Speaker 1: And do we have public speakers on the side of. No, we do not. We have none. So I know everyone has read their packet and is prepared, as am I correct. So what we're looking for here is a uh, we're well the public hearing, abbreviated public hearing, adopting a resolution confirming the Park Street Bar report for fiscal year 20 1920, changing the bay boundaries and levying an annual assessment on the Park Street via so moved. I have a motion to have a second second discussion or a question. I can't say the mayor.
Speaker 5: Question that I think this is the best place to ask it. But the lighting and landscape is a question about voting and polling that's coming forward. And I'm just curious, since it's kind of the same area, how is what is the process that we're using for the city to take a position on the property we have in that, you know, how do we deal with that within the act.
Speaker 1: Is there is our staff member is that you, Mr. Potter, on this one?
Speaker 5: I think or I can. I can.
Speaker 0: Oh.
Speaker 5: Whoever the council votes on is a part of the vote.
Speaker 0: Yeah, it's public works and I thought the council already acted on that.
Speaker 1: Okay, so, Miss Potter, if you don't speak to the microphone, can't capture.
Speaker 0: Sorry.
Speaker 6: Good evening, Debbie Potter coming in Development Director Landscaping Lighting District is public works and I believe the council already adopted the Landscaping Lighting District at a previous meeting.
Speaker 0: Not yet.
Speaker 3: It's a vote.
Speaker 0: It's oh, it's a ballot. And the.
Speaker 5: Balloting vote.
Speaker 0: Is underway.
Speaker 5: I believe the city has a role in voting. I'm just curious what the tone, how we are doing.
Speaker 1: Okay. Let's hear from the city manager, Mr. Levitt.
Speaker 7: It's an excellent question. It's a question we've been discussing internally. And so I think.
Speaker 3: There are two options. And since you ask the question, we can bring it up now.
Speaker 7: One is, I think that it would be allowed the.
Speaker 4: Same manager could vote.
Speaker 7: On behalf of the.
Speaker 4: City.
Speaker 3: Or a second is we could bring it back for the June meeting for the council to vote.
Speaker 7: And if you had.
Speaker 3: A preference one way or the other, what I was going to do is if our tenant were okay, I know at least some of our tenants are supportive of it. And if they were supportive of it.
Speaker 4: I didn't see any.
Speaker 7: Concern with myself casting the vote, but I also.
Speaker 3: Have no problems bringing.
Speaker 8: It back to the council. It is a little bit of.
Speaker 3: A dilemma for myself. I'd rather bring it if you prefer to bring it back to the council. I'm I'm very good with that.
Speaker 1: You asked a question of I Do you have any idea of.
Speaker 0: What you like to.
Speaker 1: See when?
Speaker 5: I mean, I you know, I think the city should take a position on it. I mean, I know we're talking about a fire station in the Alameda Theater and I'm trying to remember the city hall. What's the third property?
Speaker 1: Pardon library.
Speaker 5: The library. At one point or another, we're going to be asking people for money and taking care of our business district is important. So I think, you know, we need to we need to vote. I guess one way to handle it would be for the city manager to follow his his idea with if if the current tenants say they are supportive of it to vote for all three properties in that way would be one way or to bring it back here and ask us to vote when we have the final.
Speaker 3: And I am comfortable bringing him back here.
Speaker 1: And as does the acting city attorney have any sage advice to offer?
Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm. I'm sorry. I'm. I guess I.
Speaker 1: Am, actually. We have missed we have Miss Maxwell coming up to the diocese, maybe worked a little more directly on this for sure.
Speaker 0: I had spoken to our outside consultant on this matter, who the public works department engaged, and they provided us sort of just some a survey basically of what they see their other clients doing. And it's, as Mr. Levitt suggests, that it's split between back to or the city manager, although they said to the extent possible, the city seemed to prefer the city manager cast the votes just for more of a matter of simplicity.
Speaker 1: Okay. Thank you, Inspector. So I would say just my opinion if I were asked and I'll volunteer. It is that you have an excellent new city manager. I think he's been a really quick, steady since he's gotten on board, getting to know the city, not just the city, but the region. And I would certainly trust him to get the sense of our tenants and to vote accordingly on this matter. That's my thought. And I also feel like this council has an awful lot that we're bringing back to us. So keeping that in mind as a thoughts, councilman.
Speaker 3: I mean, I would agree with that. If it's if it's legit and legal, I'm fine with it.
Speaker 1: Okay. Um, Councilmember de SAG is nodding. Agreement Council.
Speaker 0: There's I think, like I said.
Speaker 5: If that's what we're going to do, I'd say if the tenant agrees, then we should just I mean, it would be odd to throw a yes vote for one and no votes for other non-votes for the other. And so as long as it's all one way, I think it's great.
Speaker 1: Councilmember Vela, your thoughts?
Speaker 11: I would agree. Agreement.
Speaker 1: Okay. All right. So then with that, did we get a majority? Right. Okay. We have a motion in a second. And then was that direction to staff that we've just thrown in? Because it's really.
Speaker 0: No.
Speaker 3: That was actually a question.
Speaker 1: Okay. The questions have been answered. Okay.
Speaker 0: All right.
Speaker 1: We don't have to vote on that one. Okay. All right. So this time we're going to do a roll call vote.
Speaker 0: Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Nice, right?
Speaker 0: Yes, Odie, I.
Speaker 2: Vela. I know you're busy. I that's my right.
Speaker 1: All right. Okay. Then we moved to Webster Street, and with that, Councilmember Odessa moves out. And, Madam, quickly, you introduce this item.
Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Confirming the Park Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Annual Assessment Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20, Changing the BIA Boundaries, and Levying an Annual Assessment on the Park Street BIA. (Community Development 256)