May 23, 2023 City Council Meeting 3pm

OKAY, THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE MAY 9TH, 2023 AND THE AGENDA OF THE MAY 23RD, 2023 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the May 9, 2023, Meeting and the Agenda of the May 23, 2023, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: 2023 San Diego County Fair - "Get Out There" Presentation: America on Main Street and Foodie Fest Proclamation: National Public Works Week Presentation: American Public Works Association Awards]

WE HAVE FOUR PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE TRISTAN HELLMAN, THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THE FAIR.

HI, TRISTAN.

HI.

HOW ARE YOU? UM, DO WE HAVE THE POWERPOINT QUEUE DOWN? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND, UM, THANK YOU MAYOR WELLS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF.

UH, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AT, UH, 3:00 PM ON A TUESDAY FOR MY PRESENTATION.

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

UM, UH, I AM PLEASED, UH, UH, TO, UH, PRESENT ON THE 2023 SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

UH, IT STARTS ON JUNE 7TH, SO, UH, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE BEGINNING OF IT.

WE'RE, WE'RE THE FAIRGROUNDS ARE BEING, UM, BEING PREPARED NOW.

AND, UH, SO I'M, UH, TRISTAN HALLMAN.

I'M THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF THE 22ND AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.

WE PUT ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.

SO, UH, AS I SAID, IT BEGINS JUNE 7TH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS GET OUT THERE.

UM, IT'S A CELEBRATION OF EXPLORING ALL THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR COUNTY HAS TO OFFER, INCLUDING, OF COURSE, THE FAIR.

UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU TO, UH, TO, TO TAKE OUR SORT OF SHOW ON THE ROAD AND SHOW OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR CITIES OUT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UM, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN STORE.

SO, I'M GONNA START WITH A LITTLE VIDEO HERE THAT KIND OF GIVES A FLAVOR OF OUR THEME, AND I THINK YOU GOTTA HIT PLAY.

ALL RIGHT? SO I HOPE THAT GETS YOU EXCITED FOR IT.

UH, IT GETS YOU IN THE MOOD.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS ABOUT EXPLORING OUR COUNTY.

UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR THEME EXHIBIT THAT WE'LL HAVE THIS YEAR.

EVERY DAY WE'LL HAVE, UH, ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS ON HAND TO HELP OUR GUESTS LEARN AND GROW.

UH, BUT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE FAIR, , WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE BY EXPLORING SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S, UH, REGIONAL PARKS AND OUR GET OUT THERE CHALLENGE.

SO, UH, YOU CAN SEE THE, THE RULES UP THERE.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU VISIT PARKS AND YOU TAG US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS ON SD FAIR.COM.

UM, BUT THERE ARE PRIZES IN PLAY AT THE END OF THIS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU GET OUT THERE BEFORE THE FAIR AND YOU GET OUT TO THE FAIR, AND WE CELEBRATE ALL, ALL THAT SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS TO OFFER.

UM, IN ADDITION TO PARKS, BEACHES, AND TRAILS.

UH, HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, UM, WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF GREAT GRAND STAND ACTS THIS YEAR FROM, UH, DIFFERENT GENRES.

SO INCLUDING POP, REGGAE, COUNTRY, LOCAL ROCK FAVORITES, UH, AND COMEDY.

SO TRAIN IS GONNA BE THERE ON OPENING NIGHT.

UH, KEVIN HART WILL BE THERE DURING THE OPENING WEEKEND.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE ACTS THERE.

YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE, SD FAIR.COM.

I SHOULD NOTE, UH, THAT OUR GRANDSTAND ACTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF ADMISSION.

UH, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU BUY TICKETS TO A GRANDSTAND SHOW, IT DOES INCLUDE ADMISSION TO EVERYTHING ELSE OUR FAIR HAS TO OFFER.

OH, WRONG WAY.

SORRY, UH, MUSIC, HERITAGE AND INCLUSIVITY.

AND THE FAIR.

UH, AND THAT INCLUDES, SO WE HAVE FREE PERFORMANCES THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION.

IN FACT, WE HAVE MORE THAN 250 COMMUNITY PERFORMERS.

SO ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL SEE THE STILT WALKERS OUT THERE.

GROUND SHOWS, WE HAVE VERY POPULAR PIG RACES.

UM, AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE BANDS THAT WE'LL BE PLAYING IN OUR CHEVROLET PADDOCK CONCERT SERIES.

AGAIN, THAT'S INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION.

UH, AND AS PART OF OUR SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE, UH, WE'LL ALSO HAVE A, THE SERIES OF FUN FESTIVALS, INCLUDING CELEBRATIONS OF MUSIC, OH,

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AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE WHAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CALL THE FARM TO GLASS OPTIONS.

THOSE ARE, UH, WINE AND BEER FESTIVALS.

UH, AND SPEAKING OF FARMS, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN PERSONAL DISCOVERY OF AGRICULTURE WHEN YOU VISIT THE FAIR, FOR EXAMPLE.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE AG VENTURE LAND, UH, IN ADDITION TO THESE OFFERINGS, WHICH IS A PLACE WHERE KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

UM, IN CALIFORNIA GROWN, YOU CAN VISIT THE CAMEL DAIRY AND THE PETTING ZOO.

UH, SO A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR KIDS, A LOT OF ED OPTIONS FOR EDUCATION, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

UH, AND THIS YEAR, UM, YOU KNOW, FAIR HAD A COUPLE YEARS OFF, BUT THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE THE OUTDOOR GARDEN SHOW WILL BE BACK IN FULL BLOOM.

SO, LIKE ANY GOOD SUMMER CAMP, UH, WE'RE ALSO OFFERING FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS.

SO YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THESE EXHIBITS TO SEE, UH, THE BADGES REALLY RIBBONS THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE WON.

AND ON MANY DAYS, WE'LL HAVE LIVE SIDEWALK CHALK PAINTING, PHOTO SHOOTS, OTHER DEMONSTRATIONS.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR DAILY SCHEDULE.

AGAIN, SD FAIR.COM.

UM, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

WE, UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR PLANT GROW EAT PROGRAM.

UM, STARTING IN THE SPRING, WE VISIT MORE THAN 6,000 STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS TO INTRODUCE THEM TO AGRICULTURE.

UM, THEN AT THE FAIR, WE WELCOME THOSE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO SHOW OFF THE PLANTS.

UH, THEY HAVE GROWN FROM THE SEEDS THAT WE'VE PROVIDED THEM.

SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SEE, UM, IT'S NOT JUST A ONE MONTH EVENT FOR US.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PLANNING THE SEEDS FOR ALL YEAR ROUND, SO TO SPEAK.

UH, AND IF ALL OF THAT ENTERTAINMENT, UH, AND EDUCATION IS ENOUGH FOR YOU, THERE'S ALWAYS, UH, ADVENTURES IN RIDES AND FOOD.

SO WE'LL HAVE A FULL ARRAY OF RIDES.

UM, SO THERE'S SOMETHING FUN FOR EVERYONE.

WE HAVE GOT TWO NEW RIDES, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE.

MEDUSA AND JOKER 360.

THEY'RE SO NEW, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PHOTOS OF THEM FULLY ASSEMBLED YET.

UM, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT'LL BE FUN FOR YOU.

WE, UM, BUT IF YOU WANT MORE, SOMETHING MORE TRADITIONAL, OF COURSE, HAVE THE FERRIS WHEEL, THE TEAC CUPS, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO ON THE SLIDES, TICKLE YOUR TUMMIES DOING THAT.

UM, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOWCASE, UH, THESE TWO NEW RIDES.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS TEST YOUR ABILITIES AND SKILLS ON OUR GAMES OF SKILL IN THE CARNIVAL MIDWAY.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE OF A ASTRONOMICAL ADVENTURE, UH, WE'RE OFFERING, UH, YOU KNOW, WHICH, WHICH MAY ACTUALLY BE WORSE FOR YOUR STOMACH, PERHAPS, THAN SOME OF THE RIDES.

UM, BUT VERY DELICIOUS ON THE WAY DOWN.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE, UH, FOR THAT, WE'VE GOT SOME NEW FOOD OPTIONS.

WE'VE GOT SOME THEME FOOD OPTIONS.

UM, I'M PROBABLY GONNA TRY THE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

UM, IF YOU, IF YOU WANT THE ONE POUND BLOCK OF FRIED MAT MOZZARELLA, I'D RECOMMEND MAYBE, UM, SHARING IT AMONG THE COUNCIL AND NOT TRYING IT ON YOUR OWN.

UH, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO PROVE.

UM, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO WALK AROUND AT THE FAIR AND BURN OFF SOME OF THESE CALORIES AND, UH, FRIED AND SUGARY DELIGHTS THAT WE HAVE.

BUT, UH, WE'LL ALSO BE OFFERING, UH, PLANT-BASED OPTIONS.

I SHOULD NOTE THAT.

UM, SO SOMETHING A LITTLE CLOSER TO, UM, TO THE GROUND, SO TO SPEAK, UH, THIS YEAR FROM WICKED KITCHEN.

AND LIKE OUR RIDES, UH, WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

SO IF, IF THE ONE POUND BLOCK OF MOZZARELLA ISN'T YOUR THING, YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU'LL LIKE.

SO, UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW DO WE HELP YOU GET OUT THERE? UM, YOU KNOW, I TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO DRIVE OUT THERE.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA WANNA KNOW, CAN I PARK? YES, YOU CAN.

YOU CAN PARK FOR FREE, UH, AT TORRY PINES HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU CAN PARK AT THE HORSE PARK, UH, NEARBY WITH $10.

BOTH OF THOSE HAVE SHUTTLE SERVICE, GENERAL PARKING, $15.

UM, IF YOU BUY IT ONLINE IN ADVANCE, $20, IF YOU BUY IT ON SITE, UH, IT IS CASHLESS.

SO PROBABLY BETTER TO BUY ONLINE ANYWAY, IF YOU WANNA DO THAT.

AND PREFERRED PARKING IS $50.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE TRANSIT OPTIONS, UH, AVAILABLE.

SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, OF COURSE, UM, TO GET OUT THERE ON THE PUBLIC TRANSIT, THAT'S AN OPTION.

AND IT, IT, YOU CAN GET SOME REAL SAVINGS.

UM, SO FINALLY, AS YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR BIG ADVENTURE AT THE FAIR, WE WANNA EMPHASIZE, LIKE I JUST DID, THAT YOU SHOULD BUY EARLY.

UM, YOU CAN AVOID THE LINES AND BUY ONLINE.

UH, HERE IS OUR, OUR DEALS ON FRIDAYS.

I SHOULD NOTE IN JUNE.

IT'S FREE FOR KIDS 12 AND UNDER.

SO TAKE YOUR FAMILY, UM, ON FRIDAYS, IF YOU CAN.

UH, CHILDREN FIVE AND YOUNGER CAN GET UNFREE EVERY DAY.

SO JUST LIKE PARKING AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE BUY ON IN ADVANCE.

YOU CAN SAVE, YOU CAN ALSO SAVE ON, UH, SEVERAL DEALS.

THERE'S, THERE'S WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON ADMISSION.

IF YOU GO TO ALBERTSONS AND VONS, UH, YOU CAN GET $3 OFF IF YOU GET A CODE AND YOU BUY ONLINE, AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE AS WELL.

SO, WITH THAT, I WANT TO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

UH, I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK, TO CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN EMAIL INVITING YOU TO OUR SUMMER SOCIAL, UM, OR ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THIS SUMMER.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

UM, AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU

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HAVE.

THANKS, TRISTAN.

ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND LAST YEAR'S SUPERHERO THEME, UM, AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON JUST WENT BANANAS WITH IT.

SO MAKE SURE YOU TIP YOUR HAT TO WHOEVER BROUGHT THE SUPERHERO, MARVEL, HULK, SPIDER-MAN, ALL OF IT.

IT WAS A BLAST.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GO NEXT THIS YEAR AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU YIELD TO A QUESTION? OH, ABSOLUTELY.

UH, WHEN YOU SAY HE WENT BANANAS WITH IT, HOW, WHAT COULD YOU? I MEAN, WE, WE HAD TO DRAG HIM OUT OF THE FAIR BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STAY.

AND YEAH, THE HUGE LI LARGER THAN LIFE FIGURINES.

I MEAN, THE HULK, THAT WAS LIKE 20 FEET TALL.

I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY AWESOME.

SO, YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

WELL, HOPEFULLY HE LIKES THE, THE CAMPING THEME AS WELL.

YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA TOP MARVEL, BUT YEAH, HE, HE LOVES THE GAMES AND THE PRIZES AND, BUT YEAH, THIS IS, THEY LOVE THE FAIR.

I WENT WHEN I WAS A KID, NOW I'M TAKING MY SON.

SO, FANTASTIC TRADITION.

ELSE, JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU SHOOT THAT COMMERCIAL LAST YEAR, ? YES, THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS ACTUALLY SHOT AT LAST YEAR'S FAIR.

SO IF YOU LOOK REALLY CAREFULLY, YOU COULD PROBABLY SEE SOME SIGNS OF LAST YEAR'S, BUT, BUT IT WAS DONE IN ADVANCE.

YOU, YOU GUYS ARE WORKING WAY AHEAD OF TIME.

THAT'S GOOD.

WE TRIED TO, UM, IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER AT THE LAST MINUTE, BUT, UM, BUT THAT WAS ONE THING THAT WAS PLANNED AHEAD.

WELL, THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

SAN DIEGO.

I'M SORRY.

THE, UH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST THINGS OF THIS SUMMER.

WELL, PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO COME.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE THEM THERE.

OKAY, THANKS.

APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR AMERICA ON MAIN STREET AND FOODIE FEST.

UH, FRANK CARSON, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WILL SHARE WITH US ABOUT THIS DAY.

MARY.

JUST GIMME A SECOND TO SET UP.

SURE.

I JUST WANT TO DO A BRIEF HIGHLIGHT OF OUR EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND, AMERICA ON MAIN STREET.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP, UH, OUR TWO SPONSORS, ALBERTO VASQUEZ FROM COST COMMUNICATIONS.

WOULD YOU COME ON UP? UM, WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, AND THESE ARE PLEX, UH, MOSAIC PLEX ACTUALLY MADE BY PIECE BY PIECE.

IT'S A SERVICE PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT BRING INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE HOMELESS OUTTA TRANSITION TO MAKING ART PROJECTS.

SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS MORE FITTING, UH, TO AWARD THEM, UH, WITH SPONSORSHIP PLAQUE, SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE MEANINGFUL.

SO, THANK YOU, ALBERTO.

AND COST COMMUNICATION FOR SPONSORSHIP.

YOU WANNA SING THING MARK? UM, JUST, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP, UH, SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR YEARS SINCE THE LAST EVENT, AND COX COMMUNICATIONS WE'RE JUST VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT AND TO HELP, UH, UH, THE, THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE HERE IN EL CAJON.

AND I ALSO LIKE TO INVITE UP ROGER DOHERTY.

I SAW HIM.

UH, KAISER PERMENTE HAS BEEN A SPONSOR FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS EVENT, AND WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM, AS WELL AS THAT HAUNT FEST.

UH, HE HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MOSAIC, AGAIN, PIECE BY PIECE, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GROUP THAT DOES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR OUR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.

APPRECIATE.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT TO BE BACK IN PERSON AND TO HAVE THE EVENT LIVE AGAIN.

UH, FANTASTIC.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF, UH, SUPPORTING AMERICA ON MAIN STREET.

THANKS, ROGER.

MAYBE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE AT THAT TIME.

SO, AS COUNCIL KNOWS, ESPECIALLY AT OUR PRESENTATION IN JANUARY, WE WERE INTENDING OF HAVING, UH, U S C I S, OUR UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ACTUALLY DO A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY AS A PRE-EVENT.

UH, THEY, WE MET WITH THEIR DIRECTOR OF THEIR WEST COAST OPERATIONS, AND THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY THIS YEAR.

SO WE HAD TO TRY TO REGROUP AND FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE TRY TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE EVENT EARLY ENOUGH SO PEOPLE, WE COULD HAVE SOME BODIES IN THE EVENT EARLIER IN THE DAY.

SO WE DID THE OPENING OF, UH, OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY DRAWING PRIZES, AND YOU SEE THE MAYOR THERE PLAYING GUITAR, THE TAYLOR GUITAR AS PART OF IT.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RAFFLE OFF OR OPPORTUNITY DRAWING OFF MANY OTHER PRIZES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO COME AND, AND BRING SOME BODIES IN JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT, TRY TO FEEL THE SPACE, SO TO SPEAK.

BUT AGAIN, NEXT YEAR, THE NATURALIZATION SERVICE SAID THEY'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO COME BACK.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT.

UM, AT OUR FOODIE FEST EVENT, IT ENDED UP BEING SOLD OUT ON THE DAY OF.

WE SOLD MORE TICKETS ON THE DAY OF, UH, IF YOU SOLD IT AT THREE 30, IT WAS DEFINITELY PACKED AT THREE 30.

AND THEN AT SIX O'CLOCK WHEN I WENT BY AGAIN, IT WAS

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SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS.

IF, IF COUNCIL WANT, WANTED TO BRING IT THAT BACK, UH, TO ACTUALLY DO MAYBE A TIME, A THREE 30 TIME, AND THEN MAYBE LIKE A FIVE O'CLOCK TIME OF SAILING DIFFERENT WRISTBANDS.

SO WITH NOT ALL MAYBE 500 PEOPLE RIGHT THEN AND THERE ARE AREN'T JAM PACKING IT AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY RECEIVED, WELL, LOOKING AT MAYBE CHANGING LOCATIONS OF IT.

UM, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT, NOT IN A PARKING LOT, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE HOSPITABLE AREA, UH, TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE FRIENDLY LOOKING.

AND THEN WE DEFINITELY HAD A LARGE OF ATTRACTIONS, UH, WITH OUR FREE RIDES.

ALL RIDES ARE FREE.

UM, AND I KNOW THE MAYOR LIKES TO CALL IT LIKE ALCON'S FAIR ONE.

ONE WAY, HOW I'VE BEEN PROMOTING THE EVENT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS REALLY BEEN EL COHEN'S BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY.

IT WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SAY AMERICA ON MAIN STREET, IT'S ON OUR ARMED FORCES DAY.

IT'S CELEBRATING AMERICA THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT MORE PUSHING OUT THEIR WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING.

THAT'S OUR BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY, IS AN EASIER WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ASSOCIATE WITH.

SO THAT'S MORE OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

AND THEN WE DID HAVE OUR ENTERTAINMENT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

AS YOU SEE, WE HAD ARTS IN MOTION ON THE LEFT OLD SCHOOL SKATERS, AS WELL AS, UH, ALMOST 30 ACTS, UH, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAD A LOT OF FREE ACTIVITIES, NOT ONLY FACE PAINTING, AIRBRUSH, TATTOO, PETTING ZOO, UH, MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS THE PUBLIC WORKS ZONE.

UM, AND I KIND OF WANNA RECOGNIZE ALL THE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES FROM PUBLIC WORKS HERE TODAY.

UM, IF YOU COULD DO ME A FAVOR AND STAND UP IF YOU WORKED AMERICA ON MAIN STREET, ANY PART OF IT.

I WANT TO SHOW COUNSEL, HOW MANY OF YOU ACTUALLY DID? SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

A A AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A CITYWIDE EVENT.

THIS IS A HUGE CITY EFFORT, NOT ONLY WITH PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, AND RECREATION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD AT LEAST 25 SWORN OFFICERS DEDICATED TO THIS EVENT.

WE HAD FIRE PERSONNEL, WE HAD PARAMEDICS AT THE EVENT, THE PRE-EVENT WARMUP.

WE HAVE OUR PURCHASING AGENT, MAR ROMANO, MAR ROMANO, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE FINEST DEPARTMENT.

YOU HAVE IT HELPING US.

BIG, BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS BERG, OUR MARKETING ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR HELPING PROMOTE THE EVENT.

ALSO, UH, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE IS I KNOW COUNCIL WILL ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR MARKETING PLAN? WHAT, WHAT ARE YOUR MARKETING IDEAS? WHAT DID YOU DO? AND OUR GOAL IS TO AT LEAST HIT EVERYBODY'S SEVEN DIFFERENT WAVES.

UH, AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE BILLBOARD AND THE PROMENADE THAT THAT WAS BEEN UP THERE FOR A MONTH, THAT WAS A BIG PROMO ITEM.

SENT OUT EMAILS TO ABOUT 17,000 HOUSEHOLDS, TEXT MESSAGES TO ALMOST 2000 PEOPLE THAT AGREED TO RECEIVE OUR TEXT MESSAGES.

UH, WE'D STREET BANNERS, FLYERS, POSTERS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS SOME BUSINESSES NEWS RELEASES.

IT WAS ON THE BACK COVER OF OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER THAT WAS MAILED TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

UM, I DON'T, I LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WE DID, AND WE DID DO A LOT, UH, SAVE THE EIGHT POSTCARDS.

THAT IMAGE RIGHT THERE I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE MARKETING TOOLS RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS A DESKTOP IMAGE ON OVER 15,000 CHROMEBOOKS WITHIN THE CONE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, WE, WE HAVE THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF ACTUALLY MARKETING EACH OTHER'S PROGRAMS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THEY DO FOR FREE FOR US, FOR A LIMITED TIME.

THIS AS WELL AS HAUN FEST.

THEY DO THAT FREE MARKETING FOR US.

SO EVERY STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KNEW ABOUT IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

UM, OTHER MARKETING PIECES INCLUDE WHAT OUR STAFF AS WELL AS CHRIS BERG, OUR MARKETING ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, WERE ABLE TO DO PROMOTING THE EVENT, UH, THROUGH DIFFERENT TYPE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

UH, AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR NEW WAYS OF MARKETING THE EVENT TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

JUST, UM, THIS IS SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE HAD, UH, UP AF WITH A POST THAT WAS AFTER THE EVENT.

AND SO IT WAS, I WANNA JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE.

THESE WERE J SCREENSHOT, UH, ALL IN ORDER COPY AND PASTE OF ONES I LIKED.

THIS WAS JUST ALL IN A ROW.

AND IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE, UH, PEOPLE SAYING I WAS THERE WITH CELEBRATE WITH PEOPLE.

THE PARTY WAS GREAT, FUN TIME.

KIDS LOVE THE RIDES.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND ENJOYED THE FOODIE FEST.

IT WAS FUN.

SO THESE ARE WHAT I WANNA SEE, BUT PROBABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE MARKETING IS WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET THE COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE.

THEY'RE POSTING ON EL CAJON HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY LIKE THE EVENT.

UH, THIS WAS A YEAR THAT WE TRIED TO REVIVE THE EVENT.

WE ADDED THE EVENT WITHIN THE EVENT OF FOODIE FEST.

WE'RE, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME.

WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS THAT WE WANT TO IMPROVE ON, BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE, THE, THE EVENT REVIVED IN MANY WAYS.

UH, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE

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OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND I, I WAS HAVING FUN WITH SERGEANT ERIC THORTON, WHO'S ACTUALLY SERGEANT RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFIC, CUZ HE WAS THERE LATE, JUST STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD OPEN UP THE STREET, KEEPING EVERYBODY OUT OF THE ROAD SO WE COULD OPEN IT.

SO I DEFINITELY WANNA RECOGNIZE POLICE AND FIRE ALSO FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR PHIL, JUST A QUICK COMMENT ONCE AGAIN, FRANK AND THE WHOLE STAFF, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE EXTRA EFFORT FOR THIS GREAT EVENT.

I WANT TO JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE TWO PRESENTATIONS WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

ONE WAS THIS DELMAR FAIR IS WHAT I'LL CALL IT.

AND THEN AMERICA ON MAIN STREET AND THE DELMAR FAIR COST A TON OF MONEY TO GO TO.

AND AMERICA ON MAIN STREET DOESN'T.

AND I THINK THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, UM, ALL SHARE THE SAME VISION IN THAT, YOU KNOW, IN EL CAJON WE DON'T HAVE, OR WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE DELMAR FAIR.

UM, CUZ IT COSTS A TON OF MONEY.

I GREW UP POOR AND IT'S HARD NOT GOING TO THESE BIG EVENTS WHEN YOU SEE ALL YOUR FRIENDS GOING TO IT TOO.

AND SO WE TRY AND BRING HAUNT FEST AND AMERICA MAIN STREET RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD OF, OF, OF FAMILIES WHERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, CAN'T GO TO THESE THINGS.

AND SO IT'S A FREE EVENT FOR ALL THE RIDES SO THEY CAN GET A LITTLE TASTE OF THAT SUMMERTIME, UH, COUNTY FAIR VIBES AND FEEL WITH MUSIC.

AND SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY FITTING.

WE HAVE THE TWO PRESENTATIONS BACK TO BACK AND, UM, I'M VERY PROUD, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF PUTS IN THE EXTRA EFFORT CUZ IT GOES A LONG WAY, UM, FOR OUR, FOR OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO DISNEYLAND OR LEGO LAND OR THESE BIG, BIG THINGS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOUR EFFORT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

AND, UH, YEAH, LET'S MAKE NEXT YEAR BIGGER AND BETTER.

SURE.

UH, THIS IS THE CITY'S GIFT TO THE CHILDREN OF EL CAJON.

ALL THE RIDES ARE FREE.

LOTS OF GREAT STUFF TO DO.

LOTS OF SMILES ON KIDS' FACES WHEN I WALKED THROUGH THERE.

OH, I, I FELT JUST SUCH JOY.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO ALL OF OUR STAFF.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS VIDEO.

I JUST WANNA ECHO WHAT THE GUY SAID, AND YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY.

WE HAVE, WE'RE A BIG CITY IN A SENSE OF OVER 107,000 PEOPLE, BUT IT'S STILL GOT THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL.

AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OF YOU OUT IN PUBLIC WORKS.

YOU WERE OUT THERE WORKING, HELPING EVERYBODY BEING, UM, JUST FRIENDLY AND DOING YOUR JOB.

BUT YET IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE CITIZENS.

AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

UM, WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS IS NOTICED, BUT BEING AVAILABLE AND COMING OUT ON THE WEEKENDS, GIVING UP YOUR WEEKEND TO, UM, PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, PLEASE, UH, THANK ALL OF YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY OF EL CAJON THAT PUT THEIR TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS.

AND, UH, YOU FRANK, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY, NOW WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, AND I'LL ASK OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, YASMIN ARIANO.

SHE'S ALREADY HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M YASMIN ARIANO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS, UM, STAFF HERE PRESENT TO JOIN ME IN ACCEPTING TODAY'S, UH, PROCLAMATION AND HONOR OF NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.

EXCELLENT.

COME ON UP EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, .

IT'S LIKE THE, IT'S LIKE 90% OF THE AUDIENCE SO, SO NATIONAL.

LET ME, LET ME JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.

SO NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD WHOLE WEEK OF MAY EVERY YEAR TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE EFFORTS OF THAT, UH, OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS, UM, EMPLOYEES, UH, TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE IN OUR SOCIETY IN THIS WEEKLONG CELEBRATION, SHED LIGHT ON THE BRAVE AND ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES PLAY IN OUR RESIDENTS' LIVES.

UH, WE KICKED UP OUR CELEBRATION THIS YEAR WITH, UH, BY PUTTING TOGETHER A VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING, UH, THE CONNECTION, UM, OF OUR DEPARTMENT WITH, UM, OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, SO WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION.

WOO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRO.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

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AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, ALL THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

ALWAYS.

VERY PROUD, UM, TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT TWO OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, UH, RECEIVED, UH, RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION FOR THE SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES REGION.

HI, MY NAME IS MIKE JAMES AND I'M YOUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HERE AT THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

TODAY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF HOW YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND THOSE SERVICES RANGE FROM BIG CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO SMALLER MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT MAY OCCUR OUT IN THE PARKS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND GUESTS.

SO LET'S START FIRST WITH OUR STREETS, TRAFFICS AND PARK MAINTENANCE DIVISIONS.

SO THESE DIVISIONS ARE PROBABLY THE MORE POPULAR DIVISIONS CUZ YOU'RE GONNA SEE THEM OUT AND ABOUT ON ANY GIVEN DAY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO OUR STREETS DIVISION, YOU'LL TYPICALLY FIND THEM FILLING POTHOLES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY STREETS.

YOU ALSO SEE THEM FINDING AND REPLACING STREET SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

THE PARKS MAINTENANCE DIVISION FOCUSES UPON MAINTAINING YOUR OPEN GREEN SPACE AT ALL OF OUR PARKS.

NOT TO MENTION THEY ALSO INSPECT, REPAIR, AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS SAFE AND USABLE FOR YOU TO ENJOY.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT WORK WITHIN OUR FLOOD AND WASTEWATER DIVISIONS.

NOW, THESE EMPLOYEES YOU PROBABLY DON'T SEE ON A DAILY BASIS, OR YOU MAY HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE IN OUR FLOOD DIVISION, THESE ARE OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY DOWN WITHIN OUR FLOOD CHANNEL, REMOVING ALL THE TRASH AND ALL THE DEBRIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SURFACE WATER IS AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT FLOWS THROUGH THE CITY.

AND THEY'RE PARTNERED WITH OUR WASTEWATER DIVISION.

SIMPLY PUT, THE WASTEWATER DIVISION IS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SEWER MAINS ARE CLEAR AND USABLE.

SO WHEN YOU FLUSH THE TOILET, IT WORKS AND THEY DO SO BY JETTING IT OR THEY WILL CAMERA IT.

AND IN BOTH INSTANCES, THEY TAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PIPES AND THEY'LL CONTINUE FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS EVERY DAY.

IN OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION, FIRST AND FOREMOST IS STUFF THAT YOU PROBABLY SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THAT'S IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

HERE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON DESIGNING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND THOSE PROJECTS ARE THEN TURNED OVER TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION DIVISION.

THOSE TEAMMATES ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE IDEA OF MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WAS COMMITTED TO BEING BUILT IN THE FIELD IS INSPECTED AND CONSTRUCTED IN THE MANNER THAT IT WAS DESIGNED.

AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION WILL PERFORM PLAN CHECKS AND ISSUE THE NECESSARY PERMITS FOR DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR WITHIN THE CITY.

AND OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING GROUP, AS A PART OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, WILL FOCUS ON EVALUATING AND APPROVING TRAFFIC PROJECTS THAT IMPACT THE CITY'S ROADWAY.

THEY WILL ALSO OVERSEE OUR STREETLIGHT AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

OUR FLEET GROUP OF THE OPERATIONS DIVISION HAS A VERY, VERY CRITICAL TASK, AND THAT'S MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE SAFE TO OPERATE AND CAN BE EASILY USED ON A DAILY BASIS.

THEY CAN MAINTAIN A FLEET OF OVER 400 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.

AND OUR FLEET GROUP DOESN'T JUST TAKE CARE OF PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLES.

THEY'RE ALSO TAKING CARE OF ALL OF OUR FIRE VEHICLES AND POLICE VEHICLES THAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE USING TO SAFELY AND TIMELY RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.

AND NOW OUR FACILITIES GROUP, SO THIS GROUP IS REALLY THE GROUP THAT TAKES CARE OF THE REST OF THE CITY TEAM.

AND THEY DO SO BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CITY FACILITIES FROM CITY HALL TO THE MAGNOLIA, TO OUR FIRE STATIONS AND TO EACH AND EVERY REC CENTER THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND THEY DO A NUMBER OF THINGS ON A DAILY BASIS FROM PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, ROOF REPAIR, YOU NAME IT, THEY DO IT.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT DAILY DEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE.

IT GIVES THE REST OF THE CITY HALL THE ABILITY TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES IN THE BEST MANNER AS POSSIBLE.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS BEHIND THE SCENES, LOOK INTO WHAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DOES EVERY DAY TO KEEP EL CAJON RUNNING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, AND SINCE WE'RE HERE, I'M VERY PROUD.

UM, IF WE CAN GO INTO THE LAST PRESENTATION.

NO, ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S OKAY.

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SO WE HAVE SYDNEY GROUP, UM, WHO RE WAS HONORED WITH THE 2023 YOUNG LEADER AWARD.

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHO WAS HONORED WITH THE 2023 OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN A PUBLIC AGENCY AWARD.

AND OUR VERY OWN, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR, UM, STEVE GOK, UH, DELIVER THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, UH, UM, UH, SPEECH AT THE EVENT.

WE WERE VERY OH, VERY NICE CLAP OF THAT.

HEY, LISTEN, THANK YOU.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, THIS IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY AND WE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

WE KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK, A LOT HARDER THAN US.

SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THANK NOW WE'RE GONNA LOSE 90% OF OUR AUDIENCE .

NOW YOU GOTTA STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING.

YOU .

UNFORTUNATELY, MARY, YOU'D HAVE TO PAY MOST OF THEM OVERTIME BECAUSE, UH, THEY, THEY JUST GOT OFF TWO MINUTES AGO.

ALL RIGHT, GO AWAY.

GO CLOCK OUT QUICKLY.

OKAY, WE'RE GO, WE'RE NOW TO AGENDA CHANGES.

STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO, SIR.

COUNSEL?

[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.]

NO.

THAT BRINGS US THE 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 A DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM.

AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS DO WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. STAFF, ANDREW, WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? WE DO, SIR.

WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT PULLED BY, UM, EVAN BOK.

COME UP, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS A CITIZEN OF AL CAJON, AS WELL AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR AUMA PLANNING, UM, CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

WE RECENTLY, UH, SUBMIT A BID ON ATONY PARK PROJECT HERE IN EL CAJON.

AND THE PROJECT, UM, REQUIREMENTS, UH, CLEARLY STATED THAT, UH, THE REQUIRED LICENSE FOR THIS PROJECT IS A CLASS B GENERAL LICENSE, OR THE OTHER TWO, UM, LICENSES.

UM, MENTIONED NOW TO START, UM, OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, UH, FOR THE COMPANY OF A YUMA PLANNING, UH, HE HAS A CALIFORNIA, UH, CLASS B, UH, GENERAL CONTRACT LICENSE, A 20 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AS AN ENGINEER, A CALIFORNIA PE LICENSE, 10 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AS A DESIGN MANAGER FOR THE US NAVY.

AND OVER NINE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ASSEMBLY AND PROCESSING HEAVY MACHINERY, UM, EQUIPMENT.

AS FAR AS OUR BID, UM, WE HAVE PROVIDED ALL OF OUR NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION FOR THE SUBCONTRACTOR TO INSTALL THE, UM, PLAY PLAYGROUND TILES, UH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE ONLY ONE CERTIFIED BY THE SOLE SURFACE COMPANY, THE SUPPLIER OF THE DURA SAFE TILES REQUESTED FOR THIS PROJECT BY THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

UM, NOW TO CONCLUDE, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK THE QUESTION, WHY ARE ALL THOSE, UH, BIDS BEING REJECTED, ESPECIALLY OURS? OKAY.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, GRAHAM DO YOU WANT TO DIS DISCUSS THIS? CERTAINLY, AND, AND STAFF'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TOO, BUT AS WE LOOKED AT THE BID DOCUMENTS AND HOW THE RESPONSES CAME IN, IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS SOME AMBIGUITY IN THE BID DOCUMENTS.

UM, IN ONE PLACE IT SAID AN INSPECTOR AND AN INSTALLER, ANOTHER PLACE THAT SAID AN INSTALLER OR AN INSPECTOR.

SO YOU COULD HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES BIDDING ON TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS TO US.

IT MADE MORE SENSE TO, UM, CEASE THE PROCESS ONCE WE RECOGNIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO REBID THE PROCESS.

SO THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BID THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THIS COMPANY.

IT ACTUALLY HAS TO DO WITH THE AMBIGUITY OF OUR BID

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DOCUMENTS.

WAS THERE A BID AWARDED? THERE WAS NOT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS AFTERNOON IS TO, UM, CEASE THE PROCESS OF THIS BID, REJECT ALL THE BIDS, START OVER AND START OVER.

HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE, MR. CARSON? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THE DURATION? WHEN DO YOU THINK? WE'LL, WE'LL GET BACK ON THE STREET.

MOST LIKELY TO GET TO, BACK TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT THREE MONTHS, MOST LIKELY, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.

UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, STEVE? SO DO YOU EXPECT A DIFFERENT RESULT OR THE, THE PROBLEM IS, IF, IF THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE ASKING FOR TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU COULD IMAGINE ONE BIDDER WOULD BID ON THE, AND, AND ANOTHER BIDDER WOULD BID ON THE OR.

AND THOSE WOULD BE TWO VERY DIFFERENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

SO OUR CONCERN IS IF THE LOW BIDDER WERE TO BE APPROVED OR, OR ACCEPTED, THERE'D BE A BID PROTEST AND THEY WOULD HAVE A GOOD GROUND STAND, A GOOD STANDING.

ARE WE SURE WE'RE GONNA GET THIS BID LANGUAGE RIGHT THIS TIME? BECAUSE TO THE PUBLIC, THESE PEOPLE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY PREPARING THEIR BIDS AND WE GOOFED ABSOLUTELY.

WE, WE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO PULL THIS BACK.

I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE EXPEDITE THIS IN FAIRNESS TO THOSE WHO SPENT TIME AND MONEY, UH, THAT'S FAIR TO DO THAT.

SO THAT WOULD BE OUR, I THINK OUR FAIR FIX WOULD BE TO EXPEDITE AND GET ACCURATE THE, THE, UH, THE PROCESS.

ABSOLUTELY.

MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

UH, THANK YOU MR. PROJE.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

I'M SORRY THAT, UH, THIS WAS A INCONVENIENCE AND A BURDEN FOR YOUR COMPANY.

THAT'S COMPLETELY OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

YOU, YOU WILL REIT AGAIN? YES.

OKAY, THEN.

UM, ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL WANNA PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? I MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

[ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.]

GREAT.

THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL CAHAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO 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.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR? WE DO.

WE HAVE ONE CARD FROM MISS BILLY SANGSTER.

NOT, NOT THE ONE AND THE ONLY MISS EL CAJON.

IT IS.

TO WHAT DO WE OWE THE, UH, HONOR? UM, I WILL GET TO THAT AT THE END OF MY SPEECH.

OKAY, .

UM, SO FIRSTLY, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M THE CURRENT MISS AL CAJON, VANESSA HANNAH.

UM, BEFORE I GO INTO WHY I'M HERE, I WANT TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH THIS TITLE.

FIRSTLY, I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE, MAKE SO MANY AMAZING CONNECTIONS, CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE GOTTEN TO ME, ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY.

I'M A GRADUATE OF S D S U.

I CURRENTLY AM A SENIOR PRODUCER AT KS I NEWS IN, UM, IN SAN DIEGO.

I, I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN EMMY NOMINATION FOR MY WORK, WORK AT THE STATION.

UM, ALL THINGS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SKILLS AND TOOLS GIVEN TO ME BY OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS AND SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTS LIKE THIS.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, WHICH IS, UH, THE REASON WHY I'M HERE IS I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY PAGEANT HAPPENING ON JULY 21ST.

UM, AND W WITH YOUR SUPPORT, SUPPORT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP AND INSPIRE YOUNG WOMEN ACROSS THE, THE COUNTY.

SO THAT'S IT.

AND I HAVE FLYERS.

WELL, I'M SURE THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS.

I, I HAVE WHAT? ARE YOU GOING TO STAY IN BROADCASTING OR ARE YOU GONNA BE I I QUITE ENJOY IT.

UH, I, ON CAMERA, I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT ABOUT TWO YEARS.

I STARTED AS A WRITER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

I QUICKLY MOVED UP ABOUT, IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS I BECAME A PRODUCER.

AND A YEAR LATER I BECAME THEIR SENIOR PRODUCER ON NIGHTSIDE.

AND I, I HAVE SEEN YOU THERE MANY, MANY TIMES AND I THINK TERESA TALKED TO YOU EARLIER TODAY.

SHE DID.

SHE SHE TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING.

SHE WAS VERY PROUD.

OH, SEE THAT EVERYONE IS, AND EVERYONE WAS TRYING ON THE CROWN AND SASH.

IT WAS REALLY FUN.

THAT'S GREAT.

I'VE DONE THROUGH PAGEANTS THAT HAVE PREPARED ME FOR MY, LIKE, MY CAREERS.

YOU SH YOU SHARE IT THEN.

OH YEAH, DEFINITELY.

IT'S FOR THE, THE CROWN IS FOR THE PEOPLE.

, YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

I, UH, AND I THINK IF YOU HAD TALKED TO ME WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS THE TYPE OF KID THAT WOULD LIKE HIDE BEHIND MY MOM AND NOT TALK AND LIKE, BE LIKE, OH, CAN YOU ASK THIS PERSON SOMETHING? AND I MEAN, THE REASON I PROBABLY GOT MY, MY, THE JOBS I'VE GOTTEN IN MY LIFE IS BECAUSE THE INTERVIEWS

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SO, UH, I, I OWE A LOT TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTS, ESPECIALLY MISS EL CAJON, CUZ I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE YOU, MR. WELLS, AND, UM, CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, WHERE'S, WHERE'S THE EVENT? AND CAN, CAN YOU TELL THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT AND WHAT, WHAT IT ENTAILS? UH, YEAH.

IT'S THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY PAGEANT.

IT'S JULY 21ST.

UM, UM, I BELIEVE IT IS FREE TO, WE DON'T HAVE A VENUE YET.

OH, WE DON'T HAVE A VENUE.

SO I MEAN, FOR SUGGESTION.

WE WE WILL BE ON THE HUNT.

, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING EL CAJON SO WELL.

WE OF COURSE, APPRECIATE YOU.

OF COURSE.

NO, I APPRECIATE FOR YOU, YOU GUYS ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THE TIME, SO THANK YOU.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

WE'LL SEE YOU, UH, ON THE NEWS, .

OKAY,

[11. Zoning Code Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, approving the California Environmental Quality Act exemption; and Introduces the next Ordinance, in order, approving Zoning Code Amendment No. 2023-0001.]

I GET THAT.

BRINGS US TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO CONSIDER.

ITEM 11 IS ZONING CODE UPDATE.

I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THAT.

SO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

UH, AGAIN, NOAH ALVI WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, REPRE, UH, PRESENTING THIS ITEM FOR THE ZONING CODE UPDATE.

UH, THE ZONING CODE UPDATE TODAY IS PRIMARILY RELATED TO HOUSING, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, HOTEL AND MOTEL LODGING REGULATIONS, AND THEN FIREWORKS, UH, BUT ALSO INCLUDES SOME, UH, OTHER MINOR CHANGES, REALLY JUST INTENDED TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT OUR ZONING CODE.

SO STARTING HERE WITH HOUSING, UH, THE PROPOSED UPDATES SEEK TO ALIGN THE HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS.

REALLY, THE INTENT HERE IS TO BE MORE USER FRIENDLY TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT, UM, EACH OF THESE TYPES OF DWELLING UNITS, UH, HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AND WE'RE SPEAKING IN THE SAME LANGUAGE TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE COMING INTO THE COUNTER.

UM, THE CHANGES WOULD ALSO ALLOW ADUS TO HAVE A MAXIMUM SIZE RESTRICTION OF 1200 SQUARE FEET.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS IN THE RM 2200 AND RM 6,000 ZONES FROM 20 TO 25 FEET.

SO, UH, ONE OF THE MAIN RM 6,000 ZONES IS IN THE BOSTONIAN AREA, SO IT HAS A 20 FOOT HEIGHT LIMITATION.

UH, BASED ON THE NEW AD REGULATIONS.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF TWO-STORY, UM, HOUSES BEING PROPOSED.

UM, THEY'RE COMING IN WITH FLAT ROOFS, AND SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM DEVELOPERS SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'D MUCH RATHER NOAH PUT IN A PITCHED ROOF ON THIS HOUSE, AND I THINK IT WOULD LOOK BETTER AND KIND OF MATCH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE AND WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND THEN REDUCE, UH, NUISANCE CALLS.

SO, UM, THE PROPOSED UPDATE HERE IS TO GO FROM 20 TO 25 FEET, PUT IN THAT FLEXIBILITY SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE, UH, A BETTER DESIGN.

SO NEXT, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING A NEW LAND USE CATEGORY, AND THAT'S FOR NEW AUTOMOBILE DISPLAYS.

UM, AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, TESLA OPERATES AT A UTC MALL IN LA JOLLA, AND THEY HAVE THEIR DISPLAY INSIDE THE MALL AND THEY CONDUCT SALES ACTIVITIES.

UM, THE IDEA HERE IS TO ALLOW A SIMILAR USE AT PARKWAY PLAZA OR IN OTHER COMMERCIAL ZONES.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ANTICIPATE THE TYPES OF NEW MODELS FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES THAT MAY COME TO THE CITY.

SO WE'RE PAVING THE WAY SO THAT, UH, THAT CAN BE APPROVED IF IT COMES, UH, TO THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, IN THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE TABLE, WE'RE PROPOSING TO UPDATE, UH, VETERINARY HOSPITALS, UH, TO ALIGN WITH OTHER MEDICAL USES.

UH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT, UH, MEDICAL USES ARE ALLOWED IN THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT REGULATIONS FOR, UH, VETERINARY HOSPITALS.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO REALLY ALIGN THOSE TWO.

SO IF THERE'S A PROPOSAL TO ADAPT OR REUSE A MEDICAL OFFICE, IT HAS, UM, BOTH OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THEN FOR LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, UH, WE'RE PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE DEEMED TO PROVE LODGING ESTABLISHMENT ORDINANCE, UM, TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING PLACEMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SERVICE PROVIDERS.

UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD STANDARDS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING, AS WELL AS MONTHLY REPORTING.

WE ALSO WANNA IMPROVE, UH, PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE VIOLATION OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THEN, UH, ADD ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL OR NUISANCE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD, UH, WARRANT POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS MOVING FORWARD.

SO REALLY JUST A COMPREHENSIVE CLEANUP OF THAT SECTION OF THE CODE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, EVERYTHING'S CLEAR AND CONCISE AND EASY TO IMPLEMENT ON THE STAFF SIDE OF THINGS, WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO, UH, ADD THE METRIC OF UP TO ONE NUISANCE CALL PER ROOM PER YEAR, AND ALLOW THE CITY TO RECOVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NUISANCE ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE CITY'S EXISTING, UH, NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.

SO REALLY ALL THE CHANGES TO THE DEEMED TO APPROVE LODGING ORDINANCE ARE INTENDED THAT THE CITY TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS PROPERLY MONITORING, UH, TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX COLLECTION.

AND THEY'RE INTENDED TO HELP STAFF AND THE LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, UH, REALLY MAKE SURE, UH,

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SO THE LAST SECTION HERE IS FOR FIREWORKS.

UH, WE'RE PROPOSING A NEW SECTION UNDER MISCELLANEOUS AND SPECIAL USES, UH, TO ALLOW FIREWORKS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUBJECT TO NOTICING CRITERIA.

UM, RIGHT NOW IT REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

UM, WHAT THE UPDATE WOULD DO IS IT WOULD ALLOW, UM, SHADOW MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH TO HAVE THEIR, UH, 4TH OF JULY FIREWORK CELEBRATION WITHOUT HAVING TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THEY HAVE AN EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

WHAT WE WANNA DO IS JUST CODIFY THE REGULATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOTICING PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS SO THAT, UM, THESE LARGER ENTITIES CAN CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THOSE ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LEAVE, UH, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, PROCEDURE IN PLACE, UH, FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES BEYOND THAT BY RIGHT CRITERIA.

SO REALLY JUST STREAMLINING THE PROCESS FOR THOSE PEOPLE'S, UH, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CONDUCTING THOSE ACTIVITIES RIGHT NOW.

SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED, UH, THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE ZONING CODE, UH, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS.

UM, MICHELLE, UM, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

GOING BACK TO THE MOTELS.

UM, I WANNA KNOW WHEN WILL THESE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT AND HOW WILL THE MOTELS BE NOTIFIED AND MONITORED? SO THE, UH, CHANGES WOULD TAKE EFFECT IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES, UH, THE FIRST READING TODAY, THERE WOULD BE A SECOND READING, AND THEN THEY WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTERWARDS.

UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WILL SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION TO ALL EXISTING MOTEL AND LODGING, MOTEL AND HOTEL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, UH, NOTIFYING THEM OF THE CHANGES AND THEN ASKING THEM TO, UH, WORK WITH STAFF, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS.

AND WHO DOES THE MONITORING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, UM, ADHERING TO THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE SET FORTH? THAT WOULD BE, UH, OUR STAFF IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN ON THE FIREWORKS, ARE WE GOING TO BE MAKING SURE THAT THEY STILL HAVE TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC? YES.

PART OF THE NEW PROCEDURES REQUIRED A NOTIFICATION A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

UH, SO THEY'LL, ANYONE THAT'S, UH, DOING AN EVENT IS GONNA HAVE TO REACH OUT TO STAFF, UH, GET THE NOTIFICATION LIST OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND ADDRESSES AND SEND OUT THOSE NOTICES.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OUT, UH, BY SHADOW MOUNTAIN AND GRANITE HILLS, A LOT OF, UH, ANIMAL OWNERS MM-HMM.

, WHO ARE, DON'T LIKE THE FIREWORKS AT ALL, UM, AND ARE VERY UPSET EVERY TIME THESE CAME UP.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE WE AT LEAST NOTIFY THEM IN, UM, PLENTY OF TIME.

SURE.

I NOTE WE WORKED, UH, CLOSELY, UH, WITH SOME OF THOSE, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE ANIMALS.

UH, I HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS AT IT, UH, SHADOW MOUNTAIN CHURCH, UH, WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNED NEIGHBORS.

UM, THEY ENDORSED, UH, THE CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE, UH, THE ONES THAT WERE PARTICIPATING.

UH, THEY CAME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING AND ALSO EXPRESSED SUPPORT.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, THAT'S A GOOD JOB.

UM, QUICK QUESTION.

THE, WITH REGARD TO THE ADU, UH, ZONING CODE UPDATE THAT'S WE'RE FALLING, WE'RE AMENDING OUR CODE TO FALL IN LINE WITH STATE BUILDING CODE, IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

IT'S, THE STATE LAW KEEPS EVOLVING AND CHANGING.

UH, BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TREATING THE URBAN LOT SPLITS AND ADUS THE SAME WAY.

GOT IT.

SO STATE LAW, UM, SAYS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM FOUR FOOT SETBACK.

UH, BUT OUR CODE RIGHT NOW ALLOWS YOU TO DETACH ACCESSORY BUILDINGS WITH A THREE FOOT SETBACK OKAY.

AND A 12 FOOT HEIGHT LIMITATION.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO THE COUNTER AND THEY SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, CAN I CONVERT MY GARAGE TO AN ADU? YOU KNOW, THE ANSWER IS YES.

BUT SOMETIMES SOMEONE WILL COME IN AND SAY, WELL, I WANNA PUT IT AT THREE FEET AND NOT FOUR FEET.

SO WE DON'T WANNA SAY, WELL, IF YOU BUILD THE GARAGE, THEN YOU CAN CONVERT IT.

GOT IT.

IT'S REALLY JUST PUTTING IT SO IT'S MORE STREAMLINED.

SO IT'S JUST YOU COME IN AND SAY, IF YOU MEET THOSE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SETBACKS, JUST YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR BUILDING AND MOVE FORWARD, PERMIT A LOT QUICKER.

, THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND THEN, UM, IN THE, WITH REGARD TO THE MOTELS, UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A MECHANISM WITH REGARD TO, UH, SOME KIND OF MONETARY FINE IF, IF THE MOTEL EXCEEDS THE ONE CALL PER ROOM PER YEAR.

IS, DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY OR TO, TO RE TO RECOUP THE COST? SO THERE'S AN, WE ADDED LANGUAGE IN THE ZONING CODE, UH, THAT REFERS BACK TO THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.

WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO, TO RECOVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO, UH, WE WOULD FIRST GO THROUGH THOSE NEW PROCEDURES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE, AND THEN IF THOSE NUISANCE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO OCCUR, WE WOULD WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEN, UH, GO THROUGH THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE, NUISANCE ABATEMENT W WITH SO TRANSLATED W WILL, IF THERE'S A NUISANCE MOTEL THAT'S CONTINUING HAVING EXCESSIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THEM AND WORKING WITH THEM.

BUT WE ALSO ADDED THE PROCEDURES, UH, SO IT'S MORE DETAILED ABOUT PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE MOTEL OPERATOR AND THEN WORKING WITH STAFF.

RIGHT.

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AND THEN IF THOSE NUISANCE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE MM-HMM.

, UM, WE WILL HAVE A MECHANISM TO RECOUP THE COSTS FOR THE, FOR THE EXCESSIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE COMING OUT EXCESSIVELY.

AND THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE IS NOT A NEW PROCEDURE, THAT'S AN EXISTING PROCEDURE THAT'S IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

SO LIKE IF THERE WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, A SUBSTANDARD HOME OR, UM, OTHER USES OUT THAT ARE, THAT ARE CAUSING A NUISANCE, IT'S THE SAME PROCEDURE.

I, NOAH, UM, HAVE WE HAD ANY SB NINE LOT SPLITS YET? WE'VE HAD, UH, APPLICATIONS AND THERE'S SOME IN PROCESS, UH, BUT NONE THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

UH, THE TWO STORY ADUS, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY, GOING FROM 20 TO 25 FEET ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AT TWO-STORY ADU.

UH, AND THE GO AHEAD.

I COULD CLARIFY.

SO THE, THE HEIGHT CHANGE IS JUST FOR THOSE, UH, THE RM 2,500 AND RM 6,000 ZONES TO GO FROM 20 FEET, UH, TO 25 FEET.

UM, THE HEIGHT REGULATIONS FOR ADUS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

SO CAN YOU HAVE A TWO-STORY ADU? YES.

SO, UM, THE IDEA IN ALIGNING THE, UM, URBAN LOT SPLIT IN THE ADU REGULATIONS IS, UH, YOU ESSENTIALLY FOLLOW THE SETBACK AND HEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

SO AT THREE FEET IT'S, UH, 12 FEET, AND THEN AT FOUR FEET IT'S A 16 FOOT HEIGHT LIMITATION, AND THEN AT FIVE FEET IT GOES UP TO 20 FEET.

SO THAT BASICALLY SETS YOUR BUILDING SETBACKS OR YOUR BUILDING ENVELOPE WHERE YOU CAN CONSTRUCT.

SO, UH, WHAT IT'S DOING IS ALIGNING THOSE REGULATIONS.

SO IF YOU COME IN AND YOU WANNA PROPOSE AN ADU THAT'S, UH, WITHIN THE PRIMARY HEIGHT RESTRICTION FOR LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AT 35 FEET, YOU COULD DO THAT.

BUT THEN IF YOU ENCROACH INTO THE REAR YARD SETBACK DOWN TO THAT FIVE FOOT, YOU DROP IT DOWN TO 20, DROP IT DOWN TO 16, AND THEN DROP IT DOWN TO 12 AS YOU GET CLOSER TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND, AND THE IDEA IS YOU DON'T WANT A TWO STORY ADU THREE FEET AWAY FROM YOUR PROPERTY LINE WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING RIGHT DOWN YOUR BACKYARD.

THE IDEA IS REALLY JUST TO INCENTIVIZE THE PLACEMENT OF THESE STRUCTURES WITHIN THAT PRIMARY BUILDING ENVELOPE SO THAT THERE'S MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN TO HAVE IT STEP DOWN, WHAT IF SOMEBODY BUILT A GARAGE WITH A THREE FOOT SETBACK AND THEN THEY SAY, I WANNA MAKE THAT AN ADU.

BUT AN A D U REQUIRES A FOUR FOOT SETBACK.

, WHAT HAPPENS? WELL, WE HAVE IT IN THE CODE, IN THE UPDATE, UH, TO SAY THAT IT CAN OCCUR AT A THREE FOOT SETBACK, YOU JUST HAVE TO MEET THAT 12 FOOT HEIGHT LIMITATION.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO TREAT SOMEONE THAT COMES INTO THE COUNTER AND SAYS, I WANNA BUILD A GARAGE THE SAME WAY AS SOMEONE THAT COMES IN AND SAYS, I WANNA BUILD AN AD.

UH, I TALKED TO SOMEBODY RECENTLY WHO OPENED UP A NEW ANIMAL HOSPITAL ON BROADWAY MM-HMM.

, AND I THINK THEY WERE WAITING ON THE CITY FOR SOME ZONING.

HAS THAT BEEN FIXED AND ADDRESSED, OR IS THAT IN PROCESS? THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CODE UPDATE.

UH, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING TO ALIGN, UH, THE VET HOSPITAL, UH, ALLOWED AREAS.

UM, WITH THE SAME AS MEDICAL USES, UM, IT'LL STILL REQUIRE, UM, A DISCRETIONARY APPLICATION FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT HE'LL NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

UM, BUT WHEN HE BROUGHT THAT ISSUE TO OUR ATTENTION, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT MAKES SENSE.

WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.

WE WANT TO TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME WAY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ON THE CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR MOTELS, IS THAT POLICE AND FIRE EMS OR JUST POLICE? IT'S, IT'S TECHNICALLY NUISANCE CALLS FOR SERVICE.

UM, SO IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL CALL AND LOOKED AT, UM, THE ORIGIN OF THAT CALL AND, UM, AND REALLY IF IT RELATED TO LIKE A NOISE DISTURBANCE OR IF IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS SOMEONE BEING PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY JUST NUISANCE CALLS.

IF IF THEY'RE GETTING 150 CALLS TO THE PROPERTY, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME, UH, NOT MEDICAL OR EMERGENCY CALLS, NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

SO THE CITY MANAGER, UH, I, THERE WAS SOME MOTEL AND I, IT HAD LIKE 200 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THREE QUARTERS OF THOSE WERE TO FIRE EMS AND JUST A QUARTER TO POLICE.

CLEARLY 200 CALLS WAS EXCESSIVE WITH THREE QUARTERS OF THOSE GOING TO FIRE.

IT'S POSSIBLE THEY COULD NOT TRIGGER THEIR NUISANCE.

THAT'S BUT STILL HAVE 200 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND I, I THINK SOME OF THE FLEXIBILITY THAT THIS CODE LANGUAGE GIVES US AS WELL IS IT ALLOWS, UM, WELL WE'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON POLICE AND FIRE LATELY, BUT IT CAN INVOLVE CITY ATTORNEY TIME, IT CAN INVOLVE CODE ENFORCEMENT TIME, CITY MANAGER'S, OFFICE TIME.

SO THIS, THIS IS, ALLOWS US TO RECOVER COSTS FROM A, A BROADER SPECTRUM OF ISSUES.

SO IT GIVES US SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY.

BUT, BUT YOU'RE, TO YOUR POINT, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU COULD HAVE LEGITIMATE MEDICAL CALLS FOR SERVICE AND WE WOULD NOT TRIGGER THAT AS A NUISANCE CALL.

I DON'T THINK A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL CALL SHOULD BE A TRIGGER, BUT, UH, I THINK THEY'RE,

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CORRECT.

IT'S JUST AN ANOMALY.

SO WE MAY WANNA REVISIT THAT MEASURE IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START.

FINALLY, THE FIREWORKS STREAMLINING IS GREAT.

ANYTIME YOU CAN REDUCE FEES AND, AND RED TAPE THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IS THIS FOR CERTAIN DAYS, DAYS CERTAIN, LIKE JULY 4TH OR LABOR DAY, OR OF COURSE WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'LL HAVE HOMECOMING AND THAT'S A VARIABLE DATE, BUT TELL US MORE ABOUT, UH, THE, THE PARAMETERS OF WHY IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

UM, SO THE PROPOSED CODE UPDATES WOULD JUST ALLOW TWO EVENTS PER, UM, CALENDAR YEAR.

AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT YOU COULD HAVE THOSE TWO EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S, UM, HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING OR BABY GRADUATION.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL WANTED TO HAVE SOME FIREWORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRADUATION.

SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING TO STREAMLINE FOR THOSE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS FACILITIES TO BE ABLE THAT, THAT HAVE THE, UM, SIZE, ADEQUATE SIZE TO, TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

AND JUST TWO PER YEAR, OFTEN THESE NOTIFICATIONS ARE JUST WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

IS THAT WHAT THE NOTIFICATION AREA IS FOR THIS PROJECT, OR IS IT EXPANDED? THE NOTIFICATION AREA WOULD BE 300 FEET, BUT THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE CODE THAT SAYS ANYONE ELSE THAT REQUESTS, UH, NOTIFICATION IN WRITING.

UM, SO THE CITIZEN THAT, THAT I WORKED WITH AND MET WITH, UM, SHE HOSTS A FACEBOOK GROUP AND SHE SENT OUT NOTICES TO HER FRIENDS.

UM, SHE'S ALREADY PROVIDED ME HER CONTACT INFORMATION AND SO, UM, THEY CAN FORWARD THAT TO US AND STAFF WILL MAINTAIN THAT.

SO WITH NOT ONLY JUST THE 300 FEET, BUT ANYBODY ELSE WHO OPTS IN MM-HMM.

CORRECT.

GOOD ANSWER.

ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE FIREWORKS WHAT'S THE, UH, HOW LONG IN ADVANCE DO THE NOTIFICATIONS HAVE TO GO OUT BEFORE THE EVENT? THEY HAVE TO GO OUT 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.

ONE MONTH.

PERFECT.

GARY, ANYTHING? YEP.

COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

UM, A DO YOU, THAT HAS A GARAGE, IS THAT PART OF THE 1200 SQUARE FEET? UH, NO.

LAUNDRY ROOMS, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, LAUNDRY ROOMS, ANYTHING THAT'S PART OF THE LIVING SPACE.

SO IF IT'S, UM, UM, PART OF THE LIVING SPACE FOR THE ADU WOULD BE COUNTED TOWARDS THAT 1200 SQUARE FEET.

AND, UM, I HAD HEARD THAT WE WERE GETTING A, A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR FINANCING FOR, UH, PEOPLE WITH THEIR ADUS, UH, LOW INTEREST, UH, LOANS.

AND LIKE, HAS THAT, DID THAT HAPPEN YET? WE ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING THAT PROGRAM.

UM, SO, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN EXACTLY IMPLEMENTED YET.

IT'S FUNDED AS PART OF YOUR NEXT CBG ROUND, WHICH WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SPEND RIGHT NOW ANYWAY, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THAT.

AND THEN ONCE THOSE MONIES CAN BE SPENT, WE SHOULD BE CLOSE TO BEING READY.

UM, SO COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS? WE RECEIVED NO CARDS, SIR.

LEMME MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

UH, MOVED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE C Q A EXEMPTION AND MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE IN ORDER APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 23 0 1 SECOND, PLEASE.

VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AND THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 23 1 FOR AMENDMENT OF TITLE 17 OF THE EL CAJON MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND OTHER MINOR TECHNICAL CHANGES, REVISIONS, AND EDITS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ONTO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

UH, WE HAVE THREE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

TAKE A BREAK.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

BE BACK IN FIVE MINUTES.

[12. City Council Meeting Schedule RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers canceling its August 22, 2023 meeting. ]

QUESTIONS? ANY, UH, SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER, SIR.

WHERE WERE WE? ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

ITEM 12 IS REGARDING THE CITY MAN, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.

ASK CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

MR. MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TRADITIONALLY CANCELED ONE OF ITS MEETING IN ONE OF ITS MEETINGS IN AUGUST.

STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER CON, UM, UH, CANCELING THE AUGUST 22ND MEETING WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT COULD BE RE SCHEDULED IN THE EVENT OF AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD.

BUT AT THIS POINT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL CANCEL THAT MEETING.

COUNSEL, ANY

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NEXT ITEM IS ON THE WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND OUR STAFF.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

[13. Wells Park Improvements Basketball Courts - Project Acceptance RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Accepts the Wells Park Improvements - Basketball Courts project, Job No. 183610PWCP, Bid No. 003-23; and Authorizes the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion and release the bonds in accordance with the contract terms.]

TELL US ABOUT THIS.

OH, THE, THE PRIZE WINNER AWARD WINNER, .

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

COMPLETED BY THE END OF JUNE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS SIDNEY GRUB.

I'M ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENTS BASKETBALL COURTS PROJECT.

SO TO BEGIN, THE PROJECT SITE FOR THE NEW BASKETBALL COURTS IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE PARK ADJACENT TO THE MINI PITCH SOCCER COURT AND THE ADULT FITNESS AREA.

THIS LOCATION WAS SELECTED TO DETER ILLICIT ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA AND BRING MORE ACTIVE RECREATION HERE.

PUBLIC WORKS COLLABORATED WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ON DIFFERENT DESIGN OPTIONS, ULTIMATELY SETTLING ON THE IDEA OF TWO BASKETBALL HALF COURTS.

IN ADDITION TO THE COURTS, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED INSTALLING NEW ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, DECORATIVE PARK LIGHTS, BENCHES, AND TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES.

THE PROJECT DESIGN WAS COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2022 AND WAS AWARDED TO R L E CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER FOR $242,771.

THIS PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED USING FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.

THIS INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND GRADING OF THE SITE AND PREPARATION FOR A LARGE CONCRETE POUR.

THE NEW 6,352 SQUARE FOOT SLAB IS FIVE INCHES THICK WITH STEEL REINFORCEMENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDES.

THE LEFT SHOWS THE SITE AFTER REBAR WAS PLACED AND THE RIGHT SHOWS THE PUMP USED TO POUR THE CONCRETE FOR THE ENTIRE SLAB.

FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE CONCRETE SLAB, WE THEN AWAITED AN EXTENDED PERIOD FOR THE ARRIVAL OF DECORATIVE STEEL LIGHT POLES, WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS TO ARRIVE.

AFTER PERFORMING A FINAL JOB WALK WITH THE CONTRACTOR EARLY THIS MONTH, ON MAY 2ND, CONSTRUCTION WAS DEEMED COMPLETE AND THE COURTS WERE OPENED UP TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THE FINAL COMPLETED PROJECT HERE IS A BEFORE AND AFTER SHOT, COMPARING THE PREVIOUSLY VACANT, UH, EMPTY FIELD WITH THE NEW BASKETBALL IMPROVEMENTS.

AND HERE IS ANOTHER BEFORE AND AFTER SHOWING THE NEW SIDEWALK LEADING TO THE COURTS, ALONG WITH NEW LIGHTING THAT ILLUMINATES BOTH THE ADJACENT ADULT FITNESS AREA AND THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES INSTALLED AT THE SITE INCLUDE FENCING BEHIND THE TWO BASKETBALL HOOPS, FIVE DECORATIVE TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES, FOUR DECORATIVE LIGHT POLES AND FIXTURES, AND FOUR CONCRETE BENCHES WITH CENTER ARM RESTS AND ANTI SCAPE DETERRENTS.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE QUARTS AT NIGHT WITH THE NEW LIGHTING.

THE LIGHT FIXTURES WERE DESIGNED TO CONCENTRATE LIGHT ONTO BOTH THE BASKETBALL COURTS AND THE EXISTING ADULT FITNESS AREA.

WITHOUT SPILLING OVER INTO THE NEIGHBORING APARTMENTS, THE LIGHTS CAN REALLY HELP BRIGHTEN AN AREA OF THE PARK THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD LITTLE TO NO ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT.

WITH THE PROJECT COMPLETE, THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING AN OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THIS THURSDAY, MAY 25TH, STARTING AT 4:00 PM AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS OF THE EMERGENCY WORK THAT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED ON MARCH 28TH TO RENOVATE THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT WILLS PARK.

THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EXTERIOR BLOCK WALLS, WHICH CONVERTS SIX INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE RESTROOMS INTO SEPARATE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BEACH STYLE BATHROOMS. LARGE SKYLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO INCREASE LIGHTING AND VENTILATION INTO THE FACILITY.

UPCOMING WORK INCLUDES ALL NEW BATH AND LIGHTING FIXTURES, ROOFING AND PAINT.

WE EXPECT THE RESTROOM RENOVATIONS TO COMP BE

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IN CONCLUSION, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS THE WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENTS BASKETBALL COURTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZES THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD A NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND RELEASE THE BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT TERMS. THANK YOU.

AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

NICE REPORT.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? STEVE? WHAT TIME DOES WELLS PARK CLOSE? I BELIEVE IT CLOSES.

HMM.

I'M ACTUALLY GONNA REFER TO THE NINE 30.

I'M HEARING NINE 30.

NINE 30.

THAT'S GOOD CUZ IN CASE THERE'S BASKETBALL, IS THAT CLOSE TO THE APARTMENTS? NINE 30 SEEMS TO BE REASONABLE.

IT'S A WELL-ENGINEERED, UH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ADDITIONAL FEATURES? YES.

SLIDE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE SMART THING IS FOR BAD SHOTS LIKE ME, , YOU CAN SEE IF I AIRBALL THAT, THAT BASKET IT'S GOING TO HIT EITHER THAT BLACK FENCE OR IF I REALLY OVERSHOOT THE BASKET AND THEN BACKBOARD.

THERE'S A LARGER FENCE BEHIND IT WITH A BUFFER ZONE.

SO THE NEIGHBORS AREN'T GONNA GET A LOT OF BASKETBALLS.

I SHOULDN'T GET ANY BASKETBALLS IN THERE.

THAT'S HOW SMARTLY DESIGNED THIS PROJECT WAS.

SO WELL DONE ON THAT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS GONNA YOUR AWARD.

IT WAS JUST SUCH A PLEASURE.

SYDNEE GOT THIS AWARD IN FRONT OF LIKE 500 PEERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIGNED, BUILD, OPERATE, MAINTAIN.

SO GREAT WORK.

THANK YOU, JOE.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT'S, UH, WELL DONE.

AND UM, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

BASICALLY, THE PARKS ARE FOR THE PEOPLE AND PUTTING IN BASKETBALL COURTS ARE, UH, SOCCER PITCH, PUTTING IN ALL THE AMENITIES THAT YOU GUYS WORK SO HARD TO DESIGN AND PUT IN, UM, I THINK IS BEING WELL RECEIVED.

I'VE HEARD A LOT MORE THAT, UH, WELLS PARK IS, IS BECOMING BETTER AND IT'S FOR THE CITIZENS.

AND THE MORE WE PUT OUT THERE, THE MORE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE, THE MORE LIGHTING AND PEOPLE ARE GOING, KEEPS THOSE WHO WOULD BRING IT DOWN.

AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR PARK AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON IT.

THANK YOU ELSE.

AND PLEASE TELL THE REST OF YOUR STAFF THANK YOU FOR ALL THEIR HELP.

WHAT, WHY DIDN'T YOU HAVE TO WAIT FIVE MONTHS FOR A POLL? UM, THEY'RE, THERE WAS A REALLY LONG LEAD TIME ON THIS ITEM AND IT CONTINUED TO BE DELAYED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

YEAH, THAT'S GOTTA BE FRUSTRATING.

OKAY, ANGELA, DO WE RECEIVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

ALL LAST MINUTE RECEIVE REPORT IS ITEM 14.

WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN, UM, MOVE TO ACCEPT WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENTS? JOB NUMBER 180 3, 610 PW P AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD A NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND RELEASE THE BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT TERMS. THIS VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY A UNANIM VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT

[14. Legislative Summary and Resolution in Support of Sentencing Enhancements for the Illegal Sale or Distribution of Fentanyl RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council accepts the report of a summary of pending legislation and approves the next Resolution, in order, supporting sentencing enhancements for those convicted of illegally providing fentanyl or a fentanyl analog to individuals who are subsequently severely injured or die as a result of using the drug.]

IT'S A LEGISLATIVE REPORT FROM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, VINCE DE MAJI, WHO ALWAYS, THIS IS A VERY UPLIFTING PART OF THE, UH, PROGRAM.

EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE HAPPY AFTER THIS.

SO, , OH, I WISH THAT WERE TRUE.

UM, I'M TAKING THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH THIS TIME AS I TYPICALLY COME TO YOU AND PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH A LONG LIST OF BILLS THAT, THAT, THAT WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, DON'T LIKE, DON'T FIND A WHOLE LOT OF ENJOYMENT IN READING.

UM, BUT I WANTED TO KIND OF COME A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND EXPLAIN THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH 2,600 BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SINCE THE START OF THE SESSION.

AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I WROTE THIS REPORT AND THAT HAPPENED ON LAST THURSDAY, WHICH WAS CALLED THE SUSPENSE HEARING.

AND WHICH BILLS WON'T ADVANCE.

SO ANY BILL THAT IS PROPOSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSION, IF, IF IT CAN VIRTUALLY ANY BILL CAN GO INTO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE BECAUSE EITHER THERE'S GOING TO BE AN APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT, OR THEY'RE GONNA REQUIRE US AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATION OF SOME KIND.

SO ONE OF THE POLITICAL GYMNASTICS THAT IS DONE IN SACRAMENTO IS, UH, THE COMMITTEE, LET'S SAY ON PUBLIC SAFETY OR A COMMITTEE ON, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER AGRICULTURE.

WE'LL LOOK AT A BILL AND THEY'LL SAY, GEE, I KIND OF LIKE THAT.

UM, I WANT IT ON MY RECORD THAT I'M GONNA VOTE FOR IT.

SO THEY VOTE FOR IT SUBJECT TO IT GETTING THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS.

SO THEY, THEY VOTE FOR IT AND THEN THEY KICK IT TO APPROPRIATIONS.

AND THEN TWICE A YEAR, IT JUST, IT SITS IN APPROPRIATIONS UNTIL THIS, THIS MAGICAL SUSPENSE HEARING.

AND, AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF BILLS ARE DECIDED IN ONE DAY.

AND ALL THIS BACK, YOU KNOW, CHANNEL COMMUNICATION GOES ON AND THEY JUST DECIDE ALL AT ONCE, WHICH BILLS WILL ADVANCE

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AND SO IF A, IF A BILL MOVES FORWARD, IT WILL GO RIGHT BACK THROUGH.

IT WILL GET APPROVED THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS THAT DAY, GO INTO ITS MAIN COMMITTEE THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN AND RESUME ITS PROCESS.

IF IT'S HELD IN SUSPENSE, IT'S ESSENTIALLY DEAD FOR THE SESSION.

UM, IT, IT CAN BE AMENDED BY THE AUTHOR AND REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION CAN BE MADE, AND IT MAY COME BACK LATER IN THE SESSION DEPENDING UPON THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.

SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT, THAT A BILL CAN CHANGE ITS SCOPE BETWEEN THE TIME IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY FILED AND THE SUSPENSE HEARING.

SO THE SUSPENSE HEARING HAPPENED THURSDAY.

WE'RE TRACKING AS MANY BILLS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, UH, WITH THE HELP OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

AND I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A FEW OF THEM BECAUSE LATER ON IN JUNE, I WILL COME BACK AND I'LL BE ABLE TO REPORT ON MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY MORE BILLS AND HOW THEY, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT US IF THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.

SO, UH, BEGINNING WITH A VERY SIGNIFICANT BILL THAT WILL AFFECT MANY, UH, DEPARTMENTS, MANY POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE STATE IS AB 7 42.

THIS ESSENTIALLY WILL PROHIBIT THE USE OF CANINE OFFICERS FOR ALL ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IN THE APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTS.

CANINE OFFICERS THAT ARE TRAINED TO DETECT NARCOTICS WILL STILL BE, UM, ABLE TO BE USED, BUT ESSENTIALLY CANINE OFFICERS THAT ARE TRAINED SPECIFICALLY TO APPREHEND SUSPECTS, THAT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE SOMETHING ANYMORE.

AND, AND, AND SO THIS IS ALREADY JUST ABOUT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY, UM, AND IT WILL GO ON TO THE SENATE AFTER THAT.

IF YOU READ THE PREAMBLE TO THIS BILL.

IT'S ALL BEING TIED TO SOME OF THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT WE SAW DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH OF USING DOGS TO INTIMIDATE PROTESTORS AND INTIMIDATE THOSE SEEKING, YOU KNOW, TO AFFIRM THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE, THE VALIANT WORK THAT CANINES DO IN PROTECTING HUMAN OFFICERS FROM GOING INTO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

SO IT'S, IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE POLITICIZING THIS, THIS ONE ISSUE IN A WAY THAT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE, THE EFFECTIVENESS.

AND IF WE LOOK AT THE STATISTICS, THE STATISTICS SHOW THAT THE NUMBER OF CANINE INJURY INJURIES, UH, OCCURRING WITH SUSPECTS WHO HAVE, WHO'VE GOTTEN CANINE BITES, IT'S VERY, VERY SMALL.

UM, CANINES ARE TRAINED, HIGHLY TRAINED.

THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR BITE, UH, TO NOT INFLICT SERIOUS INJURIES.

AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S HOW, AND THAT'S HOW THEY OPERATE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE, YOU KNOW, LOGIC IS NOT PREVAILING HERE AND THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

I, I, I FEAR, ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME OPPOSITION, IT DID NOT GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE IS SOME OPPOSITION AND, AND OPPOSITION ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE AS WELL.

SO WE DO WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.

UM, AB 67, UM, PROPOSES TO CREATE THE, THE HOMELESS COURTS PILOT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT COMPLIMENTARY TO WHAT, UH, GOVERNOR NEWSOM, UH, WAS DOING, UH, WITH CARE COURTS.

UH, THIS IS ALSO MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY AFTER THURSDAY, IT CAME OUT OF SUSPENSE AND IT'S MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, UH, AB FIVE 50, WHICH REQUIRES CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN FORMAL POINT IN TIME COUNTS THAT DIED.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S DEAD.

UM, IN TERMS OF HOUSING, UH, EXCUSE ME, IN TERMS OF PLANNING AND LAND USE, WHICH WE'RE ALWAYS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.

ONE OF THE MAJOR BILLS, UH, THERE ARE MANY OF THESE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF, UH, LAND USE BILLS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

BUT A COUPLE OF THEM THAT, UH, MR. SHOOT MADE ME AWARE OF SB 4 0 5 REQUIRE CITIES TO SURVEY EACH AND EVERY PROPERTY OWNER AFFECTED BY A REZONING PART OF A HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.

NOW THAT IS, COULD BE THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES WHEN YOU DO A HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.

IT'S MASSIVE.

UM, FORTUNATELY THAT DIED, UH, AS OF THURSDAY, SB 5 76.

WHAT, WHAT NOW THIS IS AN INTERESTING ONE.

I I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS, BUT SB UH, 5 76 WOULD PROHIBIT HIGH DENSITY HOUSING WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF ANY MILITARY INSTALLATION.

I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S, I SANTEE, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE BASICALLY OUT OF , THEIR ENTIRE NORTHERN PART OF THEIR CITY WOULD BE KIND OF CROSSED OFF FOR ANY HOUSING.

UM, THAT, THAT'S VIRTUALLY DEAD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US.

BUT IT WAS JUST KIND OF AN INTERESTING, INTERESTING THING.

UM, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

I MADE NOTE OF IT IN MY REPORT IS SB 7 61.

UH, THIS WAS KIND OF DISCOVERED BY STAFF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA.

CITIES DID NOT HAVE THIS ON THEIR RADAR.

UM, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT WAS PROPOSED BY SENATOR LAIRD, WHO'S FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS UP IN SANTA CRUZ.

AND MONTEREY COUNTY DOESN'T USUALLY PROPOSE THESE TYPE OF THINGS, SO IT WAS KIND OF SURPRISING TO SEE IT.

BUT ESSENTIALLY IT ALLOWED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION IF IN THEIR OPINION, UH, VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS COULD OCCUR IF

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THE CITY PURSUED A PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

SO THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO ACTUALLY ADOPT THE PROGRAM AND ACTUALLY VIOLATE SOMEONE'S CIVIL RIGHTS WITH THE PROGRAM.

JUST THE POTENTIAL THAT A GIVEN PROGRAM MAY, UH, VIOLATE SOMEONE'S CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WAS ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AN INVESTIGATION, UM, THAT DIED SO THAT, THAT, THAT DIED IN THE SUSPENSE, UH, HEARINGS ON THURSDAY.

AND, AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD MOVIE, UH, MANY YEARS AGO CALLED MINORITY REPORT, LET'S ARREST THE PERSON BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY COMMIT THE CRIME.

RIGHT.

UM, SO I WANTED TO, TO CLOSE THIS BRIEF UPDATE WITH THE, YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS FOR FENTANYL.

AND I WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN UPDATE ON, ON SEVERAL, UM, BILLS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS ON FENTANYL.

THEY ARE AB 10 58, SB 2 37, SB 3 25, AND I'LL SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.

I SAY THAT FACETIOUSLY SB 7 0 1.

SO, UH, AB UH, 10 50 EIGHT'S JIM PATTERSON'S BILL OUT OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY FRESNO.

UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY REASONABLE, WHICH MEANS IT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA GO ANYWHERE.

UM, IT'S 20, IT'S, IF YOU POSSESS 28 GRAMS OF FENTANYL, UH, YOUR SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT COULD ANYWHERE BE BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX YEARS, UH, ON TOP OF YOUR SENTENCE.

THAT'S THE TYPE OF THING THAT THE MAYORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE HOPING TO GET OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS WHY 400 OF THEM SIGNED LETTERS.

AND WERE TRYING TO GET, UH, UM, PLACES AT COMMITTEE, UH, HEARINGS TO EXPRESS THEIR DESIRE TO DO THIS.

UM, RIGHT NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE.

IT HASN'T DIED YET.

UM, IT, IT'S BEING ASKED FOR SOME AMENDMENTS AND IT WILL BE RECONSIDERED LATER IN THE SESSION.

NOW, WHAT COULD HAPPEN IS THERE IS A SECOND SUSPENSE HEARING LATER IN THE TERM, SO IT COULD STILL DIE IN THE SUSPENSE HEARING.

IT COULD GO DIRECTLY ONCE HE, ONCE HE AMENDS IT, IT WILL GO PROBABLY BACK TO APPROPRIATIONS.

IT WILL SIT THERE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE NEXT SUSPENSE HEARING.

SO I, I'M NOT REAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IT, BUT THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE HERE, UH, SB 2 37.

UM, THAT'S, THAT'S INTERESTING.

IT'S ANOTHER SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT.

UM, IT'S, DOESN'T TALK ABOUT ANY SORT OF AMOUNT OF FENTANYL, IT JUST, IT IT COUPLES FENTANYL WITH HEROIN AND COCAINE, WHICH IS ALREADY IN, IN THE LAW FOR SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS AND INCREASES SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS FOR DEALING FROM FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX YEARS TO 7, 8, 9 YEARS.

AND FOR TRAFFICKING SEVEN, 10, AND 13 YEARS RESPECTIVELY.

THIS ONE IS ALSO UNDER RECONSIDERATION AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME TYPE OF MOVEMENT THAT MR. PATTERSON'S BILL IS SB 3 25, SAME BILL, ALMOST IDENTICAL TO SB 2 37, AND IT'S ALSO IN RECONSIDERATION.

AND FINALLY, FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT IS SB 7 0 1, WHICH IS MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH THE PROCESS AS A QUOTE, SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT BILL.

IT WILL ENHANCE SENTENCING.

IT'S TRUE, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF ONE KILO OF FENTANYL , WHICH IF YOU KNOW, WHICH MR. MITCHELL AND I WERE DUSTING OFF OUR, OUR SEVENTH GRADE, UH, MATH SKILLS, AND THAT'S 2.2 POUNDS OF FENTANYL OR LOOKING AT IT A DIFFERENT WAY, 1.5 MILLION DOSES.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAUGHT WITH THIS IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR SENTENCE ENHANCED.

SO IT'S, IT'S AN YEARS, IT, IT'S ONLY FOR FOUR, UH, FOUR YEAR, THREE YEARS.

THREE YEARS.

SO YOU GET A THREE YEAR SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR ONE KILO OF FENTANYL IN YOUR POSSESSION.

SO YOU SEE WHAT THE GAME IS, IS HERE, IT'S, IT'S A WAY TO VOTE FOR SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT WITHOUT IT BEING A SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT BECAUSE IT'S COMPLETELY OUTTA THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY THAT ANYTHING LIKE THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN.

UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE HEARINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEK.

TOMORROW IS A HEARING LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES REQUESTED TO SPEAK AT, AT THE HEARING WAS, WAS NOT EVEN RESPONDED TO.

THE 400, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ASKED TO SPEAK, THAT ASKED TO PARTICIPATE, NOT EVEN RESPONDED TO.

SO WE'VE, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BECAUSE WHEN MR. MITCHELL AND I STARTED OUR CAREERS, IF THE LEAGUE SAID, THIS IS NOT A GOOD BILL, IT WAS DEAD.

AND NOW THE LEAGUE SAYS, AT LEAST LISTEN TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO THAT.

SO TH THIS IS, WE'VE CROSSED SOME LINE INTO THE SURREAL HERE.

UM, BUT THERE IS, FOR SOME REASON, I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT THEIR PERCEPTION OF FENTANYL DEALING OR TRAFFICKING IS.

THEY DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO JAIL.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT, UM, THEY, THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE, IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT DON'T FEEL INCAR INCARCERATION IS EFFECTIVE.

AND SO THEY'RE NOT

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GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT FENTANYL SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE STUCK.

SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU, WE WILL CONTINUE IF, IF YOU APPROVE IT, WE WILL, WE WILL USE IT TO, UM, SHARE WITH, UH, THOSE BILLS THAT ARE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT ARE ACTUAL SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT BILLS.

AND THOSE WOULD BE THE BILLS THAT I WENT OVER BEFORE I WENT INTO 7 0 1.

SO I'M ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE RECOMMEND YOU ACCEPT THIS, UH, REPORT AND THEN CONSIDER, UM, ADOPTING THE NEXT RESOLUTION, UH, ON THE FENTANYL SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS.

ANY QUESTIONS, PHIL? YEAH, AND I, I'M, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE AN ANSWER, BUT MAYBE AT, AT WITH THE NEXT, WITH YOUR NEXT REPORT.

SO WE TALK ABOUT SB 57 EARLY RELEASE AND THE CHANGE IN DEFINITION OF VIOLENT CRIMES.

ARE THERE ANY BILLS GOING THROUGH ANY SIDE OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT'S ADDRESSING, UM, CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY VIOLENT CRIMES, WHICH ARE NO LONGER VIOLENT CRIMES? IS THERE, CAN YOU LOOK INTO IF THERE'S ANY BILLS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE WITH REGARD TO THAT? THERE, THERE IS, UM, THERE IS A BILL THAT SEEKS TO, UM, TAKE OUT IDENTITY THEFT AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CRIMES FROM THE DEFINITION OF SHOPLIFTING.

RIGHT NOW, IDENTITY THEFT IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN PART FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF THEFT IS INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF SHOPLIFTING.

THERE'S A BILL THAT SEEKS TO SEPARATE THAT.

AND I CAN'T REMEMBER, THERE'S TWO OTHER OFFENSES THAT ARE BEING SEPARATED OUT, BUT I'LL LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT, AT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT VIOLENT CRIMES.

SO I'LL, I'LL LOOK INTO THAT SPECIFICALLY.

IT'S DESTROYING PEOPLE'S LIVES.

VIOLENT CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS TO NON-VIOLENT CRIMES.

AND THEN THEREFORE THERE'S NO PRISON TIME WHERE THEY'RE EARLY RELEASED.

I KNOW OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROP 57, IS JUST KEPT CRIMINALS ON THE STREET AND IT'S, UM, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE GETTING THE EFFECTS OF THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY WITH THESE, WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR ENHANCEMENTS FOR DRUGS, IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS PROTECTING THE CARTELS DEALERS RIGHT AT, AT A CERTAIN POINT.

WHAT, WHAT OTHER CONCLUSION COULD YOU COME TO TO ENSURE THAT THESE DEALERS ARE, ARE STAYING ON THE STREET AND JOB SECURITY? AND I, IT'S, IT'S POISONED TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT'S REALLY SAD.

ANYBODY ELSE? I, THE, THE, UH, CANINE ONE.

HOW, HOW, HOW LIKELY IS THAT TO PASS? I THINK IT'S VERY LIKELY.

I MEAN, UNLESS SOMETHING DERAILS IT IN THE SENATE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED IN SHORT ORDER IN THE ASSEMBLY AND, UH, WE'LL SEE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SENATE.

UM, IS THERE ANY, UH, SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS, SIR.

ITEM 15 IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT, WHICH IS

LOOKING FOR A MOTION, UH, MOVE TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

[15. Council Activity Report]

[16. 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.]

AS REPORTED.

UM, DEPUTY MAYOR STEVE GOBEL.

UM, I SEE THAT A MAY 18TH MTS MEETING DIDN'T MAKE IT ON TO MY REPORT, BUT I HAD THAT LAST THURSDAY.

ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER HALL AND I FROM SANTEE, UH, ATTENDED A SMART CITIES CONFERENCE IN DENVER THIS PAST WEEK.

AND IT WAS, UH, JUST A REAL EYE-OPENING, FUTURISTIC LOOK AT CONNECTED CITIES.

ONE OF THE ITEMS, UH, WAS FOR INSTANCE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, UH, CLAY, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS CUZ IT WAS, THE TREASURER ACTUALLY GOT SOME, SOME FACETIME BEFORE THE GROUP.

UH, IF THEY HAVE A $30 PARKING TICKET, IT DROPS THE $20 IF YOU PAY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A QR CODE ON THE PARKING TICKET.

AND THEY ALSO USE QR CODES ON OTHER THINGS SUCH AS PERMITS, LICENSES, AND OTHER PAPERWORK THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE PAYMENT PORTAL, SPEEDING UP THE COLLECTION OF MONEY.

UH, AND, UH, THEY GET A 92% COLLECTION RATE USING THAT KIND OF METHODOLOGY.

ALSO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EXCITED ME, THAT WAS A VENDOR WHO HAS ESSENTIALLY A DASH CAM.

UH, YOU PUT THIS ON PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLES AND AS THEY DRIVE THROUGH TOWN, IT AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS 12 OR MORE ROAD HAZARDS, ANYTHING FROM DEBRIS TO THE PERCENTAGE THAT A CRACK IN THE ROAD WILL TURN INTO A POTHOLE TO POTHOLES, TO, UH, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

AND THOSE ARE CONNECTED AND SEND REAL-TIME INFORMATION BACK TO PUBLIC WORKS, ALLOWING THEM TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS, UH, INSTANTLY AS THEY HAPPEN.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF NEAT THINGS HAPPENING WITH CONNECTED CITIES AND I THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR US.

NICE.

THANKS STEVE.

[19. 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.]

PHIL? UH, MINE IS AS REPORTED AND I WANTED TO SHARE A BRIEF CONVERSATION

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I HAD WITH A RESIDENT AT, UH, THE AMERICA ON MAIN STREET KICKOFF.

UH, ONE OF THE LADIES THAT WE DID THE ELCON COMMUNITY CLEANUP WITH MICHELLE, UM, CAME UP TO US AND SAID, I HAD ONE OF MY FRIENDS VISIT EL CAJON FROM OUTTA STATE, AND THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE WAS THREE YEARS AGO, SHE NOTICED THE ENCAMPMENTS AND HOMELESS SITUATION HAS BEEN CLEANED UP COMPARED TO THREE YEARS AGO.

AND SHE SAID IT'S, THE CITY LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN IT DID THREE YEARS AGO.

SO ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, I'LL TAKE IT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING THAT SOMEONE WHO CAME HERE THREE YEARS AGO AND THEN CAME, UM, TODAY HAS SEEN A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE WITH OUR EFFORTS.

AND SO I FIGURED I'D SHARE THAT WITH STAFF AND COUNCIL AND THE, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT, UM, WELL IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE, UM, ON THE SURFACE THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

UM, PEOPLE NOTICE AND WE'RE ENTRENCHED IN IT FREQUENTLY.

UM, WE DON'T SEE THE, THE, WE DON'T NOTICE THE CHANGES, BUT YEAR OVER YEAR, UM, OTHER PEOPLE DO.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY ENCOURAGING, UM, STORY TO BE TOLD.

AS REPORTED, YES, WE ARE SEEING CHANGES BEING MADE AND UM, UM, PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT, MICHELLE.

[18. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.]

IT JUST TAKES TIME.

THAT'S IT.

AND NOW WE'RE AT CLOSED SESSION.

THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS, NO FIRST OR SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

[20. Closed Session - Public Employee Performance Evaluation: City Attorney]

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