19:08:36 MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JUNE 14TH COUNCIL 19:08:45 MEETING TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A SALUTE TO THE FLAG, AND I'LL ASK COUNCILMEMBER KENG IF SHE'D LIKE 19:08:56 TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO 19:09:10 THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 19:09:15 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, 19:09:22 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, HERE. 19:09:28 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KENG, HERE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, PRESENT. 19:09:36 MAYOR MEI, HERE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THERE ARE VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND 19:09:41 COMMISSIONS AND WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE 19:09:48 GO TO OUR COUNCIL WEBPAGE OR THE CITY WEBPAGE AT FREMONT.GOV AND LOOK UNDER THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AND 19:09:59 COMMITTEES PAGE. ALSO YOU CAN FIND THEM BY CONTACTING OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 19:10:02 510-284-4060. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENING'S MEETING 19:10:09 MAY DO SO BY PRESSING STAR NINE OR IF -- IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE OR BY PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON IF YOU'RE 19:10:15 USING ZOOM. EMAILS SUBMITTED TO CITY CLERK ARE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY 19:10:20 COUNCIL AND ARE PART OF OUR COUNCIL RECORDS, AND WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AS PUBLIC RECORD. 19:10:27 I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THIS MEETING WILL GO UP UNTIL 11:30 THIS EVENING IF NEEDED, AND WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 19:10:32 MINUTES OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS FOR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THE INITIAL 19:10:37 30-MINUTE PERIOD, WE WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF TIME PERMITS. 19:10:43 I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, KARENA SHACKELFORD, TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTRODUCE 19:10:49 HER STAFF AT THIS TIME AND ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE JUST COME FROM CLOSED SESSION, DOES THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE ANYTHING 19:10:52 TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 19:10:57 IN CLOSED SESSION, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED ONE ITEM, HAD A CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO 19:11:04 GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS LISTED ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. 19:11:08 THE COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION BUT TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. 19:11:16 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. WELCOME, CITY MANAGER KARENA SHACKELFORD TO INTRODUCE YOUR STAFF AT 19:11:20 THIS TIME. >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO 19:11:27 INTRODUCE CITY CLERK SUSAN GAUTHIER, AND YOU'VE JUST HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUE, RAFAEL ALVARADO, CITY 19:11:32 ATTORNEY. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING, SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT 19:11:37 BACK TO YOU, MADAME MAYOR. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO 19:11:43 HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR PRESENTED, WHICH WILL PASS WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL 19:11:48 STAND. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE 19:11:54 CONSENT CALENDAR? YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME BY PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON OR PRESSING STAR 19:12:00 NINE FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM? >> Ms. Gauthier: KELLY ABREU HAS A HAND RAISED. 19:12:08 >> I'D LIKE TO PULL THE FINANCIAL REPORTS ITEM. >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 19:12:21 LET ME NOTE THAT. >> Ms. Gauthier: THE AUDIT REPORT IS 2I. 19:12:28 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT COUNCIL ITSELF WANTS TO PULL? 19:12:34 IF NOT, MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? >> Councilmember Jones: I'LL MOVE TO 19:12:40 APPROVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2I. >> Councilmember Cox: SECOND. >> Mayor Mei: SO WE HAVE A MOTION, 19:12:44 SECONDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON 19:12:49 THIS, PLEASE. >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:12:56 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:13:03 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:13:12 AND SO THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 2I, WHICH WILL -- FOR THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS. 19:13:21 THANK YOU. SO NEXT IS OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. THIS EVENING WE'LL BE SHARING A 19:13:31 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH IS JUNE 19TH, THIS SATURDAY, THE 22ND, AND I KNOW ACCEPTING THIS EVENING, I 19:13:35 THINK I SAW HER ONLINE, IS DYESHA GARDNER FROM OUR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. 19:13:44 I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THIS FOR THE COUNCIL, AND SO NORMALLY 19:13:54 IT IS COUNCIL PROCEDURE FOR THE MAYOR TO READ THE PROCLAMATIONS BUT AS THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR AND THE FIRST API IN 19:14:01 OUR CITY'S HISTORY, I RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING SOME OF THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO TRANSFER FOR 19:14:08 THIS FIRST ONE TO OUR COUNCILMEMBER TERESA COX TO SHARE THE READING OF THIS CEREMONIAL ITEM. 19:14:15 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS AS A 19:14:21 HISTORY-MAKING FOR THE CITY OF FREMONT. IT GIVES ME GREAT HONOR AND I WANT TO 19:14:31 THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, OUR CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE ON THIS CALL AND THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT 19:14:39 HEADS OF THE CITY OF FREMONT FOR THIS EFFORT. CITY OF FREMONT PROCLAMATION 19:14:48 RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH. WHEREAS, JUNE 19TH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS JUNETEENTH, THE OLDEST 19:14:55 KNOWN AMERICAN CELEBRATION OF THE ENDING OF SLAVERY. WHEREAS, ON JUNE 17, 2021, PRESIDENT 19:15:09 BIDEN SIGNED THE “JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ACT,” INTO LAW, WHICH DESIGNATES JUNETEENTH NATIONAL 19:15:22 INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A LEGAL FEDERAL HOLIDAY; AND WHEREAS, THE JUNETEENTH NATIONAL HOLIDAY COMMEMORATES AND 19:15:32 CELEBRATES THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNE 19, 1865, NINE DECADES AFTER OUR NATION’S FOUNDING AND MORE THAN 2 19:15:43 YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. ENSLAVED AMERICANS IN GALVESTON, 19:15:54 TEXAS, FINALLY RECEIVED THE WORD THAT THEY WERE FREE TO MARK THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND 19:16:01 WHEREAS, IN ITS CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM, JUNETEENTH IS A DAY THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY ALL AMERICANS AND 19:16:15 ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CITY OF FREMONT AS OUR NEWEST CITY OF FREMONT AND FEDERAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATED AS 19:16:25 JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY OR AS WHAT WE CALL FREEDOM DAY. WHEREAS, FREMONT CITY COUNCIL TAKES 19:16:34 PRIDE IN AND CELEBRATES OUR DIVERSITY AND WORKS TO FOSTER THE COMMON VALUES AND COMMITMENTS THAT UNITE ALL PEOPLE 19:16:42 REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, CULTURAL HERITAGE NATIONAL ORIGIN, 19:16:58 CITIZENSHIP STATUS, DISABILITY, PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, RACE, OR PERSONAL 19:17:05 VIEWS ON RELIGION. WHEREAS, FREMONT CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS A JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY 19:17:11 BY SPEAKING OUT WITH A PUBLIC AND UNIFIED VOICE AGAINST ALL FORMS OF RACISM DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, 19:17:21 HATRED, VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES; AND WHEREAS, FREMONT CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT 19:17:31 EVERYONE DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND 19:17:39 SOCIAL FACETS OF SOCIETY. THEREFORE, THAT THE FREMONT CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND HONORS JUNE 19TH AS 19:17:50 NATIONAL -- AS THE FIRST NATIONAL JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THEREAFTER TO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO 19:17:57 DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FREMONT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A BETTER COMMUNITY 19:18:07 FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Mei: SO ACCEPTING IS DYESHA. 19:18:12 WELCOME, DYESHA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND REPRESENTING THE HUMAN 19:18:15 RELATIONS COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. GOOD EVENING, ALL. 19:18:22 I'M HONORED TO BE THE RECIPIENT AND TO BE ABLE TO COMMEMORATE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FOR BLACK 19:18:31 INDEPENDENCE, WHICH IS TYPICALLY CELEBRATED ON JUNE 19TH AS WE KNOW. THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI, FOR BREAKING 19:18:38 NORMS AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK COUNCILWOMAN TERESA COX FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S PUTTING INTO MAKE SURE THAT 19:18:41 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CITY OF FREMONT ARE BEING SUPPORTED AND RECOGNIZED ON ALL FRONT. 19:18:49 TERESA, YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO ALL CULTURES IN FREMONT AND BEYOND SPEAKS VOLUMES TO YOUR 19:18:55 CHARACTER. IN CLOSING, I'D LIKE TO QUOTE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY SAYING, THOSE WHO DENY 19:18:59 FREEDOM TO OTHERS DESERVE IT NOT FOR THEMSELVES. THANK YOU. 19:19:11 >> Councilmember Cox: AMEN. >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A 19:19:16 PROCLAMATION FOR ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. AND ACCEPTING FOR THAT THIS EVENING 19:19:25 WILL BE CHERYL PONCINI, OUR DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY D.A.'S OFFICE FOR THE ELDER PROTECTION 19:19:31 UNIT, AND ALSO MARIETTA ARROYO, WHO'S THE SUPERVISOR FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 19:19:58 AND MARIA PALAZZOLO, STAFF ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS. WHEREAS, VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE 19:20:04 INCLUDE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN OF DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED 19:20:06 BY STRANGERS AND/OR BY PERSONS THEY KNOW WHO MAY OCCUPY A POSITION OF TRUST INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS, 19:20:16 NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND OTHERS WITH WHOM THE ELDER INTERACTS; AND WHEREAS, OVER TWO YEARS AFTER THE 2020 CORONAVIRUS 19:20:22 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC BEGAN IN THE UNITED STATES, IT CONTINUES TO IMPACT EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY ELDERS, BY MAKING 19:20:31 FRAGILE LIVING SITUATIONS MORE STRESSFUL, THEREBY PUTTING ELDERS MORE AT RISK FOR THEIR PHYSICAL SAFETY AND 19:20:35 WELL-BEING, MAKING THE REPORTING OF SUSPECTED ELDER ABUSE NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION MORE DIFFICULT, 19:20:51 AS WELL AS GIVING THOSE WHO COMMIT SCAMS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MORPH EXISTING SCAMS, AND CREATE NEW SCAMS, TO PREY 19:21:02 UPON THE CONCERNS AND FEARS OF VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEIR MONEY AND PROPERTY; 19:21:09 AND WHEREAS, THE ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, ITS ELDER PROTECTION UNIT AND ITS VICTIM WITNESS 19:21:17 DIVISION PROVIDE A NETWORK OF SERVICES TO ELDERS WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING, OR WHO HAVE BECOME, VICTIMS 19:21:25 OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AND WHICH SERVICES INCLUDE HOLDING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO 19:21:32 PROMOTE CRIME PREVENTION AWARENESS, ASSISTING WITH LOCATING SERVICES FOR ELDERS, WORKING WITH THE FREMONT 19:21:35 POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, AND PROSECUTING CASES OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL 19:21:46 EXPLOITATION; AND WHEREAS, THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY – ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE OMBUDSMAN 19:21:48 SERVICES OF ALAMEDA COUNTY (EMPOWERED AGING) RESPOND TO REPORTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CONCERNED CITIZENS, 19:21:58 SOCIAL SERVICE AND HEALTH PROVIDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT ELDERS WHO MAY BE PHYSICALLY OR 19:22:01 FINANCIALLY ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR EXPLOITED; AND WHEREAS, THE FREMONT AGE WELL CENTERS PROVIDE A 19:22:05 COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES, AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 19:22:17 ELDER POPULATION, THEREBY ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND HELPING THEM TO REMAIN ACTIVE 19:22:21 HEALTHY, SAFE AND INDEPENDENT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT RECOGNIZES THAT BOTH THE AWARENESS OF 19:22:26 ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AS WELL AS REPORTING INSTANCES OF SUSPECTED ELDER ABUSE, 19:22:35 NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, PARTICULARLY IN THIS ONGOING STRESSFUL TIME OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WILL HELP 19:22:39 KEEP OUR ELDERS AND COMMUNITY SAFE. 19:22:50 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT DECLARES THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE, JUNE 3, 2022, TO BE 19:22:51 NATIONAL -- THIS SIN CORRECT HERE. 19:22:55 TO BE -- I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE. 19:23:04 I THINK THAT WAS A TYPO ON THE SCRIPT, BUT TO BE ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS -- ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. 19:23:17 SO THEREFORE ENCOURAGING ALL CITIZENS TO BE ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES' EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE TRAGIC EFFECTS 19:23:24 OF THESE TYPES OF ABUSES ON OUR SENIORS AND WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE AGENCIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. 19:23:33 SO ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION TODAY WILL BE CHERYL PONCINI, AND MARIETTA ARROYO AND MARIA PALAZZOLO. 19:23:35 SO I'M NOT SURE IF I SEE THEM. 19:23:36 WONDERFUL, CHERYL. 19:23:37 NICE TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING. 19:23:38 >> HELLO, MAYOR. 19:23:40 NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 19:23:42 YES, ALL THREE OF US ARE ON THE CALL. 19:23:51 SO GOOD EVENING TO YOU, TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF, AND TO THE RESIDENTS OF FREMONT. 19:23:58 FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS, I HAVE REQUESTED AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS GRACIOUSLY ISSUED A PROCLAMATION 19:24:02 RECOGNIZING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN FREMONT. 19:24:12 MANY THANKS FOR, AGAIN, SHINING A MUCH-NEEDED SPOTLIGHT ON THE ISSUE OF ELDER ABUSE NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL 19:24:12 EXPLOITATION. 19:24:20 THE AGE-OLD QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE END ELDER ABUSE IN FREMONT AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY? 19:24:22 SUCH A GOOD QUESTION. 19:24:26 UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THE MAGIC ANSWER TO THAT. 19:24:31 HOWEVER, THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO BASICS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON. 19:24:33 THE FIRST IS COLLABORATION. 19:24:41 COLLABORATION AMONGST AGENCIES SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ADULT PROTECTIVE 19:24:54 SERVICES, THE OMBUDSMAN, NON-PROFITS SUCH AS -- SENIORS AND THE ENTIRE FREMONT COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SENIORS. 19:25:05 AND SECONDLY, EDUCATION OF SENIORS, ALL PROFESSIONALS AT EVERY LEVEL AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE 19:25:13 THE SIGNS OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, AND HOW AND TO WHOM TO REPORT SUSPECTED MISTREATMENT 19:25:15 AND EXPLOITATION. 19:25:25 ALL THE PLANNING THAT HAS GONE INTO AN AGE-FRIENDLY FREMONT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THIS PROCLAMATION IS TRYING 19:25:31 TO ACHIEVE, WHICH IS AN AGE-FRIENDLY AND SAFER COMMUNITY FOR FREMONT ELDERS. 19:25:32 THANK YOU. 19:25:39 AND NOW I THINK THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE MARIETTA ARROYO, WHO'S A SUPERVISOR WITH ADULT PROTECTIVE 19:25:40 SERVICES. 19:25:44 >> Mayor Mei: WELCOME, MARIETTA. 19:25:46 >> HI, GOOD EVENING. 19:25:52 THANK YOU, MAYOR MEI, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS OF CITY OF FREMONT FOR INVITING US AND FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. 19:25:54 AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARIETTA. 19:26:01 I AM WITH ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, I'M A SUPERVISOR, I WAS LIKE SIX, SEVEN MONTHS AGO JUST A WORKER, A 19:26:05 FIELD WORKER DOING HOME VISITS AND I WOULD OFTEN VISIT FREMONT. 19:26:18 I WANT TO SAY KIND OF PIGGY BACKING WITH WHAT CHERYL SAID IS THAT A BIG PART OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES 19:26:24 WORKS ON COLLABORATION, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF FREMONT, TO THE CITY OF FREMONT POLICE 19:26:30 DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING US IN TERMS OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND GOING OUT THERE. 19:26:35 I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE CITY OF FREMONT SENIOR SERVICES, THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 19:26:53 I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EXCELLENT IN TERMS OF HELPING ELDERS WHEN IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A -- AGAIN, THANK YOU, 19:26:58 AGAIN, THAT JUNE IS ELDER AWARENESS MONTH AND JUNE 15TH IS NATIONAL ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY. 19:27:12 SO ON BEHALF OF MY SUPERVISOR, CHARLES EDWARDS, OUR DIRECTORS, SONIA FROST AND FAITH BATTELS, THE CITY OF ALAMEDA 19:27:13 COUNTY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. 19:27:14 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:27:17 AND I BELIEVE NEXT IS MARIA. 19:27:18 >> HI, THANK YOU. 19:27:19 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:27:19 >> YES. 19:27:21 MY NAME IS MARIA PALAZZOLO. 19:27:25 AND I'M AN ELDER ABUSE ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS. 19:27:33 A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 19:27:38 SENIORS AND DEPENDENT ADULTS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. 19:27:47 THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ELDER ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR 19:27:54 SENIORS JOINS WITH YOU TO BRING AWARENESS AND PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING ELDER OR DEPENDENT 19:27:54 ADULT ABUSE. 19:27:55 THANK YOU. 19:28:01 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARIA. 19:28:08 I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I'VE BEEN HONORED TO PRESENT THIS BUT I REALLY AM HOPING FOR THE DAY WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO 19:28:15 PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION, WHERE ALL OF OUR SENIORS AND ELDERS DESERVE THE SAFETY AND SUPPORT AND I'M VERY 19:28:21 APPRECIATIVE MOST RECENTLY, I WANTED TO ALSO COMMEND AND THANK OUR AGE WELL CENTERS, MOST RECENTLY, NOT JUST OUR 19:28:29 CITY BUT ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEWARK AND UNION CITY, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SENIOR INFORMATION FAIR. 19:28:31 IN FACT, THERE WAS ONE JUST YESTERDAY. 19:28:37 SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FELLOW NEIGHBORING CITIES ON THIS 19:28:40 AWARENESS AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL OF US IN THE COUNTY. 19:28:42 AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 19:28:52 >> MAYOR, THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN INFORMATION FAIR AT THE NEW REMODELED HAYWARD SENIOR CENTER A WEEK FROM 19:28:55 FRIDAY FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. 19:29:02 I KNOW FREMONT IS IN FREMONT AND HAYWARD IS IN HAYWARD, BUT I'M SURE THEY WOULD NOT MIND IF ANY FREMONT 19:29:07 RESIDENTS WANTED TO GO TO THE HAYWARD CENTER FOR INFORMATION. 19:29:17 AND THE OTHER THING IS, THE SENIOR CENTERS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO CONTACT ME IN THE D.A.'S OFFICE OR MARIA OR 19:29:18 MARIETTA. 19:29:21 WE OFTENTIMES JOIN TOGETHER TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS OR CAN DO IT INDIVIDUALLY. 19:29:23 SO I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. 19:29:24 >> Mayor Mei: I APPRECIATE THAT. 19:29:30 I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE WORKED ON IN THE PAST, AND RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY BEGINNING THIS LAST WEEK, A COUPLE 19:29:36 WEEKS AGO, I AM NOW THE PRESIDENT FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY MAYORS CONFERENCE, SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO BRING THAT TO ALL 19:29:40 MY FELLOW MAYORS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY TO SHARE THAT. 19:29:45 WE ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH AND ALSO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR FELLOW CITIES IN SANTA CLARA 19:29:49 COUNTY TOO, SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. 19:29:52 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING THIS EVENING. 19:29:52 >> THANK YOU. 19:29:56 >> Mayor Mei: AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING THE SAFETY AND SERVICES THAT ALL DESERVE. 19:30:01 CITY CLERK GAUTHIER, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? 19:30:06 I DON'T SEE OUR NEXT -- 19:30:09 >> Ms. Gauthier: I DON'T SEE THE RECIPIENT FOR ITEM 3C. 19:30:20 SO IF WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SKIP THAT AND MAYBE SEE IF THEY JOIN AFTER YOU GO ON WITH THE SRO PROGRAM 19:30:20 RECOGNITION? 19:30:21 ? 19:30:22 >> Mayor Mei: YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 19:30:26 WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. 19:30:37 AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT ACCEPTING THIS EVENING WILL BE SERGEANT CALVIN TANG, OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT 19:30:47 SUPERVISOR ALONG WITH SRO TEAM OFFICER REGGIE CANDLER, OFFICER MARRKEL SMITH, OFFICER RODOLFO PENA, OFFICER MICHAEL 19:30:50 GILFOY AND OFFICER WILLIAM MALCOMSON. 19:31:02 I ALSO WAS GOING TO ASK A FAVOR, I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS A COPY IN FRONT OF HIM, IF HE'D LIKE TO, WE HAVE A 19:31:08 UNIQUE SITUATION TOO, WHERE THIS IS A RECOGNITION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO OUR SROs FOR AN HONOR, AND IT'S A 19:31:14 UNIQUE SITUATION THAT I'M PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST IN THAT CAPACITY, WHICH IS OUR COUNCILMEMBER 19:31:16 RICK JONES ALSO IS A RETIRED SRO OFFICER. 19:31:21 AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ THAT THIS EVENING. 19:31:22 >> Councilmember Jones: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. 19:31:23 THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:31:27 SO THIS ONE WILL NOT INCLUDE ALL THE WHEREASES AND WHEREFORES. 19:31:35 THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM BEGAN IN FLINT, MICHIGAN IN THE LATE 1950s AND BECAME WIDESPREAD IN THE 19:31:42 LATE 1990’S. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 17,000 TO 20,000 SROS ACROSS THE NATION.TODAY. 19:31:50 THE FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FORMER POLICE CHIEF CRAIG STECKLER, IMPLEMENTED THE SCHOOL 19:31:56 RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM IN 1995 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENSURE A SAFE 19:32:00 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. 19:32:08 THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT IS TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND FACULTY, 19:32:16 BY INFORMALLY PROVIDING GUIDANCE, SERVING AS A MENTOR AND A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR STUDENTS, AND BY 19:32:20 ENFORCING LAWS ON OR AROUND SCHOOL CAMPUSES. 19:32:26 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS STRIVE TO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR YOUTH. 19:32:31 THEY ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS, DANCES AND OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 19:32:36 STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE OFFICERS AS MORE THAN JUST A UNIFORM. 19:32:45 FORMER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE OFTEN STILL IN TOUCH WITH THEIR STUDENTS FROM A LONG -- I'M SORRY -- 19:32:46 WITH STUDENTS LONG AFTER LEAVING THE POSITION. 19:32:49 IN SOME CASES, 20 YEARS OR MORE. 19:32:54 THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IS A SPECIALIZED POSITION WITHIN THE FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT. 19:33:05 OFFICERS WHO APPLY FOR THE UNIT GO THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW AND THEY ARE QUESTIONED BY GENERALLY SOMEONE 19:33:09 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DETERMINE THEIR SUITABILITY FOR THE POSITION. 19:33:16 OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED ARE SENT TO SPECIALIZED TRAINING, PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL 19:33:18 RESOURCE OFFICERS, OR NASRO. 19:33:24 THEY ATTEND ANNUAL NASRO TRAINING AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE FREMONT POLICE 19:33:27 DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 19:33:33 WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD THAT THE FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT IS RECEIVING A MODEL 19:33:39 AGENCY AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL 19:33:40 CONFERENCE. 19:33:45 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT HEREBY CONGRATULATES OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND COMMENDS THEM 19:33:52 FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY, AND THE COMMUNITY AS 19:33:53 A WHOLE. 19:34:01 AND MADAME MAYOR, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS DURING MY 29-YEAR TENURE AS A POLICE OFFICER, MY LAST NINE YEARS 19:34:06 WERE SPENT AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WILL SAY IT WAS THE MOST REWARDING 19:34:07 ASSIGNMENT OF MY CAREER. 19:34:13 THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING SURE 19:34:19 THAT EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO APPROACH A POLICE OFFICER WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE. 19:34:20 SO THANK YOU. 19:34:25 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR ALL THE SROs AND FOR THIS NOTABLE -- THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME 19:34:31 BEING RECOGNIZED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANY OF THE OFFICERS INCLUDING 19:34:35 YOURSELF DURING THOSE TIME PERIODS IN MY SCHOOL BOARD TENURE AND AS A PARENT IN THE COMMUNITY. 19:34:45 SO ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING WILL BE SERGEANT CALVIN TANG ALONG WITH THE FELLOW SCHOOL RESOURCE 19:34:46 OFFICER. 19:34:50 SERGEANT TANG IS THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT SUPERVISOR. 19:34:51 WELCOME. 19:34:52 >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:34:55 I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE. 19:34:58 I WANT TO FIRST THANK COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 19:35:03 I HAVE KNOWN COUNCILMEMBER JONES FOR CLOSE TO 15 YEARS. 19:35:11 AND BEFORE BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER, I WAS A PROBATION OFFICER AND I LEARNED WHAT SROs WERE THROUGH COUNCILMEMBER 19:35:12 JONES. 19:35:22 AND HE REPRESENTED THE MODEL OF WHAT AN SRO SHOULD BE AND THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO EMULATE WHEN I BECAME AN SRO WITH 19:35:22 THE CITY OF FREMONT. 19:35:31 I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND THE CITY OF FREMONT FOR TAKING THE MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE US AS A TEAM. 19:35:38 WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF SUPPORT NOT ONLY FROM THE CITY BUT FROM OUR POLICE COMMAND STAFF FROM CHIEF WASHINGTON TO 19:35:44 OUR THREE CAPTAINS, CAPTAIN NELSON, CAPTAIN TANG AND CAPTAIN HARNETT. 19:35:51 HOWEVER, THE WORK WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST YEAR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE SIX PEOPLE WHO PRETTY MUCH 19:36:00 HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER EVERY DAY, AND THAT'S OFFICERS REGGIE CANDLER, OFFICER MARRKEL SMITH, OFFICER JASON 19:36:09 TREBZINSKI, OFFICER BILL MALCOMSON, OFFICER RUDY PENA, OFFICER MICHAEL GILFOY AND OUR NEWLY RETIRED OFFICER, 19:36:12 WHICH IS OFFICER DEREK BURNS. 19:36:20 SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SEVEN MEN WHO PRETTY MUCH HOLD THE UNIT TOGETHER, AND PRETTY MUCH RUN IT 19:36:22 EVERY DAY. 19:36:29 WE'LL CONTINUE, WE RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN 2020, AND WE HEARD THE COMMUNITY AND WE HEARD 19:36:35 THE CITY OF FREMONT, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NECESSARILY BE CRITICS OF US. 19:36:42 WE'LL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO THANK 19:36:52 THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, OUR POLICE COMMAND STAFF, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE OFFICERS WHO DO IT EVERY DAY, AND 19:36:53 THE KIDS. 19:36:56 WE HAVE AMAZING STUDENTS AT FREMONT UNIFIED. 19:37:06 AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY MAKE IN TERMS OF JUST ASKING QUESTIONS AND THE INTERACTIONS WITH OUR OFFICERS IS WHY 19:37:07 OUR TEAM DOES IT EVERY DAY. 19:37:15 SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M VERY, VERY HUMBLED FOR THE OFFER. 19:37:16 SO THANK YOU. 19:37:23 >> Mayor Mei: OUR APPRECIATION AND THANKS AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE 19:37:28 SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR 19:37:33 AND RECOGNITION UNTIL PROVIDING WITH QUALITY SERVICE WE NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 19:37:41 SO NEXT I WAS GOING TO GO BACK, IF I SAW -- DID THE OTHER RECIPIENT -- WERE THEY ABLE TO JOIN US? 19:37:44 >> Ms. Gauthier: I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM LOG IN. 19:37:45 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY. 19:37:46 THANK YOU. 19:37:49 SO I GUESS WE WILL PASS ON THAT ITEM AT THIS TIME. 19:37:54 AND WE'LL TURN TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. 19:37:58 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT AGENDIZED THIS EVENING. 19:38:04 THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED UNDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. 19:38:08 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED VIA EMAIL WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 19:38:18 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK MAY DO SO BY CLICKING ON THE RAISE HAND ICON OR BY DIALING IN STAR NINE. 19:38:25 IF NOTED ON THE ZOOM SCREEN -- IF NOT NOTED ON THE ZOOM SCREEN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON 19:38:29 BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE REPRESENTING. 19:38:35 CITY CLERK, IF WE COULD LOOK AT THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS THIS EVENING? 19:38:37 >> Ms. Gauthier: JOHN HINDS. 19:38:38 >> Mayor Mei: WONDERFUL. 19:38:39 WE'LL GIVE 2 MINUTES. 19:38:40 THANK YOU. 19:38:41 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 19:38:45 THIS IS A NARROW TECHNICAL ISSUE BUT AN IMPORTANT ONE. 19:38:54 ON THE AGENDA -- SORRY -- ON THE STAFF REPORT FOR TONIGHT'S MAIN AGENDA ITEM, THE BUDGET, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 2 OF 19:38:59 THE STAFF REPORT, YOU SEE A LINK YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT SAYS "PROPOSED BUDGET." 19:39:04 IF YOU DO CLICK ON THAT LINK, YOU GET "PAGE NOT FOUND." 19:39:09 THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS OR SO, AND I GATHER THAT THERE'S A BIG MIGRATION GOING ON 19:39:16 WITH ALL THE CITY'S FILES BEING MOVED FROM ONE SET OF FOLDERS AND SERVERS TO ANOTHER AND STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS. 19:39:22 I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT PLAN FOR THAT EFFORT DOES INCLUDE A STEP AT THE END WHERE 19:39:26 THEY'RE GOING TO ADD A REDISTRICT LINK FOR EVERY FILE MOVED. 19:39:35 BECAUSE WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE REDIRECTS LIKE THAT, A WHOLE BUNCH OF HISTORY GETS LOST, THE ABILITY TO TRACE ANY 19:39:37 DOCUMENT BACK TO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS GETS BROKEN. 19:39:46 AS EXEMPLIFIED BY ANYBODY TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH TONIGHT'S MAIN AGENDA ITEM, HITTING A DEAD END ON 19:39:46 THEIR FIRST CLICK. 19:39:50 SO PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS REDIRECTED SO NONE OF THE STUFF THERE IS LOST. 19:39:51 THANK YOU. 19:39:55 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:40:04 I JUST WANTED TO NOTE REAL QUICKLY THAT SOME OF YOU, IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE OUR WEBSITE, WE DID RECENTLY JUST, 19:40:10 THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF, LAUNCH A NEW WEBSITE, SO PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON ADDRESSING 19:40:13 WHEN WE JUST TRANSFERRED BUT DULY NOTED AND THANK YOU. 19:40:19 WE ARE TRYING TO MIGRATE OUR WEBSITE AND TO PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS BUT CERTAINLY IF WE CAN'T SEE THAT, THAT 19:40:25 WOULD NOT BE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN JOIN US THIS EVENING OR FOLLOW ALONG, 19:40:26 AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO CORRECT THE LINK. 19:40:30 I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. 19:40:33 >> Ms. Gauthier: THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. 19:40:35 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:40:37 >> Ms. Gauthier: WHOOPS. 19:40:41 UNLESS KELLY ABREU JUST RAISED HIS HAND TO SPEAK UNDER ORAL COMMUNICATION. 19:40:48 >> Mayor Mei: KELLY, DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND FOR THIS ITEM? 19:40:52 >> NO, I RAISED MY HAND FOR THE AUDIT REPORTS. 19:40:54 >> Mayor Mei: OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. 19:40:54 THANK YOU. 19:40:58 SO NEXT -- I APOLOGIZE, WE PASSED THAT BY ACCIDENT, SIR. 19:41:05 LET'S GO BACK TO THE ITEM THAT WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH IS ITEM 2I AS IN ICE CREAM, 19:41:09 WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 FINANCIAL AUDIT. 19:41:12 AND YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT? 19:41:13 WELCOME, KELLY. 19:41:15 >> I DO. 19:41:25 IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, YOU SEE OPERATING INDICATORS BY 19:41:35 FUNCTION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, LAST 10 CALENDAR YEARS, AND ON PAGE 200 OF THE REPORT, 19:41:44 YEAH, 200, THEY TALK ABOUT SOME INDICATORS, LIKE ARRESTS AND MOVING VIOLATIONS. 19:41:47 BOTH OF THOSE ARE WRONG BY THE ADMISSION OF YOUR STAFF. 19:41:57 NOW, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE THESE ARE UNAUDITED DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCORRECT 19:41:59 OR KNOWINGLY WRONG. 19:42:05 THE CITY KNOWS THIS, THAT THEY ARE WRONG, AND THE CITY IS NOT MAKING ANY MOVES TO GO BACK AND CORRECT THIS 19:42:06 REPORT. 19:42:08 FOR EXAMPLE, PHYSICAL ARRESTS. 19:42:14 HALFWAY THROUGH THIS 10-YEAR PERIOD, THE DEFINITION OF AN ARREST GOT CHANGED SHOWL. 19:42:24 SO THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ANY NORMAL RATIONAL FINANCIAL ANALYST OR ACCOUNTANT OR REPORTER TO GIVE YOU AN 19:42:31 ADJUSTED NUMBERS, EITHER GOING BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS OR SOMEHOW ADJUSTING FOR THE CHANGE IN DEFINITION. 19:42:32 THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. 19:42:38 SO YOU'RE GETTING ONE SET OF NUMBERS DEFINED ONE WAY, ANOTHER SET OF NUMBERS DEFINED ANOTHER WAY. 19:42:40 IT'S VERY, VERY WRONG AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. 19:42:41 THEN MOVING VIOLATIONS. 19:42:45 THAT'S WHEN YOU HAND OUT A SPEEDING TICKET OR WHATEVER. 19:42:54 LAST YEAR, IT WAS 13,000 TICKETS, BUT -- AND PARKING TICKETS INCLUDED, BUT ACTUALLY YOU HAD ANOTHER 13 THOWL 19:42:55 HANDED OUT AT COSTCO. 19:43:01 YOU VIRTUALLY DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF MOVING VIOLATIONS. 19:43:07 AGAIN, THEY AREN'T INCLUDED THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, ANY YEAR, AND A MOVING VIOLATION ADDS A POINT TO YOUR RECORD 19:43:09 AND COSTS A LOT OF MONEY. 19:43:14 EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS, AND IT INCLUDES A RED LIGHT CAMERA TICKET. 19:43:24 THOSE NUMBERS NEED TO BE DEFINED AS INCLUDING RED LIGHT CAMERA TICKETS AND NEED TO BE -- 19:43:31 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I WAS GOING TO JUST ASK THAT IF THERE ARE A LONGER LIST, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO 19:43:33 SEND US AN EMAIL ALSO FOR OUR RECORDS. 19:43:44 SO FOR ITEM 2I, DO I HAVE ANY MOTION OR QUESTION? 19:43:46 >> Councilmember Cox: I MOVE. 19:43:48 >> Mayor Mei: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER COX. 19:43:49 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES. 19:43:55 MAY I ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT ITEM, 2I AS IN ICE CREAM? 19:43:59 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:44:02 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:44:04 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:44:06 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:44:10 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:44:11 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:44:14 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:44:16 THANK YOU. 19:44:18 THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:44:26 THE NEXT ON OUR COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE RECIPIENT CAME AND I DON'T SEE THEM. 19:44:32 SO WE'LL GO ON TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC ITEMS. 19:44:43 WHICH INCLUDE 5A, WHICH IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION AS THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 OPERATING BUDGET 19:44:45 AND APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT. 19:44:50 AND THERE'S NO PRESENTATION AS WE RECEIVED THAT PREVIOUSLY. 19:44:55 BUT I KNOW THAT FINANCE DIRECTOR DAVID PERSSELIN IS AVAILABLE TO COMMENT ON QUESTIONS. 19:44:59 AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS. 19:45:10 SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR ATTENDEES. 19:45:13 ARE THERE ANY -- I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 19:45:21 AND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS OR SPEAK ON THIS ITEM MAY DO SO BY PRESSING THE RAISE HAND ICON OR 19:45:22 BY PRESSING STAR NINE. 19:45:27 I SEE KELLY ABREU. 19:45:27 WELCOME. 19:45:36 >> I'D JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT, BOTH LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK, THIS IS THE FIRST READING 19:45:37 AND THE SECOND READING. 19:45:41 THERE'S NO INTEREST, THE LACK OF INTEREST, THE DISINTEREST, THE DISREGARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING BY 19:45:48 THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY STAFF THAT DON'T GO THROUGH THE DARN -- GOING BACK AND GIVING US A LITTLE REFRESHER 19:45:55 IN THE FORM OF SLIDES OR COMMENTS, IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT 19:45:58 FINANCIAL REPORTS AND BUDGET FORECASTS AND THINGS. 19:46:00 BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF IMPORTANT. 19:46:08 YOU KNOW, IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THIS THING, IT SAYS SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT HOW ALL THESE -- THE BASICS, 19:46:13 BASIC ASSUMPTION, THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTION HERE IS THAT THE U.S. ECONOMY IS GOING TO HAVE MODERATE 19:46:14 GROWTH IN THE FUTURE. 19:46:25 MODERATE GROWTH IN THE U.S. ECONOMY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE NOT -- THERE'S NO RECESSION OR NO STAGNATION IN THIS 19:46:26 FORECAST. 19:46:33 AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ASSUMPTION, IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AND DEBATED AND THERE'S 19:46:41 PROBABLY OTHER ISSUES IN THIS MASSIVE FINANCIAL BUDGET THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED BY THE CITY 19:46:48 COUNCIL, BUT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO INTEREST IN LOOKING THROUGH ALL THIS AND HEARING FROM MR. PERSSELIN ABOUT 19:46:50 ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, BORING FINANCIAL NUMBERS. 19:46:57 YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE, AND WE NEED TO PERHAPS EVEN BRING IT BACK. 19:47:04 YOU KNOW, PUT ANOTHER BUDGET ITEM HERE OR AGENDA ITEM IN THE FUTURE. 19:47:12 NOW WE CAN RECEIVE MORE EDUCATION AND UPDATES ON THE BUDGET, ON THE PROGRESS, AND ON WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE 19:47:18 FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THIS STATE OF TOTAL DISREGARD AND TOTAL APATHY IN THE 19:47:20 FUTURE AS WE GO ALONG. 19:47:20 THANKS. 19:47:26 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:47:31 I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. 19:47:40 >> Mayor Mei: I WILL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. 19:47:47 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, WE USUALLY HAVE INITIAL BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AS WELL AS A REPORT OUT ON 19:47:55 THE STATE'S FISCAL STATUS AND THEN WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WHERE WE HAVE BUDGET HEARINGS. 19:48:01 AND I DON'T KNOW IF -- I SEE ALSO COUNCILMEMBER SHAO HAS SOME COMMENTS, BUT IF OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR PERSSELIN 19:48:05 WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT ON THAT. 19:48:14 AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT AS WE ARE FORMING OUR BUDGET AND APPROVING IT, WE DO DO INTERIM MID YEAR BUDGET 19:48:18 ADOPTION UPDATES AND ALSO REVIEW THE BUDGET AT THE CLOSE TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THAT AREA. 19:48:25 AND CERTAINLY THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY FISCALLY CHALLENGING, BUT WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF 19:48:31 DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES AND WE'RE WORKING HARD ON THOSE AREAS, WHETHER IT'S THE ARPA FUNDING OR OTHER AREAS 19:48:39 TO SECURE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DISCUSS THIS, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ANY MEMBERS OF THE 19:48:42 PUBLIC IF THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ANY AFTERWARDS. 19:48:44 SO COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED. 19:48:46 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:48:54 I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE THE SAME COMMENT AS YOU DID, SO I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT THE BUDGET IS 19:49:06 NOT SET IN STONE AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF THE ECONOMIC STATUS FOR EITHER THIS COUNTRY, THE STATE, COUNTY 19:49:12 AND THE CITY, THEN THERE WILL BE NOT ONLY INTERIM REPORTS BUT ADJUSTMENTS. 19:49:20 SO IN THAT CASE, OF COURSE ANY MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS WOULD NEED THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 19:49:25 I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. 19:49:25 THANK YOU. 19:49:30 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:49:33 DIRECTOR PERSSELIN, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY -- WE ALSO HAVE COUNCILMEMBER COX. 19:49:35 I SEE YOUR HAND RAISED. 19:49:44 >> Councilmember Cox: I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, WITH THE BUDGET OVERVIEW, THAT IT REALLY SPELLS OUT A LOT OF OUR 19:49:54 OUTLOOK IN 2022 TO 2023, AND WE ARE TAKING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PANDEMIC-RELATED RECESSION, BUT ALSO 19:50:08 THE HIGH INFLATION THAT'S OCCURRING, EVEN WITH THE RUSSIAN INNOVATION OF UKRAINE AND ANY PUBLIC HEALTH -- ARE 19:50:13 BUILT INTO THE BUDGET AT THE TIME WE ARE REVIEWING THIS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ALL ECONOMIC INDICATORS, BUT ALSO 19:50:21 KNOWING WHERE OUR SOURCES OF MONEY HAVE COME FROM, WHICH WE KNOW IT'S COMING FROM PROPERTY TAXES WHICH WE THINK THE 19:50:28 THANK THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE RESIDENTS HERE IN FREMONT, BUT ALSO LOOKING FORWARD INTO WHAT THE GROWTH 19:50:31 WOULD BE. 19:50:40 THOSE ARE BEING CONSIDERED RIGHT NOW, THAT THE GROWTH IS 3% FOR 2022, BUT SLOWING IN THE MID PART OF 2023. 19:50:51 SO WE ARE LOOKING AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE NORMALLY GOOD GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL PRACTICES THAT 19:51:00 ARE TO BE ADOPTED AND I APPRECIATE HAVE BEEN A FIRST HEARING AND NOW A SECOND HEARING, AND ALSO THAT I APPRECIATE 19:51:09 OUR STAFF THAT HAS PREPARED THIS LENGTHY DOCUMENT, AND IT'S REALLY DETAILING OUT, BY DEPARTMENT, BY WHAT 19:51:17 WHAT THE CITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO, THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHERE THE MONEY IS 19:51:17 BEING SPENT. 19:51:26 AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS OF DAVE AND HIS WHOLE TEAM, EVERYONE THAT HAS REVIEWED AND LOOKED AT 19:51:34 VERIFIED ALL THIS INFORMATION, THAT THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT IN OUR GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL PRACTICES, 19:51:44 ESPECIALLY OF THE GASB, AND REALLY JOIN WHERE OUR GROWTH IS AND ACCOUNTING FOR SOME OF THE NEW THINGS, AND MAYBE DAVE 19:51:52 CAN HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THE BUDGET AS WE GO FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE 19:51:59 JUST HONORED OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, BUT ALSO OUR FIRE AND POLICE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE 19:52:02 WORKING TOWARDS TO HELP BUILD IN THAT AREA AS WELL. 19:52:11 >> Mr. Persselin: SURE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND RESPOND IF THAT'S OKAY. 19:52:12 >> Mayor Mei: SURE. 19:52:22 I ALSO SEE COUNCILMEMBER RICK JONES AND SALWAN BUT WE'LL ASK THEM AFTERWARDS. 19:52:27 >> Mr. Persselin: SORT OF FOLLOWING UP ON THE COLLECTION OF COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, YOU KNOW, AS JUST A SORT OF 19:52:36 BRIEF SUMMARY, STAFF MET WITH CITY COUNCIL AT THE CITY COUNCIL RETREAT BACK IN FEBRUARY TO GET GUIDANCE FROM 19:52:38 THE COUNCIL ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES. 19:52:44 AS COUNCILMEMBER COX ALLUDED TO, ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES WAS PUBLIC SAFETY. 19:52:48 ANOTHER FOUNDATIONAL PRIORITY WAS FISCAL STABILITY. 19:52:57 AND SO AS STAFF PUT TOGETHER THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, THOSE WERE THINGS THAT WERE TOP 19:53:00 OF MIND. 19:53:08 AS A RESULT, YOU SEE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE ARE ACTIVATING A NEW FIRE TRUCK COMPANY, SO THAT'S NINE 19:53:12 FIRE STAFF, A NEW COMPANY FOR THE CITY. 19:53:23 WE ALSO HAVE ADDED TWO NEW POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS, SO DEFINITELY ADDING STAFF AND CAPABILITY AND PUBLIC 19:53:28 SAFETY, WE'RE ADDING 26 POSITIONS OVERALL CITYWIDE. 19:53:38 SOME OF THOSE RESPOND TO INCREASING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY WITHIN THE CITY, OTHERS RESPOND TO HOMELESS NEEDSMENT 19:53:46 SO WE HAVE DEFINITELY FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL TOLD US AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE 19:53:49 COMMUNITY THAT THEY RANK AS THEIR HIGHEST PRIORITIES. 19:54:00 WE PRESENTED THE BUDGET AT THE INITIAL MEETING IN MAY, AND THEN WE HAD THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING LAST WEEK AND 19:54:02 THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. 19:54:11 GOING FORWARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO NOTE OR A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO NOTE IS THAT AS 19:54:18 COUNCILMEMBER COX ALLUDED TO, WE HAVE INCORPORATED OUR BEST ESTIMATES OF BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN THE 19:54:20 PROPOSED BUDGET. 19:54:30 KNOWING THAT WE'RE FACING INFLATION, A NUMBER OF THE EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES INCORPORATE RELATIVELY HIGH INFLATION 19:54:33 ESTIMATES FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. 19:54:42 AND THEN SECONDLY, GOING BACK TO AN ACTION THAT COUNCIL TOOK LAST FALL, THE CITY COUNCIL NOT ONLY RESTORED OUR 19:54:49 GENERAL FUND BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE TO THE LEVEL IT WAS PRE-COVID, BUT THEN INCREASED TO $10 MILLION. 19:54:59 SO ONE OF THE REAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR HIP POCKET IN CASE INFLATION DOES REALLY SPIKE OR THE ECONOMY 19:55:07 REALLY DOES SLOW DOWN TO A LEVEL OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR, THAT THE CITY IS REALLY EXPERIENCING SOME SORT 19:55:11 OF EITHER LOW REVENUES OR REALLY HIGH EXPENSES. 19:55:20 WE HAVE THE BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE TO DRAW ON WHILE WE REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT IN ORDER TO 19:55:21 RESPOND TO WHATEVER'S HAPPENING. 19:55:26 AND I WOULD JUST CIRCLE RIGHT BACK TO WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020 WITH COVID. 19:55:33 THE COUNCIL HAD ESTABLISHED THE BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE, WHICH GAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO 19:55:40 RESPOND IN THAT FISCAL YEAR, WE WENT BACK TO COUNCIL, WE IMPOSED A HIRING FREEZE TO REDUCE EXPENDITURES IN THAT 19:55:49 YEAR, AND THEN WE TOOK A NUMBER OF ACTIONS TO REDUCE EXPENDITURES IN THE NEXT-YEAR BUDGET, ULTIMATELY REDUCING 19:55:56 THAT NEXT-YEAR BUDGET BY $18 MILLION TO RESPOND LARGELY TO WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING TO BE REDUCED REVENUES. 19:56:04 SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ECONOMY DOES GO INTO A RECESSION THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT 19:56:11 IMPACT ON EITHER THE CITY'S REVENUES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, OR EXPENDITURES OVER THE NEXT 19:56:12 YEAR. 19:56:15 SO WE OUGHT TO BE WELL SITUATED. 19:56:19 NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. 19:56:27 THE FED IS MEETING RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE A REPORT OR HAVE A PRESS RELEASE TOMORROW ALONG WITH 19:56:36 PROJECTIONS OF WHAT THEY THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR, BUT IF YOU'RE A FED WATCHER 19:56:41 LIKE I AM, YOU WILL KNOW THAT THEY CHANGE THOSE PROJECTIONS EVERY TIME THEY MEET, AND SO TRYING TO PREDICT 19:56:44 THE FUTURE IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. 19:56:53 SO THE BEST WE CAN DO IS TO PLAN FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO AND THEN TRY TO BUILD SAFETY 19:57:01 MECHANISMS LIKE OUR BUDGET UNCERTAINTY RESERVE TO HELP US WEATHER ANY ADVERSE DEVIATIONS FROM THAT. 19:57:05 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:57:11 AND I KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE RAISED HANDS FROM COUNCILMEMBER JONES AND VICE MAYOR SALWAN. 19:57:13 COUNCILMEMBER JONES? 19:57:14 >> Councilmember Jones: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:57:17 AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR PERSSELIN AND YOUR TEAM. 19:57:20 VERY COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET, AS USUAL. 19:57:27 YOU KNOW, ALL OF US RECEIVED A HARD COPY OF IT, AND IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE READ FROM COVER TO COVER. 19:57:29 YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. 19:57:31 YOU ALWAYS PLAN FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. 19:57:38 BUT THIS IS A FLUID DOCUMENT, AND WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY GOING FORWARD, AND I AM READY TO MAKE 19:57:42 A MOTION TO APPROVE AS SOON AS VICE MAYOR SALWAN MAKES HIS COMMENTS. 19:57:42 THANK YOU. 19:57:43 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 19:57:44 VICE MAYOR SALWAN. 19:57:48 >> Vice Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 19:57:53 WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE MR. PERSSELIN'S COMMENTS BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO DISCUSS THE TIMELINE. 19:58:01 I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, AND 19:58:07 YOU KNOW, BIG PICTURE, WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN MOST CITIES AND I THINK WE MADE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND WE PUT 19:58:11 SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR PAYING DOWN PENSIONS. 19:58:19 WE COMMITTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, ROAD REPAIR, AND WE ARE A FULL SERVICE CITY AND I THINK THE FUTURE IS OVERALBRIGHT 19:58:24 FOR FREMONT, ALTHOUGH WE DO NEED TO ANTICIPATE RECESSION COMING. 19:58:29 NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FED IS GOING TO DO AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO DO, SO WE JUST HAVE TO 19:58:36 KEEP PLUGGING ALONG, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT MR. PERSSELIN IS THINKING AHEAD AND WE ARE A 19:58:41 FISCAL-CONSERVATIVE CITY THAT'S TRYING TO PAY DOWN ITS DEBT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HOLD THE LINE ON COSTS. 19:58:43 SO THANK YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO SECOND COUNCILMEMBER JONES' MOTION. 19:58:46 >> Mayor Mei: WONDERFUL. 19:58:48 SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 19:58:53 MAY I ASK FOR -- LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS. 19:58:56 IF NOT, MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE? 19:58:58 >> Ms. Gauthier: COUNCILMEMBER COX, AYE. 19:59:01 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, AYE. 19:59:03 COUNCILMEMBER KASSAN, AYE. 19:59:05 COUNCILMEMBER JONES, AYE. 19:59:08 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, AYE. 19:59:10 VICE MAYOR SALWAN, AYE. 19:59:12 MAYOR MEI, AYE. 19:59:15 SO THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 19:59:20 AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR JOINING US ON THIS CONVERSATION. 19:59:30 NEXT ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS ANY REPORT OUTS FROM -- ORAL REPORTS FROM MEETINGS. 19:59:38 I WANTED TO SHARE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF OUR ONE LAST SPEAKER WAS ABLE TO JOIN US. 19:59:39 I WANTED TO CHECK ONE MORE TIME. 19:59:42 I DIDN'T SEE HIM ABLE TO JOIN US. 19:59:53 BUT JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE WILL BE CLOSING THIS EVENING IN HONOR OF OUR FORMER COUNCILMEMBER JOHN 20:00:00 DUTRA, WHO WILL BE HAVING A MEMORIAL SERVICE THIS WEEK, ON FRIDAY, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION, AND 20:00:07 I HAD ORIGINALLY HAD A PROCLAMATION TO SHARE, WHICH WE WILL PRESENT TO THE FAMILY, BUT I WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO 20:00:16 PRESENT IT AND OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AT THIS TIME, AND SO THERE IS A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT HARBOR LIGHT 20:00:18 CHURCH ON -- I BELIEVE IT'S THIS FRIDAY. 20:00:24 SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT, AND IF THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED WILL MAKE SURE IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO BE ABLE TO JOIN 20:00:26 US AT HARBOR LIGHT CHURCH. 20:00:32 SO I ALSO SEE I HAVE RAISED HANDS FOR REPORT OUTS AND I HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS TO REPORT BUT I'LL SEE IF 20:00:41 COUNCILMEMBER COX AND COUNCILMEMBER YANG SHAO, AND PLEASE DON'T DROP OFF, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IN MEMORY OF OUR 20:00:43 FORMER COUNCILMEMBER JOHN DUTRA. 20:00:43 >> Councilmember Cox: THANK YOU. 20:00:52 ON A HAPPIER NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, AND THIS MAY BE THAT SOME OF MY OTHER FELLOW COLLEAGUES, MAYOR AND 20:00:56 CITY COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED A CALL TODAY. 20:01:04 AS YOU MAY RECALL, BACK IN APRIL, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF 20:01:15 WASHINGTON HOSPITAL TO BECOME A EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER, LEVEL 2, AND WE JUST RECEIVED WORD TODAY THAT THEY 20:01:25 GOT APPROVED BY ALAMEDA COUNCIL TEAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL AGENCY, AND I JUST HAD WANTED TO PASS ON TO ALL OF OUR 20:01:33 COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND CITY STAFF AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING TONIGHT 20:01:43 THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, AGNES COCHRAN FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 20:01:51 PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON HOSPITAL HAD CONTACTED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT THIS HAD PASSED AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING 20:02:00 TOWARDS MAKING THIS IMPLEMENTED AND HAPPEN RIGHT HERE IN FREMONT, SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE SAVING A LOT OF 20:02:08 LIVES FOR OUR FREMONT RESIDENTS, BUT THOSE THAT MAY PASS THROUGH AND BE IN OUR CORRIDOR TO SEEK MEDICAL 20:02:20 ASSISTANCE, THAT THIS WOULD BE A BIG WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TOPNOTCH MEDICAL SERVICES AND 20:02:24 REALLY HELP THE COMMUNITY AND OUR WELLNESS. 20:02:34 SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO REPORT THAT, AND THAT THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE LIGHT FOR THE CITY OF FREMONT AND THE 20:02:36 PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 20:02:37 THANK YOU. 20:02:40 >> Mayor Mei: ABSOLUTELY. 20:02:47 I'M VERY EXCITED THAT ANGUS REACHED OUT AND I'M GLAD WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR SO MANY YEARS. 20:02:53 THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH BOTH OUR PREVIOUS CEO NANCY HARPER AS WELL AS 20:03:01 OUR CURRENT CEO, KIMBERLY, AND IN FACT I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF FREMONT ON THAT CONVERSATION 20:03:10 AS WELL AS THE DISCUSSION AND REVEUL FROM THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE PRESENTATION. 20:03:16 THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY OF FREMONT HAS BEEN LOOKING AT FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT 20:03:22 DIRECTION, AND THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT AND EXCELLENT PARTNER NOT JUST FOR OUR CITY BUT THE CITY OF UNION CITY, CITY 20:03:28 OF NEWARK AND HAYWARD, IN LIGHT OF THE NEEDS WE'VE SEEN RIGHT NOW IN THIS PANDEMIC PERIOD, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO 20:03:36 COME FORTH WITH THE MORRIS HEIN MAN CENTER, FOR THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT, FOR ALSO THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT 20:03:46 I THINK ARE CRITICAL IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE, THE JOINT MEDICAL CENTER FOR UCSF, WASHINGTON HOSPITAL DOWN IN WARM 20:03:53 SPRINGS, AND THIS IS A TRULY AN ITEM THAT WILL HELP US TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE 20:03:58 CHALLENGES, THE TRAFFIC, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO CRITICAL SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED, SO IN LOOKING AT THIS STUDY, 20:04:04 WE WERE COMPETEING WITH SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND I'M SURE THOSE WILL ALSO BE FULFILLED, BUT LOOKING AT THE 20:04:11 ANALYSIS AND STUDY, I'VE SEEN FURTHER GROWTH IN NORTH COUNTY AND FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY, WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THAT 20:04:17 TYPE OF SERVICE LEVEL THAT WE'VE REALLY NEEDED, SO IT'S DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WE'RE EXCITED 20:04:29 THAT OUR COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEIR BOARD, REALLY EXCITED, I SAW THE PRESS 20:04:35 RELEASE, ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAD ALSO PRESENTED THIS SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD 20:04:38 FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND TO GET THEIR SUPPORT. 20:04:40 SO THIS IS HOPEFULLY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 20:04:43 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO, I THINK YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT. 20:04:47 I HAVE ONE MORE THING AFTER THIS BESIDES CLOSING. 20:04:49 >> Councilmember Shao: THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. 20:04:55 BEFORE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS IN HEALTHCARE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT WE HAD THE MONTHLY MEETING AT 20:05:05 THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND I WAS SITTING ON THE COMMISSION AS THE VICE CHAIR, AND WE PASSED THE 20:05:09 ANNUAL BUDGET JUST LIKE WHAT THE CITY JUST DID. 20:05:19 IN ADDITION, WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROGRESS OF REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CURT WEISS AS PART 20:05:23 OF OUR COMMISSION'S ROUTINE. 20:05:30 I NEED TO JUST POINT OUT THAT ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN DOING GREAT EFFORT TO FIGHT AGAINST 20:05:39 HOMELESSNESS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, INCLUDING FREMONT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH THE HELP OF 20:05:42 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. 20:05:43 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 20:05:44 >> Mayor Mei: THANK YOU. 20:05:47 I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. 20:05:55 I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME REPURPOSE OF SOME OF OUR 20:06:04 CITY SPACE AND WE HAD LINK LOGISTICS COME, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPURPOSE A SIGHT AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THEM 20:06:10 DELIVER ADDITIONAL SPACE, AND I WAS JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG AT THAT OPPORTUNITY. 20:06:16 SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, AND I WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT NEXT 20:06:23 WEEK, THERE WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE THE STATE OF THE CITY MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH 20:06:35 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU, IT WILL BE AT THE DOWNTOWN EVENT CENTER FROM 8:00 TO 20:06:36 10:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD. 20:06:41 SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. 20:06:46 IT WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE ONE ANOTHER. 20:06:53 BUT MUCH OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE HAS BEEN THINGS THAT WE WORK IN CONCERT WITH ONE ANOTHER AS COUNCILMEMBERS, AND 20:07:01 ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SO MANY WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, WHETHER ON COUNCIL OR MAYORS, PAST LEADERSHIP. 20:07:05 ALSO ESPECIALLY I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF. 20:07:15 THAT BEING SAID, I WANTED TO CLOSE THIS EVENING WITH THE MOMENT OF SILENCE IN LIGHT OF OUR RECENT LOSS OF OUR FORMER 20:07:20 COUNCILMEMBER AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER JOHN DUTRA, JOHN DUTRA, SENIOR. 20:07:23 I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. 20:07:24 THANK YOU. 20:07:47 THANK YOU. 20:07:56 SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE WILL BE A SERVICE, AND IT'S AT HARBOR LIGHT CHURCH FOR OUR FORMER 20:07:59 COUNCILMEMBER AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER. 20:08:05 IT WILL BE FRIDAY, IF I'M CORRECT, APOLOGIZE -- 20:08:07 >> Councilmember Cox: AT 2:30. 20:08:14 >> Mayor Mei: 2:30 TO 4:00 P.M. AT HARBOR LIGHT CHURCH ON THORNTON AVENUE. 20:08:15 JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT. 20:08:21 AND THANK ALL OF YOU, TO BE WELL, TO BE SAFE AND TO BE HEALTHY. 20:08:31 I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE HAD SIGNED A LETTER AND AWARENESS FOR GUN VIOLENCE AND IN 20:08:38 PARTICULAR EVERY TOWN IN AMERICA AS WELL AS MAYORS AGAINST ILLEGAL GUNS, AND WE WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT 20:08:42 HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE ADDITIONAL ACTION BEING TAKEN. 20:08:48 WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, AGAIN, AND BE WELL, BE SAFE, AND TO BE HEALTHY, AND LOOKING FORWARD 20:08:50 TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 20:08:51 THANK YOU. 20:08:52 HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.