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Heather Luis -Martinez spoke in support of community center at the YMCA property. Oralia Aguilera spoke in support of the item. Valerie Sy spoke in opposition of the item. Marlene Pena-Marin spoke in opposition of the item. Jose Rea spoke in opposition of the item. Cristina Garcia Rea spoke in opposition of the item. Jose De Jesus Rea III spoke in opposition of the item. Rosie Avila spoke in support of the item. Councilmember Solorio directed staff to find other facilities for the non-profit Relampago Del Cielo Grupo Folklorico and encourages both interested parties to work together. Councilmember Penaloza encouraged staff to include strict timeline language for any development. Councilmember Iglesias directed City Manager to include strict deadlines for completion of project and requested updates as the project moves along. City Manager Kristine Ridge informed council that the DDA includes hard deliverables, timelines and the agreement will be brought back to council for approval. Councilmember Penaloza encouraged staff to include language to protect the bees and honeycombs located in numerous parts of the area, along with language to restrict the sale to non-profit organizations. Mayor Pro Tern Villegas encourages both parties to work together. Councilmember Sarmiento requested to include reversion clause language as a friendly amendment. Mayor Pulido indicated the reversion clause would be a beneficial friendly amendment to the original motion; however, it should not discourage a potential partnership. Also, spoke to the importance of effective non -profits that provide a benefit to society and many different ways and enhance the community overall. Thus, spoke to the earlier direction that provided to City Manager to include a clause to restrict non -profits is not the intention. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 13 September 3, 2019