Apr 9, 2024 - 06:27 PM

>> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL, OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, OAKLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBER DR. GEORGE FULLER WILL JOIN VIA TELECONFERENCE, AND HIS LOCATION IS THE HILTON GARDEN INN, PHILADELPHIA CENTER CITY, ROOM 973, 1100 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19107. I WILL NOW CALL ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FULLER. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MEADOWS. >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR SHAW. >> HERE. >> AND I AM THE MAYOR, ANISSA WILLIAMS, PRESENT. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READ TO -- OR RECITED BY DANIEL ADAIR. THIS IS DANIEL ADAIR. HE ATTENDS EIGHTH GRADE AT DELTA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE IS ON THE PRINCIPAL'S HONOR ROLL AND IS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION, CJSF. CJSF IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES. CJSF EMPHASIZES SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY WHILE ENCOURAGING PRIDE IN SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. AS PART OF HIS SERVICE PROJECTS FOR THE SCHOOL, HE HELPS CLEANING UP THE CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL GROUNDS, MAKES CARDS FOR MILITARY MEMBERS AND SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY. DANIEL LIKES SCHOOL BECAUSE HE GETS TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. HIS FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE MATH AND DRAMA. HE ENJOYS SINGING, AND HIS HOBBY IS THEATER. HE PERFORMED IN THREE SHOWS WITH PITTSBURG COMMUNITY THEATER, "ELF JR.," "LITTLE MERMAID," AND "FROZEN." HE TAKES ADVANCED DRAMA CLASS AT HIS SCHOOL. HE ALSO ENJOYS TRAVELING. LAST OCTOBER, HE TRAVELED TO THE EAST COAST WITH HIS SCHOOL. HE VISITED WASHINGTON, D.C., PHILADELPHIA, VIRGINIA, AND NEW YORK. HE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY DURING THE TRIP. HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE TRIP WAS GOING TO NEW YORK CITY, WHERE HE GOT TO SEE TIMES SQUARE AND "THE LION KING" ON BROADWAY. >> NOW LET US BEGIN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, EVERYONE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALRIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE JUST STAYED STANDING, BUT WE ARE NOW GOING TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 7th THROUGH THE 13th, 2024, AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND ALSO RECEIVE AND UPDATE FROM OAKLEY LIBRARY MANAGER LISA CANO-LOOMIS. IF YOU COULD MEET ME AT THE PODIUM. ALRIGHT, PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 7th THROUGH THE 13th, 2024. WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY, AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES SERVE AS TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS STRIVING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PLACES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF LOCAL CONNECTION AND SHARED COMMUNITY GOALS, AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL PROSPERITY AND GROWTH, AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC AND FUNDAMENTAL IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES, WORKING TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND LITERACY AND PROMOTE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS, AND WHEREAS LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, ANISSA WILLIAMS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 7th THROUGH THE 13th, 2024. DURING THIS WEEK, ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT OUR LIBRARY AND CELEBRATE ADVENTURES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY UNLOCK FOR US EVERY DAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING -- OH. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY WORKERS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT THE LIBRARY, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TELL YOUR FRIENDS, CHECK OUT BOOKS, VISIT US, TALK TO US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GONNA TRY. LET ME SEE. HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT THIS TIME. HELLO, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM LISA CANO-LOOMIS. I'M THE MANAGER OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY, A BRANCH OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. TODAY I'M GONNA COVER THREE MAIN TOPICS. ONE IS A SHORT REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR FOR THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE OAKLEY LIBRARY SPECIFICALLY. AND THEN I'LL WRAP UP BY DISCUSSING HOW THE COMMUNITY WOULD BENEFIT FROM A BIGGER LIBRARY. SO, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARIES SAW AN INCREASE IN CIRCULATION OF 15% FROM FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO FISCAL YEAR '23, MEANING PEOPLE CHECKED OUT MORE FROM THE LIBRARY, INCLUDING MATERIALS SUCH AS BOOKS, MUSIC CDs, DVDs, MAGAZINES, AUDIO BOOKS, STEAM KITS, WI-FI HOT SPOTS, STORIES TO GO KITS, UKULELES, CALIFORNIA STATE PARK PASSES, AND OUTDOOR EXPLORER BACKPACKS. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARIES ALSO SAW AN INCREASE OF 22% FOR E-BOOK CHECKOUTS OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. SORRY, THAT'S NOT... PRESENTING CORRECTLY. OVERALL, LIBRARY VISITS INCREASED. IN-PERSON VISITS INCREASED 38%, AND VIRTUAL VISITS INCREASED 21%. HERE ARE THE MOST POPULAR BOOKS OF 2023. EVEN THOUGH WE TALK ABOUT LIBRARIES BEING MORE THAN JUST BOOKS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT BOOKS AREN'T STILL RELEVANT. READING BOOKS BENEFITS YOUR MIND AND BODY. IT CAN REDUCE STRESS, STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAIN, AND BUILD VOCABULARY. BOOKS PROMOTE EMPATHY AND ALLOW US TO UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE, EVEN PEOPLE DIFFERENT THAN OURSELVES. THERE'S ALSO THE PURE ENJOYMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF READING. BOOKS TAKE YOU TO PLACES YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE. LAST YEAR, WE INTRODUCED A NEW ALL-ELECTRIC EARLY LITERACY OUTREACH VAN CALLED THE ROLLING READER. THE VAN PROVIDES NEW BOOKS AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. EXCUSE ME. WITH THE GOAL OF INTRODUCING THEM TO BOOKS AND READING AT AN EARLY AGE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CREATING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH BOOKS SETS THE STAGE FOR A CHILD'S SUCCESS IN LEARNING TO READ. LITERACY SKILLS ARE ALSO A STRONG PREDICTOR OF HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, AND OVERALL SUCCESS IN LIFE. THIS PAST JULY, THE LIBRARY CELEBRATED THREE NEW GRADUATES FROM OUR CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADULTS TO EARN AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR FREE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY, THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY, AND SMART HORIZONS CAREER ONLINE EDUCATION. IN 2023, WE CELEBRATED THE FORMATION OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF CONTRA COSTA. ITS GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY'S NEED FOR MORE FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION AND TO ADDRESS THE EQUITY GAPS IN FUNDING THAT EXIST AMONGST THE 26 LIBRARIES. 26 LIBRARY BRANCHES. THE LFCC WILL HELP BUILD AND REFRESH LIBRARIES, FUND NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. NOW I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE OAKLEY LIBRARY. SO HERE ARE OUR -- THE WINNERS OF OUR FIRST BOOKMARK ART CONTEST. WE WERE IMPRESSED BY ALL THE TALENTED ARTISTS WHO SUBMITTED CREATIVE DESIGNS BASED ON ONE OF TWO THEMES, THE CELEBRATION OF READING AND THE CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE. THESE BEAUTIFUL BOOKMARKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO PICK UP AT THE OAKLEY LIBRARY. THE OAKLEY LIBRARY WAS VERY BUSY STEAMING UP SPRING BREAK. WE OFFERED ONE PROGRAM A DAY FOR TWO WEEKS. THE PROGRAMS WERE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH RELATED. THERE WAS CARTOON DRAWING AND ANIMAL SKETCHING WITH MR. ABE. THERE WAS -- EXCUSE ME -- MEXICAN TIN ART, ROCKETS, OWL PELLETS, SNAKES, LEGOS, AND BUBBLES. FAMILIES PACKED THE LIBRARY TO SEE STERLING THE BUBBLESMITH, EXCUSE ME, BLOW BUBBLES WITH HIS HANDS, AS WELL AS WITH HOOPS, LOOPS, AND OTHER CONTRAPTIONS. KIDS AND ADULTS WERE AMAZED TO BE ENVELOPED IN LIFE-SIZE BUBBLES. DURING THE LINDSAY AND THE COMMUNITY PRESENTS SCALES AND TAILS, FAMILIES GOT TO MEET SOME SCARY AND CRAWLY ANIMALS, INCLUDING THE SNAKE IN THE PICTURE, THE BIG ONE IN THE MIDDLE. FAMILIES LEARNED ABOUT OWLS AND GOT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH OUR PELLETS DURING EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK PRESENTS HOOTING HABITATS. DURING OUR PROGRAM, KIDS GOT TO DESIGN AND BUILD THEIR OWN PAPER-BASED DUCT TAPED ROCKETS AND TOOK THE ROCKETS OUTSIDE TO SEE HOW HIGH THEY WOULD GO USING OUR AIR-POWERED ROCKET LAUNCHER. ONCE A MONTH, WE HAVE A FUN PROGRAM FOR NEURO-DIVERSION CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CALLED SENSORY PLAYTIME, WHERE THEY PLAY, CRAFT, AND READ. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED ONE PARENT POSTED ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE, SAYING, AS A PARENT OF TWO NEURO-DIVERGENT KIDDOS, PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. KEEP IT UP AND THANK YOU. FOR THOSE WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERS THAT MIGHT MAKE COMING TO THE LIBRARY CHALLENGING, WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR BRAND-NEW SENSORY BACKPACK. AND HAS CALLING TO --CALLING TOOLS LIKE DIGIT TOYS, HEADPHONES AND A CUSHION TO USE DURING THEIR VISIT. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS HOW THE COMMUNITY WOULD BENEFIT FROM A BIGGER LIBRARY. SO, LIBRARIES ARE A THIRD SPACE. WE HAVE OUR FIRST SPACE AT HOME, SECOND SPACE AT WORK. THIRD SPACE S ARE PLACES OUTSIDE OF HOME AND WORK LIKE A CAFE, CLUB, BOOKSTORES AND LIBRARIES. THIRD SPACE IS BRINGING YOU PUT TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE INFORMAL SPACES WHERE RANDOM INTENTIONAL IN-PERSON RELATIONSHIP TERMINATE. LIBRARIES ARE ONE OF THE LAST PLACES YOU CAN GO WITH NO EXPECTATION TO BUY ANYTHING. YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY TO ATTEND A MOVIE NIGHT, A LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE, A MAGIC SHOW, DO SOME LASER OR 3-D PRINTING OR ANY OF THE MYRIAD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LIBRARIES PROVIDE. BUT, TO BE A GOOD THIRD SPACE, YOU NEED SPACE. LIBRARIES ARE WELCOMING AND SAFE SPACES FOR LIBRARIES BILLED UNITY, LIBRARIES PROMOTE LITERACY AND MORE. IN A BIGGER LIBRARY, WE CAN DO WHAT WE DO AND DO A BETTER AND FOR MORE PEOPLE. THERE COULD BE DIFFERENT AREAS FOR A VARIETY OF AGES, INTERESTS, AND ACTIVITIES. THERE COULD BE SPACE FOR MORE SEATING AND A MIXTURE OF SEATING AND WORK SURFACES. THERE CAN BE QUIETER SPACES AND NOISIER SPACES, AND SPACES TO GET MESSY. THERE COULD BE A SPACE FOR SELECT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOLO AND GROUP. THERE WILL BE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE SCHEDULE, MEANING WE CAN OFFER PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS AND HAVE A PLACE FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT AND HAVE -- LET'S SEE --PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS , A PLACE FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT, AND HAVE STORYTIME HAPPENING ALL AT THE SAME TIME. WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OVER THE OTHER. IN A BIGGER LIBRARY, EACH ACTIVITY WOULD HAVE ITS OWN SPACE. A BIGGER LIBRARY WOULD ALLOW SPACE FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COUNTY, CITY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO BRING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE SPACE WILL BE INCLUSIVE AND A.D.A. ACCESSIBLE. LIBRARY LOCATED IN THE CITY CENTER WOULD BE A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE SPEND TIME AT THE LIBRARY, THEY SPEND MONEY AND NEARBY BUSINESSES. SORRY. IT IS NOT -- GOING TOO WELL -- HOPEFULLY THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH BENEFIT FROM A BETTER AND INVITED DEDICATED SPACE THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS SPACE FOR STORYTIME AND CLASS VISITS, INTERACTIVE TABLES, AND TOYS THAT PROMOTE IMAGINATIVE PLAY AND EARLY LITERACY, BIGGER SPACES , AND IN MANY COUNTRIES TODAY, THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES FOR TEENS TO HANG OUT. THAT'S WHY OAKLEY TEENS NEED AN EXCITING, BIGGER, AND DEDICATED TEAM AREA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GRANT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO DISCOVER, BE CREATIVE, FUN AND GROW. THE TEEN CENTRAL MONSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, AND THAT IS WHERE THE PICTURE COME FROM. A LARGER LIBRARY WOULD HAVE SPACE FOR GROUPS , STUDY ROOMS, AND MEETING ROOMS FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY-RELATED MEETINGS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES. FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY COULD HAVE A LARGER SPACE TO STORE AND SELL ONLY THE BOOKS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AS WELL AS PROVIDE BOOKS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, CRAFT SUPPLIES, S.T.E.M. AND 3-D PRINTING SUPPLIES, LEGOS, AND SO MUCH MORE. A LARGER LIBRARY, THE OAKLEY COMMUNITY WOULD BENEFIT FROM ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES, IT WOULD BE A UNIFYING SPACE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY INCLUDING SENIORS, YOUTH, AND VETERANS. A NEW LARGER LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN OAKLEY WOULD REVITALIZE THE CITY CENTER AND DRAW PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO THE AREA TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. OPEN TO QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONER MATOS? >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 14, PLEASE? SORRY. >> OKAY. THIS ONE. >> THAT ONE. SEE THAT ONE ON THE LEFT? >> YES THAT WALL? >> I BELIEVE THAT THEIR DONOR NAMES ARE THERE ON THE PLEASANT HILL LIBRARY. >> I FIGURED THAT. I CAN SEE ENOUGH OF IT. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THAT IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE. >> YEAH. >> THE LIBRARY HERE. >> COMMISSIONER FOLDER, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE? >> NO. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION FOR LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU I LIKE THIS ON OUR WEBPAGE. WE NOW HAVE A BACKGROUND OF EITHER THE LIBRARY OR THE CITY CENTER WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BEGIN ENVISIONING AND UNWINDING. SO, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU TOO. >> ARE UP AND MOVING ON TO ITEM 2, PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE HERDED FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS SUBMITTED. ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A BLUE SPEAKER CARD LOCATED IN THE LOBBY AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK IS THREE MINUTES. THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY SEAT. WHEN ONE MINUTE REMAINS ON THE TIMER, IT WILL BEEP ONCE AS A REMINDER TO COMPLETE COMMENTS BEFORE HERE I'M EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BILLING OR OTHER OUTBURSTS SO EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. NOTE, DUE TO PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE REGARDING COMMONS. STAFF MAY BE DIRECTED TO RESPOND TO PERSONS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE ALSO DID RECEIVE ONE, WHICH WILL BE ENTERED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD, THAT THE SPEAKER DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RICHARD BROFI. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. DR. RICHARD BROFI, RESIDENT OF OAKLEY SINCE 1992. LAST MONTH, I WAS HERE, UNFORTUNATELY, DIDN'T GET THE TIMEFRAME, BUT I PROVIDED YOU ALL WITH IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE ABOUT THE UNCONSCIONABLE BURDEN BROUGHT ON TO OUR COUNTRY BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. THESE STATISTICS ARE NOT BY SOME POLITICAL AFFILIATION. THEY'RE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE DRAWN TO SANCTUARY CITIES, WHERE THERE IS AN ALLOWANCE TO PLACE --AGAIN --AN UNCONSCIONABLE BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYER AND ARE COMMUNITY IS SEEING THEM COMMIT CRIMES AND A DISPROPORTIONATE PERCENTAGE RELATED TO THE POPULATION. ANYTIME YOU TURN ON THE TV, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE ILLEGAL ALIEN ATTACKING SOME CITIZEN OR ATTACKING A ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BECAUSE I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REGARD FOR OUR LAWS. NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT ENOUGH OF THEM TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED. JUST TODAY, 125,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS WERE TRANSPORTED TO SAN DIEGO. I WAS A TRUSTEE IN A CHURCH WANTS, AND MY ANSWER TO EVERYTHING WAS HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT. YOU ARE NOT, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE TAXES IN AN ALREADY HIGHLY-TAXED STATE. I AM TOLD WE CAN REMOVE OPPOSITE THE OF THE BALLOT BOX --THOSE WHO HAVE A RATHER CAVALIER APPROACH TO ENFORCING OUR LAWS. WE'RE BASICALLY ON OUR OWN. OAKLEY IS NOT A CENTURY CITY , FOR THE RECORD, AND WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A PUBLIC PROCLAMATION THAT OAKLEY --FROM THERE NOT A CENTURY CITY, AND THAT OAKLEY IMMEDIATELY, AND OUR WEBSITE ON PAGE 1 TO INDICATE THAT OAKLEY IS NOT A CENTURY CITY, THAT WE ARE A CITY THAT OBEYS THE LAW. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU. I OBVIOUSLY MADE IT WITHIN THREE MINUTES THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH THE CONVICTIONS WITH YOUR OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. I HOPE YOU WILL REFER TO THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE, AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE IT SO WE CAN SEE WHO REALLY TOOK THIS OATH OF OFFICE SERIOUSLY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ITEM NUMBER. I AM ASSUMING IS FOR -- OKAY. GREAT. >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR WILLIAMS, ONCE AGAIN, I AM HERE IN SPRING. WE GOT SOME TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NEXT FALL. WE'LL HAVE THE SALMON SPOT BUT I FIGURE 1000 FITCH GOT POST OUT OF THE CREEK LAST YEAR. 1000 OFFICE THAT CAN BE SAID ONE-WAY OR THE OTHER, ONE-ON-ONE, COUNTED 501 DAY, THEY WERE GONE THAT AFTERNOON. I COUNTED 25, THEY'RE GONE THAT AFTERNOON. I HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE WALKING TO SEAT IT. IT IS VERY SERIOUS. OUR NUMBERS ARE DOWN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL TO EXPORT FISHING ON THE SEASON ONCE AGAIN. IT'S SHUT DOWN. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. THE LAWLESSNESS WITH IT DOESN'T HELP. SO, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR WILLIAMS FOR HELPING OUT , REACHING OUT TO ME, LOOKING AT THE DATA, DOING SOME FOOTWORK THAT WAY, BECAUSE IT IS MORE SERIOUS THAN PEOPLE REALIZED. WE'RE BASICALLY ALLOWING THIS TO BECOME AN EXTINCTION ISSUE, RATHER THAN TAKING CARE OF IT AND LOOKING AT IT. ANYWAYS, THERE HAS BEEN A FEW PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER ON THIS. TRYING, YOU KNOW, TO DO SOME THINGS, POSITIVE TALKS, MEETINGS I HAVE BEEN TO, BUT IT IS JUST, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK --EARLIER, GEORGE FULLER MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ONE-WAY ABOUT IT. SHE HAS DONE HER HOMEWORK AND LOOKED UP A FEW THINGS THAT JUSTIFIES DOING SOMETHING MORE THAN WE'RE DOING. YOU SEE 1000 GO DOWN TO ZERO, NO 1 TICKET GIVEN, 1 CITATION, AND NO MORE FISH GETTING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM THAT BELONGS IN, ESPECIALLY AFTER WE HAVE DONE THIS BEAUTIFUL WORK IN THIS CREEK, MAKING THIS CONNECTION AGAIN THAT ALLOWS PROPER SPOTTING AGAIN. POLITICO FOR NOT, I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GO RIGHT NOW IT IS! I WANT TO SAY FALL IS COMING IN SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER, IT WILL BE PARAMOUNT IN PATROLLING THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT SOME FINES ARE HANDED OUT. POSITION ALONE IS A FINE. THERE SHOULD BE NO DISCUSSION TO HAVE A SUCH AN ITEM, SPECIAL PEOPLE OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF IT. PEOPLE LOSING THEIR BUSINESSES, $500,000 FISHING BOATS BEING LOST RIGHT TO LEFT DUE TO THIS. THAT WOULD BE LIKE THE EQUIVALENT OF SOMEONE KNOCKING DOWN A SMALL BUSINESS HERE AND IT DISAPPEARS. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THE MAXIMUM THE GOOD MONEY DOING THAT WHEN IT'S RIGHT, AND THEY DO IT IN A LAWFUL WAY. SO, ANY HELP THERE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 3, COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER MATTERS --MATOS? >> I WANT TO KNOW --IF YOU ANSWER, YOU HAVE TO ANSWER, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN. BUT --YOU CAN TELL ME LATER. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER FOLDER, YOU HAVE ANY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS? >> YES. FIRST, ON THE LETTER FROM THE CITIZEN OF THIS I DON'T HAVE HIS NAME. I WILL NAME HER RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY, REPORTING ON THE ENCAMPMENT FOR THE RURAL OVERPASS BY 160, I AM COMMENTING BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAVE MANAGER McMURRAY ABOUT THE SITUATION, AND HE REMINDED ME IT IS IN THE CITY OF ANTIOCH, SO JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IT, I AM SURE, BUT IT IS THE CITY OF ANTIOCH AREA, AND THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND PHILADELPHIA. I'M HERE ON THE E.R.A. CONFERENCE. THERE IS NO BRING IT UP AS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA HAS A REPUTATION AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CITY FOR DISABLED PERSONS. RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS PHILADELPHIA, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, BEING A DISABLED PERSON , THEY ARE VERY WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE. I WANTED TO COMMEND THAT. SO, THANK YOU. >> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. THERE WAS, RECENTLY, GOVERNOR NEWSOM DID A REPORT ON THE SNOWPACK, AND ALL HE WAS REPORTING ON, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AT THESE RECORD LEVELS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, HE SAID THAT WATER IS STILL A HUGE ISSUE FOR CALIFORNIA AS A WHOLE, AND IN THE ARTICLE, AND IN SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT ARTICLES, HE DID VOWED TO BRING BACK A DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT IN HIS WATER PLANS. SO, I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, AS A COUNCIL, AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE AGAINST. SO, I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO BE AWARE THAT THAT'S COMING BACK AROUND. SO -- ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE DISCUSS WHAT ITEMS NEED TO BE PULLED. ITEM 4.4 WILL BE CONTINUED. DO WE HAVE A DATE NOW? >> HOPEFULLY, OUR NEXT MEETING. >> OKAY. SO, IF ANYBODY WAS GOING TO PULL FOR 4.4, IT WAS OFFICE CALENDAR FOR NOW. THAT BEING SAID, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO PULL? >> 4.2. >> 4.1. >> I WANTED TO PULL 4.6. >> ALL RIGHT.WE'LL GO IN ORDER. 4.1. >> SORRY. >> SORRY. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE REST? >> THANK YOU. >> APPROVAL OF THE REST OF THE ITEMS ON CONSENT FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> AND WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL.ON THAT. CORRECT? >> OKAY. >> GO AHEAD. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> AYE. >> VICE-MAYOR SHAW? >> AYE. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES. >> THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, 4.1. >> SO, I READ THROUGH THE CHANGES THAT WERE PROPOSED, AND I ALSO WENT BACK AND RE-WATCHED THE LAST MEETING, WHERE SOME OF THESE CHANGES WERE SUGGESTED, AND I AM NOTICING THAT SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE EVEN FURTHER BEYOND WHAT WAS SUGGESTED AT THE LAST MEETING. I HAVE NO PROBLEM CHANGING THE SPELLING OF THE LAST NAME TO W, A, H L, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE MINUTES WERE DETAILED TO, YOU KNOW, AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN, AND IF WE CHANGE BASED ON WHAT ONE OF THE COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING -- WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS -- AND I THINK IT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE TO START DOING, BECAUSE WE ALL GET UP HERE, AND WE SAY THINGS, AND WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SAY. MAYBE IT DOESN'T, ACCEPTED THAT WAY. BUT IF WE KEEP GOING BACK AND CHANGING ALL THAT WAS MEANT TO BE SAID, OR WHAT THEY WERE REFERENCING, I THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING MINUTES BEFORE. AND SO, I'M NOT SUPPORTING ANY OTHER CHANGES. >> OKAY. SO, IF WE WANTED TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL CHANGES EXCEPT FOR THE SPELLING ERROR ON DAVE WAHL'S LAST NAME, WE WOULD MOTION THAT? IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES.I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO THAT WITH THE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE AMENDABLE. >> I'M SORRY. CAN YOU EXPAND THAT? >> MAYBE I CAN EXPLAIN. IF IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDED MINUTES, BUT THE AMENDMENT'S SHOWN IN RED --THEN THE COUNSEL CAN SIMPLY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT --TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED. IF IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNSEL TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION, I WOULD SAY, IT WAS CONSIDERED UNDER LAST MEETING AND THE MOTION CAN BE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITHOUT CHANGES SHOWN IN RED, AND A THIRD OPTION IS IF THERE'S A CHANGE THAT YOU DO EXCEPT, WHICH IS THE GENTLEMEN'S NAME, WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED, WITHOUT THE CHANGES EXCEPT FOR THE GENTLEMEN'S NAME. DID I JUST -- MAKE A MUCH MORE CONFUSING? >> NO. YOU EXPLAINED IT, FOR ME, AS WELL. OF COURSE, I WOULD BE OPPOSED TO MOVING THEM BACK. I DISAGREE WITH THE MEETING MINUTES. THEY SHOULD BE DETAILED. THEY SHOULD BE CORRECT. I WAS ASKED TO PUT --WHAT MY WORDS WERE --IN WRITING. I DID SO. NOBODY ASKED FOR A WORD-FOR-WORD VERBATIM. SO, JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT I SAID IS ACCURATE. DO NOT INCLUDE THEM WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE RELY ON THE MINUTES, DESPITE WHATEVER ANYBODY THINKS. MANY CORRECTIONS, THEY NEED TO BE CORRECTED. I HAVE SEEN IT GO ON FOR A COUPLE OF, MAYBE, TWO OR THREE MEETINGS, GET IT CORRECT, BUT WE JUST CAN'T SAY, WELL, YOU DIDN'T DO RIGHT, SO WE WON'T PUT IT OUT NOW, BECAUSE WE WON'T GO BACK AND CHANGE THE MINUTES --WHATEVER THEY SAY --THE FIRST TIME, THAT'S NUTS. I WOULD OPPOSE ANY OF THAT. I WILL MOVE THAT THE MEETING, THE MINUTES , BE AS AMENDED, BE APPROVED. >> OKAY. NOT SEEING A SECOND, THAT MOTION DIES. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION ON THE FLOOR? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NAME CHANGE FROM DAVID WALL, W, A, L, L TO DAVID WAHL, W, A, H, L. >> CALL ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> NO, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE A NEW ATTACHMENT TO THESE MINUTES. THE MINUTES FOR NEXT MINUTES. SO, I WROTE NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> YES. >> VICE-MAYOR SHAW? >> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES. >> THE ITEM PASSES 4-1. >> 4-2, I BELIEVE, COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. I DON'T KNOW IF I PRONOUNCED IT RIGHT, WHERE, OR WHAT, BUT UNDER COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, I HAD, IT WAS A GOOD MEETING FROM THERE, AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, REALLY, BUT RANDALL, R, A, N, D, A, L, L WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE WATER DISTRICT BOARD. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL AS AMENDED. >> I DIDN'T HEAR THE AMENDMENT. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. >> IT WAS -- UNDER COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, 4.2, YOU CAN SEE THAT I MADE IT NOTED THAT I MADE A COMMENT. THERE WAS SOMETHING MAYBE BETWEEN THE DIABLO WATER DISTRICT FOR THE WAY WE DO NOW IS THE IRON HOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT. IN FACT, IT WAS THE RANDALL --I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NAME WAS THE WAY IT IS -- BUT TO HAVE THE NAME DIRECTLY ON THE MINUTES, CORRECT AS WE SHOULD, IT IS RANDALL, R, A, N, D, A, L, L, HYPHEN BOLD WATER JAMIN PLANNED TO TAKE THE NAME OF THE IRON HOUSE SANITARY WATER DISTRICT COMMENTS. THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN THERE. THE RANDALL BOLD WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS THE ONE IN ITS PLACE. >> WEBPAGES THIS ON? >> IT IS RIGHT UNDER ITEM NUMBER THREE, COUNCILMEMBER ACTIONS. ITEM 3, COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS. AS YOU GO DOWN THE ITEM, DR. FULLER COMMENTED THAT THE COUNSEL HAD THE JOINT MEETING WITH IRON HOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT AND DIABLO WATER DISTRICT THAT THE COUNCIL --THE DIRECTORS OF THE JOINT -- OF THE IRON DIABLO WATER DISTRICT -- >> DO YOU HAVE A PAGE NUMBER? THANK YOU. >> IT IS PAGE 23 OF THE FULL AGENDA. >> I HAVE IT. IT IS ONE, TWO, THE THIRD PAGE , MIDDLE OF THE PAGE, BLUE LETTERS, 3- COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, THEN THE FIRST AND SECOND LINE. >> AND YOU WANT TO ADD RANDALL BOLD IN THERE? >> NO. THEY DID NOT MEET WITH IRON HOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT ONE IS APPEARING IN THERE. THAT IS MY ERROR OR --THE NOTES WERE TAKEN WRONG --I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE DISTRICT. WHATEVER IT WAS, IF IT WAS ME, I APOLOGIZE. THAT SHOULD BE THE RANDALL, R, A, N, D, A, L, L, BOLD WATER TREATMENT DISTRICT. WHEN I READ IT, IT IS DIABLO WATER COUNCIL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOT WITH THE IRON HOUSE DISTRICT. >> WE DID MEET WITH IRON HOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT IN DIABLO WATER DISTRICT AT MID BREAK REGIONAL PARK. >> YEAH. >> RANDALL BOLD IS THE WATER JAMIN PLANT OFF OF ROWLEY. >> YEAH. ALL RIGHT. >> >> I BELIEVE I WAS DOING COUNCILMEMBER --DOES DURING COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, I BELIEVE RANDALL BOWLES WAS BROUGHT UP. WE WERE GETTING A REPORT REGARDING WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE AT THE DEWD MEETING. BUT I AM NOT SEEING THAT. WHEN I SEE FOR HERE, UNDER THE MINUTES FOR COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, DOESN'T REFLECT -- I DON'T SEE THAT SAME THING. OKAY. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? >> I GAVE A MOTION. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION? >> NOT SEEING A SECOND, THE MOTION DIES. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 4.2? >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF 4.2. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, LIBBY, IF YOU WILL CALL THE ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> YES. >> VICE-MAYOR SHAW? >> AYE. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES. >> THE ITEM PASSES 4-1. TAKE YOU. >> OKAY. AND I PULLED 4.6, NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO TRICK YOU INTO ANYTHING. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR ALL THE PROJECT AND TO HEAR THE REPORT JUST IN CASE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GO LOOK THROUGH THE AGENDA PACKET. IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT IS STILL TO COME AS BEST TO YOUR ABILITY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR SHAW, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING PROJECTS AS OUTLINED IN THE REPORT. OUR FUTURE PROJECTS ARE, BASICALLY, ON THE SIDE LAUREL ROAD. A SIDE NOTE -- I WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE LATER IN THE EVENING, REGARDING OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE HISTORY, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDE PARTIAL PROJECTS ARE GOING TO GET UNDERWAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-YOUR PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING , AND YOU WILL SEE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST SIDE ROAD FROM 9th AVENUE, EASTWARD DIRECTION , STARTING OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS, ALL THE WAY TO BETHEL ISLAND ROAD. THAT WOULD BE A BRAND-NEW ROADWAY, STANDARD CITY STREET WAY , FOR LANES, MEDIANS, SIDEWALKS, UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE SYSTEM, VERY FUNCTIONAL STREET WITH A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN ITS PATH. THAT IS A PROJECT THAT, AGAIN, SOME PARTS OF IT HAS BEEN ALREADY DESIGNED, AWARDED, CONTRACTED. THE REST ARE UNDER DESIGNED, SO THEN, WE WILL HEAR A LOT ABOUT EAST CYPRESS ROAD THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ARE OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS ARE THE LOWER ROADS NEAR THE SECTION WITH O'HARA. THIS PROJECT , AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ANY REWARD FOR THE FAMILIES. RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS ACQUIRED, AND THAT PROJECT IS UNDER DESIGN CURRENTLY. THERE ARE SOME LARGE UTILITY POLES THAT WILL BE RELOCATED OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS. AT YOUR JULY MEETING, I WILL PLAN TO PRESENT YOU A CONTRACT FOR AWARD OF INSTRUCTION, AND FOLLOWING UP ON YOUR APPROVAL, COME AUGUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO START A CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD. THIS BASICALLY COMPLETES THE CITY PART OF LAUREL ROAD FROM O'HARA TO BROOKE, ALSO O'HARA AVENUE FROM LAUREL ROAD, SOUTH, TO THE END OF THE VINEYARD, WHICH HAS BEEN KIND OF A BOTTLENECK FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. FINALLY , GET THAT PROJECT APPROVED. ONE THE BENEFIT OF LAUREL ROAD AND THE TIMING IS YOU HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE AN EXCITING DEPARTMENT IN OAKLEY, SHOPPING CENTER , AND O'HARA, OUR PROJECT, SAFEST PROJECT WOULD COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER, AND I THINK BOTH WOULD , THEY CAN UNDERSTAND, THEY WILL START CONSTRUCTION AFTER AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND WE WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW YEAR. SO, BUT IN THE END OF SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, ALL OF THE OFF-SITE WORK ON LAUREL ROAD AND O'HARA, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE SAFEWAY PROJECT, YOU WILL SEE MANY CHANGE /IMPROVEMENT IN THAT AREA. AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR MAJOR PROJECTS. WE HAVE NUMBER OF SMALLER PROJECT. IT STILL IS, FROM ONE PERSPECTIVE, JUST AS IMPORTANT, MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AS A PROJECT TO REPAIR AND REPLACE A LOT OF DAMAGED CONCRETE. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THE CAR SHARE PROGRAM WHERE WE TRULY DO THE FULL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE SHARE THE COST, 50/50, WITH THE PERSPECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS. THE PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. WE WILL BRING AN ACCEPTANCE REPORT TO YOU IN THE MONTH OF MAY. WE HAVE SOME OTHER SMALLER PROJECT AGAIN. CONTINUING TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION, AND ANOTHER SIX AREA, WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU CONTRACT AWARDED FOR THE HENRIQUE SCENE AUGUSTINE PARK , BRAND-NEW AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSEN CARPENTER. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL PARK. VERY DIVERSE AND VERY GOOD WATER FEATURE, PLAYGROUND, OPEN-SPACE , PICNIC AREA, SHADE STRUCTURE, AND A PARKING LOT. THAT PROJECT IS UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW. WE WILL SEE MORE OF IT AS A PART OF OUR FISCAL YEAR '24-'25 BUDGET PROCESS. AGAIN, OUR PLAN IS TO MAKE A CONTRACT FOR OUR BOARD TO FOLLOW. AGAIN, WE ARE ADDRESSING A NUMBER OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY , NEEDS FROM FACILITIES TO PARKS, STREETS, AND ALL PARKS IN BETWEEN. WE'RE VERY ACTIVE AND BUSY ON MULTIPLE FRONTS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM THEN. >> SECOND. >> ARE. WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. >> ARE WE APPROVING OR ACCEPTING? >> ACCEPTING. DID YOU HEAR ME, COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? ACCEPTING? >> YES. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL? >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS. >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> AYE. >> END HENDERSON? >> AYE. >> VICE-MAYOR SHAW? >> AYE. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES. >> ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 6, REGULAR CALENDAR. THIS IS 6.1, TO APPROVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 10-34, SB-1034 REGARDING A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORD ACT RESPONSE EXTENSION DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR CITY CLERK, LIBBY VREONIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 1034 SPONSORED BY SENATOR 'S PALM SPRINGS CHINO HILLS, TEMECULA REGION WITH SEYARTO. THE CITY CLERK IN THE HILLS AND FOR CALIFORNIA CLERKS IN FEBRUARY SAID THAT THE CITY PROPOSED THE BILL AND SENATOR SEYARTO AGREED TO SPONSOR IT. THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUIRES GOVERNMENT RECORDS TO BE DISCLOSED UPON REQUEST UNLESS AN ENGINE WITH EVENT DISCLOSURE. IN GENERAL, A GOVERNMENT AGENCY HAS 10 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF A RECORDS REQUEST TO DETERMINE IF RESPONSIVE RECORDS EXIST, AND THEY MAY BE DISPOSED AND TO NOTIFY THE REQUESTER OF SUCH. THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE TO PRODUCE THE RECORDS DURING THAT TIME. HE NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTER WITH A REASONABLE TIME AND THE RECORDS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE THEN. THE 14-DAY EXTENSION IS ALLOWED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AND RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR WENDY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST. UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE TO COLLECT RECORDS FROM FACILITIES SEPARATE FROM THE OFFICE PROCESSING THE REQUEST TO COLLECT THE LUMINOUS AMOUNT OF DISTINCT AND SEPARATE RECORDS IN A SINGLE REQUEST, TO CONSULT WITH ANOTHER AGENCY WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE REQUEST, AND TO COMPILE DATA REQUIRING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TO CONSTRUCT A COMPUTER REPORT. SB-1034 WOULD EXPAND UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE THE NEED TO SEARCH FOR, COLLECT, PROPERLY EXAMINE AND COPY RECORDS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AFFECTING THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO TIMELY RESPOND TO REQUESTS DUE TO DECREASED STAFFING OR CLOSURE OF THE AGENCY'S FACILITIES. LEGISLATIVE COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED BILL TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION A SITUATION SUCH AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE CURRENT LEGISLATION FOR THE 14-DAY EXTENSION FOR UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES DOES NOT CAPTURE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. AS EXPERIENCE WITH MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER ILLNESSES, THERE WAS DECREASED STAFFING IN OFFICE MONITORING DURING THE PANDEMIC.THIS TYPE OF SITUATION CAN CREATE DIFFICULTY IN COLLECTING, EXAMINING, AND RESPONDING TO REQUESTS WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD. THEREFORE, THE 14-DAY EXTENSION WOULD PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR AGENCIES TO RESPOND. KELSEY HAS HOSTED THE CITY CLERK LEGISLATIVE MEETING ON MARCH 7th, DURING WHICH THIS PROPOSED BILL WAS DISCUSSED CAL CITY'S POSITION AT THAT TIME WAS PENDING. HOWEVER, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ITS POSITION WILL BE MOVING TO A SUPPORT POSITION SOON. THERE ARE SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO PROCLAIM A STATE OF EMERGENCY. WHILE TYPICALLY, THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT INCLUDE A ENDEMIC OR FIRE, OR FLOOD, CYBER ATTACKS ARE ALSO A CONCERN IS THE CITY OF OAKLAND WHEN ASKED IN FEBRUARY. THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OF MEDICATION WITH SENATOR SEYARTO'S OFFICE, STAFF INQUIRED FOR THE AMENDMENT THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED TO THE PROPOSED BILL TO ALSO INCLUDE A LOCAL AGENCY DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY, SUCH AS DURING A CYBER ATTACK. WHILE THE AMENDMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED WITH THIS BILL, IT IS ON THE RADAR AND SOMETHING WE MAY WISH TO WATCH FOR IN UPCOMING YEARS. THE PROPOSED BILL AS WRITTEN IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD TO ALLOW AGENCIES ADEQUATE RESPONSE TIME DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO RESPOND TO RECORD REQUESTS. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE LETTER OF SUPPORT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> I WILL HAVE COMMENTS DURING DISCUSSION. I DON'T WANT TO ALL OF THE IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION -- >> OKAY THIS IS THE TIME WHERE YOU CAN MAKE ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS. >> OKAY. WELL, IN THAT CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BEFORE, THE JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE, THAT THE STATE REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE PRA REQUESTS, AND THEN THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. I THINK PRA, PUBLIC RECORDS, AND REQUEST, THEY HAVEN'T LINE PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND FACILITATED THE PRESS FOR ACCURATE REPORTING. I KNOW I HAVE USED THEM. WE HAVE A GREAT CITY CLERK, AND THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE RESPONSE VERY ACCURATELY, GRACIOUSLY, AND AS THE SITUATION COMES, THE STATE EDITED PROGRAMS, I THINK IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM, BUT I THINK -- ESPECIALLY THE WAY IT IS GOING IN OUR POST-PANDEMIC TIMES, THE STATE ACCEPTS THE COST FOR WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE CITY CLERK AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO RETRIEVE THESE DOCUMENTS. ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS NOT --BUT IT IS A COST THAT WE ENCUMBER. I DO AGREE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. I AGREE WITH IT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO TWEAK IT AND SAY THAT THE STATE, WHEN PASSING THIS AMENDMENT, SHOULD INCUR THE COST FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ABIDE BY IT . THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I WILL MOVE IT WITH THE CAVEAT ABOUT INCURRING THE COST. >> I'M NOT SEEING A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION. I HAVE AN ALTERNATE MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT WE --I MOVED TO APPROVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 1034 AS RESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. CAN YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE? >> COUNCILMEMBER METALS? >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> AYE. >> VICE-MAYOR SHOT? >> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES. >> THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT.MOVING ONTO ITEM 6.2, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT FOR THE CANAL UNDERGROUND PROJECT, SEGMENT JERSEY ELLAND ROAD, ASSOCIATE WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NUMBER, 5A, 300 TEMPER THIS IS PRESENTED BY KEVIN OH HONEY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SLASH CITY ENGINEER. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS, VICE-MAYOR SHOT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MAY I PLEASE PRESENT YOU THIS REPORT, WHICH IS CALLING FOR ONGOING CONVERSATION FOR THE WORK STAFF HAS BEEN DOING ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD PROJECT. SINCE MID DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THE CITY OFFICIALLY TOOK OVER THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EAST CYPRESS ROAD FROM THE DEVELOPER OF GRANT PROJECT, STAFF HAS BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO PUT THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PROJECT TOGETHER , AND MOVING FORWARD. RESULT OF OUR WORK , IN FEBRUARY --LAST FEBRUARY --WE BROUGHT YOU A CONTRACT FOR COMPLETING THE DESIGN OF THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD AT THE CONTRA COSTA CANAL WIDENING, AT THE JERSEY ISLAND. THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX PART OF THIS ROADWAY. IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE UTILITIES THAT ARE CRISSCROSSING THE INTERSECTION, THEY HAVE THE CONTRA COSTA CANAL. AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER LEVEL OF PERPLEXITY, PLUS ALL THE ROADWAY. SO, WITH THAT, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT OVER THE LAST MONTH. ACTUALLY, THE PAST MANY MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING , WE HAVE KIND OF REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR PARTNER OF THE WATER DISTRICT, REGARDING THE UNDERGROUND OF THE CANAL AT THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD. AS YOU HAVE SEEN, THIS IS CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN UNDERGROUND ON THE OPEN CANAL ALL THE WAY BEHIND CYPRESS GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD , DELANEY PARK, AND IT IS ALMOST TO THE NORTH OF THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD. LAST YEAR, THE CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT IS UNDERGROUND ALSO FOR THE LARGE WATER AREAS OF SOUTH CYPRESS ROAD ALL THE WAY TO THROUGH. THIS, PROJECT, BASICALLY COMPLETE THE UNDERGROUND OF THIS PROJECT. IT INVOLVES CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WATER DISTRICT. AGAIN, WE HAVE HAD GREAT COLLABORATION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, RESULTING IN THIS AGREEMENT, WHERE BOTH AGENCIES, AS A LEAD AGENCY, WILL UNDERTAKE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT AN OF THE PROJECT, AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THE RELATED WATER. CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CITY TO THIS.2 MILLION, THE COST FOR UNDERGROUND OF THE PIPE, THE CANAL INTO THE PIPE, UNDER THE ROADWAY, WHICH WOULD THEN COVER ALL ASSORTMENT OF UTILITIES ON TOP, GROUND IT ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THIS EVENING, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO, AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK, COLLABORATION WE HAVE DONE WITH THE CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT TONIGHT. MR. MICKEY, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER WATER DISTRICT, HE IS HERE, JOINING US JUST IN CASE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTION. THIS AGREEMENT THAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU FOR APPROVAL IS PRESENTED TO THE WATER DISTRICT BOARD NEXT WEEK FOR THEIR APPROVAL. AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. WE CERTAINLY INTEND TO CONTINUE WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THIS PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX PROJECT , BUT WE WILL SEE THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR, AND WE WILL START THE CONSTRUCTION OUT OF THAT SOMETIMES EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND GO ON INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE? >> NO. >> I HAVE ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. WITH THIS ROAD COMPLETION BE ABLE TO HAPPEN WITHOUT THE UNDERGROUND OF THIS CANAL? >> THE ROAD COMPLETION CAN BE, BUT NOT REALLY, BECAUSE THE CANAL STILL HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY SECTION OF THIS CANAL THAT HAS NOT BEEN UNDERGROUND IS AT THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD CROSSING. IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE CROSSING TO THE RIGHT, YOU KIND OF SEE AN OPEN POOL. MOVED TO THE LEFT, ANOTHER OPEN POOL. THE PIPE SEVEN UNDERGROUND TO BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND NOW WE HAVE THE KIND OF CLOSE THE GAP, INSTALL THE PIPES, BUT THE ROADWAY ON TOP OF. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE CAN START COMMENTS, DISCUSSIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, OR I CAN TAKE A MOTION. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. IF MS. VARONA'S WITH A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> COUNCILMEMBER METALS? >> AYE. >> DR. FULLER? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> AYE. >> VICE-MAYOR SHOT? >> AYE. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> AYE. >> ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO ITEM 7, REPORTS. FIRST ONE WILL BE 7.1. OUR CITY MANAGER. >> GOOD EVENING, MID-AMERICAN MADAME VICE-MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO A COMMUNITY EVENT HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY, 10:00:02 A.M. TO 1:00:02 P.M. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T RAIN. LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE RAIN IN THE FORECAST. IF THERE IS, ANOTHER RECREATION TEAM IS PLANNING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE, I BELIEVE, COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ALSO, WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY FROM 4:00:02 P.M. TO 10:00:02 P.M. AND ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AS THE MEETING STARTED WITH UPDATE FROM THE OAKLEY LIBRARIAN TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS ON THE OAKLEY LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY PROJECT. WE HAD THE SECOND STAKEHOLDER MEETING THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. REALLY, PRODUCTIVE MEETING, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, IN THE EFFORT BEING MADE ON THAT FRONT, BOTH THE CITY WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED, THE HOME PAGE INCLUDES A LINK TO OUR DIVISION OAKLEY SITE, WE CAN ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY PROJECT, BUT IT ALSO LINKS YOU TO THE FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY. THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THAT UPDATED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND THEY HAVE STARTED KICKING OFF THE FUNDRAISING EFFORT, WHICH WILL START RAMPING UP PRETTY QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS , THROUGHOUT THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND YOU WILL NOTE ITEM B IS THE BUSINESS LICENSE UPDATE ON THE LIST FOR BUSINESS LICENSES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ITEM 7.2 A, REPORT FROM COUNSEL LIAISONS TO REGIONAL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS AND OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL, OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE OAKLEY REDIRECTION AGENCY. COUNCILMEMBER METALS? >> LAST THURSDAY, I ATTENDED CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING. THE PRESENTATION WAS ON WHAT A GREAT SERVICE OF THE LOCATIONS TO THE WEST, COUNCILMEMBER COUNTY, TWO IN HERCULES, PITTSBURGH/ANTIOCH. NOT ALL FOR MAYBE. >> WE HAD A PRESENTATION. >> THAT IS IT? >> VICE-MAYOR SHOT? >> I ATTENDED THE TRANSIT, AND I WILL LET MAYOR WILLIAMS REPORT ON THAT. ATTENDED THE LIBRARY SOME COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT MR. McMURRAY ALREADY REPORTED ON THAT. DID THE RIBBON-CUTTING ON LAST FRIDAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER HENDERSON? >> LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, ON THE SECOND, I ATTENDED OUR ANNOUNCED SANITATION DISTRICT. THEY'RE WORKING ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE'LL BE SEEING MORE OF THE COMMUNITY, FROM THEM, ON THAT. THURSDAY, THE 4th, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HELD THEIR CONSORTIUM ON THE NEEDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. THAT MEETING WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. FRIDAY THE 4th, I ATTENDED THE RIBBON-CUTTING AND IT IS EXCITING TO HAVE THAT BUSINESS IN TOWN. OF COURSE, FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD FOR TONIGHT'S LIGHTS, LOCAL FOOD EVENT . THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. FIRST OFF, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENT , OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH A-BACK AND OTHERS -- ARE IN FULL FORCE TO GET THE 10 BILLION OR 20 MILLION OF HIS BILLION -- DOLLAR REGIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND ISSUE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. I THINK THE NEXT REPORT IS AUGUST 2nd. I WILL HAVE MORE WHEN I RETURN AFTER QUICKLY PROCESSING ONE OF THE DISTURBING ASPECTS, THAT THEY SEEM TO HAVE A BOUNCING BOLT. THEY DON'T HAVE A SET --10 MILLION OR 20 BILLION -- WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR FOR THE REGIONAL ONE --WHICH IS, OF COURSE, FOR NINE COUNTIES. IT IS GOING TO IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS' PROPERTY TAX. WITH THAT, A.D.-16-57, COMING ALONG JUST FINE. THAT IS SPONSORED BY A SIMILAR NUMBER BUCKY WICKS, WHO, BARELY, WILL TAKE THE LEAD FOR THE DEMOCRATS IN TERMS OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SHE IS NOW TOYING WITH MORE MEASURES TO COME, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT FRIGHTENING, BECAUSE MARILYN FROM BERKELEY WILL BE JOINING HER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEGISLATURE FROM THE STATE SENATE FLOOR. SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS GOING TO GO ON. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. SO, I WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THAT BY THE NEXT MEETING . MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. JUST BE AWARE, THE REGIONAL BOND ISSUE --THEY'RE COMBINED TOGETHER, THEY'RE REGIONAL. COMMITTEE NOW, THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD AS A REGION, AND NOW, STATE SENATE OFFICE SOON TO BE STATE CENTER -- ARAVINE ENDORSED BY "THE CHRONICLE " AND "EAST BAY TIMES" BECAUSE HE BRINGS SO MANY REGIONS TOGETHER. SO, I WILL HAVE THE REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS. >> ALL RIGHT. FOR MY REPORTS, I ATTENDED TRIED ALSO TRANSIT. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SB-1021, A MEASURE THAT COULD APPEAR IN 2026. MTC IS THE MAIN DRIVER ABOUT IT, ALL ABOUT REGIONAL RISING TRANSPORTATION. FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH EAST COUNTY, TRY TO THE TRANSIT WAS STARTED BECAUSE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DID --IT DIDN'T WORK TO DO THE BIGGER, CENTRALIZED TRANSPORTATION OUT HERE. OUR NEEDS WEREN'T BEING MET. SO, MTC COULD CHOOSE TO DO THEIR ANALYZATION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY COULD DO THE DIFFERENT SALES TAX, A ROLL CALL OR OTHER MEANS FOR FUNDS, INCLUDING BOND MEASURES. THIS WOULD GIVE CONTROL FOR MTC OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE FUNDS, WHICH COULD BE RELOCATED TO THE URBAN CORE. THAT DOES HAPPEN EVEN IF THE VOTERS DO NOT AGREE WITH THE BOND MEASURE. SO, TRY DELTA, ALONG WITH OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, OR ACTIVELY OPPOSING THAT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT IS KIND OF TAKING CONTROL AWAY FROM THE VOTERS, WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT. WE DID GET A PRESENTATION . WE RECEIVED TWO DRIVERS THAT GOT AWARDED SAFE DRIVING DUE TO A COUPLE ACCIDENTS, OR NEAR-ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED. THE DRIVER OF THE BUS STRUCK BY THE RED LIGHT RUNNER IN ANTIOCH OF LAUREL WAS ONE OF THEM. JUST THE DAY BEFORE, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT A DRIVER MANAGED TO AVOID ANOTHER RED LIGHT RUNNER. THE PASSENGERS IMPACTED WERE THERE TO HONOR THE DRIVER, AND EVERYONE WAS CRYING. DRIVER, EVERYBODY. WE ATTENDED THE LIBRARY STAKEHOLDERS MEETING. OUR FABULOUS CITY MANAGERS, GLORY FOR THAT. SO, THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE. SOCON THE PROGRAM WE RECEIVED WAS ON STORMWATER FUNDING OPTIONS. WE DID A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT --THERE'S A MUNICIPAL REGIONAL STORMWATER PERMIT IS ISSUED EVERY FIVE YEARS. EACH REISSUE OF THESE PERMITS ARE MORE COSTLY AND STRINGENT THAN THE PRIOR PERMITS. EVERY CITY AND TOWN IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IS A COPER MANY ON THESE PERMITS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BRENTWOOD AND RICHMOND. THEY'RE PAYING PERMITS ON THEIR OWN OR OUTSIDE OF THAT. THE NEW PERMIT PROVISIONS --THE OLD PERMITS ONLY HAD 10 PROVISIONS WHEN THEY WERE FIRST -- WHEN THEY FIRST BEGAN. TODAY, IT HAS 21. AND SO, THE SPEAKERS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACTS TO MUNICIPALITIES WITH THESE NEW PROVISIONS . ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH AN SHELTERED HOMELESS PUBLISHERS WHICH I KNOW IS AN POPULAR RIGHT NOW, DISABILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A MAP OF WHERE THE PUBLISHERS ARE LOCATED AND CREATE PLANS FOR TREATING STORMWATER RUNOFF. SO, THAT GETS COMP DID WHEN WE HAVE SHARED JURISDICTIONS WITH CALTRAN, WATER DISTRICT, ORDERS ON ALL OF THE OTHERS. THERE'S SOME APPLICATIONS THERE. STARTING IN JULY, CITIES ONLY TO DOCUMENT THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A $45 MILLION DEFICIT FROM THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES. SO, THE CITIES AND COUNTIES NEED A WAY TO FUND THE LARGE DEFICIT. THEY'RE REVIEWING FUNDING OPTIONS, AND THE FUNDING SHORTFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE, POTENTIALLY, WE COULD BE EXPOSED TO THIRD PARTY LAWSUIT DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, CALTRANS WAS ISSUED A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER BY THE BOARD WITH THE TRASH THAT CAUSES STORM ISSUES. IT WAS A VERY LONG PRESENTATION. HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET MORE THOUGH AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WE GET MORE IDEAS ABOUT WHAT DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN COME UP WITH PROTECTING US FROM THAT SHORTFALL. I WAS APPOINTED TO THE DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT SEAT, I THINK, WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET THAT APPOINTMENT. THERE OF THIS WHEEL IS OFFERED AN ENDORSEMENT FOR THE LIBRARY COMMISSION THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT A LEGACY AWARD FOR INNOVATION FOR CCTA. ON EARTH DAY, AT OAKLEY BIG BREAK, THERE'S GOING TO BE A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT EVENT THAT YOU CAN PUT HIS FEET IN FROM CLOCK A.M. TO :00. WE ALSO GOT A REPORT ON APRIL 18th FOR THE NEXT BIG AVAG --I, 18 IS THE NEXT BIG LIP IS NO, APRIL 18th IS THE NEXT BIG BOAT FOR THEIR BAFA. I WILL BE SENDING TO WATCH. I THINK IT WAS IT FOR MY REPORTS. AND, FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, ITEM 7.2 B--ANYBODY UP YOU HAVE A REQUEST? ALL RIGHT. SOUNDED LIKE COUNCILMEMBER FULLER HAS ONE . >> ACTUALLY, I HAVE TWO. FIRST ONE 'S OFFICE IF THIS IS CORRECT -- COACHING LARGE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. IT DECIMATES THE RECREATION, WATERWAYS, LAND, NATIONAL PARKS. AS SUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAFT A LETTER TO THE PARKLAND HEALTH FISH AND WILDLIFE TO NOTIFY THEM OF OUR PREDICAMENT. ONE OF THE THINGS I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE RIVERS IS THAT THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S ALSO HAVE A CENTER OF PRODUCTION AS WELL IS THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. THE FACT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US TO ALL THREE OF THEM --SOME RECURRING IN OUR RIVERWAYS -- JOINING OUR CITY. FOR THAT TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM, FIRST, THAT I HAVE A SECOND ONE. WE'LL BE ON THAT ONE. >> WOULD WE NEED , LIKE, A WORK SESSION, OR IS IT POSSIBLE TO DRAFT SOMETHING TO PRESENT TO US? I'M JUST ASKING FOR CLARITY ON ALL OF THE SHOULD WE BRING HER BACK IS A DISCUSSION ITEM IF SOMEBODY SECONDS IT, OR IS THERE ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GET LETTERS DRAFTED, THEN WE COULD DISCUSS THOSE? >> I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PROPOSE A DRAFT LETTER AND ASK THAT TO BE APPROVED, THEN SENT OR MODIFIED. >> OKAY.TRAN09 FULLER, WILL THAT GET TO WHAT YOU ARE REQUESTING? >> YES. THAT IS FINE. YES. I AGREE. I WOULD LIKE IT, BUT MAYBE MR. McMURRAY ALREADY HAS THIS ENTERED --BUT IN REGARDS TO THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS, THE ADJOINING WATERWAYS, IT COULD BE RESEARCHED WHO --I AM SURE -- MAYBE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BUT FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, COAST GUARD SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT THEY GET THE SAME LETTER ADDRESSED TO THREE DIFFERENT ENTITIES. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE OR NOT, BUT THE FISH AND WILDLIFE, FOR SURE . >> YES. WE COULD DO THAT RESEARCH AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO BRING THAT BACK. >> PERFECT. I WOULD SECOND THAT. >> GREAT. >> IF I MAY JUST ADD EAST REGIONAL PARKS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY HAVE JURISDICTION OVER IT, THE PATHWAY THERE. >> WHAT? I AGREE WITH THAT. AS WELL. >> DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION NOW? OKAY. PERFECT. WHAT IS YOUR SECOND ITEM, COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO DRAFT A LETTER TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURES TO REVOKE OR RESCIND -- HOWEVER WE WOULD WORD IT -- THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DOING THEIR THING. THAT IS THE ONE WHERE, IF YOU STEAL SOMETHING, GOING TO SOME OF HIS HOUSE AND STEAL SOMETHING -- AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU WILL DO PRISON TIME, THE TIME AND COUNTY JAIL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE COUNTY JAIL DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE BASICALLY, NOBODY IS SERVING ANY TIME AT ALL, IN TERMS OF OUR RETAIL THEFTS, BURGLARIES, OTHER SUCH ITEMS SO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS WHETHER TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO WORK ON REVOKING THAT ITEM, OR REPLACING THAT ITEM, OR SOMETHING THAT WILL HOLD PEOPLE DOING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, ENTERING HOMES, HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOME SORT OF JUSTICE MECHANISM, SO TO SPEAK. A VIABLE JUSTICE SYSTEM. >> OKAY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S --I THINK -- 247 BUILD RIGHT NOW THAT ARE RELATING TO FIXING, CHANGING, AMENDING, GUIDING PROP 47, WHICH I THINK OUR VICE-MAYOR HAS SAT ON MANY OF THE POLICY COMMITTEES. >> YEAH. >> DISCUSSING THOSE. >> AND A LOT OF LEGISLATORS AREN'T LOOKING TO REPEAL IT, REVERSE IT, BUT THERE IS A LOT OUT THERE TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENT TO IT. SO, I WOULD BE FINE IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN START A DRAFT LETTER TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND ABOUT OUR POSITION ON IT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT SUPPORTING SOME SORT OF AMENDMENT CHANGES. >> SPECIFIC TO PROP 47? >> YES. >> JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. >> YES. SPECIFIC TO PROP -- >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. 8.1, WORK SESSIONS' REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, THERE ARE GOLD. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. NUMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS ITEM COMES BACK AT YOUR REQUEST. WHAT IS INCLUDED HERE IS A DRAFT ORDINANCE. WE'RE NOT STARTING THE OFFICIAL ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION PROCESS, BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WANTED TO TAKE THE TEMPERATURE READ AND SEE IF WHAT I HAVE DONE IS WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, AND IF NOT, THEN I HAVE TIME TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR REQUEST, BUT THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT YOU REQUESTED. WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES, AND FOR SAKE OF DEFINITION, THE CITY AND PD HAVE THEIR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES. THESE ARE OFFICIAL CITY POLICIES. WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD IS THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO SEE THAT IF THERE WAS SOME POLICY THAT WOULD GOVERN ITSELF, GOVERN THEIR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS. THE DIFFERENCE, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, JUST LIKE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN. YOU DO NOT FORFEIT YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO FREE EXPRESSION JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. IN FACT, YOU HAVE THE SAME FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS, AS DOES ANY PERSON IN THIS CITY, EVEN A PERSON WHO IS NOT ELECTED. SO, THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE CANNOT DO SOMETHING THAT IS CALLED A PRIOR RESTRAINT. PRIOR RESTRAINT IS A TERM OF OUR FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE THAT BASICALLY SAYS, GOVERNMENT CAN'T, GENERALLY, TELL YOU, IN ADVANCE, THAT YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING AND CAN'T IMPOSE CONSEQUENCES IN ADVANCE. WE CANNOT COMPEL YOU NOT TO SPEAK. THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT EXCEPTIONS TO THAT THAT ARE REALLY NOT RELEVANT, BUT THE POINT HERE IS THAT THERE REALLY IS NO WAY FOR US, AS A CITY, TO ADOPT SOME POLICY --WHETHER IT IS A RESOLUTION OR A CODIFIED ORDINANCE THAT HAS SOME TEETH, SOME ENFORCEMENT POWER TO STOP YOU FROM SAYING CERTAIN THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK MOST OF YOU PROBABLY THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, RULES, STOPPING SPEECH FROM HAPPENING, THEY ARE GENERALLY NOT A GOOD THING, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES IF PEOPLE SAY THINGS, AND I HAVE PROVIDED A COPY OF MOST RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT WAS DECIDED THIS TERM AS A CAVEAT. YOU ARE PROBABLY CAN, WELL, CITY ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR JOB TO DESCRIBE THESE COURT CASES. DON'T JUST GIVE THEM TO US. WHY DON'T YOU SUMMARIZE THEM? ORDINARILY, I WOULD DO THAT, BUT I THINK THIS WAS A VERY WELL-WRITTEN OPINION , AND I THINK IF YOU READ THE OPINION, YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW NUANCED IT IS, BUT BASICALLY, IN A 9-0 DECISION, THE SUPREME COURT SAID THAT, IN SOME CASES, IF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO COMMUNICATE, HE OR SHE MAY BE ENGAGING IN GOVERNMENT SPEECH , OR STATE ACTION, AND MAY THEREFORE BE LIABLE IF THEY DO SUCH A THING AS BLOCK SOMEBODY ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, OR REMOVE A COMMENT, OR TAKE SOME ADVERSE ACTION THAT ONE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ALLOWS. AND AGAIN, THE REASON I PROVIDED THE COURT CASE IS BECAUSE, IF YOU READ IT, IT REALLY MEANS THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR OR BRIGHT-LINE RULE -- LIKE NOTHING THAT IS BLACK AND WHITE --THAT I CAN SAY, IF YOU DO X, Y AND Z, YOU WILL CROSS THE LINE. IF YOU DON'T DO X, Y AND Z, YOU WON'T CROSS THE LINE. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO -- IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE FACTS KIND OF QUESTION. SO, WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS, WORKING WITHIN THOSE CONFINES -- WHICH IS WE CAN'T TELL THE COUNCILMEMBERS OPUS WHETHER IT IS YOU OR ANY FUTURE COUNCILMEMBERS --WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T SAY IN ADVANCE --WE CAN ALSO MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE ARE SEQUENCES IN LIGHT OF THE NEW SUPREME COURT CASE IF CERTAIN THINGS ARE DONE. IF YOU ENGAGE IN ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT MATTERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT THAT MAY COME BEFORE YOU -- OR ACTUALLY WILL COME BEFORE YOU --ONE AS YOU MAYBE CREATING A PUBLIC RECORD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD KNOW. I THINK ALL OF YOU PROBABLY DO KNOW THAT. ANOTHER THING IS THAT YOU MAYBE CREATING WHAT IS CALLED A LIMITED PURPOSE PUBLIC FORM, AND IF PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO THAT, YOU MAY BE CREATING A FORM THAT, BY LAW, CANNOT BE RESTRICTED. SO, IF YOU UNDERTAKE THE ADVERSE ACTIONS LIKE BLOCKING SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, DENYING THEIR COMMENTS OPUS 99 THEIR COMMENTS -- BUT PULLING THEIR COMMENTS BACK WHILE LEAVING OTHER COMMENTS THAT, MAYBE YOU LIKE OR MAYBE YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, PULL BACK FOR SOME LEGITIMATE REASON, COULD BE A FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATION. ALSO, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A MEETING. IN FACT, I DID TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT SOME SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO. MIGHT BE LAST YEAR WHEN I TALKED ABOUT WHAT IS A --WHEN YOU SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS ENGAGING IN SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE'S ACTUALLY A GROUND-AT SPECIFIC STATUTE ON THAT. IF MORE THAN WHAT YOU ENGAGE WITH A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT COULD BECOME A MEETING UNDER THE BROWN ACT. SO, REALLY, THE IDEA HERE WAS JUST TO HAVE A WAY OF REMINDING COUNCILMEMBERS THAT THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES SO THAT YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT . THE REALITY IS SOCIAL MEDIA IS PRESENT. I MEAN, EVERYONE IS USING IT. ALL OF YOU --PROBABLY --NOT ONLY IS IT NOW, AS COUNCILMEMBERS, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING YOU ALL USED IN YOUR ELECTIONS COMMUNICATE WITH PERSPECTIVE VOTERS. SO, BY ALL MEANS, IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD, BUT BECAUSE OF THE MODERN ERA, BECAUSE OF THE PERVASIVENESS AND UBIQUITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA, THE IDEA HERE IS JUST TO HAVE THESE REMINDERS, AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN REALLY THINK OF TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WAS ENFORCEABLE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, WAS TO REQUIRE THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE GIVEN TO COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE EACH TERM. SO, IF ANY OF YOU --BASICALLY --AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT TERM --OR IF A COUNCIL MEMBER IS APPOINTED AFTER A VACANCY, YOU WILL GET A COPY, AND THEN YOU WILL GET A COPY EVERY TERM YOU SERVE, EVEN IF YOU SERVE MULTIPLE TERMS THAT WAS THE IDEA. REALLY, I AM LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. DO YOU WANT THIS TO BE INTRODUCED? DO YOU WANT IT TO BE INTRODUCED UNDER AMENDMENT? DO YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? I AM OPEN TO YOUR DIRECTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE, ESPECIALLY BASED ON THIS SUPREME COURT CASE. I THINK WHAT MY CONCERN IS IS I DON'T WANT THE CITY PAYING FOR SOMEBODY'S -- I DON'T KNOW --POOR JUDGMENT OR WHATEVER --ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I GUESS, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, HOW IS THE CITY PROTECTED? THIS IS LIKE THEY W