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EVERYBODY'S HERE.[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WE CONTINUE TO HOLD REMOTE MEETINGS BY THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND OUR CITIZENS THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AS WE HAVE DONE IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.
THEY WILL BE READ AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
DURING THE MEETING, COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE VOTE OF THE COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALCOHOL'S WEBSITE.
THAT'S CITY OF ALCOHOL UNDER US UNDER AGENDAS AND MINUTES GO TO THE VIDEO STREAMING AND YOU WILL SEE A BUTTON SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS.
THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER, AND I LIKE TO ASK FOR OUR CITY COURT TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT.
WHEN I CALL ON YOUR NAME, MAYOR WELLS.
MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL HERE IN COUNCIL MEMBER OR TEAS ON HERE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the December 8, 2020, Meeting and the Agenda of the January 12, 2021, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]
POSTED ORDERS OF GERMAN OF THE DECEMBER 8TH, 2020 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE JANUARY 12TH, 2021 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: Wells Park Mini-Pitch Virtual Grand Opening ]
PRESENTATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA, DIRECTOR OF RECREATION.FRANK CARSON WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION AND ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THIS PRESENTATION OF VIRTUAL GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEW MINI PITCH SOCCER COURT AT WELLS PARK.
AND HERE'S A LITTLE VIDEO TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.
HI, THIS IS MIRABELLE WELLS, CITY OF ALCOHOL.
THAT'S HOW I WOULD'VE WALKED ME INTO OUR BRAND NEW SOCK COURT.
HOPE YOU COME DOWN HERE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
I'M STEVE GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER HERE IN THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND, AND I'M SCANNING AT OUR BRAND NEW MINI DITCH SUCKER PARK.
AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO JUST TO COME ON DOWN.
IT'S OPEN WHEN THE PARK'S OPEN.
SO COME ON DOWN FOR A PICKUP GAME AND SOCCER, HOW FUN RUN AROUND THAT'S GREAT NEW FACILITY, LOTS OF COLOR, LOTS OF FUN.
IF HE LOVES SOCCER, COME ON DOWN TO THE MINI PITCH FIELD HERE, WELLS PARK AND ALCOHOL.
I'M AN ALCOHOL IN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW SOCCER COURT.
HI, I'M PHIL ORTIZ, ELKO CITY COUNCIL BID FOR DISTRICTS FOUR.
I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO ELKO HONES NEW SOCCER COURT.
BRAND NEW COURTS, PLAY SOME PICK-UP GAMES ON THE WEEKENDS.
I'M THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF BELLANCA HUB.
REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AND INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR BRAND NEW SOCCER COURT.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU PLAY AND HOPEFULLY I'LL JOIN YOU IN A GAME.
MALTIN WELCOME TO THE WELLS PARK SOCCER COURT.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND.
WELCOME TO THE WEALTH PARK SOCCER COURT.
I'M TONY CHUTE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF ALCOHOL.
WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR NEW SOCK COURT HERE AT WEALTH PARK.
PLEASE COME AND ENJOY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
NO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF EVERYBODY.
I'M SIT ON KACI OF THE ALCOHOL ENGINEERING TEAM, PROJECT MANAGER, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MINI PITCH.
WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO COME AND PLAY
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DO YOU WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING THAT? I HEARD THAT MY MIC ISSUE, MIGHT'VE NOT BEEN THE GREATEST ON THAT, BUT WE WILL HAVE THIS UP ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING OUR FACEBOOK, AS WELL AS OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR IT A LOT BETTER THERE AS A REFRESHER, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS.
UM, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.
LAST PART, THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF ALL THE GOOD STUFF GOING ON THERE.
THAT, THAT WAS, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES, MR. MAYOR? WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
HOW ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBERS? I DON'T SEE ANY, ALL RIGHT.
[7. CONSENT ITEMS: Consent Items are routine matters enacted by one motion according to the RECOMMENDATION listed below. With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council Member or person in attendance may request discussion of a Consent Item at this time.]
BRINGS US CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS ARE ROUTINE MATTERS AND THAT TO BUY ONE MOTION, ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LIST OF BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? DON'T SEE ANYTHING STAFF.
HOW ABOUT YOU, SIR? ANGELA? DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM, FOR THE CONSENT ITEMS, COMMENTS HERE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND MAYOR WELKER VOTE PLEASE.
YOU'RE ALSO MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.
WATCHING, CURIOUS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.]
WE'RE NOW PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ALREADY BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ITEM IS HURT STATE LAW, PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
ANGELA, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS? I RECEIVED ONE, SIR.
AND IT'S FROM PAUL SEAGAL AND IT READS, IS IT NOT SUSPICIOUS THAT THE CITY REQUIRES US TO USE THEIR SELECTED RUBBISH SANITATION COMPANY? I WAS FINE WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PAYING $26 A MONTH.
WE WERE ADVISED THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY WITH NO SAY IN THE MATTER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY EDCO AT $35 A MONTH DURING DIRE FINANCIAL TIMES, WHEN MONEY IS SHORT, GIVE REQUIRED TO USE A SINGLE SERVICE COMPANY, INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US AND A SPECIAL VOTE BY THE PEOPLE, NOT BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
NOW, WHEN WE TO WONDER WHO OWES WHO A FAVOR, THE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO FAVOR THOSE WHO PAY THE BILLS, THE RESIDENTS NOT EDCO, AND CERTAINLY NOT THE CITY COUNCIL WE COULD HAVE AT LEAST RECEIVED THE LETTER, ANNOUNCING THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE CHANGE BEFORE IT WAS DECIDED, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE COUNCIL WHAT IS BEST FOR US.
EVEN IF A SPECIAL VOTE, A VOTER, LETTING THE COUNCIL KNOW HOW WE DECIDED AND WOULD EXPECT THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY, IF NOT THEIR JOBS WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY AS THEY ARE NOW.
THAT'S THE END OF THE COMMENTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T USUALLY RESPOND TO COMMENTS.
I GO AHEAD AND LET THEM JUST BE HEARD, BUT I WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF CONFUSING.
AND GRAHAM, PLEASE FEEL TO JUMP IN IF I MISREPRESENT THIS IN ANY WAY, CERTAINLY RIGHT.
AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE HAVING TO COME UP AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHO OUR WASTE HOLLER WAS GOING TO BE.
UM, WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL THE WASTE HAULERS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THEIR PRICES.
SO THE, THE RAISIN PRICING THAT YOU GOT WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF US CHANGING WASTE HAULERS.
THE REASON PRICING YOU'VE GOT WAS THAT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY HAD TO ADD MORE MONEY TO WHAT THEY WERE CHARGING.
AND SO IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AS WELL.
AND I KNOW THAT'S CONFUSING AND I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION AND CERTAINLY, UM, IF WE NEED TO EXPLAIN IT MORE, WE WILL GRAHAM, I, I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION.
DID I EXPLAIN THAT PROPERLY? HE DID.
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
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THAT WE WE'VE HAD THE SAME, UH, WASTE HAULING FRANCHISE SINCE 1977 AND HAD NOT COMPETITIVELY BID IT FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.HAD HAD, WE CONTINUED WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.
THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT SOME STATE MANDATED LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED AN INCREASE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE STAYED OR LEFT.
AS YOU RECALL, WE WENT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, UM, COUNSEL HIRED A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO HELP US THOSE APPLICATIONS.
SO THERE WAS NO BIAS TOWARDS ONE OR AGAINST ANOTHER FIRM.
AND, UM, EDCO HAPPENED TO BE ACTUALLY THE, NOT ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED, BUT ALSO THE LEAST EXPENSIVE FOR OUR RATE PAYERS.
UM, WE CONTINUE EVEN WITH THE INCREASES, WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK WHEN IT COMES TO RATES IN THIS, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, WE ARE A LITTLE BIT, A BIT CONCERNED THAT, UM, THIS RESIDENT IS PAYING $35 A MONTH BECAUSE THE RATE IS NOT THAT MUCH.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL REACH OUT TO THE RESIDENT.
WE DON'T KNOW IF HE'S LISTENING OR NOT, BUT WE'LL REACH OUT WE'LL, WE'LL CONNECT HIM WITH EDCO AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT RATE, UM, IS EITHER BETTER UNDERSTOOD OR MAYBE THERE'S A REASON WHY THE RATES THE WAY IT IS.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET IT BACK INTO LINE WITH WHAT THE RATE SHOULD BE, WHICH IS, UH, 25 89.
I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS BY GOING WITH EDCO OVER OTHER COMPANIES.
AND THAT SAVINGS WAS NOW A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD.
ANY, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO CHIME IN ON THIS? STEVE? YEAH.
I SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SOME POSTS ABOUT THIS CONFUSION OR RATES IT'S GOING TO, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER.
I ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION AND THAT PARTICULAR ONE, THE PERSON WITH AN UNINCORPORATED ALCOHOL.
THAT'S TRUE IN THIS SITUATION REGARDLESS.
UH, NO CITY RESIDENTS SHOULD PAY MORE THAN 25, 89 FOR THREE 96 GALLON CARTS.
SO I THINK CONTACTING THE RESIDENT OR THE COMMENTER WILL CLEAR UP, IT'S USUALLY AGREED.
DO YOU HAVE THE HANDS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.
I HOPE THAT SETTLES THE SITUATION, BUT GRANDMA, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT WAYS TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S CONFUSION.
WE HAVE DONE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ED CAMPAIGN MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN LOCK STEP WITH THEM.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF OUTREACH.
UM, THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT, IT IS COMPLICATED AND IS AS SIMPLE AS THEIR BROCHURE THAT THEY MAILED OUT TO EVERYBODY IS YOU DO HAVE TO READ IT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT, UM, IT'S NOT A SOUND BITE, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPLAIN AND EDUCATE.
UM, THAT THEN BRINGS US TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON WHICH THERE ARE NONE.
[10. Approval of the Disposition of Property located at 1034 N. Magnolia Avenue and Second Amendment to FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan to Re-Allocate CDBG Funds for Wells Park. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: Opens the public hearing and accepts public testimony for the disposition of property located at 1034 N. Magnolia Avenue, and the 2nd Amendment to the FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan; Closes the public hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, Amending the FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan to: Approve the sale of property at 1034 N. Magnolia Avenue and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and agreements necessary for the sale of the property; Appropriate up to $75,000 in General funds for seller’s costs in the transaction; Authorize receipt of proceeds from the sale as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income; Re-allocate and appropriate $550,000 in CDBG program income funds to the Wells Park Improvement project; and Make the necessary changes to the One-Year Action Plan, and submit all required documentation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.]
AT PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TO CONSIDER.ITEM 10 IS APPROVAL OF THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 34 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO F Y 2021 FISCAL YEAR 2021 ONE.
YOUR ACTION PLAN TO REALLOCATE CDBG FUNDS FOR WELLS PARK AND STAFF, WHERE YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE AND ERIN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM JAMIE VAN ROSLYN, THE HOUSING MANAGER, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS AN AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 19, I'M SORRY, 2020, 2021 ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, UH, WE'RE SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON THE DISPOSITION AND CHANGE OF USE OF THAT PROPERTY AT 10 34 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE AND ALSO SEEKING INPUT AND COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO RESTORE THE FUNDING PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE WOOLS PARK PROJECT.
IT WILL COME FROM THE SALES PROCEEDS ON THE SALE OF THE BUILDING AT MAGNOLIA.
SO YOUR AGENDA REPORT PROVIDES THE DETAILS FOR THE BACKGROUND, FOR THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING IN 1994.
AND THE TIMELINE FOR CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION TO DISPOSE OF THE BUILDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES FOR GIVING NOTICE TO CRISIS HOUSE, UH, THAT THE LEASE WOULD NOT BE RENEWED.
AND FOR THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ASSIST PRICE'S HOUSE FINANCIALLY, UH, FOR LOCATING ANOTHER CIVIL BUILDING AND PAYING FOR THAT, UH, ON NOVEMBER 10TH OF 2020, AND A PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN AWARD OF $700,000 AND CDBG FUNDS, TWO CLASSES HOUSE, UH, TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW PROPERTY FOUND IN SANTI, UH, AND FROM WHICH TO CONTINUE, CONTINUE CONDUCTING THE SERVICES THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING.
AND IN ORDER TO FUND THAT 700,000
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ALLOCATION, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE TEMPORARY REALLOCATION OF 550,000 FUNDS FROM THE WELLS PARK PROJECT.UM, ALONG WITH SOME AND THE ALLOCATED FUNDS TO GET THE $700,000 COMMITMENT, THE, THE REALLOCATED FUNDING FROM WELLS PARK WASN'T INTENDED TO BE RESTORED UPON THE SALE OF THE BUILDING.
UH, ESCROW CLOSED ON THE NEW PROPERTY IN SANTI ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 30TH OF 2020.
AND BY AGREEMENT CRISIS HOUSE HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE CLIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM ALCOHOL, FROM THEIR NEW LOCATION IN SAN TE EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THE CITY RECEIVED AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THE 10 34 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE PROPERTY FOR $1,060,000.
AND STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUTURE USE OF THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET A NATIONAL OBJECTIVE, UH, WHICH MEANS IT WILL NOT BENEFIT MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS.
UH, THEREFORE AS OUTLINED IN THE HUD REGULATION, UH, THAT I ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA REPORT, THE CDBG PROGRAM MUST RECEIVE THE FULL PROCEEDS UPON SALE.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPT ADOPTION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT YEAR ACTION PLAN, APPROVING THE DISPOSITION OF THE MAGNOLIA AVENUE PROPERTY AND THE RECEIPT OF THE CDBG PROGRAM INCOME AND REALLOCATING 550,000 FROM THE PROCEEDS TO THE WELLS PARK PROJECT TO RESTORE THE FUNDING PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO IT.
STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS ALLOCATING UP TO $75,000 IN JUNGLE FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE CDBG PROGRAM FOR THE COST OF SALE, WHICH ARE NOT ELIGIBLE USING CDBG FUNDS.
UH, ONE MORE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT OF THE RESOLUTION ACCOMPANYING THIS ITEM CONTAINED A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH, THERE WAS A, UH, DOLLAR DIGIT MISSING THAT ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION.
AND WITH THAT STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANKS VERY MUCH ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB THAT NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
WE'RE GIVING AWAY 700,000 TO CRISIS HOUSE.
SO THE BALANCE OF $360,000 WILL GO INTO THE GENERAL CDBG BUDGET TO BE ALLOCATED AT A FUTURE DATE.
THAT, THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS I THINK 510,000, AND THAT WILL JUST BE GO TO FUND BALANCE AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO ALLOCATE TO FUTURE PROJECTS THAT COME FORWARD.
AND IF I MAY POINT OUT THOSE NEED TO BE CAPITAL PROJECTS TOO, THEY CANNOT BE PUBLIC SERVICE PREP.
DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE WE CAN START THIS PROCESS? OR CAN WE GO IMMEDIATELY? DO YOU MEAN CLOSING ESCROW OR NO? NO, I'M SORRY.
ONCE ESCROWS CLAUSE AND WE, AND WE'VE GOT THIS MONEY, UH, DO WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE, CAN WE USE IT FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IMMEDIATELY OR WE HAVE TO WAIT, YOU NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND ALLOCATE THE FUNDS, BUT THAT'S AS IMMEDIATE AS YOU COULD.
BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR ACCOUNTS, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR REALLOCATION.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE MONTH, BUT THERE'S THERE'S ONE MONTH, A YEAR WHERE WE, UM, ALLOCATE CDBG FUNDS.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THAT.
WE ARE COMING UP TO THAT BY THE WAY, IT'S IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH.
SO WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO UTILIZE THOSE CAPITAL FUNDS REALLY SOON.
UM, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, SPEAK CARDS ON THE SIDE OF THEM AND WE HAVE NO COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
SO, UH, TECHNICALLY I HAD TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
UM, COUNSEL, UH, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO THE TOP, THE NEXT RESOLUTION AND ORDER MORE THAN, DO YOU NEED ME TO READ THOSE FIVE ITEMS OR YOU CAN JUST REFER TO THE APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND MAYOR YOUR VOTE PLEASE.
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COUNCIL MEMBER OR TESE YES.MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE ARE AT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.
WE HAVE FOUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 12 IS REGARDING LOCAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS MAYOR.
WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 11.
WELL, THE ITEM 11 IS WHAT I, WHAT I JUST, WHAT I JUST, WE JUST DID ACCORDING TO MIKE SCRIPT.
UM, SO IT GOES RIGHT FROM 11 TO, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, MINISTRY REPORT.
SO WHAT AM I JUST DID AGENDA IN 10 AND IT LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER.
[11. CDBG CARES Act - Second Amendment to FY 2019-20 One-Year Action Plan to Re-Allocate CDBG-CV Funds and to Allocate CDBG-CV3 Funds RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: Opens the public hearing and accepts public testimony; Closes the public hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, Amending the FY 2019-20 One-Year Action Plan to: Amend the agreement with CSA San Diego County to reduce the allocation of CDBG-CV funding not to exceed $80,000; Re-allocate $120,000 in CDBG-CV funds from CSA San Diego County to Home Start, Inc., for rental and utility assistance for families affected by the coronavirus; Allocate and appropriate $100,000 in CDBG-CV3 funds to Home Start, Inc., for continuation of the emergency motel stays/housing for homeless persons to prevent the spread of the coronavirus; Allocate and appropriate $100,000 in CDBG-CV3 funds to Home Start, Inc., for the provision of rent, mortgage and utility assistance program for the purpose of ensuring families remain housed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus; and Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make the necessary changes to the One-Year Action Plan, and submit all required documentation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.]
IS, UM, THE CDBG CARES ACT FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT.THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS 11 IS REGARDING THE CDBG CARES ACT SECOND AMENDMENT.
IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME, UH, TO FISCAL YEAR 1921.
YOUR ACTION PLAN TO REAL ALLOCATE CDBG CV FUNDS AND TO ALLOCATE CDBG C B3 FUNDS AND STAFF RETELLS ABOUT THIS PLACE.
AGAIN, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1920 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
AND YES, I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING.
UM, HUD DOES REQUIRE US TO DO ANY OF OUR CARES ACT AMENDED MINTS TO AMENDING THAT PLAN.
SO THEY WILL ALL STAY IN THE 1920, UH, ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT AND CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENTS AND REALLOCATE SOME OF THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING, WHICH IS CDBG CV FROM ONE PROVIDER TO ANOTHER.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND TO ALLOCATE THE CDBG CV THREE FUNDS, WHICH IS THE THIRD ROUND OF FUNDING TO HOMESTART FOR TWO PROGRAMS, UH, TO CONTINUE PROVISION OF THE EMERGENCY MOTEL STAYS PROGRAM AND THE RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN OKLAHOMA.
SO THIS ACTION REFLECTS AND FORMALIZES CITY COUNCIL'S STATED PRIORITIES FOR THE USE OF THE CARES ACT FUNDING THROUGH HEAD AND TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS MADE TO CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS TO ENSURE FAMILIES REMAIN HOUSE, TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE BACKGROUND FOR THE CARES ACT FUNDING I'VE PROVIDED TO YOU AND YOUR AGENDA REPORT.
UH, THIS IS ALL CARES ACT FUNDING WE'RE DISCUSSING IS, UH, ISSUED THROUGH HUD SO DIFFERENT FROM SOME EARLIER CARES ACT MONEY.
UH, AND SO THEREFORE IT CARRIES CDBG REGULATIONS WITH IT.
IN THE FIRST ROUND, WE RECEIVED $802,656 IN CDBG.
CV FUNDING ALLOCATIONS WERE PROVIDED TO THE PROVIDERS AND THE PROGRAMS AS OUTLINED ON PAGE TWO OF YOUR AGENDA REPORT, I GAVE YOU A TABLE THERE, UH, AND IT SHOWS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATIONS AND ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS BEGAN CONDUCTING SERVICES IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO OF MAY, 2020 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, APPROXIMATELY STILL 252,000 REMAINS.
SO THEN THE FIGURES I'M GIVING YOU ARE THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER.
SO SOME OF THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN ADDITIONALLY EXPENDED IN DECEMBER AND MORE CURRENT FIGURES ARE PENDING FROM THE, AS NOTED IN THE TABLE.
ONE OF THE PROVIDERS CSA SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS EXPENDED THE FUNDS AT A SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER RATE THAN THE OTHER TWO.
IN FACT, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, LESS THAN 25% OF THEIR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS HAS BEEN EXPENDED AND ONLY 14 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED.
STAFF HAS BEEN IN CONTACT FREQUENTLY WITH CSA SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE OTHER PROVIDERS.
AND IN A RECENT MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, ALL OF THE PROVIDERS UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF REALLOCATING FUNDS TO FASTER MOVING PROJECTS IN RECENT CONVERSATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CSA, SHE INDICATED SHE UNDERSTOOD THE REASONS WHY WE WERE RECOMMENDING THIS REALLOCATION, AND SHE DID NOT OBJECT ON SEPTEMBER 11TH OF 2020.
IT WOULD BE ALLOCATED AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION, 9,000 AND CHANGE IN THE THIRD ROUND OF FUNDING REFERRED TO AS CDBG CB THREE.
AND ON OCTOBER 13TH, THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE PRELIMINARY DIRECTION TO STAFF TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THOSE CDBG C3 FUNDS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE EMERGENCY MOTEL STAYS AND RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE
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PROGRAMS. ONCE THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING WAS EXHAUSTED OR NEARLY EXHAUSTED.SO THIS ACTION FORMALIZES, THOSE PRELIMINARY ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN AT A PUBLIC HEARING OR PUBLIC MEETING, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND SO THIS IS THE REQUIREMENT BY HUD FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1920 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AMENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH CSA SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO REDUCE THE FUNDING AWARD TO $80,000 TO ALLOW THEM TO ASSIST THE REMAINING FAMILIES WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED THROUGH THEM.
AND THEN WE RECOMMEND REALLOCATING $120,000 OF THAT MONEY TO HOMESTART FOR CONTINUATION OF THEIR RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
UH, WE WILL NEED TO AMEND THAT AGREEMENT AS WELL, WILL INCREASE THAT TOTAL FUNDING THAT WOULD BECOME 292,362.
AND LASTLY STAFF RECOMMENDS ALLOCATING 100,000 IN CDBG C3 FUNDS TO HOMESTART FOR ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY MOTEL STAYS.
AND ANOTHER 1000 IN CDBG CV FUNDS TO HOMESTART FOR CONTINUATION OF THE RENTAL MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND UNFORTUNATELY I NEED TO POINT OUT ONE MORE TYPE OF, UH, IN THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, IT CONTAINED A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR, WHICH SAID JANUARY 12TH OF 2020, IT'S CLEAR BY THE DATE OF PUBLICATION THAT THE DATE WAS INTENDED TO BE 2021.
UM, AND WITH THAT STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
THE SENTENCE OF THE STAFF REPORT SAYS ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ALLOCATE THE REMAINDER OF THE CD THREE FUNDS.
DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT IS? YEAH.
FOR YOU ARE ALLOCATING 200,000 TODAY.
SO THAT FROM THE 1,009,307, SO THE REMAINDER WOULD BE 809,307, THAT THAT STILL CAN BE ALLOCATED SOMEDAY.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE ALREADY, ARE THEY ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AGAIN FOR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE AND INCREASE THEIR, UM, MONEY THAT THEY GET THE CDBG REGULATIONS ALLOW IT UP TO SIX MONTHS IN TOTAL AND ASSISTANCE.
THE CURRENT GUIDELINES WRITTEN WHEN WE FIRST WROTE THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS PROGRAM OR A MAXIMUM OF THREE MONTHS.
SO THAT WOULD BE A, UM, THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE IN THE GUIDELINES FOR THE EXISTING, UH, MAXIMUM.
I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE HAVE A CHANCE RATHER THAN GOING BACK TO THE SAME PERSON, CORRECT PUBLIC, WHAT THE PUBLIC WOULD SAY WOULD BE A CONCERN THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO KNOW WHAT THE BACKLOG IS WITH? UM, ANY OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE PUTTING OUT MONEY? THEY RECEIVE, UH, LOTS OF APPLICATIONS AT A TIME.
AND AS WE EVEN HELP THEM WITH EITHER PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ON FACEBOOK AND SUCH, OR IN THE BEGINNING, WE EVEN DID A, UM, UH, AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPERS THAT THEY RECEIVE A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS AND THEY HAVE TO CLOSE THOSE.
UM, I FORGET THEIR CALL, BUT THEY HAVE TO CLOSE.
THEY HAVE TO STOP TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR A WHILE, TILL THEY PROCESS THE BACKLOG THAT THEY HAVE, MANY OF THEM TAKE ABOUT 50 TO 80 APPLICATIONS, AND THEN THEY STOP AND THEN THEY ARE REOPENING THE PROGRAM AS THEY GET THROUGH THESE.
SO UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE SEEN SOME STOPS AND STARTS, BUT THEY OPEN IT AS SOON AS THEY REALIZE THEY CAN TAKE MORE APPLICATIONS.
AND DO WE KNOW WHAT THE TURNAROUND IS? THE TURNAROUND LIKE FROM THE TIME SOMEONE APPLIES TO THE TIME THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE? I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON ONE SINGLE NUMBER I CAN GIVE YOU, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S LENGTHY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THAT PERSON TO SUBMIT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO DECREASE THE BURDEN ON PEOPLE AS FAR AS DOCUMENTATION GOES? WELL, AGAIN, I'LL POINT OUT.
SO THAT THE DOCUMENTATION CORRELATES WITH WHAT THE CDBG IS ASKING YOU FOR.
AND I'VE TALKED TO THE PROVIDERS MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE ALL AGREE.
THERE'S NOTHING WE COULD REALLY LEAVE OUT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING CHECKED THAT.
IF YOU COULD BE CREATIVE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE WITH THIS, MAYBE EVEN SETTING UP,
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UH, SOMEBODY THAT CAN HELP THEM FILL OUT THEIR FORMS. I PROBABLY THE DIFFICULT PART IS THEY HAVE TO GET DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS, RIGHT.AND THE PROVIDERS ARE REALLY GOOD AT WALKING THEM THROUGH.
AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT ALL THREE LANGUAGES ARE REPRESENTED.
UM, AND THEY ARE VERY PATIENT AND HELPFUL AND WALKING IT THROUGH.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT, UM, AN EASY THING.
SO, BUT MOST PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THE DOCUMENTATION, JUST TAKE SOME WORK AND SOME COACHING.
THE QUESTION MARIN COUNCIL, IF I MIGHT ADD, UM, UM, YOU'RE GOING TO ONE PROVIDER HOMESTAR I THINK WILL CERTAINLY HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS.
UM, UM, AND TO HOMESTART HAS GONE TO AN ONLINE APPLICATION AS WELL.
WE THINK THOSE TWO EFFORTS WILL HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND GET THIS MONEY OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BIT QUICKER THAN IT HAS IN THE PAST.
SO IS THE TIMELINE, THE TURNAROUND TIME? I KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY, THEY OPENED UP IN SEPTEMBER FOR APPLICATIONS AND IT'S TAKING AT LEAST THREE MONTHS FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR MONEY.
ARE WE LOOKING AT SOMEWHAT THE SAME TIMELINE FOR CITY OR WITH HOMESTART? NO, I SAW, WE SAW EXPENDITURES IN THE FIRST MONTH.
SO THE PROVIDERS WERE HAVING A CHAT AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN, AS SOON AS THEY HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT'S LISTED.
THE COUNTY'S TAKING THE COUNTY TOOK THREE MONTHS FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET MONEY OUT.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT, UH, LANDLORDS ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRESSURING THEIR TENANTS FOR THE MONEY AND THE TENANT DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY.
AND SO IT, IN ONE PARTICULAR CASE, IT TOOK SOME INTERVENTION.
UM, AND THE WOMAN WAS ABLE TO GET HER MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.
AND SO I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS.
UM, AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH PEOPLE NOT WORKING AT BUSINESSES CLOSED DOWN, I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.
UM, AND BECAUSE IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATING, WHERE DO YOU GO? WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY HERE BECAUSE THE PROVOST IS ALL OF THE PROVIDERS HAVE AGREED.
THEY ARE ADVANCING THE FRONT AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM US.
ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY.
HOW, UH, ANGELA LIKE TO ORDER, UH, OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANGELA IF YOU'VE RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, SIR.
AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I SECOND MAYOR WELTS YOUR VOTE PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS OR SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH ADOPTION? SECOND? WE'VE GOT A MOTION.
MAYOR WELLS, YOUR VOTE PLEASE? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
NOW I'M GOING TO BOLDLY GO TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.
[12. Local Campaign Contribution Limits RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council provides direction to staff regarding local campaign contribution limits.]
ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE FOUR ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 12 IS REGARDING LOCAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, EARLIER IN 2019, THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND THEN, UM, UH, ADOPTED OR PASSED A, UH, AB FIVE 71.
AND THIS WAS LATER SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR IN OCTOBER, 2019.
SO THIS HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT DID NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2021.
AND IN ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT SAYS IS, UM, CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAD VARYING
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LEVELS OR DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LIMITING LIMITING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, UM, FOR A LOCAL MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.AND AS YOU RECALL, ALCOHOL ALONG WITH FIVE OTHER FOUR OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE NO LIMITATIONS.
UM, THERE, THERE WERE SOME CITED EXAMPLES OF THESE EXTREMES, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DONATIONS GIVEN TO CAMPAIGNS.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE STATE LEGISLATURE LOOKED AT SETTING SORT OF A UNIFORM DEFAULT, UM, AMOUNT OF $4,700, WHICH IS THE AMOUNT THAT THE STATE ASSEMBLY, UH, REPRESENTATIVES AND STATE SENATORS ARE REQUIRED TO, OR THAT'S WHAT THEIR LIMIT IS FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN.
SO, UM, THE, THE LEGISLATION ALLOWS CITIES TO STILL CHOOSE EITHER HIGHER OR LOWER AMOUNTS OF SO SOLANA BEACH THAT HAS A LIMIT OF 100 CAN STILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIMIT OF 100, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING PROACTIVE TO DO THAT.
UM, THE CITY OF CAJON AS OF JANUARY 1ST, UH, NO LONGER HAS AN UNLIMITED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT.
WE ARE NOW SET AT $4,700 AND STAFF, UM, IS PRESENTING THIS ITEM TO GET SOME DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO SEE WHETHER YOU WANT US, UH, STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN THE DEFAULT AMOUNT, WHICH WILL CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
UH, THE STAFF REPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED INCLUDES THE LAST FIVE ELECTION CYCLES THAT SHOWS WHAT THE MAXIMUM WAS IN THAT CYCLE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S, THERE'S NO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CON UH, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BEING MADE.
UM, AND THEN THE MAX IS 10,000.
AND THEN, UM, THE, WE HAD ONE, TWO YEARS ACTUALLY, WHERE THE MOST AMOUNT WAS $5,000 OR $4,000 AMOUNT IN 2016.
UM, WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED A TABLE IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT IDENTIFIES THE DIFFERENT LIMITS IN THE DIFFERENT CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN THIS WAS PRE, UH, JANUARY 1ST, BECAUSE ALL THE NON-SPECIFIED LIMITS ARE NOW JUST DEFAULT TO THAT $4,700.
SO WITH THAT STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROCESS, UH, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND THEN TAKE SOME DIRECTION OF WHETHER YOU WANT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING, UH, FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
SO T TODAY IS NOT ONLY DECIDING THE MATTER, IT'S JUST GIVING US DIRECTION TO OTHER TO DECIDE ON THAT MATTER.
GRAHAM, CAN WE DECIDE ALL THE MATTER IF WE, IF WE CHOOSE TO YOU, YOU WILL ALL REQUIRED TO ADOPT A EITHER RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE.
SO WHATEVER YOUR LIMIT IS, IT HAS TO BE SET BY ONE OF THOSE TWO MECHANISMS, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE DIRECTION.
WE DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.
SO, UH, IF COUNCIL HAD SOME DIRECTION OR ARE COALESCED AROUND, UM, AN AREA THAT WE COULD COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR ADOPTION OR CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR GRAHAM? I THINK THE CLARIFICATION IS IF WE TAKE NO ACTION, THE DEFAULT IS 4,700.
I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, AS TIME GOES ON AND, UM, WE HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ENGAGING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
I THINK THAT IT'S, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO RUN A CAMPAIGN AS THOSE OF US WHO JUST RECENTLY RAN.
UM, I THINK 10,000 IS, IS A GOOD LIMIT.
EVERYBODY ELSE I AGREE WITH MICHELLE 10,000 WOULD BE A REASONABLE WOMEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE GOING TO COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TURN THE PUBLIC LET'S REPUBLIC COMMENT WHEN SOMEBODY WOULD WANT TO JUMP IN.
UM, MY, MY THOUGHTS ARE, UM, OKAY.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT PEOPLE ENGAGE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
UM, AND WITH REGARD TO LIMITS, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF LIMITING THE INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT REASONS.
ONE, I THINK THAT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH THING WHERE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, DONATE TO A CAMPAIGN, UM, WITH THE MONEY THAT THEY AREN'T.
AND TWO, IF YOU PUT LIMITS ON THESE CAMPAIGNS, THE MONEY IS STILL GOING TO BE SPENT.
AND THE WAY IT'S SPENT FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THIS LAST CAMPAIGN IS IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT THROUGH INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES, UM, THROUGH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY'S COMING FROM.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE DONORS ARE
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THROUGH THAT.AND SO MY TAKE IS, IS I'D RATHER HAVE ULTIMATE TRANSPARENCY WHERE THE DONORS DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPAIGN AND IT'S LISTED ON THEIR FORM FOUR 70.
SO, UM, EVERYONE COULD SEE WHO'S DONATING TO THIS, TO THIS CANDIDATE.
UM, SO I THINK IT'S A TRANSPARENCY THING WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO LIMIT IT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO FORCE THE MONEY TO A MORE UNDERGROUND MECHANISM, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, WHERE THERE'S LESS TRANSPARENCY.
SO, UM, I, I'M AN ADVOCATE OF KEEPING IT HIGH AND THAT'S WHY I KIND OF LIKED THE, THE NO LIMIT, UM, THE NO LIMIT RULE, BUT WE CAN'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.
SO I'VE GOT TO COMMENT ON, UM, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AS, AS YEARS GO ON, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS, UM, AFFECTED BY INFLATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO ONE WAY, AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO DO IT IS TO PEG IT TO AN INDEX.
AND AS THAT INDEX RISES, THE AMOUNT RISES.
AND FOR INSTANCE, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS PAY, I BELIEVE IT'S INDEX TO THE JUDGE HAS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS THE JUDGES PAY GOES UP.
SO DOES THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS, SO THEY DON'T NEED TO KEEP REVISITING, UH, RAISING THEIR PAY.
UH, IT'S JUST KIND OF AUTOMATICALLY INDEXED FOR WHAT'S CURRENT OUTSIDE OF THEM AND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS AS, HEY, AS AN ALTERNATIVE, IF YOU SAID TWICE A LIMIT FOR STATE ASSEMBLYMAN, FOR INSTANCE, IF THE CURRENT LIMIT IS 4,700, IF I HEARD RIGHT TWICE THE LIMIT WOULD BE 9,400 IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, BUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS FROM NOW THAT MIGHT BE $10,500 OR SOMETHING.
SO AN ALTERNATIVE IS TO SAY TWICE THE STATE ASSEMBLY MAXIMUM, THEN RATHER THAN A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT YOU GOTTA DO.
WE'LL COME BACK AND DISCUSS ALL THAT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ANGELA.
ANY CARDS RECEIVED? NO COMMENTS, SIR.
MOST OF THE COUNCIL, UM, THERE'S REALLY COMPELLING ARGUMENT HERE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND NOT DRIVING THOSE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS UNDERGROUND.
UM, ARE WE, WHERE CAN WE STILL HAVE NO LIMIT MR. KENDRICK? I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO CHIME IN, IN OFF OF THAT.
MR. ORTIZ MENTIONED THAT WE CAN NO LONGER HAVE A NO LIMIT, BUT YOU CAN, YOU, YOUR POLICY COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A NO LIMIT POLICY.
SO IF YOU ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, IT COULD ACTUALLY SAY NO LIMIT, IF YOU WANT IT TO AND HAVE THAT AS A, AS AN OPTION, YOU KNOW, JUST TO TRY MAN, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH ANY OF THOSE THREE, UM, SUGGESTIONS.
I THINK, I THINK THEY'LL WILL ALL WORK.
I MEAN, THE REALITY IS WE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 10,000, BUT, UM, SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH CAPPING OUT OF THAT.
UM, STEVE'S, IDEA'S A GOOD ONE.
UM, YOU COULD ALSO TAKE 10,000 AND, UH, WE'LL LINK THAT TO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE.
SO IF THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES 4%, YOU CAN TAKE THAT 10,000.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE 10,400 THAT YEAR.
SO ANY OF THOSE WORK, I THINK WE'RE ALL BASICALLY ON THE SAME PAGE, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IMPLEMENTATION.
ONE OTHER OPTION JUST TO PUT ALL THE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE IS TO PUNT FOR AMOUNT OF TIME, THREE TO SIX MONTHS, AND WATCH WHAT THE OTHER CITIES, SIX CITIES WHO HAVE NO SPECIFIED LIMITS, SEE IF THEY TAKE ANY ACTION AS KIND OF A BELLWETHER OF WHAT THE PULSE IS WITH THAT IS ONLY THAT IN MODERN CAMPAIGN SEASONS, UH, OR TWO YEARS OUT, AND WE'VE GOT TWO OF US, WHO'VE GOT TO GO OUT AND, AND BE INVOLVED IN RAISING MONEY.
NOW, SO THREE TO SIX MONTHS MIGHT BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SURVIVAL, NOT JUST WANT TO PUT THE OPTION ON THE TABLE.
SO MR. MAYOR, I THINK YOU WOULD, IT WOULD PROBABLY IMPROVE IT FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ON AN AMOUNT WHEN YOU'RE NOT REALLY, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE INTENT.
SO WE HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN ACTUALLY PREPARE THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THE FORM OF RESOLUTION OR RESOLUTIONS, AND THEN BRING THAT BACK.
AND THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE A FINAL DECISION ABOUT THAT, BUT WE CAN TAKE THE DIRECTION THAT
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WE GOT 10 TONIGHT OR THIS AFTERNOON AND PRESENT THAT.UM, IF THERE'S ANY PROS AND CONS, AGAIN, AS I EXPLAINED TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS EARLIER TODAY, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS WHERE STAFF HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS, THIS IS ALL IN YOUR AREA.
SO WE CAN JUST PRESENT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.
SO DO YOU NEED A VOTE TODAY RAM OR HAVE YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED UNLESS MR. FOLEY BELIEVES? SO I THINK I HAVE THE DIRECTION I NEED, UM, TO BRING SOMETHING BACK.
[13. Term Expirations on City Commissions RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers the appointment of commissioners to the City's Personnel Commission, Planning Commission, and Public Safety Facility Financing Oversight Committee, and if appropriate, authorizes the release of applications and scheduling of interviews for candidates as follows: Application Period: January 13, 2021 - February 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Interview and Appointment of Applicants: February 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.]
NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT IS ITEM 13.I'M 13 IS REGARDING THE EXPLORATIONS ON CITY COMMISSIONS.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO ENTER THE SOCIETAL.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
LET ME GET THIS POWERPOINT UP REALLY FAST.
UM, SO THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS THREE COMMISSIONS OR TWO COMMISSIONS IN A COMMITTEE THAT HAVE SOME VACANCIES, THE STAFF REPORT RAISE WHAT THOSE VACANCIES ARE, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS A COUPLE OPTIONS OF HOW TO FILL THOSE.
YOU'RE YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT, UM, RECOMMENDS OR DIRECTS THE COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHEN THERE IS A VACANCY, BUT THE COUNCIL DOESN'T, YOU HAVE THE PROVINCE TO CHOOSE OTHER OPTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES.
SO, UM, TO FILL THESE VACANCIES, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE SORT OF THE PRESCRIBED OR THE HISTORIC METHOD OF FILLING THEM.
AND THAT'S THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS.
UH, MS. CORTEZ, OUR CITY CLERK HAS APPLICATIONS READY TO GO, AND THEY CAN BE RELEASED AS SOON AS TOMORROW.
UH, YOU COULD ALSO JUST REAPPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS INTERESTED.
UM, AND THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO MODIFY THE TERMS OF ANY OF THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU'VE APPOINTED OVER THE YEAR.
SO YOU SHOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, WE, WE HAVE CURRENTLY ONE VACANCY ON THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, THERE'S NO INTERESTED INCUMBENT TO THAT.
SO IT WASN'T LIKE SOMEONE'S TERM EXPIRED.
AND, UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE BACK ON.
WE JUST HAVE NO, WE HAVE NO, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S COMING OFF IS NOT INTERESTED IN RETURNING, UM, FOR THE PLANET COMMISSION.
THERE IS ONE VACANCY AS MR. DARREN MOROSE.
HE IS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WOULD BE APPLYING AS PART OF THE PROCESS.
UM, IF THAT WAS THE OPTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK, THE OTHER IS, UH, THE CITY HAS A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES, FINANCING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, OR AS WE CALL FOR SHORT, THE PROP OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, IT CURRENTLY HAS FIVE VACANCIES.
UM, THERE ARE, UM, TWO INCUMBENTS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AND AS YOU READ THE STAFF REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE, UM, IT'S NOT AN EASY COMMITTEE TO FILL BECAUSE THERE'S INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OR, OR SKILLSETS TO BE ON THAT.
BUT MS
UM, IN THE CASE OF THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, STAFF WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER REAPPOINTING THESE INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY A DIFFICULT COMMITTEE TO FILL NUMBER ONE AND TWO, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE WILL HAVE EXPENDED THE REMAINDER OF THE PROP FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
AND SO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL ACTUALLY BE DISBANDED ONCE THE VERY LAST DOLLAR IS SPENT.
SO WITH THAT, THIS WOULD BE A SHORT TERM COMMITMENT FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS APPOINTED TO THAT.
SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UM, ABOUT THE OPTIONS BEFORE YOU, UM, OR ENTER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANKS, GRAHAM, UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? OKAY.
ANDREW, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, SPEAK CARDS ON THE SIDE OF HIM? SO WE DO, WE RECEIVED A COMMENT FROM MR. CHRISTOPHER ALLIE, AND IT READS, I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL TO STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT HUMBERT CABERA BE REPLACED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS A CITY RESIDENT AND WATCHING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
I HAVE SEEN HIM TALK DOWN TO APPLICANTS AND TREAT THEM VERY UNFAIRLY.
HE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO CALL ROBERT GARMO,
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AN APPLICANT, LOOKING TO BUILD A WONDERFUL PROJECT, GREEDY.I THINK THE CITY CAN DO BETTER WITH A MORE HUMBLE COMMUNITY LEADER.
ALLIE, RESIDENT OF ALCOHOL COMMENTS.
UM, BACK TO, UH, COUNSEL, CAN YOU, UM, CAN YOU PUT ALL THE COUNCIL, UM, VIDEOS UP SO I CAN SEE WHO NEEDS TO TALK? YEAH, LET ME UNSHARE MY SCREEN.
FRANK, CAN YOU UNDO, CAN YOU DO THAT? LET ME, LET ME CHECK REAL.
I THINK THAT DID IT RIGHT? YEAH.
UM, WELL COUNSEL, FIRST OFF, I'LL GIVE YOU, UM, MY, MY THOUGHT IS, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WHATEVER YOU WANT.
AND THEN I THINK LET'S JUST BREAK IT DOWN BY COMMISSION AND DEAL WITH EACH COMMISSION INDIVIDUALLY.
SO OVERALL, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.
UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY FINANCING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, UM, THAT'S HARD SEATS TO FILL AND WE HAVE INCUMBENTS THAT WA ARE INTERESTED IN STILL SERVING.
I WOULD BE AS WELL AS PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, DAN MOROSE, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF, UM, OF REAPPOINTING THEM, UH, TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONS.
UM, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, HISTORICALLY, IT'S BEEN HARD TO FILL THOSE SPOTS, SO, OKAY.
UM, LET'S JUST HAVE ALL THE DISCUSSION AND WE'LL GO BACK AND VOTE ON EACH OF THEM.
I, I AGREE WITH, UH, PHIL DE, UH, I KNOW DARREN PARTICULAR, CAUSE I'VE SEEN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS.
HE IS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL TO THE APPLICANTS MAKES GOOD DECISIONS THAT REFLECT WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO TO BRING IN MORE INVESTMENT, MORE JOBS.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, DARREN REAPPOINTED AND THE TWO PEOPLE ON, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ALSO REAPPOINTED I, OH, GOOD.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT HUMBARD.
UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT MR. CABRERA.
UM, THE THINGS HE'S PUT ON HIS WEBSITE, THE, UH, GRAND STANDING, THE, UH, PERCEIVED MISTREATMENT TREATMENT OF SOME OF THE APPLICANTS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER IS THAT WHEN WE WERE APPOINTING HIM AND I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS PUSHING TO A POINT YET, UM, ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS WAS THAT HE WAS DOING BUSINESS WITH, UH, WITH, UH, PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
DO YOU REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT THEM ASKING THAT QUESTION? YES, YES I DO.
AND, UH, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT HIS COMPANY WOULD GO INTO CITY OFFICES, UH, REQUESTING, UH, BUILDING PERMITS OR MAYBE ZONING OR PLANNING CHANGES.
AND THEN THAT NIGHT HE MIGHT BE RULING ON THE DECISIONS OF THOSE VERY SAME EMPLOYEES THAT HE SAW IN THE MORNING.
WHAT'S THE REALITY OF THAT? IS THAT THE HAPPENING AT ALL? DO YOU KNOW? UH, I HAVE TO ASK MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, THAT IT, UH, THERE IS EITHER PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND, UH, I KNOW HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T NEED TO BE DOING AS MUCH BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
UH, MAYBE WE COULD ASK, UH, GRAHAM MITCHELL ABOUT THAT.
UM, MR. KENDRICK IN MAYOR WELLS, WE, WE EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN WHEN WE, WHEN MR. CABRERA WAS APPOINTED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF HIS PRESENCE AT THE COUNTER, IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T HAVE, UM, DEFINITIVE OR QUANTITATIVE DATA ABOUT THAT, BUT WE, WE SAW HIM MORE THAN WE HAD IN THE PAST, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME QUANTITATIVE DATA.
WE LOOKED AT HOW MANY PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR, UM, BY MR. PEREZ FROM THE YEAR PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND THERE WERE, THERE WAS FOUR APPLICATIONS PRIOR THE YEAR PRIOR, AND THEN LOOKING AT THE YEAR POST, UM, APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS 11.
SO THE NOTION OF SLOWING DOWN BUSINESS OR CURTAILING BUSINESS AND ALCOHOL DID NOT OCCUR.
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DID YOU DISCUSS THAT WITH HIM? WE HAVE NOT BECAUSE, UM, THERE, THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST PER SE.THERE WAS NO ITEMS THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT, UM, SUBMITTING AND THEN ALSO REVIEWING CAUSE HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
HOWEVER, IT IS A BIT OF A CONCERN WHEN, WHEN SOMEONE'S BUSINESS INCREASES DRAMATICALLY UPON APPOINTMENT, OKAY.
THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES, COMMISSION, UH, CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE ON A REGULAR BASIS, UH, POINTS OUT THE PROBLEMS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS, OF INTEREST.
AND I THINK THERE'S A MINIMUM, AN APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE CAN HAVE ON THE COMMISSION THAT WOULDN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE.
AND MR. CUPBOARD IS CERTAINLY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND NEWS, PROBABLY ON A DOZEN OR MORE BOARDS OR PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION.
AND I THINK HIS TALENTS ARE PROBABLY BETTER SPENT THERE BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR.
IS MR. CABRERA TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR IS HE STILL ON THE COMMISSION? HE'S ON COMMISSIONER AND I BELIEVE HE'S ON THE COMMISSION.
THIS ITEM DOES NOT ADDRESS HIS ABILITY TO STAY ON THAT COMMISSION RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S PREMATURE TO BE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO WITH MR. CABRERA, EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC DID MAKE THAT COMMENT.
UH, WE'RE HERE ONLY TO TRY TO FIND OUT HOW YOU WANT US TO PROCEED WITH FILLING THE VACANCIES, WHICH WERE OCCURRING BY OTHER COMMISSIONERS, NOT MR. CABRERA.
IT'S JUST, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
THANKS FOR PROCESSES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN DUE PROCESS IN ANY MANY OTHER THINGS.
BUT I THINK MR. KENDRICK EVEN MAY RECALL PERSONALLY HAVING GONE THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR AND, UH, IN THE PAST, AND I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE ISSUE OF TRYING TO TAKE ACTION AND REMOVE SOMEBODY FROM THAT APPOINTED COMMISSION.
UM, ANY MORE COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE ISSUES? UH, ALL THE COMMISSIONS BEFORE WE START TAKING IT CASE-BY-CASE AND VOTING.
UM, GRAHAM LET'S, LET'S START WITH, UM, THE PROPOSITION.
OH, UH REAPPOINTMENTS UM, SO AS YOU CALL THOSE FIVE VACANCIES, UM, JOHN, UM, JOHN FOREST, AND KATHY'S, BACONE HAVE BOTH EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
SO IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO REAPPOINT THEM, YOU WOULD THEN NEED AUTHORIZATION TO, UM, ISSUE APPLICATIONS FOR THE OTHER THREE VACANCIES, OR JUST DO, UH, UH, ALL FIVE VACANCIES.
IF THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, THOSE ARE SORT OF THE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE AGAIN, PLEASE, THE TWO OPTIONS.
SO THE TWO OPTIONS, ONE WOULD BE JUST TO PUT OUT AN APPLICATION FOR FIVE OPENINGS ON THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE, OR PUT OUT, UM, APPLICATIONS FOR THREE OPENINGS AND THEN REAPPOINT MR. FOREST AND MS. SCAPONE.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO A GRANDMA'S JUST SUGGESTING THAT IN THE MATTER OF HIS TWO OPTIONS, UNLESS THERE'S ANY MORE DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT UP.
UH, MARSHALL, SECOND, THE MOTION MAYOR WILSON.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
GRAHAM WHAT'S OUR NEXT, THE NEXT WOULD BE THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.
SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND YOU AUTHORIZE US TO SUBMIT OUR GONNA ISSUE, UM, APPLICATIONS FOR THE VACANCY.
HE CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, I GUESS.
SO AGAIN, YOU HAVE AN INTERESTED INCUMBENT, SO THE OPTION WOULD BE TO, UH, REAPPOINT MR. MOROSE, OR YOU COULD OPEN IT UP FOR APPLICATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO REAPPOINT MR. MOROSE.
UNLESS THERE'S MORE DISCUSSION.
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MAYOR PRO TEM.MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO EDITORIALIZE THAT I'M DOING A MOROSE HAS BEEN A HARD WORKING GUY, UH, DOING THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS FOR NO RECOGNITION.
UM, AND HE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
HE, HE RUNS A GOOD MEETING AND I THINK THE CUSTOMERS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING WELL TREATED AND HE'S VERY SMART AND VERY ARTICULATE.
AND, UH, I THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.
UM, MANY OF US HAVE BEEN ON PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A TOUGH JOB.
SOMETIMES WE NEED GUYS LIKE, LIKE DARREN.
SO I'M, I'M GRATIFIED THAT HE'S BEEN REAPPOINTED SECOND.
SO MR. WELLS AND COUNCIL WITH THAT DIRECTION, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GET APPLICATIONS OUT ON THE STREET.
WE'LL DO SOME SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOME PRESS RELEASE WORK.
UH, THE GOAL WILL BE TO, UM, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS ON FEBRUARY 9TH AT 7:00 PM.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD A 7:00 PM MEETINGS SINCE I THINK, UM, MAYBE APRIL.
AND SO THIS WILL BE A CHANCE TO MEET IN THE EVENING AGAIN.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE FAIREST FOR OUR APPLICANTS.
HEY, LET'S GET BACK IN THE CHAMBERS FORGETTING CLOSE.
[14. City of El Cajon Employee Wellness Incentive Program RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves and authorizes staff to implement an Employee Wellness Incentive Program for all benefited City employees.]
THIRD ADMINISTRATOR REPORT I AM 14 IS FOR EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND STAFF.WILL YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS? MR. MAYOR HAD MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MIGHT BE SOME FLOORING DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
I'M HERE TODAY FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CITYWIDE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM, UH, WHICH WOULD BE FOR ALL BENEFITED TO THE EMPLOYEES.
AS YOU ARE AWARE IN RECENT YEARS, THE CITY HAS FOCUSED ON EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND WORKING ALONG WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR LABOR GROUPS.
WE'VE REALIGNED OUR EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP.
WE'VE INTRODUCED A FIRE STATION DOG AT STATION SIX, AND RECENTLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KEISER TO BRING HEALTH EDUCATION AND HAVE A FORMAL WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES.
ALL THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO BE PROACTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE PAST.
WE'VE HAD PROGRAMS THAT ARE REALLY MORE REACTIVE THAT HAVE CREATED ISSUES AND ENDED UP COSTING MORE MONEY.
UH, THESE PROGRAMS THAT I, I MENTIONED, UM, ARE AFFECTED THAT WE ARE MISSING A COMPONENT AND THAT IS HAVING EMPLOYEES TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
AND SO IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE AND ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO SEEK, UM, TREATMENT, TO FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE DOING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS PROGRAM THAT WILL AFFORD FOUR HOURS OF LEAVE TIME FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM.
AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE'LL DO A WELLNESS CHECK AND MENTAL CHECK ON TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE, ADDRESSING THESE NEEDS AHEAD OF TIME.
WELL, ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO BE HEALTHY AND TO BE AT WORK AND BE PRODUCTIVE.
LIKE I MENTIONED, EMPLOYEES WHO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM GET FOUR HOURS OF LEAVE TIME ANNUALLY.
THE WORST CASE SCENARIO COST FOR THIS PROGRAM IS APPROXIMATELY $45,000.
UM, THE INVESTMENT IS PRETTY NOMINAL COMPARED TO WHAT WE GET IN RETURN.
UM, WHEN WE LOOK AT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ON A PERSONAL LEAVE, EVEN FOR 12 WEEKS, WE'RE LOOKING AT STAFF TIME BEING REALLOCATED TO OTHER EMPLOYEES, UH, THAT IMPACTS MORALE, UH, FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP.
WE HAVE TO BACKFILL POSITIONS.
SO NOW WE'RE CAUGHT PAIN OVER TIME.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HAVING A PROGRAM THAT WILL INCENTIVIZE OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE PROACTIVE AND TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP OF ESTABLISHING A BASELINE REALLY IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
UM, I HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THIS IS, UM, FROM WHAT I, THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOCKDOWN ORDERS AND PEOPLE BEING OUT OF TOUCH WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND JUST GENERAL INTERACTION, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY NEEDED, NOT JUST FOR PD, BUT JUST, UM, OUR, OUR OVERALL EMPLOYEES, BUT THIS IS JUST AN ALLOTMENT OF TIME OFF OF WORK FOR THEM TO GO TO A HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHECK.
IT'S NOT US PAID FOR THE, UH, THE VISIT SO TO SPEAK.
IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO EMPLOYEES RECEIVE, IF THEY ATTEND A
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HEALTH CHECKUP THROUGH THEIR OWN PROVIDER, UNDER THEIR OWN INSURANCE, THEY WILL RECEIVE TWO HOURS OF LEAVE TIME IF THEY ATTEND A MENTAL CHECKUP, WHICH IS EITHER THROUGH THEIR OWN PROVIDER, WHICH THEY PAID FOR OR A THIRD OR THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THEY RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO HOURS OF LEAD TIME.SO THIS PROGRAM IS BASICALLY A, A WAY TO SHOW OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE CARE ABOUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE HEALTHY AND, UM, GO DO IT.
WE'RE GIVING YOU SPACE TO OPERATE, RIGHT? YES, BECAUSE WE CAN OFFER ANY PROGRAM AND WE CAN OFFER 20 PROGRAMS. BUT IF PEOPLE DON'T TAKE THAT FIRST STEP TO EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A NEED, WE'LL NEVER ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS MORE QUESTIONS.
HOW DO YOU REDUCE THE STIGMA ISSUE? UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, IF THEY HAD TO GO TO THEIR CAPTAIN AND SAID, YOU KNOW, A CAPTAIN, I NEED FOUR HOURS OFF TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST THAT MIGHT BE, UH, MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT THING FOR A, FOR A FIREFIGHTER THAN YOU ARE FOR A POLICE OFFICER, PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S, THEY DON'T WANT TO SHOW WEAKNESS, RIGHT? SO THERE'S TWO THINGS.
ONE, UH, WE HAVE HIPAA RIGHTS.
SO SUPERVISORS MANAGEMENT, THEY DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHY EMPLOYEES ARE SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
SO EMPLOYEES ALREADY HAVE THAT PROTECTION.
UM, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE ONE AND THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY THAT ACTUALLY CAME UP THROUGH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION.
IT WAS HIGHLY SUPPORTED BY OUR CHIEF AT PD.
AND, UM, WE FELT IT WAS A PROGRAM FOR ALL THE, IT WOULD BENEFIT ALL.
UM, BUT I THINK THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT IT, THE MORE WE NORMALIZE IT, I BELIEVE THAT STIGMA IS REDUCED.
ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PROGRAM DOES, WOULD ALLOW A POLICE OFFICER OR A FIREFIGHTER ON THEIR DAY OFF TO GO IN AND GET THE ASSISTANCE, BUT THEY WOULD STILL GET THAT BENEFIT.
SO, UM, IT, IT GIVES THEM THAT OTHER OPTION AND INCENTIVIZES THEM AND JUST, YOU KNOW, I DO A BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL WELLNESS A LOT, AND I'M PRETTY OPEN ABOUT, UM, THINGS THAT I STRUGGLE WITH AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT'S TOTALLY OKAY TO GO TALK TO PEOPLE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE DONE AND FOUND BENEFIT IN MY LIFE.
I THINK THE MORE AS MEDICINAL INDICATED, THE MORE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS, UM, AS A LEADERSHIP GROUP, AS A COUNCIL, AS EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT STAFF, I THINK THAT WILL CARRY OVER INTO THE REST OF OUR STAFF.
AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WE NEED TO SEND TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
UM, ONE OF MY GOALS IN, IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS TO REALLY PUSH FOR, UM, A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE, UH, PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
I, I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND I THINK THAT THE CITY HAS A UNIQUE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE UNIQUE SET OF SITUATIONS THAT ARE NOT REALLY CONGRUENT WITH CORPORATE AMERICA.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY POLICE AND FIRE OFFICERS, UH, FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND HAVE PTSD PROBLEMS JUST BY THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK.
BUT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES OFTENTIMES ARE, ARE DOING THINGS WHERE THEY'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND, AND THEY'RE BEING CRITICIZED AND HECKLED AND YELLED AT.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
AND I THINK, YEAH, WE COULD PROBABLY, UH, YOU KNOW, EVEN LOOK AT CITY MANAGERS WHO ARE PROBABLY HAVING A LOT OF PRESSURE PUT ON THEM.
IT SAY IT'S CHEAP, BUT IT'S SERIOUS AS WE, I THINK THAT, UH, WE SHOULD, UH, STEP UP OUR GAME IN REGARDS TO THIS, I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS TO US.
AND I, UM, I HURLEY, I AGREE WITH IT.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS BILL? I HAVE ONE COMMENT.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING, THE MAYOR, IT HAS TO SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, UH, HAVE A PRETTY TOUGH ROAD.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT, UH, THIS IS CERTAINLY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
DID I SKIP OVER ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? OH, I'LL HAVE SOME COMMENTS AFTER SPEAKER CARDS.
WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON BUSER THEN RIGHT BACK TO STEVE.
UH, I HAD TO PUT ON MY TAXPAYER HAT WITH THIS ONE, SINCE WE'RE THE WATCHDOG WOULD BE TAXPAYER MONEY.
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INITIATIVE? BUT I HAD A PRETTY THOROUGH DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON THIS FROM A TAXPAYER'S POINT OF VIEW, BECAUSE IT'S A SENSITIVE TIME.WE MUST REALIZE THERE ARE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING NOT ONLY FOR THEIR INCOME, BUT FOR THE INVESTMENTS IN THEIR BUSINESS, THEY'RE LOSING IT ALL.
SO I'M VERY SENSITIVE WHEN WE, WE INCREASE OUR ADDED BENEFIT TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AT A TIME WHEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WE JUST VOTED ON THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR HOUSES.
SO I AT LEAST WANT TO KIND OF GO ON THE RECORD TO SAY FROM A TAX POINT OF VIEW, RIGHT.
I ACKNOWLEDGED THE DIFFICULTIES ON SOCIETY THAT ARE GOING ON.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS NOT PENSIONABLE, AS I UNDERSTAND.
SO IT DOESN'T ADD ADDITIONAL COST, BUT HERE'S THE THING, UH, HAVING WORKED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR A WHILE, UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT THE, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IF I WANT TO GO TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT FOR TWO HOURS, UM, I JUST GO DURING WORK WORK, BUT A POLICE OFFICER OR A FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSON CAN'T NECESSARILY TAKE TWO HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SHIFT TO GO TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT.
SO THEY HAVE TO GO ON THEIR TIME OUT, WELL, TIME OFF, TIME OFF.
SO THIS COMPENSATES THEM FOR USING PERSONAL TIME ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MARK.
UH, SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UH, MY COMPANY, FOR INSTANCE, DOESN'T CHARGE SET TIME FOR TWO HOURS OR LESS.
IT'S JUST CONSIDERED PART OF THE JOB.
UH, BUT THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHEN YOU STEP OUT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, USE AN HOUR FOR LUNCH, PLUS YOUR ADDITIONAL.
SO THIS POLICY IS CONSISTENT WITH SOME COMPANIES IN PRIVATE SECTOR THAT, UH, DON'T GIVE YOU TWO HOURS OF SICK TIME FOR GOING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THIS WILL RESTORE THOSE TWO HOURS OF SICK TIME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO USE.
AND THIS WILL RESTORE THAT AS I UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, THIRD OUT OF MY FIT POINTS.
UM, WE HAVE TO SEE OUR ORGANIZATION MUST THE THEATER EMPLOYEES, NOT AS EXPENSIVE, BUT AS I SAID, WE, UH, WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY RETRAINING, MY GOODNESS.
YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH DID WE SPEND FOR FIRE AND POLICE, UH, FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING, BUT FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES AND TRAINING AND REDUCED TURNOVER IS MORE EXPENSE.
SO, UH, THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY GAINED JUST AS SOON AS SOMETHING, OR WE GOTTA KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY.
WHEN WE KEEP PEOPLE HELPING THEM, THEY'RE NOT SICK WHEN THEY'RE NOT SICK, THEY'RE MORE PRODUCTIVE.
I THINK THE WELLNESS PROGRAM AND THE PHYSICAL SIDE IS ALL THE TIME FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I CANNOT DO A BLOOD PANEL DONE EVERY YEAR IN HOUSE, SINCE MY EARLY FORTIES AT AGE 47.
MY DOCTOR SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU HAVEN'T DROPPED DEAD OF A HEART ATTACK.
HE SAID, YOUR BLOOD PANEL SHOWS YOUR CHEMISTRY OF THIS ONE PROTEIN OFF THE CHARTS.
AND HE SAID, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAD THEM DROP.
AND WE MITIGATED THAT GOING FORWARD.
UH, SO THERE'S, I BELIEVE ALREADY TWO FIREFIGHTERS HAVE FOUND SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHERE THEY'VE DONE BLOOD PANELS AND FOUND THINGS THAT WERE UNKNOWN TO THEM.
SO IT'S A VERY VALUABLE PROGRAM ON THE MENTAL SIDE, ABSOLUTELY STRESSFUL POSITION.
I ENCOURAGE, I, ONCE YOU HAVE THEM DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT THIS PAST SATURDAY, I WAS CLEANING UP SOME TRASH AND ONE OF THE BIG HILL BRIDGE AND HAPPENED TO BE JUST UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE FROM THAT HORRIFIC ROLLOVER CRASH HAPPENED.
AND THERE WAS A FATALITY, AND I CAN TELL YOU, I SAW FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS DEALING WITH THAT.
NOW I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW STRESSFUL IT IS.
SO HOW DO YOU PUT ON MY TAXPAYER TO SAY, ARE WE GETTING SOMETHING THAT, UM, TO SOMETHING DOESN'T GET, NO, WE'RE GIVING SOMETHING CONSISTENT AND WE'RE GIVING SOMETHING THAT RECOGNIZES AS ASSETS NOT EXPENSIVE.
SO, SO I, I WANT TO, UM, AGREE WITH PROVIDING THIS BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND, UH, POLICE OFFICERS.
THE PUBLIC'S OPINION, UH, HAS BEEN IN THE PAST THAT, UM, WE NEED TO RETRAIN POLICE OFFICERS, UM, TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE,
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TO, UM, JUST BEING MENTALLY STABLE.I THINK OFFERING THIS BENEFIT KIND OF HELPS WITH THAT TO HELP MITIGATE PROBLEMS. UM, BEING A POLICE OFFICER OR A FIREFIGHTER IS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL.
AND I THINK THAT IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT.
AND IF WE PRESENT IT TO THE PUBLIC IN THAT RESPONSE OF, WE NEED TO RETRAIN OUR OFFICERS, THIS IS PART OF THAT TRAINING, GETTING MENTAL HEALTH IS PART OF THAT WHOLE PROGRAM.
AND I'M NOT SAYING WE NEED TO RETRAIN OUR OFFICERS AT ALL, BUT I THINK HAVING THAT OUTLET FOR THEM AND A MENTAL HEALTH, UM, CAPACITY AND GIVING THEM, UM, SUPPORT IS ONE WAY TO KEEP OUR OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, MENTALLY COPACETIC, SO TO SPEAK.
AND, UM, BUT IT DEFINITELY IS MONEY WELL SPENT.
ANYBODY ELSE? MY GRANDMA ALSO, YOU DON'T NEED A, UM, A VOTE ON THIS.
YOU JUST NEED DIRECTION, RIGHT? UM, I THINK WE DO NEED AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT, SO I THINK WE WILL NEED TO VOTE MR. MAYOR.
THEN, UM, WELL I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE IMPLEMENT THIS SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[15. COVID-19 Status Report RECOMMENDATION: No action required.]
PHILOSOPHY BIT OF SORT OF REPORT IS ITEM 15.IT'S A COVID-19 STATUS REPORT.
AND GRAHAM, WILL YOU BE GIVING US THIS, MR. MAYOR, I WILL BE GIVING THIS, LET ME PULL UP ON THE POWERPOINT.
UM, I'VE ADDED, I'VE ADDED A FEW DIFFERENT, UM, TYPES OF SLIDES FOR THIS PRESENTATION TODAY THAT WILL DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
THERE'LL BE A BIT OF A FOCUS ON THE VACCINE AS WE GET TOWARD THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
UM, CAUSE YOU RECALL WE'VE BEEN DOING THESE EVERY, EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, JUST AS A CHANCE TO SORT OF TOUCH BASE ON WHERE WE'RE AT AS A COUNTY AND THEN ALSO WHERE WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THE IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING AS A RESULT, UM, I'LL BE LOOKING AT, I'LL BE PRESENTING SOME DATA, UH, IN THE PAST, THE COUNCIL'S ASKED FOR SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOSPITALIZATION AND ICU CAPACITY.
SO I'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION THERE AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AND REQUESTS FOR DATA ABOUT MORTALITY RATES OR THE NUMBER OF DEATHS PER IN ALCOHOL.
AND, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A TABLE THAT SHOWS OR TOTALITY RATES, UH, FOR ALL THE, FOR MOST OF THE JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE FIT THERE, WE'LL END WITH VACCINES.
SO THIS IS A, UM, A VERY COMPLICATED SLIDE AS I PRESENT IN EVERY PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S KIND OF, UH, IT'S, IT'S SORT OF THE MAIN SLIDE OF THE COUNTY RELIES ON.
AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF TESTING THAT IT'S OCCURRING DAY BY DAY, THE AMOUNT OF NEW CASES THAT ARE OCCURRING EACH DAY AND THIS ROLLING PERCENTAGE OF INFECTION RATES OF SO THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TESTED, UM, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT TEST POSITIVE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A, THERE'S A BIT OF A DIP IN THE ROLLING PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE IN PART, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTING LATELY AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A SPIKE IN INCREASED TESTING SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW YEAR AS PEOPLE, UM, EITHER CAME HOME FROM, UH, VACATIONS OR RECOGNIZE THAT THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.
SO THERE'S BEEN SOME INCREASED TESTING, UM, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I WAS EARLIER IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
SO IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT STABILIZED.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES PER DAY, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THAT ORANGE HA HOW'S DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OVER THE LAST MONTH.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE AVERAGING OVER 3000, 3,500 CASES A DAY, UH, NEW CASES.
BUT AS YOU RECALL WHERE WE'RE ABOUT, UM, TWO WEEKS OR A MONTH AGO, WE HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER NEW CASES.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES, IT'S NOT AS DRAMATIC AS SOME OF THE TABLES SHOWN BY THE COUNTY.
UM, THIS SHOWS ON A, ON A PER WEEK BASIS.
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EACH WEEK AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, AND THIS IS NOT CASES, BUT THESE ARE NEW CASES YOU CAN SEE SINCE NOVEMBER 9TH, BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9TH AND JANUARY 4TH.SO ALMOST TWO MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN A 410% INCREASE IN CASES PER WEEK.
HOW DO I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE'S, I JUST THINK THERE'S THIS CONSTANT FEAR THAT CASES EQUATE TO, UM, A 400% INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATION, A 400% INCREASE IN MORTALITY OR DEATHS, BUT THAT'S, UH, THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE.
SO LOOKING AT THAT THOSE SAME WEEK BY WEEK DATA FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS, YOU CAN SEE THAT HOSPITALIZATIONS HAS GONE UP 82% IN THAT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
THERE'S CLEARLY A CORRELATION WITH THE SPIKE IN CASES AND THE SPIKE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS AND THE SPIKE IN MORTALITY RATES, BUT NOT AT THE SAME DEGREE AS, UM, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES THAT HAVE GONE UP.
UM, WE ALSO, WE HAVE SOME DATA THAT LOOKS AT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IN ALCOHOL.
WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THE COUNTY, WHICH I'M NOT SHOWING TODAY, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, OUR ACTIVE CASE RATE HAS GONE UP, BUT IT, IT KIND OF GOES UP AND DOWN DEPENDING ON WHEN A SPIKE OCCURRED AND IF THOSE FOLKS ARE COMING OFF OR GETTING BETTER.
SO, UM, OUR NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED.
THIS LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REST OF THE COUNTY, BUT, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DAYS WHERE THERE WAS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE WAS DECLINE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES.
THIS SHOWS THE SAME TABLE, BUT JUST FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF, FROM A TREND PERSPECTIVE, UM, A BIT OF A FLATTENING OF THAT.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE EXPECTING THAT WE'LL PROBABLY SEE AN ONGOING INCREASE, BUT IT'S JUST START FLATTENING OUT JUST, UM, AS PEOPLE GET THROUGH THAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND AS FOLKS BECOME VACCINATED, ONE OF THE THINGS, AND ONE OF THE DATA POINTS THAT THE COUNTY PUTS OUT IS, UM, SOME DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE, UM, THE CA NUMBER OF CASES, A NUMBER OF DEATHS, SEVERAL HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND THEY BREAK IT DOWN BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, UH, RACIAL AND ETHNICITY, UH, GENDER, AND ALSO AGE.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEATHS SPECIFICALLY 88% OF THE DEATHS ARE FOR THOSE THAT ARE, OR ARE OCCURRING IN THE AGE GROUPS OF 60 AND OLDER WITH ALMOST HALF OF THAT FOR 80 YEARS AND OLDER.
SO THE, THE VULNERABILITY OF THE MORE AGED POPULATION, OUR COMMUNITIES IS REAL.
UM, AND THE OTHER DATA POINT, I DON'T HAVE, UM, A SLIDE ON THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT 94% OF THE COVID RELATED DEATHS, THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN UNDER LYING, UH, AN OTHER UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT COVID, UH, DEATH.
SO THE COUNTY HAS PUBLISHED SOME MORTALITY RATE DATA AND THEY PUT IT OUT PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES LIKE SALANA BEACH DEL MAR, AND THEN SANITAS ARE ACTUALLY LUMPED INTO ONE, UH, GROUP TO, UM, CREATES AN ANONYMITY WITH SOME OF THE SMALLER JURISDICTIONS, BUT NATIONAL CITY HAS THE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE IN THE COUNTY FOLLOWED BY UP THE HOME, UH, SOUTH, UH, SOUTH EAST SAN DIEGO IS CLOSELY BEHIND US.
AND THEN TWO OF US IN LAMESA ARE NOT FAR BEHIND US EITHER.
SO, UM, WE'VE WE, BASED ON THIS, YOU CAN CALCULATE HOW MANY DEATHS WE'VE HAD.
WE'VE HAD A LITTLE UNDER A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED DEATHS IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE THIS ALL BEGAN, UH, LAST YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER REPORTS THAT THE COUNTY LOOKS AT IS AS PART OF THEIR CONTACT TRACING, IS THEY LOOK AT PEOPLE THAT HAVE, HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID, WHERE THEY POTENTIALLY EXPOSED OTHER PEOPLE TOO.
AND SO I'LL USE THE CURSOR HERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS RATE HERE.
SO 54% OF THOSE THAT HAVE COVID BELIEVE BASED ON THE CONTACT TRACING REPORTING THAT THEY HAVE NOT EXPOSED OTHER PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD TO, UM, COVID, UM, WORKPLACE IS, IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE, UM, OCCURRENCES ARE, ARE HAPPENING.
UH, PEOPLE COME TO WORK SICK, OR THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE SICK, THEY'RE ASYMPTOMATIC, OR WE'VE BEEN THERE IN THE FIRST DAY OF FEELING SICK AND THEY, THEY'RE NOT QUITE THERE TO STAY HOME.
SO WE'VE TAKEN A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH
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HERE AT CITY HALL OR WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T COME TO WORK.AND I THINK THE MESSAGE IS BEING HEARD, AND IT'S HELPED SOME OF OUR LATE CASES WITHIN THE CITY, AT LEAST WITHIN A CITY ORGANIZATION.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, BARS AND RESTAURANTS MAKE OF A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF EXPOSURE, UM, GYMS LESS THAN ONE, LESS THAN A HALF OF A PERCENT PLACES OF WORSHIP 2%.
SO THESE ARE VERY LOW, UH, PLACES OF RISK IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAS BEEN ASKED OVER TIME IS OUR HOSPITAL CAPACITY FOR NEW PATIENTS.
THIS IS A GRAPH THAT WE'VE SHOWN THE LAST FEW TIMES, AND IT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF TOTAL HOSPITAL BEDS AVAILABLE.
UM, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THOSE ARE, HOW MUCH OF THOSE ARE COVID RELATED PATIENTS, AND THEN HOW MUCH CAPACITY IS LEFT? THE GOAL REALLY IS TO HAVE 20% BED CAPACITY AND WORK WE'RE AT THAT MARK RIGHT NOW.
BUT AS YOU CAN, AS COVID RELATED PATIENT, UM, CASES HAVE GONE UP.
OTHER, OTHER TYPES OF A HOSPITAL BED USAGE HAS GONE DOWN, UH, THIS IS, THIS SHOWS SOME ICU CAPACITY DATA AS WELL.
IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON HERE, ONE IS THE SORT OF THAT BLUISH GREEN UP GREEN BAR SHOWS THE NUMBER OF COVID RELATED ICU.
AND THEN THE ORANGE IS ALL OTHER ICU.
SO YOU CAN ASSUME THAT THOSE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE FALL TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.
YOU COULD PROBABLY EVEN SAY THAT GIVEN COVID, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY DECREASED BECAUSE THERE'S LESS OTHER CURRENCIES HAPPENING, LESS, LESS, UM, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, LESS INFLUENZA CASES.
UM, BUT BASED ON THIS DATA, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE, WE, YOU KNOW, OUR COUNTY HAVE CAPACITY ICU, BED CAPACITY, NOT A LOT, BUT THERE IS CAPACITY WITHIN A HOSPITAL SYSTEM, AND THIS IS NOT INCLUDE FEDERAL HOSPITALS, UM, OR, OR SOME OTHER, UM, ICU OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE.
AS YOU REMEMBER, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PURPLE, UM, BASED ON ICU CAPACITY BECAUSE WE'RE LUMPED IN WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE LOCAL ICU CAPACITY, THE WAY THAT THE STATE COUNTS THE METRIC FOR ICU AVAILABILITY, THERE IS 0% AVAILABILITY.
SO WE WILL BE IN THE CURRENT STATE THAT WE'RE IN AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER THREE WEEKS AND LESS MIRACULOUSLY ICU BEDS OPEN UP TOMORROW.
UH, SO I WOULD MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY BE IN THIS SITUATION.
WE ARE AT LEAST THROUGH THE, UM, I'VE HEARD THE COUNTY SAY THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY.
I THINK THAT'S TOO OPTIMISTIC, UH, BASED ON THE DATA.
I THINK IT'S THE END OF FEBRUARY BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GO BACK TO OUR, OUR FORMER COUNTYWIDE PURPLE TIER, UM, AND NOT BE LUMPED IN WITH THE REST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SWITCH OVER TO VACCINES REALLY QUICKLY.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING.
THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY PUT OUT SOME, SOME GREAT DATA AND SOME REFERENCES TO SOME CDC, UM, WEBSITES.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S A GREAT CHART THAT SHOWS HOW STATES ARE COMPARING TO EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF ADMINISTERING A VACCINE TO THEIR POPULATION.
THIS IS, THESE ARE VACCINES PER 100,000, UH, FOLKS IN SOUTH, SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT.
IN FACT, UM, THE GOVERNOR OF WEST VIRGINIA WENT ONTO A PRESS CONFERENCE AS PART OF A CDC PRESS CONFERENCE AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, CALIFORNIA HAS MADE THE PROCESS COMPLICATED WHERE WEST VIRGINIA HAS MADE THE PROCESS NOT COMPLICATED.
AND I'LL, I GRANT THAT SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH DAKOTA AND ALASKA ALL HAVE VERY LOW DENSITY POPULATIONS.
I, CALIFORNIA IS A VERY DENSE STATE IN TERMS OF POPULATION.
WE DO HAVE MORE CHALLENGES, BUT THE, THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN THE BOTTOM 10 IN TERMS OF GETTING THE VACCINE ADMINISTER IS A SIGN OF, OF A LITTLE BIT, TOO MUCH BUREAUCRACY IN THE PROCESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
I JUST HAVE TO ADMIT THAT, UM, IT IS A BIT OF A MESS.
UH, I WAS ON TWO COUNTY CALLS LAST WEEK, ONE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ONE WITH CITY MANAGERS.
AND IN BOTH INSTANCES, UH, IT WAS FRANKLY DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH WHAT THE PLAN IS.
IF THERE IS A PLAN, UH, SEEING SOUNDS LIKE HOSPITALS, GET SOME.
AND, UM, IF YOU'RE A HOSPITAL BASED OUT OF LOS ANGELES, THE COUNTY DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF DISTRIBUTION IS OCCURRING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
UM, FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER,
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BUT I CAN TELL YOU IN SPEAKING WITH OUR FIRE CHIEF THIS MORNING, THERE STILL IS A LOT OF UNKNOWN.I KNOW THAT THOSE IN OUR, IN, UH, THOSE EMPLOYEES IN OUR CITY THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AS PART OF THE TIER ONE THAT HAVE RECEIVED VACCINES HAVE ONLY RECEIVED THEM BECAUSE SOMEBODY THOUGHT OUT TOO MANY VACCINES AND WE RUSHED SOME FOLKS DOWN TO GET THEM.
THERE'S BEEN NO PLAN TO VACCINATE OUR STAFF TO THIS POINT.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
UM, IT'S, IT'S A BIT OF AN UNKNOWN TO CITY MANAGEMENT AT THIS TIME.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE, BUT THAT'S AS MUCH AS I CAN GIVE.
SO AT THAT STATURE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED TO HEAR IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL, UM, DATA THAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE INCLUDED.
SO WITH THAT, MR. MERRITT, TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS, CHRISTIAN? DO WE KNOW WHY ALCOHOL HAS SUCH HIGH NUMBERS? WE DON'T, UM, I HAVE SOME THEORIES BEHIND IT, BUT THOSE ARE JUST THEORIES.
UM, IT'S CLEAR IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THERE'S THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF COVID THEY'RE IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LOWER INCOME CENSUS TRACKS.
SO, AND WE'RE ONE OF THOSE, UM, I THINK SOME OF THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT, AND IT GETS BACK TO AN AGENDA ITEM WE HAD IN DECEMBER IS WE HAVE A LOT OF CROWDING AND LOT HOUSING CROWDING, WHICH DOESN'T ISN'T CONDUCIVE OR IS VERY CONDUCIVE FOR SPREADING A VIRUS.
I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES OR A LOT OF, UH, OF OUR RESIDENTS WORK IN JOBS THAT DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF BEING ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME.
SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO WORK AND AGAIN, HAVE EXPOSURE IN THE WORKPLACE.
UM, BUT W I, I LOOK AROUND AT OTHER COMMUNITIES AND, UM, I THINK OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS DONE OUTSTANDING IN TERMS OF FOLLOWING THE HEALTH ORDERS, UH, COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND I CA I WOULDN'T ATTRIBUTE OUR HIGH CASE RATE BECAUSE OF THAT.
UM, I REALLY THINK IT'S MORE OF A DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUE AND ASSOCIATE ECONOMIC ISSUE.
IF I CAN INTERRUPT THAT, I'M LOOKING AT THE CITIES THAT WERE AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST, NATIONAL CITY, ALCOHOL IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.
UM, THESE ARE ALL CITIES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF NURSING HOMES, BOARD, AND CARE FACILITIES, INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES, UM, AND CONVERSELY, UH, PLACES LIKE ENCINITAS AND SLOT ON A BEACH HAVE ZERO OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO WE KNOW THE CONGREGATE CARE, UM, WEEDS, TWO MORE CASES.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY REAL DATA ON THAT.
HAVE YOU VERY LITTLE, I MEAN, WE DO KNOW THAT EL CAJON HAS, UM, 11 SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES OR CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES THAT HAVE OUTBREAKS.
WE KNOW THAT THOSE MAKE UP 320 CASES RIGHT NOW, AND WE KNOW THAT SEVEN DEATHS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THOSE RECENTLY, BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MR. MAYOR, WE DON'T HAVE DATA THAT SHOWS HOW MANY TOTAL DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED AT OUR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE, I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS BE INTERESTING TO SEE WOULD BE, UM, YOU TAKE THESE COMMUNITIES AND YOU TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MANY SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, HOW MANY INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES AND HOW MANY BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES ARE IN EACH ONE OF THOSE.
AND WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE, UM, A MUCH HIGHER CONCENTRATION.
IF YOU TAKE THE COUNTY AVERAGE, I WANT TO, I WANT TO SAY WE'RE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE COUNTY AVERAGE ON A PER CAPITA BASIS.
AND I WOULD GUESS NATIONAL CITY HAS AT LEAST AS MANY AS WE HAVE, IF NOT MORE.
AND SO, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT, UH, I, I THINK DATA IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN LOOKING AT DATA BECAUSE WE WANT TO FIGHT THIS THING OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO FIGHT IT IN THE WRONG PLACES.
IF, IF, IF IT'S IN THE NURSING HOMES, BUT WE'RE FIGHTING THE RESTAURANTS, THEN THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA.
UM, ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO TO SEE A COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, ANGELA, NO COMMON, SIR.
THEN A GRAMMY DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM US, RIGHT? HE JUST NAILS IT.
AND IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS REPORT, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR A TEXT, OR GIVE ME A CALL.
AND WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE ADD THAT TO THE PRESENTATION.
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HAVE THIS POWERPOINT SENT TO ME OR CHRONICALLY I CAN, I'LL ALSO SEND IT OFF TO EVERYBODY.ELECTRONICALLY IS THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS OBVIOUSLY IS THE NUMBER ONE SUBJECT THAT COMES MORE OUT THERE TALKING TO PEOPLE.
ELECTRONICS ARE NOT PLAYING NICE.
UM, THE LAST ADMINISTRATOR REPORT IS WHAT WE JUST DID.
UH, THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS THAT SAYS AGENDA
[16. Council Activity Report]
ITEM 16 IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT IS AS REPORTED[17. MAYOR PRO TEM GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.]
WE'RE AT OUT ACTIVITIES REPORTS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.[18. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.]
COUNCIL MEMBER, MICHELLE MITCHELL, THAT WAS REPORTED TO COUNCIL[19. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG Public Safety Committee – Alternate; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate.]
MEMBER, STEVE GOBLE AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER,[20. COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ League of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development Council; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee – Alternate.]
PHIL ORTIZ.I HAVE ONE ADDITION ON JANUARY 8TH.
SO NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
[21. Ordinance to Temporarily Eliminate the Need for a Conditional Use Permit for Sidewalk Dining through June 30, 2021 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves the introduction of An Ordinance Amending Sections 12.09.030 and 12.09.060 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Temporarily Eliminate the Need for a Conditional Use Permit for Sidewalk Dining in the City of El Cajon through June 30, 2021, and, if approved, requests the City Clerk to read the ordinance by title.]
I'M 21 IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO TEMPORARILY ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.AND THEN I'LL ASK STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS, UH, VITAMINS TO EXTEND THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO, UM, ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FRAUD OUTSIDE DINING FOR RESTAURANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHILE THEY STILL MUST COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORDERS.
UH, WE THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO BRING THIS BACK SINCE IT DID EXPIRE IN DECEMBER AND IN THE EVENT THAT, THAT, UH, REGULATIONS, UH, ALLOW OUTDOOR DINING TO OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE MAY AS WELL HAVE THIS BACK ON THE BOOKS, WE'VE DRAFTED IT SO THAT IT GOES THROUGH THE END OF, UH, JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
UM, THAT THAT DATE IS CERTAINLY FLEXIBLE.
UM, BUT, UH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE BY FIRST READING.
YOU'LL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING, UM, ON THE 26TH, I GUESS IS WHAT, NO, I'M SORRY, FEBRUARY 1ST AND FEBRUARY, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT WE DID AN URGENCY ORDINANCE LAST TIME.
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OUTDOOR DINING WAS STILL BEING ALLOWED.
UH, SO WE FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO ACT IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAVE THE URGENCY EFFECT TO IT SINCE THE, UH, COUNTY HEALTH ORDER IS, UM, LIMITING THE USE OF THE OUTDOOR DIET DINING AT THIS POINT, OR ELIMINATING IT THIS TIME.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ASK, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU MAY HAVE THEM.
ANY FOR MAURA? SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER.
UM, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS IN THE SINO? REAL COMMON, SIR.
SO IN LESTER'S ANY DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR, IF SOMEBODY LIKES TO MAKE A MOTION MAYOR HERE, BOTH PLEASE.
YOU'RE ALSO A MEMBER OR TESE YES.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, SIR, I WILL RECITE THE TITLE OF THE WOMEN'S RUN-INS TO AMEND SECTIONS 12.0 9.030 AND 12.0 9.060 OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO TEMPORARILY ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SIDEWALK DINING IN THE CITY THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021.
UM, THERE ARE NO SECOND READINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND WE ARE AT THE GERMAN, THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE ALCON CITY COUNCIL, ALCOHOL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021 IS ADJOURN TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 AT 3:00 PM.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK.