Jan 19, 2021 6:00 PM - Redding City Council - Regular Meeting

>> WE JUST RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION. NOW I'LL CALL TO ORDER. >> AND THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION DURING THE CLOSED SESSION. >> CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 19TH. WILL YOU ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND STAY STAND FOR THE INVOCATION? >> "I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) GOOD EVENING. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING 19 DAYS INTO OUR NEW YEAR. EACH OF US WITH BURIED EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEXT, 346. WE COME TO MAKE PLANS AND SEEK OUT DIRECTION TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT GOD, YOU HAVE PLANS OF YOUR OWN AND WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING AND GUIDE US FOR THE WAY THAT WE SHOULD GO. FOR THE EVENING, WE NEED INSIGHT IN THE UNDERSTANDING BEFORE US, HELP US TO SEE WHERE WE CAN BE BETTER STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, FOR WHICH WE ARE BLESSED. YOU HAVE SAID THAT THE APOSTIL PAUL'S TO THE ROMANS, THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BE SERVANTS FOR OUR GOODS, PLEASE LISTEN TO US, TO MAKE STUDIED AND PRUDENT JUDGMENTS TO BE THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US FOR THE FAMILY, WHERE THERE'S SACRIFICE, WHERE THERE'S HEALING AND WHEN THERE'S STRIFE AND FEAR, GIVE US PEACE. YOU'RE THE GIVER OF ALL GOOD GIFTS AND THE GIFTER. FOR THAT, WE PRAISE YOU. YOU TOLD US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TRIBULATION, AND THAT'S EVIDENT IN THE LAST YEAR. AND YOU ALSO PROMISED TO BE WITH US, AND GIVE US PEACE THAT SURPASSES THE UNDERSTANDING. AND TO BE THE BRIGHT POINT IN OTHER'S LIVES THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR THE PEACE OFFICERS, THE FIRE FIGHTERS, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, AS THEY ALL FORM THE FRONT LINES OF THESE DANGEROUS TIMES, WE ALL THANK YOU IN JESUS NAME, THANK YOU. >> CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER (INDISCERNIBLE). >> CALLING ROLL: >> ITEM NUMBER THREE. PUBLIC COMMENT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? >> NONE -- THERE WAS -- IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ONE. >> I'M (INDISCERNIBLE) GILBERT THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I POINTED OUT THE LAW THAT COVERED UN-PERMITTED ELECTRICAL ITEMS, I MET WITH YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CROOKS TO INFORM YOU WITH THE OTHER LAW THAT SAID THAT I NEEDED PERMISSION TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS, SO I GOT ONE. WHY WASN'T I TOLD THIS BEFORE? WHAT I WAS TOLD BY DARREN HAIL WAS WHEN HE WENT TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE AND POINTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, HE SAID TO ME, AND I QUOTE, IF YOU REMOVE THEM, THERE WON'T BE A PROBLEM. HE DIDN'T SAY GET A PERMIT, SO I HAD THEM REMOVED, BUT I STILL HAD A PROBLEM, AND SO DOES THE CITY OF REDDING. YOU GAVE MY WIFE A CITATION. I HAD REMOVED HER NAME OFF THE ELECTRICITY BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE WAS MOVING IN THERE. AND UM, THEY MOVED IN ODD APRIL 15TH OF LAST YEAR, YET, YOU WROTE MY WIFE CITATIONS ON APRIL 21ST AND 29TH EXAMINE MAY 15TH. THE LAST ONE, 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER SHE MOVED OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND ONE MONTH AFTER THE NEW TENANT MOVED IN. WHAT LAW ALLOWS THAT? YOU WANT TO JUMP IN HERE BERRY? >> NOPE. >> NO. -- WHO'S MINDING THE STORE HERE? >> THIS IS -- TO BE CHEATING MY WIFE IN THAT WAY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YOUR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY. AND I MADE AN OFFER TO HIM OF FOR HIM TO LEAVE MY WIFE ALONE AND I WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE. I WON'T COME HERE BE RATE YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN LIKE I CAN. I WON'T DO A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS TO YOU, ALL LEGAL. UM, IT'S UP TO YOU, YOU HAVE TO ABOUT MARCH TO DECIDE, BUT THIS IS THE BASES OF MY WIFE'S CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AND UM, EVERYTHING ELSE, SO, ANY WAY, DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT WE CAN FIGHT OVER THIS FOREVER, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GO HERE FOR, THE BUILDING CODE VIOLATION HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, I HAVE A PERMIT, WHY DO YOU STILL WANT TO HASSLE MY WIFE, I HAVE NO IDEA, HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, THE CONSENT CALENDAR. {READING DOCUMENT}, PLEASE SEE OPTION TO SEE SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT, ABOVE AND IT ISSUE BE THE PREROGATIVE OF THE CITY MEMBERS, IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM, RESPOND TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM, THREE, REQUEST THE RECORD REFLECT AN ABSTENTION ON AN ITEM. AND REPLACE IT ON THE REGULAR PORTION OF THE ITEM, ON A STAFF REPORT ON AN EXTENDED ITEM. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MOTION FOR CONSENT? >> I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS IS. >> WE HAVE A FIRST, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> WE HAVE A SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SPEAKER. >> OH. >> DO WE HAVE A CONSENT -- >> WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> I BELIEVE WE DO. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS DARREN (INDISCERNIBLE) AND I AM SPEAKING ON 4, 11 A. >> SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROJECT IS TO ADOPT SEWER LINE TO BE ADDED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF RICARDO. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. ONE OF US LIVES ON A SEPTIC. AND SO WITH THE PROJECT BEING APPROVED, WILL THE CONNECTIONS BE MANDATORY FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS? WHAT ARE THE COSTS TO THE HOMEOWNERS, SHOULD IT BE MANDATORY, IT MENTIONS THAT THERE'S AN ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ADOPT, AND WHAT A THRESHOLD TO GET ASSISTANCE. AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION FROM, A MUTUAL FRIEND, HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS MOANED TORY OR WOULD BE HAPPENING, SO WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE HOMEOWNERS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED. >> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS, AND I WOULD POINT YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CHUCK (INDISCERNIBLE). HE WILL GIVE YOU HIS CARD AND AND YOU CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT THAT. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A FUNDING? >> THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST STEP >> THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF STEPS HERE, BUT ALSO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'LL CERTIFY THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS ELIGIBLE FOR THAT GRANT FUNDING, SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP FOR THE GRANT PROCESS AND DOWN THE ROAD, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO NOT ACCEPT IT, YOU CAN DO SO AT THAT POINT. >> OKAY. AWESOME, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. >> ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> GOING BACK TO ITEM FIVE. I'M CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT -- TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> THAT'S TO APPOINT JENNIFER POWER TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. >> AND ALSO, MAYBE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME WE CAN HONOR PEGGIE *O'LAY FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE NOT JUST ON THIS COMMITTEE BUT ON THE ADVISORY BOARD, BUT SHE WAS THE CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION FOR MANY YEARS. >> CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THAT, AND IN NORMAL TIMES, WE ASK PEGGIE TO BE HERE AND RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER AWESOMENESS. AS IT RELATE TO SEE THE LIBRARY AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS. >> WE CAN STILL GIVE PEGGIE A LOOK. >> MAYBE WE CAN GIVE HER A PARTYING GIFT IF SHE WANTS, AND WE CAN HONOR THEM, AND AT SOME FUTURE DATE WELCOME THEM BACK. >> WORKING ON THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM, 5.2, CONSIDERING AT APPOINTMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BOARD. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. >> WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> ANY OPPOSED? >> SEEING NONE. AND THANKS TO MR. JAMES FOR TAKING THAT ON. >> THANKS TO WE SAY REYNOLDS WHO HAS ACTUALLY RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK FOR US IN THIS REGARD AND SOME OTHERS IN RED LIGHT CAMERA WORK AND OTHER THINGS. >> WE SAY IS GIVING US 12 YEARS FOR THE ADMIN HEARING BOARD, SO IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT OF TIME. AND IF THE COUNCIL IS INCLINED, WE CAN GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE TOO. >> MAYBE, HE WILL GET ANOTHER ONE, WHO KNOWS. >> PLENTY TO WATCH. >> ALL RIGHT >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6 PUBLIC HEARINGS, PROTESTS. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PUBLIC SITE APPLICATION. AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DIRECTOR *NEEMER. >> ZACK BONIN WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION, YOU CAN COME UP HERE IF YOU WANT. >> THANK YOU, I'M ZACK BONIN THIS IS *HILD COMMISSION CENTER. THIS IS A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, WHICH CITY COUNCIL WOULDN'T SEE IT IN THIS STAGE, BUT DUE TO THE REZONING, THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S COME UP TO THIS LEVEL. TO GET STARTED HERE ON EAST CYPRESS, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE HILL CENTER SITE, IT IS UP HERE FROM OXFORD AND BUNKER, IT HAS GROWN FROM THE 50'S IN THE HILL FAMILY HAS REALLY EXPANDED THAT SITE, AND IT HAS EXPANDED TO THE SOUTH A LITTLE BIT. AND EXPANDING IT MORE A LITTLE BIT TO THAT SITE. WHAT THIS SITE -- WHAT THIS PROJECT BEGAN AS WAS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE, AND LOOKING AT SOME BUILDINGS IN THE BACK AND THERE WAS SOME NOISE, AND SOME -- WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND SOME INVESTIGATION TURNS OUT, THAT THERE WERE A FEW BUILDINGS OUT THERE, WITHOUT PERMITS AND THEY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE R N NINE ZONE. THAT MOVED US FORWARD TO THIS STAGE WHERE WE'RE AT, WHICH WAS QUITE A BIT CHALLENGING AND MANEUVERING WHERE WE'RE AT SO LOOKING AT THE ZONING IN THE GENERAL PLAN, THIS IS THE ZONING MAP HERE. AND THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LINE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE MOVED DOWN TO THE SOUTH A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY THAT WAS IN A COUPLE OF MORE SLIDES AND WHY WE INCLUDED THEM. AND THE SECOND ONE WAS A WILLING PARTNER. BECOMING A SECOND APPLICATION. SO THIS IS A SITE FROM THE AREAL SHOT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ARE NOW USED FOR THE *HILD COLLISION CENTER IN THE MIDDLE. AND THE EMPLOYEES PARK ON THIS SIDE OVER HERE. AND AND -- THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONE AS WE SAID HERE AT THE NORTHERN END AS WE MOVE TO THE END HERE, THAT INCLUDES THE SECOND BAPTIST SEARCH, THE NEW LINE OF THE COMMERCIAL FAMILY. AND IF YOU CAN LOOK DOWN HERE TO THE SOUTH. THERE'S A DUPLEX HERE AND THAT'S WHY THE CITY LOOKED AT THAT AND SAID, WE NEED TO HOLD THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LINE WHERE WE GET TO THE MULTIPLE FAMILY HERE, AND WE HAVE A PROVISION IS THAT ALLOWS FOR PARKING IN THE MULTIPLE FAMILY. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. AND THE FURNITURE ON THAT SECTION THERE. AND A LOT OF ACCESS POINTS, THESE FIVE ACCESS POINTS WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE PROJECT FLOW, AND WE'LL GET TO THE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK WHERE THEY ARE EXPANDED. AND THESE ARE THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED. AND THESE TWO HERE WERE CARPORT STRUCTURE. AND THEY ARE TO THIS EDGE HERE, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A 20 FOOT BUFFER. AND THIS IS THE BUFFER SHOWN IN GREEN, SO TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, UM, THAT'S PART OF WHY THE REZONING AND GENERAL PLAN CAME ABOUT TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUILDINGS. IT MADE SENSE WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE SITE AND THE REST OF THE COMMERCIAL AS YOU EXPAND IT TO THE OTHER PART OF THE OPERATION SO IT WAS ALL INCLUDED AND IT MADE SENSE OVERALL WITH THE PROJECT. AND AS PART OF THE NEW SITE PLAN, WHICH WILL CUT INTO THE CURRENT PARKING LOT, AS YOU CAN SEE THE WIDER PARKING SLOT RIGHT THERE. THE MANIAC ASSESS POINT WILL BE MORE DEFINED TO THE PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WILL DO THE APPRAISALS, AND THEN THE NEW BUILDING HERE IN THIS LOCATION. THIS ADDED PARKING AREA AS I EXPLAINED THE R NINE TO THE SOUTH, AND IT IS ALIGNED TO THE CODE TO DO THAT. TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS TO HAVE THIS BUFFER YARD AND TO HAVE THAT INCLUDED WITH THE MASONRY WALL. AS THEY SAID WITH THE PLAN. AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE USE, UM, I MEAN MITIGATION TO ALLOW THAT USE NEXT TO THE RESIDENTIAL ESPECIALLY WITH THE DUPLEX IN THE BACK. THE APPLICANT THOUGHT ABOUT IT. AND THEY ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT TO DISPUTE THAT AND SAYING THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. SO HERE'S THE NEW BUILDING THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SITE, AND THERE'S ALSO SOMEWHERE HOUSES IN THE BACK, AND MATCH ALL OF THE COLOR SCHEMES AND MAKE UP THIS WHOLE PROPERTY IN GENERAL. IN CONCLUSION THE THAT'S A LOT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST LET ME KNOW. THE -- I WANTED TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE PROPERTY WAS CATEGORY EXEMPT UNDER SEQA. UNDER THE EXEMPTION. AND ALSO, IN ORDER TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD THERE'S A UM -- RESOLUTION ORDINANCE AND PART OF THE PLANNING RECOMMENDATION S TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPERTY IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER SEQA AND REZONING APPLICATION AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN DESTINATION, AND OFFERING THE ORDINANCE OF THE READING. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH -- I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THIS, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THAT THE APPLICANT IN THIS HAS BEEN A MIXABLE TO THE SORT OF CHANGES, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH? OR HAD -- >> WELL, THERE WAS A LOT OF COORDINATION THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE YEARS, THERE WAS A LOT OF STRUCTURES THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED WERE DIFFICULT TO PERMIT, BECAUSE THERE WERE CARBON CONTAINERS, WE WORKED QUITE A BIT AND GAVE THEM A LOT OF LEEWAY AS BEST WE COULD. THESE TWO BUILDINGS, THAT THEY KEPT, UM, WERE PROBABLY THEIR BIGGEST -- AND SO THIS REZONE ALLOWS THAT TO RECURVE ALLOWING THE TEN-FOOT SET BACK, INSTEAD OF THE 20 FOOT BUFFER AND TWO ALLOWING THE EXISTING FENCING AND STUFF TO MAINTAIN INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THAT MASONRY SET BACK AT THAT LOCATION. SO, AT THIS POINT, YES. WE WORKED IT ALL OUT, AND THEY ARE CONCURRENT WITH THE OPERATION SO -- >> VICE MAYOR -- >> YES, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THIS PROJECT IS -- IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT IN A LOT OF WAYS BECAUSE AS ZACK MENTIONED, IT STARTED WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND I THINK THAT IT'S ATTRIBUTED TO ZACK. GETTING TO A POINT WHERE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TURNED IT INTO A GOOD DEVELOP. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE SECTION OF THE ROADWAY, ON I WANT TO CONGRATULATE PLANNING AND ZACK FOR THAT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OF COURSE. >> I APPRECIATE THE WORK -- THE WORK WITH THE UM APPLICANT BECAUSE THIS IS AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT -- THOSE HOMES WERE THERE. AND SO WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXISTING HOMES AND WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE AND HOW THEIR STANDARD AND QUALITY OF THEIR HOMES AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE APPRECIATE THE SOLUTIONS. >> AND I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. >> DO WE NEED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> THERE'S NO SPEAKER. SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW I WILL LOVE TO ENTERTAIN YOUR MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, ONE THROUGH FOUR. >> ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. AND CITY ATTORNEY, FOR READING. >> THANK YOU HONORABLE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU OFFERED THE FIRST READING, ADOPTING THE AMENDMENT OF THE CITY OF REZONING MAP. TO THE *HILD COLLISION PROPERTY, AND THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, A P N,{READING DOCUMENT}, A PORTION OF A P N 0748 DASH 54067 DASH 48 AND DASH 52 AND DASH 18 CONSISTING OF ONE.8 ACRES, LOCATED AT 2559, EAST CYPRESS AVENUE. 1571 EAST CYPRESS AVENUE. AND 25862 BUNKER STREET, AND R Z 2 DASH 17 DASH 30. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVE TO ITEM NINE, REGULAR CALENDAR. UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE A CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021. THERE'S NO MOTION OR DISCUSSION NEEDED BUT LISTED WITHIN THE AGENDA PACKET, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> NO, THAT'S JUST MAYOR'S PREROGATIVE AND THAT'S JUST A NOTICE FOR MAYORS TO SEE. >> IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THOSE. I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE B, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE ITEMS, NINE B, C, AND NINE.10 A. AS THEY ARE ALL REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT VOTES, BUT PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO COVER ALL. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RON -- THE FINANCE OFFICER FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. ITEM, 9 B IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET WITH THE GROUP ON JANUARY 4TH, AND ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY CONSIDERED WERE TWO REPORTS FROM THE AUDITORS WHICH WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THIS EVENING FOR FULL COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST REPORT IS THE STATEMENT OF AUDITING STANDARDS, A U T LETTER. THIS IS A REQUIRED COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITORS AND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE AUDITOR'S COMMUNICATION. AND AUDITORS DESCRIBED THE AUDITING PROCESS, IN THE LETTER, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT NO MATERIAL FINDINGS WERE DISCOVERED OR MATERIAL WITNESSES, OR INTERNAL CONTROLS WERE FOUND, AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS ARE CONSISTENT LEAH APPLIED, AND NO DISAGREEMENT WITH MANAGEMENT WERE IDENTIFIED. AND THE SINGLE REPORT WERE THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS ALONG WITH THE AUDITOR OPINIONS WITH THE PROGRAMS, AND VERY IMPORTANT, UM REPORTS IN THAT THEY DEAL WITH REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WITH OUR EXPENDITURE OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS AND AWARDS, AND THE COLLECTION OF EXPENDITURE OF THE FACILITY CHARGES COLLECTED IN THE AIRPORT. AND THE AUDITORS FOUND NO MATERIAL FINDINGS WITH DEFICIENCIES AND THE REPORTS ON THE TWO PROGRAMS. SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE A VOTE ON THAT ONE BEFORE WE PROCEED? >> ALL RIGHT DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR A REPORT? INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE YEAR IN JUNE 2020? >> I MAKE A MOTION. >> I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOVING TO C. {READING DOCUMENT}. >> YES, THANK YOU VERY IT COMES FROM A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. FIRST BEING THAT THE POSTPONEMENT AND THE REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PILING UP FOR THE NEXT PHYSICAL YEARS ISSUE THE POTENTIAL FOR AGAIN HAVING TO PERFORM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT IN LARGELY A REMOTE FASHION AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS IN MIDST OF THE STRUCTURING. AND THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TIME FOR NEW STAFF, SO THE ISSUES CAN BE MITIGATED TO SOME EXTENT BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAD WITH THE AUDITORS AND THE RECOMMENDATION HAS GONE FOR THAT EXTENSION. >> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> VICE MAYOR, SHREDER? >> I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> WE MOVE TO 9.10 A. >> THANK YOU. AT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS GIVEN AN OVERVIEW WITH THE PHYSICAL YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, 2020. IT IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN ACCEPTANCE THIS EVENING. >> IN SUMMARY THEY RECEIVED A NON MODIFIED OPINION WITH THE AUDITORS, A NON MODIFIED OPINION MEANS THAT THEY ARE PRESENTED IN ALL RESPECTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT LEAH APPLYING, AND ESTIMATES ARE UTILIZED AND ALL DISCLOSURES ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS INDICATED THERE'S NO FINDINGS OR CONCERN IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDITORS IN ANY OF THE REPORTS OR COMMUNICATIONS AND THE CITY WAS AWARDED THE SERF ACHIEVEMENTS FOR EXAMINE LENGTHS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE ASSOCIATIONS FOR OUR JUNE 30TH -- THIS IS THE 36TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT WE HAVE WON THIS AWARD, AND IN ORDER TO WIN THE AWARD, THE KAFER NEEDS TO BE EASILY READ I BELIEVE. AND MUST COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE GENERAL ACCEPTED CATEGORIES, AND WHILE THE AWARD IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR, WE RESUBMITTED IT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KEEPING OUR STREET ALIVE. >> A *KAFER HAS THE INTRODUCTION SECTION. AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY. AND NEXT COMES THE FINANCIAL SECTION WHICH INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S OPINION, MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. AND ALL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTES AND REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. THE LAST SECTION IS THE STATISTICAL SECTION WHICH INCLUDE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT FINANCIAL TREND INFORMATION OVER THE LAST TEN-YEARS, REVENUE AND DEBT CAPACITY, DEMOGRAPHIC AND OTHER OPERATING FUNCTIONS. THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEGAN ON PAGE 32. WITH THE GOVERNMENT WIDE NET STATEMENT POSITION. AND THIS PULLS TOGETHER ALL OF THE FUNDS IN ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY INTO ONE STATEMENT AND IT PRESENTS IT IN A TWO COLUMN FORMAT. AND THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES, AND THE BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. THE DEFENSE IS THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY TAXES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES, AND THOSE ARE PROGRAMS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING AND SAFETY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THEN THE BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SUPPORTED BY USER FEES AND CHARGES, WHICH ARE FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND CONVENTION CENTER FUNDS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE PREPARED IN ACCRUAL BASES AND IT INCLUDES CURRENT AND LONG-TERM ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF NUMBERS ON THE SLIDE -- I AM NOT GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THEM. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT WHERE THE TOTAL NET POSITION IS THE KEY NUMBER, AND THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES, IT ENDED UP WITH 2 SCHOOL.8 MILLION BUSINESS TYPES ACTIVITIES, AND 163.8 WITH THE COMBINED NET POSITION. WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FOR ABOUT, 22 MILLION OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. A POSITIVE CHANGE. THE STATEMENT IN THAT POSITION IS FOLLOWED BY THE GOVERNMENT WIDE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THIS AGAIN IS PREPARED IN THAT SAME TWO COLUMN APPROACH ON THE FULL ACCRUAL BASES AND IT HIGHLIGHTS IT IN HOW TO PLAY IN THE CHANGE IN THAT POSITION. AND UM, IN LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LINE THE CHANGE IN THE NET POSITION, YOU KNOW, FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES WAS 2.8 MILLION, BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES, WAS 19.8 FOR A COMBINED POSITIVE CHANGE FOR 22.2 MANY WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT HAPPENED IN 2019. ONE THING THAT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO SAY THE GENERAL REVENUE TAXES TOTAL IN THE COMPARISON COLUMN TO THE RIGHT. YOU SEE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR, 56.7 MILLION. RECEIVED IN THAT CATEGORY IN 2020. 56.3, UM, FOR 2019. I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE FUTURE SLIDE. BUT UM, IN REGARDS TO THE IMPACT THAT THE LOCK DOWN AND THE PANDEMIC HAD IN THE PHYSICAL YEAR, WE ENDED UP IN GOOD SHAPE FROM THAT TAX REVENUE SITE. THE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOLLOWED THE GOVERNMENT WIDE, AND I SELECTED OUT THE GENERAL FUND SINCE IT'S TYPICALLY A HOT TOPIC TO DISCUSS. AND SO THE BALANCE SHEET FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS SHOWN HERE WITH THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON WITH 2019. AND IN ESSENCE WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THAT THERE'S AN INCREASE IN ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND A FUND BALANCE TO THE TUNE OF 292000. FOR THE FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND AGAIN. WHAT THIS SHOWS IS A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON. UM TAKING A LOOK AT THE REVENUES, AND THE EXPENDITURES, AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES AND THOSE TRANSFERS HAVE TO DO WITH THE GAS TAX. AND THEN THE MONEY COMING IN, AND THE NET CHANGE FOR 2020. WAS AT 2282000 POSITIVE, UM, IMPACT IN THE FUND BALANCE. THE 2019 COLUMN, IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR, WE HAD A REFUNDING OF SOME DEBT WHICH INFLATED THE EXPENDITURE NUMBER AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE LONG-TERM DEBT. IN THE OTHER -- SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD WHEN YOU HAVE A UNIQUE ITEM LIKE THAT TO COMPARE. BUT UM, GENERAL FUND HAD A POSITIVE NET CHANGE THERE. IT COMES FROM THE PRIOR STATEMENT. BUT IF YOU COMPARE IT TO TAX REVENUES, WHICH IS OUR GENERAL TAX REVENUE NUMBER, WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RATIO FOR 2020 WAS 113 PERCENT UP SLIGHTLY FROM 2019. THE GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE TO OVER TWO-YEARS SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AS WELL, AND THE BENCH MARKET IS 20 PERCENT AND WE'RE OVER THAT IN 2020, IT'S A BIT SUPPRESSED IN THE FUNDING IN THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES. SO THESE ARE THE PLANNED TYPES ON THE BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. AND YOU SEE THE BALANCES THERE. THE TOTAL TO ALMOST 302 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WAS ABOUT A 12 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT -- JUST TO EXPLAIN WHERE THIS NUMBER COMES FROM, AND WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S HERE. CURRENT REPORTING FOR PENSION LIABILITIES. BASED UPON THE DEMOGRAPHICS. ONE OF THE KIA SUM IS IS THE DISCOUNT RATE, THE ASSUMED RATED RETURNS. AND IT'S A KEY FACTOR IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT THAT LIABILITY BALANCE WILL COME OUT TO BE. TO ILLUSTRATE THAT, THIS TAKES A LOOK AT THE CURRENT DISCOUNT RATE AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE DISCOUNT RATE DROPPED A PERCENT OR WAS RAISED A PERCENT, AND THE IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM LINE, AS YOU CAN SEE A ONE PERCENT DROP, AND ALL ELSE BEING THE SAME, WOULD PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER LIABILITY BALANCE. AND CONVERSELY, A ONE PERCENT INCREASE DROPS IT, FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY. SO, YEAH, WE DON'T CONTROL THAT, THAT'S A CALPERS ISSUE BUT WE DO FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF THAT CHANGE. AND WE JUST -- LIKE I MENTIONED. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A HALF PERCENT INCREASE, SO YOU CAN SEE WHY THE BALANCE IS INCREASING. THE OPEB REPORTING IS A SUBJECT TO GASBY 75 WHICH WAS PASSED ABOUT, FOUR YEARS AGO. THEY SOUGHT TO DO FOR THE OPEB LIABILITIES. WITH THE PENSION LIABILITIES, AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH PATTERN. BASED UPON DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHER ASSUMPTIONS. WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, BECAUSE, THERE ARE CHANGES IN HOW THE ACTUARIES BALANCE THIS. THE ONE PERCENT DISCOUNT RATE, OR THE ONE PERCENT INCREASE DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE THE BALANCE MUCH AND NEITHER DOES THE ONE PERCENT HEALTH CARE RATE, THE INTERESTING DYNAMIC WHEN YOU COMPARE THE IMPACT WITH OPEB AND PENSIONS AT A DISCOUNT RATE OF CHANGES. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO UPDATE YOU ON THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES, REMEMBER THE 56 MILLION DOLLAR POT. THIS SHOWS THE TAX REVENUES OVER THE LAST TEN-YEARS, AND UM, BLUE LINE SALE'S TAX TOOK A BIT OF A JUMP LAST PHYSICAL YEAR, BETWEEN, 18 AND 19 LARGELY THE RESULT OF CAR FIRE POST CAR FIRE. T O T DID A SIMILAR SPIKE AND THOSE PEOPLE FOUND MORE PERMANENT HOUSING UM, WE EXPECTED THAT TOT TAX TO GO DOWN, AND THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS DID SHOW A BIT OF A DECREASE, BUT THINGS REALLY WERE OUT FROM THE INDUSTRY, WITH THE LOCK DOWN, NOBODY WAS STAYING IN THE HOTELS OR MOTELS. AND IN SPITE OF THAT, YOU CAN TELL BY THE GRAPH THAT IT'S UM -- SIMPLY PUTTING US BACK IN LINE TO WHERE WE WERE LARGELY FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR 18. PROPERTY TAXES, THE ANOMALY IS THAT IT'S CONTINUING TO FOLLOW A NICE GROWTH PATTERN AND UM, SOMETHING WHICH HAS BEEN VERY MUCH POSITIVE. SO IN CLOSING, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE TALENTED AND HARD-WORKING STAFF TO HELP PRODUCE THIS. IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR INSPITE OF LOOSING A COWORKER TO CANCER. I WANT TO THANK OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER -- (INDISCERNIBLE). >> THANK YOU, IT'S A GOOD REPORT, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. ON THE ACTUAL *KAFER FOR THE YEARS THAT IT LISTS, THIS IS ON THE NET PENSION 2017, 2018, 2019 IS THAT THE YEAR END, THE FIRST PHYSICAL YEARS OF 2019, 2019, AND 2020. SO THE FIGURES THAT YOU GAVE US RIGHT NOW ARE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2020; IS THAT RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> FOR THE *KAFER -- >> JUNE 2020. >> OKAY. >> AND THE 2019 IS THE YEAR BEFORE. >> OKAY. >> AND THE SECOND THING IS ON THE OPEB. THAT'S NOT A FUNCTION OF ANYTHING, IS IT? >> NO. >> THAT'S THE CITY'S NEGOTIATING AND TO PAY OR NOT PAY. >> THERE'S NO OUTSIDE FORCES, OR STATE INVOLVEMENT IN THE OPEB? >> CORRECT. >> THAT I'M AWARE OF. >> YOU CAN DEFER TO GARY HERE. >> JUST, I WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT, IT HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT LAYERS GOING BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE RETIRED HEALTH TO WHEN IT WAS OFFERED TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND IT WAS AT A DIRECT 50 PERCENT, AND AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THAT IT MADE 2 PERCENT PER YEAR, AND THE VESTING PERIOD, SO THE COUNCIL HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT WHICH HAS HELPED IN LOWERING OPEB OVER THE LAST TEN-YEARS. >> I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS OR NOT, ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS THE OPEB FOR 2018 WAS 32 MILLION, AND FOR 2020 WAS 42 MILLION, CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY IT WENT UP TEN MILLION DOLLARS? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER, BUT WE CAN FIND THAT OUT, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUARY REPORT. AND DIVE INTO THAT. TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CHANGED IN THE CALCULATION AND WHICH ASSUMPTION AND DYNAMIC CHANGED TO CAUSE THAT. >> BUT WE'LL DO THAT DETAILED WORK. >> REGARDING THE PREVIOUS YEARS THAT YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE SOME GOOD PERFORMANCE RATES. AND HELP THEM LOWER OR INCREASES TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THAT. AND WE CAN ALSO RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK. THAT WE DID A BUY OUT OF RETIREES, AND THAT HAD A SURPRISING IMPACT OF THE OVERALL OPEB. AND I SUSPECT THAT THOSE ARE THE TWO COMPONENTS THERE. AND PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THE AGENDA. >> THE LAST OBSERVATION THAT I HAD. OPEB IS A LONG-TERM LIABILITY JUST LIKE THE P E R S LIABILITY. >> YES. >> AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SAID UP FORTH IN TWO SEPARATE SLIDES, SO I ADDED UP THE TOTALS, FROM, P E R S. AND OPEB. WERE, 22 MILLION. AND 2020 WAS 345 MILLION. SO I TAKE THAT AS A 20 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, FROM 18 TO 20 AND THE OBSERVATION THAT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE A MAN AND THE WELL, WHERE IT'S TEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE, AND TEN FEET IS BECAUSE OF CALPERS AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, AND EVERY YEAR STAY AFLOAT, BUT YOU'RE SINKING LOWER AND LOWER INTO THE WELL, TO DO A BETTER JOB IN NEGOTIATING THE LABOR CONTRACTS. AND THE OTHER THINGS AND THE DRIVERS FOR THIS. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER? >> YES, HE WAS JUST ASKING IF YOU CAN SPEAK -- THIS IS ALSO REGARDING THE UM, CALPERS AND THE PENSION OBLIGATIONS, YES, OUR -- DEFINITELY THOSE OBLIGATIONS HAVE GONE UP. AND THESE ARE ACTUARIES THAT WILL GROW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE THAT SHOWS. THAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED THAT RISE. AND WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 16. AND THE PHASE WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND WE WERE WELL AWARE OF THE DISCOUNT RATES AND THE IMPACT OF THAT LIABILITY OF THAT ACTUARY IMPACT. AND I THINK THAT -- I THINK TO EVERYBODY'S CREDIT THAT WAS GIVEN A HIGH PRIORITY IN THAT TIME. AND WE STARTED TO DO THAT IN THE TEN-YEAR PLAN, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS IN CATCHING THIS BY SURPRISE. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS EXPECTED. SO WE'RE INCORPORATED THAT INTO THAT. AND HAVE THAT FLAT FOOTED. >> CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN THOSE WILL START TO DROP OFF, AND WE'LL SEE A RISE LIKE THIS. >> AND WHEN DOES THAT START TO THE BOTTOM? >> 27 OR 28. >> THE PARS DROP OFF IN TWO YEARS, THAT GOES DOWN TO A FIX LEVEL AND THE UM -- ABOUT, 2028 I THINK OR SO. IS WHEN P E R S START TO LEVEL AND THEN DROPS OFF. WHILE THOSE START TO INCREASE, THERE'S TWO IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS IS THAT ONE THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS FOR THE PENSIONS, AND THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT, UNLESS WE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ON AN ANNUAL BASES TO A SEPARATE FUND, SO THAT NUMBER IS PASSED SINCE. THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE PENSIONS THAT WERE ENHANCED AS WELL AS THE RETRO ACTIVITY FROM THE PENSIONS AS WELL AS THE LOSSES IN THE GREAT RECESSION. THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THOSE TODAY UNLESS YOU WANT TO TAKE ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND MONEYS FROM THE UTILITY AND PUT THEM INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OR PAY CALPERS ADDITIONAL MONEY, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE P E R S PENSION OR C A L S, APPROXIMATE. WITH THE O P E P -- THE GUARANTORS WENT TO A 50 PERCENT. WHERE YOU WENT TO A TWO PERCENT PER YEAR WITH THE INVESTMENT OF FIVE YEARS, AND THAT CHANGED ITSELF. FOR THE OVERALL PENSION LIABILITIES AND IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT TO CATCH UP BECAUSE YOU KNOW AS PEOPLE RETIRE, MANY PEOPLE STILL HAVE THAT 50 PERCENT GUARANTEE BUT AS PEOPLE RETIRE OUT, AND UM, I'LL GENTLY SAY AND LEAVE THIS WORLD, OTHER EMPLOYEES WON'T HAVE THAT SAME BEEN FIT AND THAT WILL HELP WITH THE OPEB LIABILITY, AND THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE DISCRETION. AND LASTLY, WE'LL WATCH WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AND FEDERAL IN TERMS OF THE SINGLE PAIR -- FOR INSTANCE, IF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MOVED TO A SINGLE PAIR SYSTEM, IT WILL WIFE OUT THE OPEB. AND THEN IT WILL BE A TAX SYSTEM. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE COMPLEX IN THE WORLD. >> SINCE -- CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNFUNDED AS YOU'RE SAYING FROM THE PAST, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT RETIRED AND DIDN'T PAY INTO THE SYSTEM AND WE'RE STILL PAYING OUT ON THEM, AS OPPOSED TO THE LABOR GROUPS THAT ARE CURRENT OR NEGOTIATING WITH THE PENSIONS THAT THEY ARE FUNDED. >> YEAH, THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT ON THE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES, UM, WHAT THEY REFERRED TO, IN THE TEN-YEAR PLAN, MUCH OF WHAT HAD TO DO WITH THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, TO HELP PAY FOR THE EXPECTED INCREASES AND UNFUNDED LIABILITY. ON THE ANNUAL BASES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PAYMENT THAT WE MAKE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY MAKE AND WHAT THEIR SALARIES ARE, AND WHAT'S DUE TO CALPERS AND WHAT THE PARAMETERS OF THE NATURAL ANALYSIS, WHAT'S DUE TO WHAT EQUAL TO WHAT HE OR SHE TAKES OUT IN THE RETIREMENT. IT'S ONLY THOSE TIMES WHERE EITHER DECISIONS ARE MADE BY LEGISLATIVE BODIES OR THERE'S GREAT RECESSIONS OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHERE THEY COME IN TO BE. AND SO, UM, IF THIS UNFUNDED LIABILITY STAYS WHERE IT IS, AND THERE'S NO ADVERSARIAL ACTIONS, AND IT IS PAID OFF, AND WE CONTINUE TO PAY THE NORMAL COST, THEN THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY WILL GO AWAY OVERTIME, AND GRANTED GIVEN EVERYTHING AS WE KNOW TODAY, THAT'S 30 YEARS OUT. BUT IN THEORY, THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> VICE MAYOR SHREDER. >> CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THE TIMETABLE. THE TIME HAS GONE BY REALLY FAST, BUT AT ONE POINT THE COUNCIL WAS PHASED WITH THE TEN-YEAR BUDGET, IF WE HAD DONE NOTHING, I THINK THAT IT WAS A 30 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. >> MY TIMING MAY BE OFF, BUT IN DECEMBER, 2018, THAT ALL CITIES, WERE INCLUDED AND NOTIFIED OF THE CHANGE IN UM -- DISCOUNT RATE, OF THE PHASE IN OVERTIME, AND THE CHANGE -- THINGS THAT AFFECTED THE COST OF THE FUNDING. AND MOVING INTO A ZONE WHERE THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY PAYMENT WAS GOING TO BE SEPARATE LIKE A DEBT, SO IN OTHER WORDS WHAT USED TO BE WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT YOUR STAFFING DOWN, AND THE LOWER STAFFING, TO LOWER THE PAYMENTS OVERALL. AND THAT CAUSED CASH FLOW TO BE ABLE TO PAY AND THEY CHANGED THE RULES ON THAT, AND NOW THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS A DEBT PAYMENT, AND WE HAVE TO PAY IT NO MATTER HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAVE. AND THAT DEBT PAYMENT, CALCULATED WORKING WITH CALPERS AND GIVING A TON OF CREDIT TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BY DOING WAY MORE OF WHAT CALPERS PROVIDED US, TO WHAT THAT ACTUAL ANALYSIS MAY HAVE PROVIDED TO WHAT THAT COST WILL BE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. FROM THE TEN-YEARS OF 30 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. THE COUNCIL ACTED DIFFERENTLY. AND DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME WHICH HELPED TREMENDOUSLY, BUT UM, IN THE LAST BUDGET THAT WE ADOPTED. AND WE ARE PROACTIVE AND INSTEAD OF HAVING THE PROJECTED DEFICIT, WE NOW HAVE A PROJECTED RESERVE. >> YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. MANY CITIES HISTORICALLY WILL BUDGET YEAR TO YEAR, AND SO THEY BUDGET FOR THE CASH THAT THEY HAVE, AND THE CASH THAT THEY CAN SEE FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR YEAR AND A HALF, THAT OBVIOUSLY IS PROBLEMATIC WHEN YOU'RE DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF LOOMING COST AND THAT'S WHERE YOU DO SEE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO LAYOFF EMPLOYEES, AND LOWER LEVEL OF SERVES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE ALREADY LOWERING THE LEVELS OF SERVICE. WE DID NOT JUST LOOK ON 2016 AND FORECASTED OUT. AND MADE SURE THAT WE STAYED CONSTRAINED. >> AND SO, IN THE COMING COUPLE OF MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE FINANCIALS, AND IN APRIL WE'RE SCHEDULED TO ADOPT THE TWO YEAR BUDGET. TO HAVE THE PROJECTIONS TO WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN PAST TENSE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO POINT OUT AND ADDRESS THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE OBLIGATIONS. >> IN JUNE YOU'LL ADOPT THE BUDGET. >> I MISSPOKE, I USED THE WORK TERMS, BUT IT WILL BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WHEN WE'RE ADOPTING THE NEXT TWO YEAR BUDGET. VERY GOOD POINT, IT WILL BE A FRONT AND CENTER ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU, THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT I SAT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, TO SEE THAT FOR 36 CONSECUTIVE YEARS WE RECEIVED AN AWARD JUST KUDOS TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD YOU FOR A MOMENT THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> UM, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT >> FIRST AND SECOND ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) ANY OPPOSED. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> OH. -- >> HONORABLE MAYOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP RON UP HERE ENOUGH TO EMBER AS HIM ENOUGH. TWO THINGS, THE FINANCE STAFF ACTUALLY DOES MUCH OF THIS WORK BY THEMSELVES, SO THAT'S NOT TYPICAL FOR CITIES, SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE QUALITY OF STAFF THAT WE PUT THIS TOGETHER. AND RON HIMSELF HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE *KAFER IN THE AUDITING. HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. AND HE'S TOP NOTCH, AND FOR US, HE DECIDED TO RETIRE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, HE AND HIS WIFE ARE GOING TO RETIRE ON THE EXACT SAME DAY, WHICH IS COOL, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK THE FINANCE TEAM AND THANK RON FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OF REDDING. BUT WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE, GREAT, GREAT, UM, ATTITUDE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP AND TO FIX AS OPPOSED TO YOU KNOW, THE TRADITIONAL FINANCE. BUT ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO WORK WITH US, AND FINDING WAYS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM GREATLY, AND CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS RETIREMENT, AND THANK HIM DEARLY. THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU MAY SEE HIM ON THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND A CHALLENGE, BUT WE HAVE DONE GREAT JOB, AND I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH BARRY AND EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE TEAM. WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM, 9.1, UM -- B. >> THIS WILL BE, UM, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, JANELLE *GALBROOTH. I'LL GIVE A WARNING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE'RE HEADING INTO THE SPEED ROUND. THE COUNCIL'S WELL VERSED, AND THE TOPICS AND I HAVE ASKED THE STAFF TO BE QUICK ON THE PRESENTATION. WE'RE ENTERING THE SPEED ROUND. >> NO PRESSURE. JANELLE. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL. >> I KNOW, I FEEL THAT -- DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THE TIMER? >> (LAUGHTER). >> I'LL TALK REALLY FAST. SO GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN MY STAFF. SO TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANIMAL REGULATION CONTRACT WITH HAVEN HUMANE. THIS CONTRACT NEGOTIATION HAS BEEN A WHILE IN THE MAKING, PART PLEA -- FOR THE CONTRACT MONETARY SERVES WISE, AND IN QUITE SOME TIME. AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND WE'LL GET TO THE NEW STUFF. AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE BEEN IN THE CONTRACT WITH HAVEN SINCE 1982 TO PROVIDE ANIMAL REGULATIONS SERVES FOR THE CITY OF REDDING OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE HAVEN EMPLOYEES -- UM, IF THERE'S A NON EMERGENCY, WE'LL ROLE THEM OVER, AND DISPATCH WILL HANDLE THEM THE NEXT DAY. FOR CONDUCTING THE PAROLE IN THE CITY, FOR RETRIEVING THE ANIMALS, OR ANIMALS MAKING A NUISANCE IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S CATS, RABBITS, AND ROOSTERS. TO ADMINISTER THE QUARANTINES. LIKE BITES, TO PICK UP DEAD ANIMALS ON THE ROADWAYS. WE ALSO WORK WITH THEM TO PROVIDE DOG LICENSING, AND ADVERTISING AND PURCHASING OF ALL SURPRISE INCLUDING THE TAGS THAT'S ALL ON THEM. AND OUR CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, REDDING ALREADY DOES THOSE THINGS, PRIOR TO 2010, THERE WAS A 15 YEAR AGREEMENT IN PLACE FROM 2000 TO 2015 FOR ANIMAL REGULATIONS AND SHELTER SERVES. THERE'S AN INCREASE OF EXPECTATIONS OF THE SHELTER WHICH BEGAN IN THE YEAR OF 2000. AND THEY BUILT THAT SHELTER AND PIVOT BACK. THAT LOAN WAS RESOLVED IN 2007 IN 2010 THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN CONTRACT ABOUT IT. HALFWAY THROUGH THAT 15 YEAR. TAKING 24 THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT. THAT MONEY WAS NEVER PUT BACK THEN. AND SINCE THEN, IT'S ONLY REALLY INCREASED BY C P I. WE BUDGET ABOUT, 3 PERCENT EVERY YEAR FOR JUST EASE OF FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL BE. THAT INCLUDES THE CONTRACT AND SHELTER SERVICES. SO SOME OF THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS THAT ARE COMING WITH THIS CONTRACT IS, UM, THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR HELP AND ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY AND FERAL CAT PROBLEMS. HAVEN IS WORKING ON BEING NO KILL ZONE. BUT BECAUSE OF SOME YOUTH NIGHT SPECIALIZATIONS, THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT. TYPICALLY TO HELP THOSE FOLKS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN BEING ABLE TO FINANCIALLY AFFORD -- THEIR PETS. INCREASED DISPATCH AND PAROLE HOURS FOR ANIMAL REGULATIONS. THE OFFICERS ARE HERE, THIS IS SHOWING, 8 A M. TO 5 P M. PREVIOUS CONTRACTS ARE NEGOTIATED TO RUN 130 HOURS A YEAR. THAT'S SIGNIFICANT TO HAVE THE DISPATCH IN PAROLING THE COMMUNITIES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TARGETED MARKETING OF THE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITY STAFF. AND THEN, ADJUSTING THE CONTRACT TO COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT CITY'S PHYSICAL YEAR THAT IS FOR MAINTAINING THE COST. HAVING THE C P I, IT WAS WEIRD TO BUDGET THAT ENTIRE YEAR, SO NOW WE CHANGED THAT, AND THEN ALSO WE DESIGNATED THEM AS THE CITY'S EMERGENCY SERVES PROVIDER. I THINK MUTUAL AID FOR ANIMAL AID -- IT ALLOWS US TO APPLY FOR FUNDS ON THEIR BEHALF THROUGH FEMA AND THE TIMES OF DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAP NEUTER RELEASE PROGRAM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF CITIES ARE MOVING TO. THEY ARE SAYING THAT EUTHANIZING CATS THAT ARE ON THE STREET IS NOT HELPING. YOU CAN TRAP FERAL CATS, YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THEM, AND YOU'RE RELEASING THE CATS BACK TO THE NATURAL HABITAT. BUT IT ALLOWS THE CAT TO STOP REPRODUCING, AND IT IS PROVING THAT THOSE FERAL CATS DON'T LIVE AS LONG AS. SO YOU'RE CUTTING DOWN THAT POPULATION AS IT GOES. WE HAVE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SPEND THEIR OWN FUNDS TO DO IT. IT IS PRICEY TO DO IT, SO THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS THEM TO, UM, OR IT BUILDS IN THE COST OF TAKING CARE OF 8 CATS PER WEEK, WHICH IS 415 CATS PER YEAR, SO THAT THEY CAN DO THOSE OUTSIDE OF WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DOING THAT. WITH THE VET STAFF. THE PUBLIC VOUCHERS THAT WE HAVE, ALREADY A PORTION OF EVERY LICENSE FEE THAT EVERYBODY GETS FOR THEIR DOG, FOR THE SPAY AND NEUTER FUND, THOSE ARE TRANSLATED TO THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR SPAY AND NEUTERING. IT IS LIMITED. SO THEY ARE NOT GETTING A LOT OF VOUCHERS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ANIMALS AND PETS THAT ARE NOT VACCINATED OR SPAYED AND NEUTERED. THAT CONTRACT BUILDS INTO THE CONTRACT SOME ADDITIONAL VOUCHERS TO BE USED FOR SPAY AND NEUTERING FOR THE CITIZENS OF REDDING. FOR THE CITY OF THE SHASTA LAKE CITY. SO THIS WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO VACCINATE AND LICENSE. WHILE THIS CANNOT BE USED FOR VACCINATING, IT WILL TAKE AWAY THE OTHER COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHY PET OWNERSHIP SO THAT THEY ARE ONLY PAYING FOR THE VACCINES AND NOT HAVING THE SPAY AND NEUTER. THERE'S 150 VOUCHERS IN 150 VOUCHERS THE REASON THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT COSTS OR VALUES, THAT CATS AND DOGS COST DIFFERENTLY, WHETHER YOU'RE SPAYING OR NEUTERING, SO THIS ALLOWS US TO HELP MORE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SO HAVE A HEALTHY PET OWNERSHIP. ONLINE LICENSE PURCHASE AND RENEWAL. THE ONLY PLACE THAT YOU HAVE THIS IS IN HAVEN. THIS WILL ACTUALLY OPEN IT UP SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT ONLINE AND IT MAKES IT EASIER. WE SELL ROUGHLY, 3 THOUSAND LICENSES A YEAR, THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THAT INTERNAL GOAL, AND 5 THOUSAND LICENSES PER YEAR, AND THIS WILL GET US CLOSER TO THAT. AND THE CONTRACT ALSO SPECIFIES THE REMINDER NOTICES. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT WAS NOT WREN IN THE CONTRACT IN THE PAST, AND RECEIVING A DELINQUENT NOTICE. SO THIS BUILDS THE PROCESS TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE FOLKS TO HAVE THAT PROCESS. SO, LOOKING AT 2020 CONTRACT COSTS, THE COST OF THIS CONTRACT IS INCREASED TO REFLECT THE NEW EXPECTATIONS, AND INCREASES IN MINIMUM WAGE WHICH ARE IMPORTANT. AND IT'S HAD A HUGE IMPACT FOR HAVEN AND MOST OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE MINIMUM WAGE. AND THE GENUINE CREASE IN POPULATION AS YOU CAN IMAGINE HAS GROWN IN SIZE, AND HAVING COMMERCIAL SPACES. SO ESSENTIALLY FOR JANUARY OF 2021. IT'S (INDISCERNIBLE) BECAUSE OF SOME CONTRACT SAVINGS WE HAD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN -- IT REALLY EQUATES TO ABOUT, 19 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PHYSICAL BUDGET. AND THEN IT'S 821801 AND THERE AFTER. THERE'S C P I INCREASES IN JULY AS WE DID BEFORE. WITH THE ADDITIONAL 2 PERCENT OVER C P I OVER, 2022. TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MINIMAL INCREASES. THESE COSTS WILL -- ARE INCLUSIVE SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CONTRACT DOES IS WE NO LONGER HAVE SHELTER COSTS, IT'S ALL TOGETHER. AND IT'S EASY TO SEE, WE'RE NOT PAYING SEPARATELY FOR DOG LICENSING. AND WE'RE STILL RECEIVING MONEY FOR THE LICENSES. AS FAR AS REVENUE AND UM, FINES AND CITATIONS AND THAT SORT OF THEY CAN. WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE AND WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS, THAT YOU HAVE. I BELIEVE THAT MARK HAS CALLED IN. I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN HEAR US. >> SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM, HE CAN GET HIM ON THE PHONE IF YOU NEED, BUT I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU. FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, I NO HE THAT YOU WORKED HEAVILY WITH HAVEN HUMANE TO GET THE ON LIEN LICENSING, I THINK THAT YOU LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. >> I MAY HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT TRAPPING ROOSTERS. >> JANELLE HANDLES WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS, SO SHE'S OUR REGULARLY AN ONLY AND MANAGES THIS CONTRACT. >> VICE MAYOR, SHREDER. >> I WANT TO ADD, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE REPORTS HERE. AND FOR WORKING ON UPDATING THINGS. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ADDING THE ADDITIONAL LOW COST HEALTH VACCINATION CLINICS. I APPRECIATE THOSE THINGS IN THESE TIMES. SO -- I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THE CONTRACT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO 9.5 B, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT WITH THE WESTERN AREA FOR BASE RESOURCE ELECTRIC SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN DO YOURS IN THREE. >> I CAN DO IT IN TWO AND EIGHT. BUT I NEED SLIDES. >> CONGRATULATIONS HONORABLE MAYOR. >> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. >> (INDISCERNIBLE). >> SINCE THE EARLY, 1960TH. FROM THE WHOLESALE OF POWER CONTRACTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HISTORICALLY BEEN LOW COST. THE CURRENT BASE RESOURCE CONTRACT, WILL TERMINATE THAT. AND RAU CONTRACT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION IN 2019 AND IN THE PREFERRED SCENARIO. SO THE BASE RESOURCE WHICH IS SHOWN BY THE BLUE LINE THE LOWER LINE THERE. PROJECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 30 YEAR CONTRACT. {READING DOCUMENT}. SO THE KEY PROVISIONS, REDDING WILL RECEIVE THE ALLOCATION FOR THE BASE RESOURCES ENERGY AND CAPACITY. REDDINGS COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE 96 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LIFE 396 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, REDDING WILL EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR MARCH 16, 2020 DEADLINE. AND THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025{READING DOCUMENT}RECOMMENDATIONS: >> I'M VERY IMPRESSED. >> (LAUGHTER). >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. >> A MOTION, OUR FIRST, AND OUR SECOND? I'LL SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ARE YOU THE NEXT ONE ALSO? >> YES, YOU'RE THE NEXT ONE, 9.5 C. >> SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AT THE TIME WHERE RAU IS BEING CAUGHT UP WITH THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THIS ITEM IS DESCRIBED AS ADDITIONAL STAFFING{READING DOCUMENT}. THE FIRST ROUND WAS THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY AND GEE GRAPHAL SYSTEMS LAST YEAR. THE LAST MEETING, YOU APPROVED FOUR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITH THE EXISTING JOB CLASS CLASSIFICATIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WITH THE ANNUAL ONGOING COST. TONIGHT IS THE THIRD AND HOPEFULLY LAST RELATED ORGANIZATIONAL REQUEST AND IT HAS THE NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND CLASSIFIED EXISTING UNDERSTANDS, AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS, AS WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS WHERE THE COSTS WILL BE INCLUDED. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE TAKEN EXTREME MEASURES WHICH HAS HAD POSITIVE OUTCOMES, AND THE INCREASED PROGRAMS, AND OPERATING COSTS AND I'M PROVED CUSTOMER SERVES, THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS, OUR RATES WERE THE SAME IN 2014 HOWEVER AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE ARE HAVING THE INCREASING OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY. AS WE DID, WE PUT THE MAJOR ISSUES IN R U BUCKETS. {READING DOCUMENT}. REFERRING TO CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE LAWS AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WILL JUMP TO THE LAST BUCKET. >> OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE CONCERNS THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OWNER AND TRANSMISSION OPERATOR AND PLANNER, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LIABILITY -- AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION BY THE WESTERN COORDINATING COUNSELOR W E K. R E U FAILURE TO{READING DOCUMENT}. IN THE NEXT 17 TO 2 TWO MONTHS, WE NEED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO GET THE WORK DONE, AND TO WORK IN THE NEW PARADIGM, IF YOU APPROVE THE NEW ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, WE WILL WORK QUALIFIED TO HAVE THE STAFF TO FILL THEM. THESE POSITIONS ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THAT YOU APPROVED AND THE CONTRACT AND THE OTHER SERVES THAT ARE CRUCIAL NOT ONLY MEETING THE DEADLINES ALONG THE WAY. WHILE SOME JOB CLASSIFICATIONS ARE FOR HIRING THE ADDITIONAL STAFF. GENERAL JOB SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE MORE ADDITIONAL ONES, AND IT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO BE MORE SURGICAL WHEN THEY ADDRESS THE MARKET AND COMPASSION ISSUES, WHICH IT WILL PROVIDE FUTURE COSTS SAVINGS, TO MANY OF THE SALARIES FOR THE APPROVED CONTRACTS, AND TO ESTABLISH MARKET BASE SALARIES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND ASK TO APPROVE. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR? >> VICE MAYOR SHREDER? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. >> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A VOTE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MOVING ON TO 9.6 B. UM, DIRECTOR *NEEMER. CONSIDERING THE VACANT LAND PROCEDURAL AGREEMENTS, PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4710 AND 4950 SHASTA DRIVE. >> FOR THE RECORD, I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS MATTER, SINCE I OWN PROPERTY IN THIS VICINITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND OUR NEWEST LITTLE GRASSHOPPER. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU A CUP OF DIFFERENT TIMES, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE GREATEST OFFER AT -- REFERRING TO SOME NEW OR NEWER STATE REGULATIONS REQUIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF THERE'S TEN OR MORE LOTS, WHEN WE SHARE THAT WITH THE DEVELOPER HE SAID THAT WHEN WE REVISE THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD MORE LOTS AND THAT REVISED THE TOTAL THE PER LOT, SAYING, OVER 16 THOUSAND, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE'RE IN THIS DEAL WITH THE PARTICULAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED TO BE IN A SCHOOL PARK, IN LIEU OF THE PARK FEES, AND SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPER. ON A LARGER MORE SUIT I BELIEVE SITE FOR THAT SCHOOL PARK LOCATION. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? >> YOU WIN THE QUICKEST RACE. >> I'M A LITTLE BIT COMPETITIVE. >> BUT ANYBODY ELSE AFTER THIS, CAN STILL TRY TO BEAT ME. >> JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT. 9.6 D. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF TWO RESOLUTIONS RENAMING RIVER LAND AND HENDERSON OPEN SPACE AREA. >> THIS IS AN ITEM LONG AND COMING. >> I'M SORRY. ONE MOMENT. SORRY, WE WERE SO FAST. >> I'M PROUD TO BE BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD, AND WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH THE ADVISORY COMMISSION, AND THE CITY HAS -- TWO OF THE OPEN SPACE AREAS ALONG THE RIVER THAT WE CURRENTLY REFER TO AS THE HENDERSON OPEN SPACE, NAMED AFTER THE STREETS THAT THEY ARE SITUATED ON. WE CONSULTED WITH JACK POTTER, AND THE HENDERSON OPEN SPACE, BE RECOMMENDED TO NEWER POND. ASK THAT'S BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE JUST CONSTRUCTED A NEW CHANNEL THROUGH THE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SALMON BEING ABLE TO HAVE IT MORE PRODUCTIVELY THERE. AND RIVER LAND DRIVE OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS OFF OF *NYTON ROAD. THAT ONE IS A SIGNIFICANT SITE THERE'S A WELL STUDY ON THAT. AND GIVE TRAVIS A BIG SHOUT OUT. HE HAS A MASTERS IN HISTORY IT CAME THROUGH, AND A LOT OF GOOD HISTORY OF BOTH OF THESE LOCATIONS, AND THE RECOMMENDATION THERE IS TO RENAME RIVER LAND DRIVE TO *KOOMBAY *SHAREEL AND THAT'S TRANSLATED TO SHADY OAK VILLAGE WHICH IS THE LITERAL TRANSLATION OF WHAT THE VILLAGE WAS CALLED WHEN IT WAS INHABITED. SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION AND COMING UP NEXT IS UM, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO OPENING HENDERSON NOW, IN THE OPEN SPACE AFTER APPROXIMATELY, 12 YEARS OF WORK AND UM, WE'RE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT AND TO GET THE MOST PEOPLE THERE, UM, TO BE, UTILIZING IT, AND IN ITS BEAUTY, AND THE OFF LEASH DOG USE. TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF DRAWING AND A CONSTANT STREAM OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EARLY EVENING 78 DAYS A WEEK, AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN ABOUT UM CONFLICTS BETWEEN BIKES AND DOGS AT TURTLE BAY EAST THIS IS EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, TURTLE BAY EAST IS LOCATED IN A TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF DOWNTOWN, AND ALSO, FROM, NORTH *BACHELLY. AND THERE'S A PREEXISTING JUMP AREA THAT PRE DATES THE TRAIL, AND IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO IT THERE. AND HOWEVER, UM, N O I R PAWN IS A STAND ALONE -- THERE'S NOT A LOT OF -- WE DON'T LIKE TO BANNED IT, BUT DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. TO ATTRACT THE USERS. AND STARTING OUT AT THIS TIME, WITHOUT BIKES IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT COMES BACK FROM THE FUTURE AND TAKE AWAY ONCE IT'S THERE. AND SAYING THAT IT'S A HARDER DISCUSSION AND A DECISION, AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE C SACK MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH WE HEARD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH SOME RESERVATIONS ON THAT. WE'RE PRIORITIZING, UM, DOG USERS AND IN A HOPE TO REALLY GET A LOT OF USE AT THIS OPEN SPACE AREA AS WE RE-OPEN IT, AND WE REINTRODUCE IT FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REVISIT, WITH THAT, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE TWO RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU, AND ONE IS RENAMING THE TWO SPACES AND THE SECOND IS, BANNING BICYCLES AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> VICE MAYOR, SHREDER. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS, AND THANK YOU TO THE, COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION, I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, ONE IS THAT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE SHARING THE TURTLE BAY EAST, AND IT'S REALLY ENVISIONED OR PLANNED WITH THE DIFFERENT PURPOSE OR -- IT'S NEXT TO A BIKE CORRIDOR THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A BIKE CORRIDOR SO WHEN THERE'S A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONFLICT WITH PETS, IT'S LIKE -- IT'S UM -- MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN THERE, THAN ANYWHERE ELSE, AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE BICYCLISTS AND PET OWNERS, EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR, UM -- APPRECIATING THAT AREA TOGETHER. AND I WRITTEN MY BIKE DOWN THERE, AND IT'S A LOVELY SPOT, AND I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME UM EXCLUDEING USES UM, I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IT'S HARDER TO LET SOMETHING HAPPEN AND THEN TAKE IT BACK. BUT I HAVE THIS VISION IN MY MIND, BECAUSE I GREW UP IN REDDING. AND I GREW UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF SACRAMENTO. WHERE YOU HAVE FAMILIES DOWN THERE. AND SMALL CHILDREN WITH THEIR BIKES, LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE. AND GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER AND IT'S A NICE LOVELY AREA, AND SO, I WOULD JUST -- I WOULD JUST OFFER THAT, THAT I AM HESITANT TO SAY, LET'S EXCLUDE BIKES, SO I'M HOPING THAT WHEN YOU DO THE PLANNING. THAT WE PLAN IN ATTENDING ON HE OWE AND ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN JUST THE USE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WITH THE PATHS OR WHATEVER THEY ARE -- OR THE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SO THAT THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE MEANSES OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN A SAFE WAY, AND I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE NAME CHANGE. I THINK THAT IT'S A VERY -- I LIKE TO THINK -- BY RECOGNIZING THE PAST GOING FORWARD, AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING. I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE RESPECTFUL OF UM -- IF YOU'RE A DOG OWNER, YOU NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE DOWN THERE. AND UM, I'M IN SUPPORT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AT SOME POINT WE MAY REVISIT USING BIKES, ALLOWING THE BIKES RATHER, ASK HE IS ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG FAMILIES. I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT IT'S PART OF WHAT THEY SAID, IT'S NOT ON A BIKE CORRIDOR PER SE, BUT LET'S SAY THAT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO ENVISION WHERE THE FREE BRIDGE WAS TO CONNECT THAT PART OF THE TOWN TO THE EAST SIDE, AND IT WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH END OF LA MARINA, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR, SHREDER FOR YOUR COMMENTS, AND THANK YOU, UM, DIRECTOR *NEEMER. IT WAS QUITE LIVELY, AND I WAS ON THE SITE OF ALLOWING THE BIKES THERE, IN THE BEGINNING BUT HEARING THE PEOPLE THINK, AND REALLY THINKING IT THROUGH, ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE DOWN THERE A LOT OF THE TIME, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WITH THE DOGS OFF LEASH CAN GO. AND DOGS ARE REALLY POPULAR. I SUPPORT THAT CHANGE SO I'M ALSO, UM, REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE NOD AND TO THE WIND TWO HERITAGE IN THE WIND. THAT'S VERY VERY MEANINGFUL TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO GOOD CHOICE. >> WE HEARD FROM CHAIRMAN POTTER THAT ON BEHALF OF THE TRIBE THAT THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT CONSIDERATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. >> IN LIGHT OF THAT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT BOTH OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. >> PERFECT. I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? VOTE? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO 9.TEN B. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SOLICITATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVES CONSULTANTS TO THE OPERATIONS TO CONVERT THE EXISTING LEGACY SOFTWARE TO NOT ENTER PRICING SYSTEM. DIRECTOR CLARKE, THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. WE HAVE AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION TOPIC. SOMETHING THAT WE STRUGGLED WITH FOR QUITE SOME TIME, FOR PROBABLY TEN-YEARS, WE STRUGGLED WITH THIS. AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION GOING FORWARD, AND TALKING ABOUT IS AN OPERATING SYSTEM, IS AND THE CURRENT LEGACY, IS THE PAYROLL SYSTEM, AND IT'S A PROCUREMENT, ON WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT OVERTIME. FOR THE RISK HERE. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PARTNERS IN THE INDUSTRY THAT HAVE MOVED TO UM, WHAT'S CALLED AN URBAN SYSTEM. WHICH IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS AN OUTSIDE SYSTEM, OUTSIDE OF OUR PURVIEW SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ADOPTING THAT NEW SOFTWARE BETWEEN OUR PURVIEW BUT IT WILL BE HOUSED BUT IN THE CLOUD. SO THERE'S A LOT OF FACETS TO THAT WHICH INCLUDE THINGS LIKE, WHO OWNS THE DATA GOING FORWARD. SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IT, AND THESE TYPES OF CONVERSIONS TAKE FIVE TO TEN-YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH. AND WE TALKED TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND THINGS HAVE GONE WELL, BUT WE FEEL WHAT WE WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW IS MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR AN -- FOR PERMISSION TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. IT'S COMPLICATED. AND NONE OF US FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THIS ON OUR OWN OR SHOULD DO THIS ON OUR OWN. IT'S A DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT US FOR YEARS TO COME. BUT WE CONTINUE TO PUT IT OFF. AND OFF, AND OFF. AND WE HAVE HAD HAD STRUGGLES WITH HIRING PROGRAMMERS TO WORKING ON THE CURRENT SYSTEM, AND OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS LABOR INTENSIVE. IT'S A WORK COURSE, AND VERY RELIABLE. BUT WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY RECRUITING PROGRAMMER THE, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2 AND A HALF PROGRAMMER THE, AND THE AVERAGE AGE OF THIS GROUP PUTS US AT A VOLNERABLE POSITION AND WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TODAY FOR NOT TO EXCEED 150 THOUSAND. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CONSULTANT WILL DETERMINE THAT AMOUNT WHETHER OR NOT ALL OF OUR APPLICATIONS OR -- WILL BE LOOKED AT OR SOME OF THEM. AGAIN GENERAL LEDGER, PAYROLL, TIME IN ATTENDANCE, AND PROCUREMENT. IT HAS A CAPABILITY OF THE LAND USE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AS WELL AS, UM, UTILITIES. SO -- WE'RE ASKING TO YOU ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TODAY, TO COME TO AN INFORMED EDUCATED DECISION GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, I TOTALLY AGREE TO BE MAKING THIS DECISION NOW, RATHER THAN KICKING IT DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN. BECAUSE WHEN WE -- SO I'M SUPPORTING THAT, SO I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT. ESPECIALLY -- >> IS GREAT. AND IT PASSES. >> SO FOR THE BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT FUNDS WHICH WE ROLLED OUT QUICKLY, AND HAD IT DISTRIBUTED WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. ABOUT 3 AND A HALF WEEKS. WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT. THEY ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HOW GREAT THE GRANTS WERE. THEY MOVED TO DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS TO MANEUVER THROUGH THIS TIME, THEY MOVED LOCATIONS, AND I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF O