Dec 14, 2021 City Council Meeting 3pm

POPE CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A CHAIRMAN OF THE NOVEMBER 9TH, 2021 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 14TH, 2021 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL ON HOUSING AUTHORITY, POLICY STAFF, DOD AGENDA CHANGES.

BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH TODAY'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO REMIND OUR CITIZENS THAT TODAY WE WILL BE HOLDING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT 6:30 PM AT THE RONALD REAGAN COMMUNITY CENTER.

THAT'S LOCATED AT 1 95 EAST DOUGLAS.

WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US FOR THE EXCITING EVENTS AND WE REFLECT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS PAST YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD.

THE CITY

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the November 9, 2021, Meetings and the Agenda of the December 14, 2021, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO CHANGES COUNCIL.

NOPE.

[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: American Camping Association Accreditation Commendation: Michael Black]

WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE FRANK CARSON, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS FRANK, THEY CAN MIRROR.

I ACTUALLY WANT TO INTRODUCE MARK ROSS PLUCK.

HE IS OUR RECREATION SERVICES SUPERVISOR BASED OUT OF THE HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

HE'S BEEN THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO LISTEN ABOUT.

UH, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO IN DECEMBER, 2019, I ASKED MARK TO LOOK INTO GETTING US ACCREDITED WITH THE AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SINCE 2013, AS ATTEMPTED THREE TIMES NOW TO PUT IN LEGISLATION THAT, UH, PUBLIC AGENCIES NEED TO BE ACCREDITED.

SO IN THE END WE FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REALLY GET, GO AHEAD OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND BE AHEAD OF WHAT THEIR PR POSSIBLY PROPOSING, UM, DUE TO COVID.

IT TOOK US A YEAR LONGER TO GET ACCREDITED, BUT NOW WE ARE THE ONLY PUBLIC AGENCY IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO THAT IS CREDITED THROUGH THE AMERICAN CAPITAN ASSOCIATION.

SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARK AND HAVE HIM WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DISCOUNTS TO ALL THINGS CAMPS, UH, THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND, UH, GOVERNMENT RUN PROGRAMS, UM, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AND PRESTIGE.

SO, UH, THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION PROCESS DID START ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

IT WAS QUITE A PROCESS.

UM, AND LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON HILLSIDE CAMPS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR.

SO HILLSIDE CAMPS, WE HAVE 10 SESSIONS OF WEEK, LONG DAY CAMPS EACH YEAR THAT CONSISTS OF SPRING INTO FUND CAMP AND FUNDING.

THE SON CAMPS LET'S BRING IN THE FUN IS OUR SPRING BREAK CAMP AND FUN IN THE SUN IS OUR EIGHT WEEK, UH, SUMMER CAMP.

UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 360 TO 550 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY, AND THAT'S BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN OPERATE AT FULL CAPACITY.

SO CURRENTLY UNDER, UH, WELL PREVIOUSLY UNDER COVID GUIDELINES AND CDC GUIDELINES, WE WERE OPERATING WITH ABOUT 6,360 KIDS, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE ABOUT THE 550 PARTICIPANT RANGE.

UH, WE OFFER, WE ALSO OFFER EXTENDED CAMP CARE OPTIONS WHERE PARENTS CAN DROP OFF KIDS AS EARLY AS SEVEN O'CLOCK AND PICK UP AS LATE AS SIX O'CLOCK.

SO THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION, UH, THE ACA HAS BEEN IN AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS CONSISTING OF, UM, UH, INDIVIDUALS SHARING WHO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ENSURING HOW HIGH QUALITY CAMP PROGRAMS, UH, AND IT IMPACTS 26 MILLION CAMPERS AND LEARNERS ANNUALLY THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS, UH, DEVELOPING, CARING, AND COMPETENT ADULT ROLE MODELS, PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP, PROMOTING DISCOVERY AND CONTINUOUS EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

IT CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF 12,000 MEMBERS.

UH, THEY PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, RESOURCES, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH TO BUILD SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE FUN ENVIRONMENTS.

AND IT CURRENTLY ACCREDITS OVER 2,400 CAMPS MEETING 300 OF THEIR STANDARDS.

THAT'S ABOUT 25% OF THE CAMPS IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO ACA CAMPS SET THE STANDARDS.

UH, THEY, THEY PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES, NETWORKING THROUGH THEIR ONLINE FORUMS AND CONFERENCES AS WELL, EXCLUSIVE

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SO WHY ACCREDITATION? SO THE ACA IS THE ONLY NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION FOR CAMP OPERATIONS.

UH, THEY COLLABORATE WITH EXPERTS FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AMERICAN RED CROSS, AND OTHER YOUTH SERVING AGENCIES.

UM, ACCREDITED ACCREDITATION PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR CAMP OPERATIONS THROUGH SAFETY OR PROGRAMMING STRUCTURE.

UM, ACCREDITATION INDICATES THE PUBLIC TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE CAMP ADMINISTRATION HAS VOLUNTARILY ALLOWED A PEER REVIEW PROCESS.

SO IT'S JUST SHOWING THAT WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST WELLBEING PARTICIPANTS AND CHILDREN, UH, PARENTS EXPECT THEIR SCHOOLS TO BE ACCREDITED AND HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR SCHOOL.

SO THE S THE SAME SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM THEIR, THEIR CAMP EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS WE PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES, ACCREDITATION EDUCATES, CAMP OWNERS AND DIRECTORS, AND SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE NOW, IN ORDER TO BE ACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH ACA ITS MISSION BEING, UM, THAT THEY ENRICH LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS THROUGH THE CAMP EXPERIENCE, THEY MUST BE US-BASED CAMPS.

THEIR PRIMARY AUDIENCE IS CAMPERS FIVE YEARS AND OLDER.

THEY DO DO YOUNGER THAN FIVE YEARS, BUT THAT IS THEIR TARGET AUDIENCE AND PROGRAMS MUST LAST AT LEAST THREE DAYS IN LENGTH.

AND OURS IS A FULL WEEK DAY CAMP.

SO WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ACCREDITATION? UH, ACCREDITATION IS EVIDENCE THAT THE CAMP MEETS INDUSTRY ACCEPTED AND GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED STANDARDS.

UH, IT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CAMP IS TAKING RESPONSIBLE STEPS IN ITS PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS.

IT PROVIDES MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, NOW WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE ACA ACCREDITATION LOGO ON ALL OF OUR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.

UH, IT CREATES GUIDELINES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR STAFF.

IT PROVIDES CONSISTENCY ACROSS SEASONS AND THE EVENT OF STAFF TURNOVER.

SO IT HELPS WITH RETENTION AND TRAINING FOR ALL NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND ALSO VETERAN STAFF MEMBERS.

IT PROVIDES SPECIFIC, ACTIONABLE GUIDANCE.

SO IN CERTAIN ASPECTS WHERE WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNFAMILIAR AND IT MIGHT BE MORE OF A COMMERCIAL SIDE OF CAMP, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE MORE AWARE OF AND BE PREPARED FOR JUST IN CASE WE RUN INTO THESE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, UH, CONFIRMS THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN A PEER REVIEW PROCESS.

UM, AND THIS IS AFTER REVIEWING 290 TO 300 OF THE OPERATIONS FROM STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPILED FROM THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY.

IT'S A STANDARD IN THE COURT OF LAW, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES SOME GRANT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, UM, SO IT ALL STARTS WITH APPLICATION AND FEES TO BEGIN WITH.

AND THEN, UH, WE ATTENDED AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS WORKSHOP, WHICH BASICALLY GOES THROUGH THE INS AND OUTS OF READING THE STANDARDS, UH, DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THOSE STANDARDS ACTUALLY APPLY TO OUR CAMP.

UH, AND THEN, UH, THERE'S ACCREDITATION OFFICE HOURS TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE STANDARDS.

UM, AFTER THAT THERE'S A REVIEW WRITE AND UPDATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ALIGN WITH THOSE STANDARDS THAT THE ACA LAYS OUT.

AND THEN THERE'S THE STANDARDS REVIEW FOLLOWED BY A CAMP VISIT.

SO OUR PROCESS IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UH, STARTED IN JANUARY, 2020 WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THE ACCREDITATION.

UM, I THEN ATTENDED THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS WORKSHOP IN FEBRUARY, 2020, UH, IS VERY INFORMATIVE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS, THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND THAT'S WHERE I FOUND THAT THE ACCREDITATION OFFICE HOURS WERE MOST USEFUL, WHICH WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IN FEBRUARY TO MARCH OF 2020.

THAT'S WHERE WE COULD REALLY WORK WITH ACA REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GO THROUGH ALL THE STANDARDS BEING THAT WE'RE A GOVERNMENT, UH, ENTITY ARE ART.

THE WAY THAT WE MEET THOSE STANDARDS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE, NOT A COMMERCIAL'S PERSPECTIVE OR NONPROFIT PERSPECTIVE, UM, THEN COVID HAPPENED.

SO WE SHUT DOWN AND PUT A PAUSE ON EVERYTHING.

AND WE RESTARTED THE PROCESS IN JANUARY, 2021.

UM, THIS CONSISTED OF THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH IS THE MOST LENGTHY PROCESS GOING THROUGH 300 STANDARDS INTO DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THOSE STANDARDS ACTUALLY APPLY TO OUR DAY CAMP.

AS SOME OF THEM DON'T MEET OUR, UH, SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS AREN'T NECESSARILY FOR DAY CAMPS.

SOME ARE JUST FOR RESIDENTIAL CAMPS OR, UH,

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THEY COULD BE RELIGIOUS CAMPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO THOROUGHLY GOING THROUGH THOSE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD FIND THROUGH OUR CAMP OPERATIONS AND CITY OPERATIONS, UH, POLICIES THAT ACTUALLY APPLY TO THOSE STANDARDS AS WELL AS CAMP MATERIALS THAT WE COULD APPLY TO THOSE STANDARDS.

UM, IN APRIL, 2021, THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT WRITTEN DOCUMENT REVIEW SUBMISSIONS HAD TO BE UPLOADED ONLINE.

SO WE HAD TO GO ONLINE, GO THROUGH ALL 300 STANDARDS, MARK, WHETHER OR NOT THEY APPLY TO US AND SUPPORT THOSE STANDARDS WITH OUR DOCUMENTS AND APRIL, 2021 TO JULY, 2021.

UH, WE WENT AHEAD AND RECEIVED ANY, UH, REVIEW FROM OUR VISITORS AND UPDATED OUR, UM, STANDARDS AS NEEDED AND UPDATED ANY KIND OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEEDED TO PREPARE.

AND THEN IN JULY, 2021, WE HAD TWO VISITORS COME TO THE CAMP AND SPEND ALL DAY AT THE CAMP, REVIEWING OUR OPERATIONS, UH, OUR PROGRAMS, UM, EVALUATING OUR STAFF AND THEN GOING THROUGH ALL THE STANDARDS.

THEN IN NOVEMBER, 2021, WE RECEIVED OUR ACCREDITATION.

SO HERE'S OUR CERTIFICATE.

LOOKING AHEAD.

SO PROMOTION OF CAMPS, THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA IS ONE OF THE ONLY MUNICIPALITIES IN CALIFORNIA WITH A DEPARTMENT RUN, OR I GUESS GOVERNMENT RUN, UH, ACA ACCREDITED CAMP.

NOW, IF YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU SEARCH FOR CAMPS AND YOU FILTER CALIFORNIA AND THEN PARKS AND RECREATION AGENCIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, OR GOVERNMENTS, YOU'LL COME UP WITH ABOUT NINE RESULTS.

AND THERE'S ONLY TWO RESULTS WITHIN THOSE NINE RESULTS TO ACTUALLY HAVE ACCREDITATION.

AND THOSE ARE THE TWO RIGHT THERE WITH ALCOHOL AND BEING AT THE TOP.

UM, AFTER THIS, THERE'S A REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT OF CAMP PLANNING AND OPERATIONS, UH, WE'RE NOW ABLE TO UTILIZE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE ACA.

WE ABLE TO TAKE OUR CAMPS TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY PROVIDING CAMPERS AND FAMILIES WITH A SAFE AND MEMOIR MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.

IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CAMP IS A JOB.

IT'S A VERY FUN JOB, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF REAL LIFE WORK EXPERIENCE THAT COMES FROM CAMP.

SO STAFF DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP ATTRACT DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS TO, TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND WHILE HELPING TO RETAIN QUALITY STAFF THROUGH QUALITY WORK EXPERIENCE, AND THEN SEEKING OUT GRANT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AS IT PERTAINS TO CAMPS OR WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS ACCREDITATION HELPS WORK FOR US AS WELL.

SO QUESTIONS, LET ME SEE THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU QUESTIONS.

NOPE.

NICE PRESENTATION.

THAT'S WHAT I ALSO THINK.

MARK, UM, UH, A LOT OF PUBLIC AGENCIES GIVE UP ON THIS PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE 300 STANDARDS YOU HAVE TO MEET.

AND HE DID THE BEHEMOTH AMOUNT OF WORK TO GET US TO THE FINISH LINE.

SO THANK YOU, MARK.

MARK.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WORK.

EXCUSE ME.

UM, NEXT WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION, WHICH IS ACCOMMODATION FROM MICHAEL BLACK.

MICHAEL, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP? WOULD YOU FROM HERE? COME ON, COME ON, COME ON OUT.

YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE THE SWING, THE BAT SWITCHING THEN.

CAUSE I'M THE VIDEO GUY THERE.

THERE'S NO GETTING OUT OF THIS, MIKE, YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA COME UP.

I GOTTA SWITCH IT.

SO SORRY FOR THE DEAD AIR.

I WANT TO COME DOWN.

IF YOU GUYS WANNA COME DOWN WITH ME, YOU, YOU MESS UP HIS VIDEO AND HE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE UP THERE, BUT HE CAN FIX IT.

MICHAEL.

MICHAEL CAN DO ANYTHING.

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MICHAEL BLACK AND MICHAEL HAS BEEN RUNNING OUR AUDIO VISUAL FOR 25 YEARS NOW.

AND I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 15 YEARS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU MISS A DAY.

HAVE YOU EVER MISSED A DAY LIKE CAL RIPKIN? SO I'VE GOT THIS, UM, MICHAEL'S MOVING ON TO GREENER PASTURES AND I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU, MICHAEL.

I WOULD LIKE TO READ IT IF YOU DON'T

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MIND.

WHEREAS VIDEO TECHNIQUES WAS FOUNDED IN 1990 BY MR. TOM BLACK AND ALCOHOL, AND WAS AWARDED THE RECORDING CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN 1996, IN 2008, MR. MICHAEL BLACK TWO COBRA VIDEO TECHNIQUES AFTER THE PASSING OF HIS FATHER, MR. TOM BLACK AND MICHAEL BLACK HAS SINGLE HANDILY CONTINUED TO SERVE THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTEGRITY WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, MICHAEL WAS INVALUABLE DURING THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY COUNCIL, CHAMBERS AND HIS DEVOTION TO THE CITY OF ALCOHOL.

AND OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS IS TRULY VALUED.

AND THE CITY OF ALCOHOL APPRECIATES THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY MR. MICHAEL BLACK.

NOW, THEREFORE I BILL WELLS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY COMMENDS, MR. MICHAEL BLACK, FOR HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND WISH HIM AND VIDEO TECHNIQUES THE BEST ON ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

THANK YOU AND I THINK I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS TO LEAVE THE SAY, WELL, I'VE KNOWN MICHAEL FOR 20 YEARS NOW, AND SOMETIMES IT ISN'T EASY RECORDING WHAT GOES ON IN THIS CHAMBER.

CAUSE SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE WILD AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB IN DECIDING WHO TO VIDEO, WHEN TO DO IT, WHAT CAMERAS TO USE.

THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK, SO, AND HE'S ALWAYS CHEERFUL AND HELPFUL.

UM, I'VE ENJOYED HIS COMPANY HERE A LOT.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL MIKE, THROUGH COVID YOU CERTAINLY HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT YOU'VE HAD TO WORK THROUGH.

THINGS NEVER DONE BEFORE YOU DID GREAT.

AUDIO VIDEO IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IF IT'S NOT GOING WRONG, YOU DON'T NOTICE IT.

AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE CHAMBERS ARE SITTING UP HERE ON THE DICE WHERE THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG.

SO YOU HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT ATTENDANCE.

YOU ALSO HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT SUCCESS RATE.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SO YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

I'VE WATCHED YOUR WORK ONLINE BEFORE I BECAME ON THE COUNCIL.

AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LOOK GOOD.

AND MICHAEL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ASIDE FROM YOU'RE A PROWESS, TECHNICALLY YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND AND YOU'RE A GOOD MAN AND, UH, I SURE HAVE APPRECIATED OUR TIME TOGETHER.

AND UH, I HOPE WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

SO GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY.

THIS, ALL THE CITY MANAGERS, ALL THE CITY COUNCIL, MEN, EXCEPT FOR A FEW, UH, ALL OF THE STAFF, SARAH, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

UH, POLICE CHIEFS PROTECTING US EVERY DAY.

UM, 250 PLUS MEETINGS.

I WAS HERE FIRST OPENED THE DOORS AND LAST TO LEAVE.

SO SHORTEST MEETING WAS FIVE MINUTES.

I THINK SOME OTHER LIKE 1996 LONGEST MEETING WAS EIGHT HOURS.

UH, THAT WAS HOME DEPOT TO, UH, THE ONE OVER THERE IN GREEN, IN MAINE.

THAT LASTED FOREVER.

I WAS WHEW.

IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO EDIT THAT ONE THAT WAS BACK IN THE OLD BETA CAMP TAPE DAYS.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYBODY.

AND I HOPE THE NEW CREW TAKES GOOD CARE OF YOU GUYS.

WE ARE NOW AT CONSENT ITEMS, CONSENT ITEMS, ROUTINE MATTERS AND ACTED BY ONE MOTION.

[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 OF LISTED BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN THE TENANTS MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS DO WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, NO STAFF, NO, SIR.

ANGELA, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS. YES, SIR.

WE HAVE, UH, TWO ITEMS PULLED NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE, BOTH OF THEM BY STEPHANIE HARPER.

GREAT.

I, STEPHANIE, WELCOME.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU GUYS IN A WHILE, SO HELLO.

UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING I'M KRISTIN, I DON'T FORGET THAT MOST OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE USING TO BE COMPLIANT WITH HOUSING, UM, WERE PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED OVER FIVE YEARS AGO.

UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN WE WERE GOING TO START SOME NEW PROJECTS FOR THAT.

AND I'M ALSO ON PAGE 12 OF THREE OF THE REPORT.

UM, THE 2020 AND 2021 FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE $207,014

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FOR ADMINISTRATING AND MONITORING AND ONLY $74,306 FOR OUR HOMELESS PREVENTION, LIKE A DIFFERENCE OVER $130,000.

UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT JOB DOES, DOES ADMINISTRATING AND MONITORING PROVIDE BECAUSE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN THOSE TWO PROJECTS OF $514,794.

AND THAT'S A BIG, BIG NUMBER.

LET ME SEE A GRAM IT'S KIND OF LAST MINUTE HERE, BUT CERTAINLY WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FROM THIS FUND, THESE FUNDING SOURCES TO PAY FOR ADMINISTRATION.

SO, UM, WE HAVE TWO HOUSING FOLKS THAT WE PAY FOR.

THEY WORK WITH ALL OF OUR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER FOLKS.

THEY WORK WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRMS THAT RUN ALL OF OUR SENIOR HOUSING AND OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT PAY FOR HOMELESS SERVICES.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE OF, MANY OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT, THAT ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

SO THESE PEOPLE, SO IT'S TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING LIKE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR MONITORING AND ADMINISTRATING, OR IS IT DIFFERENT GROUPS WITHIN THOSE CITY THAT HAVE TO DO WITH IT? I'M KIND OF CONFUSED COUNSEL, IT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL SALARIES, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES A LITTLE BIT OF MY TIME AND INCLUDES A LITTLE BIT OF THE FINANCES ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, THE PHONE SYSTEMS ELECTRICITY.

SO ALL THE OVERHEAD TO RUN A HOUSING PROGRAM IS WRAPPED UP INTO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

THAT JUST SEEMS REALLY, REALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ME.

WE'RE ONLY PUTTING LIKE THE BASE OF WHAT, $74,000 INTO THE PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE PAY THEM, THEIR SALARY ANYWAYS, IS COMING OUT OF THAT, JUST FOR THIS CERTAIN PROJECT.

THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT'S JUST WAY WHAT'S THE YEARLY COST FOR MYSTERY THIS PROGRAM.

I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT REMEMBER COUNCIL THERE, THEY'RE NOT JUST ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM THAT YOU, THE EXPENDITURE THAT YOU SEE ON THE REPORT, THEY'RE ADMINISTERING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ASSETS AND HUNDREDS OF UNITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DOZENS OF FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF MANAGEMENT THAT GOES INTO THIS PROGRAM, NOT JUST THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE SPENT LAST YEAR IN HOMELESS SERVICES AND ALSO THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE HELPING THEM.

WHEN WE GO TO FAMILIES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DIDN'T GET HOMES FROM WHAT THE REPORT SAID.

SO THAT DOESN'T, I MEAN, I'M SURE WE HAVE A BIG LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GET HELP FROM THE CITY FOR THOSE HOMES, BUT THEN THEY MANAGED TO HELP TWO PEOPLE THAT'S AND IT'S ON THE REPORT, BUT I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE SINCE I'M ALREADY UP HERE.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT SAYS ABOUT THE RACIST FOR H 29, BUT I REMEMBER, UM, EMPLOYEES AND I, I WAS, WAS AGAINST THIS BECAUSE WE BECAME A CHARTER CITY IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE HAVING TO GIVE RAISES EVERY YEAR TO THESE, TO THIS GROUP.

BUT I THINK THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD EVALUATE THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GIVING EVERYBODY RAISES EVERY YEAR, BUT WE DO GIVE THEM RAISES EVERY YEAR.

UM, THE STATE, I BELIEVE THAT MAYBE IF WE ONLY GIVE THEM RAISES WHEN THE STATE INCREASES, THE MINIMUM WAGE WOULD BE FAIR, BUT WE SHOULD EVALUATE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF EXPENDITURE THAT WE TAKE OUT EVERY YEAR THAT WE COULD BE CUTTING BACK ON, BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT ANYBODY MAKING AND WE'RE FROM 24 46 AN HOUR, ALL THE WAY UP TO $130 AN HOUR, WE COULD PROBABLY JUST BRING THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT.

SINCE OUR MINIMUM WAGE IS ONLY $15 AN HOUR.

THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION FOR MAYBE HELPING OUT OUR C THANK YOU SEVEN.

GRANT.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT THIS AGENDA ITEM ACTUALLY IS.

UM, 8 29 MAKES REPRES IS THE, THE AREA IN WHICH, UH, THE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM IS MADE UP OF, BUT ALSO A LOT OF OUR, OUR, ALL OF OUR PART-TIME HOURLY EMPLOYEES.

SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 26 OR 2026 EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE.

UM, PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, MOSTLY REC LEADERS.

WE ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO UPDATE THIS, TO, TO PAY MINIMUM WAGE.

AND WHEN MINIMUM WAGE GOES UP ON JANUARY 1ST, SO THIS IS INCREASING THE WAGES OF OUR LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES TO MEET BASIC CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS.

THIS IS NOT ADDRESS MY SALARY OR ANY OF THE OTHER EXECUTIVE TEAM.

OH, I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT.

THANK YOU, GRAHAM.

UM, I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

US TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

THAT BRINGS

[ 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.]

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL AND REDEVELOPMENT

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AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ALREADY BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE EMMA'S HEARD STATE LAW PROHIBITS 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, DID WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE ONE, SIR IN IS FROM CAPTAIN JEFF LUSH MEN.

HELLO.

A LOT OF YOU MAY REMEMBER ME.

I'M CAPTAIN JEFF LASH, BUT 37 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY, ABOUT MY CONCERNS.

I'VE THREE AREAS I'D LIKE TO ADJUST ADDRESS.

FIRST.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON MY CANCER STATUS AS REQUESTED BY MR. WELLS.

LAST TIME IT WAS YOU'RE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

HE ASKED ME TO COME BACK AND REPORT ON THAT, WHICH I WAS GOING THROUGH RADIATION MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER.

WHEN I HAD TO DEAL WITH AN APPEAL HEARING FOR MY DISABILITY RETIREMENT.

AT THIS POINT, THE NUMBERS ARE GOOD AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY REMAIN.

SO THAT WAS GREAT NEWS.

WHEN I OPENED THE INFORMATION FROM MY DOCTOR, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE I'M CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED EVERY THREE MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THE CANCER DOESN'T RETURN.

I AM GRATEFUL THIS TIME, THE TEST RESULTS WERE GOOD, BUT I ALSO HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE INCAPACITATION, THE SURGERY AND THE RADIATION HAVE CAUSED ME.

ONE OF WHICH IS PERMANENT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION.

THE OTHER IS BLADDER CONTROL.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

GENTLEMEN, I HAVE TO WEAR THIS 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND MADAM, BECAUSE OF THE SURGERY, THE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE I AM, THE MORE, LESS, LESS CONTROL I HAVE ON MY BLADDER.

THE CANCER I HAVE IS LINKED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPOSURES.

I EXPLAINED BEFORE THE CANCER CAUSING TOXINS DURING MY 30 YEARS SERVICE TO SEE OF ALCOHOL.

AND THAT WAS DETERMINED BY VERY LONG LENGTHY PROCESS OF WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION.

THE SECOND CONCERN I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS WAS HOW I WAS TREATED BY THE CITY.

WHEN I APPLIED FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT, THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH CALPERS, CALPERS ADMINISTERS IT.

THE CITY COULD HAVE WORKED WITH ME ON MY APPLICATION OF DISABILITY, RETIREMENT.

THEY CHOSE NOT TO STILL UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T TALK TO ME, BUT AGAIN, CALPERS ADMINISTERS IT.

THE CITY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT MAKING THE DECISIONS.

SO, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'VE HAD TRIED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY STAFF ABOUT MY APPLICATION, BUT NOBODY WAS WILLING TO TALK TO ME.

I HAD NO SUPPORT, NO HELP FROM THE CITY WHATSOEVER.

I RECEIVED INACCURATE INFORMATION FOR UPPERS, WHICH LED ME TO FILING PAPERWORK LATE IS BECAUSE OF THIS TIME OF THE CALPERS DENIED MY APPLICATION.

SO IT WASN'T BECAUSE I HAD CANCER.

IT WAS A PROCEDURAL PROBLEM.

I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY WAS STAFF CITED WITH PERS WITHOUT CONSULTING ME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I CALL SUPPORT.

I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY THAT I SUPPORTED FOR SO LONG DID NOT SUPPORT ME WHEN I HAD, WHEN HAD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS WHAT SUPPORT IN MY WORLD LOOKS LIKE THE CITY COULD HAVE OPENED, HAD, COULD HAVE BEEN OPEN AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ME.

THE CITY COULD HAVE VOICED SUPPORT FOR ME IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH CALPERS.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO REMAIN SILENT AND JUST GO ALONG WITH THEIR DECISIONS.

HAD THE CITY SUPPORTED.

MY APPLICATION PROCESS WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCEED, BUT SUPPORTING ME AND SUPPORTING ME WOULD HAVE COST THE CITY.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, NOT A DIME.

I DON'T RECEIVE ANY EXTRA MONEY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT.

MAYBE I GET A BLUE CAR TO HANG IN MY MIRROR, BUT I GET A TAX BREAK.

THAT'S IT.

BUT AT LEAST IT WOULD HAVE SOME VALIDATION THAT MY 30 YEARS OF SERVICE HERE, MY CANCER MET SOMETHING.

SO ONCE AGAIN, NOT A DIME TO THE CITY COSTS,

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NO EXTRA MONEY.

MY PENSION, JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT I HAVE A DISABILITY AS SORT OF RATES ASSOCIATED WITH MY 37 YEARS OF SERVICE.

INSTEAD OF SUPPORT, I FEEL IS TREATED WITH A DIFFERENCE AS IF I WAS JUST IRRITATING FOR THE SIDE OF THOSE INVOLVED, I FEEL LIKE I WAS IGNORED.

I CAME TO YOU AND ASKED FOR HELP AND SUPPORT.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I HAD A HEARING THE NEXT DAY OF APPEAL COURT, YOUR CITY ATTORNEY ATTENDED.

HE SAID, ABSOLUTELY ZERO HAS SUPPORTED MY POSITION.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY, BUT THEY WON'T TALK TO ME.

THEY WILL TALK TO YOU.

THEY HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING WHY THIS ATTITUDE, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

THAT HAD TO DO WITH MY RETIREMENT FOUR YEARS AGO.

WHEN MOST OF YOU ARE NOT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT I RECEIVED THE SAME KIND OF TREATMENT FROM THE CITY STAFF IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR HELP WITH SUPPORT.

THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A PATTERN OF TAKING EMPLOYEES FOR GRANTED AND A CULTURE OF NOT LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS OF EMPLOYEES.

ONE MORE TIME, BUT I'LL BE ON MY THIRD, THIRD AND FILE WHY I'M HERE.

THIS BRINGS ME TO MY THIRD AND FINAL POINT.

I'M NOT HERE FOR MYSELF BECAUSE OF THIS SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN MADE.

MY DISABILITY HAS BEEN DENIED.

CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE YOU, AS THE COUNCIL, AS CITY MANAGEMENT HAVE BOTH A RESPONSIBILITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES.

I EMPLOYED HIM TO REALLY LOOK AT HOW EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED.

I THINK YOU WILL SEE THAT WHEN THEY COME TO YOU, THE COUNCIL, WHEN THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STAFF AND NOW YOU'RE MORE RYE, CAN WE FOSTER A MINDSET WHERE ARE HAILED WITH THE COURAGE OF AN OPEN MIND? OPEN DIALOGUE WOULD BE NICE.

REALLY WOULD BE GENTLEMEN, KENYA, CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORT FOR LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER.

THIS IS ALL I'VE EVER ASKED WITH SOME SUPPORT.

IT WAS UNFORTUNATE.

SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT ANY INFORMATION, ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT.

THESE GENTLEMEN KNOW MY CONTACT INFORMATION, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME FOR NOW, I HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

I DO HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY, BUT I, I WANT TO ASK THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR JUST QUICKLY.

I I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.

YOU, WHEN YOU SAY YOUR DISABILITY WAS DENIED OR YOU, YOU DID NOT GET YOUR, ANY OF YOUR DISABILITY PAY, I DID NOT GET A DISABILITY RETIREMENT.

I WAS OVER BY REQUEST.

WAS IT CHANGE FROM A SERVICE RETIREMENT TO DISABILITY TIME, BUT ONCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED, MY CANCER WAS WORK-RELATED.

I REMEMBER THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE IN THAT IS HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR TAXES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

I DON'T GET AN EXTRA NICKEL OF MONEY FROM ANYBODY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE I, WE HATE TO SEE SOMEBODY LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY A CAPTAIN WHO WORE THE UNIFORM AND FOUGHT FOR US FOR 30 YEARS, I COME FROM A FIREFIGHTER FAMILY.

I KNOW HOW PREVALENT CANCER IS IN THE RANKS.

I KNOW HOW DEVASTATING IT CAN BE.

AND I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S A REALLY HARD THANKLESS JOB AND IT'S, IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS FEELING LIKE MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

I'M NOT GIVING YOU LIP SERVICE.

I APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT EVERY PERSON THAT WEARS THE UNIFORM FOR THE, FOR THE CITY AND SOMEBODY WHO SPENT 30 YEARS HERE AND RETIRED, YOU HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT.

I'M SORRY THAT THIS SITUATION DIDN'T WORK OUT.

AND HAVING TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH I COULD DO TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU THE RESPECT THAT YOU DESERVE.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU ACCEPT THAT IN THE SPIRIT THAT THAT HAS GIVEN, BECAUSE I, I'M NOT SAYING IT JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

I, I, I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S HARD TO OVERCOME THAT

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AND ACCEPT THAT WITH THE WAY I'VE BEEN TREATED.

AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME.

AND YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW.

I, AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ME PERSONALLY, BUT I FEEL THE SMELL OF THE CULTURE.

WELL, I THINK IT'S THE SITUATION, BUT, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND, AND HAVE A MEAL WITH ME OR, OR MEET AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN, UM, MAKE THE CULTURE BETTER IN THE FUTURE, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST.

I, I PRAY THAT YOUR, UH, PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT YOU'RE HAVING AS A RESULT OF YOUR WILL GET RECTIFIED.

AND, UH, I KNOW, NO, NO, I KNOW I'M, I WILL LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH THE DISABILITY.

THAT'S THE SURGERY RADIATION HAVE CAUSED.

AND I'M SORRY.

YEP.

AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE DO APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE WISH YOU ONLY THE BEST.

AND I HOPE THAT THIS ANGER AND THIS DIVISION CAN BE PUSHED TO THE BACKGROUND, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO CELEBRATE ABOUT WHAT YOU DID FOR THE CITY.

AND I, AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY APPRECIATES AGAIN, THAT'S ALL, UH, NEGATED BY INTERACTING WITH YOUR STAFF.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE COUNCIL.

AND NOW YOU'LL KNOW WHY.

WHEN THE CITY EMPLOYEES COME BEFORE YOU, WHAT, WHY THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES? I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAS TO BE LIKE THE WAY IT IS.

I KNOW THIS IS GOVERNMENT AND THERE ARE RULES, BUT YOU KNOW, I, UM, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU SAID, I'M GOING TO FOLLOW IT AWAY.

AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES AND CREATE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT COME FROM THE FUTURE.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION AGAIN.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND THAT I INTEND TO THAT YOU'LL LOOK BACK ON YOUR CAREER WITH US, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A POSITIVE THING.

NO.

UH, ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES OR NO MORE COMMENTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THIS ACTION, ONE TIME, MAYBE TWICE, NO, THIS, YEAH.

THEY'VE COMPLETELY INVALIDATED MY SERVICE TO THE CITY.

I DO TAKE PLEASURE IN THE SERVICE I PROVIDE TO THE HUMANITY AND THE COMPASSION.

I PROVIDED THE CITIZENS WHEN THEY CALLED 9 1 1, AND I DON'T ENJOY IS THE TREATMENT I GET FROM STAFF.

NO, NO.

AND I, I HEAR YOU AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT A HAPPY FACE ON THAT.

I'M JUST, I, I KNOW THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD EXPERIENCES THAT CAME OUT THAT THEN YOU HAVE A BROTHERHOOD WITH, UH, THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE WITH FOR 30 YEARS AS WELL.

I KNOW THAT.

SO THANK YOU, SIR.

GOD BLESS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL? I'LL JUST SAY ONE THING.

UM, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I CONTACT OUR POLICE AND FIRE REPRESENTATIVES CONSTANTLY ASKING THEM, WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND YOU CAN ASK ANY ONE OF OUR, ANY, ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS OF POA OR, OR, OR OUR HEARTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS THAT I CONSISTENTLY HAVE ASKED THEM, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUPPORTED? SO LIKE YOU SAID, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

AND ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS THAT I WROTE DOWN WAS THE TREATMENT OF CITY EMPLOYEES.

AND, UM, IN THAT RESPECT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT WERE THE BADGE, I'M, I'M COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

UM, AND, AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH YOU, BUT, UM, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

I'D LOVE TO COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU.

AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE EXAMPLE.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND FIRE TRUCKS AND THE STATION.

WE ALL KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS AFTER THE SERVICES.

I'M TALKING ABOUT SUPPORT TO THE INDIVIDUAL FIREFIGHTERS.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT I ASKED FOR SUPPORT FROM MY FIREFIGHTING BROTHERS, AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO UPSET THE STAFF BY SHOWING ANY SUPPORT OR TAKING SIDES AND SAYING THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD SHOW SOME, UH, INTEREST AND OR SUPPORT IN MY REQUEST.

SO THEY DECIDED TO STAY OUT OF IT TO STAY NEUTRAL.

AND I FOUND THAT PRETTY DISHEARTENING TOO, SO THAT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

SO, AND I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU.

UH, EVERY OTHER QUESTIONS, UH, I'M HAPPY TO EMAIL YOUR OFFICE, LET YOU MAKE APPOINTMENT, BUT THIS IS JUST, IT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME SINCE THIS STARTED.

THIS IS, I NEED TO PUT THIS BEHIND ME.

THIS IS THREE PLUS YEARS OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE CANCER, THE TREATMENT, AND THIS WHOLE PROCESS OF WORKMAN'S COMP AND PURS.

SO IF YOU, IF YOU JUST CALL TRACY AT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, SHE COULD SET SOMETHING UP FOR US.

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AND WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. CONSIDER ITEM 11 IS TO CONSIDER THE ZONING CODE UPDATE.

WE ARE NOW PUBLIC HEARINGS

[11. Zoning Code Update - Phase I RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the public hearing and receives testimony; Closes the public hearing; Moves to INTRODUCE the next ORDINANCE, in order, APPROVING Zoning Code Amendment No. 2021-0002; and Requests that the City Clerk read the ORDINANCE by title only.]

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

HI, TONY, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL EACH YEAR.

UH, THE STAFF, UM, IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL TECHNICAL CLEANUPS, UM, IN THE ZONING CODE AS WE ADMINISTER IT EACH YEAR.

UM, AND WE BRING THAT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO MAKE CHANGES WHERE NEEDED, UM, ALSO TO HELP, UH, FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND TO, UH, PROVIDE SOME CLARITY IN SOME OF THE AMBIGUITY IN THE ZONING CODE.

SO, AS I JUST INDICATED, WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT, UH, MODIFICATIONS TO THE ZONING CODE, UH, FOR CLARITY, ESTABLISH LIMITED OBJECTIVE STANDARDS FOR SOME SMALL BUSINESS, UM, ACTIVITY, UH, REDUCE PERMIT LEVELS AND TO FACILITATE LOW-LEVEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, SOME OF THE NOTABLE CHANGES THAT WE'LL GO OVER IS, UM, TO ALLOW NEW ON SALE ESTABLISHMENT, NEW ON SALE OF ALCOHOL, UM, FOR ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN 19 AREA.

SO SPECIFIC PLAN, 19 GOVERNS PARKWAY PLAZA, UM, LIKE THE DOWNTOWN AREA, UM, ALCOHOL SERVICES ALLOWED BY MINOR USE PERMIT IN THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE DOES NOT REQUIRE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

AND AS A STAFF LEVEL APPROVAL, WE'D LIKE TO WE'RE PROPOSING THE SAME THING IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGREES TO ALLOW SUCH ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN RESTAURANTS, TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALCOHOL.

UM, IN CONCERT WITH PRINCIPAL USES SUCH AS SPORTING ACTIVITIES LIKE A BOWLING ALLEY, OR IF THERE WERE A THEATER OR A MUSEUM OR OTHER TYPES OF PRINCIPAL USES THE CODE IS WRAPPED UP PRETTY TIGHT IN THAT OTHER SIMILAR PRINCIPAL USES, UH, CURRENTLY ONLY ALLOWS A CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.

UH, WE DON'T THINK THAT, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGREES THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE AT STAFF LEVEL, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THAT SAME DEFINITION OF PRINCIPAL USES AND SIMILAR TO HOTELS, UM, UM, SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND THE LIKE, UH, IN THE M ZONE, UH, BREWERIES ARE ALLOWED BY, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE UP TO 15% OF A TASTING AREA.

UH, THIS AREA IS LIMITED TO THE INDOOR ONLY WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

AND THE PLANE COMMISSIONER AGREES IS TO INCREASE THAT FROM 15 TO 25% TO ALLOW INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AND TO REMOVE A RESTRICTION FOR HOURS OF OPERATION, WE FIND THAT MOST OF THE M ZONE BUSINESSES HAVE CEASED OPERATIONS BY 6:00 PM.

AND THAT BREWERY SEEMED TO GET GOING SOMETIME AFTER THAT.

SO WE'D LIKE WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THE HOURS OF OPERATION.

AND IF A BREWERY WISHED TO DO MORE THAN WHAT'S ALLOWED UNDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CODE THAT THEY CAN MAKE, MAKE THOSE REQUESTS BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CITY COUNCIL.

UM, LIKE WE WOULD REMEMBER, UM, BACK MARCH, APRIL WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL WAS DISCUSSING THEIR PRIORITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AREA.

AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ADDITIONAL USES FREEWAY DIDN'T USES COULD BE ALLOWED IF THEY'RE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN NORTH OF MADISON OR THOSE VACANT PROPERTIES ARE IN THERE, HASN'T BEEN MUCH DEVELOPMENT.

THIS INCLUDES LODGING CHARGING AND FUELING STATIONS, CONVENIENCE MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, AND ACCESSORY DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICES, PLANNING, COMMISSION, AND AGREES.

AND THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED IN THE, UM, ZONING CODE UPDATE.

UM, STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING TO STREAMLINE THE PERMIT PROCESS FOR FOOD TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.

UM, BRINGING THAT DOWN FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING PERMIT TO A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT, UH, TH WE THINK THIS WILL HELP, UM, UH, SPEED UP THE PROCESS, UH, GIVE FOOD TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, UH, MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR LOCATION.

UM, FOOD TRUCKS AND TRAILERS SEEM TO BE MORE TRANSITORY.

ONE SPOT MAY NOT BE, UH, LOOK AS GOOD AS MAYBE ANOTHER.

SO, UH, WE THINK IF WE CAN BRING DOWN THAT PERMIT PROCESS, UH, SPEED THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.

THERE'S A LESSER FEE.

UH, WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL.

SOME NOTABLE CHANGES, UM, MISCELLANEOUS, UH, WE WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING PROHIBITION ON VEHICLE OCCUPATION ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

IT ALREADY EXISTS, UM, IN OTHER, OTHER, UH, ZONES AS WELL.

SO YOU CANNOT OCCUPY AN RV OR A TRAILER IN A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONE.

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SO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.

UH, THE REASON IS THAT WE ROUTINELY HAVE CODE COMPLIANCE CASES, UH, WHERE THIS IS AN ISSUE.

UM, JUST THIS YEAR WE HAD A COUPLE OF CASES ON THE, ON THE RANKA AND MARLENE, WHERE WE HAD A PROPERTY OWNER, UM, RENTING OUT SPACE WITH THREE TRAILERS THAT WERE ILLEGALLY HOOKED UP TO THE POWER, AS WELL AS THE SEWER SYSTEM.

UM, WE THINK WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION TO HELP OUR APPLICATION, OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND OTHERS, UM, ARE PROVIDING, UH, CODE APPROVED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ALLOW CERTAIN OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE FOR RETAIL BUSINESSES TO HAVE UP TO 24 SQUARE FEET.

UM, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS JUST WOULD BE, UM, LIMITED TO WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED NEAR THE ENTRANCE, NOT IN PARKING AREAS OR BLOCKING ACCESS.

UM, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE SEPARATELY.

REGULATED USES SUCH AS ALCOHOL AND AUTOMOTIVE PARTS, TOBACCO, ET CETERA.

THIS WOULD BE YOUR TYPICAL GENERAL RETAIL PRODUCTS.

WE'RE ASKING THAT THE PARKING RATES FOR VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS BE GROUPED IN WITH OTHERS NOT LISTED.

AND THAT THAT CATEGORY IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

UH, WE THINK THIS WILL HELP CERTAIN VOCATIONAL VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOLS.

UH, THE CURRENT RATE IS A BIT ONEROUS AND EXCESSIVE.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGREED WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT ARE BEFORE YOU AND YOUR AGENDA REPORT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

ON NOVEMBER 16TH, WE ASKED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVED TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK THE CITY CLERK TO RECITE THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR TONY, STEVE? HI, TONY, VERY COMPREHENSIVE.

UM, LET'S TALK ABOUT RVS FOR A SECOND BECAUSE THE PROPOSED UPDATE IS, UH, AN ADDITION TO SECTION 17.1 40.1 60, THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE, THE ADDED PHRASES AND A NO CASE MAY SUCH VEHICLES TO BE USED AS HABITATION ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY.

DOES CALIFORNIA STATE PROHIBIT LIVING IN A TRAILER RV? DOES THAT SUPERSEDE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE? WELL, CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, UM, DOES LIMIT RVS TO TEMPORARY OR RECREATIONAL USE, NOT AS A PERMANENT HABITABLE SPACE.

SO WAS IT DISCUSSED IN THE PROCESS EITHER WITH STAFF OR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION? I CAN SEE A CONCERN THAT IF A FAMILY HAS, UH, THEIR, THEIR PARENTS ARE COMING TO VISIT FROM THE MIDWEST FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, UH, AND STAY IN THE RV THAT THEY DROVE OUT HERE, UH, ON THE PROPERTY, THEN THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED.

WOULDN'T IT? WELL, THE CODE ALREADY PROHIBITS THAT WE'RE JUST ADDING CLARITY.

WELL, I THOUGHT THE CODE PROHIBITS IT IN THE FRONT YARD ONLY.

WELL, THE CODE DOES SAY THAT UNOCCUPIED RVS ARE ALLOWED TO BE STORED IN THE FRONT YARD.

THAT'S WHAT THE CODE SAYS.

THE INVERSE OF THAT IS, DOES NOT INTERPRET IT TO MEAN THAT OCCUPIED OUR VIEWS ARE ALLOWED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE PROPERTY.

THE ZONING CODE IS A PERMISSIVE ZONING CODE.

SO IT'S, IT LISTS WHAT'S ALLOWED IN THAT ZONE.

SO, WELL, IF IT'S ALREADY PROHIBITED, WHY ARE WE ADDING THE PHRASE AND A NO CASE MAY SUCH VEHICLES BE USED? WE FIND THAT IT'S BETTER UNDERSTOOD WHEN I'M DEALING WITH CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES FROM PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN ASKING THEM, UH, INDICATING TO THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE AND THAT THEY NEED TO REMOVE THESE TRAILERS, UM, FROM BEING USED AS A PERMANENT HOUSING.

SO THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING THAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER.

AND I GUESS I'LL SAY THIS FOR COMMENT AFTER THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION, BUT I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON SOME THINGS.

KIND OF LIKE COMPASSION? I MEAN, I THINK A LOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH OUR HOMELESS PEOPLE TOO, THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR TRAILERS AND PARKING IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.

OR QUESTIONS FOR TONY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS? YES, SIR.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS STEPHANIE HARPER.

SO GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, STEVE, BECAUSE BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE IN HAPPENING.

THERE ARE THINGS, OUR TRAILERS AND PARKING ON OUR STREETS, AND WHEN THEY TAKE THOSE TRAILERS AWAY FROM THOSE PEOPLE, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WAS GOING TO BE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET HERE, HOMELESS.

BUT IF THAT WAS A FAMILY LIVING IN THERE, OR WHAT IF IT WAS SOMEBODY THAT HAD A TRAILER LIKE TODAY, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE HIM ON THE STREETS FROM BEING IN A TRAILER WITH HER DRY AND WARM WOMEN TO HAVE SOME

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AND YOU NEVER MAINTAINING LIKE THAT.

MAYBE SOMEONE WHO'S GOT A JOB AND JUST CAN'T AFFORD RENT, AND THEY'RE LIVING IN THEIR TRAILER, YOU KNOW, WITH PARKING IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.

SO THEY DON'T BREAK ANY OTHER LAWS, BUT THIS LAW WOULD MAKE IT TOTALLY ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO EVEN DO THAT.

SO WHAT ARE WE SAYING? WE'RE MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO HOMELESS IN OKLAHOMA WHEN HALF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS HAVE BECOME HOMELESS.

WHY LIVING IN OKLAHOMA? WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM.

THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT.

WE'RE JUST AVOIDING IT AND TO LOOKING AT, BUT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT, BUT HOW CAN WE ADDRESS IT? MEMORIAL SPENT SPENDING 74, 70 $4,000 ON IT, ON THE PREVENTION PART OF IT.

AND WE'RE SPENDING OVER 500,000 ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE MONITORING PART.

MAYBE WE COULD GET THOSE PEOPLE TO START WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM FOR US, REBECCA BRANSTETTER.

HELLO, WELCOME.

ALLOWING UNSHELTERED FAMILIES.

UM, MY NAME IS REBECCA BRANDS THAT ARE LIVE ON HILLS MONT DRIVE IN OKLAHOMA.

UM, I'M ALSO THE CONVENER FOR THE SHELTER AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS GROUP FOR THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE.

AND IN THAT CAPACITY, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STRIKE THE 16TH, WHEREAS IN THE PROPOSED PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 11 0 5 8, THAT WOULD PROHIBIT PARKING OCCUPIED RVS IN ANY ZONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

NOW, AT FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK THAT THE STAFF WENT THROUGH TO, TO SCRUTINIZE, UM, A VERY BIG CHUNK OF, OF THE CODE.

UM, BUT WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT LONGTERM RV PARKING CAN BE A NUISANCE TO NEIGHBORS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND FURTHER TIGHTENED SCARCE STREET PARKING AND PUBLIC PARKING, I WOULD URGE YOU TO REGULATE RATHER THAN PROHIBIT OCCUPIED RV PARKING.

A BLANKET PROHIBITION RIGHT NOW WOULD TIE THE CITY'S HANDS BEFORE STAFF CAN EVEN BEGIN TO STUDY OF SAFE PARKING OPTIONS UNDER ITEM 25 ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH THE TASKFORCE AND THIS RESIDENT STRONGLY SUPPORT.

UM, JUST LAST FRIDAY, WE LEARNED THAT THE CAHONE VALLEY UNION AND GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVE A KNOWN HOMELESS POPULATION OF OVER 550 FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST 30 OF THESE FAMILIES BEING UNSHELTERED OFTEN LIVING IN, IN THEIR VEHICLES.

AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, SCHOOL OFFICIALS STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE AN UNDER COUNT BECAUSE MANY HOMELESS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TRY TO REMAIN HIDDEN SO THAT THEY CAN STAY CLOSE TO JOBS AND SCHOOLS IN THEIR HOMETOWN OUTREACH WORKERS AMONG THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED A NUMBER OF SENIOR CITIZENS AND INCLUDING SEVERAL VETERANS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN THEIR HOUSES.

AND SINCE COVID RELATED MENTAL ASSISTANCE AND EVICTION MORATORIUM HAD ENDED, AN RV MIGHT BE THE ONLY OPTION TO KEEP A FAMILY TOGETHER UNTIL THEY CAN SECURE A TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING.

INSTEAD, PERHAPS THE CITY COULD ESTABLISH A PERMIT WITH A NOMINAL FEE FOR TIME LIMITED OCCUPIED RV PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THIS WOULD ENABLE THOSE WHO LIVE IN SMALL HOUSES TO HOST FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO VISIT THEM, OR IT COULD BE PROVIDE ONSITE LIVING OPTION DURING A HOME RESER REV, RENOVATION OR TENTING, OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

THE TEMPORARY OPTION OF LIVING IN AN RV CAN ALSO BE A CRUCIAL TOOL FOR THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS TO USE IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HOUSING NAVIGATION AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, NOT ONLY WOULD THIS KEEP FAMILIES CLOSE TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND JOBS AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, IT COULD PROVIDE A STABLE LOCATION WHERE OUTREACH WORKERS KNOW THEY CAN FIND THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE.

SO I ASKED ALCOHOL AND CITY COUNCIL TO KEEP THIS OPTION OPEN FOR NOW AND TO WORK WITH STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO PUT STRATEGIC REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT ULTIMATELY WOULD BETTER SERVE THE INTERESTS OF OUR CITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR CITY.

HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN OKLAHOMA.

LAST SPEAKER, BONNIE.

BARANOFF WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JUST FOLLOWING UP BRIEFLY ON MY COLLEAGUE, REBECCA HAD TO TALK ABOUT MY NAME IS BONNIE BEAR ENOUGH.

I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON, REPRESENTING THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE.

UH, WE, THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE OBJECTS TO PROHIBITING OCCUPIED RVS AND TRAILERS IN ALL ZONES AND ASK THAT YOU STRIKE THIS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MISCELLANEOUS ZONING CODE AMENDMENT PROHIBITING RVS AND TRAILERS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT MUCH NEEDED EMERGENCY

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SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST.

ARE ANY MORE, NO MORE SPEAKER, SIR.

MAKE A MOTION THEN THE CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

TONY.

SO MARIN COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO JUST REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT, UH, LIVING IN RVS AND TRAILERS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL IS ALREADY PROHIBITED BECAUSE THE CODE IS SILENT ABOUT THAT ACTIVITY.

SO WHEN THE CODE IS SILENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MEANS IT'S NOT ALLOWED, UM, NUMBER TWO, THE PROPOSED LANGUAGES IS TO, TO ENSURE CLARITY AND, UM, SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL, UM, I'M SURE REMEMBERS IS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN EMERGENCY HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO ALLOW FOR SUCH AN EMERGENCY HOUSING OPTIONS IN EITHER AN EMERGENCY SLEEPING CABIN APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE UNDER APPENDIX O AND OR A TINY HOMES ON WHEELS AS THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE DMV AND MEETING CERTAIN ANTSY STANDARDS THAT ALLOW FOR, OR THAT ARE BUILT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED, UH, LIVING SITUATIONS.

UM, THERE ARE 15 SITES IN THE CITY THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE SUCH ACTIVITIES.

UM, THE, UH, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A STREAMLINED PERMIT, UM, PROCESS.

UM, NO ONE HAS YET TO TAKE A, UM, ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO DATE, UH, EXCUSE ME, ONE ORGANIZATION HAS, EXCEPT THEY HAVE NOT, UM, OBTAINED THE PROPER, UH, BUILDING PERMITS YET TO BUILD THE EMERGENCY SLEEPING CABINS, UH, SLEEPING IN RVS VEHICLES OR TRAILERS ON THE, ON A PUBLIC STREET IS NOT, UM, ADDRESSED BY THE ZONING CODE, UH, THAT IS A CALIFORNIA STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR SUCH ACTIVITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL OF THOSE THREE ITEMS. THANKS, TONY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

ROBBERY ABOUT TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION SURE.

AT MY YES, AND SEND MY MICROPHONE.

SO, AND THIS MIGHT BE FOR TONY.

SO CURRENTLY IT'S LEGAL FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AN RV OR TRAILER IF IT'S PARKED ON THE STREET, CAUSE THAT'S A CALIFORNIA STATE LAW.

AND, BUT WITHIN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, IT IS ALREADY NOT LEGAL FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AN RV IN THE FRONT YARD, ON, ON A RESIDENTIAL LOT OR COMMERCIAL ON ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY, ON ANY PRIVATE FILM, LESS THAT PROPERTY IS APPROVED FOR SUCH ACTIVITY.

SO AS AN EXAMPLE, ON EAST MAIN STREET, THERE'S AN RV TRANSIENT OR TRANSIENT RV PARK THAT WAS APPROVED MANY, MANY YEARS AGO BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THAT OPTION FOR SUCH A PARK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ZONING CODE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, UM, AS WELL, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY LEGALLY, UM, USED, UH, UH, TRANSIENT RV PARK WITHIN THE CITY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, OTHER SITUATIONS.

WHEREAS IF A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, WHETHER COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL RENTS OUT SPACE IN THEIR BACKYARD OR SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE PROPERTY TO HAVE SOMEONE LIVING IN AN RV IS NOT A PERMITTED USE IN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA.

TONY, THAT PROPERTY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATUS.

SO THAT ON EAST, UM, THE R THE TRANSIENT RV PARK ON EAST MAIN STREET.

UM, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY ARE STILL OPERATING.

UM, THEY SEEM TO, UH, BE FULLY OCCUPIED.

THIS IS THE RV PARK AT, UH, PEPPER AND MAIN STREET.

THANK YOU, STEVE.

WHOSE MOTHER CAME OUT FROM NEBRASKA AND STAYED IN HIS RV FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT SH THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

UH, PART OF THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS TO ME.

UM, WE'RE SAYING TO A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, IF YOU'RE REMODELING YOUR HOUSE, YOU CANNOT STAY ON YOUR FIFTH WHEEL WHILE YOU'RE REMODELING YOUR HOUSE.

AND I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO DID THAT, AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME IF I MIGHT CLARIFY, UH, MR. UH, COUNCILMEN ARE GLOBAL.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS AN ACTIVE BUILDING PERMIT AND MAKING RENOVATIONS TO THEIR HOUSE TO SECURE A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS ON THEIR PROPERTY WHILE THEY'RE DOING THE REMODEL.

DOES THAT TEMPORARY USE PERMIT COST MONEY $195? I DON'T, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF THAT.

YOU'RE DOING A REMODEL TO YOUR HOUSE AND YOU'RE LIVING IN YOUR OWN FIFTH WHEEL AND YOU GOT TO PAY $195 TO DO THAT.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

UM, I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON

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SO IT'S HIS PROPERTY, IT'S HIS RV.

SHE'S STAYING FOR TWO WEEKS.

WHAT'S THE HARM IN THAT? I, I DON'T, I, UH, HE'S LOSING A RIGHT TO HIS PROPERTY TO USE IT IN THAT WAY.

SO, UH, THE, UH, HOUSING AND SHELTER GROUP OF EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE, UH, HAD A GREAT MEETING APPARENTLY LAST FRIDAY, UH, IN THE CAR.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS MOTOR BURNED INTO PARKING, A SAFE PARKING ITEM, BUT THEY HAVE 13 UNSHELTERED FAMILIES IN THE CAHONE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 19 IN THE GROSSMONT DISTRICT THAT THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THEIR LIVING OUT OF CARS OR RVS.

AND IT WOULD SEEM IF SOMEBODY HAS HEART TOO, TO LET THOSE PEOPLE PARK THEIR CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

THAT SEEMS SENSE.

SO WHAT, WHAT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ME IS RATHER THAN SAY A COMPLETE PROHIBITION, THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF, OF REASONABLE TIME LIMIT PER YEAR TO SAY UP TO 30 DAYS PER YEAR, YOU CAN OCCUPY A, AN RV OR A TRAILER OR A CAR ON YOUR PROPERTY.

AND THIS WOULD, THAT 30 DAYS WOULD COVER, UH, THE PEOPLE, YOUR RELATIVES, OR FRIENDS VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN THAT WOULD COVER REMODELING TO YOUR HOUSE.

IT WOULD COVER SOMEBODY WHO HAS A HEART TO NOT A FAMILY WITH KIDS AND CONE VALLEY OR GROSSMONT STAY IN THEIR DRIVEWAY FOR A MONTH WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING TO SECURE HOUSING.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE CHANGE IT TO, UH, AN, IN NO CASE MAY SUCH FIELD, CAUSE YOU USED THE HABITATION TO SOMEHOW PUT THE LANGUAGE, UH, TO SUGGEST A LIMIT OF 30 DAYS PER YEAR FOR 12 MONTH PERIOD, 30 DAYS PER 12 MONTH PERIOD.

THAT'D BE MY SUGGESTION.

MORE THOUGHTS.

I ALSO ATTENDED THAT MEETING LAST FRIDAY AND, UM, I REALIZED THAT THIS IS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS AND THAT IT'S ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF ALCOHOL, BUT WHEN WAS THIS LAW PASSED? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER? I DO NOT KNOW.

HOUSING SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW.

BUT PROBABLY A REALLY LONG TIME AGO, TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

TIMES ARE HARD.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S, AND I MEAN, NO DISRESPECT, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO RE EVALUATE THIS PARTICULAR, UM, CODE.

WE NEED TO REEVALUATE IT AND LOOK AT IT.

WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TOO MANY PEOPLE, TOO MANY KIDS LIVING IN CARS, LIVING IN RVS OR TRAILERS OR WHATEVER.

I GET IT.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVING TRAILERS IN THEIR PARKING LOT IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS.

WE'RE IN THEIR FRONT YARDS OR WHATEVER, LIVING IN THEM.

I GET THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE'VE GOT TO REEVALUATE AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, COMPASSIONATE TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A HOUSE OR HAVE AN APARTMENT.

AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN A CAR.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE AND SLEEP IN MY CAR AS A KID.

AND THAT SUCKS BECAUSE KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN CARS.

KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN, IN MOBILE HOMES OR NOT MOBILE HOMES, BUT RVS.

AND I REALIZED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A VOICE AND IT'S TOUGH.

AND IT'S REALLY NOT THE CITY'S JOB TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE OUR REGULATIONS A LITTLE BIT FLEXIBLE AND ALLOW FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO HELP OR ALLOW FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, WHATEVER, TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO LIVE IN THEIR CAR OR LIVE IN THEIR RV, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR 30 DAYS.

CAUSE THAT 30 DAYS LIKE MY COLLEAGUE HAD MENTIONED THAT 30 DAYS COULD BE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET INTO THAT APARTMENT.

THEY COULD SAVE THAT MONEY TO GET THEM OVER THE HUMP TO GET INTO THAT APARTMENT.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

WE NEED TO REEVALUATE THAT LAW BECAUSE IF IT'S A STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR THIS AND THIS LAW WAS DONE A LONG TIME AGO, WE NEED TO BRING IT UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

AT LEAST CONSIDERING IT.

I THINK A COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL MADE A VERY COMPELLING ARGUMENT ABOUT THE 30 DAY EXCEPTION.

UH, IF WE FIND THAT IT'S ABUSED OR CAUSING PROBLEMS, WE CAN REVISIT THIS, BUT, UH, THIS COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL SAID, THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES A TREMENDOUS

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AND THEIR DAYS MAY GIVE THEM A TIME TO GET TOGETHER WITH OUR, OUR, UH, HOUSING PEOPLE TO FIND A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO.

THAT'S AFFORDABLE WEIGHT.

TONY, YOU CAN SIT DOWN, CALL YOU BACK IF WE NEED YOU.

I APPRECIATE STUCK UP THERE.

AND JUST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE, UH, UH, STEVE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY I SAY 30 DAYS IS BECAUSE ON THE OTHER SIDE, YOU HAVE THE BALANCE WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.

AND I THINK STAFF HAS GIVEN US TWO INSTANCES AND I, UH, WHERE THEY'RE BECOMING QUASI AIRBNBS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE USING THESE FIFTH WHEELS OR TRAILERS TO MAKE MONEY.

WE HAVE ELECTRICAL SAFETY, WE HAVE SEWER SAFETY, WE HAVE WATER SAFETY, UH, AND, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A AIRBNB OR, OR QUASI ATU SITUATION.

SO I THINK, UH, 30 DAYS ALLOWS FOR THESE, UM, INTEREST TO THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, WHILE PROTECTING THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, QUALITY OF LIFE AS WELL THOUGH.

UH, STEVE, OR IN YOUR PROPOSAL, DID YOU SAY, OKAY, SO 30 DAYS WITHIN A ONE-YEAR TIMEFRAME, IS THERE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE 30 DAYS WITHIN THAT YEAR IS MAYBE YOU CAN CLARIFY A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS AND 12 MONTH PERIOD.

UM, YEAH, LIKE, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, I WAS HOMELESS IN COLLEGE AND I LIVED DOWN IN MY CAR.

UM, AND IT'S NOT FUN.

UM, BUT, UH, YEAH, I TEND TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

UM, I, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW.

AND YOU DO MAKE EVERYONE MAKES A VERY COMPELLING ARGUMENT IN THAT THE FLEXIBILITY FOR A TEMPORARY OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE TO LIVE IN THEIR RV, UM, FOR A TEMPORARY AMOUNT OF TIME, I THINK IS REASONABLE.

UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT IS LEGAL TO DO IT ON THE STREET, I MEAN, THE ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE.

SOME OF THESE RVS COULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREET IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE PARKED ON SOMEONE'S PROPERTY, UM, IN, IN THE BACKYARD OR ON THE SIDE.

SO, UM, I'M, I'M OPEN TO ADJUSTING THAT LANGUAGE.

I'M SORRY, YOU SAID IT'S LEGAL TO DO ONE ON THE STREET.

SO IT'S CURRENTLY CALIFORNIA LAW SAYS IT'S LEGAL FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AN RV ON, ON THE ROAD IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IT'S NOT LEGAL ALCOHOL, BUT IT'S NOT LEGAL.

IS IT LEGAL AND ALCOHOL ON THE STREET? COME ON UP.

TH TH THE DISTINCTION IS THAT THE ZONING CODE ADDRESSES PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE USE OF RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING PROPERTY, NOT THE STREETS.

SO WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS, IS TO CLARIFY THAT YOU COULD NOT ALLOW THE HABITATION OF, UH, RVS OR TRAILERS ANYWHERE ON ANY PROPERTIES, UH, SPECIFICALLY IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT WAS IN THE, UM, RESIDENTIAL ZONE, BUT I THINK, UH, IT APPLIES ELSEWHERE.

UM, SO, SO THE, IF YOU'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THAT YOU WOULD GO ON TO STATE SOME SORT OF GUIDELINES THAT WE CAN INSERT INTO THAT CHANGE FOR PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE, THE, UM, THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS ISSUES AND THOSE THAT ARE, UM, BENEVOLENT TO THEIR NEIGHBORS BY ALLOWING THEM TO STAY THERE.

PERHAPS WE AVOID AIRBNBS AS MR. GOEBBELS SAID, BY MAKING IT RENT-FREE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF PAYMENT OR CONSIDERATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE RESIDENTS OR RELATIVES OR SOMETHING, OR BOTH.

SO JUST SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT.

BUT, BUT TO YOUR POINT, I THINK TO YOUR CLAIRE, YOUR CLARITY POINT, IT IS LEGAL SO WHITE RIGHT NOW, SOMEONE COULD PARK THEIR RV ON MOLLISON AND LIVE IN IT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT STATE LAW, IT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE CITY ZONING CODE.

ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY.

SO I THINK MY POINT IN BEING, IF WE ALLOW A TEMPORARY USE OF AN RV TO BE LIVED IN, INSTEAD OF PEOPLE PARKING THEIR RVS ON THE STREET, THEY WOULD PARK IT IN THEIR DRIVEWAY.

IS THAT, IS THAT IS, IS, DOES MY RATIONALE ADD UP A LITTLE BIT, OR AM I OFF STEPH UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE COUNSEL IS INDICATING? RIGHT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT MOST FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN CARS AND RVS ARE TRANSITORY, THEY'RE NOT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, HOWEVER, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO ENTERTAIN SUCH LANGUAGE TO ADJUST THE ZONING CODE AS PROPOSED, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU, UM, MODIFY IN A MOTION SECTION 17 1 4 0 1 6 0 4.

AND THE LAST SENTENCE WHERE MAY SUCH VEHICLES BE USED AS PERMANENT HABITATION

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HOWEVER, PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, MAY USE, UH, SUCH VEHICLES UP TO 30 DAYS IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE AND OR FOR OTHERS AT NO RENT, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

THEN THAT SEEMS TO BE IN THEME WITH THE COUNCILS, UM, DISCUSSION GREGOR.

WELL, I LIKE TONY'S SOLUTION.

UM, AND I THINK I WOULD RATHER HAVE THESE RVS OR CARS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.

I THINK THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

IT MAKES EVERYBODY SAFER.

IT MAKES THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SAFER BECAUSE OF THAT.

GONNA RUN INTO AN RV, UH, PARKED ON THE SIDE OF ROAD THAT STICKS OUT A LITTLE BIT.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT THERE IS ANOTHER LEVEL OF SAFETY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE LETTING THEM PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THEY'RE LETTING PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAY.

SO THERE'S THERE, THERE'S MORE SAFETY THERE AND PEOPLE THAT PREY UPON THE HOMELESS OR THE, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS, CAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE.

I THINK THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GO INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY OR BACKYARD OR SIDE YARD CAUSE TROUBLE.

SO I CAN SEE WHERE THE COUNCIL'S GOING WITH THIS AND NOT TO BE A GRINCH AT CHRISTMAS TIME, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE, UM, AS I'M SURE ALL OF, YOU KNOW, I SPENT MY ADULT LIFE WORKING IN PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOMS, WORKING WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE.

UM, IN MY ESTIMATION, ALMOST EVERY HOMELESS PERSON I MET THROUGH THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM WAS, UH, ADDICTED TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF CRIMINALITY IN THE, IN THE HOMELESS POPULATION.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE HAND, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOLKS COMING FROM BACK EAST AND STAY WITH THEIR KIDS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUT A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN ABOUT LETTING HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAVE A CAR OR ACCESS TO A VEHICLE LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PEOPLE'S YARDS BY SOMEBODY.

WHO'S GOT A SOFT HEART FOR THAT, THAT KIND OF THING.

I THINK WE ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE THAT BUY HOMES IN ALCOHOL THAT THEY MAYBE DON'T WANT HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN DRIVEWAYS NEXT, NEXT TO THEM.

THEY DON'T WANT ALL THAT COMES AROUND WITH IT.

THEY DON'T WANT THE URINATION THAT HAPPENS ON THE SIDE OF BUILDINGS.

THEY DON'T WANT THE TRASH, THEY DON'T WANT THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THEY DON'T WANT A LONG HISTORY OF CRIMINALITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY'RE RAISING THEIR KIDS.

AND I, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THAT.

AND WE SHOULD DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT STEVE TALKED ABOUT ORIGINALLY, WHICH WAS HAVING, UH, PEOPLE COME RELATIVES, COME AND VISIT AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO COME AND VISIT.

AND THEN THIS OTHER CONCEPT OF ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PARK THEIR, THEIR VEHICLES AND BE HOMELESS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOW I REMIND YOU, WE HAVE, WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, WHERE THERE'S ABOUT ANOTHER HALF, A DOZEN HOMELESS OUTREACH TYPE PROGRAMS THAT WE FACILITATE AND HELP IN THE CITY.

THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO GET OFF THE STREET.

IF THEY WANT TO GET OFF THE STREET.

PEOPLE GENERALLY DON'T GET OFF THE STREET BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO GO INTO THESE FACILITIES FOR THEIR REASONS.

SO I'M PERSONALLY GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE, UH, VOTING FOR A PLAN THAT ALLOWS HOMELESSNESS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

I, I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE WANT TO HAPPEN.

SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO, TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN THAT THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME AND VISIT, UM, THAT I'M OPEN TO THAT.

BUT IF IT'S A GENERALIZED PERVASIVE PLAN THAT ITS MAIN INTENT IS TO SOFTEN AND RELAX THE REGULATION OF THE HOMELESSNESS, I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THAT.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT THREE SITUATIONS HERE.

YOU'VE GOT THE VISITING RELATIVE.

YOU'VE GOT THE, UM, THE HOMELESS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND REFUSE TO GO INTO A SHELTER OR WHATEVER.

AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT BONNIE WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, BONNIE AND REBECCA AND KAY THAT YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS LIVING IN THEIR CARS, GOING TO SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT, UH, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS BECAUSE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

THEY'RE NOT VISITING SHOW, WHAT ARE THEY? AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND

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WE, I GET IT.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT TO HAVE HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET, BUT THEN WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING ELSE.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE OTHER SHELTERS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THESE STUDENTS? WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL IN OUR SCHOOLS? AND THEY'RE HAVING TO LIVE IN THEIR CARS? WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THEM? AND, AND I'M SORRY, BUT BEFORE, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT, OKAY, SAY WE PUT A 30 DAY TIME LIMIT, THEN WHAT I WOULD DO IS THROW IT BACK ONTO THE ADVISORS FOR ISI, UM, FOR THE HOMELESS TASK FORCE OR OTHER HOMELESS PROVIDERS OR ADVOCATES, YOU GOT 30 DAYS GET ON THE BALL, LET'S GET UP THERE AND YOU GOT TO WORK HARDER.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MONITOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S SEE.

HOW DO WE, HOW DOES OUR STAFF KNOW THAT SOMEBODY HAS BEEN THERE 28 DAYS AS TIME FOR THEM TO GO WELL? AND PART OF WHAT COMES TO MIND IS A REGISTRATION SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU A CERTAIN TIME LIMIT.

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO PARK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IS LIKE IN SOME, UH, STORE PARKING LOT.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S KIND OF BEEN NOT A GOOD IDEA, BUT YOU REGISTER IT'S MONITORED, UH, GIVE THEM SOME SORT OF PLACARDS SO THAT WHEN PD ROLLS BY, THEY KNOW THAT THAT PERSON IS REGISTERED AND WITHIN THE SYSTEM, I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, BUT WE'VE GOT TO SIT DOWN AND WE'VE GOT TO BRAINSTORM A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

BUT I MEAN, WE CANNOT HAVE OUR STUDENTS LIVING IN CARS.

WELL, I CERTAINLY THINK THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BRING UP ON THE GOAL.

THE GOAL SETTING SESSIONS ABOUT LONG-TERM LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR, FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE, ARE HOMELESS.

AND NOBODY'S NOT COMPASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.

NOBODY WANTS KIDS TO SLEEP IN CARS.

I DON'T, I DON'T WANT THAT.

I AGREE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A, AN OBLIGATION TO TRY TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER AND TRY TO MAINTAIN THE LIVABILITY OF ALCOHOL.

I, AND I AGREE WITH THAT.

I MEAN, IF YOU GO TO THE UNDERPASS RIGHT NOW OVER BY HOME DEPOT, HUGE ENCAMPMENT, HUGE ENCAMPMENT THERE, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN RIGHT NOW.

AND IT'S A HUGE ENCAMPMENT THAT'S ON COUNTY PROPERTY.

SO THERE'S NOT WHOLE MUCH, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT, UM, ALCOHOL CAN DO, BUT IT JUST SEEMS IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I SEE IT FROM A HOMEOWNER'S POINT OF VIEW WHERE I DON'T WANT THIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, I HAVE THIS SITUATION AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE.

I, I SEE IT FROM, YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS STANDPOINT.

AND I SEE IT FROM STEVE'S STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, GRANDMA COMES TO VISIT TWICE A YEAR.

SHE'S FROM MINNESOTA.

SHE WANTS SAN DIEGO SON.

I GET IT.

SO WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO COMBINE ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

THIS IS NOT THE FORUM TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MAYBE WE COULD PUT IT OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A GOAL SETTING SESSION.

I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSING THERE, ASK FOR TODAY.

UM, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY HEARTBURN ABOUT FIGURING OUT A WAY TO LET RELATIVES COME AND VISIT.

I DON'T THINK, I THINK 30 DAYS IS TOO LONG, PROBABLY TWO WEEKS IS MORE APPROPRIATE WITH THE, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A TWO WEEK EXTENSION, BUT, UM, AND, UH, WAIVING THE FEES FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO RENOVATE THEIR HOMES AND STAY ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT MAKES PERFECT.

SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, STEVE.

I THINK IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY A FEE TO STAY IN YOUR BACKYARD WHILE YOUR HOUSE IS BEING FIXED UP.

THERE'S I THINK THERE'S A SOLUTION, BUT I WANT US TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT NOT GOING TOO FAR WITH THIS, AND MAYBE, MAYBE YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY AND WE'LL HAVE A VOTE AND I CAN LIVE WITH THAT, BUT I FELT IT WAS MY OBLIGATION TO SAY SOMETHING, WELL, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS HERE I'M GOING TO THROW OUT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW FEASIBLE THE YARD, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MAYOR HAPPY HERE.

SO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL, I THINK WE'RE ALL AGREED ON, ON THE RELATIVES WITH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TIME, MAYBE WITH THE MAYOR.

AND WE'RE AGREED THAT IF YOU'RE HAVING YOUR HOUSE TENTED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S USUALLY WHAT FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT THE MOST, OR, OR YOU'RE HAVING A PERMIT, WHICH TONY'S GOING TO KNOW ABOUT JUST TAKING THE TERM IT, AND THEN THAT'S AUTOMATIC.

UH, SO WE'RE DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, IF THEY'RE HOMELESS AND I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOMELESS CAUSE I, FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, UH, I, UH, HAVE, UH,

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GRADUATES FROM EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER THAT USED TO BE HOMELESS, THREE, THEM STAYING AT MY HOUSE AND THEY KIND OF ROTATE IN AND OUT BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM, THEIR CREDIT SHOT.

AND SO THEY STAY AT MY HOUSE FOR A WHILE AND SOMETIMES A YEAR, SOMETIMES TWO OR MAYBE EVEN SIX MONTHS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT A JOB, THEY'RE PAYING THEIR BILLS AND THEY, AND THEY MOVE ALONG.

AND, UM, BUT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH A PROGRAM.

AND, UH, SO THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF VETTING THERE, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, PUT MYSELF IN THE SHOES OF THE AVERAGE PERSON IN OKLAHOMA THAT OWNS A RENT, A HOUSE.

I THINK IT'S KIND OF UNLIKELY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LET SOMEONE STAY IN THEIR DRIVEWAY OR SOMEWHERE ON THEIR PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A RAGING DRUG USER.

UH, THAT'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF VETTING THERE.

UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON METH IN THIS CITY AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S SOMEWHERE, IF THEY'RE NOT RELATIVES, THEY HAVE TO TAKE A DRUG TEST TO GET THE PERMIT.

AND I THINK EVEN ON MARIJUANA, IT'S THEY CAN TELL IF YOU'VE USED IT IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, BUT THAT'S LEGAL NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF, BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST THROWING THINGS OUT SO WE CAN KIND OF COME TO A CONSENSUS.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEGALLY ASK SKINNY, BUT I TOOK A DRUG TEST FOR OUR COUNTY, THE CITY TYPE PROGRAM.

WELL, WHY WOULD THEY DO IT FOR, FOR BUSINESS? UH, YEAH, THEY DO IT FOR JOBS WHERE THEY REQUIRE A DRUG TEST.

MORGAN, ANY COMMENT ON THAT? I KNOW I'M GOING REALLY OUT IN LEFT FIELD HERE.

I'M NOT SURE I GRASPED ALL THE, THE, UH, THE, UH, ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS IN THIS ONE MOTION OR THIS ONE CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE.

UM, DRUG TESTING WOULD BE A VERY HARD FOR US TO, TO IMPOSE AS WELL AS TO REGULATE.

I WOULD NOT SUGGEST THAT WE REQUIRED DRUG TESTING AS A CONDITION TO ALLOWING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AN RV ON SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY.

YOU'RE GETTING INTO HOMELESS PROGRAMMING.

SO WE'RE, UH, UH, WELL, WE CAN ALSO PUT A SUNSET CLAUSE INTO THIS THAT IT'S GOOD FOR ONE YEAR AND WE SEE HOW IT GOES.

UH, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, UM, STEVE, YEAH, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE KICK THIS OUT FOR NOW.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.

LET'S JUST SEND IT BACK TO STAFF.

LET'S REWORK IT.

SO I WOULD MOVE THAT.

WE ACCEPT, UH, WELL, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE STRIKE SECTION 15 AND SECTION 16, WHICH THIS TALKS ABOUT FROM THE ORDINANCE AND APPROVE THE REST.

THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION COUNSEL.

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY STAFF THINKS THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING A ZONING ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW, BUT NOW YOU'VE, YOU'VE DELVED INTO PERMITTING.

UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET A PERMIT, TO PUT AN RV ON THE STREETS FOR 50 DAYS FOR FREE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE NEED SOME BIGGER THINKING.

SO I, WE WOULD CONCUR WITH THAT, THAT CONCEPT TO PUSH FULLY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS STRIKING SECTIONS 15 AND 16? I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOUR MOTION INCLUDE RENUMBERING, THE SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS.

SO WE JUST DON'T HAVE A BLANKS ON 15 AND 16.

IT'LL RENUMBER EVERYTHING AFTER THAT, 15, ET CETERA.

SO I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION TO SAY THAT WE READ NUMBER, UH, SECTIONS FALL SECTION 17 AND LATER TO, TO REFLECT, UH, THE STRIKING OF SECTIONS 15 AND 16.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MOVE THE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

AND WITH THAT, SIR, I WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE, UH, IN NEW ORLEANS TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE ALCOHOL AND MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S STONING CODE, INCLUDING ADOPTING ADDITIONAL, ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVE STANDARDS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM 12 IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE 20 21 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN.

THE SECOND LAST PUBLIC HEARING ON TODAY'S AGENDA,

[12. Third Amendment to FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan to Allocate Available CDBG Funds; and Fourth Amendment to FY 2019-20 One-Year Action Plan to Re-Allocate Available CDBG-CV (CDBG CARES Act) Funds RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: Opens the public hearing and accepts public testimony for the Third Amendment to FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan and Fourth Amendment to FY 2019-20 One-Year Action Plan; Closes the public hearing; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, amending the FY 2020-21 One-Year Action Plan to: Allocate and appropriate $510,000 in available CDBG funds from the unallocated fund balance to the ADA Concrete Improvements 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; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, amending the FY 2019-20 One-Year Action Plan to: Re-allocate $240,691 in available CDBG-CV funds from completed projects to the Touchless Traffic Signal Pedestrian Push Button Installations project to address the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic; 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.]

OH, I STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M JAMIE VAN ROBINSON WITH THE HOUSING MANAGER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THIS, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO TWO SEPARATE ANNUAL ACTION PLANS.

THANK YOU WERE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 ACTION PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE CDBG PROGRAM INCOME TO A PROJECT.

UH, WE'LL DISCUSS, UH, ADA CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS AND A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1921 YEAR ACTION PLAN, UH, FOR REALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE CDBG CARES ACT FUNDS TO A NEW PROJECT THAT WILL PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND OTHER POTENTIAL VIRUSES INTO THE FUTURE.

YEAH, THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS FOR ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE PROGRAM INCOME TOTALING 510,000 TO AN EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECT.

YOU MIGHT RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE SALE OF THE 10 34 NORTH MAGNOLIA BUILDING FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF 1.06 MILLION.

THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED WITH CDBG FUNDS AND THE SALES PROCEEDS WERE TO COME BACK TO THE CDBG FUND AS PROGRAM INCOME.

IN THAT HEARING COUNSEL ALSO ALLOCATED A PORTION OF THE PROGRAM INCOME 550,000 BACK TO THE WELLS PARK PROJECT TO REPLACE FUNDS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY TEMPORARILY REALLOCATED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE, ASGROW CLOSED ON THE SALE OF THE BUILDING IN MARCH OF 2021.

AND THE CITY RECEIVED THE FUND.

THE REMAINING BALANCE OF 510,000 IS AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION TO AN ELIGIBLE PUBLIC FACILITY.

PROJECT PUBLIC WORKS HAS IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL NEEDS FOR ADA CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND MEET ADA STANDARDS.

THE FUNDS WILL BE COMBINED WITH TWO PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS, UH, OF THE, OF FUNDING TO THE ADA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND WILL BE USED TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CURB RAMPS AND SIDEWALKS THAT WILL BE IMPROVED WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

THE TOTAL PROJECT ALLOCATION WITH THE PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS IS UP TO 1,020,000 AND CHANGE STAFF RECOMMENDS ALLOCATING THE 510,000 OF UNALLOCATED CDBG FUNDS TO THIS PROJECT FOR CONTINUING EXPANSION OF THE ADA IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EVEN WITH THE NEW MONEY ADDED BY JUNE OF 2020 TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1921 YEAR ACTION PLAN IS FOR REALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE CARES ACT FUNDS.

THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT CARES ACT FUNDS TO ANOTHER CARES ACT ELIGIBLE PROJECT.

AS YOU KNOW, HAD PROVIDED US WITH A TOTAL OF 1.8 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING THROUGH, THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

AND ALL OF THESE CARES ACT FUNDS MUST BE USED TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR, OR RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

IN MAY, SINCE MAY OF 2020 CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED ALLOCATIONS OF CARES ACT FUNDS FOR CATEGORIES OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY MOTEL STAYS EMERGENCY SHELTER.

AND MORE RECENTLY THE EMERGENCY SCATTER SITE MOTEL PROGRAM, THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND A RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR A POTENTIAL FACILITY SERVING HOMELESS IN POSSIBLE COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AND THE COUNTY.

ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. IN MARCH OF 2021, THE COUNTY OPENED ITS MOUSES COUNTY EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

AND FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND RESIDENTS AT THAT TIME, OUR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WERE SUSPENDED IN ORDER TO AVOID A DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE ALCOHOL AND RESIDENTS WOULD NOT BE INELIGIBLE FOR THAT ASSISTANCE WITH THE COUNTY, A TOTAL OF 238,259 IN CARES ACT FUNDS REMAINS FROM OUR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND THERE'S ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDS FROM THE FIRST EMERGENCY MOTEL STAYS PROGRAM THAT DIDN'T TRANSFER TO THE NEW AGREEMENT THAT WE GAVE THEM.

SO THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR REALLOCATION IS 240,691.

THIS TABLE PROVIDES DETAIL OF THE PROJECT BALANCES REMAINING AND THE TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR THE REALLOCATION IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL

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RESEARCH FOR OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE REMAINING FUNDS, STAFF EXPLORED BEST PRACTICES AND IDEAS FOR PROJECTS FROM, WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND AGENCIES AND WORKED WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF TO COME UP WITH A POTENTIAL PROJECT THAT IS ELIGIBLE AND THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED QUICKLY.

STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROJECT WHO INSTALLED TOUCHLESS SIGNAL, PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON INSTALLATION, UH, THAT IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND TO PROVIDE EMPHASIS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BY REMOVING PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THESE SURFACES, THE FUNDS WE'RE PROPOSING WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL THESE TOUCHLESS CONTROLLERS AT APPROXIMATELY 32 TRAFFIC CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS WITH FREQUENT PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS REALLOCATING THE 240,691 TO THIS PROJECT.

AND THIS PROJECT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY JUNE, 2022.

I'M SORRY, THE END OF 2022.

AND THAT WILL ASSIST US IN MEETING HUD'S REQUIREMENTS FOR SPENDING A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS BY JUNE OF 2023.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO ADOPT THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 ACTION PLAN ALLOCATING THE 510,000.

DO THE ADA CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND ALSO ADOPT A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1920 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN REALLOCATING $240,691 TO THE TOUCHLESS TRAFFIC SIGNAL, PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON PROJECT.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

LET ME SEE, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS MICHELLE? I, UM, ON THIS TOUCHLESS, UH, TROPIC SCENE, WHAT'S THE DATA SHOW, THE, UM, AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSIBLE COVID GERMS ON THESE THINGS.

IS THERE DATA ON THAT? THERE IS NOT DATA ON THAT THAT I HAVE SEEN.

SURE.

SO WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN.

WE WANT TO SPEND 240,000 FOR TOUCHLESS TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, CROSS THE WALK AND TO NOT SPREAD COVID OR NOT SPREAD ANY GERMS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DATA TO SUPPORT THAT.

WE HAVE THE DATA I UNDERSTAND FROM PUBLIC.

WHEREAS WE HAVE THE DATA ON THE, THE USAGE AND THE PEDESTRIAN, HOW OFTEN THOSE PARTICULAR TRAFFICS AND CROSSINGS ARE USED.

AND IT IS A MECHANISM TO WHEN YOU WAVE YOUR HAND, YOU AVOID PHYSICAL CONTACT.

SO IT'S, UH, IT'S, THERE IS NO DATA ON HOW, HOW TRANSMISSIBLE THAT DISEASE WOULD BE.

BUT I THINK TOUCHABLE SURFACES, IF YOU COULD MINIMIZE THAT, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GENERALLY KNOWN THAT THAT WOULD HELP TO SPREAD, YOU KNOW, OTHER DISEASES THAT W WHAT, WHAT PROMPTED THE, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION.

THIS IS A LOT OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF THAT ARE OUT IN THE FIELD, NOTICE THAT PEOPLE, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I HAD BEEN RUNNING ALL THE STREETS OF ALCOHOL.

I HAD NEVER TOUCHED ONE OF THOSE.

I USE MY ELBOW, RIGHT.

UH, BUT WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE USING THEIR FEET, THEIR HIPS, THEIR SHOULDERS.

SO WE, WE KNOW THAT THERE, THERE IS A, UH, PREVALENT CONCERN ABOUT PEOPLE TOUCHING THOSE.

AND SO THIS WOULD BE A SOLUTION TO MEETING THAT NEED, THAT WE SEE IN THE COMMUNITY.

ARE THERE OTHER NEEDS PROBABLY IN THE COUNCIL HAS OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR THOSE FUNDS? WE'RE, WE'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THOSE ARE, BUT REMEMBER, THESE ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE TO BE SPENT SOON.

THERE, THEY HAVE TO BE FOR CDBG ELIGIBLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT HAS TO BE COVID RELATED.

SO IT DOES RESTRICT OUR ABILITY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTHERWISE WE'D LOVE TO DO WITH SOME CDBG MONEY.

HAVE WE GONE OUT AND HAVE WE, UM, SENT OUT A, UH, A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, I MEAN, COST OF THESE PARTICULAR, RIGHT.

WELL, I HAVE THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE, THE S UH, THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, MARIO, UH, DID TELL ME HE THOUGHT HE COULD DO THIS NUMBER.

SO I ASSUME THAT HE'S LOOKED AT S THE INTERNAL COST AND THE COST OF GOING OUT THESE PARTICULAR MODELS.

UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT HE OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT DONE AN RFP YET.

WELL, I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO PURCHASE YET, BUT I WAS JUST, I JUST WANT TO FAMILIAR WITH THE MILLION RISE MYSELF WITH THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, HAVE WE GOTTEN QUOTES? IS THIS THE BEST, YOU KNOW, THE BEST PRICE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE? YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE BEST PRICE FOR THE PRODUCT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT STAFF, UM, MAN HOURS TO INSTALL IT AND ALL OF THAT.

SO THAT COMES UP THE, THAT 240,000 CORRECTLY, I THINK WITH THE AVAILABLE FUNDS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SCALE UP OR DOWN THE NUMBER OF CONTROLLERS.

THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL.

YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL ACTION PLAN UPDATE, AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO TELL US ABOUT CERTAINLY MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL STAFF HAS PROVIDED, UM, AS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKAGE, A MATRIX THAT SHOWS AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AT IN THE COUNCIL ACTION PLAN.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

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SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER, SIR, MAKE A MOTION.

THEN THE CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

I'M OKAY.

WITH THE FIRST 510,000, I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO DELAY A DECISION ON THE 238,000 FOR THE TOUCHLESS SIGNALS UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR ABOUT THE SAFE PARKING INITIATIVE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT COULD BE AN ELIGIBLE FUNDING PROGRAM SINCE IT FALLS UNDER THE SAME CATEGORY AS, AS MOTEL STAYS AND EMERGENCY SHELTER HOUSING, CORRECT.

YOU CAN USE CDBG COVID MONEY ON ANY HOMELESS RELATED PROGRAMS. AND IN FACT, I WISH MS. HARPER HADN'T LEFT, BUT WE ACTUALLY SPENT $345,000 OF THIS SPECIFIC FUNDING SOURCE ON HOMELESS PROGRAMMING.

SO IT'S INELIGIBLE USE.

SO I, I GUESS I WOULD, UH, ASK THE COUNCIL TO DELAY THE DECISION ON THE SECOND PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION UNTIL WE HEAR THE SAFE PARKING ITEM.

HOW ABOUT YOU, BUT NODDING IN AGREEMENT.

SO, UM, SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION ORDER, AMENDING THE FYI 2021 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN TO ALLOCATE THE 510,000 TO THE ADA CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD, UM, MAYOR CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS, THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER THAT ITEM 25, AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE IT BACK UP WITHOUT CHANGING THE AGENDA.

I'LL MOVE THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE ITEM 12 TO BE CONCURRENT WITH AGENDA ITEM 25 DISCUSSION ON SAFE PARKING SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

RIGHT? WE HAVE SIX ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

[13. Selection of Deputy Mayor RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council selects a Deputy Mayor according to the El Cajon Municipal Code.]

ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 13 IS REGARDING THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

I'LL ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OUR MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES THE CITY TO CONTEMPLATE A, UM, ROTATION IN THE MAYOR PRO TEM OR THE DEPUTY MAYOR IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.

AND SO, UM, IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, STAFF HAS PREPARED A SLIDE THAT SHOWS, UH, THE ROTATION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THE UPCOMING THREE YEARS BASED ON, UH, WHO HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MESHELL BE THE, UM, PROCLAIMED THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE 2022 YEAR, AND THEN CONSIDER THE MOST, YOU WOULD NOT BE TO CONSIDER 2023 AND 2024, BUT THAT KIND OF LAYS OUT THE, THE FUTURE.

GREAT.

THE QUESTIONS COUNSEL, UH, ANY SPIRIT CARDS ON THE ITEM? NO SPEAKER, SIR.

ALRIGHT, SO I LIKE TO MAKE MOTION.

SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I'D IMPORTANT TO

[14. City Council Action Plan Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report and provides feedback.]

THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS ONE TO PROVIDE A REPORT AND, UH, FEEDBACK, UM, OBTAIN FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO IT'S TO KIND OF HELP PREPARE THE COUNCIL.

FORD'S JANUARY 20TH, GOAL-SETTING SESSION, THAT'S COMING UP.

UM, AS YOU RECALL, LAST MARCH, THE COUNCIL MET TOGETHER AS, AS A BODY AND IDENTIFIED SEVERAL PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY, FOR THE CITY TO WORK ON IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AND OUT OF THAT, UM, THOSE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES, THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED 16 VERY SPECIFIC GOALS.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THIS SHOWS THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES, INCLUDING A MISCELLANEOUS PRIORITY.

WE HIT THE NEXT SLIDE.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AFTER THE PLAN WAS PUT FORWARD, ARPA MONEY CAME IN.

SO STAFF'S BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON ADMINISTERING OPERA MONEY AND, UH, HAD SOME SANDAG ISSUES.

WE'VE HAD THE, UH, PRO THE SO-CALLED WORKING FAMILY ORDINANCE

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TO WORK ON.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THINGS THAT HAVE SIDETRACKED US A LITTLE BIT THIS LAST YEAR, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR.

AND I WANTED TO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, NOT DETAILS ON ALL 16 GOALS, BUT MAYBE A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE THINGS WHERE WE'RE AT AND GIVE COUNSEL AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.

SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, SO IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT, UM, STAFF MET WITH SIX DIFFERENT DIVERSE GROUPS, MOSTLY MINORITY GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, MET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO KIND OF GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE CITY.

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER IT.

AND BASED ON THAT, STAFF PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF HOW TO GET THE WORD OUT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UM, ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS THAT CAME FROM THAT DISCUSSION WAS THE COUNCIL REQUESTED STAFF UTILIZE NEXT DOOR.

WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO USE NEXT DOOR, CAUSE IT'S A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH, BUT WE'VE VENTURED INTO IT.

AND WE'VE PROBABLY SEEN A, SEVERAL OF OUR POSTS.

AND SO FAR IT'S WORKED GOOD AND IT'S BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

WE'VE DONE MORE VIDEO CONTENT AND WE WANT TO DO MORE AND MORE VIDEO CONTENT, WHICH COMES AT A COST IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION AND STAFFING.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO FOCUS MORE OF OUR POSTS ON HUMAN INTEREST.

AND YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED A LOT OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, DON'T FOCUS JUST ON THE FACTS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY AND CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THAT, THAT SERVICE.

UM, THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT WE, UM, ARE STILL WORKING ON IS MORE INFORMATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT ALL THE MANY PROGRAMS WE'RE DOING ON HOMELESSNESS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE SPENDING ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE EFFORTS AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE ON HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S A, IT'S A DIVISIVE AREA, BUT EVEN THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE DO NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THAT WE HAVE DONE.

AND SO WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB IN COMMUNICATING THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY ON W ON THE PROGRESS WE'VE HAD.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, VINCENT, OH, BY THE WAY, VINCE AND I ARE GOING TO BE TAG TEAMING A LITTLE BIT.

SO HE'S TAKING THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES REALLY GREW OUT OF RECEIVING THE ARBOR FUNDS.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT RETAINING, UM, NALESON DALE, WHICH IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT FIRM AND DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

YOU'LL RECALL.

WE DISCUSSED THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING EARLIER IN THE YEAR WHERE WE ALLOCATED ABOUT $5 MILLION OF ARPA MONEY, UH, TOWARDS THAT EFFORT.

UH, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF, UH, REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY VIA POLLING, UM, SURVEYS.

UH, WE'VE DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS GROUP, UH, WHICH IS A DIVERSE GROUP THAT MEETS REGULARLY WITH THE ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS.

AND RIGHT WHEN WE RETAINED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT WAS WHEN THE ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE COUNTY'S WORKING FAMILIES ORDINANCE CAME ABOUT.

SO EARLIER ON IN THIS MEETING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, YOU AUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS, UH, FOR NALESON DALE TO EXAMINE THE WORKING FAMILIES ORDINANCE, TO COME BACK TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THE COUNTY IS FINISHED, UH, ANALYZING IT AND IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THE COUNTY WILL PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO YOU WILL HAVE AN EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE WORKING FAMILIES ORDINANCE AS IT RELATES TO US.

UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME GETTING BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CITY HAS UNDERTAKEN A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.

AND AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE WILL BE COMING UP BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM BOTH LARGE BUSINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS THAT THE ARPA MONEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED FOR.

SO YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM NATO NEEDLESON DALE, UH, WHEN THEY COMPLETE THEIR WORK.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, WE'VE GONE TO HOMELESSNESS.

UH, YOU ALSO RECALL, UH, PERTAINING TO CITY BEAUTIFICATION THAT, UM, YOU RECEIVED A, A PRESENTATION FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON BIG IDEAS.

IT WAS CALLED THE BIG IDEA PLAN, WHICH TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO BEAUTIFY THE ENTRYWAYS TO THE CITY.

UM, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU LOOK FAVORABLY UPON.

AND SO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS GONE BACK.

UH, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING THE IDEAS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU, UH, AT THAT MEETING AND DEVELOPING A BUDGET FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE IDEAS, ALONG WITH IDENTIFYING OTHER PROPERTIES AT OTHER GATEWAYS OR OTHER ENTRYWAYS TO THE CITY THAT WOULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.

SO BOTH BEAUTIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.

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UH, WE'VE CONTINUED OUR HOMELESS PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR ALONE IN TWO AND 2021 WE'VE SHELTERED EMERGENCY SHELTER AT 766 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, EITHER THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT OR THROUGH OUR MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM AND THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, OUR HOUSING NAVIGATOR AND OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND THROUGH ECE TLC AND OUR, THE WAY BACK HOME PROGRAM, WE HAVE PERMANENTLY HOUSED 201 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, ONE OF THE OTHER GOALS WAS TO WORK WITH THE OTHER EAST COUNTY CITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ON DRAFTING AN MOU THAT WE WOULD ALL BE PULLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD SHARE RESOURCES THAT WE POTENTIALLY SHARE SHELTER SPACE.

UH, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF LAMESA.

AND I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO DRAFT THE ORDER OF THE MOU.

UM, WE'VE GOTTEN THE SIGN-OFF OF ALL THE EAST COUNTY CITY MANAGERS, MR. FOLEY, JUST PRE, UH, FINISHED HIS REVIEW.

IT'S NOW GOING THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE OTHER CITY ATTORNEYS IN THESE COUNTY, AND THEY'LL GO BACK INTO THE COUNTY'S LAP TO, UM, FOR ITS LEGAL REVIEW, BUT WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO PRESENTING THAT MOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND THEN AS WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN DOING, WE CONTINUE OUR CLEAN, UH, CLEAN UP EFFORTS.

UH, WE'VE REMOVED 390 TONS OF TRASH AND WASTE FROM CITY PARKS, RIGHTS OF WAYS, ALLEYS AND OUR STORM DRAINS.

UM, AND WE HAVE POWER WASHED 26 AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ENCAMPMENT AREAS THAT, UM, WERE VACATED.

SO THOSE HOMELESS OUTREACH EFFORTS CONTINUE OUR, HOW OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM OUT FREQUENTLY.

AND, UH, AGAIN ARE THE ONE BIG MISSING GOAL IS A BETTER PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING SOME VIDEO PRODUCTION ON THAT NEXT SLIDE.

UM, DURING 2021, THE CITY OF ELKO HONE LAUNCHED THE ALCOHOL 2.0 SMART CITY PLAN.

THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKED AT THAT AND IN FACT, UH, IDENTIFIED SEVERAL PILOT PROJECTS THAT ARE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIFIC THAT WILL HELP BE A TO USE MS. DIAZ'S WORDS, A FORCE MULTIPLIER TO TAKE OUR EXISTING STAFF AND RESOURCES AND MAGNIFY THOSE THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THOSE VENDORS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING THOSE PROJECTS TO FRUITION IN TERMS OF A PILOT PROGRAM.

UH, WE'VE ALSO LAUNCHED SOME HUMAN TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGNING, NOT ONLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE'VE PROVIDED SPECIFIC TRAINING TO ALL OF OUR FIRE PERSONNEL WHO TYPICALLY WILL SEE POTENTIAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SO THEY'VE HAVE ACCESS TO A VIDEO THAT'S ABOUT AN HOUR LONG THAT HELPS THEM IDENTIFY HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND WE HAVE A, UM, A PRESENTATION FROM THE DA'S OFFICE SCHEDULED IN MARCH THAT WILL COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PROVIDE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A COUNTY-WIDE LEVEL AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NEXT SLIDE, THE COUNCIL ALSO IDENTIFIED SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS GOALS THAT DIDN'T REALLY FIT INTO THOSE OTHER PRIORITIES.

BUT, UM, RECENTLY THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE ELECTION INTEGRITY, INTEGRITY POLICY.

THE COUNCIL HAS RELAXED BUSINESS REGULATIONS TO ALLOW BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUTDOOR DINING AND SOME SIGNING RELAXATION.

AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN WELLNESS WITH OUR STAFF.

I'M REALLY PLEASED.

AND YOU MET OUR NEW STATION DODGE DOG JAX RECENTLY.

UM, HR IS ACTUALLY WORKING ON A WAY TO BRING DENTAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE CITY FACILITIES AT NO COST TO THE CITY, UM, TO GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR STAFF.

AND, UM, WE CONTINUE TO, TO PUSH WELLNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'LL BE GETTING A, A PRESENTATION MORE FORMAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THAT COMING UP IN JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY.

UH, NEXT SLIDE.

SO WITH THAT STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF AREAS THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED OR ANY DIRECTION OR PRIORITIES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE US, UM, TAKE BETWEEN NOW AND, UM, YOUR NEXT GOAL SETTING SESSION.

THANKS GRAHAM.

NICE REPORT.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, MICHELLE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AND MAYBE FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DON'T KNOW, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT MOU STANDS FOR? YES.

UM, I APOLOGIZE.

YOU SHOULD NEVER USE ACRONYMS AND I USE THEM.

IT'S A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

SO IT'S AN AGREEMENT OF IT IS A, UH, IT'S AN UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE WILL ALL COME TOGETHER, UH, BETWEEN THE CITIES OF GROVE LAMESA ALCOHOL AND SANTI, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, PRIMARILY IN THE AREA THAT CURRENTLY MAKES UP SUPERVISORAL DISTRICT TWO.

IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

AND THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE ACRONYM? RFI? AN RFI

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IT'S A LOOSER VERSION OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION.

THE QUESTION IS THE STAFF.

UM, ANGELA, WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS, SIR.

SO I'LL BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AND DISCUSSION OR EMOTION WILL BE FINE.

ACTUALLY.

I THINK, I THINK FOR THIS, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR ANY FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION AND OTHERWISE WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROCEED ON A FULFILLING THESE GOALS.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

I THINK, I THINK I'VE GONE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

MR. MAYOR, MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? YEP.

THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE FOR SPECIFIC, UH, AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE LATE ON THE AGENDA.

I SEE MR. SOUTH HERE.

HE'S PROBABLY HERE FOR ITEM 27.

I'D LIKE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF HIS TIME.

UM, YEAH.

I THINK THERE'S MANY PEOPLE HERE WITH, FOR ITEM 25.

AND IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I WONDER IF YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT? OH, OF COURSE.

LET'S START WITH, UM, I'M SORRY.

I ALSO SEE A VITAMIN 18 DOWNTOWN OAKLAND BUSINESS PARTNERS IN ANY ORDER THAT YOU HAVE.

WELL, LET'S START WITH 27.

AND AS YOU RECALL, WE DO HAVE A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS TONIGHT.

SO WE DO HAVE A TIME THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.

RIGHT? UM, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THESE, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT CAN BE PUSHED OFF TO ANOTHER MEETING AND OTHER DAY.

UM, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED TONIGHT.

SO TELL YOU WHAT ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAS ASKED FOR A RECESS.

LET'S TAKE FIVE MINUTES, LET'S YOU? AND I DISCUSS WHAT CAN BE PUSHED OFF OF WHAT CAN'T BE PUSHED OFF.

AND THEN WHEN WE RECONVENE IN FIVE MINUTES SO WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ITEM 27, MOVED ITEM 25, THEN ITEM 15, I AM 26 IF THERE'S TIME.

AND THEN A QUICK, I AM 21 THROUGH 24 TO FINISH UP.

SO JANUARY, UNLESS YOU WANT TO COME BACK TOMORROW, BUT THERE'S NOTHING.

THAT'S THAT TIME SENSITIVE.

YEAH, I'M READY TO HEAD TOWARDS CHRISTMAS.

ITEM 27 IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.24 REGARDING GARBAGE RUBBISH AND REFUSE OSCAR CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE.

[27. Amendment to Chapter 8.24 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse Ordinance RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers the attached ordinance amending Chapter 8.24 (Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse) to comply with SB1383 as regulated by CalRecycle and, if approved, takes the following actions: By Motion and Second, introduce the ordinance; and Direct the City Clerk to read the title of the ordinance.]

BUT FIRST ANGELA, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, SIR.

AND THE TITLE READS AND NORMAN'S TO A MAN CHAPTER 8.24 OF THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL CODE TO FURTHER REGULATE THE DISPOSAL OF ORGANIC WASTE FROM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RESOURCES SOURCES, ERIC.

GREAT.

UM, COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY.

AND ANGELA, YOU SAID WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NO, NO, BUT, BUT I CAN'T MAKE A COMMENT.

BY THE PASSAGE OF SB 1383 AND, UH, SB 1383 PRIMARILY, UM, HAS TWO MAIN THINGS THAT, THAT ARE REQUIRED.

IF COUNCIL DOES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, THIS IS DENNIS DAVEY'S LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH FOR MANY YEARS.

AND HE WAS SO EXCITED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT I KNOW TIME IS SHORT.

SO WHAT'S YOUR PLANS, DENNIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, I'M JUST GOING TO RIGHT NOW.

JUST TAKE A TAKE TIME AND RELAX AND ENJOY, UH, SAN DIEGO FOR AWHILE.

BUT DENNIS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THE CITY? UH, I'VE BEEN WITH ALCOHOL ALMOST 23 YEARS.

WOW.

SO YEAH, I, I REMEMBER YOU ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALONG WITH GARY.

SO IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE.

YEAH, I REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER AS WELL, DENNIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMEBODY I REALLY LOOKED UP TO AND YOU'VE DONE GREAT WORK.

THE CITIES, UH, BLESSED TO HAVE HAD YOU WITH US FOR SO LONG.

I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS YOUR LAST MEETING.

OH, YOU'RE SO QUIET.

WELL, YOU'RE QUIET ABOUT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS ITEM.

IF I THINK THE CITY CLERK PUT IT THE LAST ITEMS. SO I HAD TO HAVE, SHE WANTED TO TORTURE YOU, BUT WELL, ANYWAY, YOU'VE GOT A PRESENTATION, SO WE'RE ALL HERE.

WELL, I REALLY THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT.

UM, THIS IS, UH, A REQUIRED UPDATE TO OUR ORDINANCE THAT, UM, IS IN NECESSITATED

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UM, ONE BEING ORGANICS, UH, COLLECTION.

SO ANY EDIBLE, ANY FOOD, UH, ORGANICS ALL NEED TO BE COLLECTED.

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY IS CITYWIDE.

AND THIS IS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

UM, FORTUNATELY WE ADOPTED, UH, OR WHEN WE DID OUR, UH, COLLECTION, UH, CONTRACT JUST RECENTLY WITH EDCO, WE INCLUDED ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS IN, SO WE'VE REALLY ALREADY, WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF IT FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT WITH THAT COAST CONTRACT.

AND WE'VE BEEN, UM, HANDLING ORGANICS THROUGHOUT THE CITY SINCE JANUARY ONE.

UM, IN FACT, WHEN WE HAD A, UM, UH, COMPLIANCE, UM, UPDATE FROM, UH, CAL RECYCLE, UH, THEY LOOKED AT US LIKE A MODEL CITY BECAUSE WE WERE, WE WERE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE GAME ON, ON EVERYTHING.

SO, UM, AS FAR AS EVERY TH THE OTHER, THE OTHER BIG THING IN THIS ORG AND THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES, UM, AN EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING TO DEVELOP.

UM, EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE DID, UM, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THERE WAS A, AN, AN ITEM WHERE WE WE'VE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THIS PROGRAM.

UM, WE ALSO WILL BE TRYING TO GET A GRANT TO OFFSET SOME COSTS, UH, FOR THAT EDIBLE FOOD, UH, RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT, UM, THE, ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS OF APPLYING FOR A GRANT IS HAVING THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE AS WELL.

BUT THIS ORDINANCE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF SB, UH, 1393.

UM, THAT'S THE, AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, STEVE SOUTH IS HERE WITH, UH, WITH EDCO AND, UH, THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN, UM, THE TRANSITION WE HAD TO MAKE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.

UM, I HAD NIGHTMARES WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS.

I COULD SEE RIGHT AT CHRISTMAS TIME TRYING TO SWITCH OUT EVERYBODY'S TRASH BIN.

WE HAD LIKE 17,000 TRASH BINS AND ACTUALLY TIMES THREE, CAUSE YOU HAD, YOU HAD GREENWAYS, YOU HAVE RECYCLED, YOU HAVE TRASH, BUT, UH, THEY SMOOTHLY DID THIS ALL AHEAD OF TIME.

WE PICKED UP EVERYTHING WENT.

IT WAS ABOUT AS SMOOTH AS HE COULD TO SWITCH HOLLERS AND, UH, AND ALSO INCORPORATE THE GREEN LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME OR ORGANICS.

SO, UH, ANYWAY, HE STEVE'S HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HE'S A LOT MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS STUFF THAN I AM.

SO THIS IS ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS.

SO WE WERE ACTUALLY A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO START THE ENFORCEMENT OF 1383 ORGANIC FOOD FOOD RECYCLING UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2022.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WE WERE, YOU WERE A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I'M JUST GOING TO BRAG ON YOU FOR A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, WE, WE WERE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CONSIDERED LIKE A MODEL CITY.

UM, I LIVE IN CHULA VISTA.

I'M SERVED BY ANOTHER TRASH HAULER AND MY RATES, I JUST GOT NOTICED THAT ARE GONE UP $6 A MONTH.

UM, OUR RESIDENTS, THEIR BILL WENT UP 71 CENTS, UM, TO INCLUDE THAT ORGANICS.

UM, IN FACT, I MIGHT GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.

SO SINCE YOUR YEAR I HAD, YOU WANTED TO STICK AROUND FOR ANOTHER YEAR JUST TO SEE THIS BEFORE.

NO, I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

NOT ONLY DOES, DOES DENNIS HANDLE A LOT OF THESE BIG PROJECTS, BUT HE'S BEEN THE, THE CITY'S GO-TO PERSON ON THE EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION PROJECT.

THAT'S BEEN A FIVE-YEAR SIX YEAR PROJECT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE AROUND $650 MILLION.

IT'S GOING TO GENERATE 30% OF OUR WATER AND HE WAS KEY IN GETTING A LOT OF THE ENGINEERING SPECS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT.

UM, YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING PROJECT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT FINISHES OUT AND, UM, I KNOW YASMINE ARIANO IS A VERY, UH, UP TO DATE ON ALL OF THAT AND, AND SHE'S, SHE'S, UH, SHE HAS, UH, SHE HAS A REAL INTEREST IN THAT PROJECT, ESPECIALLY, SO, UH, THAT'S UM, SOMETHING I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING COMPLETED.

SO WHAT QUESTIONS, WELL, DENNIS, THAT, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A BIG STATEMENT.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 20, HOW MANY YEARS? 23.

YEAH, I WAS 23 YEARS HERE.

I ALSO WORKED IN CHULA VISTA FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

AND, UM, SO I THINK I HAVE, UH, CLOSE TO 34 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

OH, WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD THAT YOU WERE HERE IN ALCOHOL AND WE FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE HAD

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WELL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING FOR THIS AGENCY.

I REALLY HAVE ENJOYED MY TIME HERE AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE NOW AND THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

SO THANK YOU.

WONDERFUL.

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.

UM, MR. SOUTH, DID YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING OR? OKAY, THANKS.

ALL RIGHT THEN.

SO WE'VE GOT NO SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS, SO, SO SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE JUST EMOTIONAL LATER THE ORDINANCE, HE MOVED THAT WE INTRODUCED THE ORDINANCE AND DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE.

SO SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

UM, SERVED BEFORE I READ THE, UM, VOTES, MR. FOLEY'S INSTRUCTING ME TO READ THE TITLE AGAIN, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8.24 OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO FURTHER REGULATE THE DISPOSAL OF ORGANIC WASTE FROM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND THE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH,

[25. Safe Parking Program RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council directs staff to report back in 90 days with feedback on sites and partners that can provide a safe parking program in the City.]

WE'RE NOW ITEM 25.

WE HAVE TWO JOINT COUNCILOR REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, GLOBAL AND MITCHELL.

AND IF ONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THIS, WHERE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT'S GOOD.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, THIS PROGRAM AND ITS POTENTIAL.

UH, THIS FILLS ANOTHER GAP IN THE NEEDS AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF ALCON.

SO ON THE NEIGHBOR'S SIDE THERE, THEY'RE REALLY CONCERNED PROBABLY ABOUT WHO'S COMING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, WELL, LOCATION BEING NEAR SCHOOLS OR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, ARE THE PEOPLE COMING INTO THIS PROGRAM COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD? ARE THEY WILLING TO GET OTHER SERVICES FOR HELP, NOT JUST, UH, LOOK FOR A PLACE TO STAY.

AND THERE'S MANY CRITERIA THAT GO INTO A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

ONE HAS BEEN RUNNING ENCINITAS, I THINK FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND PROBABLY THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM HAS TO DO WITH HOW YOU DEFINE IT.

AND CERTAINLY I THINK ANY LOCATION, WE SHOULD HAVE A PRE-SCREENED, IT SHOULD BE A SECURE LOCATION.

UH, IT SHOULD BE ONE WITH SECURITY WITH AMENITIES SERVICES, UH, IT SHOULD HAVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE.

AND I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE, UH, SOMETIMES WE THINK ABOUT PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS AS THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THEIR CARS OR, OR THIS IS PREFERRED LIFESTYLE.

UH, THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR CARS THAT THIS KIND OF PROGRAM MIGHT BE, BE A GOOD FIT FOR VICTIM VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SOMETIMES I'M TOLD, UH, BY THE CEO OF HOMESTART A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE'LL LEAVE THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, GET IN A CAR, GO SOMEWHERE AND NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

NO, NO MONEY FOR A MOTEL.

NO, NO ANYTHING.

SO WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO? THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE POSSIBILITY.

I THINK ANOTHER KIND OF PERSON WOULD BE THE STUDENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

OH MY GOSH, THANK YOU TO THE TASK FORCE, PROVIDING GREAT STATISTICS, SAD STATISTICS THAT THERE ARE 13 UNSHELTERED FAMILIES.

YOU CAN GO HOME VALLEY AND 19 IN GROSSMONT, UH, UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UH, AND, AND SO THIS COULD BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR THEM AS WELL.

UH, SO THE STUDENTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THOSE WHO JUST, MAYBE THEY GOT KICKED OUT AND THEY JUST NEED 30 DAYS TO GET THEIR LIFE BACK TOGETHER, UH, TO MEET WITH, WITH A HOUSING AGENCY, TO GET RAPID REHOUSING FUNDS, UH, TO GET OTHER KIND OF ASSISTANCE JUST TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET, GET THEIR, THEIR BEARINGS AGAIN.

SO THIS IS THE KIND OF GROUP I THINK WE'RE TARGETING.

WE'RE NOT JUST MAKING THIS A FREE FOR ALL TO OPEN IT UP TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO DRIVE INTO THING.

IT'S A VERY TARGETED, VERY SPECIFIC, VERY FOCUSED PROGRAM.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE STAFF, UH, REPORT BACK IN 90 DAYS ON THE IDEA OF THIS.

IT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE SOME FUNDING FOR THE WRAPAROUND SERVICE AGENCY.

THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR, UH, THE EARLIER ITEM TO BE CONTINUED HERE.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY PITCH, UH, TO, TO GO FOR THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NATURALLY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? UH, THANK YOU.

SO I AGREE.

EVERYTHING STEVE SAID IT SO VERY ELOQUENTLY.

I THINK THAT, UM, OUR TIME SPENT WITH THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE HAS REALLY OPENED OUR EYES AND GIVEN US A LOT OF INFORMATION.

AND I THANK YOU LADIES

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FOR DOING THAT.

UM, I AGREE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A PLACE THAT IS SAFE.

I THINK WE CAN BET THEM.

UM, MY IDEA IS JUVENILE, IS THAT MY SOUND? BUT IF WE WERE TO, UM, FIND A PLACE THAT WE CAN DO THIS IN, UM, THEY COULD HAVE A PLACARD IN THEIR WINDOW.

I DON'T KNOW IT WAS A SUN ON IT OR SOMETHING SO THAT WHEN PD COMES THROUGH, THEY KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN BEDDED AND THEY'RE IN THAT SPOT FOR A REASON.

UM, I THINK THAT THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP A FRIEND OF MINE, OUR FAMILY FRIEND, WHOSE DAUGHTER HAS BEEN KICKED OUT, NOT HER DAUGHTER, BUT HER SISTER'S DAUGHTER AND SHE NEEDED A PLACE TO STAY AND SHE HAS A CAR.

UM, SHE IS, UH, 19 YEARS OLD AND HAS A CAR AND WHERE SHE GOING TO STAY.

UM, YOU KNOW, SHE MAYBE IS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THE PROGRAM AT ECE TLC.

SHE, UM, GOT FUNDS TO STAY IN A MOTEL, BUT SHE WANTS TO KEEP HER CAR AND SHE CAN'T GIVE THAT CAR UP.

SHE'S BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT.

SHE HAS A JOB, BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

AND THESE ARE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD BE HELPING, UM, THAT THEY'RE IN A SITUATION, UM, FOR DIDN'T CORINNE TO SAY THAT WE HAD NO MORE HOTEL VOUCHERS FROM HOMESTART.

SO WE CAN'T REALLY JUST HAND THESE, THESE VOUCHERS OUT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO MORE EXCEPT FOR THE COUNTY.

SO I JUST ASKED THAT WE CONTINUE TO, UH, LOOK INTO THAT.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME CONSTERNATION ABOUT IT, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE PARKING SPOTS, UM, OR A PARKING LOT AVAILABLE.

WE'D HAVE TO GIVE THEM PORTA-POTTIES AND IT'S GONNA ATTRACT PEOPLE, BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY TO DO IT.

THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.

UM, CORINA HERNANDEZ, OUR HOUSING NAVIGATOR CONTRACT WITH YOUR HOMESTART SHE'S FOR THIS TO, TO INVESTIGATE IT.

UH, LAURA AT THE CEO OF HOMESTART IS FOR THIS TO INVESTIGATE IT.

UM, I THINK I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO SOME STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SERVICE AREA, UH, WHO HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SAYING WHO CAN PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND THEY'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

THERE ARE SOME AGENCIES THAT I'VE TALKED TO, TWO OF THEM WHO HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE IN OTHER CITIES.

AND SO I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH INTEREST PULLING US FROM THE COMMUNITY.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS A PUSH ON THE ACUITY.

I THINK THE SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE PULLING US SAYING, UH, WE'RE READY TO GO.

IF YOU CAN CREATE A PROGRAM THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE A STAFF COME BACK IN 90 DAYS WITH MORE THOUGHTS ON THIS.

ANGELA, DO WE GET A SPEAR CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE DO SERVE, WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS SUSAN MASH.

HELLO, WELCOME.

SHEPHERD MINISTRY CENTER.

MY NAME IS SUSAN NASLUND.

I AM THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON OVERSEEING THE GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY CENTER AT 7 72 SOUTH JOHNSON AVENUE.

UM, EVERY WEEK, UH, WE PROVIDE A NUMBER OF SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING FREE FOOD, FREE CLOTHING, FREE DIAPERS, ABOUT 250 FAMILIES COME EVERY SATURDAY MORNING TO RECEIVE THOSE FROM US.

AND, UH, IN JUST RECENTLY WE RECEIVED THE TOP NUTRITION PANTRY AWARD FROM THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK, THE GOOD SHEPARD MINISTRY CENTER.

THANKS YOU FOR, UH, YOUR WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO SOLVE THIS HOMELESS CRISIS.

AND, UH, WE COMMEND YOU ON THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT AS WELL.

AND WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IDENTIFYING SITES.

I THINK I'VE HEARD THERE MAY BE UP TO 15 THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

AND, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER OUR SITE AS A PLACE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER FOR A SAFE PARKING LOT.

UM, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A LOT THAT CAN HOLD UP TO ABOUT 16 CARS, THAT'S REALLY NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET, BUT WE ALSO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACE, INCLUDING BATHROOMS, SHOWERS, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHARGE THEIR ELECTRONICS ACCESS WIFI.

WE HAVE OFFICE SPACE WHERE SOCIAL WORKERS COULD COME IN AND MEET NIGHTLY, UH, WITH OUR GUESTS TO HELP THEM WITH EMPLOYMENT, UH, WITH SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING.

AND WE ARE ALREADY, UH, HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH, UM, DRAINS FOR CHANGE, UH, TO TEAM WITH THEM.

AND THEY ARE A VERY EXPERIENCED GROUP ALREADY WORKING IN THIS AREA AND, UM, THE GOOD

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IT JUST REALLY WANTS TO BE YOUR PARTNER IN THIS PROGRAM.

AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER US.

OH, AND I DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION, A DRAFT, A PROPOSED SAFE PARKING PROGRAM, UH, THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, INCLUDING A MAP OF OUR LOCATION SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT.

AND I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT WITH THE CITY CLERK.

THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

HI.

I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY THAT USED TO BE MY HOME CHURCH SINCE THE NINETIES, ACTUALLY SINCE 79.

AND, UH, WAS THERE WHEN WE STARTED BETHLEHEM HOUSE.

UM, I KNOW EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT FACILITY, AND THIS IS A PERFECT, PERFECT SPACE FOR A SAFE PARKING SPOT.

UM, THE OPPOSITE IS THE BUILDING IT NEEDS TO BE USED.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF, UM, CHURCH SERVICES THAT GO THERE AS WELL.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THIS ON THE LIST OF, UM, SAFE PARKING SPOTS, BECAUSE IT'S AN EXCELLENT SPACE AND THEY ARE CORRECT.

YOU CAN PARK IN THE BACK AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT.

AND EVERYBODY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS OF THIS FACILITY, THEY KNOW HOW THE CHURCH IS.

UM, WHEN IT WAS THE FIRST TIME METHODIST CHURCH, UM, WE WERE DOING OUTREACH BACK IN THE NINETIES AND, UM, EVERYBODY JUST SORT OF, UH, COMES TOGETHER.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS FACILITY AND WHAT IT HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS.

AND SO I CONCUR WITH YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER, REBECCA BRANSTETTER.

I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SPEAK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I LIKE IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE ALL MY NUMBERS.

THEY'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM A LOT TONIGHT OVER A HUNDRED, 550 FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT WE KNOW IN TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, UM, TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IN, IN ALCOHOL AND EAST COUNTY AND WORKING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OR YOUR, UH, UH, YOUR COLLEAGUES, I'LL SAY IN LAMESA, UM, SANTI AND LEMON GROVE IN THE COUNTY.

SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ALCOHOL, BEING THE FIRST SAFE PARKING, UH, LOCATION IN EAST COUNTY.

THANKS AGAIN.

LAST SPEAKER, TERESA SMITH.

HELLO.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.

MY NAME IS THERESA AND I'M THE CEO DRAINS FOR CHANGE.

AND I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT I'M BACK HERE SPEAKING TO THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE BACK IN 2008, IT WAS AN ALCOHOL AND WERE SAFE.

PARKING IDEA CAME TO LIGHT.

UM, WE JUST NEVER WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH IT HERE IN ALCOHOL AND ENDED UP HAVING TO START IN SAN DIEGO.

SO IT'S BEEN OVER 11 YEARS SINCE WE'VE BEEN OPERATING SAFE PARKING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY OVER THESE 11 YEARS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REPLICATE THE MODEL THAT WE DEVELOPED HERE AND HAS BEEN SEEN AS THE BEST PRACTICE MODEL FOR SAFE PARKING.

AND I'D LIKE TO BRING THAT TO YOU GUYS HERE TODAY, BECAUSE WE'RE TO HEAR THAT WE'RE FINALLY ABLE TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS AND TO POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD HERE IN ALCOHOL AND TO BRING THIS MUCH VALUABLE PROGRAM THAT WE KNOW IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND CASH ROOM BEFORE THEY END UP ON THE STREETS.

UM, WHAT WILL YOU DO AS THOUGH IS THAT WE DON'T WAIT 90 DAYS FOR THIS REVIEW TO HAPPEN.

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 11 YEARS.

WE HAVE A SITE READY AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.

WE HAVE THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT SCREENING PROCESS, THAT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THOSE CLIENTS SUPPORTS.

I HELPED AN INDIVIDUAL TODAY GET HIS RENT.

HE GOT HIS CAR IMPOUNDED THAT HE WAS SLEEPING.

NOW HE WAS OUT ON THE STREETS AND THE RING GOT HIS CAR OUT OF IMPOUND TODAY AND GOT HIS RED CAR REGISTERED.

SO HE'S NOT ON THE STREETS AFTER HE SPENT A HOT NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR FREEZING THE DAY BEFORE.

UM, SO WE KNOW THIS IS A VERY, VERY COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL.

WE LAYER IT WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

WE HAVE A WHOLE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM.

SO IF THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB, WE IMMEDIATELY GET THEM WORKING WITHIN A WEEK.

THEY CAN START WORKING THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM.

AND THEN WITH THE NICE THING ABOUT THE GOOD SHEPHERD LOCATION IS THAT THEY DO HAVE ALREADY THOSE ONSITE INEQUITIES, THOSE BATHROOM FACILITIES.

SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO USE PORT-A-POTTIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS COVID TIME.

RUNNING WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THEY HAVE SHOWERS, WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE CLEAN RIGHT THERE ONSITE.

UM, TYPICALLY WE OPERATE FROM A SIX O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, ABOUT SEVEN IN THE MORNING.

REALLY DEPENDS ON THIS FACILITY.

ONE OF OUR SITES CURRENTLY IS AT A HEADSTART LOCATION.

SO THEY HAVE TO BE OFF BEFORE THE PRESCHOOLERS COME INTO TOWN.

SO THAT IS, IS IT ALL RIGHT TO BE NEAR

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SCHOOL BY ALL MEANS? IT'S ALL RIGHT TO BE ON THE SAME SITE AS A SCHOOL BECAUSE WE WERE GONE BEFORE THEY ARRIVE AND WE COME IN AFTER THEY LEAVE.

UM, AND ESPECIALLY AT THIS PARTICULAR SITE, THAT'S NOT EVEN A CONCERN.

UM, WHAT WE'RE ASKING THOUGH, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE RUN INTO MAYBE THIS PILOT AND THIS 90 DAY PERIOD, AND THEN BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK TO YOU THAT WE LOOK AT CARS, UM, WE DO REALIZE WE DO HAVE A SITE THAT DEALS WITH RVS.

THAT IS A VERY DIFFERENT POPULATION THAN THOSE WHO ARE IN CARS, UM, THAT THIS SITE ALLOW US TO, YOU KNOW, HOST 15 TO 16 CARS THAT IT ALLOWS AND THAT WE CAN REPORT BACK TO YOU IN 90 DAYS.

AND I CAN COMMIT TO YOU AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE WON'T EVEN COME AND SEEK FUNDING FOR THOSE 90 DAYS FROM YOU.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THIS CONCEPT TO YOU.

AND THEN YOU, HOPEFULLY, AS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE, LIKE WE KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS PROGRAM IS.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO COME OUT TO OUR, ONE OF OUR SITES, COME OUT AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

SO YOU CAN SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE VALUE AND WE, WE CAN'T WAIT THE NEED.

AND THE URGENCY IS NOW NOT 90 DAYS FROM NOW.

UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO LISTEN.

NO MORE CALMING, SIR.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

SO, UM, WAS ALL FOR DISCUSSION.

SO WHAT, WHAT IS IT? THE, IS THE ASKS C THE ASK IS FOR STAFF TO FIND A POTENTIAL SITE AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND POTENTIAL PARAMETERS OF A PROGRAM AND REPORT BACK IN 90 DAYS OR LESS.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU? YEAH, I THINK SO.

WHAT I HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC, ISN'T ALWAYS WHAT, WHAT THE COUNCIL WAS ASKING US TO DO, AND WHAT I HEARD IT FROM THE PUBLIC IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN, THAN I THINK THAT DIRECTION, WHICH IS OKAY.

UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, FOR CLARIFICATION, IN ORDER TO OPERATE, UM, A SAFE PARKING LOT AT THAT LOCATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

SO THERE'S SOME ZONING THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR.

SO I THINK IT'S PREMATURE FOR US TO START EXPLORING THAT SITE, PER SE.

I THINK WHAT MR. WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MR. GOBLE IS LOOK AT THIS GLOBALLY FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT EXIST ALREADY? WELL, WHAT DO THOSE PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE? WHO ARE POTENTIAL PARTNERS, WHERE POTENTIAL SITES, UM, WHAT'S THE ROLE THAT THE RANGE OF ROLES THAT THE CITY COULD PLAY? CAUSE WE COULD PLAY A VERY ACTIVE ROLE OR KIND OF A HANDS-OFF ROLE IN WHAT THOSE ROLES LOOK LIKE AND WHAT KIND OF FUNDING ROLES COULD THE CITY PLAYS.

IS THAT KIND OF, I MEAN, THAT'S, UM, AS I WAS, AS YOU WERE ALL TALKING, I WAS KIND OF TAKING SOME NOTES AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE USEFUL AS A POLICY GUIDANCE FOR THE COUNCIL.

W WE'RE TO DEVELOP POLICY, AND THEN YOU W WE SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND YOU DECIDE HOW IT GETS DONE.

SO I, I'M THE WET SAYING, IDENTIFY A SITE, IDENTIFY A PARTNER, IDENTIFY THE ZONING NEEDS, IDENTIFY ALL THE PARAMETERS, AND THEN YOU DECIDE HOW IT GETS DONE.

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

WE CANNOT, WE CANNOT AND EXPRESS AN OPINION ON IT IN A PARTICULAR SITE, BECAUSE IF IT COMES UP FOR A CUP, IT MAY GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH INVOLVES A NEIGHBORHOOD THAN IF IT GETS APPEALED THAT MAY COME TO US.

SO WE CANNOT WEIGH IN ON AN OPINION.

OTHERWISE WE MAY DISQUALIFY HERSELF FROM THAT VOTE.

SO JUST WORD OF CAUTION, W ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING, WELL, I GUESS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE RANGE OF OUR ROLE, BECAUSE THAT COULD THEN POTENTIALLY DRIVE AN RFP OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, UM, THAT COULD GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO DO WITH IT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I, I WORRY THAT STARTING TO IDENTIFY SITES MAY BE PREMATURE WHEN WE'RE STILL UNCLEAR OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL, WHAT THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE AND THE CITY'S ROLE.

THAT THAT'D BE MY ONE CONCERN, MY SUGGESTION, NOT DIRECTION IS YOU'VE HEARD SOME VERY GOOD INPUT FROM PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.

LIKE, THEY'RE READY TO GO.

AND IF YOU SEE YOUR REASON WHY THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE, THEN YOU DECIDE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCED PROVIDER OF SERVICES.

YOU HAVE A REALLY LOCATION, WHICH I CANNOT EXPRESS MY PRO OR CON ON THE SITE.

AND THAT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO START.

IF YOU DON'T RULE IT OUT, THEN I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE SCOPE OF, OF INVOLVING OTHER CITIES AND, AND GRANDER SCENE.

DOES THAT HELP? I THINK SO.

DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

OKAY, PHIL.

UM, THANK YOU FOR MICHELLE AND STEVE FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

UM, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE IT'S READY, FIRE

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AIM.

I THINK WE CAN BE METHODICAL.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY.

I WAS HOMELESS FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I THINK THERE'S A HANDFUL OF, UH, TOPICS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT THAT I THINK ARE INTERRELATED.

ONE, THE MOU THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO BEING DONE WITH THE OTHER CITIES.

AND I THINK WE DO NEED BUY-IN FROM OTHER CITIES, UM, THAT WE CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERS THE ONLY JURISDICTION IN EAST COUNTY THAT IS PROVIDING HOME HOMELESS SERVICES.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY ONES I KNOW LAMESA STEPPING UP, UM, IN SOME CAPACITY, UM, THE PARKING OF RVS ON HOME PROPERTIES I THINK IS RELATED AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN THIS PARKING LOT IDEA, THIS ROTATIONAL PARKING LOT IDEA, I WOULD LIKE US TO DISCUSS OUR OBJECTIVES AND ALL OF THE, UM, POTENTIAL HOMELESS SERVICES THAT THE CITY COULD PRESENT AT THE, UM, GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP, WHERE WE CAN HAVE AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION OF WHAT ARE THE, WHAT ARE THE OTHER CITIES GOING TO COMMIT TO IN THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING? UM, HOW CAN THEY, HOW CAN WE PARTNER WITH THEM, UM, ON SOME OF THESE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE.

UM, SO WE'RE NOT WORKING AS A SILO.

UM, THE OPPORTUNITY, I DON'T THINK IS GOING TO LEAVE WITH ANY OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME HERE.

UM, SO I WOULD BE OF THE, OF THE MINDSET THAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS METHODICALLY.

WE CAN HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AT OUR GOAL SETTING, MEETING, UM, WITH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SUCCESSES AND FAILURES AND THERE'S GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THE WAY BACK HOME PROJECT, BUT IT'S KIND OF DIED OFF A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK WE NEED A CALIBRATION WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A CITY, UM, ON A 30,000 FOOT VIEW AND, UM, AND GO FROM THERE.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE DISCUSS THIS, THE RV PARKING AND THE MOU, UM, AT OUR GOAL SETTING SESSION.

SO MY PROPOSAL WAS TO COME BACK WITHIN 90 DAYS.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S REASONABLE? WHAT IS OUR GOAL SETTING SESSION? JANUARY 20TH? SO, I MEAN, YEAH, IT'S GOING TO COINCIDE WITH OUR, OUR GOAL SETTING SESSION.

SO DEPENDING UPON WHERE OUR GOAL SETTING SESSION GOES, I THINK, UM, I THINK THAT'S OKAY.

I, BUT I, THE, THE, THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVERSATION I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE, IT NEEDS TO BE FLESHED OUT.

WE, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO DISCUSS WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A CITY? UM, HOW DO WE SEE OURSELVES FUNCTIONING REGIONALLY WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS? UM, YEAH, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE.

SO IT'S WITH THE 90 DAYS, RIGHT.

SO EVERYBODY COMFORTABLE WITH THE TALKING ABOUT IT, THE GOAL SETTING IS THERE? NO.

THE GOAL SETTING SESSION OF JANUARY 20 SEEMS TO BE FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY.

NO, YES.

YES.

MORE OR LESS, MORE OR LESS SIX WEEKS, FIVE WEEKS, FIVE WEEKS FROM TODAY.

SO THAT STILL GIVES A LOT OF TIME TO DO THINGS.

I'M JUST GOING TO TWEAK A LITTLE BIT TO SAY, IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT A 30,000 FOOT.

AND I DO AGREE THERE'S ALSO 29 STUDENTS LIVING IN CARS AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO SAY, WE'RE READY.

WE'RE READY.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S, I HOPE THERE'S A BALANCE IN THERE.

AND I THINK 90 DAYS ATTEMPTS TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE.

I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE AND, UM, WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT.

I JUST WANT TO STRESS THE URGENCY.

IF YOU'RE LIVING IN YOUR CAR, YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT SOME COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SAYING 90 DAYS, YOU WANT TO GET GOING NOW.

SO IF WE'VE GOTTA WAIT, WE GOTTA WAIT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN FLUSH.

THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER EDDY YOU COULD DO.

ANYWAY.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT, THAT CAN'T BE JUST WAIVED.

I KNOW.

SO I THINK, UM, LET ME SEE, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS OR IS IT JUST AS DIRECTIONAL ENOUGH? OKAY, WELL, YOU'LL NEED TO VOTE ON, BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST THE REQUEST WHATEVER'S ON THE AGENDA.

YOU CANNOT EXPAND IT TO, UH, DIRECTING AND, UM, STARTING THE PROCESS TO APPLY FOR, OR APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS, ANY GROUPS OUT THERE.

TO ME LIKE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE GOAL SETTING SESSION IN, ON JANUARY 20TH.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO, UH, IT SOUNDS

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I'M FLYING WITH THAT.

I'LL MAKE THAT A MOTION SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

LET'S SEE THERE.

NOW WE'RE JUMPING BACK TO 15 UM, MAYOR, BEFORE YOU DEPART FROM THAT ONE, YOU HAD CONTINUED ITEM 12, I'LL CALL IT 12 B TWO, THAT SAME ITEM.

IS THERE A DESIRE TO TAKE THAT UP AND FINISH THAT OFF? YOU DO HAVE TO SPEND THOSE MONIES BY JUNE 30TH, 2020 3, 12, 12, 12, 20 23.

COPY.

THE 238,000 LEFTOVER FROM CDBG, UH, THE TOUCHLESS, UH, PEDESTRIAN.

WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE WERE THAT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT AT THE GOAL-SETTING SESSION AS WELL.

WELL, I THINK THAT THAT, THAT PORTION OF THE ITEM WAS CONTINUED TO ITEM 25.

UM, I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO ADDRESS WHAT'S GOING TO COME ABOUT AND WHAT HAPPENS AT A GOAL SETTING THAT MAY BE A POTENTIAL WAY TO FUND SOME OF, SOME OF YOUR PRIORITIES.

SO IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDING, YEAH.

SO I GUESS I'LL MOVE THAT WE, UH, PUSH ITEM 12 B OFF TO THE GOAL SETTING SESSION IN JANUARY 20TH, RIGHT? UH, SO THE I'LL, UH, RESEND MY INITIAL, UM, MOTION, UH, GO WITH STEVE'S MOTION.

THAT'S OKAY.

YOU MADE A MOTION.

THERE'S A SECOND LET'S VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CAN WE REPEAT THE MOTION THAT WAS JUST MADE WE PRINT IT NOT, WE JUST REPEAT WHAT, WHAT WE'RE MOVING.

TH THAT WAS MOVING THE SECOND HALF, THE SECOND RESOLUTION ITEM 12.

IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE 20 19 20 20 CDBG, UM, AGREEMENT, UH, THAT WAS MOVED, CONTINUED TO THE TOOL TO RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH 25.

SO YOU NEEDED TO TAKE ACTION TO DEAL WITH THAT.

UH, AND THAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENED NOW.

IT'S MOVED TO THE GOAL SETTING AGENDA.

SAME.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THE AUDIENCE.

[15. Temporary Overstaffing Police Officer Positions RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorizes temporarily overstaffing ten Police Officer positions in FY 2021-22.]

SO WE'RE AT ITEM 15.

UH, ITEM 15 IS FOR THE TEMPORARY OVERSTAFFING OF POLICE OFFICERS POSITIONS.

AND I'VE ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, UM, PROVIDES FUNDING FOR 126 SWORN PERSONNEL.

94 OF THOSE ARE POLICE OFFICERS.

STAFF BELIEVED AS BELIEVES THAT THERE'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE SOME LATERAL POLICE OFFICERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.

AND THERE'S SOME VALUE IN CONSIDERING THE OVERSTAFFING OF 10 POSITIONS.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WOULD, IF THE COUNCIL, UM, SUPPORTED THIS, WE WOULD HIRE 10 INDIVIDUALS THAT THE CURRENT BUDGET DOES NOT HAVE FUNDING FOR.

SO WE'D HAVE TO RELY ON OUR GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO PAY FOR THAT.

THE STAFF REPORT IDENTIFIES THAT WE THINK THAT OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD UNTIL THAT THAT 10 OVERSTAFFING IS WHITTLED BACK DOWN TO BACK TO THE 94 AMOUNT BASED ON JUST NATURAL ATTRITION, THAT THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $3.5 MILLION IN YOUR RESERVE FUNDS.

BUT THAT WOULD, WE THINK THERE'S ABOUT A SAVINGS OF $1.5 MILLION FROM PERSONNEL COSTS, TRAINING COSTS, OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH ACADEMIES.

SO ACTUALLY HIRING 10 INDIVIDUALS OVERALL OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD WOULD COST ABOUT $2 MILLION.

SO IT'S A $2 MILLION OVER THREE-YEAR PERIOD THAT WOULD GIVE THE CITY A LOT MORE CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE CRIME ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.

IT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE IN OUR POLICING.

UM, AND, UH, STAFFS DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE LABOR GROUPS THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT NUMBER, THAT THIS NUMBER WILL DROP WITH ATTRITION.

AND WITH THAT, IF THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS THIS WILL BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT THE MID-YEAR BUDGET AND EARLY 2022.

THANK YOU, GRAHAM.

UM, ANY SPEAK CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR.

NO SPEAKERS.

SO DISCUSSION.

I THINK THAT SOUNDS A GREAT IDEA.

I THINK THAT WILL, UH, ONE THING WE DIDN'T MENTION IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE SOME VERY EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICERS AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND THE AMOUNT OF TIME TRAINING THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BRAND NEW OFFICER.

SO, UH, MR. MAYOR, I AGREE WITH YOU.

UH, I BELIEVE THAT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

THIS IS MONEY WELL SPENT.

I THINK OUR CITIZENS ARE GOING TO LIKE HAVING MORE POLICE OFFICERS OUT THERE ON THE STREETS.

SO I'M ALL FOR IT.

I WANT TO THINK GRAHAM MITCHELL AND THE CITY STAFF FOR STRIKING WHILE THE IRON'S HOT, THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL LATERAL CHE, UH, OFFICERS THAT ARE ON THE MARKET FOR A JOB RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I THINK, UM, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS A GOOD IDEA AND RECRUITING THOUGH, THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, GRAHAM IS, UM, YOU MENTIONED 10, IF THERE IS A POINT WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE MORE AND YOU WANTED TO DO THAT, DO YOU NEED SOME DISCRETION IN THAT? OR COULD YOU JUST DO THAT BASED UPON THIS? I THINK I WOULD NEED TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR THAT.

AND I THINK LET'S, LET'S GET TO THAT 10 MARK AND THEN THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED, I MEAN, AT SOME POINT THERE'S SOME VALUE, THERE'S SOME VALUE IN NOT HAVING TOO MANY.

I DON'T WANT TO DILUTE OUR CULTURE.

SURE.

SO I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN KEEPING IT A 10, BUT IF THERE'S A NEED, I WOULD COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL.

IF I DO THE MATH, YOU SAID 94 POLICE OFFICERS, MINUS SIX VACANCIES MEANS WE HAVE 88 OFFICERS, CAUSE SIX ARE VACANT AND YOU WANT TO HIRE 10 ON TOP OF THOSE SIX.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY HIRING 16 OFFICERS.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND, UH, IS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE HAD THE LATERAL BONUS PROGRAM.

IS THAT STILL IN PLAY AS WELL? I'M LOOKING INTO THE CHIEF.

OH, I'LL LOOK INTO OUR, YES, IT IS.

AND I THINK THAT LATERAL BONUS PROGRAM, DIDN'T AN EXISTING EMPLOYEE GET A BONUS ALSO FOR THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS.

YES.

YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO PUT OFF 26 TOLL, UH, JANUARY, BUT IT'S, I THINK THIS IS SUCH A NO BRAINER.

UM, IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, THEN, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE TEMPORARY OVERSTAFFING OF 10 POLICE OFFICERS, OFFICER POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 21 AND 22, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

[26. Consider Resolution Opposing the Proposed SANDAG Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, opposing the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax.]

IT SHOULD TAKE JUST A SECOND TO DO THIS.

UM, SO THE LAST JOINT COUNSELOR REPORT I'M 26 IS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL AND MYSELF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOLDWELL.

WILL YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS PLEASE? WELL, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR VOTING.

NO, ON THE PLAN LAST FRIDAY, THAT WAS, UH, DEFINITELY A SHOW, A BACKBONE FOR THE PUBLIC.

UH, THE 2021 REGIONAL PLAN IS A DISASTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

UH, NOT ONLY IS THERE THE TAKING AWAY OF EXISTING FREE FREEWAY LANES AND TURNING THEM INTO MANAGED LANES, WHICH YOU'D HAVE TO PAY FOR FAST TRACK, LIKE YOU DO UP ON THE 15TH THING, BUT THERE'S, THEY'RE COUNTING ON THREE HALF CENT SALES TAXES.

AND THIS VMT, UH, COULD COST AN AVERAGE DRIVER $520 IN ADDITION TO THE GAS TAX, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TAKING AWAY THE GAS TAX.

I KNOW THERE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER IN ANOTHER CITY WHO, WHO SAID THAT AND HE WAS NOT CORRECT.

UM, DISAPPOINTED.

HE'D LEANED ON THAT.

UH, I, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE VMT MR. FOLEY, CAN WE EXPAND THIS TO SAY WE OPPOSE THE ENTIRE FUNDING PLAN OR DO WE HAVE TO STICK WITH LITERALLY WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.

WELL, I'M OPPOSED TO THE ENTIRE FUNDING PLAN.

AND SO I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU TAKING A NO VOTE, BUT, UH, I'M CERTAIN THAT THE VMT, THE VEHICLES MILES TRAVELED TAX IS A DISASTER, UH, FOR THE AVERAGE DRIVER IN SAN DIEGO, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN EAST COUNTY WHERE IT'S MUCH FURTHER TO DRIVE TO ANY KIND OF A TRANSIT STATION.

PEOPLE ON ALPINE, PINE VALLEY, RAMONA SANTI, LAKESIDE, IT'S JUST A DISASTER.

AND SO IT'S EVEN THIS PLANT IS SUCH A DISASTER.

CHAIRMAN FLETCHER WENT OFF THE CHARTS.

I RATE AT SANDAG AT AN MTS MEETING BECAUSE SANDAG IS PROPOSING REDUCING THE PERCENTAGE OF MONEY IT GIVES TO MTS TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM, TO TAKE THAT MONEY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEWER SYSTEM.

AND BOY, YOU SHOULD HAVE, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY SAW THAT, BUT I, I CHAMPIONED ON THAT, THAT COMMENT.

SO MY, UH, UH, MOTION WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, OPPOSING THE VEHICLES MILES TRAVELED.

LET ME JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S NO, UM, UH, SPEAR CURVES INSIDE HIM.

NO SPEAKER, SIR.

THAT'S MY MOTION, MR. MAYOR, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

STEVE, IT'S UP TO YOU THEN.

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RIGHT? SO NOW WE'RE AT SPEAKER.

UM, I'M SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS, COUNCIL MEMBER GOAL.

MS. MR. MAYOR, CAN WE, CAN WE GO TO ITEM 20, WHICH IS UNDER, UM, ACTIVITY REPORT, BUT IT'S THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS.

OH YEAH.

AND THEN, UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU CAN CONTEMPLATED PUSHING OFF IS ITEM NUMBER 17, WHICH IS THE MICO OR THE MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS.

THERE IS A PUBLIC SPEAKER FOR THAT.

SO IF THERE IS TIME, I'D RECOMMEND YOU, YOU HANDLE ITEMS 20 THROUGH 24, AND THEN IF THERE'S TIME TO, UM, ADDRESS NUMBER SEVEN, I THINK WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THAT PRETTY QUICKLY.

UM,

[20. City Council Assignments RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves City Council assignments (as identified in the report) to various boards and commissions representing El Cajon.]

CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS.

UM, ANDREW, WE HAVE TO SPEAK CARDS ON THIS BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

NO SPEAKER, SIR.

UH, 21 IS OUR, UM, COUNCIL ACTIVITIES REPORTS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL AS REPORTED RARE

I'M 20 IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN THAT, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REPRESENTING ALCOHOL.

I'LL SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

AND THEN 21,

[21. 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.]

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

PRETEND KENDRICK AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER

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

MITCHELL AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER

[24. 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.]

ORTIZ REPORTED.

AND GOING BACK TO 17.

NOW, MR.

[19. Council Activity Report]

MAYOR, WE HAVE YOUR REPORT AS WELL.

NUMBER NINE OH, MINUS THAT'S REPORTED.

SORRY.

[17. Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations - MEHKO RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council accepts the report and directs staff to send a letter to the County Board of Supervisors supporting or opposing the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations Authorization Ordinance.]

I'M 17 IS REGARDING MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN AND OPERATIONS.

I'LL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MIKE AND I'M THE NEW SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

UH, I'LL BE BRIEF.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS A FOLLOW-UP REPORT ON MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS OR MIGOS ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2021 CITY COUNCIL HEARD ABOUT AND DISCUSS MIGOS, WHICH ARE HOME-BASED RESTAURANTS, WHICH CAN OFFER DINE-IN OR DINE OUT SERVICES.

THESE USES ARE INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED LOCALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY SHOULD THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT AND APPROVING ORDINANCE MIGOS WILL BE AUTHORIZED COUNTY-WIDE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION'S INCLUDING ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

WHAT CONSIDERATIONS OR IMPACTS ARE THERE FOR OPERATING A MICO AS A TENANT OR WITHIN A COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO COVENANTS CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IS A GREASE TRAP REQUIRED OR OTHER COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.

COULD THE CITY RESTRICT ALCOHOL SALES OR OTHERWISE RELY ON ITS OWN ALCOHOL ORDINANCE BASED ON THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION STAFF EXAMINED OUTCOMES IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, WHICH AUTHORIZED MIGOS IN TWENTY NINETEEN, A HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN, MIGOS NOW OPERATE ACROSS RIVERSIDE COUNTY WITH MORE THAN HALF SITUATED IN THE CITIES OF CORONA MARINO VALLEY PARIS AND RIVERSIDE OF THE 65.

AND THESE CITIES STAFF FOUND THAT RIVERSIDE COUNTY INSPECTED AND PUBLISHED REPORTS FOR 48, ONLY A SINGLE SUCH REPORT INDICATED A VIOLATION.

NONE OF THE RIVERSIDE MIGOS WERE SUBJECT TO CURRENT HORSEMAN ACTION.

HOWEVER, ONLY 20 WERE CONFIRMED TO HAVE VALID BUSINESS LICENSES STAFF ALSO COMPARED POPULATION DENSITY AND THE NUMBER OF MIGOS IN EACH RIVERSIDE COUNTY MUNICIPALITY.

TO UNDERSTAND THAT RELATIONSHIP STAFF ESTIMATES THAT 18 MIGOS MAY BE ANTICIPATED IN ALCOHOL AFTER A SIM SIMILAR IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD, BASED ON THE CITY'S POPULATION DENSITY IN RESPONSE TO COUNSEL'S QUESTIONS, STAFF WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT ONLY HOME KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE A MICO GREASE TRAPS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT ARE NOT REQUIRED.

TENANTS THAT WISH TO OPERATE A MICO MUST REFER TO THE TERMS OF THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT TO DETERMINE IF SUCH USE IS PERMISSIBLE.

WE NEED TO REFER TO THE TERMS OF THE COVENANTS CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND DIRECT QUESTIONS TO HOMEOWNERS OR LEGAL COUNSEL MIKKO LAWS ARE SILENT ON SUCH MATTERS.

LASTLY, MIGOS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND SOLE CONTROL OR ABC LICENSE AS A BONAFIDE EATING PLACE.

SUCH REQUESTS ARE NORMAL APPLICATIONS, SUBJECT TO STANDARD, ABC LICENSING PROCEDURES,

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CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 2, 3 7 9 0 PROHIBITS ABC FROM ISSUING A RETAIL LICENSE CONTRARY TO A VALID ZONING ORDINANCE.

THE ZONING CODE PROHIBITS BONAFIDE EATING PLACES WITH ALCOHOL IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO SEND A LETTER TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING MICRO POAS, MICRO ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS, AUTHORIZATION, OR OTHERWISE TAKE NO ACTION.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

UH, QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

SO IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE ALCOHOL AND AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF NIKOS THAT WE COULD EXPECT SOMEWHERE AROUND WHAT EIGHT THAT'S CORRECT.

BASED ON THE TREND LINE USING THE DATA FROM RIVERSIDE.

I'M JUST A QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE REASON THAT WE NEED TO SEND A LETTER EITHER WAY.

THERE'S NO NEED TO TAKE AN ACTION IF THE COUNCIL WISHES.

ANGELA ANDY SPEAK CARDS.

YES, SIR.

WE HAVE KAREN MELVIN, HELLO, HONORABLE MAYORS CITY, COUNCILMEN MEMBERS AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME IS KAREN MELVIN, AND I REPRESENT THE SAN DIEGO MICO COALITION AND MANY ASPIRING MICO CHEFS AND SUPPORTERS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.

UM, WHEN I WAS LAST YEAR ON OCTOBER 12TH, WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT MIGOS AND THE POSSIBILITIES AND PROBABILITIES AS COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL, PUT IT OF THE IMPACTS OF MIGOS ON THE CITY OF BELKA HOEHN AND ITS RESIDENTS.

WHEN I, WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY IS TO THINK ABOUT ANOTHER P WORD.

AND THAT IS THE PROMISE OF MIGOS.

THE PROMISE OF CREATING INCLUSIVE PATHWAYS THAT EMPOWER ME ENTREPRENEURS, MICRO ENTREPRENEURS TO GENERATE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME AND TEST OUT THEIR BUSINESS MODELS AT MINIMAL COST.

THE PROMISE OF PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO NEED A HOME-BASED BUSINESS MODEL DUE TO CARETAKING OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN OR AN ELDERLY PARENT, THE PROMISE OF ENSURING HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHERE NOW THERE ARE NONE FOR THOSE WHO COOK AND SELL THEIR FOOD IN THE SHADOWS, THE PROMISE OF ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD OPPORTUNITIES.

PROVIDING A GREAT ALTERNATIVE FOR FAST FOODS TO MANY IN OKLAHOMA, THE PROMISE OF CREATING RESILIENCY BY DIVERSIFYING AND INNOVATING THE EXISTING FOOD SYSTEM AND INCREASING GOOD FOOD ACCESS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.

I APPLAUD THIS STAFF AND THEIR FOLLOW-UP REPORT.

I'M ECOS AND THE RESEARCH THEY HAVE DONE TO BRING THEM FORWARD RELEVANT DATA ON MIGOS CURRENTLY OPERATING SINCE YOU LAST DISCUSSED MIGOS, THERE'VE BEEN MORE THAN ONE CITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT HAVE TURNED THEIR INITIAL OPPOSITION INTO SUPPORT.

I HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL HERE TODAY WILL DO THE SAME.

UH, I JUST SEE THAT MIGOS, UH, DOVETAIL INTO THE ACTION PLAN THAT WAS STATED EARLIER, UM, OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

UM, I WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THIS COUNCIL IF YOU VOTED TO SUPPORT A YES FOR AMICA PILOT OR BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN JANUARY, 2022.

AND THANK YOU.

COUNTY THE LAST TIME THEY WERE HERE AND I COMMEND THEM BECAUSE THEY CAME UP WITH A SIX PAGE DOCUMENT ANSWERING 43 QUESTIONS, AND IT REALLY OVERCAME A LOT OF MY OBJECTIONS.

ANY OTHER, UH, ALRIGHT, STAFF IT'S UP TO US DISCUSSION.

YES.

WELL, I THINK MIGOS ARE ACTUALLY WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS ALL ABOUT.

UH, UH, FREE ENTERPRISE, UH, PEOPLE GOING INTO BUSINESS, UH, BY THEMSELVES PULL THEM, I'M STILL PULLING THEMSELVES UP BY THE BOOT STRINGS.

UH, THIS IS ABOUT FREEDOM.

UH, IT, UH, I THINK IF WE WERE TO SAY NO, THAT WOULD JUST BE A GOVERNMENT OVERREACH THAT, UH, WE ONLY HAVE MAYBE 18 THERE THAT ARE GOING TO OPEN UP.

AND THESE PEOPLE, A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE IN THE CASE OF PHIL'S GRANDMOTHER, THEY ENDED UP HAVING A, UH, A THRIVING BUSINESS AND PEOPLE HAVE TO START SMALL, UH, 50 YEARS AGO.

YEAH, ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO, I S I STARTED A MAIL ORDER BUSINESS IN SANTEE OUT OF MY MOM'S GARAGE.

AND IT ENDED UP, YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR MY COLLEGE EDUCATION AND FOUR HOUSES.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DENY THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM TO THESE PEOPLE, A LOT OF THEM ARE IMMIGRANTS.

THEY DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, BUT THEY KNOW HOW TO COOK AND THEY KNOW HOW TO.

AND, UH, I THINK THIS IS JUST TOO IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO PASS BY.

I THINK WE BEAT UP THE

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AND SO HERE'S SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS BUILT INTO NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, YOU CANNOT SELL FOOD TO A FOOD TRUCK AND YOU CANNOT DO CATERING.

YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH LEFT DATE NEXT DAY, LEFTOVERS, BUT COST THEM A AND RENTALS HAVE TO CHECK WITH THEIR LEASES TO SEE IF THEY'RE ALLOWED.

UH, YOU CANNOT ALSO DO A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION, WHICH HAS DIFFERENT.

UH, THERE ARE PROTECTION FOR PLAN CHECKS.

IF YOU MAKE ANY OR ELECTRICAL OR SEWER OR ANY KIND OF MODIFICATIONS, IT REQUIRES A PLAN CHECK ON A PERMIT.

IT'S NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO ANOTHER HOUSE.

YOU MUST DISPLAY YOUR PERMIT.

YOU MUST BE SERVED SAFE, CERTIFIED, UH, YOU CANNOT VACUUM PACK THINGS.

YOU CANNOT USE CBD OR CANNABIS.

WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THEM WHEN THE WHOLE DISPENSARY, YOU KNOW, CREATING A MICO KIND OF THING.

UH, YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN A FARMER'S MARKET OR A FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE YOUR FOOD.

YOU CAN DONATE, YOU CAN BE INSPECTED BY A CITY OR A COUNTY ON A COMPLAINT.

YOU MUST HAVE RESTROOM ACCESS.

YOU MUST HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE.

YOU MUST HAVE A SALES TAX PERMIT, AND THE CITY CAN ENFORCE CODE ENFORCEMENT THINGS SUCH AS TRAFFIC, PARKING NOISE, SEWER VOTERS, AND SIGNAGE.

IT HAS ALL THE PROTECTIONS THERE FOR ME TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT GARY SAYS IS THE AMERICAN DREAM.

SO I SUPPORT IT AS WELL.

I SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.

UM, I'VE DONE A LOT OF THINKING SINCE THE LAST TIME WE, THAT WE WERE HERE AND WHO AM I TO TELL SOMEONE THEY CAN'T START THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MY FAMILY, WE BUY SOME LEUKEMIA FROM THIS LADY THAT ADVERTISES ON FACEBOOK, WE BUY FROM HER.

SO THIS WOULD COVER FOR HER.

I THINK WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IF THIS COUNTY DECIDES TO DO THIS, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ANYWAY, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE AND DO IT.

SO I'M, I SUPPORT IT.

YEAH, VERY QUICKLY.

UM, THANK YOU, KAREN, FOR COMING AGAIN AND WAITING FOR THE LONG HAUL.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU KUDOS.

AND, UM, I SAID, UH, LAST TIME WE WERE DISCUSSING IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO KIND OF COALESCE AND CREATE, UM, AN ORGANIZATION FOR MICO THAT CITIES CAN GO TO, TO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO NOT IMPACT COMMUNITIES AS AS LEAST AMOUNT AS POSSIBLE AND, UM, PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE KEY FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS I THINK TO YOUR POINT, KAREN WAS THESE THINGS, THESE MICRO KITCHENS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF FOOD DURING THE PANDEMIC FROM THEM.

THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS, BUT THEN MIKKO SAYS AN ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION, MAYBE A NONPROFIT CAN SELF-REGULATE.

UM, SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO DIE ON A HILL THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTE ON LIKE COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER.

METRO SAID.

SO, UM, YEAH, THANKS.

WELL, I SEE THAT THERE'S SUPPORT FOR THIS.

UM, AS YOU ALL REMEMBER, I'M FAIRLY OPPOSED TO THIS.

I THINK IT'S DRAGGING THE CITIES INTO THIRD WORLD STATUS, BUT I I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND VERY FEW PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME.

SO I'LL, I'LL ADMIT THAT I I'M JUST NOT SEEING IT THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE SEE IT.

UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE NO ACTION, BUT, UM, I UNDERSTAND EITHER WAY.

SO I OPEN FOR, UH, FOR A, A MOTION AT THIS POINT AND, UH, I'LL MOVE THAT.

WE SEND THE LETTER TO THE COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF NIKOS.

I'LL SUCK AT THAT.

ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY A FOUR, ONE VOTE WITH MAYOR WELDS VOTING.

NO.

CRAM, DID WE COVER EVERYTHING? WE GOT EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING W THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT WE DIDN'T COVER, BUT THEY, THOSE CAN GO TO JANUARY.

WE'RE 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM YOUR STATE OR THE STATE OF THE CITY.

SO, YEAH.