCE, AND ON COMMUNITY RELATED ISSUES. 20:28:00 SO THOSE ARE SEPARATE. SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY DELINEATE 20:28:04 THOSE SEPARATELY. 20:28:07 >> The Clerk: DOES THE CITY COUNCIL, SORRY POINT OF ORDER. 20:28:10 DOES THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT TO THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES 20:28:14 ? AND AD HOC 20:28:17 COMMITTEES OR DOES THE EBCE MAKE THOSE 20:28:20 APPOINTMENTS? >> Mayor Mei: EBCE DOES. >> The Clerk: 20:28:23 I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THOSE NOTATIONS 20:28:26 . >> Mayor Mei: THE ONE POINT WE MAKE ARE 20:28:30 DELEGATE MEMBER AND 20:28:34 ALTERNATE. THE EBCE EXECUTIVE BOARD 20:28:37 IS BY APPOINTMENT FROM 20:28:41 THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AND WORKING COMMITTEES AS NEEDED AND 20:28:44 THOSE ARE THROUGH THE AGAIN THE BOARD AND IN THE BEGINNING 20:28:47 USUALLY OF EVERY CALENDAR YEAR THEY ASK FOR PEOPLE TO SIGN UP 20:28:50 FOR THE WORKING COMMITTEES AND APPOINTED TO 20:28:53 THAT. >> The Clerk: BUT THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT MAKING 20:28:56 THOSE APPOINTMENTS? >> Mayor Mei: NO. >> The Clerk: THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING 20:29:00 TO -- >> Mayor Mei: THE ONLY ONE WOULD BE THE 20:29:03 TESHT AND THE DELEGATE. ONCE WE GET THE CLARIFICATION FROM 20:29:06 MR. BANKHEAD WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU 20:29:10 . >> Councilmember Jones: MAYOR MEI IF YOU ARE READY FOR A MOTION. 20:29:12 >> Mayor Mei: YES PLEASE. >> Councilmember Jones: I WILL MOVE 20:29:15 TO APPROVE THE CITY ATTORNEY 20:29:21 ALVARADO'S RECOMMENDATION. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:29:26 MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG, I THINK I HEARD HER VOICE 20:29:28 . >> The Clerk: JONES AND SECOND BY KENG. 20:29:34 AND I WILL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER COX COMMENT INTO 20:29:37 THE RECORD. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU 20:29:41 . >> The Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER COX. 20:29:44 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, 20:29:48 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER JONES 20:29:51 , AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG. AYE 20:29:54 . VICE MAYOR SALWAN. AYE. 20:29:57 MAYOR MEI. >> Mayor Mei: AYE AND SO THIS PASSES AND WE'LL 20:30:00 BE FOLLOWING UP WITH EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY 20:30:03 . AND WE'LL UPDATE THOSE ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN 20:30:07 THAT CONFIRMATION FROM MR. BANKHEAD, THANK YOU SO 20:30:10 MUCH. 20:30:15 AND AT THIS TIME 20:30:18 WE HAVE ANY ORAL REPORTS ON MEETINGS THAT OUR 20:30:22 COUNCILMEMBERS REPRESENT OR SERVICE ON THE -- ON THE 20:30:25 COMMITTEES WHETHER IT'S ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION, EAST BAY 20:30:28 COMMUNITY ENERGY OR OTHER ASSIGNMENTS 20:30:32 ? 20:30:46 DID YOU SHARE ANY MEETINGS? YOU SHARED THAT LAST TIME, SEEING 20:30:50 NONE I WILL THEN ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME 20:30:53 THIS EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION. HAVE A 20:30:56 GOOD EVENING, BE WELL AND BE SAFE.