Apr 26, 2022 City Council Meeting 3pm

WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PICTURES AND THINGS GO.

YOU GUYS, GO AHEAD AND GO OUT AND TAKE YOUR PICTURES.

THANKS.

THANKS VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.

[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.]

WE'RE AT CONSENT ITEMS, CONSENT ITEMS, ROUTINE MATTERS.

YOU'VE ACTED BY ONE MOTION.

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

COUNSELOR WAS JEWISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS STAFF.

NO, SIR.

THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE VOTE.

AND FOR THE RECORD, SIR, THERE WERE NO SPEAKER CARDS.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ANIMAL'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 THE STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED OUT A FUTURE AGENDA, ANDREW, AND WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS HERE.

TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER ITEM EIGHT IS REGARDING THE CDBG AND HOME ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN.

THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.

WE HAVE

[8. Adoption of FY 2022-2023 One-Year Action Plan (CDBG and HOME) and Fourth Amendment to FY 2019-2020 One-Year Action Plan (CDBG-CV) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the public hearing and accepts public testimony for the adoption of the FY 2022-2023 One-Year Action Plan and Fourth Amendment to FY 2019-2020 One-Year Action Plan; Closes the public hearing; Finalizes the allocations of CDBG and HOME funds as a part of the FY 2022-2023 One-Year Action Plan; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving and adopting the FY 2022-2023 One-Year Action Plan in the form presented, with such monetary and non-monetary changes as approved by the City Manager, and authorizes the City Manager or designee to submit the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to make any necessary or needed corrections or adjustments to allocations and to execute all affiliated documents; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, amending the FY 2019-2020 One-Year Action Plan to: Re-allocate $240,691 in available CDBG CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funds from completed projects to Outreach Support Services, the expansion of the Emergency Shelter Program and the expansion of the Home-Delivered Meal Service to continue to address the ongoing and 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.]

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

HI, HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

BEFORE I BEGIN MY PRESENTATION TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE YOU TO THE NEW HOUSING MANAGER AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

HIS NAME IS JOSE LODATO.

UM, JOSE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA.

AND PRIOR TO THAT, HE WAS WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT HE IS KNOWN TO BE THE GO-TO REGULATIONS GROW FOR OTHER CITY ADMINS.

SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON OUR TEAM.

HI, JOSE.

WELCOME.

I CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER.

I'M HAPPY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA AND LOOK FOR WHAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH.

THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AS WAS OUR BOSS.

ANTHONY.

ACTION PLAN AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1921 YEAR ACTION PLAN.

THANKS JOSE.

OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN MY PRESENTATION.

SO THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING IS TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 ONE-YEAR

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THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS THE SECOND OF TWO THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 ACTION PLAN.

THIS INCLUDES BOTH THE CITY BG AND HOME ALLOCATIONS FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

THE PROJECTS AND ALLOCATIONS WERE REVIEWED AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WAS FEBRUARY 22ND OF THIS YEAR.

THE NOTICE FOR THAT HEARING WAS PUBLISHED ON MULTIPLE DATES PRIOR TO THE HEARING SAFRA, UH, PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING TO COUNCIL BASED ON ESTIMATED FUNDING AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO COME IN FROM HUD.

IT WAS AN ESTIMATED ALLOCATION, A 1.3 MILLION WITH AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 OR PRIOR YEAR FUNDING FOR A TOTAL OF 1.5 MILLION OF CDBG FUNDS AND A TOTAL OF 630,000 IN HOME FUNDS, CITY COUNCIL HEARD, AND THE SUB-DEBT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ALSO ADOPTED PRELIMINARY ALLOCATIONS FOR THE ACTION PLAN ATTACHMENTS TWO AND THREE OF THE AGENDA REPORT REFLECT THE ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED AND THE CATEGORIES OF FUNDING AND THE FINAL ALLOCATIONS TO THE PROJECTS.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THIS BREAKDOWN AT THE TABLE SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE, ALLOCATIONS MAY BE MODIFIED TO REFLECT PROPORTIONAL, DECREASES, OR INCREASES IN ESTIMATED FUNDING AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL.

AND THIS IS TOO MUCH THE ACTUAL LOCATION ONCE RECEIVED FROM HUD.

WE SHOULD BE EXPECTING THAT LATER THIS YEAR BEFORE JULY 1ST, A SUMMARY OF THE ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN AND NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WERE PUBLISHED FOR A MINIMUM 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD.

THE NOTICES WERE ALSO POSTED IN VARIOUS PUBLIC LOCATIONS AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1920 ACTION PLAN.

UH, THE PURPOSE IS FOR REALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE CDBG CARES, ACT FUNDS OR KNOWN AS CDBG CB FUNDS TO OTHER ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

AS YOU KNOW, HUD, UH, PROVIDED THE CITY WITH A TOTAL OF 1.8 MILLION AND CDBG CB FUNDING.

AND THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED, TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR, OR RESPOND TO THE CURRENT VIRUS PANDEMIC A TOTAL OF $240,691 IS AVAILABLE FOR REALLOCATION FROM THIS COMES FROM THE RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING REMAINING FROM BOTH THE RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THE EMERGENCY HOTEL MOLTO PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2021 STAFF PRESENTED CITY COUNCIL WITH OPTIONS FOR RE-PURPOSING THE FUNDS TO ANOTHER ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.

CITY COUNCIL DEFERRED ITS DECISION UNTIL AFTER ITS SAFE PARKING.

A WORKSHOP THAT WAS HELD IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, STAFF IS NOW PROVIDING NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THESE REMAINING CDBG CB FUNDS.

UH, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING.

UH, FIRST WE DO RECOMMEND FUNDING HOMESTART, UH, AND THE AMOUNT OF 155,000.

THIS WOULD BE FOR THE OUTREACH SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BOLSTER EXISTING OUTREACH EFFORTS.

AND THIS IS BY PROVIDING STREET-BASED OUTREACH AND HOSTING WEEKLY OUTREACH EVENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THESE SERVICES WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO VITAL RESOURCES.

UM, AND THIS CAN INCLUDE HOUSING, FOOD, AND EMPLOYMENT STAFF FURTHER RECOMMENDS FUNDING EAST COUNTY, TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, AND THE AMOUNT OF 75,691.

THIS WILL GO TOWARDS THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM.

THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SHELTER REMAINS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THIS IS NORMALLY A WINTER ONLY PROGRAM, BUT THESE FUNDS WOULD ENSURE THAT IT'S OPEN THE REST OF THE YEAR.

LASTLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS FUNDING MAMA'S KITCHEN.

THIS WOULD BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 FOR THE HOME DELIVERED MEAL SERVICE.

THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS TO CRITICALLY ILL CLIENTS AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

THESE ARE CLIENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR THE CORONA VIRUS TO SUMMARIZE TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FIRST TO APPROVE THE FINALIZED CDBG AND HOME ALLOCATIONS AND ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 22 23 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN, AND ALSO TO RELOCATE $240,691 AND AVAILABLE CITY.

WE GCB FUNDS FROM AVAILABLE BALANCE TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, WHICH IS OUTREACH SUPPORT SERVICES, EXPANSION OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM AND THE EXPANSION OF THE HOME DELIVERED MEAL SERVICE.

AGAIN, THESE PROGRAMS ARE TO CONTINUE

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TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS WILL BE TO SUBMIT THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 ACTION PLAN.

AND THIS IS FOR HUD APPROVAL ONCE FINAL , UH, HUD ALLOCATIONS ARE RECEIVED, UM, AND THESE ALLOCATIONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON OR AFTER JULY 1ST AND ALSO TO SUBMIT THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 1921, YOUR ACTION PLAN FOR HUD APPROVAL AS WELL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCIL QUESTIONS, UM, ARE ANY OF THESE DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNTS THAT WE APPROVED AT THAT EARLIER MEETING BEFORE THE ALLOCATION WAS MADE, UH, BEFORE THE DECEMBER 14TH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING OR, WELL, I KNOW IT'S A TWO-STEP PROCESS, RIGHT? WE, WE, WE, WE MAKE THE ALLOCATIONS AND THEN WE SEE HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY GET IN.

AND THEN, SO WERE THERE ANY CHANGES MADE NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PRELIMINARY ALLOCATIONS? THOSE WERE MADE FEBRUARY 22ND? UH, NO CHANGES WILL BE SEEN HERE.

THIS IS JUST TO FINALIZE THOSE SAME ALLOCATIONS THAT YOU APPROVED THAT DAY.

UM, AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22, 23 ACTION PLAN.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

I NICE PRESENTATION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? DO SIR, WE HAVE ONE CARD FROM IVAN AND DO HER STAFF, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE, SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR, UH, CONSIDERATION AND THE FUNDING.

UM, THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT IS BEING SPOKEN TODAY JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND REGULAR CDBG FUNDING.

WE'RE ABLE TO HELP 263 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WITH HOUSING AND LEADING THEM INTO LONG-TERM PROGRAMS AND OR PERMANENT HOUSING.

AND CURRENTLY WITH SOME OF THE COVID FUNDING THAT WE'RE UTILIZING, WE JUST STARTED UTILIZING THOSE FUNDS IN FEBRUARY, THE END OF FEBRUARY, THAT'S WHEN THE NORMAL CDBG FUNDING WAS DEPLETED AND WE HAVE 74 PEOPLE THAT WE'VE ASSISTED SINCE MID FEBRUARY.

SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ROOMS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE, UM, DUE TO THE NEW DORMS, WE'RE FILLING THOSE.

WE HAVE THE WAITING LIST AND WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THAT ROOM, EVERYTHING TURNS ON FLUSHES WATER AND IT'S ONLINE.

WE GET A FAMILY IN THERE, SO THE NEED IS DEFINITELY OUT THERE.

WE HAVE THE WAITING LIST AND, UM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND, UH, YOUR COOPERATION.

THANKS LUCY.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, GARY.

HI, IVAN.

THANKS FOR COMING.

UH, HOW MANY CHILDREN DO WE HAVE OUT THERE NOW? WE'RE UP TO 170, 170 KIDS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I HAVEN'T.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN THE CLOSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, RIGHT? COUNCILS WITH YOU, ANY DISCUSSION WHERE SOME OF THEM HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION? I THINK I SAW IN THE, UH, HOME FUNDS 845,000 FOR STREETLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS THAT I GET THAT RIGHT.

THE AMOUNT IS CORRECT FOR 845,000, BUT THAT WOULD BE COMING FROM THE CDBG ALLOCATION.

NOW HOLD FUNDS.

I, AND I THINK THE PRIOR YEAR WAS AROUND 270 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT.

YES, LAST YEAR.

UM, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS FOR $275,000.

I APPRECIATE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IN THIS AREA.

THAT'S, THAT'S OVER A, A 500 CLOSE TO A $600,000 INCREASE IN ALLOCATING THESE FUNDS TO A CENSUS AREAS THAT, UH, QUALIFY FOR LOW-INCOME AREAS.

SO AN EXTRA $600,000 TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND STREETLIGHT THROUGH STREET LIGHTING, I THINK IS AN OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATION.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO HELP PEOPLE IN THESE KINDS OF AREAS.

W WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OR I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION INDIVIDUALLY OR LET'S ASK GRAHAM.

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UM, FIRST THE THREE MOTIONS, ONE IS TO FINALIZE WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED BASED ON THE ORIGINAL, UM, PRELIMINARY ALLOCATIONS, AND THEN TAKE EACH RESOLUTION SEPARATELY THAT WAY.

UM, IF THERE'S A CHALLENGE TO ANY ONE OF THEM, IT DOESN'T HOLD UP THE OTHER ONE, BUT THEN I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO FINALIZE ALLOCATIONS OF CDBG AND HOME FUNDS AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2223.

WHEN YOUR ACTION PLAN SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AND I'LL MAKE IT, UH, ANOTHER, UH, I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN IN THE FORUM PRESENTED THIS VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VERDICT, AND THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 1921 YEAR ACTION PLAN TO REALLOCATE AND MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES DESCRIBED IN THE PRESENTATION.

THIS VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OR THE ACTUAL, ALL RIGHT, THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING

[9. Adoption of New Fees; Modification and Elimination of Existing Fees; and Amendment of Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to modify certain existing fees, add and delete certain fees, and amend the City’s Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees.]

ITEM NINE IS THE SCHEDULE OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES.

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

EVERY YEAR, WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE FEES THAT ARE CHARGED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY CITY FORCES.

WE ATTEMPT OUR BEST TO COME UP WITH FEES THAT, UM, UH, PAY FOR THE, THE COST OF THE REASONABLE COST ESTIMATED TO, TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.

UM, IN MANY CASES WE DON'T EVER CHARGE THE FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT BECOMES A BIT, UM, OBJECTIONABLE TO SOME FOLKS.

UH, THIS YEAR'S LIST OF THINGS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU IN YOUR AGENDA.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, THERE'S SOME CLEANUP.

AND IN SOME INSTANCES, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS TAKEN OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR HANDLING PUBLIC RECORDS, ACT REQUESTS.

AND SO THEY ARE PLACING THEIR CHARGES, TAKING THOSE FROM EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT AND PLACING IT INTO THEIR, UH, THEIR LIST.

UM, RECREATION TYPICALLY HAS FEES THAT ARE BEING INCREASED, CHANGED OR DECREASED.

IN SOME INSTANCES, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME CHANGES IN SOME OF THEIR FEES, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THROUGH ITS BUSINESS AND SAFETY DIVISION AND ITS PLANNING DIVISION.

IN MOST CASES TO INCREASE THE COST TO, UM, UH, APPLY FOR PERMITS OR OTHER TYPES OF, UH, APPROVALS.

UH, THOSE, THE, ALL OF THESE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 13 C OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION IN THAT THEY ARE ALREADY CALCULATED NOT TO EXCEED THE REASONABLE COSTS THAT WE BELIEVE, UH, IS, IS ANTICIPATED TO BE INCURRED IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.

IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT, UM, IN ESSENTIALLY THE RESOLUTION TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE RATES WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JULY ONE.

SO THESE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU, UH, PRIOR TO THE FISCAL YEAR SO THAT THE DEPARTMENTS CAN ALSO PREPARE THEIR BUDGETS ACCORDINGLY.

AND ALSO THE OTHER ISSUE ABOUT THAT IS THAT BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT FEES, PLANNING FEES HAVE TO HAVE A 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THEY CAN BE EFFECTIVE.

ANYWAY.

SO AGAIN, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THIS FOR YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, COUNSELOR.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANDREW, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEW CARDS WE DO NOT, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN THE CLOSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

10 IS THE HOMELESS SERVICES MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? SECOND MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE HAVE FIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM

[10. Homeless Services Memorandum of Understanding RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving a Memorandum of Understanding between cities in east San Diego County and the County of San Diego, and authorizing the City Manager to execute said Memorandum of Understanding or other instrument substantially in the form as presented, with such changes as may be approved by the City Manager.]

AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. MITCHELL, TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IF WE CAN GET MY SLIDE UP, SLIDES UP, THAT'D BE GREAT.

UM, FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED

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HOMELESS ISSUES AS A PRIORITY.

AND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AS PART OF YOUR COUNCIL ACTION PLAN, ONE OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED AS PART OF ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR AN MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND IN OUR, IN OUR OTHER, THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THESE COUNTY.

AND WE WE'VE PRIMARILY BEEN FOCUSING ON THE CITIES, UM, WHILE WE STARTED PREPARING THIS, IN FACT, WE EVEN HAD AN INITIAL DRAFT, UH, MOU, THE COUNTY EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN BEING INVOLVED WITH IT.

AND SO THAT DID HOLD THINGS UP, BUT THERE ARE PRETTY KEY PLAYER AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

AND SO WE THOUGHT IT MADE SENSE TO DO THAT BEFORE I SHARE WITH YOU THE MOU ITSELF.

AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE VALUABLE TO SHARE SOME DATA WITH THE COUNCIL TO SHOW, UH, WHERE WE'RE AT IN TERMS OF THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND HAS DONE, UM, RELATIVE TO THE REGION.

SO THIS FIRST SLIDE, I KNOW A LOT OF DATA ON IT, BUT THIS SHOWS, UM, THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS UNSHELTERED, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS PER ONE PER 1000 RESIDENTS.

SO WE NORMALIZE THE DATA BY LOOKING AT IT AT A PER CAPITA BASIS.

AND WE USE THE 1000 RESIDENT MARK AS THE WAY TO, TO SHOW THIS.

UM, AND THIS IS USING THE 2020 POINT IN TIME COUNT.

NOW THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS OR HOMELESS WILL HAVE THE NEW POINT IN TIME COUNT FROM 2022.

THAT DATA SHOULD BE RELEASED IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

AND SO WE'LL UPDATE THIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA HAS ALMOST 200% MORE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAN THE COUNTY AVERAGE.

AND WE ARE ALMOST 80% HIGHER THAN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

UM, AS A CITY MANAGER, IT'S INFURIATING TO ME THAT THE MAJORITY OF FUNDS IN THIS COUNTY GO TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO INTO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

UH, I SHARE THE SLIDE WITH YOU BECAUSE I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, PRIMARILY THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESS AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO SHARE MORE RESOURCES ON HOMELESSNESS TO THE CITY OF ELK, GO HOME, BECAUSE WE CLEARLY ARE, ARE TAKING ON A LARGER BURDEN THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY.

HAVING SAID THAT WE ARE ALSO DOING MORE THAN ANY CITY IN THE COUNTY.

THIS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS, AGAIN, PER HUNDRED THOUSAND COMPARING JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BRAND NEW SOON TO BE COMING ONBOARD BEDS THAT ECE TLC WE'LL BE ADDING.

SO OUR NUMBERS WILL GO UP EVEN MORE.

WE HAVE 200 AND ALMOST 60% MORE BEDS THAN THE AVERAGE COUNTY JURISDICTION.

AND WE HAVE 50% MORE BEDS ON A PER CAPITA BASIS THAN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

SO IF ANYBODY IN THE WORLD SAYS THAT ALCOHOL IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO SHELTER THE HOMELESS, THEY CLEARLY DO NOT HAVE THE DATA AT THEIR HANDS.

AND THIS, THIS DATA IS WHY THIS MOU IN MY MIND IS SO IMPORTANT.

THIS WILL HELP CREATE A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH WE CAN SHARE OUR RESOURCES WITH OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO PROVIDING HOMELESS SHELTERS.

SO LET ME GO THROUGH THIS, UM, KIND OF WHAT THIS MOU SAYS, UH, W WE WORKED WITH, AGAIN WITH THE CITIES OF LEMON GROVE, LAMESA SANTI OUR STAFF AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND DEVELOP THIS, THIS FRAMEWORK.

UH, THE MOU IS, UH, HAS A, A TERM OF FIVE YEARS.

AND AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS, WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS.

AND IF WE NEED TO MODIFY IT, IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE CITY TO DO ANYTHING.

BUT WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT THE CITY WILL WORK ON IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SITES ALONG WITH THE OTHER CITIES, FOR HOMELESS SHELTER SPACE.

UM, AND THAT WILL ALSO WORK TO FIND PERMANENT OR ESTABLISH PERMANENT AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE LONGER-TERM HOUSING.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ALL PROJECTS, BUDGETS, PLANNING, UM, LAND USE ENTITLEMENT, ALL REST, THE POWER STILL RESTS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE DO NOT GIVE UP ANY OF THAT AUTHORITY TO OUR OTHER JURISDICTIONS, BUT WHAT IT DOES, IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE, UM, LEGALLY AND ALSO TO, WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, UM, UNDER THE BOISE, UM, RULING, IF WE DON'T HAVE SHELTER SPACE, WE CAN'T ENFORCE CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THIS ACTUALLY NOT ONLY ALLOWS US.

IT DOES ALLOWS US TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF BEDS WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL.

SO WE CAN USE ENFORCEMENT AS A TOOL.

AS AN EXAMPLE, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO ADD SOME SHELTER SPACE, UH, THE CITY OF ALCOHOL, AND HAS ALMOST $300,000 IN SOME CDBG MONEY THAT CAN BE USED FOR THAT SHELTER SPACE.

SO IN THIS SCENARIO,

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UNDER THIS MOU, WE CAN ENTER INTO ANOTHER AGREEMENT UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MOU CONTRIBUTE OUR $300,000 TO THIS OTHER JURISDICTION SHELTER.

AND IN EXCHANGE, WE'LL GET BEDS THAT WE KNOW ARE AVAILABLE TO US AT ANY GIVEN TIME THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, AS PART OF OUR CARROT AND STICK APPROACH.

SO I THINK THIS HAS A LOT OF VALUE.

UM, IT ALSO BRINGS A COUNTY TO THE TABLE AND SAYS THAT THEY WILL DO THE SAME THINGS THAT THE CITIES WILL DO THAT THEY'LL LOOK FOR SITES IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS, SUCH AS LAKESIDE AND COSTA ORO AND SPRING VALLEY FOR NOT ONLY HOMELESS SHELTERS, BUT ALSO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

IT ALSO, UM, SORT OF DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM, BUT IT, UM, BRINGS TO BEAR ALL THE MASSIVE RESOURCES THEY HAVE IN THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT WE CANNOT FUND, BUT THEY HAVE SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR, IT ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THOSE SERVICES.

IF WE WERE TO SET UP A SHELTER UNDER THIS MOU, IT ALSO, UM, ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO SORT OF BE THE, THE, THE LEADER.

IF WE WERE TO DO A, LET'S SAY SANTI WERE TO BUILD A SHELTER JOINTLY WITH ALL THE, ALL THE JURISDICTIONS IN EAST COUNTY, AND WE NEEDED TO HIRE A COMPANY TO RUN IT.

THE COUNTY COULD RUN THE RFQ OR RFP PROCESS.

SO, UM, IT GIVES THEM THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT AND, UH, THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

SO WITH THAT, STAFF'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE MOU ITSELF.

WE ARE THE FIRST ONE TO GO.

UM, I THOUGHT THAT WE'RE THE ONES THAT WERE TAKING SOME LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA.

I THOUGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE THAT WE BE THE FIRST TO GO.

UM, IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTS US OR APPROVES THIS MOU TONIGHT, I BELIEVE LIM, UH, LAMESA AND LEMON GROVE WILL BE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN SANTEE AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS FROM NOW.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE COUNTY HAS THIS SLATE.

SO WITH THAT STAFF HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, THANKS FOR HIM QUESTIONS.

UM, THANKS GRAHAM FOR A, UM, A GOOD REPORT.

SO I WENT TO THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE HOMELESS MEETING, UH, IN LEMON GROVE LAST WEEK.

AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT LEMON GROVE IS, IS WILLING TO SIGN ONTO THIS MOU OR IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO IT.

UM, I THINK WE HAVE LED THE WAY IN EACH COUNTY, UM, AND, UM, IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING MEETING AND I THINK THAT, UH, THE COUNTY IS, IS, IS REALLY LISTENING TO US AND IS REALLY LISTENING TO EAST COUNTY.

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LET LET THE COUNCIL KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP, BECAUSE THE SEPARATELY IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN BEARING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND, UM, WORKED HARD TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY.

UM, BUT I THINK IT IS TIME FOR OTHER CITIES TO START SHARING IN ON THE RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONS.

GREG, IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF, UH, SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING, BECAUSE WE'RE OBVIOUSLY PROVIDING A LOT MORE SERVICES THAN THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ON SHELTERED HERE IN OUR ECONOMY, ARE WE DRAWING PEOPLE TO ALCOHOL TO USE OUR SERVICES? UH, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY DATA, BUT I THINK ANECDOTALLY AND LOGICALLY, I THINK, UH, IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.

SO I THINK WE PROBABLY DO ATTRACT FOLKS.

I THINK THAT WE ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, SOME LIKE SOME SANDAG DATA, WE HAVE MORE APARTMENTS, HEAVIER APARTMENT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING RATIO THAN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

WE ALSO HAVE THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

I THINK THAT PROBABLY DRIVES SOME OF OUR HOMELESS NUMBERS BECAUSE PEOPLE DO TEND TO BE HOMELESS WHERE THEY'VE LAST HOUSED.

RIGHT? CORRECT.

I MEAN, I HEAR ALL THE TIME, UH, SOMEONE WILL CALL MY OFFICE AND GO, I WENT TO CORNETTO AND I SAW NO HOMELESS.

CLEARLY THEIR POLICE CHIEF IS DOING SOMETHING WHERE CHIEF MOLTEN IS DOING NOTHING RIGHT.

BUT, BUT PEOPLE, PEOPLE DON'T LIVE IN A $2.3 MILLION HOME AND GO HOMELESS THE NEXT DAY.

RIGHT.

THEY, THEY WILL SELL THEIR HOME OR LOSE THEIR HOME AND THEY WILL DOWNGRADE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND EVENTUALLY THEY GO TO WHERE THERE'S VERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE HAPPEN TO HAVE VERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THE COUNCIL'S ON THE RIGHT PAGE OF, OF LOOKING AT HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEY FLOOR, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S HOW WE RAISE OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

UM, INCLUDING DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

I APPRECIATE THAT SU

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IS THERE A WEB PAGE THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF SUMMARIZES ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND, YOU KNOW, THE I'M STUNNED AT HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT AT THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND WE SEEM TO GET PEOPLE BACK HOME FOR $363.

WE SEEM TO GET SOMEBODY INTO A, AN APARTMENT FOR $4,000, YOU KNOW, FIRST, LAST, AND THIS, AND WE, WE ABLE TO FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR COMPARED TO THERE, WE HAVE A PAGE THAT KIND OF SUMMARIZES HOW EFFICIENT OUR PROGRAMS ARE.

WE, WE DO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WEBSITE IT'S ACTUALLY LINKED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S PAGE.

UM, BUT WE ACTUALLY FACT I'M MEETING WITH OUR INTERNS TOMORROW.

THEY'VE ACTUALLY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT IT FRESH FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE.

UH, RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S GEARED, IT'S VERY GOVERNMENTAL.

UM, AND I THINK IT'S GEARED FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT IT TO REALLY BEAT OUR CHEST AND SHOW WHAT AMAZING WORK WE HAVE DONE AS A CITY IN THIS AREA.

SO IT IS BEING REVAMPED.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE MR GLOBAL THOUGH, IS THAT I REACHED OUT TO THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESS TO UNDERSTAND OF ALL THE MIL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY GET EVERY YEAR, WHERE IS THAT MONEY GOING BY JURISDICTION? AND THEY CAN'T TELL YOU THAT, UM, IT'S TOO CONVOLUTED.

THERE'S JUST SO MANY PIECES OF THE PUZZLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE FOR ME AGAIN, AS A CITY MANAGER, AS A POLICY RECOMMENDER TO THE COUNCIL, USEFUL INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO, YOU KNOW, ONE, ONE POINT OF VIEW COULD BE A WEB PAGE.

UH, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES MIGHT BE WELL NOW, UH, PEOPLE COME TO ALCOHOL BECAUSE WE REALIZE HOW GOOD WE ARE AND EFFICIENT WE ARE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE AUDIENCE OF THE WEB PAGE.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY, WE'RE TALKING TO THOSE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, WELL, YOU, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, AND I, YOU, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? YEAH.

I THINK IT'S REALLY TO BECOME A RESOURCE CENTER, CORRECT.

TO SHOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, HOW EFFICIENTLY IT CAN BE DONE.

UH, THERE, THE EMERGENCY CABINS OUT AT MERIDIAN, UH, GOT PICKED UP BY CHANNEL SEVEN AND LOS ANGELES.

IT GOT PICKED UP BY NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE.

IT GOT PICKED UP BY A NEW STATION IN MINNESOTA.

AND BECAUSE THE THINGS THAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WORKING.

AND, AND IF WE HAVE A PAGE THAT IS, UH, THAT MARKETS, THESE ARE THE SUCCESSES, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO CARRY THE WHOLE LOAD.

OTHER PEOPLE COULD SAY, LET'S DO WHAT THEY DID.

AND, AND IN THAT CASE, I MEAN THE CITY COUNCIL DID THE, THE BARE MINIMAL THING THAT RESULTED IN THE FACILITATION OF THOSE CABINS, RIGHT? YOU PUT NO MONEY INTO IT.

UH, YOU HAVE NO OWNERSHIP IN IT.

YOU JUST MODIFIED SOME ZONING TEMPORARILY AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT? AND THESE ARE THIS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

THERE ARE SOME REALLY LOW HANGING FRUITS THAT THE MAJORITY OF JURISDICTIONS ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

I THINK THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS, AND I THINK THAT'S THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE A PLACE TO PROMOTE THAT.

WELL, BRANCHING OFF ON THE CABINS, JUST FOR A SECOND, UH, BECAUSE IT WAS A COUNCIL INITIATED ITEM ON THE ZONING CHANGE.

UH, IT DIDN'T COST THE APPLICANT $2,500 FOR THE APPLICATION FEE, THE CITIZENS OF ALCOHOL AND ABSORB THAT.

I THINK EVERYBODY IN OKLAHOMA WOULD SAY GREAT USE OF MONEY.

NOT ONLY THAT STAFF WAS BRILLIANT ENOUGH TO SAY, WELL, NOT ONLY THIS ONE SITE, BUT 12 OTHER SITES IN THE CITY QUALIFYING AS WELL, PRE-APPROVED FOR THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK THIS PARTICULAR TOOL IS TRYING TO SAY.

YOU COULD DO THESE SIX LITTLE CABINS IN VILLAGES ALL OVER THE COUNTY SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A 200 PERSON TENT EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

GOOD POINT.

GREAT.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

UM, ANGELA, TO RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, WE HAVE NO COMMENTS, SIR.

GREAT ITEM 11 IS A NEW CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION IN SALARY SETTING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR SELECT THE PURSUIT OF THE MOTION? SECOND MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

[11. New Classification Specification & Salary Setting for the Marketing & Engagement Manager Classification RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves the classification specification and salary setting for the Marketing & Engagement Manager classification.]

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

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, CHELSEA POLEN, HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST.

WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TO INTRODUCE THE PROPOSED MARKETING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER POSITION CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, AND TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL AS PART OF CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO INCREASE BRANDING, MARKETING, AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE CITY.

AND THE COMMUNITY STAFF WAS TASKED WITH RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING AN, A MARKETING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER CLASSIFICATION IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A NEW POSITION.

THE PROPOSED NEW CLASSIFICATION WILL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE AUDIENCE CENTRIC, MARKETING STRATEGIC PLANS TO PROMOTE

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THE IMAGE OF THE CITY, TO THAT CITIZENS BUSINESS, COMMUNITY MEDIA INDUSTRY, AND THE REGION.

AND WE'LL TAKE THE CITY'S IMAGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION IS THAT IT'S BEYOND THE TYPICAL PUBLIC INFORMATION GOVERNMENT JOB SCOPE AFTER CONDUCTING A JOB ANALYSIS.

AND ALSO SPEAKING WITH MARKETING AND BRANDING EXPERTS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS STAFF IS PROPOSING A CLASSIFICATION THAT WILL FOCUS ON MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT, PROJECT BUDGETING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND OVERALL BRAND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY.

IN ADDITION, THESE MARKETING AND BRANDING EXPERTS PROVIDED INSIGHT FOR THE CURRENT INDUSTRY MARKET, WHICH ALLOWED THE CITY TO PROPOSE A COMPARABLE SALARY THAT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY LEADERS.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SETTING.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, CHELSEA AND I SUPPORT.

UH, OFTEN THIS KIND OF POSITION NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF A GRAPHIC DESIGNER.

DO YOU HAVE THOSE RESOURCES? SO WE HAVE GRAPHIC DESIGN BUILT INTO THE CLASS SPEC.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET SOMEONE THAT HAS THAT.

ANY SPIRIT CARDS ON THIS? NO SPEAKER CARD HERE, RIGHT.

THEN IT'S UP TO COUNCIL.

SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NOT MUCH A QUESTION HERE.

I JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE COLOR TO THIS.

I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA JUST IN OUR PREVIOUS, UM, AGENDA ITEM, WE'RE DOING SUCH GREAT THINGS.

AND PART OF THAT IS TELLING THE STORY OF THESE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO WE CAN BE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BETA TEST FOR ALL OF THESE HOMELESS PROGRAMS. WE'RE A MODEL FOR, I THINK, CALIFORNIA, REALLY WITH THE, WITH THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT DONE, WHAT IVAN JUST SAID, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 263 INDIVIDUALS, THAT'S $380 PER PERSON.

I MEAN, W W IF WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT, UM, TO CREATE THAT NARRATIVE AND THAT STORY TO SHOW UP THE PUBLIC, AND REALLY, LIKE STEVE SAID, NEWSWEEK, THE NATION, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS DOWN THE ROAD.

UM, SO I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC MOVE, MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, STEVE JOEL BACK COMMENT.

DO I, I, I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT UPGRADE BY CITY STAFF AND ITS RECOMMENDATION.

UH, THIS IS A CASE OF YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, AND IT MAY SEEM LIKE A GENEROUS THING, BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY.

AND ULTIMATELY THIS HAS A, UH, A COST.

THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SO TO SPEAK.

AND, UH, IT'S JUST AN OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATION.

RIGHT.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

SO OUR NEXT SIDE OF HIS LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FINSTA MAGGIO TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

[12. Legislative Update]

AND AS MUCH AS I LOVE EVENTS, I ALWAYS AFRAID OF THESE, THESE PARTICULAR, UH, AGENDA ITEMS. I START BRINGING SOME GOOD THINGS.

LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY GOOD THINGS RIGHT NOW.

UM, SO THE LIST IS EXPANDED AS YOU'VE SEEN.

UM, IT'S NOW UP TO, I THINK, FOUR PAGES, UH, IN YOUR, IN YOUR, UM, IN YOUR COUNCIL MATERIALS.

I WANT TO START WITH PAGE TWO.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.

UM, A LOT OF THEM HAVE NOT MOVED INTO COMMITTEE YET.

A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE HEARINGS.

THEY'RE JUST THERE AND THERE ARE 2000 PLUS ACTIVE BILLS RIGHT NOW.

SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR MYSELF, UM, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND OTHERS THAT I PAY ATTENTION TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CAPTURING ALL OF IT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM WERE DUPLICATES.

A LOT OF THEM KIND OF COMPANION OFF THE OTHERS AS FAR AS IT AFFECTS US.

SO IT'S KIND OF A, IT'S AN ONGOING, ALMOST DAILY THING TO TRY AND UPDATE THE MOST IMPORTANT, THE MOST POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL TO OUR BUSINESS.

SO ON PAGE TWO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, SB 1369, THE ONE THAT ALLOWS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WITH LESS THAN 25%, UM, CAPACITY TO BE CONVERTED BY RIGHT INTO A HOUSING PROJECT.

UH, THIS IS OPPOSED BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S, IT'S IN THE SENATE, ITS FIRST HEARING AT COMMITTEE WAS CANCELED BY THE AUTHOR, WHICH IS USUALLY INDICATIVE OF MAJOR CHANGES COMING TO THE LEGISLATION.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

I THINK IT'S COMMON SENSE.

UM, WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE PROBLEMS ARE.

UM, BUT

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INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT, IT KIND OF SPUN OFF IN THE OTHER HOUSE, UH, ASSEMBLY BILL 2011, WHICH I WENT OVER JUST TODAY, THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, TONY CHUTE, UH, WHO BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION.

UM, THIS ALLOWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SAME TYPE COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL AREAS BY RIGHT.

UM, AS LONG AS 100% ARE AFFORDABLE.

AND AS LONG AS ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE WITH PREVAILING WAGE, NOW I DID REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FOR 10 YEARS.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT SO THEY CAN, THEY CAN PASS THIS AND I DON'T SEE IT IMPACTING ANYTHING.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING WITH THAT.

YOU SIMPLY CAN'T PAY PREVAILING WAGE FOR A HOUSING PROJECT.

THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE.

THE MATH DOESN'T WORK.

SO IT'S JUST, IT'S A HUMOROUS SIDE NOTE TO THIS WHOLE THING.

UM, I'LL MOVE ON TO, UM, TO PAGE THREE WHERE SOME OF THE NEW NEWER ONES HAVE COME ON, UM, SB 8 52, UH, IS ANOTHER INTERESTING ONE.

IT PROVIDES FOR, IT COULD BE GOOD, ACTUALLY IT PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS, BUT IT DOES SO FOR JUST PROJECTS.

AND THE REASON WHY THAT'S INTERESTING IS IN ORDER TO HAVE A TIF DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN AREA.

AND THIS ONLY TALKS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TWEAKING OF THIS, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ASSIST CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, WHICH AGAIN COULD BE A GOOD THING AS WELL, DEPENDING UPON WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE AND WHAT THEIR IMPACTS ARE.

BUT IN ORDER TO CREATE A DISTRICT FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, YOU NEED AN AREA THAT HAS MULTIPLE PROJECTS, AN AREA THAT IS LOOKING TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING.

SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT KIND OF CHANGES THEY'RE PLANNING TO MAKE.

AGAIN, IT'S IN THE SENATE, NO HEARINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED, NOTHING IN COMMITTEE YET.

SO IT'S PROBABLY GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

UM, ONE OF REAL CONCERN, THE NEXT ONE IS SB 9 32.

THIS DOES A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO, UM, PLACES LIKE SANDAG, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS, THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE CITIES TO UPDATE OR DEVELOP A BALANCED MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLAN, INCLUDING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLANS, TRAFFIC CALMING PLANS, AND INCLUDE THAT IN THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.

THE BILL ALSO, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF THE CARROT AND STICK APPROACH TO THE WHOLE THING.

THE BILL ALSO ALLOWS SOMEONE INJURED WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF A CITY BY A MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE CITY THAT DIDN'T HAVE THESE PROVISIONS IN PLACE.

SO THIS THEIR WAY OF SAYING, I'M GOING TO TWIST YOUR ARM, AND THIS IS THE WAY I'M GOING TO DO IT.

I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THESE PLANS IN PLACE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

UH, THIS IS IN SENATE COMMITTEE AT THE MOMENT, UM, AB 1737, UH, CREATES A FRAMEWORK.

THIS, THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT A LITTLE BIT, UH, OUR PARKS AND RECREATIONS DEPARTMENT.

IF IT, IF IT MOVES FORWARD, IT PROVIDES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES OF CHILDREN'S CAMPS AND UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS BY STATE OFFICIALS OF THOSE CAMPS.

SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S IN COMMITTEE, UM, LIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD BY WHAT WE'RE HEARING AND WOULD, WOULD IMPACT THE WAY WE CONDUCT, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR CAMP OPERATIONS.

UM, THIS IS, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S VERY INTERESTING AND KIND OF, UH, UH, TAKES OFF FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, JUST IN THE PRIOR, UH, COUPLE OF PRIOR ISSUES AGO, AB 26 31.

THIS BILL WOULD PROVIDE THAT A CITY IS LIABLE FOR INJURY RELATED TO THE EFFECTS OF A CITY'S HOMELESS POLICIES ON ANOTHER CITY OR COUNTY.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS LET'S TAKE A, AN EXAMPLE THAT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE NORTH MAGNOLIA HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY'S POLICIES OF ALLOWING THAT ENCAMPMENT THERE.

WE THEORETICALLY COULD DEMONSTRATE A CAUSE OF ACTION, AN INJURY TO OUR, UM, OUR CITY AND OUR BUSINESSES, AND ACTUALLY HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE COUNTY ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO TO COULD ANOTHER CITY THAT IS ADJACENT TO US, THAT BELIEVES THAT OUR POLICIES ARE INJURING THEM IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER.

BASICALLY THIS ALLOWS CITIES TO SUE EACH OTHER OR COUNTIES TO SUE CITIES AND CITIES TO SUE COUNTIES OVER THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

SO IT, IT REALLY, IT, IT JUST KIND OF RAMPS UP THE ENTIRE ARGUMENT REALLY IN TERMS OF WHO'S DOING WHAT CORRECTLY AND WHO'S NOT DOING WHAT CORRECTLY.

THE LAST ONE I WANT TO COVER IS THE ONE THAT REALLY HAS THE IMPACT ON, ON THE SANDAG AND THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

I SAID IT WAS THE LAST ONE.

IT'S ACTUALLY THIS ONE IT'S AB 2237.

IT DOES QUITE A BIT OF IT DOES

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QUITE A LOT OF THINGS.

IT ALIGNS TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TO SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE.

SO THE FUNDING THAT WE GET THROUGH SANDAG THAT GETS FROM THE STATE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT THAT THE GRANTING OF THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE TIED TO HOW WE COMPLY WITH THE STATE'S DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE.

IT FOCUSES THE F THE FUNDING ON VMT REDUCING PROJECTS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, ANY CAPACITY INCREASING OR LANE WIDENING PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD NOT QUALIFY UNDER THIS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A VMT REDUCING PROJECT.

SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ALSO PROHIBITS THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FROM FUNDING PROJECTS THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH ITS MOST RECENTLY PREPARED, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY OR THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS.

SO AGAIN, WHAT ARE, I SEE THIS GOING IS A STATE OVERALL MANDATE FOR A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, FOR INSTANCE, WHICH ISN'T MANDATED.

AND WE HAVE AN ASPIRATIONAL ONE, WE DON'T HAVE ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY ADOPTED, UH, BUT OUR ASPIRATIONAL ONE, BUT THIS COULD THEN CREATE AN OVERARCHING.

YOU HAVE TO ADOPT A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN OR ELSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE GIVEN ANY STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.

AND THAT WILL BE A MANDATE THAT COMES DOWN ON SANDAG.

AND THEN SANDAG WILL, WILL SAY THAT TO US.

SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

UM, IT, AGAIN, IT'S IN COMMITTEE, BUT THESE ARE, THESE ARE ONES THAT WE NEED TO WATCH VERY, VERY CAREFULLY.

UM, AGAIN, I'VE, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, UM, THE LEAGUE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE KIND OF, UH, THE KIND OF AUTHORITY OR, OR POWER THAT IT HAD, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS AGO WHEN, WHEN, WHAT THE LEAGUE SAID, WHEN THE LEAGUE OPPOSED THE BILL, THAT BILL DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAREER, GRAHAM STARTED HIS CAREER.

UH, WE KNEW THAT THE LEAGUE WIELDED QUITE A BIT OF POWER WHEN THEY SAID, THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CITIES.

IT JUST DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

AND NOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE YOU HAVE ONE PARTY IN TOTAL AND COMPLETE CONTROL WITH NO DEBATE, NO, NO LISTENING TO WHAT'S REASONABLE AND NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS TO MANAGE CITIES AND MANAGE TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGE HOMELESS AND MANAGE LAND USE.

UH, THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING TO TAKE AWAY AS MUCH DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY FROM EACH AND EVERY CITY AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO IT CONTINUES TO BE DISCOURAGING, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND LIKE I SAID, I I'M, I'M SORRY.

I HAVE TO BRING DOWN THE MOOD ON EVERYTHING WITH THESE THINGS WHEN, WHEN YOU HAD SUCH A GOOD MEETING AND SOME OF THESE OTHER ITEMS THAT CAME THROUGH, BUT I'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THEM AND I WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT BACK.

AND, UH, UH, I'LL SUGGEST THE WRITING OF LETTERS WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE ON SOME OF THESE THAT ARE OF A PARTICULARLY PARTICULAR CONCERN TO YOU QUESTIONS.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE LAST ONE IS AB 2, 2, 3 7, RIGHT? SO SAY THE, UH, THE 1 25 PROJECTS, WOULD THIS KIND OF KILL THAT W W AND THE BRADLEY INTERCHANGE AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE REPAIRING OR WIDENING OR FIXING A FREEWAY OR A ROAD.

UM, IT, IT, IT, IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT THE FOCUS OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PLANS WILL BE ON FUNDING, VMT, REDUCING PROJECTS, EVEN FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

NOW THAT'S DIFFERENT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY FUNDED AND APPROVED AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IN PROCESS, I THINK THOSE WILL PROBABLY STILL GO, BUT, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES AROUND THIS COUNTY THAT AFFECT US AT 52 BEING ONE OF THEM.

THE 1 25 IS, IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT'S ALREADY KIND OF MOVING FORWARD.

THE 52 HAS BEEN A PROJECT THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN ON THE DRAWING BOARD, BUT HAS NO FUNDING.

SO THAT, THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.

I THINK WE SHOULD WRITE A LETTER OF OPPOSITION TO THIS.

UM, ANY OBJECTION AMONGST THE COUNCIL? NOT, NOT THAT THE, I'M SURE THE GOVERNOR'S GONNA BE ALL UPSET THAT HE GOT A LETTER FROM US, BUT, UH, WELL, WE'LL DO IT ANYWAY.

YEAH, WE'LL DO, UM, YOU NEED A MOTION FOR THAT OR DO I THINK, I THINK DIRECTION IS SUFFICIENT.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, VINCE.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

13 IS THE 20, 22 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

ITEM

[13. Approve the 2022 El Cajon Active Transportation Plan Final Report RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving the 2022 El Cajon Active Transportation Plan Final Report.]

AND LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

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YOU SMELL MARIO.

GRAHAM.

WHILE, WHILE THEY'RE DOING THIS, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO ONTO A COMMISSION ACTIVITY REPORTS.

YES.

CREDIT.