Fillmore City Council’s IT Consultant Patrick Maynard conducted a demonstration on the new translation system for the City Council to use for future meetings so all who attend can participate no matter their language.

7.A Staff recommendation that the Successor Agency Board approve and direct staff to submit to the VCCOB and California Department of Finance the ROPS 20-21 and Administrative Budget FY 2020-21 and authorize staff to make any changes needed.
Motion passed unanimously.

7.C Ordinance No. 19-924 was introduced for the renumbering of Chapter 5.12 of the Fillmore Municipal Code to Chapter 5.13, amending Chapter 5.12 to require undergrounding of utilities, and finding of exemption from CEQA.

This measure to strengthen undergrounding of electrical services was passed unanimously.

7.D Staff requested that the City Council conduct a public hearing, adopt the report on the measures taken to date to alleviate the conditions that led to the moratorium, and adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 20-926 to extend the moratorium on the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing and certain sales of industrial hemp for ten months and 15 days.

Staff recommended that Council conduct a public hearing; and 2.Adopt the 10 day report regarding Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 19-923 which imposed a moratorium on the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, storing, and certain retail sales of industrial hemp;and3.Waive full reading and adopt Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 20-926 as read by title only; and4.Direct staff to continue studying the impacts on cities of the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and storing of industrial hemp and to begin the preparation of a non-urgency permanent Ordinance establishing zoning and other necessary restrictions on the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and storing of industrial hemp and sale of products containing CBD, if the sale of those products requires FDA approval, and the products do not have such approval. Following lengthy discussion, Council approved all provisions unanimously.

7.E INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-925 TO ADOPT THE 2019 UNIFORM BUILDING CODES AND FIRE CODES WITH AMENDMENTS.

The City Council is requested to:1.Introduce Ordinance No. 20-925 to adopt the California Building, Residential, Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, Green Building Standards, Energy, Fire, Historical, Existing Building, International Swimming Pool Code and International Property Maintenance Code. DISCUSSION-The State’s Health and Safety Code (Section 17958) mandates that the California Building Standards Commission adopt and publish the California Building Code (Title 24 California Code of Regulations (“Title 24”)) every three (3) years. The 2019 Edition of Title 24, which incorporates the below-list model codes, became effective statewide on January 1, 2020. If adopted, after a public hearing to be held on January 28, 2020 this ordinance will amend portions of Chapter 5 of the Fillmore Municipal Code (FMC) to adopt these updated uniform codes.

Request was passed unanimously.

7.F, AUTHORIZATION TO REHABILITATE THE INFIELD OF THREE BALLFIELDS AT SHIELL’S PARK

The Engineer's estimate to rehabilitate the three infields at Shiells Park is $47,000; this includes a 10% contingency. This is not a budgeted item in the City’s approved FY19/20 Budget. The budget for this project will require an appropriation from the General Fund reserves.

To rehabilitate the infields, the existing top surface would be cut into a depth necessary for the installation of 3” minimum of ‘Pro Gold’ infield mix and will be leveled to existing control points such as the outfield, dugouts, and backstop. This approach was recently used to reestablish the west ballfield at Two Rivers Park and should resolve the drainage problems.

Authorization to rehabilitate the infields was approved unanimously.

7.G CITY COUNCIL REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL USE OF AN AUTOMATED TRANSLATION SERVICE.

Council approved the demonstration of this new translation system, to be used together with the existing system. Patrick Maynard –IT Consultant, introduced the system to Council. City Council provided direction to staff on the implementation of automated Microsoft Translation Service for City Council meetings. In August of 2019, City staff was made aware of a free technology offered by Microsoft that enables real-time, textual translation of numerous spoken languages in the form of text on a screen. In an effort to ensure equal access to all City Council meeting discussions, staff tested this technology for implementation as an alternative to live translation and had positive results. How it Works Words spoken into the sound system are sent to a computer that is running the Microsoft Translation Service. Using automated speech recognition technology, the computer translates the spoken English words into Spanish (or one of 54 other languages) in the form of text on screen. This screen can then be displayed in the Council Chambers and viewed by those participating in the meeting. In addition to viewing the translated text on screen, participants may join the meeting virtually on a smart phone, tablet, or laptop using a unique QR codeor short code. This will allow the meeting participant to view the textual translation in real-time in any one of 54 available languages.

Council approved the Staff request, unanimously.