City Council Meeting 3/17/2025

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERBODY. I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AS COUNCIL HAS BEEN MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION. AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO REPORT OUR CLOSED SESSION. >> CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSES SESSION TO HAVE A CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS WITH REGARDS TO A NUMBER OF SPECIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS. CITY COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO STAFF. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CITY ATTORNEY. MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ CALLING ROLL CALL ] >> WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. CITY MANAGER FRED NELSON. >> YES, YES, YES, SIR. THE PROCLAMATIONS IN THE PACKET OTHER THAN THE INSPIRE PITTSBURG FOR THIS EVENING WERE PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE AGENDA. THE PROCLAMATIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AS APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND SO FOR OUR INSPIRE PITTSBURG PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP MISS NAYELI ROMAN. GOOD EVENING. AND SO TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING NAYELI ROMAN. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY COMMUNITY EVENTS HERE LATELY, THEN YOU HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR HER VOICE SINGING. I FIRST HEARD HER AT THE HOMEGOING CELEBRATION FOR A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY HERO, MR. WILLIE MIMMS. THEN ALSO SEEING HER AT OUR ACCOLADES AWARDS, RECOGNIZING OUR COMMUNITY HEROES. JUST A NUMBER OF CELEBRATIONS, EVEN AT OUR SCHOOL SITES. HER VOICE DEFINITELY INSPIRES THOSE TWO HERE. DEFINITELY, THIS EVENING, WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROCLAMATION. I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. AND ALLOW YOU TO SHARE ANY WORDS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES --GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS NAYELI ROMAN HAS PASSIONATELY PURSUED THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR OVER A DECADE, ESTABLISHING HERSELF AS US TO -- DISTINGUISH SINGER AND ACTRESS. GRADUATED FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A DOUBLE BACHELORS DEGREE IN THEATER ARTS , RADIO TELEVISION AND FILM, A TESTAMENT TO HER DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS. WHEREAS NAYELI ROMAN HAS PERFORMED ON STAGES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA, CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES OF UP TO 35,000 PEOPLE, AND EVENTS --AN OSCAR GROUND --GRAHAM FOUNDATION. WHEREAS, SHE EMBARKS ON A PROMISING CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, CONTINUES TO UPLIFT AND SERVE HER COMMUNITY THROUGH HER ARTISTRY, DEMONSTRATING THE DEEP COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK TO THE VERY COMMUNITY THAT I SUPPORTED HER GROWTH. WHEREAS PITTSBURG HAS LONG BEEN HOME TO REMARKABLE TALENT, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS , AND SHE STANDS AS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF CREATIVE EXCELLENCE THAT EMERGES FROM OUR CITY. REINFORCING THIS UP PORT OF PERFORMING ARTS AND OPPORTUNITY THEY PROVIDE FOR PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. WHEREAS THESE ACTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY, PROVIDING INSPIRATION THAT MOTIVATES AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO BE AT THEIR BEST AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THEREFORE, I, JELANI KILLINGS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, DO CELEBRATE NAYELI ROMAN FOR DEDICATION, TALENT AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PERFORMING ARTS AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO JOIN US THINKING NAYELI FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSPIRE PITTSBURG. >> QUESTION, WHICH WE DO I FACE? THIS WAY OR THAT WAY? GOOD EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK MAYOR, JELANI KILLINGS, THE PITTSBURG CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE ON THE INITIATIVE BOARD FOR SELECTING ME AS AN HONOREE. SINCE CHILDHOOD I KNEW MY CALLING WAS TO BE AN ARTIST IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. FROM TELLING MY KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS TO VOTE FOR ME WHEN I MAKE --MADE IT ON AMERICAN IDOL TO TELL MY TEACHERS I WOULD KEEP THEM IN MIND WHEN I WAS WRITING MY OSCAR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. THE ARTS GAVE ME A SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY WHEN MANY OTHERS STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR OWN. THAT IS WHAT CALLED ME TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS. NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS MY PASSION, BUT BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN ME. WITH MY ART I DID NOT WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE TO GRACE THE SILVER SCREEN OR THE NEXT BIG POPSTAR WITHOUT MY ART MEANING SOMETHING AND CONTRIBUTE INTO A CAUSE BIGGER THAN MYSELF. I MADE IT MY RESPONSIBILITY AS AN ARTIST TO CREATE CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS AND BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES OUR YOUTH THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO BE ANYTHING THEY WANT IN LIFE AND THAT THEIR DREAMS ARE OBTAINABLE. TWO ATTEND MY PROFESSIONAL LEADER --THEATER PRODUCTIONS AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY WHEN I ATTENDED. I BELIEVE EXPOSING OUR YOUTH TO THE ARTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY KNOW WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS AND SEE THAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THEM TO CHANGE IT. AS I STAND HERE TODAY, TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR MY ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN MY ARTISTIC VISION AND AIDED IN MY GROWTH AS A SCHOLAR, AS AN ARTIST, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY AS A PERSON. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPECIAL EDUCATORS IN MY LIFE WHO FOSTERED MY SENSE OF TENACITY AND AMBITION. MR. ALEXANDER , MS. JACKSON , MISS VICKI RYAN, MISS CAFE, MISS VANESSA DAY , AND THE ALGEBRA TEACHER THAT CHANGED MY LIFE. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY PARENTS AND MY GRANDPARENTS FOR TEACHING ME THAT THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AND THE LIVES THAT ARE THE RICHEST ARE NOT THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN , BUT THOSE WHO HAVE MASTERED THE ACT OF GIVING TO OTHERS. THANK YOU. >> AMAZING, TRULY INSPIRED. NO YOU ARE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS. WE ARE GRATEFUL YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. THE GROUND LITERALLY SHOOK WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM PRESENTATIONS AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY MAYOR. TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECAP WHAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. WE HAVE --LEADING THE CHARGE, ALONG WITH JENNIFER. ALL THE DEDICATION AND EFFORTS , COMMUNICATION, BOTH IN WORKSHOP FOUR, SUBCOMMITTEES, AND THINK THE DEPARTMENT HAS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SARAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. U.N. THE --AS MR. CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, PUTTING SO MUCH WORK ON THIS . REALLY EXCITED TO PRESENT THE DRAFT, 2025, 2026. BEFORE WE JUMP IN I WANT TO COMMEND THE COLLABORATIVE WORK THIS COUNCIL DID IN PREPARATION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHICH CULMINATED IN THE CHARTER YOU SEE HERE. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PITTSBURG CITY COUNCIL IS NOT SHAPED BY POLICIES AND DECISIONS BUT THE VALUES OF HOW WE GUIDE , COLLABORATE AND LEAD. INFLUENCING HOW MANY MEMBERS --HOW MEMBERS ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT SHAPE ITS FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THIS CHARTER IS ADOPTED WITH THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2025-2026. YEAR OVER YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN METHODICAL IN ITS EFFORTS TO SHAPE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO ENCOURAGE TO YOUR EFFORTS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, BUILD MEASURABILITY INTO OUR GOALS, FOCUS TO THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES OF THE TIME AND COMMIT TO TASKS THAT ACTUALLY ATTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS. WHILE LAST YEAR WAS PERHAPS THE BIGGEST STRUCTURAL UPDATE WE WORKSHOP TO ON FEBRUARY 8th, BROUGHT OUR INTERPRETATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH AND HERE TODAY TO UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL AS TWO SMALL STRUCTURAL CHANGES. THESE CHANGES INCLUDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE IMPROVED --THE EXERCISE WE --I WILL TOUCH ON THOSE IN A FUTURE SIDE. ELIMINATION OF THE UNCATEGORIZED AREA THAT WE HAD IN OUR LAST YEAR'S PLAN. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STRUCTURE SHOWN HERE. AREA OF IMPROVEMENT OR SUSTAINMENT. THE SUSTAINMENT DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES SUPPORTING EFFORTS CURRENT LEVELS. NEXT WE HAVE OUR PRIORITY AREAS FOR FIVE WE HAVE IN BLUE. UNDER PRIORITY AREAS OUR GOALS. PREVIOUS ITERATIONS , NEW SET OF GOALS WERE INTRODUCED EACH YEAR. THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE, YOU NEED TO THESE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE ARE SUB LAYERS THAT DIRECT HOW WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS AND ASSIGN THE WORKLOAD INTO ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT CHUNKS. IN GENERAL, GOALS ARE WONDER FOR YOUR EFFORTS . OBJECTIVES ARE 1 TO 2 YEARS EFFORTS. IMPLEMENTATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN A YEAR OR LESS. FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CASCADE UP, THE STRUCTURE HAS ALLOWED COUNCIL TO DRIVE TOWARDS CONSISTENT PRIORITY AREAS AND GOALS YEAR AFTER YEAR INSTEAD OF OVERHAULING AT THIS LEVEL EACH YEAR. INSTEAD WE TWEAK THE LOWER LEVELS TO THE OVERARCHING NEEDLE. A MORE FOCUSED PATH FOR STAFF AS THE NUMBER OF GOALS AND PRIORITIES IS BETTER CONTROLLED. I MADE THIS SLIDE TO DEMONSTRATE ONE YEAR OF GROWTH. YOU MAY RECALL THE UPWARDS OF 50 GOALS. I THINK KEEPING THESE NUMBERS MANAGEABLE, ESPECIALLY AT THE GOALS LEVEL IS --LOOKS LIKE WE NEARLY DOUBLED OUR GOALS COUNT FROM LAST YEAR THERE WERE COMPOUND GOALS LAST YEAR . IF YOU CONSIDER THEM SEPARATE GOALS, AS WE HAVE BEEN CHATTING, I THINK THE NUMBER IS MORE SIMPLE THAN THEY LOOK. THIS IS WAY LESS THAN 50. CONTINUING WITH THIS COMPARISON, LET'S JUMP TO OUR FIRST PRIORITY AREA. CONTINUING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, PROMOTION ENTRY-LEVEL AND HIGH-END HOUSING AND RETENTION OF GROWTH OF NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESSES. LAST YEAR THERE WAS ONE GOAL, SEVEN OBJECTIVES, THIS YEAR STOP PROPOSES THREE GOALS, 14 OBJECTIVES AND 53 IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS VOTED AN IMPROVEMENT AREA. ONE OF THE TWO PRIORITY AREAS TO BE CONSIDERED FIRST FOR FUNDING RESOURCES AND STAFFING EFFORTS. THE FIRST OF THREE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS IS TO IMPROVE THE JOB HOUSING BALANCE AND INCREASE THE CITIES TAX BASE GROUP RETENTION OF GROWTH AND BUSINESSES. AND ACHIEVE A JOB HOUSING BALANCE OF THREE JOB AS PER FIVE HOUSING UNITS. THE GOAL AIMS FOR A JOB HOUSING BALANCE OF .6. THIS CAN BE SEEN IN PLACES LIKE DANVILLE, LAFAYETTE, AND PLEASANT HILL. CITIES WITH JOB HOUSING BALANCE IS SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT BALANCE ARE CLAYTON, SAN PABLO, AND HERCULES. THE BULLISH ON HERE ARE OBJECTIVES STAFF THINKS WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES, PLEASE REFER TO YOUR HANDOUT PROVIDED AT THE DAIS. ONE HIGHLIGHT INCLUDES ESTABLISHING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. PACKAGES THAT PROMOTE CREATION OF CAREER JOBS IN PREMIUM DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE WAYS WE INTEND TO GET OUT THIS OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE A MENU OF INCENTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING AN ESTIMATE OF POTENTIAL REVENUE CONSIDERATIONS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT. CREATING A ONE-PAGE ROAD MAP FOR NEW LARGE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD PROCURE POWER FROM PPC AND PROMOTE ADOPTED INCENTIVE PACK JUST -- PACKAGES TO --LARGE EMPLOYERS. JUST TRYING TO KEEP VISITATION MOVING. FEEL FREE TO STOP ME WHENEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT ANOTHER PROPOSED OBJECTIVE UNDER THE SCHOOL, DISCUSS CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS. AS WE DISCUSSED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A MARKET ANALYSIS AND RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS WILL HELP STAFF FILL IN THE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURE GAPS. THIS IS WHY YOU SEE IN THE HANDOUT A TBD ONLINE A 1.1 .12 .2. NUMBER DAYS? ON YOUR HANDOUT. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT, THE MICRO BUSINESS INCUBATOR, A UNIQUE WAY TO MEANINGFULLY --WELL GROWING BUSINESSES FROM THE GROUND LEVEL POTENTIALLY LOCATE IN PITTSBURG AFTER THEY GRADUATE. THIS CAN TAKE SHAPE IN MANY WAYS AND STAFF CONSIDERS LIMITED RESOURCES. STARTS WITH A PERFORMER TO FLUSH OUT COSTS, HUMANS AND RESOURCES TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL INCUBATOR. IF APPLICABLE, ISSUE AN RFP, MAKE A SELECTION AND IDENTIFY A OPERATING LOCATION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECOND GOAL IS TO BRING LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY-SERVING NONPROFITS TO PITTSBURG TO SERVE AT THE PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. STAFF EVALUATE HAD TO CARRY OUT THIS OBJECTIVE. WE CHOSE ONE OF TWO VIABLE PATHS. THE COUNCIL WANTS TO ENSURE OUR PITTSBURG RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING THE SERVICES AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CITY RESOURCES . ONE PATH TO MAKING SURE THIS HAPPENS IS TO SUPPORT THE COUNTIES MEASURE X INITIATIVE. AT ITS CORE, IT WILL AIM TO BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR RESIDENTS AND MENTAL HEALTH, PARENT SUPPORT AND YOUTH SERVICES AVAILABLE REGIONALLY. WE THINK DEVELOPING NONPROFIT INCUBATORS IN PITTSBURG SO THE SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCATE HERE IN PITTSBURG GETS UP THIS RESOURCE CONNECTION NOW, BUT DIFFERENTLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE COMBINED WITH A MICRO BUSINESS INCUBATOR DISCUSSED UNDER THE PREVIOUS GOAL. ESPECIALLY IF THE NONPROFIT TARGETED FOR THIS INCUBATOR ARE NONPROFITS THAT SERVE BUSINESS OWNERS, YOUNG ADULTS, UNDER EMPLOYED RESIDENTS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PITTSBURG. THIS IS WHY YOU SEE THIS ULTIMATELY COMMUNITY SERVING GOAL UNDER THE ECONOMIC GOAL AS PROPOSED. STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR IF NOT INTEGRATED INTO THE MICRO BUSINESS IT INCUBATOR. ISSUE AN RFP IF APPLICABLE. I CAN PAUSE THERE IF YOU WANT DISCUSSION OR I CAN KEEP GOING. EXCELLENT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS THIRD GOAL IS TO BRING MORE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THE CITY AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE HOSPITALITY --PROPOSED OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE POSTING OF DESTINATION EVENTS. SUPPORT AND GROW THE CITY SIGNATURE EVENTS FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. BY CONSIDERING ALLOWANCE OF SHORT STAY RENTALS THAT CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOSPITALITY OPTIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING TO PUT INTO ACTION THROUGHOUT DEVELOPMENT TITLE UPDATE. THE WE --MEETING WE HAD EARLIER TODAY. SPECIAL EVENT RESOURCES LIKE GUIDELINES, LEASING GUIDE AND CONTACT LIST AND THE LAWN IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. IMPROVE THE SPECIAL IT EVENT PERMIT PROCESS. AS THE COUNCIL'S ONLY OTHER IMPROVEMENT PRIORITY AREA FOR 2025-2026 WE SEE A JUMP AGAIN IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY AREA. IMPROVED FACILITIES AND INCREASE BEAUTIFICATION OF CITY MAINTAINED AREAS. THE FIRST GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX TO 65 BY 2029. A PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PLAN IS ALREADY IN FULL SWING FOR THIS GOAL. THE CITY SPENT $12 MILLION ON ROADS IMPROVEMENT LAST YEAR. 59 DIDN'T BUDGE. THE SOLIDIFIED OUR THEORY THAT IMPROVING DRIVER EXPERIENCE AND SAFETY AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL AESTHETIC IS GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ANTICIPATED. UNFORTUNATELY, IN AN ERA OF REDUCED --SALES TAX REVENUE AND INCREASED CONSTRUCTION PRICES SINCE THE PANDEMIC, STAFF AIMS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FUNDING GAP, PURSUE ALL OLD PEOPLE RENT OPPORTUNITIES. REPRIORITIZE REVENUES AND CONSIDER AUGMENTING ROADS THROUGH POTENTIAL SALE TAX MEASURE. SECOND, THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION. THIS WAS A FOCUS OF LAST YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN BUT WAS LUMPED INTO ANOTHER GOAL. WE PULLED IT OUT AND PROPOSE TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DELAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAN MARCO BOULEVARD AND WEST LELAND BOULEVARD. REDUCE TRAFFIC AND RECONVENE THE SOUTHWEST HILLS GROUP. THE SOUTHWEST HILLS GROUP IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AT WHICH TRAFFIC AND APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE DISCUSSED AND PLAN TO REDUCE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS. THIRD AND FINAL PROPOSED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BEAUTIFICATION AND SAFETY. WE AIM TO ACHIEVE THIS IN THREE WAYS. IMPROVE THE CITY'S KEY ENTRYWAYS. REDUCE ILLEGAL DUMPING. ADDRESS BLIGHTED PROPERTIES IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS TO ENHANCE THE AESTHETICS OF THE CITY, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, AND SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES. STAFF PLANS TO ANALYZE THE ILLEGAL DUMPING ORDINANCE , WORK WITH THE FRANCHISE HAULER TO REDUCE THE COST OF RECYCLING TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE NOT TO DUMP. DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ILLEGAL DUMPING THROUGH INCREASED SIGNAGE, SECURITY CAMERAS, AND -- JUST A FEW STATISTICS THAT UNDERSCORE THE COST OF IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THIS. CITY HAS ONE FULL-TIME PUBLIC WORKS STAFF THAT CLEARS OUR OUR SPACES OF ILLEGAL DUMPING FILES. 2023 THEY COLLECTED 323 MATTRESSES IN PARKS, RIGHT OF WAYS AND STREETS. 2024 THEY COLLECTED 494 MATTRESSES. JUST LAST WEEK FOR 2025 FEHERTY COLLECTED 50. IN THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY AREA, STOP PROPOSES A REDUCTION IN GOALS . THIS HAS BEEN VOTED A SUSTAINMENT AREA FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. IF DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED AS IMPROVING EDUCATION HEALTH AND WEALTH OF OUR YOUNG ADULTS BY IMPROVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. IT'S A HEFTY ONE AND VERY IMPACTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL. IT WILL SPAN MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS PER PROMOTING A COORDINATED NETWORK IF YOU'VE --OF YOUTH SERVICES -- EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH. STAFF ALSO PROPOSE MAXIMIZING CENTERS THROUGHOUT PITTSBURG BY UPGRADING SOFTWARE AND TRACKING A PARTICIPANT WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN IDEA OF VOLUME. DEVELOPING LONG-TERM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PLAN, CREATING MY BROTHERS PROGRAM. COURT MEETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO CONNECT LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH STUDENTS PURSUING INTERNSHIPS OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES. AND CONNECTING YOUNG ADULTS TO OPPORTUNITIES. COUNCIL DEFINES PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITY AREA AS PRIOR TO -- PRIORITIZING IN THE CITY BUDGET AND REVIEWING PROJECTS. FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 UPLOADED AREA TO SUSTAIN. TWO GOALS, SIX OBJECTIVES, 19 IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR'S ONE GOAL. THE FIRST GOAL IS A CONTINUATION OF LESTER SCHOOL. PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW ADJUSTING OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES CAN LEAD TO ACHIEVEMENT OF MULTIYEAR GOAL. FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, POLICE APARTMENT --DEPARTMENT ATTACKED THIS GOAL. CONDUCTING THESE COUNTY LOCAL COLLABORATIVE ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING OPS AND CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE BASED INFORMANTS --ANALYTICS WITH DAILY ENFORCEMENT. IT DID REDUCE OUR PER CAPITA NUMBERS. THESE EFFORTS WORK CONTINUED AND NEW OBJECTIVES WILL BE INTRODUCED TO KEEP REDUCING THE CRIME NUMBERS. SECOND GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE CITY IS PREPARED FOR MAJOR EMERGENCIES. WHILE ENTWINED WITH OUR POLICES -- POLICE DEPARTMENT DELIVER, LED BY THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATION STAFF AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, INCLUDING DEVELOPING CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN, SEEK FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN AND RECENTLY UPDATED OPERATIONS PLAN. INFORMING THE COMPANY -- COMMUNITY ON DISASTER FOR PERMITS. FINAL PRIORITY AREA, EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA. CAN BE DEFINED AS ENHANCING THE RESIDENT EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY OPERATIONS AND SERVICES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND STREAMLINE PROCESSES. STOP PROPOSES TO CONTINUE THE SAME EFFORTS AS LAST YEAR BUT SPLIT THE SINGLE COMPOUND GOAL INTO TWO. OUR FIRST IS TO ACHIEVE MAINTAIN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SCORES ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES. STAFF AIMS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL BY ESTABLISHING CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION FOR CUSTOMER INTERFACES. HOW-TO VIDEO SERIES FOR IMPROVED EXPERIENCE, INTERACTING WITH CITY SERVICES. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF TO IMPROVE DELIVERY. IMPROVE USER AND EXPERIENCE AND EFFICIENCY AT CITY HALL CENTERS. SECOND GOAL IS TO , LARGELY, THE FINAL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE. STOP PROPOSES TO CONDUCT INTERNAL AUDIT TO REDUCE ANY REDUNDANT OR INEFFICIENT SPENDING SOME PROGRAM, PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGY. STAFF PROPOSES LEANING ON THE TECHNOLOGY FOR ONE METHOD OF ENHANCING PRESENTATION AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED CONSUMPTION BY THE PUBLIC. WITH THAT I INVITE YOUR COMMENTS, TWEAKS, AND QUESTIONS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY FEEDBACK ON STAFFS PRESENTATION. VICE MAYOR ADAMS. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CAPTURING ALL THE WORK THAT WE DID . WE CAME UP WITH QUITE A FEW GOALS . I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. I LOVE THE WORK THAT WE DID . I JUST WANTED TO JUST THINK AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. >> ANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON STAFFS PRESENTATION? SEEING NONE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN FOR MY COLLEAGUES, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THE WORKSHOP AND WORK BEING DONE THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEES. AS WE MARCH TOWARDS --ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SURE WE CAN --BUT APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND REMARKS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. ONE QUICK ONE FOR ME. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD , TWO ADVENTUROUS KAYAKERS SET OUT SEVERAL DAYS AGO ON AN EXCURSION AROUND THE SEVEN CISCO AND -- SPACE. THEY DEPARTED FROM RIVERVIEW PARK HERE IN PITTSBURG AND WILL BE CONCLUDING THEIR JOURNEY BACK HERE LATER THIS WEEK. THEY ANTICIPATE RETURNING EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WE PLAN TO BE THERE TO GREET THEM. WE ALSO WILL WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHERE AND WHEN TO MEET. MARIA. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN CITY STAFF FOR THE NEXT ROAD IMPROVEMENT TOWN HALL, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 20th AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE MARINE CENTER. NEXT ITEM IS FISHING WITH MY POWELL, WHICH IS A POPULAR EVENT, SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 29th FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 A.M. GO TO THE CITY EVENTS CALENDAR ON THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER. MARCH 29th, CESAR CHAVEZ CELEBRATION. THE RALLY AND MARCH BEGINS AT CITY HALL AND IS FOLLOWED BY CELEBRATION -- FINALLY , CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MARCH 31st IN HONOR OF CESAR CHAVEZ DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHOM WISH TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ON ISSUES THAT ARE NOT SCHEDULED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I WILL LOOK TOWARDS OUR MADAM CLERK FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. >> CAMERON. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM HERE ON THE HALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER --I AM HER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE. OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 2151 -- WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU AND WE CAN BE REACHED AT 925-521-1511. ASSEMBLY MEMBER IS COMMITTED TO UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY IN HER DISTRICT AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU TO FIND SOLUTIONS. SHE ALSO VALUES AND CELEBRATES THE SUCCESSES AND RECOGNIZES THE HARD WORK DONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY , OUR OFFICE PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH PAID LEAVE, EDD AND OTHER STATE-LEVEL MATTERS. IF YOU OR YOUR CONSTITUENTS NEED ANY SUPPORT IN NAVIGATING THESE PROCESSES, THESE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND BEING A REAL -- RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. >> ALEXANDER. >> ALL RIGHT, THREE MINUTES, HERE WE GO. TIGHTEN UP . GOOD EVENING ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE PITTSBURG CITY COUNCIL. I AM A PITTSBURG RESIDENT, HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF OVER 10 YEARS. 2024 EQUITY AWARD WINNER, POET, HUSBAND, FATHER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO OUR PROGRAMS , OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PITTSBURG PRODIGIES. SOME OF US. ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YOUTH POETRY HIP-HOP COLLECTIVES IN THE COUNTRY. WITH ME IS ONE OF MY INCOMPARABLE'S -- INCOMPARABLE STAFF, RIGHT HERE. OF COURSE, BY ME ARE SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED YOUTH POETS IN THE BAY AREA AND ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY ARE THE REASON WE ARE HERE TONIGHT. I EXPECT THE REASON YOU ARE ALSO SITTING HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR YOUTH ARE OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS. WE ARE HERE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OUR CLUB AND ALUMNI FOUNDED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL. THE BIGGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS YOUTH COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, BRAVE NEW VOICES, WHICH IS BEING HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, IN WISCONSIN, MADISON. 2024, REPRESENTING, OUR TEAM TRAVEL TO OUR NATION'S CAPITOL AND COMPETED AGAINST OTHER TEAMS FROM BALTIMORE, BOSTON, D.C., NEW YORK AND MORE. PAGES --THE EXPERIENCE WAS LIFE-CHANGING AND ONE WE HOPE TO PASS ON TO THIS NEXT GENERATION. THE FLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR'S TRIP WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $5000 FOR 11 PEOPLE TOTAL, GIVE OR TAKE, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED OUR CITY TO HELP US WITH. WE ARE COVERING REGISTRATION AND HOUSING WHICH WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $4500 ON OUR OWN. WHAT WE DO --PASS ME THAT REALLY QUICK. THANK YOU, SIR. ON PAGE FOUR GIVES YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAMS. THERE ARE PAGES FOR EACH ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE PACKET YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. I WANT TO GO OVER SOME DATA REALLY QUICK. I BELIEVE NUMBERS SPEAK. ON PAGE FIVE, OUR DEMOGRAPHIC INFO. THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS, OVER 85% FELT THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN AFFIRMING IT HEALTHY FOR THEIR CULTURE, RACIAL AND GENDER IDENTITIES. REPORTED HIGH LEVEL AFFIRMATION AND VISIBILITY WITHIN OUR PROGRAMS. ACADEMIC INFO, PAGE SIX. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF PURCHASE PRINCE AGREED THE PROGRAM HAS DRINKING STRENGTHEN THEM ACADEMICALLY. MAKES THEM FEEL MORE WELCOME AT SCHOOL. 65% INDICATED OUR PROGRAMS POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR DESIRE TO ATTEND SCHOOL REGULARLY. OUR LAST BIT OF DATA IS ON PAGE EIGHT. THAT IS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION, ABOUT 80%, POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH. STUDENTS REPORTED HIGH LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE, GROWTH, ARTISTIC ABILITIES. OVER 80% REPORTED THAT. SELF-EXPRESSION ALLOWED THEM TO OVERALL IMPROVE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SENSE OF IDENTITY. THERE'S A LOT IN THIS PACKET. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO THROUGH IT. WE HAVE COMPILED THIS OVER MANY WEEKS. GABRIEL IS GOING TO TAKE IT OFF FOR THE LAST LITTLE BIT. >> OUR NUMBERS PRETTY MUCH TELL THE STORY AND SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. TESTIMONY ON PAGE 26 AND NOW EIGHT YEARS OF PRODIGIES, ALUMNI SCAN A TEST TO THE LEVIN MAGIC IN WHAT WE DO. IN SUMMARY, OUR KIDS DESERVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE , TO BE -- ONE OF THE BIGGEST STAGES OF THE WORLD, I WOULD SAY. WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT PITTSBURG COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS OUR PEOPLE, RACE AND ALL OF THAT. PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS TRIP COME TRUE. WHAT ? >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL? >> NO, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING ABOUT THE CAUSE. DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR THE PACKET. WE WILL FOLLOW UP. I'M SURE TO GET MORE INFORMATION. HOW WE CAN SHARE BROADLY WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS. >> PLEASE, THANK YOU, ALL, SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. >> ALVIN NELSON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS ALVIN NELSON. I CAME HERE ON NOVEMBER 18th, 2024. AROUND THE TIME YOU WERE PRETTY BUSY. CIRCLING AROUND THE SAME ISSUE. I HAD A HEALTHY CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF REGARDING PARKING . WE'VE HAD SOME ESCALATIONS . I BROUGHT SOME PICTURES . I SHARED WITH THE CHIEF I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE MUCH RESOURCES , AND I DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO KEEP COMING HERE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE I CONTINUE TO EXPLORE MY OPTIONS. MUCH A FEW NEIGHBORS, LIBERTY COURT, FOUR-YEAR-OLD DEVELOPMENT WITH SEVEN HOMES. IN THAT WE HAVE A FEW HOMEOWNERS WHO PARK AND BLOCK THE SIDEWALKS , PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SIDEWALKS. WHEN FAMILIES HAVE TO WALK THEIR DOGS OR THEIR CHILDREN IN STROLLERS , THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO AROUND --ONLY TWO HOMES. THERE SOME ISSUE WITH PARKING AND PARKING IN RED ZONE. ALL I AM ASKING FOR, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND OTHER HOMEOWNERS AT LIBERTY COURT IS THAT PITTSBURG POLICE DO SOME ENFORCEMENT . WITH THAT I KNOW RESOURCES ARE LIMITED , BUT WITH THE ISSUES HERE, SINCE IT'S A SMALL COMMUNITY, I THINK WE ARE LIMITED ON RESOURCES. SUPPORT CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAD A HEALTHY CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF. I AM HOPING THAT I HAVE YOUR SUPPORT --THE SUPPORT FROM THE CHIEF TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE SO I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING HERE. THIS IS ABOUT MY THIRD TIME HERE IN ABOUT 90 DAYS. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE PHOTOS . MINOR ISSUES. AGAIN, I THINK IT TAKES LIMITED RESOURCES TO RESOLVE. THE CHIEF IS WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO RESOLVE IT, IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE THE PHOTOS. >> YOU CAN LEAVE THE PHOTOS WITH THE CLERK. >> IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE. I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. JUST ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SARAH FOSTER. >> GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I LIVE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. I AM GOING TO REITERATE AN ISSUE I MENTIONED SOME YEARS BACK. I WANT TO START OFF --SOMETHING I'M GOING TO --SETTING SPEED LIMITS AND HOW A.B. 43 CHANGES IT. CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO SET SPEED LIMITS BY MEASURING THE CURRENT TRAFFIC SPEED. THEY THEN TAKE THE SPEED LIMIT AT 85% OF TRAFFIC AND ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. THIS SET THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TOP END OF THE SPEED LIMIT. IT DOES NOT CONSIDER PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING TRAFFIC ON WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD MAKE THAT SPEED LIMIT UNSAFE. FAST FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER 2021. WHEN EB 43 PAST. HE REQUIRES CITIES TO RUN DOWN TO THE NEAREST FIVE MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE MEASURED 85% VEHICLE SPEED. IT CONSIDERS REDUCING A SPEED LIMIT BY ANOTHER FIVE MILES AN HOUR BASED ON PROXIMITY TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS . ELDERCARE FACILITIES OR BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE STREET WE REALLY NEED THIS ON HIS MARINA BOULEVARD IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERED BECAUSE IT'S A YOUTH FACILITY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE SPEED LIMITS. 25 MILES AN HOUR BY ST. PETER MURDER. THEN IT GOES UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR IN FRONT OF THE MARINA COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THEN 30 MILES AN HOUR ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL HARBOR PARK. LOTS OF KIDS ON THE STREETS. WE DO SEE OUR SENIOR CITIZENS ON THEIR MOBILITY SCOOTERS USING THE BIKE LANE. WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW SPEEDERS TO SET OUR TRAFFIC LIMITS. TWO GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE, I 35 MILES AN HOUR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 50% FATALITY . THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. KIDS SHOULD NOT DODGE CARS, NOR CAN THEY OUTRUN CARS. WITH THAT, I HOPE MARINA BOULEVARD GETS THE MUCH-NEEDED SPEED REDUCTION IN FRONT OF THE ARENA CENTER. THANK YOU. NUMBER SPEAKERS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS . EITHER STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED WITH US WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT INFORMATION. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES THAT THEY ARE SIGNED TO? --ASSIGNED TO? >> YES. MAYOR, ON MARCH 5th, THE PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE MET. CHIEF WENT OVER --PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR THE 2025-2026 . WE ALSO HAD A DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION ON THE YOUNG MEN'S ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. I WANT TO COMMEND CITY OF PITTSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THIS PROGRAM . IT WAS AN EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOUNG MEN IN THE COMMUNITY WERE BROUGHT IN AND WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF TRAININGS . NOT JUST IN PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALSO FROM TABLE ETIQUETTE TO HOW TO TIE A TIE. I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IN THE MONTH OF MAY THERE WILL BE A YOUNG WOMAN'S ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FACILITATED BY FEMALE STAFF WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S GREAT. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND , AS WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SUBMIT -- SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO COMMEND POLICE STAFF IN PUTTING EMPHASIS IN YOUR LEAPS --LOCAL YOUTH. THERE'S A HUGE NEED FOR LOCAL YOUTH TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A HEALTHY WAY. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE CHILDREN. PUTTING ON PROGRAMS LIKE THESE REALLY FACILITATE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY LEARNING PUBLIC SAFETY SKILLS THAT THEY CAN DEPLOY AS THEY START GETTING OLDER. THAT'S IT FOR MY REPORTS. >> I WILL JUST REPORT OUT BRIEFLY . I WILL JUST REPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC SUB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MET ON MARCH 12th. ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED , STAFF RECEIVED A ONE-TIME GRANT FOR AN EDU ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. WE GOT A PRESENTATION ON HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED . REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THAT CAN BE OF BENEFIT TO THE WORK WE HAVE ALREADY DONE. THE DESIGN GUIDELINE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL PROVIDE A REBATE FOR SPECIFIC EDU -- ADU'S . ESTABLISH THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAD AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT TITLE UPDATE. WHICH WE ALSO KICKED OFF HERE BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING HERE TODAY WITH THE WORKSHOP, WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CODE. WE GOT TO OVERVIEW OF THE NEXT STEPS. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE HEARING MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE ABOUT OUR ZONING ORDINANCE AND ISSUES WE MAY BUILD --MAYBE ABLE TO ADDRESS THROUGH THIS UPDATE. WE ALSO HAD AN UPDATE REGARDING OUR CITY REBRAND AND MARKETING. THE CITY HAS ENGAGED WITH A CONSULTANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MODERNIZE NOT ONLY OUR CITY LOGO BUT REALLY IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING AS A CITY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED OF THIS PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION FOR REBRANDING PURPOSE. THEN IT WILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL DECISION. AND THEN BE ABLE TO ROLLOUT IN TERMS OF THOSE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS CITYWIDE. WE ALSO HAD AN UPDATE IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL TROLLEY AND SHUTTLE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. STAFF HAS BEGUN EXPLORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHARLIE. OR SHUTTLE THROUGH PITTSBURG . THIS IS IN TANGENT WITH SOME OF OUR YOUTH SPORTS TOURISM EFFORTS BUT ALSO REACHING DESTINATION AREAS WITHIN PITTSBURG. THERE'S A LOT MORE CONVERSATION TO HAPPEN AROUND THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT IT WAS EXCITING TO THINK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A TROLLEY OR SHUTTLE. REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEMAND WOULD BE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW IT WOULD BE SUSTAINED IF IT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. THEN WE HAD A BRIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER JUST ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. NEW BUSINESSES OPENING UP AS WELL AS OUR FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN A SUCCESS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH BEING ABLE TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES AND AESTHETICS OF HOLDINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. WITHOUT THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY . IT IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING I AM --ITEM NUMBER SIX. >> TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING IS APPROVING THE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2025 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT -- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. TONYA IS HERE WITH A PRESENTATION. TONYA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, HOUSING BOARD, STAFF AND COMMUNITY. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG IS A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY AND WILL BE REFERRED TO AS PHA DURING THIS PRESENTATION. THE PHA PLAN PROCESS WAS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION FIVE A OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937. SECTION 5 A.B. OF THE U.S. HOUSING ACT OF 1937 WAS AMENDED IN 2008 BY THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT . SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY REDUCTION ACT. THE PUBLIC HOUSING PHA PLAN IS A DOCUMENT THAT INFORMS HUD, RESIDENTS, --SERVING THE NEEDS OF LOW INCOME AND VERY LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND THE PHA'S STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS. AS REQUIRED BY HUD, PHA S MUST SUBMIT FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMS. OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN GOALS ARE TO -- THE FIRST GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE. WE WILL ATTEMPT THIS BY PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF , IMPLEMENT A STAFF SUCCESSION PLAN, STREAMLINE OPERATIONS THROUGH AUTOMATION, MAINTAIN PROGRAM INTEGRITY WITH CONTINUED SECURITY OF APPLICANTS AND INCOMING PORTABILITY OF CLIENTS. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER ALLOCATION TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY UTILIZING THE 2017 SECTION 8 WAITLIST , MAXIMIZING THE UTILIZATION OF VOUCHERS BASED ON ANNUAL BUDGET AUTHORITY AND ALLOCATION, AND THE UTILIZATION OF 15 PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS COMMITTED TO A 15 UNIT PROPERTY UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH HOUSING AND LOW INCOME PERSONS. THE THIRD GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY MAINTAINING THE HIGH PERFORMER STATUS THROUGH THE SECTION 8 MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM , TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OWNERSHIP TO SECTION 8 PARTICIPANTS, CONTINUE TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN NEED. WE HAD OUR RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY. THE TOPIC S DISCUSSED WERE UPDATES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PROPOSE CHANGES FOR YOUR --THIS YEAR. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR THAT TO BE ADOPTED. NO COMMENTS OF CHANGE WERE RECEIVED. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVED TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND CONSIDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PHA FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2025. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WILL TURN TO THE BOARD . IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE OF STAFF BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAM CLERK ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? >> NO, WE DO NOT. >> SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL BRING THIS MATTER BACK BEFORE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOOK --FOR ANY DELIBERATION OR MOTION ON THIS ITEM. THE MOTION WE ACCEPT THE PLAN AS -- >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THIS ITEM. GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. >> THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. CONSIDERATION ITEM IS MENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET BASED ON YOUR END REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS. ALSO KNOWN AS THE MIDYEAR. FINANCE DIRECTOR IS HERE WITH PRESENTATION. ADD A LITTLE NOTE HERE. I APPRECIATE THE --REVENUE INCREASE FROM A -- NOTHING GETS BY PAUL. >> THIS EVENING STAFF IS PRESENTING MIDYEAR REVIEW OF PITTSBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY'S 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE ADOPTED HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET AND HAS DETERMINED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO MEET YOUR END PRODUCTIONS -- PROJECTIONS. FISCAL YEAR BUDGET IS A LIVING DOCUMENT WITH AMENDMENTS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PREDICATED ON BOARD APPROVAL. RESIDENT -- REVENUES ARE TO REMAIN AS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED WITH A RARE INCREASE TO OTHER SERVICE CHARGES. HOUSING AUTHORITY IS PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN REVENUE ESTIMATES OF $190,144, AS WELL AS A DECREASE OF EXPENDITURES APPROPRIATIONS OF -- I'M SORRY, THIS IS -- GOING BACK AGAIN, WE HAVE A FOUR DOLLAR INCREASE IN REVENUES. AN INCREASE OF $37,270 IN EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS. SEES ME FOR THAT. THOSE EXPENDITURE INCREASES INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN SALARY AND BENEFIT PROJECTIONS OF ABOUT $20,000 . INCREASE IN UTILITIES OF ABOUT $7000. OTHER RENTAL EXPENSES INCREASE OF ABOUT $2000. WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PITTSBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING TO PROPOSE CHANGES TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET. TONYA IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WILL TURN TO MY MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MIDYEAR BUDGET. SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT. >> WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM? BOARD MEMBER BANALES. >> I WILL MOVE ADOPTION OF HOUSING AUTHORITY RESOLUTION AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET BASED ON YOUR END REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION, THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> I MAKE THE MOTION WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS IS. >> ALSO ACCEPT THE MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER FLOYD, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER HEARING. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBER REMARKS. DO ANY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, HOPEFULLY ALL WE ARE DOING TO PROGRESS THE ASSISTANCE IN PITTSBURG FOR THE HOUSING MEASURES WILL CARRY THIS FORWARD TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AS TO WHAT WE PROVIDE AND HAVE COMPANIES, LIKE, HOPE SOLUTION LOOK AT ENCOURAGING US TO TAKE ACTIONS AND SUCH MEASURES TO HOUSE PEOPLE IN THEIR --OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> FOR THE VOUCHERS THEY ARE GIVEN THROUGH THE CITY OF PITTSBURG , THAT'S A GREAT THING. WE HAVE SO MANY NEEDY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED THAT NEED THOSE VOUCHERS. WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURG WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY , I THINK, GREATER AND BIGGER THINGS CAN ALSO BE DONE . WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL WE CAN PARTICIPATE AND BE A PART OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA . HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL IMPROVE AND EVERYONE CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE ARE DOING TO HELP SERVE AND MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A BETTER COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU, BOTH. WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THANK YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONVENE AS THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR ITEM NUMBER 10. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND MR. MAYOR. SECURITY CAMERA STORAGE FOR PROJECT 1801, FRONTAGE ROAD LIVING GREEN TRAIL. I DO WANT TO SAY --I'M GOING TO TEASE A LITTLE. JOHN'S GOT SOME GOOD NEWS. THIS IS A NICE PRESENTATION. JOHN SAMUELSON, CITY ENGINEER AND PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE WITH US. >> THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, EVANS. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY COUGH DROP, I HAD A COLD LAST WEEK. IT IS MY PLAYER, MEASURE, -- MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO PRESENT THIS ITEM FOR PURCHASE OF SECURITY CAMERAS AND STORAGE EQUIPMENT FOR FRONTAGE ROAD PROJECT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT THE PROJECT WAS FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE. THIS PROJECT WAS CREATED TO BUILD A CLASS ONE TRAIL ALONG FRONTAGE ROAD FROM DOVER WAY TO CHELSEA WAY. NOT ONLY DID IT BUILD THE TRAIL BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, BACK REPAIR STATION, DOG WASTE BINS, TRASH CANS, BIKE RACKS AND A BIOS WELL TO TREAT THE STORM WATER ON FRONTAGE ROAD BEFORE ENTERING THE CITY'S DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT AND --REUSED AS LOCAL MATCH. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TIMELINE. WE WERE AWARDED THE GRANT IN AUGUST OF 2022. CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON THIS PROJECT IN NOVEMBER OF 2023. WE HELD OUR RIBBON-CUTTING EVENT IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. ON MARCH 3rd, CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE PROJECT AS COMPLETE A NOTICE TO FILE OF COMPLETION. PART OF THAT PROCESS WE DETERMINED THERE WERE ADDITIONAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT. BEFORE THEN I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SLIGHT INTERMISSION TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WE DID APPLY TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND WE WERE AWARDED PROJECT OF THE YEAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT LESS THAN $5 MILLION. WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THIS AWARD . IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL AMERICAN PUBLIC OR TOXICITY --AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE AND THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCING THOSE WINNERS LATER THIS YEAR IN CHICAGO. ALL RIGHT, GOING BACK TO WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT. AS I MENTIONED, WE DISCOVERED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT WE HAD SOME AMENDING FUNDS. ONE OF THEM WAS SECURITY CAMERAS ALONG THIS CORRIDOR TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM CAUSING BLIGHT, ITALY COULD --ILLEGAL DUMPING , WHICH IS WHY WE GOT THIS GRANT. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE QUOTES TO INSTALL A NEW CAMERAS ALONG THE SECTION OF FRONTAGE ROAD. WITH THOSE NEW CAMERAS THERE IS A NEED TO EXPAND OUR STORAGE CAPACITY FOR THE VIDEO FEEDS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO PURCHASE THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH OUR VENDOR, DELL TECHNOLOGIES , AND ALLOWING US TO SPEND THIS --THESE REMAINING FUNDS. THE STATE DID -- ELIGIBLE LEASES OF THE GRANT FUNDS. WITH THAT, CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF CAMERA STORAGE EQUIPMENT AND RELATED LABOR FROM DELL TECHNOLOGIES. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. TO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STOP ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ. >> NOT A QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT. I WANT TO COMMEND CITY STAFF. YOUR GRADE AT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTS. THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. I AM REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> VICE MAYOR ADAMES. >> THANK YOU . THROUGH THE MAYOR, AND ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT WORK ON THE TRAIL. QUESTION ABOUT THE SECURITY STORAGE, IS THERE ONGOING FEES FOR THE STORAGE? >> THERE IS ONGOING FEES FOR THE STORAGE. WE ARE ALREADY PAYING THESE FEES. THIS WOULD JUST BE INCREMENTAL INCREASE. THE BULK OF THE COST IS PURCHASING THE ADDITIONAL STORAGE. THE ONGOING WILL JUST BE A PART OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET. >> I SEE, OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ. >> THROUGH THE MAYOR, I MOVE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY CAMERA STORAGE FOR -- >> I WILL SET A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND --AND A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CONSIDERATION ITEM, NUMBER 11. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT SECOND CONSIDERATION ITEM IS THE LARGER PORTION OF THE MIDYEAR. PITTSBURG OUR COMPANY , GENERAL FUND AND OTHER ENTITIES SUCH AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT E.G. FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT TWO. BEFORE PAUL BEGINS WITH HIS PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FINANCE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY AD HOC MEMBERS, MAYOR KILLINGS AND COUNCILMEMBER -- FURTHER INTERACTION THROUGHOUT THIS --PROVIDING THEIR VIEWS AND INSIGHT. AS YOU MAY RECALL, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET, CERTAINLY I WILL USE THE 1%. USUALLY A NUMBER WE TRY AND TALK IT AS STAFF. WE PLUS OR MINUS IN THE GENERAL FUND AREA. WE GO OVER A $60 MILLION REVENUE SO WE SHOOT FOR THAT. UP ABOVE 600,000 OR JUST UNDER AT 600,000. WHAT PAUL WILL LAY OUT FOR YOU IS ROUGHLY THAT. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FEDERAL LEVEL --AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, PLUS THE ECONOMY , WE ALSO DO HAVE A SLIGHT IN THEIR WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE ENDING BACK TO GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. LOOKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE MAYBE WE TIGHTEN THE NUMBER A LITTLE BIT GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY THAT IS THERE. I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE WE DO NOT HAVE --MAYBE TO US OR OTHER CITIES, WE DO NOT HAVE A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT IN THE CITY. DUE DIRECTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND YOUR CONTINUED GUIDANCE AND STICKING WITH THE PHYSICAL SUSTAINABILITY ORDINANCE YOU CREATED. WHEN WE DO SEE WHETHER THAT IS A NEGATIVE OF 600,000, THAT IS REALLY , WHEN YOU FACTOR IN, ADDITIONAL MONIES THE COUNCIL HAS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS. THAT INCLUDES 115 TRUST CONTRIBUTIONS , THINGS THAT MAY NOT TECHNICALLY BE NECESSARY, BUT CERTAINLY ARE HELPING ADDRESS LONG ITEMS THAT NEEDED MORE REINVESTMENTS. JUST WANTED TO SET THAT FOR THE COUNCIL RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE VERY FOCUSED EFFORT OF THE COUNCIL WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT IS BALANCED AND HAVE THE ABILITIES TO CONTROL WHAT GOES ON THERE . WHICH IS A MUCH BETTER FEELING THAN WHAT SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE GOING THROUGH, CERTAINLY, IN THE BAY AREA. WITH THAT SAID , AS WE LOOK FORWARD NEXT MEETING, THIS IS STRICTLY ON THE MIDYEAR, NEXT MEETING WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU A LOOK AHEAD FOR NEXT BUDGET OF 2025-2026. THAT IS WHERE WE WILL HAVE TWO REALLY GET INTO REALIZING WHAT NEW REVENUES ARE COMING ON BOARD , WHAT EXPENDITURES DO WE ANTICIPATE, AND HOW DO WE KEEP THAT BALANCED? AS ALWAYS, THERE ARE PLENTY OF MEANS . HOW DO WE DO THAT BALANCING ACT? WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OVER TO PAUL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT STAFF IS PRESENTING THE MIDYEAR BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG . PITTSBURG OUR COMPANY. THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG . AND THE SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GEOLOGICAL HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT TWO. RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET BASED ON REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 17th, 2024. REGULAR UPDATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL WIND PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS WERE PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE MIDYEAR BUDGET REVIEW IS TO ANALYZE THE STATUS OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES , TWO, IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES, AND THREE, DEVELOP THE BASE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL 2025-2026 BUDGET. IN FACT, THIS IS THE UNOFFICIAL KICKOFF FOR THE 2025-2026 BUDGET. THE AMENDED GENERAL FUND BUDGET PROJECTS A DEFICIT OF $2.3 MILLION . AFTER PROPOSING MIDYEAR ADJUSTMENTS, REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS OF ABOUT $140,000 IN REDUCTIONS AND EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS OF ABOUT $1.8 MILLION, THAT DEFICIT IS REDUCED TO ABOUT $689,000. DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE ABOUT $5.9 MILLION LESS THAN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 YEAR. 2024 REVENUES ARE HIGHER, PRIMARILY , DUE TO $5.6 MILLION TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR PROJECTS AND PROJECT RELATED ITEMS. IF AT ANY TIME YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO STOP AND INTERJECT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE REVENUES WHICH MAKE UP THE NON-DEPARTMENT REVENUES . SALES TAXES ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE BY ABOUT $252,000 FROM THE AMENDED BUDGET TOTAL OF $2.2 MILLION. IN 2024, THERE WAS $2.2 MILLION OF REVENUE THAT RETURNED TO SOURCE FROM PROJECT FUNDS. THESE WERE REVENUES ABSCESS PROJECTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND , 21 SURPLUS IN PARTICULAR. THE PROJECTS WERE EITHER COMPLETED WITH REVENUES TO BE RETURNED , THAT WERE IN EXCESS OF WHAT WAS NEEDED, OR THE PROJECTS WERE DEFERRED OR CANCELED OUTRIGHT. REVENUES, SUCH AS PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAXES, HAVE BEEN PROJECTED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS, HDL AND AVENUE, WHICH ENABLED THE CITY TO MORE ACCURATELY FORECAST THESE REVENUES AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THE SLIDE REPRESENTS THE ORIGINAL 2024-2025 PROPERTY FORECAST PREPARED BY THE CITY STAFF USING DATA ABOUT WAS PROVIDED BY HDL. STAFF IS CURRENTLY PROJECTING SLIGHT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES OVER THESE AMOUNTS. THE SLIDE SHOWS PROJECTED SALES TAX REVENUES AS ESTIMATED. AS YOU CAN SEE, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS 12,252,000 AND WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY ADJUSTED TO 12 MILLION EVEN IN REVENUE PROJECTIONS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MOST RECENT UP DATE FROM AVENUE PROJECTS $11.5 MILLION REVENUE PROJECTION FOR SALES TAX . SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CONSULTANTS HAVE ADJUSTED THAT ESTIMATE BY ABOUT 100,000. WE ARE PROJECTING ABOUT 12 MILLION. DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE BY $788,000 WHILE NON-DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE BY ABOUT 640,000, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES, REDUCTION OF TAXES, ABOUT 463,000 , WHICH IS PRIMARILY OCCUPANCY TAX REDUCTIONS AND SALES TAX REDUCTIONS. EXCUSE ME. THE GENERAL FUNDS ALLOCATION OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPERTY TAX REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT $638,000. FRANCHISE FREEZE -- FEES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE . OTHER REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 355 --EXCUSE ME --THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS SHOWS DEPARTMENTAL ADJUSTMENTS BY ABOUT $1.8 MILLION. THE PROPOSED MIDYEAR ESTIMATE IS $11 MILLION LESS THAN THE 2023-2024 EXPENDITURES PER PRIMARILY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 2023-2024 INCLUDED ABOUT $13 MILLION OF TRANSFERS OUT INCLUDING A $.4 MILLION TO PROJECT FUNDS AND $1.5 MILLION OF RESERVES THAT WERE MOVED OVER TO THE NEWLY CREATED MEASURE M FUND. >> IF I COULD JUMP IN. JUST TO HELP, AS YOU LOOK AT THESE TABLES AND NUMBERS , ONE OF THE THINGS WE ADDED HERE WAS A COMPARISON OF THIS CURRENT YEAR, 2024-2025 WITH THE 2023 ACTUALS. WHAT DID WE DO LAST YEAR COMPARED TO WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS YOU ARE AND WHERE WE ARE PROJECTING. THE FOUR COLUMN, COLUMN E, I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE. BASICALLY ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE DID TO STAFF WAS CAN YOU LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET YOU HAD LAST YEAR? IF THAT'S ALL YOU'RE EXPENDITURES YOU HAD, TRY AND -- THAT'S YOUR CAP. AS YOU LOOK AT THAT LIST , JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT CAME IN BELOW THAT. POLICE HAD EXTERNAL CONTRACTS WITH DISPATCH AND THINGS THAT THEY JUST COULDN'T CONTROL , SO THEY WENT ABOVE. YOU HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERY DEPARTMENT . CITY CLERK IS A LITTLE HIGHER, BUT THAT'S THE STRANGE THING CALLED AN ELECTION. COMPARING ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER. ALSO GRAFFITI. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE. OVERALL, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS HELD THEIR NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR AND THAT REALLY HELPED AS THE REVENUE , AS PAUL HAS POINTED OUT, SALES TAX FINALLY HITTING BOTTOM, IF YOU WILL. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. >> THANK YOU. GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE BY ABOUT $1.8 MILLION. INCLUDING AN INCREASE OF SALARY SAVINGS OF ABOUT $1.2 MILLION AND THEN A DECREASE IN DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT $700,000. THE AMENDED BUDGET SALARY SAVINGS TOTAL $2.2 MILLION, ORIGINALLY BUDGETED TO NONDEPENDENT -- NOT DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES. INCREASE OF $1.2 MILLION IN SALARY SAVINGS FOR A TOTAL OF $3.4 MILLION IS PROJECTED. AND ALLOCATED AMONG THE GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 324 BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE 2024-2025 BUDGET. 304 OF THESE POSITIONS ARE REPRESENTED BY FORGETTING -- BARGAINING UNITS. 265 ARE FILLED CURRENTLY, 39 VACANCIES. THE MIDYEAR PROJECTED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT, AS MENTIONED, $689,153. WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTION WORKING CAPITOL RESERVES WITH A $19.8 MILLION BALANCE . THE REQUIRED RESERVE PERCENTAGE PER THE CITY RESERVE POLICY IS 30% OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. THE ESTIMATED ENDING BALANCE REPRESENTS 34% OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. THE GENERAL FUND, AS CURRENTLY PROJECTED, EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED 30% MINIMUM. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE CITY'S OTHER FUNDS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS WERE LIKE INCREASE OF REVENUE ALLOCATIONS FROM OTHER CITY FUNDS TO THE EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFIT FUND OF $2.8 MILLION . MEDICAL BENEFITS PAID OUT , OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS . EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFITS AND LIABILITY COSTS WERE ORIGINALLY BUDGETED AT DEPARTMENT LEVEL. MIDYEAR BUDGET REMOVES --UNDER THE FUNDS WE ACTUALLY PAY THE FUNDS OUT OF, WHICH ARE THESE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS. IN --AN ADDITIONAL $27,000 OF REDUCTIONS ARE NEEDED TO BRING THE MAINTENANCE RESERVE BALANCE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE RESERVE REQUIREMENT OF 30% OF EXPENDITURES. YOU'LL SEE THE HIGHLIGHTED TO THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND, WHERE IS THAT 29%. HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THE REVENUE EXPENDITURE TOTALS ON THE SLIDE REPRESENT THE PROPOSED MIDYEAR ADJUSTMENTS. THE FOLLOWING SLIDESHOWS 2023-2024 ACTUAL FUNDS AND BUDGET . INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS FOLLOWING SLIDESHOW OTHER CITY FUNDS COMPARING THE 2024-2025 MIDYEAR PROJECTED VERSUS THE AMENDED BUDGETS. THE SLIDES WILL ALSO PRESENT RESERVE BALANCES AND REQUIRE PERCENTAGES WHEN APPLICABLE. THE SLIDESHOWS INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL SHOW ENTERPRISE FUNDS, AS WELL. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, INCLUDING THE WATER FUND , SEWER MAINTENANCE FUND, MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. THE EYE-OPENING NUMBER YOU WOULD SEE WOULD BE THE $76 MILLION OPERATIONS. ORIGINALLY WE BUDGETED 76 MILLION FOR THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OUT OF THE WATER FUND. SOME OF THOSE MONIES WILL NOT BE SPENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND WILL BE DEFERRED TO FUTURE YEARS. THAT'S WHY YOU ARE SEEING A REDUCTION THERE IN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. AGAIN, HERE ARE THREE OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS, INCLUDING MARINE OPERATIONS, ISLAND ENERGY, PITTSBURG POWER. SOME OF THE CITY'S SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CITYWIDE LINE -- LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING. SOLID WASTE FUND. GHAD ADMINISTRATION FUND. NONE OF THESE FUNDS HAVE A RESERVE REQUIREMENT, THEY ALL HAVE POSITIVE TO HEALTHY BALANCES PROJECTED . AGAIN, THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, LOOKING AT OUR 2023-2024 ACTUALS . AMENDMENT AND PROJECTED YEAR-END AMENDMENTS . NO MAJOR VARIANCES IN ANY OF THESE. I AM GOING TO HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER HERE. ONE OF THE COMMENTS I MADE AS I INTRODUCE THIS ITEM WAS POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER COMPLETE OR IF WE DIVERTED THE APPROXIMATELY $680,000 DEFICIT WE ARE SHOWING RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT TO GET THE CLOSER TO ZERO. THE HEAT PLAZA PUMP TRACK HAS BEEN DESIGNED , IT'S DONE. THE 156,000 CAN GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS. DESIGN HAS BEEN DONE. PROJECT --OUR ESTIMATES WERE HUNDRED THOUSAND $200 MILLION. WE DON'T HAVE FUNDS TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. PUBLIC HAS AN ASTERISK . I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE HOLDING THAT. IF WE NEED TO GET TO ZERO THAT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GO BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES PRODUCING. AS WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE DEFICIT --BY JUNE 30th AND A SURPLUS. I'M NOT SURE I WOULD FULLY RECOMMEND I HOLD THAT UNTIL JUNE AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE ACTION THERE. ANOTHER ITEM WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON IS REDIRECTION OF THE LEASES. AND MOVE THOSE TO THE GENERAL FUND. MICRO GRANTS OR OTHER PROGRAMS. LET'S JUST MOVE THE LEASES OVER SO REVENUE CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE GENERAL FUND THE WAY THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY. FINAL BULLET POINT HERE. TWO WAYS TO DO IT. WE CAN TRY AND REDUCE THE EXPENDITURES, WHICH THEY HAVE REDUCED QUITE A BIT, OR WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS TO HIT THAT 30% IF IT IS AN ADDITIONAL 27,000 . AGAIN WE ARE 680 WAS THE TARGET DEFICIT . WE ARE 700 . WHAT'S OUTLINED HERE I THINK WE WILL GET THOSE NUMBERS. I BELIEVE THE FINAL SLEIGHT HERE IS THE RECOMMENDATION . HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. PAUL IS HERE , AS WELL. JUST THINK THE SUBCOMMITTEES FOR THEIR HELP. >> THANK YOU, PAUL, THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ? WHAT WAS PRESENTED. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER BANALES IN THE QUEUE. >> NO QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS. DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR TEAM AND YOURSELF HAS DONE TO GET US HERE. AS YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF HER COMMENTS, GIVEN THE ECONOMY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE NATIONAL SCALE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO PREPARE FOR A VOLATILE YEAR IN TERMS OF ECONOMY. PRESERVING CASH, REDUCING EXPENSES IS CRITICAL. I DEFINITELY WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU PROPOSE TO BRING THE DEFICIT AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS POSSIBLE. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF ITEM ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR AS YOU OUTLINED. WE CAN REVISIT THAT AT A LATER TIME. JUST TO GET US AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN, IF WE HAVE A SURPLUS WE CAN ALWAYS REVISIT SOME OF THE ITEMS LATER ON. I THINK IT'S HEALTHY FOR US AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET THAT TO ZERO. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SPECIFICALLY ON THE POTENTIAL FUNDING RETURNED TO SOURCE. THAT WAS SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEVEL. I AM IN AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF GETTING AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS POSSIBLE. WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE AMOUNT 1%. IN TERMS OF MOVING INTO THE DISCUSSIONS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR , JUST TO BE IN THAT FRAME OF MIND. I AM SUPPORTIVE, AS WELL. ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET CLOSER TO ZERO. OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH ANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS, IF THERE IS SUPPORT FOR THAT. ANY THOUGHT ON THOSE ITEMS LISTED THERE. VICE MAYOR ADAMES. >> THANK YOU . THROUGH THE MAYOR. I AM ALSO IN SUPPORT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING. WE DO NEED TO BE IN A POSITION --WE NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION S . AND THE PAUSE OF THE PUBLIC PARTS. I KNOW WE HAVE THINGS ON THE HORIZON THAT WILL HELP US OUT THERE. I ALSO SUPPORT AND AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. THROUGH THE MAYOR, I AM ALSO IN AGREEMENT WITH COUNCILMEMBER BANALES ' STATEMENTS AND VICE MAYOR ADAMES ' STATEMENTS. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW WE SPEND MONEY. WE HAVE TO BALANCE THINGS OUT. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS. THERE IS A SAYING, IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A $100 BAG WITH $500 AND IT THEN A $500 BAG WITH $100 IN IT. MOVING FORWARD WE HAVE TO THINK LIKE THAT AND STRATEGIZE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. I KNOW WE HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO START WORKING ON RIGHT AWAY, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW . WE WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IF WE JUST START SPENDING AND NOT BEING CONSERVATIVE ABOUT OUR SPENDING. I WOULD RATHER MOVE UP OUR RESERVE RATHER THAN LOWER IT. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, I DO WANT TO COMMEND STAFF . YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB IN BALANCING OUR BAG. THE REST OF CITY STAFF AND SUBCOMMITTEE, TOO. I THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LEADERS OF BALANCING . THOSE