Jul 27, 2021 City Council Meeting 3pm

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COME EVERYBODY TO THE ALCON CITY COUNCIL

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

NOW THAT WE HAVE RESUMED IN-PERSON MEETINGS, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON.

IF HOWEVER, YOU WOULD RATHER SUBMIT AN ONLINE COMMENT, PLEASE KNOW THAT ONLINE COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 12:00 PM.

ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING, COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALCOHOL'S WEBSITE, WHICH IS CITY OF ALCOHOL.US UNDER AGENDAS AND MINUTES.

THE MEDIA IS CALLED TO ORDER.

I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE COUNCIL MEMBER GOBEL IS ABSENT.

ALL OTHERS ARE PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN WOULD YOU ALL, PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE CITY CLERK

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the July 13, 2021, Meetings and the Agenda of the July 27, 2021, Meetings in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

SO WE'RE AT AGENDA CHANGES.

STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY, MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THAT BRINGS

[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.]

ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LIST OF BELOW, SORRY, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

DO YOU WISH TO ANY CONSENT ITEMS STAFF? NO, SIR.

OKAY.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, SIR.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. THE SECOND ONE, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

THAT BRINGS US TO 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.]

AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MOTION OF MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCIES TO THE ALCOHOL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE AD WAS HEARD, STATE LAW PREVENTS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON 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, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? CAN WE RECEIVE ONE COMMENT ONLINE? AND IT'S FROM STEPHANIE HARPER AND IT READS, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE POLICE TOWER THAT HAS BEEN SET UP AT PARKWAY PLAZA.

WHAT IT'S THE PER WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? IS IT TOTALLY NECESSARY? AND IS IT COSTING THE TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY? ALSO, I SAW THAT THE CITY HAS INSTALLED FOUR PORT-A-POTTIES AT THE PROMINENT PARK ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY, BUT ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE LOCKED.

IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

THIS SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF MONEY.

WHY HAVE THEM, IF NO ONE CAN USE THEM OR I SUGGEST TO PUT MONEY IN SOMEONE'S POCKET BY RENTING THEM AND THE COMMENTS AND NO MORE COMMENTS.

UM, GRANDMA, I THINK THOSE PORT-A-POTTIES HAD TO DO WITH THE EVENT ON SUNDAY.

UM, EITHER THAT, OR I KNOW THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP GETS HAS PORTA-POTTIES FOR THEIR EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE, SO THEY ARE NOT OWNED BY THE CITY.

SO THEY'RE MEANT TO BE FOR THE EVENT.

YEAH.

SO THE CITY CITY'S NOT PAID FOR ANY OF THAT.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

WE HAVE

[6. Concessions Revenue Share Arrangement with the East County Transitional Living Center RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves a revenue share of net concession revenue with East County Transitional Living Center for its August 28, 2021 fundraising event at The Magnolia.]

ITEM SIX WAS REGARDING A CONCESSIONS REVENUE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE MAGNOLIA OSCAR CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE DO THIS, THIS ITEM.

AND BECAUSE I'M INVOLVED IN THIS ITEM, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF, MR. DEPUTY MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO ADDRESS THE REQUESTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER FOR SOME ASSISTANCE, FOR USE OF THE MAGNOLIA.

UH, THEY HAVE A PLANNED FUNDRAISER SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 28TH.

THAT EVENT IS CALLED MAYOR WELLS AND FRIENDS AND CONCERT.

AND THE GOAL IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR IT TO OPERATE AS THE ONLY REMINDER ONLY HOMELESS FACILITY IN ALL OF THESE COUNTY.

UM, ECE TLC HAS ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEFRAY SOME OF THE COSTS TO RENT THE FACILITY.

AS YOU, YOU MAY RECALL, AND

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A LOT OF TIMES COSTING THE CITY, A LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE FACILITY WASN'T FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.

AND SO HAVING LIVE NATION RUN, IT ALSO REQUIRES THERE TO BE A HIGHER COST ONE IN WHICH THE CITY, AT LEAST RECOVERS ITS COSTS, UM, WHEN IT'S BEING USED.

BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS COST CAN, COULD BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NONPROFIT.

SO THE COUNCIL HAS SORT OF CREATED TWO WAYS TO HELP THESE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS.

ONE, THERE IS A COMMUNITY RATE, WHICH IS A DISCOUNTED RATE THAT COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS.

UM, THAT RATE IS PRETTY, IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED TO PAYING, BUT ALSO THEY'RE ALSO NOT USED TO RENTING A, A 1300 SEAT VENUE.

THEY'RE USED TO RENTING A 300 SEAT VENUE AND THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A COST DIFFERENCE FOR THAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT THE COUNCIL DID IS THEY SAID THAT THAT ANNUALLY, YOU WOULD SET MONEY ASIDE, WHICH YOU HAVE IN YOUR PROMOTIONS PORTION OF YOUR BUDGET FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO COME FORWARD, WHERE YOU COULD DOLE OUT SOME ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM PAY FOR THE COSTS.

PRIOR TO THE MAGNOLIA SHUTTING DOWN, CITY STAFF HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY ANOTHER NONPROFIT THAT WANTED TO USE THE FACILITY.

AND WE ACTUALLY CAME UP THROUGH WITH THEM A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAT WE HADN'T EXPLORED WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND THAT IS REALLY TO SHARE SOME OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE NET REVENUE FROM CONCESSIONS.

AND THERE'S, THERE'S TWO VALUES OF THINKING ABOUT THIS AS A MODEL ONE, IT ENSURES THAT AT LEAST OUR BASIC COSTS ARE COVERED THROUGH THE RENTAL OF THE FACILITY.

AND TWO, IT NOW GIVES THE RENTER AND INCENTIVE TO PACK THE HOUSE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE FACILITY, BECAUSE IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO PAY, LET'S SAY SOMEONE $5,000 TO GO RENT THAT THAT MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM TRYING TO FILL THE HOUSE OR SAYING, OH, WE ONLY NEED 300 PEOPLE THERE.

IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR THE CITY TO BE RENTING A FACILITY TO A, AN AUDIENCE OF 300 PEOPLE THAT, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

IT'S JUST NOT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.

SO NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN UNDER THIS MODEL, WHOEVER'S GETTING THE ASSISTANCE NOW HAS THIS INCENTIVE TO GET THE HOUSE FULL.

AND SO THAT'S GOOD FOR US.

IT'S GOOD FOR THEM IN THE LONG RUN.

SO BASED ON THAT MODEL, UH, ECE TLC IN THE CITY DEVELOPED A RECOMMENDATION THAT REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.

ONE IS THAT THE CITY WOULD SHARE ALL NET REVENUES OF CONCESSIONS UP TO $6,000.

SO BETWEEN THE FIRST DOLLAR TO 6,000, UM, THAT WOULD GO TO ECE TLC.

AND THEN, UM, ANYTHING OVER $6,000, WE WOULD SPLIT THAT 50 50, UM, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY'RE EXPECTING TO ATTEND THE EVENT IN BASED ON AN AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES AND SNACKS PER PERSON, WHICH IS A TYPICAL LIVE NATION MODEL.

WE THINK THAT, UM, THEY'LL, THEY'LL GENERATE UP TO MAYBE ALMOST $6,000.

SO I THINK WE WILL BE, I DON'T THINK, UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD TARGET, THE $6,000 LIMIT.

AND THEN WE THOUGHT THAT THERE'S SOME VALUE SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A CEILING, THERE'S SOME VALUE OF HAVING A FLOOR.

AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING A $2,000 BASE, EVEN IF THEY ONLY GENDER THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF CONCESSIONS, THE CITY WOULD CONTRIBUTE THE OTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SO THEY WOULD GET A MINIMUM OF 2000, A MAXIMUM OF 6,000.

THEN AFTER 6,000, THEY WOULD SPLIT THE PROCEEDS WITH THE CITY ON A 50 50 BASIS.

SO, UM, STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IF THERE ARE NONE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS, UM, SHARING ARRANGEMENT AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE A VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

ANY COMMENTS? UH, A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, SO WE HAVEN'T, AS A CITY HAD ANY NON-PROFITS REQUEST FUNDING FOR USE OF THE MAGNOLIA SINCE WE REOPENED, AS MY MEMORY SERVES ME, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

WE HAVE HAD, THE COMMUNITY RATE HAS BEEN APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES FOR RENTAL OF THE PLAZA IN FRONT, BUT NOT FOR THE MAGNOLIA ITSELF.

AND SO THIS IS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

IT SOUNDS LIKE KIND OF AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE, HEY, THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER WAY TO ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME IN AND SEE HOW IT GOES WITH THE REVENUE SHARE.

CORRECT.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

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I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH.

OKAY.

I HAVEN'T HEARD, WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF A, A BETTER NON-PROFIT TO DO THIS WITH, UH, LAST TIME I CHECKED, THEY HAD 148 FORMERLY HOMELESS CHILDREN LIVING OUT THERE.

AND I'VE BEEN OUT THERE MANY, MANY TIMES, AND THEY'VE REALLY TURNED A LOT OF LIVES AROUND AND I THINK THIS ORGANIZATION DESERVES THIS.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WHAT COMMENTS? RIGHT.

AND LAST QUESTION, UM, IS LIVE NATION IS GOING TO STAFF THIS, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT WATER.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE VENUE COSTS MORE THAN IT USED TO BEFORE.

WE WOULD ALLOW VOLUNTEERS TO COME IN AND OPERATE THE LIGHTS AND THE SOUND.

WE'VE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE LIGHTS AND THE SOUND THAT NEEDS TO BE OPERATED BY LIVE NATION SO THAT SOME OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RENTING THE FACILITY INCLUDES LIGHTS, SOUND BOARD, ET CETERA.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THEN I MOVE THAT.

WE APPROVE THE REVENUE SHARE FROM NET CONCESSION REVENUE WITH EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, WHERE IT'S AUGUST 28TH, 2021 FUNDRAISING EVENT AT THE MAGNOLIA.

I'LL SECOND MOVED, MOVING, SECONDED, PLEASE VOTE SURFER THE RECORD.

WE HAVE NO COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.

AND THE VOTE IS THE MOTION CARRIES WITH THREE YES.

VOTES, ONE COUNCIL MEMBER ABSENT AND MAYOR WELLS DISQUALIFIED.

THANKS.

AND THE VERY MUSICALLY INCLINED MAYOR IS NOT RETURNING WELL.

YOU WILL SEE HOW IT GOES.

SEE IF YOU'RE HAPPY, HAVE HIM ON THE 28TH.

OKAY.

UM, MOVING ON.

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.

THE LAST

[7. Update on the City's Redistricting Process RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report from staff about the City's redistricting process and summary of the first Redistricting Hearing.]

AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ITEM, PLEASE.

DAVID, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO JUST AS A BROAD OVERVIEW AND THE KIND OF REFRESHING OUR MEMORY REDISTRICTING IS A PROCESS OF ADJUSTING CITY COUNCIL, UH, VOTING DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THAT EACH DISTRICT HAS ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTING AGED, UH, RESIDENTS, CITIES WITH DISTRICTS OR DISTRICT ELECTIONS MUST REEVALUATE THE VOTING DISTRICTS EVERY 10 YEARS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE U S CENSUS DATA.

UM, AND SO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FAIR MAPS APP, THE CITY SCHEDULED FOR REDISTRICTING HEARINGS, THE FIRST ONE WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 14TH AT THE HILLSIDE RECREATION CENTER.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRST HEARING WAS TO BEGIN TO GATHER DATA OR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST OR RATHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SIMILARITIES, OTHER THAN RACE OR POLITICAL PREFERENCE.

AND ALL WE HAD 29 PEOPLE ATTEND THE HEARING 17 OFFERED TESTIMONY, UH, OF WHICH SEVEN IDENTIFIED AS ALCOHOL AND RESIDENTS IN GENERAL.

THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE WAS REQUESTING MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY BY PHONE AND ONLINE, UH, STREAMING MEETINGS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS TO BE TRANSLATED INTO OTHER LANGUAGES.

UM, DURING THE NEXT REDISTRICTING HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, AND ALSO INTRODUCE THE ONLINE MAPPING TOOL.

SO PEOPLE CAN START CREATING THEIR OWN MAPS.

UH, THE FINAL TWO HEARINGS IN NOVEMBER IN JANUARY, WE'LL PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO NARROW DOWN IF YOU WILL, THE, UH, MAPS FOR CONSIDERATION AND ULTIMATELY CHOOSE THE FINAL DISTRICT MAP.

UH, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY QUICK PRESENTATION OR UPDATE.

DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS FOR DAVID QUICKLY.

SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT, UM, THEY GAVE US WAS, UM, THAT I HEARD THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL AS THE PRESENTATION THAT OUR CONSULTANT GAVE.

IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL TO PUT THAT ONLINE, MAYBE TRANSLATED SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT BECAUSE IT GAVE A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.

A LOT OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT WE AS A CITY HAVE BASED OFF OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON HOW WE CAN REDISTRICT AND THOSE RULES AND REALLY LAWS, UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE? IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'VE ALREADY INITIATED.

SO WE'VE GOTTEN BACK, I THINK, TO WHAT ARE THE THREE STATE REQUIRED LANGUAGES.

SO THE PRESENTATION

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OKAY.

HOW, UM, HOW SOON WILL THAT BE ONLINE? AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THEM, I HAD BEEN TOLD I'LL HAVE THEM BE THURSDAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO.

SO, UH, DAVID, A LOT OF THE COMMENTS WERE ABOUT HOW OUR ARABIC POPULATION, UM, MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION WAS NOT COUNTED IN THE CENSUS AS A SEPARATE GROUP.

AND I'M NOT SURE IF PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD CONTROL OVER.

THERE WAS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, PORTION OF THE CENSUS WOULD AN EXPLANATION ON THE PAGE BE APPROPRIATE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE QUITE YET TO PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE.

UM, OUR, OUR THOUGHTS WERE TO BRING BACK IN OUR NEXT PRESENTATION.

UM, SOME OF THE EXPLANATIONS TO HOW WE, UH, DETERMINED WHAT THE MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION IS IN POWER OR ALCOHOL.

UM, AND SO I THINK THAT CAN BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ONCE WE GET THAT KIND OF OFFICIAL, UH, RESPONSE FROM IN DC, YOU KNOW, GRANDMA, I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH SENDING A LETTER TO OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE, UM, LETTING THEM KNOW THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN IS THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

AS YOU RECALL, WE WERE, UM, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

IT'S GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE THAT DURING THE PLANNING OF THE CENSUS, THAT THE CITY OF ALCOHOL TOOK A VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN REACHING OUT TO OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND THE CENSUS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO COUNT, UH, THOSE OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT OR, UM, NORTHERN AFRICAN DESCENT.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHO OUR POPULATION IS.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO COVER DURING THE NEXT HEARING IS EVEN THOUGH THE CENSUS MAY NOT TRACK THAT WE HAVE WAYS TO FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CENSUS, LIKE WHICH LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN AT HOME.

WE CAN USE THAT DATA TO HELP INFORM US A LITTLE BIT.

I BELIEVE NDC, THEY'RE THE, THEY'RE THE BEST DEMOGRAPHERS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

I THINK THEY EVEN PULLED SOME SCHOOL DATA TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION LIVES.

AND THE REALITY IS OUR MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION KIND OF LIVES EVERYWHERE.

THERE, THERE IS NOT A POCKET OF, UH, MIDDLE EASTERN RESIDENTS.

SO, UM, IT IS SPREAD THROUGHOUT AND, AND WE'LL DO A REALLY GOOD JOB BECAUSE WE SHOULD, ONCE WE START GETTING THE LATEST DATA, WE'LL HAVE SOME GREAT MAPPING DATA THAT WILL SHOW CONCENTRATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POPULATIONS, OF INTEREST AND, UM, AND HAVE SOME BETTER OF HOW WE SORT OF PULLED HER DIVINE THOSE NUMBERS.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

OR QUESTIONS, DAVID.

THANK YOU.

GOOD PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS WE RECEIVED? NO COMMENTS, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S JUST DISCUSS ITEMS. SO I, NO MOTION.

SEE FOR THIS COMMISSIONER REPORTS, THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

EXCUSE ME.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM EIGHT IS MY ACTIVITIES REPORT.

UM, WE'RE

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

UH, IT KEPT EVERYBODY SAFE.

UH, WE HAD ONE INCIDENT SLIGHT INCIDENT AND IT WAS JUST, I WAS JUST AMAZED THAT HOW WELL THEY HAD IT ORGANIZED AND WHAT A GREAT JOB.

SO I WANT TO THINK ALL OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR JUST BEING FANTASTIC.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU.

I WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT AND, UM, IN OUR WILDEST DREAMS, WE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD COME ACROSS SO SEAMLESSLY AND HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED.

UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND, UH, IT WAS A VERY CELEBRATORY ATMOSPHERE AND EVERYBODY FELT SAFE.

SO IT'S ALL INVOLVED.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT CARE MR. ORTIZ AS REPORTED BY MITCHELL,

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

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE OPPOSITION TO HR 1 27, WHICH IS

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AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS, IS THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THEY WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE, HAVE A MEDICAL DOCTORS KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT TESTING BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN PURCHASE A FIREARM.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS JUST SORT OF GOVERNMENT OVERREACH.

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK A LOT OF GUN OWNERS WOULD APPRECIATE NOT HAVING TO JUMP THROUGH ANY MORE HOOPS THAN THEY ALREADY DO.

I MEAN, JUST TO EVEN LOOK AT A GUN, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A TEST ALREADY.

SO WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I WERE LOOKING AT FIREARMS, WE HAD TO TAKE A GUN, UH, A TEST TO SHOW WHAT WE KNEW ABOUT GUNS.

SO I'D LIKE TO BRING THIS UP AND HAVE A, UM, HOW THE COUNCIL, UM, SEND A LETTER, UH, IN OPPOSITION TO THIS.

OKAY.

SOUNDS LIKE A BACKDOOR PLAN THAT LIMIT SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

EXACTLY.

AND I THINK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST GUN LAWS IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO ADD ANY MORE LEVELS TO IT.

I MEAN, IF A CRIMINAL WANTS A GUN OR A CRIMINAL WANTS TO BUILD A GHOST GUN, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

NO MORE LAWS ARE GOING TO STOP, UM, THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR.

SO, ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET ME SEE, UM, THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? NO QUESTIONS.

UM, I THINK WE'VE SEEN IN CALIFORNIA THAT, UM, GOVERNMENT OVERREACH DOESN'T WORK AND WE, WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE CONTINUALLY WRITTEN LETTERS TO OUR STATE GOVERNMENT AGAINST, UM, GOVERNMENT OVERREACHED WITH REGARD TO LAND USE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND, UM, THIS IS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW.

AND I THINK WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IS, UH, THE COUNCIL TO WRITE A LETTER TO OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, UM, OPPOSING THIS LEGISLATION.

A LOT OF WHAT THIS LEGISLATION DOES IS WHAT WE ALREADY SEE.

AND IN CITIES LIKE CHICAGO, UH, DETROIT, UH, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, DC, AND THIS IS WHERE WE SEE MOST GUN VIOLENCE.

UM, AND IF THESE LAWS WORKED, UM, WE SHOULD BE SEEING REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENCE, UH, FIREARMS VIOLENCE, AND WE DON'T SEE THAT.

AND, UM, SO I, I WOULD SUPPORT A, UH, A LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO HR, 1 27 TO, TO, I WOULD SAY CONGRESSMAN ISSA AND, UM, SARAH JACOBS WHO, WHO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT MAYOR WELLS.

IF I COULD INTERRUPT, THIS IS A REQUEST TO PUT IT ON OUR NEXT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THIS.

UM, SO WHAT I WOULD ASK IS, AS YOU KEEP YOUR CONVERSATION AS TO WHETHER IT SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE AUGUST 10TH MEETING, AND IF SO, TAKE A VOTE TO DO SO.

AND, AND THAT'S ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR POLICIES, THANKS FOR KEEPING US ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.

APPRECIATE IT.

UM, YES, I'M IN FAVOR OF PUTTING THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA, ALL, UM, MICHELLE, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION? SO AS IT WAS YOUR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, PLACE THE AGENDA ITEM, UM, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING? SORRY.

YEAH.

LET ME, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANY, UH, ANY COMMENTS ON THIS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE WITH A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

LET ME RESET THE VOTE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY, GREAT.

UH, THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

THERE ARE NO FIRST READINGS OR ORDINANCES ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE HAVE

[13. Amendment to Municipal Code Title 2 Administration and Personnel RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance to Amend Section 2.24.100 of Chapter 2.24, and Sections 2.64.030, 2.64.050, and 2.64.060 of Chapter 2.64 of Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Amend the Personnel Commission Powers and Duties and to Amend the List of Exceptions to the City's Personnel System. ]

ITEM 13 IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISERABLE CODE TITLE TO OSCAR CITY COURT.

PLEASE READ THIS TITLE, BUT FIRST ANGELA, THEY'RE VERY SPIRIT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.

WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS OR, AND THE TITLE IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2.24 POINT 100 OF CHAPTER 2.24 AND SECTIONS 2.6 4.030 2.6 4.050 AND 2.6 4.060 OF CHAPTER 2.64 OF TITLE, TWO OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES, AND TO AMEND THE LIST OF EXCEPTIONS TO THE CITY'S PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

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UH, WE HA WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS, SO MOVED, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THIS PRESENCE TO THE GERMAN, THE ADJURED RAILROAD JOINT MEETING OF THE ALCOTT CITY COUNCIL, ALCON HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2021 IS A JERED TILL TONIGHT, TUESDAY, JULY 27TH, 2021 AT 7:00 PM.

SEE YOU THEN.