Mar 23, 2021 City Council Meeting 3pm

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY.

SECOND.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND FOR THE RECORD, THERE WERE NO COMMENTS FOR CONSENT ITEMS. UM, MAYOR WELLS, YOUR VOTE PLEASE? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOBLE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER OR TEAS.

ALREADY SEWN FOR THE INTENDED USE OF THIS PROJECT.

PUBLIC

[ 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.]

COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE HEARD AT THE TIME THAT THE ADAM'S 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 THAT ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

ANGELA, RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

WE RECEIVED THREE COMMENTS.

THE FIRST ONE IS FOR MICHAEL MYLAR CAN READ THAT DISTRIBUTION CENTER PROJECT NEAR GILLESPIE FIELD.

IT LOOKS EXCITING.

AND JUST WHAT WE NEED HERE ARE YOU READ? I READ IT WILL BRING MANY JOBS.

I ALSO READ THAT THE ADDED TRAFFIC WILL NOT HAPPEN DURING RUSH HOUR.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE JOBS.

NEXT COMMENT FROM DANIEL BICKFORD.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT, THE PROSPECT OF ADDING THIS CENTER IN THE AREA FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS AS THERE ARE NO ARE NO TAXES CURRENTLY INCOMING FROM THIS LOT FROM THE COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED PROPERTY, TEXAS TO THE COMMUNITY JOBS 300 TO 500 JOBS WILL COME TO THE COMMUNITY.

GREENHOUSE GASES ARE LOCAL.

AMAZON PACKAGES ARE CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTED OUT OF POWAY UNTIL A VISTA.

HAVING A LOCAL CENTER WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OF MILES TRAVEL FOR ABOUT 260 VANS.

THE LOT IS

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AND IT CONTINUES.

I RESEARCHED THIS PROJECT AND FOUND A LOT OF SPECULATION OF LOGICAL FALLACIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AFTER GOING THROUGH AIRPORT INACCURACY SPECULATION AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES, THERE ARE ONLY TWO ISSUES THAT SEEM OF MERIT NOISE AND TRAFFIC NOISE.

IF IT'S AN ISSUE, MAY ONLY BE AN ISSUE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS THAT SHARE A COMMON PLOT LINE WITH THE PROJECT.

HOWEVER, THOSE HOMES WERE BUILT IN 1989 TO 2000 AND WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE SOUNDPROOFING DUE TO AIRCRAFT NOISE.

DURING TAKEOFF.

ONE NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT HE BARELY HEARS THE AIRCRAFT INSIDE HIS HOME.

ARE YOU DO UNDERSTAND IF THE PLAN WILL USE BACKUP BEEPERS ON THE VANS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED.

TRAFFIC COULD ALSO BE AN ISSUE, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE PLANT WILL OCCUR DURING NON-PEAK HOURS.

IN CONCLUSION, I, THIS PROJECT WITH A STIPULATION THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO REMAIN VIGILANT TO THE CONCERNS AND MITIGATION FOR NOISE AND TRAFFIC.

AND THE LAST COMMENT IS ALSO REGARDING THAT CENTER IS FROM S OSBORN AND THEY WRITE, I SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON WELL IN KOREA, MECCA, IT WILL BRING GOOD LOCAL JOBS AND ADD REVENUE TO THE CITY AND THE COMMENTS AND THE COMMENTS.

THANKS ANGELA.

THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TODAY.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE HAVE

[7. El Cajon City Council 2021-22 Priorities Implementation Plan RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council provides feedback on and approves the El Cajon City Council 2021-22 Priorities Implementation Plan.]

ONE ADMINISTRATOR FOR ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM SEVEN.

IT'S THE COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF, TELL US ABOUT THIS PLACE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF HAS A PLAN TO PRESENT THE DRAFT 2021 22 PRIORITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, AS YOU RECALL.

UM, LET ME GO TO THE POWERPOINT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I GOT IT RIGHT AWAY.

WELL, UM, AS YOU RECALL, UH, EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE HELD A WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.

AND, UH, THE GOAL OF THAT WAS TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO FOCUS ON DURING 2000, THE REST OF 2021, AND IN PUSHING IN 2022.

UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A COUNCIL OF BODY DIFFERENT GOALS AT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO WORK ON OVER THE YEAR.

SO, UM, AS A REMINDER, THERE IS SOME, THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN HAVING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

IT CREATES THIS CLEAR MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT CREATES A CLEAR MESSAGE TO NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO THE STAFF AS WELL.

IT FOSTERS THAT CONSENSUS.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE COUNCIL, UM, ALL, ALL SORT OF COALESCE AROUND SOME VERY SPECIFIC AREAS.

THIS IS VERY USEFUL TO US AS WE START THINKING ABOUT HOW TO OUT CA KEY RESOURCES AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE CONCERN THAT I THINK ALL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE IS IT IS SORT OF JUST GOING WHEREVER THE WIND BLOWS US.

AND I THINK HAVING THIS, THIS PLAN FORWARD WILL HELP US BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WILL HELP US TO BE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC, UM, UH, WHAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING, UM, AND THE OUTCOME HERE.

SO, UM, AS PART OF THE, THE BRAINSTORMING SESSION AND, AND COMING TOGETHER AND HAVING A CONVERSATION, THE COUNCIL REALLY IDENTIFIED FIVE MAIN PRIORITIES THAT THEY WANTED TO FOCUS ON DURING THIS NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR, UH, COMMUNICATION INSTEAD OF ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCING THE OF THE CITY WITH A FOCUS ON ITS ENTRY LOCATIONS, INTO THE CITY HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THESE ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO SEVERAL, UH, GOALS THAT THE COUNCIL FELT IMPORTANT.

IT DIDN'T REALLY FIT INTO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES.

SO THERE'S A MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY AS WELL.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT AS WE PRESENT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS TO HAVE AN ACTUAL DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN USE.

AND THIS DOCUMENT NOT ONLY IDENTIFIES THE OUTCOMES, UH, IT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT THAT IDENTIFY AS VERY BROAD, BIG MILESTONES, AND THEN DATES WHEN THOSE MILESTONES SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, ACCOMPLISHED.

SO THIS, THIS MATRIX THAT IS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE AGENDA REPORT, NOT ONLY IS A PLAN, IS IT A PLANNING DOCUMENT? IT'S ALSO A REPORTING DOCUMENT AND EVENTUALLY AN ACCOUNTABILITY DOCUMENT.

SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, COUNSEL CAN LOOK TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT WITH YOUR GOALS.

AND YOU CAN ASSESS FRANKLY, MY, MY ABILITY

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TO LEAD STAFF IN ACCOMPLISHING THESE GOALS.

SO IT ENDS UP HAVING A LOT OF DIFFERENT VALUES.

AND, UM, SO HAVING THIS PUBLISHED, ADOPTED DOCUMENT, I THINK HAS A LOT OF VALUE.

SO THE DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS PART OF COUNCIL.

SO RATHER THAN GO THROUGH EVERY MANEUVER PART OF IT, WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO IS I WOULD JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH EACH OF THE MAJOR PRIORITIES, UM, AND JUST MAYBE IDENTIFY SOME OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS AND MAYBE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT WE INCLUDED AS PART OF MILESTONES.

PART OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS ONE TO ANSWER QUESTION, BUT IT'S ALSO, IF, IF HEARING ALL THIS, THE COUNCIL GOES, WHOA, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT WHAT I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT.

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO SORT OF PULL BACK FROM WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAYS.

IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REHASH OR TO REVISE WHAT STAFF'S PRESENTING THAT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO DO.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY WE'RE LOOKING FOR JUST OVERALL FEEDBACK.

AND THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE, IF WE CAN HAVE SOME CONSENSUS DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY, I'D RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE PLAN, UM, WITH ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU MAKE.

SO IS A COUNCIL OKAY.

WITH SORT OF THAT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF, COMMITTEES THAT ARE WORKING ON ALL THESE PROJECTS, THE, THE GROUP THAT WAS PERHAPS THE MOST EXCITED.

I SEE, I SEE HEADS NODDING.

SO, SO ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALIZED THAT WE WE DID WAS WE COMMUNICATE WITH OURSELVES, WE HEAR FROM COUNCIL, UM, BUT WE DON'T REALLY HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR, HOW THEY WANT TO HEAR IT.

SO WE THOUGHT THERE'S SOME VALUE IN ACTUALLY HOSTING A COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP, BUT I'D ACTUALLY RECOMMEND GROUPS WHERE WE REACH OUT TO SORT OF BEYOND THE USUAL SUSPECTS, YOU GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT INPUT ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING.

WE WOULD THEN BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER AND RECEIVE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT.

AND THEN FROM THAT, WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL GOOD WHAT I WOULD CALL A COMMUNICATION PLAN.

AND THEN WE'D BE GETTING IMPLEMENTING THAT PLAN, UM, STARTING IN THE FALL, UM, KIND OF ONE OF YOUR GOALS HAD TO DO WITH LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK IT REALLY DOES PLAY IT'S HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE FIRST GOAL.

SO I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT I DO WANT TO PRESENT SOME SOMETIMES SOONER THAN LATER, SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND MAYBE COMPARE SOME OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE MADE SOME BIG STRIDES FROM A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE IN THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS THAT I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN THAT COUNCIL GETTING REPORT.

AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN DO BETTER AS A STAFF.

UM, IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS, IS NO SMALL TASK.

UH, THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT USE MASSIVE GRANTS AND SPEND TWO TO THREE YEARS PREPARING THIS WE'RE RECOMMENDING SOMETHING FASTER, A LITTLE MORE NIMBLE, UH, BREAKING IT UP INTO CHUNKS.

SOME OF IT PROBABLY REQUIRING THE USE OF CONSULTANTS TO HELP US, BUT, BUT, UM, FOCUSING ON SMALL BUSINESSES, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM NOW, INCLUDING THE USE OF SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WE'RE RECEIVING? UM, SO THE TIMING FOR THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

UM, BUT THEN ALSO LOOK AT MAYBE SOME, SOME WAYS TO BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR MARKET BETTER, UM, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE SHOULD BE ATTRACTING.

YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT THAT STAFF AND I I'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR AWHILE IS ATTRACTING BIOTECH COMPANIES.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S NOT WHAT THE MARKET DEMANDS.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE SILLY FOR US TO SPEND TIME AND EFFORT AND RESOURCES ON THAT.

WHEN, WHEN MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FOR EXAMPLE, IS MORE OF A MARKET FOR ALCOHOL OR, OR SOMETHING ELSE, I'M JUST, I'M JUST DOING OUT, UH, INDUSTRIES.

SO THERE IS, THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN HAVING SOMEBODY STUDY OUR MARKET, UM, STUDY THE REGIONAL MARKET AND UNDERSTAND WHERE WE FIT INTO THAT.

AND THEN WE CAN VERY STRATEGICALLY TARGET THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO COME TO OKLAHOMA.

UM, ONE OF THE OTHER GOALS THAT YOU HAD WAS TO SORT OF ANALYZE SOME POLICIES SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN THAT MAYBE OUTDATED, AND MAYBE SOME OF THOSE POLICIES ARE, ARE CREATING A LACK OF DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS.

AND WE'D LIKE TO, UM, BRING SOMETHING FORWARD SOONER THAN LATER.

AND WE THINK WE HAVE SOME IDEAS AND THAT ANALYSIS CAN MOVE FORWARD PRETTY QUICKLY.

UM, THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT ENHANCING THE IMAGE OF THE SUN, THE CITY BY FOCUSING ON SOME LOCATIONS, UH, AS WE ENTER, I GOT TO TELL YOU OF ALL THE THINGS,

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IF YOU, YOU S UM, JUDGE EXCITEMENT BASED ON POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS WAS THIS GROUP.

THEY HAVE SO MANY BIG IDEAS AND THEY CANNOT WAIT TO PRESENT THEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THEY WANTED TO DO IT TONIGHT, BUT I ARE TODAY.

I SAID, LET'S GET IT ADOPTED PLAN FIRST BEFORE YOU START PRESENTING THINGS, BUT THEY HAVE SOME REALLY COOL IDEAS THAT I THINK WE HAVE, I HAVE SOME, SOME ONE-TIME FUNDING THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO IMPLEMENT THESE IDEAS.

SO, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE AS PART OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO WORK AS WELL IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY SOME, SOME PROPERTIES THAT ARE, THAT ARE EMPTY AROUND OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP FACILITATE SOME DEVELOPMENT THERE.

SO, UM, THIS IS KIND OF AN EXCITING PROJECT FOR US.

UM, HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE TWO SLIDES OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

UH, I'LL FOCUS ON THE SECOND GOAL.

FIRST THAT'S LISTED COORDINATING WITH OTHER EAST COUNTY JURISDICTIONS.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO DEVELOPING AN MOU WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH, UM, SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES, AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, ONE OF THE GOALS THAT I HAVE AS PART OF THIS MOU IS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO STEP UP AND DO SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN YEARS PAST, INCLUDING THE COUNTY, DEVELOPING HOMELESS SHELTERS IN LAKESIDE AND SPRING VALLEY AND TAKING SOME PRESSURE OFF OF THE CITY OF ALCOHOL.

AND I THINK THERE'S THE APPETITE TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT GOAL THAT WE CAN, WE CAN SEE SOME HEADWAY ON IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THE OTHER GOAL THAT YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT IS INCREASING ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG DEALERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SUPPLYING DRUGS.

SO OUR HOMELESS ARE VERY VULNERABLE HOMELESS POPULATION.

UM, THERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES AND WE THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN PRESENTING A PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM, AND WE THINK WE HAVE SOME GREAT STRIDES JEEZ, AND MOVE FORWARD.

SO WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL AND, UM, WITH SOME, I THINK SOME, SOME, AGAIN, SOME STRATEGIES THAT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE THAT WE CAN GET A LOT OF BANG OUT OF THE BUCK.

UH, SO WE'VE PLANNED TO PRESENT THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE SUMMERTIME AND THEN START IMPLEMENTING AGAIN.

UM, ONCE WE GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, AND THEN OUR ENCAMPMENT PROGRAM, UH, CLEANING UP OUR NPM MINTS, IT'S, IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE.

WE THINK WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, UH, GOOD FOR A GOOD TWO YEARS NOW.

WE THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND.

WE DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOME VALUE IN POWER WASHING AREAS OF ENCAMPMENTS.

IT SAYS A FEW THINGS.

ONE, IT SHOWS THE PUBLIC THAT WE REALLY ARE TAKING THE CLEANING OF OUR COMMUNITY SERIOUSLY, TOO.

I THINK IT ALSO HELPS US SOME ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY BE ANALYZING OUR MUNICIPAL CODE AND PROBABLY BRINGING SOME MODIFICATIONS IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE CAN DO MORE POWER WASHING IN THE CITY.

WE THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND OUR, UM, CONTRACTING SERVICES FOR CLEANUP, UH, POWER WASHING WOULD INVOLVE A CONTRACT AS WELL.

WE THINK THAT JUST OVERALL, OUR TEAM GOES OUT, THEY'RE OUT AT SIX IN THE MORNING.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT, UM, THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T SEE THEM.

WE THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, NOT ONLY TO YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FRANKLY, TO OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

I THINK WE NEED TO, UM, HAVE MORE ROBUST COMMUNICATION WITH EVERYBODY IN, AS PART OF THAT COMMUNICATION, WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO CREATE A RIDE ALONG PROGRAM WHERE THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THAT FROM THE PUBLIC, THEY CAN COME OUT WITH US AND EXPERIENCE.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE THEM LIFT THINGS OR CLEAR OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, NEEDLES FROM THE CAMP MINTS.

BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN THE PUBLIC SEEING HOW COMPLICATED THE SITUATION REALLY IS.

AND THERE'S REALLY NOT A MAGIC WAND THAT CAN JUST MAKE, UH, THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY.

I KNOW WE GET A LOT OF COMMENTS, UH, THROUGH EMAILS.

THE MAYOR GETS AN IN PARTICULAR THAT COMMENTS, LIKE IF YOU WOULD JUST TELL THE POLICE, THE POLICE CHIEF TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, UH, IT WOULD ALL GO AWAY AND NO ONE HAS THAT KIND OF POWER.

AND SO I THINK IT'S, THERE'S SOME VALUE IN HAVING THE COMMUNITY, SEE WHAT IS, WHAT IS ENTAILED AS PART OF THAT.

I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE LEVEL

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OF COMPLEXITY THAT IS INVOLVED, UM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO INCREASE CODE ENFORCEMENT OF VACANT LOTS AND START MORE OF A PROACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT APPROACH ON THESE VACANT LOTS WHERE, UM, THAT HAVE BECOME ATTRACTIVE NUISANCES FOR ENCAMPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE HAVE DONE MORE AS A COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING SHELTER SPACE, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO EXCUSE WHEN, UM, PEOPLE ARE ON THE STREETS.

THERE ARE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, SHIFTING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

UH, WHAT ARE THE, THAT THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT AS IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGIES? IT WAS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE ONE OF THE GOALS THAT YOU HAD US WORK ON LAST YEAR IS DEVELOPING THIS ALCOHOL AND SMART CITY PLAN, WHICH WE'RE ABOUT TO UNVEIL TO THE CITY COUNCIL SOON.

ALL OF THAT'S NOT ONE OF YOUR GOALS.

IT REALLY TIES IN WELL BECAUSE PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO JUDGE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THAT WILL BE ANALYZING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALSO RECOGNIZED IS THAT HARTLAND, FIRE AND RESCUE HAS NOT REALLY, UM, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE THERE, THEY'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY ROBUSTLY, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WILL HELP THEM, UH, MUDDLE THROUGH SOME PILOT PROGRAMS LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES.

SO WE WANT TO STAND THAT COMMITTEE UP.

WE WANT TO RECONVENE THE POLICE COMMITTEE AND START LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE LENSES OF A SMART CITY PLAN, AND THEN START PRESENTING IDEAS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SOME PILOT PROGRAMS, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY BRING PROGRAMS FORWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW.

UM, ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE DURING THE, THE GOAL OF WORKSHOP IS SORT OF EVALUATE WHERE DO WE STAND IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT FOR OUR CITY? ARE WE KEEPING UP TO PACE? UM, AS WE HAVE GROWTH, ESPECIALLY REDEVELOPMENT GROWTH, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO SUPPORT THAT? AND I, I TALKED TO MR. GOBLE ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT A, UM, OFFICER'S PER A THOUSAND POPULATION IS A GOOD BASELINE, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY TELL THE WHOLE STORY.

THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE ANALYZED TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE, WHERE WE FIT.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY GET A MASTER'S, UM, STUDENTS, UM, FROM THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AT SAN DIEGO STATE TO TAKE THIS ON AS A CAPSTONE PROJECT AND REALLY DIVE INTO SOME DATA AND HELP THE COUNCIL UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW MUCH WE REALLY NEED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE, OR DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO, OR DO WE NEED TO SHIFT SOME OF OUR RESOURCES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE? SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT FORWARD USING THEIR OUTSIDE HELP.

A LOT OF CITIES WILL BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO DO THIS.

WE THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE OF ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS TO HELP US WITH THIS.

UM, COUNCIL ALSO TALKED ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ALREADY BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

SO WE JUST REALLY NEED TO TAP INTO THAT.

SO WE WANT TO USE THEIR RESOURCES, DO A BETTER JOB AT SHARING WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, UM, REGIONALLY.

AND WE WOULD BRING SOMETHING TO THE COUNCIL, WE'LL START INCREASING SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, SHARING THE, THE DA'S RESOURCES ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT DOING IS AS STAFF, FIRE PERSONNEL, PUBLIC WORKS, PERSONNEL CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.

WE INTERACT IN LOCATIONS WHERE WE MAY BE SEEING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, BUT WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY RECOGNIZING IT.

SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO CREATE A ROBUST PROGRAM.

SO EVERY STAFF MEMBER AT THE CITY IS TRAINED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY ALL BE, UH, RESOURCES TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT INTO THE REGIONAL EFFORT.

UM, GETTING TO THE, SOME OF THE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, UH, COUNSEL TALKED ABOUT, UH, UH, AN ELECTION INTEGRITY ORDINANCE, UM, MS. CORTEZ, OUR CITY CLERK ALREADY HAS SOME INFORMATION PUT TOGETHER.

WE THINK WE CAN PROBABLY BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF JUNE, BUT WE PUT THAT JUST IN CASE OF, UM, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

AND IN A LOT OF TIME, THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN UP BY PRESENTING THE BUDGET.

BUT, UH, WE'D LIKE TO BRING SOMETHING SOONER THAN LATER ON SOME IDEAS OF WHAT'S OCCURRING IN OTHER CITIES, UM, BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, WE WOULD THEN DRAFT AND PRESENT AN ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION.

UH, WELL, BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION, UM, YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MODIFY SOME OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND MAYBE FLOOR SOME POLICIES THAT RELAX SOME OF THE COVID REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE RELAXED, BUT MAKE THOSE MORE PERMANENT.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY KIND OF

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TWO GOALS THAT YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT.

WE KIND OF MERGED THEM INTO ONE, ONE, CAUSE THEY, THEY RELATE WITH EACH OTHER.

I THINK WE'RE READY TO PRESENT SOME, SOME GREAT INFORMATION, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THIS.

WE STARTED, WE STARTED DOING SOME WORK WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT THIS VERY TOPIC, ACTUALLY ABOUT SOME ZONING, RELAXATION.

WE THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN, IN BRINGING IT FORWARD.

AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME STATE MANDATED HOUSING REGULATIONS, THAT WILL BE PART OF YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT.

SO RATHER THAN SEEING IT IN PIECEMEAL, THERE'S SOME VALUE IN PACKAGING ALL TOGETHER AND BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL SOMETIME IN EARLY FALL.

UM, MR. GOBLE, UH, I WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM YOU, BUT HE HAD BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT OUR SIGN ORDINANCE.

ONE, ONE THING THAT I DON'T THINK WAS SAID DURING THE WORKSHOP, BUT I THINK I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES, SOME MEMBERS ABOUT THIS.

SO I ADDED THE WORD WINDOW TREATMENT.

SOME OF THE CONCERN ISN'T JUST LIGHTS ON SIGNAGE, BUT IT IS SOME OF THE LIGHTS THAT, UH, THAT SURROUND A WINDOW OR INCLUDED IN A WINDOW.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS TAKEN OUT, WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THAT OUT.

SO THAT'S A PIECE OF FEEDBACK THAT WE'D LIKE TO GET FROM THE COUNCIL TODAY.

AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS, UH, AS AN ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE WELLBEING OR MENTAL WELLNESS AMONGST OUR STAFF.

SO WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT SOME, UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED A LOT OF PROGRAMS WAS RECENTLY WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME, SOME MORE, UM, DATA ON HOW WELL THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GOING.

SO WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER AND GET SOME FEEDBACK ON PER OF FEATURE IDEAS.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT IT, UH, GET SOME FEEDBACK, MAKE ANY CHANGES.

AND THEN BASED ON THOSE CHANGES, UM, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ADOPT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON EACH CHANGE THAT YOU'D HAVE.

SO I'M GOING TO STOP SHARING, BUT I CAN BRING THIS BACK UP IF NEED BE ALL RIGHT.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

WELL, UM, GRAHAM, I THINK IT HIT IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK ON THIS ONE.

UH, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT WAS ADDRESSED.

UH, MAYBE, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME PERMANENT OUTDOOR DINING OR AT LEAST MAYBE A TEST PERIOD WHERE IT'S ANOTHER YEAR, YEAR OR TWO, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE RESTAURANTS ARE REALLY ON THE ROADS AND IF WE COULD INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY AT VIRTUALLY NO COST TO THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

IT WOULD BE A SHOT IN THE ARM TO THE RESTAURANTS ALL ACROSS THE CITY AND AGILE I'VE EATEN AND IT'S SOME OF THE OUTDOOR, UH, RESTAURANT FACILITIES.

AND IT'S REALLY NICE.

IT WAS VERY PLEASANT.

UM, I THINK THAT AS PART OF THE LIGHTS AND THE WINDOWS GO, I'D LIKE TO SEE PHOTOGRAPHS, EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE THINK MIGHT BE GOOD, WHAT WE THINK MIGHT BE BAD.

I KNOW THERE WERE SOME ISSUES, UH, ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES PUT THEM IN THERE TO BEGIN WITH.

SO IT'S A QUESTION OF WHETHER IT LOOKS GOOD OR LOOKS GUARDIAN.

I'M NOT REALLY AN EXPERT IN THAT.

SO, UH, MAYBE WE NEED TO, AT LEAST I NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP ON THAT ONE.

I THINK THE ELECTION IN EVERY ORDINANCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UH, WE FOLLOW THE DESIRES OF THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA WHEN THEY VOTED FOR DISTRICTS.

AND I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND RUNS, THEN THERE'S, THEN THAT PEOPLE IN THAT DISTRICT DON'T HAVE THE REPRESENTATION, UH, THAT WAS EXPECTED BY THE VOTERS.

UH, I THINK, UH, MAYBE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY, UH, THE DRONE PROGRAM THEY HAVE IN CHULA VISTA WHERE THE, THEY SEND THAT A DRONE IN CERTAIN CASES ABOUT HALF THE TIME THAT THE POLICE ARE CALLED THE DRONES, TAKE A LOOK.

SO THE POLICE ARE REALLY PREPARED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO THEY DON'T GO INTO A SITUATION BLIND.

I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE SAFETY, THE POLICE OFFICERS, AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS.

SO, UH, AND I, I THINK THE RIDE ALONG IS A FANTASTIC IDEA BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS, UH, TO DEAL WITH THE HOMELESS.

AND WE'RE REALLY, UH, HANDICAP BY A LOT OF THE STATE LAWS.

SO I THINK EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ON HERE IS JUST GREAT, BUT MR. KENDRICK THINKS, LET ME, I'LL JUST RESPOND TO SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GIVE YOU

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HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE AND THE MILESTONES.

SO I TOOK YOUR COMMENTS.

THOSE WILL GO INTO THE SAUSAGE MAKING PART OF, OF IT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO, YOU HAVE RELAXED COVID REGULATIONS ON OUTDOOR DINING THROUGH THE END OF JUNE 30TH, PERHAPS RATHER THAN THAT, COMING BACK TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER, WE BRING THAT BACK FORWARD.

OR THAT COURSE SPECIFICALLY BEFORE THAT EXPIRES, IF THE COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH THAT.

YEAH, YEAH, YUP.

BUSINESSES DON'T LIKE UNCERTAINTY, SO THEY MAY BE THINKING, WELL, MAYBE WE NEED TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT NICER CANOPY.

MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD SOME MORE HEATERS BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THEM FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.

SO, UH, WE HAVE TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS IF THE COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH THAT, I WOULD BRING THAT FORWARD PROBABLY SOONER THAN LATER.

UM, GRAHAM, CAN YOU BRING BACK THE, UM, THE SLIDE THAT HAD THE INFORMATION ON THE HOMELESS? MY QUESTION WAS, UM, I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ABOUT, WE ARE NOT, YOU'RE NOT CUSHING THE HOMELESS TOWARDS ANY OTHER CITY, LIKE LAKESIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT WE ARE SIMPLY LOOKING TO GET, UM, A COHESIVE GROUP FROM THE CITIES THAT WE WANT TO JOIN WITH TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

I MEAN, FOR, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR FOUR YEARS, THE CITY OF ALCOHOL HAS SORT OF STOOD ALONE, UM, WITH OUR OTHER EAST COUNTY NEIGHBORS OF DOING ANYTHING.

UM, SO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE, HAVE NOT EVEN ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE A HOMELESS PROBLEM.

AS YOU KNOW, YOU'VE PROBABLY READ IN THE PAPER RATE LATELY THAT LAMESA ACTUALLY IS, IS REALLY TAKE, DONE SOME PRETTY BOLD LEADERSHIP, UM, STEPS IN THIS AREA.

AND THEY REALLY WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

I THINK SANTIS HAVING A BIGGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, THE COUNTY, HAVING A BIGGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS IN LEMON GROVE IS TOO.

SO THE GOAL IS NOT FOR US TO BE PUSHING OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY AROUND FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION, BUT IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY JURISDICTION HAS THE RESOURCES THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND IF WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD THAT, THERE'S SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT, THAT WE'RE GOOD AT DOING AND LAMESA CAN SHARE WITH US THAT THEY'RE GOOD AT DOING.

SO THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS, UM, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AS A REGION RATHER THAN JUST EACH AND EVERY CITY ALONE.

THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF HOMELESS MONEY GOES TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND IT'S ALL FUN WITH THE, THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.

THE CITY OF ALCOHOLISM JUST ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO, TO BE A MAGNET FOR THAT MONEY.

BUT IF THE EAST COUNTY CITIES, INCLUDING THE COUNTY ARE INVOLVED, IT ALLOWS US TO STEP FORWARD AND GO TO THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS AND SAY, WHERE'S OUR SHARE.

WE NEED MORE FUNDING.

AND THAT WILL DRAW MORE MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OUR COMMUNITY RATHER THAN SOLELY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME CONCERN FROM CITIZENS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, UM, WATCHING, UH, OUR ACTIONS REGARDING HOMELESSNESS AND THAT WE'RE GONNA EXPECT LIKE SIDE TO BUILD THE SHELTER.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE JUST NEED THEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION SO THAT WE WILL WORK AS A GROUP VERSUS EACH INDIVIDUAL SITTING, TRYING TO HANDLE THEIR HOMELESS, UH, HOMELESS ISSUE.

NO, I ACTUALLY AM.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M SAYING THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOMELESS COUNT IN THIS COUNTY, THE LARGEST HOMELESS POPULATIONS EXIST IN ALCOHOL LAKESIDE IN SPRING VALLEY, YET ALCOHOL IS THE ONLY JURISDICTION OF THOSE THREE THAT HAVE A SHELTER PLACE, PLACE FOR SHELTER.

UM, AND THAT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW WE'VE BECOME A MAGNET FOR THOSE OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY JURISDICTION, LAKESIDE AND SPRING VALLEY SPECIFICALLY, THEY DO HAVE THE HIGHEST POPULATIONS AND OUTSIDE OF OKLAHOMA, THAT THEY DO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN HOMELESS AND NOT RELY ON THE CITY OF ELK.

GO HOME TO DO THAT FOR THEM.

HEY GRAHAM, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, THE SOLUTION TO THOSE SMALL PLACES WOULD NOT BE FOR THEM TO RAISE MY THEMSELVES, BUT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE AREAS.

THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.

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THAT'S CORRECT.

I MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DON'T HAVE A HOMELESS SHELTER AND ALCOHOL AND THAT IT'S OPERATED BY THE CITY, RIGHT.

WE HAVE A PARTNER IN ECE TLC THAT WE FUND.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO OCCUR IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO WILL EITHER BUILD ON THEIR OWN OR WE'LL FUND THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, A FACILITY SIMILAR TO OURS.

AND IF EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN THERE WOULD BE MORE EQUITY.

ARE YOU HAVING ANY MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT, YES, WE'VE ACTUALLY, UM, WE'RE ON OUR THIRD MEETING ABOUT THIS VERY TOPIC, RIGHT? AND THEY, THEY SEEM RESPONSIVE.

THEY, UM, THEY'VE RECOGNIZED THAT THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED UP IN THE PAST THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LIP SERVICE.

AND SO, UH, THE EAST COUNTY CITIES HAVE, I'LL JUST SAY, CALL THEM TO TASK THAT THEY DO NEED TO START PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS.

MORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, STEVE.

UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SLIDE.

I'LL GO THROUGH KIND OF SLIDES IN ORDER, I SUPPOSE.

UM, MAYBE WE CAN START WITH THE EDC EDWARD REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RATHER THAN SPEND MONEY ON A CONSULTANT.

I WOULD EXPECT CERTAINLY OUR LOCAL EDC TO HAVE SOME, SOME GOOD KNOWLEDGE.

SO LET'S NOT FORGET THEM AS MY POINT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THE CREATIVE MINDS HAVE ABOUT THE ENTRY POINTS INTO ELCA HOME.

UH, HOMELESSNESS.

I KIND OF MAKE A DISTINCT DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOMELESS AND TRANSIENT, UH, HOMELESS.

I KIND OF SAY THAT THEY'RE ONE OFF THE STREET AND THE TRANSIENTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED MANY TIMES TO GET OFF THE STREET AND THEY DON'T WANT TO, TO ACCEPT THE OFFERS FOR A MOTEL VOUCHER OR THINGS.

AND, UM, I DROVE BY A YOUNG MAN YESTERDAY, UH, COOKING METH RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK.

AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO BETTER AT, IN OKLAHOMA.

AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, IT'S THE 1400 BLOCK AT EAST MAIN.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IT'S WALTER WAY.

WHEN I TELL YOU IT'S COOKING AND FESSLER.

AND I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE STAFF'S MORALE WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THINGS, BUT WE ARE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF ALCOHOLISM WHO SAY, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE COOKING METH ON THE SIDEWALK.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE 20 FOOT LONG ENCAMPMENTS ON THE SIDEWALK.

UM, WE WANT TO SEE CODE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT LOT.

WHEN YOU GET OFF THE FREEWAY AT MAGNOLIA, UH, WHERE IT'S GROWN TO MAYBE 16 FEET NOW, INCLUDING TURPS AND PALLETS AND THINGS.

AND SO THERE'S GOTTA BE A BALANCE BETWEEN HOW OFTEN THIS GETS ADDRESSED.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT SOME OF THESE ARE THAT ONE AT THE LOT.

IT'S A PRIVATE LIGHT AT THE CRAB, THE OFF RAMP OF MAGNOLIA, IT'S BEEN UP FOR A MONTH AND WE NEED THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO STEP UP AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO CLEAN YOUR PROPERTY.

I ALSO RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THESE ACCOUNTANTS ARE DUE TO THE RAINS RECENTLY.

AND WHILE MANY OF THESE GROUPS AND OUR GROUPS, IF YOU DRIVE BY THEM, PERHAPS HAVE BEEN LIVING, UH, OUT OF YOU IN STORM SHELTERS OR SOMETHING.

AND NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE FLOWING WITH WATER, THEY'VE COME UP TO THE SURFACE AND NOW ARE, ARE, ARE LIVING THEIR LIFE ON THE SIDEWALKS.

I REALIZE IT'S PROBABLY A UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT, UH, SOMEHOW, UH, THERE NEEDS TO BE, UH, UH, A YEAR AGO OR SO FOR A MONTH.

AND IT WAS A PUSH AND IT REALLY HAD A GREAT IMPACT FOR MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS.

I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING TO THAT POINT WHERE WE NEED THAT COORDINATED.

MULTI-DEPARTMENT CLEAN UP PUSH TO SEND A MESSAGE.

YOU JUST CAN'T CAMP ON THE SIDEWALKS OF ALCOHOL ON YOU.

YOU MUST EITHER ACCEPT, HELP OFF THE STREET, OR YOU NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT PLACE TO JUST SET UP WHEREVER YOU WANT TO LIVE, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT.

YOU CAN'T BLOCK THE SIDEWALKS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO WALK INTO THE STREET.

YOU CAN'T COOK METH ON THE STREET.

YOU CAN'T BLOCK WHEELCHAIR ACCESS ACROSS THE SIDEWALKS.

THIS IS WHAT THE PEOPLE OF ALCOHOL WANT IN A CITY.

UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE GOLDEN ONE THAT ONLY FAFSA.

I COMPLETELY AGREE.

AND WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD A HOMELESS UPDATE

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AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TOO.

SO SOUNDS GOOD.

UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANGLE, UH, I SIT ON SANDBAGS, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHERE WE SHARE INFORMATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE 20, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 2019, UH, SPENDING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

ALKA HOME, UH, WAS AT 1.19 OFFICERS PER THOUSAND.

THE REGIONAL AVERAGE WAS 1.22.

SO A LOT OF CAVEATS IN THERE.

THOSE ARE THE BUDGETED POSITIONS, NOT NECESSARILY ON THE ROAD POSITIONS, BECAUSE SOME COULD BE ON, ON MODIFIED DUTY.

SOME COULD BE OPEN UNFILLED, SOME COULD BE OUT ON SIX.

SO 1.19 VERSUS 1.2, TWO FOR THE REGION.

UH, WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH IN THE MIDDLE.

UH, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET, UH, IN THAT REPORT, IT WAS 46% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NO OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY ALLOCATES MORE TO THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAN ALCOHOL AT A TIE WITH THE NATIONAL CITY AT 46%.

SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TWO OF THOSE TOGETHER, NOT JUST OFFICERS PER THOUSAND.

I ASKED THE GROUP, I SAID, ABOUT WHAT ABOUT CALLS FOR SERVICE? CAN WE USE THAT AS A METRIC? BECAUSE WE KNOW ALCOHOL HAS A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE.

I THINK THEIR DEFINITION IS CALLS RESPONDED RATHER THAN CALLS COMING IN FROM THE PUBLIC.

AND THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER MEASURE OF PERHAPS ACTIVITY, BUT THEN YOU GET INTO SOME, UH, POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, WHY SOME CITIES ARE BUSIER THAN OTHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT SURE THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY GET ANYWHERE WITH THAT.

THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PART.

UM, WE HAVE HEARD SOME CONCERN THAT, UH, ALCOHOL DOES NOT HAVE, UH, A, A, A REGULAR SEAT IN ATTENDANCE AT THE, AT THE TASKFORCE, BUT I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THAT CHIEF MANAGES.

HOWEVER, HE CHOOSES TO ENGAGE IN THAT TOPIC.

I'M CONFIDENT HE IS ADDRESSING THE TOPIC, UH, IN THE WAY THAT HE DOES.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THE CHIEF THE LATITUDE TO DECIDE HOW TO ADDRESS THAT AND NOT LET A REGIONAL AGENCY DICTATE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY SITTING UP THERE TWICE A MONTH.

ELECTION INTEGRITY IS AS COUNCILMAN KENDRICK SAID, THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I HAVE ANOTHER REASON IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU'RE ON THE BALLOT, YOU TOOK VOTES AWAY FROM ALL THE OTHER VALID CANDIDATES, AND THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE SOMETIMES IN THE OUTCOME OF A RACE.

SO I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY TIMELY AND IMPORTANT, UM, TOPIC.

I AGREE WITH, UH, HAVING AN EXTENDED RESTAURANT'S OUTDOOR OPTION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, PERHAPS IF THE CLOCK STARTS AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC EMERGENCY SIGNAGE, UH, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEGAS LOOK, UH, DOWNTOWN ALCOHOL AT NIGHT, FLASHING SIGNS, MULTIPLE COLORS, VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS.

UH, I DON'T WANT TO COME DOWN TOO HARD ON BUSINESSES, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THE LAS VEGAS STRIP AND CERTAINLY THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND THE MULTICOLORS AND THE BRIGHTNESS.

UH, WE'RE PUSHING THAT ENVELOPE.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

VERY HELPFUL.

THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENCAMPMENTS TO POP UP ON THESE EMPTY LOTS.

CAN I JUMP IN REAL QUICK? UH, THIS IS PHIL.

UM, I THINK I AGREE WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, UM, ESPECIALLY COUNCILMAN GOEBEL AND HIS, UH, ILLUSTRATION OF, OF THE HOMELESS, UH, SITUATION.

UH, I THINK THE GOAL AND THE, THE PLAN THAT THE CITY'S PUT FORWARD TO, UM, INCREASE, UH, ADDRESS HOMELESS AND CAMPUS DEBRIS.

UM, THE RIDE ALONG I THINK IS AN OUTSTANDING IDEA.

MAYBE EVEN, UM, DOCUMENT VIA VIDEO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO GIVE, UH, SOME KIND OF, UH, A LOG TO, TO SHOW, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING, NOT ONLY THE COMPASSIONATE SIDE CONTINUE TO OFFER SERVICES, BUT THEN ALSO THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T COOK METH HERE.

AND, AND, UM, CONTINUED THAT BALANCED APPROACH I THINK IS, IS A, IS A GREAT IDEA.

AND I WANT TO ALSO, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN A LOT OF THESE STRATEGIES, UM, ARE MULTIFACETED TO, TO KNOCK OUT TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE WHEN WE WANT TO DEVELOP OR GIVE INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES OR DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP LAND OR AN EMPTY LOT, THAT'S REDUCING, UH,

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AND WHEN WE'RE PROACTIVELY ENFORCING CODE, UM, ON THESE EMPTY LOTS, THAT'S REDUCING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMELESS AND CAMPUS TO POP UP.

SO I THINK ANYTIME WE CAN, WHEN THESE, WHEN THESE OBJECTIVES ARE, ARE CROSS-POLLINATING SO TO SPEAK, I THINK WE REALLY GOT TO PUSH FORWARD AND I WOULD PUT THOSE TO THE FRONT FOREFRONT, UM, AND, UH, THE ELECTION INTEGRITY, UH, WHAT I WANT TO THANK STEPHANIE HARBOR FOR, FOR MENTIONING THAT THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING IDEA TO, TO HAVE ANOTHER LEVEL OF VERIFICATION THAT'S TO SOME POINT.

UM, SO I, I DON'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK WITH REGARD TO WHETHER YOU CAPTURED WHAT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS AS A COUNCIL, AT LEAST FROM MY END.

UM, I I'M, UH, I'M CURIOUS TO SEE AND ANTICIPATING AND EXCITED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THE, WHAT YOUR TERM GRAHAM, THE SAUSAGE MAKING PROCESS LOOKS LIKE? WHAT, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD? UM, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PLANS TO IMPLEMENT? GIVE US SOME OF THE OBSTACLES AND, AND KEEP IT GOING.

AND, UM, YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS MR. ORTIZ, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, JUST SO THE COUNCIL KNOWS IS AS WE BRING FORWARD, THESE IDEAS AND THESE MILESTONES, WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL, WE'LL REFER BACK TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

SO IT'LL BE REALLY CLEAR TO THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU GUYS ADOPTED, AND THEN WE'LL DO A QUARTERLY MEMO, UM, WITH AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH STUFF.

AND THAT'S WHERE MAYBE SOME OF THE SAUSAGE MAKING WILL COME INTO EFFECT.

WE CAN ADD A LITTLE COLOR COMMENTARY TO HOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SEE THIS FINALIZED PACKAGE, RIGHT.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THE FINALIZED PACKAGE.

THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE MONTHS OFF.

WE'LL KIND OF LET THE COUNCIL KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO GET TO THAT POINT.

UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE SOME OF THE DETAIL WILL COME.

I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE FOR THE COUNCIL TO SEE SOME OF THAT, THAT BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF, WIDGET, WHICH WOULD BE A PUBLIC DOCUMENT.

SO THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.

OH, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN GLOBAL ABOUT THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND THE MOVING LIGHTS AND MULTI-COLORED AND EXCESSIVELY BRIGHT LIGHTS.

I DON'T WANT DOWNTOWN TO LOOK LIKE LAS VEGAS.

I THINK IT CAN BE TASTEFULLY DONE.

UM, MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES BROUGHT UP ALL THE POINTS I NEEDED TO MAKE, BUT THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PLEA FOR WOULD BE THAT PUBLIC RICE, THE POINT OF VIEW, THAT WE DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING TO THE PUBLIC, JUST ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN REGARD TO HOMELESSNESS.

I KNOW WALLS.

PARK'S A GREAT EXAMPLE.

THE HUNDREDS OF TONS OF, UH, DEBRIS YOU BRING UP FROM THE STREET OR THE SEWER IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I CERTAINLY GET THE SENSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE WRITING THINGS TO ME AND TALKING TO ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE REALLY MUCH CONCEPT OF, OF ANY, UH, WINS IN THIS AREA.

IT'S JUST, THEY, THEY, THEY SEE THE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY DON'T SEE THE WINS AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SEE WHAT IT COULD BE LIKE IF WE HADN'T DONE THE THINGS WE'VE DONE.

SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK ANGELA IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS OR RIGHT.

WELL, UH, I THINK, UH, BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UM, WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION IF YOU'D LIKE, UM, OR WE COULD PROCEED WITH THE MOTION.

YEP.

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

SECOND MAYOR WELLS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ.

HERE HEARD YOUR PRIORITIES IN YOUR INPUT AND TO START FOCUSING ON SOME THINGS I KNOW THE COUNCIL REALLY WANTS TO FOCUS ON.

GREAT.

QUICK COMMENT.

OH YEAH, SURE.

UM, I GOT TO TELL YOU, UM, AND MAYBE THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO SHARE THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT, MAYBE IT IS.

UM, AS CITY MANAGERS, WE GET TO DO A LOT OF FUN STUFF, UH, OPEN UP MAG PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS AND, UM, NEGOTIATE LABOR CONTRACTS, YOU KNOW, FUN STUFF LIKE THAT.

RIGHT.

UH, I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS, THIS IS IN THE THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN YOUR CITY MANAGER.

THIS IS ONE OF MY, UH, MOST EXCITED MOMENTS AS YOUR CITY MANAGER TO HAVE, UH,

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SO I'M EXCITED FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

THANKS, GREG.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND LISTEN, PLEASE THINK WELL YOURSELF, BUT ALL YOUR STAFF FOR THE, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK GOING ON.

UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THEIR IDEAS AND EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE WHOLE STAFF ON MAKING THIS ALL HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I MEAN, AS YOU KNOW, WE SURVEYED ALL OF THE CITY STAFF.

WE HAD OUR MID-MANAGEMENT GROUP WITH OVER 60 EMPLOYEES, ALL INVOLVED WITH KIND OF GETTING READY FOR THIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED.

THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY BECAUSE OF THIS.

SO, UH, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR, FOR SPENDING THE TIME TO WORK ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S ENERGIZED OUR STAFF, SO I'M EXCITED TO GET THEM INVOLVED AS WELL.

GREAT.

THANKS.

UM, ITEM EIGHT IS MY REPORT, WHICH WAS, AS I REPORTED, WE'RE NOW

I'M GOING TO MOVE ON THEN TO, UM, CUBA REPORTS OF WHICH THERE ARE NONE TODAY.

[8. Council Activity Report]

[9. MAYOR PRO TEM GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.]

ACTIVITIES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK AS REPORTED

[10. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.]

COUNCIL MEMBER METAL AS REPORTED

[11. 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.]

COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL AS AFFORDED

[12. 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.]

COUNCIL MEMBER OR TEAS.

UM, MY ACTIVITIES ARE AS REPORTED, RIGHT?

[13. Recreation Department "Dollar Days" RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council directs staff to provide a report on an idea we are calling Recreation Department "Dollar Days."]

JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, AND ITEM 13 IS A JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL AND KENDRICK.

AND WOULD YOU ALL TELL US ABOUT THIS PLEASE? SURE.

UH, FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN SHUT DOWN QUITE A BIT.

UH, EVERYBODY HAS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND ESPECIALLY KIDS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN ISOLATED FOR THEIR HEALTH, BECAUSE THAT WAS CERTAINLY THE MOST AT RISK OF, OF A SEVERE IMPACT OF, OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND SO IT'S, IT'S HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PAST YEAR.

I THINK WITH THE, UH, VACCINATIONS PICKING UP THAT MAYBE THIS SUMMER, PERHAPS JUNE, WE MIGHT BE BACK AT A POINT THAT WE COULD START RESUMING OUR RECREATION CLASSES.

CERTAINLY NOW WE KNOW THAT, UH, CONTACT SPORTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ARE ABLE TO PROCEED.

AND, UH, IF WE KEEP GOING ON A CURRENT TRACK, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO, TO NOT HAVE THEM BE TESTED BEFORE THEY PLAY IT, WE JUST GET BACK TO PLAY ON BALL.

SO I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE IS UNALLOCATED FUNDS, BOTH IN CDBG, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING 34 MILLION AND THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH HAS EVEN FEWER STRINGS.

AND WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF WE COULD OFFER DOLLAR DAYS.

AND THAT WOULD BE, YOU CAN TAKE ANY RECREATION CLASS THROUGH THE END OF SOME PERIOD FOR $1.

AND THIS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY GREAT FOR KIDS BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY'RE, THEY PARTICIPATE IN TUMBLING AND IN SOCCER AND BASKETBALL AND CRAFTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, MAYBE WE HAVE CLASSES FOR SENIORS THAT WE COULD TEST THAT WE'VE NEVER TESTED BEFORE, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME MONEY IN OR, OR EVEN ARP PHONES.

AND SO, UH, ONE OF THE FIRST THOUGHTS IS, WELL, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO COST? IF YOU ONLY CHARGE A DOLLAR, HOW MUCH INCOME ARE YOU GIVING UP? CAN WE AFFORD THIS? UH, THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR BEFORE COVID THE CITY TOOK IN ROUGHLY $550,000 IN INCOME FROM CLASS FEES, $550,000.

AND IF WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A BUCK, IT COULD BE $600,000.

SO THAT'S THE POTENTIAL COSTS THAT WE WOULD NEED FROM COVID CARERS AND ARP FUNDS.

SO I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO, UH, SEND US TO STAFF, TO ANSWER A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ON HOW LONG WOULD YOU SUGGEST THIS LAST, UH, WHAT IS THE COST? HOW WOULD IT BE FUNDED? WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS? ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NEW CLASSES THAT WE COULD TEST IN PLACES WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE? BECAUSE WE HAD THESE ONE-TIME FUNDS AND ONE OF THE OUTCOMES, MAYBE WE GET MORE PEOPLE TO TRY THESE CLASSES BECAUSE THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY FREE AND LONG-TERM, THEY MAY BE NEW USERS, ONGOING NEW USERS OF THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT CLASSES.

AND THE REC DEPARTMENT MAY FIND NEW, NEW CLASSES THAT IT MAY OFFER GOING FORWARD, THAT IT COULDN'T TEST BECAUSE OF BUDGET REASONS.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL SUPPORT TO SEND THIS TO STAFF FOR FLESHING OUT.

THANKS.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, GARY.

WELL, I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THIS IS A GOOD IDEA IS BECAUSE

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IT KIND OF JUMPSTARTS SOCIETY AGAIN, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SENIORS AND KIDS IN THE CITY THAT DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY AND GET INTO A PROGRAM FOR JUST A DOLLAR.

UH, IT OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR THEM.

AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY LONELY RIGHT NOW, KIDS AND SENIORS, AND THEY'LL MAKE FRIENDS IT'LL HELP NORMALIZE OUR CITY.

AND WE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE, ONE OF THE GREATEST CRISES IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND I, I THINK THIS IS THE WAY TO, UH, BRING PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER.

AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF KIDS TOGETHER THAT HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE ALL NEW FRIENDS IT'S, IT'S GONNA HELP IT'S IN SO MANY WAYS, MAKING ALCOHOL IN A BETTER PLACE.

WELL, GOOD.

UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO, UH, ASKING, UM, STAFF TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE STUDY NOW? I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

I WANT TO, I JUST WANT TO SAY STEVE AND GARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE REALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE THIS.

UM, I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS WE CAN.

UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UH, WHAT WOULD TYPICALLY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN CHARIOT ROUTE TO WHEN SCHOOL STARTS UP AGAIN SO THAT WE DON'T MAYBE THE FULL THREE MONTHS.

I KNOW THAT MIGHT BE A BURDEN AND I'D HAVE TO SEE THE NUMBERS ON THAT.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO GIVE US IF WE CAN SAY START JANUARY 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1ST, GO TO THAT THREE-MONTH PERIOD.

IT'S GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS AND TO RECONNECT, LIKE YOU SAID, RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, WITH NEW PEOPLE AND JUST GETTING OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.

I THINK IT'S AN AWESOME IDEA.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE OR IDEA GUYS? THANK YOU, GRAHAM.

YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

YEAH.

AND IT WILL PERFECT, HELPFUL.

UM, AND WE'LL RUN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ANALYSIS ON LENGTH OF TIME.

AS MS. MITCHELL TALKED ABOUT, UM, PROS AND CONS OF GOING THREE MONTHS, MAYBE SIX MONTHS, ONE YEAR, WHAT? WE'LL GIVE A COUPLE OPTIONS.

SO COUNSEL CAN KIND OF SEE THE PRICE TAG FOR THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T ASK ANGELA IF WE RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS, WE DID NOT, SIR.

HAVE THREE SECOND READINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE'RE SET.

UH, THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS AND NO FIRST READINGS OF ORDINANCE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

[14. Add Chapter 2.18 to Title 2 to the El Cajon Municipal Code to Establish Local Campaign Limits RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.18 to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Establish Local Campaign Limits for the City of El Cajon.]

ITEM 14 IS REGARDING LOCAL CAMPAIGN LIMITS.

AND I'LL ASK HER CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE FIRST.

ANGELA, WERE THERE ANY STREET CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE RECEIVED NO CARDS, SIR.

AND THANK YOU, SIR.

THE TITLE READS AND ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 2.18 TO TITLE TWO OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH LOCAL CAMPAIGN LIMITS FOR THE CITY OF ALCOHOL.

I CAN HAVE A MOTION THEN MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, SECOND.

UM, MAYOR WELLS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER OR TESE YES.

THANK YOU.

THE SECOND READING ITEM 15 IS REGARDING THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETIES, DOG LICENSING PROCEDURES.

[15. Amendment to ECMC Chapter 6.16 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6.16.060 and 6.16.090, and to Repeal Sections 6.16.080 and 6.16.120, of Chapter 6.16 of Title 6 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Conform to the San Diego Humane Society's Dog Licensing Procedures.]

AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE, BUT FIRST ANGELA, ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM, WE RECEIVED NO CARD, SIR.

IF YOU CAN THEN READ THE TITLE, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 6.1 6.060 AND 6.1 6.090.

AND TO REPEAL SECTION 6.1 6.080 AND 6.1 6.120 OF CHAPTER 6.16 OF TITLE, SIX OF THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONFORM TO THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETIES, DOG LICENSING PROCEDURES.

GREAT.

UH, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION THEN I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

MAYOR WELDS YOUR VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL.

AND ALSO MEMBER ORTIZ.

AND LASTLY, ITEM 16 YEARS REGARDING A SPEED LIMIT ZONE.

[16. Speed Limit Zone - Hacienda Drive RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Amending Section 10.20.130 of Chapter 10.20 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Conform to include updating the existing speed limit for Hacienda Drive from Swallow Drive to Windmill View Road.]

AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE.

THE FIRST ANGELA ARE THE SPIRIT CARDS ON THIS ITEM.

NO CARD, SIR.

WOULD YOU READ THE TITLE AND PLACE AN ORDINANCE

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AMENDING SECTION 10.2 0.130 OF CHAPTER 10.20 OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONFORM TO INCLUDE UPDATING THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT FOR HACIENDA DRIVE FROM SOLID TO WINDMILL VIEW ROAD.

EXCUSE ME.

ALRIGHT.

CAN WE HAVE I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AND THEN THE MUNICIPAL CODE EFFECTIVE SPEED LIMIT.

NOW HASINA DRIVE IS NOTED.

SECOND, UM, MAYOR WELLS, YOUR VOTE? YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

KENDRICK.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL.