May 21, 2024 - 03:57 PM

>> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL AND THE OAKLEY PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00. ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FULLER. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MEADOWS. >> HERE. >> CHAIR CHUIKO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR VERDUZCO. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KRIEG. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR SHANNON SHAW. I'M PRESENT. MAYOR WILLIAMS AND COMMISSIONER PRICE ARE ABSENT. WE'RE GONNA GO INTO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE JOIN ME. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS SUBMITTED. TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A BLUE SPEAKER CARD LOCATED IN THE LOBBY AND SUBMIT IT TO A CITY CLERK. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK IS THREE MINUTES. THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR'S SEAT. WHEN ONE MINUTE REMAINS ON THE TIMER, IT WILL BEEP ONCE AS A REMINDER TO COMPLETE COMMENTS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING, OR OTHER OUTBURSTS SO THAT EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. NOTE THAT DUE TO PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE REGARDING COMMENTS. STAFF MAY BE DIRECTED TO RESPOND TO PERSONS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENT CARDS, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS. SO IF THERE IS NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS A WORK SESSION. THIS IS ADOPT A RESOLUTION FINDING THE PROPOSED 2024-2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY AS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 65401 AND 65402 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE MAYOR SHAW, CHAIR CHUIKO, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT YOU IN THIS WORK SESSION SUMMARY OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH 2028/29. THIS MEETING, AS YOU MENTIONED, WAS SET UP TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION SO WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS THAT THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MAY HAVE. AT THE CONCLUSION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL ADOPT A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. THE 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT MUNICIPALITIES USE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. FOR US, KIND OF SIMILAR TO OUR BUDGET, THAT OUTLINES A COUPLE PROJECTS, PROGRAMS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE ADOPTED 2024/2025 YEAR BUDGET. BUT WE LOOK BEYOND THAT. A NUMBER OF OUT PROJECTS TAKES A NUMBER OF YEARS, FROM DESIGN, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS NOT A ONE-YEAR PROJECT. SO WE USE THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO SPAN NUMBER OF YEARS TO NOT ONLY PLAN FOR THE PROJECT BUT FUNDING. A LOT OF THESE, AS YOU'VE HEARD PREVIOUSLY, ARE BIG-TICKET PROJECTS AND TAKES NUMBER OF YEARS TO FUND THEM. LOT OF BENEFITS THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAS FOR ANY MUNICIPALITY, OAKLEY INCLUDED, IS FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY RESIDENTS BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPING COMPANY, TO KNOW WHAT IS THE CITY DOING DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS ARE BUILDING, WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS ARE MAINTAINING? BECAUSE THAT REALLY PERPETUATES DEVELOPMENT. IT CREATES INTEREST FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO OAKLEY AND WANT TO OPEN BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISH BUSINESSES, EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS. SO THERE'S KIND OF A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ROBUSTNESS AND VOLUME OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO ONE OF THE FOCUSES IN THE CIP IS HOW TO MAINTAIN OUR CORE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND AS YOU SEE IN THE PRESENTATION, WE COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF PROJECTS. COULD BE A FACILITY PROJECT. COULD BE A PARK PROJECT. COULD BE A STREET PROJECT AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN. SO WE DON'T JUST FOCUS ON ONE ELEMENT AND SAY, "WELL, WE'LL JUST DO STREETS IN THIS TOWN OR WE DO PARKS OR WE DO FACILITIES." BECAUSE OF OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE BOARD, WE TRY TO SPREAD THE PROJECT ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS OF INTEREST. ON THE UPCOMING 2024-2025 BUDGET, THIS IS INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY ARE FUNDING WITH THESE ALLOCATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE STREET PROJECTS. ONE OF THEM IS A FACILITY PROJECT. MOST OF THEM HAVING BEEN COMPLETED. ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES. THIS IS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SEEN IT, WE HAVE THE FULL GLORY, AS PART OF THE SUMMERFEST FESTIVITIES NEXT MONTH. DOWNTOWN OAKLEY WILL HAVE VITALITY, GROWTH, AND WILL SET UP A GOOD FUTURE FOR DECADES TO COME. THAT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR UPDATED PROJECTS THAT WE DID. WE UPDATED THE FACILITIES AT THE CYPRESS GROVE PUMP STATION. THIS WAS CREATED NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO AS A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SOMEHOW, THAT BUILDING WAS HALF ESSENTIALLY. ALL THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS WERE UNDER THE WEATHER. OVER THE YEARS, IT TOOK A BEATING. THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY COVER THE BEATING --BUILDING, AND COVERED THE PUMP STATION. NO, IT IS GOOD FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. THE ENTIRE CYPRESS GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SECURED AND SEALED FACILITIES. ONE OF THE MAJOR LARGE SURFACE PROJECTS, WE ARE SEARCHING THE WINTER FOLLOW-UP FROM LAST YEAR WHICH WAS A $4 MILLION PROJECT. THIS COMMUNITY DID ANOTHER ASSORTMENT OF STREET RESURFACING PROJECTS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO ANY CITY. FOR US TO KEEP THE QUALITY OF OUR STREETS AT THE TOP LEVEL. DIFFERENT CONDITIONING'S FOR THE PCI. MY PCI WAS THIS AND THAT. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE PCI ABOVE 70. THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT, THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FOR IMPROVING THAT PROJECT. THAT WAS COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT YOU HAVE TRAVELED, FROM MAIN STREET TO INSIDER REVENUES. WE INSTALLED SOLAR ROOF PANELS ON THE CITY HALL. THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL WRAP UP PHASE. THIS WILL REDUCE THE PGE BUILD GREATLY. THEY HAD A VERY NICE INSTRUCTOR AT THE DOG PARK. IT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETED. THEY HAD A PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING CROSSING SYSTEM, OVER THE TRAILER CROSSING FROM O'HARA SCHOOL. THIS WAS NEXT TO THE RECREATION CENTER. THIS WAS A FLASHING LIGHT AS THOSE WHO BIKE AND WALK ON THE TRAIL, WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND MAKING THE ADVANCED NOTICES. THIS IS SOMEONE CROSSING THE ROADWAY. THIS INCLUDES THAT LEVEL OF SAFETY. WE UPGRADED THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS. WE HAD SOME RESURFACING OF THE PLAYGROUNDS. A LOT OF THIS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND FINISHING A MULTITUDE OF PRODUCTS. MOVING ON TO THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE REAL FOCUS IS THE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS IS PART OF THE MEETING. THIS INCLUDES CYPRESS GROVE. THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD, IS A COMPILATION OF THREE SEPARATE PROJECTS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS EXHIBIT PACKET, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE CIP 2347. CIP 302. CIP 3010. EACH OF THEM WAS PART OF THE TIMELINE. WE KNOW THEY WERE INTERESTED. PROJECT 247, WEST TO EAST, BEGINS JUST AFTER THAT SECTION OF CYPRESS ROAD. GOING EAST, THIS IS THROUGH THE CROSSING. FOR THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED. WE ALREADY HAD THE CONTRACT OVER ONE YEAR AGO. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A FEW THINGS TO FALL IN PLACE. WE HAVE BEEN USING SOME REGULATIONS. YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT STARTING IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. MAJOR PROJECT, MAJOR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS THE FIRST LEG OF EAST CYPRESS ROAD. RELATED TO THAT, WE HAVE THE INTERSECTION OF NAISMITH AVENUE AND EAST CYPRESS. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS BEING BUILT BY THE DEVELOPER OF THE SUBDIVISION. IT IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL A FEW YEARS AGO. WAITING FOR VARIOUS APPROVALS. THAT HAS BEEN DONE. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, WE WANT TO SEE CONSTRUCTION IN TWO WEEKS. THEY WILL BE GOING INTO AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD EXPECT BY THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, THE PHASE ONE GLUE SECTION OF EAST CYPRESS ROAD, WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AT THE CANAL, WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL THE INTERSECTION OF EAST CYPRESS ISLAND ROAD, THE CANAL CROSSING, THIS PROJECT AS YOU RECALL, FROM LAST YEAR, THIS WAS GOING TO BE DONE BY THE DEVELOPER OF THE GRAN CYPRESS PROJECT. THEY DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE THE PROJECT. THE CITY TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES TO TAKE THAT PROJECT. JUST BEFORE HOLIDAY OF LAST YEAR, DECEMBER 2023, THE CITY OFFICIALLY TOOK OVER THE PROJECT. PHASE THREE, TO BETHEL ISLAND. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE TEAM. THEY REALLY GOT AFTER THIS PROJECT. THEY REBUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WATER DISTRICT. THIS WAS A KEY PARTNER OF THAT INTERSECTION. WE ARE PUTTING THE PUZZLE TOGETHER. AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST FEW MEETINGS, WE HAVE BROUGHT YOU A DESIGN CONTRACT FOR PHASE TWO. THIS INCLUDES EAST CYPRESS ROAD. THE DESIGN IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE BRINGING YOU THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR PHASE THREE. THIS INCLUDES A BETHEL ISLAND ROAD. THAT DESIGN NEEDS TO BE STARTED. A LOT OF PATHS ARE HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD. THIS IS WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE MOST COMPLEX PART OF THE EAST CYPRESS ROAD. THIS IS THE PHASE TWO PARK. THIS NOT ONLY INCLUDES THE BASIC UNDERGROUND IN THE CANAL, BUT IT IS THE BIG, OPEN CANAL THAT THEY HAVE THE DISTRICT PATHS WITH. THEY THEMSELVES, THEY CAME TO THE INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS ROAD. THEY FINISHED THAT CANAL. THIS IS ALL THE WAY OVER 1000 SOME ODD FEET. THE ONLY PIECE OF THE CANAL THAT IS LEFT, IS ABOUT 600 FEET, WHERE IT CROSSES UNDER EAST CYPRESS ROAD. THEY WILL BE DOING THAT. DOING THE DESIGN RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF IT, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE TO DO, WORKING WITH THE WATER DISTRICT, THAT IS THE ACTIVE CANAL. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU HAVE TO DO THAT TODAY. THE WINDOWS TAKE WHERE THEY DON'T NEED THE WATER ESSENTIALLY FROM A MIDSUMMER PROJECT. THIS DESIGN, IT IS GOING TO START NOW. IT WILL ESSENTIALLY BE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR. FOLLOWING THE ACTIVE SUMMER 26, WE WILL BE FINISHING THAT. THAT CANAL CROSSING IS NOT JUST REPLACING THE CANAL. THAT IS GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH A 10 FOOT DIAMETER PIPE. REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE. THIS IS A HEAVY PIPE. THE DIAMETER OF THE PIPE ITSELF. EXTREMELY HEAVY PIPES. THEY COME IN EIGHT FOOT SECTIONS. IT IS NOT YOUR STANDARD DRAINAGE PIPE. IT IS A MAJOR UNDERTAKING. AGAIN, WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS AT THE WATER DISTRICT. AS A PART OF THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF DID, MY COMPLIMENTS TO OUR TEAM. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH WATER DISTRICTS, WORKING TO SUSTAIN. THEY HAVE AGREED TO REIMBURSE US. THE COST FOR THE UNDER GROUNDING OF THAT PIPE IN THE CANAL, THAT IS OVER 2.2 MILLION. THEY CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT. THEY ACCEPT IT, AND THEY BUILD THE WATER DISTRICT. YOU'LL GET UP TO 2.2 MILLION BACK. WE WON'T HAVE FINITE DOLLARS. WE ARE TRYING TO SQUEEZE EVERY DOLLAR TO MAKE THIS BUDGET WORK. OVER THE SUMMER FROM NEXT YEAR TO 2026, PHASE TWO JERSEY ISLAND ROAD WOULD HE COMPLETED. THAT IS NOT ONLY JUST UNDERGOING THE CANAL, BUT IT IS A MULTITUDE OF UTILITY LINES. WATER, SEWER, GAS, ALL ACROSS THE CANAL. THEY HAVE TO REBUILD. THE ROADWAY GOES ON TOP OF IT. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF JERSEY ISLAND. A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT. AGAIN, WE HAVE COMMITTED --A COMMITTED AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT WILL GET IT DONE. NOT FLASHING LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY. JERSEY ISLAND ROAD. CONCURRENCE WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO PICK UP THE DESIGN ON SECTION 3, AND PHASE THREE OF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS BASICALLY JUST WEST OF JERSEY ISLAND ROAD, ALL THE WAY TO BETHEL ISLAND. THIS IS PART OF THAT EXHIBIT. THAT PROJECT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FUNDING. WE CAN START THAT SOONER THAN LATER. WE ARE STOPPING THAT IN 2026. THERE ARE SOME POSSIBILITIES. WE WILL INSTALL THAT IN 2025. THEY ARE ASKING IF WE ARE ON SCHEDULE. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE BUILT? THESE ARE COMPLEX PROJECTS. EVEN IF EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER, AS THEY HAVE THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THIS CONSTRUCTION ASPECT, WE CAN JUST GO THERE AND TURN THE WATER UPSIDE DOWN. MAJOR TRAFFIC SNAFUS WOULD OCCUR. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD WHERE WE BUILD THE PROJECT. LITERALLY, ONE WEEK OR SO FROM NOW, YOU WILL SEE CONSTRUCTION ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD, INTO 27, I WOULD SAY. ALL THREE PHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. YOU ASK FOR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ARE PUTTING BIG SIGNS INFORMATION, TO EVERYBODY. RESIDENTS, GUESTS, WHOEVER DRIVES THAT. IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING. AGAIN, OUR TEAM HAS REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. THIS IS BEING A PRIORITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS EXECUTED. PEOPLE REALLY SEE CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE. THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD THING. WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ANY FORMATION, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US. IF YOU HEAR FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE SCHEDULE OF THE PROJECT, IT IS GOING TO RUN PARALLEL ON MULTIPLE PATHS TO GET THIS THING DONE. THIS IS FROM LAST THREE DAYS. THE OTHER FUTURE PROJECT, IS PART OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. 2024-2025. AS YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THEY HAVE IMPROVED A LOT. THE ONLY BOTTLENECK SECTION, WAS CLOVER BROOK. ESSENTIALLY ALONG THE VINEYARD, THE CITY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY. TWO LANES BECOME ONE MAIN -- LANE. WE ALL KNOW AND WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT IT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FAMILY THAT OWNS THE VINEYARD. LAST YEAR, WE FINALLY REACHED AGREEMENTS UNDER THE DEDICATION OF THE RIGHT AWAY. THIS DESIGN WAS HAPPENING. THIS INCLUDES THE EL TORO ROAD AND O'HARA. YOU WILL HAVE THE NEW LAW TO LOOK BACK WITH. SIDEWALKS, ALL THE CITY MOVEMENTS. SAME THING ON O'HARA. THAT PROJECT IS IN THE FINAL PHASES OF DESIGN. JULY 9th, UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE WILL HAVE THE DESIGN CONTRACT, AWARD THE CONTRACT, AND WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT AUGUST. THIS WOULD GO INTO THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT AS YOU HEARD, WE ARE DEVELOPING A SHOPPING CENTER. WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THEM. A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN OUR PROJECT. LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WE NEED RECONFIGURATION. THE SECTION OF TOWN IS GOING TO GET A LOT OF BUSINESS. IT IS POSITIVE ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT. YOU CAN SEE CONSTRUCTION ON THE LOWER ROAD AND BEYOND. BY THE SUMMER OR FALL OF NEXT YEAR, BASED ON WHAT WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEVELOPER, THEIR CENTER IS GOING TO BE FINISHED. HOPEFULLY BY NOVEMBER 2025. WE WILL HAVE IT COMPLETED AND DONE. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR ENHANCEMENT TO THAT INTERSECTION, AND THAT SECTION OF THE TOWN. THESE ARE GOING TO BE FEATURING MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. 24-25, AND ONLY THE NEXT THREE FISCAL YEARS. THAT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES ACROSS THE BOARD. FUNDING, STAFFING, THAT IS ONE OF OUR FOCUSES. ON THE FACILITY FRONT, THE LIBRARY PROJECT, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE STARTED SOME CONCEPTUAL PLANNING. FUNDRAISING IS GOING TO BE AROUND FOR THIS PROJECT FOR VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, FANS OF THE LIBRARY, AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WILL BE LOOKING FOR FUNDING ON MANY LEVELS PAID A MAJOR, MAJOR PROJECT FOR OAKLEY. WE ARE ALL IN, TRYING TO MAKE THIS PROJECT A REALITY. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS ONE OF THE CIP'S. WE ARE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE FUNDRAISING. WE WILL WORK THIS PROJECT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. HOPEFULLY, THE FUNDING PARTS COME THROUGH. THIS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED. THE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE CITY HALL CORP. RATION YARD. ACROSS FROM THE PARK, IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT. THIS WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. THIS IS GOING TO BE INTO OUR CAMPUS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE NICEST CIVIC CENTERS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE. THAT IS REALLY GOING TO TAKE IT TO A NEW AND DIFFERENT LEVEL. THIS IS PART OF THE ARTISTIC RENDERING OFF OF THIS PROJECT. ONE OF OUR OTHER CONSIDERED MAJOR PROJECTS, ARE LOOKING AT OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CORRIDOR. FROM THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, WE WANTED TO HAVE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR EVERYBODY FROM FAR EAST OAKLEY, AND MOST AREAS. THEY ALL HAVE TO COME THROUGH EAST CYPRESS ROAD. WE ARE TRYING TO EXTEND LAUREL ROAD. RIGHT NOW, THIS WOULD BE A DEAD-END AT TETON AVENUE. THIS INCLUDES THE PARKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD DID THIS WILL BE EXTENDED BY THE BRIDGE. OVER TO THE REGULAR TRACK. LANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED AT THE FORMER INTERSECTION. THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO COST US ABOUT $40 MILLION. NOT CHEAP. WE STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO DOING JUST CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. WORKING ON PRIMARY ACQUISITION, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE ABOUT FOUR PROPERTIES. THE PLAN IS DURING THIS YEAR, AND IN THE COMING MONTHS, WORK ON ACQUIRING THE RIGHT AWAY FOR THIS PROJECT, WHILE CONCURRENTLY, LOOKING AT GRANT FUNDING, ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTING IT. CONSTRUCTING IT BRINGS A LOT OF RELIEF FROM EAST CYPRESS ROAD AS IT COMES TO MINISTRY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE COMMUTERS. THEY GET AROUND LAUREL ROAD. IT IS EASY, DIRECT, AND IT HAS AN ODD NATURE. IT REALLY ENHANCES THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. WE ARE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC LOADS ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD. JUST THE NATURE WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO ANTICIPATE, AND STAY IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT IS OUT THERE. MAKING SURE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK CAN ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH THAT WE ARE HAVING. ONE OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. THIS IS JUST IN SUMMARY AGAIN. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON FUTURE PROJECTS. THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT. EVEN A SMALL AND BETTER PROJECT, MAY NOT BE A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. YOU STILL HAVE TO GO FOR SOME ROUTINE. CONCLUSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IS THAT THE PLANNING RESOLUTION, WILL BE FINDING THAT THE 2425 CAPITAL GROUP PROGRAM, WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN. HENRY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL GO TO THE COUNCIL FOR COMMENTS. MIKE CASTRO? JUST KIDDING. DONNA BIKER? >> YIKES. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. KEVIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THOSE PROJECTS. THEY ARE ALL MUCH-NEEDED. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. TWICE, THEY WERE EVACUATED DUE TO FIRES. ONE TIME, SHE WAS THERE OVER TWO HOURS. DRIVING ON LAUREL ROAD. ONE TIME, SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT. ONE YEAR AGO, I STOOD BEFORE ALL OF YOU TO ASK FOR THE SENIOR CENTER, TRYING TO GET US BACK OPEN. WE ARE LOOKING AT CONTINUED SERVICES, AS WE TRY TO HELP NOT ONLY THE SENIORS, BUT EVERYONE WHO COMES TO OUR DOORS FOR FOOD AND ASSISTANCE. THAT INCLUDES OTHER NONPROFITS THAT WE ALLOW USE OF THE BUILDING. THIS INCLUDES THE VETERANS 4H, MEALS ON WHEELS, AND COCOA CAFE. OVER THE YEARS, YEARS AGO, WE WERE INFORMED THAT BUILDING THE OLD FIREHOUSE, WOULD HAVE IT TO BE DEMOLISHED. WE WERE EXCITED WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT THE NEW BUILDING WOULD BE SHARED WITH THE LIBRARY. IT WAS HIS APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE ARCHITECT PLANS WITH NO SPACE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SENIOR CENTER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COMMON AREAS, 980 SQUARE FEET, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 1420 SQUARE FEET OF TWO FLEXPHONE, WOULD HAVE ALLOCATED SPACE. ONE OF THEM AVAILABLE TO US. THE SENIOR CENTER NEEDS TO EXPAND, NOT TO CONTRACT. NEEDING TO BE LARGER THAN THE CURRENT 4000 PLUS SQUARE FOOT FUTURE. IN ADDITION, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND. AS SUCH, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE AREAS SUCH AS OTHER SENIOR CENTERS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, AN AREA FOR COCOA CAFE TO HAVE LUNCHES FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THIS IS A COMMON AREA FOR ACTIVITIES. A PLACE FOR TRIDENTINE TRANSIT. SENIOR PARKING, OFFICE, STOREROOM AREA, OFFICES FOR BOTH THE OAKLEY VETERANS AND MEALS ON WHEELS READ WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, AS ONE OF THE FEW SENIOR CLUBS REMAINING IN CALIFORNIA. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE ARE THE ONLY GROUP --SORRY. WE ARE THE ONLY GROUP PROVIDING SERVICES, CLASSES, AND IN RICHMOND, SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS AND OAKLEY. SPECIFICALLY AS SUCH, WHY ARE WE NOT ON THE CITY'S FUTURE PLANS OR ARCHITECT DESIGN THAT IS ON DISPLAY IN THE HALLWAY? I BELIEVE WE NEED THE LIBRARY. I WILL CONTINUE TO HOW TO WORK WITH THE FUNDING. I TRULY WOULD LIKE TO SEE OAKLEY SENIOR CENTER AS PART OF THE PLANS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY. IN THE BACK, ALAN. IS THE PRESIDENT. ON FIRST VP. WE ALSO HAVE A BOARD MEMBER, IN THE BACK. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT, MIKE CASTRO. >> MY NAME IS MIKE CASTRO. ABOUT THE LIBRARY/COMMUNITY CENTER. LIKE DONNA SAID, THERE IS NO MENTION FOR US. IT IS LIKE WE ARE BEING PUSHED TO THE CURB. THEY SAY WE WILL HAVE THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET AT THE TRAIN STATION. IF YOU KNOW SENIORS, THAT IS AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. IT WOULD BE A MAJOR LAWSUIT. IT IS AN ACCIDENT. PEOPLE WITH CANES AND WALKERS. THIS AND THAT. WE NEED SOMEPLACE WHERE THERE IS ENOUGH PARKING, AND ENOUGH SPACE, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR FUNCTIONS, AND NOT BOTHER THE LIBRARY OR COMMUNITY CENTER. WHAT IS THE REC CENTER? ISN'T THAT A COMMUNITY CENTER? IT IS LUDICROUS, I THINK. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO QUESTION AND COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION. IN THIS UNIQUE SETTING, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET MY ATTENTION IF YOU HAVE GOT SOMETHING. >> I'M SORRY. I LOST WHAT YOU SAID. >> WITH UNIQUE SETTING THAT WE HAVE HERE, YOU CAN GET MY ATTENTION IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION OR MAKE A COMMENT. >> DO YOU WANT US TO MAKE A COMMENT? >> WE HAVE THE BUTTONS APPEAR. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS. >> THEY DO HAVE ACCESS. >> MY COMMENT, FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THOSE OF YOU HERE, WE CAN GO ON. >> DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. CAN WE GO TO THE SLIDE WITH CIP 340-7302 01 310. I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE COMMENT MADE AROUND HAZARD MITIGATION. THIS IS FOR THE CITY TO EXPEND THIS ENTRYWAY. I HAVE A TECHNICAL DESIGN QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE GETTING PREPARED FOR LAUNCHING FULL FORCE INTO THIS. THINKING ABOUT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT CAMPUS, I KNOW THIS MEETS THE COMPLETE STREETS REQUIREMENTS. THINKING ABOUT BICYCLE SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, IS IT POSSIBLE WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EXHIBIT OF THE DIAGRAM, WOULD WE BE ALLOWED TO SWITCH ON THE RIGHT OF THE DIAGRAM, THE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK, THEN THE TREE, THEN THE BICYCLISTS. CAN WE DO TREE SIDEWALK BICYCLIST TREE TO PROTECT BICYCLISTS? I'M THINKING ABOUT THE 55 ACRE PARK THAT IS PLANNING TO BE BUILT. I'M THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OAKLEY BEING THIS WALKABLE, LIKABLE PLACE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN CONSIDER? >> COMMISSIONER, AS FAR AS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, IF YOU LOOK, IT IS MORE INVOLVED IN JUST SWITCHING THE STREET AND THE BIKE IN THE SIDEWALK READ ONE THING THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO EVERYBODY, THE LAST SECTION OF EAST LAUREL ROAD, IMPROVING FROM EMPIRE TO O'HARA, SINCE WE REBUILD IT, THE BIKE LANES ARE CREATING A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE TRAVEL BAY. THERE IS A TWO FOOT BUFFER ZONE, THEN THE BIKE LANE. PRIOR STANDARD, WAS THAT WE HAD THE BIKE LANE RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAVEL LANE. ON SOME ROADS LIKE THAT, THIS IS HIGH-SPEED, MAJOR ARTERIAL. IT MAY BE LESS THAN UNCOMFORTABLE. WE WILL BE DOING THAT ENTIRE THING ON EAST CYPRESS ROAD, IN TERMS OF BASED ON THE DETAILS THAT YOU SEE. AGAIN, IT IS A LOT MORE INVOLVED THAN SIMPLY SUSTAINING IT. BECAUSE OF THE TOP OF INFRASTRUCTURE, IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED. THIS PROJECT, PHASE ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE, ARE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION. I'M SORRY, INTO THE DESIGN PHASE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STUDY THOSE, TO LOOK AT IT FROM A PRACTICALITY. I AM NOT GOING TO SAY THAT IT IS NOT DOABLE. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES. ANYTHING THAT YOU ALLUDED TO, MEETS THE COMPLETE STREETS. THIS IS THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM, AND ALL THE CITIES WHEN YOU MAKE A STREET. YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES, AND ALL THE CURRENT CONVENIENCES FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN LOOK INTO, AND LET YOU KNOW LATER. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE DESIGN WE ARE PURSUING. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, AND FOR BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION, SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON OUR ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS FOR SURE. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU, LAUREL EXTENSION PROJECT, IT IS A VERY COSTLY PROJECT. I'M SORRY IF I MISSED IT. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THAT? >> THE TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT, AND KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THAT CONNECTION. THAT PROJECT AS WE SPEAK, OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, IS TRYING TO LOOK AT THE RIGHT ACQUISITION. AS A DIFFERENT PROCESS IN ITSELF. LET'S GO THROUGH THAT. THEN, WE ACHIEVE THAT. ALL OF THIS IS WITH FUNDING. NONE OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE SOMETHING THAT $100,000 WILL DO. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS. THIS IS A $40 MILLION PROJECT. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS REALLY GOING TO TRIGGER THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THE SCHEDULE. ONCE WE HAVE FINISHED THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, WE ARE MOVING ON WITH THE FINAL DESIGN, AND THE PROJECT DESIGN. THAT WILL TAKE A GOOD YEAR. WE HAVE TO GET PERMITS THROUGH THE COUNTY, AND THROUGH THE RAILROAD. GIVE IT A QUICK YEAR. JUST ON A GOOD NOTE. LET'S SAY IF YOU HAVE 40 MILLION ON THE BACK, WHICH WE DON'T. YOU ARE LOOKING PROBABLY IN ABOUT THREE YEARS, STOPPING CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE TO SECURE THE FUNDING. THIS IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET. >> YOU OBVIOUSLY SHARED SOME OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS WITH US. ANY PARTICULAR SMALLER PROJECTS THAT YOU CARE TO SHARE? >> SMALLER PROJECT, IT IS IN YOUR PACKET. REALLY, BECAUSE OF THE FOCUS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE FOR 24-25, AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. CYPRESS AND LAUREL ROAD. SMALLER PROJECT THAT WE ARE HAVING RIGHT HERE, IS PART OF THE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $150,000 PROJECT. THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LOT THAT IS GOING TO BE UPLIFTED BY THE TREES. LOOKING AT THE U.S. RESIDENT, IN MANY CITIES, THEY ARE WASHING THEIR HANDS AWAY FROM IT. THIS IS HOW THEY ARE FIXING IT. SOMETHING HAPPENS. TO ME, THIS WAS NOT ANOTHER APPROACH. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL, LOOKING AT THE 50-50 PARTIAL PROGRAM. WE BUNDLED MANY OF THESE SITES. WE WERE BUILDING IT COLLECTIVELY SO THAT WE GET SCALE. ONCE WE COMPLETE THE PROJECT, WE ARE BUILDING THIS AT HALF OF THE COST. THIS IS VERY GOOD FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE CALLING IT 50-50 IN REALITY. IT IS CLOSE TO 7030. WE DO ALL THE LEGWORK AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. THAT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING. MONEY IS SET ASIDE FOR. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE CAN GET APPLICATIONS IN FOR VARIOUS TRAFFIC ACTIONS. THESE ARE THE SMALLER PROJECTS. THE PROJECT THAT I AM MENTIONING THAT YOU HAVE SEEN, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS. NONE OF THESE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU FINISH IN ONE FISCAL YEAR. JUST BECAUSE OF THE MASS AND SCALE OF THE PROJECT, THE DESIGNING OF IT, THE CYPRESS ROAD PROJECTS, WE ARE LOOKING AT A GOOD, THREE-YEAR POSSIBILITY THROUGH THAT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE LAUREL ROAD PROJECT ALMOST FIVE YEARS. WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET TO THE STAGE, AND NEXT JULY. WE HAVE ANOTHER CONTRACT BROUGHT ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SMALLER PROJECT, WE CAN WRAP THEM UP IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO. GOOD PROJECT, IT WILL BE DONE IN MANY FISCAL YEARS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT A PHYSICAL PRIORITY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, AND THINKING ABOUT PROPERTY OWNERS TOO. >> WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, I DON'T LOOK AT IT SOLELY BECAUSE IT IS JUST STREETS OR PARTS. IT IS NOT JUST FACILITIES. WE ARE TRYING TO ADVOCATE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. STRATEGIC GOALS THAT THE COUNCIL IS SET ACROSS THE BOARD. OUR NEEDS ARE HUGE. WE CAN SPEND IT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PROJECTS. WE CAN ALLOCATE RESOURCES ACROSS THE BOARD. THESE ARE ALL ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL HAND THIS OVER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS THEIR VOTE. >> I WOULD LOVE TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONSIDERING THIS IS A PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE, CONSIDERING THE FUTURE OF OAKLEY, I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS. I'M BUMMED TO SEE NO ART PROJECTS ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I HOPE YOU CAN SHARE WITH US YOUR FAVORITE ART PROJECT IN OAKLEY, AND YOUR VISION FOR PUBLIC ART. ARE THERE ANY BARRIERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE? >> MY PERSONAL FAVORITE IN DOWNTOWN, IS THE MEDIAN OF MAIN STREET AND SECOND STREET. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL BIRD CULTURE THAT WAS THERE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE BUILT DOWNTOWN. THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK. A LOT OF PEOPLE AND TRAVEL IS AN OUT-OF-TOWN, THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL BUILD THIS. HE WAS THE ARTIST. AS PART OF THE NEW DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RIGHT ON THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND O'HARA. RIGHT NEXT TO THE BISTRO, THEY BUILT A BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT AND PLAZA. THERE IS ACTUALLY A MONUMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED OVER THERE. IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. NEXT MONTH. A LARGE PIECE OF GRANITE TRUCK AND STONE IS PART OF THAT. TO ME, IT IS VERY NICE. IT IS A NICE PIECE OF ARTWORK. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, THEY NEED FUNDING. HOW DO WE FUND IT? COMING FROM THE PROGRAM, TO INCORPORATE VARIOUS ARTWORK INTO THE SAME PROJECT. WE ARE GOING TO BE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE SAME AS THE DEVELOPERS DO. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MORE FROM A POLICY LEVEL. WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE PREFERENCE IS. I THINK THAT HAS TO BE PART OF A PROGRAM IN ITSELF. I LACK ARTWORK. WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS CULTURE, AND PUTTING IT HERE. WE ARE DISCOVERING THE INTERNAL PROCESS. THIS IS FROM THE VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND BOARDS. WE ARE COMING OFF OF THAT PROGRAM. TO ME, THAT IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC AND PARTNER -- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS IN OTHER CITIES. THIS IS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY, RESPECTING THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THEY ARE PROVIDING VARIOUS'S. THAT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN PROCESS. WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS BY STAFF. THIS IS PART OF THIS INTERSECTION. WHAT WE HAVE DONE, IT IS ALL DOWNTOWN. TRYING TO LOOK AT A FUTURE ART COMPONENT. >> I KNOW THE LIBRARY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE ARE GETTING A LOCAL ARTIST TO HELP WITH THAT. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE HELPING WHEN WE CAN. IT IS A VALID QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> JUST FOR A POINT OF ORDER, THE AGENDA SAYS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL ASK QUESTIONS, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND A DISCUSSION. AT WHICH TIME, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL VOTE. ARE WE INTERMINGLING IT? WHERE ARE WE IN THE STAGES? ARE WE NOW INTO CANCEL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? >> THIS IS JUST A WORK SESSION. WE ARE OPENING IT UP TO THE COMMISSION OR THE COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS. >> THE AGENDA DIDN'T QUITE SAY THAT. THEY SEGMENTED IT. MAYBE IT IS THE PARLIAMENTARIAN. IF THAT IS THE WAY WE WANT TO DO IT, WE ARE TRYING TO KICK IT AROUND. I WAS HOPING WITH 27 MILLION, WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FORMAL. MAYBE OUR PARTNER CAN HELP US ON THAT. >> I AM NOT SURE. >> THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE IT. IT IS FORMALLY SEGMENTED, AS YOU HAD SAID GRADE IT CAN BE DONE IN MORE OF A CASUAL SETTING, AS THE MAYOR HAD SAID. LEAVING THE FLOOR OPEN TO THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE WORK SESSION ITEM, AFTER THEY HAD DONE THE PRESENTATION. >> OKAY. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON PROJECT 273. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT YOU PUT THAT ON THERE. WHO IS GOING TO BENEFIT EAST CYPRESS IN THAT CORRIDOR? IT IS INTENDED TO CHANNEL TRAFFIC OFF OF EAST CYPRESS. THIS IS ALSO THE ROOT THAT I HAVE SUPPORTED. I HOPE IT IS GOING TO COME TO FRUITION. THE QUESTION THAT COMES, WHEN YOU BUILD THAT, WHEN IT IS CONSTRUCTED, IT IS GOING TO SPLIT THE COMMUNITY THAT IS THERE RIGHT NOW. THEY USE THEM. THERE IS A COMMUNITY EXISTING BACK ON. THE NUMBER ONE EXTENSION, IT WILL SPLIT THAT COMMUNITY. IT IS ALSO GOING TO ADD NOISE AND POLLUTION. THEY WILL HAVE THOSE ASPECTS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES IN THE BORDER UNIT. AT LEAST THE WAY THAT I SEE IT. >> THAT PROJECT, FROM THE AVENUE AS YOU DRIVE ON THIS NEW ROAD TOWARDS TETON AND LAUREL AT THE RAILROAD TRACK, THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE BUILDING A NEW SUBDIVISION. THEY HAVE ALREADY DEDICATED A ROADWAY FOR THIS DRIVEWAY. THERE ARE CHANGES. IT IS JUST THE NATURE OF LIFE. IT HAS BEEN A SLEEPY AND GROUCHY COMMUNITY. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT KEEPS GOING, IT IS SLOWLY CHANGING. THIS IS GOING TO GO THROUGH FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. ANYTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE NECESSARILY MITIGATED, AS THIS PROJECT EVOLVES, YOU CERTAINLY ALLUDE TO THIS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS ON TO THE JOB SITES. >> I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE DISCUSSION PHASE. THIS PARK IS ON THERE. $5 MILLION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT QUITE >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. >> MY FAVORITE. PROJECT 314. A.D.A. IT HAS BEEN 34 YEARS. WE ARE STILL PUTTING 50,000 TO RECTIFY $100 MILLION WORTH OF DEFICIENCIES. I AM NOT WHOLE IN SOME PEOPLE'S IDEALS. I USE A CANE AND A SERVICE DOG. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE. --FAVORITES. >> THE CITY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THEY HAD $100 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENT. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, EVERY YEAR, THEY HAVE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 READ THIS IS THE $50,000 DIFFERENCE. DEFINITELY DROPPING THE BUCKET. ENRICHING THE $100 MILLION PROJECT. WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY, WE HAVE TRIED TO SPEND AND SPREAD THAT FUNDING ACROSS THE BOARD. WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE FACILITIES. A LOT OF TIMES, MOST OF THEM, WE ARE TRYING TO ADD THE A.D.A. WHEELCHAIR RAMPS WITH ALL OF THE STREET CROSSINGS. STANDARD CHANGE OCCURS EVERY YEAR. THEY HAVE VERY FINITE DETAILS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PART OF TOWN THAT WAS BUILT 20 YEARS AGO. THIS WAS NO LONGER ALONG THE VALLEY. WE HAVE TO UPGRADE THOSE RAMPS TO CERTAIN STANDARDS. IT IS NOT GOING TO GET US CLOSER TO 100 MILLION. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE PRIORITIES. THESE PRODUCTS, ALL OF THEM IS RIGHT THERE. >> I WAS PONDERING HOW THIS MIGHT RESOLVE. I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN RESOLVE THIS WITH THE CIP. WE WILL COMMIT $5 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS. ANY CIP THAT IS IMPROVED, THIS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN TOTAL TO THAT. IF WE HAVE THE CIP'S THAT ARE NOT HELPING US MEET THE 5 MILLION, WE ARE GOING TO PUT THOSE ASIDE UNTIL WE HONOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE DISABLED. THIS IS INCLUDING THE DISABILITY AND ADA ADHERENTS. IT SHOULD BE PROPERLY FUNDED. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS, THIS AND THAT. WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, WE WILL PUT IT IN THERE. I AM GRATEFUL AT THIS TIME. SAYING PLEASE BE PATIENT. IT IS PROBABLY NOT THE SAME THING. I AM WONDERING IF WE CAN IN SOME MANNER, WONDERING IF WE CAN COMMIT WITH THE CIP. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SPENDING FIVE OR $10 MILLION IN TERMS OF ADA INVESTMENTS. WE ARE NOT APPROVING ANY CIP ISLANDS --UNLESS THEY PROVE THAT. >> I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON, WITH THE CIP IN GENERAL, IS THAT WE ARE ALLOCATING $50,000 EACH YEAR. EVERY SINGLE PROJECT, WHETHER IT IS A RUNWAY PROJECT, FACILITY PROJECT, OR PARKS PROJECT, HAS ADA COMPLIANCE, AND MONEY BEING SPENT. IT IS EVERY SINGLE PROJECT. >> I AM GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. I AM GLAD THAT WE CAN ASCERTAIN HOW MUCH OF THAT PROJECT WILL GO TO ADA. THIS IS GOING TO BE $1 MILLION TOWARDS ADA. ON HIS INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS I'M TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHICHEVER PART IT IS. WE CANNOT TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THAT IS OUR PAYMENT TOWARDS THIS 100 MILLION. >> I UNDERSTAND. IT IS REALLY A DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS. WHAT WE ARE DOING, WE ARE HOLDING THE WORK SESSION TO SHOW THAT THIS IS THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE BUDGET. WE ARE TAKING IT IN ON JUNE 11th TO TAKE IN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION. IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ADOPTION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS, AND HOW TO PRIORITIZE THOSE, THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE CHANGES. >> I WILL BE ASSESSING THAT LATER. I DID NOT SEE CREEKSIDE PARK, OR BETHEL ISLAND EXPANSION. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING ALONG THAT LINE? >> WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN DIRECTION TO LOOK AT ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT PARK. UNTIL WE HAVE THAT DIRECTION AND CONSENSUS, AT LEAST THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING TO GIVE US THAT DIRECTION, WE HAVEN'T INCLUDED ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO CREEKSIDE PARK IN THE CIP THIS YEAR. BETHEL ISLAND ROAD IS DEVELOPER CONSTRUCTED. THEY WERE CONSTRUCTING THE SUMMER IN THE NORTH RIGHT NOW. CONSTRUCTING BETHEL ISLAND ROAD FROM THE INTERSECTION, ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE WORKING IN CONCERT WITH TI CAPITAL FOR THE ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENT. >> WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FILING? WHAT ABOUT DELTA ROAD? MY UNDERSTANDING, WE ARE BUYING THE PROPERTIES OF WHAT WE EXPENDED. >> IS THIS PART OF A PLAN REQUIREMENT? IS THIS A MITIGATION FROM DEVELOPERS THAT ARE BUILDING THAT PLAN AREA THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A FEW MONTHS BACK. LOOKING AT THE EIR WORK THAT WILL BE DONE TO LOOK AT THAT ROADWAY. THIS EXTENSION AND CONNECTION TO DELTA, TRYING TO SEE IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE PATH. THIS IS PART OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION. THIS IS PART OF THE PROJECT. THIS MIGHT BE EQUALLY AS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT LESS COMPLEX. >> I HAD SOMETHING ON THE GENERAL PLAN. SINCE WE ARE GOING TO GENERAL PLAN. PAGE 820 TO 824, THIS IS A DISADVANTAGED AREA OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN LISTENED TO. WE ASSESS THE NEED OFF OF THOSE DISADVANTAGED AREAS. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH IT. IN HUNDRED 22 EAST OF MAINE. THIS IS ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. OUT EAST. THE THING IS, IT IS NOT SHOWN AS A DISADVANTAGED AREA OR COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THE NEW BUILDING, AND YOU HAVE BEEN BUILDING IN THE NORTHERN PART. THIS INCLUDES THOSE AREAS THAT THEY BRING UP THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC VALUE. THE SITUATION WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, IF YOU ARE GOING SOUTH OF CYPRUS, AND EAST OF MAIN STREET, YOU ARE NOW MOVING MORE INTO A SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEPRIVED AREA. I HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH GOING BY A CENSUS TRACT. I KNOW RIGHT HERE, AROUND CITY HALL, THIS IS A DISADVANTAGED AREA IN THE GENERAL PLAN. THIS IS A LITTLE STRETCH. IT COMES OFF OF THE EAST OF MAIN STREET. THEY GO SOUTH. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN ANYONE'S MIND. THIS IS PART OF THE EXPENSE YEAR HE COMMUNITY. WE ARE GOING WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EFFORT WHEN WE DO IT. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO SOME OF OUR AREAS. USE THESE TRAPS, RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SOUTH OF MAINE OR SOUTH OF CYPRUS THAT I SAW ON 223. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE A NEW BLACKTOP. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON OTHER ITEMS? THEY WERE TRYING TO SAY THAT. WERE YOU TRYING TO INCLUDE ANY OF THAT? >> I'M TRYING TO DISCUSS ITEMS. I DON'T THINK YOU WANT ME TO DISCUSS ITEMS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO GET QUESTIONS. >> IS OF THE TIME FOR QUESTION AND DISCUSSION. >> YOU WANT ME TO DISCUSS NOW? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S START WITH PROJECT 268, 269, MAIN STREET AND DELTA ROAD. THOSE HAVE BEEN IN NEED FOR A LONG TIME. I DO NOTICE IT. THEY WILL BE LESS THAN FUNDED. I'M NOT SURE PROJECT 13, COULD NOT GO IN THERE. WE ARE NOT BEING SPECIFIC ON THE TRAFFIC. WE CAN SAY IT IS RIGHT THERE. I AM TRYING TO FURTHER THE DISCUSSION. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE TWO. MAIN STREET, THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS. PLAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL HERE, AND CALL IT GOOD. THIS IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE ARE TRYING TO ADJUST THE NEEDS OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS. WE ARE GOING TO CALL IT GOOD. WE HAVE A LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN LANE. THIS IS THAT AREA. THEY OWNED IT. THERE IS NEVER ANY ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY ON MAIN STREET. WE CREATED THOSE TWO CIP'S AS PART OF A PREVIOUS YEAR PROJECT. WE DID SOME CONCEPTUAL STUDIES, JUST TO SEE WHAT WE NEED. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO LAY THAT OUT. WE HAVE SO MANY SQUARE FEET. WE DO HAVE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, AND WE NEED TO TAKE THOSE, WITH THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS. TALK TO THEM, THE SAME THING WE ARE DOING ON PROJECT 273. THIS IS THE SAME PROJECT ON LAUREL ROAD. I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO THEIR FOLKS. THIS IS THE ALIGNMENT. WE HAVE THE SAME DIALOGUE READ THIS IS BEFORE WE CAN SAY THAT THESE PROJECTS COST THAT MUCH AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. $54,000 TRAFFIC COMMUNICATION IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. THIS INCLUDES THE SPEED HUMP. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK AT THESE THREE BIDS. THIS IS ABOUT $5000 PER PIECE. 2024, IF I WANT TO SPEED HUMP. THIS IS NOT MUCH WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERSECTION THAT IS GOING TO COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING. WE HAVE VARIOUS STAGES. THESE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES. CIP 247, LAUREL ROAD. WE ARE GOING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. $50,000 PROJECT, WE HAVE DONE. EACH OF THEM HAVE THEIR OWN SCHEDULE AND PHASE. WE ARE IGNORING THOSE PROJECTS. WE ARE TRYING TO REPRICE OR TYPE THIS. WE HAVE SOME OF THE FUNDING TO ALLOCATE FOR CYPRUS. WE HAVE ANOTHER CONCEPT OF STUDIES. I WILL HAVE TO GET ENGAGED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY REALLY WILL HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS. WE ARE NOT DOING IT. WE HAVE TO CONDEMN THEM. THIS IS THE COUNSEL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WISHES. ALL OF THIS TAKES TIME. NONE OF THIS WE TELL OUR STAFF. THE STAFF IS ON ALL OF THE PROJECT RUNNING. I JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE PROPER RESOURCE FOR THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS. >> BE PATIENT. >> I WOULDN'T SAY BE PATIENT, IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO BLINK MY HANDS, AND ALL OF IT GETS BUILT, IT TAKES TIME. THAT IS NOT DUE TO LACK OF EFFORT. WE HAVE MANY PROJECTS. IT WAS A COMPLEX PROJECT. I INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE THE DESIGNERS. THEY COME ACROSS THE WATER DISTRICT, TO SEE THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT. LET'S GO OUT THERE, DONE SOME ASPHALT, CONCRETE, AND CALL IT GOOD. WE HAVE DETAILED THINGS. I'M TELLING YOU, THAT PROJECT CIP 10, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN MY CAREER. I HAVE SEEN GOOD PROJECTS. THIS THING HAS ALL OF THEM. WE ARE CROSSING OVER AND UNDER. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC GOING. IF THOSE PROJECTS WERE EASY, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DONE IT A LONG TIME AGO. I'M SURE SOMEBODY LOOKED AT IT. NOT GOING TO TOUCH THIS. WE ARE WORKING ON ALL THESE PROJECTS. EACH OF THEM HAVE THEIR OWN LIFECYCLE. >> ON THE LAUREL EXTENSION, I BROUGHT THAT UP MAINLY BECAUSE IT DOES GO THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. I DO SUPPORT IT. I HAVE SUPPORTED IT. THE COMMUNITY DOES NEED IT. THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA WILL GET SOME BENEFIT. THEY WILL ALSO GET THE COMMUNITY DIVIDED WITH MORE NOISE POLLUTION. THEY WILL HAVE MORE AIR-QUALITY SITUATIONS. LOOK WHAT WE ALL DID FOR THE PEOPLE EAST OF MAIN STREET AROUND EAST AND LAUREL STREET. WE BUILT THIS ROAD. IT IS MAINLY BENEFITING EAST CYPRUS. WE ARE LOOKING TO SIPHON OFF THE TRAFFIC OFFICE EAST CYPRUS, AND SEND IT OUT TO LAUREL. THE RESIDENTS WILL GET SOME BENEFIT. AS THIS CONTINUES, THERE WILL BE LESS BENEFITS. >> DR. FULLER, AS THE PROJECT EVOLVES THROUGH ITS OWN LIFECYCLE, IT WILL GET FULLY GONE THROUGH. IT IS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. ANY ISSUES AS I POINTED OUT, WILL MITIGATE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS. NOISE, TRAFFIC, YOU NAME IT. >> WE HAVE THE STAFF THAT IS CONSCIENTIOUS OF IT. I'M NOT FAULTING THE CITY FOR IT. I SAID I SUPPORT IT. I'M DOING THIS FOR THE CITY. THIS IS PART OF THE DISCLOSURE. THIS IS WHEN WE MOVE IN. THAT IS NOT IT. DON'T SAY WE ARE DOING A LOT FOR THE EAST OF MAIN STREET, BECAUSE WE BUILT THE SELLERS EXTENSION. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY BENEFIT OR GET THINGS UP, EAST OF MAIN STREET, IF YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING. >> I DON'T THINK I SAID IT THAT WAY. IT IS OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> FROM THE LIBRARY, IT IS EMBARRASSING. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. IT IS EMBARRASSING. WE HAVE PARKED ACROSS THE STREET. WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE LIBRARY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO. I DON'T THINK IT WILL MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS TO GET THERE. YOU ARE USING A WALKER, OR SOMETHING ELSE RIGHT THERE. GETTING ACROSS THE STREET, GETTING OVER THERE, YOU HAVE TO STUMBLE ALONG, AND GET ACROSS AND STUMBLE BACK. IT IS A DISTANCE FROM THE PARKING LOT EVEN OUT INTO MAIN STREET. THIS IN THE FIRST THING THAT WAS COMING INTO MY MIND. IN ADDITION, I LIVED IN THE CITY, AND HAS SEEN FRIENDS IN THE OAKLEY LIBRARY. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE LIBRARY OF HER PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL. THIS ISN'T A LIBRARY CITY. YOU CAN CONVINCE PEOPLE IN THE VOTERS, THAT THEY WILL BUILD A LIBRARY IF YOU GET THE BOND ISSUE. WE HAVE OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE A BIG PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TRAINS COMING IN. WE HAVE A REC CENTER, THE PARK, AND SOME VERY GOOD THINGS. WE ARE FOOTING A BIG BILL ON THEM. WE ARE SENDING FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY OUT AGAIN, SAYING CAN YOU DO SOMETHING FOR US? I ENCOURAGE THAT. I THINK FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY DO THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE FOOLED THAT IT IS ALL ON THEM TO DO IT. THE CITY HAS NOT GIVEN IT. IT IS RIGHT. THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AMPLE PLACE. IT DOES NOT HAVE AN AMPLE PLACE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT THAT WHAT WE DO, WE HAVEN'T GOT IT. WE ARE SENDING IT OUT AGAIN. I KNOW I'M RIGHT ABOUT THIS. THE BIGGEST FEAR WITH THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, NO NEW TAXES. PEOPLE OUT IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE CITY, THEY ARE PAYING ENOUGH TAXES. NO NEW TAXES AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I'M WORRIED THAT WHILE WE ARE GETTING IT ALREADY, WE ARE GOING TO THROW IT OUT AND GIVE IT TO A VOTE AGAIN. I'M AFRAID WE ARE HEADING FOR IT. NOW WE HAVE IT FOR THE BOND ISSUE. AGAIN, THAT IS AN INSULT TO THEM. THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROJECT LATE FUND. IT HASN'T HAPPENED. >> WE HAVE ALLOCATED $7.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE LIBRARY PROJECT. THAT IS GOING TO BE WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT PRESENTED ITSELF TO YOU JANUARY 11th. WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF LEG WORK, TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OPEN SENIORS MANY TIMES, ABOUT THE PROJECT. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF IT. THE COMMENTS TONIGHT, DON'T CHARACTERIZE THOSE DISCUSSIONS EXACTLY. THERE WILL BE PARKING AT THE FACILITY, AS THERE IS PARKING AT OUR FACILITY IN CAMPUS NOW. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING EVERY USER OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE STREET AND PARKING SPACES, THAT WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED, TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO THE LIBRARY. THAT WILL HAPPEN IN INSTANCES. THE DEMAND FOR THE LIBRARY INCREASES. SURE. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO PLAN FOR SPACES FOR COMMUNITY USES. THE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT CALLING IT SPECIFICALLY A SENIOR CENTER, OR A VETERANS SPACE, FOR ANY SPECIFIC GROUP, THIS NAME, THE OAKLEY LIBRARY CENTER, WILL OTHERWISE BE CLOSED OFF IF YOU ARE SO SPECIFIC. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF USES UNDER ONE ROOF. IT IS NOT WELL DEFINED. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FUNDING IS RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE CAN START DIGGING IN, AND DEFINING THE SPACE. THEY ARE TRYING TO DEFINE HOW IT IS GOING TO FUNCTION. I ENVISION THE CITY TAKING OVER THE PROGRAMMING. THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR CITIES TO PROGRAM SENIOR CENTERS AND SPACES THAT THE SENIORS USE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SHIFT IN HOW THINGS ARE DONE. CHANGE I KNOW IS DIFFICULT. IT IS INEVITABLE. I BELIEVE WE WILL CONSTRUCT THE LIBRARY HERE ON CENTER CAMPUS. I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG IT WILL BE. >> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE DOING SOMETHING REALLY POSITIVE. THIS IS A FORM OF ATTACK. IN OTHER WORDS, WE BUILT THE REC CENTER. WE ARE PAYING $2 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS BECAUSE HE WANTED A CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER THINGS BUILT ACROSS THE STREET. IT BECAME A MATTER OF PRIORITIES. THE LIBRARY CAME UP LAST. IT'S AN AMOUNT, IT IS FINE. DON'T SAY IT AS A TAX. ATTACKS ON THE TIME AND EFFORT. ATTACKS OF THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ATTACKS ON OTHER PEOPLE WHO REALLY WANT TO SEE THE LIBRARY. THEY REALLY WANT TO SEE IT BUILT. WE REALLY NEED TO RALLY BEHIND THE LIBRARY, AND GET IT GOING. THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. IT WAS BUILT WHERE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT THERE. I THINK THIS PLACE WILL BE THE BEST. I DON'T THINK WE WILL NEED A TRAIN STOP. WE NEED A CIVIC CENTER WITH A LIBRARY, AND A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE SENIORS CALM, AND PLAY BINGO. ALL OF THOSE GOOD THINGS. THAT WOULD GET DOWNTOWN PUZZLING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED ANY MORE BUSTLING IN TOWN. WE ARE TRYING TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE TOWN. I'M ASSURING YOU MY HESITATIONS ON THAT ONE. ADA. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT. STEPHEN HAWKINS, THE ASTROPHYSICIST, HE DIED IN A WHEELCHAIR. HE HAD ALS. HE WAS CRIPPLED IN THE LAST PART OF HIS LIFE. PEOPLE TOLD HIM THAT HE MUST HAVE MADE GOD MAD, AND HAVE REALLY SINNED, BECAUSE GOD CRIPPLED HIM. THAT IS TRUE. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN GOD READ YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT. THAT'S WHAT THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY DEALS WITH. YOU DON'T THINK I DON'T? WHEN I RIDE TO SCHOOL? THE UNIVERSITY OF SEVEN CISCO? MY SERVICE DOG WAS SO PROUD. THIS WAS CONSTANTLY. DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS NOTHING GOING ON. THE SOLUTION IS, WHY DIDN'T YOU COME HOME AFTER CLASS? YOUR STUDENTS ARE THROWING THINGS AT ME. WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR US? IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS TOGETHER. THAT IS LIFE. THE ADA WAS ASSIGNED 34 YEARS AGO AT THE LAST CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. 1980, GEORGE H.W. BUSH READ HE SIGNED THAT IN. IT WAS A CIVIL RIGHT. I HAVE SHOWN THE PICTURE OF HERE -- UP HERE, THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WHO CRAWLED UP THE CAPITOL STEPS, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT SHE COULDN'T VISIT HER CAPITOL, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER ELEVATORS. SHE PUT ASIDE HER FOREARM CRUTCHES, AND CLIMBED UP THE STEPS, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THAT WAS ENOUGH TO PUSH IT OVER TO BE SIGNED. I GET MYSELF AND OTHERS, SOMEWHAT VERY DISAPPOINTED WE JUST PUT IT ASIDE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO PUT IT ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THEY HAVE NOT OWNED UP TO IT. NOT FOR 34 YEARS HAVE THEY OWNED UP TO IT. I AM SEEING THE SHELF DOWN HERE FOR THE WHEELCHAIR. WHEELCHAIR SHELF. JUST WALKING OUT. YOU WILL SEE THE UPPER COUNTER AND A LOWER COUNTER. THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS. DON'T THINK THAT THOSE ARE JUST ISOLATED INCIDENTS. IF YOU ARE DISABLED, YOU JUST GO THROUGH THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. MICRO AGGRESSIONS. WHEN I WAS DOING MY STUDY, I WAS COMPLETING MY DISSERTATION. STUDENTS WERE TELLING ME ABOUT WHAT THEY LAUGH AT. HE USED TO BE ACCEPTED. I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT. AT THE AGE OF 25, WHAT THEY WERE AROUND IN COLLEGE, THEY JUST SAW THAT AS NORMAL. THEY HAVE MICRO AGGRESSIONS AND JOKES. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO IN ALL DAY, AND HAVE SOMEONE PICKING AT YOU ONE PLACE OR ANOTHER? IS IT BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILITY? WHEN I SIT UP HERE, WE STILL SAY THAT WE WILL GET AROUND TO IT. AS MANY AS $100 MILLION. ALL I CAN SAY, WE ARE WORTH IT. NOT A WHOLE PERSON. I AM THE WHOLE PERSON. I FUNCTION QUITE WELL. I DO ASK FOR THE COMBINATIONS TO BE UPHELD. THAT ALLOWS ME TO BE HERE. I CAN COME APPEAR, AND SAID APPEAR, AND MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. I CAN VOTE. I CAN VOTE ON THIS. I CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. I AM A WHOLE PERSON. YOU ARE REALLY NOT WHOLE. THIS IS TOUGH. YOU HAVE GOT TO GET THE JOB DONE. IS TO GO OFF, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I HAVE ASKED THEM. IT IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY ELSE, OR SOMETHING. IT IS NEVER THEM COMING THROUGH. THE COUNCIL HAS NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SAY NO ABOUT IMPROVING IT, REALLY. BEYOND THAT, I SAID THERE WAS NOTHING EAST OF CYPRUS. THAT IS TRUE. THEY ARE RESURFACING. LAST YEAR, LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENTS. THIS YEAR, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE SITE CIP, EXCEPT FOR THE WIDENING. THAT IS GOING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY OUT THERE. WE ARE NOT GETTING THE TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT THAT PART OF THE TOWN. WE ARE GETTING IT DONE. WE ARE TAKING THINGS AWAY. WE ARE COMING TO BUDGET. SET RESERVES THAT WERE SET BY THE COUNCIL. THIS IS 20%. THE REVENUES ARE DOWN. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH DIPPING IN. THIS IS PART OF THE RESERVES. THIS IS THE SIGNAL. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RAINY DAY. MAYBE YOU MISUNDERSTOOD, AND YOU WILL WAKE UP FOR THE BUDGET ON THAT. I WILL STOP RIGHT THERE. >> MAY I? >> THIS IS REGARDING YOUR COMMENTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE AT THE INFANT STAGES OF IT. THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THE BACK OF IT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FULL COMPLEMENT OF PARKING LOTS. THIS IS PART OF THE DISABILITY GOING CROSS STREET. THIS IS WHAT HAS YOU COMING BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL FACETS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE LIBRARY IS NOT LOOKING AT THE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING LOT. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LACK OF IMPROVEMENTS EAST OF MAIN STREET. IN ADDITION TO THE MAINSTREAM SERVICES THAT WERE INCREASED FROM THE PARKING SPOT FROM LESTER, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE RESURFACED LAUREL ROAD FROM MAIN STREET, ALL THE WAY TO CREEKSIDE PARK. YOU DRIVE TO IT EVERY DAY. THE SUBDIVISION WEST OF CREEKSIDE WAY, LOOKING AT CREEKSIDE PARK, THIS WAS ANOTHER FAST FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE DIFFERENT TRAFFIC MEASURES, AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY. CREEKSIDE PARK, IS A CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS IS GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP TO THE COUNCIL LATER THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE BROUGHT DISCUSSIONS. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE CREEKSIDE PARK OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. A MAJOR ENHANCEMENT THAT WE DID FOR THE PARK, IS WHAT WE CONSIDERED OUR BEST BARBECUE STAND. THAT PARK, IT IS HEAVILY USED. IT IS A VERY PRETTY PARK. THIS IS A GOOD FEEL. IT IS VERY POPULAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE. WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO VISIT THAT. IT IS NICE AND FUN. IT IS COMMERCIAL FUTURE ACTIONS FOR PARTIES AND PICNICS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED IT VERY WELL. WE HAVE DONE AN ASSORTMENT OF THINGS. WE DON'T LOOK AT THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC PARTS OF IT. NOT ON ANY PROJECTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT PEOPLE SAY WHAT THEY SAY. YOU ARE DOING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE YOU ARE DISCOUNTS. THIS IS FAR FROM IT. WHEN WE DESIGN STREET SURFACES, YOU LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF ALL OF THE STREETS. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME RESURFACING. MINOR RESURFACING. IT IS HARD TO REALLOCATE WHATEVER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. MANY FACTORS COME INTO IT. THE PRODUCT THAT I MENTIONED LAST YEAR, IT IS COVERING MULTIPLE PARTS OF THIS TOWN. WE SURFACED ANOTHER SUBDIVISION. I HAS PEOPLE FROM THE MAGNOLIA PARK SUBDIVISION. YOU ARE RESURFACING IT. I HAVE TO TELL THEM TO BE PATIENT. I WILL GET TO YOU. I HAVE TO WORK THE FUNDING. NONE OF THESE IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. I PAY ATTENTION TO A LOT OF DETAILS. THIS IS THE IMPACT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT IS STAFF, FUNDING, OR ALL ASPECTS OF IT. WHAT BRINGS THE BEST VALUE AND FILLS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS? THE PROJECTS THAT YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ACQUISITION. WE HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE. YOU KNOW OUR STAFF. IT IS NOT AS IF YOU HAVE 50 PEOPLE, AND EVERYBODY CAN WORK ON THESE PROJECTS. EAST CYPRESS ROAD TAKES A LOT OF TIME. WE HAVE REALLY HAD TO REPOSITION STAFFING ASSESSMENTS TO FOCUS ON THAT. EVERY DAY, WE ARE WORKING ON CYPRUS. I CAN CONTINUE TO CONTEND, CONSULT, DESIGN, AND FINISH PLANS. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES. SO MANY COMPLEX ISSUES. THIS INCLUDES THE UTILITY COMPANIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLEX TIMES. EVENTUALLY YOU RUN OUT OF HOURS IN THE DAY. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS GET ATTENTION FROM US. >> ONE OF YOUR GRACE AND COMPETENCE FOR ME IN MY MIND, IT IS THAT PLAYGROUND OUT THERE. THAT IS A CONSTANT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PLAYGROUNDS IN THE AREA GO. I KNOW A LOT OF IT IS FUNDING. WE ARE GOING TO SEEK MORE FUNDING FROM DIFFERENT AREAS. I UNDERSTAND. I HAVE SEEN YOUR WORK. I HAVE SEEN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. I DON'T KNOW. EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY IT, SOMEONE IS ON THE PLAYGROUND. >> THIS PLAYGROUND, FROM THE MOMENT THE SUN IS UP, I HAVE PLAYGROUNDS WATCHING. IT IS BUSY UNTIL DARK. >> I'M GLAD IT IS IN OUR DIAGRAMS. I DIDN'T SEE IT AT FIRST WITH THE CENTER AND THE LIBRARY. IF I'M STILL AROUND, DON'T TOUCH THAT PART. >> THIS IS NEXT TO THE PARK. THE LIBRARY USES IT NEXT TO THE PARK. THEY CAN PLAY AND READ BOOKS. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> LEARNING THE SYSTEM? >> IT IS MY FIRST TIME. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE, WAS IT? WOULD YOU THERE BEFORE? I'M LOOKING AT THE LIST OF CIP PROJECTS. I WANT TO SAY, I'M OKAY WITH EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS THAT THREE OF US HAVE SET HERE. I THINK THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COUNCILMEMBER, THEY AGREED WITH THESE PRIORITIES, I BELIEVE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CERTAIN AREAS. DISTRICT 1, ONLY ONE PROJECT LISTED. 274. THIS IS THE FULLY WROTE RESURFACING BUDGET. I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE ACROSS CITY. CYPRESS ROAD, HAS BEEN A PRIORITY. I SAID THIS LAST MEETING. THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FROM DAY ONE. I THINK WE KNOW IT RIGHT HERE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE CITIZENS UNDERSTOOD THAT. WE ARE PUTTING A HUGE EFFORT AND AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO IMPROVING CYPRESS. THE LAUREL EXTENSION DOES BENEFIT EVERYBODY ELSE OUT THERE ALSO. I'M GOOD WITH THE WAY THE CIP BUDGET IS LAID OUT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, I WILL NOW HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR VOTE. >> OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, POINT OF INFORMATION, CURRENTLY, WE ARE APPROVING THE FACT THAT NO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ARE IN ACCORDANCE, AND DON'T CONFLICT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. THAT IS THE MOTION THAT WOULD BE ON THE TABLE, CORRECT? >> THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IS GENERATING WITH THE CITY OF OAKLEY SECTION 65401 AND 65402 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS? IS THIS ANYTHING THAT THE CIP COVERS? IS THIS IT? >> THIS IS IT. >> NO PROBLEM. OKAY. PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? >> I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE PROJECT. I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. I WANT TO APPRECIATE DR. FULLER'S COMMENTS, AND THE FOLKS TODAY WHO SHOWED UP TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. I THINK WITH ALL OF THIS CHANGE, IT IS NOT SMOOTH. CHANGE IS CONSTANT. WHAT WE CAME TO AGREE TO, AS A PLACE FOR FAMILIES. PART OF OUR FAMILIES ARE ELDERS. ALL OF MY GRANDPARENTS LIVE IN OAKLEY. I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED BY 304. BEING THE ADA LIMIT. I WAS ALSO 314. I HAVE FULL FAITH IN OUR CITY BEING BUILT BY THE CITY, CREATING ADA ACCESSIBLE PLACES. PLACES FOR ELDERS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THESE WALLS. THIS IS FROM MY COMMUNITY. FOLKS WERE DANCING. I'M IN FAVOR OF WHERE WE ARE MOVING WITH THE CIP. JUST THE ONE CAVEAT, I LOVE THAT PARK TOO. THE ROME WALL COULD USE SOME COLOR. I JUST WANT TO NUDGE THE CITY TO CONSIDER MORE OPPORTUNITIES. CITY AND CITY COUNCIL, TO CONSIDER MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS AN INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR OUR ELDERS. IT IS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND MATCH WITH DEMOCRACY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS? MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ AND COMMISSIONER CRAIG. ALL THOSE PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> GOES AGAINST, SAINT NAY. HEARING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THINK YOU GUYS FOR THIS JOINT MEETING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD ASKED FOR, TO ALLOW US TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION, AND BE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM. I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THAT EVERYONE IS TAKING OUT OF THEIR DAY, AND EVERYONE THAT IS IN ATTENDANCE. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.