City Council Meeting 2/3/2025

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS NOW 7:00. I WOULD ASK MADAME CITY CLERK IF YOU CAN PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATIONS IN THE PACKET WERE PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE AGENDA. PROCLAMATIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AS APPROPRIATE. FOR FOR THE INSPIRE PITTSBURG 2024 PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, IT WILL BE AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER REMARKS. MR. CITY MANAGER? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL AWARE I PLAN ON WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR TO CREATE TWO AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE TO REVIEW ANY DIFFERENCES IN HOUSING AND TENANT LANDLORD POLICIES SUCH AS JUST CAUSE EVICTION BUT EXCLUSIVE OF RENT CONTROL. THE SECOND AD HOC WOULD BE TO REVIEW SEVERAL UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AS APPROPRIATE. AND I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ANY OTHER UPDATES AND REMARKS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE CITY'S GOALSETTING WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FIBBER 28, HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THAT IS FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, IN OBSERVATION OF LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, AND ON MONDAY, FAIRBURY 17th, FOR WASHINGTON/ PRESIDENTS' DAY. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS ITEM IS FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT UNDER COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. THERE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE ITEMS, BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. YOU WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. >> WE DO, MAYOR. STEPHANIE ? >> OKAY. AND I TRY MY BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT MY TENANTS MAINTAIN THEIR YARDS, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN. I DRIVE BY. SO ONE OF THE RENTAL HOMES ON GOFF AVENUE HAS CURRENTLY A SQUATTER THAT HAS MOVED IN NEXT DOOR. I KNOW YOU GUYS CANNOT DO MUCH ABOUT IT. I AM KIND OF SPEAKING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET THAT DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH . AND I AM HERE TO ALSO SPEAK FOR THEM. I DON'T CURRENTLY LIVE THERE BUT I OWN THE HOME NEXT TO THE HOME WHERE THE SQUATTERS ARE URINATING ON MY FENCE . THEY ARE DRIVING SOME OLD, RATTY TRAILER INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT , HOLLOWING IN AND OUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD FEEL LIVING NEXT TO YOU. PEOPLE ON THE BLOCK ARE SCARED. I PERSONALLY CALLED THE POLICE FIVE TIMES, MAYBE, THIS WEEKEND. I'VE ENCOURAGED THE NEIGHBORS TO CALL THE POLICE. I HAVE BEEN DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TWO OR THREE TIMES . WE NEED HELP. I KNOW THAT WITHOUT AN OWNER BEING ABLE TO SAY, HEY, THESE PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE, WE CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT -- BUT WE KIND OF NEED SOME HELP . THIS BRINGS DOWN MY RENT VALUE , MY HOME VALUE IF I NEEDED TO SELL THE HOME . FORGET ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE IN NEXT DOOR NOW. SO I FEEL I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY IS DOING HERE. I'M NOT SURE --I'M NOT BEEN TO A MEETING , AND I WOULD LIKE TO COME MORE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO CLEAN THE CITY UP. I REPORT DEBRIS, WEEDS GROWING. I KNOW THEM. THEY KNOW ME. BUT, NUMBER ONE, I'M HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT SQUATTERS, ESPECIALLY THE ONE NEXT TO MY HOME , AND IF ANYTHING, WHAT IS THE CITY DOING TO CLEAN THE CITY UP? AND THEN WE AS LANDLORDS --WE PAY THE CITY $60 PER RENTAL . THERE IS ALSO A BUSINESS LICENSE THAT I HAVE TO PAY . I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY GOES. BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE CITY TO CLEAN IT UP YOU MIKE I REALLY CARE EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIVE HERE. I OWN HOMES HERE. I MAINTAIN NICE RENTALS. SO PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK. AND I PROBABLY EXCEEDED THE THREE MINUTES, BUT I APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU. >> NO MORE SPEAKERS, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT CAME FORWARD, ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU THIS EVENING. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. >> WHAT DO YOU DO? RIGHT HERE YOU TALK? >> YES. YOU CAN GO AHEAD. RIGHT THERE. THEY WILL GET THE MICROPHONE SITUATED FOR YOU. PERFECT. YEAH. WE LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE WHOLE CITY OF PITTSBURG TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IN RETURN WILL SAVE ON OUR ROADS AND OUR ACCIDENTS , AND PEOPLE GETTING HURT. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU. MADAME CITY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> NO MORE SPEAKERS, MAYOR. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO REPORT OUT ON ANY SUBCOMMITTEES. TO DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY SUBCOMMITTEES TO REPORT OUT THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION ITEM. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAHER AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S FIRST CONSIDERATION ITEM IS SEVEN CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS TO FIND DEVELOPERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR THE SAN MARCO TUSCANY MEADOWS , TRANS BAY CABLE, EDGEWATER, SKY RANCH , MONTREUX, AND COLUMBIA SOLAR. A PRESENTATION . TAKE IT AWAY, MAURICE. >> GOOD EVENING , MAYOR KILLINGS, COUNCIL MEMBERS. STATE LAW REQUIRES JURISDICTIONS TO CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY . FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024 , STAFF CONDUCTED REVIEWS OF SEVEN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS , INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. SOUTHWEST SAN MARCO. TUSCANY MEADOWS SUBDIVISION. TRANS BAY CABLE , EDGEWATER DEVELOPMENT, SKY RANCH TWO SUBDIVISION. MONTREUX SUBDIVISION, AND COLUMBIA SOLAR. STAFF HAS FOUND EACH OF THESE -- >> CLARIFICATION. SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION . I JUST WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION AS ONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS I DO LIVE IN , SO I THINK I WOULD JUST RECUSE MYSELF JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THIS. SO I AM GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM BECAUSE OF INTEREST AND RULE PROPERTY . ONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS I STAY IN. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO VICE MAYOR FOR THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. UNDERSTANDING IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY BUT JUST BECAUSE I DID NOT ASK BEFORE HAND, I WOULD JUST RECUSE MYSELF. >> OKAY, SO, MAURICE, CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU. STAFF HAS FOUND EACH DEVELOPMENT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND AS SUCH RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FINDING GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER --COMPLIANCE AS APPROPRIATE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE WHOLE CITY OF PITTSBURG AND THE LOCATION OF EACH OF THE SEVEN DEVELOPMENTS . AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VERY TOP, TRANS BAY CABLE , AND THEN EDGEWATER DEVELOPMENT . IT IS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN . AND THEN COLUMBIA SOLAR. AND THEN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT IS THE SAN MARCO SUBDIVISION , FOLLOWED BY MONTREUX , WHICH HAS NOT BEEN BUILT YET. SKY RANCH, WHICH ALSO HAS NOT BEEN BUILT YET. TUSCANY MEADOWS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A DIFFERENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SAN MARCO DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 639 ACRES LOCATED ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS SOUTHWEST CITY BOUNDARY . THE DEVELOPER MAY CONSTRUCT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 2938 RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL . THE PLOT PLANS CONTINUE TO BE REVIEWED FOR CONFORMANCE . AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PERIOD OF REVIEW , VILLAGES A, D, J, K, AND L HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. VILLAGE D [ INAUDIBLE ] IS NEAR COMPLETION. AND A PORTION OF IT IS UNDERDEVELOPMENT . VILLAGES C, N, AND O HAVE NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET. 2000 HOMES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PERMITTING STAGE . A LARGE PORTION HAS BEEN BUILT OUT. THE SAN MARCO EXTENSION --AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. REVIEW OF CONFORMANCE . THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VALID FOR 39 YEARS FROM JULY OF 1993 TO OCTOBER OF 2032. THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT IS THE MONTREUX DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 165 ACRES AND IT IS PROPOSED TO BE SUBDIVIDED INTO 351 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. RETENTION PARCELS . THREE OPEN SPACE PARCELS AND ONE WATER RESERVOIR LOCATED AT THE WEST SIDE [ INAUDIBLE ] SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS SUBDIVISION. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS SLOTTED FOR 16 YEARS FROM DECEMBER 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2031. THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT SITE IS THE SKY RANCH DEVELOPMENT . IT IS A NEW SUBDIVISION INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 415 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ON 156 -ACRE SITE. THE DEVELOPER HAS SUBMITTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED. THE DEVELOPER HAS A REPORT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW . THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VALID FOR 20 YEARS , STARTING FROM JULY OF 2017 THROUGH 2037. THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT IS TUSCANY MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT . IT IS A NEW SUBDIVISION INVOLVING 917 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF 353 MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS . 193.6 -ACRE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VALID FOR 25 YEARS FROM FEBRUARY OF 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY OF 2043. THE EDGEWATER DEVELOPMENT IS MOSTLY COMPLETED . IT INVOLVES 62 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS . THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS 10 YEARS FROM MARCH OF 2018 THROUGH MARCH OF 2028 . THE NEXT SITE IS THE COLUMBIA SOLAR PROJECT. THIS IS A COMPLETED PROJECT CONSISTING OF 20 MEGAWATT AC SOLAR POWER GENERATION FACILITY ON APPROXIMATELY 150 ACRE SITE. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VALID FOR 20 YEARS FROM MAY 2013 THROUGH MAY 2033. FINALLY, THE TRANS BAY CABLE DEVELOPMENT IS AN UNDERWATER HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT , AND IT INVOLVES TRANSMISSION CABLES . FACILITIES THAT TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL POWER AND PROVIDE DEDICATED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EAST BAY AND NORTH AND SOUTH . THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS SLOTTED FOR 30 YEARS FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 2036. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT SEVEN RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PLANS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION . STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DOES THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> IF I COULD --YOU CAN DO ONE MOTION TO DO ALL SEVEN SO THAT WAY YOU'RE NOT REPEATING THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER FOR ALL SEVEN RESOLUTIONS. IF YOU DESIRE. >> OKAY. >> WE DO HAVE A COMMENT. MR. BRUCE OLSEN. >> GOOD EVENING. BRUCE OLSEN. RESIDENT OF PITTSBURG. EAST COUNTY'S MR. BICYCLE. I AM INTERESTED IN THE EDGEWATER DEVELOPMENT ON PAGE 65 IT'S ITEM 3.12 . IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BICYCLE SHARE STATION . THE DEVELOPERS DIRECTED TO CONTRIBUTE $9000 PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS STARTING WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT STARTS , BUT THIS ITEM IS NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A BIKE-SHARE FACILITY. THE BICYCLE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SAY FIVE YEARS TIMES $9000 A YEAR IS $45,000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT COULD GO TOWARD CREATING OUR BICYCLE SHARE FACILITY HERE IN PITTSBURG. I'M SURE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT DEVELOPERS ARE WANTING TO DO AGREEMENTS WITH US . AND WE WANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING STOCK. AND SO I LIKE THAT IT IS COMING TO FRUITION SO THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING FOR THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEIR STARTING OUT, IN THE MIDDLE, RETIRING, WHATEVER. WE WILL HAVE THOSE IN THE FUTURE. SO I APPRECIATE SEEING THAT. THEN ALSO THE BUSINESS CAPABILITIES FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE ARE GOING TO NEED AS OUR POPULATION GROWS. WE ARE TARGETED TO HAVE 100,000 PEOPLE BY 2040 IN THE CITY, AND SO THIS IS A WAY TO GET US THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL ? DO WE HAVE A MOTION ? >> THANK YOU, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE SEVEN RESOLUTIONS FINDING GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECTIVE D.A.S AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE AS APPROPRIATE. >> THANK YOU. AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KOBATA. >> I SECOND THAT . CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE THREE VOTES FOR THE MOTION AND ONE RECUSAL FROM MAYOR KILLINGS. THANK YOU. I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR ADAMS. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. MR. CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS ONE OF MY MORE [ INAUDIBLE ] THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS THE SECOND CONSIDERATION, WHICH IS ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. NOW, I'M GOING TO JUMP IN BEFORE ALLISON DOES A WONDERFUL JOB WITH HER PRESENTATION HERE, BUT I HAVE BEEN WAITING EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED IN '97. I HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR A CONDO UNIT TO BE CONVERTED FROM APARTMENT TO CONDO , BUT I'M STILL NOT THERE YET, SO I'M HOPING ALLISON AND JOHN WILL BE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF THIS YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SINCE 1986. WE ARE REALLY HOPING YOU GUYS CAN BRING IT TO FRUITION. SO, ALLISON, YOUR PRESENTATION, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR KILLINGS, VICE MAYOR ADAMS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ALLISON SPELLS, SENIOR PLANNER COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. IN 1986, TITLE 17 OF PITTSBURG MUNICIPAL CODE, THE CITY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WAS AMENDED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF APARTMENT UNITS THAT CAN BE CONVERTED ANNUALLY TO CONDOMINIUMS . THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO SET THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS ALLOWED FOR CONVERSION AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY YEAR. CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS CAN DRIVE UP RENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA . ONCE A BUILDING IS CONVERTED INTO A CONDOMINIUM AND SOLD, NEW PROPERTY OWNERS MAY CHOOSE TO RAISE RENT. EXISTING OWNERS WHO REMAIN IN THE AREA MIGHT FACE HIGHER COSTS WHEN COMPETING FOR AVAILABLE UNITS. SO FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS, THE CITY COUNCIL 'S ADOPTED POLICY ALLOWED EXISTING MULTI FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING STOCK TO BE CONVERTED TO CONDOMINIUMS ANNUALLY , HOWEVER, NO CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED SINCE 2006. THE CURRENT NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE MULTI FAMILY HOUSING RENTAL UNITS IN THE CITY AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 2024, IS 4977. IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO AGREE TO CONTINUE TO CARRY FORWARD THE 10% MAXIMUM POLICY AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF, THEN THERE WOULD BE 497 UNITS ELIGIBLE IN 2025 FOR CONVERSION TO INDIVIDUALLY OWNED CONDOMINIUM UNITS. STAFF CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THAT THE 10% MAXIMUM POLICY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONVERSIONS APPROVED SINCE 2006 . THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION RETAINING A 10% CONVERSION POLICY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW MAXIMUM 497 APARTMENT UNITS TO BE CONVERTED TO CONDOMINIUMS IN 2025. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. >> I CAN JUMP IN MR. MAYOR. THAT ITEM WAS RESCINDED 2006. I STILL STAND BY THAT. I'M WAITING TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS --ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE , OKAY. VICE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. HAVE WE EVER GONE ABOVE THE 10% IN OUR HISTORY ? >> NO. NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. >> OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. >> NOT EVEN CLOSE. >> NOT EVEN CLOSE? >> NO. >> OKAY. OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION FROM THE VICE MAYOR. I THINK I HAD THE SAME SIMILAR THOUGHT. CONVERSATION ON THE AGENDA ITEM WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STARTER HOMES, THE NEED FOR CONDOS, TOWNHOMES , AND SO SEEING THAT THIS POLICY ESSENTIALLY --I DON'T KNOW IF WE STILL ENCOURAGE IT OR IF THIS IS SOMETHING STATE POLICY IN TERMS OF ALLOWING WHAT COULD BE DONE AT A MAXIMUM , BUT DO WE SEE THIS AS A WAY TO HELP POTENTIALLY DRIVE THAT HOUSING STOCK? I KNOW THERE IS A LOT THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN , SO I GUESS THAT IS JUST THE INQUISITIVE ASPECT OF IT . DO WE EVER FORESEE THAT THERE WOULD BE IN A CONVERSIONS? AND IS THERE A CERTAIN , I GUESS, MARKET, DEMAND, OR ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CREATED TO POTENTIALLY SEE THAT HAPPEN? OR IS THAT ONCE AGAIN WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR --IS IT JUST KIND OF, NO. NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT . AND KEEP IT GOING. BUT IF THERE IS AN APPETITE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TYPE OF HOUSING STOCK IN THE COMMUNITY, IS THIS A POTENTIAL AVENUE OF TRYING TO ENCOURAGE IT THROUGH THE CONVERSION OF CURRENT RENTAL STOCK HERE IN THE CITY ? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT AND QUESTION . YES. I BELIEVE SO. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS APPROVED TWO PROJECTS , ONE IN OCTOBER 2022 , AND ANOTHER IN AUGUST, 2024 , WHICH ENTITLED CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED YET, WHICH IS WHY IT IS NOT INCLUDED. BUT THE FIRST ONE WAS CIVIC STATION . SO THAT IS 81 UNITS ALTOGETHER . AND THEN THE SECOND IS RAILROAD COMMONS, WHICH WOULD BE 14 UNITS ALTOGETHER. >> IF I COULD HIGHLIGHT , EXACTLY TO YOUR POINT AND VICE MAYOR AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS. IT IS JUST ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. CERTAINLY ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES I THINK WE HAVE IS MARKETPLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NEW HOMES ARE 800,000, $1 MILLION, AND THAT IS JUST BEYOND STARTER HOME LEVEL. AND SO SOMETIMES A CONDO OR A DUPLEX --SOMETIMES OTHER TYPES OF HOUSING STOCK OPEN THE DOOR FOR SOME FOLKS TO GET INTO THAT BUILDING UP EQUITY , AND THEN THEY CAN GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO CERTAINLY ANYTIME WE CAN ENCOURAGE ALL THE VARIOUS TYPES OF HOUSING, I THINK IT IS JUST GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A CHOICE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING THE THOUGHT AROUND THAT. I KNOW WE SEE THIS EVERY YEAR. THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD, BUT I KNOW WE ARE HAVING LARGER CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOUSING, SO I JUST WANTED TO AT LEAST HAVE THAT TYPE OF CONVERSATION EVEN AS THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED. WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, MADAM CITY CLERK? >> NO, WE DO NOT. >> SEEING NONE, I WILL BRING THIS BACK BEFORE COUNCIL . BY ALL MEANS, FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD. YOU CAN SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AND FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD TO GIVE TO THE CLERK AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO I HAVE BEEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR 30 YEARS, AND I APPRECIATE PITTSBURG CREATING CONDO CONVERSIONS, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THE CITY A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME . SOME TENANTS DON'T EVEN WANT TO RENT MY HOMES BECAUSE IT IS HERE. THEY FEEL THEY LIVE --THEY DON'T WANT TO COME . THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE . SOME STREETS ARE NOT GREAT. I HAVE STAYED IN AIRBNB HERE THE LAST WEEK , AND JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET, I AM SCARED. AND I HAVE OWNED HOMES HERE FOR 15 OR 18 YEARS. SO I FEEL IT IS GREAT TO CREATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT LET'S MAKE IT A CITY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND HOW CAN WE DO THAT. MAYBE WE HIRE MORE POLICE. MAYBE WE MAKE PEOPLE CLEAN THEIR HOMES UP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT IT IS GREAT TO DO THIS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE . SO THAT IS MY THOUGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL BRING IT BACK BEFORE COUNCIL AND FOR DISCUSSION OR ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE MAYOR, I WILL MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE CITY RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2025. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE MAYOR ADAMS . COUNCIL NUMBER LOPEZ? >> THROUGH THE MAYOR, I SECOND THE MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS TIME , WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, DO ANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR , UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. IF NOT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU, THROUGH THE MAYOR I WILL MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ADAMS. COUNCILMEMBER KOBATA? >> THROUGH THE MAYOR, I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. GO AHEAD AND PASS YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS . ANY COUNCILMEMBER 70 REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND REMARKS, AND WE WILL START WITH COUNCIL NUMBER LOPEZ. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS ON MY MIND TONIGHT. OVER THE WEEKEND AND EVEN TODAY WE HAD A SERIES OF PEACEFUL PROTESTS GOING ON AROUND OUR CITY. IT HAS TO DO WITH NATIONWIDE IMMIGRATION ISSUES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, AND IT IS TOUCHING CLOSE TO HOME BECAUSE PITTSBURG IS HOME TO A LOT OF IMMIGRANTS AND SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ALSO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS . NOT JUST OF LATIN AMERICAN ORIGIN, BUT MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. AND , YOU KNOW, AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE CANNOT REALLY DO MUCH. WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT . A LOT OF THESE LAWS ARE ENACTED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO. BUT AS YOUR COUNCILWOMAN , ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I SEE YOU. I HONOR YOU. I KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SCARED . AND THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. THERE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE UPSET BECAUSE WE SEE PROTESTS . AND WE ARE UPSET THAT WE HAVE UNDOCUMENTED NEIGHBORS HERE WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS. AND THEN THERE'S FAMILIES WHO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL --AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN BORN HERE --AND THEY KNOW NO OTHER HOME. THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME SINCE I WAS BORN. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ANY OTHER HOME. PITTSBURG. I AM A PITTSBURG GIRL. I WAS NEVER REALLY OUTSPOKEN. I WAS ALWAYS INTO MY BOOKS. BUT NOW THAT I AM AN ADULT WOMAN, I HAVE TO SAY, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT STORY. WE CANNOT JUDGE EVERY PERSON AND STEREOTYPE EVERYONE BECAUSE WE ALL CARRY DIFFERENT STORIES. MY STORY, FOR EXAMPLE --ALTHOUGH MY FAMILY --THEY ARE CITIZENS NOW --THEIR ROAD TO BECOME THAT WAS NOT VERY EASY. MY PARENTS WERE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. AND BY THE AGE OF NINE , THEY WERE IN DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AND I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL AFRAID TO NOT SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN OR TO BE TAKEN TO A LAND THAT I DID NOT KNOW. MY PARENTS ARE FROM MEXICO. WHEN I WAS 11 I SAT THROUGH A DEPORTATION PROCEEDING ON BEHALF OF MY PARENTS. I AM AN AMERICAN WOMAN. BUT I REMEMBER THAT DAY. I SAT THROUGH IT, AND I HAD A GROWN MAN, THE JUDGE --A FEDERAL JUDGE --ASK ME A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, AND IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I HAD TO CONVINCE THAT MAN WHY I HAD VALUE ENOUGH TO REMAIN IN MY OWN COUNTRY. AND IT WAS SO SCARY. I WAS 11. I WAS A SMALL CHILD. AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, MY PARENTS WERE GRANTED TO REMAIN HERE , AND THEIR ROAD TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND REMAIN HERE TO PROVIDE ME AND MY BROTHER WITH A BETTER LIFE --IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE. MY PARENTS ARE NOT CRIMINALS. THEIR ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE PARENTS WHO WANTED THEIR KIDS TO GROW UP IN A LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES. THAT WAS THEIR CRIME, AND AS PITTSBURG RESIDENTS , WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT , WHAT WOULD WE NOT DO FOR OUR CHILDREN , REGARDLESS OF OUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN? WHAT WOULD WE NOT DO TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS GREW UP WITH EVERY OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE? AND SO, I AM PROUD OF MY FAMILY. THEY , THROUGH THEIR OWN MEANS AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, MY PARENTS -- IMMIGRANT MEXICANS WHO ARE HERE UNDOCUMENTED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS --THEY SAW THEIR DAUGHTER WALK THROUGH STAGE AND GRADUATE WITH A DOCTORATE DEGREE. I PASSED MY BAR EXAM ON THE FIRST TRY . 33% PASSAGE RATE AT THE TIME. AND WHEN I LOOK BACK , HAD MY PARENTS NOT FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO BE HERE , I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE HERE BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO A COUNTRY THAT I DID NOT KNOW. AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM. NOW, I MAY COME AS EARLY BIASED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE MY PARENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS , AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THIS TALK THAT SAYS, WELL, IMMIGRANTS ARE CRIMINALS. THEY ARE A LEGAL. THAT TERM IS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE, AND IT IS MY HEARTS DESIRE THAT AS RESIDENTS OF PITTSBURG WE STOP USING THAT TERM TO REFER TO OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING HERE AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY . THEY DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTS. THEY ARE UNDOCUMENTED. NOT ILLEGAL. NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL. REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU STAND IN THE SPECTRUM , WE TALK ABOUT ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS. WE ARE PRO-LIFE. AT WHAT POINT IS LIFE MORE PRECIOUS THAN ANOTHER? WHEN BABIES ARE BORN, THOSE LIVES ARE EQUAL. THEY DESERVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. AND I DENOUNCE CRIME. TRUE CRIME DOES HAPPEN. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE --BECAUSE OF NATIONAL ORIGIN. I BELIEVE CRIME HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE IS AN INHERENT EVIL THAT GOES ON IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THOSE PEOPLE ARE FROM. AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE WITHIN THE STREETS OF PITTSBURG --AND I HAVE NEVER SAID THIS TO MY COMMUNITY OUT LOUD . TO MY ENTIRE CITY, I AM NOT BIASED . I HAVE SEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD , I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY A MAN . AND MY INNOCENCE WAS TAKEN AWAY . AND IT SO HAPPENED TO BE AN UNDOCUMENTED MAN ON REDWOOD STREET HERE IN PITTSBURG WHERE I GREW UP . AND IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING AND ALTERING, AND I WISH THAT WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO ME, BUT WHEN I LOOK BACK AND EVEN AS A CHILD, HIS NATIONAL ORIGIN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY HE CHOSE TO DO THAT TO ME. AND EVEN NOW I STAND HERE AND I DON'T FORGIVE THE ACT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON . AND IT HAS CATAPULTED ME INTO WANTING TO WORK ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ALSO EXPLOITED OR GO THROUGH ABUSE, AND MAYBE WITHOUT THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD EMPATHY OR COMPASSION AND BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER CHILDREN NOW. AND IT HAPPENED . AND THAT MAN IS A CRIMINAL . DOESN'T DESERVE MY FORGIVENESS , BUT THE ANSWER IS NOT TO JUST SEND HIM BACK TO HIS COUNTRY SO HE CAN TERRORIZE OTHER LITTLE GIRLS. THAT ALSO ISN'T THE ANSWER. IT IS GETTING TO THE ROOT OF IT ALL. THERE IS EVIL IN THIS WORLD . AND I JUST HOPE THAT AS A COMMUNITY WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND REALLY BE THERE FOR ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE IT WASN'T JUST MY PARENTS' SACRIFICES AND HELP TO HELP ME GROW AS A PERSON , YOUR PITTSBURG RESIDENT HERE. NO. I REMEMBER DURING THEIR DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS THEY HAD NEIGHBORS AND EMPLOYERS AND KINDNESS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY THAT I STILL REMEMBER TO THIS DAY . AND KINDNESS, MY FRIENDS --KINDNESS KNOWS NO BORDERS. KINDNESS IS WHAT ENABLES US TO LEAVE A LEGACY BECAUSE MAYBE , JUST MAYBE WITHOUT THAT STRANGER'S KINDNESS... I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, RIGHT? I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL FAITH, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUSH IT ON ANYONE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT NO MATTER WHERE WE STAND POLITICALLY, THERE IS A BIGGER KINGDOM THAT WE OWE THE ALLEGIANCE TO THAT IS MOVED BY LOVE AND EMPATHY . AND EMPATHY IS WHAT I BELIEVE PITTSBURG IS CAPABLE OF HAVING . WE BLEED ORANGE AND BLACK. HOW ABOUT WE ALSO BLEED LOVE AND KINDNESS? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY , WE ARE BUT HUMAN. AND WE TEND TO FORGET THAT WE ARE NOT ETERNAL. WE ARE HERE BUT FOR A BLINK OF AN EYE. SO WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO DO TODAY, MAY IT LEAVE POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THOSE OF TOMORROW . AND I LOVE YOU, MY PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. I DO. AND I SEE YOU ALL. NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM YOU FALL INTO, I SEE YOU. AND I HONOR YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ. WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY. THE ONLY THING I WILL REPORT OUT -- I FORGOT TO REPORT THE DELTA SIX MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK . SO THAT IS MAYOR FROM PITTSBURG, ANTIOCH, AND OAKLEY, AS WELL AS TWO SUPERVISORS THAT REPRESENT THIS AREA. THEY MEET TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION . ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WERE AROUND HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH , ALSO IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP . AND SO THERE WERE NO DIRECT ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN, BUT JUST OPPORTUNITIES TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION . I CONTINUE TO REPORT OUT AS THOSE MEETINGS HAPPEN ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR QUARTERLY BASIS TO REPORT THOSE OUT. ONE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO REPORT OUT AS WELL IS THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE 75th ANNIVERSARY FOR ST. PETER MARTYR SCHOOL HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG . A STAPLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY . 75 YEARS OF LEGACY AND EDUCATING AND REALLY SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MYSELF AND OUR CURRENT COUNTY SUPERVISOR . OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROCLAMATIONS TO ADDRESS BOTH THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AS WELL AS THE ALUMNI THAT WERE THERE. AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THEM AND SEEING ANOTHER 75 YEARS HERE IN THE PITTSBURG COMMUNITY. AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THAT I DO WANT TO JUST DEFINITELY ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ FOR SHARING YOUR REMARKS BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT HUMANIZING AS FAR AS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS FROM THE POLICY STANDPOINT AS WELL AS WHERE PEOPLE STAND IDEOLOGICALLY, BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING WHAT YOU SHARED TONIGHT AND OPENING UP WITH YOUR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE ON THIS MATTER, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL IN RESPONDING AND PUTTING OUT A LETTER IN TERMS OF WHAT WE DO. IN TERMS OF SAFETY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BEING ABLE TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT AS FAR AS POLICIES IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG , WHICH WAS WIDELY RECEIVED AND SHARED AS IT RELATES TO WHAT IS GOING ON AND REALIZED FEARS WE KNOW MANY ARE EXPERIENCING BUT ALSO AS WE'RE NAVIGATING THIS PERIOD. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND ALSO THANK PD FOR THE STATEMENT YOU PUT OUT. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING. OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED -- WE DO HAVE OUR WORKSHOP COMING UP THIS SATURDAY. WE DO WELCOME ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, BUT THEN WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND ADJOURN TO FEBRUARY 18th. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.