City Council Regular Session

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ. IT'S WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 AND IT IS 7:06 P.M. PLEASE JOIN ME AND RICE 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 ROLE. MAYOR ZORN. >> PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR HOWARD IS EXCUSED FOR TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER GREG YOUNG . >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER MALHI . >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER DEBBIE McKILLOP IS ON HER WAY. >> THE FIRST PRESENTATION OF THE EVENING WE HAVE, LOOKS LIKE TWO PROCLAMATIONS. IF THE COUNCIL CAN'T -- CAN JOIN ME DOWN FRONT WE WILL HAVE THE PROCLAMATIONS. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU JOIN US APPEARED ? ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MARTINEZ HAS A DIVERSE LESBIAN, GAY , TRANSGENDER, TWO SPIRIT, ALSO KNOWN AS LGBTQIA2S+ COMMITTED TO PROMOTING VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS COMMUNITIES RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE JUNE AS LGBTQIA2S+ PRIDE MONTH TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY AND AFFIRM THE RIGHT FOR ALL TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY, SAFELY, AND FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. WHEREAS WHILE VARIOUS ADVANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR LGBTQIA2S+ PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME OPPOSITION MAKING IT IMPORTANT FOR CITIES LIKE MARTINEZ TO STAND UP AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE AFFECTED. WHEREAS AN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH THE CITY HAS RAISED THE RAINBOW FLAG JUST 30 MINUTES AGO, A SYMBOL OF THE MOVEMENT THAT SIGNIFIES INCLUSION AT YGNACIO PLAZA FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND WILL HOLD THE MARTINEZ PRIDE EVENT IN SEPTEMBER. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF MARTINEZ HEREBY DECLARES THE MONTH OF JUNE AS LGBTQIA2S+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MARTINEZ AND FURTHER RECOGNIZES PRIDE MONTH FOR FLYING THE PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG AT CITY HALL DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE AND REFLECTS ON WAYS THAT WE CAN LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH A COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO. I THINK EVERYONE HAS HEARD ME SPEAK A LOT SWALLOW KEEP IT PRETTY QUICK. AS IT'S BEEN SAID A COUPLE TIMES THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COMING OVER FROM THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AND GETTING INVOLVED IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND HOPE YOU STICK AROUND AND BE INVOLVED AND GET INVOLVED. [APPLAUSE] >> WE ALWAYS TAKE A PHOTO OP. WOULD ANYONE WEARING A MARTINEZ PRIDE T-SHIRT LIKE TO JOIN US FOR THE PHOTO? DO YOU WANT TO BE IN IT? PERFECT. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION, JUNETEENTH WEEK. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH ALSO KNOWN AS FREEDOM DAY IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS ON 219, 1865, MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WORD FINALLY REACHED GALVESTON, TEXAS, THAT SLAVES WERE FREE. IN 2021 PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CLAIMED JUNETEENTH AS THE 12th OF A HOLIDAY TO BE OBSERVED. THIS MARKS THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OFFICIAL RECOGNITION. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE OF A HOLIDAY AND A DAY THAT STANDS TO ATTEST TO THE UNYIELDING SPIRIT OF PEOPLE. WHEREAS IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH, TRADITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN THROUGH MANY GENERATIONS ARE CELEBRATED INCLUDING FAMILY GATHERINGS, PICNICS, MUSIC, STORIES TOLD BY ELDERS, SPEECHES, RECOGNITION OF THEM PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MADE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE. A TIME FOR REJOICING, SELF-ASSESSMENT, IMPROVEMENT AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. WHEREAS RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY BY EMBODYING PEACE, RESPECT, AND BROTHERLY LOVE AND SALUTE THE CITY'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY. IT RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ HEREBY DECLARES THE WEEK OF JUNE 15 THROUGH JUNE 22, 2025 , AS JUNETEENTH WEEK IN THE CITY OF MARTINEZ AND URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO COMMIT TO DEDICATING OURSELVES TO THE ONGOING WORK OF GUARANTEEING LIBERTY AND EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AMERICANS. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO? JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE JUNETEENTH PROCLAMATION, I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ONE AT MAINSTREET PLAZA JUNE 22 FROM 11:00 TO 2:00. A SECOND ONE ON JUNE 28 FROM 11:00 TO 2:00 AT WATERFRONT PARK. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION --THE NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE FROM SOLSMART REGARDING THE GOLD DESIGNATION. >> CARRY RIVERS, MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR THE CITY. I WANTED TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE KELLY, THE SENIOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND GWEN BROWN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTERSTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNCIL. THEY WILL BE PRESENTING THE SOLSMART GOLD DESIGNATION TO THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GWEN BROWN, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE ENERGY RENEWABLE COUNCIL. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OF THE SOLSMART PROGRAM TO HONOR THE CITY OF MARTINEZ FOR ACHIEVING A SOLSMART GOLD DESIGNATION. THIS DISTINGUISHES COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LED THE WAY IN ADOPTING NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES TO ADOPT SOLAR MARKET GROWTH. SINCE 2016 SOLSMART HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS SAVE TIME AND MONEY ON SOLAR INSTALLATIONS BY REDUCING NON-HARDWARE COSTS FOR PERMITTING AND INSPECTION. SOLSMART OFFERS EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT NO COST TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STREAMLINE AND OPTIMIZE POLICIES TO ADVANCE SOLAR ADOPTION. IT'S FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SOLELY --SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OFFICE AND CO-LED BY MY ORGANIZATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. WE ARE LUCKY TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY ONE OF THOSE PARTNERS TODAY, KELLY FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH CITY OF MARTINEZ OFFICIALS AS THEY WERE TO ACHIEVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION. I EXTEND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE ENTIRE SOLSMART TEAM TO THE CITY OF MARTINEZ ON THE SELECTIVE OWNER WHICH IDENTIFIES YOUR COMMUNITY AS A LEADER IN SOLAR ENERGY. I LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO KELLY TWO CHAIR -- TO SHARE A FIRST-HAND PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING , EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KELLY. FROM THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT WHO HAD THE HONOR OF GUIDING MARTINEZ THROUGH THE SOLSMART DESIGNATION PROCESS. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH CARRIE AND SHE PUT IN A HARD WORK. TODAY I'M HERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT FOR YOUR CITY. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR YOU EARNED THE SOLSMART GOLD DESIGNATION WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A COMMUNITY CAN ACHIEVE. THIS PUTS MARTINEZ AMONG THE TOP COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION FOR MAKING SOLAR ENERGY EASIER AND MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE. OUT OF OVER 550 CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SOLSMART PROGRAM, LESS THAN 200 HAVE EARNED GOLD STATUS. MARTINEZ DID NOT JUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, YOU EXCEEDED THEM. YOU MADE SOLAR INFORMATION EASY TO FIND BY CREATING ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT FINANCING OPTIONS, INSTALLER DIRECTORIES AND PERMIT GUIDES. YOU CREATED A PAGE FOR RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT GOALS. YOUR STAFF ARE TO --RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE BEST WAYS TO INSPECT SOLAR PROJECTS QUICKLY AND SAFELY. HE LAUNCHED SOLAR APP PLUS ASSISTANT TO HELP IMPROVE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PERMITS. YOU ALSO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS LIKE A AREA SOME CHAIRS GROUP BUYING, HOSTED SOLAR INFORMATION SESSIONS HAVE PROVIDED RESIDENTS WITH COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY. MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU DID NOT INTRODUCE BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT ALLOWING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS DESIGNATION MEANS SOMETHING CONCRETE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY . IT MEANS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS CAN INSTALL SOLAR FASTER, EASIER, AND LOWER COST. MARTINEZ IS LEADING THE WAY . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE CITY , TEAMS, STAFF, FOR THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. YOU'VE EARNED YOUR PLACE AMONG AMERICA'S SOLAR LEADERS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> NEXT TOP IS PUBLIC COMMENT . I'VE RECEIVED A HANDFUL OF CARDS . JUST AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE, EVERYONE WILL GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA PLEASE WAIT FOR THAT ITEM TO COME UP. FIRST UP IS MICHELLE LEE. IN THE MIDDLE PLEASE. I CAN GIVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO HAVE. >> ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN HAND THEM OUT. >> GOOD EVENING , MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU A TOPIC WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT AND IS A TROUBLING AND COMPLACENTLY -- COME --INCREASINGLY COMMON ITEM IN GROCERY STORES, ADVERTISING A SALES PRICE ON THE SHELF THAT IS NOT HONORED AT THE REGISTER. FOR EXAMPLE, DIGITAL COUPONS. THE SYSTEM MAY SEEM EFFICIENT OR MODERN BUT FOR MANY CUSTOMERS IT FEELS DECEPTIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY FOR ALL AGES. THE PRICE ADVERTISED ON THE STORE SHELVES ARE OFTEN NOT HONORED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER HAS DOWNLOADED THE APP, CREATED THE ACCOUNT AND ACTIVELY CLIPPED THE COUPON. EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE THE APP STRUGGLE WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE IN THE STORE. THIS LEAVES MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE WITHOUT SMART PHONES, THOSE MULTITASKING WITH SMALL CHILDREN OR NOT DIGITALLY SAVVY FEELING TRICKED, EXCLUDED, OR EMBARRASSED AT THE CHECKOUT LINE. I HAVE WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED THIS FRUSTRATION STANDING AT THE REGISTER TO FIND OUT THE DEAL I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IS LOCKED BEHIND A DIGITAL WALL. FOR EXAMPLE, TODAY I HANDED YOU GUYS SOMETHING. I WAS STANDING AT THE GROCERY STORE, PURCHASED TWO BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE THAT WAS ADVERTISED TWO FOR THREE AND DID NOT COME UP AT THE REGISTER. THIS HAPPENS WITH COUNTLESS ITEMS AND MULTIPLE STORES. WE'VE COME TOGETHER BECAUSE COUPONS SHOULD BE REWARDED FOR LOYALTY AND NOT CREATE BARRIERS. THEY SHOULD BE SIMPLE, HONEST AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. IN THIS ALREADY FAST-PACED, STRESSFUL, OVERPRICED STATE WE CALL HOME AND LOVE SO MUCH WE URGE YOU TO HELP SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY IN BEING OFFERED EQUAL ACCESS TO ADVERTISED DISCOUNTS WHETHER DIGITALLY OR AT THE REGISTER SO ALL CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT. TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND BROADER AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE WE HAVE SENT LETTERS TO THE SUPERMARKET CEOS, CONSUMER RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND RELEVANT POLICYMAKERS LIKE YOURSELVES. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED 100 SIGNATURES FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS. IN JUST SUCH A SHORT TIME IT HAS OPENED OUR EYES TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND CONCERNS THAT ARE GOING ON. WE KNOW THE ROAD HAS ALREADY BEEN PAVED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO. THEY HAVE ALREADY ELIMINATED THESE PRACTICES IN THE GROCERY STORES AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP US ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING. [APPLAUSE] >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, ARE YOU PLANNING ON ALSO PRESENTING AT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THIS TOPIC? >> [ INAUDIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] >> I WOULD RECOMMEND GOING TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND YOU CAN SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY ALSO HAVE AUTHORITY COUNTYWIDE ON ISSUES LIKE THIS. I AM GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER CARD. ARE YOU KAREN? >> MAYOR AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS A COMMUNITY WE ARE SHARING THE GREAT CONCERNS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION AND ADVOCACY. THROUGH OUR CASUAL CONVERSATIONS ON THIS TOPIC WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANOTHER LOCAL RESIDENT POSTED ON THE POPULAR NEXT DOOR AT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH PRICING DISCREPANCIES AT A NEIGHBORHOOD SCORE, SPECIFICALLY SALES PRICE IS NOT MATCHING THE PRICES CHARGED AT THE CHECKOUT. >> COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. >> THAT SINGLE POST GENERATED 149 COMMENTS FROM FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MANY OF THEM ECHOED THE SAME FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. AS YOU CAN SEE, MANY REPORTED BEING CHARGED MORE THAN ADVERTISED PRICE, OFTEN WITHOUT NOTICING UNTIL AFTER THE TRANSACTION. WHEN THEY BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF STORE EMPLOYEES, MANY WERE TOLD THE PROCESS TO CREATE -- CORRECT THE ERROR WAS SLOW AND REQUIRED MANAGERIAL APPROVAL . IN MANY CASES SHOPPERS WERE FORCED TO RETURN THE ENTIRE PURCHASE AND REPROCESS THE TRANSACTION FROM SCRATCH JUST TO RECEIVE THE CORRECT SALES PRICE AS ADVERTISED IN THE STORE. BEYOND THE INCONVENIENCE, THIS ISSUE RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT CONSUMER PROTECTION AND RETAIL ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN SHELF TAGS AND FINAL CHARGES DON'T MATCH, IT CREATES THE APPEARANCE OF DECEPTIVE PRICING WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR DUE TO SYSTEM INEFFICIENCIES. THIS HAS LED MANY SHOPPERS FEELING FRUSTRATED, MISLED, AND POWERLESS. PERSONAL STORY, I WAS AT A STORE IN THIS OLD MAN WAS OUTSIDE SCREAMING AND YELLING BECAUSE HE COULD NOT GET THE APP TO WORK AND HE NEEDED THE THING AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. IT WAS SAD. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POLICYMAKERS LIKE YOURSELF TO STAND WITH CONSUMERS AND RING MUCH NEEDED AWARENESS AND CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY. RECENTLY SAN DIEGO BECAME THE FIRST CITY TO PASS AN ORDINANCE HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER CITIES ARE FOLLOWING . THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF MARTINEZ TO HELP CITIZENS. WE, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, ARE ASKING YOU TO BE A VOICE FOR FAIRNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR DAILY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND I HOPE THIS CONCERN WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND THE TWO POSITIVE CHANGE AND RESTORE TRUST AND LOCAL RETAILERS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> TERRY . WE ARE ALTOGETHER DISCUSSING THE SAME THING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AS YOU HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, THIS UNFAIR DIGITAL COUPON PRACTICE IS UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATORY. AS WRITTEN, 25% OF SENIORS DO NOT HAVE A SMART PHONE. 39% TO NOT HAVE INTERNET. SINCE 2015 TO THE PRESENT, LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON. THEY HAVE DEEMED THAT THESE UNFAIR SALES PRICING PRACTICES HAVE TO BE REMEDIED IN ORDER TO BE EQUITABLE TO ALL . IT HAS ALSO BEEN WRITTEN IN NEWSWEEK IN MARCH 2025, THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY PASSED THEIR ORDINANCE FOR THE GROCERY PRICING ORDINANCE TO BE FAIR. PRESENTLY THE STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS, ILLINOIS, WASHINGTON, AND NEW JERSEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING THEIR ORDINANCES. LET'S MAKE THIS POSITIVE CHANGE THAT WILL COST OUR CITY ANY MONEY BUT WILL SAVE MONEY FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, THIS PROJECT STARTED WITH ALL OF US. FOR ME PERSONALLY, BECAUSE OF AN INCIDENT THAT I WITNESSED AT OUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE. AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS DENIED THE DIGITAL SALES PRICE AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY. SHE WAS VERY RUDELY INFORMED THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE A CELL PHONE, HAD TO HAVE AN APP AND HAD TO DIGITALLY CLIP THE COUPONS TO GET THE SALES PRICES. WHEN SHE REPLIED SHE COULD DO NONE OF THESE THINGS, SHE WAS TOLD JUST TO HAVE HER GRANDCHILD DO IT FOR HER. THEN SHE WAS DISMISSED RUDELY WITH NO APOLOGY AND NO SALES PRICES. LET'S CHANGE THIS POLICY SO NOBODY HAS TO BE TREATED LIKE THIS AGAIN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE ARE SO EFFICIENT. >> I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AARP BUT THE EXPERIENCE YOU ARE DESCRIBING HAPPEN TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE. IF YOU HAVE NOT CLIPPED IT PROPERLY OR WHATEVER THERE'S ALL SORTS OF REASONS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY IT STILL MIGHT WORK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. >> WE CAN'T GO BACK AND FORTH. YOU CAN TALK WITH STAFF IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. ONE OF THE COUNCIL CAN HANDLE THE INFORMATION. NEXT UP , MARTA . >> MADAME MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LAST TIME I WAS UP YOU SAID TO ME, NO ACTION ITEMS? I WAS COMPLEMENTING PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE WATER DRAIN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. ALSO TONIGHT ANOTHER COMPLEMENT. WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHT POST BANNERS, TERRIFIC. I THINK IT MUST BE PART OF THE CENTENNIAL PLANNING BECAUSE IT HAS THE DATE ON THE BOTTOM. >> IT IS NOT. IT PREDATED THE PLANNING SO EVEN BETTER. >> AS YOU COME DOWN IT'S ALL TERRIFIC. THANK YOU TO WHOEVER SPRAIN STORM THAT WAS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND I WILL GIVE SHOUT OUTS FOR THAT ACTION. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> WE HAVE VIRTUAL ATTENDEES AS WELL AS ANY NON-SPEAKER CARD IN THE CHAMBERS. >> WE STILL HAVE VIRTUAL ATTENDEES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT DID NOT SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD THAT MAY NOT --MAY WANT TO SPEAK? >> DID ANYBODY IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS WANT TO SPEAK? ANYBODY IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE THAT HAS PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. >> PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUTURE. LOOKS LIKE I DO HAVE ONE HAND. TYLER, I WILL ASK YOU TO UNMUTE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE HIDDEN VALLEY SPORT COURTS, MY FAVORITE TOPIC. WHEN THE COURTS WERE OPEN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE INITIAL HOURS POSTED WERE PILOT . WE ARE APPROACHING HALF A YEAR. I'M CURIOUS AS A RESIDENT WHEN IT WILL BE ENDING AS I HAVE NOT SEEN COMMUNICATION REGARDING THAT. THOUGH IT MAY BE PREMATURE IF THERE ARE DATES I WOULD ASK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING THE HOURS WHEN THEY HAVE THE CHANCE. ESTABLISH CONSISTENT HOURS GOING FORWARD. MY PERSONAL THAT WOULD BE 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. EVERY DAY THE WEEK. AS I'VE HEARD MENTIONED ANOTHER COMMENTS AND PRIOR COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE SIGNS ALONE HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH TO ABATE THE MULTIPLE ISSUES RELATED TO NOISE, SPECIFICALLY LATE AT NIGHT. DOES TEND TO HAPPEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE HOURS ARE SLIGHTLY EXTENDED. PROFANITY LACED MUSIC ON WEEKENDS, DOGS BARKING AND SO ON . THIS HAS PREVENTED --THE THING THAT HAS PREVENTED THOSE ISSUES HAS BEEN THE HOURS AND LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT THOSE POSTED HOURS. THANK YOU FOR THE TEAM THAT WAS ABLE TO GET THAT DONE. THE NIGHTS WITH THE 10:00 P.M. CLOSING TIMES ARE ROUGH FOR US AND OUR FAMILIES AS I'VE HEARD OTHERS MENTION. THEY TAKE AWAY A SENSE OF PRIVACY AND OUR ABILITY TO RELAX IN OUR OWN SPACES. GIVEN THE LATE NIGHTS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH DISREGARD OF THE RULES FROM THOSE LATE-NIGHT PLAYERS AND FOLKS THAT MAY BE COMING OUT TO DO OTHER SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT SEEMS LIKE SHORT OF CLOSING THE COURTS THE ONLY OPTION IS TO LIMIT THE HOURS AND LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE. LIKE I SAID, THE LIGHT TIMER SITUATION HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THE 10:00 P.M. HOURS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HOMES WITHIN FEET OF THE COURTS IS NONSENSICAL. 9:00 P.M. IS ACCEPTABLE. I DO NOT THINK 10:00 P.M. IS ACCEPTABLE. I ASK THAT THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND SHARE ANY POSTED DATES OF WHEN THAT WOULD BE ENDING AND WHEN COMMENT WOULD BE ACCEPTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER HANDS. >> CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE PILOT PROGRAM PLAN? >> THE PLAN AT THIS POINT IS TO BRING AN ITEM FORTH THIS MONTH . JUNE 17? IT WILL BE THAT MEETING AND OPPORTUNITY AND ADVISORY BODY WILL HEAR ALL OF THE INPUT AND ALSO SOME ANALYSIS FROM STAFF WITH POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD. IT WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL THEREAFTER, I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT DATE. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE GET WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. >> TYLER, IF YOU HEARD THAT THEY WILL BE MEETING JUNE 17 SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND. NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER MALHI WAS LIKE TYPICAL ITEM 6. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM? SEEING NONE I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ONE THROUGH FIVE. ANYBODY THIS EVENING WAS LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE THAT HAS COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS THIS EVENING. >> NO HANDS. >> BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING FORWARD ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY A POSTER ABSTAIN? MOTION PASSES. COUNCILMEMBER MALHI, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FOR ITEM 6? >> THANK YOU. JUST VERY QUICKLY, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS SOMETHING FOR PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO ANSWER FOR ME, BUT CAN YOU REMIND ME, WAS THIS COST FOLDED INTO THE CIP OR BUDGET? WHERE IS THIS COST COMING , HOW ARE WE COVERING THIS? >> THIS WAS ACTUALLY DONE BACK IN FEBRUARY AS A TRANSFER BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. >> I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE I WAS NOT MISSING ANYTHING. THE ACTUAL PROCESS, ARE WE TESTING ALL OF THE HYDRANTS? A SELECT NUMBER OF HYDRANTS? WHAT IS THAT PROCESS OVER WHAT PERIOD OF TIME? HOW WILL WE GO ABOUT NOTIFYING RESIDENTS? I WOULD IMAGINE FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS DISPELLED DURING THE PROCESS. I WANT TO ALLAY ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS AND SPEAK TO THE NECESSITY OF WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS. EACH HYDRANT WILL BE OPEN AND CONFIRM THAT IT FLOWS PROBABLY ABOUT 25% OF THEM WILL DO A FULL FLOW TEST TO CONFIRM THE FLOW. THE BALANCE WILL JUST BE OPEN UP LONG ENOUGH THE ONE, TWO, THREE MINUTES UNTIL WE GET A NICE CONFIRMED FLOW. THERE IS A PRESSURE MEASUREMENT TAKEN BEFORE IT FLOWS AND DURING THE FLOW. IT WILL BE A BRIEF FIRE FLOW ON ALL OF THEM BUT NOT A FULL CLOSE TO 10 MINUTE FLOW ON ALL OF THEM. IS THERE SOME SORT OF PRIORITIZATION IN TERMS OF HOW THESE HYDRANTS WILL BE TESTED? I KNOW WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS THAT CAME IN AND SPOKE TO US IN THE PAST YEAR ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD BECAUSE THEY WERE, I GUESS IT WAS A HIGHER RISK FIRE PRONE AREA OF THE CITY. JUST WONDERING ARE WE USING ANY TYPE OF PRIORITIZATION IN TERMS OF HOW THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN? >> IT IS KIND OF A TWOFOLD PROCESS. WE OPEN UP A LOT OF THE HYDRANTS, EVEN SEQUENTIALLY IT COULD DISTURB SOME OF THE BIOFILMS IN THE PIPES AND CREATE SOME MURKINESS OF THE WATER. GENERALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO START CLOSER TO THE WATER PLANT AND WORK OUT TO THE DEAD-END LINES IF THERE ARE ANY. IT IS A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE THAN STARTING AT THE END OF LINE AND WORKING BACK DOWN. WE WILL TARGET THE AREAS , BASICALLY WEST OF ALHAMBRA UP TO THE UPPER LIMITS. THERE'S OTHER AREAS TO THE SOUTH THAT ALSO BACK UP AGAINST OPEN SPACE IN SOME OF THE FOREST HILLS AREA AND SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS , THE VIRGINIA HILLS NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO FORTH. JUST FROM MY VANTAGE POINT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I THINK SOME PRIORITIZATION BASED ON RISK AND SEEING WHERE THE HOMES ARE ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE FIRE PRONE AREAS WHERE ESPECIALLY WE HAVE LIMITED ENTRY AND EXIT WAYS, I THINK TO THE EXTENT WE ARE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE THAT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> CAN I ASK TWO QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. >> WERE THERE ANY , I GUESS CONSEQUENCES OF DOING THESE FLOW TEST THAT MAY CAUSE SOME OF THE LINE BREAKAGES? HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT. I HEARD THERE MAY BE SOME RAMIFICATIONS IN SOME OF THE PROTESTS. IF SO, IS THERE ANY CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR IF THERE IS ANY COMPLICATIONS OR DAMAGE CREATED BY THESE FLOW TEST? >> THE HYDRANTS WILL BE OPEN VERY SLOWLY AND CLOSED FULLY TO ELIMINATE ANY SUDDEN PRESSURE CHANGES ON THE PIPES. WE WOULD NOT EXPECT THOSE WOULD BE TRIGGERING WATER MAIN BREAKS . WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING ON A LATER SUBSEQUENT PROCESS TO DO VALVE EXERCISING WHERE THE VALVES ARE OPENED AND CLOSED. THOSE HAVE A HIGHER POTENTIAL TO BREAK A VALVE AND CAUSE A PROBLEM. BASICALLY YOU WOULD HAVE CONTINGENCY AND STANDBY TO DO A REPAIR RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. >> MY QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY --IN THE STAFF REPORT IT SAYS SEVERAL THOUSAND GALLONS WILL BE FLUSHED FROM EACH HYDRANT. THAT WILL BE A LOT OF WATER FLOWING. DO WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION PLAN? DO WE HAVE SIGNS THAT WILL BE GOING UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION BEFORE BUT I'M JUST NOW REMEMBERING. THIS IS CITYWIDE SO THE NORMAL LETTER PROCESS DOES NOT WORK. >> WE WILL PROBABLY DO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN EIGHT AND 20 HYDRANTS PER DAY SO IT IS SPREAD OUT . THERE WILL BE DEFINITELY A GUTTER FLOW DOWN THE STREET, BUT THE WHOLE STREET IS NOT FLOODED . IT IS NOT IMPACTING A BIG AREA. WE WOULD PUT OUT SOME NOTICING ON THE BARRICADES OF HYDRANT TESTING IN THE AREA AND SO FORTH. ADDING IT TO THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE COULD AUGMENT WITH THE MARTINEZ ALERT PROACTIVELY TO GET HEADS UP. IT IS PRETTY NOTICEABLE. IT WILL BE SUPER NOTICEABLE. >> WHEN WE DID SOME OF THE WORK AT HIDDEN VALLEY LAKES, WE HAD THE SIGNS WITH THE QR CODE DIRECTING PEOPLE TO THE WEBSITE AND HAVING IT ON THE NEWSLETTER . I DO NOT SEE WHAT SCHEDULE IS, BUT I ASSUME IT WILL BE MORE THAN A MONTH WORTH OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER FLOWING. IF WE COULD HAVE SOME PHYSICAL SIGNAGE AT THE TRUCKS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON . I DO NOT KNOW HOW REGULAR, IF IT'S MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WORK HOW OFTEN YOU NEED TO DO . I THINK A FEW SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND THINGS WOULD BE HELPFUL, BUT I THINK THE QR CODES ON THE TRUCK THAT IS ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK MEANS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED WILL BE THE ONES THAT WANT TO GO TO THE WEBSITE. WE MIGHT JUST SPELL IT OUT ON THE SIGNS. >> WHATEVER INFORMS THE PUBLIC WOULD BE SUPER GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOE ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE, ANY IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE TONIGHT? PLEASE USE THE RACE AND FEATURE. I HAVE ONE HAND. KATHY, I WILL ASK YOU TO UNMUTE. KATHY IVERS. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE WATER. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN CONTAIN ANY OF IT AND RECLAIM ANY OF IT? >> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? >> KNOW THAT IS IT. JUST A QUESTION ABOUT IS THERE ANY WAY TO RECYCLE THAT WATER AND PERHAPS USE IT TO WATER PLANTS OR CLEANUP SIDEWALKS OR SOMETHING? >> THANK YOU. >> NO FURTHER HANDS. >> I WILL JUST ASK JOE. IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR REUSING THE WATER AND WHERE WILL IT BE DIRECTED? IT WOULD BE VERY LIMITED. PROBABLY EACH HYDRANT COULD FILL UP A WATER TRUCK. UNLESS WE HAD A FLEET OF WATER TRUCKS THAT COULD KEEP ROTATING THROUGH IT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE. THE PROJECT IS ALREADY QUITE EXPENSIVE. >> WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR RENT SEVERAL WATER TRUCKS AND FILL UP EACH ONE MULTIPLE TIMES AT EACH HYDRANT AND EITHER TAKE IT BACK TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND RUN IT THROUGH THE PLANT AGAIN WOULD BE PROBABLY THE QUICKEST THING TO DO. IF WE TRIED TO TAKE 10 OR 12 OR 16 WATER TRUCKS AND GO AROUND AND WATER TREES THAT WOULD BE ALL DAY. >> RIGHT. >> THAT IS PART OF THE REASON A LOT OF AGENCIES ARE REALLY STRUGGLING DURING THE DROUGHT AND WATER CONSERVATION. IT IS A LOT OF WATER TO BASICALLY DUMP DOWN THE DRAIN. >> I AGREE. IT IS A LOT TO DUMP DOWN THE DRAIN. IF THERE IS ONE WATER TRUCK HYDRANT AND 1000 HYDRANTS THERE'S 1000 WATER TRUCKS FOR THE WATER WE ARE THROWING AWAY WHICH SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WE PROBABLY WANT TO REGROUP ON BEFORE THIS GOES OUT TO BID. I APPRECIATE KATHY'S COMMENT. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. >> IT IS AWARDING A CONTRACT. >> BECAUSE AWARDING A CONTRACT CAN WE MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION TO EVALUATE HOW WE ARE USING THE WATER? >> I WOULD DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. THERE IS A CONTINGENCY BUILT IN AND POTENTIALLY THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THEY COULD EXPLORE. >> YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK AND STAFF CAN ALWAYS ASK. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN FEASIBLY THEY CAN DO A CHANGE ORDER. SO YOU COULD GIVE THE DIRECTION TO INQUIRE AND SEE IF IT IS FEASIBLE. >> CAN I LOOK TO MY COLLEAGUES, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT REQUESTING THEY EVALUATE OPTIONS FOR USING THE WATER . >> I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. >> IN THAT CASE, CAN WE SUPPORT WITH A COST ESTIMATE AND WHAT THE ADDITIONAL COST WOULD BE? >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE REQUEST WOULD BE FOR STAFF TO INQUIRE. IF THERE IS A CONTINGENCY BUILT IN THAT IS POSSIBLE SINCE IT IS CURRENTLY A NOT TO EXCEED CONTRACT AND HAS CONTINGENCY BUILT IN THERE'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THE CHANGE ORDER WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. IF WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, DO WE ADOPT WITH THIS REQUEST OR JUST PROVIDE THAT GUIDANCE SEPARATELY. >> YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS PRESENTLY WHAT IT SAYS. YOU CAN ADOPT IT BUT ALSO REQUEST THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER THAT STAFF WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE IF IT IS FEASIBLE TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR FIND WAYS, MAYBE HIGHER WATER TRUCKS . BUT YOU ARE ADOPTING THE CONTRACT THE WAY IT IS TONIGHT. >> IN THAT CASE, BEFORE WE TAKE THE MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE TO STAFF TO PLEASE REQUEST THAT. IF YOU CAN REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING OR MEETING AFTER ON WHAT THE CONTRACTOR SAID WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION FROM MY COLLEAGUES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF CON-QUEST CONTRACTORS AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE FIRE HYDRANT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $481,690 WHICH INCLUDES A 5% CONTINGENCY. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU FOR PULLING THAT ITEM. NEXT WE ARE GOING TO BE CONVENING AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SANITATION DISTRICT NUMBER SIX. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THAT CONSENT CALENDAR. ADOPT A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN, OPERATE, EXTEND, OR REPAIR THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26. THIS IS AWKWARD. NORMALLY IT'S A PRESENTATION. THERE IS NO PRESENTATION. WITH ANYONE LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ITEM? ANYBODY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE COMMENT THIS EVENING. HOW ABOUT THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE? >> PLEASE USE THE RACE AND FEATURE. -- RAISE HAND FEATURE. NO HANDS. >> BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ADOPT FOR THE CITY ENGINEER TO MAKE A STATEMENT ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN, OPERATE, EXTEND AND REPAIR IN SANITATION DISTRICT NUMBER SIX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL RECONVENE AS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ AND MOVE ON TO GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS. WE HAVE TWO GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR GENERAL BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE WILL PULL THAT ONE BEFORE WE GET INTO THE BUDGET DISCUSSION. TONIGHT WE WILL BE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR THE NAMING OF THE CANYON LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF F STREET IN HONOR OF BARBARA WOODBURN . >> BEFORE I TURN IT TO DEBBIE CAN I MAKE A PROCEDURAL NOTE? WE WILL HAVE DEBBIE LEAD THIS PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF SIDE. IT'S ACTUALLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GROUP WHO PETITIONED FOR THIS. RATHER THAN HAVE THEM COME UP DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THEY WILL ALL COME UP TOGETHER TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ALONGSIDE DEBBIE. >> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PROPOSAL TO NAME THE CANYON AFTER BARBARA WOODBURN. CURRENTLY IT'S AN UNNAMED CANYON. THE LOCATION IS AT THE WEST END OF F STREET IN MARTINEZ RISING TO THE REGIONAL SHORELINE PICKETS APPROXIMATELY 4/10 OF A MILE IN LENGTH. THE OWNERSHIP IS SHARED AMONG THE CITY OF MARTINEZ, THE MARTINEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. IF YOU CAN -- IS THERE A POINTER HERE? IF YOU SEE THE LITTLE TRIANGLE IN THE MIDDLE TOP LEFT OR RIGHT , THAT IS KIND OF THE LOCATION THEY ARE LOOKING AT. THOUSAND FRIENDS OF MARTINEZ GOT TOGETHER. THEY'VE ALREADY COME TO THE COUNCIL IN MARCH 19 . THEY MADE A FORMAL REQUEST THERE. THEY CAME PREPARED WITH A PETITION OF 300 PEOPLE AND LETTERS OF APPROVAL ALREADY FROM EAST BAY REGIONAL AND MARTINEZ UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS GROUP REFERRED 1000 FRIENDS . FROM THERE THEY ALSO PRESENTED AT THAT MEETING , HAD SEVERAL MEMBERS AGAIN IN ATTENDANCE TO GIVE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON BARBARA. THEY APPROVED TO MOVE BACK TO THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY WITH NAMING BARBARA WOODBURN CANYON. WE ARE HERE TODAY . THIS MEETS THE CRITERIA OF THE POLICY. IT IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO HER LEGACY . CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME DETERMINED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIGNAGE INSTALLATION THAT WILL BE ABSORBED IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. SO WHY BARBARA WOODBURN? THIS COMES FROM ALL OF THE WORK HER FRIENDS DID. SHE WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF MARTINEZ AND DEDICATED CIVIC LEADER. A FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER . SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PROTECTING OPEN SPACE IN MARTINEZ. SHE FOUNDED FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN HILLS AND ALSO INITIATED THE FIRST WATERFRONT CLEANUP IN MARTINEZ AND AN EARLY ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABILITY OR SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE. SHE WAS A LEADER IN DEVELOPMENT AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PASSAGE OF THE DISTRICT MEASURE EIGHT A WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE CURRENT REGIONAL SHORELINE . HERE SHE IS SITTING DOWN HOLDING THE FLOWER. I GOT THAT FROM THE GAZETTE. THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO COME UP AND GIVE SOME COMMENTS. >> I PROMISE WE WILL BE SHORT BUT WE WILL HAVE A FEW WORDS AND THEN WRAP UP. >> MY NAME IS TIM PLATT. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH BARBARA FOR YEARS. BARBARA WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST LEADERS TO EVER BE ON THE SCENE IN MARTINEZ. IN 1986, SHE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A PLAN BEING PUT FORWARD BY WEALTHY LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS TO PUT 500 HOUSES ON THE VERY FRAGILE FRANKLIN HILLS. SHE WAS INCENSED. SHE ALSO LEARNED THERE HAD BEEN AN AGREEMENT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD ACCEPT THE PLAN AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. THIS TOTALLY INCENSED HER AND SHE WENT TO WORK. SHE WAS SOMETHING TO WATCH WHEN SHE WORKED. SHE FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN THAT KEY PIECE . IT WAS PUBLISHED AND BALANCED. IT SHOWED WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE AND GAVE SOME ALTERNATIVES. THAT DOCUMENT ACTED AS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL THE ACTIONS THAT CAME AFTER THAT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN ALL THE LAND FROM JOHN MUIR'S HOUSE ALL THE WAY TO THE SHORELINE BECOMING OPEN SPACE AND THEN EXTENDING WESTWARD TO PORT COSTA. THAT WAS BARBARA 'S DOING. SHE WAS VIVACIOUS. SHE WAS PERSISTENT. SHE WAS PASSIONATE. SHE WAS POWERFUL. IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT HER NAME BE EMBLAZONED ON THOSE HILLS. FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF WHAT SHE TO THE COMMUNITY AND EQUALLY A REMINDER TO ALL OF US WHO GREW UP IN THOSE HILLS OF WHAT DIFFERENCE A SINGLE PERSON CAN MAKE. THANK YOU. NOBODY CAN TOP THAT. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT OUR BREAD? >> BESIDES HONORING A PERSON THAT GAVE A LOT AND MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MARTINEZ, I WOULD PREFER -- I HIKE UP THERE A LOT. I WOULD PREFER TO SAY MEET ME AT BARBARA WOODBURN CANYON. I THINK IT'S A MORE IDYLLIC NAME, IT'S A MORE MEMORABLE NAME. IT COULD BE THE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTUALLY. I THINK IT HAS THOSE PRESENT-DAY IMPLICATIONS AS WELL AS HONORING SOMEONE WHO DESERVES TO BE HONORED. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> SETH, I THINK YOU ARE UP. 1000 FRIENDS PROPOSED THIS FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. THE FACT THAT THE CANYON WAS UNNAMED WAS A BIG ONE AND THE FACT THAT BARBARA WAS A MARTINEZ HERO WHO DIED SIX YEARS AGO. MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER HER BUT SHE IS NOT AS PRESENT AS SHE WAS. IT MAKES SENSE TO HONOR HER. I ALSO CAME OUT IT FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. I BOUGHT A HOUSE TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE CANYON. IN 2019 ABOUT FIVE MONTHS BEFORE COVID HAPPENED. I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I LOVE LIVING BY THE HIGH SCHOOL. I LOVE THE ENERGY OF THE PLACE EVEN THOUGH IT QUIETED DOWN SOON AFTER I MOVED IN. I LOVE SEEING THE CAMERA CLUBS AND TRACK TEAM AND EVERYBODY LEAVING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M THAT OLD GUY THAT WALKS AROUND WITH MY DOG PICKING UP TRASH, FEELING PERFECTLY OKAY ABOUT IT BECAUSE I AM SO LUCKY TO LIVE IN MARTINEZ. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS A LOT OF US FEEL THAT WE SHARE. THIS PROFOUND SENSE OF GRATITUDE THAT WE LIVE IN SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE TOWN. NOT JUST THAT IT IS A NICE PLACE TO LIVE, THAT IT IS A SPECTACULAR SETTING WITH INCREDIBLE NEIGHBORHOODS, A WONDERFUL DOWNTOWN, AN INCREDIBLE WATERFRONT AND THESE BEAUTIFUL HILLS . WE ARE SURROUNDED BY REGIONAL PARKS , REGIONAL TRAILS. MARTINEZ WILL BECOME A GATEWAY TO THESE OPEN SPACES AND IT WILL BECOME BETTER AND BETTER. PEOPLE ALREADY CALL IT THE JEWEL OF THE EAST BAY. WHEN I WAS WALKING AROUND IN COVID, BESIDES THE TRACK I WOULD GO UP TO EVERY DAY, I WOULD GO UP THAT CANYON WHICH I HAD NOT USED THAT MUCH BEFORE. THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE CANYONS UP THE LENGTH OF THE HILLS FROM THE WATERFRONT TO THE JOHN MUIR HOUSE THAT ARE BASICALLY UNNAMED AND KNOWN TO PEOPLE THAT LIVE CLOSE BY. THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE PARTS OF MARTINEZ. PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE TRAIL AND THE STAGING AREA AND THE MARTINEZ WATERFRONT PARK. THESE CANYONS ARE KIND OF UNKNOWN. I STARTED GOING UP THAT ONE WITH MY DOG SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT INCREASED THE SENSE OF GRATITUDE AND STARTED ME ON THIS JOURNEY OF WHY DOES THIS PLACE HAVE THE NAME. I KNEW THE BASICS ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN HILLS. I MOVED HERE WHEN THEY WERE REALLY ACTIVE. I GOT INVOLVED AND HELPED WITH THE CREATION OF THE PARK AND THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE AA. WHAT WAS ASTOUNDING IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAD NO NAME. I WOULD TALK TO REALTORS AND RESIDENTS . I DID HISTORICAL RESEARCH TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION . IT HAD NO NAME. THE CANYON HAD NO NAME. NAMING THINGS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PLACE. GIVING AN AREA A SENSE OF PLACE. I DID A HISTORY OF THE PRESERVATION OF THE FRANKLIN HILLS AND TALKING ABOUT THE CANYON AND HOW EASILY IT WAS ACCESSIBLE DURING COVID TO INTRODUCE MORE PEOPLE. THAT IS ANOTHER THING ABOUT MARTINEZ RESIDENTS. WE ARE LIKE A LOT OF CITIES I WORK IN WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE TRAILHEADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WELCOME PEOPLE TO MARTINEZ. AS SOMEONE WHO THINKS, I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T CARE IF MORE PEOPLE COME AND PARK ON MY STREET TO GO UP THE TRAIL, I LOVE SHARING IT. CONVENIENTLY, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO A BIG EMPTY PARKING LOT AT THE SCHOOL THAT'S UNUSED A LOT OF THE TIME. SO, PUTTING THE HISTORY OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT LED TO THOUSAND FRIENDS TALK ABOUT, WE SHOULD NAME THIS AND WHO IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE PERSON . OBVIOUSLY IT WAS BARBARA. SHE LIVED THREE BLOCKS AWAY. SHE HELPED PRESERVE THE AREA. WOMEN ARE FAR UNDERREPRESENTED IN NAMING SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE NICE, GOOD IDEAS. WE DID THE PETITION TO PROCESS AND ET CETERA. THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS WE PROPOSE THIS IN MARCH. IT IS JUNE 4. WE HAVE NOTHING BUT THANKS, GRATITUDE, AND ADMIRATION TO CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MOVE THIS FORWARD IN AN INCREDIBLY EXPEDITIOUS WAY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE FROM BEGINNING TO END. THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT APPROVED SUPPORT IN ONE DAY. I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN TWO DAYS. BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERESTING, SHORT CANYON OWNED AND MANAGED BY THREE ENTITIES. WE CAME TO THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN CITY LIMITS BUT OTHERS SAID , GREAT IDEA. THAT IS THE OTHER THING MARTINEZ IS ABOUT. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO LIVE HERE. 1000 FRIENDS THANKS YOU FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD SO EXPEDITIOUSLY AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR NAMING THE CANYON BARBARA WOODBURN CANYON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LAST THING YOU SAID ABOUT HOW EXPEDITIOUS THIS PROCESS WAS. NOT TO NOT MAKE YOU FEEL SPECIAL TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM BARBARA, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH HOW THE NAMING POLICY HAS BEEN INACTIVE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I THINK THIS IS MAYBE THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME WE HAVE DONE IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY APPRECIATION TO STAFF. THE NAMING POLICY IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH THE COUNCIL BUT I'M SO GLAD IT WORKED SMOOTHLY FOR YOU BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE YOU HAD IS THE REASON WE PUT THE NAMING POLICY TOGETHER. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A FIGHT EVERY TIME A COMMUNITY MEMBER SAYS WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE CREATED A PROCESS AND WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER AND SAY ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS AGREE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. >> ONE MORE THING IN TERMS OF ANSWERING AN OPEN QUESTION ON THE PRESENTATION WHICH WAS, YOU MAY WANT TO DO THIS SOONER. EAST BAY REGIONAL DISTRICT HAS ASSIGNED SHOP WHICH MANAGES THESE KINDS OF SIGNS AND TRAIL ENTRANCES. I TEXTED FIVE MINUTES AGO AND HE SAID OF COURSE WE WILL DO THAT. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR AND THE NEXT CYCLE OF PRINTING NEW MAPS WILL INCLUDE THE NAME. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING SOONER OR USE THE STANDARDIZED PROCESS WE USE FOR TRAIL SIGNAGE AND KIOSKS. >> I WILL DEFAULT THAT . ANY COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SETH, YOU SUBMITTED A PUBLIC COMMENT BUT YOU ALREADY TALKED. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? HOW ABOUT IN THE VIRTUAL AUDIENCE? >> PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. ONE HAND. KATHY, PLEASE UNMUTE. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AGAIN. I'VE HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF LIVING IN THE BARBARA WOODBURN NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 39 YEARS NOW. WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE I AM IN CURRENTLY WHEN MY SON WAS ONE YEAR OLD. BARB LIVED UP THE STREET. NOW SETH IS MY NEIGHBOR. I'M LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW RIGHT NOW AND I SEE CARS UP AND DOWN MY STREET THAT NORMALLY ARE NOT PARKED HERE. THEY ARE ALL HERE BECAUSE THERE MUST BE A GRADUATION CEREMONY GOING ON AT ALHAMBRA. I REALLY APPRECIATE SETH 'S COMMENTS. BARBARA WAS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. THERE IS JUST NOTHING THAT PLEASES ME MORE THAN TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU TO CITY, THANK YOU, THOUSAND FRIENDS. I LOVE LIVING IN MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER HANDS. >> LET'S BRING THIS BACK FOR FINAL COMMENTS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE NAMING OF THE CANYON LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF F STREET AND THE FIRE ROAD TRAIL EXTENDING THROUGH THE CANYON IN HONOR ARBOR WOODBURN. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> MOTION PASSES. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. YOU ARE OF COURSE WELCOME TO STICK AROUND FOR THE BUDGET RECAP. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. MOVING BACKWARDS NOW TO GENERAL BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECAP OF THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET WORKSHOP HELD LAST WEEK. WE WILL HOLD DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF. >> I WILL GET THIS STARTED. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAUREN WILL DO THIS PRESENTATION WITH ME. UNFORTUNATELY JUNE IS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER JOINING US REMOTELY TONIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR BUDGET CONSULTANT MARTY FARLEY ONLINE AS WELL. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP WE HAD LAST WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 . THIS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 OPERATING BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW WE ARE LIMITING THE BUDGET TO ONE YEAR GIVEN SOME OF THE FISCAL CHALLENGES WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE NATION RIGHT NOW. DURING THAT PRESENTATION WE PROVIDED WE HAD GOOD FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL, FIRST AND FOREMOST ONE OF THE CLEAR THINGS WE GOT WAS DIRECTION TO PUT THE FIREWORKS BUDGET BACK IN. THAT IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. OVER SOME ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATION LEVEL DETAILS AS WELL. THAT IS ALL INCLUDED WITHIN ATTACHMENT A PICK ADDITIONALLY WANTED SOME SPECIFIC BUDGET DETAIL ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT IN THE BUDGET. THOSE ARE THE CITY COUNCIL, I.T. BUDGET AS WELL AS THE AMPHITHEATER BUDGET. THE MUNICIPAL POOL AND A DETAIL ABOUT BUDGET REDUCTIONS. THOSE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHMENTS. ALSO, ONE ITEM WE DID NOT COVER LAST WEEK BUT WE WANT TO COVER TONIGHT IS FUNDING FOR THE UPCOMING CELEBRATION . AS WE KNOW 2026 MARKS THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY. WE WANT TO FULL THAT INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR EXPENSES RELATED TO THAT IMPORTANT CELEBRATION. BRIEFLY, A SUMMARY OF THE REVISED OPERATING BUDGET. OVER THE LAST WEEK -- AND APOLOGIES FOR POSTING THIS JUST YESTERDAY. IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED AND WE HAVE SOME TEAMMATES THAT ARE PRETTY UNDER THE WEATHER. AS WE DID THE FINAL REVIEW, WE FOUND SOME CLEANUP AREAS, DUPLICATE BUDGET ENTRIES THAT HELPED US OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTORE THE FIREWORKS BUDGET AND ALSO INCORPORATE SOME VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS THAT ASSISTED US IN COMING UP WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER OUTCOME THAN A WEEK AGO SO THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS IT WAS PAINFUL AND WE HAD $1.5 MILLION APPROXIMATELY AND CUT AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL. THESE ARE ALL LISTED IN PAINFUL DETAIL. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ZERO-BASED BUDGETING THAT WAS ALWAYS THE GOAL . I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT WE ARE THERE WITH THESE CUTS BUT IT WAS AN ALL HANDS EFFORT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO GIVE UP QUITE A BIT IN ORDER TO GET THE BUDGET PULLED TOGETHER. WE DID HAVE SOME ONE-TIME TRANSFERS THAT ALSO HELP INCLUDING $218,000 COPS GRANT . THAT LIMITS HOW HE CAN USE THE FUNDING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE USED SPECIFICALLY TO HELP OFFSET POLICE DEPARTMENT LINE STAFF COST . AS I MENTIONED, THE FIREWORKS BUDGET HAS BEEN RESTORED. THAT WAS $38,000. WE HAD $58,000 BEYOND THAT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE BUDGET. WHERE WE WILL PUT THAT IS CONTINGENCY. AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE CUTS THAT WE HAD. I TALKED ABOUT THE BUFFER AND THE BACKSTOP THE CONTINGENCY PROVIDES. IT SEEMED LIKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PUT IT. IN CASE WE GET ANY UNFORESEEN BUDGET CHALLENGES OR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT NEEDS THIS WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE CUSHION BREAK CAN HELP THEM OUT . WE USE IT EVERY YEAR TO VARYING DEGREES. TO RECAP SOME OF THE OTHER ONE-TIME TRANSFERS THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHERS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. THERE WAS 250,000 APPROVED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. 130,000 FOR A CATCH-UP PAYMENT BECAUSE THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WE DID NOT DO THE ONGOING PAYMENTS. 175,000 FOR ASSIGNED AND UNCOMMITTED RESERVES FOR UPDATING THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN AND WHEN WE ADOPTED THAT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT OF THE REIMBURSEMENTS. ALSO THE $560,000 LOAN FOR THE MARINA FUND . I DO HAVE AN UPDATE . I DID HEAR BACK FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VOTING AND WATERWAYS . WE WILL HAVE A RESPONSE FROM THEM BY MID-JUNE. I WOULD SAY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TO COME AT A RESOLUTION OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT OBLIGATIONS. ALL TOLD, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE ESTIMATED TO CLOSE. THIS IS ALL OF THE RESERVE BALANCES COMBINED TO CLOSE AT $14,662,000 AT JUNE 30, 2026, THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT OPERATING CYCLE. A TOTAL REDUCTION OF $1.115 MILLION. WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY LINES I DESCRIBED, THE $58,000 THAT WAS REALLOCATED, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS NOW. 100,000 IN PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, 50,000 IN MAINTENANCE. THAT IS BONE UP FROM 20,000. ALSO, 30,000 IN CAPITOL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY AND 25,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LAUREN. DO YOU WANT THE CLICKER FOR THIS? >> WHATEVER IS EASIEST. >> IS THAT OKAY? I AM GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE DETAIL THAT THE COUNCIL HAD REQUESTED. LET'S START WITH THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. BY THE WAY THAT IS WHAT WE CALL THE I.T. BUDGET. IT TOTALS JUST OVER 1.8. I'M REFERRING TO ATTACHMENT C . IT TOTALS JUST OVER $1.8 MILLION. AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR OF $208,000. THIS TOTAL IS SHOWN ON THE TOP CHART ON ATTACHMENT UNDERSEA IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT -- C IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE COST DRIVERS INCLUDE AS I MENTIONED, I THINK LAST WEEK AT THE WORKSHOP RISING SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION FEES, ENHANCE NETWORK SECURITY, INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS , LICENSING FEES AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED STAFF USAGE. AS YOU KNOW WE FILLED A LOT OF VACANCIES AND WE'VE HAD MORE STAFF USING MORE TECHNOLOGY EQUALING MORE LICENSES. THOSE ARE KIND OF THE INCREASES THERE. THE $1.8 MILLION BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES THE SOUTH THE I.T. DIVISION. $1.3 MILLION IS ALLOCATED TO THE GENERAL FUND. THAT IS THE CHART THAT IS RIGHT BELOW THE TOP CHART. OF COURSE, THAT PART IS ALLOCATED TO OTHER FUNDS IN THE CITY REALLY, ANY FUNDS THAT RELIES ON I.T. THE GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION I WILL GO OVER JUST BRIEFLY THE BOTTOM CHART THERE. IT REFLECTS THE GENERAL FUND COVERING $1.3 MILLION TOTAL. THEY ARE ALLOCATED ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SINCE EVERY DEPARTMENT RELIES ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS YEAR THE COST ALLOCATION REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF $375,000. LARGELY BECAUSE THE GENERAL FUND IS ABSORBING A LARGER SHARE OF THESE COSTS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WE MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS LAST WEEK, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THIS PAST YEAR UNDERTOOK A COST ALLOCATION STUDY WHERE THEY BROUGHT IN EXPERTS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROPERLY ALLOCATE FOR INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES. THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING SOME ADJUSTMENTS HERE, INCREASES OR DECREASES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION. WE ARE JUST PROPERLY ALLOCATING THAT NOW. >> I HAVE A QUESTION THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS LINE ITEM. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO GET TO THE BUDGET FIRST? I THINK THAT IS NEXT ON MY SIDE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26, THIS WAS REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR TO BRING BACK A LEVEL OF DETAIL. IT IS JUST OVER $294,000, REFLECTING A REDUCTION OF JUST OVER $32,000 COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE KEY ADJUSTMENT IS AN INCREASE IN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS STIPEND AS WE SPOKE ABOUT. THIS IS REFLECTIVE, I'M LOOKING AT ATTACHMENT D . ALSO, UNDER CONTRIBUTIONS AND PROMOTIONS THERE'S A DECREASE OF JUST OVER 6200. YOU MAY RECALL THIS IS WHERE WE USED TO BUDGET THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY LUNCH OR BREAKFAST. WE DECIDED TO MOVE ALL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND TRAINING TO ONE PLACE. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE A DECREASE THERE. THERE IS ALSO A DECREASE OF JUST OVER $38,000 AND COST RECOVERY DECREASE. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TO SAY WE ALLOCATE HOLDING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN CITY HALL , CONSISTENT WITH THE COST ALLOCATION STUDY THAT WAS CARRIED OUT RECENTLY , WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES. BASICALLY THERE'S LESS THAT WE NEED TO CHARGE TO THE BUDGET AND MORE ELSEWHERE . THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE DECREASE THERE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE I.T. QUESTION IF YOU HAVE ONE. >> THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DETAILED BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE RECEIVED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I REMEMBER THE LAST CYCLE SAYING HOW IN THE WORLD IS THIS ADD UP TO $300,000. WE WERE NEVER GIVEN THESE NUMBERS OF THIS WAS HOME WILL. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE INDIRECT COST RECOVERY. SOME OF THOSE LINE ITEMS WERE JUST NEVER COMMUNICATED TO US. WITH ALL THAT SAID IT SAYS RENTAL CHARGES 82 405 . HE'S TALKING OUT LOUD. HE SAID WHAT IS THAT. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THAT. >> IF JUNE WANTS TO JUMP IN BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY THE LEAD ON THE NEW ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS THE GENERAL $1.8 MILLION THAT GETS CHARGED TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. IT IS JUST YOUR PORTION, THE CITY COUNCIL PORTION OF THE BROADER I.T. BUDGET THAT CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS WE USE, MOBILE DEVICES, LICENSES. THAT IS JUST THE COUNCIL ALLOCATION OF THAT. >> I THINK THAT HAS TO DO WITH ME, ALL OF MY TUTORIALS HOW TO USE THE iPAD. IT'S COST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HELP ME. >> THERE'S RENTAL CHARGES SO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT YOU WERE RENTING . IT IS JUST NOMENCLATURE IN THE BUDGET. IT MAKES SENSE TO ACCOUNTANTS AND BUDGET PEOPLE BUT NOT ALWAYS TO THE REST OF US. IT IS JUST THE I.T. ALLOCATION TO YOUR BUDGET. >> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. IT SOUNDED LIKE POTENTIALLY AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT LICENSES AND THINGS. BECAUSE COUNCILS NOT OPERATING LIKE THE REST OF THE STAFF I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. 30,000 SEEM TIE FOR THE IPADS WE USED BUT I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE LICENSES FOR OFFICE 365 . I JUST DID NOT WANT US OVERPAYING FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT ARE NOT USING IT . I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE WE WERE ACKNOWLEDGING THE COUNCIL IS NOT OVERPAYING FOR LICENSES THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED TO US. >> IF YOU WANT MORE CLARIFICATION WE COULD BRING JUNE ON . I BELIEVE WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT TECHNOLOGY WE USE. >> TOTALLY FINE. I DON'T NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. >> WE ALSO HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE OF $5100 IN PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICES. THAT IS DUE TO WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TRYING TO BRING IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, ADVISORS AND TRAINERS TO HELP THE CITY COUNCIL OF VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARISE. >> AND WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. >> A VERY QUICK FOLLOW-UP ON THE LICENSES. WAS THERE ANY THOUGHT GIVEN -- IS THIS A SOFTWARE THAT IS COMMONLY USED BY OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ? IS THIS A PRETTY COMMON PLATFORM? AND IF SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE ON A LARGER SCALE ? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THREE CITIES TO COME TOGETHER AND SECURE A LOWER COST. >> TO CLARIFY ARE YOU ASKING IF MIS IS A SOFTWARE NAME? >> IT IS THE DEPARTMENT NAME. >> IT IS A DOZEN PLUS ANNUAL CONTRACTS. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT OFFHAND. WE HAVE NICK VIRTUALLY BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF HAS ANY BACKGROUND ON THE VARIOUS SOFTWARE'S THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE AND WHETHER WE COST SHARE OR NOT . >> I CAN SPEAK TO THE POLICE STUFF BUT I WOULD LIKE I.T. OR JUNE TO TALK ABOUT THE LARGER SCALE. >> DID YOU WANT TO GO FIRST, JUNE? >> YOU CAN GO FIRST AND I WILL FOLLOW. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE SOFTWARE WE ALLOCATE IS STANDARD PRACTICE FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO USE. FOR EXAMPLE IT WOULD BE MICROSOFT WOULD BE THE LARGE-SCALE SOLUTION. WE DO LEVERAGE ESTATE CONTRACT WHICH IS HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET PRICING. IT'S THE SAME KIND OF STANDARD CONTRACT THAT IS USED FOR LARGER ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S A SIMILAR CONTRACTOR LEGEND -- LEVERAGED WHEN I WAS AT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> MY PLEASURE. >> JUNE, I THINK HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SLIDE. ON TO THE POOL. IN THE BUDGET YOU WILL SEE THIS. YOU WILL NOT SEE SWIMMING POOL. IT WILL BE TITLED MUNICIPAL POLL. THE MUNICIPAL POLL BUDGET PROJECTS A SUBSIDY OF $421,000 WITH TOTAL COST OF JUST OVER $588,000 SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE . REVENUE DECREASES, THAT IS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. THOSE ARE PRIMARILY TWO TO THE MARTINEZ COMMUNITY SWIM TEAM MANAGING THEIR OWN LIFEGUARDING. IT'S NOT A HUGE DECREASE BUT THAT ACTUALLY WAS A COST ON US TO PROVIDE. ALSO, A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WATER AEROBICS. I THINK YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD WITH KEEPING INSTRUCTORS HERE IN MARTINEZ . WE'VE HAD TO DECREASE PROGRAMMING BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO COME BY. WE HAVE A MODEST DECREASE THERE. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDES AN INCREASE . THOSE ARE FOR THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. WE BUDGET FOR THEM AND THE CITY GETS THE 40-60 SPLIT. ALSO, OPERATING COSTS SHOW AN INCREASE IN UTILITIES . THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PAGE FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. THERE IS A MODEST INCREASE IN UTILITIES. HOWEVER, IT IS OFFSET BY LOWER EXPENSES OF THE CITY CONTRACT. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS A GOOD NEWS STORY BECAUSE WE STARTED USING EAST BAY POOL SUPPLIES THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE REALIZED WE NEEDED AN EXPERT TO HELP US MANAGE THE EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICALS. THEY DO COME SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO HELP US TREAT THE POOL AND TAKE CARE OF THINGS. EARLY ON THE CONTRACT WAS HIGHER BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY COMING FOR EMERGENCY SPOT REPAIRS ON THINGS. NOW THAT THE COUNCIL HAS MADE A LOT OF INVESTMENT IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND NEW HEATERS WE HAVE TO CALL UNLESS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT IS THE BENEFIT . WE NEED LESS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE MONEY . NEXT SLIDE. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE AND AMPHITHEATER. >> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE POOL . WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THE POOL OPEN LONGER. I FEEL LIKE THE BUDGET SHOWS KIND OF THAT SAME THING. I KNOW THAT MY ASK IS A BIG ONE. CAN YOU VERIFY THIS IS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 365 DAYS A YEAR? WHEN IT IS NOT OPEN TO ANY COST RECOVERY WHATSOEVER. >> THEY HAVE STARTED COMING A WEEK AGO, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE MAJORITY, ON THE OFF-SEASON THEY COME ABOUT THREE TIMES A WEEK, 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. THEY LOWER THE HEATING OF THE POOL AND IT IS JUST MORE MAKING SURE THE PUMPS AND THINGS ARE WORKING. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PLEASANT HILL OPENED THE POOL. WE ARE A WHOLE MONTH BEHIND THEM. THERE ARE SOME OTHERS, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I LET THIS PASS BY WITHOUT SAYING -- WHAT IS THE OPENING? >> IT GOES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25. >> WE ARE REALLY MISSING OUT ON THREE-MONTH OF POTENTIAL REVENUE, RECOGNIZING ALL OF OUR LIFEGUARDS ARE IN SCHOOL. >> CORRECT. >> I WILL SPEAK TO THAT AFTER DEBBIE. THAT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. WE ARE FULLY STAFFED, BUT WE ONLY HAD ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE EVEN THIS WEEK TO COME FOR TRAINING. NEXT WEEK WE HAD THE REST OF THE TEAM AND THERE'S A HANDFUL THAT ARE NOT BACK YET BECAUSE THEY ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS. SO THAT IS THE PART OF IT. WE ARE OPENING IN APRIL BECAUSE THE SWIM TEAM COMES OUT AND DOES THEIR EVERYDAY PRACTICE TRAINING. THE TEMPERATURE DOES GET RAISED BUT WE ARE NOT THERE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. BECAUSE THEY ARE USING THEIR OWN LIFEGUARDS THAT HAS DECREASED THE COST. WE ARE PAYING FOR MINIMAL MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES. BY MID-OCTOBER IT IS FREEZING . THE WEATHER DOES CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY MID-OCTOBER. THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY. WORKING WITH THE TEAM UNDERSTANDING WHEN BRANDON CAME FORWARD THERE WAS NO WAY WE CAN OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAY. THE SECOND BEING BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH NICE WEATHER WE WANTED TO PUSH IT BACK THROUGH SEPTEMBER >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I RECOGNIZE BRANDON'S NEW. EVERY HERE WE HAVE HAD SOMEBODY NEW. THE IDEA OF EXTENDING THE SCHEDULE IN EITHER DIRECTION EXPANDING PROGRAMMING, HAVING THE CAPACITY TO SPEND THE TIME I RECOGNIZE IS QUITE A LIFT. I WANT TO KEEP REMINDING US WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SPENDING MONEY BUT BECAUSE THE POOL IS NOT AS DEPENDABLE WE ARE LOSING PEOPLE TO FOREST HILLS. THEY ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO BE MEMBERS WHEN THEY COULD COME TO HOURS. PEOPLE GOING TO PLEASANT HILL BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXTRA ON EITHER SIDE. AS WE STABILIZE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES . WITH RESPECT TO THE LINE ITEM, THE WATER AEROBICS PEAKED AT 10,000 FOR REVENUE. THE PROPOSED IS DOWN TO 3500. IT IS REALLY LOW. USED TO ATTEND THE POLAR BEAR SWIM EVERY JANUARY . THERE WOULD BE 30 OR 40 PEOPLE JUMPING IN . I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A WHOLE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE USING THE POOL MORE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO SMALL. >> DEBBIE AND I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH OUR PEERS ACROSS THE EAST BAY. TO DEBBIE'S POINT, MOST POOLS CLOSE AFTER LABOR DAY. MUST ARE SEASONAL . VERY FEW GO YEAR-ROUND. THERE'S ONE OR TWO, SPLATTERING OF THEM. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE MARTINEZ IS THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE. THE INDUSTRY NORM IS TO CLOSE AFTER LABOR DAY. EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK WHICH IS THE BIGGEST DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE NATION NOT ONE STAYS OPEN AFTER LABOR DAY. IT IS AGAINST THEIR POLICY. WE ALSO DO THIS EVALUATION EVERY YEAR. TALK TO OUR FRIENDS AND OTHER AGENCIES. THE STRUGGLE ISRAEL TRYING TO KEEP THEM OPEN BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. I WILL BE VERY HONEST HERE. I HAVE SPENT THREE OCTOBERS . WHY DO WE PULL PEOPLE EVERY YEAR? THEY ARE EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME OCTOBER COMES TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING . I WILL GET TO THIS LATER DURING MY UPDATE. IT IS VERY CHAOTIC TRYING TO KEEP THE NORMAL PROGRAM OPEN. LEFT TO RIGHT, PEOPLE ARE LEAVING. LIFEGUARDS ARE SCHEDULED. THAN THEY ARE, I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO GIVE THE BAD NEWS OF YOUR CLASS IS CANCELED. DEBBIE HAS TO GET OUT THERE AND LIFEGUARD. WE JUST CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE. BIGGER PICTURE WHAT I WILL SAY -- AND WE CAN DO THIS EVALUATION FORMALLY FOR YOU MAY BE IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL YOU ARE AT A 28% COST RECOVERY. TODAY, THE GENERAL FUND IT IS JUST LIKE THE MARINA. THE GENERAL FUND IS SUBSIDIZING THE POOL. YES, IF YOU WERE TO KEEP IT OPEN THREE MORE MONTHS YOU ARE ADDING MORE FISCAL STRAIN ON THE GENERAL FUND REGARDLESS. EVEN IF YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND PEOPLE COME THROUGH AND PAY THEIR FEES, IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THE COST. ONE OF THE THINGS, ALL THE TIMES I'VE LOOKED AT THE UTILITY BILLS IN THE FALL THOSE ARE THE HIGHEST UTILITY BILLS. UTILITY BILLS ALMOST DOUBLE IN THE FALL. IN THE SUMMER YOU DON'T NEED AS MUCH UTILITY BECAUSE IT IS WARM WEATHER. THAT IS ANOTHER THING WE CONTEND WITH IN THE FALL IS WHEN YOU DO KEEP IT OPEN THE UTILITY BILLS DOUBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WARM THE POOL LONGER AND WARMER . I KNOW THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EASY THING LIKE LET'S JUST OPEN THE DOORS. WE ARE PUTTING A LOT OF FISCAL STRAIN ALREADY ON THE GENERAL FUND TO KEEP IT OPEN JUST BY THE SEASON. I THINK MAYBE IT WARRANTS A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION AT A FUTURE DATE WHERE WE DIG INTO THE NUMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. IF IT DID STAY OPEN THEN WHAT IS THE COST AND WHAT'S THE BENEFIT TO THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ASSESSMENT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I FOR ONE WOULD WELCOME THAT DISCUSSION. IT'S ONE WE WOULD ALL STAND TO BENEFIT FROM. THOSE OF UP --US APPEAR THAT IS WHY THE MAYOR IS ASKING IT. PEOPLE DO ASK THAT.'S SHE MENTIONED PLEASANT HILL. OUR NEIGHBORS. I AM JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DO TALK TO THEM. SO HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO GET A LEG