Regular Council Meeting

. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE OPEN SESSION OF TONIGHT'S 6 GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE OPEN SESSION OF TONIGHT'S 6 P.M. TO SEE THE COUNCIL MEETING OPEN SESSION OF TONIGHT'S 6 P.M. TO SEE THE COUNCIL MEETING MADAM CLERK WOULD, YOU PLEASE P.M. TO SEE THE COUNCIL MEETING MADAM CLERK WOULD, YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE COUNCILMEMBER MADAM CLERK WOULD, YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE COUNCILMEMBER KILGORE COUNCILMEMBER GIROUX. CALL THE RULE COUNCILMEMBER KILGORE COUNCILMEMBER GIROUX. COUNCILMEMBER BOYLE MAYOR PRO KILGORE COUNCILMEMBER GIROUX. COUNCILMEMBER BOYLE MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO IS ABSENT THIS COUNCILMEMBER BOYLE MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO IS ABSENT THIS EVENING AND MAYOR PIMENTEL HERE TEM BALDINO IS ABSENT THIS EVENING AND MAYOR PIMENTEL HERE WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. EVENING AND MAYOR PIMENTEL HERE WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FROM ST WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FROM ST MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL HERE TO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FROM ST MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL HERE TO LEAD OFF IN THE INVOCATION MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL HERE TO LEAD OFF IN THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER DREW LEAD OFF IN THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER DREW WILL LEAD US IN THE PAGE BY THE FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER DREW WILL LEAD US IN THE PAGE BY THE ONE ON THE FLOOR LET US PRAY MOST HOLY ONE AS WE GATHER IN THIS CHAMBER SHINE IN US TO PRAY MOST HOLY ONE AS WE GATHER IN THIS CHAMBER SHINE IN US TO SEE CLEARLY ALL THAT WE MUST DO IN THIS CHAMBER SHINE IN US TO SEE CLEARLY ALL THAT WE MUST DO REMIND US OF THE SACRED SEE CLEARLY ALL THAT WE MUST DO REMIND US OF THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY YOU AND THE REMIND US OF THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY YOU AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY HAVE RESPONSIBILITY YOU AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US TO BE THEIR PEOPLE OF THIS CITY HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US TO BE THEIR STEWARDS OF THIS CITY THAT WE ENTRUSTED TO US TO BE THEIR STEWARDS OF THIS CITY THAT WE CALL HOME. STEWARDS OF THIS CITY THAT WE CALL HOME. MAY OUR LEADERS MAKE DECISIONS CALL HOME. MAY OUR LEADERS MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY MAY OUR LEADERS MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY HONOR, COMPASSION AND HONESTY BASED ON A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY HONOR, COMPASSION AND HONESTY HELP US TO SEE BEYOND ANY HONOR, COMPASSION AND HONESTY HELP US TO SEE BEYOND ANY DIVISIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH ONE HELP US TO SEE BEYOND ANY DIVISIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH ONE ANOTHER THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DIVISIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH ONE ANOTHER THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO FULFILL OUR FOR WHAT IS BEST ANOTHER THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO FULFILL OUR FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS CITY AS WE FOLLOW FULFILL OUR FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS CITY AS WE FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF OUR SACRED ONE HELP FOR THIS CITY AS WE FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF OUR SACRED ONE HELP US TO LEAD ACTIONS OF LOVE AND EXAMPLE OF OUR SACRED ONE HELP US TO LEAD ACTIONS OF LOVE AND RESPECT ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR US TO LEAD ACTIONS OF LOVE AND RESPECT ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR AND THE VOICELESS. RESPECT ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR AND THE VOICELESS. WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS NOW AND THE VOICELESS. WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS NOW AS WE CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS NOW AS WE CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK HAVE LAID BEFORE US IN THE NAME AS WE CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK HAVE LAID BEFORE US IN THE NAME OF THE ONE WHO LOVES US ALWAYS HAVE LAID BEFORE US IN THE NAME OF THE ONE WHO LOVES US ALWAYS . OF THE ONE WHO LOVES US ALWAYS . AMEN. . AMEN. FLAG TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED AMEN. FLAG TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE FLAG TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. ONE NATION HONORED BY THE YOU VERY MUCH FATHER ONE AND THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GIROUX WE DO NOT THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GIROUX WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER GIROUX WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TODAY WHICH IS KIND OF A HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TODAY WHICH IS KIND OF A DOWNER. TODAY WHICH IS KIND OF A DOWNER. ALL RIGHT. DOWNER. ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE EMBRACING SB 707 REGULATIONS ON TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE EMBRACING SB 707 REGULATIONS ON PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT EMBRACING SB 707 REGULATIONS ON PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT TECHNICALLY GOES INTO EFFECT ON PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT TECHNICALLY GOES INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1ST. TECHNICALLY GOES INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1ST. SO BEAR WITH US. JULY 1ST. SO BEAR WITH US. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT THE SO BEAR WITH US. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT THE KINKS FOR JULY SO WE DON'T GET WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT THE KINKS FOR JULY SO WE DON'T GET IT WRONG AND GO TO JAIL BECAUSE KINKS FOR JULY SO WE DON'T GET IT WRONG AND GO TO JAIL BECAUSE REMEMBER ONE DON'T GO TO JAIL IT WRONG AND GO TO JAIL BECAUSE REMEMBER ONE DON'T GO TO JAIL OKAY SO UNDER SB 707 THIS IS REMEMBER ONE DON'T GO TO JAIL OKAY SO UNDER SB 707 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE CAN COME OKAY SO UNDER SB 707 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE CAN COME ONLINE AND ZOOM SO YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE CAN COME ONLINE AND ZOOM SO YOU'LL SEE MADAM CLERK WILL DESCRIBE HOW ONLINE AND ZOOM SO YOU'LL SEE MADAM CLERK WILL DESCRIBE HOW WE WILL ALTERNATE AND GO BACK MADAM CLERK WILL DESCRIBE HOW WE WILL ALTERNATE AND GO BACK AND FORTH ON THAT. WE WILL ALTERNATE AND GO BACK AND FORTH ON THAT. BUT HERE WE GO. AND FORTH ON THAT. BUT HERE WE GO. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC BUT HERE WE GO. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY COMMUNICATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER ON THE ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER ON THE MEETING AGENDA OR A MATTER REGARDING A MATTER ON THE MEETING AGENDA OR A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA OR A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEGINNING JULY WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEGINNING JULY ONE, 2026. CITY COUNCIL BEGINNING JULY ONE, 2026. SB SEVEN OR SEVEN WILL REQUIRE ONE, 2026. SB SEVEN OR SEVEN WILL REQUIRE PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FOR SB SEVEN OR SEVEN WILL REQUIRE PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION DURING PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. REMOTE PARTICIPATION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANYONE PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE THERE ARE EVENING? MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO CALLED IN MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO CALLED IN REMOTELY AND FIVE IN PERSON FOR TWO PEOPLE WHO CALLED IN REMOTELY AND FIVE IN PERSON FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO WE'LL GO REMOTELY AND FIVE IN PERSON FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO WE'LL GO 1111 AND THREE. A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO WE'LL GO 1111 AND THREE. CORRECT. 1111 AND THREE. CORRECT. THANK YOU. CORRECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. YEAH, WE'VE GOT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. YEAH, WE'VE GOT AS WELL. SO A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO 3 YEAH, WE'VE GOT AS WELL. SO A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO 3 MINUTES EACH. SO A TOTAL OF SEVEN SO 3 MINUTES EACH. GOT. MINUTES EACH. GOT. OKAY, HERE WE GO. GOT. OKAY, HERE WE GO. CHRISTINA VASQUEZ, . GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MENTOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MENTOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. TOPIC TONIGHT IS ON THE AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. TOPIC TONIGHT IS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY CHARTER. TOPIC TONIGHT IS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY CHARTER. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY CHARTER. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY HAS HELD TO PUBLIC I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY HAS HELD TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY OF COTATI CITY HAS HELD TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY OF COTATI CITY PROPOSAL WITH THE MOST HEARINGS ON THE CITY OF COTATI CITY PROPOSAL WITH THE MOST RECENT ON JUNE 2ND. CITY PROPOSAL WITH THE MOST RECENT ON JUNE 2ND. HOWEVER, THOSE HAVE OCCURRED RECENT ON JUNE 2ND. HOWEVER, THOSE HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE IDEA WAS ALREADY HOWEVER, THOSE HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE IDEA WAS ALREADY INTRODUCED AND MOVING FORWARD AFTER THE IDEA WAS ALREADY INTRODUCED AND MOVING FORWARD INTERNALLY BY CITY STAFF AT THE INTRODUCED AND MOVING FORWARD INTERNALLY BY CITY STAFF AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL. INTERNALLY BY CITY STAFF AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT WAS FIRST RAISED FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT WAS FIRST RAISED INTERNALLY IN EARLY 2025 AND CONCEPT WAS FIRST RAISED INTERNALLY IN EARLY 2025 AND MOVED INTO FORMAL CITY IN MARCH INTERNALLY IN EARLY 2025 AND MOVED INTO FORMAL CITY IN MARCH 2026 WITH THE STAFF MOVED INTO FORMAL CITY IN MARCH 2026 WITH THE STAFF PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR THIS 2026 WITH THE STAFF PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING. PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING. ITEM DE PUBLIC INPUT HAS BEEN EVENING. ITEM DE PUBLIC INPUT HAS BEEN COMING AFTER AND WHILE I ITEM DE PUBLIC INPUT HAS BEEN COMING AFTER AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE LAW THE COUNCIL COMING AFTER AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE LAW THE COUNCIL TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS UNDERSTAND THE LAW THE COUNCIL TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS WITHOUT PRIOR COMMUNITY. TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS WITHOUT PRIOR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER LEGAL AUTHORITY IS NOT WITHOUT PRIOR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER LEGAL AUTHORITY IS NOT THE SAME AS GOOD PROCESS HOWEVER LEGAL AUTHORITY IS NOT THE SAME AS GOOD PROCESS ESPECIALLY WITH THE POTENTIAL THE SAME AS GOOD PROCESS ESPECIALLY WITH THE POTENTIAL OUTCOME THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ESPECIALLY WITH THE POTENTIAL OUTCOME THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS OUR BELOVED LOCAL OUTCOME THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS OUR BELOVED LOCAL COMMUNITY. IMPACTS OUR BELOVED LOCAL COMMUNITY. A CHARTER CITY IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY. A CHARTER CITY IS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT. A CHARTER CITY IS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT. A CITY CHARTER ESSENTIALLY SHIFT. A CITY CHARTER ESSENTIALLY BECOMES OUR LOCAL CONSTITUTION. A CITY CHARTER ESSENTIALLY BECOMES OUR LOCAL CONSTITUTION. IT SHAPES HOW POWER IS BECOMES OUR LOCAL CONSTITUTION. IT SHAPES HOW POWER IS EXERCISED AND HOW DECISIONS ARE IT SHAPES HOW POWER IS EXERCISED AND HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE. EXERCISED AND HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE. SO MY QUESTION ARE WHY WHY IS MADE. SO MY QUESTION ARE WHY WHY IS THE CITY LEADING WITH THE SO MY QUESTION ARE WHY WHY IS THE CITY LEADING WITH THE PROPOSED SOLUTION WHEN THERE THE CITY LEADING WITH THE PROPOSED SOLUTION WHEN THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CLEARLY PROPOSED SOLUTION WHEN THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY DEFINED HAS NOT BEEN A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY DEFINED PROBLEM? IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY DEFINED PROBLEM? WHAT SPECIFICALLY PROMPTED PROBLEM? WHAT SPECIFICALLY PROMPTED COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE THIS IDEA WHAT SPECIFICALLY PROMPTED COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE THIS IDEA OF BECOMING A CHARTER CITY AND COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE THIS IDEA OF BECOMING A CHARTER CITY AND WILL THE COUNCIL COMMIT TO OF BECOMING A CHARTER CITY AND WILL THE COUNCIL COMMIT TO TRANSPARENT STRUCTURED WILL THE COUNCIL COMMIT TO TRANSPARENT STRUCTURED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TRANSPARENT STRUCTURED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BEFORE THIS ANY FURTHER OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BEFORE THIS ANY FURTHER OTHER THAN THE ONE EVENT THAT IS BEFORE THIS ANY FURTHER OTHER THAN THE ONE EVENT THAT IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 24TH WHICH THAN THE ONE EVENT THAT IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 24TH WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADVERTISED WISELY? SCHEDULED ON JUNE 24TH WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADVERTISED WISELY? I ACTUALLY HAD TO GOOGLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADVERTISED WISELY? I ACTUALLY HAD TO GOOGLE THAT AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT ON I ACTUALLY HAD TO GOOGLE THAT AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE CITY. AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE CITY. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY THE CALENDAR FOR THE CITY. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS OR HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS OR CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AT OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS OR CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AT MINIMUM RESIDENTS SUCH AS CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AT MINIMUM RESIDENTS SUCH AS MYSELF SHOULD HAVE MEANINGFUL MINIMUM RESIDENTS SUCH AS MYSELF SHOULD HAVE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND MYSELF SHOULD HAVE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND PROVIDE INPUT AND POTENTIALLY OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND PROVIDE INPUT AND POTENTIALLY SHAPE BEFORE THIS MOVE ANY PROVIDE INPUT AND POTENTIALLY SHAPE BEFORE THIS MOVE ANY CLOSER TO BEING VOTED ON TO BE SHAPE BEFORE THIS MOVE ANY CLOSER TO BEING VOTED ON TO BE BEEN PUT ON THE BALLOT. CLOSER TO BEING VOTED ON TO BE BEEN PUT ON THE BALLOT. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE OUT BY SAYING BEEN PUT ON THE BALLOT. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE OUT BY SAYING THAT I'VE DONE A LOT OF I'D LIKE TO CLOSE OUT BY SAYING THAT I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY CONSOLIDATED AT TIME. RESEARCH AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY CONSOLIDATED AT TIME. THANK YOU. ANY CONSOLIDATED AT TIME. THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE GO ONLINE AND WE DO GO ALL RIGHT. NOW WE GO ONLINE AND WE DO GO WE'VE GOT AN ONLINE COLUMN AND NOW WE GO ONLINE AND WE DO GO WE'VE GOT AN ONLINE COLUMN AND WHEN WE RECORD THE TIME IT WE'VE GOT AN ONLINE COLUMN AND WHEN WE RECORD THE TIME IT STARTS WHEN WHAT I'VE JUST WHEN WE RECORD THE TIME IT STARTS WHEN WHAT I'VE JUST HEARD KNOWS THE MINUTE THE STARTS WHEN WHAT I'VE JUST HEARD KNOWS THE MINUTE THE UNMUTE THEM OR WHATEVER. HEARD KNOWS THE MINUTE THE UNMUTE THEM OR WHATEVER. OKAY. UNMUTE THEM OR WHATEVER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME. ALL RIGHT. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME. THIS IS RYAN DELGADO JUST HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME. THIS IS RYAN DELGADO JUST TESTING THE SYSTEM SO JUST THIS IS RYAN DELGADO JUST TESTING THE SYSTEM SO JUST WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE OUR FIRST TESTING THE SYSTEM SO JUST WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONCERT THIS SUNDAY AT 430 AND WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE OUR FIRST CONCERT THIS SUNDAY AT 430 AND 4TH OF JULY. CONCERT THIS SUNDAY AT 430 AND 4TH OF JULY. WRISTBANDS ARE AVAILABLE. 4TH OF JULY. WRISTBANDS ARE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE THE WRISTBANDS ARE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE THE GUINEA PIG AND THE REST OF THE THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE THE GUINEA PIG AND THE REST OF THE MEETING. GUINEA PIG AND THE REST OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. DELGADO. MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. DELGADO. ALL RIGHTY HERE IN PERSON THIS THANK YOU, MR. DELGADO. ALL RIGHTY HERE IN PERSON THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHTY HERE IN PERSON THIS EVENING. HERE WE GO. EVENING. HERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. HERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. OH, NO, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. OH, NO, GO AHEAD. THIS EVENING WE HAVE. OH, NO, GO AHEAD. THIS EVENING WE HAVE. FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE IS THIS EVENING WE HAVE. FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE IS TARAN WILLIAMS FOREIGN? FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE IS TARAN WILLIAMS FOREIGN? EVERYBODY IS ANNOUNCING BE TARAN WILLIAMS FOREIGN? EVERYBODY IS ANNOUNCING BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY IS ANNOUNCING BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND STAFF. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND STAFF. MY NAME IS KAREN WILLIAMS BUT STAFF. MY NAME IS KAREN WILLIAMS BUT IT'S SPELLED AN R AND IT SOUNDS MY NAME IS KAREN WILLIAMS BUT IT'S SPELLED AN R AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A D DON'T ASK ONLY MY IT'S SPELLED AN R AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A D DON'T ASK ONLY MY PARENTS. LIKE A D DON'T ASK ONLY MY PARENTS. I'M A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO PARENTS. I'M A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO AND I'VE BEEN HERE PUSHING 40 I'M A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO AND I'VE BEEN HERE PUSHING 40 YEARS MY CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN AND I'VE BEEN HERE PUSHING 40 YEARS MY CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN HERE AND WENT THROUGH HIGH YEARS MY CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN HERE AND WENT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED ON I WAS HERE AND WENT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED ON I WAS MARRIED HERE I WAS WIDOWED HERE SCHOOL AND MOVED ON I WAS MARRIED HERE I WAS WIDOWED HERE THIS IS MY TOWN AND I CARE VERY MARRIED HERE I WAS WIDOWED HERE THIS IS MY TOWN AND I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT IT AND I'M GOING THIS IS MY TOWN AND I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT IT AND I'M GOING SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE MUCH ABOUT IT AND I'M GOING SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER IDEA AND I'VE READ UP COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER IDEA AND I'VE READ UP ON CITY CHARTERS. CHARTER IDEA AND I'VE READ UP ON CITY CHARTERS. I YOU KNOW, JUST BRIEFLY ON CITY CHARTERS. I YOU KNOW, JUST BRIEFLY BECAUSE SINCE JUNE 2ND IT WAS I YOU KNOW, JUST BRIEFLY BECAUSE SINCE JUNE 2ND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I REALLY HEARD BECAUSE SINCE JUNE 2ND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I REALLY HEARD ABOUT IT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD THE FIRST TIME I REALLY HEARD ABOUT IT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT IT SINCE SOMETIMES ABOUT IT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT IT SINCE SOMETIMES THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MUCH ABOUT IT SINCE SOMETIMES THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY SPOTTY AND NOT VERY ROBUST THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY SPOTTY AND NOT VERY ROBUST AND IT'S MORE A PULL STRATEGY CITY SPOTTY AND NOT VERY ROBUST AND IT'S MORE A PULL STRATEGY THAN A PUSH. AND IT'S MORE A PULL STRATEGY THAN A PUSH. I'M LOOKING I'M ASKING WE GET THAN A PUSH. I'M LOOKING I'M ASKING WE GET MORE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE I'M LOOKING I'M ASKING WE GET MORE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PUSHED OUT TO US AND REPEATED MORE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PUSHED OUT TO US AND REPEATED AND AND MADE AVAILABLE AND I'M PUSHED OUT TO US AND REPEATED AND AND MADE AVAILABLE AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING AND AND MADE AVAILABLE AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING ZOOM TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING ZOOM TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE TO COME HERE. ZOOM TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE TO COME HERE. I KNOW THAT WE CAN SEE THE TO COME HERE. I KNOW THAT WE CAN SEE THE MEETING ONLINE BUT I DON'T I KNOW THAT WE CAN SEE THE MEETING ONLINE BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK. MEETING ONLINE BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY IS THINK WE CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD A SAY IN WHAT THE CHANGES WILL WE NEED TO FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD A SAY IN WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE. A SAY IN WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE. THEY SEEM TO BE MAJOR AND THEY BE. THEY SEEM TO BE MAJOR AND THEY SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT MAY THEY SEEM TO BE MAJOR AND THEY SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT MAY DIVIDE US MORE THAN WE ALREADY SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT MAY DIVIDE US MORE THAN WE ALREADY ARE SO DIVIDED AND I'M DIVIDE US MORE THAN WE ALREADY ARE SO DIVIDED AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BUT. ARE SO DIVIDED AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BUT. YOU KNOW I'M VERY LIMITED IN CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BUT. YOU KNOW I'M VERY LIMITED IN WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE BUT THE YOU KNOW I'M VERY LIMITED IN WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE BUT THE CITY CHARTER PLAN, TOWN HALLS, WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE BUT THE CITY CHARTER PLAN, TOWN HALLS, FREQUENT INFORMATION FEEDBACK CITY CHARTER PLAN, TOWN HALLS, FREQUENT INFORMATION FEEDBACK ONLINE IN PERSON RESIDENTS TO FREQUENT INFORMATION FEEDBACK ONLINE IN PERSON RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND OFFER ONLINE IN PERSON RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND OFFER THEIR OPINIONS WELL BEFORE THE LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND OFFER THEIR OPINIONS WELL BEFORE THE NOVEMBER IN GENERAL AND I'D THEIR OPINIONS WELL BEFORE THE NOVEMBER IN GENERAL AND I'D LIKE TO SEE BETTER FROM THE NOVEMBER IN GENERAL AND I'D LIKE TO SEE BETTER FROM THE CITY. LIKE TO SEE BETTER FROM THE CITY. AND ON ANOTHER QUICK TOPIC THE CITY. AND ON ANOTHER QUICK TOPIC THE UTILITY BOXES AT THE PLANT NEED AND ON ANOTHER QUICK TOPIC THE UTILITY BOXES AT THE PLANT NEED TO BE PAINTED. UTILITY BOXES AT THE PLANT NEED TO BE PAINTED. THEY NEED SOMETHING PRETTY. TO BE PAINTED. THEY NEED SOMETHING PRETTY. ALL RIGHT. THEY NEED SOMETHING PRETTY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT'S WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MISS WILLIAMS JOINING TIME. THANK YOU MISS WILLIAMS JOINING US FROM REMOTE REMOTELY I THANK YOU MISS WILLIAMS JOINING US FROM REMOTE REMOTELY I SHOULD SAY IS ON THE HI THERE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIA GOLDSTEIN AND GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIA GOLDSTEIN AND I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF MY NAME IS SONIA GOLDSTEIN AND I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ELSWICK I NOW I'M HERE ONCE I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ELSWICK I NOW I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT ELSWICK I NOW I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE PROPOSED DRAFT CHARTER AGAIN TO RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE PROPOSED DRAFT CHARTER SEPARATE FROM THE VERY THE PROPOSED DRAFT CHARTER SEPARATE FROM THE VERY SIGNIFICANT PROCESS AND SEPARATE FROM THE VERY SIGNIFICANT PROCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ISSUES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AT. TRANSPARENCY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AT. I'M HERE BECAUSE AT A VERY BEEN LAID OUT AT. I'M HERE BECAUSE AT A VERY BASIC LEVEL THE LANGUAGE OF THE I'M HERE BECAUSE AT A VERY BASIC LEVEL THE LANGUAGE OF THE THIRD OR FOURTH REVISION TO THE BASIC LEVEL THE LANGUAGE OF THE THIRD OR FOURTH REVISION TO THE PROPOSED CHARTER STILL DOES NOT THIRD OR FOURTH REVISION TO THE PROPOSED CHARTER STILL DOES NOT DO WHAT ITS PROPONENTS CLAIM PROPOSED CHARTER STILL DOES NOT DO WHAT ITS PROPONENTS CLAIM IT'S GOING TO DO. DO WHAT ITS PROPONENTS CLAIM IT'S GOING TO DO. MAYOR PIMENTEL MAYOR PRO TEM IT'S GOING TO DO. MAYOR PIMENTEL MAYOR PRO TEM BOUGAINVILLE AND THE CITY MAYOR PIMENTEL MAYOR PRO TEM BOUGAINVILLE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT BOUGAINVILLE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT THE PROPOSED JUST CODIFIES ATTORNEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT THE PROPOSED JUST CODIFIES GENERAL LAW THAT IT SERVES AS THE PROPOSED JUST CODIFIES GENERAL LAW THAT IT SERVES AS AN INSURANCE POLICY STATE LAW GENERAL LAW THAT IT SERVES AS AN INSURANCE POLICY STATE LAW EVER CHANGES BUT THAT IS NOT AN INSURANCE POLICY STATE LAW EVER CHANGES BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE PROPOSED CHARTER DOES EVER CHANGES BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE PROPOSED CHARTER DOES REQUIRING THE CITY TO FOLLOW WHAT THE PROPOSED CHARTER DOES REQUIRING THE CITY TO FOLLOW STATE LAW IN A CHARTER IT'S REQUIRING THE CITY TO FOLLOW STATE LAW IN A CHARTER IT'S SIMPLE IT WOULD SIMPLY SAY THE STATE LAW IN A CHARTER IT'S SIMPLE IT WOULD SIMPLY SAY THE PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT SIMPLE IT WOULD SIMPLY SAY THE PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE APPLY CODE APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTIONS THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTIONS CODE BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTIONS CODE BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS CHARTER DOES. CODE BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS CHARTER DOES. INSTEAD THE PROPOSED LISTS CHARTER DOES. INSTEAD THE PROPOSED LISTS CERTAIN TOPICS WITHIN THE INSTEAD THE PROPOSED LISTS CERTAIN TOPICS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENTS CODE AND ELECTION CERTAIN TOPICS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENTS CODE AND ELECTION CODE AND INCORPORATES THOSE GOVERNMENTS CODE AND ELECTION CODE AND INCORPORATES THOSE INTO THE CHARTER. CODE AND INCORPORATES THOSE INTO THE CHARTER. WELL I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT INTO THE CHARTER. WELL I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT TOPICS ARE OMITTED WHAT TOPICS WELL I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT TOPICS ARE OMITTED WHAT TOPICS HAVE NOT BEEN INCORPORATED IN TOPICS ARE OMITTED WHAT TOPICS HAVE NOT BEEN INCORPORATED IN OTHER CASES WE DON'T TO WONDER. HAVE NOT BEEN INCORPORATED IN OTHER CASES WE DON'T TO WONDER. SEVERAL PROVISIONS MAKE NO OTHER CASES WE DON'T TO WONDER. SEVERAL PROVISIONS MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INCORPORATE STATE SEVERAL PROVISIONS MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INCORPORATE STATE AND INSTEAD GIVE THE CITY ATTEMPT TO INCORPORATE STATE AND INSTEAD GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE MAXIMUM POWER AND INSTEAD GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE MAXIMUM POWER POSSIBLE TO ENACT OVER TOPICS COUNCIL THE MAXIMUM POWER POSSIBLE TO ENACT OVER TOPICS LIKE UTILITIES AND UTILITY POSSIBLE TO ENACT OVER TOPICS LIKE UTILITIES AND UTILITY FRANCHISES ENTERPRISES AND LIKE UTILITIES AND UTILITY FRANCHISES ENTERPRISES AND FINES. FRANCHISES ENTERPRISES AND FINES. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THE FINES. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THESE AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THESE WERE NOT NEW POWERS BUT EVEN A CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT THESE WERE NOT NEW POWERS BUT EVEN A BRIEF REVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S WERE NOT NEW POWERS BUT EVEN A BRIEF REVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S AGENDA MATERIALS SHOWS THAT BRIEF REVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S AGENDA MATERIALS SHOWS THAT THESE ARE NEW POWERS. AGENDA MATERIALS SHOWS THAT THESE ARE NEW POWERS. GENERAL LAW CITIES FOR EXAMPLE THESE ARE NEW POWERS. GENERAL LAW CITIES FOR EXAMPLE HAVE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAP ON GENERAL LAW CITIES FOR EXAMPLE HAVE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAP ON MUNICIPAL FUNDS. HAVE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAP ON MUNICIPAL FUNDS. WHILE CHARTER CITIES NEED NOT MUNICIPAL FUNDS. WHILE CHARTER CITIES NEED NOT THESE CAPS AND GENERAL LAW WHILE CHARTER CITIES NEED NOT THESE CAPS AND GENERAL LAW CITIES ARE GOVERNED BY STATE THESE CAPS AND GENERAL LAW CITIES ARE GOVERNED BY STATE STATUTES GRANTING UTILITY CITIES ARE GOVERNED BY STATE STATUTES GRANTING UTILITY FRANCHISES AND SETTING FEES STATUTES GRANTING UTILITY FRANCHISES AND SETTING FEES WHILE CHARTER CITIES NOT. FRANCHISES AND SETTING FEES WHILE CHARTER CITIES NOT. THEN THERE ARE THE THINGS THE WHILE CHARTER CITIES NOT. THEN THERE ARE THE THINGS THE CHARTER LAYS OUT ALTOGETHER THEN THERE ARE THE THINGS THE CHARTER LAYS OUT ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THE CHARTER DOESN'T CHARTER LAYS OUT ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THE CHARTER DOESN'T INCORPORATE STATE LAW ON BECAUSE THE CHARTER DOESN'T INCORPORATE STATE LAW ON LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. INCORPORATE STATE LAW ON LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. THE COUNCIL COULD ESTABLISH ITS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. THE COUNCIL COULD ESTABLISH ITS OWN PROCEDURES FOR ENACTING THE COUNCIL COULD ESTABLISH ITS OWN PROCEDURES FOR ENACTING LOCAL ORDINANCES AND ITS OWN OWN PROCEDURES FOR ENACTING LOCAL ORDINANCES AND ITS OWN QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. LOCAL ORDINANCES AND ITS OWN QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. IT COULD DRAFT ITS OWN QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. IT COULD DRAFT ITS OWN PROVISIONS RELATED TO ETHICS IT COULD DRAFT ITS OWN PROVISIONS RELATED TO ETHICS CONFLICTS AND CAMPAIGN PROVISIONS RELATED TO ETHICS CONFLICTS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING. CONFLICTS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING. IT COULD EVEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FINANCING. IT COULD EVEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS AND IT COULD EVEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS AND IT CAN NOW ACCORDING TO THE BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS AND IT CAN NOW ACCORDING TO THE MATERIALS PROVIDED WITH THIS IT CAN NOW ACCORDING TO THE MATERIALS PROVIDED WITH THIS AGENDA PACKET. MATERIALS PROVIDED WITH THIS AGENDA PACKET. SO IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE THAT AGENDA PACKET. SO IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE THAT THE ONLY THING THIS CHARTER SO IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE THAT THE ONLY THING THIS CHARTER WOULD DO IS SERVE AS AN THE ONLY THING THIS CHARTER WOULD DO IS SERVE AS AN INSURANCE POLICY ON HOUSING AS WOULD DO IS SERVE AS AN INSURANCE POLICY ON HOUSING AS SOON AS ITS CHARTER GOES INTO INSURANCE POLICY ON HOUSING AS SOON AS ITS CHARTER GOES INTO EFFECT. SOON AS ITS CHARTER GOES INTO EFFECT. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL COULD EFFECT. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL COULD FEES ON MUNICIPAL CODE THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL COULD FEES ON MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS TO $5,000 OR CHARGE FEES ON MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS TO $5,000 OR CHARGE UTILITIES EXORBITANT RATES ON VIOLATIONS TO $5,000 OR CHARGE UTILITIES EXORBITANT RATES ON FRANCHISES OR CHANGE THE CITY'S UTILITIES EXORBITANT RATES ON FRANCHISES OR CHANGE THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE OR DRAFT FRANCHISES OR CHANGE THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE OR DRAFT ITS OWN ORDINANCES ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE OR DRAFT ITS OWN ORDINANCES ABOUT PERSONNEL MATTERS OR USE ITS ITS OWN ORDINANCES ABOUT PERSONNEL MATTERS OR USE ITS BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS. PERSONNEL MATTERS OR USE ITS BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS. THE LIST GOES ON. BROADER ASSESSMENT POWERS. THE LIST GOES ON. I'M COMPLETELY BAFFLED AT THE THE LIST GOES ON. I'M COMPLETELY BAFFLED AT THE PROCESS OF COUNCIL'S TAKING TO I'M COMPLETELY BAFFLED AT THE PROCESS OF COUNCIL'S TAKING TO CONSIDER THIS CHARTER. PROCESS OF COUNCIL'S TAKING TO CONSIDER THIS CHARTER. A COMMISSION PROCESS WOULD HAVE CONSIDER THIS CHARTER. A COMMISSION PROCESS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ALL THESE DRAFTING A COMMISSION PROCESS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ALL THESE DRAFTING ERRORS A YEAR AGO. CAUGHT ALL THESE DRAFTING ERRORS A YEAR AGO. INSTEAD IT'S RESIDENTS SIFTING ERRORS A YEAR AGO. INSTEAD IT'S RESIDENTS SIFTING THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PAGES TO INSTEAD IT'S RESIDENTS SIFTING THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PAGES TO EVEN FIND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PAGES TO EVEN FIND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE AND HAVING TO SPEND THEIR EVEN FIND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE AND HAVING TO SPEND THEIR PRIVATE TIME TO READ THROUGH AND HAVING TO SPEND THEIR PRIVATE TIME TO READ THROUGH THESE DOCUMENTS AND POINT OUT PRIVATE TIME TO READ THROUGH THESE DOCUMENTS AND POINT OUT HOLES BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A THESE DOCUMENTS AND POINT OUT HOLES BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A TRUCK THROUGH THE CITY'S DROP HOLES BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A TRUCK THROUGH THE CITY'S DROP THIS NOW. TRUCK THROUGH THE CITY'S DROP THIS NOW. IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A CHARTER THIS NOW. IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A CHARTER CITY, TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A CHARTER CITY, TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT. CITY, TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR THE RIGHT. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY OPAQUE PROCESS. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY OPAQUE PROCESS. THANK YOU. LIBERAL PARTY OPAQUE PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MELISSA THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MELISSA . GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PIMENTEL AND COUNCIL GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PIMENTEL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO SHOUT MAYOR PIMENTEL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO SHOUT OUT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO SHOUT OUT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE CALDER AND I ALSO WANT THE OUT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE CALDER AND I ALSO WANT THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR AD-HOC CALDER AND I ALSO WANT THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR AD-HOC SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE TEAM OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR AD-HOC SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE TEAM MICHAEL ALLEN AND HIS TEAM SEAN SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE TEAM MICHAEL ALLEN AND HIS TEAM SEAN GREEN AND HIS TEAM MARCIA MICHAEL ALLEN AND HIS TEAM SEAN GREEN AND HIS TEAM MARCIA HANSEN AND THE CHAMBER OF GREEN AND HIS TEAM MARCIA HANSEN AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANYTHING MERCE'S HANSEN AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANYTHING MERCE'S INVOLVED IN IS FANTASTIC TO SEE COMMERCE ANYTHING MERCE'S INVOLVED IN IS FANTASTIC TO SEE RASMUSSEN WHO HELPED BRING INVOLVED IN IS FANTASTIC TO SEE RASMUSSEN WHO HELPED BRING SOCCER ORGANIZATION TO OUR RASMUSSEN WHO HELPED BRING SOCCER ORGANIZATION TO OUR LITTLE EVENT WE HAD THE WATCH SOCCER ORGANIZATION TO OUR LITTLE EVENT WE HAD THE WATCH PARTY ON SATURDAY. LITTLE EVENT WE HAD THE WATCH PARTY ON SATURDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BALDINO AND HIS PARTY ON SATURDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BALDINO AND HIS WIFE WERE STOPPING BY OUR EVENT COUNCIL MEMBER BALDINO AND HIS WIFE WERE STOPPING BY OUR EVENT AS WELL SO WE DIDN'T REALLY WIFE WERE STOPPING BY OUR EVENT AS WELL SO WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AS WELL SO WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE BUT WE HAD A REALLY BIG TV AND KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE BUT WE HAD A REALLY BIG TV AND HUGE TURNOUT. BUT WE HAD A REALLY BIG TV AND HUGE TURNOUT. SO WE ALSO HAD SOME OTHER LOCAL HUGE TURNOUT. SO WE ALSO HAD SOME OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES THERE LIKE THE HIGH SO WE ALSO HAD SOME OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES THERE LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAMS ON COTTON AGENCIES THERE LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAMS ON COTTON CANDY L.A. WE HAD SOCCER AND SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAMS ON COTTON CANDY L.A. WE HAD SOCCER AND ACE OF SOCCER AND ROTARY. CANDY L.A. WE HAD SOCCER AND ACE OF SOCCER AND ROTARY. SO ALL IN ALL IT WAS A REALLY ACE OF SOCCER AND ROTARY. SO ALL IN ALL IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EVENT. SO ALL IN ALL IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EVENT. APPRECIATE THAT MY ROLE AND GOOD EVENT. APPRECIATE THAT MY ROLE AND PLANNING COMMISSION ALLOWED ME APPRECIATE THAT MY ROLE AND PLANNING COMMISSION ALLOWED ME TO BE A PART THE AD HOC PLANNING COMMISSION ALLOWED ME TO BE A PART THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND IT WAS A SUCCESS TO BE A PART THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND IT WAS A SUCCESS SO I JUST I THINK THE CITY COMMITTEE AND IT WAS A SUCCESS SO I JUST I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN THAT AND SO I JUST I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN THAT AND PARTICULARLY COUNCILMEMBER COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN THAT AND PARTICULARLY COUNCILMEMBER CALDER, THE CITY CHARTER I MADE PARTICULARLY COUNCILMEMBER CALDER, THE CITY CHARTER I MADE MYSELF CLEAR ON JUNE 2ND HOW I CALDER, THE CITY CHARTER I MADE MYSELF CLEAR ON JUNE 2ND HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. MYSELF CLEAR ON JUNE 2ND HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY FEEL ABOUT THAT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY HIT PAUSE THAT NIGHT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY HIT PAUSE THAT NIGHT. THANK FOR DOING THAT AND I DO HIT PAUSE THAT NIGHT. THANK FOR DOING THAT AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLANNED THANK FOR DOING THAT AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLANNED TOWN HALL FOR LATER THIS MONTH. KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLANNED TOWN HALL FOR LATER THIS MONTH. UNFORTUNATELY I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN HALL FOR LATER THIS MONTH. UNFORTUNATELY I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THAT AND I BELIEVE UNFORTUNATELY I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THAT AND I BELIEVE PROBABLY A LOT OTHER PEOPLE TOWN FOR THAT AND I BELIEVE PROBABLY A LOT OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE TOO BECAUSE IT'S THE PROBABLY A LOT OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE TOO BECAUSE IT'S THE SUMMER AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO WILL BE TOO BECAUSE IT'S THE SUMMER AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY JULY 7TH. SUMMER AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY JULY 7TH. AND I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE MAKE A DECISION BY JULY 7TH. AND I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET IN ON AND I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET IN ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET IN ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. ONE TOWN HALL IS GOING TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. ONE TOWN HALL IS GOING TO SQUEEZE IN BEFORE JULY 7TH WHEN ONE TOWN HALL IS GOING TO SQUEEZE IN BEFORE JULY 7TH WHEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF IT'S SQUEEZE IN BEFORE JULY 7TH WHEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF IT'S GOING ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF IT'S GOING ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOING ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD OR BAD IDEA. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD OR BAD IDEA. I HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT YET BUT GOOD OR BAD IDEA. I HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT YET BUT I DON'T THINK ONE TOWN HALL I HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT YET BUT I DON'T THINK ONE TOWN HALL BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT I DON'T THINK ONE TOWN HALL BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT GIVING IT TO THE VOTERS BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT GIVING IT TO THE VOTERS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIES ME WITHOUT GIVING IT TO THE VOTERS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIES ME WITHOUT MORE KNOWLEDGE SO THAT HOW I ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIES ME WITHOUT MORE KNOWLEDGE SO THAT HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. MORE KNOWLEDGE SO THAT HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. PLEASE PUSH THE PAUSE BUTTON FEEL ABOUT THAT. PLEASE PUSH THE PAUSE BUTTON AGAIN AND SHOOT FOR NOVEMBER OF PLEASE PUSH THE PAUSE BUTTON AGAIN AND SHOOT FOR NOVEMBER OF 2028. AGAIN AND SHOOT FOR NOVEMBER OF 2028. I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE MY 2028. I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE MY EMAILS THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE MY EMAILS THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF EMAILS THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF MAINE AND MAPLE. SENT ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF MAINE AND MAPLE. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER CAR MAINE AND MAPLE. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT THERE ON MAY 31ST. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT THERE ON MAY 31ST. I DON'T KNOW. ACCIDENT THERE ON MAY 31ST. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE STUDIES ARE ACCURATE. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE STUDIES ARE ACCURATE. I DO THINK THERE'S A BLIND SPOT STUDIES ARE ACCURATE. I DO THINK THERE'S A BLIND SPOT ON THAT HILL. I DO THINK THERE'S A BLIND SPOT ON THAT HILL. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE IT WAS A ON THAT HILL. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE IT WAS A T-BONE ACCIDENT. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE IT WAS A T-BONE ACCIDENT. THEY WERE AT LSU HEADING T-BONE ACCIDENT. THEY WERE AT LSU HEADING SOUTHBOUND COMING FROM IMPERIAL THEY WERE AT LSU HEADING SOUTHBOUND COMING FROM IMPERIAL . SOUTHBOUND COMING FROM IMPERIAL . DON'T KNOW WHY HUMAN BEINGS . DON'T KNOW WHY HUMAN BEINGS THAT COME THAT WAY THAT DON'T DON'T KNOW WHY HUMAN BEINGS THAT COME THAT WAY THAT DON'T LIVE IN THIS TOWN CAN'T SEE THAT COME THAT WAY THAT DON'T LIVE IN THIS TOWN CAN'T SEE THAT THERE'S A STOP SIGN COMING LIVE IN THIS TOWN CAN'T SEE THAT THERE'S A STOP SIGN COMING UP BUT THEY CAN'T. THAT THERE'S A STOP SIGN COMING UP BUT THEY CAN'T. SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ON UP BUT THEY CAN'T. SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK LIABLE WISE. SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK LIABLE WISE. IT IS A DANGEROUS YOU'RE ON THE HOOK LIABLE WISE. IT IS A DANGEROUS YOU'RE ON NOTICE AND PUTTING YOU ON IT IS A DANGEROUS YOU'RE ON NOTICE AND PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE YET AGAIN FOR PROBABLY NOTICE AND PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE YET AGAIN FOR PROBABLY THE EIGHTH TIME IN THE LAST NOTICE YET AGAIN FOR PROBABLY THE EIGHTH TIME IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND FINALLY THE THE EIGHTH TIME IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND FINALLY THE PLUNGE LOOKS GREAT. FIVE YEARS AND FINALLY THE PLUNGE LOOKS GREAT. COULD YOU PLEASE PUT A CLOCK IN PLUNGE LOOKS GREAT. COULD YOU PLEASE PUT A CLOCK IN THERE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO'S A COULD YOU PLEASE PUT A CLOCK IN THERE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO'S A LIFEGUARD? THERE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO'S A LIFEGUARD? IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHEN THE LIFEGUARD? IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHEN THE LESSONS END. IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHEN THE LESSONS END. SO THANK YOU. LESSONS END. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AS WE GET READY, JOHN PIKE . GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MY NAME'S JOHN PIKE AND TONIGHT GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MY NAME'S JOHN PIKE AND TONIGHT I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE MY NAME'S JOHN PIKE AND TONIGHT I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER CITY LIKE I'M SURE YOU I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER CITY LIKE I'M SURE YOU HAVE. CHARTER CITY LIKE I'M SURE YOU HAVE. I'VE BEEN CONTACTED A LOT THE HAVE. I'VE BEEN CONTACTED A LOT THE JUNE 2ND MEETING ABOUT THE I'VE BEEN CONTACTED A LOT THE JUNE 2ND MEETING ABOUT THE CHARTER CITY HAVING POSTED JUNE 2ND MEETING ABOUT THE CHARTER CITY HAVING POSTED ABOUT THAT EMAILED ABOUT IT AND CHARTER CITY HAVING POSTED ABOUT THAT EMAILED ABOUT IT AND SPOKEN AT THE LAST MEETING AND ABOUT THAT EMAILED ABOUT IT AND SPOKEN AT THE LAST MEETING AND I'VE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS SPOKEN AT THE LAST MEETING AND I'VE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE AND AGAIN I HOPE I'VE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE AND AGAIN I HOPE YOU HAVE TWO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WITH PEOPLE AND AGAIN I HOPE YOU HAVE TWO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WANT TO SEE IN THIS PROCESS. YOU HAVE TWO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WANT TO SEE IN THIS PROCESS. THE ISSUE IS WHICH HAS ALREADY WANT TO SEE IN THIS PROCESS. THE ISSUE IS WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID HERE TONIGHT OF JUST THE ISSUE IS WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID HERE TONIGHT OF JUST HOW RUSHED IT IS. BEEN SAID HERE TONIGHT OF JUST HOW RUSHED IT IS. I HAD REACH OUT TO ME JUST HOW RUSHED IT IS. I HAD REACH OUT TO ME JUST YESTERDAY SAYING I'M NEW TO I HAD REACH OUT TO ME JUST YESTERDAY SAYING I'M NEW TO THIS THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME YESTERDAY SAYING I'M NEW TO THIS THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT IT. THIS THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT IT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE COST ABOUT IT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE COST BENEFIT STUDY THAT THE CHARTER CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE COST BENEFIT STUDY THAT THE CHARTER COMMISSION DID OR WHAT THEY DID BENEFIT STUDY THAT THE CHARTER COMMISSION DID OR WHAT THEY DID WHAT THAT SAID OR CAN YOU SEND COMMISSION DID OR WHAT THEY DID WHAT THAT SAID OR CAN YOU SEND IT TO ME AND SAID WELL NOT WAS WHAT THAT SAID OR CAN YOU SEND IT TO ME AND SAID WELL NOT WAS THERE NOT A CHARTER COMMISSION IT TO ME AND SAID WELL NOT WAS THERE NOT A CHARTER COMMISSION BUT THERE'S NO COST BENEFIT THERE NOT A CHARTER COMMISSION BUT THERE'S NO COST BENEFIT STUDY. BUT THERE'S NO COST BENEFIT STUDY. THESE ARE THE SAME TYPE OF STUDY. THESE ARE THE SAME TYPE OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN THESE ARE THE SAME TYPE OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING FROM PEOPLE FOR FOR QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING FROM PEOPLE FOR FOR WEEKS NOW AND LIKE MR. CAFFERTY GETTING FROM PEOPLE FOR FOR WEEKS NOW AND LIKE MR. CAFFERTY JUST SAID, JUNE JULY 7TH IS WEEKS NOW AND LIKE MR. CAFFERTY JUST SAID, JUNE JULY 7TH IS JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME. JUST SAID, JUNE JULY 7TH IS JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME. WE AT SEACHANGE WHICH I'M A JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME. WE AT SEACHANGE WHICH I'M A CO-FOUNDER OF A COMMUNITY WE AT SEACHANGE WHICH I'M A CO-FOUNDER OF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HERE IN TOWN ARE CO-FOUNDER OF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HERE IN TOWN ARE HOLDING OUR OWN TOWN HALL EVENT ORGANIZATION HERE IN TOWN ARE HOLDING OUR OWN TOWN HALL EVENT AT THIS THURSDAY I HAVE SOME HOLDING OUR OWN TOWN HALL EVENT AT THIS THURSDAY I HAVE SOME FLIERS THAT LEAVE WITH THE AT THIS THURSDAY I HAVE SOME FLIERS THAT LEAVE WITH THE CLERK. FLIERS THAT LEAVE WITH THE CLERK. WE HAVE AN EXPERT WHO'S BEEN A CLERK. WE HAVE AN EXPERT WHO'S BEEN A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY FOR 40 YEARS WE HAVE AN EXPERT WHO'S BEEN A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY FOR 40 YEARS AT MANY CITIES IN THE SOUTH MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY FOR 40 YEARS AT MANY CITIES IN THE SOUTH BAY. AT MANY CITIES IN THE SOUTH BAY. I THINK HE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH BAY. I THINK HE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH A CURRENT CITY ATTORNEY AT ONE I THINK HE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH A CURRENT CITY ATTORNEY AT ONE POINT AS WELL AND I'M HAPPY TO A CURRENT CITY ATTORNEY AT ONE POINT AS WELL AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS DOING POINT AS WELL AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS DOING THEIR OWN EVENT BUT I SHARE THE SEE THAT THE CITY IS DOING THEIR OWN EVENT BUT I SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS. THEIR OWN EVENT BUT I SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS. IT'S JUST ONE EVENT IN THE SAME CONCERNS. IT'S JUST ONE EVENT IN THE SUMMER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IT'S JUST ONE EVENT IN THE SUMMER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MISS AND I KNOW THEY SUMMER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MISS AND I KNOW THEY WOULD WANT TO ATTEND. GOING TO MISS AND I KNOW THEY WOULD WANT TO ATTEND. THE OTHER THING THAT I KEEP WOULD WANT TO ATTEND. THE OTHER THING THAT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS LET'S JUST THE OTHER THING THAT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS LET'S JUST SAY THE VOTE GOES THROUGH ON THINKING ABOUT IS LET'S JUST SAY THE VOTE GOES THROUGH ON SEVENTH AND IT'S ON THE BALLOT. SAY THE VOTE GOES THROUGH ON SEVENTH AND IT'S ON THE BALLOT. THERE IS STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF SEVENTH AND IT'S ON THE BALLOT. THERE IS STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER AND I THINK THERE IS STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER AND I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER AND I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTREACH THEN. THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTREACH THEN. BUT LIKE I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS FOR OUTREACH THEN. BUT LIKE I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENT AT THE LAST MEETING THE BUT LIKE I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENT AT THE LAST MEETING THE GAME CHANGES THEN THE SITUATION COMMENT AT THE LAST MEETING THE GAME CHANGES THEN THE SITUATION IT'S IT'S LESS ABOUT OUTREACH GAME CHANGES THEN THE SITUATION IT'S IT'S LESS ABOUT OUTREACH AND INFORMATION. IT'S IT'S LESS ABOUT OUTREACH AND INFORMATION. IT'S MORE ABOUT DEFENDING A AND INFORMATION. IT'S MORE ABOUT DEFENDING A POSITION WHETHER THAT'S OVERTLY IT'S MORE ABOUT DEFENDING A POSITION WHETHER THAT'S OVERTLY APPARENT OR NOT THERE'S AN POSITION WHETHER THAT'S OVERTLY APPARENT OR NOT THERE'S AN INTENTION THERE THAT THAT'S APPARENT OR NOT THERE'S AN INTENTION THERE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FELT. INTENTION THERE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FELT. I ALSO SAW THAT AT THAT EVENT GOING TO BE FELT. I ALSO SAW THAT AT THAT EVENT AT THE TOWN HALL TONIGHT TWO I ALSO SAW THAT AT THAT EVENT AT THE TOWN HALL TONIGHT TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE AT THE TOWN HALL TONIGHT TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE APPOINTED TO ATTEND THAT I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE APPOINTED TO ATTEND THAT I KNOW IT CAN'T BE ALL OF YOU OR A APPOINTED TO ATTEND THAT I KNOW IT CAN'T BE ALL OF YOU OR A QUORUM OF YOU JUST BECAUSE OF IT CAN'T BE ALL OF YOU OR A QUORUM OF YOU JUST BECAUSE OF THE BROWN ACT. QUORUM OF YOU JUST BECAUSE OF THE BROWN ACT. MY REQUEST IS THAT THOSE TWO THE BROWN ACT. MY REQUEST IS THAT THOSE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS REPRESENT, YOU MY REQUEST IS THAT THOSE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, OPPOSING I THINK THERE'S COUNCIL MEMBERS REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, OPPOSING I THINK THERE'S MAJORITY CONSENSUS ON THIS KNOW, OPPOSING I THINK THERE'S MAJORITY CONSENSUS ON THIS COUNCIL FROM WHAT READ INTO AND MAJORITY CONSENSUS ON THIS COUNCIL FROM WHAT READ INTO AND BUT THERE'S ALSO A MINORITY COUNCIL FROM WHAT READ INTO AND BUT THERE'S ALSO A MINORITY POSITION. BUT THERE'S ALSO A MINORITY POSITION. SO I THINK HAVING OF THOSE POSITION. SO I THINK HAVING OF THOSE VIEWS REPRESENTED IT THAT WOULD SO I THINK HAVING OF THOSE VIEWS REPRESENTED IT THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. VIEWS REPRESENTED IT THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY JUST BE VERY HELPFUL. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY JUST KIND OF WHAT IT'S GETTING AT THE LAST THING I'LL SAY JUST KIND OF WHAT IT'S GETTING AT BETWEEN THE OUTREACH AFTER THE KIND OF WHAT IT'S GETTING AT BETWEEN THE OUTREACH AFTER THE VOTE AND THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IT BETWEEN THE OUTREACH AFTER THE VOTE AND THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IT JUST BECOMES A DIFFERENT GAME. VOTE AND THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IT JUST BECOMES A DIFFERENT GAME. BALLOT MEASURES ARE WRITTEN JUST BECOMES A DIFFERENT GAME. BALLOT MEASURES ARE WRITTEN CONFUSINGLY FOR PEOPLE THAT BALLOT MEASURES ARE WRITTEN CONFUSINGLY FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T INFORMED ON TOPICS CONFUSINGLY FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T INFORMED ON TOPICS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP AREN'T INFORMED ON TOPICS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP ON THIS LIST DAYS BEFORE THE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP ON THIS LIST DAYS BEFORE THE LAST EXAMPLE IS MEASURE E.R. ON THIS LIST DAYS BEFORE THE LAST EXAMPLE IS MEASURE E.R. THAT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST EXAMPLE IS MEASURE E.R. THAT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT WE THAT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE MR. BEEBE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE MR. BEEBE WORK FULL TIME. SHOULD DO A LITTLE MR. BEEBE WORK FULL TIME. THANK YOU AND I'LL LEAVE THESE WORK FULL TIME. THANK YOU AND I'LL LEAVE THESE WITH THE CLEAR. THANK YOU AND I'LL LEAVE THESE WITH THE CLEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THE CLEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEAN HELLO COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SEAN O'BRIEN AND I AM A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO. MY NAME IS SEAN O'BRIEN AND I AM A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN AM A RESIDENT OF EL SEGUNDO. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE EMERGENCY ORDER FROM WHERE I AND TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE EMERGENCY ORDER FROM WHERE I STAND WHAT I KEEP SEEING IS A EMERGENCY ORDER FROM WHERE I STAND WHAT I KEEP SEEING IS A SERIES OF CREATIVE EFFORTS BY STAND WHAT I KEEP SEEING IS A SERIES OF CREATIVE EFFORTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO AVOID OR SERIES OF CREATIVE EFFORTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO AVOID OR DELAY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL TO AVOID OR DELAY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS MANDATED BY THE STATE. DELAY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS MANDATED BY THE STATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSING MANDATED BY THE STATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSING POLICY IS COMPLICATED. I UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSING POLICY IS COMPLICATED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE POLICY IS COMPLICATED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE LEGAL, LOGISTICAL AND COMMUNITY I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE LEGAL, LOGISTICAL AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS. LEGAL, LOGISTICAL AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED CONCERNS. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO ASK A LARGER QUESTION WHAT BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO ASK A LARGER QUESTION WHAT IF INSTEAD OF SPENDING SO TIME TO ASK A LARGER QUESTION WHAT IF INSTEAD OF SPENDING SO TIME AND ENERGY FINDING CREATIVE IF INSTEAD OF SPENDING SO TIME AND ENERGY FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO SAY NO, WE PUT THAT AND ENERGY FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO SAY NO, WE PUT THAT SAME CREATIVITY TOWARD FINDING WAYS TO SAY NO, WE PUT THAT SAME CREATIVITY TOWARD FINDING WAYS TO SAY YES? SAME CREATIVITY TOWARD FINDING WAYS TO SAY YES? WE ALL KNOW THE HOUSING CRISIS WAYS TO SAY YES? WE ALL KNOW THE HOUSING CRISIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WE ALL KNOW THE HOUSING CRISIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL ISSUES FACING OUR IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL ISSUES FACING OUR REGION AND ALSO GOT TO KNOW THE AND IMPACTFUL ISSUES FACING OUR REGION AND ALSO GOT TO KNOW THE NUMBER THE NUMBERS MAKE THE REGION AND ALSO GOT TO KNOW THE NUMBER THE NUMBERS MAKE THE PROBLEM CLEAR. NUMBER THE NUMBERS MAKE THE PROBLEM CLEAR. RECENT HOME SALE DATA SHOWS PROBLEM CLEAR. RECENT HOME SALE DATA SHOWS AVERAGE PRICES OVER $2 MILLION RECENT HOME SALE DATA SHOWS AVERAGE PRICES OVER $2 MILLION AND A SO-CALLED STARTER HOME AVERAGE PRICES OVER $2 MILLION AND A SO-CALLED STARTER HOME HERE CAN EASILY BE AROUND 1.5 AND A SO-CALLED STARTER HOME HERE CAN EASILY BE AROUND 1.5 MILLION. HERE CAN EASILY BE AROUND 1.5 MILLION. IF YOU RUN THOSE NUMBERS A MILLION. IF YOU RUN THOSE NUMBERS A BASIC MORTGAGE CALCULATOR EVEN IF YOU RUN THOSE NUMBERS A BASIC MORTGAGE CALCULATOR EVEN WITH THE VERY LARGE DOWN BASIC MORTGAGE CALCULATOR EVEN WITH THE VERY LARGE DOWN PAYMENT ONE THAT IS MORE THAN WITH THE VERY LARGE DOWN PAYMENT ONE THAT IS MORE THAN THE COST OF MANY HOMES IN OTHER PAYMENT ONE THAT IS MORE THAN THE COST OF MANY HOMES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE THE COST OF MANY HOMES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE MONTHLY PAYMENT CAN BE UPWARDS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE MONTHLY PAYMENT CAN BE UPWARDS OF $10,000 A MONTH. MONTHLY PAYMENT CAN BE UPWARDS OF $10,000 A MONTH. THAT MEANS HOMEOWNERSHIP IN EL OF $10,000 A MONTH. THAT MEANS HOMEOWNERSHIP IN EL SEGUNDO IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH THAT MEANS HOMEOWNERSHIP IN EL SEGUNDO IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SEGUNDO IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE . FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE . THE LATEST STATE HOUSING DATA . THE LATEST STATE HOUSING DATA SHOWS THAT THE MEDIAN INCOME A THE LATEST STATE HOUSING DATA SHOWS THAT THE MEDIAN INCOME A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL IN LOS SHOWS THAT THE MEDIAN INCOME A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS ABOUT $74,000 SINGLE INDIVIDUAL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS ABOUT $74,000 A YEAR. ANGELES COUNTY IS ABOUT $74,000 A YEAR. WHILE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT IS A YEAR. WHILE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED LOW IN L.A. COUNTY WHILE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED LOW IN L.A. COUNTY IS NOW $93,000, THAT IS CONSIDERED LOW IN L.A. COUNTY IS NOW $93,000, THAT IS STAGGERING. IS NOW $93,000, THAT IS STAGGERING. IT MEANS PEOPLE CAN WORK HARD, STAGGERING. IT MEANS PEOPLE CAN WORK HARD, EARN DECENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTE IT MEANS PEOPLE CAN WORK HARD, EARN DECENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND STILL EARN DECENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND STILL HAVE NO REALISTIC TO BUILDING A TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND STILL HAVE NO REALISTIC TO BUILDING A FUTURE HERE. HAVE NO REALISTIC TO BUILDING A FUTURE HERE. I OFTEN HEAR THAT RESISTING FUTURE HERE. I OFTEN HEAR THAT RESISTING MORE IS ABOUT PRESERVING THE I OFTEN HEAR THAT RESISTING MORE IS ABOUT PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO. MORE IS ABOUT PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO. BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT OUR CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO. BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT OUR CITY IF ONLY THE EXTREMELY BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT OUR CITY IF ONLY THE EXTREMELY WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO STAY? CITY IF ONLY THE EXTREMELY WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO STAY? TEACHERS ESSENTIAL, WORKERS, WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO STAY? TEACHERS ESSENTIAL, WORKERS, BARTENDERS, SERVERS AND EVEN TEACHERS ESSENTIAL, WORKERS, BARTENDERS, SERVERS AND EVEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND YOUR BARTENDERS, SERVERS AND EVEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND YOUR OWN CHILDREN ARE INCREASINGLY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND YOUR OWN CHILDREN ARE INCREASINGLY INCREASINGLY LOCKED OUT OF THE OWN CHILDREN ARE INCREASINGLY INCREASINGLY LOCKED OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING A HOME INCREASINGLY LOCKED OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING A HOME HERE. POSSIBILITY OF BUYING A HOME HERE. I'M JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF EL HERE. I'M JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF EL SEGUNDO RESIDENTS WHO THE SAME I'M JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF EL SEGUNDO RESIDENTS WHO THE SAME ISSUE. SEGUNDO RESIDENTS WHO THE SAME ISSUE. IF WE IF WE TRULY WANT TO ISSUE. IF WE IF WE TRULY WANT TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OUR IF WE IF WE TRULY WANT TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OUR COMMUNITY THEN WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OUR COMMUNITY THEN WE NEED TO CREATE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY THEN WE NEED TO CREATE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO PUT CREATE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO PUT DOWN ROOTS. THAT ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO PUT DOWN ROOTS. THE CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO DOWN ROOTS. THE CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO SHOULD NOT BE PRESERVED ONLY THE CHARACTER OF EL SEGUNDO SHOULD NOT BE PRESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD A $2 SHOULD NOT BE PRESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD A $2 MILLION HOME. FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD A $2 MILLION HOME. PEOPLE ARE REPEATEDLY TOLD WORK MILLION HOME. PEOPLE ARE REPEATEDLY TOLD WORK HARD AND SAVE MONEY SO THEY CAN PEOPLE ARE REPEATEDLY TOLD WORK HARD AND SAVE MONEY SO THEY CAN BUILD A FUTURE. HARD AND SAVE MONEY SO THEY CAN BUILD A FUTURE. BUT FOR MANY THAT BASIC TO BUILD A FUTURE. BUT FOR MANY THAT BASIC TO HOMEOWNERSHIP THAT PREVIOUS BUT FOR MANY THAT BASIC TO HOMEOWNERSHIP THAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS RELIED ON HAS HOMEOWNERSHIP THAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS RELIED ON HAS BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. GENERATIONS RELIED ON HAS BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. A VIABLE PATH TO HOMEOWNERSHIP BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. A VIABLE PATH TO HOMEOWNERSHIP IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF THE A VIABLE PATH TO HOMEOWNERSHIP IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF THE EQUATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF THE EQUATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I ASK ONCE WHAT CAN WE DO TO EQUATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I ASK ONCE WHAT CAN WE DO TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE SO I ASK ONCE WHAT CAN WE DO TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THIS CRISIS AND PRESERVE THE WORK TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THIS CRISIS AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR WONDERFUL THIS CRISIS AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY? CHARACTER OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY? THANK YOU. COMMUNITY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. O'BRIEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. O'BRIEN. IS THAT EVERYBODY? THANK YOU, MR. O'BRIEN. IS THAT EVERYBODY? THAT IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT NOW. IS THAT EVERYBODY? THAT IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT NOW. Q ENTITLED TO THE SCRIPT NOW THAT IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT NOW. Q ENTITLED TO THE SCRIPT NOW BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER GETS TO Q ENTITLED TO THE SCRIPT NOW BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER GETS TO GO WE GET TO DO COUNCIL BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER GETS TO GO WE GET TO DO COUNCIL COMMENTS. GO WE GET TO DO COUNCIL COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS ON ANYTHING WE HEARD BECAUSE ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS ON ANYTHING WE HEARD BECAUSE WE'RE. ON ANYTHING WE HEARD BECAUSE WE'RE. I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY WE'RE. I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY MANAGER DISCLOSE JUST TO TALK I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY MANAGER DISCLOSE JUST TO TALK ABOUT NOT DISCLOSING THE WRONG MANAGER DISCLOSE JUST TO TALK ABOUT NOT DISCLOSING THE WRONG WORD BUT JUST THE VARIOUS ABOUT NOT DISCLOSING THE WRONG WORD BUT JUST THE VARIOUS COMMUNICATION METHODS THAT WE WORD BUT JUST THE VARIOUS COMMUNICATION METHODS THAT WE USE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE COMMUNICATION METHODS THAT WE USE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OF THE MYRIAD OF USE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OF THE MYRIAD OF COMMUNICATION METHODS MANY OF THE MYRIAD OF COMMUNICATION METHODS EVERYTHING FROM THE CITY COMMUNICATION METHODS EVERYTHING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL RECAP WHICH WE STARTED EVERYTHING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL RECAP WHICH WE STARTED I THINK WHEN I WAS MAYOR 2019 COUNCIL RECAP WHICH WE STARTED I THINK WHEN I WAS MAYOR 2019 ALL THE WAY THROUGH YOUR I THINK WHEN I WAS MAYOR 2019 ALL THE WAY THROUGH YOUR NEWSLETTER THERE'S PROBABLY TEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YOUR NEWSLETTER THERE'S PROBABLY TEN DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO NEWSLETTER THERE'S PROBABLY TEN DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO TOO. DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO TOO. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TOO. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S LISTENING HOW TO SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S LISTENING HOW TO STAY INFORMED. EVERYONE'S LISTENING HOW TO STAY INFORMED. IF I CAN HAVE BARBARA A DEPUTY STAY INFORMED. IF I CAN HAVE BARBARA A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WHO ACTUALLY HEADS IF I CAN HAVE BARBARA A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WHO ACTUALLY HEADS UP OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CITY MANAGER WHO ACTUALLY HEADS UP OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IDENTIFY A NUMBER THIS YEAR UP OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IDENTIFY A NUMBER THIS YEAR RIGHT ALONG WITH THE ONES YOU IDENTIFY A NUMBER THIS YEAR RIGHT ALONG WITH THE ONES YOU MENTIONED. RIGHT ALONG WITH THE ONES YOU MENTIONED. COUNCIL MEMBER WE'VE GOT MANY MENTIONED. COUNCIL MEMBER WE'VE GOT MANY OTHERS. COUNCIL MEMBER WE'VE GOT MANY OTHERS. THANK YOU DARRELL. OTHERS. THANK YOU DARRELL. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THANK YOU DARRELL. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MONTHLY NEWS THAT GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MONTHLY NEWS THAT ALSO KIND OF MEDIA PRODUCES AND WE HAVE A MONTHLY NEWS THAT ALSO KIND OF MEDIA PRODUCES AND SHOUT OUT TO IT'S GOING TO ALSO KIND OF MEDIA PRODUCES AND SHOUT OUT TO IT'S GOING TO MEDIA FOR THEIR HELP THIS SHOUT OUT TO IT'S GOING TO MEDIA FOR THEIR HELP THIS WEEKEND ON THE WATCH PARTY. MEDIA FOR THEIR HELP THIS WEEKEND ON THE WATCH PARTY. WE HAVE A WHAT'S UP EL SEGUNDO WEEKEND ON THE WATCH PARTY. WE HAVE A WHAT'S UP EL SEGUNDO PROGRAM THAT DIFFERENT THINGS WE HAVE A WHAT'S UP EL SEGUNDO PROGRAM THAT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND TOWN PROGRAM THAT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND TOWN WE HAVE A BUSINESS MATTERS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND TOWN WE HAVE A BUSINESS MATTERS PROGRAM THAT IS A HIGHLIGHT ON WE HAVE A BUSINESS MATTERS PROGRAM THAT IS A HIGHLIGHT ON BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN. PROGRAM THAT IS A HIGHLIGHT ON BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN. WE HAVE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN. WE HAVE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER THAT WE SEND OUT. WE HAVE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER THAT WE SEND OUT. WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WE SEND OUT. WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ONGOING. WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ONGOING. WE HAVE A NEWS SECTION ON THE ONGOING. WE HAVE A NEWS SECTION ON THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE A NEWS SECTION ON THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE SIX WEBSITES FOR FIRE WEBSITE. WE HAVE SIX WEBSITES FOR FIRE POLICE. WE HAVE SIX WEBSITES FOR FIRE POLICE. OUR MAIN WEBSITE REC PARK POLICE. OUR MAIN WEBSITE REC PARK LIBRARY. OUR MAIN WEBSITE REC PARK LIBRARY. EL SEGUNDO BUSINESS HAS A SITE LIBRARY. EL SEGUNDO BUSINESS HAS A SITE AND HOSPITALITY TOURISM SITE. EL SEGUNDO BUSINESS HAS A SITE AND HOSPITALITY TOURISM SITE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY POSTING AND HOSPITALITY TOURISM SITE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY POSTING UPDATES ON ALL OF THOSE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY POSTING UPDATES ON ALL OF THOSE. YOU CAN OPT IN AND SUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES ON ALL OF THOSE. YOU CAN OPT IN AND SUBSCRIBE TO ANY TOPIC THAT'S OF INTEREST YOU CAN OPT IN AND SUBSCRIBE TO ANY TOPIC THAT'S OF INTEREST AND IF SEND OFF AN EMAIL ON ANY TOPIC THAT'S OF INTEREST AND IF SEND OFF AN EMAIL ON THAT