City Council - Regular Meeting
The City Council discussed a non-election process for vacant seats in the upcoming 2026 election due to a lack of candidates. A significant portion of the meeting focused on wildfire liability and tort reform, with the council deciding to send a letter of concern to the governor regarding potential impacts on local government administrative rights.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Lafayette, CA
- Meeting Date
- August 20, 2026
Transcript
55 sections
Okay. Bye. It is evening.
We will start the special session. Please note in the record that all the participants except the council members are present. Those who are not present are welcome. And I have a proposal to adopt the agenda with Sanjodhan.
And that is to join 4A Sarvajanik Tipani. On the proposal. On the side. Yes.
All in all. Yes. So now we are on Sarvajanik Tipani. Is there any Sarvajanik Tipani in the hall?
There is no person in the sitting room and there is no virtual participant. Yes.
Okay. We have given the opportunity. So let's go to 5A. City Clerk. Robbins.
Yes, the proposal is for 2026. Instead of the election process, we have a proposal because we don't have more hope than the empty seats.
Okay. Any questions? Don't you have a sargenic tip?
You are getting a card.
I have a question.
You will be better tomorrow.
Sit. Sit in your seat. Is there a right word to describe a person chosen in this way? Council member. That's it. So, this is not right. This is still a complete statement.
It's like this.
There is no difference. Thank you. What do you mean?
No one does a virtual tip. No one does any extra work. Okay.
Any thoughts? Council member Sandal has indicated that she wants to participate in a meeting.
In September. And no one was very excited about it. That's why we have an opportunity to make a statement. If you want to do this, if you do this. And we made a statement to Vice Mayor McCormick.
Are you okay? I am completely fine.
I was having a relationship problem, which was not very difficult. The truth is that council members have been going to Sandal for many years and are familiar with it. I think it's the last time. It would be very good to take advantage of it.
And do you want to stay as a faculty member? Or do you prefer to stay as a faculty member? I really have a struggle because I don't come here for any reason. I'm leaving.
I will be a faculty member.
We will treat someone else as a guest. No problem. Do we have any other options?
Just give the clerk the instructions to change the voting process and to inform the assembly.
So we have a request to the city clerk to give instructions that they inform the cities that the public should forgive him.
There is no subgenic tripney in the hall and there is no virtual presence to do tripney.
We have a request to the city clerk to give instructions that they inform the cities that our voting committee is also a member of the council and our elder man is the vice mayor. Thank you. Okay, now let's move on. Madhopa. Anyway, I can see more.
I will remain silent because the material is included in the staff report. One is about improvement and the other is about wildfire diet. The interesting part of this is that the language of the bills has not been prepared. There is still a discussion going on in Sacramento, but the League of California Cities and the CSAC have strongly advised the city and county to adopt a strong stance, to warn the governor and his staff that we are really concerned about the highlights of these two issues. The CDC has just released an update on the California tort reform efforts. It has to be said that there are very difficult discussions going on and now meditation is actually on the side of the youth's youthful struggle. It is not being added to the fact that what the city is facing in the form of poverty. Therefore, there is not much possibility of listening to us at this time. After saying so much, a bill is being presented next year, which will address the concerns of the city. Therefore, we would like to send a letter to all those who are facing our concerns regarding the affected areas. At this time, we have a staff report in our platform. I would suggest that this should be done when we update our platform. Usually in December or January, but the matter is so serious that the staff believes that we should send a letter of concern regarding the Welfare responsibility. Our focus again is that when a fire is caused by a utility, then it should be possible to collect money from the utilities of the authorized areas. Because there is a lot of discussion in Sacramento that this will take money from the debtors, which should be paid to the direct debtors. However, we recognize it and it is really important to control the cost. If due to some utility, a bridge falls during a fire, then the cost of its repair will have to be paid to the area. So we are saying that without knowing the language of the city manager, write a letter of concern. If we are not concerned about the protection of the local language rights, then we will send a letter to the opposition. Okay, let's start with 5C1. Is there any question in 5C1?
Are you suggesting that the proposals should be adopted?
I don't know. I am confused. It has come directly from the League, but when I read it in detail, it says that our MPs have been asked to establish a political party. We have not actually analyzed it through the legal committee. This is up to you. If Parishad feels that this is right, then you can accept the proposal. One option would be to postpone those discussions until the legal committee is able to update its panel and then support the leaked situation and send a letter expressing its concern. No, we will make the letter simple. Okay? Yes, sir. Sanction in the committee. Yes, Chitra.
I understand. I like it. To clarify, Because the procession is going to end by the end of this month. Our committee will not be available until next month.
I think so. Yes, we will update our procession in December and January.
But this will be a piece of cake. Piece of cake? What do we have to do for the law? It will continue.
Yes, the city should be allowed to add its name and logo to the list. There are a lot of influential people there.
But I think I am mistaken.
What kind of law is this?
You both look confused because we have only one week left in this year. So is this year really long or is it because of the power?
The language of the students is being prepared.
With only one week left, this is not a good sign for a good law. This is right. This is right.
This is the reason why everyone is making assumptions about what can happen in the language.
No, writing a letter is absolutely fine and I would be happy to bring it to the stage as a change. But we can also wait. Okay, is there any question?
There is no person in the Sabha Hall and there is no virtual person present.
So we just need a proposal that the city should be allowed to add its name and logo to the Protect Public Funds Gatbandhan letter and the city manager or the person named should be mentioned in the letter. . . . . Any tips? I have studied its history because I know a person who is connected to it. And for Sandarb, who I think can be a little helpful. So as far as I remember, in 2017, we established a wildfire fund of $24 billion, half of which came from utilities, PG&D and Edison, and the rest came from half of the redware industry. So this is a fund of $24 billion, $3 billion has been spent. Which billion is left? It is hoped that the Eton fire, the Altadena fire will kill the remaining 21 billion. So, a few years ago, AB2OSB254 was affected, which created a full fund of $18 billion. According to what I understood and was told, the main purpose of the wildfire fund was to give the companies 10 years to improve their lives. But since that fund is about to end and we have a total of 18 billion, if Eat and Fire, as a big event, ends 21 billion, then this will also end. And in the end, as part of that law, we have all this. The Wildfire Fund administrator had issued different recommendations in Basant Ritu. Here this attempt is one step in the same direction. I believe that the idea is that everyone should share the pain, because if you put all the burden on utilities, then in the case of a big fire, their Diwali is certain. And they have only one way to go to the repairs, but for that they need the approval of the CPU. So this is like Gatirod, where companies, lawyers, cities, everyone is involved in this. And maybe everyone will have to leave something or the other to make up for it. A lot can be said for that bill, which is likely to be presented three days before the end of the year. There is a lot in it. If I say it honestly, then I don't want the CSAC to help me. This is a serious problem and it has increased even more. I think that in comparison to 2017, the reality of climate change is different. The environment has changed and there is a need to think deeply about it. I support the league that is trying to do so that our voice can be heard because the voice of lawyers and insurance companies is heard. That's why I think that people should also have a voice. But the truth is that to achieve something, everyone has to leave something. In which they are also included. So just as a proposal.
If I say for the record, I am happy to say that the Council is in the General Assembly. Very good.
Anyway, this is a great example that when you are 11 days away, I think we are encouraging city managers to express our concerns, knowing that we will not be able to do anything. And the letter of the league was very informative.
He spoke fully and Kesi advised that we should focus on the impact on local administrative rights.
And my personal opinion is that this is a very sensible point of view because it is necessary to do something to fix it. It is like social security. Everyone has to give up something to make this a tick-off. But I think that instead of opposing the entire bill, it is better to pay attention to a part of it because we need to make some improvements.
And if I don't talk about the case, then it would be wrong that Townsend is meeting with the Governor's staff to get clarity on the impact of local film rights today. Okay. Absolutely correct.
So, do we have any proposal for the proposal of the staff? I have a proposal. Yes, sir. Who is on the left? No. So, he is.
Okay.
I have to do something else. Sir, I will reach home in five minutes, so I have to cook dinner.
Come on, David, can you talk more?
I'll try. You go downstairs.
Okay, sit down.
Thank you.
Let's do something big.
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