Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the regular session of Stockton City Council. Today is June 18th, 2024. Clerk, please take a roll. Council Member Padilla. Present. Council Member Wright. Present. Council Member Blower. Present. Council Member Lenz is absent. Council Member Villapadua. Present. Vice Mayor Wormsley. Present. And Mayor Lincoln. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you. At this time, I'd like to invite Harleen and Surat to the podium. They're going to lead us in the pledge to the flag this evening. And what you'll want to do is right there. There you go, right there, yeah. There's a little button. Go ahead and press that button and the mic will turn green. But before you lead us in the pledge to the flag and before we stand, I just want to wish Syrette a happy birthday. Syrette turned 10 years old today, is that correct? All right. If we can all stand, please. Ready? Salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, individual with liberty and justice for all. Thank you so much. You did a great job. Let's give him a hand. so proud of you and always remember that you can come here anytime and that you have a voice right and so just keep doing what you're doing keep being courageous okay thank you for coming this evening at this time I'd like to invite Janelle Malloy from Lincoln Presbyterian Church to lead us in the invocation this evening thank you if you could please bow your heads with me Heavenly Father, we come to you in Jesus' name, thanking you that you are in this place tonight. In the New Testament, we learn that there is an invisible helper promised to help those, and this helper is the Holy Spirit, who is powerful and will intercede for us when words fail. Through your word and in life, we have seen how you use the Holy Spirit to stir hearts to complete your will. Psalm says that we have many plans, but it is your purpose that prevails. Lord, you selected these people to carry out a specific role for our city. Jesus, stir the hearts of the people here that need to make bold and brave decisions that benefit the city and Stocktonians and not their personal agenda. Give them the courage to do what is right in your eyes and what is right for our great city. When they feel discouraged, confused, unsure, please whisper your guidance to them and give them that wonderful peace that surpasses all understanding. so they may know the comfort and confidence they feel comes from you. Let there be no selfish ambition, no personal gain, but only God-leading action. In your holy name, amen. Thank you. Item 8, reports of actions taken in closed session. Closed session was canceled this evening, so there's no reportable action. Item 9, additions to regular session. There aren't any, so we'll move on to item 10, recognition, announcements, or reports. Clerk, do we have any recognitions or announcements this evening? We have none this evening. Okay. Item 11, public comments. The City of Stockton invites public participation in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these methods. E-comments, a link is located on the City's agenda page. You may email your comments to city.clerk at stocktonca.gov. You can leave a voice message by dialing 209-937-8459. Your message will be transcribed and included in the meeting's record. If you have any questions regarding any of these forms of participation, please contact the Office of the City Clerk. This is the time for citizens' comments, announcements, or invitations. You may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council, including items on the agenda. Members of the public may have an opportunity to comment on specific agenda items, such as consents, new business, and public hearings as we take those items up. To ensure sufficient public participation and conduct the agendized city business, the public is limited to one two-minute comment opportunity. Citizen public comments are not a time for discussions with the council regarding subjects not on the agenda for this meeting as the Brown Act limits such discussions. Comments made by members of the public may not reflect the viewpoint of members of the council. we ask that you maintain the rules of decorum as outlined in city council meeting decorum policy title 4 chapter 4.07 paragraph 2 which reads persons addressing the council shall not make personal impertinent unduly repetitive slanderous or profane remarks to the council any member of the council city staff or the general public no order loud threatening personal abuse of language nor engage in any other conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of the council meeting. Any person who makes such remarks, who utters loud, threatening, personal abusive language, who is unduly repetitious, or engages in extended discussions of irrelevancies, or who engages in disorderly conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise unreasonably impedes the orderly conduct of any council meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the council be barred from further audience before the council during that meeting. In short, we do not allow personal attacks. Therefore, please be respectful of these chambers, of all who sit here, and of the viewing audience. Clerk, do we have any comments from members of the public this evening? We do, Mayor. Can I have John Easter to the podium, please? To the Mayor, City Council, I'm here to address the Veterans Program, and I'm sure I left a note in your box again, is to defer some of the fees. Not waive it, but just to defer it so we can start our program. And I'm talking to... at the county we're talking to the county deputy director she's working with us trying to find some funding but we're not trying to get funding we're just trying to waive it so we can start digging and goal is to help women and men homeless veterans and they out there we need to support them we have People are ready to help us start building. They have some lumbers. They have some sheetrock. We have things, but we're trying to get over the hump of the large amount of money, $15,000, which we could pay. The reason I showed you an old form is that this is nothing new. They've been doing this to support people with a second home. And so this is a new project to help women and men, just like they're doing. and the rest of Stockton, but this here is directly helping them because they need us. They need us to go into the places, the camps, and talk to them to try to support them. And we need your support, and this is a big item, homelessness, and it's on and on and on. I'm a pastor of a church. They come to me. Pastor, what can you do to us? Can you get us in a house? They know I have a veterans program, and so my veterans program is to help people with benefits, PTSD. So I'm getting a large... Why can't you help us? You give a program, but why don't you do something for us? And so I'm asking the city to help us, whatever you can do. And I have a website, veteransforever.us. Thank you. Zoila? Zoila? Western Ranch, District 6. I'm going to start by acknowledging the Gasport Rescue Mission. Me, without being a city official and without any authority or power, I want to say shame on the city that are not considering giving them a fund Because let me tell you, through my partners in the city, El Concilio, County Board of Supervisors, District 1, we were able to house homeless unhoused people within 24 hours. And within one month, we were able to place them on the Filipino plaza. Guys, you really need to understand that when people voted for you, they empowered you to do. But obviously, if they are calling Zoila Moreno to house, you better get your act together. Because also, when you also fail to provide translation to the Spanish 45% of the population according to the 2020 census, you are kissing your careers goodbye because you're going to need the votes of the Latino community to either elect you, re-elect you, or send you home. And I do have the lady over here that she's coming back requesting translation and shame on the city that they telling me that there is no translation. Well, the translation was provided by one of our own COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND I'M PRETTY SURE I ALREADY RECRUITED PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE THAT THE CITY IS FAILING TO PROVIDE. I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT, WELL, THOSE TWO MINUTES ARE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR FIVE MINUTES BACK IN NOVEMBER 5TH. The following speaker is Spanish speaking and will have four minutes to allow for translation. Ernestina B. OK, who's going to translate? Four minutes. Oh, Brandon, you want to translate? Come over here, my buddy. Oh my gosh. Because for the people, by the people, and for the people. Thank you, Brandon. Come over here. I haven't done it in a long time. And let's give him a round of applause because that's all he has to say. My name is Ernestina Barrios. I come from Weston Ranch, District 6. I'm here again to tell you that there is a lot of violence. Two weeks ago, I came here. Supposedly, someone from here was going to call me to take notes about what is happening. I got tired of waiting. The person never called me. Y al día después que venimos aquí, hubo más violencia. Hay mucha violencia y estoy muy preocupada. Hello, so I'm just going to repeat what she said. She came here last meeting regarding the violence that's happening in District 6, and there was supposed to be someone to help her out with the concerns of District 6, and nothing has happened, and violence is still updating, and now she's here again. Otra de las cosas es que, no sé si porque soy hispana, mi voz o la voz de los latinos no cuenta, que yo sepa somos la mayoría de, en el censo, casi el 50%. Y debería haber una traducción, yo pienso, ¿verdad? Gente me ha dicho, no vayas a perder tu tiempo porque no hacen nada, te vas a cansar de ir, la violencia, todo va a seguir en el shopping center, no va a parar, no pierdas tu tiempo. Estoy aquí para demostrar Hispanics are the majority in her district and she's coming here and she's upset she's concerned and that no one is helping her and that we need a translator here in our meetings so everyone can understand where she's she's frustrated and what's going on her district uh No hay nada de luces. Yo ya les dije, está muy oscuro, y a mí se me hace que debería haber luz. Pagamos demasiados taxis como para que no haya luz en esta área. Y hay homeless, hay mucha violencia también, y pues, sí, es lo mismo que les voy a repetir, que me gustaría que nos pudieran ayudar en algo, por favor. ¿Cuál es la calle? Caroline Street. She's saying that homeless is getting... worse and worse, violence is as high as it's been, and she's irritated, very tired, and she's asking for help from our community, our, and she's going to be continuing to be coming here until something is being fixed. Ojalá pudieran ayudarnos. Yo no me cansaría de venir aunque mi inglés es muy poco y ojalá me puedan tener un traductor. porque yo pienso que hay fondos para que ustedes tuvieran, es por, a lo mejor ley, diría yo, verdad, quizás no, pero en todas partes ofrecen, como le digo, mi inglés no es 100% bueno, y prefiero traducción, y para la siguiente vez, si tienen a alguien, está mejor, o si él puede traducir, o alguien de aquí, porque yo no puedo traer mi propio intérprete, me cobra demasiado, y yo pienso que esa responsabilidad también de la ciudad o de ustedes, I'll just wrap it real close. She's lived here for 12 years. And nothing has changed. She's hoping now the next meeting there will be a translator to speak Spanish and I'll tell her that I will be helping her if anything else. So thank you. Scott Sinclair. Hi, my name's Scott Sinclair, and I'm here to speak in favor of a budget proposal to add permanent pickleball courts to Groupie Park. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, and it's no fad, and that includes right here in Stockton. Demand for pickleball is obvious. Look at the private sector. At InShape West Lane, they've turned almost all of their tennis courts into pickleball, 26 courts there. Every single day of the week, they have at least 40 people out playing pickleball. And InShape is great, but there are a whole lot of people that can't afford $50 a month plus another $20 for the clinics to be able to play. We need public courts for the citizens of Stockton. At the current time, we have a diverse group of almost 100 people. How many? that play pickleball on tennis courts at Groupie Park. They're tennis courts that have lines for pickleball, plus people have to bring their own portable nets in order to play. We fill those seven courts three times a week, and on Saturdays, there's people waiting to play. We are overflowing. When was the last time you ever saw our tennis courts filled? In fact, when was the last time you ever saw people playing tennis at our courts? Stockton is one of the very few cities in the valley without permanent pickleball courts. Lodi has six, Modesto 12, Elk Grove 6, Tracy 2, Discovery Bay 6. Stockton now has over 50 courts in our public parks for tennis. Add another 66 if you count our high schools. How many pickleball courts? Zero. It's well past time to get on board, Stockton. Thank you very much. Ron Vandepoel. My name is Ron Vandepoel. I was born here and raised here and been here for a long time. I'm here to ask for the City Council's support of the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. They reach out to people in need. They change people's lives. I started there as a 10-year-old playing the piano. It's been 65 years since our family has been supportive of what they do, and we're blessed as a community to have this available to the people that need them with the programs that they have and everything that they do. So I just ask for the City Council to consider supporting them financially on a regular basis. Thank you. DAN RICHARDSON. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER BLACK. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT NOISE AND VICTORY PARK. ON SATURDAY WE HAD A REVIVAL TANK GET SET UP. I SENT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR PICTURES OF ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT PILED UP AGAINST AND ON THE NEW ART PIECE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE PARK AND RECENTLY DEDICATED. If you notice, they have speakers, guitars, drum kits all leaning up against the new art piece. They had their volume up so loud that you could hear them in Yosemite Village. I called several times. Unfortunately, code enforcement, you've got to jump through hoops to get anybody out there on weekends because they're not working. The police department never responded on Saturday. Again, yesterday we had a group that wanted to preach in the parks. I understand freedom of religion. I understand that the parks are open for public use. What I don't understand is why code enforcement cannot get their act together and do something about the volume. Yesterday, myself and numerous neighbors, I'm talking six to seven other neighbors called code enforcement and the police department. I watched code enforcement drive by twice, not pull their truck over, not get out of their vehicle and go say something to these people. I'm asking now, that when we make a call that these people either get cited or at least get out of your vehicle and say something. I don't understand why the city cannot enforce the health code, municipal code 8.20, which specifically states that there are volume and noise restrictions in the city of Stockton. We allow these people to get away with it. It continues. It snowballs into other actions around the city. And when the police department does not enforce the code or code enforcement doesn't enforce the code, it just becomes an exaggerated problem for other issues in the city. I'm asking you, please enforce the code. It exists. I've had this conversation before with the city council, and I expect the city council to help us. Thank you. Sandra Maple Deaver. Mayor, City Council, and the City of Stockton. We are bringing the good news to the City of Stockton today. Hello, my name is Sandra Maple Deaver. I'm the Recuperative Care Director for the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. The men's emergency lodging is one of the most important programs at our facility. You may not see the effect it has in a positive way, but there are many community partners that utilize that program as a referral source. For example, local heart... local hospitals that we partner with will call, not just for recuperative care beds, but for emergency lodging beds. Sometimes upon discharge, the individual just needs to be out of the elements with a shower, hot meal, and a bed to rest their head. If these individuals are not able to receive these basic needs, then they end up right back in the hospital. The local hospitals are inundated with the constant recidivism of individuals that do not have these such resources. During their time of stay, we get the opportunity to connect sometimes further assess, and possibly bring them into one of our other existing programs. In my opinion, this is the best outreach we have available right there within our grasp. Since June 2020, we served around 627 individuals for over 507,000 bed days, serving over 15,021 meals in the only COVID isolation unit in this county. We still have it open today. When we are needed for service, the gospel always steps up to the best of our ability. The Gospel Center Rescue Mission was started specifically to help the homeless and addicted in our community. That is our foundation, and that is what we continue to do today. Pat Barrett. Tomorrow's mine. I'll be seventy. Code enforcement, again, on the seven hundred thousand dollar camera system. I wanted to know, I know it's going to be mounted when they go on a call, it'll be, you know, doing the area, and then the analysis will be sitting there analyzing it, and I want to know if every property in South Stockton that is city responsible, if they are going to send the city notices of education on how to take care of their properties. Because it's not just for the taxpayers that pay the code enforcement bills, it's also for the people that are taking care of our city. And we need to have you guys watching over it. I want the city to report every time a city gets a letter sent to them. The other thing I want to talk about, and it's obvious we need to talk about the homeless, the homeless committee. by our council members has to be enforced to make sure it meets every time it's supposed to, not canceled. Find a substitute. Do something. I don't care if it's not an action item. We have to have those homeless committees. We need to have two by two by two by two, which is city, county. County's working on it. We can't just keep asking our police department and code enforcement to keep removing RVs and tents and stuff like that and not putting them somewhere to where we can do wraparound services. The county wants to work on it. We need to work on it. We need to have people that are involved with the homeless, and we need to have organizations that will fix housing and stuff. So we need to enforce that our homeless committee not be canceled. But be held. I know you're smiling because you know I'm serious. But I don't know why it keeps getting canceled, and it needs to stop getting canceled. Lindsay Medina. Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Lindsay, and I'm honored to represent the Gospel Center Rescue Mission today. I am here to share the incredible impact that the mission has had on my life and many others who face homelessness in our community. For 84 years, the mission has done more than just provide basic necessities like food, showers, and shelter to the unhoused in our community. But the mission also instills hope in individuals who are striving for a fresh start and a new way of life. Since my arrival at the mission in April 2023, I have been able to transform my life in a way I never could have imagined. I went from being homeless, unemployed, dependent on drugs and alcohol, to being a full-time employee at the gospel. I have overcome my addiction and regained a new spiritual freedom that has given me overwhelming peace and joy. I now have the privilege of assisting others who are struggling like I once did. However, to continue offering vital support, we need adequate funding to provide resources to those who need them the most. With that being said, we love our city and we want to continue to provide support to individuals like myself and many others with similar stories like mine. Thank you for your time and consideration. Cody Walker. Hello. My name is Cody Walker, and I'm here to speak on the Gospel Center Rescue Mission and our Feeding the Homeless. The mission started Feeding the Homeless and the Underprivileged back in 1940. Since then, we have served over 15.8 million meals. These meals were provided and paid for through the love and generosity of the mission and its donors. I would like to add that not only has it been the cost of the food, but also the cost of the plates, napkins, plasticware, cups, and cleaning supplies. not to mention the cost of staff and utilities that go right along with it. During this last year, we have served over 65,000 breakfasts and dinners just to the homeless and needy in our community. And more than just being a place that offers food and shelter, it's a place that I hold dear to my heart as well. It's a place that took me in when my own family didn't want me, the community didn't want me, and it was a place that took me in with no money and when I had nothing to offer. It's a place that shares the love of Jesus to every single person and doesn't discriminate. I believe that the mission is a place that the city of Stockton absolutely needs. And we just ask that you guys would please continue to help us out. Thank you. Dan Van Groningen. Thank you, Mayor and Councilman. I'm here as a farmer. And also a veteran, and Kevin knows about veterans. I have supported the mission for probably 40 years. Our family is a farming group. And the mission has always been a place where when I went there, I could see the work that's being done there. It also helps farmers in our area when they need something. For instance, they need some food. For instance, we donate watermelons and pumpkins and different things like that. But you have to realize that this is only four or five months of the year that we can get produce. You've got the other six months of the year where nothing's growing here, and so they have to buy it. And so it's very important that we get funding back in the mission for this work. I don't know if you've been, we're at the gala recently, April 25, we had the gala, and I think some of you were there, I was told. Well, you heard from some people there that were at the mission of what the mission meant, you know, and it was touching. I mean, it was a really touching thing, you know, so I appreciate that anyway. So please think about the funding, and I leave it with pray for God's wisdom, okay? Thank you. Carrie Williams. Hello, City Council. My name is Carrie Williams, and I'm the director of the women's programs at the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. Our women's emergency lodging program looks a little bit different than our men's emergency lodge program, but they can stay up to 30 days. During this time, they're assigned a case manager, who works with them to find out what their goals and needs are. Many times these women will enter our New Life program from the emergency lodge program. We had 464 unduplicated emergency lodge guests last year, and we had 177 unduplicated New Life program students last year. Each one of these numbers represents a life change for the better. Thank you for your time. Tyson Fight. Hello. My name is Tyson Fight. I'm the Assistant Director of the Men's New Life Program at the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. Today I will be speaking to you on behalf of all of us at the Men's Program. I want to discuss the root of the issue of homelessness as I see it. I see drug and alcohol addiction as a problem. 75% of those who are homeless are addicted to drugs and or alcohol. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous talks about a spiritual malady, meaning that we are spiritually sick. We provide a place where the unsheltered homeless can come not only for their physical health, but their spiritual health as well, because addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual problem. We must address the problem as a whole, not just one of these aspects at a time. Our goal at the Gospel Center Rescue Mission is physical, mental and spiritual restoration. We provide a place for the unsheltered homeless to not only get a bed, a shower, clothing, hygiene, and a hot meal, but a chance at a new life from drugs and alcohol as we introduce the love of Christ in their life. We currently have 18 graduates living on campus, 13 of those are working full-time or on SSI, being productive members of society and contributing back to our community. We have also helped 10 men obtain housing just this year alone. A majority of these men were unhoused homeless in the San Joaquin County. Many of them were housed in our emergency lodge program until they decided to change their lives and to come into the New Life program. Our emergency lodge program is a feeder program into our New Life program. Our New Life program has a 71% success rate. The bottom line is I believe, I absolutely believe in what the mission does, and I believe that you guys should too. Thank you for your time. Gil Parker. Our problem seems small. We are here to ask for your support to convert Groupie Park into the first public pickleball center in the city of Stockton. We're a community of about 100 plus committed pickleball players. We play on seven makeshift courts primarily of our own nets, using our own nets, and on Saturdays it's booked. I really won't take up a lot of your time that Scott covered a lot of this information already, but I should let you know that Sacramento has 95 pickleball courts, San Jose 71 pickleball courts, Elk Grove, small community, 37 pickleball courts, Stockton, everything that's here is paid to play. We're seeking public pickleball courts at Goopy Park. It won't take that much money and we appreciate your help. We're looking for some leadership, thank you. Julie Dunning. Good evening. I come before you on a regular basis because I truly believe in the democratic process where I have the right to have my voice heard by those whom I've elected to represent me. I feel blessed to live in both a time and a place where this is possible. However, imperative to the success of that process is the government's absolute adherence to the principles of transparency and accountability. Without it, there's mistrust, chaos, and eventually anarchy. Having said that, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the city manager's office, too bad he's not here, I'm complimenting, for providing information on why the 75-year-old tree, yes it is 75 years old, on the corner of West Adams and Miracle Mile had to be removed. I would especially like to thank the council member who worked to remove the opacity that clouded this issue. The documentation provided appears to indicate that the city acted in good faith on the recommendation of a qualified arborist. However, and I swear to you, I'm not trying to be a pain. There are some things about this that just confuse me. Why? If the city had this document since April 22nd, more than 30 days before I began asking the question, why did it take 30 days and five separate asks before it was daylighted? Why, when the city had plans by a licensed civil engineer showing the project being built with a tree in place, did it rely on the recommendation of an arborist to determine the project could not be built that way? What are the arborist's civil engineering qualifications? His certification relates to determining the health and vitality of the tree, not curbs, gutters, or sidewalks. WHY AFTER COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROJECT ON AUGUST 22, 2023, DID CITY STAFF CALL FOR THE TREE, WHICH THE ARBORIST CHARACTERIZED IN VIGOROUS HEALTH, TO BE EVALUATED ON APRIL 10, 2024? DO CITY STAFF NOT NEED TO GET APPROVAL FOR CHANGES TO PROJECTS THAT COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED? THANK YOU. KENDRA KAISERMAN? Good evening. My name is Kendra Kieserman and I'm the Director of Development for the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. For the past 84 years, we have not only been doing a service to the city of Stockton and to all of San Joaquin County, but we have been and continue to change the lives of the homeless and addicted daily. Through our programs, we clothe, feed, shelter, and take care of those who are some of the most vulnerable in our community. Through one-on-one counseling and group classes, we help these individuals get to the root of their trauma. We help them get back onto their feet and back into society. We help them find and obtain employment, obtain housing, and reunite them with their children. We help them get to graduation day, and we help them achieve their goals. But most importantly, we help them find hope. Thank you. David Madura. Hello, beautiful people. If nobody's told you guys, everybody here, that you are loved, I want you to know you are loved. I come with some great news. You know, it costs us $69,100, according to a study at UOP, of everybody that's homeless. That's what it costs. We graduate on average 64 years. 64 times $69,100 is almost $4.3 million saved by the taxpayers of Stockton. Add that up over 30 years. Yes. Amen. So I want you guys to know that we appreciate what we do, but I got some more news. Guess what? We're starting our own company. It's called Clean Slate Paints. That's right. Not only have they come up from the streets, cleaning the streets of Stockton that we do on a regular basis, if you put it linear how much we've cleaned around the little Manila district of Stockton, California, it's almost three times around the world. Five times higher than the enterprise of trash picked up. It's always clean over there because of what they do. The cool thing is they're taking those skills that they're learning and we're teaching them how to paint and run a company. And Clean Slate Paints is in the process of being developed. Right now, we've already had some bids out there that are going on. People want us to work for them. And if anybody needs a paint job, Clean Slate Paints. We're also starting another company. We're located over on Church Street and it's... Church Street Coffee Roasters. We're going to be roasting coffee that you can buy online and you can buy it to make more money. All the overhead comes back into the mission to support the program. We have more businesses that we want to do. We're getting these ones off the ground. We're so proud of the people that are working hard to do this and the team that's doing it. I just thank you guys for all the hard work that you guys do. It's not easy. We appreciate your help and your support. And just remember, God loves you and so do I. And you can't do anything about that. Marion Lindo. Good evening council members. My name is Marion Lindo. Born and raised in Stockton. I work as a social worker here for the county. And the importance of what you guys need to know is this is a personal issue for me. The Groupie Pickle Bar Park players, I'm a new player, approximately a year in, and they welcomed my husband and I into their group. We had no clue about pickleball. And every single one of these beautiful people brought us in and helped us understand and taught us the rules of the game. And it became a joy for me to go with no cost. I, however, did sign up for InShape, which is now costing my husband and I approximately $80 to go. It's expensive. That's monthly. And what I want to tell you is that going out to this group and playing is personal for me. I get a lot of release of things that I do every day that could be trauma-informed with children. And I go out there, and I'm able to release a lot of stress. And it's a joy for me. And to be around these nice people has only increased my ability to just live here in the city. I've been here all my life, born and raised. And so what I wanted you guys to know was on a personal level that the groupie pickleball players and the park, we need this. We need this to happen so that we can enjoy and invite other people. We're of all ethnicity. all-economic background, we enjoy the new game of pickleball, and we want to do it for free. And so, you know, but we want to do it safely. You know, we have a tennis court out there that's cracking. You know, there's some parts of it that, you know, could be worked on. We don't have a bathroom on that end, you know, and we're getting older, and so we need to go to the restroom. So I'm asking you to please consider everything that I'm talking to you guys about tonight. in support of what it could offer to our community of Stockton. Thank you. Julie DiVincenzi. Good evening. I'm here again. But I do want to speak about the park, Victory Park, and the problems with the amplified messaging that goes on day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year. I'm a prisoner in my own home. I have to listen to these messages, windows and doors closed. I can't go in my patio, have people over, barbecue, because it's so loud that it's disruptive for conversation or anything else. So please have code enforcement do something. If they go out there, they should be doing something, not just parking. They need to contact the people that are going against the code and do something about it. If you have an authority figure going out and telling the people that they're doing something wrong, maybe things will change and we'll have our peace and quiet back. So please, please do something about it. SAT NAM SINGH. HELLO, CITY STAFF, MANAGER, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, AND THE STOCKTONIANS. ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE STAND BEFORE YOU to share our grief and request your support for the local Sikh community in light of transnational repression and the 1984 Sikh genocide. Can we pause this time? Can we pause? Because I want to make sure that you have our undivided attention. And is there a little noise out there? Can we get either a door shut? Okay. One second. No problem. Pardon the interruption. Go ahead. Thank you. Thank you. I just want to repeat that we stand before you to share our grief and request your support for the local Sikh community in light of transnational repression and the 1984 Sikh genocide. The Indian Army attacked the holiest Sikh shrine, Siridhar Barsab, in Punjab, India, also known as the Golden Temple, killing thousands of innocent pilgrims. It has been 40 years this month. and no justice has been served. The Sikh community has long been an integral part of Stockton, contributing to the city's cultural and social fabric. However, the Sikhs face ongoing repression, particularly in regards to their beliefs and identity that transcends national borders, affecting their rights and freedom globally, including the United States. Furthermore, the 1984 Sikh genocide is a deeply significant and painful event for Sikhs worldwide. Recognizing this tragedy after 40 years not only honors the victims, but also acknowledges the resilience and strength of Sikh community in the face of adversity. We wish the Stockton City Council can affirm its commitment to inclusivity, diversity, and human rights. This recognition will send a powerful message of solidarity and support to our local Sikh community during challenging times. On behalf of the Sikh community of Stockton, we thank you for your time and God bless you. Pandora Crowder. OK. Hello. It's me. I'm mainly just here. Everybody knows me. It's me. I'm mainly here to let you guys know to remind you it's backpack season. So last year Conway Homes was able to hand out over 400 backpacks to our youth that live within Conway Homes as well as our Kipps Stockton middle school and elementary students. This year the school is growing. Our community is growing. We need more backpacks. And that's where you guys come in. We need donations, preferably hopefully by around the first of July because our event is July 20th. And I never, ever, I can't in good conscience in my heart turn a child away. So if we do have children outside of our area come up and they don't live in there, I do ask them just to wait until the last 30 minutes of the event and I've got them. First come, first serve, I've got them. That's how I was able to give out 400 last year, and I know that I need at least another 200 more this year. So I have given my request for donation, and I know you all have it in your emails. I know, I've sent it to Flo many times. So if it is at all possible, I do hope that you guys can help donate, but also attend. We always like to see your smiling faces, and I love to put you guys to work. So anytime you guys, you know, if you show up, I've got you. You guys can hand out some backpacks, walk around, hand out some waters. And we always have frozen treats for you guys when you come out as well. So I hope that you guys are able to help, and I hope that we get to see you guys on July 20th. Thank you. Cynthia Gale Boyd. Thank God I'm still alive. I served 16 years of service for this racist country and yet I cannot be at peace in my own home. Every man's death diminishes me for I am involved in mankind. That has not been the case with Christina Fugazi. My life and liberties meant nothing to her. Now she wants to be the mayor. If one citizen can't live safe or be treated equally in this someplace special, how can she safeguard the constitutional rights of all the people of Stockton, California? Mr. Mayor wasn't able to do it either. Recently, I commented on an article about the grand jury findings about the corruption within this city hall. If you didn't catch it, read it. And the 209. Obviously, her supporters defend her without full knowledge of her dedication or lack of it to justice. One of which responded by saying to me, at least she got the garbage cleaned up behind your house in the alley. My life is worth a lot more. Stop it when they start chit-chatting together over there like that. And don't tell me not to look at her. Let the other woman turn around the whole time she was speaking. Now, listen here. During the pandemic, I stayed self-isolated for 20 consecutive months. She has full knowledge of the terroristic. TACTICS OF MY RACIST, DANGEROUS, TERRORIST-ASS NEIGHBORS ON MY STREET. AND SHE DID NOTHING TO STOP IT. SHE KNEW ABOUT THE ANTICS OF THE STATEMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE TWO PRIOR RACIST-ASS CHIEF OF POLICE. SEE WHAT TWO MINUTES DOES? NOTHING. GO STRAIGHT TO HELL. WE HAVE TO ASK YOU TO TAKE A SEAT. THANK YOU. Gary Daniel. Good evening. My name's Gary Daniel. I'm a CPA here in Stockton. And first of all, I'd like to thank you, council members, city manager, for all you do. and all the hours and hours and hours you put in for this city and what you do to make it a place. And you've got your hands full. You definitely do. You've got a lot of work. But thank you so much. I'm on the board of the Gospel Center Rescue Mission. And what I like about the mission is I like that they not only provide housing and food, clothing for those who need it, come off the streets. We talked about homelessness tonight. But they also provide programs where people can go through And they can actually change their lives. You heard a testimony or two tonight about that. And that's what I love to hear, these people, how their lives have changed and how they've become productive citizens. Some have turned around and worked with the Gospel Rescue Mission and stayed there to help others the way they've been helped. And I also like so much how they do clean up around their city streets there and so forth. Dave mentioned that. I don't know, Empire State Building worth of trash, I guess. But how they do that, and I've also had the privilege, I have about nine acres, and I've had some of these guys come out and work with me, and just how positive they are about the mission and what it's doing in their lives and where they're changed. Their stories are amazing. These are people who live lives that nothing compared to what I've ever lived. And I just want to thank you for your support that you have given to the Gospel Rescue Mission for the years, and I really, really appreciate it. I think it's a great part of the community and very helpful. Thank you very much. Bill Conley. Good evening, Stockton City Council. Mr. Mayor, thank you for allowing me to speak tonight. My name is Bill Conley, and I'm a proud board member and former board president of the Stockton Gospel Rescue Mission, where I have served for 12 years. Today I stand before you not as just a board member, but as someone who has intimate knowledge of the scourge of homelessness, addiction, and alcoholism. I'm nearly 36 years clean and sober, and my own personal journey has given me profound insights into the challenges faced by those battling these issues. Over the years, I have witnessed the transformative power of the mission's New Life program. This program has brought more individuals into a life of spiritual, physical, and economic renewal than any other initiative in our area. The success rate of long-term recovery through the mission is something over 70%, a stark contrast to the industry standard of less than 20%. This is not just a statistic. but a testament to the effectiveness and dedication of our approach. The Gospel Center Rescue Mission stands out in Northern California for its commitment to utilizing over 80% of program funding directly on the students enrolled. The level of this dedication ensures that the resources are maximized to benefit those in desperate need of help. Additionally, I've seen countless individuals find saving grace in the person of Jesus Christ, even though participation in worship services is entirely voluntary. This inclusive and compassionate approach fosters an environment of genuine support and transformation. Our staff is another testament to the program's success. The vast majority are former graduates. Of our programs, individuals have turned their lives around and are now dedicated to helping others do the same. This cycle of recovery and giving back is at the heart of what makes our mission so effective. I cannot recommend more highly than that, that the City Council continue to support the Gospel Rescue Mission as you have, and I thank you very much for that. Bill Stormer. Good evening, Council, Mr. Manager, Mr. Mayor. I'm here as a local businessman. Most of you know that I own two hardware stores here in Stockton, True Value. But I'm also here as a retired general contractor who, for the past 28 years, has hired over 100 ex-convicts. Now we call them release offenders. And in my 28 years' experience with over 100 men and women who have served time in prison, I've found one common denominator. It's not race. It's not financial or economic. 100% of the men and women that I've worked with over the last 28 years have come from broken families. And that's why I'm here tonight, to thank you for your long-time support of the Gospel Center Rescue Mission and to ask for your continued support as we move forward. For over 80 years... The Gospel Center Rescue Mission has been restoring and redeeming lives and families. Restoring families, restoring children to broken families. Unfortunately, addiction is a generational problem. And so the Gospel Rescue Mission, through its programs, is very effectively restoring and redeeming those broken lives. And again, I thank you for your support in the past and your support moving forward. Thank you. That concludes general public comment. Thank you. Do we have any public comments for consent items? We do. Can I have Reverend E. Williams for item 12.2. Good evening, everybody. I want to just raise one issue tonight, and that issue is the Brown Act. I served on a lot of boards and commissions, and one thing they did for us when we served on these boards, like the Housing Authority Commissioner, we had to go take a class, and they taught us all about the Brown Act and what you could and could not do. And I see it's on your agenda, and that's why I wanted to speak to it. I know you guys are going to make some kind of policy or something on it, which is great. But I don't know if you have this on the agenda. I don't even know if you can do it. But if it's true, what I've read in the Stockton record, and if it's true, what I hear through the grapevine, you've got a person sitting on that desk that did something that violated the Brown Act, it ought to be some way, somehow, that you, as council members, to censor that individual and don't let them do it again. Because one of the things, I heard a lady talk about trust up here, and that's what we put in you when we put you in that seat. We trust you. to take care of the city's business. And we trust you to do it honestly, above board, and without shenanigans going behind the back and having little secret meetings and sharing stuff that you ain't supposed to share. That's not good. And when you're sitting up there, you should be above the par. When you've got the public trust, you should have some integrity. Christina Fugazi for item 12.14. Good evening, Council. Thank you for allowing me to speak. This item is very important, safe routes to school. I know Council Member Wright and I have talked about this on many occasions. It is nice to see that it's made it to this point, but the project itself for these schools is $4.1 million. And in the account... IS 2.673 MILLION SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLOSING THE GAPS ON SIDEWALKS WE HAVE A GAP IN THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE HAVE THE DESIGN IS GOING TO BE DONE IT SAID COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 SO YET AGAIN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE WALKING OUT INTO THE STREET BECAUSE THERE'S AREAS WHERE THERE OBVIOUSLY IS NO SIDEWALK There is flooding. If you go to Buena Vista over by Victory School, there is mud. There is flooding. These things need to be done. I don't know how you're going to choose once it comes to fruition. That'll be probably for the next council as November 2024 will be closing out that year. But I would say for Montezuma in particular, you have a lot of parents who park on the other side of the street. I would recommend that you have an application put in for a hawk system to go in there because otherwise they have to go all the way down to Mariposa to cross the street. And I can guarantee you that people are running across the street, parents and their children in tow in order to get to their car that's parked on the other side. So while I'm very happy that this is on the agenda tonight, We haven't gone quite far enough. We need to find the rest of the money to make this happen, because as we all know, costs do not go down, they only go up. So it's 4.1 million today. I don't know what it's going to be next year at this time when we're putting it out for bid for a construction contract. Thank you. Dan Richardson for item 12.15. Once again, city council, mayor, city manager, I'm here to compliment you on the six Exilu restrooms that you guys are going to install. They are cleaner than the old outhouse form and format that are in many parks. A couple cautionary notes. I live directly across the street from the one in Victory Park. Nobody informed me that I was going to be walking out my front door and looking at toilets on a regular basis. It's ugly. I was promised that there would be some landscaping put in to screen it from the front of my house. It's embarrassing when I have friends and family come over and they walk out and see a line of 15 deep waiting to use a toilet. Another cautionary note, it took me two years to figure out why I was smelling sewer gas in my house, around my house. It turns out that when they installed those sewers, nobody... did any research about the sewer line that existed there. They plugged it into the old sewer line which dumped right into the sewer in front of two storm drains that connect directly to the sewer line instead of storm water disposal. It took me two years to get six people from the storm water and the sewer department to come out with iPads and maps to figure out why we were smelling sewer gas. Turns out that when that park is really busy, that sewage dumps right in front of those storm drains and it vents, just like a vent stack on your house. Problem is, it vents at a low level and stays in front of all the neighbors' homes. They've since plugged it to do some research to figure out if that's it. I guarantee you it is, because I haven't smelled it since they plugged it. We need to do some research of where we're putting these exolus. I would also encourage you to consider putting a second one in Victory Park to replace the old outhouse backed by the ballparks that was never replaced. That needs to be added to the budget, and a second one needs to be installed for a park that large. Thank you. Christina Fugazi for Item 1218. Yes, I'm back. Thank you. This item, this isn't the first time. It's been before council. We've known that the parking lot was going to be going in across the street from the new city hall towers. I am happy to see that there's going to be solar. I want to further express the need to have... charging stations for not just the public but also the employees so i would say there needs to be designated lanes for electric vehicles to be able to plug in i didn't see that in there maybe it is but again i think As we move in this direction, especially in the state of California, we need to think smarter, not harder. And if we do it in the design phase and making sure that we have charging stations, we will be better off. All city properties, all new construction should be having charging stations at those properties. Thank you. That concludes public comment for consent. Thank you. Are there any items that council would like to pull at this time? 12-14, 12-16? 12-3 and 12-18. 12-15, 12-5, 12-1, 12-4, 12-15. What was the last one? 12-what? 12-15. That's already pulled. Do we have a motion to approve the remainder? Move to approve. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 12.1 pulled by Council Member Blower. Thank you, Mayor. Obviously, homelessness is a... very important issue in our city. And this is a committee I've served on now for about a year and a half. And one thing that was brought up earlier is I noticed that the committee has not met a whole lot. It seems like last year I think we met twice. We've met maybe once this year. And I feel like all the other committees that I serve on like really do things. And I just would like to say I'd like to see this committee kind of have more purpose. And I'd just like to ask the clerk, do you have any ideas of other things that we can do with this to sort of make this a little more effective? It largely depends on council's goals with the ad hoc committee. If the purpose is more fact-finding, informational, and I know we're trying to coordinate a lot of different area agencies to meet, it might be easier to take it to something less formal. Or I also know staff currently meets with a lot of the same agencies to take it more to a reporting format from staff. But outside of having the formal meeting, that's... So you're talking like a roundtable kind of a deal? Yeah, something that's more... So is that something we could coordinate with the ad hoc committee or... Of course. Can you tell me like other examples like how that works? So for example, Oh, so like we had the mayor's task force for persons with disabilities and that required coordinating a lot of organizations in order to work towards, you know, either common goals and also fact finding with the public to find out what their needs were. So we have moved that to more of a roundtable discussion so it's less formal. It doesn't require Brown Act regulations and they seem to be more successful with moving forward and communicating. So I don't know if that's something that council would be interested in. Like I said, it largely depends on what council's goals are with ad hoc. Thank you. Council Member Padilla. Thank you, Mayor. As the chair of that committee, I'd like to answer some of my colleagues' questions. With regards to the dates, for whatever reason, this committee continues to get pushed off the calendar. there's several committees that use the chamber throughout the week and uh... florence can tell you every time we pick a date there's another committee that gets priority so that was one of the reasons uh... with regards to the information of the what's being provided uh... i was offering information then i was told that i was double dipping into uh... other committees that have already given information so that i couldn't use those services so uh... i don't know where the gap is but i would more than willing to work with the clerk's office with the city manager's office to facilitate a set date and time but as of right now for whatever reason this committee continuously gets bumped for whatever reason so Like I said, I'm willing to work with whomever to get a set date on the calendar. Yes. I would like to add that I think it's critical that we're also looking at working with other municipalities. Homelessness is a very critical concern. It's a huge issue in our city. And I think that we would be misguided in believing that the city has all the answers or strategies. So I would love to have deeper conversations with other municipalities, the offices of the continuum of care to see how we can kind of coordinate those efforts and then also go into more deeper conversations in the lines of supportive housing and the development of supportive housing as well as workforce housing. So those are some aspects that I would like to elevate as part of the strategies that we undertake as a body because I think that we're better together. So I just want to elevate those suggestions and ideas as well. Thank you. Okay, and I will say just for the sake of transparency, if the general public has not had an opportunity to review the ledge text for tonight's agenda meeting regarding this item 12.1, or is it 12.1? Yeah, 12.1. Or if you're not aware of who sits on that ad hoc committee, the chair of that ad hoc committee is Councilmember Padilla. um... the uh... vice chair is uh... vice mayor warmsley uh... the member uh... on that committee is council member blower and the alternative is the alternate rather is uh... council member uh... via via pudua what i would say over the last few years uh... since this uh... committee has been established uh... just to piggyback on the comments that uh... vice mayor just made a few moments ago WAS THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. PRESENTATIONS FROM ST. MARY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES, GOSPEL CENTER RESCUE MISSION, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, FAMILY PROMISE OF SAN JOAQUIN. AND THE AD HOC HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM STATE INITIATIVES TO ENCAMPMENT DISPLACEMENT CRITERIA AND PROCESS. to hot team activities. It's up to that ad hoc committee, that particular body, and the chair has the discretion to set the agenda for that meeting. However, every agenda that's set should have an item on there where it's an open discussion where the body uh... can make recommendations of things that they would like to see considered uh... for future genders as relates to that that particular committee so uh... the committee has ownership the members have ownership and so you know i i think uh... i i share the same in sentiments of all of you uh... this is the number one could number one issue in our community uh... the reason why established this ad hoc committee a few years ago was because we didn't have a particular subcommittee, a body of these members of our council that had the space from a transparency standpoint, had a public space to deliberate, hear from the community, and provide feedback to staff regarding homelessness in our community. So this body, we are legislators. We are the legislative body for the city of Stockton. And this is our process, this is our space, This is our platform within our standing committees, five plus one, if we authorize this adult committee, to provide feedback directly to staff. So I say own it. Without further ado, is there a motion or a second? So moved. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. Yeah. And Mayor Lincoln. Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz. Thank you. Item 12.3 pulled by Council Member Padilla. Evening. Hi. As an educator, I see the deficiency in life skills. So I totally support this and I'm super excited for the 20 participants. I'm just curious what the application process will be and how these 20 people will be selected good evening laura larson the director with the office of vines prevention so right now this is really a pilot program for us to see how it's going to play out so right now these 20 participants will be office of vines prevention clients if we're not able to fill those 20 spots we do work with a variety of CBOs that also have individuals that are in need of this particular job readiness support, and so they will be able to refer over individuals for this program. But again, I just want to preface it, this is a pilot program for us to stand up the program, and we are anticipating another opportunity to roll out another cohort of this type of services. Okay, thank you for answering that question. Do we have a motion? Oh, yes, Vice Mayor. I just want to point out this was one of the appropriations that we went to One Voice two years ago that we advocated for. So I just want to, one, say that I'm very happy and excited about this opportunity. But two, just to bring out to the public the power of advocacy and the power of collective collaborative work with other municipalities, rather at the state level or federal level as well. So I just wanted to point that out tonight because I know that, you know, there's been some mistruths that have been voiced to the community about advocacy efforts. So once again, this is another win for the city of Stockton, and I am excited to announce to support this approval tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapedua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 12.4 pulled by Council Member Blower. Thank you, Mayor. As the chair of the legislative committee, one of the things that's been sort of a pet project of mine since last year is cleaning up part of the council policy manual. And so I'm just very thankful to my committee, Councilmember Lentz and Vice Mayor Wormsley for the work on that. Also very thankful to city staff for the time that they've put in to help get this cleaned up. This particular one deals with city council letterhead. And I think it's interesting to me in the almost 175-year history of our city, apparently there was never an issue. And so I think this was some long-due guidance on how one can use or misuse council letterheads. So I'm very thankful, again, to my committee and city staff for putting this forward. And we've been working on this for several months. So I think I'm very much in favor of this. And if nobody else wants to talk on it, I'd like to make the motion to approve. Second. If I may. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say that this was good work. I am very grateful for city staff and the clerk's office and all of their hard work and dedication. And I just want to, just for clarity, I think that I do want to just name that part of the need for this was to ensure that there's transparency, fairness, and accountability in our governance. The mayor is the chair of the board and the spokesperson for the board and our council, unless the mayor says otherwise. And so I think that With this being said, I'm just asking collectively as council that we just respect the process because I think that especially in where we are in local government, it's important that the message is clear, whatever message that we are sending to our constituents and the residents of Stockton. So I'm supportive of this work and I think my colleagues across the board for their hard work and dedication in making this happen. Thank you. Now do we have a motion? So moved. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapedua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 1215 pulled by Council Member OR 1214, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT. OH, 12-5. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER BRANDO? VILLAPUDUA. YEAH, I'M SORRY. I THINK WE SET A RECORD TONIGHT FOR POOLED ITEMS. YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, CARLOS VILLAPUDUA, FOR REALLY ADVOCATING THIS GRANT FOR THE CITY OF STOCKTON FOR $1 MILLION. I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF EFFORT. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AS WELL. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. WHEN IS THE PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THESE FUNDS TO COME? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A FEW SECONDS SO THAT SHE MADE IT JUST IN TIME. APOLOGIES. WE'RE LOOKING TO ISSUE A NOFA IN THE FALL. Okay, this fall? Mm-hmm. All right. Okay, no further questions. NOFA is a Notice of Funding Availability, so it is our procurement process for identifying a candidate that would be eligible to receive the funding. All right. No questions. Motion to approve? Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Councilmember Villapedua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Councilmember Lenz absent. Thank you. And now 12-14, pulled by Councilmember Wright. Thank you. Hi, Chad. I'm not going to repeat everything former Vice Mayor Fugazi stated, but although I support all of that, I just... Every time this comes up, I bring it up. So I can't let this pass without bringing it up again. It's not on the list, but it's something that has to be dealt with. And that is the corner of West Lane and Alpine Avenue. There is a gap on both sides of the street there. I know we're doing some redevelopment work. There's a 7-Eleven going in there, I believe, on the south east side of that intersection, that might be a great opportunity to close one of those gaps. The other side, but it's a super complicated situation, basically, because we've got three jurisdictions. You've got county, you've got city, and you've got Union Pacific Railroad. And so, but if no one takes the lead on it, it will never get done. And as the former principal at Harrison School, I know I can tell you I had students that were having to walk either in the street or in wet ditches to get to school coming across that particular area. It is, someone's going to get hurt there someday. I will not stop talking about this particular intersection. There's been several. People who have preceded you in your position that have heard this from me, and once I'm off council, I'll come here when this is on the agenda and I'll talk about it then. You have my promise. So whatever we can do in coordination with those entities about the, and for me, the ideal thing, I talk about it when we go to D.C. on advocacy trips because it's a DOT issue with the trains. Again, if there's any opportunity there to bring this issue up and close that particular gap, because it's one of the worst gaps we have in Stockton. But again, great work on getting this done. I concur with former Vice Mayor Fugazi that the sooner the better, because prices are only going up, and we're not going to finish them all unless we get them in. So thank you. If no one else has any comments, I will move this item. If I may, if I may, if I may. Yes, Vice Mayor. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENT AS COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT. I DO HAVE A REQUEST, CHAD, AS YOUR, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO AFFORD YOU SOME TIME TO ACCLIMATE TO YOUR NEW POSITION, BUT I KNOW MANY OF US SIT ON A THREE-BY-THREE WITH S.U.S.C., MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT AND COUNCILMEMBER BELLA PADUA. I THINK THAT THIS CONVERSATION RELATED TO AREAS OF CONCERN, RELATED TO Safe Routes for Schools. I think we should take some time and, you know, I don't know if we can do it in the next few months, but maybe also who for thought for you is considering having a larger scale conversation with the school districts about Safe Routes. I know that this is not, we're not talking about that, that particular possibility tonight, but I just, it's been on my mind and I think that this is an appropriate time to bring it up, so. I just wanted to elevate that. Otherwise, great work, and I look forward to approving this motion. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. If there's no further comments, I'll move this item. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. THANK YOU. ITEM 1215, PULLED BY COUNCILMEMBER VILLAPUTUA. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. FINALLY, SUSAN PARK IS ON ITS WAY. I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR A WHILE. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR ALWAYS LISTENING AS WELL. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ON IT. WHEN IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUSAN PARK? YEAH, GOOD EVENING, CHAD REE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO LEAD TIME IS ABOUT NINE MONTHS FOR THE EXIT LEADERS. BY THE TIME THEY FABRICATE IT AND THEY SHIP THEM HERE. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE WE'LL INSTALL. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT, LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, 15, 16 MONTHS. 15, 16 MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. NO COMMENTS. WE'LL HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCIL MEMBER WRIGHT. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER P.D.F. FOR POINTING THIS OUT, BUT I THINK MOST OF THE PICKLE BALL PLAYERS ARE GONE, BUT ONE OF THOSE IS GOING IN AT GROUPY PARK. JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT IF ANY OF THEM ARE WATCHING OR LISTENING. AND WITH THAT, FEEL FREE. MOTION APPROVED. I BELIEVE I PULLED IT AS WELL. YEAH, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ON THAT? I did. I wanted to point out that it was going in Group E Park. Oh, okay. So thank you, Councilmember. Right. I do have a question. As for the location, is it going to be just demolishing where the current bathroom is and putting it on top of there? Can it be moved? What? At Group E Park, I believe that's a recommendation is to remove the existing and replace with a new excellent. Okay. Did we, I'm just curious about some of the comments we heard earlier about some say some odiferous yeah things that may come down you know personally it hasn't come across my desk but we'll look into it you know work with our municipal utilities department and just kind of do some research and we can report back on that okay typically you know we've scoped the site of where the actually will be installed and the lines and services needed to be able to you know have a correct and proper install kind of further to the Victory Park additional comment this staff report is bringing an additional um actually restroom to victory park so there'll be one more and is the timeline for all of these about the same yes okay perfect all right thank you you're welcome no more questions now we can entertain a motion yeah no further questions uh motion to approve second roll call vote please council member padilla yes council member wright yes Councilmember Blower? Yes. Councilmember Villa-Padua? Yes, yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Councilmember Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 1216 pulled by Councilmember Wright. Sorry about calling you Chad. Director Reed. No, no. Sometimes I lose protocol. Director Reed, I have good news. on this. I really don't have any questions on this, just a comment. We're doing good work here. I remember two years ago attending a California Council of Governments training where they talked about pedestrian safety. And Stockton in 2022 had the worst pedestrian death rate in the United States. Stockton, our city, Stockton, California in 2022. We backed up in 2023, we were like eighth or ninth. 2024 just came out, and we're down to 19th. So we're doing something right. So thank you for the California Street Project, the Miner Street Project, all of these road diets, the projects that we have going in on the Miracle Mile, all of that is going to have an impact. I think most of us know someone that's either been killed as a pedestrian, a bicyclist, or a motorcyclist. I know three people. stocktonians okay so think about that that that is that's pretty serious we've and we've got to do something to slow vehicles down and to train our drivers up a little bit better than then they're driving right now because right now we're still one of the 20 worst in in the United States So we got to get better, but we're getting better, and that's the good news. And I just wanted to make that point. So whatever we're doing, keep it up. Thank you. We got a great team in our traffic engineering department. Those guys are working hard to bring some money in, so. We're going in the right direction. That's all I can ask for, right? That's right. Okay. And if there are no other comments, I'll move approval. Second. Roll call vote, please. Councilmember Padilla? Yes. Councilmember Wright? Yes. Councilmember Blower? Yes. Councilmember Villa-Padua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Councilmember Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 12-18, pulled by Councilmember Padilla. Thank you. When we have new projects, it seems like we always elevate the fact that they do have charging stations. Just curious why that wasn't in the plan. Yeah, so this... The new parking lots do not include charging stations or solar panels, but they are plumbed for them and they are ready for them. So I think we're looking at a larger plan to incorporate a little bit more of city facilities to make this timeline. We couldn't include those in this project, but the project's being built for it. So when we figure out the direction that we're gonna head in our larger EV charging plan, this property will be ready for it. So then it'll come back to council with regards to putting those in? Yes, more than likely it would, yes. So would it be just like a new RFP, like a brand new project, or if you could just clarify? Yeah, so again, we're looking for kind of like a larger plan to address our solar needs citywide. A plan like that would come back to council. It's going to have a large dollar amount, and we'll need approval for that. Okay. Okay, thank you. You're welcome. Any other questions? No, no further questions. I'll move to approve. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 13, administrative matters. We don't have any. Item 14, unfinished business. There's none. Item 15, new business. We don't have any new business this evening. However, item 16, public hearings, 16.1, requests for zoning map amendment, rezoning of approximately .80 acres at 709 North Center Street. Public hearings now open. Staff, you have the floor to present. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Council. Mike McDowell, Assistant Director with the Community Development Department. So the site location is located at the northwest corner of Park Street and Center. And the site identified in yellow, surrounded by yellow, is currently general plan for commercial. And you'll see on the right, IT IDENTIFIES THE ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE SAME PROPERTY, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SO TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT HERE IS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAN JOAQUIN. AND CURRENTLY, THE LOCATION WHERE THE REZONE IS BEING REQUESTED HAS A VACANT EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING AND ON-SITE PARKING AND IS PROPOSED FOR REDEVELOPMENT WITH THIS PROJECT. So on January 11, 2022, the Director of Community Development approved the Park Center Apartments. It's an affordable housing project. Again, that will be established through the County Housing Authority. And a couple things to identify is the project includes 51 units. That's what's being proposed at this location. I know that several council members were there recently at a groundbreaking ceremony for this project. It's a pretty awesome project. PROJECTS CONSIST OF ACTUALLY THREE LOTS, SO THE LOT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS JUST ONE OF THREE FOR THE REZONE. AND THEN THE PROJECT ALSO REQUIRES AS A PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AND I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXHIBIT SHOWING THE PROJECT, BUT IT REQUIRES A MERGER OF ALL THREE LOTS. SO IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT, A REZONE IS NECESSARY. SO THIS IS JUST A RENDERING OF THE PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE BUILDINGS. THERE'S AN EXISTING BUILDING THEY'RE GOING TO CONVERT, WHICH IS THE OFFICE BUILDING, TO RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN THEY'RE BUILDING A SECOND BUILDING STRUCTURE TO ALSO HOUSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. THIS IS AN OVERALL SITE PLAN OF THE OVERALL SITE. IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN AN ACRE, THE OVERALL SITE. YOU CAN SEE THE HOUSING UNITS ARE PREDOMINATELY AT THE CORNER INTERIOR AREA. And then the external area is basically for the circulation of traffic and parking on the site. And again, just bringing up what's being proposed here, you've got buildings that are going to be constructed over property lines. That's the purpose of merging the lots is most of the buildings will be over those property lines. So this just provides a site diagram as far as the residential DENSITY PARCELS THAT ARE FINE AND THEN THE RED IS AGAIN THE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY TO MATCH. AND SO A ZONING AMENDMENT REQUIRES CONSISTENCY WITH FINDINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE AND EVERYTHING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE POLICIES IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT and so staff is recommending along with the planning commission that consider this item and made a recommendation for council's approval are recommended approval for this item tonight. Thank you. Clerk, do we have any comments from members of the public on this item? We do not, Mayor. Council Member Wright. Thank you. If you're paying attention to the news right now on a statewide level, you're seeing quite a bit about how other... communities have not been as accountable with their HF dollars and their affordable housing dollars. You're hearing a lot, especially from San Diego and some other communities, where they can't really tell you how they spent the money. That's not happening here in Stockton. And we're seeing two projects tonight. We're seeing this one right here, which is going to be badly needed affordable housing in an area where the people are already living. So it will be occupied very, very quickly once we get that done. And the Grandview Village TEFRA hearing is happening right after that. I won't make a comment on that because I'm making the same comment here, but I see Carol out there. Good job, Carol. Keep up the great work. We are housing San Joaquin County residents, and we share them. Everyone, you know, people move back and forth between our communities all the time. So, you know, we can make all the comments we want about this. Our places should be for Stockton residents, but we should be housing everyone who's not housed right now. And let's create a better housing situation for everyone in San Joaquin County. We need housing at all levels. I'll be vigorously supporting both of these projects tonight. Thank you. Council Member Padilla. Councilmember Villaputua. Thank you, Mayor. Michael, great presentation. I think it's a great project, especially in District 5. I love it. My question is, when is the project completion date? For the Housing Authority? 18 months after the start of construction. Okay. 18 months, it looks like, from start of construction. Is that for the... of those act, the whole completion. February 4th was the first day of the . Okay. Yeah. So they've already started groundbreaking. This is something being proposed that at the final, you know, acceptance, we need to have everything complete for the rezone. Yeah. All right. For any further questions, motion to approve. Yeah. Roll call vote please. Council Member Padilla. Oh, I'm sorry. Pause. Public hearing is closed. Now we have a motion from Council Member Villapudua and a second from Council Member Wright. Now we have a roll call vote. Council Member Padilla. Yes. Council Member Wright. Yes. Council Member Blower. Yes. Council Member Villapudua. Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley. Yes. And Mayor Lincoln. Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 16.2, Tepper Public Hearing for the Grandview Village apartment located at 240 East Minor Avenue and 240 North Hunter Street. Public hearing is now open. Good evening. Carrie Wright, Director of Economic Development. Tonight we're doing a technical ITEM FOR GRAND VIEW VILLAGE. IT MIGHT BE THE LAST ITEM THAT WE DO FOR GRAND VIEW VILLAGE HERE FOR THE COUNCIL. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THROUGH THIS TEFRA PUBLIC HEARING FOR GRAND VIEW VILLAGE. IT'S FOR VISIONARY HOME BUILDERS. THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY IS THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY FORMED TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES WITH THE ISSUANCE OF BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT DEBT. We are a member of that. We, so I'll skip right to the TEFRA hearing, which is required by the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act. So the role of council tonight is to certify and really you're recertifying the public benefit of the project. The city is not incurring any debt, so I just want to be clear about that. We're simply certifying the public benefit. THE REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE RECORD ON JUNE 7. THE CITY COUNCIL ORIGINALLY GRANTED A TEFRA APPROVAL FOR THE BOND FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT ON JANUARY 12TH IN 2021. AND THAT WAS A PROJECT WITH VISIONARY HOMEBUILDERS FOUNDED IN, NOT 18, CAROL'S NOT THAT OLD, IN 1983 FROM A SMALL GROUP OF FARM WORKERS WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF for farm workers. The public benefit, you guys have all hopefully seen the public benefit of Grandview Village, four stories, 75 units, fully leased up as of February 21st. So the technical reason is they're moving into their perm financing. This certification has expired, so we're recertifying it. This is the location. This is the beautiful building that was built. And tonight we're asking you to adopt a resolution, renew the approval for the reissuance of bonds by CMFA in the amount not to exceed 23 million on behalf of the Visionary Home Builders of California, and authorize the city manager to take the appropriate actions as necessary. Thank you. Clerk. Thank you. Clerk, do we have any public comments on this item? We do not, Mayor. Okay. Any council comments? Move to approve. Public hearings closed. Move to approve. Second. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. Mayor Lincoln? Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lentz absent. In item 16.3, public hearing to adopt the fiscal year 2024-25 annual budget, approve the 2024-2029 capital improvement plan, approve the fiscal year 2024-25 fee schedule, approve the fiscal year 2024-25 California constitutional appropriations limit, adopt the fiscal year 2024-25 annual budget for the parking authority of the City of Stockton, adopt the fiscal year twenty twenty four twenty five annual budget for the successor agency to the former stockton redevelopment agency public hearings now open staff you have the floor to present good evening emelda arroyo budget officer so like you stated we'll be going over quite a bit of items tonight so we do have the annual budget public hearing So the budget development process did begin months ago and one of the first steps was the council strategic priority and goal setting session that took place on February 21st. The proposed budget was released on May 15th and then a budget study session was held on June 5th and tonight we have the public hearing. As stated earlier, one of the first steps during the budget development process is the council goal setting session, which was held earlier in the year. The strategic targets guide the budget development process. And so this slide shows a clip of the results from the council goal setting session as it's summarized on the one-page strategic plan within the proposed budget book. The improved health of the general fund has presented some opportunities to grow the city organization and its capacity to expand services. However, the city does continue to be strategic about how it grows and expands to make sure resources are utilized most efficiently. While there is room for some strategic growth in the long range financial plan, resources are still limited and choices must be made. All proposals and requests were evaluated for long-term solvency. This year's budget was influenced by a number of factors. There's a lot of uncertainty in the economy with high inflation, continued labor shortages, and high interest rates. This is combined with local trends related to unpredictable revenue growth retention in recruitment challenges, and a highly competitive labor market. Most of these factors are increasing the cost of providing services. The fiscal year 24-25 budget reflects a 12.4 percent increase in fuel, chemicals, and other materials, and a 10.8 increase in utility costs due to inflation. We continue to see significant increases in bids for contracted services, construction projects due to inflation and labor shortages so here we have the citywide expenditures so the citywide proposed budget is 956 million it includes all the programs funds and departments of the city The utilities are the largest piece of the pie chart at 20%, police is at 19%, insurances and employee benefits is 19%, and fire is at 9%. Citywide expenditures are increasing about 43.5 million or 4.8% from fiscal year 23-24 adopted budget. The increase in the city budget is attributable to several factors, including the cost of salaries and benefits. Salaries, health, retirement, and general liability costs are up across all funds with the larger impact on the police and fire department budgets. In addition to the COLAs, There were several reclassifications and market adjustments to help recruit and retain qualified employees. There also continues to be increased cost associated with maintenance and supplies from the ongoing inflation that we've all been experiencing. Next, I'll be going over the citywide revenues. So here you can see a breakdown of the city-wide revenues by funds. The total revenues are $873 million, excluding the inter-fund transfers. The expenditures are higher than the revenues due to one-time expenses, which include capital projects. The one-time expenses are drawdowns from the fund balance in the utility funds, information technology ISFs, and in various other funds. So here again we can see the utilities are taking 20% of the total pie chart and then insurance and employee benefits is about 21%. A total of about 25 million expanded services have been included in the fiscal year 24-25 proposed budget. 13.2 million are being funded from the general fund. The remainder are being funded by other funds. Some of the major items that are being funded have been highlighted within the budget message that start on page A5 of the proposed budget book. The budget also includes 31 new full-time positions in various city departments to assist with service delivery. So next I'll be going over the citywide positions summary. You guys are able to see the complete detail of citywide positions in the appendix of the budget book starting on page O-1 through O-27. So like I mentioned before, the 24-25 budget includes 31 positions as well as 12 positions that were approved mid-year. which includes seven firefighters, four grant-funded positions in the sustainability office, and one in office of performance and data analytics. And there were 60 police positions that were reprogrammed towards recruitment and retention. So there's a net decrease of 17 full-time positions from fiscal year 23-24 adopted budget. The total cost of the 31 new positions is about 4.8 million with 4.1 million funded by the general fund. These positions were presented during the budget study sessions on June 5th by the departments. This slide here reflects the citywide authorized full-time positions since fiscal year 2009-10 and how the positions are funded, whether it's general fund, enterprise funds, or other funds. The proposed number of full-time positions for fiscal year 24-25 are a total of 1,773, 1,160 to be funded by the general fund, 241 with enterprise funds and 372 to be funded with other funds. Next is a graph representing the five-year capital plan by category that totals 1.4 billion which includes funded and unfunded CIP projects. So the pie chart shows the breakdown between transportation at 779.1 million, which represents about 54% of the pie chart, general government at 398.7 million, representing 27%, and utilities at 281.4 million, representing the remainder, which is about 19%. The first year of the CIP reflects projects for which funding has been identified and so 58.1 million is proposed in fiscal year 24-25. The second year through the fifth year of the CIP reflects the city's unfunded facility and transportation needs in addition to projects with identified or unanticipated funding. So included in the years second through the fifth of the CIP projects totaling about 315.9 million that have proposed funding sources and about 1.1 billion in projects with no identified funding source. Next, I'll be going over a few slides on the general fund. So the general fund is the city's largest fund and is the primary source for many city provided services because the dollars are unrestricted. The total expenditure budget is $328.3 million. The pie chart shows a breakdown of fiscal year 24-25 proposed budget by department category. And so here you're able to see that the police department is 54% of the general fund. which is about 177 million and the fire department is about 20% of the total at 66 million. So about 74% of the general fund is spent on public safety. The general fund revenue budget is at 320.5 million. This pie chart breaks down the revenue by source. So the sales tax is the largest source, which includes measure A transaction tax revenues. Measure A revenues are projected to be coming in at 47 million. So the sales tax revenue are about 0.5% higher than current year projections based on the consultant estimates. Elevated inflation and interest rates have led to higher cost of goods. resulting in consumers not spending as much as in prior years. The second largest funding source is property tax with revenues at 78 million. So that's about a 1% decrease from the fiscal year 23-24 projections as are expected due to the higher interest rates which directly impact the home values in the south. The utility user taxes are the third largest revenue source at $44 million. So the water, electricity, and gas UUT has seen growth over the last few years, and that's mainly primarily due to higher utility rates that are charged by the utility companies, new construction, and then weather conditions. So next we have the general fund balance. So this chart summarizes the general fund revenues, expenditures, and fund balance for the current year projections and the budget year. So the revenues are less than 0.1% increase compared to the fiscal year 23-24 projection. So employee services are up 18%, which reflect increases in all bargaining unit salaries, retirement costs, and benefits. Vacancies in fiscal year 23-24 are also driving down the year end projection. Other services are up 29% and so these include utilities, equipment maintenance, fleet and IT ISS. The materials and supplies are up 22% as they continue to cost more due to inflation. And then other expenses are up 77%, which include expenditures such as training, travel, and memberships. The capital outlay include one-time expenses for capital improvements. And then the loan repayment include the assured guarantee payments. And the transfers out include program support for other funds and other one-time capital transfers to the CIP. So next I'll be going over the general fund, the reserve and fund balance policy. So updates are provided during the budget, during the proposed budget. And so we do update the general fund reserve targets, which are as being presented as we're proposing them. So the top section is setting the reserve target amounts. And it's not necessarily designating the reserves yet. We don't do that until the end of the fiscal year. So with the increase in the budgeted expenditures compared to the prior year, the working capital reserve target will increase from 48.3 million to 54.7 million. The working capital reserve is equivalent to about two months of the annual operating expenses. The known contingency reserve target is increasing from 74 million to 93.3 million. which is based on identified needs. So these are mainly to fund future pension costs, retention, and recruitment efforts. The target for the Priority 2 risk-based reserves increased from 80.8 million in the prior year to 89 million in the current year based on updates to the infrastructure, liability, and revenue amounts. So the bottom blue portion are the projected, and I know we can't see but the bottom part on the actual presentation, it's highlighted in blue. And so the fiscal year 23-24 general fund projected available balance will be sufficient and would first be assigned to the working capital reserve, which is consistent with the reserve policy. And then at the end of fiscal year 23-24, like I was saying earlier, under the council reserve policy is that any balance above the working capital and the known contingency reserves would be that we would split between council priority projects and the risk-based reserves. So next I'll be going over this slide on the long-range financial plan. So the chart here shows the current general fund balance and reserve in the long-range financial plan, which incorporates the proposed fiscal year 24-25 budget. The displayed years do include the actuals from fiscal year 19-20 through fiscal year 22-23. It also includes the fiscal year 23-24 projections The 24-25 budget and projected revenues and expenses from fiscal year 25-26 through fiscal year 20-41 through 42. So Stockton's long range financial plan does look forward 20 years and it does demonstrate continued solvency. The yellow bars that you see in the graph are not in the general fund, so they actually represent the pension trust, which are set aside for retirement expenses. And so the model assumes that the city does draw on the pension trust, which is represented by the yellow bars. And so we make annual payments to CalPERS starting around fiscal year 28-29. Also, the city is currently generating a general fund available balance that is more than the 16.67%, which is the working capital reserve goal. And we'll begin to fall below the recommended level by fiscal year 34-35. And that's after the funds and the pension trust have been utilized for the retirement payments. In fiscal year 33-34, there is a gap between the revenues and the expenditures. And that's because we do have the assumption that the strong communities tax revenue will sunset. And so the operating costs that are currently being funded by the strong communities would then go back to the general fund. And so as we all know, I mean this is a tax and this one would have to go back to the voters to be approved. A few other things that I wanted to mention is that the long range financial plan does assume recessions every seven years with the next impact on revenues beginning in fiscal year 26-27. And so the way that the model works is that every recessionary cycle it has a 5% reduction in revenue for each of the revenue categories. And then that takes me to the very last slide which is the recommended actions. And that's to adopt the fiscal year 24-25 annual budget, approve the 2024-2029 capital improvement plan, approve the fiscal year 24-25 fee schedule, and other administrative actions that are included in the resolution. And then in addition, the successor agency budget must be approved separately by council and the role as the board of successor agency. And the same thing with the parking authority is to be approved separately by council in the role as the board of the parking authority. Any questions? Do we have any public comments? We do not, Mayor. Questions of the council? Public hearing is closed. Public hearing is open. Just going back to the capital improvement projects, I know when we were doing advocacy, we spoke with Director Reed about this and we know that the unfunded projects are somewhere around the $1.8 billion mark. And that's something that the public really has to understand. Okay, if you look at this book, And you look at all the projects in it, there's a lot that needs to be done. We don't have anywhere near the amount of funding to be able to do those. But we are hacking away with it. We are writing grants. We are lean, but we are getting things done. And all we can do is keep looking for other funding sources. We don't have it. We need that pension trust there or we'll be right back in bankruptcy. Correct. So I just want to make these points for everyone in the public that says, how come we're not taking care of all of these things right now? We can't. Be happy to sit down and go through this entire book with you and explain to you the depth of the work that needs to be done. We're going to continue to do it. We're going to continue to prioritize the things that have to go first. And that's why we do the study session first before this. And, you know, everyone knows what needs to be done we're advocating all of us for our districts we know there are some citywide projects that need to be done we're working with the state on roads we're working with the federal government on roads you know and and that's what i hear the most complaints about to be honest we'll get it done but it's it's it's not gonna happen overnight and it's going to take continued advocacy by every single one of us up here and and the staff as well So I just wanted to make that comment in case people weren't aware of it. $1.8 billion in unfunded projects. Okay, thank you. Public hearing is closed. We have a motion. So moved. Second. Roll call vote, please. Council Member Padilla? Yes. Council Member Wright? Yes. Council Member Blower? Yes. Council Member Villapadua? Yes. Vice Mayor Wormsley? Yes. And Mayor Lincoln. Yes. Motion passes 6-0 with Council Member Lenz absent. Thank you. Item 17, City Manager's Update. Nothing this evening, Mayor. 18, Council comments, colleagues. Any comments? Vice Mayor, you're up. All right. So first and foremost, I want to say happy birthday to all the June babies out there, myself included. want to start off by saying that um and secondly i do want to um to thank the chief and the city manager's office for the uh find out friday series so i know that um from time to time we get um folks from the western community um who are you know seeing what what are we doing for western ranch so i just want to name that On June 7th, there was a Western Ranch mission that included 11 traffic stops, five arrests, six citations, and two tows. So the proof is in the pudding in regards to the things that our police department and officers are doing to ensure that our community is safe. So follow the Saxton Police social media platforms for these opportunities to really get a read on things that are happening to ensure that our communities are safe. Tonight there was a comment that I wanted to elevate. I know that two weeks ago we approved the AI for code enforcement and there were several articles in the record and there was a segment on the news That also aired and it also aired a lot of questions, comments and concerns. I know that in the presentation, we talked about doing outreach and town hall meetings to ensure that the community is getting correct information about what this will mean in terms of code enforcement. So I wanted to follow up with that tonight. Secondly, I wanted to also follow up on weed abatement. I know that we all have, you know, been hearing about the series of fires that are going on across the state. I brought up weed abatement last month. I brought up areas of concerns throughout the city last month. And I do want to follow up with that, not only based on what is happening across the state, but we also know in a couple weeks that we will hear probably an abundance of fireworks. So making sure that we're getting behind the eight ball and preventing the possibilities of fires due to dry grass and weeds. So I do want to elevate that and the significance and the importance of that request. I also want to to provide some community resources as I typically do. On June 20th, there will be a youth job fair at work next starting at 1230. So if you have young students at home that are looking for a job, this is a great opportunity for them to get their resumes out as well. June 20th is pretty busy because there will also be another opportunity for those seeking funding for housing development. I know that I did hear Reverend East's sentiment today about housing and development. I don't know if he's still in the room, but the San Joaquin County, San Joaquin Community Foundation will be having an informational session on a grant that they have for for nonprofits within the county. And it's anywhere up to $350,000. That informational session will be on Zoom. So that's another great opportunity for those to be funding. I also want to remind my neighbors and Western Ranch community that on June 20th is your last day to cast your vote for Proposition 20. which is the flood protection proposition that Subjaca is elevating for the 200 year flood protection. It's something that I support and I hope as neighbors and community members that you support that proposition as well. I did also want to name that our community centers have been open during our hot days for community members who are looking for cooling centers. Please continue to spread the word when we have days that we have very high and high heat levels. Just putting that out there as well. If you're a parent, there's tons and tons and tons of resources and activities. at the community centers across the center as well. And then before we close tonight, I also just wanna circle back to that workforce appropriation that the city received in particular for our special needs community. This is a vulnerable population that sometimes goes unnoticed. And so I'm excited to hear that the city did get that $1 million appropriation, and I'm looking forward to continuing to plant seeds in our communities. And that is it for me for tonight. Thank you, Stockton, and be safe. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member Wright. Just a few things. Very quickly, happy Juneteenth to everyone tomorrow. I will have the day off from my... regular work jobs, so I will be attending the apprenticeship program graduation tomorrow at the IBEW Training Center. Looking forward to that. I attended the Clean Energy Procurement Conference in San Francisco last week. what I learned was that I don't know a lot about clean energy procurement and whoever is going to be taking my place on the AVA board next year needs to start boning up on that like right now because it's a deep subject and It's very complicated to understand, but I did learn quite a few things. Congratulations to Howard Chang, who was appointed on Tuesday night, Wednesday night, sorry, Wednesday night as AVA's new CEO. Howard is the former chief operating officer for AVA, so it will be a very clean transition there. Brings a different skill set from Nick Chassett, who just retired. For those of you who don't know, we joined AVA in 2022, but we will not be coming online with them until 2025 as a result of a decision by the Public Utilities Commission. But April of 2025, we will be becoming members of AVA Community Energy at a 5% reduction from PG&E rates on energy procurement. So it's a little bit of a savings. You know, we're still going to be paying PG&E for the transmission, which is a big chunk of the cost, but we're going to be saving some money. So that's an exciting thing, and AVA's doing good things for our community. I think we need to watch their grants as they put them out there. There's a very real possibility that they could be one of the funding sources for charging stations and solar installations on city properties. So keep AVA in mind for that. When I spoke about our ranking in pedestrian deaths, for those of you who don't know what I'm using as my source, it's Smart Growth America's Dangerous by Design survey. It's an annual survey that comes out, and I encourage you to check it out, Smart Growth America, Dangerous by Design. And lastly, while this meeting was going on, Willie Mays died. So I want to, you know... He's a hero of all of us, I think. You know, 93 years old. He's been there a long time. He's been a hell of a, excuse me, been a great role model since he came into the league and into his retirement. Always there for other ballplayers. Always there for the Giants. So, goodbye, Willie. Council Member Padilla. Thank you, Mayor. I want to elevate Janet Benninger and her husband in my district. This week I was driving around and I saw this couple walking on the sidewalk and I was like, what are they doing? What are they doing? So I made a U-turn. They were picking up trash on their daily walks. So I stopped to thank them. And I said, I really appreciate what you're doing. And he said, you know, we have to take care of our environment that we live in. And I said, yes, it takes all of us. So I thank everyone that gets involved, because it really does take all of us to make change happen. With school out, I want to mention that there are several activities that students can get involved in. Some are even free. So I encourage everyone to check out the Parks and Rec page. as well as visit Stockton for family related events. We all know that 4th of July is coming up and yes, it's a time to celebrate. However, please do this responsibly and obey the laws with respect to fireworks. You know, there's a lot of illegal fireworks. There's laws. I know the county has done a good job of confiscating illegal fireworks but there are special need people that the illegal fireworks affect as well as animals so please obey those laws with that the city will be having a parade festival as well as fireworks so lots of family festivities on the 4th of July located downtown at Weber Point I did want to mention I am definitely in support of the policy with regards to the use of letterhead. But I thought it would be important to mention that the California Government Code Section 54952.2 addresses the use of letterhead. But in short, it states city council members in California typically have the right to use city-issued letterhead for official communications related to their duties as council members concerning city matters, initiatives, and communication with constituents. City attorney, if you can correct me if I'm wrong, our charter never really had a clear or definite policy regard with regard to the use from city council members before this policy was approved. Do you mean council policy manual or the city charter? You mentioned city charter. Or policy with regards to the use of letterhead by council members. I don't believe there was a letterhead policy in place prior. Thank you. I appreciate that. With regards to Victory Park, I am having a vent. an event this summer in a city park and I have to provide an application. I have to pay a rental fee for the use of the park as well as a fire permit and have security. I drive by Victor Park several times and it's continuously packed with vendors and events always. I have to follow the rules, so why don't they? We need to start enforcing. I want to thank the clerk's office for continuing the goal of translation services. As of now, the agenda can be translated, and they are working to provide other services as well. Happy Juneteenth tomorrow. as it is a day that represents freedom and hope. And let us remember the struggles of those that came before us and renew the commitment of equality and justice for all. Thank you. Councilmember Blower. Thank you, Mayor. Been a busy, busy couple of weeks. Lots of stuff going on around the city. And I was fortunate to go to quite a few of them. Right before the budget meeting on June 5th, I want to congratulate the Stockton Art Commission. They had their Stockton Art Night. And it was just over there at the Civic Auditorium. I saw a lot of good local art from good local artists. So that's something that I think they do quarterly. So I would encourage members of the public that when that next happens to be sure and get out and support that. Also, let's see, on June 6th, King Card Club had a ribbon cutting. Council Members Villaputua and Wright were both there with me. They have a beautiful new patio. That was a good event. On the 8th was the NAACP Prayer Breakfast and City Manager Harry Black, Council Members Wright and Villaputua were there with me as well. Chief McFadden did a very nice job speaking at that event. Then on the 9th, Sunday the 9th, was Teachers College of San Joaquin's graduation. So that's a program put on by the County Office of Education. I was there. I want to congratulate my wife. She was one of the graduates getting her teaching credential. And then there were a lot of other graduates getting their masters, which I believe will be the next thing that she goes after. Let's see. On the 11th, there was a young legislator program that Assemblymember Villaputua put on. Had a great group of high school kids here that are interested in getting involved with government and just seeing how things work. It was a really good group. Had most of us here, Vice Mayor Wormsley, Councilmember Wright. Council Member Padilla and Council Member Villalpura and I were here with them. Then afterwards we went to lunch with them. My niece was one of the participants, so Ashlyn, so it was nice seeing her involved with that. Then I rolled right out of that and went to Steve Dial's retirement luncheon. Steve Dial is retiring from the San Joaquin Council of Governments, so I'd just like to throw out congratulations to Steve and just thank him for his many years of good work and good service to the San Joaquin Council of Governments. Then on the 12th, that afternoon, we had the City of Stockton Employee Appreciation Picnic, which I believe most of us, I think all of us were there for that event. Really appreciate all of the work that all of our employees for the City of Stockton do every day to make our city run, so it's nice to have an event where we can get together and just show that appreciation. And just as a side note, I think for three years in a row, they have a raffle. And the mayor has always won the raffle and then gives the prize back, which I appreciate. This year was like the first year he didn't win. But had he won, I know he'd have thrown that back, so. All good things must come to an end at some point. That's true. That's true. Then that evening was the 70th Stocktonian of the year. And the Stocktony of the Year, the realtors, we started that back 70 years ago. For about the last, I think, 12 years, we partnered. I say we, I'm a realtor. We partner with the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce. This year, let's see, Mayor Lincoln, Vice Mayor Wormsley, Council Member Padilla, City Manager Harry Black, and Economic Development Director Carrie Wright all attended the event. Sharon Benninger was our recipient, and very, very worthy recipient. She's done tons and tons of stuff in our community, is really, has, she's, they refer to her as an angel, and she really is an angel, and just has a heart for our unhoused community. Unfortunately, she was not able to attend. She was not feeling well, so I will continue to pray for her speedy recovery. Again, she's just a wonderful person and was a really good recipient for us. On the 13th, I was happy to represent the city at the Woodbridge Irrigation District's 100th anniversary. So congratulations to them for 100 years getting things done. Then on the 15th was the Juneteenth. Festival downtown at Weber Point. Mayor Lincoln, Vice Mayor Wormsley, Council Members Padilla and Villaputua were also there. Shout out to my friend Reggie Knighton of the Naked Rib. He gave me a, always just knocks it out of the park. It was worth every penny buying those ribs. And he had a nice Father's Day special, so I appreciate that. Again, shout out to my buddy at the Naked Rib. And then just, let's see, I guess on Sunday, Father's Day. So I'd just like to hope everybody, all the fathers out there had a good Father's Day. And coming up tomorrow, I will be at that event, the MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Program graduation as well, Council Member Wright. And then next week, heading off to Atlanta for the National Organization of Regional Councils. And then one other thing, just looking forward, since we won't have, I don't think, our next meeting until the 9th, July 1st, a big happy birthday to Council Member Dan Wright. He and I share a birthday. So a little bit apart. I won't go into how many. A few years earlier. So a big happy birthday to you, Dan Wright. So those are my comments. Thank you very much. Council Member Villaputua. Yes, thank you, Mayor. I as well will be at that MC3 as well tomorrow morning, so I'm looking forward to that with the local union 595. I want to thank our city manager for everything you always do for our community, as well as Florence. Thank you, Florence. I don't know if you're hearing. Thank you for everything you do for us and our colleagues. I don't know what I would do without you. Also shout out to our city staff. Chad Reed, PD, as well as security that's always here every day, every morning, protecting us for everything. So I want to just give you guys a shout-out. I will be as well. There's an event right down here. It's called Encounter Jesus in the City. It will be this Saturday from 11 to 5. It's a free event. Barbecue, boneless chicken, hot dogs, a lot of medical stuff for kids, jumpers, just a place for a great day for worship and just praying for the city. So I will be there giving out some awards as well. And I just want to one last thing I want to say. I've done it last year and hopefully my colleagues could do. Let's go back to backpacks. This is a great event. Ms. Madel Crowder just mentioned it earlier today. Our kids is our future. They need backpacks. Hopefully we could help her out. Gonna have everything in by July 1st and July 20th is the event. I will be there. I believe Councilman Wright was there last year with me as well. It was a great event and I know this can be bigger and better. as long as we participate and do our part. That being said, I want to wish everyone a great week, a great weekend, and I want to thank all my colleagues. Thank you. Thank you. I'll just start by saying I want to thank Councilmember Blauer for reporting out for me this evening, letting everybody know exactly where we were together. Yeah. No, I'm just kidding. I got you. I got you. Just a couple things, just want to highlight. Last weekend, I did attend the Juneteenth Festival at Weber Point. It was such a great event, just the community coming together. It's a good time. Great music as well. They even got me out there dancing a little bit, and so that was good. That same day was the American Legion car show at Delta College. That was a great event as well. We actually presented RTD with an award of recognition for providing free transportation to the veterans that wanted to attend the VA ribbon cutting on April 25th. So RTD always goes above and beyond their commitment to the community to provide equitable access throughout the city of Stockton. Also, again, just reiterate congratulations to Sharon Benninger for receiving the Stocktony of the Year Award. We're praying for her, but there's nobody, in my opinion, this year that deserve it more than her. And then, again, just great job to the entire committee with the City of Stockton for the Employee Appreciation Lunch. excellent job out there just seeing the staff come together and just having a good time celebrating one another staff is doing an incredible job so just thank you for your continued work and commitment to the city of Stockton I think that's that's it for for tonight do you have a motion to adjourn all in favor meetings adjourned thank you