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City Council Meeting | November 10, 2020
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C
Well,
good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
welcome
to
our
november
10th
meeting
my
fellow
council
members
will
be
joining
us
with
video
conferencing,
and
I
have
our
assistant
city
attorney,
patrick
heaher,
to
my
left
and
our
city
manager
andrew
powers
to
my
right,
and
we
are
about
eight
to
ten
feet
apart.
So
we're
going
to
skip
the
mask
this
evening.
But
we
hope
that
you
all
use
your
masks
at
all
times
and
let
us
move
on
to
our
pledge
of
allegiance.
C
D
C
E
E
So
our
encouragement
as
we
move
into
the
holiday
season
thanksgiving
christmas
as
difficult
as
it
is.
Please
be
careful
and
cautious.
Please
pay
attention
to
the
to
the
guidelines,
we're
all
frustrated,
we're
all
fatigued
by
it.
I
know
I
certainly
am,
but
we've
stayed
the
course
and
we
brought
the
numbers
down
so
substantially
that
we
were
able
to
begin
reopening
our
various
business
sectors
and
I
care
care
so
much
for
them
and
I'm
concerned
so
much
for
the
impacts
on
them,
based
on
the
restrictions
that
that
occur
in
these
tiers.
E
Secondly,
get
tested
whether
you're
symptomatic
asymptomatic.
If
you
have
concern
that
you
are
have
been
in
proximity
of
someone,
if
you're
going
to
visit
a
relative,
take
the
time
to
get
tested,
we
have
plenty
of
testing
facilities
and
plenty
of
testing
volume
in
this
county.
We
have
locations
here
in
thousand
oaks
drive
up
locations
in
various
parts
of
the
the
county.
E
You
can
find
all
of
those
at
venturacountyrecovers.com
and
I'm
sorry
ventura
countyrecovers.org,
please
go
on
there,
take
a
look
at
the
testing
locations
there
and
you
can
get
it
done
for
free
and
results
are
being
turned
around
very
quickly
right
now,
most
within
24
hours.
So
please
take
the
the
time
to
do
that.
There's
an
added
benefit
to
getting
tested
and
that
benefit
is
based
on
the
way
the
state
calculates
things
you
get
a
bonus.
E
They
get
a
bonus
for
testing
volume
and
the
reason
for
that
is
that
they
view
the
testing
volume
as
weeding
out
cases.
That
may
be
asymptomatic,
so
we
want
to
have
as
much
testing
as
possible
from
the
state's
perspective
and
from
the
county
perspective.
It
helps
us
have
certainty
on
what's
happening
out
in
the
community,
so
please
consider
getting
tested,
it
doesn't
cost
anything
for
you
and
results
are
being
turned
around
relatively
quickly.
E
D
E
C
Thank
you,
mr
powers,
yeah.
Unfortunately,
the
numbers
are
trending
against
us
at
least
temporarily,
so
it's
just
all
the
more
important
to
follow
the
usual
instructions.
Wear
the
mask
practice.
Social
distancing
and,
as
mr
power
said,
gatherings
are
inherently
a
problem
as
well.
It
goes
against
our
social
ability
as
human
beings,
but
as
these
holidays
approach,
I
know
I'm
going
to
do
this
and
I
hope
the
rest
of
you
do
as
well
maybe
pair
those
gatherings
down.
If
you
possibly
can,
so
we
can
get
this
thing
under
control
all
right.
B
This
is
a
time
and
place
for
public
comments
for
those
wishing
to
address
the
city
council
regarding
items
on
the
agenda
or
on
a
subject
within
the
city's
jurisdiction.
All
remarks
should
be
addressed
to
the
council
as
a
whole.
Speakers
are
requested
to
state
their
name
and
community
of
residence
for
the
record
one
individual
has
requested
to
speak
and
pursuant
to
council
standards.
Speakers
are
allowed
three
minutes.
D
D
Kenya
have
all
been
sitting
through
these
weekly
briefings
now
for
many
months,
and
it
is
you
talk
about
fatigue,
I'm
expressing
disappointment
that,
with
all
of
the
work
that
we've
done
to
get
progress
to
see
all
of
that
work,
I've
listened
to
dr
levin
and
the
other
people
sheriff
iuv
and
so
forth,
and
to
see
that
a
few
people
that
are
just
not
paying
attention
are
still
holding
gatherings
without
masks.
I
mean
it
is
what
they're
doing
is
they're
letting
the
rest
of
us
down
they're
they're,
not
part
of
the
t.
D
We
need
to
be
a
team
here
I
mean
it
is
so
disappointing
for
me
to
see
the
work
of
six
months
just
amounting
to
nothing.
They
talk
about.
You
know,
fatigue,
you
know
what
about
death?
Would
that
would
that
fatigue
the
many
if
a
lot
of
people
now
are
dying
because
they're
thoughtless
enough
to
gather
together
without
masks,
I
mean
we
all
have
a
social
impulse.
D
We
all
want
to
get
together
at
thanksgiving,
and
I
didn't
mean
to
be
making
a
sermon
here,
but
I
am
so
upset
that
all
the
work
we've
done
is
just
because
a
few
people
choose
to
just
gather
together
and
completely
ignore
all
the
warnings
I
mean
it
doesn't
make
sense
we're
a
great
team
here
in
thousand
oaks.
I've
been
here
a
long
time
we
pulled
together.
D
You
know
when
we
need
to
do
something,
we
do
it
and
somehow
we've
got
to
shape
up.
We've
got
to
remember
that
we're
a
great
city
and
and
we're
not
gonna,
do
this
to
other
people
you're,
not
just
protecting
yourself
by
a
mask
you're
protecting
everybody
else.
Do
you
want
your
grandmother
to
die
or
your
health
worker
or
your
mailman,
or
I
mean
it's
just
incredible
to
me
and
I
I
I
don't
usually
speak
so
much,
but
to
think
of
this.
After
all
the
hard
work
we've
put
in
it.
C
All
right,
thank
you,
councilmember
jones,
for
sharing
those
thoughts.
No
one
said
this
was
going
to
be
easy
and
we
do
ask
our
citizens
to
heed
the
call
and
we
need
to
persevere
here.
We
can
definitely
beat
this
thing,
but
we'd
rather
beat
it
sooner
than
later.
So,
let's
do
what
we
know.
We
need
to
do.
A
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
of
course,
I
echo
all
of
the
sentiments
expressed
by
council
member
jones.
I
also
wanted
to
let
everybody
know
that
the
lines
are
pretty
short
at
all.
At
most
of
the
testing
facilities,
I
mean
we
were
able
to
walk
right
in,
and
so
we
are
heeding
the
call
by
ventura
county
public
health
to
get
tested,
even
though
we
have
no
symptoms,
and
so
you
can
get
in
immediately.
A
There
is
no
weight
at
all
and
it
is
free,
so
just
wanted
to
encourage
everybody
and
whether
you
believe
in
wearing
masks
or
not.
I've
been
wearing
masks
since
april
or
march.
Whenever
the
order
came
down
and
I
normally
get
sick
quite
easily,
I
haven't
been
sick
since
wearing
a
mask,
so
I
masks
do
work
and
I
implore
everybody
to
wear
masks
whenever
you're
out
and
about
even
in
a
social
setting.
Thank
you.
C
F
F
But
in
brief,
it
says
that
we
know
that
slowing
the
spread
is
what's
best
for
businesses
in
the
long
term
and
that
we're
committed
to
doing
our
part
to
slow
the
spread
while
keeping
businesses
open.
Next,
I
wanted
to
mention
the
thousand
oaks
state
of
the
city.
This
is
the
event
produced
by
the
chamber
coming
up
on
tuesday
december
8th
at
noon.
F
This
event
will
feature
a
welcome
by
the
new
clu
president,
dr
laurie
varlotta,
and
the
main
feature,
of
course,
is
the
state
of
the
city
address
from
mayor
al
adam.
This
event
is
going
to
be
virtual
online
and
each
attendee
that
registers
before
november
30th
will
receive
a
complimentary
broadcast
box
delivered
to
them,
which
includes
gifts
from
local
businesses,
snacks
to
enjoy
during
the
presentation
and
and
other
things
like
that,
and
best
of
all
this
event
is
free.
There's
no
cost
at
all.
F
All
you
have
to
do
to
attend
and
to
get
your
free
broadcast
box
is
to
sign
up
at
canejochamber.org,
so
we're
accepting
registrations
now
for
the
thousand
oak
state
of
the
city,
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
mention
I
mentioned
last
month,
but
it
bears
repeating
that
visit
canelo
valley,
your
tourism
district,
is
producing
some
cool
virtual
tour
videos
for
all
of
our
thousand
oaks
hotels.
This
is
going
to
include
footage
of
the
kanejo
valley
generally
and
also
footage
specific
to
each
hotel.
F
We've
been
going
out
and
shooting
them,
and
these
videos
will
help
our
properties
communicate.
How
safe
and
clean
our
hotels
are
and
assist.
Stale
sales
staff
in
bringing
additional
business
to
thousand
oaks
hotels,
and
I
can't
reiterate
enough
what
was
said
by
the
city
manager
and
the
mayor
and
others
about
getting
tested.
F
C
G
D
C
B
And
that
motion
carries
4-0
and
I
have
two
ordinance
titles
to
read
into
the
record:
ordinance:
adjusting
and
setting
rates
and
fees
for
city,
water
division,
uncodified
ordinance,
number
1681,
ns
and
ordinance.
Adjusting
and
setting
rates,
fees
and
discharge
limits
of
city,
wastewater
division,
uncodified
ordinance,
number
1682,
ns.
A
C
H
The
city
prepares.
A
biennial
budget
staff
has
already
kicked
off
the
comprehensive
budget
process
internally
for
the
fiscal
year
2021-22
and
fiscal
year,
2022-23
budget,
the
proposed
budget
calendar
includes
study
session
and
public
hearing
dates
for
the
user
fees,
capital
improvement,
budget
and
operating
budget.
H
In
the
past,
we've
been
able
to
physically
get
out
into
the
community
whether
it
be
at
the
annual
rotary
street,
fair
or
the
thursday
night
farmers
market.
Since
that's
not
an
option
this
year
due
to
covid,
we
are
going
to
be
focusing
our
efforts
on
a
dedicated
budget
website,
a
major
social
media
presence
and
campaign
and
newspaper
advertisements.
H
Our
theme
this
year
in
this
time
of
great
uncertainty,
is
moving
to
moving
toward.
Although
covid
has
forced
us
to
operate
in
ways,
we
never
imagined
previously.
It
has
also
provided
us
an
opportunity
to
reimagine
how
we
provide
services
to
the
public
through
our
focus
is
on
workplace
transformation,
financial
resilience
and
technology,
investment
and
innovation.
H
Switching
gears
now
to
the
preliminary
financial
reserve
results
for
fiscal
year
1920
in
the
general
fund,
revenues
and
other
financing
sources,
which
includes
transfers
in
from
other
funds,
exceeded
100
million
for
the
fiscal
year.
This
marks
the
first
time
that
the
general
fund
revenues
has
exceeded
that
100
million
mark.
We
actually
budgeted
for
a
decline
in
sales
tax
revenue,
anticipating
a
soft
recession,
although
no
one
could
have
anticipated
covid.
H
Our
conservative
budgeting
was
actually
spot
on
with
sales
tax
slightly
exceeding
our
budget,
and
although
we
did
experience
declines
in
categories
such
as
restaurants,
gas
and
auto
sales
that
was
offset
by
large
gains
in
online
sales,
food
and
drugs
and
home
improvement,
we
did
experience
a
decline
in
transient
occupancy
tax
revenue
due
to
the
stay
at
home
orders,
as
well
as
in
interest
earnings.
But
overall,
as
you
can
see,
our
revenues
greatly
exceeded
our
budget.
H
On
the
expenditure
side,
the
general
fund
had
a
little
over
87
million
in
expenditures
and
transfers
out.
The
bulk
of
the
expenditures
are
our
investment
in
our
people,
through
salaries
and
benefits
and
police.
We
also
spent
over
9
million
this
past
fiscal
year
in
capital
improvement
projects,
which
is
much
higher
than
our
average
and
capital
expenditures
are
generally
funded
through
our
reserves.
H
Highlighting
the
major
capital
projects
this
past
year
out
of
the
general
fund,
we
invested,
invested
in
upgrading
the
civic
arts
plaza's
25
year
old
mechanical
systems.
Technology
has
drastically
improved
the
efficiency
and
energy
savings
of
heating
and
air
conditioning
systems,
and
we
are
already
experiencing
the
results
of
this
investment
through
decreased
energy
usage
and
costs.
We
also
updated
the
kavli
theater
and
backstage
rooms
which
also
hadn't
undergone
a
major
renovation.
H
In
25
years,
the
tl
boulevard
streetscape
improvements
kicked
off
last
fiscal
year,
realigning
the
intersections
widening
the
sidewalk,
adding
landscaping
and
features,
as
this
is
a
gateway
to
our
downtown
and
not
shown
here.
But
we
also
embarked
on
re-roofing
at
the
civic
arts,
plaza
the
teen
center
and
our
adult
community
center.
H
Our
investment
in
the
community
continued
during
the
past
year
through
grants,
including
construction
of
the
borderline
healing
garden,
the
design
for
the
teen
center
improvement
project
and
the
final
250
000
grant
to
the
boys
and
girls
club
for
construction
of
the
john
l
naughter
family
club
at
redwood
middle
school.
This
completed
the
total
1
million
in
grants
for
boys
and
girls
clubs
throughout
the
city.
H
H
As
you
can
see
from
the
general
fund
analysis,
we
are
preliminary,
anticipating
a
surplus
of
13.2
million,
even
despite
some
revenue
losses
from
covid,
we
did
have
some
one-time
revenues
in
fiscal
year
1920.
So
I
do
not
expect
revenues
and
other
financing
sources
to
exceed
100
million
in
fiscal
year
2021,
and
I
would
anticipate
the
general
fund
to
have
a
much
smaller
surplus.
H
And
then
talking
about
our
covid
response
efforts,
preliminarily,
we
have
a
12.4
million
coveted
response
reserve
for
utilization
this
year
and
would
potentially
help
offset
revenue
loss.
We've
done
a
wide
variety
of
support
for
the
community
as
a
whole,
including
a
1
million
rental
assistance
program,
which
is
currently
accepting
applications.
H
We
also
received
over
1
million
in
total
and
additional
cdbg
funding
from
the
federal
government
due
to
covid,
which
we
did
a
small
business
support
program
earlier
this
year,
as
well
as
we're
planning
coming
to
you
at
the
next
council
meeting
for
additional
social
services.
Support
city
council
also
acted
to
change
the
annual
grant
programs
this
year
in
light
of
covid,
to
provide
additional
social
services,
support
and
theater
rental
credits,
and
we've
also
done
a
variety
of
other
small,
coveted
related
support
throughout
the
year.
H
H
H
H
H
However,
as
the
closures
continued,
and
we
began
to
realize
that
this
could
turn
into
a
lengthy
closure,
we
began
meeting
with
our
bargaining
units
to
discuss
further
language,
which
was
ultimately
presented
city
council
and
approved
in
june,
based
on
the
timing
of
the
closure
occurring
towards
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
The
initial
uncertainty
with
how
long
the
closure
was
going
to
last
and
the
sunk
costs
that
were
already
incurred
on
performances
from
march
through
june,
such
as
advertising
and
marketing
costs
that
ultimately
had
no
revenue
offset.
H
Throughout
the
past
several
months,
most
employees
have
been
reassigned
to
key
areas
such
as
at
the
library
assisting
with
our
curbside
service
and
in
the
community
development
department,
assisting
with
covid
compliance.
A
few
key
staff
are
still
working
out
of
the
theaters
fund,
such
as
in
the
box
office
dealing
with
refunding
tickets
and
rescheduling
performances.
H
Although
salaries
and
benefits
are
a
large
portion
of
the
expenses
in
the
theaters
fund,
we
analyzed
each
line
item
expense
to
see
what
other
areas
we
could
cut
back
on.
Some
savings,
of
course,
come
from
the
fact
that
we
aren't
holding
performances
so
there's
no
janitorial
or
parking
costs,
but
there
are
some
areas
where
costs
can't
be
reduced,
such
as
our
software
maintenance
contracts
and
depreciation.
H
The
arts
provides
a
wealth
of
benefits
to
the
public,
and
creativity
has
been
employed
to
continue
to
provide
live
performances
in
the
age
of
kovid.
Teo
arts
launched
its
road
show,
presenting
several
opportunities
for
drive-in
style
performances,
including
the
upcoming
national
lampoon's
christmas
vacation,
showing
this
saturday,
which
is
already
sold
out.
H
Staff
is
working
on
scheduling
and
rescheduling
performances
into
2021
in
preparation
for
an
eventual
reopening,
as
well
as
working
on
a
coveted
reopening
plan
such
as
seeding.
That
would
adhere
to
potential
capacity
restrictions
when
we
are
able
to
reopen.
This
is
all
crucial
in
being
prepared
to
reopen
as
soon
as
it
is
safe.
H
H
H
Therefore,
staff
recommends
the
budget
calendar
is
approved
and
also
approval
of
a
general
fund
transfer
in
fiscal
year,
1920
to
cover
the
loss
of
893
563
dollars
and
to
the
theaters
fund
for
covid
support
a
general
fund
transfer
in
fiscal
year,
2021
as
well,
not
to
exceed
1
million
for
covid
support
with
that
staff
is
available
for
questions
and
jonathan
sored.
Our
deputy
cultural
affairs
director
is
also
available
on
the
line.
D
E
Yes,
councilmember
jones,
so
a
soft
hiring
freeze
indicates
that
every
vacant
position
is
evaluated
carefully
and
determined
for
a
need
for
immediate
feeling
or
not.
So
there
are
positions
that
are
are
held
back
or
delayed
for
several
months
out,
there's
some
that
are
held
for
the
next
budget
year
and
there
are
some
that
are
filled
and
we
have
filled
some
key
positions
during
this
time,
but
they're
all
carefully
evaluated
as
a
mechanism
to
be
really
cautious.
H
Councilmember
jones,
yes,
the
way
online
sales
work
is
there's
no
direct
point
of
sale
within
the
city,
so
it
goes
to
the
county
pool
and
the
county
then
distributes
all
online
sales
across
the
county
to
each
city.
So
the
city
receives
its
share
of
the
total
sales
tax
revenue
right
now.
The
city
is
the
number
two
point
of
sale
sales
tax
producer
in
the
county,
which
equates
to
about
20
percent
of
the
sales
tax.
So
we
we
would
receive
about
20
of
online
sales,
tax
revenue.
D
H
No,
it's
really
hard
to
tell,
because
you
don't
know
how
much
of
that
online
sales
revenue
is
actually
from
thousand
oaks
residents
versus
other
residents
in
the
county,
so
we
could
be
receiving
more
than
our
share.
We
could
also
be
receiving
less
than
our
share
if
it
was
actual
point
of
sales,
because
we
don't
know
where
the
customer
is
it's
hard
to
tell
whether
we're
negatively
or
positively
impacted
by
that.
E
And
one
one
analogy
you
can
use
councilmember
jones
in
thinking
about
that
is:
if
a
television
is
purchased
at
best
buy
we
receive
the
full
sales
tax.
A
lot
benefit
television
that
same
television
is
purchased
over
amazon,
then
that
we
receive
that
apportionment
from
the
county
pool
based
on
that
20
percent
that
miss
boscarino
mentioned.
E
So
I'll
let
mrs
pascarino
speak
on
it,
but
just
globally.
You
know
I'd
first
like
to
give
kudos
to
the
city
council.
The
fact
that
we
have
returned
to
fund
balance
for
the
last
several
years
consistently
is
a
tribute
to
the
fiscal
prudence
of
this
city
council
and
keeping
a
strong
focus
on
that
and
and
not
growing
long-term
expenses
and
really
focusing
on
those
one-time
expenditures.
E
H
Yes,
thanks
drew,
as
he
mentioned,
the
primary
reason
for
our
reserves
is
to
pay
for
our
capital
projects
and
there
are
other
areas
that
the
reserves
are
for,
such
as
we
have
a
reserve
for
liabilities.
We
have
our
reserve,
you
know
the
8
million
dollar
for
our
grant
endowment
program,
so
we
have
that
reserve.
H
We
also
have
a
reserve
for
our
unfunded
liabilities.
You
know
council
elected
two
years
ago
to
put
aside
22.5
million
total
city-wide
into
our
pension
stabilization
trust
fund.
So
we
have
that
reserve
set
aside
and
our
general
fund
as
well.
So
the
bulk
of
the
general
fund
reserves
are
set
aside
for
specific
purposes.
We
actually
have
a
very
small
amount
that
is
unassigned
and
eligible
to
be
committed
towards
a
certain
purpose.
D
H
D
C
G
Just
just
a
question
we
have
our
having
with
our
our
theater
fund.
Unfortunately,
I
think
we
were.
We
were
very
close
to
breaking.
Even
we
in
fact,
we
broke
even
a
little
bit
higher
than
even
in
the
prior
year
to
covered,
and
we
looked
like
we
are
on
track
for
an
even
better
year
and
unfortunately,
the
theaters
got
hammered
as
in
many
other
industries
by
the
covid
response.
G
The
the
question
I
have,
as
we
come
out
of
covid,
hopefully
within
six
eight
months
a
year
whenever
that
magic
day
might
be,
is
it
what
what
is
the
plan?
I
think
mr
boscarino
mentioned
the
the
coven,
the
theater
plan,
I'm
just
one
here
to
flesh
that
out
a
little
bit
as
far
as
are
we
looking
at
being
quickly
able
to
book
acts?
Do
they
anticipate
that
there
will
be
an
a
backlog
and
a
demand
for
acts?
How
are
we
approaching
that.
E
I
Sure
thanks
drew
and
councilmember
engler
to
to
answer
your
question.
That's
actually
been
one
of
the
focuses
that
we've
had
since
the
pandemic
began,
which
is
why
we've
focused
our
efforts
on
not
only
rescheduling
events
that
we've
currently
had
booked
but
continuing
to
schedule
them
in
in
the
future.
I
We
a
number
of
years
ago
stepped
away
from
booking
things
on
a
season
basis.
So
we
have
the
flexibility
to
add
and
remove
shows
from
our
programming
as
as
the
need
arises
or
as
the
opportunities
arise,
which,
in
a
lot
of
cases
for
the
touring,
shows
those
those
opportunities
for
those
larger
headline
tours
only
come
into
fruition.
A
number
of
months
ahead,
usually
about
two
to
three
months
in
advance
of
that
performance.
I
G
I
The
city
has
been
really
great
about
trying
to
find
alternative
work
sites
for
our
staff
to
be
able
to
slip
into
rather
than
going
into
a
full
furlough
or
even
as
many
other
theaters
have
unfortunately
had
to
do
in
moving
with
layoffs.
So
we
as
a
theater
enterprise,
stand
very
well
poised
to
be
able
to
grab
the
mantle
from
where
we
left
off.
I
We
may
not
be
at
the
same
volume
right
out
the
gate,
but
certainly
we'll
have
the
mechanisms
and
operations
in
place
to
be
able
to
move
forward
so
with
with
our
key
staff
that
we
still
have
working
in
the
department,
along
with
some
of
the
staff
that
we've
been
able
to
reapportion
to
other
departments
in
this.
In
the
meantime,
we
we
do
have
enough
staff
to
be
able
to
move
forward
really
without
skipping
a
beat.
E
E
Here
we
have
some
unique
talents
within
our
cultural
affairs
department,
engineers
that
understand
our
lighting
systems
and
our
sound
boards
and
and
have
relationships
with
our
resident
art
companies
and
our
various
touring
acts
that
come
through
the
venue,
it's
very
hard
to
replace
that
type
of
specific
knowledge,
and
so
our
ability
to
have
these
employees
add
value
in
existing
spaces
within
the
organization
has
really
helped
us,
and
I
think
it
will
help
us
be
better.
Positioned
than
most
performing
arts
has
been
used
to
to
come
forward,
as
jonathan
mentioned.
E
I
do
think
it's
incumbent
on
the
council
to
be
thinking
as
we
move
into
the
budget
process
in
the
years
ahead.
We
we
are
going
to
be
doing
another
two-year
budget.
The
item
before
you
tonight
addresses
last
fiscal
year
in
this
fiscal
year,
the
direct
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
There
are
going
to
be
lingering
issues
with
the
pandemic
that
are
going
to
require
very
likely
support
on
the
behalf
of
the
of
the
council
through
the
budget
process.
E
To
help
the
theaters
get
back
on
their
feet
and
that's
because
we're
gonna
when
we
do
open
we're
likely
to
have
capacity
limitations,
we
don't
know
how
quickly
touring
acts
will
return
to
our
venue.
We
hope
they
return
quickly.
We
don't
know
what
their
fees
and
rates
are
going
to
look
like
as
we
move
forward.
A
Nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
is
really
a
drop
in
the
bucket
when
you
consider
that,
before
the
pandemic
hit
the
entertainment
industry,
the
arts
industry
and
its
associated
industries
made
up
4.5
percent
of
the
gdp
in
this
country.
5
million
employees,
a
900
billion
dollar
industry
and
thousand
oaks,
is
a
small
slice
of
that.
We
absolutely
have
to
save
the
theaters,
because
we
will
come
back,
and
I
would
also
like
to
give
the
newest
symphony
a
plug.
A
As
I
look
at
the
backdrop
jonathan's
backdrop
that
they,
they
actually
went
ahead
with
a
new
season,
even
though
nobody
can
really
come
to
the
theater.
They
recorded
an
entire
season's
worth
of
concerts
and
it
already
started
two
weeks
ago,
it's
available
online
and
the
membership
for
these
concerts,
and
I
believe
there
are
eight
or
ten
of
them
is
only
60
or
65,
and
that
is
how
residents
can
support
and
continue
to
support
our
arts
organizations.
A
I
mean
we
are
talking
about
supporting
restaurants
and
other
small
businesses.
We
need
to
think
about
how
to
continue
to
support
struggling
arts
organizations,
and
so,
if
you
can
go
online
and
donate
to
any
of
the
art
organizations,
whether
it
is
new
west
symphony
season
concert
or
if
it's
the
the
five
star
or
the
conejo
players
or
or
the
ballet
we
we
need
to
look
at
those
areas
as
well
in
those
groups
as
well.
So
if
I
may
make
the
motion
to
approve
this
wholeheartedly,
I
would
like
to
go
ahead
and
do
that.
C
C
C
All
right,
very
good,
better
days
are
ahead.
We've
made
a
huge
investment
in
these
theaters
and
they're,
going
to
continue
to
provide
the
kind
of
entertainment
and
the
kind
of
gathering
and
the
bringing
us
together
that
they've
done
for
the
last
25
years,
we'll
do
it
for
another
25
and
beyond
that.
So
with
that
I'll
call
for
the
vote,
please.
G
D
C
J
J
J
In
addition,
the
city
council
has
taken
the
following
actions
as
a
local
response
to
help
protect
residents
and
businesses
from
financial
distress.
This
includes
a
moratorium
on
commercial
and
residential
evictions
for
non-payment
of
rent
through
june
30th
or
a
date
adopted
by
the
governor,
a
moratorium
on
collection
of
various
late
fees
and
fines.
J
The
city
council
also
approved
a
340
thousand
dollar
small
business
grant
program
which
was
funded
by
cdbg,
cares
act
and
in
which
25
businesses
have
received
grant
awards.
The
council
also
contributed
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
the
chamber
small
business
relief
fund.
You
recently
approved
a
million
dollars
in
residential
rental
assistance,
and
you
also
approve
various
grant
programs
to
support
social
services
and
performing
arts
organizations.
J
J
Final
bills
have
been
issued
and
new
customers
are
established
at
these
properties.
Due
to
the
temporary
suspension
on
collections,
staff
is
unable
to
collect
the
sixty
two
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
outstanding
fees.
Due
staff
is
recommending
repealing
the
temporary
moratorium
on
closed
accounts
so
that
we
can
begin
the
collection
process
collecting
on
these
closed
accounts
does
not
compromise
or
disconnect
service
for
any
existing
residents.
J
The
city's
current
eviction
moratorium
is
in
place
until
the
governor
rescinds
the
executive
order
permitting
cities
to
adopt
moratoriums
unless
the
city
council
resends
its
moratorium
earlier.
The
tenant
relief
act
adopted
by
governor
newsom
provides
statewide
residential
eviction
protection
but
does
not
provide
a
uniform
statewide
commercial
eviction.
Protection
moratoriums
on
commercial
evictions
are
only
available
if
they
are
in
place
at
the
local
level.
J
G
J
E
Mr
poscarino,
perhaps
you
can
speak
to
that
from
a
ppp
standpoint.
I
don't
know
how
that
affected
on
a
property
owner
basis.
I
think
one
of
the
things
you
had
to
demonstrate
was
employees,
as
it
was
payroll
protection
program,
so
not
sure
unless
they
were
a
owner
operator
of
a
business,
if
that
would
have
impacted
them.
H
H
D
E
So
I'll
I'll
take
the
first
crack
at
that
and
I'll
let
city
attorney
noonan
chamin
as
as
needed,
but
in
terms
of
analyzing
it
it's
it's
not
really.
The
landscape
is
so
varied
and
diverse
that
it's
it
would
be
really
difficult
to
analyze
that
landscape.
I
think
what
we
what
we
have
brought
before
you
tonight
is.
This
has
been
in
place
for
a
considerable
amount
of
time,
certainly
much
longer
than
we
had
ever
anticipated.
It
would
be
in
front
of
you.
E
We
have
folks
that
we're
hearing
from
in
that
sector
that
are
mortgages
on
properties
and
have
significant
concerns
about
the
ongoing
the
moratorium
itself
does
not
relieve
the
business
owner
from
paying
the
back
rent.
They
will
have
from
the
moment
that
the
moratorium
is
ended.
They
will
have
to
come
up
to
current
rent
terms
or
reach
an
agreement
with
their
landlord
within
six
months.
So
the
protections
that
are
in
place
were
simply
that
they
were
designed
to
be
protections
to
help
guide
through
the
darkest
hours
of
the
pandemic.
E
Now
we're
at
a
juncture
in
the
pandemic,
where
we
felt
it
was
important
that
the
city
council
weigh
in
as
to
where
things
stand.
The
circumstances
are
different
today
than
they
were
in
the
early
days.
When
you
took
this
took
this
action,
you
saw
a
letter
in
the
packet
tonight
from
some
commercial
property
owners
expressing
their
concern
around
this
and
the
length
of
time
that
it's
going
and
expressing
concern
about
whether
some
of
these
tenants
will
ever
be
able
to
come
come
together
from
the
beginning.
E
We
have
taken
the
position
here
and
we
continue
to
do
so
tonight
that
the
city
does
not
want
to
be
a
mediator
in
these
processes,
and
we
won't
be
that
the
city
is,
is
simply
encouraging
landlords
and
tenants
to
work
together
based
on
their
unique
circumstances.
It's
hard
to
paint
these
all
with
the
same
brush.
You've
got
some
that
are
large,
gym
owners
and
gym
spaces.
You've
got
small
mom
and
pop
businesses,
you
have
larger
regional
and
national
chains
and
they
all
have
different
circumstances
and
they
all
been
affected
differently
by
the
pandemic.
E
D
D
Right
now
seems
like
with
the
cold
weather
coming
on,
and
you
know
these
months
and
holidays
where
people
want
to
get
together
that
we're
not
really
seeing
the
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
to
use
an
overworn
figure
of
speech.
But
is
there
anything
that
inspired
coming
to
the
council
on
this
specific
specific
date
with
this
matter?
So.
E
So
there's
a
couple
of
factors
that
are
driving
timing
around
this.
First
of
all,
the
close
of
the
legislative
session
is
the
most
important
aspect,
so
there
was
hope,
I
think,
on
the
part
of
all
cities
that
the
state
legislature
was
going
to
provide
state
level
guidance
as
it
related
to
commercial
evictions.
They
did
that
for
residential,
and
that
is
now
what
governs
residential
evictions
across
the
state.
It's
a
it's
a
clean,
ubiquitous
set
of
rules.
E
They
did
not
do
that
on
the
commercial
side,
and
so
with
that
we're
left
with
a
local
order
that
the
council
hasn't
revisited
in
many
months
and
therefore
that
that
is
the
primary
reason
we're
before
you
tonight
now
this
certainly,
the
turn
in
numbers
has
occurred.
In
the
last
week,
we've
been
preparing
for
this
item
as
we
as
we
do
with
items
for
several
weeks,
and
we
prepared
it
in
conjunction
with
the
with
our
movement
into
less
restrictive
tier
and,
as
I
mentioned
at
the
outset,
that's
certainly
dynamic.
D
E
That
councilmember
jones
mentioned
at
the
end
a
relief
for
the
property
owners.
I
want
to
stress
again
because
I
think
it's
important
for
those
listening
tonight
and
and
watching
at
home
this
you
know
our
fervent
belief
is
that
landlords
and
tenants
need
to
come
together
in
these
difficult
times.
Structures
of
leases
and
terms
in
small
business,
medium
business,
large
business
are
very
complex
and
so
to
take
to
take
them
with
a
blanket
approach
is
very,
very
difficult,
and
so
we
we
just.
E
I
want
to
continue
to
emphasize
that
we
don't
want
to
see
our
small
businesses
slip
away
from
us
and
we
hope
that
our
landlords
are
out
there
and
they
don't
want
to
see
those
businesses
leave
those
commercial
spaces
as
well,
and
there
needs
to
be
practical,
prudent
approaches
that
are
individualized
to
each
of
these.
Each
of
these
situations
in
order
to
help
us
weather
through.
C
Thank
you,
mr
powers.
Yeah
I
mean
personally,
I
don't
think
this
is
so
much
a
question
as
timing
as
it
is
duration.
As
has
been
mentioned,
this
has
been
going
on
since
march
eight
months.
Back
in
march,
we
had
a
much
different
situation
than
we
have
now.
We
had
complete
closures
and
there
was
a
lot
of
instability.
A
lot
of
uncertainty.
C
Businesses
were
shut
down.
Here
we
are
eight
months
later:
we've
thrown
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
at
small
businesses.
The
city
has
the
county.
Has
we've
done
the
federal
government's
done,
the
paycheck
protection
program,
and
we
are
now
in
a
tier
where
a
majority
of
the
businesses
are
open,
they're
operating
anywhere
from
10
to
50
capacity,
whether
it's
a
shopping
center,
hotels,
restaurants,
fitness
places,
so
things
have
changed
and
you
know
the.
C
I
think
the
intervention
has
run
its
course
at
this
point
and,
as
mr
powers
said
now
is
an
opportunity
when
this
more,
if
this
moratorium
is
lifted
for
landlords
and
tenants
to
negotiate
going
forward,
leases
that
and
rental
agreements
that
reflect
this
new
paradigm
that
we
happen
to
be
in
at
the
moment
and
to
really
assess
the
long-term
viability
of
these
businesses.
I
think
that
that's
that's
important
and
I-
and
I
will
say
anecdotally
from
folks
that
I've
been
talking
to
the
majority
of
businesses
are
in
fact
paying.
C
They
are
paying
and
they're
they're
they're,
paying
their
deferred
rent
as
well.
So
we're
not
talking
about
the
vast
majority
of
businesses,
we're
talking,
probably
a
smaller
amount
that
are
affected
by
this,
but
I
think
in
the
long
run,
this
will
be
a
positive
because
these
rental
agreements
will
be
hammered
out
to
reflect
the
new
new
situation
that
we're
in.
A
A
A
C
E
Yeah-
and
I
just
want
to
make-
and
those
were
great
comments
by
mayor
pro
tem
and-
and
it
reminded
me
to
make
a
couple
of
additional
comments-
you
know,
while
we
don't
have
a
picture
specifically
of
how
much
rent's
being
paid
or
not
paid,
we
do
have
some
data
points
that
would
lend
us
to
feel
like
businesses
have
been
able
to
continue
making
payments
so
and
most,
notably
in
sales
tax.
The
state
created
a
program
that
program
allowed
for
interest-free
deferment
of
sales
tax.
E
E
Those
dollars
add
up
and
in
keeping
something
in
place
like
that,
you
do
have
to
weigh
and
and
that's
why
we
thought
it
was
important
to
bring
to
the
council.
You
have
to
weigh
that.
Are
you
creating
a
scenario
that
could
lead
to
to
bankruptcy
and
other
financial
hardship,
because
you're
adding
on
significant
amounts
of
money
over
the
course
of
extended
periods?
And
so
it's
for
those
reasons
we
brought
it
to
you
for
your
for
your
consideration.
C
C
C
E
Really
quickly,
we
do
have
a
meeting
next
week
because
of
the
way
thanksgiving
is
falling
this
year
we
do
have
a
meeting
back-to-back
weeks,
so
we'll
be
before
you
with
an
amendment
to
our
2019
community
development
block
grant
item
that
is
to
reflect
some
additional
cares
act.
Money
that's
coming
in
through
cdbg
we've
had
an
allotment
of
that
that
was
utilized
earlier
in
the
year.
E
C
B
Mayor
we
have
two
closed
session
items
tonight.
The
first
one
is
conference
with
legal
counsel
on
existing
litigation
regarding
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
petition
for
review
before
the
california
regional
water
quality
control
board
filed
on
december
16
2019
pursuant
to
government
code,
section
54956.9
subdivision
a
the
second
matter
is
a
conference
of
the
legal
council
for
pending
workers,
compensation
claim
with
a
significant
exposure
to
litigation
regarding
chris
meske
pursuant
to
government
code,
section
54956.9,
subdivision
d2.