[5. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL EXTERNAL/INTERNAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REPORT ON MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3(d)]

AND COMMITTEES.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. FERMON.

WHY DON'T YOU LEAD OFF, SIR? I GOT TO BE CONSISTENT.

YOU'RE ON MUTE.

WAYMOND FERMON, YOU'RE ON MUTE STILL.

>> MR. FERMON: I'M SORRY.

I'M TRYING TO GET MY MIND ACCLIMATED NOW.

THAT IS A HARD ONE TO FOLLOW.

>> MAYOR MILLER: IT IS.

>> MR. FERMON: YEAH, SO, WELL, I'LL REPOR COMMISSIONS FIRST.

I DID HAVE A RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA COMMISSION MEETING.

A COUPLE OF ITEMS BASED IN THE WESTERN COUNTY.

I WILL FOCUS ON ONE NOTABLE ITEM.

THAT WAS IMPLEMENTATION AND THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.

WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY WAS FORMED IN 2004

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TO ACHIEVE ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS.

THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HA CONSERVATION PLAN.

THE COMMISSION WAS TO ESTABLISH 500,000 AC HABITAT RESERVE TO PROTECT, RESTORE, ENHANCE THE HABITATS FOR CONSERVATION OF THE 144 SPECIES EXPANDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTR PARTICULARLY, TRANSPORTATION AND PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

AS A NATION LARGEST HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN, MSHCP STRENGTH SUSTAINABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY BUT ALLEVIATING TRAFFIC CONGESTION, PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVING THE AIR QUALITY.

THIS PROVIDES ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COVERA SINGLE PERMIT FOR THE CRITICAL WILDFIRE AREAS WHICH HELP ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FREEWAYS, THE ROAD PROJECTS BY AS MUCH AS FIVE YEA SAVING THE TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $500 MILLION.

SO, THIS MERGER WITH RCTC IS STILL GOING TO HAVE TWO SEPARATE BOARDS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER THE DIRECTION MAYER.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS SIMPLE BUT THERE IS SOME INTRICATE PART OF THIS MERGER.

IT'S GOING TO SAVE SOME TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO PRESERVE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.

THIS IS A GOOD MERGER.

WE APPROVE THIS IN THE RCTC MEETING.

MOVING ALONG, I WILL GO ON TO MY PUBLIC SAFE COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH I AM A CHAIR.

DURING THE MEETING WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE CHIEF FISH ON THE RESPONSE TO THE MULCH FIRES AND THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TAKING PLACE TO PREVENT SUCH FIRES.

SINCE THE FIRE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERVISOR ASKED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR COUNTY STAFF TO TARGET THE PROPERTIES TO BE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.

THE COUNTY CREATED COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL T FORCE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

TASK FORCE VISITED THE 50 SITES IN MECCA OASIS, THERMA AND VISTA SANTA ROSA.

20 PROPERTIES WERE ISSUED NOTICES, A REFERRED FOR LITIGATION.

THE RESULT IN THE PROPERTY CLEAN-UP REMOVED 5,645 CUBIC YARDS OF GREEN WASTE.

SO THIS WILL BE A CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO K PROPERTIES CLEAN AND TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER FIRES AND THE PROPERTY FIRES.

SO WE ALSO HAD INFORMATIONAL ITEM ON EARTHQUAKES.

THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED A NEW COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE EARTHQUAKE WARNING CALIFORNIA.

THE STATE'S EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM.

THIS INCLUDES MAJING SURE COMMUNITIES ARE AWARE OF THE TOOLS AND THE RESOURCES TO ALERT CALIFORNIANS IN ADVANCE OF AN EARTHQUA PROVIDE TIME FOR DROP-IN, COVERING AND HOLDING ON.

THOSE FEW SECONDS OF THE WARNING CAN HELP T FIRST RESPONDERS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE AND OTHER KEY INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS SECTORS TO AVOID INJURY, TAKE ACTION AND SAVE LIVES.

THE MY SHAKE APP COMPONENT OF THE E.W.C.

SYSTEM THAT SERVES AS USEFUL TOOL TO HELP THE FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR EARTHQUAKES AND DROP, COVER AND HOLD ON.

THE MYSPACE -- "MYSPACE." M SHAKE APP.

IT'S ON MY PHONE.

I'M A DROID.

YOU GO AND DOWNLOAD IT.

MY SHAKE APP.

THIS IS PART OF THEM CAMPAIGN.

YOU CAN GET IT ON YOUR PHONE.

IT WILL GIVE YOU ALERTS OF POSSIBLE E WHEREVER YOU SET IT TO BE.

IN YOUR LOCATION IS SET ON YOUR PHONE.

SO, DOWNLOAD THE MY SHAKE APP TO YOUR PHONE.

SO YOU HAVE ANED IDEA OF WHEN THE EARTHQU YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THE EARTHQUAKES ARE HAPPENING.

WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE THE EARTHQUAKES.

SO, MOVING ALONG, IN THIS PUBLIC SAFETY COM MEETING I WORKED WITH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE RESOLUTION LIKE WE DID IN THE CITY OF INDIO ON THE CONTINUED CONVERSATION AROUND RACE.

AND DIVERSITY AND POLICING.

MY GOAL WITH THIS RESOLUTION WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, POLICE CHIEFS AND DEPARTMENTS.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY P CONVERSATIONS OVER THE TOPICS.

COMPRISED OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, FAITH-BASE LEADERS, POLICE AND CONCERNED RESIDENTS.

I LIKE TO THANK A FEW FOLKS WHO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING PRODUCTIVE

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CONVERSATIONS.

BUT FIRST I WANT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE BE I KNOW THERE WERE SO MANY WHO PARTICIPATED IN TALKS AND I MIGHT A FEW.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BISHOP SHEPHERD.

THE DREAMS COALITION, I'D LIKE TO THANK T LIVES MATTER, CATHEDRAL CITY AND PALM SPRINGS.

THE YOUNG JUSTICE ADVOCATES, THE INDIO COMMUNITY ACTIVIST NETWORK.

NAACP, CONGRESSMAN RUIZ, RIVERSIDE SUPERVISORS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE PEREZ.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF BIANCO.

CATHEDRAL CITY POLICE CHIEF CRUMB.

PALM SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF REYES.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF HENSON AND POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF INDIO, CHIEF WASHBURN.

THIS RESOLUTION ALSO CONDEMNS VIOLENCE A LAW ENFORCEMENT.

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2020, TWO LOS ANGELES SH AMBUSHED WITH GUNFIRE WHILE SITTING IN THEIR MARKED VEHICLE.

THANKFULLY THEY SURVIVED THE ATTACK.

WE ALSO CONDEMN ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST TH ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.

WE DID PASS THAT RESOLUTION.

WE ALSO HAD AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 BY JEFF FROM THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

WE ARE STILL IN THE WIDESPREAD PURPLE TIER.

SINCE THIS MEETING, YOU KNOW THESE THINGS EVOLVE SO THE NUMBERS POSSIBLY CHANGED.

BUT AS OF TODAY WE HAVE 4,463 CONFIRMED 92 DEATHS.

3,957 RECOVERED.

FOR DIFFERENT REASONS THE MULTITUDE OF REASONS THE CITY OF INDIO HAS HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

BUT I WANT TO HIT ON SOMETHING.

I'M NOT A DOCTOR.

BUT I WANT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION THAT I GOT FROM A PRESS RELEASE FROM RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

THERE WERE EIGHT FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN 2019-2020 FLU SEASON.

NINE DEATHS IN 2018-2019 FOR RESIDENTS UNDER 65 WHICH IS THE REQUIRED RANGE FOR REPORTING BY HEALTH.

COVID-19 HAS CLAIMED MORE THAN 1,000.

SPECIFICALLY 1,387 LIVES IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 53,000 CONFIRMED COVID-19 IN THE COUNTY.

SO, I WANT TO STRESS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE, WASH OUR HANDS, SANITIZE OUR HANDS, REFRAIN FROM LARGE CROWDS AND PLEASE WEAR MASK AROUND OTHER FOLKS THAT WE DO NOT RESIDE WITH.

WE ARE IN FLU SEASON.

WEATHER IS CHANGING AND COVID-19 IS STILL UPON US.

OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.

OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING UP IN THE HOSPITALS.

SO WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

ONCE AGAIN I'M NOT A DOCTOR.

I JUST HAD THIS INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY.

I WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY CONDOLE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES FROM COVID-19.

AND THE FAMILY OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER JULIO BELTRAN WHO SUCCUMB TO COVID-19 RECENTLY AND I WANT TO SEND PRAYERS T COUNTY PROBATION AND COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.

IT'S HARD WHEN YOU LOSE A PARTNER.

THIS COVID-19 IS AFFECTING SO MANY FOLKS.

IT MAY NOT AFFECT US BUT IT MAY AFFECT YOUR NEIGHBORS.

SO PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT, MR. MAYOR.

>> MR. ORTIZ: THANK YOU.

JUST A SECOND.

LET ME GET MY NOTES HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.

I HAD A MEETING WITH THE SOCAL ASSOCIATIO AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE SOCAL ADAPTATION GUIDE THEY WILL SEND TO THE CITIES TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE HAZARD OF CHANGE, FLOODING, WILDFIRES AND EXTREME HEAT.

THE PLANNING GUIDE WILL ADDRESS FINANCE AN GUIDANCE, TOOLS AND RESOURCES.

AND TRANSPORTATION LAND USE MONITORING.

THIS IS PART OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION RESOLUTION DECLARING CLIMATE CHANGE A CRISIS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS CLEAR WHEN CONSIDERING WHERE PEOP LIVE IN THE REGION SINCE ROUGHLY 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE RESIDE IN THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.

OVER 300,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN 100-YEAR FLOOD HAZARD AREA.

MORE THAN 350,000 RESIDENTS LIVE IN THE AREAS ESTIMATED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE THREE FEAT OF THE SEA LEVEL RISE -- THREE FEET OF SEA LE RISE BY 2050.

6 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE AREAS SUBJECT TO EXTREME HEAT HEALTH EVENTS.

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2050, ANNUAL COST PREDI EXCEED $230 BILLION BY 2050 AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENT IN CALIFORNIA EACH YEAR.

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WE SAW A PRESENTATION FROM THE LOCAL BUS EXPLAIN EFFORTS IN MOVING TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY.

AND THE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY VEHICLES.

I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH THE I.E.D.

THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET THE RESIDENTS WITH THE UNPAID BILLS TO MAKE SOME PAYMENT TO THE ACCOUNTS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 23,000 RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS.

1,500 ACCOUNTS OVERDUE, PAST ONE MONTH.

9,500ACCOUNTS DUE FOR POWER SHUTOFF.

MOTION MADE TO REINSTATE FILING OF THE LIEN INITIATE THE COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING DISCONNECTIONS.

BUT THIS MOTION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

THE SECOND MOTION WAS MADE TO REQUEST STAFF TO RETURN WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ENDING THE DISCONNECT MORATORIU THE FUNDING, SAFEGUARDS AND INCENTIVES ALONG SHUTOFF TIMELINE TO BE VOTED ON AT THE NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 14.

I WANT TO EKEY COUNCILMEMBER FERMON CONCERNS -- ECHO COUNCILMEMBER FERMON CONCERNS FOR THE COVID NUMBERS WHICH ARE RISING I THE COUNTY.

WE STILL WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING, STAY HOME AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

BUSINESSES PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE WITH YOUR OPERATIONS.

I WANT TO ALSO SEND MY CONDOLENCES PLANNING COMMISSIONER TORRES WHO RECENTLY LOST HIS FATHER TO COVID-19.

I ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION.

AND THEY ARE EAGER TO START NEW PROJECTS IN INDIO.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM START THE PROJECTS.

THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING TO PURCHASE L MULTIFAMILY HOMES.

BUT THEY ARE ALSO, THEY HAVE A NEW PILOT PROGRAM IN PALM DESERT WITH THE FIRST BANK BUILDING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THEY ARE REPLACIN USDA FINANCING THEY HAVE FOR THE RURAL AREAS.

THEY ARE DOING FINANCING WITH THE FIRST BANK.

THEY ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO THE RURAL AREAS ANYMORE SO IT'S ALLOWED IN THE CITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET MORE IN ABOUT THE PROGRAM TO WORK WITH THEM ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE CITY.

I ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH LIFT TO RISE.

I HOPE THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY ARE OPEN TO STARTING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AGAIN.

YOU KNOW THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO WORK IT OU STAFF.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR OUR SUPPORT.

THEY E-MAILED US A LETTER OF SUPPORT, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR TO REQUEST $25 MILLION IN THE FUNDS FROM THE STATE TO FUND AND STREAMLI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.

SO I'M DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORTING THEM FROM THE ASK FROM THE STATE.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU, MR. ORTIZ.

I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SUPPORTING ANY KIND OF EXTRA HOUSING FOR WRITING A LETTER FOR A GRANT.

I THINK THAT IS WITHIN OUR PURVIEW BUT I WILL ASK THE REST OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT.

MR. SCOTT, IF YOU COULD DO THAT.

WE WILL SEND A LETTER.

IF YOU CAN GET A DRAFT TO MR. SCOTT OR SOMETHING OR HAVE THEM LIFT OR RISE GET WITH THE OFFICE.

WE'LL GET IT DONE.

THANK YOU.

MS. AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

RECENTLY I ATTENDED THE RIVERSIDE C NATIONAL STATE FESTIVAL BOARD OF ADVISERS.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

BEING PART OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AS A WHOLE CAUSES TO US HAVE SOME INFLATED COSTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, OUR INSURANCE, ANNUAL INSURANCE IS $600,000 A YEAR.

THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE COUNTY POOL.

BEING PART OF THE COUNTY POOL MEANS WE PAY FOR CLAIMS THAT ARE MADE THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.

SO AS WE STARTED TO DISSECT AND TALK A LOO BUDGET WE SAW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS ARE BEING FILTERED DOWN FROM THE COUNTY COULD BE AVOIDED IF WE WEREN'T PART OF THE COUNTY SYSTEM.

WE EXPLORED A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.

AND WE DISCUSSED THEM WITH THE SUPERVISOR PEREZ.

BEFORE HE HAD HIS TUESDAY MEETING AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE COUNTY OFFICES.

THE OTHER SUPERVISORS ARE RELUCTANT TO CONTINUE TO FUND OR SUPPLEMENT THE FAIR BOARD BUDGET.

THIS YEAR THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SUPPLEME MILLION.

AS I MENTIONED $600,000 OF THAT IS FOR INSURANCE.

THAT IS JUST BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN AGE T FAIR THIS UPCOMING -- BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A UPCOMING YEAR.

WE DON'T HAVE THE ADVANCE REVENUE AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET SPONSORSHIP.

SO THE FUTURE OF THE FAIR IS UNKNOWN.

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IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COUNTY BOARD DOES NOT W CONTINUE TO SUPPLEMENT THE FAIR.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW 90 YEARS A STARTED IN INDIO AS THE INDIO DATE FESTIVAL.

IT WAS A RODEO.

IT WAS A NON-PROFIT.

IT WASN'T PART OF THE COUNTY.

IT MAINTAINED THE NON-PROFIT STATUS FOR MANY YEARS UP UNTIL THREE DECADES AGO.

WHEN THEY FELL IN TO THE HARD TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES.

THAT IS WHEN THE COUNTY CAME IN AND TOOK O OPERATIONS OF THE FAIR.

THE LAND THAT THE FAIR SITS ON, THE ACREAGE, WAS DEEDED TO THE COUNTY.

I DON'T KNOW 75 YEARS AGO.

SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COUNTY FAIR.

SO THE COUNTY CANNOT USE THAT PROPERTY F ELSE BUT A COUNTY FAIR.

SO THEY IN A WAY DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS.

WE AS A FAIR BOARD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THE REVENUE GOING WITH INTERIM EVENTS WHICH WE HAVEN'T BEEN AGE TO HAVE THIS YEAR BEC COVID.

BUT WE DID RECEIVE OVER $2.5 MILLION FROM THE C.A.R.E.S.

ACT FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITIES FOR COVID AND FOR THE FEDERAL HOSPITAL.

SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES TO HAVE A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE FOR THE FAIR.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A NON-PROFIT OR A SPECIAL DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A J.P.A.

BUT WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO LOOK AT THE OPTIONS TO HELP REDUCE SOME OF THE OVERHEAD COSTS OF THE FAIR CARRIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

I WANT TO REPORT THAT TO YOU.

THE DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE SUPERVISORS LEVEL IS JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FINANCIAL LIABILITY.

BUT THEY ARE NOT STOPPING TO THINK ABOUT THE 90-YEAR HISTORY.

THEY ARE NOT STOPPING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

YOU KNOW HOW IT'S A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE THE HARVEST OF THE DATE.

PART OF THE AGRICULTURE.

WE HAVE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, 4H ENGAGE AND A YOUTH FAMILY COMMUNITY FAIR.

NOBODY SEEMS TO BE FOCUSING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE JUST FOCUSING ON THE DEFICIT.

I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL HELP ME SUPPORT CONTINUANCE OF THE FAIR IN WHATEVER FORM IT MOVING FORWARD.

BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE HISTORY.

NOT ONLY IN INDIO BUT TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT WOULD CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU MS. AMITH.

WITH THAT, MAYOR PRO TEM?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: MY GOODNESS.

I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT THE COUNTY FAIR.

AND ALL IT BRINGS TO THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

AND ALL THAT IT REPRESENTS.

I JUST CAN'T FATHOM THAT.

MOVING ON, I JUST HAD TWO THINGS THE LAST CO WEEKS.

FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ATTENDED THE FACEBOOK LIVE WITH THE CHIEF.

CHIEF OF POLICE.

I PARTICIPATED IN MAJORITY OF THAT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS OUTSTANDING.

A COUPLE OFFICERS WERE INTRODUCED AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DID.

I THOUGHT IT WAS OUTSTANDING.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY PARTICIPATE IN THE FACEBOOK LIVE FUNCTIONS PLEASE DO.

IT'S WELL RECEIVED.

THE OTHER MEETING WAS THE COACHELLA CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

AGAIN, FASCINATING.

ABOUT ALL THE SPECIES.

SOMETHING I HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED WITH UNTIL AND BECAME A COUNCILMEMBER.

SO, WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

AND HOW WE KEEP IT SUSTAINABLE.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS THERE ARE SO MANY INVASIVE SPECIES COMING IN TO OUR WORLD HERE IN THE DESERT THAT THEY ARE PUSHING OUT ALL OF T NATIVE SPECIES.

WE TALK ABOUT THE TAMERISK AND THE ENORMOU THE WATER IT CONSUMES.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A PARTICULAR TIME IN THE FALL WHEN WE CAN MANAGE TAMERISK, TAKE THEM DOWN.

WHEN WE CAN MANAGE OR TAKE AWAY THE TAMERI WATER ACTUALLY COMES BACK.

BADLY-NEEDED WATER.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE TH ONE WAY, THERE ARE SO MANY TAMERSK IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

THAT WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING WAY TO BRING THE WATER FLOW, PARTICULARLY FROM THE AQUIFERS BACK.

THERE IS LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KIND OF THE OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES WE ARE TRYING TO CONTROL.

SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE HABITAT.

WE REMOVED 6.65 TONS OF TRASH IN 2019.

EVERYONE MORE IN 2018.

SO, YOU KNOW THAT IS ALWAYS DISCONCERTING TO ME THAT THAT AMOUNT OF TRASH EXISTS.

TRYING TO KEEP THINGS GOING.

LET'S SEE.

WHAT ELSE DID I WANT TO TALK ABOUT? THERE ARE SEVERAL PARCELS THAT WERE IN TAX DEFAULT.

WE PICKED UP SEVERAL TO COMPLETE SO WE CAN SPACE AND MAINTAIN IT AND MAINTAIN IT WITH HABITAT.

LA QUINTA BIG HORN SHEEP FENCE.

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BIG HORN, TALK ABOUT SOMETHING NATURAL IN COMMUNITY AND VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OFFENSE, BECAUSE I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE VIDEOS AS WELL.

THE BIG HORN SHEEP ARE WANDERING DOWN IN TH AND DOING THINGS THAT ARE CAUSING A DANGER THEMSELVES.

AS WELL AS TO THE BABIES THAT THEY HAVE.

THEIR YOUNGUNS WHO ARE NOT SURVIVING.

ONE ISSUE WE CAME UP WITH SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY IT STARTED MANY YEARS AGO WAS OFFENSE.

WELL, WE REALLY APPROVED IT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT LEVELS BUT THERE IS STILL A NUMBER OF STEPS TO GO THROUGH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TAKES SO LONG.

WE NEED TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES TO IT.

P.J.

WEST.

THEY ARE NOT CRAZY ABOUT HAVING OFFENSE GO THE PROPERTY.

WORKING WITH THE WATER DISTRICT.

THE EXISTING FENCE AS PARTIAL AS IT GOES IS BY THE WATER DISTRICT AND CVWD AND BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.

TO GET ALL THE PEOPLE TOGETHER ON THE SAM GET OFFENSE THAT IS GOING TO INVISIBLE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR BIG HORN SHE IS PROVING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

BUT ONE THAT WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.

THE FENCE WILL IN THE SHORT-TERM BE BUILT.

THAT IS ALL I HAD IN TERMS OF THE COMMISSIONS.

I WANTED TO MENTION TWO THINGS, PLEASE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ABSOLUTELY.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: FIRST OF ALL, UNFORTUNATELY, MY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONER RE-SIGNED THE OTHER DAY DUE TO PERSONAL CHALLENGES SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOW SADLY.

>> THERE ARE PAPERS IN FRONT OF YOU.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: I DID IT AGAIN.

I HAVE A NOTE HERE.

SO MY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONER HAS RESIGNED.

SO, THE WORD IS OUT.

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR APPLICATIONS.

AND YOUR RESUMES.

VERY INTERESTED IN FILLING THIS ROLE.

THOSE FOLKS OUT IN MY DISTRICT AND DISTRI LOVE TO HAVE A DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE WELL.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING TO ALL OF YOU.

THE NEXT COMMENT IS REALLY TOWARD MY COLLEAGUES.

SO A FEW MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A PRESENTATI COACHELLA VALLEY COMMUNITY TRUST, CVCT.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR FUNDING.

SO I CIRCLE BACK WITH JAMIE AND RON HAGIN THE BOARD MEMBERS.

AND THEY WANT US TO, THEY HAVE ASKED IF W REVISITED FUNDING.

I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THINGS FROM A BUDGET PERSPECTIVE.

BUT I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES AS SOON AS WE DIVE IN TO THE BUDGET TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ACTION ITEM.

THEY ARE RECEIVING CALLS FROM COUNSELORS ASK THEM FOR COUNSELING.

THERE ARE CHALLENGES, EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THE KIDS.

AND THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

90% OF THESE LIVE IN FAMILY IS BELOW TO FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

THE REMAINING 10% ARE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME.

THESE KIDS ARE BEING LEFT OUT OF THE PROCESS.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LOCAL KIDS AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM.

THIS IS ONE WAY, ONE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN THAT.

THEY ASKED FOR THE $72,000.

I AM BRINGING THAT UP AGAIN SO WHEN WE CAN GET BACK IN THE BUDGET, WE CAN CONSIDER THEIR REQUEST AS SOON ADDS POSSIBLE.

-- SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.

I CONCUR, WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO HELP WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE SENIORS.

WE HAVE CVCT, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND FR INDIO SENIOR CENTER THAT HAVE COME ASKING FOR SUPPORT.

I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.

THE ONLY COMMITTEE I HAD THAT WAS ACTIVE WAS ECAC.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ TALKED ABOUT.

LOOKING AT WAYS TO COLLECT ON LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WILL COME DUE EVENTUALLY.

ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS FOR POWER FOR THE WHOLE I.D.

AREA.

BUT WE WERE IN DISCUSSION FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

WE SIT ON THE BOARD WITH COLLEAGUES FROM COACHELLA, THE COUNTY, LA QUINTA, RANCH OR MIRAGE AND OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES.

IT WAS REALLY, THEY WANTED TO PUT LIENS PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND SHUT PEOPLE'S POWER THEY PAID A PARTIAL PAYMENT.

WE ASKED THEM TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT WE COULD DO TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO HELP THE PEOPLE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS.

CITY OF INDIO HAS THE MOST DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

WE ARE THE LARGEST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT SOME OF THEM ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IT'S $1 MILLION WITHOUT BEING PAID FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

WE ARE BY FAR THE LARGEST CITY.

THATLY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO GET PEOPLE TO AGREE TO A MINIMUM PAYMENT.

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AGAIN IF YOU TALK ABOUT LIENING PEOPLE'S P HOUSES, I'M NOT A FAN OF THAT.

ESPECIALLY IN DIRE NEED OF OTHER ISSUES.

THAT'S DEFEATED.

WE WILL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF WHAT THEY CAN DO THAT.

WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO LOOK FOR C.A.R.E.S.

FUNDING OR OTHER BRING THE DOLLARS AMOUNTS DOWN.

WE TOLD THEM TO GO LOOK AT THE COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS.

THERE ARE SOME ACCOUNTS THERE THAT PROBA PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PAY BUT LEFT UP TO I.E.D.

I APPRECIATE MR. ORTIZ BRINGING THAT UP.

SUPPORT OF NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO HAVE THE LIENED OR THE POWER SHUT OFF IN TRYING TIMES.

SECONDLY VETERANS DAY NOT LONG AGO.

I WANT TO THANK THE VETERANS AGAIN.

I DON'T THINK WE SAY ENOUGH OF A THANK YOU THERE ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

THEM AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP US SAFE.

EVERYONE THOUGH COVID IS AMONG US, THEY ARE OUT THERE FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECT AND SAFE.

MY HAT IS OFF TO ALL OF THEM.

THE VETERANS AND THE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO KEEP US SAFE.

A COUPLE THINGS TO BRING UP.

LOMOLINDA HAS THEIR OWN PEDIATRICS NOW.

HERE IN THE CITY OF INDIO.

THEY ARE EXPANDING THE SERVICES NOT ONLY T BUT ALSO TO CHILDREN, PEED YACHT RIDGE -- PEDIATRICS.

THEY HAVE A LEGOS FOR LOVE.

BIG HEART FOR LITTLE HEART.

IT'S A FUNDRAISER.

THEY ASKED US IF WE WANT TO BE PART OF IT COMMUNITY WANTS TO DO IT.

IT'S ALL THE YOUNGER BOYS AND GIRLS THAT ARE AT HOME, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOME THINGS TO DO.

LEGOS.

GIVE THEM ALL A LEGO SET FOR CHRISTMAS WHILE THEY ARE THERE.

THAT IS SOMETHING THEY CAME OVER AND TALKED TO ME ABOUT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A WORTHY CAUSE.

THEY HAVE ASKED US FOR DONATION.

SOMETHING TO SEND TO THE CITY MANAGER.

ALSO, THIS FROM THE DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT.

WHICH IS THE WAGON FULL OF THE HOLIDAY SPIRITS.

IT'S D.R.D., DISTRICT FOUNDATION FOR THE AD SPORTS.

FOR OUR DISABLED ADULTS AND THE YOUTH THAT DO NOT HAVE THAT.

THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLING TIMES NOW.

SO THESE TICKETS YOU CAN BUY FROM THE REC DISTRICT $5 FOR ONE OR $20.

I DON'T USUALLY PROMOTE STUFF LIKE THIS.

BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THINKING OUTSIDE TH GET ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PARTNERS FROM D.R.D.

OR LO MALINDA WE NEED TO HELP THEM EVERY WAY WE CAN.

BECAUSE THEY HELP PEOPLE, THE YOUTH AND T ADULTS AND YOUTH AND SO MANY OTHERS.

THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GO IN I DONATE FOR LEGO AND D.R.D.

AND ANY FACILITIES YOU MIGHT GO TO.

OR BOARD MEMBERS WHICH ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY TO SELL TICKETS.

THEN LASTLY, I UNFORTUNATELY WENT TO A FUNERAL FROM MS. VELMA JO BROWN.

SHE HAD BEEN AROUND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

A MEMBER OF THE LOVE OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH.

LIVED IN JOHN NOBLES.

WE WENT DOWN THERE.

AND COUPLE OTHER PLACES.

SHE PASSED ON TO BE WITH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN WITH HER NAME AND HER MOMENT OF SILENCE WHEN WE CLOSE.

MY PRAYERS TO HER FAMILY AND THOSE THAT LOVED HER AND KNEW HER.

THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.

[6.a. Update – FY 2020-21 General Fund Budget]

WE'LL CLOSE, ADJOURNING THE MEETING IF YOU DON'T MIND IN HER HONOR.

WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

AND INFORMATION.

YOU HAVE AN UPDATE.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR. SCOTT.

>> MARK: THANK YOU.

I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE HOST HAS TO LET MY IN OR ELSE YOU DON'T GET TO LOOK AT ME WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANYWA THAT IS OKAY.

IF I CAN ASK THAT MY SLIDES BE PULLED UP.

THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY FACE.

I NEED THE NEXT PAGE.

THERE WE GO.

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IF YOU ARE READY.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE WHERE WE ARE ON THE NUMBERS IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THE SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN WE EXPECTED IN JUNE WHEN WE ADOPTED.

NOT TO SAYING WE ARE NOW ROLLING IN MONEY B WE'RE NOT.

BUT IT WAS QUITE DIRE AS WE LOOKED AT IT BACK IN JUNE.

YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY OF THE CITIES HAVE RESTORE SOME OF THE CUTS, SOME OF THE CITIES MADE.

WE DIDN'T MAKE BIG CUTS.

BUT SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY DID.

YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THEM RESTORE SOME OF IT.

THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT IS SALES TAX IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN SURPRISINGLY STRONG.

I THINK WHAT WE UNDERSTAND THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THAT IS THE INTERNET SALES HAVE PICKED UP DRAMATICALLY.

THE STATE HAS JUMPED IN TO DISTRIBUTING THOSE INTERNET REVENUES THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO.

MORE QUICKLY THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE IS MORE MONEY IN THE SALES TAX POT THAN WE EXPECTED.

THAT NOT ONLY HELPS US WITH GENERAL FUND BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF MEASURE X.

YEAR OVER YEAR SALES TAX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JUST ENDED END OF JUNE WAS HIGHER YEAR OVER YEAR.

DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE LAST THREE OR F WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.

WE STARTED THIS YEAR ON THE SAME BASIS SO W PROJECTING FORWARD AND HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T TURN SOUTH.

RIGHT NOW THIS YEAR WE HAVE ONLY GOT A COUPL OF ACTUAL RETURNS.

WE ARE THINKING THAT SALES TAX WILL STAY STEADY LEVEL.

WHAT HAPPENS TO US THEN IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED WE END UP WITH $8 MILLION MORE IN THE MEASURE X BUDGET.

NOT $8 MILLION MORE COLLECTIVE, I'M SORRY T SAY.

BUT $8 MILLION MORE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SPEND AS MUCH AS WE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO SPEND.

SO THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFSET ANY DRAW FROM THE FUND FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY OR WHAT I CALL THE EMERGENC FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO.

SO ON THIS SLIDE, WHAT WE HAVE SHOWN HERE.

ROB ROCKWELL PUT THIS ALTOGETHER.

HE IS TRYING TO BE WITH US ONLINE TODAY.

I'M NOT SURE I SEE HIM.

BUT THIS IS ALL ROB'S WORK SO LET ME GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE.

THE JUNE 2020 COLUMN SHOWS WHAT WE ADOPTED ADOPTED THE BUDGET.

SO WE HAD $67 MILLION IN REVENUE.

$79 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.

LEFT US WITH A BIG GAP.

WE WERE TRANSFERRING ALL OF THE MEASURE X WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE AT THE TIME.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT WE WERE ALREADY COMMITTED TO.

FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SO THAT WAS THE $5 MILLION.

THEN WE WERE HOPING TO COME UP WITH THE SALARY SAVINGS OF THE $2 MILLION.

THEN AN EMERGENCY RESERVE TRANSFER OF THE $4.48.

WHICH IS SUBSTANTIAL CONSIDERING THAT THE EMERGENCY RESERVE IS ONLY $12 MILLION.

UNDER THE CURRENT COLUMN YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

BETTER NEWS.

NOT GREAT NEWS BUT BETTER NEWS.

IT SHOWS THE REVENUE OF $65.48.

THE REASON I SAY WE ARE DOING BETTER AND LOWER NUMBER.

THE REASON FOR THAT WE ARE ALSO NOW ASSUMI SAKE OF PLANNING, WE DON'T KNOW THIS FOR A FACT.

I DON'T WANT ANY HEADLINES I ANNOUNCED THERE ARE NO CONCERTS IN APRIL.

THIS IS SIMPLY A CONSERVATIVE PLANNING ASSUMPTION.

WE HAVE PUT HERE $65 MILLION THAT REFLECTS THE LOSS OF THE REVENUE WE WOULD GET FROM A CONCERT.

IT'S OFFSET ON THE POSITIVE BY SOME MORE SALES TAX THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT.

THE EXPENDS SURES ALSO GO DOWN -- EXPEND SURES ALSO GO DOWN BECAUSE THE CONCERTS HAVE A SPENDING LINE OF $3 MILLION.

THE EXPENDITURE SIDE ALSO GOES DOWN.

WE HAVE MORE MONEY IN MEASURE X BECAUSE WE GETTING MORE SALES TAX SO WE ASSUME A BIGGER TRANSFER OF MEASURE X.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET $2 MILLION OF SAVINGS.

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WE'RE TOO SMALL A STAFF TO PULL THAT OFF.

SO WE ARE LOOKING MORE REALISTICAL MILLION.

THAT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO PULL ANYTHING O EMERGENCY RESERVE WHICH IS POSITIVE NEWS.

WE END UP WITH A LITTLE POSITIVE BALANCE ON OF THE YEAR BASED ON THE NUMBERS WHICH WE BACK IN THE MEASURE X FUND FOR INSTANCE TO DO SOME FUNDING THERE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THESE NUMBERS BAH WAS NEXT WEEK WE ARE GOING TO BRING FORWARD THE BUDGET.

WHAT I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE BUDGET OPT PROMISE THE COUNCIL BACK IN JUNE WHEN YOU ADOPTED THE BUDGET.

WE DIDN'T DO A FULL BLOWN BUDGET REVIEW.

WHAT I DID DO IS I COLLECTED FROM COUNCILMEMBERS AND I COLLECTED FROM PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC.

A LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT PEOPLE HAD WANTED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FUNDING.

IT DIDN'T SEEM LOGICAL BACK IN JUNE TO GO THROUGH THOSE WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT BUDGET THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS.

THE LEFT-HAND COLUMN THERE.

IT PROBABLY STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO S MUCH EXTRA WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING USES UP ALL THE MEASURE X ON OPERATING BUDGET AND LEAVES US WITH NO EXTRA IN EMERGENCY RESERVE.

BUT JUST THE SAME NUMBER.

BUT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT A BUDGET, AND IT'S IMPLICIT IN EVERY WHITE BOARD EXERCISE WE DO, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THREE OPTIONS.

YOU CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS, SO INSTEAD OF DOING ONE THING YOU COULD SPEND IT ON SOMETHING ELSE.

WE CAN LOOK TO ADD REVENUE POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES.

AND I THINK THERE IS AT LEAST SOME REVEN FEES AND THE CHARGES THAT I WOULD ARGUE ARE IMPACTING THE RESIDENTS.

IN FACT, I THINK IT'S THE OPPOSITE.

RESIDENTS ARE SUBSIDIZING SOME OF OUR FEES.

THERE IS A PLACE TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THE BUDGET.

BUT NOT A LOT.

REALISTICALLY IT'S NOT A LOT.

WE CAN LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO DO BUSINESS A MONEY SO WE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND.

I'LL BRING IN THE LIST.

I'LL PROVIDE THE COUNCIL AND MAKE AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRETTY LENGTHY LIST OF ITEMS THAT YOU A ASKED TO HAVE CONSIDERED IN THE BUDGET.

THOSE INCLUDE FOR INSTANCE YOUTH PROGRAMS BR EARLIER ABOUT THE CVCT AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS AND THE OTHER GROUPS THAT DO YOUTH PROGRAMMING.

IT INCLUDES OTHER IDEAS WE HAVE GOTTEN ALL YEAR LONG.

WE WANT TO PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL.

WE WON'T USE A WHITE BOARD.

IT'S AWKWARD FOR ZOOM MEETING BUT WE'LL AND PRETEND IT IS A WHITE BOARD.

WE'LL ASK ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS.

BUT THE PROBLEM YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NUMBERS THERE IS NO EXTRA FUNDING TO SPEND.

IT HAS TO COME FROM ONE SOURCE OR ANOTHER.

IN JUNE WE WERE WILLING TO GO $4.5 MILLI EMERGENCY RESERVE.

YOU MAY BE WILLING TO GO A LITTLE BIT IN THERE.

THERE MAY BE ASSETS THAT WE COULD TRANSLATE TO ONE-TIME MONEY YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE TO DO CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE'RE NOT DOING AS MANY CAPITAL PROJECTS T AS WE WOULD LIKE TO.

IT'S BETTER TO USE ONE-TIME MONEY FOR T PROJECTS.

BETTER NOT TO FUND LONG-TERM PROJECTS OR EXPENDITURES INS YOU HAVE THE LONG-TERM MONEY.

SO WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT IN THE BUDGET EXERCISE.

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IS COMING.

BUT THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT UNDERLIE ALL OF THAT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PROMISING.

NOT GREAT BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE PROMISING.

I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

THAT IS BASICALLY -- ONE OTHER LITTLE THING.

YOU WILL REMEMBER A MEETING AGO THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT THE $755,000 OF C.A.R.E.S.

ACT FUNDED CDBG MONEY.

WE HAVE THREE YEARS TO SPEND THAT.

SO WE ARE NOT UNDER THE GUN LIKE WE WERE WITH THE OTHER C.A.R.E.S.

ACT MONEY.

SO WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.

OR IF THE COUNCIL IS NOT READY WE CAN TAKE LONGER.

WE DID, WE HAVE TALKED TO LIFT TO RISE FOR INSTANCE AS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE PLACES

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TO USE SOME OF THAT MONEY OR THE GENERAL FUND MONEY.

GOOD TO HEAR TODAY THEY ARE RECEPTIVE TO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IF THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE FUNDING.

WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE OPTIONS WI COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OVERALL BUDGET TO THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU, MR. SCOTT.

LET ME ASK A QUICK QUESTION.

ON THE BUDGET, ITSELF, YOU ARE TALKING TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.

YOU SAID NEXT WEEK.

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING?

>> MARK: NEXT SPECIAL COUNCIL.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I THOUGHT I MISSED A SPECIAL MEETING I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN.

>> MARK: NEXT THURSDAY WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL -- NO.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I'M READY.

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

>> MARK: DECEMBER 2.

>> MAYOR MILLER: GREAT.

IT IS PROMISING AND WE THOUGHT BECAUSE OF AMOUNT OF BIG BOXES AND THE RETAIL WE WOULD HAVE BETTER NUMBERS.

MORE SURPRISING.

BUT WE HAVE THE POSSIBLE SALE OF THE AUTO PR COULD USE.

SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF TAKING TOO MUCH M THE RESERVES.

WE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE MEASURE X ON A LONG-TERM BASIS.

IT IS GOING TO SUNSET IN ANOTHER 14 YEARS.

IF WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROJECTS WE HAVE.

I'M NOT A FAN OF TAXES BUT IF WE TALK ABOUT IT IN THE ROADS.

WE ARE IN A WORLD OF HURT BECAUSE OF COVID-19 WHICH UNDER NO ISSUES FROM THE STAFF OR RESIDENTS.

QUALITY OF SERVICE THEY SHOULD GET BY USIN X TO SHORE UP THE BUDGET IS RIGHT.

BUT EVENTUALLY WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE STREETS.

ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE AREAS THAT HAVE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

INVEST IN THE PARKS AND THE BUILDINGS.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY WE WON'T BOND LIKE WE SHOULD TO DO MORE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE TO REALLY START THINKING OUTSIDE THE LOOK AT THAT AS A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE.

>> MARK: ABSOLUTELY.

>> MAYOR MILLER: YOU ARE RIGHT.

USE MEASURE X, I WOULD RATHER USE MEASUR AND KEEP RESERVES WHAT THEY ARE.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST.

WE HAVE TO BE SMART.

I THINK STAFF, YOU AND ROB AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING NO MONEY TAKEN OUT OF THE RESERVES TIME.

WHEN WE HAVE THE OTHER CITIES AROUND US FOR $10, $15, $20 MILLION.

GOOD STATEMENT.

YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

ANYBODY ELSE? FLOOR TO ANYBODY.

LUPE, GO AHEAD.

>> MS. AMITH: FIRST, MAKE A STATEMENT I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY MONEY, MARK.

I DON'T NEED A WHITE BOARD.

I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ON THE WALL.

MY ANSWER IS ZERO.

I WANT MORE CLARITY ON MEASURE X TRANSFER.

IS 7.9 THE ENTIRE AMOUNT WE RECEIVE FROM MEASURE X?

>> MARK: NO, IT'S NOT.

WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET ADOPTION, YOU DON'T THE EXACT NUMBER BUT WE DID SOMEWHERE AROUND $4 OR $5 MILLION THAT WE SAID WE NEEDED TO SPEND OUT OF MEASURE X FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THAT INCLUDED $1 MILLION OR $1.5 MILLION FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX.

IT INCLUDED $1 MILLION FOR THE ERICA PUBL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

IT INCLUDED A CERTAIN NUMBER, NOT A LOT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE STREET PROJECTS THAT MR. WASSIL WOULDN'T LEAVE OUT.

A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

WE HAVE THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE WE PAY OUT MEASURE X.

AND THE INTERCHANGE PROJECT.

SO, THERE WAS ABOUT $5 MILLION IN ADDITION THAT WE DID ALLOCATE FOR THE PROJECTS AND FOR THE DEBT SERVICE.

THIS IS EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> MS. AMITH: OKAY.

SO WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT THIS YEAR'S MEA COLLECTIBILITY IS $12 TO $13 MILLION?

>> MARK: IT'S $11 MILLION SOMETHING.

>> MS. AMITH: WHATEVER THE DISTANCE.

YOU ARE PROPOSING IN THIS MODEL TO USE THE THAT WASN'T ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY TO A TO DEBT SERVICE TO SHORE UP THE BUDGET DEFICIT.

>> MARK: CORRECT.

>> MS. AMITH: SO IT'S INCREASING BY $2.6 -- 1.7 MILLION.

OKAY.

>> MARK: $2.7 MILLION.

>> MS. AMITH: I'M NOT GOING TO CONSIDER S MORE MONEY.

IN MY VIEW POINT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO MONEY BACK TO MEASURE X.

IT'S NEVER INTENDED TO SHORE UP THE BUDGET.

LONG-TERM WE HAVE SOME LONG-TERM BONDING WE DO.

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I DON'T THINK IT WILL LOOK GOOD ON THE BOOK SEE US DIPPING IN TO THE MEASURE X TO SHORE UP THE BUDGET.

I WANTED CLARITY ON THAT MEASURE X TRANSFER MY POINT CLEAR I'M NOT CONSIDERING ANY EXPENSES AT THIS POINT.

I WANT TO I SEE REPAYMENT PLAN TO MEASURE X.

THANK YOU.

>> MARK: I WILL ADD NEXT WEEK I WON'T BE RECOMMENDATION OF SPENDING A LOT OF THIS MONEY EITHER.

WHAT I'M DOING IS FULFILLING THE OBLIGATION BRING BACK THE ISSUE.

>> MS. AMITH: THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR MILLER: MR. ORTIZ OR FERMON?

>> MR. ORTIZ: I WOULD JUST LIKE MORE INFORMATION.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT ANY IN EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENT AT THE PARK TO DRAW IN LINES FOR THE SOCCER FIELDS TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF T HOMES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: YEP.

WITH YOU ON THAT ONE.

YEP.

MR. FERMON, ANYTHING, SIR? NO?

>> MR. FERMON: NO.

I THINK EVERYONE HIT IT.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO BE CONSERVATI SPENDING.

BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST.

WHEN WE START GETTING THE FUNDS COMING BACK IN.

YOU SUPPORT REALLY LOOKING AT MEASURE "X." DIVING IN TO THAT.

MAYBE MORE EXTENSIVE EXPLANATION.

BUT THE CITY MANAGER SAID HE WOULD GO INTO THAT NEXT WEEK.

NEXT MEETING.

NOT NEXT WEEK.

[LAUGHTER] WE'LL SEE TH NEXT MEETING.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ABSOLUTELY.

MAYOR PRO TEM, ANYTHING?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: I'M GOOD.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ANYTHING ELSE, MR. SCOTT?

>> MARK: NO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UPDATE.

PLEASE LET MR. ROCKWELL AND HIS STAFF KNOW WE APPRECIATE HIS CONTINUED GREAT WORK WITH THE FINANCES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[7. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

I UNDERSTAND FROM THE CITY CLERK THAT WE DO COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE READ IN THE RECORD OR ARE LOOKING TO SPEAK.

CITY CLERK, CAN YOU TAKE IT AWAY?

>> YES, MAYOR.

I HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD SPEAK VIA ZOOM.

I HAVE VANESSA -- >> MAYOR MILLER: NON-AGENDA ITEMS?

>> GENERAL COMMENTS.

>> MAYOR MILLER: EVERYBODY WILL BE HE MINUTES.

WE'LL SET A TIMER WHEN YOU START YOUR PRESENTATION.

YOU HAVE A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

>> I HAVE VANESSA RIVERA.

>> I'M VANESSA.

MY COMMENT IS REGARDING THE DISCUSSION FROM THE NOVEMBER 4 MEETING ABOUT THE NEW CDBG FUNDS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WHO WITH THE UTILITY BILLS.

THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN LAID OFF OR BECAUSE THEY NEED TO STAY HOME WITH THE CHILDREN WHO ARE DISTANCE LEARNING.

EVERYONE IF PEOPLE GET REGULARLY TESTED FOR AND THE BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS START OPENING UP AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WORK AGAIN, THEY STILL WILL HAVE MONTHS OF THE PAST DUE ACCUMULATED FROM WHEN THEY WEREN'T WORKING.

MANY RESIDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE THE STIMUL IN THE SPRING.

THEY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND MANY HAD TO CHOOSE PAYING FOR A PROOF OR UTILITIES AND -- FOR A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD OR UTILITIES AND THEY CHOSE FORMER.

THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS THAT RESIDENTS A STRUGGLING.

I WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO GIVE BACK THE M COMMUNITY IF FORM OF THE UTILITY RELIEF.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

>> NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ERIC LIMAS.

>> PUBLIC SPEAKER: HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

THIS ERIC LIMAS NADERILL.

IN THE PAST I TRIED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES.

MOST RECENTLY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE C.A.R.E.S.

CITY FUNDING TO UTILITY AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS MENTIONED FROM THE PREVIOUS CALLER.

SOME OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO HELP PROGRESS SOLUTIONS HIT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.

YET SOME MEMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE.

I'M NOT HERE TO SHAME BUT CALL IT AS IT IS PUBLIC RECORD.

IT WASN'T AN ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO AND I QUOTE "WAIT ON THE COUNTY.

WE ULTIMATELY SAW YOUR RESULT THAT WAS P LIVES OF WORKING CLASS IN THE INDIO AT RISK.

WE CAN ACTUALLY SAY THAT YOUR ACTIONS DO ECONOMICALLY SUPPORT THE WORKING CLASS THROUGH THE CITY INITIATIVE TO RESULT I THE HIGH COVID RATE IN INDIO.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY MOVING FORWARD.

OUR COMMUNITY DOES NEED TO HEAL FROM THE PA DECISIONS.

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WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE PAST BUT C FORWARD WORKING TOGETHER.

SO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS BEFORE, I' THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER ME AND THE WORK I COLLECTIVELY IN THE CITY OF INDIO.

I'M A RESIDENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH MEMBER AND ADVOCATE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IMPACTS THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE CITY OF INDIO.

I HAVE GAINED POLITICAL MOMENTUM TO THE TUN 4,000 VOTERS IN THE LAST ELECTION.

MY AIM IS TO LET YOU KNOW THE GRASSROOT E POLITICAL EQUITY THROUGH ME AND IT WILL KEEP GROWING.

MOVING FORWARD I'M ASKING MY COLLECTIVE VOICE BE TAKEN TO CONSIDERATION BY EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WHEN I DIRECTLY OUTREACH TO YOU AND NOT BE IGNORED.

WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK ON TO ENSURE THA REFLECTS THE STRONG VALLEYS FOR THE WORKING CLASS.

RESIDENT OF INDIO I WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE HOUSING UPDATE ELEMENT PROJECT COMING UP.

EACH GOVERNMENT MUST UPDATE THE HOUSING ELEMENT IN THE GENERAL PLAN TO SHOW NECESSARY UPDATE TO COMMUNITY HOUSING NEED.

>> ONE MINUTE.

>> CODE 5583.

IT'S A US OHING ELEMENT LAW THAT PUTS THE P PARTICIPATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER WHEN HOUSING DRAFT TIME.

I WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ICLS T PROPER AND VALIDATED INFORMATION PRESENTED COUNCIL IN THIS PROJECT.

SO, THAT IS REALLY ALL THE BEST.

SIDE NOTE I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK EVERYBODY DURING THE PAST ELECTION PROCESS.

AND JUST RUNNING A CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND ENSURING THAT ULTIMATELY OUR VOICES ARE GROWING STRONGER AND WHETHER WE ARE PUSHED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WE'LL CONTINUE TO COMPLETELY BRING ANYBODY, EVERYBODY COLLECTI TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

CITY CLERK, ANYBODY ELSE? ANYTHING NEED TO BE READ IN RECORD?

>> I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT RYIA E-MAIL FROM EVERA.

CONSECUTIVE WEEKEND NUMBER 2847370 MONTECA COURT RENTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS NEXT DOOR TO ME.

WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS IT MAKES LIVING NEX UNLIVABLE.

THE PARTY STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT.

BUT THAT IS TUNEUP FOR THE MARATHON ON SATURDAY.

RENTERS SPEND NO LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS IN TH 20 FEET FROM MY LIVING ROOM.

THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO IN COVID BUT THEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS -- THEY NEVER LEAVE OR GO INSIDE.

IT'S NOT THAT THEY ARE VERY LOUD PARTIES WI PEOPLE.

IT JUST NEVER ENDS.

5:00TO 10:00 P.M.

ON FRIDAY AND 10:00 A.M.

TO 10:00 P.M.

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY REPEAT ON SATURDAY MAKE AT IT THREE-DAY WEEKEND.

ALL C.V.

RESIDENTS LOOK FORWARD THE COOLER WEATHER.

THE CONSTANT PARTY NEXT DOOR IS A CONSTANT STRESS.

MY WIFE AND I WISH THAT EVERY WEEKEND WE ONE WEEKEND TO OPEN THE WINDOWS, MATCH A FAMILY OR TAKE A NAP.

FOR SEVEN MONTHS NOW THE WISH HAS NEVER BEEN GRANTED.

CALLS TO I.P.D.

CHANGE NOTHING.

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT FROM AN OUTSIDER'S VIEW THAT IS SIX TO TEN PEOPLE HAVING LOUD FUN AT 4:00 P.M.

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL, RIGHT? IF THERE WAS A BREAK NOW AND THEN MAYBE IT WOULDN'T BE.

ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT OF THE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE STVR AND THE TAX REVENUE IT CREATES FOR THE CITY WE HAVE BUT TO CONSIDER MOVING THE FAMILY FROM THE HOME OF 16 YEARS.

I UNDERSTOOD THAT INDIO IS IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING THE CURRENT ORDINANCE.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHAT I CONSIDER A DISTURBANCE IS NOT AGAINST THE ORDINANCE.

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE LOUD MUSIC EVER IS ON THE TABLE.

SCREAMING AND SHOUTING PROFANITY FOR HOURS A IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE.

PLEASE ADDRESS THE STATUS OF THE NEW ORDINA NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I CAN'T FIND IT ON THE WEBSITE.

CAN YOU FORWARD ME THE MINUTES WHEN IT WA ADDRESSED.

IN THE END I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MOVE IF NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN BE OCCUPIED.

IT'S TOO MUCH TO BEAR.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

MARIO.

THAT IS ALL FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ALL FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

NO ONE ELSE? OKAY.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MOVE TO CONSENT ITEMS A-E.

ANY MEMBERS WANT TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA?

>> I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM 8D.

>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.

>> THIS E-MAIL CAME FROM MAGGIE HAMILTON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE IS FOR A.D.

I HAVE E-MAILED ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AB TERRIBLE CONDITION OF VAN BUREN STREET BETWEEN INDIO BOULEVARD AND 48TH.

I HAVE CONTACTED GREG RODRIGUEZ FROM THE SUPERVISOR PEREZ'S OFFICE TO ALERT HIM ON THE OF VAN BUREN STREET.

ONYX PAVING COMPANY BE REPAVING VAN BUREN STREET? THAT IS THE COMMENT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: MR. WASSIL, ANY COMMENTS ON THAT TO BRING UP?

[8. CONSENT CALENDAR]

PART OF THAT IS COUNTY AND PART OF IT IS OURS.

>> TIMOTHY: WELL, SPECIFICALLY TO HER QUESTION, TO MS. HAMILTON'S QUESTION IS THE CONTRACT IS BY IWA.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY PAVING ON VAN BUREN.

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SO THAT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY I.W.A.

BUT SPECIFICALLY TO HER REQUEST, WE DID, WE TAKE AN LOOK AT VAN BUREN.

WE ARE PAINFULLY AWARE OF THE CONDITION OF VAN BUREN.

I REPLIED BACK TO HER E-MAIL.

AND I INFORMED HER THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WIL PARTICULAR SEGMENT OF THE ROAD IN TO CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

DEPENDING ON FUNDING.

SO, THE ROAD IS SHARED BETWEEN THREE ENTI OURSELVES ON THE WEST SIDE.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING FROM 48 TO INDIO BOULEVARD THAT WILL BE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE.

THEN ON THE EAST SIDE, WHICH WILL BE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE PORTION OF IT WITHIN THE COUNTY.

ANOTHER SMALL SECTION IN FRONT OF THE COA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION IS WITHIN OUR CITY.

WITH A SMALL PORTION IN FRONT OF A VACANT LOT.

THE SECTION IN FRONT OF THE TRIBE IS RE SHAPE.

WE HAVE BEEN FIXING THAT FOR A LONG TOMB.

JUST FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUTERS.

THE ROAD SAFE TO TRAVEL.

IT'S NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION.

I HAVE DRIVEN IT MYSELF.

RECENTLY.

I HAVE TRAVELED BOTH SIDES.

YES, IT IS BUMPY IF YOU ARE GOING FROM 48 TO INDIO BOULEVARD.

BUT IT IS SAFE.

IT WILL BE CONSIDERED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET DEPENDING ON FUNDING.

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH ENTITIES INCLUDING THE TRIBE.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH TRIBE IT IS?

>> TIMOTHY: I BELIEVE IT'S CABAZON TRIBE.

THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US ON THAT IF WE HAVE A PROJECT TO WORK WITH THEM ON IT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU, MR. WASSIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

ANYTHING ELSE, CITY CLERK? COMMENTS FOR CONSENT?

>> NOT FOR CONSENT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: CONSENT CALENDAR?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

>> MR. FERMON: I'M SECOND.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.

>> YES.

COUNCILMEMBER LUPE RAMOS AMITH?

>> COUNCILMEMBER RAMOS AMITH?

>> CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF, COUNCILMEMBER.

>> MAYOR MILLER: SHE MIGHT NOT BE THERE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: COUNCILMEMBER FERMON?

>> MR. FERMON: AYE.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: AYE.

>> GLENN MILLER? AYE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: AYE.

[9.a. Discussion and direction on the format of receiving public comments during meetings of the various legislative bodies in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (Roxanne Diaz, City Attorney) Recommendation: Provide direction]

>> MAYOR MILLER: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS AND DIRECT ON THE MOR RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING MEETINGS VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20.

MS. DIAZ YOU ARE HANDLING THIS?

>> ROXANNE: I AM.

>> I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> ROXANNE: AFTER MY REPORT.

THIS PERTAINS TO THE FORMAT OF HOW THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE LEGISLAT MEETINGS OF EITHER THE COUNCIL OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONS WE HAVE.

WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING FORWARD OPTIONS IN THE CHANGE OF FORMAT TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS MEETING AND PROVIDE ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND TRANSPARENCY.

I WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE DO CURRENTLY NOW.

WITH RESPECT TO COMMENTS BUT PROVIDE THIS IN A VACUUM WE HAVE NOW BEEN AT THIS UNFORTUNATELY MONTHS.

GIVEN THE SURGE THAT WE ARE SEEING I SUSPECT THAT WE WILL BE DOING MEETINGS IN THIS FORMAT FOR SOME TIME.

AT LEAST THROUGH THE WINTER AND POSSIBLY SPRING.

AS STAFF WE HAVE GONE A LONG WAY SINCE THE MEETING.

WHERE WE PROBABLY WERE -- I DON'T THINK IT WASN'T EVEN ZOOM WHERE WE MAY HAVE STARTED TEN MINUTES LATE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET EVERYBODY ON.

WE LEARNED A LOT.

WE FIGURED OUT WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK.

IT'S STILL A PROCESS AS IT IS WITH ALL OF THE THINGS WE DO ELECTRONICALLY.

AS WE TRANSFORM TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT.

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CURRENTLY PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE COLLECT PUBLIC COMMENTS IN TWO WAYS.

FIRST WE COLLECT THEM BY E-MAIL.

THOSE COMMENTS ARE SENT TO A SPECIFIC EMAUL ADDRESS.

THEY ARE SENT AT ANY TIME IN THE MEETING.

PRIOR THE MEETING, DURING THE MEETING.

THEY ARE READ IN THE RECORD.

WE ALSO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS BY TELEPHONE.

IF YOU HAVE NOTICED AND HOPEFULLY THE AUDIENCE AND THE PUBLIC NOTICED WE NOW HAVE, WE ARE NOW USING THE ZOOM WEBINAR FORMAT.

IT'S A MUCH MORE I THINK PROFESSIONAL LOOK, SEAMLESS LOOK.

I THINK IT HAS UPGRADED THE LOOK AND THE FEE MEETINGS ELECTRONICALLY SINCE WE HAVE BEEN ON IT.

PREVIOUSLY WE COLLECTED.

WE STILL DO PHONE NUMBERS BY HAVING THE REQUESTOR SEND THE CLERK AN E-MAIL TO US WITH THE PHONE NUMBER.

WE CALL THEM NOW WITH THE ZOOM WEBINAR AND LINK.

AND IF THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE MATCHES IN TERMS OF THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ZOOM BOMBING AND THE OTHER THINGS THEN THE PERSON IS LET IN THE MEETING AS AN ATTENDEE.

ALL OF US ON THE DAIS ARE PANELISTS A COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE STAFF.

THIS COMMENT PROVIDED LIVE.

THEY EITHER CAN PUT THEIR VIDEO ON OR CHOOSE NOT TO.

AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS THE PROCESS IS NOT ALW SMOOTH.

WE JUGGLE E-MAILS THAT COME IN BEFORE AND THROUGHOUT THE MEETING.

THIS DOES DISRUPT THE FLOW OF THE MEETING.

THE CLERK AND MYSELF, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING UP HERE WHEN YOU SEE US ON E-MAIL OR ON THE PHONE.

WE ARE JUGGLING VARIOUS DEVICES TO MAKE SU ARE, YOU KNOW, COORDINATING ALL THE E-MAILS THAT COME IN.

WE HAVE MISSED E-MAILS.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GO BACK.

SOMETIMES THE ITEM WAS ALREADY VOTED ON.

THERE HAVE BEEN DELAYS IN THE MEETING AS LOCATE E-MAIL OR CALLS THOSE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE BY PHONE.

SO NOW THAT WE ARE LEARNING TO ADAPT WE SWITCHED TO THE NEW FORMAT.

WE ARE FIGURING OUT WHAT WORKED OR HASN'T TERMS OF THE FORMAT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE REVIEWED OTHER CITIES HANDLE PUBLIC COMM SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH THE EIGHT MONTHS IS THAT CITIES HAVE MOVED TOWARD HAVING DEADLINE ON RECEIPT OF THE E-MAIL COMMENTS.

THE COMMENTS THEN ARE DISTRIBUTE LEGISLATIVE BODY.

THEY ARE POSTED NOT ALWAYS BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO IN THE PRACTICE OF POSTING ALL THE COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE.

OR THAT PARTICULAR CITY WILL MAKE COMMENTS PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

SO THEY ARE PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

THEY ARE NOT READ IN THE MEETING.

INSTEAD THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE AS PART OF AGENDA PACKET.

SOME TIME FRAME OF THE DEADLINES HAVE BEEN 2 DAY OF THE MEETING OR 12:00 THE DAY OF THE MEETING.

THERE IS SOME DISCRETION THERE.

IT ALLOWS THE CITY CLERK TO COLLECT ALL OF THE E-MAIL COMMENTS.

TO PROVIDE THEM AND POST THEM ON THE WEBSITE.

TO FORWARD THEM TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY MEMBERS.

ORAL COMMENTS ARE BEING TAKEN JUST AS WE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FORMS. WHETHER IT'S ZOOM WEBINAR FORMAT, WHETHER IT'S THE REGULAR ZOOM, OR TELEPHONICALLY.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT E-MAIL COMMENTS BE ACCEPTED BUT THAT WE SET A DEADLINE TO ALLOW THE CITY CLERK TO THE WORK SHE NEEDS TO DO TO ASSEMBLE COMMENTS, TO DISTRIBUTE THEM OR POST THEM ON WEBSITE AND THEY NOT BE READ.

ORAL COMMENTS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED AS PART OF THE ZOOM WEBINAR PLATFORM WHICH WE THINK HAS BEEN WORKING WELL.

THE LOOK AND THE FEEL HAS BEEN MUCH SMOOTHER.

UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MEANS FOR THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE MEETINGS.

WE DO LIVE STREAM AND FACEBOOK LIVE, I BELIEVE.

BUT LIVE STREAM IS THE PRIMARY MODULE.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BODY TELEPHONICALLY OR OTHERWISE ELECTRONICALLY AND THE RECOMMENDATION DOES THAT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BEFORE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, TWO.

WHICH I WILL SAY WE ONLY HAD ONE PREVIOUSLY AND SO WHILE THIS WAS GOING ANOTHER ONE CAME THROUGH.

I'LL HAVE THE CLERK READ THOSE.

>> THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.

I HAVE TWO E-MAILS TO READ.

FIRST E-MAIL IS FROM KAREN BORJA.

HELLO, CITY COUNCIL.

I WISH I COULD JOIN YOU TONIGHT BUT WORK P ME FROM GIVEN THE COMMENT LIVE.

I'M MILES AVENUE RESIDENT ASKING YOU TO VOT THE -- HOLD ON.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

[01:20:03]

I APOLOGIZE.

I WAS READING THE WRONG ONE.

OKAY.

THIS IS FOR ITEM NUMBER 9A FROM KAREN BORJA.

I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY HAVE WORKED TO ENSURE MY COMMENTS ARE READ DUR MEETINGS.

I'M NOT ABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO EITHER CITY SCHEDULE OR MY FULL-TIME JOB.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOU DO NOT CONSID RECOMMENDATIONS.

IN THE CITY OF 80,000 PLUS WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS RECEIVING AND READING IN TO THE RECORD FOUR OR FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS MEETING SHOULD NOT BE CUMBERSOME.

IF YOU END UP CONSIDERING THE STAFF RECO THEN I REQUEST YOU CLOSE COMMENTING AFTER 2:00 P.M.

I KNOW I HAVE SPENT MY OWN LUNCHTIMES WRITING UP MY COMMENTS FOR A MEETING I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

THANK YOU.

KAREN.

THE NEXT COMMENT IS FROM VANESSA RIVERA.

GIVE ME ONE MINUTE.

I'M GOING THROUGH MY E-MAILS.

OKAY.

THIS E-MAIL FROM VANESSA.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ALSO SERVE APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION I VALUE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY'S VOICES TO BE HEARD AND CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING DECISION PUBLIC MEETINGS.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DEADLINES IN THE HOURS B SCHEDULED MEETING TIME FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS.

BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE BEING PART OF WRITTEN SUBMITTALS BECAUSE IT'S MOST ACCESSIBLE FOR WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL UNLESS THEY ARE READ OUT LOUD IN MEETING THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED AND END UP BEING UP TO THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW COMMENTS BEFOREHAND.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE OPTION TO ALLOW FOLKS TO REQUEST THAT THEIR COMMENTS BE READ OUT LOUD IN PUB LUCK COMMENT OR PROVIDED TO COUNC THE HOURS PRIOR TO MEETINGS FOR THE COMMITTED REVIEW.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THE DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN WE HEAR REPRESENTATIVES LIKE MANUEL PEREZ DISREGARD THE MORE THAN 300 VOICES THAT SPOKE UP THROUGH PETITIONS AND WRITTEN IN THE COMMENT AGAINST A DEVELOPMENT WHEN HE VOTED TO APPROVE IT AFTER STATING THAT HE DIDN'T H PUBLIC COMMENTS AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT.

WE NEED TO AVOID INSTANCES LIKE THIS TO LE COMMUNITY KNOW THE VOICES MATTER.

THANK YOU.

VENESSA BECERRA.

THAT IS ALL FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?

>> ROXANNE: THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.

WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

>> MAYOR MILLER: MR. SCOTT, ANYTHING? DISCUSSION? ANYONE? MR. ORTIZ? GO AHEAD.

>> MR. ORTIZ: I DO THINK THAT THE 2:00 P.M.

DEADLINE WOULD BE GIVE STAFF TIME TO GET ALL THE COMMENTS TOGETHER FOR THE MEETING.

AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF POSTING THE COMMEN WELL.

I ALSO THINK THAT READING THE COMMENTS OUT LOUD IN TO THE MEETING IS APPROPRIATE.

I COULD SEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE IF WE HAD WHELMING COMMENTS -- OVERWHELMING COMMENTS.

ONE TIME WE HAD 60 COMMENTS COME IN.

MAYBE WE HAVE A COMMITMENT.

IF WE HAVE SAY MORE THAN TEN COMMENTS ON ONE ITEM MAYBE A WAY TO RANDOMLY SELECT THE FIRST TEN COMMENTS TO READ IN THE RECORD AND THE WOULD BE POSTED ONLINE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I'LL TAKE THAT IN TO ACCOUNT.

WE'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY ANSWER EVERYTHING AT THE END.

GO AHEAD, MR. AMITH.

>> MS. AMITH: I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC POSTED ON FRIDAY.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, FIVE DAYS BEFOR MEETING.

SO YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS TO DECIDE IF YOU ARE ZOOM IN, CALL IN OR SEND IN AN AGENDA COMMENT VIA E-MAIL.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF ALLOWING STAFF TIME THE INFORMATION TO US IN A TIMELY FASHION.

TODAY YOU KNOW WE SAW IN THE EARLIER JOINT SESSION WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION WE DIDN'T GET THE INFORMATION UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE T MEETING.

THAT IS NOT HELPFUL WHEN YOU HAVE TO RUSH THROUGH THE INFORMATION.

SO I DO BELIEVE IT'S BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A CUTOFF.

2:00 SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME AFTER HAVING FIVE DAYS TO DECIDE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

NOW GIVEN THAT WE GIVE EVERYONE THREE MINUT COMMENT, I THINK A 30-MINUTE COMMENT PERIOD PUBLIC COMMENT IS LENGTHY.

CITY ATTORNEY ARE WE BOUND BY ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION TO KEEP IT OPEN INDEFER NETLY

[01:25:04]

OR CAN WE PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT?

>> ROXANNE: WE STARTED TO SET EARLIER AND IT HAS GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE TERMS OF A TIME FRAME.

TIME LIMIT.

THAT WAY WE ARE ABLE TO, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE GAME RULES ARE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT.

IN THE PAST WE HAVE NOT EXCEEDED THAT.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE EXCEEDED IT TOO MUCH.

TO GET TO YOUR POINT, MOST CITIES, SOME CITIES HAVE 30-MINUTE, 40-MINUTE TIMELINE AND THEN THEY TAKE COMMENTS AT THE END AGAIN.

THEY ARE FOR NOT ON THE AGENDA TO NOT DIS FLOW OF THE MEETING.

FRANKLY TO ALLOW THE CITY BUSINESS TO MOVE FORWARD WHICH IS PART OF AN IMPORTANT PART OF MEETING.

IT'S UP TO YOUR DISCRETION AND WE LEFT IT MAYOR DISCRETION TO HANDLE THAT.

>> WHEN I WAS MAYOR I HAD NON-AGENDA ITEMIZED PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END OF THE MEETING SO ALL OF THE COMMENTS WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE MEETING.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE ADDRESSING PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

FOR EXAMPLE IF WE GET 40, 50, 60 ARE WE ALL LEGALLY TO LIMIT IT? I THINK WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE WHERE WE S RECEIVED OF 0 PUBLIC COMMENTS.

30 ARE IN FAVOR AND 30 ARE AGAINST.

LEFT IT AT THAT.

>> ROXANNE: SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

I KNOW WE HAD SOMETHING CAME UP WHEN WE HAD A NUMBER OF THE COMMENTS LIKE 50 OR 60.

THEY WERE NOT ALL READ IN THE RECORD.

IF I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA WE NEED TO ALLOW THOSE.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE HAD AND AGAIN EVERY MAYOR HAS DONE IT DIFFERENTLY WHERE AT ONE POINT IN TIME IT WAS 30 MINUTE UP FRONT AN OF THE COMMENTS AT THE END.

WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS THEY ACCEPTED AND IT A NOTICE THAT GOES TO THE AND POSTED IN THE PAPER.

WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT BY WRITING AND THAT IS PART OF THE RECORD.

THAT SUBMITTAL IS THE COMMENT.

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LEGALLY READ.

IT'S MADE PART OF THE RECORD.

WHEN THAT PARTICULAR ITEM CAME UP, IT WAS HEARING ITEM.

SO NOT EVERY COMMENT NEEDED TO BE READ IN TO THE RECORD.

WE DID SUMMARIZE IT.

BUT IT WAS A NUANCED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AND JUST A GENERAL BROWN COMMENT ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA.

SO WITH PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR EXAMPLE WE SOMETIMES HAVE LENGTHY LETTERS THAT WILL BY DEVELOPERS AND OPPONENTS.

NOT ALL OF THOSE ARE READ IN THE RECORD.

AS ONE WOULD MAKE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE AGENDA.

THEY ARE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.

THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.

>> MS. AMITH: I HAVE SEEN THEM IN THE E.I.R.

REPORT SOMETIMES.

I WAS REFERRING MORE TO ON THE AGENDA NOT HEARING.

WE GET A LOT OF COMMENTS SOMETIMES ON CONSENT ITEMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. ARE WE BOUND TO ALLOWING ALL THE COMMENTS?

>> YES.

>> MS. AMITH: CAN WE SAY ONLY THREE COMMENTS OR FIVE COMMENTS ON EACH ITEM?

>> ROXANNE: NOW.

WE ARE BOUND TO ACCEPT ALL OF THEM.

I SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO ANSWER ALL THE QU THE END.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ ASKED ABOUT JUST PICKI ALONG THE SAME LINES TO PICK TEN COMMENTS IF WE HAD 50.

IF WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE FOR AN ITEM ON AND READ ALL THE COMMENTS, PUTTING ASIDE HEARING AGENDA ITEMS, THEN WE CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO READ ALL OF THEM.

SO UNTIL THAT ITEM IS DONE.

>> MS. AMITH: OKAY.

MY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED.

>> MAYOR MILLER: MR. FERMON, ANYTHING?

>> MR. FERMON: YES.

SOME OF MY CONCERNS ARE ANSWERED.

YOU WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER AMITH AND ORTIZ COMMENTS ABOUT TIME.

WHERE WE CAN RECEIVE E-MAIL.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE CAN RECEIVE E-MAIL.

I WANT TO THANK THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR JUGGLING ALL THE TASKS AT ONE TIME.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT CAN BE QUITE DIFFICULT.

AS COUNCILMEMBER AMITH ALREADY MENTIONED.

SOMETIMES WE GET COMMENTS RIGHT BEFORE A MEETING.

IT IS HARD TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS MEETING.

NONETHELESS, I WANT TO ADD THAT MY TWO YEA COUNCIL BOTH MAYORS MAKE AN EFFORT TO GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TIME LIMITS AND TRY TO AMOUNT OF THE FOLKS THAT WE DO READ COMMENTS ON OR PHONE CALLS IN THE COUN MEETINGS BECAUSE WE LIKE TO

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GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR HAVE CONCERNS HEARD.

FURTHER MORE WE DO GET E-MAILS OF THE COM ARE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL.

WE DO READ THOSE.

I LIKE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT.

I READ EVERY SINGLE E-MAIL THAT I GET.

EVERYONE IF I DON'T ANSWER ALL OF THEM.

ONE THING I WANT TO ASK IF MAYBE THIS IS POSSIBLE.

I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER WILL CRINGE ON THIS.

BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER ENOUGH TASKS ALREA THE STAFF.

MAYBE THIS IS FOR ROXANNE ANSWER.

IS THERE A WAY OR VIOLATION OF ANY BROWN ACT IF WE HAD ON THE WEBSITE WHERE FOLKS COULD LOG IN, LOG IN THE INFORMATION, THEIR NAM CONTACT INFORMATION AND ADDRESS AND BOX BELOW WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE CHARACTERS TO HAVE THE INPUT THE COMMENTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

RATHER THAN HAVING THE CLERK GET 100 E-MAILS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THAT IS A QUESTION.

I AM IN FAVOR OF THE TIME 2:00 THE CUTOFF PERIOD.

FIVE DAYS IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET YOUR COMMENTS IN.

OR GET READY FOR A PHONE CALL.

THAT IS THE QUESTION ID A ON THE WEBSITE TH POSSIBLE -- QUESTION I HAD ON THE WEBSITE THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE'LL ANSWER ALL THE QU AT THE END.

MAYOR PRO TEM?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: OKAY.

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE'LL DO IT AT THE END.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: EVERYBODY MAKING VALID POINTS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WANT TO HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING.

THE 2:00 CUTOFF ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE E-MAILS AND SPEND SOME TIME THOUGHTFULLY READING THEM.

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT.

I SUPPORT, TOO, THE TIME FRAME OF 30 MINUTES AND THEN PUTTING THE REST OF THE COMMUNITIES TOWARD THE BACK END.

WE NEED TO GET TO CITY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE TO BE HEARD.

2:00 CUTOFF.

FOR THOSE CALLING IN LEAVE THE THREE-MINU PERIOD FOR 30 MINUTES.

IF THERE IS ANY BEYOND THAT, WE CAN ADD IT TO THE END OF THE AGENDA.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THAT'S IT?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: THAT IS IT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I AGREE WITH THE 2:00 CUTOFF.

IT'S DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE RU MEETING UNDER THE COVID TO TRY TO SEE WHAT THE COMMENTS ARE.

THE CITY CLERK TRYING TO MAKE SURE AND P THINGS IN.

WE HAVE HAD TO GO BACKWARDS.

MR. FERMON ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHY WE ARE GOING BACKWARD BECAUSE WE MISSED AN E-MAIL OR COMMENT.

SO THIS GIVES US A CLEAN BREAK FROM IT.

IF THEY CALL IT'S A DIFFERENT BALLGAME.

WE CAN DO IT.

I'M IN FAVOR OF THE 2:00 CUTOFF.

THE REASON I ALLOW THE COMMENTS NEGATIVE O POSITIVE AT THE START OF THE MEETING IS BECAUSE THE MEETINGS GO ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

PEOPLE FEEL IF WE PUT NEGATIVE STUFF OFF NON-AGENDA AT THE BACK BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SIT AROUND FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS SO THEY DON'T MAKE A COMMENT.

IF THEY HAVE AN ISSUE, SPEAK UP AND LET'S A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

THAT IS WHY I PUT THE MEETING UP AT THE START.

IF IT GOES OVER 30 MINUTES WE GO TO THE CITY BUSINESS.

THAT IS REASON I PUT IT UP FRONT NEGATIVE C AS IMPORTANT AS THE POSITIVE ONES.

WE CAN'T FIX SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG UNLESS WE HEAR IT.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BEING TRANSPARENT.

I HAVE GOTTEN COMMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE SAYING OKAY, WE ARE HERE IN THE MEETING.

YOU ARE NOT ALL ON THE SCREEN.

YOU SHUT YOUR CAMERA OFF OR YOU ARE GONE.

LIKE MYSELF AND MAYOR PRO TEM WE ARE HERE.

WE CAN'T LEAVE.

I CAN'T LEAVE THE MEETING.

IT WOULD BE UP TO THE MAYOR WHEN THEY DO IT.

BUT PEOPLE COMMENT THEY MIGHT NOT THINK Y PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.

I CAN'T GET UP FROM THE DAIS AND LEAVE IN T WITHOUT EVERYBODY KNOWING I'M GONE.

I CAN SHUT MY CAMERA OFF.

PEOPLE, REMEMBER, THIS IS LIKE A MEETING IF ALL HERE.

PEOPLE THINK WE ARE THERE.

IF THEY DON'T SEE YOUR PICTURE THEY DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION OR LISTENING TO THEM.

TAKE IT IN TO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU ARE DOING THIS.

THE PEOPLE ONLY SEE WHAT THEY SEE.

THEY SEE MR. ORTIZ OR MYSELF OR SOMEBODY ELSE OFF OR ROB ROCKWELL.

THEY ARE THINKING THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

THEY DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE THERE.

THEY MIGHT HAVE JUST JUMPED ON AND HAVEN'T SEEN YOU.

COMMON THOUGHTS MAYBE PEOPLE SEE WHAT THEY ARE SEEING.

ALL FIVE COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD BE ON.

IF THEY GET OFF, SAY I HAVE TO GET OFF FOR FIVE SECOND.

EXCUSE ME FOR FIVE SECONDS WHILE I DO THIS A LIKE THAT.

I HAVE A DISTINCT FEELING WE ARE DOING THIS TIME.

>> ROXANNE: IF I GET -- THANK YOU.

GET BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER FERMON'S QUESTION ABOUT THE SUBMITTAL OF THE COMMENTS ON

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THE WEBSITE.

SOME CITIES HAVE THAT ABILITY.

IT'S A PROGRAM THEY BUY.

I FORGET WHAT THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IS BUT I KNOW THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH HAS SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM WHERE SOMEBODY ESSENTIA WHAT YOU SAID.

FILLS IN THE BLANKS.

SUBMITS A COMMENT.

THEN THE CITY CLERK THERE WILL NOTE FOR T THAT AN E-MAIL COMMENT.

THEY DISTINGUISH THAT WAS RECEIVED ON ITEM ONE.

IT DOESN'T STATE THE COMMENT.

IT JUST LISTS THAT COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

SO, THERE IS AN ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THE VALUE OF THAT I'M NOT SURE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MINUTES IT JUST SAYS THAT A COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.

IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT THE COMMENT WAS.

I'M SURE THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE MANAGER HAS ANY THOUGHT ON THAT.

>> MARK: QUICKLY, I HAVE WORKED IN CITIES THAT DID HAVE THAT CAPACITY.

I THINK IT'S FINE.

WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, THOUGH, IS THAT IT IN A WAY THAT AS YOU PUT THEM ON IT CANNOT BE THE PUBLIC.

BECAUSE IT WILL TURN IN TO NEXT DOOR.

YOU'LL GET MORE COMMENTS THAN YOU COULD READ.

THIS GUYS IS GOING TO RESPOND TO WHAT THAT SAID AND YOU START HAVING ALL THE SQUABBLES ONLINE.

SO WHAT THE PROGRAM ROXANNE IS TALKING ABOUT WILL DO, THEY WILL RECORD COMMENTS AND THEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

YOU CAN PRINT THEM OR POST THEM AT THAT POINT.

BUT I WOULDN'T DO IT AS YOU GO.

>> MR. FERMON: I WASN'T REFERRING TO ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO.

THAT IT WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE CLERK.

THEN THE CLERK EITHER COULD DISBURSE IT HOW THEY SEE FIT.

NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA THING.

OH, NO.

>> MS. AMITH: DID WE RESOLVE THE QUESTION WHETHER WE WERE READING THEM VERBATIM OR NOT?

>> ROXANNE: NO.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE LIST NEXT AFTER I AN QUESTIONS.

FOLLOWUP ON MR. FERMON'S QUESTION WAS TYPICALLY THAT THAT TYPE OF RECEIPT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS ANCILLARY TO HOW THEY RECEIVE.

EXTRA ON TOP.

ANOTHER MEANS.

NOT A LOT OF CITIES DO IT AS THE MAIN MEAN TIME OF COVID.

DONE MORE TRADITIONALLY; SUCH AS, SENDIN COMMENT TO E-MAIL ADDRESS, COLLECTING THEM AND POSTING THEM.

THE OTHER METHODOLOGY THROUGHOUT WHATEVER S PROGRAM IS JUST SOMETHING ON TOP OF IT.

I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AS WELL.

>> MR. FERMON: THANK YOU.

>> ROXANNE: WHAT I HAVE HEARD EVERYONE S ACCEPTABLE TO A CUTOFF OF 2:00 P.M.

FOR SETTING RECEIVE OF E-MAIL COMMENTS.

I ALSO HEARD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE ACCEPTABLE TO HAVING THE CLERKCO LATE THOSE, COLLECT THOSE, PUT ON THE WEBSITE TO BE MADE PAR OF THE RECORD.

WHAT I DON'T HAVE A FEEL FOR IS DO WE STIL CONTINUE TO READ E-MAIL COMMENTS THAT COME THROUGH.

THIS IS NOT PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT IS ITEMS NOT -- F ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

MR. MAYOR, THAT IS WHERE I DON'T HAVE A GAU THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO GO.

>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.

WHAT IS THE THOUGHT?

>> MS. AMITH: IF WE HAVE A 30-MINUTE LIMIT -- >> MAYOR MILLER: I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

>> MS. AMITH: THEN YOU CAN ONLY READ TEN COMMENTS.

YOU CAN JUST SUMMARIZE THE REST SAYING WE STILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 20.

10 ARE FOR AND 10 ARE AGAINST.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, NOW I FORGOT.

OH, WELL.

I'LL ASK IN A MINUTE.

>> ROXANNE: THE SUMMARY PART.

WE HAVE LEFT THAT 30 MINUTES I SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THAT AS WELL.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A FORMAL POLICY.

IT'S BEEN UP TO REALLY IT'S CAME ABOUT NATURALLY I THINK WITH EACH DIFFERENT MAYOR IN TERMS OF HOW THEY FORMAT THE AGENDA.

SO WE HAVE HAD THE 30 MINUTE, COMMENTS AT THE END.

WE HAVE HAD NO TIME LIMIT.

WE ARE HAPPY AS STAFF TO DO WHATEVER T DESIRES.

IF WE DO 30 MINUTES OF NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS UP FRONT, THEN WE WOULD NEED, WE WOULD TAKE THE REST OF COMMENTS AT THE E THE MEETING.

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WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE THEM.

IF WE READ THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF COMMENTS LOUD THE E-MAILS WE WOULD STILL NEED TO DO THE SAME FORMAT AT THE END.

I DO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT ONLY TAKING MINIMUM OR A MAX NUMBER OF COMMENTS.

READ THEM AND THEN NOT READ THE REST.

ONE CAN SAY THAT STAFF FIGURED OUT WHICH LOOKED AND DIDN'T LIKE IT'S TOO MUCH GOES IN THE ISSUE OF SPEECH.

HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I SAY THAT THE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE I THINK WE GO WITH THE 30-MINUTE LIMIT.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WE PUT IT AT THE END THAT ARE SPOKEN.

EVERYTHING ELSE SENT TO US AND WRITTEN PUT IN RECORD AS IS WITH NO READING OF THEM.

IF SOMEBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE ON, THEY C TALK.

THAT'S HOW I SEE IT.

>> MS. AMITH: WAIT A MINUTE.

FIRST, I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE DON'T EXPE CITY CLERK TO CREATE THAT MATRIX SUMMARIZING E-MAILS.

THAT IS A LOT OF WORK.

BUT SO FOR EXAMPLE IF WE HAVE FIVE PEOPL UNDER NON-AGENDAIZED -- OR -- YEAH, NON-AGENDAIZED ITEM AND THEY WANT TO ZOOM OR THROUGH THE PHONE, AND THEY TAKE UP THE MINUTES, DOES THAT MEAN THAT -- YEAH.

IT DOES MEAN THAT ALL THE OTHERS GO TO THE E LINE AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

>> ROXANNE: CORRECT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: WE ARE GIVING THEM A THR LIMIT.

THEY CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THREE MINUTES.

IF THERE IS MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE -- >> MS. AMITH: RIGHT.

IF WE HAVE TEN PEOPLE CALL IN AND ZOOM, ALL THE E-MAIL ONE GO AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO CLARIFY WITH THE GOVERNOR APPROVED FOR TO US BE VIA ZOOM IT DIDN'T REQUIRE FOR TO US BE VIDEO.

IT JUST REQUIRED US TO PARTICIPATE, RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE TO SHOW OUR FACES.

>> MAYOR MILLER: I DIDN'T SAY YOU HAD TO.

I JUST SAY WHEN PEOPLE -- >> MS. AMITH: BUT YOU MADE A POINT OF IT.

SO NOW THE PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR ORDER SAYS.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THAT IS RIGHT.

>> MR. ORTIZ: THE WAY YOU ARE SAYING IT IF THEY CALL IN, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.

BUT IF THEY E-MAIL IN THEN THEY WOULD NOT THE COUNCIL.

THOSE WOULD ALL BE POSTED ONLINE.

>> YES.

>> MR. ORTIZ: IS THERE A WAY WHERE THEY COULD LEAVE A MESSAGE IF THEY WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, THEY COULD LEAVE A VOICE ME AND THAT WOULD GET PLAYED TO THE COUNCIL? I'M WORRIED SOME PEOPLE WANT IT READ TO THE COUNCIL BUT THEY MIGHT BE WORKING AT 5:00.

THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

>> ROXANNE: THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS IS REPLICATE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN A LIVE MEETING WHEN WE HAD PEOPLE COME IN THE COUNCIL.

WHICH IS IF YOU HAD SOMEBODY FRANKLY THE REGULAR WAY WHEN WE HAD OPEN AND PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH THE DOORS THAT ARE OPEN BEFORE TH PEOPLE WOULD COME TO THE PODIUM AND SAY COMMENT AND YOU SEE A BODY, YOU SEE A PERSON.

SO THE VIDEO OR THE LIVE VOICE IS WHAT WE TO REPLICATE.

BECAUSE THE ORDER SAYS WE CAN PROVIDE TELEPHONICALLY OR OTHERWISE ELECTRONICALLY THAT WAS INTERPRETED TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT COMMENTS.

SO REALLY THE PRIMARY FORM OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE ZOOM ENVIRONMENT IS VIA THE ZOOM FORMAT AND THE TELEPHONE OR THE VIDEO.

THEN THE SECONDARY FORMAT IS THE E-MAILS.

SO IF WE HAD TEN CALLERS, 30 MINUTES, THEN IF WE SET A TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES THEN THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD TAKE OVER, THE ORAL COMM WOULD EAT UP THE TIME.

THEN WE WOULD GO TO THE END AND DEPENDING COUNCIL WANTED TO DO EITHER READ THOSE COMMENTS THAT WERE SENT BY E-MAIL O THAT THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTED AND YOU HAVE ALREADY READ THEM BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER BEFORE THE MEETING AS PART OF T AGENDA PREP.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE.

COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ THE SUGGESTION SOMEONE CAN VOICE MAIL YOU.

THAT IS REALLY NOT, IT DOESN'T GO TO THE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE HERE SOMEONE COMING TO A LIVE MEETING AND PROVIDING COMMENT.

SO THAT WOULD BE NORMALLY PEOPLE WOULD CALL AND LEAVE A VOICE MAIL FOR YOU AND TELL THOUGHTS.

YOU WOULD BRING THAT YOURSELF IN TO THE MEETING.

SO THAT IS THE GOAL OF ALL OF THIS TO REPLICATE WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE BEFORE MARCH OF 2020.

>> MR. ORTIZ: SO THEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING WHEN YOU ARE GETTING TO THE EMAILS IS

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THAT DECIDED ON A MEETING BY MEETING BASIS WHE WANT TO READ THOSE COMMENTS?

>> ROXANNE: NO.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE IS SO THAT WE CA DISCUSSION, NOT ABOUT THE ORAL COMMENTS BUT E-MAIL COMMENTS.

MEANING DO WE COLLECT THEM AND WE RECOMMEN PROVIDE THEM TO THE COUNCIL, POST THEM ON THE NOT READ THEM AS PART OF THE 30 MINUTES OR PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

INCLUDING COMMENTS THAT ARE ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AS WELL.

THEY WILL BE NOTED FOR THE RECORD.

WE DO NOT READ THEM AT ALL.

OR DO YOU STILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO READ EV SINGLE COMMENT IN ADDITION TO LIVE COMMENT WE GET TELEPHONE OR VIDEO?

>> MS. AMITH: I'M LEANING IN FAVOR OF NOT READING EVERY COMMENT.

THAT IS MY PERSONAL POSITION.

>> MR. FERMON: I LIKE TO PRIORITIZE THE LIVE CALLERS FIRST.

FOR INSTANCE WE MIGHT HAVE A COUNCIL MEE YESTERDAY, SPECIAL MEETING WITH ONE ITEM.

SO WE MIGHT HAVE TEN CALLERS, THREE MINU 30 MINUTES.

AND E-MAILS.

THE E-MAILS COULD BE PUT IN THE RECORD AND WE GET A COPY E-MAIL TO US OR HARD COPY FOR RECORD.

WE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLKS CALLING IN.

I ALSO WANT TO ADD IF WE CAN HAVE AT THE MAYOR OR THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION IF WE COULD CONTINUE VERBAL COMMENTS LIKE I SAID FOR INSTANCE WITH THE EXAMPLE.

SOMETIMES THERE IS ISSUES THAT FOLKS NEED TO BE HEARD.

WE WANT TO HEAR THEM.

SO, IT MIGHT BE ONE ITEM.

IT MIGHT BE ONE ITEM THAT DAY.

WE DON'T KNOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AT THE END IF TIME PERMITS FOR THE FURTHER COMMENT AT THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL DISCRETION.

>> ROXANNE: THAT WOULD BE AT THE END OF THE MEETING? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? WE HAVE 30 MINUTES AND THE END OF THE MEE CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS IF THERE ARE ANY OUT THERE?

>> MR. FERMON: CORRECT.

>> ROXANNE: JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT WOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THE LIVE CALLERS THAT CALL BY THE VIDEO OR PHONE BECAUSE WE'D HAVE A CUT OF ON 2:00 P.M.

ON THE E-MAILS.

>> MR. FERMON: CORRECT.

>> ROXANNE: I THINK I HEAR THAT YOU ARE OKAY WITH NOT READING EVERY E-MAIL.

>> MR. FERMON: CORRECT.

>> ROXANNE: OKAY.

THROW IT TO YOU GUYS.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THAT IS THE DIRECTION.

I AGREE.

I THINK WE SHOULDN'T READ THE E-MAILS.

I THINK WE SHOULD PUT IN THE RECORD AT 2:00 AND EVERY CALL SHOULD BE HEARD.

THIS IS MY THING.

30 MINUTES.

IF ANYBODY ELSE CALLS OR DURING THE MEETIN ABLE TO CALL AT THE END OF THE MEETING ANOTHER 30 MINUTES, MAXIMUM WHATEVER IT IS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS FOR PEOPLE TO CALL IN LATER.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: RIGHT.

>> MAYOR MILLER: DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED?

>> ROXANNE: CONSENSUS ON THE CUTOFF.

CONSENSUS ON NOT READING THE E-MAIL COMMENTS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFY THIS WOULD THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA INCLUDING FOR TONIGHT WE HAD A COUPLE OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM COMMENTS.

I KNOW THAT WE AS A PROFESSIONAL STAFF THERE QUESTIONS ON THE COMMENTS WE'LL MAKE SURE LIKE I TONIGHT.

I BOTH CLERK AND I FORWARDED TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS.

THEY KNEW WHAT THE QUESTIONS WERE IN ADVANCE.

I LET THE MAYOR KNOW THAT THERE IS A QUESTION.

WE COULD HAVE THE STAFF INCORPORATE THAT TO THE PRESENTATION.

30 MINUTES UP FRONT FOR THE NON-AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE'LL HAVE A BACK END OF 30 MINUTES OF THE END.

IN CASE THERE IS MORE.

I THINK THAT IS IT UNLESS YOU THINK I SKI ANYTHING.

>> MAYOR MILLER: GOOD.

>> ROXANNE: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?

>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

>> ROXANNE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS WILL BE FOR EVERY, ACROSS THE BOARD OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, THE ART COMMISSION, IT CAN'T BE A PICK AND CHOOSE POLICY.

IT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL LET THE OTHER CLERK AND SECRETARY KNOW.

>> MAYOR MILLER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED WORK.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK EVERYONE FOR COMMENTS.

I THINK IT WILL MAKE THE MEETINGS A LOT SMOOTHER AND EASIER AND CONSISTENT.

THAT IS GREAT.

MOVE TO ITEM 10, PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT R NO.

10183.

[10.a. A public hearing to adopt Resolution No. 10183 ordering the vacation of a portion of the north side of Avenue 44 right-of-way between Monroe Street and Fred Waring Drive (Timothy T. Wassil, Director of Public Works) Recommendation: Approve]

ORDERING VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE NOR AVENUE 44 RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN MONROE FRED WARING DRIVE.

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MR. WASSIL? THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE REQUES APPROVAL OF VACATING EXCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTHSIDE OF AVENUE 44.

BETWEEN FRED WARING DRIVE AND MONROE TREA BOULEVARD.

THE ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY RESULTED FROM THE REALIGNMENT OF FRED WARING DRIVE.

AS YOU CAN TELL IT'S A LOT WIDER THAN THE C AVENUE 44 SEGMENT THAT IS QUESTION TONIGHT.

THE VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY WILL BE INCORPORATE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTHSIDE WITH 44.

VACATION PROPERTY IS ACCORDANCE WITH THE S AND THE AWAYS CODE WHICH INCLUDED AMONG OTHER TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: ANY QUESTION OF STAFF B OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS?

>> NO COMMENTS MAYOR.

>> MAYOR MILLER: WITH THAT.

WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WHAT IS PLES SURE OF THE COUNCIL ON ITEM "A"? DISCUSSION? ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> MR. ORTIZ: FOR THIS ITEM I HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

NO ONE REALLY SUPPORTS, NOBODY THAT I TAL REALLY SUPPORTS ANOTHER GAS STATION BEING IN THIS AREA.

THERE IS A SINCLAIR AROUND THE CORNER.

THERE ARE SIX GAS STATIONS WITHIN A MILE RADIUS OF THIS PROJECT.

I THINK IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO ADD ANOTHER GAS STATION HERE.

I DON'T THINK IT IS NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS -- I AM NOT I ON THIS.

>> WE ARE NOT ON THAT ITEM.

>> MAYOR MILLER: IT'S PART OF IT.

IT'S NEXT TO WHERE THE THING IS.

SO YOU ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF ABANDONING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HERE, MR. ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: NO.

>> MAYOR MILLER: OKAY.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF SAYS WE AR TO NEED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIDEN AVENUE 44, RIGHT?

>> MAYOR MILLER: HE IS COMING BACK UP.

>> IT'S DETERMINED THAT THE EXCESS RIGHT RIGHT NOT NEEDED.

WHAT IS THERE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE P MOBILITY ELEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENT.

>> THANK YOU.

LOOKS LIKE IT GOES THROUGH THE ONE BUILDING.

THE RESTAURANT.

WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENT OR CONCERNS? IF NOT DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> MS. AMITH: I'M MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPTION NUMBER 10183 ORDERING VACATION OF PORTION OF NORTHSIDE OF AVENUE 44 RIGHT-OF BETWEEN MONROE STREET AND FRED WARING DRIVE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: FIRST BY COUNCILMEMBER AMITH.

SECOND?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: I'M SECOND.

>> MAYOR MILLER: SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES.

ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER RAMOS AMITH?

>> MS. AMITH: AYE.

>> MAYOR MILLER: COUNCILMEMBER OSCAR ORTIZ?

>> MR. ORTIZ: NO.

>> COULD BE FERMON -- COUNCILMEMB FERMON?

[10.b. A public hearing to adopt Resolution No. 10184 approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 37974 (TPM 20-09-405) to subdivide a 3.01 acre lot into three (3) parcels for commercial use (Chandi Plaza) located north of Fred Waring Drive and Avenue 44 and south of Indio Boulevard (APN: 610-280-024) and finding the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Section 15315 and 15332) (Kevin H. Snyder, Director of Community Development) Recommendation: Approve]

>> MAYOR MILLER: YOU'RE MUTED.

>> MR. FERMON: SORRY.

AYE.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM ELAINE HOLMES?

>> MAYOR PRO TEM HOLMES: AYE.

>> MAYOR MILLER?

>> MAYOR MILLER: AYE.

PASSES 4-1.

MOVE TO ITEM "B" PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT R 10184.

APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37974.

SUBDIVIDE 3.01 ACRE LOT TO THREE PARCELS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

CHANDI PLAZA NORTH OF FRED WARING DRIVE AND AVENUE 44.