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THE EL

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

CAJON CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERKS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER METIS.

ABSENT ALL OTHERS ARE PRESENT.

SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES .

UM, WOULD YOU ALL STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INTO THIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL? THANK YOU.

OH, WELCOME.

BACK TO, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the December 13, 2022, Meetings and the Agenda of the January 10, 2023, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy. ]

2023.

THE CITY CLERK HAS POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE DECEMBER 13TH, 2022 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE JANUARY 10TH, 2023 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE OUR PRESENTATION TODAY.

IS THAT, UM, MR. MARY? THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, THE OWNER OF, UH, TEDDY, UH, THE, THE WELLNESS DOG COULD NOT ATTEND, AND SO WE'LL RESCHEDULE THAT FOR THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, IF I MAY JUST TAKE A MOMENT AT THIS TIME IN ITS PLACE TO INTRODUCE THE CITY COUNCIL TO A NEW STAFF MEMBER.

UM, CHRIS BERG, UH, IS HERE.

UM, HE STARTED WITH US YESTERDAY.

HE'S OUR NEW MARKETING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER.

HE'LL BE WORKING OUT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND, UM, HIS JOB PRIMARILY WILL HELP US TELL OUR STORY OF ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN EL CAJON.

AND, UH, HE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND SAY HI.

EXTENSIVE, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR BACKGROUND IN, IN THE, IN THE MEANTIME, YOU MAY SEE COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK, UH, UP AND DOWN, HE'S, UH, HAD A BACK INJURY AND, UH, AND WE TRIED TO GET HIM TO TAKE THE DAY OFF, BUT, UH, HE, THE GUY DOESN'T TAKE DAYS OFF, SO HE'S, HE'S GONNA STAND AND, UH, WORK THROUGH IT.

HI, CHRIS.

HELLO.

WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

SO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT, ABOUT YOURSELF.

UH, SO TODAY IS DAY TWO OF, UH, FIRST TIME IN A GOVERNMENT ROLE.

SO PRIOR TO THIS, I'VE BEEN LEADING A MARKETING AGENCY AND HAVE ALWAYS WORKED, UH, MORE ON THE HORTICULTURE SIDE, BUT DONE BOTH BUSINESS TO BUSINESS AND BUSINESS TO CONSUMER MARKETING, AND WAS LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE AND, UH, MOVED OUT TO EL CAJON JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND SAW THE AD POP UP AND IT JUST REALLY FIT PERFECT TIMING OF ME LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE QUITE THAT, UH, POINTED TO ACTUALLY WORKING ON MY COMMUNITY.

SO, IT, UH, DEFINITELY SPOKE TO ME AND CAME IN, INTERVIEWED AND, UM, VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WELL, I I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYBODY WANNA SAY ANYTHING OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SURE WE, WE ALL GET A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AND TALK.

ABSOLUTELY.

STEVE'S A MARKETING ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE AS WELL, SO I'M SURE THAT YOU HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT AND, ALL RIGHT.

I HOPE THAT YOU SETTLE IN WELL AND, UH, GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER SOON.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY,

[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.]

AND THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS ARE ROUTINE MATTERS ENACTED BY ONE MOTION ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LISTED BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST A DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL IN ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, STEPH? NO, SIR.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE NOT A PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS OR MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITIES ASSESSOR AGENCY TO THE ELCON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ALREADY BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS 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.

ANDREW, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

OKAY, THEN THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WE ARE

[7. Appeal of Planning Commission's Decision Denying a Request to Add Off-Sale Alcohol to an Existing Convenience Store at 500 N. Second Street RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, affirming the decision of the El Cajon Planning Commission and DENYING the request to add off-sale alcohol to an existing convenience store at 500 N. Second Street.]

NOW PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, AND ACTUALLY WE

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ARE, UH, NOT GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AM I CORRECT? UH, THAT'S CORRECT.

THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO, UM, FEBRUARY 14TH.

SO AT THIS TIME, STAFF WOULD ADVISE THE COUNCIL TO, UM, ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, AND IF THERE ISN'T, WE CAN STILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE IT TO FEBRUARY 14TH FOR THE RECORD THEN.

UM, THIS IS ITEM SEVEN.

IT'S AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION.

AND, UH, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE HONEST THAT WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM TODAY? THAT CANNOT WAIT TILL THE, UH, FEBRUARY 14TH MEETING.

OKAY, SO WE DON'T NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMP? YES, WE DO.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS HERE.

AND MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION CONTINUE.

OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO THE FEBRUARY 14TH MEETING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT, AND MAYOR WILL ASSUME THAT MEANS AT THE THREE O'CLOCK MEETING LIKE IT WAS TONIGHT.

YES.

SO, UH, NOTED, THREE O'CLOCK MEETING.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE

[8. All-Way Stop Sign Request on Graves Avenue at Lloyd Street and Rex Hall Street RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to establish permanent all-way stop signs on Graves Avenue at the intersection of Lloyd Street and Rex Hall Street in order to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety. ]

REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM EIGHT AS A REQUEST FOR AN ALLWAY STOP SIGN, AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS.

HI, MARIO.

WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, THIS, UH, IS A REQUEST FOR ANWAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAYS AVENUE AND LLOYD STREET SLASH UH, REX HALL STREET.

AND THIS REQUEST CAME IN FROM RESIDENCE, UH, THAT LIVE ADJACENT TO THE INTERSECTION.

UH, JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE CONTEXT.

UH, GRAVES AVENUE IS, IS USED KIND OF AS A, AS A CUT THROUGH FROM, UH, AS PEOPLE ARE GOING EASTBOUND ON, ON BROADWAY, INSTEAD OF GOING TO VALENTINE, THEY'RE GOING DOWN TO GRAVES AVENUE.

AND SO WE, WE, UH, WE GET THAT, GOT THIS REQUEST IN BY, BY VARIOUS RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE VIC CITY OF THIS INTERSECTION.

AND, UH, GRAVES AVENUE AT LLOYD STREET IS A KIND OF AN ASK SKEWED T INTERSECTION.

AND, UM, WHEN WE DID OUR STUDY, WE, WE COUNTED ABOUT 2000 VEHICLES TRAVELING AT THIS INTERSECTION, UH, EACH DAY.

AND, UH, WE LOOKED AT THE ACCIDENT HISTORY AND, UM, THERE WERE THREE ACCIDENTS WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, AND THEY'RE ALL ATTRIBUTED TO UNSAFE SPEEDING.

SO WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS, UH, KIND OF A PICTURE IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTHBOUND ON GRAVES AVENUE AT, UH, AT LLOYD STREET.

AND IT'S CONTROLLED BY, UH, JUST A YIELD SIGN.

AND IT'S KIND OF A, A WIDE OPEN INTERSECTION.

YOU CAN SEE THE, THIS KIND OF THE SKID MARKS THERE BY PEOPLE DOING DONUTS AND SO FORTH.

AND, UM, AND NOT A, NOT OBEYED BY ALL THE TRAFFIC RULES, BUT, UM, HERE'S ANOTHER, UH, PICTURE OF, UH, GRAVES AVENUE AT LLOYD GOING, UH, WESTBOUND.

AND AS YOU APPROACH THE INTERSECTION, UH, IT'S, UH, VERY LIMITED SITE DISTANCE.

SO WHEN WE, WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT WARRANTS FOR STOP SIGNS, WE, WE USE A POINT SYSTEM BASED ON THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL, UH, UNIFORM CONTROL DEVICES.

AND, UH, SEAT OF SAN DIEGO DOES, UH, A POINT SYSTEM AS WELL.

AND, UH, WE USE THAT WHEN WE APPLY IT TO, UH, UH, ALWAYS STOP INTERSECTIONS.

OUR REQUESTS WERE ALWAYS STOPS.

AND, UM, THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, UM, DIDN'T MEET ALL THE WARRANTS, BUT, UH, THEY'RE OVERWHELMING, UH, UM, SITE DISTANCE ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE, ARE SPEEDING THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION THAT WE RECORDED.

UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT AN ALWAYS STOP BE INSTALLED.

AND THIS IS, UH, THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHAT, WHAT THE YIELD, UH, UH, CONVERSION OVER TO ALWAYS STOP.

WE'D HAVE TO DO SOME PAYMENT MARKINGS AND STRIPING AND, UH, PUT IN AN ALWAYS STOP WITH THAT, THAT IT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, THEN I'M OPENED UP TOQUE ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WAS THIS A REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC? IS THIS WHERE THIS ORIGINATED? YES.

OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? GARY? THANKS MARIO.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

UM, ARE THERE ANY, UH, SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS.

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OKAY.

WELL, IT'S WITH US.

IT LOOKS LIKE A SIMPLE HOUSEKEEPING, COMMON SENSE KIND OF THING TO DO.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[9. El Cajon App - Service Request Application Public Works Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report on the number of service requests completed in 2022.]

UH, THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, ITEM NINE IS REPORT ON THE EL CAJON SERVICE REQUEST APPLICATION, AND I'LL ASK OUR STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS, PLEASE.

HI.

HI.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M OVER MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THERE WE GO.

YA.

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, LET ME JUST SET UP REAL QUICK.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO I'M HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF SERVICE REQUESTS, UH, RECEIVED THROUGH THE EL CAJON APP IN 2022.

OKAY.

EL CAJON APP IS A SERVICE REQUEST MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR PLATFORM FOR MOBILE AND DEVICES AND COMPUTERS IN THE APP CLASSIFIES THE REQUEST AND ISSUES INTO 18 CATEGORIES.

THE SLIDE DISPLAYED, UM, THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS, UM, SCREENSHOTS OF HOW THE APP LOOKS ON MOBILE DEVICES, UH, ONCE DOWNLOADED, THE USER SELECTS REQUEST AND ISSUES AND THEN DECIDES ON ONE OF 18 CATEGORIES TO INITIATE THAT REPORT.

THIS SCREENSHOTS, UM, THEY, UM, DISPLAY HOW THE SYSTEM LOOKS ON A COMPUTER WHEN ACCESS FROM THE CITY OF EL CAJON WEBSITE.

THE USER FIRST CLICKS ON THE, UM, I ONE TWO TAB AND THEN SELECTS REQUESTS AND ISSUES AND THEN DECIDES OF ONE OF 18 CATEGORIES TO INITIATE THAT REPORT.

SO TODAY WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THE CATEGORIES IN THE APP THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH ARE THE SANITATION DEBRIS, UH, STREET LIGHT REPAIR, STREET SIGNS, STREET SWEEPING, STREET REPAIRS, TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPAIRS, VEGETATION OVERGROWTH ON CITY PROPERTY AND WATER ISSUES.

THE A CAHO APP RECEIVED, SORRY, HERE WE GO.

SO WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR A TOTAL OF 11,498 REQUEST.

THE APP ANALYTICS REVEAL THAT OVER HALF OF THOSE REQUESTS, UH, WERE HANDLED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITH, UM, ABOUT 6,400, UM, SERVICE REQUEST.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES, WHICH IS PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS, UM, PUBLIC WORKS, STREETS AND PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

UM, THIS SLIDE WE COMPLETED, UH, MOST OF, SO MOST OF THE ISSUE TYPES, UH, THAT WERE RECEIVED WERE FOR THE SANITATION DEBRIS CATEGORY, UH, WHERE WE RECEIVED, UH, 5,192 REQUESTS WITH AN AVERAGE RESOLUTION TIME OF ONE DAY.

AND THIS IS, THIS SHOWS THE AVERAGE RESOLUTION TIME FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, AND THE APP CONTINUES TO GAIN POPULARITY SINCE, UH, WE ROLLED IT OUT IN 2020.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THE, UM, COMPLETION TIMES AND, UH, UM, THE RESPONSE TIMES AND THE, AND THE USAGE BY OUR RESIDENTS.

I WANNA RECOGNIZE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING RESPONSE TIMES.

MIKE JAMES, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR FIELD OPERATIONS.

UM, HE'S HERE IN, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS, PHIL.

I HAVE TO IMAGINE THAT WE PROBABLY GET REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS WHO AREN'T DIRECTLY IN THE CITY LIMITS AND THEIR REQUEST IS OUTSIDE OF THE CI CITY LIMITS.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH, UH, OUR PROCESS WHEN YOU GIVE, UH, WHEN YOU GET A RESIDENT JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS, SUBMITTING AN ISSUE THAT'S N NOT WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION, MAYBE IN THE COUNTY, BUT STILL SAYS EL HOME.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? SO WHEN IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE, UH, THE CITY LIMITS? WELL, THE, THE APP HAS A GEOFENCE, SO IT WON'T ALLOW YOU TO SUBMIT REQUESTS IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS.

HOWEVER, IN THOSE PARTICULAR CASES WHERE PERHAPS IT'S YOU, YOU'RE LIKE ADJOINING THE CITY LIMIT, WE, UH, AND, AND IT GOES THROUGH THE APP, IT'S ACCEPTED, WE EVALUATED AND WE RESPOND.

SO WE HAD A SIMILAR SCENARIO, UH, WITH, UH, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, UM, LAST WEEK THAT WAS, UM, UM, WITHIN, UM, A PROPERTY THAT WAS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT THE ENCAMPMENT WAS WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MORE QUESTIONS? OH, A COMMENT.

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UM, TO OUR NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR, THIS APP I THINK IS ONE OF THE BIG WINS FOR THE CITY THAT I THINK WE COULD REALLY TELL A STORY TO OUR CITIZENS, NOT ONLY WITH HOW GREAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND PD IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB TO SHOW DATA, BUT ALSO SPREAD THE WORD TO MORE CITIZENS TO, TO KEEP USING THE APP.

SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU, YOU THINK ABOUT DOING.

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN A, UH, A USER OF IT, I HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM SAN DIEGO OUT HERE LAST YEAR, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE RESPONSE TIME .

IT IS, IT IS.

AMAZING COMMENTS.

YEAH, PLEASE.

OH, COMMENTS.

I, IT, THIS IS, UH, AN INCREDIBLE GREAT TOOL FOR THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON.

THE, THE DESIGN IS FANTASTIC.

IT'S, IT'S FOUR TOUCHES AND YOU'RE DONE.

YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO TYPE IN LETTERS AND WORDS AND MISSPELL AND STUFF.

IT'S FOUR TOUCHES AND, AND A PICTURE AND, AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

UM, THE INTEGRATION, I'M ASSUMING THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS GET ROUTED DIFFERENT WAYS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW A GRAFFITI REQUEST GETS ROUTED VERSUS AN ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENT VERSUS A STREET SIGN? HOW DO THOSE, HOW DO THE THINGS GET ROUTED? RIGHT.

SO THEY GET ROUTED TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UM, GRAFFITI REQUEST THAT'S HANDLED BY A CONTRACT, UM, TRACK BY HANDLE, UH, ADMINISTERED BY THE, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT.

AND THAT ONE GOES, UM, STRAIGHT TO THE, UH, TO THE, UM, CONTRACTOR HANDLING THE, THE GRAFFITI, UM, REQUESTS.

AND THEN WHAT ABOUT ILLEGAL LODGING? DOES THAT GO STRAIGHT TO PD? SO IT TAPS, UH, IT'S, UH, PROGRAMMED TO ALERT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN HANDLING THE, THE, UH, THE REQUEST.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, AN ILLEGAL LODGING CONCERN COULD GO TO, UM, UH, UM, SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PD AS WELL AS TO PUBLIC WORKS.

YEAH, THE, THE COORDINATION IS FANTASTIC BETWEEN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS LIKE A DAY.

I'VE, I'VE USED THIS QUITE A BIT LAST YEAR, AND, UH, IT IS REALLY JUST ONE DAY THAT THE CONTRACTOR THAT THE CITY HAS CHOSEN IN URBAN CORE IS FANTASTIC.

WE JUST DON'T SEE THE MATTRESSES AND THE RECLINERS SITTING OUT BY THE CURB LIKE WE DID SIX YEARS AGO OR SO THAT IT'S, IT'S GONE.

AND GRAFFITI'S GONE IN, IN ONE TO THREE DAYS IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHICH TELLS YOU DON'T PUT GRAFFITI UP BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA BE WORTH YOUR TIME, IT'S GONNA BE GONE.

AND, AND THE VEGETATION OVERGROWTH, YOU KNOW, IS A, IS A GREAT THING FOR FIRE PREVENTION.

UH, IT'S JUST A, AN INCREDIBLY GOOD TOOL.

UH, THE TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS IS, IS A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON.

SO IT'S, IT'S ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A DAY TO SAY THAT STUFF IS RESOLVED IS UNHEARD OF IN CITY GOVERNMENT.

I, MY EXPERIENCE WITH, UH, A LARGE CITY TO OUR WEST, UH, IT TOOK ME 300 OVER A YEAR TO, TO HEAR ABOUT, UH, A STOP SIGN.

YOU KNOW, ARE YOU GONNA PUT THE STOP SIGN BACK OR LEAVE IT WITHOUT? AND IT TOOK OVER A YEAR FOR SOMEBODY TO SAY, I, I'VE FINALLY GOTTEN TO THIS.

SO THE FACT THAT OUR CONTRACTORS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND PD AND FIRE, UH, ADDRESS THIS QUICKLY IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

THANKS STEVE.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY, UH, COMMENTS ON THIS? NO COMMENTS SIR.

OKAY, THEN, WELL, I GUESS THE, UH, THE ACTION WOULD BE JUST TO RECEIVE THE REPORT, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE DO JUST THAT.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

[10. Council Activity Report]

ITEM 10 IS MY ACTIVITIES REPORT.

UH, LIKE TO ASK FOR THE ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL

[11. DEPUTY MAYOR 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.]

MEMBER GOBEL MINE AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER

[14. COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ League of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development Council; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee – Alternate.]

ORTIZ, UM, AS REPORTED AND COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK

[12. COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.]

AS REPORTED, THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS AND NO FIRST READINGS OF ORDINANCES ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE HAVE FOUR SECOND READINGS AND ADOPTIONS OF ORDINANCES ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 15

[15. Zoning Code Amendment No. 2022-0002 to Title 17 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Approving Zoning Code Amendment No. 2022-0002 for an Amendment to Title 17 of the El Cajon Municipal Code for Economic Development, Housing and other Minor Technical changes, Revisions and Edits.]

IS AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE.

BUT FIRST, ANGELA, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS AND THE

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TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE READS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2022 DASH 0 0 2 FOR AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 OF THE EL CAJON MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND OTHER MINOR TECHNICAL CHANGES, REVISIONS AND EDITS.

ALRIGHT, CAN I HAVE A MOTION THEN? SO MOVED.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENTS.

EXCUSE ME.

ITEM

[16. Amendment to Specific Plan No. 2022-0001, Amendment to Specific Plan No. 452 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Amending Specific Plan No. 452 to Authorize an Automobile Dealership at 1155 Graves Avenue in the Regional Commercial (RC) General Plan Designation and the C-R (Regional Commercial) Zone; Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNS) 483-090-15-00; 483-090-16-00; 483-090-24-00; 483-090-25-00; 483-090-26-00; 483-090-42-00; and 483-090-41-00.]

16 IS AMENDMENT THE SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 4 52.

AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE.

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

AND THE TITLE IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 4 52 TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP AT 1155 GRAVES AVENUE AND THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL RC GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION AND THE CR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE ASSESSOR, ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 4 8 3 0 9 0 1 5 0 0 4 8 3 0 9 0 1 6 0 0 4 8 3 0 9 0 2 4 0 0 4 8 3 0 9 0 2 5 0 0 4 8 3 0 9 0 2 6 0 0 4 8 3 0 9 0 4 2 0 0 AND 4 8 3 0 9 0 4 1 0 0.

SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

ITEM

[17. Zone Reclassification No. 2021-0002 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Rezoning Property Located on the West Side of North Mollison Avenue Between East Madison and East Park Avenues and Addressed as 470 North Mollison from RM-2200 (Residential, Multi-Family, 2,200 Square Foot) to O-P (Office Professional) Zone; APN: 488-061-17-00; Pending General Plan Designation: Office/Non-Retail (O/NR).]

17 IS FOR ZONE RECLASSIFICATION NUMBER 2021 THROUGH 0 0 0 2.

AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE, BUT FIRST, ANGELA, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO CARDS SIR.

AND THE TITLE READS AN ORDINANCE RESONING PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH MOLLISON AVENUE BETWEEN EAST MADISON AND EAST PARK AVENUES AND ADDRESSED AS FOUR 70 NORTH MOLLISON FROM RM 2200 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY 2,200 SQUARE FOOT TWO OP OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE AP N 4 8 8 0 6 1 1 7 0 0 PENDING GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION.

OFFICE NON-RETAIL O N R LOOKING FOR A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

MR. MAYOR ON THIS NEXT ITEM, ITEM 18, I HAVE TO DISQUALIFY MYSELF SINCE I LIVE WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE PROPERTY, SO I WILL EXIT THE CHAMBER.

THANK YOU STEVE.

[18. Approval of Specific Plan No. 2022-0004 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Repealing Specific Plan No. 138 and Approving Specific Plan No. 2022-0004 for Properties at the Southwest Corner of Greenfield Dr. & E. Main St. in the Office Professional (O-P) and Residential, Single-Family, 40,000 Sq. Ft. (RS-40) Zone, General Plan Designation: Public Institution (PI) and Open Space (O-S) Zone; Assessor's Parcel Number (APNs) 507-200-58-00; and 507-320-48-00.]

ITEM 18 TO IS TO APPROVE SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 2022 THROUGH 0 0 0 4 AND ASK CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE.

BUT FIRST DANJA.

ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS.

AND THE TITLE READS AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 1 38 AND APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 2022 DASH 0 0 0 4 FOR PROPERTIES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GREENFIELD DRIVE AND EAST MAIN STREET AND THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL OP AND RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY 40,000 SQUARE FOOT RS 40 SOON GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION, PUBLIC INSTITUTION PI AND OPEN SPACE OS ZONE ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 5 0 7 2 0 0 5 8 0 0 AND 5 0 7 3 2 0 4 8 0 0.

ALL RIGHT, SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS MOVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY A YES VOTE OF COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

MAYOR WELLS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL IS ABSENT AND COUN DEPUTY MAYOR GOBEL DISQUALIFIED ALL.

WE'LL WAIT FOR MR. GOBEL TO COME BACK.

TELL HIM.

[23. CLOSED SESSIONS:]

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE NOW AT CLOSED SESSION.

THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL RECITE THE TITLE AND LEAD US INTO THE CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU MAYOR WELLS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING IN CLOSED, CLOSED SESSION FOR OUR CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9.

THE NAME OF THE CASE IS MIKE KAUFMAN, K A U F F M A N VERSUS THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

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IT IS A SERIES OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASE AND THE NUM CASES AND THE NUMBERS ARE A DG, I'M SORRY, A D J 1, 3, 3, 2, 7, 8, 1, 1, A, D J, 1, 3, 3, 2, 7, 8, 6, 2 AD J 1, 3, 3, 2, 8, 4, 2 5.

AND CLAIMS NUMBER E L C N DASH 0 0 47 AND 2 2 0 0 1 8 0 87.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY, WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION AND I WILL GIVE IT TO THE CITY, TERRY TO REPORT AS TO THE HAPPENINGS OF CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION ON EXISTING LITIGATION AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY, THE UH, COUNCIL, UH, GAVE DIRECTION TO ITS LEGAL COUNSEL IN THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU.

THIS BRINGS US TO ADJO, THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE ELK ALCOHOL CITY COUNCIL.

EL CAJON HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

HELD THIS 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023 IS ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 2023 AT 3:00 PM THANK YOU.