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Public commenters urge caution on alcohol at city event, report school registration problems and promote holiday arts events
Summary
During public comments residents raised several community concerns: opposition to an alcohol exemption for a proposed barbecue music festival, a parental custody/school registration dispute, and invitations to local arts and youth programs. A resident also requested a full patio cover at Montanosa Rec Center.
Multiple residents and community members addressed the council during the public‑comment period, raising separate topics that the council and staff noted for follow‑up.
Kalea Ferrer (speaker 6) urged council members to reject a two‑year exemption allowing alcohol at a proposed community barbecue music festival, saying it would harm the family‑based character of the event and citing substance‑use statistics: “According to the California Health Care Foundation...almost 0.5 of Californians aged 12 and older reported using alcohol in the past month, and about 1 in 4 reported using marijuana in the past year.” (Kalea Ferrer) Stacy Holmes (speaker 7) criticized federal policies on nutrition and health care and called for civic action. Victor Moscoso (speaker 3) described what he said was an unlawful school registration of his child by a district and said he has a superior‑court custody order; he left documentation with the council. Jenna Minnick Bull (speaker 9) invited the council and residents to the South Coast Conservatory’s SEC 2025 Winter Festival (Dec. 13–21 at Capo Valley High) and described scholarship work. Laura Ostrom (speaker 15) asked council to find budget room for a full patio cover at Montanosa Recreation Center to reduce weather-related class cancellations.
