IF YOU GET ANYWHERE
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CLOSE TO
HALF THE NUMBERS YOU ARE
GOING
TO MAKE MORE MONEY THAN YOU HAVE
IN YOUR FORECAST.
YOU ARE LOSING VERY LITTLE IF
ANYTHING.
YOU ARE LOSING PERSPECTIVE TAX
REVENUE, BUT ONLY IF THERE IS A
HOTEL.
WHEN FIRST PRESENTED TO THE
CITY, I THOUGHT YOU PUT TOGETHER
A NEGOTIATING TEAM TO SEE
WHAT
CAN BE DONE HERE.
BARNEY MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE A
BIT.
MAYBE IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE TEN
YEARS.
IT COULD BE TOO LATE NOW
TO
START THAT PROCESS.
I THINK THE WORST CASE IS
THAT
YOU MAKE IT AND HE DOES
NOT
BUILD THE
HOTEL.
IF HE STARTS TO BREAK GROUND IT
WOULD BE A HUGE BOOST FOR
THE FINANCIAL
PROSPECTS
I WISH SOMEONE WOULD
HAVE
PRESENTED THE INFORMATION
ON
HOTEL REVENUE IN 2020 WHEN THE
ONLY DOWNTOWN HOTEL WAS SOLD.
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FOR PERMANENT SUPPORT OF
HOUSING.
BUSINESS IS A RISK.
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE
THAT IT
WILL WORK.
IF YOU DO NOT TRY IT YOU WON'TWON'T
ANY MONEY COMING IN.
WHEN BARNEY RENTS A ROOM,
HE
WILL GET A REBATE.
THE CITY GETS HALF OF THE
REBATE.
THE HOTEL MIGHT FAIL.
IF YOU DO NOT TAKE A RISK,
YOU
WILL NOT REAP THE
REWARD.
THE PREMISE OF CAPITALISM
AND
LENDING MONEY.
THIS IS NOT LENDING
MONEY.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP.
IF HE IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL,
SO
WILL THE CITY.
IF HE FAILS THE CITY
LOSES
NOTHING BECAUSE THE CITY DID
NOT
HAVE TO TAKE OUT A LOAN OR
CONSTRUCT A BUILDING OR
HIRE
EMPLOYEES OR TAKE OUT INSURANCE.
THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO DO
ANY WORK
BUT COMING TO THE AGREEMENT.
HE
IS ACTUALLY THE PERSON TAKING
ON THE DEBT TO BUILD THE HOTEL,
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STAFF IT, INSURE IT AND ALSO
TO DO
MARKETING.
I AM SURE IT RECEIVES A WEBSITE.
SOCIAL
MEDIA.
IT TAKES GUTS TO SAY THAT I
WANT
TO BUILD A HOTEL HERE.
NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM.
CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF, PLEASE.
YES, I CAN.
THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT I
AM
FROM THE PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS
BEEN PRESENTED.
I
WANTED TO ADDRESS WHAT HE
WAS
COMMENTING ON SAYING MAYBE THE
SALES PUSH COULD HAVE BEEN
BETTER.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HEARD
THAT SOMEBODY BELIEVES IN
SEBASTOPOL.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO.
WE ARE APART FROM HILLSBERG AND
NAPA.
WE ARE OUR OWN REAL CITY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE
IN
A POWERFUL COMMUNITY AND WANT TO
SHOW IT TO THE WORLD.
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WE WANT A MORALE BOOST FOR
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EVERYBODY.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE ALL HERE.
I THINK THAT IT IS A GREAT
THING.
THAT IS JUST WHAT I WANT TO HEAR
IN THE CITY.
I WANT TO SEE IT FLOURISH.
I THINK MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
HOTEL, IT COULDN'T BE MORE
MONUMENTAL.
JUST ADD INGING NEGOTIATIONS
AND
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A
LOT OF
THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
CITY
THAT ARE OF CONCERN.
I FEEL LIKE THAT IS REALLY
HEAVY
ON THE CITY NOW.
ACTUALLY DOING ANY
ACTION
TOWARDS THAT WOULD BE SUCH
A
POSITIVE AND AN UPLIFTING THING.
YEAH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DID NOT COME HERE FOR THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT NOW I
DO
FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK ABOUT
IT.
WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER HOTEL?
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WE ALREADY HAVE ONE THAT IS
FAILING.
NOBODY CONSIDERS THE IMPACT.
BASING A HOTEL ON THE WINE
INDUSTRY.
I WAS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY FOR
TEN YEARS.
IT IS FAMILY.
I DO NOT SEE WHY.
I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 35 YEARS.
I SAW A LOT OF CHANGES IN
SEBASTOPOL.
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE
ENOUGH
STUDIES BEING DONE.
THE TRAFFIC IMPACT OFF OF 12.
IT IS RIDICULOUS.
I DON'T KNOW.
I VOTE NO FOR IT.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE PUT TO THE
PUBLIC.
ALL OF THIS IS GETTING
RAMMED
DOWN THE THROATS WITHOUT
WATER
AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
I AM ALL FOR HOUSING.
THAT IS NOT MY ISSUE.
THAT IS WHAT I NEED TO SAY
ABOUT
THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC
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NEXT, OUT TO ZOOM.
IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT
WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC
COMMENT
RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.
SEEING NONE, I WILL COME BACK
TO
CHAMBERS.
IF THERE IS ANYONE IN CHAMBERS.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENT
IS
CLOSED ON THIS ITEM.
OKAY.
I WANT TO REFRAME ALL OF
THIS.
WE HAVE BEEN DEPENDANT ON IN
A
LOT OF PROJECTIONS.
WHY ARE WE NOT SUPER
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE HOTEL
COMING.
WHY NOT?
WE DECIDED IT IS COMING.
LET'S GET BEHIND IT AND DO
WHAT
WE CAN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IS THIS REALLY A MONEY ISSUE?
WE DECIDED THAT IT IS NOT.
THIS IS A GUY WHO HAS TAKEN
A
BIG OLD RISK.
WHATEVER WE THINK, IT WILL
BENEFIT SEBASTOPOL.
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YOU KNOW, I REALLY FEEL LIKE
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WE
NEED TO BE FULLY SUPPORTIVE.
DO WE WANT THE INCOME IN
SEBASTOPOL OR NOT?
IF WE DO, LET'S BE HAPPY
ABOUT
IT AND LET'S BE SUPPORTIVE.
IF WE DO NOT GET IT, IT
IS
IMPOSSIBLE AS SOMEONE WHO SITS
ON THE BUDGET TO BE A
BEDROOM
COMMUNITY TO OUR PERSON BACK
HERE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME OTHER WAYS
OF MAKING MONEY.
WE LOST A LOT OF THE INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE LOST OTHER WAYS TO MAKE
MONEY.
THIS IS ABOUT ALL WE HAVE.
A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS.
WE CAN'T JUST DEPEND ON
RESTAURANTS.
A HOTEL WILL BOOST THE
RESTAURANTS.
IT WOULD BE LOVELY IF WE CAN
WIN
AN INDUSTRY HERE OR REGAIN
SOME
TYPE OF APPLE OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
HOTEL,
YOU KNOW, PUT ON OUR FORECAST I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT HAVING TOT.
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THE RISK IS ALL THE HOTELS.
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WE SHOULD RETAIN AN ABILITY TO
NEGOTIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
I WOULD NORMALLY GO TO MY OTHER
COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK FIRST.
I WANTED TO PUT OUT INFORMATION
BEFORE WE DO.
I LOOKED UP A FEW OTHER CITIES
THAT WERE NOT LISTED IN THE
STAFF REPORT.
THE CITY OF ADALONTO REQUIRES
TO
DEMONSTRATE A FUNDING GAP IS
REQUIRED AND SUBJECT TO
AN
INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY INFORMATION
THAT SHOWS US THAT THERE IS
A
FUNDING NEED HERE.
I MEAN IT IS NOT THAT I DOUBT
YOU.
IT IS NOT THAT I DOUBT THE
PIAZZA.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT.
AND THEN THE CITY OF MARIETTA
HAS A TOT SHARING AGREEMENT THAT
IS UP TO
$1 MILLION.
THEY CAP IT AT $1 MILLION.
IN TERMS OF RATING AND
HOUSEKEEPING AND FOOD
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BEVERAGE AND ROOM SERVICE AND
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
I THINK THAT WE ALL WANT THE
HOTEL TO GET BUILT.
WE HAVE ONE HOTEL IN THE CITY.
A WONDERFUL CITY WITH A HOTEL.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY AN AREA OF
40,000 TO 50,000 PEOPLE.
THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN ONE
HOTEL.
TO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT IT IS
AN
UNPROVEN MARKET, YOU HAVE TO BE
KIDDING.
WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE.
THE ONE CITY.
TWO SQUARE MILES HAS SO MANY
RESTAURANTS.
I THINK THAT WE ALL WANT THE
HOTEL.
I ALSO FEEL TO HAVE IT COME
NOW
AFTER ALREADY APPROVING THE
AGREEMENT.
I FEEL LIKE MY ARM IS BEING
TWISTED.
IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE.
I FEEL LIKE NOW YOU ARE
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WE ARE ONLY GOING TO DO IT
IF
YOU GIVE US THIS.
10 YEARS, 50%.
THAT IS WHY WE WERE
APPROVING
THE TWO HOTELS IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YEAH.
I DO NOT DISAGREE.
I THINK PEOPLE WANT A HOTEL
AND
I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER
CARTER THAT WE NEED SOME SORT
OF
INCOME.
DOING IT FOR FOUR YEARS
AND
STRUGGLING WITH THE FINANCIAL
STRUCTURAL DEFICIT AND
NOT
HAVING THE REVENUE TO MEET
COSTS.
WE CLEARLY NEED A SOURCE OF
REVENUE.
I DON'T LIKE THE TONE AND TENOR.
WHEN BARNEY CAME US BEFORE
GRILLED HIM ON WHAT ARE
YOU
DOING TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF
SEBASTOPOL, THE DOWNTOWN PART.
THAT WAS OVER THREE YEARS AGO.
HE HIT ME UP AFTER I GOT ELECTED
POINTING TO WHERE IT IS YOU WANT
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THIS IS GREAT, RIGHT.
IT IS GREAT IF YOU WANT TO
HELP
THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
HE HAS DONE NOTHING.
WAYWARD SIGNS THIS TALL HIDDEN
BEHIND BUSHES.
WHATEVER LETTER, CLAIMING THE
FACT THAT YOU BUILT THE PATHWAY.
IT WAS MARY, I AND DANIEL
THAT
DID THE SIDEWALK.
THAT ASIDE, I DO APPRECIATE THE
STAFF TYPING HIM A SUGGESTION.
I READ IT AT THE BEGINNING
OF ALL
OF THIS.
I THINK THAT IS A SIGHT
THAT
SOMEONE WITH MORE
EXPERTISE
NEEDS TO START THE NEGOTIATION
WITH THE HOTEL.
I AGREE WITH THE VICE MAYOR.
THAT DOES NOT STRIKE ME AS
A
GOOD BUSINESS TYPE RELATIONSHIP.
I AM FINE HAVING SOMEONE
WITH
MORE TIME WILLING TO DEDICATE TO
THIS TO REALLY NEGOTIATE.
YOU MOVE YOURSELF.
YOU ARE NOT LIKE HOTEL PIAZZA.
YOU TOO ARE NEW.
YOU PROVE WHY IT IS THAT YOU
ARE
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WE CAN CONTINUE TO
NEGOTIATE,
BUT COMING INTO IT WITH
MORE
HUMILITY IN THE PROCESS WOULD
GO
LONG INTO THE PROCESS.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
NOW IT IS NOT WORKING?
NO IT IS NOT.
NOW IT IS NOT WORKING.
OKAY.
THERE
YOU GO.
I MADE SOME NOTES.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO
SAY
I AM NOT INSULTED.
I APPRECIATE THE STRAIGHT TALK.
THE MAYOR SAID WHAT CAN WE DO TO
HELP YOU?
AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT THE
BARLOW IS ASKING WHAT WE CAN
TO
DO HELP YOU GET IT BUILT.
I WORK IN HILLSBERG EVERY DAY.
IT IS DIFFICULT.
WE ARE A HIDDEN SECRET.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING
TO BE DEVELOPED AND DISCOVERED.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LIKE YOU
ARE
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I FEEL LIKE THE MARKET IS
THE
HIDDEN SECRET.
WE
KNOW IT.
I CAN IMAGINE GOING TO BANKS.
I AM BUILDING SOMETHING MYSELF.
THE PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS.
I AM GLAD YOU ARE COMING TO
US
TO NEGOTIATE.
WHAT I AM DISAPPOINTED IN
TODAY,
AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
WILL
EXPECT US TO TAKE A VOTE TODAY.
THE
PROPOSAL LANDED IN OUR LAP.
IT IS A BIG THING FOR USUS
YOUR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
WE ARE ALL GOING TO NEED TO
LIVE
WITH IT, WHATEVER WE AGREE TO.
I AM NOT WILLING TO AGREE
TONIGHT.
I AM WILLING TO
NEGOTIATE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN
OUR
BENEFIT AND YOUR BENEFIT
AND
THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN LIVE
WITH.
WHETHER THAT IS A CAP OR THE
FOUR-STAR HOTEL.
MANY WAYS, I AM LIKE YAY!
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A
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IT WAS A CAMPAIGN ISSUE WHEN
RAN IN 2016.
THIS IS A WAY THAT OUR LOCALLOCAL
DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY
TAX MONEY.
VISITORS WILL HAVE TO PAY
WHEN
THEY COME TO TOWN AND THAT
IS
WHAT TOT IS ABOUT.
TO USE OUR SERVICES WHEN
THEY
ARE VISITING.
I AM HAPPY THAT YOU ARE ASKING.
I AM GOING TO PUNT IT TO STAFF
SO THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN AND
HAVE
A SERIOUS NEGOTIATION.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BIG MONEY.
BIG MONEY THAT THE CITY WAS
COUNTING ON.
NOW COMING BACK SAYING HE NEEDS
SUPPORT.
YOU ARE RIGHT, NOTHING IS
NOTHING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE
DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR
CITIZENS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT IS UP TO THE VICE MAYOR
ABOUT THE PROTOCOL.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A
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RESPONSE, WE CAN ALLOW THAT.
THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY TENOR.
I WASN'T AWARE THAT A LOT OF
THIS WAS JUST PUT ON YOUR DESK.
IT CAN BE CHALLENGING, PUBLIC
SPEAKING.
I DO NOT MEAN TO PRESENT IT
THAT
WAY.
I MYSELF PERSONALLY AND
BARNEY
ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
HOTEL.
WE ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IN
SEBASTOPOL.
I WON'T SPEAK TO SOME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT HE WOULD
NOT
BE DOING IT IF HE DIDN'T
BELIEVEIN
IN IT.
THE URGENCY AROUND IT IS THE
FORMER TENANT HAS LEFT.
THEY WERE BOUGHT BY
ANOTHER COMPANY
AND LEFT.
IF THERE WAS NOT A CONCLUSION TO
THIS, I THINK HE WILL HAVE
TO
MAKE ANOTHER BUSINESS DECISION.
I MEAN THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD.
I THINK THAT IS A PART OF THE
URGENCY.
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I DIDN'T MEAN TO LAY IT IN
YOUR
LAP OUT OF NOWHERE.
BARNEY IS ON THE ZOOM.
HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT
IF HE IS ABLE TO COMMENT.
IS HE ABLE TO COMMENT?
I WOULD LIKE THAT IF HE IS
THERE.
HELLO.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR
ALL OF
THE SERVICE.
ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
ARE
DEALING WITH THERE IN THE TOWN.
EVERYBODY IS VOLUNTEERING AND
I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
TO
ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ALL OF
THE
WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
YEAH.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SIT
DOWN
AND NEGOTIATE.
BUT I JUST THINK THAT -- I
WANT
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE DOSE OF
THE
REALITY.
DEBT SUPER HIGH,
ADJUSTABLE
RATES STARTING AT 9.
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IF RATES GO HIGHER, IT GOES
HIGHER.
THAT IS A REALLY HARD THING TO
OVERCOME.
IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR
ME TO GET EQUITY TO THE TABLE.
THAT IS NEW EQUITY PARTNERS.
PEOPLE WRITING CHECKS
FOR
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
ME TELLING THEM IT WILL BE FINE.
SEBASTOPOL IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT MARKET.
AND THEN YOU HAVE
CONSTRUCTION
COSTS WHICH KEEP GOING UP AND UP
AND UP.
THE RETURNS THAT WE THOUGHT
WE
HAD A YEAR AGO HAVE DIMINISHED
WHAT WE WILL CALL A
MARKET
RETURN FOR INVESTORS.
A LOT OF THE TIME THE THINGS
THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY YOU
WANT
A HOTEL AND DO THIS.
I AM NOT GETTING RICH OFF OF
THIS.
I AM TAKING A TON OF RISK.
A LOT OF IT HAS GOT TO DO WITH
THE BIG GIANT VACANT
WAREHOUSE
THAT EITHER I NEEDNEED
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FILLING WITH STORAGE OR DO SOME
RENOVATIONS AND START RENTING
IT
OUT.
ONCE I DO THAT, THE HOTEL
IS OFF
OF THE TABLE.
I CANNOT SIT AND JUST LET THE
CLOCK RUN WITHOUT A PLAN FOR
THE
SPACE.
I AM NOT BIG ENOUGH TO SWALLOW
UP THE COST OF THAT.
IT HAS A HUGE MORTGAGE ON IT.
WE ARE EITHER BUILDING A HOTEL
WITH YOUR HELP OR START DEALING
WITH THE BUILDING.
THE TIME TO NEGOTIATE
WOULD HAVE
BEEN WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT TO
YOU.
BUT I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT
THE
INVESTORS THAT I HAVE AT
THE
TABLE WHO ARE ALL AWAITING
MY
PHONE CALL IN THE MORNING TO
FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ON BOARD
TO
DO IT WITH US OR NOT.
THEIR TIME HORIZON IS TEN YEARS.
THE MODEL IS TEN YEARS.
THE MODEL BARELY HITS THE
RETURNS WITH THE HOPEFUL
SUCCESS
THAT THE SUCCESS HAS
BEEN PREDICTED
TO BE.
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IT GETS US TO THE MID-TEEN
RETURN.
IT IS HIGHLY RISKY.
HOSPITALITY IS THE WORST
SECTOR
IN REAL ESTATE RIGHT NOW.
MOST OF MY PEERS ARE TELLING ME
I AM AN IDIOT AND I SHOULD
BE
BUILDING MORE RETAIL THERE.
I BELIEVE SEBASTOPOL, I
HEARD
YOU ABOUT DOWNTOWN.
THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO
HELP
DOWNTOWN THAN GIVE THE DOWNTOWN
TWO-WAY STREETS, WHICH YOU
HAVE
DONE AND GIVE PEOPLE A PLACE
TO
STAY WHICH I AM TRYING TO DO.
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME
NOT
NEGOTIATE WITH ME.
HELP ME BY APPROVING THIS AND
THEN LET ME DO WHAT I DO.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE
CITY, NO OTHER CITY.
I PUT ALL OF MY TIME, MY LIFE,
MY BLOOD AND ALL OF MY ENERGY
INTO DOWNTOWN SEBASTOPOL SINCE
2007.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE PROVED
MYSELF THAT I DO QUALITY WORK.
THIS HOTEL WILL BE BEAUTIFUL
AND
GREAT FOR EVERYBODY.
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PLEASE HELP US MOVE AT A FASTER
PACE.
I KNOW YOU FEEL UNDER PRESSURE.
I AM UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
THE LITTLE PRESSURE YOU ARE
FEELING, MAX IT 10X OR 100X.
THAT IS WHAT I AM FEELING
FOR
PRESSURE.
NOW IS THE TIME IF YOU WANT A
HOTEL.
APPROVE IT.
IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE
DOING
IT, I UNDERSTAND.
IT
IS OKAY.
IT IS NOT BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO
BE A HARD ASS OR NOT SIT
DOWN
AND NEGOTIATE TYPE OF GUY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN
DO TO NEGOTIATE TOGETHER.
IT INCLUDES A BEAUTIFUL
PARK,
ENTRANCE INTO THE LAGUNA, 200
NEW PARKING SPACES IN THE AREA.
A NEW IDEWALK CONNECTING THE
DOWNTOWN TO THE BARLOW.
THE INVESTORS NEED A 10-
YEAR
RETURN AND THEY NEED THE 50%.
I ASK YOU TO PLEASE GRANT IT.
IF NOT I UNDERSTAND AND I
TRUST
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IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO
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AND
MAYBE NOW IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME
FOR A HOTEL.
I AM HAPPY WHATEVER WAY YOU GO.
I AM NOT YOU BUT PLEASE VOTE ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
YOU KNOW, IF WE GET
SOME
HOTEL REVENUE, THAT IS GREAT.
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME OF
THE
THINGS I FEEL LIKE HE IS GOING
THROUGH.
I GET IT.
I APPRECIATE THE RISK THAT HE
IS
PUTTING OUT FOR THE CITY.
IT IS DIFFICULT.
THE CITY IS HAVING NO RISK ON
THIS WHATSOEVER.
WHEN HE COMES IN.
WHEN HE IS BRINGING IN
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
THEY ARE GOING TO EAT LUNCH.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE ACTIVITY
AROUND IT.
EVERY BIT AM DRIVE ONE
MORE
PERSON TO SHOP AT ONE OF
THE RETAIL
STORES.
ONCE IT GETS GOING FOR MORE.
I WANT TO SUPPORT IT.
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I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE WE
JUST
OUGHT TO BE HAPPY AND REALLY
GET
BEHIND HIM.
AS A TOWN COME TOGETHER.
IF THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, WE
HAVE
HAD TRAFFIC STUDIES.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF
THAT.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
WONDERING
WHETHER WE DO OR DO NOT WANT A
HOTEL.
LET'S GO ALL-IN AND SUPPORTIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER HINTON.
I MEAN YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE
INCLUDING THE COUNCIL BEFORE I
GOT HERE WERE, AND NOW A LOT
OF
PEOPLE IN THE TOWN, A LOT OF
MY
FRIENDS SAY OH MY GOSH.
THE BARLOW IS GREAT.
WE GET A LOT OF VISITORS.
BARNEY HAS COMMITTED TO THE
TOWN.
I HEAR WHAT HE NEEDS.
I STRUGGLE WITH SOME OF THE
SAME
THINGS.
THE INTEREST RATES ARE
OUTRAGEOUS.
THE MATERIALS ARE OUTRAGEOUS.
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I DO NOT SEE A LOT OF
PEOPLE BUILDING
HOTELS.
IF HE NEEDS A DECISION I
THINK I
AM GOING TO FOLLOW PHIL AND SAY
OKAY.
50% FOR TEN YEARS.
THAT GETS US A HOTEL.
THE LAST TEN YEARS, WAITING.
I DO NOT WANT TO BE TEN
YEARS
FROM NOW AND STILL HAVE NO
HOTEL.
IF THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES I
WILL
SUPPORT IT TONIGHT.
WE WILL FIGURE OUT SOMETHING
ELSE THAT WE CAN DO.
WHERE WE CAN GET FROM THE
ORGANIZATION.
I BELIEVE THAT WE WANT YOU TO
BUILD THE HOTEL.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU WANT TO
BUILD
THE HOTEL.
I LOVE THE BARLOW, MYSELF.
EITHER YOU DO IT THE
WAY THAT
WE WANT IT OR WE DON'T BUILD IT.
THAT HONESTLY KIND OF PUSHES MY
BUTTONS.
MY TWO MEMBERS ARE WILLING TO
GO
WITH IT.
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I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME
WITH
THE 10 YEARS.
IF WHAT HE IS SAYING 10 YEARS OR
NOTHING.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT?
I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT AT
ALL.
I DON'T LIKE THE STRONG
ARMING.
I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT WE
GOT
IN THE EMAIL FROM WHOEVER BARNEY
DECIDED TO HAVE US SEND.
WHAT WAS STATED IS A
GREAT
MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT IS
THAT HE HAS ACTUALLY DONE
TO
HELP THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
THAT ASIDE, CALLS FOR A MOMENT
OF BEING A GROWN-UP.
I DON'T SEE A WAY OUT OF
THIS
FOR THE CITY.
I DON'T WANT THE NEXT
GENERATION
OF PEOPLE HAVING TO SIT
HERE
HAVING TO DEAL WHAT I
HAVE
PERSONALLY DONE IN THE LAST
FOUR
DEALING WITH A CITY IN A
PERPETUAL STATE OF FINANCIAL
CRISIS.
I DON'T WANT TO WISH THAT ON
ANYONE.
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TWO COUNCILMEMBERS ARE IN FAVOR
OF IT, LET'S DO IT.
I REALLY HOPE THAT IT IS TRUE.
BARNEY IS TRUE TO HIS
WORD ABOUT
THE ALLOCATION FOR TOURISM.
THE FACT THAT I HOPE THAT HE
KNOWS SOME OF US WILL
BE
FOLLOWING THE
EFFORTS.
IF IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS
ALL
CENTERED ON THE BARLOW AND
NOT
FOR THE STRUGGLING DOWNTOWN
BUSINESSES, THERE WILL
BE
CERTAIN THINGS, RETRIBUTION
TO
BE HAD.
I AM SURE OF THAT.
I AM FINE VOTING WITH MY
COLLEAGUES.
IT IS THE
BARLOWS
PRESENTATION WITH THAT TYPO
CORRECTED OF 10% TO 12%.
IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT
IS
ALREADY THERE.
NO NEED TO MAKE ANY SEPARATE
MOTION.
CORRECT.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ONON
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WE APPROVED IT FOR FIVE YEARS
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AND THEN RENEGOTIATED AFTER FIVE
YEARS.
I THINK THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL
STRAIGHT TO THE BANKERS AND THE
INVESTORS.
IT WILL BE HARD.
I GUARANTEE YOU IF WE
EQUIVOCATE
AND IF WE TRY TO GET DOWN ON IT
THAT THE INVESTORS AND THE BANKS
ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND SAY
SAY
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD,
YOU KNOW,
FIGURE IT OUT ON THE BACK END.
I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE
THING.
YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RISK.
THERE IS RISK IN TERMS OF HOW
THE PUBLIC FEELS ABOUT THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE 10 YEARS,
I
THINK IT IS TIED TO THE FUNDING.
THAT IS NOT A MADE UP NUMBER.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT THEY
NEED
TO HEAR.
BUT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
TO
THE ORDINANCE, IF MY
COLLEAGUES
ARE WILLING, I CAN SEE THAT
IT
WAS STRUCK.
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I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS BY BARNEY.
MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN CLARIFY.
THE SENTENCE SAYS THE CITY SHALL
HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO DIRECT SUCH
SPENDING.
THE PAY OF TAX SHALL PROVIDE
DOCUMENTATION OF HOW
THE
REMITTED TAX FUNDS WERE
SPENT
FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
CAN WE ADD IN THERE ANNUALLY?
YEAH.
MAYBE THINGS GOT PUSHED.
I WANT A TIMELY ON WHEN
THE
BARLOW GIVES US THE UPDATES.
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
THE
SPENDING WE ARE GREEN TO
IS
GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE TO
MARKET THE CITY AND THE HOTEL
SO
THAT
IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WE BOTH
WIN.
THAT SHOULD BE MONITORED AND
HAVE A TIMELY.
SHALL USE THE REMITTED
TAX
FUNDS FOR ADVERTISEMENT OF
TOURISM, INCLUDING THE BARLOW
HOTEL.
THE CITY MAY REQUEST AND THE
PAYEE OF TAX SHALL
PROVIDE
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DOCUMENTATION OF HOW THE
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TAX
FUNDS WERE SPENT, BUT THE
STATE
WILL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO
DIRECTTHE
SPENDING.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
YEAH.
WE HAVE SOME REPORTING AND
THAT
WE CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.
YEAH.
REPORTING IS GREAT.
QUESTION ABOUT
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION IN THE DOCUMENT.
CAN YOU COMMENT PLEASE?
THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
HAS
EXISTING LANGUAGE.
THERE IS AN ANNUAL REPORT
COMING
TO YOU ANNUALLY.
THERE ARE PROCEDURES LAID OUT.
ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX AND YOU
KNOW, IT IS NOT BEING COMPLIED
WITH.
THOSE ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT.
CITY COUNCIL, A PROCESS LAID
OUT
THERE.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL
DETERMINES
BARLOW IS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE
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OBLIGATIONS THEY COULD TERMINATE
THE DA.
DOES THE DA COVER
THE
DEVELOPMENT TERMS OR DOES IT GO
BEYOND?
IT GOES BEYOND.
I BELIEVE THAT THE TERM WAS 10
YEARS.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE
CAN
TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AT SOME
POINT.
IF THERE IS A VIOLATION.
WE CAN'T TERMINATE WITHOUT A
REASON.
SAY THE DA LAYS ON OUT A
HOTEL
ROOM NUMBER.
IF THEY BUILD A 12-ROOM HOTEL
IT
MIGHT NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE
TERMS OF THE DA AND WE COULD
SAY
WE ARE TERMINATING IT OR
THINGS
LIKE THAT.
THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN
THE DA.
I DO NOT RECALL IT OFF OF
THE
TOP OF MY HEAD.
PROVISIONS THERE THAT ARE
BUILT
IN
THERE.
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YOU CALLED THEM ANNUAL REPORTS.
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SEPARATE THERE IS PROCESS
ABOUT
TERMINATING THE DA OR MUTING OR
CONFERRING IF WE BELIEVE
THERE
IS A VIOLATION AND ADDRESSING
THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE
FLOOR.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER MOVED
AND
THE MOTION WAS SECONDED
TO
APPROVE THE
DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR
THE
BARLOW HOTEL TO PROVIDE
AN
ARRANGEMENT OF 10 YEARS WITH
THE
ADDITION THAT THE CITY
MAY
REQUIRE ANNUAL DOCUMENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER.
YES.
YES.
VICE MAYOR.
YES.
THE MOTION PASSES WITH
CARTER, HINTON AND VICE MAYOR'S
SUPPORT.
THE MAYOR IS ABSENT.
CAN I ASK A POINT OF
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CLARIFICATION?
DID THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S
RECOMMENDATION TO ENSURE
THAT
THE ADVERTISING WAS DONE FOR THECITY INCLUDED IN THE
MOTION?
IT WAS NOT.
THE MOTION WAS BASED ON THE
LANGUAGE THAT I READ OUT LOUD.
THAT WAS NOT THE PLANNING
COMMISSIONS.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION WE ADD
THE LANGUAGE BACK IN?
THE MATTER HAS PASSED.
WE NEED A MOTION TO
RECONSIDER
FROM SOMEONE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR.
I VOTED IN FAVOR.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
I WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL HAPPY.
I WILL SECOND THAT.
WE NEED A VOTE TO SEE
IF
THERE IS A MAJORITY
TO
RECONSIDER AND APPROVE THE
MOTION.
OKAY.
THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR
BY THE VICE MAYOR AND
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SECONDED
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TO RECONSIDER THE MOTION JUST
MADE.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER.
NO.
COUNCILMEMBER HINTON.
NO.
COUNCILMEMBER ZOLMAN.
AGAIN, I WANT EVERYONE TO BE
HAPPY.
BUT YES.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL MATTER.
VICE MAYOR.
YES.
THIS CONCLUDES THE ITEM.
HE CAN ADVERTISE.
THE WAY THAT WE COME.
YES.
YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
YES.
ARE YOU ALL OKAY WITH MOVING
ON?
A STRESS RELIEVER FOR A SECOND.
OKAY.
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WE SHOULD GO OUT FOR A DRINK
LATER.
SORRY.
WE SHOULD GO OUT FOR A DRINK
LATER.
LET'S SEE.
WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 10.
LET'S SEE.
THE DISCUSSION OF
CONSIDERATION
OF RATIFICATION OF
COUNCIL
DIRECTION TO FORGIVE THE THE
WATER LOAN, FORGIVE
REPAYMENT
FROM WASTE WATER ENTERPRISE FUND
TO GENERAL FUND.
THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE
TAKING
THAT.
GOOD EVENING.
AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, BACK
ON
AUGUST 6 OF 2024 THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVED A $1 MILLION
LOAN.
THAT WAS ING
A
TRANSFER THAT HAPPENED AT
THE
PRIOR FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE
SURE
THAT THE WASTE WATER FUND HAD
A
POSITIVE CASH FLOW AT THE TIME.
THE LOAN DOES NOT INCLUDE AN
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INTEREST.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SPECIFIC
REPAYMENT PLAN OR
TERMS,
OTHERWISE THAN TO SAY THE
REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN MUST
OCCUR
IN FULL BY JUNE 2032.
THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED.
A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE
FORWARD
WITH FORGIVING THE LOAN FROM THE
GENERAL FUND.
THIS ITEM TONIGHT
WOULD
TERMINATE THE LOAN.
THEY WOULD FORGIVE THE LOAN.
THEY WOULD ELIMINATE
ALL
OBLIGATIONS OF THE WASTE WATER
ENTERPRISE FUND TO REPAY THE
AMOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
IT WOULD IMPACT THE GENERAL
FUND
AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE
WASTE
WATER GENERAL FUND.
I KNOW COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE OF
THE ITEM.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE?
NOPE.
WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT
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ON
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FORGIVENESS OF THE WASTE WATER
LOAN.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A
PUBLIC
COMMENT I WILL DO CHAMBERS
FIRST
AND THEN GO OUT TO ZOOM.
NONE IN CHAMBERS.
KYLE, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF
PLEASE.
SO CONSIDERING THE LANGUAGE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE
IN
RESPONSE TO THE GRAND JURY
REPORT, I ONLY PARTIALLY
AGREE
WITH ALEX'S
INTERPRETATION OF
THE HISTORY OF THE LOAN.
MANY OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT
IT
WAS SURPRISING TO LEARN THAT
THERE IS ACTUALLY AN ATTEMPT
TO
CHARGE INTEREST ON THE LOAN.
IT WASN'T UNTIL COUNCIL AT THE
11th HOUR SNIFFING OUT THERE WAS
AN INTEREST RATE ATTACHED TO
THE
LOAN THAT IT WAS REMOVED AS
PART
OF THE PROCESS.
I CAN PARTIALLY AGREE THAT
THIS
REPUTATION OF THE LOAN
IS
PARTIALLY CORRECT, JUST AS
YOU
CAN PARTIALLY AGREE IN
THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
GRAND
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JURY TO PAY BACK THE MONEY THAT
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YOU HAVE BEEN
FRAUDULENTLY
TAKING OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS.
I CAN PARTIALLY AGREE THAT
THERE
IS NEGLIGENCE ON THIS BODY.
YOU HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY
YEARS
THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.
YOU KNEW FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE
ALLOCATION TO YOUR BUDGETS
WAS
COMING OUT OF THE ENTERPRISE
FUND WITH NO JUSTIFIABLE REASON
OR ACCOUNTING FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN.
BY ALL MEANS.
YOU CAN FORGIVE THE LOAN.
I ONLY PARTIALLY AGREE THAT
IT
DOES ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE OF THE $5.5 MILLION THAT
WERE MISALLOCATED.
MUCH OF WHICH THE
MISALLOCATION
WAS HOW THE LOAN CAME ABOUT IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
IF YOU DID NOT MISALLOCATE THE
$750,000 THE YEAR THE LOAN CAME
ABOUT, YOU WOULD NOT NEED TO
LOAN THE MONEY BACK TO THE PRIZE
FUND IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THANK YOU KYLE FOR
YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
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NEXT,
CHAMBERS IF THERE IS
ANYONE IN CHAMBERS.
IF YOU GET MEAN VOICEMAILS
FROM IT IS JUST AN ARTIFICIAL
AGENT.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE EAOC.
THE $100,000 LOAN FORGIVENESS
IS
PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE LOAN
WAS
FORCED ON TO THE ENTERPRISE
FUNDS DUE TO HISTORICAL
MISALLOCATION OF RATE FUNDS,
A
PROP 218 VIOLATION.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.
I AGREE IT DOES NOT FULLY REMEDY
THE MAIN ISSUES OF THE GRAND
JURY REPORT.
AS WE KNOW THAT WE
HAVE
SIGNIFICANT AGING, THE MONEY NOT
HAVING TO REPAY THE FALSEFALSE
WILL ALLOW FOR MORE MONEY TO
GO
IN TO CLAY PIPE
REPLACEMENT,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE
MORE
EXPENSIVE AND THE LESS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
PARTS
OF OUR SYSTEM.
I SUPPORT LOAN FORGIVENESS.
I FEEL LIKE THE LOAN WAS
MADE
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BECAUSE OF MISMANAGEMENT OF
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FUNDS IN THE PAST.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
MARY, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF?
YES, I CAN.
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
YES, I CAN.
MY NAME IS MARY MEIHAUS.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE
ALONG WITH KATE.
I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS.
I DO NOT MEAN TO BE
REDUNDANT,
BUT IT WAS 1 OF OUR 12
RECOMMENDATIONS.
IT IS A POSITIVE THING THIS
IS
AHEAD TO BE TO FORGIVEN.
IT IS OF NOTE THAT IT IS
BEING
DISCUSSED AFTER THE
AMAZING
DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH
THE HOTEL.
MAKING THE STEPS, AND
GOING
ALONG WITH OUR
RECOMMENDATION
WILL ONLY UPLIFT THE CITY AND
FURTHER THE POSITIVE
FOUNDATION
WE WERE GOING TO BUILD
AND
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LITERALLY WITH THE HOTEL.
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THE MONEY THAT WILL BE FREED
UP
FOR THE SEWER AND THE WATER
WILL
ONLY HELP THE CRUMBLING
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING.
I APPRECIATE THAT IT IS HERE ON
THE
TABLE.
YOU CAN VOTE TO FORGIVE THE
LOAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS IF
THERE IS ANYONE IN
PUBLIC
CHAMBERS WANTING TO MAKE
COMMENT.
LEE, CAN YOU UNMUTE
YOURSELF
PLEASE?
YES.
THANK YOU.
CAN YOU STILL SEE THE TIMER?
I CAN.
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD PLEASE.
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YEAH.
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I FEEL LIKE I HAD TO COME ON
TO
SAY SOMETHING.
I WAS LOOKING BACK THROUGH
MY
NOTES TO SEE WHEN I DID MY FIRST
COMMENT ON WATER AND SEWER.
I THINK IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.
AND I HAVE BEEN AFTER THIS
SINCE.
THE CITY HAS MADE
PROGRESS IN
SETTING UP AND BEGINNING
TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY A $1
MILLION
LOAN WITH A $200,000 INTEREST
CHARGE.
THAT WAS SUBJECTED TO AND THE
COUNCIL AT THE TIME WAIVED THE
INTEREST.
NOW IT IS A $1.1 MILLION LOAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS
BECAUSE
THE NUMBERS WERE CRUNCHED OR
CHANGING IT TO 1.2 IT GOT TO 1.
1 BUT IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE
RIGHT NUMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU LEE FOR YOUR
PUBLIC
COMMENT.
NEXT I WILL COME BACK
TO
CHAMBERS IF THERE IS ANYONE IN
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CHAMBERS LIKING TO MAKE A
PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SEEING NONE BACK OUT TO ZOOM.
IF THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM RAISE
YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.
NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THE
ITEM.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, BACK AT THE DEUS.
GO AHEAD.
I WANTED TO MAKE A SMALL
COMMENT.
WE ARE TRYING FOR A GOOD WATER
SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
IT.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS BASICALLY ONLY
HAVE ONE WAY FOR INCOME THROUGH
RATES.
THE RATE PAYER HAS TO PAY IT.
THE GENERAL FUND HAS
MULTIPLE
STREAMS OF INCOME.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IT TO MAKE
MONEY.
TH
THE RATES ARE THE ONLY THING.
IF WE ARE TAKING MONEY AWAY
BY
FREEZING RATES, WE NEED TO MAKE
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SURE THAT THERE IS MONEY IN
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THERE.
GO AHEAD.
I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION.
HOW DID WE GET TO 1.1 VS. 1.2.
THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION IS 1.
1 MILLION.
IT WAS SORT OF RETRO ACTIVE
TOTO
THAT HAPPENED AT
THE
END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION BEING
ADOPTED.
ADOPTED AND AUTHORIZED THE
MEMORIALIZED LOAN WAS 1.
1 MILLION WITH NO INTEREST.
THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THAT.
THE ACTUAL ADOPTED RESOLUTION
IS
1.1 MILLION.
THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION
FORGIVING THE REPAYMENT OF
THE
OUTSTANDING $1.1 MILLION
LOAN
FROM THE WASTE WATER FUND TO
THE
GENERAL FUND.
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OKAY.
I WILL SECOND.
SO MOVED AND SECONDED
TO
APPROVE THE MOTION TO
FORGIVE
THE WASTE WATER LOAN TO THE
GENERAL FUND OF THE $1.1
MILLION.
YES.
AYE.
YES.
VICE MAYOR MAUER.
MAYOR.
YES.
THE MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO NUMBER 11.
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION
OF
APPROVAL OF CITY RESPONSE
TO
GRAND JURY REPORT.
OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE
DOING
THAT ONE AS WELL.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND
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COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE SONOMA COUNTY GRAND
JURY
ISSUED A REPORT ABOUT THE
CITY
OF SEBASTOPOL'S DEFERRED
WATER
AND SEWER.
THAT CAME OUT IN LATE MAY.
ISSUED A NUMBER OF
RECOMMENDATIONS -- WELL,
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
THE CITY BY LAW IS REQUIRED TO
RESPOND TO THOSE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
WHAT IS PRESENTED TONIGHT IS A
DRAFT RESPONSE.
GENERALLY ACKNOWLEDGING A LOT OF
WHAT THE GRAND JURY
IDENTIFIED
AS PROBLEMS AND COMMENTING
ON
THE STEPS THAT THE CITY
HAS
TAKEN SO FAR AND CONTINUES
TO
EVALUATE ABOUT ADDRESSING THE
ISSUES.
THIS IS A DRAFTDRAFT RESPONSE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED
IF THE
COUNCIL WANTS TO CHANGE IT.
YOU KNOW, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UP
TO THE COUNCIL.
WE CAN ADD OR SUBTRACT LANGUAGE.
JUST A DRAFT TO PRESENT TO
YOU
THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND
WORKED ON, BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE
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I
RECEIVED AS THE COUNCIL'S
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DIRECTION.
WITH THAT I WILL
PAUSE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTION S.
IS IT NECESSARY TO SAY
HOW
THE CITY AGREES OR DISAGREES?
THE CITY PARTIALLY AGREES
WITH
THE FINDING.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO SAY THAT,
I
WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU AGREE,
AND
THEN WHERE YOU DISAGREE.
I AM NOT SEEING THAT.
I AM WONDERING IF WE CAN
JUST
DELETE ALL OF THOSE.
THE CITY PARTLY AGREES.
THE CITY AGREES.
CAN THOSE BE ELIMINATED?
WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHETHER
WE AGREE WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE
OUT
THE WORD PARTIALLY, THAT IS
FINE.
I THINK THE WORD WAS
MEANT TO
SIGNIFY THAT WE AGREE WITH
THE
GENERAL COMMENT, NOT
EVERY
DETAIL MAY BE THE $5.5 MILLION.
THE CITY HASN'T CONFIRMED THAT.
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ANOTHER ONE IS
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RECONSTITUTING
THE EFOC.
IT IS GOOD AND THAT IT SHOULD,
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO STRIVE
TO
HAVE A CPA
ON IT.
WE WANTED TO INDICATE THAT
THEREWERE,
YOU KNOW, SOME MINOR
ISSUES.
WE COULD BE A LITTLE STRONGER
WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND THE $5.5 MILLION
NUMBER.
DID WE DO IT ALREADY?
WERE YOU GOING TO RESPOND?
YEAH.
WE WERE WANTING TO
EMPHASIZE
IT WAS A NEW COMMITTEE
THE
COUNTY CREATED.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE
COUNCIL, IDENTIFYING THAT
THERE
WAS A, YOU KNOW, AN ISSUE
AND
FLAWS GOING ON CREATED TO
STUDY
THIS AND THAT.
THERE IS AN EXISTING
PREFERENCE
FOR SOMEONE WITH
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND ON IT.
YOU MUST SAY THAT WE
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AGREE,
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DISAGREE
OR PARTIALLY AGREE.
NO.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY YOU AGREE
THAT IS COMPLETELY FINE.
WE NEED TO RESPOND
SPECIFICALLY TO THE
RECOMMENDATION.
IF WE DON'T AGREE OR AGREE FULLY
THAT IS FINE.
I WANTED TO MAKEMAKE
DISTINCTION THAT THERE MAY
BE
THINGS IN EACH ONE OF THESE THAT
THE COUNCIL DID NOT FULLY AGREE
WITH.
YOU KNOW, AGREEING WITH
THE
SENTIMENT
OVERALL, AND THE
DESIRE TO ADDRESS THIS.
YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC
THINGS.
I AGREE WITH THE GENERAL
SENTIMENT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT
ARE IN EACH ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE
FIVE
SEPARATE PEOPLE.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
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DO.
THAT LEAVES IT OPEN FOR NOW.
WE ARE STRIVING TO ADDRESS
EVERYTHING.
I HAD A QUESTION.
IN READING ALL OF THIS, THERE
IS
ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME.
THIS SOUNDS SO ECHOEY ALL OF THE
TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ADD
SOMETHING MORE IN THE OPENING
STATEMENT.
I THINK THAT JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE
NOT DONE EVERYTHING CORRECTLY.
I WILL READ IT TO YOU ALL.
YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOMETHING
ALONG THE LINES THAT IT WOULD
BE
THE FIRST SENTENCE THAT
SAYS
CITY OF SEBASTOPOL APPRECIATES
THE TIME, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
AFTER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE
THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IN
THE PAST WE FELL SHORT IN
OUR
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR CLEAR
TRANSPARENT REPORTING REGARDING WATER AND THE WASTE WATER ENTERPRISE FUND.
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WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR
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THE
SHORT COMING.
WE ARE COMMITTING TO
SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVING
TRANSPARENCY MOVING
FORWARD,
INCLUDING THROUGH THE WORK
OF
THE ENTERPRISE FUND OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND REGULAR REPORTING
TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE REASON I WANTED TO ADDADD
IS THAT IT SHOWS WE ARE
REFLECTIVE.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE
WERE
ALL A PART OF WHEN IT HAPPENED.
I DID RUN IT THROUGH THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
WE HAVE NOT TAKEN PUBLIC
COMMENT
YET.
I WANTED TO BRING THAT
UP.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT
THERE.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR
NOT
PEOPLE WOULD BE AMENABLE TO
US
MAKING CHANGES TO THAT PART OF
IT.
YOU KNOW.
THAT IS A QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
CERTAINLY WE CAN COMMENT LATER.
YEAH.
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YEAH.
I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR
PEOPLE TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
IT
IS, YOU KNOW, INDEBTED.
ANYWAYS.
THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR
YOU
ALL TO PONDER AS WE MOVE
FORWARD
WITH THIS.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS?
IT IS RECOMMENDATION R2.
I THINK THIS BOARD AND COUNCIL.
I THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD AGREE ON WHETHER OR
NOT
WE ARE GOING TO DO
FURTHERED IS
AND ANALYSIS.
IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT
TO,
WE SHOULD NOT SAY THAT WE
ARE
GOING TO DO IT.
OTHERWISE, IT SOUNDS LIKE
WE
HAVE GOT A PLAN TOTO AND TO
ANALYZE.
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT HERE IS
RECOMMENDATION R2.
THEY ARE ASKING US TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT ON THE DOLLAR VALUE OF
MISALLOCATED FUNDS AND A
COMMITMENT TO REPAYMENT
SCHEDULE.
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THE RESPONSE IS THAT
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THE
RECOMMENDATION REQUIRES
FURTHER
STUDY AND ANALYSIS.
SHOULD WE BE DOING THAT AS
A
PART OF OUR QUESTIONS OR?
WE NEED TO TAKE
PUBLIC
COMMENT AT SOME POINT.
THAT IS OKAY.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
WE WANT TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT?
THANK YOU MAYOR.
THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THE GRAND JURY RESPONSE.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC
COMMENT COME TO CHAMBERS
FIRST
AND THEN GO OUT AND DO
ZOOM.
ANYONE IN CHAMBERS?
KATE.
THE GRAND JURY REPORT IS AN
ACCOUNTING DOCUMENT.
THE CITY'S REPLY HAS
ZERO
ACCOUNTING IN IT.
WHERE DID IT ALL GO?
WE DON'T KNOW.
THE CITY HASN'T IDENTIFIED IT.
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IT IS ALSO ASKING FOR
DOCUMENTATION.
THE CITY HAS PROVIDED ZERO
DOCUMENTATION.
THE EFOC ON THE OTHER HAND
HAS
RIGOROUS ANALYSIS USING CITY
BUDGETS SHOWING WHERE THE
MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS ARE.
THE CITY'S RESPONSE DOES NOT
ADDRESS THE MAIN CONCERNS OF
THE
GRAND JURY REPORT, WHICH
IS
FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE.
CAN WE PAUSE FOR A SECOND?
I AM GETTING MASS EMAILS SAYING
THAT THE ZOOM IS FROZEN.
YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW AND
WE
NEED TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY.
MARY.
I AM BEING TOLD THEY CAN HEAR
BUT CANNOT SEE ANYTHING.
THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING.
AS LONG AS THEY CAN HEAR US.
CAN WE GET CONFIRMATION.
I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS OKAY.
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I THINK MARY WAS STILL ON
THERE.
JIM.
CAN YOU UNMUTE.
CAN YOU LET ME
KNOW IF YOU HEAR
US OKAY.
JIM, CAN YOU
UNMUTE YOURSELF,
PLEASE?
JIM, I UNMUTED YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
YES.
OKAY.
IF WE ARE GOOD AND CAN MOVE ON
LEGALLY.
THE EFOC HAS MADE
SEVERAL
CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
RESOLVING
THE $5.5 MILLION DEPTH TO THE
ENTERPRISE FUND.
PAGE 17 READS PLEASANT HILL
LOOP.
THIS IS A CRITICAL
SAFETY
ELEMENT LACKING IN THE WATER
SYSTEM.
REDUNDANCY IS COMMON TO ANY
WELL-ENGINEERED
SYSTEM,
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PARTICULARLY FOR HEALTH
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OR
SAFETY RELATED SYSTEMS.
IN GOOD PRACTICE FIRE, PORTABLE
WATER SYSTEM MAIN LINES OR
LOOPS
SO THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BREAK
OR
LEAK CAN BE ISOLATED AND THAT
WATER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO
USERS, FIRE HYDRANTS AND ET
CETERA.
CURRENTLY THERE IS A SECTION
OF
THE WATER SYSTEM THAT IS
NOT
LOOPED AND A RUPTURE IN THE
LINE, BE IT A LEAK OR A
RUPTURE
COULD LEAVE MORE THAN HALF
OF
THE CITY WITHOUT PRESSURE
TO
FIGHT A FIRE FOR AS LONG AS
IT
TAKES TO REPAIR THE RUPTURE.
THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, ALTHOUGH THE
CITY'S
2005 MASTER WATER
PLAN
RECOMMENDED THE PLEASANT
HILL
LOOPING PROJECT BE COMPLETED,
THE CITY HAS FUNDED AND
COMPLETED THE PROJECT.
THAT IS IN THE GRAND JURY
REPORT.
THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY YOUR
REPLY.
THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WILL GO OUT TO ZOOM.
KYLE, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF,
PLEASE?
YES, I CAN.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME?
KYLE, CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
I CAN HEAR YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
I WILL TRY SOMEONE ELSE.
MARY, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF.
I CAN HEAR KYLE ON MY END.
MARY, CAN YOU SEE THE TWO MINUTE
TIMER?
I DO.
MY NAME IS MARY MEIHAUS.
I COULD NOT BE MORE OPPOSED TO
THE DRAFT REPORT.
I THINK THAT MORE TIME NEEDS
TO
BE GIVEN WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO REFLECT ON WHAT
IS BEING
DRAFTED.
NOT ONLY WAS THE COMMENT
NOT
ADDRESSED BUT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
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COMMITTEE HAS PRESENTED TO
THE
COUNCIL TO HELP AND ASSIST
IS
NOT REFLECTIVE IN THE DRAFT
REPORT.
THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT
IT
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE RATE FREEZE
IN THE DRAFT REPORT.
YOU ARE RECOMMENDING A RATE RATE
FREEZE.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT COULD
SNOWBALL OTHER THINGS IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING
PROMOTE THE BUILDING OR
HAVING
IT REDONE.
THAT IS ONE THING I CANNOT
BE
MORE OPPOSED TO IN THE DRAFT
REPORT.
THESE ARE CRITICAL WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
WHICH
NEED TO BE COMPLETED.
THEY ARE NOT OPTIONAL.
IF THEY FAIL, THAT
IS
CATASTROPHIC FOR THE CITY.
AND JUST SPEAKING ABOUT
THIS
AFTER APPROVAL TO MOVE
FORWARD
WITH THE HOTEL.
WE HAVE ALL OF THESE GRAND
IDEAS.
WE WANT IT FOR SEBASTOPOL.
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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR
FUNDAMENTAL INSTRA STRUCTURE
IS
SATISFIED AND THAT IT IS
HEALTHY
SO THAT WE CAN UPLIFT THE
CITY
IN OTHER WAYS.
THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO
DO AT THE LEAST.
MARY, TWO MINUTES.
SORRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BYE.
I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.
IF THERE IS ANYONE IN CHAMBERS.
I WILL GO BACK OUT TO ZOOM?
KYLE, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF
PLEASE?
PLEASE?
PEOPLE ON ZOOM HEAR ME.
I AM NOT SURE
.
I AM GOING TO LEE.
I CAN HEAR KYLE
FINE.
WE ARE NOT HEARING HIM.
THE GRAND JURY REPORT SAYS
SEBASTOPOL'S WATER AND WASTE
WATER SUFFER FOR YEARS IN
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DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
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AND NEGLECTED
UPGRADES.
I WOULD SAY EVERYTHING LOOKS
GREAT THERE IN SEBASTOPOL.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE ON TOP
OF THINGS.
TWO
WEEKS AGO YOU VOTED TO
FREEZE RATES AT A
LEVEL
NECESSARY TO COVER OPERATING
COSTS OR PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
CHANGES.
YOU FREEZED THE RATE
INCREASES
WHICH YOU COULD HAVE LEFT
IN
PLACE AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD
A
BIT OF PADDING GOING FORWARD.
EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT
BE
THINKING WHY IS KATE SAYING,
YOU
KNOW, WE ARE NOT DOING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN
THE LAST 20 YEARS.
THEY CHANGE THE RATES ASH
TRARLY.
THEY DON'T HAVE A
FINANCIAL
BASIS FOR THE CHANGES.
THE END OF THE DAY THEY DO
NOT
DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES.
YOU ARE ALL ON THE PATH NOW.
I THINK THE JUDGE WILL BE
AWARE
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I AM SURE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
MAY
WRITE ON THIS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL
RESPOND TO SOMETHING THAT
SOUNDS
LIKE EVERYTHING IS GREAT
AND
ROSIE AND IN REALITY YOU HAVE
A
REAL MESS.
THAT IS MY COMMENT.
THANK YOU.
NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO
CHAMBERS.
ANYONE IN CHAMBERS?
MARY.
I AM FOCUSED OVER HERE.
I AM ON THE
OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AS WELL.
2026.
A LOT OF TERRIBLE
THINGS
HAPPENED IN THE CITY.
I MOVED HERE IN 2014, I GUESS.
I WATCHED THE COUNCIL DO SOME
SERIOUSLY LOOPY THINGS, AND ALSO
THE PREVIOUS CITY
MANAGER/ATTORNEY.
I AM GLAD WE ARE HERE AND
DISCUSSING IT.
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I KNOW PROBABLY MORE THAN
THE
GUYS WHO WERE DOING
THE
FINANCIAL SIDE ABOUT THAT.
THE CITY HAS VERY LITTLE MONEY.
WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY THAT
WE
CAN HAVE THREE NEW COUNSELORS.
GIVING AWAY MONEY AND
IGNORING
THE POLICE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT IS MY FUNDAMENTAL TAKE
FROM
WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I'M SORRY.
KYLE CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF?
I AM NOT SURE WHY.
I STILL HEAR HIM ON THE ZOOM.
WE ARE NOT GETTING HIM IN THE
CHAMBER.
THIS IS A GOOD REASON WHY WE
SHOULD EXPLORE OR I.T.
CONTRACT.
LET ME GO TO GEORGE,
AND THEN
I WILL TALK TO I.T.
IS IT COMING IN ON
YOUR ZOOM?
NOT ON MINE AT ALL.
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LET ME TRY ANOTHER
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PUBLIC
COMMENT AND SEE HOW WE CAN
GET
KYLE ON.
CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF
PLEASE?
CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
I
CAN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
NO.
WE ARE NOT GETTING AUDIO IN THE
CHAMBERS.
CAN WE TAKE A FIVE
MINUTE
BREAK?
SURE.
SURE.
GO AHEAD.
KYLE, IS THAT YOU?
YES.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
WE
HAVEN'T RESTARTED THE MEETING
YET.
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
KYLE IS CALLING ON THE PHONE.
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WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR HIM.
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CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
I CAN HEAR YOU
OKAY.
I WILL JUMP IN WHEN YOU
HAVE
ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT.
OKAY.
WHAT I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE
HERE
IS ABOUT TRYING TO WORKED FOR
IN
GOOD FAITH.
THE DRAFT DOES NOT HIT THE MARK.
THE MAYOR'S SUGGESTION
ABOUT
TRYING TO KIND OF
TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LACK OF
REPORTING DOES NOT HIT THE MARK.
THERE WERE MISSED ALLOCATION OF
FUNDS.
A PART OF THE PROBLEM AND
THE
FRUSTRATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED
HAS BEEN THE DELIBERATE
DELAYING
OF BEING WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY.
THIS WAS IDENTIFIED A NUMBER
OF
YEARS AGO.
AND UNDER THE PREVIOUS CITY
MANAGER IT WAS DELIBERATELY
STALLED OUT SIX MONTHS INTO THE
FUTURE.
THAT PROCESS, I CONTINUE TO HEAR
THE SAME TONE THERE OF
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PUSHING OUT.
WELL, WE ARE GOING TO
EXPLORE
TIME TRACKING.
WE WILL COMMIT TO TIME TRACKING.
YOU KNOW THE TECHNOLOGY IS
THERE.
YOU KNOW IT IS STANDARD
BUSINESS
PRACTICE.COMMIT
TO IT.
COMMIT TO TAKING ACTION.
DO NOT COMMIT TO EXPLORING
TAKING ACTION.
YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO
EXPLORING
FOR YEARS.
THIS TONIGHT IS THE RESULT
OF
YOUR PUSHING THINGS OUT INTO THE
FUTURE.
IDENTIFY WHAT WAS WRONG.
YOU ABOUT 15 SECONDS.
THAT THOSE THINGS WERE WRONG.
RIGHT THE PAST.
DO NOT KEEP ON LEVERAGING
ON
WHAT
YOU HAVE DONE TODAY.
RIGHT THE PAST.
THANK YOU KYLE FOR
YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT, I WILL GO BACK INTO
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SEEING NONE OUT TO ZOOM.
GEORGE, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF
PLEASE.
AM I UNMUTED NOW?
YOU ARE.
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
I CAN.
IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MATTER.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT
GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF RELIABLE
TIME TRACKING DATA FROM THE PAST
YOUR OCTOBER 1st AGREEMENT
ON
THE DOLLAR VALUE OF
MISALLOCATED
INDIRECT COSTS SHOULD BE BASED
ON THE FINDINGS OF
OUR
ENTERPRISE FUND COMMITTEE.
IN OTHER WORDS 5.
5 LARGE.
YOU KNOW, THE TOP
PRIORITY
SHOULD BE PUMPED FOR AND THE
PLEASANT HILL LOOP.
I THINK THIS IS A HIGHER
PRIORITY, YOU KNOW.
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT WE
HAVE
TO GIVE UP A BIT FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO PAY BACK
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ENTERPRISE FUND, BUT MAYBE
IT
WOULD BE WORTH
CONSIDERING
GIVING UP ON SEBASTOPOL
COMMONS
OR REPLACING OR REPAIRING MOLD
IN THE LIBRARY OR ANY OF THAT
NONSENSE.
TO FIX THE WATER SYSTEM.
AS A CITY COUNCIL THAT IS
YOUR
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OR
CERTAINLY ONE OF YOUR PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES.
I THINK THAT IT IS TIME THAT
YOU
FACED THE MUSIC, AND YOU
FACED
THE BAND AND YOU FIXED IT.
THAT IS
ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AGAIN, NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO
CHAMBERS.
SEEING NONE, BACK OUT TO ZOOM
IF
THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM
PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENT
IS
CLOSED ON THE ITEM.
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD.
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I WANTED TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF
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DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THIS REMARK
OR THIS REPLY BACK TO THE
GRAND
JURY VERSUS WHAT THE CITY
IS
COMMITTING TO IN ORDER TO
GET
EVERYTHING INTO A GOOD PLACE.
WHEN I SEE THE REPORTS ABOUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
AHEAD IT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
I THINK THE CITY CAN COME AND
GET THE MONEY IN AND TO REPAIR
THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED
TO.
THE CITY CAN REGAIN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE STRENGTH.
I UNDERSTAND THE POSTURING
AND
THE GRAY LINE THAT THE RESPONSE
WALKS.
I THINK THAT IT IS PRUDENT AT
THIS MOMENT.
IT IS A GOOD RESPONSE.
I THINK THE CITY CAN DO MORE
WORK THAT IS NOT IN THE
STATEMENT.
I WANT TO DO A TIME CHECK.
HOW CRITICAL IS THIS.
DO WE HAVE TO WRAP IT UP IN 15
MINUTES OR ARE WE GOING TO
GET
IN TROUBLE.
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WE HAVE 90 DAYS TO RESPOND.
THAT WILL BE THE MIDDLE OF
AUGUST.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO APPROVE
IT TODAY.
I AM FINE WITH WHAT STAFF IS
COMING
UP WITH.
WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON
THIS AND IN CLOSED SESSION.
I AM FINE WITH THE WORDING
THAT
STAFF PUT FORTH.
GO AHEAD.
I THINK I WAS AT THE
COMBINED
MEETING WHERE WE HAD THE
WATER
MASTER PLAN PRESENTED.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS
NEEDING TO BE DONE.
HE SAID OUR WATER SYSTEM WAS IN
PRETTY DECENT HEALTH.
IT WASN'T AS BAD AS THE GRAND
JURY PORTRAYED IT.
ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RATES.
THAT IS PART OF WHY THE LOAN
HAPPENED.
THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL
INTENTIONALLY WANTED TO
DRAW
DOWN THE RESERVES.
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THEY KEPT THE RATES LOW TO DRAW
DOWN THE RESERVES.
THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON AND
THE NEED FOR THE LOAN.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE
RECOMMENDATION, R2.
I THINK THAT IT IS
REALLY
IMPORTANT WHAT THE RESPONSE SAYS
VERY CLEARLY.
THE RECOMMENDATION REQUIRES
FURTHER STUDY AND ANALYSIS.
I AM OKAY WITH THAT IF WE DO
INTEND TO DO FURTHER STUDY AND
ANALYSIS.
IF THE COUNCIL DOES NOT AGREE
TO
DO FURTHER STUDY AND
ANALYSIS,
WE SHOULD NOT BE SAYING THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
DO WE HAVE TO DECIDE THAT
TONIGHT?
HOW MUCH OF A HANGER IS THAT?
THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE
ATTORNEY.
IT IS UP TO YOU WHAT YOU
WANT
TO PUT IN THE RESPONSE, I THINK.
THE VICE MAYOR SAYS SHE
DOESN'T
WANT TO PUT IT IN THERE
UNLESS
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THAT IS A COMMITMENT FROM THE
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COUNCIL.
IT IS A COMMITMENT TO THE
COUNCIL.
I PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW,
THERE
IS AN ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO BRING
BACK AS PART OF ALL OF THIS.
WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO
BRING
UP THE ATTORNEY FEES.
WHEN WOULD BE APPROPRIATE?
THE COUNCIL CAN
DIRECT
ANYTHING TO A FUTURE AGENDA
ITEM.
TONIGHT THE REPORT IS
RESPONDING
TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND
FINDINGS.
THERE IS DISCUSSION IN
THE
REPORT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SAYING THAT THE FACT THAT WE
DID
NOT ACCOUNT FOR DROUGHT
SAVINGS
CREATED A NEED FOR HIGHER RATE
CREASES.
NOTHING ABOUT THE
REPORT
PRECLUDES YOU FROM DRESSING
ANY
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
ANYTHING YOU FEEL IN THE
GRAND
JURY THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS.
YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS
BEEN
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TAKING A LOT OF STEPS.
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THIS IS A STEP THAT HAS A DEAD
MINE.
WE CAME FORWARD WITH THE ITEM.
IT DOES NOT PREVENT YOU FROM
DOING FURTHER STEPS IN THE
FUTURE.
I ONLY BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE
VICE MAYOR MAUER SAID WE
ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS.
IT IS OKAY TO HAVE THAT IN
THERE.
I WANT TO DO THAT.
I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR ME.
I HAVE
MORE TO SAY.
GO AHEAD.
I KNOW WE WERE ALL IN CLOSED
SESSION, BUT THE LETTER
POINTED
OUT BY ANOTHER MEMBER
WE
DISCUSSED A LOT OF THESE ITEMS.
IT DID NOT APPEAR IN THE
LETTER
BY ACCIDENT.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS A
TIMELINE
THAT WE NEED TO RESPOND, BUT
WE
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIG
IN,
UNLIKE THE WATER AND THE SEWER.
THAT IS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS.
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WE HAVE A LOT OF FOCUS GOING.
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I FEEL LIKE IT IS ACCURATE.
THAT THE RECOMMENDATION REQUIRES
FURTHER STUDY AND
ANALYSIS AND
THAT WE WILL BE DOING THAT.
I DON'T THINK WE WILL MEET
THE
DEADLINE AND HAVE ALL OF
THE
ANSWERS AND I DO NOT WANT
TO
COMMIT AS IF I HAVE
ALL OF THE
ANSWERS AT THIS STAGE.
TO COMMIT TO A REPAYMENT
SCHEDULE.
THE RESPONSE IS THAT
THIS
REQUIRES FURTHER STUDY AND
ANALYSIS.
I AM OKAY IF THE COUNCIL
IS
REALLY GOING TO DO THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK BACK TO
SEE
WHAT WE THINK WE OWE.
THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS.
I WANT CLARITY.
SHALL I SET IT AS AN AGENDA
ITEM?
I HAVE AN ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO
BRING BACK.
THAT COULD BE A PIECE OF MANY
PUZZLES.
I THINK WE ARE ALL SEEING
THE
SAME THING.
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WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
ASSESS AND TO BRING THINGS BACK.
I AM OKAY WITH THAT WORDING.
OKAY.
I FEEL LIKE IT
REQUIRES
FURTHER STUDY AND ANALYSIS.
WHEN I READ THAT IN MY
MIND,
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
GO BACK
IN TIME AND DETERMINE WHAT THE
DOLLAR VALUE IS.
THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
WE ARE SAYING THAT WE ARE
GOING
TO STUDY IT.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO PUT
IT
ON THE AGENDA TO DETERMINE WHAT DOLLAR VALUE WAS.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE
SAYING.
I DISAGREE THAT WE ARE
GOING
TO NEED TO PUT A NUMBER ON IT.
I FEEL LIKE IF YOU ARE
CONCERNED
WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO PUT
IN
THE EXACT NUMBER.
GOING BACK MORE THAN THREE
YEARS
IS KIND OF REALLY DIFFICULT
AND
VERY EXPENSIVE.
WE CAN STUDY AND COME UP WITH AN
ABSTRACT NUMBER.
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I THINK IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A
REAL NUMBER TO AVOID, YOU
KNOW,
HAVING TO STUDY IT.
WE CAN STILL GO BACK AND STUDY
IT.
WE CAN COME UP
WITH, YOU KNOW, A
WAY TO REPAY.
CAN WE ASK OUR ATTORNEY
IF
YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS?
YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT
YOU
WANT TO CONTINUE TO TAKE
THE
STEPS TO DETERMINE THE
DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
REALLOCATED.
I THINK THE VICE MAYOR INDICATES
THAT SHE THINKS SHE SEES THE
NUMBER.
SHE THINKS THAT PERHAPS
BEFORE
IT IS DONE, AND I AM NOT
SURE
THAT THERE WILL BE A
NUMBER
AGREED TO, RATHER
THAN
ADDRESSING THINGS ONE AT
A TIME
OF THE
ATTORNEYS FEES OR OTHER
THINGS.
IT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL
WHETHER
YOU THINK THE LANGUAGE
IS
ADEQUATE OR NOT.
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I STILL HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT
ADDING THE COUPLE OF SENTENCES.
I AM ASSUMING SINCE NOBODY
SAID
ANYTHING I DON'T HAVE
A
CONSENSUS WITH THAT AS
WELL.
I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE
REFLECTIVE.
I THINK IT SHOWS MORE
REFLECTION.
I THINK IT SHOWS MORE THAN
WE HAVE
IN THERE.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE
OUTCOMES
BUT IT SHOWS THAT WE WERE
REFLECTIVE IN MY OPINION.
GO AHEAD.
THERE ARE TWO APPROACHES.
ONE IS TO SAY THAT WE DO NOT
AGREE WITH THE COST
TO
ALLOCATION AND HERE IS WHY.
OR WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
CHANGES
AND THEN MOVE ON.
OR WE ARE GOING TO STUDY IT
AND
DETERMINE TO COME UP WITH A
REPAYMENT PLAN.
THAT IS A DIRECT REQUEST
FOR
REACHING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WE
ARE
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I THINK PEOPLE WILL EXPECT
THAT.
I THINK
PEOPLE WILL READ AND
EXPECT IT AS WELL.
I AM NOT PREPARED TO MAKE A
LOT
OF CHANGES.
IT FITS MY COMFORT LEVEL.
I AM HAPPY SINCE IT HAS
BEEN
PREVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY
TO
INCLUDE YOUR SENTENCE AT THE
BEGINNING, THE WAY THAT YOU
READ
IT.
I AM WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION ON
THIS WITH THE ADDITION OF YOUR
WORDS.
I NEED TO HEAR THE WORDS
AGAIN.
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE
FELL SHORT IN THE COMMUNICATIONS
REGARDING THE WATER AND
WASTE
WATER ENTERPRISE FUNDS
AND
SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR
THE
SHORT COMINGS AND WILL
INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
MOVING FORWARD.
I WOULD MOVE TO THE
CITY
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AND
THE SEWER SYSTEM WITH THE
ADDITION OF THE SYSTEM AS
INDICATED AFTER LINE 1 AS
THE
MAYOR READ IT AND THEN AS OUR
ATTORNEY REPEATED IT.
AND SECONDED.
AND BEFORE WE DO A MOTION
I
WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT
COMMUNICATIONS FROM EVERYONE,
YOU KNOW.
I KNOW THIS IS FRUSTRATING
FOR
SOME PEOPLE.
WE GET A LOT OF COMMENTS.
WE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS
AND ET CETERA.
THIS IS NOT CUT AND DRY.
WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEES
AND
ATTORNEYS GIVING US ADVICE.
SOME IS IN CLOSED SESSION.
IT IS MORE COMPLICATED
THAN
ANYONE UNDERSTANDS.
THIS IS NOT AN EASY THING TO SIT
UP HERE.
I AM JUST SAYING THAT IT IS MUCH
MORE COMPLICATED THAN ANY OF US.
ANY RATE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A
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SECOND.
IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
SO MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER
AND
SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CITY'S
RESPONSE TO THE GRAND
JURY
REPORT AS AMENDED.
WE ARE COMMITTED
TO
SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVE
TRANSPARENCY MOVING
FORWARD,
INCLUDING THE WORK OF THE
ENTERPRISE FUND COMMITTEE,
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND MORE
REGULAR REPORTING TO THE
COMMITTEE.
YES.
AYE.
YES.
VICE MAYOR MAUER.
YES.
MAYOR.
YES.
THE MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY.
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OKAY.
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WE HAVE A 10:30 RULE.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM HERE WHICH
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE WERE ABLE
TO GET
THROUGH.
IT IS A TIMED ITEM.
IF WE PUSH IT OUT WE NEED TO
HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC
TIME FOR
THE NEXT MEETING.
WE CAN DO THAT.
LET'S DO THAT.
OKAY.
BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING I NEED TO
NOTICE EVERYONE PUBLICLY
THAT
NUMBER 12, CONSIDERATION OF
APPROVAL OF WAVING THE
FIRST
READING AND INTRODUCTION
OF
ORDINANCE TO AMEND
SEBASTOPOL
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION,
UNDER
THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE THE
CITY MANAGER POSSESSES
THE
AUTHORITY TO APPOINT,
REMOVE,
PROMOTE AND DENOTE ANY AND
ALL
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF
THE
CITY OF SEBASTOPOL EXPECT
THE
CITY CLERK, CITY
ATTORNEY AND
CITY TREASURER.
THIS ITEM WILL BE ON THE NEXT
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AGENDA.
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THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
AUGUST 5, RIGHT.
IT WILL BE ON THE AUGUST 4th
MEETING.
THE MEETING STARTS AT 6:00 P.M.
IS THAT NOTICE ENOUGH?
THAT IS NOTICE ENOUGH.
IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE
HAVE.
ARE YOU SAY YOU ARE NOT
GOING
TO DO NUMBER 12.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO
PUSH IT OUT.
YOU SAID DO IT.
I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.
IF WE DON'T DO IT MARY CAN'T
HIRE A CITY CLERK.
I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.
I AM SORRY.
I AM CONFUSED.
SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ME IN THE
MIDDLE OF READING ALL OF THAT.
MARY.
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AS YOU STATED THE AGENDA
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ITEM
IS TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL HIRES A CITY
CLERK.
THE LAST MEETING WE ADOPTED
THE
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE CITY
CLERK, CHANGING THE
AUTHORITY
WILL ALLOW US TO RECRUIT FOR THE
CITY CLERK POSITION.
ANY COMMENTS FOR
THE
AMENDMENT ON THE ORDINANCE FOR
THE HIRING OF THE CITY CLERK, I
WILL DO CHAMBERS FIRST.
SEEING NONE, I WILL GO OUT
TO
ZOOM IF THERE IS ANYONE ON
ZOOM
RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT
ON
THIS ITEM.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WE ARE BACK HERE FOR
ANY
COMMENTS FOR ANYONE.
I GO AHEAD AND MOVE STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
MISUNDERSTANDING.
I WILL SECOND THAT.
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SO MOVED AND SECONDED BY VICE
MAYOR MAUER TO APPROVE THE
FIRST
READING AND INTRODUCTION
OF
ORDINANCE FOR THE
HIRING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK.
YES.
AYE.
YES.
YES.
MAYOR.
YES.
THE MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME.
IT IS 10:30.
I AM ASSUMING THAT WE
ARE
ADJOURNED FOR
THE EVENING.
THANK YOU ALL.
A COUNCILMEMBER CAN USE THE
REGULAR PROCESS TO PUT AN
AGENDA
ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA. [Event Concluded]
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