Regular City Council Meeting November 16, 2021

0:10:52please call the roll.

0:10:54If you're Manpreet, I'm keen to hear no apison here,

0:11:01can't remember here can't remember redneck here.

0:11:05We have a quorum.

0:11:06Thank you.

0:11:07You.

0:11:07Before we begin, I want to report on the closed session

0:11:11that we just had where we as counsel gave directions

0:11:14to staff and counsel on the to agenda items

0:11:17that we had before us.

0:11:19And the public comments that were received regarding

0:11:22the special meeting were provided to the city council

0:11:25in advance of convening the court session.

0:11:28Will be posted online as supplemental materials

0:11:32Will you all please join me in a Pledge of Allegiance?

0:11:35Our moment of silence I'll begin now I

0:11:41pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States in America.

0:11:47And to the Republic of which it stands One nation under God,

0:11:55indivisible, with liberty and justice

0:11:58for all Thank you City Clerk, will

0:12:03you please provide instructions on our Zoome Telecom tonight?

0:12:07Thank you, Mayor.

0:12:08City Council members and staff who

0:12:10are participating as panelists Please remember to keep

0:12:13your microphone You did.

0:12:14Whenever you are not speaking to ensure compliance

0:12:16with the Brown and to address security concerns

0:12:19attendee images and videos will remain disabled as well as

0:12:22the chat feature for all participants

0:12:25the members of the public who wish to provide oral testimony.

0:12:28The mayor will announce the time for public comment

0:12:30on each applicable item If you wish to speak,

0:12:33please select the hand.

0:12:34The icon to raise your hand.

0:12:36If you cannot locate the icon, please refer to the document

0:12:39linked on page one of the agenda for the raised hand feature

0:12:43attendee's joining by phone condyle stanadyne to raise

0:12:46their hand when it is your turn to provide comments,

0:12:49your name will be called and You will be prompted to unmuted

0:12:53yourself attendee's joining by phone will be

0:12:54prompted to dial Star six to themselves

0:12:58We're ready for the next item.

0:12:59Thank you.

0:13:00You.

0:13:00Item three as council staff communications.

0:13:02And we'll begin tonight with our staff communications.

0:13:05Karen thank you.

0:13:07Mayor Fidele Karen Pinkest, city manager

0:13:11And to start off reporting as regular on our continuing

0:13:16local emergency for the covid-19 pandemic I don't

0:13:20have much new news to report.

0:13:21All of the mandates remain the same as I reported to you

0:13:24at the last council meeting.

0:13:27Again, ages Five through eleven are now

0:13:30approved as well as apparently all adults for Booster's

0:13:34though, I'm hearing anecdotally that appointments have

0:13:37been difficult to maintain.

0:13:38So or to obtain So we just ask people to remain patient

0:13:43and try to do their best We believe that the appointment

0:13:48backlog will be cleared pretty soon At least that's what we're

0:13:52hearing the public will still be able to attend council

0:13:57and board meetings virtually as the last council meeting

0:14:02a city council passed a resolution stating such

0:14:05do the next 30 days, which ends in December.

0:14:09We will be bringing that back again for the council's

0:14:11consideration in December.

0:14:13Considering that there's a holiday

0:14:15next week, we do want to encourage people to continue

0:14:18to be safe, be sure to have safe celebrations with your family.

0:14:22And again, the county website at Coronavirus

0:14:25dot Health Dog is a wonderful resource, including how to have

0:14:31a safe celebration next week.

0:14:32So I encourage everyone to check that out.

0:14:35Another couple of announcements I just

0:14:37want to remind the council and the public

0:14:40that on Thursday, November 18, we're going to be having city

0:14:44staff is going to be having a San Pablo avenue development

0:14:47and complete streets of virtual open house We invite you

0:14:51to join city staff to discuss San Pablo Avenue current

0:14:54and proposed residential commercial and public projects

0:14:57So the plan is, B, the specific plan.

0:14:59As you know, the R the environmental impact report

0:15:03is being updated.

0:15:04And so we want to just make sure that we check in

0:15:07with this virtual open house.

0:15:09It is at 5 o'clock It is on Zoome.

0:15:11Please check our website at eldership Srinagar.

0:15:17For more details And finally, in the spirit of giving thanks,

0:15:20I just wanted to say to give thanks to the city council

0:15:25for showing a lot of leadership this past year.

0:15:28We've had a lot of really tough decisions to make

0:15:30and a lot of people decisions to make

0:15:33But you have never lost sight of what you need

0:15:35to do to be able to make the city healthy and ready

0:15:38to move forward.

0:15:39So I am grateful for all of you, my bosses

0:15:42I'm grateful to our city staff who

0:15:44have had to weather this storm for the past couple of years.

0:15:47And they have shown time and again, they are talented,

0:15:50they are dedicated and they really

0:15:51do care about this community.

0:15:53So I am grateful to work beside all of you.

0:15:56And finally i'd like to thank the greater

0:15:58Almereyda community This is a great place

0:16:00to live, to work and to play.

0:16:02And that is because of the people who live here, work

0:16:05here, visit here and play here.

0:16:07Their kindness their compassion and their thoughtfulness

0:16:10and their patience with all that we've been through.

0:16:12So I just want to say thank you to everyone

0:16:15I appreciate all of you and your Honor,

0:16:17that concludes my report.

0:16:19Thank you.

0:16:20Glascock council member, Avildsen.

0:16:23Yes, I wanted to get the date of that open house again

0:16:27and thursday, November 18 this Thursday,

0:16:31November 18th, at five p.m.

0:16:34And the link is online.

0:16:35If you go to Alfredo Alhadeff Street, org,

0:16:38you can go to the calendar and it'll have a space

0:16:41on the calendar for that.

0:16:42Masoom is right there in the link Thank you.

0:16:45Thank you.

0:16:46Council communications to anyone have any council communications

0:16:51to share with us tonight.

0:16:55OK, I have a few.

0:16:57I just want to say that I attended sarino elsewhere.

0:17:01A high school homecoming parade and attended the Elstree

0:17:04lions Club and Boy Scouts.

0:17:06Veterans a ceremony at Sunset cemetery, which

0:17:09was very touching Also a block party at st. Peter's Church

0:17:12on Cypress last Saturday.

0:17:16I had a meeting also with County School board trustee leslie

0:17:19Brettler to talk about some issues involving

0:17:21our schools and our city.

0:17:24She is a good person Also, finally, our county mayors

0:17:30conference had a presentation this last month

0:17:36at by the Racial Justice Oversight body,

0:17:39and that was created by the Board of Supervisors

0:17:42involving its task force effort to reduce racial disparity

0:17:46in the county and are conducting a major survey in order to stop

0:17:52disparity in our county.

0:17:53Involving our police forces and i just

0:17:55want to say that our El Cerrito police force was called out

0:17:59about being the best city and giving

0:18:01the most infamous for this task force effort.

0:18:04So I just wanted to applaud our police force for that.

0:18:07And then move on We move on now to oral communication

0:18:15and i wanted to announce that at this time, members

0:18:19the public who wish to provide public comments regarding

0:18:22matters not on the agenda items and presentation should

0:18:27use the race and feature to request to speak I also wanted

0:18:31to say however, that those folks who want to speak

0:18:34about the cigarette land Trust will have

0:18:38an opportunity after the present station

0:18:41to make comments at that time.

0:18:43So if you're going to speak about the so-called Land

0:18:47Trust aloni tribal issues here Nelsonville, please

0:18:52wait until then.

0:18:53We will open up the public comment as well.

0:18:55At that time city clerk, do we have

0:18:58any speakers in line to speak?

0:19:01Is thinking why we give an opportunity

0:19:03for those on the call to raise their hand?

0:19:05I'll just quickly announce that the public and public comments

0:19:09received by today's advance deadline

0:19:11will be posted on the city's website

0:19:13and sent directly to the council members.

0:19:15This includes comments for items not on the agenda

0:19:18from kenneth Eppley on behalf of the Committee on Aging Cordele.

0:19:22Himer josé Carstone on behalf of Public

0:19:25Safety Management association and Public

0:19:27Employees Association.

0:19:29Sanders chapbook.

0:19:30Robert de la Kampot.

0:19:31Steve bonini, Joe Carollo, Lowry Carr.

0:19:35Brenda lavalier, Lisa Hirayama, blurr Achy Lance Maypoles.

0:19:41Sean Maple Donald Compacter Chelm Osbey and Peter Straten.

0:19:46At this time there.

0:19:47I have three requests to speak If you

0:19:49could just please confirm the three in a time limit.

0:19:52Confirm Thank you, sir.

0:19:57OK ok.

0:20:02I'll go to our first speaker, which is Larry carr.

0:20:04Larry, you should be able to unmuted begin your time now

0:20:09Good evening, Council.

0:20:11And staff I'm urging you to rescind the action taken

0:20:16to eliminate retiree access to the medical group

0:20:20rate and the medical plan This benefit is

0:20:24not part of the fiscal waste that the city does

0:20:26need to solve.

0:20:28Thank you.

0:20:29That's my comment.

0:20:30I was retired in twenty eighteen after thirty two years

0:20:33with the fire department Thank you to my next speaker

0:20:39is individualise and you should be able to unmuted

0:20:42Begin your time now.

0:20:43Thank you.

0:20:44You.

0:20:45First I want to say that when I began when I was appointed

0:20:51commissioner of Human Relations, the Human Relations commission

0:20:53back in May, I was so excited to help improve mental health

0:21:00and the mental well-being and the physical well-being

0:21:02of the community.

0:21:03Including the council staff.

0:21:05I was so excited about it.

0:21:07I am not sure what happened with that.

0:21:10I mean, three months now we've been canceled

0:21:13and in an inquiry, it seems that it's in retaliation to me

0:21:19wanting to do things I'm and really everything

0:21:23is in public comment.

0:21:24So everything I said and I wanted to do

0:21:27is publicly in the public records

0:21:30and in a public meetings and people from the community

0:21:33attended those meetings and also back me up

0:21:36and wanting to do a series of things in the community,

0:21:39from the police to raising awareness about the violence.

0:21:42That's on Asian, including Sikhs wear turbans.

0:21:47Yeah, and then I've been silent and only

0:21:49silence the retaliation has been quite

0:21:51the opposite of what the human relations

0:21:53Commission was designed to do.

0:21:55What's really, you I don't even know how

0:21:57to where to go in this, but I will say it's

0:22:00in not making it about myself.

0:22:02But i'm really concerned about is the performative activism

0:22:06that goes on this city.

0:22:07I mean, I've been targeted by the city

0:22:10manager who is a Deeyah you know, leader

0:22:14And it seems very hypocritical.

0:22:16And it seems indicative of what's going on.

0:22:18All over the country.

0:22:19But that's happening in our own backyard and those who

0:22:22are on this all you need to recognize you know,

0:22:25the Human Relations Commission is discriminating

0:22:28if the human relations commissioner is silencing

0:22:30is not addressing inequity Human relations

0:22:32Commission, that's what it is designed to do.

0:22:34Right.

0:22:35And if within commission Oh, my gosh.

0:22:38I mean, I don't want to go to the semantics of i will say

0:22:41this, if I was any few guys, I mean, including

0:22:44you Councilwoman Janet and Leaside, all of you,

0:22:49the city manager I would be so shameful I would be so

0:22:53embarrassed and i've been studying about i've

0:22:56been setting about Karmon and whether you believe

0:22:58or not in Kharma cause and effect, I feel bad for you

0:23:01guys.

0:23:02I wonder what kind of suffering you guys

0:23:03are going through that you don't know how to communicate,

0:23:06how to have a conversation constructive conversations.

0:23:09You don't know how to reach across the aisle and the people

0:23:11you don't agree with.

0:23:12But the fact that you guys avoid conflict the fact

0:23:14that you choose to ignore people in the community

0:23:18that some people hate I feel very bad for you guys.

0:23:23I don't have bread and butter issues

0:23:24like who Like you like they're liking you because

0:23:26of performative activism.

0:23:27You guys have so much power to impact the community.

0:23:30How shameful.

0:23:31Like, holy cow.

0:23:32Look, I'm a commissioner You guys

0:23:33are silencing me and finding ways to silence me more.

0:23:36And I'm a young person who's excited.

0:23:37Do something I'm not going to burn out.

0:23:40I'm ready to help the community.

0:23:41And you guys shutting me down while you

0:23:43guys don't do anything I'm ashamed for you guys.

0:23:46God bless you.

0:23:48Our next speaker is betty exegete be able to unmuted

0:23:53can begin your time now.

0:23:56Well, good evening, everyone.

0:23:58It's a pleasure to be with you this evening.

0:24:01How beautiful.

0:24:02You all look at the autumn air is doing wonders for you guys.

0:24:08Look great tonight.

0:24:10What I would like to approach you with is the climate strike.

0:24:16El Cerrito These are essentially two eighth graders

0:24:25Do your math, 8th graders.

0:24:26Let's see, that's about fourteen years old.

0:24:29And these girls are presenting on climate change I don't know,

0:24:33just maybe the number one issue around the world

0:24:38international multi national scientists medical scientists

0:24:43all agree the number one threat to human health

0:24:48is climate change.

0:24:51That's indisputable.

0:24:52So what i'd like to approach mayor Fidele, Mayor Pro Tem

0:24:57Kento council member Ale's council

0:25:02member member running a council member,

0:25:05Moriyama karen Pink is all.

0:25:09Listen carefully Please let me bring

0:25:12these girls into some forum Let me get them onto this youTube.

0:25:18Let me get them onto this dialogue

0:25:24that we're having What will it take for me to do that?

0:25:27Mayor Fidele I'll be talking to you Thursday morning.

0:25:3010:00 a.m. at the next.

0:25:32Perhaps I can get my answer then.

0:25:35What step do I need to take to have these girls make

0:25:39a presentation to all of you?

0:25:42I'm in a year or somebody take advantage

0:25:45of the rest of my time.

0:25:46I've said when I have to say thank you.

0:25:50Good.

0:25:50Thank you.

0:25:52You.

0:25:52Our next speaker is they gibson Davies

0:25:55should be able to unmuted Begin your time now.

0:26:01Hi there with us or we'll come back today.

0:26:09We'll go to our next speaker joke, Apollo joke.

0:26:12You should be able to meet to begin your time.

0:26:22Hi, and everybody here.

0:26:23Yes.

0:26:25Yeah, mayor Fidele, council members, city manager, PIMCO.

0:26:29Thanks for let me.

0:26:30I speak tonight It's good to see everyone's faces I just wanted

0:26:34to reiterate My concerns with the takeaways or the start

0:26:39of taking away from retirees I've respected city management

0:26:45and the task that Karen and staff

0:26:47have been up against through the last couple of years.

0:26:50And I've supported that entirely.

0:26:54But I just wanted to state going down the path of effecting

0:26:59fixed income retirees is something that I don't wish

0:27:04for anyone And I think the byproduct of that may have

0:27:08lasting impacts on turnover how that would affect the community

0:27:12as a whole So I appreciate you allowing me to speak in terms

0:27:16of just voicing my opinion that whatever you can do to find

0:27:19other alternative methods to helping the financial health

0:27:23of the city if you could do that to the fullest extent

0:27:28without affecting retirees that's what I wanted to state

0:27:32So thank you for allowing me to speak.

0:27:34I wish you all a great holiday Thank you.

0:27:37In Q David, looks like you might be able to Ammu now.

0:27:43Oh dave.

0:27:51You want to try one more time Are you there yet.

0:27:58I can see that you're unmuted but we cannot

0:28:00hear you You hear me now.

0:28:03Yes.

0:28:04We can.

0:28:05OK, thank you.

0:28:06Sorry for that.

0:28:07I've looked like a little computer glitch going on here.

0:28:09OK, I'll keep my comments very short.

0:28:13You heard from me two weeks go, so I'm not

0:28:16going to rehash that with you.

0:28:18You know why I'm here?

0:28:20I'm here to talk about the increase

0:28:22in our medical insurance premiums and the disagreement

0:28:28that we all have with that is retirees You're

0:28:32very welcome aware that you have many letters that

0:28:34were submitted tonight for you to read about that.

0:28:37I hope you take the time to read them because it does affect us.

0:28:41And I told we were going to keep coming back

0:28:44and we will continue to come back.

0:28:48And until we get some movement on this,

0:28:50because this is a very shameful thing

0:28:53to be doing with a city of budget

0:28:57that you have to try to save the the minimal amount of money

0:29:01that you're saving by doing this to your retirees.

0:29:05It put in collectively hundreds of years of service

0:29:08to the community.

0:29:09Is if not thousands to the community.

0:29:15It's a shameful thing.

0:29:16And it's just very disheartening to think about that

0:29:21and hope you can de find your way through that Heard

0:29:26a lot of nice things to be thankful for tonight

0:29:29and i hope that's something we can

0:29:32be thankful for in the future.

0:29:33Thank you.

0:29:33For your time.

0:29:34Thank you.

0:29:35Thank you, Mayor.

0:29:36That does conclude I request to speak at this time I apologize,

0:29:42absolutely.

0:29:42I have One more hand popped up at the last second

0:29:45and see Lance, you should be able to unmuted begin

0:29:49your time now Good evening.

0:29:54To members of the council on Before

0:29:58You Tonight with a written speech.

0:30:00But I'm not going to go off that because I always think it's

0:30:04better to speak from the heart of I'm

0:30:07absolutely shocked to learn tonight's closed session had

0:30:11no discussion about the stripping the ability to buy

0:30:17health care at a fair market value

0:30:21that you covered in one meeting, and made that decision Then

0:30:25you've moved on as I go back through the letters that were

0:30:29written at the first meetings and the letters that are

0:30:33written now If you pause and look through those

0:30:37and you really care you'll see people's names with titles

0:30:42negotiated, the contracts that knew

0:30:46the meaning of the contracts you empowered them and trusted

0:30:50them at that moment,

0:30:53I cannot get my arms around why you don't trust them now.

0:30:58The bottom line is, if you believe what your city manager

0:31:02told you at the beginning of this meeting of how

0:31:05things are better do the math Your

0:31:11your public safety division.

0:31:13Lost 13 people.

0:31:15This year.

0:31:16Your finance director left this year Your H.R. director

0:31:21left this year Go back through time for you that

0:31:25have been on council for years.

0:31:27We have never had a mass exodus like this.

0:31:31If you don't slow down and in realize

0:31:35that the mayor and the city council

0:31:37is in charge of the city and change

0:31:41the direct of this antilabor movement

0:31:46you are going to be a revolving door of employees

0:31:49into the future, which is going to adversely affect

0:31:54the performance of the city and the services

0:31:57they provide I can tell you this the folks that are leaving feel

0:32:03like they're leaving a sinking ship,

0:32:06and they don't want to be sucked down with the deck chairs

0:32:12I wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving

0:32:15and I hope to see you soon and continue to discuss this topic.

0:32:20Thank you.

0:32:22Thank you, Mayor.

0:32:24That does conclude.

0:32:25I request to speak at this time.

0:32:27Thank you.

0:32:31We'll move on to the adoption of the consent calendar

0:32:35And like we did at the last meeting,

0:32:37I will go through the consent items

0:32:41if anyone has a short sentence to mention or to pull an item

0:32:46please let me know at that time.

0:32:48And then we will take a vote on that.

0:32:52If we can the end.

0:32:53So the consent items are the following proclamation.

0:32:59Recognizing Shaun Bennet, Shaun bennet, who wrote the Tour de

0:33:04France from fiorito, we he we were

0:33:08trying to get him to come on and be live, but he's in Europe.

0:33:12And it's two a.m.

0:33:14Where he is now.

0:33:15He may be in Spain or Italy His mother

0:33:17was thinking of calling in on the comments,

0:33:20but she wasn't able to.

0:33:21I guess tonight we're very proud of him.

0:33:23And we very proud arlington of saying go Bennett.

0:33:27It was very exciting to have l'esprit

0:33:29unmentioned internationally.

0:33:31So congrats violations against Shaun.

0:33:33And thank you, Pam.

0:33:35For your help Just being a mom, just being a mom.

0:33:39No no.

0:33:40Six.

0:33:41No, five, be is the second reading

0:33:45and adoption of an ordinance for the city of Elstree.

0:33:48Regarding ADA our accessory dwelling units and c

0:33:53is the second reading and adoption of an ordinance

0:33:56of the City of Ulcerate Amending the regulations

0:33:59require food where food, where to be reusable or compostable.

0:34:04Are there any comments or questions

0:34:06or pulling of any of these items saying do I see emotion?

0:34:11I move can enable sense almost Second Now you moved

0:34:18those First, you moved it.

0:34:20So you don't get to do both.

0:34:21OK, I'm sorry.

0:34:22I thought I said a second At least I got it.

0:34:25Yes, I am a second Can we have a roll call, please?

0:34:30And Fidele, I mean, can I can't remember

0:34:35Apison I can't remember ottmar.

0:34:38I can't remember.

0:34:39I think I mentioned case.

0:34:42Thank you.

0:34:44I'll move on to presentations and again,

0:34:48as I said after this presentation

0:34:50there will be time and room for more public comment.

0:34:53Very proud We're going to be listening to the cigarette land

0:34:56Trust and Carina Gold, who is the director of the Land Trust

0:35:01will be speaking to us.

0:35:03Miss Gold, welcome to El Cerrito.

0:35:11At LA Chancha.

0:35:12Korina Good evening.

0:35:14My name is Carina Gould.

0:35:15I'm the tribal chair for the confederated villages

0:35:17of Lashon.

0:35:18I'm also the co-founder and co-director

0:35:21of the Security Land Trust.

0:35:23And I'm so happy to be here.

0:35:25Thank you, Mayor Fidele and council members,

0:35:27for inviting me to be a part You're meeting tonight

0:35:30and I'm going to share my screen.

0:35:32And do a short presentation Thank you.

0:35:41I'm a part of the Confederate villages of Lashon

0:35:44and of confederated Villages of Leshawn have been here

0:35:47since the beginning of time.

0:35:49I have the honor of being here where my ancestors have put

0:35:53first put their first villages in this territory

0:35:57since the beginning of time.

0:35:58We have relationships to this land and some folks may know

0:36:06about Ohlone people the confederated Villages,

0:36:10Leshawn is actually more than Aloni We are made up of two

0:36:14Aloni groups They Miwok, Delta, Yellowcard and Napp in or what

0:36:19people call Patrón today.

0:36:21The language that I spoke to in was Chenu

0:36:25And it's right here in the east bay.

0:36:27And my ancestors have been like I said,

0:36:29since the beginning of time.

0:36:31My great grandfather José Goostman,

0:36:33was one of the last speakers of the language

0:36:36we are re awakening that language right now.

0:36:39My daughter daja is the language carrier for the tribe

0:36:42and overcover We have been teaching classes via Zoome

0:36:47platform and because our members are all over the bay

0:36:52and beyond some people thought that Aloni people are actually

0:36:57one group of people when they first got here,

0:36:59the Spanish got here.

0:37:00They all called us coast to no end or people from the coast

0:37:04because they thought we all dressed alike and ate alike

0:37:07and lived the same kind of houses

0:37:11But they soon found out that there

0:37:13were eight different language groups

0:37:15with a different creation, stories from South to north

0:37:19and during the nineteen fifties and sixties,

0:37:23we began to use the word Aloni as a way

0:37:25of showing our sovereignty within each of these language.

0:37:29Groups.

0:37:29There are multiple tribes.

0:37:30And there have always been that way since

0:37:33since the creation of our people So there

0:37:38was names for these places.

0:37:39The place that El Cerrito is currently and is

0:37:43called Who Chinh or who can.

0:37:46Sometimes it's referred to by us,

0:37:48but we can see by this map that was created by the East bay

0:37:53Regional Park District recently, they

0:37:55put many of our tribal territories and names

0:37:58on this map.

0:37:59And so today we're coming back, and we're using that.

0:38:02So today I live in the territory fukin

0:38:04a place where i have always been from My ancestors

0:38:08are also from Ergin, karki Tom Con and beyond this area,

0:38:15Kuga our tribe is made up of the five five different tribes that

0:38:21were enslaved in San Jose in fremont, California

0:38:26and so our territory is vast.

0:38:28It encompasses five areas, counties and Alameda, Contra

0:38:32costa, Solano napa and San Joaquin

0:38:38And so this is the map that the Native American heritage

0:38:42commission uses when we're doing consultations about planning

0:38:46developments that are happening in our territories

0:38:49and so, as you can see, we have rather large amount of land

0:38:54that we are still caretaking after many years.

0:38:58It's taken us a while for us to find

0:39:01a way to re-engage ourselves with city

0:39:03and county governments.

0:39:04Again, because none of the Aloni people,

0:39:08all the way down to Monterrey are federally recognized.

0:39:11But this tool that the Native American Heritage Commission

0:39:16has been able to create through the State Department

0:39:18allows nonfederal recognized tribes

0:39:21to continue to have their say and things

0:39:24that happen around development in our sacred sites.

0:39:28You see right here in the middle of this territory,

0:39:31is what we call Mt.

0:39:32Diablo now.

0:39:34And that's where that mountain that's right behind us,

0:39:36we call it to your shack in our in our language.

0:39:40And this is our creation place a place that we believe

0:39:43that all five of our tribes were created from on top

0:39:46of this mountain And so that sacred mountain

0:39:50is a special place for us.

0:39:51But there are many, many important places

0:39:54within our territory Many of you may

0:39:58know if you went grew up in the and grew up in the Bay Area,

0:40:02you may have learned about my ancestors in fourth grade

0:40:05and learned about them during the mission period.

0:40:08There were twenty one missions just to give you

0:40:10guys a refresher course quick.

0:40:13The first nine missions were created by junipero Serra.

0:40:17My ancestors were directly in slaved at two of those missions

0:40:20missions Dolores in San Francisco

0:40:22and in San Jose and Fremont.

0:40:24Our landscape change at the time that the missions came

0:40:29and the enslavement of our people

0:40:31changed us drastically Our languages began to disappear.

0:40:35Our food ways and the ways that we

0:40:37had lived on this land for thousands of years

0:40:39began to fall apart as we became slaves in these prisons

0:40:44called missions that our ancestors actually

0:40:46built the mission systems only lasted about ninety nine years.

0:40:52And then there was the change of hands

0:40:55with the lamb I call it the second time

0:40:58that the land was stolen.

0:41:00Our ancestors the ancestors the Mexican rancho period, happened

0:41:06at this time when Mexico continued enslavement

0:41:10of indigenous people There was huge swaths of land that were

0:41:13given away to people that were in the military

0:41:17when they won the independence from Spain.

0:41:20And so our ancestors became enslaved even though we were

0:41:23let go of the missions there was no land to go back

0:41:25to because now if you came the hands of these ranchos ranchers

0:41:30like El Sobrante which of El Cerrito

0:41:35is a part of places like that?

0:41:39Mexico and America, out of war and eighteen,

0:41:43forty eight and mexico lost that war And when that happened,

0:41:50i'm sorry, this is in the Rancho Period's de go back.

0:41:55Sorry.

0:41:57When the Rancho period ended and Mexico

0:42:00lost the war to the United States the land was ceded.

0:42:03The land has been given to to America

0:42:07and America's created laws that made it illegal to be

0:42:10Indian and California.

0:42:11Those were some of the first laws that were created.

0:42:14The they have allowing people to be hunted down.

0:42:19We hear about my ancestors in the fourth grade.

0:42:21And then we go into fifth grade and learn about gold rush

0:42:24and all of these thousands of people

0:42:26rush to California for gold actually couldn't find gold,

0:42:29but they could find native people to hunt down.

0:42:32And backed by federal dollars of one point four million back

0:42:36then Then eighteen forty eight forty nine fifty.

0:42:39That was a lot of money And so $5 ahead Twenty five cents

0:42:43an hour.

0:42:44There was also vagrancy laws disallowed.

0:42:47Native people from speaking against a white man,

0:42:49the court of law and a rancher or a miner

0:42:54could take someone into the court of law

0:42:56and if they could feed them or clothe them,

0:42:59they could have them as indentured servitude.

0:43:02Or slaves for the next twenty Five years or so.

0:43:06So this is a California history that we don't

0:43:08listen or hear about I definitely don't

0:43:11hear about it in Fourth grade.

0:43:12But even as we go through high school, we don't hear about it.

0:43:15It's been in my lifetime that we've

0:43:17been able to actually make some movement to tell this story.

0:43:20To listen to it, to tell people about where

0:43:23they are People from all over the world live in the Bay Area.

0:43:27Now and visit an important for people

0:43:29to understand where they're at and who

0:43:31the First nation people are.

0:43:33Well, after many years of doing work in the Bay area

0:43:37around protection of our sacred sites,

0:43:40trying to stop things from moving in, and many of you

0:43:44will remember that the late 90s, there was a thing that

0:43:47was created all the Internet.

0:43:49It's something that allows us to be on this call tonight

0:43:52right There was a great, wondrous thing

0:43:55but it also caused mass gentrifier

0:43:57throughout the Bay Area.

0:43:59People were outbidding each other

0:44:00for houses and apartments.

0:44:02And at a time it caused an influx of people to move,

0:44:05but also this building like a building

0:44:08that's happening today.

0:44:10And in these places, people were finding our ancestral remains

0:44:14hundreds of ancestral remains at Emeryville,

0:44:17at the Bay Street mall, many, many other places

0:44:20throughout the bay are ancestors,

0:44:22began to show themselves, reveal themselves reminding us

0:44:26that they are there, reminding us for that connection

0:44:29of the land.

0:44:31After years of joint work there, we did a an occupation of some

0:44:36land along the Karkinos Strait at a village called Sécurité

0:44:40for one and nine days We sat on that land in prayerful vigil

0:44:45and tried to work with the city park District for a final time.

0:44:49After eleven and a half years to come

0:44:51to a conclusion to save that land from being destroyed

0:44:54And it finally did.

0:44:55It was the first cultural easement

0:44:57created between a city, a park district and two

0:45:00federally recognized tribes.

0:45:02It was not our tribe but it was the work

0:45:04that we did that allowed for that land

0:45:07that last thirteen acres of open space along the park, straight

0:45:10to be saved And we decided that we needed to do something

0:45:14different in the Bay Area We needed to create something that

0:45:17would grow and move and talk to people

0:45:19and re-engage not just indigenous people, not

0:45:22just aloni people, but all people

0:45:25that now live in our territory.

0:45:26In the land again and so we created

0:45:29the first urban indigenous women little interest in a country

0:45:32called Segretti.

0:45:33In the recent years we've been working with other cities

0:45:37in our territories.

0:45:39The city of Berkeley was the first city

0:45:41to put on change their signage to, say, city of Berkeley Aloni

0:45:46territory during the George Floyd uprising that happened

0:45:51and people from all over the country

0:45:53were putting blackly lives matters on their street.

0:45:57Cheryl Dávila and Terry sorry I'm forgetting his name

0:46:01and berkeley said that we must also remember that we

0:46:05are on Aloni territory and had this

0:46:07put up on the street as well.

0:46:10We've been working with the city of Richmond

0:46:12to create a park, a park where the Aloni

0:46:15people now have access to gather and to grow medicinal plants.

0:46:20A place for us to do education to the public

0:46:23but also to have a way for us to gather as tribal members

0:46:27to remember our ancestors to do business as a tribe.

0:46:31Recently, the city of Alameda, we changed park names

0:46:35as many of the cities and around the country

0:46:39are changing names Andrew Jackson

0:46:41Park went away Central Park was created We

0:46:44did that during covid as well.

0:46:47And Alameda became the first city

0:46:49in in our territory to pay schumi as part of their budget

0:46:54for the next two years.

0:46:55And schumi in our language means a gift.

0:46:58It's an honorary tax that we asked

0:47:01people that work, play or live in our territory

0:47:03to help us do this.

0:47:04Work, to re-engage people in the land.

0:47:06Again, we've created the first AABA in our territory.

0:47:11Ann arbor is a spiritual place We

0:47:13have not had one of these in our territory in and fifty years.

0:47:17You see, although many Aloni people still

0:47:20live in our territory, we've become

0:47:22homeless in our own homeland.

0:47:24Although many people don't own any land.

0:47:27And so the security a land trust as a creation of dream

0:47:33to ensure that our future generations continue

0:47:36to have access to land and to work with all of those

0:47:39that live in our territory to bring

0:47:41people back into those places.

0:47:43This spiritual place that we've created

0:47:46was supposed to be danced in.

0:47:48And Denko it happened.

0:47:50And it didn't happen.

0:47:51It wasn't danced in a proper way.

0:47:53But we have used it in many different ways.

0:47:56It's our belief system that when our ancestors, someone that

0:47:59in our family passes away, that we light a fire for four days

0:48:04And so during covid that this fire pit has been

0:48:06lit for many of our ancestors, including

0:48:09my brother that passed away during a season of covid,

0:48:13it's been used.

0:48:14As for a place for people from different

0:48:17walks of life or different places to come and pray.

0:48:19And there was a young man that was in San Quentin

0:48:23and he learned about this aABA and asked permission

0:48:25to come and pray there before he went home to his reservation.

0:48:29And my daughter got married in this harbor

0:48:32this past summer as we did celebrations there

0:48:36and so this has been used for good times and sorrowful times,

0:48:41and it is a place that has become

0:48:43the heart of our land's aloni.

0:48:46People are still here are tribal members are still here.

0:48:49We are among everybody trying to work within the cities

0:48:54that we live in.

0:48:54This is a very small picture of some of our members.

0:48:58When we got together a few years back at the Aloni gathering

0:49:02this is our matriarch of our tribe.

0:49:04She is my auntie.

0:49:05She's eighty Six years old, grew up here in the Bay Area,

0:49:09raised seven children.

0:49:11We are all descended from the Gruzman family who has been

0:49:14here forever And so I look forward to make them

0:49:18relationships with the city.

0:49:20Bell Syreeta, with the folks that

0:49:22now live in this territory, for us to create different ways

0:49:26of being to learn about each other

0:49:28and to really make relationships Thank you.

0:49:33Thank you very much.

0:49:34It's all about relationships.

0:49:36And do we have any council members

0:49:38that would like to make comments or have questions

0:49:44and comments or questions?

0:49:45Yes.

0:49:45Council member Marty Thank you, Mayor.

0:49:49And thank you for coming in, spending time with us

0:49:54and sharing about your group in your heritage.

0:49:58It's really, really important for all of us to know this

0:50:01and so that we can learn.

0:50:03And in change and acknowledge all the things

0:50:06that have happened on our land.

0:50:07So I really just want to say thank you.

0:50:11Other comments.

0:50:13I just want to say we are so honored to have you here.

0:50:17We thank you for your time and your timeless present

0:50:20You've been very busy of late.

0:50:23We hear about you in all the cities around us

0:50:25with all the resolutions and accolades and dedications

0:50:29And it's not just because of your great presence,

0:50:31but it's because the justice of your story and your cause.

0:50:35I mean, it really your history is our history.

0:50:38We have to acknowledge that.

0:50:40And we're here at this time.

0:50:42I am so honored to be alive at this time.

0:50:44And we're finally doing that.

0:50:45I'm a history major so God bless you

0:50:48for this As Commission liaison's council member

0:50:52Martin and I have been in contact with you before

0:50:55and some of the supporters.

0:50:57You have in our community and there are many.

0:50:59And I'm very hopeful that this presentation before our council

0:51:03will be only the beginning of a long relations effort

0:51:06as we move toward a more substantial

0:51:08and obvious recognize by those of us who now Cerita who share

0:51:13your space in your time, in your land here So

0:51:16thank you very much Before we go to the public comments here,

0:51:22any last chance for comments from our council members

0:51:26City clerk, can we please have another opportunity

0:51:28for public comments Thank you, Mayor.

0:51:36Quickly, we give those members an opportunity to raise

0:51:39their hand to speak up.

0:51:40Just quickly announced that we did

0:51:41receive public comments on this item by the advance deadline

0:51:44today.

0:51:45Those were received on Tommy graff,

0:51:48Miguel Gravelle is a car.

0:51:50Robert Mitchell Max for Leslie Adams, John Stajcic

0:51:54and neil Zoey and mayor.

0:51:57At this time, we have Seven requests to speak Can

0:52:01you please confirm the time limit for three minutes?

0:52:03Thank you.

0:52:04Thank you, sir.

0:52:07OK to our first speaker John Paul.

0:52:12John, you should be able to unmeaning.

0:52:14Begin your time now.

0:52:17Thank you so much.

0:52:18And thank you.

0:52:18Krynica for coming today. and telling us about the land trust

0:52:22and the history of this land and the alone and the work

0:52:25you all have on to set up the Land Trust

0:52:27and other local campaigns.

0:52:30My name is Jonquil.

0:52:30I'm a resident wall Street and I just don't

0:52:36have too much to add, but wanted to quickly

0:52:38put in my pitch urging the council to vote or continue

0:52:44to work to establish and deepen our relationship with the Land

0:52:46Trust and find ways to support their work

0:52:50and ideally to have the city of Ashrita pay schumi.

0:52:56Allante towards the land trust in the tribe.

0:52:59So we can begin to take steps towards healing

0:53:03and make sure that, you know, current, and future generations

0:53:06of indigenous people are or continue to be

0:53:09able to thrive in the bay.

0:53:11I I think a lot about how the city and many areas where I've

0:53:19grown up have been able to develop

0:53:20economic over the years, build housing

0:53:24and build our own wealth.

0:53:25And a lot of that has to do with the way

0:53:27our government has enacted a colonial occupation

0:53:30of this land.

0:53:32And I think some of the steps laid out here today

0:53:36were like, really amazing ways to to build and start

0:53:41a healing relationship.

0:53:42Going forward.

0:53:43And I also have been really inspired

0:53:45by the the resolutions, Alameda and Albany just recently

0:53:49passed committee in financial support

0:53:51to the support talion Trust and i think Alfredo adding to that,

0:53:56would just, you know, continue this momentum

0:53:58and would love to see that happen.

0:53:59And I yield the rest of my time Thank you.

0:54:04Thank you.

0:54:04Our next caller is Bigstone no ending in five seven One.

0:54:08Please do announce your name for the record

0:54:10and you should be able to mute and begin your time.

0:54:13Now thank you very much.

0:54:16Good evening, Mayor.

0:54:17Fidele and council members.

0:54:20This is Tominaga Shirota calling in Thank you, Korina.

0:54:25Gool, for taking time to address us tonight.

0:54:29I'm always moved when I hear you speak

0:54:31and your words really speak deeply to my heart.

0:54:35I am also really proud to be part of a city that's trying

0:54:39to find ways to redress the genocide of indigenous people

0:54:43by our state in the midnight mid, eighteen

0:54:46hundreds and Enuma other acts of violence

0:54:49that you recount including enslavement For me, the heart

0:54:53of the matter is flipping the script on settler colonial

0:54:58instead of us as the dominant culture

0:55:01dictating how land will be used and how

0:55:04life should be conducted.

0:55:06It's time to listen to the Confederated Tribes Bouchon,

0:55:10who have been stewards of Hootin for as

0:55:12long as we through through the Security Land Trust.

0:55:16Their intention is very clear.

0:55:19Land Sumatra's and the payment of schumi,

0:55:23which is Korina mentioned, means gift interoceanic

0:55:26So we're encouraged to pay an annual gift or honorary land

0:55:33tax paid by individuals and institutions and municipalities

0:55:38And I'm asking the city of Salvador

0:55:40to follow in the steps of alameda and albany

0:55:45to commit to an annual to meet budget line item I know

0:55:49our finances are far from good, but until our budget is

0:55:53in better shape, I'm asking for a symbol or even a token amount

0:55:58to acknowledge that we here we understand

0:56:01and we follow the leadership of the lashon Ohlone people

0:56:05and what they have asked us for.

0:56:08I think it's time to listen and follow

0:56:11not to dictate and damage.

0:56:14It's this is a chance to really change

0:56:17the culture of the East bay in the Bay Area.

0:56:20And to quote the security land trust.

0:56:22This is an opportunity to enter into a supportive

0:56:26relationship with the local indigenous community.

0:56:29Thanks so much.

0:56:32You Our next speaker is individualising

0:56:35and you should be able to begin your time out.

0:56:38Well, first of all, Carina, thank you.

0:56:40And thank you to the community and thank you to you.

0:56:43And sister.

0:56:45Wow.

0:56:45Thank you.

0:56:45Thank you.

0:56:46Thank you.

0:56:46Thank you.

0:56:48For.

0:56:48Yeah.

0:56:49Just making the space sacred and that

0:56:51it can continue to be sacred.

0:56:52Even beyond all the atrocities.

0:56:54Thank you for that.

0:56:55Thank you.

0:56:56For your ancestors I want to be a little pragmatic

0:57:01and realist with the situation buddy.

0:57:06Another commissioner and I bring the human relations commission,

0:57:09which is our duty buddy.

0:57:11And I was to communicate with the Security

0:57:13Land Trust We have been shut down for the last three months.

0:57:17There really can't be any listening and facilitating

0:57:20of conversation with security.

0:57:22None of that can happen without the Human Relations Commission

0:57:25meetings happening at all, let alone uS

0:57:27plan coming together, planning, and stating that we don't even

0:57:30have the discussion Guys, I just Korina

0:57:33I want to maybe you can elucidate

0:57:35on this a little bit, but in the indigenous communities.

0:57:37And I come from one in India having conversations

0:57:40and active listening, non-violent communication,

0:57:43conflict managed resolution going into the conflict

0:57:47like treating conflict and even like challenging situations

0:57:50with courage and with compassion.

0:57:52That's in all of our DNA.

0:57:55But in this city, hall, with this council

0:57:57with the city staff, they just don't

0:57:59have the culture for that.

0:58:01Like they literally they antagonize the culture.

0:58:04In fact, like if you try to have a conversation where there

0:58:07might be conflict, ignore it or they shut it

0:58:09down they don't want to see it.

0:58:11Right.

0:58:11And i just want to be honest with everybody on this call.

0:58:13I know, there's so many people here that are here to support

0:58:16and I am, too.

0:58:17But I want to be all about it like they are only

0:58:20going to listen to the voters and most the voters are

0:58:23old white people, property, and some of them are brown

0:58:25and some of them are black and some of them are Asian, too.

0:58:27But they're colonized like and they're

0:58:30not going to vote for a tax.

0:58:32And if you want to make a tax, if you want that to happen,

0:58:34then you we have to have Human Relations Commission meetings

0:58:37We have to have discussions and sit down with Carina,

0:58:40sit down with other stakeholders,

0:58:41and have productive conversation where we're the city council

0:58:45and just make it happen, like literally just do it looks

0:58:47like they pay for more police cars

0:58:50or they pay for more weapons for the police

0:58:52or they pay for this stuff.

0:58:54Stuff we pay for this things like that.

0:58:55We found out over the past few years that was wasteful.

0:58:58Right.

0:58:58Like we can easily make a policy overnight

0:59:01because we can get enough people young people voting locally,

0:59:04but young people being involved locally because they're shut

0:59:06down When we bring up these discussions, where security,

0:59:09we're shut down because guess what?

0:59:10The Voters Matter and they're mostly wealthy property owners.

0:59:14They're the ones voting So I just want to like,

0:59:17remind everybody that if you want this to happen,

0:59:20we need to have discussions And if there aren't public

0:59:23aren't rich public conversations it's going to happen.

0:59:27And we need to have a step into the conflict

0:59:28in our city council They do not know how to do so.

0:59:33Maybe you can educate them.

0:59:35You can educate the staff.

0:59:36I mean, we need to educate them They

0:59:38just failed at how to communicate

0:59:40what simple Thank you.

0:59:45Our next speaker is Jesse philia, jesse,

0:59:50you should be able to meet and begin your time now.

0:59:53I am I'm Jesse Papaleo and i'm an al Qaeda resident.

0:59:59And i'm just speaking in order to voice my support

1:00:03for including schumi as a regular line

1:00:05item on the city's budget.

1:00:08I'm an elementary school teacher and I've taught

1:00:12about indigenous history.

1:00:14And I think that it is something really important to acknowledge

1:00:19and support and build partnership

1:00:23with the thriving indigenous communities that exist today.

1:00:26In our communities not only for us, but for future generations

1:00:31to help us as a society.

1:00:36Heal and begin work creation of land.

1:00:40And so i think the work that's alameda

1:00:43and Albany and other cities have done in committing to this

1:00:49has been really powerful.

1:00:50As an acknowledgment for our young people

1:00:54of the true history that Katrina was

1:00:57speaking about And the reality of us currently still living

1:01:02indigenous stolen land So I urge the city council to take

1:01:07a step towards this, towards colonization,

1:01:11towards remediation, and committing to including

1:01:15schumi as a regular line item.

1:01:17Thank you for your time.

1:01:19Thank you.

1:01:20Thank you.

1:01:21Our next speaker is Allison C, Allison

1:01:24should be able to unmuted in your time out.

1:01:27Thank you.

1:01:27Thank you so much.

1:01:28Hello, Mayor.

1:01:30Council Member of City Staff members

1:01:32of the public to critical Thank you so much.

1:01:34My name is Alex Cooper.

1:01:36I'm a resident of El Segundo.

1:01:37And a grateful guest on Hootin Land.

1:01:40First, just thank you so much, Korina, for your presentation

1:01:43and for your leadership.

1:01:43I've also seen you speak before and I'm

1:01:46grateful especially for your sharing

1:01:48the history of your tribe.

1:01:48With us.

1:01:50And in that much needed update to the california fourth grade

1:01:53history class education that I had that left a lot out

1:01:58I want to speak in strong support of Eldorado, beginning

1:02:01to tender process of decolonisation attempting

1:02:04to heal from the history of genocide

1:02:06by working with the confederated villages of this uN

1:02:09and the cigarette land Trust.

1:02:12These leaders I think, honestly have made it so easy for us.

1:02:15Right.

1:02:15They've already put in so much work developing these models

1:02:19to help us give back what to do, providing these models

1:02:22for remediation So agreed with other speakers

1:02:26about it would be so excited to see schumi land

1:02:28tax as a regular budget item from the city and also

1:02:32the opportunity to give land back

1:02:34and other forms of acknowledging the original stewards

1:02:36of this land.

1:02:38I want to say to I mean, part of what

1:02:39makes the city such a special and wonderful place

1:02:41to live for me is our open space.

1:02:43So especially excited about the ideas proposed

1:02:46to me create this land with some of the frameworks

1:02:50from Sécurité.

1:02:52I also have to say that I've grown up

1:02:54in Albany I'm so excited to see my nearby hometown

1:02:57work already on this.

1:02:59I know sometimes as Elsa Rutan's can't

1:03:01help but benchmark against our little neighbor sometimes.

1:03:05So I'd really love to see my new home about Syreeta at least

1:03:08match Albany's commitment and promote our community

1:03:12engagement on this issue.

1:03:13I think there resolution also involved some really exciting

1:03:16opportunities around continuing this process of educating

1:03:20the community on this topic.

1:03:21So thank you so much.

1:03:22Again, everyone, especially gold,

1:03:25for your work and your time I'm so excited to do whatever i can

1:03:29and to see our city council act to make it a leader

1:03:32in our region to thank you.

1:03:34Thanks again.

1:03:35Thank you.

1:03:36You.

1:03:36Thank you.

1:03:37Next, our next speaker is How The Gouty and you

1:03:40should be able to unmuted begin your time out I am in council.

1:03:45My name is hardcoded live first.

1:03:48So thank you for inviting this presenter

1:03:53Thank you to Greengold.

1:03:54For the excellent presentation for sharing

1:03:59this important history and perspective that we all really

1:04:03deeply need to take to heart And I want to appreciate

1:04:07your accomplishments raising awareness and action

1:04:11in other cities, it's really inspiring

1:04:14to see I hope that US council members take this opportunity

1:04:20to put the city's goals of equity, inclusion

1:04:24into action and and move to give schumi and develop

1:04:28cultural easements Others have suggested

1:04:32it's really important that this is just the beginning.

1:04:36And the process continues to make some meaningful change

1:04:43going forward.

1:04:44So thank you.

1:04:45You our next speaker is megaera You should be able to meet

1:04:52and begin your time.

1:04:56Good evening, everyone.

1:04:58My name is El-Naggar rotha.

1:05:00I'm a homeowner in El Sereno.

1:05:03First, I want to thank you, Carina Gold

1:05:05for your presentation for your words and really for so much

1:05:10of the important work that you're

1:05:11doing to heal these legacies of settler

1:05:17colonialism and genocide.

1:05:18So thank you so much for your important work.

1:05:22I want to chime in and did everything that folks have said

1:05:26so far really strongly urged my city council members

1:05:31to commit to an annual municipal schumi

1:05:35as a standing item on the city council budget.

1:05:40Really to acknowledge the ancestral lands as folks

1:05:43said, of the Confederated Villages Mison

1:05:47And I think this is the least that we can do

1:05:50for this is a symbolic gesture.

1:05:52It's just the least that we can do

1:05:53to begin to heal our relationship with alone

1:05:57a community with ourselves as settlers and with the stolen

1:06:01land on which you live.

1:06:02And so I really actually urge council members to do even more

1:06:05than to go farther, to remain land

1:06:09And as the mother of a six year old,

1:06:11we talk often about talks, often about a practice,

1:06:15restorative justice being in relationship with the people

1:06:19that we love and the people around us, both near and far

1:06:22and also with the Earth and that includes we talk

1:06:25about supporting a cigarette to land trust

1:06:28And I want to be able to share with my kiddo

1:06:30that El Cerrado is doing our part

1:06:33in establishing my relationship with our ancestral stewards

1:06:36of this land.

1:06:36So thank you very much Thank you.

1:06:41Our next speaker, Shadrack Sure.

1:06:43You should be able to unmuted begin your time now.

1:06:46Thank you.

1:06:47Good evening.

1:06:48I want to thank the mayor and council member odioma

1:06:52for reaching out to support land trust so that we could have

1:06:55the presentation this evening and Karina Gold,

1:06:59I really want to thank you.

1:07:01And for your comments.

1:07:02This evening and also the past at the high holiday

1:07:05services this year.

1:07:06I heard you speak It was just very phenomenal.

1:07:10And very moving for me.

1:07:11So I just really appreciate i learned so much each time i

1:07:16had a couple of comments I wanted to make, and some of it

1:07:20might seem a little out of out of that.

1:07:23I don't feel here, but I was watching a movie the other day

1:07:27in all nineteen forty three movie

1:07:29What Errol Flynn and Armchair written about the Occupy

1:07:32Norwegian village and how the citizens prepared

1:07:35to resist during World War Two.

1:07:39And like in any community you know,

1:07:41there were differences of opinion

1:07:43and everyone felt the same way.

1:07:45And they were collaborators in the community.

1:07:47And even within families, but for the most part

1:07:50the townspeople came together and they decided that they

1:07:53would stand for the resistance and they would stand

1:07:56for their values And then I thought

1:07:58about other communities that had done

1:08:00the same during that period.

1:08:02and how we look back on these communities now.

1:08:04And we don't see them as foolhardy.

1:08:06You we don't see them as foolish.

1:08:09We applaud what they did We apply their efforts.

1:08:11And we look at that.

1:08:13They took the moral high ground.

1:08:14And I think that's really important.

1:08:16And I and I apply that to our city

1:08:18and to our community because I know not

1:08:21all residents may agree about these things.

1:08:23But I think we do have some common values

1:08:25and we want to really look at that.

1:08:27And I know that we've been talking

1:08:28about equity and some other speakers I've spoken to that.

1:08:32And I feel this is an equity issue and we have

1:08:35an opportunity this evening thinking about our own regional

1:08:40history and understanding that even though I personally cannot

1:08:44say that I dispossessed anyone from their land,

1:08:47I can say that our government has done it that past

1:08:50generations of settlers have done so as well as descendants

1:08:53of other Europeans who crossed the seas that we have like

1:08:57layers of history decade after decade that provide white non

1:09:02indigenous generations economic opportunities

1:09:06including land ownership, and business development.

1:09:09And law.

1:09:10And so again, this becomes an equity issue.

1:09:13And so I believe if we plan to stand for equality if we look

1:09:18back in history, and think about being on the right side

1:09:22of history, we should seriously consider

1:09:24adding a line item a line item in our budget

1:09:29for municipal schumi.

1:09:31So i'm hoping that the city council will

1:09:35I know this isn't the end of a discussion.

1:09:37It's just the beginning that I hope that you will take

1:09:40this into consideration. and as well as other actions

1:09:43you can take.

1:09:44So, again, thank you very much.

1:09:46You are next because Nick bilks you should be able to enter

1:09:52and begin your time now.

1:09:53Thank you very much.

1:09:54Hi, everyone.

1:09:55My name is Nick Brooks.

1:09:56I'm El, our resident and thank you

1:09:58so much to the city council.

1:10:00And for Carina for the wonderful presentation earlier.

1:10:03I just wanted Amir the sentiment of a lot

1:10:06of our previous community members

1:10:08by showing my full support for joining

1:10:10our neighbors in Alameda and Albany

1:10:12as well, by paying Schumi land tax.

1:10:15I just think this is such a wonderful opportunity for us

1:10:17to return to work towards our common shared

1:10:20goals of equity and inclusion.

1:10:21So thank you so much for making the time for this tonight.

1:10:25And the rest of my time.

1:10:27Thank you.

1:10:29You are next Because Yari Greaney there, you

1:10:32should be able to begin your time now

1:10:37Hello, my name is Gary I am also an L Street,

1:10:40a resident I want to say thank you

1:10:43so much to a gold for making time to be here

1:10:46and for inviting us on this path toward healing

1:10:51I just really appreciate having a clear way to engage

1:10:57with this work toward creation and toward healing

1:11:01from the legacy of colonization I'm here

1:11:06today to urge city council to take a step toward transforming

1:11:11the legacy of colonization by working with the Italian trust

1:11:15really building that relationship making it

1:11:17increasingly meaningful And I urge you to include schumi

1:11:23as a regular line item on a city's budget,

1:11:26as a clear way to walk this path towards healing.

1:11:29I also just want to say I'm so glad to live in a place

1:11:34where so many of my fellow residents

1:11:37are showing support for this and that.

1:11:40We live in a community where this is what people want is

1:11:44to walk this path And so I hope that our city council will

1:11:48continue to follow suit and engage in this reflection

1:11:52and explore ways to give back schumi remate creation

1:11:57and other ways that we can strengthen

1:11:59our relationship with sécurité as a city government as well.

1:12:04Thank you.

1:12:05Thank you.

1:12:07Next, speakers clower.

1:12:09So you should be able to meet and begin your time now.

1:12:13Thank you.

1:12:13My name is Sarah Klauer and also a resident of Ulcerate

1:12:17and like so many others, would so much

1:12:19like to thank her gold and the council for the presentation

1:12:22today.

1:12:24It's a really valuable opportunity

1:12:26to learn and to have this clear way to work.

1:12:29Towards Healing.

1:12:31I wanted to add my voice to those

1:12:32supporting the sorry tale.

1:12:35Entrez and the opportunity to pay Schumi tax As we know

1:12:40that Elstree values equity and inclusion

1:12:43we know that should be untax is one method

1:12:45of moving toward this equity and it's really

1:12:48a community responsible as well as a community of opportunity

1:12:51to work toward healing.

1:12:53I also wanted to note the other opportunities that some i've

1:12:56spoken about in terms cultural easements

1:12:59or land management partnerships And like other jurisdictions,

1:13:03that have adopted these things, are state

1:13:06have land that is currently being attended

1:13:07by volunteers, land that.

1:13:09The city cannot currently maintain that we should also be

1:13:13thinking about as we look for ways

1:13:14to support security and explore remediation of land.

1:13:18So thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

1:13:21Thank you.

1:13:23You.

1:13:23Our next speaker is Vanessa Wherrett.

1:13:26I said, you should be able to unmuted begin your time now.

1:13:30All right.

1:13:31Can you hear me?

1:13:32Yes i am.

1:13:36Also a resident of El Cerrito.

1:13:38I am a homeowner for the first time in my life.

1:13:41And one of the very First things that I did after we moved in

1:13:44was to begin paying Shumilin tax.

1:13:47And I am honored and grateful.

1:13:50And I so I just echo the voices of everybody

1:13:54saying how grateful I am to council for inviting Korina how

1:13:59grateful I am to support for all their hard work

1:14:02and how grateful I am to the community that is showing

1:14:06up and advocating for as much support as we can

1:14:11and recognizing that we are in dire financial straits.

1:14:15There are still many, many, many creative ways

1:14:17that we can be supportive.

1:14:18And I want to advocate for putting the line

1:14:20item in the budget keeping a place for that,

1:14:23putting in something that is meaningful

1:14:26and being creative about how we meaningfully

1:14:30support this effort at what is basically

1:14:33reparations and long overdue.

1:14:35So thank you You speakers mikhail Gravelle, Mikhail,

1:14:41you should be able to unmuted begin your time Thank you.

1:14:45Can you hear me?

1:14:47Yes.

1:14:48OK, mikhail Gravelly.

1:14:49Cigaret I am a resident I'm a renter and also resident.

1:14:53I'm also a teacher here.

1:14:56Of history and the community.

1:14:57I teach a couple indigenous students and i know

1:15:00that from talking to them, this is a really

1:15:03difficult month for them.

1:15:05And a lot of it comes from the fact

1:15:07that land acknowledgements aren't theoretic

1:15:12And also, in the words of so many indigenous folks,

1:15:15I also applaud and thank the city council for allowing

1:15:20Carina Gould to come and speak to us tonight

1:15:22about this very important issue of paying

1:15:25schumi Though I rent i pay schumi have

1:15:28been for about two years now.

1:15:30And i'm trying to get my school some Katou to also pay

1:15:34schumi I guess my question tonight is, as so many have

1:15:40said, even more eloquently to myself,

1:15:42this evening because we are focused on equity and inclusion

1:15:47in our community What better way to really exercise

1:15:54our moral budget than to make sure that we

1:15:57are paying this small token of reparations

1:16:02to village on people?

1:16:06So i really support this and i not only

1:16:11call for the city council to make this a city budget

1:16:14item in definitely, but for the individual city council members

1:16:19and employees of the city to also consider that it's

1:16:22a very reasonable ask.

1:16:24And it's, you know, the cost of you

1:16:28spending some money on groceries or movies every month.

1:16:32And it's not an unreasonable ask And I have no further things

1:16:36to contribute.

1:16:37So I see the rest of my Thank you.

1:16:39Thank you.

1:16:40Thank you, Mayor.

1:16:41That includes a request to speak on this item Thank you.

1:16:47Korean again.

1:16:48Thank you so much.

1:16:49I don't know if there's any other comments from our council

1:16:52members There are.

1:16:53They will let me know.

1:16:54But we have your number You know how to reach us.

1:16:58This is the beginning of a process Each city is

1:17:01different Each city has assets that we can consider

1:17:06and options that we can consider.

1:17:09And we will do that.

1:17:10So thank you very much.

1:17:12And let's be in touch.

1:17:14Thank you so much.

1:17:15I look forward to working with all of you again real soon.

1:17:18I have a great holiday time.

1:17:19We're thank you Thank you.

1:17:23Our next presentation is our economic development Committee,

1:17:28and they will be presenting their work plan to us tonight.

1:17:31And I see your staff are here, Azia Good evening, Councilman.

1:17:37Good evening, Mayor.

1:17:38Members of the public.

1:17:39My name is.

1:17:39Are you so sorry?

1:17:40I'm in the community development analyst

1:17:43and also the staff liaison to the Economic

1:17:45Development committee.

1:17:46Tonight, I am joined by our chair, Jean Shrem.

1:17:50And our vice chair, Rachel magleby,

1:17:53were so excited to bring to you tonight.

1:17:56That's twenty twenty one twenty two work plan for the Economic

1:17:59Development Committee.

1:18:01It was a rough Flarf year.

1:18:04So we're here to share all of the great efforts

1:18:06we've been working on.

1:18:07I'm going to start sharing my screen

1:18:10and kick off our presentation Thank

1:18:13you Is showing in full screen mode for you all Perfect.

1:18:21So what does that seat.

1:18:23Do?

1:18:23Well, the empty seats they are our partners.

1:18:27They advise the city council on Economic

1:18:29Development Related Matters.

1:18:31They make recommendations on the annual economic development

1:18:34work plan They oversee the work of subcommittees,

1:18:37established a constant rate on creating

1:18:39plans for high priority areas.

1:18:42They provide input to other city boards and commissions

1:18:45and encourage community involvement

1:18:47and economic development.

1:18:48And they also include a member of the Chamber of Commerce.

1:18:53The president or their appointed staff Just

1:18:57for some historical context, the actual economic development

1:19:03board was formed in two thousand and that was actually

1:19:07formed to go over some of the things

1:19:09that I just mentioned annual work

1:19:11plan, community involvement.

1:19:13But that changed in twenty thirteen and the reason

1:19:17why that actually changed the board structure was

1:19:20reconfigured to a committee and this

1:19:21was as a result of the dissolution

1:19:23of redevelopment agencies.

1:19:25So at that time, the council, the chairman

1:19:27that the body, the economic Development Board,

1:19:30would serve better as a committee and would

1:19:32built upon the actual working group to port city staff

1:19:37efforts And that, in turn allow some more flexibility

1:19:41in their mission and duties.

1:19:42So at that time, the board the membership was modified

1:19:46from seven to fifteen members so was really

1:19:49restructured to get more business community members

1:19:52residents involved and to take further initiative with staff

1:19:56at that time, i am going to actually turn it over

1:20:00to our vice chair, Rachel who is going to just let you

1:20:03get to know the committee members a little more Yeah.

1:20:07Hi, everybody.

1:20:09So before we dive into the specifics of what we here

1:20:12to present today, I do want to take a moment to introduce

1:20:15our committee We're currently eight members

1:20:18with seven available seats.

1:20:20So for anybody who's tuning in from home,

1:20:23this is your call to please come check us out, please appli.

1:20:26We'd love to have you I'll just run quickly through each

1:20:30of the faces that you see here.

1:20:32And I'm I chose to do this because I want to highlight

1:20:36a breath of experience that we have

1:20:39on our committee I feel like this is an incredibly

1:20:41proactive group of people.

1:20:44And I really feel that we're just on the process

1:20:47the precipice of doing great things for our city.

1:20:50And I want to make sure that everybody on the committee

1:20:52gets a moment to shine tonight.

1:20:55Before council.

1:20:56So i'll start with our chair and my co presenter tonight.

1:21:02Jean Shrem.

1:21:03Jean as you can see, is an attorney by day

1:21:05and she is also a pickleball champ.

1:21:07By night.

1:21:08And I hope that she'll hear more about

1:21:10that later She's served on this committee since Twan Three.

1:21:14I'm i'm your vice chair.

1:21:15Rachel Milby.

1:21:17And I come from about a dozen years of marketing

1:21:20in the tech industry.

1:21:22I've been in El Cerrito resident myself for six years,

1:21:24and I've been on this committee for two years. give or take

1:21:29covid.

1:21:29Next, we have Eric Wright, who is an EPA restaurant owner

1:21:34and Operation director at seven other East Bay restaurants He's

1:21:39been in El Cerrito since twenty seventeen

1:21:42and he joined a committee about three years ago George Gaja

1:21:46is a sage on this committee.

1:21:48He's a real a real estate developer.

1:21:51Resident of fifteen years and he's been on this committee

1:21:54a very long time.

1:21:58Mark Fabiani, probably a familiar name to most of you,

1:22:01you'll know, Mark, from EPA Sanitary

1:22:04and also from the Chamber of Commerce,

1:22:06where he serves as our liaison.

1:22:09Patrick Swen is our native Elsa Redon.

1:22:12He moved back to El Cerrito from los Angeles,

1:22:15where he was running a tour and travel

1:22:17company up until recently.

1:22:20He's come back to us.

1:22:21He's currently doing an MBA at uSC and Sacramento,

1:22:25and he just joined the committee last month.

1:22:28Thank you for the appointment Next, we have Jonathan Zozo.

1:22:33He's our tech software engineer He's been in El

1:22:35Reno for six years as well.

1:22:37And on the committee for two plus Travis

1:22:42is new to El Cerrito, New the committee,

1:22:45also an attorney So this is our bunch

1:22:49And again just keep these names and faces in mind

1:22:52because this is this group is going to do a lot of really

1:22:55great things for the city.

1:22:56I can feel it Here we go.

1:23:00So let's talk about the workplan and why we're here today.

1:23:04The purpose of our presentation to council

1:23:06is to share with you all what we've decided to focus

1:23:09on between now and next year.

1:23:12And it's worth noting that due to covid this group

1:23:15did not convene between March twenty twenty

1:23:19and February twenty twenty one.

1:23:22So we're just kind of getting back

1:23:24into the swing of things were feeling stronger than ever.

1:23:27And I think we found some very focused

1:23:29and tangible efforts to support economic development.

1:23:35So this slide presents a very brief

1:23:38overview of the four items that we've

1:23:40decided to champion this year.

1:23:42Emphasis perhaps on the word champion

1:23:45You'll see that each of these four items

1:23:47has a name associated with them.

1:23:50This is essential, really.

1:23:51The one person on the committee the committee who's

1:23:53raising their hand to lead the initiative

1:23:56and see it through to completion Historically,

1:23:59we've had no shortage of great ideas on this committee,

1:24:02but we found that putting somebody's name next

1:24:05to that line item is critical to getting

1:24:07the project off the ground.

1:24:10So that isn't to say that these individuals are

1:24:13working alone as a committee.

1:24:14We're working all of these things together.

1:24:17And we've even branched into some subcommittees where needed

1:24:23and we'll dig into these four things the first of which

1:24:27is this project that we're calling why El Cerrito This is

1:24:34started as a marketing infographics

1:24:36The idea behind this initiative is to use city census

1:24:40data to create an enticing, digestible infographic

1:24:45And this is really about building

1:24:47a narrative that El Cerrito is changing

1:24:50It's changing in big ways.

1:24:52Demographics are changing We're listing really interesting

1:24:56and enticing stats around the median age and family size.

1:24:59The diversity bellisario the spike in median income

1:25:03and other attractive attributes, things like walkability,

1:25:06scores for so many of our residents

1:25:08are things that you know, business owners

1:25:11and entrepreneurs should about.

1:25:14To date, we've fleshed this out well

1:25:17beyond just an infographic, and we've actually

1:25:19built into a website that can be linked

1:25:23out, passed around and promoted to business

1:25:25owners and entrepreneurs.

1:25:27The website points to resources allows visitors

1:25:31to complete an interest form and request

1:25:34more information from the city.

1:25:37We're working with Melanie and Aisha

1:25:39to perform a gap analysis to pinpoint what categories

1:25:43of businesses can be Are we over indexing on perhaps

1:25:49and where the opportunities really lie.

1:25:51So that we can get even more specific

1:25:53about who we're targeting?

1:25:54This website and these particular stats

1:25:56to the next one, commercial real estate partnerships

1:26:03This initiative is all about opening

1:26:06a dialogue with select developers

1:26:08and their agent to learn how we might work together to attract

1:26:13the businesses that we want in what

1:26:16is becoming a variety of new ground floor commercial space.

1:26:21To bring this opportunity to life.

1:26:23We currently have more than twenty five square feet

1:26:27of new space available at a surreal Vista

1:26:29apartment complex.

1:26:31We'll soon have more than eighty three

1:26:33square feet coming online at the Mayfair station complex.

1:26:38And we know these commercial spaces

1:26:40are often penciled in as a requirement

1:26:42of building housing.

1:26:44But without strategic marketing.

1:26:46We know that they also run the risk

1:26:47of sitting vacant for a long time

1:26:49or being occupied by cookie cutter or redundant businesses.

1:26:54So we feel if we can get really proactive as a committee

1:26:57about nabbing one great tenant, it will have a snowball effect.

1:27:01So we want that to happen.

1:27:03And not the inverse right So we want to get specific about each

1:27:08of these new spaces What are the terms and benefits

1:27:12that each developer might be willing to offer

1:27:14to potential business owners?

1:27:17We're learning that there might be some especially attractive

1:27:20interoperable seeing or improvement allowance,

1:27:23and we want to learn what we can socialize and to whom.

1:27:27So for next steps again, we're working with melonie

1:27:31to network and to set up what we hope will become around table

1:27:34discussion to kick this off And with that I

1:27:38will hand over the next two items to share.

1:27:40Shrem, who can tell you all about them.

1:27:42Thank you.

1:27:44Everybody.

1:27:45I thanks for having us today.

1:27:48So the next item we're talking about

1:27:51is our pickleball, quartz pickleball.

1:27:54Venz IMAG And you've heard the pickleball players would like

1:27:58to convert the to tennis courts at Castra Park

1:28:03into six pickleball courts I've attended round-Robin events

1:28:10open play tournaments every Saturday from nine

1:28:16to some people go to one or two People

1:28:19show up to play just for fun.

1:28:22On six courts you can have twenty Four people for Precourt

1:28:25and there are generally at the peak of the event,

1:28:30at least 50 people on the court's the open play

1:28:34ends right around lunchtime.

1:28:37There are people that come from Hayward, Alameda concord,

1:28:41Walnut Creek, San francisco.

1:28:43Those people are hungry, thirsty maybe

1:28:46they have to get some errands done

1:28:48So it's our hope that once these pickleball courts are built

1:28:54I know that the pickleball players have raised

1:28:57over forty thousand dollars to do the conversion,

1:28:59and that is through events like tournaments

1:29:02around Robbins' The hope is that we can put it

1:29:06out to the greater community.

1:29:08The Bay Area and have people attend these events

1:29:11who do come from all over to participate and pair up

1:29:16with restaurants or other businesses

1:29:20to attract some of these visiting folks who perhaps

1:29:25might want to stay, they might want to buy and torito

1:29:28or open businesses here.

1:29:30What have you So that is what I am particular.

1:29:35I am the champion of this event.

1:29:37I am a first in racquetball player in covid.

1:29:41There was no racketball happening as age.

1:29:45I am finding that pickleball is a lot easier on the joints

1:29:48my tendonitis, my sword, my frozen shoulder

1:29:54And so the interesting thing about pickleball

1:29:57is that you will find 16 year olds and 80 year olds

1:30:00all playing together.

1:30:02And so it is a sport that is hugely

1:30:04appealing to huge demographic of folks So how so?

1:30:13I think the goal will be sponsorships partnerships,

1:30:17some sort of marketing and advertisement

1:30:21to the community coming to play about the local businesses

1:30:27and once authorize the we will collaborate to develop

1:30:31the partnerships and sponsorships with ulcerative

1:30:35resident and other businesses.

1:30:38I could go on for another hour or so talking

1:30:40about pickleball sports and how great the sport

1:30:42is but we will move on.

1:30:44So restaurant out outreach.

1:30:46Eric Wright is our restaurateur.

1:30:49He owns the restaurant.

1:30:50He manages and advises lots of owners about restaurants

1:30:57And so the goal is to provide quarterly education

1:31:00and outreach to local restaurants and food service

1:31:03businesses with the hope that we will attract the businesses,

1:31:07the businesses that we have.

1:31:08They will be successful.

1:31:10They will feel empowered They will appreciate and understand

1:31:14what sort of programs resources and events are

1:31:17available to them as businesses in our city

1:31:20and we hope to accomplish this by collaborating with city

1:31:24staff and the Chamber of Commerce

1:31:26to support these businesses. and put out the word that Wall

1:31:32street is a good place to have a business

1:31:35and what's next Well, we hope to compile information resources

1:31:39and begin generating featured emails in twenty twenty

1:31:43two so that Economic Development Committee ongoing efforts.

1:31:50We thanks to Rachel by the way, did a fantastic

1:31:54job presenting her materials.

1:31:57We'll be using social media to collaborate with residents

1:32:01sharing digital copies of the byline, which is I don't know,

1:32:05we haven't gotten a newspaper.

1:32:06And I don't know how long all my news comes from my computer.

1:32:10These days or my phone and then collaborating

1:32:13with Chamber of Commerce.

1:32:14It would be great to get the Chamber of Commerce involved

1:32:19more robust and having them not only have more members,

1:32:24but be able to engage with more businesses

1:32:28and i think it would be a win win

1:32:33So I know you're sitting there thinking, well, what can

1:32:36we do to help?

1:32:37Because this is all so very exciting.

1:32:39Well, you can share relevant contacts and resources

1:32:44which are very valuable.

1:32:46You can spread the word that Wall Street is

1:32:48open for business and we have fantastic businesses

1:32:52really good food and more to come

1:32:56It's a growing city with growing demographics,

1:33:00growing housing growing restaurants, growing

1:33:03pickleball.

1:33:03Kautz and continue to support your vision for the San Pablo

1:33:08for San Pablo Avenue So that is our presentation Hopefully

1:33:14we didn't go too long.

1:33:15I know So long evening for you all.

1:33:17We wanted to thank you for allowing us to present

1:33:20for all they can do for us.

1:33:22And the city and we have Melanie Mints

1:33:25online and available to answer any questions that you

1:33:29may have Thank you, Rich.

1:33:33Jean, very much.

1:33:34Those were great, great ideas.

1:33:38Great achievable goals.

1:33:40Not too much, but enough.

1:33:42And broadly fund some really interesting.

1:33:45Are there any comments or questions from our city Council

1:33:48Members Council member Rodney.

1:33:51Thank you, Mayor.

1:33:53Great job.

1:33:54I'm interested in this gap analysis

1:33:57and any preliminary outcomes from this gap analysis

1:34:01as far as business is and what's being offered for the residents

1:34:05where there's any gaps in services of what

1:34:08type of businesses that we're trying to attract

1:34:11and also trying to retain So tests.

1:34:18So we a council member and we have not started that,

1:34:20but that is something that is on our work plan.

1:34:23To dig into to further inform the why else.

1:34:26Our website so that it is something that a business could

1:34:30go to and really see what what the city needs,

1:34:33what where our gaps are, where can they be located.

1:34:36So that is something that we are looking

1:34:39to build upon and inform And I see

1:34:42the Melanie is coming online as well

1:34:46as anything to add to that.

1:34:48But I'm really the website.

1:34:49It's just going to kind kickoff what's available

1:34:52and the gap analysis will further

1:34:53inform educate businesses that are interested in investing

1:34:59Yeah, just to add on to that.

1:35:01And thank you so much.

1:35:03Economic development for all you're doing.

1:35:05And I agree with it.

1:35:05Rachel said that I think there really beginning to really dig

1:35:09into some good product, as you've said,

1:35:11and some it'll dovetail really nicely like Rachel said,

1:35:17with so many new things that are coming online.

1:35:19So in the past, we haven't city hasn't done

1:35:20a gap analysis in many years.

1:35:22So back when we had a redevelopment agency,

1:35:24it was something that was done.

1:35:25And obviously things have changed so much.

1:35:27Our population has changed.

1:35:29So there's some pretty what I really like about the way

1:35:32that Rachel's approaching the ADC is they're really

1:35:35kind of looking for niche.

1:35:36And that's what back when we did economic development analysis

1:35:39that led to the specific plan, they were everything pointed

1:35:42to you need to get more high quality urban

1:35:45residential development to be able to really

1:35:47target new businesses.

1:35:49And so I think now that we have that actively

1:35:52beginning to occur Right.

1:35:54And you can see when I've even spoken to some

1:35:55of the small businesses on the Avenue

1:35:57they say that many of their new customers

1:35:59for example, come from Street Vista the new apartments.

1:36:02Right.

1:36:02They're just people looking for a place

1:36:04to get a cup of coffee or a sandwich

1:36:05and especially working from home.

1:36:07So I think when we do a new gap analysis,

1:36:09we'll be the first time we've done one It could

1:36:11be eight to ten years honestly.

1:36:14So it'll be really fun.

1:36:15To kind of identify what new businesses where what's being

1:36:18underserved And I think, like Rachel said, if we can help

1:36:22provide this to the owners.

1:36:23And then start to match, make is sometimes what we call right.

1:36:26Can we find those businesses ourselves and say

1:36:28you know what's happening here?

1:36:30Come.

1:36:31But again, having some metrics and some kind

1:36:33of econometric kind of pointing towards where those gaps are

1:36:36really helpful, instead of just saying we want you here,

1:36:40the other piece of feedback I have,

1:36:42especially it seems that now this work plan is really

1:36:45solidifying after covid year one of the things that I would like

1:36:49to see at the council level have happened from work group

1:36:54is what type of policies and what we can do legislatively

1:36:58to help support your efforts.

1:37:00and what we can do to try to incentivize businesses

1:37:03in town So if there's ever any best practice or anything

1:37:07we can be can be brought to us and to have

1:37:10us consider legislatively, I think it would be fantastic.

1:37:14And thank you for the presentation here.

1:37:19Bro'Town.

1:37:20Thank you, Mayor Fidele.

1:37:21I just thank everyone for your presentations.

1:37:25Fantastic.

1:37:26And this is one of my favorite committees

1:37:29And as someone who is always looking for new businesses

1:37:33to bring to El Cerrito i have a friend

1:37:36of a friend that is but that will be opening

1:37:39a restaurant at El Cerita.

1:37:42And it's going to be an Italian restaurant.

1:37:44So founder of a friend.

1:37:46So that's how things work.

1:37:47And as someone who brought lost Vollies, bye by just asking,

1:37:52you know please come out to my city.

1:37:54Let me show you around.

1:37:56And that's how lost Mowgli's moved And instead of a Karros

1:38:01and you see this former dead mall

1:38:04as a mall where it is busy, especially in during weekends

1:38:09and in evenings.

1:38:10But some know how much I appreciate all your work

1:38:13and you still have many of the committee members

1:38:17that I enjoyed working with So looking at I

1:38:22did have someone speak at my Cal Cities meeting

1:38:25last year on after this Kovik Peery

1:38:30what do you see in new businesses?

1:38:33What they told us what our real estate

1:38:36expert told us that it's going to be

1:38:39a service type small business.

1:38:42You know, restaurants small businesses nails and Icare

1:38:49and the sizes things like that.

1:38:52But you know, say good bye to big box stores

1:38:57because we're going to see less and less of that

1:39:00And because of what we saw on Smash grabs and hilltop

1:39:06those corporations don't want to invest in West County.

1:39:10They're tired of Richmond.

1:39:12They're not happy here.

1:39:13And spirito are big boxes Move to Pinole,

1:39:17where let's face it, the people shop in Pinole

1:39:20more than they do in Florida.

1:39:21Now, we don't have a lot of the businesses

1:39:23where our residents shop and they're going to berkeley

1:39:27for their grocery shopping.

1:39:29They are going to give every bill to do their clothes

1:39:33shopping but they're not coming or else Robredo for that

1:39:37anymore.

1:39:37So I'm hoping with our new demographic

1:39:40and our new residents that are moving in Exactly.

1:39:45Melanie, his vision of having a more walkable city I do believe

1:39:50is coming in and we see that now and the beginning

1:39:55of what i see as a great future for our city

1:39:59and to see these things happening now get again

1:40:04and the future of our plaza bART station

1:40:08I've been working on independent coffee shops

1:40:13and i see good things happening in the future

1:40:17and people that are telling me, you know,

1:40:19we're going to be interested.

1:40:20We just want to see what the building

1:40:22looks like when it's finished.

1:40:24And I know we will get more independent small businesses

1:40:29to move into our city.

1:40:30So, again, thank you for all your work

1:40:35Remember Mohtarma Thank you, Mayor, and thank you.

1:40:39Committee for this great present And I was wondering

1:40:43if you had any timing for the website to be up

1:40:48and when it will launch.

1:40:49And it will be able to beta test it in the near future.

1:40:55I really appreciate all the work that you're doing.

1:40:58I think as council members, we've been really focused

1:41:02on tightening the budget and it's been more

1:41:06of reducing cost, extra size.

1:41:09And I hope that we can focus more on the revenue

1:41:13increasing side And that's what economic development really

1:41:16helps with.

1:41:17And I really look forward to the plan being very successful.

1:41:21So if you can just let me know about the site.

1:41:24That's the great fire.

1:41:30And Tom I'm sorry Yeah.

1:41:33Yeah.

1:41:34So the website is has come pretty far along

1:41:38and we like to get that out before the end of the year.

1:41:42Definitely before the holiday So stay tuned for that.

1:41:45And we'll share more once it's ready to be fully launched.

1:41:52Thank you.

1:41:53Council member Avildsen.

1:41:55Yeah, i think the main thing I want to say

1:41:58is that was a great president and the way it was formatted

1:42:02and presented really was super And if the actual next product

1:42:11the website and then what comes after that

1:42:14is anything like the thing we just saw,

1:42:17I think it's going to be great.

1:42:20I think the committee really is doing some good work

1:42:24and thank you to the staff involved in that.

1:42:30It really looks great I think that's enough.

1:42:34Thank you.

1:42:34I want to agree with the applause for the presentation.

1:42:38And I just think it's a committee is communicating

1:42:43with the chamber and the city.

1:42:45And I see that as a real tool for the city.

1:42:49And, you know we don't have an economic development

1:42:53person in our city.

1:42:55We have a community development person

1:42:58But maybe this committee can now be actually

1:43:00out there initiating as an economic development

1:43:04exercise to do the things that one person staffer might do.

1:43:08So it's very exciting And I love the website idea as well.

1:43:11I had one question and one comment on the restaurant

1:43:15outreach Is there any concept.

1:43:18We're going to have to be reaching out to the restaurants

1:43:21on food food?

1:43:22Where is there any combination of efforts?

1:43:25So we're not hitting the restaurants up two or three

1:43:28times on different things.

1:43:30Yeah, so we actually have been working with well,

1:43:35and the environment services Department on restaurants.

1:43:39We actually do some targeted emails currently once a month,

1:43:44but we will be doing some very specific

1:43:46information just to restaurants and then broader

1:43:49to other businesses.

1:43:51So yeah, we try not to spam people

1:43:53when we send out information.

1:43:55It is truly and information that's

1:43:57relevant with resources and programs that are available.

1:44:01And I just think restaurants will like

1:44:03having economic people as well as environmental people talking

1:44:06to them It's not just regulations,

1:44:09it's how do we help you make money So.

1:44:11So thank you for that.

1:44:13Finally, on Pickleball jane, you're

1:44:15quite the pro on that's actually One of the reasons I was having

1:44:20a meeting with TRUSTe richler the other day is that it

1:44:25hasn't been approved yet.

1:44:27In our city.

1:44:28We're very positive about it.

1:44:30And i'm positive about it.

1:44:32Having spoken with her, I think there's a question

1:44:35of noise in that neighborhood.

1:44:37But it's mainly with school room and the classes.

1:44:40And if we can make sure that those hours and sign ups

1:44:43are not when are classrooms?

1:44:45I think we have a good deal going forward.

1:44:46So that's pretty exciting. and fun.

1:44:50Right.

1:44:52Very fun.

1:44:53Good, good.

1:44:54OK, this is exciting.

1:44:56Thank you all very much.

1:44:57Are there any final comments or questions You guys, all you've

1:45:01got us all smiling here and and then before holly says

1:45:05anything, I'm going to say is there any public comment we

1:45:08have at least one request to say good OK oK, Actually

1:45:16looks like we have a couple of hands

1:45:19and we'll take a request at this time.

1:45:21Can you just confirm the three minutes.

1:45:23We go?

1:45:24Two minutes and thirty seconds.

1:45:27Because we got two big things coming up here.

1:45:29So oK here for Speaker is IRA.

1:45:35I mean, you should be able to begin your time now.

1:45:40I would like to speak in favor Pickleball,

1:45:42courts in particular.

1:45:44I would like to see more events for complete beginner

1:45:48I would also like for there to be a Web page

1:45:51so that ossorio residents can know when there are

1:45:53opportunities for them to play right now I just get

1:45:57a million emails and it's hard to keep

1:45:59track of what's going on.

1:46:00So that's my comment.

1:46:03Thank you.

1:46:03Thank you the next day is sure drowner.

1:46:08You should be able to meet and begin your time out very high.

1:46:12Thanks.

1:46:12I really enjoy the presentation also

1:46:15and I, I actually want to give a shout

1:46:17out to Rachel I really like the Instagram account

1:46:21that you have.

1:46:23I follow religiously I wanted to ask a little bit about or just

1:46:28comment about during the pandemic It seems like there

1:46:31have been a number of sort of cottage industry type

1:46:35or pop ups that have happened.

1:46:37And they're really great And I really appreciate seeing

1:46:43local entrepreneurs succeed.

1:46:46But one of things I noticed was that there's no they're not

1:46:49really organized in any way.

1:46:50When I've spoken to a few people,

1:46:53they really don't have there's there's no the chamber doesn't

1:46:58seem to have a space for them.

1:46:59The way they're not considered a small business.

1:47:02And I, I just want to comment on that

1:47:04and hope they can be included somewhere

1:47:07in the idea of economic development, especially

1:47:10because their local folks living here and producing things.

1:47:15So I just wanted to make that point.

1:47:17Thanks.

1:47:20The next speaker is individualising

1:47:22should be able to and meet and begin your time now.

1:47:25Yeah, wonderful presentation.

1:47:27And so grateful that there is a committee It's always great

1:47:31when different people from different walks of life

1:47:33come together to to do economic development.

1:47:39So thank you guys for that.

1:47:40And if I could recommend something, when you make

1:47:42a website, I recommend creating some way to also allocate ideas

1:47:47from the public, some sort of, you know,

1:47:49just as simple as just a box that people can fill

1:47:52And so you can get some tips or ideas or economic ideas or even

1:47:56like businesses that people when I pitch to the i'm

1:47:59making that public, like making transparent.

1:48:02We're a democracy So making that transparent maybe people

1:48:05can vote on it in the public.

1:48:07You can see in real time does the public really enjoy

1:48:10or i think that it's a valuable restaurant

1:48:13that's ethically doing things, environmentally doing things.

1:48:18Or if it's a business.

1:48:19Like I meant whatever it is, like a clinic

1:48:21that i help the community with their mental

1:48:22or physical, whatever it is, it'd

1:48:24be nice for the public to actually see that online

1:48:27and be able to vote on it.

1:48:28Maybe the other thing is, I just encourage

1:48:32you guys to just think about and maybe maybe Hosta think tank.

1:48:37And I would love to I can totally help you all with that.

1:48:40If you need help or we can.

1:48:42We can recruit some people who are scientists

1:48:44and economic economists in the space of cooperative businesses

1:48:48just to think about it, because cooperatives tend

1:48:51to be very resilient and also have

1:48:54helped build community wealth.

1:48:55Right.

1:48:56And there's ways to make cooperatives,

1:48:58you know very profitable to Right.

1:49:01So I just I think about how it can help the community,

1:49:04but also help people in the community who

1:49:06might not have the resources.

1:49:08But have the time, energy to spend

1:49:09in a business that's local.

1:49:11Right So I went through those Two things

1:49:14out there for you guys.

1:49:15The website idea and a cooperative part of

1:49:18the business just to have that.

1:49:19You don't have to you don't have to choose anything

1:49:21if you don't have to Education on cooperative's and how

1:49:25resilient.

1:49:26They've been during this pandemic.

1:49:28That might be valuable because if there's God forbid,

1:49:31anything else that happens or inflation continues to grow,

1:49:34or whatever it is you don't like, let's make sure we take

1:49:38care of the marginalized community

1:49:39and just be prepared for something to happen or like,

1:49:43hey we are we're having a budget crisis like,

1:49:46hey there's a business, I guess still thrive in that space.

1:49:49So I think cooperatives are definitely

1:49:51worth studying and looking into and at least hosting

1:49:53the conversation at the very least.

1:49:55And making it public be great.

1:49:56So people can look at it as a reference

1:49:58and then it can be other discussion.

1:49:59Thanks, guys.

1:50:01You man, that does conclude request to speak on this item.

1:50:06Ian and Rachel, thank you very much.

1:50:08We all loved.

1:50:09We all love our city getting better and growing

1:50:12and economics getting better in this.

1:50:15You're going to be a tool to help get there.

1:50:16Hopefully so.

1:50:17And maybe even a pickleball caught coming up here.

1:50:20So thank you all very much.

1:50:22Thank you.

1:50:23You.

1:50:23See.

1:50:24My pleasure.

1:50:25All right.

1:50:25Thanks for having us.

1:50:27We move on now to a public hearing, seven, eight

1:50:30is a public hearing on the ordinance,

1:50:32amending chapter 8 point one to of the three municipal dealing

1:50:37with collection the disposal of the waste stream.

1:50:41And it basically is to implement a Senate bill.

1:50:43Thirteen eighty three.

1:50:45Can we have a public presentation, please?

1:50:49Will demand for it.

1:50:51Yes yes.

1:50:51Well, thank you.

1:50:53Thank you for having me.

1:50:54So, good evening, Mayor.

1:50:55City Council.

1:50:56My name is will promote the city's operations and

1:50:58environmental services manager.

1:51:00I'm joined here again by Claire Wilson There are three

1:51:02key consulting and bipedality The city's public works

1:51:05director For your consideration tonight

1:51:08is an ordinance amending chapter 1 2

1:51:10of the city of St. Municipal Code

1:51:12to implement mandatory organic waste

1:51:14reduction program in compliance with Senate

1:51:16Bill Thirteen eighty three.

1:51:18As you'll we hear more from Claire shortly.

1:51:20The ordinance being considered tonight

1:51:22is one of the first major requirements

1:51:23of SB thirteen eighty three, which

1:51:25is driving a shift to all communities

1:51:27statewide to organic materials out of the landfill.

1:51:30In an effort to combat climate change

1:51:32and address food insecurity.

1:51:33In the state.

1:51:35The ordinance presented the clinic's listing requirements

1:51:38and assist cities existing code language around solid waste

1:51:42to incorporate all of the enforceable requirements that

1:51:44are mandated by SB thirteen eighty three

1:51:48Moreover the ordinance sets the foundation

1:51:50for the successful rollout of the remaining programs required

1:51:53and mandated under the law and now handed off to Claire,

1:51:57who provide more background and A.P. thirteen eighty three.

1:51:59The language included in the ordinance

1:52:01as well as our next steps for implementation Thank you.

1:52:06Thank you.

1:52:06You all for letting us present tonight on SB three.

1:52:10I'm gonna go ahead and share my screen All right.

1:52:16So we can get started Here's a little presentation.

1:52:21Outline an agenda for our meeting tonight.

1:52:23We'll go into reasons for updating the ordinance

1:52:27in the first place.

1:52:28The bit about SB thirteen eighty three key changes

1:52:31and amendments to your city's municipal code, the process,

1:52:35and public outreach that was conducted to help

1:52:38engage businesses and residents with what the upcoming

1:52:41changes might look like.

1:52:43The consistency with City policy and financial considerations

1:52:46of SB thirteen eighty three and then the

1:52:49requested council action OK, just get

1:52:57started I think it's always important to talk about what

1:53:00our organic's in the first place when we're talking

1:53:03about organic waste, organic materials

1:53:05SB thirteen eighty three.

1:53:07So organic waste includes things that are traditionally

1:53:10found in your or that you're already putting

1:53:13in your green container.

1:53:14Things like yard trimmings and other vegetable matter.

1:53:17It also includes things like food scraps

1:53:20and those scraps can include everything from leftover

1:53:23veggies to meat and bolts There's also food, soil paper,

1:53:28which covers some things like a used coffee

1:53:32filters or greasy pizza boxes that can be put,

1:53:36that is organic materials we put in the green container

1:53:39and then there's also different types of organic material

1:53:42that's categorized as organic, but it's

1:53:44typically collected as part of your recycling program.

1:53:47And so those things include paper

1:53:50clean paper and cardboard.

1:53:51That's traditionally put in your recycling container

1:53:54and the city, of course, has provides the service

1:53:59to its residents and businesses as part of its contract

1:54:01with EPA sanitary and includes collection

1:54:04of all of these materials either via the green container

1:54:08or your recycling container.

1:54:12And why we're talking about organic waste

1:54:14in the first place.

1:54:15Why SB thirteen eighty three began at the state

1:54:19conducts waste character studies every couple of years.

1:54:23And it's been determined that in lots of different cases

1:54:27that organics are the largest part of our waste stream

1:54:30that we throw away So that includes everything from food

1:54:35scraps things like that, to edible food that could have

1:54:38been before it was put into the containers,

1:54:40diverted away and brought to places like food banks

1:54:45to feed hungry people.

1:54:47So approximately twenty to twenty

1:54:49three million tons of organic waste

1:54:50is disposed of every year.

1:54:52And that material instead of being in a landfill

1:54:55and taking up space, can be diverted into composting

1:54:59streams further organics when they break down the landfill,

1:55:05produce methane gas which is a potent greenhouse gas And so

1:55:09as part of California's climate reduction laws,

1:55:13SB thirteen and three the short lived climate pollutants

1:55:16act helps to target reducing the overall greenhouse gas

1:55:20emissions associated with organic waste being broken down

1:55:24into landfills and again diverted away

1:55:26into composting facilities or like facilities Now,

1:55:33to get into the meat of why we're here today,

1:55:36so SB thirteen eighty three again

1:55:38was adopted in twenty sixteen.

1:55:41The regulations were finalized in November of twenty twenty

1:55:45at First and foremost is an unfund state mandate which

1:55:49means that all cities and counties in California

1:55:53are required to adopt the requirements

1:55:55of SB thirteen eighty three and implement SB three.

1:56:00There are some grants as well as some funding that

1:56:04has been recently approved by the city Will touch on that

1:56:07and a little bit But the city is monitoring the ability

1:56:10to get some funding from the state to help implement

1:56:13SB thirteen eighty three But there's

1:56:16going to be a lot of different changes to your services.

1:56:19There's a lot of requirements including

1:56:22for required organics and recycling services

1:56:25for residents businesses.

1:56:28The SB thirteen needed three builds on Abqaiq eighteen

1:56:31twenty six which is the commercial recycling

1:56:34organics recycling law.

1:56:36Which is currently in place requiring certain businesses

1:56:39to already have the organic service

1:56:43But it's going to require not only generators that

1:56:47have organic waste to start diverting it

1:56:49if they're not already but there's also

1:56:51components of edible food recovery, which

1:56:53we'll get into in a little bit.

1:56:55I'm in procurement and finally, there are some language

1:56:58around Calgary compliance and making sure

1:57:01that the city's calgarian and Water efficient landscape

1:57:04ordinance is up to date with state models

1:57:09So this site provides a little bit of an overview

1:57:11of the various different aspects of SB

1:57:14eighty three as it relates to the jurisdiction, the city's

1:57:18responsibility, again like I mentioned

1:57:20in the previous slide, AB eighteen

1:57:22twenty six which is currently in place SB thirteen

1:57:26really builds on eighteen twenty six

1:57:29but is going to have jurisdictions provide

1:57:32organic service to all residents businesses establishing

1:57:36edible food recovery program conduct

1:57:38a lot of different education outreach

1:57:40to businesses and residents.

1:57:43This is both to inform what the requirements

1:57:45are, but also how to use your containers correctly.

1:57:49To procure, recycle and organic recovered organic products,

1:57:54which we'll get into a little bit

1:57:56and also look at capacity for edible food

1:57:59recovery in the city and at the county level.

1:58:03And finally, to conduct compliance and enforcement

1:58:06for non compliance, which would be twenty,

1:58:08twenty four So this slide is a quick slide on just

1:58:15how to get into compliance.

1:58:16If you're a business or a resident.

1:58:19So if your resident things are probably not going

1:58:22to change very much for you at all in terms of your service

1:58:26most residents are going to have your three bean containers

1:58:30already at the comments part of a bundle

1:58:33So you already will have your organics recycling service

1:58:37However, for commercial businesses,

1:58:38multifamily compact complexes the easiest way

1:58:41to get a compliance with opportunity three

1:58:43is to just have the organic service

1:58:46if you don't already to sign up with sanitary

1:58:49and the other two options.

1:58:50If you don't have the service, is that you can apply

1:58:54for the waiver There's two waivers

1:58:56that are allowed under thirteen eighty three one.

1:58:59If you do not have the physical space

1:59:02to have a container And the other

1:59:05is if you do not generate organic waste at all or very,

1:59:09very little organic waste.

1:59:11And so there is a specific measurements 20 gallons a week

1:59:16for the organic service.

1:59:18So let's say a dentist's office might

1:59:20be able to apply for a waiver and those waivers

1:59:23will be available in early.

1:59:24Twenty, twenty two for folks that think that the waiver is

1:59:28applied to them.

1:59:29And finally if you are still following your organics

1:59:32you're bringing the organics to a facility or your back,

1:59:36calling the organics to officetel that then brings

1:59:39the materials to a facility then that would also be allowed

1:59:43under the state law to touch a little bit

1:59:48on edible food recovery.

1:59:50So this is a really interesting aspect

1:59:52of sB thirteen eighty three because when we were talking

1:59:55about that pie chart a couple of slides ago,

1:59:58component of what we throw away is edible food

2:00:02And so what SB three will require

2:00:05is for certain businesses including the under two tiers,

2:00:09tier one and tier two to start donating the maximum amount

2:00:14of edible food possible So there's

2:00:17no set to find amount of what the minimum requirement is.

2:00:22But the food will need to meet the safety requirements

2:00:26of edible food to donate to food recovery organizations

2:00:30So food recovery organizations can include everything

2:00:32from food banks or faith based organization

2:00:36to more based options as well And so tier one generators are

2:00:42going to be your supermarkets wholesale food vendors,

2:00:46folks that are typically already donating food to food banks

2:00:50and those are tier one generators will have to start

2:00:53donating in January one point twenty two So in two

2:00:56short months, and tier two will start in twenty twenty

2:01:00four and so if you fall under tier one or tier Two,

2:01:03which there will be information about that.

2:01:05And you'll be informed you would need

2:01:07to have a contract with a food recovery organization

2:01:10and maintain records of your donating.

2:01:14So a city and recycle more is coordinating

2:01:16on a regional basis help engage stakeholders,

2:01:19particularly large grocery stores or chains

2:01:22that are in the region?

2:01:23As well as the food recovery organizations

2:01:25that serve the city of El Sarino and surrounding areas

2:01:31Moving on to other aspects of the community,

2:01:34three there is going to be some compliance monitoring that's

2:01:38required by the law that will include looking at compliance

2:01:44If you are, subscribe to the services

2:01:46or not for the businesses multifamily and as well

2:01:50as inspecting tier one and tier two commercial edible food

2:01:53generators to make sure that you've got you have

2:01:55the contract and that you're keeping the records There's

2:01:58also review which include things like lid flipping to make

2:02:02sure that we're monitoring contamination

2:02:05Basically taking a look,

2:02:07be recycling or organic spin to make sure that those bins are

2:02:11used correctly.

2:02:12And are not used as other containers

2:02:16and can actually have that material be diverted away

2:02:19And finally, there are violations that are required

2:02:22by SB thirteen to three.

2:02:24And those will begin in twenty twenty four So

2:02:27those will be are important because we're focusing

2:02:32on an education based methodology

2:02:34to make sure everyone's up to date for the first two years

2:02:38and continue beyond that, but that violations will

2:02:41be happening beginning in twenty, twenty four

2:02:46to touch a little bit about the procurement requirement of SB

2:02:50thirteen eighty three, you'll likely be hearing more

2:02:53about this in the future, but there is

2:02:55a requirement for all cities in California counties to procure

2:03:00a certain amount of either compost

2:03:04or mulch, renewable, natural gas or electricity under thirteen,

2:03:08maybe three and the reasoning behind this

2:03:10is that with everyone in California

2:03:13suddenly starting to use or starting to compost if they're

2:03:17not already, there's going to be a lot more of that material

2:03:20available And so there's a specific calculation that's

2:03:24detailed in the regulations of what

2:03:26the city's procurement target will

2:03:28look like on an annual basis.

2:03:30And that will likely be fulfilled by mostly

2:03:33compost and mulch And there's also a paper requirement

2:03:38for recycled content paper to be used in city facilities

2:03:42as a part of a week or two, maybe three,

2:03:44as so now getting into your actual municipal code

2:03:50update we basically, this is a requirement of SB thirty three.

2:03:55It is one of the components to help codify

2:03:57some of the requirements.

2:03:58We've spoken about earlier.

2:04:00This evening.

2:04:01First and foremost, it will include mandatory recycling

2:04:05and organic We should note already that subscription

2:04:09to garbage recycling organics is already required

2:04:11in the city's municipal code.

2:04:13So this will expand to align language with Speaker two,

2:04:16maybe three and include language around the waivers, which

2:04:20we spoke about for folks that don't have a space

2:04:22or do not generate organic some self regulation

2:04:27and requirements for education and outreach,

2:04:29such as signage and indoor containers,

2:04:32the municipal code edits also include

2:04:35edible food recovery requirements for the tier

2:04:37one in tier two generators.

2:04:38We spoke about details around noticing for contamination

2:04:43and those live Flip's in penalties for noncompliance

2:04:46beginning in twenty twenty four So further what businesses

2:04:54and residents can expect from their program changes

2:04:58is that if you do not have the recycling organic service

2:05:02already, you should reach out to a city or to be

2:05:06sanitary and get the service start subscribing

2:05:10because it will be starting to be

2:05:11required beginning in January.

2:05:131.

2:05:14And the city still working out options with E-Space industry

2:05:17on how it will choose to deliver the materials

2:05:20to non-exempt accounts in twenty twenty two.

2:05:23This is to ensure compliance and that the city

2:05:25has full compliance.

2:05:26Must be there to maybe there's also

2:05:30have containers will have to have new standard colors

2:05:33and graphic rich labeling So the containers are there are

2:05:37specified colors for or for garbage, which is going to be

2:05:42gray or black blue, which is going to for recycling

2:05:45and green for organic waste.

2:05:47And these colors are going to be standard across California.

2:05:50So there are some requirements.

2:05:51The sB 33 does allow for the cards

2:05:56to be used for their useful life by use

2:05:59up to twenty, thirty six.

2:06:01But any new containers would have to complaint colors

2:06:04and the city is working with Senator

2:06:06to make sure that that roll out is less

2:06:08confusing for ulcerative customers

2:06:11and make sure that there's both compliance

2:06:13and some new cards available And like I mentioned, earlier,

2:06:17there are going to be exemptions and waiver applications

2:06:20that will come online in early.

2:06:22Twenty, twenty two for businesses

2:06:24and multifamily complexes that may apply

2:06:27may have those waiver requirements

2:06:30and finally, the city is going to be

2:06:31providing education and outreach to all generators

2:06:35beginning next year.

2:06:36And beyond.

2:06:37Recycle Mor's also going to be involved with the education

2:06:40and outreach materials to make sure that folks know what SB 33

2:06:43requirements are and how to comply in this chart right

2:06:49here, it looks like a lot of words

2:06:51but it provides some really helpful information

2:06:53on the delegation of different tasks

2:06:55The recipe thirteen eighty three So the city

2:06:57is partnering with Recycle more as well as E-Space Sanitary

2:07:01to split up some of the requirements of SB

2:07:03thirteen, maybe three and use either more

2:07:06a regional approach.

2:07:07In the case of recycle more or more requirements

2:07:11that are easier for the HORLER to implement

2:07:12rather than the city.

2:07:14So things like what recycling will be doing regionally

2:07:18is coordinating the waiver process and outreach education

2:07:21as well as record keeping, to name a few ePA sanitary will

2:07:26also be working with the city on outreach and engagement

2:07:29as well as the audits and then flipping the contamination

2:07:33monitoring and assisting with the colors

2:07:35and labeling requirements of Speaker Talibe three.

2:07:38And the city is also going to have to be partner

2:07:41with with recycle more EPA sanitary

2:07:44and implementing the various aspects of SB

2:07:47thirteen, maybe three and to help modify

2:07:52some of those relationships and implementation assistance staff

2:07:56will be bringing forward a memorandum of understanding

2:08:00for city council for consideration with recycle more

2:08:04to delegate certain aspects maybe three responsibilities

2:08:08and staff will be bringing forward a proposed amendment

2:08:11to the space Sanitary Agreement to help codify the SB timilty

2:08:15three requirements if they will be taking

2:08:17on moving a little bit into the public outreach

2:08:23and education that was provided prior to this meeting.

2:08:27Staff has done a variety of different activities

2:08:29to help engage business and residents

2:08:32to help them understand what the changes are coming with us.

2:08:36Be there to maybe three what to expect those outreach efforts

2:08:40included things like letters bill inserts

2:08:42to all the businesses and residents various articles

2:08:46in different publications And the city's website is also been

2:08:49updated with new information on SB thirteen

2:08:52eighty three And finally, there has been public meetings,

2:08:56which SB thirteen and three was discussed

2:08:59in September of this year.

2:09:00At the Economic Development Committee The Environmental

2:09:03Quality Committee and the Chamber of Commerce into wrap

2:09:11this up a little bit with the consistency of city policies

2:09:14Well, SB eighty three passing an enforceable ordinance

2:09:18is a requirement of state law.

2:09:20The intent of SB three also aligns

2:09:24with the city's both Climate Action Plan and strategic plan.

2:09:28With the Climate Action plan.

2:09:29The waste goal to reduce the overall amount of waste going

2:09:32to landfill that is clearly filled with trying to take

2:09:36organics out of the landfill and moving them into composting

2:09:40systems. but also strategic plans

2:09:42A, E and F to ensure solid waste programs

2:09:47are reliable and operating in the city.

2:09:50And with state law ensuring public health and safety

2:09:53by supporting initiatives to decrease pollution and foster

2:09:57environmental sustainability.

2:10:00And with that, I will back over to Will

2:10:02to wrap this Thank you later.

2:10:05And so just touch on financial considerations

2:10:08in funding for a moment.

2:10:09So as described, there are many different facets and components

2:10:13to SB thirteen, eighty three, ranging

2:10:15from education to count monitoring

2:10:17to edible food recovery.

2:10:18Procurement and record keeping to new containers

2:10:22and labeling and more And so there

2:10:25are a lot of different assets and there

2:10:26will be a fiscal impact associated with it,

2:10:29but we want to be clear that we're striving

2:10:31to leverage existing resources.

2:10:32So leaning on recycle more as much as possible

2:10:35to get those economies of scale and implement regionally

2:10:38to the extent that we can.

2:10:40And then also using our partners at EPA Sanitary

2:10:43in this proposed amendment stated agreement that we'll

2:10:46be bringing before to build on the activities

2:10:49they're already doing.

2:10:50So already they're visiting businesses

2:10:53and doing outreach under Abbott in twenty six

2:10:56that Claire mentioned.

2:10:57And so adding adjacent activities that

2:11:00would be most efficient for the holiday And so

2:11:03we're trying to leverage existing staff here at the city

2:11:05and with our partners to roll out these new programs

2:11:08as efficiently as possible.

2:11:09But even still, there is an expectation that there will be

2:11:11a fiscal impact will we also want to be clear about,

2:11:14though, is that it won't be as part of the general fund.

2:11:16So any fiscal impact, any cost increase

2:11:19would be out of the integrated Waste Management Fund

2:11:21or what we think of as garbage bills or garbage

2:11:25And those are brought before annually

2:11:27for city council approval.

2:11:29Drivers of the increases in rates, either this year,

2:11:32in future years, it could be from city staff and city

2:11:35programs or it could be from recycle more,

2:11:37increasing their staff and compliance activities

2:11:40or even on the post collection side.

2:11:42If the public is having to do more on their end end.

2:11:47And so those are kinds of things that might be we

2:11:50might be looking at moving forward.

2:11:52But we do want to highlight we're also

2:11:53the staff is very paying close attention

2:11:55to any outside funding that might

2:11:57be available under the Senate bill.

2:11:59One, for example, my understanding

2:12:01is there sixty dollars million that was allocated statewide

2:12:04for SB thirteen eighty three.

2:12:07And so if when those funds become available to the city,

2:12:11we'll certainly be applying for whatever allocation.

2:12:13We get.

2:12:13I believe on a population basis and just to just note here,

2:12:20also terraCycle does have the ability

2:12:26to levy significant penalties for noncompliance So just

2:12:29as important to note, that alternative that it's just

2:12:33really important for the city to stay in compliance,

2:12:35even there is some cost.

2:12:37There's also potential severe cost of not taking

2:12:40actions So next slide, please.

2:12:44And with that, our requested council action here

2:12:47is to amend the Chapter eight point one to the municipal code

2:12:51to meet the requirements WP thirteen eighty three

2:12:54and declare that Nihaal board and

2:12:57ready to answer any questions or any comments

2:12:59you have Thank you.

2:13:04Big, big, big lots of questions.

2:13:05Council member actually, Mayor Pro Tem is up there.

2:13:11First down making Fidele, thank you for the presentation

2:13:16and will very much appreciate You know as a dog owner dog

2:13:21owners and Alshehri don't want to know

2:13:24what do we do with the dog?

2:13:26W how how is EPA sanitary going to take care of all this?

2:13:34I'd have to lean on some of my staff

2:13:36here at Viera recycling center.

2:13:38I believe that does go in the trash bin

2:13:40and non organic I think they typically don't

2:13:43like pet waste or just because of their contaminants

2:13:47and disease.

2:13:49And then you know, I wanted to let folks know about,

2:13:53you know new green jobs that are appearing in our area.

2:13:56And I got this report from mCE recently that they're working

2:14:02with Chevron with their solar fund

2:14:05that they have out there by the refinery,

2:14:07and they'll be working with the public services

2:14:11with all that methane coming out of Republic services

2:14:17using that to create green hydrogen

2:14:19and this is an exciting.

2:14:22So.

2:14:22So there are new companies is opening up to create this.

2:14:26And we can produce hydrogen for buses and car

2:14:31and the new ferry boat that's going to be on online.

2:14:35That's being tested right now.

2:14:37And this will be the future of a carbon neutral carbon future.

2:14:44For for our area.

2:14:45So I'm real excited about the possibilities.

2:14:48So no that you know, I appreciate Chevron

2:14:51and our corporate options here, working

2:14:54hard to create this new business is and new jobs

2:14:59and and this will fuel our our transportation

2:15:03in the near future.

2:15:04And know that we are waiting for our first hydrogen intel

2:15:09station on the south side of town,

2:15:12on karlsen and central Avenue.

2:15:16That's exciting.

2:15:19And remember, redneck Thank you, Mayor, for what

2:15:25I want to defining since it wasn't said

2:15:28at the top of the meeting that recycle more

2:15:30is a JPEG or joint policy agreement with five

2:15:35cities in West County.

2:15:37That's el Serino, Richmond, San Pablo Pinole and Hercules

2:15:41as well as representation from unincorporated Contra Costa

2:15:44county.

2:15:45Just so public.

2:15:46Know what we're talking about when we say recycle more.

2:15:49And I represent Elsah on the recycle board of directors.

2:15:53So I've been very in lockstep with thirteen eighty three

2:15:58policy development and how this is all going to work as region.

2:16:02And Elstree does differ from the rest

2:16:05of the other member agencies who are part of the cycle.

2:16:08More because they all use Republic services

2:16:12as their garbage hauler and we use EPA sanitary company

2:16:16here at Elstree.

2:16:17We also maintain our own recycling program

2:16:20when that is contracted out to public services

2:16:24and the other areas within West County

2:16:27So if you can talk a little bit more about the adoption of the

2:16:32with recycle more I a little bit confused as far as its are you

2:16:40with recycle more as far as kind of going to that matrix

2:16:45of responsibilities.

2:16:46What it is defining that we are doing versus what they are

2:16:49doing, which is separate from the ordinance template

2:16:55that they provided to cities, which we ended up opting

2:17:00for a different template Yeah.

2:17:03Happy to speak that a little bit.

2:17:05So so that's clear kind of outlined in that big table what

2:17:10is being proposed regionally is trying to break out

2:17:13the activities in the most efficient way possible

2:17:16where recycle more the regional JPA would do things

2:17:19like lead the edible food recovery effort

2:17:22and that's a good example because you know,

2:17:24you don't want a city bus in San Pablo

2:17:27and all reaching out to their local Safeway.

2:17:29Appreciate it.

2:17:29Takes a lot more sense for that kind of work

2:17:33to coordinate regionally with the big brands the big stores

2:17:36to be happening at a regional level.

2:17:38And so what the MLU does is for each of the activities is it

2:17:42it builds on the GBA, the underlying

2:17:44document for the region the joint executive powers

2:17:50agreement.

2:17:51Sagi could help me, but basically it

2:17:56formalizes the normal you to build to agree that Michael

2:17:59Moore will take on those compliance

2:18:00activities for thirteen, eighty three And so

2:18:04with that, that's what that document does.

2:18:06And that's why it's forthcoming is.

2:18:07So it would clarify that these are

2:18:10the activities that recycle more is going to take

2:18:12undertake to meet the espie.

2:18:13There can be three requirements in what will

2:18:17be a different flavor of M0.

2:18:19You with each member agency with each member

2:18:22juristic to the agency So that's what's being worked out.

2:18:26So the mLU is in draft form at Recycle more and so it

2:18:31has to be signed by both parties So recycle more

2:18:34will have to sign it.

2:18:35Their board will have to approve it.

2:18:36And then the city of Ussery City Council also

2:18:40And so the draft is actually between Pasig

2:18:43trees from each agency.

2:18:45But there is a discussion about whether it makes more sense

2:18:48for it to be each agency of their own

2:18:50because for example, else areto does have

2:18:53idiosyncracies in that we are our own recycling

2:18:57recycling hauler.

2:18:58We have space.

2:18:58And as our garbage and composting.

2:19:01So really it might make sense to break it out.

2:19:03But that's those details are still being worked out.

2:19:06And also for members of the public as well as my colleagues

2:19:09staff did a really fantastic job with this.

2:19:12Thirteen eighty three municipal ordinance We are we'll

2:19:17be voting on compared to some of the other member agencies that

2:19:21are trying to recycle more.

2:19:22I think that ours is very it's flexible

2:19:27and it's malleable depending on the different situations

2:19:30which may occur in the duration of history.

2:19:34I think that we've kind of history proves the best ads

2:19:37and how we've adopted it into our municipal potentially.

2:19:40We'll be adopting it into our municipal code.

2:19:43So I, I feel very good about that.

2:19:45And I want to thank staff very much for

2:19:47a good, good, good ordinance.

2:19:49That was written by my final question

2:19:53is about the bins, which is something that I've

2:19:56been really concerned about.

2:19:59So in El Serrato are recycling bins

2:20:02are the gray color and twenty twenty four

2:20:05it sounds like is when Cal recycle will

2:20:09begin to do any kind of fines.

2:20:11Does that mean that we have to switch out our recycle bins

2:20:15before twenty twenty four or is there a different timeline

2:20:18for that I'm sure.

2:20:21And happy to answer that.

2:20:23So recycle you're allowed to replace bins to become

2:20:26color compliant until twenty, thirty six

2:20:29But any new bins you throw out before and after twenty,

2:20:32twenty two would have to be in the compliant color

2:20:35And just to step back a little bit why this is important.

2:20:38Why if this compelling part of is that consistency

2:20:42will really help get rid of some of the confusion statewide.

2:20:46Yes.

2:20:46Here trash is blue and just across the border

2:20:50and some other cities are recycling is blue

2:20:52and that confused and leads to contamination statewide.

2:20:55And so the consistency in our communities for regardless

2:21:00of where you live or of having blue containers

2:21:03recycling and blue outtalking recycling, or really the goal

2:21:07is to really decrease contamination

2:21:09and improve how the whole solid waste stream works.

2:21:13With that in mind, it would be difficult for us to probably,

2:21:20you know, replace containers as often

2:21:23as they break down kind of basis because our trash

2:21:26containers are blue.

2:21:28And so why that is, is if we put a blue recycling at a house,

2:21:32and they already have a blue trash container,

2:21:34you could end up in a situation where an individual homeowner

2:21:37has a blue trash and a blue recycling or a neighbor

2:21:40has a blue trash and their neighbor has a blue recycling

2:21:43or even if you did it on a block, block, block, basis

2:21:46or neighborhood basis, doing community wide outreach would

2:21:48be difficult. And so what we're looking

2:21:50at doing at this point in time is an all ones kind of roll

2:21:55out like me Twenty twenty 4, twenty twenty.

2:21:58That kind of time period Well ahead of the twenty,

2:22:02thirty six deadline which makes sense too,

2:22:05because our, our containers are aging.

2:22:07There are all at least about ten years old and/or in that range.

2:22:11And so it makes some sense from the life experience useful life

2:22:15of those containers as it is And to the extent

2:22:19possible will work with the vendor

2:22:21to try and recycle or get those containers become

2:22:23feedstock for new containers.

2:22:26But we will be looking at replacing containers

2:22:28to become compliant with the old goal of helping reduce

2:22:32confusion statewide and here necessary to estimate

2:22:35my neighbors who see that on our ends.

2:22:37It says Property of City of L Street That

2:22:40means that any replacement.

2:22:41These things is at a cost to the city.

2:22:43So this is going to be a pretty significant effort that I want

2:22:46to make sure that we are being proactive

2:22:49about as the time comes to.

2:22:50Thank you for that little and that that's it for me.

2:22:54April No, I have a question.

2:22:59Maybe there is no answer yet.

2:23:02A number of these things look like they

2:23:05will cost something because people have

2:23:09to be employed to do the work.

2:23:11For example there's more work to do

2:23:14and as there have been NAS of how many people, how much money

2:23:22and how we're going to come about acquiring that the funds

2:23:29to pay for those things.

2:23:33So I think what we're starting out with now is just

2:23:35trying to meet the minimum compliance

2:23:37and focusing on the activities that are needed to do so.

2:23:41And so right now, we don't have any staff increase,

2:23:45any staff increases here The city necessarily forthcoming.

2:23:48And those would be brought before you

2:23:50end any cost increases would be included

2:23:52in the solid waste rates.

2:23:55But it is there is a potential for adits staff

2:23:58either not necessarily at the city

2:23:59but at recycle more to roll out these programs

2:24:02or at least be sanitary to roll out the education

2:24:05compliance programs.

2:24:06But i think it's too early to say

2:24:09how much staff will be needed to implement

2:24:11the required Thirroul be.

2:24:13That is a recognition that I mean,

2:24:16even if it's done by recycle more somebody has to pay for it

2:24:22And certainly for the share that you might

2:24:25say is El Cerrito share it ought to be

2:24:29announced cos I would think yes, the event has her hand raised.

2:24:33And so she might have.

2:24:35OK, she has the answers.

2:24:36Maybe if I death, I can definitely add more information

2:24:42to that as well, said recycle more is increasing staff also

2:24:47in the rate setting that will be brought forward to council

2:24:51and December 2nd meeting in December you'll see rates

2:24:56plus collection rates specifically

2:24:58the recycle more component that includes both costs for staff

2:25:02and a compliance on that there.

2:25:05They have developed to pay for things like post cards

2:25:08and other compliance activities that they're planning to do

2:25:12and that those details are still being worked out.

2:25:15But they are already setting their rates to develop a budget

2:25:19to do those activities.

2:25:21In addition, and also we are the rates that will be brought

2:25:24forward to you in December.

2:25:26Also include additional costs for printing as well for

2:25:32consultants, support for implementation.

2:25:35We are also our ten year plan does include

2:25:38a placeholder for our additional staff

2:25:40for implementation activities.

2:25:42So 10 year plan includes potentially

2:25:45a waste of position similar to a waste specialist

2:25:48starting in July.

2:25:50Twenty twenty three.

2:25:51But that's a placeholder and we will learn more as

2:25:54over the next few months as to how many additional resources

2:25:59that need at the city level versus sanitary

2:26:03or on in each one of those three things has right now.

2:26:103 for the Republic of its republic or we recycle more.

2:26:17I the I mean, somebody our so our waste

2:26:30recycling gets either picked up by our own city trucks

2:26:39to then take it.

2:26:41And then it's picked up by our private holer right now.

2:26:49Is that right?

2:26:50Yeah.

2:26:51The city picks up recycling and sanitary picks

2:26:54up garbage and compost.

2:26:56OK this one, the city picks it up.

2:26:58It goes, it goes to a facility in Napa.

2:27:02We do.

2:27:02We do.

2:27:03We take it all the we do and i didn't realize that they

2:27:07had the best rates They were able to offer the best package

2:27:11and said, OK, thank you The other material

2:27:17typically goes to the golden Bear

2:27:19transfer station in Richmond.

2:27:22The questions mayor Pro Timochenko,

2:27:26thank you Mayor Fidele.

2:27:28Will one last question.

2:27:30Are we not using cow waste of that?

2:27:36Are we still using that company for the recyclables?

2:27:40Oh, California Waste Solutions.

2:27:42No, not anymore.

2:27:43When the chinese national policy kind of came down,

2:27:49I'd in twenty eighteen a few years ago

2:27:50in international recycling markets

2:27:52collapsed That kind of threw things into flux.

2:27:56And we had to do a lot of searching in coordination

2:27:59with our three actually to look at rates at the time we were

2:28:04getting compensated for recycling materials

2:28:06and then they became a cost So it was trying to find

2:28:09the location where we could take them really at the lowest cost

2:28:13and offer the best services to the city in terms

2:28:15of the materials be able to accept.

2:28:18And we did find that in Napa and we're able to incorporate

2:28:21that into our operation.

2:28:24And so, yeah, no longer with California's No,

2:28:27I appreciate that.

2:28:28Just wondering, you know, where all that

2:28:30was going since it stopped.

2:28:33So I'm hoping with future state legislation will be

2:28:37able to create more green jobs.

2:28:40And we use this for a a lot of the recyclable

2:28:47that we used to send out to Yeah, different places

2:28:54across the Pacific.

2:28:55So I think Californians need to take

2:28:57care of their own recycling So I appreciate that Yes.

2:29:04The Kummetz questions Mike, Mike, question is basically

2:29:09for the the average serried who happens to throw his waste

2:29:17in the green bucket and has food waste in his kitchen

2:29:22that he brings out there?

2:29:24Not much is going to change is that correct?

2:29:27Yeah, that's right.

2:29:28So this is a big, big state, Bill.

2:29:30With lots of things to do But everything

2:29:33that our normal household renter owner

2:29:37if they are recycling there organic waste already,

2:29:39it's going basically to say right Yes.

2:29:43And I think that speaks to ahead of the curve.

2:29:45Alfredo this region is that we have three stream

2:29:48collection at curbside for our community

2:29:51is not that's not a true thing.

2:29:53And in many parts, of the state and Yeah,

2:29:57but all of these other big issues really the action

2:30:00the impact to our city is going to be developing relationships

2:30:04with recycle more needs based sanitary

2:30:07as to what they will do.

2:30:08Right.

2:30:09These other big projects That's right and things

2:30:12like record keeping and outreach for businesses but also proper

2:30:16sorting.

2:30:17So I think there are a lot of good actors

2:30:18that are complex incorrectly.

2:30:20But we need to do a lot of education

2:30:21to our community to that you can put pizza

2:30:24boxes in the green bean and just proper

2:30:27sorting and trying to avoid contamination

2:30:30So it is still up for negotiation

2:30:32whether recycle more does the same thing

2:30:35for all the member cities or individually with each city.

2:30:39Is that right?

2:30:40I think their aim is to keep equitable

2:30:42so that there provide the same level of service

2:30:45to the various cities.

2:30:47The details are being worked out.

2:30:48And there are nuances.

2:30:50So they're coming up with a plan and i'm

2:30:52sure that Councilman Nick knows this,

2:30:55but that we will discuss but we will

2:30:58have to go back to recycle more if we

2:31:01have issues with that right?

2:31:03Yes, that's correct.

2:31:05OK and the same thing with e e Bay, Sanitary

2:31:10and whatever additional responsibilities they have,

2:31:14we'll raise our normal everyday.

2:31:18Also, readers will have a higher not necessarily our hope Like I

2:31:24said in the piece, our hope is to leverage existing resource

2:31:28base and to the extent possible build

2:31:30on the existing activities East Bassan is already doing so.

2:31:34I think I'll hold off.

2:31:36I'm saying if there'll be a great impact yet.

2:31:38Duga East Bay sands activities in the franchise agreement

2:31:42What we're doing everything we can to keep rates down

2:31:46while also meeting these requirements and the money

2:31:49from SB seven, the Senate bill seventy

2:31:51may help but we don't know how that's going to be doled out.

2:31:56Exactly.

2:31:57OK, last 2 questions are.

2:31:59There's a couple of weird things like inspections

2:32:02I think that may be something that people don't like.

2:32:06You're going into their garbage can.

2:32:08Our city's not going to be doing that right.

2:32:12We may not be.

2:32:13How will that be handled?

2:32:15I mean ePA sanitary is actually have

2:32:18a person get out of the truck and go look

2:32:20in our garbage can and.

2:32:21Well, actually, we do that now.

2:32:23For under 18 twenty six.

2:32:25We don't do it for residences.

2:32:27Typically.

2:32:27What when we'll do for a resident is if our recycling

2:32:30driver, for example, will drive and they'll say Styrofoam

2:32:34in the recycling and then they'll leave a door hanger,

2:32:36will send a letter that kind of stuff

2:32:39under eighteen, twenty six.

2:32:40We're already required to work with the businesses.

2:32:43And we do enclosure's inspections

2:32:44and send them letters do education

2:32:46on that to So this will build on kind of some of the stuff

2:32:49we're already doing any Bassan is already doing

2:32:52But there will be more inspections flips that are

2:32:55required and OK, and there you don't see any problem

2:33:03with some of the organic products

2:33:05that we will have to purchase.

2:33:06There will be things that will fall into what we use

2:33:09and what we need anyway.

2:33:11Yes, I will say the targets that they've set for jurisdiction's

2:33:16are are fairly ambitious I've heard some concern just

2:33:21internally, but from many other jurisdictions

2:33:23that these targets for the amount they're

2:33:25expecting communities to procure is beyond what

2:33:29they normally procure.

2:33:30And that was my take from my initial

2:33:33from what I saw from our the proposed target for Elfrida,

2:33:37but can recycle the regulators that we work with.

2:33:40They understand that, too.

2:33:41And so what we're doing right now is we're already looking

2:33:44and we just did add a complex giveaway.

2:33:46There was a third one There is one just last week

2:33:49that wasn't normally scheduled.

2:33:51So what we're already doing is making efforts, whatever we can

2:33:54to increase the amount of compost mulch

2:33:57and various materials like that that we

2:34:00procure to try and make a good faith effort

2:34:03to meet these requirements.

2:34:05Thank you.

2:34:05And if there's no further questions or comments

2:34:09from the council I'd like to open the public hearing

2:34:12at this time to members of the public who wish to provide

2:34:16public comments for this item should

2:34:18use to raise my hand to request to speak to the clerk.

2:34:22May we have your help on this, please?

2:34:24Certainly.

2:34:25Mayor and Stelling just a little bit.

2:34:27But i am not seeing any requests to speak for this item.

2:34:32OK, no hints are still no hands.

2:34:37Still no hands.

2:34:39Nobody is caring about dog waste either.

2:34:42I guess I this OK, so motion the closing.

2:34:49I yes.

2:34:51I have a hand.

2:34:52Now.

2:34:53I do, I do have one one request to speak.

2:34:56Thank you.

2:34:56You Sikkim Biology's I had a little bit

2:35:26of a technical difficulty.

2:35:27OK linda Kane is our request.

2:35:30They should be able to.

2:35:31I need to begin your time now Thank you.

2:35:34Yeah.

2:35:34I just wanted to say, well, that was just depend presentation

2:35:38and way too much detail to follow.

2:35:40But i mean, it's really important that we do this,

2:35:43you know, that we have a community wide,

2:35:45city wide way to start being more efficient about how

2:35:51we get rid of stuff.

2:35:52And recycling what can be recital old

2:35:54and stuff like that.

2:35:55And it looks like the major inconvenience to us

2:35:59is not that much of an inconvenience because citizen,

2:36:03you know, I'm already starting my garbage as carefully as i

2:36:05can, and it's nice to know that it will be gone

2:36:07to the right places and and then I saw at the same time,

2:36:11we're also going to be dealing with not having plastic

2:36:15coming with the food that we pick

2:36:16up from our local restaurants.

2:36:17So that's going to go along with that, you know,

2:36:20and that it could be a little thing that we're doing toward

2:36:23to prevent global warming and, you know, so if all we get

2:36:27is different colored garbage can you know,

2:36:30this is not a big burden on the public.

2:36:32Maybe bill will have to go up a little bit you know,

2:36:35but it's going to go up anyway.

2:36:36So I have no problem at all with thank you, Linda.

2:36:42Thank you.

2:36:43That concludes our calls to speak on this item.

2:36:45Yes.

2:36:45Do we have a motion to close this public hearing?

2:36:48I think council member avildsen was anxious to do that.

2:36:52OK, I'm making motion to close the public hearing.

2:36:55And do I see a second second, second from Mayor Pro Tem?

2:37:00Can we have a roll call, please?

2:37:02And Fidele, I Manhattan Kimoto I can't remember everything

2:37:08I can't remember the Telma I can't remember redneck.

2:37:13I motion carries.

2:37:15Thank you.

2:37:16You.

2:37:17Do I see a motion to approve this measure?

2:37:20Motion to approve a motion is approved

2:37:23by council member Rubberneck and seconded

2:37:25by council member Abels.

2:37:26Can we have a roll call, please.

2:37:30And Fidele I mean Potemkin by council under Abels

2:37:35then I council member Mutemath I can't remember.

2:37:39I think I motion carries Thank you all Sky,

2:37:44did you have anything to say on this.

2:37:46I just, I just, I was just going to clarify that

2:37:48the motion was to waive reading and introduce

2:37:50the ordinance which i sure will be reflected in your record.

2:37:54Thanks for that assistance and thank you.

2:37:58Well claire, as usual.

2:37:59And the Emet we've got a big job ahead of us.

2:38:02We can do it right.

2:38:03And tessa will be there.

2:38:05Tessa will be takamori, thank you.

2:38:08We move on to another two policy matters

2:38:11and the adoption of the vehicle miles

2:38:13traveled threshold of significance

2:38:16for the California Environmental Quality Act.

2:38:20May we have a staff report on this, please?

2:38:24Show en masse.

2:38:25I see Yes.

2:38:27Good evening.

2:38:28Good evening.

2:38:29Mayor Fidele.

2:38:31Yes members.

2:38:32I'm Sean Moss.

2:38:32The planning manager and our assistant planner, Diego Romero

2:38:37is also with me.

2:38:39He was back.

2:38:40OK i did well.

2:38:41Good.

2:38:42OK so Diego is going to run the what?

2:38:45We're going to both do the presentation.

2:38:47He's going to on the PowerPoint presentations

2:38:49Just give us a moment to get set up here.

2:38:52And this one's even more technical

2:38:54than last presentation right Definitely.

2:38:59OK all right.

2:39:02So we are here tonight to discuss

2:39:04vehicle Miles thresholds.

2:39:07I'm sorry, vehicle miles traveled or vMT thresholds

2:39:11of significance And I know that's a mouthful

2:39:14but I'm going to go into a better

2:39:16explanation of what that means.

2:39:22So a little bit a little bit of background on sequoia,

2:39:26the California environmental Quality Act

2:39:29So the California Environmental Quality Act

2:39:31is a state, a piece of state legislation

2:39:35that requires that local local jurisdictions, what are called

2:39:41lead agencies, in Sequoia parlance

2:39:45evaluate the environmental impact of projects.

2:39:50So there are several topic areas of

2:39:53potential environmental impacts are analyzed under Sequoia.

2:39:57Transportation is one of those topic areas.

2:40:00Other areas include air quality, water

2:40:03quality, geology and soils.

2:40:07Historic resources, things of that nature.

2:40:11So sequoia uses the uses what are called

2:40:15thresholds is of significance to determine when

2:40:18an environmental impact is significant.

2:40:22and needs to be mitigated So a threshold of significant

2:40:25is a threshold that's adopted by an agency

2:40:31And when that threshold is surpassed the impact is

2:40:37determined to be significant.

2:40:40So this could be typically these are things.

2:40:44These are like numerical thresholds.

2:40:47So for example, if you set a threshold of significance

2:40:52for a certain air pollutant, you know,

2:40:57particulate matter or something like

2:40:58that, you would you would pick a number for that,

2:41:04for those emissions And if a project generated more

2:41:08than that amount, then it would typically

2:41:12be a significant impact.

2:41:14And it would need to be mitigated.

2:41:16So there would need to be things include it

2:41:19in the in the project that mitigated

2:41:23that that impact to a less than significant level I could

2:41:30go way more detail on this, but i'll

2:41:32just leave it there for now.

2:41:35And then also seek to use a screening criteria to establish

2:41:38when when projects are generally assumed to have

2:41:42a less than significant impact.

2:41:44So that's sort of on the other end of the spectrum.

2:41:46You you might pick a thresh hold to say

2:41:51that if a project follows below a certain threshold

2:41:54then it doesn't meet the screening criteria

2:41:57and it doesn't need to do analysis

2:42:00for a certain type of impact.

2:42:02And so these are projects These are generally,

2:42:06you're trying to target small projects here,

2:42:09project that you already assume you already have.

2:42:15Are low impact for whatever reason.

2:42:17You already assume that they're not

2:42:18going to have a significant environmental impact

2:42:25So historically, Sequoyah, a lot of jurisdiction funds

2:42:30have used a metric called level of service to evaluate

2:42:36transportation impacts under Sequoyah and level of service

2:42:41is a metric that measures vehicle delay on roadways

2:42:47and at intersections and then it assigns a letter grade

2:42:51a through F include some of E, which always used to trip

2:42:56people up because school letter grades don't include E,

2:43:00but level of service did anyway.

2:43:04And assigns a letter and then typically agencies

2:43:10through their general plan or other means

2:43:13set a threshold of significance for level of service

2:43:16to say we're not going to accept less than E

2:43:19for example, what what that did So I actually just if you will,

2:43:31i want to go back for a second and say that what we're here

2:43:35to discuss tonight is actually sort

2:43:37of a planning dream of mine.

2:43:39This is is something that for many years.

2:43:42I've been sort of beating a drum of traffic in and of itself

2:43:48is not an environmental impact.

2:43:50It's it's a social impact.

2:43:52the amount of time that you have to spend on the road

2:43:55is time lost its opportunity cost for other things.

2:44:00But it's a social and it's an economic impact.

2:44:03And the delay itself, the amount of time

2:44:06that you're spending on the road is not the environmental impact

2:44:11And that's what that's what the state has done.

2:44:13That's what I'm going to get into.

2:44:15And further and further slides.

2:44:17But level of service is really there definitely.

2:44:20And we recognize that there are environmental impact

2:44:25that are tied to driving Right.

2:44:28The more we drive the more greenhouse gas.

2:44:31We're going to generate, the more air pollution.

2:44:33We're going to generate, the more runoff issues we're

2:44:36going to generate from you.

2:44:39Pollutants being collected on roads those sort of things.

2:44:43But level of service is not a good metric

2:44:46to measure those things.

2:44:49You know, in general it doesn't matter if you're delayed

2:44:52at an intersection, you're because a better indicator

2:44:58of how much greenhouse gas you're producing

2:45:01is actually how much you're driving

2:45:04And so there there are other metric that

2:45:06are that are better indicators.

2:45:08The true environmental impacts of driving So in 2013,

2:45:16the state legislature passed a bill called SB four i'm sorry,

2:45:20SB seven forty three and that required the use

2:45:25of a metric called vehicle.

2:45:26Miles traveled or VMT as the metric that had to be used

2:45:32for transportation analysis pursuant a secure

2:45:37and like I said, that VMT is a much better metric to measure

2:45:43the true environmental impacts of driving It is really just

2:45:48trying to look at how much are people driving

2:45:52and so the provisions of SB seven forty three Well,

2:45:58it's so sorry.

2:45:59What SB seven forty three actually did

2:46:01was in twenty thirteen when it was passed

2:46:04Is it required the governor's office of Planning and Research

2:46:07or are to do analysis on this topic

2:46:12and come up with a metric that was that is better than level

2:46:17of service to replace the level of service

2:46:19And so Oprah did that and they proposed

2:46:22vehicle miles traveled as the metric

2:46:26So those provisions of SB seven.

2:46:29Forty three went into effect as of July 1.

2:46:32Twenty twenty And then pursuant to that effort, the Contra

2:46:36Costa transportation Authority or CTA,

2:46:40did a lot of legwork for us and all of the cities,

2:46:43all the agencies in the county and they did a ton of analysis

2:46:47and put together guidance for their member

2:46:49agencies regarding metrics, methods thresholds

2:46:54of significance through screening criteria

2:46:57and mitigation approaches.

2:47:01Related to this topic.

2:47:04And also the part of the rationale

2:47:07for and doing this analysis was to what's the word I'm looking

2:47:15for But standardized analysis, transportation analysis

2:47:20across the county So the idea being

2:47:22that i did most of the work for us,

2:47:27we can now adopt these thresholds of significance vMT

2:47:30as a metric.

2:47:31All of these things screening criteria

2:47:33and we'll be doing the same thing

2:47:35that other cities in the county are doing so and so.

2:47:39It allows us to sort of compare apples

2:47:42to apples among juristic and other places in the county

2:47:47and just provides more certainty for applicants.

2:47:51Project proponents if they're developing

2:47:55a project in east County or Central County or West County,

2:48:00the analysis is going to be conducted the same way So just

2:48:08to summarize what that guidance did,

2:48:12and Diago is going to go into much more

2:48:14detail on all of these areas.

2:48:16But just to kind give you a primer.

2:48:18So an established vehicle, Miles, traveled as the metric

2:48:22for Sequoia Transportation analysis and as I said,

2:48:25that was already required by sB seven.

2:48:27Forty three But it provides more guidance on how to measure vMT

2:48:33and Diego's going to go into that in just a minute.

2:48:37And then it establish just screening criteria

2:48:40So it tells us when we need to do the VMD analysis.

2:48:45And when projects don't You don't even need to do that.

2:48:49When they screen out.

2:48:50And then it establishes threshold of significance.

2:48:53So for this project that do need to do VMT analysis,

2:48:57then it gives a threshold for when the an impact would be

2:49:02considered significant under Sequoyah

2:49:05So I'm going to go ahead and turn it over to Diago

2:49:07and then i'll come back and at the end to wrap up

2:49:19So the VMD of the CCJ established metrics

2:49:22on how we should measure VMT.

2:49:24So for residential projects, we would

2:49:27be looking at home based the empty president

2:49:31which also would be.

2:49:33So essentially, you're looking at the VMD for that beginner

2:49:36and at a residence for employment generating projects.

2:49:40We would look at home, work commute VMT per employee,

2:49:43which is the VMD associated with commute

2:49:47trips between our residents and an employment generating use

2:49:50also referred to as home based work trips

2:49:53original serving projects.

2:49:55We look at the total gamekeepers service population

2:49:59service population is generally defined

2:50:01as the number of residents plus employees in a study area

2:50:05And then for mixed use projects, we would analyze each component

2:50:09of the project The metrics above or we would analyze the most

2:50:13dominant ideas in the mix of uses for non-standard projects

2:50:17These are essentially projects that do not fit neatly

2:50:20in one of the categories above.

2:50:22We would analyze each component of the trouble generated

2:50:24by the project or the metrics about so significant Identify

2:50:32whether projects affect on BMT rises

2:50:35to the level requiring mitigation The suggested

2:50:38thresholds that significance by the CTA by project type

2:50:42are as follows.

2:50:43So if residential projects if the baseline project generated

2:50:47home basically empty it is higher than eighty

2:50:49five percent of the existing countywide average

2:50:52would be a significant impact if for plug in projects

2:50:56If the baseline project generated work,

2:50:58the ante is higher than eighty five percent

2:51:00of the existing nine county area wide average B

2:51:03significant for regional serving uses The baseline

2:51:08project generated vMT per service population

2:51:10is higher than eighty five percent of the county

2:51:12wide average and then for mixed use projects unanalyzed

2:51:16each component of the project per the threshold above

2:51:19or analyze the most dominant land use in the services.

2:51:22And then for non-standard projects,

2:51:23you would analyze each component of the trouble

2:51:26generated by the project The threshold above So for VMT

2:51:33screening criteria, this just the brief overview.

2:51:35Go more in depth.

2:51:36The upcoming slides, but the following type of projects

2:51:40would be exempt from VMT analysis.

2:51:43See exemption for small projects Local staff

2:51:46reduces projects located in a transit priority area

2:51:50and projects located the empty areas So if any project that

2:51:57is already exempt from Sequoyah is not required to conduct

2:52:00any VMT analysis on small projects

2:52:03can be presumed to cause a less than significant impact.

2:52:07Small projects are defined as having ten thousand square feet

2:52:10or less of non-resident space or twenty residential units

2:52:14or less or otherwise generating less than eight

2:52:16and VMT per day Projects that consist of local services

2:52:26can generally be presumed to have a less

2:52:27and significant impact offsets essential evidence

2:52:30to the contrary.

2:52:31Since these types of projects will primarily

2:52:34draw users and customers from a relatively small

2:52:37geographic area that will lead to short distance trips

2:52:40and trips that are linked to other destinations

2:52:43or conserving projects.

2:52:44Less than thirty thousand square feet

2:52:46can be presumed to causal estimate.

2:52:48Significant impact drive through uses cannot take cannot take

2:52:53use of this exemption as part of the screening

2:52:57criteria So projects.

2:53:03OK within a attractive priority area shown in the image

2:53:06can be presumed to have less than significant impact absent

2:53:09substantial evidence to the contrary.

2:53:11This exemption would not apply if the project has a floor area

2:53:14ratio of less than point seventy five

2:53:17includes more parking for you for use

2:53:19by residents, customer employees than required

2:53:22by the lead agency is inconsistent with the

2:53:24applicable sustainable communities strategy.

2:53:27Or if it results, a reduction in multifamily housing units

2:53:35So residential and employment generating projects located

2:53:38within a low VMT generated area can be presumed to have

2:53:41a significant impact absent any substantial evidence

2:53:44The contrary, a low VMT area is defined as follows Four housing

2:53:49projects cities and unincorporated portions

2:53:51within by subregions that have an existing home base VMT

2:53:56per capita is eighty five percent or less

2:53:58of existing countywide average or employment

2:54:01generating projects.

2:54:02City or unincorporated portions of the CCG five

2:54:06subregions that have an existing work.

2:54:08VMT work is eighty five percent or less of existing

2:54:11regional average There is no definition

2:54:14of a low key area for regional serving other projects.

2:54:17Since these projects always require VMT analysis

2:54:20unless they are screened out using other criteria and mixed

2:54:24use projects may qualify for the use of this screen criteria.

2:54:28If they include only housing employment generating usage

2:54:31and local services and can reasonably

2:54:34be expected to generate VMT per resident and or per worker.

2:54:37That is similar to the existing land uses in low V.A. So

2:54:45for medications, instead of providing improvements reduce

2:54:49congestion for example, and you turn lane or new traffic signal

2:54:53mitigation measures under VMT are designed

2:54:55to reduce the number of automobile trips, generate

2:54:58or to reduce the distance.

2:54:59Strega trips.

2:55:00So some of these strategies include

2:55:03implementing transportation demand management, which

2:55:07includes charges relate to parking, transit usage,

2:55:09encouraging a 66% of users on site

2:55:10and promoting active transportation

2:55:13or participating in future cCJ approved

2:55:18VMT impact program and/or the communication exchange.

2:55:22Erbakan banking program been Chanhassen statements

2:55:31to financial Yeah.

2:55:35So in in conclusion I just started

2:55:38of wanted to wrap up an to kind of explain

2:55:42what some a little bit of what you just heard which

2:55:46is that pursuant to the screening criteria that has

2:55:51established that we're proposing that you adopt tonight

2:55:56basically all of our major projects along San Pablo avenue

2:56:01would be exempted from screening from VMT analysis.

2:56:06They should all be screened out.

2:56:07So you can see here in this the image on the right

2:56:11there that the the TPA, the transit priority area transit

2:56:17priority areas, basically encapsulate just

2:56:21about half the city It's this.

2:56:24It's obvious that this red the red area.

2:56:27So encapsulates all of the San Pablo Avenue

2:56:30corridor with good reason, because that's our transit

2:56:33have a corridor in San pablo and BART

2:56:37parallel right And then in addition a lot

2:56:44of the other projects a lot of the projects

2:56:46that we see outside of of that area would also be screened

2:56:51because they would be smaller projects

2:56:53And you aside from this definition of small projects

2:56:58project of that nature know additions to single family

2:57:01homes, new single family homes, accessory dwellings units,

2:57:05which are mostly the types of projects

2:57:08that we see in these areas outside of the TPA

2:57:12are usually exempt from anyway.

2:57:16And so those would be screened out as well.

2:57:20So it would really be you know, if this is adopted tonight,

2:57:25as proposed would really be a rare case

2:57:28and would be an unusual project that would have to do

2:57:32the Vitton, Alsace and also, just in conclusion,

2:57:37I want address a question i got from council member Moriyama

2:57:43So council member Monium, I asked a question basically does

2:57:48does this mean that we aren't looking

2:57:51at impacts to bicycle and pedestrians and transit

2:57:56anymore?

2:57:57Because you may have noticed in the agenda, Bill,

2:57:59that we talked a little bit about multimodal level

2:58:02of service, which was sort of our interim standard.

2:58:04We've that's another actually good thing to note

2:58:07is in El Cerrito, we've sort of been on the cutting edge

2:58:10of this anyway.

2:58:11When we adopted the San Pablo avenue specific plan in twenty

2:58:14fourteen and it included a metric

2:58:18called Multimodal level of service.

2:58:20So we added, in addition to looking at vehicle delay,

2:58:23we added analysis of pedestrians and transit bicycles heavily

2:58:30And we and it was weighted more heavily towards pedestrians

2:58:34and transit.

2:58:35So it's not that we're not looking at those things

2:58:37anymore.

2:58:39We're very much our and, in fact when I got dressed

2:58:43for this meeting today, I put on my bike link tie

2:58:46because I thought this was so related to bike and Pead

2:58:52improvements still But I do want to read to you actually

2:58:57from the Sequoia Checkley So there's a standard six,

2:59:03a checklist that we sort of go through It

2:59:05has all of those topic areas and it

2:59:08has sort of specific questions that are

2:59:11used in environmental analysis.

2:59:14So if you can find the window.

2:59:16I had opened here it is.

2:59:18So and so.

2:59:19There's four there's four sub areas or questions

2:59:23in the environmental section.

2:59:26So I'm just going to read those you can

2:59:27still get a sense of how bicycle and transit

2:59:32and pedestrian issues.

2:59:34So we looked at so the first one,

2:59:37A is actually would the project conflict with a program plan?

2:59:42Ordinance or policy address the circulation system

2:59:46in including transit roadway Biswal and pedestrian

2:59:49facilities So that one very much hits the nail on the head

2:59:53But I'm still going to go through the other three

2:59:56as well.

2:59:57Would the project conflict or be inconsistent, inconsistent

3:00:00secret guidelines?

3:00:01Section one one five zero 6, 4, 3 subdivision B,

3:00:07which is all the stuff that we've

3:00:08talked about tonight that that's where

3:00:10all the VMD stuff is contained.

3:00:13Now, c is with the project substantially increased hazards

3:00:19due to a geometric design feature, e.g. sharp curves

3:00:22or dangerous intersections or incompatible uses e.g.

3:00:26farm equipment.

3:00:28So this one, I think, is pertinent.

3:00:29Also You know, we're also trying to make sure that projects

3:00:34don't have dangerous design features if they're not

3:00:38going to physically harm or put pedestrians

3:00:41or bicyclists in danger.

3:00:43For example and then the D the last one

3:00:47is what the project result in emergency access

3:00:50So I think two of those four definitely still address trans

3:00:56and bicycle and pedestrian safety

3:01:00and impacts to those to those modes of transportation

3:01:06So hopefully that answered your question

3:01:10So that concludes our presentation.

3:01:11And Diego.

3:01:12And I are both available for questions.

3:01:14Thank you.

3:01:17Questions.

3:01:21Yes.

3:01:22Council and the Mohtarma sorry.

3:01:24I still have question.

3:01:27So thank you, Mayor.

3:01:29Thank you, Sean.

3:01:31And it's a great presentation I am very excited, as you are

3:01:37about this focus on VMT and the change from level of service

3:01:42level of service, really is just looking at the universe as it

3:01:45privileged cars to move quickly through space.

3:01:48And that really had no bearing on quality of life

3:01:53for everybody. and walking and biking and being

3:01:57safe and taking transit.

3:01:58So i think this is great And I think the regional coordination

3:02:04is really excellent.

3:02:052 2 make sure things happen, that the projects

3:02:09are evaluated in the same.

3:02:12I do still want to make a pitch for that multimodal service

3:02:17in terms of a tool for analysis that

3:02:20made it really easy for the public to look at,

3:02:23because in addition to like the cars A through F

3:02:27it did talk about you can say, does this impact transit,

3:02:31doesn't impact pedestrians in a way that's really easy to just

3:02:35look at in a staff report, for example,

3:02:38So I hope that whatever you implement to address

3:02:43those for subarea is going forward,

3:02:46that it'll be something as easy as oh,

3:02:50I can just again, say pedestrians, a oh, that's good.

3:02:55So that will tell me that that that has been taken

3:02:57into consideration without having to understand

3:03:00the technical details of a radius of the corner

3:03:03or the bulb or the visual aspects

3:03:07or speed of cars or all the different things

3:03:10that will go into all the technical details that

3:03:13make everything work right.

3:03:15But just for the delay person that's looking at these impacts

3:03:19to say, oh is it OK for people, OK, for bikes, is it OK.

3:03:23For for transit users?

3:03:25OK.

3:03:26So that's just small pitch for making

3:03:30it easy to understand that.

3:03:34More of a comment than a question rubberneck

3:03:40Thank you, Mayor.

3:03:41Quick question.

3:03:42If you can a little bit more about what

3:03:44some of the other jurisdictions are doing around this.

3:03:48And then how does this plan compare

3:03:51to the other jurisdictions Sure, I

3:03:55can address that a little bit.

3:03:57I know definitely that walnut Creek and Richmond have adopted

3:04:03they've already done us.

3:04:04They've gone ahead of us in adopting these guidance

3:04:10and they have adopted basically as proposed as well.

3:04:16There's some the only there's one aspect where there

3:04:23is there's some room for cities to make

3:04:26their own interpretations.

3:04:28And it's with regard to locally serving retail But

3:04:34for the reason that I mentioned that we think that, you know,

3:04:38just about every project will screen out of VMT analysis.

3:04:42We didn't feel the need to define locally

3:04:46serving retail any differently than what i had done Abels

3:04:53and i think this whole presentation just

3:05:00shows me how far we've come.

3:05:03I remember being on CCJ when it was level of service and level

3:05:12of service was saying, come on, cars let's see

3:05:15how many we can get in there.

3:05:17Know and your people like me, we're trying to put in transit

3:05:24and, you know, transit was like it didn't help it didn't work.

3:05:30And now we've got a complete turnaround

3:05:34and it's just very exciting.

3:05:36To me to see how they developed it.

3:05:40And I'm actually wondering who actually, it was the one who

3:05:45worked on this project and doing the the mechanics of I'm

3:05:51speculating that it might be somebody

3:05:55who lives in El Syreeta literally but I don't know.

3:05:59But I think it's just a great forward approach.

3:06:05that we should support the the irony of level of service

3:06:12also is the the best performing roadway is an empty roadway.

3:06:18Right.

3:06:18And so if you have an empty roadway,

3:06:20you know if you have a roadway that people don't need to use,

3:06:24then they also don't need to use transit on it or walk on it

3:06:28or bicycle on it.

3:06:29Probably either Right?

3:06:31Yeah, you're absolutely right.

3:06:34So anyway i I, I just think it's great.

3:06:42And I spent quite a bit of time on this section in our package.

3:06:46So i, I'm, I'm ready to go OK, my turn.

3:06:54I mean, absolutely.

3:06:55I tend to agree I mean, it was actually when i worked at Bart,

3:06:59Bart was working with open the office planning

3:07:02and Research to get us to the to vehicle miles traveled.

3:07:08And what's interesting is that Senator

3:07:10Boxer vehicle Miles traveled was also a concept for gas tax.

3:07:16They wanted to put meters on cars

3:07:18to measure how many miles you've traveled

3:07:21and then you would pay less gas tax.

3:07:24People were concerned about monitoring cars

3:07:26but in this sense, it works really well.

3:07:29And I know it's part of a growth management program.

3:07:32Those categories of growth, in my view

3:07:36does work A multimodal review of what's going on there

3:07:41rather than congestion, which i think is very beneficial.

3:07:45I think tessa Rudnik hit on what I was going to ask about.

3:07:49You said working with Kia, Sean.

3:07:53They did most of the work.

3:07:54What was the work?

3:07:55The unique Maybe that was another way of asking el