Regular City Council Meeting April 18, 2023

0:00:36Councilmember Fadelli: Can you hear me?

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0:02:42Councilmember Fadelli: I can hear you.

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0:05:33Councilmember Fadelli: Can I just see it? The phone there

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0:09:28Councilmember Fadelli: Yes, I can. It's muffled. But I can hear you.

0:09:30Okay, Great. Thank you so much. We had to reboot the computer and chambers, but it appears to have fixed the issue.

0:09:37Councilmember Fadelli: Thank you.

0:09:38Okay, Can I ask

0:09:43Staff on the call? Can you just do a quick hand? Raise hand for me just to confirm that the audio is working for you guys as well.

0:09:54awesome. Thank you so much. Okay, so it seems as we have gotten our audio issues fixed. Yeah, we can go ahead and ahead and proceed. Mayor.

0:10:02Do you need to complete role with councilmember. Yes, Council Member for Italy. Can you confirm You are here?

0:10:10Councilmember Fadelli: I am here perfect.

0:10:13Thank you. We do have a forum.

0:10:16Thank you and clerk. The first item on the agenda is, Consider and take action on any request from a council member to participate in a meeting remotely due to emergency circumstances for students to 80 to 449.

0:10:32Do we have any requests in? Can we do not have any requests to make up some of our. But if you're staying on the teleconferencing or conference under the Thank you

0:10:44the next, please join me in the pledge of allegiance or a moment of science

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0:11:07The next item on the agenda is teleconference and public comment instructions, for they decided meeting provides an option to participate in person or via zoom. Remote participants are as sticky microphones muted. We're not speaking.

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0:11:35for members of the public who wish to provide oral testimony. The Mayor will announce the time for public comment on each applicable item in first in person. Requests will be heard first followed by remote request to speak

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0:12:02Meetings of the city council are subject to the Brown Act and our help for the purpose of connecting city business. The adopted rules of order and procedures specify that public speakers address the city council in an orderly and respectful manner, proceed their comments with their name and city of residence, and be respectful of time. Limits, Policy prohibits yielding time from one speaker to another. Thank you, Mayor.

0:12:23Thank you. The next item on the agenda is Council Staff communications and the manager. Do we have any staff communications. Thank you, your honor. Yes, I'm Karen Picas, the city manager. I wanted to, and remind the Council and the public that we will be holding a Community

0:12:41Town Hall on the Budget this Saturday, April 20 s, from 10 am. To 12 Pm. This will be here in the City Council Chambers. We will also have a zoom link available. We also will be solic if you can make it to live to the.

0:13:01to the Town Hall. We will have a actually, we already do have a survey on our website. We will be looking for input and feedback on priorities for the upcoming annual budget. Please go to El Dash

0:13:18Annual budget Process. One word again, that's El cerrito.org Slash Annual budget process, and that is the page where we will continue to update with

0:13:29reports, and and right now we're populating it with reports. The investment reports, the general fund updates, and any presentations for the budget process for this year will be housed on this page.

0:13:41and there is also a survey for residents to provide input online. So we hope to either see you Saturday or provide us some input on our website. Thank you so much, and that is all. I have, your honor. Thank you.

0:13:54You. Are there any announcements from Council members?

0:13:58Okay. I do want to note that the audio is really terrible for participants at home. I just want to get any messages that it sounds pretty awful.

0:14:09Okay, I'll. I'll have Eric continue to work on it. Excellent. Thank you.

0:14:15Okay, Thank you. So I have some Mayor announcements first that we had a Sea council closed session meeting on a April eleventh, 2,023, and we have nothing to report

0:14:30and then

0:14:31I also want to let people know that bike to work. Day is May eighteenth, from 7 to 9 am. With the Energizer station at the We have our ninth annual, because Hillside fast may 6 7 7. So you may see some of these programs around town lots of activities.

0:14:50And then there's also a film on Friday, April 20, first at 7 Pm. At the Universalist Berkeley. It's a film called 2,000 and 40 about environmentalism.

0:15:05Young people encouraged to attend

0:15:08Madam Bear. Was there a a committee appointment made during the closed session.

0:15:14That that's right, Thank you.

0:15:16Thank you. City Attorney. Yes, so there is a subcommittee composed of Council Member Quinto, and that will be

0:15:28working to do some labor negotiations for.

0:15:34Thank you.

0:15:36Okay.

0:15:38The next item is oral communications from the public.

0:15:42Now it's a time for members of the public who, to provide public comments regarding matters not on the agenda, consent items and presentation items in person. Speakers can submit a speaker card to the city clerk and remote speakers should use the raise hand feature. To request, to speak

0:15:58is, remember to identify yourself and your city. Your presence at the beginning of your comments, and i'm clear. Please proceed.

0:16:06Oh, i'm sorry, but I leave Council Member for to make an announcement.

0:16:14Councilmember Fadelli: No problem. You can hear me.

0:16:16Yes.

0:16:17Councilmember Fadelli: thank you. I just want to say i'm happy to report that we're headed toward our Second July Fourth Festival Post, Covid.

0:16:25and the city is again looking for contributors and sponsorships. and that information can be found on our website. It's a glorious event, so we appreciate the

0:16:35community support. And I just wanted to make note also that today is

0:16:41Jewish holocaust remembrance day, something we should all think about. Thank you.

0:16:47Thank you, Council Member for.

0:16:51and we now go back to

0:16:56oral communication from the public and click. Thank you, Mayor.

0:17:09Okay. So just quickly we did receive written comments for tonight's meeting that we're posted on line is supplemented materials, and provided directly to the council. These included public comments for items, not on the agenda from Cordel, Hendler and Dave Weinstein, as well as agenda Item: 6, a the Library Update and National Library Week Proclamation from Al. Miller and Michael Fisher

0:17:30we'll go to our in-person speakers. First, we'll start with dave Weinstein.

0:17:39Mayor and I, members of the Council. Thank you for letting me speak, Dave Weinstein, president of Also, we are trail trackers. I want to start by thanking both the current council and also all the prior councils, that since 2,010 it really supported the goals of trail trackers, we're a co-sponsor organization we've

0:17:55and working with the city, we manage to get much much done in more reason times, things that kind of slow down. We have not been able to go trails. We have not yet gotten signs up. We have a remarkable set, a network of trails throughout town that we all provide safety.

0:18:14entertainment, recreation all kinds of good stuff, and we spent a good deal of leisure meeting with the parking recognition, and they added the completion of the trial system, which isn't a real artwork is that 8 trails need to be completed, You know it's like

0:18:30wasn't paid in like one, you know, a couple of boxes sidewalk, really, and they added to their work plan meeting with the Mayor the other day a couple of trackers, and she suggested that bringing it up to add to the city's room plan as part of the budget process.

0:18:46Wouldn't be a bad idea, so that's what I intend to do. I'll be at the meeting Saturday off. You talk in a bit more detail about this, so you know, keep it in mind, and if you have time, get out and trails, i'll show you around any time you want.

0:19:00Thank you very much. Thank you.

0:19:06Our next speaker is Buddy acted at a message followed by Phyllis Whiteman.

0:19:21Good evening. Everyone pleasure to be here, I'm Buddy Active is for the 5 Year Residency on a gardens, your next door, neighbor.

0:19:32in order to clear up any misconceptions

0:19:35I like to talk about when I first walked through the door 5 years ago

0:19:40and made my presence

0:19:42known, and I want to speak directly

0:19:49to the 9 of you. 5 in front, to the left, to the right 9,

0:19:57and I want you to receive that. I'm speaking directly to you

0:20:02because I am

0:20:04recently I, one of my

0:20:06committees, one of the panelists.

0:20:10made a proposal. It's so. So I thought about that. So, Elsa Rita. What what is that?

0:20:19And as an area I could determine. My perception is that city of Els Rio, and it's

0:20:24socio. Political arena is a benevolent, progressive democracy.

0:20:36Jedi

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0:20:41some virtue.

0:20:44Elsa Rio stands united against hate.

0:20:50I believe all those things so far.

0:20:54My challenge is why I have been targeted for 8 speech by one of you.

0:21:04Thank you.

0:21:06Our next speaker is Phyllis Weitman, and then we'll go to our remote request to speak.

0:21:19Hi! I welcome the opportunity to tell you what I think about that new building next to our. I was coming home with a lift driver. and when we came off the freeway

0:21:31I said to him. now you get to see the ugliest building you ever saw in your life. And he said, oh, you mean the prison apartments, and I went. Wow! You're not the only one who thinks that it that way.

0:21:43I don't understand how you could approve such a thing to

0:21:47to be there, but be that it is there. I guess that's the way it's going to be.

0:21:52The other thing I wanted to say is that you have a sign next door that says senior center over the building.

0:22:02but it's not there, and i'm wondering why it's there. When is it going to come down, or when are you going to move senior center into it. What's going on?

0:22:13Thank you for listening.

0:22:16Thank you. We'll go to our remote request to speak. Our first speaker is Cordell, himmler, Cordell, you should be able to unmute and begin your time now.

0:22:27cordell hindler: me Holly. Yes, we can. So good evening, Mayor Mortimer Council, members of I am Cuddell, and i'm a rich and resident. So

0:22:383 things. So on the consent calendar this evening a bank management partners, I think there are a good firm to do it to

0:22:47to assist with the strategic plan. So i'll go into more detail about that later. But number 2 is

0:22:53regarding the speed bumps along Asbury Once again I will remind the Council that

0:23:00any time when contracts come before

0:23:03cordell hindler: this body

0:23:05they have. We have to get input from the community because

0:23:08cordell hindler: you got a high school that's on the

0:23:11along the Asbury as well as the businesses along the corridor, because they have been getting a lot of concerns, you know, regard to people being continued to speed along. Asbury and I had requested it twice to find out the status on.

0:23:27Where will the people be installed? Because

0:23:30cordell hindler: because there has almost been near accidents along that street.

0:23:33and it's getting more getting more worse. So

0:23:36I think.

0:23:38cordell hindler: emails out to the the telework director as well as the police, she hopefully. We can get all of this resolved

0:23:44because we are going to be in summer in 2 months. So. hopefully, this is taken care of.

0:23:50And then the third thing is

0:23:52cordell hindler: for a future agenda request to have Danny Wand to come and speak to you all about the the plans that the port of Oakland has

0:24:00as we go. As we come out of the pandemic slowly. it's very important because we try. They try to bring in some revenue. Every city has the needs of revenue, so i'm hoping that will be on the on the next agenda at some point. So

0:24:15that's it.

0:24:17Thank you. Our next speaker is Ryan Lao Brian. You should be able to unmute me in your time. Now.

0:24:23Ryan Lau: good evening, Mayor and council. My name is Ryan Lau External Affairs representative with a/C transit. I'm calling you today to encourage you to take an important survey that a/C transit released this week.

0:24:35which seeks to get input about our service.

0:24:39Ryan Lau: I also want to encourage you to encourage your fellow.

0:24:44Also written. Is that a set of term to take a survey as well.

0:24:49A/C. Trans. Is doing a top to bottom analysis of our entire system to update the service in the wake of the pandemic COVID-19 drastically changed. How people move around the East Bay

0:25:01and the shift in travel patterns has severely impacted our budget, which also affects the level of a/C Transit service that we're able to put on the road, and as we go through the process of updating our service, it's important that we hear from actual transit users and and the community at large.

0:25:21So later tonight I will make sure to forward you an email with additional information that you can share with your constituents and newsletters, social media and and other methods, just want to thank you in advance for encouraging your constituents to take the survey

0:25:38throughout. Most of May you can expect to see, You see, transit staff at bus stops asking trans or riders to complete the survey.

0:25:47The input we receive through that that method will help us create several options for how we might improve our service. Then in fall we will seek additional community input on the proposed changes

0:26:02with our goal to unveil the new service in August of 2024

0:26:10for more information, or to take the survey. Please visit a/C transit.org backslash real line spelled R. E. A. L. I. G. N.

0:26:22Thanks so much for your time and have a great evening. Thank you and Ryan. You can send that information to the email on the first page of the agenda, and i'll make sure it gets distributed.

0:26:37Thank you.

0:26:38The next item is presentations. Also your library update and National Library Week Proclamation. Can we have the presentation, please?

0:26:54Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: Can you hear me? Yes, you can. Hi, there. Holly, Should I share my screen? How should we do the presentation

0:27:03it, Whatever it is for you, I can do it, or you can do it yourself.

0:27:07Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: So there is a video on one of the slides, if I share it, is that make it a heard and seen?

0:27:16Why, Don't, I do this to be safe? Thank you.

0:27:44Er it. Does that make it a. You heard? And seeing why, Don't, I do it just to be safe. Okay, and thank you.

0:27:58It's summer.

0:28:24Me: okay.

0:28:26All right, hey? We're all set.

0:28:28Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: Okay, Thank you. I'll just let you know when to go to the next slide.

0:28:33Thank you to the Elserito City Council for giving me the opportunity to share some of contrast to County Library and El Cerrito Library's past year, and for hopefully proclaiming April 20, third to the 20 Ninth to be National Library week.

0:28:48We can go to the next slide.

0:28:50as you can see here. I'm happy to share that circulation has risen over the last several months you can see our impressive increase of 7.3 between the last 2 fiscal years

0:29:03next slide.

0:29:06and, as you could see here, a Consci Costa county library is not yet back up to our pre pandemic levels of library visitors, but it sure feels like we are as busy as ever assisting every patron who walks through our doors or contacts us through our myriad methods of communication.

0:29:24which there are many next slide. Please

0:29:29likely due to the public discovering the convenience and ease of ebooks and e audio books. During the pandemic our ebook and e audiobook check out, numbers have risen

0:29:41next slide.

0:29:44always eager to expand the respectable size of our digital resources, we regularly add terrific new materials. Here we have 3 great examples: brain fuse Job, now, which includes re live, resume coaching, interview, assistance, and up

0:30:00assistance. Press reader, which provides our patrons with many new periodicals from all over the world.

0:30:08and Hispanic life in America, which focuses on the early eighteenth century up to today, and consists of over 17,000 American and global news sources.

0:30:19Next slide

0:30:22as of July 2,022 we kicked off in person, programming again.

0:30:27not having our community gather inside of our branches for various events really showed how each library program is to the people that we have the good fortune to serve, and we missed everyone a lot.

0:30:40Next slide. Lunch at the library is a service that El Cerito library does take part in, and it's a service where we are able to provide food to those under 18, and it's another way that Contra Costa County library is very proud to be able to help out our communities

0:30:57next slide. Here we have last year's most popular books by age, group and our next slide, please.

0:31:08And this is something very cool through an agreement with the Urban Libraries Council. Contra Costa County Library has signed a declaration of democracy.

0:31:17committing us to educating the public and cure, encouraging active citizenry.

0:31:23facilitating a civic engagement, fighting misinformation, and using its resources to promote to promote human dignity the expression of diverse viewpoints, civil rights, and other protections and freedoms.

0:31:38Next slide, please.

0:31:42This is the video. So if you it's both the yes, there you go.

0:31:48your free Contra Costa County Library card gets you more than ever before access, premium, digital subscriptions and learning services for free available to you anytime anywhere. String quality, thoughtful entertainment, learn the language, gain access to leading news publications and thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from wherever you are receive at home, learning assistance, and get in-person support to visit Ccc. Eli b.org to get your free library card and open new doors today.

0:32:20Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: and that was our great marketing promotion that was just released within the last couple of months.

0:32:26Next slide, please.

0:32:29And so here we get a little bit more home base. We have our beautiful El Cerito library right there, and you can see in our and my spreadsheet that

0:32:40these are all of the West County branches fiscal, year, 2,021, and the numbers of items that we've circulated, and you could see little bragging here that elsewhere to library is far and above the busiest branch in West County

0:32:56next. Thank you. And here are some numbers at a glance, and so this is I'm very proud to say the patrons who call El Cerito Library their home library or their home branch, and that's 10,717

0:33:11new card holders for the last year 1,110, 11,659, total branch visits in one year.

0:33:22circulation of 139,957 items

0:33:27in the region. El cerrito library provides 29.9 of the materials that get checked out, and we we provide 2.2 of the overall library system materials.

0:33:42and that's it. Much of what we're able to achieve is due to the hard work and dedication, as well as the devoted volunteers who comprise the friends of the Elsa Rita Library and the El Cerito Library Foundation.

0:33:54That concludes my presentation. Come, check us out at the library Tuesday through Saturday. Thank you, Mayor.

0:34:01Air pro Tim Breadnick and the entire El Cerito City Council.

0:34:09Thank you very much.

0:34:12Are there any how to answer questions from the Council members?

0:34:23Okay, I'll. I'll just quickly

0:34:31Okay.

0:34:37Councilmember Fadelli: you said, 7 of the visits are down. Is that in the Pole County or El Cerito?

0:34:46Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: To be honest, I believe it is actually the whole county, and I didn't want to brag too much. But I believe visits are actually up, and else are we now? But I didn't have time to run that right?

0:34:57Yes.

0:34:58Councilmember Fadelli: and congratulations on that dedication of democracy. Are you getting any feedback personally from our

0:35:05our customers about book banning?

0:35:08Councilmember Fadelli: I'm not talking about that.

0:35:10Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: People talk about it as a concern. You know that they're aware that it's going on in in other parts of the country, but we haven't had any chat book challenges directly in.

0:35:27Thank you so much for the presentation.

0:35:31Our library, the Crown jewel in this community. So I really appreciate all the work that you and your staff are doing to keep L. C. Rio such a fantastic library, and it's not just because of the books. Why people are going there. It's because of the staff. It's because of the programming. It's because of the safety. There's so many reasons why the library is important. Council Member for the was really you know

0:35:53spot on them bringing up that book band that's becoming. It's an unfortunate reality. When African-american history. LGBT History.

0:36:04children, folks which talk about LGBT families inclusive language. So you know, even I heard Elliott's Night and other, you know, in in North Carolina and Texas are being removed, and band it is disturbing. And so it's really important that we have this space and elsewhere. You know we there is no hate in this community, so I really appreciate

0:36:26that the library is is there? You know the then again, I we use your programming. We love your programming. I do want to blood read to a dog, because I think it's a fantastic program we've been to a library we day at during.

0:36:40you know, in that easy out of the pandemic where they had arts and crafts in the backyard, you know we showed up, and it was all you know, reuse of materials, and my daughter had such a fun time. So again, Thank you so much for everything you do else. 3 is a better community because of the library.

0:36:57Heidi Goldstein - El Cerrito Library: Thank you so much, councilmember.

0:36:59We're probably from the same shadow, too.

0:37:08Thank you so much. We we do love our library, and we are all working really hard to to make a new one.

0:37:14Thank you.

0:37:16Yeah.

0:37:17so do we have a motion to approve.

0:37:22Do we have to do a motion that is in the script? This one has a proclamation attached to the way. Okay, thank you.

0:37:28So is there a motion to approve the Austerity Council proclamation recognizing April 20, third to 2923 so national library week in the city of all 3. Is there a second?

0:37:41Okay.

0:37:42move? Move by Mayor Pro Tam, by Nick, second by Council Member Weisener. I have a motion. And can you call the vote, please? May I, ratioama? Aye, may your part time, Rodney? I. Councilmember Fideli.

0:37:57I,

0:37:58Council, Member King, so Councilmember, I motion carries.

0:38:04Thank you so much. Okay. The next item is marine. Clean energy, presentation, maybe have the presentation place

0:38:17Sebastian Conn - MCE: great. Well, thanks so much. Mayor Multiama. Members of the City Council Holly. Are you able to share the presentation and end of the slides like the last presentation? I certainly can't just me 1 min to bring it out

0:38:30terrific. Thank you so much.

0:38:39Okay, you're all set

0:38:41Sebastian Conn - MCE: perfect. Thank you so much. Mayor Motiama Mayor pro Tim Redneck, members of the City Council. My name is Sebastian Con. I'm. A senior community development manager with Mc.

0:38:52As a quick refresher Mc. As a community choice aggregation program, we enable cities and counties across 4 different counties in the Bay area

0:39:02to purchase clean, renewable electricity on behalf of their residents businesses and municipal facilities.

0:39:09and the city of Nevada is a member of Mc Use Toy Powers authority. We've been serving

0:39:15both residents and businesses within El Cerrito since 2,015. And so this is a a presentation this evening, just to give a quick refresher on

0:39:26any number of the resources that are available to you as an Mc. Member community. and also resources that are available to the larger. so we can go ahead and dive into the next slide.

0:39:38So just a quick refresher for folks that maybe need it just in terms of how electricity service works with Mc really at the core of what we do as an agency is to buy and build cleaner energy for our customers.

0:39:53So, as mentioned, we serve 37 cities throughout the bay area, and, as you may know.

0:40:00folks electricity bills include both a generation component and a delivery component.

0:40:05And if you look on the left hand, side, left hand, side of the slide here, this is really the portion that Mc. Is responsible for. We are

0:40:13buying and building cleaner energy for our customers and Pg. And is still involved in the process. They deliver energy across their transmission and distribution lines.

0:40:24maintain those polls and wires, and send customer bills each month. But the benefit of the community choice model, and what all of your residents in El Cerrito have the choice of

0:40:35is where their power comes from. They can choose to be with themce, or they can choose to be with Pg. And again choices in that namesake as a community choice energy provider. So just a high level there. Next slide, please.

0:40:51and just a little bit about our governance structure as a a community choice energy provider.

0:40:57All Ccas, like Mce, are governed by the the same State regulatory bodies that Pg. And E. Is governed by. But the unique thing is that we're a not for profit, public agency. And because of that joint powers authority set up.

0:41:11we have local elected officials from all of our member communities that serve on our board to make decisions about rates and policy and administrative decisions on behalf of their communities. So you'll keep. You'll see a couple of familiar faces here.

0:41:27A

0:41:29big shout out to council, Member Gabe Kinto, who serves as the Vice chair of the Mce Board, so really great to have that, and to reg the leadership

0:41:37on our board of directors and some other film familiar faces as well. Here Chanel skills Preston also from country. Costa County is the chair of our board, and then, of course, Supervisor John Doya has served on our board of directors for some years

0:41:51next slide, please.

0:41:54So community focus and also Rita, Part of my job on our community engagement team is to really be able to support community programming and all of the areas that we serve throughout our full counties

0:42:07and really excited to participate in the annual Earth Day celebration. This past weekend. I I know I had the chance to connect with a few of you, and it was really just a great

0:42:18community event, and really allowed us the opportunity to connect with folks explain who Mc. Is, and explain the choices that they have with regard to their energy

0:42:29in terms of a programmatic side of things. We do offer a number of customer programs to our communities and to date. The city of El Cerito has submitted 8 electric vehicle, charging ports, reservations which entitles you all to

0:42:44up to $3,500 towards the install of new electric vehicles, and also include technical assistance so that's a program that's still open to the El Cerito community, and the event that folks want to install more you charging.

0:42:57We run a couple of different community programming. namely, there's the community power, coalition and power hour Community power. Coalition is really a quarterly forum that we meet with

0:43:10community-based organizations serving the communities that we serve.

0:43:15and I I lost the presentation on the slide here, so i'm not sure if that's just on my end, or with city councils as well. But i'll i'll try to get going off the of the cuff. But

0:43:27there we go. It's back up now. Thank you so much.

0:43:31and really pleased to say that El Cerito staff are regular attendees of those and kind of giving their perspectives about what programs of Mc. Would most benefit the El Cerrito community, which is great.

0:43:42We're regular community sponsors of both the Fourth of July community events in the annual bike to work day, You know. I heard in

0:43:51Mayor Muslims presentation to kick off the meeting this evening that he

0:43:59the back to work. Day is coming up in May, so I' to be connected on that, just to see how it could be involved again. Next slide, please.

0:44:10And then in terms of customer highlights what it actually looks like, and who we're serving in. Also, Rita, we do serve about 10,000 customers, and that's a 91 participation rate and mce service.

0:44:22which is terrific. Your municipal accounts, so your City hall, your community center things of that nature

0:44:29opted up to our 100% deep green, renewable service option in 2,017.

0:44:36That's

0:44:37at Mce we have 2 service options, one of which is 60% renewable. That's light green, and the other is deep green, which comes from all renewable sources, 50% wind and 50% solar.

0:44:49And I do want to give a shout out to the El Cerrito community because 8 of all the customers in Elsa Rito that are served by Mc

0:44:58are actually enrolled in deep green, which is the highest percentage in.

0:45:04And some of these metrics here you can see that over 9,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide have been reduced to date through Mce's generation.

0:45:15That's the equivalent of taking just over 200 gas power vehicles off the off the road for an entire year, so really something that you all should be proud of, and something that you know we're really encouraged to work with city staff on the Phd. Reporting and climate action planning that I know you all are are undergoing right now

0:45:35next slide.

0:45:41Sebastian Conn - MCE: So just for members of the public that may not be as familiar with Mc. One of the things that I really want to highlight this evening

0:45:48is what Mc's rates cover and what they do not so energy, and the amount that everyday folks are paying on their monthly bills can be confusing sometimes. But I don't think that it has to be. And so this slide aims to kind of demystify what folks are paying on their bill each month.

0:46:05Right now. One of the biggest issues that consumers face on their bill is natural. Gas prices, particularly in the cold winter months that we're we're just starting to come out of as spring is here now.

0:46:16Gas makes up a large portion of a Person's. Pg. And E. You, Bill, each month. But it's not something that Mc. Is responsible for. We don't have control over natural gas, and it's not something that we feel for

0:46:27additionally, the electric delivery charges. If we think back to the slide, it opened up the presentation about how electricity service works, how the power is actually traveling over the poles and wires to a person's home

0:46:39that's considered electric delivery, and that's not something that I can see e bills for

0:46:43what we do, bill for is electric generation, which is where the power is coming from. And so again, with Mce being governed as a joint powers. Authority communities gain more control over their electricity generation.

0:46:58and any time there's a proposed rate change at Mz, which typically takes place only once a year. Those decisions are reviewed publicly by Mcdonald's directors, and approved in a voting public meeting. So there's a lot of transparency in that process which

0:47:13is something that's at the core of what we do at Mcu. Next slide, please.

0:47:22and just building on the billing team at. We know that when it comes to paying on the electric bill. Sometimes folks need a little help.

0:47:30and low-income families deal with a higher degree of what we refer to as energy burden, which is the percentage of household income that folks spend each month

0:47:39on energy bills.

0:47:41And so with that in mind and in the interest of ensuring equitable outcomes for our most vulnerable customers. Our governance structure ensures local control over energy rates and transparent brain setting.

0:47:53About 12% of community members and Elsa Reido are actually enrolled in the care program, which is the California alternate rates for energy, that's in the income qualified program that gives folks 35 off on their bill each month.

0:48:08And then one thing that folks are seeing that hopefully alleviates some of the high billing that folks have been seeing in recent months is a $90 bill credit from the California Public Utilities Commission. That was something that was approved in February.

0:48:22and it really was intended to provide much needed support to customers experiencing unusually high natural gas bills.

0:48:30So if you haven't checked your April bill. Yeah, that's something that's probably on there

0:48:35next slide, please.

0:48:41And one of the questions we get a lot of them is where the power is actually coming from. What makes up that 60 to 100 renewable energy

0:48:50portfolio.

0:48:51You'll see here some of the local projects that we have throughout our service area. There's 22 of them. This is not all encompassing. We do contract with developers throughout the State of California and the Pacific Northwest to be to meet the energy needs of our communities.

0:49:07But we are investing in the local community as well. All projects over a megawatt in size are built with union labor and have prevailing wage requirements, and you can just see on the map here where some of those products are located

0:49:20next slide.

0:49:24One of the questions that we're getting a lot recently is how we're working to create a clean and reliable grid, and what that means for electric planning in our communities.

0:49:35And I think what's key to keep in mind here is that as we plan for increased electrical load, you know, as folks are plugging in Evs, or maybe installing a heat pump water heat, or at their home.

0:49:46Mc. Is really making significant investments in battery storage, both locally and on a utility scale.

0:49:52As part of our power procurement practices. We require that all new local solar projects. Contact with us have a battery component as well as part of their project.

0:50:04And one of the things that I want to highlight here that's taking place in your neighboring community of Richmond. That is really innovative, and I think is the trend that we're seeing happen within the energy industry is a virtual power plant.

0:50:17So the way that this works is similar to a traditional power plant. A virtual power plant or bpp

0:50:24provides electricity to the grid. But instead of coming from a single traditional source. Like a solar farm. For example. vps are made up of a network of digitally connected technologies distributed across the community.

0:50:38So our virtual power plant is going to include things like smart technologies, energy, storage, smart thermostats, rooftop, solar and heat, pump space and water heating

0:50:49for a 100 homes in Richmond. This is launching in 2,025, so I know this is not specific to Elsa Rito, but just to demonstrate

0:50:57kind of where we're thinking about how we're going to meet energy needs in our communities. It's really embarking on bold and innovative projects like this. So I thought it was important to share with the Council.

0:51:09Next slide, please.

0:51:12What I'm really excited to talk about with you all about this evening is the number of customer programs that we have at emce. Any Mc E. Customer, including the city of also, you know, is eligible to participate in any of our programs, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and this is just a snapshot of some of the programs

0:51:32we've distributed about 2.4 million dollars in energy efficiency rebates to date which include rebates for energy efficiency technologies and no cost energy assessments. So that's something that El Cerito could participate in.

0:51:45We have incentive programs for customers that want to shift load out of the peak periods from 4 to 9 Pm. And basically what that means is, if you recall last summer, when we had some of those flexibility, some of that call to

0:51:59conserve power. During the the heat wave we were seeing.

0:52:03We have a program at Mc that actually incentivizes customers to do that. So when the grid is both constrained, you know, in those evening hours folks can

0:52:12shifts that load and receive an incentive from.

0:52:15And then, of course, I mentioned a little bit earlier, too, on the electric vehicle front. We offer rebates and free technical assistance towards the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

0:52:26So all of these rebates are available to you all in the city of El Cerito, which is great.

0:52:31Next slide, please.

0:52:36just to recap this evening. Really, we think that the power of Mc is the ability to reinvest in our local communities.

0:52:45Since our inception in 2,010, we've saved about 700,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases throughout the area. We've invested over 214 milliondollars directly back into our communities through innovative programs.

0:52:58Sebastian Conn - MCE: and we've supported over 2.4 million labor hours to buy and build cleaner energy to serve our communities next slide.

0:53:10And so again, this was really just the high, level snapshot of the work that we do at Mce, and how we can serve as a resource to the city of El Cerrito again. As you are a member of our joint powers of the right, so

0:53:23really appreciative of the opportunity to present here this evening, and happy to take any questions.

0:53:29Thank you. Any questions or comments from Council members.

0:53:34Okay.

0:53:34i'll go ahead to you.

0:53:38Sebastian. It's a Council member point. I I just want to thank you for this thorough presentation. Know that I'm very proud of the Vice chair of the Mce with Chair, the Mayor of Pittsburgh, which now.

0:53:56and with all of us. In contrast the addition of the possibility of a couple of more cities, I think you'll probably see most of the contract costs on board with in the future.

0:54:12So thank you for all your work on that, Sebastian. I also want to point out to our residents that we've been part of Mc. Since 2,015, and with

0:54:25walking through all of the neighborhoods and seeing many homes updated with

0:54:31solar and battery energy storage, where we we see the future. We see it now, and with the attending and meeting with the our members of Congress Department of Energy

0:54:47obtaining the Federal earmarks is so important. So I have a feeling we did have a successful trip a couple of weeks ago, and

0:54:58hopefully the Federal Government will deliver on the addition of earmarks that we've asked for. So, looking at what John Supervisor John Joy and I discuss with the future of

0:55:13heat pumps, and the possibility of 2027 being the last year, when you can purchase a

0:55:24a water heater that we will get to this carbon neutral future faster. So excited about the possibilities, and

0:55:35knowing that the Federal Government and Department of Energy wants the State of California to do this, so we're on board, and we are here to partner with our Federal Government

0:55:47along with the the State and county. And and that's how small cities like we're able to but do these things because we cannot do this alone, and you look at the price of

0:56:00our Ev that our new AV station that we're putting here in the parking lot, and we striving of the parking lot for our new infrastructure. It's it's pretty expensive so but I have residents asking all the time.

0:56:17Why does Richmond have a lot of Why do they have all of the infrastructure? And we have very few. It's because they have. They're considered a challenge city with a lot of pollution because they're an extra.

0:56:33So the Richmond gets these things for free, while cities like we have to pay upfront for this. So I tell my environmental quality friends. Yes, we are partnering with. I am so proud of that. But it's gonna take some years to

0:56:52get to this

0:56:54are the neutral future. So just be patient. We just received 750,000, I believe, just recently, for last year's earmarks for greeting low income homes

0:57:09in the Congressional district 8 which is to switch low-income homes, to heat pumps and to get rid of their gas users.

0:57:20So part of the future. I'm glad to say that Mc. Is in the forefront. Mc. Is the first Cca in California. So people are looking at.

0:57:34and I get a lot of questions. When I was in the at the Civic Well Conference, and

0:57:40proud to know that Mc. Is a sponsor for the Civic Well Conference as well as our Fourth of July. So, Sebastian, I just want to thank you for all the work that you're doing and getting the word out. We're we're having a new restaurants and a new small businesses opening up so definitely. Reach out to our chamber, and they they will give you the names and contacts of our our small businesses, and I know we will see

0:58:10the large businesses that are not on board yet. They will probably want to reach out to you as well. So, looking forward to the rebates, I know the Air Board has rebates as well. So getting the word out is so important, so look forward to having you

0:58:27do this crease and in your life. So i'm pretty sure how you work

0:58:31Sebastian Conn - MCE: very much, appreciated Council Member, and thank you for your climate leadership as well.

0:58:38That's very yes, thank you. Thank you so much, Sebastian, for this presentation. I know we got to meet each other on Earth day, and and you forewarned me that you were ringing a robust presentation. I want to thank you. You know so much for that. I mean I I had an opportunity before I was on the Council. I was a part of the Energy Policy Academy actually through Assembly Member Rendon's office when he was a speaker. I'm in, you know, shout out to Council Member king. So who heard me complaining about the challenges that we were having in North title for real, and still continue to have in

0:59:10I else Rio, with delivery of energy. And even though i'm not in that same older building, I am one of the people now living it up and living a high life in that ugly building, this next to the building where you bar station, and and i'm watching that building, you know, fill up with so many folks who are coming from low income communities who are coming from over buildings who are not used to it. It's a very energy efficient building. But there are some things that we, as Richard, do not get to take advantage of. My My question was.

0:59:40What is your or do you think in the future? You know I've heard overlapping your people talking about decentralizing

0:59:47energy, and I know that we're talking about it different between what Mc. Does versus Pgm, who does still deliver the energy. But that means that renters I am a for my well, I can. So the first on this council in 20 years

1:00:00wins, and don't really get to take advantage of those those type of programs. So do you see any of a foil, or i'm sorry for a single future where that'll be something where at least renters have the option of still taking advantage of Mc. Instead of having to automatically opt into Pg. And E. Through there through their apartment complexes they are building.

1:00:22I know that was one. I'm sorry.

1:00:26Sebastian Conn - MCE: No great questions, Council member, and it was a little choppy on my end, so I I I might have missed a couple of pieces

1:00:33first. Great to hear that you are a renter. There's number of programs that are available to Renters and and El Cerito.

1:00:40you know, Atmc. It is an opt out model. That's the way that the State legislation was written that enables community choice programs like Mc to exist. So when a resident moves into a building, they're automatically enrolled in Mce and have to

1:00:57have the choice of opting out if they choose to do so right. But in terms of programs we offer a number, a really a full suite of different programs that are available to multi family properties. We have energy, efficient savings, measures really everything from

1:01:13you know. building energy, efficiency within individual.

1:01:20You know, apartments in you can think things like low flow water.

1:01:25aerators, or more efficient insulation. And these things may not like They're related to energy. But the back of the matter is that

1:01:34the less energy that you're using in your home helps you save money on your village right? So we do have a multi-family team atmc that works specifically on these programs, and if there are. If there are opportunities to do

1:01:46multi-family engagement within the city of El Cerrito, i'd be happy to learn about them and partner with you all on that effort.

1:01:54Yes, that that was it going to definitely be my kind? You know it. It must be an incredible privilege to worry about what someone's living situation, or what their building looks like when people are just looking for affordable options

1:02:06for their living situation in their energy. So anything that we can do with the castle to make sure that a lot of these new, these new residents that are coming into illustrator have you build more ugly buildings? We want to make sure that we give them those opportunities to to opt into that. So I love to help you. I know the res of the Council would as well.

1:02:23Sebastian Conn - MCE: I I appreciate that council member. We we do offer free comprehensive assessments for multi-family properties and up to $1,200 per unit for some of those measures that I mentioned.

1:02:36Thank you.

1:02:38Council Member for Delhi.

1:02:41Councilmember Fadelli: Thank you. Thank you, Sebastian, For this presentation. You mentioned that Mc. Helps to create about 6,000 local community jobs.

1:02:51Can you describe what those types of jobs are that you're helping to create?

1:02:56Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yeah, sure Council members. So we do have a workforce development program where we partner with different community based organizations to match contractors to job opportunities throughout the bay area.

1:03:09You can think things like.

1:03:12you know, if there's somebody that's interested in learning how to install solar, we're learning how to do energy efficiency measures like I talked about within the home.

1:03:22there are opportunities for job seekers directly to connect with Mc. And we work with partners to connect them to girls. We also provide 2 contractors

1:03:34free on the job training. So

1:03:37if they are interested in taking on one of the contract or one of the job seekers that we work with, we help pay for that service and get them certified and train up to speed.

1:03:47So that's at a high level what we do. And then, as I mentioned any local project that's built throughout our service area does require union labor and prevailing wage. So that's where some of the jobs that we've helped create are coming from. Primarily.

1:04:03Councilmember Fadelli: Thank you and thank you for that training. Those training efforts locally really important. And thank you also is

1:04:10Council Member Quinto mentioned for supporting our local events like our July Fourth world, one festival. Thank you very much.

1:04:18Sebastian Conn - MCE: Thank you.

1:04:20Okay.

1:04:21Hi, Sebastian. Thank you so much for coming to our Earth Day festival on Saturday. It was great to meet you there. Quick question. So I was really encouraged and excited by any, was 8% of else. 3 in type opted into deep green 100 renewable. Let's say we were to double the participation, and there was 16. What would that look like? As far as Emce's operation it more it it more customers were to opt into deep green.

1:04:52Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yeah. Great question there for them. So I will say that it's been a longstanding goal of Mc. Since our inception as an agency to eventually get to a 100 renewable energy serving our customers.

1:05:06That's taken some time, you know, just in terms of what's available in the marketplace to be able to ramp up. But what i'm really pleased to say is that

1:05:14in August of last year, our board authorized a new policy that would allow for new customers to automatically be enrolled in deep cream.

1:05:24which is the 100% renewable option. So in the event that you're opening a new brick and mortar business, or you're moving into a new home. And also, for example, that account would become a 100% deep green automatically.

1:05:38and so folks would, of course, have the option to choose light green, or Pg. But they would start with deep green as that default service, so that 8% you're seeing. And also, you know, I anticipate that it will go up this year. It is a one year pilot program. And so we're going to see how it goes for the course of this year, and then reassess at the end of 2,023.

1:05:57But that is something that's that's happening in the community already. And so I think the deep green percentage will continue to climb. And also we know.

1:06:05And then my second question is for folks who want to opt into Deep Green, but also are receiving financial assistance. Does it? Does Mc Structure support that? Or do they need to be in a specific category of light green or deep green in order to get financial assistance.

1:06:22Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yeah, thanks for calling it out. I should have mentioned that in my last response, so as part of the pilot, anybody that is on that care program that I mentioned during the presentation that's income qualified would be subsidized

1:06:35for the duration of the pilot. So let's say you're automatically opted into deep green. There is a

1:06:43it sounds confusing, but I promise it's not. It's a penny per kilowatt hour surcharge. And what that means essentially is that you take the amount of usage that you use in a month for your energy. You time you multiply it by point, 0 one, and that's kind of

1:06:57what the addition of the green would cost. So on average.

1:07:01that cost about 5 or $6 a month for the average residential customer. Customers on care as part of that pilot are not paying that search, or it's it's being subsidized through Mc.

1:07:12So it doesn't matter if they're in light green or deep green. If you are, your customer is often into the care program.

1:07:25Sebastian Conn - MCE: so I think it's. I think it's 2 separate questions. I would say that customers that are on my screen, of course, are eligible for that care program and can receive that

1:07:35my earlier comments for more with regard to folks that are being automatically involved in Deep Green. They wouldn't have to pay that too much. So the financial assistance programs are available to both

1:07:46customer bases

1:07:47by phone. Thank you.

1:07:50hey?

1:07:51Thank you. I have just a couple of questions. One is on the map of generation sites. There are 2 sites in West Contra Costa County. I was wondering if you could tell me what those sites were

1:08:05Sebastian Conn - MCE: sure, so the one that you that is probably the most prominent that you're seeing in in West Contra. Costa is our solar. One project which is in Richmond, California. It's a 10 and a half megawatt site

1:08:18on a remediated brown field site. You know the chevron refineries, and that provides enough power for about 3,000 homes on an annual basis.

1:08:27I'm not sure what the other project on the map is referring to, but definitely One of them is solar one. In Richmond.

1:08:34We do have a feed in Tara pro program just across the Cartina's bridge from you all in Venetia, so that might have been the one that you're seeing as well

1:08:44Sebastian Conn - MCE: a a similar size and scale.

1:08:48And then this is just. I read in breaking news today that the ninth circuit has struck down Berkeley's electrification ordinance. I was wondering if you had any

1:09:01anything you can tell about how that

1:09:04and how i'll forward that.

1:09:07Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yeah, Mary, it's it's kind of a a Tbd. At this point. I think we're learning about that information in real time. This is you are, and have been following those articles.

1:09:17I think that it's really on

1:09:21the respective legal councils of each city and county to determine how that affects reach coast in their communities. I know in Marin County, for example there a number of the municipalities there

1:09:33last year past all that your reach codes as part of

1:09:37that recent code cycle, and they're all kind of going through that now, and determining what it means for them.

1:09:42I'll. I'll say that with, and this is not, you know i'm not a lawyer so

1:09:47exactly piece that was overturned

1:09:53for a number of the reach codes that have been implemented since 2,022 a lot of them, based on my experience, made exemptions for restaurants specifically, and that's really what was targeted in in this case. So again, I would say, I would encourage.

1:10:10you know, city and county legal councils to take a look at what it means for their communities. But that's kind of at a high level the way that we're seeing it.

1:10:19Thank you very much. It is very nice meeting you on Saturday.

1:10:26Me if you allow it. I have one additional request from the public to speak on it again.

1:10:31If you want to come up to the podium in part. provide comments. Just please provide your name and your residence for the record. Thank you. This is Harry Lama as a resident of

1:10:43thanks for the opportunity of asking a question. I wanted to ask the question of Sebastian. Your presentation was great. The question I have for you is, does Mcd have a programs or plans for green renewable hydrogen?

1:10:59And are you participating in any of the programs for Federal and state funding

1:11:07for green and over the region. And it does, and she you consider

1:11:13generation from green and global hydrogen

1:11:16as part of its our production strategy for the future.

1:11:22Thank you.

1:11:26Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yeah, Thank you for that, sir. It is something that is looking into quite a bit. And is it one of

1:11:34you know the areas where there is funding available at at a Federal level that you know we're looking into at a state level. And just for those of you that may not be as familiar with with green hydrogen. It's basically a clean fuel that can be produced without greenhouse gas emissions and used in a number of different energy applications.

1:11:54So, yes, to all of those serve. But I am not an exporting greenhouse. Pretty hydrogen, by any means so happy to follow up with the City Council with any additional information.

1:12:05So thank you.

1:12:08Any other questions for any other speakers.

1:12:15Thank you very much, and we really appreciate your presentation.

1:12:19Sebastian Conn - MCE: Yes, thank you for the opportunity.

1:12:21Thanks.

1:12:24The next item is adoption of the Consent calendar, which includes the following items.

1:12:31approval of minutes. monthly disbursement and check register report for March 2,023 fy, 2022, 43 through corner cash and investment reports.

1:12:43adopt landscape and lighting assessments for fiscal year 2324, and adopt resolution of intent to order improvements, and set the public hearing, as may second 2023

1:12:56amendment to consulting services agreement with management partners baker ability to develop a strategic plan and calendar year, 2,020 and 2021 contra cost of transportation, authority, growth, management, compliance, checklist.

1:13:12Okay.

1:13:15Are there any brief questions or request by Council to pull items off the consent calendar.

1:13:23hey?

1:13:25I did have. I did find a a a significant

1:13:31hypo in the approval minutes. So when we get to that are those already corrected, hey? I can read this in the record, and if you would like.

1:13:40So I had 2 items for the 321 min on page 7 to modify. I Mayor Mojama's report to read, reported on attendance at a meeting with the Government liaison to the California P. You see.

1:13:54and a second on the 4 4 min page 3 modifying Council Member Fideli's report to read Records swap at the downtown home music store, and then we did have a notation that the library item was would continue to tonight.

1:14:08Thank you.

1:14:11I like to make a motion to accept and support the adoption of the consent. Calendar a. 2 F.

1:14:20There a second second, hey? There's a motion, and a second.

1:14:24and just to clarify with, that is, with those corrections to the minutes.

1:14:28That's great. Thank you, Mayor Rosieama, Aye, Mayor for a time of Nick Hi Council. Member for Delhi.

1:14:35Aye.

1:14:43the next item is the Council local and regional liaison assignments. Are there any Council reports?

1:14:52Yes. on Thursday we had a meeting a recycle more. It was our first in-person meeting since March 2020, and it was

1:15:02all it's with the exception of our representative Hercules, all new directors in person, for the meeting. So it was a a fantastic meeting.

1:15:12You received the presentation on the multi-family strategy for outreach to comply with 1,383 elsewhere. I'm proud to say we are a 100% compliance with 1,383 as far as bins for multi-family structures so that's very excited. So that's over 3

1:15:33residents in it is a unit

1:15:36or in a in a building, so that is quite exciting, but happy to help with the whole list county effort to make sure that we're 1383 compliance. And then on Saturday I attended the Earth Day Festival, and it was fantastic to see so many community members out there. Thank you to the volunteers who are there. Thank you to staff.

1:15:57And also we had great community partners that

1:16:00donated to help or were there to table. And there was also some of our artisan residents from the recycling. There's our arts and culture commissions, artists, and residents at the recycling center. We're there making out of cardboard

1:16:18a little has cities for children, and they can build the city in which they envision. And it was really beautiful, and it was a great event. So I look forward to next year, and that includes my report.

1:16:31Thank you. Are there any other reports.

1:16:35I'd like to mention that i'm out of attending the

1:16:43bigger California cities meetings last week with and city manager, Karen Pecas, and it it was an interesting week we were supposed to be with the Assembly member, Bobby Wicks, except we had a lockdown and a gunscape situation, so we were not able to meet with Assembly, Member Bobby with our Assembly member, but look forward to

1:17:11meeting with the Assembly member and seeing current person in the future, we haven't been able to do that yet, since she's been in office. So i'm hoping that she will come here possibly in the future, and we can give her a 4 of our affordable housing projects

1:17:29to let her know that one size is not at all when it comes to policy of housing, and one of the things that you know the priorities that I wanted to speak to the assembly number was supporting 81,708 which is

1:17:47this measure would amend prop 47 to increase accountability for repeat offenders, as well as access to a participate in rehabilitation services, and 83 67 and that is a

1:18:04bill on adding enhancements to drug dealers. So we we see this as one of the main things that is ruining California right now, especially in the largest cities, and we see that in a

1:18:24a very small way. But we do see it here in, and we want to put a stop with this and

1:18:31many of the drug dealing is out in the open, and we see that at the field right next door to at the Richmond border on the north side there that is not acceptable. That's rooting families, ruining people's lives.

1:18:48You get homelessness from that, and you get crime from people that want to continue with the you know they have a a fentanyl addiction, and and others. So the Board of Directors and i'm a member of the Board of

1:19:06about the importance of making sure that their cities are in the front line, and the State of California needs to know that their decisions and the legislation that they put

1:19:18out on for the State of California. It goes to the front lines, and cities need to deal with this, so know that I implore my colleagues here in Sacramento. Please work with cities because many of this is unfunded mandates, and they're they're They're adding all of these

1:19:37legislations that actually are making things worse. So yeah, please, I'm asking for our Assembly Member and State Senator to think about the victims of crimes first

1:19:53because we haven't been seeing that, and to see a lot of anti-semitism. Lgbtq and Api hate. This is not acceptable to see we have residents that are scared to get out of their homes in San Francisco, and and in Chinatown, in Oakland

1:20:12we see killings on that in East Oakland, and and a lack of police. And what we need to do is just get the basics and know the importance of public safety. So the Board of Directors of the League of California Cities. We want to make sure that

1:20:30that we work together, and they work with cities. There's a lot of things that they're pushing on. Cities. Really, Don't, add up.

1:20:39and we'll be more unbended mandates, and we can't afford to do these things, and we don't get funding for it. So that comes to housing, public safety and everything else. So

1:20:53that's my report. You gonna make a comment, Mayor, just to piggy back on with miracle, Tim Redneck said. I also participated in our day, and just shout out to all of our community members. I got out of India Community service projects on that day, and I actually had the opportunity to walk with some of our community members who are doing clean up in in the Delaware along the Greenway area, and it was just so heartbreaking to I picked up in maybe an hour

1:21:195 full diapers, which means that we still have so many community members who are who are on the streets, who are living on the streets. And so I just want to make sure we're continue to do everything that we can to help, not just our own house folks, but people who are who are part time, and they're spending a lot of their time on public transportation.

1:21:37So there's that I I didn't get to go with you, Councillor Ricky. Those who cal cities, but I I was actually at the women's policy summit in San Francisco. I would

1:21:47totally by the department on the status of women, but it was attended by the commission on the status of women from all of the commissions across our State, and of course the State Commission, and we talked so much about, always making sure that we're centering women in equity issues. And it when you're centering people, all that needed asking me your policy. How Are you centering women and girls in that policy? We know that if nothing else, we have at least 1 one big, huge issue it. Also know that we're going to have to attack it. That's going to be building our new call with the Safety Building.

1:22:17A lot of people don't understand that we're one of the reason we're doing that is because we do not have suitable quarters for our women. We don't have suitable quarters for women who may be nursing, or any of those sort of things, and that's what it means when you're building an Equitable city. So it was just amazing to be around some of the policymakers and commissioners who just want to make sure that we're building a safe community for our Olympic meeting members. And and while I'm speaking on public safety. I just want to say that I'm. I'm so happy that we do have a police department who would like.

1:22:47and the challenges of one of our sisters that i'm not going to name. But I want to make sure that we we remember that

1:22:54there's no rule for not just racism, but also anti blackness in any of our communities here in contract. I the county. I'm thankful we don't have that issue, but I want to always reiterate that because it's the thing that I've seen about black people from other people of color and from women who are in public service position. And I stand with our our colleagues in that city. If anyone's been watching the news, they know what city i'm talking about. But I want to always make sure that we're standing with each other as public officials, because it is deplorable, and we want to make sure that everyone feels

1:23:24supporting all of our communities across this county.

1:23:30Thank you.

1:23:32So I want to report out that along with Council, Member for Dali and Councilman, we singer. I attended the Cal California fish for a ribbon cutting.

1:23:44and and we I also attended the Tom Bates Field Jpa meeting, and the exciting news from that meeting is that the 7 pickleball courts will be ready in about 2 years, so i'm sure people will be really excited about that.

1:23:59We also councilmember for delay, and I had our Advisory Body Subcommittee meeting on that day as well, and then on

1:24:07April sixth, we had our contract. Costa Mayor's Conference meeting, which I attended with our city manager, as well as the on the seventh I attended a prior breakfast with Council Member Fideli at Saint Peter Cme. Church.

1:24:23and then I attended the

1:24:25how California legacy seed leaders summit along with Council Member Kinto, and one of the things that was really great about that meeting was that we got to meet directly with the California State Association of county. So this is. This is something that is kind of unusual to have counties and cities meeting together that way, so

1:24:45that meeting was about addressing the crisis of homelessness so hopefully we can coordinate together better, so that we can address almost this closer to home. I was able to leave it councilmember. Sorry county Supervisor Joy I there, and talk about what we can do to work on that

1:25:03together. And then, on the fifteenth, I attended the Earth Day celebration with.

1:25:15and so many community groups that we made it a special day and and thank you to all the volunteers and staff that made that happen. And then also on the fifteenth, I met with the elsewhere. By the end of the Icp.

1:25:28No.

1:25:29and just for the public we are are required by Ma to

1:25:34report out on any meetings that were funded by the city. So, for example, our attendance at the California League, the city leader, Summit, was something that is covered under the training budget of the city. And so we are required to report out on that along with the contract cost and Mayors Conference. That is also our participation is funded by the so we are required to report on that. So sometimes we record out multiple times. So that's the reason for that.

1:26:02Okay.

1:26:05And just to make sure Council Member for that. Is there anything you would like to report that on just in case I missed you.

1:26:13Okay, thank you. So

1:26:17if there is no other items. Come, land work. Is there anything else?

1:26:23No, you are good. Okay? Oh.

1:26:27it is now 7 27, and we are adjourned. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, May second, 2023 at 6 Pm.

1:26:39Thank you very much.

1:26:40Bye, bye.