Good afternoon.

Until further notice, the budget review committee meetings will be conducted pursuant to the provision to the provisions of California Government Code Section 54953 E, added by Assembly Bill 361, which allows the city to use teleconferencing and to provide the public an opportunity to address the city council committee via a call-in option or an internet-based service option during a proclaimed state of emergency.

While the public is allowed to attend the meetings in person, we encourage you to maintain six feet of social distance, as well as California mask guidelines where masks are strongly recommended.

In addition to being able to attend in person, this meeting is being televised and live streamed on the city's website, and the clerk and council committee liaison will continue to make arrangements for the public to comment using the Zoom webinar platform.

Additionally, members of the public who wish to provide virtual testimony must enter the virtual queue by raising their hand before the queue closes.

This will allow for better meeting management between the two platforms and ensure the council is able to manage and conduct city business.

Councilmember Lacava.

And with two le too little fanfare, I want to recognize this, I believe, is your last budget review committee.

And I didn't want the moment to pass without recognizing.

But thank you very much for your leadership this year.

And I know you've done it in previous years.

You've done a marvelous job.

You've really helped the council uh really fulfill its obligation in delivering a balanced budget every June.

So thank you.

Thank you, sir.

I very much appreciate that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilmember.

All right.

Uh Mr.

George, please proceed.

Council Council President Elivera, sorry about that.

I missed you.

All good.

Um I just just to kind of um build upon what Councilman Lacaba said, um, and to embarrass you more.

Um why not?

Um, just I did want to say thank you again.

Um, you know, uh I think we have pretty different philosophies in terms of um you know, political ideology, but I the idea when we first um talked about the way the budget review committee we run and uh kind of governance in general is about running a fair process and um this despite the ideological differences, I think that I'm super proud, as I've told you before, uh, that you've been the chair of this, and and there's been no doubt in my mind that it's been a very fair process.

Um so I just want to uh thank you and appreciate you for that.

Umgomery step.

Councilmember Montgomery Step.

I just hope we give Surrells to you in your final days.

That's all if the council president decides to agenda more than one.

I'm happy to take take my lumps.

So appreciate that.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, everybody.

Mr.

George.

We have oh, Councilman Momulbert, sorry.

We're looking at the screen.

No, it's okay.

Yeah, um, I just want to thank you as well for for guiding you know five new people through a budget review process.

There's five of us, and that was a lot.

So thank you for for all you're doing, and I I look forward to the roast.

So do I.

Bring it.

All right, not seen.

Okay.

Mr.

George.

If you are in person, please compete complete a speaker slip located at the entrance of chambers and place it on the top of the box indicated at the speaker's lectern at the front of the room.

Please do so in a timely manner to ensure proper meeting management.

In-person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins.

Members of the public can also join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by accessing links which is listed online in the um preamble language of the agenda on the city's webpage.

If you need to participate in per uh if you need to participate by telephone, you may dial 1669-254-5252, webinar ID 161463189 pound.

This information is also available on the agenda and will appear on the screen during public comment period for each agenda item.

As noted by the committee chair, members of the public who wish to provide virtual testimony must enter the virtual queue by raising their hand before the queue closes.

The queue will close when the virtual speakers virtual speaker spent finishes speaking or five minutes after in-person testimony ends, whichever happens first.

Please note that if you are watching on watching via City TV 24 or online, there will be a delay.