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San Bruno City Council Meeting May 12, 2020
Whole Meeting
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Council member Davis here don't remember Medina here.

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Member Mason.

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Council member Mason.

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There may be having technical issue. She is present. um Vice mayor Salazar here.

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Thank you. If we all could we're gonna do the Pledge of Allegiance director mr. martini would lead us in the Pledge a secret.

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To the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God.

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Thank you. We're gonna go ahead and move on to item number. Three public comments on items on the agenda. Individuals be allowed three minutes. It is the council's policy to refer matters raised in this forum to staff for investigation and or action where appropriate. The Brown Act prohibits the council from discussing or acting upon any matter, not agendize pursuant to state law city clerk. um Do we have anyone.

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I see no hand hands raised currently, however, I'm giving them open up that we now have members of the public. Just one moment, I'm first going to call on Patricia Gomez I'm gonna bring you in and unmute you just one moment: miss Gomez. Can you hear us? Yes? Can you hear me yeah hear.

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You perfect, thank you for being here, miss Gomez and please go ahead. Okay,.

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Hello, mayor Rico, Medina, Vice, Mayor, Michael, Salazar, councilmembers, Laura, Davis, Linda, Mason and Marty Medina I am Patricia Gomez and I emailed you a couple days ago, because I am a concerned parent of two children who attend San, Bruno public school district. Although I know that you are a different governing board, it is important that you are aware that the interim super didn't superintendent, dr. cambered plans to increase combination classes at several school sites in the fall. Unfortunately, dr. Ken Berg has failed to inform her board and her parents about these changes.

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I can tell you that my children's school at my children's girls school we have classes ranging from 24 to 30 students in the 1st through 5th grade classes. Maxing out classes in the midst of the Cova 19 pandemic is irresponsible and unethical, because we know it's highly contagious and there are new symptoms that are affecting children every day. Increasing class sizes will make social distancing impossible and adding new combination classes will make online learning extremely challenging for already overworked teachers and students who are having trouble adjusting to this learning platform.

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The health and the safety of your community is at grave risk, as our elected representatives I ask you to please hold our district accountable for putting the health of our teachers and students. First I have many other concerns which I addressed in my email, but our top priority should be everyone's health and safety, and we are all stakeholders that need to be informed and up-to-date with these proposed changes that may cause severe effects on many levels to your San Bruno residents.

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I appreciate those who have reached out to me personally and if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you. Thank.

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You very much for being here and thank you for your comments. Thank.

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Are you able to hear us.

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Yes, okay, can you hear me yes, okay, wonderful, please,.

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Go ahead, thank you. Good.

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Evening, City Council members and their my name is ammonal Asmus I'm, a student and resident of the holy lands, as our community is overwhelmed by the multiple crises caused by Tsarskoe beaten. A spot light is shined on the socio-economic disparities that exist in San Bruno they're members of our community today, who are struggling to live life with dignity due to a wide-ranging fact, due to wide range of factors, this goal of pandemic has it aspirated. Most of the underlying factors that SARS could be has made more pronounced, are not nearly put in security and employment.

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I got a good health care and fear are some of the many realities. Individuals and families are facing and each day basis in San Bruno. In response, the economic and health needs of our constituents. Legislators in the federal government have come together to create relief in a far more seamless packages that are meant to support individuals, families and businesses during this state of national emergency. Although the smallest packages passed by Congress, have lasting economic effect of SARS Covey tomb, it would be response to that.

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I believe that all members of our community have benefited equally in recognition. The different parts of who said we know are, and will continue to be affected differently by the scope of crisis. Unified action is needed to support the most vulnerable members of our city can fight effort that is needed to support these individuals and families who are not able to access federal leaf when federal relief are still left. Vulnerable.

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Unsure of the future will require hyperlocal when diversity, bus and women's businesses and organizations to work together today, I am asking the San Bruno City police, the stamina, City Council, consider the creation of the San Bruno thrive fund. We certainly know thrive fund will act as a distribution mechanism for funds collected by individuals. Businesses recognize ations in San Bruno by acting as a distribution mechanism, individuals and community partners to use previous experience of fundraising, maximize monetary support for most photo for the most vulnerable members of our community.

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During this time of crisis initiative that brings together all members of our community to work together. The common good of one another allows each and every one of us took life. Thank you thank.

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You very much for your comments.

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Okay, one moment and the last person I see with their hand up is Tim just one moment. While we allow you to talk Tim, are you able to hear us.

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Okay, just one moment, while we get as audio working.

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Tim, are you able to hear us.

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Just one moment I'm having trouble unmuting Tim hi Tim. Can you hear us? Yes, you hear me? Okay? Yes, there you are I'm.

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Sure, my wife, my wife, is gonna, speak.

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Rain ever good, my.

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Wife, right now.

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That I'm gonna speak in, thank you so hopefully good evening, and thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. I'm calling I want to talk for had three reasons. To is to say thank you. First Julio, Moran and I know my husband sending an email to everyone and for an outstanding service, and it's he was amazing, so I just want to put it on the record that he was outstanding. My next thank you is to chip.

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Johansson I was walking in the neighborhood and I saw him patrolling our neighborhood. I was very happy to see him and I didn't run, unto him to say. Thank you because I know that we have to keep social distance, but I want to. Thank you put it. You know a republic to sing come for doing for basically patrolling and looking out for our neighborhood, my next Reese next one is about Florida part. It would be nice if you can actually give us enough day or look into it.

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What what is going to happen to our Florida Park and if no park is gonna, be there it's any way we can actually have like a community garden or put some grass. So you know the neighbors are able to bring their children play ball or so yeah suggestions. So thank you so much for this opportunity. Thank.

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You Raina did he Clark? Do we have any other speakers, nice.

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In one moment, okay I do see one Stephen Seymour just one moment.

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Hi Stephen, can you hear us.

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Hi, it's Sandra Perez verges on Steve's computer, but he's also here I I do want to take this opportunity to thank police chief, Johansen I think she has gotten off on such a great start. He has been so open to conversation with residents where we didn't have that type of relationship with the former chief. We any time we had suggestions, ideas concerns. We were completely invalidated in March and to see Johansen having serious conversations. Without that won't do attitude. It's really refreshing.

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It's a I think a great example for all our city leaders, not to just say you know no, but to actually look at different possibility and scenarios to make something work for the betterment. Our city and I too, wanted to discuss Florida Park, I, walk by there. All the time still kills me that our tree was taken down for no good reason, but we've been throwing around that idea of a community garden minimally I think those gates should come down. I mean I, don't see that there's a risk.

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Maybe you know something I don't know, but when my friend favorite when Silas was mayor of South City, he made sure that all those empty lots who were all over town minimum minimum were free of any weeds some had um lawns put in and when the weather was well and it rained it was green and when it wasn't, it was dry, but they were always kept clean and accessible for residents to run their dogs or just to enjoy, and that would be such a positive thing for that.

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Neighborhood because agree or disagree on the removal of the tree. I think we can all agree that there's a better use of that space right now that can serve I'll serve the community because who knows if there's ever gonna be a park there so to just select this eyesore sit there just doesn't seem very real nopal and I'm also hoping to see mores coming from the city. Maybe some mayor of ideas, what we can do during this virus. What can we do for the homeless?

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Other cities are stepping up going and taking parking lots like I, don't know if we can use the parking lot by the post office by the old movie theater, but you could say a flea spaced-out homeless temps bring in toilet facilities, washing centers they've been doing this important for years, they're doing it all over the state and I think Samburu me. It should do better for their unsheltered people and I would love to see that being led for my head and not just following from behind. Thank you so very much.

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Melissa was my hold.

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On just cuz, they don't know you just can't came on yeah. So mr. Seymour no.

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I, don't I may not need to talk, I sent something and I'm, not sure. If Melissa read it or if you guys saw it, we we did receive your email. Yes, okay, so is it something that I should read? I should read, I mean it's something that was read to everyone listening or is it something that was just handed to you.

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It was posted to the city website, okay,.

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I'd liked it then take a moment and read it: okay, go ahead! Okay,.

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Good evening, City Council members good evening, mayor I'd like to ask each one of you to consider adopting a measure asking the property managers and landlords of commercial and residential properties in San Bruno to reach out to their tenants to see if they could use some help during these times, realizing that some may not be in a financial position to help. We should focus on those who can our community should pull together so that we can come out of the coab at 19 in the best way possible.

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Some of our landlords and property managers could help us to make this better. On the back side. Many are already working with their tenants, but others are not. Please consider adopting city wide stance and request that our property managers and landlords help their tenants get through these challenging times.

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Well, what other options do we have more commercial vacancies and the pus-filled they've hundreds of residential rentals in an environment where you may have the means to rent I, just think it's important that we do everything we can as a city to keep this community as strong as possible and I've already heard of wonderful stories from landlords who have either waived rent for a month or two or have reduced the rent and I do realize.

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There are many who can't I mean many, have mortgages to pay on those properties themselves and doing that would put them in in a predicament but I think we have others who could and I'm most concerned about why I'm equally concerned, but also most concern about the commercial properties on San Mateo Avenue I mean there have been a lot of vacancies down there for a long time and I'd hate for us to see those double when we come out on the other side of this pandemic. um So it would be really great.

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If maybe the City Council made a statement, asking I realize it's probably nothing, you can do legally, and maybe there is, but in my my mind, I'm not sure there is, but it would be great to have the City Council make a stance that says: let's do what we can, those who own and those who rent and those who are renting to who their tenants we'd like to see you do everything you can to keep everybody whole on the way out, and that's all I'm asking for.

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Thank you very much. Thank.

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You, mr. Seymour, do we have any other members of the public city clerk.

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No, we do not. Okay,.

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Thank you very much, then we'll move on to announcements and presentations the first one again, as we put this on every agenda to remind folks, be sure and fill out your 2020 census. The census only comes around every 10 years and ensure that SCIM burner will receive our fair share of federal funds for parts, schools and other programs, and you can visit my 2020 census gov to fill out the form today against.

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It was at 68.5%, which sounds like that's not bad, but if you look at the overall counties would probably at the lower end and from our last last week to this week. I think we went up a point. Oh one percent, the highest the city went up is 0.03, but again it's really important to take that opportunity. Again. You can call and again paper mail should form, should have already been mailed to your home.

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So please take that opportunity on items be that we have the Community and Economic Development Department, and my understanding that Darcy would miss Smith. Miss is gonna, be talking about that or reading that same answer so, and why and welcome and if you could in your in your discussion on that, can you also please add, even though it's not here about Mills Park upcoming, the May 18? Yes, thank you. Hi.

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Darcy Smith Community Economic Development Director, thanks for having me make this announcement tonight, so I have big news: the Keene, Community and Economic Development Department is available by appointment, only to assist with planning projects and building permits. You'll see a video later tonight showing how we're open for business so for our customers and the public. Please call six five zero six one, six, seven zero, seven four to make an appointment at the counter or six five zero, six one, six, seven: zero, seven six schedule: a building inspection we are open, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.

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to 5 p.m. and face coverings are required for all appointments. So now we will bring up the announcement for the no spark center community meeting that has been scheduled for Monday May 18th from 6 o'clock p.m. to 7:30 p.m. it will be using this format on zoom' and the meeting information is available on our website and we've also sent out a mailing notice to the neighborhood that many of you have already received.

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If I'm not mistaken, that was a thousand radius. Is that correct, correct so.

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We noticed over a thousand residents and also tenants who are residing in in the properties within a thousand feet of the project site and that we've also provided a lot of information on our website. So we encourage everyone to join.

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The community meeting and also gain more information on our website.

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You very much. Let's go on to item C, the San Francisco Public, Utilities Commission construction work continues on one of their water transmission pipelines, which is an hour located in our city. This essential work requires a temporary closure of Crystal Springs Road between Cunningham way and crestmore Drive on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. the closure is expected to last through approximately may 29th of this year to learn more about this and other essential projects.

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Please visit San, Bruno, CA, gov, backslash news, then we're going to move on to item D hearing from director tan receive report and review status of the local emergency related to the repairs to crestmore Canyon and continuing a declaration of local emergency Thank.

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You mayor good evening, honorable mayor and members of the City Council Cota Works Director Jimmy tan I'm, here- to provide it just a brief update on this crestmore Canyon project. So the last council meeting on a 28 I indicated that staff was waiting for the defense contractor to install the cable fence and it was anticipated to be installed within not two weeks. I assumed that council meeting the cable fence has been installed. The only remaining item.

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That's left, it's the paving work on our westbound lanes of Sam Bowden Avenue staff sent agreements to the paving contractor for the review and execution, and once the agreement is executed and the staff receives the bonds and insurance documents, we would coordinate with the contractor to schedule the work. Currently, it's anticipated that the paving work, what we completed sometime in June. So this concludes presentation I'll, be happy to answer any questions.

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Thank you, I'm not seen any hands my colleague so we're gonna go ahead and then move Worcester, Meier.

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Sorry, Marty I didn't see.

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Ya: I'm, sorry, I, didn't I, didn't put my hand up and I smells. I was interested in knowing how much with the paving work now in the midst of being contracted. How much? How much money are we talking now of getting the repairs done and how much money is left in the emergency fund?.

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So what the paperwork included? It's a I'm on the call waiting it's a little bit over a million dollars million and $22,000 is what I'm the calling the number um I have the number for the balance of the emergency fill. Maybe that's something that the finest tractor can provide.

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Heidi van groeben city manager, we began the year with a approximately three million.

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Don't have to answer to the second balance of the emergency fund. That's correct! I! Don't have that.

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Can provide that.

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You just kind of fade it out a little bit. That was the only reason, kind of froze a little sorry. Oh did he see manager? Do you have something or yes.

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So we begun the gear with.

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Let's try this now if.

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Anybody at the Senior Center has their laptops open, but please unmute your channel. That's probably what's happening all.

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Right: let's try: let's try the finale's.

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We're still having a feedback.

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All right well we're having technical difficulties. We will.

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Technical difficulties, they will be up in a minute.

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Can we try now.

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All right, councilmember Medina, will take the answer later. You can send that to the council. That would be appreciated.

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Why don't we move on to item II receive update on Copa, 19 response effort, city manager.

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Perfect: okay, no wait.

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So somebody's got their mic on where we still having feedback.

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Might also be if someone has their phone one of their phones connected to the zoo meetings.

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You know it's no still the same situation.

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Okay, let's take a pause, why we figure this out.

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What we could do is we could also begin the consent calendar if we wanted just to get council. So we can move the meat in a long way. You've work on the faculty and if there's something that we need to hold up for under consent, then we can certainly go back.

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So, let's move on to consent and see if there are any items from the consent calendar that council members wish to have a separate vote, I mean and again we're gonna do separate vote and then, if there's questions or just comments or be made, they can. We can still take it all together, but this is specifically for separate vote. Any any items.

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Project, okay, okay, so what we're gonna do is gonna, go to item D, a job resolution, accepting the 218 traffic sign replacement project as complete authorizing the filing of the notice of completion with a San, Mateo County four quarters office and authorizing relief of the construction contract retention in the amount of 5720, eight dollars and 63 cents and Linda. If.

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I just wouldn't want to comment cause.

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It felt like the perfect for the public, this doctor part and referred to the 2000 P projects and, after speaking with you me on this thanks for your time, Jimmy I think it's important that the public understand that what's being approved as completed is the priority within the sign project, and so the priority set for 2018 was 724 sign and they have all been replaced, and so the goal that was set was met and pleated, and so there will be other priorities set as we move forward and as the budget allows. But I do think.

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It's important that the public understand that was being approved tonight is that this priority set for 2018 of 724 science was met and thank you Jimmy for making sure that medical was meant. Thank you all. Q.

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Thank You Linda for your comments. Okay, so I'm seeing no other hands hearing nothing else. Do we have action on consent items a through deep do.

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The chair motion to approve.

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Second motion by Davis seconded by Medina, all those in favor say aye hi, oh, do I Melissa. Do we need roll call for this I would.

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Recommend we do a roll call just to make it clear. Yes,.

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Presume yes, please, if you could.

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Council member Davis aye council member Mason, aye councilmember Medina by.

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Mayor Salazar hi, mayor Medina, aye convection carries okay.

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So at this time, let's go back under announcements and presentations. Go to item Eve Eve, update on copa90 response effort, city manager, testing.

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How does this work.

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Where you're at city manager or, if you or another station, would that work better? It.

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Appears we may have to do that.

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Is on the next item? Maybe we can go under public hearings just in case we have members of the public that are here to speak on that.

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Mayor I would recommend we take a quick recess cuz. It looks to me Keith. Are you at the Senior Center? He is yes.

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Would recommend we take a break because he also has the slide deck for that in a presentation and brief presentations can.

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We test: can the finance director give a test on his mic? Please.

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Yes, this is Keith mr. an echo yeah situation.

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So folks, we're gonna take a five-minute recess in order for some technical items to be worked out and Melissa. If we can just please and Miriam will take about five minute break and reconvene back and we will go back to the COBIT response and then we will go to public hearing. Sure.

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Can you hear me Massa, yes, okay,.

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Update and then hopefully we can fix the other element later. Is that would that be alright, I'm ready? If you are okay Melissa, can you ask Miriam if we can begin again, please.

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Yes, I will ask her and she says: go okay.

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We're reconvened for the meeting. Thank everybody for their patience on the may 12 2020 we're gonna go under announcements and presentations. Item e receive update on kovat, 19 response effort, city manager.

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Afternoon, mayor council, members of the public I do apologize for the technical difficulties. Why don't I run through our Kovach 19 update, as with everything with kovat 19? It sucks? Let's provide an update. Our agenda will first begin with some general stats, like they only have. The good news is that we now know the information in San. Bruno will talk about the shelter-in-place order.

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We will talk about resources and then we will try to play one of our recent PSAs so as of today or as of yesterday, the number of cases was just under 15,000 in San Mateo County, with 65 deaths. We provided this portrait of the dash board before the web address is at the bottom of the screen. It is the San Mateo County Health Department's website dedicated to corona virus. It is a wealth of information. We won't go through this in detail today, however, we did want to provide the snapshot.

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Important point is right in the center of the screen, where it says new cases by day the number of new cases by day in May continues to be to go down, and we are nowhere near where we were in the middle of April when we had almost 80 cases in one day, and so the bell curve continues to look like we are at the apex and going down on a number of new cases. By day there has been one major change in the deaths by age.

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The public will remember every time we have displayed this before there have been no deaths in our County of anyone younger than 50. That is now no longer true. There was a death of someone aged 30 to 39, so we know that we cannot just say it is our individuals in our community over 50, now early on, the county did not release data by city, and now they are beginning to release data first by zip code and now by city. We know of and a snapshot in time, for this is of the confirmed.

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1397 cases well, 74 were in the city of San Bruno. We do not have information on the number of deaths. What I would say about that number of 74 confirmed cases in San Bruno, because that represents 5% of the county's population. Our population is 6% of the county's population, so it's roughly equivalent if we sort of want to judge our size as opposed to the other cities in the county.

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The trend is to be expected based on our population size. The other important note about that 74 people or 74 confirmed cases in San Bruno is that it represents less than 0.2 percent of our population.

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San mateo county health order remains in effect. I think it has been widely publicized at our county and the other counties in the bay area did not follow suit, with the governor's relaxed order for stage 2 and what the health officer said is that they will continue to reassess.

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But for the moment we are following me: more restrict shelter and place orders that were in effect before Friday of last week, and there was a joint kresk blips beginning on Friday and throughout the weekend there was, however, a modification to the shelter-in-place order issued yesterday, really specifically related to high school graduations and drive-by graduations, and there were some modifications that are really being used by a number of the school districts within the county, as well as cities like ours that are partnering with their school districts to really put together a different but a very meaningful promotional ceremony for our kids that will be graduating and going on to the next level.

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Testing testing testing is always a topic that we want to talk about, and so verily comm is still the best site or free testing in our County, so go to verily com that those tests are currently being performed at the San Mateo County Events Center. The good news area is that the county has announced that they will do mobile testing and they will at some point in the near future.

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We expect that to be the middle of May, begin setting up test sites across the county, so one on the coast, one in the northern portion of the county, probably very closely near San Bruno, and so when we have that information, we will certainly put that out on all of our various platforms. Private testing, same guidance as before, contact your primary care, doctor and dignity. Health does have a test site in town center and you can access that through the dignity health website and going through their online portal.

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I I have heard that that is now free uh free of charge. It is being prioritized depending on your condition, but what still remains true, as asked tests become more available, the the restrictions on who can be tested will be lifted.

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We wanted to talk a little bit about housing assistance, eviction, there's a moratorium in San, Mateo County on eviction tonight on the city council agenda. We will be discussing a commercial moratorium and there and there's also.

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Information and important FAQ use that can be found at the San Mateo County web site.

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The other thing that I want to mention is our Senior Center newsletter. So members of our local San, Bruno Senior Center, receive this publication and the mail you should have received it over the weekend or or shortly it is our volume 3 a nicely produced document by your very own city of San Bruno staff.

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This is our valium 3 and they keep getting better and better, but it is a new effort that we created during kovat 19, because our seniors cannot come to the Senior Center and we want to make sure that they are informed and have brain games and articles and information from us I want to talk a little bit about the great plates program, a program that was announced by our governor and a lot of work was done to really find out what it was or what it is and the criteria.

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And so we wanted to talk a little bit about that and provide the contact information. The 800 number one, eight hundred six, seven, five, eight four, three seven. There are a number of eligibility criteria. They're listed I won't go through all of them, but I will mention a few so to be eligible for this new program. That is, a meal delivery, delivery service by restaurant by local restaurants, a person must live alone or with one other eligible adult. They may not receive meals from other programs, federal or state programs.

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They do not have family or friends that can provide the meals they are unable to prepare and shop for the meals and- and there is an income requirement, a number of the people that regularly attend our San Bruno Senior Center and that have taken advantage of our mill delivery process. So at this point, we're delivering just between eighty to a hundred meals a day to our seniors, some may be eligible. We have.

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We are pushing out to some information through our our contacts and anyone that we think our could be eligible for this new program are being referred. There and information is in the the brochure that went out. We want to remind the community social media, Facebook Twitter Instagram, the city of San Bruno, has recently reactivated our citywide social media accounts. So we will continue to send information through our public safety channels, our police in our fire and our fire department.

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Twitter accounts, but we do have a general city of San Bruno Twitter account now and we'll be continuing to push information as well as a Facebook page, and an Instagram presence go to your social media platform of choice and search for city of San Bruno.

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We have a number of public safety announcements on our kovat 19 website and we are increasingly changing and not only producing PSNH related to COBIT 19. We know people have a little cove in 1940 and if this works, we want it to show you our recent PSA about our planning department.

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Filing and building permit counter is now open by appointment. Only now.

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You can submit the following.

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Palace burn employment is six five, zero six point: six.

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Seven: zero: seven: four: when you.

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Think in building permit.

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Counter is now open by appointment. Only now you can submit the following.

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Calls for an appointment is six five: zero, six one, six, seven zero, seven! Four! When you arrive for your appointment, please come to the north door, city hall, that's for the city library! Please give us a call and.

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We will let you in remember, face masks are required. Thank you. Stay stay.

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Okay, that concludes the kovat 19 presentation. We saw it twice twice the fun.

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Thank You city manager, any questions from Council.

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Pitcher Laura I just wanted to nee Kate. To that you know, San Mateo, County Health's website is an excellent source of information.

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Sadly, the long-term long-term care facilities continue to probably stay at a plateau of the number of cases, as well as the number of deaths, so I would remind the community continue to be very cautious around the elderly people, parents etc. Relatives as much as we're getting antsy and wanting to get out to the community or get out and visit those holidays, especially let's be careful.

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Any other questions from Council this.

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Is Linda I just wanted to thank the city for reactivating the social media sites. I think it's important that we are communicating um as much as possible where people are and I think it's better than having some just individual departments, because they may not take a look to the entire city and the demographic so um as much as those are appreciated. I wanted to thank you guys for reactivating those Instagram and Facebook accounts and I think there was one more that was mentioned um in Twitter.

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Thank you um and then the other thing I just wanted to mention is this. Weekend was Mother's Day and I was thinner and around and a lot of a lot of people were not wearing their masks.

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Facebook was covered in pictures with people and in other people's backyards, not wearing masks. No social distancing going on and I just want to remind people that as much as we have managed to I think just control the growth of the coronavirus. It is not over a city manager grow again just mentioned. We had our first death of someone between 30 and 39 years, which is quite young, so I want to remind everybody that we need to continue to practice our social distancing and, please remember, to continue wearing your face cards and your face shields.

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It's really important. Thank you. Thanks.

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Linda can answer any other comments or questions okay, if not, we do have a member of the public who has their hand up.

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Yes, rich Liebling I'm, going to bring you in the room just one moment.

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Trying to unmute mr. Lee bling, just one woman, hello, mr. Libin, can you hear us yeah I'm? Sorry I was just gonna. Try to help when you were having the feedback problem that dependent burn.

E

Off all the speakers in the room, but.

C

I, don't have anything else: okay,.

A

Great thank you appreciate.

C

That very much thank you all right. Thank you. City manager, we're gonna, go ahead and then move to public hearing, City, Clerk item.

A

6A hold a public hearing waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance enacting 1.6 2% rate increase for ecology, San Bruno, garbage and recycling service to be effective, July 1st 2020.

C

We'll turn it over to our finance director, Keith Demartini.

J

Evening, mayor members of the City Council, first, can you hear me? Yes, okay, excellent! Thank you all right. The objective for this presentation is to receive an overview of the three colleges rate application for fiscal year 21 and to waive the first reading and introduced in ordinance enacting a 1.6 percent increase for Recology, effective July, 1st of 25.

J

And just confirm that with the city clerk or is this is a slide deck going. I don't see it I just want to make sure that it's going along.

C

A

This moment, I didn't have it up just one moment.

C

Okay, Keith great.

J

Thank you can go to slide three, please we'll move on to the agenda for the presentation on slide. Three: first talk about the right adjustment for fiscal year: 2021 we'll talk about the specific rate changes for residential and commercial and commercial toader sizes. I will also provide an overview of the protest period that has recently been concluded in a timeline to implement the new rates. We'll also talk about the public notice that would that was sent out via mail to all residential and commercial garbage.

J

Customers talk about the timeline and the request to the City Council and then Kirsten Pannell key from Recology San Bruno will provide a brief overview presentation as well to conclude this presentation so moving on to the next slide, the proposed rate adjustment for fiscal year 2021 will be a rate increase of 1.6% across all of the tooter sizes. The new rate will take a pic will take effect on July 1st and as presented about a month and a half ago to city council.

J

For the initial presentation, the rates for the non sort of robust rate application review year is primarily based on a Consumer Price Price Index inflationary assumption, which has the rates only going up by again by 1.6 percent, a very significant increase year-over-year so on to the next slide. This table here shows what the current rates are for the four most popular residential toter sizes and then comparing that to what the proposed rate will be for each of those four sizes as well, and what the dollar amount increase will be.

J

So a majority of residential customers in San Bruno have a 32 gallon coder, currently they're paying thirty one dollars and 42 cents per month. That rate is going up by just over 50 cents, 51 cents, the thirty one dollars and ninety three p.m. you can also see for our commercial customers what their rate increases are projected to be as well or the various sizes available to the commercial customers.

J

Moving on to the next slide, as we Genet the prior city council presentation, there was we initiated a public notice process with councils approval last meeting, but notices were subsequently mailed to all residential and commercial customers on later in March on March 27, this notice included information about the public hearing process. What the protest period was the approval process by City Council information about the rate adjustment from ecology and what those proposed increases are are meant to achieve and also it allowed it allowed customers to submit a protest if they wanted to protest.

J

The rate increase and as of this afternoon, the city has received 31 protests from from members of the public, which is far below the required threshold for the proposition 218 requirement. So moving on to the next slide,.

J

The City Council had our redirected staff at the March 10th meeting to initiate the 45 day noticing process notices were mailed late in March.

J

Today, our we are before council, with the first public hearing requesting the introduction of the new rate ordinance and it will conclude the 45-day protest period as of today, staff will come back to the City Council at the next city council meeting on May 26, where we will conduct the second reading and request council to adopt the new rates at that time and again the new rates will take effect on July 1st, which at the beginning of our next fiscal year.

J

So with that, the next slide staffs request to council is to waive the first reading and introduce the ordinance enacting a 1.6 2% rate increase for ecology, Sam, Brunelle, garbage and recycling service to be effective on July 1st before we turn it over to the council for any questions or comments. You may have I'd like to first ask the general manager at Recology San Bruno, as Kirsten fenokee, to make a short presentation.

M

Thank You Keith, um if you could go to the next slide, Melissa and then the next one.

M

So thank you for giving me the opportunity to come on and jump on and to speak a little bit, and this has been to say the least, an interesting time for ecology. We've been trying, as you all, have been as well to maneuver through these uncertain times without a playbook, I'm, really happy to say that our team met Recology, San, Bruno and the way they've adapted to this continuous changes with positive attitudes. The drivers have been consistently reporting to work again.

M

Positive attitudes, our customer service team as well, has been thrown changers and curves around every corner of name and they've, adapted to them. Well, I, don't believe: we've had high high whole times, we've been there for our residents and been able to answer their calls as they come in. In regards to changes that have occurred with the suspension of some of the commercial businesses and the closure of schools, we were able to reroute those drivers to assist our residential drivers in order to get them in and out of the neighborhoods as quickly as possible.

M

The city and Recology jointly decided that it was in the best interest of our community to postpone the compost giveaway that was scheduled on Earth Day weekend in April, but we will rest assure we'll work with the city of San Bruno on a new date for that in an effort to keep our employee owners and the community safe through ecology work with the city of San Bruno.

M

On a modified bulky item pickup program, we wanted to do a modified program to allow the residents who had to get rid of washers and dryers and refrigerators and large items to be able to still do so. So we did those on specific dates and when I say that our residents in the city were so understanding, they worked. They spoke with our customer service reps and really understood. It was about the safety of both the public and our employee owners.

M

However, I am happy to report that, as of last Monday, May 4th, we have a series. Excuse me. We have resumed our regular bulky item pickup program, so Recology did reach out to all the residents that had called during our postponement. Pirie and all those customers are now being serviced. Their bulky item pick up. Our household hazardous waste drop-off was also temporarily closed to the public for safety, and that too has now been reopened.

M

We do require the public and our employee owners to door an appropriate PPE when bringing household hazardous waste to the transfer station for proper disposal, so those are the changes and the things that have been going on at Recology, San Bruno during this time. Thank you.

C

Kate there we back to you.

J

Yes, mr. mayor that concludes staffs presentations, so we'd be happy to take any questions you may have. Thank you. Okay,.

C

This is a thank you very much to both. This is a public hearing, so we're going to go ahead and I'd like to see if we have members of the public would like to address this topic.

A

Yes, we do have some hands hands raised.

C

Okay, why don't we go ahead and hear from those folks? First, please: okay,.

A

We'll start with a Tim just one moment: I'm bringing you into the room.

A

One second we're trying to unmute him hi Tim. Can you hear us? Yes, I can okay.

A

Go ahead so um on.

J

This topic I, would like to.

A

Mention that I am protesting against the Recology increase I believe not a good time. Considering the epidemic pandemic. That's going on now and you know some people are out of work and could use that money with their family's needs. So I would like this not to be.

J

Vote no on this. Hopefully the council will do that and.

A

Consider what's going on in the world and in our community at this time. Thank you very much. Thank.

C

J

Andreina, my wife would like to talk on it too, as well.

C

Okay, I know misters yes, but since we're since were there- and you took a short time, why don't we ask or Reina that said, go ahead if she's available you.

F

Know if there are other people I'd rather leave the time for for other people to speak, that I also protesting to the increase Oh I mean because you know a lot of people are having so much difficult time putting foot in their table let alone and now at this time it put in an increase yet how to stay afloat in San, Bruno I think it is not appropriate, so I protest, and hopefully the City Council- will take that that that that will make that decision, because it's not the right time to bring this issue or the increase at this time.

F

Thank you. Thank.

C

A

Okay, one moment: um okay, the next person is Stephen Seymour, just one moment, Stephen or Sandra I'm, not sure I'm bringing you in now.

A

Hi Stephen or Sandra, can you hey it's.

G

Andrew Perez Vargas good presentation, Kirsten I, want to preface my comments by saying that I love, Recology I, think they're, an amazing company I have friends who currently work. There have worked and retired from there it's one big family and they provide an amazing service for our city.

G

That being said, although you are asking for a very, very reasonable rate increase, even miniscule, I would say I just think the optics of it might be bad for your company, because when other companies are giving you no breaks like not turning off the lights or other breaks and with so many people really on the edge I, don't think it's the amount you're asking and that it's not a valid request. I just think it's the timing, because it could be just like just the last straw emotionally for someone.

G

So I would just ask that you consider that maybe postponed by six months. If that's things reasonable to you, you think whatever you think is very reasonable, but I just really really think it's worth considering, because I think you should hold on to that reputation as a wonderful company to work for and to be served by. Thank you thanks. Sandra.

C

Do we have any other speakers, City Clerk,.

A

Yes, we have one more just one moment.

A

Mu Lin Rasmus just one moment, I'm bringing you into the room now. Can you hear us? Oh yes,.

E

I can hear you, can you hear me? Yes,.

A

E

Wonderful I would like to also I think just piggyback on what Sandra said and I think, although the rate is extremely low, I think the time is not right, although, although those rates are low, as you all know, chin and sheet it as well I think postponement is the best for all of us and because of that increase, seems so mom. It seems as if the city it uses the company is not going to go into bankruptcy because it doesn't get that low increase and so I think was phoning.

E

Mit is the best way to deal with that low increase and when we are as a community, are starting to work and have a more regular income stream, we can I think better support, Recology and also support one another. Thank you thank.

C

You for your comments.

A

Okay, I believe that is it I, don't see any other hands raised. I do.

C

See one he's for.

A

Many more don't.

C

Know for a fact, but maybe.

F

One moment sorry.

H

I, wasn't me I'm, not sure, but I have nothing to say. Sorry, okay,.

A

No problem, thank you just.

C

Wanted to make sure thank you all right, I'm, seeing no other hands up at this time. So this is a public hearing, and so, therefore, if there are no other members from the public and city clerk can take one last check, we're gonna ask I'm gonna, ask for a motion and second to go ahead and close. The public hearing.

A

So long there are no hands raised by the way. Thank.

C

You motion made: is there a second.

L

Second, motion.

C

Made and seconded Salazar Davis to close public hearing. Do we need to do a roll call? That's pretty clear, I think.

A

We should just just because please do: council, member Davis, aye council, member Mason.

K

Close the public hearing right just.

A

To close the public hearing- yes, yes, council, member Medina, all.

I

A

Mayor Salazar, thanks mayor Medina aye motion, carries thank you.

C

So now we're going to go ahead and bring it back to the City Council for questions, and/or comments and so.

C

I know it takes a minute to get the hands up, so anybody from the council will wish to ask questions or comments not seen any hands up, looks.

B

K

Can you hear me everybody, perfect, okay, great um I, just wanted to ask the representative from our college he about the smaller totes and we we had talked about this at the last meeting and I was just wondering if that was gonna, be a viable option.

M

Hi, okay, so we did look into I, believe you were requesting information about the sixteen gallon cart. So I did report back to city staff, and let them know that in essence, going down to a 16, gallon cart. Councilmember Mason could actually increase the rate for a resident and I'll. Explain why the twenty gallon that we our customers have now is an actual insert that insert comes at a cost of twenty three dollars.

M

There is no insert to make it 16, so we would essentially have to go to a different cart, which is $50, there's also the increased risk of contamination, as we already have seen with some customers with the 20 gallon cart. The contamination has increased because they're using because they don't have enough room in their 20, gallon they're, then putting the extra garbage into their recycling carts and then contaminating their recycling.

B

M

Other piece of that puzzle is that the cost of organic processing and the cost of now you know that recycling is actually there's a cost of processing and recycling. Those costs are continually going up. So in order for someone to migrate to the 16 gallon, they would have if there was one they would have to actually whole guard pulled things out of their current cart and put it into the organics cart in the recycling cart in order to be able to utilize a 16. So those costs are continual going up.

M

So, quite honestly, I don't see that there would be a cost savings and moving to a cart that is only four gallons and difference. um It might actually cost more.

K

Thank you. The fifty dollars would be whose cost it.

M

Would be a costume on on Recology because we buy the carts, but then it would ultimately come back to race hairs during a detailed rate year, because there's our increased costs that Recology would incur. Okay.

K

And so you do have an estimate of what that would cost the resident. Who would choose to go down to the 16 gallon. um No.

M

But I could probably tell you that I think that well, no I couldn't give you a cost estimate, because that would be we'd have to do a like a pro forma like we do when we did the organics, though okay.

K

I, just I mean I looked at what it costs in other cities, and it is, it is cheaper than what we have here and I. Don't think that's enough for my household, but maybe for some seniors on fixed income or you know singles, or maybe people just that don't have as much garbage. If it's, if I'm basing it on the numbers I'm seeing in other cities, it would be a cost difference of about I think it was five to seven dollars. So if we could get that cost, that would be helpful.

K

But before we approve or actually just review the Recology contract, that would be great.

A

Okay, II just went on mute.

K

M

Will we'll take a look at also I'll work with a city manager, Inc and finance director on getting that info before you.

C

General manager, when you say the 16 gallon insert, are you talking about a new garbage can or a just a different insert if.

M

It was the 16 gallon, it would have to be in a completely new part, meaning.

C

As we may call, a garbage can but I know it's or a trash receptacle. Okay! So then that's where the $50 comes, because you would need new, receptacles, correct.

M

C

So it's not just you can't just put the insert you've got to have a new can okay in are the trucks equipped for that. That's if it was a different receptacle. Yes,.

M

They're all they all, we use a semi automated process, so we would be able to look the the newer card that new cart onto the same tippers that we have currently thank.

C

You and I'm sorry Linda I jumped in I apologize.

K

And then I sent a number of questions and to the city but I just some time this morning, without the expectation that they'd be answered by now, so hopefully we'll get those answered by the time it comes back to us. So that's it for me. Thank you. Thank you.

C

Anybody else from the City Council Marty.

I

Okay I know I know this is this is tiring for a number of our residents that each year we're coming back and by the contract that we have with Recology. This is the process we especially now. These increases are very modest, yet they still do add up.

I

So my question is: if we postpone this increase and in the detailed year, Recology would be able to make up the difference. Our rate increase will be much higher in the following year.

I

I just wanted to pass that on to Kirsten and find out if, if they have thought of postponing this increase.

A

Your said, yeah.

M

So I did speak with. You know our controller prior to this, because that is a common question that that I would expect his answers to that were obviously delaying the rate increase would result in a larger increase in the future.

M

um So understand that be also there's a piece of that that this rate increase is part of the franchise agreement and the lane and increase would be outside the language of the franchise agreement and would require negotiation of the new terms. So it's not as simple as saying sure, let's delay for you, there is some other factors involved and again we will work with residents who are currently still in the 32 gallon and can definitely work with them to see if they can qualify and can utilize the twenty.

M

In order to take some of this pressure off of our residents, as we do, every rate increase so I would encourage residents to definitely give our office a call to see if that's something we can do for them.

I

um I'll wait to hear what my colleagues have to say and then I'll have a question for our city attorney: okay,.

L

To the chair, Laura.

D

L

Curse and um I would assume, like every other utility company. That's out there, residents who have lost their jobs or on a fixed income struggling to pay their bill. I would think that the the increase isn't going to make or break that situation, but and in pain there go on its entirety, is gonna, be a challenge, so are you working with them? Are you giving them payment plans, which is what's the process that you offer every Ecology.

M

Council, member Davis, our billing is done through the city of San Bruno, so that the finance department would definitely have to answer to that and how they're creating payment plans for the customers. I forgot.

L

I pay automatically I, don't even pay attention anymore to my Oh, but I guess for the city. It would be the same thing right, so the resident can call in to the city and it's a garbage pickle that we pay bimonthly right now, I'm thinking about it, you pay every two months. So can an I resident communicate to the city to delay bill payment.

J

And summer Davis this is Keith if I may through the chair. Yes, the city does offer a low income assistance program for residents that do qualify for such assistance are at the application. For that program is on the city's website. Anybody can download it email it with supporting documentation to justify the request to our office. We will review it as efficiently as possible and set set of people, it's so uncommon for the utility bills.

J

We also offer payment plans for a variety of different circumstances, for folks that may need to spread out their payment over a series of a couple of months that that truly is an exception if people are really having a hard time, I think their payment, but I have staff working with clients with customers on a daily basis, really working with them to make sure that they stay in compliance with their utility bill.

A

C

Michael anything from you have questions.

C

I'm gonna say.

B

C

B

Can you hear me yes, okay, so yeah I had the same question that Laura did about. You know what we can do in terms of providing some relief. I know that we're you committed to not turning off utilities for customers who are late on payments, not assuming that that carries over to this.

B

So the only other question I I'm, really curious about what's gonna happen next year, seeing it what's what's happening with the economy and anticipating that that CPI could even potentially go negative I, don't think it's done negative in any time recent, but does that mean there'll be a cutting rates if it's only based on CPI and I know that I think the next year is a detail here and that there might be some other factors but and there's also going to be some savings.

B

It seems like from the cuts and services that Kirsten mentioned the reduction in the bulky item, pickup removal of the hazardous waste drop-offs, and so can we anticipate any savings there that we can see next year.

M

If I can answer that and I did wheeze Poe, we we modified the bulky item program, councilmember Salazar, so we did not completely get rid of it and we have made all those residents that requested in one hole already they're already scheduled for their bulk E's in the next couple of weeks.

M

So we didn't eliminate any programs, we did the best we could to to postpone them and they have been all made full so and next year is a CPI year as well. We have a detailed rate year every third year and last year was our details right here. So next year we will see a CPI year. So we will be interesting to see what that looks like.

B

Alright, that's it for me. Thank you.

C

For myself and I know, Marty will go back to you, so you can ask the attorney if there was a postponement and I know, there's there's language, then what let's say it's three months: six months. Whatever the item is, what happens with that rate? Is it that it's going to be obligated to somebody whether it's the rate payer or the city, but that somebody has to absorb that at this point? Or could you just arbitrarily say six months and before you answer that, just for people that are listening, it is a 25 percent.

C

It's mine, my knowledge, as far as reduction for water, sewer and 32 gallon tote for those in the and a status if they go online, is the finance director said so it's not just for garbage. It's also for the water and sewer as well, but uh Justin.

M

I'm gonna defer that question to keep, because I can't answer what that would look like. Okay might be able to.

J

Through the chair, mr. mayor yeah, I, guess it really does depend on what what would be discussed in a negotiation. The City not entertained a postponement of a rate increase in prior years with this franchise agreement, and so it would really be up to what it's negotiated between the city and Recology Sam Brunelle.

C

Okay and then I I know it's 1.62, effective, July 1st, and if we equate that per month, what does that come to in money? As far as the increase for the 32.

J

Through the chair so I believe the increase for the 32 was 51 cents, and that was that is a monthly fee and residents get billed every other month, and so that would feel like a dollar and two-cent increase on their utility bill for garbage service, I, believe and Kirsten. Please correct me: if I'm wrong, you're.

M

Correct you are correct and.

C

Then, if somebody could qualify for the 20 gallon or what wishes is doing a great job in the 20, gallon I believe and I'm just gonna memory, it's like a seven dollar, ten or seven dollar 11 cent difference between the 20 and 8:30.

J

Mr. mayor, through the chair- yes, yes, that is correct. It's about a seven dollar reduction a month. If you go from a 32 gallon tutor to a 20, gallon Toder, that's.

C

Correct okay, thank you and then Marty. Well, let's go back to you because I know you had a question for a theater.

I

Yeah, just clarification, I vote for the public to understand so Recology has the right to request this increase. If the council decides not to and not to, then there we will be in trouble with the contract. Correct.

N

That's correct: the agreement requires the City Council to approve the increase if it's reasonable and within the parameters of the agreement, but if the City Council does not Recology would be entitled to recover that money from from the city. So if it's not imposed on the ratepayers, somebody has to pay it in the absence of a negotiation or a negotiated agreement, and.

I

The process to have that negotiation and or we require her to deny it first or that could be made just by saying. Let's talk.

N

There is no process spelled out for that in the contract. That would be up to the City Council about how they would like to direct staff.

I

Okay, thank you.

C

And in these City Attorney in these, if there were discussions- or there were dialogues, does that mean there is an outside person or does that mean who's doing that or are we paying first well I know we're using staff time I get that and then are we using an outside person on regarding contract, and then it opens the whole contract up? Is that correct? Well,.

N

The negotiation could take a number of different forms with a number of different individuals involved, and it could involve an outside agency to help facilitate.

C

Okay, I I'm, gonna, repeat back just because you kind of pause was that it could take another number of ways and it could have potentially okay. So is there any other questions or comments from my colleagues.

C

Okay, I'm not seeing any. This is a wave, the first reading and then there's the introduction of the ordinance. So is there any action on this item from council.

C

Council, most of you are muted.

L

Sorry I will unmute myself so you're asking for a motion to approve, but the way they Fred made the first reading. Yes,.

C

No moved is there a second to waive the first reading.

K

Who are watching from for the public or mark? Would you mind explaining what that means for the public as.

C

Far as the waving or the first reading, yes.

A

Please I can do that. I think that mark is working with IT right now on the feedback issue. A waving of the first reading is the first step to introduce an ordinance it is. It just means that you do not have to read the ordinance out in its entirety.

A

It's allowing the council to make a motion on the ordinance without reading out the entire ordinance as it was written, but.

C

For clarification, it does not make the final approval or denial of the ordinance correct.

C

Okay, I think I kind of figured it out, but I just want to make sure we had it all. So again there was a I had from Davis motion to waive the first week. Is there a second.

C

Naseer a second! So what happens? If there's not, then we will be reading into.

A

C

Where we'll be reading the.

B

Fire ordinance so in order to spare the audience from having to listen to the entire ordinance I'll. Second, that motion okay,.

C

So we have a motion and second to waive the first reading Melissa if you could take role. Yes,.

A

And I do want to clarify this is not to adopt this ordinance. I just want to clarify that for anybody. Listening council member Davis mr.

I

C

Yes, Marty I, just.

I

Wanted to see if this is how this excuse, my inexperience, because I haven't had to try to do this before but did I introduce a separate, can I make a separate motion or ask our council member Davis to amend her motion.

N

Mr. mayor, if I may city attorney I'm sorry there, we were having some additional technical difficulties and I didn't hear what led up to this. So.

J

C

We can hear you / uh Marty, why new Yuri, oh I'm, sorry, so we were on the first reading. It was explained what that means, so it doesn't have to be read its entirety. Just not a you're reading or denying the ordinance Davis and Salazar motion and seconded councilmember Medina is asking. Can he make an amendment to this Ajay it hit that right, Marty, yeah,.

I

I wanted us can continue the discussion and and bring up something a little different.

A

1331, oh, he wants to amend the motion to waive the first reading, only not to introduce the ordinance just to clarify right.

N

So normally I'm not even sure under Robert's Rules of Order, whether you can Amanda waive the first reading.

N

I

So I I just thought we all understand. Currently we are just waiving the first reading, and what I would have want to add on add in there is is to ask staff to talk to ecology about what it would take to your delay. The increase.

N

Council, member Medina, that would be an appropriate amendment to request after there's a motion or in a motion to introduce the ordinance because remember, the introduction of the ordinance would occur at this meeting and the adoption would occur at a subsequent meeting. So the waiving the first reading is merely a procedural motion to not have to read the entire ordinance off before it's introduced. So I would recommend deferring that until after the motion to waive the first reading is voted on. Thank.

I

You for that clarification, I learned something today.

C

Okay, so we're back to the motion and second on waiving the first reading Melissa. Can you call roll yes.

A

Council member Davis aye council member Mason, I councilmember Medina hi vice mayor Salazar, I.

B

A

C

A

Carries to waive the first reading. Thank.

C

You and now we have the introduction to the ordinance and that's where I think Marty is what you were talking about.

N

Yes, mr. mayor, if I may so at this time, a councilmember could make a motion to introduce the ordinance either, including or not including their request by councilmember Medina. If it does not include that request, councilmember Medina could request an amendment to that and the motion maker can either choose to amend his or her motion, or the request for an amendment would be voted on separately and before the main motion does that make sense? Yes, okay,.

C

So right now, if introducing the ordinance and again city attorney, this also comes back a second time, but for the second reading, then that is to affirm the action of the ordinance and what this council member Medina is asking.

C

Well, can we move this forward, but have staff look into possible negotiations to possibly postpone I guess, but then again, if the answer is no, it's no, but then that means negotiation of the contract and theoretically, somebody's gonna have could pay for the city may have to pay or the ratepayer, or we may find it at a later time. Is that hopefully I didn't confuse it? No.

N

Mr. mayor, so the the City Council could introduce the ordinance at this meeting. The City Council could make a separate motion if they wished to direct staff to enter into negotiations with ecology. Those would not necessarily be mutually exclusive.

N

C

Thank You mayor, yes, city manager, Vichare.

D

Keith, can you boss so alright, okay, we're good now, yes, you're good! It seems that there may be a motion made to direct staff to negotiate. I just want to point out that we would need to know in half clear guidance from the City Council. As the city attorney said, the contract states that they are do this appropriate in increase that aligns to CPI.

D

If the city embarks in negotiations with Recology to delay it, it would be nice to know this council want a several month delay until potentially the end of kovat 19 or this council 1 a 4 year delay. In any event, how would council like to direct staff to handle any amount of the increase that is not paid such should? It be added to the rate increase the CPI next year and also the rate increase? That's not received this year. Would that have to be repaid and in what time period?

D

So there's currently a request for a 1.6 2% increase. Let's say CPI next year is 1 percent with the increase next year, be 2, point 6, 2 percent, and then how would the increase for the 1 point? 6 2 percent that was not collected this year be handled? Would that be added on to year 2? So members would pay the 1.6 this year, CPI plus the back I. Think all of those are important.

D

The other thing that I want to say and I know rate increases are a challenge for everyone, as cost increase, having small rate increases is oftentimes preferable than large rate increases, and so what's before you is a rate increase at the 96 gallon toader of just under 1 point 5 dollars a month for one and a half dollars a month, but it ought. The average customer has a 32 gallon Toder, and that is a fifty one cent in per month.

C

Thank you. Thank you, okay, so, first of all, we could need to try to introduce the ordinance or Marty you heard the city manager. So are you prepared for well cuz? We would with, as a manager just said, we would need all those parameters, but I'm gonna turn to the rest of my colleagues as far as they want to move forward on the introduction of the ordinance and then take up a separate motion and see, if that's considered so up to my colleagues who.

B

C

Chair Michael I might.

B

I I am definitely sensitive to the the plight that a lot of our residents are in and I understand how the optics on this is is pretty bad, that we would push through a rate increase during during the pandemic plus, so many people are out of work but of all of the increases that are going to come across our desks and all of the expenses that we're going to incur.

B

This is probably going to be the most modest of all of them, and given the late hour of this negotiation and being the the lack of control, we really have over the mechanism being that there's a third party involved here. So this is not just us deferring a collection on revenue.

B

That's due us there's also that payment that needs to happen out to a private entity, and so, as city manager pointed out, there are a number of parameters that would have to be decided, and it just seems that you know trying to figure all that out and negotiate all that or build that into. You know the ordinance that we're going to introduce tonight seems precarious and and beyond that. This also means that staff is then going to have to dedicate time to this effort.

B

This negotiation effort completely out of the norm of the normal negotiation that happens garbage contracts and to bring a time when resources are already stretched. I, just don't see that being as a I, don't see that being a good course for us to take so I'm going to recommend that we move forward on the ordinance the way it's currently structured- and you know with you know, with the understanding that it will, it does have an impact on people, but we do have to move forward on this action.

I

So mr. mayor, yes.

C

Please morning, but I.

I

Think our city manager is right, I think I. Think Mike Lowell has a good point with the long-standing relationship that we have with Recology that they are a valued service provider. No doubt the intent is to ask for a delay at this time of unprecedented time, and it is minor. It is six dollars a year or the 30 to 32 gallon coder right.

I

So that's not gonna kill anybody the company, if they could just say yeah, you know what, let's, let's not make it a big blow negotiation because it isn't I would think that okay tell you what starting in the year you'll get your rate increase. If and you could go ahead and add it on at that time and they can make it up the amount of money they missed out on for next year that that's that's all I'm thinking of just being sensitive to it.

I

It is so minor and it's almost like I see Michael's point I, get it like it's six dollars in a year, but because it's so small, then it's like well then go ahead and delay it. It's not going to break the company everybody's going to get whole at some point and it. If the cap being figured out in an hour, then then, okay, we know it can't be figure it out. I'm, not asking for a huge negotiation and I'm just hoping that it could be something that could be accommodated.

I

Interested in hearing what everybody else thinks I know it's it's. um No. Everybody I just want to hear what everybody else thinks I I think that it should. It should go up cross pretty quickly and it doesn't need to open up all kinds of other things. It could be a I'm hoping something simple, that two longtime partners can figure out.

C

Any comments from the other colleagues any comments from manager or attorney, or on this or the finance. You know: okay, somebody unclick Linda,.

C

Linda, did you want to talk yeah, yeah, yeah.

K

I think um I just think it. This I believe this started at the onset of Cove in nineteen I. Don't I can't remember if it had already the shelter-in-place order had come out or not, um but as I stated before, I think I have some concerns around just the fact that this contract has been around for so long. But that's something that Recology is. You know we're not gonna resolve that today, but I think this idea of just the increase.

K

It's the fact that we're increasing other rates too, as the city we just increased our table not that long ago, and it was more significant um and so I just think that at this time to move forward with an increased term ecology when the conversation hasn't been had I I, don't think it's productive, I think it's worth it to ask. Recology I agree that Recology has been a good partner.

K

We've been really happy with their services here, but I do think that conversation is merited I, think it's worth it to at least ask him to come back with results. From that conversation.

C

Okay and from my understanding as well, it's not as if it's going to go away, so it's got to be paid at some point by someone, whether it's the city doing that which obviously we know our current budget status. It's do you, you know, would you put it on next year, which I know councils have been when you started looking at the history it gets gets criticized for saying.

C

Well, that's great that you gave us zero this year, but then you just doubled it next year, so now I'm feeling it even worse than if it was graduate- and that goes back to before I was even on that sometimes water sewer in 2000, for example, I can tell you looking at the graph, there was no increase. Well, did that help three years from there? No it elevated and escalated it to where it's like, oh wow. It is sticker shock.

C

The and I appreciate what Marty's saying about the conversation and this and you're right Marty. It is six dollars a year. Timing isn't good for anything for anyone at any time, I think! Even if it's not Cove in nineteen, it's not a good time. It's not that everybody! You know we're a working-class community here, but this is I believe one of the lowest colors since Oh 8. Oh nine is my my interest, my memory.

C

It is 51 cents a month and I'm thinking for the staff time. That would it take to utilize and still have that discussion, which is not it's going to do one of two things: the city's gonna pay. It's gonna get postponed to the rate payers next year, but in essence it's just it's a you know, matter of time and if God willing we're out of this to where people are back to work, I hope in three months you know we're talking a dollar and fifty cents more or less. So anyway, that's my food for thought.

C

So unless councilman Davis, unless you have anything to add I'll, see if there's any action from Council on me on the ordinance Boni.

L

This came to council seems like a couple months ago now and we as a uniting Council, agreed to move forward with this and realize this is the annual review and it is hopefully 51 cents. A month um I was I was looking at earlier. In the week, I was looking at a few, the surrounding cities, so in South, San Francisco they're, paying two dollars and seven cents more for the 32 gallon. If we approve these rates, Millbrae they're, paying three dollars and ninety two cents more for the 32.

L

If we approve these rates and in Brisbane it's two dollars more. If we approve these rates and those rates for those cities are only through June of 2020, so those rates will even go up further. I agree with councilmember Salazar, and that's the fact that you know you don't be increased a little bit today down the road you're increasing higher and higher, and people can't afford that so I realize the unprecedented times, but it I just don't think of the bigger scheme of things.

L

I'd rather work with their customer to pay their bill in three months and give them those extensions and giving payment arrangements get them on a low-income raises program, get them on a grant program that this increase is not the the the solution to many residents out there who are struggling today. This is just not the issue. I think there are other things when you look at look into what we can do as a community to support those who are struggling, provide them meals, provide them assistance in utility bills to pay an entire bill.

L

You know I'd be willing to get involved in a program where we can reach out to residents you're really suffering and provide them some support in their bills through donations, but I think that the 51 cents a month isn't a make or break for anybody. Who's struggling.

C

Okay, so I appreciate unless there's any other feedback, then we have an ordinance, so we would need a motion a second. If council wishes to proceed on the ordinance.

B

Through the chair, I just want to say that I support what council member Medina said about just making a request for ecology, so not directing staff to renegotiate anything but putting it out there and if ecology could find a way to retract their requests unilaterally. I would definitely support that that comment coming from Council, but as far as the the ordinance I I don't think. We should be amending that at this point and I will make a motion to introduce that ordinance is.

C

There a second.

L

I'll second, and did are those comments as well and.

C

I will ditto those as well. Okay, we have a motion in a second to introduce the ordinance Melissa. Please Danny, Clerk council.

A

Member Davis I, don't swim ever Mason I.

K

Just wanna I just want to say, I didn't I did not approve this when it came to us about a month victim and so I, don't recall it being unanimous.

K

A

Councillor Medina I.

I

Have to vote no on this I think it's it's something that we we could have talked about a little bit and for all the good reasons and Laura, you made a lot of great points.

I

We could do all that you that you're saying that we are- and we could do this one thing too so I'm gonna run voting no the way. The way this is proposed, I believe that we we have a path forward.

A

Councilman I'm sorry vice mayor Salazar,.

B

I'm gonna vote, aye and I also want to add that you know I understand the the commotion around this in the you know the comments that councilman Medina made, but even I mean the gesture is one thing, but, as the city manager pointed out, there's there's no substance or direction there and we could provide tonight. That would provide a path around this. We can say we don't want to do it, but, as you pointed out yourself, somebody's gonna have to pay the bill and I I didn't hear anything that was discussed.

B

That said, here is here's the plan, B and so I understand what you're, saying and and I wholeheartedly support where you're coming from, but I just I, don't see how we could have made that one. Let.

I

Me make it a little clearer, then that we would postpone the rate increase until the beginning of the year. The payment of of all the money would come from the from the rate payer. It wouldn't come from the city and it would be added on to the to the bill for.

I

They could rearrange it's a 1.63 collated over twelve months, but it could be conducted in the six months right from from from January to June July, all right July into Jim, integer, ujin, nice deep engine, so so it could be. I would think there'd be something that simple that that the city can pay for it. We really have serious issues with our budget.

I

Recology is entitled to the increase. Do they need to get an hour? Could they wait? A little bit is what I'm proposing and then the rate payer will pay for it. And yes, it's it's very little, but it's still, it just seems so wrong, and so.

I

This is a way for just a just: a timeout and and people are going to get back to work the, and, if and if it does it, then we're going to be in the way more trouble than than than what we're at now and it's it's asking a good partner that, if they're willing to work with us to show that you can you can you can bend a little well, let's finish, let me finish: Piero I'm, on somewhere it's summer, some of the peninsular clean-energy gave $100 to the to those that were having the most difficulty paying their bills.

I

There's a hundred bucks right, so we'll graphs. What I'm asking for is just a pause, acknowledge it and then it'll it'll be made whole, and this is a one at once in a hopefully once in a lifetime pandemic for all of us. Okay, we need it's not large, but go ahead. Go ahead.

C

Oh, it's just because we're in the middle of motion- I've, let it go probably I- should have been scolded by now.

C

So the other thing too is, and so mr. Salazar you voted, I am I correct.

B

C

And I'm gonna say Marty I, think everybody echoed and did owed at least three and yourself this. For that said, hey doesn't hurt to ask and I think that's what we're also saying as well so go ahead, and unless you can ask for my vote mayor.

A

C

A

He's three to two with council members: Mason in Medina opposed okay.

C

And so also, though, going back to what councilman Medina had said and I think Laura and Michael and I were saying: does it hurt staff to sit and talk before it comes back for the final reading? No, it doesn't then have a conversation. So I think that's something. You also pointed out Marty, which I'm sure they can do that as well.

C

Thank you. Okay, I, try to make sure I wouldn't miss interpreter.

I

No, no, no! It's it's good! That's hot! It.

C

Any manager, cuz you're, saying you're gonna talk talk about what and I've asked you for all these parameters. So what do you ask I? Think in essence, what I've heard I'm, okay, yeah, maybe I'm just be- can go ahead. City manager, no or am I I I, think I. Think.

D

We're good I think what we were is that the chin to move for bird I was adopted, but before it comes back for final action, we staff should sit down with Recology and discuss a potential delay approximately beginning halfway through the year, which would mean for the 32 gallon Toder. The increase for the last 6 months 51 per month would be approximately $1 into cent per month.

C

Okay and I think it also is: you know whether it's promoting also the the water sewer and garbage for those that need assistance. It's also for scene. We can convert 32 gallon 220 gallon to save the $7 $0.10, so there are other things to that. I know.

C

Recology already does do, but I think also here within our if we do get a phone call from folks who are finding it even more challenging for the water sewer bill, but you know put garbage aside that staff in finance I know does a great job of giving them those opportunities options.

C

So, okay, anything else, counselor we are need- is that pretty summarize, but they're gonna go back and just ask.

I

Our city manager said so I think. Yes, it's kind of what I asked for, but you kind of switched around a little bit so but I'm so happy with it with don't talk, yeah we'll be able to vote on it again. So.

A

I

I'd be happy to vote for it. I think I think it would be great that we can work something out all right, Thank, You Marty! Thank you. You.

K

Know maybe we can find out why it's a it's needed now to make these increases when apparently the San Mateo remark English and be great to just hear that and wipe we have this need in San Bruno right now to arrange these rates. Thank you. Okay,.

C

And I do know: I got a call today and I know in Daly City I'm hearing it went up ten or eleven percent they're garbage they have a different. They don't have scavenger they're, not very ecology, I think it's Republic or and don't hold me to that. But I was surprised at that increased okay. Let's move on to item number seven, please item.

A

Seven: a adopts an urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent by small business commercial tenants directly affected by the Kogan nineteen pandemic. Okay,.

C

We're gonna turn this to our city attorney. This is, as you know, at our last meeting. This is where director Smith and the City Attorney's a parano went over. We gave our feedback and I think came up pretty much to consensus on wool, asking them to bring back this urgency. Ordinance city attorney.

N

Just give us a moment, while we work out the technical aspects of it and we'll be right back with you. Okay, thank.

C

A

Mark would it help you if I pulled up your presentation, okay, Oh.

I

N

Okay, well, I think we've got it and we're gonna give it a try. It.

C

Looks good fabulous.

N

We've got the first slide were ten percent there all right. So this is a discussion as mayor indicated about the commercial eviction urgency ordinance and we have a brief agenda with background, we'll just briefly go over the policy, rationales and legal basis. We're gonna look at the ordinance provisions that we've drafted and then next steps.

N

So this is what we displayed last time, so I'm not going to spend any more than a minute on this particular slide. We have shelter in place, orders and a state order on March 16, March 23rd, the county adopted a moratorium on residential evictions that covered the entire county, including the city of San Bruno, and then on April 7. The county adopted a moratorium on commercial evictions that covered only the unincorporated areas, and then it your last meet on the 28th mr.

N

mayor members of the City Council, so you provided direction to staff to draft an ordinance that was similar to those that were being adopted almost universally by other cities on the peninsula. So briefly, to review the policy rationales. We've all said it before the city manager said it. Council members have said it we're in a severe and unprecedented economic time that will hopefully only occur once in our lifetime.

N

There is a clearly a public interest in small businesses remaining open well because they provide essential services during the pandemic, we've used them all they're essential for the public health safety and welfare there's also a public interest in other small business reopening when that's allowed and you've already seen some of that possibility of reopening with the state order.

N

Although the county orders are still in effect, but eventually that will occur not immediately and those businesses are also essential to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of our community City Council also briefly looked at some of the other considerations about whether to adopt this kind of ordinance. There is a more equal bargaining position between commercial landlords and tenants than in the residential setting. The City Council considered that some landlords might qualify as small businesses themselves, so not just tenants, but landlords might be I mean.

N

In addition, you heard that the courts are not hearing any eviction cases until 90 days after the shelter-in-place order is lifted by the governor, so the possibility of an actual eviction is relatively low.

N

We did talk briefly about the legal basis for the ordinance the government Code provides you with that authority. It does require factual findings which we've included in the ordinance and the courts will generally defer to the City Council's factual findings.

N

Important to note this does require a four-fifths vote of the City Council, so for for affirmative votes are required for the adoption of this ordinance and, if that occurs tonight or at a later date, the ordinance is effective immediately. There's no second reading like there is for other ordinances.

N

Let's take a second and review the ordinance provisions that we included based on the City Council's direction. So the first question was what should be the floor or the ceiling for annual gross receipts for tenants that would qualify and what the City Council directed was five million dollars, and so that covers over ninety percent of all of the businesses in San Bruno.

N

So, quite a quite a generous large number of small businesses included in that definition, the ordinance would be effective until the 31st of this month, unless extended and old I thought we're going to come back to that. At the very end, it would also apply looking back to all unexpired notices of eviction, and there was one councilmember that requested that we look at.

N

Can we make this retroactive to you know some month and a half or more ago when the shelter-in-place order was first indicated and we're not recommending that at this time there is a legal risk in applying this to notices of eviction that have already expired and applying the ordinance retroactively, Lee I would suggest is not an appropriate legal risk to take under these circumstances, so we've made it applicable to unexpired notices of eviction.

N

So if you're a commercial tenant- and you received a notice of eviction from your landlord and that notice hasn't expired, yet this ordinance would protect you like the other ordinances in the county.

N

This requires landlords to notify tenants of the ordinance itself and to their rights to submit documentation for why they can't pay the rent due to a Kovan, 19 related inability to pay and that's very similar to the other ordinances in the county and the City Council also requested that we include a provision also similar to ordinances in the county, that the tenant can defer, paying rent or up to 90 days initially, but then can request from the landlord three additional 30-day period.

N

So that would bring them to basically the end of November of this year if they request it and receive those additional three 30-day periods.

N

The ordinance, similarly also two other ordinances prohibits late fees. The City Council did request that we include the possibility of granting a hardship waiver for the landlord, so landlord can make its case to the city manager of whose decision is final, regarding whether there should be a hardship waiver or not, for that particular landlord.

N

The City Council also requested that we make it clear that enforcement would be by the private parties and not the city and then finally, getting back to that expiration date. May 31st doesn't seem like that long term now, and somebody might ask why don't we make it extend longer than that, and the answer to that is that the state order issued by the governor only authorizes cities to do this until the 31st, and so it's possible that that order will be extended and if it is, the City Council can similarly extend this ordinance.

N

Let's say the governor decides to extend that authority to the all the cities in California to adopt these kinds of ordinances. Then we would plan to come back to you on june, 2nd at the special city council meeting, that's already scheduled for another matter, to bring this back for a further extension and that only results in having to look back a day or two for it for any any gap. So that's not a problem, so that's the reason why it's it's only valid until the 31st of this month.

N

So what are the next steps? If there's any questions, I'd be happy to answer them I request that if there's any members of the public who wish to comment that they be allowed to do so, have some city council discussion and then, if the City Council desires, they can adopt the ordinance by a four-fifths vote. So that concludes my presentation and I'd be happy to answer any questions.

C

Thank you, City Attorney, I'm, gonna, see and ask the city clerk. Do we anybody from the public who wishes to speak on this item.

L

A

L

A

Thanks I, don't see any hands raised. No okay,.

C

So the will will end with the public participation and let's bring it to Council. As we said where we're familiar with this I know, we gave clear direction to staff, but comments I'm, sorry, questions comments from Council.

B

The chair Michael, so just a couple of things, so the we will require landlords to notify their tenants of this, and so then I imagine the city will initially take the action of notifying the landlords. Once this is passed and so do we have a list of all of those landlords that will fall within this particular ordinance and and have a way of reaching out to them. And and what is that communication plan.

N

If I may, through through the chair, that's a question, so the city does not necessarily have a list of all landlords. We know some of the major landlords and the cities are in the city is, but we sort our information about business licenses, whether people say they're, a landlord or not, they could be in their own business, and we wouldn't know that.

N

So normally, what we would do is reach out to the major property owners in the city and also to the groups, the interest groups that that do represent landlords and notify them I'm sure they're, following this throughout California, if not just in San Bruno and on the peninsula, and it likely will not come as any surprise that the city of San Bruno, along with almost every other city on the peninsula, is adopting this kind of ordinance. Okay,.

B

And then in terms of the the hardship waiver, so the city manager will be tasked with passing judgment on whether people qualify for that waiver in and if that the waiver is granted, then that means that the particular land Lord will be allowed to evict his tenants.

N

Not necessarily, they would only be allowed to serve the tenant with a notice of eviction, but, as I indicated before, the courts are in essence closed for any of those proceedings for really the foreseeable future, and so those matters would not be proceeding in court. Okay,.

B

All right, and also will there be a way for us to collect data on how many tenants are taking advantage of this, or you know, and the reason I'm interested in that is because, if we have to extend this at some point down the road, it would be good for us to know.

B

You know if there if we are helping a large number of the small businesses, or this is largely an empty gesture, and so if there is some way for us to track that between now and the time that we would have to look at an extension of it, it would be I think valuable data to have I just don't know, there's a way for us to track it. Yeah.

N

Her to either the city manager or the Community Development Director on that the ordinance doesn't require a tenant to notify the the city if they're requesting one or what happened or how it, how it all turned out. So there's really no clear way other than anecdotally to obtain that information at this time, but certainly staff can know we we know where, where the small businesses are many of them are, and staff can certainly keep their eyes and ears open about it as time progresses to see.

N

If there is any communication between those tenants and the city, okay,.

B

Would we get notification if a business did close.

N

That's a good question, not not necessarily, certainly not a small business I mean in some circumstances we might get notified if there's a bankruptcy say and if they.

N

Water bill, so, but but just when a business goes out of business unless there are certain size or they lay off a certain number of employees and are subject to state law. For that we wouldn't necessarily know that. Okay.

B

All right, thank you. Mark.

C

Other quick from colleagues.

K

Thank you, I just wanted to thank you for doing the research and getting this together. I fully support this moving forward and it's timely, because today we got a notification from the county, informing everybody of the first group of recipients of SMC, strong funds or the grants that came out and a lot of cities have gotten honestly more money because they've put more money in and just looking at the list. San Bruno, it looks like three of our businesses received: $10,000 grants, one one, our dry-cleaning Raphael family, ink and bnr LLC.

K

So compared to the number that we were given at the last meeting, which was I believe over 200 small businesses and only three or have been impacted so far, I think that every little bit helps, and with that said, since we last met, San Bernardino's also made it quite a large contribution, I believe it's a $150,000 and that are gonna go to small businesses, but that's still approximately 15 businesses. So every I think every little bit helps and thank you for getting this together and I fully support this.

C

Any other comments from colleagues.

C

Okay: this is an action item. This is again, as you know, it's a urgency ordinance, so it does require for affirmative votes and again for staff. I, appreciate, I, know, counsel, brought brought this to you and you did the homework and you brought it back pulled together. Our data I also appreciate all my colleagues who planet came together, gave clear direction and came to this, and we have to do for it. So thank you to all of you as well with that. We would need somebody to have a motion to adopt the ordinance.

C

We need a motion in a second motion.

A

To approve your.

C

Motion in a second to approve the urgency ordinance is I mean. Is there a role.

A

Council member Davis one more time: council, member Davis, you're, muted, oh I, councilmember, Mason, I, council member Medina, all right vice mayor, Salazar, hi, mayor Medina, I.

C

Thank you again to all we're now going to move on to item e under conduct item.

A

7B received third quarter financial update report for fiscal year, 2019 20, as of March 31st 2020, and adopt a resolution approving the third quarter budget amendment for the fiscal year, 2019 2018 in capital, budget city.

C

D

I am Adina and members you're.

C

Good go ahead mayor.

D

Medina members of the city council, our presentation will be provided by finance director Keith Deema bikini is a third quarter update for the current 19 2015, a high-level overview of where our revenue projections are for the coming fiscal year, FY 2021 that will begin July 1 after the finance directors, presentation, myself and him be available for any questions. Director Demartini.

J

Thank you very much. Devon I'll be sharing my training. My spring ball.

C

J

Okay, good evening, Carmel mayor members of the City Council. First, can you hear me? Okay, yes, go ahead, the presentation on the screen as well. It is all right, great okay, so, as a city manager, manager indicated I'll be providing a high level overview of the city's financial projection through the end of the third quarter, which is through March 31st.

J

So the objective of the presentation this evening is to receive an update through quarter three and to request that the City Council adopt a resolution amending the fiscal year, 2019 2020 operating and capital improvement budget, but I approving of the budget, balancing strategies that are before you this evening and then staff are also wanting to provide a very high-level preliminary overview of the general fund. Projected budget deficit index fiscal year's budget fiscal year. 2021.

J

The agenda for the presentation this evening is to provide an overview of the major general fund revenue sources and the expenditures and where staff are projecting that we will end the end of the fiscal year, we'll focus on the general fund. Primarily, we will also speak to the four enterprise funds and the internal service funds. As well again provide counsel with the preliminary projection of where we think we will and where we think next year's revenues will will be and then also leave it open to City Council for discussion and direction from you.

J

This is a reminder. Staff do come before the City Council on a quarterly basis. At the end of each fiscal quarter, staff provides a high-level overview of revenues and expenditures. To date. We also provide a projection of where we think we will end up at each at each fiscal year. Quarter. One is a very preliminary review quarter. Two for the mid-year report is a much more detailed review and then we're three where we are today.

J

We are in court a great deal of feedback that we get with review, that we do with each department director as we prepare both are the end of the year fiscal projections for the current year, as well as in preparation for next budget cycle.

J

So let me first provide an overview of the city's general fund budget for the current fiscal year. This slide shows a very, very high-level review of revenues and expenditures for the general fund.

J

As you can see, the council has adopted a balanced budget in both of the both the current year and the prior year, but, as you can see in the fiscal year, 1819 adopted budget in order to balance that budget, it did require the usage of 1.8 million dollars of fund balance in order to, but in order to create a balanced budget and last fiscal year in the current fiscal year, Council adopted that budget by only needing to appropriate $325,000 of under the of available fund balance in order to balance that budget.

J

So that shows a great deal of progress and making sure that we are limiting the use of fund balance year over year again in the current fiscal year, it does meet all the current fiscal year. Budget does meet all of the targets set in the city's reserve policy, which include a 1.5 million dollar fund balance meeting our 25 percent reserve target and a number of other reserves as well.

J

This slide shows a high-level revenue pie chart on the Left, showing what are the city's proportional major revenue sources that pay for general fund expenses, that with property, tax and sales tax being the two highest largest revenue sources. But, as you can see, we have revenues general fund from many other sources as well. The pie chart on the right shows where those general fund sources are used to pay for the services that the city provides to its member to the public.

J

As you can see, a vast majority of the city's general fund revenues pay for the Public Safety function of Police and Fire.

J

So now let me spend some time talking about the updates to the current fiscal year budget and let me start with a reminder of what was presented to the City Council during the mid-year report back on February 25th.

J

At that time, staff was projecting a 4.2 million dollar revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year's general fund, and that was primarily attributable to four major sources, the first one being sales tax, and that was primarily due to the into reduction of activities from the closure of Sears at San Fran mall, along with a number of other changes. Sales tax as well staff, also learned that our motor vehicle license fee revenue that comes from the county from the state through the county, was projected to be about a million dollars and a deficit.

J

So that was taken it again. Third, the city's business license. Tax revenue was projected to be down almost $700,000, and that was primarily due to the closure of sky park, an airport parking facility off of San, Mateo Avenue and then fourth, due to the delay of a number of large development project reviews with the Community and Economic Development, Department staff was projecting the city's permit building permit fee revenue to be to be reduced by about 1.9 million dollars in February.

J

The City Council took actions to balance that deficit by about 3.7 million dollars and that left the remaining $500,000 to be addressed during the quarter three report, where we are today helpful click actions at that meeting in February to play a number of capital projects and use that project funding to help balance the city's general fund budget. That was about 2.8 million dollars. And then there were a number of other actions took and taken to reduce operating expenditures. Delay the hiring.

J

So we can achieve baby hiring, reduce our annual allocation into the city's equipment reserve fund and also utilize unappropriated fund balance in the general fund. So those actions have already been taken and have already been incorporated into the current projection before you deceive me.

J

So since the quarter to report the mid-year report, staff has been working diligently to understand what are the impacts to the city's budget related to Coba. 19 staff delivered a presentation early in April as to the preliminary impacts, I'm related to Coba 19, and that's summarized here on this on this table before you right now: we're projecting a little over a three million dollar shortfall in our revenue that comes from a variety of sources, from sales, tax and business, license tax and transient occupancy tax and departmental revenues.

J

Deaf we're also, though, projecting to experience some fading in our expenditures due to the closure of many of our facilities and the post post the post moment of services that the city provides, and there were also some additional increased expenditures related to Cove it as well. This slide shows that just Cove aid itself in the current fiscal year was about a 2.7 million dollar impact on the general fund.

J

There were a number of other changes that had been incorporated into the current fiscal year projection as well. The most notable ones noted here the beginning fund balance for the general fund in the current year, and now that we have completely closed out, the prior fiscal year actually showed a little bit of improvement a little over $300,000.

J

We have since learned that the motor vehicle license fee that was projected to be down about a million dollars that the county has revised their projection based on different assumptions working with the state and that shortfall is not gonna, be nearly as singing up again. It will only be a little over a hundred thousand dollars, so it shows a little over eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

J

The city will also realize additional interest earnings on the city's investments greater than we originally budgeted and the city has is projecting to to see a little a little less than two million dollars of additional expenditure savings. The staff have combed through every line item in every department budget, with over the last month and a half two months in preparation for the budget and through vacancy savings from unfilled positions to line item savings and materials and supplies and contracts, equipment and vehicles.

J

Staff believe that we can achieve a little less than two million dollars of additional savings.

J

So with that, let me let me transition from where we were at the mid-year report to where we are today again at the mid-year report. Council took an action to resolve a majority of the projected 4.2 million dollar deficit food that left about five hundred thousand dollars of a deficit to be resolved. That's the first line on this table before you go since then we incorporated the impacts of koba 19, both on our revenue loss and some expenditure savings shown on this table.

J

Here we also incorporated the the revised projection from the from the voter vehicle license fee of about eight hundred thirty two thousand dollars, and then there were a number of additional expenditure savings that I articulated earlier and some changes to a number of revenues versus that total about seven hundred thirty thousand dollars that results in a birth and a new projected deficit. Through the quarter three report of 1.2 to seven million dollars.

J

Staff are recommending to Council this evening that we can resolve this projected deficit by the use of available unappropriated fund balance in the general fund, which I'll explain in a little more detail on the next table.

J

This table summarizes the current year, amended budget, where we think we will end up by the end of the fiscal year. Overall, revenues are projected to be down a little over 10 percent compared to what we originally budgeted achieving some expenditure savings of about 4% as well as you can see the beginning fund balance in the general fund is about 2.8 million dollars, and so, when you incorporate the projected deficit of one point, two seven million dollars on the far right column, the resulting ending fund balance, leaves you at about 1.5 million dollars.

J

It's important to note here that the city's reserve policy that was adopted by the council back in 2013 it does state a goal of remaining of retaining about 1.5 million dollars in the general fund by the end of the fiscal year. So, with utilizing fund balance that's available in the general fund, we are still able to achieve there.

J

The target ending fund balance stated in the reserve policy staff will continue to monitor activity throughout the year, but at this time there are no additional budget balancing strategies that are required in order to balance the general funds by the end of the fiscal year.

J

So with that, let me just step through a little bit of high-level what some of the specific line items in the revenue centers, that we are that we are projecting so first with property tax, there really is no major change.

J

Property tax has already come in pretty pretty darn close to what was originally budgeted by at the beginning that this would be a sales tax, as I mentioned earlier, significant reduction in sales tax revenue due to the closure of many businesses in San, Bruno, and also the closure of Sears and the overall sales tax reduction is a little over 1.1 million dollars. In the current in the current fiscal year.

J

Our transient occupancy tax or the hotel tax also is projected to be down by a little over $600,000, because there is a very, very little hotel occupancy occurring in San, Fran or hotels that started in March with a shelter-in-place footer, and that has continued again and Jaafar, projecting that will that will continue significantly into the budgets into the budget year. As fall, our motor our motor vehicle license fees. I mentioned we were originally projecting about a million dollar deficit, but now it's only showing about the city's business license.

J

Taxes, as I said earlier sky park, was the largest contributing factor to our reduced business, license tax fee, as well as our departmental revenues experiencing a great deal of downturn due to the shelter in place order, as well as the reduce the reduction of the major building projects in the building of the thing.

J

So moving on to the expenditure side of things, expenditures through quarter, three, it represents about 75 percent of the run rate. So it's about on par with with a run rate on shows. Staff, though, is projecting a great deal of savings by the end of the fiscal year.

J

Through q4 again through the reduced services that staff are providing during the shelter from placeholders, you will see additional savings in q4 and, as I mentioned earlier, staff comb through every line of every department budget over the past month and a half in preparation for the budget, and we identified significant savings that we that we plan to to realize by the end of the fiscal year.

J

So with that, let me shift gears to talk about the four Enterprise departments in the city's budget. They're, the water waste water city, net services in stormwater, and they operate more like their own standalone business for water and wastewater. The the the revenues and expenditures coming in are as planned and includes nine months of the service charges of the third year of the rate increase I'm already in effect, I will talk about sitting that services a little more detail on the next slide.

J

There's an action before council for city net tonight and stormwater fees are coming in as projected as well through the through the county property tax roll so for city net services the. But it is important to note that in the current fiscal year budget that their budget was reduced by over dollars, year-over-year that was done on purpose due to a great deal of effort, but in place to renegotiate a number of long-standing contracts with the city net services department, and they have made a great deal of progress and being successful with those renegotiations.

J

But as you can see, the projected deficit in the city net services department in fiscal year 1819 compared to what is being projected in 1920. It's a change of about 1.2 1.3 million dollars. So a significant amount of improvement has occurred in this operation year over year, but within a great progress. They are still projected to run a very modest deficit in the current fiscal year there, and that was primarily attributable to some of the highlights on on Dennis slide.

J

Despite some unplanned technology expenses related to cyber security efforts and the movement thereof, their head end equipment facility to a remote location. There were some additional operating savings and some additional expenses that as well and as counsel is aware, there was a previously approved rate increase that took effect on aber on April 1st and that was really necessary in order to apply the new rate structure to make sure that their they are able to continue to provide the public with the rising cost of many of the television channel providers and their equipment.

J

Vendors staff is continuing to analyze and monitor the budget for the department to ensure that they do not that their budget deficit to thought get any higher. In recent years, the city's the city net services department has not been able to generate adequate revenue to cover their annual operating expenses. Again, they have made a great deal of progress this year, though this over time. This has resulted in a negative fund balance in the city net services and our prize fund.

J

The fund balance it's reflected on the city's comprehensive annual financial report, the financial statements as a loan to the general fund, and, in effect, what that means is that the negative fund balance it actually reduces the general funds ability to have adequate fund balances and reserves on hand.

J

In prior years, the City Council has not taken an action at this point by adopting a resolution to allow the city net services department to operate an operating deficit for this fiscal year, staff consider it to be prudent to request that an action be taken by the City Council to allow that to occur. The City Council may adopt the resolution approving that the city net services department and the fiscal year with the deficit.

J

You could require the department to end the year with the balanced budget and provide direction to staff to consider alternate budget balancing strategies.

J

This slide right here shows the high-level overview of the four internal service departments. There really are no noteworthy changes or run rate on the issues that staff realized for any of these departments and so I'll. Just so with that, I wanted to provide a very high-level overview of some of the revenue projections for upcoming fiscal year 2021 budget and what the projected deficit I'm currently is. Looking like it will be.

J

The staff have analyzed its major general fund revenue sources and, at this time, related to the ongoing economic impacts related to Coba. 19 staff are currently projecting that our sales tax revenue will be little declined by 18 percent year over year. We project that our transient occupancy tax will likely decline by 30 percent year over year. Our business license.

J

Tax revenue is likely to decline by over 30% as well again, that's primarily attributable to the sky part sky park, the airport parking facility and not we're not recognizing any revenue from that operation any longer, and then we will also incorporated reductions in multiple departments and their operating revenue with reduced or limited services public into 2021.

J

With that there will continue to be some cost increases that staff have already incorporated into the budget that includes the city's pension costs. Some ongoing cost increases for some contractual obligations and materials of supplies. Overall, when you put it all together, the projected deficit is about seven point: nine billion dollars next fiscal year staff are working very hard at implemented at reviewing and implementing a variety of different budget balancing strategies, and those strategies will be incorporated into the city manager's proposed budget that is scheduled to be heard at the first.

J

The council study session on the budget scheduled for neck into phase on May 20, so I know I've covered quite a number of slides there, but I wanted to just sort of roll up the major takeaways from the quarterly report. First for the general fund, the general fund is experiencing reduced economic and development activity, primarily due to the coronavirus and the months that will that will occur from now on and related to the shelter in place.

J

Our revenue reductions will be experienced this year and next we are unlikely at this time, though residents service needs do remain, and some services that the city offers may actually increase, and so those those changes will be incorporated into next year's budget.

J

We do have reduced public services right now and with that we are able to achieve some savings from staff vacancies and other identified saving. Those have been incorporated into the projection at all and before you this evening, in order to in order to balance the budget, this current fiscal year for the general fund staff is recommending the use of available unappropriated fund balance in the general fund in order to do that.

J

As far as the enterprise funds again city net services has made significant progress in achieving financial stability, but they are projected to run a small deficit. This fiscal year and staff is requesting an action of the council to allow them to do so.

J

So with that, please receive the quarter. Three report and staff is requesting that you adopt a resolution amending the current fiscal year operating and capital improvement budget by approving of the balance of the budget balancing strategy and also approve of the city net services department having a projected operating deficit of two hundred seventy six thousand dollars by the end of this fiscal year. That concludes my presentation be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you very much.

C

Thank you, finance director Melissa. Do we have anybody in the public that wishes to speak I.

A

See no hands raised. Thank you. One person just raised their hand there. Okay.

C

A

Would be a mule in rasmus just one moment.

E

Yes hear me: yes, yes, he was just wondering: what is the plan for being able to have sitting net be fiscally balanced going on in these next year's? Is there a plan for that? How has a city manager and skynet, although I should said be financial director view? Has that been discussed at all.

C

Chipping in the comments, or was.

E

C

Thank you very much. Anybody else, speaking I.

A

See no other hands up. No okay,.

C

Thank you. Let's turn it to the council council questions.

L

The chair had a couple questions. Please Keith great presentation. I know those are those are tough times going through those numbers and trying to make sense of it all and figure out the best plan going forward a couple things: um how is it possible that property taxes really aren't increasing? In fact there is they were lowered by currently $12,000.

L

That may be my first question.

C

J

Good, so if your question is how come the city is not experiencing any reduce property tax related to.

J

L

If you look at this slide back several slides back where you look at the revenues for property taxes- and you indicated we're right in line which it looks like we are kind of a right in line, but it's $12,000, less and I know I'm paying more this year than I did last year. So just curious! So how about it? How that works out.

J

Yeah, okay, sorry through the chair, so what we're experiencing our property tax revenue is very similar to what other cities are experiencing in San Mateo County. We do work with a consultant to assist. They do a very detailed of property tax revenue projection for us for each fiscal year it incorporates assumptions or turnovers of property and the reassessment of properties, but most of our properties in San Bruno.

J

There are very few on the market, and so it's fairly straightforward to project property tax revenue based on the basically the cap of the prop 13 increase about to 2% annually, and so it's not surprise that what's actually come in for the current fiscal year is about what it was originally budgeted.

L

And then my next question is: can we go back to the side? We talked about sitting at services because it looks like the city. Net services are also lower by the the revenues are six point. Eight versus I guess last year well know last year, as of 331 was also a 7.3, so it is what's the correlation between the city and ex-service revenues being down five hundred thousand.

L

C

Finance director I.

D

Can't so he's tossing that one to me integer so Javon, Grogan city manager, Laura you're, asking about city net, and why is the revenue now down I think there are two things that we need to point out. We implemented a new rate plan. We've had a number of people transition from our old rate structure to the new rate structure. The new rate structure is geared at having the Delta between what we charge for the services and between what the customer pays in what we charge for the customers provide more revenue to the city.

D

What is also true is that we are losing customers from those classic rate plans. As that happens, our revenue decreases. What may happen- and we saw stats from the last two months- is that we lost people from those old rate plans, but people signed up for Internet, and so what that also means is that part of our our deficit per customer went down because we lose money on those old rate plans. However, on internet and on our new rate plans, we make more money so to truly understand.

D

What's going on, you have to look more at a holistic view of where the department is on a customer by customer base. In addition, I think the other point from that slide and I I know it's not up on the screen, but it's important to look at the expenditure number from last year. That was eleven point two million dollars and the year-end is projected to be nine point.

D

Eight, as the City Council in the public knows the plan that we implemented this year was essentially to stop the digging, and so last year the division ended with a deficit of 1.5 million dollars. Nearly one point: six million dollars this year, that's projected to be down to just under $300,000 that significant progress in the department lowering their expenditures from eleven point, two million to nine point. Eight.

D

Now, that's also a result from those customers on those classic plans, stopping those services and transitioning to other plans, because for every customer on those classic plans that we have, we essentially pay more for those plans than then we, then we earn on those plans and so that that that decreases our expenditures and the high level summary is. We were not able to make up all of that ground, essentially that entire one point five six 1 million dollar deficit.

D

This year, the department hasn't made a lot of progress with renegotiating a number of their contracts and there's still some work to go.

D

But, as we know, City deaf services or historically that the cable department has not historically been balanced. This is the closest that they are coming to balance in the the last five years and we still have some work to go to get them balanced, and we know that the business plan for the enterprise rests on the fiber-to-the-home project that we are still having no way to fund that full twelve million dollars.

D

And so, if we do not have that twelve million dollars either in a financing plan that the enterprise can pay back or through community benefits, we will may very well be looking at a phased approach to implementing fiber or tougher decisions with regard to the enterprise.

I

L

You so much for that really high level and understanding it's it's. It's sometimes difficult to go through those decisions that you make to lose customers, but in the end we can't be doing business where every customer were losing money. So I understand that point. So thank you. Marty.

I

Thank you, yeah sitting at services.

I

Well, I'm I'm almost speechless because I.

I

Sense that this window of opportunities is closing on us to turn it around, because we don't have the money to expand the services of those segments of the business that are gonna, make us to money and I understand that I do and I totally appreciate everything that has been been been done so far.

I

But this ongoing deficit is is raising doubts in the viability of our business plan that we heard earlier that last year, not too long ago where we thought it was going to actually have a positive. That's that's what Irene, what we're hearing and but things happen, understand them and understandably, and we can't wait for 12 million dollars to roll out all the way across the city. I think that we need to break it down into the six or seven different phases of that rollout.

I

That I saw that I think everybody saw and and and tackle this at two million at a time. Yet again we don't have the two million, so so I I don't want to take up too much time at 9:45 right, but I think we need to talk about city-nets future as a council, because, month after month, I think I think we're gonna we're just falling further behind we're making progress, but we're still running a negative and we and we need to do something about it.

I

We need to you need to spend money to make money or what we were told by the consultant. Is you go to fiber or you get out of business and, and the council said: okay, let's figure out how we're going to get this business plan together. We approved that okay, let's figure out Hubbard and get the finance plan together and we're still waiting and and understandably, everybody's really really busy, but we're running at a business that is losing money.

I

So perhaps we could you know staff is so busy. But how are we gonna come up to a time to talk about this in more detail if we don't hold a study session, but we're talking about budget again so I we got so many things going on and the capacity and everybody's working so hard, but we have to figure something out here.

I

So I want to thank our finance director and all staff for giving us a glimpse of where we're at right now and we'll what what the problems we're going to face- and these are incredible problems. So it's my understanding from from the data there that it may be.

I

Maybe this is a question I can get an answer for now is that by by having these rate increases is reducing our projected deficit to where we're still going to be in the in the red by 276,000 yeah, but by raising the rates we didn't it's it's baked in that that we're gonna we're set to be children. Seventy six thousand dollars in the red and that's my first question. Yeah.

D

Yes, Marty, that's true, but to your point, the the honest answer: if we're brutally honest about the enterprise is that the 16 million dollar loan was built up since approximately 2008.

D

What's also true is that we have to grow our self out of this problem, citynet and Elsa elsewhere. We do not have the 12 million dollars to invest in the fiber-to-the-home project and we talked as a City Council that one of the ways that we were going to strive to do that was through economic development. Things like the Mills Park project that was set to bring in over ten million dollars in community benefit in a project with over 400 400 units.

D

That would that staff negotiate it with where all of those units would have Sam Brunelle, cable pipe directly into them. We know from the existing multi-unit projects that we have already fiber that we, that is, a path forward, fiber we we have Firebird a number of our large multi-unit complexes in our penetration rate in our revenue.

D

Radar is good, and so economic development is a part of the plan and approving projects that will provide community benefit that, even so, we can phase phase it in a two million dollar increments, and so Mills Park went before the City Council about a year ago. It wasn't approved its. It will come back before the City Council, but that is one classic example of how we can acquire the funds to do.

D

I know what this council wants, and and in Marty what you want, which is to have community benefits and economic development that will help to revitalize the enterprise.

D

Currently, the enterprise owes the city's general fund, sixteen million dollars, and that's sixteen million dollars. That's not in our reserve account that has been built up over time, because this little hold one use money from the enterprise to supplement the general fund and allow the subsidy of of entertainment, because the were not raised on a annual go forward basis as our cost increased. And so we find ourselves in a challenge and and two years ago, when I became a city manager.

D

I think the marker was clear from the City Council, which is beginning to turn around the enterprise, and we set forward a path to develop a business plan that is really based on fiber to the home, and we also set forward a plan to stop the digging. And the good news is that the deficit is projected to be over a million dollars less this year than it was last year and the division has done an amazing job.

D

At renegotiating lot of contracts, save significant amounts of money, instituted new rate plans and took a very, very tough step to increase fees when they hadn't been increased in year. That hasn't solved the more than ten year problem of the enterprise in one year. But we have to grow our self out of this problem, both the city net problem- it is fiscal sustainability. Problem in economic development is one of the core ways that we have to find wait.

I

I'm very well well aware of Mills Park load I've been reminded about it many times, I.

I

Supposedly killed development in Santa Bruno, but here we have a property owner coming forward to the council, saying hey, but on the on the ballot measure to allow us to develop a property. So San Bruno is a prime location and we could have a disagreement on many things.

I

We will have a better project out of Mills Park and we look for I, look forward to to hearing the details and and getting our community and put on it. So.

I

The cable sitting that issue is yeah. We need to grow customers out of that, but I think we're having some some we need.

I

We need to move on with the plan and getting the money from Mills Park that five million that was guaranteed wasn't gonna, go to cable net sitting that services immediately, but I don't want to take too much time about this, because I think we should be having for discussion about city net services, where we have more time to talk about it and and I think we should be asking the San Bruno Community Foundation, to see if they're interested in moving forward with the phase one money, because having sitting at fibre across our city is the benefit to our community and and that's one of the reasons why the foundation exists.

I

I

Have one more question for you city manager is: this is the first time that the council is being asked to approve a deficit in our cable company setting that services. So what are the options to not do that and why is it so prudent now where it never happened, it was never needed before. What's the change right so.

D

In prior years, the City Council will not see the end of the year deficit until it showed up in the audit. One of the things that we wanted to change was to bring the city council quarterly updates, as often as we with this fresh information as we had, and we think that it is a a prudent step to frankly have the authorization to and more than that are coming in. We find ourselves at nearly the end of the fiscal year where the honest answer is.

D

There are not a lot of options to continue to Department expenditures. In this current fiscal year, staff has gone through the line-item budget with a fine-tooth comb. There.

D

There are contracts that can be renegotiated, but that cannot take place in this fiscal year, and so we find ourself we're having saved over a million dollars per year. We are projected to come in negative 275 in that in that division and.

D

Having authorization to do that is the best practice. I can't articulate why that was not done before, but we do want to begin to start following best practices where we provide you with quarterly updates and when and revenue is are exceeding. We think it's ok to have direction from the City Council to continue that path.

I

High fully respect that new perspective, I.

I

Still think that we need to figure something out with city net services and waiting for the financing plan financial plan without asking the San Bruno Community Foundation for an investment I think I.

I

Well, when we put it this way, I think that the council should ask December no Community Foundation for for an investment or fiber expansion to get us moving quicker to where.

I

If the financial plan is still accurate and viable, then we need to move on it because we're, as you said, we're losing cut we're losing customers and we have to. We have to turn that around to know those are those. Are my policy questions and and I'd like to hear from our staff of what I'm sorry from are my colleagues what they think we should be doing was sitting at services.

C

Well and again, they're asking for an appropriation of the 200-plus, not action as far as what will we do, but, however I haven't, we haven't heard from Linda and Michael Linda. Do you have comments or questions.

K

Thank you for the report. I'm not often speechless, but I, think I'm kind of a gas bed where we are right now, but I think at this time.

K

I really think that we need to identify citynet services as a I would say still viable as with potential, and it just seems to me that it hasn't necessarily been prioritized until recently, as really the only item and everything I've seen that could actually generate revenue, the city so I I think as these developments come forth as we talk about bees or benefits that are pending I think we should talk about allotting a certain amount of the upfront cost to go to city net immediately, because I do agree that we're losing customers on a regular basis.

K

It's a it's a regular complaint that I'm hearing on social media and I. Just like a plan. We could just have a whole separate discussion, almost brainstorming the possibilities, but how um city manager grow again? How many would be employees just sitting at half I.

K

Don't know if have you heard the question, how many, how many employees did a city net, have rocks.

D

Milli 20 full-time employees, 20.

K

C

K

Oh yeah I mean we have a. We have employees who are invested in the organization. We have I believe it's over 40% of the San Bruno invested in the in this community organization as I see it and I really think that we need to look towards a future forward. So I understand when we're voting on tonight. This is just commentary, but I do really want to see it. Succeed and I want to see us, invest in it, because I think we could get a return on the investment um I.

K

Just I, don't know what else to say: hey.

C

Hold on Linda: where are the questions in regards to the presentation or on the third quarter?.

K

No I understood I, understood I, don't have any further questions. Thank you.

C

B

The chair, good I, just wanted to thank Jovan and Keith for that report. Definitely a very sobering report, not a lot of good news, but appreciate the efforts that you went through to identify the the fixes that are gonna, get us through the end of the year and I definitely appreciate the projections in the next year so that we know what we're walking into and I also appreciate the the candidness and the openness of highlighting the issues that we are going to have problems.

B

The 276,000 is definitely it's not welcome news, but it is a huge improvement of the world we've been seeing in past years and and sadly, I mean there was a time when the cable Enterprise generated over a million dollars a year revenue for the general fund. It's just it's gone away, so I mean it is. It is positive. We're definitely seeing some improvements in the new business plan so that that number is looking more I. Don't know promising at this point and I definitely support everything that staff is doing on this.

B

My only question is just logistically: what does it mean that we're that we have this operating deficit in that enterprise? So are we then covering any liabilities out of the general fund to make up for that and then just calling it a deficit? But what does that mean it? On a more practical level, yeah.

D

Good question: what it means is that the general fund subsidy to that department will increase and so that loaned balance no fun will increase and in prior years, council really didn't see that until after the year closed raaah, we think it's prudent to let you know about that. The other thing that we can do I know councilmember Medina asked for a study session on cable net.

D

We are happy to schedule that, if counsel desires, we will be entering our 2021 budget discussions and we have a all-day budget retreat plan for the 27th, where the cable director will be there and we will have for all of our departments but including that department detailed conversations looking at not only be operating but the capital expenditures within each department that that is a time where we can have a deeper dive and and schedule a special study session on on city net. It is an important part of our enterprise.

D

It's not lost on the council, nor me that we do have 20 employees and our workforce that provide services there, and they are very aware of the of these discussions that and and the viability and frankly that we have to turn that Enterprise around and we cannot can continue to subsidize it and I was on a zoom call a few weeks ago, with with every member of that team.

D

Talking about some of the financial challenges we have there and everyone gets it and everyone's working to turn it around, and we made significant progress and we have a ways to go and.

B

I remember a while back. It was proposed that we basically write off that debt that that that Enterprise has on, and you know that claim on the general funds claim on on those funds and with anticipating that it may never get paid off. Is there any benefit to us just essentially writing off the debt and just erasing it? Does that make our financials look any better, and is there any benefit to doing that?.

D

No, you essentially bacon the loss right right now. It's a loan. The enterprise does have value if the city ever decided to out of the business of providing cable services, and if the business is turned around I think councilmember Mason said it, it could be a profit Center. We know that the way forward in the business plan for the enterprise rest on the fiber-to-the-home people are cutting the cord they're going to cable there.

D

They're purchasing internet and using various streaming services for their video content and the the business plan rests on us truly shifting continuing to provide cable but shifting away from a essentially cable, first business, but an internet first business and allowing people to receive their entertainment through us.

D

But in the way that people are starting to consume their entertainment, and we know that internet has a higher profit margin because some of the retransmission fees that that we incur we have to negotiate with with HBO Showtime, Cinemax and and even the local cable providers, and so that often times puts us at a disadvantage. Even though we sometimes participate with in a conglomerate.

D

So we're working on the transition and I think the bid and frankly, I know the business plan that we have a solid. But what we all know is that that takes an infusion of cash to fiber, every home, in San, Bruno and and that cost right now is 12 million. Twelve million dollars.

B

Okay, thank you.

C

Okay and I do appreciate Marty's question because you know in past this didn't come forward on the city net aspect. I do agree and I do appreciate that I think knowing is better than having to come out and the auditor or a Kaffir report, or where is it, and how do we read it? So we need to be upfront.

C

We need to be just honest and candid and blunt, and it's sounding like at the end of the month and May that we can have some of those discussions about as we look at the budget and look at our our city as a whole, but I do appreciate it. I understand you give a powerpoint finance director and it seems like okay, you know thank you. We do listen. Obviously, yet you know, and the candor is, is appreciated and getting a good overview. I think it really helps us and the community you really walk through them.

C

I think you do a good job at that. So appreciate that. But what we are I don't know if any of my other colleagues have any questions, but it is a resolution which would be improving in the third quarter budget amendment for 1920 and the operating and the capital budget, which also includes the city net, as a manager had discussed.

B

So there's no other comments. I'll make a motion to introduce that resolution. Is it her cell.

A

Number Davis I, don't remember: Mason I, council member Medina, all.

I

A

Mayor Salazar, aye aye.

C

A

Carries thank you.

C

Listen move on to comments from Council members.

C

Do we have any folks should I just go down the list and just I'll just gonna go how I see everybody Linda any comments. Yeah.

K

I, do it a couple comments and just wanted to ask if, at our next meeting, we can get an update on parking enforcement, because I've been hearing that there's enforcement and happening so just like a quick update would be great um and then I also just and then I wanted to ask for an update on the measure G Committee, because since our last meeting that we discussed the bylaws in February, there was a period of time that we were waiting on a committee to form.

K

And then we were told that there were eight people and one dropped out. That should have been enough still to have interviews and then interviews were cancelled and apparently now, there's a whole new application process, opening up again to get more people and meanwhile we're already charging the sales tax for whoever is open, and so I am a little concerned about the process and I just want to make sure it is moving forward and that we're giving everybody who applied when the application period was open, a fair chance.

K

So hopefully we can get an update on that.

K

The next item is just a reminder to everybody that tomorrow night and the San Bruno Park School District has their regular meeting and they will be voting on the new superintendent. So that's a really big deal for our district we've not had stability. I. Think we've had we're going on three in five years. So if you want to tune in tomorrow, I think it's of interest to the entire city of San Bruno to have a strong superintendent and then lastly, I just wanted to read a note that I got from a resident of San Bruno.

K

His name is little OB, ed Gomez and he recently lost his brother-in-law of those gustó Nevada that day, and he asked me to read this. So it's a couple of sentences I'm in memoriam August on Nevada. They was born in San Bruno resident for 49 years in immigrating from Peru in 1971. He worked for many years at Bethlehem, Steel and owned a construction business for 30 years, which he was proud of.

K

I was still will is very outgoing, making it a point to introduce himself to everyone and therefore having it a point to introduce him to everyone and therefore having friends and acquaintances everywhere he went. He was seven at times, but most of all he was generous and giving to everyone around him. He has survived by his wife Amelia his loving family. He was one of a kind and will be greatly missed. He passed away from Koba 19 on April 24th 2020.

K

So if we could just have a moment of silence for mr. Novoa.

K

Thank you, Thank.

C

You Linda and Linda, if I may before I go on Michael is when you said, update parking enforcement. You quantify what that means. Yeah.

K

I'm at the last meeting I had asked if we could maybe start enforcement and I believe I had said something like. Maybe you know, charge half the rates before because we're still in shelter-in-place and we weren't doing any enforcement and then I guess at some point the enforcement started again and so I'm just trying to find out where we are is is enforcement.

K

You know back to normal. Is it that.

C

You're asking that was ticketed by just just so staff knows what direction so those items that are being ticketed, whether it's blocking a sidewalk, whether it's blocking a driveway. You want to know not maybe a number, but you want to know what are we enforcing at what level yeah.

K

I guess I would I guess to make it simple: are we enforcing and what are we enforcing all.

C

B

I

Yeah I just wanted to share I, didn't know about the stove's, passing and, and people are tired of CO vid. You know the shelter in place, but we have to just kind of bear it out and the longer we shelter in place the less time we'll have to shelter in place. The the Scott doctor, dr. moral from our health officer, said if we were to pull all the restrictions in two weeks, we'd be New York with just a slam of people at the hospital, and so as hard as it is.

I

You know, let's just do our best. They at home as much as possible I know we're driving each other crazy. At least in our house. We were just going nuts but get out there in the garden. Just try to try to come up with something else. It's a terrible, terrible we're dealing with, but the consequences of not doing it could be much much worse. I would want to tag along with my neighbor across the street came out and said: hey I got a ticket.

I

I said: oh yeah, it's like what am I supposed to do about it. Yeah I. Never got a ticket for and shares a smaller car and I think a little bit more of an explanation of what's happening about parking enforcement, I think would be beneficial.

I

It seems that we have an incredible team that is putting together these amazing videos and that to show what the discretion the police officer would use to show that if you're two inches blocking half the sidewalk whatever it is, that's going to get you a ticket and why it's happening and, of course, I want to thank chief Johansen he's on social media on next-door, explaining explaining or I'm sorry it wasn't him, but it was another officer explaining what's happening by five, more people staying at home and walking around they're, probably more complaints that are coming through the police department saying I can't get around in my neighborhood I have to walk into the street with my stroller or my my wheelchair or, however, it would be that people are having these obstructions that are that are affecting their quality of their life.

I

So, thank you. Everybody just keep on hanging in there. You know. Well, it's gonna get a little bit better. A little bit better thanks, Laura.

L

Thank You mayor Medina, so I just wanted to again thank staff for the continued support for the seniors and delivering meals to them. It's just a great thing that we offer and so I hope that those are their need are aware of that program.

L

So thank you for that um and, finally, I just actually wanted to say that um there's actually a job fair in Foster, City, June, 9th, that's from 10:00 to 2:00 at the Rec Center, so mark your calendars for those of you that are struggling or pass the information along for those are out of a job. There are companies hiring it's crazy. It is during this time and so job fair June, I, attended to in Foster City.

C

Thank you and kind of you hit on the meal program for the from the Senior.

C

Center and I got a call from the county cos and through the 2-1-1 somebody had reached out and was offering somebody in our community senior and he called very concerned because he thought he was going to be put on a different program other than what the Senior Center offers, and he only wanted the Senior Center and he thought it was great meals, great folks that deliver it, and so, when the county person said no, you can continue that you don't have to be. Take it off that to go to another program.

C

He was elated so from the county. They wanted to pass it on that kudos to Stamford, oh, but kudos to the staff and the team that are preparing and delivering. As was already indicated. You know they say that at some point we're all going to know someone. We either has the disease or unfortunately succumb to the disease and months ago people would have said you know it's not gonna, be that much we'll get through it very quickly. That is not the case, and we all see the news.

C

We know it doesn't matter who you are what title you have in Washington, born in California, in the White House or outside you're you're, vulnerable and people need to wear masks, and even again, we hear from our colleagues on County and other that the masks are still a concern. I think we need to be conscientious for each other and and it may not be the best hard to breathe in at times, but really is a necessity in order to protect others and when you come home that you're protecting your family.

C

So, as we've all said, let's stay safe, stay healthy and stay strong, so we are going to adjourn back to closed session to conclude, and that will be in regards to conference with labor negotiations pursuant to government code. Section 54957.6 with that said, we're going to adjourn this meeting and thank you, darling yours at all staff to the next regular City Council meeting that will be held on May 26 2020 at 7:00. Thank you very much and have a good evening.