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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING.THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER, AND I LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
SO WE HAVE KAREN MAHIA FROM THE COLUMBINE SCHOOL BOARD HERE.
KAREN, WOULD YOU MIND HELPING US WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? UM, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING AFTER THAT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE? YEAH.
[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the April 26, 2022, Meeting and the Agenda of the May 10, 2022, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]
CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A GERMAN OF THE APRIL 26TH, 2022 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE MAY 10TH, 2022 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: El Cajon Library Presentation: TEDxKids@ElCajon Proclamation: National Public Works Week Presentation: Bike to Work Day ]
WE HAVE FOUR PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THE FIRST PRESENTATION.I'D LIKE TO INVITE BRANCH MANAGER, GINA BRAVO, TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.
MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M GINA BRAVO BRANCH MANAGER OF THE ALCOHOL LIBRARY.
I'M HERE TO SHARE SOME OF THE COUNTY LIBRARIES, INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AS WELL AS ALL THE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT THE ALCOHOL BRANCH.
FIRST, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE EXPANDED OUR HOURS.
WE'RE NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SOME EVENINGS WE'RE ON EAST DOUGLAS AVENUE RIGHT NEXT TO FIRE STATION SIX AND OUR HOURS AND LATEST UPDATES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.SDCL.ORG.
THE COUNTY LIBRARY RECENTLY LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS WE CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITIES AND DEDICATE OUR PASSION AND EXPERTISE TO HELP YOU CREATE YOUR OWN STORY.
WE HAVE FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS PART OF OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, LEARN ENERGIZE, READ, AND CREATE EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE ALCOHOL BRANCH FITS INTO ONE OF THESE FOUR PRINCIPLES.
OUR FIRST GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS LEARN.
WE PROMOTE LEARNING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY FOR FULFILLMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH.
THIS PRINCIPLE IS SUPPORTED BY LIBRARY HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR DIGITAL LITERACY INITIATIVES LIBRARY HIGH SCHOOL BUILDS BRIGHT FUTURES BY CONFERRING ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO ADULTS WHOSE EDUCATION WAS INTERRUPTED IN 20 20, 40 3% OF SDCS LIBRARY.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WERE ALCOHOL AND RESIDENTS SO FAR, WE'VE HAD 104 GRADUATES AND THERE ARE 73 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
RIGHT NOW, THIS PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY FREE TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS AND OFFERS ADULT LEARNERS A FLEXIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO PURSUING A GED, SOME EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING THE MILITARY, PREFER APPLICANTS WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND AN ACCREDITED DIPLOMA OPENS UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM TO ANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
JUST REFER FOLKS TO LIBRARY HIGHSCHOOL.ORG TO SIGN UP.
WE ALSO OFFER FREE COMPUTER CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC COVERING BASIC SKILLS, INCLUDING HARDWARE COMPONENTS, INTERNET EMAIL, AND USING GOOGLE APPS.
ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS IS FIVE-YEAR ESTIMATE FROM 2016 TO 2020 13% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ALCOHOL DO NOT HAVE BROADBAND INTERNET, MANY HOUSEHOLDS THAT DO MAY ONLY HAVE IT ON A CELL PHONE.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FACT THAT THE ALCOHOL INTERNET LAB IS RELIABLY.
THE BUSIEST OF ALL SDCL LOCATIONS.
THE COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND LED BY LIBRARY STAFF.
BASED OFF OF THE QUESTIONS WE GET ASKED THE MOST FREQUENTLY FROM OUR CUSTOMERS.
WE'VE BEEN BOOKING CLASSES SINCE TO CAPACITY, SINCE WE RESUMED THEM IN DECEMBER OF 2021 AND HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY OF THE STUDENTS RETURN ON THEIR OWN AND CHECK OUT LAPTOPS FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE, WHICH IS A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME FOR THE CLASS.
THE COUNTY LIBRARY ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT TO PROVIDE MY FIVES AND CHROMEBOOKS FOR CHECKOUT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE INFO ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, CLOSER TO LAUNCH OUR NEXT GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS ENERGIZED.
WE CHAMPION CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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WHETHER IT'S SERVING AS A POLLING SITE, HANDING OUT WATER AND SNACKS AS A PITSTOP FOR BIKE TO WORK DAY, CONNECTING NEW AMERICANS WITH CITIZENSHIP RESOURCES, OR EVEN FINDING FOLKS, A PLACE TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT IT'S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY.WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE RESUMED OUTREACH, TABLING AND OFFICE HOURS WITH THE FOLLOWING PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE SAN DIEGO LAW LIBRARY, THE REGISTRAR VOTERS.
AND OF COURSE THE CITY OF ALCOHOL, THESE PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO OUR CITIZENS AND TOGETHER WE BUILD UPON A NETWORK OF PUBLIC TRUST AND COMMON PURPOSE SHARED BETWEEN ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE THE BRICK AND MORTAR HOME FOR SO MANY IMPORTANT SERVICES AND BUILD COMMUNITY RESOURCES ALONGSIDE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
THE OTHER INITIATIVE SUPPORTING THE ENERGIZED PRINCIPAL IS CULTIVATING A STRONG WORKFORCE THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
WE AIM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND JOB READINESS THROUGH ROBUST EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND SERVICE LEARNERS.
VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO STAY ENERGIZED AND ENGAGED IN THE ALCOHOL COMMUNITY.
THE LIBRARY IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, BOTH TEENS AND ADULTS.
THESE PHOTOS ARE OF OUR CURRENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES BOOKSTORE AS WELL AS CURRENT STAFF THAT BEGAN THEIR CAREERS AS LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATIVE DESIGN INPUT THAT IS MUCH NEEDED.
AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD RELEVANT AND RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS. OUR THIRD GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THE MOST, THE ONE MOST PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY CONSIDER THE LIBRARY READ.
WE ENCOURAGE READING IN EVERY WAY TO DEVELOP SKILLS, NURTURE HOPE, AND MOTIVATE A LOVE OF READING.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY HAS WELL OVER 300,000 DIGITAL ITEMS, ACCOUNTING FOR ROUGHLY 24% OF OUR TOTAL COLLECTION.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THESE BOOKS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE, TABLET, OR COMPUTER WHENEVER AND WHEREVER YOU ARE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LIBRARY CARD, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ONE INSTANTLY AND ACCESS THIS COLLECTION.
THE GRAPH BELOW SHOWS OUR EBOOK CHECKOUTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THERE'S AN ORANGE VERTICAL LINE AT MARCH OF 2020 AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE SUBSEQUENT TEMPORARY TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OUR BUILDINGS.
THE LIBRARY STARTED INVESTING MORE HEAVILY INTO OUR ELECTRONIC COLLECTION TODAY.
EBOOK CIRCULATION CONTINUES ON AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY TRAJECTORY.
OUR FOURTH GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS CREATE, WE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY CULTURE IN THE ARTS AS A CREATOR AND PARTICIPANT WE'RE GEARING UP TO LAUNCH CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING THIS SUMMER.
AND WE'LL FOCUS ON CREATING CULTURALLY DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE SERVE BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND BUILDING A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE WORKFORCE.
WE RECOGNIZE AND EMBRACE THE FACT THAT ALCOHOL IS AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE CITY.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN THE LIBRARY THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE ALL PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND COMFORTABLE.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE VAST ARRAY OF SERVICES WE OFFER IN ORDER TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND CREATE THEIR OWN STORY.
SOME WAYS WE PLAN ON DOING THIS IS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS FOR VOLUNTEERS, ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE, WHERE WE INVITE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN FOR A TOUR OF OUR LIBRARY AND AN OPEN DISCUSSION OF WHERE OUR SERVICES CAN GO TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF CUSTOMERS.
WHAT'S NEW SOMETHING YOU MAY FIND AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
THE NEXT TIME YOU BORROW ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY IS THAT WE NO LONGER CHARGE LATE FEES.
LIBRARY, STAFF AND CUSTOMERS ARE THRILLED ABOUT THIS NEW POLICY.
AS LONG AS ITEMS ARE RETURNED TO WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.
ALSO LAST YEAR, THE LIBRARY LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE.
THE NEW SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR TEXT MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE NEW EMAIL TO EMAIL OR PHONE OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IN THE PAST.
ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE NEW SYSTEM IS THAT BORROWED LIBRARY ITEMS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED.
AND YOU GET AN EMAIL TO INFORM YOU OF THE NEW DUE DATES.
OUR NEW WEBSITE IS MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND SEARCHING FOR ITEMS IS NOW AS EASILY EASY AS DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU BEGIN TYPING IN THE SEARCH FIELD, THE SYSTEM ANTICIPATES WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND RESULTS ARE LISTED BASED ON POPULARITY.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEW SMARTPHONE APP THAT IS STREAMLINED AND EASY TO USE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
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YOU TO GRAHAM VINCE AND TRACY AND ANGELA FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ALL OF THESE FOLKS AND TO THE AMAZING CITY STAFF.IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM.
I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE THAT'S HELPED BUILD AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY SERVICES DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
LIEUTENANT SPRECKELS, SERGEANT GRAY AND THE TEAMS AT ECP D THE PARKS DIRECTOR, FRANK CARSON, FIRE, CHIEF SWEENEY THE IT STAFF WHO DESIGNED THE SMART CITY APP ECS.
THEY JUST RECENTLY STARTED WORKING WITH MARIO FOR BIKE TO WORK DAY, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS OF ALCOHOL ALONGSIDE EVERYONE HERE.
AND I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER, UH, PROGRAM DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE A BUS THAT GOES AROUND.
WE HAD TWO BOOKMOBILES AND WE'RE KIND OF WORKING ON GETTING TWO MORE UP, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE ELECTRICAL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE TECHNOLOGY THERE.
THERE'S KIND OF MORE TO COME ON THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE, UH, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND BRING THOSE BACK.
UM, WE HAD A COUPLE OF BOOKMOBILES MOBILE'S, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I THINK EVERY EVENT THAT I'VE BEEN TO YOUR BOOKMOBILE HAS BEEN TO MY KIDS, LOVE IT.
MY KIDS' GRANDMOTHER TAKES MY TWO KIDS TO THE, WE, THEY ROTATE TO THE DIFFERENT LIBRARIES AROUND THE COUNTY AND THEN THEY SEE THE BOOKMOBILE IN THEIR RUN TO IT.
I THINK IT WAS AT THE RODEO AND IT WAS AT TOUCH A TRUCK AND IT WAS LIKE ALL THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS.
SO THAT BOOKMOBILE IS REALLY UNIQUE AND COOL WHERE YOU HAVE JUST A MOBILE LIBRARY AT THESE EVENTS.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INVITE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COORDINATOR, JIM PETRO, GALEA TO TELL US ABOUT THIS, UM, TED TALKS UPDATE, THEN I GET THE NAME, RIGHT? OH, NO.
SO THAT WASN'T CLOSE AT ALL, BUT YOU'RE JUST BEING YOUR PM.
MY NAME IS JEN
THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR ORGANIZING THIS EVENT.
WE CAME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MAYBE ABOUT A MONTH AGO NOW WITH ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE DOING TESTING RIGHT NOW, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO BRING A SPEAKER WITH ME TODAY, BUT WE HAD OUR EVENT APRIL 30TH AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO THINK, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER AND DEPUTY MAYOR FOR ATTENDING.
IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS THERE.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS KIND OF A RECAP OF THE DAY.
IT WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING DAY.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH YEAR DOING IT.
UM, JUST KIND OF A RECAP TEDX KIDS IS, UM, IS WE HAVE THIS IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMUNITY OF ALCOHOL, WHERE STUDENTS AGES FROM TK ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL, GIVE A TED TALK.
AND SO OUR YOUNGEST ONE THIS YEAR WAS IN FOURTH GRADE, NINE YEARS OLD, GIVING A TED TALK ON THE STAGE RIGHT HERE AT THE MAGNOLIA THEATER, WHICH WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE, UM, THESE KIDS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO GIVE EMPOWERMENT AND CONFIDENCE.
UM, THROUGH THESE TALKS FOR THESE KIDS TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THEY'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM, SOMETHING YET YOU DON'T REALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT IN THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WELL, I'M A MAC PERSON WELCOME TO TEDX KIDS AT OKLAHOMA, 2022.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH YEAR AND THIS YEAR WE'RE AT THE MAGNOLIA THEATER.
THEY RANGE FROM AT FOURTH GRADE THIS YEAR, ALL THE WAY TO 12TH GRADE.
AND THEY ARE GIVING AMAZING TALKS ABOUT THEIR STORIES, EXPERIENCES, HOPES, DREAMS, GREAT IDEAS.
THIS YEAR, OUTSIDE OF OUR TALKS, WE HAVE AN AMAZING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE FOR OUR ATTENDEES.
AND THIS YEAR I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN OKLAHOMA.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WANTING TO MEET OUR SPEAKERS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT THAT IS INVOLVED, BUT WE REALLY HAVE A COMMUNITY AROUND US SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR, COME ON PEOPLE.
WE CAN INTERRUPT OUR QUICK JUDGEMENTS, EXPLORE OUR BIASES, LEARN AND GROW MY DAUGHTER.
AND TO BE HONEST, THIS EVENT IS REALLY A HUGE EVENT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF LIKE OPEN OPPORTUNITIES IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS.
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IT'S GAVE YOU THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR FUTURE.IT'S SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS OR SHARING YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR LIFE STORY TOGETHER.
LIKE YOU MIGHT THINK ALL LITTLE KIDS, LIKE THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE LIKE SUCH STRONG STORIES OR, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE TALKING ABOUT LIKE VERY GOOD TOPICS THAT ARE LIKE SUPER INSPIRING, YOU KNOW, SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND DIFFERENT STORIES.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL HERE TO TALK ABOUT LIKE THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND, YOU KNOW, OPEN YOUR MIND MORE TO SEE LIKE THE WORLD FROM LIKE A DIFFERENT ANGLE.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE EQUAL REGARDLESS OF GENDER.
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE YOUR AGENDA DID NOT DEFINE YOU.
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE EVERYBODY HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS.
I WANT TO IMAGINE THIS WORLD AND MAKE IT A REALITY BY CONTINUING TO PROMOTE BONUS IDEALS AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYBODY, WHETHER YOUR SUCCESS IS BIG OR SMALL, IT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER.
SO GO OUT AND BE THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON YOU WANT TO BE.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT ONLY BECAUSE IT SHOWCASES THAT DIVERSITY HERE IN ALCOHOL, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT'S PLACING STUDENTS FRONT AND CENTER, NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF THEIR VOICE, UM, BUT ALSO SHARE THEIR TRUE, AUTHENTIC SELVES SO THAT THEY CAN SPEAK YOUR TRUTH.
AND ALSO IMAGINE AS THE THEME IS FOR TODAY, WHAT A FUTURE FOR NOT ONLY ALCOHOL COULD LOOK LIKE, BUT FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NOW, WHEN I THINK OF MY FUTURE, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHO I'LL BECOME.
I CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE TO BE MY AUTHENTIC SELF.
I'VE TRIED MY BEST TO IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE, YOU CAN GET SUPER CLOSE TO ACTUALLY DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE.
EINSTEIN ONCE SAID, IMAGINATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE IS LIMITED IMAGINATION IN CIRCLES THE WORLD.
SO AGAIN, JUST LIKE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
THOSE ARE FIRST YEAR AT THE MAGNOLIA.
SO A LOT OF UNKNOWNS STRUGGLED TO LOSE WEIGHT THEN, UM, OH, THAT WAS NOT SORRY ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND THEN BEING VIRTUAL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IT WAS SUCH AN EXCITING THING TO BE AROUND PEOPLE.
AGAIN, YOU JUST FELT THE ENERGY IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE HAD IT AT GREENFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL THE LAST, UM, LAST FEW YEARS AND TO HAVE IT MORE CENTRAL HERE AND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY MORE INVOLVED, YOU JUST, IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT.
AND, UM, I CRIED AT EVERY SESSION.
I LOOK BACK AND SEE THE FAMILY MEMBERS CRYING AND YOU SEE THE PROUDNESS AND THE JOY THAT THEY HAVE.
SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
I'M HOPING NEXT YEAR, WE'LL, WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN TO BRING MORE SPEAKERS TO YOU GUYS AND INVITE YOU GUYS A LOT SOONER, BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN JOIN NEXT YEAR.
UM, IT'S JUST SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, OVERALL SOME STATS WE HAD CLOSE TO ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEND THE DAY, NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT, BUT REALLY THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO SUPPORT THEM.
WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS, UM, ALTOGETHER.
THEY CAME FROM 14 OF OUR HOME VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
AND THEN, UM, TWO OF OUR SPEAKERS CAME FROM GRANITE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAD 15 PERFORMANCES.
WE HAD INSIDE PERFORMANCES AND OUTSIDE PERFORMANCES WITH 10 CAHONE VALLEY SCHOOLS.
WE HAD STILL CANYON INVOLVED AND ONE COMMUNITY AFGHANISTAN AFGHANY GROUP.
WE HAD 160 ART DISPLAYS FROM NINE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN, UM, YOU SAW IT SAT A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAD A LOT OF INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYBODY.
SO WE HAD A INTERACTIVE, UM, ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, UM, SOME BOOTHS THAT KIDS CAN BE A PART OF AND SOME, UM, MEET THE SPEAKERS, OR WE GOT TO GO UP AND MEET THE SPEAKERS INDIVIDUALLY AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS, WHICH THEY FELT LIKE SUPERSTARS, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE LIKE THE PAPARAZZI AROUND THEM.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD SOME AMAZING FOOD TRUCKS TO HELP US OUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SO IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT, SUCH AN AMAZING DAY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
COUPLE QUESTIONS, NO QUESTION I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED.
I DIDN'T STAY FOR THE THIRD SESSION.
UM, BUT ONE THING I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO WATCH THIS NEXT YEAR GO, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE LITTLE KIDS DO NOT DISCOUNT THEM, THE WORD, THE MESSAGE THAT THEY GAVE, EVERY SINGLE ADULT NEEDS TO HEAR.
IT WAS SO POWERFUL AND SO MOVING AND I WAS SO VERY PROUD OF THEM.
I, I KNOW I'M USING THE WORD SO, SO VERY MUCH, BUT IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
AND AS A GRANDMOTHER, I KNOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN BAWLING MY HEAD OFF,
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BUT IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.AND WHEN THEY STUMBLED OVER THEIR WORDS, YOU WANTED TO JUST GO UP AND GO IT'S OKAY.
AND WE ALL CLAPPED FORM AND IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME.
YEAH, I THINK YOU SKIPPED OVER SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH NOTING.
UM, THIS IS THE ONLY TED TALKS IN THE NATION THAT HAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS SPEAK.
SO WE RIGHT HERE IN OKLAHOMA, SO SUPER UNIQUE AND I JUST HAVE TO ECHO WHAT, UH, COUNCILMEN'S UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL SAID I WAS ENTHRALLED COMPLETELY IMPRESSED WITH THE ENTIRE, UM, IT WAS LITERALLY DONE PERFECTLY.
UM, THIS TOPICS THAT THE KIDS SPOKE ON, UH, GETTING OFF OF YOUR DEVICES, GET OUTSIDE, CITING STATISTICS FROM YALE, UM, UH, SHOWING THE BENEFITS OF, UM, NOT HELICOPTER PARENTING AND LETTING KIDS PLAY AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
AND, UM, I WAS JUST COMPLETELY AMAZED.
AND THEN, SO IT'S FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT THEN THE KIDS GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PUT ON AN EVENT AND THE SOFT SKILLS AND THE COORDINATION AND THE TEAM WORK, AND THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE PRESENTERS THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, STUMBLE OVER THEIR WORDS.
AND THAT WAS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT WHEN THEY HAD TO COMPOSE THEMSELVES WHEN THEY HIT A HARD POINT AND THEN THEY KEPT GOING AND THEY GET KNOCKED DOWN AND GET BACK UP.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T GET THIS KIND OF, UM, EXPOSURE OR OPPORTUNITY IN ANYWHERE ELSE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO SUPER UNIQUE PROGRAM JOB WELL DONE.
I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM AND YEAH, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO GO THERE, IT REALLY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE.
I MEAN, THESE KIDS HAVE THIS ON THEIR RESUME, YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE A TED TALK, YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER KID CAN GO TO A JOB INTERVIEW, PUT THAT ON THEIR RESUME AND SAY, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
SO ALL THEIR TALKS WILL BE UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE, THE TED STATION WITH A GLOBAL PLATFORM.
SO NOT JUST FAMILY AND FRIENDS SEE IT, BUT REALLY EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD.
SO PRETTY COOL THAT WE CAN SHARE THEIR PASSIONS WITH EVERYONE.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, YASMIN ARIANA TO TELL US ABOUT NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS READY AND RESILIENT.
AND, UM, THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY, THANK YOU, UM, HONORS AND CELEBRATES ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, BY PUBLIC WORKS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS.
AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE TEAM FOR ALWAYS DOING IT WITH A SMILE.
SO AS YOU TAKE THIS PHOTO, AS YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS, ONE OF OUR LARGEST DEPARTMENTS, AND THIS REPRESENTS JUST ONE PERSON FROM EACH OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS THAT THEY DO ANYWHERE FROM GIS TO STREETS, TO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AS SEWER.
UH, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND, UH, MS. ADRIANO DOES AN AMAZING JOB, UH, JUGGLING HUNDREDS OF BALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER AND HER LEADERSHIP AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER AND HER TEAM.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION, STEVE, HEY YASMINE.
UH, I HAD SOME FRIENDS IN WHO USED TO LIVE IN OKLAHOMA AND THEY MOVED BACK TO VIRGINIA ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, TO BE CLOSER TO THEIR KIDS.
WE HAD THEM OVER FOR DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT.
THEY SAID WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN FOUR YEARS.
WE DROVE ON OKLAHOMA AND IT WAS SO MUCH CLEANER.
SHE SAID IT WAS SO VIBRANT THAT I SAID, WELL, I GOT TO TELL THE PUBLIC WORKS CREW.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE TO HEAR IT.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLY RESPONSIVE AND YOU DO GREAT WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF ALCOHOL.
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO, UM, MY COLLEAGUES STATEMENTS THAT YOU GUYS DO A WONDERFUL JOB WHENEVER I'M OUT ON THE STREETS.
AND I SEE A PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK.
I TRY TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHO'S THERE.
SEE IF I RECOGNIZE ANYONE, ANY ANYTIME I'VE MET ANY OF YOU AT SOME OF OUR EVENTS, YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING YOUR JOB WITH A SMILE.
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I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU PERSONALLY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WORK REALLY HARD AT YOUR JOB, AND I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU.I'M VERY PROUD OF THE CITY AND THE WAY YOU, THAT YOU GIVE YOUR ALL.
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I'LL STOP USING THE WORD.
SO PLEASE TELL EVERYBODY THAT COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM.
AND LASTLY, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ARTS BARIA SANCHEZ WILL TELL US ABOUT BIKE TO WORK DAY.
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, MAY IS NATIONAL A BIKE TO WORK MONTH AND, UH, OUR NATIONAL OR AT OUR ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK DAY IS COMING UP AGAIN ON MAY 19TH, THURSDAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TEAM UP WITH THE COUNTY LIBRARY, GINA BRAVO.
AND, UM, THIS IS THE 32ND ANNUAL, UH, UH, BIKE TO WORK DAY.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S HELD IN THE COUNTY, IT'S SPONSORED BY SANDAG AND WE GET OVER A HUNDRED CYCLISTS, UH, LEE, UH, THAT TURNED OUT TO OUR PIT STOPS.
SO IT'S A REALLY POPULAR PIT STOP IN EAST COUNTY.
SO WITH THAT, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA CHANGES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES, MR. MAYOR? WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA COUNCIL
[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.]
THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS, CONSENT ADAM'S ROUTINE MATTERS AND ACTED BY ONE MOTION.ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LISTED BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER, A PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.
DO YOU WISH TO POINT ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? HOW ABOUT YOU STAFFED? NO, SIR.
ANGELA, WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[ 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.]
THAT BRINGS US TO 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 AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ATMOS 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, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO THAT.
AND THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU BRIEFLY.
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
MARK SKIDMORE, WHO'S A MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND PHD SAID THAT THE U S COULD HAVE SAVED 88,000 LIVES.
IF IT HAD REMOVED THE BAN ON HCQ HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE AND MADE IT WIDELY AVAILABLE.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE, THERE WAS AN UNOFFICIAL BAN ON THE AND IVERMECTIN IN MARCH OF A TONY, TONY TO DR.
SKIDMORE, AFTER A SURVEY OF HIS OWN AND ESTIMATED TOTAL US DEATHS FROM COVID-19 POPULATION AT 294,000.
THERE'S THE VACCINE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTING SYSTEM ESTIMATES ARE AS HIGH AS 2.1 MILLION DEATHS, BUT THERE IS A LARGE DISCREPANCY IN THERE.
SKIDMORE CONCLUDED THAT THE COVID VACCINE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE MANDATED.
I WANT TO REPEAT THAT TOO DANGEROUS TO BE MANDATED.
UTTAR PRADESH IS A STATE IN INDIA WITH 233 MILLION PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION OF THE U S IT REFUSED ALL VACCINES AND USED ONLY IVERMECTIN AS A PREVENTATIVE AND AS A REMEDY FOR A BUILDING COVID EPIDEMIC, INDIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES REDUCE THE INFECTION RATE TO 0.007% EFFECTIVELY ZERO THAT'S 7,000.
SO 1%, I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY.
AND DECEMBER 6TH, 2021, A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE TO INVESTIGATE THE HIGH INCIDENTS OF DEATH AND PERMANENT INJURY FROM THE COVID QUOTE UNQUOTE VACCINES, THE 46 PAGE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED DEATHS AND INJURIES.
THE PETITIONERS CONTEND THAT THE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES OF VACCINES, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE VIRUS ITSELF MEET THE CRITERIA THERE, WORDS OF GENOCIDE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND WAR CRIMES AGAINST THE BRITISH PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE THEIR WORDS, AND THAT'S WHAT WAS FILED IN THE, IN THE COMPLAINT.
UH, THE COMPLAINT MAINTAINS ITS A SUPPRESSION
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OF COVID-19 TREATMENTS LIKE IVERMECTIN AND HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE THAT DIRECTLY RESULTED IN MANY MORE COVID-19 DEATHS THAN SHOULD'VE OCCURRED.THE COMPLAINT STATES THAT SUPPRESSION OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR COVID 19 AMOUNT TO MURDER AND WARRANTS, A FULL INVESTIGATION BY THE COURT.
AGAIN, THEIR WORDS, NOT MINE, SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN PUBLIC PERSONS ARE MENTIONED IN THAT COMPLAINT.
THE BAN ON IVERMECTIN AND HYDROXY CHLOROQUINE FOR PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS IN LAMESA SAN DIEGO IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE REMOVED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS AND LICENSED PHARMACISTS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO FILL SETS PRESCRIPTIONS FROM LICENSED PHYSICIANS IN LAMESA ALCOHOL, SAN DIEGO, AND THE REST OF CALIFORNIA.
LAST SPEAKER IS, UH, STASIA WEDNESDAY.
HI, UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF ALCOHOL ACTUALLY BORN AND RAISED 42 YEARS.
UM, I BOUGHT A CONDO ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING A NIGHTMARE FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS WITH MY HOA.
UM, I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL AVENUES TO DO WHATEVER I CAN DO BY HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
THEY HAVE CHANGED, UM, MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.
UM, AND THERE HAS BEEN HARASSMENT.
THERE IS COLLUDING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER NEIGHBORS.
AND I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD STORIES LIKE THIS BEFORE.
UH, IT'S BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING TO THE POINT THAT I'M AT A LOSS WITHOUT THE CITY'S HELP OR HIRING AN ATTORNEY.
UM, IT'S NOT RENTABLE, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RENTAL AT SOME POINT.
UM, I'M TRYING TO HANG ON HERE IN THIS STATE FOR A FEW MORE YEARS AND RUN MY BUSINESS.
I MADE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS BE MY QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVING CONDITIONS.
UM, UH, AND I JUST AM LOOKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL HELP THAT THE CITY CAN PROVIDE AND HELPING ME BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL THE POWER AND THE SITUATION AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
IT'S IF I CAN'T LIVE THERE WITHOUT SELLING IT, THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM.
AND UM, I'M TRYING TO, I'M THE ONE IN THE COMMUNITY IT'S, IT'S SWITCHED OUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, HAVE A LOT OF RETIRED.
UH, WELL THERE ARE PEOPLE IN TO SECTION EIGHT NIGHTMARES AND THIS ISN'T THE WAY IT SHOULD BE OWNERS.
SHOULDN'T BE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY SECTION EIGHT AND BY A CORRUPT HOA IS, AND THE CITY IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO SUFFER.
PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE LEAVING AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO REPLACED ME.
UM, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING OR ANY HELP THAT CAN BE GIVEN, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
OR WHERE I GO FROM HERE, I'M GOING TO ASK HER CITY MANAGER TO WEIGH IN ON THIS.
SO, UH, COUNCIL AND MAYOR IS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER AN HOA.
CLEARLY WE HAVE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO W THE, THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE CAN'T DELVE INTO ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DELVED INTO WE'LL REACH OUT MA'AM AND, UH, WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHATEVER WE HAVE POWER OR AUTHORITY TO DO.
WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
WE HAVE, UH, CONNECTIONS TO THE HOUSING ADVOCATE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
WE CAN USE, UM, OUR CONTRACTED ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION TO LET'S TRY THAT.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE SITUATION IS AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE CERTAINLY WILL HELP YOU AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SORRY, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS.
IS THAT THE LAST SPEAKER? SORRY.
THERE ARE NO COMMUNITY, NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[7. Delinquent Refuse/Recyling Collection Charges RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives public testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, confirming the list of property owners as delinquent in the payment of their mandatory refuse/recycling service bills; and Authorizes the City Clerk to record the amount owed as a lien on the property and forward the list to the County Tax Assessor for billing on the next property tax bill.]
ITEM SEVEN IS REGARDING DELINQUENT REFUSE, RECYCLING COLLECTION CHARGES.AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
UM, MY NAME IS MIKE JAMES AND I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS.
SO TODAY I'LL BE SPEAKING ON A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, UH, THAT WILL RE RECOMMEND LIENS THAT WE PLACED FOR DELINQUENT REFUSE, RECYCLING AND COLLECTION CHARGES.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
SO JANUARY OF 21, UM, THERE WAS A NEW REFUSE RECYCLING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH EDCO.
UM, AS A PART OF THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, IT INCLUDED ALL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE RECYCLING SERVICES.
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UM, AND AS A PART OF THOSE SERVICES, EDCO WILL BUILD DIRECTLY EACH OF THE CUSTOMER OR THEY ACCOUNTS, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.UM, AND AS NEEDED THE CITY MAY ASSIST WITH THE COLLECTION OF SOME OF THOSE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS THROUGH THE LIEN PROCESS.
AND AS THOSE LIENS ARE COLLECTED SPECIFICALLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT ACCOUNTS, THOSE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE LIEN, THE LIEN SERVICE, THOSE FUNDS ARE COLLECTED, AND THEN REMITTED BACK TO EDCO.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE LIEN PROCESS AND QUANTIFYING EVERYTHING, STAFF WENT TO 2017 AND TOOK A LOOK AT HOW MANY, HOW MANY TOTAL ACCOUNTS WERE INITIALLY PRESENTED.
AND THAT INITIAL PRESENTATION, UM, IS THE FIRST LOOK REALLY OF ALL THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE DELINQUENT WHEN WE'RE TALKING DELINQUENT IT'S REALLY ANYTHING 60 DAYS OR MORE IS CONSIDERED A DELINQUENT ACCOUNT.
AND SO FROM THERE, THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE ACCOUNT TO THE UPDATED NUMBER, WHICH MEANS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, A LOT OF OUTREACH.
AND YOU'LL SEE IN THIS, UM, IN, IN THE CHART THAT THAT NUMBER HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED FROM THE INITIAL PRESENTATION TO THE UPDATED NUMBERS AND THEN DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH THAT IS THE, THE AMOUNT OF THE LANES.
AND SO IN THIS CHART, THERE'S THE ACCOUNTS, BOTH THE INITIAL AND UPDATED, AND THEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THAT'S THE TOTAL OF, OF ALL OF THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE PRESENTED.
SO I HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN BLUE WAS THE PRIOR, UM, FRANCHISE AGREEMENT HOLDER.
AND THEN IN 2021, THAT WAS THE FIRST COMPLETE YEAR WORKING WITH EDCO.
AND THE TOTAL THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE AMOUNT THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS 124.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS THAT ARE STILL CONSIDERED DELINQUENT AS OF THIS MORNING.
AND THEN THE VALUE OF THAT IS APPROXIMATELY $37,000.
AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES NOT JUST THE AMOUNT THAT'S DELINQUENT, BUT THE ASSOCIATED FEES THAT, UM, THAT ARE REQUIRED, IF THOSE AMOUNTS GO THROUGH THE LEAN PROCESS.
AND JUST BECAUSE I LIKE CHARTS AND GRAPHS, I WANTED TO INCLUDE ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE THIS, YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE TREND.
AND OVER, OVER THE YEARS, AS TIME HAS PROGRESSED, THERE'S BEEN A GENERAL DOWNWARD TREND TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
AND SO THE BLUE LINE IS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE ACCOUNT TOTALS.
THE GREEN LINE IS WHERE WERE, WAS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT THAT WAS PLACED WITHIN THE LIEN.
SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE'S A DROP AND IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO SEE, UM, THAT ESPECIALLY FOR THIS YEAR, THERE'S ONLY 124 ACCOUNTS.
AND GRANTED THAT'S OUT OF ABOUT 14,000 SINGLE FAMILY ACCOUNTS, UM, THAT ARE HELD.
SO W SOME OF THE REASONS FOR THAT STAFF WAS THINKING THAT, WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE COVID ERA.
INDIVIDUALS ARE RETURNING BACK TO WORK, BUT THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WORKING CLOSELY WITH EDCO AND THE INFO AND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY SHARED, THEIR COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH WITH EACH OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DIDN'T START IN APRIL.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE INITIAL NUMBER, IT WAS REALLY ALL YEAR LONG.
SO FROM THE TIME AND ACCOUNT GOES DELINQUENT ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP ADDITIONAL CALLS, AUTOMATED CALLS, TAGS ON THE, UM, BINS WILL BE PLACED, UM, UH, TO EVENTUALLY DOING DIRECT ONE-ON-ONE CALLS TO EVENTUALLY GET THAT NUMBER DOWN.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A CRITICAL POINT AND REASON WHY YOU SEE THE 236 NUMBER DROPPED DOWN TO 124 ACCOUNTS.
THAT'S ALMOST A 50% REDUCTION.
UM, AND WHEN LOOKING AT OVER, THROUGHOUT THE PAST, THAT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PERCENTAGE REDUCTION WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO THE AVERAGE OF, OF, UM, THE OTHER YEARS.
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, STEVE.
UH, THESE ARE ALL RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS OR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL ONLY RESIDENTIAL ONLY.
AND IF I REMEMBER RIGHT WITH THE EDCO CONTRACT, WHEN WE STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2021, THE RESIDENTIAL RATE WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE WE LEFT OFF WITH A PRIOR HOLLER.
AND THAT RATE WAS FROZEN FOR TWO YEARS.
AND THEN OUR ESCALATION CLAUSES MAXED OUT AT 3%.
I THINK THE CONTRACT, I DON'T RECALL THE ACTUAL ESCALATION RATE THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW MANY THINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT ARE STILL AT 4%.
THERE'S A WHOLE LOT, THAT'S A LOT HIGHER THAN 4% INFLATION RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK WE GOT A GREAT CONTRACT WITH EDCO, AND I'M SORRY, EDCO, THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RAISE RATES THIS YEAR, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ALCOHOL THANK YOU, THAT YOU FROZE THE RATES FOR A YEAR.
UH, IT JUST MAKES IT ALL THE MORE EASIER ON THOSE THAT HAVE STRUGGLED THE PAST YEAR, WE'RE DOWN TO 1 24, BUT THE REST OF THE CITY CERTAINLY IS GRATEFUL FOR, UM, THE VALUE THAT EDCO PROVIDES.
I HAVE A QUESTION I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS BECAUSE MY BILLS ARE ALWAYS PAID ON TIME, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO A LEAN, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RESIDENTS?
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SO THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS IS YOU'LL HAVE A LIEN AMOUNT.AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED FEES ON TOP OF THAT LIEN.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A 10%, UM, CITI FEE FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNT, AND THEN A CITY CLERK AND COUNTY RECORDING FEE.
THAT'LL BE PLACED ON TOP OF THAT.
AND THEN AFTER WHICH, UM, THEN THE CITY CLERK WILL PROCESS THIS AND THEN HAVE THOSE, UM, LIEN SPECIFICALLY RECORDED TO, TO THE PROPERTY.
SO THEY HAVE A LIEN AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY.
AND IF THAT JUST DOESN'T GET PAID, CAN THEY LOSE THEIR PROPERTY IF THEY DON'T PAY THEIR GARBAGE FEE? TH TH THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS, UM, SO THAT LIEN AMOUNT WILL THEN GO ONTO THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL.
AND THEN IF THEY DON'T PAY THAT THEY COULD POTENTIALLY, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, I BELIEVE IT'S FOUR YEARS NOW BEING DELINQUENT, OR MAYBE IT'S FIVE BE DELINQUENT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX, AND THEN THE COUNTY CAN SELL THE PROPERTY AND THEN THE CITY WOULD GET ITS PORTION OF THE AMOUNT BACK.
AND JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEIR GARBAGE BILL FOR SOME OF THESE THAT ARE LIKE ALMOST FOUR.
SOME OF THEM ARE FOUR OVER $400, BY THE TIME YOU HAD THE VISA AND EVERYTHING, WHAT IS THE REASON? SO FOR THAT, I'D HAVE TO REQUEST, UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, I'D HAVE TO REQUEST STAFF TO BE ABLE TO, OR, UH, AT EDCO REPRESENTATIVES FOR FURTHER FOLLOW-UP, BUT STAFF DID NOT INQUIRE ABOUT THE PRIMARY REASONS AS TO, AS TO WHY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT STAFF CAN DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL.
WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE DECLINE IN ACCOUNTS BEING DELINQUENT TO IT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DECLINE.
IS THERE ANY DOUBT ON THAT? I THINK IT'S THE CONSISTENT, THE CONSISTENT AND MULTIPLE WAYS THAT OUTREACH WAS PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDERS THAT WERE DELINQUENT.
SO IT, IT REALLY THE, THE, THE TIMELINE STARTED FROM, FROM, FROM JANUARY OF 21.
AND THEN THERE WAS IT REALLY, EVERY TWO MONTHS, THERE WAS SOME FORM OF CONTACT THAT WAS MADE WITH THE ACCOUNT HUNTER, UH, ACCOUNT HOLDERS.
UM, AND THOSE WERE AUTOMATED CALLS, PERSONAL CALLS.
THERE WAS A HARD COPY OF LETTERS THAT WERE MAILED MULTIPLE LETTERS THAT WERE MAILED.
UM, AND THEN IT EVEN FOLLOWED UP WITH THE TAGS THAT YOU'LL SEE SOMETIMES THEY'LL INSERT INTO THE TRASH BINS THEMSELVES.
AND I THINK THOSE, THOSE, THOSE MULTIPLE CONSISTENT OUTREACH EFFORTS I THINK, WERE WHAT HELPED TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT DOWN TO, UM, 50%.
I WAS CURIOUS CAUSE OF, UM, I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF, UH, UTILITY ASSISTANCE DURING COVID AND I WASN'T SURE IF MAYBE THAT WAS ATTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE LARGER DECLINES IS, HEY, THERE'S THIS PROGRAM.
I CAN PAY IT OFF USING THIS, OR SO, I DON'T KNOW, JUST, JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE DECLINES AGAIN IN YEARS TO COME, OR IF WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT, LET'S KEEP DOING IT.
OR IF IT'S MONEY, THAT'S RAN OUT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT MR. CORTEZ.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE REASON WHY, BUT AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS IN SELECTING THE, THE, UM, CONTRACT OR THE FRANCHISEE, THERE WAS THREE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AS YOU RECALL.
AND ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT ED CO SCORED HIGH ON IS THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A LOCAL, UM, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY HEADQUARTER OUT OF LEMON GROVE FOR THE MOST PART.
AND SO THERE'S THIS LOCAL CONNECTION.
IT'S NOT SHIPPED TO SOME OTHER PART OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND I THINK THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT WE FELT THAT THEY FELT MORE LOCALIZED, MORE CARING.
AND I THINK THAT MAY BE SOME OF THE REASON WHY YOU SEE SOME OF THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE? THANKS VERY MUCH.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN THE ANGELA.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARD, SIR.
I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, PROMOTION, ALL MOVE TO ADOPT.
SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
DO YOU NEED A NOTHER MOTION FOR THE LAST ONE? IT WOULD BE BEST THAT YOU DID THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE EXCUSE ME.
IT'S CONTAINED IN THE RESOLUTION, SO WE'RE OKAY.
[8. Adoption of the Proposed 2023 Five-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, for the adoption of the Proposed 2023 Five-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).]
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM EIGHT IS ADOPTION OF SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, DECIDE THEM
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, THE 20, 23 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS.IT'S OUR, OUR TRANSMIT IS THE HALF CENT COUNTY WIDE SALES TAX THAT HELPS FUND LOCAL PROJECTS, THEIR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, AND EVERY TWO YEARS, UM, SANDAG REQUIRES LOCAL AGENCIES TO UPDATE, UPDATE TO OUR TIP, TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES TO THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THE ADOPTION PROCESS REQUIRES A FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY.
AND OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE CITY WILL PROBABLY RECEIVE OR MOST, UH, 3 MILLION A YEAR TO FUND OUR, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO WE USE OUR TRANSMIT FUNDS TO FUND OUR OVERLAY PROJECTS, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECTS, STREETLIGHT PROJECTS, RESURFACING, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER, UH, MATCHING, UH, UH, FUNDS FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD.
UM, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS? NO CARDS, SIR.
THEN THE CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
SOMEONE LIKE TO GIVE A MOTION.
SECOND, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GO ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS TODAY, I NOTICED A FEW, UH, YOUNG FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE.
ARE YOU GUYS BEING PUNISHED WHEN YOU, WHAT, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY? UH, GOVERNMENT ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS AND IT'S TO GO TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND LISTEN AND TAKE NOTES AND WRITE A PAPER ON IT.
[9. East County Advanced Water Purification Program Informational Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the East County Advanced Water Purification Program Update.]
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.ITEM NINE IS AN EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATE.
AND OUR STAFF TELL US ABOUT THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL MISS ADIANO SETS UP THE POWERPOINT.
THE EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION PRO PROJECT OR AWP HAS BEEN IN THE PLANNING STAGES SINCE 20.
AND IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY PADRE DAM, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, AND, UH, THE HELIX WATER DISTRICT.
UM, IF APPROVED THIS PROJECT WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL IN 2026, AND IT CAN PROVIDE, WE'LL PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH UP TO 14,000 ACRE FEET PER YEAR OF DROUGHT PROOF, LOCAL SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY USING STATE OF THE ARTS TECHNOLOGY TO PURIFY EAST COUNTIES, UM, RECYCLED WATER, UH, COMING UP NEXT WEEK ON MAY 19TH, THE EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION GP BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS FOR A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT.
THAT WILL BE THE FINAL STAGES OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, SHOULD THE BOARD, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, WITH A YES VOTE THEN THIS PROJECT IS FULL STEAM AHEAD.
THE JPA BOARD THOUGH, IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO AUTHORIZE THE AMENDMENTS, WE'LL THEN BE TALKING ABOUT A CONTRACTUAL OFF-RAMP FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, STAFF FROM PADRE DAM IS HERE TODAY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING AND GIVE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROJECT.
UH, THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM HELIX WATER DISTRICT HERE AS WELL IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY WATER QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK ALAN CARLISLE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF, UH, PADRE DAM TO, TO PRESENT.
YOU BROUGHT A FEW FRIENDS WITH YOU THERE.
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE CONTINGENT HERE.
SO, UH, JUST IN CASE YOU ALWAYS SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE SMARTER THAN YOURSELF.
SO, UH, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE.
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK WITH YOU TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS EXCITING, UH, PROJECT.
UM, IN WHICH AS A CITY MANAGER, MITCHELL, UM, MENTIONED, WE ARE HEADED TOWARDS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION, UH, NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
I'LL BE JOINED UP HERE, UH, IN, IN A MOMENT BY OUR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION, UH, MARK NEMIC AND OUR TECHNICAL ADVISOR CAN WEINBERG WITH KEN WEINBERG WATER RESOURCES CONSULTING.
SO THERE'S THREE TAKEAWAYS THAT WE'RE HOPING YOU WILL GLEAN FROM, FROM THIS SHORT PRESENTATION.
AND THE FIRST IS THAT THIS PROJECT MAKES SENSE FROM A WATER SUPPLY STANDPOINT.
UM, THIS PROJECT AS A CITY MANAGER, MITCHELL MENTIONED, UM, WE'LL CREATE A NEW, UH, NEW SOURCE OF, OF LOCAL SAFE, RELIABLE DROUGHT PROOF WATER FOR, UH, ABOUT A HALF A MILLION, UH, EAST COUNTY RESIDENTS, UH, CRITICALLY
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IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS TIME THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.SECONDLY, THIS PROJECT FROM THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY, UH, IS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.
UH, THE LONGTERM INVESTMENT FOR, FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE PAYERS, UH, IS, UH, AGAIN, BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY, UH, LESS THAN THE NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE OR STATUS QUO OPTION.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, THIS PROJECT DOES, UH, ACHIEVE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL, MENTAL, UH, BENEFITS.
UH, WE ELIMINATE THE DISCHARGE OF ABOUT 15 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER, UH, PER DAY, UH, HEADED FROM EAST COUNTY, 20 MILES DOWN TO POINT LOMA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS UPDATE.
UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THESE ARE THE, THE, THE GOALS AND THE, THE, THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT, A NEW LOCAL SUPPLY REDUCED DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED SUPPLIES, UM, THE ELIMINATED, UH, ELIMINATION OF A DISCHARGE OF 15 MGD AND TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
AND THIS PROJECT WENT ONLINE, WILL PROVIDE EAST COUNTY, HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WITH 30% OF THEIR, OF THEIR WATER SUPPLY.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, UM, WE ARE IN A PRETTY SERIOUS SITUATION IN TERMS OF DROUGHT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN US IS IN ONE OF THE WORST DROUGHTS IN 1200 YEARS.
UM, THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN ITS HISTORY IS, UH, IS UNDER A SHORTAGE DECLARATION.
UH, THE FIRST STATE THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT, THAT SHORTAGE WILL BE, UH, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NOT TOO FAR BEHIND HISTORIC LOW LEVELS IN LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS, THEY'RE FINDING SOME INTERESTING THINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF LAKE MEAD, UH, THE WATER, THE STATE WATER PROJECT UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE WATER FLOWS FROM 600 MILES AWAY, THIRD CONSECUTIVE DRY YEAR.
UH, THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, UH, DID DO SO IN MARCH AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT EMERGENCY CONSERVATION REGULATION ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, LATER THIS MONTH OR EARLY IN JUNE.
SO, UH, THIS PROJECT COULDN'T, UH, HAPPEN AT A, AT A MORE NECESSARY TIME.
THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR, UH, UH, WASTEWATER, UH, IN EAST COUNTY, UH, THREE AGENCIES, THE COUNTY OF, UH, OF SAN DIEGO CONTRIBUTES ABOUT 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, THE CITY OF SANTEE, UH, 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, AND THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, 7 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, UH, ALL FLOWING DOWN MISSION GORGE ABOUT A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM SANTEE LAKES AND OUR EXISTING, UH, WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, WHERE WE CAPTURE ONLY TWO MGD OF THAT, OF THAT FLOW.
SO THAT MEANS 13 MILLION GALLONS A DAY IS FLOWING 20 MILES DOWN TO POINT LOMA WHERE IT'S PARTIALLY TREATED AND THEN PUT OUT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO TAKE THAT WATER, TO REUSE IT AND TO MAKE IT A BENEFIT FOR, FOR EAST COUNTY.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
WE WANT TO BUILD A NEW ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, NORTH OF SANTEE LAKES.
WE WANT TO CAPTURE ALL 15 MILLION GALLONS OF THAT WASTEWATER EVERY DAY, CLEAN IT, PURIFY IT, AND THEN SEND IT OVER TO OUR PARTNERS AND FRIENDS OVER AT HELIX WATER DISTRICT.
I'M GLAD TO BE JOINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, CARLOS LUGO'S HERE TODAY AND HIS STAFF.
UH, THEY WILL BE BLENDED WITH, WITH, UH, LAKE JENNINGS WATER AS A WATER RAW WATER SUPPLY TREATED ONE MORE TIME AND THEN PUT INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, SERVING 500,000 EAST COUNTY RESIDENTS CREATING A 30% OF OUR LOCAL, A OF OUR WATER SUPPLY HERE LOCALLY.
SO THIS IS A PROJECT OVERVIEW FROM A MAP STANDPOINT, WE'VE GOT THE FOUR PACKAGES WE'VE DIVIDED THE PROJECT INTO FOUR PACKAGES, PACKAGE ONE UP AT THE TOP.
THERE IS THE LARGEST COMPONENT.
THAT'S THE, UH, THE NEW WATER RECYCLING FACILITY AND THE ADVANCED TREATMENT FACILITY, UH, PACKAGE TWO IS OVER ON THE RIGHT.
THAT'S THE PIPELINE THAT TAKES THE WATER OVER TO LAKE JENNINGS, A PROJECT IN AND OF ITSELF TRAVELING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SANTEE, THEN LAKES THROUGH SLOW LAKESIDE, AND THEN, UH, MAKING ITS WAY INTO, INTO LAKE JENNINGS.
PACKAGE THREE IS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO PUMP STATIONS, A NEW NEW FORCE MAIN FROM THE NEW TREATMENT FACILITIES DOWN TO THE EAST MISSION GORGE PUMP STATION, AND THEN PACKAGE FOUR IS A NEW BRINE LINE AND THE REFURBISHMENT OF AN EXISTING, UH, FORCED MAIN, UH, THROUGH, UM, MISSION TRAILS PARK.
AS I SAID, WE ARE, UH, PROCURING THIS IN, IN FOUR PACKAGES.
UH, E-COMM LYLES IS, UH, ONE OF THE JOINT VENTURES THAT WE'LL BE DEPLOYING THIS PROJECT, A DESIGN BUILD A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD CONCEPT.
AND THEN, UH, ORION GHD IS, UH, ALSO THE, THE OTHER, UH, JOINT VENTURES.
THIS IS OUR, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH AGENCY, UH, UH, ALCOHOL IS REPRESENTED BY, BY STEVE GLOBAL, UH, WHO IS, UH, THE CHAIR OF THE EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION JPA.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, CHAIR GLOBAL EVENT, A FANTASTIC JOB WE'RE JOINED WITH, UH, BY, UH, JOEL ANDERSON FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, UH, AUGGIE CARE'S FROM PADRE DAM, AND THEN JOEL SCALES EDDIE FROM THE HELIX WATER DISTRICT.
SO THIS IS THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE.
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FORMED WITH, UH, THREE WASTEWATER AGENCIES, POTTERY DAM, THE COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA.WE HAVE CONTRACTS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU SEE WATER PURCHASES, WATER AGREEMENTS WITH POTTERY DAM AND HELIX.
SO THE JPA WILL SELL THE PRODUCT WATER TO BOTH PADRE DAM AND HELIX AS A REVENUE SOURCE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE ARE THE WASTEWATER, UH, AGREEMENTS WITH, UH, ALL THREE AGENCIES, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA AND PADRE DAM.
SO THIS WILL BE THE STRUCTURE BY WHICH WE, UM, UH, WE WILL, UH, MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD WITH THAT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS OVER TO KEN WEINBERG.
WHO'S GOING TO GET INTO SOME MORE OF THE TECHNICAL DETAILS AND THE, AND THE FINANCIALS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROBABLY WHAT IS OF KEEN INTEREST TO EVERYBODY, THE, THE FINANCIAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ON THAT.
SO, UH, JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF, UM, MY NAME IS KEN WEINBERG AND I'VE BEEN ABOUT, SPENT ABOUT 30 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND IN CONSULTING AND 24 OF THOSE YEARS WERE AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
AND I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME THERE AS A DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES, AND I'M AN INDEPENDENT ADVISOR ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I BRING EXPERIENCE IN LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, DOING THE FINANCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PERMITTING ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, A BOARD OR A COUNCIL HAS TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DECISION.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN PART OF MY ROLE ON THE PROJECT IS TO BRING THAT EXPERIENCE.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE DONE JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND IS, UH, I HAVE A STRANGE HOBBY OF DESIGNING RATE STRUCTURES.
SO I WAS PART OF DESIGNING THE, UH, WHAT'S CALLED AN UNBUNDLED RATE STRUCTURE AT THE WATER AUTHORITY.
AND IT GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO A WATER AUTHORITY RATES.
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL.
AND I SERVED FOUR YEARS UNDER THE BROWN AND NEWSOME ADMINISTRATIONS ON THE DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL.
AND PART OF MY JOB THERE WAS LOOKING AT, UH, STATE INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO KIND OF GOT SOME, SOME BACKGROUND IN THIS THAT I CAN BRING TO, UH, TO THE TABLE.
UM, THE OTHER PERSON UP THERE IS DAVID MOORE AND HE IS THE PRINCIPAL OF CLEAN ENERGY CAPITAL.
HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT, UH, DAVID AND I BOTH WORKED TOGETHER ON THE CARLSBAD DESALINATION PROJECT.
UH, THAT WAS KIND OF A MEAN WORK EFFORT FOR ME OVER MANY YEARS.
AND I WORKED WITH DAVID AND HE WAS IN THIS ROLE OF A FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
SO AGAIN, BIG, VERY DEEP BACKGROUND IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND, AND A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE WATER SPACE BEING AN INVESTMENT BANKER, YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE SPECIFICS IN HIS BACKGROUND.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORS AND THE CONSULTANTS ON THE, ON THE PROJECT, LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL, UH, ASPECTS, BUT WE ALSO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF AND THAT MAIN STAFF PERSON THERE IS, UH, KAREN JUST SOY WHO'S THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR PADRE DAM.
AND, UH, KAREN DOES A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZED HER IN THIS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND THE VIABILITY AND THE HEART OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
AND THIS IS A PRETTY THOROUGH ONE.
AND IT'S, IT'S SIMILAR TO, UH, WHAT WE DID ON THE CARLSBAD DESALINATION PROJECT.
IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE PROFORMA MODEL LIKE ANY BUSINESS WOULD DO LOOKING AT COSTS AND LOOKING AT REVENUES AND LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF PRICING, WE'RE LOOKING AT ULTIMATELY WHAT RATE IMPACTS WOULD BE.
AND THE PROFORMER WAS, UH, DEVELOPED BY CDC AND, UH, OVERSEEN BY KAREN AND BY DAVID MOORE, THE PRINCIPAL AT CEC, AND IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
THE PROJECT OVER ITS 30 YEAR LIFE.
IT INCLUDES CAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENSES.
UM, WE INCLUDED RECENT PRICING INCREASE DUE TO MACRO ECONOMIC PRESSURES.
AND I KNOW THAT'S A QUESTION THAT'S COME UP IN THE PAST, UH, AND WE'VE CERTAINLY BEEN SUBJECT TO THEM.
UM, IT'S GOT TWO KEY VARIABLES THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE MORE DEPTH AND THAT'S THE AVOIDED METRO COSTS AND COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY RATES.
THOSE ARE VERY KEY TO KIND OF DRAWING THE BOTTOM LINE CONCLUSION THAT ALAN WENT OVER ON THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECT.
UM, I WANT TO ESPECIALLY POINT OUT
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THAT WITH THIS PROFORMA, WITH THIS PROJECT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FUTURE WATER SALES.SO AS ALAN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO PRODUCE WATER.
THE JPA WILL SELL IT TO, UH, PADRE DAM AND HELIX WATER DISTRICT, AND THEY WILL COLLECT REVENUE.
AND THAT REVENUE IS GOING TO REDUCE THE COST TO THE WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS THAT ALONG WITH, UH, SOME GRANTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT INDEPENDENT QUALITY ASSURANCE, UH, MYSELF, DAVID MOORE, UH, FROM QUEEN ENERGY CAPITAL AS WELL AS THERE'S A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT, UH, YOUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SERVES ON.
AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY, OTHER ELK OWN STAFF THAT ALSO REVIEWED THIS INFORMATION.
AND IN THAT ALL SERVES TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT QUALITY ASSURANCE AND BUILD THE CONFIDENCE IN HOW WE'RE ANALYZING THIS.
SO OUR FINDING, YOU KNOW, ON THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY SIDE IS THAT THE PROJECT ECONOMICS, THE KEY ISSUE REMAIN COST COMPETITIVE WITH THE ALTERNATIVE, WHICH HAS JUST CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN METRO AND PURCHASING WATER FROM THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
SO THAT THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE CONCLUSION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS, OH, I FORGOT TO ADVANCE THAT.
SO THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE CONCLUSION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE KEY VARIABLES, BECAUSE THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE ARE TWO MAIN DRIVERS ON THE, ON THAT IS THE FIRST IS THE AVOIDED COST OF NOT PARTICIPATING IN METRO.
SO YOU, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOUR WASTEWATER AT EL CAHONE, THE COUNTY, ALL, BUT TWO MGD FROM PADRE DAM GOES TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S METRO AND YOU PAY METRO CHARGES.
UM, THE ALTERNATIVE OF PAIN MORE OR LESS THAN METRO REALLY IS THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION FOR, I THINK ALL THE AGENCIES INVOLVED ON WHETHER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I THINK THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THE PLANNING OF THIS WENT, IT GOES BACK TO 2014.
WE HAVE BEEN KEENLY FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING FUTURE METRO COST, I THINK SINCE 2018.
UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THIS PROJECT SINCE 2015.
SO IT KIND OF BEEN THROUGH THIS, THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
OUR PROJECTIONS FOR METRO REFLECT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, UM, BUT NOT COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SO WE HAD TO, ESPECIALLY FOR FUTURE COSTS, WE HAD TO DEVELOP SOME ASSUMPTIONS AND WE WORKED WITH, UH, ANOTHER CONSULTANT.
SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE, UH, METRO PARTICIPATING AGENCIES AND THE METRO, UH, COMMISSION ON REPRESENTING THEM IN THEIR FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY.
UM, AND SHE WAS HELPFUL IN US CREATING A AVOIDED COST MODEL TO LOOK AT THOSE FUTURE METRO COSTS.
IN 2021, WE WENT THROUGH AN EXTENT EXTENSIVE UPDATE.
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY SAW SOME SPECIFIC DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULES FROM THE CITY ON PURE WATER AND, AND EXISTING METRO DEBT.
UM, THE CITY DOES DO A FIVE-YEAR FORECAST OF ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ITS, UH, PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.
SO WE MADE SURE WE WERE ALIGNED WITH THAT LATEST FIVE-YEAR FORECAST.
UH, THERE WERE SOME OF THE BEGINNING OF EFFECTS OF THE, UH, SUPPLY CHAIN CONSTRAINTS AND, AND INFLATION ON CONSTRUCTION PRICES.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE SOME OF THAT.
UM, AND WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE RECENT PAST WAS IN METRO RATE INCREASES.
AND WE LOOKED AT THE THREE AGENCIES BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE DECISION IS.
AND IF YOU LOOK BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND 2021, THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF INCREASE WAS 7% FOR ALCOHOL AND THE COUNTY AND PADRE DAM.
SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT REFLECTED SOME SPIKES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE YEAR WAS UP, UH, 14 TO 16%, ONE YEAR WAS UP 8%.
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR, FOR PAYGO CONTRIBUTION.
SO THERE WAS AN UP AND DOWN, I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE FUTURE WITH METRO, THEY'LL LEVEL THAT OUT TO SOME DEGREE, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ISSUING A LOT OF DEBT AND THEY'RE TAKING A LOT OF LOANS ON.
SO WE DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS AS PREDICTIVE OF THE FUTURE AS, UH, AS IT WAS OF THE PAST.
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WE DID A LOT OF WORK IN 2021.SO WE CONTINUED USING THAT INFORMATION.
THE CITY PUT OUT A NEW FIVE-YEAR FORECAST.
UM, WE INCREASED SOME OF THEIR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS BECAUSE INFLATION UP, WE HAD OLD INFLATION ASSUMPTIONS.
WE ALSO INCREASED INFLATION FOR THE AWP PROJECT.
SO FELT THAT IT WAS SYMMETRICAL TO DO THE SAME FOR THEM.
UM, BUT WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL NOT GETTING COMPLETE INFORMATION FROM THE CITY, ESPECIALLY THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF PHASE TWO PURE WATER, WHICH THEY'RE REALLY AT THE EARLY PLANNING STAGES.
AND THEY HAVE PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES, BUT THERE'S NO FINANCING PLAN.
SO WE DEVELOPED TWO CASES, A HIGH AND A LOW.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT WE THINK IS A CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION IS THE LOW CASE WE MAINTAIN ANNUAL RATE INCREASES AT ABOUT THREE AND A HALF PERCENT A YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECTION AND FOR THE HIGH CASE A LITTLE BIT OVER 4%.
SO THAT'S NOT TOO FAR OFF WHAT PROBABLY IS AN OPTIMISTIC LOOK AT, UH, INFLATION UNDERLYING INFLATION, BUT WE THOUGHT IT'S BEST TO NOT OVERSTATE IN THE LACK OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
SO IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF, OF, YOU KNOW, HOW WE FORECASTED METRO.
SO IN TERMS OF CWA RATES, SO THE LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE ON CWA RATES, LET'S SEE, UM, THIS ONE IS, YOU KNOW, CWA RATES WILL SERVE AS THE BENCHMARK AND IT'S TIED TO HOW THE JPA WILL CHARGE YOU X AND PADRE DAB FOR WATER.
AND AS I MENTIONED, IT REDUCES THE OVERALL COST TO THE WASTEWATER AGENCIES, WATER AUTHORITY, LIKE ALL WATER UTILITIES RIGHT NOW THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE, INCREASING COST OF WATER SUPPLIES.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS THERE, PRICES WERE GOING UP, THEY'RE STILL GOING UP.
WATER IS JUST GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE AS IT GETS MORE SCARCE, UM, BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH PROBABLY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT, THIS IS THE THIRD DROUGHT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN JUST OVER 10 YEARS, MAYBE 12 YEARS.
YOU KNOW, I WENT 20 YEARS BETWEEN DROUGHTS.
SO WE'RE SEEING MORE INTENSE DROUGHTS, LONGER PERIODS, MORE FREQUENTLY.
AND THE PUBLIC HAS REALLY ANSWERED THE CALL.
THEY'VE REDUCED DEMAND AND WATER USE HAS GONE WAY DOWN, BUT THAT HAS A FINANCIAL EFFECT ON WATER UTILITIES.
SO THE WATER AUTHORITY IS FACED WITH INCREASING PRICES FOR SUPPLIES, REDUCE SUMMIT DEMAND, WHICH MEANS REDUCED WATER SALES.
AND THEY'VE GOT FUTURE CAPITAL COSTS THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND A LOT OF OUTSTANDING DEBT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON RATES TO MOVE UPWARDS.
SO IN OUR 22, 20 22 UPDATE, UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE THE WATER 30 CAME OUT AT THE END OF 2021 DECEMBER WITH A LONG RANGE FINANCING PLAN.
AND THAT SHOWED THAT THERE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE RATES IN THE NEAR TERM.
THEY UPDATED THAT WITH A 10 YEAR FORECAST IN 2022, UH, THEY DEVELOPED A HIGH AND LOW RANGE AND WE USED THAT THE EXPECTED NEAR TERM.
SO IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THEY'RE EXPECTING, UH, ANNUAL RATE OF INCREASE OF OVER 5% A YEAR.
AND THAT'S PROBABLY ON THE LOW END.
UM, LONG-TERM TREND THAT WE LOOKED IN OUR PROJECTION IS THAT ULTIMATELY THEY'LL GET BACK TO SOMEWHERE AROUND UNDERLYING INFLATION.
SO AGAIN, WE WANT IT TO BE CONSERVATIVE, NOT OVERSTATE WHAT THE REVENUES ARE AND GIVE YOU, YOU KNOW, A SOMEWHAT CIRCUMSPECT PICTURE OF, OF HOW THINGS WOULD LOOK.
SO NOW I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT, WELL, OKAY, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT DOES THE COMPARISON LOOK LIKE? SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THE DASH LINES ARE THE AVOIDED METRO COST.
AND TO THE LEFT OF THE CHART, YOU CAN SEE PURE WATER PHASE ONE.
AND IN THOSE EARLY YEARS IN THE 2020S UP TO LIKE 2030, AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE WITH PURE WATER, ONE OF THEIR, YOU KNOW, POSITIVES IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER THE OLD CLEAN WATER PROGRAM, THE FIRST TIME THE CITY TRIED TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN WATER ACT, UM, THEY'RE RETIRING THAT DEBT.
SO THEY'RE RETIRING THAT DEBT AND THEY'RE ABLE TO, UH, BRING ON THE NEW PURE WATER
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DEBT WITHOUT THINGS REALLY, YOU KNOW, SPIKING UPWARDS.BUT AS YOU MOVE ALONG TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THAT LINES THE HIGH AND THE LOW THOSE DASH LINES START TO MOVE UP.
AND THAT'S WHEN PHASE TWO PURE WATER COMES ON AND THERE IS NO REPRIEVE.
THERE'S JUST INCREASING COSTS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWO LINES BELOW THE BLUE LINE, WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE DASHED LINES, THE METRO COSTS IS AWP.
AND YOU COULD SEE IN THOSE EARLY YEARS, THINGS ARE PRETTY CLOSE.
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE BLUE LINE IS UNDER THE, UH, THE AVERAGE EXPECTED RATES FOR CWA OR THE REVENUE FOR WATER SALES.
SO WE'RE CLOSE IN THOSE EARLY YEARS, BUT AS PHASE TWO PURE WATER COMES ON, YOU COULD SEE THE DISTANCE STARTS TO INCREASE AND WE BECOME LESS THAN, UH, IF YOU HAD STAYED IN METRO, THE ORANGE LINE BELOW THAT IS THE AWP PROJECT.
AND THAT'S, IF RATES GO UP TOWARDS THE HIGHER END OF THE PROJECTION FOR CWA, THE JPA IS COLLECTING MORE WATER SALES REVENUE, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A GREATER DISTANCE.
UM, I'LL JUST POINT OUT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT, AND WE WANT IT TO SHOW YOU THE UNSMOKED VERSION OF THIS BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, IN REALITY, THESE WILL BE SMOOTHED OUT WHEN RATES ARE SET FOR, FOR THE, UH, THE CUSTOMERS.
UM, BUT YOU SEE OUT IN LIKE 2042, THERE'S A SLIGHT JUMP UP IN THE COSTS AND THAT'S DUE TO ONE OF THE GRANTS, UH, TERMINATING WITH THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
WE'LL GET ABOUT $6 MILLION A YEAR IN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR DOING A LOCAL SUPPLY PROJECT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IN CONCLUSION, THIS IS THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE SNAPSHOT OF, UH, OF WHY THE PROJECT MAKES SENSE COMPETITIVE WITH METRO AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THOSE OUT YEARS IS, IS GREAT.
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MARK NEMIC, THE AWP DIRECTOR, TO, UH, RESPOND TO SOME OF YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.
NO, I WON'T FORGET TO CLICK AND THANK YOU.
WELL, THANKS FOR THAT ANALYSIS.
CAN, UM, YEAH, I MEAN THAT, THIS IS THE TOPIC, RIGHT? THIS IS WHAT DOES IT COST? IS IT BETTER THAN DOING BUSINESS AS USUAL? UM, AND I THINK WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AND, AND KEN WEINBERG AND KAREN, UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT IT VERY DEEPLY AND MADE GOOD ASSUMPTIONS.
AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS THAT THE PROJECT DOES MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE.
UM, MY NAME IS MARK
UM, GOOD TO BE HERE, MAYOR WELLS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND STAFF.
UM, I WANT TO GET TO THE GOOD STUFF I WANT TO GET TO LIKE, WHAT'S NEXT.
UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING ONCE THE JPA BOARD GIVES US APPROVAL TO GO FORWARD.
UH, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF SLIDES AND RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BROUGHT UP AT THE APRIL 26TH COUNSELING AND THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
SO THE FIRST QUESTION WAS HOW DOES THE PROJECT CHANGE THE RATES TO OUR RESIDENTS? AND I THINK IN ANSWERING THIS QUESTION, I WANT TO MAKE AN, I WANT TO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND.
UM, UTILITY RATES TYPICALLY MADE UP OF BOTH EXTERNAL WHOLESALE COSTS AND THE INTERNAL AGENCY COSTS, WHICH INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION COSTS, ADMINISTRATION COSTS, OPERATION COSTS.
CURRENTLY THE PROJECTS NEVER AGENCIES EITHER USE THE METRO SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
AS KEN TALKED ABOUT, OR WE PURCHASED THE MAJORITY OF THE POTABLE WATER, UH, FROM COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
UH, WHEN THE IS ONLINE, IT'S GOING TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THESE WHOLESALE COSTS.
INTERNAL AGENCY COSTS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE PROJECT ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF EACH SPECIFIC AGENCY SPECIFIC TO THE HELIX WATER DISTRICT.
AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE, UM, AND WE'VE COORDINATED HERE, UH, AND THEY SERVED THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AS PART OF THE WATER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE AWB PROJECT.
THE PRICE HELIX WILL PAY FOR THE AWP.
PURIFIED WATER IS INDEXED TO THE PRICE THAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE IMPORT OF WATER FROM THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE HELIX WITH LOCALLY CONTROLLED DROUGHT PROOF SUPPLIES AT A COMPETITIVE COST TO THAT OF IMPORTED WATER.
NOW, HELIX IS ACCOUNTED FOR, ARE THERE INCREASED OPERATIONAL COSTS WITHIN THOSE AGREEMENTS SO THAT THE OPERATIONAL COSTS SPECIFIC TO THE AWP WILL NOT INCREASE THE RATES.
THE SECOND QUESTION THAT WAS POSED ARE WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO THIS PROJECT AND WHAT DO THEY COST? SO THIS PROJECT IS REALLY A COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTION FOR THE EAST COUNTY REGION.
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ALTERNATIVE IS REALLY THE STATUS QUO.SO METRO WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT, AND CWA CONTINUES TO PROVIDE WHOLESALE WATER TO HELIX.
AND AS, AS CAN JUST DEMONSTRATE IT, THE STATUS QUO IS FORECAST TO THE COST MORE THAN THE PROJECT.
AND DOESN'T MEET THE PROJECT'S OBJECTIVES OF BEING A COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTION.
DOES THE PROJECT CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THE CITY CAN USE AS DICTATED BY THE STATE? SO IF THE STATE WERE TO APPROVE AN EMERGENCY CONSERVATION REGULATION, HELIX WATER DISTRICT CUSTOMERS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, THE LESS DEPENDENT THAT HE LIKES IS ON IMPORTED WATER, THE LESS, LESS, THE LESS THE REDUCTION IN THE WATER USED WILL BE REQUIRED OF THEIR CO OF THE CUSTOMERS.
AND IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT IS GOING TO PROVIDE A CONSERVATION CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED LATER BY THE STATE.
THEY HAVEN'T, THEY HAVEN'T OPINED ON THAT YET.
IT'S COMING OUT AND WE'LL KNOW MORE.
ONCE THEY PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS.
HOW DOES THE PROJECT IMPACT AGRICULTURE? IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT AGRICULTURE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN A MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER IN TERMS OF THE POTENTIAL WATER USE RESTRICTIONS, AND IT WILL IMPROVE THEIR WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY TO THEM IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL RATE IMPACTS TO THOSE AG CUSTOMERS.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN FOR ANY CUSTOMER CAN MEMBERS OF THE JPA BACK OUT OF THIS PROJECT LATER, THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO WE'RE ALL BOUND BY THREE AGREEMENTS.
WE HAVE THE JPA FORMATION AGREEMENT, THE WATER PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT ALAN TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN THAT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND COLLECTIVELY THE AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE CONTINUED SERVICE BY THE JPA TO THE WASTEWATER AGENCIES AND THE WATER PROVIDERS, THE JPA FORMATION AGREEMENT HAS A SPECIFIC PROVISION IN IT REQUIRING ANY MEMBER AGENCY CHOOSING TO OPT OUT TO MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIAL COMMITMENT, TO ALL ONGOING OBLIGATIONS OF THE JPA PRESENT WHEN THEY CHOOSE, OR IF THEY CHOOSE TO OPT OUT WHAT IS THE PROJECT'S CONTINGENCY? SO THE F FOR THIS PROJECT, BOTH THE DESIGN BUILDERS FOR EACH OF THE, ALL THE THREE OF THE PACKAGES AND THE JPL WILL CARRY A SEPARATE CONTINGENCY.
THE JPA WILL BE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AN OWNER'S RESERVE OR THE CONTINGENCY THAT CAN BE USED TO ADDRESS CHANGES WITHOUT IMPACTING THE SCHEDULE.
AND THE COMPONENTS OF THAT OWNER'S RE RESERVE INCLUDE THE OWNER'S RISK AND ALSO ANY TYPE OF OWNER REQUESTED SCOPE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED DURING THAT DURING THE PROJECT, THE REQUESTED OWNERS RESERVED FOR THE PACKAGES ONE, TWO, AND THREE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD ON IS APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THAT NEGOTIATED PRICE.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE CARING FOR THOSE THREE PACKAGES, APPROXIMATELY $30.5 MILLION WORTH OF CONTINGENCY.
AS I MENTIONED, THE DESIGN BUILDERS WILL BE CARRYING THEIR OWN PORTION OF THE CONTINGENCY.
IF ALL THE RISKS FROM THE DESIGN BUILDERS WERE SHIFTED TO THE OWNER, AND WE WILL BE CARRYING THAT CONTINGENCY AS WELL.
AND THAT AMOUNT FOR THE DESIRABILITY IS APPROXIMATE ABOUT 30 MILLION AS WELL.
SO IF WE WERE CARRYING ALL THE CONTINGENCY, IT'D BE ABOUT $60 MILLION.
UM, THE RESERVE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO CARRY THAT 5% IT'S IN THE RANGE, IT'S ABOUT THREE TO 10% FOR PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PROJECTS, UM, FOR THE LEVEL OF DESIGN THAT WE'RE ADVANCED TO AT THIS POINT, MOVING FORWARD.
SO HOW COULD THE JPA SECURE MATERIALS NOW TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS TIMELY START AND FINISH? SO UNDER THE NEGOTIATED PRICE WITH THE DESIGN BUILDERS, THEY'VE LOCKED IN FOR SUR PER PREFERRED PRICING WITH THEIR VENDORS FOR 60 TO 90 DAYS WITHIN THE DATES THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED.
AND WE RECEIVED THOSE BIDS ON EIGHT MARCH 31ST.
SO YOU CAN SAY ALL OF APRIL AND ALL THE WAY, SO LET'S SAY THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, RIGHT? SO THE IDEA IS THAT ONCE THE AGREEMENTS APPROVED THOSE DESIRABILITY, THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE THOSE POS TO THOSE VENDORS.
WITH THOSE THAT PRICE CERTAINTY WITH THOSE LOCKED IN PRICES AND APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75% OF THE MATERIAL EQUIPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE USED ON THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE PURCHASED WITHIN THOSE FIRST 90 DAYS.
SO REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU HAVE TO BUY IT NOW TO ENSURE THAT IT'S DELIVERED WHEN, WHEN NEEDED.
NOW THE BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT HERE IS THAT WE HAVE A LONG SCHEDULE.
THIS IS A THREE-YEAR CONSTRUCTION WINDOW.
SO IF WE'VE ORDER IT NOW, IF IT COMES IN A YEAR OR WHATEVER THAT TIMEFRAME MAY BE, RIGHT, THE SCHEDULE WILL REFLECT THAT AND THERE'LL BE OTHER WORK COMPLETED PRIOR TO THAT MATERIAL COMING IN AND NEEDING TO INSTALL IT.
SO THEN THAT LEAVES ROUGHLY ABOUT 25 TO 50% OF THE MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT TO BE PURCHASED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF CONSTRUCTION.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE LIKE, UM, ASPHALT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE READY TO PAY UNTIL THE ANSWER.
THERE'S NO REASON OR NO REASON VENDORS AREN'T GOING TO LOCK IN THEIR PRICES.
NOW, FOR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2025, RIGHT?
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM WATER CAPACITY PRODUCTION? WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM WATER PRODUCTION CAPACITY THAT THIS PROJECT PROVIDES? AND CAN IT BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE? SO ALAN TOUCHED ON THIS AS WELL.THE PROJECT SIZED TO TREAT 16 MILLION GALLON.
THEY MAKE A MILLION GALLONS, A DAY OF WASTEWATER FLOWS TO PROVIDE 12 AND A HALF MGD, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 14,000 ACRE FEET OF NEW WATER SUPPLY.
EACH YEAR, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WHEN WE GO ONLINE, WE'LL BE SOMEWHERE IN THE 14 TO 15 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.
THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF CAPACITY TO GROW.
IF FLOWS INCREASE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE DO, WE HAVE LOOKED AT INCREASING THE CAPACITY UP TO 18 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF WASTEWATER FLOWS.
AND WHEN, WHEN, AND IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN, IF THERE WERE A SOURCE WATER AVAILABILITY AND THE PERMIT, THE PERMITTING AGENCIES ALLOWED IT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPAND WHERE THE CURRENT STORY OR PLANT IS.
WE COULD, YOU KNOW, EXPAND FURTHER THERE FOR ANOTHER 2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF WASTEWATER FLOWS AND WILL AWP HANDLE ALL OF ALCOHOL'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
ALMOST THERE WAS ABOUT 95% OF ALL THE FLOWS FROM ELCA HONE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONVEYED TO THE METRO SYSTEM OR TO THE METRO SYSTEM.
THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THE CITY OF LAMESA AS COLLECTION SYSTEMS, JUST HOW IT'S CONNECTED.
SO THERE'S A PORTION WE JUST CAN'T CAPTURE GOING BY THE EAST MISSION GORGE PUMP STATION.
IS THERE AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE THERE.
WASN'T, WE'D PROBABLY BE IN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW, BUT YEAH, AND IT'S A GREAT ONE.
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS AND THE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT OF THE AWP PROJECT.
AND THE JPA HAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED AN AWARD WINNING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROJECT.
AS PART OF THE PROJECT, THERE WILL BE A VISITOR AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER AS WELL.
AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER CONSERVATION GOING FORWARD.
NOW, ADDITIONALLY, HELIX HAS BEEN WORKING OR IN COORDINATION WITH THE JP AND THEIR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM HAS BEEN RAMPING UP COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT AS WELL.
SO WE'RE GETTING OUT TO ALL THE CUSTOMERS AND HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE JP ON OUTREACH MATERIALS REGARDING THE PROJECT, WATER QUALITY AND SAFETY AS WELL.
THEY, THEY INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS NEWS ARTICLES, UH, NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, VIRTUAL WATER CHATS FOR CUSTOMERS.
IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY COOL IDEA AND PRESENTATIONS TO LAKESIDE, OH, WATER DISTRICTS, CITY OF LEMON GROVE AND NOW CITY OF ALCOHOL.
SO THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE POSED.
I HOPE WE ANSWERED THEM PRETTY THOROUGHLY.
AND WE GAVE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, RESPONDED BACK.
WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HEARD YOU AND THAT NOW WE GAVE YOU SOME RESPONSE.
SO HERE'S THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO PARTS.
WE'RE GETTING INTO THE MAY 19TH AT JPA BOARD MEETING FOR THE APPROVAL TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH WE CALL PHASE TWO.
WE COMPLETE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE PAST WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO THIS POINT IN TIME.
UM, YOU HEARD, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS SINCE 2014 AND IN 2019, WHEN THIS CROWN THERE STARTED, WHEN THIS CALENDAR STARTS IS WHEN THE JPA WAS FORMED.
I REMEMBER BEING IN THIS COUNCIL HALL, THIS COUNCIL ROOM, NOT FOR A MEETING, A COUNCIL MEETING, BUT FOR THE INDUSTRY DAY, WE KIND OF KICKED IT OFF.
WE SAID, HEY, CONTRACTORS, DESIGNERS, DESIGN BUILDERS.
AND KIND OF SHARED THE PROJECT AT THAT TIME.
AND THAT WAS JUST AFTER THE JP WAS FORMED.
UM, SO HERE, THREE YEARS LATER, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE REGULATORY AGENCIES.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO WORK WITH THE REGULATORY AGENCIES RIGHTS, THE SAFETY, THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE FINANCING KAREN AND KAREN AND THE TEAM THAN A GREAT JOB IN GETTING THE MONEY FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND NOT ONLY GETTING IT GOING BACK AND NEGOTIATING LOWER INTEREST RATES FOR THE, THE, THE, THE LOANS THAT WERE, UM, OBTAINED FROM YPO AND SRF.
SO THAT HELPS OUT AS WELL WITH THAT CHART.
UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, WE, WE DID THE WASTEWATER AND WATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS.
WE HAVE THE JPA AGREEMENT, YOU'LL NOTICE THEIR PUBLIC OUTREACH.
IT GOES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
AND IT'S GOING TO RAMP UP INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE TWO, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTING PEOPLE'S DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OUT IN FRONT OF THEM.
WE'RE DEVELOPING A CONSTRUCTION OUTREACH PLAN SO THAT WE'RE ON, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ON TRACK.
UM, SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL, ONCE WE GET THE PHASE TWO APPROVAL, WE MOVE INTO, UM, FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
THERE'S A PARALLEL PATH THERE.
THAT'S PART OF THE BENEFIT OF A DESIGN BUILD METHODOLOGY.
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO FINISH DESIGN ON ITEMS. THAT'LL CONTINUE LATER, LIKE SAY ELECTRICAL, UM, INC INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL.
WHILE YOU START YOUR GRADING, WHILE YOU START YOUR EARTHWORK, WE'LL FINISH UP THE CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S ABOUT A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
IT WAS ABOUT 11 MONTHS START-UP PERIOD.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET THIS WHOLE THING UP AND RUNNING, NOT ONLY THE TREATMENT PLAN.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO ALSO COORDINATE WITH THE OTHER PACKAGES, MAKE SURE OF THE FLOWS, THE WASTEWATER FLOWS, GET TO THE PLANT,
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AND ULTIMATELY MAKING SURE THAT THE WATER GETS OUT TO LAKE JENNINGS.THERE'S A D COORDINATION FACILITY PRIOR TO GETTING INTO LAKE JENNINGS.
SO YOU ADD CHLORINE TO GET YOUR VIRUS REMOVAL, BUT BEFORE YOU PUT IT BACK IN THE LAKE, YOU GOT TO DE CHLORINATE IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE SPECIES WITHIN THE LAKE.
SO A LOT OF COORDINATION GOING ON, WE HAVE THE RIGHT PARTNERS ON THE TEAM.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT, THE PLAYERS, AND WE ANTICIPATE BEING ONLINE IN EARLY 20, 26.
SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? MAY 19TH.
WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE BOARD MEETING WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL, AS THE CHAIR WILL BE LEADING THAT MEETING.
WE LOOKING FOR PHASE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENTS TO MOVE IN FOR PACKAGES ONE, TWO, AND THREE, TO MOVE INTO THAT NEXT PHASE AND ALSO THE OVERALL AWP BUDGET.
AND THEN WE GET THE GOOD STUFF, RIGHT? JUNE 1ST WE GET A NOTICE TO PROCEED AND WE HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.
I HEAR WE HAVE A GREAT EVENT PLAN.
AND THEN IN SUMMER, THAT'S WHEN THE WORK STARTS AND WE'VE GOT TO START PUTTING THIS THING INTO THE GROUND AND GETTING IT BUILT.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I HOPE I KIND OF GOT US BACK ON TRACK YOU GUYS AND APPRECIATE THE TIME AND, AND, UH, HOPE YOU GUYS GOT THE RESPONSES YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
NICE PRESENTATION QUESTIONS SHOW, SORRY.
CAN ANYONE ANSWER THAT QUESTION OR ARE THEY JUST THE COUNCIL MEMBER? UM, NO, THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
IF YOU SPILL IT, SHE'S GONNA BRING YOU A PUBLIC SPEAKER FOR JUST TO, YEAH.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT TO ASK, ASK QUESTIONS.
UM, IS THERE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND US, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING OUT EDUCATION MATERIALS AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND LIKE IS THERE'S INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND TO US.
WE CAN COPY PASTE ON OUR VARIOUS PAGES AND VARIOUS GROUPS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN.
I'M GOING TO PROBABLY SPEAK A LITTLE BIT OUT OF HERE, CAUSE I'M NOT THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY YES, I THINK THAT'S VERY POSSIBLE.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE ARE OTHER, YOU KNOW, OTHER CITIES, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LIKE WHO DO THE SAME THING THAT AS I DO, YOU KNOW, I'M PROMOTING DIFFERENT CITY EVENTS AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS.
I LIKE IT WHEN IT'S ALREADY MEDIA READY.
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE.
AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PARTNERS HERE.
THIS IS MICHELLE CURTIS WITH HELIX AND SHE'S WITH THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP.
SO I'M GOING TO LET HER CHIME IN AS WELL BECAUSE SHE'S IN COORDINATING EXTENSIVELY WITH MELISSA MCCHESNEY, THE JPA OUTREACH COORDINATOR.
UM, YES, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN SHARE.
WE'VE GOT SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT'S ALREADY PRE-PACKAGED WITH GRAPHICS AND THE TEXT.
SO WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET THAT TO ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO REPOST.
THAT'D BE GREAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES, WE DO THAT AND IT'S, IT MAKES IT EASIER.
I'VE DONE IT FOR OTHER GROUPS LIKE EDCO AND ALIKE.
AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SAY, I'M JUST SHARING THE INFORMATION IF YOU WANT MORE INFO CALL THEM.
BUT I KNOW THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE I'M INCLUDED DO NOT ALWAYS READ THE INSERTS IN MY WATER BILL.
AND, BUT THERE MAY SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND SO IF WE CAN HIT ALL OF THOSE BASES AND IT'S GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU GUYS TO HIT EVERY SINGLE GROUP BY EXACTLY.
THE MORE, THE MORE CHANNELS AND THE MORE EYES THE BETTER.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MEAN, OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION.
I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY COMPREHENSIVE.
ALMOST AS GOOD AS OUR STAFF PRESENTATIONS.
UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UM, CLARIFYING WITH REGARD TO CAPACITY AND GROWTH.
I THINK YOU SAID WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GROW ABOUT 2 MILLION MORE.
IS THAT RIGHT? 2 MILLION GALLONS A DAY MORE, YEAH.
THAT IS ZION CURRENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
AND SO IS THERE A REASON WE WERE NOT GOING TO CAPACITY NOW OR WHAT'S THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND CAPACITY NOT REACHING THE FULL AMOUNT, NOT BUILDING IT, RIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THOSE FLOWS COMING IN.
YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY WE'RE NOT SEEING 18.
AND I THINK ALSO WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS WE'RE PERMITTED, RIGHT? THERE'S A PERMIT TO DO THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE CAN PUT INTO LAKE JENNINGS RIGHT NOW.
NOW IF THAT CHANGES OVER TIME AND WHETHER WE, WE EXPERIENCED IT AS A, US, AS A COUNTY EXPERIENCE INCREASED FLOWS, THEN THAT'LL BE A DECISION FOR THE JPA ALONG WITH HELIX AS A PARTNER SAY, HEY, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND EXPAND AND DELIVER ADDITIONAL WATER TILL LIKE JUNE? THAT THAT MAKES SENSE.
UM, SECOND QUESTION REGARDS TO THE
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FACILITY AND ITS LIFESPAN.IF WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT PERFECTLY, HOW WHAT'S THE LIFESPAN OF THIS KIND OF A FACILITY OF WHERE IF WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO WITH REGARD TO MAINTENANCE.
KEN MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, IT'S A 30 YEAR LIFE.
AND I BELIEVE ALL THE COMMONWEALTH, THE CONTRACTS ARE ALSO SET UP OVER A 30 YEAR LIFE.
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE AT 30 YEARS, THIS WE'RE JUST GONNA, YOU KNOW, WE, WE EXPECT THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN.
THIS IS LONG-TERM, UH, WATER, WATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, UH, DOCUMENTS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LIFESPANS OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THIS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A 7,500 YEAR FACILITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN GOING FORWARD.
I MEAN, AND FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
THIS PROJECT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNLESS WE'RE SAVING ON WATER RATES.
WE'RE NOT DOING THIS TO PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK OR, YOU KNOW, JUST A COOL BETA CONCEPT TO PROOF OF CONCEPT.
WE, THIS IS GOING TO, WE WANT TO DO THIS TO DIRECTLY IMPACT WATER RATES.
UM, UH, I THINK THE EDUCATION PIECE, I TOURED THE FACILITY WHEN I WAS PART OF THE SAN DIEGO CHAMBER LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION.
AND, UM, DIDN'T, YOU GUYS DO A PARTNERSHIP WITH BALLAST POINT WHERE THEY USED YOUR WATER.
AND IT WAS TO CLEAN, THE WATER WAS VERY CLEAN, BUT THEY APPRECIATED THAT FACT BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO THEN INFUSE THEIR FLAVORS AS THEY WANT INTO THAT, THEIR BEER FLAVORS, IF YOU WILL.
SO, UM, I KNOW LIKE HOME BREWERS OR AT OTHER BREWERS, THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THAT WATER THAT COMES OUT OF IT CAUSE IT'S SO CLEAN AND PURE.
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ALMOST START WITH THIS CLEAN PALETTE RATHER THAN SAY TYPICAL OR STANDARD TAP WATER.
THAT WAS, IT WAS GENIUS WITH REGARD TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE I MEAN, SAN DIEGO IS THE BREW CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
YOU PARTNER WITH BALLAST POINT WHO TAUGHT, THEY NEED TO MEASURE PH AND, AND THE WATER CLEANLINESS.
AND THE FACT THAT BOUSE POINT SAID, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS.
IT'S REALLY GOING TO INSTILL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THEN I APPRECIATE THE POOR PROFORMA PERSPECTIVE, TAKING A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH, UM, UNDER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER IF YOU'RE HAVING THAT PERSPECTIVE WITH THE PRO FORMA, I THINK, UM, IT'S FANTASTIC.
KUDOS ON GETTING LOWER RATES FOR LOANS.
I MEAN, WE GOT A COUPLE OF SHARKS ON OUR TEAM.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A TO, TO NOTCH THOSE, THOSE RATES DOWNS.
UM, YEAH, I, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I WAS TALKING TO STEVE GOBLE EARLIER AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO TED TALKS AND WE DO ALL THESE GREAT THINGS IN THE CITY, BUT 30 YEARS FROM NOW, 40 YEARS FROM NOW, I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOOK BACK AT THIS PROJECT AND SAY, THIS IS 100% THE NUMBER ONE BEST THING L CONE AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES COULD HAVE DONE.
IT'S GOING TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
I'LL HAVE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE TEAM, THIS AMAZING TEAM OVER HERE AND ALL THE, ALL THE CONSULTANTS THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
WELL, I THINK THIS IS AMAZING PROJECT, UH, THIS, WELL, I'LL SAY THAT IN MY 20 YEARS OF BEING ON THE COUNCIL, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT THAT I'VE EVER SEEN AND JUST PROBABLY A PROJECT THAT WILL HELP OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
UH, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE WATER, IT'S GOOD.
WHEN WATER COMES OUT OF THE FAUCET.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT WATER AND THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING, WE'RE GETTING DRIER AND DRIER AND WE'RE IN A TERRIBLE DROUGHT RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT GOVERNMENT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
SO WE DON'T RUN OUT OF WATER IN 10, 15, 20 YEARS.
AND, UH, SINCE I WAS PART OF AWP FOR THE FIRST YEAR, UH, I KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT AND YOUR STAFF IS WONDERFUL.
THEY, THEY CARE ABOUT THE PUBLIC.
UH, THE PUBLIC IS GETTING A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON THIS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF, I CAN'T REALLY WEIGH IN ON AN OPINION BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE I HAVE TO HEAR BOTH SIDES, BUT I CAN PRESENT SOME FACTS THAT I THINK YOU HAVE SHARED TODAY.
UM, THE, THE, ONE OF THE KEYS IS THE INDEXING OF THE SALE OF THE PURIFIED WATER TO CWA RATES.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT INDEX NUMBER? IS IT 91, 90 1%? SO THE WATER THAT WE SELL THE HELIX INTO PADRE WILL BE 91% OF WHATEVER THE CWA COST IS.
NOW THAT WATER BECOMES PART OF THE COST STRUCTURE FOR HELIX AND FOR PADRE, BECAUSE
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THEN THEY, YOU KNOW, ADD ANOTHER THINGS TO COME UP WITH THEIR RATE TO US.BUT JUST KNOWING THAT THE WHOLESALE RATE OF WATER IS 91% OF WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS, IS, IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT A CWA RATES GO UP.
SO DOES THE SALE OF PURIFIED WATER REVENUE GO UP THE HIGHER, THE SALE OF PURIFIED WATER, THE LOWER, THE WASTEWATER COSTS.
IT OFFSETS THE WASTEWATER COSTS IN THE FIRST, UH, COUPLE OF YEARS, 42% OF THE WASTEWATER COSTS WILL BE OFFSET BY SALES OF WATER.
SO ALMOST HALF OF THE COST OF THE PROGRAM THAT THE OPERATING COST OF THE PROGRAM IS ALREADY PAID FOR BY THE WATER THAT IS GOING TO BE SOLD TO HELIX AND RATE, SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED? SO THAT'S EVENTUALLY IT WOULD RISE ABOVE 50%, MORE THAN 50, 54% SOMEDAY.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER TO SAY, THIS PROJECT IS NOT JUST A BUNCH OF NEW PIPES IN THE GROUND.
IT'S ACTUALLY GENERATING REVENUE TO OFFSET WASTEWATER COSTS.
UH, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER THE, UH, THE FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH GOES INTO THE, THE RATES, THE WASTEWATER RATES, UH, THE POTTERY DAM STAFF ACTING AS THE, UH, ADMINISTRATOR OR STAFF TO THE JPA, UH, HAS NEGOTIATED A $383 MILLION FROM THE STATE AT JUST 0.8% INTEREST.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN A LONG TIME, NOT IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT AND ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SIDE THAT STAFF HAS NEGOTIATED, UH, LET'S SEE SOMETHING LIKE $387 MILLION.
UH, IT INITIALLY CAME OUT AT 2.3%, BUT GOT RENEGOTIATED DOWN TO 1.9, 5%.
AND THIS IS THE COST OF THE MONEY TO BUILD THIS PROJECT.
SO THAT WAS EXCELLENT, UH, ADVOCACY FOR THE RATE PAYERS AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO REALLY A KEY HERE IS, AND REMEMBER THIS WATER RECYCLING THING HAS BEEN AN ORANGE COUNTY FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
WEREN'T THIS IS NOT A PIONEER PROJECT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS HAS BEEN AT THE WATER IN YOUR COCA-COLA AT DISNEYLAND, FROM THE FOUNTAIN, AND IT'S, IT'S WATER IN A LOT OF RESTAURANTS AND HOMES IN ORANGE COUNTY FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
SO THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF, OF PROCESS.
UH, I JUST THINK IT IT'S, IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE CERTAINTY BECAUSE IF, IF THE AREA IS DEPENDENT ON THE CWA FOR WATER, MUCH LESS LOWER RATES, UH, WILL THE REGION HAVE THE SAME CERTAINTY AS IT WILL UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES CERTAINTY OF AT LEAST 30% OF THE TOTAL USAGE.
AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WILL WAIT AT THE MAY 19TH MEETING, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.
I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERS ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN, UH, THE STREET IN TERMS OF HELIX AND PADRE AND THE COUNTY.
UH, SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING MEETING NEXT WEEK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THANKS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN THE DOING IT.
UM, THERE MIGHT BE SOME MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AFTERWARDS.
UM, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE YOU SPEAK CARDS ON THIS? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE ONE JOHN MOORE AND MR. MORMON WAS STARTING TO MAKE YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, OH, AND I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR PROCESS IF YOU'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THESE THINGS HERE.
I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HEAR ANY COSTS.
I WAS LOOKING FOR, I IN PARTICULAR, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THEM.
I JUST DIDN'T HEAR THEM, UM, COST PER ACRE FOOT FOR THE TREATED WATER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADDING SOME, UH, WATER THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AND THEN, UM, CLEAN, AND THEN PUTTING THAT BACK INTO THE WATER SUPPLY, UH, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE COST PER ACRE FOOT? I AM NOT THE PERSON TO HAVE, SO WE HAVE A TEAM OF EXPERTS HERE.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I THINK IT GETS TO THE POINT THE COUNCIL MADE THAT IT WOULD BE 91% OF, UH, THE COST.
SO HELIX, SPIES, UNTREATED WATER FROM THE, UH, THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TREATMENT PLANT LEVY TREATMENT PLANT.
AND, UM, SO IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE WATER THEY PURCHASED FROM THIS PROJECT WOULD BE AT 91% OF WHATEVER CWA IS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE, UH, INCREASING
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THEIR COSTS.NOW, I THINK I KNOW C HELIX HAS MENTIONED, THEY'VE HAD TO MAKE INVESTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE LAKE JENNINGS AND, AND THEIR, THEIR PLANT TO RECEIVE THE WATER AND, UH, DISTRIBUTE IT.
BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A NEUTRAL EFFECT ON THE COST PER ACRE FOOT.
EM, SO RIGHT NOW W ONE ACRE FOOT, UH, HE LOOKS, UH, PAYS $1,450.
UH, ANOTHER QUESTION, IS THAT, WHAT ABOUT THE, UM, WE WANT TO BE SURE WE'RE GETTING APPLES FOR APPLES HERE.
NOW WE UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE COST IS $1,450 PER ACRE FOOT.
THAT'S FRESH WATER FROM THE CWA OR THE MWP BASICALLY RAINWATER COLLECTED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AM I CORRECT ON THAT? WELL, THE CWA PURCHASED FROM A DIESEL, WELL, LET'S FORGET THE DIESEL PLANT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S ABOUT 50, UH, 50,000 ACRE FEET PER YEAR.
AND WE USE ABOUT 550,000 ACRE FEET IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
UM, AND I DUNNO IS THE, IS THE, IS THE CARLSBAD PLANT UP TO FULL PRODUCTION YET? I THINK IT WAS IRRELEVANT FOR THIS CONVERSATION AND WE, WE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLACE TO BUY A WATER FROM, AND THAT'S REALLY THROUGH THE CWA WHO GETS IT FROM METROPOLITAN, RIGHT? AND SO METROPOLITAN PROCURES WATER THROUGH A WESTERN STATE PACK AND COMES THROUGH THE DELTA AND LOCAL ROUTE GROUNDWATER.
SO, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS PROJECT IMPORTANT IS IF YOU LOOK AT THAT WATER SUPPLY, AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE PURE WATER PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SAN DIEGO PROGRAM, THE WHEEL INCORRECT COSTS, AND FRANKLY WILL INCUR A COST, REGARDLESS OF WHICH SEWER, WHICHEVER WAY WE TREAT OUR SEWAGE, BUT WITH PURE WATER, WE GET NO BENEFIT OF THE WATER THAT IS GENERATED.
CITY OF SAN DIEGO GETS BENEFIT OF THE WATER THAT'S GENERATED.
SO UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE'LL GET THE BENEFIT OF THE WATER SALES.
I THINK PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BENEFIT IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MORE WATER AVAILABLE TO THE REGION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE CONCERN IS AS WE GO YEAR UPON YEAR, WATER'S GONNA BECOME MORE AND MORE SCARCE, WHICH IS GONNA MAKE THE COSTS IN THE FUTURE REALLY INCREASES.
SO IF WE HAVE MORE OF OUR OWN WATER, WE'RE LESS LIKELY TO BE HELD HOSTAGE TO THE COSTS OF, UH, THE COLORADO RIVER.
AND IS THERE EVERYBODY AWARE OF THE KING AND KING AND JACKSON STUDY THAT FOUND THE NEW AQUIFER IN CALIFORNIA? YOU ARE, YOU'RE MORE INFORMED THAN I AM.
SO I, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, UM, I, I WANT TO AVOID HAVING A CLINIC HERE, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN AFTERWARDS, OR IN FACT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BREAK IN A FEW MINUTES AND MAYBE YOU CAN ASK THEM, OKAY, MAYBE I SHOULD MEET WITH YOU FIRST AND SEE WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY LEARNED.
AND THEN I DON'T HAVE TO REALLY ASK QUESTIONS.
WE COULD, WE COULD MEET IF YOU'D LIKE FOR IT.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, THAT'D BE WILLING TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM ANYONE ELSE.
I GUESS I'D LIKE TO JUMP IN AND ADD SOMETHING, OUR WATER EXPERT ON, I THINK THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT IS GIVING US A CREDIT OF SOMETHING LIKE $485 PER ACRE FOOT TO LOWER THAT AMOUNT FOR SO MANY YEARS.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU SAW THE CHART THAT HAD THAT SPIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN, BECAUSE AFTER SO MANY YEARS THAT CREDIT EXPIRES, THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZING THIS PROJECT BY PROVIDING NEARLY $500 PER ACRE FOOT CREDIT, UH, SO THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO SHIP AS MUCH WATER SOUTH.
AND MAYOR, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FIRST AND THEN, UH, WHATEVER QUESTIONS WE BOUNCE AROUND THAT WE CAN'T ANSWER TOGETHER THEN JUST QUICKLY ASK YOU AT SOME POINT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE TODAY, BUT AT SOME POINT I APPRECIATE THAT.
WELL, WATER'S A HOBBY WITH ME.
YOU GUYS SHOULD PROBABLY HANG OUT TOGETHER.
UM, SO IS THAT THE LAST SPEAKER THAT IS THE LAST WEEK I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
MR. GOLDWELL UPS SEEMED THE MOST APPROPRIATE ONE.
WELL, I THINK THIS WAS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM THAT WE JUST RECEIVED THE WATER PURIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATE, AND CERTAINLY I WANTED TO HAVE THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL'S INPUT BEFORE WE HEAD OVER TO, UH, MAY 19TH JPA MEETING.
UH, SO MY MOTION IS I DON'T REALLY NEED TO MAKE A MOTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MR. CARLISLE THOUGH, WHO'S GETTING READY TO RETIRE, UH, FROM THIS PROJECT AND IS, IS HANDED OFF THIS PROJECT TO CALL SWANSON.
WHO'S BEEN PARALLELING FOR SIX TO NINE MONTHS,
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ENSURING CONTINUITY OF, OF, UH, EXCELLENCE AND, UH, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE.MR. CARLISLE'S STARTED AT AGE 16 HERE IN OKLAHOMA WITH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS A SUPERVISOR.
SO I THINK HE'S ABOUT DYING OR RETIRING COMPLETELY RETIRING.
UH, NOT COMPLETELY JUST THIS FROM PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT I MEAN FOR, FOR YOUR JOB.
SO I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MR. CARLA FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THIS.
ALSO MR. LEGAULT FROM HELIX WATER ALSO HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME AND HE'S RETIREMENT AS WELL.
UH, AND BRIAN IS GOING TO TAKE OVER AND, UH, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT SUCCESSION AND, UH, UH, SMART GROUP OF PEOPLE DOING THIS THING.
AND LADIES, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT FEW MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL COME BACK AND CONCLUDE THE MEETING.
[10. Support for Governor Newsom's Proposed CARE Court Legislation RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, supporting SB-1338, Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program. ]
NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 10 IS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR NEWSOME CARE COURT LEGISLATION.AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY MANAGER, TELL US ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL EARLIER THIS SPRING, GOVERNOR NEWSOME PROPOSED A NEW PROGRAM AND IT'S CALLED THE COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT COURT PROGRAM OR, OR CARE COURT.
THIS PROPOSAL IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN THE FORM OF SB 1338.
AND THERE'S ALSO AN ACCOMPANYING BILL IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY.
UM, AS IT'S WRITTEN TODAY, SB 1338 PROVIDES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES WITH, WITH THE ABILITY TO HELP THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM, UM, MENTAL ILLNESS.
ALTHOUGH THE LAW DOES IS REALLY OPEN TO ANYBODY.
THERE'S CLEARLY A TARGET OR THERE'S CLEARLY A FOCUS ON, UM, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.
UM, UNDER THIS LAW, WHAT THE CARES ACT COULD DO IS A PERSON CAN BE REFERRED TO THIS COURT AND THAT COURT WILL DECIDE WHETHER THAT PERSON REQUIRES A CLINICAL EVALUATION FROM THAT EVALUATION.
A CUSTOMIZED MENTAL HEALTH PLAN WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN THIS COURT ORDER PLAN COULD INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, STABILIZING MEDICATION, AND A HOUSING PLAN.
UM, IF SOMEONE THAT IS IN A MENTAL CRISIS REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PLAN UNDER THE CARE COURT, UH, THE PERSON COULD BE PUT INTO A CONSERVATORSHIP FOR OVER UP TO 20, UP TO 12 MONTHS.
AND THIS WOULD REALLY HELP ENSURE THAT THE PLAN IS ENFORCED OR IMPOSED.
UM, STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS NOT THE END ALL BE ALL.
UM, THERE, THERE ARE ISSUES NON-PREFERRED OR SOME IT'S NOT A PERFECT PLAN, BUT WHAT STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT IT STARTS CHANGING THIS CONVERSATION OF HOMELESSNESS TO FOCUS ON THE DISABLING MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABLING DRUG USE THAT IS RAMPANT IN OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS ALL THE TIME.
UH, STAFF TALKS AND PARTICIPATES IN HOMELESS DISCUSSIONS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND IT'S, IT'S ALMOST MIND NUMBING TO HEAR THAT THE ONLY THING EVER TALKED ABOUT IS LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND, AND STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CLEARLY A COMPONENT IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, PROBLEM.
BUT UNTIL WE ADDRESS MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG CHRONIC DRUG USE, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BUILT.
SO STEPH'S ENCOURAGED THAT THIS, THIS PROPOSAL BY OUR GOVERNOR IS REALLY THE FIRST EFFORT IN DECADES TO REALLY ADDRESS MENTAL ILLNESS AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL.
UM, STAFF MET WITH, UH, LEGAL CALIFORNIA CITY STAFF OVER, UM, LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AND BASED ON THEIR CONVERSATION, IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, WE THINK WE WOULD BE THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO DO SO.
SO I THINK AGAIN, ALCOHOL AND TAKING A LEAD, A PRODUCTIVE MEETING AND SHOWING SOME LEADERSHIP.
SO WITH THAT, STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU YOU HAVE ABOUT THE RESOLUTION.
OTHERWISE STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE REV RESOLUTION.
SO IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH ALL THEIR LITTLE TRINKETS AROUND, AND THEY'RE CLEARLY DON'T HAVE THE, THE WHEREWITHAL TO BE ABLE TO FIND FOOD, BECAUSE THEY'RE EATING OUT OF GARBAGE CANS, THEY CAN'T HOLD A CONVERSATION.
THOSE PEOPLE CAN BE, CAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST GET THEM TO GO TO COURT.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS?
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HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO THE COURT AND GET THAT, UM, CONSERVATORSHIP DONE? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LIKE ARREST THEM? AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE SIMILAR TO, AND BY THE WAY, THE LAW DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT I WOULD ASSUME IT'D BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO NOW, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE A 51 50 HOLD.SO THEY WOULD BE TAKEN INTO A FORM OF CUSTODY AND TAKEN TO A LOCATION TO BE EVALUATED.
WE WERE BRIEFLY BRIEFED ON THIS CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
AND WITH REGARD TO MENTAL HEALTH, THE DOES SB 1338 WAS DRUG ADDICTION REMOVED FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE BILL, OR I REMEMBER SOMETHING WAS SHIFTED AWAY FROM DRUG ADDICTION.
CAN YOU APPLY IT ON THAT OR ONE OF YOU TO THE MAYOR RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PUT SOMEBODY ON A 72 HOUR HOLD OR A CONSERVATORSHIP JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE ADDICTED TO DRUGS.
THEY HAVE TO BE WHAT YOU CALL GRAVELY DISABLED, MEANING THEY'RE THEY HAVE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, EVEN AS PROVIDED FOR THEM.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR TALKING ABOUT DOING IS CHANGING THE, THE LAWS THAT GOVERN A 72 HOUR HOLDS AND THE HOLDING OF PEOPLE AGAINST THEIR WILL GOT IT SO THAT YOU COULD INCLUDE PEOPLE THAT WERE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND NOT HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY LIKED THE LIFESTYLE, BUT THEY'RE SO DISORGANIZED.
THEY'RE SO PSYCHOTIC THAT THEY CAN'T REALLY FORM A COHERENT PLAN TO GET THEMSELVES OFF THE STREET.
RIGHT NOW IT'S SO HARD TO PUT SOMEBODY ON A CONSERVATORSHIP AND THE JUDGES ARE VERY LOATHE TO PUT SOMEBODY ON A CONSERVATORSHIP, UNLESS THEY'RE JUST REALLY, REALLY PSYCHOTIC.
I'VE BEEN TO CONSERVATORSHIP HEARINGS WHERE THE JUDGE SAID, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLAN TO CARE FOR YOURSELF? AND THAT, AND THE GUY SAID, WELL, I'M GOING TO SELL STARFISH ON THE BEACH AND TRY TO GET IT UP.
AND THE JUDGE SAID, WELL, THAT'S A PLAN.
AND WHAT THE JUDGE, WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS TO RELAX THOSE LOSS OF THE JUDGES HAVE MORE LEEWAY AND GIVE PEOPLE A CHOICE AND SAY, IF YOU GO INTO TREATMENT, THEN GREAT.
IF YOU WON'T GO INTO THE TREATMENT AND YOU KEEP COMING BEFORE THIS COURT, THEN I'M GOING TO INCARCERATE YOU.
AND SO, BUT THAT'S ALL JUST, IT'S A, IT'S A ROUGH IDEA RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM THIS, UH, IN THE LEGISLATURE.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THIS, UM, FROM THE HOMELESS ADVOCATES.
SO, UM, AND I ASKED GRANT, PUT THIS ON, ON THE DOCKET TODAY.
I SEE ONE OF THE REASONS BEING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I RARELY AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
I, AND I REALLY TAKE YOU SIGN OFF ON SOMETHING, BUT HE'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THIS FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY, SINCE WE ARE ALSO DOING A LOT FOR HOMELESSNESS, I WANT US TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS AND, AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING TO THE COUNCIL TODAY.
THAT'S I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS, THE STATE NEEDS TO LOOK AT ITS CONSERVATORSHIP LAWS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP THESE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HAVE, HAVE PROVEN THAT THEY CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES.
THEY GET A STAFF AND THE MAYOR FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS MORE QUESTIONS, STEVE.
WELL, I NOTICED THAT THE DRAFT OF THE LAW, THAT THERE'S QUITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COULD FILE A PETITION TO INITIATE CARE PROCEEDINGS.
IT COULD BE A SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR ADULT CHILD OF THE, THE RESPONDENT.
IT COULD BE A DIRECTOR OF A HOSPITAL.
IT COULD BE A DIRECTOR OF, UH, OF AN ORGANIZATION LIKE HOMESTART, IT COULD BE A QUALIFIED BEHAVIOR, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, FIRST RESPONDER, INCLUDING PEACE OFFICER FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC EMT, MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE, HOMELESS OUTREACH WORKER, UH, ET CETERA.
SO THE BURDEN IS NOT JUST ON ONE, ONE SECTOR OF SOCIETY TO HAVE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM TO DO THIS.
AND THAT'S JUST WHO CAN INITIATE THE THING.
AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO SAY.
UM, IT'S NOT PLACING ALL THE EGGS IN THE BASKET OF ONE PERSON TO DECIDE WHO, WHO SHOULD GO THROUGH CARE COURT.
IT COULD BE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS BEYOND ANYTHING I CAN DO.
AND THEN ADD, INITIATES THE PROCESS WHICH ULTIMATELY MAY FORCE ACCOUNTABILITY INTO FORCED TREATMENT OR SOME, UH, ALTERNATIVE.
AND I THINK THIS IS A, A DRAFT OF SOMETHING THAT'S, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME MORE, UM, INTERESTING POINT, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN INITIATE CONSERVATORSHIP IS A PSYCHIATRIST AND WHAT A PSYCHIATRIST WANTS TO DO THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE A DAY OFF FROM THEIR PRACTICE TO GO DOWN TOWN AND, AND TESTIFY IN COURT.
SO NINE OUT OF 10 TIMES A PSYCHIATRIST WILL JUST SAY, UNLESS SOMEBODY IS SO INCREDIBLY BAD
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THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE DAY OFF TO GO, GO TO COURT.SO THEY'LL JUST LET PEOPLE GO.
SO THIS DOES GIVE IT'S A MORE REASONABLE APPROACH.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? ALL RIGHT.
WELL THEN LET'S GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UM, ANGELA, WE'VE HAD ANY COMMENTS ON THIS.
WELL, UM, IF THERE'S NO FOR THE DISCUSSION, UH, LOVE TO HAVE MOTION.
UM, ADOPTION SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[11. Fourth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement RECOMMENDATION: That the Mayor provides an oral report summarizing the recommended change in compensation for the City Manager and, following the report, that the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving the amendment to the employment contract with the City Manager and authorizing the Mayor to execute the amendment, substantially in the form as presented.]
NEXT ITEM.11 IS THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
I'M REQUIRED TO READ A STATEMENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR, MARISOL THORN IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, MR. MITCHELL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND HE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE, BE LEAVING THE ROOM.
I HAVE A PERSONAL FINANCIAL CONFLICT WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM ASSETS.
THE CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THAT PRIOR TO TAKING FINAL ACTION ON THE SALARIES, SALARY SCHEDULES OR COMPENSATION PAID IN THE FORM OF FRINGE BENEFITS OF WE'RE KNOWN AS LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVES, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL ORALLY REPORT A SUMMARY OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR SUCH FINAL ACTION.
WELL, LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE INCLUDES ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY WHO WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE MYERS MELIUS BROWN ACT AND WHO IS THE CITY MANAGER.
SO FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCLOSURE, THIS REPORT INCLUDES ACTION ON THE SALARY OF CITY MANAGER, GRAHAM MITCHELL.
NOW FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE ON APRIL 12TH, THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER.
BASED ON THAT EVALUATION, IT IS PROPOSED THE CITY MANAGER RECEIVED A PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY INCREASE OF 3% EFFECTIVE APRIL 13TH, 2022.
THIS CONCLUDES THE READING TO THE CHANGE IN THE COMPENSATION FOR CITY MANAGER AS IS REQUIRED BY THE LAW.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE ASK FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
ALL RIGHT, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEW CARDS ON THIS MATTER? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR WITH SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MOVE ADOPTION, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
SHOULD WE TELL, OR MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST LET HIM STAY THERE.
THE LAST ADMINISTRATOR REPORT I'M 12 AS AN EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION.
I DON'T FEEL I WAS AN EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION PROGRAM.
I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT IT WAS AS WELL.
WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH WATER STUFF TODAY.
THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
[12. Update on Expenditures Related to the American Rescue Plan Act RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Receives the report and provides feedback, and Accepts the adjustment to the total American Rescue Plan Act appropriations to align with the total allocated amount to the City by the U.S. Treasury.]
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT UPDATE ON EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.AND RYAN, YOU GOTTA TELL US ABOUT THIS.
CAN I GET THE IMPORT SWITCHED FOR THE THANK YOU.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M A MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND I'LL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO ALL TODAY ON THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA AND THE PROGRAMS AND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED, UH, THROUGH THESE FUNDS.
UM, THE MOST RECENT PRESENT OR THE MOST RECENT UPDATE
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THAT YOU ALL RECEIVED WAS BACK IN JANUARY.SO WE'LL BE PROVIDING YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRAMS. ALL RIGHT.
SO, UM, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO TABLES THAT I HAVE FOR YOU.
IT SHOWS THE PROJECTS, THE APPROPRIATIONS, AS WELL AS THE EXPENSES AND ENCUMBRANCES ON THE THIRD COLUMN.
AND THOSE FIGURES ARE THROUGH, UH, MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY'S REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, REGULARLY ON THE EXPENSES FOR THESE PROJECTS.
AND THE MOST RECENT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BACK IN APRIL.
AND THOSE FUNDS WERE THROUGH MARCH 31ST.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE FIRST LINE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.
THAT PROGRAM CLOSED ON APRIL 15TH OF LAST MONTH.
AND SO WE ADJUSTED THE FIGURES FOR, UM, FOR THAT LINE.
UM, I WILL, UH, REVISIT THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM AFTERWARDS.
WE'LL GO DOWN EACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF EACH OF THOSE.
SO FOR THE COOL ZONES, THE EVACUATION SITE UPGRADES AT RECREATION CENTERS, THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE FEBRUARY 22ND MEETING.
AND IT WAS EXECUTED ON APRIL 21ST AND WORK AS PLANNED AT BOSTONIAN KENNEDY, BOSTONIAN AND KENNEDY RECREATION CENTERS, AS WELL AS FLETCHER HILLS POOL AND CONSTRUCTIONS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND THEN DOLLAR DAYS RECREATION PROGRAM.
UM, THE RECREATION CLASSES WERE OFFERED.
LOW-COST RECREATION CLASSES WERE OFFERED BACK IN 2021.
THIS PROGRAM WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND RECEIVE WELL RECEIVED AND IS CONTINUING INTO THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR FOR AQUATICS CLASSES.
AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OFFERED FOR A COST OF $5 FOR CITY RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESS LICENSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UM, THAT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE OTHER ONES YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, THOSE ARE ALL COMPLETED ALREADY.
UM, THAT PROGRAM, UH, PROVIDED BUSINESS LICENSE TAX CREDITS TO OVER 2,700 BUSINESSES IN THE CITY, WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, UH, FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND EFFORTS.
UH, MR. DIMAGGIO IS WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO ANALYZE POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR, FOR THE CITY IN THIS AREA.
HEY, THE SOLAR BATTERY PROJECT, UH, THIS CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ON APRIL 12TH AND THE CITY HAS ALREADY PURCHASED AND RECEIVED ALL BATTERIES AND THE SOLAR PANELS AND STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR THE CAR PORTS, UM, STILL NEEDED TO BE ORDERED PENDING CONTRACTS, THE CITY NETWORK, CYBER SECURITY, VIDEO EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, AS WELL AS THE BROADBAND AND FIBER NETWORK FIBER OPTIC NETWORK.
UM, THE IT DIRECTOR IS SO MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE TWO PROJECTS AND THIS FIRST TABLE DOES HAVE ALL THE PRO THE PROJECTS THAT, UM, HAVE EXPENSES AND ENCUMBRANCES WITH THEM ON THIS NEXT TABLE OR THE OTHER PROJECTS.
UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO EXPENSES FOR THEM, THERE IS STILL MOVEMENT ON MOST OF THEM AT THIS TIME.
SO THE STREET BEAUTIFICATION, ENTRYWAYS AND SAFETY PROJECTS, UH, STAFF IS PREPARING THE PROPOSED CIP PROJECT BUDGET SHEET, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THE FYE 23 BUDGET FOR APPROVAL AND DESIGN WORK WILL BEGIN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPRAISAL SERVICES CATEGORY THAT $40,000 WAS CARVED OUT OF THE FIVE MIL 5 MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, UM, THAT WAS DONE BACK IN FEBRUARY.
AND THAT IS FOR THE WELD WELD PROPERTY, UM, APPRAISAL.
AND THEN LET'S SEE THE, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE $3 MILLION THERE.
THOSE FUNDS ARE ON RESERVE PENDING THE STUDY, UH, FOR THE OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT MR DEMASSIO IS WORKING WITH A, UH, CONSULTANT ON FOR THE, UH, PARK AMENITIES.
UM, AS SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE DIRECTION FOR THESE FUNDS WILL BECOME CLEAR AND STAFF WILL BE SURE TO COMMUNICATE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR CONSIDERED CONSIDERATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL WORKER RESPONSE TEAM PILOT PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COUNTY'S MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.
AND THEN FINALLY, FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR MITIGATION EFFORTS, THESE FUNDS ARE STILL ON RESERVE FOR THE TIME BEING FOR ANY UNFORESEEN CITY RESPONSE THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO CHANGE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
SO, UM, THE TOTAL FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS IS THE, THE BUDGET IS $30,399,000 AND 399 AND $751,000.
UM, SO AN ADJUSTMENT IS RECOMMENDED TO THE SMALL GRANT PROGRAM, UM, FOR THE TOTAL BUDGET, SO THAT THE SUM OF ALL PROJECTS ACTUALLY DOES REFLECT THIS.
SO I WILL GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE.
SO, UM, THAT FIRST LINE ORIGINALLY THIS SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, UM, DID HAVE $5 MILLION AND THEN 40,000 WAS CARVED OUT FOR THE APPRAISAL SERVICES.
AND ORIGINALLY BACK AT THE BEGINNING, WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ALL DECIDING HOW MUCH, SO A LOT FOR EACH OF THESE PROJECTS, ALL
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THE NUMBERS WERE ROUNDED.AND SO WHEN YOU ADDED ALL THOSE UP, IT ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY INFLATED THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE CITY WAS RECEIVING FROM THEIR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SO THAT THE ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED IN THAT PROGRAM TO BRING THE TOTAL TO THE, UM, TO THAT 30,399,000 FIGURE YOU SEE THERE.
AND FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL SPEND SOME TIME ON THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WRAPPED UP LAST MONTH.
SO, UM, THE PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY THAT YOU SEE HERE, UM, SO THERE WAS TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN BUSINESSES TOTAL THAT BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
THERE ARE LOTS OF SERVICES AND RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE CITY RETAIL, AND YOU CAN SEE IT, UM, RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN OUR GIS TEAM PUT TOGETHER THIS MAP FOR US.
UM, SO WE CAN SEE WHERE THESE BUSINESSES ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE CITY.
SO IT SHOWS A PRETTY GOOD REPRESENTATION AROUND THE CITY, WHICH IS GREAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MAP ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, WHICH SHOWS A HEAT MAP, WHICH SHOWS THE CONCENTRATIONS TO AS WELL.
SO IT'S A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL, UH, PROGRAM THAT TOUCHED ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY AND THE BUSINESSES, WHICH IS, WHICH IS GREAT TO REPORT.
AND THEN LOOKING AT, UH, THE GRANT PROGRAMS BY THE OPTION.
SO THERE WERE 116 BUSINESSES TOTAL WHO FELL, WHO APPLIED FOR OPTION NUMBER A, WHICH IS HIRING EMPLOYEES 126 BUSINESSES ELECTED FOR OPTION B FOR BUSINESS ENHANCEMENTS OR IMPROVEMENTS INTO THEIR BUSINESS, WHETHER THAT'S REPLACING THEIR SIGNS OR, OR EQUIPMENT OR THINGS THAT THEY HAVE INSIDE THEIR BUSINESSES TOO, AS WELL, 27 BUSINESSES, UH, CHOSE TO BLEND OPTIONS A AND B.
AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT HOME-BASED BUSINESSES AS PART OF THE PROGRAM.
AND AGAIN, FOR THAT 277 BUSINESSES TOTAL, ALL RIGHT, AND THEN SOME OTHER FIGURES FOR THAT.
SO THERE'S 277 BUSINESS, TOTAL 224 ALREADY HAVE THEIR GRANTS COMPLETED.
THEY'VE ALREADY, THEY'RE ALREADY PAID OUT.
THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED ALL THEIR, UH, REMODELS, THEIR, THEIR INVESTMENTS INTO THEIR BUSINESSES, AND THEY'RE ALREADY PAID OUT AND THEY'RE COMPLETED.
AND THEN THERE ARE 53 WHO ARE STILL OUTSTANDING.
THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-APPROVAL STATUS, WHICH MEANS THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIR GUARANTEE THAT AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW THESE STEPS, THEN THEY HAVE THAT MONEY COMING BACK TO THEM TOO, AS WELL.
AND THEN WE DECIDED TO INCLUDE, UM, THE NEW BUSINESSES THAT BENEFITED BACK IN, IN JANUARY.
UM, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD DECIDED TO EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BUSINESSES THAT WERE HIRED BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2020, AND THEN DECEMBER 31ST, 2021, UM, WHO MIGHT BE AT A DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO OTHER BUSINESSES WHO WOULD, WERE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE EXISTING PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
SO FIVE, FIVE BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES BENEFITED FROM THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S ACTUALLY 13 EMPLOYEES WHO WERE HIRED IN THOSE BUSINESSES.
UM, AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, 348, UM, EMPLOYEES WERE HIRED TOTAL ACROSS THE CITY.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, ANOTHER OPTION.
UM, THAT WAS, UM, PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT COULD BE DONE IS THAT BUSINESSES UNDER OPTION B WERE, HAD THE OPTION TO PURCHASE WORK VEHICLES AS LONG AS THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIPS HERE IN THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND IN TWO BUSINESSES ACTUALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO WHEN A VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA OF ELKA, HONAN ANOTHER FROM MOSSY NISSAN.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT UTILIZE LOCAL, UM, ALCOHOL HOME BUSINESSES FOR THEIR UPGRADES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER OPTIONS, B AND C.
AND SO, UM, SOME OF THOSE WERE, UM, 3D IMAGING SIGNS, CAMEO PAPER, AND SUPPLY, UH, RON RICE PAINTING AND CONSULTING, EVEN HOME DEPOT, OF COURSE.
AND SO IT'S, I KNOW IT, THE, THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY WAS ENVISIONED THAT A LOT OF THIS MONEY WOULD HELP TO STIMULATE OUR ECONOMY HERE IN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BACK TO YOU THEN OUR OPTION B AND OPTION C.
THERE ACTUALLY WAS A LOT OF THAT HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY.
SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT, UM, GREAT.
SO, UM, THE FOUR, AS FAR AS THE BUDGETS AGAIN, SO THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM WAS THE $4.9 MILLION, WHICH IS ADJUSTED, UH, THE TOTAL FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPENDED ALREADY TO THOSE BUSINESSES WHO ALREADY COMPLETED IS THAT $2.7 MILLION YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, THE PRE-APPROVED BUSINESSES WHO, UM, HAVE THEIR GUARANTEE COMING TO THEM.
THAT'S THAT $653,000 RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A $20,000 BUFFER, UH, FOR THOSE BUSINESSES BECAUSE THEY, IT CAN HAPPEN WHERE, UH, OPTION B BUSINESS, THEY GOT PRE-APPROVED FOR $14,000, $14,500 FOR A, A, B AND C PROPOSALS.
AND THEN WHEN THEY GO OUT TO DO THEIR PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE LIKE PLANS OR PERMITS, OR JUST OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN DURING THE PROCESS, IT SOMETIMES INFLATES THE, UH, THE TOTAL.
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SO THEY, SOME OF THEM DO END UP APPROACHING THAT $15,000 THAT'S.SO THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM WOULD BE THE 300, EXCUSE ME, 3 MILLION, 386,469, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE REMAINING BUDGET REMAINING APPROPRIATION AT THE $1.5 MILLION.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS, MICHELLE? SO WE STILL HAVE WHAT, $1.5 MILLION.
SO I KNOW THAT WE DID SOME PARK AMENITIES, YOU KNOW, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARKS LAST YEAR.
I THINK IT WAS, I HAD TALKED ABOUT A WATER WATER FEATURE OR A COOLING ZONE, SPLASH ZONE FOR KIDS.
AND I LIKE COULDN'T WE TAKE SOME OF THAT MONEY AND DO THAT BECAUSE I NIXED IT AT 265,000, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY HIGH.
SO CAN WE USE SOME OF THIS MONEY FOR THAT? I THINK ONE OF THE CONCERNS, I MEAN, YES.
COUNSEL CAN I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THOUGH THAT WE RECOMMENDED INITIALLY IS THAT IDEALLY THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE THIS EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS WOULD NOT INCLUDE ONGOING OR INCURRED COSTS TO CONCERN ABOUT A WATER FEATURE OR, OR, UM, A PROGRAM AS THERE WOULD BE ONGOING COSTS, MAINTENANCE COSTS, REPLACEMENT COSTS.
SO THE COUNCIL WAS JUST, IF THEY WERE TO DO THAT, YOU'D HAVE TO GO IN EYES WIDE, OPEN THAT YOU NEED TO ALLOCATE MONEY IN YOUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY CONCERN, BUT, BUT IT WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE USE.
YOU KNOW, WITH 30 MILLION, UH, AWARDED TO US, AND REALLY ONLY 6 MILLION SPENT 24 MILLIONS A LOT THAT HASN'T BEEN, UH, SPENT YET, ARE WE AT RISK OF NOT SPENDING IT IN THE TIMEFRAME THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN IT TO US? OR DO YOU HAVE A PIPELINE GOING THAT? YES, WE'LL EVENTUALLY SPEND WHAT, WHAT WE WERE AWARDED.
THE EASY, THE LOW HANGING FRUIT HAVE ALL BEEN SPENT DOLLAR DAYS, EASY TO ADMINISTER FOODIE FEST, EASY TO ADMINISTER THE BIG PIPELINE PROJECTS.
UM, YOU JUST UPGRADING, UM, FIBER OPTICS.
YOU JUST DON'T DO THAT OVER A WEEKEND, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING, I THINK, BASED ON THE PIPELINE AND WHERE WE'RE AT.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME VALUE MAYBE IN A FEW MONTHS OF HAVING AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE GO, OKAY, IF THERE IS MONEY FREED UP, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE NEXT TIERS OF PROJECTS? UM, MAYBE NOT HAVE TO REALLOCATE MONEY, BUT HAVE SOMETHING READY TO REALLOCATE IN THE EVENT, A PROJECT FALLS OUT.
UM, THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE THOUGH, IS AS PRICES FOR MATERIALS GO UP.
SOME OF, SOME OF OUR ESTIMATES MAY ACTUALLY BE LOW.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME FLUCTUATION OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL.
WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM IN A FEW MONTHS, LIKE I SAID, AND MAYBE WE PITCHED SOME IDEAS AND THE COUNCIL CAN PITCH IDEAS OF HOW TO REALLOCATE MONEY IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S FUNDS AVAILABLE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY, UH, THANK YOU, RIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT.
UM, OUR ANGELA, ANY SPEAKERS TO THE SIDE? NO SPEAKER CARD, SIR.
ALRIGHT, WELL COUNSEL, LOOKING FOR EMOTION.
MOVE TO ACCEPT THE ADJUSTMENTS.
UH, OUTLINED IN THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
[13. Council Activity Report]
ITEM 13 IS MY ACTIVITIES REPORT, WHICH IS AS REPORTED.[14. 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.]
AND NOW WE'RE AT ACTIVITY PORTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL, UH, AS REPORTED WITH A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO AFFIRM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THEIR RECENT COMPLETION OF THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.IT WAS WELL DONE AND INCLUDED A LOT OF FUTURE AMBASSADORS, I THINK, FOR THE CITY.
I THINK THE COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT'S A VERY VALUABLE PROGRAM.
UH, THE RECENTLY I HAD, UH, I SUBMITTED A REPORT OF AN ILLEGAL LODGING AND CABINETS, UH, OVER BY GREENFIELD IN MAINE.
AND THE PERSON WAS SLIPPING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH, WITH CARDBOARD SET UP ALL AROUND AND WAS CREATING A, UH, OBSTACLE FOR GO AROUND, NOT SAFE, UM, THAT I GOT TO REPORT BACK IN 19 MINUTES THAT THAT HAD BEEN CLEARED OUT.
SO I DON'T EXPECT EVERY REPORT TO BE ADDRESSED IN 19 MINUTES, BUT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, THE EFFORT AND, AND JUST THE, THE WILLINGNESS TO SAY, YEAH, WE CAN JUMP ON THAT.
UH, FINALLY I THINK OUR POLICE AND FIRE
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ALONG WITH THE SHERIFFS DID AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB AT A VERY UNFORTUNATE EVENT IN REDWOOD DRIVE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.UH, THEY DID AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB OF PRESERVING, UH, MANY PROPERTIES AND OTHER LIVES AND SADLY ONE WAS LOST, BUT, BUT I THINK THEY DID A TERRIFIC JOB OF PRESERVING WHAT WAS AVAILABLE TO PRESERVE.
AND SO, UH, THAT WAS SCALED AND PROFESSIONAL WORK.
[17. 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.]
SHORTY'S, UH, AS REPORTED WITH A ONE EDITION, UH, MEETING WITH, UM, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY, UH, ASSESSOR RECORDER CLERK'S OFFICE YESTERDAY, UM, WITH, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AS REPORTED KENDRA AS REPORTED.ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL REPORTS AND NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO FIRST OR SECOND READINGS ORDINANCES AND NO CLOSED SESSIONS FOR TODAY'S AGENDA.
THEN THIS BRINGS US TO THE GERMAN, THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE ALCON CITY COUNCIL, ALCOHOL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THIS 10TH DAY OF MAY, 2022 IS ADJOURN UNTIL TUESDAY, MAY 24TH, 2022 AT 3:00 PM.