May 19, 2021 City Council Joint Meeting

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BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE GETTING A LOT OF REPORTING AND I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS COMMISSIONER PRESENT.

YOUR ARTICLES AND YOUR CONTACT WITH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THEIR PRESIDENT, YOUR PRESIDENT IS PASTORAL.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE ALL GO FORWARD WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY. AGAIN, JUST DIDN'T APPLY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, APPOINTMENTS ARE WE HAVE NO CHANCE OF BEING ABLE TO MEET WITH

[4. APPOINTMENTS]

WELL, IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION.

A LOT OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.

IT WAS TOUGH LOSING EVERYTHING.

ERIC HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR A CITY.

I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM.

A FUTURE MEETING AS WELL FOR HIS SERVICES IN THE CITY OF NASHVILLE.

BUT TODAY I WILL BE APPOINTED ESPERANZA SPALDING AS TO OUR CITY MANAGER PLANNING COMMISSION. SO CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. YES.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.

MY NAME IS ASPIRIN'S.

I GO BY ESPIE VALDÉS AND I AM A REAL ESTATE AGENT WITH BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY WITH OVER 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING AND USE.

I'M ON THE PHONE ALL THE TIME WITH THE DIFFERENT CITIES TRYING TO FIND OUT IF MY CLIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PURSUE THEIR THEIR PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.

AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF ÊNIO FOR OVER 12 YEARS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. WELCOME.

YOU HAVE A GREAT RESUME.

THAT'S TERRIFIC. WELCOME ABOARD.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT AS RUMSFELD TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION.

OK, YEAH.

ROLL CALL VOTE PLAYS MILLER COUNCIL MEMBER RONALD CUMMINGS AND AMERICA'S MAYOR, TOM FOREMAN. AND HIGH EMOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AGAIN.

WELCOME ABOARD. THAT'S TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU. LET'S GET A REPORT ON COUNCIL, EXTERNAL INTERNAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS,

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

WE'LL START WITH SOME OF OUR THINKING.

THEY'RE ON MY COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS LIKE ALL OF ITS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

IT'S A GOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS IS OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PEERS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW, NOT ONLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. INTERESTING IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE HANDLING EVERYTHING ON THE U.S.

PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT WAS GREAT.

AND THEN ALSO THE COUNCIL WITHIN THE CITY WAS MEETING WITH THE LAST MEETING THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL THEIR CAPITAL CITIES TO WHICH THE LEAGUE IS GOING BACK TO IN-HOUSE MEETINGS AT THE CITY. SO IT ENDED WITH WILDOMAR WAS THE LAST ONE THAT WENT VIRTUAL BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSED AND THEN IN THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON THE CITY.

SO WE'RE GOING OUT THERE, OBVIOUSLY, OF THAT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO TALK.

AND THEN I ALSO WENT TO THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, GAS COMPANY TO WORK WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS THE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR MANY YEARS WITH CANCER, THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO HUNDRED 250 PEOPLE, THE WEST OUT IN THE RANKS.

SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS WIFE AND HIS FAMILY.

SO IT'S VERY WELL ATTENDED.

AND SO I WANT TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THE LAST THING IS THAT A LOT OF THE OTHER CITIES ARE STARTING TO GO IN-HOUSE AGAIN WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

AND I'D LIKE TO THINK I WOULD BE A HYBRID, BUT WE COULD PUT SOME DIVIDERS BETWEEN US AND

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I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT SOON.

I MEAN, MAYBE GOVERNOR OLSEN'S BACK UP, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF BACK CAN ENGAGE WITH THIS. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE.

IT'S A TOUCHY SITUATION, BUT IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE IT DOWN THERE ON THE 15TH TO OPEN THINGS BACK UP AND TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS TO GET BACK UP AND START TO.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE WHEN IT GET BACK TO YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL KIND OF COMPLAIN ABOUT STEPS TO REACH OUT TO, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S JUST A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE COMING.

NO, IT'S A LITTLE MORE CUMBERSOME, BUT THEY ARE THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY THINGS ARE OPEN.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS SOMETHING THEY ABSOLUTELY MUST TAKE IT TO THE 15TH.

THAT IS THE POINT AT WHICH THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO HELP.

WHAT NEED IS THE CITY WANT TO DO AND WHEN DO WE WANT TO OPEN UP THE CITY HALL AND WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE THIS WEEK? AGAIN, WE GO TO CITY HALL AND HAVE EVERY OTHER CITY TO MEET.

AND WE COULD WE COULD PUT ACRYLICS OR NOT WHERE IT'S UP TO US AS INDIVIDUALS TO DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT THE ANSWER IS, AT WHAT POINT IN TIME THAT WE ARE, WE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. THAT CITY ATTORNEY WAS GOING TO GIVE US A REPORT.

AND I WAS LIKE I WAS GOING TO SAY TO THE CITY MANAGER, I JUST HAD A CHANCE TO ASK ANYBODY ABOUT YOUR SPITTING STATEMENTS, AND IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN SENIOR SENATOR UP AND SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CITY HALL.

ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO OR SINCE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE THINK, OK, I GOT TO MEET.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO RAISE AN ISSUE THAT WE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY LAST YEAR, BUT WE DISCUSSED IT TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY WITH ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER AGAIN.

AND WE AS A CITY COUNCIL HAVE NOT HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SAFE AND SOUND FIREWORKS THAT ARE SOLD IN OUR CITY EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY TO SEE IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING THE SAFE AND SOUND FIREWORKS SOLD IN OUR CITY.

GIVEN THAT IT'S CAUSING SUCH AN ISSUE WITH ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF WASHBURN CAN SET A SPECIAL WAY TO, I DON'T KNOW, TRACK THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF INDIO OR DO SOMETHING SO THAT CAN BE REPORTED BACK TO US SO WE CAN EVALUATE OR HAVE A CONVERSATION IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING THE SAFE AND SOUND SOLD IN OUR CITY.

IS THAT IS THAT POSSIBLE BECAUSE I KNOW THE SAFE AND SAYING, I MEAN, THE FIREWORK SHOWS I SAW LAST YEAR WERE NOT SAFE AND SAYING I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

AMAZING SHOWS IN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS.

BUT THEN ARE POLICE ALLOWED TO WALK INTO PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS? HOW DO THEY CATCH UP TO YOU? YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS RIGHT NOW.

OUR OPTIONS ARE LIMITED, BUT IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR ENFORCEMENT IF THEY WERE ALL OF US.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE ISSUE.

AS FAR AS REPORTING BACK, WE'LL HAVE CULL COUNTS AND THAT SORT OF THING AND NUMBERS OF SEIZURES THAT WE PICK UP OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, THE KIND OF TOUGH TO GET ARE USUALLY SHOT OUT OF THE BACKYARD BY THE TIME WE GET THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE ENTIRE SEVERAL IF THEY'RE ILLEGAL THEM.

SO I CAN CERTAINLY GIVE YOU NUMBERS ON IT IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR, THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR US.

OUTSIDE OF OUR CONCERNS, OF COURSE, ARE FOURTH OF JULY AND JANUARY 1ST, SOMETHING LIKE FIREWORKS. I JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

I WANT TO ASK, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION? DEFENSE SCREENS WILL BE DOING THEIR.

FIREWORKS THIS YEAR, WE WANT TO TELL YOU THEY USUALLY DO IT ON THE 3RD OR THE 5TH AND THEY DID DO IT LAST YEAR.

I THINK PAUL RYAN SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT.

AND ONE OF THE REASONS THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

I KNOW THERE'S A BIG FIREWORKS DISPLAY UP SO THAT BUT I'LL TALK TO PAUL RYAN'S, HE SAYS, BUT I DO. OR I THINK I THINK THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT.

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IT WILL STICK TO THE FIREWORKS ARE PRETTY GOOD FIREWORKS.

BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ELIMINATING THE SAFE AND SAYING THERE'S ALSO A MECHANISM FOR OUR EXPORTS OF THESE TWO COUNTRIES.

SO IT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE AND DO WE HAVE OUR OWN HOUSE THAT WE'VE HAD IT FOR MANY YEARS TO HAVE THEIR OWN FIREWORKS? SO WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE THAT.

WE HAVE OUR OWN POLO GROUNDS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR PEOPLE TO DO SO.

AT LEAST THEY CAN GO AND HAVE THE BEST THEY CAN GET US, ALL OF OUR FOOD TRUCKS OR RESTAURANTS, FOOD OUT THERE AND MAKE SOME MONEY AT THE SAME TIME.

SO WE LOOK AT LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE I HESITATE WITH A SINGLE SAYING, BECAUSE IT'S A BALANCE TERRORISM, I MEAN, THE DOLLARS.

BUT I'M GOING TO RELY ON EXPERTIZE.

SO THE CORE OF THAT CONVERSATION OR LIKE ANYTHING ELSE COMES A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.

YOU I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PARTNERS IN THE PARTY EFFORTS BEING MADE TO BRING OLD CAL STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, PROBABLY ABOUT 200 MEMBERS THAT ARE PUSHING FOR ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING ALLOCATED FROM THE STATE BUDGET.

FOR A LOT OF THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS A STUDY DONE BY THE REGENTS THAT THIS COULD GO TO AND ALL OF HELP. AND THE COMMONALITY WOULD BE THE MOST UNDERSERVED IN TERMS OF AUDIT UNIVERSITIES. BECAUSE OF DRIVING THIS LOW, PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WOULD CREATE A HIGHER LEVEL MEDIAN INCOME TO THE HIGHEST RATE OF THE POPULATION.

AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE CAMPUS, THE VALUE I ALREADY WANT TO SEE MORE.

AND I BELIEVE THE STATE BUDGET IS GOING TO BE THE FILIBUSTER.

ALSO EARLIER THIS MONTH, ACCUSING THE GOVERNMENT OF A REGIONAL COUNCIL AND WE ADOPTED A PLAN FOR THE YEAR.

WE ALSO VOTED TO ADOPT THE SEVEN COUNTY REGIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES, ONE LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF CONCERN TO PROVIDE A BETTER REPRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FACING THE MOST DRASTIC EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLLUTION. WE ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO THE UTILITY WORK TO BE ONE PROPOSAL FOR THE RESERVATION AND ONE FOR SOMETIME FOR THE HYDROGEN FUEL AND THE SOLAR POWER, RATHER THAN THE ABILITY FOR OTHER WORK IN THE SAME BUILDING OF THE PRODUCTION OUT THERE TO FUEL.

ALSO LAST WEEK, I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, NO MATTER WHERE WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR ALL THE YEAR, ONE OF THE MOST CONTESTED ITEMS WAS DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE POLICY AND WHETHER WE WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT POLICY MANAGEMENT PLAN OR THE STUDIES REGARDING SEA WATER IMPORTATION.

AND THE CONCLUSION WAS TO REMAIN OPEN TO ANY SOLUTIONS THAT COULD HELP US REDUCE THE IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE ALSO ADDED THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING NOT ONLY THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE SEA, BUT ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

OBVIOUSLY, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I MADE FOR ALL THE WORLD, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON HYDROGEN FUEL REDUCTION, ALONG WITH OUR CURRENT GOALS OF STUDYING AND PROMOTING BECAUSE THE I OF GAS FUEL, YOU ALSO GET REPRESENTATION ON REBATES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES LOOKING TO PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE OR A PARTNER IN THE CAR TO SEE HOW YOU CAN SAVE MONEY ON THOSE PURCHASES AND INSTALLATION.

WE ALSO RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE 99 YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN CBW AND HEIDI REGARDING POWER DISTRIBUTION AND THE SPRING OF TWENTY THIRTY THREE.

OUR CITIES ARE WORKING WITH THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST SOLUTION AT NUCLEAR REACTORS. THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT DOWN.

I GET EXCITED WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND SEE PEOPLE IN PERSON.

SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I'LL START OFF WITH MY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH I CHAIRED.

AND WE HAD A DATE BY THE TIME CALLED IT AND CALLED THE NUMBERS.

WE'RE STILL IN THE ORANGE.

WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY, SO CURRENTLY WE'RE STILL IN THE ORANGE.

WE ALSO HAD AN UPDATE ON THE EFFORTS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS VACCINATED HERE IN THE CITY OF

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SO THAT'S UP AND RUNNING.

AND WE ALSO WENT OVER THE TRASH TRANSITION TO PISEK FROM THE AREA SYSTEM AS WELL.

I KNOW THAT THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN ONGOING AND A LOT OF COUNCILS AND SEE DIED.

SO THERE'S SOME OF THAT CITIES HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT PRESENTATION BY UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES. SO THOSE ARE STILL UNDERWAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S STILL GOING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO THERE'LL BE MORE THAT COMING UP AS WELL.

ALSO, DURING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS, WE ALWAYS NOMINATE A CITY MANAGER TO SERVE AND SEE THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE COMMITTEE, AND THAT REPRESENTATIVE WAS MARK SCOTT.

AND SO HE'S NO LONGER HERE AND WITH NO OTHER CITIES ARE STEPPING OUT TO VOLUNTEER.

AS CITY MANAGER, I LIKE TO WELCOME CITY MANAGER BRIAN MONTGOMERY.

ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S THIS A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF THE 17 MEMBER EMERGENCY CARE COMMITTEE OF ADVISORS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE COUNTY ON ALL ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY CARE, MEDICAL CARE WITHIN THE COUNTY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BORDER ON THE BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE THE AND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, SCOTT, CAN ALSO HELP IN THAT.

BUT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THAT POSITION.

SO THANK YOU.

SO WE WANT RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DURING THE COURSE OF TIME.

WE DIDN'T GET TO KNOW THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF THAT REPORTED ON THE END OF THE TELEPHONE THAT WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 2.5 MILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS DEAL THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER.

SO ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS SO GOOD TO HEAR.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S X RAY.

THEN, OF COURSE, WE WERE TALKING BUDGET IN THOSE DAYS.

SO THERE'S THERE'S POSSIBILITY FOR MORE MONEY TO BE COMING THROUGH FOR TRANSPORTATION, BUT WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.

WE ALSO RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW AND A STATUS REPORT ON THE OTHER, SAY, GAUDIUM PASSERELLE PROJECTS. JUST AN UPDATE FOR SOME FOLKS WHO MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN COORDINATION WITH THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION AND CALIFORNIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO BRING CASH ON PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO LOS ANGELES.

SO THAT'S ONGOING.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DRAFT TIER ONE PHASE OF THAT, WHICH IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OR IMPACT REPORT.

AND MORE INFORMATION THAT WE FOUND IN THAT REPORT ON OUR CTC OR ALL OF OUR HOMES OF THE COMMITTEE. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING, YOU AUTHORIZED AS ACTING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE EXUPERY BETWEEN SEABAG RIVERSIDE COUNTY, WHERE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS SERVICES EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS POLICY IS THROUGH JUNE THIRTY EIGHT POINT TWENTY TWO.

IT'S AN OPTIONAL SEVEN HERE BEFORE ADDITIONAL THIRTY THOUSAND.

AND THE COMMITTEE ALSO AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE MONARCHOS MEMOS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SABBATINO ALLENTOWN'S LEGAL SERVICES HELPLINE TO FAMILY SERVICES, AS WELL AS OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH THE COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO STOP ACTIVITIES THAT IT WAS PART OF OR ACTUALLY INTENDED THIS PAST WEEK IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EXHIBITION TITLED FREQUENCY'S BY OSCAR MURILO IN DOWNTOWN KENGO, THE EXHIBITION THAT CONSISTED OF MANY STUDENTS ALL THE TIME ABOUT RECEIVING HOUSES AND ART SUPPLIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT AND HAVE ARTWORK PUT ON DISPLAY THERE, HAVE FOOD AND ICE CREAM TRUCKS TO SUPPLY THE EXTRA CALORIES LIKE MUSIC AND FAMILIES IS HANGING OUT IN THE GRASSY AREA DOWNTOWN.

WE HAVE SOME MEDIA THERE INTERVIEWING SOME OF THE FAMILIES AND YOUNGSTERS, AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT PLACE TO TAP INTO THESE YOUNG MINDS, TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR LANDS.

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AND THERE WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THOSE HERE.

THE FUTURE. THIS MORNING, I ATTENDED A MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY AT THE KOREAN ACADEMY HERE IN INDIA. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL GORDON AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT SERVICE.

SALDIVAR, WHO RECEIVED AN AWARD AND HER FAMILY, WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE.

AND THANK YOU TO GUEST SPEAKERS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH WHO LET EVERYONE KNOW SHE WAS PROBABLY A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND AND ATTENDED.

AND ACTUALLY, I THANK ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DR.

TITUS TRAINING, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF FORMER CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER.

STRAIGHTFORWARD, VERY INSPIRATIONAL WORDS.

AND IN THE WORDS OF DR.

STRANGE, KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.

SO AND HE COULD SEE I HAVE MY I CARRY ON THE ACADEMY MASCOTTE.

AND I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO GIVE ME SOME ISSUES OUT THERE WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS. I'M VERY ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH THEIR ACADEMICS AND ACTIVITIES.

AND RECENTLY I GOT NOTIFIED BY SOME OF THE INITIAL RESIDENTS WHO HAPPENED TO GO TO XAVIER. THEY WERE TOO PLEASED THAT I WAS JUST SHORT OF ACADEMICS AND AND I WOULD SAY WOULD BE SO BASICALLY SOME PICTURES ALREADY BEEN POSTED.

BUT IN A NUTSHELL, I SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

I KNOW WE DO. WE SUPPORT OUR YOUTH.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND PARTNER WITH THE GREATER ASIAN AND OUR CONGRESS AND THIS PARTY. SO WE ALL SUPPORT THEM.

SO OF GRADUATION.

SO ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OVER AT KARIONG ACADEMY.

AND BEFORE I CONCLUDE, I JUST WANT TO TELL THE STAFF THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK DURING COLGIN. I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE BUDGET ISSUES AND THINGS THAT WE SEE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT A REFLECTION OF THE WORK STAFFERS ARE DOING SOMETIMES SHORTHAND.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR WORK.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WITH SOME MORE DEVELOPMENTS DOWNTOWN AND THE CENTER OF OUR CITY, OUR GRAND MARKETPLACE AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN OUR CITY. WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE GOOD AT.

AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, MR. MONTGOMERY. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT'S NICE.

ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE ALL NOT EVEN SITTING HERE AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO NOW IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

AND YES, I WANT TO FORMALLY WELCOME TO LIKE THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEETING.

IT'S AWESOME. GREAT.

VERY EXCITED. THANK YOU.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. GREAT.

THANKS. OK, A COUPLE OF COMMISSION MEETINGS AND ONE SORT OF FALLS INTO THE OTHER HAND, THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE SEA CONSERVATION COMMISSION, REALLY SIMILAR FOCUS FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

A COUPLE OF THINGS WE APPROVED IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR THE EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS CENTER CENTER, WHERE THE CONSERVATION CORPS CAN WORK OUT.

ALSO PROGRAMS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY DESERT AND MOUNTAINS RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FOR ITS TRAIL AND SCIENCE PROJECT.

RIGHT. GREAT TO HAVE ALL THESE TRAILS, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO FOLLOW AND KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION.

SO THAT HAS BEEN AN UNDERTAKING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE.

IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND ALSO DISCUSS THE PREPARATION OF A CONSERVANCY. JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION POLICY IN THE BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT THEY GO STAFF, GO AHEAD AND DRAFT A RESOLUTION, NOT A RESOLUTION.

THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD. DRAFT SOME WORDS AROUND SO THAT WE CAN ADOPT THAT POLICY FOR JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, ALSO FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, DESERT AND MOUNTAINS RECREATION AND CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.

YOU KNOW, THESE FOLKS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS, REALLY, THEIR FOCUS IS ON TRIAL THAT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY CENTERS AT THE TRAILER PARK AND REALLY TRY TO CREATE TRYING TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND CREATE A SAFE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND OUR GREATER

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ALSO, WITH RESPECT TO CONSERVATION COMMITTEE OF BITCOIN, SHE CONTINUES TO BE A BIG DEAL HERE. AND FINALLY HAVE SOME RESOLUTION WHERE THE FOLKS AT PJ WEST, WE'RE GOING TO BE PAINTING THE FENCES IN THAT AREA.

ONCE WE GET THEM UP, WE'LL BE THINKING OF SOMETHING, GLENN, WHERE CONVERSATION AS WELL BE PLANNED OR THAT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GET A FRACTION OF THEM.

AND WHAT HAPPENS? AND WHAT ABOUT IF WE HAVE THIS FENCE? WHAT ABOUT WATER SOURCES WHILE ALL THAT IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF IN TERMS OF THEIR WATER RESOURCES? THE CONCERN IS IF YOU HAVE FENCING ALL ALONG THE OUT TO PROTECT IT FROM GOING INTO THE STREETS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN THAT ARE THEY ARE THEY ARE TAKING AWAY THEIR HABITAT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO PLANT WATER, INCLUDING THE ANSWER NO, EXCUSE ME, THAT DEFINITELY STILL EXISTS.

AND SO UNSAFE TO HAVE THESE SHE AND THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND ALL THE STATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WHEN THEY'RE HAPPY, WHEN THEY'RE HAVING THEIR KIDS.

SO WE'VE LOST A COUPLE OF THEM OVER THE LAST YEAR.

AND EVERY YEAR WE LOSE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THEM.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MITIGATE THAT AND CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM BEFORE SHE GETS A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

AND WE WERE SITTING IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HABITAT AND WE PROVIDE TO WELL DESERVING FAMILIES IN NEED WITH ALL THE KEY TO ANY HOMES.

AND THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SWEAT EQUITY INVOLVED, BOTH OF THESE FAMILIES OR YOUNG FAMILIES WITH KIDS.

AND ONE HAD THREE OR FOUR KIDS.

AND THEY ARE LIVING IN, I THINK, A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT.

ANOTHER FAMILY WAS LIVING OUT AT MARTHA'S VILLAGE.

AND NOW NOW THEY WORK VERY, VERY, VERY HARD TO HELP WITH THEIR HOUSE TO TO STAY EMPLOYED, SO ON AND SO FORTH, AND SO DESERVING OF THESE LOANS.

AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO BE HANDED THE KEY TO THEIR OWN HOME.

AND THAT IS JUST SO WONDERFUL.

IF I COULD DOUBLE AND TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WE GIVE TO FAMILIES IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, THAT WOULD JUST BE TERRIFIC.

AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT.

DOES THESE HOMES IN CONSTRUCTION WITH VERY, VERY HIGH QUALITY.

AND THERE'S JUST A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOLKS AND NON-PROFITS AND FOR PROFITS AND EVERYBODY PITCHES IN AND PROVIDES EITHER ITEMS THAT COST, PROVIDES PAINT FOR SWEAT EQUITY, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO WE REALLY, REALLY LOVE THAT.

ALSO ATTENDED ALONG WITH MANFRO FROM THE DISTRICT'S SOCCER FOR THE KIDS AND DOWNTOWN, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT. I THINK I TRIED TO CAPTURE IT ON MY CAMERA, BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO GET YOUR FAMILY SITTING UNDER A TREE IN THE GRASS.

HOW WOULD AN ICE CREAM COUNT? AND IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WANTED.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THAT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A YEAR WHEN THERE CAN BE MORE OF THAT AND MORE PEOPLE.

I THINK IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

I THINK THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THAT, HOW IT WAS LAID OUT, HOW IT WAS SET UP, SIGNAGE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, TO REALLY BRING IT BRING IT UP A LEVEL OR TWO.

ALSO, MR. WASSO, IF I MAY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, THERE ARE SOME PARKING LOTS IN INDIA THAT ARE JUST IN TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE CRUMMY SHAPE.

DO WE HOW DO WE HOW DO WE PRESENT THAT TO ME? IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ADD PARKING LOTS TO YOUR LIST OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED? BECAUSE THAT PARKING LOT THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE AND IT'S A MESS OF THE ASSEMBLY IS NO ONE ELSE.

WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN START WITH A HIGHER PRIORITY ONCE AND WE USE IT FREQUENTLY BECAUSE LET'S USE MAYBE WE CAN SAY STUFF OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT, TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE I WANT TO BY THE ART CENTER.

AND IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EVENT, IT IS.

I MEAN, THERE IS A SMALLER KIDNAPPEE, BUT WHICH SITS RIGHT BY THE ART CENTER AND BY THE OLD DESIGN UPHOLSTERY.

I HOPE THERE IS A PARKING LOT HERE.

THAT'S REALLY THE WHOLE AREA.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S CONNECTING TO THE GRASSY AREA.

I MEAN, JUST BEING OUT THERE, YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL OF FOLKS BEING OUT THERE THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT. WE CAN GO TO DOWNTOWN AND THE PEOPLE MAKE THE AREA THAT PEOPLE MAKE THESE THINGS SO THAT ALL THE FOLKS ARE THERE AND CHIEF WAS THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE ALL OUT THERE.

YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL.

WE HAVE ANOTHER PARKING LOT THAT CAN BE SUPPORTED.

BUT I MEAN, IT'S JUST I MEAN, JUST GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL, IT'S SO FASCINATING.

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I LOOK THOSE WORDS BECAUSE IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

YES. IS NOT SO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, HOW THAT MEAN THAT WE HAVEN'T DEALT WITH THE HOLIDAY AND THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PLANS.

OK, BUT WE ARE DOING OUR PART THAT.

RIGHT. SO I THINK WE'LL SEE.

THE NEW CITY MANAGER AND STAFF IS PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO GET BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH THE. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE IT OK.

IF ANYBODY ELSE IS STARTING TO PICK ME UP THERE, LET'S SAY THAT'S PART OF THE TEAM.

AND I WANT TO I'M SORRY.

[6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND INFORMATION]

IT'S AN HONOR. JUST A BRIEF REPORT IN HONOR OF THE CULVER CITY MANAGER.

AND YOU THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST OF THE CONFERENCE.

I FELT VERY WELCOME.

I DON'T REALLY YOU MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WE'VE MOVED IN WITH THIS FABULOUS CITY STAFF, I JUST WANT TO HONOR THEM AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO AROUND AND MEET WITH THEM AND GET TO KNOW THEM AND THEIR ISSUES AND WHAT'S GOING ON. THERE IS A LOT OF HARD WORK, AS YOU WELL KNOW.

I HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY, THE NINETY THOUSAND RESIDENTS OUT THERE UNDERSTAND ALL WHAT'S BEING DONE WITH A VERY, VERY LONG WAIT STAFF CONTRACT THIS WEEK IS ACTUALLY PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. SO WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE THE GENERAL MANAGER EITHER AS WELL AS IT FOR PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THEY'RE PART OF THE CRITICAL PART OF THE TEAM.

BUT THIS IS THE WEEK THAT A LOT OF CITIES ARE ON RIGHT NOW.

SO I'LL JUST TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO DO SO.

THANK YOU. AGAIN, A COMMUNITY IS LIKE A FAMILY, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF A FAMILY NOW.

I'M PROUD TO BE HERE AND I APPRECIATE THAT MY OFFICE IS DOWNTOWN.

THE CITY MANAGER NOT ONLY REACH OUT TO OTHER DEVELOPERS BUSINESSES, HE WALK ALL DOWNTOWN WITH KEVIN, TIM AND SCOTT AND STARTED YELLING OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT MEANT A LOT TO THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE TO. IF YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DOORSTEP, DOES IT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO, YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE OUT OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HERE IN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. YES.

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING A LITTLE BIT CORNY ABOUT INDIA.

WELCOME TO THE BEST PART OF THIS CITY ARE ITS PEOPLE, ITS RESIDENTS AND THE MAJORITY OF A LOT OF OUR CAPITAL INTENSITY.

THEY CAPTURE YOUR HEART AND EVERY CORNER AND THEIR DESIRE TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO WANT THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE SECOND THING, THAT'S REALLY A GREAT PLACE.

SO I TOLD YOU I SAW JUMPING RIGHT INTO THE CONTENT, JUST KIND OF ON A ROLL THERE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CITY MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM? OK, NOW YOU'RE ASKING ME OUT.

[8. CONSENT CALENDAR (Part 1 of 2)]

RIGHT? OK, YES.

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

TIME FOR ME TO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS WAITING TO BE HEARD.

YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE ONE OF THESE E-MAILS ON THE LINE.

SO WE HAVE 350 FOR.

HI, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS PAULINA ANGEL, AND TONIGHT I SPEAK TO YOU AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITY, HOPE, UNITY HOPE IS A PROJECT THAT IS PUT TOGETHER BY FEMA TO PROVIDE PEER CRISIS COUNSELING FOR ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID.

AND SO WE HAVE TWO WAYS THAT OUR SERVICES CAN UTILIZE.

FOR ONE THING, THEY'RE BOTH FREE, SO THERE'S NO CHARGE.

AND SO WE HAVE BOTH A OF WARMING.

THE COURT KARTU AND SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE, THERE'S A PHONE OR WE ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF USING AN ONLINE CHAT ROOM THAT YOU COULD TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR OF OUR PROJECT.

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AND SO YOU COULD TALK TO ANYBODY THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING TO, WHETHER IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, A MEMBER OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, A MEMBER OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY, API, A PARENT OR A CAREGIVER, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AND LGBTQ.

AND SO I'VE PROVIDED YOUR CITY CLERK WITH A FLIER THAT THEY COULD SHARE WITH YOU AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS COULD SHARE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND SO WE SO WE'RE BASED OUT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES EVERYWHERE.

AND I AM YOUR COACHELLA VALLEY REPRESENTATIVE, AND I'M BASED HERE IN THE CITY OF INDIO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A FABULOUS MEETING.

AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, I COULD BE CONTACTED AT MY EMAIL, WHICH IS PAULIINA AT COMMUNITY HOPE DOT ORG.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. I NO OTHER MAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

OK, GETTING BACK TO THE CONFLICT UNDER RECAL, REMEMBER ARMY PULLING OUT OF THE MARINES

[8. CONSENT CALENDAR (Part 2 of 2)]

I DON'T NEED THEM TO COME UP.

I GUESS CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO HANDLE THIS FOR ME.

LAST YEAR, I RAISED THIS ISSUE THAT WE HIRED A DIRECTOR OF MARKETING OVER A YEAR AGO, AND THE INTENT WAS THAT ALL MARKETING WOULD BE UNDER HER UMBRELLA.

AND LAST YEAR, WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE US FOR AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT AND AN EXTENSION. I OPPOSED IT BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING MARKETING FUNDS, THEN THEY NEED TO BE OVERSAW, OVERSEEN BY THE MARKETING DIRECTOR.

AND SHE NEEDS TO BE MAKING THE DECISIONS AS TO WHAT IS THE BEST VALUE FOR MARKETING OUR CITY AND IF THERE'S ANY COLLABORATION OR COOPERATIVE MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS OR ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S THE DIRECTOR.

AND HERE AGAIN, WE HAVE IWA BRINGING FORWARD ANOTHER INCREASE TO THE CONTRACT TO THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE TWENTY SEVENTEEN.

SO, AGAIN, I, I'M OPPOSING THIS PROPOSAL.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED, BUT I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE OVERSIGHT BY OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR.

AND SHE NEEDS TO MAKE THE DECISION AS TO HOW WE APPROACH MARKETING HOLISTICALLY.

NOT BY DEPARTMENT, AND SHE HAS SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BUDGET.

THE MARKETING DIRECTOR.

SO WE SHOULD GIVE HER THESE DOLLARS TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE CITY WIDE, NOT JUST ONE CONSULTANT. SO I WOULD ASK THIS ITEM BE PULLED AND HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK WITH THE MARKETING DIRECTOR, CITY MANAGER.

I KNOW YOU'RE NEW, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PLAN OF ACTION FOR MARKETING.

WE HIRED A MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR A REASON, AND I JUST THINK IT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OUT MORE. THANK YOU.

VERY WISE COMMENTS HOW THAT POINT, AS I YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH A COUNSELOR AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A DEEP DISCUSSION WITH THE WHO WAS OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE NEEDS THAT SHE NEEDS FOR THAT AREA AND. LOOKING AT OUR CITY AS A WHOLE, MARKETING, I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME THINGS EARLIER AND THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THIS BARRIER COULD PROBABLY HELP WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SO I AGREE WITH PAUL ON THIS DISCUSSION.

BUT IF I COULD SEE WHAT WHAT THIS IS EXACTLY, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT SOMETHING LIKE A CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO GET GOING.

SO YOU COULD LET US KNOW.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE TASKED WITH MAKING OVERSEEING IT ALL IF THEY CONSIDER THAT WHAT WE NEED.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF IT'S FOR OUR CONSERVATION STUFF THAT WE'RE CONTINUING ON AND THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WATER SPECIFIC.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THIS IS CITY STRATEGIES AND SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS ONE OF OUR COMMITMENTS TO OUR REGULATORS THAT WE PROMOTE CONSERVATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WITH THE ADDITION, THOUGH, OF THE MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE

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AND SO WE CALLED SEE STRATEGIES AND WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH US.

WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT WORK BEING THERE AND BEING PART OF IT TO TRY AND GET PEOPLE TO SIGN UP AND COME GET THE MONEY.

I WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY.

AND I CANNOT RIGHT NOW.

I THINK AT THE MOST WE'VE GOTTEN TO IS OVER MULTIPLE MEDIA RELEASES, MULTIPLE NEWSPAPER RELEASES, MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS, MULTIPLE FLIERS, BUILDING INSERTS I HAVE AT THE MOST AND ONLY BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OUT TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S THE HUNDRED THOUSAND THAT WE HAVE.

SO I ADDED THIS ADDITIONAL TO THEIR CONTRACT IN ORDER TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT.

WE CAN NOW COME UP WITH ANOTHER STRATEGY, WORKING WITH BROOKE ON HOW DO WE TRY TO STEP BACK AND THEN TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

OR WE'RE THINKING MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER, POTENTIALLY WHEN THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, PEOPLE WILL START BECOMING MUCH MORE AWARE AND MORE IMMEDIATE.

AND THAT MIGHT BE A TIME THEN TO GO OUT AGAIN.

SO IT IS VERY SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED, NOT SO MUCH ON CITY MARKETING, BUT CONSERVATION.

IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE SENSE OF THE WORD CASE WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE FUNDS CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER FUNDS TO HAVE A GREATER MARKETING CAMPAIGN RATHER THAN JUST THROWING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AT A CAMPAIGN THAT'S BEEN FAILING.

IF WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE RESULTS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT IS THROWING ANOTHER TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS GOING TO CHANGE, I'D LIKE TO SEE A MARKETING STRATEGY RATHER THAN JUST THROW ANOTHER TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THIS.

I AGREE THAT THE MARKET IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THOUGH, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS FOCUSED ON A CONSERVATION PROGRAM, THE ADDITIONAL TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE XOLAIR BILLION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

AND IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE SAID SO FAR, BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS IS THERE, SOME OF THEM? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN, I THINK WE NEED TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER AT THIS POINT TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION, RATHER.

YET ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES OF A CITY MANAGER AFTER ORCHESTRA, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS WORKS TO WORK TOGETHER, WELL, I CAN TELL THAT'S ALREADY TAKING PLACE, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WILL CONTINUE.

SO IF THERE ARE OTHER STRATEGIES, THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGGESTING THAT THE COMBINED FUNDS AND SO FORTH TO BETTER FOCUS THE MARKETING STRATEGY.

WE BRING BACK THAT ANALYSIS.

I WORK WITH THE STAFF TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU RIGHT OFF THE CUFF COMPARED TO EXPLAIN HOW WE MIGHT BETTER DO THAT.

BUT THE SUGGESTION THAT WE LOOK AT IT, I THINK IS VERY HEALTHY, NOT JUST IN THIS SCENARIO SCENARIO, BUT OTHERS WHERE THE DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER BETTER AND BETTER UTILIZE THE LIMITED RESOURCES WE HAVE.

I THINK THAT'S THE SUGGESTION THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKE.

WE HAVE TO DO IT. SO IS IT SOMETHING WE WANT TO FULFILL OR ENTRUST TO OUR CITY MANAGER OR I GUESS. WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE HELP ME WITH THIS CONCEPT CALLED THE RESTLESS LATELY.

I WAS ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CERTAINLY SOMEBODY I TALKED TO, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WANTING TO PULL IT DOWN.

BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL THE ITEM OR TO APPROVE THE IDEA THAT CERTAINLY EITHER OPTION GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE DISCUSSION AND WHAT YOU'VE HEARD HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

OK, SIR, I MADE IT MUCH BEFORE BEFORE WE GOT THE MOTION I LISTEN TO ARE CORRECT.

AND I'M CONFIDENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER WORKING TOGETHER THAT THIS WILL GET THIS WILL WORK ACCOMPLISHED SOON. I HAVE NO RESERVATIONS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S ALREADY MAKING A SECOND ALSO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THIS MORNING, I HAVE NEVER SAID YES TO MY.

COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER, NAY, ON E AND I ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT

[00:45:10]

OK. NO COMMENTS OR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL ONES.

SO, YES, I WILL.

DURING THE MEETING. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

IT IS JUST ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO 6:00 ON THE 19TH.

THE NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 2ND.

WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.