City Council Regular Session

RECORDING IN PROGRESS. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ CITY COUNCIL . IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19th AND IT IS 7:18 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] WE ARE ALL HERE. WELCOME, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE IN PERSON. WE ARE GOING TO START THE EVENING WITH SOME PRESENTATIONS FOR THE FIRST ONE TONIGHT AS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY STAFF , THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ONCE AGAIN. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE REALLY ENJOY THIS PARTNERSHIP AND TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU EVERY MONTH. I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE CITY COMING UP ON THE 17th WHERE WE WILL HEAR FROM MAYOR ZORN. YESTERDAY, WE LAUNCHED THE BEST OF MARTINEZ .COM. VOTING ON THAT STARTS ON THE 25th NEXT WEEK. WE REALLY STARTED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM. LOOK . THAT ON MAY 22nd. WE ARE TO PRESENT THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH TO HIVE BOUTIQUE. HIVE BOUTIQUE CAME TO FRUITION IN 2023 AFTER MONTHS OF DREAMING HOW MARTINEZ COULD BENEFIT FROM A SPACE IN SABRINA ENVISIONED. WHEN SPACE BECAME AVAILABLE IN HER FAMILY'S DOWNTOWN REAL BUILDING, SHE JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO HER HOMETOWN AND CREATE A SHOPPING EXPERIENCE , SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS, ENJOYING CLIENTELE FROM THE GREATER BAY AREA WHILE GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN HIVE BOUTIQUE'S SHORT TENURE , SABRINA DONATED TO MARTINEZ SCHOOLS , THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THE MARTINEZ SURGEON , THE MARTINEZ ARTS ASSOCIATION, AND COUNTLESS DOWNTOWN GIVEAWAYS. SHE ALSO DIVIDED SPONSORSHIPS . TREMOR AND PRIDE, OR TO WORK, MEET ME ON MAINE, AND HAS TAKE HER SMILE. I WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AND MAKERS TO PROVIDE AN EVER-CHANGING SELECTION OF UNIQUE , HIGH QUALITY HANDMADE PRODUCTS. SABRINA WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVES THIS LOVE AND DEDICATION IS WHAT ALLOWS HER TO CONTINUE TO GROW WITH NEW TALENTED ARTISTS IN THE LOCAL CLIENTELE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU . RECEIVING THE MARTINEZ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DISTANCE OF THE MONTH. [ APPLAUSE ] I GAVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK , AND SHE WOULD RATHER JUST TAKE A PHOTO WITH US. WE ARE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WHILE HE COME DOWN, AND A MICROPHONE. >> I JUST WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF SECOND AND SAY THANK YOU TO ADAM IN THE ENTIRE CHAMBER . RECOGNIZING HIVE BOUTIQUE IN OUR ARTIST AND ALL OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR NICE PRESENTATION TONIGHT WILL BE AN UPDATE FROM CONFIRE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU . HAVING ME, MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF. I AM CHUCK STARK . IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE BEEN HERE EVERY MEETING . QUITE A WHILE, BUT I AM BACK I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND I HAVE A BRIEF POWERPOINT TO GO OVER WITH YOU . SOME UPDATES TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. SO HAVING BEEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE GONE OVER THIS BEFORE. THE POWERPOINT. WERE A VERY LARGE FIRE DISTRICT IN THE STATE THAT ONE OF THE LARGER FIRE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 600 EMPLOYEES AND WE COVER MOST OF THE COUNTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SAN RAMON, RICHMOND, AND EL CERRITO. ASIDE FROM MARTINEZ, WE COVER MOST OF THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE FOOTPRINT. A LARGE APPARATUS LEAD, AND WE ARE DIVIDED INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE OPERATIONS, FIRE PREVENTION AND EMS, AMONG OTHERS. WE ARE WHAT THEY WOULD CALL AN ALL HAZARD FIRE DISTRICT. WE HAVE SEVERAL SPECIALTIES YOU HAVE PARAMEDICS ON EVERY PIECE OF APPARATUS. WE HAVE A MARINE PROGRAM. WE HAVE AN IDEATION PROGRAM. WE HAVE A HAZMAT PROGRAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS. THAT COVERS A LOT OF THE HAZARDS AND RISKS THAT WE FACE IN THIS COUNTRY. IN 2024, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE GRADUATED ACADEMY. I THINK IT WAS LAST MAY, I ACTUALLY WAS JUST AT THE TRAINING CENTER AND THESE 13 RECRUITS FINISHED THEIR 10 MONTH PROBATIONARY TRAINING TODAY. THEY ARE JUST ABOUT DONE AND THEY WILL BE FULL-FLEDGED PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN A LITTLE WHILE. WE HAVE PUT A COUPLE OF NEW PIECES OF APPARATUS AND A SERVICE . A NEW LADDER TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD 16 FIRE ENGINES COME IN. THAT IS NO SMALL FEET. THAT'S A VERY LARGE INVESTMENT. ACTUALLY, A LADDER TRUCK RUNS ALMOST $2 MILLION NOT GOOD IN FIRE TRUCKS, FIRE ENGINES ARE ALMOST $1 MILLION AND THEY HAVE UP TO A THREE YEAR WAIT TIME TO GET THEM. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO GET THOSE. SOME OF THEM WERE ORDERED PROBABLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE JUST RECEIVED THEM. A VERY LARGE PROJECT WE GOT ACCOMPLISHED WAS THE BYRON WILDLIFE FIRE CENTER, WHICH SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW AS THE BYRON BOYS RANCH. THAT USED TO BE DETENTION FACILITY CAN WE HAVE CONVERTED IT INTO A WILDFIRE CENTER WHERE WE HAVE AS PART OF OUR CREW. THAT'S ALSO WHERE WE DEPLOYED THE HELICOPTER OUT OF LAST YEAR. WE ARE GOING THROUGH A SURVEY PLAN TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO LONG-TERM WHAT THAT AND WE HAVE BEEN IN SOME TALKS WITH THE STATE TO ADD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THERE. OVERALL, IT WILL BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE WHOLE REGION . WILDFIRE PROTECTION . WE WILL BE ABLE TO GATHER A LOT MORE RESOURCES THERE AND HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO DEPLOY ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR AERIAL FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER , WHICH WAS HOUSED AT THE BYRON BOYS CENTER. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING THROUGH GETTING A CONTRACT TO HAVE THAT. THAT'S STARTING UP AGAIN ON JUNE 1st OR SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT DATE AND RUN THROUGH OCTOBER. THAT'S THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH PG&E WHO IS PAYING A LARGE PORTION OF THE FREIGHT ON THAT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE COMPLETED ORGANIZATIONAL DEI TRAINING . THAT TOUCHED EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE LAUNCHED UP HERE SUPPORT K-9 PROGRAM . THAT DOG RIGHT THERE, HIS NAME IS LUNA --HER NAME IS LUNA. SHE VISITS A LOT OF THE FIRE STATIONS AND SHE STAYS IN OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER FROM TIME TO TIME AS A THERAPY DOG . SHE HELPS JILL EVERYONE OUT WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE TOO AMPED UP FROM WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN OR HEARD. WHAT WE ARE DOING 2025, WE HAVE ANOTHER ACADEMY IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE AT THE TOWER TRAINING . THE RODALE HERCULES ANNEXATION. THAT'S KIND OF PERTINENT TO MARTINEZ BECAUSE IT BUTTS UP AGAINST EACH OTHER ON THE HIGHWAY 4 CORRIDOR. WE ALREADY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH RODALE HERCULES AND WE SHARE RESOURCES THAT CAN FORCE . MAJOR EVENTS ALREADY . JUST BRINGING THEM INTO THE FOLD UNDER ONE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE THAT PARTNERSHIP MUCH STRONGER AND ALLOW US MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH BRINGING IN RESOURCES AND SHARING THEM. SO THAT'LL BE A BENEFIT TO THE MARTINEZ AREA IN THAT RESPECT. WE ARE INSTITUTING A NURSE NAVIGATION PROGRAM IN OUR EMS. WITH THAT, THAT WILL HELP RELIEVE SOME OF THE PRESSURE THAT'S ON THE EMS SYSTEM, TRYING TO TRIAGE SOME OF THE LESS SEVERE CALLED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. NOT NECESSARILY NEEDING TO SEND AN ENGINE IN AND THEN --AND AN AMBULANCE TWO. -- TWO CO- -- TO . WE CAN FIND PEOPLE ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO GET THEIR NEEDS MET --MET, WHETHER IT BE SENDING THEM TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY OR FOLLOWING UP WITH A MENTAL HEALTH AIDE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THE END IS IT WILL ALLOW MORE RESOURCES TO BE USED . THEY NEED TO BE USED AND IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS BEING PLANNED. TWO IN THE FAR EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND ONE THAT IS MORE PERTINENT TO THE FOLKS IN MARTINEZ. THE FIRE STATION IN PACHECO WILL BE REMODELED ON SITE. SO THE FRONT PART WHERE THE STATION IS WILL REMAIN. WE WILL BUILD IN THE BACK AND IT'LL BE A LARGER FIRE STATION THAT IS CAPABLE TO HOLD TWO CREWS. IT MAY NOT HOLD TWO CREWS INITIALLY, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD CAPACITY IF WE NEED TO GET ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FIRE STATION IS NOW WILL BE DEEDED TO THE COUNTY . SOME ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BUT ANOTHER ITEM ON THEIR THAT'S PERTINENT TO MARTINEZ IS NEW BOATS. SOME FIREFIGHTING BOATS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEPLOYED ALONG THE WATERWAY IN PITTSBURGH , ANTIOCH, DISCOVER -- DISCOVERY BAY. ALSO RECENTLY DEPLOYED A SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAM TO FIRE STATION 14. RIGHT HERE. CURRENTLY, IT IS NOT IN SERVICE . IT WAS . ABOUT A MONTH, BUT WE SENT IT TO OUR SHOP TO BE RETROFITTED TO MAKE THE TRAILER A LITTLE BIT MORE SAFE . THE PEOPLE WORKING OFF OF IT. THERE WAS SOME FALL HAZARDS WITH IT. IT IS A TWO STORY TRAILER. IT WAS A SET UP THAT WE GOT FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ON A GRANT. SO IT'S A PICKUP TRUCK WITH WATER RESCUE GEAR IN IT AND THEN IF THE TRAILER WITH TWO BOATS ON A TRAILER AND ONE THAT CAN BE PUT ON A ROOF. THEY ARE BOTH PADDLE BOATS. . FLOOD EXCAVATION, BUT ALSO MOTORIZED BOATS THAT WE CAN DEPLOY OUT OF THE MARINA ., YOU KNOW, VOTERS IN DISTRESS OR DROWNING, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND HAS BEEN USED ONE TIME ALREADY IN JUST THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IT WAS PUT INTO SERVICE. A GOOD BENEFIT FOR THE CITIZENS OF MARTINEZ. THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CALLS FOR MARTINEZ IN 2024. THAT IS A LOT OF CALLS. THE NUMBERS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT INFLATED. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY GOT THESE NUMBERS FROM , BUT THE PERCENTAGES ARE ABOUT RIGHT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CALLS ARE GOING TO BE MEDICAL. THAT'S REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU GO. THIS IS TAGGED BY OUR TEAM AS BEING 2024, BUT OF COURSE, EVERYONE KNOWS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT THAT WE HAD RECENTLY IN MARTINEZ WAS THE MRC INCIDENT. JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON THAT. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM WENT TO THE SITE AND VIEW THE RESULTS OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND SAW WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO TO MEDICATE --MITIGATE THE DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND DAMAGED SYSTEMS. --ON FRIDAY , THE REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL FOR AGENCIES TO DO THE AFTER ACTION REPORT ON THE INCIDENT CLOSED. AN AGENCY HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED TO DO THAT, BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE IS A VERY HIGH INTEREST. A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLY TO DO THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW AND THERE WERE SOME VERY REPUTABLE, WELL-KNOWN NAMES THAT WANTED TO BE INVOLVED BUT I THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET A GOOD VENDOR. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A GOOD PRODUCT. AND WHEN IT'S DISTRIBUTED, IT'LL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT HERE AS WELL. THIS IS ANOTHER TALLY OF THE CALLS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. 2025 IN MARTINEZ, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BLUE PART OF THE PIE CHART IS MEDICAL. MEDICAL IS ALWAYS THE HIGHEST DISTRIBUTION OF CALLS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT JURISDICTION WE SPEAK AT. THAT DISTRIBUTION OF THE PIE CHART IS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE IN ANY COMMUNITY. I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE RAINING TONIGHT, BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 80 DEGREES ON TUESDAY. SUMMER IS COMING. IT IS TIME FOR WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL GLOOMY OUTSIDE. READY, SET, GO IS THE VERBIAGE REUSE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A GO BAG READY AND HAVE A PLAN FOR GETTING OUT AND HAVE APPLY --HAVE A PLAN SIGNING UP FOR WHATEVER ALERT THEY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET OUT. SO I WOULD ADVISE ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN MARTINEZ TO SIGN UP FOR THE CD WEEK --CWS ALERTS SO THEY CAN GET THOSE AND KNOW WHEN TO GO, KNOW YOUR ZONE, HAVE A GO BAG. HAVE DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND YOUR HOME. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EVACUATION WARNING AND AN ORDER. WARNING IS GET READY AND AN ORDER IS TO GET OUT . IF YOU HAVE ANY DISABILITIES WHATSOEVER, IT'S BETTER TO GET OUT EARLIER THAN LATER. THE DISTRICT WILL BE STARTING HITTING READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON . LATER THIS MONTH, WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO GO OVER THE PROCEDURE FOR MAKING SURE WE GET THESE THINGS OUT BETTER. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US A TOUR OF THE FACILITY. WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO THERE AND TALK TO THEM , TO TRY TO STREAMLINE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. PART OF THIS IS ALSO GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE LOCAL AGENCIES. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE POLICE CHIEF. WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER SOME EVACUATION DRILLS FOR THIS CITY SPECIFICALLY. NOTHING IS BEEN DEFINED YET, BUT WE WILL TAKE ADVICE FROM THE STAFF HERE OF THEIR TARGET HAZARDS, WHERE THEY FEEL THE NEED IS. THAT WAY, WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE. I KNOW THE POLICE CHIEF HAD HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE TO DO THESE THINGS AND VERY ACTIVE SITUATIONS . HE IS NO STRANGER TO PLANNING FOR THIS BUT WE DID LAST YEAR WITH THE CONSULTANTS YOU HAD. WE WILL BUILD ON THAT AND WE WILL COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WILL PROBABLY BE PUT INTO PLACE BEFORE THE GRASS DIES OUT, HOPEFULLY. FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS DIRECTION TO THE PAGE TO SIGN UP, THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS THE CWS. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT , WHAT USED TO BE CALLED EVER BRIDGE, IT IS NOW CALLED GENIUS. -- GENESIS . THAT'S YOUR EVACUATION ZONE. RECENTLY, THE CAL FIRE HAZARDS SEVERITY ZONE MAPS HAVE BEEN RELEASED . JUST EARLIER THIS MONTH OR LAST MONTH, FEBRUARY 24th . THE STATE HAS ALWAYS HAD HAZARD MAPS FOR THE STATE AREAS. THIS YEAR, THEY RELEASED THEM FOR LOCAL AREAS. WE HAVE CREATED A TOOL YOU CAN TOGGLE WITH A SLIDE BAR. YOU CAN SEE THE SLIDE BAR TO THE LEFT OF THE MIDLINE. IF YOU GO TO OUR SITE, YOU CAN TOGGLE THAT ALONG THE MAP YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE MAPS WERE BEFORE AND WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY SO YOU CAN VIRTUALLY SEE WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE. YOU CAN ZOOM IN TO SPECIFICALLY GET TO THE MARTINEZ AREA . YOU CAN DRILL DOWN TO SEE WHAT THE CHANGES ARE. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT DIVIDED ONLINE LATER. THAT WOULD BE THROUGHOUT THE CAL FIRE TEAM. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S IT. I WOULD BE OPEN TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AT LEAST A FEW QUESTIONS. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED ABOUT HALF YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT THE AFTER ACTION REPORT FROM THE MRC FIRE. JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS ISN'T THE AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR THE FIRE? THIS IS FOR THE CAL FIRE RESPONSE ? CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW WILL BE FOR ENTIRE INCIDENT. IT'LL INCLUDE COUNTY HEALTH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE REFINERY. IT'S AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING AFTER ACTION REVIEW. AND DOES THAT OCCUR FOR EVERY INCIDENT UNDER THE ISO? OR WHAT WAS THE DRIVER FOR THAT ? >> WELL, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ASKED OF US , THE FIRE BOARD, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THEY ASKED US TO DO AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW. WE FELT THAT GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EVENT AND THE SCRUTINY ON IT, IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONAL DO IT SO THAT WE TRANSPARENCY. >> THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE. THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE BIG CATALYST FOR THIS, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS NOT ASKED FOR ONE FOR ANY OF THE OTHER INCIDENCES AT REFINERY. IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE THE LAST MAJOR AFTER ACTION REVIEW WE HAVE DONE WAS THE NEW STAR INSTANT AND WHATEVER. RODEO, YEAH THAT WAS THE LAST THIRD PARTY. THE LAST THIRD-PARTY WE HAVE DONE. WE FREQUENTLY DO INTERNAL AFTER ACTION REVIEWS ON ANY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT. BUT SOMETHING PUBLIC LIKE THIS, WE DON'T DO THEM VERY OFTEN. IT'S BEST TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL. >> GOTCHA. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US ONCE MORE. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT AND WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS HERE THAT POPPED UP FOR ME. SO THE FIRE SAFETY SEVERITY HAZARD MAPS YOU REFERENCED. FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, DOES THAT, WILL THAT IN ANY WAY IMPACT OR IMPEDE THE ABILITY OF FOLKS TO GET INSURANCE ? I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A VERY HOT TOPIC FOR MANY FOLKS, NOT JUST HERE IN MARTINEZ, BUT UP-AND-DOWN THE STATE. I AM JUST WONDERING WHAT THE NEXUS IS, IF ANY, BETWEEN THE ISSUANCE OF THOSE MAPS AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING PLAY OUT IN THE INSURANCE MARKET RIGHT NOW? >> THE FIRE SEVERITY MAPS THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RELEASES HAS MORE TO DO WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UNFORTUNATELY, OR FORTUNATELY, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE NOT BOUND BY THOSE MAPS. IN MANY CASES, THEY ARE WELL ADVANCED OVER WHAT WE USE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND FOR SONY. THEY HAVE MAPS OF THEIR OWN . THEY HAVE SCIENCE OF THEIR OWN THEY USE. THEY'RE NOT BOUND BY THOSE MAPS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD PAID YOU REFERENCED THE CWS , COMMUNITY WARNING SYSTEM. IS THE SIREN WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT GETS ACTIVATED WHEN THERE'S A SERIOUS INCIDENT AT THE REFINERY, IS THAT LIMITED TO JUST ISSUES THAT ARISE AT THE REFINERY? OR COULD IT ALSO THEORETICALLY BE USED IF THERE WERE, HEAVEN FORBID, A SERIOUS WILDFIRE INCIDENT THAT OCCURS WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS? >> IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE WITH THE SIRENS HERE BECAUSE THE SIRENS FOR A TSUNAMI WARNING OR AN EVACUATION, USUALLY, YOU BLOW THE SIREN IN A SYNONYMY. YOU GET TO HIGH GROUND. IN A WILDFIRE, YOU GET OUT IN THE CASE WITH SIRENS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE SIREN MEANS DON'T GO OUT. STAY IN YOUR HOME, SHELTER IN PLACE, STAY OUT OF THE SMOKE. IF WE USE THE SIRENS FOR EVACUATION AND WILDFIRE, WE COULD CAUSE CONFUSION. >> INTERESTING. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT. THE LAST QUESTION IS, I THINK I MAY HAVE TOUCHED UPON THIS WHEN WE MET BEFORE. BUT AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE ISSUES SURROUNDING TRAFFIC SAFETY MITIGATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN TOP OF MIND FOR MANY OF US. CERTAINLY FOR ME. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT , AND I KNOW I AM VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON, IS HOW WE CAN IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY IN AND AROUND THE VARIOUS SCHOOL SITES HERE IN CITY LIMITS? IMAGINE, I BELIEVE, THE FIRE STATION THAT IS THERE ON THE CENTER IN PACHECO . IS THAT RIGHT? WE HAD THAT FIRE STATION THAT IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIDDEN VALLEY. I'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY, NOT ONLY AROUND IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES. ONE OTHER PIECE IS, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN IN THE COURSE OF THIS DISCUSSION. IT HAS BEEN THE EFFORTS WE USE TO HELP MITIGATE THAT SAFETY. HOW DOES THAT IMPEDE POTENTIALLY THE RESPONSE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE? I WOULD IMAGINE THE FIRE IS INCLUDED AMONG THEM? I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHTS ON WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR AGENCY'S INTERACTIONS WITH NOT ONLY OUR CITY, BUT OTHER CITIES SURROUNDING TRAFFIC SAFETY AROUND SCHOOL SITES? HOW DO WE BALANCE TRAFFIC SAFETY WITH THE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SUCH AS OUR FIREFIGHTERS? WE HAVE DEALT WITH SEVERAL CITIES ON INSTALLING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. LAFAYETTE COMES TO MIND. WE HAVE WORKED WITH YOUR PUBLIC WORKS . I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE, BUT WE WENT OVER THE LIST -- WHAT THE FIRE APARTMENT COULD HANDLE . SPEED HUMPS, WHATEVER THEY ARE CALLED, THE DIMENSIONS. IN GENERAL, THOSE TYPE OF RESPONSES. THOSE TYPES OF MEASURES TO SLOW OUR RESPONSES. BUT IT'S KIND OF A RISK VERSUS GAIN, YOU KNOW . THE OCCASIONAL FIRE THAT MAY OCCUR DOWN THE STREET VERSUS EVERYDAY DANGER TO CHILDREN. YOU HAVE GOT TO WEIGH THAT. A SPEED HUMP IS LESS OBTRUSIVE TO US THAN A SPEED BUMP. OUR RIGS CAN GET OVER THOSE IF THEY NEED TO WITHOUT HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AS MUCH AS A SPEED BUMP. SO THERE ARE ALWAYS WAYS TO GET THROUGH THAT. WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT NECESSARILY UNTRUE AFFAIRS. BUT IN THE MORE RESIDENTIAL OR SMALLER AREAS, LIKE WHERE SCHOOLS WOULD BE LOCATED , IT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO PUT IN SPEED HUMPS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S FUNNY YOU MENTION LAFAYETTE BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MODELS I AM LOOKING AT IT I KNOW THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME CERTIFICATE STEPS IN THIS AREA , FOLLOWING A TRAGEDY THEY HAD IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH I REFERENCED AT OUR LAST MEETING HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, I DO NOT WANT US TO WAIT UNTIL -- UNTIL SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS THAT I WANT TO FIND WAYS TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE? IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU ASSISTED THEM IN COMING UP WITH SOME VALUABLE SOLUTIONS THAT WORK WITH THEIR DIVINITY BUT I HOPE WE CAN DO THAT, THE SAME , IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR AGENCY AS WE SET OUT TO HOPEFULLY DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I DO NOT REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY WHO WE WORKED WITH. SOMEONE IN THE CITY OF MARTINEZ TO DO THAT. OUR FIRE MARSHAL WORKED WITH THEM. WOULD BE HAPPY TO RE-ENGAGE WITH ANOTHER PROJECT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . >> AND I ASKED ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION? YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE SIRENS AND HE WAS ASKING ABOUT EVACUATIONS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE . JUST FOR PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC AND CLARIFICATION. IF THERE WAS AN EVACUATION THAT WAS REQUIRED, THE CWS SYSTEM YOU RECOMMENDED, THE ONE THAT PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR, THAT IS AN OPT IN SYSTEM. SO IF THERE WAS AN EVACUATION, HOW DOES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE PUBLIC? WE GO THROUGH COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM AND WE ALSO DIRECTLY GO WITH THE LEASE AGENCY THAT HAS JURISDICTION. SO IF WE NEED TO AFFECT AN EVACUATION, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT REALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. WE RELY ON OUR PULPAL PARTNERS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO DO THAT. IN THIS AREA, WE WOULD TEAM UP WITH RESENTMENT --A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE WOULD MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE WOULD COMMUNICATE A PLAN. IT MAY ENTAIL THEM KNOWING THE AREA AND JUST STARTED TO EVACUATE ON THEIR OWN, WHETHER IT IS WITH POLICE SIRENS, THEIR P.A.S , KNOCKING ON DOORS, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE AREA, JUST TO GET PEOPLE GOING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL FOLLOW UP BY CALLING CWS, GIVING THEM A MESSAGE THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY, YOU KNOW, RADIO, TV, TEXT , BOTH THE EVACUATION AREA AND WHERE TO GO. THE ZONES THAT ARE BEING -- PEOPLE WOULDN'T HAVE TO OPT IN FOR AN EVACUATION NOTICE. THEY WOULD BE FOR CWS. YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE CWS SYSTEM. THE TV OR WHATEVER THAT HAPPENS, THAT WOULD NOT BE. BUT TO HAVE THAT SENT TO YOUR PHONE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO OPT IN, YES. >> OKAY, YEAH. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE ARE WAYS TO USE THE ALERTS TO PING CELL PHONE TOWERS AND THERE IS REVERSE 911 FOR LAND LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN FROM THE PUBLIC THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT EVACUATIONS. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MESSAGE ISN'T THAT THEY WOULD BE NOTIFIED BECAUSE I KNOW THE CITY OF MARTINEZ HAS WAYS WE CAN CONNECT WITH FOLKS. THAT'S ONE OF OUR POINTS OF CONCERN. >> THAT'S WHAT A . OF HAVING THE MEETING WITH THEM LATER THIS MONTH WITH OUR BATTALION CHIEF. OUR CHIEF OFFICERS THAT WILL BE OUT IN THE FIELD DURING THESE TYPE OF INSTANCES AND TO GET THESE ANSWERS AND TO GET THE FAMILIARITY AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. TO SEE WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THEM. >> WELL, CHIEF WHITE WILL SAY THIS WITHOUT ME PROMPTING IT FROM HIM, BUT THE CITY COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE FOR THE CITY OF MARTINEZ PEOPLE WOULD MUCH RATHER KNOW THAT THERE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S THAT HE IS NOTIFYING THEM EVACUATION, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE OPTED IN. SO PLEASE ERR ON THE SIDE OF OVER COMMUNICATION IN THE CASE OF EVACUATIONS WHEN YOU HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. >> MESSAGE RECEIVED. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING , DEPUTY CHIEF THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FIRE STATIONS IMAGINE. YOU SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT FIRE STATION NINE AND PACHECO. YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON FIRE STATION 12? THAT IS ON SHELL AVENUE. WHAT THE FUTURE IS FOR THAT FIRE STATION? I KNOW YOU HAVE IN THE REPORT, IT WAS, LIKE, A 12 CREW. >> YEAH, FIRE STATION 12 WILL REMAIN ON OUR ANCILLARY STATION FOR THE HAND GROUP. SO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THEY WOULD RUN OUT THERE TO DO FUEL MITIGATION PRODUCTS FIT IN IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE STAFF EITHER THE FULL CREW ARE HALF THE GROUP, DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR STAFFING IS . THE HAND CORRECT THAT STATION. SO THEY WILL HAVE 8-10 FIRE CONTROL WORKERS IN A SUPERVISOR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE A PREVENTION CREW DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS YOU'VE MADE ACROSS THE COUNTY, IN PARTICULAR , THE VEHICLES YOU PURCHASE FOR CONGRATULATIONS GET IT IS NICE TO HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT. IS THERE ANY , I GUESS, A FUTURE GOAL TO EXPAND THAT FIRE STATION INTO A FULL FIRE HOUSE? OR ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE WAY IT IS NOW? REINO, THERE ARE NO PLANS TO OPEN UP STATION 12 AS A FULL-TIME FIRE STATION. DOES THE GEOGRAPHY OF 12 TO 14 IS TOO CLOSE. FOR CAPACITY SAY, THE LIKELIHOOD OF PUTTING MORE PEOPLE AT 14 WOULD COME BEFORE OPENING UP . >> OKAY, THANK YOU BUT I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ABOUT DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND THAT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING , A HOT TOPIC THAT MANY HOMEOWNERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND THEIR HOME, WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WHAT VEGETATION THEY MAY HAVE TO MOVE. YOU KNOW, DID VEGETATION OR TREATMENT IN THE PAST, THERE HAS BEEN SOME GRANTS THAT OF BEEN AVAILABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO REMOVE CERTAIN VEGETATION IN THE AREA BUT YOU KNOW IF THOSE GRANTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE? OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AT A CERTAIN TIME OF YEAR IN THE FUTURE? >> THOSE GRANTS RAN THROUGH OUR FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU. YES, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR THOSE THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFICS ON THEM. THE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO GO TO OUR WEBPAGE AND THE FIRE PREVENTION SECTION AND LOOK AT IT. THERE ARE SOME GRANTS AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING SET UP AND ADDED THROUGH MAJOR X FOR HOME -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NECESSARILY LANDSCAPING, BUT SOME OF IT DOESN'T DO THAT. OUR HAND CREW IS ALSO OPEN TO COMMUNITY CHIPPING DAYS IF PEOPLE GET THE BRUSH OUT AND COME CLEAN IT UP FOR THEM, AND SHIP IT AND TAKE IT AWAY. THERE ARE --THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN OFFER TO HELP THE CITIES. THOSE ARE GREAT RESOURCES TO HAVE. >> HOPEFULLY, PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT THE WEBSITE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY NEEDED FOR THE LAST THING IS, AND TRAVELING WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE, AS WE HAD A FIRE SEASON, WHAT YOU FEEL IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COULD DO TODAY OR THINK ABOUT TODAY AS THEY APPROACH FIRE SEASON? SOMETHING THEY CAN POTENTIALLY DO IN THEIR HOMES OR THAT THE CITY COULD DO TO PREPARE BETTER FOR FIRE SEASON THIS UPCOMING SEASON? >> FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN DURING THE COURSE OF MY CAREER AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON OUR VERY BAD FIRE DAYS IN THIS COUNTY, AND WHAT WE JUST SAW HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND ONLY -- CLEARING YOUR HOME FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IS THE BIGGEST THING YOU CAN DO . THAT AND HOME HARDENING. THERE WAS VIDEO TAKEN OF PERSONNEL THAT WE HAD SENT TO L.A. OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT BROUGHT DOWN. IT WAS DRAMATIC. THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF HOUSES GONE, BUT THEN THERE WOULD BE ONE STANDING FOR NO OTHER REASON THAT IT WAS BUILT IN 2002 VERSUS 1950. IT HAD LANDSCAPING THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA AND THE RISK IT WAS IN. AND THE CONSTRUCTION FEATURES THAT ALLOWED IT TO SURVIVE. THAT IS REALLY WHAT SAVED THE HOUSES THAT STOOD DOWN THERE. THEY STOOD ON THEIR OWN BUT A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A PRETTY BAD FIRE STORM IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WAS A PRETTY STRONG WINTER WE ARE STRAPPED. WE WERE RUNNING ALL OVER THE COUNTY, FIRE TO FIRE. SOME VERY LARGE FIRES TOO. WE SAW THE SAME THING. HOUSES THAT HAD DONE DEFENSIBLE SPACE WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS. BUT THOSE THAT DID NOT HAVE DEFENSIBLE SPACE OR HAD COMBUSTIBLES RIGHT UP NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE LINES, THEY WERE IN DANGER. HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THE BEST THING IS DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND HOME HARDENING. IN GENERAL, JUST BE READY TO GO WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO . HAVE YOUR STUFF READY AND DO NOT WAIT. GET OUT WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET OUT. >> THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY PEOPLE CAN REFLECT ON THAT AND LOOK AT THEIR HOMES AND SEE IF THERE ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE THEIR HOME IN A FIRE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR PROTECTING US EACH AND EVERY DAY. IT IS NOT AN EASY JOB AND IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. FOR PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PRESENTATION. I WILL NOT BE CALLING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS OR THE NEXT ITEM, BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK TO IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SYMMETRIC YOUR PETS >> A NICE PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THE PROPOSED NAMING OF BARBARA WOODBURN CANYON. AND FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR EVERYONE, A FEW YEARS AGO, AS THE COUNCIL, WE PASSED THE NAMING POLICY. SO IN THE CASE OF THE FACILITY INTO THE LOCATION IN THE CITY OF MARTINEZ THAT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A NAME, THE POLICY DICTATES THAT A GROUP, IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN AIMING AT SOMETHING, WOULD COLLECT THE DENTURES AND WOULD COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROPOSE THAT WE APPROVE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS OF WINNING POLICY. THAT STARTS WITH FORWARDING THIS POLICY TO OUR FOLKS IN RECREATION COMMISSION. TONIGHT, WE HAVE ASKED THE FOLKS ESTIMATE OF THE ORIGINAL SET OF SENSORS TO COME AND GIVE US A SHORT PRESENTATION TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION ON THIS RECOMMENDATION. WITH THAT, SETH? >> HELIPAD MY NAME IS SETH ADAMS. I AM THE CO-CHAIR OF BELLS AND FRIENDS OF DRAGON. THAT IS AN ORGANIZATION PUT TOGETHER TO ELECT AND FOR REPRESENTATIVES, PROMOTE OPEN GOVERNMENT , ENHANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE BY CREATING A LIVABLE CITY, DEFEND OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES, AND CONSERVE NATURAL AREAS OF THE HISTORIC ELEMENTS OF THE GREATER MARTINEZ REGION. SOME OF YOU MAY BE SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT AT ONE . THERE WERE PROPOSALS FOR 500-1500 HOUSES ON THE RIDGELINE HERE WEST OF TOWN. THE FRANKLIN HILLS. A GROUP CALLED FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN HILLS LED BY A WOMAN WHO BECAME A COUNCILMEMBER, BARBARA WOODBURN , LED THE FIGHT TO STOP THE PROPOSAL AND TO CREATE THE REGIONAL PARK UP THERE. AT THE WEST END OF F STREET , BETWEEN HILLSIDE APARTMENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, RISING INTO --THE SHORELINE HAS NO NAME. NEITHER DOES THE FIRE ROAD OR THE TRAILER RISING UP TO THE CAN INTO THE PARK THAT IT IS ROUGHLY HALF A MILE IN LENGTH WITH THE CANON IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS FREE OF INFLUENCE, IT INCLUDES OWNERSHIP BY THE CITY BUT MANAGED BY EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT , BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BY THE PARK DISTRICT. THOUSAND FRIENDS OF MARTINEZ REQUESTS THAT THE F STREET CANON NAMED FOR BARBARA WOODBURN 1940-1919 , A FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO LIVED NEARBY ON MARY 'STREET. IN 1986, BARBARA FOUNDED FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN HILLA FROM 1986-2008. IN A 22 YEAR PERIOD, SHE LED THE EFFORT IN THE CITY TO PROTECT THE FRANKLIN HELD THAT THE PATHFINDING MEASURES INTEGRATE THE REGIONAL PARK BUT WE DID A PETITION EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT CLEAR THE NAMING POLICY, NAMING VERSUS RENAMING, WE DID A PETITION AND COLLECTED OVER 300 SIGNATURES FROM MARTINEZ RESIDENTS OVER --IN SUPPORT OF THIS OVER A YEAR OR TWO. BARBARA WOODBURN DIED IN 2019 AT THE AGE OF 78. THERE ARE MANY REASONS AND THE CRITERIA OF THE NAMING POLICY THAT SHE WOULD BE SUITABLE AS SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE MEMORIALIZED. RESPONDING TO A LEGAL GRADING WHICH FLOODED THE HOUSE IN 1986, BARBARA FOUNDED FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN HILLS WITH THE GROUP SUCCESSFULLY AIDED IN THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE E IN 1988, AND HELP IN THE CREATION OF THE REGIONAL PARK TO PROTECT THE FRANKLIN HILLS. ONE OF THINGS THAT IS TRUE ABOUT THIS IS, WE HAD THE CHOICE OF DECIDING WHETHER TO APPLY FOR THE NAMING TO THE CITY OR TO TRY TO DO IT THROUGH THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. BECAUSE IT WAS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WE CHOSE TO COME TO THE CITY. BUT WE ALSO LET THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH OWNS PART OF THE LAND KNOW WE WERE DOING THIS . BOTH OF THEM HAVE INDICATED THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ALREADY PUT IN A LETTER OF SUPPORT. THE PARK DISTRICT INDICATED TODAY THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL BUT IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO RENAME THE CANYON AFTER BARBARA WOODBURN , THAT WILL ALIGN THE NAME OF THE TRAIL UP THE CANON ALONGSIDE THE NAME OF THE CANON. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN DRAMA DOES NOT HAVE A NAME EITHER. IT IS THE SOUTH END OF THE HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT THE SAFE REPENT I SUSPECT IF WILL BURN CANADA'S NAME, I SUSPECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BECOME KNOWN AS THE WOODBURN CANYON NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS, BUT JUST REPEATED. WOMEN ARE WOEFULLY UNREPRESENTED IN NAMING OF LANDMARKS AND GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES . LESS THAN 10% IN MOST CASES. SO NAMING THE CANYON AFTER SOMEONE WHO HAS HELPED SAVE IT IN THE FRANKLIN HILLS WAS A KEY FIGURE IN MARTINEZ , THE CIVIC ENVIRONMENT , AND WHO HAS PASSED AWAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO, IT IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE. I HAVE --BUSH AND TIM PLATT, ALSO FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THOUSAND FRIENDS OF MARTINEZ TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL. THANK YOU. BARBARA WOODBURN WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST LEADERS IN MARTINEZ HISTORY. IN THE --IN 1986, SHE GOT THE NOTICE THAT A CONSORTIUM OF LANDOWNERS IN THE FRAGILE FRANKLIN HILLS WERE PROPOSING 500 HOUSING UNITS UP THERE. THE THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD AGREED THAT NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. THIS INCENSED BARBARA TREMENDOUSLY AND SHE STARTED HER WORK. SHE WORKED HARD AND DILIGENTLY DOING A NUMBER OF STEPS TO MAKE PROGRESS . FINALLY, THAT EIR WAS WRITTEN. THAT IS THE KEYSTONE DOCUMENT THAT LED TO THE PRESENTATION OF 1500 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE. ALL OF THE FRANKLIN HILLS FROM JOHN MEARS HOUSE DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT , AND THEN WEST OVER TO FORT COSTA, AND EVENTUALLY ONTO CROCKETT. BARBARA WAS WHIP SMART. SHE WAS ALSO VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE . SHE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKER. SHE WAS A STRONG ORGANIZER. SHE KNEW HOW TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO GET UP AND HELP HER WORK FOR THE RIGHT THING. THAT WAS MAYBE HER MOST SALIENT CHARACTERISTIC. SHE WAS BULLDOG PERSISTENT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE REGULAR FOLKS OF MARTINEZ GOT A BENEFIT FROM ALL OF THE CITY'S DECISIONS. SHE DID MORE THAN JUST 1500 OF OPEN SPACE. ONE WAS THAT SHE AND THE GROUP SHE FORMED, THE FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN HILLS, DID THE FIRST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CLEANUP OF OUR WATERFRONT IN HISTORY. THEY SAID IT TOGETHER, THEY ORGANIZED IT HAD OVER 250 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. THEY GOT IN THE WATER AND IN THE MUD. THEY EXTRACTED OVER 240 TIRES FROM THE WATERFRONT. ONE OF THE LARGEST ONES WAS ABOUT FIVE FEAT TALL. WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT CLOSELY , WHO WAS PULLING THAT FIVE FOOT TALL TIRE IN? ONE LITTLE 10-YEAR-OLD MUD COVERED BOY. HE COULD NOT EVEN REACH THE TOP OF THE TIRE. THAT BOY'S NAME WAS JAKE ANDERSON, AND HE WAS MY LITTLE BROTHER. AND AFTER LUNCH, AFTER WORKING AT ALL OF THAT MUD AND WATER, HERE IS BARBARA WOODBURN STANDING UP WITH A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE IN THE FRONT OF EIGHT BIG CHARCOAL GRILLS WITH A SPATULA IN EACH HAND, FLIPPING HAMBURGERS AND HOTDOGS. SHE MADE SURE THAT JAKE GOT THE FIRST HAMBURGER. BARBARA WOODBURN IS A HERO IN MARTINEZ'S HISTORY, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP US SIGNIFY THAT FOR HER, AND ALSO FOR THE REST OF US WHO CAN CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM HER EXAMPLE AND WHAT IT WAS TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN OF MARTINEZ . THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I WILL BE QUICK. IF YOU KNOW BARBARA, YOU ARE LUCKY. IF NOT, YOU CAN SEE HER PICTURE. SHE WAS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL. SHE WAS VERY UNIQUE FROM HOW SHE DRESSED, HER CONSTANT CARAFE OF COFFEE. WHAT WAS MOST UNIQUE I THINK IS THAT YOU LOOK YOU STRAIGHT IN THE EYE WHICH YOU TALK TO YOU AND SHE TOLD THE TRUTH THAT SHE EXPECTED THE TRUTH BACK AND YOU KNOW, SHE COULD SPOT A LIAR FROM A MILE AWAY. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE, WATCH OUT. [ LAUGHTER ] HONESTLY, BECAUSE SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT SHE DID, AND SHE DID A LOT. SHE WAS THE ACTIVISTS COULD THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND RICHARD OF THE RESEARCH AND THE WRITING AND THE ENDLESS MEETINGS. YOU NAME IT. WE DID IT FOR YEARS. I WAS PROUD TO KNOW HER AT THIS TIME. IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF EFFORT. IT WAS GRASS-ROOTS AND SHE STOOD UP. SHE HAD A LOT OF COURAGE. PEOPLE, LEADERS AND THOSE THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT , AND ACCEPTING OF THE POPULAR OPINION AND WERE NOT. SHE STOOD UP TO THEM. SOMETIMES SHE WAS THE LONE BOAT ON THE COUNCIL THAT WAS TRYING TO PROTECT OPEN SPACES AND PARKS. I THINK SHE DESERVES THIS NAMING AND I THINK SHE WOULD BE PLEASED BY IT. I HOPE YOU WILL MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD AND GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU GO FORWARD TO THE OTHER PHOTO? I ASKED SETH JUSTICE IN THE STREET VIEW IN CASE ANYONE WAS NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THE TRAILHEAD WAS BUT IF YOU GO BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THE POOL IS THAT IS WHERE THE TRAILHEAD STARTS, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTERS THIS EVENING? NO? WELL, THERE IS NO BLOOD OR ANYTHING TO BE TAKEN, ALL WE ARE DOING IS SAYING YES, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS BUT LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST STEP IN THE NAMING POLICY IS TO DO THIS PRESENTATION FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. THE COUNCIL IS AMENABLE, WE CAN RECOMMEND THEY BEGUN THE PROCESS. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? ANY COMMENTS? YES? >> I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS , THIS INITIATIVE. I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE , CLEARLY, TO SOMEONE WHO WAS MENTIONED AS A MARTINEZ LEGEND, IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF GROWING UP HERE, WE KNOW. YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACES AND PARKS WE HAVE HERE. THAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS BARBARA WOODBURN , AND MANY OTHERS. YOU KNOW, WELL BEFORE, LONG BEFORE SOME OF US WERE EVEN BORN. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE OWE HER A TREMENDOUS DEBT OF GRATITUDE. I THINK THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. I KNEW OF BARBARA WOODBURN WHEN I WAS A KID. BUT I DO NOT REALLY KNOW THAT SHE WAS THE REASON THAT WE HAD THESE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE LINES, RIGHT? I ALWAYS KNEW THE BRIDGE LINES WERE PROTECTED, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS HER FIGHT , YOU KNOW, THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] IT IS NOW THE PR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MARINA ARTS COMMISSION. LAUREN , IS DEBBIE HERE? NO? OKAY, IF YOU COULD LET THEM KNOW WHAT AGENDA THAT IS ON, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> ALL RIGHT. >> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS WELL BUT I THINK SHE IS VERY DESERVING TO HAVE THIS NAMED AFTER HER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. AND THAT WONDERFUL . LET'S MOVE ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. I RECEIVED TWO SPEAKER CARDS . AS A REMINDER OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE EVENING, THAT IS RESERVED FOR ITEMS OUT OF THE AGENDA BUT IF NOT GIVE ME A SPEAKER CARD, PLEASE HOLD UNTIL WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH THE FOLKS HAVE SIGNED UP WITH THE SPEAKER CARD AND THEN I WILL CALL ON YOU INDIVIDUALLY. FIRST IS --OH, SORRY. HOW ABOUT KATHLEEN GOES FIRST. NO PROBLEM. KATHLEEN, DO YOU WANT TO COME TO THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MY NAME IS KATHLEEN CLANCY AND I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CANYON AREA OF MARTINEZ OF THE LAST MEETING ON 2/19 PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF MY CANYON WEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD TWO SERVICE REQUESTS ON SPEEDING AND SIDEWALKS, I CONTINUE TO CONFESS MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND REQUIRED A TOTAL OF 220 SIGNATURES. THIS IS ON THE FEEDING ONE AT 216 ON THE SIDEWALK ONE PREDATOR NOW I AM PRESENTING THE ANSWERS TO CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. THE NUMBER OF VENTURES REALLY SPEAKS TO THE PREVALENCE THESE PROBLEMS THEY POSTER AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AREA BUT I'M ALSO SUBMITTING SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAD AS I WENT THROUGH . I DOCUMENTED THEIR CONCERNS AND I HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL PAGES ON THAT. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, CAPTAIN ALDRICH , FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME. HE DID A DRIVE THROUGH IN A WALK-THROUGH WITH ME AND THAT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS ALONG THE WAY. HE ALSO TOOK PHOTOS AND INDICATED HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. WE REQUEST THAT WHOEVER IS ASSIGNED THE SERVICE REQUESTS THAT THEY COME INTO A DRIVE-THROUGH WITH ME OR OTHERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY GET A SENSE OF WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING. WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROBABLY START WITH SOME VERY LOW LEVEL COST ONCE AND MOVE ON FROM THERE BUT WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE REQUEST PROCESS WITH THE CITY THAT WAS SET UP AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN TAKING THIS ON WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALSO TO THE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED. KATHLEEN CLANCY FROM MARTINEZ , CANON WEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN GO. THANK YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO TODAY. I NAME IS DAWN CURRENT PARADIGM OF A RESIDENT OF MARTINEZ. I LIVE ON H STREET. THE REASON I AM HERE IS SOME OF THE CONCERNS I AM SHARED WITH KATHLEEN THAT WE HAVE OBSERVED ON THE CANDID WAY NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR A STREET THAT IS AS WIDE AS IT IS, WE HAVE SEEN THIS GROWING TRAFFIC TREND THAT IS BECOME MORE AND MORE CONCERNING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, IT IS THE SPEED AT WHICH TRAFFIC IS GOING DOWN TURN 23. WHETHER THEY ARE TURNING OFF OF --WHICH IS ONTO H STREET --ONE OF THE RECENT ACCIDENTS THAT I ACTUALLY HEARD FROM MY HOUSE THAT DREW A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS OUT OF THERE ON THE NIGHT WAS THE SOUND OF A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT THAT I WAS THE PERSON WHO HAPPENED TO CALL 911. I WENT DOWN IN THE CAR AND COME OFF OF --BY THE TIME THEY HAD DONE THE GROUP TO START , THE TURN ON THE CANYON, THEY HAD ENOUGH SPEED THAT THEY SIDESWIPED OF HUMVEE AND THEY MOVED THAT CAR WHOLE FOOT. IT WAS A PARKED CAR AT THE CURB. WE'RE NOT TALKING JUST A LITTLE SPEED WHERE TALKING PEOPLE DRIVING AT A SIGNIFICANT FEE DOWN THIS ROAD. IT IS NOT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WE HAVE HARD THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, AT HOME, THE FIRST HOUSE ON CANYON WAY ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. THEY HAVE HAD THEIR CARS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE TOTALLY TOTAL, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THEIR CARS HAD BEEN HIT BUT OTHER SIGNIFICANT AREA WE ARE SEEING IS VERY CLOSE BY. THAT IS WHERE CANYON WAY, IF YOU'RE HEADING NORTH, IT BECOMES RICKS AND IT INTERSECTS WITH THE BOTTOM OF H STREET. FOR PEOPLE COMING UNLIKE ME, YOU ARE POKING YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE HOLE. THERE IS A LIMITED LINE OF SIGHT TO OUR RIGHT. MOST PEOPLE ARE CAUTIOUS IN THAT INTERSECTION AS TRANSITIONING TOWARD ALHAMBRA. TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE RAID IS COMING FAST ENOUGH TOWARDS THOSE THAT I HAVE AVOIDED T-BONE COLLISIONS BECAUSE I AM SO TIMID. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE T-BONE COLLISIONS AT THAT INTERSECTION. I JUST WANT TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT TO THE KIND OF SPEED WE ARE SEEING AND PARTS . SOME OF OUR CONCERNS AND WHY WE ARE BRINGING THEM BEFORE THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? PLEASE, GO AHEAD. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] @ KING TIDE. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE I CANNOT HEAR YOU. >> I MET KATHLEEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO TO SIGN A PETITION. JUST TWO DAYS AFTER I SIGNED THAT PETITION ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND SPEEDING, THERE WAS A, I LIVE ON THE CORNER OF CANYON WAY AND AURORA DRIVER THERE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN WITH THE PHOTO BUT I HAPPEN TO COME OUTSIDE AND ASKED HER SHE NEEDS DIRECTIONS TO GET OUT OF THAT AREA. SHE SAYS, OH, I HAVE A CAR BEING LOCKED IN AND I WANTED TO WALK WHEN I SAID YOU COULD GO DOWN. SHE SAID I DO NOT WANT TO GO DOWN THAT WAY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CITY HAD PLANNED IN THE YEARS, BUT SOMEWHERE , CANYON WAY HAS SIDEWALKS BUT IT IS SORT OF A PATCH JOB ON THE WEST SIDE. THE EAST SIDE OF CANYON WAY IS NO SIDEWALKS GET A LOT OF BACK ROADS ARE BACKED UP TO THE STREET ITSELF. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A QUICK FIX, IT WOULD BE DOING THE WEST SIDE OF CANYON WAY, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT TO SAY. AND THAT IS A PROBLEM EVERYWHERE IN OUR CITY , SPEEDING. PROBABLY MORE POLICE PRESENCE IS THE BEST THING FOR THAT, I WOULD THINK. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS PART OF PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING? >> PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FUTURE NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE ONE HAND . I WILL ASK YOU TO UNMUTE. OKAY. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WARNING SYSTEM DURING THE CAL FIRE PRESENTATION AND THE WHOLE CONFUSION THAT WE CONTINUE TO FACE WITH THE OPT OUT, OPTED ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THERE WAS A COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT LAST YEAR. THEY WANTED --THEY WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE OPT IN, OPT OUT PARAMETERS FOR THE WARNING SYSTEM. THERE SEEM TO BE SOME BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE GRAND JURY AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS BUT APPARENTLY, THERE IS AN AUTOMATED COMPONENT FOR MAJOR DISASTERS TO ALERT PEOPLE. BUT THE GRAND JURY THOUGHT MORE NEEDED TO BE DONE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT REPORT. WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE CLARITY ON THE COMMITTEE WARNING SYSTEM AND WE NEEDED TO WORK BETTER THAN IT HAS IN THE PAST. ON THE TOWN HALL LAST WEEK REGARDING THE SUPERVISOR, SCALES-PRESTON , ON THE REFINERY FIRED. I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY I HAD FROM THE INCIDENT WAS SORT OF THE OVERALL DEFIANCE OF THE REFINERY MANAGER NOT APOLOGIZING TO THE COMMUNITY ONCE FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I SO MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GROWING LEGAL EXPOSURE THEY ARE PROBABLY FACING . BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REAL INSULT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I HOPE YOU ALL THINK VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT INVITING THEM BACK INTO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBER TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS GIVEN EVERYTHING THEY TOLD US LAST YEAR ABOUT THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND WHAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 1st THAT I DO NOT REALLY THINK THEY DESERVE THAT PLATFORM IN OUR CHAMBERS ANYMORE. BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE HEARD LAST WEEK. IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, LET THEM USE THE THREE MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE THE REST OF US. FINALLY, I KNOW HOUSING IS COMING UP AS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IN THE CITY. GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TRY TO MAKE PROGRESS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I WANTED TO READ SOMETHING I FOUND ON THE --WEBSITE. IT UNDERSCORES THE SITUATION WITH HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHOSE THEIR OWN CERTAIN VARIETY OF REASONS. SUDDEN LOSS OF A JOB, MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS , SEVERE MENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BECOMING A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE . THOSE ARE COMMON FACTORS THAT COULD PUSH CALIFORNIANS INTO HOMELESSNESS. BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCES THOSE SOCIAL ILLS AT SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER RATES THAN OTHER AREAS. EXPERTS AND SURVEY RESULTS SUGGEST THAT THE MAIN REASON THAT HOMELESSNESS IS SO MUCH MORE SEVERE IN CALIFORNIA THAN MOST OTHER STATES IS BECAUSE THERE IS A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHEN YOU TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE GROUP THAT SPOKE EARLIER DOESN'T BELIEVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I DO. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE NO FURTHER HANDS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE NEW ALARMS . THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO KNOW. CAN THE PEOPLE ON THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE ARE THOSE BELLS? >> YES. >> OKAY. RIGHT . THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THAT. THANK YOU, CRAIG, FOR THE COMMENTS , AND FOR EVERYONE WHO SPOKE THIS EVENING IN CHAMBERS. LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL WAIT. NO? ALL RIGHT. I AM GOING TO OPEN UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO PUBLIC COMMENT . IS ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ITEMS 1-7 ON THE ASCENT CALENDAR AGENDA THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? WE HAVE MOVED ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT IN ONE OF THOSE SEVEN TOPICS, WHICH I ASSUME IT IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND CANYON WAY? [ LAUGHTER ] YOU CAN MAKE YOUR COMMENT AT SOME LATER TIME IF IT IS RELEVANT, YEAH. ANYONE IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE WANT TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FUTURE. I HAVE NO HANDS. >> I AM COMING TO COUNCIL FOR A MOTION FOR ANY FINAL COMMENTS, PLEASE . >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1-7. >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL BOAT, PLEASE. ACTUALLY, NO. THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> THE MOTION PASSES. ALL AYES. >> OKAY, MOVING ON TO GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS FOR THE FIRST WILL BE ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE BUDGET POLICY AND REPEALING OUR CURRENT RESERVE POLICY. MIKE, WILL HE BE KICKING IT OFF THIS EVENING? >> ACTUALLY, DOING, OR FINANCE DIRECTOR , WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION ON THIS TOPIC. IT IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, BUT I WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS ITEM, AS WELL AS THE MIDYEAR, TO GO THROUGH OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUNE 3rd. WHAT JUNE IS ABOUT TO PRESENT IS A CHANGE IN APPROACH ON OUR BUDGET AND RESERVE POLICY. NOT ONLY UPDATING BOTH, BUT COMBINING THEM INTO ONE SINGULAR POLICY. JUNE? YOU WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS BRIEF PRESENTATION. >> HAS BEEN GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE REVISED BUDGET POLICIES AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER EACH OF THE SECTIONS WITH ALL OF YOU. THIS POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED IN APRIL 2007. SO EVEN THOUGH WE REVIEW EVERY TWO YEARS, IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER PIECE BY PIECE WITH ALL OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THE BACKBONE OF THIS POLICY , OF COURSE, WHAT ARE POLICIES SERVE AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR MANAGING THE CITY'S REVENUES, EXPENDITURES . THE OVERALL FINANCIAL SITUATION. THIS IS A WORD WE FOLLOW DURING THE BUDGET TIMER ANYTIME WE HAVE A BUDGET PROPOSAL AND ANY STAFF REPORTS FOR THOSE ARE ITEMS FOR THE PHYSICAL IMPACT. AND AGAIN, THE LAST REVISION OF THE POLICY WAS IN APRIL 2007. WE ALSO ADOPTED THE POLICY SEPARATELY IN DECEMBER 2015 AS THE LAST ADOPTION. THE STAFF RECOMMENDED COMBINED IS A TWO POLICY TOGETHER AND THEN TO MAKE AN EASIER DECISION AND DOING THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE THEY GO HAND-IN-HAND, BUDGET AND RESERVE. THIS POLICY WAS REVIEWED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MARCH 3rd, 2025. I'M GOING TO START MY FIRST SECTION. THE BUDGET POLICY OVERVIEW. THE FIRST SECTION IS THE PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE AND BALANCED BUDGET. IN THIS SECTION, I CALLED OUT THE DEFINITION OF STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET. THE CITY HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE BALANCED BUDGET , WHICH IS FUNDING THE ONGOING REVENUES. SO CALLING OUT THE DEFINITION OF THE STRUCTURE OF BALANCED BUDGET WE WILL JUST KIND OF EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS. THIS APPROACH ENSURES LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PREVENTING USE OF ONE TIME REVENUES OR RESERVES TO FOLLOW RECURRING OPERATION EXPENSE. CALLING OUT THE CENTER SECTION. THE SECOND WE HAVE IS CALLED REVENUE MANAGEMENT. THERE IS NO CHANGE FOR THE SECTION. I WANT TO GO OVER THE KEY MEASUREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE REVENUE WILL BE CONSERVATIVELY PROJECTED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS . ALSO, USER FEES WILL BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY. YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS, YOU WILL SEE THE USER FEE AND ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. THE REVISED BUDGET PROJECTION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET EVERY SIX MONTHS TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. THIS MEANS WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW THE BUDGET EVERY SIX MONTHS EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANNUAL BUDGET. IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE NEXT SECTION IS CALLED THE EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SECTION. STAFF ACTUALLY ADDED THIS SECTION AS IT WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. TO EDIT THIS SECTION, WE WANT TO COMMIT TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF SERVICES TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC. THE KEY CONCEPT IS TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE SALARY AND THE BENEFIT TO ATTRACTIVELY RETAIN , AND QUALIFY THE EMPLOYEES. THIS IS ALIGNED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL GOAL --AND NUMBER TWO, WE WANT TO REGULARLY MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF FIXED ASSETS TO MINIMIZE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR CITY INFRASTRUCTURES FOR THE THIRD IS WE WANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCTIVITIES AND TO CONTROL PERSONNEL COSTS. ALSO, TO PROVIDE A BETTER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR THE RESIDENTS. THIS PART, BUDGET CONTROL IS THE HEAVY PART. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE SECTION, BUT I REARRANGED IN THIS SECTION TO MAKE MORE CLARITY FOR THE --FOR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. EVERYONE IS THE OPERATING BUDGET WILL BE DEVELOPED ON A BIANNUAL BASIS AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. NUMBER TWO. CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FROM ONE FUND BALANCE ANY TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE FUNDS , AND ANY ADJUSTMENT TO THE ADOPTED ANNUAL BUDGET THAT EXCEEDS 5% OF THE FUNDS EXPENDITURE BUDGET DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED WHEN WE REVISE THE BUDGET , AS LONG AS THE TOTAL REVISION DOES NOT EXCEED 5% OF EACH FUND'S EXPENDITURE BUDGET. IF SUFFICIENT REVENUE SOURCE IS AVAILABLE TO OFFSET SUCH REVISION --FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE GET A FEMA REIMBURSEMENT, IN THAT CASE , WE WILL RECOGNIZE THE REVENUE AND THEN TO OPERATE [ INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] THE LAST ONE WILL BE THE DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT BUDGET. THEY CAN MAKE TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATION WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN THE SAME FUNDS . I WANT TO SEE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS PAGE? CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY REALLY QUICKLY? THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DEVELOPED, I'M SORRY. A BIANNUAL BUDGET. WE ALWAYS ADOPTED IT AS A CITY COUNCIL. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHY THAT IS ON THIS SLIDE AS IF IT IS AN EDIT? I STARTED WHAT OF THESE BULLETS IS NEW? NONE OF THESE ARE NEW. I JUST REARRANGED IT TO SEEK CLARIFICATION OF WHO DOES WHAT, YOU KNOW? THE RESPONSIBILITY AND WHO HAS WHAT CONTROL DURING BUDGET TIME HOW WAS IT BEFORE THEN? >> I THINK IT WAS MAINLY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION . IT WAS NOT REALLY CLEAR BEFORE THE POLICY. THIS IS MOSTLY , THIS MOSTLY HAPPENED DURING THE PHYSICAL YEAR AFTER THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED. FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY YOU PROBABLY HAVE SOME PROJECTS HAPPEN. ACTUALLY, WE WANT THE GENERAL FUND TO CONTRIBUTE FOR A STREET OR DIRECT BUDGET, RIGHT? WE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE $50,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT PROGRAM, BUT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE REGIONAL ADOPTION. IN THAT CASE , BECAUSE THE FUNDS COME FROM THE FUND BALANCE, GENERAL FUND BALANCE. [ INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL APPROPRIATIONS . THE SECOND ONE IS A TRANSFER BETWEEN THE FUNDS FOR THESE INDIVIDUAL FUNDS HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE, ESPECIALLY SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. THE STAFF DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND TO CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS. BUT IN THAT CASE , WITH THE SIDEWALK , AGAIN, TRANSFER 50,000 FROM GENERAL FUND TO THE FUND FOR THE FIVE PROJECTS. THEN THAT WOULD NEED A CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. SO CITY STAFF ONLY WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS WITHIN THE -- >> BECAUSE THAT WAS MY ADDITIONAL QUESTION. SO IS BULLET TWO AND FOUR THE SAME? OR IS IT AN IN CONVERSATION? WHICH GOES FIRST? DEPARTMENT HEADS CAN MOVE MONEY IS WITHIN THE SAME FUND? BUT ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE FUND , TO A DIFFERENT FUND, IT HAS TO COME TO COUNCIL? >> EXACTLY . >> THANK YOU. NONE OF THAT IS NEW? >> NONE OF IT IS NEW. IT WAS JUST NOT CLEARLY STATED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. >> I AM SORRY BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THESE WORDS IN THE REDLINE STRIKEOUT. THAT IS WHY I'M STRUGGLING WITH THIS. SO WHERE IS THE REDLINE VERSION? WHERE WOULD I GO TO SEE THE PART THAT WAS REVISED? WHILE SHE IS PULLING THAT UP, I WILL JUST REITERATE SOMETHING JOON SAID. WHEN THEY SAY FUND, WE ARE NOT TALKING DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND WE CAN MOVE MONEY AROUND, EVEN SOMETHING SIMPLE. A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THAT IT COULD BE $5000 BUT IF YOU'RE MOVING IN THE GENERAL FUND ONE OF THESE OTHER FUNDS , TO SOME SORT OF A PROGRAM, THAT HAS TO COME THROUGH THE COUNCIL BUT IF IT DID NOT ALREADY GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. SO THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE HERE. MOVING MONEY BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THESE ARE ALL DONE, AND EVEN WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, THAT IS DONE AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL. IT WAS FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER. I SIGN OFF ON ALL OF THAT IN THESE THINGS ARE STANDARD. >> SO MAYBE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IS WITHIN THE FUND DEPARTMENTS. IF YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE CAN MOVE WITHIN OUR FUNDS, BUT IF IT IS GENERAL FUND, THEN IT IS GOT TO COME TO COUNCIL . >> I DON'T KNOW. IF THAT IS NOT NEW TO YOU GUYS? BUT IT IS NEW TO ME. YEAH, KEEP IN MIND WE ARE ASKING ABOUT STAFF , IF THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO MOVE WITHIN THE FUNDS. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE LEGISLATION , CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A --$37 BILLION GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET. SO THERE'S 37 ALREADY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. WHAT STAFF CAN DO IS WITHIN THAT 37 MILLION, TRANSFER FROM ONE LINE TO THE OTHER, MAYBE FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LINE . YOU KNOW, OFFICE SUPPLIES LINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OUT OF THE 37 MILLION, WHICH MEANS, YOU KNOW, --THE FUND BALANCE , WHICH IS ADDITIONAL TO THE 37 MILLION >> YOU'RE ABLE TO MOVE FUNDS WITHIN YOUR APPROVED BUDGET, PRETTY MUCH? YOU CAN MOVE GENERAL EXPENSES TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES , IN-STATE, OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL, WITHIN YOUR BUDGET? OKAY. >> AGAIN, IT HAS TO BE WITH THE SAME FUNDS. WE JUST CAN'T MOVE FROM GENERAL FUND TO CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT , ET CETERA. PUT ALL OF THOSE OTHER BUCKETS . OKAY, THAT'S CLEAR TO ME. >> AND SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE REVIEW OVER MORE THAN JUST THE GENERAL FUND. THEIR OPERATIONAL BUDGETS MAY CONTAIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ONES THAT THEY HAVE REVIEW OVER. THIS SLIDE IS MORE OF A SUMMARY. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE VERBATIM SECTIONS, YEAH, THERE WASN'T A COPY AND PASTE FROM THAT SECTION. >> THERE IS NOTHING THAT CORRESPONDS TO THAT SLIDE IN THE REDLINE VERSION. NONE OF THESE WERE CLARIFIED OR CHANGED. THEY WERE ALL EXACTLY THE SAME AS THEY WERE BEFORE. OKAY. >> SO THIS SLIDE IS CONTINUING WITH THE BUDGET CONTROL ON THE CIP PROJECTS. THE CIP PROJECT, OF COURSE, NEEDS TO BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE JOINT BIANNUAL PROCESS. IT ALSO REVIEWS AND REVISES DURING THE MIDCYCLE BUDGET PROCESS -- THOSE ITEMS ARE FOR THE CIP PROJECT AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, ANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE CIP PROJECTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU HAVE PROBABLY FUNDED BY THE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES. THOSE HAD TO COME FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. WE CAN'T JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I USE 4A, AND I JUST GIVE TO PROJECT B. NO. THAT HAD TO BE PUT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. YES, I WILL TALK ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE AND RESERVE. SO THIS ONE IS, IT WAS ACTUALLY INTEGRATED WITH THE PREVIOUS ADOPTED RESERVE POLICY. THE CHANGE ON THIS ONE, ON THE SECTION , OUT OF THE FACILITY RESERVE. IN A RECENT MEASUREMENT RESERVE. SO THE FACILITY RESERVE IS RECESSED --IT IS ADDRESSING THE CITY'S AGING FACILITIES. THE RISK MANAGEMENT RESERVE IS TO COVER RAISING COSTS RELATED TO THE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE, WORKERS COMP INSURANCE. PROPERTY INSURANCE OR SOME SORT OF LEGAL MATTERS AS WELL. --THOSE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL RESERVES ADDED ON THE EXISTING -- INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE AND THE CATASTROPHIC RESERVE IN THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY RESERVE. ANOTHER ONE, IT IS TO MAINTAIN 20% OF THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AS RSI AND UNCOMMITTED FUND BALANCE. SO ALL OF THIS RESERVE, LIKE A FACILITY RESERVE, RISK MANAGEMENT RESERVE, WHERE OPA P RESERVE INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE ARE COMMITTED FUND BALANCES. SO THE NEXT BULLET IS POINTING OUT THE 20% OF THE ADDITIONAL RESERVE. SO IT'S A TOP OF THOSE RESERVE AND WE NEED TO MAINTAIN 20%. I HAVE AN EXAMPLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE NEXT ONE. SO THIS IS THE SLIDE WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE FOUND THOSE DIFFERENT RESERVES. COMBINE OF ALL THE SIX CATEGORY RESERVES, IT WILL BE MAINTAINED A MINIMUM BALANCE OF $5 MILLION AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHEN UNASSIGNED, AN UNCOMMITTED FUND BALANCE EXCEEDING THE LEVEL REQUIRED BY THE RESORT POLICY OF 20% , ALLOCATE THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS ABOVE SUCH 20% TO THE RESERVE AS 10% TO EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES. I HAVE AN EXAMPLE ON THE NEXT ONE. FOR EXAMPLE ON HERE, THE UNASSIGNED , JUNE 30, 2024, WE HAD $11 MILLION . SO GENERAL FUND SURPLUS FOR 2024, NOT WITH ARPA , IT'S ABOUT $2 MILLION. SO THEN WE ALLOCATED 10% OF THIS $2 MILLION, WHICH IS 206,000 FOR EACH OF THE SIX RESERVES. AFTER ALLOCATED THOSE , SO ABOUT 1.2 MILLION . FOR GENERAL FUND UNASSI