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I'M GOOD WITH THAT FROM THE GENERAL FUND YES.
FROM THE GENERAL OR --
WHERE IS IT SUPPOSED TO COME FROM. THAT'S THE QUESTION I HAVE.
IT'S NORMAL FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUND TO PAY FOR THE STUDY.
WELL I'M FINE GIVEN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND TAKING IT OUT OF GENERAL.
WELL.
IT WOULD HIT THE GENERAL FUND WHICH IS AT 900 AND WE'RE TRYING NOT TO DO THAT.
BUT I'M ALSO TRYING TO PAY PENANCE TOO. I TOO WANT TO COME OUT AND DEAL WITH MY NEIGHBORS.
FAIR ENOUGH.
THEY'RE CALLING FOR US TO GO TO JAIL. ANY WAY. SO I'M JUST SAYING. I'M OKAY WITH IT COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND.
UPS OR DOWNS? WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE ON THE ENDS THAT NEED TO WEIGH IN. WE ALREADY HAVE THREE, SO.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED WHERE IT CAME FROM BEFORE. IF IT COMES FROM THE ENTERPRISE
FUND I WANT TO, I DON'T KNOW I WANT TO UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE FORGIVING A LOAN AND WE'RE PAYING FOR IT. WHERE'S IT APPROPRIATE TO COME FROM. I THINK WE NEED TO DO IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO A COST ALLOCATION PLAN FOR 30 YEARS THAT WAS BEFORE WE GOT ELECTED RIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM. SO HOW WE REMEDY THAT I'M JUST FEEL A LITTLE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE IDEA OF, OF DOING THINGS TO REMEDY IT THAT WON'T REALLY COUNT. YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING FREEZE THE WATER RATES AND THAT WON'T COUNT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
GENERAL FUND PAY FOR -- I MEAN IT MAY COUNT EMOTIONALLY BUT THERE SHOULD BE
A REAL ACCOUNTING FOR HOW MUCH WE AS A CITY ARE GIVING UP TO REPAY THIS RATHER THAN JUST THROWING THINGS AT IT RANDOMLY. THERE SHOULD BE MORE THOUGHT THROUGH.
WE'RE SETTING MONEY ASIDE TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT THEN TAKE THE NEXT STEPS.
BUT YOU'RE TAKING IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. AND THAT'S WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR CITIZENS RIGHT NOW WOULD WANT US TO DO.
TO ME THAT'S AR BY -- ARBITRARY. THAT'S THE PART THAT I THINK SHOULD BE A REAL CLEAR ACCOUNTING OF. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM? WELL THERE'S A VARIETY OF ASKS FOR THEM. THEY WANT REBATES TOO. SO MAYBE IT KIND OF ALL EVENS OUT IN THE WASH WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE AGENDA. I JUST KNOW WE NEED TO HAVE A RATE STUDY DONE. WE'RE GOING TO BE.
OR TIME TRACKING.
LOOKING AT IT.
MORE TIME TRACKING.
WE'LL PUT A PLACE HOLDER, THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AUGUST AND WE'LL BRING THIS BACK AND HAVE A MUCH BETTER DISCUSSION.
OKAY.
OKAY.
SO I CAN CROSS THAT OFF THE LIST. ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU GUYS GOT THREE THUMBS UP TO PUT IT AS A PLACE HOLDER IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE THREE.
WE TOOK CARE OF, WE VOTED ON THE LOAN, AND WE VOTED ON THE RATES. SO I THINK THAT WAS ALL THE -- IS THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT CAME UP.
IT'S NOT ALL OF THEM BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD ADDRESS ALL OF THEM.
I MEAN THAT CAME UP WHEN WE WERE IN THE BEGINNING LIKE THIS.
S IN THE -- THIS IS THE ONE I PUT OUT, YES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE COVERING THAT. ALL RIGHT.
MA'AM MAYOR.
CAN WE MOVE ON.
CAN I HAVE CLARIFICATION YOU'RE SUSPENDING THE WATER RATE INCREASE. JUST THE WATER OR THE SEWERS AS WELL.
JUST THE WATER.
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JUST THE WATER FOR ONE YEAR. YOU WANT TO PUT A PLACE HOLD, NOT A PLACE HOLDER, YOU WANT TO PUT $80,000 INTO BUDGET.
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I THOUGHT WE SAID 75. 75 AND WE HAD THREE THUMBS UP TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
AND FOR THE WATER RATES THAT WAS UP TO ONE YEAR OR JUST ONE YEAR.
THIS FISCAL YEAR.
ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT, IS THAT ALL YOU NEEDED ANA?
YES.
ALL RIGHT. SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER THINGS UNDER THIS ENTERPRISE FUNDS BEFORE WASTE WATER ENTERPRISE FUNDS BEFORE WE MOVE ON. I'M AFRAID TO ASK. ALL RIGHT.
LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT I'M ASSUMING THERE AREN'T ANY. LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. I'M SORRY I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THIS. MARY, WHEN ARE WE, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT WHAT ALL WE HAVE HERE. SO BEFORE WE GO ANOTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHERE WE'RE GETTING TO. WE NEED TO GO OUT TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY.
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL VOTE ON WHETHER WE VOTE ON THIS
TONIGHT OR WHETHER YOU WANT TO BRING IT BACK ON THE NEXT MEETING TO LAY IT OUT THEN.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET WITH COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. IN CHAMBERS SEEING NONE. KYLE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. KYLE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. I WILL COME BACK TO KYLE. KATE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE.
I AM UNMUTED.
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.
I CAN.
OKAY GO AHEAD PLEASE.
IS THERE A WAY I CAN MAKE A QUICK COMMENT BEFORE MY PUBLIC COMMENT STARTS.
IS IT RELATED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE --
YES.
FROM THE FINANCE QUESTION.
YES.
CAN YOU MAKE IT SHORT THEN I WILL START YOUR TWO MINUTES.
I WILL TRY TO BE AS SHORT AS I CAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE REASON, THAT PER PROP 26, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTING ALL OF ITS EXPENSES TO RATE PAYERS. THEREFOR, TIME TRACKING SOFTWARE WOULD BE PART OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IF THE CITY WANTS TO CHARGE THE RATE PAYERS FOR PEOPLE'S TIME. AND I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE WE DO NOT NEED A NEW RATE STUDY IN TOTAL. ALL OF THE SEWER
MASTER PLAN, THE GRAND JURY AND ALL THIS, AND THE TIME TRACKING IS ALL
FIGURED OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST WASTING TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE A NEW RATE STUDY. WHAT WE NEED IS TIME TRACKING AND STANDARD PRACTICE IN ALL SINGLE BUSINESS. ALL CONTRACTORS YOU USE. EVERYBODY USES TIME TRACKING IT'S NOT OWNERRIST. MY FINAL PLEASE, PLEASE READ OUR GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR REBATES AT ALL. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS TO BE REIMBURSED AND I WILL START MY PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.
GO AHEAD KATE.
I URGE COUNCIL TO DECLINE THE SEWER FUNDS. AS THE PROJECTS ARE NOT PROP 36
COMPLIANT AND ARE FORCING RATES ON TO EVERY BUSINESS AND NONPROFITS IN SEBASTOPOL. BAD BUDGETS EQUAL BAD BILLS. BILLS THAT ARE UNAFFORDABLE. WHY
WOULD COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO PUT THEIR NAMES TO NUMBERS THEY KNOW WILL BE UNTRUE. RATE PAYERS ARE BEING CHARGED 52% OF COUNCIL'S TOTAL BUDGET. NO
ONE IN THIS ROOM WOULD EVER TESTIFY IN A COURT OF LAW THAT COUNCIL SPENDS 52% OF THEIR TIME ON WATER AND SEWER. THAT WOULD BE OVER HALF OF EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEETING SIMPLY NOT TRUE. HOW CAN YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS UNTRUE AND ILLEGAL. THE CURRENT BUDGET ALLOCATES 63%. THESE ARE THE FACTS. PLEASE HAVE STRENGTH AND CORRECT THE Agenda Item Number 1
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SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY MORE EXAMPLES OF NEW NUMBERS IN THE BUDGET THAT DON'T REFLECT THE REALITY. THIS SHOWS THAT THE CLEAR SOURCE MODEL IS FLAWED.
HOW DID CLEAR SOURCE COME UP WITH 52% OF COUNCIL TIME WHEN WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. SEBASTOPOL PRIDES ITSELF ON DOING WHAT IS RIGHT. REJECT THESE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS, FOLLOW THE EFOC RECOMMENDATIONS. PAY BACK THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU KATE FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. KYLE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. I WILL COME BACK TO KYLE. LUKE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF YES.
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMING.
I CAN.
GO AHEAD PLEASE.
SEVERAL THINGS, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING WORK RELATED AND ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO IT. I THINK IT'S, IT'S SATISFYING AND THANK YOU. IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT.
IN TERMS OF COMMENTS HERE, I THINK I HEARD YOU KNOW WE HAVE A 25% RESERVE, WHY ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT THE BUDGET DEFICIT. IF THERE WAS A ONE TIME EXPENSE
THAT WAS CREATING A PROBLEM OR IF THERE WAS A PROMISE OF MORE REVENUE NEXT YEAR. YOU WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE AN ABERRATION. YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PERMIT FEES AND IT'S GOING TO GET A LOT WORSE. THE COURT ALLOCATION IS THROWING IN A BUDGET GAP RIGHT NOW. IF THAT STARTS TO GO AWAY YOU HAVE A BIGGER BUDGET PROBLEM NEXT YEAR. THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO ACT NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER IS CHALLENGING COUNCILS OF THE PAST. THEY ALWAYS FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH STREET MAINTENANCE BUDGET. TAKE AWAY STREET MAINTENANCE AND WE WILL HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. NOW WE HAVE STREETS. SOMEBODY ASKED WHERE I GOT THE $80,000 FOR THE HOTEL TAX INCREASE.
THAT WAS FROM A REPORT FROM NHA WHO WAS YOUR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT. THEY REPORTED IT BACK IN 2023. NESE WAS THERE AND STEVEN WAS THERE SO YOU CAN FIND IT. THEY SUGGESTED YOU USE UTILITY USER TAX. YOU GUYS NEED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND FIGURE THAT ALL OUT I GUESS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER THINGS PARK VILLAGE AND THE EV CHARGERS. I'M NOT SURE WHY, WE SUBSIDIZED EV CHARGERS WHERE THERE'S COMMERCIAL CHARGING NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY AT PARK VILLAGE. THOSE PEOPLE ARE PAYING RENT MONEY, WHERE IS THE RENT MONEY. THANK YOU.
KYLE, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. KYLE COULD YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. I'M NOT GETTING KYLE TO COME THROUGH. THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY BUDGET. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S NONE IN CHAMBERS AND KYLE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HIS HANDS UP. I'M ASKING HIM TO UNMUTE. AND I'M GETTING NO RESPONSE. MAYOR WOULD JUST WANT TO WAIT FOR MR. FOWLER TO RESPOND OR MOVE FORWARD.
I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. IF THEY'RE NOT THERE, IF HE'S NOT THERE HE'S NOT THERE. OKAY. SO WE BACK AT THE DAIS.
I WOULD ASK FOR A RECAP FROM STAFF ON WHAT THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN. AND THE
STAFF CAN DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD OR CAN CONTINUE TO BUDGET INTO THE NEW FISCAL, OR INTO JULY.
OKAY. SO ANA.
SO, GOING FROM THE TOP. SO FOR COUNCIL.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT UP ON THE SCREEN FOR US.
SO THE COUNCIL BUDGET WILL NOW BE 268,607. WE STARTED OUT WITH 197,107 TAKE OUT THE MAIN STREET FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION PLUS 75,000 FOR THE WATER RATE STUDY.
CITY MANAGER BUDGET, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY FOR CONFERENCE. AND REMOVING $400 FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION. SO 1,500 FOR THE TRAVEL AND 600 FOR THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
SO YOU WANT TO SEE THE BOTTOM LINE.
I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY IT'S NOT JUST A WATER ALLOCATION STUDY BUT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS. IF THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED.
YOU WANT TO SEE THE BOTTOM LINE.
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THE BOTTOM LINE YOU GO FROM 960,000 TO 850. DEFICIT. YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO MY DEPARTMENT?
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I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WILL IS OF EVERYONE HERE BECAUSE IT'S 10:00. DOES EVERYONE WANT. LINE BY LINE? GO AHEAD.
I WOULD JUST LIKE THE TOTAL OF THE PROPOSED SURPLUS FOR THE END OF THIS YEAR AT THIS POINT.
IT HASN'T CHANGED.
IT'S 1.2 MILLION.
YES, YES.
OKAY SO WE WENT FROM 960 TO 850. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO VERY QUICKLY.
LIKE, OR. I MEAN THERE AREN'T THAT MANY CHANGES.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE ONES ANA SAID FOR THE MANAGER BUDGET IT WOULD BE SALARY AND BENEFITS REDUCTION OF 120,000. THE RECRUITMENT, FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT IT WOULD BE $1,000 FOR THE GFOA APP -- APPLICATION. SALARY AND
BENEFIT REDUCTION FROM THE COMBINED HYBRID FROM THE ASSOCIATE CONTRACT PLANNING MANAGER WOULD BE 130,000. YOU'D BE ADDING $175,000 AS A PLACE HOLDER. $10,000 WOULD BE ALLOCATED WITHIN THE ART AND LIEU FEE FOR THE SCULPTURE. IN THE PENSION OBLIGATION FUND, YOU MOVE $500, $500,000 FROM DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT TO THE 115 TRUST. AND YOU'VE ALSO GIVEN DIRECTION FOR COUNCIL TO
FORGIVE FUTURE AGENDA TO COME BACK FOR COUNCIL TO FORGIVE THE WASTE WATER LOAN AMOUNT. AND NO INCREASE FOR WATER RATES FOR THERE FISCAL YEAR 26-27.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CORRECTIONS.
NO CORRECTIONS. IS IT COMMENT TIME OR NO?
YES.
I'M STILL, WITH WHAT WE DID. THE SCENARIO THAT I CAME IN AND STARTED THIS MEETING FROM. THAT OUR MEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC PUT FORWARD, GIVEN THE SE SCENARIO I ALWAYS WORKED THROUGH WITH BOB LELAND. WITH NO PENSION AT ALL AND THIS SCENARIO, PENSION, WITHDRAWAL NUMBER THREE. NO HOTEL, SEWER NOT REPAID WE WOULD STILL NEED TO REDUCE THE BUDGET BY 802,000 TO DO RIGHT FOR FUTURE COUNCILS. WE DIDN'T EVEN SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF TRYING TO REDUCE ANYTHING CLOSE TO 810,000 FROM THE BUDGET. MOVING IT FROM 958.50 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. IF I HAD TO VOTE ON THIS, I'M GOOD WITH NO. IF WE CONTINUE THE BUDGET TO TWO WEEKS FROM NOW TO SEE IF MARY CAN DO BETTER. BY BETTER I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M VERY CLEAR. ALL OF THIS IS EMPLOYEE COST RELATED. SO OUR
UNIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE THROUGH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO SERVE LETTERS ON THEM TO COME TO THE TABLE. WITH US IN FULL OPEN SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THIS PREDICAMENT. WE CAN HAVE ALL THE STAFF IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO ONE PUBLIC COMMENTER WHO SAID THIS A YEAR. YOU CAN HAVE FULLY STAFFED OUTFIT AND NOT HAVE ANYTHING MONEY TO DO ANYTHING. TO BEAUTIFY OUR PARKS, FOR CITY AND SEWER. I'M NOT GOING TO SET UP THE FUTURE CITY COUNCIL FOR A DISASTER THAT I WALKED INTO. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.
OKAY, ANYONE ELSE? I AM GLAD.
I READ A SEBASTOPOL TIME ARTICLE A FEW YEARS AGO. OUR THEN MAYOR SAID WE WOULD BE OUT OF MONEY BY 2026.
AGREED.
AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. WE'RE IN 2026 AND WE HAVE A 5% RESERVE. SO I'M GOOD WITH THIS BUDGET THE WAY IT IS.
I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO PUSH IT OUT AND SEND BACK WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT.
AND CONTINUE IT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. GIVEN THE HOUR, GIVEN ALL OF THE CHANGES
WE'VE MADE I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH IT OUT TO THE NEXT, BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THE CAPITAL BUDGET DONE. THAT'S A TOPIC AFTER WE FINISH THIS.
I'M OKAY WITH PUSHING IT OUT TO THE NEXT. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE IS AT. WHEN I SAY THE NEXT, I MEAN THE NEXT MEETING.
I WOULD BE OKAY WITH APPROVING THIS BUDGET TONIGHT. AND WE'RE PUSHING CAPITAL. SECOND PART OF THAT BUDGET.
I'M OKAY WITH APPROVING THE BUDGET. I MEAN I WAS DEFINITELY A PART OF IT. I'M IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.
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OKAY. I ALSO DON'T SEE HOW STAFF IS GOING TO DO A LOT OF BIG MORE CUTS. WE AT LEAST ADDED 150. THE STAFF ALREADY TOOK 260 OUT OF THE BUDGET FROM TWO WEEKS AGO. THEN WE ADDED 150 BACK IN. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO ADD 150 BACK IN AND NOT APPROVE THE BUDGET. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, BUT. ANY WAY.
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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A LOT OF THIS BUDGET IS, STAFFING FOR SURE. BUT WE CAN'T UNDO STAFFING. YOU KNOW WE CANNOT DO ROADS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. I DON'T WANT TO UNDO ROADS I WANT TO DO ROADS. BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY WITH THE BUDGET BEING AT 8K, 800K DEFICIT CONSIDERING HOW WELL WE DID LAST YEAR. WHEN WE MADE THE SAVINGS. AS FAR AS STRUCTURAL GOES. I THINK THE FUTURE HAS SOMETHING TO HOLD. AND I DON'T, WANT TO DO LESS ON ROADS I WANT TO DO MORE ON ROADS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I APPROVED THE BUDGET AS IT IS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I MEAN THAT'S VERY TRIGGERING FOR ME BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE LAST PREVIOUS DECADE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS DID. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE ROADS TODAY. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE IT FROM. WHICH IS WHY I FOUGHT SO HARD. I'M JUST SAYING OKAY I HEAR YOU BUT THAT'S A FALL BACK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID. I DIDN'T MISUNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID I'M SAYING THAT'S WHY IT'S TRIGGERING. BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE EVERYBODY WANTED TO TAKE FROM. NOW WE'RE IN A BAD PLACE. AT ANY RATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE ADOPT THE 26-27 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AS PROPOSED WITH THE CHANGES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED TO STAFF. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO SAY ON THAT?
AND TO ADOPT, SO I CAN READ THE RESOLUTION OR THE MOTION FOR YOU. SO WE ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27. ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR. ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION. DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATION LIMITS. ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION THE CITY FOR THE EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27. THEN CAN WE DIRECT TO BRING BACK ITEMS AS DIRECTED TONIGHT.
YES. SO MOVED.
I WILL SECOND IT.
SO MOVED BY VICE MAYOR MAURER.
COUNCIL MEMBER HINTON.
YES.
MAYOR McLEWIS.
NO.
MOTION PASSES 3-2 WITH CARTER, HINTON AND MAURER IN SUPPORT. AND RATHER THAN DOING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. CAN WE WORK TO CONTINUE THAT.
DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO THEN DO WE, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBER 18 IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
I THINK COUNCIL HAS TIME. IF WE WAIT TO DELAY ADOPT THE USER FEES THEN WE WILL
WAIT, WE WILL BE DELAYING WHEN WE CAN CHARGE THE HIGHER RATES SO THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT. IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT APPLICATIONS AND THINGS WILL COME IN. BUT, THAT MEANS ALL OF OUR FEES BETWEEN JULY 1 AND JULY 7th WOULDN'T CHANGE. AND THEN, OUR FEES THAT ARE RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT. SO PLANNING APPLICATIONS, IMPACT FEES ALL OF THOSE. THEY CAN'T GO INTO EFFECT FOR 60 DAYS.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING WE NEED TO MOVE THAT ONE UP BUT DON'T WE NEED TO CONTINUE NUMBER 17 AND GIVE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT TIME.
YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT OF ORDER AND CONTINUE THAT NOW.
SO WHY DON'T WE, NUMBER 17. I JUST NEED TO READ IT. OPEN IT UP AND SAY WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE IT. AM I MISUNDERSTANDING?
YOU CAN JUST CONTINUE IT. MOTION TO CONTINUE IT AND NOT.
OKAY, SO I'M GOING MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE NUMBER 17, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT BUDGET TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS JULY, I MEAN YEAH, WHAT IS THE DATE, SORRY. JULY 7, CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M STATING THIS PROPERLY FOR THE RECORD. HELLO.
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CAN WE JUST HAVE THIS, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT -- CAN WE JUST TAKE A FIVE SECOND BREAK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HOLDING THAT THE CIP HOLD ANY OF THE OUR PROJECTS.
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OKAY, OKAY.
SO THERE'S A REQUEST TO OPEN UP THE CIP TO DISCUSS THE PROJECTS AND WE CAN CONTINUE THE FISCAL PROJECT FOR NEXT MEETING.
IS THERE A LOT? TWO. OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP NUMBER 17 AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ARIANA LEAD US THROUGH THE TWO. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT MEETING, EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CONSIDERATION. I'M GOING TO SKIP.
JUST TELL US WHAT PAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO, IT'S AGENDA PAGE 52. TAB J39 IS THE MARSH STREET PUMP STATION. SO
THIS IS A PROJECT, ARE YOU --
YOUR MICROPHONE ISN'T WORKING?
IT IS ON. HELLO.
YOU JUST HAVE TO GET CLOSER BECAUSE PEOPLE ONLINE CAN'T HEAR YOU THEN I GET MESSAGES.
IT'S J39 PAGE 52. SEWER PUMP STATION.
J39 IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
TAB J, PAGE 39 OF TAB J. DOES THAT GET YOU THERE.
IT'S LIKE A WHITE GREEN.
THIS IS A PROJECT TO RELINE THE WET WELL FOR THE WEST PUMP STATION. IT'S OUT TO BID RIGHT NOW. IT BIDS NEXT WEDNESDAY SO WE'RE HOPING TO WORD IT AT THE JULY 7th MEETING. WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS AT THE DRY SEASON WHEN WE HAVE LESS FLOWS THROUGH THE STATION. THAT'S WHY THE URGENCY TO GET IT DONE IN SEPTEMBER.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE FIRST? LET'S JUST ASK THAT.
JUST CONFIRMING IT'S, 300, WAIT. 2526 SO IT'S $25,000. AM I LOOKING.
NO, 300 IS BUDGETED.
SO WE'RE APPROVING 300. OKAY. YEAH JUST WANT TO SAY THE MATH WHEN WE'RE APPROVING IT.
SO 300,000 FOR THIS YEAR. FOR THIS IMMINENT PROJECT.
THE SECOND ONE IS TAB J47. IT'S NUMBER 60 FOR THE CALDER CREEK STORM DRAIN. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S COMING OUT OF OUR FLOOD RESILIENCY. THAT CONSULTANT
THAT'S HELPING US THROUGH THAT WORK RECOMMENDED WE SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP US GET THE SEDIMENT OUT OF THE CULVERT SECTION.
PAGE 47. SO IT'S IVES PARK TO REGADA TRAIL. OR WHAT PAGE.
NO IT'S TAB J, PAGE 26. IS IT THE CALDER CREEK STORM DRAIN.
THE AGENDA REPORT ISN'T MATCHING THEIR BUDGET BOOK.
WHICH ONE BECAUSE I'M ON PAGE 47.
YOU'RE ON 715.
STORM DRAIN.
IT'S PAGE 47 WITH THE BROWN.
GOT IT. WE WERE ALL ON THAT ALREADY.
WE'RE NOT PROCESS OF PERMITTING THAT WORK NOW. WE'VE DONE THE SOIL CHARACTERIZATION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING IN THE SEDIMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE DREDGING DONE BEFORE THE WINTER SEASON.
THIS IS FROM WHERE TO WHERE? THAT WHOLE AREA.
WHERE IT OPENS UP BEHIND THE POSTAL ANNEX.
BEHIND WHERE?
BECAUSE THE POSTAL ANNEX.
PERFECT, I'M GOOD. THAT NEEDS TO GET FIXED. OKAY SO IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON IT. OTHERWISE DO WE NEED TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THESE TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, THERE'S NONE IN HERE. KATE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE.
YES.
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.
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YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR, IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING THESE
CAPITAL PROJECT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE MAYOR TO UNDERSTAND WHEREBY THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. STORM DRAINS ARE NOT PART OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. SO,
AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF THE BUDGETS COULD CLEARLY DENOTE EXACTLY WHERE
MONEY IS COMING FROM TO FUND THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE I THINK WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT FORINSTANCE FORGIVING THE FRAUDULENT LOAN IT'S ACTUALLY MONEY THAT CAN BE USED. WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING, THE MONEY GOES TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. THERE'S THE GENERAL FUND, THE WATER FUND, AND THE SEWER FUND.
THERE'S THREE DISTINCT FUNDS AND THEY NEED TO BE DELINEATED.
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SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE BACK AT THE DAIS. IS THERE A REASON WE NEVER DENOTATED ON ANY OF THESE.
IT'S NOTED RIGHT ON THE PAGE.
I'M TRYING TO SEE.
FUNDING SOURCE ON THE MOORE STREET IT SAYS SEWER CAPITAL FUND. IF YOU LOOK
AT THE STORM --
IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT IT'S THE FLOOD FUND.
THAT'S 127. YOU CAN REFERENCE IT BACK TO THE SPECIAL FUNDS. BUT IT IS, IT IS THE.
MARK LEVINE'S MONEY. YAY.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENT WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION AND TO CONTINUE.
SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE MOORE STREET PUMP STATION PROJECT FOR 300,000. AND THE CALDER, AND REMOVAL PROJECT FOR 356,000 AND $26. AND TO CONTINUE THE REST OF THE IF CIP TO THE JULY 7 COUNCIL MEETING AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVED.
SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HINTON AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER ZELLMAN TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE MOORE STREET PROJECT AND CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE CIP PROJECTS TO THE JULY 7 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT OR AFTER 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER.
YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER HINTON.
VICE MAYOR MAUER.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
OKAY WE ARE SPEEDING ALONG. WE NEED TO ADDRESS NUMBER 18. PUBLIC HEARING UPDATING USER USE IN FISCAL YEAR 27, THAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. TAKE IT AWAY.
THIS THIS UPDATE. THE USER FEE FOR 2026-27. THE CONSULTANT STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED 150 FEES MINOR CORRECTION WAS NEEDED AND THERE'S ONE PLANNING. ONE NEW FEE FOR PLANNING. AND IT SAYS HERE, THESE ADJUSTMENTS DO NOT EXPAND. AND MOST FEES WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1st. WITH THAT CITY STAFF, RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY, THE COUNCIL HOLDS A CITY HEARING AND TO UPDATE THE RESOLUTION.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
JUST WONDERING WHY ISN'T THERE ATTACHED MORE. WHAT WAS THAT, THE PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE INCREASE.
OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE. OTHERWISE WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU MAYOR, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE USER FEE SCHEDULE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL COME TO CHAMBERS FIRST. SEEING NONE. I WILL GO OUT TO ZOOM. IF THERE'S ANYONE ON ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. SEEING NONE, THERE'S NO COMMENT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY THANK YOU. SO COMMENTS NOW. ANYONE HAVE A COMMENT? COMMENTED OUT.
OKAY. SO, DOES ANYONE ELSE. ANYONE HAVE A MOTION.
SURE. I CAN MOVE, I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO SAY IT. I MOVE WE APPROVE REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. AS INDICATED IN THE STAFF REPORT AT
1.5%. TOTALING AND ANTICIPATED FISCAL IMPACT OF 27,000 INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
I WILL SECOND THAT.
Agenda Item Number 1
City Council Meeting Packet for July 7, 2026
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HINTON AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR MAUER.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER.
Agenda Item Number 1
YES.
HINTON.
YES.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, VERY QUICKLY. LET'S SEE, REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS PEOPLE WANT TO REQUEST FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO WE NEED TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL, WE DID THE --
OH I'M SORRY.
THE REGULAR EARLIER.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU MAYOR THIS IS THE SECOND FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF
YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK DURING THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
OKAY SO NOW ANY REQUESTS. SO SORRY I GOT IT OUT OF ORDER. CITY STAFF REPORT.
ANYONE WANT TO.
WE HAVE AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW. WE HAVE QUITE A BOOKED JULY 7th CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
OKAY.
AND NO FURTHER DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS ARE ATTACHED. FOR I'M REFERENCING THE PACKET.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT BECAUSE I KNOW WE ALL RECEIVED AN E-MAIL TODAY ABOUT THE GRAFFITI AND SAFEWAY AND SUCH. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SHARE THIS. SO I'VE, MYSELF AND THE POLICE CHIEF AND MARY AND SAFEWAY AND ANALE LEADERSHIP. WE'VE BEEN MEETING ALMOST EVERY OTHER MONTH AT LEAST ABOUT THIS SINCE I BECAME MAYOR. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND DEALING WITH THIS. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THIS E-MAIL TODAY BECAUSE WE LITERALLY JUST MET A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE'RE CONTINUING THE THE MEETING.
I REACHED OUT TO THE FOLKS, RESIDENTS THERE WHO ACTUALLY WERE E-MAILING
ABOUT THE ISSUES AND WORKING ON SETTING UP A MEETING WITH MYSELF AND MARY AND THE POLICE CHIEF. AND WE'RE GOING TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE THIS OUT. BECAUSE I MEAN, I'VE BEEN, MARY, WE'VE ALL BEEN MEETING TOGETHER FOR SO MUCH. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE BALL GOT DROPPED AND WHY IT WASN'T ALL COMMUNICATED. SO I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I,
TOOK ON TODAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SO, SO MANY MONTHS WITH ALL OF THIS. AND I MEAN, AND SAFEWAY, I MEAN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP IN EAST BAY. AND ALL OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND THEY SAID THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THAT EXPEDITIOUSLY WHEN PEOPLE PAINTED ON GRAFFITI ON THERE. SO ANY WAY. ALL THIS TO SAY IS THAT SOMETHING -- I KNOW EVERYONE GOT AN E-MAIL AND I DIDN'T WANT TO REPLY ALL.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'M TAKING ON AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE LAST DECEMBER. SO, GO AHEAD.
I USUALLY DON'T REPORT OUT. BUT TODAY I WAS ALMOST A LITTLE BIT LATE BECAUSE I WAS MEETING WITH THE FARMERS MARKET. TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND PERMITTING THINGS. YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CONGENIAL CONVERSATION AND, YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY IT'LL HELP CLEAR UP COMMUNICATION AND HOW WE CAN CREATE A WINWIN BETWEEN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, PARKING AND THE FARMERS MARKET.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE. EVERYONE IS TIRED. THANK YOU ALL FOR, I KNOW. OKAY. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THEN I SAY WE'RE ADJOURNED. [Event Concluded] Agenda Item Number 1
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