Burbank, California City Council Meetings, 21 Jun 2022

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Burbank City Council Meeting - June 21, 2022

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Live from burbank the media capital of the world.

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To participate in the general public comment period, please call now at 818-238-3335.

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Members of the public may speak for up to three minutes depending upon the number of speakers.

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Good evening and welcome to burbank city council joint meeting with a successor.

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Agency housing authority, parking authority, public finance authority and youth endowment services.

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Fun board on tuesday june 21st 2022. I would like to invite casey way associate.

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Pastor of first presbyterian church in burbank to lead us in the invocation.

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This evening, and will everyone please stand and remain standing for the flag salute, welcome.

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Mr mayor sisters and brothers of our city council, our community leaders and most of all.

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Our residents and friends: let us pray together almighty god. We thank you for this evening.

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We pray for your shalom and peace to fall down upon this space. This very.

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Honored space, we lift up our leaders tonight we pray that you would guide them, give them light.

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Give them encouragement as they lead as they walk alongside us as a community god. We recognize also.

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That there are many things happening in the world as we continue remembering and giving you thanks.

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For the holiday we just celebrated, we do pray for those who are still experiencing slavery, that you.

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Would free them, god for families and kids in this community? We pray that you would protect them. Keep.

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Them safe for those without homes. Tonight we pray that you would give them permanent shelter for.

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Those who are hungry, we pray that you would feed them, god for those dealing with addiction, clear, a.

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Path toward recovery for those dealing with issues around mental health give them calm this evening.

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God, as we even think about those who are struggling with covet still.

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That you would guide those caring for people who aren't feeling well today that you would.

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Bring peace and shalom to those who are still dealing everything with coveted and round coped.

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Most of all, we give you thanks for this city. We pray that you would continue to help our leaders.

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Care for them walk with them. For this we give you thanks, amen.

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Please join me in the pledge of allegiance place your right hand over your heart.

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I pledge allegiance to the plan of the united states of america and to the republic for which.

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It stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Thank you.

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Madam city clerk, please conduct a royal call. Thank you. Councilmember futos good evening, happy.

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To be here good evening, councilmember schultz present councilmember springer here vice mayor.

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Anthony mayor tolemantis president vice mayor, anthony is absent tonight. Thank you. Thank you.

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We would like to advise the community that there will be five periods of public comment tonight.

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Members of the public may comment in person or by telephone during the general public comment period.

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Public comment for the reports to counsel will be taken in person. Only the first period is for.

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General public comment on any matter concerning city, business and or any agenda items. If you would.

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Like to participate in general public comment over the phone, please call now at 818-238-3335.

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Callers will be placed in a queue until all in-person comments have been received.

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Additional in-person only public comment period will be available after each report to counsel.

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Before we continue the meeting, I would like to have a moment of silence for corporal michael.

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Paredes and police officer joseph santana, who both bravely served the el monte police department.

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Corporal paredes and officer santana were killed last tuesday, while responding to an emergency call.

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We extend our sincere condolences to their families. The city of burbank agrees with the.

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Community of el monte, as we too know how it feels to lose an officer in the line of duty.

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We take this opportunity to thank all of the men and women who protect and serve our communities.

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Thank you tonight, council will be adjourning in memory of miss.

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Lila ramirez mother of former burbank mayor marcia ramos, mrs ramirez, served her communities at.

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Burbank and glendale for over 60 years she served leadership roles in numerous organizations and.

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And causes aimed towards increasing equity and expanding opportunities for all. Mrs ramirez.

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Served as a 60-year member past president and co-chair of the burbank human relations council.

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And a 50-year member of the league of women voters, her community involvement in burbank included.

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Coach youth leader pta leader and former board member of the burbank coordinating council and.

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Census counts committee. She was also a candidate for the burbank unified school district board.

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In 2022 state senator anthony portentino honored, ms ramirez, as the 25th district woman of the year.

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Her steadfast belief in the importance of civic engagement to our democracy contributed to her.

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Extraordinary service to both the burbank and glendale communities, mrs ramirez had a generous.

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Heart, a passion for service and a courageous voice that spoke out against injustice. She is survived.

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By her beloved husband, richard and four daughters, marcia ramos jeannie jan hutchinson, naysayer.

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Ziegler and christie carnegie, who are burbank, who are burbank residents with their extended families.

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Her memorial service will be held on thursday june 30th at 10 am at incarnation church in glendale.

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All are welcome to attend council conveys our deepest condolences to the family and friends.

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Of lila ramirez and to all those in the burbank community who had the honor of knowing her joining.

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Us this evening is mrs ramirez's daughter and former burbank mayor marcia ramos. Welcome ms ramos.

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Thank you, mayor talamontes, for the call and then for joining this meeting in memory of my mom leela.

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It is specially meaningful at this time because it doesn't escape me that so many in the past.

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Two years did not get this privilege and honor, and yet they were so deserving of it.

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Certainly, my mother was affected by the whole covid time. There were challenges for many.

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And that does not escape us. As you know, my mom was very familiar with these council chambers.

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She spoke at public comment, she attended many public meetings and she did this.

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Long before I was elected to office, I want you to know that leela was greatly.

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She appreciated greatly the city staff, the city leadership, all the city, council, members.

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And she did that for decades. I think she could pick up the phone and call.

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Any council, member and they'd take her call, so she appreciated all that was in service to this city.

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For the last nine months, she graciously battled pancreatic cancer and during this time,.

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We'd often find a piece of memorabilia on old news, clippings some old photos and we'd reminisce about.

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The many good people that she worked with the many good times that we had and the advancements of.

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This wonderful city and I think she was proud she was very satisfied again. I want to thank.

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You on behalf of my entire family, and thank you all and continue to do the good work good night.

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And uh former mayor marsha, I want to apologize for pronouncing your mom's.

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Name wrong, but I never called her by her first name. I just called him, mrs ramirez, so thank you.

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Let's see, we do not have any announcements. This evening we have two council presentations on the.

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Agenda this evening, first is a presentation by the burbank tournament roses association also known.

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As betora for the mayor's award, I welcome miss linda cosakas, president of victoria, welcome, linda.

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Good evening, mayor council, members, staff and guests, my name is linda kozakos. The president.

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Of burbank tournament, roses association before I unveil unveil our award. I wanted to give a huge.

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Thank you to the following city departments and restaurants that have supported us.

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They include burbank water and power, burbank parks and recreation. Burbank public works.

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Burbank police department, berrigan's mexican restaurant julie, johns domino's frontier, walk 2.

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Handymarket lancers family restaurant martino's, bakery popeye's, louisiana kitchen.

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Santoros tequila's cantina, the ugly mug coffee house, western bagel and weiner schnitzel, and I am.

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So honored tonight to present to you and the city of burbank the award. So if you'd please join me.

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This is our award for the 2022 rose parade. We are proud to have.

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Won the prestigious mayor award for the most outstanding float from a participating city.

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It says burbank tournament, roses association, an unlikely tale, mayor, sculpey january 1st, 2022.

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And I would like to ask a few members to come up and join me. I have my vice president float.

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Stephen edward, I have my construction chair, john reeves. My deco co-chairs.

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Kim bosley jeff chuckatini, my current manpower, chair, theresa greene miley, is on janet diehl and.

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Of course, jason deal if you please come up and join me tonight. Thank you. There will be a test.

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I'll cover the name tag.

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So congratulations to the burbank tournament roses. Obviously all the volunteers, you know.

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Takes a lot of volunteers to put this together and from start to finish once again, the mayor's award.

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And I know we've discussed this before uh several years ago, when I was mayor again, we.

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Won the mayor's ward as well. So it's good luck. So uh this is the second time around.

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I appreciate it and everybody in the community always loves it. Everybody across the nation.

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Loves it so once again, thank you very much for all you do for the city of burbank. Putting this.

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On the map, it's just amazing because it takes a lot of work, a lot of hours of putting it together.

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A lot of preparation, a lot of finalizing the last the last movement of the of the.

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Float so if anybody here hasn't ever come out to look at it december 31st and a couple.

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Of days before, obviously they have to leave december 31st down to uh the rose, float parade.

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Come out and look at it, it's awesome or even participate in them.

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In putting it together as we need, they need a lot of volunteers.

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So, thank you once again. Next, we have the presentation of a certificate of recognition to.

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The same finbar, vikings, softball team for winning the 2022 catholic youth organization championship.

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Thank you all the family members who are here tonight. Obviously it takes family to.

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Get the girls into practice on time pick him up after I always used to when I was coaching.

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You know part of the part of the obligation or responsibility of a parent is to get get the.

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Kids, there five minutes before practice starts and be there five minutes before it ends. um You know.

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Because we don't want to wait around the coaches, we spent so much time. We when I used to coach.

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We spent so much time coaching and preparing for whatever we're preparing for the a tournament or.

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Games uh that we really encourage our parents to work with us and get the girls early to practice.

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And pick them up, be there early to pick them up. So once again, I'd like to welcome well, no we'll.

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Do that after the certificates are issued, let me read the for sophie. Would you come up here? Please.

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It just happens that you're, the first one sophie vasquez in recognition of winning the.

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2022 catholic youth organization championship is a member of the same finbar, vikings, softball team.

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On behalf of the burbank city council, I commend you for your hard work. Dedication.

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And commitment to teamwork and congratulate you on this incredible honor. Congratulations.

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And I was told you were going to say a few words. Yes, oh she didn't back away.

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Good evening my name is sophie. Thank you for having us today my teammates and I are honored to.

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Be here we thank the city of burbank for allowing us to use the fields to host our home games.

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We also thank our coaches for putting in the time and effort to prepare us for this compact.

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And intense season, with their help and the help of our amazing parents, like mr reyes and mr sandoval.

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Who stepped in when our coaches were unavailable? We were well prepared to able to win the cyo.

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Championship, thank you to miss connie valencia because she was able to capture the unforgettable.

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Memories we made with beautiful pictures that we will cherish for many years to come. Thank you to.

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All our parents and supporters who drove us to practice and games were with us every step of.

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The way and for always being our number one fans to my team, thank you for welcoming me with open.

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Arms, it was a pleasure sharing the fields with you. We worked as a team believed in each other picked.

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Each other up and never gave up, I'm proud to call each and every one of you, my teammates go vikings.

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Excellent excellent, very well said, and I'd like to have the coaches come on up and help.

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Me uh distribute these uh the certificates, so the first one is for married laura. Is that that's you.

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There you yeah ryan. Mr servier, oh that's! You congratulations! Thank you, sir. Congratulations.

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And third, but not least, rachel lara, congratulations, rachel.

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There we go so we'll just I'll hand you the certificates, and we can start calling the girls up.

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Here, katarina sandoval.

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Practice it never ends year round year round, elizabeth.

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Isabelle batres.

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Abby knowles.

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Nicole gowinlock.

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Trinity tailin.

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Daniela crisco also not here tonight, samantha sarmasinghe.

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And adriana estrada.

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Right next mirror.

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Thank you, ladies before you sit down, I want to hear what positions you play.

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I'm trinity and I play third base- I'm nicole and I play center field and pitcher.

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I'm abby and I play first base, I'm isabelle and I play second base.

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I'm elizabeth and I play right field, I'm katarina and I play shortstop and pitcher.

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I'm adriana and I play outfield, I'm sophie and I play catcher, I'm samantha and I played left field.

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Awesome. Congratulations. Thank you very much.

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I was just told to state to this the script. Mr mayor, uh we have the principal here as well.

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Come on last but not least, you were told you were going to say a few words right.

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Congratulations to the team. Thank you so much. um I wasn't planning to say anything, but it was.

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Nice nice to meet you nice to be here. I want to especially thank our coaches for the hours that.

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They spent every day with our students without your dedication and commitment, this team wouldn't.

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Be the way it is and all of you, girls, I'm so proud of you for representing st finbar school. You did.

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It we've never won cyo championship, it's my first year at st finbar school and I can't believe that.

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I'm saying we have the first cyo girls softball championship, so I'm so honored very honored and.

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The good thing is, most of these: girls are seventh graders, so we're going to do it again next year.

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I'm very proud of that.

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Catholic youth organization- okay- we'll see you back here next year- all right take care.

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Sure everybody's hungry have beer, we gotta go eat that king now I don't even see it.

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Thank you later.

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Moving on with the agenda, that's uh city manager, his do you have anything.

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To report, uh thank you, mr mayor. Yes, I do. I actually have two items.

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The first item I like to call it miss edwards from burbank water and power she's, going to provide a.

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Brief update on our stage 3, sustainable water use ordinance, and after that I will have police chief.

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Albanese to provide an update on raising canes ms edwards. Thank you welcome. Thank you for having me.

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Okay, a slide will be coming up uh good evening. Honorable mayor, talamantes and distinguished.

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Council members, I am janine edwards assistant, general manager of sustainability, marketing.

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And strategy at burbank, water and power- I am here to let our community know that on monday.

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June 27th, the city of burbank, is moving to stage three of our sustainable water use ordinance. The.

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Slide provides the slide presented, provides an overview of the measures being put in place.

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To reduce burbank's water use by 15 percent as compared to 2020 levels. This is a goal set by our.

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Governor for the state to assist with california's water management during this this time of extreme.

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Drought, the most impactful action residents can take, is adhering to the outdoor watering schedule.

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Which is now two days a week, tuesday and saturday for 15 minutes per irrigation station.

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Additional measures of stage 3 include attended hand, watering landscaping with low flow irrigation.

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Like drip, systems are exempt from the 15 minute rule, but must be on the the two watering days.

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Outdoor cooling devices such as misters are not allowed.

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And pools must be covered to decrease water, evaporation, burbank, water and power does.

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Provide a 50 bill. Credit for pool covers with proof of purchase, to learn more. We.

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Invite customers to go to our website at burbankwatermpower.com, backslash, drought,.

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Thank you very much. Any questions got some respect. Yes, some. Thank you very much.

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For your presentation, I just have two: um what what's low flow low flow.

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Is an area is irrigation typically set with drought, tolerant plants, so they are.

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Like tubes with little holes, so they have drip systems, so they will still provide.

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They will still provide plants with water, but just a limited amount, so not like a sprinkler.

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Which just sprays water across the board? A low flow is either drip, but there's also.

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There's the drip or there's what we I don't know what we actually call them, but.

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It's a little itty itty uh sprinkler. That's put right next to a plant that provides like a little.

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Flow for them as well. This makes sure that our plants do have water, and they are it's pretty.

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Much the type of irrigation that we use with drought, tolerant, so that's called a drip system.

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There's a drip, and I don't know what the other it's like: a little low flow spraying.

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uh If any, do any of you guys little tiny flow little time if you go to any home depot.

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You say I'm looking for the tiniest little sprinkler that I can put on my plant.

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Okay and trees- yes, thank you and- and I know I think, at one time on the bwp website, there was.

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Something that showed how to deep water a tree- oh yeah, so can we please make sure that's there.

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You know it is there it when you scroll down on the website, but I do think it's really important.

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So we'll bring that up to the banner so that people can understand what deep watering is.

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And that's especially important right now, when we are moving to stage three, it is going to be a very.

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Hot summer- and we are not- you know, pro-killing plants- we want to make sure they live, but there.

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Is a way that we can water them to make sure we can conserve water and keep our plants alive.

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Thank you, and maybe on other media outlets too. Oh, yes, okay, thank you. You're, very welcome! That's.

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All now you mentioned the pool covers yes, are you familiar or aware how much pool covers are.

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Yes, it depends on if you install them yourself or if you have somebody install them.

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So they are about, uh they range in price, from about 130 to hundred and twenty dollars for.

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A standard size which is fifteen by ten feet, uh these are bubble like bubble, covers they're about.

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Twelve millimeters thick and you place them on top of your pool, they're, very easy to cut.

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They are not so easy to roll up, so that's usually what people don't like about pool covers. Is you.

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Have to roll them up when you want to use them, but they are available at leslie's and at discount.

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Pool mart, we called them, we visited them today. They have information there about stage three.

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As well as the rebate application available for customers there and currently the rebate is 50.

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It's a 50 bill, credit, yeah, okay! Well, thank you very much. You're welcome.

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Chief welcome good evening, mayor and council, member uh springer, frutos and uh schultz.

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So two weeks ago I gave you an update on raising cane. It was their grand opening, so that would have.

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Been june 7th and if you recall, I was still a tad dizzy from being out there because of how.

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Voluminous, it was so I would say that the volume of commerce there continues to grow.

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The transition has not been seamless, we have had issues with traffic.

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Congestion parking parking for employees, parking for patrons parking for neighbors.

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There's been complaints of trash in the neighborhood from raising cane.

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And raising cane wanted to extend the business hours to midnight from.

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10 o'clock to midnight, so let me address some of the issues uh david kresky is here.

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From cdd on the transportation side, in the event, there's additional questions so raising kane.

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We we talked to them two or three times a day. They have a community liaison manager that we speak to.

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I've met with her I've talked to her a handful of times. In fact, I told her I presented here.

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And told city council and told the community that they wanted to be good neighbors, so.

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We are going to be good neighbors moving forward so on the parking side for employees, which was.

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Problematic for the residents is that raising cane has uh contracted uh two off-site parking.

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For their employees and they are required to park there, there were a couple. Outlier employees were.

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Running late, who parked in the residential area, which was a policy violation for them, so I believe.

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Employed parking has been reconciled as far as the trash where you have people patrons that will.

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Visit raising cane then they go to their car. They eat on their car. They in the car and.

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Whoever was their parents failed because they would leave their trash there. So raising cane has.

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A trash detail so every night before they close, they send employees up and down the streets and.

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Pick up their trash, the um uh the expanded hours uh as of today, they have declared that they won't.

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Increase their hours till midnight, so that's that's! The residents are going to get a little.

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Bit of a relief there, and they heard us loud and clear that it would not be embraced as far as the.

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Traffic, the congestion, how it impacts commerce on all of in the media area. It is still problematic.

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So they have told us that this is symptomology. They see all the time with a new business.

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It takes two three four weeks and then it calms. um The residents are having a tough time.

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With that resonating with them and we've received emails phone calls. I know city council has staff.

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Has and my seth has- and I've communicated with a number of these folks, uh the last few weeks so.

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At this point, we're in a a wait and see mode, uh I would give it another week or two and.

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If it doesn't get better for commerce and traffic.

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Then we're going to have to we the city's going to have to look at a different strategy.

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Well, thank you chief. Thank you very much for your update. You got it.

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Thank you, okay, uh mr city attorney, you please report on closed session.

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Yes, mr mayor for members of the community city council met in closed session this evening.

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To discuss one matter pursuant to government code, section 54 957.6, they met with the city's.

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Labor negotiator ms betsy mcclinton, to discuss, uh provide direction with burbank firefighters.

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Association negotiations with burbank firefighters association city council took no reportable action.

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Thank you, sir. Now is the time for general public comment for members of the public who are held.

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Wishing to call in during the general public comment period, please call now at 818 238-3335.

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Our first speaker is mr or mrs schulzman.

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There's enough copies for everybody. Thank you good evening. Everybody glad to be here. You.

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Know I hold each of you you're in a position of trust and you should have the highest character.

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Now, I'm not going to talk about the vice mayor's bankruptcy, his name change or his time in jail.

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But I am going to talk about him being a liar, a cheater and a sociopath. If you go to the city's.

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Website you'll see that his claim of autism is easily debunked. It's fake. I talked to his wife for.

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Over 11 years I talked to his family. I talked to his.

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Campaign manager, margot and they all say the same thing he made it up, he's self-diagnosed.

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He he has no medical diagnosis of autism, yet he begins every sentence with. I am an autistic.

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Furthermore, if you read that statement on the city website, he talks about.

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Attending college and and uh that's false too he's a college dropout. He didn't pay his bills. He.

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Didn't pay his student loans, he named his. He named the government trying to get out of his student.

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Loans in his bankruptcy and it's just deceptive, it's it's a it's! It's a lack of character to try.

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And mislead the public, he is a college dropout, he's a cheater and he's a cheater, because I talked.

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To his mother, no his stepmother, her name's jackie lives in the bay area. She told me she advanced him.

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500 for his campaign, when I checked his campaign records his finance disclosure documents that 500.

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Was not mentioned, and that makes him a cheater now I've I've, given you folks, a letter that he wrote.

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A email- and I know you don't have time to read it now, but when you do you'll find out.

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His true character, I've asked the city clerk to make it a matter of record and he refers.

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To himself in that letter as a deceptive sociopath and it's troubling now, if.

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I'll slow down- because I got a little extra time here-.

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Within that letter that he wrote to his wife, he admits to cheating with her on two women on the.

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Same night and then blames the wife for it and that, of course, it's his personal business. But.

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It goes to his character and there's a number other of other things in there. Where he's just.

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Out and out lying and if you read the dates on it, it's easier easy to put two and two together.

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And um you know, I wonder I wonder a person with this scorecard in this background, if you should be.

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Nominating him to be advanced to lead the city as mayor, it's very troubling to me, and I wonder about.

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What's coming for our future with this person is in the leadership position and if you want to give.

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Me another minute or two I'll play you a recording where his wife accuses him is concerned about him.

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Having relations with a 17 year old boy and that's also very troubling to me, so it's up to you if.

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You want to give me a little more time and I'll play you that recording. Thank you very much and.

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You mentioned the letters when it came to us. Mr mayor, I have four copies. We will make additional.

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Copies and make them available to everyone. Great. Thank you very much uh next speaker is janet diehl.

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It's nice to be in person and in public hi, I'm janet diehl. Thank you very much for the ears.

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Thank you for the closed captioning things that the city council is moving forward with.

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We really really appreciate the burbank advisory council on disabilities, which I'm.

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Very active with is so appreciative, however. The curb cuts on chandler are still not directional.

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Keeping people going along the side of chandler, they are fan, shaped, leading traffic directly.

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Into the lane of traffic moving traffic and the curbs, there is no there's no cut through.

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At intersections, that makes sense, it does not make sense on side streets like mine at rose.

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As far as rose float, we use recycled water folks, we are the first float in the parade to be using.

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Recycled water and we're extremely proud of that. So that's something that you need to know.

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And paula ohan was here uh and she is the liaison for the city with parks and rec that I work with.

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Directly and uh I wanted to say a special shout out for her okay, uh leela ramirez was not just a.

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Woman she was a force to be reckoned with in this city and it was my privilege to know her and work.

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With her for many many years through, the burbank human relations council, pta burbank, coordinating.

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Council and it could go on and on forever amazing woman, amazing woman and I have one last thing.

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Henry diehl, my husband, was on the senior board active with the burbank advisory council on.

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Disabilities burbank coordinating council baycod the advisory council on disabilities for over 30.

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Years girl, scouts, job's daughters, you name it, he was there. He was a bike angel for many many years.

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And spent a lot of his evenings outside fixing bikes, so it was like come on in have a meal that.

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Would be a great thing he passed away during covet in the beginning and military funerals.

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Were closed down for the national cemetery, his funeral will be on july 15 friday at two o'clock.

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In the afternoon, it is exactly 30 minutes, 2 to 2 30 and we will leave the national cemetery in.

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Los angeles come back to the vfw here on magnolia until six o'clock please come. Anyone is welcome.

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To just share memories and share time together, and I think that would be very meaningful for him.

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And for our family. Thank you so much and thank you for sharing that information.

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Next speaker, linda bessen, followed by tamala takahashi.

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Good evening, mayor talamantes and council members, um I have questions. These are questions that many.

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In the community are asking when a new gun store opens in burbank, does community development.

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Require a plan for customer parking and customer traffic. How do we keep the surrounding residents.

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From being impacted, in the same way, we require this of other retail establishments.

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How are customers monitored when they exit the building with the firearms and.

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Ammunition that they have purchased, how do we prevent people from violating open, carry laws.

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How are we, as a city currently enforcing these regulations, that all buyers must be 21 years old,.

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That waiting period and red flag laws are followed. How are we enforcing the limit on ammunition.

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Purchases, how are the weapons being registered? Are we requiring any training or insurance.

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Are the front 14 gun stores in burbank selling, ar-15s and other military-grade weapons? If so,.

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What is the protocol for exiting the building with these? Can they be required to be in a locked case.

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As they leave the building, can you ensure that they are not loaded when they leave the building.

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What can we do to ensure no one causes harm to nearby children or anyone.

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Once they leave the building, how do gun shop owners prevent people who are intoxicated or.

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Under the influence or someone who is clearly having mental health issues or even a mental.

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Health crisis, from leaving the store with weapons that are being picked up after the waiting period.

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Is there an age limit to enter the store and are the stores checking the age of buyers.

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Gun world has the audacity to tweet out this message that we are part of the burbank community.

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We are your neighbors. We have deep roots in burbank and care greatly about the safety.

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Of our staff and the city, but even with these deep roots, they told a local tv station that.

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They did not know how close roosevelt elementary is to their new location. They have not answered.

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Residents who've tried to talk to them about their concerns. They see their neighbors in tears at city.

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Council meeting and what is their response? They tweet about the grand opening giveaways of gun.

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Accessories for quote fast target acquisition, low light, shooting and long range engagements.

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Has anyone from city staff contacted the owner of gun world to facilitate discussion.

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Of the concerns of hundreds of residents, are we just shrugging our shoulders and not caring.

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About the parents and children and residents of all these people who are speaking out.

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Yes, work is being done in regard to the laws and ordinances, and all of that.

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But what is the city doing now, with this massive mega store opening to reassure burbank.

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That we are safe. Thank you. Thank you. Next speakers, tamala takahashi, followed by adriano's facility.

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Good evening, mr mayor council, members staff, my name is tamela takahashi 23 year.

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Resident of burbank tonight I am commenting on in regards to item m12 on the consent agenda.

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I fully support this letter and agree that the state and local agencies need to work together.

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On the important issue of gun violence, I also want to encourage council to reach out to neighboring.

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Jurisdictions to put together a regional plan to have a consistent local ordinances around the sale.

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And storage of guns, it will be much more effective and enforceable if local or ordinances are aligned.

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Also, my friend lisa emailed you all about this book aftermath. It's a story of a 12 year old who.

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Moves to a city and joins a class where there are survivors of her school shooting in her classroom.

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This is a story of what happens after the news. Crews are no longer there for the children.

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This explores the grief and trauma recovery that and interweaves them into a beautiful.

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Story of friendship and community lisa tells me. I think that bob was going to get the first go.

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At this book so I'll hand it to you when I'm done, mass shootings are just a fraction of.

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Gun deaths in children, however, studies have shown that one out of three homes with kids.

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Have guns, and approximately one in three of those guns is kept loaded and unlocked most parents who.

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Own guns, don't think their child knows where it is stored. Yet studies also show that nearly half of.

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Children know exactly where the gun is, and nearly 40 percent say they have taken it out and played.

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With it, without their parents, knowing whether one agrees with gun ownership or not, is clear.

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That we need to make sure that children are safe in their homes in their neighborhoods in their.

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Schools and their parks. We need to change the fact that guns kill more children than.

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Any other means it is our responsibility as the adults to keep our children safe.

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And since I have a couple minutes, I wanted to also just briefly comment on yesterday. Juneteenth.

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Yesterday was a federally observed holiday, as you all know, and it was not observed in burbank.

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Our city has made a proclamation that we recognize juneteenth. We recognize that we are.

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A son downtown we were some downtown and that we support dei diversity, equity and inclusion.

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If I recall correctly, part of that recognition was to observe the federal holiday of juneteenth.

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So this is disappointing that we did not observe that holiday yesterday, but I'm hoping that it will.

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Be resolved for next year's observance for this important holiday. So thank you for your time and.

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Consideration and have a great rest. Your meeting, thank you. uh Next speaker is adriano's facility.

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That's the last card. I have welcome good evening mayor talamantas and uh council members and staff.

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uh My name is adrianos fichetti um and I've applied for the vacancy for the transportation.

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Commission position, uh let me tell you, I'm the luckiest guy here. Let me just share a story with.

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You when I was about three days old, my mom was put in the impossible position of making a decision as.

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To whether she could raise me or not, and so unfortunately she didn't have the financial.

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Wherewithal and so she was forced to give me up and I was about to go in the foster care system.

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When something amazing happened, a loving uh family argentinian brazilian family that lived.

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In burbank decided that they would choose me and they would adopt me and that decision changed the.

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Entire trajectory of my life, because of that one decision, I got a chance to live in burbank.

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And get a first class education, I went to emerson, I went to john muir. I went to burbank high.

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And because of that education, I was able to go to ucla, where I got a ba in history.

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With departmental honors, I was able to then go to law school at pepperdine, where I was the president.

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Of our honor society and on the a member of the dispute resolution journal and then after that, I.

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Decided that I'd open up my own shop, my dad, had a electronics business at the old golden mall.

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And my brother used to own la bamba before he moved and so it's in our blood. So I opened up my.

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Own business, my own law firm, and so um I've been doing that for the last 15 years and during that.

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Time I've basically been a personal injury lawyer and I've been helping. People who've been the.

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Victims of accidents, traffic acting specifically, and during that time I've actually analyzed.

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Personally, over 1 000 accidents and I've worked with everything to a simple rear-end collision.

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To a complicated chain reaction uh situation involving 33 commercial vehicles, I've dealt with.

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Countless traffic engineers, road design, defects, you any kind of defect or traffic safety issue.

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You name it. I've seen it and what I've focused on in my career are two things.

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What caused an accident and what can we do to prevent that accident, and so during that time,.

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I've gained a certain amount of experience that I think makes me uniquely qualified.

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As compared to the people who not as compared to, but in addition to some of the members that are.

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On the commission, and so I think that I would be uh be able to make a positive contribution.

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On the commission uh and the reason why I'm here um it's simple, I love burbank. I've been here my.

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Whole life, I'm one of those lifers that you hear about that. You guys shake hands with every weekend.

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I'm one of those and I have kids here I have a seven-year-old daughter and I have a two-year-old.

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Son and I want to make it safe for my family and my friends, thank you for consideration. Thank you.

B

We have completed in-person public comment for callers. Please remember, remember to lower the.

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Volume on your tv or computer and take your phone off speaker when you deliver a public comment.

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Man, I'm saying: do we have any callers online for public comment.

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Yes, mr mayor, we do and we're ready to go bring them on our first caller is jason. Bennett welcome.

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Thank you good evening, council. It's good to have the opportunity to speak this evening, just calling in support of my uh application for the transportation commission.

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Council members, I think we all understand that burbank needs to be easier to get around if you.

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Don't necessarily want to drive. I live in magnolia park right at myers and magnolia, and I sometimes.

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Like to go downtown for dinner um and, frankly, that's a real hassle, I don't necessarily want to.

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Drive for a mile park in a parking garage and then walk almost as far from the garage as I would from.

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My house, but if I want to walk down magnolia or bike frankly, it's dangerous trying to get.

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Across the freeway and the railroad tracks on that bridge and the sidewalk is often narrow and uneven.

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Council members, we need to have better bus service in burbank that is focused on burbank.

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And how to get around, I know that the commission is currently considering revamping the green.

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Line, I think, that's a great start, but having more lines on magnolia on bueno vista on hollywood way,.

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I think we go a long way for helping our residents get around the city without having to drive.

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One mile and one parking lot at a time. We need more bike lanes and protected bike lanes.

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I used to work out by the airport and I looked into trying to bike to work at that time. But.

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Between having to ride across buena vista at an unprotected intersection and having to ride up.

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Hollywood way where cars are speeding past me at 60 miles an hour. My wife was very clear with me.

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That that would be a bad idea for many reasons, and I decided to drive and take up another.

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Parking space instead, council members again, I know that the commission has been considering.

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Expanding uh protecting our bike lanes, we need more roads like fordugo that are.

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Calmer, quieter good for biking and where we can additionally protect our bike lanes to give people.

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A reason to bike instead of all kinds of reasons and fears about not to bike council members, we.

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Just need to make it easier to get around burbank, whether it's walking biking or taking a shuttle.

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So we don't have to drive all the time you don't have to use expensive gas all the time and we.

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Can protect our climate? Thank you very much for your time this evening. Thank you. Next speaker.

W

The next caller is stephen bagoomian welcome hi uh good evening esteemed burbank city, council members.

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My name is steve. Baghumeon I've been a burbank resident since 1998.. I served on the burbank.

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Civil service board in 2018, I've been on the building and fire code appeals board since 2019.

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Eventually, being appointed to the vice chair, proud, burbank, high school graduate um and.

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Really, I think my skill set as an attorney as an arbitrator as a mediator.

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um Working with uh land use and zoning questions working with startup space technology companies.

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All make me a good fit for the transportation commission and I think mostly just my desire to.

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Serve the community is, is what really drives me to want to be on the transportation commission, so.

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I want to thank the council for considering my candidacy. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker.

W

The next caller is paula emerson, welcome hi, uh thank you for taking my call, uh mr mayor and.

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Burbee burbank city council, my name is paula emerson and um I grew up in burbank and glendale.

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And uh moved out when I was an adult and we were fortunate enough that in july we were able to.

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Move back and buy our home a brand new home in july, and it's great to be back to emperor bank.

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And I'm calling because I have a great concern about the number of gun stores in burbank and.

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Especially right across the street, from a place where my daughter goes to a dance.

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School- and this is the one- it's called gary dance school on magnolia, which is right across.

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The street from the soon to be open, gun world and I'm calling because it's rather concerning.

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That you know we as a city have decided to not have liquor stores or strip clubs.

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Or marijuana dispensaries in areas with high traffic and in areas where lots of children gather.

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Around schools, around dance schools etc, because we know the negative effects that come with it.

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We try to protect our children from those who may be visiting those establishments and yet, when it.

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Comes to a massive gun store, we have, it seems to have taken absolutely no consideration whatsoever.

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That there is a place just across the street, where two-year-olds four-year-olds.

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Ten-Year-Olds gather- and I am rather surprised to see that there have been little resistance to this.

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To this gun store, um so I just wanted to voice my concern that that we've done.

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We do a lot to protect our children, but it just doesn't seem like when it comes to guns.

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We we are doing much of anything. We are saying that you know good.

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That we are assuming that all the people who will be shopping at this gun store.

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Are these good guys with guns, but are we also then saying that the people who visit liquor, stores.

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Are not good people? Are we saying those that go to medical marijuana? Dispensaries are not good people.

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And those that go to strip clubs are not good people, because we have rules and regulations on.

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How far they can be from areas of where children are, but we are automatically giving a pass.

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To those that want to purchase ar-15s and other um high capacity guns, and so I I would really.

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Like the city of burbank, to reconsider and revisit any sort of legislation.

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That deals with prohibiting gun stores being so close to areas.

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Any areas where your time is running your time has run up. Thank you very much.

B

And the other speaker, mr mary, that was our last caller, so we're going to go ahead and close. The.

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Lines, thank you, okay, so there being up no further speakers, so I'm going to go ahead and close.

B

Public comment at this time now is the time for a brief response from city.

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Council city manager and or the city attorney colleagues any response to any councilmember.

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uh Thank you very much, mr mayor, um thank you to everyone who showed up tonight in person.

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To give comment to everyone who called in with regards to the first speaker, I was.

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I was troubled not necessarily by the nature of the personal attacks against a colleague.

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Nor, even by the fact that he's not here to defend himself. But I guess.

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What troubles me and what I implore the community is that we have to get back to a point where our.

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Politics is not personal, we're here to talk about the issues we have to be better and the vitriol.

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And the animosity that we see in dc cannot play out in this chamber. We have to be better than that.

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uh Ms diehl, with regards to your comment, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your husband.

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With all of us, you two have been just incredible cornerstones of our community and you have given.

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So so much and speaking as a young burbanker myself, you really set a model for how I can.

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Give back to my community, so thank you both for everything you did uh miss besson. I I tried to.

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Write down your questions as much as I could you had a lot in there if you could email them to me.

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I'd love to share that with the city team. That's working on that and try to get you some answers.

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With regards mr city manager, there was a comment from miss takahashi about yesterday's juneteenth.

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Would you care to address that just briefly uh sure? Thank you, mr mayor. If I could yes go ahead,.

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um Yes, there is definitely not an unwillingness to do it. It's it's more of a resource issue, so.

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Management services department is working on this. um As you know, they are, they have their hands full.

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With coveted safety protocols, recruitments labor uh groups labor negotiations, so this um you know.

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There's a lot going on, so uh um we just weren't able to get to this issue and it's not just.

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As simple as as doing a holiday, there's costs associated with it there's operational issues.

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That we need to work out through the different unions, so management services has been working.

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With the different departments we're almost there, um I could tell you that I did talk to.

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uh Miss mcclinton uh today and uh we're looking at the end of summer to bring something back to.

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You so we solidify that we did do the proclamation which we were proud of, but uh clearly we just.

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There's a lot of on our plate, and uh um you know we're planning to make it happen for next year.

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Thank you, mr city manager. The last comment I had mr mayor is: I just wanted to wish all of.

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The candidates for the transportation commission: good luck, a lot of excellent qualified candidates.

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Because remember springer, yes, um I'd like to thank.

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Everybody who is here in person and the people who called in and.

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Good luck to the transportation commission candidates and um mr mcdougall: can you respond.

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To the gun store issue like with gun world generally um sure I mean the the council will be.

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Receiving a comprehensive second step report on july, the 26th is the current scheduled date for.

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That and there are staff from multiple departments working very diligently to bring that to you with.

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Regard to gun world, they have an existing license. The city does not currently regulate.

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The land use, as will be detailed in the report that comes to you on the 26th actually, as the.

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Report detailed on february 8th that came before the council. The city currently regulates gun.

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Retailers on a business permit, they already have that business permit they're transferring.

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It from one location to another, the building and safety department has required that they.

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Apply for and receive the building permits for their tenant space, because they're currently.

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Regulated as a retail use and they'll have to comply with the code for that, but the city does.

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Not presently have any other regulations that apply to them different than any other retail use.

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B

Gospel fruitos. Thank you, mr mayor. I want to thank everybody for taking the time to come.

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To the council meeting and to mrs benson a lot of the questions that you've asked: I've actually.

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Asked but I was advised by the city manager and the city attorney that my questions regarding.

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Pretty much what you asked a lot would be coming back through the chief and cdd at a public meeting.

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Forward but I am concerned just like you are, but thank you for bringing it up and.

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I will be attending the services of steele. I will be there for the family. Thank you very much.

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Everybody for being here this evening. Thank you. I too, like to thank everybody that came.

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In person, as well as over the phone, um a lot of great questions, a lot of food for thought as well.

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So we just move forward. We have the report coming at the end of july.

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So that'll be uh very important to listen to and to just digest and see what our options are. Moving.

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Forward- and I can't he's kind of moving forward, tell me I can't talk anymore about it, uh but.

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The same questions, obviously the same concerns uh that we've already discussed with the city manager.

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That his staff has taken it getting prepared for the report, along with the city attorney.

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uh Ms steele, I I haven't looked at my calendar, but if I'm available I'll be there as well.

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So, thank you very much everybody and the candidates that are applied for transportation.

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Very qualified candidates, like ev, you know every year when we go through the boards and commissions.

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Appointments very uh there's a lot of qualified. We have to make a decision. Sometimes you get to.

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A point one maybe two, but nonetheless I always encourage everybody that doesn't get appointed.

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To look and see on the city clerk's website, uh there's always something that if you're.

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Interested in in that particular board or commission, please apply and come back.

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So, thank you very much everybody, so the consent calendar may be enacted in one motion.

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Madam city clerk, please read the consent calendar. Thank you. Mr mayor consent. Calendar item number.

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One adoption of an ordinance amending burbank municipal code, title 10, chapter 1, article 22.

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Related to community facility fees, project number, 22-000, 2020 and adoption of a resolution amending.

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Fiscal year, 2022 and 2023 citywide fee schedule, item number two city council minutes adopt.

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Council minutes for june 7 and the dark meeting for june 14. successor agency minutes to approve.

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The minutes for joint meeting of may 24th housing minutes approved the meeting minutes for june 7th.

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Parking authority minutes approved the meeting minutes for may 24th and parking.

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Parking authority minutes approved the minutes for december 7th and december 14 2021 youth endowment.

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Minutes and those are for the joint meeting of december 7th and december 14 2021.

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Item eight approval of five-year web trader service agreement with open access technology.

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International inc for software applications to coordinate and record electrical energy.

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Electrical energy transactions item 8 update of extending the local emergency caused by covet 19.

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Item 10 adoption of a resolution approving contract documents and awarding construction.

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Contract for bid schedule, number 1484, landfill gas collection and control system.

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Expansion 2021 to bse, general engineering, inc item 11, adoption of a resolution approving.

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Contract documents and awarding a multi-year prize agreement to park with landscape mint.

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Maintenance inc for price agreement, number 222, city-wide links, landscape maintenance,.

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Item number 12: approval of letter to united states congress, supporting stronger gun control laws.

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And that concludes all the items on the consent. Calendar.

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Thank you uh customer fudos. If it's okay with you, mr mayor motion, to move consent forward.

B

uh Is there a second, mr merrill? Second, um may I ask just a question.

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Not not discussion, just a question on number 12., okay and I've got a question number 10.

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As well just a question, real quick, uh I'm sure real quick turns out to be.

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Half an hour sometimes uh now the the thing then on number 10.

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Adoption of a resolution approving contract occupancy and awarding a construction contract bid.

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Landfill gas collection control system, expansion under the public works department, and I see mr.

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Berkman, that's here uh the thing that jumped out of me as I was reading the report. It's the bid.

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The the spread in the the dollars of the bid, one, the lowest bid, was 380 382.

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And the highest bid was 849 thousand, or did we dot our eyes and cross our t's? Are we now forgetting.

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Something anyway welcome. Yes, uh honorable mayor council members, ken burkman public.

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Works director. Thank you for the question. um It's a poignant question, because that is something.

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That uh comes up from time to time, with all the public contract uh and projects.

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That we do it's a public process, we comply with public contract code and the city code, and we.

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Have to accept the lowest responsible and responsive bidder and all the plans and specs and.

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Estimates are prepared by licensed state licensed professionals, as our staff who review them as well.

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And um those packages are put out to bid for independent bids by.

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Qualified contractors, in this case um to do our landfill gas, well expansion project, the.

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Unknowns that we have that they are dealing with are the same that we are dealing with now for.

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Commodity prices from gasoline to to staffing and everything else that they have to do to.

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Price into their work, I would like to point out, for example, we have a, I think, the largest.

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uh Residential annual residential paving contract going on right now and uh uh they're doing really.

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Well, but that bid ranged in the millions- and we were at- I think, 7.7 million- to about eleven three.

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So these various the variations of the bid are are common. I understand the spread is significant, but.

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In these two examples, um I'd like to point out, the engineer's estimate was 400 000., so.

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The good news of the this low bid, be it 20 000 under the engineer's estimate. That is a very.

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What's the word, I'm thinking of it's a good sign of the accuracy of the.

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Work that staff did compared to the work that the contractor um uh field bid on so.

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We don't know um what can happen in the field, we are going underground, but we do.

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Have the contingency as we do with all of our projects, so it is something we.

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Definitely keep an eye out in the field and make sure we control our costs at all times.

AA

Okay, thank you for that. I just I hate to see any change orders along the way and all of a sudden.

B

It increases way beyond the top bid. I understand anyway, thank you very much for that good question.

B

uh Thank you, mr mayor. Sorry, not a question for you, mr burkman, I'm good on number 10.. I had a question.

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I think it'd be for the city manager number. Yes, if that's all right with you, mr go ahead. So um mr.

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City manager, I know why, so I wanted to talk about a comment that I believe we all received uh from.

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A parent in the community who was wondering why the litter letter didn't include anything about.

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Funding for schools or training for security. I know why that wouldn't be in the letter, because.

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We're trying to send out a standardized one, much like other cities around the country. My question.

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To you is, we do have our upcoming joint meeting with busd. Is this a topic or maybe related to.

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A topic that we might be discussing at that time absolutely is it's one of the topics so uh school.

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Safety is a topic um yeah, so you could certainly add something at this point, but certainly I think.

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It might be wise to have that discussion with the joint uh school board and council and maybe come.

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Up with even something a little bit more tailored to just for your information, the city manager and.

B

I had discussed the agenda for that meeting. School safety is definitely perfect right there. On top.

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And that'll be july 19th if I recall correctly, 6 pm correct excellent. Thank you.

B

Anyone else yes, because I remember spring yes, um thank you. I think we all have that discussion.

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With you, um and thank you for bringing this item back so quickly and putting it on the agenda item.

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12. and so um I had thought about adding like bullet point 10 but because the letter is is.

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It going out and we can't recall the letter- I mean something general. Could we add about.

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I mean once we send it, the letter is, is sent it's mailed right, and this is what um I came up with.

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Provide funding and other resources to maximize school project protection so that students are 100.

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Safe, so it's pretty general, but I mean I can wait for that discussion, but my.

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Concern is that the letter will be sent, and then we haven't said anything about student protection.

B

You know I'd like to have that discussion with the school board.

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And possibly, if we do send them, we if we send a letter, have the school board and the city council.

P

Well, so it's council procedure, but your procedure is if you're going to have lengthy discussion.

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You can pull the item and discuss it and modify the letter at the end of this agenda.

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If you so wish, I just wanted to add bullet point 10.

L

We could certainly add a a general general uh bullet and then do something else later.

L

But yeah once we once you adopt this, we will send that letter so whether it has bullet 10 or not so.

L

So if you want to suggest it right now- and you know the council could decide we could bump it.

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As well and talk about it a little bit more, um it's it's up to the pleasure of the council, we're.

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Very comfortable having a general uh bullet now and then maybe doing something later we're fine.

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You know not, including it it's it's, uh um it's really preference of the council.

B

Okay, colleagues, any other questions or are we through.

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We're going to the consent calendar right now. um I have a comment on um item.

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11 and um because we're moving away from stay, green and the city is moving forward towards.

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More native drought, tolerant, landscape and so will parkwood. Are they committed to.

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Our sustainability focus and also our move towards more native drought, tolerant.

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Are they competent to plant and move forward yeah well um through the mayor.

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Thank you for the question. Councilmember springer. uh The answer is yes, so we have a.

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Thorough and comprehensive scope of work that was with this procurement and um every.

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State and and local regulation and rule has to be followed. Those can be changed as we go through the.

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Course of the contract- and this is the cool thing about this contract- I think we got great value.

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Going from basically a one-year contract plus four amendments to a three-year contract and two annual.

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Amendments, I'm sorry extensions and when rules and regulations and desires through the council.

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Change we can modify that contract, it could be. A change to a contract could result in.

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A change in cost because it's not part of the contract they sign, but absolutely the things.

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That the city wants to do our contractors have to do by our contract and, of course,.

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If they fail to provide the services that we expect, there's the a termination clause in there.

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We don't want to go there, but it is there, but they have to do what we want them to do.

N

Okay, thank you thanks, mr city attorney, mr mayor, with regard to item number 12 and the uh current.

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Motion to approve the consent, if, if the mover and the second are in agreement, the motion.

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Could simply be amended to uh move approval of the consent agenda uh with the addition of a.

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Bullet item number 10 on agenda item number 12 to increase federal funding for school safety.

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So did you motion the maker in the second I'm comfortable with that? Thank you. Thank you.

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Likewise and we'll still talk about it on the 19th sure yeah I mean I would just take for our letter.

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To go out without that in there madam city clerk, it's all clear, got it council, member frudos. Yes,.

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Councilmember schultz- yes, councilmember springer, yes and mayor tilemantis. Yes, thank you. Thank you.

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We have four reports to council this evening after staff's presentation.

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The city council will proceed with in-person public comment only for each item. Please please.

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Fill out a yellow card for public comment and hand it to the city clerk speakers will have three.

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Minutes to speak on the item at the conclusion of the presentation. As long as the speaker has.

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Not spoken on the item during the first period of public comment. The first report is the approval of.

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The 2022 city of burbank investment policy, mrs crystal palmer city, treasurer, welcome.

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Good evening mayor telemontes, councilmember, frutos, council, member springer, councilmember schultz,.

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And my fellow burbank residents happy first day of summer, by the way.

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My name is crystal palmer and I'm your city treasurer tonight, I'm here to present the proposed.

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2022 investment policy: this policy has been reviewed by both the over treasurer's oversight.

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Review committee and the fiscal and treasurer's review group, I just wanted to mention the names.

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Of the members of these committees have, as they have been, really helpful in providing advice over.

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The past few years on the fiscal and treasurer's review group, we have council member bob fruttos.

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Council, member nick schultz, city manager, justin hess assistant city manager, judy wilkie, financial.

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Services, director jennifer becker and bwp cfo bob leo on the treasurer's oversight review committee.

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We have darren guggenheimer, ceo of gain federal credit union, noelyn carrass, former ceo of cedar.

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Sinai federal credit union, richard martin cpa, scott reifs, retired senior, vice president of.

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Boston, private bank and trust and david escobar first vice president of ubs financial services,.

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As you recall, last year, changes to the investment policy included addition of esg or environmental.

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Social and governance guidelines a first in burbank's history, as well as increasing.

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Our maximum allocation and minimum ratings ratings guidelines for municipal bond purchases.

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Tonight we will see a few changes, as improvements we have made last year have already positioned as.

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Well, especially in its current market environment, there were also no approved changes to the local.

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Agency investment related codes during the state's 2021 legislative session. Therefore, aside from.

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Date, name and other minor edits. There are only three proposed changes to the policy this year.

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First, under on page six section, I state and local agency obligations, we added.

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Language from the state code clarifying that out-of-state municipal bonds may include bonds.

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Payable solely out of the revenues from a revenue-producing property owned, controlled.

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Or operated by a state or by a department, board agency or authority of any of the.

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Other 49 states- this is something we've always done, and this is just a formality.

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To make sure that our brokers understand the bonds that we are allowed to purchase.

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On page 16 exhibit a liquidity. The liquidity calculation was updated to reflect the numbers.

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From our 21 to 22, budget liquidity is defined in the investment policy. As eight weeks of annual.

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Appropriations less purchase power with that the necessary liquidity for 2022 is.

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Calculated at 101 million dollars an increase from 96 million in 2021.. This increase can be.

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Mostly attributed to an increase in municipal infrastructure and bwp, electric and water funds,.

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And finally, on page 18 exhibit c on our list of qualified brokers from which the city may.

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Purchase investments, one of our current brokers, kevin webb, recently changed firms switching from.

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Piper jaffrey to robert baird, with this move, he completed an updated broker-dealer questionnaire.

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From the city of burbank, he also submitted his firm's financial statements, which were reviewed by.

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Our office, given his extensive industry, knowledge and experience we recommended we retain mr webb.

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Services, in conclusion, the 2022 investment policy, as proposed is, is in compliance with the current.

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State statutes governing the investment practices of local government entities located in this.

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Within the state of california, these are all the changes I have and I look forward to your input.

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You know, mr mayor, because I and I'm not speaking from my colleague but because we.

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Both sit on it most of my questions for this agenda item this evening.

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Since I'm on that audit committee have already been answered and I did rake her over the.

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Coals, but she did a good job and she I give a stamp of approval, serve. So no comments from me.

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Thank you very much for your report. Thank you.

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I'll just add one thing: uh miss palmer, we're really lucky to have you.

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As our city treasurer and I'm really proud of last year, when we updated the policy.

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To include the environmental, social and governance responsibilities so that.

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Great work under your watch and I know you're just getting started. No thank you.

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Motion. Thank you, mr mayor.

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I'd like to make a motion to approve the 2022 investment policy, as proposed.

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Council member fruitos, yes councilmember, springer.

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Yes, councilmember schultz, yes mayor tilamontis. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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uh The next report is a review of the city, treasurer's investment portfolio report for march.

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31St 2022 and miss crystal palmer city treasurer. Welcome back! Oh thank you. Thank you for having me.

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Now I will be going over the treasurer's report for march 2022.

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Like the investment policy, this report was also discussed by both.

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The treasurer's oversight review committee and the fiscal and treasurer's review group.

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First, I will be going over the portfolio overview, followed by.

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Economic conditions and finally, the outlook and strategy for the portfolio.

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This slide shows the historical market value of our portfolio.

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It currently stands at 504 million dollars, as you can see in the graph.

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This has increased significantly just in the past few months. This graph also highlights the.

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Calpers payments we've been making in july of every year, which saves us on our pension costs.

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Next month, for instance, we're paying 45 million dollars as part of that program.

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This slide shows how our portfolio is broken down by asset class. The biggest chunk is currently at.

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Leif at 42 percent, followed by u.s agencies at 29 percent corporate medium term notes at 26.

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Followed by municipal bonds at nine percent.

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Super nationals at four percent and both treasuries and cds at three percent.

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This graph shows how we're in compliance with the california state code and our own investment policy.

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So this shows the maturity range of the portfolio. Currently it's about 2.26 years.

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With leif and 3.07 years, without leave, as you can see, we've made significant investments in the 4-5.

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Maturity range: this is because, as rates have gone up, we've really taken the opportunity.

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To lock in these higher yields, however, at the same time, we still have a lot of liquidity.

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As you can see in a zero to one year maturity, this will allow us.

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To continue to take advantage of rates as they continue to go up this year.

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This shows how our yield was able to weather the volatility we saw in the past few years.

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And maintained returns, even as rates have dropped, so our portfolio yield is that blue line at the.

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Same time, our strategic allocation has now allowed us to take advantage of rising rates.

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Our yield in march, for instance, was at 1.51.

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And continues to rise. The latest number is now showing 1.66 in april.

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This shows our income summary from the coupons we receive on a regular basis again, this has.

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Increased significantly in the past few months and we received 651 000 in march this year,.

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With the addition of our esg policy last year, I just wanted to highlight one of the bonds.

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We purchased under that program, so this bond is from the california health facilities, financing.

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Authorities no place like home program. What's in, what's interesting about this program, is it's.

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The first large municipal bond program created to invest in homeless housing infrastructure, how it.

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Works is that broad proceeds fund the development of permanent housing for persons who are at risk.

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Of homelessness or in need of mental health services, the bond payments are then secured.

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By taxes on high-income residents here in our stage, which we know there are a lot of them.

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As of today, the city of burbank has invested 3.9 million dollars in total in this program.

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The latest purchase receiving three a 3.62 yield.

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So one issue that employers continue to grapple with is a lack of workers.

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As you can see here, despite a low 3.6 unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate.

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Shows that the economy is still missing around 3 million workers.

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So they're really two reasons for this: one is demographics. We have an aging population.

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And older workers were more likely to retire and drop out of the workforce in the past few years.

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The second is really the change in expectations of what people are looking for in work. People want.

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Flexibility, meaningful work and they're really taking their time to look for that perfect fit.

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So, given that there are three million people, not working one thing, we're all wondering is how are.

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These people getting income, especially with high prices nowadays, so the answer is people were.

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Really able to save a lot during the pandemic, however, as people deplete their savings and as.

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Their investments further decrease. I think we're going to see a lot more people going back to work.

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So the other side of the story is that even as wages have increased significantly, inflation.

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Has cancelled out much of the gains what's even worse is that, according to the labor department,.

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They're, estimating about 163 billion dollars were lost in unemployment related overpayments due to.

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Significant due to a significant portion of which, due to fraud again, this was during the pandemic.

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And a lot of states were paying out unemployment just based on people's self-reported information.

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And not really verifying whether this is true or not, so some states have actually tried to.

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Recover these overpayments, but so far they've only gotten a very small portion back bad for taxpayers.

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Because some states have already had to issue additional bonds just to pay for these claims.

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Another important factor, as I mentioned, that impacts the job market, is how much.

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People have in savings because of stimulus payments, child tax credit.

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Payments and lockdowns people were able to save significantly during the pandemic.

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This chart shows how how the pandemic has really helped a lot of people. This is showing that, as of.

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The end of 2021, most people had about 35 to 65 percent, more savings than they had pre-pandemic.

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However, this is starting to erode and more recently jp morgan estimated that, based on.

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People's bank balances people only have about six to nine nine months of spending. Power left.

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People have already started to cut back on goods, but consumer spending on services has still been.

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Strong, particularly on travel and eating out, however, as people draw down their savings.

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Savings, the savings rate has actually hit a 14-year low as.

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Of april, based on a recent fidelity survey, 45 percent of people aged 18 or 35.

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Said that they don't see a point in saving until things return to normal.

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So, as we know, what's really hurt consumers this year is inflation. We really saw it started to.

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Increase beginning in spring last year, with supply chain issues and the beginning of revenge spending.

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A lot of economists have hoped that if we've already reached a peak this past april, but.

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Unfortunately, the may number came out much higher than expected at eight point: six percent. What's.

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Even worse is this is now being measured against higher price increases last year, so the primary.

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Drivers of inflation are energy, food, shelter and airfare. A recent survey shows that inflation is.

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Now the top concern for americans compared to any other issue that we, the country faces currently.

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And the thing is, inflation is not just limited to the us.

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It is now spread around the world, especially with the war in ukraine.

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The uk's inflation is at nine percent, and the euro zone is at 8.1, so there's no way of avoiding it.

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So, as I mentioned, one of the main drivers of inflation recently is the war in ukraine.

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The largest increases in commodities have really been been in commodities where russia.

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And ukraine are key exporters. The prices for most major commodities are thought to have peaked.

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Already in 2022, however, they are expected to remain much higher until at least 2024.

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So the question is: how long will this last well, it really depends on how.

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Long, the war and ukraine last and the severity of the disruptions to commodity flow so.

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No one can tell I just wanted to focus on gas prices on the right side of the uh page. There.

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Just because it really impacts our community not only directly at the pump, but also with a.

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Trickle-Down effect, as transportation costs have led to significant increase in goods and services.

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So, as you can see in the graph, the increase in crude oil prices is the single biggest driver.

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Of gas prices what's interesting is the u.s is actually the world's largest producer of oil.

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But we still import oil, because american refineries are often set up to process a different.

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Type of oil from what we produce the problem is it's very difficult and expensive to reconfigure.

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Refineries to process the oil that we use that we produce here in the us, so russia comes in russia.

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Is the second largest producer of oil in the world and last year about eight percent of our crude oil.

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Imports came from russia, however, with sanctions that supply has really decreased and, as we know,.

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Gas prices have increased average gas price in la region is now at six dollars and 42 cents. A gallon.

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So why don't producers just produce more oil? Well, there's two reasons: it takes a long time.

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To ramp up production and by the time they ramp up, production prices might begin to fall.

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And the second reason is that they're afraid of making that long-term investment, especially as.

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We all decided to really make a commitment to cleaner energy, so we'll see what happens.

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Let's look at the housing market so with the rise of rates the 30-year fixed mortgage.

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Rate currently stands at 5.9 percent the highest since 2008, however, demand is weakening as prices.

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Have become more unaffordable for people and home buyers are getting priced out of the market.

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However, any rebating buyer right now are rushing to just to lock in that mortgage.

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Rate before it increases further, so the average with that rise in mortgage rates, the average.

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Mortgage payment in the u.s is now at 2500. up forty nine percent from last year, when mortgage.

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Rates were two point: nine percent burbank median sale price is now at one point. Sixteen million.

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The upside is we're starting to see more price reductions and fewer bidding wars.

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So the big question is: are we in a recession.

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According to the national bureau of economic research, recession is defined as a significant.

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Decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy, and that lasts more than a few months.

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It looks at factors such as gdp, unemployment, household income, consumer spending, retail sales.

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And industrial production, the problem is it's really hard to tell at the moment whether you're.

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In a recession or not- and it takes several months of evidence from data before what is declared.

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In a recent wall street journal survey, economists have said that the recession probably probability.

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Is about 44 in the next 12 months? They believe that high inflation increasing interest rates.

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And lower stock prices will further erode consumer spending power and hurt business investments.

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Even as asset prices fall, though, as you can see here with s p, is down 23 percent from its all-time.

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High in january, it is not necessary, a bear market does not necessarily mean there is a recession.

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Given economic indicators right now, where the job market and consumer spending are.

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Still pretty strong, most economists believe that a recession, if it does happen, will not.

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Happen until early next year, what about stagflation so we've heard that word.

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Get thrown around stagflation is actually the worst of all worlds. Where there's high inflation.

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Even as growth slows and unemployment rises last time, this happened was in the 1970s, with the.

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Oil embargo, all oil prices contributed to high inflation, even even as unemployment increased.

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Well, do we know if this is going to happen? We don't know otherwise we would all be rich.

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Right, so the answer really depends on where we go with inflation in the next few months.

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So, as we know in just the past few months, yields for have significantly increased as.

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The fed has vowed to restore price stability with its two percent inflation objective.

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Just for reference we're at eight point: six percent inflation, as I mentioned so.

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We still have a long way to go to go to go to that goal.

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So to reach that goal just last week, the fed raised rates by 75 basis points which is the largest increase since 1994.

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This is on top of the 25 basis, point increase in march and a 50 basis point increase in may.

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In addition, the market is pricing in at least another eight hikes of 25 basis points this year.

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In its meeting last week, the fed said that it expects its target rate to end 2022 at 3.4 percent.

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And peak a 3.8 by the end of 2023, of course, things could change depending depending on what happens.

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In the next several months, how inflation behaves and whether we see any major economic downturns.

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This is the imf's world economic outlook, so global growth is now projected to slow.

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From 6.1 in 2021 to 3.6, both in 2022 and 2023.,.

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Inflation is spreading around the world, as the war in ukraine has impacted food and.

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Energy prices, not only in developed countries, but also in developing countries with china's.

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Zero covet strategy, lockdowns have also impacted supply, as project production has been impacted.

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Tighter monetary policy around the world is also expected expected to curb economic growth.

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So, given the economic uncertainty, we go back to our investment policy where, as you recall, safety.

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Of principle is the foremost objective with that to ensure that there's no loss of principle, we.

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Continue to monitor the current holdings and conduct due diligence when making purchases.

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This is to avoid both credit risk and minimize market risk.

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Liquidity is our second principle and we continue to maintain adequate cash levels.

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So we can both ladder our portfolio and have regular maturities to meet our cash flow needs.

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Another reason is to be able to have enough cash to take advantage of these rising rates.

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Finally, our third principle is: yield rates, continue to fluctuate and we.

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Continue to take advantage of opportunities in terms of rate spikes to baker, purchases.

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Last week, for example, I was on the phone and in just a span of 30 minutes, we saw rates bike.

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10 basis points, so I took that as an opportunity to quickly buy and lock in those longer treasury.

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Yields so it's things like that that we continue to do and you know that's all. I have.

B

Well, there's plenty, thank you very much, a lot of food for thought and.

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A lot of vision involved here, so, if you have that crystal ball, can you call me first.

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Before you talk to anybody, I will let you know perfect. Is there any public comment? No, mr mayor.

F

All right, thank you very much. Colleagues. Any questions comments no well. Thank you. Well,.

B

That's remember springer. Yes, thank you very much for your report and um I I sometimes speculate.

N

On how it could have been done differently in our economy, with um you know, the stimulus and.

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How any thoughts on how we, maybe inflation, wouldn't be so bad if we would have done.

N

At the federal level at the fed level, there was actually a study I was reading recently. That said,.

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About half of the inflation uh really stem from the stimulus payments.

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And I think about half of it is now coming from the war in ukraine and the lockdown. So if it.

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Was just about stimulus payments, then inflation would just be in the u.s and in countries that.

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Really gave out a lot of stimulus payments right, but now we're seeing that inflation is spread.

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Around the world, so I think it's partially the answer, but it's not the complete answer. I think.

AB

We would see slightly lower inflation for sure, but it would not mean that there would be no inflation.

N

Thank you. So is there any sense to like the stimulus but to increase interest rates.

N

Kind of to temper it is that just unheard of uh sorry, could you clarify your question.

N

So we had a lot of federal stimulus, billions of dollars- okay, meanwhile or.

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I guess the reduction in interest rates is the stimulus, but people were given cash so.

N

Is it would it have made sense to provide cash stem stimulus, but at the same time,.

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Raise interest rates a little bit as we went instead of now, like just these massive interest.

N

Rate increases, um so I think they would probably not have done both at the same time, just because.

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One is a more expansionary policy versus one is a more contractionary policy and they would.

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Contradict each other in terms of what it intends to do, so what happened was like you mentioned.

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They lowered rates and then they gave cash. So it's like a double whammy right, so it made the.

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Impacts even more than if they just did one thing um so that definitely made the situation worse.

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And now we're doing the opposite thing right, so we're increasing rates and not giving cash well.

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There's still some cash being given out, but not as much as before. So I think now, if the focus.

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Is really just on on controlling the inflation, because that's really eroding people's purchasing.

AB

Power- and that is definitely different from what they did initially during the pandemic,.

N

Thank you, sir. Thank you, mrs palmer. Thank you very much. Unless there is any other questions.

B

Thank you for the report, uh a lot of information there. Thank you, okay. Thank you very much. So.

B

The recommendation is to know it on file. Colleagues, don't file; okay! Okay! Thank you.

B

The third report this evening is the approval to utilize 1.1 million dollars.

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Of unused public benefit funds for the burbank utility service subsidy program.

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A new income, qualified residential assistant program for utility service customers.

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Genie and edwards assistant, general manager of sustainability, marketing and strategy in burbank.

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Water and power- please present the report. Welcome again, it's good to see you again, honorable mayor.

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Talamantes um distinguished council member bob fruttos, nick schultz and sharon springer.

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And our neighbors, who are watching, I am janine edwards, the assistant general manager of strategy.

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Of sustainability, marketing and strategy at burbank, water and power.

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Let's see, oh here we go. I am here to request your approval for the burbank utility service.

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Subsidy, a residential assistance program for utility service customers.

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This program will provide utility customers 12 off their electric services. This program will.

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Be funded by 1.1 million of unused electric public benefits; funds that were set aside by.

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City council, to provide financial assistance to our community during the covid pandemic.

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Prior to my presentation on the details of the program, I just wanted to provide an update.

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On the assistance burbank water and power has provided to our community during the pandemic.

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Council approved two million dollars to assist the community.

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To provide financial assistance to the community to date, 3. almost 3.3 million has been provided.

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To customers, 900 000 of that came from burbank water and power, public benefits funds.

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And 2.4 million dollars of that has come from the state, so burbank water and power applied.

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To the state, on behalf of our customers, to help forgive their arrears, burbank, water and power.

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Has also applied for an additional 2.4 million dollars to assist uh with arrears for customers.

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To assist with customer arrears during june uh during july 1st, through december 31st of 2021.

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Our current programs serve residents who are at about 50 percent of the median income here in.

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Burbank, this is equivalent to about 250 percent of federal property guidelines.

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The federal government provides home home energy assistance program which includes utility utility.

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Assistance plus weatherization and energy efficiency, our lifeline rate assistance.

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Provides forty percent off electricity and exempts customers from the seven percent.

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Utility users tax this uh this program requires that customers are at that income.

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Qualified level, as well as have a person who is 62 years or older or disabled in their household.

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Our life support program provides in-home, provides a discount to customers who are using life support.

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Equipment and our project share program provides a 100 bill. Credit to customers who are in need.

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Our new program, oh.

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During the pandemic, where bank water and power set up several programs to assist.

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Customers we had over 8 000 customers, participate in our program and distributed over 900 000.

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We also learned a lot. uh There are a lot of customers who are above the poverty above.

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The income qualification levels of our standard program, who are still struggling with inflation,.

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And the cost of living in burbank, the insights we gained from the covert related assistance.

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Programs helped us design a new program which is the burbank utility service subsidy.

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The income qualification is set at burbank parks and rec pass levels which, as I.

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Mentioned before is at 60 percent of the median household income. It provides a 12.

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Discount on electric service, this will be verified by tax returns and the last paycheck.

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It provides an ongoing monthly discount with requalification required annually.

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This table here provides an overview of income eligibility so for a family of one. Our current.

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Lifeline program would would require that a household earn less than forty one thousand.

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Four hundred dollars in the new program, a household of one, would make 69 uh would be able to.

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Qualify if they make 69 580 or less typically in a family of four for the lifeline program, would.

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Need to have an income of 59, 100 or below with a new bus program. It would be raised to 92 610.

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In doing our research for the this new program, we wanted to set the discount at a meaningful amount.

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If you remember not, too long ago, my colleagues presented 9 rate increase to water services and.

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A 6 increase to electric services, this had a total impact. This will have a total impact of.

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Eight dollars for our multi-family customers and about fourteen dollars for single family customers.

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In order to help continue to help our community work through the effects, the economic effects.

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Of the pandemic, we have set the bus program at a 12 percent discount, which is equivalent.

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To the the disk, the increases that our customers will see in their in their water and electric bill.

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In terms of estimates for our participation in our program, there is a range between two.

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2 500 and 5 000. We do not collect household income information for our customers.

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We do know how many customers participate in our lifeline program, which is about 1200.

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We also know how many people participated in our.

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Our covet programs at these new income levels, which was about 2, 000 people uh so or you know our.

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Best estimate would be those about at a minimum 25 2 500 customers would participate uh with an.

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Upper end at about 5 000. and that upper end comes from our demographic analysis by zip code as well.

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As customers who are still experiencing arrears and haven't paid their bills in over 90 days,.

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Based on these participation levels, high and low.

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The 1.1 million dollars of funding that we're requesting could provide funding for this.

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Program for up to almost two years at the high level and almost four years at the low level.

M

um This table here actually provides an example of an even lower participation at one thousand.

M

um And at that particular level there would be, you know a cost of one hundred and seventeen thousand.

M

At the high level, this just provides additional detail on how we got the calculations.

M

Community outreach that we are planning to do and have done so we have in our digital currents. We.

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Have informed the community that we are coming to council to request approval for this program.

M

uh Community members have the opportunity to email us back to be put on a list once this.

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Program is approved, so they will be notified that the application is available for them to.

M

Apply as soon as july, 1st, in addition, we have a partnership with parks and rec their income.

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Their income qualified program is set at the same levels, so we will be sharing that data so.

M

uh Community members who apply to the pass program will be immediately qualified for uh this bus.

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Program, uh we will also have our community community organizations that we work with.

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Burbank temporary aid center is one of those customers as one of those community members as.

M

Well as home again, they will also be. They are administrators on our behalf, so they collect.

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Customers information verify their taxes as well as verify their pay stubs and once they.

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Are qualified, they send us information, and then we enroll them so btac as well as home again will be.

M

Acting as it as administrators to make sure that we're reaching different members of the community.

M

And that is the end of my presentation. We're requesting the approval of the 1.1 million.

M

Dollars but I am ready to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for the presentation.

B

First, we're going to go to any public comment. No, mr mayor, I don't have cards all right. Thank you.

B

uh Thank you very much for that presentation. I've got a couple of questions. Yeah.

B

um How much does it does a family qualify? For I mean how much is there a maximum minimum or.

M

Well, 12 will be the discount, so it really depends on the usage. So are you asking like.

M

What could be the highest well or give me a middle figure? Oh that's! The middle figure 12.

B

Of oh 12 percent here, let's go to this slide here. Oh, if you wouldn't mind putting the slide back up.

M

So I'll go to this slide here on this slide here you can see the average electric bill.

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For a multi-family customer is about 65 and for a single family, it's about 120.

M

So the discount, on a monthly basis for a multi-family, uh a multi-family.

M

Household will be about eight dollars and for a single family will be about fifteen dollars and.

B

That's just taken off the monthly bill that has taken off their electric services bill, yeah, okay,.

B

All right, thank you. Any other questions. Colleagues, consider schultz uh all right. Thank you very.

Z

Much mr mayor, thank you, uh mrs edwards, uh great presentation. I just had three brief questions. Yes,.

Z

So picking up um right where you left off, so this is going to be offering uh our our ratepayers a.

Z

Break on the electric side of things, can you speak to uh why it's not applicable to the to.

Z

The water rate increases which were higher closer to nine percent and then does staff have anything.

Z

In the works to assist with that aspect of it, uh yes to answer your question, uh this program.

M

Is being funded by electric public benefits so that money is restricted and can only be used.

M

To subsidize electric services, we do not have a mechanism on the water side that is equivalent.

M

That would allow us to use funds to subsidize our customers bill. So in general, the council.

M

Provides the guidance at how we set our low income programs. The intent of this is to help customers.

M

Who are just struggling to keep up with inflation and the cost of living.

M

So we decided to set it at a level that will help help help offset their utility services.

M

Bill increase that they'll see starting july 1st. Thank you very much. um My second question um was.

Z

So so I I said in the staff report- and I know it was in the presentation that starting july 1 folks.

Z

Can apply for the program in the lobby of burbank water and power has staff given any thought to.

Z

Whether folks could at least start the application process online, I imagine they need to come in so.

Z

We can verify who they are and where they have service, but just sort of finding ways to speed.

Z

It up for for customers who maybe are trying to get there on a break from work and can't spend an.

Z

Hour filling out the form and everything have we given any thought to how we speed that process up.

M

Yes, we've given a lot of thought to on how to speed that up our biggest constraint is encrypting.

M

Any data over a website type of platform, and so we, you know people are going to be sending us their.

M

Tax information, as well as check subs, which is very private information personally identifiable.

M

Information we currently are not set up to receive that electronically. However, you bring up a very.

M

Good point in terms of customers, particularly in this demographic, may not have the opportunity to.

M

Come to burbank water and power and spend a half hour they're an hour there to provide verification.

M

I will take that feedback back. Take that feedback to my team. I think something that we can do to.

M

Accommodate that is set up appointments so that at least a resident will know that when they show up.

M

They will have an opportunity to speak with somebody immediately to get that paperwork.

M

Processed, thank you and I know you're you're great at your job. The whole bwp team is so whatever you.

Z

Can come up with because that's really my concern or folks that are working a job and they're just.

Z

Trying to get there on the break and they may only have 20 minutes, so I think the appointment.

Z

Method would be a really great way to maybe thread that needle my last question was going.

Z

Back to your your sixth slide, the one that was labeled customer program, income, eligibility.

Z

I just wanted to ask a really basic question, but for folks who might be watching at home.

Z

And wondering hey: do I apply so if I'm reading this correctly, if you're a household size of four.

Z

And you make no more than ninety two thousand six hundred and ten dollars annually. You can qualify.

Z

For the program is that right? That is right, and you know I I know that. Might that is right. I know.

M

That might seem you know, that's a lot for a family of four in burbank. It really doesn't go that far.

M

um What I know is that two employees for the burbank unified school district.

M

You know barely meet that threshold and are struggling to find housing, affordable, housing.

M

Within the community- and they benefit a lot from our past program being able to enroll their kids.

M

At a discounted rate- and we know that providing them this discount to offset the rate increase.

M

That we need to do to meet our sustainability goals is really going to be helpful for them.

B

Councilmember springer. Yes, thank you very much for your report.

N

So, on page, four, really by using electric benefit funds, we are covering the water rate.

M

And that's uh you know we we set it at that to you know, really meet the directives that you guys.

M

Provided during our budget meetings to make sure we are providing some sort of safety net for our.

M

Customer or for our community that cannot afford the rate increase, so this is a way to help balance.

M

That okay, so thank you very much for doing this so quickly, because, basically, we're helping 2500.

N

To 5000 people, yes, with the rate increase that was so important for us to pass, so we can reach.

N

Our maintenance requirements and our renewable goals yeah, and I really appreciate the guidance.

M

That this council has provided we are moving into a time where, as you guys know, meeting.

M

Our sustainability goals is very challenging, the solutions aren't easy, and so you know as you've.

M

Heard my boss, miss don roth lindell, say like no ideas are off the table and we really take that.

M

To heart, because we have to find some creative solutions to get through this time, that's good to.

B

Hear now, when we talk about 2500 to 5000 people or households, households, households, yeah, and we have.

M

About 45 000 households right now who receive residents who receive utility services. You know.

B

Another suggestion I have for your appointment interviews: yeah try to make them maybe early.

B

Before people go to work in late, you know after five o'clock we will have restrictions because.

M

Our lobby is only open for a certain time, but we will look into that. Well, we'll have to change that.

B

I know or walk him into an office instead of going to the lobby anyway, that's just no, I I I agree not.

M

Just food for thought: take it back to the team and discuss it. The other thing, too, is make the.

B

Forms available, so people can get the forms you know download the form start filling them out.

B

That way they when they get there yeah. So after this meeting we will we, we have the forms digital.

M

Available for download and we will be loading them up in anticipation and, like I said, the.

M

The good thing about this is: we have a lot of customers who participated in our covid relief.

M

Programs that were at this income threshold, we know to target them immediately because they.

M

Previously qualified, we know that there are about 400 households who are in the process of renewing.

M

For their past program, who will also be able to immediately qualify so.

M

We are trying to get the word out. That's great and connect with the community.

B

Any other comments, thank you very much excellent presentation. Yes, please um I'll be glad to make.

E

The motion and support this agenda item to approve the burbank water and power.

E

To utilize, 1.1 million of unused public benefit funds for the burbank utility service subsidy b.

E

Uss program, a new income, qualified residential assistance program for utility service customers.

E

And authorize the bwp general manager or her designee to administer and implement the program.

B

Thank you, sir. A second I'll second council member springer seconds any further discussion.

B

Phantom city clerk, councilmember frudos, yes, councilmember, springer, yes, councilmember.

F

Schultz, yes, mayor tillerman, yes, definitely thank you very much you're welcome. Thank you.

B

You know what I would like to ask before. We leave that agenda item uh to come to give us.

B

An update, maybe quarterly, or maybe every six months, just to see how it's going yeah. I would.

B

Ask for it quarterly. My colleagues agree with that a quarterly report. I would be happy to do.

M

That I really think just you know you, you heard what um our treasurer just said about the economy.

M

And the recovery and we're as interested to share with you what we're seeing from our community as.

M

Much as you guys are of seeing what the impacts are. Definitely thank you very much. Thank you.

B

Okay, moving on the final report this evening is the appointment to fill one.

B

Vacancy on the transportation commission for an unexpired term, madam city clerk.

F

Thank you, mr mayor. um This is on on may 4th. The city clerk's office began advertising.

F

And accepting applications for the vacancy and the transportation commission for an unexpired.

F

Term ending july 31st 2023, this was created by the resignation of commissioner kimberly yu as.

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She was no longer available to serve in order to obtain qualified candidates. A notice of the.

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Vacancy was advertised through the city website, city council, meeting announcements, social media.

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Press release to la times, burbank leader in myburbank.com notices, also were posted at city.

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Hall and community groups and organizations the deadline to submit an application to the city.

F

Clerk's office was friday june 3rd at 5 pm. The city clerk's office received four applications and.

F

I'm gonna call their names in order as we receive them, uh steve, begomian, adronis, fasciati and I'm.

F

So sorry, I'm sure I did something wrong here: jason bennett and naric macrotian. No, it's mac, rotimian.

F

This is the ultimate test, the applications are listed in order received and they all have met.

F

The covet vaccine requirement, um I want to bring something to your attention that.

F

Mr, uh if the following applicants, steve bakomian and also um has also applied for the building and.

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Fire code appeal board and is the incumbent, as his term is set to expire for july. 31St.

F

This year, jason bennett has also applied for the sustainable burbank commission.

F

If appointed tonight, one of their names will be removed from the consideration for the building.

F

Fire code appeal and a sustainable commission appointment, which um are is scheduled to take.

F

Place in july on july, 12th and those are the ones that we already sent to council uh in the packet.

F

uh With that, if council is ready- and they don't have any questions, I'm happy to conduct them do.

B

You have any public comment. No, mr mayor, we don't just following. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

F

I know the city attorney is really happy about you asking yes, he smacks me up behind the head when I.

B

Miss something and viviana too okay, so go ahead proceed. We only have one appointment per council.

B

Member, that's correct one vacancy one appointment per council member, that's correct! um So I'm gonna.

F

Go ahead and read the names and also uh go back and take the vote right now, steve begomian.

F

Jason bennett and naric mcdromion I'm taking the vote right now for steve begomian. I have one vote.

F

Jason bennett, I'm sorry um adrianis fakati. I have three votes, so congratulations.

F

If you'd like to make it unanimously, we'll happy to do that, yes, thank you. I'd like to.

F

Make it unanimous? Okay, thank you. So now we have four votes, and that concludes our appointment.

F

So, congratulations! Congratulations to the new transportation! Commissioner! Welcome.

B

Like I said early on a lot of.

B

Qualified some overqualified applicants, but don't give up, keep checking the city clerk's website.

B

And every now and then, if you see something that you are interested in apply, so thank you very much.

I

B

Okay, this is a time in time for brief council comments, including reporting on council committee.

B

Assignments. Colleagues, that's memphis because it's 8 10 I've got a four page dissertation here.

E

That I'd like to start I'd first like to thank the president, my congressman, my state, senator now I'll.

E

Be short I'll, be short. Colleagues. Okay, going back to uh wednesday june, the 8th I attended the board.

E

Of library trustees meeting nothing really to report out except they're, all reapplying that are.

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Due for reappointment they're excited to continue to serve on friday june, the 10th I represented.

E

Us on the public safety policy committee with the uh uh I can't forget, it's no longer the league of.

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Californians cal cities now and uh nothing really to report out, but we did have some discussions.

E

uh Regarding the uh indian uh gaming advertising, we keep seeing, it was a really big discussion.

E

On that one, uh on sunday june the 10th I attended, the road kings, car and motorcycle show it was.

E

Definitely well attended. Both our state, senator and assembly member were present joining us.

E

On monday, the 13th I attended a ribbon cutting uh crowded booths marketing company at the chamber.

E

On wednesday, the 15th I attended, the uh police commission meeting.

E

uh Nothing really to report out, I'm sure if I missed something. My colleague who sits with me.

E

uh Will will save me for feeling to report something uh and then on monday june, the 20th I.

E

Did attend the sustainable burbank commission? The one thing I do have to report back to the council.

E

It was a matter of a pretty tough discussion that the commission feels very strongly to increase.

E

Community participation and attendance they would like to.

E

Wonder if the council would consider entertaining and I'll bring it up as an agenda item.

E

For discussion formally, but to report out is they want to be able to have the option of also.

E

Providing a zoom linkage during their meeting for more community participation and then on.

E

Tuesday june the 21st I attended the ame institute, 2022 kickoff campaign.

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With warner brothers and walt disney partnering up with the arts for all, which is now a new name.

E

But today was their kickoff campaign and our economic development team member was.

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There representing the city- and it was really special for uh greg alamo from our veterans.

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Committee to set up the army birthday cake, cutting ceremony that I shared with our mayor.

E

And that is it, and I still like to thank the president, my congressman and my state senator.

E

Thank you next real quick, mr mayor. I also want to acknowledge that ross benson.

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From myburbank.com is here covering the council meeting. Thank you ross.

B

Is a part of your reporting out? That's it.

B

Councilman springer: oh it's! Okay! Okay! Thank you. um I attended several of my housing.

N

Policy committees, one with skag and then several with um cal cow cities, and we.

N

Wrapped up the cow city's housing policy committee by coming up with some issues.

N

To take back to the executive board within the context of maintaining local control.

N

I attended the the park board meeting and road king's car and motorcycle show.

N

And crowd boost marketing at the chamber and I attended the pflag meeting, followed by the.

N

Community circles: the following night and the community circles. I recommend, if you have not been.

N

They're very prospective enhancing. I always leave feeling enhanced after those meetings and I met.

N

With several community members concerning sustainability, for example, craig hempel.

N

And wendy james, I think you know them. I attended the transportation commission meeting last night.

N

um Great board there and that pretty much wraps it up for me. Thank you. Thank you guys remember thank.

Z

You, mr mayor, I also want to echo the fact that we have the crack team of ross benson and christian.

Z

Leonard from the leader still here, so thank you both uh my reporting out so on friday june 10th.

Z

I participated in the cal city's environmental quality policy committee. It was our final meeting.

Z

I just wanted to share with call with my colleagues that one of the things we talked about.

Z

In that meeting was an example of a good reach code that has been effectively done by the city of.

Z

Emeryville they actually provided a staff report and sample ordinance. I forwarded that to the city.

Z

Manager, since I know that's now, part of our ggrp, which we've adopted something we'll be working on.

Z

For next year- and I thought why reinvent the wheel emeryville, did it pretty darn well,.

Z

uh That evening I also joined the mayor at uh the uh vika, which stands for the.

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Valley, industry, commerce, association, annual san fernando valley, business, hall of fame.

Z

A lot of elected officials and industry leaders, there was a really great night to celebrate.

Z

What we're doing in the san fernando valley, as councilmember frudos, mentioned on monday, the.

Z

13Th I was at the ribbon cutting for crowd, boost marketing, glad to have him in burbank.

Z

With regards to the police commission meeting on june 15th, the only thing I would add.

Z

To councilmember frutos's comments is that their next meeting on july 20th, if I'm not.

Z

Mistaken will be devoted to school safety. So if there are folks who have kids in schools who.

Z

Are wondering what we're doing to keep them safe? That would be a really great meeting to tune into.

Z

Councilmember frutos covered the uh comment from yesterday's sustainable burbank commission.

Z

Meeting and then lastly, I just wanted to talk about two very brief events. Last friday, the.

Z

17Th, our public library, in collaboration with the social impact center, put on a really amazing panel.

Z

About effective allyship with the lgbtq plus community, our state senator was there a really.

Z

Well attended event, and just so well done, and on sunday uh councilmember springer, I saw you.

Z

And I saw our state senator again he's spending a lot of time in burbank and we love that at the.

Z

Juneteenth event, you mean credit unions, so a lot of fun things happening in burbank.

Z

Yes, indeed, we are the place to go to anyway, uh just a few items from my reporting out, uh like it.

B

Was mentioned by councilmember schultz, I attended the vikas 15th annual san fernando valley, business.

B

Hall of fame dinner- I was also present at the road kings. Car and motorcycle show amazing. I.

B

Mean they were, I don't think they had any space available for any additional cars throughout that.

B

Park it was, it was very impressive to see such a great turnout. I also attended the ribbon cutting.

B

At the at the chamber for crowd boost marketing company, I had a low sense, special executive.

B

Committee meeting I did the welcoming remarks for the california municipal revenue association.

B

uh Let's see what else I attended the chambers monthly meeting, along with a city manager.

B

I was asked to judge black angus grill off, which was very, very fun. Last thursday.

B

They had a couple of chefs that were there and there was a competition between a foodie what they.

B

Referred to as a foodie and the chef from like angus and the chef from black angus after we, there.

B

Were three uh judges? We voted the black angus chef won by four points, so it was pretty close.

B

And the food was ripped by steaks anyway um and let's see uh today, I had the losan board meeting.

B

And I also listened to uh the brace canyon park sports field, redesign community workshop.

B

uh What they're presenting is amazing, I mean it's a reconfiguration of up there at brace park.

B

And it's going to just transform the whole facility which what they presented was awesome.

B

But the community is going to really enjoy that there's going to be a lot of different venue. I.

B

Mean regard you still got the two baseball fields, but then they're also going to be using for soccer.

B

And yeah lacrosse, it's going to be it's going to be awesome if he gets approved by a city.

B

Council somewhere and then we attended the army birthday cake, cutting ceremony with greg alimo. So.

B

That's all I have thank you very much. Colleagues.

B

Now's the time for introduction of additional agenda items- members- council, member frutos- uh yes,.

E

On behalf of the burbank sustainable commission, mr city manager, uh just uh even a white paper.

E

To the council members on, what's the possibility of um allowing some of our boards and commissions.

E

To have the option of zoom meetings for more community uh participation, it could be a simple.

E

White paper, just kind of see which way the council goes for another further yeah yeah. Thank you.

D

Thank you yes, councilman, yes um springer. I would like to um include businesses in the neighborhood.

N

Outreach for the protection, the neighborhood protection plan for orchard, olive and raising cane.

N

Outreach to the businesses. Thank you.

B

Okay, I've got a couple items, so mr city manager, I'd like to have an update on the community.

B

Service officer program and I also like to get an update, a report on the parking control officers.

B

At the downtown area and magnolia park area, the reason I'm asking for that I've.

B

Had several business owners come to me and ask me: do we still have a two hour limit parking.

B

The signs say so, but I've seen cars that are there four or five six hours so do.

B

We have a parking control program or not. Okay, all right. Thank you very much.

B

uh So we now join the meeting in memory of uh lila ramirez mother of former burbank mayor.

B

Marcia ramos, to tuesday july 12 2022 for a regular meeting of the in the council chambers, the public.

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May view the meeting online or on television and will be able to provide public comment in the.

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Following four ways in person for general public comment, public hearings and reports to counsel.

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By calling in directly to the council meeting to speak during the general public comment period and.

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Public hearing items only by leaving a neat comment on the cd website webpage and by.

B

Emailing, the city council directly, so we're adjourned. Thank you and good night. Thank you.

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