Annotated agenda — Chula Vista City Council, July 25, 2023

1. CALL TO ORDER
Public Comments:

2. ROLL CALL
Public Comments:

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE Public Comments:

4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Public Comments:

4.1 Presentation and Update on the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan by Port Commissioner Ann Moore Attachments
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Public Comments

1. 2023-07-25 Item 4.1 Presentation Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan.pdf

4.2 Presentation by Conservation Specialist Robert Coleman on the City's Inaugural Zero Waste Academy Attachments
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Public Comments

1. 2023-07-25 Item 4.2 Presentation Zero Waste Academy.pdf

4.3 Presentation of a Proclamation to the Odyssey of the Mind Competition State Champions and World Finalists: 5th/6th Grade Gold Dragons, 8th Grade Green Dragons, and 6th Grade Purple Dragons and Commending Discovery Charter School Coaches Public Comments:

5. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 5.1 through 5.10)
Public Comments:

All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request an item be removed for separate consideration.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Council approve the recommended action on the below consent calendar items.

5.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes
Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Draft Minutes - September 20, 2022.pdf

2. Draft Minutes - March 2, 2023.pdf

3. Draft Minutes - May 4, 2023.pdf

4. Draft Minutes -July 11, 2023.pdf
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve the minutes dated: September 20, 2022, March 2, 2023, May 4, 2023, and July 11, 2023.

5.2 Waive Reading of Text of Resolutions and Ordinances Public Comments:

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve a motion to read only the title and waive the reading of the text of all resolutions and ordinances at this meeting.

5.3 Consideration of Requests for Excused Absences
Public Comments:

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Consider requests for excused absences as appropriate.

5.4 Animal Regulations: Amending Animal Regulations Related to Stray Holding Periods and Harboring Strays (Second Reading and Adoption) Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - Animal Regulations 2nd Reading.pdf

2. Ordinance - Animal Regulations (2nd Reading).pdf

3. Attachment 1 - Redline Version of Municipal Code Revisions(1).pdf

4. Attachment 2 - Hayden's Law Unmandated Clause.pdf

5. Copy of Attachment 3 - Reunification Statistics.pdf
Robert Johnson
HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU KILL IN THE SAME TIME.. WHY ONLY SHOW THOSE NUMBERS><

SEEMS LIKE BUTTER BALLS IN ALL YOU HAVE IF YOU CANT TALK RAW DATA.

HOW MANY DO YOU KILL IN THE SAME TIME?
Robert Johnson
Second Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

any questions... ?

or do u think if u pull a law..

we have the law of the land.

Location:

No specific geographic location
Department:

Animal Care
Environmental Notice:

The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the activity qualifies for an Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt an ordinance amending Chula Vista Municipal Code Sections 6.12.042 and 6.24.140 to reduce the minimum holding period for stray cats and dogs from four business days to three days and to remove the prohibition against harboring a lost or stray dog. (Second Reading and Adoption)

5.6 Agreement: Approve an Agreement with Winbourne Consulting Inc. to Provide Project Management Services for the Police Department's Records Management System Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - Winbourne Agreement for RMS - 23-0168.pdf

2. Resolution(3).pdf

3. Attachment 1.pdf
Report Number
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23-0168
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Police
Environmental Notice
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The activity is not a “Project” as defined under section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving an agreement with Winbourne Consulting Inc. to provide project management services for the Police Department’s Records Management System.

5.7 Grant Award: Accept a Grant from Michelson Philanthropies Through the California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative to Provide Animal Care Services, and Appropriate Funds Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - Michelson Grant - 23-0171.pdf

2. Resolution .pdf
Report Number
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23-0171
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Animal Services
Environmental Notice
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution accepting a grant award from Michelson Philanthropies through the California Animal Welfare Funders Collaborative in the amount of $10,000 to provide preventative surrender services at the Animal Care Facility and appropriate funds for that purpose. (4/5 V
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5.8 Grant Award and Agreements: Accept a Grant and Approve an Agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections, Approve Agreements with SBCS Corporation and SANDAG for the Public Health and Safety Grant Program, and Appropriate Funds Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - BSCC Prop 64 Grant Cohort 3 - 23-0178(1).pdf

2. Attachment 1 - BSCC Agreement.pdf

3. Attachment 2 - SBCS Agreement.docx.pdf

4. Attachment 3 - SANDAG Agreement.pdf

5. Resolution A.pdf

6. Resolution B.pdf

7. Resolution C.pdf
Report Number
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23-0178
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Police
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt resolutions:

A) Accepting $2,708,250 in grant funds from the California Board of State and Community Corrections for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program and appropriating $622,877 to the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Police Grants Section of the State Grants Fund; (4/5 Vote Required)
B) Approving Agreement Number BSCC 945-22 with the Board of State Community Corrections for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program; and C) Approving agreements with SBCS Corporation and SANDAG for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program.

5.10 Measure A: Amend the Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan to Reclassify Two Police Agent Positions to Two Police Sergeant Positions and Restore Language for Multi-Purpose Store Front and Public Safety Training Center Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - Measure A PSEP update - 23-0180.pdf

2. Resolution - Measure A.pdf

3. Attachment 1 - CVPD Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan.pdf

4. Attachment 2 - Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan as of 7-14-2023.pdf Robert Johnson
THE BOARD MEETING ABOUT THIS WAS OUT. WE PLAN ON CONTINUEING TO RECORD AND GET MORE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC THEN THE ACCUAL PEOPLE PAID TO DO IT, ALL WHILE CORRECTING THEM. OFF NO TAX PAYER FUNDING.

YOU THINK ONE DAY THEIR HIGH PAID JOBS WILL MATTER... TO THEM.// THAT A JACK BASS WOULDNT HAVE TO MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE FOOLS. CVPD UR STILL IN NEED OF WORK TOO.

Report Number
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23-0180
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Police
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution approving the amended Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan to reclassify two Police Agent positions to two Police Sergeant positions and restore language for a Multi-Purpose Store Front and Public Safety Training Center.

5.5 Privacy and Technology: Adopt an Ordinance to Add Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 2.65, Establishing a Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission (Second Reading and Adoption) Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - 2nd Reading Privacy and Technology.pdf

2. Ordinance - Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission (2nd Reading).pdf

3. Attachment 1 - 112-04 - Privacy Protection and Technology Transparency Policy.pdf

4. Attachment 2 - 2023-07 Memo - Board and Commission Interaction with City Council.pdf

5. Item 5.5 Written Communications Baker.pdf
Margaret Baker
Chula Vista needs a privacy protection and tech oversight advisory commission that has clear & consistent purposes, explicit & essential functions, committed & qualified members, & open & inclusive meetings. We do NOT need another piece of legislation so full of gaps and loopholes that is just window-dressing. We need our city council to serve as concerned and informed custodians of our privacy and other civil rights starting TODAY by using this consequential opportunity to adopt amendments to strengthen the proposed ordinance. We support establishment of a commission that will enable & empower you to oversee the city's current and emerging surveillance technologies. We OPPOSE the current ordinance UNLESS you incorporate the recommended language we have emailed to you to strengthen the ordinance.

Norell Martinez
I OPPOSE the ordinance because the council members reneged on their promises to make amendments at the last meeting. If left as is, the proposed ordinance will create a “Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission” that will be just window-dressing. Councilmembers need to amend the proposed ordinance unless it incorporates the community-proposed amendments. Community members worked for years researching and collaborating with experts on privacy and technology initiatives that are equitable. Activists have spent endless hours for years attending council meetings and Privacy Task force meetings. The City spent a large sum of money hiring a company to facilitate. Don't let all of this energy and momentum go to waste, don't let the hours experts spent on the Privacy Task force go to waste.

Nancy Relaford
I strongly support the formation of an empowered Privacy Advisory Commission to provide oversight and accountability for surveillance technology in Chula Vista. However, I oppose adoption of the current ordinance unless it incorporates the community-proposed amendments. Council members need to represent your community and make informed decisions regarding complex privacy and civil rights protections in the landscape of emerging surveillance technologies. Stop allowing the City Manager, CVPD, and other staff to decide City policy based on their own convenience and agenda, without accountability or transparency! Kathy Hardy
I oppose this ordinance as it is written. The needed amendments are “missing in action” which makes it a sham and counters the promises made by the City Council. This ordinance lacks substance and sustainability on its own. Instead, the proposed amendments will make it meaningful and honor the commitment made by Council Members to forge something that is not superficial. I am asking you to do the right thing and listen to those you represent by adding the proposed amendments now.

Jeanne Brown
Although it is good that you have a Privacy and Technology Advisory Commission, it needs to have more teeth and have members of the commission with more background in technology or else it will be just a rubber stamp on whatever is proposed. That is why I oppose this as written.

Brenda Aguirre
Chula Vista residents are urging the implementation of a clear prohibition on the use of invasive surveillance technology in our community. Our fundamental right to privacy, as guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment, must be respected. It is crucial for the City Council to establish ethical standards before adopting such technology. I request that the City Council amend the current proposed ordinance, taking into account the following questions that need immediate attention during technology discussions: Why is the data being collected? Who is seeking this data and for what purpose? What is the ultimate goal of utilizing this technology? It is essential to ensure that the use of technology does not cause any physical or psychological harm to the residents of our community.

Patricia Mondragon
I am updating my position to reflect my opposition after the council neglected to incorporate amendments proposed by community members to protect privacy and protect residents from unfettered surveillance. Having a knowledgeable, empowered, and engaged commission is tantamount to protecting privacy.

Pedro Rios
As a participant of the Privacy and Technology Advisory Task Force and a 20 year resident of Chula Vista, I oppose the proposed ordinance because it does not reflect community concerns related to privacy protections and fails to adequately address accountability concerns. The proposed language also does not sufficiently empower the commission with basic functions to make it an effective oversight body. As Chula Vista increases its dependency on surveillance technologies, it must prioritize how these are regulated so that civil rights and privacy issues are front and center in the application of invasive enforcement tools.

PAUL HENKIN
A Privacy Board is a valuable double-check on technologies which promise innovation often at the expense of privacy and commonsense. One focus of the SD Privacy Board is on smart streetlights and AI.

AI simply makes 'educated' guesses on what he camera saw, which can flag the guilty as well as the innocent. You also have to be careful of who has access to this information. And don't discuss classified information near a smart streetlight.

But the most important thing is to have a City Council which waits for the Privacy Board review and does not rush (like the SD Council) to preapprove a plan which a few people want to push on the entire city.

Francis X Riley
The Chula Vista City Manager has a key role in our city, but it is NOT to make policy! I oppose this ordinance as currently written because It gives the City Manager a role in the formaton of the committee to recommend policies that the City Manager must carry out.

This is an important Committee the formation of which should have the proper vetting and review by the Council City. Approval of this proposed Ordiinance in its current form will be contrary to this. I strongly recommend a NO vote and subsequent revisions.

Frank Riley
This is an important issue that should reflect the voices of the residents of Chula Vista through a Commission and not just that of the City Manager.

Jeanne Brown (Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, LWVSD) The League of Women Voters of San Diego has a position believes that cities and counties should enact privacy and technology-use ordinances to protect privacy and other civil liberties. The proposed ordinances should include requirements for audits of specified policy and data in an annual surveillance report that is publicly available. Ordinances should also include evidence of crime-prevention effectiveness, civil rights impact, fiscal costs, and source of funding for surveillance technology. In order for the commission to be able to measure that effectiveness, more data needs to be collected on a regular basis and the commission would need to meet regularly and often, particularly at the beginning when they have so many technologies that have not been thoroughly evaluated.

Patricia Mondragon
Thank you for your leadership in creating a commission that will oversee protecting resident's privacy and other civil liberties. However, more robust amendments are needed to ensure the Commission has the tools and authorities it needs to oversee the vast surveillance technology in use today and in the future for the City of Chula Vista. Please adopt the amendments and suggestions being proposed by the community. If amendments cannot be adopted during this meeting, postpone your vote until you can meet with advocates and draft the ordinance based on established best practices in the field of privacy protection.

Margaret Baker
South Bay People Power supports formation of a commission to advise our City Council about surveillance technology & privacy protections. We appreciate our councilmembers’ support & efforts for improvements to the original ordinance, but feel more work is needed to correct critical omissions & language & to clarify specific processes for oversight and decision-making. We have studied this second version carefully & prepared an overview of some of the amendments we feel are essential & a document that shows precisely & more completely what critical changes are still needed.

Chula Vista needs an ordinance that:
1) Empowers the Commission with the time, access, & authority to advise the City Council to make fiscal & policy decisions regarding privacy protection & surveillance technology; 2) Enables the Commission to fulfill its advisory role to the City Council by setting clear purposes, functions, membership qualifications, meeting frequency & schedule; & 3) Strengthens community engagement, independent expert advice, & the City Council’s fiscal & policy-making role regarding technology acquisition, use & oversight.

We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to set explicit & unambiguous provisions in the ordinance that establishes the commission. Every word matters. Therefore, we encourage you to take the time to seriously review & incorporate our carefully-worded proposed amendments into a revised Ordinance Version 3 for consideration at your next meeting.

Ian Seruelo
We urge you to seriously consider the language proposed by the community that ensures the privacy and protection of civil liberties. We welcome the amendments that has been advanced but clear and unambiguous language needs to be incorporated to define the terms and provisions geared towards the protection of civil liberties of members of our communities.

Kathy Hardy
Chula Vista residents deserve and expect to have explicit provisions in place for the use of invasive technologies in our community. Our right to privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed by the 4th Amendment. It is critical that this City Council apply an ethical standard if the City is going to continue its use of this technology. I am asking the City Council to amend the current proposed ordinance while keeping in mind that the following questions should be addressed in future technology discussions: Does the technology in question cause unwarranted physical or psychological harm? Are residents aware that data is being collected, who is seeking it and why? Does the technology truly meet the goals of the community? This issue should not be “rubber-stamped” but requires introspection, ongoing discussions, revisions when necessary, oversight and community engagement.

Mary Davis
#PrivacyJustice - This is a good start, but you need to add protections for vehicular tracking technologies, which will be an increasing issue as the state pushes a Road Charge (aka Mileage Tax) system that will track miles driven.

Many vehicles have built-in GPS, and new models coming soon will soon have vehicle disabling capabilities (Biden's IIAJ Section 24220.)

Please abide by the protections in the 1st, 4th, and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, as well as Article 1 of the California Constitution. The right to privacy and to be free from routine tracking is a core foundational principal of our country.

Uphold #PrivacyJustice, and NO to building default systems that can impose mass surveillance at unprecedented levels.

The pending OBD III (Onboard Diagnostics) is on the horizon and holds dire privacy concerns:

"OBD-III imposes sanctions based on 'suspicionless mass surveillance' of private property. From a legal perspective, it is unprecedented: previous technologies have looked only at surveillance and tracking of individuals."

#PrivacyJustice
Pati Ruiz
I encourage the council to take their time to ensure that community members concerns are addressed before moving forward. Specifically, I would like to see inconsistencies in terminology addressed and operational definitions for terms in the document. There should also be language to affirm the full scope and duties of the Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission as recommended by the Chula Vista Technology and Privacy Advisory Task Force in our Final Summary of Policy Recommendations.

Robert Johnson
YOU WOULD FIGURE YOU WOULD DO THIS BEFOR MAKING A CONTECT TO HAVE A PRIVATE COMPANY UPLOAD OUR PRIVATE INFORMATION. i think yall dont know anything.

i have no faith in the consul.

Report Number
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23-0158
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Information Technology Services
Environmental Notice
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt an ordinance to establish a Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission under Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 2.65. (Second Reading and Adoption)

5.9 Grant Award: Accept a Grant from the Department of California Highway Patrol for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, and Appropriate Funds Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant - 23-0179.pdf

2. Resolution(1).pdf

3. Item 5.9 Dominguez-Cervantes (1).pdf
Robert Johnson
the people who arrested the weed grower now give the tax money made from cannbis to schools .. lol seems like a self fulfilled prophecy .. must be nice to just get paid from tax money next made by the ones who enforce laws to fund their own checks. hmmm

MAFIA, LABOR GROUPS. yall still dont know where money comes from.. lol Report Number
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23-0179
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Police
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution accepting $324,836 in grant funds from the Department of California Highway Patrol for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program and appropriate said funds to the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Police Grants Section of the State Grants Fund. (4/5 Vote Required)

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Baker.pdf

2. Raso.pdf

3. Johnson.pdf
Robert Johnson
When you dial out to 911...

Your phones connection needs to be ported over to Emergency Services - Fire, Police, EMS etc. The company controlling that process is iconectiv formerly Telcordia Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Foreign Swedish Telecom giant Ericsson.

In February of 2022, an internal investigation conducted between 2011-2019 by Ericsson was leaked to Journalists at the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists).

On February 27th, 2022 the ICIJ published their Investigation titled “The Ericsson List”.

Key Findings
The Ericsson List reveals that the Swedish telecom giant sought permission from the terrorist group known as the Islamic State to work in an ISIS—controlled city and paid to smuggle equipment into ISIS areas on a route known as the “Speedway.” Ericsson made tens of millions of dollars in suspicious payments over nearly a decade to sustain its business in Iraq, financing slush funds, trips abroad for defense officials and payoffs through middlemen to corporate executives and possibly terrorists.

The telecom giant relied on politically connected fixers and unvetted subcontractors, sham contracts, inflated invoices, falsified financial statements and payments to “consultants” with nebulous job descriptions as part of its business dealings in Iraq.

Ericsson presided over corrupt conduct in Iraq even after it had acknowledged in 2013.

A REP{ORT WILL BE HANDED TO YOU ALSO A RPORT WAS DELIVERED TO THE CVPD.

The public may address the Council on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Council but not on the agenda.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Comments:

The following item(s) have been advertised as public hearing(s) as required by law.

7.1 Sewer Service: Assess Delinquent Sewer Service Charges as Recorded Liens Upon the Respective Parcels of Land and Place Delinquent Charges on the Next Regular Property Tax Bill for Collection by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - Delinquent Sewer Service Charges 23-0175.pdf

2. Resolution(2).pdf
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23-0175
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Finance
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Conduct the public hearing and adopt a resolution assessing certain delinquent sewer service charges as recorded liens upon the respective parcels of land and placement of delinquent charges on the next regular tax bill for collection by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector.

7.2 Solid Waste Service: Assess Delinquent Solid Waste Service Charges as Recorded Liens Upon the Respective Parcels of Land and Place Delinquent Charges on the Next Regular Property Tax Bill for Collection by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report Delinquent Solid Waste Service Charges 23-0176.pdf

2. Resolution.pdf
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23-0176
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Finance
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Conduct the public hearing and adopt a resolution assessing certain delinquent solid waste service charges as recorded liens upon the respective parcels of land and placement of delinquent charges on the next regular tax bill for collection by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector.

8. ACTION ITEMS
Public Comments:

The following item(s) will be considered individually and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation.

8.1 Property Acquisition: Authorizing the Purchase and Rehabilitation of the Palomar Motel for Conversion into Permanent Supportive Housing Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report Authorization for Acquisition and Conversion of Palomar Motel - 23-0188.pdf

2. Resolution A - Authorize Conversion of Palomar Motel.pdf

3. Resolution B - Application for Homekey REV (002).pdf

4. 2023-07-25 Item 8.1 Presentation - Palomar Motel Conversion to PSH.pdf Maria Sanchez
Good Evening City Council Members, City Attorney, City Clerk and City Staff: I have a few comments on this Staff report.

Comment 1: The Environmental Notice and Environmental Review does not cover the National Environmental Policy Act. In reading the report, federal ARPA funds and ERA2 are funding sources that are being used for the Project.

Comment 2: There is already a concentration of affordable housing in the surrounding area.

Comment 3: The $7m dollars could be used to renovation of Harborside Park. If this funding was used to renovate Eucalyptus, Lauderbach, and Loma Verde Parks, why isn't this funding being used to fund the much needed improvements to Harborside Park?

Comment #4. There was no community outreach done to inform the surrounding businesses and residents that there would be this type of project near us.

Comment #5. there is no financial analysis in the staff report. The City Council is not shown the risks associated with Project HomeKey Projects. Who will be funding the services for the 55 year period mentioned in the report?

PAUL HENKIN
I support converting the motel to more homeless housing, but only if there are adequate job resources and mental health services available within a block or less. Let's clean up the problem, not just bury it in a new place.

We should recognize that many of the homeless are ready to be productive in society, like most of those who became homeless because they couldn't afford a bit more rent.

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23-0188
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1160 Walnut Avenue
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Housing and Homeless Services
Environmental Notice
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The Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15326 (Acquisition of Housing for Housing Assistance Programs), and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt resolutions:

A) Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate terms and conditions, dedicate remaining Emergency Rental Assistance 2 funds, and execute all documents necessary to purchase the Palomar Motel for conversion (acquisition and rehabilitation) into permanent supportive housing; and B) Authorizing application to, and participation in, the State of California Homekey Program.

8.2 American Rescue Spending Plan: Amend the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Spending Plan Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report Amending ARPA Spending Plan - 23-0173.pdf

2. Resolution(4).pdf

3. 2023_07_25 Item 8.2 Finance ARPA Spending Plan Amendment Presentation.pdf Report Number
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23-0173
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Citywide and Project Specific at 1160 Walnut Avenue
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Finance
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Adopt a resolution: A) amending the Fiscal Year 2023/24 budget, B) amending the Fiscal Year 2023/24 CIP program budget, C) amending the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Spending Plan; D) establishing CIP project GGV0270 and appropriating $13.0 million for acquisition and renovation of Palomar Motel. ( 4/5 Vote Required)

9. CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS
Public Comments:

9.1 Fire Station 1 Renovation Update
Attachments
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Public Comments

1. 2023-07-25 Item 9.1 Presentation - Fire Station 1 Renovations.pdf

2. 2023-07-25 Item 9.1 Presentation CVFD-Vermont Deployment Briefing.pdf

9.2 Harborside Park Referral Update
Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Chula Vista Elementary School District Response Letter- Harborside_Redacted.pdf Robert Johnson
THE BOARD VOTED TO SUPPORT REOPOING THE PARK. WHO IS KEEPING IT CLOSED IF YOU ONLY ITEM IS TO PROVE MY FOIA CORRECT IN THAT A DOCUMENT WAS AVAIABLE BUT U DIDNT WANT MY WORK TO ShOW BEFOR YOU COULD GET IN OR DID MY WORK GET THE INTENDED PURPOSE RESULTS. REMINDER YOU WORK FOR US.. LET ALONE ALL THE MISTAKES I FIND RIGHT NOW UR IN BREACH OF MY BROWN ACT VIOLATION AND THE OATH YOU TOOK. KEEP PLAYING GAMES YOU THINK IM BAD WAIT TILL YOU MEET MY LAWYERS./

I WILL NOT BE A SLAVE.

FREE SPEECH

FREE PRESS

WE ARE THE NEWS.

FREEDOM.

10. MAYOR’S REPORTS
Public Comments:

10.1 Boards and Commissions: Consideration of Annual Reappointments Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Staff Report - FY2023-24 Annual Reappointments for Boards and Commissions - 23-0141.pdf

2. Attachment 1 - Board and Commission Rosters.pdf

3. Attachment 2 - Training and Attendance Records.pdf
Susan Lake
I have served as Human Relations Commissioner for 1 term and part of another. I was asked by city staff if I would like to continue my service as Commissioner and I indicated yes. I fulfilled the Ethics requirement again. It came as a complete shock to me on July 19, 2023 to receive a call from the Mayor’s office stating that the Mayor did not wish reappoint me for a second term. I wish to continue serving my city and complete the projects I was tasked with in my role as Commissioner and member of the Community Survey Ad-Hoc Committee within the HRC.

As I am sure the Council has noticed, there are 4 current vacancies on the Human Relations Commission, not including my spot. I am the only active Human Relations Commissioner willing to continue as Commissioner as the vacancies are because of Commissioners relinquishing their roles either voluntarily or because of illness or otherwise. The mayor has proposed 3 nominees for Commissioner status for HRC leaving 2. It is baffling to me that I would not be allowed to continue in my role as Commissioner if there remain to be open vacancies.

I have taken my role very seriously and have rarely missed meetings over the years. I am current on my Ethics. I am shocked and dismayed that my volunteerism would be rejected but hopeful that the City Council will recognize my ongoing commitment to the City of Chula Vista through the HRC.

I apologize for my absence as I had a prior family commitment and send this email instead.

REAPPOINTMENTS TO FIRST TERMS (Initial term less than two years )
Jose Torres, Board of Ethics
Alexia Velissaropoulos, Board of Ethics
William Salle, Citizens' Oversight Committee - Measure A Lourdes Nunez-Silva, Civil Service Commission
Ken Muraoka, Cultural Arts Commission
Christian Gomez, Human Relations Commission
Rodney Caudillo, Traffic Safety Commission

REAPPOINTMENTS TO SECOND TERMS
Bryan Ehm, Board of Appeals and Advisors
Isidro Barragan, Board of Ethics
Elizabeth Murphy, Health Wellness and Aging Commission
Brenda Aguirre, Mobilehome Rent Review Commission
Michael De La Rosa, Planning Commission
Jerome Torres, Planning Commission
Brianna Conser, Parks and Recreation Commission
Ashleigh Padilla, Parks and Recreation Commission
Adriana Guevara Gluyas, Sustainability Commission
Report Number
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23-0141
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City Clerk
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make the reappointments as appropriate.

10.2 Ratification of Appointment to the Following Commissions:

Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Boards and Commissions Appointments Memo July 2023.pdf

2. Board and Commission Applications July 2023 .pdf
Robert Johnson
IF YOU HAVE TIME TO DO THIS YOU HAVE TIME TO UPLOAD THE AUDIO AND MAKES SURE THE WEBSITE REFLECTS IT.. WHO EVER IS NOT UPLOADING THEIR AUDIO IS IN VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.. YOU VIOLATION WILL BE MADE PUBLIC AND ON RECORD. THERE IS NO RUNNING from the WORK....YOU JUST HAVE TO DO YOUR JOB OR ACCEPT THE CONSECENCES.

Citizens' Oversight Committee - Measure A
- Patricia Alvarez
Cultural Arts Commission
- Christine Brady
Human Relations Commission
- David Diaz
- Jeffrey Redondo
- Julie Holm
Sustainability Commission
- Jeanine Sharkey
Veterans Advisory Commission
- Francia Castro
- Henry Martinez
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

10.3 Consideration of Appointment of a Voting Delegate and Alternates for the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference to be Held in Sacramento, September 20 - 22 Attachments
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Public Comments

1. 2023 Voting Delegate Packet.pdf
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make the appointment as appropriate.

11. COUNCILMEMBERS’ COMMENTS
Public Comments:

11.1 Councilmember Gonzalez: Ratification of Appointment to the Following Commission:

Attachments
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Public Comments

1. MEMORANDUM HWAC.pdf

2. Board and Commission Application.pdf
Health Wellness and Aging Commission
- Joyce Perischilli
RECOMMENDED ACTION:

11.2 Deputy Mayor Preciado & Councilmember Gonzalez: Written Communications Attachments
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Public Comments

1. Memorandum - Council Sub-Committee Recommendations on Budget and Strategic Plan.pdf Robert Johnson
Encourage People to Engage

The best way to assure a broad perspective is to collect information in a variety of ways and from a variety of sources. Consider the following items to get the public involved in the process.

Schedule. Start early enoughthat public input meaningfully influences decisions.

Transparency. Provide information to the public in a format that they can understand. This approach is appropriate at all stages and may include:

Newsletters
Public notices in community media
Public hearings
Public reports, such as Budgets-in-Brief, Popular Annual Financial Reports, or performance reports Web sites and Dashboards – GFOA has a best practice on Website Posting of Financial Documents Individual or group emails, phone calls, and in-person contact RECOMMENDED ACTION:

12. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
Public Comments:

13. CLOSED SESSION
Public Comments:

Announcements of actions taken in Closed Sessions shall be made available by noon on the next business day following the Council meeting at the City Attorney's office in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code 54957.7)

13.1 Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Public Comments:

Name of case: Jacqueline Limon v. City of Chula Vista, et al., San Diego Superior Court, Case No. 37-2021-00045866-CU-PA-CTL.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

14. ADJOURNMENT
Public Comments:
to the special City Council meeting on August 8, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in Executive Conference Room 103, and then the regular City Council meeting on August 8, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Materials provided to the City Council related to an open session item on this agenda are available for public review, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at [email protected]
or (619) 691-5041.

Chula Vista City CouncilJuly 25, 2023

Chula Vista City Council
July 25, 2023