Good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee of Thursday, October 30th, 2025.

Before I call roll, I will be give speaker card instructions.

If you like to speak on any agenda, excuse me, any item on this agenda, please follow a speaker's card before the item is called for discussion, or ten minutes after the start of this meeting.

This meeting was called at ten thirty-one, so that would be ten forty-one today.

If you're looking to submit a online speaker card, those cards were due twenty-four hours before the start of this meeting.

Chair Jenkins.

Commit matching funds in an amount not to exceed 350,000, enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with game time for the acquisition of play structures for San Antonio Park and additional city parks in a not to exceed amount of $2 million for November 28, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and make appropriate SQL Act findings.

And this is requested to go to the November 4th Special City Council at 9 a.m.

On consent, the rule 24 reason for this going straight to council.

The game time grant requires all materials to be purchased no later than November 28, 2025 to ensure compliance with this deadline and preserve the awarded funding.

Oakland Public Works must proceed with procurement as soon as possible.

Any delays in the purchasing process could jeopardize the city's ability to meet the grant's conditions and result in the loss of funds allocated for this project.

Given the time-sensitive nature of the grant, staff is seeking approval to move forward with an accelerated procure procurement approach.

This will allow materials to be ordered and secured within the required timeframe, ensuring the project remains eligible under the grant and can be successfully implemented as planned.

Going to item 3.1.

A resolution authorizing the council president to submit a response on behalf of the city council to the 2425 Alameda County Civil Grand Jury Report on the November 24.

I'm sorry, the November 4th Special City Council meeting at 9 a.m.

on consent.

The rule 24 reason civil grand jury report.

Responses are typically scheduled directly to the full council.

Additionally, the responses are due to Alameda County by Friday, November 7th.

Do you guys mind if we remove that from consent?

No.

Okay.

Let's remove it from consent.

So you would like this to go to non-consent.

Yes.

Okay, noting that item 3.1 will be on non-consent instead of consent.

Going to item 3.2, adopt a resolution amending resolution number 90768 to correct the business name from enterprise mobility to enterprise rent a car company of San Francisco LLC.

On the November 4th, special city council agenda at 9 a.m.

on consent.

The rule 24 reason for going directly to council.

Previously approved at council.

The vendor name had to be changed from Enterprise Mobility to Enterprise Rent A Car Company for San Francisco LLC.

Immediate action on the item is required to avoid substantial adverse impact to OPD's criminal investigations and the con the contract process needs to be completed.

ASAP as OPD uses these rental cars for crucial playing playing close operations.

Additionally, OPD would need to return the rental cars if currently it currently has because the vendor cannot be paid until the contract is in place.

On the November 4th, 2025, I'm sorry, November 4th, 2025 special city council agenda at 9 a.m.

on consent.

Item 3.4 a resolution authorizing directing the city attorney to settle the case of Saba Grocers Initiative in the amount of $500,000 on the November 4th Special City Council agenda at 9 a.m.

on consent.

Item 3.5.

It's my understanding that there's a title change for this item.

Are we able to?

Through the chair, council members, my name is José Saguda.

I am a principal budget and management analyst in the finance department.

And I do have a uh title change thing to read.

Um, okay, thank you.

So the title of this item needs to be changed to ordinance amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.56, vacant property tax tool.

One add an exemption for parcels that change ownership after assessment, to require the hearing officer to include findings of fact in their decisions, and three, establish a 12-month time period within which owners of parcels then vacant and assess the vacant property tax must file a petition to reverse the assessment, claim an exemption, or to seek refund of taxes paid.

Thank you.

Going to item 3.6, a resolution awarding a construction contract to Gallagher Burke for the Lakeside Drive Lake Merritt Boulevard Complete Street Project, the lowest responsible and responsibility in accordance with plans, specifications, and state requirements, and with contractors bid in the amount of $8,810,715, and adopting appropriate sequel findings on the November 18th public works and transportation committee agenda.

Item 3.7, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to forgive $3 million in outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest owed by East Bay Highland Palms for the Highland Highland Palms property and $5 million in outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest owned by East Bay Capital Fund for the East Lake property to preserve long-term affordability until 27th 2073 and facilitate the property sale to a new owner on the November 18, 2025 community and economic development committee agenda.

Item 3.8 includes the following pieces of legislation.

A resolution establishing economic activation zones under the Town Alive program to support entertainment zones and responsible artificial intelligence activation zones in the city of Oakland, bringing innovative programming to public and community spaces, and authorizing the city administrator to award negotiate and execute a grant agreement with the Oakland Fund for Public Innovation in an amount not to exceed one million dollars to implement the Town Alive program for a two-year term from November 1st, 2025 through October 31st, 2027, and an ordinance adding chapter 9.54 of Title IX of the Oakland Municipal Code to establish and regulate entertainment zones pursuant to SB 969 to promote to promote economic activation, making other conforming changes to sections 9.8, 9.08.180 and 9.08.19 of the Oakland Municipal Code classifying an entertainment zone event as a tier two of tier three special event pursuant to chapter 9.52 of the Oakland Municipal Code, adopting appropriate SEQA findings on the November 18th CED committee agenda.

Item 3.9 a resolution accepting and appropriating technical assistance and gap funding in the amount of 100,000 dollars and additional funding as available for fiscal year 27 through 28 from the Bay Area Regional Energy Network for energy audits, equipment replacement, and building electrification improvements at municipal facilities to further the city's climate action electrification and equipment modernization goals, adopting appropriate SQL findings, and authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and enter into a professional services agreements to participate in the building decarbonization showcase program on the December 9, 2025 public works and transportation committee agenda.

Starting your recommendations from the October 28th committees, starting with finance and management, item 3.10 regarding options to raise additional ongoing 40 million dollars in general purpose fund revenues, the committee.

On item 3.11 regarding fair labor standards, overtime investigative investigation report.

The committee approved to continue this item to the January 27, 2026 Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 3.12 regarding approving OFD fire staff premium side letter agreement to the IAFF Local 55 MOU.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forwarded this item to the November 4th City Council agenda on not on consent, and that is the special November 4th meeting.

Item 3.13 regarding equal access to Services Ordinance annual compliance report.

The finance committee approved, I'm sorry, received and forwarded this item to the November 4th Special City Council meeting at 9 a.m.

on consent.

Item 3.14 regarding the Oakland PFERS investment portfolio as of June 30, 2025.

The committee received and filed this item in committee.

Your recommendations from the Public Works and Transportation Committee.15 regarding the 42nd and High Street I 880 access improvement resolutions of local support.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forward this item to the special November 4th, 9 a.m.

City Council meeting on consent.

Item 3.17, I'm sorry, 3.16 regarding the 27th Street Complete Streets Construction Contract Award.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forward this item to November 4th.

Special City Council 9 a.m.

meeting on non consent.

Item 3.17 regarding the establish the right of way repair resolution.

The committee approved this item, approved the staff recommendations and forward this item to the November 4th, special 9 a.m.

on consent.

On item 3.18 regarding the no parking restriction at the Lakeshore Cold de SAC resolution.

The committee approved this item as amended with the following amendments adding aware as on December 15, 2020, council adopted resolution 88461 to among other things prohibit parking on the east side of the Lakeshore Avenue Cold de SAC between 2 a.m.

and 6 a.m.

Monday through Sunday, and whereas said parking restrictions were imposed in response to nuisance and criminal activity, including gun violence committed on multiple occasions by individuals parked at the COLDIS Act, and whereas Oakland Municipal Code Section 10.28.240 provides that council may by resolution and upon placement of appropriate signage signage restrict parking between certain hours of any day except holidays on any street or any part of the any street and further restricting park parking to prohibit parking between the hours of 10 p.m.

and 6 a.m.

Whereas no citation will no citations will be issued by the city until city installs appropriate no parking signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 22507A, and whereas this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to SQL Guidelines Section 15301 Section C, because it constitutes minor improvements made to an entirely within an existing city right away without creating existing automobile lanes.

Now therefore it be further resolved that no parking citations will be issued until appropriate signage is installed in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 22507B.

And these recommend these amendments were requested to go before the November 4th special council meeting on consent.

Item 3.19, a feasible study for a potential San Antonio BART station.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forward this item to the November 4th special 9 a.m.

city council meeting on consent.

Item 3.20 regarding an information report for from Andy Wang on illegal dumping.

This item was received and filed in committee.

Noting that the going to the CED committee of October 28th.

Starting with item 3.21 general extension for open space conservation and recreation.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forward this item to the November 4th Special City Council meeting at 9 a.m.

And this is a public hearing.

Item 3.22 regarding the general plan update phase two.

Oakland for all options for how we stabilize and grow report.

The committee received and filed this item in committee.

Item 3.23 included multiple pieces of legislation regarding the 2025 California Department of Housing and Community Development.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forwarded all pieces of legislation to the November 4th Special City Council meeting on consent.

Item 3.24 regarding Ebaldi property sale loan forgiveness.

The committee withdrew this item with no new date.

Item 3.25 regarding transient occupancy tax sharing agreement with the Oakland Roots and Seoul Soccer Club.

The committee approved this item as amended and forwarded this item to the December 2nd uh 2025 city council agenda as a public hearing.

The amendments are as follows.

Adding a further resolve clause that states for a supplemental report on the outcome of the TOTS sharing agreement to be presented on the October 13th, 2026 Community and Economic Development Committee.

Noting that the October 28th life enrichment committee was canceled.

Item 3.26 regarding the senior companion program, foster grandparent program, renewed grant application fiscal year 25 through 26.

I believe that staff is requesting this item to go to November 18th.

Good morning, Candice from the City Administrator's Office.

Um yes, thank you, Clerk Reed.

We are asking that this item go to the life enrichment committee on November 18th, as well as the next item, item 327.

Thank you.

So that will dispense with item 3.26, item 3.27 regarding the fiscal year 25 through 27.

Budget amendment, cultural affairs manager, as uh city administrators staff just stated.

This item is also recommended to go to the November 18th life enrichment committee.

That would conclude all of the items from the life the canceled October 28th life enrichment committee.

Now moving toward to the October 28th canceled public safety committee.

Item 3.28, the Bonterra Tech LLC contract amendment.

Good morning again, Candace from the City Administrator's Office.

I'm not sure if you want me to just read through the changes of each of those items after you read the short title.

Is that is that you want me to just go ahead and read both through the chair to read both short titles?

Yes, you read throughout.

Thank you so much for that.

Okay.

So item 3.29 amendment to the PS PSA with the Urban Institute for Grant Evaluation Services.

Item 3.30, OPD community safety camera system and flock safety contract.

Item 3.31 performance audit of Oakland Police Emergency Response Times.

And those are all the items for public safety.

Thank you again through the chair.

Um thank you again, Clerk Reed for reading those short titles for the council public safety starting with 3.28.

Staff is asking or we are asking that the item be um scheduled to the November 4th City Council agenda on consent, the 9 a.m.

meeting as um this item is uh after discussion with the uh chair of public safety, they approve this item being moved forward to that meeting along with item 3.29.

We would request that this item go to the November 4th council agenda on consent at 9 a.m.

And for item 330.

This item is being requested to be scheduled to the November 4th City Council agenda um if amendable to council the rules committee um either consent or non-consent for this item.

And I believe staff may be here for item 3.33.

Uh is there an urgency?

Um we do have staff present.

I believe we do also have staff online.

If staff can approach the podium, but I believe um this item was in the 10-day packet, and this um item has been out there for the public to review in a timely manner.

So we're asking that this does um bypass committee as it goes to the special meeting, it doesn't need an urgency finding, but it is um at the purview of the committee to determine where they would like this item to go.

And a staff is at the podium.

If you have further questions, I'll take staff and then council member Ramah Chandra, but I think the thing is this is a I think this is an item that the public is extremely interested in.

Is there something extremely urgent that would prove would have challenges if it didn't go to November 4th, Dr.

Tracy Jones, OPD police services manager?

I don't know if our subject matter expert is available online.

If he could start, and I could also throw through the chair, you have Dr.

Carlo Beckman from OPD on Zoom as well.

Apologies, I'm preparing for a medical procedure and couldn't be there in person today.

Um the reason for urgency is uh twofold.

One, um, clarification on whether we can continue to utilize this technology is paramount, especially giving the staffing challenges that OPD is having.

Two, uh I'd just like to remind everybody that we are still utilizing this technology under a memorandum of understanding.

Uh the city did not execute a contract with Flock.

And so uh it there is urgency to ensure that we get an actual contract executed with this organization, and including getting all of the schedules and everything signed.

Um, that was not a part of the past process because it was done through an MOU.

So those are the main reasons for urgency.

I understand uh that the community uh I understand that this is divided the community, uh, but we have been presenting this uh at the privacy commission for several months, and I believe that the community will still be afforded time uh to provide their feedback directly at the council meeting.

Councilmember Ramajandra.

Thank you.

Um, but uh I would like to request that this does go by the committee if any other urgency of uh I sorry I hear the urgency concerns, but there's lots of contracts we should have approved a long time ago that are being continued in a couple of extra weeks.

I don't think it when you counterbalance public interest versus a couple of extra weeks.

Um I think that this is the reason we have committees to be able to discuss, debate, invite the public in a smaller format.

You know, instead of waiting for dozens, hundreds of potentially public commenters at a big council meeting, you have a smaller forum to discuss this stuff and let council members really listen to community feedback and consider amendments and consider what the public what the staff is saying.

So I would like to request that this does go back to the uh public safety committee on November 18th.

And I agree, we should go back to public safety.

So this will go to public safety, uh and that would be November 18th, 6 p.m.

That's correct.

Okay, thank you.

Good morning.

I believe staff is here to address 3.31.

Is the auditor staff here?

As far as preference to where that item is going.

Thank you.

Good morning, committee members.

Um, for the record, Dina Shoop with the Office of the City Auditor.

I'm here on behalf of City Auditor Houston.

He doesn't have a preference in terms of um dates that he presents, of course, um before year end.

He did say this, however, um, our report is of public interest, and I would like for it to be considered separately from other complex issues that the divert the committee and the public's attention away from the emergency response times audit, any preference.

Sorry, Councilmember Ramajandra.

Thank you.

Um I would be interested in sending this to committee.

And if there's if the auditor is then interested in having this go to non-consent after that meeting for a second time for the public to hear a report.

Um I'd be perfectly amenable to that as well.

Yeah, through the chair, um auditor Houston would be fine with that.

Okay.

This is what's the date?

November 18th.

November 18th.

Through the chair, and I believe that action dispense with your all items for new scheduling, which would be the completion of item three.

Let's go to the public speakers.

In any order, or raise your hand if you are participating via Zoom.

Please state your name for the record so I can give you the appropriate amount of time.

I have Mark Barakal and Brooke Levin.

Both who I believe are on Zoom, starting with Mark.

Mark, I have you for two items that will give you two minutes.

Please unmute yourself and begin your comments.

Thank you.

Good morning, uh everyone.

Um I'm Mark Barrish.

I have the privilege of serving as chair of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission.

And I just want to comment on item 3.3.1.

You know, there's been a real absence of transparency and communication around the city's response to this um grand jury report.

Uh in the middle of October, October 14th.

I I contacted the city administrator requesting an update on the city's response because it was already past due, and I did not receive a response to my query.

And now everything seems very, very rushed, and as much as the the city's response is due to come out tomorrow, and um there's going to be a discussion on it in uh city council on the 4th, so that doesn't really serve the interest of the public very well to have everything so rushed because the city was was late on getting its response out.

There was an extension in there as well.

I want to thank the council president for uh moving it uh to a non-consent item so there can be a full discussion uh around this item because I think there's uh a lot of uh public interest in many of the points that the grand jury report brought up with regard to measure Q, which is the the topic that the grand jury covered uh that is in the purview of the parks and recreation advisory commission.

Um so with that I I will sum up my comments and uh and yield.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for your comments.

Moving to our last speaker on this item, Brooke Levin.

I have you for one item.

Please unmute yourself and um begin your comments.

Thank you, Chair Jenkins, members of the committee and staff.

Burke Levin, I am um the measure q co-chair, and I'm a member of the Parks Recreation uh Foundation uh board and advocacy chair.

We're very pleased that this is moved to non-consent, and we're I following Mark's comments very disappointed that this has been dragged out for so long.

We have not read the response by the city administration, and we are looking forward to seeing it, but it won't come out till tomorrow for this 9 a.m.

meeting on Tuesday, which is gonna be an availability issue for a number of people, and getting people um informed is is really in a very short time period difficult.

Um, this is an important issue, not just the measure Q, but all of the issues the grand jury covered regarding Oakland.

Only one issue in the grand jury report is a non Oakland issue.

So I hope that you will all take time to really review this carefully.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Ms.

Levin, for your comments, Mr.

Chair.

That was the final speaker.

All right, so 3.1 is moved to non-consent, 3.5.

There's a title change.

Um 3.26, it will be going to LEC November 18, 3.27, scheduled to LEC November 18th, 3.28, November 4th on consent, 3.29, November 4th on consent, 3.30, scheduled to November 18th Public Safety Committee, and 3.31 scheduled to November 18th Public Safety Committee.

I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

Second.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife is excused.

Councilmember Ramachandran.

Aye.

And Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Motion passes with a vote of three ayes.

One excuse five.

Going to item four, which is a review of the draft agenda's pending list, city council and committee meetings and oral report outs of closed session, which should be the most.

So I'll make an announcement.

You have one speaker.

Okay.

So I'll make an announcement.

The November 4th, 11 a.m.

meeting will be canceled.

And the EAP policy will move to December 2nd.

Is there somebody here from District 7 to speak?

Through the chair, good morning.

Trinity Hall from the Office of the Central Oakland, Ken Houston, District 7 Council Member.

We are requesting to schedule a special city council meeting on December the second at 6 p.m.

Um to schedule the EAP item.

So we'll work on the timing.

Trinity.

Good morning, everyone.

How you guys doing?

You good?

All right, all right.

So I got a bunch of phone calls from our constituents from the business owners, and December is enough time for us to go through it and vet it and look at it.

And so everyone can have a say, everyone, the public.

But they called me to my constituents and the business owners.

They were saying, can you do it at six o'clock?

Because and I should have listened to my council member at large.

She told me to do it in a uh later in the evening.

And she was right.

I appreciate that.

That they want to be involved.

They said that the individuals that came out, this is what I'm getting from my constituents.

Don't speak for them, right?

And they want to there at work and they're running a business and they want to come out, they want to perform, um, they want to talk on Zoom if they can.

So if we can closer to the evening, president will be great for my constituents and businesses so they can participate.

And I appreciate everyone.

Good morning.

Thank you so much, councilmember.

Anything from the administration?

Good morning again, Candace from the city administrator's office, yes.

I would like to bring your attention to the pending list, specifically the CED pending list, and it's under item um November 18th.

Um CED item number four, the informational report on the City of Oakland's cannabis equity program.

We would like to reschedule that item to the December 9th CED committee.

Thank you.

If that's if that's it, um council member Ramachandra.

Just a clarifying question, because there's a slight discrepancy on Legislature.

Is the November 4th morning meeting at 9 a.m.

or 9 30 a.m.?

Through the chair, it's at 9 a.m.

The legislature time should be correct.

It's just the text on this agenda says 9 30.

Okay, thank you.

Let's go to the public commenter.

Yeah, one speaker on this item, Blair Beekman, who I believe is on Zoom.

Mr.

Beakman, please unmute yourself and begin your comments.

Hi, uh Blair Beekman.

Uh I wanted to comment on uh the upcoming uh city council session, November 6th, the morning session, the 9 a.m.

morning session.

Item 5.13 is a uh an appointment to the privacy commission.

And um, I wanted to use that time to uh initially uh express my dismay over the um uh AOPR and flock situation that was coming directly to council instead of going through committee.

Thank you so much in how you worked on this issue, so it can return for just conversation and dialogue, and we can really get a better sense and understand uh what the future of of this item can be.

I think there's a real responsibility to question flock and what what is their purpose and can we find another uh service that can do the same job as flock but that is not as questionable and i i don't think that's unreasonable to ask for and look for and thank you that you're you're allowing the time for that as um osada uh always you know likes to say I mean she loves having the committee process first she she doesn't like things going straight to council and you're doing that well for this thank you um I also uh I wanted to comment that um as you're uh you know bringing in a new uh privacy uh commission person um you're trying to find a balance um for for the the police commission and privacy commission uh um uh good luck in that we have to be practicing good oversight and they have to be allowed both commissions have to be allowed good oversight practices and um I would hate for that to be hamstrung um so good luck that we have a good oversight process and balance thank you.

Thank you Mr.

Beekman for your comments that was our only speaker who signed up for this item and just announcement uh all committee meetings will be held in the chamber uh going forward so uh what we have is item four on CED is rescheduled to December 9th um city a depending list uh november 4th 11 a.m city council meeting is canceled the and we will work to find a time for the EAP on the December 2nd as close to the evening as possible.

I'll entertain a motion move approval second on the motion to approve item four as amended move by council member brown seconded by council member Ramachandran council member brown aye council member five is excused council member Ramachandran aye and Chair Jenkins aye motion passes with a vote of three eyes one excused five moving to item five adopt an ordinance amending and react reenacting the Oaklands City of Oakland conflicts of interest code ordinance number one one five six two adopted March 23 1993 as last amended by ordinance number one three seven seven eight adopted January 16 2025 codified as open municipal code chapter 3.16 to update the designation of positions covered by the code to save myself the headache I will give my report from my seat can you give yourself 45 seconds I will take the time needed to give my report thank you um as you should um before you is the conflicts of interest code um the political reform act government code section 87306.5 requires every local government to review its conflicts of interest code and report to its code reviewing body whether it's necessary to amend the code or to report that no amendments are necessary the city council is the reviewing body for the city's conflict of interest code the office of the city attorney assisted our office and uh government uh the departments within the city of Oakland to determine which employees and positions as well as boards and commission positions should be added or deleted and which disclosure categories the filing should occur um as stated an employee and board and commission member is required to disclose financial interests as specified by the category for his or her position the city is also required to send the draft code to the public ethics committee, and we have um to make comments and we have done that process.

And as stated before, this code was reviewed by all departments um including the city attorney for the attached um recommended updates, and I'm available for questions.

And I believe Celia Warren may be here if there are questions beyond my professional ability.

I see no questions or the public commenters.

I'll intertain a motion.

So moved.

Does this need to be forwarded to council and forwarded to the November 4th council meeting on consent?

On the motion by Councilmember Ramachandran to forward this meeting to, I'm sorry, for this item.

So no November 4th Special City City Council 9 a.m.

meeting on consent.

Segmented by Councilmember Brown.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandran.

Aye.

Chair Jenkins.

Motion passes with a vote of three ayes.

Councilmember Fife is excused.

Going to item six.

A resolution amending and restating the council rules of procedure in their entirety in order to assure council meetings run in an orderly and efficient manner, allowing for non-consent items to be heard earlier in the meeting, create an additional presiding officer position to serve as presiding officer in the absence of the council president and make non-substantive technical edits.

And there are no speakers on this item.

So seeing that we heard this item before.

Um we heard this item before this was at the request of councilmember Fife who's excused today.

Seeing no questions and no speakers, I'll entertain a motion to forward this to oh, we already forwarded it.

Yeah, we have to do it again.

Okay.

We're forwarding it to November 4th.

Second, not consent.

But if there are questions from Councilmember Brown or members of the public, but there's no comment on it.

So I don't think they're as happy to answer.

But it's the same presentation that was put up last week is now on Legistar as an attachment.

And second on item six, move by Council President Jenkins, second by council member Ramachandran to go to November 4th, 9 a.m.

meeting was that non-consent.

Thank you.

Councilmember Brown.

Councilmember Ramachandran.

Councilmember Fife is excused, Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Motion passes with a vote of three ayes, one excuse five.

And again, this item will be going to November 4th, 9 a.m.

on non-consent.

You do have one speaker for open forum, Blair Beekman, who is on Zoom.

Please unmute yourself and begin your comments.

Hi, thank you, Blair Beekman.

Yeah, I moved to San Diego in 2022.

I lived in San Jose the previous 10 years, learning tech accountability, and now I've moved back here to the Bay Area.

I'll be here for the next four months or so.

So I'll be around occasionally.

Thanks for the meeting.

That man, it's just a relief that we can be working on the uh ALPRs and block issues.

Um we really I learned important lessons in San Diego that city council persons promote uh that we can reduce AOPRs and still maintain good neighborhood public safety.

Um good luck in that and always wanting to be accountable uh with the with the surveillance tech.

You had a committee meeting last uh during this week that talked about uh the future of um working on trash issues and the surveillance cameras and the ALPRs involved with those issues.

It got really confused in the past few years that you you were trying to clean up and clear up and um as there's a new council person in charge of that process.

I hope she can be aware of that and wants to really make the efforts for the uh surveillance tech use around illegal dumping to be an open, clear process, and it doesn't have to be hidden or secretive.

And um it's act it's a really important lesson to learn, and I think it can help promote an overall better by practicing it openly and accountably, that can actually better work towards uh an overall trash cleanup we're trying to work towards instead of a whole secretive hidden process.

So that's my uh take on life.

That's the kind of stuff I work on and want to talk about and how the community process can always be more and more open and clear.

You guys really made those steps today.

Thank you incredibly.

Um good learning lesson.

And so um thanks a lot, and uh I'll see you uh again sometime.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Beekman.

We always appreciate your comments.

Uh seeing no more open forum, this meeting is adjourned.