Jun 13, 2023 City Council Meeting 3pm

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

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THE MEETING IS NOT CALLED TO ORDER.

I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOULD Y'ALL STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AND THEN AFTER THAT, REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STAND ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INVISIBLE LIBERTY.

AND WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEE A FULL HOUSE TODAY.

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the May 23, 2023, Meeting and the Agenda of the June 13, 2023, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

[ PRESENTATIONS: East County Advanced Water Purification World of Work Mentorship Program]

AND, UH, MARK NEEK IS GOING TO COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.

HI, MARK.

HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOT IT SET.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARK NEEK.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE EAST COUNTY ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION PROJECT.

AND TODAY I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU GUYS WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON HOW THE PROJECT'S GOING.

BUT BEYOND THAT, BEYOND THE UPDATE, I THINK IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT ONE YEAR SINCE THE JPAY BOARD APPROVED, UH, UH, MOVING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THAT PROJECT.

SO OVER THE PAST YEAR, THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROGRESS MADE BY THE JPA AND ITS PROGRESS AND ITS PROJECT PARTNERS ON IMPLEMENTING THIS PORTABLE REUSE PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BRING A RELIABLE AND LOCAL WATER SOURCE TO THE REGION.

OH, GOT QUICK HANDS HERE.

SORRY.

AND SO BEFORE I START INTO THE UPDATES, I WANTED TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH A, UH, AND THE MAYOR WITH A REFRESHER ON THE FIVE PACKAGES THAT MAKE UP THE EAST COUNTY AWP PROJECT.

PACKAGE NUMBER ONE IS ALL THE TREATMENT RELATED FACILITIES THAT'S LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SANTEE, UM, ADJACENT TO PADRE DAM'S EXISTING RACE STORY OR WATER RECYCLING FACILITY.

PACKAGE TWO INCLUDES THE PIPELINE OUT TO LAKE JENNINGS.

IT'S GONNA CONVEY THAT PURIFIED WATER OUT TO LAKE JENNY'S RESERVOIR, WHICH ACTS AS A ENVIRONMENTAL BUFFER PRIOR TO HELIX WATER DISTRICT, OUR PROJECT PARTNER TAKING IT OUT AND TREATING IT AGAIN.

PACKAGE THREE IS ALL THE WASTEWATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES THAT'S GONNA BRING ALL THE WASTEWATER UP TO THE HEADWORKS AT THE NEW FACILITIES.

PACKAGE FOUR IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO MOVE, MOVE THE RESIDUALS OR THE WASTE BYPRODUCTS FROM THOSE FACILITIES.

THE NEW FACILITIES DOWN PAST THE ILU PUMP STATION OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S PURE WATER PROJECTS, WE WERE TAKING THOSE RESIDUALS AWAY FROM THEIR ILU AND DOWN INTO THEIR REGIONAL SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY TO POINT LOMA.

AND RECENTLY THE BOARD APPROVED PACKAGE NUMBER FIVE, WHICH CONTEMPLATES ENERGY RECOVERY, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO TAKE THE GAS OFF THE SOLIDS HANDLING FACILITY DIGESTERS AND UTILIZE THAT GAS TO RUN GENERATORS FOR ELECTRICITY TO HELP OFFSET ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL DEMANDS, UM, AT THE FACILITIES.

SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET AND GENERALLY ON TARGET FOR THIS PROJECT.

UH, YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THIS SCREEN, UM, A NUMBER OF METRICS.

UM, I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM.

UM, OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE SPENT OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITIES, UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE EAST MISSION GORGE PUMP STATION, WHICH IS A KEY FACILITY TO MOVE THE WASTEWATER UP TO THE NEW FACILITIES FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

WE CLOSED ESCROW IN MAY OF THIS YEAR RELATED TO PACKAGE NUMBER ONE, ALL THE TREATMENT FACILITIES.

WE MOVED IN, UM, 105,000 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL TO HELP FILL IN SOME OF THAT SITE.

AND AS PART OF MASQUERADING THAT NUMBER RE EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 32 OLYMPIC SIZED SWIMMING POOLS OF SOIL.

UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE POURED A LITTLE OVER 10,000 CUBIC YARDS OF CONCRETE TO DATE FOR PACKAGE NUMBER TWO, THE PIPELINE.

WE'VE INSTALLED JUST OVER 1500 LINEAR FEET OF PIPELINE AS WELL.

AND ON PACKAGE NUMBER THREE FOR THE WASTEWATER FACILITIES, UM, IT INCLUDES A HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL FROM THE EAST MR. GORGE PUMP STATION UNDER THE SAN DIEGO RIVER AND INTO THE, UH, SANTI LAKE SIDE OF THE, OF THE, UH, THE ALIGNMENT JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKES.

IT'S A TRENCHLESS TYPE TECHNOLOGY, AND YOU HAVE TO DO A, A DRILL, LIKE A BOAR.

IT'S A 3,500 FOOT BORE.

WE COMPLETED THE FIRST ONE AND WE'VE STARTED THE SECOND ONE.

AND ONCE THAT BOAR'S COMPLETED, WE'LL PULL PIPELINE BACK THROUGH THAT HOLE, UM, BETWEEN THE TWO TWO ACCESS PITS.

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AND IT'S INEVITABLE THAT ON A PROJECT, THE SCALE AND MAGNITUDE THAT YOU'RE GONNA RUN INTO PROJECT CHALLENGES.

UM, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED OVER THE PAST YEAR ARE, UM, THE RAIN, AS YOU RECALLS A PRETTY WET YEAR WITH THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS.

AND THAT COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF MASS GRADING FOR THE PROJECT, REALLY, UM, REALLY IMPACTED THE CONTRACTOR'S ABILITY TO, UH, CONTINUE WORK ON A, UH, IN A CONSISTENT MANNER.

SO YOU COULD SEE THERE, THE, THE EQUIPMENT THERE AS THEY WERE MOVING THE DIRT AROUND THE SOIL AROUND, IT'D GET WET, AND SO IT WOULD RAIN AND YOU'D GET A DAY THERE OR TWO THERE, AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO DRY OUT, AND THEN THEY'D START WORK AGAIN.

THEN IT'D RAIN AGAIN AND IT WILL DRY OUT.

SO BACK AND FORTH.

BUT, UM, WE MOVED THROUGH THAT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE HAD SOME CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY, WAY, UH, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WITHIN EAST COUNTY, AS MOST PEOPLE WHO'VE CONSTRUCTED IN EAST COUNTY KNOW THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ROCK.

UM, THE PACKAGE TWO CONTRACTOR HAS UTILIZED THAT, THAT, UH, ATTACHMENT TO THEIR BACKHOE LOOKS LIKE A, UH, SOME KIND OF DRACONIAN DEVICE, BUT IT RIPS THROUGH THE ROCK PRETTY NICELY.

UH, WE HAVE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, BIRD, BIRD NESTING, SEASON FERRY SHRIMP THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AS WELL.

AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES.

LET'S JUST ESSENTIALLY SINK HOLES AND FR OUTS ON THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS, THAT THE FIVE PACKAGE LEADERS HAVE ALL WORKED WITH THE DESIGN BUILD TEAMS AND OVERCOME ALL THESE CHALLENGES TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE MOMENTUM FOR THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.

SO A BIT ABOUT EACH OF THE PACKAGES.

PACKAGE NUMBER ONE, AGAIN, IS ALL THE TREATMENT FACILITIES AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN.

UM, WE'VE, WE'VE MOVED THROUGH A, A MAJORITY OF THE MASS GRADING OF SOIL ON THE SITE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONCRETE BEING POURED.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THERE IS THE, UH, CONCRETE BEING POURED IN THE WATER RECYCLING FACILITY.

AND FOR THE DIGESTERS AT THE TOP RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE DIGESTERS FILLED WITH WATER.

WE'RE PERFORMING A LEAK TANK LEAK TEST ON THAT TANK RIGHT NOW.

UM, AND ONE, ONE OF THE, ONE OTHER FEATURE ON PACKAGE ONE IS THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CONCRETE PORES, EARLY MORNING CONCRETE PORES STARTING AT 4:00 AM BECAUSE OF THE VER THE, THE DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT AFFECT CONCRETE PORES.

UM, AND TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS.

OUR OUTREACH TEAM IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF LETTING THE CUSTOMERS KNOW AND, UH, THE RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT ALL THE WORK UPCOMING ON PACKAGE NUMBER TWO.

THAT'S THE PIPELINE OUT TO LAKE JENNINGS FROM THE PUR FROM THE, UH, FACILITIES.

UH, THEY STARTED THEIR PIPELINE INSTALLATION ALONG THE FLU, WHAT WE CALL THE FLUME TRAIL THERE.

IF YOU SEE THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIL THAT, UM, ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WATER POKING OUT.

THAT'S LAKE JENNINGS.

UM, THEY'VE STARTED THEIR PIPELINE THERE.

THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT PIPELINE.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON THE WAY DOWN THE HILL NOW.

UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL AND SANTEE RIGHT NOW TO GET SOME OF THAT WORK DONE DURING THE SUMMER SESSION BEFORE SCHOOL'S BACK IN, BACK IN SESSION TO HELP MINIMIZE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND, AND CONGESTION.

UM, ON TOP THERE, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT THEY'VE UTILIZED TO HELP MOVE THROUGH THE, THE ROCK, UM, THE, THE ROCK SUBSURFACE.

AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS A, A PICTURE OF THAT'S OUR, THE PIPELINE FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, A GROUP OF US WENT DOWN TO IMPERIAL PIPELINE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO SEE HOW THE PIPE WAS MADE, UM, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY PUTTING OUR PIPE TOGETHER WHILE WE WERE THERE.

SO IT WAS GOOD EDUCATION AND WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO, UM, PERFORM A LITTLE QUALITY CONTROL WHILE WE WERE THERE AS WELL.

MAKE SURE THEY KNEW WE WERE WATCHING .

PACKAGE THREE IS ALL THE WASTEWATER, UM, CONVEYANCE FACILITIES, TOP, TOP PHOTO IN THE CENTER.

THAT'S THE EAST MISSION GORGE PUMP STATION THAT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND THEN SURROUNDING THAT PHOTO ARE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON THAT SITE.

UH, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THERE, TOP LEFT, THE, INITIALLY WE INSTALLED CASINGS, UH, FOR PRIOR TO DOING ANY BORING BECAUSE OF THE, UM, GEOLOGY IN THE AREA, WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN SOME COMPETENT MATERIALS SO THAT IT WOULDN'T COLLAPSE ON US.

UM, BOTTOM LEFT, THEY STARTED THE PILOT BOARD DRILLING.

IT WAS LIKE A DRILL HEAD THAT THEY, THEY CAN GUIDE, THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT AND THEY POP UP WHERE THEY NEED TO.

AND THEN IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE CENTER THERE, THEY'VE STARTED FUSING ALL THE H D P E PIPELINES.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE PULLED BACK THROUGH THAT BOREHOLE.

UM, AND SO THEY'RE PREPPING FOR THAT PROBABLY AROUND THE END OF SUMMER.

PACKAGE FOUR, UM, IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE, NOT IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

THAT'S THE PIPELINE THAT WILL TAKE THE RESIDUALS OR THE WASTE BYPRODUCTS BEYOND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S IENT PUMP STATION.

TWO PHOTOS ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE, UM, WORK IS BEING STARTED, OR WE CALL IT PRE-CONSTRUCTION WORK.

UH, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE DOING POTHOLING GEOTECHNICAL WORK CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

AND THEN PACKAGE FIVE, THE MOST RECENT PROJECT AWARDED BY THE, UM, JP BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS IN ITS PLANNING STAGES.

WE'RE GATHERING INFORMATION TO INFORM THE ENVIRONMENTAL OR SE Q DOCUMENT.

UH,

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AND WE'VE ACT, AND AS THEY MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION, THEY'VE, UM, KIND OF MODIFIED WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING, UH, THE, THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE LOOKING AT.

RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WE'RE OUT IN THE FIELD.

WE'RE NOT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S EDUCATIONAL, BUT IT'S ALSO THE IMPACTS.

UM, AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE RAMPING UP HERE AND THERE'S A WEBSITE.

AND IN THAT WEB AT THE EAST COUNTY WEBSITE, WEBSITE, THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE MAP THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE AREAS OF, UM, CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS.

SO RESIDENTS CAN GET ON THERE AND SEE WHERE IMPACTED AREAS ARE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LOOK FOR DETOUR ROUTES, UH, BEFORE THEY START TRAVELING.

AND LASTLY, BEFORE I WRAP IT UP, UM, THAT'S THE TEAM, NOT ALL THE TEAM, BUT SOME OF THE TEAM.

AND I PUT THIS SLIDE UP HERE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A WORK-LIFE BALANCE.

THIS IS A LONG PROJECT.

WE'RE LOOKING TO DELIVER WATER INTO LAKE JENNINGS THAT SUMMER OF 2026.

UM, SO WE GOT ABOUT THREE YEARS TO GO BEFORE WE'RE DONE TESTING AND COMMISSIONING AND MEETING ALL THOSE REGULATIONS.

AND ALONG THE WAY, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME FUN AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE SPEND TIME WITH FAMILIES AND GET OUT AND, AND JUST MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, HEALTHY, HEALTHY BALANCED LIFESTYLE.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVIDING THIS UPDATE.

THANKS.

NICE REPORT.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GARY? UH, WHAT'S THE WIDTH OF THE PIPELINE GOING FROM THE SANI LAKES TO LAKE JENNINGS? THE DIAMETER OF THAT PIPELINE? YES.

YEAH.

SO FROM THE, THE TREATMENT FACILITIES OUT THE LAKE JENNINGS, THAT'S A 24 INCH DIAMETER STEEL PIPE THE WHOLE WAY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYBODY ELSE? STEVE? THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UH, THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY ARE WE DOING THIS RIGHT? AND WHAT, WHAT COULD YOU SAY TO THAT? THE WHY IS IMPORTANT AND, AND I THINK WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO IS WE KNOW WE LIVE IN A DESERT WHERE WE, THAT THE WATER THAT WE RELY ON COMES FROM HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.

AND THE, THAT WATER IS SUBJECT TO CYCLICAL DROUGHTS.

UH, WE SEE THE COST OF IMPORTED IMPORTING WATER GOING UP.

THERE'S OTHER WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES.

ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN STABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE WANT TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE DESERT.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WATER THAT COMES OUT OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY THAT GOES INTO LAKE JENNINGS IS MORE PURE THAN THE WATER IN LAKE JENNINGS.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO REMINERALIZE REMINERALIZE AND DEC CHLORINATE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

YEAH.

COMING OUT OF THE TREATMENT FACILITIES, IT'S A VERY HIGH QUALITY OF WATER AND MINERALS ARE ADDED IN.

UM, IT IS DECOR, IT IS CHLORINATED AS IT COMES OUT OF THE FACILITY.

UM, THAT'S TO MEET REGULATIONS ON, UH, VIRUSES.

AND WE HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN, UH, REMOVAL, REMOVAL, UM, REMOVAL THRESHOLDS.

THEN PRIOR TO GOING BACK INTO LAKE JENNINGS, WE HAVE TO DEC CHLORINATE IT.

YOU CAN IMAGINE, UM, KIND OF LIKE A, UH, YOUR FISH YOU BRING HOME, RIGHT? YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT 'EM IN THE TAP WATER BECAUSE THERE'S CHLORINE IN, AND YOU'LL, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY, THEY'RE NOT USED TO THAT, UM, ECOSYSTEM.

SO WE GOTTA REMOVE THE CHLORINE, PUT IT IN THE LAKE JENNINGS, AND THEN IN LAKE JENNINGS IT'S STORED HAS TO BE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE A HELIX WATER DISTRICT CAN TAKE IT OUT.

THEY'LL BLEND IT WITH IMPORTED WATER, TREAT IT AGAIN THROUGH THEIR TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND THEN SERVE IT TO THE CUSTOMERS.

YEAH, THIS TREATS ABOUT 95% OF OUR WASTEWATER, 5% UP IN FLETCHER HILLS BECAUSE OF GRAVITY STILL GOES DOWN TO THE SAN DIEGO WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

BUT THIS ALLOWS US TO CONTROL OUR WASTEWATER COSTS FOR THE FUTURE RATHER THAN BE SUBJECT TO, UH, OTHER AGENCIES WHO HAVE BIGGER PROJECTS, WHO HAVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE AS PART OF THEIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

SO THIS REALLY DOES ALLOW US TO CONTROL OUR FUTURE IN THIS AREA.

AND IT'S, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, GREAT PRESENTATION.

I MEAN, YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.

FANTASTIC.

AND TO THE PUBLIC, THIS IS GONNA SAVE RESIDENTS ON THEIR WATER BILLS FOR YEARS TO COME.

ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED, WATER RATES ARE CONTINUING TO RISE CONSTANTLY YEAR OVER YEAR, TREATING THE WATER, THE SEWER CHARGES ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO RISE YEAR OVER YEAR.

SO THIS INVESTMENT IN THIS FACILITY IS GONNA DO WONDERS.

AND THIS IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO COME TOGETHER AND INVEST IN THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.

UM, I THINK THERE WAS ONE IN CARLSBAD, AND WE'RE THE ONLY ONES IN ONLY TWO IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO, UM, I, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT AND, AND, UH, TO SECURE OUR WATER, UM, IN YEARS TO COME.

OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW WE GO THROUGH DROUGHTS, YOU KNOW, ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS, AND SO, UM, THIS IS GONNA ENSURE THAT, UM, IT'S GONNA BE A LESS, A LESSER IMPACT IN

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SO THANKS MARK.

APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THE WORLD OF WORK MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.

AND IF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WORLD OF WORK COULD PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL.

WHOA.

MARK'S A LOT TALLER THAN I AM.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SO I'LL INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, UM, WHICH IS THE WORLD OF WORK MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.

AND IT OCCURRED AT BOSTONIAN GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CAJON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UM, AND AS I ASKED SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS TO COME DOWN, UM, TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATES TO OUR MENTEES THAT PARTICIPATED, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, THOSE THREE INDIVIDUALS, UM, FROM, UM, THE DISTRICT AS BOARD MEMBER KAREN MEJIA.

THANK YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

UH, SUPERINTENDENT, UH, DR.

DAVID MIA SHERO AND THEN WORLD OF WORK COORDINATOR, MS. JULIA CRUZ FKA.

AND AS I TURN IT OVER TO JULIA NOW, UM, WE WILL RECOGNIZE, WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE 11 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS, NINE OF WHICH ARE HERE WITH US, UH, THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY NAME IS JULIA CRUZ FKA, I'M THE WORLD OF WORK COORDINATOR AT, UH, BOSTONIAN GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN EL CAJON.

SO WE WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN, UH, THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH HEARTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO CARMINE LED BETTER.

CAVALARO, CAN YOU COME DOWN? CARMINE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET OUT OF THERE AND SQUEEZE, SQUEEZE ON OUT.

CARMINE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COME, MAUREEN, YOU CAN STAND RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UH, NEXT WE HAVE EDUARDO MARTINEZ BAA, EDUARDO YUSUF, HABIB YUSUF.

WE WANNA RECOGNIZE JAMES GILL.

HE'S NOT WITH US, UM, TODAY, BUT WE WANNA RECOGNIZE JAMES.

SO AN APPLAUSE FOR HIM.

NEXT HERE.

TODAY WE HAVE JORDAN NUCO AS MERALDA ROMERO.

I'M JUST AMBITIOUS.

MARISSA RAMOS JOB.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD JOB, MARISSA.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ALSO HAD TWO STUDENTS WITH, UM, CITY OF EL CAJON IN THE FLEET MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, LEARNING FROM THOSE MENTORS.

SO CHRISTOPHER VAGA, IBARRA, HOLD ON.

CHRIS AND SEBASTIAN CABRERA.

WE HAD TWO STUDENTS LEARNING FROM MENTORS IN, UH, THE PARKS AND, UH, RECREATION MAINTENANCE.

WE HAD AND ALSO NOT HERE TODAY, BUT WE DO WANNA RECOGNIZE AMRAN MAHA, WHO WAS THERE WITH NOAH.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND I DO WANT TO ALSO REALLY RECOGNIZE, UM, FIRST OF ALL, CITY MANAGER GRAHAM MITCHELL, WHO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPEN-MINDEDNESS WHEN WE STARTED THIS, UM, IDEA.

AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MIKE JAMES SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND, UM, WE WANTED TO PRESENT TO, UM, TO YOU A BANNER THANKING YOU YES.

UNVEIL.

SO IT SAYS, UM, YOU'RE A COMMUNITY MENTORSHIP PARTICIPANT IN RECOGNITION AND IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SCHOLARS AS THEY REALIZE THEIR GREATEST POSSIBLE FUTURE SELVES, HOPEFULLY, UM, PROFESSIONALS HERE IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THEN IF

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OKAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FOR YOU.

UM, THESE ARE WONDERFUL STUDENTS WHO HOPEFULLY ARE YOUR FUTURE, UM, EMPLOYEES HERE IN CITY OF EL CAJON, SO THANK YOU.

CAN I TURN SOMETHING? YEAH, WE'RE GONNA DO A PHOTO.

WANNA TURN, TURN, TURN.

.

SORRY, WE GONNA DO A PHOTO OFF? THAT'S OKAY.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

JULIA WAS WAY TOO KIND.

WHEN I, WHEN I HEAR FREE LABOR, IT'S, UH, IT'S EASY.

IT'S NOT QUITE LIKE THAT.

UM, BUT JUST, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, THE, THE BOSTONIAN GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM REALLY CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN SORT OF THEORETICAL.

AND SO, UM, THESE STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HANDS-ON WHAT IT, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN A PUBLIC WORK YARD WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR WITH THE PARKS REC DEPARTMENT.

SO WE GOT A LOT OUT OF IT, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE COULD GIVE A LITTLE BIT TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.

SO I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEIR VISION FOR THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND GRAHAM, I HAD SOMETHING FOR YOU AS WELL.

IF ANYBODY ELSE'S ENVIOUS OF GRAHAM'S AWARD HERE, UM, YOU CAN GET ONE.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ONE.

.

SO IS IT EDIBLE? I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T BRING ANY TREATS, BUT, UM, I JUST, YEAH, I WANTED TO SAY THAT AS, AS GRAHAM MENTIONED, WE REALLY TRY TO MATCH STUDENTS WITH THE, AND STUDENTS INTERESTS INTO AREAS.

UM, AND WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME MATCHING THEM UP WITH MENTORS.

YOU HAVE AMAZING, AMAZING EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WILLING TO SHARE ALL THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND, UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TO EXPECT THE LIBERTY OF SAYING, UM, THAT IT IS JUST AS BENEFICIAL TO THE STUDENTS AS IT IS TO THE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING FOR A LONG TIME, WHEN THEY GET TO SUDDENLY SHARE THAT WITH SOMEONE NEW AND REVISIT WHAT IT IS THAT PERHAPS THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND MAYBE SEEMS SORT OF REP REPETITIVE, THERE'S THIS NEW FOUND, UM, AMOUNT OF UM, YOU KNOW, UH, LIKE A VALUE TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REALLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES.

WOULD ONE OF THE STUDENTS WANT TO TELL US WHAT THEY GOT OUT OF IT? CARMINE, WHO'S THE BIGGEST EXTROVERT? COME ON UP.

CARMINE, WHO'S THE EXTROVERT? OKAY THEN, OH, CARMINE, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

HELLO.

HELLO EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS CARMINE DAVID LEDBETTER.

CAVALERO.

I DID, MY MENTORSHIP WAS HEARTLAND FIRE, SO MY OVERALL GOAL IS TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER.

I'D BE DOWN TO DO IT HERE, BUT, SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE, I GUESS TO EXPERIENCE KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, ON THE JOB WHAT IT'D BE LIKE, AND I GUESS GET LIKE A HEAD START IN MY CAREER AND ALSO EVEN GUESS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF IT'S LIKE, CUZ MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE LIKED IT AND I WOULD'VE GOT TO KNOW THAT BEFORE HAVING TO GO IN THAT AND STARTING.

SO YEAH.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY? ANYBODY ELSE WANNA TALK OR I'LL PICK A VOLUNTEER CUZ YOU KNOW, I DO THAT.

, WE CHRISTOPHER? YEAH, YOU KNEW.

OKAY.

, YOU KNEW.

SO CARMINE'S INTERESTS WERE HE THINKED PERHAPS IN, IN FIREFIGHTING AND ACTUALLY HE REALLY ENJOYED HIMSELF.

SO CHRISTOPHER HAS DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

GO AHEAD.

HI, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER VAVA AND I'M A FRESHMAN HERE AND I WENT TO MENTOR WITH A CITY OF OKLAHOMA FLEET SERVICES.

AND WHAT A GOAL WAS IN MIND FOR ME IS TO LEARN ON HOW THESE VEHICLES WORK AND HOW, HOW THEY FIX 'EM.

BECAUSE I USUALLY DON'T SEE BROKEN POLICE CARS OR FIREFIGHTERS, SO I WANT TO SEE HOW THEY ACTUALLY WORK, WHAT THEY DO, THE PROCEDURES, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH AND I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

OH, GOOD.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS QUESTIONS? NO, BUT THANK YOU.

I HOPE WE DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

OH, YES, WE WILL BE DOING THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

RIGHT, , THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[ AGENDA CHANGES:]

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

ANY CHANGES? ALL

[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.]

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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, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? UM, I ACTUALLY ONE WANTS TO PULL ONE, SORRY.

YEAH,

[13. FY 2022 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Funding RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept and appropriate the FY 2022 UASI Grant funds in the amount of $55,300 and to execute any grant documents and agreements necessary for the receipt and use of these funds.]

UM, JUST WHAT, WHAT WOULD THESE GRANT FUNDS BE USED FOR? SO, SO THESE GRANTS ARE BEING DIVIDED BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE RECEIVING THE SMALLER AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE USED FOR SOME OURIS LIVE 9 1 1 TRAINING, AND THE CHIEF CAN ASK, CAN ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

UM, IT WOULD ALSO HELP WITH SOME FORCE ENTRY, TACTICAL TRAINING AND THE USE OF OUR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM, SO SOME TRAINING IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO MORE TRAINING, SOME CONFINED SPACE, RESCUE TECHNICIAN, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, UM, UH, ROPE RESCUE TECHNIQUES, SOME, SOME OF THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO FOR THE MAJORITY, THESE FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR SOME TRAINING PURPOSES.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME.

UM, STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO PULL? NO, SIR.

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

OKAY.

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

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE AM 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? WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

OH, OKAY.

THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA

[15. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual City, Housing Authority, and Successor Agency Budgets RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council, Housing Authority, and the City of El Cajon as Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency hold a joint public hearing to consider the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Proposed Budgets. After closing the public hearing, staff recommends the following: Acting as the City Council, individually adopt the following: Resolution of the City of El Cajon Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget. Resolution Approving and Adopting the Annual Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Resolution Approving Designation of General Fund Balances. Acting as the Housing Authority Board of Directors, adopt Resolution titled: Resolution of the El Cajon Housing Authority Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget. Acting as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors, adopt Resolution titled: Resolution of the City Council of the City Of El Cajon as the Successor Agency to the former El Cajon Redevelopment Agency Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget. Acting as the City Council, increase General Fund Fiscal Year 2023-24 appropriations, from fund equity, and transfer $5.0 million to the City Capital Improvement Program Fund.]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO CONSIDER.

ITEM ONE IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324, CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY BUDGETS.

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

HELLO, CLAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CLAY SHANE.

I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO PRESENT OUR PRELIMINARY FY 24 ANNUAL BUDGET.

TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, UH, BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE ECONOMY, PROVIDE A BUDGET OVERVIEW, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS, DISCUSS GENERAL FUND DETAIL, AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF THE WASTEWATER FUND AND OTHER CITY FUNDS.

AS WELL AS, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS.

AT THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION, I WILL SHOW THIS SLIDE.

AGAIN, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET THE DOCUMENT TO A POINT WHERE WE WERE COMFORTABLE PRESENTING IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, WITH THE OPTION OF ADOPTING IT IF IT SO PLEASES THE COUNCIL TODAY.

UM, UH, WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

ON THE BUDGET.

BUDGET PROCESS REALLY STARTS WITH THE FIVE YEAR BUSINESS PLAN WORK ON THIS FIVE YEAR PROJECTION STARTS IN THE FALL OF EACH YEAR, AND WE BEGIN TO TAKE A VERY LONG VIEW OF, UH, THE ECONOMY AND OTHER, UH, INFLUENCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES, UH, WE ISSUED DIRECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT SUBMIT THEIR ANNUAL REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WITH THAT INFORMATION, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS COMPILES AND BALANCES

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THIS IS FOR THE BUDGET THAT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1ST.

WE WERE JUST HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO DISCUSSING THE MIDYEAR REPORT.

UM, AND FRANKLY, NOT A LOT HAS CHANGED WITH, UH, SOME OF OUR ECONOMIC DATA.

WE WORK WITH, UH, GDP REMAINS, UH, THEY HAVE NOT ALTERED THE FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATES FOR 2023 GDP REMAINS AT APPROXIMATELY 1.1% UNEMPLOYMENT SOLID, BOTH IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION AND NATIONALLY UNEMPLOYMENT'S ABOUT THREE AND A HALF PERCENT WITH THE, UH, STATEWIDE RATE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT.

HOUSING HAS A COUPLE OF CONFLICTING FACT, UH, UH, DATA POINTS, UH, FIRST OF WHICH IS HOUSING PERMITS ARE DOWN, BUT SALES ARE UP.

UM, AND I THINK THIS PROBABLY SPEAKS MORE TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND RATHER THAN THE OVERALL, UH, INFLUENCE OF THE ECONOMY.

IF BOTH WERE UP, THAT WOULD BE POSITIVE.

BOTH WERE DOWN, THAT WOULD BE NEGATIVE.

BUT I THINK THIS JUST SPEAKS TO THE HOUSING CYCLE.

MOST, UH, SIGNIFICANT THOUGH ARE, UH, THE INFLATION NUMBERS THAT WE JUST SAW RELEASED IN MAY.

UH, FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN APRIL.

THE TWO PRECEDING CALENDAR YEARS, INFLATION EXCEEDED 6% IN 21 AND 22.

HOWEVER, THE 12 MONTHS ENDED IN APRIL OF 2023.

INFLATION IS NOW AT 4.9%.

STILL KIND OF HIGH, BUT IT'S A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING.

WITH THAT, WE'LL JUMP INTO THE FUN STUFF.

UM, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, AUTUMN RE BERGER SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL GET US STARTED.

CAN GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS AUTUMN RE BERGER.

I'M THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324, AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET DETAILS.

IN THIS GRAPH, YOU CAN SEE A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROPOSED 248 MILLION SPENDING CR PLAN ACROSS ALL FUNDS.

WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAILS ON OTHER FUNDS FURTHER IN THIS PRESENTATION.

A COPY OF OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE WWW.ELCAJON.GOV/BUDGET AND REACH THE BUDGET PAGE QUICKLY TO REVIEW THE, UM, PROPOSED BUDGET HERE AS WELL AS PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL 24 BUDGET, UM, CONTINUES TO BE MORE OF THE SAME ROUTINE BUSINESS AS IN PRIOR YEARS WITH A FEW ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT.

THE FIRST IS THE NEW SYSTEM.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE.

WE JUST WENT LIVE WITH THE NEW SYSTEM IN JULY, SO WE'RE STILL LEARNING AND TESTING THE FUNCTIONALITIES, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE EFFICIENCIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WE BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SYSTEM.

MULTI-YEAR FUNDS WAS A NEW FUNCTIONALITY FROM THIS NEW SYSTEM.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS BEFORE.

UM, THIS IS WHERE ONCE THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE BUDGET, IT STAYS WITH THAT FUND OR PROGRAM, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE LIFE OF THAT PROJECT OR FUNDING, WHATEVER THAT SOURCE IS.

UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE FOUR MULTI-YEAR FUNDS.

THOSE ARE GRANTS PROJECTS, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND FLEECE FLEET REPLACEMENT.

UH, WE DO HAVE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

THE ARPA, UH, APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OF THE FUNDS REMAIN UNEX GOING INTO FISCAL YEAR 24 FROM THOSE ARPA FUNDS WE RECEIVED.

WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE OVERHIRE OF 10 POLICE OFFICERS USING RESERVE FUNDING, AND WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL CALPERS CONTRIBUTIONS.

UM, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

IT INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF 4.5 MILLION AS UH, HAD BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE MID-YEAR REPORT.

THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT AND FULLY FUNDED POSITIONS ACROSS ALL FUNDS FOR FISCAL 24.

YOU CAN SEE THAT 62% OF OUR WORKFORCE IS PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED.

THERE IS A NET INCREASE OF ONE POSITION FROM FISCAL YEAR 23 TO FISCAL 20 FOURS FTES.

THIS CRAFT REPRESENTS A YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE

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YOU CAN SEE A DECREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CITY'S WORKFORCE.

UM, LOOKING AT FISCAL YEAR 23, THESE ARE THE GENERAL FUND EXPECTED OR ESTIMATED RESULTS.

THE DATA IS UPDATED FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE MID-YEAR REPORT SO THAT IT INCLUDES THE APPROVED ADDITIONAL CALPERS CONTRIBUTION.

YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE, WHICH WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO SALES TAX AND THE EXPENDITURE SAVINGS THAT'S PREDICTED IS DUE TO VACANCY SAVINGS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICE SAVINGS IN PUBLIC WORKS.

LOOKING AT THE FISCAL YEAR 24 GENERAL FUND OVERVIEW, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO SOME MORE DETAILS ON EACH OF THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, BUT YOU'LL SEE WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $63 MILLION FOR THE PROPOSED 24 GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

WE CAN SEE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX.

THEY REPRESENT THREE QUARTERS OF ALL OF OUR REVENUES.

UM, JUST TO NOTE, THE PROP J EXPIRES MARCH 31ST, 2029.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REVENUE THAT WE'LL MISS WHEN THAT SUNSETS, IT'S A LOT ON THIS SLIDE, SO I'M NOT GONNA LIST ALL OF IT , BUT THESE ARE THE EXPECTED OR THE, THE PROPOSED 24 REVENUES.

UH, OUR SALES TAX CONSULTANT IS PREDICTING A FLATTENING OF SALES TAXES, WHICH IS WHY YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S NOT MUCH MOVEMENT IN THERE.

UH, WE DO CONTINUE TO EXPECT TO SEE PROPERTY TAX GROWTH AND THERE ARE, WE DO EXPECT MODERATE GROWTH IN ALL OTHER REVENUE CATEGORIES AS WELL.

UH, THE BOTTOM LINE, IF YOU LOOK DOWN, UM, THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN, THE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE TOTALS, THIS RESULTS IN ONLY A 2.3% INCREASE FROM THE FISCAL 23 ESTIMATED ACTUALS.

SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING LARGE, UNFORTUNATELY PROPOSED FISCAL 24 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

WE CAN SEE HERE THE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY MAINTAINS A PRIMARY FOCUS.

A 72% OF OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET IS RELATED TO POLICE AND FIRE FUNCTIONS.

WE HAVE A TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE OF JUST UNDER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS MORE OF A BREAKDOWN OF THAT SAME GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES THAT ARE PROPOSED.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A REDISTRIBUTION IN ALMOST ALL FUNCTIONS WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE TO EXPENDITURES ONLY IN POLICE AND FIRE.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO CLAY TO DISCUSS ALL THE OTHER FUNDS AND FINISH IT UP.

ONE THING JUST TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON.

THANK YOU ADAM.

UH, ONE THING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THIS SLIDE BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

UH, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXPENDITURE GROWTH IN THE GENERAL FUND IS $1.1 MILLION YEAR TO YEAR.

OUR WASTEWATER FUND IS EXPECTED TO START FISCAL YEAR 24 WITH A BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 43.2 MILLION.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE THE YEAR, WE EXPECT TO COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL $35 MILLION IN REVENUE WITH AN EXPENDITURE BUDGET OF 40.8 MILLION.

UM, ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SEE THAT WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OUT OF BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND TYPE, UH, CIP P ACTIVITY IS INCLUDED IN THE FUND TOTALS.

SO YOU SEE THE MULTI-YEAR NATURE OF CIPS EXPRESSED THERE IN THE EXPENDITURES, WHY THEY'RE OUT OF BALANCE WITH REVENUES A LITTLE BIT, UM, TAKEN ALL TOGETHER, WE'RE EXPECTING A BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE, UH, ENDING BALANCE OF 37.4 MILLION.

THE CITY OPERATES A NUMBER OF SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

THESE ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE A DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE THAT ARE RESTRICTED IN PURPOSE.

PRESENTED HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE NON-GRANT SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

UH, WE ANTICIPATE CARRYING APPROXIMATELY 22.7 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS INTO THE NEW YEAR, FOLLOWED BY 3.7 MILLION IN THE GAS TAX FUND.

3.3 IN THE LOW AND MODIFIED HOUSING PROJECTS FUND APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS IN BOTH THE MAGNOLIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE RECREATION SPECIAL PROGRAMS FUNDS.

OUR SOLD DEBT SERVICE FUND, WHICH IS UH, A FUND TYPE TO COLLECT THE, THE MONIES FOR DEBT

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CITI ALSO OPERATES A NUMBER OF INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS.

THESE ARE FUNDS WHOSE PRIMARY CUSTOMER IS, UH, OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND FUNDS, UM, RUN THROUGH 'EM SUPER QUICKLY.

UH, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FUND 2.3 MILLION.

VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, 1.4 MILLION.

SELF-INSURANCE, 3.4 MILLION WORKERS' COMPENSATION 2.6 IT SERVICES FUND 4.5.

IT HAS A SIMILAR SITUATION AS THE WASTEWATER FUND WHERE SOME OF THAT ACTIVITY ARE PROJECTS THAT WERE STARTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS CARRYING FORWARD.

AND THE OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT FUND OF APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS.

OUR C I P PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEW PROJECTS PROPOSED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 53 OPEN PROJECTS ON THE BOOKS, UH, WITH A TOTAL COMBINED PROJECT BUDGET OF JOSIAH OF 90 MILLION.

WHILE WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW PROJECTS PROPOSED HERE, WE DO ANTICIPATE BY FIRST QUARTER BRINGING SOME TO THE COUNCIL FOR, UH, ADOPTION.

UM, INCLUDED AS A AN ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING OUR DISCUSSION AT MID-YEAR ABOUT THE USE OF, UH, GENERAL FUND RESERVES.

UH, WE'VE PRO PROPOSED A SEPARATE ACTION OF, UH, TRANSFERRING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO THE C I P PROGRAM FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

AND WITH THAT, UH, THESE ARE OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS.

IF THE CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES TO ADOPT THE BUDGET TODAY, IT IS THE, UH, PREFERENCE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ADOPT EACH ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY.

AND NUMBER FOUR, UH, TREATED AS A SEPARATE ACTION IS THE, UH, APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFER OF THE 5 MILLION OF RESERVES.

SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

MICHELLE.

THANK YOU, CLAY.

IT WAS A GREAT REPORT.

UM, WE'RE TRANSFERRING 5 MILLION TO C I P AND THAT'S THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

PROPOSED.

AND THEN WERE WE ALSO TRANSFERRING 5 MILLION, UM, TO PAY DOWN THE, UM, RETIREMENT? YES, MA'AM.

THAT WAS PART OF OUR MEDIA REPORT, UM, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED AND TRANSFERRED TO CALPERS.

OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WERE TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE NO NEW PROJECTS IN THIS BUDGET, BUT YOU MAY BRING SOME IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

DOES THAT IMPLY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO AMEND THE BUDGET IN THE FIRST QUARTER? WE TYPICALLY DO.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF ROUTINE BUSINESS WE CONDUCT IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

UM, ANY OF THOSE, UH, ITEMS, ROUTINE ITEMS USUALLY, UH, THAT MISS THE CUTOFF TO MAKE IT INTO THIS BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT NEED TO CARRY OVER.

IT'S USUALLY THINGS LIKE, UH, WE ORDERED A PRODUCT THAT WE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE SOME TIME BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT DOESN'T COME IN UNTIL MID-JULY.

WE'LL NEED TO AMEND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, AND WHILE WE DIDN'T INCLUDE NEW PROJECTS HERE, UM, A LOT OF THAT WAS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION, UH, WITH THE NEW, UH, SYSTEM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ROUTINE C I P PROJECTS THAT IN INVARIABLY WILL NEED TO PROCEED, UH, SLURRY CEILING OVERLAY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND DO YOU EXPECT THAT TO BE A MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE BUDGET? YOU KNOW, MORE THAN TWO OR 3%? I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE ZERO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND.

MOST LIKELY I WOULD ANTICIPATE ANY PROJECTS ADDED AT THAT TIME WOULD BE FROM RESTRICTED, UH, SOURCES, UH, EITHER TRANSPORTATION FUNDING OR THE $5 MILLION THAT ARE PROPOSED AS, UH, RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FOUR.

SOUNDS GOOD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE STAFF REPORT WE OVERPERFORMED WITH REGARD TO SALES TAX.

UM, AND ON TOP OF THAT, OUR EXPENDITURES WERE LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

UM, SO WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

UM, AND WE'RE IN YOUR REPORT, I THINK IT SAID WE'RE STILL BRACING FOR IMPACT FOR A ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

IS IT? AND THE SALES TAX CONSULTANT IS SAYING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RETAIN AS MUCH AS WE WE COULD HAVE IN PAST YEARS.

I DON'T THINK YOU'LL FIND ANY ECONOMISTS THAT'LL ACTUALLY PUT THEIR MONEY ON THE TABLE AND SAY IT WILL HAPPEN.

BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, SUGGESTION THAT WE ARE ON THE, THE TEETERING EDGE OF A, A RECESSION.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE

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YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE CHANGE IN INFLATION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS DEFINITELY A POSITIVE INDICATION THAT THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

BUT THE CITY OF EL CAJON HAS VERY HEALTHY RESERVES THAT I'M, I'M CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE TO WEATHER ANY DOWNTURN SHOULD IT OCCUR.

WONDERFUL.

AND, UM, ONE MORE QUESTION.

53 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

IS THAT A HEAVY LOAD? IS THAT A LOT FOR A CITY? I'M ASSUMING IT IS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE NEED TO GET SOME OFF OF OUR PLATE BEFORE WE START MORE.

DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT OR THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY BECAUSE WHAT COMPRISES THOSE 53 REALLY TELLS A BIG STORY.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF VERY BIG PROJECTS AND YOU CAN HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL PROJECTS.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT THAT NUMBER OF PROJECTS IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN I WOULD SAY AN AN AVERAGE YEAR.

UM, AND THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS I DESCRIBE THOSE AS OPEN PROJECTS.

THERE'S PROBABLY SOME IN THAT LIST, A NUMBER OF 'EM, I'M CERTAIN THAT ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION.

THAT SHOULD WE LOOK AT THAT AGAIN IN JUST MAYBE WEEKS, YOU KNOW, THAT LIST MAY BE SMALLER.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

THINGS WRAP UP, EXCUSE ME.

BUT AS YOU RECALL, SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE SOME ARPA FUNDED PROJECTS, AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANTED TO INCLUDE AS PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION PLAN IS FOCUSING ON THOSE.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THOSE DONE, THOSE ARE MONIES THAT GO AWAY.

AND SO THAT, THAT IS INCLUDED IN THOSE 53 AND ARE HIGH PRIORITY, WOULD, WOULD THERE BE A DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF HOLDING OFF, OR I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF PROJECTS WE CAN DO.