City Council - 8/21/2023

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS 7:43. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION. AND AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HERRING. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER FLOYD. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ? >> PRESENT. >> COUNSEL MEMBER ADAMS? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KILLINGS? >> PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR BANALES? >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR SCALES-PRESTON. >> PRESENT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE. CHIEF, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS. MR. CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER THREE PLEASE? >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS BY FAMILY HARVEST FARMS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST HERE TO INTRODUCE THEM. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE FAMILY HARVEST FARMS TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL. IN THE SECOND FUNDING CYCLE OF FISCAL YEAR 22-25, THE SUBCOMMITTEE WANTS TO FOCUS MORE ON FUNDING HEALTH AND HOMELESS SERVICES CATEGORY. FAMILY HARVEST FARM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THEIR CLASSES DIRECTLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS AWARDED FAMILY HARVEST FARMS $21,800 FOR FINANCE YEAR 23-24 AND FAMILY HARVEST FARMS SERVED 950 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FINANCE YEAR 22-23. TONIGHT WE HAVE HANNAH AND HER TEAM FROM FAMILY HARVEST FARMS TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION OF THEIR WORK AND CONTRIBUTION TO PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURG CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING US. WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS THROUGH BLOCK GRANT FUNDING. OUR PROGRAM IS CALLED FAMILY HARVEST FARM, AND WE ARE A PROGRAM OF JOHN MERE LAND TRUST. I'D LIKE FOR OUR TEAM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET YOU TODAY. >> NICHOLAS. >> I'M GABRIEL, THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. >> MARY CHERRY, FARM MANAGER. >> SO YOU SEE ON OUR, OH, AND I'M SORRY, I'M HANNAH, THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY HARVEST FARM. YOU SEE A PICTURE HERE OF OUR FARM STAND AT 1300 POWER AVENUE ON A DAY DURING OUR SPRING PLANT SALE/DISTRIBUTION. OUR FARM STAND OFFERS PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY ON TUESDAYS AT 1300 POWER AVENUE AND 950 IS THE NUMBER WE'VE DONATED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S OVER 4,000-POUND OF PRODUCE. OUR PROGRAM REACHES LOCAL PITTSBURG VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE IN THIS UPCOMING HERE. ALSO WE SERVE THOSE WHO SEEK FREE ORGANIC PRODUCE AND HOST FAMILY FESTIVALS WORKING WITH LOCAL GROUPS LIKE KIWANIS. OH, I NEED TO, HERE WE GO. GREAT. AND YOU SEE HERE, UM, THE PICTURE OF OUR FARM STAND LAST YEAR, WHICH YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE. TWO YEARS AGO, THANK YOU, MARY. IT WAS DIRECTLY ON POWER AVENUE. WE'VE UPGRADED SINCE. >> THANK YOU, HANNAH. AND I'M GOING TO STATE THE FAMILY HARVEST MISSION STATEMENT WHICH IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS TO DISCOVER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES HEALTHY LIVING, NURTURES THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FEEDS THE COMMUNITY. AND TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT, UM, ONE OF THE COFOUNDERS, JACK CORDES, WAS REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD JUSTICE AND ALSO PEOPLE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SO ONE OF THE MAIN FOCUSES OF THE FAMILY HARVEST FARM IS TO ALLEVIATE THE FOOD DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN PITTSBURG, BEING A FOOD DESERT. THAT FOOD IS ACCESSIBLE AND FRESH PRODUCE AND FOOD IN GENERAL IS JUST A HUMAN RIGHT THAT EVERYONE DESERVES. SO WE HAVE FARM STANDS EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. COME ON OUT IF YOU WANT TO. AND THEN, UM, WE ALSO WORK WITH FOSTER YOUTH. OUR FOSTER YOUTH APPRENTICES WORK 17 HOURS A WEEK AND PRACTICE REGENERATIVE FARMING AS LED BY MARY CHERRY OUR SENIOR FARM MANAGER. MY PART IS TO PROVIDE CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO EMPOWER THEM IN THEIR FIRST KIND OF WORK EXPERIENCE, TO BUILD THOSE SKILLS AND BUILD BOUNDARIES AND BECOME MORE AUTONOMOUS AND INDEPENDENT, SO WHEN THEY LIVE THE PROGRAM THEY'RE READY TO EMBARK ON THE WORLD. PART OF THE PROGRAM, THE FAMILY HARVEST FARM, IS WE HOST A LOT OF COOKING CLASSES AND EDUCATION CLASSES. MOSTLY EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR FOSTER YOUTH AND FAMILIES. WE CURRENTLY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MASTER GARDENERS WHERE THEY COME IN TO TEACH ABOUT FRUIT PRUNING, WATERING. THEY'RE THE NICEST PEOPLE EVER. AND WE LOVE THEM SO DEARLY. NEXT UP, MARY. OH, NICK, NICK. SO SORRY. AND TODAY WE HAVE ONE OF OUR APPRENTICES TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE FARM AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THIS PROGRAM FROM OTHER JOBS? AND WHAT IMPACT HAS IT HAD ON ME? >> IT OFFERS FLEXIBILITY WHILE PRIORITIZING THE WELFARE OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND DILIGENTLY ENSURES SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM GUARANTEEING CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A SERENE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HAS FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS SUCH AS PATIENCE, LEADERSHIP, MULTITASKING, AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. YEAH, AND THEN FAMILY HARVEST FARM, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME? A SECURE AND COMPASSIONATE HAVEN DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY WELL BEING AND QUALITY PRODUCE FOR THOSE IN NEED. IT OFFERS A SAFE REFUGE FOR VOLUNTEERS AND VISITORS FOR ALL WHO SEEK SOLACE WITH WARM AND OPEN ARMS. AS YOU CAN SEE A BIRD'S EYE VIEW WITH OUR ORCHARD AND PRODUCE BEDS. OUR FUTURE VISION IS EXPANDING THE FARM AND DOUBLING OUTPUT AND INCREASING COMMUNITY ENGAGE. WE ASPIRE TO WELCOME MORE VISITORS TO THE FARM, FOSTER COMMUNITY GROWTH, AND EXPAND OUR SHARED CONNECTION WITH NATURE. THANK YOU. >> FANTASTIC JOB, NICK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE CAN GO HOME NOW AFTER YOU SAID THAT PRETTY MUCH. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SHARE AND HIGHLIGHT OUR GOALS WITH YOU. THIS IS HOW WE'RE SERVING PITTSBURG RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR ANNUAL OUTREACH. OUR WEEKLY FARM STAND OFFERS FREE ORGANIC PRODUCE AND VOLUNTEER DAYS AS WELL. OUR EVENTS INCLUDING OUR FALL FESTIVAL, WHICH LAST YEAR WE HAD 500 FOLKS REGISTERED FOR. OUR PLANT SALES AND PLANT DISTRIBUTION ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO START THEIR OWN GARDENS. OUR SCHOOL TOURS, WHICH THIS YEAR WE'RE WORKING WITH PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS THE PITTSBURG LIBRARY. AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO MARY TO EXPLAIN MORE ON OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. >> NOT TO SHINE TOO MUCH LIGHT ON NICK, BUT HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ALMOST A YEAR. WELL, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, AND HE WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE THIS IN THE BEGINNING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE DISTRIBUTE PRODUCE AND HOST WORKSHOPS FOR 206 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EDUCATION FOCUSES ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION, URBAN FARMING, FOOD IS MEDICINE, AND SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE. IN THIS PICTURE IS A LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL, ANTIOCH. THEY COME AND WE HOST THEM FOR FIELD TRIPS TWICE A MONTH. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PORTION OF IT. RIGHT HERE THEY'RE TAKING HOME PRODUCE. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR TWO YEARS. THIS NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR THIRD WITH THEM. THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALSO GIVEN PRODUCE TO PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE ME AND NICK ACTUALLY WENT AND DISTRIBUTED. IT WAS REALLY FUN. AND THE LOCAL LIBRARY. TRYING TO REALLY GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE OUR VOLUNTEER DAYS COMING UP, AND WE HOPE YOU GUYS COULD HELP US PROMOTE THEM. THROUGH THESE VOLUNTEER DAYS, WE'VE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO FIND A FEW DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO WE'VE ADOPTED INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FARM REALLY WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS WITHOUT THEM. SO OUR VOLUNTEER DAYS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE HOPE TO GET MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN BUILD OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FARM CAN KEEP GROWING. BECAUSE WE HONESTLY CAN'T DO IT ON OUR OWN. UM, AND THIS IS, WE HOST TWO PLANT SALES A YEAR. WE'VE DONE IT THREE TIMES NOW? THIS APRIL WILL BE OUR FOURTH. UM, AND AT THESE PLANT SALES, WE OFFER A PAY WHAT YOU CAN TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY TO GROW THEIR OWN GARDENS AND WE DON'T TURN ANYONE DOWN FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH FUNDS. THIS YEAR WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED NEW SIGNAGE THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO GROW THE PRODUCE, WHAT PLANTS GROW WELL WITH THEM, COMPANION PLANTING, AND HOW TO USE THEM IN THE KITCHEN. WE'RE ALSO OUT THERE ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS COMMUNITY MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE ABOUT HOW DO YOU, DOES THIS GROW IN SHADE OR DOES THIS GROW IN SUN. SO I THINK THIS YEAR HAS BEEN OUR BEST, THIS LAST APRIL WAS OUR BEST YEAR YET. WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME OUT, AND EVERYBODY WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PLANT SALE. I HOPE IT JUST KEEPS GROWING. ALSO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A BIG COMMUNITY EVENT, THIS YEAR WE'LL BE DOING A FALL FESTIVAL. WE'LL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, DJS, FACE PAINTING, WE MAKE WREATHS, FALL WREATHS WITH FLOWERS WE GREW ON THE FARM AND DRIED OURSELVES, AND WE'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A TOUR FOR THOSE WHO REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF LIKE WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE DOING ON THE FARM AND HOW WE'RE DOING IT. ALSO ANOTHER THING THAT WE WOULD LOVE IF YOU WANTED TO HELP PROMOTE FOR US. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, UM, WE REALLY, REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE FARM. WE LOVE IT SO MUCH, AND WE REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND GET IT OUT INTO THE WORLD, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. IF YOU WANT TO GET AHOLD OF ANY OF US, OUR CONTACTS ARE THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND I LOVE THAT NAME. MARY CHERRY! UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD, UM, HEALTHY HEARTS OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING OUT SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE DOING. JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PRESENTATION, I APPRECIATE ALL THE OUTREACH YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL SURROUNDING EDUCATION, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, COOKING CLASSES. BUT WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH, UM, THAT IS JUST SO IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY OUR FOSTER YOUTH AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO BE EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, MR. CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER 4 PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WOLFGANG CROSKY. >> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS LOAFS AND FISHES IS HAVING THEIR OPENING. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. JUST LIKE ANY GOOD MOVIE, THERE'S ALWAYS DISCLOSURES ABOUT SENSITIVE TOPICS, ET CETERA. I WANT TO SAY FIRST THAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION, TRADITIONALLY WE'RE ASKED TO PRESENT ABOUT WHAT THE CHAMBER IS DOING, THE MONEY THAT THE CHAMBER RECEIVES FROM THE CITY, HOW THEY USE IT, ET CETERA, AND THE CHAMBER WILL SAY OH WE SHARED THIS FACEBOOK POST, WE DID, THE THIS, BUT JUST CAN'T DO THAT. WE'LL PIVOT AND TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN DOING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHERE WE SEE BUSINESS IN PITTSBURG AND CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL AND HOW WE, ACTUALLY AS A CITY POSITION VERY WELL TO BENEFIT FROM THIS PIVOT, BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, JORDAN, MARIA, EVERYBODY. I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, IT WORKS WELL. SO NOW LET'S HOP TO IT. ONE OF THE PATTERNS AND THINGS WE HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS EVERYBODY LEAVING CALIFORNIA, WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, ET CETERA. PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING CALIFORNIA AND GOING TO OTHER STATES BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO MUCH BETTER. THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE. I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED TO TEXAS, THEY'VE TAKEN THEIR BUSINESSES WITH THEM. ONE JUST TEXTED ME TODAY ASKING WELL, HOW DO YOU DO X, Y, AND Z, I SAID YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN CALIFORNIA. BUT IT'S BETTER IN TEXAS, APPARENTLY. [ CAPTIONER TRANSITIONING ] >> CALIFORNIA IS THE SUNSHINE STATE. JUST NOT WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS POLICY. IT IS A HARD STATE TO OPERATE IN. THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS. ON THOSE CHALLENGES ARE, NOT ONLY BUSINESSES, BUT BUSINESSES HERE IN PITTSBURG. IS A CHAMBER , PEOPLE ASKED WHAT DOES THE CHAMBER DO? REALLY DO NOT HAVE A WARM AND FUZZY MISSION. OUR JOB IS TO HELP BUSINESSES INCREASE THEIR CASH FLOW. THAT IS SIMPLY WHAT WE DO. AND FOR THOSE ON THE AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT IS CASH FLOW? WE HAVE THREE DOLLARS HERE THAT REPRESENT BUSINESSES BUDGET AND YOU CAN FILL IN WHATEVER NUMBER YOU WANT. AND AS THEY SPEND MONEY, IT IS FLOWING OUT. HOPEFULLY, THEY HAVE SALES AND MONEY IS FLOWING IN. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE PREVENTING THE CASH FROM COMING BACK TO THE BUSINESS. THERE ARE SOME BARRIERS FOR THE MONIES GOING OUT, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY COMING IN. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT FURTHER. THAT IS QUITE SIMPLY WHAT IS CASH FLOW. WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE CASH FLOW, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. PROFIT IS THE OXYGEN FOR BUSINESS . I JUST LIKE YOUR BODY, WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OXYGEN, YOU DIE. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. ACTUALLY, LET'S GO BACK. HERE'S THE CONUNDRUM. WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT , LET'S BRING BACK MANUFACTURING. LET'S DO THE NORTHERN WATERFRONT. ALL THESE THINGS . THE COLD, HARD TRUTH IS IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT. THE BIGGEST REASON I SEE IS SPARKS, NEVADA. THE TAHOE, RENO INDUSTRIAL CENTER BUT IT IS ABOUT 230 MILES AWAY, WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR HOURS. IT IS OVER 100,000 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND THAT IS DRIVING. I'LL NAME SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THERE. HERE'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES THEY HAVE. THIS IS COMING FROM THE WEBSITE, WHICH I HAVE VERIFIED. THE VAST MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL USES ARE PREAPPROVED , RARELY OUR SPECIAL USE PERMIT SEVERAL REQUIRED. GRADING PERMITS ARE ISSUED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS UPON APPLICATION . BUILDING PERMITS ARE ISSUED WITHIN 30 DAYS. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SITE GRADED, BILLED AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS WITHIN 180 DAYS FOLLOWING CLOSE OF ESCROW. THAT IS HUGE. RIGHT? SO BEING ABLE TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND INVEST IT AND START REDUCING WHATEVER YOUR SERVICE ARE GOOD THERE IS A HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THAT WE DO NOT SEE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE OTHER BENEFIT IN NEVADA IS THERE IS NO CORPORATE, PERSONAL INVENTORY, UNITARY CAPS. THERE'S ALSO NO --FEES. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, REGULARLY BRING OUR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS MANUFACTURING, ET CETERA? YOU'RE LOOKING BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND SOMETHING ONLY FOUR HOURS AWAY. IT IS SAME DAY SHIPPING. WHERE YOU PROBABLY GOING TO GO? SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE TAHOE, RENO INDUSTRIAL CENTER OUR ACH PHONE TECHNOLOGIES, BATTERY SYSTEMS, INC., IIE.COM, FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN, -- GOOGLE , HEARTY BUILDING PROJECTS, JET .COM, PATHMARK, PPG FINISHES , SHERMAN WILLIAMS, SWITCH , TESLA , TIRE REPS.COM, WALMART FOR THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGER DISTRIBUTION POINTS. ZILLOW AND ONE 800 FLOWERS. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE AND THAT THEY ARE EXPANDING. SO TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BANG IN MANUFACTURERS AND INDUSTRIAL, I JUST THINK THAT IS NOT THE BEST USE OF OUR ENERGY. THE COMPETITION, WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH THAT BUT EVEN IF THE PITTSBURG SAID WE ARE GOING TO WAIVE THE FEES WE CAN, PLEASE DON'T HAVE COUNTY, STATE, SAVE THE WHALES, EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS FEES. THEY CAN LITERALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COSTCO SITUATION, TRYING TO GET MEMBER FUND WITH REMEDIATION, THAT IS ONE THING THAT SCARED THEM. THEY CAN LITERALLY GO HERE AND WITHIN 180 DAYS THEY ARE UP AND RUNNING. THERE'S ONLY FIBER, CLEAN WATER, SWEAR. IT IS READY TO GO. I THINK GOING AFTER INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING AS A CHAMBER, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME ON. WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH THAT. WHAT WE DO HAVE IS, WHAT I THINK PITTSBURG'S GREATEST POSITION IS WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE CAN DO IN OUR ECONOMY, RIGHT? THE CASH FLOW. WITH ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES THAT THE STATE PUTS ON HIS , WE ARE SEEING THE LOSS OF LOCAL CONTROL WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING. WE HAVE ONE THING THAT THE CITY HAS ALWAYS PRIDED ITSELF ON. ENTERTAINMENT. RECREATION. WE BELIEVE THAT IS THE CHAMBER WHERE WE WILL SPEND OUR ENERGY. ASSUMING WE GOT AND THINGS CONTINUE ON, WE ARE GOING TO GO. BECAUSE THERE IS A HUGE NEED THEY ARE. I LIVE IN SOUTH VIDEO, BUT WE ARE DOING A --MACHINE AND PAINTING. I USED TO THINK IT WAS WHITE-COLLAR JOBS THAT WOULD GET REPLACED BY AI. BUT ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE WILL SPEND THEIR MONEY, EVEN IN THE DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY. PEOPLE WILL STILL USE THEIR DOLLARS TO PUT IT TOWARD ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE IT IS AN ESCAPE FROM THEIR PROBLEMS. THAT IS A CONSTANT. SO WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY. WE HAVE OUR WATERFRONT AND VENUES ALREADY. WE HAVE A WALK THAT WE JUST NEED TO CONNECT THE DOTS . SOME OF THOSE DOTS ARE READY BEEN CONNECTED, BUT WE NEED TO GO FURTHER IN POINT MAYBE TAKE SOME THINGS OFF OF THE PLATE SO WE CAN FOCUS MORE ON, THERE'S A SAYING IN THE BUSINESS. THAT NICHE IS GET RIDGE IS GOOD I THINK SOMETIMES IN PITTSBURG, WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE SO MANY SEATS OF THE BEST, WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS THE BEST IN THE MARKET IF WE FOCUS ON ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, THAT IS A NICHE WE CAN OWN. THAT WE, AT THE CITY, WE CAN EXCEL ON. SO WHAT ARE THOSE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES? I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR VENUES. BUT IT IS IDENTIFYING KEY PARTNERSHIPS. YOU KNOW, SO IF WE BUILD THIS US, BUT WE ARE ON IT? WHERE'S THE BUS GOING? HOW WILL WE LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT? WE HAVE THE CALIFORNIA THEATER. THE GREATER THE BUILDING AND SOME PARKS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE VENUES THAT WE CAN HARNESS. THERE IS NO NEED TO BE --AND ENTERTAINMENT BY ANY GROUPS. NOT JUST THE CITY OR THE CHAMBER. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO START. FOR EXAMPLE , --BEST OF ALL GOOD I HAVE TO CLOSE ROADS PRETTY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COUNTY THAT DOES THAT BUT THEY WANT $58,000. OH, SLOW DOWN. WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR THAT? THAT IS JUST PUTTING UP THE SIGNS. RIGHT? THE KIDS ARE LIKE, WHY DON'T YOU GO SOMEWHERE ELSE? THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT STARTING A TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY. RIGHT? FIND A NEED AND FILL IT. THAT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. IS THERE SOMEBODY OUT HERE THAT MAYBE WANTS TO GET INTO A BUSINESS THAT CAN START THAT? SOME OF THE MOST PROFITABLE BUSINESSES ARE THE MOST BORING BUSINESSES, RIGHT? TRAFFIC CONTROL. DEFINITELY NOT SEXY OR EXCITING. BUT AT $50,000, SOMEBODY IS MAKING SOME GOOD CASH FLOW. SO ENTERTAINMENT RECREATION, THAT IS OUR NORTHSTAR. OUR FOCUS. SOMETHING THE CHAMBER OLDER, NOT SO MUCH THROWING PARTIES BUT I DO NOT THE CHAMBER TO BE SEEN AS THE GROUP THAT THROWS GOOD PARTIES. BUT HOW TO USE THAT AS A WAY TO ACTIVELY MAKE AREAS AND BRING PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEND MONEY TO FUNNEL INTO OUR BUSINESSES? THERE IS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT IN HOLLYWOOD. THAT DOES NOT MEAN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ADMINISTRATION, AS I'VE LEARNED IN OUR BUILDING, THE LANDSCAPING, THE BUSINESSES WE BRING IN. ALL OF THAT. IS THAT WORKING TOWARDS THIS NORTHSTAR OF ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION? WE ARE REPLACING THE DIFFERENT VENUES? DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN THAT LOCATION? SUPPORTING BUSINESSES? WE HAVE NATURAL BEAUTY. WE HEAR A LOT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL THAT THEY ARE SO MUCH BETTER. THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE WATER COULD WE HAVE A WATERFRONT. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE HILLS AND THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. AND EVEN IF YOU ADD HOUSES TO THE SALES, THEY WILL STILL BE VERY BEAUTIFUL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK THEY WILL BE BETTER COULD WE HAVE A DEEP, RIDGE HISTORY OF ARTS AND CULTURE. VERY DIVERSE. YOU GO TO THE CREATIVE ARTS BUILDING ANY LOOK AT THE MURAL AND SEE THE TALENT THAT IS COME FROM THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THAT. OTHER CITIES DO NOT. WE LOOK AT SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION. KNOW WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST SPORTS TEAMS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VENUES THAT ARE VERY GOOD. SO HOW DO WE EXPAND THAT? THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH. YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE IMPROVED THEIR LIVES THROUGH ARTS AND TO RECREATION ? THE LIST IS COUNTLESS. THAT IS WHY, AS A CHAMBER, WE ARE , THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE OUR FOCUS WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE, I KNOW WE DID EIGHT WALK-IN MARTINEZ. I WOULD LOVE , IF IT GOES WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GO TO THE TOCCO ARENA CENTER AND CHECK IT OUT. I DRIVE BY TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR ON MY WAY TO UTAH AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. YOU SEE BUSINESS AFTER BUSINESS. POLARIS. IT IS ONLY FOUR HOURS AWAY. SO TO GET FROM OAKLAND TO THERE IS FOUR HOURS AND 16 MINUTES. ASSUMING THERE IS NO CHANGE CONTROL FOR SNOW. THAT IS WHERE MANUFACTURING AND ALL OF THAT IS GOING. IT IS DONE. IT IS THE LARGEST ONE IN THE WORLD. OVER 100,000 ACRES. SO WE CAN BUILD AN ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW? NETFLIX IS NOT OUR ONLY COMPETITION. WE HAVE OLYMPIC FESTIVALS BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THESE THINGS, THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION DOCUMENT DOLLARS, EVEN JUST IN THIS COUNTY. WE NEED TO IN THAT MARKET. PEOPLE COME HERE. THEY HAVE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY. WE HAVE JUST, WE HAVE IT ALL. WE HAVE TO CONNECT IT AND FIGURE OUT WHO IS THE BEST AT EACH ROLE AND LET'S GET ON THE BUS AND FULL STEAM AHEAD. SO WHAT IS OUR GAME PLAN? AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS BLUE ARROW, WE ARE PULLING OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM. WE ARE GOING TO PIVOT AND THINK DIFFERENTLY. THAT IS THE BLUE OCEAN. IF YOU READ THE BLUE OCEAN THEORY. NOT GOING TO BE IN THE RED WATER. IF YOU'VE EVER WATCHED A SHARK FEEDING FRENZY, THAT IS KIND OF WHAT IS GOING ON. STEPPING OUT OF THAT AND FINDING THE BLUE OCEAN. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT. THIS CAN BE THE ENTERTAINMENT EPICENTER FOR THE COUNTY. MAYBE IN THE BAY AREA. I WENT TO OCEANS FOR AN EVENT. AND THEY DO NOT HAVE EVENTS YEAR-ROUND, RIGHT? THAT IS A PRETTY INTERESTING NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERYTHING IS MUCH BETTER HERE. CLEANER, SAFER. MORE THINGS . I DO NOT WORRY ABOUT WORKING IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURG. DOWN THERE, DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A LOT. WE CAN DO IT. SO THERE ARE SOME ENHANCEMENTS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT . WHEN WE LOOK AT ZONING, WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW DO THINGS LOOK AND PITTSBURG . EVERY DAY NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE A MOVIE PREMIERE. WHEN PEOPLE SEE, LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO RESTAURANT AND YOU EAT WITH YOUR EYES, KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH ENTERTAINMENT. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT AS A CITY? WHAT ARE OUR BUSINESS IS LOOKING LIKE? ARE THE WINDOWS CLEAN? DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD UP? WE CAN DO THIS. THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL PEREZ HAS TO DO THAT, BUT I WILL BREAK HERE IN CASE THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS. IF NOT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR FIRST PIVOT WHICH IS THE FESTIVAL. OKAY. SO WE ARE REALLY PROUD THIS YEAR TO SAY WE ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE EVERYTHING AND ARE STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN A LOT OF WAYS. WE WANT DIFFERENT. THERE'S NO REASON WHY PITTSBURG CANNOT HAVE A PREMIER FESTIVAL. ALTHOUGH , APPARENTLY THE FESTIVAL IS THE SECOND-LARGEST FESTIVAL IN PITTSBURG, IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE GREAT. WE HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT. WE HAVE SOURCED EVERYTHING WE COULD FROM PITTSBURG BUSINESSES. WE ARE FULLY SET UP TO DO TRIPLE STREAMING WHEN IT COMES TO RECYCLING GARBAGE, ORGANICS. WE HAVE DISPOSABLE CUPS AND ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE MADE TO THE OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE FESTIVAL. I THINK, KNOCK ON WOOD, BECAUSE IN THIS CRAZY WORLD, I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST EVENTS IN THE BAY AREA. WE HAVE OVER 27 POLICE OFFICERS AND 13 SECURITY GUARDS. THERE SHOULD BE NO FEAR COMING TO OUR EVENT. I KNOW THERE IS A CONCERN WITH THE CITY OF ANTIOCH NEXT ARE AND HOW THAT CAN IMPACT OUR SAFETY AND PITTSBURG. VERY CONFIDENT IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYONE WHO COMES INTO THE FESTIVAL FEEL SAFE AND IS SAFE. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IMPLEMENTING THAT I WILL NOT TALK ABOUT . THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY PLAN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY SAFE EVENT. THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT. THE OTHER PIVOT IS IS IS NOT ABOUT THE CHAMBER. IT IS ABOUT THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. AGAIN, THOSE ENHANCEMENTS AND HOW DO WE MAKE THINGS BY ADVERTISING AS THE FESTIVAL COMING TO PITTSBURG. WE ARE DOING PAID ADS ON GOOGLE. OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. I HEART RADIO, SPOTIFY, KK IQ. WE OWN --AT THE MOMENT FOR THE LAST MONTH. EVERY SINGLE EPISODE OF THE NEWSPAPER HAS STARTED OUT WITH SMALL COLORED ADS. WE ARE NOW AT FULL PAGE COLORED ADS. AND ON FRIDAY, BRENTWOOD WILL BE GETTING A FULL FOUR PAGE COLOR WRAP ON THE NEWSPAPER. BEFORE THEY CAN GET TO THEIR NEWS, THEY GET TO HEAR ABOUT PITTSBURG AND THE GREAT THINGS WE ARE TAKING ON HERE. WE HAVE HIGHWAY 4 BILLBOARDS, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY NEWS, AND THE MUSICIANS USING THEIR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. COME TO PITTSBURG, SO WE HAVE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, COME BACK TO THE OTHER CHANGE WE HAVE DONE IS, I KNOW THIS SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, BUT IN PAST YEARS, THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN WERE NOT REALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL. OR TO BE PART OF THAT. THAT BLOWS MY MIND. AGAIN, OUR MEDICINE AT THE CHAMBER IS TO INCREASE CASH FLOW. SO ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES WILL NOT ONLY BE OPEN, BUT THEY ARE PART OF THE FESTIVAL. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT FOOD VENDORS WE BRING AND DO NOT SELL THINGS THAT ARE SOLD IT OUR FOOD VENDORS. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE SEAFOOD, THAT'S GREAT. YOU CAN STILL COME, BUT NOW YOU HAVE BRICK-AND-MORTAR RESTAURANTS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO AND GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. THAT IS VERY EXCITING. HAVE ALSO GOTTEN RID OF, AS ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS BACKERS SAY, WE'VE GOT RID OF ALL OF THE CRAP OFFENDERS. WE WERE VERY SELECTIVE IN WHO WE HAVE BROUGHT. THERE ARE ALL HANDMADE ITEMS WOULD ACTUALLY, I WORKED WITH KOLETTE ON SUNDAY BUT WILL HAVE OUR FIRST YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR BOOTH. WE HAVE YOUNG MEN WHO IS SELLING T-SHIRTS THAT HE MAKES RIGHT THEN AND THERE IMPRESSES THEM. HE IS GOING TO HAVE UP WITH AT THE FESTIVAL TO TRY TO BRIDGE AND GET YOUNGER PEOPLE TO START BUSINESSES. THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE OF TALKING TO A CITY STAFF MEMBER. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THREE STAGES . OUR MAIN STAGE WILL BE IN THE TOWN OF BUCKLEY. WILL FEATURE A 16 FOOT BY NINE FOOT VIDEO WALL. A PROFESSIONAL VIDEO CREW. IT IS JUST LIKE GOING TO A REAL CONCERT. THIS IS VERY REAL. IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE EAGLE WALK SO THEY CAN WALK DOWN AND HAVE FANS AROUND THEM. YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF THINGS BUT ALL THE FOOD BROUGHT IN AS SEAFOOD. I MEAN, REAL SEAFOOD. YOU KNOW, I MET WITH THE FIRE AND SPICE TODAY. I DON'T USE THEM TO PETER AT THE FISH MARKET. THEY ARE SOURCING ALL OF THEIR SEAFOOD THROUGH PITTSBURG BUSINESS. THAT IS CASH FLOW AND IT IS GOING IN THERE. THEY HAVE A DISH THAT I DO NOT THINK IT'S EVER BEEN SERVED IN PITTSBURG. I WILL NOT SPOIL IT BECAUSE WE WILL MAKE A VIDEO. IT IS GOING TO BE HERE IN PITTSBURG. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON. THE LAST THING I WILL SHARE IS , IF YOU GO, IF YOU GO TO THE APPLE STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY RIGHT NOW AND PUNCHING PITTSBURG SEAFOOD, WE HAVE A STANDALONE APP . WE FEATURE OUR SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINERS, THE VENDORS, AND OUR BUSINESSES WITH PICTURES OF THEIR STOREFRONT THAT LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE THE OTHER EVENTS. THERE IS A REAL EFFORT TO MAKE THIS EVENT AND BELIEVE THAT BLUE -- TO SEE THAT THIS CAN INCREASE CASH FLOW FOR BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS A COMMUNITY FARM OR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, THEY ONLY HAVE TWO SOURCES OF FUNDING. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT IS GRANTS THAT USUALLY COME FROM GOVERNMENT FUNDING. THE GOVERNMENT GETS THE BULK OF ITS MONEY THROUGH FEES AND TAXES FROM BUSINESSES. ON THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE SPONSORSHIP FOR BUSINESSES. SO IT IS EVERYONE 'BEST DEFENSES IS TO MAKE THE BUSINESSES IN PITTSBURG , THAT THEY ARE NOT JUST DOING OKAY. OKAY KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON. WHEN HE BUSINESSES IN PITTSBURG TO MAKE A PROFIT. WHAT YOU DO WITH THE PROFIT? YOU DONATE, YOU HIRE, YOU EXPANDED IF YOU HAVE NO PROFIT, YOU'RE JUST TREADING WATER. THAT IS ALL YOU ARE DOING. THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURG. WE HAVE BEEN TREADING WATER FOR A LONG TIME. IT IS TIME TO NOW BE OKAY AND HELP BUSINESSES TO MAKE MONEY. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I WORK WITH A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY ARE ALL MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP OUT , THEY JUST CAN'T. THEY JUST CANNOT. OKAY. SO THAT WAS OUR PIVOT. I AM SORRY I DID NOT TALK ABOUT THE FACEBOOK POST. I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT REAL. SO YOU KNOW WHAT OUR PLANS ARE. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. HOPEFULLY, THIS CAN SPARK OTHER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW AS A CITY WE CAN OWN ENTERTAINMENT RECREATION . I KNOW THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A WHILE. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY. I'VE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE KEYS TO BUSINESS AND SUCCESS IN BUSINESS IS BE. FIRST TO MARKET IS A HUGE BENEFIT. IN BRENTWOOD, THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR PLANS FOR RECREATION. THEY HAVE THEIR LITTLE FIELDS GOING. ONE THING THAT IS GOING TO KILL THEM IS HOW STRICT WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOLLOW ANYTHING ABOUT LAZY DOG. THEY'RE FIGHTING THE SIZE OF THE STONES ON THE WALL. EVENTUALLY, A BUSINESS LIKE THAT WILL SAY, OH, FORGET IT. THEY WILL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEY CAN COME HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL. I AGREE WITH YOU. WHEN IT COMES TO ENTERTAINMENT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BLUES, JAZZ, OVER THE WEEKEND. WHEN I WAS TALKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE CROWD, ONE THING THAT I KEPT HEARING WAS, YOU KNOW, COMING TO PITTSBURG A FOR A MUSIC FESTIVAL IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN DRIVING TO THE SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL . PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE CLOSE TO HOME HERE IN EAST COUNTY. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER EAST COUNTY. EVEN IN CONCORDE AND MARTINEZ THAT TRAVELED HERE. THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM SACRAMENTO. ALL BECAUSE OF THE ARTISTS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN , YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SEE -- ON CHANNEL TWO. THEY DECIDED TO DRIVE DOWN. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE WAS ONE RESIDENT THAT USED TO LIVE HERE AND MOVED AWAY AND CAME BACK JUST FOR THE MUSIC FESTIVAL. TALKING ABOUT THE PRIDE THAT PEOPLE IN PITTSBURG HAVE. THEY ARE JUST HAPPY TO SAY, I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR ABOUT 20 SOMETHING YEARS. YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THE VENDORS , TALKING TO JUST THE PEOPLE IN THE CROWD, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE STILL SHOWED UP WITH PRIDE. YOU KNOW, WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY BEING HERE AND HAVING THOSE FESTIVALS, I THINK THAT IS WHAT DISPLAYS THAT IN USING OUR LOCAL TALENT FOR PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP. WE HAVE TWO MORE PRESENTATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP THE PROCLAMATION, IF THAT'S OKAY? IF WE GO A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER? TONIGHT, I WILL BE RIDDING A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING A VERY EXCITING PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY. LIKE TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CALPINE AND CLEAN ENERGY THAT ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING. SO I WILL BE RIDDING THE PROCLAMATION THAT THE COMMISSION OF CALPINE AND THE CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. WHEREAS CALPINE'S LARGEST GENERATOR OF ATLAS TREATY IN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE 76 POWER PLANTS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITIES TO GENERATE NEARLY 26,000 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY. WHEREAS CALPINE HAS TWO NATURAL GAS COMBINES , CYCLE POWER PLANTS , ENERGY CENTER , AND OTHER ENERGY CENTER. THE COMBINE CAN GENERATE UP TO 1429 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY . AND WHEREAS, TOGETHER, THESE TWO PLANS PROVIDE MORE THAN 40 JOBS IN PITTSBURG AND SURROUNDING REGIONS. WHEREAS, CALPINE RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO MEET PLANET GOALS WHILE MEETING THE ENERGY DEMAND OF THE REGION. WHEREAS, CALIFORNIA HAS SET AN AMBITIOUS GOAL OF BEING COMPLETELY CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2045. WHEREAS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND CLEAN ENERGY, CALPINE HAS DEVELOPED 25 MILLION PILOT PROJECT AT THE --ENERGY CENTER CALLED PROJECT ENTERPRISES. IT AIMS TO CAPTURE 95% OF CARBON PRODUCED ELECTRIC GENERATION . WHEREAS, SUCH AS STEEN AND INNOVATION IS WELCOME HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG AND ALLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. I, MAYOR SCALES-PRESTON, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HERE BY RECOGNIZE CALPINE FURTHER INNOVATIVE CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY AND AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT TO SUCH INNOVATORS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. >> CALPINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR THIS DISTINGUISHED HONOR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP IN OBTAINING CALIFORNIA'S 2045 RECOLONIZATION GOALS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU, CALPINE, FOR COMING OUT TODAY. PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE [ APPLAUSE ]WONDERFUL PROJECT . >> OKAY, GOING BACK IN ORDER. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM MAYOR. UP NEXT IS THE CHIEF WITH THE QUARTERLY REVIEW BY USE OF FORCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BRING QUARTER ONE AND QUARTER TWO , THE COURTLY USE OF FORCE IN INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS. JUST REMINDER AS WE LOOK AT THESE ITEMS, THIS UTILIZES A SOFTWARE PLAN TO MAINTAIN INCIDENTS LIKE USER FOLDS AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS, TRAINING, AWARDS, AND OTHER INFORMATION. THIS WILL BEST ALLOW US TO DO A LINK ANALYSIS , AS WELL AS YOU POLICE REPORTS, CAMERA FOOTAGE, AND OTHER ITEMS. THE SYSTEM ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL AN EARLY ALERT OR WARNING THAT GOES TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHOULD ANY ACTIONS OR CONCERNS COME UP FROM OUR STAFF. AS WE LOOK AGAIN AT QUARTER ONE AND QUARTER TWO, THE NUMBERS HERE. YOU WILL SEE WE HAD A TOTAL OF SIX INCIDENTS FOR THE TWO ORDERS FOR THAT WOULD BE THREE IN QUARTER ONE AND THREE IN QUARTER TWO. WITH THOSE INCIDENTS, SIX RESIDENTS WERE ARRESTED. SIX OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN THESE SIX INCIDENTS OF FORCE. DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING THOSE TWO QUARTERS, RESPONDED TO ALMOST 34,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE. THAT BRINGS OUR PERCENTAGE OF USE OF FORCE OUT OF ALMOST 34,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT .02 USE OF FORCE. THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER FOR US TO LOOK AT. AS YOU GO DOWN AND LOOK AT RECENT TRENDS, INCLUDING THE LAST TWO QUARTERS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE THE SIX WE TALKED ABOUT. THE SIX YEAR TO DATE. AS A COMPARABLE, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 35 USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS LAST YEAR. WE ARE DEFINITELY TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE. THREE ARE AVERAGES, THE TOTALS AS WE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE, WE AVERAGE ABOUT 32 PER YEAR. WE AVERAGE ABOUT 52 OFFICERS A YEAR BEING INVOLVED IN ALL THE INCIDENTS. AND THEN AGAIN, WE LOOK AT THE COURTLY AVERAGES ARE ABOUT EIGHT. WE ARE DEFINITELY BELOW THAT. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS ARE REVIEWED AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR STAFF ALL THE WAY UP TO MYSELF. THEY ARE ALL REVIEWED. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE TRAINING STAFF. MOVING ON WAS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN THIS. THERE ARE THE SIX INCIDENTS, SIX ARRESTS AND [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] --WHEN THE TASER WAS USED. WHEN THE OFFICER TACKLED AN INDIVIDUAL. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] INDIVIDUALS ARE RESIDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED. AT SOME POINT IT IS ON SCENE VIA THE SERVICES ARE ACTUALLY RESPONDING FOR CLEARANCE. WE HAD FOUR INJURIES TOTAL. ALSO, AT THE BOTTOM, THE SIX OFFICERS. THERE WAS A COMPLAINT OF SOME PAIN AND SWELLING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? MOVING FORWARD. SO THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAVE A PROCESS WE USE HERE AT THE PITTSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ANY INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OR COMPLAINTS FROM THE CITIZENS. THOSE THAT ARE --A PUBLIC SAFETY PROCEDURE. AS WELL AS BY OUR DEPARTMENT POLICIES. LOOKING AT OUR INTERNAL AND , WE HAD A TOTAL OF 10 INVESTIGATIONS. AND THE BLUE ARE THE CITIZEN COMPLAINTS EXTERNALLY. COMING INTO THE DEPARTMENT EXTERNALLY. THE ONE IN GRAY WILL BE INTERNAL. YOU CAN SEE A TOTAL OF THREE IN JANUARY , TWO EXTERNAL, ONE INTERNAL. THREE IN FEBRUARY. THOSE ARE ALL INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS. ONE IN MARCH, TWO IN APRIL TOTAL. ONE INTERNAL AND ONE EXTERNAL. ONE IN MAY AND JUNE. MOVING OVER TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBER IS A TOTAL OF 4.2 LETTER OF COUNSELING IN FEBRUARY. ONE WRITTEN REPRIMAND AND MAY AND ONE LETTER OF COUNCIL IN JUNE. THE NUMBERS CONTINUE ON. YOU WILL SEE THE SUM NEVER SPIT QUARTER ONE HAD A TOTAL OF SEVEN AND QUARTER TWO AT A TOTAL OF THREE. AS FAR AS INVESTIGATIONS, THAT IS AT 10. AND THE TOTAL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ARE TWO AND TWO. TWO FROM EACH QUARTER. LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM, THERE ARE OUR TRENDS AGAIN. THE THREE-YEAR TREND. THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS. WE WENT FROM 17, 18, AND 24 BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE TRENDING A LITTLE OF THE DOWNWARD SLOPE FOR THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS WE ARE INVOLVED IN. AND THEN DISCIPLINE IS DEFINITELY ALSO TRENDING DOWN. I THINK THAT IS GOING TO REMAIN PARALLEL WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBER AND VISIT GAS STATIONS WE HOLD. AGAIN, I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THE INVESTIGATIONS, WHETHER INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY, EVERY SINGLE INVESTIGATION OR COMPLAINT IS INVESTIGATED BY AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WHO HAS BEEN PROVIDED ALL INFORMATION , THE POLICE REPORTS, AUDIO TAPES, THEY DO THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. THE FINDINGS COME BACK TO ME DIRECTLY. AT WHICH POINT, DISCIPLINE IS DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT -- OR SUSTAINED OR NOT. WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. AND THE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF, SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. TO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER SIX? YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BETTER NEXT PRESENTATION IS ON THE ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT GUIDEBOOK. PREAPPROVED ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT PROTOTYPE PLAN SET. WE HAVE JOHN THUNDERBIRD, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I WILL GET THERE, JOHN. HE IS TRYING TO GIVE ME THE SUBTLE HINTS. OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO HAVE, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE KELSEY , THE ASSOCIATE PLANNER. ARE YOU DOING THE PRESENTATION, KELSEY? >> I AM. >> AND REESE WILL BE THE NEXT ITEM. SO KELSEY, TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CITY MANAGER. THAT EVENING, MADAME MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I WILL PRESENT NUMBER SIX, PRESENTATION OF THE SIMILARLY DRILLING PRESENTATION. THIS IS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE FOR THE STAFF. THE PLANNING DIVISION --WE HAVE ALL SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND A LOT OF COORDINATION INTERNALLY TO PRODUCE THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY'LL BE VARIABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. I KNOW A LOT OF SECTIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. WE HAVE SEEN GREAT SUCCESS WITH THOSE THAT WE ARE BIRDS CITED TO PROVIDE THAT AS WELL. TO START. THE 80 YOU PROJECT BEGIN WITH CITY STAFF THE WITH THE MOST -- CONSTRUCTION. CITY STAFF CONTRACTED WITH DESIGN INC. TO DEVELOP A HOW TO ADU TO PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC. THAT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS. THERE IS ADU FROM START TO FINISH. WHICH ADU SHOULD I CHOOSE? COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADU , DESIGN OF A CHECKLIST, AND A LIST OF BAY AREA LOCAL AND OTHER CALIFORNIA COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE ADU. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A LOOK AT THE GUIDEBOOK . IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING, YOU DO HAVE --BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE GUIDEBOOK THAT YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH IF YOU LIKE. THIS IS THE PREVENTING PROCESS IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. IT PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE CITY PERMITTING PROCESS TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT PERMITTING PROCESS. IT IS A BIT CUMBERSOME. I'LL BE AS CLEAR AND DIRECT AS POSSIBLE IN PROVIDING SOME INFORMATION. I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE CITY WANTS A -- FEBRUARY OF 2022. WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A BIT NOW. BUT THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT COME UP REGARDING HOW TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT AND AN INSPECTION. THAT IS ALSO COVERED WITHIN THIS GUIDE HERE. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCESSORY DRILLING UNITS? SO TO START WITH THE DETACH ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT, IT IS SEPARATE. THIS CAN EITHER BE A CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON SITE, OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STRUCTURE. THE ATTACHED 80 YOU IS ATTACHED TO THE RESIDENCE AND IT HAS A SEPARATE EXTERIOR ENTRANCE FOR THIS CAN BE IN THE FORM OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OR CONVERSION. LIKE A PROJECT CONVERSION. ANTIGEN ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXISTING PRIMARY DRILLING ON SITE BUT IT HAS ITS OWN KITCHEN BUT MAY SHARE A BATHROOM WITH THE PRIMARY DRILLING. THAT IS ALSO WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF GARAGE CONVERSION PROJECTS. IN THIS GUIDEBOOK, WE ALSO HAVE A LINK WITHIN THE DOCUMENT WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRINT OUT, AS WELL AS USING A QR CODE, OR ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THESE WILL BE LINKED. IT WILL HAVE DIFFERENT RESOURCES REGARDING GENERAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR ADU CONSTRUCTION. THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR ADU AND PRE-FABRICATED ADUs AS WELL. THE SECOND ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR THIS PRESENTATION IS THE ADU PREAPPROVED PROTOTYPE PLAN SEPARATE THIS IS ONE PREAPPROVED PLAN SET FOR THE PUBLIC THAT IT IS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY STAFF. INTENTION IS TO STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS. SO KEEPING IN MIND THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. SO TO START, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THE GREATER PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. DETERMINED TO BE THE BEST FIT WITHIN THE CITY AREAS THAT WERE SELECTED. 750 SQUARE FEET OR LESS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES IF THE SCRIVENERS REMAINS LESS THAN 750 SQUARE FEET. THOSE THAT EXCEED 750 SQUARE FEET HAVE CERTAIN IMPACT FEES WHICH WE WILL TOUCH ON LATER. WE DECIDED UPON A CRAFTSMAN STYLE ARCHITECTURE AS IT IS THE MOST COMMON SCENE IN THE PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. THE CHARACTERISTICS -- AND THE STUCCO FINISHING WITH ACCENT WOULD DETAIL. THE REASON IS THAT IT IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE. WHEN THINKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTING ACCESSORY DRILLING UNITS ON SITE, WE WANT TO DO THAT. THE PERMITTING SET IS GOING TO BE FREE FOR USE FOR THE PUBLIC ONCE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION. AND THAT TYPE OF BENEFIT THAT THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WOULD RECEIVE FROM BAD APPROXIMATELY $7000 OR SO. THE STUDY HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK AND REVIEWED THE PLANS. AND THE APPROXIMATE COST TO HAVE YOUR OWN PLANS DRAWN UP ARE ABOUT A 750 ADU IS APPROXIMATELY $7000 FOR THE PRICES VARY. THIS IS A BIT OF A BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THOSE IMPACT FEES I MENTIONED. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEVEN FREIGHT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, WHICH IS WHAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING, VERSUS 755 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, WHICH IS WHAT NOBODY ELSE MAY DO PRIVATELY . YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PREVENTING COST HERE. I THINK ABOUT 37 OR $38,000 DIFFERENCE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS ALL OF THE IMPACT FEES I WAS REFERRING TO. ALSO, THE COST OF THE PLANS DRAFTING THEMSELVES BUT IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY OF PITTSBURG IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AS WELL AS HOUSING. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROTOTYPE PLAN. THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPOSED PLAN THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE CITY AS PART OF THIS. THESE ARE THE WINDOWS ON THE PREAPPROVED SITE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE DOOR. THE FRONT WINDOWS HERE , THE PICTURE WINDOWS, THE ROOFING. THERE IS A PITCH WITH ENHANCED DETAIL. THE ARCHED ENTRY. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. WE WANTED TO VALUE PRIVACY ALONG THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THAT UNIT. --MIMI SEEN AS LESS PRIVATE . WE SEPARATED OUT THE BEDROOMS NOT SHARING A COMMON WALL. ANOTHER ITEM WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT THE SEPARATION OF THE RESTROOM FACILITY FROM ANY OF THE BEDROOMS THAT DO NOT NEED TO WALK THROUGH BEDROOM IN ORDER TO GET TO THE RESTROOM. THIS IS AN IN UNIT WASHER AND DRYER. A FULL KITCHEN. LIVING AND DINING ROOM COMBINATION. A COVERED PORCH ENTRY. AND THEN A CLOSET ON THE INSIDE, IN ADDITION TO THE BEDROOM CLOSETS. THIS IS A COLORED FRONT ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED PLAN. THERE IS NO FORMAL ACTION NECESSARY BY CITY COUNCIL. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ON THE ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT GUIDEBOOK AND PROTOTYPE PLAN SET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THING NONE, THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON TO THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO AND FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO CREATE AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE RAISED DURING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE CITY. THE RATION WILL BE APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS AND CONCLUDE WITH THE NORMAL FISCAL YEAR, 2024 -25 BUDGET CYCLE. I WILL NOW PASS IT OVER TO MARIA, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, I WILL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON SOME OF THE COMMUNITY EVENT. FIRST IS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, THE FAMILY SKATE LANGUAGE WILL BE AT THE MARINA IS CITY AT 340 MARINA BOULEVARD FROM 6:00 UNTIL 8:00 A.M. THERE WOULD BE THE POPCORN AND DRINKS AS YOU ENJOY THE FEATURE FILM, SUPER MARIO BROTHERS. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A POP-UP SKATE PARK WITH SKATE LESSONS BY THE EXCEPTIONAL SKATE. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st , IS THE FIRST FRIDAY EVENT LOCATED AT THREE MARINA BOULEVARD . THAT STARTS AT 5:30 P.M. PAPA JOE AND THE NEW DEAL WOULD BE PERFORMING THAT EVENING. AS A REMINDER, ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, THERE WILL BE NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS A LABOR DAY RECESS. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, AS THE LAST CAR SHOW FOR THE SEASON. AND PROJECT FLOOR PLAN WILL BE PERFORMING THAT EVENING. FINALLY, AS A REMINDER, THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER UPGRADES IS SCHEDULED FROM AUGUST 28th THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29th. THE MEETING IS USUALLY HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING THIS PERIOD BACK WILL BE AT THREE MARINA BOULEVARD FOR THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MINUTE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 18th AT MARINA CENTER. THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. MADAME CLERK? ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING? >> YES. MARTINA STEVENS? >> GOOD EVENING. PERSONAL, I WANT TO SAY, EXCUSE ME FOR MY FEET. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GOAT THIS MORNING SO I COULD NOT PUT A SHOE ON. BUT I AM HERE AS A RESIDENT OF -- GROWTH. AND I HEAR YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT MAKING PITTSBURG GREAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BUILDING WE LIVE IN. I AM NOT HERE ALONE . I'VE OTHER TENANTS ARE WITH ME. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE JULY OF 2022. I HAVE EMAILS FROM SOME PEOPLE HERE IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE , ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, ALL OF THAT. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IN A BUILDING THAT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART . WE REALLY HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN TO THE CITY MANAGER. I HAVE BEEN TO VECTOR CONTROL. I'VE BEEN TO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. FOR NOW I STAND BEFORE YOU ASKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP US OUT. EACH UNIT THAT IS HERE REPRESENTED HAS MOLD. WE ALL HAVE MOLD. IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE. WE HAVE RODENTS , WE HAVE, WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? OH, COCKROACHES, OH, YEAH. WHAT IS THE OTHER ANNUAL ? THE RACCOONS. WE HAVE ENTIRE FAMILIES OF RACCOONS. I LIVE NEXT TO THE TRASH CAN. AND IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT I LIVE WITH, IT IS 100 SOMETHING OUTSIDE. SO THAT MEANS THAT THE TRASH COMES DIRECTLY INTO MY HOUSE. THE SMELL. WE DO NOT HAVE THE TRASH PICKUP EVERY DAY. MY SIDE HAS 35 UNITS. WE HAVE TWO TRASH CANS. WE DO NOT HAVE RECYCLE , THIS GUY, THAT KIND, THE DIFFERENT COLORS. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT. WE HAVE TWO TRASH CANS. PICKUP TWICE A WEEK, MAYBE. AND EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN PITTSBURG KNOWS THAT WE ARE THE DUMP SITE OF EVERYBODY'S TRASH. WE DO NOT HAVE OFFENSE. SO ALL NIGHT, I CAN HEAR REFRIGERATORS FALLING, TIRES FALLING . FOR TO BE PICKED UP, MAYBE NOT TODAY. IT IS SO BAD, WE COULD HAVE COMPANY ON THE WEEKEND BECAUSE WE ARE EMBARRASSED OF THE TRASH. THESE PEOPLE CAME OUT TODAY AND THE TRASH IS STILL THERE. TODAY IS MONDAY. NOT ONLY THE MOLD, THERE IS A SMELL THAT COMES OUT OF OUR SINKS. IT IS SOME KIND OF GAS SMELL. WE HAVE TO BLEACH EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS OR ELSE WE WILL BE EXPOSED TO THAT. MY STOVE , ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, I GOT A REPLACEMENT ON THE 12th. WHEN I GOT THE REPLACEMENT, I HAD TO CALL PG&E BECAUSE GAS WAS LEAKING. SO FOUR DAYS, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS GAS BECAUSE EVERYTHING SMELLS THERE BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT GASES LEAKING SO I HAD A HAZARDOUS, THEY SAID THAT THE DISCONNECTED. IT TOOK ANOTHER WEEK TO GET A STOVE. I AM A SENIOR . AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN THERE, THE RENT GOES UP EVERY YEAR. I DO NOT CARE WHAT. COVID, WE GOT $100 A YEAR RAISE, REGARDLESS. SOME OF US ARE WORKING. I WORKED FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO I WAS NOT WORKING THEN. THE IMMEDIATELY CUT US OFF. BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY WE ARE LIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT IS GUARANTEED THERE IS THE RENT TO GO UP. THE PG&E, THE GAS GOES OUT. WE HAVE NO HOT WATER. TODAY, WE HAD OUT WATER, BUT IT IS TOO HOT TO GET ANY. IT IS THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IF WE ADDRESS MANAGEMENT, THEY GIVE US THREE-DAY NOTICES BECAUSE THEY SAY WE ARE BEING COMBATIVE. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO LIVE. THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT IS ON --IS NOT THE TRUTH. NONE OF THAT IS AT THAT BUILDING. SO I CAME TODAY JUST TO SAY , COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US? >> THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] EDITH? >> GOOD EVENING. JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND WHILE I PULL THIS UP. I AM NOT THAT GOOD LIKE HER. [ LAUGHTER ] I WILL READ OFF OF MY NOTES HERE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS EDITH AND I AM THE LEAD ORGANIZATION ARE FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ACE . WE ARE AN ORGANIZING GROUP OF NEIGHBORS GETTING TOGETHER TO EMPOWER THE MEMBERS WRESTLE A STATEWIDE GROUP PUSHING FOR HOUSING JUSTICE AND PROTECTIONS FOR TENANTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE ARE 17,000 MEMBERS AND COUNTING ACROSS CALIFORNIA. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I SPENT SOME TIME KNOCKING ON DOORS AT 850 EAST LELAND WHERE MISS LATINA LIVES. I HAVE BEEN GOING AWAY YET AGAIN BY ANOTHER BUILDING THAT IS NOT MEETING TENANT'S NEEDS FOR THERE IS A LOT OF MAINTENANCE TO THE PROPERTIES. TRASH IS PILING UP KNEE-HIGH. SOME TENANTS DO NOT HAVE COLD WATER. IN BROKEN ENGLISH, A YOUNG PERSON WOMAN BROUGHT ME INTO HER BATHROOM TO SHOW ME SHE HAS NO COLD WATER. THE DIAL SHOWS COLD, BUT THE WATER COMES OUT AS HOT. WHEN SHE TURNS AT THE HOT, IT IS EVEN HOTTER. HER AND HER FAMILY STRUGGLED TO TAKE SHOWERS. THIS IS A BASIC SERVICE EVERY UNIT SHOULD BE ABLE TO COUNT ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN PREPPING A RENT OF $2255. SHE HAS ONLY LIVED THERE AS OF TWO MONTHS AGO. THERE RENT JUST WENT UP NEARLY $100. HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MANY CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN PASSING STRONG TENANT PROTECTIONS. AND OUR AGENDA MEMBERS ARE CALLING ON THIS CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THE RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE OF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIGH RENT INCREASES, DIPPING FURTHER INTO THE MEDICAL EXPENSES , FOOD EXPENSES, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES . PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO TAKE THEIR FAMILIES OUT FOR ENTERTAINMENT OR A NICE DINNER BECAUSE OF THE BURNING HIGH COST OF LIVING. PAYING OVER 30% OF INCOME TOWARD HOUSING IS NOT IDEAL WHEN EVERYTHING IS INCREASINGLY GOING UP IN COST, YET NO ONE IS SEEING AN ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR INCOME. NO ONE IS RECEIVING A 10% INCREASE AT WORK. NOT TO MENTION, PEOPLE WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES . WHERE DOES THE CITY OF PITTSBURG STAND ON PROTECTIONS LIKE RENT CONTROL FOR THEIR HIGH COST BURDENED RESIDENCE? THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] KEVIN WILLIAMS? GOOD EVENING , CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. I AM DEVON WILLIAMS AND I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH ACE. I'M HERE TO IMPLORE YOU ALL TO SPEARHEAD SOME LOCAL TENANT PROTECTIONS. THE BIG THREE. JUST CAUSE, TENANT HARASSMENT, AND RENT STABILIZATION. THESE PROTECTIONS ENSURE STABILITY, SAFETY, AND BOOST MORALE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED. CITIES LIKE RICHMOND, OAKLEY, OAKLAND, AND NOW, ANTIOCH, HAVE RENT STABILIZATION. 1026 HISTORICAL RENT STABILIZATION IS AT 3% PER YEAR. WHAT THE CPI OF 60%. DURING THAT ORGANIZING EFFORTS, CORPORATIONS AND BAD-FAITH ACTORS TRY TO SCARE OUR LEADERS AWAY FROM PASSING SUCH A NOBLE ORDINANCE. I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE DATA AND FACTS THAT SHOW THESE POLICIES DO NOT CARE IF LANDLORDS FROM THE CITIES AND DO NOT PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION WOULD PERSUADE YOU FROM DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT THE CORPORATIONS FOR THE CORPORATIONS WILL OKAY FOR THE FAMILIES WERE WORKING HARD WILL NOT. THE FAMILIES WHO WORK HARD TO STAY ALIVE WILL NOT BE OKAY. THEY WANT TO BE GREAT. HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GENERALIZING THESE POLICIES IS NOT ENOUGH. ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. CAN WE COUNT ON ALL OF YOU TO GENERALIZE THE BIG THREE? I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE COMICS TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO COME SPEND A FEW HOURS WITH ME OUT IN THE FIELD SO WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I AM FREE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. I'M VERY FLEXIBLE WITH MY SCHEDULE. WITH MY COLLEAGUE, EDITH, AND SHE MENTIONED, AND MISS LATINA BEFORE HERE. THIS IS ALL TRUE. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT OR THE FAULT OF ANYONE. THESE ARE THE FAULTS OF CORPORATE OVERTAKEN OVERREACH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE CORPORATIONS EXPLOIT THE HARD WORK OF FAMILIES BUT THEY DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO HAVE DIGNIFIED SUSTAINABLE HOUSING. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE THREE OF YOU, THE THREE OF YOU. THE COUNCIL. SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CHANGE. IMPLEMENTING STRONG POLICIES IN THE CITIES THAT YOU SERVE. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] I WILL BE PROVIDING INTERPRETATION FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. >> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> HELLO, MY NAME IS -- I AM A MEMBER OF ACE THAT I LIVE IT 850 EAST LELAND ROAD , APARTMENT 29. [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] WHERE I LIVE, I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE LIKE. THE CLOSET DOORS DO NOT SHUT. THE BATHROOMS ARE A MESS. MY CARPET IS LITERALLY BLACK AND OLD. IT HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE WALLS AND THE CEILINGS. MANY OTHER CONDITIONS LIKE MOLD. >> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] MY EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE THAT DOES NOT DEAL WITH ANY OF OUR COMPLAINTS HAS NOT BEEN VERY GOOD. AS OF THREE MONTHS AGO, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MAKE UP THEIR OWN RULES AND THEY ARE CHANGING EVERYTHING UP. THEY CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY ON MY CARS WHICH I PAY RENT TO THE PARK THERE. SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT IS BEEN THREE OR FOUR TIMES I HAVE HAD TO TAKE OUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY CARS BUT EACH ONE COSTING ME ABOUT 400 TO GO $500 TO TAKE OUT OF THE POUND. YEAH. THE TOWING GARAGE. THANK YOU. >> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> ON TOP OF THIS, OUR RENT KEEPS GOING UP EVERY OTHER MONTH. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY KEEP PUTTING UP ALL THESE NOTICES ON OUR DOORS. THEY ARE JUST WANTING TO HARASS US, ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. I LIVED THERE AND I PAY MY RENT. WHY ARE THEY CALLING THE TOWING COMPANY ON MY CARS I'M HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS AND IT IS NOT RIGHT TO HAVE SOME KIND OF CONTROL WHEN IT COMES TO THESE INCREASES. >> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] WE ASK THAT, PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP US. WE WANT SOME KIND OF REGULATION. THIS IS NOT OKAY AND IT IS NOT FAIR WE HAVING TO PAY INSURANCE FOR THESE APARTMENTS. WHAT ARE WE ANSWERING WHEN WE ARE LIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS? PLEASE ASK SOME KIND OF CONTROL FOR THESE RENTS. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> MELANIE HERNANDEZ? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELANIE AND I ALSO LIVE IN --APARTMENTS THAT I'VE LIVING THERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. AND THE SAME THING WITH THE MOLD. I HAVE A NIECE WHO HAS ASTHMA DUE TO THE MOLD. SHE IS CURRENTLY TWO YEARS. AND NOW I HAVE A FOUR-MONTH-OLD BABY. I'M KIND OF WORRIED SHE WILL GET ASTHMA. LIKE MY FATHER-IN-LAW SAID, THE APARTMENTS ARE REALLY BAD SHAPE. IT IS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I MOVED IN THERE. SO I MOVED IN 2012. MY OLDEST SON, HE IS HERE. HE WAS ACTUALLY TWO YEARS OLD. WE ARE STILL THERE AND RENT IS GOING UP AND UP. I AM LIKE, IT IS HARD. SO MY WORRY IS MY KIDS HEALTH. THEY ARE ALWAYS GETTING SICK. IT IS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT MOVE OUT. AND I NEED THE HELP. LIKE WE ARE SAYING, IT IS TOUGH. I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 12 YEARS. SO I WANT SOMEBODY TO HELP US. GOING TAKE A LOOK HOW IT TRULY IS BECAUSE IT IS AS BAD AS THEY ARE SAYING. IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP US , I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NICOLE ANTON ? HELLO. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO FIRST SPEAK ON WHERE THEY LIVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD AT CROOKED CREEK, BUT THIS IS REALLY JUST TERRIBLE. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, BUT NOT HAVING COLD WATER. WATER THAT IS ENTIRELY TOO HOT. OR NOT HAVING ANY WATER. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU ARE PAYING $2000 A MONTH TO LIVE SOMEWHERE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE PROPER WATER. YOU CANNOT BEAT PROPERLY OR ANYTHING. THAT IS KIND OF CRAZY. THERE IS MOLD AND STUFF EVERYWHERE. IS A SWITCH ISSUE. THERE IS SEWAGE COMING OUT OF THEIR SINKS IN THEIR KITCHENS. YOU KNOW, THAT IS A HEALTH HAZARD RIGHT THERE. THAT IS NOT OKAY AND IT IS NOT HEALTHY. THEY ARE BASICALLY TELLING THEM THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PIPES BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE. YOU ARE RAISING THEIR RENT THREE AND FIVE TIMES A YEAR OR MORE. I DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW? RENT BEING RAISED ONCE A YEAR IS SOMETIMES A STRETCH, BUT IF IT IS BEING RAISED THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE MORE TIMES A YEAR, I MEAN, THAT IS UNHEARD OF. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY RAISED THEIR RENT STRING COVID. I DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE. THERE WAS A MORATORIUM GOING ON. YOU LITERALLY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY RENT. PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND THEY ARE STILL BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. SO AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME TYPE OF WAY TO DO SOMETHING. AGAIN, PEOPLE LIKE ME, I CANNOT WORK ANYMORE. SO I CANNOT GO OUT AND EARN MORE MONEY. I AM AT 55% OF MY INCOME. THAT IS FOR RENT. THAT IS KIND OF CRAZY. BECAUSE I ONLY GET $1700 A MONTH. MY RENT IS $1700 A MONTH. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? NOT HAVE PG&E? NOT BE ABLE TO EAT? I HAVE TO BUY HERBS. OTHERWISE I WILL NOT BE STANDING HERE BECAUSE I AM A CANCER PATIENT BUT I NEED TO STAY HEALTHY AND ALIVE, FIRST OF ALL, TO EVEN WORRY ABOUT HAVING SOMEWHERE TO LIVE. I CANNOT SEND EVERY DIME I HAVE TO KEEP A ROOF OVER MY HEAD. I CANNOT STRESS ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEN I WILL GET CANCER AGAIN. IT IS GETTING TO BE WHERE PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY LOSING THEIR LIVES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RIGHT NOT END UP ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW? SO I AM HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WILL FIGURE OUT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION AND FIGURE OUT SOMETHING. IT IS REALLY GETTING BAD. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS THIS BAD IN PITTSBURG, BUT IT IS A LOT WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN HELP US. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> SHARONDA WOULD? HELLO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS , MADAME MAYOR, AND VICE MAYOR. MY NAME IS SHARONDA. I LIKE YOU GUYS HOW YOU PROMOTES MY NAME, BY THE WAY. [ LAUGHTER ] I'M A RESIDENTS OF --OF MEDS. I HAVE BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE HARD FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS STRESSFUL AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A MIGRAINE ALL DAY LONG. I AM COMING HERE TODAY FOR MYSELF AND MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS. WHICH GROVE IS A HAZARDOUS APARTMENT COMPLEX. VERY MUCH SO. I HAVE BEEN THERE , GOING ON 10 YEARS NOW. AND THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. OUR PIPING IS TERRIBLE. I DO NOT USE MY GARBAGE DISPOSAL, BUT IT SMELLS LIKE GARBAGE. I HAVE TO USE LEMONS , ALL TYPES OF STUFF, JUST TO CLEAN MY SING. AND LIKE I SAID, I DO NOT USE MY GARBAGE DISPOSAL. IT SHOULD NOT LIKE SEWAGE. I HAVE BLACK MOLD IN MY BATHROOM. THEY COVERED IT UP WITH CAULKING. JUST SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO SEE IT. MY WATER DOES NOT GET COLD. IT HAS BEEN HOT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW. I JUST STOPPED TAKING NOTES ON THE ISSUES THERE BECAUSE IT IS TERRIBLE. THE TRASH ENCLOSURE IS HORRENDOUS. THERE IS NO WAY WE SHOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. THERE'S NO WAY WE SHOULD HAVE PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX THROWING THERE, HAULING THEIR TRASH INTO OUR ENCLOSURE. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY OF OUR ISSUES SO I DO NOT EVEN PUT IN ANY WORK ORDERS. I JUST LIVE WITH IT. THE RENT INCREASE. LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THAT. I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. I MAKE REALLY GOOD MONEY. BUT THESE PEOPLE, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THIS RENT PAID. THEY HAVE A NOTICE FOR EVERYTHING. THEY WANT TO FIND US FOR EVERYTHING AND TOE OUR CARS. THEY JUST , THEY ARE NASTY. [ LAUGHTER ] THEY ARE NASTY. THEY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR PHONES. WE HAVE AN ISSUE. IT IS HARD THOUGH. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK UP FOR US. SINCE WE HAVE THE ACE PROGRAM, SOMETHING CAN HOPEFULLY HAPPEN IN REGARDS TO THAT BUT I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEND SOMEBODY OVER THERE TO SPEAK WITH THEM. THAT IS BASICALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW. BUT I HAVE MORE. SO YOU MAY SEE ME AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> BRUCE? >> GOOD EVENING. MADAME MAYOR, COUNCIL PERSONS, STAFF , AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. I AM BRUCE OLSON, PITTSBURG'S MR. BICYCLE. AS A CITIZEN, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO WHISKING CROSBY FOR LEADING THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL THIS YEAR. THERE WILL BE VALET BICYCLE PARKING AT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL. AND THERE'LL BE BICYCLE ESCORTS LEADING EVERY TRAIN AND ACCOMPANYING VISITORS ON BICYCLES TO THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL. THIS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IS GOING TO BE THE BEST SEAFOOD FESTIVAL EVER . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS, MADAME MAYOR? >> THANK YOU , MADAME CLERK. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT MY MICROPHONE. IT MAY