Dec 12, 2023 - 06:58 PM

>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL, OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, OAKLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. I WILL NOW DO ROLL CALL. COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR SHAW? >> HERE. >> AND I AM MAYOR WILLIAMS, PRESENT. NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 1.2, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, TO BE DONE BY PIXEL, HADLEY, AND SLOANE WILLIAMS. START. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I'M MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO, PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS FOR NOT ON THE AGENDA. I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE SUBMIT A BLUE SPEAKER CARD IN THE LOBBY AND SUBMITTED TO THIS CLERK. THE TIMELINE TO SPEAK IS THREE MINUTES, THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIME YOU ARE LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY SEAT. WHEN ONE MINUTE REMAINS ON THE TIMER, IT WILL BLINK ONCE AS A REMINDER TO COMPLETE COMMENTS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING, OR ANY OTHER OUTBURST SO EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. BY PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE REGARDING COMMENTS. STAFF MAY BE DIRECTED TO RESPOND TO PERSONS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP CAROL PULLMAN. >> WHAT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IS I LIVE IN A SUMMER LEAGUE DIVISION. JUST BEFORE IT CONNECTS TO SEND OUT. I HAVE A SEWER THAT IS BROKEN AND A WATER LINE THAT IS BROKE INTO MY HOUSE SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO SEWER WATER. TO KNOW THE HOMES BROKE THE SEWER MAIN. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT PROVE IT. EVERY TIME WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, JOEY FROM CITY ORDINANCE OR WHATEVER COMES OUT AND SAYS, YOU CAN'T DO THIS, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS PERSON DO THAT, YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS PERSON -- AND THE LATEST THING WAS, WE HAD THEM COME OUT, AND THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT FOR, I DON'T KNOW, A REASONABLE AMOUNT, AND IT HAS BEEN DENIED. THEY SAY THAT IS NOT ON THEIR DOCKET. IT IS NOT ON MY PROPERTY. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYONE COME IN AND FIX IT. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT CLOSE TO $75,000 TO GET THESE THINGS FIXED. RIGHT NOW, THE BIG GOAL THAT WE HAD TO GET DOWN TO THE BREAK, DENOVA HOMES PUT UP A VERY BIG WATER TANK THAT FLOODED THE HOME NOW, SO WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO THESE THINGS. I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO BRING PEOPLE IN, TO HAUL OUT WATER. THEY RED TAGGED MY HOUSE, AND GAVE ME UNTIL JANUARY 7th TO GET IT FIXED, OR THEY ARE GOING TO KICK ME OUT. I TOLD THEM, IF YOU KICK ME OUT, I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO SLEEP IN MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. I HAVE ANIMALS, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE TO GO, AND THE CITY OF OAKLEY IN THEIR ORDINANCES, OR WHATEVER, IS GOING ON AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET ANY REPAIRS DONE. DENOVA HOMES IS THE CAUSE OF THE WHOLE THING, AND THEY WON'T GO TO THEM AND ADDRESS IT. BASICALLY, THEY SAID IT IS A PERSONAL MATTER. I'M TRYING TO GET SOME NAMES OF SOMEONE, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD A BIG LAWYER TO TAKE THEM ON. AND I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL IS MY LAST HOPE, THAT YOU WOULD HELP GET THIS SITUATION SOLVED, SO I DON'T GET KICKED OUT OF MY HOME. I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS. AND I HAVE A PORT-A-POTTY AND I AM BRINGING IN WATER RIGHT NOW. AND SHE SAYS, I CAN'T DO THAT. SHE SAYS, I CAN'T SLEEP IN MY CAR ON MY OWN PROPERTY. EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO IS --SHE CANNOT BE DONE, SHE BLOCKS IT. SHE SAYS, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY WILLFULLY WOULD LET ONE PERSON DICTATE WHAT A PERSON CAN DO ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. BUT, I AM HOPING SOMEONE HERE CAN GO TO PEOPLE, IN THE WATER DISTRICT, IN THE SEWER DISTRICT, AND FIND OUT HOW I CAN GET THIS SITUATION FIXED BEFORE JANUARY 7th. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS, AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SEEING NONE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION, OR IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO REMOVE THE REMAINDER? >> I WILL REMOVE THE REST. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. ANY NOS? ALL RIGHT. SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE ITEMS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE ITEMS, 3.3, THAT IS FROM BEFORE. >> YES, THIS IS THE SAME ONE I HAVE DONE FOR THREE YEARS NOW. WE NEED TWO MEETINGS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, RATHER THAN ONE. WHETHER IT IS INCONVENIENT FOR SOME COUNCILMEMBERS TO ATTEND THAT MEETING DURING THAT TIME, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT MANY --IN FACT, ALL OF THEM, LAST YEAR, LAST SUMMER --WENT RIGHT UP UNTIL 11:00 P.M. THERE WERE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DAIS THAT GET UP AT 3:00, 4:00 IN THE MORNING. I THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT SELFISH OF US TO SAY, WELL, WE WILL JUST HAVE ONE MEETING BECAUSE IT IS TOO INCONVENIENT. AND THEN, LET IT BE DONE BY THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TWO MEETINGS DURING THOSE MONTHS. >> DOES ANYBODY WANT ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> I WILL ADD, FOR THE COURT -- OR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT ON THE SECOND AND 14th OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, THE SECOND AND 14th AS MEETING DATES ON THE CALENDAR. >> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION FOR STAFF. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS DURING SUMMER, LAST TIME, AM I REMEMBERING THAT INCORRECTLY? SORRY, I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. >> WE HAVE HAD A FEW SPECIAL MEETINGS THIS YEAR. SO, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING. SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET TO SOONER THAN THE NEXT GUY. >> OKAY. I THINK TRADITIONALLY THE REASON WE HAVE NOT HAD THOSE MEETINGS IS NOT JUST A SCHEDULING THING FOR INCONVENIENCE, BUT BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE AGENDA ITEMS HAD TENDED TO BE LIGHTER. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. IT IS HARD TO TELL, WITH WORKFLOW, WHERE THINGS ARE GOING TO LAND. WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA AND WE ARE WORKING ON THINGS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BRING TO BOTH THE COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. BUT TYPICALLY, THOSE MONTHS ARE SOMEWHAT LIGHT, ALTHOUGH THIS PAST YEAR, DR. FULLER IS RIGHT, WE HAVE HAD THE MEETINGS. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION FOR EXTENDING, AND ADDING? >> IF I COULD INTERJECT, A POINT TO ORDER THAT THERE IS A MOTION ALREADY ON THE FLOOR. >> I WAS ASKING FOR A SECOND ON YOUR MOTION? >> ARE YOU SECONDING MY MOTION? >> NO, I WAS ASKING IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION THAT YOU MADE. SEEING NONE. MOTION DIES. SO, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 3.3, OR DO WE APPROVE THE SLATE AS IT GOES? >> SINCE THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED, YOU NEED TO TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON IT. >> OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 3.3, AS WRITTEN? >> I MAKE A MOTION FOR 2024, ADDING THIS TO THE AGENDA. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> NO SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> A POST? >> NO. >> MOTION PASSES, 4-1. OKAY, 3.4, ALSO PULLED BY COUNCILMEMBER FULLER. >> YES, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE UPDATES, TO THE IMPACT FEES AND REPORTS, VERY MUCH. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, I DON'T NEED TO NECESSARILY ANY CLARIFICATION FROM THE BOARD. BUT, THERE IS A PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPACT FEE, AND I NOTICED THAT IT HAS THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH I AM ASSUMING IS THE REC CENTER AND CITY HALL. BUT, IT SEEMS LIKE WE OUGHT TO HAVE IN THEIR ALONG WITH IT, I SEE THAT HAS A PUBLIC FACILITY AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND A PROPER MECHANISM TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES. >> SO, YES, I BELIEVE WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT, AND IT IS DEFINITELY A FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE UTILIZE FOR THE LIBRARY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE -- WE HAVE A BOND PAYMENT THAT IS DUE AND THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING WITHIN CITY HALL AND THE REC CENTER. SO, WE CALCULATE THAT BOND PAYMENT AND WHAT WILL BE DUE NOT JUST TODAY, BUT INTO THE FUTURE. WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE SAVE THOSE FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN ALWAYS PAY THE BOND PAYMENT, AND THEN ANYTHING ADDITIONAL WOULD BE ABLE TO BE SPENT AT ANY OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES THAT THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES. >> IF I MAY ADD, AS YOU KNOW, I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF SOME OF THESE. SO, YES, AN IMPACT FEE, BUT NOT A TABLE FEE. >> THANK YOU. >> DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? >> WITH THAT -- WE ARE ACCEPTING THAT, RIGHT? EXCEPTING THE FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT? >> ACCEPTING THE FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF THE CORPORATE >> I WOULD MOVE TO ACCEPT IT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? AYE POINT >> AYE POINT >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES, 5-0. I THINK YOU PULLED, ALSO, 3.6? >> YES. IN THIS ONE, I HAD A QUESTION --I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INVESTMENT POLICIES THAT ARE GREAT SAFEGUARDS, AND WENT THROUGH THEM. I AM NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THEM ALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT AND I APPRECIATE WHAT IS THERE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR ANY PUBLIC AGENCY, THAT IF THEY ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS, THEY NEED TO FILE A FORM 700 SHOWING INTEREST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. THAT IS WHAT WE DO HERE. >> I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO THAT FOR OUR CITY INVESTMENTS. FORM -- FORM 700, FOR US TO INVEST THE CITY'S MONEY? WE FOLLOW THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, AND WE ONLY INVEST IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS US TO INVEST INTO. >> RIGHT. DURING THAT, WE PUT OUT A STATEMENT OF PUBLIC INTERESTS. SO, IN CASE WE HAVE CHAIRS IN CHASE BANK, J.P. MORGAN, THEN MAYBE, PERSONS SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTES, OR BANK OF AMERICA, WHICH NOBODY IS ASSOCIATED WITH. AS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST, NOT JUST WHAT IT COULD HAVE, BUT THE SHARES OF OTHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. I'M JUST ASKING. THAT IS JUST A QUESTION. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE ARE OUT OF LINE ON THAT. >> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. THAT IS IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION, ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT AND WHO WOULD NEED TO FILE THAT FOR 70. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE THE ITEM. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. THE ITEM PASSES, 5-0. THE LAST ONE TOLD BY COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, 3.7? YES, I WAS GOING THROUGH , I READ THE ITEM, I READ THE GRAND JURY REPORT, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES. I THINK THE GRAND JURY REPORT IS VERY SPECIFIC THAT THE CITY HAS DONE WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING, IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE HAVE THAT PERCENTAGE THAT GOES ON. OUR NUMBERS ARE LOW, THEY LOOK LOW, BUT IF YOU GO BACK, I COULD GO INTO A BIG --BUT, I DON'T WANT TO. YOU COULD GO BACK SEVERAL YEARS, AND OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION THAN OTHERS IN LOW AND LOW INCOME HOUSING THAT THREW HOURS DOWN AND WE ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THEM. THE DISTURBING PART IS FOR A GRAND JURY WHERE WE LIVE, WE OPERATE LOCAL CONTROL AT THE PLEASURE OF THE STATE. THE STATE HAS CONTROL. AT ANY TIME, IT CAN CHANGE OR MODIFY THINGS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN KIND OF BEGIN MANIPULATING AROUND. SO, AGAIN, COUNTY GRAND JURY SAYS THAT, BUT I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE NUMBERS THERE. SO, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GO THROUGH IT? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE POINT >> AYE POINT >> ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES, 6-0. MOVING ONTO NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS THIS EVENING. MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, OUR REGULAR CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW WORKING ON ITEM 5.1, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, ACFR. MEMORANDUM ON INTERNAL CONTROL, REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORT ON AGREED-UPON PROCEDURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 PRESENTED BY JERI TEJEDA, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MS. MEYER IS HERE , OUR THIRD PARTY FOR OUR AUDIT. SHE IS GOING TO GIVE THE REPORT, BUT I WILL BE HERE AT THE END OF THAT REPORT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO, IF I COULD ASK -- OH, SORRY. I AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER. I AM LIKE, JERI, I CAN'T GET YOUR TITLE. I'M SORRY. MY GOODNESS. SO, AN AUDIT IS INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION -- WE HAVE FOUR REPORTS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET. AN AUDIT IS AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THAT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE CORRECT WITH THE CITY'S FUNDS. SO, WE RECLINED ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, ACFR IS THE ACRONYM WE CALL IT. WE HAVE THE STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE, WHICH COULD BE FOUND ON PAGES AND 16 AND 17. HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THESE INTO ONE COLUMN. AND THEN, WE PLAN ON THE MAJOR FUNDS INDIVIDUALLY. SO, MAJOR FUNDS ARE THERE TO MATHEMATICALLY CALCULATE AND REPORT IT SEPARATELY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THOSE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 20 AND 21. THE OTHER FUNDS POP IN AND OUT, OR CAN POP IN AND OUT, BASED ON WHAT IS IN THE AUDIT AND COUNTY STANDARDS. SO, GENERALLY, THESE ARE ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES. SO, IN THE REPORT, THE REPORT YOU HAVE IN THE ACFR IS COMPRISED OF THREE SECTIONS. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION, A STATISTICAL SECTION IN THE BACK, AND WE AUDIT THE MIDDLE PART, BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE ACFR IS A MORE ROBUST REPORT WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SO, WE DON'T HIDE ON THE INTRODUCTORY OR STATISTICAL SECTIONS. WE READ THROUGH IT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY INCONSISTENCIES WITH OUR AUDIT, BUT WE DON'T HIDE ON THAT INFORMATION. AGAIN, WE AUDIT THE CITY. THE CITY DID NOT REQUIRE A FEDERAL AWARD ON IT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS FROM A SINGLE AUDIT, $150,000 TO START SPENDING THE FUNDS. ONCE YOU SPEND $750,000 OR MORE, IT TRIGGERS A SINGLE AUDIT REPORT AUDIT. SO, THE CITY RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED CLAIM, WHICH YOU WILL FIND ON PAGE 1 OF THE REPORT, THAT IS STRAIGHT TO THE AUDIT INDEPENDENT REPORT. THAT IS WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, PAGE ONE. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE WE CAN HAVE. RIGHT AFTER THAT, HIS MANAGEMENT OF DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND THAT IS PREPARED BY FINANCIAL STAFF, THAT IS ON PAGE 5. IT DISCUSSES SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 COMPARED TO OTHER YEARS. SO, IT IS VERY CONCISE. YOU CAN READ THE FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUT IF YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO READ ONE THING, READ THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT. IT GIVES YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THIS YEAR. JUST TO SUMMARIZE A FEW OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE REPORT, THIS WAS YOUR SECOND YEAR OF THE ARBOR FUNDING, THOSE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED, AS YOU KNOW, CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON CERTAIN THINGS. IN THE EVENT THAT THEY NEED TO BE RETURNED, IT WOULD GO, THAT IS WHY YOU DON'T SEE IT IN THE INCOME STATEMENT OR THE BALANCE SHEET. IT IS RECORDED UNDERNEATH THE BALANCE SHEET, YOU DON'T SEE THAT IMPACT UNTIL YOU START SPENDING THE MONEY FOR FINANCIALS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY REMEMBER, I KNOW YOU REMEMBER MY PRESENTATION LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR, WITH THE PENSION, THE PENSION LIABILITY SWUNG TO AN ASSET LAST YEAR. I DON'T REMEMBER IF YOU REMEMBER THAT. BUT, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE PENSION ACTIVITIES IS BASED ON ONE YEAR PRIOR FOR THE RESULTS. SO, THE '21 RESULTS WERE GREAT, AND THEN '22 RESULTS, NOT SO GREAT. PLUS, IN '22, A CHANGE IN ASSUMPTION, SEEING THE DOUBLE WHAMMY, WHICH SWUNG BACK FOR RELIABILITY, WHICH WE EXPECTED SEEING IT WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT AND NOT A PERSONAL EVENT. BUT, IT IS THAT SWING FROM THE ASSET TO A $2 MILLION LIABILITY. THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE DECREASED $900,000, BUT THAT IS EVEN AFTER 9 1/2 MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AND OTHER EXPENDITURES. YOUR EMERGENCY FUND, AS OF JUNE 30th, $7.8 MILLION, WAS FULFILLED, WHICH WAS THE RESULT. AS PART OF OUR AUDIT -- I'M SORRY, YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS ANYTIME ALONG THE WAY, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME. SO, AS PART OF OUR AUDIT, WE ALSO TESTED THAT VERIFYING PRACTICES ARE IN LINE WITH POLICIES AND REPORTS FOR THE COUNTY PRINCIPLES. THAT WAS ON A SIMPLE BASIS, WE TEST TRANSACTIONS PER REVENUE DISBURSEMENTS, PAYROLL, AND A COUPLE OTHER ASSETS. WE ALSO TEST THE BALANCES ON THE BALANCE SHEETS FOR THAT ACQUISITION. FROM THAT WORK, MATTERS TO REPORT, THE CONTROL WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND THE COMMENTS THAT WE MAKE ARE IN 1 OF 3 CATEGORIES, TOO. WE HAVE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES TO REPORT. WE DID HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, RELATED TO YEAR END CLOSING PROCEDURES, TRIAL BALANCES, WHICH WAS INVITED TO US FOR AUDITS. WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT WHEN WE GET IT. WE HAD STUFF FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, WHAT HAPPENED WITH LAST YEAR'S FINAL CLOSE, HOPING TO NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM THIS YEAR, AND TIMELY PREPARATION OF BANK RECORDS. THE IDEAL, THEY SHOULD BE DONE WITHIN 30 TO 45 DAYS WITHIN MONTHS END, THAT IS STANDARD. INACCURATE PERMIT FEES, THERE IS A PROMINENT PROBLEM WITH THE PERMIT FEE, A RELATIVELY SMALL FEE, BUT AN OLD FEE IN THE SYSTEM. THAT IS WHY THAT IS CONSIDERED A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY, AS WELL. YOU WILL SEE ALSO IN THE DOCUMENT, IS MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE FINDINGS TO ELIMINATE THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MEMORANDUM ON INTERNAL CONTROL, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WILL ELEVATE SIGNIFICANTLY TO MATERIAL WEAKNESS. WE HAVE THREE OF THOSE, ONE INCLUDING INVESTMENT POLICY WITH CLIENTS, AND WE REMEDIED THAT ONE. SOME OTHER DOCUMENTATION ISSUES, AND ONE ISSUE ON THE BACK OF THE REPORT RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW IT IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALSO IN THE MEMO, WHICH I AM SURE YOU ALREADY, THE ANNOUNCEMENT, THAT TELLS YOU ALL OF THE SECTIONS IN THE FUTURE. WE JUST PUT IN POTENTIAL CHANGES THAT MAY COME TO THE FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE IN THE FUTURE, THOSE MAY STILL BE AT PLAY. THE OTHER DOCUMENT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET IS THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS, SO THOSE ARE SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS TO YOU, HENCE THE TITLE, VERY CREATIVE. THAT THERE WILL BE CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES THIS YEAR -- AND THERE WERE NONE -- THERE WERE FOUR GATSBY PRONOUNCEMENTS THAT CAME TO EFFECT IN 2023. WHEN IT CAME TO CITI FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THERE WERE NO BIG CHANGES. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS THIS YEAR, AND ONE OF THE OTHER BIG AREAS, SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THAT INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES BECAUSE THINGS CAN CHANGE THE NEXT DAY, OR FURTHER ON DOWN THE LINE. AND THE THREE MAIN ESTIMATES, INCLUDING FINANCIALS, FAIR VALUE FOR INVESTMENTS, OBVIOUSLY THAT PORTION IS FOR EACH DAY. AND THEN, THE OTHER TWO ESTIMATES ARE NET PENSION LIABILITY --OR, EXCUSE ME --THAT PENSION LIABILITY AND BALANCE BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO AN ESTIMATE, PROJECTING THE BALANCES. WE HAD NO MATERIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO REPORT OTHER THAN THOSE THAT WERE IN THE INTERNAL CONTROL COMMENT. AND ONE INVESTMENT TO RECORD THIS MONEY AS UNEARNED REVENUE. WE HAVE NO UNCORRECTED MISTAKES IN THE REPORT BECAUSE ON THE WAY IN THE AUDIT, WE MAY FIND DIFFERENCES ON CERTAIN THINGS, AND WE HAVE THIS AUDIT SITE TO BECOME MATERIAL. SOMETHING TRIVIAL, JUST A SMALL, MINOR DIFFERENCES, NO WORRIES. WE HAD SMALL DISAGREEMENTS IN MANAGEMENT, AND THE OTHER DOCUMENT IN YOUR PACKET, I BELIEVE, IS THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT, THAT GAMMA APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT DOCUMENT. THERE ARE CERTAIN PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED TO TEST WHETHER THE CALCULATION WAS CORRECT, AND THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET, AS WELL. SO, WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE QUESTIONS. I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ME. MY GOODNESS, I'M JUST ON FIRE TONIGHT. >> DOES ANY OF THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OUR AUDITOR, OR STAFF? OKAY. STEVE NONE. ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHAIR --I CAN'T REMEMBER HER TITLE, ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER AND HER STAFF, IT WAS A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS FOR THIS, I DON'T SEE ANY SPEAKER CARDS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM, OR DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. >> SECOND. >> JUST -- WE ARE ACCEPTING, RIGHT? WE SAID APPROVAL? WE DID? >> WE STILL NEED A SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. IT PASSES, 5-0. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.2, ADOPT A RESOLUTION WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT LIST FOR 2024. LIBBY VREONIS, OUR CITY CLERK, WILL BE HANDLING THIS ITEM. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU IS THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT LIST FOR 2024. AT THIS TIME, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DECIDE WHICH LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES EACH COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL SERVE. THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF OAKLEY ON THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE AND EAST COUNTY AREAS, AND CITY MANAGERS. THE LIST IS BEFORE YOU, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSS THE LIST, AND ADOPT THE FINAL LIST AS PRESENTED, OR AS REVISED. >> I JUST HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THAT THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR HAVE TRADITIONALLY SERVED ON SOME OF THESE. IF WE WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES, WITH THAT NEED TO BE AN ITEM THAT COMES AT A DIFFERENT MEETING? OR, WOULD WE MOVE STUFF AROUND RIGHT NOW, AND APPROVE THAT? >> IT WILL BE OTHER THAN THE MAYOR OR VICE MAYOR, WE PROBABLY WOULD BRING THE ITEM BACK, JUST TO CONFER WITH THAT AGENCY, THAT THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. >> OKAY. DO WE NEED TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? CAN YOU -- I'M SORRY, CAN YOU POINT OUT, WHICH ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TYPICALLY MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR? JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS LIST IS CLEAN. ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THAT? >> MAYOR WILLIAMS, I'M SORRY, FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU WANT TO GO WITH THAT ITEM? >> JUST THE ONES THAT ARE -- BECAUSE THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THE VICE MAYOR, I THINK THE ONLY ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE POTENTIALLY WOULD NEED TO BE MOVED IS THE ALTERNATE FOR EAST COUNTY MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS? AND THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MAYORS OFFICE ALTERNATE? TRADITIONALLY, HASN'T THAT BEEN MAYOR, BUT VICE MAYOR? >> TRADITIONALLY, THOSE TWO WOULD BE --THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING, THOSE TWO WOULD BE THE ORGANIZATIONS OR THE COMMITTEES THAT WOULD BE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR. >> OKAY, SO THOSE WOULD POTENTIALLY MOVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER FULLER TO VICE MAYOR SHAW? >> MOVE FROM WHERE? >> THEY WOULD MOVE FROM THE TWO ONES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY VICE MAYOR WOULD MOVE FROM YOUR APPOINTMENTS, TO VICE MAYOR SHAW. SO, THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MAYORS OFFICE ALTERNATE, AND THE EAST COUNTY MAYORS AND CITY MANAGER ALTERNATE POSITION. SO, DO WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK AS AN ITEM TO CHANGE IT? OR, CAN WE MAKE THE MOTION TO CHANGE THAT NOW? >> AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE CHANGING THE PERSON, NOT THE TITLE? >> CORRECT. >> YES, I BELIEVE YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME. >> OKAY. OKAY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, THEN? DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS ON THIS ITEM? >> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT LIST WITH THE CHANGES THAT WERE SPECIFIED. SO, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT MOTION, IT IS TO PUT YOU AS THE EAST COUNTY MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS ALTERNATE, AND ALSO THE CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE ALTERNATE? >> YES. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I WILL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? >> AYE. >> SO, 4-2, ONE ABSTENTION. NEXT, WE HAVE 5.3, ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY AD-HOC COMMITTEE. DANIELLE NAVARRO, ASSISTANT STATE MANAGER, BUT IT SAYS THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY JOSHUA McMURRAY? SORRY, DANIELLE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT SPEAKS TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AD-HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. OUR COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE COMMITTEE HAS MET TWICE, TWO PUBLICLY HELD MEETINGS. WE HAVE HAD ATTENDEES FROM BOTH THE AD-HOC MEETING AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE OAKS IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE MANY ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED, FROM MAINTENANCE, TO TRASH AND GARBAGE SERVICE, TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. CAMERAS, SECURITY, THE SECURITY OF THE FRONT GATE, AND MANY OTHER ITEMS. AS I FINISH UP TALKING, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO VICE MAYOR SHAW, AND COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS AS THEY SERVE ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEES. IT WAS EVIDENT AFTER THE SECOND MEETING THAT THERE IS STILL SOME HOME WORKS, THE MANAGEMENT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING THROUGH THESE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP AND DISCUSSED. BUT, IN THE WORDS OF THE COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MORE TIME GIVEN TO THIS MATTER, SO THAT IS WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THIS COMMITTEE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, BE EXTENDED SO THAT THEY CAN MEET ONE MORE TIME IN JANUARY. WE SPECIFICALLY PUT THE END DATE AS FEBRUARY 13th, BECAUSE THAT WAS A CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE. IF THERE IS A NEED TO EXTENDED FURTHER, WE COULD BRING SOME BACK AT THAT TIME. SO, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO HANDED OVER TO THE VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THOSE SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE, AS WELL. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> I FORGOT HOW TO HIT THE BUTTON. I'M SCREAMING. WE MADE PROGRESS, BUT WE HAVE ONLY HAD TWO MEETINGS AND REALLY THE FIRST ONE WAS KIND OF DISCUSSING THE ISSUES, AND THE SECOND ONE, THE COMPANY CAME BACK TO VOTE AND PRESENTED WHAT THEY WERE DOING. BUT, IT WAS EARLY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND A LOT OF IT WAS JUST GETTING STARTED. SO, I WANT TO SEE --I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY -- BUT, ONE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS I'M SITTING AGAINST WOULD WANT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. JUST TO SEE HOW IT PROGRESSES. >> VICE MAYOR SHAW? >> YES, SOME OF THE ITEMS I HAD REPORTED OUT AT THE LAST MEETING, FOR INSTANCE THE BIG ONE WAS THE TRASH COLLECTION, WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO START. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A CONTRACT ISSUE AND IT DIDN'T START WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO REALLY GET SOME MORE TIME TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS. ALSO, WE REALLY WENT AT OAK WITH A LOT OF REQUESTS, AND THEY DID COME BACK AND REPORTED GOT FIXED. NEXT DAY, IT GOT BROKEN AGAIN. SO, PROGRESS IS HAPPENING. BUT, I ALSO ASK THE RESIDENTS ON THE COMMITTEE TO REALLY TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE WHAT THEY ARE SEEING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT FACTORED IN, AS WELL, TO THE FEEDBACK. SO, DEFINITELY, ANOTHER MEETING ON THE BOOKS. AND THEN, WE WILL GO FROM THERE. BUT, THERE IS PROGRESS BEING MADE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE ATTENDANCE AT THOSE MEETINGS THEN WE DO HERE. >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED, WAS HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING? >> THE BREEZE CONFERENCE ROOM IS FULL. THERE WERE MORE CHAIRS BROUGHT IN. >> OKAY. AND THERE IS ALSO REALLY GOOD WITH ENGAGEMENTS WITH RESIDENTS OFF AND ON THE COMMITTEE. SO IT HAS BEEN GOOD FEEDBACK, AND I WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD ABOUT RESPONDING TO THOSE. SO, I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS IS A START, AND WE WILL WORK ON THAT. BUT AT SOME POINT, WE NEED TO LET THE WORK HAPPEN THERE, AND HAVE THE CITY STEP BACK. BUT, JUST HAVING THIS HAS ALREADY MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS. >> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS ITEM. SO, WE HAVE THAT DATE OF FEBRUARY 13th. I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING THE AD-HOC COMMITTEES --DIDN'T WE HAVE LIKE, CAN'T WE EXTEND IT ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES? OR, NO? DID I MAKE THAT UP? >> NO, I THINK THE DEFINITION OF A AD-HOC IS A SHORT TERM ITERATION, BUT THERE IS NO SET STANDARD. >> OKAY. >> WE SPECIFICALLY, AS THE COUNCIL, MADE THAT MOTION, AND ESTABLISHED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY. >> OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL OF THE THINGS ADDRESSED. OKAY, GREAT. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES, I HAVE SAID WHEN THIS FIRST WENT OUT, THAT I WAS, AND STILL AM, OPPOSED TO THE EXTENSION. THIS CITY DOES NOT HAVE A STELLAR PERFORMANCE IN AD-HOC COMMITTEES, NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT IS GETTING DONE, WE SEEM TO BE MAKING PROGRESS, WE SEEM TO BE MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE LOOKING AT --FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND -- WHETHER THE LANDLORD OR THE OWNER IS GOING TO LIVE UP TO THE COMMITMENTS TO MAKE CHANGES, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR CHANGE, AND TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. IF THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO MEET, THAT IS FINE WITH ME. I WOULD RATHER TAKE OFF THE COLOR OF AUTHORITY TO GAIN MY ALLIANCE. WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE, WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD. THE COMMITTEE COULD MEET, AND WE COULD COME UP WITH WHAT WAS THERE. IF THEY DON'T NEED IT, WE COULD FORM A AD-HOC COMMITTEE, TO START COMING UP WITH BOARD MEETINGS TO DEAL WITH OUR INVESTIGATIONS OF A LANDLORD THAT JUST HAS BEEN BAD FOR OUR CITY AND HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT INHUMANE SITUATIONS. SO, I WILL VOTE NO, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT. IF THEY DON'T MEET THE COMMITMENTS, THEN WE CAN HOLD ONE FOR THAT. THERE IS NO --THERE IS NOTHING PRECLUDING THIS AD-HOC COMMITTEE FROM MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ACCELERATE ANYTHING, RIGHT? THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS JUST BECAUSE THERE IS A AD-HOC COMMITTEE, THAT IF THEY DEEMED THERE IS MORE ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN, THIS DOESN'T PRECLUDE THEM DOING THAT, CORRECT? >> YES, I THINK YOU ARE TAKING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE. THAT IS WHY I ASKED THAT TO BE TAKEN UP ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING, AS WELL. >> VICE MAYOR SHAW? >> WE HAVE ALREADY --JUST, IF THIS GETS APPROVED FOR THE EXTENSION, WE DO HAVE A MEETING THAT WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH THE AD-HOC, JANUARY 18th. MANAGEMENT IS STILL INTERESTED IN INCLUDING THE BOARD WITH THAT, AND RESIDENTS ARE STILL INCLUDED WITH THAT. SO, I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT PARTICIPATION, IT MAKES SENSE TO AT LEAST GET A CONCLUSION ON SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE STILL PENDING. YEAH, I CAN SEE HOW THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. MY QUESTION, AGAIN, TO THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY BE IS, I DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME EMAILS AND SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING IT. SO, DO THE RESIDENTS HAVE SORT OF A LINE OF SIGHT OF WHO THEY CAN CONTACT? FOR INSTANCE, I WAS TOLD ABOUT AN ABANDONED CAR THAT THEY DEALT WITH, OR WHATEVER. SO, TO ME, IF THERE'S AN ABANDONED CAR ON MY STREET, I LET OPD KNOW. SO, I ASKED ABOUT -- AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE BACK. BUT, DO THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHO THEY CAN REACH OUT TO FOR THINGS? >> SO, THERE IS A MOBILE APP THEY CAN PUT IN COMPLAINTS TWO, WHICH HAS ALSO CHANGED. THE NEW MANAGEMENT IS THERE. THEY ARE DOING SOME OPEN HOUSE STUFF TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. I HAVE HEARD FROM THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER RESIDENTS THAT THE NEW MANAGER ISN'T BEING VERY PRESENT, AND ENGAGING WITH THE RESIDENCE. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, BUT --AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, BASED ON WHAT I HAVE HEARD NOT JUST FROM THE RESIDENTS, BUT THE MANAGEMENT, AS THEY ARE STARTING COMMUNICATION OFF A LOT BETTER, AND THEY ARE INCREMENTING LOT OF ONLINE PORTALS IN ORDER TO REPORT THINGS, AND NOT JUST FROM INSIDE THEIR UNIT. >> DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? >>I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO FEBRUARY 13th. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >> AYE POINT >> OPPOSED? >> NO. >> ALL RIGHT, 4-1. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO REPORTS .6 .1, CITY MANAGER REPORTS. MR. McMURRAY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR WORK? >> GOOD EVENING, I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS TO REPORT ON. FIRST, WITH THIS BEING THE ONLY MEETING IN DECEMBER, I WANTED TO WISH ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. SECONDLY, WE ARE SAYING GOODBYE TO A 20 YEAR EMPLOYEE, JASON KAPLAN. HE IS OUR ASSOCIATE ENGINEER, WE ARE SAYING GOODBYE TO HIM THIS THURSDAY. IT WILL BE HIS LAST DAY. I WOULD JUST LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT HIS EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OVER TWO DECADES, AND FOR SOME CONTEXT, WHEN HE ARRIVED HERE, HE WORKED ON SEE IPD NUMBER TWO, AND NOW WE ARE IN THE 300. HE PRETTY MUCH SAW EVERY SINGLE CIP INSIDE THAT. HE IS A GREAT PERSON, AND SOMEONE WHO WILL BE DEARLY MISSED IN OUR ORGANIZATION. SO, I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO BRING LIGHT TO THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY THAT WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO. I KNOW THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE SOME COMMENTS, BUT MY COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED AT STAFF. I JUST WANTED TO THANK, SPECIFICALLY, OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREW FOR DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AND MAKING MAGIC HAPPEN. NOT ONLY THAT NIGHT, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER. JUST A FANTASTIC JOB. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DOING GREAT FOR PLANNING THE EVENT. AND WE HAD MORE STAFF PARTICIPATION AT THIS EVENT IN ANY EVENT I CAN REMEMBER IN MY 15 YEARS, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR IN SUCH A STYLE. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT CITY HALL IS CLOSING OVER THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS. WE CLOSE AT 12:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14th. WE WILL REOPEN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE NOT WORKING. MANY OF US ARE WORKING OVER THE CLOSURE, BUT THE CITY HALL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AVAILABLE 24/7, AS NORMAL. WE HAVE OUR BUILDING INSPECTION, VISION INSPECTING MULTIPLE DAYS OVER THAT CLOSURE. CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED, AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. LASTLY, NUMBER B IN MY REPORT, THE BUSINESS LICENSE. THE SPREADSHEET IS ATTACHED. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER DISLIKED MY CHILDREN MORE THAN THAT NIGHT WHEN THEY CAME IN LATE, DID I MISS THE TREE LIGHTING? BUT, HOW IS PUBLIC? BECAUSE I DID HEAR SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT MAYBE, ON A THURSDAY, PEOPLE WERE WORKING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, HOW --IT WAS -- I MEAN, ALL THE PICTURES I SAW, IT LOOKED PRETTY BUSY. BUT, IN EARLIER YEARS, DID YOU NOTICE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? >> I THINK IT WAS COMPARABLE TO PRIOR YEARS. I WOULD SAY, AS I SAID BEFORE, THE STAFF PARTICIPATION ALLOWED US TO MAKE THE EVENT MUCH MORE GRAND THAN IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WITH THIS EVENT, WE PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. WE TRY TO DO THE BEST JOB THAT WE CAN TO PROVIDE MORE FOR THAT COMMUNITY. SO, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE WERE SORRY YOU MISSED IT. WE DID ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PROFESSIONAL PICTURES AND VIDEOTAPING OF IT. THE VIDEO IS IN ITS FINAL FORM. I JUST SAW IT TODAY. THE ASSISTANCE OVER HERE SAW IT, AS WELL. WE ARE GOING TO POST IT ONLINE, SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC, EVEN THOUGH YOU WEREN'T THERE. >> YEAH, RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ] OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM --OH, SORRY, SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION HERE? OR, ARE YOU JUST GETTING --YOU ARE JUMPING AHEAD FOR 6.2? OH, MAN. YOU SWITCH OVER, AND YOU ARE ON FIRE! [ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, 6.2, REPORTS FROM COUNSELOR LIAISONS TO REPORTING COMMITTEES, AND OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL, OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS AN SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS, FIRST. >> I WAS AT THE TREE LIGHTING AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. JUST EXCEPTIONAL. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED MAYORS CONFERENCE. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS AT THE MCE MEETING. LAST WEEK, WE HAD A RIBBON-CUTTING FOR ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. DURING THE RAIN. THE ONLY TIME IT RAINED THAT DAY, WAS DURING THAT MOMENT. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW-UP ON WHAT JOSH SAID ABOUT JASON. I HAVE KNOWN JASON FOR YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH HIM. HE IS A GREAT PERSON. SO, MOVING PAST THAT. IT IS JUST KIND OF SAD SEEING THAT. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR SHAW? NO? >> ALL RIGHT, SO, IRON HOUSE MEETING WAS ON THE 21st. ONE THING TO NOTE, IT WAS A DISCUSSION, THEY WILL BE BRINGING A BAT FOR THE DECEMBER MEETING, THE POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF JERSEY ISLAND. OH, GOSH. WHAT WAS --ANYWAYS, A POTENTIAL EXTENSION FOR JERSEY ISLAND M.O. YOU, AND ALL THE DISCUSSIONS THEY ARE DOING FOR THAT. WE DID THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEETING LIKE I MENTIONED. THE TREE LIGHTING, STAFF REALLY MADE THAT EVENT QUITE AMAZING. THE SNOW, MY HUSBAND SAID HE FELT LIKE HE WAS IN A HALLMARK MOVIE, AND THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS, HE WANTS TO LIVE IN A HALLMARK MOVIE. HE KEEPS WATCHING THEM, BUT HE WANTS TO LIVE IN ONE. SO, THAT COMMENT FROM HIM REALLY MEANT THAT YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK THE TURNOUT WAS REALLY COOL, AND THE WEATHER WAS GREAT. SO --AND HAVING ALL THE STAFF WE HAD, WITH THE HOT COCOA, AND THE COFFEE -- EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME, SO YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB. THE RIBBON-CUTTING FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ALSO JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE, MY GRANDSON WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 28, SO I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SIDETRACKED WITH THAT. >> CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES, FIRST, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS FOR WHAT HE DID, AND WHAT HE PROVIDED. I FOUND HIM TO BE AN EXECUTORY ADMINISTRATOR. I THINK HE SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. I HOPE PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THAT MATURE EXAMPLE, AND TO DEDUCE THIS MANNER OF CONDUCTING THEMSELVES, BUT I KNOW HE WENT THROUGH A LOT. I THINK IT IS CLEAR THAT ON OCCASION, WE DISAGREE ON CERTAIN MATTERS, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT. SO, I WANTED TO THANK WHAT HE DID, AND WHILE HE IS THERE. I AM LOOKING AT HIS FAMILY, AND I RECOGNIZE HIS MOM, AND WIFE, AND SON, AND HIS DAUGHTER IS CERTAINLY -- CERTAINLY GETTING READY TO GRADUATE. SO, IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM ALL HERE, ALSO. I WANTED TO SAY THAT. MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO OUR STAFF. ENJOY YOUR TIME OFF. I WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO WEEKS OFF, SO I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. I HOPE NOBODY IS WORKING TOO HARD DURING THE TIME OFF. I DID ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, INCLUDING THE SNOW, AND THAT WAS GREAT. AGAIN, WHEN HE LEAVES, HE NEEDS TO HAVE A PLAQUE PUT UP OUT THERE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DARK THOSE KIDS MANAGED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, AND PLAY TOGETHER. IT WAS ORCHESTRATED VERY WELL. SO, I AM ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND THEN WHEN PUBLIC WORKS AND I WAS STANDING THERE, LOOKING THROUGH THE CROWD --AGAIN, WE EXPANDED OUT, WE HAVE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND IT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC, BUT IT HOLDS UP, SO I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT. THE TREE LIGHTS WERE JUST SENSATIONAL. TO BE HONEST, WHEN I CAME HOME WITH ICE CREAM LATER, I GOT THE FULL IMPACT. I LOOKED, AND I STOOD BACK, AND THE LIGHTS WERE CHANGING, AND ALL OF THE SNOWFLAKES LIT UP, SO I REALLY THINK THINGS WERE EXTRAORDINARY, WHAT WENT ON. I DID SEE THE 10 TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, I GOT TO MEET WITH THE PLUMBERS AND A FEW OTHERS. THEY ARE PROBABLY GETTING TIRED OF HEARING ME SAY SO, BUT THE IW WAS CERTAINLY GERMANE TO ME. MY GRANDFATHER --WHO I DID NOT MEET, HE WAS DEAD BEFORE I WAS BORN --BUT HE WAS A LINEMAN ON HIGH TENSION, AND HE HAD LACK OF HAND FROM A STIFF HAND, KEPT HIM OUT OF WORLD WAR I. BUT, I DO BELIEVE IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR IBEW, HE MAY NOT HAVE ANY OTHER JOB, BECAUSE SHE JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT. SO, I WENT LAST FRIDAY, FOR FRIDAY FREAK IN FUEL, THE CAFE THAT IS OPEN, THE PRICES ARE UP TWO DOLLARS. BUT, THAT IS OKAY. [ LAUGHTER ] FOR COFFEE, TWO DOLLARS FOR COFFEE, IT IS A GREAT TIME TO COME THERE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR THE LAST TIME THIS YEAR, THIS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15th, 8:45 TO 11:00 A.M. GOOD TIME TO COME OUT THERE. SO, WITH THAT, I CLOSE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND STAFF ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING FOR MANY YEARS AND I WOULD SAY THE AUDIENCE HAS BEEN EVEN BIGGER ON A THURSDAY NIGHT. SO, EXCELLENT CROWD. >> I DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO ATTEND ANYTHING, ALTERNATE TRANSIT IS TOMORROW. EVEN THOUGH I MISSED THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, I HAVE SEEN ALL THE VIDEOS, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE UPLOADED VIDEOS AND I WAS VERY, VERY JEALOUS. I ALSO THINK THE DECORATIONS ARE BETTER THAN THEY HAVE EVER BEEN, AND, YOU KNOW, I WORK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THE BRENTWOOD TREE LIGHTING HAPPEN, AND I WAS DEFINITELY GLUED AWAY. SO, ITEM B, REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. OKAY, SEEING NONE. WE HAVE NO WORK SESSIONS TONIGHT, THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSIONS. SO, WE ARE NOW COMING TO ADJOURNMENT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR JOINING THIS MEETING. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. TWO, ALL, AND HAVE THE BEST HOLIDAY. I HOPE YOU GUYS DO GET TO ENJOY SOME TIME OFF.