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FORMED OUR OWN DEPARTMENT. AND AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO CREATE OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING THE CITY OF OAKLEY BRAND THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE WERE QUITE SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO IT MORE ECONOMICALLY AND WE THOUGHT WE COULD TAILER MAKE IT TO THE NEEDS OF OAKLEY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. IN THE TWO YEARS LEADING UP TO MAY OF 2016, THE CITY OF OAKLEY WORKED ON CONDUCTING ALL THE STUDIES THAT HAD TO BE DONE TO FIGURE HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAD FEASIBILITY STUDIES, ECONOMIC STUDIES. WE HAD TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHAT KIND OF BUILDING WE WOULD NEED TO HOUSE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WE HAD TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT PROFILE WOULD LOOK LIKE. WHAT KIND OF SERVICES WOULD WE PROVIDE? HOW BIG WAS OUR DEPARTMENT GOING TO BE. SO THE VERY FIRST PROFILE OF THE OAKLEY PD IN 2016 WAS QUITE A HUMBLE NUMBER. IT WAS ONLY 28 OFFICERS, FROM CHIEF THORSON DOWN TO THE MOST JUNIOR OFFICER, WHICH HONESTLY IT WAS ALMOST ME. I WAS NUMBER 25. IN THAT NUMBER OF 28 WE HAD THE CHIEF, TWO LIEUTENANTS, WE HAD A PATROL DIVISION, A SMALL TRAFFIC ELEMENT, HIGH SCHOOL SOR AND THAT'S HOW WE OPENED UP IN 2016. IN THE EARLY SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE DID ADD A FEW SPOTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE ALSO LOST A FEW OFFICERS TO NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENTS AND A COUPLE OF INJURIES. SO IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FEEL LIKE WE WERE ACTUALLY MAKING ANY KIND OF PROGRESS. IN 2021 AND 2022, THAT WAS A VERY KEY PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF OAKLEY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME, YOU AS A COUNCIL, WERE FULLY SEATED. CITY MANAGER TOOK HIS POSITION, AND I TOOK MY POSITION. IN MY EXPERIENCE --I'VE BEEN A OFFICER FOR 35 YEARS. IN MY EXPERIENCE, I'M ABLE TO READILY RECOGNIZE THIS COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I BELIEVE THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR THE SUPPORT ARE YOU DO REALIZE THAT A SAFE COMMUNITY IS A THRIVING COMMUNITY. PUBLIC SAFETY THE FOUNDATION AND THE BASELINE FOR ALL OTHER GOOD THINGS TO COME FROM. AND WE COLLECTIVELY WE ALL REALIZE CRIME AND OTHER THINGS THAT ERODE AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARE SIMPLY NOT WELCOME IN OAKLEY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. UNFORTUNATELY ALSO IN 2022, WE AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WERE SUFFERING FROM SIGNIFICANT STAFFING ISSUES. WE WERE DECIMATED BY INJURIES, PENDING SERVICE --PENDING DISABILITY RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS. WE HAD TO PRIORITIZE OUR ABILITY TO ANSWER JUST THE BASIC CALLS FOR SERVICE AND 9-1- 1 CALLS. WE HAD TO SCALE BACK THE SERVICES WE WERE ACCUSTOM TO PROVIDING AND WE COULD NO LONGER FULLY STAFF THE TRAFFIC OR INVESTIGATION UNITS BECAUSE WE HAD TO DIVERT THOSE PERSONNEL INTO PATROL SERVICES. A SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS MADE BY ME TO SHUT DOWN OR SWING SHIFT AND MOVE ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL TO 12-HOUR SHIFTS. BY DOING SO, IT WOULD HAVE RAISED OUR FATIGUE FACTOR, IT WOULD HAVE LOWERED MORAL. INJURIES AND ILLNESSES MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE GONE UP. SO, WE PUT INTO PLACE A RECOVERY PLAN. AFTER LONG WEEKS AND DISCUSSIONS WE SET INTO MOTION -- A PLAN WAS SET INTO MOTION BY YOU THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMAND STAFF. THE SUPPORT YOU'VE ALWAYS SHOWN FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF OAKLEY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLOW US TO GET OFF THE MAT AND WHERE TO WE ARE TODAY. THAT ENCOMPASSED FIXING THE STAFFING SHORTAGE. THAT WAS DONE BY ESTABLISHING A ROBUST RECRUITING BUDGET, SIGNING BONUSES FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, RECRUITING BONUSES FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO BROUGHT QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO US AND YOU DID SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE IN THIS REGION WERE DOING AT THE TIME, NOR DOING STILL, I DON'T BELIEVE. WE ACTUALLY AUTHORIZED THE OVERHIRING OF OFFICERS TO FIX THESE SHORT-TERM ISSUES WE HAD GOING ON AT THAT TIME. YOU FURTHER DEMONSTRATED THE FORESIGHT TO GROW THE DEPARTMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE STAFFING NEEDS BY IMPLEMENTING OFFICERS AT EACH FISCAL YEAR UP TO A CERTAIN POINT. I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO THINK BACK TO WHAT WAS GOING ON IN '21 AND '22 AND REALIZE THAT YOU WERE MAKING -- YOU AS THE COUNCIL WERE MAKING DECISIONS THAT WERE IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO SOME OVER GOVERNING BODIES. YOU WERE MAKING DECISIONS TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY, TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY COULD FLOURISH AND BE KEPT SAFE WHILE DOING SO. YOU AND CITY MANAGEMENT EXPRESSED YOUR SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WHILE OTHERS WERE SPREADING RHETORIC TO SIMPLY VILE NIEZ POLICE FORCES. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH WE SEE THOSE GOVERNING BODIES ARE NOW DOING WHAT YOU WERE DOING THEN, ACTUALLY BRINGING POLICE BACK TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SEEING THE VALUE OF A SAFE COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT OTHERS COULD AND IN SOME CASES SHOULD EMULATE. ALL THE SUPPORT HAS LED THIS COUNCIL, MYSELF, CITY MANAGEMENT AND EDMUND SERVICES TO ACTUALLY HIRE 17 OFFICERS. AS OF LAST WEEK, THAT NUMBER NOW BECOMES 19. WITH THOSE 17 OFFICERS, SO THOSE 17 --I'M SORRY. THOSE 17 OFFICERS CAME TO US AS LATERAL OFFICERS, MEANING THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH AN ACADEMY, ALREADY SPENT SOME TIME FOR ANOTHER AGENCY. FOR ONE REASON OR THEY DECIDED TO WORK WITH OAKLEY AND WE WELCOMED THEM. WITH THOSE 17 OFFICERS I WAS ABLE TO FULLY PATROL OUR PATROL STAFF, FULLY STAFF OUR INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, FULLY STAFF THE TRAFFIC UNIT, CREATE A SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT AND FORGE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS HERE IN OAKLEY TO CREATE AN SOR FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. A VERY VITAL NEED FOR A VERY KEY AGE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AT A CERTAIN POINT SIMPLY NOTICED THAT OUR LATERAL POOL HAD DRIED UP. WE WERE GETTING SOME APPLICANTS, BUT THEY WEREN'T THE APPLICANTS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO CARRY THE OAKLEY BRAND FOR US. SO THAT BROUGHT US TO THE CONSIDERATION OF ENTRY LEVEL OFFICERS. I HAD HEARD THE CHIEFS BEFORE ME TALK LIKE SENDING OUR OWN ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICERS WOULD BE LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE BUT CAME WITH A LOT OF WORK. LUCKILY OUR CITY MANAGER JOSH McMURRAY AND EDMUND CITY DIRECTORS DO NOT SHY AWAY FROM HARD WORK. WE SAT DOWN AND MADE THE HARD PLANS. THIS HARD PLAN WAS --WE SET OUT TO DETERMINE IF WE HAD ANY VIABLE ENTRY LEVEL CANDIDATES. TO DO SO, WE HAD TO ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE SUITABILITY, ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, TESTING PROCESSES AND INTERVIEW PROCESSES. WE HAD TO WORK WITH AND PREPARE OUR POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS, OUR BACKGROUND INVESTIGATORS AND OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL CLINICIANS. COMMUNITY MEMBER CANDIDATES WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE PREFERABLE, BUT WE WOULD TAKE WHAT WE COULD GET AS LONG AS THEY WERE SUITABLE CANDIDATES. WE KNEW WE WOULD GET A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN US. IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS WHEN I APPLIED. SO WE KNEW WE WOULD GET THE APPLICANTS, BUT HOW MANY GOOD ONES WERE WE GOING TO GET. THAT WAS THE KEY QUESTION. AND WE DID FIND THAT THE AVERAGE PROFILE ENTRY-LEVEL CANDIDATE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND THOSE CHANGES DID REPRESENT CHALLENGES FOR US. EVEN KNOWING THE CANDIDATE POOLS WERE DIMINISHED AND CULTURALLY DIFFERENT, I REMAINED COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE STANDARD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT I HAVE GROWN UP IN AND MADE A CAREER OUT OF AND I ENDED UP REJECTING A LOT MORE OF THE APPLICATION PACKETS THAN ANY OF US ANTICIPATED I WOULD HAVE TO DO. ONCE ALL THE APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED AND EITHER ACCEPTED OR REJECTED, WE HAD ALL THOSE WHO WE WANTED TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS WITH COME IN FOR A WRITTEN TEST. THAT WRITTEN TEST KNOCKED OUT A MAJOR PERCENTAGE OF THE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND WE ENDED UP INTERVIEWING VERY FEW CANDIDATES COMPARED TO HOW MANY ACTUALLY DID APPLY WITH US. HOWEVER, IN THIS PROCESS, THERE WERE TWO VERY CLEAR FRONT-RUNNERS. THESE FRONT- RUNNERS WERE PUT THROUGH A VERY DETAILED POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION AND BACKGROUND PROCESS. THESE PROCESSES PROVED THESE TWO CANDIDATES WERE EXACTLY WHO THESE CANDIDATES CLAIMED TO BE, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE AND SOMETIMES WE LOSE CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF UNTRUTHFULNESS ISSUES OR LIFESTYLE ISSUES THAT WE DIDN'T --THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT. IN THE END, WE FOUND OUR TWO CANDIDATES WOULD MAKE THEIR PARENTS PROUD IN ANYTHING THEY SET OUT TO DO. LUCKILY THEY SET OUT TO BE POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY. WE FOUND THAT THESE TWO CANDIDATES EMBODIED ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS WE WERE LOOKING FOR HERE IN OAKLEY. WE MADE OFFERS TO HIRE THEM AS POLICE OFFICERS, PROVIDED THEY SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE THE ACADEMY. THE ACADEMY HAS A SYSTEM NOW WHERE THEY BRING YOU IN FOR A ORIENTATION DAY. THAT ORIENTATION DAY OCCURS ABOUT ONE MONTH AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL START OF THE ACADEMY. SO, AT THAT MARK, THEY ACTUALLY BECOME EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY. SO, WE SENT THEM TO THE ORIENTATION DAY AND THEN THEY CAME BACK TO ACTUALLY WORK FOR US DOING LOW-LEVEL TASKS. SO WE GOT TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024, THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, THEY ACTUALLY BEGAN THEIR FIRST DAY OF THE ACADEMY. THEY VERY QUICKLY LEARNED IT WAS NORMAL TO BE YELLED AT. THEY WERE YELLED AT FOR RUNNING TOO SLOW. THEY WERE YELLED AT FOR THEIR UNIFORM NOT BEING THE STANDARD. SOMETIME THAT IS A GOT YELLED AT FOR RUNNING TOO FAST. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH PUSHUPS. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR NOT DOING THOSE PUSHUPS THE RIGHT WAY. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR RUNNING TOO SLOW AFTER NUMEROUS PUSHUPS. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR NOT THE RIGHT WAY. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR GETTING ON THE GROUND FOR NOT BEING AT IMPROPER ATTENTION. THEY GOT YELLED AT FOR SOMETIMES NOT BEING YELLED AT ENOUGH. THERE WERE DAYS WHEN THE WHOLE ACADEMY CLASS WOULD FAIL TOGETHER AND BE YELLED AT TOGETHER. THERE WERE DAYS WHEN IT FELT LIKE NOTHING COULD BE DONE RIGHT. THAT WAS RE-ENFORCED. LAW ENFORCEMENT IT'S COMMON TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ANGRY WITH US. BEING YELLED AT SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE A SECOND LANGUAGE TO US, BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN THAT LANGUAGE. THE ACADEMY STAFF IS A VERY GOOD LINGUISTICS TEACHER. THE ACADEMY STARTED DURING THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. WHICH MEANT OUR CANDIDATES HAD TWO EXTRA DAYS THAT WEEK TO GO HOME. SO THEY WENT TO THE ACADEMY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. THEY HAD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OFF. THIS GAVE THEM A FOUR DAY WEEKEND. A MUCH NEEDED FOUR-DAY WEEKEND. THERE'S NO DOUBT, HOWEVER, OVER THESE FOUR DAYS THAT THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS OF FEAR OF FAILURE STARTED TO CREEP IN. QUITTING, HOWEVER, WAS NEVER ALLOWED TO CREEP IN THEIR PSYCHE. OUR CANDIDATES ARE TOLD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BREAK THEIR LEGS AND THEIR ARMS. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO ACADEMICALLY FAILED AFTER GIVING IT THEIR BEST EFFORT. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE TOLD BY THE ACADEMY STAFF THEY ARE NO LONGER WELCOME AT THE ACADEMY FOR WHATEVER REASON THE ACADEMY STAFF MAY CONSIDER, BUT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO QUIT. THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMY EXPERIENCE, OUR CANDIDATES WOULD SEE OTHER ACADEMY CLASSMATES QUIT OR SIMPLY KNOW THAT'S NOT THE WAY OF OAKLEY. SO AFTER SPENDING THAT LONG THANKSGIVING WEEKEND EATING VERY FATTENING FOODS, THEY REPORTED BACK TO THE ACADEMY. THEY RECEIVED A VERY INTENSE LESSON ON HOW TO LOSE HOLIDAY WEIGHT. FOR THE WEEKS THAT FOLLOWED, AFTER NOT QUITTING, THEY WENT ON TO LEARN THE CRITICAL SKILL SETS OF DE-ESCALATION, SHOOTING SLOW BUT DOING IT FAST, PERFORMING FIRST AID AND CPR ON CRITICALLY INJURED OR DISTRESSED PEOPLE, ADULTS, CHILDREN OR BABIES. PERFORMING FIRST AID ON THEMSELVES AFTER BEING SHOT OR STABBED. THEY LEARNED HOW TO WRITE REPORTS. THEY LEARNED THE LAWS OF ARREST. THEY LEARNED THE LAWS OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE. THEY LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE FAST. THEY LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE SLOW. AND THEY TO ALWAYS DRIVE SAFE. THEY LEARNED HOW TO TAKE A FACE FULL OF PEPPER SPRAY AND AFTER DOING SO THEY LEARNED HOW TO PRY THEIR EYE LIDS OPEN TO EFFECTIVELY SHOOT ROUNDS ON TARGET AND MAKE AN ARREST. THEY LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS. THEY LEARNED HOW TO SAFELY SEARCH A BUILDING. THEY LEARNED HOW TO RESPOND TO ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS. AND NALLIED LEARNED HOW TO PREPARE A COURTROOM TESTIMONY IN CASE THEY WERE EVER CALLED TO ANSWER FOR THOSE THINGS. WITH GREAT PRIDE, I'M HAPPY TO SAY ON MAY 30th OF 2025, OUR TWO CANDIDATES WERE DEEMED TO MET ALL STATE AND ACADEMY STANDARDS. THEY DID GRADUATE. WITH THEIR SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION, THESE TWO CANDIDATES BECOME OFFICERS NUMBER 39 ANDAND FOR US. OUT OF THE ALLOTTED 42 SPOTS. THESE TWO CANDIDATES WILL BE IN FIELD TRAINING FOR ANOTHER THREE PLUS MONTHS. THEY HAVE -- I'M SORRY. AS I'VE DISCUSSED WITH YOU, IT'S MY DESIRE -- I MOST RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE BUDGET RETREAT. IT'S MY DESIRE TO SEE OUR FOUR PATROL TEAMS TO MOVE FROM A MODEL OF SERGEANT AND THREE OFFICERS TO A SERGEANT AND FOUR OFFICERS. WHEN THESE TWO CANDIDATES REACH THAT GOAL, THEY WILL SIMPLY FILL IN THOSE GAPS FOR US. THEY WILL BECOME PART OF THOSE PATROL TEAMS TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE TEAMS TO FOUR OFFICERS. MOVING OUR PATROL TEAMS TO FOUR OFFICERS WILL ENSURE BETTER SHIFT COVERAGE, PROVIDE MORE PATROL SERVICES, MITIGATE THE NEED FOR BACK FILL OVERTIME WHEN AN OFFICER IS ON VACATION OR TRAINING. AND UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROBATION OUR CANDIDATES WILL SIMPLY GET US CLOSER TO THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT WE NEED HERE IN OAKLEY. OUR OFFICERS ARE -- AS OF TODAY THEY ARE GOING THROUGH OUR IN- HOUSE ORIENTATION PERIOD. ONE OF THE BENEFITS -- ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A BENEFIT AT THE TIME. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROCESS WAS I WAS INTERNALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE OF MY OWN TEAM THAT WERE NOT READY FOR INTERNAL -- FOR ENTRY-LEVEL CANDIDATES. WHEN ASKED WHY, I WAS TOLD WE DIDN'T TRAIN ENOUGH AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BASELINE THINGS IN PLACE TO ACTUALLY NURTURE A BRAND NEW OFFICER. SO, I LISTENED TO THAT AND TO THAT AND WE FORMED INTERNAL COMMITTEES IN THE AREAS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, REPORT WRITING AND FIELD TRAINING. THESE COMMITTEES IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT NEEDED TO BE IMPROVED AND BROUGHT TOGETHER IDEAS THAT WOULD SOLVE THOSE ISSUES. THEY ALSO RESULTED IN OUR OWN IN- HOUSE RESOURCES OF IN-HOUSE INSTRUCTORS AND REPORT WRITING MANUAL, SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE, A FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE AND THE TWO- WEEK ORIENTATION THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN. IN THE TWO- WEEK ORIENTATION WE TAKE WHAT WAS LEARNED IN THE ACADEMY AND DEMONSTRATE HOW IT IS DONE VIA THE OAKLEY CULTURE. IN THE TWO WEEKS OUR OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DOING SHOOTING. THEY HAVE DONE BUILDING SEARCHES. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE. THEY HAVE TRAINED IN DEFENSIVE TACTICS. HAVE SET IN WITH OUR INVESTIGATORS. THEY ARE LEARNING VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND WILL BE LEARNING HOW TO WORK WITH A POLICE CANINE. AS OF JUST TEN MINUTES AGO WHEN I TALKED TO HIM LAST, THEY'RE PROGRESSING JUST FINE THROUGH ORIENTATION PERIOD AND THEY'RE STILL EMPLOYED THANKFULLY. I AM SURE AFTER GRUELING SIX-MONTH LONG ACADEMY AND TWO- WEEK ORIENTATION PERIOD, OUR TWO OFFICERS JUST SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT FOR SUNDAY TO COME. THAT IS THE DAY THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THEIR WAY TO A PATROL CAR AND TAKE THEIR FIRST SHIFT ON THE STREETS OF OAKLEY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR OFFICERS. IF OFFICER MARK JOHNSON COULD COME FORWARD. MARK IS JOINED TONIGHT BY HIS MOTHER CHRISTINA, HIS UNCLE LANCE, HIS AUNT LYNN AND FAMILY FRIENDS, ROW LAN DA AND TIM JACKSON ARE THE PARENTS OF ANOTHER ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. MARK WAS BORN IN ANTIOCH. HE SPENT A MAJORITY OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN OAKLEY BEFORE RELOCATING TO SAN DIEGO. MARK PLAYED VARSITY BASKETBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE GRANG WAITED HIGH SCHOOL AS AN HONOR STUDENT. HE RECEIVED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS BECAUSE OF HIS BASKETBALL SKILLS. MARK DID MOVE BACK TO OAKLEY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. HE'S BEEN A BASKETBALL COACH, A SECURITY GUARD, A RESTAURANT HOST AND AN AMAZON DRIVER. MARK ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FRIENDS AND EATING AT NEW RESTAURANTS AND THE TIME THAT WE HAVE SPENT WITH MARK, WHETHER IT BE DURING THE ACADEMY, THAT WARMUP BEFORE THE ACADEMY OR DURING THIS TWO-WEEK ORIENTATION PERIOD, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT MARK IS A VERY CALM AND COLLECTED PERSON. NOTHING SEEMS TO SHAKE HIM AND HE IS TYPICALLY ALWAYS SMILING. JUST LIKE THAT. IN THE ACADEMY, WE RECEIVED REPORTS THE ACADEMY STAFF BARELY KNEW OF MARK'S PRESENCE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. IT MEANS HE HAD NO PROBLEMS THEY HAD TO FOCUS ON. WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE MARK WITH US AS ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. [ APPLAUSE ]. NEXT UP, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JULIANA CALGARY COME UP. JULIANA WAS BORN IN WALNUT CREEK. JULIANA GREW UP IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY WITH HER FATHER JOHN WHO IS ACTUALLY PRESENT HERE WITH HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER STACY. JOHN IS A RETIRED SERGEANT FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND HER MOTHER LISA WAS AND IS A CRIME ANALYST FOR THE LIVERMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT. JULIANA ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN BRENTWOOD. SHE WAS A CHEERLEADER ALL FOUR YEARS. JULIANA ATTENDED CHICO STATE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. SHE ENJOYS WATER SPORTS AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER DOG AND FRIENDS. IN THE PAST, JULIANA HAS BEEN AN OPERATIONS MANAGER WITH THE MOUNT MIKE'S PIZZA CHAIN AND SHE OVERSAW 56 OF THOSE STORES. MOST RECENTLY JULIANA WAS A COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER WITH THE PITTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE SHE RECEIVED A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO THE CULTURE OF MODERN DAY POLICING. IN THE ACADEMY, IT WAS NOTED BY THE ACADEMY STAFF JULIANA ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED THE TRAITS OF GRIT, TENACITY, DEDICATION AND HEART. WE ARE HONORED AND PROUD TO HAVE JULIANA AS ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. [ APPLAUSE ]. SO, THIS IS A MESSAGE TO JULIANA AND MARK, THE TWO OF YOU ARE THE VERY FIRST ENTRY- LEVEL OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY WILL EVER HAVE. THIS WILL NEVER BE DUPLICATED AGAIN. THANK YOU BOTH FOR MAKING A COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF OAKLEY AS POLICE OFFICERS. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO WHAT YOU CAN AND WHEN YOU CAN TO KEEP OAKLEY SAFE. WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND AS A TOKEN OF THAT APPRECIATION, WE HAVE HAD PLAQUES PREPARED FOR YOU. AND THESE PLAQUES SIMPLY COMMEMORATE THE FACT THAT THESE ARE OUR VERY FIRST ENTRY LEVEL OFFICERS. [ APPLAUSE ]. AND I HOPE THAT WE ARE HERE 25 TO 30 YEARS FROM NOW AT THEIR --SITTING AT THEIR RETIREMENTS. I ESPECIALLY HOPE I AM HERE 30 YEARS FROM NOW AT YOUR RETIREMENTS. SO I CAN FIELD ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT THAT IS THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR TWO NEWEST OFFICERS. >> BEFORE WE GO TO ANY COMMENTS, WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION. >> DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> IF I COULD HAVE THE FLOOR REAL QUICK. CHIEF BEARD, WHAT A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE CITY, FOR THE ORGANIZATION, FOR THE DEPARTMENT. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB INTRODUCING THESE TWO AND SWEARING THEM IN LAST MONDAY, INTRODUCING THEM TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE PUBLIC TODAY. AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB RECOGNIZING EVERYBODY THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE. BUT YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A PIVOTAL PIECE WITH THAT. YOUR TENURE HERE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. AND I THINK YOU NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. SO WE PREPARED A PLAQUEPLAQUE YOU AS WELL. I'M GOING TO READ IT. I'M GOING TO READ IT. PRESENTED TO YOU CHIEF PAUL BEARD TO COMMEMORATE THE GRADUATION OF THE FIRST POLICE OFFICER RECRUITS FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON THIS DAY, OFFICER MARK JOHNSON AND OFFICER JULIANA CALGARY GRADUATED FROM THE 202nd CONTRA COSTA COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER ACADEMY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SERVICE TO THE OAKLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF OAKLEY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS AWESOME. >> SO, UNEXPECTED. I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS NOW. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FULLER. >> YES, WELCOME ABOARD. >> SOMEONE I PROBABLY RETIRED FROM LAPD A WHILE BACK. A GREAT CAREER, A WONDERFUL WAY TO BRING UP A FAMILY AND BE WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT'S --YOU'RE STEPPING IN TIMES THAT ARE STRAINED. SO WAS I, THE MAYOR OF L.A. JUST IMPOSED A CURFEW IN L.A. AND YOU MAY THINK THAT'S GOING TO HIT YOU, BUT IT WILL. WELCOME ABOARD. AND STEP RIGHT OUT AND THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. >> I MEAN, IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING OAKLEY. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO HELP US BECOME THE BEST COMMUNITY WE CAN. AND IT'S REALLY SO EXCITING TO SEE. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE FIRST TALKING ABOUT THIS. AND IT'S REALLY VERY GOOD. I HAD TO MISS YOUR SWEARING IN. I'M GLAD I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF IT HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MEADOWS? >> WELCOME TO OAKLEY. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US. AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS FOR A LONG TIME. >> MAYOR HENDERSON? >> AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE BEING FIRST ONES COMING OUT OF THE ACADEMY AND EVERYTHING. I EXPERIENCED THAT MYSELF IN MY CAREER. BUT JUST KEEP YOUR HEADS UP, DO A GREAT JOB AND WELCOME. >> I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF AND THE STAFF THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF CHECK-INS AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS AT THE SWEAR-IN, SO I GOT TO TALK TO EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, THIS IS TO THE FAMILIES. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THE POLICE ACADEMY A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS ON ME AND MY HUSBAND AND EVERY ERRAND SHE MADE US RUN AND ALL THE STRESS AND COMING HOME AND RINSING HER OFF FROM THE PEPPER SPRAY. ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE FAMILIES FOR EVERYTHING YOU IN HAD TO ENDURE DURING THAT TIME AND CONTINUE SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED IT. SO THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO ITEM 1. 4, HONORING EAGLE SCOUT RECIPIENT. IF YOU COULD MEET ME DOWN THERE AT THE FRONT. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO START BY ASKING YOU TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME SO I DON'T BUTCHER IT. >> RASANAYAGAM. >> WHERE AS THE CITY OF OAKLEY A PLACE FOR FAMILIES IN THE HEART OF DELTA TAKES PRIDE AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND THE VISION OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS TO PREPARE EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUTH IN AMERICA TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE PARTICIPATING CITIZENS AND LEADERS WHO ARE GUIDED BY THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW AND WHERES A DANIEL RASANAYAGAM IS A MEMBER OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 153 AAND ACHIEVED THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT ON APRIL 18th, 2024 AND WHERE AS THIS IS THE HIGHEST AWARD A SCOUT CAN RECEIVE, FEW SCOUTS MOVE UP THROUGH THE RANKS OF SCOUTING AND ONLY ABOUT 2% OF SCOUTS MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO EAGLE. AND WHERE AS DANIEL'S EAGLE COURT OF HONOR WAS HELD ON MAY 21st, 2025 AND THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ENCOURAGE EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATES TO IMPROVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR REGION. WHERE AS FOR HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT DANIEL DESIGNED AND BUILT FLOATING DECKS AT BIG BREAK MARINA TO HELP PROTECT THE ENDANGERED TURTLE POPULATION. THESE DECKS PROVIDE THE TURTLES WITH A SAFE PLACE TO BASK IN THE SUN AWAY FROM PREDATORS THAT LIVE ALONG THE SHORELINE. AND WHERE AS DANIEL HAS BEEN PART OF SCOUTING SINCE THE AGE OF 6, HAS EARNED 55 MERIT BADGES AND HAS PLAYED AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED ROLE IN EVERY TROOP ACTIVITY, HE HELD SEVERAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WHICH INCLUDE ASSISTANT PATROL LEADER, PATROL LEADER, ASSISTANT SENIOR PATROL LEADER, SENIOR PATROL LEADER AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS TROOP GUIDE IN TROOP 153 AND WHERE AS DANIEL IS A TRUE OUTDOOR SCOUT. HE HAS SPENT 202 HOURS ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND HAS 38 NIGHTS OF CAMPING OVER 100 MILES BIKED AND HAS OVER 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. AND WHERE AS DANIEL HAS EXCELLED IN MANY AREAS OF LIFE WITH HIS CORE FOCUS ROOTED IN FAITH, ACADEMICS ATHLETICS, MARTIAL ARTS AND SCOUTING, AND WHERE AS DANIEL IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE PLANS TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BECOMING PART OF A FORMULA 1 ENGINEERING TEAM AFTER EARNING HIS DEGREE. AND WHERE AS DANIEL'S PERSISTENT PROGRESS THROUGH THE RANKS OF SCOUTING TO ACHIEVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD DEMONSTRATES HIS DETERMINATION TO PREPARE HIMSELF FOR A MEANINGFUL PRODUCTIVE ROLE IN SOCIETY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED I SHANNON SHAW, THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR DANIEL RASANAYAGAM OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 153 ON HIS ACHIEVEMENT OF ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THE HIGHEST RANK IN THE BOY SCOUTS. [ APPLAUSE ]. [ APPLAUSE ]. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. >>> ALL RIGHT. 1. 5 IS CONTRA COSTA MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL UPDATE. MICHAEL KRIEG. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M OAKLEY'S APPOINTED TRUSTEE OF THE CONTRA COSTA MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY ORGANIZED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. MY PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON MOSQUITOS THAT TRANSMIT DISEASES. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SKUNKS, RATS AND MICE AND OTHER ANIMAL SITUATIONS THAT CAN AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH. OUR BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS $11. 2 MILLION. MORE THAN 90% OF THAT COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS SO WE'RE NOT DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL FUNDING. HAPPY TO REPORT IN MARCH WE SIGNED A NEW FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS OR VECTOR CONTROL INSPECTORS, OUR FIELD PERSONNEL. JUST BEGUN A MAJOR REHABILITATION OF OUR 40-YEAR-OLD FACILITY IN CONCORD WHICH HAS SUFFERED SOME STRUCTURAL AND SEISMIC ISSUES AND IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF AN UPDATE. WE'VE HAD TO MOVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC STAFF TO A NEARBY FACILITY TO FREE UP THE BUILDING FOR WORK. THE FIELD PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO WORK FROM THE FACILITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT AND STUFF IS SO THEY'LL BE WORKING TEMPORARY FACILITIES THAT WILL BE BROUGHT IN. THE PROJECT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT A YEAR. NORMALLY AT THIS TIME, WEST NILE VIRUS IS A CONCERN, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN THE COUNTY. IT'S UNUSUAL BUT A HAPPY THING. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO WILL BECOME PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED IN OUR COUNTY. WE HAD SEVERAL INFESTATIONS AND HEARD FROM ME ABOUT PAST REPORTS BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THEM. LAST YEAR WE HAD A VERY SEVERE INFESTATION IN ANTIOCH AND WE HOPED WE HAD RESOLVED THAT SITUATION. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DISCOVERED THAT SAME MOSQUITO IN THAT SAME AREA ALREADY THIS YEAR. SO, CLEARLY THE WINTER WAS NOT ENOUGH TO KNOCK THEM OFF. EVEN WITH OUR BEST EFFORTS IT'S KIND OF LOOKING LIKE WE MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO BRING THOSE MOSQUITOS UNDER CONTROL, WHICH WILL MEAN THAT THEY'LL BE ENDEMIC IN OUR COUNTY AS THEY ARE IN MANY OTHER CALIFORNIA COUNTIES. JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, THE STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE FROM THE WESTERN EDGE OF OAKLEY TO WHERE THOSE MOSQUITOS ARE LOCATED RIGHT NOW IS LESS THAN TWO MILES. SO THEY BECOME ESTABLISHED THERE, THEY'RE VERY LIKELY TO BE ESTABLISHED IN OAKLEY PRETTY SOON AFTER. THE PERMANENT PRESENCE OF THE YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO IN OUR AREA WOULD NOT IN ITSELF BE A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM. THESE MOSQUITOS ARE NASTY, ANKLE BITERS THAT ARE ACTIVE MOSTLY IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING, BUT BY THEMSELVES THEY'RE NOT A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT UNLESS ONE OF THE DISEASES THAT THEY CAN TRANSMIT IS ALREADY PRESENT IN THE LOCAL HUMAN POPULATION. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FLORIDA ZIKA EPIDEMIC TEN YEARS AGO. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY DISEASES MOSQUITO CAN TRANSMIT. THE CURRENT TIE THE DEN GUY VIRUS IS A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, CARIBBEAN, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, INDIA, BASICALLY ANY PLACE WHERE IT'S WARM. THE RISK IS THAT A TRAVELER COMING FROM ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE THE DEN GUY VIRUS IS PRESENT WOULD GET BITTEN BY MOSQUITO, ARRIVE BY AIRPLANE. THROUGH EXTENDING THAT PROCESS YOU CAN SEE HOW THE VIRUS COULD BECOME EMBEDDED IN LOCAL POPULATION. THIS IS THE SCENARIO THAT THIS DISTRICT IS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT AND WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO PREVENT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS MOSQUITO SPECIES ACTUALLY LIKES BEING AROUND HUMANS. IT LIKES THE WAY WE SMELL. IT LIKES THE WAY WE TASTE. AND IT CAN REPRODUCE IN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF WATER. SO, THE BEST THING THAT OAKLEY CITIZENS CAN DO TO HELP REDUCE THIS RISK IS MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE STANDING WATER ON OUR PROPERTY. THINGS LIKE FLOWER POT SAUCERS, OLD TIRE, UPSIDE DOWN FRISBY, ANYTHING THAT CAN HOLD WATER CAN BECOME A BREEDING GROUND FOR A MOSQUITO AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. WE CAN ALL GET IN THE HABIT OF DUMP THESE KINDS OF ITEMS ROUTINELY AND GREATLY REDUCE THE RISK. CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. >> BECAUSE MY HORSE PEOPLE ASK THIS QUESTION. TO GET THE MOSQUITO FISH, THEY CALL AND THEN SOMEONE COMES TO INSPECT? IT USED TO BE FOLKS MAY RECALL THAT IN PAST TIMES THEY COULD JUST SHOW UP AT THE DISTRICT AND COLLECT MOSQUITO FISH. BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THE LAW, THE MOSQUITO FISH, ALTHOUGH IT'S THE WESTERN MOSQUITO FISH, THAT'S ACTUALLY FROM THE WESTERN AREA NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IT'S NOT NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA. AND SO, UNDER VARIOUS RULES IT'S NO LONGER PERMISSIBLE TO INTRODUCE THAT INTO OPEN WATTSER SOURCES. SO IN ORDER TO GET FISH THESE DAYS, NEED TO CALL THE OFFICE. WE'LL SEND AN INSPECTOR OUT WHO WILL CHECK THE SITUATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT MEETS THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AREA. WE STILL DO PROVIDE FISH, BUT THE PROCESS IS DIFFERENT AND REQUIRES A CALL TO THE OFFICE. >> THANK YOU. >> SURE. ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. WITH 1. 6, TRI-DELTA TRANSIT UPDATE, TOAN TRAN. >> GOOD EVENING, MAJOR SHAW, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PUBLIC. MY NAME IS TOAN TRAN. I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WITH TRI-DELTA TRANSIT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PROVIDE THE UPDATE. SO RCOA IS THE REVITALIZED TRI-DELTA TRANSIT BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A JUMP START. WE HAVE SEEN DRASTIC GROWTH IN EAST COUNTY FOR OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, BUT OUR SYSTEM HASN'T BEEN FULLY LOOKED AT IN OVER 40 YEARS. SO WE THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO DESIGN A NETWORK THAT ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING COMMUNITIES. LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS IN JULY OF 2024. AT THAT POINT, WE WERE SOMEWHERE MIDWAY THROUGH THE PROJECT AND CURRENTLY WEIR ABOUT TO WRAP UP THE PROJECT. SO THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES WILL FILL IN THE GAP FROM WHAT HAPPENED SINCE THEN. SO SINCE JULY, WE DEVELOPED TWO DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES OR TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER THROUGH OUR DATA ANALYSIS AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC. SO ALTERNATIVE 1 ARE THE NEW REDESIGN OPTION 1, PRESERVE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL OF THE CHANGES, BUT PRESERVE THE GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM WHILE INCREASE THE FREQUENCY PROVIDING MORE FREQUENT SERVICE. OPTION 2, REDUCES THE COVERAGE A LITTLE BIT, BUT INCREASE THE FREQUENCY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 1. SO, WE DEVELOPED THE TWO ALTERNATIVE, WE CONDUCT A SERIES OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PRESENT THESE TWO ALTERNATIVE TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND THE RESULT SHOWS THAT ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T EWE NAM MOUSE, THEY WANT TO RETAIN THE CURRENT COVERAGE AND THEY LIKE SEEING THE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY ON SOME OF THE ROUTES. THERE WAS A STRONG CONSENSUS ON PROVIDING MORE FREQUENT SERVICE BETWEEN THE TWO PART STATION IN EAST COUNTY BETWEEN BAY POINT BART AND PITTSBURGH. THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMON REGARDING THAT SERVICE WANTING MORE SERVICE BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY OVERSUBSCRIBED. THERE'S MORE DEMAND THAN THE RESOURCE WE HAVE. THEY ALSO WANT TO PRESERVE THE SERVICE. WE CURRENTLY OFFER LATE SERVICE AND EARLY MORNING SERVICE TO CONNECT PART IN FACT MORNING AND TAKE PEOPLE HOME FROM BART AT NIGHT. LASTLY, ONE OF THE OPTIONS OUR EXPRESS ROUTE THAT GOES TO THE V.A. HOSPITAL IN MARTINEZ ELIMINATED AND THEY'RE VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THEIR LAST RESORT. THEY WANT TO KEEP THAT. SO, TAKING ALL THOSE FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT, WE DEVELOPED A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE SO HOW WILL THE NEW DESIGN IMPACT THE RESIDENT OF OAKLEY? I DIDN'T PUT TOGETHER A SLIDE THAT HIGHLIGHT THOSE NEW BENEFITS. BUT, I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR CAMERA ZONE WILL BE EXPANDED. CURRENTLY IT STOPS ON CYPRESS. IT WILL BE EXPANDED NORTH WARD ALL THE WAY TO LAUREL AND IT WILL COVER THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE OAKLEY SENIOR CENTER AS WELL AS SAFEWAY SHOPPING CENTER THAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO GO IN ON THE CORNER O'HARA AND LAUREL. ADDITIONALLY, TO EASE THE LOAD ON TRAUMA RIDE, WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL VEHICLE INTO THE OAKLEY ZONE. AND CURRENTLY WE DO PROVIDE SERVICE BETWEEN PARK AND RIDE TO THE ANTIOCH VIA THE OAKLEY PARK AND RIDE. THE FREQUENCY OF THAT SERVICE IS HOURLY. CURRENTLY WITH THE NEW DESIGN IT WILL OPERATE EVERY 30 MINUTES. AND LASTLY, WE CONVERTED 383 THAT OPERATES ON O'HARE. IT WILL BE FULLY DEDICATED TO ALIGN WITH BELL TIME TO FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS O'HARA PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO, TRI DELTA TRANSIT BOARD APPROVED THE NEW REDESIGN SYSTEM IN APRIL. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE PUBLIC-FACING ATTENDEES WHICH WILL INCLUDE UPCOMING POPUP EVENTS AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT AND ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. SO, WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT DONE AND RULE OUT THE CHANGES ON AUGUST 10th. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I KNOW IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE COA, BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FREE RIDES FOR THE TEENS? >> I WROTE THAT DOWN. >> YOU DIDN'T MENTION IT. >> I WAS GOING TO MAKE A PLUG AT THE END. >> THE END. OKAY. SO CURRENTLY WE ARE OFFERING FREE RIDES FOR THE YOUTH, ANY ONE UNDER 18. BECAUSE CARRYING ID CAN BE DIFFICULT. WE'RE NOT REQUIRING AN ID AS LONG AS YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE UNDER 18, WE'LL LET YOU ON BOARD. YES. SO THE PROGRAM STARTED ON JUNE 1st AND ON JULY 31st. >> THANK YOU. AND I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. AND 1. 7, CONTRA COSTA CRISIS CENTER AND 211 SERVICES PRESENTATION. LISA AND BLANCA. HI. WELCOME. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LISA MALUL AND THIS IS BLANCA GUTIERREZ. WE SERVE THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA AND WHAT WE PROVIDE ARE CRISIS SERVICE --WE'RE DUAL CRISIS SERVICE CENTER. SO THE PRIMARY PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR ARE THE 988 SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE, FORMERLY THE SUICIDE LIFELINE. AND 211 THE RESURFACE AND REFERRAL CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. IN ADDITION AND WHAT BLANCA WILL TALK A LOT MORE ABOUT IS THAT WE PROVIDE ALSO AFTER-HOURS ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, THE HELP ME GROW PROGRAM. WE WORK WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT. AROUND DOING DE-ESCALATION. WE PROVIDE GRIEF MANAGEMENT, GRIEF SERVICES AS WELL AS POST CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES. SOME OF WHICH I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TO THE CITY OF OAKLEY FOR SOME POST INCIDENT, YOU KNOW, VERY CHALLENGING EVENTS. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 62 YEARS. IT STARTED OUT IN WALNUT CREEK AS SIMPLY SOME VERY CONCERNED CITIZENS ANSWERING PHONE CALLS, CRISIS PHONE CALLS. AND THEN OVER TIME IT'S BECOME -- WE'VE BECOME A VERY TRUSTED AGENCY AND WHETHER SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED THERE'S FEDERAL FUNDING. THERE'S STATE FUNDING. THERE'S SMALL AMOUNT OF COUNTY FUNDING AND THEN ALSO SOME CITY FUNDING FROM THREE DIFFERENT CITIES, NOT FROM THE CITY OF OAKLEY BUT REGARDLESS, WE LOVE YOU ALL THE SAME. AND WE CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS ALL THE SAME. SO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE SEEING ALL THE FUNDING CHALLENGES AND DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT WE ALLALL WITH SUPPORTING OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE VERY WORTHY PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THEM AND WITH THEM THAT WE REALLY ARE VERY MUCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SERVED IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SERVED AND SERVED WELL. JUST TO SAY IN ADDITION THAT WE ARE A 24 HOUR CENTER. THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE ON THE LINES. ALWAYS SERVING THE CLIENTS. AND THE COMMUNITIES FOR REALLY ANY REASON. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CALL ON ONE LINE FOR 211 AND THEY REALLY NEED OTHER KINDS OF SERVICES AND WE PROVIDE THAT THROUGH OUR 988. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE TALK ABOUT THE AGENCY AND THE CRISIS CENTER, BUT REALLY WHAT WE'RE MADE UP OF IS VERY, VERY CARING PEOPLE AND VERY DEDICATED PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE ON THOSE LINES. SO, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL GROUP. AND AS I HAND OVER THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION TO BLANCA, BLANCA HAS BEEN WITH THE CENTER FOR 15 YEARS. YOU'LL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHILE SHE'S PROGRAM STAFF AND ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS, THAT YOU ACTUALLY WOULD SEE PEOPLE IN THE CALL CENTERS AND WHICH WE SHOULD CALL REALLY CARE CENTERS, NOT CALL CENTERS. IT'S NOT LIKE CALLING AT&T. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY CALLING A GROUP OF VERY KIND, CARING, COMMITTED PEOPLE. SO LET ME INTRODUCE BLANCA. >> I THINK YOU COVERED A LOT, LISA. THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR GIVING US SOME TIME TO PRESENT HERE. JUST HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO COVER. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN OUR WALLET CARDS, THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN LIKE LISA MENTIONED SINCE 1963 HERE RECEIVING CALLS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT. OUR MISSION AT THE CRISIS CENTER IS TO KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE AND SAFE. HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR CRISIS. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO CONNECT THEM AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. MANY TIMES FOLKS WILL CALL US IN CRISIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A NEED. A NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. A NEED TO PAY THEIR RENT. OR A NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL BUT THAT CAN LEND AN EAR AND PROVIDE THAT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR CRISIS. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE 24/7. CONFIDENTIAL IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DISCLOSE THEIR NAME OR THEIR LOCATION. WE USUALLY TRY NOT TO EVEN ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND WE TRY TO BUILD RAPPORT WITH THE CALLER BEFORE WE TRY TO SEEK WHERE THEY'RE AT SO THAT WE CAN FIND THEM SOME HELP OR SUPPORT. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS. OUR HOMELESS COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTY, WE'RE PART OF THAT. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER. AND P.I.O. , PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS FOR VARIOUS CITIES AS WELL AS LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE IN TIME OF A COMMUNITY DISASTER DURING THE PANDEMIC WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY, MADE SURE THAT WE --THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAD ESTABLISHED AND THOSE THAT WE HAD TO ESTABLISH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THOSE OTHER VARIOUS PROGRAMS, PART OF OUR CRISIS LINES LIKE THE CPS LINE THAT WE ANSWER AS A BACKUP AND THE APS LINE, WE GET A VARIETY OF CALLS THAT ANSWER --THAT RING INTO OUR CALL CENTER. MANY FOLKS DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE A DUAL COMBINED CENTER. ONLY TWO IN THE STATE THAT ARE A DUAL COMBINED CENTER THAT ARE ANSWERING CRISIS CALLS AND 211 CALLS. SO WE'RE VERY UNIQUE IN THAT WAY. WHEN WE SUPPORT FOLKS THAT ARE IN CRISIS AND THEN THE CALL TURNS INTO AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CALL WHERE THEY NEED SOCIAL SERVICES, WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCONNECT. WE DON'T HAVE TO TRR THEM TO A DIFFERENT CENTER. AND VICE VERSA IN THE CALL COMES IN. ON THE 211 LINE, WE DON'T NEED TO DISCONNECT IF THEY NEED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OR IN CRISIS. AND SO, CALLS CAN COME IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SOMETIMES WE GET CALLS FROM CLIENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A LOVED ONE. STUDENT WHO MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEY SAW A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FRIEND. SO, WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TALK ABOUT THOSE FEELINGS. AND THEN ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET THEIR LOVED ONE TO CALL IN SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE BY TEXT. FOLKS CAN TEXT THE WORD HOPE TO THE NUMBER 20211 TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AND THAT CAN BE ON THE 211 LINE OR ALSO THE CRISIS LINES. ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS ARE CROSS-TRAINED. AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN TIME OF A COMMUNITY DISASTER. RIGHT NOW I'M STARTING TO LOOK INTO THE HEAT WAVES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE COOLING CENTERS UP TO DATE AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT SEASONS. AND OUR DATA BASE NEEDS TO REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. LIKE LISA MENTIONED, WE WORK CLOSELY. THIS IS THE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM IN THE STATE IN WHICH WE'RE WORKING AND PARTNERING WITH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THOSE LINES SO THAT THEY CAN OPEN UP THE EMERGENCY TYPE OF CALLS, LIFE THREATENING CALLS. AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN EXPAND THIS TYPE OF PILOT PROGRAM TO OTHERS HERE IN OUR COUNTY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, MY FINAL SLIDE -- I KNOW WE'RE CRUNCH ON TIME. WE HAVE A PSPS COORDINATOR THAT CALLS BACK CLIENTS PRIMARILY AFN, ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS POPULATION TO SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, HELP THEM BE BETTER PREPARED FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SIGNED UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS SO WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH 211s IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALSO WITH PG & E TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE. THIS TIME I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? >> I JUST HAVE A STATEMENT. THE DUAL COMBINED CENTER SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU COULD LOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE IF THEY CALL FOR ONE THING AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT AND EXPECT THEM TO MAKE THAT SECOND CALL. SO I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. I'M REALLY GLAD YOU DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. PLEASE TAKE IT BACK TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE STAFF AND THE CARING PEOPLE WHO DO ANSWER THOSE PHONE CALLS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. >>> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 2. PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE COMPLETE A BLUE SPEAKER CARD. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK IS THREE MINUTES. THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIMER IN FRONT OF MY SEAT. ONE MINUTE REMAINS ON THE TIMER, ONCE TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMENT BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING SO EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. DUE TO PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGED IN COMMENTS REGARDING COMMENTS. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ONE OF THESE CARDS, ROBBY, ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 2, NON- AGENDA OR 8.1? THE WORK SESSION. THANK YOU. I WILL NOTE THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MICHELLE NICKEL. >> HI. GOOD EVENING. IT REALLY PAINS KNOW BE HERE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU, THOUGH. BUT IT DOES PAIN ME TO BE HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY FAVORITE TOPIC. BUT I AM HERE REGARDING THE SITUATION AT THE OAKS. SINCE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WAS DISSOLVED AND YOU HAVE NO LONGER BEEN GETTING INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS, I THINK YOU'RE GETTING A VERY SLANTED VIEW OF THE SITUATION THERE. I'M ASSUMING, THOUGH THAT THE CITY IS STILL PART OWNER OF BUILDING 53, SO YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. THE FIRST ITEM I LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ARE THE WASHERS AND DRYERS. WE HAVE WASHERS AND DRYERS IN ALL THE BUILDINGS. THEY OPERATE IN QUARTERS AND ALSO BY THE APP THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR WHO WAS A DAD. DADSON HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MAINTAINING OUR MACHINES. THEY HAVE A HARD TIME COMING OUT TO EMPTY THE QUARTERS. THE QUARTER SLOTS GET -- QUARTER HOLDERS GET FULL TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE RESIDENTS CAN'T EVEN USE THEM. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WATER LINES BACKING UP. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WATER ON THE FLOOR ALL THE TIME. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET NEW MACHINES. THE MACHINES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ARE REFURBISHED. THEY WERE REFURBISHED WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLED. WE WERE TOLD LAST MAY WE WERE GETTING NEW MACHINES IN. WE STILL DON'T HAVE NEXT ITEMS ARE THE DOOR LOCKS. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BUILDING OUTSIDE DOOR LOCKS BEING BROKEN. OUR CURRENT MANAGER WHO IS VERY GOOD HAS SHE CAN REPAIR ONE BUILDING PER MONTH AS FAR AS THE LOCKS ARE CONCERNED. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AS A RESIDENT IS A REAL PROBLEM. YOU CAN SEE WHY IF SOMEBODY LIVES IN BUILDING 65 AND HAS DOOR LOCKS BROKEN AND FIXED ON JUNE 1st SOMEBODY LIVES IN BUILDING 67 AND THEIR DOOR LOCKS ARE BROKEN ON JUNE 3rd, THEY HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE IT'S LOOKED AT. THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW AND BUILDING 65 ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, IT WAS STUCCO AND EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED LAST AUGUST. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. IT'S STILL A TOTAL MESS. NOTHING WAS DONE OVER THE WINTER. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE RAIN COMING INSIDE DOWN THE WALLS, ON THE FLOORS. SO THAT SITUATION HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. AND THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT I KNOW THAT OAK JOHNSON OCCASIONALLY REPORTS TO YOU AND I READ THE REPORTS THE MINUTES FROM THE -- ARE POSTED. ON FACEBOOK. I NOTICE HE ALWAYS TELLS YOU HOW MANY MOVE-INS THEY HAVE BUT NEVER TALKS ABOUT HOW MANY MOVE-OUTS THEY HAVE. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 16 UNITS ON MY FLOOR. HALF OF THEM ARE EMPTY RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DOUG GAMBLE. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OAKS. AS MIKI POINTED OUT TO YOU, YOU ARE MEETING WITH OAK JOHNSON ON A REGULAR BASIS AND GETTING HIS PERSPECTIVE. YOU REALLY NEED TO GET THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE RESIDENTS. SOME HOW WE NEED TO WORK SOMETHING OUT TO WHERE WE CAN FIND A WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE IN HERE SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION THAT TAKES MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. DETAILS, EXAMPLES, INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW IS MONEY. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS, LIKE THE BUILDING 59 ELEVATOR BROKE THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN RENT MONEY STARTED COMING IN. SO FOR TWO WEEKS, THE ELEVATOR WAS DOWN, ANYONE WHO REQUIRED THE ELEVATOR TO GET OUT BECAUSE THEY USE ACCESSIBILITY DEVICES OR TRAPPED IN THE BUILDING FOR TWO WEEKS, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR THE CITY TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THIS. IT'S SENIOR HOUSING. THERE SHOULD BE SOME ORDNANCES THAT PROVIDE RULES FOR SENIOR HOUSING. SO IF THE ELEVATOR GOES DOWN, IF IT'S DOWN FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS, THE BUILDING SHOULD BE RED TAGGED SO THAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN TO GET THE RESIDENTS OUT OF THERE SO THEY CAN SURVIVE. AS MIKI MENTIONED, THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS THAT AREN'T BEING FIXED ON A TIMELY BASIS AT THE OAKS. WE TALK WITH VENDORS WHEN EVER THEY COME IN WHETHER IT'S AN ELEVATOR VENDOR, LANDSCAPING OR CLEANING VENDORS AND THEY'RE ALL COMPLAINING THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID ON A TIMELY BASIS. THE CLEANING AND LANDSCAPING VENDORS HAVE CUT BACK PERSONNEL BECAUSE OF LACK OF PAYMENT. WE KNOW BECAUSE ONE OF THE RESIDENTS ARE VERY CLOSE WITH THE OWNER OF BOTH COMPANIES. AND SO WE GET THE INFORMATION UNIMPEDED FROM US. THERE IS A NEW TENANT ASSOCIATION WE STARTED. THIS ONE IS NOT LIKE THE LAST ONE THAT THE OAKS --THE WIN RESIDENTIAL FORM. THIS WAS FORMED ORGANICALLY BY THE TENANTS. WE HAVE A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE OUT. IT'S SLOWLY GROWING AS WE GET THE WORD HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING THE WORD OUT BECAUSE ANY TIME WE PUT UP FLIERS ADVERTISING MEETINGS OR ADVERTISING ANYTHING, THEY PROMPTLY ARE TORN DOWN BY THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE. WE HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING WORD OUT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THAT WIN IS WILLING TO SEND OUT --PUT UP FLIERS OR SEND OUT AN EMAIL BLAST BUT WHEN WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE INFORMATION IT JUST NEVER HAPPENS. THEY JUST NEVER DO IT. IT'S VERY CLEAR TO US, WIN IN GENERAL AND OAK JOHNSON IN PARTICULAR IS VERY TERRIFIED OF US ORGANIZING AND WHAT IT COULD LEAD TO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS, SO I WILL CLOSE THAT. AND MOVE IT TO COUNCIL COMMENTS. ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ANY ITEMS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED? YES, 4. 1 AND 4.2. >> IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I'LL MOVE THE REMAINDER. >> IS THAT A MOTION? >> YES. SORRY. I WILL MOVE THE REMAINDER. >> SECOND. >>IVE I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4. 1, COUNCIL MEMBER FULLER? YES, THE SAME ONE. I DO BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE MORE EXPLICIT MINUTES, WHICH IS NOT ON THIS. I BELIEVE TRANSPARENCY IS PARAMOUNT IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES. I WILL VOTE NO. >> MOVE APPROVAL 4.1. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR ITEM 4.1. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. >> NO. >> .2. >> YES,LY VOTE NO ON THIS ISSUE. >> I A MOVE APPROVAL OF 4.2. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND FAY SECOND. >> AYE. >> O PEZED. >> PASSES 4.1. ALL RIGHT. SO, PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. 1, ADOPT A RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE CITY OF OAKLEY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2025. JOSE CORTEZ, SENIOR PLANNER. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAME MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE NEXT ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE CITY OF OAKLEY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2025. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING ALL OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR PUBLIC WORKSHOPS. I CAME IN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THAT WHEN I GOT HIRED HERE WITH THE CITY OF OAKLEY. BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND THE PUBLIC PROCESS OF THIS. BUT, CONTINUING ON, LATE 2023 CITY COUNCIL VOLUNTARILY CHOSE TO PURSUE THE ADOPTION OF A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND REQUESTED STAFF INITIATE THE PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENT. THE ADOPTION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WOULD COMPLY WITH THE OAKLEY GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM 6. 2 WHICH STATES ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BY 2025. THAT COMPLIES WITH STATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TARGETS AND POLICY 6.2. 4 WHICH AIMS TO IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CITY FACILITIES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH ADOPTION OR ADOPTING A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ENERGY AWARENESS AND REDUCTION. THE CITY'S PROJECT LEADS AND ITS CONSULTANT PARTNERS HAVE PREPARED THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOR ADOPTION AFTER A 14- MONTH PROCESS THAT INVOLVED PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, A JOINT WORK SESSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON A DRAFT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD, STAFF RECEIVED A VARIETY OF COMMENTS RANGING FROM WORD SMITHING TO COMMENTS ON FUTURE FUNDING DEDICATION AND PLAN EFFECTIVENESS. COMMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT WHERE APPLICABLE. A COMMENT REGISTER IS ATTACHED TO THE REPORT AS ATTACHMENT 3. THE FINAL DOCUMENT PROVIDES A ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE THE CITY'S CLIMATE GOALS AND ELIMINATE EMISSION BY 2040 AND NEUTRALIZE BY 2045. ADOPTION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS A GREAT FIRST STEP, BUT THE WORK DOES NOT END AFTER ADOPTION. WITHIN A YEAR OF ADOPTION, STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON PRIORITY ACTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION. TONIGHT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROJECT CONSULTANT TEAM ARE HERE TONIGHT. HEIDI RHUS AND CASSIDY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND EXPAND ON THE PROCESS THAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THESE PAST 14 MONTHS. BUT BEFORE I BRING UP CASSIDY AND HEIDI, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO NOTE OR PROVIDE ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE MIKE MOORE IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH DWD LIKE IT IS STATED IN THE REGISTER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP CASSIDY, SORRY. IS. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY. AND THANK YOU JOSE FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. WE'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PROCESS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. BUT MY NAME IS CASSIDY. I'M A PROJECT MANAGER. HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH JOSE, KEN AND THEIR TEAM OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS WITH HEIDI. I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. HEIDI WITH KIMLY HORN. AND I LED THE ADAPTATION PORTION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN. GLAD TO BE HERE. RECOGNIZE A FEW OF YOU FROM OUR WORKSHOP AND APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. REALLY SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. >> SO TO PROVIDE A BIT OF AN OVERVIEW, THIS IS A PLAN FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY TO REDUCE MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY WIDE GREEN HAS GAS EMISSIONS AS WELL AS TAKING A LOOK IN TERMS OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND HOW THE CITY CAN BOLSTER RESILIENCE EFFORTS AGAINST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS ITS ASSETS AND AGAIN COMMUNITY WIDE AS WELL. SO WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STATEWIDE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2045 AS WELL AS THE OAKLEY CAP EMISSION TARGETS WHICH ARE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2040. TO CLARIFY, TOO, WHEN WE MEAN CITY OR MUNICIPAL, THAT'S ALL OF THE CITIES ASSETS AND OPERATIONS, COMMUNITY WIDE IS THE CITY AS A WHOLE ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, ET CETERA INCLUDED. ANOTHER PRIORITY THAT WE HAD WAS TO ALIGN WITH SP 27. THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN THAT OUTLINES THE OBJECTIVE TO ESTABLISH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GOALS INCLUSIVE OF A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT COMPLIES WITH STATE TARGETS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS THAT WENT INTO DEVELOPING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. WE CONDUCTED A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. MUNICIPAL EMISSIONS ANALYSIS AS WELL AS A CITY WIDE EMISSIONS ANALYSIS TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CURRENT EMISSION LEVELS WERE, WHAT SOURCES THEY WERE COMING FROM AND USE THAT DATA TO DETERMINE WHAT THE BEST OPTIONS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WOULD BE. HEIDI'S TEAM CONDUCTED A CLIMATE VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT AGAIN LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE CITY IS MOST VULNERABLE AND HOW THE CITY CAN BEST BOLSTER AGAINST THOSE CLIMATE IMPACTS. DEVELOPED THE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. THE OVERALL PROCESS AGAIN STARTED WITH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT, GREENHOUSE GAS ANALYSES I JUST MENTIONED. WE CONDUCTED THAT PORTION OF THE WORK FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, NOVEMBER, WE WERE HERE IN OAKLEY HOLDING OUR FIRST PUBLIC WORKSHOP. THE GOAL OF THAT WORKSHOP WAS REALLY TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE OF OAKLEY, WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE OAKLEY LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THEIR BIGGEST CONCERNS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE ARE. AND THEN BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE DEVELOPED THE PLANS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. DRAFTED THE INITIAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND THEN CAME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A SECOND PUBLIC WORKSHOP WHICH WE PRESENTED ACTUAL PLAN AND HAD THE RESIDENTS WEIGH IN ON THE MORE SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND TARGETS THAT WERE IN THAT PLAN. THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPEN FROM MARCH TO APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND THEN TOOK ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THEN REVISED THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO REFLECT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY. >> I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US AS WE WERE PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER WITH THE CITY'S TEAM WAS ENSURING THAT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS REALLY TAKEN IN AND THEN REFLECTED IN THE FINAL PLAN. SO, SOME OF THE IMAGES THAT YOU'LL SEE UP HERE AT OUR FIRST WORKSHOP WE HAD SOMEWHAT OF AN ART PROJECT WHERE WE HAD FOLKS DRAW OUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF OAKLEY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT INCLUDES IN THEIR IDEAL, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF WHAT WE HEARD WAS A REAL DESIRE FOR MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY, SO IN THE PLAN, IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION B 2. 1, YOU'LL SEE THAT REFLECTED WITH A TARGET TO INSTALL A MEGAWATT OF ENERGY IN THE CITY. ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS. CITY OWNED BUILDINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS BLUE SQUARE ON THE RIGHT, THIS WAS REALLY FOCUSSED ON OUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE, SO WE HEARD A LOT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT A DESIRE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS RESILIENT AGAINST CITY OR CLIMATE IMPACTS AND ALSO WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT DEPLOYING NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS. SO THINGS LIKE PLANTING MORE TREES SO THAT THERE'S MORE SHADE IN THE COMMUNITY, IT'S COOLER, WE CAN REDUCE THE HEAT EFFECT. ET CETERA. JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. BEFORE WE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE WHAT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ROAD MAP COVERS, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS DESIGN SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FULL DOCUMENT WHICH IS QUITE LONG, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE ARE SITTING. SO WE HAVE FOUR SECTIONS IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ROAD MAP. WE HAVE GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP. BUILDINGS AND ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE AND ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE. UNDER EACH OF THOSE, WE HAVE GOALS AND THEN THEY'RE FOLLOWED BY TARGETS AND ACTIONS. SO REALLY GETTING INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. WE HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED THE SCOPE. THAT'S WHETHER IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE MUNICIPAL EMISSIONS OR THE CITY WIDE EMISSIONS OR IN SOME CASES BOTH. WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE ESTIMATED COST. SO WE LOOKED AT THAT FROM TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE AN ON GOING PROJECT THAT REQUIRES STAFF TIME, WE ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT WOULD TAKE OR IN SOME CASES LIKE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE GAVE A NUMBER THAT WE THINK THIS PROJECT WOULD COST OR AN ESTIMATE RATHER. AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IMPACT. SO, WE WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE COST AND THEN THE IMPACT, IS IT GOING TO WIPE OUT A BIG PORTION OF YOUR EMISSIONS? IF SO, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THOSE ACTIONS GOING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION. SO, AGAIN, WHEN YOU SEE THE FULL DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE THOSE REFLECTED. AND THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW AREAS. AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE MANY TARGETS AND ACTION PLANS UNDER EACH OF THESE SECTIONS. BUT UNDER GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP, SOMETHING WE HEARD A LOT WAS A REAL DESIRE FOR TRANSPARENCY, AMONG --FROM WHAT THE CITY IS DOING, BEING UPDATED ON THE PROGRESS IN MATERIALS OF CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND REALLY BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, SO, A FEW OF OUR ACTION ITEMS THERE INCLUDE DEVELOPING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS. ALSO, A DESIRE FOR THE CITY TO ISSUE REGULAR CAP PROGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE CITY WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN THE AREA, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ET CETERA. UNDER BUILDINGS AND ENERGY, WE FOCUSSED ON REDUCING THE OVERALL ENERGY DEMAND AND ALSO INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES WITHIN THE CITY. SO SOME OF THE ACTION ITEMS THERE INCLUDE PERFORMING ENERGY BENCHMARKS ACROSS ALL THE CITY BUILDINGS TO GET A BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY BEING USED. ENROLLING ANY REMAINING CITY ACCOUNTS IN MCE CLEAN ENERGY. DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. UNDER TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE, AGAIN, WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT INCLUDED PROMOTING OPTIONS ACROSS OAKLEY. SO THAT MIGHT MEAN HAVING SCOOTERS AS A MICRO MOBILITY OPTION, AMPLIFYING THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY E-BIKE REBATE PROGRAM. ENCOURAGING THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WHETHER THAT BE TRANSITION THE CITY'S FLEET OR INSTALLING MORE CHARGERS ACROSS THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO ADOPT ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND ALSO IMPLEMENTING ZONING AND LAND USE TOOLS THAT PROMOTE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. NOW WITH ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE, THE EFFECTS WERE EXPECTING TO REALLY ACCELERATE A LITTLE LATER IN SCALE. WHERE AS THE GHG EMISSIONS HAVE A REAL IMMEDIACY WITH 2040 AND 2045 AROUND THE CORNER. ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE, THE IMPACTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE REALLY SLATED TO BE MOST NOTABLE BY MID CENTURY AND EVEN END OF CENTURY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ISN'T A CALL TO ACTION NOW. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS PORTION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ROAD MAP LAYS OUT. YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. AND THIS IS REALLY ABOUT CONTINUING AND I LIKE THE WORD YOU SAID AMPLIFYING. I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY IT IN A WAY CELEBRATING AND EXPANDING WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING. BUT OUR STUDY DID SHOW THAT THE MOST PRESSING CLIMATE AFFECTED IMPACTS ARE GOING TO COME ALONG, FIRES, EXTREME HEAT AND FLOODING. AND SO THERE WAS A REAL CALL TO CONTINUE STUDYING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AS THAT COMES TO ITS END OF LIFE, USEFUL LIFE, WITH THE HARD SCAPE LASTING 50 YEARS SOMETIMES, IT IS TIME TO CONSIDER THOSE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF CIP, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT ALSO TO BOLSTER COMMUNITY WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND RESOURCE SHARING, SIMILAR TO THE LADIES THAT WERE JUST HERE TALKING ABOUT THE SORT OF CRISIS THEY RESPOND TO WHICH INCLUDES COOLING STATIONS. SO THERE'S THAT OVERLAP ALREADY AND RESOURCES ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT ALSO TO CONTINUE TO STUDY. IT GOES FORWARD AS MORE SCIENCE COMES IN TO WORK WITH THE AGENCIES. AGAIN, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IS REALLY TACKLING SEA LEVEL RISE. IT'S NOT ONE YOU CAN JUST KICK DOWN THE ROAD AND BUILD YOUR WALL AND NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR. SO I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER THE CITY PARTICIPATINGPARTICIPATING CONTINUING TO HAVE A VOICE OF WHAT'S BEST FOR OAKLEY WHEN THOSE CONDITIONS REALLY DO NEED SOLUTIONS. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THE AGRICULTURE ROOTS IN THE INDUSTRY HERE WAS IMPORTANT. AND REALLY CONTINUE TO HAVE A ROLE