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MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 10, 2022 City of Watsonville
City Council Chambers
10:53 p.m.
Member Dutra stated his concerns with voting on the item and left the meeting.
Mayor Parker disclosed her status as a Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commissioner and stated they had considered a similar resolution with no final action. She stated her concerns with voting on the item and left the meeting.
1. ROLL CALL
Mayor Pro Tempore Montesino and Council Members Estrada, García, Hurst, and QuirozCarter were present. Mayor Parker and Member Dutra were absent.
1.a. MOTION TO EXCUSE ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS (None)
2. NEW BUSINESS
2.a. MEASURE D – SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GREENWAY INITIATIVE
1) Oral Report
Mayor Pro Tempore Montesino explained the reason for calling a special meeting to consider a resolution in opposition to Measure D. The meeting was ordered after the City Clerk received three written requests for scheduling a special meeting from Mayor Pro Tempore Montesino and Members Hurst and Quiroz-Carter.
2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
In answering Member García, Member Hurst stated his concerns with the way the Measure was worded on the ballot and his reasons for opposing it.
Mayor Pro Tempore Montesino, in answering Member García, spoke about the reasons he was opposed to Measure D.
In answering Member García, Member Quiroz-Carter spoke about the importance of safe, equitable, and green transportation. She listed potential negative impacts Measure D could have on businesses that depended on rail transportation. 3) Public Input
The following members of the public stated their concerns with potential negative impacts of Measure D on the community, benefits of utilizing the rail system, and asked Council to approve the proposed resolution opposing it:
Judy Gittelsohn
Graciela Vega
Martha Vega
Alex Santana
Trina Coffman-Gomez
Janet Hernandez, District 4
Pam Sexton, volunteer at Regeneración
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Barry Scott
Ruby Vazquez
Margie Medrano
Oscar Ríos
4) MOTION: It was moved by Member Hurst, seconded by Member Quiroz-Carter to approve the resolution listed below.
5) City Council Deliberation on Motion
Member Estrada stated his concerns with Measure D and his reason for supporting the motion.
MOTION: The above motion carried by the following vote.
AYES: MEMBERS: Estrada, García, Hurst, Montesino, Quiroz-Carter NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: Dutra, Parker
6) RESOLUTION NO. 90-22 (CM)
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING MEASURE D – SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GREENWAY INITIATIVE ON THE JUNE 2022 BALLOT
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:22 p.m.
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Ari Parker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Irwin I. Ortiz, City Clerk
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