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MAKE SURE THAT WE FAST TRACK THAT SO WE CAN GET. IT OVER TO HELP OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
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SUPPLY. BUT LIKE COUNCILMEMBER PIKUS, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD NEWS IN OUR GENERAL[00:34:52]
PLAN UPDATE PROGRESS REPORT. OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. WE[00:34:59]
HAVE REAL PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. CRIME IS DOWN. WE'RE MAKING HUGE INVESTMENTS IN OUR[00:35:05]
FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WITH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE WATER FACILITY.[00:35:12]
WE'VE GOT 800 PLUS AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE MIRACLES HAPPEN AROUND THE CITY, IN OUR[00:35:20]
PARKS, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, ON OUR STREETS, HELPING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND OUR ARTS AND[00:35:28]
OUR COMMUNITY LIFE IS THRIVING, SO WE'VE GOT A LOT TO CELEBRATE. IT'S NOT A CITY STANDING STILL AT ALL. THAT'S A CITY MOVING FORWARD. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. LOOKING FOR A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER PIKUS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A ROLL CALL VOTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER OF A COUNCIL MEMBER. PIKUS I DEPUTY MAYOR AND MAYOR VOS. ITEM PASSES. NEXT IS OUR ANNUAL ITEM COUNCIL APPROVED IN[8. Appointments to the Budget Review Committee ]
DECEMBER THE LOCAL APPOINTMENTS LIST THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 2026, WHICH INCLUDED TWO REGULARLY SCHEDULED VACANCIES ON THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE. CITY CLERK OFFICE PLACED A NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE CITY HALL ON CITY WEBSITE. WE ONLY GOT TWO APPLICANTS AND THOSE ARE UP FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL. LOOKING FOR A SECOND SECOND FOR MR. DUFF. ANY FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? ROLL CALL. VOTE. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBER. A DEPUTY MAYOR AND MAYOR VOS. ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR THE MAIN STUFF. CONSENT CALENDAR. I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK WE VOTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR YET.DID WE SKIP OVER THAT? NO, NO WE DID. WE DID. OH, I WAS LIKE YEAH, THANK YOU. SO MAYBE I WENT SOMEWHERE FOR A MINUTE. BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCIL REPORTS, I HAVE AN ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE. I WOULD LIKE FOR STAFF AND THIS WILL NEED COUNCIL CONCURRENCE. I WOULD LIKE STAFF, PROBABLY JULIE AND ALAN, TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC A PLAIN LANGUAGE BRIEFING ON CALIFORNIA'S DENSITY BONUS LAW AND HOW IT MIGHT IMPACT THE POWAY ROAD SPECIFIC PLAN, WHAT THE LAW ALLOWS, WHAT CITIES CAN AND CAN'T DO, HOW IT INTERACTS WITH OUR SPECIFIC PLAN STANDARDS LIKE GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS, HEIGHT SETBACK, PARKING, AND WHAT TOOLS WE CAN RETAIN TO SHAPE PROJECTS. EVEN WITH THE DENSITY BONUS WITHIN THE DENSITY BONUS FRAMEWORK, A LOT OF PEOPLE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY, I THINK 17 MEETINGS IN TOTAL OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND IT WAS A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ALL THE FACTORS. BUT SINCE THEN, SACRAMENTO HAS REALLY DIMINISHED LOCAL CONTROL. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CHOICES WE MAY HAVE TO FACE IN THE FUTURE.
THE BRIEFING SHOULD BE GENERIC, WITH NO REFERENCE AT ALL TO ANY PENDING APPLICATION. AND IF THERE IS COUNCIL CONCURRENCE, I WOULD LIKE THAT REPORT TO BE PRESENTED AT OUR APRIL 21ST MEETING. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. OTHERWISE, JUST LOOKING FOR CONSENSUS. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME? IT'S ENOUGH TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL I'LL SECOND OKAY. WE'RE JUST WE'RE AHEAD. NOD ON THIS ONE. I BELIEVE IT'S NOT A FORMAL VOTE. I WANT TO LEARN THIS STUFF TOO.
I WAS JUST GOING TO RESPOND THAT THAT IS ENOUGH TIME FOR STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER THE
[COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS]
REPORT THAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED. GOOD. OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL STUFF THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. LET ME GIVE YOU THE OFFICIAL LINGO OPPORTUNITY. BRIEFLY SHARE REGIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT UPDATES AND OR BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, OR THAT YOU'VE ATTENDED COUNCIL MEMBER DORFF. I GOT NOTHING. COUNCIL MEMBER PIKUS A FEW BRIEF THINGS. ONE THURSDAY, FRIDAY I'LL BE GOING TO THE SANDAG RETREAT WHERE WE WILL. THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING SANDAG PLANS, I GUESS, AND TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOPS AND THINGS. I ALSO SAW AN EMAIL TODAY ABOUT THREE NEW FIREFIGHTERS THAT CHIEF MITCHELL JUST HIRED. I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN WOOING THEM FOR A WHILE, SO. AND YOU'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM ON OUR TEAM. SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT DONE. AND FINALLY, IN ADDITION TO SAINT OH TWO THING, IN ADDITION TO[00:40:04]
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, IT'S ALSO SAINT GERTRUDE OF NIVELLES DAY, WHO IS SAID TO BE THE PATRON SAINT OF CATS AND GARDENERS. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE, DO SO RESPONSIBLY AND SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS. AND FINALLY, I AM RETIRING. TODAY IS MY LAST DAY WORKING AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, SO YAY ON THAT. NOTHING. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RETIREMENT. I'VE GOT VERY LITTLE. ATTENDED THE SAN DIEGO ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISER LAST WEEK. TERRIFIC TURNOUT. AND CAPTAIN DELGADO WAS THERE. AND CHIEF MITCHELL WASN'T. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS. GREAT TURNOUT THOUGH. THEY HAD A PUTTING CONTEST THAT RAISED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. 115 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. SO IT WAS AWESOME AND APPRECIATE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A DEVASTATING DISEASE THAT TOO MANY FACE AS SUPPORT GIVERS. SO[CLOSED SESSION]
GOOD ON THEM. MR. HAZELTINE, MR. FENSTERMACHER, I KNOW YOU WANT TO TALK TO US. YES, ALWAYS.WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON FOR CLOSED SESSION AS REFLECTED AS ITEMS NINE THROUGH 11 ON THE AGENDA. AND WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED
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