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December 15, 2020
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D
So
current
hospitalizations
continue
the
trend
of
records
during
the
pandemic,
we're
now
up
to
225,
hospitalized
and
56
in
the
intensive
care
unit
at
our
various
hospitals
across
the
county,
so
that
hospital
capacity
is
a
concern
paired
with
the
seasonal
flu
and
the
other
volume
that
that
we
see
during
this
time
of
year
is
creating
quite
a
strain
at
on
all
of
our
hospitals,
and
that
includes
los
robles
hospital
here
in
thousand
oaks
and
just
taking
a
moment
to
ask
everyone
recognize.
This
is
a
very
difficult
period.
As
we
come
into
the
holidays.
D
There
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
community
spread
happening.
I
know
there
is
also
tremendous
strain
on
our
businesses
and
our
business
community,
and
we
all
feel
that
firsthand
and
just
want
to
ask
for
everyone's
cooperation
and
support
as
we
move
through
these
difficult
weeks
ahead,
get
out
there
and
support
those
local
businesses
by
purchasing
gift
cards
get
some
take
away
food
where
you
can
try
to
support
your
neighbors
in
a
distance
manner
and
show
holiday
spirit
in
that
different
way.
This
year
there
is
hope
on
the
horizon.
D
Now,
first
vaccines
arrive
today
for
frontline
healthcare
workers
that
will
be
begin.
The
inoculation
of
some
of
those
workers
tomorrow,
with
additional
approvals
coming
from
the
fda
later
this
week,
we
anticipate
the
volume
of
vaccination,
will
increase
steadily
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead,
and
so
there
is
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
here,
and
that
concludes
my
update
for
this
evening.
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C
Yes,
madame
mayor,
I
just
would
like
a
little
further
enlightenment,
as
I
said
on
this
idea
of
retaining
a
lobbyist,
and
do
we
base
the
fee
that
we're
paying
on
on
the
services
that
have
been
rendered.
Or
is
this
more
like
an
insurance
policy
or
future
problems
we
may
have
with
the
state
legislature.
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So
I
our
legislative
affairs
manager,
mina
leiba,
is
online
and
I'll.
Let
her
respond
to
more
of
the
specifics,
as
it
relates
to
the
contract
structure,
but
this
contract
take
it
up
on
annual
basis
is
our
linkage
to
sacramento.
We
have
a
separate
contract.
That
is
our
linkage
to
washington
d.c.
I
think
the
council
knows
well
the
ongoing
issues
and
challenges
and
opportunities
we
have
with
sacramento
and
having
that
connectivity
and
linkage
is
very,
very
important
as
we
track
every
year.
D
A
significant
number
of
new
bills
that
comes
forward-
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
mena
will
share
is
that
we
never
know
what
those
new
bills
are
going
to
look
like,
and
so
the
structure
of
the
contract
has
to
be
flexible
and
the
extent
that
we
are
able
to
respond
as
things
come
up
so
mina.
Would
you
like
to
take
it
from
there.
H
Absolutely
thank
you
so
much
happy
holidays
council
member
jones.
I
just
wanted
to
answer
the
first
part
of
your
question.
Actually
this
amount
we
have
had
is
fairly
fairly
minimum
compared
to
other
contractors
that
are
working
with
them.
We
have
had
them
for
such
a
long
time.
We
have
created
a
relationship
with
them
that
they
have
not
actually
given
us
any
fee
hikes.
So
as
of
over
20
years
ago,
we
have
maintained
the
same
rate,
which
is
2750
a
month
for
a
lobbyist.
H
That
is
pretty
tame
and
I
will
say,
you're
absolutely
right.
It
is
partially
an
insurance
contract.
It's
also
as
what
our
city
manager
had
said.
They
are
connection
to
sacramento,
particularly
the
governor,
as
well
as
our
senate,
as
well
as
our
assembly
members.
I
try
to
to
fly
up
to
sacramento
best.
I
can
at
least
four
times
a
year
to
present
some
of
our
interest
in
issues
but
oftentimes.
H
So
we
have
used
them.
They
work
in
conjunction
with
our
state
league
of
california
cities
with
the
city
managers
foundation.
They
work
closely
on
municipal
issues
and
they
have
been
a
great
help
and
in
my
report
you'll
see
there
are
a
number
of
benefits
that
we
have
been
able
to
gain
from
their
representation
and
a
lot
of
their
benefits
have
been
securing
funding
for
our
general
fund.
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Okay,
so
item
l
is
the
safety
and
compliance
culture
project,
so
this
is
tied
in
with
our
workman's
compensation
or
process
and
the
state,
osha,
health
and
safety
requirements,
and
so
the
creation
of
of
this
and
the
contract
associated
with
this
is
geared
at
supporting
our
wastewater
treatment
plant,
primarily
in
development
of
health
and
safety
plans
and
compliance
with
state
guidelines.
Public
works
director,
cliff
finley
has
made
it
up
to
the
front
dice
and
I'll.
Have
him
speak
to
the
item.
G
Yes,
absolutely
I
thought
you
had
a
specific
question
so
so
over
the
past
year,
we
have
hired
a
consultant
to
do
an
audit
of
the
public
works.
Primarily
the
public
works
department,
their
safety
program.
We
have
a
lot
of
guys
working
in
the
field
and
the
hill
canyon
treatment
plant
and
that
they
they're
exposed
to
risk.
Cal.
Osha
requires
us
to
have
a
safety
program.
We
have
one
in
place,
but
it
hadn't
been
audited
in
many
years.
G
G
D
And
just
to
to
sort
of
close
out
the
comment
there,
because
it's
important
for
the
entirety
of
the
council
to
know
the
workplace
place
health
and
safety
component
here
at
hill
canyon
in
particular.
It's
extremely
dangerous
work
at
times,
keeping
our
workman's
compensation
rates
and
claims
down
is
incredibly
important,
not
not
to
mention
the
health
and
safety
of
our
employees
overall
and
so
maintaining
a
practice
that
ensures.
That
is
really
at
the
heart
of
this
particular
item.
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A
Recusing
yeah,
thank
you
so
much
so
that
is
our
consent
calendar.
We
now
go
to
item
10
a
and
this
is
a
report
by
our
city
investment
review
committee.
It's
an
annual
report
and
I
believe
that
this
will
be
first
presented
by
our
finance
director,
mrs
boscarino,
and
then
we
will
hear
from
the
chair
of
the
committee.
Mr
short
good
evening,.
B
G
G
The
current
members
include
jim
hovland
mark
conkey,
richard
law,
as
well
as
myself.
Jim
hogan's
term
expires
this
january
and
there
is
also
a
vacancy
that
was
created
when
linda
with
linda
cohen's
resignation.
The
council
members
have
made
several
appointments
this
evening
and
will
be
announced
at
a
later
date.
G
G
A
B
B
B
those
policy
or
that
law
includes
replacing
the
outstanding
commercial
paper
limit,
with
a
single
issuer
limit
for
commercial
paper
and
medium-term
notes,
combined
based
on
the
portfolio
size,
as
well
as
allowing
for
the
purchase
of
u.s
government
securities
during
times
of
zero
or
negative
interest
rates,
and
I
will
be
available
to
address
the
committee's
recommendations
for
changes
to
the
investment
policy.
When
pres
when
presented
to
a
city
council
in
january,
the
recommendation
is
to
receive
and
file
the
investment
review
committee's
annual
report.
A
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A
A
B
Hearing
advertised,
as
required
by
law,
is
open
to
consider
agenda
item
8a
regarding
solar
carport
at
the
municipal
service
center
project.
Ci-5265
speakers
are
requested
to
state
their
name
and
community
of
residence.
For
the
record.
Two
individuals
have
presented
speaker
cards
and
pursuant
to
council
standards,
each
speaker
will
have
five
minutes
and
the
yellow
light
will
display.
When
you
have
one
minute
remaining.
A
J
Good
evening,
mayor
bill
de
la
pena
and
council
members,
nader
hidari,
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
present
this
project
this
evening
with
me.
Tonight
is
dr
helen
cox,
our
sustainability
division
manager,
and
should
we
have
questions
just
a
brief
background
on
the
item
in
1993,
the
municipal
service
center
was
constructed,
and
in
2013
it
was
expanded
that
expansion,
it
originally
envisioned
solar
carports
to
be
included
in
the
project
design,
but
at
that
time,
but
due
to
funding
considerations
was
not
constructed.
J
That
was
resuscitated
in
2017,
where
the
project
was
bid
out
with
a
traditional
design
bid
build
method
with
a
kind
of
a
complex
architectural
design
and
again
due
to
funding
shortfall.
The
project
did
not
proceed
forward
in
2020,
however,
we
took
measures
to
simplify
the
project
design
and
apply
additional
grant
funding
that
we
are
able
to
procure
and,
in
addition,
we're
using
a
simplified
single
point
of
contact
procurement
method.
J
Staff
issued
the
rfp
for
the
project
this
summer
and
received
five
qualified
proposals
in
the
fall
staff,
evaluate
each
proposal
for
numerous
factors,
including
qualifications,
design,
creativity,
cost
payback
period,
project,
understanding
and
experience
in
accordance
with
government
code.
4217-10
sitelogic
was
ultimately
selected
after
this
review
process,
based
on
the
considerations,
including
experience
with
this
type
of
project,
skills
and
qualifications
of
key
personnel
assigned
to
the
project
proposed
schedule.
J
J
A
J
Absent
the
grant,
so,
if
I
go
back
to
there
was
a
you
know:
graphic
there
that
depicted
both
of
them,
so
that
has
a
16
and
a
half
year
payback
period.
That's
a
pretty
mid-level
payback
period
for
a
solar
project.
That's
that
that's
pretty
industry
standard,
so
it
still
still
would
be
an
attractive
project
for
for
many
agencies.
But
we
have
the
fortunate
ability
here
to
apply
the
grant
and
even
make
it
even
more
attractive
for
ourselves.
E
E
J
J
B
Good
evening
we
did
look
at
storage
as
a
possible
option
on
this,
but
it
actually
increased
the
payback
period
quite
a
bit,
because
the
main
benefit
with
storage
is
to
reduce
your
demand
charges.
But
when
we
looked
at
that,
when
we
modeled
that
out,
actually
it
didn't,
it
didn't
really
benefit
us
in
terms
of
of
payback.
J
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K
E
A
Yes,
as
I
mentioned
at
the
beginning
that
when
I
opened
up
the
public
hearing,
there
are
no
public
comments
and
I
actually
didn't
close
the
public
hearing
formally.
So
thank
you,
but
we
can
now
move
on
to
a
department
report
that
is
item
9a
and
deals
with
our
young
pre-screening
process
fairly
young.
I
would
imagine-
and
we
welcome
to
the
other
dyes,
none
other
than
our
legendary
community
development
director
mark
town.
D
You
mentioned
him
as
legendary,
and
he
indeed
is
that
from
all
aspects
of
of
community
planning
and
design,
starting
with
his
time
with
koska
and
residents.
Here,
we
cherish
our
open
space
and
in
large
part
mark
is
one
of
those
reasons
that
that
open
space
is
what
it
is
today
and
that
we
have
so
much
of
it
and
that
is
protected
in
perpetuity.
D
His
role
is
deputy
director
of
the
department
community
development
department,
where
he
worked
closely
with
the
planning
commission
through
many
many
years,
and
then
most
recently,
in
the
time
that
him
and
I
have
worked
most
intimately
together,
is
in
his
role
as
director
of
the
community
development
department.
Following.
D
D
And
I
think
one
of
the
biggest
thumbprints
that
he's
leaving
on
our
organization
is
his
commitment
to
structuring
the
department
for
the
future
really
looking
as
his.
He
has
some
of
an
academic
background
where
he's
taught
for
many
years
in
different
disciplines
and
and
mark,
and
I
would
spend
long
hours,
whiteboarding
out
concepts
and
ideas
and
structures
to
align
the
department
for
the
future
and
one
of
the
biggest
positives
is
that
he's
leaving
us
better.
D
Now,
our
director
of
community
development
and
the
audience
this
evening
and
our
deputy
director,
michael
forbes,
both
of
those
gentlemen,
are
top
talents
and
mark,
has
had
a
chance
to
groom
and
and
support
them
and
to
try
to
hand
the
baton
off
in
a
manner
that's
consistent
with
what
we've
seen
in
this
organization
through
the
years.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
mark
to
thank
him
and
we
are
going
to
miss
him
tremendously.
A
Thank
you,
mr
powers.
I
know
this
is
something
this
is
an
important
item
we're
discussing,
but
this
being
item
9a,
this
being
mr
towns
very
final
presentation.
I
was
just
wondering
whether
other
council
members
wanted
to
say
something
as
well,
and
you
can
just
raise
your
hand
because
I
can
actually
see
you
now.
So
if
you
would
like
to
comment
just
go
ahead
and
raise
your
hand,
council,
member,
adam,
followed
by
mayor
pro
tem
engler.
I
I
He
has
been
a
very
reassuring
voice
up
there
at
the
diocese
for
all
of
us.
It's
been
a
great
resource
for
me
mark
and
I
go
all
the
way
back
to
my
days
on
the
planning
commission.
His
knowledge
and
history
of
the
city
is
just
incredible
and
I
just
can't
compliment
you
enough
mark
on
the
great
job
that
you've
done
and
how
well
you've
dealt
with
all
of
us.
I
Your
relationship
with
all
of
us
has
just
been
so
positive
and
we've
learned
so
much
from
you
and
mark
lives
right
in
the
heart
of
thousand
oaks,
so
he
he
knows
what
it
is
to
be
a
resident
of
this
city
and
everything
that
he's
done
for
this
city.
I
think
reflects
that.
So
I
know
your
retirement's
going
to
be
quite
exciting,
going
to
costa
rica
and
also
I'm
looking
forward
to
having
a
a
great
retirement
mark
and
thank
you
for
everything.
You've
done
for
the
city
and
for
me
personally.
E
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
mayor
mark.
I
just
want
to
say
I
won't
be
as
verbose,
perhaps
as
our
our
former
mayor,
but
when
I
I'm
one
of
the
newer
members
of
the
council
and
when
I
came
on
to
the
council
what
two
years
ago
now
you
were
instrumental
in
getting
me
up
to
speed
on
on
what
was
going
on
in
the
city.
E
C
C
C
K
C
C
Yes,
well
all
kidding
aside,
I
really
appreciate
the
work
you've
done
and
I've
known
you
only
for
a
couple
of
years
or
well.
I've
met
you
before
and
no
one
of
you,
but
we've
only
been
you
know,
conversant
for
a
couple
of
years.
So
I
really
thank
you
for
bringing
me
up
speed
and
for
the
very
courteous
way
that
you've
done
and
you've
actually
asked
in
mine.
C
I
know
I've
had
you
out
to
the
cider
a
couple
of
proposed
projects
and
you
have
not
shrunk
from
humoring
me
and
coming
out
and
looking
at
these
things
so
you're
very
accommodating-
and
I
wish
you
the
best
of
luck
and
let's
see
you're
going
to
costa
rica-
is
that
it
that's
the
plan.
Okay,
well
best
of
luck
and
I'm
sure
your
spanish
is
in
good
order,
so
you
probably
fit
in
very
well
anyway
best
wishes
and
thanks
for
a
job.
Well
done.
I
appreciate
it.
E
Well,
thank
you,
madam
mayor
mark.
I
have
known
from
sitting
in
the
audience
watching.
Council
meetings
take
place
as
mark
with
his
powerpoint
and
his
easy
presentation.
Style
takes
the
council
and
the
audience
through
wonderful
journeys
of
what
the
city
direction
is
going
to
be,
and
I
so
appreciated
those
presentations
because
it
made
it
so
clear
as
to
where
we
are
going.
E
I
was
so
looking
forward
as
a
council
member
to
be
on
the
other
side
listening
to
these
presentations
and
when
it
was
announced
to
me
not
too
long
ago,
that
mark
was
retiring
to
paradise,
costa
rica.
My
first
thought
was:
he
didn't
check
in
with
me
on
this
one
so
mark
again
the
best
of
wishes
to
you
in
costa
rica.
It's
one
of
my
fantasy
places
to
go
visit.
I've
heard
good
things
about
it
godspeed
and
help
you
to
enjoy
your
time
there
in
costa
rica.
Good
luck
to
you.
K
A
Short
changed,
if
you
didn't
get
me
now,
if
I
didn't
get
to
know,
would
have
done
it
later,
but
no
I,
of
course
you
have
this
institutional
knowledge
of
the
city
of
thousand
oaks,
as
your
predecessor
did
as
well.
But
if,
for
those
who
don't
really
know
you,
I
want
to
say
that
you
are
just
the
kindest
most
patient,
most
diplomatic
community
development,
director
or
person
in
general.
You
deeply
care
about
your
community.
A
You
have
always
tried
to
reason
with
with
those
who
did
not
see
necessarily
eye
to
eye
with
you,
but
boy
you
leave
some
very
big
shoes
to
fill
and
calvin
is
ready
for
it.
I
know
he
is
he's
sitting
up
there
right
now.
You
you
chose
excellent
people
in
succeeding
you
or
to
succeed.
You-
and
I
know
that
this
tradition
of
of
preserving
what
we
know
is
thousand
oaks
will
will
continue.
A
K
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
those
words,
they
mean
a
lot
to
me.
It's
been
a
great
time
with
the
city.
I
couldn't
have
chosen
a
better
organization
to
to
devote
my
career
to
started
my
early
30s,
believe
it
or
not
here
and
and
I've
thoroughly
enjoyed
it
when
I
think
back
on
those
years,
a
few
things
really
really
sort
of
stand
out
and
that
I
wanted
to
give
thanks
for
one
is.
K
I
wanted
to
give
thanks
to
all
of
my
co-workers,
you
we,
the
community,
has
an
incredibly
talented
and
dedicated
cadre
of
employees
of
staff
that
devote
their
their
their
daily
work
to
trying
to
make
this
community
better
day
in
and
day
out
and-
and
it's
been
just
a
pleasure
to
work
with
with
them.
I
would
like
to
actually
thank
you,
the
city,
council
and
and
your
predecessors.
It's
it's
been
a
lot
of
fun.
Working
with
you,
it's
been
fun,
bringing
interesting
projects.
K
I
hope
they've
been
interesting
to
you
for
your
consideration
and
I've
always
been
impressed
by
the
the
literal,
the
tireless
dedication
of
our
city
councils,
and
you
know
you
all
work.
Seven
days
a
week
basically-
and
it's
it's
in
this
community's
quality
of
life
is
in
large
part,
thanks
to
you
and
then
finally,
I
wanted
to
thank
the
community
at
large.
All
of
the
the
residents,
the
volunteers,
the
non-profits
that
have
helped
to
make
this
community.
K
So
great,
you
know
an
involved
community
is,
is
a
better
community
and-
and
this
is
there's
no
better
place
than
to
show
that
than
thousand
oaks
and
then
finally,
I
did
want
to
just
thank
my
my
family,
my
wife
ileana
and
my
son
kevin
who
have
put
up
with.
I
don't
know
how
many
hundreds
of
evening
meetings
like
this,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
that
all
right
now,
let's
get
on
to
the
item
at
hand.
K
K
But,
as
we
just
mentioned,
the
community
development
department
has
new
leadership.
Kelvin
parker
who's
pictured
here
will
be
succeeding
me
as
director
of
the
department
he
joined
the
department
about
three
years
ago,
he's
been
in
the
role
of
deputy
director
during
that
time.
During
that
time,
he
was
lays
onto
our
planning,
commission
and
oversaw
all
of
our
daily
planning
and
building
functions.
K
When
he
came
to
the
city,
he
brought
with
him
over
20
years
of
planning
and
development
experience.
So
he
has
an
extensive
background
and
I
know
he'll
do
a
great
job.
As
my
successor,
I
also
want
to
call
out
michael
forbes.
Our
deputy
director
michael,
has
been
joined
us
about
a
year
ago
a
little
bit
over
and
has
been
doing
a
fantastic
job
with
the
general
plan
update
and
the
land
management
system.
K
One
of
the
ways
that
the
department
has
has
sort
of
responded
to
the
pandemic
is
by
reinventing
our
procedures
and
one
example
is
a
new
virtual
counter
that
was
created
through
that
virtual
counter.
We
are
able
to
accept
our
planning
applications
and
payments
online
and
that
included
the
vital
activities
of
outdoor
dining
and
business
expansions.
K
We
also
have
been
able
to
continue
all
of
our
public
meetings
via
zoom
format,
including
planning,
commission.
Our
administrative
hearings,
general
plan
advisory
committee
meetings
to
name
a
few,
but
I'd
also
like
to
to
just
shout
out
two
divisions
in
in
community
development
that
have
really
done
a
great
work
in
responding
to
the
pandemic.
One
is
our
code
compliance
team
code.
K
Also,
our
operations
group
has
done
a
great
job
with
our
cdbg
grant
applications.
We
received
two
of
those
for
coveted
related
purposes
that
total
approximately
1.1
million
dollars.
Those
have
have
helped
small
businesses,
try
to
survive
this
storm
and
have
been
vital
in
terms
of
the
city's
response.
K
Interestingly,
the
community
development
department
has
continued
to
experience
high
activity
levels.
We
actually
in
terms
of
building
inspections,
are
conducting
about
the
same
number
as
last
year
over
300
building
inspections
per
week,
so
that
is,
is
impressive
and
a
reflection
of
a
lot
of
homeowner
activity.
K
Business
expansions,
80
accessory
dwelling
units,
things
like
that.
We've
also
seen
a
number
of
planning
applications
submitted
every
week.
Those
have
actually
been
running
higher
than
pre-coveted
levels.
We've
been
receiving
about
80
applications
per
month,
and
previously
it
was.
It
was
more
in
the
range
of
60.
K
K
I
mentioned
before
our
land
management
system.
This
is
an
entirely
new
system.
It's
going
to
allow
online
applications,
electronic
plan
reviews,
so
we're
going
to
be
working
toward
a
paperless
workflow
that
that
system
will
start
in
terms
of
design
and
implementation
next
month,
and
we
anticipate
that
it
will
go
live
early
in
2022.
K
A
special
project
that
will
be
coming
to
planning,
commission
and
yourselves
early
next
year
is
that
of
objective
design
standards.
The
state
is
required
that
we
that
we
use
objective
design
standards
for
all
of
our
design
review,
which,
as
the
quote
here,
indicates
those
such
standards
don't
involve
any
personal
or
subjective
judgment
and
if
you
think
of
our
design
standards
today,
they're
they're
a
hybrid
of
objective
standards
and
some
subjective
standards.
K
Now
they
have
to
be
all
objective
and
we'll
be
bringing
those
to
you
in
february
to
planning,
commission
and
march
to
the
city
council
general
plan
update
this.
I
know
you've
been
involved
in
and
have
been
monitoring
it,
but
this
is
one
of
the
most
important
projects
that
the
city
has
undertaken
from
a
planning
standpoint
and
from
a
community
standpoint,
it's
the
first
comprehensive
update
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
all
of
the
existing
conditions
reports
are
done
and
the
first
phase
of
public
outreach
is
done.
K
This
has
taken
place
over
the
past
year
plus
I
just
mentioned
a
few
here
or
included
a
few
here
in
terms
of
really,
I
think,
excellent
presentations.
We
had
two
community
forums
to
discuss
topics
that
were
relevant
to
the
journal
plan
update
as
well
as
ms
tam's
presentation
on
housing
in
february
in
these
chambers.
K
K
K
K
In
terms
of
our
draft
housing
element,
the
land
use
alternative
is
a
key
part
of
that
to
identify
how
we're
going
to
accommodate
housing
targets
from
the
state
moving
to
2022,
the
housing
element
will,
after
going
back
and
forth
between
us
and
hcd,
will
go
to
you
as
city
council,
and
then
the
final
housing
element
will
go
to
to
hcd.
In
february,
and
then
we
anticipate
approximately
in
may
of
2022
that
the
general
plan
update
overall
will
be
considered
by
yourselves.
K
Okay.
So
as
we
look
forward,
obviously
we
have
a
lot
of
activity
coming
before
the
city,
not
only
all
the
items
that
I
just
mentioned,
but
there
will
be
the
ongoing
stream
of
legislative
items
and
entitlements,
including
the
ones
for
recently
green
lighted,
pre-screens,
and
some
of
these,
especially
the
ones
related
to
the
housing
element,
have
statutory
deadlines
that
we
have
to
meet.
K
So
what
is
the
pre-screen
process
again?
It's
the
the
purpose
of
it
is
to
decide
if
a
project
that
is
that
is
that
requires
an
allocation
of
residential
units
warrants
any
further
consideration.
So
these
are
properties
that
aren't
designated
as
for
residential
uses
today
or
they
they
may
be,
but
we
have
to
allocate
units
to
them
and
when
we
think
about
pre-screen
purpose,
there
are
three
primary
factors:
they
propose
land
use,
the
requested
units
and
the
community
benefits.
K
K
K
K
It's
also
relevant
to
speak
briefly
to
where
spring
pre-screens
are
in
the
planning
process.
So
what
you
have
before
you
hear
is
our
basic
planning
process.
It
is
composed
of
six
steps,
as
you
can
see,
and
we're
going
to
focus
just
for
a
moment
on
the
first
couple.
The
pre-screen
process
is
the
very
first
step
in
this
in
this
planning
and
development
process,
and
the
fundamental
question,
as
I
mentioned
a
moment
ago,
is
whether
a
concept
warrants
further
consideration
or
further
evaluation.
That's
that's
all
it
is.
K
K
That's
when
an
applicant
has
has
massaged
their
design,
they
submit
it
and
that
design
is
the
foundation
for
everything
that
happens
after
it.
The
environmental
review
planning,
commission
recommendation
and
final
action
by
by
city
council,
so
we're
talking
tonight
about
the
very
first
step
in
this
process.
The
conceptual
step.
K
So
we
have
a
little
bit
of
experience
under
our
belt,
so
to
speak.
Over
the
last
three
years,
we
have
brought
eight
pre-screens
before
yourselves
and
just
a
couple
of
quick
takeaways
from
this.
If
you
look
at
the
status
column,
I
highlighted
in
bold
the
projects
that
have
gone
forward,
so
we
have
five
projects
that
are
they're
moving
forward
and
one
under
construction,
and
we
have
four
others
that
are
in
some
state
of
of
progress,
normal
progress,
but
we
have
three
that
that
have
not
moved
forward.
One
was
denied.
K
One
expired,
one
was
was
withdrawn,
so
point.
There
is
simply
that-
and
it's
really
not
surprising,
but
many
of
these
concepts
don't
move
forward.
Some
do,
but,
but
some
don't
and
these
didn't
move
forward
for
for
the
first
one
because
city
council
denied
it,
but
the
other
two
for
reasons
or
factors
that
are
outside
of
city
jurisdiction.
K
K
Observers
think
that
it's
a
final
approval.
It's
not
it's.
As
I
said,
it's
just
a
question
of
whether
the
concept
warrants
further
evaluation,
and
second
is
the
processing
time.
Pre-Screens
take
quite
a
bit
of
time.
The
time
between
submittal
and
and
appearing
before,
yourselves
is
taking
about
four
and
a
half
months,
and
that
does
not
take
the
take
into
consideration
the
time
that
an
applicant
has
to
prepare
for
the
pre-screen
submittal.
So
it's
a
comparatively
time
intensive
step
in
the
process.
K
There's
also
a
a
factor
here,
that's
relevant,
and
that
is
the
relationship
with
the
general
plan.
Update
that
I
I
just
mentioned.
Pre-Screens,
as
I
noted,
are,
are
needed
for
proposals
that
are
looking
to
obtain
a
residential
land
use,
and
so,
as
we
update
the
land
use
map
of
the
general
plan
and
identify
properties
for
potential
residential
uses
in
the
future.
Through
that
process,
the
relevance
of
the
pre-screen
step
will
begin
to
diminish
over
time
and
because
pre-screens
have
helped
us
to
secure
community
benefits.
K
K
The
proposed
improvements
are
actually
pretty
simple.
What
what
staff
is
suggesting
is
that,
as
part
of
the
pre-screen,
an
applicant
would
submit
a
project
description
which
would
describe,
of
course,
the
the
proposed
land
use.
The
number
of
units
that
they're
looking
for
basic
metrics
like
parking
supply
and
demand,
but
also
importantly,
community
benefits.
What
are
they
proposing
to
bring
to
the
table
in
terms
of
community
benefits
in
exchange
for
those
residential
units?
K
K
Now,
if
city
council
were
to
approve
that
pre-screening
based
on
that
information,
then
the
applicant
would
submit
building
elevations
floor
plans
and
all
the
related
material
that
is
part
of
a
detailed
design
concept.
That
is
really
most
probably
part
of
that
of
that
pre-application
step
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
so
that
would
still
be
submitted.
K
K
K
It's
a
much
more
efficient
use
of
staff
staff
time
and,
as
I
mentioned
next
year
and
the
year
after
community
development
will
be
in
front
of
you
on
a
regular
basis.
There's
just
going
to
be
a
lot
of
of
activity,
a
lot
of
projects,
a
lot
of
of
actions,
and
it
would,
as
I
mentioned,
enable
a
timely
consideration
of
the
pending
pre-screens.
K
Affordable
housing
will
be
based
entirely
on
on
objective
defined
formulas
such
as
density
bonus
and
state
law
and
city
council.
Review
in
fact,
would
only
occur
on
appeal.
It
wouldn't
occur
in
any
other
way
because
it
would
already
have
the
appropriate
land
use
and
zoning
and
then
obviously
less
control.
A
E
Mike
just
to,
or
I'm
sorry
mark
just
too
well
and
clarify-
I
remember
this
coming
into
effect,
simply
because
builders
would
spend
hundreds
of
thousand
dollars
developing
a
project
to
present
to
the
council
only
to
have
it
turned
down,
because
it
was
completely
off
the
mark
of
what
council
wanted.
So
it
gave
the
builder
a
sort
of
direction
as
to
what
council
wants.
Is
that
a
fair
statement
of
one
of
the
advantages
of
pre-screening.
E
There
a
situation
here
where
council
approves
a
pre-screen
and
then
what
I'm
hearing
from
you
goes
off
to
fire
police
and
any
other
agency
that
needs
to
review.
It
is
the
next
time
what
I'm
hearing
from
you
the
next
time
we
will
see
this
project
is
when
it's
before
council
is
there
any
other
times
that
council
will
get
a
look
at
this
just
to
perhaps
raise
a
red
flag
that
this
isn't
going
to
make
it
even
at
the
very
end.
K
E
Just
to
reiterate
for
the
public
listening
in
this
is
just
a
direction
concept,
design,
that's
being
presented
to
the
city
and
council
consideration
at
the
pre-screen,
so
the
builder
doesn't
burn
up
a
lot
of
time,
money
and
energy,
as
well
as
city
time,
money
and
energy
to
move
a
project
forward
that
is
going
to
get
denied
because
it
wasn't
originally.
The
design
intent
of
the
council
is
that
is
that
correct.
K
The
the
the
pre-screen
step-
really,
I
think
the
best
way
to
to
think
of
it-
is
whether
the
project
merits
further
consideration.
That's
really
the
fundamental
question.
We
want
to
know
a
little
bit
about
the
project
to
to
answer
that
question,
but
a
pre-screen
green
light
does
not
denote
final
approval
of
the
project.
K
D
And
maybe,
if
I'll
add
to
that
councilmember
mcnamee
one
of
the
aspects
of
this
as
you
you
have
been
watching
from
a
distance
here,
you've
seen
a
number
of
these
and
as
they've
evolved
over
time,
you
articulated
the
reason
for
the
process
very
well.
I
think
one
of
the
resulting
impacts
is
that
we've
seen
developers
actually
rendering
a
project
too
far
and
coming
too
far
down
resulting
in
rigidity
in
in
their
process
as
they
move
forward
to
working
with
staff,
and
that
creates
complications
mark.
Maybe
you
can
speak
to
that
a
little
bit.
K
One
of
our
recent
pre-screens,
the
the
submittal
package,
was
almost
40
pages
of
sheets
of
plans
and
design
information.
That's
the
kind
of
information
that
we
normally
see
at
the
pre-application
or
at
the
at
the
formal
application
stage,
not
at
the
pre-screen.
So
it's
it's
gone
way
beyond,
even
what
what
staff
anticipated
and
has
become
hyper
detailed
and
that
that,
as
mr
powers
mentioned,
has
a
number
of
negative
side
effects
and.
L
L
If
I
can
add
one
more
one,
more
thing
is
that
when
you
know
when
we
work
with
applicants,
obviously
an
applicant
wants
as
much
information
as
possible.
They
want
as
much
almost
pre-determination.
So
it's
a
delicate
balance
between
providing
feedback
and
providing
yes,
no
decisions
on
a
project
at
such
an
early
stage.
It's
a
very
delicate
balance
in
doing
that.
So,
on
the
one
hand,
as
mr
town
characterize
it,
does
it
warrant
further
consideration.
E
E
K
Is
the
proposed
land
use
appropriate
for
the
site,
given
its
its
environs
and
the
site
itself?
Two
is
whether
the
requested
number
of
units
are
are
appropriate,
so
remember
that
we
have
a
limited
number
of
measuring
residential
units
under
our
growth
control
measure.
We
have
a
limited
pool
and
though
the
city
does
not.
K
Sell
those
those
units
those
are
available
on
a
first
come
first
serve
basis,
and
so
the
question
of
how
many
units
are
being
asked
compared
to
how
many
are
still
available
and
then
that
segues
into
the
third
variable,
that's
really
important
is
that
of
community
benefits.
So
that's
an
that's
important
because,
again
we
don't
sell
these
units,
these
units
have
value,
and
what
does
the
city
get
it
get
in
exchange
for
these
units?
It's
community
benefit
that
could
be
affordable
units.
It
could
be
park
land,
it
could
be
a
contribution
to
off-site
infrastructure.
K
K
Remember
the
the
downtown
specific
plan
was
adopted
in
2011,
and
so
we
learned
through
the
first
five
years
and
we
had
a
package
of
changes,
but
it
came
from
staff
in
terms
and
and
city
council
had
input.
I
mean
the
original
idea.
We
talked
with
city
council
about
obviously,
but
it
was
designed
to
better
understand
mixed-use
projects,
and
that
was
that
was
the
catalyst
for
it.
K
D
K
C
K
It
would
be
primarily
beneficial
to
the
city,
because
I
think
that
it
would
enable
us
to
maintain
the
maximum
amount
of
control
over
these.
These
pre-screened
projects
that
translates
into
community
benefit
that
to
me,
is
the
most
important
factor
here.
The
most
important
benefit
to
a
developer
it.
It
would
be
beneficial
in
terms
of
a
more
abbreviated
submittal
up
front,
but
if
a
project
is
approved
to
go
through
the
process
than
applicant,
like,
I
said
before,
they're
submitting
the
same
documents
just
one
step
later,
so
that
cost
that
I
mentioned
before
that
time.
C
Okay,
I
also
have
a
couple
of
questions
from
a
resident
who
will
not
be
able
to
participate,
and,
if
you,
if
I
may,
the
first
question
was:
is
it
still
possible
for
the
council-
and
I
believe
I
know
the
answer
to
this-
to
deny
high
density?
I
think
they're
specifically
referring
to
the
hampshire
325
hampshire
road
project.
K
K
That
is,
that
is
a
legislative
act
that
is
entirely
within
the
purview
of
city
council
and
to
answer
the
question
specifically:
yes,
city
council
can
deny
a
project
there.
It's
not
obligated
to
approve
it.
The
pre-screen
action,
as
I
said
before,
allows
that
project
to
go
through
the
process,
but
doesn't
guarantee
final
approval
that
that
is
yeah,
we're
so
early
in
the
process.
D
I
think
it's
best
to
characterize.
You
know
pre-screens
in
that
regard
as
a
ceiling,
meaning
that's
a
not
to
exceed
number
the
maximum
that
could
be
on
a
site
in
general.
You
know,
I
think
our
our
findings
are
in
most
expertise
that
grading
and
other
challenges
result
in
a
reduction
of
units,
often.
K
Thank
you.
A
development
agreement
is
required
if
a
project
goes
through
the
pre-screen
process
and
an
applica.
You
know
insofar
as
that's
required
an
applicant
completes
a
development
agreement
application.
They
pay
a
fee
for
staffs
time,
review
that
and
then
that
that
development,
application
or
development
agreement
application
once
it's
submitted,
then
it
is
reviewed
by
staff
staff
meets
with
the
applicant,
negotiates
the
specific
terms
of
the
development
agreement,
both
in
terms
of
of
specifics
regarding
the
project
for
the
for
the
applicant's
benefit
and
also
those
elements
that
benefit
the
community
at
large.
K
We
identify
the
main
points
of
the
development
agreement
by
the
time
it
gets
to
planning
commission,
and
then
we
bring
the
final
draft
to
city
council
as
part
of
the
final
review.
So
the
development
application
is
submitted
as
part
of
the
formal
application
and
then
the
terms
are
negotiated.
The
city
attorney's
office
is
directly
involved
and
again
by
the
planning
commission.
K
C
C
K
L
L
The
deal
points
was
presented
to
the
planning
commission
and
to
the
city
council
and,
as
is
common
like,
for
example,
when
we
do
affordable
housing
agreements.
Typically,
what
happens
and
we
do
other
contracts
this
way.
Typically,
what
happens
is
the
t's
and
the
eyes
have
not
been
crossed
at
the
point
that
it
goes
to
the
city
council
and
there
might
be
additional
comments
or
additional
requests
from
the
city
council.
So
typically,
what
happens?
Is
council
will
delegate
the
authority
to
the
city
manager
for
final
execution
of
the
development
agreement?
L
Yes
because,
for
example,
you're
going
to
have
all
of
the
deal
points
in
front
of
you
so,
for
example,
let's
assume
you're
considering
again
the
entire
project
and
the
deal
points
to
a
development
agreement.
If
council
wanted
to
add
more
of
something
or
add
a
new
provision,
they
have
the
authority
during
the
city
council
meeting
to
ask
that
that
be
included
in
the
development
agreement
as
well.
L
A
All
right,
councilmember
jones,
any
other
questions,
none.
I
do
have
a
question
before
we
go
to
our
two
public
speakers
regarding
this
item,
mr
town,
in
reviewing
the
resolutions
that
from
from
both
2018
and
then
what
is
proposed
tonight.
The
only
difference
that
I
see
is
they
both
do
contain
still.
The
connectivity
with
thousand
oaks
boulevard
and
also
what
is
being
removed
tonight
is
the
specificis
specific
specificity.
Thank
you,
specificity
about
the
design
and
architectural
quality.
K
That
is
the
only
change.
It's
changing
the
section
that
previously
was
titled
architectural
design,
and
it's
now
a
site
plan
concept.
We
will
be
changing
the
submittal
requirements
which
are
part
of
the
the
pre-screen
application.
Accordingly,
if
council
supports
this
proposal,
but
the
other
elements
are
all
all
intact,
I
don't
recall
any
changes
to
any
of
the
other
sections,
so
the
other
evaluation
criteria
are
still
relevant.
D
A
L
L
So
what
it
says
is,
in
addition
to
the
factors
identified
in
sections.
Four,
a
through
d
above
the
following
criteria
are
applicable
to
projects
within
the
specific
plant
area.
So
what
that
means
is
it's
basically
an
additional
factor,
additional
criteria
for
the
bolt
for
the
tea
bowl
of
our
specific
plan
area,
whereas
everything
else
is
city-wide.
L
K
K
There
it
is
so
a
typical
general
plan.
Amendment
initiation
is
very
simple:
it
is
looking
at
a
change
from
say,
institutional
to
commercial
or
industrial
to
institutional
it.
It's
not.
It
does
not
involve
a
residential
proposal,
it's
non-residential
by
definition,
no
plans
are
required
and
the
analysis
is
only
a
couple
of
literally
a
couple
of
pages.
K
I
think
the
overarching
difference
between
this
process
and
the
pre-screen
process
is
that
the
pre-screen
process
is
allocating
a
limited
number
of
residential
units
under
measure
e.
That's
that's
the
big
difference
and,
as
I
mentioned
we,
you
know
the
city
doesn't
put
those
on
the
market.
We
don't
sell
them.
K
So
it's
not
just
a
question
of
land
use
change.
It's
a
question
of
community
benefit.
What
is
the
community
receiving
in
exchange
for
those
units,
and
that
is
unique
to
the
pre-screen
sort
of
class
of
general
plan
amendments
out
there,
because
you
are,
you
have
to
make
that
decision
if
you're
talking
about
institutional
to
industrial
or
commercial
to
industrial?
K
That's
not
part
of
the
equation
at
all.
So
that
was
the
reason
why
we
started
the
pre-screening
process
to
begin
with,
and
I
think
that
the
the
approach
that
staff
is
recommending
tonight,
I
think
it
strikes
that
balance
between
providing
enough
information
so
that
city
council
can
make
an
informed
decision
with
regard
to
the
allocation
of
those
units.
But
it
doesn't
go
so
far
as
to
blur
the
boundaries
between
you
know
a
pre-screen
and
a
formal
application.
A
D
A
A
A
K
No-
and
I
would
I
would
concur
with
that
statement
that
to
have
a
highly
detailed
pre-screen
up
front
tends
to
limit
flexibility
going
forward,
and
so
the
proposal
tonight
to
have
an
applicant
submit
a
site
plan,
maybe
a
grading
plan
if
relevant,
but
keep
the
information
only
as
much
as
is
needed
to
make
that
threshold
decision
of
whether
it
warrants
further
consideration,
that's
the
goal
and
then
let
the
process,
the
pre-app,
the
formal,
app
the
environmental
analysis.
All
of
those
steps,
even
planning,
commission
and
city
council.
K
I've
seen
projects
over
the
years
that
have
changed
significantly
based
on
input
from
from
yourselves
commission
through
the
sql
analysis.
So
spending
too
much
time
up
front
on
a
hyper.
Detailed
design
can
can
sometimes
be
counterproductive
and
it's
certainly
contrary
to
their
to
the
original
intent.
A
And
regardless
of
what
the
city
council
decides
to
do
tonight,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
past
applications
are
not
being
given
a
a
pass.
So
to
speak
because
of
any
action
that
we
may
take
tonight
that
they
will
still
be
held
to
that
standard,
that
a
pre-screening
is
a
pre-screening
and
that
changes
will
be
expected.
K
I
Thank
you
mayor.
The
city
council
has
been
very
clear
over
the
years
in
their
interest
in
affordable
or
entry-level
housing
with
any
project
that
might
happen
to
come
along,
which
is
obviously
a
community
benefit
mark.
Could
you
explain
how
the
realignment
of
the
pre-screen
process
that
you're
suggesting
tonight
could
give
us
the
potential
for
more
affordable
housing
on
any
given
project
than
the
way
we
are
approaching
it
currently.
K
Well,
I
I
think
that
if
an
applicant
only
submits
the
the
proposed
requirements
that
I
I
just
outlined
and
with
their
product
description,
they
will
identify
what
the
community
benefits
are.
If
it's
affordable
units,
they
will
say
so
some
applicants
will
come
before
you
as
you've
seen
and
they
will
they'll
say
we
are
going
to
provide
20,
affordable
units
or
30
or
40.,
but
some
may
not
some
some
may
come
before
you
and
say
look
we.
We
would
like
to
provide
affordable
units
as
part
of
this
project.
K
We
don't
have
the
exact
level
income
level,
yet
the
exact
number,
but
but
we
would.
We
would
like
to
provide
those.
I
think
if
we
have
a
simpler,
more
conceptual
process
up
front,
it
gives
you
more
as
the
city
council,
more
latitude,
more
ability
to
say.
We
think
that
your
affordable
component
is
appropriate.
K
K
So
I
I
think,
having
a
simpler
process
as
proposed
gives
you
more
flexibility
to
to
provide
that
input
and
an
applicant
that
hasn't
already
determined.
Oh
we're
going
to
have
you
know
x,
number
of
three
bedroom
units
and
a
wide
number
of
two
bedroom
units
there.
They
have
they're
going
to
be
more
receptive.
I
think
to
your
to
your
input.
K
A
G
I
I
am
at
my
at
my
my
small
business
yes
good
evening,
madame
to
the
city
attorney,
I
hope
she'll
indulge
me,
I'm
going
to
go
off
track
just
for
a
moment
and
thank
mark
town
for
his
years
of
service
as
a
as
a
resident
of
newbury
park
as
a
small
business
owner.
As
a
former
planning,
commissioner,
I
had
the
ability
to
work
with
mark
on
a
number
of
projects,
some
even
discussed
tonight
and
just
want
to.
Thank
him.
G
Moreover,
the
resolution
before
you
increases
increases
the
efficiency
in
the
development
process.
To
date,
the
timeline,
as
noted
in
the
presentation,
is
four
and
a
half
months
between
pre-screen
submission
to
hearing
and
six
months
between
the
pre-screen
application
being
submitted,
followed
by
the
former
formal
application
at
a
later
date.
F
Good
evening,
mayor
de
la
pena
and
council
members,
my
name
is
roseanne
witt.
I
was
recently
selected
as
a
member
of
our
city's
climate
and
environmental
action
plan.
Stakeholders
group-
and
I
have
been
asked
to
speak
here
on
behalf
of
the
kaneho
climate
coalition,
a
group
of
interested
stakeholders
and
canada
valley
residents,
many
of
whom
are
watching
tonight's
proceedings
with
great
interest.
F
Policies
requiring
building
codes
stricter
than
those
of
the
state,
such
as
the
one
recently
adopted
by
ventura
county
prohibiting
gas
connections
in
new
residential
and
commercial
construction,
should
be
immediately
considered
and
implemented
a
clear
plurality
of
residents.
38
percent,
responding
to
the
city's
cf
survey.
Question
about
establishing
such
reach
codes
agreed
that
doing
so
was
extremely
important.
F
Transportation
at
50
of
total
city
emissions
is
to's
greatest
challenge
in
reducing
our
greenhouse
gas
pollution,
an
effort
which
will
require
very
creative
solutions
from
our
leadership.
After
transportation,
buildings
account
for
our
second
largest
source
of
emissions
at
approximately
35
percent
of
city
totals,
according
to
figures
presented
during
the
gpac
meeting
on
sustainability.
F
A
K
K
As
the
commenter
mentioned
in
her
presentation,
it
was
discussed
at
our
general
plan
advisory
committee
meeting
on
sustainability
a
couple
months
ago,
and
the
general
plan
is
a
perfect
mechanism
to
deal
with
that
because,
as
was
just
mentioned,
greenhouse
gases
are
a
function
in,
in
large
part
due
to
building
design
and
due
to
transportation,
and
both
of
those
are
going
to
be
addressed
through
the
general
plan
update.
I
should
also
mention
that-
and
this
goes
back
to
the
draft
resolution
that
we
talked
about
a
few
minutes
ago.
K
The
question
will
the
developer
commit
to
designing
and
constructing
new
buildings
to
exceed
green
building
standards,
so
that
is
part
of
the
pre-screening
process
as
well
as
the
final
catch-all
is
the
developer
proposing
other
similar
benefits
to
the
community.
So
I
would
suggest
that
that
that
is
already
part
of
the
pre-screen
process
and
it
certainly
is
part
of
the
general
plan
update
process.
So
the
comments
are
well
taken.
D
D
The
kmart
pre-screen
hearing
did
involve
discussion
around
this
and
that
I
believe
that
the
applicant,
at
least
at
that
time,
was
contemplating
leed
certification,
at
least
on
some
of
their
some
of
their
building
structures.
So
the
idea
of
sustainability
and
building
architecture
is
a
is
a
common
component.
I
think
that
was
part
of
the
discussion
on
the
pinecrest
property
earlier
as
well.
A
A
A
G
G
K
A
D
Yes,
thanks
mayor
bill
del
pena,
our
next
regularly
scheduled
city
council
meeting
is
set
for
the
12th
of
january
and
at
that
meeting
right
now,
while
the
agenda
is
still
taking
shape,
we
are
tentatively
planning
on
a
another
public
hearing
on
our
one
of
our
favorite
topics:
the
leaf
dispensary.
They
have
a
yet
another
new
location
that
they
are
contemplating
and
need
some
potential
action
by
the
city
council.
D
There
we
have
a
public
hearing
on
in
on
street
parking,
oversized
vehicle
parking
or
an
ordinance
amendment
that
is
being
contemplated
for
that
night,
and
we
have
a
department
of
report
following
on
the
item
that
we
just
just
had
some
conversation
about
our
climate
and
environmental
action
plan.
Emissions
and
engagement
plan
that
will
be
presented
by
dr
cox
and
our
sustainability
unit
would
like
to
just
take
a
moment
to
wish
everyone
a
wonderful
holiday
season
with
your
family
and
just
take
another
moment
to
thank
the
city
council.
D
We're
so
appreciative
of
your
flexibility,
your
your
nimbleness
and,
as
we've
worked
our
way
through
continuing
the
business
of
the
people
through
these
meetings
and
very
happy
to
say
that
we've
been
able
to
do
it
fairly
flawlessly
as
we've
moved
through
the
year
and
not
without
challenges
behind
the
scenes.
But
I'm
thankful
for
the
city,
council
and
their
commitment
to
safety
and
and
managing
these
meetings
virtually.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
mr
powers.
I
would
like
to
adjourn
the
meeting
this
evening
in
memory
of
leon,
stevens
leon,
dean,
stevens
tonight's
meeting,
as
I
said,
will
be
adjourned
in
his
memory.
He
was
84
years,
84
years
old
and
leon
passed
away
november.
Ninth
leon's
generous
dedication
to
the
young
and
old
of
our
community
was
demonstrated
by
the
immeasurable
hours
he
spent
as
a
crossing
guard
helping
kids
get
to
school
as
a
dial-a-ride
dispatcher
assisting
seniors
getting
them
to
the
places
they
needed
to
go
and
as
a
meals
on
wheels
driver.
A
Keeping
our
older
residents
safe
and
nourished
leon
was
an
employee
of
bank
of
america
for
30
years
and
he
retired
in
1991,
as
a
vice
president.
In
la
and
during
his
active
in
retirement,
leon
became
an
employee
of
the
city
of
thousand
oaks.
As
a
crossing
guard
stationed
at
weathersfield
elementary
school,
he
started
and
ended
each
school
day
with
a
smile
and
a
fist
bump
with
all
the
students
he
protected
simultaneously.
A
He
volunteered
for
senior
concerns
and
provided
support
at
the
global
senior
center.
He
truly
loved
volunteering
and
helping
others.
His
compassion
and
smiles
were
a
gift.
He
eloquently
shared
with
those
around
him.
He
was
married
to
connie,
had
two
beautiful
children
and
a
granddaughter,
and
he
was
very
proud
of
the
accomplishments
of
his
family
leon
enjoyed
speaking
with
every
person.
A
A
A
Please
do
so
by
doing
social,
distancing,
physical,
distancing,
washing
your
hands
and
wearing
a
mask
wearing
a
mask
is
not
much
to
ask
of
someone
so
in
order
to
avoid
a
complete
break
breakdown
of
our
health
care
system
in
the
ventura
county,
healthcare
system
and
all
of
southern
california.
Really
we
need
to
count
on
you
to
do
what's
right,
political
differences
aside.
Just
do
what's
right.
I
thank
you
all
very
much.
I
thank
city
staff
very
much.
A
I
thank
my
colleagues
very
much
former
mayor
al
adam,
who
led
us
through
this
whole
year
with
sage
advice,
mayor
pro-tem,
bob
engler,
councilmember
jones
of
our
baby.
Now
on
the
council,
kevin
mcnamee,
a
fresh
council
member,
drew
powers
ingrid
hardy
tracy,
newnan
police
chief
ryhoff.
Here
there
are
many
staff
members
here
you
work
your
your
you.
You
work
so
hard
and
you're
so
passionate
about
our
city.
We
appreciate
it
very
much.
I
know
the
citizens
appreciate
it
very
much,
so
please
don't
make
it
hard
on
everybody
else.