LAST MINUTE AGENDA INFORMATION
03/19/2025 Regular City Council Meeting
(Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the Agenda Packet for the March 19, 2025, meeting.) ITEM
NO. SUBJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION
10 PUBLIC COMMENTS
a. Correspondence from Sandra
Brillhart
12.a
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES.
a. Correction to Staff Report:
Correction of date to December
4, 2024.
12.d
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-012
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR
SANDAG’S SMART GROWTH INCENTIVE
PROGRAM (SGIP) FOR THE PALM
AVENUE STREETSCAPE AND GATEWAY
PROJECT. (0140-40 & 0720-10)
a. Correspondence from Sandra
Brillhart
15.a
2025 UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROGRAM. (0240-10)
a. Correspondence from Sandra
Brillhart
From: Sandra Brillhart
To: Public Comments
Subject: Agenda Item 10 - Public Comment
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:29:02 PM
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I am very concerned about the malicious campaign literature against the Mayor paid for by a local PAC.
Though this is not a local election, members of City Council should use their positions to condemn this type of negative, vitriolic and vengeful campaign activity.
You should recall the presentation from Dr. Luna to the IB Ad Hoc Committee on Campaign Reform in which he summarized his research on harassment and threats to elected leaders and candidates for elected office. He found that such activity is increasing, that it is mostly directed at women and people of color, and that it has a detrimental effect on democracy because it discourages people from running for office, participating in elections and civic engagement.
Regardless of your politics or preference in the April 8 election, as local leaders you should be outraged by the malicious, mean spirited campaign literature against your own Mayor by local residents and their well funded PAC. By not speaking out against this negative, mean spirited campaigning, you are validating it and signaling that it is acceptable in future IB local elections. I expect better from my elected officials.
Respectfully,
Sandy Brillhart
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a.1 03/19/25 Last Minute Agenda Information
Item 10 - Submitted by Sandra Brillhart
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March 19, 2025
ITEM TITLE: APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approves the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 4, 2024.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
Not a project as defined by CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT: No Fiscal impact associated with this item.
ATTACHMENTS:
ATT 1 – 12-04-24 Regular Meeting Minutes_DRAFT
a.1 03/19/25 Last Minute Agenda Information
Item 12.a
From: Sandra Brillhart
To: Public Comments
Subject: Consent Calendar Item 12d - Support
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025 2:17:34 PM
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It is extremely important for the City to apply for state-funded grants such as this one because the new administration in Washington is looking to cut or eliminate federal funding for "green infrastructure" transportation projects. The excerpt below is from a transportation advocacy group that I follow:
"The Trump Administration has issued a new memo to state transportation agencies that could have sweeping impacts on millions of dollars in transportation infrastructure projects. According to Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute, who shared the news via Bluesky Monday morning, an email from US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ordered DOTs to re-examine all projects funded with federal grants since 2022 to make sure they comply with Trump’s priorities and executive orders.
Duffy said any grant awards, “when the primary purpose [of the project] is bicycle infrastructure” could get the axe. Duffy’s memo says projects will also need to be scaled back or unfunded if they specifically address: “Equity activities, diversity, equity and inclusion activities, climate change activities, environmental justice activities, gender specific activities, when the primary purpose is bicycle infrastructure (i.e. recreational trails and shared use paths, etc.), electric vehicles, and EV charging infrastructure,” or if they, “improve the condition for environmental justice communities or actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
“Where the scope of the project includes elements noted above,” the memo reads, “update project scopes to eliminate and, where possible, replace those identified elements with relevant elements that align with… current Administration executive orders.”
Respectfully,
Sandy Brillhart
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Item 12.d - Submitted by Sandra Brillhart
From: Sandra Brillhart
To: Public Comments
Subject: Agenda Item 15a
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:41:05 PM
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Excellent work and very impressive results!
Sandy Brillhart
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Item 15.a - Submitted by Sandra Brillhart