Comment Agenda Submitted Time Name: Meeting Date: Comments: Type Item To the Honorable Members of the Council of the City of San Diego, On behalf of the Institute for Civil Civic Engagement (a partnership between the University of San Diego and San Diego’s City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges) and the San Diego Non-Violence Coalition composed of over representatives from over thirty academic, community, business, governmental and non-profit organizations representing a diverse and inclusive portion of the San Diego community, I write you in support of your passages of the Election Heroes Day proclamation introduced by Council President Campbell. San Diego’s election City Council heroes – our poll workers, postal workers, Registrar of Voter staff and City Clerk staff—working under unprecedented conditions including 1/26/2021 10:08 Carl Luna 1/26/2021 33 Comment great personal risk, insured that our most cherished democratic institution of free and fair elections could proceed last November with integrity, security, accuracy and legitimacy. Now, more than ever in living memory, is the time for all good citizens and residents of good will to come together to reaffirm our faith in our democratic institutions and processes. This proclamation is a most fitting way to honor our local Election Heroes and to reaffirm our community support, trust and faith in our democratic process. Sincerely, Carl Luna, Director, Institute for Civil Civic Engagement Item 100 Authorization of Execution and Funding of Option Years in the Consultant Services Contracts Between the City of San Diego and Platinum Advisors, LLC and Squire Patton Boggs (US), LLP to provide State and Federal Legislative and Executive Branch Consulting Services and Representation for Tuesdays , January 26th Agenda Propose to expend yet another $840,000 with a consulting firm which has loopholed or gamed the system to get a finding that they are so special that they need not follow the Council's policies on fair and equal employment. How can the Council have confidence that this firm is advocating for our best interests if the consultants are not demonstrating a commitment to the basic rules of our society? What other Council policies are they not committed to? City Council 1/20/2021 17:59 John Stump 1/26/2021 100 The staff report states: Comment "Equal Opportunity Contracting Information (if applicable): This agreement is subject to the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity Outreach Program (San Diego Ordinance No. 18173, Municipal Code Sections 22.2701 through 22.2708) and Non-Discrimination in Contracting Ordinance (San Diego Municipal Code Sections 22.3501 through 22.3517). This action is exempt from EOC review per the 8/7/2019 memo from the Purchasing & Contracting Director regarding “Request for Mayoral and/or City Council Action – Actions Exempt from Equal Opportunity Contracting Program Review”." I recommend that you ask them to report their workforce or not contract with them Hello, My name is Grace Betterton and I am a High School student and resident of San Diego, CA. I am commenting today to demand that Operation Shelter-to-Home continues past February 1st. We are in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. It is very dangerous to both our unsheltered neighbors and everyone in San Diego to close down Operation Shelter-to-Home so soon. I demand that the SDHC continue Operation Shelter-to-Home past February 1st. San Diego just returned to the worst tier, purple, and COVID-19 infection rates nationwide are expected to get even worse with City Council Thanksgiving and the coming winter holidays. As part of the purple tier, indoor operations at restaurants, gyms, places of worship, and 1/24/2021 22:04 Grace Betterton 1/26/2021 333 Comment movie theatres are prohibited. With these restrictions, SDCC will not be able to host any events, so why close the convention center if it is not going to be used? This space should not host events during a global pandemic! In order to protect ALL San Diegans, we should be doing our best to continue protecting our most vulnerable community members and providing them with the maximum level of support at least until the pandemic is over and many of these restrictions are released. In 2021 we need to focus on being compassionate to others and supporting our community, and this is a great example of that. Regards, Grace Betterton Hello, requesting the Council to extend Operation Shelter to Home at the San Diego Convention Center through 31 March 2021. It would City Council behoove us all to increase the number of persons in the County to become vaccinated through both doses. With health services 1/25/2021 17:31 Kuni Stearns 1/26/2021 333 Comment centralized, it is also more cost effective to execute the vaccinations at one location. Additionally, February is our wettest month, transitions would be more manageable without inclement weather. This resident supports Item 333. Thank you for your consideration. Hello San Diego City Council. My name is DeForrest Hancock and I am a concerned San Diego born senior resident; who believes America's Finest City should have the best practices and lead the Nation in housing the homeless. Unfortunately our city is far from it; and with regards to the matter, needs to City Council extend the Operation Shelter-to-Home at the SDCC beyond February 1st. 1/25/2021 21:44 DeForrest Hancock 1/26/2021 333 Comment We are seeing colder weather these days, exposing the unsheathed to elements which can advance COVID-19, the flu and other illnesses. The SDCC Operation Shelter-to-Home is an essential safety measure that protects ALL San Diego citizens. I ask that you please vote to keep it in operation until the health crisis is over or adequate housing is available. Thank you! Council President Campbell and fellow councilmembers, Operation Shelter to Home continues to be the best model for serving our homeless community and I encourage you to continue its operation at least until such time we can the the majority of its population fully vaccinated. City Council 1/26/2021 9:55 John Brady 1/26/2021 333 Comment Gratefully, John Brady Voices of Dignity Advocates Housing Please keep the convention center open to house the homeless. 1/26/2021 9:57 Matthew Kearney 1/26/2021 Authority 333 Comment City Council We will worsen a major public health emergency by closing the current shelter. There are more capital projects opening in the year and 1/26/2021 10:03 Jana Zawadzki 1/26/2021 333 Comment these individuals should be linked to these housing projects, not returned to the streets. By passing an ordinance with no END DATE for tenants to move out and no requirement that they pay any rent or apply for assistance you City Council 1/22/2021 11:40 Judy Bohlen 1/26/2021 500 essentially are putting landlords out of business! What are you thinking????? Don’t you think there is enough hardship right now without Comment creating so much more? Who’s helping the landlords????? Continuing the moratorium on rental evictions will continue to damage beyond repair landlords who also need to pay mortgages and for many, this is their income source. 50% of rentals in CA are with landlords who own 4 units or less. 25% of those rentals are single family homes. By continuing to place a moratorium rental evictions Government is forcing Landlords to provide their product for FREE! Are you giving your services for free and not collecting a salary? What other industry in CA is being forced to provide a product for free. Yes, City Council 1/22/2021 11:53 Jan KUGLER 1/26/2021 500 rentals are free when you prevent a landlord from evicting a tenant who does not pay their rent. How do you expect landlords to pay their Comment mortgages? You are taking away, for many, their source of income. Landlords cannot continue being forced to provide a free product. This eviction moratorium cannot continue for a year or longer. This is not sustainable. How are your decisions to force landlords to provide free products constitutional? Let each landlord work with their tenants to come up with a solution based on individual circumstances. You have no right to force landlords to provide their product for FREE! Property managers and landlords are 100% opposed to a blanket moratorium on evictions. The proposal as I understand it is completely City Council one sided in favor of tenants. Allowing a tenant weeks to provide documentation of hardship after the rent is due is ridiculous. Vote NO on 1/22/2021 12:27 Craig Everett 1/26/2021 500 Comment this ordinance or change it to make it a fair process for all, not just tenants. If you to pass a reasonable, fair ordinance, you will be gravely injuring one group in favor of another. City Council Please do not force landlords to keep people that are not paying their rent. If you want to help people give them aide to pay the rent. WE 1/22/2021 12:41 Cassandra L Mills 1/26/2021 500 Comment are not getting free groceries why is rent not important when this is an essential job. We have to be paid. What is the city doing for hard working rental owners who have chosen to invest in property instead of stocks. We are the ones paying City Council taxes to pay your wages and support this city. We are not all large corporations. You are bankrupting common hard working citizens. This 1/22/2021 12:53 Jim Veskerna 1/26/2021 500 Comment will just drive up future rents and make it even harder to find units in San Diego.