From: alan mil
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 8:03 AM
Subject: CITY MEETING STOP WATER RATE INCREASE / UNSHELTERED WORKSHOP WARNING - This email originated from outside the City of Chula Vista. Do not click any links and do not open attachments unless you can confirm the sender.
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@CITY CLERK - Please enter entire email (except email addresses) into public record under AGENDA 6. Please verify both PowerPoint attachments received for display during my public speaking in both Agenda 6 and Agenda 8.3
Please enter into public record in Agenda 8.3 PowerPoint "Alan C Agenda 6 Public Comment Dec 5 2023" attachment.
COPY TO
NEWS
MAYORS
SANDAG
CA STATE REPS
NATIONAL CITY COUNCIL
CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL
SD COUNTY SUPERVISORS
BCC TO VOTERS PAYING TOO MUCH
5PM TUESDAY DECEMBER 5
CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers - 276 Fourth Avenue
PLEASE ATTEND AND SPEAK
https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7aa0b259-c18a-4691-9575- 74bdc72cffaf&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English
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AGENDA 6 PUBLIC COMMENT - STOP WATER RATE INCREASE
To Mayor and entire city council, please attend the Water Authority hearing scheduled the day after city hall meeting. TO COUNCIL JOSE PRECIADO: As former water board you have knowledge and influence to protect rate payers; INFLATION HAS BEEN DIFFICULT WILL ALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES EVERY CITY STOP RATE INCREASE?
WATER RATE INCREASE HEARING
ATTEND IN PERSON OR ZOOM DEC 6 5PM
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
505 GARRETT AVE CHULA VISTA CA 91910
Proposed rate adjustments: The Governing Water Authority Board is scheduled to vote on proposed rate adjustments at a public hearing on Wednesday, December 6, at 5:00 p.m. https://www.sweetwater.org/455/Agendas-Minutes
YOUR CITY NEXT IF YOU DO NOT SPEAK
San Diego raised their water rates last month
Chula Vista National City bill notice sent out months ago Some will claim that this due to Fallbrook and Rainbow districts voting to leave San Diego Water Authority. This is NOT TRUE, the vote occurred on Nov 7th and has not yet taken affect; San Diego and Chula Vista already planned to raise water rates before the Nov 7 election!. AS IN ANY UTILITY SUCH AS SDGE PROPOSAL RATE INCREASE BASED ON INCOME; THE WATER RATE INCREASE AFFECTS EVERYONE. BUSINESSES HIT WITH UTILITY RATE INCREASE WILL BE FORCED TO INCREASE PRICES ALL PRODUCT. HIGHER PRICES RESULT MORE SALES TAX, EVEN MORE COST TO CONSUMER. EVERY CITY UTILITY WHO NEXT INCREASED RATES? SWEETWATER AUTHORITY WATER RATE HEARING DEC 6 2023
AFFECTING NATIONAL CITY AND CHULA VISTA PRESS RELEASE
https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sweetwater-Authority- Governing-Board-approved-the-2023-Cost-of-Service-Study-rate-adjustments-proposed-to- maintain-water-service-operations.pdf
NOV 7 2023 ELECTION RESULT SHOWING FALLBROOK RAINBOW VOTE:
https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/sandiegocaenr/16/en/Index_16.html
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
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AGENDA 8.3 UNSHELTERED WORKSHOP
The city keeps building Government Housing that people living in tents with drug abuse can never afford to move in. INSTEAD TAX WASTE "AFFORDABLE HOUSING" THAT NEGLECTS
PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS CANNOT AFFORD, MAXIMIZE HELPING MORE PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SHELTER BEDS, TREATMENT AND A JOB TO STOP HOMELESS CYCLE. https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7aa0b259-c18a-4691-9575- 74bdc72cffaf&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=60&Tab=attachments
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
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BROWN ACT INFRINGEMENT UNREASONABLE TIME
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
SD COUNTY SUPERVISOR - SANDAG - CHULA VISTA
AGENDA 8.2 LIMIT PUBLIC SPEAKER TIME PROPOSAL
THREE MINUTES 12 CONSENT ITEMS = 15 SECONDS PER ITEM!
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/the-brown-act.pdf The Act specifically authorizes the legislative body to adopt regulations to assist in processing comments from the public. Th e body may establish procedures for public comment as well as specifying reasonable time limitations on particular topics or individual speakers. So long as the body acts fairly with respect to the interest of the public and competing factions, it has great discretion in regulating the time and manner, as distinguished from the content, of testimony by interested members of the public. (§ 54954.3(b).)
1. CONSENT CALENDAR WAS 5 MINUTES PER ITEM
REDUCE TO THREE MINUTES FOR ALL CONSENT ITEMS
2. AGENDA ITEMS WAS FIVE MINUTE REDUCE TO ONLY TWO MINUTES
3. NON AGENDA WAS THREE MINUTE REDUCE TO TWO MINUTES
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
Speaker Time Limits
Applicable law, including the Ralph M. Brown Act, allows public entities to place reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on public comment at their meetings. The proposed changes to speaker time limits aim to strike a balance between the public’s right and need to address their elected officials, while also allowing the City to manage public meetings, complete them reasonably efficiently, and promote an environment that allows all members of the public to engage and be able to offer comments.
Proposed changes to speaker time limits include:
https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7aa0b259-c18a-4691-9575- 74bdc72cffaf&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=64&Tab=attachments
Consent Calendar. Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes to speak to any or ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. Discussion of an item, information from staff, or a separate vote on any item by the City Council on the consent calendar do not remove an item from the consent calendar.
Agenda Items (Not on the Consent Calendar). Each speaker will be allowed up to two minutes to address the Council concerning the agenda item.
Members of the public do not have the right to comment outside the scope of or unrelated to the agenda item under consideration.
Non-Agenda Items/General Public Comments. Twenty minutes will be scheduled near the beginning of the meeting under Public Comments for members of the public to address the City Council on items of interest to the public that are not on the agenda but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Each speaker will be allowed up to two minutes. If there are more than 10 speakers, the first 10 will
be heard near the beginning of the meeting and the remaining speakers will be heard n ear the conclusion of the meeting.
Time Limits for Speakers Who Utilize an Interpreter. To comply with State law and City practice, staff recommends the rules be updated to specify that a member who utilizes an interpreter to provide non-simultaneous
English language translation shall receive twice the time otherwise allotted to speak.
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THE SILENT NEVER GET HEARD
Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
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From: City Clerk, City of Chula Vista <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Subject: City of Chula Vista: Notice of Agenda
City Council Meeting Agenda -- December 5, 2023
Dear Subscriber,
Meeting Agenda: A City Council agenda has been posted
to: www.chulavistaca.gov/councilmeetings
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Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23
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Written Communications - Curry
Items 6, 8.2, and 8.3 - Received 12/1/23