This meeting of the Community and Neighborhood Services Committee was held on September 24, 2026, per the instruction provided (though the transcript indicates September 23, 2026; this discrepancy is noted). The committee discussed and voted on a proposal to prohibit smoking and vaping in outdoor dining areas. The meeting included non-agenda public comment, approval of previous committee minutes, and a presentation on the proposed ordinance.
Non-Agenda Public Comment (Rule 2.7): Speakers addressed a variety of topics:
Consent Agenda Public Comment (Item 1):
Public Comment on Item 2 (Smoking Ban in Outdoor Dining):
For September 23rd, 2026. Our committee layers on 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 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 speaker is. The queue will close with 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 can conduct city business. We appreciate the public's cooperation. Thank you so much. And I will call the roll. First, Vice Chair Von Wilbert. Present. Councilmember Campillo. Here. Councilmember Foster will be absent today. And I'm Councilmember Jen Campbell, Chair of this committee, and I am present. Also present with us today is Sergio Alcalde with the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst. Deputy City Attorney Ken So with the Office of the City Attorney. Senior Policy Advisor Chris Ackerman of EA with the Office of Meriton Gloria. And Natalie Kessler, our committee liaison. And Natalie, please continue with instructions for the public. If you're in person and wish to provide comment on an item today, 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 do so in a timely manner to ensure proper meeting management. In-person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins. And members of the public can join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by 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 style 16692545252. When prompted, the webinar ID is 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 participate via the audio on your phone and mute your TV or computer when it is your turn to speak. If you wish to speak on a particular item, wait for that item to be called and then call raise your hand to speak by tapping the raise your hand icon. Or if you're a colon 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 so much, Natalie. A quorum is now present. We will begin with 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've received three speaker slips from individuals here in the committee room. We will begin with those in person before we move to the virtual queue. There are currently four hands raised in the virtual queue. Maximilian Schmidt, please approach the lectern, and you'll be followed by Joyce and Yada and allegedly Audra. Um, I am um a Zur Set song and mind control victim, and am basically tortured everywhere I go in downtown San Diego. I believe I've been blackballed from every company in San Diego for um the work I've done for Donald Trump in the past.