Special and Regular City Council Meetings April 16, 2019

0:04:09next we'll have the pledge of allegiance

0:04:12by council member abelson

0:04:18i pledge allegiance to the flag of the

0:04:20united states of america and to the

0:04:23republic for which it stands one nation

0:04:26under god indivisible with liberty and

0:04:30justice for all

0:04:41we did do some interviews prior to this

0:04:44meeting and there is nothing to report

0:04:46out at this time

0:04:48from our interview process for

0:04:49commissions

0:04:51um

0:04:53city

0:04:54manager do we have any reports

0:04:58and then we'll hear from the council

0:05:00council member fidelity

0:05:03i don't have anything other than to say

0:05:05i had to miss earth day this last

0:05:06weekend because of a

0:05:08pre-planned college tour in southern

0:05:10california but i'm looking forward to

0:05:12the hillside festival

0:05:14uh coming up soon in may so uh thank you

0:05:18airport

0:05:19yeah i've got a few things to report on

0:05:21uh one that uh is notable as the

0:05:26uh mayor's conference uh was held

0:05:30last week

0:05:31well it feels like forever ago but it

0:05:33may only been last week

0:05:35and at the mayor's conference we had a

0:05:37presentation from the mosquito board

0:05:39this mosquito vector board and they

0:05:41actually deal with a number of different

0:05:44pests

0:05:45and one that i didn't know about is that

0:05:47they will deal with skunks under your

0:05:49home they will trap

0:05:51skunks on your home and and

0:05:54remove them they won't deal with skunks

0:05:56in general

0:05:57but skunks and rats

0:05:59they will they will

0:06:01work on so mosquito vector

0:06:06that will

0:06:08lead into another announcement i have

0:06:10also at the mayor's conference was a

0:06:12tremendous amount of discussion about

0:06:16the

0:06:18casa

0:06:19compact

0:06:20that is up out there and sb 50 senate

0:06:23bill 50 which has to do with um

0:06:27housing and local housing and local

0:06:29control

0:06:30the the there are many of the cities in

0:06:32our county

0:06:34are very proud of their local control

0:06:36and and in some cases their inability to

0:06:39provide housing el cerrito of course has

0:06:41done a fantastic job providing housing

0:06:44and but we still prefer our local

0:06:46control there are a number of cities

0:06:50that have taken up the topic of the casa

0:06:53compact and they've done a point by

0:06:55point

0:06:56uh sort of thumbs up thumbs down or take

0:06:58a neutral position

0:07:00on the various components of the casa

0:07:02compact

0:07:03and we were as each indiv each

0:07:05individual city was encouraged to to

0:07:08consider

0:07:09taking a position on the casa compact

0:07:11because it's moving through

0:07:12the mtc a bag

0:07:15process very quickly so that's something

0:07:18that

0:07:19we can

0:07:21potentially consider at some point

0:07:24and

0:07:25i

0:07:26at the urging of

0:07:28council member quinto i i was nominated

0:07:32to serve on the uh a bag

0:07:37committee that was taking these up

0:07:39unfortunately

0:07:41there were quite a few other people that

0:07:42were nominated and i was unable to

0:07:45secure

0:07:46enough votes actually i think i missed

0:07:48by two

0:07:50out of out of 19. so that's actually not

0:07:52a bad bad showing

0:07:54so

0:07:55that concludes my report from the

0:07:58mayor's conference there are a number of

0:08:00positions that are open

0:08:02uh

0:08:03that we could that are uh begging for

0:08:07uh officers so i do want to make sure

0:08:10the mayor if you do go for the next

0:08:12meeting that uh you are

0:08:14uh

0:08:15potentially consider getting your name

0:08:17in on something

0:08:18they are due

0:08:20by

0:08:21april 16th i think it is

0:08:24yeah april 16th so there are there are a

0:08:26number of uh potential nominations

0:08:29coming up um

0:08:30they're i think

0:08:32yeah i think it's today

0:08:34i think it's today that potentially do

0:08:36today

0:08:37oh who did get the

0:08:39votes

0:08:40it was uh

0:08:41neil arnitch and um

0:08:44the chair

0:08:46uh yeah what's i'm talking about council

0:08:49hofmeister right laura laura huffman

0:08:53um i do want to uh remind people that we

0:08:55are in the process of interviewing for

0:08:57positions and the uh some we still have

0:09:00vacancies on many of our committees the

0:09:03committees uh you you would uh begin

0:09:05attending and and put your application

0:09:07in

0:09:08committees that we are

0:09:10have a number of vacancies for the urban

0:09:12forest committee

0:09:14the economic development committee the

0:09:16crime prevention committee

0:09:19also one position that i do want to make

0:09:21a shout out for and it ties in with the

0:09:23mayor's conference is that el cerrito is

0:09:26seeking applicants interested to serve

0:09:28on the board of trustees for the contra

0:09:30costa county mosquito and vector control

0:09:32districts to make decisions

0:09:34about

0:09:35how

0:09:36our money is spent

0:09:38a good push portion of our property

0:09:40taxes does go to the district and so

0:09:43the district does decide

0:09:45the the board of that district decides

0:09:47how to spend that money so i would

0:09:48encourage people to do

0:09:50to consider that and i will leave earth

0:09:52day up to

0:09:54uh my fellow council member thank you

0:09:58okay

0:09:59well i did go to earth day

0:10:02um as did a a large number of other

0:10:05people it was an absolutely

0:10:08uh fantastic earth day starting

0:10:10with the weather which is all important

0:10:12on earth day

0:10:14and we had a beautiful day uh not too

0:10:17hot not too cold

0:10:19and

0:10:20first of all i would just like to

0:10:22commend

0:10:23laurentine

0:10:25as well as the other staff but in

0:10:28particular laurentine because she came

0:10:30up with a new

0:10:32menu

0:10:33and she did a lot of work to

0:10:36create that menu and went around and

0:10:38tasted the very

0:10:40various food of the various potential

0:10:43vendors and

0:10:46came up with a vendor that provided

0:10:48mexican

0:10:49food which happens to be my favorite

0:10:51food in the whole wide world

0:10:53and it was all uh

0:10:55vegan

0:10:57so that was also pretty amazing

0:11:00that you can

0:11:02get a combination like that all together

0:11:04in one meal and i didn't

0:11:06while i was sitting at the check-in desk

0:11:08that everybody kind of goes by i didn't

0:11:10get a single complaint about the food

0:11:13which is unheard of you might say

0:11:16for earth day so that was a

0:11:19sort of a great under

0:11:21uh pinning to the whole event but we had

0:11:24a large number of work sites throughout

0:11:27the city we

0:11:28as i understand it

0:11:30pulled an awful lot of scotch broom

0:11:33which is

0:11:35trying to take over our

0:11:37hillsides

0:11:39and we we did a lot of other uh projects

0:11:42as well

0:11:44and so i encourage anyone who can to

0:11:47once we pick a date uh set aside that

0:11:50date and hope to see you there next

0:11:52earth day

0:11:54and thank you to the many many people

0:11:57who made all that happen

0:12:00um

0:12:00thank you and i also went to the chamber

0:12:03of commerce

0:12:05luncheon today and we had an interesting

0:12:07speaker

0:12:09and

0:12:10his name is was is scott harris and he's

0:12:14from an organization called client

0:12:16clicks and he told us

0:12:18some information about how

0:12:23position on a

0:12:27web search is determined you know if you

0:12:29say that you want to go out for

0:12:34some product or say go out to eat even

0:12:37what you know which if you

0:12:39say did a

0:12:40google search that said

0:12:43mexican food restaurant or something

0:12:45like that then who what determines who

0:12:48gets up there first

0:12:50and apparently with a google search

0:12:52there are if i remember this correctly

0:12:55three top

0:12:57choices

0:12:58and there are only three

0:13:00um

0:13:02entities that can make it into that top

0:13:04three

0:13:05and then there's the i believe the

0:13:06coveted seven i'm making up that word

0:13:09and um then there's kind of everyone

0:13:12else

0:13:12and

0:13:13so

0:13:14we learned a lot about how to do that

0:13:17and his company

0:13:20provides a service that helps other

0:13:22companies

0:13:23in fact figure out how to take advantage

0:13:26of the way the google search works

0:13:28to

0:13:29get the best advertising slot for their

0:13:31company

0:13:33so that was pretty interesting and um

0:13:37then i think that was it

0:13:39i mostly was consumed with earth day

0:13:42councilmember quinto thank you mayor um

0:13:46as greg said um i did attend the uh as

0:13:50vice chair of uh the mayor's conference

0:13:52we had it in oakley california which is

0:13:55uh

0:13:56in east county and uh

0:13:59that is a city that is 20 years old

0:14:03and

0:14:03it's a fast-growing city the population

0:14:05now is for over 45 000 so they had the

0:14:09opening of their new recreation center

0:14:13and

0:14:13so a couple days after that they had the

0:14:15grand opening of that um

0:14:18so i appreciate having uh

0:14:20greg

0:14:21was nice enough to drive me down there

0:14:24and so thank you council member

0:14:26and uh but it was good to have greg

0:14:28there join us and and

0:14:31then unfortunately he came up short

0:14:33by just a couple of votes

0:14:36but it would have been great to have

0:14:37someone represent west contra costa and

0:14:40represent el cerrito uh on the casa

0:14:43project since uh we are probably one of

0:14:45the only cities in west county actually

0:14:47doing something about uh housing for

0:14:50everyone so uh

0:14:51so i congratulate uh uh everyone here in

0:14:54el cerrito that's that's uh doing their

0:14:56job and

0:14:59so the next meeting i attended i

0:15:01attended the hazardous materials

0:15:03commission

0:15:05meeting and we met with supervisor

0:15:07federal glover

0:15:08at his office in pittsburgh and

0:15:12and we spoke about plans that we're

0:15:15going to work on this year

0:15:16which will include

0:15:21ab617 in richmond and we're going to

0:15:23keep a close eye on that which is going

0:15:27to have different

0:15:30about 30

0:15:31residents in richmond and and

0:15:34volunteers will have

0:15:37kind of like a

0:15:40we'll have something that will uh

0:15:42test

0:15:43uh how clean the air is

0:15:46in their neighborhood so uh

0:15:48that will eventually end up in different

0:15:50parts of contra costa county including

0:15:53the northern shoreline so

0:15:55the federal lover

0:15:57is very interested in seeing what we do

0:15:59here in west contra costa and also

0:16:03we did speak about

0:16:05hazardous materials that are still

0:16:08need to be taken care of in the

0:16:10pittsburgh area and the northern

0:16:12shoreline

0:16:13before

0:16:14they do any type of

0:16:17of reuse in these former industrial

0:16:20areas that's my report thank you thank

0:16:23you mayor if i may yes it's five o'clock

0:16:26tomorrow and it's the position that i

0:16:28was thinking that you might consider is

0:16:31the uh appointment of a representative

0:16:33to represent contra costa on the mtc

0:16:36metropolitan transportation commission

0:16:38board

0:16:39and the

0:16:40deadline for appointment is five o'clock

0:16:43tomorrow

0:16:44okay thank you

0:16:46and uh thank you also for attending the

0:16:48mayor's conference on my behalf

0:16:50that week was spring break for my kids

0:16:53and so i spent a few days with my

0:16:54children and i really appreciate the

0:16:56support of the council to allow me to do

0:16:58that

0:16:59all right next we will go to oral

0:17:02communications from the public at this

0:17:04time anyone wishing to speak

0:17:07can bring up a speaker card to the clerk

0:17:10remarks are typically limited to three

0:17:12minutes depending on the number of

0:17:13speakers we may

0:17:15decrease that

0:17:17comments regarding non-agenda

0:17:19and consent calendar items will be heard

0:17:22first

0:17:23comments related to other agenda items

0:17:25will be heard at the time the city

0:17:26council deliberates on them

0:17:28when you come forward to speak please

0:17:31state your name and city of residence

0:17:33for the record

0:17:35will you please call the

0:17:37speakers here our first three speakers

0:17:39tonight are betty akkasich howdy

0:17:41followed by howdy gowdy and robin

0:17:43mitchell

0:17:52good evening everyone it's

0:17:54such a pleasure to be here i'm buddy

0:17:56akasic and i'm a

0:17:58president of hannah gardens i'm

0:18:00your next-door neighbor

0:18:03i wanted to follow up on janet's

0:18:05comments about the the food of the earth

0:18:07day

0:18:08it was extraordinary

0:18:11i mean it was just yummy and and you

0:18:14could do all those things with beans and

0:18:16rice and salad and vegan tacos and you

0:18:20could also pour hot sauce all and the

0:18:22hot sauce were two kinds of hot sauce

0:18:24that was excellent

0:18:26and also uh i had essentially the same

0:18:28kind of experience at the volunteer

0:18:32annual awards dinner last last year and

0:18:35the next one

0:18:37is friday april 26

0:18:40and the food there my memory of it was

0:18:42we just kept going back and back and

0:18:45loading up fresh fruit and the food was

0:18:48wonderful so i guess it just

0:18:50comes with the territory in el cerrito

0:18:52the church of christ

0:18:54i spoke with flavio at length

0:18:57and i think i submitted it to holly i'm

0:19:00assuming that

0:19:01you've read it and that you have a sense

0:19:04of where flavio is coming from related

0:19:07to that church

0:19:09and doesn't it sound like he's ready to

0:19:11move on

0:19:13he gets it

0:19:14he said that he feels that the best

0:19:17thing for elsary the city of el cerrito

0:19:20would be for him to be gone

0:19:23he knows that

0:19:24sitting right there between the fire

0:19:26department

0:19:27and the the temporary senior center

0:19:30and

0:19:32i sure hope there's follow-up on that

0:19:34it's it's you know i started thinking he

0:19:37was a end game senior center that's my

0:19:39number one you guys know that and

0:19:43if he vacates that building

0:19:45couldn't we have that building

0:19:47we wouldn't have to tear it down start

0:19:49over none of that i mean i don't know i

0:19:51mean that's not my area but but it seems

0:19:53to me you put a a senior center with

0:19:55that building the church of christ

0:19:57building and

0:19:58and then

0:20:00hannah gardens and and the adjunct kind

0:20:02of role they play it could be maybe

0:20:05that's our end game right there

0:20:09you know i mean um

0:20:11and i talked with

0:20:14heidi about combining senior center and

0:20:17library the whole momentum for a library

0:20:19and she

0:20:20you know i told her look i would be

0:20:22supportive of of your library and she

0:20:24said everybody is everybody wants

0:20:26there's no anti-library lobby here

0:20:29so so uh and i said what about some

0:20:32blending combination she physically

0:20:34apart was kind of what she

0:20:37suggested and uh

0:20:39you know blake the manager of anna

0:20:41gardens you guys know him

0:20:43um he visited my apartment this

0:20:46afternoon and he said that in his view i

0:20:50had the number one unit in the building

0:20:54so you're all going to be invited to

0:20:56that number one unit

0:20:59i'm going to have a bon voyage party for

0:21:01me because i'm going to spend all of may

0:21:03in south america

0:21:05thank you for your comments thank you

0:21:07very much

0:21:10next speaker is howdy gowdy followed by

0:21:11robin mitchell

0:21:16uh good evening mayor and council

0:21:17members my name is howdy gaudi i live in

0:21:19el frida

0:21:20um so i just wanted to make a

0:21:24suggestion

0:21:26of

0:21:29budgetary and staffing nature um

0:21:32i understand there's

0:21:34uh a strong commitment to not uh

0:21:38spending a lot of new money and actually

0:21:40building reserves instead but i think

0:21:43this has

0:21:46some potential value and that would

0:21:48actually

0:21:48return a lot of value to um to the city

0:21:51and so it might be relevant to this

0:21:53budget cycle or a next one

0:21:56but the idea is that um

0:22:00you know there's been a lot of talk

0:22:01about fire and you know emergency

0:22:04responses and i think the city's done a

0:22:06good job in responding to that but you

0:22:09know as most things that happen in the

0:22:11city it's you know the same staff being

0:22:14asked to do a new

0:22:16job and it's it's a lot of burden so

0:22:19um i think it is probably relevant for

0:22:22the city to have

0:22:24someone in an emergency coordinator role

0:22:26and it occurred to me that that could

0:22:28be combined

0:22:30duty with a volunteer coordinator which

0:22:33is another

0:22:34role that a lot of people have advocated

0:22:36for in the city for a long time and i

0:22:38think those two

0:22:39roles really mesh very well

0:22:42partly because

0:22:45you know volunteers can do a lot of work

0:22:47as was shown on earth day with you know

0:22:49vegetation management and other things

0:22:52but also um you know the cert program

0:22:54which the fire department does a very

0:22:56good job and there's an increasing

0:22:58number of people taking

0:23:00that training um

0:23:02it really needs um the next step which

0:23:05is the follow-up and

0:23:07maintaining the the community

0:23:10coordinations of the trained cert people

0:23:12because right now we do a good job of

0:23:14getting the information to people but

0:23:16we're not um

0:23:18doing as much in terms of building that

0:23:21ongoing

0:23:22interaction and so between you know

0:23:24emergency response volunteer

0:23:26coordination and other volunteer

0:23:28coordination

0:23:29i think the the small investment that

0:23:31the city would be making in

0:23:33a volunteer emergency coordinator would

0:23:35be returned many fold in the the free

0:23:38labor honestly that you would get from

0:23:40all of this volunteer activity and el

0:23:43cerrito's already demonstrated itself as

0:23:45being a very

0:23:47strong you know community oriented

0:23:49volunteer

0:23:50base but

0:23:52i think the um

0:23:53the city taking some

0:23:56extra effort to

0:23:58nurture and and

0:23:59optimize that

0:24:01would actually serve the city very well

0:24:04so

0:24:05thank you thank you

0:24:07the next speaker is robin mitchell

0:24:08followed by andrew perkins

0:24:13so my name is robin mitchell and i live

0:24:15in el cerrito

0:24:17i sent this to a few of you and some

0:24:19staff but i just wanted to

0:24:22talk about it a little bit

0:24:24i came across an article today

0:24:26the title of which is windborn

0:24:28microplastics are everywhere

0:24:31and new research has shown that

0:24:32microplastics rain down on the pristine

0:24:35peaks of the pyrenees mountains

0:24:37the researchers found a daily rate of

0:24:39plastic pollution following falling from

0:24:41the sky in the pyrenees was comparable

0:24:44to the amount raining down on paris

0:24:47and a city whose name i can't pronounce

0:24:49a large industrial city in china

0:24:52and as a quote from one of the

0:24:54researchers it was incredible how much

0:24:55microplastic was being deposited

0:24:59there was no obvious source of the

0:25:01microplastics within 60 miles

0:25:03said the lead author of the study which

0:25:05was published on monday in nature

0:25:07geoscience and the study is the first of

0:25:10its kind to show

0:25:12how far microplastics can travel on the

0:25:14wind

0:25:15scientists had previously thought that

0:25:17atmospheric microplastic pollutants

0:25:19would rise up and settle again near the

0:25:20cities and industrial hubs where they

0:25:23originated

0:25:25um

0:25:28but the researchers looked at computer

0:25:30models of wind patterns to pinpoint the

0:25:32source of the micro plastics but none

0:25:33was found within the 60 mile radius of

0:25:35the region which is sparsely populated

0:25:38and without commercial industrial or

0:25:39large agricultural centers

0:25:43so they don't

0:25:44know how it got there necessarily but

0:25:47microplastics which measure less than

0:25:49one-fifth of one inch have been shown to

0:25:51affect the health and reproductive

0:25:52systems of marine life

0:25:54in fact they were present in every

0:25:56marine mammal that researchers looked at

0:25:58in a recent british study

0:25:59microplastics also contaminated the

0:26:01drinking water

0:26:03this new study suggests

0:26:05that humans not only consume

0:26:07microplastics but also inhale them

0:26:10microplastics smaller than 25 microns

0:26:12can enter the human body through the

0:26:13nose or mouth and those less than 5

0:26:15microns can end up in lung tissue

0:26:18and we know that microplastics tend to

0:26:19be sticky and accumulate heavy metals

0:26:22like mercury and persistent organic

0:26:24pollutants including materials known to

0:26:27impact health

0:26:28to make matters worse the researchers

0:26:30say that atmospheric plastic pollution

0:26:31is nearly impossible to clean up so the

0:26:34only solution is to produce less plastic

0:26:37so i think that's the theme that we as a

0:26:40city can contribute our small amount to

0:26:43is to try to figure out how we can help

0:26:44produce less plastic thank you

0:26:47thank you

0:26:48the next speaker is andrew perkins

0:26:50followed by diana diane brenner

0:27:02thank you

0:27:03mayor

0:27:04mayor pro tem at owl

0:27:07my name is andrew perkins i live on [address removed]

0:27:09everett street

0:27:11um i rode in my subject living

0:27:13conditions

0:27:14um i moved to el cerrito a year ago

0:27:17april 2018

0:27:19i was born in walnut creek in 1958 i'm

0:27:2160 years old

0:27:25i found the reason i moved here was

0:27:27because everybody was moving out i'm

0:27:29counter-intuitive or whatever so my

0:27:31reason here is i live in a beautiful

0:27:33area it's a block from the plaza bart

0:27:37every home

0:27:39on my street is

0:27:40manicured it's beautiful except the one

0:27:42i live in and the one i live in is

0:27:44came

0:27:46transitioned from a rooming home to a

0:27:48group home

0:27:50to a flop house in the backyard and i

0:27:52reported to coding kate's taking care of

0:27:54it okay i just want to make it on a

0:27:56public record that i'm worried and i

0:27:58think the community is well served by

0:28:01people like me who and i went to all the

0:28:04neighbors i said don't you see what's

0:28:05going on here i don't want to get

0:28:06involved i don't want to get involved i

0:28:09want to get involved

0:28:11i don't necessarily

0:28:12you know in this case but i have to

0:28:15speak up okay

0:28:17and that's who i am so

0:28:19um this house is is an eyesore drive

0:28:23down between

0:28:24central

0:28:26and lincoln

0:28:28on

0:28:29everett street and you'll see this house

0:28:31539 it's an illegal

0:28:34um

0:28:35abode

0:28:37there this woman her her name is savvy

0:28:41she she cares for so-called these

0:28:42mentors okay i'm a cpa i get it okay i

0:28:46see she spends 50 cents a day on food

0:28:48she gives her dogs rice she gives this

0:28:51this person who's developmentally

0:28:53disabled rice and beans and you know

0:28:56goes to costco and she just she told me

0:28:59and this is my last statement andrew

0:29:02the only thing i care about is money

0:29:05good day good night thank you

0:29:10the next the final speaker is diane

0:29:12brenner

0:29:15hello madam mayor and members of city

0:29:17council my name is diane brenner i'm a

0:29:20homeowner in el cerrito

0:29:22i would like to talk about traffic on

0:29:23arlington boulevard

0:29:25and the need for a sidewalk on one short

0:29:27stretch

0:29:28where we have none on either side of the

0:29:30road

0:29:31it's approximately between don carroll

0:29:34drive and villanueva drive is just north

0:29:36of moser

0:29:39you're probably well aware that traffic

0:29:41on arlington has in recent years

0:29:43increased dramatically

0:29:45at rush hour but also any time of day

0:29:49for all of the other nine miles of

0:29:52arlington from berkeley to richmond

0:29:54there's a sidewalk on at least one side

0:29:56of the street in lots of places there's

0:29:58sidewalks on both sides in our little

0:30:00stretch where i live there's no sidewalk

0:30:02there never has been

0:30:05i know that you have a major plan for

0:30:08road improvements in this area it looks

0:30:11very elaborate very expensive

0:30:14putting sidewalks and retaining walls

0:30:16and replacing other sidewalks and all

0:30:18that kind of thing which is great but i

0:30:21fear that the price tag on that project

0:30:23is so high

0:30:24that i will never see it funded in my

0:30:26lifetime

0:30:27so i'm here to ask you if you would

0:30:29consider

0:30:31putting a sidewalk just on one side of

0:30:33the road on the east side the uphill

0:30:36side where you have the shortest

0:30:37distance to connect the existing

0:30:39sidewalks

0:30:41then we would have something anyway

0:30:43instead of having to wait

0:30:45more years multiple years possibly

0:30:48forever to have anything at all

0:30:53that's all i wanted to say thank you

0:30:55thank you

0:30:57that's our final speaker

0:30:59thank you

0:31:01all right so now we'll move on to the

0:31:03adoption of the consent calendar

0:31:06mayor i'd like to pull items d and e

0:31:11all right

0:31:12so

0:31:14i will go ahead and

0:31:16read all of the titles

0:31:19and we will pull items d and e

0:31:23so a education and sharing day

0:31:25proclamation

0:31:27b

0:31:29appointment of member to economic

0:31:32development committee

0:31:33c

0:31:34cash and investments report

0:31:36recorder ending march 31st 2019

0:31:40d

0:31:40regulation

0:31:42managing priority

0:31:44poly coronated biphenyls containing

0:31:47materials during building demolition

0:31:49projects

0:31:51or otherwise known as pcbs

0:31:55e acceptance of public open space

0:31:58easements for projects

0:32:00within the san pablo avenue specific

0:32:03plan area

0:32:04and f

0:32:05senate bill 1

0:32:07the road repair and accountability act

0:32:10list of projects for fiscal year 2019

0:32:13through 2020

0:32:15do i have a motion

0:32:17on items a

0:32:19b

0:32:20c and f i saw move

0:32:23i have a second

0:32:24all right motion by abelson and seconded

0:32:27by quinto

0:32:28all in favor

0:32:31those opposed

0:32:32abstentions motion carries

0:32:35mayor i've asked uh for item d to be

0:32:38pulled just so we could get

0:32:40this is when i was going through the

0:32:42packet um it was shocking to see

0:32:45the all of the different types of

0:32:46building mater materials that include uh

0:32:49polychlorinated biphenyls and so i was

0:32:52hoping that staff could just sort of

0:32:54quickly for those that watch this uh

0:32:56this program later or

0:32:58for those that are here watching at home

0:33:01we get a sense of

0:33:02what contains pcbs

0:33:05because it it turned out to be a lot

0:33:07more materials than i thought so this is

0:33:09intended to be a very quick short

0:33:12presentation

0:33:14great thank you

0:33:21good evening mayor city council and

0:33:22members of the community my name is will

0:33:24provost i'm an analyst in the public

0:33:26works department and i'm also the city's

0:33:27clean water program coordinator

0:33:30thank you for the opportunity to

0:33:31elaborate on the implementation of a

0:33:32program to manage pcbs during the

0:33:34building demolition process

0:33:39so pcbs have been detected at elevated

0:33:41levels in the san francisco bay posing

0:33:43potential health risks for both humans

0:33:44and wildlife

0:33:46urban storm water runoff is considered a

0:33:48significant pathway for pcbs to enter

0:33:50the bay including during the building

0:33:52demolition process

0:33:57as a result the city's municipal

0:33:59regional stormwater permit regulated by

0:34:01the regional water quality control board

0:34:03requires that municipalities manage pcbs

0:34:06containing materials during the

0:34:07demolition of certain buildings

0:34:09the regulation focuses on managing pcbs

0:34:12that are more likely to present in

0:34:14priority building materials particularly

0:34:16in buildings constructed between 1950

0:34:18and 1980

0:34:22so applicable structures are defined as

0:34:24buildings constructed between 1950 and

0:34:261980 but it's important to note that

0:34:28wood frame buildings and single-family

0:34:30residential buildings are not applicable

0:34:32structures regardless of age of the

0:34:34building

0:34:35in el cerrito this means that there will

0:34:36be relatively few applicable buildings

0:34:38with the majority being present in the

0:34:40main commercial corridors if they were

0:34:42built between 1950 and 1980 and they are

0:34:44not wood frame

0:34:49to council member lyman's comment the

0:34:51materials being tested for pcbs include

0:34:53adhesive and mastics window caulking

0:34:56rubber window seals and gaskets and

0:34:58thermal fiber fiberglass insulation

0:35:01these materials were identified by

0:35:03studies as having high concentrations of

0:35:05pcbs and has been prevalent in buildings

0:35:07constructed during that era

0:35:10and you can see some of the pictures

0:35:11here as well as in your agenda packet

0:35:17the bay area stormwater management

0:35:18agencies association or basma completed

0:35:20the studies and provided jurisdictions

0:35:22with model protocols and processes for

0:35:24implementing the required program

0:35:27the applicant process outlined an

0:35:28applicant package requires applicable

0:35:30structures to conduct sampling to test

0:35:32for pcbs in priority building materials

0:35:37if the building is demolished and is not

0:35:39applicable or the screening is negative

0:35:41applicants just submit a certified form

0:35:43if the screening is positive the

0:35:45applicant is required to report that

0:35:47report that and comply with any

0:35:49applicable state or federal laws

0:35:53so in terms of implementation of the

0:35:55program it primarily relies on

0:35:58self-certification

0:35:59minimal staff resources are required to

0:36:01implement the program

0:36:02and it's just estimated that two to

0:36:04three hours of municipal staff time will

0:36:06be needed to review applications for

0:36:07completeness and archive them for future

0:36:09reporting

0:36:11ultimately this program

0:36:13by being implemented here in el cerrito

0:36:15and with all our neighboring

0:36:16municipalities will greatly reduce pcbs

0:36:18entering the bay from building

0:36:20demolition

0:36:21so that's all i have and thank you and

0:36:23let me know if you have any questions i

0:36:24understand melanie mintz from the

0:36:25community development department is also

0:36:27here to answer questions

0:36:29great thank you

0:36:30my main reason for having this is even

0:36:32though single-family homes are not

0:36:34applicable and we don't necessarily as

0:36:36single-family home owners need to go

0:36:38through the process of testing and

0:36:40things like that if you look at these

0:36:42photographs these are very common

0:36:45items that most people are coming across

0:36:47when they do any type of work around

0:36:49their house just maintenance work

0:36:52there was

0:36:53imagery of the caulking around the

0:36:55window

0:36:56many of us will go to to the point of oh

0:36:58i'll just

0:36:59flick this old stuff out and it'll lands

0:37:01on the ground outside your house and it

0:37:04becomes a contributor to pcbs in the bay

0:37:08so my whole goal was to remind people

0:37:10that even though you don't necessarily

0:37:12have to to fulfill all of the testing

0:37:14and

0:37:15registering requirements of this we all

0:37:17have a responsibility to reduce pcbs in

0:37:19the bay and we all have an opportunity

0:37:21to whenever we're doing any home

0:37:23projects around the house so

0:37:25thank you certainly

0:37:27council member fidelity i i just wanted

0:37:29to concur with the city councilman

0:37:32i was reading my packet and my wife was

0:37:34in the room and i said get a load of

0:37:36this get a load of this and look at this

0:37:38picture and look at this

0:37:40stuff the caulking the stuff that we

0:37:42have around us all the time so

0:37:44so thank you for this and it's really

0:37:46this is really a best practices plan

0:37:48that's been implemented in other places

0:37:50is that correct yes and it's being

0:37:51implemented in every municipality in the

0:37:53region as part of our permit and so

0:37:55together by for all the building

0:37:57demolitions that meet these criteria

0:37:58moving forward it really will have a

0:38:00substantial impact are we late in doing

0:38:02this no we're uh it has to be done by

0:38:04july 1st

0:38:06okay and thank you

0:38:08any other comments

0:38:11i i also mentioned it to my husband it

0:38:13seems like

0:38:15for me a very good feel good thing about

0:38:17being on the council and being part of

0:38:18the city of el cerrito to know that

0:38:20we're trying to do something to help

0:38:22keep the bay healthier and

0:38:24you know the fish and the rest of our

0:38:25planet so it's a really i think a great

0:38:28thing to be participating in and i'm i'm

0:38:30very happy about it so

0:38:32um and

0:38:33so we'll go ahead and with that i'll

0:38:35move item 4d

0:38:36okay oh a second that all right motion

0:38:39by lyman second by fidelity all in favor

0:38:43aye

0:38:44those opposed

0:38:45abstentions motion carries

0:38:47next item on item 4e when i was reading

0:38:50through this i i

0:38:52completely support this but uh what i

0:38:54would like to do is

0:38:56we're giving the for those that aren't

0:38:58familiar with this agenda item we're

0:39:00giving the city manager

0:39:02authority to accept

0:39:04grants that are being given to the city

0:39:07grant deeds that are being given to the

0:39:09city

0:39:10as part of their development

0:39:11requirements

0:39:12and i'm not opposed to that but what i

0:39:14did ask for and and there is a revised

0:39:17uh resolution at the dios i did ask for

0:39:20a further resolved clause so it's right

0:39:23before the ice certify be it further

0:39:25resolved that the city manager or

0:39:27designee

0:39:29will provide an annual report to the

0:39:30city council on the open space easements

0:39:33accepted during the previous year

0:39:36i think it's useful for us and the

0:39:37public to know

0:39:39what

0:39:40what grant deeds we have received so

0:39:43that with that i um with that addition i

0:39:46would be pleased to move this item

0:39:49could you back up a second uh having a

0:39:53i'm trying to figure out

0:39:54what

0:39:55when you said what you have asked so are

0:39:58we having a

0:40:00is there a change in the resolution is

0:40:01that what happened yes the be it further

0:40:04resolved clause that i just read out

0:40:05loud is what i asked to be added

0:40:08so this

0:40:10okay so but in terms of the document

0:40:12there's a new document then it's in your

0:40:14hand yep okay

0:40:16okay that's what i was trying to figure

0:40:17out um

0:40:26i'm just trying to get my paper straight

0:40:28yeah this is why

0:40:30yeah i just

0:40:37with that i'd like to move a resolution

0:40:39of the city council authorizing the city

0:40:41manager to accept and consent to grant

0:40:43deeds or other instruments for public

0:40:45open space easements for projects in the

0:40:47san pablo avenue specific plan

0:40:51a area

0:40:53i have a motion by lyman and a second by

0:40:55quinto all in favor okay as a pose

0:40:59motion carries

0:41:01all right and so um

0:41:04during our consent calendar we did

0:41:08um

0:41:09a proclamation for education and sharing

0:41:12day and at this time i'd like to call

0:41:14forward rabbi yankee yankee bell from

0:41:17the el cerrito shabbat and he will come

0:41:20say a few words about the education day

0:41:26excuse me

0:41:29you can stand yeah

0:41:40so

0:41:41one of the items on the account on the

0:41:43consent calendar was the is the

0:41:45proclamation for education and sharing

0:41:47day which i'm not sure if you're going

0:41:50to read it out read out the what it says

0:41:52on the proclamation but it speaks about

0:41:54the

0:41:55the rebbe we have a menachem

0:41:56schneiderson who's actually the 117th

0:41:59anniversary of his birthday is today

0:42:02the 11th of nissan which corresponds to

0:42:04april 16th

0:42:06in on the calendar

0:42:08he was a um

0:42:09he was a very great man he advocated

0:42:12very much for education

0:42:14so i thank the mayor and we thank the

0:42:16mayor and the city board members for

0:42:17including this great american tradition

0:42:20over four days of over four decades

0:42:22and we're also honored that today we

0:42:24picked up a proclamation from the

0:42:27supervisors of contra costa county also

0:42:29recognizing today as education day

0:42:31picked it up from the supervisor the

0:42:32local office and all five supervisors

0:42:35signed this

0:42:36proclamation

0:42:38education day honors and recognizes the

0:42:40work and vision of the great jewish

0:42:41leader of the 20th century

0:42:45lovingly lovingly known as the rabbi the

0:42:48hebrew term for spiritual guide

0:42:50the rabbit was not only a jewish leader

0:42:52he served as a moral consciousness

0:42:54during a time period of great social

0:42:56change

0:42:57he urged that greater attention be given

0:42:59to the seven universal laws for all

0:43:01mankind

0:43:02also known as the noahide laws since all

0:43:05of humanity are descendants of noah

0:43:06following the great flood

0:43:09it is these four thou four year old laws

0:43:11which serve as the universal bedrock of

0:43:13legal and moral code until today

0:43:16they're ever thought that we all carry

0:43:17responsibility to better the lives of

0:43:20others and that we have the potential

0:43:22through large and small acts of goodness

0:43:24and kindness to affect real global

0:43:26change

0:43:28the rabbit believed that a values-based

0:43:30education is the key to a better more

0:43:32decent society

0:43:33academics is integral but needs to be

0:43:36based on ethics and morals that are

0:43:38endowed by their creator

0:43:42so in a broader sense education day is a

0:43:44time to wait to take up the higher

0:43:46calling of social and moral

0:43:47responsibility and to believe in the

0:43:48inherent goodness of mankind and to act

0:43:52upon it

0:43:53may our city be blessed with peace and

0:43:55prosperity and may you all succeed

0:43:57in recognizing and sharing the goodness

0:43:59in your lives

0:44:00with those around you and all the

0:44:01citizens of our city thank you

0:44:04i have this

0:44:05booklet of about education from the

0:44:07rebbe the sparks of wisdom that

0:44:10about the rebbe's vision of education

0:44:12which i which i printed out i'd like to

0:44:13give a copy of them to each one of the

0:44:16city council members i actually have

0:44:18eight copies there so

0:44:20you guys will great and i will also come

0:44:22down to give you the proclamation and we

0:44:24can take some photos if you'd like

0:44:35are you okay picture

0:45:08maximum

0:45:18um

0:45:32next uh on our jenga's presentations and

0:45:34we have we have

0:45:36so we will move on to our public

0:45:39hearings

0:45:40our first public hearing is regarding

0:45:42the fiscal year 2019

0:45:46storm drain annual report and method of

0:45:48collecting

0:45:49storm drain

0:45:51fees

0:45:53their

0:45:54staff report yes good evening

0:45:57mayor council members this report was

0:45:59made available

0:46:01for review in the city clerk's office

0:46:04the annual report asked that the 58

0:46:06dollar fee for each single family

0:46:08residential property be continued in

0:46:11order to provide funding for the

0:46:13reconstruction of the city's

0:46:15storm drain system and associated debt

0:46:18service for the acquisition construction

0:46:20reconstruction maintenance and operation

0:46:22of the storm drain facilities

0:46:25upon conclusion of this public hearing

0:46:27it is our wish that the city council

0:46:29accept the 2019-20 storm drain annual

0:46:32report and adopt a resolution in order

0:46:35to direct the storm drain fees be

0:46:37collected on the property tax roll

0:46:41all right are there any questions yes

0:46:44any questions

0:46:46okay with that we will go ahead and open

0:46:48the public hearing

0:46:51is there anyone who wishes to speak on

0:46:53this item we do not have any speakers on

0:46:55this item move to close the public

0:46:56hearing second

0:46:58motion by lyman second by abelson all in

0:47:01favor to close all right

0:47:03as opposed to

0:47:05sorry

0:47:08i i do have before i make the motion i'm

0:47:11more than willing to make the motion i

0:47:12do have a a comment it didn't appear

0:47:15that double lots paid more and that's

0:47:17something that i'm sure this is the way

0:47:19we've done it for some time but for next

0:47:21year we'd love to know

0:47:23why a double lot does not necessarily

0:47:26pay

0:47:28not necessarily twice but why they

0:47:29aren't paying more so i'm not going to

0:47:32undo the the fine work that was done

0:47:35for this year but i certainly would love

0:47:37to have some sort of research done prior

0:47:39to the methodology

0:47:41for this for next year

0:47:43so

0:47:43i just wanted to

0:47:45add that as part of my commentary

0:47:48and i'd be delighted to move a

0:47:50resolution of the city council

0:47:52of the city of el cerrito adopting the

0:47:54fiscal year 2019-2020

0:47:56storm drain

0:47:58annual report and directing that the

0:47:59storm drain fees for fiscal year

0:48:022019-2020 be collected through the

0:48:04property tax rolls second

0:48:06a motion by lyman secondary quinto all

0:48:09in favor aye aye those opposed

0:48:12abstentions motion carries thank you

0:48:17all right so

0:48:18next on our agenda um

0:48:21it may you may have seen that it was

0:48:23labeled uh also a but this is actually

0:48:26our b item

0:48:27um

0:48:29and it is a public hearing to confirm

0:48:31the

0:48:32diagram levy assessment for fiscal year

0:48:352019 2020 for landscape and lighting

0:48:38assessment district number

0:48:401988-1

0:48:44and

0:48:45continue please

0:48:48okay

0:48:49staff seeks to adopt a resolution

0:48:51setting the landscaping lining

0:48:53assessment the list of charges again was

0:48:55made available to for review with the

0:48:57city clerk's office

0:48:59the engineers report includes a per

0:49:01parcel fee for residential parcels of 72

0:49:04dollars and the other classes of charges

0:49:07are outlined in the report

0:49:08upon conclusion of this public hearing

0:49:10we ask that the council accept the

0:49:12engineering report and adopt a

0:49:14resolution confirming the diagram and

0:49:16set the annual landscape and lighting

0:49:18assessment for fiscal year two thousand

0:49:20nineteen twenty at seventy two dollars

0:49:22per residential parcel and other classes

0:49:25of charges as they appear in the

0:49:27engineering report and if there's any

0:49:29questions on this one

0:49:32questions

0:49:33yeah

0:49:34if i and i'm i will say i read i've

0:49:37reviewed this report two weeks ago and i

0:49:39apologize if i'm not uh precise on this

0:49:42but it did look as though

0:49:45we had

0:49:50other than the 72 dollars that there

0:49:52were some

0:49:54classifications

0:49:56where uh lots were charged more and it

0:50:01was

0:50:02not completely clear to me

0:50:04um

0:50:05why lots were charged more

0:50:07but again there was also

0:50:10looking at for example

0:50:135700 charles was charged 108 even though

0:50:16its use code was still 11. so just

0:50:19curious what the 100 and why some of

0:50:22them are

0:50:23uh 108

0:50:24and then also trying to um get a sense

0:50:28in this one vacant lots are charged less

0:50:32because vacant lots are

0:50:35not

0:50:36necessarily occupied so they're not

0:50:37necessarily getting the same benefit of

0:50:40the services and in this one double

0:50:43double lots are charged

0:50:45double

0:50:46so for example

0:50:48somebody who has twice a double lot is

0:50:50charged double

0:50:52so i'm just curious if you could speak

0:50:53to

0:50:55um some of the some of those variations

0:50:58well unfortunately i can't speak to it

0:51:01i'm not sure if our public works

0:51:03director knows anything about this

0:51:04either but um

0:51:08the methodology

0:51:10hasn't changed no it hasn't and and as i

0:51:13uh told

0:51:14i didn't bring this up before and we did

0:51:16adopt the the document because it's more

0:51:19this comes again more towards

0:51:21making sure that we uh revisit the

0:51:24methodology because

0:51:25this methodology hasn't changed since

0:51:27i think it was

0:51:29i think i'm the one who caused some of

0:51:30the changes eight years ago or nine

0:51:32years ago when i got on council and

0:51:34actually opened this up and looked at it

0:51:36and and

0:51:37so i i

0:51:38um

0:51:39in in

0:51:40looking at this now almost 10 years

0:51:43later with with a close look um do want

0:51:46to at least

0:51:47have somebody think through the

0:51:48methodology

0:51:51nbs who

0:51:53prepares this and

0:51:56responded to many of my comments 10

0:51:57years ago to how to pro improve it

0:52:00does a great job but it but potentially

0:52:02we need to

0:52:04refresh their methodology so

0:52:07i'm sorry again that that's the only

0:52:08question i have again is the

0:52:10is the

0:52:11um

0:52:12some of the methodology and it doesn't

0:52:14necessarily have to be adjusted tonight

0:52:16but i would love to see

0:52:19them

0:52:20look through it again and see if there's

0:52:21something that needs to be changed

0:52:24that's my only question any further

0:52:26questions

0:52:27okay with that we'll go ahead and open

0:52:29the public hearing

0:52:32are there any speakers on this item we

0:52:33have one speaker on this item barbara

0:52:35chan

0:52:41thank you i'm barbara chan and i live at

0:52:43[address removed] i heard

0:52:47you say thank you for the report that

0:52:49the parcel tax for the lighting is for

0:52:52residences and i wanted to know if the

0:52:55city is ever

0:52:56taxing the commercial parcels as well

0:53:02and if so at what rate

0:53:04yeah i can i

0:53:06may or if i may because because uh i

0:53:09have the report i brought the report for

0:53:10this ex

0:53:12precise prop uh question um we do charge

0:53:15uh commercial it's charged at a per

0:53:17square foot so parcel private parcels

0:53:19are capped at 72

0:53:22um

0:53:23and they're but commercial properties

0:53:25are charged on a per foot basis

0:53:30and a per acre basis

0:53:32uh depending on the size of it so there

0:53:34and whether it's multi-family so there

0:53:37uh commercial zoning table on page 5-3

0:53:40which is page 83 of 508 from last

0:53:44packet so if you go to the pdf from our

0:53:49our april 2nd meeting

0:53:50it's pdf page 83 of 508. there is a very

0:53:54strong breakdown of of how we charge

0:53:56commercial properties uh there and it is

0:53:59two dollars a square foot 121 dollars an

0:54:02acre

0:54:03or some other thing

0:54:0433 cents

0:54:06per foot for multi-family residences two

0:54:10to twenty units as an example so there

0:54:12are there are

0:54:14uh there is pricing on commercial the

0:54:17the vast majority of revenue for the

0:54:20landscape lighting and assessment does

0:54:21come from single-family homes which and

0:54:23that is

0:54:24capped based on the

0:54:271988-1 uh election cycle so

0:54:31that's that's why we focus on the 72

0:54:34dollars and the single family but it

0:54:36there is commercial properties are taxed

0:54:38as well

0:54:43you have a motion to close the hearing

0:54:45so move second

0:54:47motion by lyman second by abelson all in

0:54:50favor aye aye as opposed

0:54:53abstention motion carries if if i may

0:54:56i'd like have some comments on this item

0:54:58um and and i make this for those that

0:55:00have been following us that i make

0:55:01comments on this item almost every year

0:55:04um the landscape lighting and assessment

0:55:06district is inadequate for the

0:55:09services it's trying to provide

0:55:12um

0:55:13they don't staff doesn't uh necessarily

0:55:16tell us but those of us that have

0:55:17followed our budgets know that the

0:55:19landscape lighting and assessment

0:55:20district

0:55:21provides about 780 thousand dollars i

0:55:24think it is towards a probably an

0:55:26operating

0:55:28requirement of 1.2 to 1.4 million

0:55:30dollars

0:55:32so the landscape lighting assessment

0:55:33district

0:55:34is something

0:55:36that

0:55:38you know if we are

0:55:40as we go forward and look at various

0:55:42funding requirements

0:55:44we'd love to layer on top of the

0:55:46landscape lighting assessment district

0:55:47from 1988

0:55:49if we could at some point

0:55:51because it is inadequate for what it's

0:55:54trying to accomplish

0:55:57with that i'd be delighted to move a

0:55:58resolution of the city council of the

0:56:00city of el cerrito confirming the

0:56:01diagram and levying the assessment for

0:56:03fiscal year 2019-2020 for the landscape

0:56:06and lighting assessment district number

0:56:081988-1

0:56:12by lyman second by abelson all in favor

0:56:16those opposed

0:56:17motion carries

0:56:20all right great so

0:56:23our next public hearing

0:56:25um

0:56:28is also

0:56:30technically our c it's labeled as b

0:56:34and it is the tentative parcel map and

0:56:36extension to title 18 for lots

0:56:40at nine to two card place

0:56:44we have the presentation

0:56:48good evening mayor members of the city

0:56:50council my name is jeff valentine i'm an

0:56:52associate planner with the city

0:56:53and this project before unite is at 922

0:56:56clark place for a tentative parcel map

0:56:59so in all the entitlements they are

0:57:01seeking are approval of the tentative

0:57:03parcel map for two lot subdivision

0:57:06of an existing one parcel

0:57:08and as part of that they're also seeking

0:57:09an exception to title 18 of the city's

0:57:12municipal code and that is because one

0:57:14of the proposed lots

0:57:16as shown here

0:57:17parcel b does not have frontage on a

0:57:20public street

0:57:22in this diagram you see in red the

0:57:24existing parcel and that parcel is a

0:57:27little over 25 000 square feet

0:57:29this is in the rs5 zoning district where

0:57:31the minimum lot size is 5 000 square

0:57:34feet

0:57:35and the dotted blue line shows you where

0:57:37the proposed

0:57:39lot would be split

0:57:41parcel a to the left uh has existing

0:57:44requests i don't i can't figure out

0:57:46where that is is that this blue line

0:57:48here

0:57:49yeah sorry about that that's the the

0:57:50dotted blue line is where they're

0:57:51proposing to split

0:57:54and so uh here's parcel a to the left

0:57:57and those are all existing structures

0:57:59it's an existing single single family

0:58:01home

0:58:02an existing accessory dwelling unit

0:58:04towards the bottom

0:58:05an existing detached garage

0:58:09the reason they're looking to split the

0:58:10lot is proposed parcel b is vacant and

0:58:13they'd be looking to eventually

0:58:15construct a single family house on that

0:58:17parcel

0:58:18and

0:58:19proposed parcel a would be for a little

0:58:22over 14 000 square feet proposed parcel

0:58:25b would be

0:58:26about 7 500 square feet

0:58:28and then at the bottom of the project

0:58:30site of the parcel as an existing uh

0:58:33drainage or an outside drainage access

0:58:35easement

0:58:36and that is uh roughly 3 700 square feet

0:58:40and that

0:58:41currently there is a driveway

0:58:43that serves

0:58:45914 clark place

0:58:48down at the bottom right of the screen

0:58:54so

0:58:56in terms of the exception to the

0:58:57ordinance

0:58:59section

0:59:0218.32.050 of the city's municipal

0:59:04municipal code has very specific

0:59:06provisions when somebody is seeking to

0:59:09do a what's called a deep lot

0:59:11subdivision with a having one of the

0:59:13parcels not have frontage on a public

0:59:15street

0:59:16and there's a number of requirements in

0:59:18there such as the driveway the private

0:59:20road shall be at least 16 feet when it

0:59:22serves

0:59:23at least two parcels

0:59:25a minimum lot size of 6000 square feet

0:59:28and

0:59:29they are not allowed to have any

0:59:30additional variances for setback

0:59:32requirements for the yards and so this

0:59:34proposal does meet all those

0:59:35requirements

0:59:37and i do want to mention that on march

0:59:3820th the planning commission

0:59:41unanimously recommended approval city

0:59:43council approval and they did add a

0:59:45condition based on a neighbor comment to

0:59:48add signage along the private road

0:59:50indicating that vehicles should not back

0:59:53out while

0:59:54exiting i guess that has been a concern

0:59:58and then finally just to show you a few

1:00:00photos of the site here you see the

1:00:01existing driveway to the right

1:00:04and then the existing detached garage to

1:00:06the left

1:00:08that's the existing single-family house

1:00:10on parcel a

1:00:12the existing proposed uh vacant lot

1:00:16and then again the uh driveway

1:00:18so that concludes my presentation the

1:00:20applicant is here in case you have

1:00:21questions for them and um

1:00:23that is all thanks

1:00:25any questions councilman no

1:00:27questions

1:00:28i do council member philly um

1:00:31not on the specifics i was just

1:00:32wondering i um

1:00:35just coming into the city council

1:00:38room tonight

1:00:40was met by the

1:00:41the immediate house on the cul-de-sac to

1:00:43the north of this project

1:00:45and they had a letter and i was just

1:00:47wondering about the public participation

1:00:49they said they just got the notice that

1:00:51this was happening

1:00:53and i wanted to know

1:00:54and it didn't look like it

1:00:56the letter was even opened yet is there

1:00:59you say the planning commission has

1:01:01already done this have the neighbors

1:01:02been notified

1:01:04absolutely absolutely absolutely as part

1:01:05of the planning commission decision uh

1:01:07on property owners within 300 feet of

1:01:10the project site were notified and when

1:01:12was that uh so that was for the march

1:01:1420th planning commission meeting and the

1:01:16noticing is uh done

1:01:19uh at least two weeks but typically we

1:01:20do it at least three weeks ahead

1:01:22so there was an opportunity

1:01:24to show up at the planning commission on

1:01:26this absolutely and is there any other

1:01:29opportunity for the public input at this

1:01:31point

1:01:32uh we also noticed for for the city

1:01:34council meeting tonight as well

1:01:36just tonight so

1:01:38they had like they said they didn't have

1:01:39any problems but there was just late

1:01:41notification

1:01:42so i'm just

1:01:43passing on their comments

1:01:46okay so i'm not sure if we'll hear from

1:01:48them again but thank you

1:01:52i can if i can just um add to that too

1:01:54so i think i spoke to the same sorry

1:01:57sean moss acting planning manager

1:01:58tonight um i think i spoke to the same

1:02:00neighbor that you're referring to um

1:02:02this evening

1:02:03um and she informed me that she had

1:02:06received the notice for this meeting

1:02:09um but had had not had opened it today

1:02:11but had received it previously

1:02:13um

1:02:14and had not received a notice for the

1:02:16planning commission meeting we did mail

1:02:17that notice as jeff said

1:02:20you know sometimes there are reports of

1:02:23folks not receiving notices when we mail

1:02:25them but

1:02:26you know we do have the the mailing list

1:02:28that we distributed it to

1:02:32i i'm assuming if they had real concerns

1:02:34they'd still be here but

1:02:37we'll see thank you

1:02:40any further questions yeah i do um can

1:02:42you go to the photograph of the driveway

1:02:46uh the next one the one with the muddy

1:02:48there we go um can you describe what how

1:02:52this this will look post project because

1:02:55this certainly

1:02:56um

1:02:57this looks like it's a private driveway

1:03:00i understand that and obviously vehicles

1:03:01are parked in it but it this looks like

1:03:04it would be very difficult for a fire

1:03:06truck to get to that pres the

1:03:09residence on the upper right hand side

1:03:12and if there was a resonance on the

1:03:13upper left hand side

1:03:14beyond where the white truck is parked

1:03:17this would cause a very dangerous

1:03:18situation so i was just curious if you

1:03:20could speak to what the road looked like

1:03:21and what

1:03:22parking constraints there will be on

1:03:25this

1:03:26driveway so that we can provide good

1:03:28services to these residences absolutely

1:03:31yeah that's a great question so uh yeah

1:03:32the fire department has reviewed this

1:03:34and as part of this um prior to any

1:03:37building permit approval on that parcel

1:03:39b they'll be required to improve that

1:03:40driveway to be able to withstand the

1:03:42weight of a fire truck

1:03:45and one thing to note is the parcel is

1:03:47actually less than the required distance

1:03:49for the fire truck so it could

1:03:51technically access from clark place and

1:03:53as part of the

1:03:55project approval they'll also need to

1:03:57install a new fire hydrant where clark

1:03:59placed dead ends

1:04:00so a fire truck could access that house

1:04:03from dead end but they all could also uh

1:04:05pull in to the driveway as well

1:04:08great

1:04:08um so when you so the road will be an

1:04:12asphalt road or it will be a road that

1:04:14that is

1:04:15able to i mean they're obviously they're

1:04:17getting some sort of engineering design

1:04:19six inches of sub-grade four inches of

1:04:21asphalt or something to that effect

1:04:23absolutely and that'll be required prior

1:04:25to billing prime approval but uh yes it

1:04:26will be asphalt okay great um

1:04:30all right thank you

1:04:33add one more i'm sorry

1:04:35um

1:04:36so once this is

1:04:39plans move forward this is a regular

1:04:42family dwelling not an adu somewhere i

1:04:45thought this was an adu going into the

1:04:47smaller lot

1:04:48and this would be

1:04:50prior they would first need a

1:04:52primary residence on a vacant lot

1:04:56if at some point they wanted to do an

1:04:57adu i'm not sure how feasible it would

1:04:59be based on the topography but they okay

1:05:02you answer my question so it's a regular

1:05:04home and they will have to go through

1:05:06all the process and planning stuff and

1:05:08it's not an adu on a separate lot and

1:05:10the adu needs to be on the lot with the

1:05:12regular home absolutely

1:05:15and and i want to actually echo when

1:05:18when council member fidelity started

1:05:19talking about the noticing i want to

1:05:22echo there was a council member who

1:05:24[Music]

1:05:25took the noticing requirements very

1:05:27seriously

1:05:28sandy potter and i want to

1:05:30echo

1:05:31she almost always asked about the

1:05:33noticing requirements and it there was a

1:05:36time when we were getting some form of

1:05:38notation of what the noticing was in the

1:05:40agenda packet so i i would just would

1:05:42like to ask

1:05:43for you guys to consider that going

1:05:45forward is to make sure that we know

1:05:47what the noticing was the public knows

1:05:50what the noticing was intended to be

1:05:52going forward so you could uh

1:05:55consider that going forward that would

1:05:56be great yeah certainly we we do that

1:05:59actually very clearly in the planning

1:06:01commission and design review board staff

1:06:03reports we have a specific section that

1:06:05details the noticing requirements in uh

1:06:08the agenda built formats are a little

1:06:09bit different but we can put a section

1:06:10like that in in the future

1:06:14okay thank you

1:06:15so we'll go ahead and open the public

1:06:17hearing

1:06:20we have no speakers on this item

1:06:22oh

1:06:23do we have us oh we didn't have any

1:06:25cards but if you'd like to speak please

1:06:26feel free just please state your name

1:06:27for the record

1:06:29uh david halphon [address removed] on the

1:06:31downhill neighbor if we could re return

1:06:34to the

1:06:35map that shows the red lines i i just

1:06:38want to show you something

1:06:39um

1:06:41the garage that's on the lower left side

1:06:44has an awning

1:06:46that is supported by a fence that's on

1:06:48my property

1:06:49um

1:06:51that was part of the requirement by the

1:06:54planning commission that they removed

1:06:56that because it's it was not built on

1:07:00their property was built on my property

1:07:01that was number one

1:07:03second thing that we agreed upon and the

1:07:06planning commission supported was that

1:07:08there should be a sign

1:07:10on the new road

1:07:11both facing uphill and downhill which

1:07:14says please do not back down the

1:07:16driveway

1:07:17and the reason why that's important is

1:07:20over the past several years people have

1:07:23backed down that driveway and they have

1:07:25knocked into my gate cat

1:07:28pad key

1:07:29they have

1:07:31i put bollards there to prevent people

1:07:33from knocking into the telephone pole

1:07:35and my pad key and the bollards got

1:07:38knocked and destroyed

1:07:40so that was number two the third thing

1:07:42is um or related to that is that they

1:07:46would take down the fence and the and

1:07:48the uh

1:07:49the part of the garage that's on my

1:07:52property

1:07:54so i texted them several times over the

1:07:56last few weeks to ensure that this would

1:07:59happen

1:08:00and they did not give me any clear

1:08:03positive response that they were going

1:08:05to follow that the last time i

1:08:07i took i

1:08:09i tried to text them and finally what i

1:08:12did was i left them a very short

1:08:14agreement based on the planning

1:08:16commission meeting and i will uh give

1:08:18this to you

1:08:22sorry

1:08:26and it's a very simple agreement i said

1:08:29look

1:08:31please agree that i can take down the

1:08:35fence and i will rebuild it at my own

1:08:37cost

1:08:39so that it's properly placed number one

1:08:40number two please agree that you'll take

1:08:43down the awning okay and the third thing

1:08:46was please put make sure you agree to

1:08:49put the don't back down the road signs

1:08:52as per the planning commission meeting

1:08:55so i i left that to them very three

1:08:57simple sentences i left that with them

1:08:59and i got back a response basically

1:09:02saying

1:09:03uh they're going to remove the overhang

1:09:05but for the other things we'll think

1:09:07about it and we'll let you know thanks

1:09:11you know i've tried to be a good

1:09:12neighbor i was very supportive of the

1:09:14subdivision i still am but i i simply

1:09:18believe that it's important that they

1:09:20agreed to basic things that were raised

1:09:22in the planning commission meeting

1:09:24and just do it i'm not even wanting them

1:09:26to pay for everything i'll pay for

1:09:29taking down what's on my property that i

1:09:31never put there

1:09:32and but i've got no positive response so

1:09:35based on that i'm asking that you delay

1:09:37approval until we come to an agreement

1:09:40that's in

1:09:41that correlates with what the planning

1:09:43commission recommended thank you for

1:09:45your comments

1:09:50uh before we close

1:09:53yeah before we close the public hearing

1:09:55i would think i would like to have some

1:09:57comments on discussion on this item

1:09:59that's what i wanted to do after we

1:10:01close the public hearing but i'd like to

1:10:03be able to speak because we've been kind

1:10:05of skipping this side of this room yeah

1:10:07uh

1:10:08i'm looking at our council if we're if

1:10:10we're going to take additional

1:10:12information on this item just does that

1:10:15into the public comment period or is

1:10:16that do we close the public hearing

1:10:18i'm sorry if you want to do what have an

1:10:21additional discussion about the um

1:10:24the three items that the

1:10:26innate adjoining neighbor brought up you

1:10:28can close the

1:10:35yes i have a motion to close the public

1:10:36hearing i will second that motion by

1:10:39abelston seconded by quinto all in favor

1:10:42aye

1:10:43as opposed

1:10:44motion carries and now we have further

1:10:46discussion yeah thank you for looking

1:10:47here yes

1:10:48um so i'm speak looking at the uh our

1:10:51council

1:10:53um it would seem to me that the

1:10:55conditions

1:10:56uh that were referred to in the

1:10:59public comments that if we were

1:11:00interested in uh supporting those that

1:11:03we would include language in

1:11:06this document in the application that we

1:11:09approve if we so do so tonight can i

1:11:12provide clarification because a couple

1:11:14of those conditions are actually already

1:11:16i was going to ask the staff to clarify

1:11:17whether or not those had already been

1:11:19made conditions of approval at least one

1:11:20is oh okay my question was a little bit

1:11:23different

1:11:24my question was about where the

1:11:26appropriate place to put those things

1:11:28would be

1:11:29um

1:11:31and and and so the um

1:11:34the speaker was suggesting that they

1:11:36could have this letter of agreement

1:11:39between the two of them

1:11:42they could

1:11:43i suppose always do that it would have

1:11:45to be consistent with whatever we

1:11:46approve but

1:11:48what we can do that would be better

1:11:50would better serve it happening probably

1:11:54because it would mean that we would

1:11:56verify that it happened

1:11:58as part of our approval

1:12:01of the um

1:12:03the project as it went along would be to

1:12:06to have them included here

1:12:09that's a true

1:12:10statement is that correct um

1:12:13yes i'll just be i'll i will that's

1:12:16a generic statement yes i will just add

1:12:18to that by saying if they're not already

1:12:20addressed in the resolution that the

1:12:22city council is being asked to consider

1:12:24then the city council could add them

1:12:26into the resolution

1:12:28and they would become conditions of

1:12:30approval for the project with associated

1:12:32timing requirements so that

1:12:35subsequent actions by the city would not

1:12:37be taken until those conditions had been

1:12:38satisfied which would be a means of

1:12:40ensuring that they were

1:12:42addressed if

1:12:44the speaker and the applicant

1:12:46enter into a separate agreement that is

1:12:47between them

1:12:49and whether or not it's consistent with

1:12:50the conditions of approvals between them

1:12:52but the applicant would still have to

1:12:53satisfy what was written into the

1:12:55conditions right so all we need to do

1:12:57right now

1:12:58regarding that is to

1:13:01assuming that's what we want to do

1:13:03anyway is to uh see what's missing

1:13:07you know where there's

1:13:08uh some stuff that's maybe

1:13:10uh

1:13:11not referred to in our document that

1:13:14the applicant or the um

1:13:17the neighbor referred to a few minutes

1:13:19ago and then we could just insert those

1:13:22if that's what we wanted to do

1:13:23correct okay

1:13:25can can i point you to the conditions of

1:13:28approval that address these items okay

1:13:30great

1:13:31so on page 125

1:13:33uh condition approval number six under

1:13:36planning division

1:13:37it states prior to recreation of the

1:13:39parcel map the covered attachment to the

1:13:41garage on the proposed parcel a that

1:13:42encroaches

1:13:44into the neighboring property at apn

1:13:45505-301-032

1:13:48shall be removed

1:13:50and that's even called out on the

1:13:51tentative parcel map as shall be removed

1:13:53so that's the the awning that mr david

1:13:56helfon was referring to

1:13:58and then condition of approval number

1:13:59seven prior to issuance of any

1:14:01certificate of occupancy for proposed

1:14:03parcel b

1:14:04signage approved by the planning

1:14:05division shall be installed on the

1:14:07approved private access road informing

1:14:09vehicles not to back out of the driveway

1:14:11so those were two of the items now mr

1:14:13helpful mentioned fencing we do not

1:14:16address that in our the reason we

1:14:17specifically mentioned the awning was

1:14:19because it was very clear in our

1:14:21historical research that that structure

1:14:23had been done without a building permit

1:14:24and it very clearly encroached into the

1:14:26neighboring property uh fencing is a

1:14:28little bit more difficult in terms of

1:14:30when it was installed and um

1:14:32so that's a little bit harder and but it

1:14:34sounds like mr hellfind is open to

1:14:35paying for it on his own um

1:14:39can you bring up the photograph of the

1:14:43the

1:14:44garage

1:14:46oh see it doesn't go far enough left

1:14:47okay thank you

1:14:58so if we did want to because that

1:15:01clearly the map that go back to the tent

1:15:02the map that you're with the blue line

1:15:04clearly if the red line's in the correct

1:15:06location the fence

1:15:09is encroaching on the

1:15:12western property

1:15:13is that a fair

1:15:15assessment from this from this drawing

1:15:18that's correct

1:15:20um and so talking to council we

1:15:22obviously can't add a new requirement on

1:15:26page 125 since that's a summary of the

1:15:28planning division

1:15:29if we wanted to add a new uh item it

1:15:33would be item 10 on page 124

1:15:36it would just become you don't have to

1:15:38specify where it would be you just need

1:15:39to make it a city council condition of

1:15:41approval to be added to the resolution i

1:15:43just want to though emphasize that if i

1:15:44understood

1:15:46the staff comment correctly

1:15:48um

1:15:49although the map shows that the fence is

1:15:51encroaching there's we don't have a

1:15:54clear record about whether or not there

1:15:56is some historical agreement between the

1:15:58two property owners that allows it to be

1:16:00there

1:16:01and so i think what they're saying is

1:16:02that

1:16:04their view on it was that it was

1:16:05something that was better worked out

1:16:06between the property owners and not made

1:16:09a condition of approval for this since

1:16:10there is no way to

1:16:12determine what the historical

1:16:14relationship between the property owners

1:16:16had been and

1:16:17if i understand what you're saying

1:16:19correctly then

1:16:20one action we could do is delay this

1:16:23until we see an agreement in place

1:16:25between the two

1:16:27um

1:16:28that could be done yeah

1:16:31i guess what i'm saying though is that

1:16:32there may already be an agreement in

1:16:34place that that allowed the fence to be

1:16:36there

1:16:36correct and if that agreement is

1:16:38produced then we can move forward

1:16:41i just it might not be producible

1:16:44if it's not produceable then a new

1:16:46agreement needs to be put made

1:16:51i do agree that items six and seven from

1:16:53the planning division do cover two of

1:16:55the three items that were brought up

1:16:57during our public hearing

1:17:00so the only issue then is the fence

1:17:02correct uh so the

1:17:05so the only

1:17:06thing this council would do on this

1:17:08issue of the fence would be to decide if

1:17:11we want to do anything about

1:17:13that or not

1:17:15or wait until an agreement is put in

1:17:17place

1:17:18i mean it it

1:17:20doesn't seem an unreasonable

1:17:22uh

1:17:23thing for

1:17:25for us to potentially consider

1:17:28you know asking for an agreement to be

1:17:30in place

1:17:31um prior to our approvingness

1:17:34is the owner of the parcels here tonight

1:17:36yes yes does he like to speak to to this

1:17:38point of the fence

1:17:40see if there's any possible movement

1:17:42toward agreement

1:17:52and my resolve

1:18:07can i ask you to reopen the public

1:18:08hearing for these comments sorry all

1:18:09right

1:18:10yeah

1:18:12i will reopen the public hearing at this

1:18:14time

1:18:14uh this is the first time i came

1:18:18uh

1:18:19yeah i understand the fence

1:18:22it's already

1:18:23right now

1:18:25when we bought that 1985 i bought the

1:18:29it's a

1:18:30it's a 922 clark place

1:18:32where the fence was there

1:18:34so

1:18:35so

1:18:36we just take care of the fans you know

1:18:40since

1:18:411985 but

1:18:43who built the fences we don't i don't

1:18:46know

1:18:46because the

1:18:47property is the front of my properties

1:18:50owner or

1:18:52when we bought when i bought it it was

1:18:54there

1:18:56that's all so

1:18:59that's my question but the fences not

1:19:02the any damage anything it's

1:19:05it's

1:19:06clearly

1:19:07working the fence

1:19:10so i don't know if

1:19:12i have to move the fence or not

1:19:15please

1:19:17go ahead

1:19:18it's my understanding that your neighbor

1:19:21wants to replace the fence and put it

1:19:23on the property line

1:19:25right that's fine

1:19:28i already answered to him it's okay

1:19:31whatever you want to do is fine

1:19:33you know the property line or wherever

1:19:36he decides you know the property you can

1:19:38make offense it's fine but i i can't pay

1:19:42for it

1:19:43but

1:19:45if

1:19:46but right now it's

1:19:47he gave me the notice about the two

1:19:50yesterday

1:19:51and then gave me the note it signed it i

1:19:54can't do the sign right away

1:19:56i understand yeah so my question to you

1:19:59tonight is

1:20:00would you be willing to shake his hand

1:20:03right and agree that he can relocate the

1:20:05fence that's fine yes if i see that i

1:20:08will move this matter

1:20:11it's fine

1:20:13if you shake his hand right i will move

1:20:16this forward and you will get your

1:20:17subdivision

1:20:19okay

1:20:20great thank you

1:20:24you get a picture of this thank you

1:20:25thank you

1:20:27i movie close public hearing this is

1:20:29good i'll second motion by lyman second

1:20:32by quinto all in favor all right

1:20:35it's opposed

1:20:36uh motion carries

1:20:39and we now need to move the subdivision

1:20:41uh i'd like to move that um i like to

1:20:44move the resolution of the city council

1:20:46of the city of el cerrito approving a

1:20:48tent

1:20:48parcel map for the two lot subdivision

1:20:51and an exception to title 18 of the

1:20:53city's municipal code for a minor

1:20:55subdivision proposing a lot without

1:20:58frontage on a public street at 922 clark

1:21:01place with assessors parcel number

1:21:04505-301-033

1:21:09second

1:21:10motion by quinto second by abelson all

1:21:12in favor okay as opposed motion carries

1:21:18all right

1:21:21we end our public hearings for this

1:21:23evening

1:21:26next we move on to policy matters

1:21:29which is the strategic plan update and

1:21:32progress report

1:21:50all right

1:21:53okay thank you your honor

1:21:55i am karen pinkis city manager moving

1:21:57before you so i can drive this a little

1:21:59bit better

1:22:01tonight i will be presenting a progress

1:22:03report on the goals and strategies of

1:22:05the el cerrito strategic plan we'll be

1:22:07going over accomplishments since the

1:22:09last progress report which i brought to

1:22:11this council in 2017 just about two

1:22:14years ago

1:22:15in april 2017 and provide update on

1:22:18progress on the specific strategies

1:22:20behind each goal

1:22:22and while i will be the main driver of

1:22:24this presentation we do have several

1:22:26department heads that have been here and

1:22:28um that can also answer questions

1:22:32on any of the elements that we've

1:22:33discussed tonight

1:22:36so just by starting kind of an overview

1:22:37of our strategic plan um i usually

1:22:41loathe to read powerpoints out loud but

1:22:44in this case for the benefit of the

1:22:46audience and for people who may be

1:22:47listening at home

1:22:49um the strategic plan um includes a

1:22:52vision statement and a mission statement

1:22:53which states our vision mission and

1:22:55values

1:22:56our vision statement is that the city of

1:22:58el cerrito is a safe connected transit

1:23:01oriented and environmentally focused bay

1:23:03area destination with welcoming

1:23:05neighborhoods thriving businesses and

1:23:07vibrant public places and diverse

1:23:09cultural educational and recreational

1:23:12opportunities for people of all ages

1:23:14this vision sets the focus for our

1:23:16future and it's a statement of where we

1:23:18want to go

1:23:20our mission statement is a statement of

1:23:22purpose for our organization and it

1:23:24fundamentally defines what we stand for

1:23:27and what we will do

1:23:28and it reads that the city of el cerrito

1:23:30serves leads and supports our diverse

1:23:33and transit rich community by providing

1:23:35exemplary and innovative services public

1:23:37places and infrastructure ensuring

1:23:39public safety and creating an

1:23:41economically and environmentally

1:23:43sustainable future

1:23:47and then our organizational values they

1:23:49drive our behavior and support effective

1:23:51implementation of our mission vision and

1:23:53goals we hold true to these values in

1:23:56everything we do and expect our

1:23:57employees to do their jobs in accordance

1:23:59with our shared values as you see before

1:24:01you ethics and integrity fiscal

1:24:04responsibility inclusiveness and respect

1:24:06for diversity

1:24:08innovation and creativity professional

1:24:10excellence responsiveness transparency

1:24:13and open communication and

1:24:15sustainability

1:24:19our strategic goals these are multi-year

1:24:21in nature the plan was originally

1:24:23adopted in 2013

1:24:26it was updated in 2015 and it is meant

1:24:29to guide our work through next year

1:24:312020.

1:24:32each goal was created with a set of

1:24:34strategies which are the means to

1:24:36achieve these goals

1:24:37the time frame for implementing the

1:24:39strategies can span several years as

1:24:41specific programs and projects are

1:24:42undertaken so tonight we'll be reviewing

1:24:45these goals with a

1:24:48excuse me

1:24:49while providing an update to the

1:24:50strategies and the plan and their

1:24:51progress you've been provided

1:24:54and what was in the agenda packet was a

1:24:56more detailed progress report that

1:24:58outlined whether or not the goal was

1:25:00completed ongoing in progress or pending

1:25:03along with some specific accomplishments

1:25:05over the past couple of years in

1:25:07fulfilling the strategies

1:25:09and you will notice that many if not

1:25:11most of the strategies are indeed

1:25:13intended to be ongoing

1:25:15they're not necessarily intended to be

1:25:17completed although we do have some that

1:25:19were completed but that is a part of the

1:25:21operation and continuing operation of

1:25:23our organization

1:25:26so beginning with goal a to deliver

1:25:28exemplary government services this is

1:25:30truly a goal that touches every city

1:25:32department because every department

1:25:34strives to provide those exemplary

1:25:36services to our residents businesses and

1:25:38visitors we take a lot of pride in our

1:25:41work and we constantly work to improve

1:25:43ourselves and our services to the public

1:25:45many of the achievements in this goal

1:25:47area relate to employee and

1:25:48organizational development using

1:25:50feedback from the community to guide our

1:25:52work and provide opportunities for our

1:25:54staff to shine

1:25:57so as you can see the strategies that

1:25:59relate to goal a are pretty much all

1:26:01ongoing as they are not strategies that

1:26:03are meant to be finished for example

1:26:05some of the major achievements that

1:26:07relate to these strategies include

1:26:10using data-driven analysis through our

1:26:12national citizen survey through voter

1:26:14surveys and needs assessments

1:26:17to promote employee development through

1:26:18training which we've enhanced over the

1:26:20past few years significantly

1:26:22significantly including being founding

1:26:24members of the contra costa leadership

1:26:26academy and providing new training

1:26:28resources for all of our staff

1:26:30to recruit and retain our workforce it's

1:26:32been a big priority for all of us and

1:26:35we've enhanced that by upgrading our

1:26:36application system to be a completely

1:26:38electronic we've increased outreach for

1:26:41recruiting to endeavor to hire as many

1:26:43diverse candidates as possible and we've

1:26:45maintained our excellent benefits

1:26:47provided to city employees so that we

1:26:48are indeed an employer of choice

1:26:51um over the past year um a lot of people

1:26:54in a lot of industries have talked about

1:26:56the um

1:26:57silver tsunami of retirements that has

1:27:00been happening and again across the

1:27:02country

1:27:03that a bit of that has happened here

1:27:05we've had quite a few retirements

1:27:06recently so we've had some new faces

1:27:10your new city manager new assistant city

1:27:12manager new city clerk new fire chief a

1:27:15lot of new faces since 2017 a lot of

1:27:18them mostly due to retirements

1:27:21so we're continuing to build a great

1:27:22team to work on hiring the right people

1:27:25and create and

1:27:27retain the city's culture

1:27:29we strive to not only ensure our

1:27:31programs are inclusive but that we live

1:27:33that value within our employees as well

1:27:35we have a great blend of employees with

1:27:37varied backgrounds we really strive for

1:27:39gender balance we speak several

1:27:41languages

1:27:43and finally our aim is always to provide

1:27:44the best customer service possible we

1:27:46look to be as responsive as we can to go

1:27:49above and beyond what is expected of a

1:27:51local government employee we try to

1:27:53innovate

1:27:54be more innovative and creative and

1:27:57exceed the legal requirements for

1:27:59transparency

1:28:02goal b is to achieve long-term financial

1:28:05sustainability it specifically refers to

1:28:07financial sustainability but it's not

1:28:09just the responsibility of our finance

1:28:12department all of our departments have

1:28:14this goal in mind when it comes to

1:28:15planning our work and how we determine

1:28:17to do to best do the business of the

1:28:19city we have a finite amount of revenue

1:28:22as we've talked about extensively so

1:28:23it's our obligation to spend taxpayer

1:28:25money responsibly and reliably

1:28:29so many of these goals again are in

1:28:30progress or are ongoing operational

1:28:33items for example

1:28:35our decision-making guidelines are

1:28:36rooted in this strategic plan and in the

1:28:38city budget so our policy

1:28:40recommendations are required to reflect

1:28:42how each project program or request fits

1:28:45within these documents

1:28:47we work closely with the financial

1:28:49advisory board on reviewing budgets and

1:28:51financial statements and policies

1:28:53ensuring transparency and citizen

1:28:54involvement and we've continued to

1:28:56update our policies to reflect best

1:28:58practices and as you've previously heard

1:29:00from the fab they will be recommending

1:29:02to you an updated comprehensive

1:29:04financial policy including a proposed

1:29:06economic and disaster recovery fund

1:29:09we're proud to announce of course that

1:29:11once again our budget and our cappers

1:29:13have received

1:29:14national and state budget awards to that

1:29:17reflects our entire our desire to

1:29:18continue to improve our budget document

1:29:21every year

1:29:23for expanding opportunities for business

1:29:25our specific plan and our economic

1:29:26action plan are guiding the strategy and

1:29:29as you've previously heard there are

1:29:30multiple developments in process or

1:29:32pending as a result of those planning

1:29:33efforts

1:29:34we are vigilant in seeking out grant

1:29:36funding at every opportunity grants fund

1:29:39big things like major transportation

1:29:40projects to smaller things like a

1:29:43program that helps seniors learn how to

1:29:44navigate the transit system

1:29:47as we've previously reported we are

1:29:48working to increase our general fund

1:29:50reserves we're working with our auditors

1:29:52to address issues to improve our

1:29:53financial sustainability including

1:29:56developing a five-year plan to increase

1:29:57general fund reserve and focus on our

1:29:59long-term financial health

1:30:02we are grateful to el cerita voters who

1:30:03passed measure v in 2018 making us a

1:30:06charter city and enabling us to collect

1:30:08a real property transfer tax

1:30:10we will be seeking to utilize these

1:30:12revenues from the real property transfer

1:30:14tax as well as sales of our former

1:30:16redevelopment properties to increase our

1:30:18general fund reserve balance to

1:30:20stabilize finances in case of an

1:30:22economic recession that

1:30:24could be coming as well as supply as

1:30:26well as provide support for the programs

1:30:29that have been desired by the community

1:30:31and we do work closely with at many

1:30:33levels with the league of california

1:30:34cities to track and monitor legislation

1:30:37that will impact el cerrito

1:30:41goal c is to deepen a sense of place and

1:30:43community identity

1:30:46this sense of place that defines el

1:30:48cerrito includes all departments as well

1:30:51but this goal also tends to have many

1:30:52strategies that do are that are

1:30:54concentrated within the community

1:30:56development recreation and

1:30:57administration departments

1:31:01strong neighborhoods we have a huge

1:31:02focus on the avenue in our commun

1:31:04commercial base but our city's strength

1:31:06is within our neighborhoods we

1:31:08continually work to enhance this

1:31:10including our incredibly successful

1:31:12national night out our cert programs our

1:31:15focus on safe housing including updating

1:31:18residential rental inspection program

1:31:20the citywide garage sale and other

1:31:22neighborhood events we have increased

1:31:24our focus as you know on affordable

1:31:26housing including adopting an

1:31:28inclusionary zoning policy to require

1:31:30and promote affordable housing as a

1:31:32component of new development and

1:31:34encourage income diverse neighborhoods

1:31:36we continue to host community

1:31:38initiatives that have increased

1:31:39community involvement and we've

1:31:41continued to receive high numbers of

1:31:43applications for volunteering on boards

1:31:45commissions and committees we've been

1:31:46working on events and programs that

1:31:48celebrate arts culture and diversity and

1:31:51encourage inclusion of all ages and

1:31:53demographics including of course our

1:31:55famous martin luther king day parade and

1:31:57rally loving day our fourth of july

1:32:00world one fair restaurant restaurant

1:32:02week lunar new year our poet lawyer

1:32:05poet laureate program and our recycling

1:32:08center artist in residence and many more

1:32:11but perhaps the biggest community

1:32:13initiative in the past two years was our

1:32:15centennial celebration a year-long span

1:32:18of events curated by our centennial task

1:32:20force partnered with the historical

1:32:21society chamber of commerce and

1:32:23volunteers to plan events for our 100th

1:32:26birthday

1:32:27it was a huge success

1:32:29we had as you know a city-wide parade

1:32:31featuring many past elected officials

1:32:33and their families a gala events for all

1:32:36ages activities in partnership with each

1:32:38city board commission and committee and

1:32:40upstairs

1:32:42the time capsule that will be opened in

1:32:44a hundred years so

1:32:46maybe we'll see that maybe

1:32:48um we do have a historical inventory

1:32:50underway and we expect to bring that to

1:32:52council um late this year or early next

1:32:55there is one pending item on this list

1:32:58which i should point out is the only

1:32:59pending item left in the strategic plan

1:33:02which is revising the city's general

1:33:03plan

1:33:04at this time we're still we are

1:33:05scheduling staff information and

1:33:08coordination meetings to identify the

1:33:09scope and the budget and we are tracking

1:33:12sb uh sb2 planning grant funds from the

1:33:15state to help fund this effort so i

1:33:17should you know again we're very proud

1:33:19to have touched every single strategy in

1:33:21the strategic plan but that's the one

1:33:22thing we've got pending but we still

1:33:24have until next year to finish hopefully

1:33:28goldie to develop and rehabilitate

1:33:30public facilities as community focal

1:33:32points this focuses on the city's

1:33:34buildings spaces and infrastructure

1:33:36these strategies are all in progress and

1:33:39largely responsibility of public works

1:33:41and recreation

1:33:43and as you know the big uh the big deal

1:33:47that we were able to to work with these

1:33:49strategies in goal d was that we just

1:33:51adopted you just adopted the completed

1:33:53parks and recreation facilities master

1:33:55plan that plan includes all recreation

1:33:58buildings facilities parks and provides

1:34:00a needs assessment and funding estimates

1:34:02for these facilities it was a huge

1:34:04undertaking and provides a large amount

1:34:06of information and data for us to move

1:34:08forward particularly for consideration

1:34:10of renewal of the swim central parcel

1:34:12type swim center parcel tax

1:34:14this plan is actually a part of the

1:34:16progress for all three strategies that

1:34:18are listed here considering that this

1:34:21that the master plan covers all

1:34:22facilities except for city hall the

1:34:24courtyard buildings and the public

1:34:26safety building

1:34:28we should also note in this goal that

1:34:30measure a street

1:34:32program is up to date and was once again

1:34:34recognized by mtc as ranking in the top

1:34:37three bay area for pavement conditions

1:34:39so we have a great great plan to

1:34:41maintain our streets

1:34:43we're also in progress on several

1:34:44improvement projects for parks sidewalks

1:34:47and trail improvements and we are

1:34:49developing the city's storm drain master

1:34:51plan update to incorporate green

1:34:54infrastructure elements an asset

1:34:55management system and financial plan

1:35:00goal e

1:35:01to ensure the public's health and safety

1:35:03is one that every city has as it at its

1:35:06core to protect and ensure the public's

1:35:08health and safety our police fire public

1:35:11works and recreation departments all

1:35:13work together on many of these

1:35:15strategies

1:35:16in our surveys over the years voter

1:35:18survey and national community survey

1:35:20public safety is consistently one of if

1:35:23not the top priority of our residents

1:35:26and we take this obligation very

1:35:27seriously

1:35:30for these strategies we do continue to

1:35:33increase our online and social media

1:35:34presidents presence including twitter

1:35:37next door instagram and nixle to provide

1:35:40emergency alerts community information

1:35:42and weekly police plotters we also have

1:35:45links to our annual reports and

1:35:46community crime crime maps on our city

1:35:49website so that people can be informed

1:35:51of what's going on in their neighborhood

1:35:53and around the community

1:35:55we've continued our successful regular

1:35:57design review team meetings to review

1:36:00new development for safety and crime

1:36:02prevention and every project is routed

1:36:04to the police and fire departments for

1:36:06review and comment

1:36:08we've implemented an increased use of

1:36:10technology to enhance safety including a

1:36:12new cloud-based computer-aided dispatch

1:36:15system and our body-worn cameras program

1:36:19with the recent disasters in paradise in

1:36:21santa rosa our community including the

1:36:23city council and city staff have

1:36:25definitely expressed a desire to focus

1:36:27on disaster preparedness a big

1:36:29initiative we've begun is to update our

1:36:32internal emergency operations plan this

1:36:34is led by the fire department in

1:36:36partnership with all departments to

1:36:38include scheduling updated training for

1:36:40all city staff and the city council and

1:36:43we will look to hold exercises and

1:36:44drills in the future to practice our

1:36:46preparedness

1:36:48in addition

1:36:50pd and fire are both partnering to

1:36:52establish evacuation routes and maps and

1:36:55provide information to the public which

1:36:57will be coming soon

1:36:59and we are also initiating a process to

1:37:01develop a master plan for the hillside

1:37:03natural area to assess fire safety

1:37:05hazards to develop cost estimates and

1:37:08conduct required sql analysis

1:37:11along these lines the building division

1:37:13in the past couple of years has held

1:37:15hosted a series of homeowners workshops

1:37:18in 2018 including the first 72 and a

1:37:21brace and bolt program

1:37:23we do continue to see growth in our

1:37:25popular cert program cpr and first aid

1:37:28instruction for residents

1:37:30and finally we've hosted the community

1:37:32water safety day at the swim center

1:37:34which offers free swim to both increased

1:37:37individuals water safety skills and

1:37:39provide real-life training scenarios for

1:37:42our swim center staff

1:37:44and last but certainly not least

1:37:46goal f to foster environmental

1:37:48sustainability citywide um

1:37:51around the region we are certainly known

1:37:53for our green practices we are known for

1:37:56our policies and that we have taken the

1:37:58lead on many initiatives to foster our

1:38:02environmental um

1:38:04our

1:38:06all of our greenness that some people

1:38:08have called it so we are really proud of

1:38:10how we've been able to foster

1:38:11environmental sustainability

1:38:14some of these strategies again ongoing

1:38:16in progress as a member of mce clean

1:38:19energy el cerrito has one of the highest

1:38:21percentages throughout its territory for

1:38:23enrollment in the 100 renewable deep

1:38:26green electricity option this was also

1:38:28an initiative in partnership with the

1:38:29environmental quality committee to honor

1:38:32our 100th birthday

1:38:34and all city municipal energy accounts

1:38:36were enrolled in mce's deep green option

1:38:38as well

1:38:40we are reviewing development

1:38:41applications for over 700 transit

1:38:43oriented development units with reduced

1:38:46parking

1:38:47we are an award-winning program we've

1:38:50received three beacon spotlight awards

1:38:52from the league of california cities a

1:38:54gold level award for community

1:38:56greenhouse gas reductions a platinum

1:38:58level award for energy savings and a

1:39:01platinum level award for natural gas

1:39:03savings

1:39:04we received an honorable mention from

1:39:06the national waste and recycling

1:39:08association in its 2018 recycling

1:39:10facility of the year award program

1:39:13providing national recognition to the el

1:39:15cerrito recycling and environmental

1:39:16resource center for our state of the art

1:39:19design and the comprehensive array of

1:39:21services we provide

1:39:23we also sponsor the annual bike to work

1:39:25day which is coming up in may

1:39:27we have several transportation and

1:39:29improvement projects including curb ramp

1:39:31and sidewalk repair projects and the

1:39:33korematsu safe routes to school project

1:39:35to encourage alternative modes of

1:39:37transportation

1:39:39as part of the san pablo avenue specific

1:39:42plan implementation we have acquired two

1:39:44new pedestrian muse which connect to the

1:39:47greenway to shorten blocks and create

1:39:49improved pedestrian pedestrian

1:39:51connectivity at the current big five and

1:39:54mayfair project locations

1:39:56so that would be a great improvement

1:39:57along the avenue

1:40:00each hannah gardens resident received ac

1:40:02transit easy pass through the affordable

1:40:04housing sustainable communities program

1:40:07we conducted a

1:40:09greenhouse gas inventory in 2018 and we

1:40:12have plans to complete a climate action

1:40:14plan implementation report in 2019

1:40:18and

1:40:20we are also even replacing older fire

1:40:22apparatus with updated clean idle diesel

1:40:25engines

1:40:30so that's some of the progress that

1:40:31we've done in the past couple of years

1:40:34on our strategies and so um

1:40:37uh

1:40:38in 2017 we we collected some of this

1:40:41data to sort of give a bit of a picture

1:40:43of a day in the life which might be a

1:40:45typical day in the city of el cerrito so

1:40:48some of these have been updated over

1:40:50time but i think it's worth

1:40:52taking a look at some of the things that

1:40:54not just are we working on strategic

1:40:56goals not just are we working on certain

1:40:59plans for the year but this is the stuff

1:41:01we do day in and day out

1:41:04so on a typical day there might be 22

1:41:07permit counter visits at city hall

1:41:09will generate eleven thousand dollars of

1:41:12revenue in the recreation department

1:41:14public safety of course is 24 7. a

1:41:17police sergeant will supervise five

1:41:19officers a firefighter paramedic will

1:41:21respond to ten calls

1:41:23and public works will handle four work

1:41:25orders

1:41:27in a typical day

1:41:29we will divert 14 tons of recyclables

1:41:32from the landfill through our city

1:41:33recycling programs we'll process 40

1:41:36transactions by the

1:41:38by the finance department

1:41:40and on any given day thousands of people

1:41:42are served by city employees including

1:41:44programs classes recreational activities

1:41:46and calls for service so that could mean

1:41:49350 kids a day are served by recreation

1:41:52programs we'll perform 20 inspections in

1:41:54the field for public works and community

1:41:56development

1:41:57300 people will use the swim center

1:42:00and 80 calls to public safety dispatch

1:42:06so moving forward

1:42:08what does this mean going into fiscal

1:42:09year 2019

1:42:12or for the rest of fiscal year going

1:42:14into fiscal year 20 19 20. i'm sorry

1:42:16this is the second year of our biennial

1:42:18budget

1:42:19and so based on the strategies that we

1:42:22have before us and some of the work

1:42:24planned and what you have all been

1:42:27speaking of and looking at over the past

1:42:29few months

1:42:31we've sort of come up with a

1:42:32looks like a top three list of things

1:42:34that city staff will be focusing on for

1:42:37the next fiscal year top three top three

1:42:40things not the only things top three

1:42:42things number one would be the measure a

1:42:44swim center parcel tax as we had

1:42:46discussed within the park and rack

1:42:48master plan this is set to expire in

1:42:502020 and the city council will need to

1:42:53consider to put this on the ballot for

1:42:56renewal this could be purposed for

1:42:59maintaining the swim center for

1:43:01upgrading some of the

1:43:03some of what was identified in the park

1:43:06and rec master plan for facilities so

1:43:08this is something that we will be

1:43:10bringing back to you to consider

1:43:12putting on the ballot in the future

1:43:15disaster and emergency preparedness as i

1:43:18originally outlined in

1:43:21discussing our goals and strategies this

1:43:22has certainly been a desire that we have

1:43:24heard from the community this has been a

1:43:26desire that i have heard from council

1:43:28members and this is something that city

1:43:30staff is is very involved and engaged in

1:43:33and so as sort of a community-wide goal

1:43:37to make sure that we are prepared for

1:43:40any sort of emergency whether man-made

1:43:42or natural disaster that we are ready

1:43:45that we are that we have practiced and

1:43:48that we have updated plans in place to

1:43:50be able to guide us along the way and to

1:43:52be able to look to our community to help

1:43:54us to volunteer to

1:43:58provide us ideas and suggestions so that

1:44:01we can move forward as the community has

1:44:04been doing in recent months

1:44:06and then of course the affordable

1:44:07housing and tenant protections

1:44:10we have this is an ongoing discussion we

1:44:12will be bringing back to you

1:44:15based on the direction that you provided

1:44:16to us a couple of months ago

1:44:18in may the

1:44:20some ordinances and potential

1:44:22legislation for you to consider moving

1:44:24forward with tenant protections the

1:44:26council had also discussed creating a

1:44:28task force to review these things and so

1:44:31this will be something that you know if

1:44:32the council decides to move forward with

1:44:34that that these will be

1:44:37what staff will be working on uh

1:44:40throughout the rest of this year

1:44:42now of course the

1:44:44kind of overarching goals and or

1:44:47underpinning goals however you want to

1:44:48say it

1:44:49for these top three items

1:44:51is that we are focusing on our long-term

1:44:54financial health and sustainability

1:44:55again using measure v revenues to help

1:44:58us do that

1:44:59and continued work on the strategic

1:45:02goals to to continue to

1:45:04to have the strategic plan guide us in

1:45:07what we do

1:45:09so for future considerations

1:45:12besides the items that i just described

1:45:15we are going into

1:45:182020 which means that the strategic plan

1:45:20essentially will need to we will need to

1:45:23have a new one or we will need to update

1:45:24it

1:45:25um and that we would suggest that

1:45:28the council

1:45:29would provide us direction and the

1:45:31ability to do that coming up in our next

1:45:33fiscal year budget we would like to

1:45:35involve the community as we did before

1:45:38in updating and creating goals and

1:45:40strategies we were able to do that

1:45:42through surveys through focus groups

1:45:44through community meetings and to be

1:45:46able to really engage the community on

1:45:48what the next part of el cerrito's

1:45:50future looks like

1:45:53and um sorry the second bullet i want to

1:45:55make sure that i point out that's

1:45:57actually part of the consideration

1:46:00is financial planning for facilities and

1:46:02capital projects and this isn't just

1:46:05about the park and rec master plan this

1:46:07isn't just about some of the things that

1:46:09we've already discussed such as the

1:46:11library and that was a goal that came up

1:46:13in the last strategic planning process

1:46:16but there are the other buildings that

1:46:18we have not mentioned and that we have

1:46:21to worry about dealing with particularly

1:46:23our public safety building which needs a

1:46:25lot of work that is a 50 plus year old

1:46:28building and there's a lot of issues

1:46:30with that our courtyard buildings as you

1:46:32know our corp yard is housed in the

1:46:34former stage sanitary district building

1:46:36we sort of adopted it and moved them in

1:46:39and that could that is an another old

1:46:42building that hasn't been uh looked at

1:46:45at all and then this city hall building

1:46:47as council member abelson pointed out um

1:46:49at the last council meeting

1:46:51some of us who helped who were here when

1:46:53the building was built continue to call

1:46:55it the new city hall it's not new

1:46:56anymore it's 10 years old and so we need

1:46:58to worry now about okay it's it's not

1:47:02that we don't have a building but we

1:47:03need to maintain it so that we can

1:47:05continue to use it in the manner that we

1:47:08had

1:47:09that we had uh looked to

1:47:11so

1:47:12if we are able to move forward with a

1:47:14new strategic plan we could start this

1:47:16project we could start this process in

1:47:18the fall or going into spring of 2020

1:47:21which dovetails perfectly into our next

1:47:24biennial budget

1:47:26as you know again we're in the second

1:47:27year of a brightness budget this year

1:47:29that we will be bringing back to you in

1:47:31june but going into the next budget

1:47:33cycle we will be considering

1:47:36another putting our strategic plan into

1:47:38action we'll have a clear financial

1:47:40picture we'll have a year's worth of

1:47:42measure v revenues to make to know what

1:47:44we have been able to collect that match

1:47:47our forecasts

1:47:48and we have other issues including um

1:47:51you know our pers obligations for our

1:47:53pensions we have negotiations coming up

1:47:56with all of our bargaining units so

1:47:58going into the next biennial budget will

1:48:00give us a much clearer financial picture

1:48:01of where we will be and what we will be

1:48:04able to implement in our new strategic

1:48:06planning process

1:48:08so

1:48:09that concludes my presentation

1:48:11what we would like next from the city

1:48:13council is if you have any additional

1:48:15discussion on any of these strategic

1:48:17goals or any direction that you would

1:48:19like us to consider for the next fiscal

1:48:21year as we are wrapping up our planning

1:48:24that we would bring to you the first

1:48:26meeting of june to discuss the second

1:48:28year of our biennial budget

1:48:30and with that i'm here for any questions

1:48:32city staff is here for any questions and

1:48:35thank you

1:48:37questions council member um the

1:48:40the thing that comes to mind

1:48:42that i would think of as a

1:48:45big question is that

1:48:47we have lots of things that we would

1:48:49like to see

1:48:51and

1:48:53what we don't spend much time talking

1:48:55about is

1:48:56how we

1:48:57how we could possibly fund it all i

1:48:59think that's probably a wishful piece of

1:49:02wishful thinking uh at a minimum

1:49:06that we have to prioritize

1:49:09somewhere we can't just say well as we

1:49:11go along yeah i like that therefore it's

1:49:14funded second one yeah i like that

1:49:18then it's funded we have to sort of come

1:49:20up with an overall plan

1:49:22and we need to

1:49:23talk about a process wherein we can

1:49:26talk about

1:49:28the money how that we're going to get

1:49:30the money and then what are our

1:49:31priorities within the amount of money

1:49:33that we see available to us possibly

1:49:37or optional you know there could be some

1:49:38options there too

1:49:41and i see it not working too well unless

1:49:43we do

1:49:44something like that or we're just going

1:49:46to

1:49:47get back to the point where we were when

1:49:50we

1:49:51built the new city hall which was we had

1:49:53no money to build it with

1:49:55and we just sort of made an arrangement

1:49:58um but we i don't think we can just make

1:50:01an arrangement for all of the things

1:50:04that we could come up with that we would

1:50:07like

1:50:07or want so

1:50:09um

1:50:11i i would like to before we get too far

1:50:13into this is what i want or that is what

1:50:15i want i would kind of like to talk

1:50:18about

1:50:19what are the possible

1:50:21um

1:50:22sources of money how much money or some

1:50:26estimate

1:50:27of what we can actually

1:50:29um

1:50:30fund

1:50:32in whatever period of time we're talking

1:50:34about

1:50:36i think that might help

1:50:38um

1:50:39help us through that because we're not

1:50:41going to get there without

1:50:44doing that kind of a thinking

1:50:46we can't just say yeah i want this and

1:50:48yeah i want that

1:50:50and and pretty soon there's nothing left

1:50:52and we haven't

1:50:54you know we're not doing really critical

1:50:56things like

1:50:57uh you know we need we all know that we

1:51:00need a public safety building

1:51:02uh across the street but we never get

1:51:05around to figuring out how to to uh do

1:51:08that project

1:51:10so that that's the kind of

1:51:12thinking that i'm i'm thinking we need

1:51:14to put it all into perspective

1:51:17just leave it at that

1:51:18council member kinko yep i agree with my

1:51:21colleague and uh one of the things i

1:51:23want to make sure that people realize is

1:51:26that

1:51:28you know with the work of our financial

1:51:30uh department and mark and our fab

1:51:35you know we need to make sure that we

1:51:38find out truly how much we have when we

1:51:41have our talks in the month of june so

1:51:45will we be speaking again to the um

1:51:48independent auditor

1:51:52we will you be speaking will he do

1:51:54another presentation uh we don't have

1:51:56one scheduled okay all right at this

1:51:58time okay

1:52:00so yeah making sure when we speak uh

1:52:03regarding our finances

1:52:05uh that uh

1:52:07we thoroughly look at everything um and

1:52:10see how much we really have

1:52:12and

1:52:13and that will be the first start and

1:52:16then from there

1:52:17making sure that we continue to

1:52:21work on the swimming pool and make sure

1:52:24that i'm committed to make sure that

1:52:26we continue with measure a

1:52:28and i hope we can do that this year

1:52:32another thing is

1:52:34making sure our projects with

1:52:36development go through that is so

1:52:38important the more people that we have

1:52:41here

1:52:42moving into the city it will be

1:52:45important for our business community who

1:52:46has been struggling and also

1:52:50to have a new group of residents and on

1:52:52san pablo avenue would be uh

1:52:54just fantastic and i'm looking forward

1:52:56to that i'm excited about the new

1:52:59projects that will break ground on on

1:53:01may 6 and

1:53:03and we we have a lot of amazing things

1:53:06happening i'm very proud of that and i

1:53:08want to thank staff most of all for uh

1:53:11continuing to do the work

1:53:13and

1:53:13and and we're just going to move forward

1:53:15so i'm excited about that and and thank

1:53:17you for your work karen thank you

1:53:22council members you have printed notes

1:53:25council member fidelity

1:53:27oh

1:53:28um

1:53:28[Music]

1:53:30yeah i i just want to concur with what's

1:53:32already been said and just go through a

1:53:33couple things since i'm one of the newer

1:53:36council members here

1:53:38but starting out along with

1:53:40what gabe quinto said is the staff has

1:53:43done an excellent job and i want to

1:53:46all of them and the fire and police what

1:53:47a great group we have here in el cerrito

1:53:50um i think that this document shows

1:53:54the dimensions of el cerrito as a

1:53:56full-service city i mean the stuff we're

1:53:58doing

1:54:00the projects that we're doing it's

1:54:02incredible amount of work we're doing

1:54:04all the right things we may not be doing

1:54:06enough of it but we're doing

1:54:08all the right things one thing i wanted

1:54:10to say is

1:54:11in looking at these goals which i agree

1:54:13with all of them

1:54:15i always thought that securing the

1:54:16public health and safety was also part

1:54:18of delivering services and i'm assuming

1:54:21that by making it a separate goal it's

1:54:23to

1:54:24clarify the importance of our fire and

1:54:26our

1:54:27even the picture on delivering services

1:54:29had the police and fire in it on the

1:54:30slideshow so

1:54:32you know incredibly important one of the

1:54:35themes i have and i like the theme that

1:54:36you have about online services i'm just

1:54:39not sure it's enough

1:54:40i think

1:54:42moving more toward

1:54:44pulling our community into our website

1:54:46needs to be a priority we need to get

1:54:49more work done get more business done

1:54:52this way fill out more forms this way

1:54:54notify people so we have more here

1:54:55tonight

1:54:56about this event that we're having

1:54:59and i think that might even be i hate to

1:55:01say it but a personnel issue i mean you

1:55:03guys are working hard we have a decent

1:55:05website

1:55:06we need to jam it up

1:55:08and really be a transparent city in that

1:55:11direction

1:55:13i'm glad to see tenant services on there

1:55:15that's exactly the type of thing that we

1:55:17can provide on the website

1:55:19and to help our tenants as we grow

1:55:22that's something that's very important

1:55:25a couple questions along the way that

1:55:27was under goal a um

1:55:30under goal b you talk about public and

1:55:32private partnerships at the city level

1:55:36what do you mean by that

1:55:38what are the some of the examples that

1:55:40you're talking about as far as that goes

1:55:44and it was in the document that you gave

1:55:46us on our

1:55:48i think

1:55:49which i i'm always concerned sometimes

1:55:52you know we have to let our private

1:55:54industry do things but sometimes

1:55:56we're left holding the bag when things

1:55:58don't go right right and

1:56:00what we have tried to do in exploring

1:56:02different partnerships um and there are

1:56:05different ways to do that and and some

1:56:07and some of that we have not been able

1:56:09to take as much advantage of

1:56:12for example there are some cities out

1:56:14there that work with private industry to

1:56:16uh build buildings um to to discuss to

1:56:20um at the city of long beach for example

1:56:22is doing a public-private partnership

1:56:23for some of their municipal buildings um

1:56:26looking at those types of things that we

1:56:28haven't maybe explored at this point

1:56:31sort of continuing to do that but also

1:56:33working with other agencies to be able

1:56:35to help us provide the services that

1:56:37maybe we can't provide um

1:56:39that that we don't have to the city

1:56:42doesn't have to do

1:56:43everything that we can partner with

1:56:45other agencies or we can partner with

1:56:47businesses or sponsorships or things of

1:56:49that nature to be able to provide the

1:56:51services that people desire that doesn't

1:56:53necessarily have to be a taxpayer-funded

1:56:56service and i agree with what you said

1:56:58but let's give scrutiny to that because

1:57:00you know boeing

1:57:01doing its own regulation isn't you know

1:57:04it's

1:57:05just a theme going on here

1:57:07on the goal b on the financial side of

1:57:09stuff um again i think what uh assem

1:57:14uh councilwoman abelson mentioned about

1:57:16financing i think we talked at the last

1:57:18meeting

1:57:19setting out a plan showing how we're

1:57:21going to pay for these things is

1:57:22critically important and the fab will

1:57:25help us in that direction

1:57:28and i really like going to the end the

1:57:30three goals you came up with the

1:57:32immediate goals of a

1:57:34our disaster relief and our housing

1:57:37those are things that are going to take

1:57:38a lot of time from our staff and we need

1:57:40to focus on those on goals see the sense

1:57:42of community i think this is the gem of

1:57:44the whole thing i mean we can do all

1:57:46these other hard projects but we can

1:57:48chew gum and make our

1:57:50put lights on in the seasonal time of

1:57:52the year or to do more trees along

1:57:55richmond street to make our city better

1:57:58and those are the fun things but it's

1:58:00the things that make all of us feel good

1:58:02as we're dealing with the hard stuff

1:58:04the arts of course where we've grown and

1:58:07we're becoming known as an arts

1:58:08community and god bless us for that so

1:58:11um

1:58:12also i was a question on

1:58:15on the public safety goal goal e um

1:58:19are we um and i really appreciate the

1:58:22police and the fire outreach over the

1:58:24last few months we're you know i think

1:58:27our website could help educate our

1:58:28public that we're doing all that we can

1:58:30we're doing more it's happening and

1:58:34are we moving forward with development

1:58:36of the rebate program on the measure v

1:58:39stuff is that something that will come

1:58:40to us

1:58:41do we have to approve that or is that

1:58:42just an implementation thing i don't

1:58:44think that is easy no the the way that

1:58:47the ordinance was structured is that it

1:58:49uh delegated to staff to set that up um

1:58:51but but it was also a pretty well

1:58:53developed set of criteria to qualify for

1:58:56those rebates

1:58:57and that will be processed through our

1:58:59building department and we are

1:59:01implementing we haven't had any

1:59:02requirements as of yet that i'm aware of

1:59:05um i can add i think that we put in a

1:59:07city manager's update but the web page

1:59:09giving information about it and

1:59:12kind of putting the user interface for

1:59:14what the city attorney just described as

1:59:16already being in

1:59:18measure v has been uploaded so i think

1:59:20you can go to

1:59:21um

1:59:23measure v rebate i'd have to go look but

1:59:25it's i clear on our web page and i think

1:59:27we got that out to you but if not and

1:59:28i'm not sure if any applications yet

1:59:30have come in

1:59:32but it's pretty tightly

1:59:34drawn and it's no opening that up

1:59:36because

1:59:38i just got to thinking

1:59:40[Music]

1:59:42some fire prevention on housing would

1:59:44also be a great rebate that there's some

1:59:46state code that things you need to do to

1:59:48your house and

1:59:51sellers that may be selling the home

1:59:52might like this rebate even more if

1:59:54we're up in the hills talking about

1:59:56making your house even more fire safe i

1:59:58would have to defer to the city attorney

2:00:00um maria from environmental services

2:00:02just reminded me that we also put the

2:00:04greener el cerrito that we're also

2:00:05promoting that the rebate is available

2:00:07through other mechanisms and the city

2:00:09attorney would have to

2:00:11comment on whether we could expand the

2:00:13types of process now that's not

2:00:15something that can be i'm not sure it

2:00:17might be able to be open no if the city

2:00:19council wanted to add additional rebates

2:00:20that's something that could

2:00:22okay

2:00:23that the existing list of qualifying

2:00:27improvements is does not foreclose the

2:00:30council from considering additional okay

2:00:33well thank you for that i think i mean

2:00:35discussions with what we're doing on

2:00:36fire and disaster i think that's

2:00:38something we might want to continue on

2:00:40the environment what a stud city we are

2:00:42okay and i love the food wear efforts

2:00:46i think we need that's coming up to us

2:00:47soon

2:00:48not just straws

2:00:50i was in san diego this last week and

2:00:52there were paper straws at three

2:00:54different restaurants we went to people

2:00:56are doing things and we need to

2:00:58be ahead of the game and not behind the

2:01:00game

2:01:01on electric city vehicles are we moving

2:01:04on that direction

2:01:05um

2:01:09we have

2:01:11i don't mean to be throwing

2:01:14we do have a few in our fleet um we have

2:01:18definitely been looking to if there are

2:01:21opportunities available for

2:01:23their use to be able to use them and

2:01:25procure them um

2:01:27we're talking strategic here so i'm

2:01:30throwing out things that i think we

2:01:31should be looking at and considering and

2:01:33something i want to think okay

2:01:35good evening council members yvette

2:01:37ortiz the city's public works director

2:01:39we are always looking at adding

2:01:41additional electrical vehicles to the

2:01:43city's fleet we did recently replace one

2:01:46of our electric vehicles with a new one

2:01:49and uh this public works staff is

2:01:51working on our ev infrastructure so

2:01:53we're looking at the county and seeing

2:01:56what they're doing and we're also

2:01:58looking at uh potentially adding an ev

2:02:00infrastructure at our existing

2:02:02facilities such as

2:02:03the recycling center and the community

2:02:05center and looking at grants that would

2:02:07help us implement that type of

2:02:08infrastructure thank you and any other

2:02:11efforts you do mentioned we're

2:02:12encouraging non-car use

2:02:15we can continue to do that any

2:02:17programs in the future in this area so

2:02:20thank you staff thank you for

2:02:23these themes i like the three goals that

2:02:25we're having libraries not on there but

2:02:27we can't do everything all at once but

2:02:29we can start talking and laying the

2:02:30groundwork for that so thank you

2:02:35remember you know it i want to thank all

2:02:38the uh council members that went before

2:02:40me because you guys have said some of

2:02:42these things that i'm going to touch on

2:02:44quite eloquently

2:02:46council member abelson i completely

2:02:48agree with you we need to start thinking

2:02:50about

2:02:51revenue and what is out there and

2:02:54thinking through what our revenue future

2:02:56revenue streams might need to be to

2:02:59accomplish some of the goals that we

2:03:00want to try and accomplish

2:03:03and

2:03:04you know i completely

2:03:06[Music]

2:03:07agree that

2:03:09with staff

2:03:10continued work on the strategic goals

2:03:13and potentially

2:03:14we need to

2:03:15um push forward

2:03:18a focus and this is i think council

2:03:20member abelson you said this also we

2:03:22need to start talking

2:03:24in earnest and it's not tonight and it

2:03:26might be separate meetings and i think

2:03:28when we did something similar

2:03:31many years ago karen you went around

2:03:32with coins and you gave people coins for

2:03:35them to sort of vote with their money

2:03:38about how what what types of

2:03:41infrastructure improvements they want so

2:03:43i i i want to

2:03:45strongly um

2:03:47request that we

2:03:50begin

2:03:51a a concerted effort whether it's

2:03:54um

2:03:56staff-led or council-led or

2:03:59public-led

2:04:00we need to start really

2:04:02talking through a lot of the issues that

2:04:04council member abelson you brought up

2:04:06where we are evaluating

2:04:08the priorities

2:04:10of what's what the people want what we

2:04:12want what we think is best

2:04:14for

2:04:15for the goal

2:04:17um with regards to the presentation

2:04:19tonight which was a

2:04:20update i really want to

2:04:23emphasize that your slides did not do

2:04:26justice to the information that uh is in

2:04:29our packet and and you your

2:04:31um your speaking skill skills have

2:04:33certainly improved over the last year

2:04:36and i think you you your words per

2:04:39minute now are over a hundred uh so for

2:04:42those that are not able to follow along

2:04:45the presentation i would strongly

2:04:48recommend you go to the

2:04:50packet that was handed out and and go

2:04:52through the the details that were

2:04:54provided they're incredibly detailed of

2:04:57things that we've actually completed

2:05:00and things that we're doing uh to meet

2:05:02all of these goals

2:05:04and then councilmember abelson and

2:05:06councilmember quinto said it quite well

2:05:08in council member fidelity all of the

2:05:10goals that we cover tonight are

2:05:11important to the city

2:05:13they're all part of what we do

2:05:16um so

2:05:17when i'm i'm gonna go like councilman

2:05:18fidelity i'm going to go through and

2:05:20dive down a little bit into a couple of

2:05:21them

2:05:23the the process of trying to figure out

2:05:25which ones

2:05:26should get funded going forward

2:05:29as we try to add them and you have this

2:05:32slide up measure a swim center disaster

2:05:34and emergency preparedness affordable

2:05:35housing tenant protections

2:05:38that

2:05:38we we need to balance these things

2:05:41against others so it's this is not this

2:05:44is the hard part of our

2:05:46job um

2:05:49on

2:05:50council on

2:05:51goal b

2:05:52you talked about matt there's a slot or

2:05:54a section called max financing

2:05:56opportunities for existing and expanding

2:05:58businesses

2:05:59and that's an area where i would love to

2:06:02see

2:06:04more focus or emphasis going forward

2:06:06because that has the potential for new

2:06:08revenue so

2:06:09so

2:06:10the um

2:06:12the number of accomplishments against

2:06:13that one was not necessarily as as

2:06:16robust as i would like to see

2:06:18in uh and similarly in goal c

2:06:22develop a vision for underdeveloped

2:06:24properties

2:06:26again

2:06:27the

2:06:28not necessarily quite as a robust

2:06:31uh set of of

2:06:34accomplishments there

2:06:35and

2:06:36would love to find out if there are

2:06:38financial incentives we could do to

2:06:40to

2:06:41promote that i know we're getting 20

2:06:44some projects along the avenue

2:06:47and i know we we can't do a vacancy fee

2:06:51or or some sort of like similar

2:06:54but i'm just curious if there's some

2:06:55sort of

2:06:57way for us to get some of these vacant

2:06:59properties moving if they're not moving

2:07:02now

2:07:02i could uh

2:07:05make a comment about what you just said

2:07:06about we can't get them to do that there

2:07:08are other states in our country that do

2:07:11do that i know

2:07:12i'd love to know more about it that's

2:07:14why i'm bringing it up i think it's

2:07:15somewhere like pennsylvania

2:07:18maybe we could

2:07:20get information back

2:07:22addressing that

2:07:24um a couple of things so that goal i

2:07:26think when it was developed from um my

2:07:29vantage point

2:07:31was um one focused on a lot of those

2:07:34that are coming and especially those

2:07:36like mayfair etc that we had some

2:07:39control over so i appreciate that and

2:07:42this is something we always struggle

2:07:43with uh no matter how much we do there's

2:07:46more there's your eye travels to the

2:07:48ones that aren't happening um yet

2:07:50so when i have looked into this i've

2:07:52heard that it's mostly used in places

2:07:54that have significant blight issues

2:07:57um i i'd be happy i think the economic

2:08:00development committee brings this up

2:08:01quite often fines and things so we could

2:08:03try to kind of create a white paper like

2:08:07councilmember abelson just said to talk

2:08:08about kind of the pros and cons but when

2:08:10we have looked into the past it's seen

2:08:12um

2:08:13not as the right

2:08:15tool and the right place for us to put

2:08:16our efforts as we've seen we've

2:08:18catalyzed it through other ways and most

2:08:19of when i've talked to economic

2:08:20developers they've said

2:08:22there's two pieces

2:08:24the new projects are what's going to

2:08:26generate the next new projects the

2:08:27success of those projects

2:08:30prop 13 is a big problem for those that

2:08:32are just sitting there on the commercial

2:08:33properties without the taxes changing

2:08:36and when i have kind of described how do

2:08:38we just encourage investment even if

2:08:40it's not complete demolition and

2:08:42change most people just kind of say it's

2:08:45a very difficult challenge

2:08:47and so we will keep trying to create

2:08:48those relationships um and i can again

2:08:52kind of create some sort of a white

2:08:53paper on what some of those incentives

2:08:54and tools are but mostly it's changing

2:08:56the zoning like we did and then

2:08:58demonstrating

2:09:00um getting the effectiveness and i think

2:09:01one of the council members talked about

2:09:03i think it was councilmember quinto that

2:09:05once those projects come

2:09:07new businesses are successful some of

2:09:09those businesses that have kind of just

2:09:12kind of sluggishly maintained without

2:09:15taxes going up etc we'll start to see

2:09:16other possibilities and there'll be

2:09:18offers so

2:09:20um

2:09:22also also under goal c there's an

2:09:24economic development action plan that we

2:09:26completed um

2:09:28that was in march of 2016 so would love

2:09:31to see how we're going to update that at

2:09:34some point also under goal c was um our

2:09:39partnership with the schools

2:09:41and what i saw or was did not see in in

2:09:44there was a um

2:09:47a use agreement with the school district

2:09:50so i'm just curious if that is something

2:09:52that we're going to be working on at

2:09:54some point or

2:09:55if that's something that we can we can

2:09:58sort of focus on going forward we don't

2:10:01have to answer everything tonight but

2:10:03but i just i want to to throw out a few

2:10:05things

2:10:07um that we can focus on

2:10:09or think about

2:10:10in in goal d

2:10:12um they're under there's a section on

2:10:15plan to address ongoing maintenance

2:10:18and

2:10:19there's no question there was a comment

2:10:21actually about

2:10:23station 72

2:10:25which i believe station 72 is if the if

2:10:27city hall is over 10 years old station

2:10:2972

2:10:302 is now over 20

2:10:33years old so

2:10:36we need to

2:10:37address that in a positive

2:10:39way and not let it get

2:10:41so far down

2:10:43that we can't that it

2:10:46making reparations is

2:10:48more of a replacement than a simple

2:10:50replace

2:10:53under

2:10:54again ongoing maintenance

2:10:56it actually came up tonight it i wrote

2:10:58this down over the weekend

2:11:00a sidewalk program

2:11:02um

2:11:03we don't have one and

2:11:06i

2:11:06to that uh property owner that

2:11:09can that commented about sidewalks

2:11:12our city currently has a program where

2:11:14sidewalks are owned by the property

2:11:15owner um and and then we frequently will

2:11:19make

2:11:20property private property owners put in

2:11:21sidewalks when they do

2:11:23improvement projects

2:11:25so

2:11:26that that is

2:11:28uh

2:11:29maybe something we should revisit going

2:11:31forward

2:11:32so that was under gold d gold d

2:11:36um the facilities assessment to

2:11:39prioritize and strategize investment i

2:11:41double start this i think you have it in

2:11:43your presentation

2:11:45uh you covered it quite well you've

2:11:47talked about we've talked about the

2:11:48public safety building

2:11:50the most important component is we need

2:11:52a plan

2:11:53um and and to that end

2:11:57um

2:11:58one of the things that

2:12:00we talk about is

2:12:02uh and 2020 census will help us

2:12:05understand some of this

2:12:07but we talk about adding 1100 1200 units

2:12:10along san pablo avenue

2:12:12at

2:12:131.8 or 2.2 people per

2:12:16unit that's let's say that's 2500 3000

2:12:19people we're planning on adding some

2:12:20time over the next

2:12:22uh

2:12:23five six years

2:12:25that changes

2:12:27our response times it changes the

2:12:28equipment we need to have it potentially

2:12:30changes the number of paramedics we need

2:12:33on staff it potentially changes the

2:12:35number of police officers we need in

2:12:36order to provide the same similar ratios

2:12:39that we have now so so

2:12:42we we talk about these p these residents

2:12:44coming in and

2:12:45generating revenue for us but they also

2:12:48come in and need increased services and

2:12:50so you know whether it's another truck

2:12:52on the route the the recycling route to

2:12:55pick up the the businesses that the

2:12:58waste that they generate as a result of

2:13:00where they live

2:13:01we we need to start thinking about these

2:13:03services because the new revenue that

2:13:05comes with these people

2:13:07has a home where it needs to go to

2:13:09meet the rev

2:13:10the services we're going to provide them

2:13:13and so when we talk about a plan um

2:13:17we need to incorporate all of the

2:13:19services we provide

2:13:21are we are if if it's park and rec

2:13:24um do we have enough

2:13:27i'll use the swim center it's an easy

2:13:28target do we have enough lockers at the

2:13:31swim center to to handle a 10 to 15

2:13:35percent increase in our population

2:13:38and so that's the type of planning that

2:13:40we need to think through

2:13:42around the policies we've we've adopted

2:13:45over the in

2:13:46the san pablo avenue specific plan i'm

2:13:48not i don't regret it i think it's a

2:13:49great thing but as a result of that we

2:13:52we have a whole new slew of of

2:13:55opportunities

2:13:56to provide services and we need to start

2:13:58thinking along those lines and so as we

2:14:01start doing the last bullet to continue

2:14:04to work on the strategic goals we need

2:14:06to start thinking about these new

2:14:09residents and the services they're going

2:14:10to need and how we're going to meet

2:14:13those needs and the capital improvement

2:14:16program we potentially need to put in

2:14:18place to make that happen

2:14:21the the library we envisioned

2:14:2315 years ago when you started karen may

2:14:26not serve

2:14:27a population of 25

2:14:30000 or 30 000 whatever we're going to be

2:14:33um

2:14:34so i just want to

2:14:36again i think councilman robertson you

2:14:38said it well we need to sort of step

2:14:39back and look at the the bigger picture

2:14:42going through goal e i did notice that

2:14:46we have uh in under transparency in gold

2:14:48e we theoretically have crime maps on

2:14:51our website

2:14:53what i wasn't certain about was whether

2:14:55those are interactive or

2:14:57real time or any of those things and so

2:15:00again not needing an answer tonight to

2:15:02sort of

2:15:03as we

2:15:04look at some of the things that we

2:15:05potentially want to list off as

2:15:07accomplishments the next time we get an

2:15:09update

2:15:11um

2:15:12you've covered it's on this boat that's

2:15:14selling obviously a disaster

2:15:15preparedness hillside evacuation routes

2:15:17we've talked about it goal e

2:15:20work with local partners

2:15:23school resource officers

2:15:25i certainly

2:15:27understand that the school district is

2:15:31potentially changing their position on

2:15:33school on some of the funding around

2:15:34school resource officers and i certainly

2:15:36don't want to

2:15:38lose that

2:15:39integral part of

2:15:41creating a safe learning environment for

2:15:43our

2:15:44youth

2:15:46goal f a leader in providing innovative

2:15:48programs and waste diversion

2:15:53i think

2:15:54i think we potentially need to go retro

2:15:57and go back to the 70s and start having

2:15:59more of our residents deliver high

2:16:01quality recyclables to the recycling

2:16:04center

2:16:06so if you're out there listening

2:16:08your type 1 in your type 2 wash it and

2:16:10dry it and bring it to the recycling

2:16:12center that's still

2:16:14almost making money for us but it's

2:16:15certainly not going to cost us money

2:16:18but along this same concept is

2:16:21potentially looking at ways for us to

2:16:25promote

2:16:26recycling

2:16:28new businesses that that take recycling

2:16:31materials and create things with them

2:16:33and el cerrino may not be the best

2:16:36place

2:16:37for a

2:16:38plastic smelter

2:16:41to to reuse some of the

2:16:44patent pet type

2:16:46products but we need to figure out if we

2:16:48can foster those businesses in some way

2:16:51to promote

2:16:52uh

2:16:53recycling close to home uh as opposed to

2:16:56trying to put it on a boat and ship it

2:16:58across the ocean to get it reused

2:17:01so i it that would be one of those

2:17:03things of an innovative program that i

2:17:05think el cerrito needs to potentially

2:17:07step up and think through

2:17:09i want to

2:17:11highlight that sb

2:17:121386 there's there are some laws coming

2:17:16down that are

2:17:17going to force

2:17:20massive changes in the way we

2:17:24handle waste

2:17:26that way we handle food waste the way we

2:17:28handle

2:17:29[Music]

2:17:31commercial

2:17:32recyclables

2:17:33are is changing it's changing quickly

2:17:36it's changing the cost profile for our

2:17:39businesses it's going to change the way

2:17:41we do our business and so i don't want

2:17:43to lose sight of that as we talk about

2:17:46the next set of

2:17:47of

2:17:49the the vision for the 2020 vision uh as

2:17:52we start talking about the next version

2:17:54of the strategic plan i think we need to

2:17:56[Music]

2:17:57reclaim el cerrito needs to reclaim the

2:18:00title of being innovative with around

2:18:03waste diversion and recycling

2:18:06um the climate action plan

2:18:08there are two right two concepts here

2:18:10and um like uh mr fidelity i'm going to

2:18:13throw out some some thoughts

2:18:15um

2:18:16e-bikes like an e-bike program for

2:18:18residents uh instead of since lift his

2:18:21move went out and

2:18:23they were investing in scooters which

2:18:25i'm not certain i was necessarily a big

2:18:27safety fan of scooters

2:18:29but potentially

2:18:31um

2:18:31instead of electric cars we should be

2:18:34potentially looking into electric bikes

2:18:36for those that can and

2:18:38would potentially be able to use bikes

2:18:40for that last mile

2:18:42and also in that last mile there i know

2:18:44there are some

2:18:46uh

2:18:47cities that have

2:18:48have teamed up with ride share companies

2:18:51to subsidize trips that start and end

2:18:53within the same

2:18:54community

2:18:56and and i understand that's a cost

2:18:59but potentially the

2:19:02our city is ready to make a commitment

2:19:04to reduce greenhouse gases by having a

2:19:08fleet of ride shares that are all

2:19:10electric

2:19:11to to make that you know last mile

2:19:13connection between

2:19:15a shopping cent a shopping district or

2:19:18shopping location and a home

2:19:24you've got a bullet on here affordable

2:19:25housing and tenant protections that's

2:19:27certainly something that i want to

2:19:29highlight

2:19:32the

2:19:34financial plan that you have on here

2:19:36i

2:19:37i've said it and maybe i'll i'm gonna

2:19:39i'm gonna re-say it just because i think

2:19:41it's that important

2:19:42i think we need to start the community

2:19:45engagement

2:19:46around the

2:19:49around planning

2:19:50uh for our strategic goals and and a

2:19:54true financing plan

2:19:56of all the things that we have

2:19:58um

2:19:59you know it

2:20:01and to that around that

2:20:03i think that

2:20:05we need to follow the model that we set

2:20:07in the

2:20:08park master plan which goes out to the

2:20:10year 2039 and they have a 20-year

2:20:13financial model and i actually think

2:20:14that that's something that's worthwhile

2:20:16and

2:20:17you know we've got some fantastic tables

2:20:20in

2:20:21in uh

2:20:22in

2:20:23in chapter 12

2:20:25right we've got some fantastic tables

2:20:26but there's no timeline on them

2:20:28and

2:20:29i know many of you have heard me say

2:20:31this before

2:20:33some of the 192 million

2:20:36that is projected

2:20:37beyond the year 2029

2:20:41um is covered in the master plan in the

2:20:43the parking record master plan but but

2:20:45not all of it

2:20:46and

2:20:47the park record master plan

2:20:50pulled out of here was is probably only

2:20:5115 or 20 million at most and it came in

2:20:54at 37 million

2:20:55so

2:20:57we're looking for that kind of a

2:20:59comprehensive plan

2:21:01that we can say hey this is this is our

2:21:03need

2:21:04and potentially in there we can talk

2:21:06about

2:21:07um as councilmember abelson as you

2:21:09pointed out

2:21:10some of the funding

2:21:12options that we have

2:21:14uh i mentioned one earlier the landscape

2:21:16lighting and assessment district maybe

2:21:18there's a new landscape lighting

2:21:19assessment district that needs to be

2:21:20developed that addresses the new people

2:21:23along sample avenue and it's an overlay

2:21:25over our other one

2:21:27maybe we need to look at different

2:21:29funding mechanisms that are that are

2:21:32tied to

2:21:33the

2:21:34services that we're providing

2:21:36so that we're looking at potentially

2:21:38making sure that we have

2:21:40the capital infrastructure to to add

2:21:43those extra police officers that we

2:21:44potentially need as a result of more

2:21:47people coming to our city to shop more

2:21:49people living in our city and more

2:21:51businesses employing uh people

2:21:54so we need to we need to look at the

2:21:57whole the whole picture and and the

2:22:00sooner we do it the better

2:22:05and that covers all of my notes that i

2:22:07scratched down so i just want to

2:22:10again echo

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