Oct 11, 2022 - 04:26 PM

>> A HUSH FELL OVER THE CROWD SO I GUESS IT IS TIME TO START. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL IS ACTING AS A SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FINANCING AUTHORITY. TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022. ROLL CALL. >> VANESSA, GEORGE, AND I AM RANDY. SUE HIGGINS IS ATTENDING A TRANSIT AUTHORITY CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON. SHE IS THERE REPRESENTING THE CITY AND HER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE AND LIBERTY FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THE NEXT ITEM OF HIS PROCLAMATIONS BUT I DO NOT HAVE THEM. WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THOSE, WE CAN MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, WE ASK YOU TO FILL OUT ONE OF THE BLUE CARDS AND MARK ON AT THE AGENDA NUMBER SO WE KNOW TO CALL YOU AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. PAST THE CARD APPEAR AND THEY WILL GIVE IT TO ME AND I WILL KEEP TRACK OF THAT SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ALLOCATE TIME. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR WE HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT ON 3.8. WHICH I BELIEVE WAS RESOLVED. SO WE DO NOT NEED TO PULL THAT UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO. >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> IT IS UNANIMOUS, THANK YOU. CIRCLING BACK, THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE A NATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MONTH. ARE YOU HERE? NO? OKAY. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. SHANNON. NO. RED RIBBON WEEK. SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST. PATRICIA? PATRICIA IS HERE? OKAY. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, IS IT JANET? GREAT. SO WE WILL TAKE THE RED RIBBON WEEK AND MEET YOU UP FRONT THERE. NO? YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS STRANGE LADY? YOUR ADVISOR WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE TAKING PHOTOS. THE CITY OF OAKLEY AND THE PRIDE AND PURPOSE PROJECT VALUE OUR CITIZENS ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH. UNDERAGE DRUG USE IS DAMAGING TO ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND THE THREE LEADING CAUSES FOR DEATH FOR TEENAGERS. THE NATIONAL RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN GIVES THE CITIZENS AND THE YOUTH OF OAKLEY A OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLES. NO ILLEGAL USE OF LEGAL OR ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE CELEBRATED IN THE CITY OF OAKLEY DURING RED RIBBON WEEK OCTOBER 31 THROUGH 31st. THE CITY OF OAKLEY AND THE PRIDE AND PURPOSE PROJECT, TO INVOLVE FAMILY SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND ESTABLISH A ATMOSPHERE THAT SUPPORTS AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ONGOING INITIATIVES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL DRUG USE. AND TO SHOWCASE THIS BY WEARING AND DISPLAYING RED RIBBONS DURING THIS WEEKLONG CAMPAIGN. WERE AS THE RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN WEEK PROMOTES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR LIVING HEALTHY DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLES AND WHERE AS THE PRIME PURPOSE PROJECT AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WILL SHOW VISIBLE AND UNIFIED INVENTION EDUCATION EFFORTS LAUNCH TO ELIMINATE THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS. THE PRIDE AND PURPOSE PROJECT COMMITS TO UTILIZE ITS RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN IN OAKLEY. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OCTOBER 23-31, 2022 AS RED RIBBON WEEK. AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH AND CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG PREVENTION ACTIVITIES MAKING A VISIBLE STATEMENT THAT WE STRONGLY SUPPORT A DRUG FREE LIFE AMONGST OUR YOUTH IN OAKLEY. PHOTO? >> HELLO. BEFORE I START I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF OAKLEY FOR PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 23 THROUGH THE 31st RED RIBBON WEEK. I AM CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PROGRAM PROJECT PRIDE AND PURPOSE. THE REASON WHY I CHOOSE TO LIVE A DRUG-FREE LIFE IS BECAUSE I GET TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS, CONTROL MY EMOTIONS AND HEALTH. DRUGS WOULD TAKE AWAY MY ABILITY TO CONTROL MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS WHICH WOULD INCREASE MY CHANCES OF BECOMING MORE IMPULSIVE AND PREVENT ME FROM MAKING GOOD DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND ME AND MYSELF. ALSO DRUGS WOULD ALSO ALTER MY PERSONALITY AND ENCOURAGE THINGS LIKE ANGRY OUTBURSTS, SUDDEN MOOD SWINGS AND MAKE ME MORE IRRITABLE. WITH A DRUG-FREE LIFE, I AM ABLE TO MAINTAIN OR CONTROL MY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. BY LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE I AM ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY HEALTH AND ELONGATE MY LIFE JUST A LITTLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE THINGS LIKE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, POSSIBLY COLLEGE. SEEING MY FAMILY IN PEACE AND BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW MIKE GRANDCHILDREN WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. I JUST WANT TO SAY LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE MAKES ME APPRECIATE AND ENJOY LIFE AS IT IS AND IT FURTHER ALLOWS ME TO SPEND TIME WITH THOSE AROUND ME. >> HELLO, I AM PATRICIA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRIDE AND PURPOSE PROJECT. EACH INDIVIDUAL CELEBRATES THEIR LIFE DIFFERENTLY. WE MAY ALSO CELEBRATE IN COMMON WAYS. LIKE TREATING OURSELVES TO FOOD AND GIFT OURSELVES SOMETHING. ONE WAY TO CELEBRATE MY LIFE IS RELAXING. GET MY FAVORITE SNACKS AND READ A BOOK OR WATCH A SHOW. I AM A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS OCCURRING THIS VERY SECOND. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW PRECIOUS BEING ABLE TO RELAX IS. I TOOK RIGOROUS COURSES BEFORE ON TOP OF COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A TIME THAT I CAN PEACEFULLY RELAX BY MYSELF AND PLAY WITH MY BABY SISTER WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS AND APPLICATIONS. BEING ABLE TO RELAX IS A PRIVILEGE AND SOMETHING I AM GRATEFUL FOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> WHEREAS BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN THE U.S. IN 2022, HE ESTIMATED 287,000 NEW CASES OF INVASIVE BREAST CANCER ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN IN THE U.S. AND 2710 IN MAN. WHEREAS BREAST CANCER REMAINS THE SECOND-LEADING COST OF CANCER DEATH AMONG AMERICAN WOMEN IT IS PROJECTED IT WILL CLAIM 43,250 WOMEN IN THE U.S. IN 2022. WHEREAS ALTHOUGH MEN ARE NOT AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEVELOPING THIS FORM OF CANCER AS WOMEN, 2710 MEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER THIS YEAR. WELL SURVIVAL RATES ARE SIMILAR AT PARALLEL STAGES, MEN REPORT SYMPTOMS LESS FREQUENTLY AND ARE THEREFORE AT GREATER RISK OF DEVELOPING A ADVANCE CASE OF BREAST CANCER BEFORE DETECTION. WHEREAS DEATH RATES HAVE BEEN DECLINING AND THIS CHANGE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF EARLIER DETECTION AND IMPROVED TREATMENT AND WERE AS X-RAY OF THE BREAST IS RECOGNIZED AS THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF DETECTING REST CHANGES THAT MAY BE CANCER BEFORE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS CAN BE SEEN OR FELT, WHERE AS RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SURVIVORS ARE DEDICATED TO SURVIVE DISCOVERING THE CURE FOR BREAST CANCER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT AND EFFORT IN THIS CAUSE AND CELEBRATE THOSE WORKING TOWARDS A CURE. WHILE WE RECOGNIZE SURVIVORS AMONG US AND HONOR THEIR FAITH AND COURAGE. OVER 2 1/2 MILLION BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS TODAY GIVES US HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE MAYOR OF OAKLEY I HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 22 TRUE AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS TO LEARN THE FACTS ABOUT REST CANCER AND INVEST IN A HEALTHY FUTURE BY EXERCISING REGULARLY, AND LIMITING ALCOHOL USE AND OBTAINING REGULAR BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I ENDED CHIEF NURSING NURSING OFFICER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE CITY STAFF FOR THIS RECOGNITION. MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY MEMBERS OF THE ANTIOCH MEDICAL CENTER AS A ORGANIZATION. WE ARE COMMITMENT COMMITTED TO EARLY DETECTION AND CANCER PREVENTION AND THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT IN THE ANTIOCH MEDICAL CENTER IS FOCUSING ON EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS AND ARE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PATIENTS AND THE MEMBERS WORKING ON THEIR FAMILY HISTORY TO TAILOR ALL OF THE CARE BASED ON THEIR FAMILY HISTORY. EVEN AFTER CANCER HAS BEEN DETECTED AND IS TREATED, THEY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PATIENTS IN NUMBERS TO MONITOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THE TREATMENT THEY HAVE RECEIVED HAVE NO LINGERING SIDE EFFECTS. SO AGAIN I WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO ALL OF YOU, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AS YOU HAVE HEARD WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, IT DOES AFFECT BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AND EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY TO THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER. AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF KAISER PERMANENTE. >> THIS IS LIBRARIES WEEK. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE NOT CONFINED TO ANY GROUP OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE BUT ACROSS ALL ECONOMIC RACIAL AND SOCIETAL BARRIERS AND ARE SUPPORTED BY SOCIETAL AND DIFFERENT. WERE AS ONE IN EVERY THREE WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING HER LIFETIME, ONE IN EVERY 4 WILL EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT IN HER LIFETIME AND 1-6 MAN HAVE HAD A ABUSIVE OR UNWANTED SEXUAL EXPERIENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 15 1/2 MILLION CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVERY YEAR, WHEREAS WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER IS ABUSED THEY CAN HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS LEFT ON THE VICTIM THAT CAN ALSO LEAVE MARKS ON FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS FAMILIES ARE INDISPENSABLE TO A STABLE SOCIETY AND THEY SHOULD BE A PLACE OF SUPPORT TO INSTILL RESPONSIBILITY AND VALUES IN THE NEXT GENERATION. WHEREAS THE CRIMES OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE VIOLATE A INDIVIDUALS PRIVACY, DIGNITY, SECURITY AND HUMANITY DUE TO THE SYSTEMIC USE OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTROL OR ABUSE. WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE WIDE RANGING DIRECTLY AFFECTING MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECORD HIGHS THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WORK TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. WHEREAS LOCAL PROGRAMS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS PREVALENCE AND TO ELIMINATE IT THROUGH PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. WHEREAS ALL PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. NOW FOR THEIR BE IT RESOLVED, I HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2022 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE EFFORTS TO END VIOLENCE IN OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. >> GOOD EVENING, I AM THE EAST CENTER DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU KNOW. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITY IT IS SOMETHING I LIVE WITH EVERY DAY. MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION THAT ESCALATED TWO HOSTAGES TAKEN AND A ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION. IN THE WORDS OF PAUL, I HAVE HAD TO MOVE FORWARD AND NOT BE AFRAID SO I AM HERE DOING THIS WORK, GIVING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> WHERE AS THE PRINCE OF THE LIBRARY RAISE MONEY THAT ENABLES OUR LIBRARY TO MOVE FROM GOOD TO GREAT, PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING, SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S SUMMER READING AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WHERE AS THE WORK OF THE FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT OUR LIBRARY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO ENGAGE IN THE JOY OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONNECT WITH THE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FROM OTHERS FROM AGES PAST TO PRESENT. WHEREAS THE FRIENDS UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF WELL-FUNDED LIBRARIES AND ADVOCATE TO ENSURE OUR LIBRARY GETS THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ALL AGES INCLUDING ACCESS TO PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AS WELL AS EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN RESEARCH, READERS ADVISORY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES. WHEREAS THE FRIENDS GIFT OF THE TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THE LIBRARY SET THE EXAMPLE TO ALL AND VOLUNTEERISM LEADS TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 16 THROUGH THE 22nd 2022 AS NATIONAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARY WE CAN THE CITY OF OAKLEY AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND THINK THEM FOR ALL THEY DO TO MAKE OUR LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY SO MUCH BETTER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR POPE AND FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS. I FEEL THERE IS A GREAT CONTROVERSY ABOUT LIBRARIES, THIS MODERN-DAY LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY HAS KEPT TIME AND IS MOVING AHEAD. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND WORK IN FINDING OUT HOW MUCH LIBRARIES, NOT ONLY ARE THEY LIFELONG LEARNING CENTERS, LIBRARIES ARE CONNECTED JUST AS TEACHERS SPEND THEIR PERSONAL MONEY TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS LIBRARIES ARE ALSO INTERCONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOLS, BEFORE THE SCHOOLS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND ADULTS AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE WHEN THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS LIMITING VOTING, THERE IS SO MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT NEED TO LEARN HOW TO READ IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE QUALIFIED VOTING. THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IS JUST LIKE THE TEACHER HERSELF. WE COME IN AND SUPPORT THE LIBRARY, MOST PEOPLE THINK THE LIBRARIES ARE FUNDED AND SUSTAINED BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS NEEDING MONEY FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. FOR THE DIFFERENT SUMMER PROGRAMS, OUR TEAMS, LITERACY AND SO MANY OTHER PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY ITSELF AND LIBRARIES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BLACK AND WHITE, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT LIBRARIES IMPROVE PROPERTY TAXES WITHIN THE CITY. IT IS WONDERFUL FOR YOU ALL TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO US HAVING A NEW LIBRARY IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU. >> WE WENT THROUGH CONSENT, SO NOW WE ARE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SPECIAL LAND USES. I GUESS WE CAN INTRODUCE IT AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU, I AM THE PLANNING MANAGER HERE IN THE CITY OF OAKLEY. GOOD EVENING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE STAFF IS COMMENDING A EXTENSION TO A DATE UNCERTAIN TO LOOK AT THE COMMENTS MADE DURING THE LAST HEARING IN SEPTEMBER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT AS WELL. >> JUST A LITTLE NOMENCLATURE, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DATE CERTAIN IN A DATE UNCERTAIN, THE COUNCIL MAY KNOW THIS BUT OTHERS DO NOT. WE HAVE TO NOTICE THE ORDINANCE PUBLICLY WHICH WE DID IN THE NEWSPAPER. IF WE CONTINUED THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE 28 EIGHT CERTAIN, IN OTHER WORDS WE SAY IT IS COMING BACK AT THE MEETING ON SUCH A DATE, WE DO NOT HAVE TO RENOTICE. THE REASON THE AGENDA SAYS DATE UNCERTAIN DOES NOT MEAN WE WILL PUSH IT OFF, AND CONGRESS WHERE THEY SEND SOMETHING TO COMMITTEE AND TABLE IT AND IT NEVER COMES BACK. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING, THE DATE UNCERTAIN MEANS THAT STAFF IS LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ANALYSIS WE NEED TO DO. WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED AT THE LAST MEETING AND PROVIDE RESPONSES, EVEN IF WE STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. WE FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME RESPONSE OR EVIDENCE THAT CAN ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED. OUR ATTENTION AT THIS TIME IS TO BRING THAT BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THAT WAS AT THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, THE 2nd MEETING IN JANUARY, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE UP IN THE AIR BECAUSE WE ARE STILL BETTING THINGS THROUGH. THAT IS OUR REQUEST, A DATE UNCERTAIN DOES NOT MEAN MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, 2024. IN OUR VIEW IT MEANS JANUARY BUT IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO PUT A DATE CERTAIN ON THAT, YOU CAN CERTAINLY PICK A DAY AT YOUR PLEASURE, THAT IS JUST A RECOMMENDATION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON IT. WE HAVE A WRITTEN SUBMISSION THAT SAYS DOES NOT REQUEST TO SPEAK. ASKING ABOUT WHY THE DELAY. I THINK YOU EXPLAINED THAT ALREADY. OKAY THE LIBERATIONS ARE IN MOTION. >> I AM GOING TO ASK FOR A MORATORIUM ON ISSUING ANY CONDITIONAL USE OF A BUILDING PERMIT OR OTHER ITEMS THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN A ZONING ORDINANCE AND CONTINUE THAT MORATORIUM UNTIL WE DO PASS ONE. THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS REQUESTED OVER 18 MONTHS AGO FOR A REVIEW AND IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO HER TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PUT IT OFF. MY HISTORY IS, THERE WAS A HEARING IN THE STAFF PUT TOGETHER WHAT I CONSIDERED TO BE A SOLID ZONING ORDINANCE. IT WAS MET WITH HOSTILITY AND WENT BACK. NOW IT CAME BACK AND WENT BACK AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME IT KEEPS DEVELOPING AND PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON. MY SITUATION IS, IF IT IS GOING TO BE SHORT, THE DEVELOPERS ONLY HAVE TO WAIT A SHORT TIME. IT GOES ON FOR TWO YEARS AND WE GO BACK AND FORTH THE DEVELOPERS CAN WAIT TWO YEARS UNTIL WE DRAW THINGS. BUT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO REGAIN TRUST AND WE NEED TO SAY WE RESPECT THE INPUT OF COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS AND THE INPUT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE RESPECT THE STAFF AND WE ARE COMING BACK AGAIN SO WE WILL PUT A MORATORIUM ON ISSUING ANY TYPE OF BUILDING PERMITS OR ANYTHING ELSE ALONG THAT LINE UNTIL A ZONING ORDINANCE IS PASSED. IF IT IS PASSED IN JANUARY, WE WILL JUST LIFT THE MORATORIUM. IF IT GOES ON UNTIL NEXT JUNE WE CAN JUST WAIT BUT I THINK THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GO. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND PEOPLE ARE LOSING CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE BRINGING IT TOGETHER. THAT IS WHERE I AM. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DO A MORATORIUM? I KNOW WE TRIED IT BEFORE. >> NUMBER ONE, WE ARE MOVING OFF AGENDA BECAUSE THE ONLY ACTION TONIGHT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH DEALS WITH THESE 3-4 USES SO A GENERAL MORATORIUM IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT DISCUSS TONIGHT. I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. YOU CAN REQUEST THAT. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS A MORATORIUM REQUIRES A URGENCY ORDINANCE. WE HAVE DONE THOSE BEFORE SO IT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO DRAFT. BUT AGAIN WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT IT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. IF THAT IS A REQUEST THE COUNCIL WANTS TO THAT, WE CAN DO THAT AT THE END OF THE AGENDA BUT I WANT TO CAUTION THE ONLY THING WE CAN TALK ABOUT IS NOT THE SUBSTANCE OF IT BUT WHETHER WE SHOULD PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. >> IN ALL RESPECT I DISAGREE THAT IT WILL BE OFF AGENDA, IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE ITEM UP THAT WE WANT TO PUT OFF, WE CAN RESPOND TO THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT OFF. I AM NOT SAYING WE CANNOT VOTE ON IT BUT I THINK IT IS VERY MUCH ON AGENDA THAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR A INDEFINITE HEARING AND WE AS COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND. I DISAGREE THAT IT IS OFF AGENDA. IF WE MOVE ANYTHING, I WILL MOVE FOR A AMENDMENT THAT WE WILL PLACE A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUE. >> LET ME UNDERSTAND, I HEARD YOU SAY YOU WANT A MORATORIUM ON ANY APPROVALS ALTOGETHER, IS IT YOUR POSITION COUNCILMEMBER FULLER THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS YOU WANT A MORATORIUM ON ITEMS THAT ARE COVERED BY THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH WILL BE CARWASHES, SELF STORAGE, DRIVE-THROUGH'S, NOT EVERYTHING. >> I WILL ACCEPT IT FOR THIS MEETING BUT YES I WILL BE REQUESTING FOR A GENERAL MORATORIUM ACROSS THE BOARD TO COME BACK UNTIL IT IS COMPLETED. >> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN, WE CANNOT -- IF YOU WANT TO GIVE DIRECTION ON A MORATORIUM ON THESE ITEMS THAT ARE COVERED AS THIS ORDINANCE, I AGREE THAT WOULD BE GERMANE TO THIS ISSUE AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT BUT IF IT IS JUST A BLANKET MORATORIUM FOR ALL LAND USES WHATSOEVER THEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NUMEROUS LAND USES THAT WILL NOT EVEN BE ADDRESSED BY THIS ORDINANCE AND IF THAT IS WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DISCUSS, THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING. >> I WILL BE FOLLOWING A AMENDMENT TO ANY MOTION THAT A MORATORIUM BE PLACED ON THE THREE ITEMS MENTIONED HERE AND I WILL BE REQUESTING A AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON A GENERAL MORATORIUM IN TOTAL. UNTIL WE RESOLVE THE ZONING. WE KEEP SAYING IT IS JUST GOING TO BE THIS AND THAT. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND I THINK CITIZENS SHOULD KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, EVEN IF IT IS CARWASHES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WE CAN START AMENDING THE ONE THAT IS PROPOSED. WE KEEP SENDING IT BACK TO STAFF, WE CAN SEND THAT ONE BACK AS WELL. I THINK WE NEED TO FINISH THIS UP. IN THE MEANTIME THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THE TRUST THAT WE ARE NOT JUST PUTTING THINGS OFF BUT THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING. THAT WE ARE DOING IT. THE WAY TO DO THAT IS BOTH SIDES. THE COMMUNITY WAITS AND THE DEVELOPER WAITS UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS DONE. >> MY RESPONSE TO THAT WOULD BE THAT YOU ALSO NEED TO GIVE YOUR STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL TIME TO DO THEIR JOBS WELL AND TO DO IT RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO HEAR ALL OF THE SIDES OF THE ISSUE EVEN IF IT IS JUST A DEVELOPER REQUEST, AS A COUNCILMEMBER YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH A DEVELOPER REQUEST BUT FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WE WANT ZONING ORDINANCES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY THAT WORK FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE DEVELOPERS. ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. I TELL YOU, IN MY 20 YEARS AS A ATTORNEY, ESPECIALLY HAVING PRACTICED LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR ALL OF THOSE YEARS, I CAN APPRECIATE TO A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE PUBLIC HOW PEOPLE CAN SAY THIS IS TAKING A LOT OF TIME. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG? I KNOW BUT I ALSO KNOW AS THE PERSON THAT HAS TO DRAFT THESE THINGS AND CONSIDER THE CHALLENGES FROM ALL SIDES AND THE INPUT FROM ALL SIDES AND WORK WITH STAFF THAT WE CANNOT JUST CRANK STUFF OUT. AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE WORKING ON THIS ORDINANCE WE ARE WORKING ON ALL OF THE OTHER COUNCILS INITIATIVES. SO I APPRECIATE THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL TO MOVE IT FORWARD, THAT IS WHY STAFF AND I ARE SAYING WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU IN JANUARY, I DO NOT KNOW THAT MUCH IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO REQUEST THINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT IS IN THE DEVELOPERS INTEREST, WHAT THEY CAN WAIT FOR OR NOT WAIT FOR, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALSO CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF MYSELF AND STAFF. >> I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MINUTES AND WHAT IS SAID, I AM NOT SAYING DO NOT LOOK AT IT, I AM JUST SAYING UNTIL IT COMES BACK AND IT PASSES, THAT THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT ISSUE, THE PERMITS, THE CUP'S, ESPECIALLY CARWASHES, DRIVE-THROUGH'S AND ITEMS OF THAT NATURE, WHAT IS LISTED HERE. GO AHEAD, WE HAVE A MORATORIUM FOR TWO YEARS AND IF STAFF REALLY BELIEVES IT TAKES TWO YEARS TO DO IT CORRECTLY, THEN DO IT CORRECTLY BUT I CAN SEE -- I AM SAYING HOLD OFF, PUT A MORATORIUM ON PLACE UNTIL IT PASSES. I BELIEVE LEGALLY WE CAN DO THAT AND I HAVE SEEN IT DONE IN CITIES BEFORE. WE NEED TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A ZONING ORDINANCE AND YOU ARE SAYING, YOU NEED TIME. WE KEEP HEARING, WE NEED TIME. 18 MONTHS AGO. TAKE THE TIME. GO FOR IT. BUT WE WILL HAVE A MORATORIUM IN PLACE UNTIL IT IS DONE. THEN ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED WE WILL LEFT THE MORATORIUM AND COME BACK TO BUSINESS. I'M NOT SAYING YOU CANNOT HAVE TIME. BUT EVERY TIME WE COME UP HERE, WE NEED TIME. NOW WE HAVE TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY, WE WILL PROTECT YOUR INTEREST, WE KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN PATIENT WE WILL ASK THE DEVELOPERS TO BE PATIENT ALONG WITH YOU. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL STAFF COMES BACK. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> I WILL NOT BE ON COUNCIL NEXT YEAR BUT I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH EIGHT DATE CERTAIN. SO WE HAVE JANUARY 10th OR 24th MEETINGS? IF IT IS THE CONSENSUS OF COUNSEL I WOULD PREFER THAT ONE OF THOSE TWO DATES. >> SO, I OBVIOUSLY AGREE WITH HAVING A MORATORIUM FOR THESE SPECIFIC USES UNTIL WE CAN GET IT SOLIDIFIED. AND I WOULD FEEL BETTER AS WELL IF WE HAD A DATE. IN RESPECT FOR OUR STAFF, IF IT NEEDS TO BE THAT SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY, MAYBE THAT IS THE DATE WE SHOOT FOR BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DEFINITIVE DATE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PENDING APPLICATIONS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OR HOW MANY PEOPLE IT'S GOING TO AFFECT BUT I FEEL LIKE HAVING A MORATORIUM JUST GIVES THE COMMUNITY SOME REASSURANCE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST GOING TO RUSH THINGS THROUGH. I COULD SEE FROM THE COMMUNITY STANDPOINT HOW IT WOULD LOOK LIKE OKAY, THEY ARE JUST GOING TO KEEP PUTTING IT OFF AND MEANWHILE ALL THESE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS CAN GO THROUGH, AGAINST WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A MORATORIUM AND A DATE CERTAIN FOR JANUARY 24. >> IT'S UP TO YOU, IF THE MORATORIUM IS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO BRING BACK AS AN INTERIM MEASURE. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I DO NOT HAVE DRAFTING ABILITY TO HAVE A MORATORIUM READY BY MONDAY, WHICH IS WHEN THE AGENDA WILL CLOSE. SO IF IT IS YOUR DIRECTION TO BRING BACK A MORATORIUM, I WOULD ASK THAT IT COME IN THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WOULD GIVE STAFF , DRAFTING A MORATORIUM, I THINK YOU JUST WITHDREW THIS PREVIOUSLY WITH THE OIL AND GAS ISSUE, BUT AS YOU WILL SEE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL FINDINGS. AND THE FINDINGS REQUIRE 4/5 OF YOU TO MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THERE IS SOME DANGER OR SOME THREAT TO THE ORDERLY ADMINISTRATION OR ZONING CODE, NOW IN THE CASE OF THE OIL AND GAS, WE SAID LOOK, WE HAVE THIS OLD PERMITTING SYSTEM FOR OIL AND GAS AND WE ARE CONCERNED THERE MIGHT BE AN APPLICATION. SO I THINK YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED, WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR PERMITTING SYSTEM. I THINK YOU CAN MAKE THOSE FINDINGS BUT, ASKING ME TO DRAFT THAT BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY WHEN I NEED TO GET IT TO STAFF AND THEN IF I GOT IT TO STAFF ON MONDAY, THAT LEAVES NO TIME TO BET THAT. SO I DON'T THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE A SLEW OF APPLICATIONS BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER AND EVEN IF THERE ARE , THOSE AREN'T GOING TO LOCK IN THE STANDARDS , SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT IN THE -- THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST, WE COULD BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER BUT ASKING FOR IT ON THE 25th IS A REAL RUSH THAT I'M WORRIED THAT YOU WILL GET A RUSHED PRODUCT . IF WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT NEEDS TO BE DEFENSIBLE AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO DRAFT. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF WE PASS A MORATORIUM TONIGHT? >> WE HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT, WE HAVEN'T NOTICED A MORATORIUM ON THE AGENDA. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETELY NOTICED THAT THAT IS THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE GIVEN NO NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE BROWN ACT THAT WE WOULD EVEN BE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM. >> WELL, WE ARE CONSIDERING THE ONE, I CAN'T ADD AN AMENDMENT TO THE IDEA THAT WE WILL HAVE A MORATORIUM FOR A FUTURE DATE? >> NO, BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU TAKE OUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE INDICATED A REQUEST TO CONTINUE AND YOU JUST LOOK AT THE AGENDA, THE AGENDA SAYS INTRODUCTION AND WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING, WHICH SIGNALS TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE ORDINARY PROCESS, WHICH WOULD MEAN WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS TWICE, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THE INTRODUCTION TONIGHT SO THAT IF SOMEONE WAS READING THAT AND SAID OKAY, I'M NOT SURE, I WANT TO PROVIDE INPUT BUT I SEE THAT OAKLEY IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK A SECOND TIME. IF WE PUT IN THE URGENCY ORDINANCE, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THEY WOULD KNOW THEY NEED TO BE HERE FOR, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE BROWN ACT ISN'T SET UP TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT AN ORDINANCE HE -- URGENCY ORDINANCE IS CONTEMPLATED AS AN ACTION YOU MIGHT TAKE. >> MY CONCERN IS AGAIN, WE ARE PUTTING IT OFF, AND WE WILL COME BACK BUT IN NOVEMBER, WELL WE CAN WAIT UNTIL JANUARY. FINE . I'M JUST DONE, I'M READY FOR THE MORATORIUM, AND I'M GOING TO ASK RIGHT NOW AND I WILL PUT IT IN A FORMAL REQUEST, BUT PER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, I WANT TO KNOW EVERY CUP THAT SUPPLIED FOR EVERY BUILDING PERMIT, EVERY DESIGN BROUGHT IN THEY SUPPLIED FOR, DURING THIS TIME THAT WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS COMING ACROSS. I WILL SUBMIT IT, BUT I WANT EVERY TIME SOMEBODY WALKS IN WITH A CUP OR ANY DESIGN, I'M GOING TO SEE IT. WE NEED TO JUST GET THAT ORDINANCE OUT. >> MR. MEADOWS? >> WASN'T COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS MOTION THE ONLY 4.1 AND NOT MORATORIUM, AND MOVING THAT TO THE MEETING ON 24 JANUARY? >> CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION? >> I PROBABLY CONFUSED IT BY SAYING I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM AS WELL BUT MY MOTION IS TO CONTINUE IT TO THE SECOND MEETING. IN JANUARY. >> SECOND. >> I HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED THE VOTE YET? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AND OPPOSED? >> NO. >> ALL RIGHT, IT IS 3-1 . WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON THE REGULAR CALENDAR, WE ARE UP TO REPORTS NOW, CITY MANAGER. >> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE FIRST PART OF MY REPORT, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS HAS REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON MATTERS INVOLVING EAST CYPRESS AND I HAVE AN UPDATE ON SEVERAL AREAS AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT EAST CYPRESS, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE AREA STARTING UP MAIN STREET, TRAVERSING EAST , ALL THE WAY TO BELTLINE ROAD. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS TO COVER, THE FIRST IS THE BNSF RAILROAD AND THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD AT THAT RAILROAD CROSSING WITH THE SINGLE ARMS, THAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, OUR TEAM HERE INCLUDING OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONTACTING BNSF, WE STARTED OUT CONTACTING THEIR WASHINGTON OFFICE AND WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER CONTACT NOW, THEY ARE MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE, SO THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US AND THEY DID LET US KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL ISSUE STEMMED FROM SOME FAULTY SHUNTS ON THE TRACKS, THEY HAVE INDICATED THEY FIXED THOSE. ALTHOUGH AFTER THEY INDICATED THEY FIXED THOSE, THE RAILROAD ARMS ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. SO THEY INDICATED THEY HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT DOES WARN THE TRAINS AND THE TRAINS NOW THERE IS A MALFUNCTION AND THERE'S PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. BUT THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE THE PUBLIC MUCH COMFORT, AND THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE STAFF MUCH COMFORT BECAUSE IT DOES CREATE A REAL ISSUE, EAST CYPRESS IS THE MAIN ROAD TO TRAVERSE WHERE YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF HOMES THAT USE THAT AS THEIR PRIMARY POINT OF ACCESS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS OPERATIONAL AND SAFE, SO WE HAVE EXPRESSED OUR DESIRE TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE, THAT REPAIRS ARE MADE TIMELY, JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THEY WERE OUT THERE AGAIN AND WE WERE IN CONTACT AS RECENT AS TODAY. SO THAT IS THE UPDATE ON THAT ISSUE , I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS AS I GO OR I WAIT UNTIL THE END. >> IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? I GET TAGGED IN EVERY SINGLE POST BECAUSE I WAS LIKE MY GOSH, LET ME TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT FOR YOU GUYS. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE? >> YOU KNOW, I WISH WE HAD MORE LEVERAGE, BUT THE RAILROAD IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE ARE IN THE TOTEM POLE AND I SAY THAT WITH A SMILE BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THAT IS THE CASE. I WILL SAY THAT THE CONTACTS WE HAVE NOW HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIVE THAN ANYTIME WE CAN REMEMBER. SO WE ARE MAKING POSITIVE TRACTION. THERE IS A ONE 800 NUMBER, AND THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE USED TO DO, CALL THE ONE NUMBER HUNDRED -- 800 NUMBER AT THE CROSSING. THAT SEEMS TO BE INEFFECTIVE. I THINK ANY COMMENTS THEY CAN PROVIDE STAFF, AND I REALLY TO CONTACT THE MORE REGIONAL TEAM, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO DIRECT THIS MEETING. I KNOW IT IS SUCH A CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC, I KNOW WE HAVE HAD A RECENT ACCIDENT LAST YEAR THAT WAS TRAGIC, AND IT'S IN THE MINDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT MANY PEOPLE USE IT. SO ANY COMMENTS THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE THAT I CAN PASS ALONG WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> MR. MEADOWS? >> I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THEY KEEP WORKING ON IT AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN MAKING THOSE CONTACTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE -- I UNDERSTAND THE RAILROAD 'S SUPERIOR TO US, BUT EVEN IF THEY ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS WITH THE TRAINS, IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE TRAFFIC BACKING UP ON CYPRESS AND MAIN STREET. SO IT CAUSES OTHER ISSUES AND OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS, MAYBE NOT ON THEIR TRACKS BUT OTHER AREAS OF OAKLEY. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RAILROAD DO, BUT THEY NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT. AND I THINK THEY NEED TO STEP UP. >> MR. FULLER? >> WAY BACK IN THE DAY, FOR LAPD OUT BY VERNON, I ACTUALLY CITED TRAINS AND IT IS QUITE A FINE IF THEY GET CITED. BUT THEY COULDN'T BLOCK AN INTERSECTION FOR LONGER THAN 50 MINUTES, THEY USED TO BRING THE TRAINS DOWN AND STACK THEM THERE, CUTTING THE CITY OFF FROM VERNON, OR VERNON FROM THE CITY BASICALLY. BUT IT WASN'T EASY. THEY HAD TO GO FIND A CONDUCTOR, AND WITH THAT TIME, THERE WAS A CABOOSE, YOU HAD TO FIND OUT WHY THEY WERE MOVING IT. AND YOU HAD TO WATCH IT FOR 15 MINUTES, THEN YOU HAD TO WRITE A REPORT AND SUBMIT IT. HOWEVER, ONCE THAT WAS DONE, THE JUDGES TOOK THIS FAVORABLE VIEW AND THEY GOT THE POINT ACROSS BECAUSE THE FINES WERE NOT MINIMAL. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THERE BUT I DO BELIEVE, AND MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN HELP US ON THIS. THAT WE COULD SET AN OAKLEY ORDINANCE AS FAR AS TIMES STOPPING THE TRAFFIC , BE AT THE TRAIN OR THE ARMS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT IT WOULD TAKE SOME RESEARCH AND I WOULD FAVOR THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN EASY TASK IT WAS, BUT IT WAS FRUITFUL WHEN WE DID IT. >> WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A RESULT. IF THERE IS A MUNICIPAL CODE AVENUE, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS, THE RAILROAD RECEIVES MOST OF ITS AUTHORITY FEDERALLY SO OUR LOCAL AND EVEN STATE REPRESENTATIVES , IT'S PROBABLY OUR FEDERAL SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN THAT WE SHOULD APPROACH ON THIS. SO PERHAPS WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. I BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS TRANSPORTATION CODE, BUT THERE'S ALREADY A RESTRICTION ON BLOCKING FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES BUT AS FAR AS THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK. NEXT ITEM. >> PERFECT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER EAST AND DISCUSS THE PROPERTY, ABOUT 43 ACRE PARTNERSHIP , WE HAVE ENTITLED THE PROPERTY TO 208 HOMES, WE HAVE ACCELERATED BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT EAST CYPRESS IS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, WE HAVE ACCELERATED THE FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THAT PARCEL AND THAT EXTENDS FROM ABOUT NIGHTS, JUST ABOUT TO THE CANAL CROSSING. SO WE HAVE CIP NUMBER 247, THOSE PLANS ARE OUT, WE EXPECT TO OPEN BIDS LATER THIS WEEK, WE PLAN TO PRESENT A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT OF THE 25th MEETING THIS MONTH. AND WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO THAT IS A GREAT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, IT WILL INSTALL A SIX LANE ROADWAY IN THIS SECTION AND MAKE THAT SECTION MUCH MORE SAFE. SO GREAT DEVELOPMENT THERE, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, IF THERE ARE ANY. >> NOT SEEING ANY. >> PERFECT. THE NEXT SECTION OF EAST CYPRESS, THIS WOULD BE FROM THE CANAL TO BETHEL ISLAND ROAD, AS YOU KNOW EARLIER THIS YEAR IN APRIL, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A $28.5 MILLION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TI CAPITAL, THERE'S TWO DEVELOPERS BUILDING IN THE EAST CYPRESS AREA RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TI CAPITAL WHO HAS ABOUT 3200 HOMES AND THEY ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF WRAPPING UP THEIR PLANS AND PERMITS TO START CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE NOVA HOMES, ABOUT 824 HOMES AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY ACTING ON THE LEVEES IN THE SUMMER PROJECT. WE ARE WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS TO ENSURE THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS OUTLINED, ESPECIALLY WITH TI CAPITAL SPECIFIC TO THAT AGREEMENT, THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED PER THE AGREEMENT, WE UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL THAT IS AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE WIDENING OF THE CANAL CROSSING, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM THE CANAL . WE UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL THAT IS, THAT PROJECT ULTIMATELY WILL CONSTRUCT THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF BETHEL ISLAND ROAD WHICH WILL TRAVERSE OVER ROCK LOOP RIDGE, AND A NEW SECTION OF BETHEL ISLAND ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THAT BRIDGE CONNECTING ALL THE WAY TO DELTA. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ANALYZING THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT IS NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED AND WE WILL START ENGAGING PROPERTY OWNERS EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG QUITE NICELY WITH THAT PROJECT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I KNOW AT A MEETING, I THINK THE MEETING WHERE WE ALLOCATED ALL THE FUNDS, WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A TIMELINE ON OUR WEBSITE, DO WE HAVE THAT UP YET? I WAS JUST FURIOUSLY TRYING TO CAPTURE NOTES, BUT DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN SAY HEY, HERE'S THE STATUS. OR YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME THAT, JUST GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID. >> YEAH. WHAT WE DID AFTER, AROUND THAT TIME, WE HAVE UPDATED THE WEBSITE TO INCLUDE THE EVACUATION ROUTE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT TOPIC. SO WE HAVE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED AND THE EVACUATION ROUTES SPECIFICALLY , TO GET NOTICE OF THAT. BUT WE CAN UPDATE THE WEBPAGE WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE IMPROVEMENTS, NOT ONLY IN THAT SECTION BUT I THINK THE BURROUGHS PROPERTY IS EQUALLY AS RELEVANT BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO COMPLETE THE LINEAGE. MUCH SOONER, YES. >> MR. FULLER? >> YES, I HAVE A REQUEST, AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP WHAT WE ARE DOING ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD. WE ALSO HAVE FOUR OTHER PROJECTS GOING. AND I'M HEARING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE POLITICAL RHETORIC, THAT IF WE HAVE TO DO THIS PERVERSE -- FIRST BEFORE WE GO ONTO THE NEXT ONE AND THIS ONE IS PRIORITY, AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, WE HAVE FIVE DESIGNS GOING ON AT ONCE. AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT OPPOSED TO IF WE NEED TO, FIND THE CONSTRUCTION THERE. MR. MURRAY, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB, YOU ARE LEFT WITH SOMEBODY THAT JUST LEFT PEOPLE STRANDED, AND I CAN'T PAY DURING MY CAMPAIGN, AND WE WANT TO EXPAND CYPRESS ROAD, AND WE ARE GOING OUT TO DELTA ROAD AND WE ARE GOING OUT TO LAUREL. BUT, YOU HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE COMMUNITY, UNLESS THEY ARE GOING OUT, THEY DON'T SEE THAT. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE TO PERIODICALLY POST WHERE WE ARE IN THE EAST DESIGN AND GOING FORWARD. SO WHEN THE PUBLIC LOOKS AT IT, THEY KNOW THIS IS BEING DONE, JUST BECAUSE THIS PROJECT STARTED, THAT THIS PROJECT IS STILL ON TAP BUT HAS MORE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT IS ALL FUNDED AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT ALL DONE. IF YOU JUST STOP ONE PROJECT, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE OTHER PROJECT IS GOING TO GO THAT MUCH FASTER. I WOULD LIKE TO GET ALL OF THEM OUT AND WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THAT. >> THAT IS A GREAT POINT, WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE MORE UPDATES AND WE HAVE BEEN INCREASING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION WE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, JUST A NOTE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM , PROBABLY THE BUSIEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN IN TERMS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE HAVE VERY LARGE PROJECTS TO BID ON THE DESIGN AND NEARING CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY ARE VERY BUSY AND A LOT OF THESE ARE CENTERPIECE PROJECTS FOR THE CITY THAT WE NEED TO GET MOVING ON. SO, WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION OUT. MY NEXT UPDATE IS REGARDING THE EVACUATION ROUTES, JUST TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT WE DO HAVE AN EVACUATION AGREEMENT, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, THAT IS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WE USE TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY, IN ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT 2025 WHICH IS ON HOLE IN TRUCK AND WE ARE NEARING COMPLETION OF SIGNATURE OF A SIMILAR AGREEMENT WITH THE REFORMATION DISTRICT 799 WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION, THAT WE WILL FINISH AND COMPLETE THE OVERALL AGREEMENT STRUCTURE TO ALLOW THAT EVACUATION ROUTE. SO THINGS ARE DEFINITELY IN MOVEMENT AND FAR ALONG THAT FRONT . LASTLY, NEXT MEETING ON THE 25th, EXPECT A PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ALIGNMENT CONTRACT FOR THE RAILROAD EXTENSION, THAT WOULD BE FROM TETON ALL THE WAY TO SELLERS. THAT IS A CRITICAL PROJECT AS WELL, THAT WILL PROVIDE RELIEF FROM EAST CYPRESS AND PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM SELLERS TO LAUREL ROAD. >> [CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING] WE RECENTLY APPROVED A CONTRACT WHO IS VERY CAPABLE . THEY ARE COMING OUT IN THE NEXT WEEKS TO MEET WITH US IN PERSON SO WE CAN DISCUSS OUR PRIORITIES. THAT WRAPS UP THE UPDATE I HAVE UNLESS THERE ARE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. LASTLY, WE HAVE THE UPDATE ON THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS. I THINK IT STARTED OUT AS A REQUEST SPECIFICALLY WITH USE PERMITS, BUT WE HAVE EXPANDED THAT AND WE HAVE STARTED THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. YOU WILL SEE IT ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PUT, WE ARE GIVING DIRECT LINKS TO ACCESS THOSE. IT IS THE SEVENTH MOST VIEWED PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OUT THAT INFORMATION. I HOPE THAT GIVES US SOME CLOSURE TO THAT TOPIC , BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, PLEASE LET US KNOW. >>> ALL RIGHT, REPORTS FROM COUNSEL? MR. MEADOWS? >>> LAST WEEK I ATTENDED, VIRTUALLY, THE MAYOR'S' CONFERENCE. THE BIGGEST THING THERE IS THERE WILL BE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS COMING AT THEIR NEXT MEETING WITH CERTAIN MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS RETIRING. THERE ARE OPENINGS ON COMMITTEES. THEN ALL THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEES , ALL THEIR MEETINGS ARE CANCELED FOR NOVEMBER. THAT'S IT. >> MS. WILLIAMS? >> TRI-DELTA TRANSIT HAD A FULL RETURN TO SERVICE SEPTEMBER 12. THE TRY MY RIDE PROGRAM IS UP 46% WHICH IS GETTING 250 RIDES PER DAY. IT IS SORT OF AN UBER FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT YOU GET DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE AND IT IS ON-CALL. IT WAS PILOTED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND IT HAS EXTENDED. THE PROGRAM IS GOING GREAT. WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN AT-LARGE BOARD POSITION AVAILABLE. I HAVE POSTED THAT EVERYWHERE. WE WILL BE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR THAT. IT IS THE BEST COMMITTEE I HAVE EVER SERVED ON. IT IS VERY REWARDING. I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >>> THE ONLY ITEM I HAVE, THE HABITAT CONSERVANCY MEETING IS SCHEDULED. I EXPECT THIS TO BE THE LAST OF THE VIRTUAL REMOTE MEETINGS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN IN AND VIEW IT, YOU CAN GO TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE HABITAT CONSERVANCY PAGE. AFTER THAT, I BELIEVE IN 2023, WE WILL HAVE JUST IN PERSON MEETINGS. THAT MADE ME THINK OF SOMETHING. WE HAVE THE PLANNING PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE PLANNING PAGE. CAN WE GET A SIMILAR PAGE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS? I AM THINKING, WE GET THESE REPORTS SEMIANNUALLY OR QUARTERLY, BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS OR DON'T GO TO THE AGENDA, TO GO TO THE PLANNING PAGE AND SEE THOSE, HOPEFULLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS ON THE PIPELINE FROM PLANNING TO THE BID IS OUT AND YOU WILL SEE BULLDOZERS? >> I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T. WE ARE ALREADY PROVIDING A QUARTERLY REPORT WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DETAIL. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >>> REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, MR. FULLER? >> HE HAS, THE REQUEST FOR TWO MORATORIUMS. ONE FOR DRIVERS, SELF STORAGE DAISHA >> LET'S TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME. >> THIS IS ALL ONE MORATORIUM , ADDRESSING A MORATORIUM ON DRIVER RESTAURANTS, GAS STATIONS AND SELF STORAGE. THE ISSUE OF CUPS, PERMITS, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A MORATORIUM. THE SECOND MORATORIUM WOULD BE TO CONSIDER BANNING STOPPING ALL CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE ZONING IS APPROVED. IN MY MIND, THAT IS TWO ITEMS. ON THE CARWASHES AND ON THE BUILDING DESIGN . I WOULD LIKE A CLOSED SESSION, AND I THINK IT IS TIME, MR. MURRAY HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB IN TERMS OF OUR ROADS AND WE ARE STILL STUCK WITH LAUREL AND O'HARA. I WOULD LIKE TO START GETTING THE CITY COUNCIL INVOLVED. I WOULD LIKE A CLOSED SESSION MEETING WHERE WE CAN REPORT ON THE STATE OF WHERE WE ARE AND WE CAN PROVIDE DIRECTION AND WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE ON. ONE OF THE REASONS IS, YES, THAT PROPERTY IS UP FOR SALE. BUT IF IT IS SOLD TO ANOTHER DEVELOPER, WE ARE JUST STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. >> I BELIEVE WE ARE ON TRACK TO BRING FORWARD AN AGREEMENT ON THE 25th. FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY. I DON'T WANT TO GET THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK TO BRING IT FORWARD. >> WHAT IF I MODIFY MY REQUESTS, EITHER ON THE OPEN AGENDA FOR ACQUISITION OR ON THE CLOSED AGENDA SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT. ONE OR THE OTHER WOULD BE MY REQUEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I KNOW YOU HAVE WORKED VERY HARD ON THAT. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS RESOLUTION, AND I FEEL LIKE I AM STARTING A ONE PERSON CAMPAIGN. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY NO PERSON COULD COME TO THAT MICROPHONE AND EVEN BEGIN TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE RESOLUTION IS. IT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT THE TROUBLE IS, FIRST, THESE ARE PROPERTIES. WE ARE PAYING PART OF THE SALARY OF PEOPLE INTO A PENSION PROGRAM. THIS IS THEIR PROPERTY RIGHT, THIS IS PART OF THEIR PAY TO COME HERE AND WORK. PART OF BEING HERE IS THEIR DESIGNATED DUTIES AS FAR AS EMPLOYMENT. SO, WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE COME UP AND START TALKING, WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WITH FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS AND CHURCH MEMBERS. AND OTHERS. AND WE MAKE IT ALL PUBLIC. WE HANG IT OUT. THAT CREATES A HOSTILE, TOXIC OPPRESSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THAT NEEDS TO STOP. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT EVEN START. THAT SOMEBODY COMES UP AND WE CUT THAT OFF. WE NEED TO HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO SANCTION THE PERSON IF IT CONTINUES. THIS IS A PLACE OF WORK. WE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO COME INTO THE FOYER AND BEGIN SHOUTING AT PEOPLE AND HOW BAD THEY ARE AND WANDERING AROUND POINTING FINGERS AT PEOPLE, WE NEED TO BACK UP OUR WORKFORCE. IF WE ARE GOING TO PUT ANYTHING OUT THERE, IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT TO COME IN AND HEAR PERSONAL COMPLAINTS. >> I THOUGHT WE COVERED THIS AND WE GAVE DIRECTION TO BRING SOMETHING BACK. >> WE DID TALK ABOUT IT AT THE LAST MEETING. AND WE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY PERSONAL COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH AND BRING BACK. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, WE HAVE TO DO THAT. >> IS IT WHAT IS COVERED UNDER OPEN MEETINGS AND THEY CAN SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT THREE MINUTES NO MATTER HOW CRAZY THEY ARE VERSUS ATTACKS. THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN HANDLED? >> WE DID GET A SECOND ONE THAT. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT A MEMO THAT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL ON THAT PIECE. REGARDING THE FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, CAN WE TALK ABOUT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND PERSON? >> I WAS GOING TO CIRCLE BACK. AS I SEE IT, THE FOURTH ITEM YOU BROUGHT UP, THE PERSONNEL ISSUES AND PUBLIC COMMENTS, I BELIEVE THAT IS IN PROGRESS AND RESOLVED. THE CLOSED SESSION ON LAUREL ROAD IS RESOLVES. EITHER WE HAVE A PUBLIC ITEM OR A CLOSED SESSION UPDATE. SO, WE HAD THE FIRST TWO, WHICH WAS THE MORATORIUM, I BELIEVE THAT WAS ON THE FOUR ITEMS MENTIONED IN THE ITEM WE CONTINUED EARLIER. SO, IS THERE SUPPORT FOR THAT? >> I WILL SUPPORT THAT. >> THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS THE BAN ORMAN MORATORIUM ON ALL CONSTRUCTION. IS THERE SUPPORT OR A SECOND? >> NOT STOPPING THOSE IN PLACE. >> IF SOMEBODY IS AT A CERTAIN STAGE IN THE PROCESS THEY GET TO CONTINUE. >> ANY SUPPORT FOR A BAN OR A MORATORIUM ON PENDING APPLICATIONS OR APPLICATIONS YET TO BE RECEIVED? >> I AM NOT HEARING SUPPORT THAT ONE. >> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER ANY SEE YOU P OR A BUILDING PERMIT OR BUILDING LICENSE ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS OPERATION AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SELLERS AND CYPRUS TO COME BEFORE COUNSEL. WE WENT THROUGH THAT, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT, IT HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE IS FAST FOOD AND I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE CITIZENS TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS AND BRING IT FOR CONSIDERATION. THE LAST ONE, I AM GLAD TO SEE -- ON WITH THE HASHMARKS. MY SON-IN-LAW IS A SURGEON AT UCLA AND PERFORMS BREAST CANCER SURGERY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING RESOLVED AND CARE IS LONGER-LASTING. IT IS GOOD TO BE AWARE OF IT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER. >> IS THERE A REQUEST FOR AN AGENDA ITEM IN THERE SOMEWHERE? >> NO. >> BACK TO BUSINESS. I DID HEAR THE REQUEST FOR SELLERS IN EAST CYPRUS TO PULL THAT AWAY FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO CITY COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY SUPPORT OR DISCUSSION OR DELIBERATION ON THAT? >> I DIDN'T THINK SO. I THOUGHT WE CREATED A PLANNING COMMISSION. >> THAT PLAN WAS APPROVED AT A PRIOR MEETING . THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED. ORIGINALLY, THE EMERSON RANCH APPROVAL HAD DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PARAMETERS AND THEN THE DEVELOPER CAME BACK IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS EARLY THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR, IT WAS WITHIN A YEAR THAT THE DEVELOPER CAME IN AND PRESENTED A PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. >> THE ISSUE IS THE CONVENIENCE STORES, WE HAVE A FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH COMING UP AND I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BEST HANDLED AND WITH THE COMMUNITY THERE TO PUT IT ON THE DAIS. >> IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND US GETTING BACK TO YOU ON THAT, I BELIEVE THEY WERE APPROVED. I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE GIVE YOU THE FINAL. THE ACTION TO APPROVE THE GAS STATION , THAT WAS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS ALWAYS , ALREADY PRESENTED AND APPROVED. >> I AM NOT DEBATING THE CONVENIENCE STORE BUT I REMEMBER ASKING ABOUT THE BEER --. IT WAS A BIG BEER CAVE. IT CAME UP, THEY NEED TO APPLY TO DISPENSE BEER AND I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THAT ONE. >> WE WILL HEAR BACK ON THE STATUS OF, IF THEY NEED ANY FURTHER CUP'S OR IF IT IS ALL WRAPPED UP >> ANY THING ELSE? >> I HAVE USED UP ENOUGH TIME. >> YES, YOU HAVE! >> ANYBODY ELSE? THAT IS THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS. ALL THAT IS LEFT IS TO ADJOURN. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. THANKS FOR COMING.