On this episode, I chat with Tim Ogden, newly hired Brentwood City Manager, where we get into a variety of topics from the impact of COVID-19 shutdown, budget cuts, police services economic development, fire service, homeless and a variety of other topics.

Show Overview:

• 01:20 – Intro
• 02:55 – What drew Ogden to City of Brentwood?
• 04:40 – Addressing elephant in the room on what transpired in Manteca
• 08:01 – Ogden shares the biggest lesson he learned as City Manager
• 09:03 – We get into COVID-19 and forcing to shutdown City of Brentwood.
• 10:33 – We discuss $4 million in budget cuts for City of Brentwood and challenges.
• 13:25 – we go back to businesses being shutdown, how do we keep business alive in Brentwood within limits of Shelter-in-Place. Ogden states why he wouldn’t go rouge and go against County and State orders.
• 15:58 – We get into Brentwood City Council agenda and items placed on it regarding helping business by shutting down 2^nd Street and Oak. We get into how we help all business.
• 20:43 – What is the strategy to bring new business to Brentwood? Where we headed with economic development? We get into office space and job centers.
• 26:18 – We get into East Contra Costa Fire, the City of Brentwood and its 9212 Report. Ogden confirms funds could even go to police services versus fire due to open ended proposal.
• 32:44 – We get into Brentwod Police and what they are up to. Burkholder makes the statement Brentwood police are “too nice”.
• 40:49 – We touch on homeless… Antioch is providing services and Pittsburg has a motel.
• 46:55 – Ogden provides an update on Deer Ridge and what is happening.
• 49:32 – Oil drilling in the hills of Brentwood on county property.

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