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San Bruno City Council Meeting November 24, 2020
3. Public Comment
A
We're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
item
number
three
public
comments
for
items
not
on
the
agenda.
Individuals
will
be
allowed
up
to
three
minutes.
It
is
the
council's
policy
to
refer
matters
raised
in
this
form
to
staff
for
investigation
and
or
action
were
appropriate.
The
brown
act
prohibits
the
council
from
discussing
or
acting
upon
any
matter,
not
agendized
pursuant
to
state
law,
city
clerk,
you'd
be
so
kind.
B
C
C
Okay,
thanksgiving
everybody.
Thanks
for
letting
me
speak
during
a
candidate
forum,
councilman
salazar
correctly
answered
a
question
regarding
the
eight
million
dollar
deficit.
We
don't
have
a
deficit.
We
had
to
cut
essential
oil
or
non-essential
items
in
order
to
balance
our
budget
like
people
go
on
diets.
There
are
two
possible
outcomes.
After
the
loss,
they
can
gain
the
weight
back
or
they
can
continue
on
their
diet.
The
same
is
with
our
budget:
we're
learning
to
live
with
less
right
now,
there's
a
big
difference
between
what
we
need
and
what
we
want.
C
My
second
item
is
during
a
debate
over
the
cannabis
ballot
measure.
There
were
numerous
people
that
were
arguing
for
it
and
how
safe
and
secure
the
businesses
were
in
other
cities
in
the
bay
area,
and
this
is
some
counter
information
and
I'm
going
to
quote
directly
from
the
san
jose
mercury
news,
an
article
published
on
november,
4th
2020
by
david
deboe
harry
harris
and
george
kelly.
C
One
person
tied
to
the
group
was
family,
shot
by
police
near
92nd
avenue
on
holly
street.
After
fleeing
motorists
injured
four
officers
about
an
hour
later,
three
gunman
shot
two
security
guards
while
trying
to
rob
a
marijuana
business
near
85th
avenue
and
yet
another
east
oakland
cannabis
location,
a
jeep
driver
ran
the
storefront's
gate
and
the
place
was
looted.
C
C
In
recent
years,
you'd
see
robberies
in
broad
daylight,
with
groups
of
10
to
15
people,
neutralizing
security,
controlling
employees
and
taking
inventory
cash
equipment
as
they
leave
when
oakland
police
were
distracted,
dozens
of
cannabis
business
were
robbed
and
the
couple
were
so
badly
destroyed
that
they
are
now
just
opening
weeks
later,
anthony
said
in
july,
the
only
people
who
didn't
get
robbed
had
armed
security
for
nights
in
a
row,
so
I
hope
people
in
the
future
take
this
into
account
if
we
allow
or
consider
allowing
cannabis
in
santa
maria.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
D
E
E
Regarding
what
was
said
earlier
about
a
budget,
it's
cost
zero
dollars
so
far
to
the
city
to
have
the
skate
park
be
built.
That
can
continue.
As
far
as
I
know,
that's
that's
no
issue,
but
I
do
know
that
it's
gonna
cost
money
to
have
it
torn
down,
and
I
don't
under
or
yeah
the
land's
not
being
used
for
anything
else.
I'm
just
asking
to
please
postpone
the
demolition
until
we've
been
given
a
chance
to
plead
our
case
and
bring
it
to
a
vote.
E
F
F
You
know,
undone
and
and
made
unskatable
being
that
san
bruno
doesn't
have
a
skate
park
and
there's
a
huge
need
for
skateboarding
spots.
I
can
speak
out
of
experience.
I
own
a
skateboard
store,
that's
been
in
business
for
close
to
15
years,
we're
selling
more
skateboards
than
ever,
and
it's
a
very
inclusive
activity.
F
We
have
girls,
boys
members
of
the
lgbtq
community,
picking
up
skateboards
and
they
need
a
place
to
go.
If
there's
budgeting
issues,
I
would
say
that
tearing
down
a
spot,
that's
doing
no
harm
and
creating
a
safe
haven
for
skateboarders
just
wouldn't
make
sense.
I
would
also
like
to
cite
an
la
times
article
from
earlier
this
year.
There
was
a
study
on
skateboarding
and
how
it
affects
society.
F
I'll
quote:
skateboarders
are
prone
to
being
labeled
by
society
as
rebels,
social
deviants
or
rule
breakers
stereotyping
masks
an
array
of
valuable
skills
obtained
through
skateboarding.
The
study
aims
to
redefine
what
it
means
to
be
a
skateboarder
and
highlight
connections
among
skateboarding
education
and
career,
basically
skateboarding
develop
an
ability
to
communicate
and
build
relationships
with
people
from
diverse
backgrounds.
Skaters
are
excellent,
critical
thinkers
problem
solvers
and
who
view
success
from
a
more
communal
perspective.
They
bring
that
insight
into
other
areas
of
their
lives,
which
is
valuable
to
any
university
or
organization.
F
So,
with
that
said,
and
with
that
study
and
what
I'm
observing
through
my
own
lens
of
selling
skateboards
to
the
barrier
community,
I
think
it
would
be
a
travesty
to
spend
resources
tearing
down
something
that
was
given
to
the
city.
I
can
also
say
that
if
there's
any
question
about-
oh
this
wasn't
supposed
to
be
here.
This
was
unsanctioned.
That's
also
happened
in
other
towns,
portland
san
francisco
and
they've
become
stationed
skate
spots
by
the
city
that
was
built
by
skateboarders.
F
I
just
would
advise
to
hear
out
the
skateboarders
give
it
a
shot,
put
things
on
hold,
don't
waste
any
money
and
let's
talk
about
what
can
be
done
to
save
this
spot
and
let's
and
then
maybe
in
the
future,
talk
about
building
a
natural
skate
park
too,
but
for
now
tearing
down
a
useful
space
that
serves
the
community,
something
that
is
healthy,
safe
drug
free
alcohol,
free
gang-free.
I
would
I
would
advise
to
leave
it
alone
and
that's
pretty
much
it.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
speak.
F
G
Ready
to
go
everybody
thanks
for
the
time
here.
I
am
also
calling
in
regards
to
the
the
drainage
structure
on
engvall
court.
I'm
a
local
skater
and
appreciate
the
opportunity
you
guys
have
given
us.
I'm
gonna
list
three
reasons
that
I
believe
it
would
be
a
waste
of
the
city's
money
and
time
to
demolish
this
spot.
G
I
think
when
I
had
first
seen
that
place
was
about
a
decade
ago
and
it
was
mainly
used
as
a
dumping
ground
for
people's
forgotten
mattresses,
their
you
know,
working
equipment,
equipment
and,
since
you
know,
since
revisiting
in
the
last
few
months
after
hearing
that
skaters
that
started
building
there,
I
found
a
place
that
was
clean.
It
was
free
of
more
recent
graffiti
and
you
know
I
found
actually
when
I
first
arrived
there,
some
younger
kids
skating
there.
G
They
said
they
had
been
dropped
off
by
their
parents
and
their
parents
were
down
the
street
golfing.
So
I
mean
I
already
see.
That
is
a
has
a
way
of
breaking
into
the
community
and
providing
children.
You
know
a
place
to
go
that
you
know
normally,
kids,
that
play
basketball
can
go
to
a
basketball
court,
but
kids
escape
skateboard.
Don't
really
have
a
place
in
san
bernardino
to
currently
go
so
they
found
this
ditch
and
it
you
know
it's
a
place
that
a
few
of
them
are
starting
to
call
home.
G
I
finally
went
to
go
see
it
about
four
years
ago
and
saw
that
there
were
cement
blocks
covering
the
place
because
the
city
had
shut
it
down,
and
I
forgot
about
it
then-
and
I
think
just
about
anybody
else
had
at
that
point,
but
seeing
in
the
last
few
months
that
somebody
has
found
this
and
given
it
new
purpose,
a
new
life
has
really.
You
know
reinvigorated
myself
to
get
out
and
go
skateboard
more.
G
H
H
And
it's
been
said
before.
This
is
a
historic
location,
and-
and
this
is
another
point
that's
been
made,
but
I
think
it's
very
important
is
that
so
far
the
development
of
this
location
has
been
of
zero
dollars
to
the
city
and
it's
been
completely
financed
by
these
individuals
and
their
own
personal
capital,
they're
sourcing,
all
the
labor
themselves,
and-
and
yes
of
course,
it
would
cost
to
have
it
torn
down.
H
Now
I've
seen
these
fellas
at
work.
You
know
they're
respected
in
their
community
they're,
doing
a
professional
job
and
putting
it
together,
and
I
just
think
it'd
be
a
terrible
shame
to
see
it
go
to
waste.
So,
if
anything
for
this
discussion
to
be
successful,
I
would
say
that
you
just
keep
an
open
mind
and
don't
be
too
hasty
about
tearing
down
this
creative
and
productive
development.
That's
found
to
enrich
a
community
san
bruno,
so
thanks
so
much
for
listening.
B
I
I
too,
am
part
of
that
collaborative
of
skateboarders,
slash
environmentalists,
looking
to
make
use
of
unused
spots
artistically
and
recreationally.
We
all
believe
that
this
will
enhance
the
neighborhood
and
make
it
unique.
A
lot
of
people
put
blood,
sweat
and
tears
out
of
their
own
pockets,
and
this
place
has
significance
in
skateboarding
history
dating
back
to
the
early
80s.
I
It
is
a
point
of
destination
for
people
outside
of
the
area,
probably
out
of
state
too
yeah.
We
would
like
to
at
least
get
the
chance
to
be
able
to
petition
this
place.
There
are
other
diy
spots
where
the
skateboarders
that
do
build
this
spot
take
care
of
the
cleanliness
of
the
park.
They
actually
enforce
it.
You
know
to
like
not
have
any
riffraff
going
on
around
there
and
you
could
see
that
in
a
treasure
island.
I
I
think
they
did
a
really
good
job
and
we
locally
are
trying
to
do
the
same
thing
and
enhance
the
neighborhood
rather
than
to
like
diminish
what
it
is
yeah.
So
I
would
hope
that
you
guys
aren't
so
haste
on
demolishing
this
place.
It's
you
know
there
are
neighbors
that
are
not
tied
to
skateboarding.
That
actually
love
walking.
I
J
Since
I
mean
since
I
was
in
like
middle
school,
and
I
just
remember
kind
of
being
the
only
skateboarder
at
my
school
and
then
slowly
just
started
picking
up,
and
it's
been
a
great
thing
to
see,
expand
and
the
main
thing
that
all
of
the
people
in
this
skate
community
of
san
bruno
agree
upon
is
the
fact
that
we
need
a
proper
skate
park.
Because
I
mean
we
hop
from
parking
lots,
a
parking
lot
in
the
area
and
either
get
kicked
out
by
the
police.
J
Or
you
know
we
end
up
skating
it
all
right,
but
there's
no
designated
space
for
us
to
skate,
and
this
new
diy
has
been
something
that
the
san
bruno
skate.
Community
has
needed
for
a
long
time
and
I'm
just
happy
to
see
that
the
community
was
able
to
put
together
efforts
and
resources
to
do
something
that
the
city
hasn't
done.
And
I
honestly
think
that
it's
something
positive
for
the
community.
J
K
K
K
It
proves
that
it's
a
big
part
of
the
community
and
I
don't
think
I'm
gonna
be
the
last
one
to
speak
on
unless
you
guys
need
to
push
forward
and
go
on
with
the
actual
meeting
itself,
but
we're
just
here
to
speak
our
peace
and
yeah.
I
think
basically,
that's
it,
and
I
appreciate
your
time
and
giving
us
the
outlet
to
talk
about
this.
Thank
you.
J
L
L
Let's
start
off
with
that,
however,
you
know
the
the
ditch
is
like
up
there
in
skate
spots,
not
only
because
of
the
history,
but
because
of
the
work
that's
been
put
into
it,
and
the
fact
that
I
have
the
like,
I
I
being
someone
who
lives
in
in
burlingame
will
leave
to
go
to
san
bruno
to
skate
there.
You
know
I
I
just,
I
hope,
I'm
getting
across
how
much
it
means
to
me
and
to
other
skaters
around
the
bay
area.
M
B
B
N
Okay,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
address
the
council.
I
I
would
just
like
to
reiterate
basically
what
everyone's
been
saying:
I've
been
going
to
this
area
since
their
late
80s
and
I've
seen
every
iteration
of
it
come
and
go,
and
it
would
be
great
to
keep
it
going
because
it's
essentially
a
free
skate
park,
that's
being
built,
you
know
on
a
private
sector
and
now
you
know
skateboarding
is
in
the
olympics
now.
N
So
you
know
I'm
just
asking
that
maybe
the
city
council
could
you
know,
treat
this
like
any
other
sports
endeavor.
Instead
of
just
you
know
the
wayward
rebel
aspect
of
it
that
you
know
it's
not
anymore.
In
any
sense,
so
yeah
I
mean
give
it
the
same
consideration.
You
would
for
any
kind
of
sports,
complex
or
facility,
and
that
would
be
appreciated,
and
hopefully
we
can.
N
We
can
find
a
middle
ground
and
come
up
with
the
dialogue
enabling
us
to
develop
this
area
into
something
for
everyone,
so
a
full
community
space
for
the
kids.
You
know
I've
been
skating
there
forever
and
now
I'm
skating
with
my
friends
kids
there.
So
it's
really
something
special.
It's
been
around
for
a
long
time,
but
yeah.
I
hope
I
hope
you
guys
could
I
don't
know,
allow
us
to
work
with
you
and
maybe
we'll
get
something
good
going
so
yeah.
B
B
I'm
a
girl,
I'm
a
skateboarder
and
I've
been
involved
in
other
little
projects
similar
to
this
one,
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
I've
seen
it
work
out
and
turn
into
something
really
great,
not
only
for
the
skateboarding
community,
but
for
the
city
as
well.
Basically,
you
guys
can't
lose
by
letting
this
little
project
stick
around
a
little
bit
longer
just
to
see
what
happens
yeah.
I
just
I.
Basically
I'm
really
really
hoping
you
guys
will
consider
like
all
these
pleas
and
and
take
us
seriously,
because
we
do
care
about
the
place.
B
B
L
L
L
L
A
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
speakers
nice
to
hear
everybody's
opinion,
as
well
as
contributing
their
thoughts,
and
I
think
it's
very
meaningful
and
and
appreciated.
It
was
nice
to
talk
to
mr
fredericks
earlier
today
with
so
much.
I
think
it
would
be
a
value
council
for
me
to
ask
the
city
manager
to
kind
of
give
an
overview
so
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page
and
the
speakers
that
are
still
with
us
and
and
kind
of
hear
where
we're
at
so.
O
Sure
thank
you,
mayor
javon,
brogan
city
manager,
and
so
why
don't?
I
address
a
few
things
and
I
can
hear
the
city
attorney
in
my
ear
saying:
don't
stray
too
far
because
the
topic
isn't
within
us,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
address
this
and
clarify
some
of
the
things,
and
I
you
know
personally,
I
am
excited
that
we've
had
so
many
youth
and
young
adults
come
and
attend
to
address
this
topic
under
public
comment.
O
O
O
O
Effort
to
bring
in
significant
construction
materials,
concrete
cinder
blocks,
potentially
rebar
is
actually
speaking
to
us
and
saying
we
want
an
area.
We
want
a
skatepark.
So
let's
make
contact-
and
we
actually
did
several
months
ago-
make
contact
with
a
number
of
individuals
of
individuals
and
the
goal
was
to
earnestly
start
the
conversation
about
potentially
having
a
skate
park
in
bruno
and
where
could
that
be?
O
O
Unfortunately,
we
have
to
do
what
we've
done
before,
which
has
removed
the
illegal
and
potentially
unsafe
construction.
That's
happened
in
a
spillway,
probably
made
greater
because
we're
getting
in
into
the
the
west
season,
and
so
that
it
that
is
planned
and
the
outreach
initially
was
to
make
contact
and
also
to
give
the
community
time
to
remove
some
of
the
construction
materials
and
and
tools
that
they
have
there.
And
so
we
will
continue
to
work
with
the
community
that
we
made
contact
with
and
move
forward.