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San Bruno City Council Meeting September 14, 2021
8. Council Comments
A
Now
we're
going
to
move
on
to
note
item
eight
comments
from
council
members.
First,
we're
going
to
start
with
councilmember
mason
item
a
is
stronger
government
governance,
tspc
process,
update
discussion.
B
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
I've
agenda
is
this
because
I
attended
the
last
cspc
committee
meeting
and
you
know
we've
talked
a
lot
about
what
would
the
stronger
government
governance
look
like
at
all
levels
within
the
city
and
one
of
the
areas
that
I
realized
at
the
tspc
and
probably
in
other
committees
as
well,
is
that
in
this
case
there
had
been
no
process
until
recently
around
how
to
quest
a
speed
bump
for
trapping
calming
measures,
and
I
believe,
maybe
a
year
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
somebody
said
well
the
process.
B
Is
you
go
to
public
comment?
You
make
a
public
comment
and
then
there
was
silence
as
to
where
that
comment
goes
to
or
what
happens
so.
Staff
has
worked
towards
creating
a
process
for
traffic
calming
measure
requests,
which
I
think
I
think
staff
for
doing
that,
and
this
process
resulted
in
the
review
of
a
couple
of
streets
and
these
the
residents
have.
You
know
all
went
over
the
50
of
what
was
requested
to
petition
the
city
to
create
a
traffic
company
measure.
B
There
was
an
engineer
brought
out
to
study
it,
and
the
results
were
with
the
exception
of
one
which
was
cunningham
way,
and
I
agree
wholeheartedly.
There
needs
to
be
some
kind
of
traffic
calming
measures
there,
but
the
other
streets
were
not
recommended
to
have
traffic
calming
measures,
and
so
the
committee
respectfully
respectful
to
staff
and
to
the
process,
was
uncomfortable,
doing
anything
more
to
change
that
recommendation
or
to
add
anything
without
a
change
in
the
actual
process.
B
And
so
the
reason
I'm
bringing
this
up
tonight
is
because
considering
that
this
is
a
new
process
and
considering
that
this
has
been
a
covered
year
and
that
these
studies
were
done
during
the
covert
year
when
people
were
home,
it
seems
that
a
wait
for
three
years,
which
is
the
current
process,
is
too
extensive
for
the
remaining
three
streets,
and
it
may
be
four.
I
apologize
if
I
have
the
number
wrong,
but
I
think
that's
too
long
to
wait,
considering
that
it's
very
possible
that
those
streets
really
do
need
speed,
bumps
or
traffic
calming
measures.
B
Sooner
than
that,
there
were
a
number
of
residents
who
called
in
from
those
communities,
some
of
which
I
think
have
we.
We
have
heard
from
at
some
point
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
and
so
really
we
may
need
attorneys
if
hirano,
I'm
sorry,
it's
so
late,
but
I
think
that
the
conversation
I
wanted
to
have
tonight
was
you
know:
can
we
ask
that
the
process
be
reviewed?
B
C
C
So
we
could
certainly
look
at
that
if
there's
majority
support
by
the
council
to
to
do
that,
I
think
the
substance
of
the
decision
is
sort
of
entirely
another
matter
and
is
is
not
really
related
to
the
process.
The
substance
on
the
merits
was
there
was
a
decision
and
it
was
based
apparently
on
on.
You
know
the
opinion
of
a
of
an
engineer,
a
consulting
engineer.
C
So
so
I
don't
know
that
the
process
is
really
related
to
that
to
the
dissatisfaction
with
that
decision,
except
as
it
relates
to.
When
could
the
matter
be
brought
back
again,
and
I
think
that's
what
you
were
getting
at.
B
And
I
guess
so
chris.
So
currently
the
process
is
three
years
and
because
it's
new-
I
I
wouldn't
say
I
don't.
I
don't
really
know
to
be
really
honest
if
the
request
should
be
to
actually
change
the
process
or
to
make
an
exception
in
how
we
could
do
that
as
a
council.
In
this
regard,
because
we
are
aware
that
you
know
not,
everything
was
open
at
the
time
that
the
engineer
took
these,
took
this
information
or
took
this
to
the
study.
C
And
I
guess
I
see
that
the
conference
room
has
a
hand
up,
but
I
just
just
want
to
say
about
that.
I
haven't
looked
at
the
data,
for
example,
and
on
the
substance
of
it
I
don't
know
whether
the
residents
made
their
requests
during
code
at
times.
So
if
that
were
the
case,
then
it
perhaps
wouldn't
matter
whether
the
study
was
done
during
cover
times,
because
presumably
the
two
would
match
up.
But
that
would
be
something
that
you
know.
We
would
need
to
look
at.
B
Well,
I
would
I
would
I
will
just
say:
I
know
that
two
of
the
streets,
those
requests
were
made
back
in
2019
and
they
were
made
and
I
brought
them
up
at
council
and
I
was
told
to
inform
them
that
the
process
was
to
go
back
and
make
a
public
comment
and
then,
since
then,
this
process
has
been
created.
B
D
Sir,
thank
you
mayor
and
council.
Well
what
one
comment
and
then
a
suggestion.
D
So
I
believe
it
was
talked
about
at
the
meeting,
and
this
subject
did
come
up
in
part
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
that
staff
relate
to
me
is
that
well,
there
may
be
a
desire
to
redo
the
analysis
in
a
year
and
the
assumption
that
the
analysis
may
be
more
favorable
because
it
will
be
potentially
a
more
normal
traffic
year
may
not
actually
bear
out.
D
But
one
of
the
things
that
the
traffic
engineer
said
was
that
doing
that
analysis
during
covet
19,
when
there's
theoretically
less
traffic
may
actually
mean
that
people
were
going
faster.
And
so,
if
you
redo
the
analysis,
when
there's
more
traffic,
people
may
actually
be
going
slower,
and
so
it
may
still
be
that
the
areas
do
not
meet
the
threshold
and
may
even
be
further
away
from
the
threshold
when
there
is
more
traffic
on
the
world.
D
D
Will
will
be
more
preferential
to
to
meeting
the
threshold
and
getting
traffic
calming
measures
and
their
professional
opinion?
It
would
actually
be
more
likely
to
be
in
reverse.
However,
should
the
city
council
want
to
discuss
this?
It's
worth
reminding
the
city
council
that,
at
your
very
last
meeting
the
august
24th
city
council
meeting,
we
had
a
study
session
on
your
strategic
initiatives.
D
That
initiative
is
currently
on
hold,
because
staff
does
not
have
the
resources
to
work
on
that
and
extending
additional
resources,
but
it
is
anticipated
to
start
later
this
fiscal
year
and
the
update
that
you
were
provided
is
that
that
initiative
would
be
assigned
to
the
permanent
public
works
director
and
is
anticipated
to
start
in
q3
or
q4
of
this
this
fiscal
year.
So
the
city
council
would
like
to
discuss
potentially
changing
the
this
practice
or
policy
of
the
of
the
tspc
or
potentially
having
the
tspcc
re-review
these
four
locations
next
year.
D
D
E
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
councilwoman
mason,
for
bringing
this
item
up.
I
did
listen
in
on
that
tsbc
meeting
there
were
four
streets
that
did
not
qualify
and,
and
the
basis
of
that
qualification
is,
is
the
85
percent
tile,
speed
and
city
manager.
E
Grogan
is
correct,
and
our
consultant
mentioned
that
it
probably
wouldn't
be
favorable
to
do
those
readings
again
based
on
the
current
toolkits,
the
basis
of
that
being
the
85th
percentile
that
he
also
mentioned
something
about
being
able
to
to
modify
the
the
the
increment
of
the
speed
and
also
to
provide
some
some
leeway
and
some
discretion
based
on
the
width
of
the
street
and
the
location
of
the
street
if
it
was
near
school
and
other
other
things.
E
So
I
think
the
tsbc
did
the
right
thing
based
on
the
current
conditions.
They
said
they
they
couldn't
support
it
and
they
went
along
with
the
recommendation,
but
they
were
interested
in
what
you
mentioned
about.
E
The
three-year
requirement
seemed
a
little
heavy,
but
the
way
to
get
something
changed
there
is
to
to
change
the
requirements
on
in
the
toolkit
and-
and
it
sounded
like
at
the
end
of
there
that
that's
the
direction
that
they
wanted
to
go,
and
I
am
in
support
of
that
and
if
we
need
to
have
a
discussion
about
that,
then
we
do
have
the
initiatives
and,
as
that
comes
around,
we
can
address
that.
E
But
the
main
thing
that
I
was
hoping
to
see
through
that
toolkit
is,
if
there's
once
they
obtain
the
data
of
the
speeding
at
a
certain
time
and
they
they
have
that
blocked
in
that
it
would
be
nice
that
if,
if
the
police
were
available
to
kind
of
go
by
during
that
speeding
time
and
to
issue
a
couple
of
tickets,
that's
generally
the
quickest
way
for
people
to
stop
speeding.
B
Yeah,
I
I
I'm
okay
with
waiting,
because
that's
still
within
the
year
for
the
initiatives-
and
you
know
in
all
honesty,
I
don't
even
know
that
I'm
opposed
to
the
three-year
wait,
because
on
a
in
any
regular
year,
it's
going
to
be
an
additional
expense
for
some
for
similar
traffic
right
this
year,
though,
the
reason
I
am
advocating
for
this
to
be
reviewed
again
is,
I
do
think
it's
an
unconventional
year.
B
It
was
expressed
through
the
entire,
practically
the
entire
tspcc
and-
and
I
think
we
need
to
give
them
the
ability
to
request
the
review
or
us
request
the
review,
and
if
it
ends
up
being
the
same,
then
it
ends
up
being
the
same.
But
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
peace
of
mind.
That's
associated
with
the
streets
that
your
kids
run
on
and-
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
rule
out
any
any
excuse
or
any
outlier
that
may
otherwise
in
any
given
year,
not
be
an
issue.
B
So
I
think
that
that's
it
for
me.
A
B
Yeah,
so
we
had
a
meeting
about
well,
we
talked
about
a
strategic
initiative
of
a
local
purchasing
policy
in
the
2020
strategic
initiative
review
and
at
that
time
the
city
manager
asked
us
to
hold
off
until
we
have
an
opportunity
to
listen
to
a
presentation
by
this
by
the
staff
on
what's
currently
being
done
to
prioritize
local
purchasing
and
then
around
that
time
we
lost
keith
who
was
working
on
the
project,
and
so
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
where,
where
we
are
with
it
is,
is
this
something
that
should
be
requested
again
as
an
initiative?
B
Or
will
we
be
receiving
an
update
at
some
point
soon,
and
I
know
with
the
business
plan
in
the
rack.
I
think
one
of
the
areas
that
would
be
of
interest
would
be
seeing
if
we
could
ensure
that
the
catering
list
comes.
One
is
required
and
two
comes
from
local
restaurants,
and
so,
as
time
moves
on.
I
I
am
curious
to
know
where
we
are
with
with
this
local
purchasing
process,
and
if
we
don't
have
a
policy,
we
don't
know
if
we
need
one,
because
we
don't
know
what
the
current
process
is.
A
Any
other
comments
from
council,
but
I'm
gonna
need
to
go
to
the
city
manager
and
maybe
that
will
just
take
care
of
the
the
question
that
the
council,
members,
post.
D
My
counsel,
javon
grogan
city
manager,
council
member
mason,
is
correct.
There
was
a
request
for
this
to
be
a
strategic
initiative
that
was
not
supported
by
the
full
city
council,
but
staff
did
commit
to
providing
the
city
council
with
information
on
our
current
purchasing
practices.
D
Not
our
current
local
pursuit
are
hiring
our
loc,
our
local
purchasing
preference,
because
we
don't
don't
have
one,
but
on
the
current
purchasing
practices
that
the
city
performs,
and
that
was
stated
under
the
guise
of
before
the
city
council
talks
about
potential
changes
to
the
city's
purchasing
practices.
D
It
would
be
beneficial
to
have
some
foundational
information
council.
Member
mason
is
correct
that
that
project
was
being
worked
on
by
a
former
finance
director.
We
went
through
a
period
of
several
months
with
a
interim
finance
director
that
was
yours.
Truly
the
city
manager
do
a
dual
role,
as
well
as
having
contractors
provide
support.
We
do
have
a
new
finance
director
that
has
been
with
the
city,
I
want
to
say
approximately
four
months.
I
do
not
have
a
timing
on
that.
D
I
can
provide
to
the
city
council
on
when
that
report
will
be
to
you,
but
I
will
commit
to
providing
an
update
on
the
schedule.
D
C
C
So
that's
the
that's
the
legal
requirement,
that's
actually
under
the
federal
constitution.
So
I
think
that
you
know
sort
of
irrespective
of
the
staff
issue
that
javon
raised.
I
think
it
probably
is
not
something
that
that
aspect
of
it
is
probably
not
something
that
staff
can
do
and
the
staff
would
probably
have
to
hire.
You
know
an
expert,
a
consultant
or
economist,
to
assist
with
that
analysis,
to
determine
if
there's
even
a
basis
for
it,
because
if
there's
a
local
preference
like
that,
it
does
have
to
be
supported.
That
way.
C
Having
said
that,
the
city
could
certainly
adopt
something
that
isn't
really
a
local
preference
that
just
says
we'd
like
to
buy
local.
Whenever
we
can
so
a
non-non-binding
doesn't
have
any
teeth
to
it
can't
really
be
enforced.
C
B
Yeah
and
it-
and
I
would
just
say
that
I
don't-
and
I
should
have
watched
it
right
before
the
meeting
that
I
hadn't
have
a
chance.
I
don't
believe
that
it's
that
council
didn't
support
it.
I
think
there
was
substantial
support
in
supporting
our
local
businesses.
If
I
remember
correctly
before
we
went
around
and
asked
everybody
we
were
asked
to
hold
off
and
to
give
staff
an
opportunity
to
share
what
they're
already
doing
and
then
based
on.
B
What's
already
being
done,
then
we
can
assess
whether
we
would
ask
for
a
local
purchasing
policy
to
be
created,
and
so
that's
really.
What
I'm
getting
at
is
what
what
are
we
doing
so
we
can
make
a
determination
of
whether
we
need
to
do
more,
whether
we
need
it.
You
know
and
then
at
that
point
determine
what
that
would
take.
A
Okay:
let's
go
around
the
room
once
and
councilmember
hamilton.
F
So
I've
talked
about
by
my
local
a
few
times,
but
all
before
joining
this
body,
so
I'll
just
share
what
my
thoughts
are
and
they're
more
they're
they're
more
in
line
with
what
the
city
attorney
alluded
to
at
the
end
there
with
more
of
a
non-binding,
but
you
know
still
a
policy
that
we
that
we
try
to
adhere
to
and
that's
that
in
order
to
support
our
local
businesses.
F
We
just
make
sure
that
businesses
that
are
based
in
san
bernardino
are
given
appropriate
consideration
when
we
need
to
purchase
goods
and
services,
and
if
the
san
bernardino
option
is
competitive
and
appropriate.
You
go
with
san
bernardino
option
simple
as
that.
So
that's
so
that's
been
my
thought
about
this
for
a
while.
In
the
end,
I
agree
that
you
know
getting
into
providing
all
the
evidence
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff,
I'm
sure
it's
going
to
get
way
too
complicated
and
legally
working.
F
But
if
it's,
if
I
simply
you
know
just
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
you
know
at
san
bernardino
businesses
and
provide
a
reasonable
assessment.
If,
if
if
the
san
bernardino
option
is
appropriate,
then
you
go
for
you
go
for
it.
That's.
E
I
recall
the
discussion
and
and
vaguely
about
okay,
we'll
hold
off
on
that
and
we'll
come
back
and
hear
it,
and
understandably
with
with
keith
demartini
departing
and
and
the
the
amount
of
work
for
our
city
manager,
so
that
had
to
take
a
pause
and
then,
with
this
with
this
latest
part,
with
our
city
attorney
yeah,
we
should
we
should
try
our
best
to
to
buy
local
when
we
can
and-
and
that
is
justified-
and
so
I
don't
know
where
to
go
from
here
without
getting
into
the
legal
side
of
it.
E
So
everybody
should
try
to
buy
a
local.
Thank
you.
C
Just
one
one
other
comment,
I'm
sorry,
so
you
know
even
the
we'll
just
call
it.
The
soft
policy
of
expressing
that
sentiment
in
some
sort
of
policy
or
ordinance
actually
does
have
its
own
issues
that
we
have
to
consider.
So,
for
example,
you
know
normally
the
purchasing
policy
says
if
we're
buying
you
know
post-its,
we
check
with
three
vendors,
perhaps
including
a
local
vendor.
If
there
is
a
local
vendor
or
post-its
and
determine
what
the
unit
price
is,
and
you
know
we
we
buy
it
from
the
least
expensive
vendor.
C
So
the
issue
is
what
happens
if
the
san
bruno
vendor
is
more
expensive,
and
so
I
think
that
that
that
raises
the
question
that
we're
going
to
have
to
deal
with,
even
if
the
local
preference
that
we
express
is
not
a
binding
preference
but
perhaps
puts
the
city,
council
or
staff
in
a
position
of
either
being
encouraged
to
or
being
required
to
take
an
option
that
is
more
expensive
than
a
different
option.
So
those
are
all
things
that
we
need
to
consider.
B
And
to
just
to
go
full
circle
tonight,
the
purpose
of
tonight's
was
just
asking
for
an
update
on
when
you
know
where
we
are
when
we're
going
to
get
the
presentation
on
the
current
practices,
and
then
you
know,
there's
a
number
of
cities
that
have
local
purchasing
policies.
So
I
you
know,
I'm
just
curious
to
know
where
we
are
on
that
in
that
realm.
D
Yeah,
I
would
just
like
to
request
clarification
from
council.
If
so
directed
is
it
the?
Would
it
be
the
direction
of
council
that
this
is
a
item
of
high
importance
and
should
be
brought
to
council
as
expeditiously
as
possible,
and
if
that
involves
sort
of
balancing,
other
workloads
or
strategic
initiatives,
that
this
is
something
of
of
of
sort
of
high
importance
that
has
the
full
blessing
of
the
city
council
to
come
back
as
soon
as
possible,
knowing
and
ready
that
it
it
had
been
a.
D
It
has
been
a
request
for
quite
some
time,
but
but
the
staff
work.
D
D
Or
with
the
direction
of
the
city
council
be
to
allow
the
city
manager
and
the
professional
staff
to
to
balance
the
strategic
initiative,
the
the
work
product,
that's
already
on
the
plate
and
provide
council
with
a
timing
on
when
this
analysis
can
be
provided.
I
just
want
to.
I
just
want
to
be
clear,
so
it
is
a
high
priority.
Get
this
sort
of
asap,
or
you
know,
or
recognizing
the
the
prioritization
of
the
existing
workload
items
just
provide
the
city
council
with
an
estimated
timing
on
when.
B
The
analysis
can
be
performed
and
brought
back,
so
I
I'm
fine
with
the
timeline
if
it
could
be
presented
to
us
so
that
we
have
an
idea
of
when
it's
coming,
and
I
do
just
want
to
be
very,
very
clear.
I'm
not
asking
for
an
analysis
that
was
never
offered
or
requested.
What's
being
requested
is
what
is
the
city
doing
right
now,
so
thank
you.
A
I
see
see
okay,
all
right,
oh
and
and
council
member.
Is
there
anything
else
that
you
wanted
to
add
to
comments
for
this
evening?.
B
Oh
yeah,
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
we
acknowledge
earlier
the
fire
prevention
week,
but
I
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
september.
12Th
was
police
women's
day
national
police
women's
day,
and
considering
that
we
have
a
small
number
of
women
in
our
police
force.
Congratulations
to
them
and
thank
you
for
their
service,
and
I
love
what
san
mateo
county
sheriff's
office
did.
Is
they
proclaimed
it
a
week?
B
Long
of
you
know
thanking
their
the
women
who
serve
so
just
a
congratulations
and
a
thank
you
for
for
their
service,
because
I
can
imagine
how
difficult
it
is
being
a
female
police
officer,
much
less
a
police
officer
today.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
councilmember
next
item
marty
medina
code
enforcement
for
vacant
properties.
E
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
I'll,
try
to
make
this
as
brief
as
possible.
So
for
many
years
a
number
of
vacant
properties
and
storefronts
have
blighted
our
city.
Many
many
of
these
properties
are
along
our
major
through
fairs
along
el
camino,
san
bernardino
avenue
and
within
our
downtown.
E
I
have
followed
the
process
of
using
the
san
bruno
response
app
and
noticed
no
improvement
in
the
most
egregious
properties.
In
fact,
some
of
these
properties
are
getting
worse.
In
my
discussions
with
the
city
manager,
I
understand
code
enforcement,
like
many
departments,
are
short
staffed.
I
understand
the
council
approved
a
budget.
I
understand
life
safety
concerns
are
the
top
priority
for
code
enforcement.
E
E
The
compliance
process
is
outlined
in
current
witness
san
bruno
municipal
code,
chapter
5.24,
maintenance
of
distressed
vacant
properties.
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
tonight
for
support
to
direct
staff
to
address
this
problem.
If
staffing
needs
need
to
be
increased,
then
a
proposal
can
be
provided
to
the
council
to
amend
the
budget.
Our
our
community
deserves
better.
A
Any
comments
from
council.
F
So
I
absolutely
and
completely
agree.
I
think
that's
no
surprise
to
anyone
here.
This
is
a
very,
very
quick
anecdote.
F
Several
years
ago,
when
walking
downtown,
I
ended
up
stopping
in
front
of
a
particular
storefront
that
had
a
drooping
banner
and
was
in
a
complete
state
of
disrepair
and,
and
that
and
and
I
saw
that
it
also
had
a
a
a
notice
on
it
from
the
previous
year,
telling
him
to
clean
it
up,
and
it
hadn't
been
done
to
that
point,
and
that
was
actually
the
moment
at
which
I
thought
maybe
I
should
run
for
council
this
was
two
years
ago
and
that
property
is
identical
to
what
it
looked
like.
F
That's
that
same
day,
even
the
the
sign
is
drooping.
At
the
exact
same
angle,
there
hasn't
been
a
living
soul
in
that
building
in
two
years.
I
completely
agree
that
something
needs
to
be
done.
I
understand
that
we
have
staffing
issues
if
we
need
to
bring
in
temporary
contract
work
and
figure
out
how
to
pay
for
it
budget
wise.
F
A
Okay,
so,
mr
vice
mayor,
any
final
thoughts.
E
Some
of
these
properties
are
going
to
stay
in
that
condition
until
they're,
given
notice,
and
we
have
staffing
problems
that
we
can't.
We
don't
have
the
staff
to
do
it,
so
we
need
to
bring
on
some
temporary
staff
or
the
the
direction
is
for
for
staff
to
come
back
with
a
solution,
and
if
it
involves
bringing
providing
that
money
and
many
in
the
budget,
then
we
do
so.
A
Okay,
councilmember
salazar.
H
Thank
you,
so
I
I
don't
disagree
with
with
anything.
That's
been
said,
but
I
do
have
concerns
about
the
process
because
you
know
I
mean
in
these
council
member
hamilton
said
you
know,
seeing
these
dilapidated
businesses
helped
him
and
his
decision
to
run
for
council.
H
When
I
first
ran
for
office,
I
I
walked
downtown
and
up
and
down
san
bruno
avenue,
taking
pictures
of
empty
storefronts
that
were,
you
know,
not
being
kept
up
and
some
some
of
them
have
come
back
and
then
fallen
back
into
disrepair
and
and
and
it's
absolutely
because
we
don't
have
the
resources
to
stay
on
top
of
the
businesses
and
sadly
the
property
owners.
Aren't
you
know
doing
their
fair
share
to
keep
keep
the
properties
up.
But,
like
I
started
saying
you
know,
my
concern
is
more
with
the
process.
H
In
that
you
know,
we've
approved
a
budget
and
we've
kind
of
made
some
priorities,
and
you
know
there.
There
are
appropriate
times
in
the
budget
cycle
where
we're
going
to
come
back
and
revisit
our
priorities
and
decide.
H
But
I
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
use
of
staff
time
if
we
like
just
keep
throwing
these
things
out
there
reprioritizing
throwing
new
work
orders,
and
I
mean
we
know
we
have
a
lot
of
vacancies
that
we
need
to
fill
and
we
also
know
that
we
have
no
money
to
pay
for
those,
and
so
you
know
really.
My
concern
is
is
not
so
much
that
that's
that
these
should
be
prioritized.
H
But
rather
is
this
really
you
know
in
in
between
these
cycles
really
the
appropriate
time
to
bring
these
up
and
to
ask
staff
to
halt
what
they're
doing
and
then
bring
us
back
a
reprioritization
of
things
that
are
already
in
progress,
or
would
it
be
better
to
wait
until
we
get
our
next
update
when
we
do
get
those
regularly
and
then
say
at
that
point?
Okay,
look
you're,
not
making
enough
progress
on
this.
Forget
about
that
one!
Let's
re-prioritize
and
look
at
that.
So
you
know
it's
more
of
a
process
thing.
D
Yeah
I'd
like
to
ask
for
the
police
chief
to
be
brought
in
the
room
as
a
panelist
to
offer
some
comments
about
code
enforcement,
that
is
within
the
police
department,
because
notices
have
been
given
to
a
number
of
businesses,
but
but
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
this
is
not
simply
a
cold
enforcement
issue
or
a
city
resource
issue
with
having
enough
cold
enforcement
officers.
It
is
a
much
much
larger
problem,
largely
more
economic
development
than
cold
enforcement.
D
There's
a
an
existing
project
on
the
police
department's
work
work
program
to
identify
what
additional
tools
in
the
tool
box
may
be
needed,
but
the
the
concept
that
it's
simply
a
staffing
issue
and
if
more
time
was
spent,
that
that
there
would
be
a
different
treatment
of
how
private
property
owners
keep
their
businesses
there's
actually
more
tools
that
are
that
are
needed
in
the
toolbox
and
with
the
current
staffing
that
we
have,
it
is
important
to
have
an
understanding
of
the
of
the
workload
and
as
well
as
the
the
life
safety
issues
that
take
precedent.
D
G
Thank
you,
city
manager,
grogan
good
evening,
mr
mayor
members
of
council
ryan
johnson,
your
chief
of
police,
just
some
brief
comments
on
this
topic.
I
think
the
first
is
that
I
can
commit
to
getting
an
update
to
the
city
manager
in
relatively
short
order
regarding
the
steps
that
are
already
being
taken
by
our
existing
code
enforcement
officer
with
many
of
these
properties,
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
misconception
to
believe
that
nothing's
being
done
with
them.
G
In
addition
to
that,
I
think
it's
important
to
understand
that
his
priorities
at
this
point
in
time
are
that
he
kind
of
inherited
a
very,
very
large
backlog
of
cases,
as
we've
talked
about
numerous
times
his
first
priority.
Day-To-Day
right
now
is
the
incoming
complaints
and,
of
course,
those
are
triaged
using
many
of
the
methods
that
have
already
been
discussed
here,
an
effort
to
ensure
that
we
don't
create
a
new
backlog,
the
old
backlog.
G
Many
of
them
are
very,
very
old
cases
that
can
be
dispositioned
relatively
quickly
and
he
doesn't
want
to
allow
a
large
new
caseload
to
build
up
while
we're
down
50
of
the
staff
in
that
in
that
division.
So
he
spends
the
bulk
of
his
time
dealing
with
the
new
incoming
complaints
day
to
day
to
ensure
we
don't
create
a
new
backlog,
then
his
second
priority
has
been
the
backlog
and
trying
to
figure
out
which
complaints
can
simply
be
gotten
rid
of
because
they
no
longer
exist
and
which
ones
require
some
immediate
attention.
G
When
I
simply
ask
him,
you
know:
where
would
you
spend
that
time
if
you
had
it
immediately,
so
there
will
in
the
immediate
future,
be
some
some
more
focus
in
the
areas
of
concern
has
been
expressed
tonight
and
then
kind
of.
To
reiterate,
I
know
that
city
manager
grogan
had
already
asked
me
about
how
long
it
would
take
to
put
together
an
update
on
some
of
these
properties
so
that
he
could
share
that
with
you
all
and
I'll
commit
to
getting
that
done
during
the
remainder
of
this
week.
F
Thank
you
for
that
update
chief.
I
just
want
to
make
clear
that
nobody
this
evening
implied
that
nothing
is
being
done.
So
I
mean
the
and
and
your
your
description
of
how
things
are
being
approached
now.
You
know
we.
We
know
that
we
have
a
code
enforcement
officer
and
we
know
that
he
is
working
to
be
inherited
a
massive
backlog
that
is
working
very
hard.
It's
just
right
now
we
don't
feel
that's
enough,
and
and
your
explanation
for,
like
that,
one
building
that
I
brought
up
in
my
anecdote.
F
Well,
that
makes
perfect
sense
if
that
that
one's
been
on
the
list
for
a
long
long
time,
but
right
now
we're
focusing
on
not
letting
the
list
grow,
so
that
completely
explains
it.
So
I
appreciate
that,
but
you
know
this
is
a
quality
of
life
issue
and
something
that
I
feel
that
we
need
to
address
and
that's
why
I'm
so
passionate
at
supporting
this.
E
I
heard
a
little
hard
to
hear
you
mayor,
but
I
believe
the
council
provided
direction
to
our
city
manager
and
it
was,
it
was
great
to
hear
on
a
semi
update
or
an
update
from
our
our
chief.
That's
definitely
appreciated.
Thank
you.
A
And
vice
mayor
is
there
anything
else
for
you
on
council
comments?
No
sure,
thank
you
very
much.
Is
there
council
member
sales
or
anything
for
you
this
evening.
H
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
mayor
and,
and
so
I
I
know
it's
almost
midnight,
so
I
I
I
will
keep
my
comments
brief
and
I
just
wanted
to
throw
out
some
some
closing
thoughts,
based
on
a
conversation
that
we
had
earlier,
because
these
things
have
been
rattling
around
in
my
head
during
the
meeting,
so
not
for
the
the
sake
of
debate
or
anything,
but
I
just
wanted
to
throw
a
few
little
nuggets
out
there.
H
You
know
food
for
thought
and-
and
you
know,
regarding
you-
know,
coke
19.
You
know
I
what
I
keep
hearing
in
in
the
press.
You
know
that
the
world
health
organization
and
the
cdc
and
infectious
disease
experts
can't
even
agree
on
what
best
approaches
should
be.
You
know
we
keep
hearing
terms
like
variants.
You
know
the
the
disease
keeps
changing
the
efficacy
rates
of
the
of
the
shots
that
we're
getting
are.
H
You
know
not
100,
there's
debate
about
whether
or
not
we
need
booster
shots
and
then
there's,
of
course,
the
infamous
breakthrough
cases
of
people
that
have
been
vaccinated
and
still
come
down
with
illness.
So
you
know
not.
H
Even
a
year
ago
we
were
hearing
about
60
to
70
percent,
vaccination
rate
would
get
us
to
herd
immunity,
and
here
we
are
at
90
and
people
are
still
getting
very
sick,
and
so
I
I
bring
up
those
issues
because
you
know,
I
don't
think
that
the
science
is
simple
and
I
don't
think
that
there
is
an
easy
answer
or
a
silver
bullet.
H
Manager
alluded
to
the
fact
that
it's
a
changing
environment
and
our
staff
has
had
to
respond
to
those
things,
and
so
you
know
I
I'm
absolutely
confident
that
each
one
of
us
here
on
the
council
brings
a
hundred
percent
to
this
thing,
and
I
can
say
emphatically
that
in
ten
years
on
this
council,
I
have
never
short
done
my
duties
knowingly
and
you
know
I
bring
a
hundred
percent,
but
I'm
not
an
expert
on
everything
and
in
fact
I
think
one
of
our
most
important
duties
on
the
council
is
that
we
do
hire
people
that
know
more
than
we
do
and
have
the
the
you
know
it's
their
full-time
responsibility
to
be
informed
to
attend
the
briefings
and
to
make
those
decisions
that
we,
as
as
part-time
lawmakers,
don't
really
have
the
time
to
do.
H
Most
of
us
have
full-time
jobs.
We
have
families
to
raise,
and
so
we
don't
have
that
level
of
commitment
that
our
professional
staff
does,
and
so
you
know
the
point
there
being
that
you
know
if
members
of
the
public
think
that
we
should
know
as
much
or
more
than
our
staff.
H
I
I
have
to
wholeheartedly
disagree
with
that,
and
I
think
that
if
we
in
fact
were
not
hiring
people
that
knew
more
than
us,
then
that
would
be
the
egregious
dereliction
of
our
duty,
and
so
we
do
have
to
put
our
faith
in
them
and,
if
they're
not
doing
their
job,
then
it's
our
job
to
remove
them.
But
I
do
not
see
any
evidence
that
they
are
not
doing
their
job,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
close
with
that.
So
thank
you
for
indulging
me.
A
Thank
you
anything
from
you,
councilmember
hamilton,
yes,.
F
Very
briefly,
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
the
application
deadline
for
the
san
bernardino
community
foundation
board
is
this
coming
friday
september,
17th
at
five
o'clock
p.m.
This
is
an
excellent
opportunity
to
get
involved
and
have
a
voice
in
the
community.
There's
a
brochure
with
all
the
details
on
the
city
website
at
san
bruno.ca.gov.
F
Sbcf
board,
so
please
please
apply
if
you
are
interested.
Thank
you.