Community Benefit District

Supported the district but asked for enforcement of the noise ordinance to protect seniors living downtown.

Representing C+C Flats, she supported the district, citing clean sidewalks, graffiti removal, and direct coordination with the association on maintenance issues.

His family's restaurant has been downtown since 1955; he urged approval so downtown can stay organized and continue improving toward a destination like Little Italy.

Opposed the item, raising concerns about governance, the 7 percent assessment escalator, weighted voting, and the lack of business-owner representation in a 20-year plan.

A large downtown property owner, he supported the district and asked for a direct line of communication between the association and police services.

A Third Avenue business owner who has seen firsthand how power washing, clean streets, and events like the Lemon Festival draw customers downtown.

Board president of the Downtown Chula Vista Association and representative of the Smeiser family's Park Plaza, he supported the district and the new building-square-footage assessment formula.

Owner of Chula Vista Bury, he sharply criticized the association's transparency and accountability, citing other cities' reporting practices, and urged the council to correct it before granting a 20-year term.

Opposed the city voting its own weighted ballots in the district formation, calling it a conflict of interest, and argued the city should abstain rather than vote.

Spoke during the public hearing on the community benefit districts ordinance.