19:03:02 >> Mayor Mei: GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO 19:03:05 ORDER FOR THE MAY 17TH COUNCIL MEETING, 19:03:08 AND I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER KENG IF SHE'D LIKE TO LEAD 19:03:11 US IN THE PLEDGE. 19:03:17 >> Councilmember Keng: SURE. 19:03:23 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC 19:03:28 FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, 19:03:33 INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 19:03:41 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. ROLL CALL 19:03:44 VOTE -- NOT VOTE -- ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE 19:03:47 , THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. 19:03:51 >> Ms. Gauthier: SORRY ABOUT THAT. I LOST MY ZOOM FEED 19:03:54 THERE F FOR A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER 19:03:57 COX, PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER 19:04:01 KASSAN, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES 19:04:04 , HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, 19:04:07 PRESENT. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, 19:04:13 PRESENT. MAYOR MEI 19:04:16 , HERE. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:04:20 SO THERE ARE VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 19:04:23 AND THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF 19:04:27 YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE, PLEASE GO TO OUR BOARDS 19:04:30 , COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES PAGE ON OUR CITY 19:04:33 WEBSITE AT FREMONT.GOV OR PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK 19:04:36 'S OFFICE AT 510-284- 19:04:40 4060. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTRONIC MEETING 19:04:43 WISHING TO SPEAK MAY DO SO DURING PUBLIC 19:04:46 COMMENT. BY CLICKING ON THE RAISE 19:04:50 HAND ICON OR BY DIALING STAR NINE. I'LL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT 19:04:53 BEFORE EACH SECTION OF THE AGENDA, IF NOT NOTED ON THE ZOOM 19:04:56 SCREEN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. IF SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, 19:04:59 PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE REPRESENTING. 19:05:03 EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ARE COMPILED AND COLLECTED AND 19:05:06 DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND STAFF, AND 19:05:09 PUBLISHED ON OUR CITY'S AGENDA CENTER, AND ON FREMONT 19:05:12 .GOV AND WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 19:05:16 I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING WILL GO UP UNTIL 11:30 THIS 19:05:19 EVENING IF NEEDED, AND WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES OF 19:05:22 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS 19:05:25 FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THE INITIAL 30 MINUTES, 19:05:28 WE WILL TAKE THE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AT THE END OF MEETING IF 19:05:31 THE TIME REMAINS. I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING 19:05:34 OVER TO CITY MANAGER KARENA SHACKELFORD AND SHE'LL MAKE ANY 19:05:38 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCE HER STAFF AT THIS TIME. >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU, 19:05:42 MAYOR MEI, AND GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I 19:05:45 DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT. BUT I 19:05:48 WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS YOU MENTIONED TO 19:05:51 INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUES, RAFAEL ALVARADO, 19:05:54 CITY ATTORNEY, AND SUSAN GAUTHIER, CITY 19:05:57 CLERK. WE HAVE A HOST OF OTHER STAFF WHO ARE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING 19:06:01 TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 19:06:05 ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS POINT, I 19:06:09 AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CITY ATTORNEY ALVARADO 19:06:12 TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT CLOSED SESSION AND 19:06:15 THEN HE'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MADAME MAYOR. THANK YOU 19:06:18 . >> THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER SHACKELFORD. 19:06:21 AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEI AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 19:06:24 THIS EVENING IN CLOSED SESSION THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED ONE ITEM, CONFERENCE 19:06:28 WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 19:06:32 SECTION 54957.6, 19:06:35 REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. 19:06:38 THE COUNCIL TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THAT CONCLUDES MY 19:06:42 REPORT, MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. SO NEXT IS 19:06:45 OUR CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ITEMS THAT WILL BE PASS 19:06:48 ED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL STAND 19:06:51 . ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PULL AN ITEM 19:06:55 MAY DO SO BY PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON OR PRESSING STAR 19:06:58 NINE. LET ME SEE 19:07:00 . AND THEN ALSO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR ITEM 2C, WE WOULD HAVE AN 19:07:03 ORDINANCE TO BE READ WITH THAT. 19:07:13 >> Ms. Gauthier: S MIYO AND HARI 19:07:16 IYER. >> Mayor Mei: ARE THEY RELATED TO 19:07:19 THIS? >> Ms. Gauthier: S MIOY 19:07:23 MIYO, 19:07:27 ARE YOU ASKING TO REMOVE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:07:30 ? 19:07:35 ARE YOU REQUESTING AN ITEM TO BE REMOVED, 19:07:40 MIYO? >> NO. 19:07:43 >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY. WHICH ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING ON? 19:07:50 WE'LL COME BACK. I'LL 19:07:53 LOWER THAT HAND THERE. 19:07:57 DHANKARAN? 19:08:04 >> GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Ms. Gauthier: YES. 19:08:08 ARE YOU REMOVING AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR 19:08:11 ? >> NO, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SAFE 19:08:12 PARKING PROGRAM. >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY. WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. 19:08:15 WE'RE ONLY ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR NOW. PLEASE LOWER YOUR HAND. 19:08:21 OKAY, MAYOR. THERE'S 19:08:24 NO ONE ELSE. >> Mayor Mei: GREAT. IS THERE ANY 19:08:27 ITEM THAT THE COUNCIL WISHES TO 19:08:31 -- WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL -- IF 19:08:34 NOT, CAN I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS 19:08:37 IT STANDS WITH THE STAFF -- >> Councilmember Cox: SO MOV 19:08:40 ED. >> Councilmember Jones: 19:08:44 SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. 19:08:48 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:08:51 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:08:55 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:08:59 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER 19:09:02 KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:09:05 MAYOR MEI, AYE. AND SO 19:09:08 THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE 19:09:11 STAFF RECOMMENDATION STANDING. >> Ms. Gauthier: I'M SORRY 19:09:15 , MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY NEEDED 19:09:18 TO READ THAT. >> Mayor Mei: OH, YES 19:09:21 -- 19:09:22 >> Ms. Gauthier: ORDINANCE FOR ITEM 2C. 19:09:25 >> THAT'S FINE, I WILL READ THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD NOW 19:09:29 . ITEM 2C IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE 19:09:32 CITY OF FREMONT AMENDING FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 19:09:37 18.47 DOWNTOWN DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOUR CURB CUTS ON THE 19:09:40 NORTHWEST SIDE OF CAPITOL AVENUE BETWEEN STATE STREET 19:09:43 AND FREMONT BOULEVARD, PLN HAD BEEN 19:09:47 -2022- 19:09:50 00260. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:09:54 MY APOLOGIES. I NOTED IT BUT FORGOT TO ASK YOU BEFORE WE 19:09:57 MADE THE VOTE. NEXT IS CEREMONIAL ITEMS. 19:10:00 AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH 19:10:03 CEREMONIAL ITEM FOR ITEM 3A. AND I BELIEVE 19:10:07 THAT WE HAVE ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING 19:10:10 IS HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONER 19:10:14 MARTY, SO I WILL START WITH THIS AND IF YOU COULD SHARE 19:10:17 YOUR BRIEF COMEBTS AFTERWARDS, I'D GREAT 19:10:20 LY APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION 19:10:24 FOR THE EXHIBIT NATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA 19:10:27 AND BIPHOBIA. 19:10:37 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THAT ONE OF ITS GREATEST STRENGTHS IS THE DIVERSITY OF ITS 19:10:40 PEOPLE; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT HAS PREVIOUSLY PROCLAIMED THE THIRD 19:10:43 WEEK OF NOVEMBER TO BE KNOWN AS UNITED AGAINST HATE WEEK, WHICH IS A CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OUR DIVERSITY AS A REGION 19:10:47 AND STOP THE HATE THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY AND CIVILITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES; AND 19:10:51 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT HAS 19:10:56 A LONG STANDING TRADITION OF UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF THE 19:10:59 INDIVIDUAL, SUPPORTING LEGAL EQUALITY AND FAIR TREATMENT FOR 19:11:02 ALL CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, AND 19:11:06 ENSURING THAT ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND HATRED WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, HAVING EARNED 19:11:11 90 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 100 POINTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN’S 19:11:16 MUNICIPAL EQUALITY INDEX; AND 19:11:20 -- OR NEI SCORE. 19:11:23 WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE 19:11:27 GREATLY TO THE PROSPERITY AND SUCCESS OF OUR CITY, AND ENRICH 19:11:31 ITS DIVERSITY; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT IS 19:11:35 HOME TO TRANSVISION, THE PREMIER SUPPORT AND SERVICE PROVIDER FOR TRANSGENDER SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE 19:11:39 ACCESS, WHICH HAS ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS SINCE 19:11:44 OPENING IN 2002, AS THE ONLY BAY AREA CLINIC OUTSIDE OF 19:11:47 SAN FRANCISCO, AND THAT TRANSVISION HAS BEEN A SAFE 19:11:51 HAVEN FOR THOSE OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, AS A COMPASSIONATE 19:11:58 SANCTUARY CITY, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THAT RESIDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO 19:12:02 IDENTIFY AS GENDER NON-CONFORMING, INCLUDING NON- 19:12:06 BINARY AND GENDER FLUID, HAVE ALL-GENDER INCLUSIONS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND 19:12:09 CONTINUALLY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THAT GENDER 19:12:13 NON-BINARY PEOPLE DESERVE. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:12:18 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, PROCLAIMS MAY 17 2022 AS DAY 19:12:21 AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, AND BIPHOBIA IN THE CITY OF FREMONT AND ENCOURAGES EVERYONE 19:12:25 IN OUR COMMUNITY TO EMBRACE AND DIGNIFY OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, 19:12:30 DENOUNCE ACTS OF HATRED AND XENOPHOBIA, AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY 19:12:34 FURTHER EDUCATE AND BRIDGE GAPS 19:12:38 OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, WHICH ARE SEEN 19:12:49 AND EXPRESSION, WHICH ARE SEEN AS CORE TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 19:12:52 ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION WILL 19:12:56 -- SO MARTY -- 19:12:59 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR MEI AND MEMBERS OF THE 19:13:03 CITY. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO RECEIVE THE 19:13:06 FIRST PROCLAMATION FROM OUR GREAT CITY THAT DESIGNATES MAY 17TH AT 19:13:09 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA 19:13:13 . I'M A GAY MAN AND A 19:13:16 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY, ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH 19:13:19 THE PLIGHT OF THOSE WHOSE SEXUALITY AND GENDER 19:13:23 IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION DOES NOT ALIGN WITH SOCIETAL EXPECTATION. WHEN 19:13:26 TRANS, QUEER, INTERSECTS, 19:13:29 BISEXUAL, LESBIAN OR GRAY PEOPLE DON'T MEET THE 19:13:33 HETERONORMATIVE AND CISGENDERRED ASSUMPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 19:13:36 SET FORTH FORTH FOR SO MUCH OF HISTORY WE OFTEN ENCOUNTER 19:13:40 MICROAGGRESSION, SMALL ACTS OF HATRED THAT TRY TO PLACE US 19:13:43 INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S PSYCHOLOGICALLY METAPHORICAL BOX 19:13:46 AND MOTIVATED BY PHEBE YAS, FEARS 19:13:49 DRIVEN BY A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. TO COMBAT THESE FEARS, 19:13:53 I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN ME AND MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FROM THE HUMAN RELATIONS 19:13:56 COMMISSION IN WALKING AT THIS YEAR'S SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE PARADE 19:14:00 . LACK FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLINE SOON ABOUT HOW TO JOIN US. 19:14:03 THE PRIDE PARADE IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE AND 19:14:06 IMMERSE OURSELVES IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT IT'S 19:14:09 ABOUT AND WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, 19:14:12 WE'RE ALL ON THIS EARTH TOGETHER, LIVING OUT LIFE IN THE BEST WAY WE 19:14:16 CAN, AND ENJOYING OUR OWN HUMAN EXPERIENCES 19:14:19 DAY BY DAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI, AND MEMBERS OF THE 19:14:22 CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING AND DIG 19:14:26 DIGNIFYING MY COMMUNITY. IT'S BECAUSE OF FOLKS LIKE YOU 19:14:29 THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RISE UP AND LIVE WITH PRIDE. THANK YOU. 19:14:32 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, MARTY. I ALSO WANTED JUST TO THANK 19:14:35 TRANSVISION, WHICH IS PART OF BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH GROUP 19:14:38 , FOR THEIR EFFORTS. I KNOW EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY ALSO HAD 19:14:41 A TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY TOWN HALL, WHICH I 19:14:45 THINK WAS VERY INSPIRING TO HEAR THE DIFFERENT STORIES THAT THE PEOPLE 19:14:48 WERE ABLE TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL JOURNEYS AND EXPERIENCES. 19:14:51 SO THANK YOU TO THEM FOR BEING LOCATED IN FREMONT, AND TO PROVIDE 19:14:54 THE SERVICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 19:15:00 NEXT ON OUR PROCLAMATIONS, I'D LIKE TO SHARE 19:15:03 THE ONE FOR HARVEY MILK DAY, AND I BELIEVE JOSH N 19:15:07 KNOLL WILL BE ACCEPTING 19:15:09 . I'M LOOKING FOR JOSH. HI! 19:15:12 THANK YOU. SO I'LL BE ABLE TO READ THAT AND IF YOU COULD 19:15:15 SHARE SOME THOUGHTS AFTER, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 19:15:23 WHEREAS, TODAY WE HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HARVEY MILK, A 19:15:26 HERO WHO FOUGHT FOR EQUALITY AND FREEDOM AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN CALIFORNIA; 19:15:31 AND WHEREAS, TIME MAGAZINE NAMED HARVEY MILK AS ONE OF THE 100 19:15:35 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY; AND WHEREAS, HARVEY MILK WAS AN INSPIRATION TO MEMBERS OF THE 19:15:39 LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND PROVIDED MANY LGBTQ+ PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT 19:15:43 THAT THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN 19:15:46 PUBLIC OFFICE WITH AN EXAMPLE THAT SUCH SERVICE WAS POSSIBLE; AND 19:15:51 WHEREAS, HARVEY MILK WAS NOT ONLY AN ADVOCATE FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, BUT FOR ALL 19:15:56 MINORITIES. HE BELIEVED IN SAFE, STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS AND SUPPORTED PUBLIC EDUCATION, AFFORDABLE 19:16:01 CHILDCARE, AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL; AND WHEREAS, HARVEY MILK WAS ELECTED TO THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR IN 19:16:06 SAN FRANCISCO WHERE HE HELD OFFICE FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE HIS LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT BY 19:16:11 AN ASSASSIN IN 1978; AND WHEREAS, HARVEY MILK’S 19:16:14 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAUSE OF EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN A NUMBER 19:16:19 OF WAYS, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF A US POSTAGE STAMP, AS THE 19:16:24 POSTHUMOUS RECIPIENT OF A MEDAL OF FREEDOM AWARD, AND AS THE 19:16:28 NAMESAKE FOR A US NAVY VESSEL; AND WHEREAS, HARVEY MILK HAS 19:16:32 BEEN QUOTED AS STATING THAT “HOPE WILL NEVER BE SILENT,” AND MEMBERS OF THE 19:16:36 LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY—IN THE USA AND 19:16:39 AROUND THE WORLD— STILL FACE DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE ROOTED IN THE SAME HATRED THAT 19:16:52 HARVEY MILK DIED FROM. THEY DESERVE HOPE, AND CANNOT ABIDE OUR SILENCE. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF 19:16:57 THE CITY OF FREMONT, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY 22, 2022 AS HARVEY MILK DAY IN THE CITY OF FREMONT.SO 19:16:59 I'D LIKE TO WELCOME JOSH TO ACCEPT THIS. WELCOME, JOSH. 19:17:03 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION MARKING 19:17:07 HARVEY MILK DAY WHICH IS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 22ND, HIS BIRTHDAY. 19:17:11 MILK WAS A PIONEER IN THE LGBTQ MOVEMENT, THE 19:17:14 FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE AND IN 1978, 19:17:17 HE UNITED CALIFORNIANS TO DEFEAT THE BRIGGS 19:17:21 INITIATIVE WHICH WOULD HAVE REMOVED 19:17:24 . BECAUSE OF 19:17:27 HIS BELIEF THAT ALL LGBTQ PEOPLE DESERVE THE 19:17:31 RIGHT TO LIVE FREELY IN THIS COUNTRY, I AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS CAN BE 19:17:35 TEACHERS IN FREMONT AND ELSEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA. THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, THERE'S AN 19:17:38 EFFORT TO SILENCE AND ERASE THE VOICES AND HISTORY OF LGBTQ 19:17:41 PEOPLE BY PASSING 19:17:44 HARMFUL LEGISLATION AND BANNING BOOKS AND CURRICULUM. WITH 19:17:47 POPULATION SUCH AS THIS, INCLUDING 19:17:50 THE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE MANY SCHOOLS OF THE CITY, KNOW THEY ARE SEEN, 19:17:54 HEARD AND RESPECTED, THAT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED AND 19:17:57 ICONS OF THE COMMUNITY DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED. AGAIN 19:18:00 , ON BEHALF OF EDUCATORS IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, 19:18:03 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU, 19:18:06 JOSH, FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU 19:18:11 . HAVE A GOOD EVENING. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN 19:18:15 STAY FOR THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR OLDER 19:18:18 AMERICANS MONTH. AND ACCEPTING THIS WILL 19:18:21 BE OUR AGE WELL CENTER VOLUNTEER, 19:18:24 CHRISTOPHER CONWAY, AND OUR SENIOR COMMISSION 19:18:27 CHAIR, MONIQUE CHAPMAN. 19:18:32 SO I'LL SHARE THAT. >> HELLO? 19:18:36 I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. >> Mayor Mei: I'M GOING TO 19:18:39 READ IT FIRST, SORRY, AND THEN CAN YOU SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN I'M 19:18:42 FINISHED, 19:18:45 THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT INCLUDES A GROWING NUMBER OF 19:18:50 OLDER ADULTS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, OUR 19:18:54 COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS ARE 19:18:57 WELCOMED, INCLUDED, AND SUPPORTED; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO CREATE A 19:19:02 COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORTS OLDER AMERICANS NEED TO THRIVE AND LIVE 19:19:09 INDEPENDENTLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT IS 19:19:13 A DESIGNATED AGE FRIENDLY CITY, 19:19:17 IS PART OF THE AARP AND WHO AGE 19:19:22 FRIENDLY CITY INTERNATIONAL NETWORK AND HAS AN AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN; AND 19:19:27 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN IS A LIVING 19:19:33 DOCUMENT THAT BELONGS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUTLINES A VISION 19:19:37 TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS TO: ESTABLISH PROGRAMS THAT 19:19:42 ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE ENSURE ACTIVITIES ARE 19:19:46 RESPONSIVE TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES 19:19:51 THAT SUPPORT AGING IN PLACE . NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 19:19:54 OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, PROCLAIM MAY 2022 TO BE OLDER AMERICANS 19:19:58 MONTH. WE URGE EVERY RESIDENT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR OLDER 19:20:01 CITIZENS, HELP TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY, AND JOIN 19:20:06 EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OLDER AMERICANS’ CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY AGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 19:20:11 SO MONIQUE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE FOR ONE OR TWO MINUTES? I'M 19:20:15 NOT SURE IF WE ALSO HAVE CHRISTOPHER CONWAY TODAY TOO. >> CHRIS 19:20:17 CAN'T BE AVAILABLE TODAY. . >> OKAY. 19:20:20 >> I'M HERE TO ACCEPT FOR HIM. THAT'S WHY I WAS SO ANXIOUS 19:20:23 . MY NAME IS 19:20:26 MONIQUE CHAPMAN, CHAIR OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION, 19:20:30 AND CHRIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY 19:20:34 DOWN IN SOUTH FREMONT. HE IS AN EXTREMELY VALUE 19:20:37 ED VOLUNTEER. HE'S ALWAYS THERE. HE IS 19:20:40 ALWAYS NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE, PUTTING ONE PERSON WITH ANOTHER 19:20:43 , AND TO BE 19:20:46 QUITE FRANK WITH YOU, THE CENTER WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM. SO WE 19:20:49 ARE IN GREAT GRATITUDE FOR WHAT HE 19:20:53 DOES, NOT ONLY FOR THE AGE WELL CENTER, BUT WHAT 19:20:56 HE DOES FOR THE CITY OF FREMONT, AND MAYOR MEI AND 19:20:59 CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR. 19:21:04 THAT'S IT. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE 19:21:08 BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO NOTE BECAUSE WE HAD JUST CELEBRATED 19:21:11 HARVEY MILK DAY AS WELL AS THE STANDING UP FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY 19:21:14 OF TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA, 19:21:18 THAT WE ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE ALSO STARTED AT THE SENIOR CENTER AS 19:21:21 YOU MENTIONED IN SOUTH FREMONT, RECENTLY, A 19:21:24 PEER GROUP THAT MEETS MONTHLY TO SUPPORT OUR 19:21:27 SENIOR PRIDE 19:21:31 PEER GROUP SUPPORT, SO I WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE STARTED THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR. 19:21:34 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. 19:21:37 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MONIQUE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. 19:21:42 >> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE WILL TURN TO OUR 19:21:45 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT 19:21:49 SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. AND WE'LL 19:21:53 LIMIT -- 19:21:56 LET ME LOOK TO SEE. 19:22:00 >> Ms. Gauthier: I THINK WE ADDED A COUPLE OF MINUTES 19:22:03 . >> Mayor Mei: YES. SO IF WE COULD BE 19:22:07 -- IF WE 19:22:10 COULD DO 2 MINUTES EACH THEN? 19:22:14 >> Ms. Gauthier: OKAY. IS A 19:22:18 , DH 19:22:21 ANKARAN HAD RAISED A HAND EARLIER. DO WE WANT 19:22:24 TO GO BACK? >> Mayor Mei: SURE 19:22:27 . 19:22:32 YES. >> Ms. Gauthier: YOUR TIE MEMO IS STARTING 19:22:35 . >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS D.K., I 19:22:38 LIVE IN FREMONT. I WANTED TO 19:22:41 VOICE MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM THAT IS ABOUT TO BE 19:22:44 IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE AT THE CHRIST 19:22:47 THE KING CHURCH. THIS 19:22:51 PROGRAM -- ENHANCE SAFETY MEASURE, I TRULY 19:22:54 BELIEVE IT WILL HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND ALSO TO 19:22:57 THE ONES FOR WHICH THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR. WE 19:23:01 HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO CITY COUNCILMEMBER JENNY KASSAN FROM 19:23:05 DISTRICT 3 AND HEARD THE DESIGN FOR THIS 19:23:08 PROGRAM WAS BASED ON THE DATA WHICH IS MORE THAN THREE YEARS 19:23:11 OLD, AND WITH 19:23:15 INCREASED CRIME IN DISTRICT 3 AND THE SHINN NEIGHBORHOOD 19:23:18 RECENTLY, I ASKED THE CITY OF FREMONT AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS 19:23:21 TO CONSIDER THE PROGRAM -- AND MEASUREMENTS. THE CURRENT 19:23:24 SETUP, THE LACK OF CONSIDERATION IS TO 19:23:27 PARTICIPANTS NEARBY SCHOOLS FOR LITTLE KIDS, 19:23:33 SENIOR HOMES AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES. WE 19:23:36 DID REQUEST CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED, 19:23:39 -- AT THE PARTICIPATING SITE TO ENSURE 19:23:44 IT'S ONLY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GOING IN AND OUT AND INCREASED 19:23:47 PATROLS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE ARE ALL LOGICAL SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE 19:23:50 HAVE RESEARCHED IN OTHER PROGRAMS, AND 19:23:55 THEY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THEM, 19:23:58 AND WE ARE IN FAVOR OF JUST MAKING SURE 19:24:02 THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SAFE FOR 19:24:05 BOTH THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SURROUNDS WHERE THIS PROGRAM 19:24:08 IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:24:12 NEXT SPEAKER IS RAY. 19:24:21 >> YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> 19:24:24 OKAY, GREAT. HI, MY NAME IS RAY BOB. 19:24:28 BIT, I AM THE BROTHER OF 19:24:31 BELOVED CAPTAIN FREDDIE BOBBIT 19:24:35 . TODAY I HAND DELIVERED A LETTER TO THE JOB 19:24:38 . I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION OF MAYOR 19:24:41 LILY MEI AND HER IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CALIFORNIA 19:24:45 SENATE RACE. THE MAYOR HAS FOSTERED A CULTURE OF COVER 19:24:48 UP AND CORRUPTION IN THE CITY. FREMONT IS NOW KNOWN FOR COVERING THE 19:24:51 TRUTH WHILE IT PREACHES HAPPINESS, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 19:24:54 . THE MAYOR WAS BUSY ENGAGED AND DISTRACTED IN PERSONAL 19:24:57 RELATIONSHIPS WHILE THIS MAN RAN RAMPANT. 19:25:00 MYSELF AND A COMMITTEE OF MULTICULTURAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZER 19:25:04 S ARE ORGANIZING A TOWN HALL MEDIA EVENT TO 19:25:07 PROVIDE FACTS TO THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT THE NEED 19:25:10 FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION. SHE HAS NO BUSINESS IN A ROLE 19:25:14 OF LEADERSHIP AND FINALLY, THOSE THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT 19:25:17 MY CONTINUED FIGHT TO HOLD FREMONT OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE 19:25:20 COULD IMPACT OR TARNISH THE LEGACY OF MY BROTHER 19:25:23 SHOULD BE SEEN AS THE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FEAR 19:25:27 FUL THAT THEY THEMSELVES COULD BE IMPACTED 19:25:30 AS THE FACTS COME OUT. GOVERNMENT LEADERS TYPICALLY LIKE 19:25:33 TO BOAST ABOUT HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. BUT THEY 19:25:36 ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE THEMSELVES. 19:25:41 I WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE ON BEHALF OF MY GREAT BROTHER. HE WAS A 19:25:44 GREAT LEADER WHO WAS LOVED BY EVERYONE, AND HE WAS LOVE 19:25:48 ED AND HE LOVED EVERYONE. HOWEVER, HE WAS OPENLY 19:25:52 RETALIATED AGAINST AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHILE THE MAYOR DID 19:25:55 ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. MAYOR MEI, PLEASE RESIGN 19:25:59 . IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL AT YOUR RACE AT THE SENATE, WE WILL FIGHT FOR 19:26:02 YOUR RECALL. YOU NEED TO SELF-EVALUATE AND SEARCH 19:26:05 FOR THE TRUTH IN YOUR FAITH AND I WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING 19:26:08 UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED FOR FRED BOBBIT 19:26:12 T. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT 19:26:16 IS HARI IY 19:26:19 ER. 19:26:25 HARI, THANK YOU. 19:26:28 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? 19:26:33 >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> Ms. Gauthier: YOUR TIMER IS STARTING. 19:26:36 >> THIS IS REGARDING THE 19:26:39 415 -- CALLS IN DISTRICT 3. FOR CONTEXT 19:26:42 , 415 -- CALLS INVOLV 19:26:46 ING HOMELESS AND DISTRICT 3 IS WHERE THE SAFE PARKING 19:26:49 PROGRAM AND CHRIST KING 19:26:52 CHURCH IS LOCATED. I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF 19:26:55 WHAT D.K. SPOKE WITH EARLIER. I WAS LISTENING TO THE WEBINAR 19:26:58 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THERE WAS A SENSE 19:27:01 OF -- 19:27:05 REDUCTION IN THE 415H CALLS THAT COME FROM DISTRICT 19:27:09 3. -- FUNNY THING. 19:27:12 I DON'T THINK YOU NEED A -- FOR REDUCING 19:27:15 THE COUNT OF THESE HOMELESS DISCIPLINE CALL 19:27:18 S BY 50. WE LOCAL RESIDENTS INCLUDING ME 19:27:22 DON'T EXPERIENCE -- OF 19:27:25 50 CALLS ON A 4% REDUCTION AS YOU PUT IT IN YOUR REPORTS. 19:27:28 WE DON'T -- IT'S KIND OF LAUGHABLE FOR US. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE 19:27:30 . WE DON'T EXPERIENCE HOMELESS CALLS LIKE THAT. 19:27:34 LET'S ACTUALLY DO SOME MATH. 19:27:37 THERE WERE 1209, ONE THOWL 19:27:44 1209 CALLS IN 19:27:47 2021 AND -- CALLS IN 2020. 19:27:50 THAT'S -- 19:27:53 MAYBE LEAP YEAR, 731. 19:27:57 2468 DIVIDED BY 73 1-RBGS ROUGHLY 3.5 CALLS A DAY 19:28:00 . LET THAT SINK IN. 3.5 CALLS A 19:28:03 DAY HOMELESS DISCIPLINE CALLS FROM DISTRICT 3 AND THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT 19:28:06 TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER HOMELESS PROGRAM? THINK 19:28:10 ABOUT IT. IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT YOU DON'T 19:28:13 CARE FOR US, THE COMMON PEOPLE. HOW ARE THE 19:28:16 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE LIVING THE NIGHT IN AN OPEN PARKING 19:28:19 LOT BE SAFE AGAINST THESE 3.5 CALLS? 19:28:23 PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT. AND I WILL LET THE REMAINING 19:28:26 8 SECONDS GO IN SILENCE IN THEIR SUPPORT. 19:28:34 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. LISA 19:28:37 DANS. >> HI, THANK YOU. THIS IS LISA D 19:28:40 ANZ. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND I'M SPEAKING IN 19:28:43 FAVOR OF THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM. 19:28:47 I'VE GOTTEN TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROGRAM A FEW TIMES AND IT 19:28:50 RUNS REALLY SMOOTHLY, THE PARTICIPANTS ARE REALLY NICE, AND 19:28:55 I JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS WHEN SOMETIMES OPPONENTS 19:28:58 CLAIM THEY'RE SPEAKING ON THE BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS BUT 19:29:02 THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT COMING FROM PATS PANTS. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE 19:29:05 HAPPY TO HAVE THE PROGRAM AND I -- IT WOULD 19:29:08 DEFINITELY DO A DISSERVICE TO HALT THE PROGRAM WHILE MAKING CHANGES TO IT. 19:29:12 SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE MY CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM AND 19:29:15 THAT IT'S GOING QUITE WELL AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU 19:29:19 . 19:29:22 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIE. 19:29:27 >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARIE HUGHES AND I'M A LONG- 19:29:30 TIME RESIDENT OF FREMONT AND A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF 19:29:34 FREMONT FOR EVERYONE. TODAY I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE 19:29:39 2022 TIME COUNTS SO I LOOKED UP FREMONT'S COUNT. 19:29:43 IN 2019, FREMONT HAD 19:29:46 608 UNHOUSED PEOPLE. IN 2022, THAT 19:29:49 NUMBER HAS DOUBLED TO 19:29:53 1,026. THIS IS NOT UNEXPECTED GIVEN THE ECONOMIC 19:29:56 REALITIES OF PANDEMIC WE ARE LIVING IN, 19:29:59 BUT ONE INTERESTING RESULT THAT WE FOUND IS THAT 19:30:02 WHILE OVERALL NUMBERS HAVE DOUBLED, THE NUMBER OF FREMONT 19:30:05 RESIDENTS LIVING IN CARS AND RVs 19:30:08 HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED. IN 2019, WE HAD 19:30:12 95 RESIDENTS LIVING IN CARS. TODAY THAT NUMBER IS A 19:30:15 WHOPPING 311. THAT IS MORE THAN 19:30:18 A THREE TIMES INCREASE. 19:30:22 WE ALSO SAW LIKE A TWO TIMES INCREASE 19:30:25 IN PEOPLE LIVING IN RVs. THIS IS WHY 19:30:29 FREMONT SAFE PARKING PILOT PROGRAM IS SO VITAL. IT'S ALSO 19:30:32 WHY IT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BEYOND THE CURRENT FOUR SITES 19:30:36 , AND WE NEED THE CITY SPONSORED PROGRAM THAT WOULD SERVE MORE 19:30:39 PEOPLE AND WOULD INCLUDE FAMILIES 19:30:42 IN RVs. HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS MAKE 19:30:45 NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER BY GETTING CARS AND RVs OFF THE STREET AND INTO A 19:30:48 SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THIS KEEPS THE UNHOUSED 19:30:52 SAFE FROM CRIME AGAINST PERSONS AND IT LIMITS THE NEED FOR THEM TO 19:30:55 COMMIT PETTY CRIMES SUCH AS 19:30:59 RELIEVING THEMSELVES IN THE BUSHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 19:31:04 THEREFORE, I URGE YOU TO KEEP THE 19:31:07 CURRENT SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AND ALSO TO EXPAND IT. THANK YOU 19:31:10 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT 19:31:13 SPEAKER IS JOHN HINDS. 19:31:18 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I 19:31:21 HAD PREPARED A DIFFERENT SPEECH TONIGHT ABOUT 19:31:24 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS, AND I WAS GOING TO 19:31:28 LEAD OFF WITH A STORY ABOUT A MEETING 19:31:32 IN MARCH OF 2019 WHERE THE ITEM DIDN'T EVEN GET STARTED UNTIL 19:31:35 AFTER 11:00 BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD WANTED 19:31:38 TO SPEAK ON THE PREVIOUS TOPIC, THE SILICON SAGE 19:31:41 DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CITY ALLOWED THEM ALL THROUGH, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT. 19:31:44 AND THE THEME THERE WAS GOING TO BE THESE PARTICIPATORY 19:31:47 DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES COULD BE SLOW, THEY COULD BE TIRING, AND THEY 19:31:51 COULD BE MESSY, BUT THEY'RE VALUABLE. 19:31:54 NOW I'VE TOSSED THAT SPEECH FOR SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE WE GOT TWO MINUTES TONIGHT 19:31:57 . I WAS EXPLAINING TO SOMEBODY RECENTLY 19:32:01 HOW THINGS HAVE WORKED IN THE PREZOOM AND 19:32:04 POST ZOOM ERA. IN THE OLD DAYS IN THE 19:32:07 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE HAD THOSE YELLOW CARDS AND 19:32:10 THE MAYOR COULD SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO SPEAK, DO A 19:32:13 LITTLE DIVISION IN HER HEAD AND DECIDE HOW MANY MINUTES TO GIVE EVERY 19:32:17 ONE. IT'S DIFFERENT IN THE ZOOM ERA BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S 19:32:20 GOING TO RAISE THEIR HAND LATER. I GET THAT. THE DEFAULT 19:32:24 PRESUME WAS FOUR MINUTES TO BE REDUCED AS NEEDED. I'VE NEVER SEEN 19:32:28 ANYTHING MORE THAN THREE MINUTES SINCE ZOOM BEGAN 19:32:31 . AND MOST OFTEN NOW IT SEEMS TO BE DEFAULTING 19:32:35 TO 2 MINUTES. LAST WEEK THE ENTIRE MEETING ENDED 19:32:38 BY 8:30, AND YET PUBLIC 19:32:42 COMMENT SPEAKERS GOT TWO MINUTES. 19:32:45 TONIGHT MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE A LONG ONE SO MAYBE THIS IS THE WRONG NIGHT 19:32:48 FOR ME TO BRING THIS UP, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER ALLOWING MORE 19:32:51 TIME WHEN IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE UP LATE THIS NIGHT. 19:32:55 OTHERWISE 19:32:58 HAD CREATES THE APPEARANCE OF IMPATIENCE WITH PUBLIC 19:33:01 PARTICIPATION IN A MEETING THAT US A TENSE 19:33:05 THAT 19:33:08 OSTENSIBLY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FULLY INVOLVED IN. THANK YOU. 19:33:11 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS 19:33:15 KATHERINE. 19:33:20 >> HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR 19:33:23 SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS FOLK 19:33:27 IN FREMONT. I 19:33:30 DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING IN TERMS 19:33:33 OF THE HNC 19:33:36 , SAFE PARKING, 19:33:40 PROJECT HOMEKEY, AND I'M STILL HOPING THAT THAT DOES GO THROUGH 19:33:43 THROUGH. 19:33:46 I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SAFE PARKING 19:33:50 PROGRAM TONIGHT. AND I'VE NOTICED A COUPLE OF 19:33:53 TIMES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR 19:33:57 EXTENSIVE SECURITY MEASURES WHICH WOULD 19:34:00 BE VERY, VERY COSTLY 19:34:07 , AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THIS IS A VOLUNTEER 19:34:10 BASIS PRETTY MUCH. 19:34:14 CHURCHES ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR SPACE, 19:34:17 THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING THE SITE ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR 19:34:20 TIME, AND 19:34:24 I DON'T FIND IT NECESSARY TO 19:34:27 SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON 19:34:30 SOMETHING WHEN THERE ARE NOT ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS. 19:34:34 AND IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS, THEY WOULD BE EXTREMELY MINIMAL 19:34:37 . SO I DON'T SEE ANY REASON FOR THAT 19:34:40 . 19:34:44 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SAFE PARKING 19:34:48 EXPANDED BY UTILIZING SOME 19:34:52 UNUSED CITY PROPERTIES, AND POSSIBLY 19:34:56 EVEN SOME SPACE 19:34:59 FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN TENTS AND DON'T 19:35:03 HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF A CAR OR AN RV 19:35:06 . SO 19:35:09 THAT, TO ME, I FEEL WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. 19:35:15 AND I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. 19:35:28 [MAYOR MUTED] 19:35:34 >> Councilmember Jones: YOU'RE ON MUTE, MADAME MAYOR. 19:35:36 >> Ms. Gauthier: SIVAQ IS THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> HI. 19:35:38 CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Ms. Gauthier: YES. >> HI. 19:35:42 MY NAME IS SIVAQ. I'M TALKING 19:35:45 ON THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM TO BE 19:35:49 HELD AT CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH. 19:35:52 SO I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY COMMENT ON THE SAFE PARKING 19:35:55 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED IN THE CITY OF FREMONT. ALTHOUGH THE 19:35:59 PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS CORRECT, TO 19:36:02 SUPPORT THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT THE LOCATION CHOSEN ARE 19:36:05 REALLY, REALLY BAD AND THEY ARE NOT 19:36:09 ACTUALLY -- THERE ARE 19:36:12 SOME LOCATION SPECIFICATIONS GOING ON AND I'M 19:36:15 JUST QUOTING A RECENT STUDY FROM UNIVERSITY OF 19:36:18 SOUTHERN 19:36:22 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AROUND ANALYZED 19:36:25 12 SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS 19:36:28 , SAN DIEGO -- REGISTER 19:36:31 REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS FROM PARTICIPATING. 19:36:34 I DON'T THINK THESE ARE ACTUALLY THERE IN TERMS OF 19:36:38 THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED IN FREMONT, AT LEAST 19:36:41 NOT IN THE PAPER, IT'S NOT EXPLICITLY SAID. 19:36:44 MOUNTAIN VIEW AND PALO ALTO HAS 19:36:48 TAKEN MEASUR 19:36:51 MEASURES TO INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS, SITES AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS 19:36:54 INCLUDING CITY LOTS OR EMPTY VT 19:36:57 A PARKING STATIONS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OF SO IT'S ALSO 19:37:01 FROM 2019 SURVEY THAT IS BEING QUOTED 19:37:04 FOR THIS PROGRAM. FROM THE 2019 SURVEY 19:37:08 , EVEN THE HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO 19:37:11 HAS BEEN SURVEYED HAS RECOMMENDED TO HOST THIS PROGRAM IN THE 19:37:14 CITY LIMITS, CITY 19:37:17 -OWNED BUILDINGS RATHER THAN ON A CHURCH OR A 19:37:21 FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. I BELIEVE 19:37:25 MAYOR LILY MEI SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF THIS AND 19:37:29 TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THE SURVEY TO GO BACK AND CORRECT THESE PROGRAM 19:37:32 S AND IMPLEMENT IT IN THE PROPER WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH 19:37:36 . >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. THE 19:37:39 NEXT SPEAKER 19:37:42 IS -- APOLOGIES. NEXT SPEAKER 19:37:45 IS MI 19:37:49 YO, S. MI 19:37:52 YO. YOU'RE ON MUTE, PLEASE. 19:37:57 S MIYO. >> HI, COULD YOU HEAR ME OKAY 19:37:59 ? >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> HI, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. 19:38:03 MY NAME IS SHIRLEY AND I LIVE IN THE 19:38:06 SHINN NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE BEEN A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF FREMONT. 19:38:09 I'M REALLY VOICING MY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE SAFE PARKING 19:38:13 PROGRAM THAT'S ABOUT TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE AT THE CHRIST 19:38:16 THE KING CHURCH. AND THAT SHOULD REALLY 19:38:19 HAVE -- WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS ENHANCED SAFETY 19:38:22 MEASURES. WE'RE NOT AGAINST IT WHICH IS ASKING FOR SAFETY MEASURES. 19:38:25 THE CURRENT SETUP LACKS 19:38:29 CONSIDERATION TO ITS PARTICIPANTS, THE SCHOOLS, SENIOR HOMES, NEAR 19:38:33 BY -- AND US, THE NEARBY COMMUNITIES 19:38:36 . I AND MANY NEIGHBORS HAVE SUF 19:38:40 SUFFERED SERIOUS CRIME CAUSED BY HOMELESSNESS IN THE 19:38:43 LAST COUPLE YEARS TO INCLUDE ARSON, CARJACKING, PHYSICAL ASSAULTS 19:38:46 , VERBAL ABUSES, TRESPASSING, YOU NAME IT. 19:38:50 WE'VE HAD IT. AND ALL WE'RE ASKING 19:38:53 FOR IS REALLY STUFF LIKE 19:38:56 CAMERA INSTALLATION FOR SECURITY SURVEILLANCE 19:38:59 , GATE INSTALLATION TO ENSURE 19:39:03 ONLY THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE GOING IN AND OUT, 19:39:06 ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE HOURS WHERE THERE'S NO VOLUNTEERS ON SITE 19:39:10 , AND INCREASED PATROLS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 19:39:13 . JUST TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO INCREASED CRIME AND 19:39:16 PREVENT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES. 19:39:21 THESE ARE ONLY BASIC SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT 19:39:24 THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE A BAD NAME OR HAVE IT 19:39:27 FAIL, AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR DESIGNATION IN FREMONT 19:39:31 AS THE HAPPIEST CITY. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT, BUT IT 19:39:34 SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING 19:39:37 FOR, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU'LL LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS 19:39:41 . THANK YOU. 19:39:45 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS ANKIT 19:39:48 . 19:39:52 >> HELLO, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? 19:39:55 >> Mayor Mei: YES. >> HELLO. I 19:39:59 AM ANKIT, I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THE 19:40:02 SAFE PARKING PROGRAM AT THE CHRIST THE KING 19:40:05 LUTHERAN CHURCH IS NOT AT ALL SAFE BECAUSE IT LACKS 19:40:08 COMMON SENSE SAFETY MEASURE 19:40:11 S. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO 19:40:15 EMPHASIZE. SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN'S 19:40:18 SAFETY. IT IS .8 MILES 19:40:21 AWAY FROM PARKMONT 19:40:25 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND IT IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR 19:40:28 TO LEARNING KIDS 19:40:31 MONTESSORI AND MONTESSORI 19:40:34 RIGHT NEXT DOOR, PUTTING KIDS AT RISK THERE. 19:40:37 SAFE PARKING PROGRAM DOESN'T HAVE ANY 19:40:41 SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO ENTERS THE SITE A 19:40:45 AT 2:00 A.M. OR LEAVES. 19:40:48 ALSO PARTICIPANTS CAN SELF-CHECK-IN WHICH IS KIND OF 19:40:51 A JOKE. THAT MEANS ANYONE CAN BASICALLY GO 19:40:54 INTO THE CHURCH AT ANY TIME. 19:40:57 AND THAT'S THE REASON I DO NOT SUPPORT THE LOCATION. THANK YOU. 19:41:04 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND THAT'S THE LAST OF OUR 19:41:07 PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND WE'LL TURN IT 19:41:10 BACK TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH 19:41:13 IS OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEM ON THE BUBLGHT 19:41:17 BUDGET THIS EVENING. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FISCAL YEAR 19:41:21 2022-23 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET. AND WE HAVE A 19:41:24 PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, DAVE 19:41:28 PERSSELIN. THANK YOU. 19:41:31 WELCOME, DIRECTOR PERSSELIN. >> Mr. Persselin: THANK YOU, 19:41:34 MADAME MAYOR. TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR 19:41:37 FISCAL YEAR 2022-23. THE 19:41:40 CITY'S BUDGET IS OUR FINANCIAL PLAN FOR DELIVERING SERVICES TO 19:41:44 THE COMMUNITY OVER THE NEXT YEAR. I'M GOING TO 19:41:48 ASK FOR THE 19:41:51 FIRST SLIDE. 19:41:58 AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. 19:42:03 CITY SERVICES SUPPORTED BY GENERAL REVENUE SUCH AS PROPERTY AND 19:42:06 SALES TAXES ARE BUDGET 19:42:10 BUDGETED IN THE GENERAL FUND. THE EXPENDITURES 19:42:13 FOR THESE SERVICES TOTAL 19:42:17 $249.3 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. SERVICES SUPPORTED 19:42:20 BY USER FEES, SUCH AS PLAN CHECKING, 19:42:25 BUILDING INSPECTION AND RECREATION CLASSES, ARE BUDGETED IN THE 19:42:28 DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION COST CENTERS. OTHER SERVICE 19:42:31 S PAID FROM RESTRICTED SOURCES SUCH AS GRANTS AND FEE 19:42:34 S ARE BUDGETED IN SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. 19:42:37 TWO OF THE LARGEST SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ARE HUMAN SERVICES 19:42:41 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. 19:42:44 FINALLY, CAPITAL PROJECTS, MANY OF WHICH ARE PAID FROM RESTRICTED 19:42:48 SOURCES SUCH AS STATE GAS TAX AND 19:42:51 COUNTY MEASURE B AND MEASURE BB SALES TAX 19:42:54 REVENUE ARE BUDGETED IN CAPITAL FUNDS. 19:43:00 EXPENDITURES BUDGETED OUTSIDE THE FUND 19:43:03 TOTAL $151 MILLION. THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES AN 19:43:07 UPDATE ON THE CITY'S ECONOMIC AND FISCAL 19:43:10 CONDITION, AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AND SOME 19:43:13 PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE 19:43:17 . THE NATIONAL 19:43:20 ECONOMY HAS BEEN STEADILY RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC-RELATED 19:43:23 RECESSION. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OR 19:43:27 GDP GREW BY AN IMPRESSIVE 6.9% 19:43:31 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2021. AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT [gap in saved transcript; get in touch if you want to provide a more complete version] 19:43:59 CHAINS. 19:44:03 THOSE DISRUPTIONS WERE EVIDENT IN FIRST QUARTER 19:44:06 GDP ADVANCE ESTIMATE, WHICH SHOWED A REDUCTION OF 19:44:09 1.4% IN THE ECONOMY. OUR 19:44:13 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2022-23 IS BAS 19:44:16 ED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT AWR LOCAL ECONOMY 19:44:19 OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND GENERAL FUND REVENUE 19:44:22 S WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER. IF INSTEAD OUR REVENUE 19:44:25 GROWTH STALLS OR INFLATION DRIVES COST 19:44:28 S ABOVE THEIR BUDGETED 19:44:31 LEVEL, WE CAN PLAIN TAIN SERVICES IN THE NEAR TERM BY DRAWING ON THE 19:44:35 GENERAL FUND BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE. 19:44:38 ADDITIONALLY, WHILE 19:44:41 I'LL REMIND YOU THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED THE CITY THE 19:44:44 OPPORTUNITY TO RESTORE OR MAINTAIN SERVICES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE 19:44:48 REDUCED DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED REVENUE LOSSES 19:44:51 THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, 19:44:54 LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS. THE CITY RECEIVE 19:44:58 ED $22.1 MILLION OF FISCAL RECOVERY 19:45:01 FUNDS IN MAY 2021 THAT WERE USED TO 19:45:04 RESTORE SERVICES IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. 19:45:07 AND WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE A 19:45:11 SECOND ALLOCATION OF THE SAME AMOUNT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS 19:45:14 . NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 19:45:21 PROPERTY TAX, ABOUT HALF OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES, IS BASED ON 19:45:24 VALUES ESTABLISHED ON THE JANUARY 1ST MEETING 19:45:28 DATE. THAT MEANS REVENUES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR WERE 19:45:31 DETERMINED BY THE UNUSUALLY STRONG REAL ESTATE MARKET DURING 19:45:34 CALENDAR YEAR 2021. 19:45:40 UNDER PROPOSITION 19:45:43 13, ADJUST WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WITH A 19:45:46 2% LIMIT. UNLESS THERE'S A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP 19:45:51 OR NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE 19:45:54 CCPI ADJUSTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR'S TAX ROLL IS AN 19:45:57 INCREASE OF 2%. WE'RE ESTIMATING 19:46:01 AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN VALUE FROM CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP 19:46:06 OF 5% BASED ON PROPERTY TRANSFER 19:46:09 TAX DATA AND PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR 19:46:13 . A FURTHER ESTIMATED INCREASE 19:46:16 OF 1% FOR THE VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION REFLECTS THE CONTINUE 19:46:19 ING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN WARM SPRINGS AND 19:46:22 OTHER AREAS. OF THE CITY. THE LAST TWO YEARS OF 19:46:25 THE FORECAST ASSUME GROWTH 19:46:29 AT A HISTORICAL AVERAGE OF ABOUT 6%. DURING 19:46:32 THE MID YEAR BUDGET REPORT IN MARCH, I NOTED THAT THE BIG 19:46:36 STORY FOR CURRENT YEAR REVENUE IS SALES TAX 19:46:39 . THROUGH THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS 19:46:42 OF THE YEAR, WE'VE RECEIVED ABOUT $15 MILLION MORE THAN WE 19:46:45 ANTICIPATED. MOST OF THAT CAN BE 19:46:48 ATTRIBUTED TO WHAT IS LIKELY A TEMPORARY SURGE 19:46:51 IN NEW AUTO SALES. SIMILAR TO THE 19:46:54 TEMPORARY SURGE WE EXPERIENCED IN FISCAL YEAR 19:46:58 2018-19. BECAUSE OUR SHARE OF 19:47:02 COUNTY POOLED SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES IS BASED ON 19:47:05 OUR SHARE OF COUNTY-WIDE LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUE 19:47:09 S, WE'RE SEE 19:47:12 ING UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVELS OF REVENUE IN THAT POOL CATEGORY AS 19:47:15 WELL. IN TOTAL, WE'RE PROJECTING TO RECEIVE OVER 19:47:21 $21 MILLION MORE IN SALES TAX REVENUE THIS YEAR THAN WE BUDGETED 19:47:24 . BECAUSE WE'RE ESTIMATING THE 19:47:28 $10.8 MILLION OF THIS YEAR'S SALES TAX REVENUES 19:47:31 ONE TIME, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE NEXT YEAR. 19:47:35 WITHOUT THAT ONE-TIME DISTORTION, SALES TAX 19:47:38 REVENUES WOULD BE ESTIMATED TO GROW APPROXIMATELY 19:47:43 2.2% NEXT YEAR. WE'RE PROJECTING ANNUAL GROWTH OF 19:47:46 ABOUT 2% IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. 19:47:51 WE'RE SEEING A MORE RAPID THAN ANTICIPATED RECOVERY 19:47:54 IN BUSINESS TAX REVENUE THIS YEAR. TO AID LOCAL BUSINESSES 19:47:58 IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, THE CITY WAIVED PENALTIES 19:48:01 AND INTEREST ON DELINQUENT BUSINESS TAXES DURING CALENDAR 19:48:04 YEARS 2020 AND 2021. 19:48:08 AS A RESULT, A PORTION OF THE CURRENT YEAR REVENUE 19:48:11 CONSISTS OF DELINQUENT PRIOR-YEAR BUSINESS 19:48:14 TAXES THAT ARE NOW BEING PAID TO 19:48:18 AVOID ACCRUING PENALTIES AND INTEREST. 19:48:22 BECAUSE THIS YEAR'S REVENUE MAY BE INFLATED BY THOSE PRIOR- 19:48:25 YEAR PAYMENTS, WE'RE PROJECTING NEXT YEAR'S IMROAT TO 19:48:28 YEAR'S GROWTH TO BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE OF 19:48:32 ABOUT 3%. 19:48:35 FRANCHISE FEES ARE EXPECTED TO GROW MODESTLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS 19:48:39 . WITH STRONGER PERFORMANCE FROM THE CITY'S SOLID 19:48:42 WASTE AND UTILITY FEES OFFSET BY THE 19:48:45 CONTINUING DECLINE IN THE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE 19:48:49 . THE SOURCE OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE 19:48:53 MOST HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 19:48:56 IS HOTEL TAX. WITH 19:48:59 OCCUPANCY RATES INCREASING IN THE 60% RANGE, THE ESTIMATE 19:49:02 FOR CURRENT-YEAR HOTEL TAX REF NEWELL HAS INCREASED 19:49:05 TO $4.3 MILLION. SLIGHT 19:49:09 LY MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRIOR YEAR ACTUAL 19:49:12 AMOUNT OF 19:49:15 $2.8 MILLION. NEXT YEAR'S HOTEL TAX REVENUES 19:49:18 WERE ESTIMATE TODAY REACH $5.5 MILLION, AN ANNUAL 19:49:22 INCREASE OF 26%. BUT STILL LESS THAN 19:49:26 TWO THIRDS OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL. 19:49:33 CHARGES FOR SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE OVER THE FORECAST HORIZON 19:49:37 . FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS OF 19:49:40 $20 MILLION RECEIVED IN 2020-21 ARE 19:49:43 INCLUDED IN THE OTHER REVENUE CATEGORY. 19:49:46 THE OTHER $2.1 MILLION WE RECEIV 19:49:49 ED LAST YEAR WAS USED TO STABILIZE THE CITY'S 19:49:53 RECREATION FUND. 19:49:56 $22.1MILLION OF FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS ANTICIPATED TO 19:49:59 BE RECEIVED THIS YEAR ARE SHOWN IN THE 2021- 19:50:03 2021-22 COLUMN. 19:50:07 EXCLUDING THE FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS RECEIVED LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR 19:50:10 , AS WELL AS THE ESTIMATED $10.8 MILLION OF 19:50:13 ONE-TIME SALES TAX, OUR ONGOING REVENUE 19:50:16 S ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 19:50:20 7.6% IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND 19:50:24 4.1% NEXT YEAR. 19:50:27 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 19:50:32 REVENUES AND TRANSFERS IN ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS SHOWN 19:50:35 ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. I'LL POINT 19:50:38 OUT THAT THE $22.1 MILLION OF FISCAL RECOVERY 19:50:42 FUNDS THAT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THIS 19:50:45 YEAR CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF THE UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE 19:50:48 THAT YOU SEE AS A SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THE 19:50:52 2022-23 PROPOSED BUDGET. 19:50:56 GENERAL FUND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BEGINS IN JANUARY, WITH 19:50:59 PREPARATION OF A BASE BUDGET THAT ASSUMES THE CURRENT YEAR 19:51:03 STAFFING CONFIGURATION, REMOVES ANY ONE-TIME 19:51:06 EXPENDITURES, AND THEN ADDS IN ADJUSTMENTS 19:51:09 FOR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 19:51:13 . THE BASE BUDGET ALSO INCORPORATES 19:51:16 PENSION AND RETIREE HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTIONS 19:51:19 PROJECTED BY OUR CALPERS AND CONSULTING ACTUARY 19:51:22 IES. AND INCLUDES ADDITIONAL UNFUNDED 19:51:25 PENSION LIABILITY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR COUNCIL POLICY 19:51:29 . FINALLY, WE ASSUME 19:51:32 VACANCY SAVINGS IN EACH YEAR BASED ON CURRENT AND PROJECTED 19:51:35 VACANCIES. WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A 19:51:39 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS, THAT THE BASE 19:51:42 BUDGET ASSUMES NO COMPENSATION OR BENEFIT INCREASES. SO THE 19:51:46 NEXT STEP IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WAS TO 19:51:49 INCORPORATE PLACEHOLDER COMPENSATION INCREASES IN EACH 19:51:53 YEAR OF THE FORECAST. THOSE PLACEHOLDER 19:51:56 INCREASES ARE 3% FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE 19:52:00 . THE ONGOING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR REVENUE 19:52:03 PROJECTIONS AND THE MODIFIED BASE BUDGET DEFINES OUR 19:52:07 FISCAL CAPACITY FOR ENHANCING OR EXPANDING SERVICES 19:52:11 . AS OUR REVENUES ARE STILL RECOVERING 19:52:14 FROM THE PANDEMIC-INDUCED RECESSION, THE PROPOSED 19:52:17 BUDGET MAKES USE OF FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS 19:52:20 TO BALANCE THE BUDGET IN EACH YEAR OF THE FORECAST 19:52:23 . CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S FOUNDATIONAL 19:52:27 PRINCIPLE OF FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, THE 19:52:30 PROPOSED ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS ARE 19:52:33 LIMITED TO LEVELS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT ON 19:52:37 AN ONGOING BASIS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDE 19:52:40 S FUNDING FOR A FIRE TRUCK COMPANY, TWO ADDITIONAL 19:52:43 POLICE OFFICERS, INCREASED FUNDING FOR PARK AND 19:52:47 BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND A NUMBER 19:52:49 OF OTHER INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. 19:52:54 THE $16 MILLION OF UNRESERVED FUND WALL 19:52:58 BALANCE YOU SEE AT THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD EQUATES 19:53:02 TO ABOUT 2% OF THE PROPOSED AND PROJECTED 19:53:06 EXPENDITURES OVER THE THREE-YEAR HORIZON. AND 19:53:09 HELPS PROTECT US FROM THE UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL OF 19:53:13 UNSIRNT IN BOTH OUR CURRENT REVENUE AND 19:53:17 EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS. AS PART OF THE 19:53:20 2021-22 YEAR-END REPORT IN THE FALL 19:53:24 , STAFF COULD RECOMMEND ALLOCATING A PORTION OF 19:53:27 UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE FOR ONE-TIME PRIORITY 19:53:30 PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS 19:53:34 OR RESERVE AUGMENTATION IF NEEDED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 19:53:40 THE PROPOSED BUDGET MAINTAINS THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY RESERVE 19:53:43 AT 16.7% OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURE 19:53:47 S AND TRANSFERS OUT, OR 19:53:53 $41.6 MILLION. A LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY 19:53:56 AND A RECOMMENDED PRACTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT 19:54:00 FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE 19:54:03 IS PROJECTED TO END THIS YEAR AT ITS CURRENT 19:54:06 LEVEL OF $10 MILLION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO 19:54:10 ADDRESS UNANTICIPATED REVENUE SHORTFALLS OR 19:54:14 EXPENDITURE INCREASES NEXT YEAR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 19:54:20 THE MAJORITY OF OUR GENERAL FUND PROPOSED EXPENDITURE 19:54:23 S TARGET THE COMMUNITY'S THREE MAIN PRIORITIES 19:54:27 . INCLUDING OVERHEAD COSTS 19:54:31 , POLICE, FIRE AND MAINTENANCE MAKE UP ABOUT 19:54:35 93% OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES 19:54:38 . THE OTHER CATEGORY SHOWN ON THE SLIDE INCLUDE 19:54:41 S SUPPORT FOR HUMAN SERVICES ACTIVITIES, 19:54:44 DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THE CITY'S BONDS, AND GENERAL 19:54:48 FUND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE 19:54:51 HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICE GRANTS 19:54:55 , AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. 19:54:59 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALTHOUGH THE 19:55:02 FOCUS OF THE PRESENTATION SO FAR HAS BEEN ON THE GENERAL FUND, 19:55:05 I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MAJOR 19:55:08 NON-GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS. INCLUDING THE DEVELOP 19:55:11 MENT AND RECREATION COST CENTERS AND 19:55:15 THE HUMAN SERVICES SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, 19:55:18 DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION COST CENTER ACTIVITIES ARE 19:55:21 LARGELY SUPPORTED BY USER FEES, AND THE HUMAN 19:55:24 SERVICES FUND IS SUPPORTED BY A COMBINATION OF 19:55:27 GRANTS AND FEES FOR SERVICE. IN THE 19:55:30 DEVELOPMENT COST CENTER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF WILL BE WORKING 19:55:34 ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN 19:55:37 2022-23 INCLUDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE TO THE GENERAL 19:55:40 PLAN, FINALIZING THE CLIMATE 19:55:44 ACTION PLAN UPDATE AND BEGINNING IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES 19:55:47 , WORKING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESS 19:55:50 ISSUES, WORKING WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 19:55:53 TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSION OF A MOTEL INTO HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME 19:55:57 RESIDENTS, AND USING STATE GRANT FUNDS TO COMPLETE 19:56:00 A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF CITY REGULATIONS 19:56:04 RELATED TO PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. 19:56:09 PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WILL BE ACTIVELY PURSUING 19:56:12 NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM REGIONAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES 19:56:16 FACILITATED BY NEW FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 19:56:20 . CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION OF FREMONT'S 19:56:23 VISION ZERO TRAFFIC SAFETY ACTION PLAN, COMPLETING THE 19:56:27 FREMONT BOULEVARD SAFE AND SMART 19:56:30 BORDER PROJECT ALONG WITH OTHER EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC 19:56:33 SIGNAL SYSTEM, CONTINUING TO COORDINATE WITH FREMONT 19:56:37 UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO 19:56:39 EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN THE WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL 19:56:43 PROGRAM, AND CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE MOBILITY 19:56:46 COMMISSION TO HELP IMPLEMENT KEY RECOMMENDATIONS IN 19:56:49 A MOBILITY ACTION PLAN. IN THE 19:56:52 RECREATION COST CENTER, STAFF WILL BE DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN 19:56:55 FOR RECREATION CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES WITH 19:56:59 THE GOAL OF RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC 19:57:02 REGISTRATION LEVELS BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR. EXPANDING ACTIVE 19:57:05 ADULT PROGRAMMING, COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY 19:57:08 PARTNERS FOR FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW CULTURAL 19:57:12 AND SPECIAL EVENTS SERIES, AND UPDATING THE 19:57:16 RECREATION FACILITY USE POLICY. HUMAN SERVICES 19:57:19 STAFF WILL BE TRANSITIONING 19:57:22 THE KEEP FREMONT HOUSED RELIEF PROGRAM INTO A HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM. 19:57:26 INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MEALS PRODUCED AT THE AGE 19:57:29 WELL CENTER AND CONTINUING TO OFFER ONLINE AGE WELL CENTER 19:57:33 CLASSES. THE FREMONT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 19:57:36 WILL BE PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO YOUTH, 19:57:39 FAMILIES AND SENIORS, INCLUDING 19:57:42 THE SPARK POINT AND -- PROGRAMS AND HUMAN SERVICES 19:57:45 STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE THE RENT REVIEW BOARD, MAINTAIN THE 19:57:49 TRI-CITY WORKFORCE TRAINING WEBSITE, AND COORDINATE 19:57:52 OPERATIONS AT THEIR HOMELESS NAVIGATION CENTER 19:57:56 . NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 19:58:01 THE FIRST COLUMN ON THE STAFFING TABLE SHOWS OUR CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS AND 19:58:04 REFLECTS CHANGES MADE SINCE THE 2021- 19:58:08 22 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED. THOSE CHANGES 19:58:11 INCLUDE TWO FEE-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIANS IN THE DEVELOP 19:58:14 MENT COST CENTER, AND THREE CONTRACT 19:58:17 SUPPORTED HUMAN SERVICES POSITIONS. 19:58:22 THE SECOND AND THIRD COLUMN SHOW NEXT YEAR'S PROPOSED STAFFING 19:58:25 LEVELS AND THE STAFFING CHANGES BY DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE, 19:58:28 THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD ADD 19:58:32 26 NEW POSITIONS CITY-WIDE. 19:58:36 15 OF THE PROPOSED POSITIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND 19:58:39 PROVIDE OR SUPPORT POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE 19:58:43 SERVICES, ANIMAL 19:58:46 SERVICING AND PARK MAINTENANCE, WITH THE OTHER THREE BRINGING MUCH NEEDED 19:58:49 CITYWIDE RECRUITING AND ACCOUNTING SUPPORT. 19:58:53 FIVE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING POSITIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT COST CENTER 19:58:56 ARE FEE-SUPPORTED AND RESPOND TO AN INCREASE IN 19:59:00 DEMAND FOR PROCESSING DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND 19:59:03 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. THE TWO PROPOSED POSITIONS IN THE 19:59:07 HUMAN SERVICES SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 19:59:10 CONSIST OF A CASE MANAGER TO IMPROVE HOMELESS CARE 19:59:14 AND RESPONSE AND A POSITION TO SUPPORT 19:59:18 MEDCAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. FINALLY A 19:59:21 RECREATION SUPERVISOR IS PROPOSED IN THE RECREATION FUND TO OVERSEE OPERATIONS 19:59:24 AT THE NEWLY OPENED DOWNTOWN EVENT CENTER. 19:59:29 EVEN WITH THE ADDITION OF 26 POSITIONS 19:59:33 AT 4.3 POSITIONS PER 1,000 RESIDENTS 19:59:37 , FREMONT IS STILL AT THE LOW END OF PER 19:59:40 CAPITA STAFFING COMPARED WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES 19:59:43 . NEXT SLIDE 19:59:46 , PLEASE. 19:59:51 IN SUMMARY, NATIONAL ECONOMY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL RECOVERING 19:59:54 FROM THE PANDEMIC-RELATED RECESSION, BUT HIGH 19:59:57 INFLATION, SANCTIONS RELATED TO THE RUSSIAN INNOVATION OF UKRAINE 20:00:00 , AND CONTINUING COVID LOCKDOWNS ARE CREATING 20:00:04 SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AROUND 20:00:07 FUTURE GROWTH. THIS PROPOSED BUDGET COMBINES OUR 20:00:11 RECOVERING ONGOING REVENUES WITH FEDERAL FISCAL RECOVERY 20:00:15 FUNDS TO NOT ONLY MAINTAINING CENTRAL 20:00:19 ESSENTIAL SERVICES BUT ALSO MEET 20:00:22 TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS THAT FOCUS ON CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. 20:00:26 THESE SERVICE LEVEL ENHANCEMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH 20:00:29 THE CITY COUNCIL'S STATED FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE 20:00:33 OF FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. 20:00:37 LOOKING OUT OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD, OUR ABILITY TO IMPROVE 20:00:40 ON THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES AND INVEST IN THE CITY'S 20:00:44 FUTURE WILL DEPEND ON CONTINUED REVENUE 20:00:47 GROWTH AND SUSTAINED FISCAL DISCIPLINE 20:00:50 BY THE CITY'S COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP. 20:00:54 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 20:00:59 THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET IS SCHEDULED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON 20:01:02 JUNE 7TH. AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND 20:01:05 BUDGET ADOPTION ARE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 14TH. 20:01:09 THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION. AND I'LL HAND THE MEETING 20:01:12 BACK TO THE MAYOR FOR CITY COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. 20:01:19 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:01:23 I'M GOING TO FIRST SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS. 20:01:31 CONCERNING THE BUDGET. SEEING NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FROM THE COUNCIL 20:01:34 , I WILL TAKE TO THE PUBLIC. 20:01:41 AND I SEE OUR FIRST SPEAKER. WELCOME, KELLY 20:01:45 . >> THANK YOU. SO 20:01:52 THIS IS HALF THE BUDGET OR MORE IS GOING INTO POLICE AND FIRE, 93% IS 20:01:55 GOING TO POLICE, FIRE AND MAINTENANCE. AND 20:01:58 THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL -- AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF 20:02:02 DETAILS HERE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS 20:02:07 ARE HAPPENING HERE AS 20:02:10 THE CITY MOVES ALONG WITH THIS 20:02:13 BUDGET. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE CITY 20:02:17 , YOU SEE SOME REALLY 20:02:21 INTERESTING INFORMATION 20:02:24 ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE MOVING VIOLATIONS AND PARKING TICKETS. IN 20:02:27 2020, THERE WAS ABOUT 7,000 OF THEM, AND LAST 20:02:30 I HEARD, THESE RED LIGHT 20:02:33 CAMERAS, THEY GIVE YOU A POINT ON YOUR DRIVING RECORD AND 20:02:37 THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE DESIGNED TO 20:02:43 GET MOVING CARS SO IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE CARS, THAT THOSE 20:02:46 7,000 MOVING VIOLATIONS AND PARKING TICKETS IN 2020 WOULD 20:02:50 HAVE INCLUDED ABOUT ANOTHER -- ABOUT 7,000 OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS 20:02:54 BECAUSE CITY REPORTS ARE SAYING THAT YOU'RE ISSUING 7,000 20:02:57 TICKETS FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS EVERY YEAR. 20:03:01 AND ALSO THAT NUMBER WENT UP BY 20:03:04 ANOTHER 15 OR 18,000 PER YEAR BASED 20:03:07 ON THE NEW PACIFIC COMMONS 20:03:14 CAMERAS. SO IF YOU'RE HANDING OUT THOUSANDS 20:03:17 AND THOUSANDS OF TICKETS 20:03:22 AT RED LIGHT CAMERAS, HOW IS THAT YOU'RE ONLY REPORTING 13,000? 20:03:26 AND FINALLY, 20:03:29 ON THE OTHER END, THERE'S A 20:03:33 ARRESTS, ALSO 20:03:36 IN THE REPORT. 20:03:40 THE MOST RECENT YEAR THEY HAD A CERTAIN NUMBER, 20:03:44 1600. FIVE YEARS EARLIER, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS WAS DOUBLE 20:03:47 THAT, AND 15 YEARS EARLIER, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS 20:03:50 WAS QUADRUPLE THAT. THERE'S BEEN A STEADY DROP IN 20:03:54 ARRESTS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES. 20:03:57 MY QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW IS IT THAT WE CAN DROP THE NUMBER OF ARREST 20:04:00 S SO RADICALLY, BY A FACTOR OF 20:04:02 FOUR? >> Mayor Mei: I'M SORRY, I THINK YOUR TIME IS UP. 20:04:10 THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER ON THE BUDGET IS 20:04:17 -- I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS AT THIS 20:04:20 TIME FOR THE BUDGET. WE'LL TURN IT BACK -- I'M GOING 20:04:23 TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION 20:04:26 . 20:04:33 COUNCILMEMBER JONES? 20:04:36 >> Councilmember Jones: THE ONLY COMMENT I WAS GOING TO MAKE IS, FIRST OF ALL, DIRECTOR 20:04:39 PERSSELIN, FOR YOUR REPORT. VERY DETAILED AS USUAL. 20:04:43 BUT THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM AND IF WE NEED A MOTION 20:04:47 TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND MOVE FORWARD, I'M ALL 20:04:50 FOR THAT. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I 20:04:53 ALSO SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENG, YOUR HAND RAISED 20:04:57 ON THIS. >> Councilmember Keng: THANK YOU, 20:05:00 MADAME MAYOR. SO I ALSO THANK DIRECTOR 20:05:03 PERSSELIN FOR THE REPORT AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE 20:05:06 THAT OUR GDP 20:05:09 HAD BEEN -- HAD RISEN AND SOME OF OUR 20:05:12 REVENUE ACTUALLY GREW OUT OF EXPECTATIONS 20:05:16 AS WE SEEN THE POINT IN TIME 20:05:20 COUNT, WE DO KNOW THAT THAT 20:05:23 INCREASE IN GDP IS NOT LIKE 20:05:27 PROPORTIONATE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR OUR CITIZENS. MANY 20:05:30 PEOPLE WHO WORK IN RETAIL LOST THEIR 20:05:33 JOBS OR PEOPLE THAT HAD -- IF 20:05:36 BOTH THE PARENTS ARE WORKING IN RETAIL AND 20:05:39 THE KIDS WERE IN DISTANCE LEARNING, ONE OF THE 20:05:43 PARENTS WILL HAVE TO STAY HOME AND 20:05:46 BE LOSING THAT INCOME. SO 20:05:49 WE SEE THE LOWER INCOME FAMILIES 20:05:52 OR SOME OF THE FAMILIES 20:05:56 IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WOULD BE IMPACTED A LOT MORE BY THE 20:06:00 PANDEMIC. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE 20:06:04 US WORKING ON THE HUMAN -- ON THE FAMILY SERVICE 20:06:07 S AND DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE'RE OFFERING FOR 20:06:11 OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE 20:06:14 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE RENT RELIEF PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE WORKING 20:06:18 ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 20:06:23 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. I'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY 20:06:26 OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER 20:06:29 COUNCILMEMBERS. 20:06:34 SEEING NONE, THIS IS A REPORT OUT. I 20:06:37 THANK DIRECTOR 20:06:40 PERSSELIN AS WELL AS ALL THE STAFF. WE HAVE IN THE PAST CONTINUE 20:06:44 ED TO BE VERY FISCALLY SOUND 20:06:48 AND THOUGHTFUL IN TERMS OF OUR MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY ON STAFFING. 20:06:51 I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, THANKS TO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT 20:06:54 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, THAT 20:06:57 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS 20:07:00 THIS TIME IN TERMS OF THE 20:07:04 DOWNTURN, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE EFFORTS PUT IN BY 20:07:07 FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO 20:07:10 SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALSO FOR OUR HUMAN SERVICES 20:07:14 DEPARTMENT. DEFINITELY WE DID SEE SOME 20:07:17 INCREASE AND IMPACT IN DIFFERENT AREAS FOR 20:07:21 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SO, THEREFORE, I'M GLAD THAT WE WILL 20:07:24 BE ANALYZING SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT WE JUST RECEIV 20:07:27 ED ON HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER AREAS TO HOPEFULLY ADDRESS 20:07:30 MAKING SOME GREATER INROADS IN THAT. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE 20:07:35 COUNCILMEMBER AS WELL AS OUR STAFF WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH US ON 20:07:38 THIS EFFORT. AND I ALSO DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM ALL 20:07:41 THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE OFFERED 20:07:44 SOME OF THEIR FEEDBACK AND CONCERNS ABOUT HOW 20:07:48 WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES, ESPECIALLY 20:07:51 IN PARTICULAR SOME OF THE BIGGEST ONES ARE HOMELESSNESS, 20:07:54 NOT JUST THAT AREA IN TERMS OF SERVING THEM, BUT WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAM 20:07:57 S WE CAN KEEP IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 20:08:00 TO KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED AND HOUSED. SO THANK YOU ALSO TO 20:08:04 THE INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING, WHICH I THINK ARE VERY 20:08:07 IMPORTANT FOR US WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT 20:08:10 NOW AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL OF THESE HISTORICAL 20:08:14 INVESTMENTS TO MAKE SOME GREATER INROADS IN THOSE AREAS. 20:08:17 SO HOPEFULLY AS WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS 20:08:21 , WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE OF THE DATA THAT'S COMING IN FROM BOTH THE 20:08:24 COUNTY ON THE POINT IN TIME COUNT 20:08:28 AS WELL AS THE EVERYONE HOME PLANS IN CONJUNCTION 20:08:31 WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME BET 20:08:34 TER USE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 20:08:38 I APPRECIATE IT. 20:08:42 THIS IS A REPORT OUT, IF I'M CORRECT, SO ARE THERE ANY 20:08:45 OTHER COMMENTS? AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE ALWAYS 20:08:48 ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC FOR 20:08:51 SHARING THEIR FEEDBACK, AND THEN ALSO THAT WE 20:08:55 ARE POSTING THOSE AS NOTED ON THE 20:08:58 UPCOMING DATES WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS AGAIN, IN JUNE FOR 20:09:01 THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, AND JUNE 14TH FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC 20:09:04 HEARING AND BUDGET ADOPTIONS. 20:09:15 NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'LL JUST ACCEPT THAT AND 20:09:18 THANK THE STAFF AND EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND TO 20:09:21 PLEASE KEEP INFORMED AND FOLLOW US ON ALL THE 20:09:24 UPDATES. WE HAVE NO COUNCIL REFERRALS TONIGHT. DO WE HAVE 20:09:27 ANY ORAL REPORTS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE HAPPEN 20:09:30 ED IN TERMS OF MEETINGS FOR OUR COUNCILMEMBER 20:09:34 S, FOR OUR COMMITTEES 20:09:38 , OPPORTUNITIES THEY'VE WORKED ON? 20:09:44 OKAY. SEEING NONE, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER 20:09:48 FOR SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES. I 20:09:51 THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY COUPLE WEEKS WITH BOTH OUR 20:09:54 INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE BIKE PED BRIDGE PLAZA AS WELL AS IN SUPPORT 20:09:57 OF OUR GOOD NIEB 20:10:00 NEIGHBORS IN NEWARK AND THEIR CIVIC CENTER PLAZA. SO WITH THAT 20:10:04 , I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND 20:10:07 FOR PARTICIPATING AND ALSO THE 20:10:10 IMPORTANT EVENTS TO 20:10:13 COMMEMORATE FOR OUR CEREMONIAL. I'D ALSO LIKE 20:10:17 TO ASK THAT WE CLOSE IN 20:10:20 A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REAL 20:10:23 TRAGIC INCIDENTS, BOTH IN SOME 20:10:26 OF THE SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN BUFFALO AS WELL AS 20:10:30 IN IRVINE 20:10:33 , CALIFORNIA WITH THE CHURCH DOWN THERE. SO I'D LIKE TO JUST 20:10:37 ASK FOR US TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF PEACE AND SILENCE 20:10:40 IN RECOGNITION OF THAT. 20:10:55 THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'D ASK THAT YOU 20:10:58 CONTINUE TO BE WELL, TO BE SAFE, TO BE HEALTHY AND TO 20:11:01 BE KIND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. 20:11:06 >> Councilmember Jones:GOODNIGH T, EVERYBODY. >> Mayor Mei: GOODNIGHT.