Welcome, good afternoon.

Welcome to the community and neighborhood services committee meeting of June 24th, 2026.

Our committee liaison, Natalie Kessler, will provide information and instruction for the public to participate in today's meeting.

Natalie.

Thank you, Chair.

While members of the public are able to attend the meetings in person, this being this meeting is being televised and live streamed on the city's website, and council administration will continue to make arrangements for the public to comment using the Zoom webinar platform.

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

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

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

We appreciate the public's cooperation.

Chair?

Thank you.

I will now call the community and neighborhood services committee meeting of June 24, 2026 to order.

And I will now call the role.

Councilmember Campillo.

And I am here also, Jennifer Campbell, Chair of the Committee.

Also present today with us is Sergio Alcade from the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst.

Deputy City Attorney Jane Boardman with the Office of the City Attorney.

Senior Policy Advisor Chris Ackerman of Vila with the Office of Mayor Gloria, and Lazelle Gloria, our committee consultant, and Natalie Kessler, our committee liaison.

And Natalie, please continue with the public comment instructions.

I will now go over how the public can offer their public testimony during today's meeting.

If you're in person, please complete a speaker slip located at the entrance of the committee room and place it in the tray indicated at the front of the room.

Please submit your speaker slip in a timely manner to ensure proper meeting management.

In person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins.

Members of the public can join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by access accessing the link listed online in the preamble language of the agenda on the city's webpage.

To join the Zoom webinar by phone, please dial 16692545252 when prompted, input webinar ID 160429 1678 pound.

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

Please note that if you're watching via City TV Channel 24 or online, there may be a delay.

So please participate via the audio on your phone and mute your TV or computer when it is your turn to speak.

If you need to speak on a particular item, wait for that item to be called and then raise your hand to speak by tapping the raise your hand icon, or if you're a call participant, press star nine on your phone.

If you raise your hand during a non-comment period, your hand will be lowered.

Chair.

Thank you.

A quorum is now present, and we will be hearing items a little bit out of order today.

After the consent agenda, we will hear item three, which is an information item, and then we will hear item two, a discussion item.

So the order of items today is one three and two, and we will now take up non-agenda public comment.

The council members respect and appreciate the public's input and are fully committed to protecting every participant's free speech rights at council and committee meetings.

Natalie, please proceed with non-agenda public comment.

For rule 2.7, non agenda public comment is an opportunity for members of the public to comment on items that are not on the agenda, but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee.

Each speaker will have two minutes, and we have not received any speaker slips from any individuals in the committee room, but we do have four hands raised in the virtual queue for non-agenda public comment, and I've started the five-minute timer.

We will begin with Madison.

Please unmute and provide your comments.

Expanding marijuana retail moves us in the opposite direction.

More retail locations means greater visibility, greater normalization, and greater exposure for children and teens who live, learn, and play in these neighborhoods.

Research consistently shows that young people's perception of risk declines as marijuana becomes more visible and normalized in their community.

At the same time, today's marijuana products contain much higher levels of THC than in previous decades, and are associated with increased risks of cannabis use disorder, mental health problems, psychosis, and cognitive impacts on developing brains.

As parents, we work hard to teach our children healthy behaviors.

We should not be making it easier for them to view marijuana as just another everyday consumer product.

Neighborhoods should be centered around families, schools, parks, libraries, small businesses, and places that strengthen community connections.

San Diego already has marijuana retailers operating throughout the city.

Expanding beyond the current footprint does not improve neighborhood quality of life, but it does increase youth exposure and further normalizes a substance that carries real health risks.

I encourage this committee to prioritize prevention, youth well being, and healthy neighborhood development over additional marijuana commercialization.

As a mother, I want my children to grow up in communities where their health and future are valued above industry expansion.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next speaker, phone number ending in 8700.

Please press star six and begin.

Uh can you hear me?

Yes.