>>COUN. DAVIS: GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE 22nd MEETING OF THE 24th CITY COUNCIL. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT. COUNCILOR PEÑA WILL BE WITH US IN JUST A MOMENT. WE'LL BEGIN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCILOR JONES, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN SPANISH LED BY COUNCILOR BORREGO. IF YOU'LL JOIN US IN THE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEASE. >>ALL: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. BORREGO: [RECITING THE PLEDGE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. DAVIS: A FEW HOUSEKEEPING NOTES. AS WAS NOTICED IN THE PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY IT WAS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, THIS MEETING LIKE ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE SPECIAL PROCEDURES GIVEN THE DECLARATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH. THEREFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. WE'VE GONE OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS THROUGH GOV TV, AND THE GOV TV WEBSITE AND YOU TO BE. THOSE CAN BE ACCESSED BY MOST ELECTRONS, AND THANK YOU TO THOSE JOINING US ONLINE. VIDEO RECORDINGS AND ALL OF THE MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE. CALL US IF YOU NEED HELP ACCESS. THE COUNCIL IS ACCEPTING LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. AS WELL AS WRITTEN COMMENTS. ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED BY 1 O'CLOCK WERE DISTRIBUTED BY COUNCILORS EARLIER TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE COUNCILOR BORREGO WHO IS PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION RELATE TO THE VETERANS CENTER. AND WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE'LL MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU'RE WITH US THIS EVENING AND SIGNED UP, WE'LL GET TO YOU AFTER WE GO THROUGH THOSE. WE'LL YIELD THE FLOOR TO COUNCILOR BORREGO FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD EVENING, I BELIEVE COUNCILOR PEÑA WAS GOING TO DO THE FIRST PORTION. IS SHE ON YET? >>COUN. DAVIS: SHE'S COMING ON RIGHT NOW, IF YOU LIKE WE CAN DO ONE OF THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND COME BACK TO THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WHILE SHE JOINS US CAN WE INTRODUCE THE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE VETTEN'S INTEGRATION CENTER WHO ARE HERE TO ACCEPT IT? >>COUN. DAVIS: ABSOLUTELY. I SEE A GOOD FRIEND FROM THE VETERAN'S INTEGRATION CENTER. ARE YOU STILL THERE? >> I AM, SIR. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: DO YOU HAVE ANY GUESTS WITH YOU THIS EVENING? I KNOW YOU'RE REPRESENTING YOUR ORGANIZATION. >> JUST ME RIGHT NOW, SIR. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA IS HERE WITH US. SO WE'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU BOTH. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO. DID YOU WANT ME TO GET STARTED? I APOLOGIZE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ZOOM. WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918 THE UNITED STATES AND THE ALLIES SIGNED THE ARMISTICE AGREEMENT ENDING WORLD WAR I, A WAR THAT HAD HEAVY TOLLS ON FAMILIES WITH LOSSES AND INJURIES TO THE COUNTLESS MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. AND WHEREAS IN 1926 THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED VETERAN'S DAY OCCURRING EVERY YEAR ON NOVEMBER 11 AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN HONOR OF THOSE BRAVE SOLDIERS IN LAND SEA AND AIR WHO DEFENDED OUR COUNTRY. WHEREAS VETERAN'S DAY HONORS THOSE WHO SERVED THE COUNTRY IN WAR OR PEACE AND WOULD LIKE TO OFFER GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: WHEREAS VETERAN'S DAY IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO PRAISE THE BRAVERY OF VETERANS. AND WHEREAS, ON THE FIRST ARMISTICE DAY NOVEMBER 11, 1919 FORMER PRESIDENT WILSON EXPRESSED AND SHOWED THE STRENGTH OF GREAT NATIONS ACTING TOGETHER FOR HIGHER PURPOSES AND THE ENDURING CONQUEST. AND AS PRESENCE OF THE COMMON INTEREST OF MEN. THROUGH ACTS OF BATTLE OUR U.S. MILITARY ENSURES PEACE AND PROSPERITY. WHEREAS MANY OF OUR NATION'S VETERANS LIVE WITH OTHER INJURIES RESULTING FROM THEIR TIME IN SERVICE THEY SHOULD WE GRANTED GOOD AMOUNTS OF CARRY, CONSIDERATION, AND APPRECIATION AND EXTREME CONDITIONS VETERANS ENDURE. >>COUN. BORREGO: WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE 20th AND 21st CENTURIES THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND NEW MEXICO HAVE OFFERED COUNTLESS FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY MANY WITH TRAGIC ENDS AND MANY WITH JOYFUL RETURNS. BE IT BE PROCLAIMED THE VETERAN'S DAY 2020 AND RECOGNIZES THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE VETERANS TO THE PRESERVATIONS AND PROSPERITY TO THE COUNTRY THEY SERVED. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PEÑA FOR BRINGING THE WEST SIDE COUNCILORS TOGETHER THIS PAST WEEK TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AT A LITTLE BREAKFAST BURRITO CELEBRATION THAT WE WITH THEM ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ WHO WAS WITH US LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BOBBY -- DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT? I HOPE I DID. I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE DO. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BORREGO, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL VETERANS. BEING A COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN MYSELF THERE'S ADMIRATION WHEN ELECTED OFFICIALS SUPPORT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TIMES OF PEACE AND WAR. I KNOW THE VETERANS AND FAMILIES -- WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. YOU REPRESENT THE VETERAN'S INTEGRATION CENTER WHICH IS ON CENTRAL AND TRAMWAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE INTEGRATION CENTER? >> SURE. WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 2005 PROVIDING HOMELESS SERVICES TO VETERANS AND FAMILIES. ABOUT 20% OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE EACH YEAR ARE IN THIS AREA. OUR MISSION IS ENDING VETERAN HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU DO ACCEPT DONATIONS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> ABSOLUTELY, MA'AM. WE TAKE DONATIONS OF ALL KINDS. WE CONTINUE TO REMAIN OPERATING 100% EVEN WITH COVID-19. WE CAN'T DO THE WORK WE DO WITHOUT COMMUNITY SUPPORT. PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR HELPING PRESENT THAT AND COUNCILOR SENA. BOBBY, LET ME SAY CONGRATS. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT EXTENDING THE HOUSING VOUCHER. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. HOW MANY VETERANS ARE YOU HOUSING OFF OF EASTERN? >> BETWEEN EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WE CAN HOUSE UP TO 50 VETERANS. NOW WE'RE AT PROBABLY 50% CAPACITY WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL 35 VETERANS IN REHAB. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S A HUGE DEAL, WE APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW HOW HARD IT'S FOR FUNDING. I'M GLAD THE CITY IS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR BENTON HAS BEEN A CHAMPION OF BRINGING THE BIG SHUTTLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES. YOU PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE, APPRECIATE IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, COULD YOU ASK BOBBY TO US THE PHONE NUMBER IN CASE PEOPLE WANT TO CONTACT YOU? >> MR. PRESIDENT, YES IT'S 296-0800. AND WE'RE AT NMVIC.ORG. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SIR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS FOR BRINGING THAT TO US. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HIM? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE DIRECTOR PIERCE FROM FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LINED UP SOMEWHERE IN CITY HALL. WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING THEM ON BOARD. I SEE CAROL, SHE'S AT HOME. AND I SEE LISA. COUNCILORS, IF YOU WILL REMEMBER DURING OUR MOST RECENT BUDGET CONVERSATIONS THE COUNCIL HAD ASKED THE FAMILY COMMUNITY SERVICES TO COME BACK AND BRING US A PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE AND USE THE $2 MILLION IN HOUSING VOUCHER FUNDING THAT WAS UNSPENT IN THE LAST YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET. I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND SOME OF THE COUNCILOR AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THAT MONEY OUT MORE QUICKLY TO BRING NEW VENDORS. THE DIRECTOR SHARED SOME OF THIS WITH ME LAST WEEK. WE HER TO BRING THIS FORWARD SO WE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THEIR PLAN IS AND THE TIMELINE FOR THAT ONE-TIME SUPPORT OF HOUSING FUNDING OUT. WE ASKED THE DIRECTOR TO GIVE US A LITTLE TIME TO SHARE THAT PLAN AND TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS AND INPUT BEFORE THEY MOVE FORWARD ON EXECUTING AND SPENDING THAT BOND. DIRECTOR, I THINK THAT'S ALL. THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS THIS EVENING. HOUSING, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF STRATEGY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. AND TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND IN THEIR HOMES. I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO THE DEEPTY DIRECTOR TO WALK THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION AND WE'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CAROL. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY. NOT SURE WHO IS CONTROLLING THE SLIDES, BUT GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND WE WANTED TO START WITH A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL USING THE SAME TERMS THE SAME WAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS ESSENTIALLY HELP PAYING THE RENT, RENTAL ASSISTANCE PLUS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. IT'S A PROVEN MODEL FOR HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS, ACHIEVE HOUSING STABILITY. THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PIECE WE CALL HOUSING VOUCHER IS ESSENTIALLY HELPING FOLKS RENT AN APARTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND SUBSIDIZING RENT. WE SHORTEN IT AS HOUSING VOUCHERS BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT HELPS FOLKS EXIT HOMELESSNESS PERMANENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. THERE ARE TWO MODELS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT HAVE REALLY EMERGED AS THE BEST PRACTICES FOR HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ACHIEVE PERMANENT HOUSING STABILITY. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE TWO MODELS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THE FIRST IS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THERE SHOULD BE BULLETS HERE. YOU CAN BRING THEM ALL UP. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS NOT TIME LIMITED. THERE'S NOT A TIME LIMIT ON HOW PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE REASON FOR THIS IS IT'S REALLY TARGETED TO PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES THAT'S CAN UNDERMINE HOUSING STABILITY WITHOUT LONG-TERM SUPPORT. THAT INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE. RAPID REHOUSING IS A DIFFERENT MODEL. IT IS TIME LIMITED. MOST RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO ONE TO TWO YEARS. AND THEY'RE REALLY TARGETED TO FOLKS WHO ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN HOUSING ON THEIR OWN AFTER ONE TO TWO YEARS. SO, MANY TIMES THESE ARE FOLKS THAT WITH WORKING OR ARE NOT WORKING BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK INTO THE THE WORKFORCE AND INCREASE THEIR INCOME TO AFFORD HOUSING ON THEIR OWN. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS SHOWS YOU THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR THESE TWO TYPES OF PERMANENT HOUSING AND REPUBLICANED RESOUSING PROGRAMS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIS DOESN'T REFLECT PROGRAM AND CITY FUNDED PROGRAMS THIS IS FOR FOLKS HOUSED IN THESE PROGRAMS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, 2019, AND OCTOBER 1, 2020. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS JUST UNDER A THOUSAND DAYS FOR FAMILIES AND JUST OVER 1100 DAYS FOR SINGLE ADULTS. THOUGH THERE'S NOT A TIME LIMIT, PEOPLE DO MOVE TO OTHER HOUSING OPTIONS. WITHOUT THAT ARBITRARY TIME LIMIT THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY UNTIL THEY HAVE SOME LEVEL OF STABILITY. AND RAPID REHOUSING, WHICH IS UP TO ONE TO TWO YEARS AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS 300 DAYS FOR FAMILIES AND 200 DAYS FOR SINGLE ADULTS. MOST OF THE THE RAPID REHOUSING IS SET UP AS TWO YEAR PROGRAMS. IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T NEED THE FULL TWO YEARS BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO EXIST SUCCESSFULLY INTO PERMANENT HOUSING ON THEIR OWN OR MAINTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING ON THEIR OWN, I SHOULD SAY. NEXT SLIDE. THAT WAS OUR OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS. NOW WE'D LIKE TO MOVE INTO TALKING ABOUT OUR PLAN FOR ALLOCATING THE $2 MILLION THAT WAS APPROPRIATED IN THE BUDGET FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS. THIS IS NON-REOCCURRING DOLLARS THAT WAS ALLOCATED AS PART OF THE FY21 BUDGET. NEXT SLIDE. OUR GOAL FOR THESE FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE RAPID REHOUSING, YOU CAN BRING ALL THE TEXT UP. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD THE ANIMATION ON IT WHEN I WROTE THIS SLIDE. WE WANT TO PROVIDE RAPID REHOUSING FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS TO APPROXIMATELY 135 HOUSEHOLDS. WE DECIDED TO SET THIS UP AS THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S NON-REOCCURRING FUNDING WE HAVE A CERTAIN POT OF AVAILABLE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON 12 MONTHS TO HELP HOUSE AS MANY FOLKS AS WE COULD AND GET BACK ON THEIR FEET IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OUR STRATEGY IS MULTI-PRONGED. THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT GETTING THIS $2 MILLION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HOUSING FOLKS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. WE WANT TO USE EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXPERIENCE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDES. WE WANT TO ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE PEOPLE INCLUDING YOUNG ADULTS. I THINK THERE'S ONE BULLET. WE'RE SETTING UP AS 18-MONTH CONTRACTS. WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTRACT WITH FOLK AND THERE'S START-UP TIME. SOME WILL HAVE TO HIGHER NEW STAFF, SOME WON'T. IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE PROGRAM EVEN THOSE READY TO GO IN DAY ONE. IT TAKES TIME TO HELP FOLKS FIND AN APARTMENT AND MOVE INTO HOUSING. WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT 12 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE FEEL LIKE THE BEST WAY TO SET THIS UP WHERE WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE HOUSING STABILITY IS THROUGH AN 18-MONTH CONTRACT. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS MORE DETAIL ON WHO WE'RE HELPING TO CONTRACT WITH. WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE TARGET POPULATIONS THAT WE FEEL ARE GOOD FIT FOR THESE FUNDS. AND ARE REALLY IN NEED OF THIS RAPID REHOUSING SUPPORT. ONE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE STAYING AT THE CITY'S WELLNESS MOTELS. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS HAVE ESTABLISHED WELLNESS MOTELS. THESE ARE PROVIDING NON-EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF AGE OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. OUR SECOND WELLNESS MOTEL IS ALSO SERVING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. MOST OF THE FOLKS STAYING AT THE WELLNESS MOTELS WOULD BE STAYING AT THE WEST SIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING CENTER. WHICH IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE AT HIGH RISK OF COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS. OR FOR FAMILIES LIKE WE SAW THAT FAMILIES ARE NOT BEING WELL SERVED AT THE WEST SIDE. IT'S HARD TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE TITLE ONE STAFF, WE FELT LIKE THEY'RE BETTER STAFFED IN TOWN. WE WANT TO TARGET A GOOD CHUNK OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MONEY TO HELP FOLKS MOVE OUT OF THE WELLNESS MOTEL INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. WE ESTIMATE WE CAN SERVE ABOUT 55 HOUSEHOLDS. OUR GOAL IS THAT THESE FOLKS NEVER GO BACK TO A -- WE ALSO WANT TO TARGET THESE FUNDS INTO TRANSITIONAL AGE USE. WE HAVE SEVERAL TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE. THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO MOVE OUT OF THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM BUT THEY NEED SUPPORT. THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP PAYING THE RENT AND THEY NEED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO REALLY LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD TENTS AND BE ABLE TO BE GOOD TENANTS. WE SEE THIS AS A REALLY GOOD FIT FOR THESE RAPID REHOUSING FUNDS. WE ESTIMATE WE CAN SERVE ABOUT 68 HOUSEHOLDS FOR $720,000. WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S OTHER VULNERABLE ADULTS OUT THERE, MANY OF WHOM ARE DISCONNECTS FROM SERVICES WHO ARE OFTEN ENGAGING WITH SOME OF OUR SMALLER COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS. WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRACT WITH THE SMALLER PROVIDERS AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM BEGIN TO LEARN HOW TO DO HOUSING VOUCHERS BUT ALSO SERVE SOME OF THE VULNERABLE FOLKS. I KNOW THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONVERSATION IN A PREVIOUS MEETING ABOUT USING SOME OF THE FUND FOR HOTEL VOUCHERS. THEY WOULD ENVISION USING A SMALL PORTION OF THESE FUNDS FOR A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE VOUCHERS SO FOLKS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHILE LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT WHICH IS A GREAT FIT FOR THIS MODEL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN SLOW DOWN PEOPLE GETTING INTO HOUSING IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A STABLE PLACE TO BE WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE APARTMENT. THAT'S GREAT PLACE FOR THIS MODEL AND HELPS KEEP SAFE. THAT TOTALS THE $2 MILLION AND 135 PEOPLE. I WANT TO STRESS -- I'M SORRY 135 HOUSEHOLDS. THAT'S AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND HOUSEHOLDS THAT WILL BE SERVED WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE HOUSEHOLDS AND HOW MUCH INCOME THEY CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE REND. NEXT SLIDE. SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN, IF IT'S APPROVED BY COUNCIL, ONE IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY CONDITIONS THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW AS A COMMUNITY WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT PART OF THE PROCRURMENT REGS AND NOT GOING TO RFP. WE NEED TO GET FOLKS INTO HOUSING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S THE SAFEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BE RIGHT NOW. ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THAT OF COURSE IS IT REALLY EXPEDITES THE TIME IN TERMS OF ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY JANUARY 2021. WE DO ANTICIPATE FOR SOME AGENCIES SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF START-UP TIME THAT WE'LL NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR. SOME ARE PLANNING TO USE EXISTING STAFF. OTHERS WILL NEED TO HIRE SOME NEW STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SO THEIR START-UP TIME MIGHT WE LONGER. AS WE'RE WORKING ON CONTRACTS WITH FOLKS, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING PEOPLE TO BEGIN LISTENING UPENTIAL PARTICIPANTS SO AS SOON AS THAT CONTRACT IS EXECUTED THEY CAN WORK WITH FOLKS TO GET THEM HOUSED. WE ALSO KNOW IT TAKES TIME FOR PEOPLE TO FIND AN APARTMENT, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH ADDICTIONS OR CRIMINAL HISTORIES. MANY OF THE FOLKS IN THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE PROBLEMATIC EVICTIONS OR CRIMINAL HISTORYS. THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE TIME THERE THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AS PEOPLE GO OUT AND LOOK FOR AN APARTMENT. FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN THINKING THROUGH IS A COMPLEXITY OF OPERATING THESE PROGRAMS OVER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS, PROVIDING AT LEAST 12 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS GOOD PRACTICE. WE KNOW FOLKS NEED THAT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND BE STABLE. WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUND USING THESE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT DOES NOT REVERT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THAT COULD MAKE SETTING UP THESE CONTRACTS IN A WAY THAT REALLY SUPPORTS BEST PRACTICE MORE FEASIBLE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. CAROL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE OPEN TO QUESTIONS? >> NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH? COUNCILOR DAVIS, WE'LL HAND IT BACK TO YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. I SEE COUNCILORS LINING UP. I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THIS IS SOMETHING WE IDENTIFIED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WE NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD MORE QUICKLY AND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT NEEDED TO BE FILLED IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK. I APPRECIATE THE BACK-END WORK YOU'RE DOING TO BRING IN NEW PROVIDERS. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE THAT HAVE HEARD FROM YOU AND ARE EXCITED TO BE DOING THIS WORK. I KNOW IT'S READY TO GO. WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROCESS SO WE CONSENT TO THIS PLAN OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I APPRECIATE THAT SOME OF THE MONEY COULD BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN A FEW WEEKS. BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. FIRST WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN AND ANY OTHER COUNCILORS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS AND GRATITUDE TO YOU BOTH AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR GIVING THIS YOUR PRIORITIES AND COMING UP WITH WHAT SOUNDS TO BE A VERY LOGICAL AND WORKABLE PLAN. I WANTED TO SAY THAT. I HAVE ONE LITTLE QUESTION. WHENEVER I HEAR HOUSEHOLD I WONDER HOW ARE WE DEFINING HOUSEHOLD? IS IT THE SAME ONE THAT I HEAR FROM ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING AUTHORITY? OR IS IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? >> COUNCILOR GIBSON, WHEN I USE THE TERM HOUSEHOLD I JUST MEAN IT AS HOUSEHOLD UNIT. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. IT COULD BE TWO SINGLE ADULTS. IT COULD BE A MOM WITH TWO CHILDREN. IT COULD BE A DAD AND A GRANDMA AND A CHILD. JUST THE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT LIVING TOGETHER IN THAT APARTMENT. AND I USE HOUSEHOLD REALLY INSTEAD OF PEOPLE TO GIVE A SENSE OF THE NUMBER OF VOUCHERS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED. >>COUN. GIBSON: SO, MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY ONE QUICK FOLLOW-UP, SO IT COULD BE PERHAPS FOUR FRIENDS? OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE A RELATION OR BLOOD RELATION? >> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. IN GENERAL, OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE A UNIT THAT PRESENTS TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. WE DON'T LABEL WHAT IS A FAMILY OR WHAT ISN'T A FAMILY. I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR FRIENDS TO PRESENT TOGETHER OR BE SERVED AS ONE UNIT. THAT JUST GENERALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN. BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE PRESCRIPTIVE OF WHAT A FAMILY IS OR ISN'T. >>COUN. GIBSON: ONE MORE, MR. PRESIDENT. ONE LAST THING, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF I HAD BEEN LIVING EITHER ON THE STREET OR HOUSING SHELTERS, I WOULD LOOK FOR A SUPPORT GROUP AND I WOULD CONSIDER MY SUPPORT GROUP MY FAMILY. MAYBE NOT A BLOOD RELATION, NOT EVEN A LEGAL RELATION. ANYWAY, I DON'T MEAN TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ABOUT THIS. IT COMES TO MIND EVERY TIME I HEAR HOUSEHOLD OR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, I WANT TO ADD AND I CAN'T PUT MY HANDS ON THE NUMBERS, TO ILLUSTRATE THAT HOUSEHOLD AND HOW WE'RE USE AGLOW BARRIER. AT OUR CURRENT WELLNESS TWO HOTEL, OUT OF 98 ROOMS WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE 140, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS, THAT MANY PEOPLE THERE. WE HAVE QUITE A TEW FAMILIES THERE NOW. WE WORKED WITH TITLE ONE TO IDENTIFY FAMILIES LIVING IN CARS UNFORTUNATELY. SO THOSE FAMILY UNITS, WE NEVER ASK, BUT THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE STAYING TOGETHER. YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT HANDS DOWN IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE WELLNESS HOTEL. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: I WAS WONDERING IS ANYBODY, AND I DON'T THINK I SAW IT IN THERE, IS ANYBODY THAT SUFFERED EVICTION THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR RELEVANT TO ANY OF THIS? ARE THEY BEING ASSISTED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BASSAN, LET ME START BY ANSWERING. THESE AREN'T GEARED TOWARD PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY HOUSED AND BEING ECONVICTED. WE HAVE LOT OF WORK GOING ON EVICTION RIGHT NOW. THAT STARTED WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA AND THE COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTED THE $300,000 PLUS $200,000 FOR CARES ACT. AND THAT'S THROUGH OUR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS. AND THE CDG CARES ACT, ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH LISA'S SHOP THAT SHE'S WORKING TO GET THAT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS EARLY AS THE NEXT WEEK. THE THIRD THING I'LL ADD BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION HERE IN THE CITY, WE HAVE MONDAY MEETING WEEKLY TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE MAPPING THIS. WE'RE REACHING ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE WAS A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH OUR FELLOW PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY LOOKING AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF MONEY ON ADDICTION PREVENTION AND HOW WE COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE. THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS THIS PARTICULAR STRATEGY ISN'T FOCUSED ON EVICTION, BUT WE'VE GOT LOTS OF WORK GOING ON WITH EVICTION. I MIGHT ASK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ADD TO THAT ON EVICTION? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS WE DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE CARES ACT WHICH WE CAN USE FOR EVICTION PREVENTION. WE HAVE ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE AVAILABLE TO FOCUS ON FOLKS STAYING HOUSED THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE PAYING THE RENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: JUST A QUICK FOLLOW-UP. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D GLAD TO HEAR THAT. IN MY HEAD I WAS MAKING THE ASSUMPTION IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE USED TOWARD EVICTION. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS IS GOING TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS FOR OTHER REASONS NOT JUST PARTICULARLY COVID-RELATED. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BORREGO, NEXT UP. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I REALLY LIKE TO THANK CAROL FOR THE WORK THAT SHE AND HER STAFF DO. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING UP TO THE WEST SIDE SHELTER THIS WEEK AND DELIVERING 1200 PAIRS OF SOCKS, ALONG WITH PEOPLE FROM COTTONWOOD MALL AND SAM'S CLUB. THE NEED IS SO GREAT AND I CAN'T EVEN EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH. I DID GET LOST ON THE WAY GETTING UP THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT IT'S WAY OUT THERE. AND THE PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE, I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM BECAUSE OF COVID, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT'S A NEED THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS JUST -- IT'S A GROWING NEED THAT EVERYDAY GROWS. AND ASK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS THAT IF YOU CAN GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA DURING THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE HARD TIMES AND EVEN HARDER WITH COVID, IF YOU CAN GIVE EXTRA OUT OF YOUR POCKET THERE'S A HUGE NEED. I'M GOING TO EMBARRASS LISA A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK LISA FOR ALL SHE'S DONE. I KNOW ALL OF US HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE VOUCHERS. LISA USED TO WORK FOR MEME AS AN ITERN. I FEEL LIKE A PROUD MOM BECAUSE LISA HAS REALLY GONE VERY FAR AND BEYOND AND I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF HER. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND COUNCILOR BORREGO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND COTTONWOOD MALL AND GIVE YOUR TWO CENTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF SOCKS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY WALKING AND IN THE WINTER. AND THOSE SOCKS WERE JUST SO GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PARTNERSHIP AND TO HAVE OUR PARTNERS AT COTTONWOOD MALL BE AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WOULD ADD COTTONWOOD MALL JUST INITIATED A FOOD DRIVE, ALSO. IT'S FOR PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO THINK ABOUT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DIRECTOR, AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR, I APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION. IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PLAN. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. WE KNOW THAT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS A REGULAR INCOME STREAM THAT WE CAN COUNT ON FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THIS JUST SEEMS LIKE A SMART WAY OF DEALING THIS ONE TIME APPROPRIATION. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER VETERAN AT CITY GOVERNMENT, I GUESS I CONSIDER MYSELF THAT AT THIS POINT. WE AGREED THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT THIS TIME AROUND HAS REALLY BEEN GREAT. YOU ARE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I THINK IT WILL BE STRONGLY SUPPORTED. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WAS CURIOUS IN THE FUNDING BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT OUR VULNERABLE FAMILIES, CONSIDERING HOW MANY FAMILIES GO THROUGH THE WEST SIDE SHELTER. I'M CURIOUS -- IN TERMS OF THE VOUCHER IS THERE CONNECTIONS FOR WIFI SO THE KIDS CAN CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL? ALSO THE TRANSITION GOING FORWARD AND GET INTERNET AND PART OF THE CASE MANAGEMENT WORK? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND COUNCILOR SENA, JUST TO BUILD OFF OF WHAT DEPUTY MENTIONED, RIGHT NOW WE USUALLY HAVE A FAMILY POD OUT AT THE WEST SIDE. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A FAMILY POD. WE CAN SPREAD OUT THE ADULTS, MEN, AND WOMEN THERE. WHERE FAMILIES NOW GO IS WELLNESS TWO. THAT ALLOWED FOR BETTER AND MORE STABLE AND STRONGER WIFI CONNECTION. WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH APS TITLE ONE WHICH IS WHY WE REALLY HAD QUITE DISHEARTENING AS IT IS AN INFLUX OF FAMILIES THIS WEEKEND. THOSE FAMILIES WERE PROBABLY IN PLACES THAT FAMILIES SHOULDN'T BE HOUSED, LIKE A CAR. SO THE WIFI IS STRONGER THERE AT WELLNESS TWO. AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE TUTORING AND OTHER THINGS PROVIDED THROUGH TITLE ONE. IN TERMS OF THE VULNERABLE YOUTH, 16-24, WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT THE PLAN THAT LISA AND TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH EXISTING, STRONG YOUTH PROVIDERS OF THAT VULNERABLE AGE. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT STUDENTS IDENTIFIED. THEY'RE EITHER IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR READY TO GO. THEY'RE ALREADY IN PLACES WHERE THEY GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED WHETHER IT'S WIFI OR SERVICES. WARE VERY EXCITED. I DON'T KNOW IF WE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT OF THE 135 HOUSEHOLDS IT'S ALMOST EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH TO SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE AND REACH DIFFERENT YOUTH THAT WITH WORKING WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. >> ONCE FOLKS ARE HOUSED, THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL DEFINITELY INCLUDE HELPING FOLKS GET OR STAY CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET SO KIDS WITH CONTINUE WITH THEIR SCHOOLING OR FOR YOUNGER KIDS OR ADULTS THAT THEY HAVE THE CONNECTION AS WELL. THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL REALLY BE ALL ABOUT WHAT DO FOLKS NEED TO BE HOUSED OR STAY CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW THAT INCLUDES INTERNET. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, ALL. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, DIRECTOR PIERCE, I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP. YOU MENTIONED THAT COORDINATING WITH TITLE ONE SERVICES YOU STARTED TAKING REFERRALS THERE. DO YOU KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY TITLE ONE FAMILY REFERRALS THAT FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES HAVE ASSISTED WITH HOUSING RECENTLY? IF NOT, MAYBE IF YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE HELP US IDENTIFY THAT. IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL WANT TO FOCUS ON AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. WE NEED TO GET FAMILIES AND KIDS ENGAGED. >> WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER. NOR DO I HAVE A NUMBER I'M LOOKING AT. WE DIDN'T DETAIL HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE AT WELLNESS TWO. BUT DEFINITELY ONE OF THE KEY CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE TALKING WITH ARE VERY GOOD WITH FAMILIES THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM AND WE CAN KEEP THE COUNCIL POSTED. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE BOTH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR MAKING THAT A PRIORITY. >>COUN. DAVIS: NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO HAS A PRESENTATION ON VOLUNTEERISM. I THINK I SEE HIM. >> HELLO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND OTHER COUNCILORS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT MANAGER WITH THE CITY. THE OFFICE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WAS CREATED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR. WE RECENTLY RELEASED OUR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. TODAY I'LL TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES TO SHARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR TEAM. ON THE LEFT WE HAVE NICK, HE'S THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE NON-PROFIT COORDINATOR. WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO STAFF OUR OFFICE. THESE ARE VOLUNTEERED FUNDED THROUGH A NATIONAL SERVICE GRANT. WE HAVE FOUR MAIN PILLARS. FORMALIZING AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS. BUT OUR PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO ENHANCE SUPPORT AND GROW VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WITH CITY DEPARTMENT AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DID AFTER WE STARTED WAS TO IMPLEMENT A NEW VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM. THE NEW PLATFORM ALLOWED US TO CENTRALIZE VOLUNTEER INTAKE WHERE THEY CAN SIGN THE REQUIRED FORMS WERE SUBMIT BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND TRACK HOURS. THE CENTRALIZED PROCESS HELPED US STREAMLINE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MAP ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENT AND ALSO HELPS TO REDUCE CITY LIABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM IS ALSO AN AST FOR ANY NONCITY ENTITY. IF YOU'RE A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION, OR BUSINESS YOU CAN USE THE PLATFORM TO RECRUIT AND MANAGE VOLUNTEERS. THIS PAST YEAR OVER 2500 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO VOLUNTEER. THEY LOGGED OVER 34,000 HOURS. WE'VE SEEN 280 ORGANIZATIONS POST OVER 500 OPPORTUNITIES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, WHEN COVID-19 HIT WE QUICKLY PIVOTED AND MADE THE VOLUNTEER PLATFORM INTO A PANDEMIC RELIEF RESOURCE FOR VOLUNTEERING. IN TYPICAL ALBUQUERQUE FASHION OVER 1400 NEW VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP FOR COVID RELATED VOLUNTEERS OPPORTUNITY. SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED WE'VE DONE OVER 2500 HOURS. TRACKING VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE TOTAL HOURS CAN BE SUBMITTED AS A FEMA GRANT FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHICH SO FAR IS VALUED OVER $650,000. THIS MONEY CAN BE USE TODAY HELP ALBUQUERQUE RECOVER WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER. ONE EXAMPLE OF A COVID-19 RELATED VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE WAS SPEARHEADED BY THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE. SHE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY NATIONAL OFFICE TO HELP RESIDENTS BUILD THOSE LITTLE LIBRARY BOXES YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANKS TO FUNDING FROM CITY COUNCIL, THE ALBUQUERQUE WOOD WORKERS ASSOCIATION BUILT 21 LIBRARY BALKS THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, WE SUPPORT VOLUNTEERISM IN THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE AREA. AS YOU LIKELY KNOW THE CITY DEPARTMENT LEVEL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS LIKE THE FOSTER ANIMAL PROGRAM AT ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE PROGRAMS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR AFFAIRS HAVE BEEN DO THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR YEARS. THEY HAVE OVER 5,700 VOLUNTEERS, WE'VE PERFORMED OVER 260,000 HOURS. SO, IN CLOSING THE CITY DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS PERFORM MANY CRITICAL SERVICES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE WORK THAT MOST DEPARTMENTS DO. WE BELIEVE THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 120 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAID. VOLUNTEERS HELP ADDRESS MANY CITY BUDGET SHORTFALLS, ENHANCE PROGRAMS, ENHANCE SERVICES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE FULL REPORT ON THE VOLUNTEER WEB PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR THAT HARD WORK. CONGRATULATIONS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MY HUSBAND IS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ALBUQUERQUE WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION. AND HE'S THE ONE WHO ORGANIZED AND THESE PEOPLE, NOT JUST GENTLEMAN, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL FEMALE WOODWORKERS AND THEY PUT TOGETHER THE THE THINGS DISTRIBUTED BY THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THAT SLIDE OF THEM. NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON ANOTHER PROJECT TO ALSO BE HELPING SOME OF THE CITY PROJECTS. THEY WILL BE HELPING MORE HOMELESS AND UNDERPRIVILEGE PEOPLE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: NOW YOU HAVE US ALL CURIOUS, COUNCILOR JONES. WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. GIBSON: THAT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THAT BECAUSE NOW I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'LL PUT THAT QUESTION LATER ON. I WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT A MUNICIPALALITY CAN DO. ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRAING THINGS IS HAVING SOMEONE COME UP AND SAY I WANT TO HELP, WHAT CAN I DO AND NOT REALLY BEING ABLE TO CHANNEL THEM AND USE THEIR TALENTS OR EXPERTISE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. I THINK THIS IS GREAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND THE NUMBERS CERTAINLY BEAR THAT OUT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE. AND WITH COVID, IT'S REALLY BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY RALLY AROUND EACH OTHER. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I MET A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS ESPECIALLY THE SENIOR AFFAIRS PROGRAM, I APPRECIATE THEM FOR EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING HELPING OUT DISTRIBUTING MASKS AND GOODS. ANYWAY, MY QUESTION, I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET A VOLUNTEER AND STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO JOIN PEACE CORPS BUT WITH COVID-19 THEY CAN'T GO TO THE COUNTRIES THEY WERE GOING TO. HOW MUCH DO AMERICORPS WORK WITH YOU? >> THAT'S A MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRAM. THE VISTAS ARE AMERICORPS. I WORKED FOR THEM FOR THE FOUR YEARS PREVIOUS TO STARTING HERE WITH THE CITY. YOU KNOW THE MISSION IS TO FIGHT POVERTY. WE HAVE SIX OF THEM IN OUR OFFICE AND TWO OF THEM ACTUALLY SIGNED UP TO BE PEACE CORPS MEMBERS. ONE OF THEM CAME HOME EARLY FROM MEXICO. THERE'S DEFINITELY A CONNECTION BETWEEN PEACE CORPS AND NATIONAL SERVICE. THAT PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN OUR OFFICES CAPACITY TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEERISM. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT YOU CAN THANK YOU. I'VE KNOWN NICK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND I KNOW HE'S SUPER EXCITED TO DO THIS JOB. I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU SHARE THIS WITH THE REST OF EVERYONE ELSE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. COUNCILORS, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR ITEMS FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS WE'LL MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR THOSE OF YOU FOLLOWING ALONG FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT WE ARE MAKING SPANISH INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE UNCONSECUTIVE MODE. THIS MEANS ANY SPEAKER REQUESTING INTERPRETATION WILL HAVE TO PAUSE FOR AN INTERPRETER TO HAVE THEIR TURN TO INTERPRET. THIS IS IMPORTANT PAUSE IF QUO GO FOR TOO LONG WITHOUT A PAUSE THE INTERPRETER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELAY EVERYTHING YOU SAID. WE HAVE FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT ALSO RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCILORS TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IF THEY SIGNED UP FOR THE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE RULES PUBLISHED FOR THE MEETINGS. MEMBER OF THOSE PUBLIC WILL BE MOVED FROM THE ZOOM WAITING ROOM ONCE WE BEGIN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD YOU'LL REMAIN MUTED. OUR ZOOM MODERATOR HAS MOVED EVERYONE IN. LET'S GO THROUGH THE GROUND RULES. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PRESENT. AGAIN WE EXTEND THAT FOR THOSE THAT NEED SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION. IT'S NOT A Q&A OR DEBATE, WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENT AND YOUR INPUT. ANY DISRUPT COMMENT WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL FROM ZOOM MEETING ROOM. THERE'S A ONE AND HALF IMAGINE TIME LIMIT. THE TIME BEGINS WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. I'M GOING TO YIELD TO THE ZOOM MODERATOR WHO WILL CALL YOU ONE BY ONE AND MONITOR THE TIME. RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LARRY. GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND FEEL FREE TO TURN ON YOUR VIDEO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBER OF THOSE COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE NEW MEXICO BUSINESS COALITION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE DEALING WITH MANDATED PAID TIME OFF. WE'VE HEARD IN THE PAST THAT OUR OPPOSITION IS NOT TO PEOPLE HAVING PAID TIME OFF AND SICK LEAVE IS IMPORTANT, AS YOU KNOW WITH THE PANDEMIC DEMONSTRATED THAT. WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS MAINIDATED AND OPPORTUNITY FOR 80 HOURS OF PAID TIME OFF. WHEN YOU PUT THAT ON TOP OF THE PPP PROTECTION LOANS AND ALL OF THE NUMEROUS THINGS THAT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE TRYING TO DO TO HELP BUSINESSES, IT'S NOT EASY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT DON'T HAVE A HUGE HR DEPARTMENT TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE PAPERWORK INVOLVED. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS RATHER THAN MANDATING REGULATIONS ON SMALL BUSINESSES. THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN AND SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON. GOVERNMENT DOING ONE SIZE FITS ALL MANDATES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AN EMPLOYER AND AN EMPLOYEE DO NOT WORK. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO A BABY BOOMER AS FAR AS PAID TIME OFF, AND A GENX IS HUGE. A ONE SIZE FITS ALL ORDINANCE IS NOT GOING TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP. WE EEENCOURAGE TO YOU LOOK AT T SMALL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OURAY. SIR, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING. >> I AM ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO ACCEPT THE RACE HISTORY ANDERALLYING PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE FUELLED BY THE ANTI- SPANISH CATHOLIC RACISM IN THE SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S WEBSITE. I REALIZE THEY WERE USING A FORM OF THE DELPHI OF COMMUNITY CONTROL TO DETERMINE A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME. THE ADMINISTRATOR WAS GIVEN RELEVANT INFORMATION WHICH HE CHOSE TO HIDE FROM THE PARTICIPANTS. THE MAJORITY WERE UNINFORMED VIEWS. THE CITY FACIL TATERS WERE UNPROFESSIONAL AND DID NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN RULES. THEY WERE TALKING OVER OR TRYING TO STOP SPEECH FROM THE SUPPORTERS. THE -- THEY TARGETED THE RACIST ATTACK ON ONATE. THE ALBUQUERQUE BOARD DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES WHEN THEY BLINDLY AGREED TO PASS THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL, HAVING NO INVOLVEMENT IN THE RHHP PROCESS OR THE VALIDITY. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS -- ARTIST. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. YOU ARE STILL MUTED, SIR. YOU WANT TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, I'VE COME TO LEARN ONE OF THE LARGEST CHAINS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AS A RESULT OF CANCEL CULTURES AGGRESSIVE TARGETING OF PUBLIC ART. AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY A HIGH PROFILE MURDER OF A CHIEF OF POLICE LED TO 11 ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS TO BE ACCUSED OF THAT CRIME. WHEN NONE OF THEM WERE FOUND GUILTY, THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY LED TO PROTESTS THAT LED TO THEM BREAKING INTO CITY JAIL AND LYNCHED ALL OF THE INNOCENT ITALIAN-AMERICANS. THAT EVENT BROUGHT ITALY AND AMERICA ON A BRINK OF WAR. AS PEACE AND HEALING THE FIRST NATIONAL COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION COME INTO BEING IN AMERICA. WHILE MANY CIVIL WAR MONUMENTS WERE ERECTED AS PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE WERE ERECTED. THE COLUMBUS WERE ERECTED TO -- I REJECT ANTI- IMMIGRANT VIOLENCE AND ANTI- IMMIGRANT RHETORIC. THE NEW MEXICO STATE SEAL SYMBOLS. THE AMERICAN EAGLE PROTECTING, AND SHIELDING THE EAGLE. IT HAS THE MOTTO ETCHED TO SEE. AS WE LEARN FROM PAST AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> AMERICA IS EITHER A MELTING POT OR IT'S NOT. THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL JUST A MINUTE AS WE MOVE THOSE COMMENTS BACK INTO THE WAITING ROOM. WE'LL PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM. COUNCILORS, NEXT UP ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS. THERE'S NONE FOR TO THIS EVENING'S MEETING. WE HAVE ADMINISTRATION Q&A. WE DIDN'T SUBMIT ANY AHEAD OF TIME. COUNCILOR BASSAN, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT DO THAT. I SEE COUNCILOR GIBSON AS WELL. WE'LL DO COUNCILOR BASSAN AND GIBSON AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US AND COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN HEAR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT THE WORKING GROUP THAT HAS BEEN CREATED TO ADDRESS SPEEDING AND DRAG RACING AND A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAT WE READ IN THE NEWSPAPER. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SOMEWHERE UP STAIRS I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS WHO CAN WEIGH IN. DO WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION FROM THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR BASSAN, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COMMANDER, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A WORKING GROUP PUT TOGETHER. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME EDUCATION THAT'S GOING OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MEANING THAT THE TRAFFIC DIVISION IS GOING TO BE HAVING A VIDEO WHICH WILLRIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT CITATIONS CAN BE ISSUED WITH MUFFLER NOISE ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS. COMMANDER BROWN WITH THE VALLEY AREA COMMAND AND SERGEANT TOREZ WERE WORKING ON EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. IT WILL INCLUDE OFFICERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE ON SCENES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. ALONG WITH THE EDUCATION THE TRAFFIC DIVISION PUT TOGETHER A THREE-MONTH CALENDAR WHERE THEY SPECIFICALLY WILL BE ADDRESSING SPEEDING IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SUCH AS VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS. THEY'LL BE WORKING THOSE TASK PLANS TWICE A WEEK. THE TRAFFIC DIVISION IS ALSO WORKINGS AS PART OF THE ANTI- CRIME OPERATION. AND THERE'S SPEEDING ENFORCEMENT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT. WE'LL HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH UPDATE THAT WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE WE'RE READING ABOUT IT, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD ANYTHING IN THE WORKS FOR THIS. THIS IS GOOD TO HEAR. ONCE YOU HAVE AN UPDATE, MAYBE WE CAN GET AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING SO WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE ON THE PROGRESS BEING MADE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, COMMANDER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COMMANDER, I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SEE IF OTHER COUNCILORS HAVE A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE RELEASE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE PLAN FOR A COUPLE MEETINGS NOW. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE APD FOCUSING ON IT. WHERE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUE AROUND MODIFIED VEHICLES AND ILLEGALLY MODIFIED VEHICLES. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRATEGY FOR THAT OR WHAT CHALLENGES APD HAS ENFORCING THAT. DO OFFICERS HAVE THE RIGHT IT CAN EQUIPMENT TO IDENTIFY THOSE? IS THAT PART OF THIS PLAN OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO VISIT IN A DIFFERENT ROUTE? >> MR. PRESIDENT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE TRAFFIC DIVISION IS LOOKING AT. LOOK THAT LAWS IN PLACE AND GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. RIGHT NOW, OFFICERS DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO ENFORCE THAT VIOLATION. THE TRAINING VIDEO WILL INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC DIVISION EXPLAINING TO OFFICERS HOW THEY WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MODIFIED MUFFLERS, THE QUESTIONS THEY WOULD ASK SO THEY CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE STATUTE. THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE EDUCATION FOR THE OFFICERS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON. >>COUN. DAVIS: I WANT TO NOTE THAT I WANT TO REMEMBER THE OLD DAYS WHEN I WAS A COP HOW HARD IT WAS TO USE THOSE. IF WE FIND THE STATE STATUTE THERE'S INTEREST FROM THE COUNCIL TO MAKE AN EASILY ENFORCEABLE ONE THAT THE STATE CAN LOOK AT. PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED, I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHILE WE HAVE THE COMMANDER, JUST SAY IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APD COMMANDER. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS AFTER THAT. COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE -- IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY GOALS THAT ARE SET FOR OFFICERS I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER THING I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING. I DON'T THINK THERE MIGHT BE PROGRESS IF THERE'S NOT GOALS TO BE MET AS FAR AS MAKING SURE WE DO EDUCATE BUT ALSO IMPLEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TOO, IF IT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO, THEN COUNCILOR PEÑA, ON THIS TOPIC AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BORREGO: COMMANDER, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILORS THAT PUSHED TO GET THIS ON THE RADAR OF APD. IN READING THE PAPER AND SEEING THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WERE OUTLINED, AND COMMANDER ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS, I WANT TO REHIND THEM ABOUT THE LITTLE STRETCH THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN GOLF COURSE AND PASEO, AND UNSER AND MCMAHON. WE HAVE FAR STRETCHES THAT DON'T HAVE LIGHTS. THE COMMANDER KNOWS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I TALK TO HER EVERY WEEK. I DIDN'T SEE THOSE LISTED IN THE PAPER. I WANT TO REMIND HER ABOUT THAT. AND REMIND THE TASK FORCE ABOUT THOSE AREAS. >> YES, MA'AM. THE TRAFFIC DIVISION ALSO REACHED OUT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL AREA COMMANDER SO THEY CAN IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN EACH AREA COMMAND THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, COMMANDER. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT COUNCILOR BORREGO AND COUNCILOR BASSAN WERE SAYING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION GETTING ON THIS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT HERE RECENTLY IN THE NEWS. THERE'S A FEW OF US, I THINK COUNCILOR BASSAN, AND COUNCILOR SENA, COUNCILOR BENTON AND MYSELF WHO ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN MEETING SINCE EARLY OCTOBER TO TALK ABOUT THIS. I THINK YOU PROBABLY HEARD FROM THE CHIEF ABOUT IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW IT'S EXCITING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE AND BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT IT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE PROCEED WE LOOK AT THE STRATEGIES WE'RE TRYING TO GET IN PLACE. INITIALLY, AS WE MOVE FORWARD I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER YESTERDAY I SAW THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGIES HE WAS DOING. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IRONIC BECAUSE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED -- SOME OF THE STREETS WERE IDENTIFIED NOT A LOT OF THE AREAS IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA WERE MENTIONED. IT'S LIKE WHAT COUNCILOR BORREGO WAS SAYING. WHEN WE HIGHLIGHT THESE ROADS OUR CONSWITCH -- CONSTITUENTS HEAR THIS AND THINK IT'S THE ROADS THE COUNCILORS GAVE. THAT'S NOT THE GAVE. IF YOU DECIDE TO PUT OUT THOSE STREETS TALK TO THE COUNCILORS FROM THEIR DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE THE STREETS. AGAIN, FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN HAVING IN TERMS OF THE SPEEDING, THERE'S A STRATEGY BEHIND IT IN TERMS OF EDUCATION BEING ONE OF THE FOREFRONT ISSUE. AND TALKING ABOUT ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NECESSARY. AND US LOOKING AT POLICIES OR FINES RELATED TO WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO ADDRESS THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF ADDRESSING SPEEDING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. >> YES, MA'AM. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANYTHING ELSE FOR COMMANDER BARKER? I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR SENA, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. >>COUN. SENA: I THINK COUNCILOR PEÑA PRETTY MUCH SAID WHAT I WAS HOPING TO CONVEY. I WANTED TO SAY THAT IN THE SHORT TIME I GOT TO VENTURE OUT OF MY HOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND I DID SEE MANY OFFICERS ALONG COORS ON THEIR MOTOR CYCLES AND PULLING DRIVERS OVER. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DO HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED. ACTUALLY THE AREA BY THE WEST SIDE SHELTER THAT HAS DONE DRAG RACING OUT THERE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE OUT THERE AND CHECK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR COUNCIL WORKING GROUP AS WELL AS TO HEAR WHAT THE MAYOR'S WORKING GROUP HAS TO SAY. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR, WE HAVE YOU MUTED. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT I KNOW COUNCILOR BENTON KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND THINGS WITH THE MUFFLER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ADDRESS THIS I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT COUNCILOR SENA, AND OUR COUNCIL WORKING GROUP, WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT CRIMINALIZE THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW IF AS WE MOVE FORWARD MAYBE WE ADDRESS THAT AS A SEPARATE ISSUE. RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE COMMITTEE WAS PULLED TOGETHER TO REALLY, REALLY TALK ABOUT SPEEDING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND OBVIOUSLY THE MODIFIED MUFFLERS IS AN ISSUE, BUT HOW WE ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE TO TREAD LIGHTLY WITH HOW WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T CRIMINALIZE YOUTH. I WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANKS. LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS FOR APD ON THIS TOPIC FOR BEFORE WE MOVE ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMANDER. PERHAPS YOU CAN WAIT IN THE WINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GO. COUNCILORS, WE HAD OTHER COUNCILORS WHO WERE SIGNED UP FOR OTHER QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. THE NEXT I HAD UP WAS COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR BORREGO. WE'LL START WITH COUNCILOR GIBSON AND SEE WHERE THIS TAKES US. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. JUST FOLLOW ME. THIS IS JUST A QUESTION IF THERE'S SOMEONE PRESENT WHO CAN DRESS IT. IF NOT, MORE OF A STATEMENT AND A HOPE I'M GOING TO PUT OUT THERE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE SOME ADVERTISEMENT OF THE TENANT'S RIGHTS THAT WAS SENT TO US BY KAREN MYERS FROM THE CITY'S CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION INITIATIVE. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY USEFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RENTING APARTMENTS OR HOUSES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT'S IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, ENGLISH, AND SPANISH OF COURSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER LANGUAGES ARE. MY HOPE IS THIS IS REALLY GREAT WORK TO DO. IT DOESN'T DO MUCH IN JUST E-MAIL BOXES. I'LL FORWARD IT TO SOME PEOPLE WHO I THINK CAN BE WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. I GUESS I'M WONDERING IF THE CITY OR ADMINISTRATION HAS A PLAN OF GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT INTO THE HANDS OR RENTERS OR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SITUATION WHERE THEY MAY BE LOOKING AT EVICTION? I ALMOST BROUGHT THIS UP WITH THE PRESENTATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES. I FELT IT WAS MORE OF A LEGAL THING. THAT'S WHY I MAY BE BRINGING IT UP AT THE WRONG TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION WHO IS AWARE OF THIS WHO CAN SPEAK TO IT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, I APOLOGIZE I WOULD HAVE HAD CAROL STAY ON THE LINE TO GIVE YOU DETAILED INFORMATION. I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO GET THAT TO YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK. >>COUN. GIBSON: OKAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. OUR CITY ATTORNEY JUST PUT HIS HAND UP. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE ARE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU. KAREN'S PART OF OUR CREW IN OUR OFFICE AND I KNOW SHE'S DOING A LOT OF WORK AS WELL. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND TOUCH BASE AT OUR NEXT SESSION AND WE CAN WORK ON PRESENTATION DEPENDING ON WHAT KAREN'S WORK ENTAILS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: I THINK YOUR DOG WANTS YOUR ATTENTION. >> THAT WAS THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY GIVING THE ATTORNEY SOME ADVICE. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A RUBBER DUCKY. I WAS TELLING THE FOLKS IN THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD, IT WAS HIS BIRTH DAY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BUT WHEN THE SUN STARTS GOING DOWN, I'LL KEEP THE MUTE ON. >>COUN. DAVIS: IT'S GREAT, WE JUST WEREN'T QUITE SURE WHAT YOU WERE DOING OVER THERE. >> WORKING ON THE HUNTING CALLS. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO, I THINK YOU HAD ANOTHER TOPIC FOR THE QUESTION COVERED. COUNCILORS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? WE DON'T WANT TO LET THEM GO THIS EASILY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU, GENTLEMAN, WE'LL BE BACK WITH YOU I'M SURE. NEXT UP COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'RE INTENDING TO NOT HAVE OUR OPTION TO HAVE THE DECEMBER 21 MEETING WHICH WOULD BE OUR END OF YEAR COUNCIL MEETING RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. INSTEAD WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CONSOLIDATE THEM INTO THE NEXT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. SO, WE HAVE TO DO THE JOURNAL AS MY CLERK IS REMINDING. COUNCILOR GIBSON, I THINK YOU HAVE A MOTION. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: I THINK YOU'RE MOVING THE JOURNAL. I JUMPED AHEAD. >>COUN. GIBSON: I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. >>COUN. DAVIS: I DID IT TOO. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 2 JOURNAL. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA IS OFFERING A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL CALL VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, ALL. NOW WE'RE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. COUNCILOR BENTON, I BELIEVE YOU HAD A FEW? >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSUSPENDED INTEREST --PENDED INTEREST -- AND THE SELECTION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PEÑA IS THAT YOUR SECOND? OR DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT WILL SERVE AS A SECOND. BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTION IN A SECOND. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M RELATED TO THIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL HAVE MOTION FOR O-41. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA, LET'S TAKE YOUR QUESTION. I THINK WE SKIPPED YOU EARLIER. GO AHEAD AND WE'LL COME BACK. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAD TWO QUESTIONS. ONE OF THEM WAS RELATED TO MOVING THE MEETING IN LIGHT OF THE SURGE IN CASES. ARE YOU FOR SURE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT MEETING, JUST IN CASE? CLARITY ON THAT, I THINK WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW WE SHOULD HAVE AVAILABILITY. JUST A QUESTION. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE ON THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION THAT EC20-212 WAS NOT GOING TO BE HEARD THIS EVENING, CORRECT? >>COUN. DAVIS: 212 WILL BE HELD OVER UNTIL THE DECEMBER 7 MEETING. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY, COOL. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. ABOUT YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SCHEDULING, WE'VE NOTICED THE CANCELLATION OF THE DECEMBER 21 REGULAR MEETING, WHAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT FOR ANY EMERGENCY MEETING WHETHER THAT RELATES TO COVID-19 OR YEAR END EXPENDITURE CHANGES. FOR THE MOMENT WE ARE WORKING TO GET THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY DONE EARLY. WE RESERVE THAT RIGHT. THE ADMINISTRATION WORKED WITH US TO GET THE AGENDAS FULL AND TO GET THINGS DONE SO WE CAN GIVE EVERYBODY A BREAK THAT LAST WEEK. COUNCILOR BENTON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER MOTION ON THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? >>COUN. BENTON: YES, THIS IS ANOTHER MOTION FOR SUSPENSION OF THE RULES. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURP OFFENSE INTRODUCING R-118 AND PLACE IT ON THE DECEMBER 7 COUNCIL AGENDA FOR ACTION. THE ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE CITY BY APPROVING NEW PROJECTS, SUPPLEMENTING CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGING THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECTS. I MOVE THE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILORS, A REMINDER TO GO OVER THIS WITH YOUR STAFF. ROLL CALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR EC213 IT'S THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TO ADD MONEY TO THE LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN GERMAN-BURNETE AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >> >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR THAT SECOND. AND MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE HAVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MET ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2020. IN THE MATTER OF EC-189, 192, 193, 194, 200, THAT WAS NOTED. IN THE MATTER OF EC197-199 THEY BE APPROVED. IN THE MATTER OF -- THEY BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. R-108 AND R-110 DUE PASS. R-109 BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED AND BE ACTED ON AT THE MEETING WHICH IT IS REPORTED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEET REPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON FOR THE SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. ANY DEFERRALED OR WITHDRAWALS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILORS ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? FAIRLY SHORT ONE. WE SPECIFICALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE -- FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON THE CITY COMMITTEE AND COMMISSIONS. WE APPRECIATE THEM AND HOPE WE CAN SEE THEM IN PERSON TO SAY THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE ON GUIDELINES FOR NEGOTIATIONS TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 17, 10 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. DAVIS: I THINK IT'S 10 A.M. BUT IT'S YOUR COMMITTEE. >>COUN. BENTON: I THINK IT'S A BETTER IDEA TO MEET AT 10 A.M. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, THE LAND USE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18 IS CANCELED. >>COUN. DAVIS: OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IS ALSO CANCELED. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE AN ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19 AT 5 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'RE ON FINAL ACTION. FAIRLY QUICKLY. COUNCILOR BENTON, YOU'RE FIRST UP. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. O-18 IS IMPOSING A GASOLINE TAX OF TWO CENTS PER GALLON WITH VOTER APPROVAL. TO REHAB ILITATE PUBLIC STREET AND ROAD WAY SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'LL SECOND THAT. COUNCILOR, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT YOU WANT TO PRESENT? >>COUN. BENTON: I DO. COUNCILORS, AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TITLE OF THAT IMPLIES THAT WE ARE IMPOSING THE TAX BY THIS ACTION, JUST TO BE CLEAR, BY STATE LAW THIS WILL REQUIRE A VOTE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS FAIRLY BRIEF AND I'LL READ IT ON PAGE ONE LINES 25 THROUGH 26. AFTER THE WORDS MOBILITY USERS INSERT THE PERIOD AND DELETE THE REST OF THE SENTENCE. AFTER -- AND COUNCILORS, THIS REALLY JUST WAS REDUNDANT LANGUAGE ON THE FIRST PAGE THAT WE THOUGHT WAS SELF-EVIDENT AND I WANTED TO PERSONALLY MAKE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT THESE FUNDS AND THE PARAGRAPH IN QUESTION TALKS ABOUT PRIORITIZING FUNDS AND THIS DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. OUR BACKLOG OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WORK IS IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THAT ALONE WITH REHABILITATION AND ROAD WAYS AND LIGHTING AND ALL THE THINGS WE GET ASKED ABOUT, THIS IS A KEY ISSUE FOR THE CITY THAT WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO ON IT AND IT EMPHASIZES THE ADA AND THAT TYPE OF WORK AS BEING OF THE PRIORITIES FOR USE. I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILORS ANY DISCUSSION ON FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASKING THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON, WE'RE BACK ON YOU TO PRESENT THE BILL AS AMENDED AND WE'LL GO TO COUNCILORS FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: SO, COUNCILORS, THIS IS A FAIRLY SHORT TWO-PAGE ORDINANCE. REALLY JUST SENDING THIS QUESTION TO THE VOTERS. IT ALSO STATES THAT THE COUNCIL WILL CHOOSE THE ELECTION AT WHICH THIS WOULD GO ON. I KNOW THERE'S DISCUSSION ON WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE ON NEXT YEAR OR MAYBE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAINTIES WE HAVE PRESENTLY AND I'M OPEN TO THOSE. I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. I THINK THIS IS WORTH WILE TO PUT TO THE VOTERS. AS I SAID ONE QUESTION OF MANY COUNCILORS AT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN THE ADA AND OUR BACKLOG WITH REGARD TO AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. SO MANY OLDER AMERICANS AND PEOPLE WHO CANNOT DRIVE WHO NEED TO DEPEND ON OUR PUBLIC WAYS, UNLESS THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO CAN DRIVE THEM AROUND. THERE ARE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN NEED OF FULLY ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES. ASIDE FROM THE ADA BACKLOG THERE'S A HUGE BACKLOG WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH BASIC ROAD MAINTENANCE. THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VOTERS TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN USE OF THE ROADWAYS AND IF THEY WERE TO AGREE WE WOULD IMPOSE THE TWO CENT TAX WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AND DONE 60 DAYS THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO PASS AN ELECTION RESOLUTION AND WE CAN CHOOSE IF THAT'S AT THE NEXT MUNICIPAL OR GENERAL ELECTION. WE CAN ALSO DO A VOTE BY MAIL, BUT I DON'T SUPPORT SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR THIS MEASURE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THIS. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A DEDICATED SOURCE OF TAX REVENUE FOR SPECIFICALLY ROADS? I KNOW WE GET SOME GRANT MONEY. IS THERE ANYBODY -- MAYBE THE SPONSOR CAN ANSWER THAT? >>COUN. BENTON: WE RECENTLY HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT USE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE QUARTER CENT. THE QUARTER CENT IS A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX THAT IS PART OF OUR LOCAL GROSS RECEIPTS TAX PACKAGE. THAT IS CALLED THE TRANSPORTATION TAX. THIS WOULD BE A TAX ONLY PER GALLON ON GASOLINE. IN A SIMILAR WAY, IF I COULD, IN THE SAME WAY WE COULD BOND AGAINST THE REVENUE. MOST LIKELY IN TODAY'S DIMINISHED TRAFFIC COUNTS IT WOULD BE UNDER $4 MILLION A YEAR IF WE WERE TO BOND AGAINST THAT WE CAN DO CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WORK. >>COUN. DAVIS: I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE -- >>COUN. GIBSON: GOOD. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND MR. -- DID A GOOD JOB OF LAYING THAT OUT AND IN A VERY CLEAR WAY. EVEN WITH THE QUARTER PERCENT TRANSPORTATION TAX, THERE'S STILL A NEED OR A DEFICIT THERE FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION. SO, I GUESS MY NEXT TWO QUESTIONS ARE RELATED. I'M WONDERING IF THE SPONSOR OR IF YOU'VE HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS OR CONSIDERED USING A PRICE POINT TRIGGER. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, GAS HITS $2.50 OR WHATEVER IT SHOULD BE THAT NUMBER WOULD FALL OFF. WHEN PRICE GAS IS BELOW THAT LEVEL. WHATEVER THAT TRIGGER WOULD BE. IT SEEMS LIKE WASN'T THERE A STUDY DONE ON THIS FOR POTENTIAL REVENUES? I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT. IT SEEMS TO ME I SAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO. I DON'T REMEMBER THIS. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION AT ALL. IN THAT STUDY DID THEY LOOK AT A TRIGGER? IF THEY DID, DOES ANYBODY RECALL HOW THAT WOULD EFFECT POTENTIAL REVENUE FROM SUCH A TAX? >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON, IF HAD THE SPONSOR WANTS TO WEIGH IN. I BELIEVE MS. YARA HAS INFORMATION ON THAT. >> THIS PROPOSAL ACTUALLY CAME UP BACK IN 2017, AT THAT TIME THE COUNCIL OFFICE ALONG WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE UPSTAIRS RAN A FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS. BASED ON THE GALLONAGE THAT WAS BEING REPORTED AT THE STATE LEVEL AT THE TIME, IT WAS ABOUT 240 MILLION GALLONS A YEAR WHOLESALE. WE TOOK THAT AND EXTRAPOLATED AN APPROXIMATE $4.8 MILLION ANNUALLY THAT WOULD BRING IN FOR THE CITY. I DID REFRESH THAT DATABASED ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THOSE YEARS THE GALLONAGE DROPPED. THAT WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $3.8 MILLION AT CURRENT LEVELS. ALSO, WE LOOKED AT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS. YOU WOULD NEED A COLLECTION MECHANISM. TREASURY GAVE US ESTIMATES ON HOW MUCH SOFTWARE AND STAFFING WOULD COST TO COLLECT AND AUDIT THAT REVENUE. AT THAT TIME AGAIN, WE ESTIMATED ABOUT $230,000 FOR THE START UP YEAR AND ABOUT $190,000 EACH YEAR AFTER THAT TO OPERATE THAT PROGRAM. WE DID NOT LOOK AT ANY CONSIDERATIONS AS FAR AS THE PRICE POINT TRIGGER. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION. I GUESS I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THAT WOULD MAKE MUCH OF AN IMPACT. I'M THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HARD TIME AFFORDING GAS. GETTING TO THE GAS PUMP AND PUMPING GAS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S HELPFUL. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, WE HAVE COUNCILOR BORREGO AND MAYBE MYSELF AND TO THE SPONSOR. >>COUN. BORREGO: -- >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO, WE HAVE YOU ON MUTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: SORRY I PUT YOU ON MUTE BECAUSE MY DOG IS BARKING. I HAVE TO ADMIT, COUNCILOR BENTON, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS REALLY TRYING AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. IT'S A VERY TYING ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE GAS JUST WENT UP AGAIN RECENTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE LOSS OF REVENUE FOR FAMILIES IN TERMS OF THEIR PAYCHECKS. I PROBABLY AM FIGURING THAT THE INFORMATION THAT STEPHANIE JUST GAVE US PROBABLY WAS DONE BEFORE COVID, OR SOMETIME BEFORE COVID. I VENTURE TO THINK WHAT PERCENTAGE OF INCOME HAS BEEN LOST BY FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY, AND HOW -- I UNDERSTAND THAT AT SOME POINT AND TIME THIS WOULD CREATE JOBS. I'M WONDERING IF NEXT YEAR IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR US TO GO IN THE DIRECTION. I UNDERSTAND YOU SAID YOU HAD A CAVEAT OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR THAT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE. IMPOSING ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL TAX JUST -- I'M NOT CONVINCED YET THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE SHOULD BE GOING IN. WHERE GUESS I NEED SOME MORE CONVINCING. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF FINANCE TO LOOK AT IN FRONT OF ME THAT SAYS THIS WILL OFFSET THIS PERCENTAGE OF LOSS FOR FAMILIES IN TERMS OF CREATING JOBS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD SHOW ME AN ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US TO BE GOING. I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN MY MIND, STILL, WITH THIS PARTICULAR BILL. I'M WONDERING IF WE NEED TO DO SOME MORE IMPACT ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US TO BE GOING. I KNOW THE COUNCILOR HAS THE RIGHT INTENTIONS IN TERM OF THOSE CITY AND CREATING BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THOSE INTENTIONS FOR THE SPONSOR, COUNCILOR BENTON. IT'S KIND OF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR US TO BE DOING THIS? FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS WOULD SHOW ME THIS IS RIGHT DIRECTION WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. I JUST THROW ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND POSE THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BENTON, I APPRECIATE IT. YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I SUPPORTED IT A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I SUPPORT IT AGAIN MAINLY BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED AND BECAUSE WE ALL HEAR ALL THE TIME, WE HAVE ISSUES WITH SIDEWALKS, ADA COMPLIANCE, AND I JUST KNOW FOR EXAMPLE IN MY DISTRICT IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS IT TOOK TWO YEARS TO COBAL $150,000 TO ADA COMPLIANCE WITH TWO MILES OF SIDEWALKS THAT HAD NO UP GRADES SINCE THE 1950s. THERE'S RIGHT-OF-WAY ISSUES ON ZUNI AND THAT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS MY ISSUE. AS THE POPULATION GETS OLDER AND PEOPLE ARE MORE MOBILE IT'S IMPORTANT. AND IT'S A CONVERSATION VOTARDS SHOULD HAVE. IF YOU DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE SO MANY TIMES YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY MORE TO HAVE SOMEBODY FIX IT. I THINK IT'S A SMART STRATEGY, I'M OKAY WITH LETTING VOTERS MAKE THAT DECISION. WE AN ENTIRE YEAR TO MAKE THAT CASE. THE LAW REQUIRES US TO SEND THIS TO VOTERS. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ANYTHING OF THAT. I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF LETTING VOTERS MAKE THAT DECISION. COUNCILOR BENTON, THE FLOOR IS BACK TO YOURS TO RESPOND OR TO CLOSE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON BEAT US TO THIS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. BRIEFLY, I SHOULD HAVE STARTED OUT BY SAYING THAT I THINK WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, IF WE CAN, MAKE AS MINIMAL IMPACT ON USERS GAS AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THAT EVEN IF THIS GOES TO THE VOTERS THEN THOSE NEXT YEAR IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO -- BEFORE THAT TAX CAN BE APPLIED. AND WE'RE PROBABLY NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY LESS TIME THAN AT LEAST A YEAR. OR MORE THAN A YEAR, NOW, PROBABLY. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THERE'S EVER A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT CHARGING MORE IN TAXES. WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE NEED. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET THINGS DONE. WE PAY FOR IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WE JUST HAVE TO CHOOSE OUR POISON. I THINK THAT IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD POLICY TO USE TO DO IT AS SIMPLY AND FAIRLY ACROSS THE BOARD, PARTICULARLY IN THIS CASE. THAT WAS THOUGHT TOO BRIEF. I'M FINISHED THOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: BACK TO COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: LET ME SEE IF I CAN REMEMBER. I'LL GO BACK FROM THE COMMENTS IN REVERSE ORDER. COUNCILOR BORREGO, I HAVE FAITH IN THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE. THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE THIS ON OR NOT. WE ARE NOT IMPOSING IT. AGAIN, I DO THINK SOME OF THE MOST NEEDY PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD A CAR, MUCH LESS THE COST OF FUELLING THAT CAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AN AS NEEDED. THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, TO TRY TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT THAT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF BEING ABLE TO WALK IF YOU NEED TO WALK, OR AT LEAST IN A WHEELCHAIR TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A SIDE WALK, WHICH WE KNOW THERE'S SO MANY STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE THE OBINSTRUCTION WOULD MAKE AN IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH THE ADA. IT'S EXPENSIVE WORK AND AS COUNCILOR GIBSON STATED, THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION WE KNOW HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF IN THE RECENT PAST. JUST RAW MATERIALS, SUPPLY CHAIN AND THINGS LIKE THE COST OF CEMENT, A LOT OF THE MATERIALS HAVE BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE AS IS LABOR AND LESS COMPETITION. ALSO AS COUNCILOR BORREGO POINTED OUT, THE JOBS THAT CAN BE CREATED AND WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO THE QUARTER CENT TRANSPORTATION TAX, WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF WAGES FOR LOCAL COMPANIES. THAT CAN ALSO PAY BACK THE CITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH GROSS RECEIPTS TAX WHEN THESE CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS ARE AWARDED AND BID AND CONTRACTED. AND JUST QUICKLY WITH REGARD TO THE CAP, THAT IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OFF AND ON. MY SENSE IS THAT TWO CENTS OUT OF $2.20. I THINK ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING NOTES THESE UP AND DOWN. THIS IS SUCH IS SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE PER GALLON COST. NO MATTER WHETHER IT'S DOWN TO TWO DOLLARS OR GOES UP. IT'S AN EXTREMELY SMALL INCREMENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK POINT WITH REGARD TO GASOLINE TAXES NATION WIDE. THIS WOULD BUMP OUR TAX THAT WE PAY, WE ALREADY PAY 37.4 CENTS TO STATE AND FEDERAL PER GALLON. THIS WOULD BUMP THAT TO 39.4 CENTS. AND THE U.S. NATIONAL AVERAGE OF STATES IS 49.5. WE'RE WELL BELOW WHAT THE AVERAGE GASOLINE TAXES ARE PAID NATION WIDE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A VERY MODEST PROPOSAL. I THINK IT HAS THE EXTRA BENEFIT OF PUTTING IT OUT TO THE VOTERS IF THEY DON'T THINK THEY CAN AFFORD IT, THEN THEY'LL VOTE AGAINST IT. SO MANY OF THE ISSUES I ENCOUNTER EVERY WEEK ARE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. THIS CAN REALLY HELP. THE QUARTER CENT TRANSPORTATION TAX WE JUST ALLOCATED PRETTY BIG PROJECTS FOR THE MOST PART. THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND UP AND VERY LITTLE WAS SET ASIDE FOR JUST AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE. THAT'S AN OBLIGATION WE HAVE UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IT'S A MORAL OBLIGATION WE HAVE IN THE CITY TO TAKE ON THAT BACKLOG. THOSE ARE THE MAIN POINTS. I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD BE A PUBLIC DECISION AS TO WHETHER IT GOES, NOT OUR DECISION. IT WOULD BE TO JUST PUT IT TO A BALLOT AND AS PRESIDENT DAVIS SAID, OR I BELIEVE IT WAS COUNCILOR GIBSON THAT WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THIS COULD BE LIMITED. IT CAN GO DOWN IN BOTH WAYS. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON, I BELIEVE COUNCILOR BORREGO HAD A QUESTION BEFORE WE CLOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: ACTUALLY, HE JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT WHEN IT WOULD GO ON THE BALLOT. >>COUN. BENTON: IT'S UP TO US. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: HE'S SO SMART HE ANSWERED IT BEFORE YOU ASKED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A CLOSE. >>COUN. BENTON: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK FOR THE ROLL VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE AS AMENDED. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. NEXT UP, COUNCILOR BORREGO, R-111. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. R-11, JUST IN SUMMARY, WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROFESSIONAL WORK OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND PREPARATION AND TRAINING. I DRAFTED THIS IN LIGHT OF THE SITUATION WITH COVID BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING OUR EMPLOYEES, FIRST OF ALL, SECONDLY WE SUPPORT THEM AS THEY FACE THE CHALLENGES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP THEIR POSITION AND WORK TO ACTUALLY GET BETTER POSITIONS. THAT WOULD BE THROUGH EVENTUAL TRAINING. I REALIZE WE HAVE DIFFICULTY CREATING THOSE TRAIN PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING THEM FINANCIALLY. BUT THIS WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS -- AND THIS IS NOT JUST FOR DEGREED INDIVIDUALS, IT'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE CERTIFICATIONS AND BASICALLY SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH A TASKFORCE CREATED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES IN LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER THEY BE IN THE CITY ITSELF, OR OUTSIDE THE CITY. AND HAVING A WORKFORCE THAT HELPS MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD. WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY OTHER THAN CREATING THE TASK FORCE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON WHERE SEE THAT AS A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR BORREGO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN LUCKY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ON THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'VE BEEN A GOOD CHAMPION FOR CITY WORKERS AND TRYING TO IMPROVE THEIR WORK, WE APPRECIATE THAT. SEEING NO OTHER, COUNCILOR BORREGO, WE'RE BACK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO CLOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILOR BORREGO. COUNCILOR SENA, R-109. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S REMOVING THE MAXIMUM LIMIT OF ECONOMIC RELIEF GRANT PROVIDED TO SMALL AND LOCAL FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND SECURITIES ACT. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. SENA: BACK ON THE BILL. JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GIVE AN UPDATE AS TO HOW MANY BUSINESSES APPLIED FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUND AND AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY AS WE PASSED OUT CHECK AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAD. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR SENA, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. HAPPY TO GIVE AN UPDATE. AND AS FAR AS HOW MANY BUSINESSES APPLIED, WE'VE RECEIVED 823 APPLICATIONS. IN ROUND ONE, I SHARED THIS WITH ALL OF YOU BEFORE, WE RECEIVED 611 APPLICATIONS. IN ROUND TWO, WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 212 APPLICATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVERY APPLICATION IN THE FIRST ROUND HAS BEEN REVIEWED AT LEAST ONE TIME. WE HAVE WEEK ONE, WE FUNDED 97 AND COUNCILOR SENA, THOSE ARE THE GRANT AWARDEES YOU REFERENCED ON FRIDAY. AND TO DATE, 42 ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES WILL HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH THE QUEUE AND WILL BE APPROVED FOR FUNDING FOR A TOTAL OF 139 BUSINESSES, SO FAR. ALSO, IN ADDITION, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS THAT WE'VE CUT 97 CHECKS. 97 CHECKS HAVE BEEN PRINTED. OF THOSE 97, 64 BUSINESSES PICKED UP THEIR GRANT AWARD CHECKS ON FRIDAY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SENA, YOU YIELDED THE FLOOR TO THE DIRECTOR, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FIRST CHANCE. WE HAVE A COUPLE COUNCILORS WITH QUESTIONS. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY IF I MISSED THIS. CAN YOU TELL ME A TOTAL OF AMOUNT OF ALL THOSE THAT APPLIED, INCLUDING THOSE THAT DIDN'T MEET THE GRANT CRITERIA AND GOT LETTERS OF REJECTION, OR DISQUALIFICATIONS. I'VE GOTTEN NUMEROUS E-MAILS OVER THE WEEKEND JUST ASKING WHAT WERE THE PARAMETERS. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE PP WAS NOT APPLIED. CAN YOU JUST WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS? >> FOR A TOTAL OF BOTH ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO, 823 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM BUSINESSES. OF THOSE 823 APPLICATIONS, 113 BUSINESSES WERE DECLINED DUE TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT. WEEK ONE, WE FUNDED 97 BUSINESSES. WE HAVE 42 ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES IN THE QUEUE TO BE FUNDED FOR A TOTAL OF 139 BUSINESSES. WE HAVE 570 BUSINESS APPLICATIONS THAT ARE STILL PENDING REVIEW. THEY ARE EITHER IN THE CUE OF THE GRANT OFFICER OR GRANT SUPERVISOR. WE MAY BE WAITING ON ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. IT'S TAKING ABOUT, THE FRAME FOR A BUSINESS TO BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR APPROVAL, REALLY VARIES. BUT UPON THEM BEING PROVED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED, THE BUSINESS IS ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR GRANT CHECK THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE APPROVAL PROCESS, WE HAVE SERVE GRANT OFFICERS THAT ARE COMPLETING THE INITIAL REVIEW OF ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS. AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM COMMUNITY THE APPLICATIONS. THERE'S BUSINESSES THAT SUBMIT THE WRONG DOCUMENT, OR ARE MISSING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. OR MAYBE THEY FORGOT TO UPDATE THEIR BUSINESS REGISTRATION. SO THEIR BUSINESS REGISTRATION IS NOT UP TO DATE. ONCE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, THE APPLICATION IS MOVED TO ONE OF THE FUNDING SUPERVISORS FOR FINAL REVIEW. ONCE THE FUNDING SUPERVISOR CONFERS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION, THEN IT'S MOVED TO BE APPROVED FOR FUNDING. THE PROCESS CAN TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS DUE TO THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS BUT TRULY IT'S REALLY INCUMBENT UPON THE BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE RECEIVING THE ACCURATE AND APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT STEP AND THE NEXT PROCESS OF THE APPLICATION. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU FOR THAT DIRECTOR. I KNOW WHEN I WAS THERE AND ASKING THEM WHAT THE PROCESS WAS LIKE FOR THEM, I WILL SAY FOR THE MAJORITY THEY NOTED HOW GREAT OUR OFFICE WAS DOING. JUST NOTING THIS WAS A VERY EASY PROCESS AND KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM OF REALLY WORKING THROUGH IT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THEY DID. EVEN FOR THE VOLUNTEER WHO DID THE GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AND HANDING OUT FLIERS. I WANTED TO APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW COUNCILORS ARE LINED UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA, NEXT COUNCILOR PEÑA, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN, AND MYSELF. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, I ACTUALLY JUST WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING I HAD SOME QUESTIONS I ASKED MS. YARA, THERE'S WAS AN ARTICLE FROM ONE OF THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS ICE CREAM BUSINESS. HE SAID HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY CITY FUNDING DUE TO HIM NOT HAVING ANY EMPLOYEES. I ACTUALLY ASKED, AND THEY SAID HE SHOULD STILL QUALIFY. 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ITLDLDE ---- WE'RE T TRYININ TO FIRERE OUTF I WAS A TECECHNALAL GLITCH WE COULDN FIND A ANYERERE IN THE SYSTEM WHEE T THEIR A ALILICATI WAS PENDING APPROVALL ORRHEHEY WERE ATTEMINING PPLY. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TODAY AND HOPEFULLY GET YOU ANWEWER BY MOMORROW. COUN. BASSSS: I I'S NOT OVERERLOEDED HOWARD YOU'R WORKING. I APPRECIATEE I IT A AND THANK TETERE ANSWERING T THESESE QUESTIS.S. I'M M DOSKING QUESTIS. WOULD YOU LIKEE TO M MOVE MY AMENDMENT? >>COUN. DAVIS:HAHAT'S UP TO YOY. >>UNUN. BASSAN: I MOVEE MY FLOO AMDMENT ONE. ONON PAGE T THREE AFTER LINEHRH INRT THE FOFOLLOWING, ARDS GRANTETED AFTEROVBER 16 SHALL PRIORITIZEDO THOSE W W H HA NOT RECEIVEDOVOVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS. THIS IS CLNUNUP, IN N MY INION, MAKININGURE WE'E'RELEAR ABOUT TH DISCUSSIONS WVEVE H ANDD PUTTINGNG TS ITO THEE LEGISLN SAYING WE'RE GOING TO PRIRIORIZE PUTTING THE PEELEE AT HAVEN'T RECEIVEVED ANY MONEY AHEAD O THOSE THAT MIGHT READY REVIEWED MUNICIPAL OR STATERANTS E EVE IF THERE'S NO AGGREGATE E AMOUNT WITH THE LITS. >>>>COUN. DAVIS: AND D WE HAVE SECOND? I THINK TH'S'S COUNCILOR BORREGO WITH THE SECOND. COUNCILOR BORREGO,O YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR JUST A COND? THANANK YOU. COUNUNCILOR BENTON. YOU WERE OFFERERG THE SAME. COUNCILOLOR SENA. >>COUN. SENANA:I JUSUSTANTED TO CLARIF I KNOW WE'V'VE BEEN HAVIVING THESE CONVERSATIONS, THINK IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BITT CONFUSING. I'VE BEEN HEARIRINGHEY DON'T THININK THEY QUALIFY. THIS WOULDN'T MEAN THAT -- LETS SAY THEY'RE APPLYING F $2,000 THAT THEY WOULDN'T GETET THE PRIORITY OR WAS THIS TO SAY THAT IF YOU MET THE $10,000? I JUST WANTED TO CLARITY ON THAT. I DON'T WANT BUSINESSES TO ASSUME THEY ALREADY GOT ASSISTANCE, AND EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T MEET THAT $10,000 AMOUNT THEY WOULDN'T GET PRIORITY. I DON'T WANT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO WORK THROUGH CHRISTMAS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A CHURCH ON THE DEADLINE. IF YOU CAN CLARIFY THOSE TWO QUESTIONS, I APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THE INTENTION OF THIS ENTIRE RESOLUTION BEGAN BY WANTING TO HELP AS MANY BUSINESSES AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS INTENDED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE HELPING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES THAT HAD NOT RECEIVED FUNDING. WE'RE CHANGING THE RULES IN THE GAME. I THINK IT'S VERY ACCURATE IN SAYING, IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THE IMPORTANCE MET TO AID THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HELP. I'M CONFIDENT FROM THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS AND DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS. I WANT TO TRY TO FIND ANY METHOD POSSIBLE, WHICH IS NOW GOING TO BE HARDER SEEING THAT SO MANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. I THINK THAT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'M SAYING I WANT TO PRIORITIZE ONES THAT HAVEN'T HAD HELP. HOWEVER, IT MIGHT BE A MOOT POINT. IF WE'RE TRYING TO HELP A THOUSAND BUSINESSES AND WE'VE ONLY HAD 800 APPLICATIONS COMING IN. IT'S A PROTECTION SAYING WE'RE TRYING TO SHARE THE LOVE. AND CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND ME OF YOUR SECOND QUESTION. >>COUN. SENA: SURE. JUST OF THE TIMELINE. I WANTED TO SAY THIS WOULDN'T CAP OUT THOSE THAT GOT 8,000 THROUGH FOR THE COUNTY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SENA, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE VOTE ON THIS WE'RE TAKING OUT THE WORD AGGREGATE. THAT WON'T MATTER ANYMORE. WE'RE SAYING APPLICANTS WHO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY OR ELSEWHERE EVEN IF IT WAS UP TO 10,000 CAN STILL APPLY IF THIS PASSES. IF YOUR RESOLUTION PASSES THEY CAN APPLY. IT'S NOT COMPLICATING IT FURTHER. IT'S SAYING THAT IF SOMEBODY HASN'T RECEIVED ANY MONEY LET'S MAKE SURE THEY GET FIRST DIBS AT IT. AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE, WHY ARE WE PUSHING THE THIRD ROUND TO DECEMBER WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO START NOVEMBER 30th. I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT THAT WE'RE NOT WAITING UNTIL A WEEK INTO DECEMBER. WE SHOULD DO THIS THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROCESSING THESE AND HAVE AS MUCH TIME POSSIBLE TO WRITE THE CHECK BEFORE DECEMBER 30th. >>COUN. SENA: MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I DO A FOLLOW UP? >>COUN. DAVIS: GO AHEAD. >>COUN. SENA: LESS HEAR FROM THE DIRECTOR AND THOSE DOING THE PROCESSING. WHAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DO IN TERMS OF THAT PROCESS? >>COUN. DAVIS: DIRECTOR, IF YOU KNOW? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SENA, IT'S BEEN OUR DESIRE TO REMOVE THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT BECAUSE THAT'S US HAVING TO CROSS-REFERENCE WHETHER OR NOT A BUSINESS HAS RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE COUNTY, STATE OR CITY HAS CERTAINLY ADDED TO THE AMOUNT AND TIMELINE AND THE PROCESS. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER BECAUSE WE OPENED ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO AND HAVE ALREADY CLOSED THOSE TWO ROUNDS, THOSE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER FUNDING HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PRIORITY. I DO ALSO HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MAY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE TIME ELEMENT OF PREFERENCE, DO WE WAIT UNTIL ALL APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED? AND THEN AWARD THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE GOTTEN SOME OTHER FUNDS? IT SEEMS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE AN UNNECESSARY DELAY. WILL THIS INCREASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN? IT MIGHT BECAUSE WE'LL STILL HAVE TO CROSS REFERENCE WHETHER OR NOT. IT WOULD BE OUR DESIRE TO PLACE THOSE 113 BUSINESSES THAT WERE DISQUALIFIED BACK IN THE QUEUE. WE ARE AROUND THE CORNER. I'D ALSO, IF I MAY, ANSWER COUNCILOR BASSAN'S QUESTION. MY TEAM MESSAGED ME AND SAID THE REASON WE PUSHED BACK THE DATE TO DECEMBER 7th TO DECEMBER 11th SO THAT WE CAN KEEP CONSISTENT. IT WAS ONE WEEK INSTEAD OF TWO. SO WE CAN JUST KEEP CONSISTENT WITH OUR MESSAGING AND THE PROCESS. IT SEEMED LIKE WE ARE LEARNING THINGS AS WE GO. THAT THE REASON. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T MOVE IT BACK TO NOVEMBER 30th. I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR SENA. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, LET ME JUST SAY AS FAR AS THE AMENDMENT GOES, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SPONSOR IS TRYING TO DO HERE. THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE AN UNNECESSARY LAST MINUTE CHANGE THAT WOULD GO BACK. I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION CAN ADMINISTRATIVELY GO BACK AND REPRIORITIZE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS. AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE FOLK AND FUTURE APPLICANTS. TO ME IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THIS IS NECESSARY. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A BITE AT THE APPLE. WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE BUREAUCRATIC OFFICE IT SEEMS LIKE ANOTHER REVIEW. FOR THAT REASON, I VOTE AGAINST IT TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE THOSE MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY. COUNCILOR PEÑA WANTS TO WEIGH IN AND WE'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR NOW AND THE SPONSOR PRIOR, COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR JONES WHO HAD PUT THIS FORWARD INITIALLY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M LEANING AGAINST NOT SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT. I JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR COUNCIL AND OUR COUNCILORS WHO STEPPED UP TO HELP BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY IN A REALLY TRYING TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: TO BE FAIR, BOYS VOTED FOR IT TOO. >>COUN. PEÑA: THEY DID, BUT I WAS COMMENTING ON THE SPONSORS. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE'RE BACK ON YOU TO CLOSE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS MORE OF THE SEMANTIC. I SEE EVERYONE'S POINT WITH THIS. IT'S JUST SAYING WE PRIORITIZE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY. NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL GET TREATED WITH SOME KIND OF PRIORITY. WHILE I AM IN MY CLOSE, I REALLY, REALLY URGE WHICH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO NOT WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER 7th TO GET THE THIRD ROUND STARTED. IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO COME OUT ON NOVEMBER 30th. IF WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DELAY IS AND WHY WE NEED TO WAIT TO START THE THIRD ROUND, WE NEED TO GET THIS GOING SO WE CAN ANSWER AND MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY THAT'S MAKING ALL OF THESE ARGUMENTS. EVEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BRING IT DOWN TO ONE WEEK, I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS ALMOST TWO MORE WEEKS SO THAT WAY THE PROCESS CAN HAVE MORE TIME SO ANY LINGERING PEOPLE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. NOW IT'S BEING SHORTENED AND DELAYED, IF IT'S GOING TO BE SHOREDENED MOVE IT BACK TO NOVEMBER 30th. OTHER THAN THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: I'M GOING TO VOTE YES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A LATE DATE I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD MAKE ITS BEST ATTEMPT TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER HELP. MY VOTE IS YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >> THAT PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR SENA, WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >>COUN. SENA: I USE THIS TIME TO CLOSE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TWO COUNCILORS, COUNCILOR JONES, COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR STARTING THIS WHOLE REVOLUTION TO GET FUNDING TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. I APPRECIATE THEM. WE'RE ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES WITH COVID AND HOPEFULLY THIS BRINGS THE BOARD TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS TO GETTING THE APPLICATIONS DONE RATHER QUICKLY AND SENDING THAT OUT. I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE HER WHOLE TEAM AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO JUMP IN ON FRIDAY TO WATCH THEM IN ACTION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: CONGRATULATIONS, THAT CARRIES. SEEING NO OTHER BUSINESS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER O-18. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILORS ON THE FLOOR WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION TO RECONSIDER O-18. THE VOTE TO REQUIRE AS SECOND. I SEE COUNCILOR PEÑA. I HAVE TO REVIEW THE RULES. THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS JUST A MAJORITY VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE VOTE ON O-18. VOTE FOR YES TO RECONSIDER WOULD ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER O-18. A VOTE FOR NO WOULD BE AS IT STANDS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >> 5-4. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE BACK ON ITEM O-18. COUNCILOR BORREGO, SINCE YOU MADE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR TO EXPLAIN AND WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR BENTON TO RESPOND. COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I WOULD LIKE TO RECONSIDER MY VOTE REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR BILL. I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR CLERK STEPHANIE, AND I KNOW THAT THIS BILL CAN BE RAISED AT ANOTHER TIME. AGAIN, I DISCUSSED MY UNCOMFORTABLENESS, IF THAT'S A WORD, REGARDING THE ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR NEXT YEAR. IN LIGHT OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE JUST HAD WITH BUSINESSES, AND KNOWING THE NUMBERS THAT ARE STRUGGLING AND CLOSING AND FAMILIES THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING, I WOULD LIKE TO RECONSIDER MY VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON, AS THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE FLOOR? IT LOOKED LIKE YOU MIGHT. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. I GUESS I WOULD ASK THE CLERK ABOUT THIS. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, I GUESS, THE MOTION ALREADY PASSED TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE. WOULD A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL TAKE PRECEDENCE? >>COUN. DAVIS: THE CLERK IS SAYING THAT IT WOULD. ARE YOU OFFERING A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? >>COUN. BENTON: YES. I MOVE A DEFERRAL. IF I COULD, MAY I ALSO ASK THE CLERK WHEN THIS EXPIRATION IS? >>COUN. DAVIS: SHE'S WAY SMARTER, WE'LL LET HER JUMP IN. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, I HAD LOOKED THAT UP EARLIER AND IT WAS INTRODUCED JUNE 1 OF TO THIS YEAR. THEREFORE YOU HAVE UNTIL JUNE 1 OF 2021 BEFORE EXPIRATION. >>COUN. BENTON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE A SIX-MONTH DEFERRAL. >> MR. PRESIDENT, IF I COULD? 90 DAYS IS THE MAX, PER OUR RULES. >>COUN. BENTON: OKAY 90. >>COUN. DAVIS: 90 DAYS DEFERRAL. COUNCILOR BORREGO OFFERED A SECOND. ANY QUESTION ON THE DEFERRAL. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR. MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE TO DEFER. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT MATTER IS DEFERRED AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED. NOW, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AS A REMINDER IF YOU HAVE LEGISLATION OR ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, PLEASE GET IT TO THE CLERK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE IT AND WANT TO THANK MR. PADILLA IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR IS SCHEDULED FOR TWO WEEKS. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING GET IT TO US. THANKS.