* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE ALCON CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I KNOW IT'S EXCITING. STATE OF THE CITY DAY, MOST EXCITED THE OTHER YEAR. [ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells] WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER COLLAGIO IS ABSENT. ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OR REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AND I'D LIKE TO ASK MAYOR PRETEND GARY KENNER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE REPUBLIC, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PRIOR TO INTRODUCING THE STATE OF THE CITY, I INVITE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF TO JOIN ME IN THE AUDIENCE AFTER THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WILL BE ADJOURNED AND INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY FOR SOME REFRESHMENTS. IT IS MY [ STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS] PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MAYOR BILL WELLS. THE TIME IS NOW YOURS. THANK YOU, GARY. WELCOME EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE 2018 CITY OF OAK ON STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS MAYOR. I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I VALUE THE TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME TO SERVE. I GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. , GARY KENDRICK, STEVE GOBLE, AND COUNCILMAN BOB MCLAGAN. WHERE ARE YOU? BOB? ARE YOU OVER HERE? HI, YOU'RE INVISIBLE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME SOME OF OUR OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HEAR THAT AT SEE KAREN IN THE OFFICE FROM THE VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD AND OF COURSE LAURA COLE VOW WHO JUST GOT IT. SANTI, ARE THERE ANY OTHER LESS OFFICIAL I'M MISSING TODAY? I WOULD HATE TO DO THAT. OKAY, AND OF COURSE SO MANY CLOSE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH ALL OF US IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CIVIC LIFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CITY MANAGEMENT'S TEAM. ONE REASON THIS IS SUCH AN EXCITING TIME IN EL CAHONE IS OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BROUGHT ON TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO AUGMENT OUR CITY STAFF. THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. WE HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IN VISTA MAGGIO. VINCE WHERE YOU HAVE VINCE AND WE ALSO HAVE OF COURSE OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, GRAHAM MITCHELL. THERE ARE SO MANY DEDICATED AND TALENTED EMPLOYEES WHO HELP OUR CITY TO OPERATE. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OF THEIR EFFORTS. I ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR POLICE CHIEF, JEFF DAVIS AND OUR FIRE CHIEF STEVE SWEATY, WHO ARE BOTH IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN AN EXCITING ONE FOR THE CITY OF ALCOHOL. IT'S MY OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND TO CELEBRATE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS. THIS DRESS WILL ALSO, IT ALLOWS ME TO ADDRESS AND CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGES WE FACED AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE GOOD FRONT IN THE YEAR AHEAD. I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT THE STATE OF OUR CITY IS OUTSTANDING. I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY IS MOVING IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION. WE HAVE RELIED ON INNOVATION AND CREATIVE THINKING, THE TACKLE DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CITY'S STRONG FISCAL HEALTH AT A TIME WHEN OTHER CITIES HAVE STRUGGLED. WE HAVE PRESERVED OUR STRENGTH AS A CITY IN SPITE OF EVER-INCREASING OVERREACH BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNMENT. THIS PAST YEAR LONG. WE HAVE FELT THE IMPACT FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS THEY PASS BILLS SUCH AS SB 54 THE SECRETARY OF STATE LAW AND OUR RECENT STREET VENDING LAW, WHICH THREATENS OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE HOW OUR STREETS AND PARKS ARE USED. I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE AS CONCERNED AS [00:05:01] I AM ABOUT THE HOMELESS SITUATION IN OKLAHOMA HERE TO ACTIONS FOR THE STATE HAVE UNDERMINED OUR EFFORTS. THE VOTER APPROVED LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE, THE LOWERING OF FELONY CRIME THRESHOLDS AND THE LACK OF VIRTUALLY ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES HAVE ALL CONTRIBUTED TO A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS, NOT ONLY HERE BUT STATEWIDE. DESPITE THESE HINDRANCES, WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES, THE EAST COUNTY HOMELESS TASK FORCE AND OTHERS TO FIND REAL SOLUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS ISSUE. THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL AND I HAVE FOCUSED ON MANY PRIORITIES. IF YOU WANT TO CATEGORY AS THE CITY CITY'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018 THEY FOLLOW THE FOUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES. NUMBER ONE IS PUBLIC SAFETY, SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS, THIRD, ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. I WISH TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL ACHIEVEMENTS RELATED TO THESE FOUR EFFORTS. AS FAR AS PUBLIC SAFETY GOES, I'M PROUD OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE UP OUR CITY'S POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE DEDICATION PERSONIFY BY THESE FINE INDIVIDUALS REFLECT WELL UPON OUR CITY AND THEY DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE WE HAVE PLACED ON PUBLIC SAFETY. TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT IN THIS CAPACITY IS DIFFICULT AND OFTEN DANGEROUS WORK TO ALL PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR THINGS I LIKE TO GIVE THEM AROUND THEM. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF HUMBLED AND INSPIRED BY THE ACTS OF HEROISM AND THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR STAFF THAT PUT THEMSELVES IN THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. AS ALL OF US UNDERSTAND, OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE RESPONDERS TO EMERGENCY. THEY SAVE LIVES AND THEY PROTECT US. ADDITIONALLY, I RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF THEM SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY OTHER WAYS. THESE MEN AND WOMEN MANY TIMES ACTING OUTSIDE OF THEIR JOB DUTIES, HELP EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, SERVE AS ROLE MODELS AND HELP WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2018 THIS PAST YEAR, THE CITY IMPLEMENTED AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO RESPOND TO THE MEDICAL CALLS THROUGH THE FIRE SQUAD RATHER THAN SENDING A HEAVY FIRE ENGINE OR TRUCK OUT OF STATION SIX WE HAVE BEEN SENDING A SPECIALLY OUTFITTED PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH WE CALL SQUAD SIX TO MEDICAL CALLS. SQUAD SIX HAS MADE OVER 4,000 CALLS THIS YEAR. DURING THE PAST YEAR OF THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SHUT DOWN SEVERAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY'S BY ENGAGING IN FIVE RAIDS AND MAKING 18 ARRESTS. THE CITY SERVED FIVE SEARCH WARRANTS AND IMPOUNDED 1,409 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA AND ALMOST $70,000 IN CASH. THE CONFISCATED MARIJUANA ALONG WITH THOUSAND POUNDS OF EDIBLES IS VALUED AT OVER $4 MILLION IN PRODUCT THAT WAS ILLEGALLY BEING SOLD. SINCE 2014 THE CITY HAS SHUT DOWN 57 ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. ALSO, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT SUICIDE RATES AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS NOW OUTNUMBER LINE OF DUTY DEATHS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, THE CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT PROACTIVELY IMPLEMENTED A VITAL PEER SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF. LASTLY, THE CITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECT IN 2018 WAS THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER. THIS 14,000 SQUARE FOOT STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WILL SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME USING PUBLIC SAFETY BONDS. THE PROJECT COST APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION AND CAME IN UNDER BUDGET. I BELIEVE THIS NEW FACILITY IS THE BEST ANIMAL SHELTER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IT WILL BE A SAFE, A COMFORTABLE SHELTER FOR ANIMALS IN NEED IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY. IMPROVING OUR NEIGHBORS IS ALSO VITAL. THIS PAST YEAR IN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS CRISIS THAT OUR REGION AND IN TRUTH ALL OF IS EXPERIENCING WHILE TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE. THE CITY HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, THE EAST COUNTY CHAMBER OF CONGRESS, CRISIS HOUSE, THE SALVATION ARMY, AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. WORKING WITH CRISIS HOUSE AND THE SALVATION ARMY. WE ARE PROACTIVELY SEEKING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT HOUSING THROUGH THE HOUSING NAVIGATOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUNDS AND THE WAY BACK HOME PROGRAM. THE CITY HAS HELPED OVER 90 INDIVIDUALS FIND PERMANENT HOUSING INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE RECENTLY HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALCOHOL'S APPROACH IS A TWO PRONGED APPROACH. WHILE WE DO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE OPTIONS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS HOUSING, WE ARE ALSO DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITY IS SAFE. THE CITY HAS TAKEN A ZERO TOLERANCE STANCE ON VIOLATIONS SUCH AS TRESPASSING, ILLEGAL DRUG USE, CONSUMING ALCOHOL, AND POLIO. UNLIKE SOME OTHER CITIES, WE DO NOT TOLERATE TENT CITIES. OUR SIDEWALKS ARE ON CABINETS IN OUR PARKS. I BELIEVE THAT OUR PARKS ARE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN THROUGH AN INTERDEPARTMENT TEAM. THE CITY HAS PROACTIVELY CLEANUP AREAS DEVASTATED [00:10:01] BY TRASH AND DEBRIS LEFT BY THE HOMELESS. IF LEFT UNCHECKED, THIS WASTE WOULD DETERIORATE NEIGHBORHOODS, LOW PROPERTY VALUES, AND ATTRACT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SINCE SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY HAS COLLECTED OVER 30 TONS OF TRASH FROM OUR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND ALLEYWAYS, AND ANOTHER 112 TONS REMOVED FROM THE CITY'S STORM WATER CHANNELS AND WATERWAYS. I'M INSPIRED BY PEOPLE LIKE CATHY PULLMAN AND COUNCILMAN GOEBEL AND A GROUP OF DEDICATED SYSTEM CITIZENS WHO HAVE ON THEIR OWN STARTED THE CLEANUP CREW. THIS GROUP AND JUST A FEW MONTHS HAS REMOVED OVER 12,000 POUNDS OF TRASH WAS, WHICH WAS ONCE POLLUTING OUR COMMUNITY. I CALL THEM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO INVEST EVEN MORE OF ITS FEDERAL HOMELESS FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND TO HELP THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ISSUES AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS. MAINTAINING HER INFRASTRUCTURE IS ANOTHER VITAL MISSION OF THE CITY. I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN 2018 THE CITY IMPROVED OVER 1 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF STREET PAYMENT, COMPLETED THE $15 MILLION JOHNSON AVENUE SEWER PROJECT INSTALLED 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW SIDEWALKS AND 40 SIDEWALK RAMPS AND INTERSECTIONS. OKAY. TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S HOUSING STOCK IS MAINTAINED. 2018 WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR IN WHICH THE CITY'S APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM WAS IN FULL FORCE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE CITY INSPECTED 180 APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND OVER 3000 APARTMENT UNITS TO ENSURE THAT BASIC HOUSING STANDARDS ARE BEING MET. IN 2018 THE CITY WAS AWARDED $5 MILLION IN SANDAG CAPITAL GRANT FUNDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS. THIS INVESTMENT OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TRANSIT DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN AREA. ALSO IN 2018 THE CITY RECEIVED TWO CRITICAL PARK RELATED GRANTS. FIRST, THE CITY RECEIVED A FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION NAMED THE 10 MILE WALK GRANT, OR I'M SORRY, THE 10 MINUTE WALK GRANT. WITH THIS GRANT, THE CITY HAS BEGUN EXPLORING HOW TO MAKE PARKS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. ALSO, THE CITY WAS AWARDED THE USA SWIM GRANT, WHICH ALLOWS US TO TEACH OVER 104TH GRADERS TO SWIM. THIS GRANT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY GIVEN THE DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH NATIONWIDE FOR THOSE 14 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. FINALLY, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AFTER A YEAR OF BEING CLOSED, THE SEWER LATERALS AT WELLS PARK HAS BEEN FULLY REPAIRED, MEANING THAT THE PARKS RESTROOMS ARE NOW AGAIN OPEN. I RECOGNIZE THAT WELLS PARK IS A VITAL COMMUNITY ASSET. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR APPLIED RESOURCE AND TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO RECLAIM THE PARK FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TO ENJOY. I'M EXCITED THAT THE SECOND PHASE WHERE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PARK HAS COMMENCED. BEGINNING IN EARLY 2019 THE PARKS PERIMETER FENCE WILL BE INSTALLED. A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER WILL BE ESTABLISHED, PARK RANGERS AND RECREATION STAFF WILL BE SITUATED AND STATIONED AT THE PARK AND THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK A COMPANY TO DEVELOP SOCCER FIELDS. A THIRD STATE OF PRIORITY IS ENSURING THAT THE LOCAL ECONOMY IS GROWING HEALTHY AND RESILIENT TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. AS GOES, THE ECONOMY SO GOES THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS PAST YEAR, ALCOHOL HAS SEEN ONE OF THE BUSIEST YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT IN VIRTUALLY ALL SECTORS, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PROJECTS BEGAN THIS YEAR IS THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR REMODELING OF THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. IN 2018 THE CITY FINALIZED THE DEAL WITH LIVE NATION TO MANAGE PACK. LIVE NATION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM. SINCE LAST SUMMER, THE CITY HAS BEEN REHABILITATING THE 40 YEAR OLD BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR NEARLY A DECADE. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO FINISH LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER WITH LIVE NATION SCHEDULING EVENTS STARTING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 WHEN COMPLETED THIS NEW STATE OF THE ART CENTER WILL BE AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION NOT ONLY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR HIGH CALIBER LIVE CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES. IN 2018 AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATION, THE CITY SOLD HIS FORMER POLICE STATION AND ISSUED PERMITS TO REDEVELOP THE SITE WITH A BRAND NEW HAMPTON INN BY HILTON HOTELS. THIS INCLUDES AN IN AND OUT BURGER, OTHER CASUAL DINING OUTLETS SUCH AS BLAZE PIZZA, CALIFORNIA FISH GRILL, AND THE URBAN CAFE. THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO CONCLUDE NEXT SUMMER WITH THE ENTIRE PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE SUMMER OF 2020 EARLIEST THIS YEAR. THE MAIN RANCH SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BEGAN CONSTRUCTION. THIS 139 YEAR HOUSING SUBDIVISION IS THE LARGEST SUBDIVISION IN OKLAHOMA SINCE THE 1980S THE CORNERSTONE PLACE HOUSING COMPLEX ALSO COMMENCED IN 2018 THIS 70 UNIT PROJECT WILL PROVIDE VITAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOCAL FAMILIES AND VETERANS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY. I'M HOUSED A DEMAND FOR MORE IN INDUSTRIAL SPACE [00:15:01] AND ALCOHOL HAS RESULTED IN A NEW 120,000 SQUARE FOOT DEVELOPMENT. OUR MARSHALL AVENUE. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MUCH. HE HAS SPACE FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURERS AND ENTREPRENEURS. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE TRANSIT DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN. THIS PLAN SHOULD INITIATE COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS IN THE AREA AROUND THE MARSHALL AVENUE TROLLEY STATION AND COULD HEAL UP TO 1,800 NEW HOUSING UNITS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS AREA OF THE CITY COULD SEE A REBIRTH IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. LASTLY, PRIOR TO THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OPENING EARLIER THIS YEAR, SOME QUESTION WHETHER A TOP RATED HOTEL CAN SURVIVE IN THE DOWNTOWN ALCOHOL AREA. I KNOW NONE OF YOU SAID THAT, BUT OTHERS I'M PROUD TO SAY TO BOTH THE BELIEVERS AND THE SKEPTICS THAT THE COURTYARD HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS. AMONG THE OTHER COURTYARDS, THE HOTEL RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST NATIONWIDE AND CUSTOMER FEEDBACK AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE TOP THREE OF ALL COURTYARDS IN CALIFORNIA. THE COURTYARD HAS EXPERIENCED AN OCCUPANCY RATE MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THAN WAS INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. THE LAST PRIORITY I WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND A GOOD STEWARD TO THE TAXPAYERS. IT IS ONE OF MY PRIMARY GOALS AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE SAME TO ENSURE THAT WHEN TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES COME, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO COMPROMISE PUBLIC SAFETY OR CUT QUARTERS THAT WILL DETERIORATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOY BY OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE CITY RECENTLY CLOSED HIS BOOKS ON LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND OUR CITY'S FINANCES ARE STRONG. THIS MEANS WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. SINCE THE RECESSION OF 2008 LIKE MANY CITIES ALCOHOL HAS TOILED TO RECOVER FROM IS LOSING 26% OF ITS ANNUAL SALES TAX REVENUE. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE CITY HAS BOUNCED BACK EXCEEDINGLY WELL. HOWEVER, WE HAVE REMAINED VIGILANT PROTECTING OUR COMMITMENT TO SOUND FISCAL PRACTICES. BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR FINANCIAL RESERVES ARE GREATER THAN REQUIRED. I BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND THE CERTAINTY THAT THE PENSION COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. THE CITY'S PRUDENT BUDGET EFFORTS HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH. LAST YEAR, THE CITY GENERATED SIX POINT $6 MILLION MORE IN GENERAL FUND REVENUES THAT WAS SPENT. THIS IS A GREATER THAN EXPECTED OUTCOME. THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL HELP THE CITY COMPLETE SEVERAL IMPORTANT ONETIME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THIS SURPLUS OR REVENUE WILL ALSO HELP THE CITY BRACE FOR TWO FISCAL THREATS MENTIONED EARLIER THE POTENTIAL OF AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND THE COST OF LOOMING PENSION COSTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE CITY'S ANNUAL PENSION COSTS HAVE BY 104% WE FORECAST THAT OUR ANNUAL COSTS WILL INCREASE BY ANOTHER 49% OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE FACT THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE CITY WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER $30 MILLION OUT OF ANTICIPATED REVENUES OVER THE NEXT YEAR. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY BE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE THREATS THAT I SEE I HAD FOR US IN 2019 I AM TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES, CITY STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE TO MAKING FURTHER PROGRESS ON OUR GOALS NEXT YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK ON SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT THE CITY WILL BE WORKING ON. NUMBER ONE, MAINTAINING OUR FISCAL HEALTH AND CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO A BALANCED BUDGET. ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS AND WORKING WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES, THE COUNTY AND OTHER PARTNERS ON THIS ISSUE, REOPENING THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WITH LIVE NATION AS OUR PARTNER WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS IN REPURPOSING THE CLOTHES, SEAR STORE, PARKWAY PLAZA. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ACTIVE RETAIL SPACE THAT USES AND MODERNIZE THE APPEARANCES OF THE MALL, WORKING WITH MTS TO DEVELOP A HIGH QUALITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT THE ALCOHOL AND TRANSIT STATION. THIS PROJECT WILL BE A CATALYST FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THIS AREA AND SOMETHING I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER BY CURBING RECKLESS DRIVING AND SPEEDING AND INCREASING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT A TOP PRIORITY. AND LASTLY, FOCUSING ON VICE ISSUES SUCH AS CLEANING UP OUR MOTELS, ADDRESSING ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND SHUTTING DOWN MARIJUANA DISPENSERS. IN CLOSING, NOT ONLY AM I PROUD TO REPORT THE STATE OF THE CITY IS EXCELLENT. I'M GENERALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION OUR CITY IS GOING. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING OUR CHALLENGES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER AND WE ARE PROVIDING TANGIBLE, POSITIVE RESULTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. IN 2019 WE'LL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SAFETY, INVEST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY AND FORTIFY OUR FISCAL CONDITION. AND FINALLY, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, [00:20:01] I KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND TELLING YOU THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE CITY. LIKE ANY CITY OF OUR SIZE, WE HAVE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS, BUT TIME AND AGAIN WE'VE SEEN THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. EL CAHONE IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. RECENTLY WE HAD A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE IN THE STREETS, MOSTLY FAMILIES WITH KIDS. EVERYBODY GOT TOGETHER AND SANG AND EXCITEDLY COUNTED DOWN TEN NINE EIGHT ALL THE WAY TO ONE WHERE THE CHRISTMAS TREE WENT ON ILIT AND THE KIDS WERE ALL EXCITED AND IT WAS, IT WAS A WONDERFUL OCCASION AND I REMEMBER THINKING HOW PROUD I WAS TO BE PART OF THIS AND TO HAVE BE ALIGNED WITH ALL THESE FINE PEOPLE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU WELL ON THE COMING NEW YEAR AND MAYBE ALL OF YOU PROSPER AND EXCEL. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE CITY HALL NEXT DOOR FOR A SHORT RECEPTION BEFORE THE REALLY EXCITING THING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THREE O'CLOCK RIGHT. THERE'S FOOD OVER THERE. LET'S GO GET IT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL MOONEY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE FROM THE LAST MEETING BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DO THE ROLL AGAIN. IS THAT TRUE? PLEASE DO. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. OKAY. [ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the November 13, 2018, Meetings and the Agenda of the December 11, 2018, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.] THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A GERMAN OF THE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2018 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER EIGHT 11TH 2018 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITIES POLICY [ NOVEMBER 6, 2018 – GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS OF CANVASS] . I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO RECITE THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER SIX 2018 ELECTION. OKAY. THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTER OF VOTERS HAS CANVAS THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER SIX 2018 ELECTION AND DECLARES THE RESULTS FROM MAYOR OF EL CAHONE AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE AS FOLLOWS FOR MAYORS FOR MAYOR BILL WILL'S 14,803 VOTES. JOEL A SKULL CITY 6,295 VOTES AND ROBERT M. WEAVER JR 1,917 VOTES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT ONE GARY KENDRICK, 6,826 VOTES AND BEN COLLAGIO 1,281 VOTES. IT IS STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER SIX 2018 ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ELECTION RESULTS. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE THE RECORD RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR THE RESULTS. SECOND. MOVING SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. OKAY. [ OATH OF OFFICE AND REMARKS BY NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER] RIGHT. THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL NOW BE ADMINISTERED BY OUR CITY CLERK. WE FIRST, IF I CAN HAVE YOUR RESEARCH, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION [00:25:02] OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. WELL THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE STATE OF THE CITY. I'VE BEEN TALKING AT YOU FOR A LONG TIME, SO I'M GONNA MAKE IT SHORT AND QUICK, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I, UH, COULDN'T BE MORE HUMBLED AND HONORED TO HAVE THIS POSITION OF BEING MAYOR OF YOUR CITY. I KNOW THAT I PARTNER WITH ALL OF YOU IN THIS AND THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM CARES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CITY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM HERE. AND I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS PARTNERS AND FRIENDS. I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO MENTION MY WIFE, DR. BETTY WELLS. WOULD YOU STAND UP HONEY WHO HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND AND MY WIFE AND, UH, MY CONFIDANT AND MY POLITICAL STRATEGIST AND UH, AND TELLING ME HOW TO DO THINGS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO, WHICH JUST A LOT OF THINGS. SO SHE, SHE GUIDES ME AND HELPS ME ALONG AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY. AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE YOU YOUR STATEMENT. AYE. GARY KENDRICK DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. GOOD. I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE THAT IT WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. OKAY. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. ANY MENTAL RESERVATION WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, I WILL WELL HIM FAITHFULLY AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. WELL, THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK, FIRST OF ALL, MY SON JESSE, WHO WAS MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, WORKED 16 HOURS A DAY FOR THREE MONTHS AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR MAKING THIS SUCH A PLEASANT PLACE TO BE AND FOR TRULY CARING ABOUT AND I'M WILLING TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL STAFF AND 300 EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF EL CAHONE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF EL CONE AND ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. . ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE A SHORT RECESS FOR PICTURES OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WE'LL RESUME IN 15 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED AND CONTINUE. WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA. STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO. MR MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY HAD ANY AGENDA CHANGES TODAY? NOPE. ALL [10. 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.] RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS ARE ROUTINE MATTERS AND ACTED 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. COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. MR GLOBAL LIKE TO PULL ITEM 18 OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE ARE STAFFED? YOU WISH YOU PROBABLY COULD SET ITEMS? NO SIR. AGILE, THE WAY TO SPEAK A CARD FOR CONSENT ITEMS. WE DO SERVE. WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT NINE AND 17 WELL, LET'S START WITH THE SPEAKERS THEN. SPEAK FOR NUMBER EIGHT SPEAKER FOR NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE IS MS BONNIE PRICE. VERY BONNIE, DID YOU DO YOURS TOGETHER? DO YOU NEED ONE OF THEM SEPARATELY? WELL, I TRIED TO DO THEM TOGETHER. I'LL GIVE YOU AS MUCH TIME AS DID HE GO AHEAD AND DO A CHECK TO SEE WHAT YESTERDAY. ARE YOU 17 AS [00:30:01] WELL? PARDON ME? ARE YOU EIGHT, NINE AND 17? NO, JUST EIGHT AND NINE. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT THE BIKE FOR EIGHT. NINE. OKAY. UM, I TRIED ACTUALLY TO DO IS JUST USE ONE CARD, BUT I HAD TO USE TWO BECAUSE I WAS REQUESTED TO DO SO. THAT'S A MONUMENTAL WASTE OF PAPER. SO I LOOKED AT THIS, BOTH OF THESE NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE, AND I HAVE A QUESTION. WHY ARE THESE SOLE SOURCE? UM, I USED TO DO CONSULTING FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES AND USUALLY WHEN I SAW SOLE SOURCE THAT THAT WAS A COMMUNICATION THAT SAID, DON'T BID BECAUSE SOMEBODY ALREADY KNOWS THEY'RE GETTING THIS JOB. SO WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO HAVE A SOLE SOURCE FOR THE ELEVATOR? AND THEY WIRELESS SYSTEMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF SELLERS IN THAT BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO OUR STAFF. SO MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE, THE UM, CONTRACT FOR THE ELEVATORS, ACTUALLY A CONTINUATION OF A CONTRACT THAT WE'RE IN AND LAST YEAR WE, UH, PLAN TO SPEND ABOUT $25,000. SO THE COST OF INCREASE ISN'T DRAMATIC. SO WE FELT THAT THAT WAS NECESSARY. UM, IT'S PRETTY SPECIALIZED WORK AND UM, WE HAVE GONE OUT TO BID, BUT WE'RE IN A PERIOD WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID AT THIS TIME, UM, FOR THE RADIO MAINTENANCE. WE'RE ALSO IN THAT SAME CONSIDERATION WHERE WE'VE, UH, JUST FINISHED AN INITIAL BID AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT BID. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS, BONNIE? WOW. WHAT WAS YOUR REASON? OH, MS MR MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE. THESE ARE, UM, MR . MR. FOLEY. THANK YOU. MR. MITCHELL. THESE ARE ACTUALLY WENT OUT TO BED, BUT THEY WERE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S NOT A SOLE SOURCING IN THIS CASE. WE ONLY GOT EITHER ONE BID OR ONE RESPONSE. A BID IN EACH CASE. YEAH. WELL AS I SAID LONG AGO, THAT WAS A, THAT WAS A DEFINITE SIGN TO ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTED TO BED, DON'T PIN. SO THAT WAS, THAT'S WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT, I HOPE THAT THERE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE. WELL IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WENT OUT TO BID AND ONLY ONE COMPANY DECIDED TO RESPOND. SO YEAH, THAT'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. OKAY. AND HOW ABOUT 17 THEN? FOR 17? WE HAD THE TWO SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE IS STEPHANIE HARPER. HARPER. WELCOME. HI. UM, I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS. UM, I WAS WONDERING IF WE WERE BUILDING A SUBSTATION OR BUILDING A STATION ON THE, AT THE PARK. DOES ANYBODY KNOW? 17 YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MR MAYOR, WE CURRENTLY LEASE A PORTION OF, UM, A CITY OWNED FACILITY TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. IT'S ON THE VERY WESTERN EDGE OF THE PARK. THERE'S A PORTION OF THAT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THAT'S NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. SO WE'RE GOING TO REPURPOSE WHAT'S NOW OPERATES AS A GYM, A SMALL GYMNASIUM WITH WEIGHTS INTO AN ACTUAL OFFICE SPACE. THAT'S THE AREA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF. THAT'S WHERE THE, THE TWO PARK RANGERS WILL BE HOUSED OUT OF AND WE WILL HAVE SOME RECREATION STAFF THERE AS WELL. BUT IN ORDER TO CONVERT WHAT'S NOW ESSENTIALLY A GYM INTO ACTUAL OFFICE SPACE WITH A, WITH A FRONT DOOR AND UM, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND ALL THE DATA NEEDED, THERE'S A NEED FOR SOME UM, UPGRADES OR SOME TEAS AND WE HAVE PROPER MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THAT. WE HAVE PROPOSITION O MONEY AVAILABLE AND THIS IS AN ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WERE UTILIZING THE BUILDING THAT WAS ALREADY THERE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT. UM, ALSO THERE IS A BASKETBALL COURT THAT'S ALSO ON THAT SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY. ARE YOU GUYS GONNA LET THAT OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN PLAY BASKETBALL? I TOOK A PICTURE OF A LITTLE BOY PLAYING BASKETBALL AND HE HAD TO GO GET HIS BASKETBALL FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE AND IT'S LIKE I WON'T BE ABLE TO USE IT. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING IT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU FOR, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION FOR ITEM 17, JEREMIAH PEREZ. HELLO SIR. WELCOME AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, MY NAME IS JEREMIAH J PEREZ AND TODAY, WELL FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYBODY [00:35:01] ELSE TO INCLUDE, UH, THE CIVIC PERSONNEL. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY THIS. ANYBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY OR THAT'S EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS A CIVIL SERVANT. AND AS SOMEBODY, NOW I PIVOT AS SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKED FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS AS A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR AND FOR THE PENTAGON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. MY ROLE THERE WAS TO PROCURE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO INCLUDE AM-NESS CONTRACTS, ALL SORTS OF STUFF, RIGHT? SOLE SOURCE SOLICITOR. SO I SAY THAT TO SAY MY INTEREST TODAY RELIES ON NUMBER 17, I BELIEVE, IF I MAY TURN TO 17, I BELIEVE AS TO DO WITH PARKS AND RECS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, I BELIEVE. AH, YES. PUBLIC SAFETY SUBSTATION AT WELLS WELLS PARK. AGAIN. UM, MY NAME IS JEREMIAH J PEREZ. I'M HOMELESS, GAY AND DISABLED. RIGHT. AND SO I AMBULATED ON CRUTCHES. AND RECENTLY I WAS UNFORTUNATELY ATTACKED ON THE BUS SLICED OPEN, RIGHT, RIGHT ON THE BUS IN THE ADA SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, UH, MY POWER WHEELCHAIR WAS STOLEN AND NOW I AMBULATE ON CRUTCHES AGAIN, BUT ONE OF THEM IS BROKEN. BUT I SAY THAT TO SAY AS A HOMELESS PERSON, RIGHT? A HIGH EARNER WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE, A LAW DEGREE THAT WORKED AT THE PENTAGON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. UH, HAVE A COUPLE SECURITY CLEARANCES AND WORKED AND DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, AN OCEANSIDE AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WHERE I WAS A TEACHER, BUT I CAN'T GET INTO THE LIBRARY HERE BECAUSE OF MY CRUTCHES. I CAN'T PASS GO BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THINGS. I CAN'T STAY AT A LOT OF HOMELESS SHELTERS. BUT CURRENTLY, UM, I SLEEP ON THE STREETS AND ON THE SIDEWALKS AND YES, AT WELLS PARK WHERE I STAYED AT THE CRISIS HOUSE, I'VE STAYED ALL OVER, UH, EAST COUNTY. AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE ISN'T A LOT OF RESOURCES AND SO I JUST CHALLENGE EVERYBODY HERE IN THE ROOM TO THINK ABOUT THE SENIORS, RIGHT? THE SENIORS AND THE PEOPLE WITHOUT HOMES AND WHY AND HOW. THERE ISN'T A LOT OF, I BELIEVE 40 TENTHS WAS ALLOCATED FOR A CERTAIN, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE SHOULD WE GO? OH, THERE WAS NO VOUCHERS. RIGHT? SO THERE WAS TWO DAYS AND SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE GOT VOUCHERS. I WASN'T ONE OF THEM. RIGHT. FOR THE RAIN AND THE SPIDER BITES. RIGHT. THAT'S WHY MY HANDS A BIT PUFFY, BUT IT'S NO BIG DEAL. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. UH, WELL I GUESS THE DIRECT QUESTION IS, IS ALL I RECEIVE IS SNAP. I DON'T GET ANY BENEFITS AS IT RELATES TO FEDERAL, BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR FOOD, SHELTER AND WATER? I CAN REINTEGRATE WITH HUMANITY. UH, GRAHAM, CAN WE GET HIM CONNECTED WITH OUR HOMELESSNESS NAVIGATOR BRAND? WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY HIRED SOMEBODY TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU AS AN M AND NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND I HOPE THAT THAT WORKS OUT REALLY WELL. FEEL FREE TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US AND LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE HELP. THERE'S ALSO THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER THAT WE CAN GET YOU CONNECTED WITH AND LOTS OF OTHER PLACES. SO, UM, I THINK YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE AND SOMEBODY HERE WILL HELP YOU FIND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. OH GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, MAYOR WILSON, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER BEEN A CLUSTER DONATED A POWER WHEELCHAIR AND IT WAS TAKEN BY PUBLIC WORK. SO YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWUP DISCUSSION CAUSE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO DETERMINE IS THERE A GRAVEYARD FOR POWER MOBILITY DEVICES TAKEN OFF THE SIDEWALK. MAYOR, WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD HAPPEN JUST THE OTHER DAY. SO I'M SURE WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT SITUATION AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A $50,000 DEVICE POWER MOBILITY DEVICE. SO I HAD IT, BUT IT'S GONE. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK INTO OVER HERE AND FIND OUT WHERE WE CAN CONTACT YOU. OH, I'M SORRY MAYOR, WHO ARE YOU POINTING TO? JUST FOR THE, JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND SO I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH OUR CITY. GREAT. OKAY. SO GRAHAM MITCHELL, GREAT. AND AGAIN, I AM A RESOURCE, RIGHT AS SOMEBODY WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE. AND, AND SAT AND SIT ON BOARDS. I'M NOT HERE TO AGITATE. I'M A RESOURCE OF VOLUNTEER. RIGHT. I'M MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED AND I VOLUNTEER ACROSS AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR COMING. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OR GOOD LUCK CAUSE YOU ALL THEN THAT'S CHAMPS WITH GLOBAL 18. JUST ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF. UH, REDUCING FOUR LANES TO THREE IS ALWAYS A CONCERN RATHER THAN GOING THREE LANES TO FOUR. HOW DO THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA FEEL ABOUT THE PROJECT? MR GOALBALL GONNA INVITE, UH, OUR CITY OR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. DIRK EPPERSON TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. UM, THE QUESTION IS HOW, HOW DO OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT THERE AND ON WASHINGTON STREET, THIS PROJECT DERIVED FROM THE CITIZENS? UM, ORIGINALLY AND I'VE GOT A FEW PHOTOS THAT I PREPARED HERE JUST TO KIND OF UM, SHARE IF, IF I MAY. UM, THIS PROJECT [00:40:01] ORIGINALLY, AS YOU KNOW, EXISTING HAS FOUR LANES WITH NO TURN LANE IN THE MIDDLE. AND SO WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE LOTS OF COLLISIONS OUT ON THAT STREET. THERE'S NO TWO-WAY LEFT TURN LANE IN THE MIDDLE. AND SO PEOPLE WERE STOPPING IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO SIDE STREETS. AND WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF COLLISIONS, REAR END COLLISIONS OUT ON THIS STREET. FOR THE MOST PART, THERE ARE LOTS OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES ALONG THE STREET AND A SCHOOL AT ONE END OF THE PROJECT. AND AT THE OTHER END IT MEETS TO HIESER ROAD WHERE IT'S TWO LANES. AND SO WE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS. UH, LOTS OF CALLS. IN FACT, THERE WERE MANY NEWS ARTICLES WHERE, UM, ONE OF THE, A 15 YEAR OLD BOY WAS STRUCK OUT THERE. UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF VEHICLES ENDING UP IN PEOPLE'S SIDE YARDS AND BACKYARDS, UH, WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS. IN FACT, A SEMI TRUCK WENT THROUGH A, A BACKYARD AND, UH, KILLED, UH, A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS IN THE BACKYARD. HE, HE PUSHED HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF THE WAY TO SAVE HER LIFE. AND SO THERE'S, FOR A MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL AREA, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF SPEEDING. THERE'S A LOT OF KIND OF RECKLESS DRIVING ALONG HERE. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS THE CAPACITY OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. IT'S ABOUT 34,000 VEHICLES PER DAY. WHAT WE HAVE IN WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING OUT THERE IS ABOUT 12,000 VEHICLES PER DAY. SO SAFETY AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED IN, IN HIS ADDRESS EARLIER, SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT. AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TRYING TO MAKE THIS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE ADDING TWO CON, UM, TWO FLASHING CROSSWALKS SO THAT, UH, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS CAN CROSS SAFELY. WE'RE ALSO ADDING THAT TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE ARE GOING FROM FOUR LANES TO THREE LANES AS YOU SAID. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT BY DOING THAT WE'LL ONLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME, UM, CAPACITY ON THAT TO ABOUT 19,000, WHICH AGAIN, WE ONLY HAVE 12,000, UH, VEHICLES PER DAY ON THAT ROAD. SO WE'RE WELL WITHIN OUR CAPACITY WHILE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SAFETY, A COUPLE OF OTHER SAFETY ITEMS THAT WE ARE INSTALLING, OUR STREETLIGHTS AND, AND THOSE CROSSWALKS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND SO WE, WE, WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING LOTS OF, UH, CONCERNED COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. UH, SOME OF THEM EVEN END UP ON NEWS. THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A PICTURE OF THAT SEMI-TRUCK THAT ENDED UP IN THE BACKYARD THERE. UM, SO IT, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I WAS JUST SEEING AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN WITH THEIR OPINION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A GREAT ANSWER TO THEIR CONCERNS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. STEVE, DO YOU WANT THIS A CIGARETTE OR DO YOU FEEL WE CAN VOTE ON ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME? ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE CARDS? NO MORE CARDS HERE. RIGHT WITH SOMEBODY LIKES TO MAKE A MOTION. THEN IN REGARDS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ACCENT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 18 SECOND. MOVING. SECOND. SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE. WASHINGTON CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. IT BRINGS [ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.] 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 REDEVELOP REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE ANIMUS 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 ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE HARVEY. IT'S DEFINITELY WELCOME. OKAY. I KNOW I USUALLY COME UP HERE AND JUST GO OFF, BUT I DO WANT TO GET EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION ON THIS, THAT WE HAVE A COUNCILMAN UP HERE WHO HAS BEEN ABOVE AND BEYOND DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. COUNCILMAN GLOBAL. I WANTED TO REALLY GIVE YOU AN APPLAUSE BECAUSE 18 ITEMS THAT YOU DID THIS PAST MONTH WAS JUST AWESOME. YOU ARE SO INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'RE SO OUT THERE. YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE, TO THE CITIZENS, YOU'RE GOING TO THEIR HOMES, YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THEM, YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND I REALLY, I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, ALSO I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW WE GO ABOUT CHANGING THE HOURS OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING. I KNOW WE HAVE A MEETING AFTER THIS WHEN IT'S LIKE AT SEVEN, MAYBE IF WE SWITCH THEM MORE PEOPLE COULD ATTEND THIS MEETING AND BE MORE INVOLVED WITH THE CITY AND I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A LOT STRONGER IF WE FELT LIKE WE REALLY HAD A VOICE EXCEPT FOR JUST THE VOICES WHO HAPPEN TO BE HERE. [00:45:02] DO WE, CAN WE GET A PETITION OR SOMETHING GOING OR HOW DO WE DO THAT? I THINK IT WOULD, A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AS A JET AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. AND THE LAST ONE WAS, UM, THE LAST MEETING I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS, UH, A GENTLEMAN HERE THAT WAS ASKING ABOUT THE, UM, WASTE MANAGEMENT, THE COLLECTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I WENT IN AND I STARTED DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND I NOTICED THAT THE CALIFORNIA CARTWRIGHT ACT ALLOWS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES TO SUE UNDER THIS ACT. WHEN YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE MAKING A MONOPOLY, A MONOPOLY, THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU EXCEPT FOR THIS PERSON AND IT'S NOT SOMEBODY THAT YOU CHOSE. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, MAYBE IF THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD ANSWER THAT FOR ME ABOUT HOW THAT IS LEGAL. MR ATTORNEY, YOU WANT TO GET INTO THAT RIGHT NOW OR SHRI? WELL, THE CITY HAS AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE WHICH IS ALLOWED BY LAW AND UM, AND IT'S NOT A CREATION OF AN MONOPOLY BECAUSE IT'S, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE STATEWIDE OR, OR, OR A LARGER SORT OF, OF, UH, AREA. UH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CARTWRIGHT AG, BUT I CAN, UM, FEEL CONFIDENT IN SAYING THAT IT'S NOT ILLEGAL. SO IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO SAY THAT THAT'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT YOU CAN USE FOR, FOR THAT IS THAT, THAT'S IT. THE REASONING FOR US DOING THAT, AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN SOME PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE TRASH DELIVERIES COMING, THEY'LL HAVE A LARGE TRASH TRAPS COMING DOWN THE STREETS THREE, FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A WEEK AS OPPOSED TO ONCE A WEEK. IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. FOR THE LOUD TRUCKS, IT'S HARD FOR THE ROADS. SO MOST SMALLER CITIES CHOOSE ONE TRASH HAULER AND GIVE THAT PERSON A CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT CONTRACT IS COMING UP IN 2020 AND MULTIPLE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO BE BIDDING TO BE THAT TRASH HAULER. SO THERE IS A PROCESS AND YOU GET TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT. THERE'LL BE PUBLIC HEARINGS ABOUT THAT SO YOU CAN WEIGH IN AS TO WHO YOU THINK IS THE BEST. THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. THANKS BRENDA HAMMOND. HI BRENDA. WELCOME. HI GRAHAM. WE MR. MITCHELL. UM, I DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING DOWN CAUSE THIS JUST HAPPENED. I FOUND OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST THAT WE LOST SOMEBODY IN YOUR, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DID A LOT FOR EL CAHONE AND LA MESA IN LEMON GROVE EITHER RUTH DIVINE PASSED ON THE SIXTH. SO I BROUGHT YOU THIS AWESOME PICTURE OF HER. YOU KNOW, SHE, SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL CLOWN AS WELL. MISS AMERICA CLOWN. SO I JUST BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU AND IT'S, I WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR WASHER, YOUR FRONT. WELL THIS IS A LOSS FOR THE COMMUNITY. I DUNNO IF YOU'D KNOW THIS, BUT SHE WOULD DO GARAGE SALES ONCE A YEAR. SHE WOULD GET EVERYBODY, HALF OF ELKA HONE IN ONE WEEKEND AND HALF THE NEXT WEEKEND AND SHE WOULD GET THE WHOLE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. YEAH, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW. MR MCCLELLAN. MAYBE THAT'S FOR COMING. BONNIE PRICE. HI BONNIE. WELCOME. YES. UH, LAST MEETING, UH, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ARRANGEMENT WITH EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER FOR THEIR, UH, HOMELESS PEOPLE TO BE WORKING FOR THE CITY PICKING UP TRASH. AND I APPLAUD THAT. HOWEVER, I WAS REMINDED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BOB CLARK AND I AND RAY LOTS AND GLORIA MARDIS DID AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW THEY WERE RUNNING THEIR BUSINESSES, THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER. AND UM, WE LEARNED FROM SOME FOLKS WHO LIVED THERE THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO GO TO THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AND WORK 12 HOURS SHIFTS SIGNING DOCUMENTS THAT THEY WERE VOLUNTEERS SO THEY NEVER GOT PAID. AND I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S GOING TO HELP HAPPEN AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME IT'LL BE THE CITY OF ALKA HOME. I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. BUT THANKS FOR TELLING US. WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT. OKAY. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS JIM CITY. GLENNA. HI JIM. WELCOME. HELLO, MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF. UH, JUST REAL QUICK, I WASN'T GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS TILL THE END, BUT, UH, WHAT STEPHANIE SAID ABOUT COMMENTS ABOUT THE, THE MEETINGS CHANGES YET. UH, I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT, UH, MOST OF [00:50:01] THE, THE CITY'S BUSINESS SHOULD BE HANDLED FIRST AND PUT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A TIME FACTOR. OKAY. JUST A SUGGESTION. UH, AGAIN, ABOUT, UH, COUNCILMAN GOEBEL, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR COMING TO ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND UH, AND HE BROUGHT ALONG THE PEOPLE FROM PACE WHO DID A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND HE DID BRING UP THE FEW OTHER, UH, THINGS AT THE MEETING AND UH, HE ANSWERED A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS FOR US AND THANK YOU. UH, ALSO CITY MANAGER, MITCHELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEETING, YOUR VERY FRANK MEETING. AND I LIKE FRANKNESS SOLELY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR TRUTHFULNESS AND FROM ONGOING COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT SOME MATERIAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, LET'S SEE. AND THEN OF COURSE, TO ANGELA AND STAFF, JACKIE AND CAROL WHO'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO NICE TO ME. UH, AND EVEN THE, UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ALLOWED ME TO FIND OUT SOME THINGS ABOUT THE DELINQUENT SURCHARGES AND IT HAPPENS THAT MY PARK IS THE VERY SAME PARK VILLANOVA THAT IS DELINQUENT ON THAT LAST THING OVER $15,000. OKAY. AND I'M GOING TO PURSUE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE WE ARE PROBABLY PAYING THE DELINQUENT CHARGES THROUGH OUR RENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, I, I DO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES QUITE A BIT AND, UH, DAVID BROOKS, WHO IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE GENTLEMAN WHO WILL SOMETIMES I AGREE WITH AND DO NOT THIS, UH, DO NOT AGREE WITH, UH, BUT HE QUOTE QUOTES THIS HERE, UH, WHAT HE CALLS A SOCIAL CATASTROPHE IN OUR COUNTRY. AND IT APPLIES TO THE CITIES ALL OVER THE NATION. ALSO. UH, YOU KNOW, WE NEED MORE MORAL, COMMUNAL AND SOCIAL SOCIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS. WE WOUND UP TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS OR ECONOMY, ECONOMY, ECONOMY, AND NOT ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. MOVING INTO THE NEW YEAR. UH, I A A COUNCILMAN HERE QUOTED ABOUT BEING FEARLESS ONE TIME AND I APPRECIATED THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE WHEN, UH, WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT FEAR IS, YOU CAN BECOME FEARLESS EVERY TIME IT COMES UP AND YOU SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART WITH SOME FACTS AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, THERE ISN'T TOO MUCH MORE I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, BUT UH, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR, HOW YOU WISH TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS, WHAT FAITH YOU ARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS HERE. UH, I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU TOO, SIR. NUMBER CARDS, SIR. ALL RIGHT. [19. Dockless Vehicles RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers the information presented by staff and: Opens a public hearing; Closes the public hearing; and Makes a motion to introduce the next ordinance in order approving amendments to the Municipal Code.] HOW THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO 'EM PUBLIC HEARINGS. MA NUMBER 19 IS REGARDING DUCTLESS VEHICLES. AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS. OH, HI. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RYAN VEGAS. I'M, I'M AN INTERN WITH THE CITY OF EL CAHONE WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS HUMAN RESOURCES. UM, I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK ON THE DOUGLAS VEHICLES PROJECT, UH, TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, SINCE IT WAS FIRST DISCUSSED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT TWO PROPOSALS, UH, TO AMEND THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE, UH, TO CONSIDER DUCTLESS VEHICLES. SO YOU MAY RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE GROWING PRESENCE OF DUCTLESS BIKES AND SCOOTERS IN THE CITY. UM, SOME OF THE GROWING CONCERNS THAT WERE EXPRESSED WHERE THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SIDEWALKS AND THE RIGHTS OF WAY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, UM, ABANDONED BIKES AND SCOOTERS AS WELL AS A LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS FROM THE COMPANIES WHO TO COME AND COLLECT THEIR VEHICLES. SO, UM, NEXT TO CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT STAFF CONDUCT RESEARCH TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND SO TODAY WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT A SET OF, UM, AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WILL ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS ARE THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 10.26 WHICH COVERS THE OPERATION OF DOCK LISTS VEHICLES. UM, THERE IS A FORMAL DEFINITION OF DUCTLESS VEHICLES WITHIN THERE. IT ALSO OUTLINES PERMISSIVE USE OF DOCKLANDS VEHICLES FOR USERS. AND THEN IT ALSO DOES ADDRESS, UM, ABANDONED DUCTLESS VEHICLES. IT DOES PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A MECHANISM TO BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE, UH, COMPANIES TO BE ABLE TO COME AND COLLECT THEIR VEHICLES OR THEIR BIKES AND SCOOTERS. UM, BECAUSE IT DOES APPLY THE CITY'S FEE SCHEDULE TO THE DOCK, EXCUSE ME, THE DUCTLESS VEHICLES. AND THEN ULTIMATELY [00:55:01] THIS, UM, THESE AMENDMENTS DO REGULATE THE USE OF DOCK LISTS VEHICLES UNLESS THERE IS A FORMAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE CITY AND A COMPANY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT BRIEFLY WHAT THE AMENDMENTS DO NOT DO. THEY DO NOT PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OR USE OF REGULAR BIKES OR SCOOTERS, TRADITIONAL BIKES OR SCOOTERS. THEY DON'T IMPACT SKATEBOARDS. AND THEN ALSO I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT DOES NOT RESTRICT THE USE OF DARKNESS VEHICLES IN THE CITY. SO IF SOMEONE WERE TO WRITE INTO THE CITY FROM LA MESA FROM SANTEE ON THE TROLLEY, THEN THEY, THE SAME RULES AND LAWS THAT APPLY TO TRADITIONAL BIKES APPLY TO THESE VEHICLES TOO AS WELL. SO THEY'RE JUST NOT ALLOWED TO BE WRITTEN ON THE SIDEWALK. THEY JUST MAY BE WRITTEN IN THE ROADWAY. AND THEN FINALLY, OF COURSE, UM, IT DOES NOT RESTRICT COMPANIES FROM ENTERING INTO A BUSINESS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY IF THEY WISH TO DO SO. SO STAFF DOES BELIEVE THAT THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE DO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHARE THE SAFETY OF THE PEDESTRIANS. IT DOES COMBAT THE ISSUE OF ABANDONED DUCTLESS VEHICLES AND THEN ALSO CONSIDERS FUTURE POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE MARKET. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WHEN WE WERE FIRST CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR THIS, AT THE TIME BICYCLES WERE THE ONLY ISSUE IN THE CITY, BUT THEN AROUND OCTOBER, SO IT WAS WHEN THE SCOOTERS CAME INTO THE MARKET. SO WE DID, WE WEREN'T CAREFUL TO TRY TO CRAFT LANGUAGE THAT WOULD TRY TO ANTICIPATE ANY FUTURE CHANGES IN THE, UM, SO THEREFORE A STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU, WHICH WOULD AMEND THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONSIDER A DUCTLESS VEHICLES. SO AT THIS TIME I'M WILLING, I'M OPEN TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, THANKS VERY MUCH. THAT WAS A COMP COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. NOW YOU'RE AN INTERN, RIGHT? I AM. SO THIS IS A PRETTY BIG THING FOR TODAY. DID YOU ENJOY THIS PROCESS? ABSOLUTELY. YOU READY TO BECOME CITY MANAGER PERHAPS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SORRY, WE MAY NEED TO CALL YOU BACK IF THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEED CARDS ON THIS SIDE? NO SIR. NO CARDS. OKAY THEN, UM, WELL, SO I NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THEN SINCE THERE ARE NO CARDS, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THAT GOOD? MOVING SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. YES SIR. DID YOU, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTERWARDS, BUT GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEAD AND COME UP. I WANT EVERYBODY GET THEIR, THEIR CHANCE TO SPEAK. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN, LIKE MY APOLOGIES. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST, JUST KUDOS TO, UH, THE CITY OF L COHEN'S MAYOR BECAUSE, UH, SOMEBODY THAT HANGS OUT AND PV, THOSE DOGLESS CARTS ARE SUPER DANGEROUS. THE SIDEWALKS, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS. AND THOSE, UH, THEY GO 30 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH REQUIRE A HELMET AND IMPERIAL ARE ON PACIFIC BEACH AND THERE'S A LAW THAT SAYS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE RIGHT AS SOMEBODY THAT RIDES IN A MOBILITY DEVICE. I COMPETE WITH THOSE SCOOTERS EVERYWHERE AND IT'S LIKE A SNOWBOARDER. INJURIES TO CHILDREN, SENIORS, DISABILITIES AND LIABILITY FOR THE CITY OF EL CAHONE HIT SOMEBODY, CRACKS THEIR HEAD, THEY SUE THE CITY ON THOSE THINGS. KEEP THEM OUT OF GONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVING SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ALRIGHT COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SO THAT I CAN MAKE A MOTION. MR GOBLE, I'D LIKE TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM STAFF ON THE DEFINITION SECTION AND THAT STAFF REPORT AT SECTION 9.4 2.02 UH, DOCOS VEHICLE MEANS ANY WHEEL DEVICE OTHER THAN AN AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOBILE OR MOTORCYCLE THAT IS POWERED BY A MOTOR. SO THE OPO BICYCLES AND THE LINE BICYCLES WOULD NOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF DOCK VEHICLES. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO CLARIFY THAT MR GLOBAL, WE ARE GOING TO BRING THAT UP BEFORE THE MOTION WAS MADE, BUT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT DEFINITION INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF TWO WORDS. I'LL READ WHAT THE DEFINITION WE WOULD RECOMMEND, SAY ANY WHEELED VEHICLE OTHER THAN AN AUTOMOBILE OR MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS PO THAT IS POWERED BY A PERSON OR A MOTOR, I THINK BY ADDING PERSON OR ALLOWS US TO REGULATE A LINE BIKE OR AN OFO OR ANY OTHER OF THOSE BIKES, BICYCLES THAT WORKS FOR HIM BECAUSE THOSE ARE REALLY SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. AND WE'RE TRYING TO DISTINGUISH THEM FROM ORDINARY BICYCLES, WHICH AREN'T, UH, FOR COMMERCIAL USE. PERFECT. SO, MR GOLDBLATT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES MAKE THE MOTION, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT, THAT, THAT ADDITION BE REFLECTED IN THAT MOTION. IT SOUNDS GOOD. HOW ABOUT A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR? [01:00:02] YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THERE. ALRIGHT. WE'D HAVE TO EXCLUDE THEM. WELL, UNTIL RIGHT NOW, THIS IS FOCUSING ON A DOT ON A DOC. SO, SO UNTIL THERE ARE A COMPANY THAT HAS 'EM RANDOMLY SCATTERED AROUND THE CITY OF WHEELCHAIRS, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO REGULATE THAT AT SOME POINT. BUT THIS WOULDN'T APPLY, BUT, BUT, UH, THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO THOSE VEHICLES AS WELL. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SOMEBODY LIKES TO MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 19 TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ORDINANCE IN ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE MITZVAH CODE WITH THE CAVEAT OF ADDING, UH, THE EXTRA TWO WORDS POWERED BY A PERSON OR A MOTOR TO THE DEFINITION OF SECTION 9.420208. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, GARY? OH, I HAVE A COMMENT. COMMENT. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPEAKER FOR EXPRESSING HIS FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE, UH, DOCK LISTS, UH, UH, VEHICLES. UM, I SEE THEM STREWN OUT ALL THE TIME AT, ON THE INTERSECTIONS AND RIGHT WHERE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, WOULD HAVE THE WHEELCHAIRS OR W W WOULD COME DOWN THERE ON CRUTCHES. SO I THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE DANGER TO OUR CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU, SUE FOR COMING IN. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'LL RECITE THE TITLE AND ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLES ONE NINE, 10. AND 12 AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, 10.26 TO THE OKLAHOMA ANISSA POOL CODE ADDRESSING DUCTLESS VEHICLES. [20. Selection of Mayor Pro Tem RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council selects a Mayor Pro Tem according to the El Cajon Municipal Code.] ALL RIGHT. I AM 20TH FOR THE SELECTION OF A MAYOR PRO TEM. I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO INTRODUCE SIDE AND PLEASE. OKAY. MAYOR. TYPICALLY AT THE DECEMBER MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL SELECTS A MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD. AND OUR CURRENT MAYOR PRO TEM IS COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK . ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANGELA, HOW MANY SPEWED CARS ON THE SIDE? THEM NO CARD, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT FOR OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. LIKE I THINK MR GOLDWELL WOULD BE A FINE MAYOR PRO TEM AND UH, HE'S DOING A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. IF, AGAIN, IF THAT'S A MOTION, SIR, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE FOR DISCUSSION IF THEY WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING ELSE. BUT YES, UH, I THINK THAT, UH, STEVE GLOBAL WOULD BE GREAT AS MAYOR PRO TEM. OKAY. THEN I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. IF SOMEBODY LIKED THE SECOND. SECOND. MOVING SECOND, PLEASE. VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. GO AHEAD. CONGRATULATIONS MR GOLDMAN. [21. Mayor and City Council Cafeteria Benefits Review RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next resolution in order adjusting the cafeteria benefit allotment from $1,000 per month to $1,150 per month, effective January 2019, for Mayor and City Councilmembers.] ALL RIGHT. I'M 21 IS IN REGARDS TO CAFETERIA BENEFITS REVIEW FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL STAFF, THEY INTRODUCED THIS ITEM, MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL TYPICALLY RECEIVES THE SAME AMOUNT OF HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS AS THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE CITY EMPLOYEES AS PART OF AN MOU AGREEMENT. UH, WE'LL HAVE AN INCREASE IN THEIR UM, CAFETERIA PLAN FROM 1000 PER MONTH TO $1,150 STARTING IN JANUARY, 2019. IN ORDER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THE TRADITION THAT WE HAVE HAVE MAINTAINED FOR THESE YEARS, A STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY ALLOTMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE TO $1,150 PER MONTH. THANKS GRAHAM. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? ANGELA? ANY SPEAKER CARDS? NO. CARTER FOR THE DISCUSSION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE, THE UH, ITEM SECOND. MOVING. SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. [22. Request to Amend the Budget for the East County Performing Arts Center Renovation RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the next RESOLUTION, in order, to: Transfer and appropriate $1.85 million from General Fund Carryover Reserve to the City Capital Improvement Program Fund; and Increase the ECPAC Improvements Project (IFM3471) by $1.85 million to $8.2 million.] I'M 22 AS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STAFF. WE PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS. . THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST YEAR, CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN SEVERAL ACTIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE REOPENING OF THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, ON DECEMBER NINE 2017 CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIVE NATION TO OPERATE, UH, ECP PACK WHEN IT WAS REOPENED. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A, AN AGREEMENT RETAINING ARCHITECTS, OUR CHS TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES. AND IN MAY, 2018, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH WIELAND TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN [01:05:01] ONGOING SINCE, SINCE UH, DECEMBER. THE FIRST ACTION IN DECEMBER, 2017. UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SPRING AND SUMMER, AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF STAFF, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM AND THE ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN, UH, CREATING A REDESIGNED STATE. THE ART, UH, EGG PACK. UM, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE ORIGINAL PROJECT BUDGET IS INSUFFICIENT FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS. UM, THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED SIX POINT $3 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT AND THIS INCLUDES THREE AREAS THAT I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON. THE FIRST, UH, COST ESTIMATE WAS FOR THE UM, UH, HEATING AND VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. HVAC. WE STARTED WITH A WORKING ASSUMPTION OF APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS. IT IS BECOME CLEAR WHEN WE, UH, EXAMINED THE EXISTING UM, SYSTEM THAT A FULL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY, UM, AFTER RECEIVING BIDS FOR THAT, UH, IT CAME BACK THAT THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT FOR THE HVAC SYSTEM WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT $5 MILLION OR ABOUT ONE POINT $4 MILLION, UH, OVER THE ORIGINAL WORKING ESTIMATE. THE SECOND ISSUE INVOLVED THE STANDING METAL SEEMED ROOF. YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF HAD, UH, FIXED THE FLAT PORTION OF THE ROOF SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THE STANDING METAL SEEMED ROOF, UH, REMAINED THE SAME INTACT. HOWEVER IT, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED ON, UPON INSPECTION THAT IT'S BEEN BREACHED IN SEVERAL PLACES, AGAIN, DUE TO THE OVERALL AGE OF THE BUILDING. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADD THAT TO THE PROJECT BUDGET AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $280,000. THE THIRD AREA WAS THE PROJECT CONTINGENCY AND WE BEGAN OUR BUDGET BY SETTING ASIDE A 7% A CONTINGENCY FOR UNANTICIPATED COSTS. UM, AS WE'VE ALREADY DISCOVERED, THERE'VE BEEN UNANTICIPATED STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES, ADDITIONAL UNANTICIPATED ITEMS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS TO MOVE TO THE INDUSTRY STANDARD OF A 10% CONTINGENCY THAT WOULD BRING THE , EXCUSE ME, THAT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL PROJECT CONTINGENCY UP TO $772,000. SO THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE THREE ITEMS I'VE JUST DESCRIBED IS APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT $4 MILLION. UM, THERE ARE $605,000 CURRENTLY UNENCUMBERED IN THE BUDGET AND SO WE ARE COMING TO YOU TODAY TO MAKE AN OVERALL FUNDING REQUEST OF 1.8 $5 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL COMPLETE THE PROJECT. AND AT THIS POINT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS TO STAFF? ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND IT IS STEPHANIE HARPER. I AM SO HAPPY THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GETTING OFF THE GROUND. IT'S SO WONDERFUL. BUT MY QUESTION WAS, AND I USED TO TELL DOUG ALL THE TIME, WHERE'S THIS MONEY GOING? WHY ARE WE, WHY ARE WE ALLOWING THIS MUCH MONEY? HE SAID, WE'RE PUTTING IT ASIDE, WE'RE PUTTING IT ASIDE. HE KEPT TELLING ME, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK RUNDOWN ON OUR FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS FOR THE YEAR 2010 TO 2011 WE ALLOCATED $750,000 FOR THE EPACK 2011 TO 2012 3 MILLION, 550,000 AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW ALL OF MY INFORMATION, I TAKE IT OFF OF OUR WEBSITE. THEY ARE FROM OUR MEETINGS. THEY ARE THE BUDGET. SO I'M NOT JUST MAKING IT UP. UM, THE 2012 TO 2013, I THINK ALL WE DID WAS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WHICH WAS LIKE $42,780 2013 TO 14, 2 MILLION, $850,000 2014 TO 2015 WAS ABOUT 219,000 THEN 2015 TO 2016 WAS 3,850,216 TO 17 3 MILLION, 183,000 AND I'M SORRY, THREE 3 MILLION, 183,000. SO BASICALLY IN THIS YEAR WAS A NINETY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND BASICALLY TO JUST PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, WE SHOULD HAVE SET ASIDE $15 MILLION TO DO THE ED PACK CENTER. SO I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHAT'S THIS COMING FROM? AND I HAVE A, LET'S SEE, FROM THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 9TH, 2010 REGARDING THE EPACK CENTER, IT SAID, UM, NO GENERAL FUNDING MONEY WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS, THIS PROJECT. AND THEN TWO YEARS LATER IN THE 2013 2014 BUDGET OF THE 2,850,000 IT WAS A GENERAL FUNDING. SO WE, IF WE HAVEN'T BEEN USING THIS MONEY FOR ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN KEPT SET ASIDE, WHY ARE WE NEEDING, AND I'M NOT AGAINST THE PROJECT, I THINK IT'S AWESOME. YOU KNOW, I, I WANT TO GET IT OPEN, BUT WHEN I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT ALL THIS MONEY THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING ASIDE HASN'T BEEN PUT ASIDE. SO WHERE'S IT ALL GONE? SO I THINK THE CONCEPT IS THAT SUPPOSEDLY WE'VE SET ASIDE $15 MILLION AND THAT'S MONEY IS NO LONGER THERE. CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? CERTAINLY. SO OVER OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE BUDGETED AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THIS PROJECT. SO LET'S SAY THREE YEARS AGO WE BUDGETED $3 MILLION. WELL, WE HAVE NOT DONE $3 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENT. SO [01:10:02] IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE SPENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THEN WHAT, WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR? BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, IF WE BUDGET SAY $3 MILLION A YEAR AGO, AND WE SPEND NONE OF THAT, THAT $3 MILLION WILL SHOW UP AGAIN IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SPENT $3 MILLION OR SET ASIDE AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION. IT'S JUST A CONTINUAL CARRY OVER OF THAT BUDGETS ACCOUNTING. SO YEAH, I, WE CAN GET THE SPECIFIC, I DON'T THINK THAT YOU HAVE THE SPECIFICS OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPENT ON THE, ON THE PROJECT SO FAR. DO YOU? SURE. YES. EXHIBIT A, UH, ON THE STAFF REPORT SHOWS THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE 6.3, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS, UH, SERVICES, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN EXPENDED TO DATE. THE UNENCUMBERED BALANCE IS 605,003 26 PRESENTLY. OKAY. SO YOU AND EVERYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT HAS BEEN COMMITTED AND YET YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL, THE 1.8 5.85. SO ALL IN ALL, THE PROJECT'S GONNA END UP BEING AROUND EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT IT'S FROM 2010 TO NOW WE'VE BEEN PUTTING ASIDE MONEY. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONFUSION. IT'S A, IT'S AN, IT'S AN ACCOUNTING WAY OF LOOKING AT IT. THEY'VE SAID THEY SET MONEY ASIDE, THEY DIDN'T SPEND IT. THAT MONEY WENT BACK INTO THE FUND, GOT RE REBUDGETED THE NEXT YEAR. SO IT WAS MONEY THAT WAS NEVER, IT WASN'T THE MONEY THAT WAS TAKEN AND SPENT. IT WAS MONEY THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR THAT YEAR, NOT SPENT THEN REABSORBED BACK INTO THE BUDGET AND SET ASIDE THE NEXT YEAR THAT MIGHT AND NOT SPENT. SO AT THIS POINT, WE FINALLY GOT INTO THE, TO THE POINT WITH THE ARCHITECTS AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY. SO I THINK WHAT GRAHAM WAS SAYING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER IS HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE PROJECT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT $650,000 SHORT OF HAVING SPENT $6 MILLION. WE'VE SPENT ABOUT, WELL, WE'VE COMMITTED AND, AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SPENDING ABOUT 5.7 MILLION TO DATE. AND BECAUSE, BECAUSE THE, UM, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS GONNA BE SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE HAD THOUGHT. AND BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO HALF MEASURES AT THIS POINT SINCE WE'RE INVESTING SO MUCH IN THIS AND, AND LIVE NATION WANTS IT TO NOT BE A HOT SUMMER DAY IN AUGUST AND HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING GO OUT. SO WE, WE COLLECTIVELY MADE A DECISION THAT IT WAS PRUDENT TO GO AHEAD AND SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DECIDING TODAY. IF THE COUNCIL AGREES TODAY THAT I THINK IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT, IT'S WORTH SPENDING THE MONEY. WHAT I'M SEEING IS THAT, BUT MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON FOR THE CITY BECAUSE I CAN SEE ON, ON DIFFERENT ONES THAT WERE FROM A LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE WANTED TO DO IT IN 2013, 2010 WITH A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE LIKE PUT THE EFFORT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE WE, WE HAD, UM, ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, WE HAD SWANSON'S COMPANY COME IN AND DO A WHOLE BIG OLD THING WITH IT. I THINK THAT WAS JUST KIND OF TO SUFFICE PEOPLE. BUT IF WE WOULD HAVE PUT THE MONEY AND INVESTED IT AND THEN, AND IT, THEN WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING TO FORK OUT SO MUCH MONEY NOW. SO MAYBE THIS IS A GOOD LESSON LEARNED FOR THE CITY PERHAPS. THANK YOU. OH YES. OH STEPHANIE, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE EXPLANATION FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE APPRAISER FOR 34 YEARS AND I GET INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THINGS WITH RENT HAVE TO DO WITH RENOVATIONS IN A RENOVATED BUILDINGS MYSELF. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET WHEN YOU OPEN UP A WALL. YOU, OH MY GOSH, THERE'S ALSO, IT'S A MOLD IN HERE, ISN'T IT? COST ME $50,000 AND SO IN THIS CASE, THE OPEN UP THE WALLS AND THEY LOOK AT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THEY GO, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS ALL READY TO FALL APART. THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY OPEN THEM UP THE WALLS. AND I AGREE WITH YOU, WE'VE GOT SO MUCH MONEY, WE'VE ALREADY GOT INVESTED IN IT AND EVERYBODY WANTS THAT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OPENED. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE 90% OF THE WAY THERE. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE THIS AS A PROJECT THAT WE DON'T CUT CORNERS ON. LIKE WHEN WE DID THE ROOF ON THERE, IF WE WOULD HAVE DONE THE WHOLE ENTIRE ROOF AND PUT YOUR ON KNEW WE WOULDN'T BE SEEING THE NEW SEAMS THAT JUST CAME UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD START INVESTING IN THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING BACK MONEY INTO THE CITY AND NOT CUT CORNERS WITH IT AND JUST MAKE IT THE BEST AND THE MOST TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGICAL THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN AND MAKE ALCOHOL AND SHINE FOR SOMETHING. AND THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME THING. I THINK WE'VE ACHIEVED SOMETHING HERE THAT YOU AND I AND THE REST WE ALL AGREE ON THE SAME THING. THAT'S AWESOME. IT'S A GOOD DAY. NOT ONLY THAT, WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE RAIN ABOUT EVERY THIRD YEAR, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE. YOUR LEAKS ARE YOUR PROBLEMS AND IT'S TRUE. YOU HAVE A DOWNPOUR. ANGELA, ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? NO MORE CARDS HERE. ALL RIGHT THEN, UM, COUNSEL, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY, STEVE, IF I REMEMBER FROM YOUR CHART, MR MAYOR EARLIER LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE, OUR REVENUES WERE SIX POINT $6 MILLION HIGHER THAN OUR EXPENSES. SO I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS 1.8 5 MILLION COMING OUT OF A $6 MILLION OVERAGE IN A SENSE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE HAVING TO SACRIFICE, [01:15:01] ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A ONE TIMES EXPENDITURE AND NOT AN ONGOING EXPENDITURE. AND THIS IS A JEWEL FOR OUR CITY. SO I LOOK AT THIS AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT. IF WE BUILD A FANTASTIC FACILITY THAT IS A REGIONAL DESTINATION, A REGIONAL ATTRACTION, UH, IT WILL DO TREMENDOUS VALUE TO BRING IN PEOPLE FROM ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR OUR BUSINESSES HERE IN OKLAHOMA. AND THAT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT. IT'D BE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TRANSFER INAPPROPRIATE 1.8 5 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND CARRIER RESERVE TO THE CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND AND THAT WE INCREASED THE ECP PACK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT BY 1.5 MILLION TO 8.2 MILLION. SECOND. MOVING SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY A FOUR TO ZERO VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COLLAGIO ABSTAINING. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS TODAY. [23. Council Activity Report] I AM 23 IS MY ACTIVITIES REPORT AND UM, THERE IS ONE CHANGE. I UH, DID NOT ATTEND THE TOYS FOR JOY. I RALLY ON SATURDAY AS I WAS FLYING BACK FROM SEATTLE. OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S AS REPORTED. [17. ACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:] COUNCIL MEMBER KEDRICK AS REPORTED. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCALL AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER COLLAGIO MAYOR PRETEND STEVE GLOBAL AS A REPORTER WITH THE EXCEPTION. I DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE CHAMBER. BREAKFAST FRIDAY MORNING. [28. Response to Allegation at Southwest Key Facility That the City Council the options identified in this report and directs staff.] ITEM 28 IS A JOINT COUNSELOR REPORT FROM MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK AND MAYOR PRO TEM GLOBAL GENTLEMANLY. PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS. UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE HAD AN ARTICLE LAST MONTH ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST KEY FACILITY AT ROUGHLY BROADWAY AND ORO STREET IN EL CAHONE. AND WHAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST WAS THE REPORT IN THE ARTICLE THAT THERE THE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING SEVEN FOR RUNAWAYS, BUT ONLY THREE REPORTED AS REQUIRED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UH, I THINK WE WOULD ALL ASK WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER FOUR. AND WE DON'T KNOW. THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OVER OPERATIONS. THEY OPERATE BY RIGHT UNDER THE ZONING. SO I GUESS, UH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO THOUGH IS JUST FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. AND SO I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE CITY STAFF TO MEET WITH A LOCAL DIRECTOR TO FIND OUT THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS GOING ON THERE IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFICALLY THE ITEMS RAISED IN THE ARTICLE. AND ALSO THAT WE WOULD PREPARE A LETTER FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, INFORMING THEM OF THESE CONSISTENCIES AND, AND ASKING IF THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE LICENSE AND FEDERAL CONTRACTING LAWS. UH, THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN AND IT DOES AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY. IT DOES AFFECT THE POLICE THAT THEY REPORT. IT HAD, I BELIEVE, 20 CALLS FOR SERVICE, UH, SEVEN OF THEM FOR RUNAWAYS. AND SO IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY PURPOSE IN THIS ITEM IS SOLELY TO ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO ALERT THOSE WHO HAVE OVERSIGHT THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN, THAT EVERYBODY IS COMPLYING WITH THE LAW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MINORS. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? WELL, I WANT TO GIVE COUNCILMAN GLOBAL CREDIT FOR THIS. HE'S THE ONE THAT CALLED ME AND ASKED ABOUT MY OPINION AND UH, I AGREE COMPLETELY WITH HIM. UH, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS PROTECTION OF THE CITIZENS, EVEN THOSE THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED. SO I THINK IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT. WE LET THE PROPER THIRTIES, UH, KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND THAT THEY LOOK AT THIS VERY CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE. SEE IF THERE'S ANY, UH, SPIRIT CARDS OF THIS ITEM. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE IS ANA BOB DARI . HELLO, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANNA BOB WITHOUT, I'M ACTUALLY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAMS HERE IN SAN DIEGO. UM, AND I AM HERE, UM, AS A COURTESY FROM OUR, OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND, UM, OUR REGIONAL DIRECTORS THAT ARE ALSO PRESENT TO INVITE YOU GUYS DEFINITELY TO DO A TOUR OF OUR FACILITY TO GET THE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND WE CAN MEET HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND BE TRANSPARENT IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. AND FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS IN THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH, UM, CALIFORNIA STATE LICENSING. WE'RE ALSO MONITORED BY THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE AND RESETTLEMENT AS A FEDERAL AGENCY FOR THEM THAT WERE GRANTED THROUGH AND WERE MONITORED INTERNALLY [01:20:01] BY SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAMS. UM, SO WE ACTUALLY MET WITH STATE LICENSING EARLIER THIS AND WE WERE NOT CITED FOR ANY OF OUR REPORTING ISSUES. WE HOLD THREE LICENSES AND SAN DIEGO AND WE DO ALL OUR REPORTING ACCORDINGLY TO THEM AS WELL AS TO ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE REPORT TO. SO WE'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2016. UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSIDE OUR FACILITY SINCE THIS SUMMER THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, NOT NECESSARILY PROTESTERS BUT MORE OF THEIR, FOR THE KIDS AS WELL. AND WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR BUSINESS NEIGHBORS AS WELL. UM, SO I WELCOME YOU TO, UM, FOR US TO SCHEDULE THAT MEETING AND FOR US TO GET THE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS FROM THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE REFUGEE AND RESETTLEMENT FOR YOU GUYS TO COME ON BOARD AND DO A TOUR OF OUR FACILITY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME? NOT A QUESTION, BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TOUR IF YOU CAN CALL. UH, LET ME GIVE YOU THE NUMBER, UM, OR SOMEBODY WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE OFFICE OR I CAN GIVE YOU MYSELF. OKAY. YES. UM, I CAN FIND YOUR INFORMATION AND I CONSENT. OKAY, GO AHEAD. (619) 244-6222 44 62 20. OKAY, THANK YOU. YUP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. SEBI SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, MY NAME IS SEBI SEBASTIEN. I'M HERE IN MY ROLE AS THE REGIONAL SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE REGIONAL PROGRAMS. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD A CERTAIN PROGRAM FOR IMMIGRANT MINORS IN EL CAHONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY FOR THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED ALL THESE YEARS. RECENTLY THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE OPERATION OF PROGRAM, HOW IT IS BEING MANAGED. WE ARE A LICENSED GROUP HOME UNDER CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING AND THE ANALYST WE SAID OUR PROGRAM UNANNOUNCED OR ANNOUNCED AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL ORR MONITORS VISIT OUR PROGRAM UNANNOUNCED OR ANNOUNCED. THEY LOOK AT OUR FILES, THEY LOOK AT OUR OPERATIONS. THEY ARE VERY STRICT RULES IN TERMS OF HOW YOU OPERATE AND ALL THE CHILDREN. IF THEY ARE NOT, THEY ARE REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE DON'T FOLLOW UP WITH THEM WHERE THEY WENT. IF THEY ARE EVER FOUND THEN ICE OR BORDER PATROL WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE DON'T BRING THEM BACK TO THE SHELTER. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS AND WE WELCOME ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VISIT OUR PROGRAM TO SEE OUR OPERATION, HOW WE DO. YOU'RE MOST WELCOME, PLEASE CONTACT GHANA AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN EACH OF THEM. LET ME SEE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN? OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING THOUGH, SIR. THANK YOU. IT'S MALE OF ELLIS. HELLO. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JUST MORE ALONG THE SAME LIGHT. I AM A ADMINISTRATOR WITH SOUTHWEST KEY. WE'VE BEEN OPERATION IN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT WE'VE ALSO MEAN IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF ALCOHOL FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ON THE BOARD OF ALPINE ST WHERE WE'RE UNDER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JURISDICTION. SO WE'RE NOT A NEW ORGANIZATION. WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN LEMON GROVE. UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, A PRETTY STELLAR RECORD. THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SAW ON THE NEWS, UH, UNFORTUNATELY ONLY GOT HALF OF THE STORY, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN THAT REPORT. AND AS ANNA HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE WERE NOT CITED. SO I THINK THAT THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY IN A VIOLATION, BUT WHAT WE SAW AS A CLERICAL ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE THREE LOCATIONS, THEY WERE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND THERE WAS A FILING ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, WE OPENED THE INVITATION FOR ALL OF YOU TO GO SEE THE FACILITY. WE HAVE A REALLY OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION, THE STANDUP FACILITY, UM, WHICH I THINK, UH, IT'D BE WHO'S ALL OF US TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF COMMUNICATION AND OPEN DIALOGUE, PARTICULARLY IN THESE TIMES WHEN, UH, THE WHOLE QUESTION OF, UH, MIGRANTS AND IMMIGRATION IS A HOT TOPIC. I THINK THAT, UM, WE ALL SHOULD BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND Y'ALL HAVE A, A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH US RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, HEARING THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MEDIA AND SO FORTH. OKAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING EVERYONE THAN YOU. SHE HAS [01:25:01] ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. TWO MORE SPEAKERS, SIR. UH, BUNNY PRICE. BONNIE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA WHEN WE BROUGHT IT. PARDON ME. I CAN'T STAND THE AIR CONDITIONING. UM, WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS IDEA FORWARD ABOUT SOUTHWEST KEY SOMETIME AGO, UM, THEY, UH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS SUPPOSEDLY CONTRACTING WITH SOUTHWEST KEY AND OTHER PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE SEPARATED AT THE BORDER WHEN THEIR PARENTS WERE SEEKING ASYLUM OR THESE CHILDREN CAME ALONE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO STAY WHERE THEY LIVED. WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL SAID, BASICALLY, IT'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT'S A FEDERAL ISSUE. AND I CONTACTED A REPRESENTATIVE, SUSAN DAVIS, SHE, NANCY PELOSI AND JUAN VARGAS MADE LOCAL AREA INSPECTIONS. THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I'M CONCERNED ON A NATIONAL SCALE. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS SAID IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM, UH, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIRED ARE NOT VETTED PROPERLY AND THAT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO VET. AND IF KIDS ARE IN THERE AND RUNNING AWAY, WHO KNOWS WHY THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY, EXCEPT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IMPRISONED, YOU KNOW, WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO RUN AWAY. BUT IF YOU'RE ABUSED, YOU'RE DEVELOPING SOME HATRED FOR THE COUNTRY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE TO, THAT YOU HAVE ESCAPE TOO. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THERE BE INSPECTION CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING HARMED. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE LOCAL SOUTHWEST KEY FACILITY IS WILLING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND OVERSEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I THINK THIS IS A MOVE THAT SHOULD BE MADE NATIONWIDE. SOUTHWEST KEY IS MAKING MILLIONS, IF NOT A BILLION ON THIS KIND OF OPERATION. IN SOME PLACES THEY'RE CHARGING $700 A NIGHT PER INHABITANT AND THAT WOULD GET YOU A PRETTY GOOD ROOM AND A FIVE STAR HOTEL WOULDN'T IT? SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND, AND I URGE ALL OF YOU TO TAKE UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AND MAYBE YOU COULD EVEN GET DUNCAN HUNTER TO SHOW UP. THANK YOU. LAST SPEAKER, JIM CITY, GHANA. JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP, COUNCILMAN. UH, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE TO THIS, UH, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MEETINGS AGO, DAVID CHENOWITH AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS FOE FINALLY SOME FOLLOWUP ON THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT HIM AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I CAN'T GET HOLD OF HIM AT ALL. I HOPE HE'S WELL, BUT HE WAS THE FIRST GENTLEMAN TO BRING THIS SUBJECT UP AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE KUDOS FOR THAT ALSO. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, BECAUSE ABOUT THE COUNCIL, UH, AGAIN, MR GOLDWYN, YOU WANTED US TO, UM, YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION EXPLAINING. JUST ONE LAST COMMENT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU'VE EVER SERVED ON JURY SERVICE DURING EACH BREAK, A JUDGE WILL TELL YOU, PLEASE DON'T FORM ANY CONCLUSIONS, DISCUSS THE CASE OR HAVE ANY OPINIONS UNTIL YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE EVIDENCE BEFORE YOU. SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS. UH, WE WELCOME SOUTHWEST KEY FOR APPEARING TODAY. WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE COME. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU AND I, I CAUTION ALL OF US TO BE CAREFUL UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION. SO WE REACH FACT-BASED CONCLUSION RATHER THAN PERHAPS AN EMOTIONAL BASE CONCLUSION. SO I WELCOME CITY STAFF TO MEET WITH SOUTHWEST KEY AND TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION. AS MS. PRICE SAID EARLIER. IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE STAFF TO MEET WITH THE LOCAL DIRECTOR AND TO PREPARE THE LETTER AS DESCRIBED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BOOT AND SECOND PLEASE VOTE. [01:30:04] MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND NO FIRST READINGS OR ORDINANCES. [30. Ordinance Amending Section 2.56.030 of Chapter 2.56 and Adding Chapter 12.06 to the El Cajon Municipal Code Regulating Vending on City Sidewalks RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells request the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Amending Title 12 of the El Cajon Municipal Code to Amend Section 2.56.030 of Chapter 2.56 of the El Cajon Municipal Code and to add Chapter 12.06 to the El Cajon Municipal Code regarding vending on City sidewalks and pedestrian pathways.] I AM 30TH THE SECOND READING OF AN ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ALCOHOL, MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING VENDING ON CITY SIDEWALKS. I WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE, BUT FIRST AMAZON. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO. CARTER. THEN WOULD YOU PLEASE RECITE THE TITLE, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12 OF THE ALCOHOL MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND SECTION 2.5 6.03 OF CHAPTER 2.56 OF THE ELCA HOME MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO ADD CHAPTER 12.06 TO THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING VENDING ON CITY SIDEWALKS AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS. SOMEBODY WOULD BE WANTING TO MAKE A MOTION. DON'T MOVE. MOVING. SECONDLY, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. [23. CLOSED SESSIONS:] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW CLOSE SESSION. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. MR C ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE RECITE THE TITLE AND LEAD US INTO CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU MARY. THIS ITEM IS A CLOSED SESSION FOR A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF A GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FOUR NINE FIVE 6.9 THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CHRISTINE GREER VS. CITY OF EL CAHONE AND THE CASE NUMBERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION. SECOND. MOVING SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. LAYS JUMBO BACK IN A FEW MINUTES TO CONCLUDE THE MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. OR ISLANDERS. GEM WILL NOW BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REPORT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU MAYOR. THE CITY COUNCIL IN CLOSED SESSION FOR A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LITIGATION AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THAT CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU SIR. . THIS BRINGS US TO A GERMAN AT THE RAILROAD JOINT MEDIA, THE L CONE CITY COUNCIL, ALCOHOL HOUSING AUTHORITY HELD THIS 11TH THEY HAD DECEMBER, 2018 IS ADJOURN TILL TUESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2019 AT 3:00 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.