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10/05/2021ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AND REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 2021 The regular meeting of October 5, 2021 was called to order at 3:00 P.M. and adjourned for lack of a quorum. The regular adjourned meeting was called to order at 4:03 P.M. in the Council Chamber of Anaheim City Hall, located at 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard. The meeting notice, agenda, and related materials were duly posted on September 30, 2021. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members Stephen Faessel, Jose Diaz, Gloria Ma'ae, and Trevor O'Neil. Council Member Avelino Valencia joined the meeting at 4:07 P.M. and Council Member Jose F. Moreno joined the meeting during Closed Session. STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Jim Vanderpool, City Attorney Robert Fabela, and City Clerk Theresa Bass ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Rob Fabela announced the Name of Case for Closed Session Item No. 1 was reversed, should be Elis Emmanuel v. City of Anaheim, et al., and all other information for the item was correct. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: Mike Robbins reported the Police Department statistically spends 90% of its training on defense/offense tactics and 10% on communication skills. He inquired how that is balanced against the cost of human life, lawsuits the City incurs, proper training, mental health training, de-escalation training, and the cost of non -lethal weapons. He believed resources should be provided for better training. Jeanine Robbins pointed out that two of the items in the closed session were related to the Anaheim Police Department (APD). She believed there would be an impending lawsuit against the City in the case of the death of Brandon Lopez by APD. She advised this has led to Anaheim being named the ninth deadliest city amongst the top 60 largest cities in the country. She reported 33 people have died by an Anaheim Police Officer from 2003 to 2016 and noted it was a troubling pattern. She inquired as to when the APD would be held accountable and was tired of General Fund money going to pay off APD lawsuits. R. Joshua Collins expressed disappointment regarding the shooting of Brandon Lopez by APD and believed it could have been handled differently. He hoped the City would work to get better training for APD. He encouraged City Council to put safety measures in place for residents. Mark Richard Daniels expressed concern the City has made the news again for something that could have been avoided. He wondered why APD was not notified that this was a troubled individual. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 2 of 26 CLOSED SESSION: At 4:12 P.M., Mayor Sidhu recessed to closed session for consideration of the following: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code) Name of Case: City of Anaheim, et al. v. Elis Emmanuel, United States District Court, Case No. 8:20-cv-00482 SB (ADSx) 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code) Name of Case: James Nguyen, a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Henry Nguyen v. City of Anaheim, Anaheim Police Department, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2021 01200457 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code) Name of Case: Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District v. City of Anaheim, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021 01203933 At 5:43 P.M., Mayor Sidhu reconvened the Anaheim City Council. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members Stephen Faessel, Jose Diaz, Gloria Ma'ae, Jose F. Moreno, Avelino Valencia, and Trevor O'Neil INVOCATION: FLAG SALUTE Father Christopher Retelas, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church Council Member Gloria Sahagun Ma'ae Acceptance of Other Recognitions (To be presented at a later date]: Recognizing October 3 — 9, 2021, as Fire Prevention Week Fire Marshal Lindsay Young thanked Anaheim Fire & Rescue (AF&R) Community Risk Reduction Officers, Administrative Professionals, and Community Engagement Specialists for making the City a safer place to work, live, and play and noted 1,000 smoke alarms were distributed to Anaheim's second graders this week. She reported this year's theme is "Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety" and encouraged residents to follow AF&R's social media feed. Recognizing October 11, 2021, as Indigenous People's Day Recognizing October 17 — 23, 2021, as National Friends of the Library Week Senior Librarian Katrina Ford reported Anaheim's Friends of the Library, Anaheim Public Library Foundation, and Friends of the Canyon Hill's Public Library are unsung heroes of the community who process donations and raise money for Library programs. She thanked all of the Library's volunteers for their hard work. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 3 of 26 Recognizing Anaheim Public Library's new STEAM Adventures: Exploration on Wheels program Ms. Ford reported the STEAM Adventure Exploration on Wheels program was funded through a grant from the State of California. She noted it is so popular that the State of California would be using Anaheim's program as a model for the rest of the State. She reported the STEAM program provides hands-on opportunities to children who do not have access to resources. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: City Clerk Theresa Bass announced, for Item No. 16, Council Member Ma'ae would continue her appointments to a later date. PUBLIC COMMENTS [all agenda items, except public hearin City Clerk Theresa Bass reported that a total of one (1) public comment was received electronically prior to 5:00 P.M. related to City Council agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Anaheim City Council. [A final total of 1 public comment was received electronically, distributed to the City Council, and made part of the official record]. — See Appendix. Prior to receipt of public comments, an outline of rules for public comments and a brief decorum statement was provided by Ms. Bass. Fred Sigala Jr. expressed opposition to Item No. 15 and noted this was just another developer who was donating a meaningless amount of money to avoid having to address the affordable housing crisis. He advised City Council has ignored concerns from colleagues regarding the lack of an affordable housing policy as well as concerns over the removal of more potential park space in an area that has absolutely none for about a mile in every direction. He noted the developer contacted Council Member Ma'ae as the Chairperson for Anaheim First in District 2 to set up meetings with the neighboring residents. He advised Mayor Sidhu touted the success of that outreach by citing he has records of mail that was sent out. He challenged the City Council to measure their future success by informing residents about projects like these by actually engaging residents and hearing their concerns. He advised he recently met with neighbors in the Cantata neighborhood and advised many residents were unaware of notices regarding the development and encouraged the City Council to take more of an effort to connect to involve residents. He reported other cities in Orange County have adopted inclusionary housing ordinances mirroring redevelopment requirements and noted new development such as these are financially unattainable to current residents or workers. He advised that if the City Council continues to approve developments such as this without an inclusionary housing policy, additional Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) production would end up occurring primarily in Districts 3 and 4 exacerbating severe parking problems in those areas. He encouraged the City Council to implement an affordable housing development fee immediately applicable to residential development projects that benefit from a General Plan Amendment and zone changes. He encouraged City Council to stop approving new developments without a market analysis to determine the potential demand for housing on the subject sites and the impact of the development of market - rate housing has on the City's need for affordable housing. He expressed concern that Council Member Ma'ae admitted to chairing a group that has become a go -to for developers looking for help getting their market -rate developments approved with minimal pushback from residents. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 4 of 26 John Tafoya, a representative of the Southwest Carpenters, advised they represent over 4,000 members that live in Orange County. He encouraged City Council to add language to the Housing Element Update that requires hiring a local skilled and trained workforce from a State recognized apprenticeship program. Vern Nelson thanked Mayor Pro Tern Faessel for bringing Item No. 13 forward which is a one-year pilot program for Be Well OC for a Mobile Crisis Response Team. He noted the $1,300,000 funding for the pilot program would come from federal COVID funds. He advised this program would allow Anaheim residents who are having a mental crisis to be met with a team of trained mental health professionals instead of armed police. He reported the Anaheim Police Department (APD) responded to over 5,500 calls per year related to mental health and substance abuse. He advised many speakers this evening would be talking about the death of Brandon Lopez in Santa Ana. He reported the police were told by Mr. Lopez's family that he was unarmed, mentally ill, and having a mental crisis. He advised Mr. Lopez's father offered to intervene and coax him out of the car but was instead placed in a police cruiser until Mr. Lopez was dead. He inquired if 911 operators would know when it was appropriate to route a call to Be Well OC rather than the police. He referenced the case of James Nguyen who was having a mental health crisis in his home, APD shot him with rubber bullets, and he was mauled by the APD K-9. He advise the Nguyen family is suing the City and listed the names of Anaheim residents that could have been saved if this program would have been in place. He encouraged the City Council to approve Item No. 13 and renew it after the pilot period. Donna Acevedo -Nelson reported her son was killed by APD in July 2012. She advised mental health crises affect everyone, expressed support for the Be Well OC program, and encouraged public outreach so people would know how to connect for help. Jeanine Robbins advised Anaheim was named the ninth deadliest City in the country out of the 60 largest cities. She inquired why APD was in Santa Ana and why the SWAT team was called for an unarmed person under mental distress. She encouraged the City Council to approve the Be Well OC program. She addressed Mayor Sidhu's and Council Member Ma'ae's actions on the Council. Mike Robbins believed residents should ignore Council Member O'Neil's statements regarding affordable housing. He advised the Council Member with the most money to promote their campaign would win elections. He referred to famous criminals, alleged Mayor Sidhu and others gave $6,500,000 to a political action committee, and believed the City Council was a disgrace. R. Joshua Collins, Homeless Advocates for Christ, expressed concern about the death of Brandon Lopez and did not understand why deadly force had to be used. He encouraged City Council to work hard to bring change to APD and believed the outcome should have been different for Mr. Lopez. He requested City Council work to bring new training to APD and work for more affordable housing for those in need. Mark Richard Daniels noted he hopes the Be Well OC program does not turn out to be a facade like the Police Citizen's Commission. He believed the City Council would just pass the issue on until Mr. Lopez's name appears on the closed session agenda and he believed the District Attorney would rule the shooting justifiable as usual. Cecil Jordan Corkern, Outreach Homeless Ministries, encouraged residents to ride through the storm of the pandemic. He advised he met Roy Disney in November 2019 who expressed concern about predators at Disneyland. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 5 of 26 Ray Valdivia reported it has been nine years since actions by the Anaheim Police Department sparked protests in the summer of 2012. He advised the protests were a result of seven deadly shootings over 12 months by APD and noted APD, the City, and the District Attorney failed to hold any of the officers involved in those shootings accountable for their actions. He expressed concern that APD followed Mr. Lopez into Santa Ana and murdered him in front of his family and community He advised City Council has cast aside those who do not live up to their standards and have repeatedly dismissed residents' concerns. He noted Johnathan Hernandez, Santa Ana Council Member, cousin of Brandon Lopez and trained mental health specialist, requests to intervene were repeatedly dismissed by APD. He noted nothing has changed within APD and encouraged City Council to use its influence to demand officers involved in the murder of Brandon Lopez be charged immediately for murder, require that Be Well OC respond to these types of calls, and for APD to conduct interviews with the shooting officer on the day of the officer -involved shooting. He recommended officers involved in a shooting provide a statement before reviewing any audio or video of the incident and that the police budget be revised to properly allocate funds to social service programs. Manuel Hernandez recited a speech given at the Montebello City Council meeting regarding the murder of Jason Rodriquez by the Montebello Police Department. He advised Mr. Rodriguez was shot and killed by the Montebello Police Department who tried to cover up the murder by admitting Mr. Rodriguez into the hospital as a John Doe. He advised he is an activist trying to expose the murder of Mr. Rodriguez but has been the victim of retaliation and mind control tactics while in the Los Angeles County Jail Psychiatric Ward. He advised the City Council is not immune to mind control attacks by government agencies and advised he would expose the part government agencies play in mental illness, disease, and viruses at the next City Council meeting. Brian Kaye reported he submitted evidence a week ago to each City Council Member of a hate speech by an Anaheim police officer that was ignored by the City Council. He advised he was the victim of retaliation with the SWAT team being sent to his home, false arrests, numerous contacts with APD, and the Crisis Stabilization Unit. He advised Police Chief Jorge Cisneros reported some people are service resistant and it can take up to 60 contacts by City and mental health professionals to give someone help. He advised residents need APD's services and needs APD to follow the constitution. At 6:30 P.M., Mayor Sidhu advised that pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 849 the City Council must hear Item No. 18 at this time. Public Comments were paused and the agenda was taken out of order to address Public Hearing Item No. 18. PUBLIC HEARING: E127 18. This is a public hearing for the City Council to 1) receive and file a report on the redistricting process and the criteria for redistricting boundary lines; and 2) receive and file written and oral testimony received at Redistricting Community Meetings and receive additional public input regarding communities of interest and district boundaries. Mayor Sidhu reported this is one of 10 public meetings on redistricting since July. He thanked City Clerk Theresa Bass and the redistricting team for their extensive community outreach over the past few months. He reported redistricting is a once in a decade undertaking for most cities, but noted Anaheim began transitioning to districts in 2016 with completion in 2018. He advised the 2021 redistricting process for Anaheim is incremental, noted the City has not seen dramatic changes in the most recent census numbers, and advised redistricting in some districts is not necessarily required. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 6 of 26 He encouraged continued community involvement to provide a solid foundation for the City to move forward to the next phase of redistricting. Ms. Bass reported the City Council meeting was taken out of order pursuant to Assembly Bill 849 that specifically addressed public hearings before City Council regarding the redistricting process. She advised the new regulation requires the public hearing to be heard as it is noticed and published, which is why the item needed to be heard out of order. She noted City Council would resume public comments and continue with the remainder of the meeting after this public hearing. Ms. Bass reported this is the second public hearing before the City Council regarding the City's redistricting process. She advised the public hearing is to provide the City Council and the public with a report regarding the process, the criteria for redistricting boundary lines, as well as a report on the testimony received from a series of community district meetings held throughout the City, and receive additional public input on communities of interest and district boundaries. She advised staff would present the official 2020 State adjusted census data, an overview of the mapping tools to be utilized during the mapping process, and present the next steps in the timeline for completion and adoption of a new boundary map by April 17, 2022. Dr. Justin Levitt, National Demographics Corporation, advised every 10 years, the City is required to adjust or analyze its current Council Districts according to the latest U.S. Census results. He explained it is important to keep each district substantively equal in terms of population and ensure the City is still compliant with all federal and state laws. He advised the current district map was adopted in 2016. He explained that the California FAIR MAPS Act was passed in 2019 and is the new rule set for redistricting. He reported federal law requires equal population, adherence to the Federal Voting Rights Act, and no racial gerrymandering. He reported state requirements include geographic contiguity, undivided neighborhoods and "communities of interest", easily identifiable boundaries, and compactness. He advised other goals and traditional principles include minimizing voters shifted to different election years, respecting voters' choices/continuity in office, future population growth, and preserving the core of existing districts. He explained federal laws would be looked at first, followed by State ranked priorities, and then other goals and principles could be considered. Dr. Levitt reported Anaheim's current district map is 14.3% deviation, which is the difference between the largest and smallest district and is outside of the 10% maximum. He advised Districts 1, 2, and 6 are within 1 % deviations of their ideal populations, Districts 3 and 4 are each 4.5% underpopulated, and District 5 is 10% overpopulated. He advised the Demographic Summary of Existing Districts also includes information on eligible voters or citizens of voting age (CVAP), which is the population over 18 with U.S. citizenship. He noted Districts 3 and 4 are majority Latino by eligible voters. He reported there is a lot of demographic data from the American Community Survey, which is an annual program conducted by the U.S. Census each year. Dr. Levitt provided a brief overview of the Latino CVAP and noted the population overall is a lot more Latino than the eligible voting population. He advised Latinos as a community tend to be younger and less likely to have U.S. citizenship, which is reflected in the difference. He reported Districts 3 and 4 are majority Latino and District 5 is 48% Latino by eligible voters. He noted there are some areas of the City that have a higher than average rate of Asian -American population particularly in the south end of Districts 1, 2, and District 6. He reported story maps are provided that look at different demographics including age, income, education, renters, owners, apartments, and single-family homes, and how they play out across different neighborhoods and communities throughout the City of Anaheim. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 7 of 26 Dr. Levitt reported there have been no changes or revisions to the maps because additional feedback is needed from the City Council and the community regarding what works and does not work in the current districts along with identifying the communities and neighborhoods that need to be considered when redrawing the district lines. He explained the State wants cities to think about neighborhoods as the basic building block of the districts because they are things that could be found on a map and are clearly defined. He advised communities of interest build up from these smaller neighborhoods or subdivisions into larger units that make up the City. He advised these areas may have shared history, shared characteristics, shared demography, shared impacts, and shared identity. He noted it is important to identify areas that need to be kept together to ensure the most effective and fair representation. Ms. Bass reported the City Clerk's Office launched a robust outreach effort to reach across the Anaheim community to educate the community in the process as well as engage in the discussion and public input regarding communities of interest. She advised some key highlights included email and phone contact with nearly 100 organizations to proactively contact key community leaders and community -based organizations, public messaging via social media, the City's website, and press releases in both English and Spanish. She reported a dedicated webpage was also created at Anaheim Red istricting.or to provide the community with districting updates and information. She advised there is a Notify Me email campaign for subscribers to join so the City can drive awareness of the redistricting efforts and provide updates on opportunities to participate in community meetings and public hearings. Ms. Bass reported during September a series of seven (7) redistricting community meetings were held, which included six (6) in -person meetings and one (1) virtual meeting to solicit input as well as provide training on how to use the mapping tools. She advised Dr. Levitt was present at each meeting to answer questions and provide technical guidance along with the City's outreach consultant, Tripepi Smith, who assisted in the facilitation and encouraged resident dialogue related to neighborhoods and communities of interest. She reported at each of these meetings, participants provided oral and written testimony regarding the communities of interest and neighborhoods. She advised communities of interest as noted by participants included the Anaheim Resort, 39 Commons, development near and around Anaheim Stadium, Little Arabia, the Ponderosa community, the Kroger -Melrose Historic District, Anaheim Shores, and the Cove to name a few. She advised the complete oral and written testimony is included in the preliminary outreach report that is available online and attached to the staff report. She advised the information would be received and filed and included as part of the official record of the redistricting process. She reported the testimony provided at each community meeting, the presentation material, as well as audio recordings were posted to the City's redistricting website to be accessed by members of the public in the event they were unable to attend any of the meetings. She noted a video recording of the committee meeting held at Ponderosa Family Resource Center as well as a Zoom webinar, in both English and Spanish, were posted online. Dr. Levitt provided a brief overview of the mapping tools. He acknowledged it has been a bit of a difficult process rolling out the tools because of the delay in the census data. He explained census data is usually received in April but was not released until August. Additionally, he advised the new State law mandates the data be adjusted and noted that the database was released on August 27. He reported the Anaheim Story Map was made available to the public that contained demographic data along with a map drawing tool made available in paper form using the preliminary 2020 Census data. He further advised an Excel supplement was made available to automatically count the numbers. He noted all three tools have been refreshed with the adjusted data and are on the City's website. He reported the new Communities of Interest tool, districtR.org, would be available next week and allows users to put areas in more than one community of interest. He advised the City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 8 of 26 Maptitude Online Redistricting program would be available online and is for everyone to draw their lines, block -by -block, starting either with the current districts or with a blank map. He noted this tool has the steepest learning curve of all the tools but has the most payoff and noted quick help guidelines are available in multiple languages. He expected those tools to be available next week. Dr. Levitt reported the third public hearing is scheduled for November 2 and advised they would come to the City Council with some initial draft map concepts for rebalancing the districts and serving as a starting point for conversation. He did not anticipate that any of those maps would be in their final form. He reported maps received from community members before October 22 would also be included. He advised he wants to ensure members of the community have ample time to look at the maps and submit changes before the fourth public hearing, which will be in January 2022. He noted specific dates for the January and February meetings are still being scheduled and explained there would be additional opportunities for everyone to submit maps and provide comments in anticipation of those meetings as well. He noted all of the mapping tools would remain live throughout the entire process. DISCUSSION: Mayor Pro Tern Faessel reported he attended the District 5 meeting and it was well attended. He advised there were some great ideas in District 5 and he looked forward to hearing ideas from residents across the City. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Ms. Bass reported the highest attendance at any meeting had 24 residents in attendance with 100 residents attending overall. She reported there were 15 participants in the webinar and advised they include a mix of organization representatives and individual residents. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Dr. Levitt reported all maps submitted by the community would be presented to the City Council. He advised the redistricting team would sort through the maps to identify duplicates and track how many residents are submitting the same map with common features. He advised during the last cycle, 100 maps were received and 70 of them were identical. He noted the team would look for maps that are population balanced and legal in terms that they could be discussed and adopted. He advised there could be two to three draft maps presented to the City Council based on the number of maps received from the community. He explained the team's job is to help supplement for residents who gave their comments in writing or verbally and did not draw a map. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Dr. Levitt advised that providing feedback to residents on their submissions is part of the reasoning behind an early deadline for submission. He noted the hope is to provide feedback so residents can re -submit their maps if necessary. He advised the maps are mandated to be posted for a certain number of days before the meeting so the early submission deadline should allow enough time to have that engagement with residents. He explained residents can also submit maps that are intentionally not population balanced to illustrate communities of interest. Council Member Moreno explained the 2016 lawsuit was predicated on the California Voter Rights Act and noted it was about assuring opportunity districts so the Latino electorate votes may influence the election. He advised it looks like there has been growth in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities on the west side. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiries, Dr. Levitt confirmed both the State and Federal Voting Rights Act talk about an opportunity to elect. He advised what the courts have said about the Federal Voting Rights Act is not to intentionally divide a community that is a clear community of City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 9 of 26 interest on the map and needs fair representation. He reported he has heard from residents of Little Arabia and some of the Beach Boulevard Corridor communities about where they think their community is and how it has evolved and changed over the last four years. He advised this process is an opportunity to elect to represent the community as best as the City can. He confirmed communities of interest cannot be split with the intent of lowering the eligible voting population. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Dr. Levitt confirmed the U.S. Census does not have a Middle Eastern or North African category and noted it is a hard measure to capture. He reported the City of El Cajon has looked at the population that speaks languages in the "other" category because a good portion of that community speaks Arabic or other languages of the Middle East. Council Member Moreno encouraged Dr. Levitt to check in with the Anaheim Unified High School District as they started an Arabic language program on the west side and used demographic tools to determine where to best locate the school that might attract those interested in pursuing their heritage language. Mayor Sidhu opened the public hearing. Brian Kaye advised redistricting of a city has turned out to be a very powerful tool to give the people a stronger voice. He noted communities have to respect every member of the community and the different languages and cultures they represent. He made inquiries to Council Members Moreno and O'Neil regarding an arrest by the Anaheim Police Department. Mr. Kaye noted the purpose of redistricting is to give every community member a loud and better voice for better representation. He expressed support for the presentation but believed some issues need to be addressed. He requested a meeting with Mayor Sidhu. Jeanine Robbins expressed concern that Mayor Sidhu failed to start the meeting on time and refused to allow the last three public speakers to speak during public comments. She advised Council Member Ma'ae fought as vigorously against districting as she fought against the living wage for Disney employees and any employee in a City subsidized project. She advised low populations in Districts 3 and 4 are due to the problem created by allowing Short Term Rentals (STRs). She believes districting is a failure in Anaheim. She advised the idea was to allow the residents to elect a representative who represents the residents but has been flawed by special interest groups. She believed the redistricting has been decided by outside influences. Mayor Sidhu closed the public hearing. DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno advised he was not surprised that population was being lost in District 3 as there was no expansion of affordable housing opportunities in that district while a lot of market -rate housing was being developed. He advised District 3 is also seeing a loss of enrollment in schools. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Dr. Levitt confirmed a higher proportion of people who live in District 3 are employed than any other district, along with District 5. Dr. Levitt agreed with Council Member Moreno's interpretation that District 3 has the highest rate of employment but the lowest rate of poverty. Council Member Moreno pointed out the residents of his district have higher rates of employment but also have the highest rates of working poverty. He noted that more households in the central part of Anaheim have multiple languages spoken at home than in other districts. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 10 of 26 MOTION: Mayor Sidhu moved to receive and file the report on the redistricting process and the criteria for redistricting boundary lines and the written and oral testimony received at Redistricting Community Meetings, seconded by Council Member Diaz. DISCUSSION: Dr. Levitt inquired if there was any direction from City Council regarding preparing a draft map before the November 2 third public hearing. Mayor Sidhu directed Dr. Levitt to continue his work. City Clerk Theresa Bass reported that a total of one (1) public comment was received electronically prior to 5:00 P.M. related to Public Hearing Item No 18. [A final total of 1 public comment was received electronically, distributed to the City Council, and made part of the official record]. — See Appendix. MOTION: Mayor Sidhu moved to receive and file the report on the redistricting process and the criteria for redistricting boundary lines and the written and oral testimony received at Redistricting Community Meetings, seconded by Council Member Diaz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items, except public hearin At 7:24 P.M., Public Comments resumed and the remainder of the agenda was considered. Sylvia expressed concern regarding the death of Brandon Lopez by the Anaheim Police Department. She advised the family begged to address and speak to Mr. Lopez but was denied that opportunity. She noted Mr. Lopez's family advised he was in the middle of a mental health crisis to which the SWAT team de-escalated by throwing a flash bomb into his vehicle. She inquired where the firearm Mr. Lopez was accused of having was located and stated no weapon was ever located. She demanded all body camera video and audio be made available to Mr. Lopez's family and that the officers involved be relieved of active duty with no pay pending an investigation. She seeks justice for Brandon Lopez and all those killed unnecessarily by police. Wes Jones liked Mayor Sidhu to Captain Ahab in Moby Dick encouraging the rest of the City Council to die with him. He advised Mayor Sidhu's political life should be over and expected him to resign. Kenneth Batiste expressed concern regarding Brandon Lopez and believed the City Council was not interested in standing for the people. He advised City Council was against Measure L, district elections, and equalization. He reported the City is $1 billion in debt because of the way the City has been run by the billionaires. He inquired if Anaheim was being set up to be the next Orange County Skid Row. Prior to the City Manager's Update, Mayor Sidhu addressed the officer -involved shooting in Santa Ana. He offered thoughts to Santa Ana Council Member Hernandez and his family and reported the incident would undergo an extensive review. He also noted the purpose of the City Manager's Update is for the City Manager to provide brief announcements about items across the City and clarifying questions should be limited to items presented to avoid violations of the Brown Act. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 11 of 26 CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE: City Manager Jim Vanderpool announced upcoming events during the Anaheim Fall Festival running from October 1 to October 31, with more information available at www.anaheimfallfestival.orq. He also announced the Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) hosted the Subaru of America National Business Conference in September during which Subaru donated over 600 new bikes to the Boys and Girls Club, along with other donations. Additionally, he noted the ACC was named one of North America's 30 best venues for tradeshows and events and received Exhibitor Magazine's 2022 Center of Excellence Award for the third consecutive year. Council Member Moreno requested clarification that questions and brief responses, but no substantive discussion, violated the Brown Act, to which City Attorney Rob Fabela responded that was generally correct, as there could be no discussion of issues not on the agenda, brief reports with no discussion were fine, and the Brown Act was silent on eliciting further information. Council Member Moreno asked if there would be a community forum or visit to the family regarding the shooting of Brandon Lopez. Mr. Vanderpool shared that he and Police Chief Cisneros provided available information to the City Council via email and the subject would not be agendized. Council Member Moreno inquired if a state investigation would be performed pursuant to AB-1506, to which Mr. Fabela advised this was nearing discussion status on a non-agendized topic. Council Member Moreno stated he would pose his questions during Council Communications and requested staff provide a status update via memo. CONSENT CALENDAR: At 7:41 P.M., the consent calendar was considered with Council Member Moreno pulling Item Nos. 02, 08, 13, and 15 and Council Member Valencia pulling Item No. 07 for separate discussion and consideration. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Faessel moved to waive reading of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the balance of the consent calendar, in accordance with reports, certifications, and recommendations furnished each City Council Member and as listed on the consent calendar, seconded by Council Member O'Neil. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. B105 1. Receive and file minutes of the Public Utilities Board meeting of August 25, 2021. D180 3. Accept the bid from Hasa, Inc., in the amount of $289,740 plus a 20% contingency, to provide sodium hypochlorite on an as -needed basis for the Public Utilities Department for a one year period with up to four one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9545. D180 4. Accept the bid of The Illini Companies, Inc. dba Commercial Aquatic Services, in the amount of $89,150 plus applicable taxes, to provide regular maintenance and as -needed repair services for water features at the Anaheim Convention Center for a one year period with up to four one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9543. D180 5. Accept the bid from Golden Bell Products, Inc., in the amount of $230,000 plus applicable tax, for as -needed pest control services in sewer manholes for the Public Works Department, for a one year period with up to four one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9528. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 12 of 26 AGR- 6. Accept the bid from and approve an agreement with Universal Protection Service, LP, in the 13142 amount of $511,456 per year, to provide street -sweeping parking enforcement services for a two year period with up to three one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9540. AGR- 9• Approve the Professional Services Agreements with four consultants, in the not to exceed 13137 amount of $400,000 per Work Order Package and with a total not to exceed contract amount of $1,000,000 per contract year per consultant, for on -call land surveying services to support AGR- the Construction Services Division of the Public Works Department for a term to expire on 13138 September 8, 2023; authorize changes to the agreements that do not substantially change the AGR- terms and conditions of the agreements, so long as such changes are determined.to be de 13139 minimis by the City Attorney's Office; and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to AGR- execute the agreements and take any and all actions as are necessary or advisable to 13140 implement and administer the agreements (Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.; Hunsaker & Associates Irvine, Inc.; Psomas; and Michael Baker International, Inc.). AGR- 10. Waive Council Policy 4.1 and approve an agreement with Brick Curriculum Design and 13141 Consulting, with an annual not to exceed amount of $50,000, for consulting services related to the Public Safety Career Pipeline Program for a term ending October 1, 2022 with two one- year optional renewals; and authorize the Chief of Police to execute any amendments or optional renewals under the terms and conditions of the agreement. D182 11. Accept funding administered through the State of California, of approximately $9,000,000, related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Relief for Utility Customer Arrearages programs for eligible past due electric, water, and sewer accounts between March 4, 2020 through June 15, 2021, or as modified by the State; and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designee, to make necessary adjustments to recover all applicable funds that comply with program guidelines, to apply bill credits to qualifying customer accounts, and to execute all related documents and take the necessary, required, or advisable actions to implement and administer the funds. AGR- 12. Approve the Second Amendment to the Software License and Services Agreement for an 6235.2 Enterprise Service Bus with TIBCO Software, Inc. to update the TIBCO Processor Licensing Policy, authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designee, to execute the Second Amendment and related documents, and take the necessary or advisable actions to implement and administer the Second Amendment, and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designee, to execute order forms, work orders, amendments, and related documents in an annual amount not -to -exceed $200,000 for change orders to purchase additional software licenses, maintenance, and services for as -needed utility systems interoperability. R100 14. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-094 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE D175 CITY OF ANAHEIM authorizing the Director of Public Works or designee to submit an application to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for the WaterSMART Grants: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2022 for the State College Boulevard Stormwater Capture Project and, if awarded, authorizing the acceptance of such grant on behalf of the City and amending the budget accordingly; and determining that these actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Class 1, City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 13 of 26 Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Class 2, Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) [grant funds in the amount of $1,303,0951. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR: D159 2. Direct the Planning and Building Director to submit the Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for review for compliance with State law and determine this action to be not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to approve Item No. 02 with an amendment under housing strategies to include the following: "The City of Anaheim will conduct a feasibility study on the efficacy of inclusionary housing programs and/or policies that may help to accelerate affordable housing production in the City of Anaheim. In addition to standard methodologies of Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Studies, the Anaheim study will include: • A review of published empirical evidence on the impacts of inclusionary housing programs on housing development and production as well as community benefits such programs may foster e.g. economic integration, racial/ethnic integration • A financial analysis of the efficacy of inclusionary housing programs in the City of Anaheim that can help guide the determination of fee thresholds and affordable housing production • A review of regional approaches to inclusionary housing programs / policies in the Southern California region, and Orange County, to determine impacts of such programs / policies on market -rate housing development, affordable housing development, and promising models that can be considered for housing development in the City of Anaheim." DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno advised he brought this to the City Council because it was heard repeatedly in public forums, community meetings, through constituents, affordable housing developers, and developers themselves over the last few years. He presented a short video explaining inclusionary housing. Council Member Moreno advised the City's Housing Element is trying to be as comprehensive as it can but is missing an important tool. He is requesting a feasibility study be completed on whether or not inclusionary housing might help the City in its housing approach. He believed the City might look favorably to the State's Development Agency but also to local legislators who are trying to examine every possible tool in the toolbox. Council Member Moreno advised the most productive inclusionary housing programs share certain features: they are mandatory, offer incentives, allow developers flexibility with multiple options for compliance, and require long-term affordability. He advised some of the benefits of well -designed programs are that they promote economic integration, promote racial integration, and promote acceleration in the development of affordable housing. Council Member Moreno presented a brief overview of the City's Draft Housing Element, which states, "Overall, east Anaheim shows both high achievement for residents and high opportunity offered geographically. East Anaheim is overall higher income and higher achieving than west City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 14 of 26 Anaheim, the City should focus on providing opportunity and resources for lower -income residents in the higher opportunity areas in east Anaheim." He explained inclusionary housing is a tool that might help the City get there. He reported there are 900 jurisdictions across 25 states that have inclusionary housing programs. He noted 75% of them are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California, in part because state laws incentivize and are better equipped for inclusionary housing programs to be maximized in their intention. Council Member Moreno requested a second for the amendment which is simply asking to add a housing strategy to the Draft Housing Element to get empirical evidence and a data -guided approach to the City's production strategy by looking at inclusionary housing programs. He clarified the City of Huntington Beach has strengthened their inclusionary housing policy that they have had in place since 1992 because they found they could provide more accelerated uppurtunities for° low to extremely -low income housing opportunities. He advised they also increased their in -lieu fee to $58,000 a unit to fulfill the need for extremely low-income housing. He advised he is asking for the inclusion of a feasibility study for inclusionary housing programs in the City's Draft Housing Element. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to approve Item No. 02, as amended, by adding a Housing Strategy that Anaheim will conduct a feasibility study on the efficacy of inclusionary housing programs and/or policies that may help to accelerate affordable housing production in the City. Motion failed for lack of a second. MOTION: Council Member O'Neil moved to direct the Planning and Building Director to submit the Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for review for compliance with State law and determine this action to be not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, seconded by Council Member Diaz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - 6 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0; ABSTAIN —1 (Council Member Moreno). Motion carried. AGR- 7. Rescind the contract awarded on July 20, 2021 for the Central Library Outdoor Space 13136 Improvement, Phase II and Euclid Library Outdoor Space Project (Project); award a new contract for the Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Three Peaks Corp., in the amount of $443,173; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents, and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; determine that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section(s) 15301, 15303, 15303(e), and 15304(f) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions. DISCUSSION: Council Member Valencia reported he represents two libraries in District 4 and noted they are very near and dear to his heart. He advised he had the opportunity to enjoy and benefit from the wonderful services Anaheim's public libraries offer and believes spending to improve Anaheim's public amenities are investments well made. MOTION: Council Member Valencia moved to rescind the contract awarded on July 20, 2021 for the Central Library Outdoor Space Improvement, Phase 11 and Euclid Library Outdoor Space Project (Project); award a new contract for the Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Three Peaks Corp., in the amount of $443,173; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents, and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; determine that the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section(s) 15301, 15303, 15303(e), and 15304(f) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 15 of 26 and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. AGR- 8. Approve the Amended and Restated Community Workforce Agreement (Amended CWA) 11782.A which modifies Section 3.8.2 to remove the Orange County residency requirement with respect to a contractor's core employees with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions; and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute the Amended CWA and take any and all actions as necessary or advisable to implement and administer the CWA as amended and restated. DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno thanked Public Works Director Rudy Emami for the great meeting with the Northeast Colony regarding the millions of dollars being invested through State and Federal grants and City funds for the revitalization of City streets. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Mr. Emami reported there have been 16 projects that were designated for the work through the CWA, and of those nine are in construction. He anticipated seeing a few more completed before the end of the year. He advised the City is on target towards its goals and noted of the nine construction projects, there is an average of 38% local hires with the goal being 35%. Council Member Moreno thanked Mr. Emami and the building trades for this partnership and reminded residents that this means the City is hiring residents, which helps the local economy as well as housing with the good rates those projects tend to have. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiries, Mr. Emami explained District Graduate Hours are employees that may not be residents any longer but graduated from an Anaheim high school. He clarified 3% of those projects have been graduates of Anaheim high schools. He advised it is difficult to measure the graduate portion of the local hire against other cities as it is unique to Anaheim. He agreed to provide Council Member Moreno with data regarding how Anaheim is doing with veterans in the CWA compared to other cities. Council Member Moreno noted it is an important point for the public to understand the City did something unique in these CWAs by maximizing opportunities for residents and keeping Anaheim dollars in Anaheim. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to approve the Amended and Restated Community Workforce Agreement (Amended CWA) which modifies Section 3.8.2 to remove the Orange County residency requirement with respect to a contractor's core employees with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions; and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute the Amended CWA and take any and all actions as necessary or advisable to implement and administer the CWA as amended and restated, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Faessel. DISCUSSION: Council Member Valencia requested staff look at ways to increase the number of veterans included in the CWAs in any way possible Council Member O'Neil advised he would be abstaining from the item as he did not support the CWA in 2019 and does not support its amendment. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 16 of 26 Mayor Sidhu reported the City entered into a partnership with the building trades by adopting a CWA that ensures the City's tax dollars are used with contractors who emphasize using the best -trained workers, who pay their workers a good wage and, to the extent possible, hire local workers for this work. He advised the agreement has had great success although there was one small element of the agreement that generated concern among one group. He noted the City prevailed in the legal action that ensued and has agreed to a slight modification of the agreement to prevent future concerns. He expressed his support for the item and looks forward to continuing the partnership with the building trades and Anaheim's Public Works projects. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to approve the Amended and Restated Community Workforce Agreement (Amended CWA) which modifies Section 3.8.2 to remove the Orange County residency requirement with respect to a contractor's core employees with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions; and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute the Amended CWA and take any and all actions as necessary or advisable to implement and administer the CWA as amended and restated, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 6 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, and Valencia); NOES — 0; ABSTAIN — 1 (Council Member O'Neil). Motion carried. AGR- 13. Waive Council Policy 4.1 and approve an agreement with Be Well OC (Mind OC), in an 13143 amount not to exceed $1,300,000, for a one-year pilot program for a mobile crisis response program; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the agreement. Senior Administrative Analyst Lylyana Bogdanovich reported the item for City Council consideration is partnering with Be Well OC for mental health services. Ms. Bogdanovich reported Be Well OC is a program that partners and works with a multifaceted approach. She advised they collaborate with private hospitals and faith -based organizations, and is a well-rounded approach. She presented a photo of the Be Well OC campus in Orange that offers optimal mental health care with 93 beds available for Orange County residents. She noted there are different areas of the campus that specialize in recovery, crisis stabilization, mental health, and crisis residential. Ms. Bogdanovich reported Be Well OC offers a unique approach to Anaheim responding to mental health service and advised their staff are mental health experts specifically trained in the field. She advised the program intends to divert calls for service away from police and fire who are currently dealing with mental health calls and oftentimes deal with protracted events that tie up Anaheim's police officers. She noted this program allows officers to focus on crime prevention, policing, and enforcement. Ms. Bogdanovich reported the item before City Council is a one-year pilot program with $1,300,000 in funding being provided from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding. She advised the program is modeled after the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On the Streets (CAHOOTS) program in Eugene, Oregon and would run 18-hours per day, seven days per week. She advised the intent is to focus on all mental health calls, not just homelessness, but also partnering with the Community Care Response Team (CCRT) program to add another layer of assistance for the community. She advised the program in Anaheim is designed to be a Mobile Crisis Response Program that is able to quickly go out and de-escalate situations and potentially take individuals to the Be Well City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 17 of 26 campus, take them to the clinic, and assist people with their medication, which are tasks more suited for Be Well OC than the Anaheim Police Department (APD). She advised this is intended to be a regional reproach and reported it has been launched in Huntington Beach and Garden Grove, and with City Council approval, in Anaheim. She advised there are two to three other cities that have indicated their commitment. She noted Be Well OC would assess the program and determine how it scales regionally for cost savings. DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno expressed support for the program. He pulled the item because he believed it was important for the public to understand the shift being made. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Police Chief Jorge Cisneros reported this program started on January 1, 2021 with the CCRT, which assists APD with the average 22,000 calls annually that have a homeless connection and 5,500 calls annually related to mental health. He advised the CCRT program has a homeless nexus because of the funding and thanked Code Enforcement and the Community Development Department for moving the CCRT forward. He noted through Be Well OC and this funding, that there no longer has to be a homeless nexus. He advised there are mental health issues throughout Anaheim's communities and communities throughout the country. He reported in June 2020 he recommended to the City Council that APD no longer go on calls where there was not a criminal nexus or public safety issues. He advised Be Well OC is an outstanding program that will assist APD in reducing 20% of its homelessness calls. Community Preservation and Licensing Manager Sandra Lozeau reported this program would be another tool in the City's toolbox for mental health calls from the unhoused. She advised this program would overlap with CCRT, which will benefit on those overlap hours. She noted CCRT utilizes the Be Well OC facility but it takes that van or vehicle out of service as it goes to the facility. She explained that having an overlap will allow Be Well OC to show up and take that individual to the facility and have CCRT back out for quicker service. She noted, on the flipside, Be Well OC may take an unhoused individual to a facility to get stabilized and CCRT would later pick them up and take them to a shelter or other housing option. She advised Be Well OC would be working past 9:00 p.m. so they would be able to handle calls that CCRT cannot because they are not in service past 9:00 p.m. She noted there might be some advantages with follow-ups for housed individuals where it may prevent homelessness. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Ms. Lozeau reported the Be Well OC team would be piloting from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. with CCRT operating from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. She anticipated obtaining good feedback on what is working and what is not working. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Police Chief Cisneros explained calls currently come in through APD for assessment and dispatching, which makes it easier for residents to obtain service. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Police Chief Cisneros confirmed CCRT has their own dispatch system but believed it behooves the City to review the dispatch process and possibly bring CCRT back in for efficiency. He noted bringing that back into the dispatch center is something the City would need to study. He advised staff has just completed the CCRT one-year study, which would be brought forward to City Council for review. Council Member Moreno noted the CCRT is working well and is optimistic about the Be Well OC pilot program. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 18 of 26 In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Police Chief Cisneros advised the APD currently has the ability to use Be Well OC and, if it is a medical emergency, they also contact Anaheim Fire & Rescue (AF&R). He noted they also leverage CCRT. He explained the dispatchers first determine if there is no criminal nexus or public safety concern, then the CCRT is dispatched. He reiterated the City has the ability today to send individuals to Be Well OC. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Police Chief Cisneros explained if APD is dispatched and it is no longer determined to have a criminal nexus or be a public safety concern they can suggest they be transported to Be Well OC and that is one of the reasons they work with CCRT because they have extremely well -trained clinicians who have that expertise. He advised there is also a Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) to help address those issues. In response to Council member Moreno's inquiry, Ms. Lozeau explained there would be some similarities in the personnel. She advised the CCRT has outreach workers and noted the proposal with Be Well OC would have more individuals who are specialists in psychiatric and on the medical side and may be able to do some other treatments that CCRT may not be able to do. She advised CCRT has access to mental health clinicians, nurse practitioners, and Cal Optima so there would be a bit of an overlap. She noted the most important thing is the City would have all the tools depending on the person's situation. Council Member Moreno expressed his excitement for the program and thanked Mayor Pro Tern Faessel for bringing it forward. He advised the City would save some money because the resources would be used more directly and would free up police officers to do the work for which they were hired. He hoped this would also improve APD's patrol and response times. Police Chief Cisneros reported there were three things he wanted to accomplish when he brought the item forward in July 2020, which includes getting individuals who have the expertise to those who are in mental crisis or drug dependency and getting them connected with the people they need to assist them through the process, to improve the quality of life for Anaheim's residents, businesses, and visitors, and to put police officers where needed, which is to fight crime, create community relations with residents, and be a high -performing organization. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to waive Council Policy 4.1 and approve an agreement with Be Well OC (Mind OC), in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, for a one-year pilot program for a mobile crisis response program; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the agreement, seconded by Council Member Diaz. DISCUSSION: Council Member Diaz expressed his strong support for the pilot program. He noted there is a gap for these services across the entire nation and noted this program is another step to address crisis intervention. In response to Council Member Diaz's inquiry, Ms. Bogdanovich reported staff anticipates bringing back the item every six months for City Council review. In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Police Chief Cisneros advised that in his experience building relationships and trust with people is the best way to get them to accept services and emphasized that does not happen during one service call. He explained police officers go to so many call is it hard to devote time to build those relationships. He advised CCRT and Be Well OC have dedicated clinicians that have the tools to spend the time with those in crisis to be able to address those issues. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 19 of 26 Marshall Moncrief, Be Well OC, advised there is no magic wand to do this type of work with the community that is struggling but there special skills clinicians develop. He reported he has been a licensed clinician in Orange County for over 20 years working largely in the hospital setting and the most acute psychiatric settings in the County. He advised clinicians learn skill sets while working in that field, which is why they are recruiting from crisis settings and from the Veterans Administration (VA) to obtain people with trained skill sets and deep experiences in dealing with the crises. Mr. Moncrief explained there is a factor of time and bandwidth. He referenced a couple from a city where the program is live where the police department would receive several calls per week because they were drinking and fighting. He explained the police would respond, be responsive and compassionate, and de-escalate the situation but would frequently return for the same situation. He further explained Be Well OC took time with the couple and learned they were drinking so heavily because their child died that year, they were working through the grief, and did not know how to deal with it or get the support or resources they needed. He advised Be Well OC was there over the next few days, made some breakthroughs, and got the couple connected to counseling and the husband in alcohol treatment. He noted the calls have stopped, the family is on their way to a new depth of healing, and is an example of how bandwidth and training can make a difference in a different way. Council Member Valencia thanked Mr. Moncrief and noted at times people forget how valuable interacting with one another and providing patience is as well as, in that scenario, the fact that clinicians had the time and bandwidth to dedicate to the needs of that particular couple was what ultimately helped improve the situation. In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Mr. Moncrief reported the Be Well OC team would come with deep experience and a variety of certifications. He advised some of them would be licensed clinicians and some would be on their way to licensure but have some sort of certification and experience in a hospital setting like the VA or crisis group homes. He noted many of the staff would also have a background with some kind of medical capability in order to know when to escalate the situation to Emergency Management Services. He advised the team would be skilled, trained, and certified in some mental health capacity that could be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Marriage Family Therapist, or a Psychologist. He touched on the complementary nature with CCRT, noting the City has made big investments in the program and it seems to be making an impact. He explained the CCRT's nexus is homelessness and Be Well OC may be well positioned to help address a person's mental health needs. He noted CCRT is well -positioned to provide ongoing support such as resources and referrals and, once the situation is stabilized, frees up Be Well OC to be available to the next crisis call that involves mental health. He envisions this to be a complimentary service to CCRT that meets the entire community's needs. Council Member Valencia noted he is encouraged by how productive the program can be and expressed support for the item. Mayor Pro Tern Faessel thanked the dais for its support on the item and thanked Council Member Moreno for pulling the item. He advised he has followed Be Well OC for some time and noted he was the only City of Anaheim representative at the groundbreaking and only one of two Anaheim representatives at the virtual grand opening. He advised he has been reminded multiple times over the last year about the need for Anaheim to have a process to address mental health concerns. He thanked the City Manager, the entire team, and Ms. Bogdanovich for bringing this forward. Mayor Pro Tem Faessel explained this is a one-year pilot project. He reported he spoke with Mr. Moncrief multiple times over the last several months about how the City might properly move forward City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 20 of 26 on this item and thanked him for his patience. He expressed support for the item, believed it is a great partnership, and noted Anaheim has needed this for a long time. Mayor Pro Tern Faessel inquired how dispatchers would be trained to route calls to CCRT and Be Well OC. He acknowledged that it may be too early in the process but wanted to make sure there is a level of training, if not already in place, that would be in place once the program is up and running so residents can call 911 for services if that is the decided path. He expressed concern that the proper team is dispatched so he wants to ensure dispatchers are training to dispatch to all three programs. He emphasized the importance of having dispatchers be empathetic, understanding, and have the ability to dispatch the appropriate service when a resident calls 911. Mayor Sidhu noted this is a great program that is finally coming to the City and advised everyone can empathize with those who need extra help. He advised the pandemic clearly showed residents how critical it is to address mental health care for the overall health and safety of the community. He explained the proposal would expand Anaheim's effort to bring social services to those who need those including programs such as the CCRT. He advised a far too heavy burden has been placed on Anaheim's public safety officers and believes the Be Well OC program can give APD some much needed relief. He noted this new partnership would be more effective in addressing mental health crises in the community while refocusing APD's efforts on public safety. He reported World Mental Health Day is on October 10, 2021 and noted it is important for residents to educate themselves and bring greater awareness of this important issue that has been ignored for too long. He expressed support for the item. MOTION: Council Member Moreno moved to waive Council Policy 4.1 and approve an agreement with Be Well OC (Mind OC), in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, for a one-year pilot program for a mobile crisis response program; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the agreement, seconded by Council Member Diaz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. C280 15. ORDINANCE NO. 6514 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AGR- amending the Zoning Map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to Zoning (Reclassification No. 2020-00335) (DEV2020-00180) [introduced at the City Council 13144 meeting of September 28, 2021, Public Hearing Item No. 16]. ORDINANCE NO. 6515 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 by and between the City of Anaheim and Melia Homes, Inc., and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City (Development Agreement No. 2021-00001) (DEV2020-00180) [introduced at the City Council meeting of September 28, 2021, Public Hearing Item No. 16]. Determine that the proposed Reclassification No. 2020-00335 and Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 were adequately analyzed pursuant to the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved in conjunction with the project at the City Council meeting of September 28, 2021 (Public Hearing Item No. 16). DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno advised City Council received an email from residents wanting to learn more about the process and determine if there was an appeal process. He reported he forwarded that email to Planning and Building Director Ted White and Council Member Ma'ae. He advised the residents and homeowners association (HOA) representatives wanted to meet with staff City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 21 of 26 and City Council members to learn about options and see if anything could be done about this project. Mr. White reported he and Council Member Ma'ae followed up with the interested parties who reached out to explain the process, which led to further discussion with the applicant that included Council Member Ma'ae. He advised the applicant and residents have made significant progress on addressing many of the outstanding concerns but they do not have a final resolution on all of them. He noted the applicant continued to have conversations and met with them continuously after the meeting on site. Council Member Ma'ae advised she participated in the call with the residents and met with them to walk the property. She reported they had a second on -site meeting with the residents and the applicant and she believed great strides were made. She advised they agreed to change the minimum of 50% trees to 85% trees and have one solid wall that replaces their old wall. Council Member Ma'ae requested Chad Brown, Melia Homes, address the City Council to explain his conversation with the concerned parties. Mr. Brown advised he spoke with the concerned parties and would be meeting with them again tomorrow. He reported, in general, there were accepting of the major points of removing the trees that were purposely left to address privacy concerns. He explained it would be their choice to determine the trees that would remain or be removed. He advised a single wall solution has been offered to them and accepted in format. He noted it is contingent upon the nine owners that are adjacent to the fee simple ownership of those lots if they want a single wall or a wall built off -site on Melia Homes' property. He reported during the City Council discussion on September 28, there was a condition for a minimum of 50% of those trees to be 20 feet tall and he was able to offer that 85% of the trees along the northern border would be up to 20 feet tall. Mr. Brown thanked Council Member Ma'ae for being onsite and witnessing some of the issues that were brought up and addressed. He noted there is a desire that the project does not move forward and they are working through solutions to minimize the effects and neighbor aspects of the project. He advised he would follow through with his word and would continue to meet with them. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Mr. Brown advised HOAs are run in perpetuity and would be turned over to a management company once this is a market rate for sale project at which time Melia Homes would step out and the active HOA would take over the management of the site. Council Member Ma'ae noted she was happy they were able to come to some common ground and that everyone was willing to compromise. MOTION: Council Member Ma'ae moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 6514 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending the Zoning Map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to Zoning (Reclassification No. 2020-00335) (DEV2020-00180); ORDINANCE NO. 6515 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 by and between the City of Anaheim and Melia Homes, Inc., and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City (Development Agreement No. 2021-00001) (DEV2020-00180), and determine that the proposed Reclassification No. 2020-00335 and Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 were adequately analyzed pursuant to the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved in conjunction with the project at the City Council meeting of September 28, 2021, second by Council Member Diaz. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 22 of 26 DISCUSSION: Mayor Sidhu thanked City Council for their comments and staff for their report. He noted this was great progress and another example of Anaheim being a leader in housing issues. He reported 112 high -quality townhomes in west Anaheim would help attract a new generation of homeowners into the community and help attract high -quality retail in west Anaheim. He thanked residents in nearby neighborhoods for engaging in the hearing process and seeking changes to address their concerns regarding privacy and other issues. He thanked staff and the developer who worked with the neighbors to listen and make changes to improve the project. He recognized the efforts of Council Member Ma'ae for holding several district meetings and speaking with the residents, the developer, and staff to address the concerns of the residents. He advised, as a result, the developer has agreed to more trees along the property line and other improvements during discussions over the last seven days. He expressed support for the project and noted it was a good project last week and is an even better project tonight. MOTION: Council Member Ma'ae moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 6514 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending the Zoning Map referred to in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to Zoning (Reclassification No. 2020-00335) (DEV2020-00180); ORDINANCE NO. 6515 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 by and between the City of Anaheim and Melia Homes, Inc., and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City (Development Agreement No. 2021-00001) (DEV2020-00180), and determine that the proposed Reclassification No. 2020-00335 and Development Agreement No. 2021-00001 were adequately analyzed pursuant to the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved in conjunction with the project at the City Council meeting of September 28, 2021, second by Council Member Diaz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 6 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Valencia, and O'Neil; NOES — 0; ABSTAIN — 1 (Council Member Moreno). Motion carried; ordinances adopted. B105 16. Consider appointments to the Youth Commission to serve a two-year term ending August 31, 2023. Youth Commission (14 appointments): District 1 appointments: (two (2) appointments) Anh Voong Miriam Zewdu NOMINATION: Council Member Diaz nominated Anh Voong and Miriam Zewdu. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nominations approved. District 2 appointments_:_ (two (2) appointments) District 2 appointments continued to a later date. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 23 of 26 District 3 appointments: (two (2) appointments) Justin Nguyen Victoria Rodriguez DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno thanked the applicants in District 3 and noted the youth applicant pool was very impressive. He invited the candidates who were not selected to participate in a District 3 Youth Advisory Group to provide him input from a youth perspective and to help inform the District 3 Youth Commission appointees about things they can think about. NOMINATION: Council Member Moreno nominated Justin Nguyen and Victoria Rodriguez. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nominations approved. District 4 appointments: (two (2) appointments) Lilah Esquivel Anthony Gonzalez DISCUSSION: Council Member Valencia advised he was very encouraged by the applicant pool to be considered as Youth Commissioners for District 4. NOMINATION: Council Member Valencia nominated Lilah Esquivel and Anthony Gonzalez. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nominations approved. District 5 appointments: (two (2) appointments) Olivia Enri uez NOMINATION: Mayor Pro Tern Faessel nominated Olivia Enriquez. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nomination approved. One District 5 appointment continued to a later date. District 6 appointments: (two (2) appointments) Aris Castro NOMINATION: Council Member O'Neil nominated Aris Castro. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nomination approved. One District 6 appointment continued to a later date. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 24 of 26 Mayoral appointments: (two (2) appointments) Dylan Rice NOMINATION: Mayor Sidhu nominated Dylan Rice. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nomination approved. One Mayoral appointment continued to a later date. D116 17. Update on the City's response to COVID-19. Mayor Sidhu reported he was encouraged to see the progress in COVID-19 cases and noted Orange County cases have decreased dramatically in the past month thanks to vaccines and Anaheim's efforts to stop the spread. He advised that despite the late summer surge driven by the delta variant, Anaheim has been able to get more people vaccinated and is on track to put the pandemic behind us but residents need to do their part in keeping things moving in the right direction. Chief Communications Officer Mike Lyster provided an overview of the weekly cases in Orange County that appears to show that the delta surge, which began in late June, appears to have peaked in late August and noted cases have declined in those past six weeks. He advised the case rate per 100,000 people in the County is eight (8), which is down from 9.7 the previous week, the positivity rate is 2.7%, which is down from 3.4% the previous week, and health equity is 3.1% also down from 3.8% the previous week. He reported Orange County stands at 72% fully vaccinated and 81 % partially vaccinated. He advised new weekly cases in Anaheim are following the same trend. He reported there were 221 new cases this week, which is comparable to July 2021. Mr. Lyster reported Anaheim's case rate is 77, which is down from 8.5 the previous week. He advised Anaheim's positivity rate is 2.8%, which is unchanged from the previous week. He explained the City is awaiting new vaccination data from the State and would post them online once received. He reported the general trend across Anaheim's zip codes reflects the lower trend in the aggregated case rate and positivity rate but noted some natural fluctuations that are seen week in and week out. Mr. Lyster provided a summary of the testing and vaccination efforts across the City. He reported over 25,000 tests have been completed over the past two months, which is up by 5,000 since the last report to City Council. He reported vaccinations have increased to 670, which is up 200 since the last report. He reported the County of Orange has wrapped up their Monday evening vaccination clinic at the Brookhurst Community Center and noted they administered 3,900 vaccines. He advised they have passed the baton to COVID Clinic who will maintain the Monday evening vaccination clinic. He noted the COVID Clinic would continue to operate Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. offering both testing and vaccinations. He reported Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) has expanded testing for game days for the Anaheim Ducks. He explained attendees are required to have a vaccination card or a negative COVID test in the past 72 hours to attend a game at the Honda Center. Mr. Lyster reported vaccines at Anaheim community centers and neighborhoods continue. He advised from August through September, 12 clinics have been held with four clinics being held at Ponderosa and Miraloma Family Resource Centers and eight Mobile Family Resource Center clinics in neighborhoods. He reported the Community Services Department is evaluating which clinics will come next. City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 25 of 26 Informational item - No action taken. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS: City Attorney Robert Fabela reported there was not enough time to address Closed Session Item No. 3 and it would be agendized at a future date. PUBLIC COMMENTS (non -agenda items): None COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS/AGENDA REQUESTS: Council Member O'Neil reported that staff had provided a memo noting that for recently approved workforce housing projects, the State would back -fill lost property tax revenue to affected school districts. Council Member Diaz announced the District 1 Neighborhood Services Meeting on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 P.M. at the Brookhurst Community Center. He shared that his two Youth Commission appointees are both immigrants and he was impressed with their community leadership. He congratulated the Western High School boys' water polo team on another league win and wished the football team good luck with the Bell Game on Thursday. He wished Anaheim a Happy 164th Birthday. Mayor Pro Tem Faessel showed photos of an event he was honored to participate in of five family reunions bringing seniors from Mexico to reunite with families. He thanked Yesenia Rojas, Congressman Lou Correa, Norma Aguilar of the Mexican Consulate, Tina Riley with Wincome, and Jesse Farias of the El Governador restaurant for all of their efforts with the event. He reported his attendance at the grand opening of the Element Hotel on Clementine Street and the Reborn Cabinets 7th Annual Manufacturing Day, thanking the company for supporting the event and keeping manufacturing in Anaheim. He announced the upcoming Caterina's Club annual gala on October 10 at the White House Restaurant and the Indigenous Peoples Day Healing Walk on October 11 at 10:30 A.M. at the Native American Church at South Street and Lemon Street. Council Member Moreno announced the District 3 Community Services Meeting to be held on Thursday, October 14, and thanked staff for hosting the meetings and providing updates to the community. He thanked City Engineer Carlos Castellanos and the Public Works team for bringing a $25,000,000 investment to the Northeast Colony neighborhood to re -do streets for the first time in 60 years. He reported neighborhood walks would be scheduled to obtain input from residents on the most dangerous sidewalks. He noted a community meeting would be held at the end of October in the Westmont neighborhood to discuss an application for a Conditional Use Permit for a large group home at 626 West Street, which was denied by the Planning Commission, but appealed by the applicant, Grandma's House of Hope. He addressed the shooting of Brandon Lopez in Santa Ana and noted he attended a vigil at the request of Santa Ana Council Member Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Mr. Lopez's cousin. He shared that Mr. Hernandez spoke with Santa Ana Police about his cousin's mental health issues, but did not interact directly with Anaheim Police (APD). Council Member Moreno shared he met with Mr. Lopez's family to offer condolences and his commitment to supporting a full and transparent process in the investigation. He shared the following questions from the community to be included as part of the investigation: Why was the Council Member, as a family member and mental health professional, not allowed to engage in the situation, and /or was the information of the mental health condition ever communicated to APD incident commanders? What was the purpose in smoking him out of his vehicle, what was the plan/expectation for when he exited City Council Minutes of October 5, 2021 Page 26 of 26 the vehicle, why was that decision made at 10:00 P.M.? Was there imminent danger? Once the SWAT team was engaged, were de-escalation efforts continued or discontinued, and is SWAT the appropriate officers/unit to engage in mental health breakdowns? As a policy question, what are the jurisdictional issues involved and why was APD in control of a site in Santa Ana? Council Member Moreno believed the Police Chief was working with Santa Ana regarding potentially meeting with the family as well as holding a community forum. He shared, under AB748, days body camera footage must be released to the public within 45 days unless extenuating circumstances exist, and he requested that City Council and Santa Ana City Council be informed when they might expect the release date of the video footage. He also believed the State may be investigating the incident under AB1506 and assured the public that the situation was being widely reviewed and there would be efforts to ensure a transparent and open process and investigation. He expressed his condolences to the Lopez family, Mr. Lopez's children, and all those involved. City Clerk Theresa Bass stated that the public hearing regarding the Grandma's House of Hope project is scheduled for the October 26, 2021, City Council meeting. Mayor Sidhu stated the City Manager could respond directly to Council Member Moreno regarding his questions, to which Council Member Moreno expressed that he wanted any information provided to him to also be provided to all of the City Council so they all have the same information. Mayor Sidhu wished Anaheim a Happy 164th Birthday. He also noted Anaheim had marked another milestone with the pandemic and recovery was good. He reported a strong summer for businesses and the Resort, with the upcoming holiday season also looking good. He shared the economic recovery since May 2020 when 30,000 residents were out of work and there was a 17% unemployment to now with 12,000 residents out of work and a 7% unemployment rate, which he noted was still too high but recovery efforts continued. He stated rental assistance was still available and additional help with utility bills was approved tonight. He stated schools have done a great job, and cased are in decline with the lowest levels since August. He announced the Anaheim Ducks start their season next week, with fans at the Honda Center, with vaccines and negative tests required. He wished the Ducks a great season. He thanked all those who are vaccinated and encouraged all others to get vaccinated to keep the City moving forward. ADJOURNMENT: At 9:18 P.M., with no further business before the Council, Mayor Sidhu adjourned the City Council meeting. R ully submitted, res Bass, CMC City Clerk Public Comment From: Pat D Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 3:00 PM To: Public Comment; Jose Moreno; Jose Diaz Subject: [EXTERNAL] Comments on tonites meeting Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. As I continue to shelter in place, not attending meetings in person, I ask once again my comments be read aloud. In addition for your virtual projection of the meeting, the sound needs to be improved. It is inconsistent with some members and speakers projecting their voice less then others. Please try to make those adjustments as needed. Item 2 - Housing Element Report Having listened to last week's public hearing on the housing element report prepared by staff, I am now convinced that this majority council has no intention of meeting RHNA guidelines particularly in the areas of low and very low income identified housing needs. You continue to favor builders and prioritize land use for the upper income level needs in our community. You continue to show no regard for meeting the needs of those who work hardest to ensure that our city is the destination point you like to tout it as being. I am most disappointed in my own Councilmember Diaz, who sounds like he gets it, but then follows the mayor like a little puppy dog. District 1 is doomed to succeed in the needs we have shown for such a long time. I fully expect that HCD, upon receipt of your report, will have numerous questions about how you will actually meet the assigned goals. State laws have come into place and your plan fails miserably to show an achievable plan to mert those goals. Item 13 - BeWell OC Contract has some merit but any involvement with law enforcement defeats any good. Sadly we still see Anaheim cops even go out of the city to kill folx in crisis. This contract will not fix a department that sees numerous deaths at the hands of our sworn officers. When will we hold officers accountable for the deaths they have caused? Item 18 - Redistricting I am once again not surprised at low participation numbers in your community meetings, yet your report reads as though great success in reaching the masses!!! The email numbers alone are so abysmal. Knocked on any doors lately and talked to your constituents? If you had offered a virtual means of participation, I assure you more would be there. Lets hope more is done in future to educate and engage your public. Please don't interpret folx not attending as confidence in your leadership as it does not exist. Folx are tired of your bully approach to collecting input and limited outreach. They are also quite busy with full lives trying to survive in their communities. Public Comment: AB 339 is coming - are you ready to hear from your public in larger numbers? We who have been unable to attend meetings in person have not been afforded the opportunity to address the Council virtually. I have sent comments but have only once I believe heard back from my council member. So much for communication! ! ! Let's hope as a city of over 250,000 you don't resist this law. Governor Newsom has not yet signed into law AB 339, a similar bill addressing Brown Act teleconferencing requirements. The Governor has until October io to veto the bill, or it will become law. We will provide another update on AB 339 when the Governor acts. This bill would until December 31f 2023, p require all open and q 2 public meetings of a city council or a county board of supervisors that governs a jurisdiction containing least 250,000 people to include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via atwo-way telephonic option or a two-way Internet -based service option, as specified, and would require a city council or county board of supervisors that has, as of June 15, 2021f provided video streaming, as defined, of at least one of its meetings to continue to provide that video streaming. The bill would require all open and 3 public meetings to include an in-pers opport� circumstancE state or loca bill �mment t in specified �s during a declared emergency. The would require all meetings on public cc a n ity, exce p to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed legislation in person and remotely via a telephonic or an Internet -based service option, as provided. Pat Davis District 1 resident Sent from my phone. Please excuse brevity and typos. 4