Apr 12, 2022 City Council Meeting 3pm

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WELCOME

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

THE MEDIA IS CALLED TO ORDER AND LIKED TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

WOULD Y'ALL STAY WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTERWARDS STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the March 22, 2022, Meeting and the Agenda of the April 12, 2022, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

WE HAVE ONE

[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: April Pools Day ]

I'D LIKE TO INVITE RECREATION SERVICES, SUPERVISOR, SUPERVISOR, DOMINICK, MANAGE YOUR PAIN MAJIA PAIN.

DID I GET THAT CORRECT? ALMOST MANAGE YOUR PAIN MANGIA PAWNEE.

OF COURSE I WASN'T EVEN CLOSE.

SO YOU, YOU, YOU WENT LIKE A LITTLE LOUD, YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE LIKE THAT.

OKAY.

IT WAS THE VALUE AND EFFORT.

THAT'S YOUR FAULT FOR HAVING A DIFFICULT NAME? OKAY, GO AHEAD.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN THIS YEAR.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME'S DOMINIC MANGIA PAWNEE THEIR RECREATION SERVICES SUPERVISOR WITH, UH, FLETCHER HILLS CENTER AND POOL.

AND WE'RE HERE TODAY, UH, ALONG WITH MY SUPERVISOR, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME, UH, MAN, AND WHILE GONZALEZ TO COVER OUR APRIL POOLS DAY, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING THAT FLETCHER HILLS OFFERS.

SO, UH, OH, SORRY.

IT'S REGISTERING.

THERE WE GO.

SO AS YOU KNOW, UH, FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, APRIL POOLS DAY IS A KICKOFF EVENT FOR MAY, WHICH IS DROWNING PREVENTION AND APRIL FOOL'S DAY SERVES AS A DROWNING PREVENTION AWARENESS EVENT.

SO IT'S A FREE EVENT OFFERED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, THAT, UH, WANT TO COME IN AND JOIN AND LEARN VARIOUS THINGS TO BE SAFER AROUND THE WATER.

THIS IS A NATIONAL EVENT THAT OTHER AGENCIES DO PARTAKE IN.

WE ALL PARTNER WITH SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AQUATIC, UM, COUNCIL, WHICH ALCOHOL BELONGS TO ALONG WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UH, INCLUDING DIFFERENT CITIES AND THE YMCAS.

AND WE ALL USE THIS AS A OPPORTUNITY TO GET US KIND OF READY FOR SUMMER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AWARE, UM, OF THE DANGERS OF WATER AND, UH, IN, FOR BETWEEN 2010 TO 2019, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 DROWNING DEATHS THAT WERE UNINTENTIONAL.

AND THEN, UH, THERE WAS 8,000 ER VISITS, AND THIS WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE CDC FOR THE ENTIRE NATION, UH, IN THE 2020, UH, DROWNING MAINTAINED.

IT'S, IT'S A STANCE ON THIS AS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR KIDS AGES ONE TO 14.

UH, HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THIS LITTLE COMBOBULATED, SORRY, IT'S, UH, THIS IS FOR ALL UNINTENTIONAL DEATHS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT AGES ONE THROUGH FOUR, IT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.

AND THIS IS WHERE THE SAFETY ASPECT COMES IN, UM, WITH HAVING SAFE PULL-OUT ACCESS, UH, WHETHER IT'S MAKING SURE THAT YOUR GATES AROUND YOUR POOLS ARE PROPERLY SECURED SWIM LESSONS.

WHAT HAVE YOU, UH, IT TENDS TO BE THE HIGHEST DROWNING, UM, CONTRIBUTED, I'M SORRY, HIGHEST DEATH CONTRIBUTOR, UH, FOR AGES ONE TO FOUR, BUT IT'S STILL THE SECOND LEADING FOR ONE TO 14 BEHIND A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES.

SO, UH, WE USE APRIL FOOL'S DAY TO NOT ONLY LIKE BOOST OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PROGRAMS, BUT IT ALSO IS THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT.

SO, UM, THIS I'M SORRY, NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR EVENT AT FLETCHER HILLS POOL AND IT IS GOING TO BE FROM THREE 30 TO FIVE 30.

UH, WE'VE GOT A SAFETY SWAG BAG, WHICH INCLUDES SUN SAFETY, OTHER, UH, WAYS TO, UM, PROMOTE WATER SAFETY, BOTH FOR THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS.

SO THERE'S PUZZLES AND WORD SEARCHES.

WHAT HAVE YOU? WE WERE ALSO LUCKY ENOUGH TO PARTNER UP WITH THE JOHN WAYNE CANCER FOUNDATION.

SO THERE'LL BE DOING OUR SUN SAFETY BOOTH WITH, UH, FREE HATS AND FREE SUNSCREEN.

AND HEARTLAND FIRE HAS BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH, UH, AS USUAL TO COME DOWN, UH, AND LET THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, MEET THEM IN PERSON AND ALSO CLIMB THE F UH, THE FIRETRUCK THAT THEY BRING.

UM, SO ALCOHOL IN ITSELF, WE DO A LOT OF AQUATIC STUFF.

WE HAVE A VERY AWESOME POPULATION THAT HAS ACCESS TO A LOT OF SWIMMING POOLS, UH, WHETHER IT IS IN THEIR APARTMENTS OR IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS.

SO THIS PARTICULAR PAST SEASON, WE WERE GOING THROUGH 196 GROUP LESSONS, WHICH IS A LOT OF KIDS, LOTS OF KIDS AND 64 PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS, WHICH ARE GREAT.

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WE ALSO OFFER SWIM TEAM, UH, WATER AEROBICS, AS WELL AS JUNIOR GUARD PROGRAMS. AND SO WE TOTALED ABOUT 1400 PARTICIPANTS IN A SIX MONTH SPAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER.

AND THAT IS A LOT.

WE PUMP THEM OUT.

UH, MY STAFF IS VERY SUNBURNED AND VERY TIRED, BUT WE'RE READY TO GO AGAIN FOR THIS NEW SEASON.

AND WITH THIS TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE TO, YOU KNOW, DROWNING PREVENTION AWARENESS, UH, THE DOLLAR DAY INITIATIVE, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE 194 RESIDENTS, UH, GO INTO AN OOPS, SORRY, REGISTERED FOR SWIM LESSONS THAT WERE $5.

THIS IS AN 87% DISCOUNT.

AND, YOU KNOW, DURING A PANDEMIC WHERE, YOU KNOW, OUR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS WERE NOT CERTAIN, THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO NOT ONLY BOOST OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH.

AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, GET OUR KIDS SAFE, UH, AROUND THE WATER.

UH, WE WERE ALSO CLOSE TO HAVE, UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR CAMP CAHONE THAT WAS, UH, DURING THE SUMMERTIME, MAINLY THROUGH THE MONTH OF JULY, WE HOSTED THE, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF JOHNSON, MADISON, AND MAGNOLIA ELEMENTARY.

WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 204 STUDENTS.

AND THEN IN THE FALL, WE FOCUSED ON, UM, JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, WHICH HAD 116 STUDENTS.

AND, UH, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AWAY FROM MY DESK AND ACTUALLY TEACH.

I GOT VERY SUNBURNED, BUT HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME RECONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TEACHING SWIM LESSONS WITH OUR YOUTH.

IT WAS ACTUALLY A LOT OF FUN.

I HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN, UH, BUT IT PILED UP MY DESK.

SO, UM, AND SO WITH ALL OF THIS, WE DID RECEIVE AN AWARD, WHICH I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY SUPERVISOR, MANUEL GONZALEZ.

AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THE AWARD THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THIS GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAURA AND COUNCIL.

I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER SOME OF THE ACCOLADES THAT, UH, WE RECEIVED AS AN AGENCY AND ALSO, UH, OUR STAFF RECEIVED, UH, TODAY.

UM, SO STARTING WITH THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AWARD THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY AQUATIC SECTION, UH, WE, WE RECEIVED IT FOR DOLLAR DAYS OVERALL, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE EMPHASIZED WAS, UH, WE, WE ALL KNOW THE BENEFITS OF SWIMMING, UH, IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL HEALTH, UH, BUT DURING THE PANDEMIC, UH, THE ISSUE OF MENTAL HEALTH CAME TO THE FOREFRONT.

AND SO, UH, BEING ABLE TO, UH, BE ONE OF THE FEW AGENCIES THAT PROVIDED SOME LESSONS AND, AND ACCESS TO, UH, AQUATICS WAS VERY IMPORTANT REGIONALLY.

AND SO, UM, CPRS AQUATIC SECTION RECOGNIZE, ASSESS WITH A DOLLAR DAYS, UM, HEALTH AND WELLNESS AWARD AND THEN TODAY, UM, THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY, DISTRICT 12, WHICH COVERS SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, UH, RECOGNIZED THREE OF OUR PART-TIME STAFF.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO COME UP AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR SHOW OFF THEIR AWARD.

UM, THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AS MVPS AND, UH, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, UM, THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT RELY ON OUR PART-TIME STAFF.

THEY'RE THEY'RE FORWARD FACING.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT INTERACT WITH KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND DO SUCH A GREAT JOB DOING IT.

AND SO THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

SO THE FIRST RECIPIENT WAS, UH, MCKAYLA DIRTY.

UM, SHE'S A RECREATION SUPERVISOR THREE AT FLETCHER HILLS POOL, AND HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS.

AND SHE'S MAKING HER WAY UP, UM, WHETHER IT'S INTERACTING WITH PATRONS, TEACHING SOME LESSONS OR TRAINING WITH COWORKERS, UH, MIKAYLA EPITOMIZED, UH, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN RECREATION AND ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY.

UH, SHE IS A COMMUNITY LEADER HAS INFECTIOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A CAN-DO MINDSET AND A STEADFAST, WILLINGNESS TO LEARN MAKAYLA CONNECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH A GENUINE SERVICE ORIENTED APPROACH, AND DOES IT WITH RESPECT AND HUMOR.

SHE CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCLUSION, MAKING EVERYONE GET THE EXPERIENCE AND JOYS OF BENEFITING FROM RECREATION.

SO MIKAYLA, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND THEN NEXT I'LL ASK A NORMA JAMIL OR AHA TO STEP UP.

UM, SHE'S A RECREATION SPECIALIST, THREE AT BOSTONIAN RECREATION CENTER AND HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS.

SHE IS A PRIOR RECIPIENT OF THE RECREATION LEADER OF THE SEASON AWARD, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

NORMA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN COVERING SHIFTS AND DOING WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP THE FACILITY AND PROGRAMS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

UH, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED HER LEADERSHIP ABILITIES WHILE TRAINING STAFF, COACHING CHILDREN AND ORGANIZING PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

UM,

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SHE ALSO HELPED THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH THE KELVION COMMUNITY BY READING STORIES, TO CHILDREN IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE VIRTUALLY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, NORMA, AND THEN LASTLY, I'LL CALL UP, UH, JUSTIN NIKKEI.

UM, JUSTIN IS A RECREATION SPECIALIST, THREE AT THE KENNEDY RECREATION CENTER AND HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

HE IS A PRIOR RECIPIENT OF THE RECREATION OF A LEADER OF THE SEASON AWARD.

HE IS RELIABLE AND A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE AND HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROFESSION SIGN, UM, SHINES IN HIS DAILY COMMITMENT TO THE JOB, EVEN THOUGH HE DOES NOT HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SKATING.

HE TOOK ON A LEAD ROLE IN OPERATIONS AT OUR SKATE PARK.

HE IS A STRONG LEADER AND HAS TAKEN LEAD ROLES IN SPECIAL EVENTS AND YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM.

CONGRATULATIONS, JUSTIN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN THE ACCOLADES OF OUR PART-TIME STAFF, MR. MAYOR, I REMIND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT THEY, THEY HAVE FAR MORE EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC THAN SAY VINCE OR I EVER WILL.

RIGHT.

WE JUST DON'T GET THAT LEVEL OF INTERACTION.

IT'S, IT'S PHENOMENAL THAT ARE A LOT OF OUR PART-TIME RECREATION STAFF.

AGAIN, EVEN HAS MORE EXPOSURE THAN OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS TO OUR, TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, AND IT SPEAKS, UH, THEY REPRESENT US ALL WELL AND SPEAKS REALLY HIGHLY OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

I KNOW NORMA WHO GREW UP IN ALCOHOL AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT GREW UP HERE AND WENT THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE TO WORK FOR US.

YEAH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TWO WEEKS PARKS AND RECS IS GETTING SOME KIND OF A NATIONAL LORD OR STATE AWARD, A REGIONAL AWARD.

SO JOB WELL DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

AND THAT'S VERY WELL PUT GRAHAM, YOU REPRESENT US OUT IN THE CITY AND YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.

I DID SWIM LESSONS FOR A LONG TIME.

I WAS A PART-TIME LIFEGUARD GOING THROUGH COLLEGE AND ON THE BEACH AND IN POOLS.

AND SO I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS.

AND IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE GETTING AWARDS REGIONALLY, YOU GUYS ARE STANDING OUT SO WELL DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

I ALSO HEAR NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT PARKS AND REC.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

ANGELA, TO ACTUALLY STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? YES OR NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA COUNCIL AGENDA CHANGES.

ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE AT CONSENT ITEMS,

[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 LISTED OF 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, COUNSELOR WAS JEWISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, NO STAFF, NO, SIR.

ANDREW, DO WE HAVE ANY STREET CARS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? NO SPEAKER CARTS THERE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT

[ 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.]

THE ANIMAL'S HURT STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

AND WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[13. Consideration of an Adjustment to the SANDAG Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) Fee RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving an adjustment to the Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) Fee to the new amount of $2,688.21 for each newly-constructed residential unit.]

ON I'LL ASK STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

WELCOME.

IT WAS THE CONSOLE, MARIO SANCHEZ CITY ENGINEER.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE, WHAT, WHY AND WHERE OF THIS, UH, RTCP FEE, WHAT IT IS.

UH, THIS IS AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FEE.

AND IT'S COLLECTED BY A OWNER DEVELOPER EACH TIME A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT IS CONSTRUCTED AND THAT EXCLUDES, UH, LOW-INCOME AND SENIOR HOUSING.

SO THE WHY PART OF IT IS, UH, WE'RE REQUIRED TO, UH, UH, UPDATE THIS FEE ANNUALLY.

AND IT'S BASED ON THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION

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AND FOR THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THE, THE, THE CCI WAS 7% FOR, UH, 2021, BUT THE BOARD, UH, ANNUALLY INCREASED INCREASES THE FIELD ONLY BY 2%.

IT'S JUST A MAXED OUT FEE.

SO THE FEE IS GOING TO BE INCREASED BY $52 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 2,688 AND $21 FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT.

AND THESE FEES ARE ASSESSED AND HELD HERE AT THE CITY.

AND WE USE THEM FOR, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO STREETS THAT ARE ON OUR REGION.

OUR MATERIALS SUCH AS, UH, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND OVERLAY PROJECTS.

AND WITH THAT, I HAVE, UH, OPEN TO QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

LET ME SEE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN ANGELES.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO CARDS MAKE A MOTION.

THEN THE CLOSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, RIGHT? UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR IF SOMEBODY LIKES TO PROCEED WITH THE MOTION? OH YEAH.

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION.

APPROVING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, A FEE TO THE NEW AMOUNT OF $2,688 AND 21 CENTS.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE HAVE TWO

[14. Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program Amendment RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to: Authorize the City Manager, or approved designee, to execute the grant agreement amendment with the San Diego River Conservancy; and Accept and appropriate additional SB 85 grant funds in the amount of $2,625,000 for the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program.]

ITEM 14 IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE WILDFIRE AND FOREST RESERVES.

I'LL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

ONE SECOND TO GET SET UP HERE.

HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF I'M OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME UPDATES AND GOOD NEWS REGARDING OUR WILDFIRE AND FOREST RESILIENCE PROGRAM.

THIS PROJECT WAS DESCRIBED TO YOU ON CONSENT BACK IN NOVEMBER, WHEN YOU ACCEPTED $500,000 OF GRANT FUNDING THROUGH SENATE BILL 85 FROM THE SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY, WE NOW RETURN TO YOU TO REQUEST AN ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER 2.6 TO $5 MILLION, WHICH I'LL DETAIL FOR YOU TODAY.

SO PREVIOUSLY WE DESCRIBED THE CITY'S NEED TO ADDRESS 85 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE IN FLETCHER HILLS AND HILLSIDE HILLSIDE PARK, AND AN EFFORT TO REDUCE, UH, WILDFIRES.

THE INITIAL GRANT WAS GEARED TOWARDS PLANNING AND TRAINING EFFORTS, BUT NOW WITH THE EXPANDED FUNDING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH.

SOME OF WHICH INCLUDES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE PURCHASE OF A NEW FIRE ENGINE.

SO MY OBJECTIVE TODAY IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NEW SCOPE OF WORK, UH, THE NEW BUDGET AND SCHEDULE THE FIRST THREE ITEMS IN GRAY FALL UNDER THE PREVIOUS AWARD OF $500,000.

IN BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE FOCUSED ON THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN TO IDENTIFY FUEL REDUCTION TECHNIQUES AND PRESCRIBED TREATMENTS, FIREFIGHTER TRAINING ON MITIGATION AND FIRELINE CONSTRUCTION.

AND FINALLY, IN-HOUSE CLEARING ACTIVITIES OF INVASIVE AND DEAD VEGETATION.

THE ADDED 2.6 TO $5 MILLION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE ITEMS IN BLUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

THESE INCLUDE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATIVE SPECIES, GRADING AND DRAINAGE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS ROADS, NEW WATER SERVICES FOR FIRE HYDRANTS, IRRIGATION, METERS, AND NATIVE PLANTINGS.

WELL, WE CAN ALSO APPROACH A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF RESTORING A HABITAT EFFORTS.

THEY CAN TAKE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM THE DANGERS OF WILDFIRE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE STEPS TO TAKE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

THE FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED TO PURCHASE A NEW HARTLAND FIRE ENGINE CUSTOMIZED FOR A DIFFICULT TERRAIN, FIREFIGHTER PPE, A HANDHELD BRUSH, CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND HEAVY MACHINERY SUCH AS SKID-STEERS OR MINI EXCAVATORS, WHICH SHOULD BE USED BY CITY OPERATIONS STAFF FOR ENHANCED BRUSH CLEARING.

SO HERE'S A PORTION OF THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE PLAN TO TREAT THAT'S UP IN FLETCHER HILLS.

AGAIN, THE OVERALL PROJECT FOOTPRINT WILL COVER ABOUT 85 ACRES.

UH, THIS ALSO INCLUDES A HIGH PROFILE AREA AT HILLSIDE PARK WITH VERY HEAVY VEGETATION.

THAT'S ADJACENT TO MANY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

A HILLSIDE PARK IS NOT PICTURED

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SO HERE WE'VE INCLUDED DETAILS RELATED TO THE BUDGET AND SCHEDULE.

WE INTEND TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 TO THE WILDFIRE AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.

$195,000 WILL BE SPENT ON LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, CIVIL ENGINEERS, AND LAND SURVEYORS TO ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN.

SO $35,000 FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS AND ADDITIONAL $30,000 TO HARTLAND FIRE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

AND HERE'S A BIG ONE, $1 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TYPE ONE FIRE ENGINE.

IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE EXCAVATORS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, AND THEN FINALLY 1.3 MILLION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PORTION OF THE PROJECT.

SO THE ORIGINAL GRANT OF 500 K IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSED 2.625 MILLION, WE'LL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A GRAND TOTAL OF 3.1, TWO, $5 MILLION.

GRANT EXPENDITURES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING PURPOSES, AND ALL FUNDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SPENT BY MID 20, 24.

AND FINALLY, BEFORE WE MOVE TO QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND GENEROSITY TO THE CITY OF ALCOHOL.

UH, THIS ALSO STEMS FROM STAFF BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE PURSUING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WITH TODAY'S ALLOCATION, THE CONSERVANCY HAS COMMITTED OVER $5 MILLION TO CITY PROJECTS.

ALL OF THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE UP HERE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN THEY'RE BIDDING, OR THEY'RE IN CONSTRUCTION.

AND I OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANKS VERY MUCH QUESTIONS.

UH, THE FIRE ENGINE, WE HAVE A BRUSH RIG.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S KEPT.

AND THEN WOULD THIS BE ANOTHER BRUSH RIG OR WOULD THIS BE A FIRE ENGINE, LIKE AN ENGINE WE HAVE NOW? AND WHERE WOULD IT BE HOUSED? I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO DEFER TO THE FIRE CHIEF SWEENEY ON THAT ONE.

THIS WOULD BE A, A REPLACEMENT OF A FIRE ENGINE WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

ANYWAY, IT WOULD BE HOUSED WHEREVER THE NEXT REPLACEMENT FIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO OCCUR.

OKAY.

SO IT'S NOT ANOTHER BRUSH RIG.

IT'S A, THAT'S CORRECT, BUT THEY'LL HAVE SOME ENHANCED ABILITIES TO ACCESS.

YEAH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO SEND A LETTER FROM ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE RIVER CONSERVANCY, THANKING THEM 5 MILLION BUCKS IS A BIG DEAL IN TODAY'S WORLD.

AND I THINK IT DESERVES SOME KIND OF SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

YOU DON'T NEED A VOTE FOR THAT TO YOU GRAHAM.

NO.

GREAT, GOOD IDEA.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS.

NICE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, ANGELA.

RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO COMMENTS, SIR.

ARE THERE IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO WE'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH A MOTION? YEAH.

UH, MOVE TO APPROVE.

PLEASE.

VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

UH, LAST SEMESTER REPORT ITEM

[15. Consideration of Redesigned "No Panhandling" Street Signage RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers the redesigned "No Panhandling" street signage and provides feedback.]

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

MR. MAYOR IS AS, UH, OUR STAFF COMES DOWN, I'LL JUST INTRODUCE, UH, TWO OF OUR MEMBERS THAT'LL BE PRESENTING HOPE GOLD IS OUR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT IN PUBLIC WORKS.

SHE ACTUALLY IS THE ONE THAT KIND OF PUT SOME OF THESE GRAPHICS TOGETHER.

AND THEN, UH, MIKE JAMES IS ACTUALLY THE CITY'S MOST RECENT HIRE.

HE IS THE DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS OVER OUR OPERATION.

SO HE'S, UH, DENNIS, SORRY, MIKE, BUT DENNIS DAVIES REPLACEMENT.

SO, UH, THE NEW DENTIST DAVIES, BUT MIKE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF LEMON GROVE.

UH, HE WAS THEIR FORMER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND ALSO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS THERE AS WELL.

SO, UH, HAS A TON OF EXPERIENCE.

SO WITH THAT, MS. GOLD.

OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON FEBRUARY 22ND.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION PLAN FOR 2022.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE PLAN IDENTIFIES SIX PRIORITIES.

ONE OF WHICH IS ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND ADDRESSING THIS PRIORITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL IDENTIFIED A GOAL TO REDUCE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS RELATED TO PANHANDLING.

AS A RESULT, STAFF HAS COMPLETED THE TASK OF REDESIGNING THE EXISTING NO PAN HANDLING STREET SIGNAGE FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.

OUR CURRENT SIGNAGE, UH, READS PLEASE HELP AS THE TITLE LINE AND IS BLUE IN COLOR.

UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN TWO SIZES, A 12 BY 18 FOR OUR CITY MEDIANS AND 18 BY 24 INCHES FOR FREEWAY INTERSECTIONS.

WE HAVE A

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THE PROPOSED SIGN READS PANHANDLING FOLLOWED BY JUST SAY NO AS THE TITLE LINE AND IS RED IN COLOR.

UM, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOST CURRENT PROPOSED SIGN FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE IS SLIGHTLY, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE PROPOSED SIGN INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

UM, THANK YOU, ANGELA.

SHE'S HANDING OUT COPIES AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COPIES UP FRONT FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ON PAPER.

UM, THIS NEW VERSION HAS REMOVED THE WORD PANHANDLING FROM THE BODY TEXT TO REDUCE REDUNDANCY.

THANK YOU.

UM, HE HAD RECEIVED OTHER VARIATIONS THAT WERE CONSIDERED THE FINAL PROPOSED SIGN WAS CREATED WITH FEATURES FROM EACH OF THESE VARIATIONS AND HAS BEEN VETTED AND MODIFIED USING FEEDBACK COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I'M PREPARED TO TAKE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.

LET ME SEE THIS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? QUESTIONS WHO ARE SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT YOU GOT SOME INPUT FROM, UM, CITY STAFF.

UM, AND I ALSO IN DESIGNING THE SIGN, UM, CHECKED WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES AND WHAT THEIR CITY COUNCILS HAD APPROVED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS.

NICE PRESENTATION.

AND I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE VARIOUS OPTIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ANGELA WOULD RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.

WE HAVE NO COMMENTS MAKING IT TOO EASY FOR ME TODAY.

OKAY.

YOU DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL COMMENT FROM SEVERAL FOLKS FROM THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE.

SO JUST MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.

AND THAT WAS THE ONE SAYING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO BE ADDED.

UM, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE THEIR WEBSITE ADDED.

CORRECT.

THEN THEY ADDED A RECOMMENDED SOME VERBIAGE OF ISI ACCESS.ORG.

UM, AND THEY HAD SOME OTHER LANGUAGE EXAMPLES.

OKAY.

WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL ASK YOUR OPINION ON THAT.

UM, WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

VERY MUCH.

NICE REPORT.

OKAY.

COUNSEL, IT'S UP TO YOU.

UH, LOTS OF OPTIONS TO CONSIDER, UM, GARY.

WELL, UH, I CAME UP WITH THREE ALTERNATIVES.

I HAD ANGELA PASS THIS OUT TO YOU.

THAT'S ONE.

YES.

YEAH.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK UP WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY, BUT I FIRST, I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND, OR YOU WORKED IN INTAKE AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AND YOU HAVE SOME EXPERTISE HERE.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF HOMELESS DO YOU THINK ARE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS? YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME IN TROUBLE, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 95 AND A HUNDRED PERCENT.

OKAY.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I SAW.

95, 90 7%.

OKAY.

SO I THINK THE MESSAGE, THE WAY WE NEED TO SEND IT IS IT'S GOTTA BE EASY TO READ AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

AND REALLY OUR AUDIENCE IS THE, OUR, OUR AUDIENCES, THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD GIVE TO THE, TO THE PANHANDLERS.

AND SO THAT'S WHY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MIDDLE ONE HERE THAT I HAD SUGGESTED PANHANDLING, JUST TO SAY, NO, THAT TIES IN WITH THE, THAT ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE THEY'VE HAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND SHOWS THEM THE CIRCLE WITH A RED MARK D VISUAL EFFECT HERE, THEN CALL 2 1, 1, WHICH IS REALLY EASY TO REMEMBER AND THEN FREE FOOD SHELTER AND DRUG TREATMENT.

I THINK WE NEED TO SAY DRUG TREATMENT ON HERE BECAUSE WHAT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE DO I THINK IS USED THE MONEY FOR DRUGS ARE A BIG PART OF IT.

AND THIS IS SIMPLE.

AND I THINK THE DRIVERS WILL COME UP AND SEE THE SIGN THAT SAID, WELL, WHY DO YOU WANT MONEY? YOU CAN GET FREE FOOD SHELTER AND YOUR DRUG TREATMENT.

YOU KNOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL THIS NUMBER.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY ORIENTED FIRST TOWARDS THE PERSON THAT'S THINKING ABOUT GIVING THEM MONEY.

AND SECONDLY, TO THE PERSON WHO MOST LIKELY IS GOING TO USE IT FOR DRUGS.

SO I THINK IT KIND OF HITS ALL THE HITS, ALL THE MARKS AND, UH, THIS IS KIND OF PULLED FROM WHAT THE STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR DOING THAT.

CARRY, UH, OTHER

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SO, OR ONE OF THESE, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AC, UM, COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE.

DID THEY LIKE ANY OF THESE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE ON THE BIG SHEET? UH, I NEED TO PULL UP THAT EMAIL.

THEY DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE WWW ECC ACCESS.ORG AT THE BOTTOM.

AND I WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND AGAINST THAT IN PART, BECAUSE AS YOU RECALL, OUR EXISTING SIGN, THE BLUE SIGN HAS A WEBSITE THAT WORKED AT THE TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK NOW.

AND SO I WOULD RECOMMEND, DOES NOT INCLUDE A WEBSITE THAT WE DON'T CONTROL.

UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHETHER THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID FOR, OR, OR WHAT THAT CONTENT WILL BE.

UH, IT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE PROMOTE POLICIES THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THE POLICIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I RECOMMEND WE NOT INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE.

I THINK INCLUDING IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO INCLUDE 2, 1, 1, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY SAFE WELL-ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT, BUT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND INCLUDING ISI ACCESS.ORG.

OKAY.

BECAUSE, UM, I DO LIKE GARY'S OPTIONS.

IT'S EASY TO READ IF YOU'RE COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND, UH, YOU GET DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OFF-RAMP YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO PROMOTE THIS, IT'S EASY TO READ QUICK, SIMPLE, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

AND IT COMES OUT.

UM, I THINK THE MORE VERBIAGE WE HAVE ON ASSIGN THE, THE LESS IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE, UM, I DO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE SIGNS AROUND TOWN CURRENTLY ARE BEING, YOU KNOW, UM, FOR WHATEVER REASON ARE BEING, UM, GRAFFITIED OVER.

SO I'M GOOD WITH WHATEVER WE COME UP WITH.

I THINK IT JUST NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE.

IT NEEDS TO BE BOLD AND STILL GIVE SOME DIGNITY TO THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE STILL HUMAN.

WELL, YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR SOME AIR.

UM, YEAH, I THINK GARY'S IDEA IS FANTASTIC.

I THINK PUTTING A WEBSITE ON A SIGN AS YOU'RE DRIVING, ISN'T A SMART IDEA.

PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA PULL OUT THEIR PHONES AND, YOU KNOW, TRY AND GO LOG ON A WEBSITE.

IT'S NOT SAFE.

2, 1, 1.

IT'S IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE.

UM, I LIKE THE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED APPROACH AFTER THE CALL 2 1 1, WHICH IS THERE'S THERE SHELTER THERE'S JOB PROGRAMS, THERE'S DRUG TREATMENT, UM, AVAILABLE.

UM, SO YEAH, I, I WOULD TEND TO AGREE.

I LIKE GARY'S CONCEPT THAT HE'S COMING UP WITH RIGHT HERE.

WHICH ONE? THERE'S THREE.

WELL, THERE'S NOT, I'M LOOKING AT IT.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF VARIATION IN THEM.

UM, YEAH, IT'S JUST, YEAH.

I WOULD SAY CALL THE CALL TWO, ONE, ONE FOR FREE FOOD SHELTER AND DRUG TREATMENT.

WE GOT, WE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE YOUR, YEAH, UH, I LIKED THE MIDDLE ONE, CAUSE IT'S NOT QUITE AS BUSY AS THE OTHER ONE.

YEAH.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE I TOOK A SPEED READING CLASS IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, WENT FROM 200 WORDS A MINUTE TO 1200.

WOW.

AND I GOT TO TELL YOU WHEN I DRIVE BY THE SIGN, THAT'S ON FLETCHER PARKWAY.

CAUSE IT'S USUALLY NOT, IT'S NOT NEAR A STOP SIGN AND WHERE I'M GOING.

I CAN'T READ IT FAST ENOUGH AND NOT REAR END THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME.

SO I THINK IT, I THINK THE MORE IS BETTER IN THIS CASE.

OKAY.

THE OTHER THING, MAYBE WE COULD USE TWO, ONE ONE'S FONT OR LOGO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BRANDING THING THAT YOU RECOGNIZE WITH ALL OF THEIR SIGNS WITH ALL.

YEAH.

SO MAYBE WE CAN TALK TO THEM AND SEE IF WE CAN DUPLICATE THAT WITH THAT GRIM.

NOT AT ALL.

I, I KINDA LIKE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

THE ONLY HESITATION I HAVE IS, UH, THE AUDIENCE'S ONLY THE DRIVER.

AND I THINK THE DRIVERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE'RE ALSO OFFERING A SOLUTION TO THOSE INDEED, WHICH IS WHAT THE CURRENT SIGN DOES.

SO I WILL GIVE MY FIRST CHOICE WAS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I THINK, I THINK IT'S VERY WELL SAID AND THINGS SEEING WHERE THE WIND IS BLOWING ON THIS ONE, UH, GARY'S MIDDLE SIGN IS GOOD TO ME.

I WOULD MODIFY IT.

I WOULD TAKE AWAY THE WORD FREE AND SUBSTITUTE THE WORD FOR, I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY

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I GUESS THAT'S A POINT OF VIEW THAT I THINK THAT'S OUT THERE.

SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, STEVE.

SO THE MIDDLE ONE, IF WE COULD SUBSTITUTE THE WORD FOR, FOR FOOD SHELTER AND AGAIN, DRUG TREATMENT, THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF PROBLEMS BESIDES DRUGS.

THERE COULD BE, UH, ALCOHOL.

SO HOW ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE? WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY FOR FOOD SHELTER AND ASSISTANCE KIND OF COVER EVERYTHING ELSE AS, OR NOT.

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS, UM, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO PLAY SOFTBALL HERE.

IT'S THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE MIGHT AS WELL TELL IT LIKE IT IS LIKE THE MAYOR SAID 95% OF THEM ARE DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS AND ALCOHOL REALLY IS A KIND OF DRUG.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE, THE KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING.

YES.

IF THEY KNOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE RECEPTIVE.

I AGREE.

BUT, SO, I MEAN, WOULD YOU JUST SAY AND TREATMENT, OR DO YOU WANT DRUG TREATMENT KNOWING YOU'RE LEADING TO, I THINK SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS THE MORE MODERN, ACCEPTABLE WAY TO SAY IT.

UH, OR YOU CAN SAY ABUSE, ABUSE ISSUES, BUT I THINK SUBSTANCE ABUSE, I GUESS IF, IF I'M THE AUDIENCE THAT THIS IS INTENDED FOR, I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED THAT YOU THINK I'M ABUSING SOMETHING, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S REALITY.

YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S THAT, THAT IS THE, UM, THAT'S THE STICKING POINT IN, IN MOST, UH, HOMELESS DISCUSSIONS.

I, I THROW OUT FOR FOOD SHELTER AND TREATMENT OR YEAH, I, I THINK THE, THE DRUG TREATMENT OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS.

AND JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT GO INTO THE 12 STEP PROGRAM.

HI, I'M JOE, I'M AN ALCOHOLIC.

THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THEY KNOW THEIR DRUG ABUSERS.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THEIR DRUG ABUSERS.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET THE IDEA IN THE HEAD OF THE MOTORIST THAT THAT SAYS, HEY, IF I GIVE HIM 20 BUCKS, HE'S GOING TO GO BUY DRUGS WITH IT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

YOU NEED TO CALL 2, 1, 1 AND GET TO SOME PROGRAM.

CAUSE WE HAVE ALL THESE PROGRAMS. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS EVERY HOMELESS PERSONNEL GO HOME HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY SOME SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION OR ECE TLC AND SEE, HEY, YOU'RE LAYING IN THE GUTTER.

HOW ABOUT GETTING OFF, GETTING OFF THE STREET? I MEAN, I'VE RENTED ROOMS TO THESE GUYS NOW FOR SIX YEARS, I TALK WITH THEM A LOT AND THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT NEED HELP.

AND I CALL THIS TOUGH LOVE.

WE'RE GOING TO STOP YOUR INCOME FLOW.

THAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR SELF DESTRUCTIVE LIFESTYLE AND IT'S REALLY CONTRIBUTING TO A BIG PROBLEM IN OUR CITY.

AND THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT OF THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA IS THESE HOMELESS GUYS OUT THERE STEALING BIKES AND BREAKING IN THE CARS AND BREAKING IN THE HOMES AND, AND DOING ALL SORTS OF REALLY TERRIBLE THINGS.

OKAY, WELL, I'LL DIE ON THE HILL TO ELIMINATE FREE, BUT I WON'T DIE ON THE HILL TO, UH, KEEP DRUG TREATMENT.

YEAH.

MEANING, UH, I'D LIKE TO GET RID OF THE WORD FREE AND SUBSTITUTE THE WORD FOR, AND I CAN LIVE WITH DRUGS.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

COMPROMISE STEVE MICHELLE.

SO MY QUESTION IS IT'S NOT JUST DRUG TREATMENT.

THAT IS, THAT IS NEEDED.

IT'S ALSO MENTAL HEALTH.

AND WE'VE HEARD, UM, WHEN THERE WAS A, UH, GOOD CHAT CHANNEL, EIGHT CAME OUT AND IT WAS CHATTING LATER.

KSI CAME OUT AND SPOKE TO THE WOMAN WHOSE SON WAS KILLED AT SANTANA.

AND SHE HAD ADMITTED, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS, SHE'S HAD MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES SINCE THEN.

SO MENTAL HEALTH GOES ALONG WITH THE TREATMENT.

I WOULD BE IN AGREEMENT WITH STEVE TO LEAVE THE WORD TREATMENT IN THERE BECAUSE THAT COULD GO FOR DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

MAYBE I CAN MAKE US, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER JUST FOR HELP, FOR HELP.

JUST CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR HELP FOOD SHELTER AND HELP, OR JUST FOR HELP, JUST FOR HELP, BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN ANYTHING.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT 2, 1, 1 IS NOT JUST FOR HOMELESS.

2, 1, 1 IS FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL.

AND SO WE MADE IT MORE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY GENERIC, BUT IF WE MADE IT SO THAT, OKAY, KEEP TELLING PEOPLE TO 1, 1, 2, 1, 1 THAT IS THE, AND ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN GET THE, UM, THE LOGO AND THEIR APPROVAL TO USE IT ON OUR SIGNS, UM, THEN IT

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AND IF YOU NEED HELP CALL 2, 1, 1.

THERE YOU GO.

'CAUSE W I'VE REFERRED MANY PEOPLE ON, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR HELP AND I'VE REFERRED THEM TO 2, 1, 1.

AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF US HERE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ALSO REFERRED RESIDENTS TO TWO ON ONE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

UM, AND IT'S ONE OF THE M ONE RESPONSES THAT WE GET FROM RESIDENTS IN OUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC IS CALL 2, 1, 1.

SO MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AND, AND MAKE IT JUST SUPER EASY.

I LIKE THE, JUST SAY NO, CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR HELP.

AND THAT COULD, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY IDENTIFY WHAT HELP.

LET 2, 1, 1 BE THE CLEARING HOUSE FOR THAT.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

WE SAY THE FOOD SHELTER AND DRUG TREATMENT, BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO ADDRESSING THE MOTORIST AND WE WANT TO, WE NEED TO STOP THEM GIVING THESE PEOPLE MONEY BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT MAKES OUR CITY LOOK REALLY BAD.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO TO PARKWAY PLAZA.

THEY GET TH THEY'RE AFRAID OF THESE PEOPLE GOING UP AND DOWN, UH, THE, UH, FREEWAY EXITS.

WE REALLY NEED TO CLEAN UP THE CITY.

AND I THINK PRIMARILY THE MESSAGE HAS TO BE TO THE MOTORIST BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE GUYS LEFT ARE REALLY, REALLY HARDCORE.

AND THEY'VE BEEN APPROACHED MANY, MANY TIMES, AND WE HAVE TO CUT OFF THE FUNDING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO MAINTAIN THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE LIFESTYLE UNTIL IT GETS TO THE POINT THEY SAY, HEY, I CAN'T GET UP MONEY BEGGING IN THE STREET CORNER.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER TO ECE TLC.

WE'RE LIKE THAT GUY HAS BEEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE LAST FIVE TIMES.

I MEAN, I TALK TO THESE GUYS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT RENT, RENT MY ROOMS, PEOPLE OVER AT UC TLC.

AND YOU JUST GOT TO SAY IT LIKE IT IS.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT HURTING THEIR FEELINGS.

I THINK THEY NEED TO ACCEPT THE FACT THEY'RE A DRUG ABUSER.

AND I THINK THE PUBLIC ALREADY KNOWS THAT A LOT OF THEM DO AND THEY HAVE TO BE REMINDED SO THEY DON'T HAND THEM THE MONEY SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND BUY DRUGS.

THE, ALL THE SUGGESTIONS ARE GOOD.

THE ONLY THING I CAUTION YOU IS THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ROOM ON A SIGN AND ONLY SO MUCH PEOPLE CAN SEE IN THREE SECONDS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IT.

SO, UH, MY CONCERN WITH CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR HELP IS THAT THE MOTORIST WILL THINK IF THERE'S AN AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER HERE, I'LL CALL 2 1, 1 TO GET THE AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER OFF OF ME.

AND THAT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT THAT WASN'T MEANT FOR THE DRIVER.

THAT WAS MEANT FOR THAT.

SO I, I GUESS I STICK WITH GARY, CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR FOOD SHELTER AND HELP.

WHAT IF WE SAID, CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR FOOD SHELTER, DRUG SLASH MENTAL HELP.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

NOT THE ALCOHOL, BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MANY WORDS WE CAN SAY SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE SLASH MENTAL HELP, HELP CAUSE TREAT TREATMENT A LONG WORD.

WE CAN HELP, HELP HELP.

DOES THAT WORK.

DOES EVERYBODY AGREE WITH THAT? I THINK THAT'S A NICE COMPROMISE.

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? UM, CALL 2, 1, 1 FOR FOOD SHELTER.

WHAT'D I SAY, DRUG SLASH MENTAL HELP, MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH HELP, HELP, HELP.

I THINK IT SHOULD BE HELP.

DRUG HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH.

YOU DON'T CALL SOMEONE FROM MENTAL HEALTH.

YOU WOULD CALL FOR THEIR MENTAL, FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

YEAH.

OR AN ASSISTANT.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON WELL, YEAH, I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF SPACE AT THIS POINT.

I THINK THE SHORTER, THE WORD, THE BETTER IS THAT FAIR WORKS FOR ME.

I COULD LIVE WITH IT.

I JUST CAN'T SEE SOMEBODY WHO'S MENTALLY NOT THERE SAYING, OH, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RATIONAL DECISION AND CALL FOR MENTAL HEALTH, BUT THEY'RE SEEING WHAT I CAN LIVE WITH THEM.

AND I ALSO THINK PART OF IT IS, UM, GIVING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT, ABOUT HAVING SIGNS TO SAY NO PANHANDLING.

WE ARE ABLE TO MODIFY THEM TO SOME DEGREE BY SAYING, WE'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CALL THIS NUMBER FOR HELP.

SO IT'S NOT JUST PUTATIVE.

IT'S THE TOUGH LOVE THING AGAIN, IT'S THEY HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE, THEY HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

YEAH.

AND I ALSO THINK, I MEAN, THERE ARE CITIZENS THAT COME IN AND SAY, CAN I, CAN I HELP YOU? THE CITIZENS WILL APPROACH HOMELESS PEOPLE.

AND SO WE'RE GIVING THEM A TOOL TO SAY, OH, THIS PERSON IS NOT MENTALLY THERE.

I'M GOING TO CALL 2, 1, 1 AND SEE WHAT RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR THEM.

I MEAN, THAT I'VE SEEN THAT OCCURRING WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT OF THEIR CARS AND INTERACTING WITH SOME PEOPLE.

SO I'M GOOD.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

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NICELY DONE.

OKAY.

SO, UM, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT OR JUST NEEDED STAFF DIRECTION? SO ARE YOU DIRECTED STAFF? OKAY.

I SAW CONSENSUS.

I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND PRODUCE THESE SIGNS.

AND WE ASKED ABOUT, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS, UH, IT WAS SPEAKERS, NO SPEAKERS THERE, SPEAKERS.

OKAY.

AND JUST AS, OR JUST FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, THE OTHER REQUESTS, BESIDES THE INCLUSION OF ACCESS, EASY ACCESS.ORG WAS THERE ACTUALLY REPLACED THE WORD PANHANDLING TO ELIMINATE THE WORD PAN HANDLING AND JUST SAY, KEEP THE CHANGE.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE USE THE WORD PANHANDLING.

I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE'RE SET.

I WAS FAST.

SO WE ARE NOW AT COMMISSIONER REPORTS OF WHICH THERE ARE NONE.

I HAD A MAC.

16 IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT AND WE WERE AT REPORTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL AS SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, KENDRICK AS REPORTED AT COUNCIL MEMBER OR TEAS AS REPORTED DEPUTY MAYOR,

[19. DEPUTY MAYOR MICHELLE METSCHEL Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.]

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY ATTEND THE, UM, EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE MEETING, BUT I WATCHED THE VIDEO THE NEXT DAY.

SO YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY THE FINE.

OKAY.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL REPORTS AND NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE HAVE TO

[21. Introduction of Ordinance to Adopt a District Map for Council Member Elections in El Cajon RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council moves to introduce the next Ordinance, in order, and direct the City Clerk to read the Ordinance by title only.]

I'M 21 IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDERS TO ADOPT A DISTRICT MAP FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTIONS IN OKLAHOMA.

I WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE, BUT FIRST ANGELE ARE THERE ANY SPIRIT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM AND NO SPEAKER CARDS? AND COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE, WELL, LET ME FIRST HAVE COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY.

THEN, UM, THE TITLE READS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE 2020 DECENNIAL FEDERAL CENSUS AND ADOPTING A NEW MAP, DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH OF THE DISTRICTS.

I MAY HAVE DONE THIS OUT OF ORDER.

DO YOU NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE TO ASK TO READ THE ORDINANCE? UH, YOU CAN, WE WERE ASKING FOR A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE.

YES, YOU'VE GOT THEM, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

THE TITLE'S BEEN READ.

SO IF WE, WE NEED A MOTION THOUGH, TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AT THIS POINT.