{"items":[{"id":"losangeles:13:8","show":{"slug":"losangeles","title":"Los Angeles","site":"https://losangeles.civic.fm"},"meeting":{"id":13,"body":"City Council","date":"2026-10-27","title":"City Council","recording":"https://lms.lacity.gov/meetings/2026-10-27-council","documents":[{"url":"https://d22tgksh1zpp6f.cloudfront.net/OnlineDocs/agendas/2026/2026-10-27-council-v1.pdf","kind":"agenda","title":"Agenda"},{"url":"https://d22tgksh1zpp6f.cloudfront.net/OnlineDocs/agendas/2026/2026-10-27-council-journal-449a82a5-0b8c-418a-a0ac-af59948f5b99.pdf","kind":"minutes","title":"Journal"},{"url":"https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=165156","kind":"agenda","title":"Agenda"}]},"number":8,"agenda_ref":"33","title":"Veto of the LAPD–Axon license plate camera pilot falls one vote short","what_and_why":"On September 22, 2026, the Board of Police Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the 'Lightpost Test Pilot Program'. The Public Safety Committee recommended that the council veto that approval under Charter Section 245, and October 27 was the last day for council action (agenda). The clerk said 10 ayes were needed to approve the veto. In debate, members discussed the pilot as automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. One member said it is a three-month pilot that would allow about 10 cameras in that member's district. The veto got 9 votes, twice, short of the 10 required, so the council did not overturn the board's approval. Public comment ran for more than two hours and was dominated by opposition to the contract, citing immigration enforcement, privacy and misuse of the data.","topics":["surveillance","policing","immigrants"],"at":"02:45:01","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=9901s","outcomes":[{"text":"Approve the Public Safety Committee recommendation to veto, under Charter Section 245, the Board of Police Commissioners' September 22, 2026 approval of the Axon MOU (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. No: Bob Blumenfield (Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Adrin Nazarian (Councilmember, Second District), Traci Park (Councilmember, Eleventh District), Monica Rodriguez (Councilmember, Seventh District).","unclear":false,"at":"03:43:20","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13400s","result":"failed","tally":"9-6","votes":{"yes":9,"no":6},"no":[{"name":"Bob Blumenfield","role":"Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Marqueece Harris-Dawson","role":"Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council"},{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Adrin Nazarian","role":"Councilmember, Second District"},{"name":"Traci Park","role":"Councilmember, Eleventh District"},{"name":"Monica Rodriguez","role":"Councilmember, Seventh District"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Reconsider the vote on item 33, moved by Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), presiding, as one of the six on the prevailing side, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) and Heather Hutt (Councilmember, Tenth District); the Journal records the motion as Harris-Dawson–Hutt. Result: passed, 13-2. No: John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Imelda Padilla (Councilmember, Sixth District).","unclear":false,"at":"03:44:45","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13485s","result":"passed","tally":"13-2","votes":{"yes":13,"no":2},"no":[{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Imelda Padilla","role":"Councilmember, Sixth District"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Approve the veto of the Board of Police Commissioners' approval of the Axon MOU, on reconsideration (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. No: Bob Blumenfield (Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Adrin Nazarian (Councilmember, Second District), Traci Park (Councilmember, Eleventh District), Monica Rodriguez (Councilmember, Seventh District).","unclear":false,"at":"03:45:07","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13507s","result":"failed","tally":"9-6","votes":{"yes":9,"no":6},"no":[{"name":"Bob Blumenfield","role":"Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Marqueece Harris-Dawson","role":"Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council"},{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Adrin Nazarian","role":"Councilmember, Second District"},{"name":"Traci Park","role":"Councilmember, Eleventh District"},{"name":"Monica Rodriguez","role":"Councilmember, Seventh District"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]}],"points":[{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) asked to pull item 33 for comments and a separate vote","at":"00:30:17","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=1817s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"}},{"text":"A councilmember cited a news analysis finding federal homeland security agencies ran over a million searches in Washington state despite its law against immigration-related searches","at":"02:46:29","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=9989s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember said an inspector general audit of a two-month period found the cameras captured over 200 million scans","at":"02:47:40","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10060s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember said LAPD has never done a comprehensive audit of officer use, and that more than 4,000 officers and civilians can search the network","at":"02:49:59","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10199s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember named three conditions to meet before adopting the pilot: an independent third-party audit, board oversight of any external data sharing, and stricter role-based limits on who has access","at":"02:51:02","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10262s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember said the mayor told them she supports these protections and is working to put them in place","at":"02:51:02","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10262s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember urged a veto that would send the contract back to the Board of Police Commissioners","at":"02:52:09","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10329s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) said the department had spent the past two weeks responding to council members' concerns","at":"02:53:06","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10386s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"}},{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) argued the technology helps investigators develop leads and solve cases","at":"02:54:08","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10448s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"}},{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) made a formal request that the Board of Police Commissioners require an independent third-party audit of the pilot","at":"02:55:08","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10508s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"}},{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) also asked for an enforceable role-based formula for which officers can access the data, with all searches logged and reviewed","at":"02:55:08","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10508s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"}},{"text":"John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) asked that the board check safeguards against the audit findings before any expansion, and asked for a no vote","at":"02:56:12","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10572s","speaker":{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro 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their district are uncertain how the new technology will work","at":"03:01:23","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10883s","speaker":{"name":"Curren Price","role":"Councilmember, Ninth District"}},{"text":"Curren Price (Councilmember, Ninth District) said they were not comfortable authorizing what they called unchecked AI on city infrastructure, and backed the committee recommendation","at":"03:02:24","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10944s","speaker":{"name":"Curren Price","role":"Councilmember, Ninth District"}},{"text":"A councilmember said cameras in CD 11 helped intercept a homicide suspect and locate a missing child","at":"03:03:04","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=10984s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember said LAPD does not share the data with DHS or ICE or use it for immigration enforcement","at":"03:04:06","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11046s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember said the cameras use no AI or facial recognition and only photograph license plates and the rear of cars","at":"03:05:07","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11107s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A speaker said Charter Section 245 lets the council only veto or not veto, not add conditions","at":"03:06:10","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11170s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said they have backed ALPRs before and might back this one later, but not today","at":"03:06:10","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11170s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker argued that approving now would give up the leverage to make sure the contract comes back improved","at":"03:07:10","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11230s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) said the council had rejected efforts in charter reform to strengthen its oversight of LAPD","at":"03:08:34","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11314s","speaker":{"name":"Ysabel Jurado","role":"Councilmember, Fourteenth District"}},{"text":"Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) described the veto as the council's only point of leverage","at":"03:08:34","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11314s","speaker":{"name":"Ysabel Jurado","role":"Councilmember, Fourteenth District"}},{"text":"A speaker acknowledged it is a pilot in one region but said more work is needed first","at":"03:12:33","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11553s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker faulted the council for not applying the same scrutiny to similar technology used by other departments","at":"03:14:23","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11663s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker asked how quickly the contract could come back with the added protections","at":"03:17:27","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11847s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said at that point that they were prepared to support the veto","at":"03:18:37","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=11917s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"The presiding officer said cameras in their district have led to at least 120 rescues of minors involved in trafficking","at":"03:20:29","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12029s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the presiding officer"}},{"text":"The presiding officer said the federal government can commandeer city equipment or put up its own","at":"03:21:30","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12090s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the presiding officer"}},{"text":"The presiding officer backed the protections requested by John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) and called for them to be adopted by the police commission or by mayoral executive directive, whichever is faster","at":"03:21:30","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12090s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the presiding officer"}},{"text":"A speaker said they would support the veto on condition that the added protections are put into the contract quickly","at":"03:22:56","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12176s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the dispute had brought Flock back to the table to negotiate","at":"03:22:56","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12176s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker argued the three-month pilot is not the point of leverage, and that the leverage comes at the decision on expansion","at":"03:24:38","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12278s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the council voted more than a year ago to approve their discretionary money for cameras, because neighboring districts already have them","at":"03:25:40","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12340s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the money covered over 60 cameras but the pilot would allow only about 10","at":"03:28:54","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12534s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker argued the federal government can surveil residents regardless of what the city does","at":"03:30:10","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12610s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker drew on family experience of fleeing Iran to argue that police can protect minority communities","at":"03:31:11","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12671s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said they would vote against the veto, even if in the minority","at":"03:33:14","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12794s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"The city clerk explained that an aye vote approves the veto, a no vote disapproves it, and 10 ayes are required","at":"03:34:40","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12880s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the city clerk"}},{"text":"A speaker said they would now support the member pushing the pilot, while expecting equal scrutiny of other camera programs","at":"03:35:13","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12913s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the Transportation Committee spent months building data protections for the Department of Transportation's speed cameras","at":"03:36:04","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=12964s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said LAPD needs a subpoena to get Department of Transportation camera data","at":"03:38:12","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13092s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A councilmember said their office had reviewed and supported the Department of Transportation's camera programs","at":"03:39:36","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13176s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember argued that letting the pilot proceed is the real inconsistency, and asked for a yes vote","at":"03:40:37","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13237s","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A speaker dismissed the consistency argument, noted that buses also take many 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Staff say they are at about 130 percent of capacity, mostly because of state housing mandates. That means council-requested projects, such as the Coyote corridor study, keep getting pushed back. The central issue was 'missing middle' housing in single-family neighborhoods, which the city's state-certified housing element commits it to. In August the council directed study of 16, 24 and 32 units per acre. Two council memos sought changes. The memo from Matt Mahan (Mayor), Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor), Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2), Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) and Michael Mulcahy (Councilmember, District 6) asked staff to study tiered densities based on distance from transit and to add childcare policy work in place of the retail-in-residential-neighborhoods work. The memo from Domingo Candelas (Councilmember, District 8), George Casey (Councilmember, District 10), Peter Ortiz (Councilmember, District 5) and David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) sought to keep current densities in areas with limited transit. Staff warned that excluding high-resource areas could put the housing element at risk with the state housing department (HCD), and that losing certification would reopen the 'builder's remedy'. The council passed the first memo 9-2 after rejecting a substitute that would have added the second.","topics":["zoning","housing-supply"],"at":"02:01:49","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=7309","outcomes":[{"text":"Substitute motion by George Casey (Councilmember, District 10): approve the memo from Domingo Candelas (Councilmember, District 8), George Casey (Councilmember, District 10), Peter Ortiz (Councilmember, District 5) and David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) together with the memo from Matt Mahan (Mayor), Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor), Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2), Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) and Michael Mulcahy (Councilmember, District 6), with the return timeline changed to as soon as possible, plus a friendly amendment from Bien Doan (Councilmember, District 7) directing city staff, including the City Manager's intergovernmental relations team and the City Attorney, to research local land-use control options for the January 2027 legislative program discussion. Result: failed. No: Rosemary Kamei (Councilmember, District 1), David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4), Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor), Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3), Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2), Michael Mulcahy (Councilmember, District 6).","unclear":false,"at":"04:02:22","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=14542","result":"failed","tally":null,"votes":null,"no":[{"name":"Rosemary Kamei","role":"Councilmember, District 1"},{"name":"David Cohen","role":"Councilmember, District 4"},{"name":"Pam Foley","role":"Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor"},{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"},{"name":"Pamela Campos","role":"Councilmember, District 2"},{"name":"Michael Mulcahy","role":"Councilmember, District 6"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor) moved the memo from Matt Mahan (Mayor), Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor), Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2), Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) and Michael Mulcahy (Councilmember, District 6), changing the return date from end of March to as soon as possible, adding consideration of current densities for sites in moderate to severe fire hazard zones, and adding Bien Doan (Councilmember, District 7)'s local-control research amendment. Result: passed, 9-2. No: Domingo Candelas (Councilmember, District 8), George Casey (Councilmember, District 10).","unclear":false,"at":"04:02:59","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=14579","result":"passed","tally":"9-2","votes":{"yes":9,"no":2},"no":[{"name":"Domingo Candelas","role":"Councilmember, District 8"},{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]}],"points":[{"text":"City staff said the citywide planning team is at about 130 percent of capacity for the coming year","at":"02:04:36","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=7476","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said meeting all current timelines would take 3.3 more full-time staff the division does not have","at":"02:04:36","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=7476","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the legislature considered 1,800 bills in 2026, 300 of them on planning and land use, after more than 450 such bills in seven years","at":"02:05:36","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=7536","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the next housing element is due in January 2031 and work must begin by January 2028 at the latest","at":"02:12:02","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=7922","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff used the ADU condominium ordinance as an example, saying even an accelerated, clearly directed change took about six months","at":"02:16:15","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=8175","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the next budget's planning fee update would aim to add at least two 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(Councilmember, District 10) argued that if transit access justifies tiers, areas far from transit should stay at current density","at":"03:17:52","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=11872","speaker":{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}},{"text":"George Casey (Councilmember, District 10) urged first absorbing new state missing middle laws before upzoning, saying upzoning cannot be reversed","at":"03:20:07","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=12007","speaker":{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}},{"text":"Rosemary Kamei (Councilmember, District 1) said the current workload is not sustainable","at":"03:22:05","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15872?view_id=52&entrytime=12125","speaker":{"name":"Rosemary Kamei","role":"Councilmember, District 1"}},{"text":"City staff said the tiered analysis would force deferral of other housing element work, 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policy","what_and_why":"State law requires an annual report on the police department's military-style equipment. The council approved the report, renewed the existing equipment, and authorized the SWAT team to use energy-assisted breaching tools, and asked police to report back on training for large demonstrations. A new drone policy was split off: after a long debate over plans to test drones as first responders, the council approved it 7 to 1 for SWAT use only, with any testing of new drone systems done outside the city and more review before anything is bought.","topics":["surveillance","policing"],"at":"01:10:05","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=4205","outcomes":[{"text":"A councilmember moved to accept the report with thanks, approving recommendations 1 through 3, 5, and 6, and to ask the police department to report back to the police oversight commission and the Public Safety Committee on its operational training for this equipment; it was seconded. Result: passed.","unclear":false,"at":"01:29:37","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=5377","result":"passed","tally":null,"votes":null,"no":[],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"A councilmember moved to approve recommendation 4, the drone policy, as written. Result: failed.","unclear":false,"at":"02:10:33","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7833","result":"failed","tally":null,"votes":null,"no":[],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Jason Lyon (Councilmember, District 7) moved to approve recommendation 4, the drone policy, for SWAT operations only, with any testing done off-site and outside the city and further review through the police oversight commission; Tyron Hampton (Councilmember, District 1) seconded. Result: passed, 7-1. No: a councilmember.","unclear":false,"at":"02:14:37","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=8077","result":"passed","tally":"7-1","votes":{"yes":7,"no":1},"no":[{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]}],"points":[{"text":"Jess Rivas (Councilmember, District 5; Vice Mayor) said the Public Safety Committee recommended approval, but declined to support expanding drone use beyond SWAT","at":"01:11:30","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=4290","speaker":{"name":"Jess Rivas","role":"Councilmember, District 5; Vice Mayor"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked the police department to report back on how officers are trained to use this equipment at large or volatile demonstrations","at":"01:23:15","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=4995","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"Jess Rivas (Councilmember, District 5; Vice Mayor) said there's no evidence yet that drones as first responders improve crime clearance, reduce force, or save money, and declined to support setting the city on that path","at":"01:38:24","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=5904","speaker":{"name":"Jess Rivas","role":"Councilmember, District 5; Vice Mayor"}},{"text":"A councilmember warned about drone vendors, saying a company like Flock could come to know everything about everybody","at":"01:42:50","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=6170","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"City staff said the policy would guide one-day trials of systems from Flock, Brinc, and Skydio, with results and costs coming back to the council in January before any purchase","at":"01:58:17","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7097","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A councilmember objected to borrowing drones and using them in the community before the council decides, calling it putting the cart before the horse","at":"02:00:37","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7237","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"City staff said approving the policy lets the SWAT team use drones for limited tactical situations while testing waits","at":"02:09:23","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7763","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A councilmember proposed approving the policy for SWAT use only, with any testing done off-site and outside the city","at":"02:09:41","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7781","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}}],"highlights":[{"title":"A member balks at testing police drones on residents","context":"During the debate on a new police drone policy, police staff have just described testing vendors' drones before a contract comes back to council in January, and a member who offered to move the policy, taking that to mean borrowing drones and using them in the city, says that isn't what he understood.","speakers":[{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}],"audio":"https://civicfm-demo-media.t3.tigrisfiles.io/pasadena/highlights/2026-10-02-a83d276b.mp3","length_s":50.8,"start":"01:59:48","end":"02:00:39","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=7188","url":"https://pasadena.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-02/highlights/3"}],"episode":{"title":"A Black Legacy District for North Fair Oaks, and drones for SWAT only","url":"https://pasadena.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-02","item_url":"https://pasadena.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-02?item=m3-7","published_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:19Z","audio":"https://op3.dev/e,pg=43cd7295-7008-5288-a5af-e4f041a7c1e5/civicfm-demo-media.t3.tigrisfiles.io/pasadena/episodes/2026-10-02-4696247c.mp3","covered":true},"updated_at":"2026-10-24T08:05:56Z","comment":{"email":"correspondence@cityofpasadena.net","form":null}},{"id":"sanjose:1:12","show":{"slug":"sanjose","title":"San Jose","site":"https://sanjose.civic.fm"},"meeting":{"id":1,"body":"City Council","date":"2026-09-29","title":"City Council - Sep 29, 2026","recording":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15814","documents":[{"url":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15814","kind":"agenda","title":"Agenda"}]},"number":12,"agenda_ref":"5.2","title":"Downtown parking meter and garage rates and hours","what_and_why":"Staff proposed changing the city's Master Parking Rate Schedule over five years. In year one, garage special-event flat rates would rise to a $13–$35 range (later $15–$35) and garage daily rates would become $1.25 per 15 minutes. Downtown meters would then rise to $3 an hour and later $4. In July 2028, meter hours in the downtown, South First/University and Arena/Diridon districts would extend from ending at 6 p.m. to 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Neighborhood districts (East Santa Clara, Japantown, First and Younger) would go to $3 in 2030. The proposal also widens the discounted downtown employee parking permit and continues 90 minutes of free parking at the Convention Center Garage on non-event days (agenda). Staff said meter rates were last changed in 2014. The adopted 2026-27 budget already counts on an ongoing $1.2 million a year from the parking fund to the general fund. The item had been deferred three times (June 23, August 11 and September 15), first after heavy public opposition in June. Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) brought a memo proposing a shorter two-year plan without the longer meter hours or downtown-only meter increases. That memo failed 5-5, a motion for a joint meeting with the Downtown Parking Board failed 5-5, and a reduced version of the memo passed 7-3. It raises garage event and hourly rates, expands the employee permit discount, keeps the Convention Center free-parking pilot, and directs follow-up studies. Meter rates and meter hours were not changed.","topics":["parking","budgets","small-business"],"at":"00:53:24","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=3204","outcomes":[{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) moved approval of his memo: a two-year phase-in of the garage event and daily rate increases, then $3 an hour at meters in all districts; no meter-hour extension and no extra downtown meter increase; plus directions on a long-term parking revenue framework, return-to-source options, and annual data reports to the Downtown Parking Board (seconder not identified). Result: failed, 5-5. No: Peter Ortiz (Councilmember, District 5), Bien Doan (Councilmember, District 7), Domingo Candelas (Councilmember, District 8), Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2), George Casey (Councilmember, District 10).","unclear":false,"at":"02:32:17","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9137","result":"failed","tally":"5-5","votes":{"yes":5,"no":5},"no":[{"name":"Peter Ortiz","role":"Councilmember, District 5"},{"name":"Bien Doan","role":"Councilmember, District 7"},{"name":"Domingo Candelas","role":"Councilmember, District 8"},{"name":"Pamela Campos","role":"Councilmember, District 2"},{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2) moved to request a joint meeting of the City Council and the Downtown Parking Board to discuss the item (seconder not identified; a requested amendment adding several memo items was not accepted). Result: failed, 5-5. No: Rosemary Kamei (Councilmember, District 1), David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4), Pam Foley (Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor), Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3), Michael Mulcahy (Councilmember, District 6).","unclear":false,"at":"02:38:59","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9539","result":"failed","tally":"5-5","votes":{"yes":5,"no":5},"no":[{"name":"Rosemary Kamei","role":"Councilmember, District 1"},{"name":"David Cohen","role":"Councilmember, District 4"},{"name":"Pam Foley","role":"Councilmember, District 9; Vice Mayor"},{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"},{"name":"Michael Mulcahy","role":"Councilmember, District 6"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) moved items 1a, 1b, 1c and 1f and all of item 2 of his memo: the garage special-event and hourly garage rate increases, the expanded downtown employee discount permit (eligibility up to 50% above minimum wage, tips excluded), continuing the 90-minute free parking pilot at the Convention Center Garage, and the directions to the City Manager's office on future analysis, return-to-source options, and data sharing with the Downtown Parking Board. No meter rate or meter hour changes (seconder not identified). Result: passed, 7-3. No: Peter Ortiz (Councilmember, District 5), Bien Doan (Councilmember, District 7), George Casey (Councilmember, District 10).","unclear":false,"at":"02:41:55","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9715","result":"passed","tally":"7-3","votes":{"yes":7,"no":3},"no":[{"name":"Peter Ortiz","role":"Councilmember, District 5"},{"name":"Bien Doan","role":"Councilmember, District 7"},{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]}],"points":[{"text":"A speaker gave the budget background: the council closed a $50 million ongoing general fund shortfall in the 2026-27 budget.","at":"00:54:10","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=3250","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker noted the adopted budget includes an ongoing transfer from the parking fund to the general fund, supported by the proposed meter rate and hour 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2A.","at":"01:08:23","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=4103","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) proposed a two-year plan instead: year one raises garage special-event and daily rates ($1.25 per 15 minutes), and year two sets $3 an hour at meters in all meter districts.","at":"01:28:15","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5295","speaker":{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"}},{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) said the memo drops the 6-to-9 p.m. meter extension and the extra downtown-only meter increases, based on feedback from downtown residents, businesses and workers.","at":"01:29:22","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5362","speaker":{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"}},{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) said the memo would cover the $1.2 million general fund contribution and still leave about $800,000 a year for the parking fund, and moved approval of the memo.","at":"01:30:24","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5424","speaker":{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"}},{"text":"A speaker confirmed the memo would replenish the parking fund over several years.","at":"01:32:11","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5531","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) said it was frustrating that rates had not risen in years, and suggested the city consider regular CPI-style adjustments.","at":"01:32:20","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5540","speaker":{"name":"David Cohen","role":"Councilmember, District 4"}},{"text":"David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) said he had found downtown Oakland and Sacramento parking to cost about twice as much as San José's.","at":"01:33:21","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5601","speaker":{"name":"David Cohen","role":"Councilmember, District 4"}},{"text":"A speaker said meter data comes from payment transactions, so staff cannot tell exactly how long cars stay or how many spaces are open at a given time.","at":"01:34:45","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5685","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said staff add manual counts and are working on a curb management program that uses cameras to track curb use.","at":"01:35:51","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=5751","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) suggested staff eventually report the utilization data to the Transportation and Environment 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margins.","at":"01:40:31","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6031","speaker":{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}},{"text":"A speaker said staff had not done a detailed business impact analysis, and suggested the future parking plan could include one.","at":"01:42:08","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6128","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"George Casey (Councilmember, District 10) said he would not support the memo and wanted more time to avoid harming businesses.","at":"01:42:44","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6164","speaker":{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}},{"text":"A speaker said that without the deficit, the general fund transfer probably would not be proposed, but staff would still seek rate increases to pay for capital needs.","at":"01:43:56","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6236","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A councilmember said the process began disingenuously, because the revenue was built into the budget without the council fully understanding it.","at":"01:45:02","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6302","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A speaker said that under the staff plan, money for extra garage security and cleaning would come in years four and five.","at":"01:46:42","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6402","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the memo would leave about $800,000 a year in ongoing revenue beyond the general fund transfer, available for maintenance and capital work.","at":"01:47:42","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6462","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the old garage bonds were refunded years ago and the parking fund now carries no debt obligations.","at":"01:49:42","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6582","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said staff review parking budgets with the Downtown Parking Board three times a year.","at":"01:50:46","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6646","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked the city to reconsider requiring parking board members to file Form 700 disclosures, and to present information to the board even when meetings lack a quorum.","at":"01:51:03","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6663","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A speaker said the city does not coordinate event pricing with private parking operators but reviews their rates once a year.","at":"01:54:38","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=6878","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked what new meter technology would cost and whether there is a reserve for it.","at":"01:56:40","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7000","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A speaker said there is no cost estimate yet and no reserve for replacing the meters.","at":"01:56:56","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7016","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker asked whether staff had studied how longer meter hours affected foot traffic in other cities' downtowns.","at":"01:57:40","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7060","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said staff compared only peer cities' rates and did not do an impact analysis.","at":"01:58:57","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7137","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker argued that service workers who now park free after 6 p.m. would in effect pay to go to work, even with a discount.","at":"01:59:59","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7199","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker questioned why the budget gap was being closed on downtown in particular, citing the hotel tax as well.","at":"02:01:02","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7262","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said he wished staff had brought 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staff"}},{"text":"The meeting chair said she had heard from event ushers worried about parking costs, supported keeping meter hours ending at 6 p.m., and was unsure about the rest of the memo.","at":"02:13:00","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=7980","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the meeting chair"}},{"text":"The meeting chair said she worries about her safety walking through the San Pedro garage at night.","at":"02:14:01","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=8041","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the meeting chair"}},{"text":"Pamela Campos (Councilmember, District 2) asked whether the item could go to a joint meeting of the council and the Downtown Parking Board, since the board has been unable to meet for lack of a quorum.","at":"02:15:24","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=8124","speaker":{"name":"Pamela Campos","role":"Councilmember, District 2"}},{"text":"City staff said a joint meeting is possible but the board would still need a quorum.","at":"02:16:20","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=8180","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A speaker said four members are seated on the board, so all four must attend for a quorum, and the clerk's office is pressing for the three appointments.","at":"02:16:35","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=8195","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"A speaker said the formal five-year budget forecast is not available until March 1.","at":"02:19:02","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=8342","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) said the council could approve parts of the memo, since the meter-rate increases in items 1D and 1E seemed to be what concerned 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would be available for reinvestment starting in the first year.","at":"02:31:15","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9075","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a speaker"}},{"text":"George Casey (Councilmember, District 10) backed the joint-meeting motion, calling it unusual but warranted by the circumstances.","at":"02:33:00","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9180","speaker":{"name":"George Casey","role":"Councilmember, District 10"}},{"text":"David Cohen (Councilmember, District 4) asked the maker of the joint-meeting motion to add some memo items, including the event rates, the employee permit expansion and the Convention Center free parking.","at":"02:33:35","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9215","speaker":{"name":"David Cohen","role":"Councilmember, District 4"}},{"text":"A councilmember declined the amendment, saying those items were exactly what the joint meeting should discuss.","at":"02:34:22","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9262","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember confirmed that no action could be taken at the joint meeting; the item would come back to the council afterward.","at":"02:35:53","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9353","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"Anthony Tordillos (Councilmember, District 3) opposed the joint meeting, noting the parking board had already met twice and made its objections clear.","at":"02:37:08","link":"https://sanjose.granicus.com/player/clip/15814?view_id=52&entrytime=9428","speaker":{"name":"Anthony Tordillos","role":"Councilmember, District 3"}},{"text":"The meeting chair opposed the joint meeting, saying it would set a precedent for other advisory 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The plan covers the southwestern edge of the city, roughly bounded by Clybourn Avenue, Keystone Street, Oak Street and the Los Angeles River, an area that includes Disney, Warner Bros. and other studios along with offices, shops and housing (agenda). The update sets what uses, heights, densities and parking are allowed there and creates a streamlined, non-discretionary approval path for qualifying housing and small commercial projects. Staff recommended a scaled-back version called the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative, which concentrates growth in the center of the district and limits it to what staff said city utilities can serve. The commission's vote is a recommendation; the City Council makes the final decision.","topics":["zoning","housing-supply","public-works"],"at":"00:02:19","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=139","outcomes":[{"text":"Substitute motion by Mike Van Gorder (Commissioner), seconded by a commissioner: everything in Samantha Wick (Commissioner; Chair)'s motion, plus a recommendation that hotels in the Media District Specific Plan be required to have development agreements. Result: failed, 2-3. No: Samantha Wick (Commissioner; Chair), Paulina Safarian (Commissioner; Vice Chair), Jason Bennett (Commissioner).","unclear":false,"at":"01:32:25","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=5545","result":"failed","tally":"2-3","votes":{"yes":2,"no":3},"no":[{"name":"Samantha Wick","role":"Commissioner; Chair"},{"name":"Paulina Safarian","role":"Commissioner; Vice Chair"},{"name":"Jason Bennett","role":"Commissioner"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Samantha Wick (Commissioner; Chair) moved, seconded by a commissioner, to adopt the Planning Commission resolution recommending that the City Council (1) certify the final environmental impact report for the Media District Specific Plan Update, with the resolution's title amended to say it includes the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative as the preferred project, (2) amend the Burbank2035 General Plan consistent with the plan, (3) adopt the amended plan, and (4) adopt an ordinance amending the municipal code to implement it; and to include annual progress reports to the City Council. Result: passed, 5-0.","unclear":false,"at":"01:32:35","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=5555","result":"passed","tally":"5-0","votes":{"yes":5,"no":0},"no":[],"abstain":[],"recused":[]}],"points":[{"text":"City staff said the Media District plan dates to 1991, has not changed substantially in 35 years, and that very little has been built in that time while housing demand and state housing laws have changed.","at":"00:07:13","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=433","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the update has been in the works for almost four years and was discussed at more than 40 public events and presentations, with eight rounds of dedicated outreach.","at":"00:08:18","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=498","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said only minor changes were made since the commission last saw the plan: an updated infrastructure chapter, editorial fixes, and edits to reflect the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative as the preferred alternative.","at":"00:08:18","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=498","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff described a jobs-housing imbalance in the district, saying about 69,000 people come into it while only 364 both live and work there, which staff said adds to traffic and quality-of-life problems.","at":"00:10:24","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=624","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff listed the plan's three goals as development that fits its context, growth oriented to transit, and streamlined housing production.","at":"00:11:26","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=686","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff explained that allowed building heights, residential density and commercial intensity step up toward the center of the district and stay lower next to lower-scale residential neighborhoods.","at":"00:13:38","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=818","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said parking rules were aligned with state mandates that generally reduce parking requirements, with minimums kept in some cases because of neighborhood concerns.","at":"00:14:42","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=882","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the infrastructure chapter does not assume today's water, sewer, power and other systems can handle all future growth, and that new development pays its applicable share of improvements.","at":"00:15:48","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=948","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff described the plan's ministerial review path: housing on identified opportunity sites, housing projects of up to 150 units in the area staff described as 87 units per acre, and commercial projects up to 10,000 square feet; other projects stay in discretionary review.","at":"00:16:54","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=1014","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff explained that the environmental report found some impacts significant and unavoidable, which means the City Council must weigh benefits against impacts and adopt a statement of overriding considerations.","at":"00:21:03","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=1263","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said public comments on utilities and infrastructure during the draft environmental review led staff, with Burbank Water and Power and Public Works, to develop the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative.","at":"00:22:07","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=1327","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the alternative concentrates future development in the core of the district and scales back growth there so the city can also accommodate growth in its other specific plan areas.","at":"00:23:09","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=1389","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said staff found the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative to be the environmentally superior alternative and recommends it as the preferred project.","at":"00:23:09","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=1389","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city 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code.","at":"00:52:50","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3170","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the hotel question went to the City Council, by staff's recollection twice, and the council accepted the conditional use permit requirement and did not direct staff to add a development agreement requirement.","at":"00:53:56","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3236","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff answered a complaint about late materials by saying staff reports are customarily published the Thursday before a hearing and the public has another month before the City Council hearing on October 27.","at":"00:54:57","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3297","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative is written into the proposed resolutions and ordinance and into the plan's density and intensity maps.","at":"00:55:58","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3358","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said on wildfire concerns that the environmental law requires studying the project's effect on the environment, not the environment's effect on the project.","at":"00:55:58","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3358","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the city has issued a notice that it is preparing a separate citywide environmental analysis of the state law SB 79, rather than studying it plan by plan.","at":"00:57:00","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3420","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the city does not build all utilities for a plan up front but adds them as development is proposed, and that departments' infrastructure planning is expected to be done by the end of December 2029.","at":"00:58:00","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3480","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said individual projects are analyzed for sewer and electrical needs and charged fees when they apply, and the plan's technical studies will be used to update those fees.","at":"00:59:13","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3553","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"Mike Van Gorder (Commissioner) asked whether calling the Sustainable Infrastructure Alternative the preferred alternative means it is adopted in full or applied selectively.","at":"01:00:06","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3606","speaker":{"name":"Mike Van Gorder","role":"Commissioner"}},{"text":"City staff answered that the alternative shows up in the plan through the density and intensity maps, which was the only part of the plan that had to change; the development standards are unchanged.","at":"01:00:39","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3639","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"Mike Van Gorder (Commissioner) pointed to the drop in potential housing units from 9,700 under the original proposal to 2,200 under the alternative and asked how that fits the city's state housing targets.","at":"01:01:53","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3713","speaker":{"name":"Mike Van Gorder","role":"Commissioner"}},{"text":"City staff said the reduced plan is consistent with the city's housing obligations to the state, and that infrastructure for the larger alternatives could be built but not by the plan's 2035 horizon.","at":"01:02:06","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3726","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff added that the housing element's roughly two dozen housing opportunity sites are in the downtown and Golden State plan areas, so Media District units would be on top of those.","at":"01:03:22","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3802","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A commissioner criticized the state environmental law for treating the no-project option as environmentally best, arguing that not building pushes people to live far away and commute long distances.","at":"01:06:37","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3997","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a commissioner"}},{"text":"A commissioner said he shares the concern about cutting the number of housing units but understands why staff proposed the alternative.","at":"01:06:37","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=3997","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a commissioner"}},{"text":"The commission's legal adviser explained that when the no-project option is environmentally superior the law requires naming another alternative, weighing impacts against whether it meets the project's objectives.","at":"01:07:33","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=4053","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"the commission's legal adviser"}},{"text":"A commissioner said he disagrees with the report's conclusions and considers the maximum-growth alternative the environmentally friendly one, but accepts the scaled-back alternative as a practical matter.","at":"01:08:36","link":"https://burbank.granicus.com/player/clip/11399?view_id=30&entrytime=4116","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a commissioner"}},{"text":"Paulina Safarian (Commissioner; Vice Chair) thanked planning staff for the years of work on the plan and had no 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