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CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
INSPIRATION
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
RECESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING / CALL TO ORDER THE PORT HUENEME HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING
ROLL CALL
HOUSING AUTHORITY PUBLIC COMMENT
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
HOUSING AUTHORITY BUSINESS ITEMS:

ITEM#3 - REQUEST FOR OUT OF STATE TRAVEL
AUTHORITY MEMBERS’ REPORTS, COMMENTS, & REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PORT HUENEME HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING / RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
PRESENTATIONS:

ITEM#4 - AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH PROCLAMATION
ITEM#5 - FAIR HOUSING MONTH PROCLAMATION
ITEM#6 - STATE OF THE PORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM#9 - RESOLUTION ACCEPTIONG SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM - ACVITE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND SAFETY GRANT FOR CITY OF PORT HUENEME RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON (RRFB'S) CITYWIDE PROJECT
ITEM#11 - CONTRACT AWARD FOR OIL/WATER SEPARATOR MAINTANANCE
BUSINESS ITEMS:

ITEM#13 - FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024-25 MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE
ITEM#14 - ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTENARIAN RECOGNITION PROGRAM
ITEM#15 - FORMATION OF A VETERAN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION
ITEM#16 - ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / ADJOURNMENT

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	Started so welcome to the City Council meeting.	00:01:16
	Tonight, umm.	00:01:20
	It is April the 7th. We are now going to call this meeting to order.	00:01:21
	At 6:30.	00:01:25
	Madam Clerk can get a roll call, please.	00:01:30
	Councilmember Gama.	00:01:32
	Here, Councilmember Hernandez.	00:01:34
	Here, Councilmember Perez.	00:01:38
	Here, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez here and Mayor and Queen Lejeune here.	00:01:40
	We're going to now move to the inspiration by our mayor Pro Tem.	00:01:45
	Lopez, thank you.	00:01:48
	Welcome everybody.	00:01:50
	Oh, no, no.	00:01:53
	OK, sorry about that. I guess if it's not on the paper, I'm not going to say it. No, no.	00:01:56
	Tonight.	00:02:02
	Ready. Begin.	00:02:11
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:02:13
	One nation visible.	00:02:20
	Great. Now we're going to move to the inspiration.	00:02:28
	OK.	00:02:32
	Welcome everybody.	00:02:33
	As we gather today for our City Council meeting, we are reminded of a legacy of a.	00:02:36
	Of a man who dedicated his life to fight for justice and the right for workers.	00:02:42
	Cesar Chavez his unwavering commitment to dignity, respect and equality for all people.	00:02:47
	Especially farm workers stands as a beacon of hope.	00:02:52
	For those who struggle for fairness in our society.	00:02:55
	Cephalon Chavez once said the fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It's always about our people.	00:02:58
	It is a powerful reminder that the the battles we fight.	00:03:04
	Are not just issues or policies.	00:03:07
	That that are about the people, people who are hard, who love their families, who seek the same opportunities.	00:03:10
	And the justice we all deserve.	00:03:16
	His courage and organizing. His persistence in the face of adversity.	00:03:18
	And his belief in nonviolent actions changed the course of history.	00:03:22
	But the fight for equality justice is ongoing.	00:03:27
	And this is up to us to continue the work that Cesar Chavez started.	00:03:30
	Just as he taught us.	00:03:35
	We stand together, united as a community.	00:03:38
	We have the power to create lasting change.	00:03:40
	Today, let us renew our commitment to work together for a better future.	00:03:45
	Let us listen.	00:03:50
	Advocate for an act for those who voices who are often unheard.	00:03:52
	As we may remember that this is through service to one another that.	00:03:57
	We truly honor the spirit of Cesar Chavez.	00:04:01
	And I want to thank everybody for coming today.	00:04:04
	We see.	00:04:09
	We see attack on liberties.	00:04:10
	We see uh, uh.	00:04:13
	We're seeing OSHA being taken down.	00:04:15
	On a federal level.	00:04:18
	And so this Cesar Chavez reading it stands true today.	00:04:19
	So I want to thank everybody for being here today.	00:04:25
	Thank you. Great. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:04:28
	Thank you Mayor Pro Tem, and before I move any further, I am going to apologize to our Madam Clerk. I see flag salute clearly now.	00:04:34
	So thank you so much. Next, we're going to move on to our public comments.	00:04:42
	And so we're going to hear all comments.	00:04:47
	Not related to our agenda items. You may see an item on our agenda under presentations, which is from the port. And so just know	00:04:50
	that we generally don't take public comments for presentations. So we're going to hear all public comments.	00:04:58
	Now, before we get started with the rest of our agenda.	00:05:06
	So over to you, Madam.	00:05:09
	The first comment is from Josie Gonzalez.	00:05:12
	And David Murphy, you'll be after her.	00:05:15
	Great. And all public comments are three minutes.	00:05:18
	Thank you.	00:05:21
	Thank you very much. I'm Josie Gonzalez and I live Surfside Four across from the pier.	00:05:22
	And I want to address a serious safety issue.	00:05:28
	That is occurring on the pier.	00:05:31
	I almost got bowled over twice by these big motor electric bikes.	00:05:34
	That speed down the pier.	00:05:40
	The pier is a lovely place to walk. I've lived here for the past two years. I really enjoy it you have.	00:05:43
	Children, carriages, fishermen, everyone is having a good time, but this is a serious safety issue. For two years now I have been	00:05:49
	sending emails to the city addressing this issue.	00:05:55
	To.	00:06:02
	To Shirley Jackson, Fred Camarillo.	00:06:04
	Michael Federico. And I've had no response, and that's why I'm here today.	00:06:07
	To have these bikes on the pier, in my opinion, is in violation of your ordinance.	00:06:13
	4212.	00:06:19
	Saying that wheeled vehicles are prohibited.	00:06:20
	However, there is no signage, so we're going to have adequate enforcement.	00:06:24
	By the chief of police, you need clear signage. Just like there's no dogs on the beach, there should be no bicycles on the pier	00:06:28
	and.	00:06:33
	And this really is a very dangerous.	00:06:38
	Unsafe condition.	00:06:40
	Thank you.	00:06:42
	And incidentally, I do have some material for you. I've taken pictures of these big bikes. They look like motorcycles.	00:06:44
	And are surrounded by children and women you know trying to walk the pier.	00:06:51
	So I you can go ahead and hand them over to our.	00:06:57
	Madam Clerk here. Yeah. Thank you very much. No problem. Thank you.	00:07:01
	Mayor, if I could.	00:07:05
	Just briefly.	00:07:08
	Note.	00:07:09
	Motorized vehicles are a challenge in every community right now. Anybody who's on next door, Facebook or any of those places can	00:07:11
	see that.	00:07:14
	That's a common complaint and so.	00:07:18
	A lot of cities are struggling because.	00:07:20
	The you know.	00:07:23
	Tension between.	00:07:25
	Encouraging people to go out and exercise versus.	00:07:26
	You know, potentially writing tickets for.	00:07:29
	Using certain types of equipment to do that.	00:07:32
	So that could always be a future conversation. It may actually be something that we want to.	00:07:34
	That the Council could ask the Citizen Advisory Commission maybe to look into and make some recommendations.	00:07:38
	I just wanted to note in response to the specific comment that.	00:07:43
	I know our team did update the signage at the beach to highlight we have several rules at the beach there's about.	00:07:47
	Probably a couple dozen. So we updated signage to try to highlight all of those things.	00:07:54
	In one friendly positive sign and so.	00:07:58
	The signage during that period that was referred to over the last year.	00:08:02
	The signage was updated in an attempt to try to.	00:08:05
	To get some of that information out, but the motorized vehicle?	00:08:08
	Conversation is a challenge that's happening across cities.	00:08:12
	At this time. So thank you.	00:08:16
	OK, my name is Dave Murphy. I've been a resident here in Port Hueneme for 25 years.	00:08:19
	I love our little town.	00:08:26
	But this is Victims of Crime Week nationally, April 6th through the 12th.	00:08:28
	And I'm a victim of a violent crime.	00:08:34
	That happened here on January 7th of 2021.	00:08:36
	The deranged guy in my neighborhood.	00:08:40
	Hit me over the head with a hatchet.	00:08:42
	Leaving me paralyzed on my right side for quite a while. And now I.	00:08:45
	You know, it's ruined my life.	00:08:50
	So I took a lot of time to write this big speech.	00:08:52
	And I realized I'm not going to be able to get through it.	00:08:56
	So I just want to share with you.	00:08:58
	City Council members, Mayor.	00:09:00
	City Manager.	00:09:03
	That we need to do a better job.	00:09:04
	Of protecting our citizens, innocent people.	00:09:07
	From crazy people.	00:09:10
	That are dangerous.	00:09:12
	And there's a lot of them out there.	00:09:13
	I went to the police so many times.	00:09:15
	In from 2017 to 2020.	00:09:18
	Before I got attacked.	00:09:23
	And it didn't do me any good.	00:09:25
	I went to the DA's office just five weeks before they kicked it back to the Police Department.	00:09:27
	I could go on and on with all.	00:09:32
	The facts. Steve heard me.	00:09:33
	At the sentencing.	00:09:36
	For the guy that attacked me.	00:09:38
	And so all I want to say is.	00:09:41
	We can do better.	00:09:44
	And it was so disappointing.	00:09:45
	Chief Federico, I'm sorry.	00:09:49
	I didn't want to.	00:09:51
	I apologize to him in advance because he wasn't the chief at the time.	00:09:52
	I think if he would have been, this probably wouldn't have happened.	00:09:56
	So that's all I have to say.	00:09:59
	Thank you.	00:10:01
	Sir, hold on just one second. Sir, you said that you had a letter. If you want to turn that letter in, if you want us to read	00:10:07
	that, you can actually have that, Give that to thee.	00:10:11
	Thank you so much.	00:10:19
	So we have Greg Ross making his way to the podium and then.	00:10:26
	Ward will be after.	00:10:30
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:10:34
	Council members.	00:10:37
	You've heard me before.	00:10:39
	55 years I've lived in.	00:10:41
	Ventura County.	00:10:44
	Last 20 years in South Ventura County and Port Wayne, ME.	00:10:45
	I'm going to start with this.	00:10:51
	You've seen this before, but I'm going to say it again.	00:10:53
	Deserves being said.	00:10:55
	All the major commercial ports on the West Coast.	00:10:58
	This port.	00:11:02
	Is only.	00:11:03
	Less than 1/10 of a mile away.	00:11:05
	From high density residential.	00:11:07
	You can look at Long Beach, San Pedro, Oakland, Portland, Seattle.	00:11:10
	Not even close.	00:11:14
	OK. So based on that.	00:11:16
	I want to play you a little.	00:11:19
	Audio.	00:11:21
	If I may.	00:11:22
	All right, that's enough.	00:11:34
	That was at 2:37 AM.	00:11:37
	A little before March 27th.	00:11:39
	And I think.	00:11:42
	I think you all have this in front of you. I hope you do.	00:11:44
	This is this is only the start of what I'm going to do. I'm a morning person.	00:11:46
	So I get up.	00:11:51
	I opened my window.	00:11:52
	And I listen.	00:11:54
	To what's going on at the port.	00:11:55
	And this is all of the stuff that I hear.	00:11:57
	By time and by date.	00:12:01
	So you can see.	00:12:03
	What we're up against, it's noise pollution.	00:12:05
	And it's very detrimental to everyone's health.	00:12:08
	So.	00:12:12
	April 4th.	00:12:17
	Just this past weekend.	00:12:18
	There was noxious fumes in our neighborhood.	00:12:20
	Floated over, there was a wind.	00:12:23
	From Carpinteria.	00:12:25
	To Malibu.	00:12:27
	And we got all these fumes.	00:12:28
	This is what we get when we live near the port High Disney Residential. We get this.	00:12:32
	And it's just.	00:12:38
	The port doesn't care.	00:12:40
	When I sent an e-mail.	00:12:42
	To all of you.	00:12:44
	I hear back from Steve Gama, from Laura Hernandez.	00:12:46
	From James Vega, I hear back.	00:12:48
	When I send an e-mail.	00:12:51
	To the port.	00:12:52
	I get crickets.	00:12:54
	They're not responsible. They're not responsive.	00:12:57
	And.	00:13:00
	They don't really. They're not a good neighbor.	00:13:01
	I've said what I want to say.	00:13:04
	The the noise pollution is bad.	00:13:06
	The air pollution is bad.	00:13:08
	They're not our friends at the port.	00:13:11
	And maybe some of you think they are.	00:13:14
	I don't think they are.	00:13:16
	Thank you.	00:13:18
	Thank you.	00:13:19
	Byron Ward.	00:13:26
	And rather, Flores will be after.	00:13:30
	Good evening everyone, my name is Byron K Ward and I own 2 businesses here in.	00:13:34
	Port 1 Amy. I reside in Marina, Vic.	00:13:40
	And.	00:13:45
	I'm here this evening on behalf of my nonprofit.	00:13:47
	It's called Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource Affiliates.	00:13:52
	And I'm here on the topics of.	00:13:57
	Clean Green.	00:14:01
	Technologies and energy.	00:14:02
	And wanted to. I had a brief conversation.	00:14:06
	With Mayor La Shawn.	00:14:11
	McQueen Lawn.	00:14:14
	And she is referring me to the city manager.	00:14:16
	And I just wanted to put these topics of economic development.	00:14:20
	And clean energy.	00:14:27
	Green technologies on the table.	00:14:30
	Looks like an opportunity for some.	00:14:33
	Debate here regarding the previous gentleman's.	00:14:37
	Comments about the.	00:14:41
	Air quality in the area.	00:14:43
	We have found the port to be a very good neighbor.	00:14:46
	And a good partner.	00:14:51
	In economic development and clean energy initiatives, we know they have their.	00:14:52
	0 emissions initiative.	00:14:59
	So.	00:15:03
	Let's talk about these topics and how we can benefit.	00:15:04
	The community of Port Walnut.	00:15:08
	Broader Ventura County area.	00:15:11
	Let's talk about the California Jobs First initiative.	00:15:16
	And how we can bring some resources into our area.	00:15:21
	So putting these issues.	00:15:26
	In the public domain.	00:15:29
	And I welcome anyone that's interested.	00:15:31
	And working with our organization.	00:15:35
	For economic development initiatives.	00:15:38
	Clean energy.	00:15:44
	And green technologies. Thank you.	00:15:46
	Sir, Sir, hold on. Just one second.	00:15:49
	Can you come back and just give the name of your organization?	00:15:56
	At Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource affiliates.	00:16:01
	We call ourselves Samara for short.	00:16:06
	Thank you. And if you left your contact information with the clerk on your form, we'll have some our economic development team get	00:16:09
	back to you.	00:16:13
	Good evening, council members.	00:16:20
	My name is Rafael Flores, long term resident here.	00:16:21
	Over 33 years.	00:16:26
	Parents or farm workers here in support of the port.	00:16:28
	And how it's benefited me and what I've seen them done to the community here in Port Walnut.	00:16:31
	I myself have been able and thankful enough to be able to participate with them and giving back to the community, whether it's.	00:16:37
	The farm working community students.	00:16:43
	Educational programs I.	00:16:45
	Giving back during Thanksgiving, Christmas.	00:16:49
	And allowing even my daughter to participate in all those events and my son.	00:16:52
	And, you know, part of say, that they've also grew up here in Wanimi. She's going to graduate in May in Cal Lutheran with	00:16:56
	business. My sons in the military.	00:17:00
	Did five years as a marine and as currently as a reserve for this.	00:17:04
	Navy and.	00:17:09
	I love when I've loved growing up here and I enjoy the community we have here.	00:17:11
	And I've really enjoyed how much the port has given back to the community. That's been something that.	00:17:16
	I appreciate it a lot because I feel being that we.	00:17:23
	Are in South Oxnard and South end of.	00:17:26
	Ventura County, we were forgotten, I feel at times, you know.	00:17:29
	And I think that.	00:17:33
	The community here really has accepted and enjoyed what the port has done for them.	00:17:35
	And just wanted to share how much it's meant to me and just seeing other students.	00:17:40
	And volunteers also benefit from what they're doing. It's a contagious.	00:17:44
	You know, it's, it's amazing to see just yesterday.	00:17:49
	They supported also the Cesar Chavez March. Over 1000 people were there.	00:17:52
	They gave out food they were supporting and it's just amazing to see that.	00:17:57
	Unity that they bring and that positive energy that's contagious. So I just want to say that they've done a great job and I hope	00:18:01
	they continue to do that.	00:18:05
	Because I think it's a great benefit for this community in this city.	00:18:08
	Thank you.	00:18:12
	Thank you.	00:18:13
	Go ahead, city Manager.	00:18:19
	Thank you.	00:18:21
	I just wanted to note the.	00:18:21
	So we have a state of the port presentation on the agenda as a presentation item, but we don't have any.	00:18:24
	Business items on the agenda. So for the public, the council can't really discuss a topic unless it's a business item on the	00:18:29
	agenda.	00:18:32
	So, umm.	00:18:37
	I just wanted to note up front that we don't have any pending business really related to the port. I think the only item we've had	00:18:38
	recently about the port was scheduling a joint.	00:18:43
	Meeting with the port of the electeds to work together.	00:18:47
	So just to kind of.	00:18:51
	Let the public know that, because I'm not sure if there was an expectation that there was.	00:18:53
	You know some pending action.	00:18:58
	Because. Because there isn't at this time.	00:19:00
	Obviously everybody's able to still make public comment, there just won't be any response from the from the city at this time.	00:19:02
	We have Saul Medina and then Rick Castanedo.	00:19:10
	Good evening. My name is Sal Medina. I'm with S Oxnard resident.	00:19:26
	But I'm also a former planning commissioner for the city of Oxnard for eight years.	00:19:30
	Participated in their 2020 plan and their 20-30 plan.	00:19:35
	One of the things that I remember is the port.	00:19:40
	Not being as active with the South Oxnard or with poor Wanimi.	00:19:43
	Recently they have participated.	00:19:49
	In being more of a good neighbor.	00:19:51
	I was very impressed.	00:19:53
	That they are willing to go green.	00:19:55
	Not in 2050.	00:19:57
	But in 20-30.	00:19:59
	And they're being very ambitious and.	00:20:01
	Working with Green.	00:20:04
	Electronic vehicles that they have been able to purchase and other.	00:20:07
	Products that they're willing to bring in to make sure that they reduce.	00:20:13
	The pollution.	00:20:18
	One of the things that I've been participating in is with the port.	00:20:19
	And the sea frog, which is an environmentalist.	00:20:22
	Organizations with the air pollution.	00:20:25
	And I've been very.	00:20:28
	Enriched and participating in that program with other community members.	00:20:30
	That complain about the.	00:20:34
	Not only the noise.	00:20:38
	Such as one of the gentlemen the pollution diesel fuel.	00:20:40
	And being able to resolve it.	00:20:44
	And one of the ways that the ports participating in that is also with air quality.	00:20:46
	Monitors that are willing to put on from their own.	00:20:52
	So that's a commitment that they've been able to do.	00:20:55
	And I'm participating not just myself, but other community members.	00:20:58
	With different points of view? With similar points of view.	00:21:02
	And inability to grow.	00:21:05
	So that's what I wanted to say and I thank you for your time.	00:21:06
	Thank you.	00:21:10
	Hello, my name is Rick Castanedo and I thank you for this opportunity, Mayor and board members.	00:21:26
	Council members.	00:21:35
	I'm an active member of this community. I've been educator at Bard Elementary.	00:21:37
	I've been a director of Countrywide LULAC.	00:21:43
	And I'm currently the president of Forza Latina Health.	00:21:47
	I'm here because I've seen the poor create opportunities in this community.	00:21:53
	During good times and during bad times.	00:21:59
	During COVID, the port stood up like no other business in our county.	00:22:02
	And provided food to thousands of people weekly.	00:22:07
	Bi Weekly.	00:22:11
	They've helped through jobs.	00:22:14
	They've helped support our police explorers and I'm very proud of.	00:22:17
	Institutions like this.	00:22:23
	Being in our community.	00:22:25
	They put up an air monitor. That's the best air monitor in our county, right on top of Hickox Elementary, the school.	00:22:28
	That I went to.	00:22:37
	From kindergarten to 3rd grade.	00:22:38
	And they've continued to support our diverse communities. We're not just the beach community.	00:22:41
	We have neighborhoods that are working class. We have neighborhoods that are very low income.	00:22:49
	And of course, we have neighborhoods where there's professionals.	00:22:56
	So this diverse community has been supported by the port.	00:22:59
	And more than anything, the port has supported the people that can make cargo move.	00:23:06
	They keep our supply chain moving.	00:23:13
	And as we know, since COVID.	00:23:16
	It's probably one of the most important things that is happening in our economy.	00:23:19
	I do want to say I understand that beach homeowners have issues with the port.	00:23:28
	And its operations.	00:23:34
	And I've found that when we've had an issue, when we have had questions, for example, about clean air.	00:23:36
	The port has been a good business partner with the community and taking action.	00:23:44
	So I hope the gentleman that will that spoke earlier will not.	00:23:49
	Stop trying to dialogue and make this community better.	00:23:55
	Because I know the port will.	00:24:00
	And it always has.	00:24:02
	It's impacted my family for generations now.	00:24:03
	And I want to make sure.	00:24:07
	That, uh.	00:24:10
	We keep that in mind when we talk about the port.	00:24:11
	There are people in this community who will support the port.	00:24:15
	No matter what, because the port has impacted us in so many ways.	00:24:20
	Jobs.	00:24:25
	Needs.	00:24:27
	They've always been here for our community. Thank you.	00:24:28
	Jayden.	00:24:40
	And then it's Ayana Hernandez.	00:24:41
	And Becky, you'll be after.	00:24:44
	Hello my name is.	00:25:08
	With the Jaden.	00:25:10
	I am.	00:25:12
	Part of.	00:25:18
	The luggage.	00:25:21
	Cultural Arts Center.	00:25:24
	The Port of Miami.	00:25:26
	Is very.	00:25:29
	Important.	00:25:31
	To us.	00:25:32
	Have been in.	00:25:36
	The.	00:25:39
	Take your time.	00:25:52
	I have been in the.	00:26:10
	4-6 years.	00:26:13
	And the poor.	00:26:17
	Helps us stay open.	00:26:21
	The poor has also.	00:26:27
	Add food distributions.	00:26:32
	That helped many families.	00:26:36
	And my family.	00:26:39
	Thank you.	00:26:41
	Thank you.	00:26:42
	Good job.	00:26:53
	Good job.	00:26:54
	Good afternoon to Ariel. My name is Izayana Andes. I am 11 years old. I am a student at the Ina Cage Cultural Center. Today I want	00:27:06
	to thank the part of anime for being a huge support to our center.	00:27:12
	Where many children and I have benefit.	00:27:18
	There we learn different instruments and dance. Without the help of the poor, this would not be possible.	00:27:21
	Since our center is kept open for by donations.	00:27:28
	Wherever the port is at.	00:27:32
	There is free food, food or banana distributions.	00:27:34
	For the community.	00:27:39
	Thank you for.	00:27:41
	Thank you Support of Anime for speaking.	00:27:43
	For your great work.	00:27:46
	Thank you.	00:27:50
	As Becky Burning makes her way up, Victor Gallardo and Anthony Gonzalez will be after.	00:27:57
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor Pro.	00:28:12
	Council staff and audience.	00:28:14
	My name is Becky Bernin and I'm here representing Rocape Outdoors.	00:28:17
	1st, we would like to thank the port for their longtime.	00:28:22
	Partnership with us and for the paid interns that we get.	00:28:26
	Normally Kevin would be doing this, but he had a previous engagement.	00:28:32
	But he wanted me to tell you.	00:28:37
	How much he appreciates all your help.	00:28:40
	Before you, you have.	00:28:44
	Flyers for our fundraiser dinner coming up June 1st.	00:28:46
	If anyone in the audience is interested, I do have other Flyers with me.	00:28:51
	And that concludes it.	00:28:57
	You said Anthony, right?	00:29:10
	Victor Gallardo and then Anthony.	00:29:12
	But you can if you're here.	00:29:14
	Or oh.	00:29:16
	Yeah, you, you can speak first, that's fine.	00:29:18
	I had a little speech here, but.	00:29:26
	Let's see if I can get it right.	00:29:28
	Good evening, council members.	00:29:30
	I know most of you have a couple of you up there anyway.	00:29:32
	My comments going to be for the Port of Wayne Amy.	00:29:36
	I'll have to read it because I don't have my iPhone that I can follow it.	00:29:42
	Anyway, my name is Manuel Gonzalez.	00:29:46
	I have lived here in.	00:29:49
	Port Hueneme and the city of Oxnard for 84 years.	00:29:51
	And I've seen a lot of development.	00:29:54
	I heard a gentleman speak, you know, about the noise pollution and on and so forth.	00:29:56
	Well.	00:30:01
	Before when my parents came from Mexico and my grandparents.	00:30:02
	There was a little airport in Oxnard.	00:30:06
	They started developing around it. We had the Oxnard Air Force Base in Camarillo.	00:30:09
	They start building around it.	00:30:14
	Magoo is already here, the CB base was here.	00:30:16
	So I always tell people.	00:30:19
	You knew what we have here.	00:30:21
	Enjoy it.	00:30:23
	It's a beautiful city in Portoeneme.	00:30:25
	Anyway, so to get to it.	00:30:28
	My question to you before you is how vital is a port of wine, Amy?	00:30:31
	The city of Port Hueneme get funded any money from the port.	00:30:36
	By the ear.	00:30:40
	And people were talking about.	00:30:42
	Feeding during the pandemic. We belong to the Disabled American Veterans.	00:30:44
	I am a Marine Corps veteran.	00:30:48
	My brother here is a Marine Corps veteran.	00:30:51
	I am a Vietnam veteran.	00:30:53
	And he's an Iraqi Afghanistan veteran.	00:30:55
	We.	00:30:58
	Joined the.	00:30:59
	Portaway, Nimi.	00:31:00
	Clinicas El Camino real.	00:31:02
	And donated money.	00:31:04
	To feed the field workers.	00:31:06
	And this port here has always been here to support our veterans.	00:31:08
	Before I joined the Marine Corps at 15 1/2, they used to give work permits.	00:31:13
	I was an R number.	00:31:17
	Here at the port of anemia at 15 1/2 years old.	00:31:19
	At 8:00, at 17, I dropped out of Oxford High School and joined the Marine Corps because I didn't know, I didn't have any money.	00:31:23
	And so the port of Winami has always stood by us.	00:31:29
	And for the community?	00:31:34
	And the businesses that we have here.	00:31:36
	They all before.	00:31:38
	We had.	00:31:40
	This building here.	00:31:41
	The businesses right downtown here in Port Wayne may benefit from the port.	00:31:43
	They used to go to the pharmacies, the restaurant, the bank.	00:31:48
	Well, and the.	00:31:52
	For some of you that were here.	00:31:54
	But anyway.	00:31:57
	So let me get to it real quick. Food Dr. donated to Wine Amy, community job opportunities, suppliers, union construction workers,	00:31:59
	not to mention impact on veterans and Naval Base Ventura County.	00:32:05
	Since World War 2, Korea and Vietnam War, the port of wine EMI was vital in moving.	00:32:11
	Supplies for the military troops in need in defending our country.	00:32:17
	The United States of America, I encourage the city to continue to support and be good neighbors with a port of wine. Amy and I	00:32:22
	thank you so much. Thank you.	00:32:27
	Thank you for your service, both of you.	00:32:39
	Thank you.	00:32:42
	I'm Victor Gallardo. Good evening, Mayor and.	00:32:43
	Fellow ladies and gentlemen on the City Council.	00:32:47
	I'm glad I followed this young man.	00:32:51
	I too.	00:32:54
	Believe that Porto anemia is very instrumental in in World Trade.	00:32:55
	Not only for our government for, but for the military.	00:33:00
	I have personal personally.	00:33:03
	Experience how important Port Hueneme is.	00:33:06
	I have two daughters that went to West Point.	00:33:11
	One of them is a Blackhawk pilot.	00:33:13
	Who was involved during the Iraq War?	00:33:15
	The other one.	00:33:18
	Was a logistical officer who received a lot of cargo that went from.	00:33:19
	Port Hueneme to the Far East to the Middle East.	00:33:23
	The environment here.	00:33:26
	Does.	00:33:28
	Create a problem.	00:33:30
	But I do believe that the current.	00:33:31
	Port manager.	00:33:34
	Has worked diligently.	00:33:36
	And has made a lot of progress since she's been here.	00:33:38
	There is issues, but you're always going to have those.	00:33:41
	When people came to port wine me.	00:33:44
	They knew there was a beach.	00:33:47
	They knew there was a pier down the street, but they also knew that there was a.	00:33:49
	Working.	00:33:53
	Next to the port or next to the beach?	00:33:55
	And let me move one step.	00:33:59
	Back here.	00:34:01
	To Senor Lopez.	00:34:03
	The founder to the ILW union was a good friend of Cesar Chavez.	00:34:05
	So thank you very much for bringing him up tonight.	00:34:10
	So.	00:34:14
	Thank you.	00:34:16
	This port not only creates jobs for longshoremen, but it creates jobs for plumbers, carpenters and laborers.	00:34:17
	And this port of Winnie be the county of.	00:34:23
	Of Ventura.	00:34:27
	Is a middle class.	00:34:29
	Community.	00:34:31
	Starting at at Magic Mountain and coming all the way to the waterline over here.	00:34:33
	Yes, we have a few places that are filthy rich, but we came here to make money.	00:34:37
	And we came here to work.	00:34:42
	So, umm.	00:34:44
	I have one minute left.	00:34:45
	I have very sloppy notes.	00:34:47
	But maybe the port should meet with the environmental.	00:34:49
	Environmental groups that we have in Ventura County.	00:34:52
	I believe one of them is called the E frog.	00:34:55
	I'm not familiar with them, but I think so.	00:34:58
	And um.	00:35:01
	The the things that go on at the port, they can't be helped. It's just part of.	00:35:03
	Moving big cargo.	00:35:10
	Making money. And that's why we're here, that's why we have a City Council, because we have to govern this.	00:35:12
	This little tiny community, it's not a big community, it's a small one.	00:35:17
	So thank you very much for your time.	00:35:20
	And, umm.	00:35:23
	Thank you again.	00:35:25
	Thank you.	00:35:26
	Not sunny.	00:35:35
	Hernandez.	00:35:37
	And then Heidi Ellison.	00:35:38
	Hello, good evening.	00:35:50
	My name is Nitin Hernandez, I'm a current high school senior, and I am speaking in support of the Port of Anemi.	00:35:52
	The port of anime plays an important role in the region. Its environmental and community impact is multi factored.	00:35:59
	As a major cargo handling facility, the port supports local organizations.	00:36:06
	And businesses create.	00:36:12
	Jobs and stimulates stimulates economic growth in Oxnard and surrounding areas.	00:36:14
	From an environmental perspective, the board has made great efforts to reduce ecological footprint. Some initiatives include	00:36:20
	implementing sustainable operations such as using short side power for dock vessels.	00:36:27
	Investing in green infrastructure and promoting environmentally friendly cargo handling approaches.	00:36:34
	The poor also contributes to the community through various programs and partnerships.	00:36:40
	In fact, almost all organizations that have been part of the throughout high school have been sponsored by the poor, supporting	00:36:45
	local educational initiatives.	00:36:49
	As someone who has had the opportunity to intern at the port, it has seen first hand how important community work is for them.	00:36:54
	And I can say that the port of anemia is committed to their community.	00:37:01
	Thank you.	00:37:05
	Thank you.	00:37:06
	Hello, my name is Heidi Allison. I want to thank the mayor and the City Council members for this opportunity.	00:37:12
	I am the co-founder and program director of Nates Place.	00:37:20
	A Wellness and recovery center which is right on the border of Port Hueneme and Oxnard.	00:37:24
	And my husband and I started the center. We opened our doors.	00:37:29
	Two years and two months ago in honor of our son Nate Rhodes.	00:37:33
	Who had navigated substance use as a young teen and had been successful in his recovery.	00:37:37
	Was studying at Oxnard College.	00:37:43
	When he was 21 and he was killed in a car accident.	00:37:45
	Nate's Place is the recovery recipe that helped our son through his teenage years.	00:37:48
	And we have great partnerships with Ventura County Behavioral Health, but also with the Port of Wineemi who Co hosted our 2nd	00:37:53
	anniversary and sponsored another event that we have.	00:38:00
	We're one of the only. Well, we're actually the only center.	00:38:06
	In the community that provides one-on-one peer support recovery coaching.	00:38:10
	For teens and young adults who struggle with substance use and mental health issues and trauma.	00:38:14
	And we have served over 300.	00:38:20
	Young people both at our center and in schools since we started.	00:38:24
	We also have 20 plus recreational activities. We have a whole gym.	00:38:28
	We do boxing classes, guitar lessons, art classes, we take the kids kayaking every week, etc.	00:38:33
	And then we have 13 groups. I'm a licensed therapist of 25 years. We have.	00:38:40
	13 evidence based groups such as.	00:38:46
	CBT groups coping skills and our whole goal is to get the kids and the young people in the center.	00:38:49
	Give them all these fun activities to do and then near the end of the day we have groups and teach them coping skills.	00:38:55
	So I'm coming here.	00:39:00
	One of the things we do not charge a cent for our services and we have three transportation vans.	00:39:03
	That pick youth up at their schools and at their homes and take them home every night.	00:39:09
	And I wanted to just.	00:39:14
	Thank you all for the support of the port and also we're looking for a building because we're at Fisherman's Wharf and in a year	00:39:17
	we will no longer Carl's the Adventure Park.	00:39:22
	Will be taking over the park so we're really open if you.	00:39:28
	Primary people we serve our Oxnard and Port Wayne EMI youth.	00:39:32
	And we've had great success, 95% of them report.	00:39:36
	That their mental health has improved and 96% their substance use.	00:39:40
	Has reduced since coming to Nate's place.	00:39:45
	So.	00:39:47
	That's it. Thank you for your time. Thank you.	00:39:49
	Mayor, that concludes in person public comment, but I have two written comments.	00:40:00
	The first one is from Jeffrey Scarberry.	00:40:05
	Near the end of the last council meeting, there was an announcement made regarding a council member working with the Reach	00:40:08
	nonprofit organization.	00:40:11
	On a new city mural.	00:40:15
	Although few details were mentioned, it sounded like something related to the City Heroes history.	00:40:17
	And heritage policy section regarding public art.	00:40:22
	Whatever the appropriate process may be moving forward.	00:40:25
	Please operate in full transparency with the entire City Council.	00:40:28
	The Citizens Advisory Commission and the general public.	00:40:32
	Thank you.	00:40:35
	Just because it's relevant to those last two speakers, the Citizens Advisory Commission was mentioned, which, yes.	00:40:40
	That process goes through the Citizens Advisory Commission.	00:40:46
	But also.	00:40:49
	I think.	00:40:51
	Perhaps the speaker about Nate's place, maybe you were attending because I think a week or two from now we're having our.	00:40:52
	Community Benefit Fund Application workshop.	00:40:59
	And I didn't put two and two together, but so that is going to happen.	00:41:02
	City Clerk, Do you remember the date for that? April 14th?	00:41:07
	April 14th.	00:41:10
	So just so you're aware, and I think we've invited everybody to attend that, including your representatives.	00:41:11
	The next one is from Sochi, Gomez.	00:41:18
	Greetings Mayor McQueen, Legend Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, and council members Gama, Hernandez and Perez.	00:41:21
	I write this letter in support of the Port of Winimi and their community engagement.	00:41:27
	The port is truly committed to the community, specifically here in Port Hueneme and including S Oxnard.	00:41:31
	I am a counselor at Winami High School and appreciate the ports willingness.	00:41:37
	To collaborate with local schools and nonprofit entities.	00:41:41
	I have witnessed many of our students enjoying learning about the port through port tours, participation in the Global Trade and	00:41:44
	Logistics class.	00:41:48
	The FIRST Robotics Competition and the famous Banana festival.	00:41:52
	Many of our Winimi High School students have participated in volunteer opportunities with the port.	00:41:56
	Including the past 5K run, Santa to the Sea and the Banana Festival.	00:42:01
	When I contacted the port last year for a food donation for a graduating senior class of 2024, we were gracious to receive	00:42:05
	bananas, bottled water and lip balm to give our students as they participated.	00:42:11
	In 2 days of senior activities and graduation practice.	00:42:16
	The Community engagement team and the poor as a whole is truly committed to collaboration and building and strengthening our	00:42:20
	community.	00:42:23
	I look forward to continued success from the port of Winami.	00:42:27
	Sincerely, Sochi.	00:42:30
	And that concludes public comment.	00:42:32
	Great. Thank you.	00:42:34
	And thank you to all who have provided public comments on this evening.	00:42:40
	Will now move to the approval of the agenda.	00:42:44
	Are there any corrections to the agenda?	00:42:48
	If not, can I get a motion in a second?	00:42:51
	Move to approve second.	00:42:53
	Great, Madam Clerk.	00:42:55
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:42:57
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:43:00
	Great. Do we have any members of the Council who have a conflict of interest for any of the agenda items?	00:43:03
	OK, well now recess the City Council meeting and call to order the Housing Authority regular meeting.	00:43:12
	The time is now 712.	00:43:18
	Madam Clerk can get a roll call.	00:43:24
	Member Brown.	00:43:26
	Here Member Blackwell.	00:43:27
	Here, remember Gama.	00:43:29
	Here. Amber Hernandez here. Member Perez here.	00:43:30
	Vice Chair Lopez.	00:43:34
	Here and chair Mayor.	00:43:35
	Here.	00:43:38
	OK, we will now hear public comments related to the housing.	00:43:40
	No public comments for Housing Authority. Great, thank you.	00:43:45
	OK, go right ahead.	00:43:50
	If I can just note I know it's not on the agenda, but I have a feeling I just want to.	00:43:55
	Note for everybody in the audience, I have a feeling most people are still here for the port presentation.	00:43:59
	So I just wanted to note because we.	00:44:04
	Have to.	00:44:06
	Recess into the Housing Authority meeting to approve the Housing Authority item and then the next three items after that will be	00:44:07
	the presentations.	00:44:11
	The third presentation is the port presentation.	00:44:14
	Just in case anybody's wondering what's happening right now.	00:44:17
	So we'll, we'll work through this part. We expect it to be fairly quick. Yes, great. Thank you.	00:44:20
	And we'll move now to consider the Housing Authority consent calendar, which will be enacted in one motion.	00:44:26
	Unless an authority member.	00:44:33
	Asked to pull.	00:44:36
	Any items full?	00:44:38
	If not, can I get a motion and a second?	00:44:40
	Move to approve.	00:44:42
	2nd.	00:44:44
	Madam Clerk, all in favor.	00:44:45
	Aye, all opposed.	00:44:47
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:44:49
	Thank you.	00:44:54
	All right.	00:44:59
	Let's see #3 Housing Authority business items.	00:45:01
	Request for out of state travel.	00:45:06
	Yes. And I'll keep it very brief because I know we're.	00:45:08
	I think trying to get to the presentations.	00:45:12
	We had said.	00:45:15
	Earlier this year that with our.	00:45:17
	Travel budgets and conference related training.	00:45:20
	Conference and training related budgets getting very tight.	00:45:23
	Due to our budget constrictions.	00:45:27
	That whenever we have somebody do out of state travel, we would come forward and explain briefly why.	00:45:31
	We're doing that and why it's important.	00:45:39
	And so this item is an out of state travel for our housing specialist to attend the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act.	00:45:41
	Summit in Las Vegas, NV from May 6th through May 8th.	00:45:50
	We noted at that time that especially if we're sending our somebody to Vegas, we'd explain why we're doing that and and that it's	00:45:55
	a.	00:45:58
	For a good reason and so.	00:46:03
	I just wanted to reiterate to everybody this.	00:46:04
	Conference is actually a once a year conference that is intended to get everybody up to speed on all housing related rules.	00:46:07
	And housing is an area where we want to be up to date because of potential liability and concerns.	00:46:13
	That could arise.	00:46:20
	So this is the once a year training. They're holding it. They are holding it in Vegas. They aren't holding it anywhere closer to	00:46:21
	us. But the good news is Vegas is actually relatively cheap travel.	00:46:26
	For for us as well, so.	00:46:32
	So we are recommending sending our housing specialists to that training to get trained on all of these issues.	00:46:34
	And then we're only sending one person with the idea that they'll come back and help educate everybody with what they've learned.	00:46:40
	So.	00:46:43
	We recommend that the council are. I'm sorry that the Housing Authority approve that out-of-state travel.	00:46:47
	For that conference.	00:46:52
	Great. Are there any questions?	00:46:54
	Any public comments?	00:46:57
	No public comments. Great. Thank you. We've heard the recommendation. Is there a motion and a second?	00:46:59
	No, we don't have any questions.	00:47:08
	City manager gave the entire report.	00:47:10
	Housing specialist is going to be attending.	00:47:14
	Yeah.	00:47:18
	Did you have anything?	00:47:19
	Yeah, OK, great.	00:47:21
	There are. If there aren't any questions, let's go ahead and take a motion in a second. I'll make the motion to approve.	00:47:22
	2nd.	00:47:28
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:47:31
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:47:34
	Great. Thank you.	00:47:37
	Are there any authority member reports? Does anyone have anything to report?	00:47:39
	No, no.	00:47:44
	If there are no nothing to report, we're going to adjourn.	00:47:47
	From the Port Hueneme Housing Authority regular meeting and reconvene to the City Council.	00:47:52
	Meeting.	00:47:58
	OK.	00:48:05
	We're going to move to presentations we have.	00:48:06
	Two proclamations we'll be reading this evening. The 1st is the autism.	00:48:10
	Acceptance Month Proclamation.	00:48:17
	Thank you.	00:48:20
	You OK, Johnny?	00:48:21
	Yeah.	00:48:24
	OK.	00:48:27
	All right.	00:48:35
	OK, sorry, I should have added. So I like to call up Ashley Pope on behalf of the Autism Society Ventura County.	00:48:42
	And then we're going to have Councilmember Gama read the proclamation.	00:48:50
	No, you could. We're going to present you with the proclamation after I read it, but if you could introduce.	00:49:01
	What you do and how you do?	00:49:07
	I did come with something prepared for you guys today. Good evening, Port Wayne Amy City Council.	00:49:10
	Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month this April.	00:49:16
	My name is Ashley Pope, and I'm here tonight as the proud president of Autism Society Ventura County.	00:49:21
	And of course, we're proud to accept the proclamation.	00:49:26
	On behalf of the organization, as well as on behalf of the many autistic residents who contribute to the wonderful city of Port	00:49:30
	Hueneme.	00:49:33
	And the families like mine, families who love someone with autism.	00:49:37
	This April, more communities across the.	00:49:41
	The country are shifting from awareness to acceptance.	00:49:43
	Awareness asks us to notice that autism exists, which was important about 20 years ago.	00:49:47
	At this point, most people are aware of autism. To move to acceptance invites us to build a world where autistic people are truly	00:49:53
	valued.	00:49:57
	Included, supported and feel a true sense of belonging.	00:50:01
	Autism Society, Ventura County We celebrate autism as a natural variation of the human experience.	00:50:04
	Autism effects how people communicate, process information, and interact with the world.	00:50:09
	One in 36 children born today will be diagnosed with autism.	00:50:14
	And countless adults, many undiagnosed, navigate life on this spectrum without the critical support that they need.	00:50:19
	Here in Port Hueneme, autistic individuals are our neighbors, students, Co workers, friends and family members. They are the	00:50:25
	artists, the problem solvers, entrepreneurs and the advocates.	00:50:30
	They bring insight, innovation, and unique perspectives that enrich our entire community.	00:50:36
	Acceptance isn't just a warm feeling, it's a commitment to action. It's ensuring inclusive education.	00:50:41
	It's designing public spaces that accommodate sensory needs.	00:50:47
	It's training first responders to understand neurodivergence and its hiring practices that recognize the value of neurodiverse	00:50:50
	neurodiversity in the workspace.	00:50:54
	We would actually like to recognize you all today.	00:50:59
	Council members and the city of Fort Wayne Amy staff because although Porto Anemia is one of the smallest cities in Ventura	00:51:03
	County.	00:51:06
	Your initiative and drive for inclusivity are some of the most progressive and among the very most impactful.	00:51:09
	The City of Port Enemy was among the first to add inclusive community into your council goals.	00:51:16
	You've also invested in inclusive events and infrastructure, including the recent inclusive swing sets on your beautiful beach.	00:51:21
	And when it comes to your Police Department, you could not have a greater champion for disability awareness and inclusion.	00:51:29
	And Police Chief Michael Federico.	00:51:34
	Who was actually named our Awesome in Autism First Responder of the Year in 2024?	00:51:36
	We thank you for leading the way.	00:51:42
	This Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Society Ventura County affirms our commitment to more.	00:51:44
	Just an inclusive future through our extensive community, education and advocacy initiatives.	00:51:49
	Our largest event each year is ought to run and this year will be our 13th annual out at CSU CI on April 27th.	00:51:55
	We invite you to all join us.	00:52:03
	As well as everyone here tonight and you guessed it, Port Wineemi is a sponsor so just thought I would throw that in there for	00:52:05
	tonight.	00:52:08
	We hope to see you all out there.	00:52:12
	On behalf of Autism Society Ventura County, we thank you this.	00:52:14
	City of Port Hueneme for your leadership and inclusive services.	00:52:18
	And for honoring and uplifting autistic people and their families.	00:52:21
	Together, we can continue to build a community where everyone belongs. So thank you.	00:52:25
	Thank you.	00:52:30
	Thank you, Ashley. The first time I met you was a couple years ago at the mall. And how big was the puzzle that we worked on? Oh	00:52:34
	yes, we had the world's largest jigsaw puzzle competition. It was.	00:52:40
	60,000 pieces, so 61,000 piece puzzles. Thank you for coming out. We did.	00:52:46
	Puzzling with a politician puzzles in politics. That was fun. It was fun. I brought my family and.	00:52:52
	You didn't lose a piece.	00:52:58
	And I thought, there's no way you're gonna finish it. And they finished it, and it was amazing, right. OK, that was a lot of fun.	00:53:00
	That was fun. That was a lot of effort. OK, here we go. I'm gonna read this proclamation.	00:53:06
	Autism Acceptance Month April 2025 whereas April is designated as Autism Acceptance Month and whereas autism, also known as.	00:53:13
	Autism spectrum disorder ASD represents a broad group of disorders that vary widely from mild to severe and is characterized by	00:53:22
	difficulty with social interaction, communication, severely limited interest in repetitive behaviors, and whereas the lifelong	00:53:28
	nature of ASD and other development disabilities require a variety of types of assistance at different points in an individual's	00:53:34
	life.	00:53:40
	And whereas our understanding of autism has grown tremendously since it was first diagnosed, as there is no known cure for autism	00:53:46
	early diagnosis.	00:53:51
	And the resulting appropriate education and intervention are vital to the future growth and development of the individual. And	00:53:56
	WHEREAS a variety of public and private organizations and agencies strive to provide quality care, support and services to	00:54:03
	children and adults with ASD, to enable them to live as independently as possible and to reach their full potential. And WHEREAS	00:54:10
	hope lies in a broad spectrum of treatments and in an informed public and community committed it.	00:54:17
	Committed It Committed to providing support and service to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and WHEREAS.	00:54:24
	The Port Hueneme Police Department will wear patches and pins as an outward expression of our inner commitment to connect with our	00:54:34
	community to create acceptance and support those dealing with the lifelong neurological disorder and whereas we joined the Autism	00:54:42
	Society of Ventura County and proclaiming April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month. Now therefore.	00:54:50
	Be it proclaimed that the city.	00:54:58
	Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hereby recognize and proclaim April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month.	00:55:00
	Proclaimed on this 7th day of April, 2025.	00:55:08
	And next, we're going to move on to WE.	00:55:52
	First, we'd like to call up Don de Rozo on behalf of the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors.	00:55:55
	Umm, while she's making her way up.	00:56:02
	Councilmember Perez will read the proclamation.	00:56:05
	Thank you.	00:56:08
	Their housing month, April 2025.	00:56:10
	Whereas the Fair Housing Act enacted in on April 11th, 1968 enshrined into federal law.	00:56:13
	The goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States and whereas the fair Housing Act	00:56:19
	prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status.	00:56:26
	National origin and disability and community recipients of federal funding's to affirmatively further fair housing in their	00:56:34
	communities.	00:56:37
	And whereas the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors.	00:56:42
	And the Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team are committed to highlighting the Fair Housing Act by continuing to address discrimination	00:56:45
	in our community.	00:56:49
	By supporting programs that will educate the public about the right to equal housing opportunities and by continuing partnership	00:56:53
	efforts with the organizations to help assure everyone of their rights to fair housing.	00:56:59
	And WHEREAS, the City of Port Hueneme is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to provide their fair and equal housing	00:57:06
	opportunities.	00:57:09
	And whereas our social fabric, the economy, health and environment are strengthened in diverse, inclusive communities.	00:57:14
	And whereas more than 50 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination persists and many communities remain	00:57:21
	segregate, segregated.	00:57:25
	And whereas acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency	00:57:30
	and fairness.	00:57:34
	And WHEREAS, the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics commits all Realtors to providing equal professional services	00:57:38
	without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity, or	00:57:44
	national origin.	00:57:49
	Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme, CA.	00:57:55
	Does hereby proclaim.	00:57:59
	April 2025 is Fair Housing Month and begins a year long commemoration of the Fair Housing Act.	00:58:01
	In the city of Port Hueneme and urges all citizens to wholeheartedly recognize the celebration throughout the year.	00:58:07
	Great, and you could have some words if you like.	00:58:14
	Thank you, Mayor and members of the City Council.	00:58:19
	And the City of Port Hueneme for this proclamation and for the and for recognizing April as National Fair Housing Month.	00:58:22
	On behalf of the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors, my name is Dawn de Razo and I'm the VCC Arkansas Treasurer for	00:58:29
	this year.	00:58:33
	I'm honored to accept this recognition.	00:58:37
	This month we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.	00:58:40
	It's a landmark piece of legislation that reaffirms our collective commitment to equal housing opportunities for all.	00:58:45
	Fair housing is more than just a law, it's a fundamental value. At VCC Arkansas, our members work every day to uphold the	00:58:52
	principles of Fair housing.	00:58:56
	Inclusion and opportunity.	00:59:01
	These principles are also firmly rooted in the Realtor code of ethics.	00:59:03
	This code requires every realtor to provide.	00:59:08
	Equal professional service to all and to actively promote practices that ensure dignity and fairness in housing.	00:59:11
	We know that a home is more than just four walls.	00:59:20
	It's the foundation of stability, success and community.	00:59:23
	That foundation must be available to everyone without exception.	00:59:27
	This month, we are not only celebrating these values, we are actively engaging our communities around them.	00:59:32
	On April 23rd, BCCI R is proud to host a Fair housing.	00:59:38
	Forum in Santa Paula.	00:59:43
	This free event will bring together housing advocates, community leaders.	00:59:45
	Legal experts and real estate professionals to talk about the challenges we face.	00:59:49
	And the solutions that we can build together.	00:59:54
	It's an opportunity for learning, conversation and action.	00:59:57
	We are excited to bring the community together on such an important topic.	01:00:02
	We are grateful to the City of Port Phineas for standing with us in support of Fair housing.	01:00:07
	Your proclamation amplifies the importance of this work and inspires continuous progress.	01:00:12
	Thank you again for your partnership and for recognizing that every individual and every family deserves a fair chance at finding	01:00:19
	a place to call home.	01:00:24
	Thank you, Madam Mayor, may I ask a quick question, please?	01:00:32
	Yes. Can you repeat the date of your housing forum please? April 23rd? Thank you. And the information is on our website.	01:00:35
	Very good. Thank you.	01:00:42
	All right, 1/2.	01:01:05
	All right. We're going to move on to item number six, the state of the port.	01:01:17
	We'd like to welcome Kristen Dicus, the CEO and Port Director and Oxnard Harbor District to present the state of report. Thank	01:01:22
	you.	01:01:27
	OK, good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and honorable members of City Council and City Manager. It's a privilege to be here this	01:01:31
	evening in front of all you to deliver our annual State of the Port.	01:01:37
	And I thought it'd be nice to.	01:01:42
	Start out with offering that we celebrate today.	01:01:45
	Over 87 years of history and this parade here is actually.	01:01:49
	A groundbreaking parade from 1939 when we.	01:01:54
	Built the port of.	01:01:58
	And I think it says something to all the collaboration about our city family, our port family and the folks that joined us today	01:02:00
	are really part of our joint city port community. And again, I just like to recognize some of the people that came out that we	01:02:06
	work with and we partner with from the business community, nonprofits, educators.	01:02:12
	Including in Lacasse, Channel Islands, Navy League, Real Guppy, Merido Foundations, Nate's Place, our wonderful workforce and	01:02:20
	Iowa.	01:02:24
	Louisiana excuse me Luana 585 and our trades are Disabled American Veterans, LULAC community representatives that have been here	01:02:30
	Latino Health Association aim.	01:02:36
	AIM Academy and Samara to name a few. But this is really our family, our partners, and that's what makes us strong. It's really a	01:02:42
	fabric of who we are and our DNA.	01:02:46
	So after that video, I know James, city manager and in the team when we went to DC, this was our mantra. You can't have Kermis	01:02:54
	without commerce, without community. You can't have community with commerce. And I really believe that's true. And I think that's	01:03:00
	why we work so well as a city and community and port to collaborate.	01:03:05
	So I'd like to introduce my harbor commissioners that are here with me this evening. We have the President of our board,	01:03:11
	Commissioner Jess Ramirez.	01:03:15
	And also our longest standing commissioner, Commissioner Jess Herrera.	01:03:18
	For this this evening.	01:03:22
	So just a quick reminder in how the Port of Winnemi works, we're a little different than the other ports of California were	01:03:27
	governed by a body of five elected harbor commissioners. The other ports in California are actually owned by the state and then	01:03:31
	they're entrusted the communities and then the mayors appoint harbor commissioner. So we're really our own autonomous local	01:03:36
	government, government governance.	01:03:41
	And as that.	01:03:46
	We do not collect any money from the taxpayers, so our goal is really being voted by the community, is to serve the constituents	01:03:48
	that live here, to create economic and social good by having access to the global stage for trade.	01:03:55
	So we don't want to become a rich port. Our goal and our DNA and our mission is to enrich our community.	01:04:03
	It's true.	01:04:11
	So here we are. Let's deliver the state of the port.	01:04:15
	Some things and facts people might not know when you're in the backyard of the San Pedro, big ports, LA and Long Beach. People	01:04:18
	might not realize our total footprint in the global trade, but we are actually ranked in the nation's top 10% of all the nations	01:04:24
	ports. We move about 18 billion on an annual basis.	01:04:30
	We are the number one West Coast banana port and we are also the number one West Coast blueberry port, so growing some new cargoes	01:04:35
	there. We're the 4th largest container port in California, 6 on the West Coast, 5th largest auto port in the nation, and 24th	01:04:41
	largest container port in the country.	01:04:47
	And these guys, the longshore here, they move all that cargo. Thank you.	01:04:55
	Thank you.	01:05:00
	We have grown about 80% over the last decade and our growth turns into prosperity for our community.	01:05:02
	We have also, with that growth, retired our debt. I think it's fair to say I haven't checked the stats, but I'm pretty sure we're	01:05:10
	the only port in the country with no debt.	01:05:14
	And hats off to our CFO here, Austin Young are put together wonderful Appers every year, but we have gotten 14 awards in a row for	01:05:19
	our accounting practices. So congratulations Austin.	01:05:25
	Revenue sharing, just to touch on this quickly, as you know, we have several contracts in play right now with the 1983 agreement,	01:05:37
	8795 and then the settlement agreement from 2015.	01:05:43
	And city attorney, I know we owed you those questions and we did get them to you today. So you'll get it will give you a minute to	01:05:49
	look at them.	01:05:52
	But if there are follow up questions we did based on the last meeting where you're discussing those, we got those back to you. So	01:05:55
	thank you. I did receive those questions this afternoon. I have a couple comments that I'll respond to Mr. Duran on. OK, thank	01:05:59
	you. OK.	01:06:04
	But in in the big picture here, let's look what these revenue sharing accounts have turned into over the years. Starting in 1983	01:06:09
	with the first agreement, there was a $24,000 allocation to the City of Port Winnie.	01:06:14
	For the business at the port today, that number is actually risen all the way up to 3 million.	01:06:20
	And those funds actually are 11% of our budget and the second largest part of your city budget, so certainly critical to both.	01:06:26
	The port in the city to see these contributions to support.	01:06:37
	This year your Police Department at 1.6 million in Rd. repairs at 800,000 and we understand and appreciate that those services are	01:06:40
	incredibly important to us as well and the success of the port to have strong policing. So thank you for that and I'm and and.	01:06:48
	Again, this is all from the ports revenues that help provide these vital community services.	01:06:55
	All right. To touch quickly on the 2015 settlement agreement in the Community Benefit Fund, if the port makes more than $13	01:07:03
	million a year, $100,000 goes into an account and we use that funding to go and support.	01:07:11
	What we call community benefit fund programs and today we've averaged we've invested about $1.13 million.	01:07:18
	And of most recent project was the 5K race and health fair. And I think it was a wonderful event both for our community or city	01:07:26
	and our port. And I think those are the kinds of great things that we can do together and that really was the spirit.	01:07:32
	Of the community benefit fund was to have the port in the city to come together to do good for the community so.	01:07:39
	Again, the very successful program there as we continue to pursue that.	01:07:46
	Overall, the health of the port is very important to the economic backbone of our bent Torah County GDP. We are the highest	01:07:51
	performing segment of GDP.	01:07:55
	And that's important to us as a county and to a district into a city for several reasons. 1 When it comes down to the economic	01:08:00
	output that the port generates, we've grown in that decade from 800 million economic engine to a 2.8 billion economic engine.	01:08:09
	In terms of tax revenues that go into the communities from the various activities of the port, they've grown 224% in the last	01:08:18
	decade from 53.4 million to 236,000,000.	01:08:24
	And jobs have grown up and explosive 144% from 10,000 jobs to 24,000 jobs.	01:08:30
	And when you look at that from a direct jobs where the.	01:08:37
	About four 3400 direct jobs, but this happens to be one of my one of my favorite slides because if you look at the people.	01:08:41
	That work at the port, they live in your city, they live in the Oxnard district so.	01:08:48
	11% of the people that work the port live in the city, 63% live in the Oxnard Harbor District, and 95% of the people live in the	01:08:54
	county. And these are good, high paying, quality jobs that sustain families.	01:09:00
	So it very important work and we're proud to be a community employer.	01:09:06
	I think one other thing I'd like to touch on quickly before I jump into the strategic plan is that we do also share our harbor	01:09:16
	with Navy based Ventura County.	01:09:20
	And we have a great joint use agreement that was actually developed on the watch of our 2 harbor commissioners sitting here. But	01:09:25
	what we do is when we use Navy infrastructure to support commercial operations, we don't pay the Navy rent. We pay them in	01:09:31
	infrastructure. And we build and support our local military, which is another very important function of our commercial seaport.	01:09:38
	And we also have a customer on base.	01:09:45
	Who does the same thing? They lease 8. They lease 90 acres real estate on the Navy side.	01:09:48
	And they also don't pay rent, they pay an infrastructure improvement. So over the last 10 years between the port and the Navy,	01:09:54
	about $90,000,000 has gone into our local military.	01:09:59
	We just in January adopted our strategic plan. It is posted online on our website. It was a four year open, transparent process.	01:10:09
	We had six workshops, over 500 surveys, 50 interviews.	01:10:15
	And I do want to point out that we really did try to listen to the comments from the community. So if you go into the community	01:10:22
	section.	01:10:26
	We can show you the comments we received and how we really tried to integrate those comments into the strategic plan. We're happy	01:10:30
	to sit down with you and go over those, but it was important to us to take the community feedback and integrate it into our	01:10:35
	strategic plan.	01:10:40
	As part of that development of the plan, we also did due diligence and we did surveys through a program called Alpha View.	01:10:45
	Which actually really looks at the demographics of a community when it does its polling and it will stop taking votes or surveys.	01:10:52
	From certain segments of the community once they realize the general percentage of that cohort, so.	01:11:00
	Me, 56 year old white woman, once they had enough of us, they're going to stop taking surveys from from that demographic. And So	01:11:06
	what we learned in these communities where we did this polling for the Oxford Harbor district.	01:11:12
	Is that?	01:11:18
	The Community does support the port and economic expansion and prosperity, and particularly so when we do it with a nod to the	01:11:19
	environment.	01:11:23
	We're also working hard to modernize our operations. We've gone from what's called break cargo into containers. This is different	01:11:33
	way to move cargo and we really need to modernize our docks. And we're proud to say we were the recipient of an $80 million grant	01:11:38
	from our governor.	01:11:43
	Plus local transportation boards like the Ventura.	01:11:48
	Ventura County Transportation Commission has brought significant funding into the port to help us build up our infrastructure. So	01:11:52
	today from those particular grants, we have about $160 million in capital work. And when you add in our environmental grants, that	01:11:57
	number actually goes up significantly further.	01:12:03
	And who gets all of the work that comes in through the ports are wonderful. Iowa. Hey, guys, take a bow. Chapter 46. Thank you.	01:12:09
	These guys work during Covic, they put themselves on the front end of the supply chain and they do it day in, day out. I'd say the	01:12:19
	best workforce in in the West Coast for Iowa. We enjoyed that partnership.	01:12:25
	And then we also have a project labor agreement with our trades group. So when we build those hundreds of $1,000,000 worth of	01:12:31
	projects, they're going to our local trades because it's important we give and build the opportunity for our local trades to get	01:12:37
	this work. We recognize this. They have that programs, apprentice programs.	01:12:42
	And what's been really cool to watch is to build up a workforce and maritime construction that didn't exist here before. So again,	01:12:48
	thanks to the leadership of our Board of Harbor Commissioners for having the wisdom to do this. PLA.	01:12:53
	And thank you to our trades for building great projects on time and on budget.	01:12:59
	So as I deliver the state of the port, I'm pleased to report that we are continuing to be very committed to our environment. We	01:13:07
	have an environmental program, we are what's called Green Marine Certified. We're the first port in California to do this, which	01:13:13
	means a third party auditor comes in and to get improved report card year over year.	01:13:20
	You have to demonstrate success and advancement in progress, so you have to keep moving forward in the environmental work. And	01:13:26
	these sections of our environmental framework are where we invest our dollars in environmental.	01:13:32
	Stewardship, including soil and sediments, marine resources, water quality, energy, climate and air quality, and we have about	01:13:39
	$100 million worth of environmental projects in play.	01:13:44
	Right now.	01:13:49
	We are also committed to being, we think we can do it be the the nation's first zero emission port.	01:13:51
	We received a $43 million grant from the EPA that's going to transform 95% of our handling equipment to battery electric with	01:13:58
	grants that I mentioned from the state and from the VCTC. We're electrifying our port, so you'll be able to plug in ships	01:14:04
	everywhere at every birth. We have hybrid plug-in cranes. We're getting electric sweeper to protect our groundwater. We all saw	01:14:11
	what happened during that big storm. So that's exciting equipment coming. And then we also have a big solar project in play.	01:14:18
	But we commit and we're going to set the goal to be 0 emission by 20-30 for those.	01:14:24
	Handling equipments and things that we can control.	01:14:30
	We recently and Friday, I'm excited to report we got another $4 million from the VCTC to help build the shoreside power on North	01:14:33
	Terminal.	01:14:38
	That said, I think we all remember this day, December 21st, 2023 when the water came down like an atmospheric river and that it	01:14:44
	was indeed and it took out our substation for shoreside power. So we are pleased to report today that we are getting $40 million	01:14:52
	from the Cal OES to rebuild this system. We have done all of the permitting and it sits in.	01:15:00
	Mr. Vegas Desk now he's only had it a week, so we'll give him a second to review and get the permits back to us. But once those	01:15:08
	come back out, we'll be going out to bid and get the system back online. And then in the interim, we are using the emission	01:15:14
	control system, bar systems to collect emissions from the stack of the vessels with a, I guess the contraption that you see here	01:15:20
	that we call stacks.	01:15:25
	So the emissions are sucked out of the stack, they go on to that barge and then they're treated and they are released as an	01:15:31
	innocuous gas. We only have one of these online right now because we also have to use them to support our auto cargo because they	01:15:37
	are actually being regulated right now as January 1st, 2025. They have to be 0 emission at birth. But we are receiving another	01:15:42
	barge within the next month. So we'll have all systems going here and do our best to keep these vessels 0 emission when they're at	01:15:48
	birth.	01:15:54
	We also, I think some of the comments came out today, but we continue to collect data on our air with the EPA reference grade	01:16:01
	monitors. We collect data on the air quality every second, every day and we post this data and we try and boil it down into	01:16:06
	something the community can understand. We're happy to work with everybody to tweak that, but we do care about our air and we do	01:16:11
	measure it.	01:16:16
	On the community front, we do hear you. We know that trucker safety is a big priority for this city. We have put out a Flyers and	01:16:25
	posters, will continue to signage, continue to work with the Chief on ways to best control and mitigate any truck traffic.	01:16:33
	Concerns, especially with speeding and those sorts of things, we encourage our drivers to slow down.	01:16:41
	And be responsible storage to the community as they move through into our city streets.	01:16:46
	We also have done noise studies.	01:16:52
	We spent $3000 on these studies and what they told us is that.	01:16:55
	They do not violate city ordinances and much of the local neighborhood news noise is more of an issue.	01:17:01
	Than what is happening at the port. And so we did hear you, we did do these studies and we believe that if we did them again	01:17:08
	today, this was done in 2021, we'd have the same findings because the operations of the port are literally the same.	01:17:15
	In terms of some of the other community partnerships, I think you heard from a lot of folks to the Today, but.	01:17:25
	We really want to.	01:17:31
	Bring back to the community what we can when we have high performing operations and revenues.	01:17:33
	And so we have done distributions at Booker Park, we have supported the Beach Festival, winning ME Explorers car show,	01:17:39
	Thanksgiving meal distributions.	01:17:44
	We can apply together for FEMA grants and we brought 1.5 million to the Police Department through the federal grants.	01:17:49
	We have our Banana Fest, the jobs of the residents that actually comes out to a big number there that you all see $25 million in	01:17:56
	payroll a year. And then we have our trade and logistics class and our community tours that we do for the for the students here.	01:18:04
	In terms of port, when you need businesses, it's really a goal of ours.	01:18:14
	To support the businesses in your in your city. And so we actually at Christmastime we get vouchers for all the longshoremen as a	01:18:17
	celebration of their year success. And we give these vouchers to them to go spend money in local restaurants. We always try to use	01:18:24
	local restaurants for catering events and these are some of the folks that we've worked with, but it's important for us to.	01:18:30
	Support the people that are doing business in Port of Winnie me.	01:18:37
	Likewise with the nonprofits, the Boots on the Ground groups here that change lives. We want to see them do that. We want to	01:18:43
	sponsor and support those organizations that are so.	01:18:48
	Invaluable to all different groups in our community, from the vets to the students to education, you name it, we want to be there	01:18:53
	to help autism, as you heard earlier tonight.	01:18:58
	And then pleased to report about 60 students have gone through our global trade and logistics class at the port. For those of that	01:19:07
	familiar with that we have.	01:19:11
	Two cohorts of high school students that come out.	01:19:16
	And do a customer a semester programs with us. They run about 11:00 or so weeks.	01:19:19
	They come after school once a week, they get trained by a maritime expert and coached in how to seek opportunities in maritime	01:19:24
	careers. And then the excelling students get paid internships with us and we've had many participants from Winning Me High School.	01:19:31
	And then we have over 1000 students come to the port for port tours and we'll pay for busing.	01:19:37
	They have a gem in their backyard and we want to make sure students have access and learn about this at a very young age.	01:19:43
	So that's been a wonderful program that we've been working with the local educators.	01:19:49
	And then finally this section. Here I call. What's up doc? A few quick highlights.	01:19:54
	I was in Washington, DC for the American Association of Port Authorities conference and took the opportunity when being there with	01:19:59
	my commissioner, Commissioner Hodge.	01:20:03
	And we met with the US Army Corps.	01:20:08
	Engineers Headquarters District.	01:20:10
	And then follow up to that, I also had a meeting with the local sector here in LA.	01:20:13
	Because we have our own donor equity project as you can see here, 2.2 million that we're trying to get in the work plan. And so we	01:20:19
	had a very constructive meetings in both places.	01:20:23
	And as we understand it, $8 million is going into the work plan for the mid year dredge.	01:20:27
	So that was the news that was come from those sessions that came back to me. So that's good momentum there.	01:20:34
	Tariffs. I'll just.	01:20:40
	I wanted to bring this up because I actually think today is a day that.	01:20:43
	We all want to stand strong together and I ask you to support your port clearly.	01:20:48
	This is somewhat of a stressful time for our industry. A 25% tariff on automobiles is a very big tariff.	01:20:52
	When we talk to our customers.	01:21:00
	We feel that they think this is a.	01:21:03
	Approached by our president to negotiate and get people to the table. So we're hoping they don't stick and they're not making any	01:21:06
	knee jerk reactions. So we expect volumes to remain the same for the short term.	01:21:13
	But as things evolve and things become more permanent, it's really hard to say what's going to happen. And so we ask today if you	01:21:20
	look at these other tariffs and all the countries that we do business with.	01:21:26
	South Korea 25%, Germany 20%, United Kingdom 10%, Japan 24%.	01:21:32
	Sweden 10%. Guatemala 10%. Costa Rica 10%, Ecuador 10%.	01:21:39
	So these are items that we're paying very close attention to. We're working very closely with our customers.	01:21:45
	To see what it means for their business. There's something else in play. I don't know if you've heard of it, but it's called a,	01:21:52
	it's under the US Trade Representative office, and it's a fleet rule that's coming out.	01:21:58
	Where if fleets have vessels built in China they could charge up to a 3 1/2.	01:22:04
	Fee per vessel per port call in the United States.	01:22:10
	So clearly that would have extremely profound impacts on how cargo moves and the supply chain.	01:22:15
	So I guess tonight I leave you with a call to action is to support your report. Help us navigate through these times. We'll keep	01:22:21
	your well informed. Clearly we would rely on one another.	01:22:26
	And this is a time for unity and, and to work together to navigate the interesting moment in in trade policy that's happening in	01:22:31
	Washington.	01:22:35
	And in closing, this is my last slide. I do put these up here. We have launched an Everbridge system for the community. If you	01:22:41
	text port info 888777, we will use that to send out alerts and notifications to the community partners so that they can get	01:22:48
	information when things might be a little different going on the port. We'll make sure people are informed. And then our Harbor	01:22:55
	Master office is open 24/7, 805-488-4615.	01:23:02
	For folks to come and if there's an immediate concern, that's the number to call, so.	01:23:10
	Please keep us informed. We want to hear you. We want to take.	01:23:15
	Your comments very seriously and we want to work with you to make port when Amy and the port of winning me a better place. So	01:23:18
	thank you for your time this evening.	01:23:23
	I appreciate it.	01:23:27
	Thank you.	01:23:29
	So thank you.	01:23:35
	Just at this time I will take I will allow clarifying questions. If you have any clarifying questions to what was presented, this	01:23:36
	is your time. Anyone have questions?	01:23:41
	No questions.	01:23:48
	Councilmember Gama.	01:23:50
	Can you explain the?	01:23:51
	Tech support info.	01:23:53
	How that works and does it push information out? Because I'm thinking about this event on Friday with the admission and the.	01:23:56
	Wins working against us.	01:24:03
	Is there a way to notify?	01:24:06
	Not necessarily the.	01:24:09
	Residents of the city of Port Hueneme, but the residents who live in very close proximity to the port of Winami, because I think	01:24:12
	sometimes you know.	01:24:16
	That's the community that.	01:24:20
	Faces the biggest impacts and we did have that situation on Friday. Yes, fair question. So if you text 888.	01:24:22
	777 and put import if you that signs you up for the Everbridge system and then we will put push out those notifications. That's	01:24:29
	the goal to keep you informed. If there's something unusual happening that doesn't and you might smell something, see something	01:24:35
	there might be an exercise any of that, it will get the local community informed. Yes, that's the goal.	01:24:41
	Great Councilman.	01:24:49
	Hernandez, thank you Aztecas for your presentation. I have a one question regarding your presentation. Can we get a copy of that?	01:24:51
	Of course you may. Yes, I don't think. And thank you for everything you do for our community, our workforce, our labor unions. And	01:24:56
	I want to also thank you for the.	01:25:01
	The work he did during Women's History Month and all the leadership that you build among our women and the women at the port,	01:25:08
	thank you for that. Thank you.	01:25:12
	All right. Thank you so much for your presentation. No more questions.	01:25:24
	OK, back to business. We'll move to consent calendar.	01:25:34
	We will now consider the Consent calendar. All items will be.	01:25:40
	Will be enacted in one motion unless there is.	01:25:46
	Someone would like to pull an item. Any items need to be pulled.	01:25:50
	I like to pull item 11.	01:25:53
	Item 11.	01:25:55
	I'd like to look at #9 and maybe we 2 minute break might be in order.	01:25:56
	What did you say 9 and 9/11/11?	01:26:02
	So, umm.	01:26:04
	Move to approve items.	01:26:05
	Except 9:00 and 11:00.	01:26:09
	One through 12.	01:26:11
	Leaving out items 9:00 and 11:00, You mean 7 through 12, right? 7/7, 8:10 and 12:00?	01:26:14
	Always defer to the Yeah, I didn't hear yes. So item 7 and 8.	01:26:21
	10:00 and 12:00, right, OK.	01:26:25
	OK.	01:26:28
	So we pull those items. I'll second that.	01:26:29
	OK, So who moved? Who motioned? You did OK. I didn't hear that. Thank you, Madam Clerk. OK, All in favor, Aye.	01:26:31
	All opposed.	01:26:39
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. Sorry, it's a bit loud. OK, so let's take.	01:26:41
	Let's take item number 9, Resolution Accepting sustainable Communities program.	01:26:46
	Was that you?	01:26:51
	Can we take two minutes?	01:26:59
	Can we take a 2 minute break? Let's take two minutes.	01:27:00
	Yeah, the.	01:27:11
	All right. We're going to return to business.	01:31:19
	And we are looking at item consent calendar item number 9, over to you.	01:31:22
	Councilmember.	01:31:30
	Thank you, I was just looking for a little explanation on it.	01:31:32
	It's a program for safety grant for City of Port 1 Amy rectangular rapid flashing beacon.	01:31:36
	What is that and how?	01:31:43
	How vast will it be? How many will be installed and what's the purpose of them? Yeah, so our RFP's, the rectangular rapid flashing	01:31:46
	beacon, which is always a mouthful. Those are the.	01:31:51
	Flashing square lights that are built into some of our crosswalks already.	01:31:56
	So it's just a long name firm but.	01:32:01
	You you drive through them all the time. They.	01:32:05
	Probably don't.	01:32:09
	Without realizing it, you don't realize they're rectangular, but they are, and so it's just the flashing crosswalks.	01:32:10
	And so we had identified as a city a list of locations where if we.	01:32:15
	Could obtain funding or a grant or something along those lines we'd.	01:32:21
	Prioritize these areas for future crosswalk improvements.	01:32:24
	And so.	01:32:28
	The one of the.	01:32:30
	Key crosswalks we were looking at was along Hemlock St. due to its.	01:32:32
	High volume of.	01:32:37
	Pedestrians, plus the proximity to local schools.	01:32:38
	And we actually got Oxnard, City of Oxnard and Oxnard Public Works support on letters of support for the grant opportunity.	01:32:41
	So this gag grant comes up every periodically, every couple of years and we.	01:32:49
	Are trying to put a focus on having some projects ready to apply for those.	01:32:55
	For some projects that we otherwise are struggling to find funding for, so.	01:32:59
	We were able to obtain the funding this year and we recommend accepting the Council adopt the resolution accepting the the.	01:33:03
	The grant funding.	01:33:10
	For those.	01:33:12
	Rectangular rapid flashing beacons.	01:33:14
	Thank you. That's a very.	01:33:20
	Exhaustive explanation. I guess I could have said they were the flashing lights. Yeah, the flashing lights. But in regards to the	01:33:22
	flashing lights, I do notice the one out in front of City Hall sometimes. We'll go and go and go and go and.	01:33:29
	And it's.	01:33:37
	I don't know. Is there a problem or does it just do that every now and then the one in front of City Hall has.	01:33:38
	There's been a few 10s it's broken recently where there's a period where we're fixing them. So that's that's.	01:33:44
	They're flashing lights and so there is periodic maintenance and repairs to them.	01:33:50
	Because it's always a little bit.	01:33:55
	Unsettling when they're flashing, they're flashing and you stop and then you're like, where is this invisible person? And then,	01:33:57
	you know, I just hope that.	01:34:00
	It doesn't happen so much that the city residents become complacent. And yeah, that's always a risk. Thank you.	01:34:04
	Do we want to do a motion to approve item number 9? I'd like to make a motion to approve item number 9.	01:34:10
	OK. I'll second.	01:34:17
	OK, Madam Clerk, all in favor. All right, all opposed.	01:34:20
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	01:34:24
	Great. Thank you. And now we're going to take.	01:34:27
	Item number 11, which is our mayor Pro Tem.	01:34:29
	Yes. So the contract award for the oil water separator maintenance, I was going through the contract.	01:34:32
	And I just had a couple questions.	01:34:37
	It it lists the epoxy, that's the man.	01:34:41
	I guess the manhole.	01:34:45
	That this.	01:34:46
	Water oil separators in.	01:34:48
	But it doesn't list.	01:34:50
	The actual separator.	01:34:51
	Is this separator still good?	01:34:54
	Because it's not covered under the contract.	01:34:56
	And I'm going to ask our Public Works Director, Fred Camarillo, to give some more information on this project.	01:35:00
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor, Pretend council.	01:35:11
	Public.	01:35:14
	It's listed that way because it's through the.	01:35:15
	Listed pricing through this cooperative purchasing agreement, so they don't have.	01:35:19
	That particular item listed as something by itself, so it's.	01:35:23
	Falls under the same pricing as that.	01:35:27
	So they list it as such. Is it gonna get replaced?	01:35:31
	It's going to be rehabilitated.	01:35:35
	So we were at one point looking at removing the entire thing.	01:35:37
	And.	01:35:41
	Putting a new one in.	01:35:43
	But after?	01:35:44
	Doing some research, we found that we could get someone to come in.	01:35:47
	And rehabilitate it to make it function as new again without having to go through the process and the expense of.	01:35:50
	Taking the old one entirely out and putting a brand new one in.	01:35:57
	So basically that.	01:36:01
	That area.	01:36:03
	Are you guys going to reinforce new concrete? New epoxy coating?	01:36:05
	And a new pump.	01:36:09
	There's there is no pump, it's a gravity separation device, so.	01:36:11
	The oil separates.	01:36:15
	And the interior piping configuration separates out the oil which is floats to the top.	01:36:17
	And then the water gets through 3 chambers and then eventually is clean by the time everything's separated out. Well, 4 chambers	01:36:23
	actually on ours.	01:36:27
	And then the water.	01:36:32
	Discharges.	01:36:33
	After that.	01:36:34
	So the last question is what? Why was there such a huge discount?	01:36:36
	On the line item C.	01:36:40
	Because part of the.	01:36:43
	The Cooperative purchasing agreement accounts for having someone having to travel.	01:36:45
	A long distance, but there is a contractor that is local down in Huntington Beach that is part of this cooperative agreement so	01:36:51
	they don't have to have the long.	01:36:55
	Travel distance.	01:36:59
	So.	01:37:01
	They discounted that part of it off.	01:37:03
	OK. And.	01:37:06
	If this gets. If this gets approved, what's?	01:37:08
	You know what we?	01:37:12
	Would like downtime. What are we looking at?	01:37:13
	Oh, probably.	01:37:16
	Two days, OK, so it's quick. So that's why we're also waiting for the rain to try and get out of the way because we will plug	01:37:17
	everything off so we have no drainage going through it while the works being done so.	01:37:22
	OK. Thank you.	01:37:28
	I didn't have any questions, but now that he's asked a couple I think.	01:37:31
	Well, we had gotten some budget pricing and we were looking probably somewhere around 1/4 of $1,000,000.	01:37:38
	OK. And how long?	01:37:44
	Will this fix?	01:37:47
	Push out the need to get a new unit, the materials that they're using we've it's the same type of material we've used in the past	01:37:48
	on manhole rehabilitation and.	01:37:54
	We have some that have been in service with the same type of material for over 20 years.	01:38:00
	Thank you.	01:38:06
	There's a song that comes to mind. You got to keep them separated.	01:38:08
	So when?	01:38:12
	I do some consulting work for and I know that we go out and we empty out these.	01:38:14
	Clarifying tanks and.	01:38:20
	And so as.	01:38:22
	When there is.	01:38:23
	Separation occurring and there's oil.	01:38:25
	Every periodic? Do you have a periodic company that come out and suck out the stuff then?	01:38:28
	Tag it and move it on for proper disposal.	01:38:34
	Yeah, we we collect it and then our.	01:38:37
	A contractor that comes and takes like our used oils and all right, they haul it away.	01:38:41
	And then?	01:38:46
	I would imagine that this is for the the wash area for the trash trucks and all that and and and all that water collects and it	01:38:48
	goes through a process and the oil gets separated and eventually the water.	01:38:54
	Goes out clean.	01:38:59
	Correct. And then what we're going to also do with when we do this, we have.	01:39:00
	Umm, some like.	01:39:05
	Five drain inlets that are placed around our yard.	01:39:08
	That collect the runoff.	01:39:11
	And so inside of those we have the ability to retrofit those and put in.	01:39:13
	Filters that will.	01:39:18
	Absorb all that stuff even prior to it getting.	01:39:20
	To the main.	01:39:23
	Container that we're talking about here. So OK, my final question is with the big flood last year, did it overwhelm the system and	01:39:25
	then do we lose the oil to?	01:39:30
	Because we're trying to prevent the oil from getting into the.	01:39:35
	Storm drain. So with that amount of rain, did it overflow the system or does it?	01:39:39
	The sewer system, so it doesn't drain to the storm drain or to the Creek or anything else that goes to the sewer system.	01:39:44
	When it does rain.	01:39:52
	Heavily.	01:39:54
	Can because the.	01:39:56
	Way this particular item works as detention time.	01:39:58
	The water.	01:40:01
	Falls into the container and then it.	01:40:04
	Filters its way through slowly.	01:40:06
	With the intention of giving it time to.	01:40:09
	Separate based on the design of the interior piping So.	01:40:11
	Heavy rain events affect it.	01:40:15
	More, but it still removes and separates.	01:40:17
	Any other questions?	01:40:23
	Go ahead. So can you cover it during during?	01:40:25
	Cover the separator separate. No, because it's it's. It's already covered so the chambers each have a lid on them so they can be	01:40:29
	serviced.	01:40:33
	But the drains?	01:40:38
	In the yard.	01:40:40
	Are what collect that water and then it takes it to.	01:40:41
	The oil water separator.	01:40:45
	OK. Thank you.	01:40:46
	I mean generating dry periods we could.	01:40:48
	Put things, but that's again, we're looking at getting the filters to install into the drain inlets that will.	01:40:50
	Take even more of that stuff out before it ever reaches.	01:40:56
	This the Chamber.	01:40:59
	OK, great. We'll take one more question.	01:41:01
	So does our storm water discharge plan cover?	01:41:04
	How this operates?	01:41:08
	Well, this doesn't.	01:41:11
	Drained of the storm drain.	01:41:12
	The drains come in but this is eventually it's tied into close sewer system so.	01:41:14
	It's separated from where the.	01:41:21
	Catch basins that drain the streets go.	01:41:25
	OK. Thank you.	01:41:29
	Great. Thank you.	01:41:30
	Can I get a motion in a second to approve move to approve item 11 second?	01:41:32
	Great. All in favor.	01:41:37
	Aye, all opposed.	01:41:39
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	01:41:41
	Great. Thank you, Mr. Camarillo. We'll move to item number 13.	01:41:44
	The physical year 20.	01:41:48
	202425 Mid Year Budget Update Staff, please present your report.	01:41:50
	Thank you.	01:41:55
	We have a few slides I wanted to.	01:41:57
	Start with actually.	01:41:59
	Highlighting and introducing and thanking our interim Finance Director, Ashley Chaparro, who's in the audience.	01:42:03
	And hiding back there.	01:42:11
	But I want to thank Ashley for stepping in into the budget process. As everybody knows, our Finance Director recently accepted a	01:42:14
	position at VCTC.	01:42:19
	And so.	01:42:26
	Without any complaints, has jumped into the budget process this year and has really.	01:42:27
	Kept it running very smoothly so.	01:42:32
	I want to thank her for that and.	01:42:35
	This item.	01:42:38
	Is uh.	01:42:39
	Not very exciting, which is a good thing.	01:42:40
	If a mid year budget update is exciting, usually that's.	01:42:44
	Bad news. It means something major change that was unexpected that we are now having to adjust to so.	01:42:47
	This one isn't very exciting and that's sort of the goal.	01:42:54
	And so Ashley and I are here to answer any questions that arise, but I don't.	01:42:59
	Expect much because there there wasn't much change with this year. We'll walk through a couple of the changes that we did see.	01:43:04
	I think the biggest thing is we came back to the council about 18 months ago on the two year budget and we talked about trying to	01:43:14
	budget more realistically trying to budget.	01:43:20
	For projects up front so that we make sure we have the resources to complete projects and not run out of.	01:43:27
	Resources.	01:43:34
	In the middle of projects.	01:43:36
	And so we did that at that time and that's reflected on this chart with the revised budget column where we.	01:43:37
	Included the that $7,000,000 CIP, which was essentially.	01:43:43
	The the deficit for the fiscal year is.	01:43:48
	Almost entirely the Bubbling Springs Renewal project.	01:43:51
	And so we essentially came to council, we budgeted very tightly on all of our operating expenses to make sure that we.	01:43:55
	Could afford to complete the Bubbling Springs project in the timelines required to get the project done and.	01:44:02
	Keep the grants that we had that the city would have been.	01:44:09
	At jeopardy of losing if we hadn't been able to get the project done.	01:44:12
	So now moving forward, now we're essentially a week out from our grand reopening of, of starting.	01:44:15
	Open up the Bubbling Springs park and so.	01:44:24
	It's a.	01:44:28
	Good news and an accomplishment that we were able to.	01:44:30
	Really.	01:44:34
	Do what we said and keep our budget very tight.	01:44:35
	And, umm.	01:44:39
	And not.	01:44:40
	Have to come back and make more adjustments related to either the operating budget or or those projects.	01:44:41
	There are some challenges ahead and we'll get to some, but we had talked at that time about 18 months ago.	01:44:49
	About being also more realistic about.	01:44:56
	The expected decrease to cannabis revenues and sales tax revenues.	01:44:58
	What we've seen actually is cannabis has decreased even.	01:45:04
	I think at that time.	01:45:07
	The reaction was.	01:45:08
	Maybe that we were being too pessimistic with that, with what we came back and revised.	01:45:11
	It's actually decreased more than what we had had expected.	01:45:16
	And and even with that revised decrease.	01:45:20
	At its height, cannabis revenue generated about $3,000,000.	01:45:24
	I think at that time.	01:45:28
	Think the budget has proposed had something like $2.2 million and we had downgraded it to about 1.5 million.	01:45:30
	As we sit here today, it's dropped to about $1,000,000 a year, so a $2,000,000 drop, 66% drop.	01:45:37
	Or so of our cannabis revenues from.	01:45:44
	What was expected two years ago from where we are today?	01:45:47
	So that's going to explain a lot of the pressure that we've had on our budget.	01:45:51
	And uh.	01:45:54
	And having to adjust to that new reality that the cannabis revenue is not going to continue to be at that $3,000,000 range. So.	01:45:55
	May I ask a question?	01:46:04
	Sure.	01:46:05
	I know this isn't too exciting so.	01:46:08
	Bear with me, but can you just explain?	01:46:11
	The 7,000,000 versus the six 1,000,000.	01:46:15
	The proposed mid year budget, so.	01:46:21
	You've taken it down a bit.	01:46:24
	And so essentially very simple explanation it's it's going to be on one of the next couple slides is that.	01:46:27
	Other CIP projects we're recommending.	01:46:33
	Postponing.	01:46:36
	So it's and so we'll get to those, but there's.	01:46:37
	There's other projects that well.	01:46:42
	Let me sit this way. There's also.	01:46:45
	Maybe more than postponing it, it's a timing issue. There's other projects that are not going to be completed this year.	01:46:47
	So then that funding now is?	01:46:53
	Is instead of.	01:46:57
	If we're not doing a $900,000 project, then the CIP budget drops by $900,000.	01:46:59
	I got it OK and then.	01:47:04
	Why is the word surplus there?	01:47:07
	Its operating surplus or deficit, It's just accounting. If it's no parentheses, it's a surplus. If there's parentheses, it's a	01:47:09
	deficit. This is a deficit. Yeah, because we're pulling it out of the CIP budget. Well, because the CIP budget is pulling from our	01:47:15
	general fund reserve. Oh, correct. OK, thank you. So.	01:47:21
	And so you could see, let me go back to that real quick, so.	01:47:29
	If we weren't doing CIP.	01:47:33
	Operating budget.	01:47:35
	We've managed to keep that balanced, even though a lot of organizations right now are having.	01:47:37
	Hard time, and honestly, we'll have a hard time too as costs continue to increase.	01:47:42
	It's going to be a continuing battle.	01:47:45
	But we've been able to pull it off of keeping our operating budgets balanced.	01:47:47
	So but the challenge for us is the city never created.	01:47:51
	Prior to a year ago when we created it, we had never created a CIP reserve.	01:47:55
	And built up a reserve fund that could be used to fund the CIP projects. So.	01:48:00
	Is we're balanced on everything else, we still have to find money to do projects somewhere, which is why we brought 3 or 4 grants	01:48:05
	forward this this week so.	01:48:09
	Yeah, I have a question.	01:48:17
	So prior to cannabis?	01:48:19
	And we?	01:48:21
	Our operating costs seem to double.	01:48:24
	Now that we are post.	01:48:27
	Were in cannabis now.	01:48:29
	Between say.	01:48:31
	2018-2019 Budget.	01:48:33
	Where are all the costs going?	01:48:36
	Yeah, there's.	01:48:40
	A lot to that. And one thing I'll say up front is.	01:48:41
	This item is just the mid year budget update, but the next.	01:48:46
	3 or 4 meetings we're going to have.	01:48:50
	More thorough.	01:48:52
	Budget.	01:48:53
	Budget adoption conversation. So I think we'll really get into.	01:48:55
	The nitty gritty in those items.	01:48:59
	This item will had only highlighted what had changed in this year.	01:49:03
	But I think that that's.	01:49:06
	That's going to be something we all have to look at because.	01:49:08
	Obviously there are cost increases right now, but I think when you look back at the last five or six years, ours increased more	01:49:12
	than just.	01:49:16
	Inflation. Umm.	01:49:20
	And, and I think it's just.	01:49:21
	It's reasonable to assume that when revenue increased, the city started to do some things that it hadn't done before.	01:49:24
	And now as the you know when cannabis picked up.	01:49:30
	We had money to do new things, but now that cannabis is decreasing, we are going to have to reevaluate those things. So I think	01:49:33
	that.	01:49:37
	That's really going to be the budget conversation.	01:49:40
	As a whole, it's what things are priorities to keep doing and what things.	01:49:42
	Are the things that, you know, we didn't do this six years ago. It was nice to do it. Well, we had the funding, but now we have to	01:49:47
	reevaluate.	01:49:50
	You know so.	01:49:54
	So we'll be.	01:49:55
	Getting into those.	01:49:56
	We expect to have multiple budget workshops and a budget conversations this year from now to.	01:49:59
	The first meeting in June, so.	01:50:05
	So.	01:50:07
	Pretty much going to be off the table for.	01:50:09
	There's a, there's a few things we tried to do and 1 is like I said, we the the council actually adopted ACIP reserve.	01:50:13
	We're able to get two years of cannabis revenue to fund a little bit of a CIP reserve.	01:50:20
	So we have a little bit of a CIP.	01:50:26
	Fund now.	01:50:29
	But not enough to fund everything that was on, you know, the wish list.	01:50:30
	And so we're just gonna have to be very.	01:50:36
	Everything is going to have to really go back to being priority based and we're going to have to say these are the three or four	01:50:39
	things we're going to do this year.	01:50:42
	But it's, you know, we can't do everything on the list.	01:50:46
	All at one time, or within the next five years, Even so.	01:50:49
	OK.	01:50:54
	And I think these are actually like great conversations that we need to have and that we are looking forward to having over the	01:50:56
	next couple months.	01:51:00
	Today's item was intended to be a little bit.	01:51:05
	Briefer just because.	01:51:09
	It only looked at what changed from when we adopted the budget or actually revised the budget about a year ago to today.	01:51:12
	And there really wasn't much that changed.	01:51:19
	This is this chart shows.	01:51:21
	The appropriations that we that were changed are, I'm sorry, the revenues that were changed and the expenses that were changed.	01:51:24
	On revenues?	01:51:31
	Essentially, there's three items. The cannabis revenue we mentioned and that that change just reflects that it has decreased more	01:51:33
	than we had thought it would. It's decreased about another.	01:51:38
	800,000 Dollars $874,000.	01:51:44
	The Thayer Lane property abatement is we were actually dealing with a nuisance property and the city had to sort of pay costs up	01:51:48
	front to get.	01:51:52
	The property.	01:51:56
	The nuisance abated.	01:51:57
	But we actually with a credit to our city attorneys office, our community development team.	01:51:59
	Public Works PD is really a citywide effort.	01:52:06
	We went through the nuisance abatement process and then we also.	01:52:09
	We're able to get reimbursement.	01:52:14
	From uh.	01:52:16
	From the property owner for not not taking care of the property.	01:52:17
	Was that the full amount?	01:52:21
	And so that was the full amount. So we got all costs back. So that shows up now as a revenue, but it's really just it was the	01:52:23
	reimbursement for all the work we put Mr. City Manager was that was a forced sale.	01:52:28
	Yes, well.	01:52:33
	Maybe not technically. We abated the nuisance and then they immediately sold the property. We didn't.	01:52:35
	Technically forced them to sell the problem.	01:52:42
	But the way it works for us is we put a lien on the property so that when they sell it, we get the.	01:52:44
	The costs.	01:52:49
	So it worked out where they were motivated to describe abatement. Was it leveled or was it just abated? It was the city leveled	01:52:51
	the property because it was in that level of disrepair.	01:52:56
	Yeah, we had to.	01:53:03
	Completely demolished the structures. There were two structures on the property.	01:53:05
	Remove all that debris.	01:53:09
	And then fence the property up so that it couldn't be accessed.	01:53:11
	And also to continue.	01:53:15
	To do weed abatement.	01:53:18
	So that's not just.	01:53:19
	A lot with overgrown weeds.	01:53:22
	Then the property owner.	01:53:24
	Decided to sell the property and because of the liens that we had placed.	01:53:26
	We were paid directly out of escrow.	01:53:31
	For the full amount.	01:53:33
	And before we get too excited about that new money coming in.	01:53:35
	You can see on the chart right under that we essentially took that money once we got it back and we said now we're going to put	01:53:40
	this these resources into Surfside Motel.	01:53:45
	And with the idea of just kind of continuing to abate.	01:53:49
	Nuisance issues and then when we get.	01:53:52
	If and when we get the reimbursement for it, we can put that into fixing the next property and the next property, so.	01:53:55
	So that that's reflected there. The only other item shown both on the revenue and expense side was?	01:54:00
	We had.	01:54:06
	Done the registration fees for the 5K event this year and so that shows up as both.	01:54:08
	The cost of the 5K but also the registration fee revenue so that that shows up but it's you can see it's 2002 thousand out	01:54:14
	essentially so.	01:54:18
	So really the biggest change was the cannabis revenue.	01:54:23
	Dropping and other than that if it wasn't for that.	01:54:26
	It really would have been an uneventful.	01:54:30
	Mid year budget adjustment.	01:54:33
	But umm.	01:54:35
	As I mentioned before, we wanted to highlight it here. I meant to highlight it in the report and it wasn't as.	01:54:37
	Highlighted, as I intended, the.	01:54:43
	We included the CIP, updated a list of projects, but I wanted to highlight that.	01:54:46
	The biggest?	01:54:52
	Offset of that, that reduced revenue is that.	01:54:53
	We are doing the design work for the Winimi Rd. reconstruction project.	01:54:58
	We had originally planned to both do design and construction of that this year.	01:55:02
	The way it's working out is we won't get to construction this year.	01:55:07
	And so that is going to essentially be.	01:55:10
	By like postponing that, it offsets that reduction in revenue.	01:55:13
	But it still leaves a challenge at the end of the day, which is we'll need to.	01:55:18
	Identify funding for that project because as we already talked about, with our budget essentially being balanced, we aren't, we	01:55:22
	aren't generating extra revenue to pay for those.	01:55:27
	Projects right now.	01:55:32
	And so I have talked with.	01:55:33
	Miss Dicus, who spoke with a, you know, for the state of the port today and we talked about.	01:55:36
	That grant writing.	01:55:42
	Project that the city and the port talked about partnering on as part of the Community Benefit Fund.	01:55:43
	And figuring out if we could tie in some Rd. reconstruction projects into a grant.	01:55:49
	Writing opportunity with the idea that it supports both.	01:55:56
	The port and the city, because we all need the roads to be.	01:55:58
	Taken care of SO.	01:56:04
	So that's a conversation for a later day in the community Benefit Fund projects will come to council separately, but.	01:56:06
	That is an impact.	01:56:13
	Is with the cannabis fee revenues being reduced significantly, it means essentially, you know, we're gonna have to start looking	01:56:15
	at projects and which ones we push?	01:56:19
	Pushback or postpone?	01:56:24
	So.	01:56:26
	We'll have the opportunity to go through those, yeah.	01:56:28
	Thank you, Mayor. I had a couple of quick questions on this current slide, Mr. City Manager the the.	01:56:32
	When you talk about the changes, the changes that you're referring to.	01:56:39
	Are since the July 3rd revisions.	01:56:43
	We approved.	01:56:46
	Back in June, I'm sorry, June 3rd, 2024 revisions. Yeah. And I don't know if you saw my question regarding the.	01:56:48
	The tables.	01:56:56
	In order to get the big picture, it would be nice to be able to see.	01:56:57
	What was the adopted budget?	01:57:01
	What was the percentage and dollar change from the adopted to the revised budget?	01:57:03
	And then the same for the to the proposed budget. So we could really clearly see what the.	01:57:08
	What the ups and downs are and the percentages change. So I don't know if that's possible that it would be.	01:57:14
	An easy way.	01:57:19
	At least for me to understand the bigger picture.	01:57:21
	And then can you explain what the?	01:57:24
	What the personnel benefit budget increase? Yes, I'm glad you asked that because I had meant to explain that and it shows up on	01:57:28
	this slide and the next slide as well. So just.	01:57:32
	Do I always like to explain these because obviously the first reaction from somebody might be. So we're giving people, you know,	01:57:37
	more benefits at the taxpayer expense.	01:57:42
	And that's not what's happening with these what what these are our adjustments to reflect.	01:57:48
	The increased costs.	01:57:53
	That to just ensure that the budget is accurately reflecting those costs.	01:57:56
	So in other words.	01:58:02
	If the city.	01:58:03
	If the city pays, you know, X percent of my health costs.	01:58:07
	And that and in the budget, it's not showing that entire cost. We're trying to make sure that the budget shows the entire cost	01:58:11
	because.	01:58:15
	Even though it may seem minor, looking at like one person at a time or a couple staff people.	01:58:19
	As you can see here.	01:58:25
	You know the adjustment.	01:58:26
	To reflect that.	01:58:28
	Was $92,000 in this case. So those numbers do add up. And so this isn't changing anybody's benefits. It's trying to accurately	01:58:29
	reflect the benefit cost and that's across the board for all departments. This one I know, I don't think it's all departments.	01:58:38
	It's the general fund.	01:58:48
	Portion of employees. And so if we have, for example, an employee who works in the water district, they're probably not allocated	01:58:50
	to the general fund.	01:58:54
	Right. So thank you.	01:58:59
	And it does show up on the next slide as well. So we'll have that chance. So you can see here this is an example where.	01:59:02
	We have a fund, the Neighborhood Preservation Fund, Program fund.	01:59:07
	And so we have one employee assigned to that fund and so.	01:59:13
	They're trying to.	01:59:17
	Be accurate with their costs. It shows that that increase.	01:59:19
	Was $8500.	01:59:24
	Compared to.	01:59:26
	It wasn't. It doesn't mean that there is an increase in cost, it just means that the budget wasn't accurately showing it before.	01:59:30
	So, umm.	01:59:37
	So that's an example though where that's like that's.	01:59:39
	Probably about the cost, it's like 1 employee versus.	01:59:42
	That $92,000 was employees across the general fund.	01:59:46
	So.	01:59:51
	I think this might be the last letter. There might be one more but.	01:59:54
	So that prior slide was showing general fund adjustments, but we also had a few non general fund adjustments.	01:59:57
	I think the one.	02:00:05
	Most of them are fairly minor and are those types of items like trying to adjust the budget to to?	02:00:06
	To be more realistic, but the big one we wanted to highlight is.	02:00:13
	The $722,000 dumping fee increase.	02:00:16
	And I think this is just a really good example of.	02:00:20
	Where we're starting to see that pressure just like.	02:00:23
	Just like residents see it, we see it and in fact some of those same costs.	02:00:27
	Get passed on to us.	02:00:32
	And a lot of times the numbers for the city are a lot bigger because we're paying that cost for everybody, you know, for across	02:00:34
	the board.	02:00:39
	So I think everybody heard that last year Oxnard increased their dumping fees for their residents.	02:00:44
	But we as a city also dump.	02:00:50
	Through Oxnard, through their station.	02:00:53
	Essentially.	02:00:58
	By passing through that increase, they've increased our rate as well and and.	02:01:00
	And then, yeah, and for cities, it adds up where over a year it can be $722,000 as it's reflected here.	02:01:06
	We mentioned in this that we are still working on that. We wanted to highlight it as an example. We wanted to make sure the budget	02:01:14
	reflects it.	02:01:17
	But we are working on that because we actually do have a contract with Oxnard that we're trying to revisit with them where?	02:01:20
	We think that.	02:01:27
	That number?	02:01:30
	May that that number might supposed to be lower than than what is showing up and so we're working on that with them, right.	02:01:32
	Can I comment on that?	02:01:39
	Or did you want a question? Yeah. And so the number is showing up at 722,000 because that's what they build us this year.	02:01:41
	This year so.	02:01:49
	What was the number before this? Or is this always been 720, this is just the increase?	02:01:50
	This is just the increase, So what is the amount? I don't have that.	02:01:56
	Handy, we can.	02:02:01
	We can send that.	02:02:03
	I don't think we have that off. We'll follow up with that, OK. But this is just the increase this year. So like let's say the	02:02:06
	fund.	02:02:09
	And I was gonna throw a number out, but it would be a complete guess so. But if the fund is X many dollars, now it's X + 722,000	02:02:13
	dollars because that's the increase. So this is just the adjustment for the increase.	02:02:19
	So if I may. OK, so that again points to the.	02:02:26
	The budget box or the table showing when the previous amount was and the change whether it's up or down? Yeah, and the percentage,	02:02:31
	we would be able to see that.	02:02:36
	For this particular dumping fee increase, now I've been.	02:02:40
	Over the years.	02:02:43
	Watching this number.	02:02:45
	And I've been very concerned about it increasing because at one point.	02:02:46
	Oxnard decided to change.	02:02:51
	Providers.	02:02:54
	The hollers and they went from vRS Steve into a regional sanitation district.	02:02:56
	To.	02:03:04
	What's the?	02:03:05
	Dumping at.	02:03:08
	The Todd wrote, not Todd wrote.	02:03:09
	Toland Rd.	02:03:12
	To Simi Valley.	02:03:14
	We would see our dumping fees go down.	02:03:19
	And now we're seeing them go up.	02:03:23
	So there you might want to consider.	02:03:25
	The contract in it whole going back to.	02:03:27
	To where we were with the RSD.	02:03:31
	Yeah.	02:03:34
	Yeah. And we're reviewing the contract now because we think there's actually a few issues, but.	02:03:34
	This is uh.	02:03:39
	Being reflected now because this is what they've billed us at this point and so we're hoping maybe expecting.	02:03:40
	That number to decrease, but it's something we would, it's something we're gonna have follow-up conversation with them. OK, great.	02:03:48
	Thank you. Just a final question, So this, this, this.	02:03:52
	722 K This is going back to the beginning of the fiscal year.	02:03:58
	Yes.	02:04:03
	So.	02:04:07
	Councilmember Hernandez made a really good point.	02:04:09
	And.	02:04:12
	Logic tells me.	02:04:14
	If you're gonna now.	02:04:16
	Call it to Simi Valley.	02:04:18
	Versus Tollum Rd.	02:04:20
	Costs are going to increase.	02:04:21
	Right. And I know that we've had these discussions before about.	02:04:23
	How?	02:04:26
	The city of Port Hueneme.	02:04:27
	Hasn't raised our rates in over 10 years.	02:04:30
	And.	02:04:34
	We, you know, we should, we should do a cola, we should do something so that we could prepare for events like this. So is that	02:04:37
	kind of like.	02:04:41
	The city of Oxnard just kind of like dropping a big one on us. Like, oh wow, we're gonna.	02:04:45
	Up you $722,000.	02:04:49
	When they.	02:04:52
	How long had it been since they they raised their their dumping fees?	02:04:53
	They've so.	02:04:57
	This increase wasn't specifically to us. It was across the board, right? But this is our yeah, this is our portion. But I just	02:04:59
	want to make clear it wasn't.	02:05:03
	We weren't targeted, you know, so to speak, but.	02:05:07
	But it was across the board. But.	02:05:10
	I know. I mean they.	02:05:12
	It's sort of common knowledge that they're having their issues and they've had their rates challenged a few times, so I know	02:05:13
	they've tried to increase it a few times. I don't remember now if any of those stuck or not.	02:05:19
	But so this increase was a large one, I think because the last couple they had tried to do to do didn't.	02:05:24
	Didn't stick really.	02:05:31
	And so moving forward with just focusing on solid waste, for example.	02:05:32
	It's an enterprise fund here with the city.	02:05:38
	If we didn't budget for this increase, then you got to pull it from the general fund.	02:05:41
	Potentially, potentially, and that's where we have to.	02:05:46
	Maybe this answers your last question and and this one is.	02:05:50
	As a best practice, cities should really be on the five year cycle of.	02:05:54
	Doing a five year rate study an increase and on the fourth year already start planning for the next year.	02:06:01
	Oxnard.	02:06:07
	Tried to do that and I actually was.	02:06:08
	In Oxnard, when we tried to do that 10 years ago, I don't know. I don't know how it worked out for them after that.	02:06:10
	But.	02:06:17
	They tried to do that and they tried to be on that cycle. They've had their own legal challenges and things like that.	02:06:17
	But we haven't been on that cycle and that's one of the things we brought forward the.	02:06:22
	The item to get the approval to start working on a utility rate increase because.	02:06:28
	We were behind the curve on that. We need to start kind of falling into that best practice of looking at it every five years and.	02:06:32
	I think this.	02:06:39
	The reason this item is a good one to highlight is because.	02:06:40
	It's easy like for people to just say like, hey, every agency is trying to squeeze us for more money right now, but this is an	02:06:43
	example where it's not really our choice, we're being told.	02:06:48
	By and this is just an example, but there's also the water district costs.	02:06:53
	And everything else where they're saying we are increasing our rates.	02:06:58
	And now we now have to pass that on and and not through any.	02:07:01
	It wasn't a proactive choice by the city to pass those rates on, but it's.	02:07:06
	In order to keep continuing.	02:07:11
	Generating the cost of doing business basically, right, so.	02:07:14
	So anyway, so we have this.	02:07:18
	It didn't require an adjustment because we had already planned for it. But this year we also had, I think it was Callegus I think	02:07:20
	that had the the other.	02:07:24
	Where they had adopted five years of pretty significant increases as well.	02:07:28
	And then it's just something we're hearing about it across the board.	02:07:32
	Literally this weekend I got an e-mail from our insurance provider that.	02:07:35
	They're increasing the rates 10%.	02:07:40
	You know we were talking.	02:07:44
	That we had.	02:07:45
	We started a couple months ago trying to work on having a balanced budget with a certain goal and then you get more bills going up	02:07:47
	and that goal keeps getting.	02:07:52
	Bigger, you know, so.	02:07:56
	So it's just going to be an ongoing battle.	02:07:58
	But we're trying to do the things.	02:07:59
	Moving forward.	02:08:03
	That will put us in a good position on these.	02:08:04
	By going through the rate study process, having those.	02:08:07
	The that five year cycle.	02:08:11
	And then starting to build up some reserves for some of these funds.	02:08:14
	We're trying to.	02:08:18
	We're going to be doing those things.	02:08:19
	There these are the pressures we're filling in the meantime while we get those going.	02:08:22
	So can you tell us what what?	02:08:30
	What are your next steps as far as it relates to having the conversation about the?	02:08:32
	We're actively working with them to try to schedule some follow up meetings. So I think Mr. Camarillo and I are probably going to	02:08:37
	have some conversations and like in the next couple weeks, so.	02:08:44
	OK. So right. Thank you. Yeah, I just want to commend the city manager.	02:08:51
	And Ashley?	02:08:56
	For working on.	02:08:57
	This budget update right now and I really feel comfortable.	02:09:00
	I looking forward to our our next fiscal year budget because I know in the years past we've had a couple of issues delivering a	02:09:05
	budget on time and so.	02:09:09
	I really appreciate all this detail, but I'm also.	02:09:14
	Kind of feeling the big picture and I feel.	02:09:17
	Good about it.	02:09:20
	Councilmember Perez, I just want to thank all the city staff, all the directors, all the departments for participating in this. We	02:09:21
	know this is difficult.	02:09:25
	And we had a lot of surprises that we were not anticipating, unfortunately.	02:09:29
	But I would just want to thank everyone for.	02:09:33
	For doing their best to try to get this under control.	02:09:37
	So we appreciate you.	02:09:40
	Back over.	02:09:43
	Yes, I had a point of clarification I wanted to make.	02:09:44
	Following Councilman Gamma's comments regarding the.	02:09:49
	Transport of our waste from Tolland Road to see me.	02:09:53
	I didn't intend to.	02:09:57
	Imply that that was the reason.	02:09:59
	That our costs went up, in fact.	02:10:01
	When we were looking at changing contracts and I was primary.	02:10:03
	On the Ventura Regional Sanitation District.	02:10:08
	It was.	02:10:11
	I asked that very question and the numbers showed that there would be no increase due to the distance they actually had.	02:10:13
	A chart that they showed us saying that there was.	02:10:21
	There would be a savings and the distance.	02:10:24
	Between Simi and.	02:10:26
	The hauler was.	02:10:30
	Was.	02:10:32
	Was negligible, so I don't know why these costs are going up, just probably because everything else is going up.	02:10:34
	But I would be interested to see why that increases is so.	02:10:41
	I think we're at the point where it's almost more a question of why something isn't going up than why it is, unfortunately so.	02:10:46
	But we'll have those conversations and.	02:10:56
	And the information is helpful because.	02:10:58
	We were reviewing the contract.	02:11:01
	Additional.	02:11:03
	You know background information is is helpful.	02:11:05
	So, but I think that's OK. We had one more slide. I think this was really.	02:11:08
	Maybe getting to some of the questions that were asked because, you know, this item itself wasn't very exciting.	02:11:14
	Like we said, that's that's the goal.	02:11:20
	But uh.	02:11:23
	We wanted to take the opportunity, and I probably have already done it throughout this conversation, but to highlight, you know,	02:11:25
	some of the things that this signals for us in our upcoming budget conversation.	02:11:31
	We don't want to.	02:11:41
	Bury the lead that.	02:11:43
	You know, I think it's a accomplishment for the city. Even though it shows up as a as a deficit, it was really an accomplishment	02:11:45
	to get the.	02:11:49
	Bubbling Springs Park project complete within the grant timelines and.	02:11:54
	And.	02:12:00
	All of those things.	02:12:02
	Umm, it shows up as a deficit in this year, but it was one of those things that the city had been planning to do for years and	02:12:05
	this was just the year that it hits the budget, basically.	02:12:09
	And.	02:12:14
	We umm.	02:12:15
	I think one of the goals we had when we.	02:12:17
	Tried to.	02:12:19
	Sort of plan for that was we talked at that time we made some difficult decisions to postpone some other projects.	02:12:20
	And we did that because we said.	02:12:27
	If if sort of the worst case scenario happens, there won't be extra money to do other projects and so when you look back.	02:12:29
	That was a tough decision and it wasn't a fun one, but it looks like it was.	02:12:36
	The Council made the right decision and that the tough choices were made and it allowed us to complete that project.	02:12:42
	Without.	02:12:49
	Fully depleting our general fund reserve, which is which is good and now we have that reserve available for future.	02:12:50
	Years.	02:12:56
	And and it also helped us to kind of get started on.	02:12:59
	Kind of that path to.	02:13:03
	Maintain a sustainable, balanced budget, which is really the goal now moving forward.	02:13:05
	We list here though some of the challenges that we expect to have that we're sort of highlighted in this conversation. We	02:13:10
	mentioned the cannabis revenues decreasing faster.	02:13:14
	And farther than.	02:13:18
	Even that revised realistic.	02:13:20
	Forecast expected.	02:13:22
	We also.	02:13:25
	Mentioned the cost increases that continue across the board.	02:13:27
	We even have just seen in the last couple weeks.	02:13:31
	Maybe it's an excuse.	02:13:33
	Some agencies already increasing prices, you know, essentially saying, well, the, you know, these are the new costs with the	02:13:36
	tariffs, so.	02:13:39
	Just even the cost of materials.	02:13:43
	Right now we're seeing increases.	02:13:45
	And it's not like those weren't increasing already. So it's just, you know, increase on top of increase.	02:13:48
	I mentioned earlier that we're hearing from agencies.	02:13:53
	Our own insurance, but even other agencies that were members.	02:13:57
	For example, if everybody's just looking to increase their costs this year and it's.	02:14:00
	And those are all just.	02:14:05
	They they add up.	02:14:07
	We talked about those pass through costs from other agencies like water districts or the city of Oxnard for the dumping fees.	02:14:09
	And then?	02:14:16
	We talked about the CIP funding that you know having.	02:14:17
	We started with that reserve policy and we created a couple years of some CIP funding, but we still need.	02:14:21
	Like the goal with that was to try to do that while we could, but then.	02:14:28
	Also allow that to buy some time where we can really create.	02:14:31
	You know, kind of figure out how to.	02:14:35
	Fund our CIP projects into the future.	02:14:36
	So it was really good that we did that and I think it's going to be very helpful for the next couple years.	02:14:39
	But we still have to sort of figure out where like where the next step is to really make our budget.	02:14:45
	Sustainable into the future?	02:14:52
	So those are the challenges.	02:14:54
	That sort of.	02:14:57
	Popped up through this mid year update that.	02:14:59
	We're going to.	02:15:01
	Really work through as part of the budget process coming up.	02:15:03
	At the next couple meetings so.	02:15:07
	Great. We're going to take clarifying questions. Do you have any questions? Yes, yes.	02:15:09
	So.	02:15:14
	Are we?	02:15:17
	Like prioritizing.	02:15:18
	Projects that.	02:15:21
	Have to be done.	02:15:23
	I know we're scaling back, but when do we get to see this list?	02:15:25
	So the CIP review will be at.	02:15:29
	Within the next.	02:15:33
	Four to six weeks that'll be coming to council.	02:15:35
	And that is going to be the question.	02:15:38
	You know, for councils we'll take a stab at.	02:15:41
	Prioritizing uh.	02:15:44
	Based on the prior council, like prior council direction that we've had.	02:15:46
	But that's going to be the conversation for council is, you know, is there anything that needs to be adjusted? It was there	02:15:50
	anything that we put in the wrong?	02:15:53
	Priority order.	02:15:56
	And I think the.	02:15:59
	It's going to be a tough conversation this year because there's going to be more projects than there is.	02:16:01
	Funding so you know it's easy when it's the other way around, but.	02:16:05
	So, but so that'll be.	02:16:09
	As part of the budget workshops, one of the.	02:16:11
	Budget.	02:16:14
	Presentations will give will be the capital improvement project list. Thank you, Mayor. Any other questions?	02:16:15
	Yeah. Can we get from each department?	02:16:21
	What they believe is their absolute necessity of priority list so that we can see.	02:16:25
	So we can actually take a look at and see what it is that we really need to focus on versus.	02:16:31
	All the CIP projects that we need to do.	02:16:36
	I would act because I'm, I'm not an expert on construction stuff, you know, water stuff. So I would like to see each department	02:16:39
	telling me this is really something we need to take care of first as a priority.	02:16:43
	That way I know what direct which decision I need to make. Yeah, we can.	02:16:48
	We can figure out a way to present that. I think we're working with all the departments right now on, you know, kind of a standard	02:16:53
	exercise when you expect budget challenges as they call it, the 5% exercise.	02:17:00
	Where you ask each department you know with look at your operating budget this year and tell me what if you had to reduce 5%? What	02:17:06
	are the non critical items?	02:17:11
	So I think what we can do is we can bring forward those items that we identify and then we'll we'll show the inverse of what that	02:17:15
	means we are.	02:17:20
	On funding, but I think I said this at a recent meeting, I think our personnel costs or something like 70% of the budget.	02:17:24
	So it's like once you.	02:17:30
	Pay for the people. There's not a whole lot of other.	02:17:32
	Like other items you know.	02:17:35
	But umm.	02:17:38
	There's always things like training, you know, training budgets.	02:17:39
	Conferences.	02:17:44
	You know those types of things. And So what I expect the 5% proposals to be, oh, contractor services, those types of things.	02:17:47
	Is probably going to be those types of items, but we'll bring that forward when we bring the council.	02:17:55
	Or bring the item to council.	02:18:00
	And I think that is 1. I want to give the.	02:18:02
	The department's credit for, because we've been having those meetings last couple weeks and they're not fun meetings, but	02:18:05
	everybody understands the situation and everybody is pitching in to try to find that across each department. So, Madam Mayor, to	02:18:10
	follow up that comment.	02:18:15
	When you talk about.	02:18:21
	Previous councils CIP list.	02:18:22
	Have been.	02:18:25
	Been on that council, it wasn't a.	02:18:26
	What we need to do first, it was a wish list for Council.	02:18:30
	That we wanted to see first. It wasn't necessarily something that was an absolute priority.	02:18:33
	So I would really like to see it from the experts. Yeah, we'll bring that. Yeah. And then if I may. Thank you. I'm sorry. And that	02:18:38
	list was very exhaustive. I mean, it was a destination playground, skate park.	02:18:44
	It was very long and expensive list so.	02:18:50
	I think.	02:18:56
	Well, I was joking, joking around with Austin a little bit like, hey, Mr. Grant writer, you guys are experts and I think the port	02:18:57
	is really good.	02:19:01
	In their grant seeking.	02:19:05
	Powers or abilities because they, I mean, you heard.	02:19:07
	And so maybe as a priority.	02:19:11
	We could.	02:19:14
	Really.	02:19:15
	Get get together elected elected and let's hey let's partnership on grant writing because.	02:19:17
	The road.	02:19:22
	To Port of Winemi runs through the city of Port Hueneme and gets.	02:19:24
	Traveled heavily.	02:19:30
	And maybe you know there maybe there is some opportunity for some partnership and grants and that that would be a really.	02:19:31
	Really great.	02:19:37
	Pursuit.	02:19:41
	When it comes to roads and stuff.	02:19:44
	That is all. I think the last thing I'll say is.	02:19:49
	So we recommended that the Council.	02:19:52
	Make those adjustments that we identified.	02:19:54
	And that's all.	02:19:58
	We have. OK, great. If there are no other questions, are there any public comments?	02:19:59
	No public comments.	02:20:05
	Anymore discussion?	02:20:06
	If not, is there a motion in a second?	02:20:08
	Move to approve Staffs recommendation.	02:20:11
	Great, over to you.	02:20:16
	All in favor, aye?	02:20:17
	All opposed.	02:20:19
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	02:20:20
	Great. Thank you. We'll move on to item number 14, establishment of the.	02:20:23
	Centenarian Recognition Program will staff present this report. Yeah, the hardest thing is pronouncing.	02:20:27
	I wasn't even going to try centenarian. Yeah.	02:20:34
	Yeah, this item is on the agenda.	02:20:39
	I believe there was a request from, I believe was Mayor McQueen Le Jean a couple meetings back.	02:20:44
	Umm, to consider a creation of a centenarian recognition program.	02:20:50
	We had.	02:20:57
	We've sort of informally.	02:20:59
	Had recognition for residents who.	02:21:01
	Who started celebrating their 100th birthday?	02:21:05
	But I think.	02:21:08
	What we were realizing is that only people who really.	02:21:09
	Knew about it, knew about it and otherwise we were hearing like months later about somebody who had turned 100.	02:21:13
	And so.	02:21:19
	So.	02:21:21
	Took a stab because of that. We kind of.	02:21:24
	Laid out the questions that we already asked when we hear about these types of things and sort of.	02:21:27
	The criteria that we were using.	02:21:32
	And we put together a uh, uh.	02:21:35
	A proposed.	02:21:37
	Essentially a form that that if Council approves, we could place on our website.	02:21:39
	The form would allow.	02:21:44
	You know, we place on our website, we could put it on social media and things so that people know about it.	02:21:46
	But the form would allow basically somebody who knows somebody who's turning 100 to sort of nominate them for recognition.	02:21:51
	And.	02:21:59
	I think one of the key things was one of the.	02:22:01
	Criteria that we noticed when we were looking at other cities is it's always like a question of like, well.	02:22:03
	Like, do they have to live like a certain number of years in the city? You know, how does that work?	02:22:08
	And so the criteria that we saw that seemed to work in other cities was essentially.	02:22:13
	One of two items either they lived a majority of their life in Port Wayne, ME.	02:22:18
	Which, you know, is essentially 51 years at least by the time they turn 100.	02:22:23
	Or if they're a current resident. And I think at first we were like, well, what if somebody just moved here?	02:22:28
	And then they turn 100, you know, should we really recognize it? But I think the more we talked about that, we're like, well, no,	02:22:34
	that is an accomplishment, you know?	02:22:37
	And, and we should celebrate, you know, that fact that we have residents that are reaching that milestone, so.	02:22:42
	So we that was probably the toughest challenge for us trying to come up with that criteria.	02:22:48
	That's what we ended up proposing.	02:22:54
	But the items on the agenda?	02:22:56
	Today for the Council to discuss and to decide if they want to have a policy and if it would look something like this.	02:22:58
	But we did think that this would be pretty workable and could be rolled out pretty easily.	02:23:05
	The goal for us would be make it very simple where?	02:23:11
	It doesn't have to utilize a lot of resources. We basically have a staff person be able to take this form.	02:23:14
	Put a proclamation together and then basically let.	02:23:20
	The way it would probably work is let the mayor and I know so we could coordinate to get the proclamation to them or for whatever	02:23:23
	recognition because there's a couple recognition options there.	02:23:28
	So the idea was to try to make that simple, so.	02:23:34
	The item is on the agenda today for Council to.	02:23:38
	Discuss and determine whether to proceed.	02:23:42
	Whether to accept this criteria or identify other criteria.	02:23:45
	We'll take questions. We'll start with Councilmember Perez. What about adding another thing on there which I've received a few	02:23:49
	phone calls for something like this and they've always wanted police drive by.	02:23:55
	What about adding that into the?	02:24:01
	The whole celebration.	02:24:02
	Yeah.	02:24:04
	And I know and we have a couple residents especially.	02:24:05
	Post code like during COVID and immediately post COVID there were a couple residents who had.	02:24:08
	Said they weren't comfortable coming to meetings.	02:24:12
	You could understand that, so we had arranged to.	02:24:15
	Drop off.	02:24:18
	I think we talked a little bit about that and we were.	02:24:19
	We're setting it up where.	02:24:22
	Like umm.	02:24:24
	We didn't necessarily have that like in the criteria or the form so that we're not like obligated to do it, but I think we sort of	02:24:26
	assumed that if.	02:24:30
	You know, if they're they reach 100 and they can't make it to a meeting and.	02:24:36
	Relatively simple. We can make that happen.	02:24:40
	So.	02:24:44
	It could be added formally. We left that sort of.	02:24:46
	Informal at this at this point where we figured we just work that out with them.	02:24:49
	Yeah, I think, I think that'd be awesome, I think.	02:24:54
	Asking A.	02:24:58
	100 year olds and 10 Aryan to come to a meeting could be difficult but.	02:24:59
	I think it'd be really cool.	02:25:04
	Send a police cruiser with the siren and the lights and then those of us who could show up and, you know, make a nice presentation	02:25:06
	and then we could, we'd always have a photo, but.	02:25:10
	And I definitely want to just make sure that.	02:25:15
	If you're 100 and you live in Winnemi, you're good.	02:25:17
	Yes, as proposed. That's correct.	02:25:23
	Once we approve it, OK, Yeah, OK.	02:25:27
	I like the police. Thank you, Mayor.	02:25:29
	Yeah, a couple of questions. I like the idea.	02:25:32
	Umm, I think I've participated in a couple of recognitions where it was not only police.	02:25:35
	Dr. Bys, But our public works people as well. I mean the whole trash truck and everything, but it brings to mind that.	02:25:40
	That maybe, you know, if it's optional, that's great, you know.	02:25:50
	Hopefully.	02:25:54
	Our employees will be available and it's something that we can afford to do timewise and money wise.	02:25:55
	But the other thing I think that needs to be included in this.	02:26:03
	Policy would be describing a certificate or plaque that would be given to.	02:26:08
	The Centenarian.	02:26:15
	I don't see that in here and then I was wondering if.	02:26:18
	There was any consideration of incorporating this program into the hero's history and heritage policy?	02:26:22
	So we have it all in one place.	02:26:29
	OK. Yeah. And.	02:26:32
	A couple points there, so.	02:26:35
	The recognition type would be a formal city proclamation.	02:26:37
	Essentially.	02:26:44
	We stayed away from a plaque or like tile or anything like that just due to cost and so.	02:26:46
	And I think I we have recognized.	02:26:51
	I think 3 people.	02:26:54
	Since I've been here for reaching.	02:26:55
	Their 100th birthday and we we took a proclamation out and I think they were appreciative of that so.	02:26:58
	So it would just be what we propose is a formal proclamation and then that proclamation would include information based on what	02:27:04
	they provide to us as part of their biography and their contributions to the community.	02:27:10
	So that's that's what.	02:27:17
	Yeah, I think that's great. Is proposed. Now what was the second part of that question, if there was any consideration given to	02:27:19
	incorporating this program into the?	02:27:23
	Heroes. OK.	02:27:28
	History and heritage policy which yeah operate under, yeah. And I think we could include it there. I guess the question for counts	02:27:30
	the for the council to decide is that currently.	02:27:35
	That policy goes to CAC for.	02:27:41
	Like you know, items submitted under that policy go to the Citizens Advisory Committee to be.	02:27:45
	Vetted and they meet is it quarterly?	02:27:50
	Yeah. So they meet quarterly, so.	02:27:54
	Because this.	02:27:57
	Really doesn't have a whole lot of discretion because they really, you know, the way we were trying to set up was to avoid a	02:27:58
	situation where we read somebody and go and they weren't interested or, you know, interesting enough to get a 100th, you know,	02:28:03
	birthday proclamation from the city.	02:28:07
	Or, you know, essentially take like the judgment calls out of it and it's just.	02:28:11
	If they are a current resident.	02:28:15
	When they hit 100 or when they if they've lived a majority of their life, then they get the.	02:28:17
	The the recognition.	02:28:22
	So, umm.	02:28:24
	It can be included in that policy. I think our initial recommendation would be.	02:28:25
	Whether it's included or not that right now it's just sort of automatic if this criteria is met and it doesn't have to be.	02:28:31
	Vetted and approved by the CAC, which the rest of the policy does.	02:28:39
	If I could comment on that, I think that.	02:28:43
	It could be there. It's I just think it makes sense to have it in one place where people would know where to go to look for it,	02:28:46
	rather than it be a standalone and the policy could read that it doesn't have to necessarily go through the CAC. Yeah.	02:28:53
	The heroes, the wine, Amy Beach heroes that does that go through CAC. OK, so maybe we could just say this would be an exception	02:29:00
	and that it doesn't go, but it was somebody asked where can I find this? We would know to go to this.	02:29:07
	The hero's heritage.	02:29:13
	And yeah.	02:29:15
	I think we could do that. We can have it kind of folded into that policy and then just make it clear that.	02:29:17
	That there's.	02:29:23
	It's in the policy, but this is the criteria and it's sort of automatic.	02:29:24
	So so yeah, that that would work.	02:29:29
	And, and we can, depending on how quickly the Council wants to adopt this, we could also approve this process and then.	02:29:34
	Bring that.	02:29:42
	Back when we.	02:29:43
	The next time we review and revise that the Heroes Policy section.	02:29:46
	So that's something that can be done.	02:29:51
	Sort of.	02:29:53
	While we're rolling this out, so.	02:29:54
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Yes, so I do like the recommended details of.	02:29:57
	Inclusion of the city newspaper and social media. That's.	02:30:04
	Should be.	02:30:08
	They should get their.	02:30:09
	The recognition.	02:30:10
	Umm, the optional recognition at City Council meeting.	02:30:12
	If I guess.	02:30:17
	It's going to be based on what they want, right? So if we go to them.	02:30:19
	You know, we just, we got to be clear if it's going to be.	02:30:24
	It's going to be.	02:30:27
	This You know who wants city staff is going to go.	02:30:29
	And.	02:30:32
	At least have it.	02:30:33
	Have those details laid out, Yeah.	02:30:35
	Yeah, so they.	02:30:38
	Whether we would honor him at a council meeting essentially would just be they decide, you know, if they check yes, then we'll	02:30:40
	schedule it for the next available council meeting. If they check, no.	02:30:44
	Then then we don't schedule it for a council meeting, so.	02:30:48
	B is do we?	02:30:54
	Do they want us to go to them? Yeah. So one thought.	02:30:55
	And I would support.	02:31:00
	The idea of adding.	02:31:02
	That item which I think I'm, I'm hearing.	02:31:05
	Council supports as well.	02:31:07
	But I think I would support adding it because it actually does give staff a little bit of.	02:31:09
	Cover as far as.	02:31:14
	You know, umm.	02:31:16
	If somebody says why are you doing this for this person and why are you spending city time on this thing, it's because we have a	02:31:18
	council approved policy that says that we are going to do these things so.	02:31:23
	So we can add some language and.	02:31:27
	If Council maybe approves it with direction to add language so I don't have to think of it on the spot, but just something like,	02:31:31
	you know.	02:31:34
	If not, would you like a visit from available city representatives or something like that? You know which could include?	02:31:37
	You know.	02:31:46
	The you know, council members or you know.	02:31:49
	We or staff and we can.	02:31:53
	But I think we'd word it as like, you know, available whoever's available cause.	02:31:56
	It's, you know, it's obvious, it's got to be something that we can make work without having to like call people in on their days	02:31:59
	off and things like that. So.	02:32:03
	So so.	02:32:08
	If everything else works, it could be approved with.	02:32:10
	Direction to add some of that language.	02:32:14
	Not yet.	02:32:17
	I just have a couple of questions, then we're going to go to public comments.	02:32:18
	OK. He wants to make the motion already.	02:32:22
	Just a couple of questions, So.	02:32:27
	Like the like the form.	02:32:30
	So, umm.	02:32:32
	It says brief biography of contributions.	02:32:34
	Or contribution or contributions.	02:32:37
	So, umm.	02:32:39
	Is everything else going to be? Is everything else going to be pre?	02:32:43
	Worded this is a proclamation so there there's generally a lot of stuff in there yeah so how we we do it it's basically what we do	02:32:48
	now it's just trying to have a simpler process and so everybody knows what to expect cuz we will get.	02:32:54
	We get things right now, like we'll get an e-mail and somebody will say, I know somebody who turned 100, you should recognize	02:33:00
	them. And it's like, well, do you want to tell us their name or you know how we can get a hold of them?	02:33:05
	So it's really.	02:33:09
	This could actually be helpful because it's like, you know, great, have this film.	02:33:11
	Form filled out and have it sent to us, but they're not writing out a full problem. No, we're gonna have a template and then	02:33:15
	essentially, you know, if they give us four or five bullet points, we'll pull those in.	02:33:21
	As the whereas is, yeah, great, great. Just a couple more questions.	02:33:26
	So I read this bottom part where it says nominator information and then right under that it says would you like to be honored by	02:33:31
	the City Council? So it almost.	02:33:36
	Felt like it was for the nominator.	02:33:42
	And so maybe it could just say what honoree like to be honored or would instead of you or maybe put nominator information under	02:33:44
	yeah too. I just thought, why are you asking the nominator?	02:33:50
	So that and and I think.	02:33:57
	Oh, at the very top where it says and I think I know the answer to this.	02:34:01
	Where it says.	02:34:05
	100 years of age or older.	02:34:08
	So does that mean if they missed?	02:34:12
	Requesting it at 100, they can request it at 101 or two? Or does this mean I can request at 100?	02:34:15
	I could request that 101. Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah, you know.	02:34:22
	Umm, I hadn't thought about that. I'm thinking the person who wrote this probably did. And I, I guess I, I think I can know the	02:34:28
	answer is I think it's based on we have a resident and every year now.	02:34:33
	101 one hundred 203 they asked if they can get a proclamation.	02:34:38
	And we've.	02:34:42
	Honored that in the past, so I think.	02:34:45
	As written, it was probably with that in mind, thinking that.	02:34:47
	Basically, you know, once they hit 100, if they asked for a proclamation, they're gonna.	02:34:51
	That the city will take the time to give them.	02:34:56
	Or you can put in there just once.	02:34:59
	Yeah, we could say one time only.	02:35:00
	You get one.	02:35:03
	Yeah, every 10 years.	02:35:06
	OK. Any other questions?	02:35:07
	If not, do we have any public comments? No public comments. OK, If there's no further discussion, can we get a motion and a	02:35:09
	second?	02:35:13
	Yes, I'm prepared to make a motion, but I.	02:35:16
	Do you want my motion to contain the the suggested changes that we want? Right, OK.	02:35:19
	So I'd like to make a motion to approve the Send 10 Aryan Recognition nomination form.	02:35:24
	And we could adjust it to make it a little more clearer and perhaps somebody who is.	02:35:32
	Honor and one missed it. We would be able to honor them as well.	02:35:38
	And I would.	02:35:43
	Think just a brief biography of the person might be the better way to go.	02:35:44
	And.	02:35:49
	Strike the the part.	02:35:51
	About.	02:35:54
	Their contributions just.	02:35:56
	Let's just have a biography of the person.	02:35:58
	Clarify.	02:36:02
	Mayors suggestion.	02:36:04
	On the nomination.	02:36:06
	And present them with a proclamation.	02:36:09
	And give them the choice of whether they want to come to a City Council meeting.	02:36:12
	Or.	02:36:16
	Have city staff.	02:36:18
	Led by the Police Department to go and make a very nice presentation and take a photo.	02:36:19
	That's a big, big.	02:36:25
	Did you capture all that?	02:36:27
	Is there a second?	02:36:30
	2nd.	02:36:31
	Can we get a roll call please?	02:36:33
	Rich, you got 25 years.	02:36:36
	It's a little expense.	02:36:41
	But one of the things that we wanted to promote is what a nice community it is.	02:36:43
	And buying a part of this community.	02:36:48
	You know you can live a long life.	02:36:51
	And it would be good.	02:36:53
	Public relations wise, perhaps.	02:36:55
	To have like a perpetual plaque, we can't have that many people over the years that, you know, reach 100 and.	02:36:57
	If they went into City Hall and they said.	02:37:04
	These are centurions over the years. I think it would send a nice.	02:37:06
	Message to the community.	02:37:09
	That this is a good community to be.	02:37:12
	The other thing is, I guess 25 years, I mean 50 years.	02:37:14
	There are committee, many of us said.	02:37:18
	Because of a changing community that would make it.	02:37:20
	51 years.	02:37:22
	Living here and.	02:37:25
	And that being the eligibility level, so you might want to consider.	02:37:27
	Modifying.	02:37:31
	Just my 2 points.	02:37:33
	Great. Thank you. Do you have a comment card?	02:37:34
	Thank you. I'm sorry, I just want to.	02:37:41
	Perhaps we could.	02:37:47
	Have Orvine Carpenter be our very first recipient in.	02:37:49
	What's that word?	02:37:53
	Centenarian. Centenarian. No, no, no, the other word.	02:37:55
	Most humorous?	02:37:58
	Yes, that word. Maybe he could be the first one.	02:38:00
	Plaque, if we. Yeah.	02:38:03
	And we had. We had honored him.	02:38:06
	Recently, and we were actually we had.	02:38:09
	We had it on the list that we were also going to try to issue him a proclamation at some point too. So the timing didn't work out,	02:38:13
	but but we were able to honor him.	02:38:18
	With the.	02:38:22
	The City Council approved.	02:38:23
	The supporting his.	02:38:26
	Allowing him to have his 100th birthday in the Orvian Carpenter Community Center.	02:38:29
	Without the fees so.	02:38:36
	So the city.	02:38:38
	Did I think a good job of recognizing them? But there was more that we wanted to do so.	02:38:40
	Madam Clerk, did we take a vote?	02:38:45
	So Councilmember Gama and then Councilmember Perez seconded.	02:38:47
	And then all in favor.	02:38:52
	Aye, all opposed.	02:38:54
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. Great. Thank you. We'll move on to item number 15, formation of a Veterans Advisory	02:38:55
	Commission.	02:38:59
	Well staff, please present your record.	02:39:04
	Thank you.	02:39:06
	And I have.	02:39:07
	I think one or two slides.	02:39:09
	On this as well.	02:39:11
	Similar to the last item, I think it was at that same meeting we had a request from Mayor Pro Tem Lopez.	02:39:13
	To for a future item to consider.	02:39:20
	For the city to consider establishing a Veterans Advisory Commission.	02:39:23
	So this item was scheduled to allow for that.	02:39:28
	Consideration.	02:39:32
	Umm. I'm going to try to keep it simple, but the creating commissions get a little complicated because there's a lot of ways you	02:39:34
	can do it anywhere.	02:39:39
	From an ad hoc committee that doesn't have to be formally created to.	02:39:44
	It could be all the way up to a committee being created in city code that has to be adopted by ordinance and.	02:39:49
	You know, requires a second reading and so.	02:39:55
	Really, there's some decisions to be made as far as like what level of formality and.	02:39:58
	How to best approach that?	02:40:04
	Umm, we took a look at some other cities.	02:40:06
	That do have veterans advisory committees.	02:40:10
	Want to say Menifee and I was blanking on the other.	02:40:13
	Cities. Is it Chula Vista? Yeah, it's been a Menifee, Chula Vista and Riverside County.	02:40:17
	So we took a few looks and we tried to sort of like boil it down to.	02:40:23
	What we thought could work.	02:40:29
	But it's.	02:40:31
	It ultimately will come down to what the council is looking to do and what the goals the council wants to create.	02:40:31
	Are what we essentially put together was proposing.	02:40:38
	Just a similar.	02:40:42
	Commission formation to.	02:40:44
	What the other commissions that we have?	02:40:47
	Follow which is A5 member Commission appointed by Council with.	02:40:50
	We just aligned all the terms to match councilmember terms.	02:40:53
	In the four year term, so it would be aligned with those.	02:40:57
	Things just for keeping everything consistent.	02:41:00
	The council would need to decide some questions like is residency required?	02:41:04
	I think what we proposed it would be.	02:41:10
	Is it required that the representative be a veteran or be a military affiliated?	02:41:12
	And then what we had proposed as a starting point would be quarterly meetings similar to the CAC and the Measure U committee.	02:41:18
	And then?	02:41:26
	Obviously.	02:41:27
	As part of that, the Council could decide.	02:41:28
	Whether to do like an annual review to determine if more frequent meetings are needed.	02:41:31
	But that's really getting into the the weeds of it and I think the.	02:41:36
	Bigger picture question first is what are the recommended goals and priorities for?	02:41:42
	For a veterans advisory Commission.	02:41:47
	We.	02:41:50
	Again, looking at those other.	02:41:51
	Cities. We looked at what some of those cities had identified as goals facilitating engagement with the veteran community.	02:41:53
	Enhancing access to veterans benefits and resources.	02:42:00
	Assistant planning or promoting veteran focused events. Support veteran outreach and educational efforts.	02:42:04
	Or identify community needs and recommend solutions.	02:42:10
	I will always give the caveat that every city is different and so usually just adopting what other cities does isn't really the	02:42:13
	best approach especially.	02:42:18
	You can even just see.	02:42:23
	It's been a while since I've been to Menifee, but I don't think they actually, I don't think they have a base right.	02:42:24
	As an example.	02:42:30
	Riverside has one.	02:42:32
	San Diego. San Diego does.	02:42:34
	But so you could see some differences there of like, you know, we are a city that has.	02:42:36
	When Amy and Magoo.	02:42:41
	You know, on either end of us. So we're unique, so.	02:42:43
	The goals we might have might be different and so.	02:42:47
	We. We.	02:42:51
	Essentially try to put together some starting points, but I think.	02:42:52
	This is an item that really it's the first question is in the council and what are the goals, what are we trying to achieve and	02:42:55
	how do we want to achieve?	02:42:59
	Council member, I'm sorry.	02:43:04
	You go ahead. Thank you.	02:43:07
	So I believe that we should.	02:43:11
	Focus on the enlisted personnel in our community.	02:43:15
	And does the word veteran mean that you have to be?	02:43:21
	Out of the military, is that a definition of a veteran? And so?	02:43:24
	My my concern is.	02:43:28
	Or my.	02:43:31
	I think this is great.	02:43:34
	To focus on veterans, but I also think we need to focus on the enlisted folks that come into our town.	02:43:37
	Because I've heard from many of them.	02:43:43
	When they come to town, they're looking for a babysitter. They're.	02:43:46
	Want know a good place to eat? You know, there just could be a lot of service and information that we could help these people.	02:43:50
	Then most importantly like and I'm thinking about Nate's place.	02:43:56
	Like maybe we could have a little.	02:44:01
	Nate's place for the enlisted, a place where they could go and at least just know that there's different places to go for	02:44:06
	assistance when when an enlisted person needs it.	02:44:11
	And of course, we've seen some tragedies.	02:44:16
	In and around our neighborhood on that.	02:44:19
	Front.	02:44:21
	Question City Manager, is this for?	02:44:23
	Veterans that mean you have to be out of the military.	02:44:26
	It's completely up to.	02:44:30
	Council at this point.	02:44:32
	It's, we kind of gave the framework, but it's it's.	02:44:35
	Up to the council to define exactly how it wants, like what all these terms can mean or how you know how we would do these things.	02:44:39
	I have, I have some questions as well. So.	02:44:43
	Can we let?	02:44:48
	The mayor Pro Tem kind of share what his thoughts are. Yeah, absolutely going to say I think he should be the one since it was his	02:44:49
	idea. So there is.	02:44:54
	You know, we there is language for active duty personnel.	02:44:59
	Veterans, umm.	02:45:03
	And and even.	02:45:04
	Veteran professionals that.	02:45:05
	At our VA.	02:45:07
	Specialist.	02:45:10
	Who could, actually?	02:45:11
	Fill this role.	02:45:13
	We just have to work on the languages and and.	02:45:14
	So that that could that could definitely be done.	02:45:17
	Just us clarifying what we want, so I would.	02:45:19
	I would propose that to, you know, as as The thing is.	02:45:24
	Active duty veterans.	02:45:27
	And veteran specialists.	02:45:28
	So that would be good.	02:45:32
	My thought process is this.	02:45:35
	We have, we do have the two bases here.	02:45:38
	We have a VFW.	02:45:41
	We have a lot of.	02:45:43
	Veteran nonprofits around us.	02:45:45
	We have active duty personnel in our.	02:45:49
	In our residence.	02:45:51
	Yet they don't advise the Council.	02:45:52
	At all.	02:45:57
	So we need them.	02:45:58
	We need a voice for them so that.	02:46:00
	They can. They can advise us on veteran.	02:46:02
	Things.	02:46:06
	They could help us with.	02:46:07
	Veteran's day. Memorial Day.	02:46:09
	Come up with other.	02:46:13
	Things that we can actually honor our local vets.	02:46:14
	And I just think this is.	02:46:17
	This opportunity is.	02:46:20
	Is kind of reach over the gates.	02:46:22
	Reach over to the nonprofit's and bring them into this council.	02:46:24
	And have them advise us on what?	02:46:28
	What veterans services that we can provide for them?	02:46:30
	Or how we can better suit?	02:46:32
	Our vets.	02:46:35
	So there's a lot of language that.	02:46:37
	That we could, actually.	02:46:39
	Revise and I think.	02:46:41
	I think staff has.	02:46:45
	A lot of the language already, we just have to actually.	02:46:46
	Physically see it all.	02:46:49
	Councilmember Hernandez, Then we'll go to council.	02:46:57
	Thank you, Mayor.	02:47:02
	And thank you, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, for.	02:47:04
	Putting this concept forward.	02:47:07
	I had a couple of questions about.	02:47:10
	Umm, the overlap that we might be experiencing here with the VFW and some of the other nonprofits.	02:47:13
	And my question is, did we?	02:47:22
	Talk to the VFW about.	02:47:25
	What services they provide? Did we? Do we have a sense of what other services are being provided by these nonprofits?	02:47:27
	And I ask that for.	02:47:35
	A number of reasons. One, we don't want to duplicate an efforts we don't want. I don't think we want to duplicate efforts. I don't	02:47:37
	think we want to step on anybody's toes.	02:47:42
	But most importantly, we don't want to promise something.	02:47:47
	That we can't deliver.	02:47:51
	Because we're not in the business of delivering services as a municipality, I think we can connect people to services.	02:47:52
	But for us to.	02:48:00
	We'd have to have a budget to do that, we'd have to have staff to do that.	02:48:02
	The other question I have would be.	02:48:07
	Similar to the way we appoint the Citizens Advisory Commission and Measure U Committee would the city.	02:48:11
	Be able to solicit.	02:48:18
	Participation from the community.	02:48:20
	For people.	02:48:23
	Just stay.	02:48:25
	If one council member doesn't know of that.	02:48:26
	There may be. I'm more inclined to appoint people who are interested in participating than just appointing somebody who may not	02:48:30
	have that interest.	02:48:34
	So if the city could, I know that you've done that for the well, we've done that for this citizen Advisory Commission.	02:48:39
	And measure you invited them to.	02:48:46
	To be part of it, I'd like to see that as well.	02:48:48
	And I.	02:48:51
	Can we also hear from Tom Fiala about what he thinks about this?	02:48:51
	Yeah, when it's time, Tom, you can make your way up. But before that, let's.	02:48:57
	Do a comment card.	02:49:03
	Did you have something you had? Any questions?	02:49:06
	And then you as well.	02:49:09
	So.	02:49:11
	Bear with me winning me beach cleanup.	02:49:13
	Every now and then.	02:49:16
	A Navy group will come out.	02:49:17
	And I have all these buckets and sticks and it kind of breaks my heart because I see the Petty Officer handing out a glove to each	02:49:19
	person in a bag. And now come over here. I'll give you, I'll give you the bucket, I'll give you the stick. And we have a hand	02:49:23
	washing station.	02:49:27
	Protect yourself.	02:49:32
	But my point being is that.	02:49:33
	What I'm feeling is that.	02:49:36
	This, whatever we call it.	02:49:39
	Could have a list of Wellness activities, real guppies.	02:49:42
	Nate's Place.	02:49:45
	Wine, Amy. Beach Cleanup.	02:49:47
	Have things that we could introduce.	02:49:48
	Enlisted N veterans to participate in because so many times.	02:49:52
	Whether it's real guppies.	02:49:57
	Wanami beach cleanup.	02:49:58
	We interact with a naval family.	02:50:00
	An enlisted person and veteran SO.	02:50:03
	The way I'm evolving on this is like.	02:50:07
	You know have.	02:50:11
	Good activities that we could refer.	02:50:13
	Interested people too.	02:50:15
	Hey, if your son's having problems or snakes, place, you know, real guppies.	02:50:17
	Boys and Girls Club, I mean we have all these wonderful activities. Why naming to the league, you know.	02:50:21
	And just be able to connect.	02:50:26
	Enlisted in veteran.	02:50:28
	To services that could be helpful to their family.	02:50:31
	So I have two spots on this first.	02:50:35
	To yours, what you were talking about, there was a time many years ago. He's too old now, but a veteran did.	02:50:37
	Have all the connections and do our veterans. Larry Downing.	02:50:45
	Was the one who put on our veteran's day.	02:50:48
	Programs a long time ago.	02:50:50
	But.	02:50:53
	There's a lot of different agencies, a lot of different organizations. I met a Master Chief Thrift.	02:50:54
	Think is her name. She has a bunch of.	02:50:59
	Navy people who want to volunteer get involved.	02:51:03
	I they came out, I helped out at the five, Ki connected her with Taylor's.	02:51:06
	But they have a lot of people that want to get involved in the community. They want to get involved, what's going on? They want to	02:51:10
	do volunteer hours. So this will be a good way of connecting.	02:51:15
	Those groups with all the different like Veterans mentor project.	02:51:19
	We could get them all connected to all these different agencies.	02:51:24
	That's a perfect way of.	02:51:27
	Of making the connections to these people who feel isolated to the base only.	02:51:29
	And want to get more involved in our community.	02:51:33
	Totally agree.	02:51:36
	Any any other questions?	02:51:41
	I guess I was. I was.	02:51:44
	Questions that I.	02:51:47
	Very similar to the ones.	02:51:49
	Council member Hernandez was asked.	02:51:53
	Asking and So what I'm hearing though.	02:51:55
	Sounds more.	02:51:58
	Like an ad hoc.	02:52:00
	Committee than a.	02:52:03
	Advisory.	02:52:05
	Committee.	02:52:07
	Think that.	02:52:09
	And, and and one of the other things that I'm hearing is a lot of.	02:52:11
	Connections connecting people.	02:52:16
	And so in my mind is like, do we? Do we need a committee to connect people?	02:52:19
	I don't know.	02:52:23
	What? We currently don't have anything.	02:52:26
	Talking about, yeah.	02:52:28
	Yeah, yeah. So we currently don't have really anything other than people that we know.	02:52:30
	That we can go to to help our VFW.	02:52:36
	But they're so different. There's so many different groups. There's active duty groups, you know, Navy Chief Petty Officer	02:52:41
	Association.	02:52:44
	There's a lot.	02:52:48
	I can name.	02:52:49
	I can name a lot of different groups and.	02:52:51
	My thought is this. If we go to an ad hoc.	02:52:54
	It's just.	02:53:00
	Nothing's gonna happen. No one's gonna take the lead.	02:53:02
	So if.	02:53:06
	If we go full Commission.	02:53:07
	We get community input.	02:53:10
	You know, people who actually want to volunteer.	02:53:13
	I think we, you know, we can actually see if.	02:53:18
	If this is actually worthy of.	02:53:21
	Going to.	02:53:24
	You know if we get like 30 inputs I mean, then you know that this is a valid.	02:53:26
	Requirement.	02:53:31
	That we should move forward with.	02:53:32
	Yeah, I guess the only thing the the place where I'm having most difficulty is not knowing.	02:53:33
	The other things.	02:53:41
	What? What's already been done?	02:53:42
	Been being done. What is the military?	02:53:44
	Doing I mean, they're literally right across the street, right? So what are they doing? What's the gap?	02:53:48
	Right. And then.	02:53:54
	I mean, that's how we would.	02:53:56
	Think about strategizing, right? What's the gap? Let's try to fill the gap, right? And what is the gap? I just, I haven't heard	02:53:58
	what the gap is just yet.	02:54:02
	Well, based on information based on.	02:54:08
	The gap is this is.	02:54:11
	I think it's pretty simple.	02:54:12
	We don't have a veterans group that actually advises the council.	02:54:14
	At all.	02:54:19
	We have nonprofits that.	02:54:21
	That provide.	02:54:23
	Who could provide services, but there's really not a.	02:54:25
	Commission that's actually advising the Council.	02:54:28
	On things that.	02:54:31
	That the veterans of this.	02:54:33
	Community actually want.	02:54:35
	And and that's.	02:54:39
	That's that's the gap.	02:54:40
	You asked me.	02:54:42
	OK, OK. And what, what, what would the advice?	02:54:43
	What would we in response do to?	02:54:47
	As a Council, what would we do?	02:54:50
	If we were advised about.	02:54:54
	Whatever it would be. OK, so let's say.	02:54:57
	Let's say that this the Commission advised us on.	02:55:00
	You know, veteran's day.	02:55:04
	There they make the plans.	02:55:06
	During their.	02:55:10
	Their committee meetings.	02:55:11
	They bring it to the Council and present.	02:55:13
	Hey, this is, you know, at no cost to the city because a lot of this stuff is.	02:55:15
	Going to be donated either.	02:55:19
	Time.	02:55:21
	We're taking this away from the staff.	02:55:22
	Who's actually planning?	02:55:25
	Our current committee and we're giving it to the veterans who actually know how to.	02:55:27
	To commemorate these type of activities.	02:55:32
	And bringing in.	02:55:35
	The you know, the framework on how we're going to, we're going to.	02:55:38
	Do that particular task.	02:55:43
	That, that's what.	02:55:46
	I would envision that this Commission would do.	02:55:47
	And of course they're going to run it through the council.	02:55:52
	Yeah. So just a couple more questions.	02:55:55
	I'm I'm for veteran's day. I'm for Memorial Day.	02:55:58
	But what else?	02:56:04
	Labor Day.	02:56:06
	Yeah, but I mean other than events on holidays. OK, So what else? That's all I meant trying to get to.	02:56:07
	So this, this Commission could do a couple things too it it could actually when we do the Community Benefit Fund.	02:56:13
	It could make recommendations to the CBF to see.	02:56:20
	How you know how they can?	02:56:25
	You know, basically.	02:56:28
	Submit that uh uh.	02:56:30
	That grant so that.	02:56:32
	There's money for these these events that.	02:56:34
	They want to do.	02:56:38
	One thing.	02:56:40
	They could also.	02:56:42
	I got a few things here.	02:56:46
	Public engagement.	02:56:50
	So.	02:56:54
	Reach where you talked about overlap.	02:56:56
	Reach was wanting to do like a flag.	02:57:00
	You know, flags down.	02:57:04
	Ventura Rd. Where?	02:57:07
	They're honoring veterans.	02:57:08
	So something like this, this Commission could actually rack and stack.	02:57:11
	You know who's gonna go first?	02:57:15
	There's a SO.	02:57:18
	When I look at this.	02:57:19
	There's a lot of things that actually it can do, but.	02:57:21
	We're just we're.	02:57:24
	Not allowing nonprofit to do it.	02:57:25
	And then present.	02:57:29
	But we could actually have a veterans group.	02:57:31
	Present to us.	02:57:34
	And then we can move forward. And if they take donations from Reach, that's perfect.	02:57:36
	So I think the conversation is an ad hoc is a temporary, right?	02:57:41
	With a short.	02:57:47
	Directive.	02:57:50
	But I think and I I do appreciate the.	02:57:52
	Mayor Pro Tem Lopez on this.	02:57:55
	Like, uh.	02:57:58
	As a Commission, if we delegate to the Commission Memorial Day.	02:57:59
	And veteran's day.	02:58:04
	Maybe 911?	02:58:06
	Maybe that could be?	02:58:09
	The basis for the Commission.	02:58:11
	To start.	02:58:13
	And then, you know, being able to.	02:58:14
	QR code came to mind.	02:58:18
	Like if we had a little piece of information that we could get to enlisted.	02:58:20
	Personnel on base.	02:58:25
	That's it. And you cure a QR code it and it here's all the family activities. Here's.	02:58:27
	Churches in the area. I mean, we could, really.	02:58:32
	Because I think what I hear on the beach oftentimes is like, well, where do you go to get this? And what do I do for that? And you	02:58:35
	know then.	02:58:39
	There's a family walking on the pier and real guppies is out there and grab a pole. What? That's free. Well, you know, And so all	02:58:44
	these things just take their own.	02:58:48
	Momentum. And so on the one hand, I agree.	02:58:53
	A Commission be great.	02:58:56
	For those three items for programming.	02:58:58
	But ad hoc maybe to, you know, to.	02:59:01
	To communicate to enlisted and veterans, hey, here's what what's available for volunteerism because I know they're always looking	02:59:04
	for volunteers and real guppies on the pier.	02:59:08
	The museum here.	02:59:14
	Yes, I think, I think there's a lot here.	02:59:15
	That we can work with and I.	02:59:19
	I think maybe if we separate out.	02:59:22
	Those three things.	02:59:24
	Because, you know, it's always.	02:59:26
	Start simple.	02:59:28
	Right. And then if it grows into.	02:59:30
	More great.	02:59:32
	But if we could just get those three things accomplished.	02:59:34
	You know, I could support that.	02:59:37
	And so please don't I.	02:59:39
	Me saying ad hoc.	02:59:43
	That is just saying.	02:59:45
	Let's figure it out.	02:59:47
	Right before we.	02:59:49
	Create advisory group. Let's let's kind of figure it out, and I think an ad hoc would allow you to.	02:59:50
	Be able to do that without having to be under the constraints of the Brown Act.	02:59:57
	Right. And so once you're under the Brown Act, then you're having public meetings and you're meeting.	03:00:01
	You know you can't talk.	03:00:06
	About business, you know what I mean?	03:00:08
	So I think ad hoc just gives you an opportunity to kind of.	03:00:10
	You know, stand it up and say, OK, now we're ready to move.	03:00:14
	So determine what are some of the things that you want to accomplish during for the ad hoc and then when you accomplish those	03:00:18
	things and say, hey, we're ready.	03:00:21
	And then go to an advisory. I like the idea.	03:00:25
	I just.	03:00:28
	I'm an I'm a data person.	03:00:29
	And so I just would like to see some more data.	03:00:32
	Around.	03:00:35
	Like a Councilwoman, Hernandez said.	03:00:37
	Not so that we're not overstepping into business. I mean, you know, stuff that's already being done.	03:00:39
	By the military, by VFW, by any of the.	03:00:46
	Nonprofit organizations or groups that's already.	03:00:50
	Doing things, I mean, we may not know because we haven't, we have, we may not have done that legwork just yet.	03:00:53
	Mayor.	03:00:59
	I think you make a good point, but I think we don't have to figure out.	03:01:01
	Everything out today we can.	03:01:05
	Create it, get it started, give it some.	03:01:07
	You know, goals like different holidays are coming up. We can always add stuff to it or they can.	03:01:10
	Come back and talk to us about what things they want to do as well. Whatever this committee comes up with, they can come back to	03:01:16
	us and ask for, you know, approval to go this route or go that route. So we it's, we just need to give bare bone structure.	03:01:22
	And then we can move.	03:01:29
	We don't have to figure it out tonight. Yeah, I'll be willing to do whatever the guy.	03:01:32
	Council wants to do. I just don't want you all to be constrained and have to wait for your quarterly meetings to do business.	03:01:35
	In our monthly meetings to get approvals.	03:01:41
	And then wait again for your meetings so.	03:01:43
	I think I think we could build language in there.	03:01:46
	That says that.	03:01:50
	You know, they they can meet more often not they don't have to wait quarterly if they have urgent business.	03:01:51
	I mean, it's it's all about like.	03:01:57
	The language.	03:02:00
	That we create.	03:02:01
	Or staff creates.	03:02:04
	And then staff will be.	03:02:07
	If it's an advisory group, then the staff is on the line.	03:02:10
	So we'll definitely need your support.	03:02:13
	Yeah.	03:02:17
	Sort of with what I'm hearing as one of the challenges is if.	03:02:18
	Sort of pick a path, because if we're going to do an ad hoc, you can kind of do it.	03:02:23
	With like minimal direction at this point and almost like I've seen it where you create an ad hoc and you say your first	03:02:28
	assignment is over the 1st 90 days. Tell us what?	03:02:32
	This should be.	03:02:38
	You know, like, tell us what?	03:02:39
	The goal, like, you know, the five people that get appointed tell us what the goal is of this committee should be and tell us	03:02:41
	where we're missing.	03:02:44
	Or we don't like or where we need the support, you know?	03:02:48
	Versus the challenge.	03:02:52
	With the full Commission off the bat is.	03:02:54
	If we're gonna.	03:02:57
	Create it in the code with an ordinance is. We have to define upfront what it is you know so.	03:02:58
	So as I'm hearing the discussion, it sounds like maybe that.	03:03:05
	Path of.	03:03:09
	You know.	03:03:10
	Essentially, create an ad hoc committee to with their first assignment being.	03:03:12
	Come back to us with what this should look like. Similar to it. Actually we did with the museum committee. We did similar where?	03:03:17
	And they're working on it still, but it was first step is you tell us what.	03:03:22
	You know what the committee should be and how it should operate and all that kind of stuff. Will this go out with?	03:03:26
	You know a Port Hueneme.	03:03:32
	Social media.	03:03:36
	Yeah, it's a.	03:03:38
	I was gonna say it's up to the council how we want to handle it, but if that.	03:03:39
	That's one option. If we want to go that way, it can be. We could put out a call for applicants, so an announcement that we're	03:03:44
	going to create an ad hoc committee.	03:03:48
	We're looking for applicants, we're looking for people with some sort of.	03:03:52
	You know, if this language is OK like some some sort of, you know, veteran background or current. I think I heard too the active	03:03:56
	duty.	03:03:59
	You know the.	03:04:04
	Send us information, send us an e-mail if you're interested and then we'd bring back a list of people that are interested and then	03:04:05
	the council can.	03:04:09
	I would recommend we start similar to the museum where each person gets to a point a person to start and we give them a task.	03:04:14
	What's good about that is for that first 90 days, it's like, yeah, it's very flexible where they can meet as much or as little as	03:04:20
	they need to and and then come back with what's proposed. So that that might be a.	03:04:26
	A good starting point.	03:04:32
	There, Yes. Thank you.	03:04:34
	I'm not sure we're even ready to go to an ad hoc or a full Commission at this point.	03:04:39
	I like the suggestion made by a council member Perez.	03:04:45
	What you were you were saying is that.	03:04:51
	We need to refine the goals.	03:04:54
	And we need to further refine what the goals of this Commission.	03:04:57
	Whether it's ad hoc or a full on Commission might be, and I think we heard some good things.	03:05:02
	Tonight and we still need to hear from Mr.	03:05:08
	We heard about volunteer opportunities.	03:05:12
	That was a great idea.	03:05:16
	We heard about the.	03:05:17
	Banner program.	03:05:19
	That is something that.	03:05:21
	This, this committee or Commission could get involved in.	03:05:22
	We heard about the events advising on the advising staff.	03:05:26
	On the events because staff is very much involved in the event planning.	03:05:30
	Umm, connecting.	03:05:35
	Vets to Resources Look at all the vets that showed up tonight from the.	03:05:38
	From the port.	03:05:42
	You know, we didn't even how may be working with the port and doing some outreach with them.	03:05:44
	And connecting them to.	03:05:48
	You know what's available here in the city of Port Hueneme. Things to do.	03:05:50
	And things To Do List would be great not only for vets but.	03:05:53
	Or tourism.	03:05:57
	And people and visitors, people who come to this community and people in general.	03:06:00
	You know, there's, there's a lot of things to do here.	03:06:04
	So maybe we need to go back.	03:06:07
	Have staff go back.	03:06:10
	With the inputs that we've heard tonight.	03:06:12
	And refine the goals.	03:06:15
	Umm, with further input from Mayor Pro Tem.	03:06:17
	And then we can come back and decide, you know?	03:06:21
	What committee?	03:06:24
	Format would be the best one.	03:06:26
	At this point.	03:06:28
	And can we just hear from Tom?	03:06:30
	I think that'll help.	03:06:32
	Yeah, while you're coming, go ahead.	03:06:34
	I'm prepared that.	03:06:39
	To nominate someone without even asking him, you know, I think he would serve very well.	03:06:41
	And so.	03:06:46
	My question to my colleagues is.	03:06:48
	Do we each have someone that we could dominate?	03:06:50
	And can we just?	03:06:53
	Send those names over to our city manager and get moving on this.	03:06:54
	So.	03:06:58
	I think.	03:07:01
	Umm, they've already kind of talked about process.	03:07:02
	As it relates to getting names just like we do everyone else and if you have someone, have them to apply.	03:07:05
	If we get there.	03:07:10
	If we get there, I think that'll be the proper way to do it. Mr. Fiala, did you have something you'd like to share with us? Well,	03:07:11
	I can, I can just add a little bit to it. So a lot of the Jess and I have talked about this before or I'm sorry.	03:07:17
	Councilman Lopez before.	03:07:23
	We've been going kind of back and forth for the last couple months.	03:07:26
	The VFW does a lot of what just wants to do.	03:07:30
	But on a much smaller scale.	03:07:33
	Because we're really not that big.	03:07:36
	You know we can't.	03:07:38
	Take care of the county.	03:07:39
	The VFW in general.	03:07:41
	Though that that that those.	03:07:43
	Potential VFW members that's shrinking as the years go by.	03:07:46
	I don't know if you understand this, but.	03:07:51
	VFW Central Veterans of Foreign Wars. These are combat veterans.	03:07:52
	They're not veterans. A veteran doesn't get you into the VFW.	03:07:57
	You can be in the military for 30 years if you'd never left the United States, never been in the conflict.	03:08:00
	You're not getting into the VFW.	03:08:06
	Just our requirements.	03:08:09
	Anyway.	03:08:11
	You are. There's a couple things that we want to clarify.	03:08:12
	There was the whole.	03:08:16
	Councilwoman.	03:08:19
	Perez had mentioned.	03:08:20
	A lot of people want to donate time.	03:08:23
	There's actually a new program within the military where they actually get.	03:08:26
	A medal if they do so many hours and that metal translates to.	03:08:30
	A possible promotion the more medals you have.	03:08:35
	You get a better chance of promotion.	03:08:38
	So there's a lot of them. We get it all the time.	03:08:39
	People wanting to volunteer at the VFW, we just don't have anything going on.	03:08:43
	I turn a lot of people away.	03:08:47
	You are correct, there are a lot of different organizations. You got the American Legion, you got the VVVC, which is a Vietnam	03:08:50
	Veterans of Ventura County.	03:08:54
	It's an MC.	03:08:58
	There is.	03:09:00
	Who else is there? There's a VA.	03:09:02
	There's a whole thing over at the VA. There's us.	03:09:05
	There is and and then there's other things. I, you know, you talked about the port earlier.	03:09:08
	Being out, there's a lot of veterans in the port. There's a lot of veterans. Ironically, there's one of one of the organ, two of	03:09:14
	the organizations that I've dealt with lately.	03:09:18
	Are the Hells Angels and the *******.	03:09:22
	And that's because we have a writers group.	03:09:25
	And there are a lot of veterans too, so they leave us alone. We're cool with them, but there's a lot of different organizations	03:09:27
	that are heavily veteran.	03:09:31
	There's a lot of veterans in there, so.	03:09:36
	It'd be nice to tie this all together, and you're correct in that.	03:09:39
	I think you're you're messing up the terminology a little bit when you say enlisted.	03:09:44
	Listed as there's officers, there's enlisted and listed are just people. They didn't go to college, don't didn't go to officer	03:09:48
	training school.	03:09:51
	But there are 23 year old ensigns over at the base that.	03:09:55
	Have never left home. They never left Nebraska until they were stationed here.	03:09:59
	So, umm.	03:10:04
	It's not just enlisted, it's I would include active duty.	03:10:05
	I would include the base.	03:10:09
	Because that's actually who needs that information.	03:10:11
	And yeah, there would be a nice, it would be nice to have a central location of.	03:10:13
	Here's what's what you can do in the community. There's downtown Ventura over here. There's downtown Oxnard over here. Is a VFW	03:10:18
	over here.	03:10:21
	Things for them to do.	03:10:25
	Or like you had said, you know how do I find a babysitter? Maybe you get a running list of.	03:10:26
	Babysitters or swimming lessons for your kids or.	03:10:31
	Activities on the weekends or soccer, you know, sports for your kids, Little League and soccer. It'd be nice to have one location	03:10:35
	for them to go to and get all that information.	03:10:41
	Especially when they're coming in from out of town.	03:10:47
	And they're being stationed here for the first time.	03:10:49
	They don't know, they don't have no idea what's going on.	03:10:52
	And they have no idea who to contact. It'd be nice to have that list for them.	03:10:55
	We get this a lot.	03:10:59
	But that's if you even know what the VFW is. There are people.	03:11:01
	Live across a street that have no idea what the VFW is.	03:11:04
	So it's just kind of one of those things. It's hard to get that word out.	03:11:08
	But you know, we we've done pretty well in the last few years. I mean, the community kind of knows what we're about now.	03:11:13
	But new people coming in may not know.	03:11:19
	It's AI think there's a good. I think it needs to be defined a little bit better.	03:11:22
	I agree this whole hey, let's start a Commission and just go run with it.	03:11:26
	Yeah, maybe that may be a little premature.	03:11:31
	I think we need you need to workout the details.	03:11:33
	And you're right, I would also I would get.	03:11:36
	The VC, That VFW, the American Legion? I'd get them involved. the VA, that the base?	03:11:39
	The command Master Chief on the base.	03:11:46
	Would be a great person to talk to it's and get though get get kind of get everyone's hey, what do you think? What do you think	03:11:50
	you need? What do you think? What are you lacking?	03:11:54
	Type of thing.	03:11:59
	So there's a good starting point.	03:12:00
	It needs to be defined a little bit better, you're right.	03:12:02
	You're right. And like I said, the VFW though were one of the bigger ones in California. We're actually a 13th largest out of 246.	03:12:05
	We're the 13th largest one.	03:12:14
	Even though we're a decent size and we're actually good in good shape.	03:12:16
	We're still on a much, much smaller scale than I think what what Councilman Lopez is going for here.	03:12:21
	Oh, I'm sorry.	03:12:27
	No, I've said great, great. I did have one question. You, you you mentioned earlier about the county.	03:12:28
	I think our intent is to be stay within the city of Port Hueneme, is that correct?	03:12:34
	Yes, it would. It would.	03:12:39
	It would.	03:12:41
	The Committee, the Commission would basically advise the Council on.	03:12:43
	On all things Fort Wayne.	03:12:47
	Now this can grow, you know this absolutely, but.	03:12:50
	It's not the intent.	03:12:55
	That we are.	03:12:57
	If approved.	03:13:01
	We want to start a committee that's going to be supporting Ventura County.	03:13:02
	Because that were.	03:13:07
	Report Why me?	03:13:08
	So I just want to make sure that that's not the.	03:13:10
	Intent. Intent now knowing that.	03:13:12
	We will get people, probably get people that are not from Port Hueneme, but it's not the intent to service.	03:13:15
	The county.	03:13:21
	It would it would be to advise the council on on veterans related matters, OK.	03:13:24
	Great, great. Thank you. Yeah, I think, yeah, doing the whole county, that's a whole different. You say county. So I was wondering	03:13:29
	why you said there's, there's a bunch of VF, there's five of them in the county of Ventura.	03:13:35
	Other than us?	03:13:41
	But there's there's four other ones.	03:13:42
	And in the 11 last thing, yeah.	03:13:44
	That whole banner thing, Rich brought that up. It wasn't me. Everybody thinks that I started that. No, Rich brought it up because	03:13:47
	he went on vacation to Pennsylvania.	03:13:52
	And he saw them.	03:13:56
	So yeah, I'm working with Rich, the the reach programs actually working on that as well.	03:13:58
	All right. Thank you, Rich. Rich, thank you so much.	03:14:05
	Is are there any other questions?	03:14:09
	Councilmember Hernandez, I had one more item that we should add to the list of.	03:14:11
	To justify the existence of this entity, whatever.	03:14:16
	Becomes.	03:14:20
	Is that we are members of the Federal Outreach Advisory Council.	03:14:22
	What do we call them?	03:14:26
	Communities of.	03:14:28
	OK, see what does that stand for?	03:14:29
	Communities, their military bases, supported communities we don't have any way of.	03:14:32
	Extrapolating or gathering information.	03:14:40
	About.	03:14:43
	Base needs and that's.	03:14:44
	So that would be one key.	03:14:46
	Justification for having such a committee is that for them to advise us on.	03:14:49
	You know where they see the gaps and what.	03:14:53
	They see as being the needs you know. We hear it through RDP.	03:14:55
	But.	03:14:59
	They will talk. We'll go to Washington and talk about.	03:15:01
	Child care needs and.	03:15:04
	Licensing needs for the.	03:15:06
	For the.	03:15:10
	Wives or husbands of.	03:15:11
	Of military person assigned to Navy Base Ventura.	03:15:13
	Which we?	03:15:18
	Done before.	03:15:19
	But there's other things out there that that we don't.	03:15:20
	Have we don't have anything to take to these discussions to these meetings. So that I think would be really helpful to have this	03:15:23
	advisory group could do that for us.	03:15:28
	OK, great. Any anyone else?	03:15:33
	Any questions? Do we have any public comments?	03:15:35
	No more public comments.	03:15:38
	Any discussion?	03:15:42
	Any discussion?	03:15:45
	We're going to see.	03:15:47
	Sorry, I want to make sure I read the recommendation.	03:15:50
	Can I make a recommendation?	03:15:54
	So I like to recommend a.	03:15:57
	Ad hoc.	03:15:59
	For the veterans advisory.	03:16:01
	So I'm going to. I'm going to.	03:16:07
	Want to make that motion?	03:16:09
	5 member. 5 member.	03:16:12
	I'll second.	03:16:15
	Are you adding any parameters to it or you just want to get it off the ground?	03:16:18
	I say we give them.	03:16:21
	Framework and they come back to us with their recommendations and advise the Council on what this could be.	03:16:23
	Based on our discussion.	03:16:32
	Well, we give them a basic framework.	03:16:35
	And we let them decide what they want.	03:16:38
	And you know, we could give them parameters of great trust.	03:16:41
	Great trust in City Manager Vega to.	03:16:45
	Produce a staff report.	03:16:48
	To get this thing off and rolling on the tracks. So we haven't.	03:16:52
	Do we need a second? No.	03:16:56
	We have a second. We have a second. Was that you?	03:16:58
	That was Councilmember Hernandez.	03:17:00
	Um, no other discussion.	03:17:03
	All right, I have one question on that. I was trying not to.	03:17:06
	But would.	03:17:10
	Do I see two options? One could just be everybody can.	03:17:11
	Send us the name of somebody that they'd want to be on that, and then we could reach out and have them be part of the ad hoc.	03:17:16
	Or the other is we do the.	03:17:22
	You know, public announcement and we bring an item back to a point. I think you should do the public announcement and then if we	03:17:24
	have someone, we want to tell them to apply. OK, got it.	03:17:29
	That way we get more.	03:17:34
	Yeah, and you never know. You never know who might.	03:17:36
	Apply this is discussion.	03:17:38
	I just think that if you're going to move forward with selecting ad hoc members that we have.	03:17:41
	An idea of what?	03:17:48
	They're going to be.	03:17:50
	Responsible for doing.	03:17:51
	So hopefully.	03:17:53
	Staff has listened to what?	03:17:54
	Some of those ideas are and say, well we could be, you could be doing.	03:17:56
	Working on advising the Council on these issues, you could be helping develop a resource list. You could be.	03:18:00
	You know, I heard a second piece that I think.	03:18:06
	Ties in.	03:18:10
	If the Council agrees.	03:18:11
	Because especially if we're going, if we're doing an announcement to ask for.	03:18:14
	People. Then we're going to have an item come back to a point.	03:18:18
	And so I think it was maybe right before we went to the speaker I think was Councilmember Hernandez who said.	03:18:21
	Something about.	03:18:27
	The mayor Pro Tem.	03:18:29
	Having thought about this that he could provide some.	03:18:31
	Some of that information.	03:18:34
	So what we could do is when we bring back the names.	03:18:36
	We can work with Mayor Pro Tem.	03:18:40
	To identify.	03:18:43
	Sort of parameters.	03:18:46
	As a starting point and then bring that item.	03:18:48
	With the people being appointed and the council can.	03:18:51
	You know it doesn't mean the Council will point black blank accept it, but it could be a starting point for discussion.	03:18:54
	Make any changes, approved parameters, appoint people, and then the ad hoc committee can get to work.	03:19:00
	And I think I heard what you just said, but for a mayor Pro Tem.	03:19:06
	When? When?	03:19:11
	When it was when the comment was made about.	03:19:14
	You laying down parameters, well, I think what's what's being said is you've heard what we have said is acceptable.	03:19:18
	So the expectation would be that we would see that.	03:19:27
	Because if if the if the group came up with their own parameters, they may be outside of what we.	03:19:30
	Have a kind of agreed.	03:19:37
	To ourselves.	03:19:39
	So just make sure, I'm not saying make sure, but just know that we have said what we believe is important.	03:19:41
	And there may be an issue if.	03:19:48
	The group comes back with something. It doesn't include what we said is important.	03:19:50
	Then that would.	03:19:54
	Probably create time. We'll have to go back and forth. We really.	03:19:55
	Don't have to do that well since it's an ad hoc.	03:19:59
	You know that.	03:20:03
	They're not going to be bound to.	03:20:04
	You know.	03:20:07
	Meetings, and they're a little fluid.	03:20:08
	So they I think they can actually meet.	03:20:11
	And once they discuss.	03:20:14
	I think this is a good product I can take to the Council and then.	03:20:17
	They we look at their recommendations.	03:20:21
	Just what if I may reiterate that I have great confidence in City Manager Vega to pull this together and get us started. I will	03:20:23
	just say this like there has to be.	03:20:29
	I guess the framework is, you know.	03:20:35
	A veteran.	03:20:38
	You know, active or.	03:20:39
	Commissioned Officer.	03:20:41
	Active duty.	03:20:43
	Enlisted service member.	03:20:44
	Or a professional veteran.	03:20:45
	Member who?	03:20:49
	Can serve on this Commission only.	03:20:50
	Supporting the military as a veteran member? You mean someone who professionally works in the area?	03:20:52
	In the area could be it could be a non profit, it could be the VA.	03:20:58
	Someone who actually has veteran experience.	03:21:02
	OK, Anything else? If there's nothing else, Madam Clerk, we take a vote.	03:21:08
	All in favor.	03:21:13
	Aye, all opposed.	03:21:14
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	03:21:16
	Thank you.	03:21:19
	We'll move on to item number 16, Annual review of the City Council Policy and Procedures manual and resolution.	03:21:30
	Approving an amendment. Will staff please present the report motion to and I think yeah, noting the time, I'll try to keep it.	03:21:37
	Pretty brief, that.	03:21:44
	You know, we had talked about doing an annual review of the policy and procedures. Umm.	03:21:46
	Doesn't mean that we necessarily need to change something every year, but we wanted to at least have a placeholder item.	03:21:51
	Where we have that opportunity to review it and identify if there's any changes.	03:21:58
	Since this is the second year we've done that, we did throughout the year, we tried to keep a list of the times the the.	03:22:02
	Possible changes that the council had mentioned or had been mentioned at a council meeting.	03:22:10
	We had two on the list this year.	03:22:15
	That had been discussed at some point.	03:22:18
	For council to consider, obviously the council if there's other changes that.	03:22:21
	Should be identified, Council can identify those, but the two that we had.	03:22:26
	Kept track our.	03:22:30
	Documented from prior discussion was.	03:22:33
	Listed on page two of the report.	03:22:35
	Number one is.	03:22:38
	Expressly stating that the manual applies to city commissioners.	03:22:40
	That was based on. We had a conversation about the manual and who it's applicable to.	03:22:44
	The manual states that it's applicable to elected officials, officers and employees.	03:22:49
	There was some Gray area weather.	03:22:54
	That included then.	03:22:58
	Because elected officials doesn't include commissioners, employees doesn't include commissioners officers.	03:23:00
	We think it does, but it's not as clear cut and it's not defined in the manual.	03:23:06
	We could add language.	03:23:13
	Stating that clearly.	03:23:14
	Item 2 was.	03:23:16
	There had been a discussion about.	03:23:18
	Whether to have a policy requiring all council members to be informed of.	03:23:20
	Records requests that are made that relate to.	03:23:24
	Any and all council members.	03:23:28
	Or made by any and all council members.	03:23:32
	There is not that policy at this point, so.	03:23:34
	As of right now, and without any change, that policy doesn't exist.	03:23:38
	I will at the time that.	03:23:41
	Conversation was had. I made this note and I will reiterate that.	03:23:44
	We get tons of records requests and most of them are very very boring, so I would not.	03:23:47
	Not recommend, you know, any sort of policy that just generates that.	03:23:54
	That.	03:23:59
	A high level of emails and.	03:24:01
	Work for.	03:24:04
	Records that are not very interesting.	03:24:06
	But that was discussed.	03:24:09
	Previously about creating sort of that narrower process our policy.	03:24:12
	Again, it doesn't exist at this point, so that would be a question for the Council's if that wants to be created.	03:24:18
	But those were the two items that were discussed at some point during the year that we said we would note for the.	03:24:23
	For the annual review.	03:24:29
	And.	03:24:31
	It's on the agenda today for Council to review and decide if there's any need for revisions, additions or deletions.	03:24:32
	And we're happy to answer any questions.	03:24:42
	Councilmember.	03:24:47
	Thank you.	03:24:48
	Thank you, Mr. City Manager and.	03:24:50
	And.	03:24:52
	And Joan, our city attorney for for working on this. I want I have a couple of cleanup issues. One is the applicability.	03:24:55
	Of who? The what groups?	03:25:05
	Are these policies apply to and I believe I did say at the last meeting that.	03:25:08
	Commissioners were included, and I said that because.	03:25:16
	Of has we've seen in.	03:25:20
	On Page 1.	03:25:23
	That it is those who are the City Council. Let's see, uh.	03:25:25
	Well, I think the language is in here on page one who it applies to, but then on page.	03:25:30
	5 of 29.	03:25:35
	The code of ethics for council members if you go to a section 5A1.	03:25:37
	It says this applies to public officials both elected and appointed, so maybe we just need to clean up that language, but I am all	03:25:45
	for.	03:25:50
	Requiring the.	03:25:55
	The conflict of interest where we draw a circle around.	03:25:58
	The areas.	03:26:02
	Where these Commissioners live, because I have heard both from the CAC and the Measure You Committee, where where members have.	03:26:03
	Pushed for programs or.	03:26:12
	Against programs based on where they live.	03:26:15
	And that's a problem.	03:26:18
	OK. So I think if anything that needs to be included in here where they are.	03:26:23
	Subject to that 501,000 foot.	03:26:29
	Rule.	03:26:32
	Yeah.	03:26:33
	OK, the other.	03:26:34
	The other change, there's a reference in here to a customer service.	03:26:37
	Management system.	03:26:42
	And I don't think that exists.	03:26:45
	So maybe that needs to be taken out. It does. I I actually looked at one point.	03:26:47
	At that was added when the city purchased.	03:26:54
	Gogov The.	03:26:58
	App that you can report things through.	03:27:01
	And I think it was added. It was before I was here, but I think it was added with the intent.	03:27:03
	Of umm.	03:27:09
	Basically saying, you know, people should be referred back to that.	03:27:10
	Rather than.	03:27:15
	Are you talking about?	03:27:17
	Yes.	03:27:19
	Excuse me?	03:27:21
	We really goes to go.	03:27:23
	Hold on just one second.	03:27:25
	Oh, OK, let's stop.	03:27:27
	Council Member Hernandez finish. Yes, thank you. Thank you.	03:27:31
	So.	03:27:37
	I understand that gogov does.	03:27:40
	Take complaints and comments but I don't think.	03:27:42
	That it is.	03:27:46
	Accurately reflected in the policy and I'm.	03:27:48
	I can't find the page that it's on, but you know what I'm talking about that and I don't think that.	03:27:52
	Go Gov actually addresses.	03:27:57
	Customer employee complaints.	03:28:00
	Or how to file employee complaints?	03:28:02
	Oh, I don't, yeah. I didn't recall it for employee complaints. I think it was for.	03:28:06
	Essentially like customer service requests that say can be referred in these ways. I think it's at the end.	03:28:11
	Just bear with me for a second.	03:28:19
	I had it marked on another another copy and I now I can't find it.	03:28:36
	But actually, can I just ask staff to take a look at that and either?	03:28:41
	Umm, change the language on what it's called or make.	03:28:45
	More of 29 Thank you. You're so good at that.	03:28:49
	Urge of use of city electronics.	03:28:56
	No, that's not it page.	03:28:59
	20.	03:29:01
	At #6 refer complaints to the city manager and or the city's customer. There you go. Manager system for further processing.	03:29:03
	Staff shall be given adequate time to investigate and respond to such complaints.	03:29:11
	And So what I had understood that to be is essentially.	03:29:15
	If you get a complaint from a resident, you know my trash can wasn't picked up.	03:29:19
	That my guess is based on when I looked back and when this was added is.	03:29:24
	When they bought the Go Gov system.	03:29:29
	It was like, well, not every complaint has to come to the city manager. Now you know, that can be referred to.	03:29:32
	Hey, they forgot to pick up my trash can. OK, we'll report it to gogov.	03:29:38
	You know that kind of a thing.	03:29:42
	I thought it was interesting it was called out and I sort of wondered the history of it, but.	03:29:45
	But.	03:29:49
	You know, I think.	03:29:51
	That was what we came up with when we looked at that.	03:29:52
	Is that it was added at the time that the city purchased that system. So I looked for it and I could not find it so.	03:29:54
	Maybe a go go go.	03:30:02
	No, no the.	03:30:03
	That communication.	03:30:04
	The customer relationship management, it's Gogov.	03:30:08
	That's a go Gov is a CRM. OK, So can we change the language so it can say go Gov? We can't. Yeah, I guess is when they did it.	03:30:11
	Usually when you write a policy, you don't specify the brand name in case you change the brand name. But we can. It's in caps. I	03:30:17
	mean you're using caps, so it seems like there's.	03:30:23
	The term is capitalized. It's those applications are called CRM applications. OK, so it's it's that's the.	03:30:31
	Genre of.	03:30:40
	Application can include go all right.	03:30:41
	For the person who's requesting it.	03:30:44
	I think there just needs to be some more definition. OK, not a big deal, not a big deal, but umm, let me move on to the E.	03:30:46
	Communications prohibited.	03:30:51
	On page 13 of 29.	03:30:56
	UMM Council members While the Council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and the members shall neither by	03:31:00
	conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace.	03:31:06
	Of the Council not disturb any member while speaking or refused to pay orders.	03:31:12
	By the presiding officer and it talks about.	03:31:16
	E Communications.	03:31:19
	Um, I would ask.	03:31:22
	Is note taking inside conversations appropriate? Is that?	03:31:24
	Because it seems to me that there are side conversations taking place at this dais. Welcome communication. Well, people are	03:31:28
	presenting while there's discussion going on.	03:31:33
	And there's notes being shared.	03:31:37
	And I think that's inappropriate behavior. I think that.	03:31:39
	That that shouldn't be happening up here for transparency reasons.	03:31:45
	For vote taking reasons.	03:31:50
	And for just.	03:31:52
	General respect of the people who are speaking.	03:31:54
	I mean, I've seen it happen everywhere. It happens on all boards and.	03:31:57
	And side conversations and it's.	03:32:00
	Between council members or board members, I don't see it at my meetings that I go to. You got to look for it.	03:32:03
	Excuse me?	03:32:08
	So I take notes.	03:32:10
	Throughout the meeting.	03:32:12
	And if my colleague to the left to be.	03:32:13
	Gets to look at it. That's, you know, that's what happens.	03:32:17
	Regardless, then I also.	03:32:21
	Make notes.	03:32:23
	Here and if I'm.	03:32:24
	Going to share.	03:32:28
	This note with.	03:32:30
	The person to the left of me.	03:32:31
	Is it brown acti or what is what the ethics on that the.	03:32:35
	Well, my only comment regarding notes are.	03:32:40
	You know, and I say this to all of the council members.	03:32:43
	Is whatever it is you write down is potentially subject to a Public Records Act request.	03:32:47
	So I just ask everybody to be, you know, very conscious conscious.	03:32:54
	There is that potential.	03:32:58
	And I see the potential also for swaying votes.	03:33:02
	I mean, the note could be passes, you know, I'm not voting for this because of that.	03:33:05
	You know, influencing folks.	03:33:09
	Yeah, that's not what's happened. Don't know. We don't know.	03:33:11
	So.	03:33:16
	OK, so.	03:33:18
	For the same reasons that the E communications.	03:33:20
	Talk about not using E communications. I think it should also apply.	03:33:22
	To note taking.	03:33:27
	How we note sharing.	03:33:29
	OK, so that's my suggestion.	03:33:30
	So you're talking about an addition to.	03:33:33
	The policy.	03:33:37
	Can we go back to gogov for a second?	03:33:39
	Just hold on, just let's just talk this through.	03:33:42
	So.	03:33:44
	A notes in itself.	03:33:46
	Should not be an issue because I would hope that when people are talking, we're all taking notes.	03:33:50
	Right. And so?	03:33:55
	I think that what you're, you're talking about something else where you know, passing notes like you're in in high school, you're	03:33:57
	passing a note to somebody.	03:34:02
	So the perception is.	03:34:07
	That notes are being passed.	03:34:09
	So I think that we have to really step back.	03:34:11
	And, umm.	03:34:14
	And see things.	03:34:16
	For what they are, I'm not saying they are aren't, but.	03:34:18
	We can't infer because someone is sharing something that they're passing notes because I've written something down before when I	03:34:22
	was mayor Pro Tem and I asked the city manager.	03:34:27
	Like a question.	03:34:32
	Like, and that's fine, but when you continually see people at this dais.	03:34:34
	It's not.	03:34:39
	It rarely happens. So. So we all know, we all know there are Brown Act violations when you are sharing or talking about voting	03:34:41
	for. So we know that.	03:34:46
	Let me just finish this real quick.	03:34:52
	We know that.	03:34:54
	And so.	03:34:56
	Umm, we all have a responsibility to follow.	03:34:57
	The Brown Act.	03:35:02
	Right. We, we have, we all have a responsibility. So if we're all doing that.	03:35:03
	Then that's all that there is. Just do that. But I don't know that because what I know is that I could speak.	03:35:09
	To 1 council member without violating Brown Act.	03:35:16
	So to suggest.	03:35:20
	Whether it's.	03:35:23
	Writing a note to 1.	03:35:25
	Council member that's not a Brown Act violation. That's not I don't think that's what.	03:35:27
	Not paying attention.	03:35:33
	And having side discussions and passing notes. I didn't hear that. That's not, but I know that is what she said. That's what I'm	03:35:41
	referring to. That's what she's referring to. And so I'm what I'm saying is that one, let's not perceive, for one, let's not	03:35:47
	perceive that we know what's happening because we see something because a lot of times it's not, that's not the case. So shall I	03:35:54
	share all my notes from tonight with everybody what I'm saying?	03:36:00
	No, OK, I don't really know what.	03:36:06
	So I'm an adult.	03:36:09
	I know how to govern myself.	03:36:12
	And there have been times where I didn't hear something appropriate.	03:36:13
	From a public speaker and I asked.	03:36:18
	You know, I asked a question. What they're talking about or what was his company called?	03:36:22
	And I don't see anything wrong with that.	03:36:25
	To infer that there is something inappropriate happening or vote swaying.	03:36:28
	That's unreasonable and unacceptable to me, and it's a judgment that shouldn't be happening. I'm an adult if I want to ask a	03:36:33
	question and I'm using a note.	03:36:37
	We're not in high school. We don't need hall monitors. Well, the proper procedure is to go through the mayor when you have a	03:36:42
	question is to get recognized by the mayor and then ask your question.	03:36:46
	So that's what we need to adhere to.	03:36:51
	Thank you and I'm working really hard to make sure we're doing.	03:36:54
	So I think everybody knows what they're supposed to do and what they're not supposed to be doing. So let's just let's move on from	03:37:00
	that. We go back to Gogov.	03:37:03
	I am done with my questions, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you.	03:37:07
	Go ahead, Councilmember.	03:37:11
	I am an aggressive user of gogov.	03:37:13
	And I guarantee you.	03:37:16
	Maybe into this day.	03:37:19
	Where's Fred? I'm probably the number one user in the city.	03:37:21
	For very good reason, and I don't think anyone could ever say that I'm misusing Go Gov.	03:37:25
	If I see a tripping hazard, I take a picture. If I see graffiti, I take a picture. If I see a mess in the bathroom, I take a	03:37:30
	picture and it goes in and it gets addressed.	03:37:34
	So am I hearing that a council member using Gogov is bad?	03:37:39
	If I know that's what I thought I was hearing. So I just want to make sure that and then I want to encourage everybody.	03:37:47
	Use Gogov.	03:37:54
	And if you come across an issue in the city, it takes a second to take a photo.	03:37:56
	And send it in however.	03:38:01
	Go Gov is like a Library of Congress. There is so much stuff in there.	03:38:04
	That I have to cheat.	03:38:10
	The system.	03:38:12
	If I want to report a broken.	03:38:13
	Pull There is no broken pole report so I have to call it graffiti because that's the quickest way for me to get my picture in	03:38:16
	there and get it to go Gov.	03:38:20
	Realizing.	03:38:26
	Fred and staff will be smart enough to figure it out.	03:38:27
	I just I think we need to push go Gov out there more and get more people using it than.	03:38:31
	So I think you'd actually love that section then, because it actually says.	03:38:37
	But there are people about go tell people about go go. But there's there is a lot of.	03:38:41
	Stuff in there about complaints and I mean, it's just crazy how.	03:38:46
	Exhaustive it is.	03:38:50
	And.	03:38:53
	I always thought that this manual was specific to City Council members, I think.	03:38:56
	When we first put it together.	03:39:01
	Five, maybe six years ago.	03:39:04
	And maybe.	03:39:06
	We could.	03:39:09
	Change the words.	03:39:11
	So that.	03:39:14
	It could apply to Commission members.	03:39:15
	Is a citizens advisory.	03:39:19
	Is it a Commission? Yes, advisory Commission. So I guess those are Commission members, so.	03:39:23
	Can we just have a procedure manual for the Council and then?	03:39:28
	Tweak it for the Commission.	03:39:34
	And ad hoc.	03:39:36
	And what?	03:39:38
	What else is there? Museum committee?	03:39:39
	Yeah, the way it works right now is.	03:39:43
	Well, the way it's worked up until now is.	03:39:47
	This manual is the City Council's Policy and Procedures manual.	03:39:49
	It includes.	03:39:54
	References to.	03:39:56
	Like requirements that other people have to follow, but this manual is intended for the Council.	03:39:58
	And then the commissioners have.	03:40:04
	Their their own requirements as far as they are required to, for example fill out form 7 hundreds and follow.	03:40:06
	The ethics and.	03:40:16
	And do harassment training and those types of things.	03:40:19
	So you know what? We've looked into it when that conversation occurred.	03:40:23
	There's a lot in this policy and procedures manual that is applicable to the commissioners.	03:40:28
	But it hadn't.	03:40:33
	Been set up.	03:40:35
	To make to be where?	03:40:37
	The whole manual was also their manual.	03:40:40
	You know, for it's the manual was the council's manual.	03:40:42
	So that's just the choice that the council can make is you can say.	03:40:45
	You know, right now we have this, we apply these other requirements to them or a lot of the same requirements to them, but the	03:40:50
	council could just say this manual is also applicable to the Commission.	03:40:55
	But that's that's a choice.	03:41:00
	What about joint port and city?	03:41:01
	Commissions or meetings or.	03:41:04
	Well, since the manual is applicable to council members and.	03:41:08
	That committee is.	03:41:12
	2 council members. Those council members are.	03:41:14
	Subject to this.	03:41:17
	The port would not.	03:41:18
	Be by default, yeah. They're not city appointments. They're not city can.	03:41:20
	Commissioners. They're not city elected officials.	03:41:25
	You said you could ask them to be, you know, to.	03:41:31
	Follow it, but that's.	03:41:34
	So I have something.	03:41:37
	That I looked at.	03:41:39
	So underrepresented.	03:41:42
	Page 26 of 29.	03:41:43
	City sponsored events.	03:41:46
	I I discussed this during the.	03:41:51
	To the city manager during.	03:41:53
	The election process.	03:41:56
	And this is my personal opinion.	03:41:58
	But I would love to propose a rule here.	03:42:01
	So no individual holding the office of Mayor of Port Wayne Amy, who's seeking reelection in the upcoming election, shall engage in	03:42:05
	Community Interactive.	03:42:08
	Events or activities involving the use of public resources or city funded programs.	03:42:13
	During the final three months before an election period.	03:42:17
	The only reason why I say that?	03:42:21
	It's an unfair advantage and.	03:42:22
	It's. I'm not saying that it's done on purpose or by design.	03:42:25
	But you become the face of.	03:42:30
	Of the city and.	03:42:34
	If you're having coffee with Booker Park or.	03:42:36
	You know.	03:42:40
	Coffee with.	03:42:41
	Residents and you're at Anna Cappuccino and.	03:42:43
	It's a city sponsored event. It's technically.	03:42:46
	Free PR.	03:42:50
	And my thought process is for a level playing field.	03:42:52
	You you should.	03:42:57
	We shouldn't. We should actually have some language in there.	03:42:59
	Well then, if you say that, then July Beach Festival, the mayor can't present the beach festival either because that's in July.	03:43:02
	If it's.	03:43:09
	If it's within the last 30 days in.	03:43:10
	So if the mayor is not up for reelection, then he could.	03:43:13
	Only if it only applies if you're up for reelection.	03:43:17
	And I'm not taking shots at anybody. I'm just, I'm just trying to level out the playing field. That takes out half a year of a	03:43:20
	person being mayor to represent them. No, it's three months.	03:43:25
	Yeah, but it's.	03:43:30
	It's their job.	03:43:31
	That's their duty. And if you.	03:43:32
	This body that nominates the next mayor, so you keep in mind that president for election.	03:43:34
	If you have a significant problem with that, don't elect that mayor who's up for reelection.	03:43:39
	Because it's unfair to say you can't do your But the mayor is not always going to be.	03:43:44
	You know, is that the mayor's not always going to be up for reelection.	03:43:49
	When that person is.	03:43:53
	Appointed as mayor, but you're kind of suggesting that anyone who is I'm just saying it's an unfair advantage yes so you're.	03:43:55
	Might be surprised to know that the last I know of.	03:44:02
	A current mayor.	03:44:08
	Who wasn't reelected?	03:44:09
	So what advantage did he have?	03:44:12
	You know so and.	03:44:15
	Frankly.	03:44:17
	I don't know, I think.	03:44:19
	OK, Council Member.	03:44:21
	Thank you, Mayor.	03:44:23
	I I like the.	03:44:25
	Proposal.	03:44:27
	But I think that there is a way to identify.	03:44:28
	The umm.	03:44:31
	The common things that a mayor does every year, like the beach festival, but anything.	03:44:34
	That all of a sudden is created. For instance, I have not seen our mayor doing coffee with the Chief or Coffee of Oak or Park or	03:44:39
	Anna Cappuccino this year.	03:44:43
	So things that just pop up out of the blue.	03:44:47
	Like that just it it.	03:44:51
	The perception is there that there is an unfair advantage. So if there's a way we can fashion and design the language so that	03:44:53
	it's.	03:44:57
	The mayor is allowed to do.	03:45:02
	The normal course of business at regularly scheduled events.	03:45:04
	Then that would be fine, but that.	03:45:08
	Things that are just created on the family.	03:45:11
	I don't would not were meant to be created on the fly. I believe that City Manager Vega was planning on implementing that and he's	03:45:14
	the first city manager to do so. And it just so happened to been my year.	03:45:19
	Yeah, we've also already started to schedule the first one. That's right, the mayor. So it's not, it wasn't created for an	03:45:23
	election. Yeah, No, no, this is not taking, this is not calling anything out, I think.	03:45:28
	For ceremonial.	03:45:33
	Purposes I think.	03:45:35
	I think the mayor.	03:45:36
	Is obligated. It's. It's in the, it's in our.	03:45:38
	Duties that.	03:45:40
	Those are ceremony duties.	03:45:41
	I'm just talking about stuff like that, that.	03:45:43
	You know, coffee with the group.	03:45:47
	Those those I think we should be careful with.	03:45:49
	I mean, we can just have.	03:45:52
	The council could just say don't do coffee with the mayor.	03:45:54
	We don't want to do coffee with the mayor like it's.	03:45:57
	We were trying to do that as a.	03:46:00
	You know, community conversation, but you know, and it never went through the council, it never went through council. So I think	03:46:02
	that's that was the problem too.	03:46:06
	So things that are those items don't typically, but yeah.	03:46:10
	So, you know, my thought, my thought around it and I, I won't be mayor.	03:46:14
	When I'm up for reelection, so I just say for me to speak, but I think.	03:46:19
	A person is a mayor for a year.	03:46:25
	So they should be able to do all the things that are.	03:46:27
	In alignment with that role for the year.	03:46:30
	Because that is the job.	03:46:33
	Of the mayor.	03:46:35
	But I am in agreement with you.	03:46:36
	Of that.	03:46:40
	Campaign should not crossover.	03:46:41
	You know, it's very apparent when someone is campaigning versus doing their.	03:46:43
	Normal work that they're doing for the mayor. So I think that.	03:46:47
	Having language that kind of points, I wouldn't.	03:46:51
	Point out specific things.	03:46:54
	But I would definitely, you know, refer to items that are not normally.	03:46:56
	Handled by the mayor.	03:47:03
	Right. So, so for instance, I'm the mayor and and it's.	03:47:05
	It's Christmas time.	03:47:09
	And I don't generally have any events for the public.	03:47:11
	But or Thanksgiving, I just say all of a sudden, oh, I'm going to have an event and invite people to come out and.	03:47:16
	Drink some hot chocolate or whatever and that's not something I would normally do and it's time for my campaign. I think that's	03:47:22
	clearly.	03:47:26
	Campaign stunt.	03:47:30
	Right. So I think there there are.	03:47:31
	The things that we do.	03:47:33
	And then those are the other things I think you might be referred. I hope that you're referring to the other thing, but there's	03:47:35
	also rules that we have to follow with FP.	03:47:39
	EPC.	03:47:43
	And every member of this council is invited to all of it's not just the mayor.	03:47:44
	It's every council member can can go to the same thing. We all be there together. It's not just about the mayor. Yeah, but I do	03:47:49
	understand what you're saying. You're just what you're talking about is using.	03:47:54
	Your mayorship.	03:48:00
	Mayoral ship as.	03:48:01
	Part of your campaign.	03:48:04
	And I think that's.	03:48:06
	It's clear.	03:48:08
	It should be pretty clear, yeah.	03:48:11
	The Council has the ability to.	03:48:12
	Decide who the mayor is right? So the easy.	03:48:15
	Option there is just don't appoint the mayor during an election here.	03:48:18
	And that's that's really like.	03:48:23
	Don't appoint someone who's on an election here.	03:48:25
	And if you don't do that, then you don't have the other problem.	03:48:27
	Well, none of this is fair that we're talking.	03:48:32
	Well, I mentioned it. I saw it.	03:48:36
	Get it? I get it. I think it's.	03:48:38
	I you know, again, it's something to think about.	03:48:41
	Well, maybe we can bring it up the challenges you can think of 1000.	03:48:44
	Scenarios where?	03:48:47
	Let's say we do have another natural disaster a month before an election and I have to call the mayor and say you can't	03:48:49
	participate in this town hall we're doing.	03:48:53
	Which is, which would actually be harmful to the city.	03:48:57
	And to the residents so.	03:49:00
	So I think.	03:49:02
	Excuse me. I'm sorry. Go ahead.	03:49:03
	I think if.	03:49:05
	The other option of the council just doesn't appoint the mayor during an election year. That actually solves all those problems	03:49:07
	and doesn't create that additional problem.	03:49:11
	So no, that goes way too.	03:49:16
	Far the other way though, right?	03:49:18
	And I would argue, too, that in our City Council ordinance, the mayor is designated as the chair of the disaster council, so it's	03:49:20
	completely appropriate.	03:49:25
	For them to.	03:49:31
	To do that.	03:49:32
	Job during the disaster. I trust our residents to be able to tell the difference.	03:49:33
	And if there's.	03:49:39
	Mayor Whoever?	03:49:41
	In an election year.	03:49:43
	Doing things that are.	03:49:46
	Obvious.	03:49:48
	Ploys and I think it's.	03:49:49
	Like I said, I mentioned the mayor earlier that.	03:49:52
	Wasn't reelected.	03:49:55
	It's happened. Not every mayor gets reelected.	03:49:57
	Yeah, and he was out there in front.	03:49:59
	Doing all kinds of things.	03:50:03
	And so anyways, I I trust the public in a.	03:50:06
	If anyone of us.	03:50:10
	Makes blatant abuses of it. I think the public would hold us accountable.	03:50:12
	So did we have anything else added to?	03:50:16
	What is already recommended?	03:50:19
	That we are there any public comments? Yes, we have one public comment. It's a written public comment.	03:50:22
	City Council, As you review the council policy and procedures, please consider re emphasizing the importance of respectfully not	03:50:28
	interrupting other people on the dais.	03:50:33
	Almost every meeting I observed someone who has not been recognized by the mayor.	03:50:38
	Interrupt another person who has the floor and is speaking.	03:50:42
	For example, during the last meeting in March, 1 speaker was interrupted twice during their council members reports.	03:50:46
	And comments time near the end of the meeting.	03:50:52
	Earlier in the meeting, the city manager was interrupted and cut off while trying to answer a question.	03:50:55
	Thank you to those on the diets that consistently follow.	03:51:00
	This basic medium protocol.	03:51:03
	And that was from Jeffrey Scarberry.	03:51:04
	And it concludes public comment.	03:51:06
	Thank you.	03:51:09
	So we have before us a recommendation to consider the the.	03:51:11
	Policy and Procedures manual make such revisions, additions or deletions.	03:51:15
	It deems necessary and adopt the attached resolution providing approving. Sorry the manual as modified.	03:51:20
	So we have the recommendations. 2 recommendations.	03:51:27
	Is there a motion and a second?	03:51:32
	I'll make the motion.	03:51:34
	To approve the policy procedures.	03:51:35
	With the recommended changes.	03:51:38
	And just for the record, that second item.	03:51:41
	Wasn't a recommendation to adopt, it was just that the council consider it so.	03:51:44
	We umm.	03:51:49
	We do recommend.	03:51:50
	Stating that the manual applies to all if that's what the Council intends for it to be, including commissioners clearly.	03:51:52
	But the records request protocols there wasn't just. OK, great. Thank you.	03:51:57
	Everybody's clear on that and we see.	03:52:01
	Motion and a second.	03:52:04
	Is that correct?	03:52:07
	Who seconded?	03:52:08
	You didn't get a second. Is there a second?	03:52:10
	Oh great.	03:52:12
	Discussion. I'm sorry, this discussion.	03:52:16
	It might help us out.	03:52:20
	If and I tried to do this when I was a mayor.	03:52:22
	We have an item.	03:52:28
	And we go to the end of the Dyess. Do you have any questions?	03:52:29
	Do you have any questions?	03:52:32
	Pro Tem mayor.	03:52:34
	Is that something we may want to consider in our manual? Because if we if we did that, then each one of us would know.	03:52:37
	The order in which we're going to be.	03:52:45
	Called it and it might make our meetings go quicker. It might be more.	03:52:47
	Conducive to.	03:52:51
	Not stepping on each other, yes, and I try to do that. I don't always call out but I give a nod and if she says she doesn't have	03:52:53
	anything, I skip her and go right to you.	03:52:57
	And then sometimes I try if I've gone, but should we make it a rule?	03:53:01
	Make it a policy.	03:53:06
	OK. All right.	03:53:08
	And we've been following that.	03:53:10
	Except when we get over here, then you want to go, and then she wants to go again, and then someone else wants to go. Hey, it's	03:53:11
	democracy.	03:53:14
	But umm.	03:53:18
	Yes. So we have seconds. So what? Can we have a vote please?	03:53:20
	All in favor.	03:53:25
	Aye, all opposed.	03:53:26
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	03:53:28
	Great. Thank you.	03:53:30
	Will now move to our City Manager Comments and reports.	03:53:32
	Yes, thank you and I'll try to keep it.	03:53:37
	Quick and we had a long night.	03:53:40
	We just wanted to highlight a couple of recent events and then a couple upcoming ones as well.	03:53:45
	The our partners from the port.	03:53:52
	We're here today and they mentioned this as well, but we held our.	03:53:54
	Second annual 5K this year with the new C Splash Color Dash theme on Saturday, March 22nd.	03:53:58
	And it was a great event. We had over 700.	03:54:05
	Oh yeah, 757 participants, including the first ever Kids 1K.	03:54:08
	Which was?	03:54:13
	Pretty fun to watch so.	03:54:15
	So that was I think a great event. I think talking to the port team, they were happy with the turn out as were we so.	03:54:16
	I think that was.	03:54:23
	I think we can call that a success at this point.	03:54:26
	And we?	03:54:29
	Have posted some of the follow up pictures and videos so if anybody missed it there's some good videos on our social media pages.	03:54:30
	Second, I think the.	03:54:39
	The uh.	03:54:42
	Area to watch over the next couple weeks is going to be the Bubbling Springs Park and the library where.	03:54:44
	People will start seeing.	03:54:51
	The reopenings of both of those facilities between now and May 3rd.	03:54:53
	And so.	03:54:59
	We will be doing some announcements, we'll be putting out some press releases for the reopening of Bubbling Springs.	03:55:00
	Park, which starts with April 12th.	03:55:06
	Celebrating with the baseball fields and the.	03:55:09
	First ever turning on of the.	03:55:12
	The lights at Bubbling Springs Park.	03:55:15
	So we're.	03:55:18
	Working on that for the evening of Saturday, April 12th.	03:55:19
	That will be.	03:55:25
	Right now.	03:55:27
	The 12th will be the first day that most of the fencing will come down. There's still a couple of areas that we're doing some work	03:55:28
	on.	03:55:31
	But most of the park is going to start coming online on April 12th.	03:55:35
	And I think the the playground is getting built very quickly, but that might be about a week after that the playground opens.	03:55:41
	And then the last thing to open will be the soccer fields that we're still preparing, so.	03:55:48
	Multi use fields that we're still preparing.	03:55:54
	So, uh.	03:55:56
	The reopening begins April 12th and will kind of continue leading up to May 3rd.	03:55:57
	Which will be the reopening of the Ventura County Library and the mural unveiling.	03:56:03
	And by that.	03:56:08
	We expect to have everything at the park and the library and that whole corridor back open again, so that'll be.	03:56:10
	An accomplishment after a lot of work over the last couple years.	03:56:16
	And then the library also confirmed today that there then would begin.	03:56:21
	Resuming regular library hours on Monday, May 5th.	03:56:26
	And, umm.	03:56:30
	So that that is the data mark your calendar.	03:56:31
	On May 3rd when we do the grand opening, they are going to offer library cards and things like that so.	03:56:35
	If people come join us for that, they can get ready for the full reopening on May 5th.	03:56:41
	We have two other events in.	03:56:48
	Coming up that we wanted to just get on people's calendars.	03:56:50
	That same day, on April 12th, but in the morning, we have the Extravaganza at Miranda Park. Saturday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.	03:56:54
	With check-ins starting at 8:30 AM and it's free for ages 0 to 12 years old.	03:57:02
	So we invite everybody to come out to that extravaganza.	03:57:08
	And then we also just sent out the first round of invites for the 2025 Memorial Day ceremony.	03:57:12
	Which is planned for May 26, 2025 at Port Winding Me Pier at 8:30 AM.	03:57:20
	So that one's still a ways out, but mark your calendars for it in the meantime.	03:57:25
	We mentioned the beach festival last meeting and so I won't get too much into it other than we just keep reminding people to mark	03:57:31
	the their calendars for the new dates and.	03:57:36
	July 12th and 13th.	03:57:40
	But we do want to highlight that the community poster contest still has a couple weeks left.	03:57:42
	We're hoping to get as many posters as we did last year, which we still have.	03:57:49
	Surrounding us here.	03:57:53
	And so we're asking people to submit those high school, junior high and elementary school.	03:57:55
	Ages can submit those by 5:00 PM April 24th.	03:58:01
	And then the other thing we launched a couple weeks back and we've already got over 160 responses is.	03:58:06
	Our short term rental community survey.	03:58:13
	We are asking everybody because we've heard a lot of feedback on this topic, so we're asking everybody to visit the survey.	03:58:17
	And fill out the survey and send us or let us know your thoughts.	03:58:25
	We'll have the survey and then towards the end of that period we're going to have a.	03:58:31
	A meeting here.	03:58:36
	Community meeting and then.	03:58:37
	Will ultimately bring all those results back to this back to a City Council meeting for.	03:58:39
	A conversation about.	03:58:45
	A ordinance and potential regulations so.	03:58:48
	That's open now and it can be filled out between now and May 16th.	03:58:50
	And then last.	03:58:55
	The April 21st agenda.	03:58:56
	Currently we have planned 3 presentations, the dispatcher of the year and then Earth Day and Arbor Day which.	03:58:58
	Go hand in hand this year.	03:59:05
	And then?	03:59:07
	We have a public hearing.	03:59:08
	Scheduled for that dune restoration project.	03:59:10
	The Council's already reviewed previously, but now we have to bring forward the permit that would go before Coastal Commission, so	03:59:13
	that would.	03:59:17
	Come to the Council as a public hearing.	03:59:22
	And then we have three business items we're currently planning to bring.	03:59:24
	The nitrous oxide regulation.	03:59:29
	That we're.	03:59:33
	Planning to propose to the to the council. It's an issue that we've been seeing on our public safety side over the last couple	03:59:35
	years kind of increasing.	03:59:39
	And then a broadband master plan update.	03:59:44
	And uh.	03:59:48
	Also the Community Benefit Fund application review.	03:59:49
	We've the.	03:59:53
	Deadline. Uh.	03:59:54
	Passed for the Community Benefit Fund applications, we received a lot of applications.	03:59:55
	Those applications are going to go to the.	04:00:00
	Citizens Advisory Commission next Monday.	04:00:03
	And then the idea is, with their recommendations coming back to the Council on April 21st, for the Council to give direction to	04:00:06
	the Joint Committee.	04:00:11
	So or two.	04:00:15
	The City Council representatives on the joint committee.	04:00:17
	So those are the items scheduled for April 21st.	04:00:21
	And that's everything I have.	04:00:23
	Thank you. Any questions?	04:00:26
	Go ahead, Mr. City Manager.	04:00:30
	I remember.	04:00:34
	Several meetings go.	04:00:35
	City Attorney presented the.	04:00:38
	Agreements with the port.	04:00:41
	We had a number of questions.	04:00:43
	And that those questions we were told were going to be.	04:00:46
	Ferried over to the port.	04:00:50
	And that we would.	04:00:52
	Get a response and I thought tonight we were going to get a response to our questions and so.	04:00:53
	I'm bringing it up because.	04:00:58
	We had a very public discussion.	04:01:00
	And I think whatever those responses are, we need to do it publicly. So do I need to request an agenda item to review those	04:01:02
	responses to our questions or what? What's the plan?	04:01:07
	Yes.	04:01:12
	We'll start with the most recent update is the.	04:01:14
	Port sent us a response.	04:01:19
	Via Joan.	04:01:21
	On those questions, at about 3:30 today, 3:30 today, I immediately forwarded those responses to.	04:01:23
	City Manager Vega.	04:01:32
	So that he could see them as quickly as possible.	04:01:34
	I haven't reviewed those responses in their entirety or.	04:01:37
	With the depth that I would want to review them.	04:01:41
	I know I'm going to have some follow up questions.	04:01:44
	To the port's attorney who provided those responses.	04:01:47
	And then we need to bring those responses back to the Council.	04:01:52
	Yeah. And so.	04:01:56
	I think when we.	04:01:57
	When the.	04:01:59
	Council had asked those questions. I think at that time we had said we'd get that information and come back to the council.	04:02:00
	So I think.	04:02:06
	Our plan right now would be that we'd bring that back to the council, so I don't.	04:02:07
	See a need to ask for that again.	04:02:11
	Unless so unless there's a specific request. So to be clear, you're gonna.	04:02:17
	Bring the the raw responses back to us.	04:02:21
	And then you'll share with us your follow up questions or?	04:02:25
	Maybe.	04:02:28
	Develops.	04:02:30
	That's correct. That is my plan at this time the Council can give me.	04:02:32
	Give us some other direction on how to go.	04:02:35
	Mr. City Manager, I believe he did forward those to City Council, correct. OK. Thank you.	04:02:41
	Yeah, so you can see the.	04:02:46
	You can see the.	04:02:48
	Raw response I think is what it's called, but that I guess the question.	04:02:50
	Is.	04:02:54
	What's the plan for those coming back into a public meeting? And so that was what that's what, that wasn't my point responding to.	04:02:55
	That they should be presented publicly.	04:03:03
	Because we did have a public discussion.	04:03:06
	And we had questions and now we have response to come back. So I just want to make sure that we have a public meeting on the	04:03:08
	response.	04:03:11
	Great. Thank you.	04:03:16
	Now we'll go ahead and do the council member, reports Councilmember Perez.	04:03:17
	The only committee I attended was the FOAC committee and it was really short because they are just still in limbo discussing	04:03:21
	what's happening.	04:03:26
	The grant level and funding level of the federal government.	04:03:30
	Nothing to report back on that yet.	04:03:33
	Thank you.	04:03:35
	On April 26 at 2:00 PM at the South Oxnard Library, there is going to be a.	04:03:38
	Ormond Beach documentary presentation called.	04:03:44
	Past, present and future.	04:03:47
	They're going to have the premiere there.	04:03:50
	The documentary is made from it's made for elementary school audience.	04:03:52
	Um, we know starting good environmental habits early is the best long term strategy.	04:03:59
	On that note, Wynami Beach Cleanup has hosted.	04:04:07
	Thousands of students in our nearly nine years history.	04:04:10
	And Janet?	04:04:13
	Bridgers.	04:04:15
	She's a environmental.	04:04:16
	Activists of 40 years and the co-founder of Earth Alert.	04:04:19
	Is the one that.	04:04:22
	Made the documentary and so I'm hoping everybody could come and and participate in the premiere.	04:04:24
	Here in South Oxford.	04:04:30
	I was really.	04:04:33
	Pleased to see all the port.	04:04:34
	Interaction today.	04:04:37
	I just want to bring this up on Friday. Friday.	04:04:42
	The emissions.	04:04:46
	Smell on my neighborhood was.	04:04:49
	Very heavy for six hours.	04:04:52
	And it's a concern of mine because I have a 83 year old mother living with me.	04:04:54
	Who has?	04:04:59
	To take 3, she does 3.	04:05:00
	A nebulizer treatments, A day for a respiratory hangover from COVID, if you could believe that.	04:05:05
	And my mother.	04:05:10
	Can't smell.	04:05:11
	So she has no idea that there's noxious.	04:05:13
	Fumes in the neighborhood and I come in and have to shut all the windows on a hot day and it lasted for six hours so.	04:05:16
	I was glad to hear the port acknowledge that, but.	04:05:23
	You know we.	04:05:27
	I really believe we need to have.	04:05:31
	A joint meeting and that's why.	04:05:34
	I made the request some time ago.	04:05:36
	So that we could talk about issues like this and I think.	04:05:38
	I think we need to talk.	04:05:41
	You know, talking is.	04:05:44
	The way to have a better relationship.	04:05:47
	And I hope that we could.	04:05:49
	I hope we could get.	04:05:52
	Going on.	04:05:54
	On conversations that matter with the Port of Winimi.	04:05:55
	Today we had a executive committee meeting with Beacon.	04:06:00
	Um, we have no reportable action. We did go into closed session and discuss the evaluation of the executive Director, Mark Baylor.	04:06:06
	And.	04:06:15
	We'll be addressing the evaluation with the full board at our next meeting.	04:06:20
	And.	04:06:26
	I think that's it.	04:06:28
	Well, I was going to ask Councilman Agama if you could report on the Beacon meeting itself, because I.	04:06:32
	I was zooming in but then we had that zoom bomb.	04:06:39
	Which was horrible.	04:06:42
	And disgusting. And I wasn't able to hear the rest of the meeting. Did the meeting continue after that?	04:06:44
	Fill us in on.	04:06:53
	Thing that came out of the meeting.	04:06:55
	That I miss.	04:06:56
	I forgot about that.	04:06:58
	You know so.	04:06:59
	It's a.	04:07:02
	Somebody gets ahold of your Zoom link and they bomb your meeting and it causes chaos. And it was it was bad.	04:07:05
	I'll just say that it was really bad and so our meeting went offline.	04:07:12
	I forgot about that. Mark was really quick to shut it down. That's right. And.	04:07:17
	But we had a really good meeting.	04:07:22
	We approved.	04:07:24
	A budget or a fee increase of a 15% and I misspoke. I thought I was going to be 5%.	04:07:27
	But.	04:07:35
	Regardless, it's.	04:07:35
	City Manager Vega doesn't like to hear this, but it really is negligible if you look at the bigger picture, you know, And so	04:07:38
	hopefully we'll build a tall.	04:07:43
	But.	04:07:51
	We're moving forward with.	04:07:52
	Some really great projects that are benefiting.	04:07:54
	Our ability to.	04:07:58
	Manage our coastal zones.	04:08:01
	One of the things that.	04:08:04
	Mark Baylor.	04:08:06
	Has been masterful at since I became a part of Beacon six years ago. Is.	04:08:07
	Recognizing that.	04:08:13
	Every.	04:08:16
	One of the membership of.	04:08:17
	Beacon has different coastal issues.	04:08:20
	Very unique to each jurisdiction.	04:08:23
	And I think I did mention this in their last council meeting at that.	04:08:26
	You know the Coastal Commission has treated the coast as one.	04:08:31
	And we are now of the mindset. We have the science and the.	04:08:35
	And the experience behind us that no, you have to treat each area so differently than the area next to it. And there's in this,	04:08:40
	this.	04:08:44
	The system of sand.	04:08:48
	Nourishment, and Dr. Kiki Patch calls it. It's like a bank account.	04:08:51
	You have to balance your inputs and outputs of sand that we received mainly from the Santa Clara River. Of course, we have the	04:08:56
	dredge problem here.	04:09:00
	And we're working very hard to.	04:09:03
	Get Beacon out in front of us and they're out in Washington.	04:09:08
	Martha.	04:09:12
	You're out in Washington with Martha McQueen Lejana or mayor?	04:09:14
	And advocating for us. And so like we heard earlier tonight from the port of Winnie Me.	04:09:18
	We're hoping.	04:09:24
	To have a mid year.	04:09:25
	Cycle, which is honestly very very necessary.	04:09:27
	And in terms of the meeting?	04:09:33
	We.	04:09:35
	We talked about.	04:09:36
	Some of the projects and the science.	04:09:39
	And the partnerships that we have with Cal State University, Channel Islands.	04:09:41
	And.	04:09:46
	Other organizations.	04:09:48
	And the sand Summit, yes.	04:09:50
	And then we're going to talk about the Sand Summit coming up here.	04:09:53
	I have a date, it's Tuesday, April.	04:09:57
	Yeah, Tuesday, April 29th.	04:10:01
	30 to noon and it's a zoom. It's a zoom.	04:10:03
	It's a zoom event.	04:10:07
	And.	04:10:09
	I think we we discussed today.	04:10:11
	Can I talk about it?	04:10:14
	It's closed session probably.	04:10:17
	Probably not.	04:10:18
	What what I will say is we are.	04:10:21
	Looking to consider developing A strategic plan.	04:10:23
	For Beacon.	04:10:29
	And we're going to talk about that at our next meeting.	04:10:30
	And.	04:10:33
	Yeah, so.	04:10:36
	That's it.	04:10:38
	Thank you.	04:10:40
	I've been out of the country for the last two weeks so I don't have anything. So I got home at 6:00 AM yesterday morning and slept	04:10:42
	most of the day. I'm still a little jet like.	04:10:47
	I did want to thank their city clerk for putting the.	04:10:53
	Staff reports together in the notebook. I know it's tedious and time consuming but thank you and staff for doing that, it helps	04:10:56
	me.	04:11:00
	Find my place even though I still have difficulty sometimes.	04:11:04
	Other than that, I don't have anything to report, but I'm back. I'm back and we'll be attending meetings in the coming weeks.	04:11:08
	Great, nothing to report.	04:11:14
	OK, great.	04:11:16
	Umm, so VCTC and the county's transit operators will provide free bus rides on Earth Day, which is Tuesday the 22nd.	04:11:17
	I attended the Cesar Chavez event, the March.	04:11:29
	It was the March and the Citizens Fair, but I did the March.	04:11:33
	Portion and presented the proclamation from the city.	04:11:37
	It was well attended, it was my first and I.	04:11:41
	Got to speak and say CESIP weather and everybody said it behind. I said it again and they said Councilmember GABA was there. It	04:11:44
	was nice.	04:11:50
	And so I attended RDP trip to DC.	04:11:56
	Couple of weeks back.	04:12:01
	And hopefully I'll get a presentation or handout or something to share with the council members and staff.	04:12:04
	Great trip.	04:12:11
	I had a meeting, an accounting meeting.	04:12:13
	A budget meeting on Monday with VCTC so I left out. I flew out in the afternoon and got there Monday night so I missed the whole	04:12:16
	first day.	04:12:21
	But was full schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday.	04:12:26
	And we?	04:12:31
	At least spoke about.	04:12:33
	Dredging, umm.	04:12:36
	Sand replenishment at least four or five times in those meetings. So I think we did our due diligence and.	04:12:38
	Kind of shared that.	04:12:45
	Anytime the topic was near that someone, it didn't have to be me, someone else brought it up.	04:12:47
	Supervisor Long did.	04:12:53
	Supervisor.	04:12:57
	Lopez did.	04:13:00
	And uh.	04:13:01
	So yeah, it came up quite a few times. So it was, it was nice that other people were actually bringing it up as well.	04:13:03
	I did want to say thank you to the mayor Pro Tem for just stepping in last few weeks. So I've been busy on the weekends. I have	04:13:09
	one more weekend.	04:13:13
	That I'm tied up, but after that I'll be free again, so hopefully planning to participate in the extravaganza.	04:13:17
	And then I might miss the Little League, so I hope you're available for that.	04:13:25
	And last announcement, the California senator.	04:13:32
	Monique Limone presented the.	04:13:38
	Women of the Year awards to five women in the county and the general manager of Gold Coast Transit, which I'm currently the chair,	04:13:42
	received an award.	04:13:49
	As relates to her leadership in the county. So we're excited for her.	04:13:56
	And, umm.	04:14:01
	Guess the another thing I'd share is that.	04:14:02
	GCTD as it relates to ridership is still increasing.	04:14:05
	We found that we'll.	04:14:10
	Be able to support.	04:14:13
	At least one more year, the students ride free.	04:14:15
	Program. And so that's exciting news.	04:14:19
	The the, the real question is what happens after that? So we're thinking about that.	04:14:22
	So I think that's all that I have.	04:14:27
	I forgot.	04:14:29
	Go right ahead.	04:14:31
	I'm very appreciative of Bear Pro Tem for bringing up Cesar Chavez tonight.	04:14:32
	And the reason being is, yes, yesterday we were at the March together, Mayor McQueen.	04:14:37
	John and I and.	04:14:43
	It's really remarkable.	04:14:45
	My mom grew up in Colonia on Garfield St.	04:14:48
	Martha grew up in Coloniana, another street close by.	04:14:52
	Martha knows people that were my mom's.	04:14:55
	Neighbor.	04:14:58
	Garfield St.	04:15:00
	And one of the things that a lot of us have in common, my biological father's parents were immigrant farm workers.	04:15:01
	He became a librarian. His brother became a Colonel.	04:15:08
	Martha's extremely successful.	04:15:14
	And.	04:15:18
	Other There's so many people that.	04:15:19
	We know.	04:15:22
	Who grew up in Colonia?	04:15:23
	Children of immigrant farm workers who are now extremely successful.	04:15:25
	Oscar Hernandez.	04:15:31
	Principle of a couple who was a principal of Wine high school, now a principal at somewhere else.	04:15:33
	And the March went down. Cooper Rd.	04:15:40
	And my adopted father.	04:15:44
	Doctor Gama.	04:15:47
	His office was on Cooper Rd. and so we we marched right past his office and I remember as a young kid.	04:15:48
	Spending a lot of time there.	04:15:54
	And it's just full circle, you know, and, and so much of our community.	04:15:56
	Came out of.	04:16:02
	Colonia and we're talking judges, doctors, engineers.	04:16:03
	I mean, it's just incredible.	04:16:09
	And.	04:16:12
	It was such a joy to be there and just just.	04:16:13
	Go back to being a three-year old child in Colonia coming through town, you know?	04:16:17
	But anyway, so many successful people.	04:16:21
	Were children of immigrant farm laborers and.	04:16:25
	Risk management.	04:16:29
	Cesar Chavez was a big part of it. My dad being an industrial medical doctor was a big part of it.	04:16:31
	And so it just, it was overwhelming. And there's like what, 700, maybe 800 people there. It was pretty remarkable so.	04:16:37
	Again, thank you and Familia.	04:16:44
	All right, so let's go to request for future agenda items.	04:16:49
	Councilman.	04:16:55
	I have a request request Future agenda item that discusses mitigation measures that can help our residents with public safety in	04:16:59
	regard to electric scooters at the pier.	04:17:04
	2nd.	04:17:11
	And I think we should use the word electric because.	04:17:15
	That's what she was describing.	04:17:17
	That's what I took.	04:17:20
	Yeah.	04:17:22
	All right. Anything else or motorized or motorized? Motorized electric. Yeah, yeah.	04:17:24
	Give that a big second.	04:17:30
	All in favor.	04:17:32
	Aye, opposed.	04:17:34
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	04:17:36
	Great. Thank you. And if there's?	04:17:38
	If there's nothing else, our next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, April the 21st at 6:30 PM. The meeting is now	04:17:40
	adjourned. The time is 1047.	04:17:45

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	Started so welcome to the City Council meeting.	00:01:16
	Tonight, umm.	00:01:20
	It is April the 7th. We are now going to call this meeting to order.	00:01:21
	At 6:30.	00:01:25
	Madam Clerk can get a roll call, please.	00:01:30
	Councilmember Gama.	00:01:32
	Here, Councilmember Hernandez.	00:01:34
	Here, Councilmember Perez.	00:01:38
	Here, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez here and Mayor and Queen Lejeune here.	00:01:40
	We're going to now move to the inspiration by our mayor Pro Tem.	00:01:45
	Lopez, thank you.	00:01:48
	Welcome everybody.	00:01:50
	Oh, no, no.	00:01:53
	OK, sorry about that. I guess if it's not on the paper, I'm not going to say it. No, no.	00:01:56
	Tonight.	00:02:02
	Ready. Begin.	00:02:11
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:02:13
	One nation visible.	00:02:20
	Great. Now we're going to move to the inspiration.	00:02:28
	OK.	00:02:32
	Welcome everybody.	00:02:33
	As we gather today for our City Council meeting, we are reminded of a legacy of a.	00:02:36
	Of a man who dedicated his life to fight for justice and the right for workers.	00:02:42
	Cesar Chavez his unwavering commitment to dignity, respect and equality for all people.	00:02:47
	Especially farm workers stands as a beacon of hope.	00:02:52
	For those who struggle for fairness in our society.	00:02:55
	Cephalon Chavez once said the fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It's always about our people.	00:02:58
	It is a powerful reminder that the the battles we fight.	00:03:04
	Are not just issues or policies.	00:03:07
	That that are about the people, people who are hard, who love their families, who seek the same opportunities.	00:03:10
	And the justice we all deserve.	00:03:16
	His courage and organizing. His persistence in the face of adversity.	00:03:18
	And his belief in nonviolent actions changed the course of history.	00:03:22
	But the fight for equality justice is ongoing.	00:03:27
	And this is up to us to continue the work that Cesar Chavez started.	00:03:30
	Just as he taught us.	00:03:35
	We stand together, united as a community.	00:03:38
	We have the power to create lasting change.	00:03:40
	Today, let us renew our commitment to work together for a better future.	00:03:45
	Let us listen.	00:03:50
	Advocate for an act for those who voices who are often unheard.	00:03:52
	As we may remember that this is through service to one another that.	00:03:57
	We truly honor the spirit of Cesar Chavez.	00:04:01
	And I want to thank everybody for coming today.	00:04:04
	We see.	00:04:09
	We see attack on liberties.	00:04:10
	We see uh, uh.	00:04:13
	We're seeing OSHA being taken down.	00:04:15
	On a federal level.	00:04:18
	And so this Cesar Chavez reading it stands true today.	00:04:19
	So I want to thank everybody for being here today.	00:04:25
	Thank you. Great. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:04:28
	Thank you Mayor Pro Tem, and before I move any further, I am going to apologize to our Madam Clerk. I see flag salute clearly now.	00:04:34
	So thank you so much. Next, we're going to move on to our public comments.	00:04:42
	And so we're going to hear all comments.	00:04:47
	Not related to our agenda items. You may see an item on our agenda under presentations, which is from the port. And so just know	00:04:50
	that we generally don't take public comments for presentations. So we're going to hear all public comments.	00:04:58
	Now, before we get started with the rest of our agenda.	00:05:06
	So over to you, Madam.	00:05:09
	The first comment is from Josie Gonzalez.	00:05:12
	And David Murphy, you'll be after her.	00:05:15
	Great. And all public comments are three minutes.	00:05:18
	Thank you.	00:05:21
	Thank you very much. I'm Josie Gonzalez and I live Surfside Four across from the pier.	00:05:22
	And I want to address a serious safety issue.	00:05:28
	That is occurring on the pier.	00:05:31
	I almost got bowled over twice by these big motor electric bikes.	00:05:34
	That speed down the pier.	00:05:40
	The pier is a lovely place to walk. I've lived here for the past two years. I really enjoy it you have.	00:05:43
	Children, carriages, fishermen, everyone is having a good time, but this is a serious safety issue. For two years now I have been	00:05:49
	sending emails to the city addressing this issue.	00:05:55
	To.	00:06:02
	To Shirley Jackson, Fred Camarillo.	00:06:04
	Michael Federico. And I've had no response, and that's why I'm here today.	00:06:07
	To have these bikes on the pier, in my opinion, is in violation of your ordinance.	00:06:13
	4212.	00:06:19
	Saying that wheeled vehicles are prohibited.	00:06:20
	However, there is no signage, so we're going to have adequate enforcement.	00:06:24
	By the chief of police, you need clear signage. Just like there's no dogs on the beach, there should be no bicycles on the pier	00:06:28
	and.	00:06:33
	And this really is a very dangerous.	00:06:38
	Unsafe condition.	00:06:40
	Thank you.	00:06:42
	And incidentally, I do have some material for you. I've taken pictures of these big bikes. They look like motorcycles.	00:06:44
	And are surrounded by children and women you know trying to walk the pier.	00:06:51
	So I you can go ahead and hand them over to our.	00:06:57
	Madam Clerk here. Yeah. Thank you very much. No problem. Thank you.	00:07:01
	Mayor, if I could.	00:07:05
	Just briefly.	00:07:08
	Note.	00:07:09
	Motorized vehicles are a challenge in every community right now. Anybody who's on next door, Facebook or any of those places can	00:07:11
	see that.	00:07:14
	That's a common complaint and so.	00:07:18
	A lot of cities are struggling because.	00:07:20
	The you know.	00:07:23
	Tension between.	00:07:25
	Encouraging people to go out and exercise versus.	00:07:26
	You know, potentially writing tickets for.	00:07:29
	Using certain types of equipment to do that.	00:07:32
	So that could always be a future conversation. It may actually be something that we want to.	00:07:34
	That the Council could ask the Citizen Advisory Commission maybe to look into and make some recommendations.	00:07:38
	I just wanted to note in response to the specific comment that.	00:07:43
	I know our team did update the signage at the beach to highlight we have several rules at the beach there's about.	00:07:47
	Probably a couple dozen. So we updated signage to try to highlight all of those things.	00:07:54
	In one friendly positive sign and so.	00:07:58
	The signage during that period that was referred to over the last year.	00:08:02
	The signage was updated in an attempt to try to.	00:08:05
	To get some of that information out, but the motorized vehicle?	00:08:08
	Conversation is a challenge that's happening across cities.	00:08:12
	At this time. So thank you.	00:08:16
	OK, my name is Dave Murphy. I've been a resident here in Port Hueneme for 25 years.	00:08:19
	I love our little town.	00:08:26
	But this is Victims of Crime Week nationally, April 6th through the 12th.	00:08:28
	And I'm a victim of a violent crime.	00:08:34
	That happened here on January 7th of 2021.	00:08:36
	The deranged guy in my neighborhood.	00:08:40
	Hit me over the head with a hatchet.	00:08:42
	Leaving me paralyzed on my right side for quite a while. And now I.	00:08:45
	You know, it's ruined my life.	00:08:50
	So I took a lot of time to write this big speech.	00:08:52
	And I realized I'm not going to be able to get through it.	00:08:56
	So I just want to share with you.	00:08:58
	City Council members, Mayor.	00:09:00
	City Manager.	00:09:03
	That we need to do a better job.	00:09:04
	Of protecting our citizens, innocent people.	00:09:07
	From crazy people.	00:09:10
	That are dangerous.	00:09:12
	And there's a lot of them out there.	00:09:13
	I went to the police so many times.	00:09:15
	In from 2017 to 2020.	00:09:18
	Before I got attacked.	00:09:23
	And it didn't do me any good.	00:09:25
	I went to the DA's office just five weeks before they kicked it back to the Police Department.	00:09:27
	I could go on and on with all.	00:09:32
	The facts. Steve heard me.	00:09:33
	At the sentencing.	00:09:36
	For the guy that attacked me.	00:09:38
	And so all I want to say is.	00:09:41
	We can do better.	00:09:44
	And it was so disappointing.	00:09:45
	Chief Federico, I'm sorry.	00:09:49
	I didn't want to.	00:09:51
	I apologize to him in advance because he wasn't the chief at the time.	00:09:52
	I think if he would have been, this probably wouldn't have happened.	00:09:56
	So that's all I have to say.	00:09:59
	Thank you.	00:10:01
	Sir, hold on just one second. Sir, you said that you had a letter. If you want to turn that letter in, if you want us to read	00:10:07
	that, you can actually have that, Give that to thee.	00:10:11
	Thank you so much.	00:10:19
	So we have Greg Ross making his way to the podium and then.	00:10:26
	Ward will be after.	00:10:30
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem.	00:10:34
	Council members.	00:10:37
	You've heard me before.	00:10:39
	55 years I've lived in.	00:10:41
	Ventura County.	00:10:44
	Last 20 years in South Ventura County and Port Wayne, ME.	00:10:45
	I'm going to start with this.	00:10:51
	You've seen this before, but I'm going to say it again.	00:10:53
	Deserves being said.	00:10:55
	All the major commercial ports on the West Coast.	00:10:58
	This port.	00:11:02
	Is only.	00:11:03
	Less than 1/10 of a mile away.	00:11:05
	From high density residential.	00:11:07
	You can look at Long Beach, San Pedro, Oakland, Portland, Seattle.	00:11:10
	Not even close.	00:11:14
	OK. So based on that.	00:11:16
	I want to play you a little.	00:11:19
	Audio.	00:11:21
	If I may.	00:11:22
	All right, that's enough.	00:11:34
	That was at 2:37 AM.	00:11:37
	A little before March 27th.	00:11:39
	And I think.	00:11:42
	I think you all have this in front of you. I hope you do.	00:11:44
	This is this is only the start of what I'm going to do. I'm a morning person.	00:11:46
	So I get up.	00:11:51
	I opened my window.	00:11:52
	And I listen.	00:11:54
	To what's going on at the port.	00:11:55
	And this is all of the stuff that I hear.	00:11:57
	By time and by date.	00:12:01
	So you can see.	00:12:03
	What we're up against, it's noise pollution.	00:12:05
	And it's very detrimental to everyone's health.	00:12:08
	So.	00:12:12
	April 4th.	00:12:17
	Just this past weekend.	00:12:18
	There was noxious fumes in our neighborhood.	00:12:20
	Floated over, there was a wind.	00:12:23
	From Carpinteria.	00:12:25
	To Malibu.	00:12:27
	And we got all these fumes.	00:12:28
	This is what we get when we live near the port High Disney Residential. We get this.	00:12:32
	And it's just.	00:12:38
	The port doesn't care.	00:12:40
	When I sent an e-mail.	00:12:42
	To all of you.	00:12:44
	I hear back from Steve Gama, from Laura Hernandez.	00:12:46
	From James Vega, I hear back.	00:12:48
	When I send an e-mail.	00:12:51
	To the port.	00:12:52
	I get crickets.	00:12:54
	They're not responsible. They're not responsive.	00:12:57
	And.	00:13:00
	They don't really. They're not a good neighbor.	00:13:01
	I've said what I want to say.	00:13:04
	The the noise pollution is bad.	00:13:06
	The air pollution is bad.	00:13:08
	They're not our friends at the port.	00:13:11
	And maybe some of you think they are.	00:13:14
	I don't think they are.	00:13:16
	Thank you.	00:13:18
	Thank you.	00:13:19
	Byron Ward.	00:13:26
	And rather, Flores will be after.	00:13:30
	Good evening everyone, my name is Byron K Ward and I own 2 businesses here in.	00:13:34
	Port 1 Amy. I reside in Marina, Vic.	00:13:40
	And.	00:13:45
	I'm here this evening on behalf of my nonprofit.	00:13:47
	It's called Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource Affiliates.	00:13:52
	And I'm here on the topics of.	00:13:57
	Clean Green.	00:14:01
	Technologies and energy.	00:14:02
	And wanted to. I had a brief conversation.	00:14:06
	With Mayor La Shawn.	00:14:11
	McQueen Lawn.	00:14:14
	And she is referring me to the city manager.	00:14:16
	And I just wanted to put these topics of economic development.	00:14:20
	And clean energy.	00:14:27
	Green technologies on the table.	00:14:30
	Looks like an opportunity for some.	00:14:33
	Debate here regarding the previous gentleman's.	00:14:37
	Comments about the.	00:14:41
	Air quality in the area.	00:14:43
	We have found the port to be a very good neighbor.	00:14:46
	And a good partner.	00:14:51
	In economic development and clean energy initiatives, we know they have their.	00:14:52
	0 emissions initiative.	00:14:59
	So.	00:15:03
	Let's talk about these topics and how we can benefit.	00:15:04
	The community of Port Walnut.	00:15:08
	Broader Ventura County area.	00:15:11
	Let's talk about the California Jobs First initiative.	00:15:16
	And how we can bring some resources into our area.	00:15:21
	So putting these issues.	00:15:26
	In the public domain.	00:15:29
	And I welcome anyone that's interested.	00:15:31
	And working with our organization.	00:15:35
	For economic development initiatives.	00:15:38
	Clean energy.	00:15:44
	And green technologies. Thank you.	00:15:46
	Sir, Sir, hold on. Just one second.	00:15:49
	Can you come back and just give the name of your organization?	00:15:56
	At Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource affiliates.	00:16:01
	We call ourselves Samara for short.	00:16:06
	Thank you. And if you left your contact information with the clerk on your form, we'll have some our economic development team get	00:16:09
	back to you.	00:16:13
	Good evening, council members.	00:16:20
	My name is Rafael Flores, long term resident here.	00:16:21
	Over 33 years.	00:16:26
	Parents or farm workers here in support of the port.	00:16:28
	And how it's benefited me and what I've seen them done to the community here in Port Walnut.	00:16:31
	I myself have been able and thankful enough to be able to participate with them and giving back to the community, whether it's.	00:16:37
	The farm working community students.	00:16:43
	Educational programs I.	00:16:45
	Giving back during Thanksgiving, Christmas.	00:16:49
	And allowing even my daughter to participate in all those events and my son.	00:16:52
	And, you know, part of say, that they've also grew up here in Wanimi. She's going to graduate in May in Cal Lutheran with	00:16:56
	business. My sons in the military.	00:17:00
	Did five years as a marine and as currently as a reserve for this.	00:17:04
	Navy and.	00:17:09
	I love when I've loved growing up here and I enjoy the community we have here.	00:17:11
	And I've really enjoyed how much the port has given back to the community. That's been something that.	00:17:16
	I appreciate it a lot because I feel being that we.	00:17:23
	Are in South Oxnard and South end of.	00:17:26
	Ventura County, we were forgotten, I feel at times, you know.	00:17:29
	And I think that.	00:17:33
	The community here really has accepted and enjoyed what the port has done for them.	00:17:35
	And just wanted to share how much it's meant to me and just seeing other students.	00:17:40
	And volunteers also benefit from what they're doing. It's a contagious.	00:17:44
	You know, it's, it's amazing to see just yesterday.	00:17:49
	They supported also the Cesar Chavez March. Over 1000 people were there.	00:17:52
	They gave out food they were supporting and it's just amazing to see that.	00:17:57
	Unity that they bring and that positive energy that's contagious. So I just want to say that they've done a great job and I hope	00:18:01
	they continue to do that.	00:18:05
	Because I think it's a great benefit for this community in this city.	00:18:08
	Thank you.	00:18:12
	Thank you.	00:18:13
	Go ahead, city Manager.	00:18:19
	Thank you.	00:18:21
	I just wanted to note the.	00:18:21
	So we have a state of the port presentation on the agenda as a presentation item, but we don't have any.	00:18:24
	Business items on the agenda. So for the public, the council can't really discuss a topic unless it's a business item on the	00:18:29
	agenda.	00:18:32
	So, umm.	00:18:37
	I just wanted to note up front that we don't have any pending business really related to the port. I think the only item we've had	00:18:38
	recently about the port was scheduling a joint.	00:18:43
	Meeting with the port of the electeds to work together.	00:18:47
	So just to kind of.	00:18:51
	Let the public know that, because I'm not sure if there was an expectation that there was.	00:18:53
	You know some pending action.	00:18:58
	Because. Because there isn't at this time.	00:19:00
	Obviously everybody's able to still make public comment, there just won't be any response from the from the city at this time.	00:19:02
	We have Saul Medina and then Rick Castanedo.	00:19:10
	Good evening. My name is Sal Medina. I'm with S Oxnard resident.	00:19:26
	But I'm also a former planning commissioner for the city of Oxnard for eight years.	00:19:30
	Participated in their 2020 plan and their 20-30 plan.	00:19:35
	One of the things that I remember is the port.	00:19:40
	Not being as active with the South Oxnard or with poor Wanimi.	00:19:43
	Recently they have participated.	00:19:49
	In being more of a good neighbor.	00:19:51
	I was very impressed.	00:19:53
	That they are willing to go green.	00:19:55
	Not in 2050.	00:19:57
	But in 20-30.	00:19:59
	And they're being very ambitious and.	00:20:01
	Working with Green.	00:20:04
	Electronic vehicles that they have been able to purchase and other.	00:20:07
	Products that they're willing to bring in to make sure that they reduce.	00:20:13
	The pollution.	00:20:18
	One of the things that I've been participating in is with the port.	00:20:19
	And the sea frog, which is an environmentalist.	00:20:22
	Organizations with the air pollution.	00:20:25
	And I've been very.	00:20:28
	Enriched and participating in that program with other community members.	00:20:30
	That complain about the.	00:20:34
	Not only the noise.	00:20:38
	Such as one of the gentlemen the pollution diesel fuel.	00:20:40
	And being able to resolve it.	00:20:44
	And one of the ways that the ports participating in that is also with air quality.	00:20:46
	Monitors that are willing to put on from their own.	00:20:52
	So that's a commitment that they've been able to do.	00:20:55
	And I'm participating not just myself, but other community members.	00:20:58
	With different points of view? With similar points of view.	00:21:02
	And inability to grow.	00:21:05
	So that's what I wanted to say and I thank you for your time.	00:21:06
	Thank you.	00:21:10
	Hello, my name is Rick Castanedo and I thank you for this opportunity, Mayor and board members.	00:21:26
	Council members.	00:21:35
	I'm an active member of this community. I've been educator at Bard Elementary.	00:21:37
	I've been a director of Countrywide LULAC.	00:21:43
	And I'm currently the president of Forza Latina Health.	00:21:47
	I'm here because I've seen the poor create opportunities in this community.	00:21:53
	During good times and during bad times.	00:21:59
	During COVID, the port stood up like no other business in our county.	00:22:02
	And provided food to thousands of people weekly.	00:22:07
	Bi Weekly.	00:22:11
	They've helped through jobs.	00:22:14
	They've helped support our police explorers and I'm very proud of.	00:22:17
	Institutions like this.	00:22:23
	Being in our community.	00:22:25
	They put up an air monitor. That's the best air monitor in our county, right on top of Hickox Elementary, the school.	00:22:28
	That I went to.	00:22:37
	From kindergarten to 3rd grade.	00:22:38
	And they've continued to support our diverse communities. We're not just the beach community.	00:22:41
	We have neighborhoods that are working class. We have neighborhoods that are very low income.	00:22:49
	And of course, we have neighborhoods where there's professionals.	00:22:56
	So this diverse community has been supported by the port.	00:22:59
	And more than anything, the port has supported the people that can make cargo move.	00:23:06
	They keep our supply chain moving.	00:23:13
	And as we know, since COVID.	00:23:16
	It's probably one of the most important things that is happening in our economy.	00:23:19
	I do want to say I understand that beach homeowners have issues with the port.	00:23:28
	And its operations.	00:23:34
	And I've found that when we've had an issue, when we have had questions, for example, about clean air.	00:23:36
	The port has been a good business partner with the community and taking action.	00:23:44
	So I hope the gentleman that will that spoke earlier will not.	00:23:49
	Stop trying to dialogue and make this community better.	00:23:55
	Because I know the port will.	00:24:00
	And it always has.	00:24:02
	It's impacted my family for generations now.	00:24:03
	And I want to make sure.	00:24:07
	That, uh.	00:24:10
	We keep that in mind when we talk about the port.	00:24:11
	There are people in this community who will support the port.	00:24:15
	No matter what, because the port has impacted us in so many ways.	00:24:20
	Jobs.	00:24:25
	Needs.	00:24:27
	They've always been here for our community. Thank you.	00:24:28
	Jayden.	00:24:40
	And then it's Ayana Hernandez.	00:24:41
	And Becky, you'll be after.	00:24:44
	Hello my name is.	00:25:08
	With the Jaden.	00:25:10
	I am.	00:25:12
	Part of.	00:25:18
	The luggage.	00:25:21
	Cultural Arts Center.	00:25:24
	The Port of Miami.	00:25:26
	Is very.	00:25:29
	Important.	00:25:31
	To us.	00:25:32
	Have been in.	00:25:36
	The.	00:25:39
	Take your time.	00:25:52
	I have been in the.	00:26:10
	4-6 years.	00:26:13
	And the poor.	00:26:17
	Helps us stay open.	00:26:21
	The poor has also.	00:26:27
	Add food distributions.	00:26:32
	That helped many families.	00:26:36
	And my family.	00:26:39
	Thank you.	00:26:41
	Thank you.	00:26:42
	Good job.	00:26:53
	Good job.	00:26:54
	Good afternoon to Ariel. My name is Izayana Andes. I am 11 years old. I am a student at the Ina Cage Cultural Center. Today I want	00:27:06
	to thank the part of anime for being a huge support to our center.	00:27:12
	Where many children and I have benefit.	00:27:18
	There we learn different instruments and dance. Without the help of the poor, this would not be possible.	00:27:21
	Since our center is kept open for by donations.	00:27:28
	Wherever the port is at.	00:27:32
	There is free food, food or banana distributions.	00:27:34
	For the community.	00:27:39
	Thank you for.	00:27:41
	Thank you Support of Anime for speaking.	00:27:43
	For your great work.	00:27:46
	Thank you.	00:27:50
	As Becky Burning makes her way up, Victor Gallardo and Anthony Gonzalez will be after.	00:27:57
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor Pro.	00:28:12
	Council staff and audience.	00:28:14
	My name is Becky Bernin and I'm here representing Rocape Outdoors.	00:28:17
	1st, we would like to thank the port for their longtime.	00:28:22
	Partnership with us and for the paid interns that we get.	00:28:26
	Normally Kevin would be doing this, but he had a previous engagement.	00:28:32
	But he wanted me to tell you.	00:28:37
	How much he appreciates all your help.	00:28:40
	Before you, you have.	00:28:44
	Flyers for our fundraiser dinner coming up June 1st.	00:28:46
	If anyone in the audience is interested, I do have other Flyers with me.	00:28:51
	And that concludes it.	00:28:57
	You said Anthony, right?	00:29:10
	Victor Gallardo and then Anthony.	00:29:12
	But you can if you're here.	00:29:14
	Or oh.	00:29:16
	Yeah, you, you can speak first, that's fine.	00:29:18
	I had a little speech here, but.	00:29:26
	Let's see if I can get it right.	00:29:28
	Good evening, council members.	00:29:30
	I know most of you have a couple of you up there anyway.	00:29:32
	My comments going to be for the Port of Wayne Amy.	00:29:36
	I'll have to read it because I don't have my iPhone that I can follow it.	00:29:42
	Anyway, my name is Manuel Gonzalez.	00:29:46
	I have lived here in.	00:29:49
	Port Hueneme and the city of Oxnard for 84 years.	00:29:51
	And I've seen a lot of development.	00:29:54
	I heard a gentleman speak, you know, about the noise pollution and on and so forth.	00:29:56
	Well.	00:30:01
	Before when my parents came from Mexico and my grandparents.	00:30:02
	There was a little airport in Oxnard.	00:30:06
	They started developing around it. We had the Oxnard Air Force Base in Camarillo.	00:30:09
	They start building around it.	00:30:14
	Magoo is already here, the CB base was here.	00:30:16
	So I always tell people.	00:30:19
	You knew what we have here.	00:30:21
	Enjoy it.	00:30:23
	It's a beautiful city in Portoeneme.	00:30:25
	Anyway, so to get to it.	00:30:28
	My question to you before you is how vital is a port of wine, Amy?	00:30:31
	The city of Port Hueneme get funded any money from the port.	00:30:36
	By the ear.	00:30:40
	And people were talking about.	00:30:42
	Feeding during the pandemic. We belong to the Disabled American Veterans.	00:30:44
	I am a Marine Corps veteran.	00:30:48
	My brother here is a Marine Corps veteran.	00:30:51
	I am a Vietnam veteran.	00:30:53
	And he's an Iraqi Afghanistan veteran.	00:30:55
	We.	00:30:58
	Joined the.	00:30:59
	Portaway, Nimi.	00:31:00
	Clinicas El Camino real.	00:31:02
	And donated money.	00:31:04
	To feed the field workers.	00:31:06
	And this port here has always been here to support our veterans.	00:31:08
	Before I joined the Marine Corps at 15 1/2, they used to give work permits.	00:31:13
	I was an R number.	00:31:17
	Here at the port of anemia at 15 1/2 years old.	00:31:19
	At 8:00, at 17, I dropped out of Oxford High School and joined the Marine Corps because I didn't know, I didn't have any money.	00:31:23
	And so the port of Winami has always stood by us.	00:31:29
	And for the community?	00:31:34
	And the businesses that we have here.	00:31:36
	They all before.	00:31:38
	We had.	00:31:40
	This building here.	00:31:41
	The businesses right downtown here in Port Wayne may benefit from the port.	00:31:43
	They used to go to the pharmacies, the restaurant, the bank.	00:31:48
	Well, and the.	00:31:52
	For some of you that were here.	00:31:54
	But anyway.	00:31:57
	So let me get to it real quick. Food Dr. donated to Wine Amy, community job opportunities, suppliers, union construction workers,	00:31:59
	not to mention impact on veterans and Naval Base Ventura County.	00:32:05
	Since World War 2, Korea and Vietnam War, the port of wine EMI was vital in moving.	00:32:11
	Supplies for the military troops in need in defending our country.	00:32:17
	The United States of America, I encourage the city to continue to support and be good neighbors with a port of wine. Amy and I	00:32:22
	thank you so much. Thank you.	00:32:27
	Thank you for your service, both of you.	00:32:39
	Thank you.	00:32:42
	I'm Victor Gallardo. Good evening, Mayor and.	00:32:43
	Fellow ladies and gentlemen on the City Council.	00:32:47
	I'm glad I followed this young man.	00:32:51
	I too.	00:32:54
	Believe that Porto anemia is very instrumental in in World Trade.	00:32:55
	Not only for our government for, but for the military.	00:33:00
	I have personal personally.	00:33:03
	Experience how important Port Hueneme is.	00:33:06
	I have two daughters that went to West Point.	00:33:11
	One of them is a Blackhawk pilot.	00:33:13
	Who was involved during the Iraq War?	00:33:15
	The other one.	00:33:18
	Was a logistical officer who received a lot of cargo that went from.	00:33:19
	Port Hueneme to the Far East to the Middle East.	00:33:23
	The environment here.	00:33:26
	Does.	00:33:28
	Create a problem.	00:33:30
	But I do believe that the current.	00:33:31
	Port manager.	00:33:34
	Has worked diligently.	00:33:36
	And has made a lot of progress since she's been here.	00:33:38
	There is issues, but you're always going to have those.	00:33:41
	When people came to port wine me.	00:33:44
	They knew there was a beach.	00:33:47
	They knew there was a pier down the street, but they also knew that there was a.	00:33:49
	Working.	00:33:53
	Next to the port or next to the beach?	00:33:55
	And let me move one step.	00:33:59
	Back here.	00:34:01
	To Senor Lopez.	00:34:03
	The founder to the ILW union was a good friend of Cesar Chavez.	00:34:05
	So thank you very much for bringing him up tonight.	00:34:10
	So.	00:34:14
	Thank you.	00:34:16
	This port not only creates jobs for longshoremen, but it creates jobs for plumbers, carpenters and laborers.	00:34:17
	And this port of Winnie be the county of.	00:34:23
	Of Ventura.	00:34:27
	Is a middle class.	00:34:29
	Community.	00:34:31
	Starting at at Magic Mountain and coming all the way to the waterline over here.	00:34:33
	Yes, we have a few places that are filthy rich, but we came here to make money.	00:34:37
	And we came here to work.	00:34:42
	So, umm.	00:34:44
	I have one minute left.	00:34:45
	I have very sloppy notes.	00:34:47
	But maybe the port should meet with the environmental.	00:34:49
	Environmental groups that we have in Ventura County.	00:34:52
	I believe one of them is called the E frog.	00:34:55
	I'm not familiar with them, but I think so.	00:34:58
	And um.	00:35:01
	The the things that go on at the port, they can't be helped. It's just part of.	00:35:03
	Moving big cargo.	00:35:10
	Making money. And that's why we're here, that's why we have a City Council, because we have to govern this.	00:35:12
	This little tiny community, it's not a big community, it's a small one.	00:35:17
	So thank you very much for your time.	00:35:20
	And, umm.	00:35:23
	Thank you again.	00:35:25
	Thank you.	00:35:26
	Not sunny.	00:35:35
	Hernandez.	00:35:37
	And then Heidi Ellison.	00:35:38
	Hello, good evening.	00:35:50
	My name is Nitin Hernandez, I'm a current high school senior, and I am speaking in support of the Port of Anemi.	00:35:52
	The port of anime plays an important role in the region. Its environmental and community impact is multi factored.	00:35:59
	As a major cargo handling facility, the port supports local organizations.	00:36:06
	And businesses create.	00:36:12
	Jobs and stimulates stimulates economic growth in Oxnard and surrounding areas.	00:36:14
	From an environmental perspective, the board has made great efforts to reduce ecological footprint. Some initiatives include	00:36:20
	implementing sustainable operations such as using short side power for dock vessels.	00:36:27
	Investing in green infrastructure and promoting environmentally friendly cargo handling approaches.	00:36:34
	The poor also contributes to the community through various programs and partnerships.	00:36:40
	In fact, almost all organizations that have been part of the throughout high school have been sponsored by the poor, supporting	00:36:45
	local educational initiatives.	00:36:49
	As someone who has had the opportunity to intern at the port, it has seen first hand how important community work is for them.	00:36:54
	And I can say that the port of anemia is committed to their community.	00:37:01
	Thank you.	00:37:05
	Thank you.	00:37:06
	Hello, my name is Heidi Allison. I want to thank the mayor and the City Council members for this opportunity.	00:37:12
	I am the co-founder and program director of Nates Place.	00:37:20
	A Wellness and recovery center which is right on the border of Port Hueneme and Oxnard.	00:37:24
	And my husband and I started the center. We opened our doors.	00:37:29
	Two years and two months ago in honor of our son Nate Rhodes.	00:37:33
	Who had navigated substance use as a young teen and had been successful in his recovery.	00:37:37
	Was studying at Oxnard College.	00:37:43
	When he was 21 and he was killed in a car accident.	00:37:45
	Nate's Place is the recovery recipe that helped our son through his teenage years.	00:37:48
	And we have great partnerships with Ventura County Behavioral Health, but also with the Port of Wineemi who Co hosted our 2nd	00:37:53
	anniversary and sponsored another event that we have.	00:38:00
	We're one of the only. Well, we're actually the only center.	00:38:06
	In the community that provides one-on-one peer support recovery coaching.	00:38:10
	For teens and young adults who struggle with substance use and mental health issues and trauma.	00:38:14
	And we have served over 300.	00:38:20
	Young people both at our center and in schools since we started.	00:38:24
	We also have 20 plus recreational activities. We have a whole gym.	00:38:28
	We do boxing classes, guitar lessons, art classes, we take the kids kayaking every week, etc.	00:38:33
	And then we have 13 groups. I'm a licensed therapist of 25 years. We have.	00:38:40
	13 evidence based groups such as.	00:38:46
	CBT groups coping skills and our whole goal is to get the kids and the young people in the center.	00:38:49
	Give them all these fun activities to do and then near the end of the day we have groups and teach them coping skills.	00:38:55
	So I'm coming here.	00:39:00
	One of the things we do not charge a cent for our services and we have three transportation vans.	00:39:03
	That pick youth up at their schools and at their homes and take them home every night.	00:39:09
	And I wanted to just.	00:39:14
	Thank you all for the support of the port and also we're looking for a building because we're at Fisherman's Wharf and in a year	00:39:17
	we will no longer Carl's the Adventure Park.	00:39:22
	Will be taking over the park so we're really open if you.	00:39:28
	Primary people we serve our Oxnard and Port Wayne EMI youth.	00:39:32
	And we've had great success, 95% of them report.	00:39:36
	That their mental health has improved and 96% their substance use.	00:39:40
	Has reduced since coming to Nate's place.	00:39:45
	So.	00:39:47
	That's it. Thank you for your time. Thank you.	00:39:49
	Mayor, that concludes in person public comment, but I have two written comments.	00:40:00
	The first one is from Jeffrey Scarberry.	00:40:05
	Near the end of the last council meeting, there was an announcement made regarding a council member working with the Reach	00:40:08
	nonprofit organization.	00:40:11
	On a new city mural.	00:40:15
	Although few details were mentioned, it sounded like something related to the City Heroes history.	00:40:17
	And heritage policy section regarding public art.	00:40:22
	Whatever the appropriate process may be moving forward.	00:40:25
	Please operate in full transparency with the entire City Council.	00:40:28
	The Citizens Advisory Commission and the general public.	00:40:32
	Thank you.	00:40:35
	Just because it's relevant to those last two speakers, the Citizens Advisory Commission was mentioned, which, yes.	00:40:40
	That process goes through the Citizens Advisory Commission.	00:40:46
	But also.	00:40:49
	I think.	00:40:51
	Perhaps the speaker about Nate's place, maybe you were attending because I think a week or two from now we're having our.	00:40:52
	Community Benefit Fund Application workshop.	00:40:59
	And I didn't put two and two together, but so that is going to happen.	00:41:02
	City Clerk, Do you remember the date for that? April 14th?	00:41:07
	April 14th.	00:41:10
	So just so you're aware, and I think we've invited everybody to attend that, including your representatives.	00:41:11
	The next one is from Sochi, Gomez.	00:41:18
	Greetings Mayor McQueen, Legend Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, and council members Gama, Hernandez and Perez.	00:41:21
	I write this letter in support of the Port of Winimi and their community engagement.	00:41:27
	The port is truly committed to the community, specifically here in Port Hueneme and including S Oxnard.	00:41:31
	I am a counselor at Winami High School and appreciate the ports willingness.	00:41:37
	To collaborate with local schools and nonprofit entities.	00:41:41
	I have witnessed many of our students enjoying learning about the port through port tours, participation in the Global Trade and	00:41:44
	Logistics class.	00:41:48
	The FIRST Robotics Competition and the famous Banana festival.	00:41:52
	Many of our Winimi High School students have participated in volunteer opportunities with the port.	00:41:56
	Including the past 5K run, Santa to the Sea and the Banana Festival.	00:42:01
	When I contacted the port last year for a food donation for a graduating senior class of 2024, we were gracious to receive	00:42:05
	bananas, bottled water and lip balm to give our students as they participated.	00:42:11
	In 2 days of senior activities and graduation practice.	00:42:16
	The Community engagement team and the poor as a whole is truly committed to collaboration and building and strengthening our	00:42:20
	community.	00:42:23
	I look forward to continued success from the port of Winami.	00:42:27
	Sincerely, Sochi.	00:42:30
	And that concludes public comment.	00:42:32
	Great. Thank you.	00:42:34
	And thank you to all who have provided public comments on this evening.	00:42:40
	Will now move to the approval of the agenda.	00:42:44
	Are there any corrections to the agenda?	00:42:48
	If not, can I get a motion in a second?	00:42:51
	Move to approve second.	00:42:53
	Great, Madam Clerk.	00:42:55
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:42:57
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:43:00
	Great. Do we have any members of the Council who have a conflict of interest for any of the agenda items?	00:43:03
	OK, well now recess the City Council meeting and call to order the Housing Authority regular meeting.	00:43:12
	The time is now 712.	00:43:18
	Madam Clerk can get a roll call.	00:43:24
	Member Brown.	00:43:26
	Here Member Blackwell.	00:43:27
	Here, remember Gama.	00:43:29
	Here. Amber Hernandez here. Member Perez here.	00:43:30
	Vice Chair Lopez.	00:43:34
	Here and chair Mayor.	00:43:35
	Here.	00:43:38
	OK, we will now hear public comments related to the housing.	00:43:40
	No public comments for Housing Authority. Great, thank you.	00:43:45
	OK, go right ahead.	00:43:50
	If I can just note I know it's not on the agenda, but I have a feeling I just want to.	00:43:55
	Note for everybody in the audience, I have a feeling most people are still here for the port presentation.	00:43:59
	So I just wanted to note because we.	00:44:04
	Have to.	00:44:06
	Recess into the Housing Authority meeting to approve the Housing Authority item and then the next three items after that will be	00:44:07
	the presentations.	00:44:11
	The third presentation is the port presentation.	00:44:14
	Just in case anybody's wondering what's happening right now.	00:44:17
	So we'll, we'll work through this part. We expect it to be fairly quick. Yes, great. Thank you.	00:44:20
	And we'll move now to consider the Housing Authority consent calendar, which will be enacted in one motion.	00:44:26
	Unless an authority member.	00:44:33
	Asked to pull.	00:44:36
	Any items full?	00:44:38
	If not, can I get a motion and a second?	00:44:40
	Move to approve.	00:44:42
	2nd.	00:44:44
	Madam Clerk, all in favor.	00:44:45
	Aye, all opposed.	00:44:47
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:44:49
	Thank you.	00:44:54
	All right.	00:44:59
	Let's see #3 Housing Authority business items.	00:45:01
	Request for out of state travel.	00:45:06
	Yes. And I'll keep it very brief because I know we're.	00:45:08
	I think trying to get to the presentations.	00:45:12
	We had said.	00:45:15
	Earlier this year that with our.	00:45:17
	Travel budgets and conference related training.	00:45:20
	Conference and training related budgets getting very tight.	00:45:23
	Due to our budget constrictions.	00:45:27
	That whenever we have somebody do out of state travel, we would come forward and explain briefly why.	00:45:31
	We're doing that and why it's important.	00:45:39
	And so this item is an out of state travel for our housing specialist to attend the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act.	00:45:41
	Summit in Las Vegas, NV from May 6th through May 8th.	00:45:50
	We noted at that time that especially if we're sending our somebody to Vegas, we'd explain why we're doing that and and that it's	00:45:55
	a.	00:45:58
	For a good reason and so.	00:46:03
	I just wanted to reiterate to everybody this.	00:46:04
	Conference is actually a once a year conference that is intended to get everybody up to speed on all housing related rules.	00:46:07
	And housing is an area where we want to be up to date because of potential liability and concerns.	00:46:13
	That could arise.	00:46:20
	So this is the once a year training. They're holding it. They are holding it in Vegas. They aren't holding it anywhere closer to	00:46:21
	us. But the good news is Vegas is actually relatively cheap travel.	00:46:26
	For for us as well, so.	00:46:32
	So we are recommending sending our housing specialists to that training to get trained on all of these issues.	00:46:34
	And then we're only sending one person with the idea that they'll come back and help educate everybody with what they've learned.	00:46:40
	So.	00:46:43
	We recommend that the council are. I'm sorry that the Housing Authority approve that out-of-state travel.	00:46:47
	For that conference.	00:46:52
	Great. Are there any questions?	00:46:54
	Any public comments?	00:46:57
	No public comments. Great. Thank you. We've heard the recommendation. Is there a motion and a second?	00:46:59
	No, we don't have any questions.	00:47:08
	City manager gave the entire report.	00:47:10
	Housing specialist is going to be attending.	00:47:14
	Yeah.	00:47:18
	Did you have anything?	00:47:19
	Yeah, OK, great.	00:47:21
	There are. If there aren't any questions, let's go ahead and take a motion in a second. I'll make the motion to approve.	00:47:22
	2nd.	00:47:28
	All in favor, aye. All opposed.	00:47:31
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	00:47:34
	Great. Thank you.	00:47:37
	Are there any authority member reports? Does anyone have anything to report?	00:47:39
	No, no.	00:47:44
	If there are no nothing to report, we're going to adjourn.	00:47:47
	From the Port Hueneme Housing Authority regular meeting and reconvene to the City Council.	00:47:52
	Meeting.	00:47:58
	OK.	00:48:05
	We're going to move to presentations we have.	00:48:06
	Two proclamations we'll be reading this evening. The 1st is the autism.	00:48:10
	Acceptance Month Proclamation.	00:48:17
	Thank you.	00:48:20
	You OK, Johnny?	00:48:21
	Yeah.	00:48:24
	OK.	00:48:27
	All right.	00:48:35
	OK, sorry, I should have added. So I like to call up Ashley Pope on behalf of the Autism Society Ventura County.	00:48:42
	And then we're going to have Councilmember Gama read the proclamation.	00:48:50
	No, you could. We're going to present you with the proclamation after I read it, but if you could introduce.	00:49:01
	What you do and how you do?	00:49:07
	I did come with something prepared for you guys today. Good evening, Port Wayne Amy City Council.	00:49:10
	Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month this April.	00:49:16
	My name is Ashley Pope, and I'm here tonight as the proud president of Autism Society Ventura County.	00:49:21
	And of course, we're proud to accept the proclamation.	00:49:26
	On behalf of the organization, as well as on behalf of the many autistic residents who contribute to the wonderful city of Port	00:49:30
	Hueneme.	00:49:33
	And the families like mine, families who love someone with autism.	00:49:37
	This April, more communities across the.	00:49:41
	The country are shifting from awareness to acceptance.	00:49:43
	Awareness asks us to notice that autism exists, which was important about 20 years ago.	00:49:47
	At this point, most people are aware of autism. To move to acceptance invites us to build a world where autistic people are truly	00:49:53
	valued.	00:49:57
	Included, supported and feel a true sense of belonging.	00:50:01
	Autism Society, Ventura County We celebrate autism as a natural variation of the human experience.	00:50:04
	Autism effects how people communicate, process information, and interact with the world.	00:50:09
	One in 36 children born today will be diagnosed with autism.	00:50:14
	And countless adults, many undiagnosed, navigate life on this spectrum without the critical support that they need.	00:50:19
	Here in Port Hueneme, autistic individuals are our neighbors, students, Co workers, friends and family members. They are the	00:50:25
	artists, the problem solvers, entrepreneurs and the advocates.	00:50:30
	They bring insight, innovation, and unique perspectives that enrich our entire community.	00:50:36
	Acceptance isn't just a warm feeling, it's a commitment to action. It's ensuring inclusive education.	00:50:41
	It's designing public spaces that accommodate sensory needs.	00:50:47
	It's training first responders to understand neurodivergence and its hiring practices that recognize the value of neurodiverse	00:50:50
	neurodiversity in the workspace.	00:50:54
	We would actually like to recognize you all today.	00:50:59
	Council members and the city of Fort Wayne Amy staff because although Porto Anemia is one of the smallest cities in Ventura	00:51:03
	County.	00:51:06
	Your initiative and drive for inclusivity are some of the most progressive and among the very most impactful.	00:51:09
	The City of Port Enemy was among the first to add inclusive community into your council goals.	00:51:16
	You've also invested in inclusive events and infrastructure, including the recent inclusive swing sets on your beautiful beach.	00:51:21
	And when it comes to your Police Department, you could not have a greater champion for disability awareness and inclusion.	00:51:29
	And Police Chief Michael Federico.	00:51:34
	Who was actually named our Awesome in Autism First Responder of the Year in 2024?	00:51:36
	We thank you for leading the way.	00:51:42
	This Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Society Ventura County affirms our commitment to more.	00:51:44
	Just an inclusive future through our extensive community, education and advocacy initiatives.	00:51:49
	Our largest event each year is ought to run and this year will be our 13th annual out at CSU CI on April 27th.	00:51:55
	We invite you to all join us.	00:52:03
	As well as everyone here tonight and you guessed it, Port Wineemi is a sponsor so just thought I would throw that in there for	00:52:05
	tonight.	00:52:08
	We hope to see you all out there.	00:52:12
	On behalf of Autism Society Ventura County, we thank you this.	00:52:14
	City of Port Hueneme for your leadership and inclusive services.	00:52:18
	And for honoring and uplifting autistic people and their families.	00:52:21
	Together, we can continue to build a community where everyone belongs. So thank you.	00:52:25
	Thank you.	00:52:30
	Thank you, Ashley. The first time I met you was a couple years ago at the mall. And how big was the puzzle that we worked on? Oh	00:52:34
	yes, we had the world's largest jigsaw puzzle competition. It was.	00:52:40
	60,000 pieces, so 61,000 piece puzzles. Thank you for coming out. We did.	00:52:46
	Puzzling with a politician puzzles in politics. That was fun. It was fun. I brought my family and.	00:52:52
	You didn't lose a piece.	00:52:58
	And I thought, there's no way you're gonna finish it. And they finished it, and it was amazing, right. OK, that was a lot of fun.	00:53:00
	That was fun. That was a lot of effort. OK, here we go. I'm gonna read this proclamation.	00:53:06
	Autism Acceptance Month April 2025 whereas April is designated as Autism Acceptance Month and whereas autism, also known as.	00:53:13
	Autism spectrum disorder ASD represents a broad group of disorders that vary widely from mild to severe and is characterized by	00:53:22
	difficulty with social interaction, communication, severely limited interest in repetitive behaviors, and whereas the lifelong	00:53:28
	nature of ASD and other development disabilities require a variety of types of assistance at different points in an individual's	00:53:34
	life.	00:53:40
	And whereas our understanding of autism has grown tremendously since it was first diagnosed, as there is no known cure for autism	00:53:46
	early diagnosis.	00:53:51
	And the resulting appropriate education and intervention are vital to the future growth and development of the individual. And	00:53:56
	WHEREAS a variety of public and private organizations and agencies strive to provide quality care, support and services to	00:54:03
	children and adults with ASD, to enable them to live as independently as possible and to reach their full potential. And WHEREAS	00:54:10
	hope lies in a broad spectrum of treatments and in an informed public and community committed it.	00:54:17
	Committed It Committed to providing support and service to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and WHEREAS.	00:54:24
	The Port Hueneme Police Department will wear patches and pins as an outward expression of our inner commitment to connect with our	00:54:34
	community to create acceptance and support those dealing with the lifelong neurological disorder and whereas we joined the Autism	00:54:42
	Society of Ventura County and proclaiming April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month. Now therefore.	00:54:50
	Be it proclaimed that the city.	00:54:58
	Council of the City of Port Hueneme does hereby recognize and proclaim April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month.	00:55:00
	Proclaimed on this 7th day of April, 2025.	00:55:08
	And next, we're going to move on to WE.	00:55:52
	First, we'd like to call up Don de Rozo on behalf of the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors.	00:55:55
	Umm, while she's making her way up.	00:56:02
	Councilmember Perez will read the proclamation.	00:56:05
	Thank you.	00:56:08
	Their housing month, April 2025.	00:56:10
	Whereas the Fair Housing Act enacted in on April 11th, 1968 enshrined into federal law.	00:56:13
	The goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States and whereas the fair Housing Act	00:56:19
	prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status.	00:56:26
	National origin and disability and community recipients of federal funding's to affirmatively further fair housing in their	00:56:34
	communities.	00:56:37
	And whereas the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors.	00:56:42
	And the Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team are committed to highlighting the Fair Housing Act by continuing to address discrimination	00:56:45
	in our community.	00:56:49
	By supporting programs that will educate the public about the right to equal housing opportunities and by continuing partnership	00:56:53
	efforts with the organizations to help assure everyone of their rights to fair housing.	00:56:59
	And WHEREAS, the City of Port Hueneme is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to provide their fair and equal housing	00:57:06
	opportunities.	00:57:09
	And whereas our social fabric, the economy, health and environment are strengthened in diverse, inclusive communities.	00:57:14
	And whereas more than 50 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination persists and many communities remain	00:57:21
	segregate, segregated.	00:57:25
	And whereas acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency	00:57:30
	and fairness.	00:57:34
	And WHEREAS, the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics commits all Realtors to providing equal professional services	00:57:38
	without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity, or	00:57:44
	national origin.	00:57:49
	Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme, CA.	00:57:55
	Does hereby proclaim.	00:57:59
	April 2025 is Fair Housing Month and begins a year long commemoration of the Fair Housing Act.	00:58:01
	In the city of Port Hueneme and urges all citizens to wholeheartedly recognize the celebration throughout the year.	00:58:07
	Great, and you could have some words if you like.	00:58:14
	Thank you, Mayor and members of the City Council.	00:58:19
	And the City of Port Hueneme for this proclamation and for the and for recognizing April as National Fair Housing Month.	00:58:22
	On behalf of the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors, my name is Dawn de Razo and I'm the VCC Arkansas Treasurer for	00:58:29
	this year.	00:58:33
	I'm honored to accept this recognition.	00:58:37
	This month we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.	00:58:40
	It's a landmark piece of legislation that reaffirms our collective commitment to equal housing opportunities for all.	00:58:45
	Fair housing is more than just a law, it's a fundamental value. At VCC Arkansas, our members work every day to uphold the	00:58:52
	principles of Fair housing.	00:58:56
	Inclusion and opportunity.	00:59:01
	These principles are also firmly rooted in the Realtor code of ethics.	00:59:03
	This code requires every realtor to provide.	00:59:08
	Equal professional service to all and to actively promote practices that ensure dignity and fairness in housing.	00:59:11
	We know that a home is more than just four walls.	00:59:20
	It's the foundation of stability, success and community.	00:59:23
	That foundation must be available to everyone without exception.	00:59:27
	This month, we are not only celebrating these values, we are actively engaging our communities around them.	00:59:32
	On April 23rd, BCCI R is proud to host a Fair housing.	00:59:38
	Forum in Santa Paula.	00:59:43
	This free event will bring together housing advocates, community leaders.	00:59:45
	Legal experts and real estate professionals to talk about the challenges we face.	00:59:49
	And the solutions that we can build together.	00:59:54
	It's an opportunity for learning, conversation and action.	00:59:57
	We are excited to bring the community together on such an important topic.	01:00:02
	We are grateful to the City of Port Phineas for standing with us in support of Fair housing.	01:00:07
	Your proclamation amplifies the importance of this work and inspires continuous progress.	01:00:12
	Thank you again for your partnership and for recognizing that every individual and every family deserves a fair chance at finding	01:00:19
	a place to call home.	01:00:24
	Thank you, Madam Mayor, may I ask a quick question, please?	01:00:32
	Yes. Can you repeat the date of your housing forum please? April 23rd? Thank you. And the information is on our website.	01:00:35
	Very good. Thank you.	01:00:42
	All right, 1/2.	01:01:05
	All right. We're going to move on to item number six, the state of the port.	01:01:17
	We'd like to welcome Kristen Dicus, the CEO and Port Director and Oxnard Harbor District to present the state of report. Thank	01:01:22
	you.	01:01:27
	OK, good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and honorable members of City Council and City Manager. It's a privilege to be here this	01:01:31
	evening in front of all you to deliver our annual State of the Port.	01:01:37
	And I thought it'd be nice to.	01:01:42
	Start out with offering that we celebrate today.	01:01:45
	Over 87 years of history and this parade here is actually.	01:01:49
	A groundbreaking parade from 1939 when we.	01:01:54
	Built the port of.	01:01:58
	And I think it says something to all the collaboration about our city family, our port family and the folks that joined us today	01:02:00
	are really part of our joint city port community. And again, I just like to recognize some of the people that came out that we	01:02:06
	work with and we partner with from the business community, nonprofits, educators.	01:02:12
	Including in Lacasse, Channel Islands, Navy League, Real Guppy, Merido Foundations, Nate's Place, our wonderful workforce and	01:02:20
	Iowa.	01:02:24
	Louisiana excuse me Luana 585 and our trades are Disabled American Veterans, LULAC community representatives that have been here	01:02:30
	Latino Health Association aim.	01:02:36
	AIM Academy and Samara to name a few. But this is really our family, our partners, and that's what makes us strong. It's really a	01:02:42
	fabric of who we are and our DNA.	01:02:46
	So after that video, I know James, city manager and in the team when we went to DC, this was our mantra. You can't have Kermis	01:02:54
	without commerce, without community. You can't have community with commerce. And I really believe that's true. And I think that's	01:03:00
	why we work so well as a city and community and port to collaborate.	01:03:05
	So I'd like to introduce my harbor commissioners that are here with me this evening. We have the President of our board,	01:03:11
	Commissioner Jess Ramirez.	01:03:15
	And also our longest standing commissioner, Commissioner Jess Herrera.	01:03:18
	For this this evening.	01:03:22
	So just a quick reminder in how the Port of Winnemi works, we're a little different than the other ports of California were	01:03:27
	governed by a body of five elected harbor commissioners. The other ports in California are actually owned by the state and then	01:03:31
	they're entrusted the communities and then the mayors appoint harbor commissioner. So we're really our own autonomous local	01:03:36
	government, government governance.	01:03:41
	And as that.	01:03:46
	We do not collect any money from the taxpayers, so our goal is really being voted by the community, is to serve the constituents	01:03:48
	that live here, to create economic and social good by having access to the global stage for trade.	01:03:55
	So we don't want to become a rich port. Our goal and our DNA and our mission is to enrich our community.	01:04:03
	It's true.	01:04:11
	So here we are. Let's deliver the state of the port.	01:04:15
	Some things and facts people might not know when you're in the backyard of the San Pedro, big ports, LA and Long Beach. People	01:04:18
	might not realize our total footprint in the global trade, but we are actually ranked in the nation's top 10% of all the nations	01:04:24
	ports. We move about 18 billion on an annual basis.	01:04:30
	We are the number one West Coast banana port and we are also the number one West Coast blueberry port, so growing some new cargoes	01:04:35
	there. We're the 4th largest container port in California, 6 on the West Coast, 5th largest auto port in the nation, and 24th	01:04:41
	largest container port in the country.	01:04:47
	And these guys, the longshore here, they move all that cargo. Thank you.	01:04:55
	Thank you.	01:05:00
	We have grown about 80% over the last decade and our growth turns into prosperity for our community.	01:05:02
	We have also, with that growth, retired our debt. I think it's fair to say I haven't checked the stats, but I'm pretty sure we're	01:05:10
	the only port in the country with no debt.	01:05:14
	And hats off to our CFO here, Austin Young are put together wonderful Appers every year, but we have gotten 14 awards in a row for	01:05:19
	our accounting practices. So congratulations Austin.	01:05:25
	Revenue sharing, just to touch on this quickly, as you know, we have several contracts in play right now with the 1983 agreement,	01:05:37
	8795 and then the settlement agreement from 2015.	01:05:43
	And city attorney, I know we owed you those questions and we did get them to you today. So you'll get it will give you a minute to	01:05:49
	look at them.	01:05:52
	But if there are follow up questions we did based on the last meeting where you're discussing those, we got those back to you. So	01:05:55
	thank you. I did receive those questions this afternoon. I have a couple comments that I'll respond to Mr. Duran on. OK, thank	01:05:59
	you. OK.	01:06:04
	But in in the big picture here, let's look what these revenue sharing accounts have turned into over the years. Starting in 1983	01:06:09
	with the first agreement, there was a $24,000 allocation to the City of Port Winnie.	01:06:14
	For the business at the port today, that number is actually risen all the way up to 3 million.	01:06:20
	And those funds actually are 11% of our budget and the second largest part of your city budget, so certainly critical to both.	01:06:26
	The port in the city to see these contributions to support.	01:06:37
	This year your Police Department at 1.6 million in Rd. repairs at 800,000 and we understand and appreciate that those services are	01:06:40
	incredibly important to us as well and the success of the port to have strong policing. So thank you for that and I'm and and.	01:06:48
	Again, this is all from the ports revenues that help provide these vital community services.	01:06:55
	All right. To touch quickly on the 2015 settlement agreement in the Community Benefit Fund, if the port makes more than $13	01:07:03
	million a year, $100,000 goes into an account and we use that funding to go and support.	01:07:11
	What we call community benefit fund programs and today we've averaged we've invested about $1.13 million.	01:07:18
	And of most recent project was the 5K race and health fair. And I think it was a wonderful event both for our community or city	01:07:26
	and our port. And I think those are the kinds of great things that we can do together and that really was the spirit.	01:07:32
	Of the community benefit fund was to have the port in the city to come together to do good for the community so.	01:07:39
	Again, the very successful program there as we continue to pursue that.	01:07:46
	Overall, the health of the port is very important to the economic backbone of our bent Torah County GDP. We are the highest	01:07:51
	performing segment of GDP.	01:07:55
	And that's important to us as a county and to a district into a city for several reasons. 1 When it comes down to the economic	01:08:00
	output that the port generates, we've grown in that decade from 800 million economic engine to a 2.8 billion economic engine.	01:08:09
	In terms of tax revenues that go into the communities from the various activities of the port, they've grown 224% in the last	01:08:18
	decade from 53.4 million to 236,000,000.	01:08:24
	And jobs have grown up and explosive 144% from 10,000 jobs to 24,000 jobs.	01:08:30
	And when you look at that from a direct jobs where the.	01:08:37
	About four 3400 direct jobs, but this happens to be one of my one of my favorite slides because if you look at the people.	01:08:41
	That work at the port, they live in your city, they live in the Oxnard district so.	01:08:48
	11% of the people that work the port live in the city, 63% live in the Oxnard Harbor District, and 95% of the people live in the	01:08:54
	county. And these are good, high paying, quality jobs that sustain families.	01:09:00
	So it very important work and we're proud to be a community employer.	01:09:06
	I think one other thing I'd like to touch on quickly before I jump into the strategic plan is that we do also share our harbor	01:09:16
	with Navy based Ventura County.	01:09:20
	And we have a great joint use agreement that was actually developed on the watch of our 2 harbor commissioners sitting here. But	01:09:25
	what we do is when we use Navy infrastructure to support commercial operations, we don't pay the Navy rent. We pay them in	01:09:31
	infrastructure. And we build and support our local military, which is another very important function of our commercial seaport.	01:09:38
	And we also have a customer on base.	01:09:45
	Who does the same thing? They lease 8. They lease 90 acres real estate on the Navy side.	01:09:48
	And they also don't pay rent, they pay an infrastructure improvement. So over the last 10 years between the port and the Navy,	01:09:54
	about $90,000,000 has gone into our local military.	01:09:59
	We just in January adopted our strategic plan. It is posted online on our website. It was a four year open, transparent process.	01:10:09
	We had six workshops, over 500 surveys, 50 interviews.	01:10:15
	And I do want to point out that we really did try to listen to the comments from the community. So if you go into the community	01:10:22
	section.	01:10:26
	We can show you the comments we received and how we really tried to integrate those comments into the strategic plan. We're happy	01:10:30
	to sit down with you and go over those, but it was important to us to take the community feedback and integrate it into our	01:10:35
	strategic plan.	01:10:40
	As part of that development of the plan, we also did due diligence and we did surveys through a program called Alpha View.	01:10:45
	Which actually really looks at the demographics of a community when it does its polling and it will stop taking votes or surveys.	01:10:52
	From certain segments of the community once they realize the general percentage of that cohort, so.	01:11:00
	Me, 56 year old white woman, once they had enough of us, they're going to stop taking surveys from from that demographic. And So	01:11:06
	what we learned in these communities where we did this polling for the Oxford Harbor district.	01:11:12
	Is that?	01:11:18
	The Community does support the port and economic expansion and prosperity, and particularly so when we do it with a nod to the	01:11:19
	environment.	01:11:23
	We're also working hard to modernize our operations. We've gone from what's called break cargo into containers. This is different	01:11:33
	way to move cargo and we really need to modernize our docks. And we're proud to say we were the recipient of an $80 million grant	01:11:38
	from our governor.	01:11:43
	Plus local transportation boards like the Ventura.	01:11:48
	Ventura County Transportation Commission has brought significant funding into the port to help us build up our infrastructure. So	01:11:52
	today from those particular grants, we have about $160 million in capital work. And when you add in our environmental grants, that	01:11:57
	number actually goes up significantly further.	01:12:03
	And who gets all of the work that comes in through the ports are wonderful. Iowa. Hey, guys, take a bow. Chapter 46. Thank you.	01:12:09
	These guys work during Covic, they put themselves on the front end of the supply chain and they do it day in, day out. I'd say the	01:12:19
	best workforce in in the West Coast for Iowa. We enjoyed that partnership.	01:12:25
	And then we also have a project labor agreement with our trades group. So when we build those hundreds of $1,000,000 worth of	01:12:31
	projects, they're going to our local trades because it's important we give and build the opportunity for our local trades to get	01:12:37
	this work. We recognize this. They have that programs, apprentice programs.	01:12:42
	And what's been really cool to watch is to build up a workforce and maritime construction that didn't exist here before. So again,	01:12:48
	thanks to the leadership of our Board of Harbor Commissioners for having the wisdom to do this. PLA.	01:12:53
	And thank you to our trades for building great projects on time and on budget.	01:12:59
	So as I deliver the state of the port, I'm pleased to report that we are continuing to be very committed to our environment. We	01:13:07
	have an environmental program, we are what's called Green Marine Certified. We're the first port in California to do this, which	01:13:13
	means a third party auditor comes in and to get improved report card year over year.	01:13:20
	You have to demonstrate success and advancement in progress, so you have to keep moving forward in the environmental work. And	01:13:26
	these sections of our environmental framework are where we invest our dollars in environmental.	01:13:32
	Stewardship, including soil and sediments, marine resources, water quality, energy, climate and air quality, and we have about	01:13:39
	$100 million worth of environmental projects in play.	01:13:44
	Right now.	01:13:49
	We are also committed to being, we think we can do it be the the nation's first zero emission port.	01:13:51
	We received a $43 million grant from the EPA that's going to transform 95% of our handling equipment to battery electric with	01:13:58
	grants that I mentioned from the state and from the VCTC. We're electrifying our port, so you'll be able to plug in ships	01:14:04
	everywhere at every birth. We have hybrid plug-in cranes. We're getting electric sweeper to protect our groundwater. We all saw	01:14:11
	what happened during that big storm. So that's exciting equipment coming. And then we also have a big solar project in play.	01:14:18
	But we commit and we're going to set the goal to be 0 emission by 20-30 for those.	01:14:24
	Handling equipments and things that we can control.	01:14:30
	We recently and Friday, I'm excited to report we got another $4 million from the VCTC to help build the shoreside power on North	01:14:33
	Terminal.	01:14:38
	That said, I think we all remember this day, December 21st, 2023 when the water came down like an atmospheric river and that it	01:14:44
	was indeed and it took out our substation for shoreside power. So we are pleased to report today that we are getting $40 million	01:14:52
	from the Cal OES to rebuild this system. We have done all of the permitting and it sits in.	01:15:00
	Mr. Vegas Desk now he's only had it a week, so we'll give him a second to review and get the permits back to us. But once those	01:15:08
	come back out, we'll be going out to bid and get the system back online. And then in the interim, we are using the emission	01:15:14
	control system, bar systems to collect emissions from the stack of the vessels with a, I guess the contraption that you see here	01:15:20
	that we call stacks.	01:15:25
	So the emissions are sucked out of the stack, they go on to that barge and then they're treated and they are released as an	01:15:31
	innocuous gas. We only have one of these online right now because we also have to use them to support our auto cargo because they	01:15:37
	are actually being regulated right now as January 1st, 2025. They have to be 0 emission at birth. But we are receiving another	01:15:42
	barge within the next month. So we'll have all systems going here and do our best to keep these vessels 0 emission when they're at	01:15:48
	birth.	01:15:54
	We also, I think some of the comments came out today, but we continue to collect data on our air with the EPA reference grade	01:16:01
	monitors. We collect data on the air quality every second, every day and we post this data and we try and boil it down into	01:16:06
	something the community can understand. We're happy to work with everybody to tweak that, but we do care about our air and we do	01:16:11
	measure it.	01:16:16
	On the community front, we do hear you. We know that trucker safety is a big priority for this city. We have put out a Flyers and	01:16:25
	posters, will continue to signage, continue to work with the Chief on ways to best control and mitigate any truck traffic.	01:16:33
	Concerns, especially with speeding and those sorts of things, we encourage our drivers to slow down.	01:16:41
	And be responsible storage to the community as they move through into our city streets.	01:16:46
	We also have done noise studies.	01:16:52
	We spent $3000 on these studies and what they told us is that.	01:16:55
	They do not violate city ordinances and much of the local neighborhood news noise is more of an issue.	01:17:01
	Than what is happening at the port. And so we did hear you, we did do these studies and we believe that if we did them again	01:17:08
	today, this was done in 2021, we'd have the same findings because the operations of the port are literally the same.	01:17:15
	In terms of some of the other community partnerships, I think you heard from a lot of folks to the Today, but.	01:17:25
	We really want to.	01:17:31
	Bring back to the community what we can when we have high performing operations and revenues.	01:17:33
	And so we have done distributions at Booker Park, we have supported the Beach Festival, winning ME Explorers car show,	01:17:39
	Thanksgiving meal distributions.	01:17:44
	We can apply together for FEMA grants and we brought 1.5 million to the Police Department through the federal grants.	01:17:49
	We have our Banana Fest, the jobs of the residents that actually comes out to a big number there that you all see $25 million in	01:17:56
	payroll a year. And then we have our trade and logistics class and our community tours that we do for the for the students here.	01:18:04
	In terms of port, when you need businesses, it's really a goal of ours.	01:18:14
	To support the businesses in your in your city. And so we actually at Christmastime we get vouchers for all the longshoremen as a	01:18:17
	celebration of their year success. And we give these vouchers to them to go spend money in local restaurants. We always try to use	01:18:24
	local restaurants for catering events and these are some of the folks that we've worked with, but it's important for us to.	01:18:30
	Support the people that are doing business in Port of Winnie me.	01:18:37
	Likewise with the nonprofits, the Boots on the Ground groups here that change lives. We want to see them do that. We want to	01:18:43
	sponsor and support those organizations that are so.	01:18:48
	Invaluable to all different groups in our community, from the vets to the students to education, you name it, we want to be there	01:18:53
	to help autism, as you heard earlier tonight.	01:18:58
	And then pleased to report about 60 students have gone through our global trade and logistics class at the port. For those of that	01:19:07
	familiar with that we have.	01:19:11
	Two cohorts of high school students that come out.	01:19:16
	And do a customer a semester programs with us. They run about 11:00 or so weeks.	01:19:19
	They come after school once a week, they get trained by a maritime expert and coached in how to seek opportunities in maritime	01:19:24
	careers. And then the excelling students get paid internships with us and we've had many participants from Winning Me High School.	01:19:31
	And then we have over 1000 students come to the port for port tours and we'll pay for busing.	01:19:37
	They have a gem in their backyard and we want to make sure students have access and learn about this at a very young age.	01:19:43
	So that's been a wonderful program that we've been working with the local educators.	01:19:49
	And then finally this section. Here I call. What's up doc? A few quick highlights.	01:19:54
	I was in Washington, DC for the American Association of Port Authorities conference and took the opportunity when being there with	01:19:59
	my commissioner, Commissioner Hodge.	01:20:03
	And we met with the US Army Corps.	01:20:08
	Engineers Headquarters District.	01:20:10
	And then follow up to that, I also had a meeting with the local sector here in LA.	01:20:13
	Because we have our own donor equity project as you can see here, 2.2 million that we're trying to get in the work plan. And so we	01:20:19
	had a very constructive meetings in both places.	01:20:23
	And as we understand it, $8 million is going into the work plan for the mid year dredge.	01:20:27
	So that was the news that was come from those sessions that came back to me. So that's good momentum there.	01:20:34
	Tariffs. I'll just.	01:20:40
	I wanted to bring this up because I actually think today is a day that.	01:20:43
	We all want to stand strong together and I ask you to support your port clearly.	01:20:48
	This is somewhat of a stressful time for our industry. A 25% tariff on automobiles is a very big tariff.	01:20:52
	When we talk to our customers.	01:21:00
	We feel that they think this is a.	01:21:03
	Approached by our president to negotiate and get people to the table. So we're hoping they don't stick and they're not making any	01:21:06
	knee jerk reactions. So we expect volumes to remain the same for the short term.	01:21:13
	But as things evolve and things become more permanent, it's really hard to say what's going to happen. And so we ask today if you	01:21:20
	look at these other tariffs and all the countries that we do business with.	01:21:26
	South Korea 25%, Germany 20%, United Kingdom 10%, Japan 24%.	01:21:32
	Sweden 10%. Guatemala 10%. Costa Rica 10%, Ecuador 10%.	01:21:39
	So these are items that we're paying very close attention to. We're working very closely with our customers.	01:21:45
	To see what it means for their business. There's something else in play. I don't know if you've heard of it, but it's called a,	01:21:52
	it's under the US Trade Representative office, and it's a fleet rule that's coming out.	01:21:58
	Where if fleets have vessels built in China they could charge up to a 3 1/2.	01:22:04
	Fee per vessel per port call in the United States.	01:22:10
	So clearly that would have extremely profound impacts on how cargo moves and the supply chain.	01:22:15
	So I guess tonight I leave you with a call to action is to support your report. Help us navigate through these times. We'll keep	01:22:21
	your well informed. Clearly we would rely on one another.	01:22:26
	And this is a time for unity and, and to work together to navigate the interesting moment in in trade policy that's happening in	01:22:31
	Washington.	01:22:35
	And in closing, this is my last slide. I do put these up here. We have launched an Everbridge system for the community. If you	01:22:41
	text port info 888777, we will use that to send out alerts and notifications to the community partners so that they can get	01:22:48
	information when things might be a little different going on the port. We'll make sure people are informed. And then our Harbor	01:22:55
	Master office is open 24/7, 805-488-4615.	01:23:02
	For folks to come and if there's an immediate concern, that's the number to call, so.	01:23:10
	Please keep us informed. We want to hear you. We want to take.	01:23:15
	Your comments very seriously and we want to work with you to make port when Amy and the port of winning me a better place. So	01:23:18
	thank you for your time this evening.	01:23:23
	I appreciate it.	01:23:27
	Thank you.	01:23:29
	So thank you.	01:23:35
	Just at this time I will take I will allow clarifying questions. If you have any clarifying questions to what was presented, this	01:23:36
	is your time. Anyone have questions?	01:23:41
	No questions.	01:23:48
	Councilmember Gama.	01:23:50
	Can you explain the?	01:23:51
	Tech support info.	01:23:53
	How that works and does it push information out? Because I'm thinking about this event on Friday with the admission and the.	01:23:56
	Wins working against us.	01:24:03
	Is there a way to notify?	01:24:06
	Not necessarily the.	01:24:09
	Residents of the city of Port Hueneme, but the residents who live in very close proximity to the port of Winami, because I think	01:24:12
	sometimes you know.	01:24:16
	That's the community that.	01:24:20
	Faces the biggest impacts and we did have that situation on Friday. Yes, fair question. So if you text 888.	01:24:22
	777 and put import if you that signs you up for the Everbridge system and then we will put push out those notifications. That's	01:24:29
	the goal to keep you informed. If there's something unusual happening that doesn't and you might smell something, see something	01:24:35
	there might be an exercise any of that, it will get the local community informed. Yes, that's the goal.	01:24:41
	Great Councilman.	01:24:49
	Hernandez, thank you Aztecas for your presentation. I have a one question regarding your presentation. Can we get a copy of that?	01:24:51
	Of course you may. Yes, I don't think. And thank you for everything you do for our community, our workforce, our labor unions. And	01:24:56
	I want to also thank you for the.	01:25:01
	The work he did during Women's History Month and all the leadership that you build among our women and the women at the port,	01:25:08
	thank you for that. Thank you.	01:25:12
	All right. Thank you so much for your presentation. No more questions.	01:25:24
	OK, back to business. We'll move to consent calendar.	01:25:34
	We will now consider the Consent calendar. All items will be.	01:25:40
	Will be enacted in one motion unless there is.	01:25:46
	Someone would like to pull an item. Any items need to be pulled.	01:25:50
	I like to pull item 11.	01:25:53
	Item 11.	01:25:55
	I'd like to look at #9 and maybe we 2 minute break might be in order.	01:25:56
	What did you say 9 and 9/11/11?	01:26:02
	So, umm.	01:26:04
	Move to approve items.	01:26:05
	Except 9:00 and 11:00.	01:26:09
	One through 12.	01:26:11
	Leaving out items 9:00 and 11:00, You mean 7 through 12, right? 7/7, 8:10 and 12:00?	01:26:14
	Always defer to the Yeah, I didn't hear yes. So item 7 and 8.	01:26:21
	10:00 and 12:00, right, OK.	01:26:25
	OK.	01:26:28
	So we pull those items. I'll second that.	01:26:29
	OK, So who moved? Who motioned? You did OK. I didn't hear that. Thank you, Madam Clerk. OK, All in favor, Aye.	01:26:31
	All opposed.	01:26:39
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. Sorry, it's a bit loud. OK, so let's take.	01:26:41
	Let's take item number 9, Resolution Accepting sustainable Communities program.	01:26:46
	Was that you?	01:26:51
	Can we take two minutes?	01:26:59
	Can we take a 2 minute break? Let's take two minutes.	01:27:00
	Yeah, the.	01:27:11
	All right. We're going to return to business.	01:31:19
	And we are looking at item consent calendar item number 9, over to you.	01:31:22
	Councilmember.	01:31:30
	Thank you, I was just looking for a little explanation on it.	01:31:32
	It's a program for safety grant for City of Port 1 Amy rectangular rapid flashing beacon.	01:31:36
	What is that and how?	01:31:43
	How vast will it be? How many will be installed and what's the purpose of them? Yeah, so our RFP's, the rectangular rapid flashing	01:31:46
	beacon, which is always a mouthful. Those are the.	01:31:51
	Flashing square lights that are built into some of our crosswalks already.	01:31:56
	So it's just a long name firm but.	01:32:01
	You you drive through them all the time. They.	01:32:05
	Probably don't.	01:32:09
	Without realizing it, you don't realize they're rectangular, but they are, and so it's just the flashing crosswalks.	01:32:10
	And so we had identified as a city a list of locations where if we.	01:32:15
	Could obtain funding or a grant or something along those lines we'd.	01:32:21
	Prioritize these areas for future crosswalk improvements.	01:32:24
	And so.	01:32:28
	The one of the.	01:32:30
	Key crosswalks we were looking at was along Hemlock St. due to its.	01:32:32
	High volume of.	01:32:37
	Pedestrians, plus the proximity to local schools.	01:32:38
	And we actually got Oxnard, City of Oxnard and Oxnard Public Works support on letters of support for the grant opportunity.	01:32:41
	So this gag grant comes up every periodically, every couple of years and we.	01:32:49
	Are trying to put a focus on having some projects ready to apply for those.	01:32:55
	For some projects that we otherwise are struggling to find funding for, so.	01:32:59
	We were able to obtain the funding this year and we recommend accepting the Council adopt the resolution accepting the the.	01:33:03
	The grant funding.	01:33:10
	For those.	01:33:12
	Rectangular rapid flashing beacons.	01:33:14
	Thank you. That's a very.	01:33:20
	Exhaustive explanation. I guess I could have said they were the flashing lights. Yeah, the flashing lights. But in regards to the	01:33:22
	flashing lights, I do notice the one out in front of City Hall sometimes. We'll go and go and go and go and.	01:33:29
	And it's.	01:33:37
	I don't know. Is there a problem or does it just do that every now and then the one in front of City Hall has.	01:33:38
	There's been a few 10s it's broken recently where there's a period where we're fixing them. So that's that's.	01:33:44
	They're flashing lights and so there is periodic maintenance and repairs to them.	01:33:50
	Because it's always a little bit.	01:33:55
	Unsettling when they're flashing, they're flashing and you stop and then you're like, where is this invisible person? And then,	01:33:57
	you know, I just hope that.	01:34:00
	It doesn't happen so much that the city residents become complacent. And yeah, that's always a risk. Thank you.	01:34:04
	Do we want to do a motion to approve item number 9? I'd like to make a motion to approve item number 9.	01:34:10
	OK. I'll second.	01:34:17
	OK, Madam Clerk, all in favor. All right, all opposed.	01:34:20
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	01:34:24
	Great. Thank you. And now we're going to take.	01:34:27
	Item number 11, which is our mayor Pro Tem.	01:34:29
	Yes. So the contract award for the oil water separator maintenance, I was going through the contract.	01:34:32
	And I just had a couple questions.	01:34:37
	It it lists the epoxy, that's the man.	01:34:41
	I guess the manhole.	01:34:45
	That this.	01:34:46
	Water oil separators in.	01:34:48
	But it doesn't list.	01:34:50
	The actual separator.	01:34:51
	Is this separator still good?	01:34:54
	Because it's not covered under the contract.	01:34:56
	And I'm going to ask our Public Works Director, Fred Camarillo, to give some more information on this project.	01:35:00
	Good evening, Mayor. Mayor, Pretend council.	01:35:11
	Public.	01:35:14
	It's listed that way because it's through the.	01:35:15
	Listed pricing through this cooperative purchasing agreement, so they don't have.	01:35:19
	That particular item listed as something by itself, so it's.	01:35:23
	Falls under the same pricing as that.	01:35:27
	So they list it as such. Is it gonna get replaced?	01:35:31
	It's going to be rehabilitated.	01:35:35
	So we were at one point looking at removing the entire thing.	01:35:37
	And.	01:35:41
	Putting a new one in.	01:35:43
	But after?	01:35:44
	Doing some research, we found that we could get someone to come in.	01:35:47
	And rehabilitate it to make it function as new again without having to go through the process and the expense of.	01:35:50
	Taking the old one entirely out and putting a brand new one in.	01:35:57
	So basically that.	01:36:01
	That area.	01:36:03
	Are you guys going to reinforce new concrete? New epoxy coating?	01:36:05
	And a new pump.	01:36:09
	There's there is no pump, it's a gravity separation device, so.	01:36:11
	The oil separates.	01:36:15
	And the interior piping configuration separates out the oil which is floats to the top.	01:36:17
	And then the water gets through 3 chambers and then eventually is clean by the time everything's separated out. Well, 4 chambers	01:36:23
	actually on ours.	01:36:27
	And then the water.	01:36:32
	Discharges.	01:36:33
	After that.	01:36:34
	So the last question is what? Why was there such a huge discount?	01:36:36
	On the line item C.	01:36:40
	Because part of the.	01:36:43
	The Cooperative purchasing agreement accounts for having someone having to travel.	01:36:45
	A long distance, but there is a contractor that is local down in Huntington Beach that is part of this cooperative agreement so	01:36:51
	they don't have to have the long.	01:36:55
	Travel distance.	01:36:59
	So.	01:37:01
	They discounted that part of it off.	01:37:03
	OK. And.	01:37:06
	If this gets. If this gets approved, what's?	01:37:08
	You know what we?	01:37:12
	Would like downtime. What are we looking at?	01:37:13
	Oh, probably.	01:37:16
	Two days, OK, so it's quick. So that's why we're also waiting for the rain to try and get out of the way because we will plug	01:37:17
	everything off so we have no drainage going through it while the works being done so.	01:37:22
	OK. Thank you.	01:37:28
	I didn't have any questions, but now that he's asked a couple I think.	01:37:31
	Well, we had gotten some budget pricing and we were looking probably somewhere around 1/4 of $1,000,000.	01:37:38
	OK. And how long?	01:37:44
	Will this fix?	01:37:47
	Push out the need to get a new unit, the materials that they're using we've it's the same type of material we've used in the past	01:37:48
	on manhole rehabilitation and.	01:37:54
	We have some that have been in service with the same type of material for over 20 years.	01:38:00
	Thank you.	01:38:06
	There's a song that comes to mind. You got to keep them separated.	01:38:08
	So when?	01:38:12
	I do some consulting work for and I know that we go out and we empty out these.	01:38:14
	Clarifying tanks and.	01:38:20
	And so as.	01:38:22
	When there is.	01:38:23
	Separation occurring and there's oil.	01:38:25
	Every periodic? Do you have a periodic company that come out and suck out the stuff then?	01:38:28
	Tag it and move it on for proper disposal.	01:38:34
	Yeah, we we collect it and then our.	01:38:37
	A contractor that comes and takes like our used oils and all right, they haul it away.	01:38:41
	And then?	01:38:46
	I would imagine that this is for the the wash area for the trash trucks and all that and and and all that water collects and it	01:38:48
	goes through a process and the oil gets separated and eventually the water.	01:38:54
	Goes out clean.	01:38:59
	Correct. And then what we're going to also do with when we do this, we have.	01:39:00
	Umm, some like.	01:39:05
	Five drain inlets that are placed around our yard.	01:39:08
	That collect the runoff.	01:39:11
	And so inside of those we have the ability to retrofit those and put in.	01:39:13
	Filters that will.	01:39:18
	Absorb all that stuff even prior to it getting.	01:39:20
	To the main.	01:39:23
	Container that we're talking about here. So OK, my final question is with the big flood last year, did it overwhelm the system and	01:39:25
	then do we lose the oil to?	01:39:30
	Because we're trying to prevent the oil from getting into the.	01:39:35
	Storm drain. So with that amount of rain, did it overflow the system or does it?	01:39:39
	The sewer system, so it doesn't drain to the storm drain or to the Creek or anything else that goes to the sewer system.	01:39:44
	When it does rain.	01:39:52
	Heavily.	01:39:54
	Can because the.	01:39:56
	Way this particular item works as detention time.	01:39:58
	The water.	01:40:01
	Falls into the container and then it.	01:40:04
	Filters its way through slowly.	01:40:06
	With the intention of giving it time to.	01:40:09
	Separate based on the design of the interior piping So.	01:40:11
	Heavy rain events affect it.	01:40:15
	More, but it still removes and separates.	01:40:17
	Any other questions?	01:40:23
	Go ahead. So can you cover it during during?	01:40:25
	Cover the separator separate. No, because it's it's. It's already covered so the chambers each have a lid on them so they can be	01:40:29
	serviced.	01:40:33
	But the drains?	01:40:38
	In the yard.	01:40:40
	Are what collect that water and then it takes it to.	01:40:41
	The oil water separator.	01:40:45
	OK. Thank you.	01:40:46
	I mean generating dry periods we could.	01:40:48
	Put things, but that's again, we're looking at getting the filters to install into the drain inlets that will.	01:40:50
	Take even more of that stuff out before it ever reaches.	01:40:56
	This the Chamber.	01:40:59
	OK, great. We'll take one more question.	01:41:01
	So does our storm water discharge plan cover?	01:41:04
	How this operates?	01:41:08
	Well, this doesn't.	01:41:11
	Drained of the storm drain.	01:41:12
	The drains come in but this is eventually it's tied into close sewer system so.	01:41:14
	It's separated from where the.	01:41:21
	Catch basins that drain the streets go.	01:41:25
	OK. Thank you.	01:41:29
	Great. Thank you.	01:41:30
	Can I get a motion in a second to approve move to approve item 11 second?	01:41:32
	Great. All in favor.	01:41:37
	Aye, all opposed.	01:41:39
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	01:41:41
	Great. Thank you, Mr. Camarillo. We'll move to item number 13.	01:41:44
	The physical year 20.	01:41:48
	202425 Mid Year Budget Update Staff, please present your report.	01:41:50
	Thank you.	01:41:55
	We have a few slides I wanted to.	01:41:57
	Start with actually.	01:41:59
	Highlighting and introducing and thanking our interim Finance Director, Ashley Chaparro, who's in the audience.	01:42:03
	And hiding back there.	01:42:11
	But I want to thank Ashley for stepping in into the budget process. As everybody knows, our Finance Director recently accepted a	01:42:14
	position at VCTC.	01:42:19
	And so.	01:42:26
	Without any complaints, has jumped into the budget process this year and has really.	01:42:27
	Kept it running very smoothly so.	01:42:32
	I want to thank her for that and.	01:42:35
	This item.	01:42:38
	Is uh.	01:42:39
	Not very exciting, which is a good thing.	01:42:40
	If a mid year budget update is exciting, usually that's.	01:42:44
	Bad news. It means something major change that was unexpected that we are now having to adjust to so.	01:42:47
	This one isn't very exciting and that's sort of the goal.	01:42:54
	And so Ashley and I are here to answer any questions that arise, but I don't.	01:42:59
	Expect much because there there wasn't much change with this year. We'll walk through a couple of the changes that we did see.	01:43:04
	I think the biggest thing is we came back to the council about 18 months ago on the two year budget and we talked about trying to	01:43:14
	budget more realistically trying to budget.	01:43:20
	For projects up front so that we make sure we have the resources to complete projects and not run out of.	01:43:27
	Resources.	01:43:34
	In the middle of projects.	01:43:36
	And so we did that at that time and that's reflected on this chart with the revised budget column where we.	01:43:37
	Included the that $7,000,000 CIP, which was essentially.	01:43:43
	The the deficit for the fiscal year is.	01:43:48
	Almost entirely the Bubbling Springs Renewal project.	01:43:51
	And so we essentially came to council, we budgeted very tightly on all of our operating expenses to make sure that we.	01:43:55
	Could afford to complete the Bubbling Springs project in the timelines required to get the project done and.	01:44:02
	Keep the grants that we had that the city would have been.	01:44:09
	At jeopardy of losing if we hadn't been able to get the project done.	01:44:12
	So now moving forward, now we're essentially a week out from our grand reopening of, of starting.	01:44:15
	Open up the Bubbling Springs park and so.	01:44:24
	It's a.	01:44:28
	Good news and an accomplishment that we were able to.	01:44:30
	Really.	01:44:34
	Do what we said and keep our budget very tight.	01:44:35
	And, umm.	01:44:39
	And not.	01:44:40
	Have to come back and make more adjustments related to either the operating budget or or those projects.	01:44:41
	There are some challenges ahead and we'll get to some, but we had talked at that time about 18 months ago.	01:44:49
	About being also more realistic about.	01:44:56
	The expected decrease to cannabis revenues and sales tax revenues.	01:44:58
	What we've seen actually is cannabis has decreased even.	01:45:04
	I think at that time.	01:45:07
	The reaction was.	01:45:08
	Maybe that we were being too pessimistic with that, with what we came back and revised.	01:45:11
	It's actually decreased more than what we had had expected.	01:45:16
	And and even with that revised decrease.	01:45:20
	At its height, cannabis revenue generated about $3,000,000.	01:45:24
	I think at that time.	01:45:28
	Think the budget has proposed had something like $2.2 million and we had downgraded it to about 1.5 million.	01:45:30
	As we sit here today, it's dropped to about $1,000,000 a year, so a $2,000,000 drop, 66% drop.	01:45:37
	Or so of our cannabis revenues from.	01:45:44
	What was expected two years ago from where we are today?	01:45:47
	So that's going to explain a lot of the pressure that we've had on our budget.	01:45:51
	And uh.	01:45:54
	And having to adjust to that new reality that the cannabis revenue is not going to continue to be at that $3,000,000 range. So.	01:45:55
	May I ask a question?	01:46:04
	Sure.	01:46:05
	I know this isn't too exciting so.	01:46:08
	Bear with me, but can you just explain?	01:46:11
	The 7,000,000 versus the six 1,000,000.	01:46:15
	The proposed mid year budget, so.	01:46:21
	You've taken it down a bit.	01:46:24
	And so essentially very simple explanation it's it's going to be on one of the next couple slides is that.	01:46:27
	Other CIP projects we're recommending.	01:46:33
	Postponing.	01:46:36
	So it's and so we'll get to those, but there's.	01:46:37
	There's other projects that well.	01:46:42
	Let me sit this way. There's also.	01:46:45
	Maybe more than postponing it, it's a timing issue. There's other projects that are not going to be completed this year.	01:46:47
	So then that funding now is?	01:46:53
	Is instead of.	01:46:57
	If we're not doing a $900,000 project, then the CIP budget drops by $900,000.	01:46:59
	I got it OK and then.	01:47:04
	Why is the word surplus there?	01:47:07
	Its operating surplus or deficit, It's just accounting. If it's no parentheses, it's a surplus. If there's parentheses, it's a	01:47:09
	deficit. This is a deficit. Yeah, because we're pulling it out of the CIP budget. Well, because the CIP budget is pulling from our	01:47:15
	general fund reserve. Oh, correct. OK, thank you. So.	01:47:21
	And so you could see, let me go back to that real quick, so.	01:47:29
	If we weren't doing CIP.	01:47:33
	Operating budget.	01:47:35
	We've managed to keep that balanced, even though a lot of organizations right now are having.	01:47:37
	Hard time, and honestly, we'll have a hard time too as costs continue to increase.	01:47:42
	It's going to be a continuing battle.	01:47:45
	But we've been able to pull it off of keeping our operating budgets balanced.	01:47:47
	So but the challenge for us is the city never created.	01:47:51
	Prior to a year ago when we created it, we had never created a CIP reserve.	01:47:55
	And built up a reserve fund that could be used to fund the CIP projects. So.	01:48:00
	Is we're balanced on everything else, we still have to find money to do projects somewhere, which is why we brought 3 or 4 grants	01:48:05
	forward this this week so.	01:48:09
	Yeah, I have a question.	01:48:17
	So prior to cannabis?	01:48:19
	And we?	01:48:21
	Our operating costs seem to double.	01:48:24
	Now that we are post.	01:48:27
	Were in cannabis now.	01:48:29
	Between say.	01:48:31
	2018-2019 Budget.	01:48:33
	Where are all the costs going?	01:48:36
	Yeah, there's.	01:48:40
	A lot to that. And one thing I'll say up front is.	01:48:41
	This item is just the mid year budget update, but the next.	01:48:46
	3 or 4 meetings we're going to have.	01:48:50
	More thorough.	01:48:52
	Budget.	01:48:53
	Budget adoption conversation. So I think we'll really get into.	01:48:55
	The nitty gritty in those items.	01:48:59
	This item will had only highlighted what had changed in this year.	01:49:03
	But I think that that's.	01:49:06
	That's going to be something we all have to look at because.	01:49:08
	Obviously there are cost increases right now, but I think when you look back at the last five or six years, ours increased more	01:49:12
	than just.	01:49:16
	Inflation. Umm.	01:49:20
	And, and I think it's just.	01:49:21
	It's reasonable to assume that when revenue increased, the city started to do some things that it hadn't done before.	01:49:24
	And now as the you know when cannabis picked up.	01:49:30
	We had money to do new things, but now that cannabis is decreasing, we are going to have to reevaluate those things. So I think	01:49:33
	that.	01:49:37
	That's really going to be the budget conversation.	01:49:40
	As a whole, it's what things are priorities to keep doing and what things.	01:49:42
	Are the things that, you know, we didn't do this six years ago. It was nice to do it. Well, we had the funding, but now we have to	01:49:47
	reevaluate.	01:49:50
	You know so.	01:49:54
	So we'll be.	01:49:55
	Getting into those.	01:49:56
	We expect to have multiple budget workshops and a budget conversations this year from now to.	01:49:59
	The first meeting in June, so.	01:50:05
	So.	01:50:07
	Pretty much going to be off the table for.	01:50:09
	There's a, there's a few things we tried to do and 1 is like I said, we the the council actually adopted ACIP reserve.	01:50:13
	We're able to get two years of cannabis revenue to fund a little bit of a CIP reserve.	01:50:20
	So we have a little bit of a CIP.	01:50:26
	Fund now.	01:50:29
	But not enough to fund everything that was on, you know, the wish list.	01:50:30
	And so we're just gonna have to be very.	01:50:36
	Everything is going to have to really go back to being priority based and we're going to have to say these are the three or four	01:50:39
	things we're going to do this year.	01:50:42
	But it's, you know, we can't do everything on the list.	01:50:46
	All at one time, or within the next five years, Even so.	01:50:49
	OK.	01:50:54
	And I think these are actually like great conversations that we need to have and that we are looking forward to having over the	01:50:56
	next couple months.	01:51:00
	Today's item was intended to be a little bit.	01:51:05
	Briefer just because.	01:51:09
	It only looked at what changed from when we adopted the budget or actually revised the budget about a year ago to today.	01:51:12
	And there really wasn't much that changed.	01:51:19
	This is this chart shows.	01:51:21
	The appropriations that we that were changed are, I'm sorry, the revenues that were changed and the expenses that were changed.	01:51:24
	On revenues?	01:51:31
	Essentially, there's three items. The cannabis revenue we mentioned and that that change just reflects that it has decreased more	01:51:33
	than we had thought it would. It's decreased about another.	01:51:38
	800,000 Dollars $874,000.	01:51:44
	The Thayer Lane property abatement is we were actually dealing with a nuisance property and the city had to sort of pay costs up	01:51:48
	front to get.	01:51:52
	The property.	01:51:56
	The nuisance abated.	01:51:57
	But we actually with a credit to our city attorneys office, our community development team.	01:51:59
	Public Works PD is really a citywide effort.	01:52:06
	We went through the nuisance abatement process and then we also.	01:52:09
	We're able to get reimbursement.	01:52:14
	From uh.	01:52:16
	From the property owner for not not taking care of the property.	01:52:17
	Was that the full amount?	01:52:21
	And so that was the full amount. So we got all costs back. So that shows up now as a revenue, but it's really just it was the	01:52:23
	reimbursement for all the work we put Mr. City Manager was that was a forced sale.	01:52:28
	Yes, well.	01:52:33
	Maybe not technically. We abated the nuisance and then they immediately sold the property. We didn't.	01:52:35
	Technically forced them to sell the problem.	01:52:42
	But the way it works for us is we put a lien on the property so that when they sell it, we get the.	01:52:44
	The costs.	01:52:49
	So it worked out where they were motivated to describe abatement. Was it leveled or was it just abated? It was the city leveled	01:52:51
	the property because it was in that level of disrepair.	01:52:56
	Yeah, we had to.	01:53:03
	Completely demolished the structures. There were two structures on the property.	01:53:05
	Remove all that debris.	01:53:09
	And then fence the property up so that it couldn't be accessed.	01:53:11
	And also to continue.	01:53:15
	To do weed abatement.	01:53:18
	So that's not just.	01:53:19
	A lot with overgrown weeds.	01:53:22
	Then the property owner.	01:53:24
	Decided to sell the property and because of the liens that we had placed.	01:53:26
	We were paid directly out of escrow.	01:53:31
	For the full amount.	01:53:33
	And before we get too excited about that new money coming in.	01:53:35
	You can see on the chart right under that we essentially took that money once we got it back and we said now we're going to put	01:53:40
	this these resources into Surfside Motel.	01:53:45
	And with the idea of just kind of continuing to abate.	01:53:49
	Nuisance issues and then when we get.	01:53:52
	If and when we get the reimbursement for it, we can put that into fixing the next property and the next property, so.	01:53:55
	So that that's reflected there. The only other item shown both on the revenue and expense side was?	01:54:00
	We had.	01:54:06
	Done the registration fees for the 5K event this year and so that shows up as both.	01:54:08
	The cost of the 5K but also the registration fee revenue so that that shows up but it's you can see it's 2002 thousand out	01:54:14
	essentially so.	01:54:18
	So really the biggest change was the cannabis revenue.	01:54:23
	Dropping and other than that if it wasn't for that.	01:54:26
	It really would have been an uneventful.	01:54:30
	Mid year budget adjustment.	01:54:33
	But umm.	01:54:35
	As I mentioned before, we wanted to highlight it here. I meant to highlight it in the report and it wasn't as.	01:54:37
	Highlighted, as I intended, the.	01:54:43
	We included the CIP, updated a list of projects, but I wanted to highlight that.	01:54:46
	The biggest?	01:54:52
	Offset of that, that reduced revenue is that.	01:54:53
	We are doing the design work for the Winimi Rd. reconstruction project.	01:54:58
	We had originally planned to both do design and construction of that this year.	01:55:02
	The way it's working out is we won't get to construction this year.	01:55:07
	And so that is going to essentially be.	01:55:10
	By like postponing that, it offsets that reduction in revenue.	01:55:13
	But it still leaves a challenge at the end of the day, which is we'll need to.	01:55:18
	Identify funding for that project because as we already talked about, with our budget essentially being balanced, we aren't, we	01:55:22
	aren't generating extra revenue to pay for those.	01:55:27
	Projects right now.	01:55:32
	And so I have talked with.	01:55:33
	Miss Dicus, who spoke with a, you know, for the state of the port today and we talked about.	01:55:36
	That grant writing.	01:55:42
	Project that the city and the port talked about partnering on as part of the Community Benefit Fund.	01:55:43
	And figuring out if we could tie in some Rd. reconstruction projects into a grant.	01:55:49
	Writing opportunity with the idea that it supports both.	01:55:56
	The port and the city, because we all need the roads to be.	01:55:58
	Taken care of SO.	01:56:04
	So that's a conversation for a later day in the community Benefit Fund projects will come to council separately, but.	01:56:06
	That is an impact.	01:56:13
	Is with the cannabis fee revenues being reduced significantly, it means essentially, you know, we're gonna have to start looking	01:56:15
	at projects and which ones we push?	01:56:19
	Pushback or postpone?	01:56:24
	So.	01:56:26
	We'll have the opportunity to go through those, yeah.	01:56:28
	Thank you, Mayor. I had a couple of quick questions on this current slide, Mr. City Manager the the.	01:56:32
	When you talk about the changes, the changes that you're referring to.	01:56:39
	Are since the July 3rd revisions.	01:56:43
	We approved.	01:56:46
	Back in June, I'm sorry, June 3rd, 2024 revisions. Yeah. And I don't know if you saw my question regarding the.	01:56:48
	The tables.	01:56:56
	In order to get the big picture, it would be nice to be able to see.	01:56:57
	What was the adopted budget?	01:57:01
	What was the percentage and dollar change from the adopted to the revised budget?	01:57:03
	And then the same for the to the proposed budget. So we could really clearly see what the.	01:57:08
	What the ups and downs are and the percentages change. So I don't know if that's possible that it would be.	01:57:14
	An easy way.	01:57:19
	At least for me to understand the bigger picture.	01:57:21
	And then can you explain what the?	01:57:24
	What the personnel benefit budget increase? Yes, I'm glad you asked that because I had meant to explain that and it shows up on	01:57:28
	this slide and the next slide as well. So just.	01:57:32
	Do I always like to explain these because obviously the first reaction from somebody might be. So we're giving people, you know,	01:57:37
	more benefits at the taxpayer expense.	01:57:42
	And that's not what's happening with these what what these are our adjustments to reflect.	01:57:48
	The increased costs.	01:57:53
	That to just ensure that the budget is accurately reflecting those costs.	01:57:56
	So in other words.	01:58:02
	If the city.	01:58:03
	If the city pays, you know, X percent of my health costs.	01:58:07
	And that and in the budget, it's not showing that entire cost. We're trying to make sure that the budget shows the entire cost	01:58:11
	because.	01:58:15
	Even though it may seem minor, looking at like one person at a time or a couple staff people.	01:58:19
	As you can see here.	01:58:25
	You know the adjustment.	01:58:26
	To reflect that.	01:58:28
	Was $92,000 in this case. So those numbers do add up. And so this isn't changing anybody's benefits. It's trying to accurately	01:58:29
	reflect the benefit cost and that's across the board for all departments. This one I know, I don't think it's all departments.	01:58:38
	It's the general fund.	01:58:48
	Portion of employees. And so if we have, for example, an employee who works in the water district, they're probably not allocated	01:58:50
	to the general fund.	01:58:54
	Right. So thank you.	01:58:59
	And it does show up on the next slide as well. So we'll have that chance. So you can see here this is an example where.	01:59:02
	We have a fund, the Neighborhood Preservation Fund, Program fund.	01:59:07
	And so we have one employee assigned to that fund and so.	01:59:13
	They're trying to.	01:59:17
	Be accurate with their costs. It shows that that increase.	01:59:19
	Was $8500.	01:59:24
	Compared to.	01:59:26
	It wasn't. It doesn't mean that there is an increase in cost, it just means that the budget wasn't accurately showing it before.	01:59:30
	So, umm.	01:59:37
	So that's an example though where that's like that's.	01:59:39
	Probably about the cost, it's like 1 employee versus.	01:59:42
	That $92,000 was employees across the general fund.	01:59:46
	So.	01:59:51
	I think this might be the last letter. There might be one more but.	01:59:54
	So that prior slide was showing general fund adjustments, but we also had a few non general fund adjustments.	01:59:57
	I think the one.	02:00:05
	Most of them are fairly minor and are those types of items like trying to adjust the budget to to?	02:00:06
	To be more realistic, but the big one we wanted to highlight is.	02:00:13
	The $722,000 dumping fee increase.	02:00:16
	And I think this is just a really good example of.	02:00:20
	Where we're starting to see that pressure just like.	02:00:23
	Just like residents see it, we see it and in fact some of those same costs.	02:00:27
	Get passed on to us.	02:00:32
	And a lot of times the numbers for the city are a lot bigger because we're paying that cost for everybody, you know, for across	02:00:34
	the board.	02:00:39
	So I think everybody heard that last year Oxnard increased their dumping fees for their residents.	02:00:44
	But we as a city also dump.	02:00:50
	Through Oxnard, through their station.	02:00:53
	Essentially.	02:00:58
	By passing through that increase, they've increased our rate as well and and.	02:01:00
	And then, yeah, and for cities, it adds up where over a year it can be $722,000 as it's reflected here.	02:01:06
	We mentioned in this that we are still working on that. We wanted to highlight it as an example. We wanted to make sure the budget	02:01:14
	reflects it.	02:01:17
	But we are working on that because we actually do have a contract with Oxnard that we're trying to revisit with them where?	02:01:20
	We think that.	02:01:27
	That number?	02:01:30
	May that that number might supposed to be lower than than what is showing up and so we're working on that with them, right.	02:01:32
	Can I comment on that?	02:01:39
	Or did you want a question? Yeah. And so the number is showing up at 722,000 because that's what they build us this year.	02:01:41
	This year so.	02:01:49
	What was the number before this? Or is this always been 720, this is just the increase?	02:01:50
	This is just the increase, So what is the amount? I don't have that.	02:01:56
	Handy, we can.	02:02:01
	We can send that.	02:02:03
	I don't think we have that off. We'll follow up with that, OK. But this is just the increase this year. So like let's say the	02:02:06
	fund.	02:02:09
	And I was gonna throw a number out, but it would be a complete guess so. But if the fund is X many dollars, now it's X + 722,000	02:02:13
	dollars because that's the increase. So this is just the adjustment for the increase.	02:02:19
	So if I may. OK, so that again points to the.	02:02:26
	The budget box or the table showing when the previous amount was and the change whether it's up or down? Yeah, and the percentage,	02:02:31
	we would be able to see that.	02:02:36
	For this particular dumping fee increase, now I've been.	02:02:40
	Over the years.	02:02:43
	Watching this number.	02:02:45
	And I've been very concerned about it increasing because at one point.	02:02:46
	Oxnard decided to change.	02:02:51
	Providers.	02:02:54
	The hollers and they went from vRS Steve into a regional sanitation district.	02:02:56
	To.	02:03:04
	What's the?	02:03:05
	Dumping at.	02:03:08
	The Todd wrote, not Todd wrote.	02:03:09
	Toland Rd.	02:03:12
	To Simi Valley.	02:03:14
	We would see our dumping fees go down.	02:03:19
	And now we're seeing them go up.	02:03:23
	So there you might want to consider.	02:03:25
	The contract in it whole going back to.	02:03:27
	To where we were with the RSD.	02:03:31
	Yeah.	02:03:34
	Yeah. And we're reviewing the contract now because we think there's actually a few issues, but.	02:03:34
	This is uh.	02:03:39
	Being reflected now because this is what they've billed us at this point and so we're hoping maybe expecting.	02:03:40
	That number to decrease, but it's something we would, it's something we're gonna have follow-up conversation with them. OK, great.	02:03:48
	Thank you. Just a final question, So this, this, this.	02:03:52
	722 K This is going back to the beginning of the fiscal year.	02:03:58
	Yes.	02:04:03
	So.	02:04:07
	Councilmember Hernandez made a really good point.	02:04:09
	And.	02:04:12
	Logic tells me.	02:04:14
	If you're gonna now.	02:04:16
	Call it to Simi Valley.	02:04:18
	Versus Tollum Rd.	02:04:20
	Costs are going to increase.	02:04:21
	Right. And I know that we've had these discussions before about.	02:04:23
	How?	02:04:26
	The city of Port Hueneme.	02:04:27
	Hasn't raised our rates in over 10 years.	02:04:30
	And.	02:04:34
	We, you know, we should, we should do a cola, we should do something so that we could prepare for events like this. So is that	02:04:37
	kind of like.	02:04:41
	The city of Oxnard just kind of like dropping a big one on us. Like, oh wow, we're gonna.	02:04:45
	Up you $722,000.	02:04:49
	When they.	02:04:52
	How long had it been since they they raised their their dumping fees?	02:04:53
	They've so.	02:04:57
	This increase wasn't specifically to us. It was across the board, right? But this is our yeah, this is our portion. But I just	02:04:59
	want to make clear it wasn't.	02:05:03
	We weren't targeted, you know, so to speak, but.	02:05:07
	But it was across the board. But.	02:05:10
	I know. I mean they.	02:05:12
	It's sort of common knowledge that they're having their issues and they've had their rates challenged a few times, so I know	02:05:13
	they've tried to increase it a few times. I don't remember now if any of those stuck or not.	02:05:19
	But so this increase was a large one, I think because the last couple they had tried to do to do didn't.	02:05:24
	Didn't stick really.	02:05:31
	And so moving forward with just focusing on solid waste, for example.	02:05:32
	It's an enterprise fund here with the city.	02:05:38
	If we didn't budget for this increase, then you got to pull it from the general fund.	02:05:41
	Potentially, potentially, and that's where we have to.	02:05:46
	Maybe this answers your last question and and this one is.	02:05:50
	As a best practice, cities should really be on the five year cycle of.	02:05:54
	Doing a five year rate study an increase and on the fourth year already start planning for the next year.	02:06:01
	Oxnard.	02:06:07
	Tried to do that and I actually was.	02:06:08
	In Oxnard, when we tried to do that 10 years ago, I don't know. I don't know how it worked out for them after that.	02:06:10
	But.	02:06:17
	They tried to do that and they tried to be on that cycle. They've had their own legal challenges and things like that.	02:06:17
	But we haven't been on that cycle and that's one of the things we brought forward the.	02:06:22
	The item to get the approval to start working on a utility rate increase because.	02:06:28
	We were behind the curve on that. We need to start kind of falling into that best practice of looking at it every five years and.	02:06:32
	I think this.	02:06:39
	The reason this item is a good one to highlight is because.	02:06:40
	It's easy like for people to just say like, hey, every agency is trying to squeeze us for more money right now, but this is an	02:06:43
	example where it's not really our choice, we're being told.	02:06:48
	By and this is just an example, but there's also the water district costs.	02:06:53
	And everything else where they're saying we are increasing our rates.	02:06:58
	And now we now have to pass that on and and not through any.	02:07:01
	It wasn't a proactive choice by the city to pass those rates on, but it's.	02:07:06
	In order to keep continuing.	02:07:11
	Generating the cost of doing business basically, right, so.	02:07:14
	So anyway, so we have this.	02:07:18
	It didn't require an adjustment because we had already planned for it. But this year we also had, I think it was Callegus I think	02:07:20
	that had the the other.	02:07:24
	Where they had adopted five years of pretty significant increases as well.	02:07:28
	And then it's just something we're hearing about it across the board.	02:07:32
	Literally this weekend I got an e-mail from our insurance provider that.	02:07:35
	They're increasing the rates 10%.	02:07:40
	You know we were talking.	02:07:44
	That we had.	02:07:45
	We started a couple months ago trying to work on having a balanced budget with a certain goal and then you get more bills going up	02:07:47
	and that goal keeps getting.	02:07:52
	Bigger, you know, so.	02:07:56
	So it's just going to be an ongoing battle.	02:07:58
	But we're trying to do the things.	02:07:59
	Moving forward.	02:08:03
	That will put us in a good position on these.	02:08:04
	By going through the rate study process, having those.	02:08:07
	The that five year cycle.	02:08:11
	And then starting to build up some reserves for some of these funds.	02:08:14
	We're trying to.	02:08:18
	We're going to be doing those things.	02:08:19
	There these are the pressures we're filling in the meantime while we get those going.	02:08:22
	So can you tell us what what?	02:08:30
	What are your next steps as far as it relates to having the conversation about the?	02:08:32
	We're actively working with them to try to schedule some follow up meetings. So I think Mr. Camarillo and I are probably going to	02:08:37
	have some conversations and like in the next couple weeks, so.	02:08:44
	OK. So right. Thank you. Yeah, I just want to commend the city manager.	02:08:51
	And Ashley?	02:08:56
	For working on.	02:08:57
	This budget update right now and I really feel comfortable.	02:09:00
	I looking forward to our our next fiscal year budget because I know in the years past we've had a couple of issues delivering a	02:09:05
	budget on time and so.	02:09:09
	I really appreciate all this detail, but I'm also.	02:09:14
	Kind of feeling the big picture and I feel.	02:09:17
	Good about it.	02:09:20
	Councilmember Perez, I just want to thank all the city staff, all the directors, all the departments for participating in this. We	02:09:21
	know this is difficult.	02:09:25
	And we had a lot of surprises that we were not anticipating, unfortunately.	02:09:29
	But I would just want to thank everyone for.	02:09:33
	For doing their best to try to get this under control.	02:09:37
	So we appreciate you.	02:09:40
	Back over.	02:09:43
	Yes, I had a point of clarification I wanted to make.	02:09:44
	Following Councilman Gamma's comments regarding the.	02:09:49
	Transport of our waste from Tolland Road to see me.	02:09:53
	I didn't intend to.	02:09:57
	Imply that that was the reason.	02:09:59
	That our costs went up, in fact.	02:10:01
	When we were looking at changing contracts and I was primary.	02:10:03
	On the Ventura Regional Sanitation District.	02:10:08
	It was.	02:10:11
	I asked that very question and the numbers showed that there would be no increase due to the distance they actually had.	02:10:13
	A chart that they showed us saying that there was.	02:10:21
	There would be a savings and the distance.	02:10:24
	Between Simi and.	02:10:26
	The hauler was.	02:10:30
	Was.	02:10:32
	Was negligible, so I don't know why these costs are going up, just probably because everything else is going up.	02:10:34
	But I would be interested to see why that increases is so.	02:10:41
	I think we're at the point where it's almost more a question of why something isn't going up than why it is, unfortunately so.	02:10:46
	But we'll have those conversations and.	02:10:56
	And the information is helpful because.	02:10:58
	We were reviewing the contract.	02:11:01
	Additional.	02:11:03
	You know background information is is helpful.	02:11:05
	So, but I think that's OK. We had one more slide. I think this was really.	02:11:08
	Maybe getting to some of the questions that were asked because, you know, this item itself wasn't very exciting.	02:11:14
	Like we said, that's that's the goal.	02:11:20
	But uh.	02:11:23
	We wanted to take the opportunity, and I probably have already done it throughout this conversation, but to highlight, you know,	02:11:25
	some of the things that this signals for us in our upcoming budget conversation.	02:11:31
	We don't want to.	02:11:41
	Bury the lead that.	02:11:43
	You know, I think it's a accomplishment for the city. Even though it shows up as a as a deficit, it was really an accomplishment	02:11:45
	to get the.	02:11:49
	Bubbling Springs Park project complete within the grant timelines and.	02:11:54
	And.	02:12:00
	All of those things.	02:12:02
	Umm, it shows up as a deficit in this year, but it was one of those things that the city had been planning to do for years and	02:12:05
	this was just the year that it hits the budget, basically.	02:12:09
	And.	02:12:14
	We umm.	02:12:15
	I think one of the goals we had when we.	02:12:17
	Tried to.	02:12:19
	Sort of plan for that was we talked at that time we made some difficult decisions to postpone some other projects.	02:12:20
	And we did that because we said.	02:12:27
	If if sort of the worst case scenario happens, there won't be extra money to do other projects and so when you look back.	02:12:29
	That was a tough decision and it wasn't a fun one, but it looks like it was.	02:12:36
	The Council made the right decision and that the tough choices were made and it allowed us to complete that project.	02:12:42
	Without.	02:12:49
	Fully depleting our general fund reserve, which is which is good and now we have that reserve available for future.	02:12:50
	Years.	02:12:56
	And and it also helped us to kind of get started on.	02:12:59
	Kind of that path to.	02:13:03
	Maintain a sustainable, balanced budget, which is really the goal now moving forward.	02:13:05
	We list here though some of the challenges that we expect to have that we're sort of highlighted in this conversation. We	02:13:10
	mentioned the cannabis revenues decreasing faster.	02:13:14
	And farther than.	02:13:18
	Even that revised realistic.	02:13:20
	Forecast expected.	02:13:22
	We also.	02:13:25
	Mentioned the cost increases that continue across the board.	02:13:27
	We even have just seen in the last couple weeks.	02:13:31
	Maybe it's an excuse.	02:13:33
	Some agencies already increasing prices, you know, essentially saying, well, the, you know, these are the new costs with the	02:13:36
	tariffs, so.	02:13:39
	Just even the cost of materials.	02:13:43
	Right now we're seeing increases.	02:13:45
	And it's not like those weren't increasing already. So it's just, you know, increase on top of increase.	02:13:48
	I mentioned earlier that we're hearing from agencies.	02:13:53
	Our own insurance, but even other agencies that were members.	02:13:57
	For example, if everybody's just looking to increase their costs this year and it's.	02:14:00
	And those are all just.	02:14:05
	They they add up.	02:14:07
	We talked about those pass through costs from other agencies like water districts or the city of Oxnard for the dumping fees.	02:14:09
	And then?	02:14:16
	We talked about the CIP funding that you know having.	02:14:17
	We started with that reserve policy and we created a couple years of some CIP funding, but we still need.	02:14:21
	Like the goal with that was to try to do that while we could, but then.	02:14:28
	Also allow that to buy some time where we can really create.	02:14:31
	You know, kind of figure out how to.	02:14:35
	Fund our CIP projects into the future.	02:14:36
	So it was really good that we did that and I think it's going to be very helpful for the next couple years.	02:14:39
	But we still have to sort of figure out where like where the next step is to really make our budget.	02:14:45
	Sustainable into the future?	02:14:52
	So those are the challenges.	02:14:54
	That sort of.	02:14:57
	Popped up through this mid year update that.	02:14:59
	We're going to.	02:15:01
	Really work through as part of the budget process coming up.	02:15:03
	At the next couple meetings so.	02:15:07
	Great. We're going to take clarifying questions. Do you have any questions? Yes, yes.	02:15:09
	So.	02:15:14
	Are we?	02:15:17
	Like prioritizing.	02:15:18
	Projects that.	02:15:21
	Have to be done.	02:15:23
	I know we're scaling back, but when do we get to see this list?	02:15:25
	So the CIP review will be at.	02:15:29
	Within the next.	02:15:33
	Four to six weeks that'll be coming to council.	02:15:35
	And that is going to be the question.	02:15:38
	You know, for councils we'll take a stab at.	02:15:41
	Prioritizing uh.	02:15:44
	Based on the prior council, like prior council direction that we've had.	02:15:46
	But that's going to be the conversation for council is, you know, is there anything that needs to be adjusted? It was there	02:15:50
	anything that we put in the wrong?	02:15:53
	Priority order.	02:15:56
	And I think the.	02:15:59
	It's going to be a tough conversation this year because there's going to be more projects than there is.	02:16:01
	Funding so you know it's easy when it's the other way around, but.	02:16:05
	So, but so that'll be.	02:16:09
	As part of the budget workshops, one of the.	02:16:11
	Budget.	02:16:14
	Presentations will give will be the capital improvement project list. Thank you, Mayor. Any other questions?	02:16:15
	Yeah. Can we get from each department?	02:16:21
	What they believe is their absolute necessity of priority list so that we can see.	02:16:25
	So we can actually take a look at and see what it is that we really need to focus on versus.	02:16:31
	All the CIP projects that we need to do.	02:16:36
	I would act because I'm, I'm not an expert on construction stuff, you know, water stuff. So I would like to see each department	02:16:39
	telling me this is really something we need to take care of first as a priority.	02:16:43
	That way I know what direct which decision I need to make. Yeah, we can.	02:16:48
	We can figure out a way to present that. I think we're working with all the departments right now on, you know, kind of a standard	02:16:53
	exercise when you expect budget challenges as they call it, the 5% exercise.	02:17:00
	Where you ask each department you know with look at your operating budget this year and tell me what if you had to reduce 5%? What	02:17:06
	are the non critical items?	02:17:11
	So I think what we can do is we can bring forward those items that we identify and then we'll we'll show the inverse of what that	02:17:15
	means we are.	02:17:20
	On funding, but I think I said this at a recent meeting, I think our personnel costs or something like 70% of the budget.	02:17:24
	So it's like once you.	02:17:30
	Pay for the people. There's not a whole lot of other.	02:17:32
	Like other items you know.	02:17:35
	But umm.	02:17:38
	There's always things like training, you know, training budgets.	02:17:39
	Conferences.	02:17:44
	You know those types of things. And So what I expect the 5% proposals to be, oh, contractor services, those types of things.	02:17:47
	Is probably going to be those types of items, but we'll bring that forward when we bring the council.	02:17:55
	Or bring the item to council.	02:18:00
	And I think that is 1. I want to give the.	02:18:02
	The department's credit for, because we've been having those meetings last couple weeks and they're not fun meetings, but	02:18:05
	everybody understands the situation and everybody is pitching in to try to find that across each department. So, Madam Mayor, to	02:18:10
	follow up that comment.	02:18:15
	When you talk about.	02:18:21
	Previous councils CIP list.	02:18:22
	Have been.	02:18:25
	Been on that council, it wasn't a.	02:18:26
	What we need to do first, it was a wish list for Council.	02:18:30
	That we wanted to see first. It wasn't necessarily something that was an absolute priority.	02:18:33
	So I would really like to see it from the experts. Yeah, we'll bring that. Yeah. And then if I may. Thank you. I'm sorry. And that	02:18:38
	list was very exhaustive. I mean, it was a destination playground, skate park.	02:18:44
	It was very long and expensive list so.	02:18:50
	I think.	02:18:56
	Well, I was joking, joking around with Austin a little bit like, hey, Mr. Grant writer, you guys are experts and I think the port	02:18:57
	is really good.	02:19:01
	In their grant seeking.	02:19:05
	Powers or abilities because they, I mean, you heard.	02:19:07
	And so maybe as a priority.	02:19:11
	We could.	02:19:14
	Really.	02:19:15
	Get get together elected elected and let's hey let's partnership on grant writing because.	02:19:17
	The road.	02:19:22
	To Port of Winemi runs through the city of Port Hueneme and gets.	02:19:24
	Traveled heavily.	02:19:30
	And maybe you know there maybe there is some opportunity for some partnership and grants and that that would be a really.	02:19:31
	Really great.	02:19:37
	Pursuit.	02:19:41
	When it comes to roads and stuff.	02:19:44
	That is all. I think the last thing I'll say is.	02:19:49
	So we recommended that the Council.	02:19:52
	Make those adjustments that we identified.	02:19:54
	And that's all.	02:19:58
	We have. OK, great. If there are no other questions, are there any public comments?	02:19:59
	No public comments.	02:20:05
	Anymore discussion?	02:20:06
	If not, is there a motion in a second?	02:20:08
	Move to approve Staffs recommendation.	02:20:11
	Great, over to you.	02:20:16
	All in favor, aye?	02:20:17
	All opposed.	02:20:19
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	02:20:20
	Great. Thank you. We'll move on to item number 14, establishment of the.	02:20:23
	Centenarian Recognition Program will staff present this report. Yeah, the hardest thing is pronouncing.	02:20:27
	I wasn't even going to try centenarian. Yeah.	02:20:34
	Yeah, this item is on the agenda.	02:20:39
	I believe there was a request from, I believe was Mayor McQueen Le Jean a couple meetings back.	02:20:44
	Umm, to consider a creation of a centenarian recognition program.	02:20:50
	We had.	02:20:57
	We've sort of informally.	02:20:59
	Had recognition for residents who.	02:21:01
	Who started celebrating their 100th birthday?	02:21:05
	But I think.	02:21:08
	What we were realizing is that only people who really.	02:21:09
	Knew about it, knew about it and otherwise we were hearing like months later about somebody who had turned 100.	02:21:13
	And so.	02:21:19
	So.	02:21:21
	Took a stab because of that. We kind of.	02:21:24
	Laid out the questions that we already asked when we hear about these types of things and sort of.	02:21:27
	The criteria that we were using.	02:21:32
	And we put together a uh, uh.	02:21:35
	A proposed.	02:21:37
	Essentially a form that that if Council approves, we could place on our website.	02:21:39
	The form would allow.	02:21:44
	You know, we place on our website, we could put it on social media and things so that people know about it.	02:21:46
	But the form would allow basically somebody who knows somebody who's turning 100 to sort of nominate them for recognition.	02:21:51
	And.	02:21:59
	I think one of the key things was one of the.	02:22:01
	Criteria that we noticed when we were looking at other cities is it's always like a question of like, well.	02:22:03
	Like, do they have to live like a certain number of years in the city? You know, how does that work?	02:22:08
	And so the criteria that we saw that seemed to work in other cities was essentially.	02:22:13
	One of two items either they lived a majority of their life in Port Wayne, ME.	02:22:18
	Which, you know, is essentially 51 years at least by the time they turn 100.	02:22:23
	Or if they're a current resident. And I think at first we were like, well, what if somebody just moved here?	02:22:28
	And then they turn 100, you know, should we really recognize it? But I think the more we talked about that, we're like, well, no,	02:22:34
	that is an accomplishment, you know?	02:22:37
	And, and we should celebrate, you know, that fact that we have residents that are reaching that milestone, so.	02:22:42
	So we that was probably the toughest challenge for us trying to come up with that criteria.	02:22:48
	That's what we ended up proposing.	02:22:54
	But the items on the agenda?	02:22:56
	Today for the Council to discuss and to decide if they want to have a policy and if it would look something like this.	02:22:58
	But we did think that this would be pretty workable and could be rolled out pretty easily.	02:23:05
	The goal for us would be make it very simple where?	02:23:11
	It doesn't have to utilize a lot of resources. We basically have a staff person be able to take this form.	02:23:14
	Put a proclamation together and then basically let.	02:23:20
	The way it would probably work is let the mayor and I know so we could coordinate to get the proclamation to them or for whatever	02:23:23
	recognition because there's a couple recognition options there.	02:23:28
	So the idea was to try to make that simple, so.	02:23:34
	The item is on the agenda today for Council to.	02:23:38
	Discuss and determine whether to proceed.	02:23:42
	Whether to accept this criteria or identify other criteria.	02:23:45
	We'll take questions. We'll start with Councilmember Perez. What about adding another thing on there which I've received a few	02:23:49
	phone calls for something like this and they've always wanted police drive by.	02:23:55
	What about adding that into the?	02:24:01
	The whole celebration.	02:24:02
	Yeah.	02:24:04
	And I know and we have a couple residents especially.	02:24:05
	Post code like during COVID and immediately post COVID there were a couple residents who had.	02:24:08
	Said they weren't comfortable coming to meetings.	02:24:12
	You could understand that, so we had arranged to.	02:24:15
	Drop off.	02:24:18
	I think we talked a little bit about that and we were.	02:24:19
	We're setting it up where.	02:24:22
	Like umm.	02:24:24
	We didn't necessarily have that like in the criteria or the form so that we're not like obligated to do it, but I think we sort of	02:24:26
	assumed that if.	02:24:30
	You know, if they're they reach 100 and they can't make it to a meeting and.	02:24:36
	Relatively simple. We can make that happen.	02:24:40
	So.	02:24:44
	It could be added formally. We left that sort of.	02:24:46
	Informal at this at this point where we figured we just work that out with them.	02:24:49
	Yeah, I think, I think that'd be awesome, I think.	02:24:54
	Asking A.	02:24:58
	100 year olds and 10 Aryan to come to a meeting could be difficult but.	02:24:59
	I think it'd be really cool.	02:25:04
	Send a police cruiser with the siren and the lights and then those of us who could show up and, you know, make a nice presentation	02:25:06
	and then we could, we'd always have a photo, but.	02:25:10
	And I definitely want to just make sure that.	02:25:15
	If you're 100 and you live in Winnemi, you're good.	02:25:17
	Yes, as proposed. That's correct.	02:25:23
	Once we approve it, OK, Yeah, OK.	02:25:27
	I like the police. Thank you, Mayor.	02:25:29
	Yeah, a couple of questions. I like the idea.	02:25:32
	Umm, I think I've participated in a couple of recognitions where it was not only police.	02:25:35
	Dr. Bys, But our public works people as well. I mean the whole trash truck and everything, but it brings to mind that.	02:25:40
	That maybe, you know, if it's optional, that's great, you know.	02:25:50
	Hopefully.	02:25:54
	Our employees will be available and it's something that we can afford to do timewise and money wise.	02:25:55
	But the other thing I think that needs to be included in this.	02:26:03
	Policy would be describing a certificate or plaque that would be given to.	02:26:08
	The Centenarian.	02:26:15
	I don't see that in here and then I was wondering if.	02:26:18
	There was any consideration of incorporating this program into the hero's history and heritage policy?	02:26:22
	So we have it all in one place.	02:26:29
	OK. Yeah. And.	02:26:32
	A couple points there, so.	02:26:35
	The recognition type would be a formal city proclamation.	02:26:37
	Essentially.	02:26:44
	We stayed away from a plaque or like tile or anything like that just due to cost and so.	02:26:46
	And I think I we have recognized.	02:26:51
	I think 3 people.	02:26:54
	Since I've been here for reaching.	02:26:55
	Their 100th birthday and we we took a proclamation out and I think they were appreciative of that so.	02:26:58
	So it would just be what we propose is a formal proclamation and then that proclamation would include information based on what	02:27:04
	they provide to us as part of their biography and their contributions to the community.	02:27:10
	So that's that's what.	02:27:17
	Yeah, I think that's great. Is proposed. Now what was the second part of that question, if there was any consideration given to	02:27:19
	incorporating this program into the?	02:27:23
	Heroes. OK.	02:27:28
	History and heritage policy which yeah operate under, yeah. And I think we could include it there. I guess the question for counts	02:27:30
	the for the council to decide is that currently.	02:27:35
	That policy goes to CAC for.	02:27:41
	Like you know, items submitted under that policy go to the Citizens Advisory Committee to be.	02:27:45
	Vetted and they meet is it quarterly?	02:27:50
	Yeah. So they meet quarterly, so.	02:27:54
	Because this.	02:27:57
	Really doesn't have a whole lot of discretion because they really, you know, the way we were trying to set up was to avoid a	02:27:58
	situation where we read somebody and go and they weren't interested or, you know, interesting enough to get a 100th, you know,	02:28:03
	birthday proclamation from the city.	02:28:07
	Or, you know, essentially take like the judgment calls out of it and it's just.	02:28:11
	If they are a current resident.	02:28:15
	When they hit 100 or when they if they've lived a majority of their life, then they get the.	02:28:17
	The the recognition.	02:28:22
	So, umm.	02:28:24
	It can be included in that policy. I think our initial recommendation would be.	02:28:25
	Whether it's included or not that right now it's just sort of automatic if this criteria is met and it doesn't have to be.	02:28:31
	Vetted and approved by the CAC, which the rest of the policy does.	02:28:39
	If I could comment on that, I think that.	02:28:43
	It could be there. It's I just think it makes sense to have it in one place where people would know where to go to look for it,	02:28:46
	rather than it be a standalone and the policy could read that it doesn't have to necessarily go through the CAC. Yeah.	02:28:53
	The heroes, the wine, Amy Beach heroes that does that go through CAC. OK, so maybe we could just say this would be an exception	02:29:00
	and that it doesn't go, but it was somebody asked where can I find this? We would know to go to this.	02:29:07
	The hero's heritage.	02:29:13
	And yeah.	02:29:15
	I think we could do that. We can have it kind of folded into that policy and then just make it clear that.	02:29:17
	That there's.	02:29:23
	It's in the policy, but this is the criteria and it's sort of automatic.	02:29:24
	So so yeah, that that would work.	02:29:29
	And, and we can, depending on how quickly the Council wants to adopt this, we could also approve this process and then.	02:29:34
	Bring that.	02:29:42
	Back when we.	02:29:43
	The next time we review and revise that the Heroes Policy section.	02:29:46
	So that's something that can be done.	02:29:51
	Sort of.	02:29:53
	While we're rolling this out, so.	02:29:54
	Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Yes, so I do like the recommended details of.	02:29:57
	Inclusion of the city newspaper and social media. That's.	02:30:04
	Should be.	02:30:08
	They should get their.	02:30:09
	The recognition.	02:30:10
	Umm, the optional recognition at City Council meeting.	02:30:12
	If I guess.	02:30:17
	It's going to be based on what they want, right? So if we go to them.	02:30:19
	You know, we just, we got to be clear if it's going to be.	02:30:24
	It's going to be.	02:30:27
	This You know who wants city staff is going to go.	02:30:29
	And.	02:30:32
	At least have it.	02:30:33
	Have those details laid out, Yeah.	02:30:35
	Yeah, so they.	02:30:38
	Whether we would honor him at a council meeting essentially would just be they decide, you know, if they check yes, then we'll	02:30:40
	schedule it for the next available council meeting. If they check, no.	02:30:44
	Then then we don't schedule it for a council meeting, so.	02:30:48
	B is do we?	02:30:54
	Do they want us to go to them? Yeah. So one thought.	02:30:55
	And I would support.	02:31:00
	The idea of adding.	02:31:02
	That item which I think I'm, I'm hearing.	02:31:05
	Council supports as well.	02:31:07
	But I think I would support adding it because it actually does give staff a little bit of.	02:31:09
	Cover as far as.	02:31:14
	You know, umm.	02:31:16
	If somebody says why are you doing this for this person and why are you spending city time on this thing, it's because we have a	02:31:18
	council approved policy that says that we are going to do these things so.	02:31:23
	So we can add some language and.	02:31:27
	If Council maybe approves it with direction to add language so I don't have to think of it on the spot, but just something like,	02:31:31
	you know.	02:31:34
	If not, would you like a visit from available city representatives or something like that? You know which could include?	02:31:37
	You know.	02:31:46
	The you know, council members or you know.	02:31:49
	We or staff and we can.	02:31:53
	But I think we'd word it as like, you know, available whoever's available cause.	02:31:56
	It's, you know, it's obvious, it's got to be something that we can make work without having to like call people in on their days	02:31:59
	off and things like that. So.	02:32:03
	So so.	02:32:08
	If everything else works, it could be approved with.	02:32:10
	Direction to add some of that language.	02:32:14
	Not yet.	02:32:17
	I just have a couple of questions, then we're going to go to public comments.	02:32:18
	OK. He wants to make the motion already.	02:32:22
	Just a couple of questions, So.	02:32:27
	Like the like the form.	02:32:30
	So, umm.	02:32:32
	It says brief biography of contributions.	02:32:34
	Or contribution or contributions.	02:32:37
	So, umm.	02:32:39
	Is everything else going to be? Is everything else going to be pre?	02:32:43
	Worded this is a proclamation so there there's generally a lot of stuff in there yeah so how we we do it it's basically what we do	02:32:48
	now it's just trying to have a simpler process and so everybody knows what to expect cuz we will get.	02:32:54
	We get things right now, like we'll get an e-mail and somebody will say, I know somebody who turned 100, you should recognize	02:33:00
	them. And it's like, well, do you want to tell us their name or you know how we can get a hold of them?	02:33:05
	So it's really.	02:33:09
	This could actually be helpful because it's like, you know, great, have this film.	02:33:11
	Form filled out and have it sent to us, but they're not writing out a full problem. No, we're gonna have a template and then	02:33:15
	essentially, you know, if they give us four or five bullet points, we'll pull those in.	02:33:21
	As the whereas is, yeah, great, great. Just a couple more questions.	02:33:26
	So I read this bottom part where it says nominator information and then right under that it says would you like to be honored by	02:33:31
	the City Council? So it almost.	02:33:36
	Felt like it was for the nominator.	02:33:42
	And so maybe it could just say what honoree like to be honored or would instead of you or maybe put nominator information under	02:33:44
	yeah too. I just thought, why are you asking the nominator?	02:33:50
	So that and and I think.	02:33:57
	Oh, at the very top where it says and I think I know the answer to this.	02:34:01
	Where it says.	02:34:05
	100 years of age or older.	02:34:08
	So does that mean if they missed?	02:34:12
	Requesting it at 100, they can request it at 101 or two? Or does this mean I can request at 100?	02:34:15
	I could request that 101. Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah, you know.	02:34:22
	Umm, I hadn't thought about that. I'm thinking the person who wrote this probably did. And I, I guess I, I think I can know the	02:34:28
	answer is I think it's based on we have a resident and every year now.	02:34:33
	101 one hundred 203 they asked if they can get a proclamation.	02:34:38
	And we've.	02:34:42
	Honored that in the past, so I think.	02:34:45
	As written, it was probably with that in mind, thinking that.	02:34:47
	Basically, you know, once they hit 100, if they asked for a proclamation, they're gonna.	02:34:51
	That the city will take the time to give them.	02:34:56
	Or you can put in there just once.	02:34:59
	Yeah, we could say one time only.	02:35:00
	You get one.	02:35:03
	Yeah, every 10 years.	02:35:06
	OK. Any other questions?	02:35:07
	If not, do we have any public comments? No public comments. OK, If there's no further discussion, can we get a motion and a	02:35:09
	second?	02:35:13
	Yes, I'm prepared to make a motion, but I.	02:35:16
	Do you want my motion to contain the the suggested changes that we want? Right, OK.	02:35:19
	So I'd like to make a motion to approve the Send 10 Aryan Recognition nomination form.	02:35:24
	And we could adjust it to make it a little more clearer and perhaps somebody who is.	02:35:32
	Honor and one missed it. We would be able to honor them as well.	02:35:38
	And I would.	02:35:43
	Think just a brief biography of the person might be the better way to go.	02:35:44
	And.	02:35:49
	Strike the the part.	02:35:51
	About.	02:35:54
	Their contributions just.	02:35:56
	Let's just have a biography of the person.	02:35:58
	Clarify.	02:36:02
	Mayors suggestion.	02:36:04
	On the nomination.	02:36:06
	And present them with a proclamation.	02:36:09
	And give them the choice of whether they want to come to a City Council meeting.	02:36:12
	Or.	02:36:16
	Have city staff.	02:36:18
	Led by the Police Department to go and make a very nice presentation and take a photo.	02:36:19
	That's a big, big.	02:36:25
	Did you capture all that?	02:36:27
	Is there a second?	02:36:30
	2nd.	02:36:31
	Can we get a roll call please?	02:36:33
	Rich, you got 25 years.	02:36:36
	It's a little expense.	02:36:41
	But one of the things that we wanted to promote is what a nice community it is.	02:36:43
	And buying a part of this community.	02:36:48
	You know you can live a long life.	02:36:51
	And it would be good.	02:36:53
	Public relations wise, perhaps.	02:36:55
	To have like a perpetual plaque, we can't have that many people over the years that, you know, reach 100 and.	02:36:57
	If they went into City Hall and they said.	02:37:04
	These are centurions over the years. I think it would send a nice.	02:37:06
	Message to the community.	02:37:09
	That this is a good community to be.	02:37:12
	The other thing is, I guess 25 years, I mean 50 years.	02:37:14
	There are committee, many of us said.	02:37:18
	Because of a changing community that would make it.	02:37:20
	51 years.	02:37:22
	Living here and.	02:37:25
	And that being the eligibility level, so you might want to consider.	02:37:27
	Modifying.	02:37:31
	Just my 2 points.	02:37:33
	Great. Thank you. Do you have a comment card?	02:37:34
	Thank you. I'm sorry, I just want to.	02:37:41
	Perhaps we could.	02:37:47
	Have Orvine Carpenter be our very first recipient in.	02:37:49
	What's that word?	02:37:53
	Centenarian. Centenarian. No, no, no, the other word.	02:37:55
	Most humorous?	02:37:58
	Yes, that word. Maybe he could be the first one.	02:38:00
	Plaque, if we. Yeah.	02:38:03
	And we had. We had honored him.	02:38:06
	Recently, and we were actually we had.	02:38:09
	We had it on the list that we were also going to try to issue him a proclamation at some point too. So the timing didn't work out,	02:38:13
	but but we were able to honor him.	02:38:18
	With the.	02:38:22
	The City Council approved.	02:38:23
	The supporting his.	02:38:26
	Allowing him to have his 100th birthday in the Orvian Carpenter Community Center.	02:38:29
	Without the fees so.	02:38:36
	So the city.	02:38:38
	Did I think a good job of recognizing them? But there was more that we wanted to do so.	02:38:40
	Madam Clerk, did we take a vote?	02:38:45
	So Councilmember Gama and then Councilmember Perez seconded.	02:38:47
	And then all in favor.	02:38:52
	Aye, all opposed.	02:38:54
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously. Great. Thank you. We'll move on to item number 15, formation of a Veterans Advisory	02:38:55
	Commission.	02:38:59
	Well staff, please present your record.	02:39:04
	Thank you.	02:39:06
	And I have.	02:39:07
	I think one or two slides.	02:39:09
	On this as well.	02:39:11
	Similar to the last item, I think it was at that same meeting we had a request from Mayor Pro Tem Lopez.	02:39:13
	To for a future item to consider.	02:39:20
	For the city to consider establishing a Veterans Advisory Commission.	02:39:23
	So this item was scheduled to allow for that.	02:39:28
	Consideration.	02:39:32
	Umm. I'm going to try to keep it simple, but the creating commissions get a little complicated because there's a lot of ways you	02:39:34
	can do it anywhere.	02:39:39
	From an ad hoc committee that doesn't have to be formally created to.	02:39:44
	It could be all the way up to a committee being created in city code that has to be adopted by ordinance and.	02:39:49
	You know, requires a second reading and so.	02:39:55
	Really, there's some decisions to be made as far as like what level of formality and.	02:39:58
	How to best approach that?	02:40:04
	Umm, we took a look at some other cities.	02:40:06
	That do have veterans advisory committees.	02:40:10
	Want to say Menifee and I was blanking on the other.	02:40:13
	Cities. Is it Chula Vista? Yeah, it's been a Menifee, Chula Vista and Riverside County.	02:40:17
	So we took a few looks and we tried to sort of like boil it down to.	02:40:23
	What we thought could work.	02:40:29
	But it's.	02:40:31
	It ultimately will come down to what the council is looking to do and what the goals the council wants to create.	02:40:31
	Are what we essentially put together was proposing.	02:40:38
	Just a similar.	02:40:42
	Commission formation to.	02:40:44
	What the other commissions that we have?	02:40:47
	Follow which is A5 member Commission appointed by Council with.	02:40:50
	We just aligned all the terms to match councilmember terms.	02:40:53
	In the four year term, so it would be aligned with those.	02:40:57
	Things just for keeping everything consistent.	02:41:00
	The council would need to decide some questions like is residency required?	02:41:04
	I think what we proposed it would be.	02:41:10
	Is it required that the representative be a veteran or be a military affiliated?	02:41:12
	And then what we had proposed as a starting point would be quarterly meetings similar to the CAC and the Measure U committee.	02:41:18
	And then?	02:41:26
	Obviously.	02:41:27
	As part of that, the Council could decide.	02:41:28
	Whether to do like an annual review to determine if more frequent meetings are needed.	02:41:31
	But that's really getting into the the weeds of it and I think the.	02:41:36
	Bigger picture question first is what are the recommended goals and priorities for?	02:41:42
	For a veterans advisory Commission.	02:41:47
	We.	02:41:50
	Again, looking at those other.	02:41:51
	Cities. We looked at what some of those cities had identified as goals facilitating engagement with the veteran community.	02:41:53
	Enhancing access to veterans benefits and resources.	02:42:00
	Assistant planning or promoting veteran focused events. Support veteran outreach and educational efforts.	02:42:04
	Or identify community needs and recommend solutions.	02:42:10
	I will always give the caveat that every city is different and so usually just adopting what other cities does isn't really the	02:42:13
	best approach especially.	02:42:18
	You can even just see.	02:42:23
	It's been a while since I've been to Menifee, but I don't think they actually, I don't think they have a base right.	02:42:24
	As an example.	02:42:30
	Riverside has one.	02:42:32
	San Diego. San Diego does.	02:42:34
	But so you could see some differences there of like, you know, we are a city that has.	02:42:36
	When Amy and Magoo.	02:42:41
	You know, on either end of us. So we're unique, so.	02:42:43
	The goals we might have might be different and so.	02:42:47
	We. We.	02:42:51
	Essentially try to put together some starting points, but I think.	02:42:52
	This is an item that really it's the first question is in the council and what are the goals, what are we trying to achieve and	02:42:55
	how do we want to achieve?	02:42:59
	Council member, I'm sorry.	02:43:04
	You go ahead. Thank you.	02:43:07
	So I believe that we should.	02:43:11
	Focus on the enlisted personnel in our community.	02:43:15
	And does the word veteran mean that you have to be?	02:43:21
	Out of the military, is that a definition of a veteran? And so?	02:43:24
	My my concern is.	02:43:28
	Or my.	02:43:31
	I think this is great.	02:43:34
	To focus on veterans, but I also think we need to focus on the enlisted folks that come into our town.	02:43:37
	Because I've heard from many of them.	02:43:43
	When they come to town, they're looking for a babysitter. They're.	02:43:46
	Want know a good place to eat? You know, there just could be a lot of service and information that we could help these people.	02:43:50
	Then most importantly like and I'm thinking about Nate's place.	02:43:56
	Like maybe we could have a little.	02:44:01
	Nate's place for the enlisted, a place where they could go and at least just know that there's different places to go for	02:44:06
	assistance when when an enlisted person needs it.	02:44:11
	And of course, we've seen some tragedies.	02:44:16
	In and around our neighborhood on that.	02:44:19
	Front.	02:44:21
	Question City Manager, is this for?	02:44:23
	Veterans that mean you have to be out of the military.	02:44:26
	It's completely up to.	02:44:30
	Council at this point.	02:44:32
	It's, we kind of gave the framework, but it's it's.	02:44:35
	Up to the council to define exactly how it wants, like what all these terms can mean or how you know how we would do these things.	02:44:39
	I have, I have some questions as well. So.	02:44:43
	Can we let?	02:44:48
	The mayor Pro Tem kind of share what his thoughts are. Yeah, absolutely going to say I think he should be the one since it was his	02:44:49
	idea. So there is.	02:44:54
	You know, we there is language for active duty personnel.	02:44:59
	Veterans, umm.	02:45:03
	And and even.	02:45:04
	Veteran professionals that.	02:45:05
	At our VA.	02:45:07
	Specialist.	02:45:10
	Who could, actually?	02:45:11
	Fill this role.	02:45:13
	We just have to work on the languages and and.	02:45:14
	So that that could that could definitely be done.	02:45:17
	Just us clarifying what we want, so I would.	02:45:19
	I would propose that to, you know, as as The thing is.	02:45:24
	Active duty veterans.	02:45:27
	And veteran specialists.	02:45:28
	So that would be good.	02:45:32
	My thought process is this.	02:45:35
	We have, we do have the two bases here.	02:45:38
	We have a VFW.	02:45:41
	We have a lot of.	02:45:43
	Veteran nonprofits around us.	02:45:45
	We have active duty personnel in our.	02:45:49
	In our residence.	02:45:51
	Yet they don't advise the Council.	02:45:52
	At all.	02:45:57
	So we need them.	02:45:58
	We need a voice for them so that.	02:46:00
	They can. They can advise us on veteran.	02:46:02
	Things.	02:46:06
	They could help us with.	02:46:07
	Veteran's day. Memorial Day.	02:46:09
	Come up with other.	02:46:13
	Things that we can actually honor our local vets.	02:46:14
	And I just think this is.	02:46:17
	This opportunity is.	02:46:20
	Is kind of reach over the gates.	02:46:22
	Reach over to the nonprofit's and bring them into this council.	02:46:24
	And have them advise us on what?	02:46:28
	What veterans services that we can provide for them?	02:46:30
	Or how we can better suit?	02:46:32
	Our vets.	02:46:35
	So there's a lot of language that.	02:46:37
	That we could, actually.	02:46:39
	Revise and I think.	02:46:41
	I think staff has.	02:46:45
	A lot of the language already, we just have to actually.	02:46:46
	Physically see it all.	02:46:49
	Councilmember Hernandez, Then we'll go to council.	02:46:57
	Thank you, Mayor.	02:47:02
	And thank you, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, for.	02:47:04
	Putting this concept forward.	02:47:07
	I had a couple of questions about.	02:47:10
	Umm, the overlap that we might be experiencing here with the VFW and some of the other nonprofits.	02:47:13
	And my question is, did we?	02:47:22
	Talk to the VFW about.	02:47:25
	What services they provide? Did we? Do we have a sense of what other services are being provided by these nonprofits?	02:47:27
	And I ask that for.	02:47:35
	A number of reasons. One, we don't want to duplicate an efforts we don't want. I don't think we want to duplicate efforts. I don't	02:47:37
	think we want to step on anybody's toes.	02:47:42
	But most importantly, we don't want to promise something.	02:47:47
	That we can't deliver.	02:47:51
	Because we're not in the business of delivering services as a municipality, I think we can connect people to services.	02:47:52
	But for us to.	02:48:00
	We'd have to have a budget to do that, we'd have to have staff to do that.	02:48:02
	The other question I have would be.	02:48:07
	Similar to the way we appoint the Citizens Advisory Commission and Measure U Committee would the city.	02:48:11
	Be able to solicit.	02:48:18
	Participation from the community.	02:48:20
	For people.	02:48:23
	Just stay.	02:48:25
	If one council member doesn't know of that.	02:48:26
	There may be. I'm more inclined to appoint people who are interested in participating than just appointing somebody who may not	02:48:30
	have that interest.	02:48:34
	So if the city could, I know that you've done that for the well, we've done that for this citizen Advisory Commission.	02:48:39
	And measure you invited them to.	02:48:46
	To be part of it, I'd like to see that as well.	02:48:48
	And I.	02:48:51
	Can we also hear from Tom Fiala about what he thinks about this?	02:48:51
	Yeah, when it's time, Tom, you can make your way up. But before that, let's.	02:48:57
	Do a comment card.	02:49:03
	Did you have something you had? Any questions?	02:49:06
	And then you as well.	02:49:09
	So.	02:49:11
	Bear with me winning me beach cleanup.	02:49:13
	Every now and then.	02:49:16
	A Navy group will come out.	02:49:17
	And I have all these buckets and sticks and it kind of breaks my heart because I see the Petty Officer handing out a glove to each	02:49:19
	person in a bag. And now come over here. I'll give you, I'll give you the bucket, I'll give you the stick. And we have a hand	02:49:23
	washing station.	02:49:27
	Protect yourself.	02:49:32
	But my point being is that.	02:49:33
	What I'm feeling is that.	02:49:36
	This, whatever we call it.	02:49:39
	Could have a list of Wellness activities, real guppies.	02:49:42
	Nate's Place.	02:49:45
	Wine, Amy. Beach Cleanup.	02:49:47
	Have things that we could introduce.	02:49:48
	Enlisted N veterans to participate in because so many times.	02:49:52
	Whether it's real guppies.	02:49:57
	Wanami beach cleanup.	02:49:58
	We interact with a naval family.	02:50:00
	An enlisted person and veteran SO.	02:50:03
	The way I'm evolving on this is like.	02:50:07
	You know have.	02:50:11
	Good activities that we could refer.	02:50:13
	Interested people too.	02:50:15
	Hey, if your son's having problems or snakes, place, you know, real guppies.	02:50:17
	Boys and Girls Club, I mean we have all these wonderful activities. Why naming to the league, you know.	02:50:21
	And just be able to connect.	02:50:26
	Enlisted in veteran.	02:50:28
	To services that could be helpful to their family.	02:50:31
	So I have two spots on this first.	02:50:35
	To yours, what you were talking about, there was a time many years ago. He's too old now, but a veteran did.	02:50:37
	Have all the connections and do our veterans. Larry Downing.	02:50:45
	Was the one who put on our veteran's day.	02:50:48
	Programs a long time ago.	02:50:50
	But.	02:50:53
	There's a lot of different agencies, a lot of different organizations. I met a Master Chief Thrift.	02:50:54
	Think is her name. She has a bunch of.	02:50:59
	Navy people who want to volunteer get involved.	02:51:03
	I they came out, I helped out at the five, Ki connected her with Taylor's.	02:51:06
	But they have a lot of people that want to get involved in the community. They want to get involved, what's going on? They want to	02:51:10
	do volunteer hours. So this will be a good way of connecting.	02:51:15
	Those groups with all the different like Veterans mentor project.	02:51:19
	We could get them all connected to all these different agencies.	02:51:24
	That's a perfect way of.	02:51:27
	Of making the connections to these people who feel isolated to the base only.	02:51:29
	And want to get more involved in our community.	02:51:33
	Totally agree.	02:51:36
	Any any other questions?	02:51:41
	I guess I was. I was.	02:51:44
	Questions that I.	02:51:47
	Very similar to the ones.	02:51:49
	Council member Hernandez was asked.	02:51:53
	Asking and So what I'm hearing though.	02:51:55
	Sounds more.	02:51:58
	Like an ad hoc.	02:52:00
	Committee than a.	02:52:03
	Advisory.	02:52:05
	Committee.	02:52:07
	Think that.	02:52:09
	And, and and one of the other things that I'm hearing is a lot of.	02:52:11
	Connections connecting people.	02:52:16
	And so in my mind is like, do we? Do we need a committee to connect people?	02:52:19
	I don't know.	02:52:23
	What? We currently don't have anything.	02:52:26
	Talking about, yeah.	02:52:28
	Yeah, yeah. So we currently don't have really anything other than people that we know.	02:52:30
	That we can go to to help our VFW.	02:52:36
	But they're so different. There's so many different groups. There's active duty groups, you know, Navy Chief Petty Officer	02:52:41
	Association.	02:52:44
	There's a lot.	02:52:48
	I can name.	02:52:49
	I can name a lot of different groups and.	02:52:51
	My thought is this. If we go to an ad hoc.	02:52:54
	It's just.	02:53:00
	Nothing's gonna happen. No one's gonna take the lead.	02:53:02
	So if.	02:53:06
	If we go full Commission.	02:53:07
	We get community input.	02:53:10
	You know, people who actually want to volunteer.	02:53:13
	I think we, you know, we can actually see if.	02:53:18
	If this is actually worthy of.	02:53:21
	Going to.	02:53:24
	You know if we get like 30 inputs I mean, then you know that this is a valid.	02:53:26
	Requirement.	02:53:31
	That we should move forward with.	02:53:32
	Yeah, I guess the only thing the the place where I'm having most difficulty is not knowing.	02:53:33
	The other things.	02:53:41
	What? What's already been done?	02:53:42
	Been being done. What is the military?	02:53:44
	Doing I mean, they're literally right across the street, right? So what are they doing? What's the gap?	02:53:48
	Right. And then.	02:53:54
	I mean, that's how we would.	02:53:56
	Think about strategizing, right? What's the gap? Let's try to fill the gap, right? And what is the gap? I just, I haven't heard	02:53:58
	what the gap is just yet.	02:54:02
	Well, based on information based on.	02:54:08
	The gap is this is.	02:54:11
	I think it's pretty simple.	02:54:12
	We don't have a veterans group that actually advises the council.	02:54:14
	At all.	02:54:19
	We have nonprofits that.	02:54:21
	That provide.	02:54:23
	Who could provide services, but there's really not a.	02:54:25
	Commission that's actually advising the Council.	02:54:28
	On things that.	02:54:31
	That the veterans of this.	02:54:33
	Community actually want.	02:54:35
	And and that's.	02:54:39
	That's that's the gap.	02:54:40
	You asked me.	02:54:42
	OK, OK. And what, what, what would the advice?	02:54:43
	What would we in response do to?	02:54:47
	As a Council, what would we do?	02:54:50
	If we were advised about.	02:54:54
	Whatever it would be. OK, so let's say.	02:54:57
	Let's say that this the Commission advised us on.	02:55:00
	You know, veteran's day.	02:55:04
	There they make the plans.	02:55:06
	During their.	02:55:10
	Their committee meetings.	02:55:11
	They bring it to the Council and present.	02:55:13
	Hey, this is, you know, at no cost to the city because a lot of this stuff is.	02:55:15
	Going to be donated either.	02:55:19
	Time.	02:55:21
	We're taking this away from the staff.	02:55:22
	Who's actually planning?	02:55:25
	Our current committee and we're giving it to the veterans who actually know how to.	02:55:27
	To commemorate these type of activities.	02:55:32
	And bringing in.	02:55:35
	The you know, the framework on how we're going to, we're going to.	02:55:38
	Do that particular task.	02:55:43
	That, that's what.	02:55:46
	I would envision that this Commission would do.	02:55:47
	And of course they're going to run it through the council.	02:55:52
	Yeah. So just a couple more questions.	02:55:55
	I'm I'm for veteran's day. I'm for Memorial Day.	02:55:58
	But what else?	02:56:04
	Labor Day.	02:56:06
	Yeah, but I mean other than events on holidays. OK, So what else? That's all I meant trying to get to.	02:56:07
	So this, this Commission could do a couple things too it it could actually when we do the Community Benefit Fund.	02:56:13
	It could make recommendations to the CBF to see.	02:56:20
	How you know how they can?	02:56:25
	You know, basically.	02:56:28
	Submit that uh uh.	02:56:30
	That grant so that.	02:56:32
	There's money for these these events that.	02:56:34
	They want to do.	02:56:38
	One thing.	02:56:40
	They could also.	02:56:42
	I got a few things here.	02:56:46
	Public engagement.	02:56:50
	So.	02:56:54
	Reach where you talked about overlap.	02:56:56
	Reach was wanting to do like a flag.	02:57:00
	You know, flags down.	02:57:04
	Ventura Rd. Where?	02:57:07
	They're honoring veterans.	02:57:08
	So something like this, this Commission could actually rack and stack.	02:57:11
	You know who's gonna go first?	02:57:15
	There's a SO.	02:57:18
	When I look at this.	02:57:19
	There's a lot of things that actually it can do, but.	02:57:21
	We're just we're.	02:57:24
	Not allowing nonprofit to do it.	02:57:25
	And then present.	02:57:29
	But we could actually have a veterans group.	02:57:31
	Present to us.	02:57:34
	And then we can move forward. And if they take donations from Reach, that's perfect.	02:57:36
	So I think the conversation is an ad hoc is a temporary, right?	02:57:41
	With a short.	02:57:47
	Directive.	02:57:50
	But I think and I I do appreciate the.	02:57:52
	Mayor Pro Tem Lopez on this.	02:57:55
	Like, uh.	02:57:58
	As a Commission, if we delegate to the Commission Memorial Day.	02:57:59
	And veteran's day.	02:58:04
	Maybe 911?	02:58:06
	Maybe that could be?	02:58:09
	The basis for the Commission.	02:58:11
	To start.	02:58:13
	And then, you know, being able to.	02:58:14
	QR code came to mind.	02:58:18
	Like if we had a little piece of information that we could get to enlisted.	02:58:20
	Personnel on base.	02:58:25
	That's it. And you cure a QR code it and it here's all the family activities. Here's.	02:58:27
	Churches in the area. I mean, we could, really.	02:58:32
	Because I think what I hear on the beach oftentimes is like, well, where do you go to get this? And what do I do for that? And you	02:58:35
	know then.	02:58:39
	There's a family walking on the pier and real guppies is out there and grab a pole. What? That's free. Well, you know, And so all	02:58:44
	these things just take their own.	02:58:48
	Momentum. And so on the one hand, I agree.	02:58:53
	A Commission be great.	02:58:56
	For those three items for programming.	02:58:58
	But ad hoc maybe to, you know, to.	02:59:01
	To communicate to enlisted and veterans, hey, here's what what's available for volunteerism because I know they're always looking	02:59:04
	for volunteers and real guppies on the pier.	02:59:08
	The museum here.	02:59:14
	Yes, I think, I think there's a lot here.	02:59:15
	That we can work with and I.	02:59:19
	I think maybe if we separate out.	02:59:22
	Those three things.	02:59:24
	Because, you know, it's always.	02:59:26
	Start simple.	02:59:28
	Right. And then if it grows into.	02:59:30
	More great.	02:59:32
	But if we could just get those three things accomplished.	02:59:34
	You know, I could support that.	02:59:37
	And so please don't I.	02:59:39
	Me saying ad hoc.	02:59:43
	That is just saying.	02:59:45
	Let's figure it out.	02:59:47
	Right before we.	02:59:49
	Create advisory group. Let's let's kind of figure it out, and I think an ad hoc would allow you to.	02:59:50
	Be able to do that without having to be under the constraints of the Brown Act.	02:59:57
	Right. And so once you're under the Brown Act, then you're having public meetings and you're meeting.	03:00:01
	You know you can't talk.	03:00:06
	About business, you know what I mean?	03:00:08
	So I think ad hoc just gives you an opportunity to kind of.	03:00:10
	You know, stand it up and say, OK, now we're ready to move.	03:00:14
	So determine what are some of the things that you want to accomplish during for the ad hoc and then when you accomplish those	03:00:18
	things and say, hey, we're ready.	03:00:21
	And then go to an advisory. I like the idea.	03:00:25
	I just.	03:00:28
	I'm an I'm a data person.	03:00:29
	And so I just would like to see some more data.	03:00:32
	Around.	03:00:35
	Like a Councilwoman, Hernandez said.	03:00:37
	Not so that we're not overstepping into business. I mean, you know, stuff that's already being done.	03:00:39
	By the military, by VFW, by any of the.	03:00:46
	Nonprofit organizations or groups that's already.	03:00:50
	Doing things, I mean, we may not know because we haven't, we have, we may not have done that legwork just yet.	03:00:53
	Mayor.	03:00:59
	I think you make a good point, but I think we don't have to figure out.	03:01:01
	Everything out today we can.	03:01:05
	Create it, get it started, give it some.	03:01:07
	You know, goals like different holidays are coming up. We can always add stuff to it or they can.	03:01:10
	Come back and talk to us about what things they want to do as well. Whatever this committee comes up with, they can come back to	03:01:16
	us and ask for, you know, approval to go this route or go that route. So we it's, we just need to give bare bone structure.	03:01:22
	And then we can move.	03:01:29
	We don't have to figure it out tonight. Yeah, I'll be willing to do whatever the guy.	03:01:32
	Council wants to do. I just don't want you all to be constrained and have to wait for your quarterly meetings to do business.	03:01:35
	In our monthly meetings to get approvals.	03:01:41
	And then wait again for your meetings so.	03:01:43
	I think I think we could build language in there.	03:01:46
	That says that.	03:01:50
	You know, they they can meet more often not they don't have to wait quarterly if they have urgent business.	03:01:51
	I mean, it's it's all about like.	03:01:57
	The language.	03:02:00
	That we create.	03:02:01
	Or staff creates.	03:02:04
	And then staff will be.	03:02:07
	If it's an advisory group, then the staff is on the line.	03:02:10
	So we'll definitely need your support.	03:02:13
	Yeah.	03:02:17
	Sort of with what I'm hearing as one of the challenges is if.	03:02:18
	Sort of pick a path, because if we're going to do an ad hoc, you can kind of do it.	03:02:23
	With like minimal direction at this point and almost like I've seen it where you create an ad hoc and you say your first	03:02:28
	assignment is over the 1st 90 days. Tell us what?	03:02:32
	This should be.	03:02:38
	You know, like, tell us what?	03:02:39
	The goal, like, you know, the five people that get appointed tell us what the goal is of this committee should be and tell us	03:02:41
	where we're missing.	03:02:44
	Or we don't like or where we need the support, you know?	03:02:48
	Versus the challenge.	03:02:52
	With the full Commission off the bat is.	03:02:54
	If we're gonna.	03:02:57
	Create it in the code with an ordinance is. We have to define upfront what it is you know so.	03:02:58
	So as I'm hearing the discussion, it sounds like maybe that.	03:03:05
	Path of.	03:03:09
	You know.	03:03:10
	Essentially, create an ad hoc committee to with their first assignment being.	03:03:12
	Come back to us with what this should look like. Similar to it. Actually we did with the museum committee. We did similar where?	03:03:17
	And they're working on it still, but it was first step is you tell us what.	03:03:22
	You know what the committee should be and how it should operate and all that kind of stuff. Will this go out with?	03:03:26
	You know a Port Hueneme.	03:03:32
	Social media.	03:03:36
	Yeah, it's a.	03:03:38
	I was gonna say it's up to the council how we want to handle it, but if that.	03:03:39
	That's one option. If we want to go that way, it can be. We could put out a call for applicants, so an announcement that we're	03:03:44
	going to create an ad hoc committee.	03:03:48
	We're looking for applicants, we're looking for people with some sort of.	03:03:52
	You know, if this language is OK like some some sort of, you know, veteran background or current. I think I heard too the active	03:03:56
	duty.	03:03:59
	You know the.	03:04:04
	Send us information, send us an e-mail if you're interested and then we'd bring back a list of people that are interested and then	03:04:05
	the council can.	03:04:09
	I would recommend we start similar to the museum where each person gets to a point a person to start and we give them a task.	03:04:14
	What's good about that is for that first 90 days, it's like, yeah, it's very flexible where they can meet as much or as little as	03:04:20
	they need to and and then come back with what's proposed. So that that might be a.	03:04:26
	A good starting point.	03:04:32
	There, Yes. Thank you.	03:04:34
	I'm not sure we're even ready to go to an ad hoc or a full Commission at this point.	03:04:39
	I like the suggestion made by a council member Perez.	03:04:45
	What you were you were saying is that.	03:04:51
	We need to refine the goals.	03:04:54
	And we need to further refine what the goals of this Commission.	03:04:57
	Whether it's ad hoc or a full on Commission might be, and I think we heard some good things.	03:05:02
	Tonight and we still need to hear from Mr.	03:05:08
	We heard about volunteer opportunities.	03:05:12
	That was a great idea.	03:05:16
	We heard about the.	03:05:17
	Banner program.	03:05:19
	That is something that.	03:05:21
	This, this committee or Commission could get involved in.	03:05:22
	We heard about the events advising on the advising staff.	03:05:26
	On the events because staff is very much involved in the event planning.	03:05:30
	Umm, connecting.	03:05:35
	Vets to Resources Look at all the vets that showed up tonight from the.	03:05:38
	From the port.	03:05:42
	You know, we didn't even how may be working with the port and doing some outreach with them.	03:05:44
	And connecting them to.	03:05:48
	You know what's available here in the city of Port Hueneme. Things to do.	03:05:50
	And things To Do List would be great not only for vets but.	03:05:53
	Or tourism.	03:05:57
	And people and visitors, people who come to this community and people in general.	03:06:00
	You know, there's, there's a lot of things to do here.	03:06:04
	So maybe we need to go back.	03:06:07
	Have staff go back.	03:06:10
	With the inputs that we've heard tonight.	03:06:12
	And refine the goals.	03:06:15
	Umm, with further input from Mayor Pro Tem.	03:06:17
	And then we can come back and decide, you know?	03:06:21
	What committee?	03:06:24
	Format would be the best one.	03:06:26
	At this point.	03:06:28
	And can we just hear from Tom?	03:06:30
	I think that'll help.	03:06:32
	Yeah, while you're coming, go ahead.	03:06:34
	I'm prepared that.	03:06:39
	To nominate someone without even asking him, you know, I think he would serve very well.	03:06:41
	And so.	03:06:46
	My question to my colleagues is.	03:06:48
	Do we each have someone that we could dominate?	03:06:50
	And can we just?	03:06:53
	Send those names over to our city manager and get moving on this.	03:06:54
	So.	03:06:58
	I think.	03:07:01
	Umm, they've already kind of talked about process.	03:07:02
	As it relates to getting names just like we do everyone else and if you have someone, have them to apply.	03:07:05
	If we get there.	03:07:10
	If we get there, I think that'll be the proper way to do it. Mr. Fiala, did you have something you'd like to share with us? Well,	03:07:11
	I can, I can just add a little bit to it. So a lot of the Jess and I have talked about this before or I'm sorry.	03:07:17
	Councilman Lopez before.	03:07:23
	We've been going kind of back and forth for the last couple months.	03:07:26
	The VFW does a lot of what just wants to do.	03:07:30
	But on a much smaller scale.	03:07:33
	Because we're really not that big.	03:07:36
	You know we can't.	03:07:38
	Take care of the county.	03:07:39
	The VFW in general.	03:07:41
	Though that that that those.	03:07:43
	Potential VFW members that's shrinking as the years go by.	03:07:46
	I don't know if you understand this, but.	03:07:51
	VFW Central Veterans of Foreign Wars. These are combat veterans.	03:07:52
	They're not veterans. A veteran doesn't get you into the VFW.	03:07:57
	You can be in the military for 30 years if you'd never left the United States, never been in the conflict.	03:08:00
	You're not getting into the VFW.	03:08:06
	Just our requirements.	03:08:09
	Anyway.	03:08:11
	You are. There's a couple things that we want to clarify.	03:08:12
	There was the whole.	03:08:16
	Councilwoman.	03:08:19
	Perez had mentioned.	03:08:20
	A lot of people want to donate time.	03:08:23
	There's actually a new program within the military where they actually get.	03:08:26
	A medal if they do so many hours and that metal translates to.	03:08:30
	A possible promotion the more medals you have.	03:08:35
	You get a better chance of promotion.	03:08:38
	So there's a lot of them. We get it all the time.	03:08:39
	People wanting to volunteer at the VFW, we just don't have anything going on.	03:08:43
	I turn a lot of people away.	03:08:47
	You are correct, there are a lot of different organizations. You got the American Legion, you got the VVVC, which is a Vietnam	03:08:50
	Veterans of Ventura County.	03:08:54
	It's an MC.	03:08:58
	There is.	03:09:00
	Who else is there? There's a VA.	03:09:02
	There's a whole thing over at the VA. There's us.	03:09:05
	There is and and then there's other things. I, you know, you talked about the port earlier.	03:09:08
	Being out, there's a lot of veterans in the port. There's a lot of veterans. Ironically, there's one of one of the organ, two of	03:09:14
	the organizations that I've dealt with lately.	03:09:18
	Are the Hells Angels and the *******.	03:09:22
	And that's because we have a writers group.	03:09:25
	And there are a lot of veterans too, so they leave us alone. We're cool with them, but there's a lot of different organizations	03:09:27
	that are heavily veteran.	03:09:31
	There's a lot of veterans in there, so.	03:09:36
	It'd be nice to tie this all together, and you're correct in that.	03:09:39
	I think you're you're messing up the terminology a little bit when you say enlisted.	03:09:44
	Listed as there's officers, there's enlisted and listed are just people. They didn't go to college, don't didn't go to officer	03:09:48
	training school.	03:09:51
	But there are 23 year old ensigns over at the base that.	03:09:55
	Have never left home. They never left Nebraska until they were stationed here.	03:09:59
	So, umm.	03:10:04
	It's not just enlisted, it's I would include active duty.	03:10:05
	I would include the base.	03:10:09
	Because that's actually who needs that information.	03:10:11
	And yeah, there would be a nice, it would be nice to have a central location of.	03:10:13
	Here's what's what you can do in the community. There's downtown Ventura over here. There's downtown Oxnard over here. Is a VFW	03:10:18
	over here.	03:10:21
	Things for them to do.	03:10:25
	Or like you had said, you know how do I find a babysitter? Maybe you get a running list of.	03:10:26
	Babysitters or swimming lessons for your kids or.	03:10:31
	Activities on the weekends or soccer, you know, sports for your kids, Little League and soccer. It'd be nice to have one location	03:10:35
	for them to go to and get all that information.	03:10:41
	Especially when they're coming in from out of town.	03:10:47
	And they're being stationed here for the first time.	03:10:49
	They don't know, they don't have no idea what's going on.	03:10:52
	And they have no idea who to contact. It'd be nice to have that list for them.	03:10:55
	We get this a lot.	03:10:59
	But that's if you even know what the VFW is. There are people.	03:11:01
	Live across a street that have no idea what the VFW is.	03:11:04
	So it's just kind of one of those things. It's hard to get that word out.	03:11:08
	But you know, we we've done pretty well in the last few years. I mean, the community kind of knows what we're about now.	03:11:13
	But new people coming in may not know.	03:11:19
	It's AI think there's a good. I think it needs to be defined a little bit better.	03:11:22
	I agree this whole hey, let's start a Commission and just go run with it.	03:11:26
	Yeah, maybe that may be a little premature.	03:11:31
	I think we need you need to workout the details.	03:11:33
	And you're right, I would also I would get.	03:11:36
	The VC, That VFW, the American Legion? I'd get them involved. the VA, that the base?	03:11:39
	The command Master Chief on the base.	03:11:46
	Would be a great person to talk to it's and get though get get kind of get everyone's hey, what do you think? What do you think	03:11:50
	you need? What do you think? What are you lacking?	03:11:54
	Type of thing.	03:11:59
	So there's a good starting point.	03:12:00
	It needs to be defined a little bit better, you're right.	03:12:02
	You're right. And like I said, the VFW though were one of the bigger ones in California. We're actually a 13th largest out of 246.	03:12:05
	We're the 13th largest one.	03:12:14
	Even though we're a decent size and we're actually good in good shape.	03:12:16
	We're still on a much, much smaller scale than I think what what Councilman Lopez is going for here.	03:12:21
	Oh, I'm sorry.	03:12:27
	No, I've said great, great. I did have one question. You, you you mentioned earlier about the county.	03:12:28
	I think our intent is to be stay within the city of Port Hueneme, is that correct?	03:12:34
	Yes, it would. It would.	03:12:39
	It would.	03:12:41
	The Committee, the Commission would basically advise the Council on.	03:12:43
	On all things Fort Wayne.	03:12:47
	Now this can grow, you know this absolutely, but.	03:12:50
	It's not the intent.	03:12:55
	That we are.	03:12:57
	If approved.	03:13:01
	We want to start a committee that's going to be supporting Ventura County.	03:13:02
	Because that were.	03:13:07
	Report Why me?	03:13:08
	So I just want to make sure that that's not the.	03:13:10
	Intent. Intent now knowing that.	03:13:12
	We will get people, probably get people that are not from Port Hueneme, but it's not the intent to service.	03:13:15
	The county.	03:13:21
	It would it would be to advise the council on on veterans related matters, OK.	03:13:24
	Great, great. Thank you. Yeah, I think, yeah, doing the whole county, that's a whole different. You say county. So I was wondering	03:13:29
	why you said there's, there's a bunch of VF, there's five of them in the county of Ventura.	03:13:35
	Other than us?	03:13:41
	But there's there's four other ones.	03:13:42
	And in the 11 last thing, yeah.	03:13:44
	That whole banner thing, Rich brought that up. It wasn't me. Everybody thinks that I started that. No, Rich brought it up because	03:13:47
	he went on vacation to Pennsylvania.	03:13:52
	And he saw them.	03:13:56
	So yeah, I'm working with Rich, the the reach programs actually working on that as well.	03:13:58
	All right. Thank you, Rich. Rich, thank you so much.	03:14:05
	Is are there any other questions?	03:14:09
	Councilmember Hernandez, I had one more item that we should add to the list of.	03:14:11
	To justify the existence of this entity, whatever.	03:14:16
	Becomes.	03:14:20
	Is that we are members of the Federal Outreach Advisory Council.	03:14:22
	What do we call them?	03:14:26
	Communities of.	03:14:28
	OK, see what does that stand for?	03:14:29
	Communities, their military bases, supported communities we don't have any way of.	03:14:32
	Extrapolating or gathering information.	03:14:40
	About.	03:14:43
	Base needs and that's.	03:14:44
	So that would be one key.	03:14:46
	Justification for having such a committee is that for them to advise us on.	03:14:49
	You know where they see the gaps and what.	03:14:53
	They see as being the needs you know. We hear it through RDP.	03:14:55
	But.	03:14:59
	They will talk. We'll go to Washington and talk about.	03:15:01
	Child care needs and.	03:15:04
	Licensing needs for the.	03:15:06
	For the.	03:15:10
	Wives or husbands of.	03:15:11
	Of military person assigned to Navy Base Ventura.	03:15:13
	Which we?	03:15:18
	Done before.	03:15:19
	But there's other things out there that that we don't.	03:15:20
	Have we don't have anything to take to these discussions to these meetings. So that I think would be really helpful to have this	03:15:23
	advisory group could do that for us.	03:15:28
	OK, great. Any anyone else?	03:15:33
	Any questions? Do we have any public comments?	03:15:35
	No more public comments.	03:15:38
	Any discussion?	03:15:42
	Any discussion?	03:15:45
	We're going to see.	03:15:47
	Sorry, I want to make sure I read the recommendation.	03:15:50
	Can I make a recommendation?	03:15:54
	So I like to recommend a.	03:15:57
	Ad hoc.	03:15:59
	For the veterans advisory.	03:16:01
	So I'm going to. I'm going to.	03:16:07
	Want to make that motion?	03:16:09
	5 member. 5 member.	03:16:12
	I'll second.	03:16:15
	Are you adding any parameters to it or you just want to get it off the ground?	03:16:18
	I say we give them.	03:16:21
	Framework and they come back to us with their recommendations and advise the Council on what this could be.	03:16:23
	Based on our discussion.	03:16:32
	Well, we give them a basic framework.	03:16:35
	And we let them decide what they want.	03:16:38
	And you know, we could give them parameters of great trust.	03:16:41
	Great trust in City Manager Vega to.	03:16:45
	Produce a staff report.	03:16:48
	To get this thing off and rolling on the tracks. So we haven't.	03:16:52
	Do we need a second? No.	03:16:56
	We have a second. We have a second. Was that you?	03:16:58
	That was Councilmember Hernandez.	03:17:00
	Um, no other discussion.	03:17:03
	All right, I have one question on that. I was trying not to.	03:17:06
	But would.	03:17:10
	Do I see two options? One could just be everybody can.	03:17:11
	Send us the name of somebody that they'd want to be on that, and then we could reach out and have them be part of the ad hoc.	03:17:16
	Or the other is we do the.	03:17:22
	You know, public announcement and we bring an item back to a point. I think you should do the public announcement and then if we	03:17:24
	have someone, we want to tell them to apply. OK, got it.	03:17:29
	That way we get more.	03:17:34
	Yeah, and you never know. You never know who might.	03:17:36
	Apply this is discussion.	03:17:38
	I just think that if you're going to move forward with selecting ad hoc members that we have.	03:17:41
	An idea of what?	03:17:48
	They're going to be.	03:17:50
	Responsible for doing.	03:17:51
	So hopefully.	03:17:53
	Staff has listened to what?	03:17:54
	Some of those ideas are and say, well we could be, you could be doing.	03:17:56
	Working on advising the Council on these issues, you could be helping develop a resource list. You could be.	03:18:00
	You know, I heard a second piece that I think.	03:18:06
	Ties in.	03:18:10
	If the Council agrees.	03:18:11
	Because especially if we're going, if we're doing an announcement to ask for.	03:18:14
	People. Then we're going to have an item come back to a point.	03:18:18
	And so I think it was maybe right before we went to the speaker I think was Councilmember Hernandez who said.	03:18:21
	Something about.	03:18:27
	The mayor Pro Tem.	03:18:29
	Having thought about this that he could provide some.	03:18:31
	Some of that information.	03:18:34
	So what we could do is when we bring back the names.	03:18:36
	We can work with Mayor Pro Tem.	03:18:40
	To identify.	03:18:43
	Sort of parameters.	03:18:46
	As a starting point and then bring that item.	03:18:48
	With the people being appointed and the council can.	03:18:51
	You know it doesn't mean the Council will point black blank accept it, but it could be a starting point for discussion.	03:18:54
	Make any changes, approved parameters, appoint people, and then the ad hoc committee can get to work.	03:19:00
	And I think I heard what you just said, but for a mayor Pro Tem.	03:19:06
	When? When?	03:19:11
	When it was when the comment was made about.	03:19:14
	You laying down parameters, well, I think what's what's being said is you've heard what we have said is acceptable.	03:19:18
	So the expectation would be that we would see that.	03:19:27
	Because if if the if the group came up with their own parameters, they may be outside of what we.	03:19:30
	Have a kind of agreed.	03:19:37
	To ourselves.	03:19:39
	So just make sure, I'm not saying make sure, but just know that we have said what we believe is important.	03:19:41
	And there may be an issue if.	03:19:48
	The group comes back with something. It doesn't include what we said is important.	03:19:50
	Then that would.	03:19:54
	Probably create time. We'll have to go back and forth. We really.	03:19:55
	Don't have to do that well since it's an ad hoc.	03:19:59
	You know that.	03:20:03
	They're not going to be bound to.	03:20:04
	You know.	03:20:07
	Meetings, and they're a little fluid.	03:20:08
	So they I think they can actually meet.	03:20:11
	And once they discuss.	03:20:14
	I think this is a good product I can take to the Council and then.	03:20:17
	They we look at their recommendations.	03:20:21
	Just what if I may reiterate that I have great confidence in City Manager Vega to pull this together and get us started. I will	03:20:23
	just say this like there has to be.	03:20:29
	I guess the framework is, you know.	03:20:35
	A veteran.	03:20:38
	You know, active or.	03:20:39
	Commissioned Officer.	03:20:41
	Active duty.	03:20:43
	Enlisted service member.	03:20:44
	Or a professional veteran.	03:20:45
	Member who?	03:20:49
	Can serve on this Commission only.	03:20:50
	Supporting the military as a veteran member? You mean someone who professionally works in the area?	03:20:52
	In the area could be it could be a non profit, it could be the VA.	03:20:58
	Someone who actually has veteran experience.	03:21:02
	OK, Anything else? If there's nothing else, Madam Clerk, we take a vote.	03:21:08
	All in favor.	03:21:13
	Aye, all opposed.	03:21:14
	Hearing none, motion passes unanimously.	03:21:16
	Thank you.	03:21:19
	We'll move on to item number 16, Annual review of the City Council Policy and Procedures manual and resolution.	03:21:30
	Approving an amendment. Will staff please present the report motion to and I think yeah, noting the time, I'll try to keep it.	03:21:37
	Pretty brief, that.	03:21:44
	You know, we had talked about doing an annual review of the policy and procedures. Umm.	03:21:46
	Doesn't mean that we necessarily need to change something every year, but we wanted to at least have a placeholder item.	03:21:51
	Where we have that opportunity to review it and identify if there's any changes.	03:21:58
	Since this is the second year we've done that, we did throughout the year, we tried to keep a list of the times the the.	03:22:02
	Possible changes that the council had mentioned or had been mentioned at a council meeting.	03:22:10
	We had two on the list this year.	03:22:15
	That had been discussed at some point.	03:22:18
	For council to consider, obviously the council if there's other changes that.	03:22:21
	Should be identified, Council can identify those, but the two that we had.	03:22:26
	Kept track our.	03:22:30
	Documented from prior discussion was.	03:22:33
	Listed on page two of the report.	03:22:35
	Number one is.	03:22:38
	Expressly stating that the manual applies to city commissioners.	03:22:40
	That was based on. We had a conversation about the manual and who it's applicable to.	03:22:44
	The manual states that it's applicable to elected officials, officers and employees.	03:22:49
	There was some Gray area weather.	03:22:54
	That included then.	03:22:58
	Because elected officials doesn't include commissioners, employees doesn't include commissioners officers.	03:23:00
	We think it does, but it's not as clear cut and it's not defined in the manual.	03:23:06
	We could add language.	03:23:13
	Stating that clearly.	03:23:14
	Item 2 was.	03:23:16
	There had been a discussion about.	03:23:18
	Whether to have a policy requiring all council members to be informed of.	03:23:20
	Records requests that are made that relate to.	03:23:24
	Any and all council members.	03:23:28
	Or made by any and all council members.	03:23:32
	There is not that policy at this point, so.	03:23:34
	As of right now, and without any change, that policy doesn't exist.	03:23:38
	I will at the time that.	03:23:41
	Conversation was had. I made this note and I will reiterate that.	03:23:44
	We get tons of records requests and most of them are very very boring, so I would not.	03:23:47
	Not recommend, you know, any sort of policy that just generates that.	03:23:54
	That.	03:23:59
	A high level of emails and.	03:24:01
	Work for.	03:24:04
	Records that are not very interesting.	03:24:06
	But that was discussed.	03:24:09
	Previously about creating sort of that narrower process our policy.	03:24:12
	Again, it doesn't exist at this point, so that would be a question for the Council's if that wants to be created.	03:24:18
	But those were the two items that were discussed at some point during the year that we said we would note for the.	03:24:23
	For the annual review.	03:24:29
	And.	03:24:31
	It's on the agenda today for Council to review and decide if there's any need for revisions, additions or deletions.	03:24:32
	And we're happy to answer any questions.	03:24:42
	Councilmember.	03:24:47
	Thank you.	03:24:48
	Thank you, Mr. City Manager and.	03:24:50
	And.	03:24:52
	And Joan, our city attorney for for working on this. I want I have a couple of cleanup issues. One is the applicability.	03:24:55
	Of who? The what groups?	03:25:05
	Are these policies apply to and I believe I did say at the last meeting that.	03:25:08
	Commissioners were included, and I said that because.	03:25:16
	Of has we've seen in.	03:25:20
	On Page 1.	03:25:23
	That it is those who are the City Council. Let's see, uh.	03:25:25
	Well, I think the language is in here on page one who it applies to, but then on page.	03:25:30
	5 of 29.	03:25:35
	The code of ethics for council members if you go to a section 5A1.	03:25:37
	It says this applies to public officials both elected and appointed, so maybe we just need to clean up that language, but I am all	03:25:45
	for.	03:25:50
	Requiring the.	03:25:55
	The conflict of interest where we draw a circle around.	03:25:58
	The areas.	03:26:02
	Where these Commissioners live, because I have heard both from the CAC and the Measure You Committee, where where members have.	03:26:03
	Pushed for programs or.	03:26:12
	Against programs based on where they live.	03:26:15
	And that's a problem.	03:26:18
	OK. So I think if anything that needs to be included in here where they are.	03:26:23
	Subject to that 501,000 foot.	03:26:29
	Rule.	03:26:32
	Yeah.	03:26:33
	OK, the other.	03:26:34
	The other change, there's a reference in here to a customer service.	03:26:37
	Management system.	03:26:42
	And I don't think that exists.	03:26:45
	So maybe that needs to be taken out. It does. I I actually looked at one point.	03:26:47
	At that was added when the city purchased.	03:26:54
	Gogov The.	03:26:58
	App that you can report things through.	03:27:01
	And I think it was added. It was before I was here, but I think it was added with the intent.	03:27:03
	Of umm.	03:27:09
	Basically saying, you know, people should be referred back to that.	03:27:10
	Rather than.	03:27:15
	Are you talking about?	03:27:17
	Yes.	03:27:19
	Excuse me?	03:27:21
	We really goes to go.	03:27:23
	Hold on just one second.	03:27:25
	Oh, OK, let's stop.	03:27:27
	Council Member Hernandez finish. Yes, thank you. Thank you.	03:27:31
	So.	03:27:37