Remarks by Gabriela Rodríguez
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“I really appreciate everything that's happening, especially with like the arts district recognition from the state of California. I think something else, and again, I haven't gone through the whole marketing, you know, plan and everything. I love that you have something for events. As somebody who goes to a lot of conferences, it's nice to see. a one-stop place where we can see how big the capacity is and what we can use. I would love to see our different festivals highlighted. Like I'm sure you probably have it on your website, but like the insect festival, right? Like the tamale festival.…”
“I think in the report we got on page 61, there was an estimated carryover of 66,000 by the end of June. Yes. By the end of.”
“But you want to see actuals for last year, right?”
“I do have a question. I'm really excited about the poll banner design and installation. I know that we've had conversations about that possibility, so I'm excited to see it potentially launch. When folks sponsor that banner, are you all thinking about having it like for a season, you're around every three months? Is there going to be opportunities for different folks to showcase should they sponsor the banner? Because I know $3,000 is not going to cover the polls in downtown, right?”
“So if they're half as beautiful as the big belly trash bins, then I'm really excited about that because I think that really brightens up downtown, and I like seeing that. You know, it just really reshapes how you consider a trash bin. So I think people are a little more careful when, you know, tossing on the side of the trash bin. So anyway, thank you all so much for your good work and your advocacy, and just feel free to continue reaching out. Thank you. Thank you.”
“Yes. On the 7th of this month, I had my Gold Coast Transit District, it was like a strategic planning meeting, and we're talking about priorities, especially as like our federal funding is not aligned with like our state priorities so there really are some prioritization process that we should consider and I would encourage folks to give input especially if you use Gold Coast as mode of transportation the big the big buses throughout the city You know many times we think about efficiency and how quickly the bus goes from one point of the city to the other and But then we also need to consider…”
“Well, I think the speaker did bring up a few questions and I'm wondering if you had answers to any of the questions that were brought up. I specifically was thinking like the route, for example, right? If we're expecting a Super El Nino storm, like are some of these things time sensitive that need to happen and is holding this to next month's first council meeting something reasonable or is it, you know, I'm trying to understand the timeline and some of the aspects of the modifications that are being asked.”
“And the technical thing is I know there's a tax credit, right? But that doesn't, for the next 10 years there could potentially be this tax credit. making the improvements doesn't go into effect until that happens, or is it contingent on conducting the refurbishing or maintenance that needs to happen?”
“And then the other question I had was a technical question about the historical references that were alluded to in the video. I don't know if in the review of that board, sorry, the one that happened on August 10th, the historical CHP, the CHB hearing if any of those historical facts were cross-referenced or what kind of, in the hearing, how much theft there was. But those are my two questions.”
“Well, I know that there's several questions brought up in the presentation, right? And we also got a memo that, you know, I think there's maybe 12 pages or so. The one that really stood out to me was like the roof, for example, right? And I'm just considering logically with El Nino happening”
“OK, thank you. And the other question was about the historical references.”
“Have those been cross-referenced? And do we feel confident enough that after the CHB hearing, the historical references are accurate?”
“Okay, thank you. What I'm hearing is the architecture not ownership necessarily.”
“SEEING AND HEARING NONE I'M SORRY I HAVE A QUESTION IF WE WERE TO POSTPONE HOW QUICKLY WOULD ANY OF THESE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS BEING ASKED AND I THINK THAT SOME OF IT MAY BE IN OUR PREVIEW AND OTHERS MAY BE COUNTY OF VENTURA SO WOULD THIS BE REALISTIC TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING TO ANSWER THAT WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW WHAT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS AND WE WOULD WANT THAT DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL GOT IT OKAY MR. CITY MANAGER I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I THINK I HEARD THAT”
“Well, should there be a second, then this would be its own item, and then the remaining would be a separate item.”
“I am so sorry. I have a technical question about that. So, for example, it's campaign season, and if folks unknowingly received a donation, would we still meet quorum if folks, let's say, I'm not saying because it's three, but let's say four people were running for office, they got donations, and now only three folks would be allowed to vote, but would that mean that we don't meet quorum as a council? Or is it of the eligible people who can vote, then the decision would be made?”
“I'm not sure that answered my question though. Because if somebody receives during a campaign, receives the maximum allowed, which is a little bit over $500, now they receive an email, they potentially would have to step out, which is fine. Does our quorum get affected by that?”
“It's not. It's not. I'm just trying to understand the Levine Act as we move forward and other election seasons will happen. So again, I believe in grassroots fundraising, but things can come up.”
“My only comment was just giving kudos for securing these grants I see this as a great investment in the community and just the paramedic program, I think, complements really well with the work that's already on the ground, especially when we need more in the region.”
“So again, just kudos because that's a pretty hefty dollar amount, so thank you.”
“I do have two questions. So the first question was about the voucher, the Section 8 housing voucher. Families who may qualify for these vouchers, I think I've heard in the community that there's a waiting list for you to actually receive the voucher. Can you tell me a little bit about what that waiting list looks like? How long do people wait before they can actually receive it?”
“Okay. And then once somebody is assigned a voucher, I know you said that they have one year before it expires, or they could go outside of the area. Out of the 15 vouchers that get issued, do all 15 use those vouchers before it expires within the year, or how many actually? get to a housing?”
“So out of 15 that get awarded, if they're not used within 60 to 90 days? then we go down the list, because there's definitely a waiting list. Correct. Out of the initial 15, how many would actually get housing within the 90 days?”
“Okay, so maybe about 75% of the original 15, so 12 out of 15.”
“So three would go down the list to continue. And I know it's a very difficult, you know, it's not an easy answer. Housing is very difficult even for folks who have the funding. Correct.”