HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-10-17; City Council; AgendasThe City Council also sits as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, Public Financing Authority Board, Community Development
Commission and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. When considering items presented to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District
Board, each member receives an additional $100 per meeting (max $300/month). When considering items presented to the Community
Development Commission each member receives an additional $75 per meeting (max $150/month).
Welcome to Your City Council Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about
topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in
the staff reports, which are available on the city website and in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also
available to answer any questions you have about City Council meeting procedures.
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1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
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How to Participate
If you would like to provide comments to the City Council, please:
• Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer.
• Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins.
• When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium.
• Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Mayor) changes that time.
• You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker
as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the City Clerk
before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public
comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is
changed by the presiding officer or the City Council.
Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative
formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids
will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-
339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on
the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Tuesday, the
day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize
accessibility.
More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found in the Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter
1.20.
Oct. 17, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Oct. 17, 2023 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM:
CLOSED SESSION:
1. CYBER SECURITY THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES: That the City Council, by motion and
under Government Code Section 54957, hold a closed session to discuss matters posing cyber security
threats to public services and facilities within the City of Carlsbad with counsel and cyber security staff
as follows:
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager Administrative Services
Maria Callander, Information Technology Director
Joe Stephenson, Assistant Information Technology Director
Jennifer True, Deputy City Attorney
Ed Garbo, Risk Manager
If circumstances necessitate the absence of a specified designated representative, an agent or
designee may participate in place of the absent representative so long as the name of the agent or
designee is announced at an open session held prior to the closed session.
ACTION: No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT: 4:10 p.m.