Oct 10, 2023 City Council Meeting 3pm

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? IN THE MOMENT OF SILENCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE OCTOBER 10TH, 2023 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

THE CITY CLERK

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the September 26, 2023, Meeting and the Agenda of the October 10, 2023, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

WE HAVE

[ PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week Proclamation: HR Professionals Day Proclamation: National Community Planning Month Presentation: HauntFest on Main]

THREE PROCLAMATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF COE FROM HEARTLAND FIRE UP TO THE PODIUM FOR OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION AND WHO HAS THE PROCLAMATION FOR HIM? OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, JEN GENZER TODAY.

PARDON ME, I'M NEW TO THIS.

MY NAME'S TODD NELSON, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF ON BEHALF OF CHIEF.

UH, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU TO, WE'RE READING THIS TODAY.

NO, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA READ IT FOR YOU.

WE ARE HONORING YOU.

PERFECT.

SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO DO THAT, UH, YOU JUST HAVE TO KIND OF STAND THERE AND LOOK.

FIRELY , THE 2023 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME IS COOKING SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU.

PAY ATTENTION TO FIRE PREVENTION.

FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.

AND HOMES ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

COOKING SAFETY IS CRITICAL TO PREVENT HOME FIRES, INJURIES AND DEATHS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HOME ESCAPE PLAN, DRAWING A MAP OF EACH LEVEL OF THE HOME, SHOWING ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR DIFFERENT WAYS OUT.

EL CAJON RESIDENTS SHOULD PRACTICE THE HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN WITH EVERYONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING VISITORS, AND TEACH CHILDREN TO ESCAPE ON THEIR OWN IN CASE ADULTS CANNOT HELP THEM.

ONCE RESIDENTS ARE OUT, THEY SHOULD STAY OUT, NEVER GOING BACK INSIDE THE HOME FOR PEOPLE, PETS, OR THINGS.

NOW THEREFORE, BILL WELLS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 8TH TO 14TH TO BE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO KEEPING US SAFE.

UH, DEPUTY CHIEF NELSON, YOU WANNA SAY ANY WORDS OR, THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR GOBEL.

I APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION.

IM GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR FIRE MARSHAL SEAN RICHARDSON.

JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THE, UM, ADVENT OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

IT'S TO COMMEMORATE THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE BACK IN 1871.

IT'S THE LONGEST RUNNING THE PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE.

UH, IT'S A HUNDRED FIRST YEAR THIS YEAR.

UM, SO WE BELIEVE THE IMPACT IS GREAT AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE CITY, UM, PROVIDING THIS MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HEARTLAND FIRE AN I S O CLASS ONE AGENCY, OF WHICH FEWER THAN 1% OF THE MORE THAN 34,000 FIRE AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY ACHIEVE THAT RANKING.

SO WE'RE GREAT TO, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOUR PROFESSIONALISM SERVICE, SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AS WELL.

SERVICES SUCH AS RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, THE SECOND PROCLAMATION IS FOR HR PROFESSIONALS DAY.

I WILL ASK MARISOL THORN, OUR DIRECTOR OF HR, WHO I, THERE SHE IS, UH, TO COME ON UP AND I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION WHILE YOU STAND AT THE PODIUM.

AND MR. GOBEL, AFTER YOU READ THE PROCLAMATION, I'D LOVE TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF I COULD, TOO, ABOUT THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HR PROFESSIONALS HERE.

THEY COME FOR HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL DAY, WHICH WAS RECENTLY HELD IN SEPTEMBER 26TH.

SO I WILL REAL, UH, READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF EL CAJON RECOGNIZES THE CRUCIAL ROLE PLAYED BY HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS IN FOSTERING A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF OUR MUNICIPAL WORKFORCE.

HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATE THEIR EXPERIENCE, TIME AND EFFORT TO ATTRACT, DEVELOP, AND RETAIN TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS LIKE THOSE THAT STAND BEFORE YOU SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY'S PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL

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AND WHEREAS HR PROFESSIONALS CONSISTENTLY STRIVE TO UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, AND EQUITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR WORK, FOSTERING AN ATMOSPHERE OF FAIRNESS AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN OUR WORKFORCE, THE CITY OF EL CAJON WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS IN ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND WELLBEING OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.

NOW, THEREFORE, BILL WELLS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF EL CAJON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, UH, LAST 26 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023 TO BE HR PROFESSIONALS DAY IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HR PROFESSIONALS IN OUR CITY.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, MR. CITY MANAGER TO FLOOR IS YOURS.

J JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS PLACED A LOT OF PRIORITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENSURING THAT THERE'S PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S ORGANIZATIONS OR DEPARTMENTS LIKE HUMAN RESOURCES THAT ALLOW THAT PUBLIC SAFETY, THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY PEOPLE TO BE HIRED.

AND SO I JUST WANNA, UM, REALLY INTRODUCE THEM TO THE COUNCIL 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU WORK WITH THEM, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THEM.

UH, BRENNA IS BEEN HERE FOR ONE YEAR WITH THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

SHE'S, UH, WE WERE HER FIRST PLACE OF, OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, UH, MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT.

SO WE'RE GLAD, GLAD, GLAD TO HAVE HER.

SELENA HAS BEEN, UM, WITH US FOR SEVEN YEARS AND ALL SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN WITH US.

CHELSEA'S, UH, BEEN IN THE HR PROFESSION FOR SEVEN YEARS, FIVE YEARS WITH THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

MEGAN HAS BEEN HERE FOR, HAS 13 YEARS OF HR EXPERIENCE WITH SIX YEARS, UH, WITH US.

IN FACT, I THINK YOU STARTED THE WEEK I STARTED.

OH, OKAY.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

AND THEN MARISOL HAS 22 YEARS OF HR EXPERIENCE AND SHE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR NINE YEARS AND THEY DO SUCH A MYRIAD THINGS FROM RECRUITING TO WELLNESS, TO MENTAL HEALTH, UM, JUST A LOT OF THINGS.

I JUST WANTED TO READ A COUPLE STATISTICS.

SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, SO JUST NOT EVEN A FULL YEAR, THEY'VE HIRED 33 PEOPLE, UM, OVER HAVE OVERSEEN 14 PROMOTIONS.

THEY'VE MANAGED 52 RECRUITMENTS, THEY'VE PROCESSED 82 WORKERS' COMP CLAIMS. UM, AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE PROCESSED 22 WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT THEY KIND OF CREATED.

THEY ALSO NEGOTIATED LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH ALL, UH, ALL BUT OUR FIRE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY HELD A WELLNESS AND BENEFITS FAIR AND THEY ALSO DID A WHOLE MONTH'S LONG WORTH OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

SO THEY DO A LOT WITH A VERY FEW NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK THEM PERSONALLY.

WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.

UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? OH, OKAY.

YOU WANNA SNUCK ONE IN THERE? WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEAS SUCH AS THE, UH, THERAPY DOGS AT OUR FIRE STATIONS.

I THINK THERE'S EVEN ONE IN CITY HALL NOW THAT KIND OF ROAMS AROUND.

OR IS IT THE POLICE STATION? IT'S POLICE.

IT'S THE POLICE, YEAH.

SO WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY THIS WAY TOWARDS CITY HALL A LITTLE BIT.

UH, I CAN BRING MY DOG.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR DOG.

I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT, GREAT ADDITION.

SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY, WHICH ARE TO THE RESIDENTS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT.

NEXT WE HAVE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, AND I'LL ASK OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, NOAH ALVY TO COME UP.

DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 TO BE COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, NOAH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

PLEASE LET ME LEAD, UH, READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.

WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, AND ITS PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS ENDORSED NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS SOUND PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MAKE TO THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT.

AND WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL COMMUNITIES, AND EFFECTIVE PLANNING CAN HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES CHOICES FOR WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORKSHOP, PLAY, LEARN AND CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF CITY OF ELK HOME PLANNING, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF PLANNERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

SO THEREFORE, BILL WELLS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF EL CAJON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL,

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PLEASE JOIN US IN APPLAUDING THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF AND PARTNERS.

UH, MR. MITCHELL, MR. DEPUTY MAYOR, UM, I PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL A MONTHLY MEMO ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING.

AND THERE'S A LOT, BY THE WAY, NOAH ACTUALLY WRITES THAT, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT EXCEPT I JUST FORWARDED ON.

SO NOAH IS THE AUTHOR OF THAT.

THANKS NOAH.

MAKE ME LOOK GOOD.

UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY.

WE ACTUALLY PUBLISH THAT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

SO IN, IN THE PUBLIC, IF YOU WANNA SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S A, THERE'S A GREAT, UM, DOCUMENT THAT SHARES WHAT THE PROJECT IS, WHAT IT'S GONNA BE, COMPLETION DATES, KIND OF THE PROGRESS.

SO, UM, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HANDLE THAT.

I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.

UH, THEIR FEARLESS LEADER, TONY CH IS, HAS A CONFLICT.

SO HE COULDN'T BE HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOAH, IN THE BACK, YOU HAVE MIKE, MIKE WANNA WAVE.

HEY, THERE'S MIKE SABLE, SPENCER AND LAURA THAT MAKE UP OUR PLANNING TEAM.

AND, UH, QUITE A GREAT TEAM.

YOU KNOW, 14.4 SQUARE MILES IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON, AND A LOT OF IT'S BUILT OUT.

YEP.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS PROJECTS GOING ON TO RENEW, REPLACE, RESTORE, REFRESH.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM HERE TODAY IN HELPING MOVE THAT ALONG QUICKLY.

UH, YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN TURNING THINGS AROUND QUICKLY BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO'S IN CONSTRUCTION KNOWS TIME IS MONEY.

YEP.

UH, THEY'RE PAYING MORTGAGES ON DIRT.

SO THE SOONER YOU CAN HELP THEM GET TO A FINISHED BUSINESS, THE BETTER IT IS FOR EVERYBODY.

SO THANKS FOR MAKING A GREAT EFFORT IN THAT AREA.

ANY COMMENTS YOU WANNA MAKE? NO, NO.

THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THIS HONOR.

UM, IT'S REALLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE THAT WE, UH, ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE A LOT OF THE COMPLEX WORK THAT WE DO, 'CAUSE THAT THAT INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE COMES FROM YOU.

UM, I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN ADDITION TO, UM, STAFF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION.

UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, DARREN MOROSE, OUR CHAIR, UH, REBECCA P*****K ROOT, OUR VICE CHAIR, TONY SOLE, UH, PAUL SERCO, AND SHANNON EDISON.

UH, MR. EDISON IS ACTUALLY IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU WANNA STAND UP, IF WE COULD JUST GIVE MR. EDISON ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL, PLEASE.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN MAKING OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE.

THANKS.

THAT BRINGS ME TO A PRESENTATION HAUNT FEST ON MAINE.

THAT'S JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY, ISN'T IT? MR. CARSON? YES, SIR.

SO YOU WILL TELL US ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH.

IS WE, WE USE IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE CONE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THEIR DESKTOP DISPLAY IMAGE ON ALL THE STUDENTS' DESKTOPS.

THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

UM, WHAT I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT IS THANKING COX COMMUNICATIONS, KAISER PERMANENTE, SAM ALLEN, SOPHIE CENTER, AS WELL AS, UH, OUR OTHER SPONSOR, DOWNTOWN OAKLAND BUSINESS PARTNERS.

WE HAVE KATHY ZEMAN AND MARK CLIFTON HERE ALSO.

UM, DOWNTOWN OAKLAND BUSINESS PARTNERS DEFINITELY PUT A LOT OF THE FUNDING INTO THIS EVENT, SO WE DON'T WANNA FORGET THEM AND ALL, ALL THEIR GRACIOUSNESS THAT THEY DO DO.

UM, THEY ALSO PROVIDE THE CASH PRIZES FOR THE, UM, THE COSTUME CONTEST, WHICH YOU'VE ALL PARTICIPATED IN ONE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THIS YEAR.

THE EVENT IS FOUR TO 9:00 PM NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER NINE.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO DO A LITTLE BIT EARLY AND A LITTLE BIT EARLY.

JUST IT, WE, WE FIND IT LIKE A SLOW START LIKE THAT, AND THEN A HEAVY END REALLY HELPS OUT WITH THE EVENT.

IN TERMS OF MANAGING IT THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, UH, WE HAVE MANY FEATURES THAT I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT.

UH, I DON'T WANNA FORGET THAT.

THIS IS SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S LARGEST FREE ENTRY HALLOWEEN EVENT.

UH, THE THEME THIS YEAR IS HOTEL SYLVANIA.

WE DO HAVE TWO STAGES WITH ENTERTAINMENT.

ONE IS GONNA BE DOWNTOWN ELK OAKLAND BUSINESS PARTNER STAGE ON THE PRESCOTT PROMENADE, ONE HERE AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA WITH OUR EVER ENGAGING, UH, DJ DANNY FROM 35 PRODUCTIONS.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, CITY STAFF RUN FREE GAMES, FREE ARTS, AND CRASS FREE AIR JUMPS.

WE'LL HAVE THE ROCK WALL, THE HAUNTED MAS, THE FREE CANDY ZONES, AND THE COSTUME CONTEST PRIZES.

MUCH OF THIS IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN OAK OAKLAND BUSINESS PARTNERS.

SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR GRACIOUSNESS.

UM, ALONG WITH THAT, I DID MENTION FREE, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT DO COST MONEY.

SO WE DO HAVE THE FOOD VENDORS, WHICH ARE EIGHT FOOD AND, AND FIVE DESSERT VENDORS.

WE HAVE AMUSEMENT RIDES OR MECHANICAL RIDES THAT, UH, YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL LIT UP AND THEY'RE MACHINERY.

SO THOSE WILL BE MORE OF A PAY TO PLAY OPTION FOR, FOR PEOPLE.

AND WE HAVE, UH, SEVEN CRAFT VENDORS AND TWO EXHIBITORS.

THE TWO EXHIBITORS WOULD BE M T S AND A FAITH-BASED GROUP COMING IN.

UM, SO THOSE ARE NON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

UH, I'M OFTEN ASKED BY COUNCIL, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MARKET THE EVENT? UM, SO I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF, OR SOME OF THE MARKETING, BUT ONE THAT I'M ALWAYS MOST PROUD OF, WHICH IS FREE TO US

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IS THIS THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE THERE? SO THIS WAS TAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT BY HOWARD SHUN THEIR PERSON IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HANDLES THE DESKTOP IMAGES.

HE SENT ME THIS, THIS SUNDAY NIGHT GOING, OKAY, IT'S THERE THROUGH FEST NIGHT.

SO I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I CAN SHARE THIS IMAGE AT COUNCIL.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST FREEFORM MARKETING WE CAN GET RIGHT THERE.

JUST THAT, UH, WE HAVE IT ON THE BACK OF THE MAYA CAJON NEWSLETTER THAT WENT OUT THIS FALL.

UH, WE HAVE SAVE DATE, P POSTCARD THAT WAS ALSO, UM, WENT OUT.

NEWS RELEASES, SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE HAVE PAID ADVERTISING ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE WILL BE SENDING OUT EMAILS THROUGH OUR EMAIL DATABASE AND ALSO TEXT MESSAGES.

I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HA THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PROGRAMS. YOU HAVE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SOME OF THOSE IN THE PAST? NOT THIS TIME.

WE HAVEN'T SENT 'EM OUT YET.

UH, WE DO HAVE THE STREET BANNERS UP AND WE'VE HAD THOSE UP FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.

AND WE'VE HAD THE BILLBOARD AT THE PRESCOTT PROMENADE THAT THAT'S BEEN UP FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW.

SO THERE'S MANY OTHER FACETS, BUT THOSE ARE THE MAIN MARKETING PIECES TO THE EVENT.

WE'RE EXPECTING UP TO ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE POTENTIALLY AT THE EVENT.

UH, SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR WE'VE PUT A LOT GREATER EFFORT INTO IT, EXPECTING A, A LARGER CROWD.

SO KNOWING THAT THAT WILL BE HAPPENING, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES AS WELL AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, ESPECIALLY FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS EVENT DOES HAPPEN.

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EVENT.

THIS ISN'T JUST ONE DEPARTMENT THAT PUTS IT TOGETHER.

EVERY DEPARTMENT.

AND WE HAVE MANY DEPARTMENTS ACTUALLY STAFF THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR AFTER HOURS TO COME AND HELP WITH THE GAMES AND ARTS AND CRAFTS.

SO WE WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL.

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT EVENT.

LEMME SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I, I KNOW COUNCILMAN KENDRICK HAS SAID IN THE PAST, THIS IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST GIFTS TO THE CHILDREN OF EL CAJON.

AND I THINK I JUST SPURRED 'EM TO A COMMENT.

YEAH, IT'S, I'VE BEEN GOING FOR THERE FOR YEARS AND IT'S WONDERFUL.

DON'T, DON'T MISS THE COSTUME CONTEST.

THEY HAVE SOME AMAZING COSTUMES THERE, AND THEY, LOTS OF SMILES AND LOTS OF KIDS' FACES.

SO IT'S OUR GIFT TO THE CHILDREN OF EL CAJON.

RIGHT.

AND ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO OUR SPONSORS.

COX COMMUNICATIONS, KAISER PERMANENTE, SOPHIE ST.

MALLS, SOPHIE CENTER, AND THE DOWNTOWN ELK AND HOME BUSINESS PARTNERS.

UM, WHO ARE THOSE SPONSORS AGAIN? JUST WANNA GET THEIR, YOU KNOW, COX COMMUNICATIONS, KAISER PERMANENTE, UM, SO ST.

MALLS, SOPHIE CENTER, AND THE DOWNTOWN ELK HOME BUSINESS PARTNERS.

WE LOVE TELLING THEIR NAMES BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT GREATLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, PRESENTATION.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW AT, UH, AGENDA CHANGES TO STAFF.

ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO CHANGES, SIR.

UH, COUNSEL, ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NONE.

NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND.

MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OH, I, SORRY.

MOVING ON TO

[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.]

CONSENT ITEMS. NOW.

CONSENT ITEMS. THEY ARE ROUTINE MATTERS ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LISTED IN EACH ITEM WITH A CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER, OR A PERSON IN ATTENDANCE MAY PULL AN ITEM REQUEST.

DISCUSSION FOR ACTION SEPARATELY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY CONSENT ITEMS? NO.

NOPE.

UH, STAFF PULL ANY AGENDA ITEMS? NO, SIR.

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

NO SPEAKER CARDS.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE? SO, MOVE, PLEASE VOTE.

THERE WAS US 80 BEFORE THAT.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ALONG.

ITEM

[ 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.]

NUMBER EIGHT-ISH.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

STATE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY RESPOND TO QUE RESPOND TO STATEMENTS, ASK QUESTIONS, OR REFER TO STAFF FOR FUTURE ACTION.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARBONS FOR NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO, SIR.

WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, CHARLOTTE KALE.

I HAD SOME GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

YEAH, THERE WE GO.

WE HAVE A, A COUPLE OF COUNCIL, JUST ONE COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE CITY MANAGER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THIS MORNING.

UM, OKAY.

I LEFT MY NOTES BEHIND THIS MORNING.

UH, TERRY GAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL THROUGH THEIR, UH, DISTRICT.

THERE WAS, THERE IS NOW INTERSTATE EIGHT.

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BEFORE THAT, THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS PUT THROUGH INTO SAN DIEGO WAS THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL AUTO HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS MOSTLY BUILT ON THE REGULAR OLD, ONE OF THE OLD SPANISH TRAILS.

OUR GROUP FROM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS HAS BEEN CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT OLD SPANISH TRAIL OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

AND WE ARE NOW UP TO CELEBRATING YOUR CENTENNIAL EVENT WHERE THERE WAS A MONUMENT PUT ON HORTON PLAZA FOR, UM, REALLY FOR THE WORK THAT COLONEL ED FLETCHER DID WHEN HE BROUGHT THAT SO MANY HIGHWAYS FROM THE EAST, FROM WASHINGTON DC FROM NEW YORK, FROM OUR HIGHWAY COMES FROM, UM, ST.

AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, ALL THE WAY OVER TO YOU.

AND IT CAME, ALL OF THOSE CAME FROM YUMA ON THE SAME ROUTE THAT COLONEL FLETCHER ENCOURAGED WHEN HE STOLE IT FROM LA.

SO WE ARE CELEBRATING ALL OF THAT.

COLONEL FLETCHER'S GRANDSON, LARRY LAWRENCE FLETCHER AND HIS DAUGHTER BONNIE FLETCHER, ARE GOING TO SPEAK IN THE LECTURE PART OF OUR, OUR CONFERENCE.

UM, WE HAVE OTHER EVENTS.

UH, WE HAVE A BACK COUNTRY DRIVE THAT WHERE OLD CARS AND ARE THE ATTEND WHO PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE WILL BE DRIVING THROUGH THE COUNTY ON OLD US 80, WHICH IS, IS THE NEW ARE, UM, ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS OLD SPANISH TRAIL CENTENNIAL.COM.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TYPE ALL THAT WORD OUT.

IF YOU WANNA FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, YOU CAN, UH, JUST, IF YOU GOOGLE O S T 100, OURS POPS UP FIRST.

UM, WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU JUST GOOGLE O S T, YOU'LL GET OYSTERS AND SMOKE TURKEY FROM GREAT BRITAIN SENT YOU IN A BOX.

SO WE, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO GOOGLE IT, USE THE O S T 100.

DURING OUR EVENT, WE'RE GONNA BE HANDING OUT OLD 1925 TRAVEL LOGS, THE NEW BACK COUNTRY DRIVE, AND A LARGER DRIVE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THE SELF-DRIVING TOUR OF THE WHOLE THING.

UM, THOSE, THOSE WILL BE HANDED OUT TO PEOPLE AT OUR CONFERENCE.

SO WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU ALL COME.

IT DOESN'T RUN THROUGH STEVE'S DISTRICT, I'M SORRY, BUT , WE DID THE BEST WE COULD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE ARE PROMOTING IT OR WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET MORE PROMOTIONS? LET ME ASK THE COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION.

THAT'S HISTORY THAT I DID NOT KNOW.

SO THAT'S, WELL, VERY ENLIGHTENING.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT HISTORY OF THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL.

I WILL HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT NO CITIES KNEW THAT A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IT WAS GOING THROUGH THEIR CITY.

SO WHEN WE HAVE MET IN HOUSTON AND, UM, ORANGE, TEXAS AND OVER IN, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES, THEY DON'T KNOW.

SO DON'T FEEL BAD.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

WE'RE GONNA EDUCATE YOU ON THAT.

CAN STEVE COME, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T RUN THROUGH, IS HE STILL INVITED OR IS ARE YOU GONNA BLOCK HIM AT THE ENTRANCE? ? NO.

NO.

EVERY, IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE ASK FOR REGISTRATIONS IF YOU WANT YOUR FREE COMPLIMENTARY MEALS DURING THE EVENT.

BUT WE'RE HAVING INVITING WALK-INS AS WELL.

SO TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH, WE'LL, OR TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE'LL START ENCOURAGING WALK-INS TO COME.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THE BOARD FOR A WAIVER, WAIVER OF FEES, WE GET A CALL OR FROM THE, SOMEBODY FROM THE, UH, PARKING RECREATION COSTS 156 BUCKS.

OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER MICHAEL CARTWRIGHT.

AND WHILE MR. CARTWRIGHT'S COMING UP, I'M GONNA HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF A FEEDBACK HUM IN HERE.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN ADDRESS? UH, WELL, MY NAME IS MIKE CARTWRIGHT.

I CAME TO OKLAHOMA WHEN I WAS EIGHT DAYS OLD.

I'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN ALL OF YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL.

I WAS TOLD THAT I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REQUEST A HEARING BEFORE THIS BOARD.

I FOUND OUT THE EMPLOYEES RUN THE CITY COUNCIL, NOT THE CITY COUNCIL RUNNING THE EMPLOYEES.

UH, I SENT YOU ALL A LETTER REQUESTING A HEARING BEFORE YOU IN REGARDS TO WOW.

WHICH IS WIDOWS AND WHIS FOR A MEETING ROOM.

SO THAT THEY HAVE A GAME ONCE A MONTH.

UH, INSTEAD OF GETTING A HEARING BEFORE

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WELL, THAT, TO ME, THAT'S NOTHING.

BUT TO THE LADIES THAT DO LIVE IN LC, MOST OF THEM IT DOES MEAN SOMETHING.

THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED.

NOW THEY MENTIONED COLONEL FLETCHER.

WELL, I PLAYED MY FIRST GOLF GAME WITH HIS GOLF CLUBS.

LARRY FLETCHER LOANED THEM TO ME AND I SHINED THEM UP.

SO THEY WAS SHINING.

I WENT TO MERIDIAN WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.

I WENT TO GREENFIELD AND TO GRAND HILLS.

I GRADUATED WHEN I WAS 16.

UH, I ENDED UP IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WHEN I WAS 18, 19 AND 20.

I HAVE FOUR COUSINS ON THE WALL.

BILLY IS MISSING IN ACTION OVER NORTH VIETNAM.

MY OTHER TWO OR THREE WAS JAMES, UH, RALPH.

AND BY THE WAY, RALPH WAS THE FIRST, UH, WHEN AT THE EVER SCENE WE WERE SOLDIER WAS MEL GIBSON.

THE FIRST TIME WE IN, UH, HAD A MAJOR BATTLE WITH THE B A.

WE HAD 4,000 AGAINST US WITH 300 C.

HE WAS ONE OF THE 89 DEATHS.

AND THE LAST ONE IS ROBERT MICHAEL.

AND MY NAME IS MICHAEL.

ROBERT.

HIS BIRTHDAY IS FEBRUARY THE FOURTH.

MINE'S FEBRUARY THE THIRD.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO, TO BE HEARD BEFORE THE CITY COUNCILS.

I ASKED THEM, I SENT THEM A LETTER REQUESTING IT TO EACH ONE OF YOU, TO YOU AS A GROUP TO YOU SINGULARLY TO THE CITY MANAGER, TO THE CITY CLERK, AND TO PARK RECREATION.

NOW, SOME OF THE LADIES THAT COME ARE FOUND FIXED, GANG COMES AND THEY'RE ELDERLY.

THEY'RE SENIORS, MOST OF 'EM, AND MANY OF THEM LIVE IN EL CAJON.

NOW WE CAN SPEND MONEY ON, OH, THE, UH, THE PARTY THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FOR HALLOWEEN.

THAT'S GREAT.

WE USED TO HAVE A FESTIVAL FOR ALL THE NATIONS OR HERE, WHICH WAS DOWN ON THE PARKING LOT, UH, WITH, UH, JOAN SHOEMAKER STARTED.

NOW WHEN, WHEN JOAN SHOEMAKER WAS HERE AND THE OTHER CITY COUNCIL WE USED HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND A LOT OF 'EM WERE PAYING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.

NOW, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO, UH, REQUEST A WAIVER OF FEES IS BECAUSE IT'S A SELECT GROUP.

I CAN'T HELP.

BUT THEY'RE WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS AND I CAN'T HELP IF THEY'RE, MOST OF 'EM ARE AGED.

AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I DIDN'T GET A COMMENT FROM ANY CITY COUNCIL PERSON FROM THE LETTERS I SENT THEM ALONG WITH THE INFORMATION.

NOW, UH, UH, AM I RIGHT, IS IT THE CITY MANAGER THAT, THAT RUNS YOU GUYS THAT TELLS ME THAT I CANNOT HAVE A HEARING FOR A WAIVER, A FEES? OR IS IT YOU'RE SO LAX YOU WON'T RESPOND TO A LETTER, SAY YES, NO, OR HELL NO.

ONE OR THE OTHER.

I MEAN, I, MY FAMILY BROUGHT BOBBY SOCKS.

MR. CARTWRIGHT, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

I'VE GIVEN YOU FOUR MINUTES, UH, WHEN YOU GET THREE.

SO IF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS TO WRAP UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I'M, I KNOW THERE WAS ONE PERSON TALKED FOR FIVE AND A HALF MINUTES, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

BUT LIKE I'M SAYING, UH, I'M VERY DIS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN MYSELF.

I'M JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DON'T RUN THEM.

THEY RUN YOU.

SO, UH, I GUESS WE SHOULD VOTE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND THE OTHER PEOPLE, THE EMPLOYEES VERSUS YOU GUYS.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE YOU WERE MEETING AT A CHURCH AND THE CHURCH SOLD AND NOW YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE ANYMORE.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND THE PLACE THEY, THEY FOUND, UH, MOST OF THE LADIES CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE, THEY BUY FOOD OR MEAL.

AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE APPROACHED THE CITY.

HAVE YOU APPROACHED OTHER CHURCHES THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HOST YOU? WE TRIED SO FAR NONE OF 'EM.

UM, I FIGURED WE TRIED THE CITY.

NOW AS FAR AS THE $156, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S NOTHING TO ME, BUT IT'S SOME THE WAYS IT'S OKAY.

I THINK WE'LL TALK WITH THE CITY MANAGER OFFLINE SOME MORE ABOUT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

SEE IF I KNOW WHY YOU GUYS NEED ME TO ANSWER ME.

YEAH, I, WELL, I, I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T, I MUST HAVE OVERLOOKED THE LETTER OR I, I DON'T RECALL GETTING A LETTER FROM YOU.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I SENT ONE

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TO EACH INDIVIDUALLY.

ONE IS A GROUP, ONE TO THE CITY MANAGER, ONE FOR THE CITY CLERK.

I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SENT IT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TOO, BUT I DIDN'T DO THAT IF, IF YOU, THEY USED TO BE OUR, OUR CORPORATE ATTORNEYS.

BUT HEY, THE CAR.

RIGHT.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND LEAVING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, I'D BE HAPPY TO.

I HAVE YOU GOT MY LETTER? WELL, I JUST, I, I DON'T HAVE YOUR LETTER, SO I, IF YOU WOULD WANT TO LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THE CLERK, I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU OFFLINE AND TALK WITH SOME CHURCHES THAT I KNOW AND SEE IF THEY CONSIDER HOSTING YOUR GROUP.

, ID BE HA I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SOME FOOTWORK AND, AND CONTACT AS MANY CHURCHES AS I KNOW TO SEE IF, IF IT'S ONCE A MONTH AND THEY HAVE THESE CLASSROOMS AND FACILITIES, I'D BE HAPPY TO TO LOOK INTO IT WITH THE HANDFUL OF CHURCHES THAT I KNOW.

WELL, THE CHURCHES I'VE CHECKED WITH, IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE MR. ORTIZ IS WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND A SOLUTION FOR YOU.

I MEAN, IF HE WANTS TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, HELP.

FINE.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME.

EXPRESSION.

THOUGHTS TODAY.

I JUST, I'M VERY UN UNPROFESSIONAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO RESPOND TO THE, TO THE LETTERS.

MR. CARTWRIGHT, I DON'T RECALL.

DID YOU SEND IT BY REGULAR POSTAL OR EMAIL, POST MAIL TO YOU? I, I DON'T RECALL EVER RECEIVING A LETTER, SIR.

IT WAS SENT, ADDRESSED TO THIS CITY WITH YOUR NAME AND ATTENTION TO YOU.

EACH LETTER.

EACH LETTER HAD YOUR INDIVIDUAL NAMES ON IT.

EACH LETTER WAS SENT TO YOU WITH YOUR NAME ON TOP.

AND EVEN THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK THERE, HER NAMES ARE ON IT.

AND IT WAS SENT SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE PERSONS AND THEN, AND TO YOU GUYS AS A GROUP.

SO SOMEBODY'S HOLDING YOUR MAIL.

SO, MR. CARTWRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN.

WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTA GO ON TO THE NEXT, NOT YOU GUYS PERSON WAITING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NEXT PERSON PLEASE.

NEXT SPEAKER IS TODD BLACKWELL.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M HERE, UH, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND PROBABLY SOME OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT, UM, LIVE ON MY STREET.

UM, I'VE BEEN, UM, A RESIDENT, UM, ON MY STREET ON DOROTHY STREET FOR SIX YEARS NOW.

AND, UM, THE SPEEDING OF VEHICLES UP AND DOWN THE STREET, UM, AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE DAY HAS BECOME EXCESSIVE, UM, OVER THE LAST YEAR.

AND I FINALLY JUST TOLD MYSELF, YOU KNOW, TO COME TO A MEETING AND GET INVOLVED TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME, UM, ACTION OR RESULT THAT WE CAN COME TO, TO, UM, CURTAIL, UM, THE, THE NEGATIVE DRIVING THAT'S GOING ON UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

MAYBE A SPEED BUMP.

UM, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME POLICE PRESENCE HERE AND THERE AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SPREAD THIN, SO THAT'S PROBABLY NOT AN ALTERNATIVE.

BUT I I'M THINKING A COUPLE OF SPEED BUMPS MIGHT SLOW SOME PEOPLE DOWN.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST BEFORE YOU, UM, TO LOOK INTO, UH, POSSIBLY.

I MEAN, I'LL, I'LL PAY FOR THE ASPHALT IF, IF NEEDED.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

IT'S JUST, UM, WE HAD SOME YOUNG KIDS THAT LIVED ACROSS THE STREET.

THEY MOVED AWAY AND ONE OF 'EM WAS AUTISTIC.

AND I FEARED FOR HIS LIFE MANY TIMES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE JUST, HE PAID ATTENTION, BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT.

AND, UH, SOME OF THIS, SOME OF THE CARS DON'T, DON'T CARE.

AND, AND WHAT'S SAD IS THEY LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T GO, UM, TO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WHEN YOU GO UP THE STREET.

SO IF WE COULD LOOK INTO GETTING, UH, A RES RESOLUTION, UM, I THINK A SPEED BUMP WOULD BE, UH, THE WAY TO GO.

BUT, UM, IF SOMEBODY COULD REACH OUT AND, UH, HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM, I'D BE, BE GRATEFUL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THERE'S EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT AND THEN ENGINEERING.

I KNOW, UH, THERE ARE SOME REGULATIONS RELATING TO SPEED BUMPS AND HOW MANY NEIGHBORS HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THAT.

AND THEN, UH, THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ON SPEED BUMPS.

LET ME ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPLAIN THE STEPS OF ESCALATION OF ENFORCEMENT, OF SPEED ON STREETS, FROM TRAFFIC TRAILERS TO MOTOR OFFICERS TO ALL SORTS OF IDEAS.

CERTAINLY THIS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

SO WE'LL LOOK INTO THIS.

WE'LL CONTACT THE RESIDENT AND GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.

WE'LL DO SOME ANALYSIS.

WE'LL PROBABLY GO OUT AND DO SOME MEASUREMENTS AND SEE WHAT THE SPEEDS LOOK LIKE.

AND THEN BASED ON THAT, WE'LL RATCHET UP SOME CERTAIN LEVELS OF ENFORCEMENT.

UM, AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THERE'S SORT OF THE THREE E'S.

AND IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT AN ENGINEERING APPROACH, SPEED HUMP WOULD BE AN ENGINEERING APPROACH.

BUT THERE'S ALSO, THERE'S LESS INVASIVE WAYS THAT ARE LESS INTRUSIVE TO NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, WE'VE FOUND THAT SPEED HUMPS ARE, UM, TYPICALLY LOOKED AT AS THE EASY SOLUTION, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY DON'T REALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

IN FACT, THEY CREATE SOME OTHER PROBLEMS TOO.

SO THERE'S SOME OTHER WAYS TO CREATE SOME ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THE STREET HOLISTICALLY AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME BIGGER SOLUTIONS.

BUT WE NEED TO, RIGHT HERE AT THE DIOCESE, I HAVE, I HAVE, I DON'T KNOW UNTIL I, WE ROLL UP OUR

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SLEEVES A LITTLE BIT ON THIS, BUT CERTAINLY A PORTABLE TRAVEL TRAILER SHOWING YOUR SPEED IS, IS CERTAINLY YEAH.

SOMETHING THAT COULD START QUICKLY, COULDN'T IT? YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT, WE'LL LOOK AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.

LEMME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU FROM THE COUNCIL.

OH, SIR, SIR, UH, I HAVE SPEED HUMPS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OVER ON D WAYNE DRIVE IN FLETCHER HILLS.

YES.

AND ONE NEG, I, I'M, I'M GLAD THEY'RE THERE.

THEY SLOWED DOWN TRAFFIC ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT.

BUT ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF IS WHEN SOMEONE HAS A TRUCK AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BACK AND THEY GO OVER THAT BUMP, IT GOES HUM, LIKE REALLY LOUD.

SURE.

AND I GET ABOUT TWO OF THOSE A NIGHT.

BUT, UH, I THINK I HAVE ABOUT 2000 CARS A DAY THAT GO DOWN MY STREET.

IT'S A, IT'S A COLLECTOR STREET.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE NEGATIVE PART OF IT.

AND I JUST FALL RIGHT BACK ASLEEP NOW.

'CAUSE I'M USED TO IT JUST LIKE WHEN THE TRAIN BLOWS ITS HORN EVERY NIGHT.

CORRECT.

AT 1:00 AM BUT, UH, I'M, I'M SURE THE STAFF WILL DO THEIR BEST TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I MEAN, I'M WILLING TO GO AND LIKE, VISIT WITH NEIGHBORS AND IF YOU NEED A PETITION OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE, YOU KNOW, SIGNATURES OR WHATEVER, UH, OR COMMENT FROM 'EM, I'D BE WILLING TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M A NEIGHBORLY GUY.

I TRY TO BE.

SO, MR. ORTIZ? YEAH.

NO, WE HAVE MR. MR. UH, BLACKWELL YOU SAID, IS IT RIGHT? YEAH.

BLACKWELL.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

UM, YOU'RE THE EYES AND EARS IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T DRIVE DOWN EVERY STREET.

SURE.

SO IF WE DON'T HEAR IT FROM YOU, WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT.

AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS MAY HAVE CAME IN AND SAID DOROTHY.

BUT ANYWAYS, ALL I HAVE TO SAY, KEEP US POSTED ON OKAY.

HOW IT'S GOING AND SURE.

UM, IF IT'S NOT GETTING SOLVED, THEN WE WANT TO KNOW AND OKAY.

UM, MAYBE WE WILL DIVERT SOME OF OUR ROUTES HOME AND GO CHECK IT OUT AND PARK AND, YOU KNOW, .

THANKS FOR COMING IN AND ALERTING US.

APPRECIATE SITUATION.

UH, WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER, DON'T WE? YES SIR.

OUR LAST SPEAKER IS BRENDA HAMMOND.

OKAY, WELL BRENDA'S COMING UP.

I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER REBECCA P*****K RUDE IS ALSO HERE.

REBECCA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

WE HAD A PROCLAMATION EARLIER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE PLANNING.

BRENDA, GOOD AFTERNOON.

HI.

HI GRAHAM.

MR. MITCHELL, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU REMEMBER ALA RUTH DIVINE.

I THINK, UM, I THINK YOU DO, RIGHT.

UM, SHE ALA RUTH WAS A MINISTER FOR HER CHURCH.

UM, SHE WOULD, SHE WOULD GO AND ALSO TALK TO SHUT-INS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T LEAVE THEIR HOMES.

AND SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL CLOWN.

HER AND HER AND HER FRIENDS ALL IN THEIR EIGHTIES WERE PROFESSIONAL CLOWNS.

THIS WAS FROM 2005 WHEN WE WROTE ON THE FLAG DAY PARADE.

ON THE SEQUAN FIRETRUCK.

I'LL PASS IT AROUND TO YOU.

UM, BUT ILA RUTH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT HER TODAY 'CAUSE I SAW THE RED HAT LADY GROUP AND I WENT, OH YEAH, I ILA RUTH.

I COULD JUST FEEL HER SPIRIT.

AND SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME, DON'T EVER APOLOGIZE FOR SHOWING YOUR EMOTIONS FOR HOW YOU FEEL AT THAT MOMENT.

JUST SAY, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, RIGHT? NO OTHER COMMENTS, SIR? NO OTHER COMMENTS.

A REPORT FROM THE DOWNTOWN EL CAJON BUSINESS PARTNERS.

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME TO TODAY'S MEETING.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.

WE HAVE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT TAKES US TO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

ITEM EIGHT IS

[8. Downtown El Cajon Business Partners Annual Financial Statement and Audit RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the annual financial statement and audit, and provides feedback.]

I'LL ASK ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER VINCE DIMAGGIO TO PRESENT ON THIS.

UH, THANK YOU DE DEPUTY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR THE, UM, DOWNTOWN EL CAJON BUSINESS PARTNERS PRESENTS TO YOU THEIR ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

I'M HERE JUST TO INTRODUCE, UM, TWO BOARD MEMBERS, UH, MARK CLIFTON AND KATHY ZEMAN, WHO ARE HERE TO PROVIDE, UH, PRESENT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE ANNUAL REPORT, SO WE HOPE TO BRING THAT ITEM BACK TO YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, BUT RIGHT NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. CLIFTON AND MRS. EMAN.

VERY GOOD.

FOR, UH, FOR OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF H FEST.

IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND, UH, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES REALLY DO A GOOD JOB DOWN THERE.

SO THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS MARK CLIFTON.

I'M THE NEW, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PARTNERS.

AND WE'RE HERE TODAY, UH, AS, UH, MR. DIAGGIO SAID

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SO I HAVE HERE OUR C F O KATHY ZEMAN WHO WILL PRESENT THAT NOW.

SO I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A COPY OF OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

SO, UM, BASICALLY WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR THINGS THAT WE DO.

WE HAVE OUR CONCERTS, WE HAVE OUR CONCERT, UH, CAR SHOWS, ALONG WITH OTHER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR OURSELVES AND PARTICIPATE WITH IN THE CITY, LIKE FEST AND AMERICA ON MAINE.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAM, WHICH COMES DOWN DURING THE DAY.

THEY PICK UP HUNDREDS OF TONS OF TRASH, DEBRIS, DUST SINKS, I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, THEY HAVE PICKED IT UP AND, AND THROWN IT AWAY.

UM, MUCH THANKS TO THE CITY.

NOW, UH, THEY'VE OPENED UP THEIR YARD TO US AND NOW WE TAKE OUR, UM, TRASH THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO EDCO TO DUMP IT.

AND SO THE CITY HAS A, A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE BRINGING IN AND EVERYTHING NOW.

AND THEN THEY CLEAN HUNDREDS OF MILES OF, UM, POWER WASH, HUNDREDS OF MILES OF SIDEWALKS AND BUS STOPS AND PROMENADE AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S, IT'S A KIND OF A HARD JOB TO KEEP UP WITH ACTUALLY.

BUT THEY, THEY ARE DOING A, A REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR NIGHTTIME SECURITY PATROLS.

AND I KNOW THAT GARY AND HAS RECEIVED OUR, OUR REPORTS, VINCENT GRAHAM GET OUR REPORTS EVERY DAY.

AND ANY, UH, THERE'S SEVERAL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT HAVE REQUESTED THE REPORT.

SO THE SECURITY UPLOADS A REPORT EVERY NIGHT.

ANYBODY THAT WANTS IT, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU.

AND IT SHOWS WHERE THEY HAVE FOUND THE HOMELESS SLEEPING IN PRIVATE PROPERTY DURING THE NIGHT.

THEY ALSO PATROL, UH, THE PROMENADE AND SO THE CITY PROPERTY AND THE COUNTY PROPERTY OVER AT THE, UH, COURTHOUSE IN THE, THE, UH, CAR PARKING AREA.

AND SO, UM, THAT KIND OF ALSO GIVES US A, AN IDEA OF IF THEY SEE TRASH, WE CAN REPORT THAT TO CLEAN AND SAFE THE NEXT DAY FOR THEM TO PICK UP.

THEY REPORT GRAFFITI AND THEN WE ALSO REPORT THAT TO CLEAN AND SAFE SO THEY CAN GO AND VERIFY THAT THAT GRAFFITI HAS BEEN REPORTED AND CLEANED UP.

AND SO THEY, THEY, OUR, UH, NIGHTTIME SECURITY DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND, UM, SO BASICALLY THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SPEND THE MONEY ON.

UH, IS THERE, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR LET ME SEE, IS THAT THE END OF YOUR, YOUR PRESENTATION? UM, YEAH.

AND UNLESS YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA KNOW, I MEAN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, OUR CAR SHOWS, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN TO OUR CAR SHOWS.

THEY'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL AS OUR CONCERTS.

WE PROBABLY HAD 4,000, 4,500 PEOPLE AT ON THE PROMENADE FOR OUR LAST CONCERT, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AND, UH, WE HAVE A HUGE EVENT COMING UP ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THIS MONTH IS TRUNK OR TREAT.

SO IT'S AN, AGAIN, A FULL STREET CLOSURE AND WE GIVE AWAY A LOT OF CANDY AND, UM, EVERYBODY DECORATES THEIR CARS AND THERE'S LOTS OF PICTURE TAKEN AND IT'S A, IT'S A VERY FUN EVENT.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

I DON'T THINK THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, YOU RESOLVED MY QUESTIONS, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD THERE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

AND I THINK WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK YOU DO.

COUNCILMAN KENDRICK? WELL, I, I THINK DOWN DOWNTOWN PARTNERS HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN MAKING DOWNTOWN EL CAJON LOOK A LOT, LOT BETTER.

AND, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE LIVED IN EAST COUNTY SINCE 1956, SO I SAW OLD DOWNTOWN AND ITS SPLENDOR AND I'VE SEEN IT IN A TREMENDOUS DECLINE.

AND I THINK THAT YOU HAVE PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN.

AND I KNOW BOTH OF YOU WORK REALLY HARD WITH NO PAY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE AND THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

UH, I WAS EATING LUNCH ONE TIME AT ONE OF THE OUTDOOR CAFES IN DOWNTOWN, AND THERE WAS A MAN THERE WITH HIS 10 YEAR OLD BOY.

AND I OVERHEARD HIM TALKING TO BOYS, SAYS, THIS IS WHAT A DOWNTOWN SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

AND I SAID, HEY, WE'VE ARRIVED.

YOU KNOW, AND YOU GUYS PLAYED SUCH A HUGE PART IN THAT.

AND THE CAR SHOW IS PACKED.

I GOT A FRIEND THAT DRIVES ALL THE WAY FROM LEMON GROVE TO EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A CONCERT DOWNTOWN AND THEY SPEND MONEY DOWNTOWN.

AND HE'S ALWAYS SAYING, MAN, DOWNTOWN'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

SO, UH, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND I'M SURE THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES

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APPRECIATE HOW YOU'VE PLAYED SUCH A HUGE PART IN TRANSFORMING DOWNTOWN AND A TO A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE.

I THINK THIS IS JUST A, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, BUT I GUESS WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF AUDIT.

EVERYONE LIKES TO MAKE THAT MOTION SO MOVED.

SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR COMING.

ON THE EL CAJON ANIMAL SHELTER.

THE SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, ITEM NINE IS A REPORT

[9. Annual Report on the El Cajon Animal Shelter RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report from the San Diego Humane Society as an informational item.]

I'LL ASK ASSISTANT SADIE MANAGER VINCE DIMAGGIO TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COMMUNITY SERVICES LIKE VACCINES, SPAY NEUTER, UH, ADMINISTERING MICROCHIPS.

DE DEPUTY MAYOR GOBEL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS ANOTHER ANNUAL REPORT, UH, THAT YOU'LL BE RECEIVING.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY OPERATES OUR LOCAL, UM, ANIMAL SHELTER HERE IN TOWN.

AND, UM, THEY HAVE SOME, UM, INFORMATION THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US, UH, TODAY.

AND SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MICHAEL LOWRY, WHO IS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY TO PRESENT, UH, WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST YEAR AT OUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL LOWRY.

I'M THE C F O AT SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK VINCE AND GRAHAM FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY.

UM, OKAY.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.

SHE RECENTLY GAVE BIRTH TO A CUTE LITTLE BABY GIRL, SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE ME INSTEAD.

UH, I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A BRIEF, UH, BACKGROUND ON SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

UH, WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1880.

UH, WE ARE THE OLDEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

UH, SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C THREE CORPORATION.

UH, THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM TWO, UH, TWO BUCKETS.

UH, THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, UH, VIA CONTRIBUTIONS, AND THEN THE COMPENSATION WE RECEIVE FROM OUR 13 CITY PARTNERS, UH, FOR WHICH WE PROVIDE ANIMAL SERVICES.

DURING FISCAL 23, WHICH IS JULY OF 22 THROUGH JUNE OF 2023, UH, WE SERVED OVER 85,000 ANIMALS, UH, AS AN ORGANIZATION.

UH, THOSE SERVICES INCLUDED PROVIDING ANIMAL CARE, UH, TO PETS THAT WERE ADMITTED TO ONE OF OUR SHELTERS.

UH, WE ALSO, UH, SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY BY, UH, PROVIDING OVER 2 MILLION MEALS TO PET PARENTS.

UH, THAT WE FEEL THAT, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES WE PROVIDE IS CRITICAL TO PREVENTIVE, UH, PREVENTIVE, PREVENTING ANIMALS FROM COMING INTO OUR CARE BY PROVIDING THEM THE, THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS AND KEEP, UH, THAT PET FAMILY TOGETHER.

UH, WE OPERATE, UH, CAMPUSES IN SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE, ESCONDIDO, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE BEAUTIFUL SHELTER HERE IN EL CAJON.

UH, SPECIFIC TO THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED TO EL CAJON, UH, WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO ABOUT 5,400 ANIMALS.

UH, IT WAS SPLIT ABOUT 50 50 BETWEEN ANIMALS THAT WERE SHELTERED HERE.

UH, AND THEN ALSO, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED TO ANIMALS FROM CITY OF EL CAJON RESIDENTS.

UH, ONE OF THE PRIMARY THINGS WE DO IS TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES TO US.

UH, SOME OF THE ANIMALS SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF EL CAJON THAT CAME TO US, UH, WE HAD ABOUT 1300 DOGS, UH, 1200 CATS AND ABOUT 300 OTHER SMALL ANIMALS, RABBITS, GUINEA PIGS, RODENTS, REPTILES.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED AT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS THAT MAKE IT INTO OUR, ONE OF OUR SHELTERS.

THE ANIMALS THAT COME TO US PRIMARILY COME VIA EITHER BEING A STRAY ANIMAL OR AN ANIMAL THAT'S SURRENDERED BY ITS OWNER TO US.

'CAUSE THEY'RE NO LONGER ABLE TO PROVIDE CARE TO IT.

NEARLY ALL OF THOSE ANIMALS END UP GOING BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, EITHER VIA ADOPTIONS OR BEING RETURNED TO AN OWNER IF IT'S A, A LOST ANIMAL.

UH, ONE OF THE OTHER CORE FUNCTIONS WE PROVIDE TO THE CITY IS ADMINISTERING THE, UH, DOG LICENSING PROGRAM.

UH, JUST OVER 2,400, UH, DOGS WERE LICENSED WITHIN THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

UH, AND THEN FINALLY THE, ONE OF THE MAIN PARTS OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY IS OUR HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

UH, WE HAD 1700 CALLS FROM RESIDENTS OF EL CAJON AND THESE THINGS SPAN FROM EITHER, UH, IMMEDIATE NEED TYPE ITEMS, UH, A DOG BITE OR AN INJURED ANIMAL.

UH, THEY CAN ALSO BE A ANIMAL THAT'S RUNNING AT LARGE, UH, EITHER, UM, ALSO ABANDONED ANIMALS.

WE DO CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS, UH, HOARDING INVESTIGATIONS, WELFARE CHECKS IF SOMEBODY HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ANIMALS.

AND WE WORK WITH CITY STAFF

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ON, UH, ANIMAL RELATED NOISE COMPLAINTS AND BARKING COMPLAINTS.

UM, THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE GIST OF, OF THE YEAR IN REVIEW FOR SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND, UH, UH, THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, THE CITY AND THANK THE, THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR ENTRUSTING US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO YOU AND YOUR CITIZENS.

UH, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.

LEMME SEE IF WE HAVE, HAVE COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? NOPE.

SEE A NOTE.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE.

UM, WHAT PERCENT OF ANIMALS THAT COME IN ARE NOT MICROCHIPPED? OOH.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

ONE OF THE, THE THINGS TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THAT THOSE, THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES ANY ANIMAL GOING OUT HAS, UH, THE DOGS AND CATS ARE MICROCHIPS.

SO ANY THAT DO COME INTO OUR CARE, WHETHER THEY'RE RECLAIMED BY THEIR OWNER OR END UP GETTING ADOPTED OUT, ARE ADMINISTERED A MICROCHIP.

SO, OKAY.

WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THAT PERCENTAGE DOWN.

I THINK YOU HELD A COUPLE EVENTS IN EL CAHO WHERE THEY COULD GET FREE MICROCHIP.

YES.

DO YOU HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON THAT BY CHANCE? UH, NOT OFF.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT OVER THE PAST, UH, YEAR 384, UH, EL CAJON ANIMALS RECEIVED MICROCHIPS THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THAT'S GOOD.

'CAUSE WHEN FIREWORKS COME, YOU KNOW, ANIMALS RUN AROUND AND IT'S HARD TO REUNITE THEM IF THEY'RE NOT SHIFTED LICENSE.

AND WE ACTUALLY THIS MONTH, UH, ARE HAVING A, A FREE MICROCHIP, UH, FREE MICROCHIPS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH AT OUR, UH, SHELTERS TO TRY TO RAMP UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS AS WELL.

AND IF SOMEBODY AN CAJON NEEDS TO GO TO THE SHELTER, UH, YOU WILL MOVE ANIMALS TO OTHER SHELTERS TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT CAJON RESIDENTS.

WE WORK WITH DON'T GET TURNED AWAY, RIGHT? CORRECT.

WE, WE WORK WITH THE, IF IT'S, ESPECIALLY IN A RECLAIM TYPE SITUATION WHERE AN ANIMAL OR AN OWNER COMES TO US, WANTS TO RECLAIM AN ANIMAL, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT ANIMAL IS AT ONE OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS, WE'LL TRANSPORT IT BACK TO THE ELON FACILITY.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED THAT THERE IS A DECENT PERCENTAGE OF EL CAJON ANIMALS THAT ACTUALLY PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE SAN DIEGO CAMPUS.

SO SOMETIMES THEY COME TO US AT ANOTHER CAMPUS AS WELL.

SURE.

I THINK MR. ORTIZ HAS A QUESTION.

YES.

IT SPARKED MY MEMORY.

I THINK LAST MEETING WE HAD A DISCUSSION REGARDING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS HAVE, UH, PETS MM-HMM.

AND THEY'RE NOWHERE TO, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

I WAS CURIOUS, DOES THE, DOES THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAVE ANY KIND OF A PROGRAM? DO THEY PARTNER WITH ANY CITIES HOUSING PETS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE? DOES THAT PROGRAM EXIST? JUST OFF THE CUFF TOP OF MY HEAD, I FIGURED MISS DORTHY, THEY THEY DO.

AND UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT SIMILAR, THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER CITY IN OUR COUNTY.

WE'RE ANALYZING THAT AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT BACK AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL SO THAT, THAT'S COMING UP TO YOU GUYS SOON.

WELL, AND I ALREADY HAD THE ANSWER I DIDN'T NEED TO ASK YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

AND THEN, AND, AND I'LL JUST, UH, ALSO REFERENCE THE, THE, UM, THE PET FOOD, THE PET PANTRY THAT WE HAVE THAT PROVIDES MEAL FOOD, UH, AND THEN SUPPLIES TO ANIMAL OWNERS AS WELL THAT CAN'T AFFORD 'EM IS ANOTHER WAY TO TRY TO KEEP OH, OKAY.

PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS IF THEY'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES, UH, FINANCIALLY.

BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HOMELESS IN ORDER TO TAKE THAT PROGRAM.

IF PEOPLE WANTED TO MAKE DONATIONS, WHAT KIND OF DONATIONS WOULD YOU TAKE? UH, WE TAKE DONATIONS OF ALL SIZES.

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SITE IS A 5 0 1 C THREE, SO THEY'RE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS.

UM, AND ROUGHLY HALF OF THE SUPPORT WE NEED TO PROVIDE ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO COMES THROUGH DONATIONS.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, UH, VISIT OUR SHELTERS ANY WAY THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE DOING.

AND WHAT'S YOUR WEBSITE NAME? UH, SSD HUMANE.ORG.

THAT'S GOOD.

I, I WANNA SAY A QUICK STORY ABOUT, UM, ONE OF MY ONLY INTERACTIONS WITH THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

UH, WE WERE ON A WALK WITH OUR TWO KIDS, THIS IS MAYBE FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND WE SAW A HAWK FLAPPING AROUND IN A PARKING LOT, AND IT HAD GOTTEN ITS FOOT AND PART OF ITS WINGS STUCK TO ONE OF THOSE STICKY RAT TRAPS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND, UM, WE BROUGHT IT, WE, WE, WE GOT IT IN A BLANKET AND WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR HOUSE AND WE PUT IT IN A BOX AND WE BROUGHT IT TO THE SAN DIEGO MAINE SOCIETY.

UM, WHAT'S YOUR LOCATION ON GAINES STREET PROJECT, BLAH, BLAH.

EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND THEY WERE WONDERFUL.

AND, UH, WE MADE A DONATION AND WE'VE BEEN DONATING EVER SINCE 'CAUSE OF THAT INTERACTION.

SO THE STAFF WAS FANTASTIC AND THEY TOOK CARE OF 'EM AND IT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE.

APPRECIATE THAT.

GREAT QUESTION.

SO ARE YOU STILL PARTNERING WITH PROJECT WILDLIFE? PROJECT WILDLIFE ACTUALLY MERGED WITH US IN 2014, SO WE ARE ONE AND THE SAME NOW.

WORK WITH PROJECT WILDLIFE.

AND ARE YOU SENDING OUT IF, UH, 'CAUSE I'VE HEARD OF RESIDENTS CALLING AND NEEDING ASSISTANCE FROM PROJECT WILDLIFE AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT TO GET SOMEONE FROM PROJECT WILDLIFE TO COME OUT.

ARE YOU IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS? 'CAUSE THIS IS A PERFECT, YOU KNOW, UM, PLATFORM.

YOU COULD PUT OUT A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS NOW TO

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I, MYSELF USED TO BE A VOLUNTEER WITH PROJECT WILDLIFE IN THE NINETIES.

UM, AND SO, UH, I HAVE JUST HEARD THAT THAT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT OF AN ISSUE.

YEAH, I MEAN, UH, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SUPPORT US, EITHER THROUGH DONATIONS OR BY VOLUNTEERING CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND WE HAVE A, A, A PROCESS WHERE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN VOLUNTEER THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, FUNCTIONS THAT WE DO.

UM, WHEN IT COMES TO WILDLIFE, THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN, UH, TYPICALLY IT'S RELATED TO INJURED WILDLIFE.

SO IN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE, OR THE ONES WHERE WE STEP IN, UH, IF IT'S JUST WILDLIFE THAT'S, THAT'S TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE BETWEEN WHERE WE LIVE AND WHERE THE WILDLIFE LIVES, THEN WE DO, UH, TRY TO GIVE ADVICE ON HOW BEST TO COEXIST AND THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TRY TO DISCOURAGE AN ANIMAL FROM MAYBE COMING INTO YOUR YARD THAT YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE THERE.

UM, AND THEN ALSO OUR H L E OFFICERS WILL POTENTIALLY RESPOND AS WELL IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESPONSE.

AND ONE MORE QUESTION AND, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S REALLY MUCH, THERE'S NOT A WAY TO REALLY SAY IT DELICATELY, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS A NO KILL SHELTER.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY ANIMALS YOU EUTHANIZE A YEAR? UH, AS FAR AS THE NUMBER, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER MEMORIZED OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

WE, LAST FISCAL YEAR, OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS 92%.

UM, WE DO NOT EUTHANIZE A HEALTHY OR TREATABLE ANIMAL.

SO THE ANIMALS THAT DO, UH, END UP BEING HUMANELY EUTHANIZED, IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE EITHER UNHEALTHY PHYSICALLY OR SICK OR BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOR ISSUES.

SO, UM, THE NO KILL TERMINOLOGY IS NOT HOW WE CHOOSE TO DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE A SHELTER THAT'S MANAGING THE POPULATION, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE HUMANE EUTHANASIA IS THE, THE CORRECT PATH FOR AN ANIMAL.

UM, UH, BUT ONLY 8% OF THE ANIMALS THAT CAME INTO OUR CARE ENDED UP BEING, UH, HUMANELY EUTHANIZED BECAUSE THEY WERE EITHER UNTREATABLE FOR HEALTH REASONS OR BEHAVIOR REASONS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE BRINGS IN LIKE A POSSUM OR A RACCOON? UH, WHAT WE'LL DO IS IF IT'S INJURED OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE, WE WILL, OUR PROJECT WILDLIFE TEAM WILL REHABILITATE IT AND THEN RELEASE IT IN, UH, AN AGREEABLE SPOT TO WHERE IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO, UH, THRIVE.

SO WE HAVE, UH, THERE ARE PLACES ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, UM, AND WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT CITIES AND RESIDENTS THAT HAVE PLACES THAT WE CAN RETURN ANIMALS TO A PROPER HABITAT FOR THEM.

AND, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT COYOTES IN EL CAJON AND THE COYOTES IN THE STREET AND COYOTES GRABBING OTHER ANIMALS.

YOU'RE REALLY NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY COYOTE INTERVENTION, ARE YOU? NOT, NOT IF THEY'RE HEALTHY, NO.

UH, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO INTERCEDE IF IT'S, IT SEEMED, APPEARS SICK OR INJURED.

UM, AND THAT'S WHERE IF YOU DO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WE DO HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW TO KIND OF KEEP YOUR, YOUR PROPERTY LESS DESIRABLE FROM A COYOTE STANDPOINT AND THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT ENTICING.

MOSTLY THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR FOOD OR, OR SHELTER.

SO TRYING TO KEEP THAT FROM BEING, UH, SOMETHING THAT LOOKS INVITING TO A COYOTE IS THE KEY.

LEMME SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT SIR.

PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM.

WELL THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK WITH US TODAY.

UH, COUNSEL, THIS IS JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM, BUT I GUESS I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE, UH, ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

UH, MOVE TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT.

PLEASE VOTE.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, ITEM 10 IS ABOUT A BONFIRE AT FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

ALRIGHT, THE LAST

[10. Bonfire at Foothills Christian Church RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council considers the allowance of a bonfire at Foothills Christian Church on October 13, 2023.]

I'LL ASK THE CITY MANAGER GRAHAM MITCHELL TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE.

THANK YOU, MR. DEPUTY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, IF I CAN GET MY PRESENTATION UP AND I'M, I'M TRYING, I'M TRYING HARD NOT TO IMAGINE COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ GOING HOME TO, TO PET HIS HAWK AND THEN GIVE HIM A TREAT.

, WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE HAWK ANYMORE.

OH, YOU DON'T? I'M SORRY.

THEY RELEASED IT.

FIRE WOULD BE EXTINGUISHED AT 8:00 PM UH, AS THEY MOVE ON TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.

IT'S NOT A PET HAWK.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A SHAME THERE.

THERE'S THREE OF THEM FLYING AROUND MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHY HE GAVE THEM OUR ADDRESS, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, OUR ELCO MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES ANYONE CONDUCTING A BONFIRE.

IT HAS TO, THERE'S A COUPLE CONDITIONS THAT, UM, ALLOW THAT TO OCCUR.

FIRST OF, OF ALL, THEY'RE EXEMPT OR THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED, AND UNLESS THEY MEET, UH, A COUPLE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS IS THAT IT HAS TO HAVE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

I'M NOT SURE THE ORIGINS OF THAT, AND IT'S KIND OF A RARE SITUATION, BUT FIT FOOTHILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS, IS PLANNING AN EVENT AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY, UH, HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IN A BONFIRE IN THE INTERIOR OF THEIR PROPERTY IN THE PARKING LOT BETWEEN SEVERAL, SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS IN THAT CEMENT AREA.

AS SHOWN IN THE, THE DIAGRAM HERE, THE AERIAL PHOTO HERE, UM, THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THIS EVENT THIS FRIDAY, UH, FROM SIX, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE

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IF THE CITY COUNCIL WERE TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR THE BONFIRE, THERE ARE SEVERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO FOOTHILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THOSE.

AND, UM, WITH THAT STAFF'S HERE TO ENTERTAIN, UH, THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO ALLOW A BONFIRE OR NOT.

UH, LET'S START WITH COUNCIL.

LET'S START WITH COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

UH, I GUESS I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A BONFIRE? THE, THE CODE DOES NOT IDENTIFY A DEFINITION OF THE BONFIRE AS I RECALL.

ALRIGHT.

UH, ANY COMMENT CARDS, SPEAKER ITEMS? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

UH, COUNSEL DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION, OR IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GO TO A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT.

IS YOUR MIC ON? OH, MIC WASN'T ON.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT SECOND AND BE, BEFORE WE VOTE, UH, I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY, ARE WE A ABLE TO GET INDEMNIFICATION FROM THE CHURCH IF WE APPROVE THIS AND A SPARK ENDS UP ON A ROOF SOMEWHERE? YEAH, YOU, YOU COULD CERTAINLY ASK FOR THAT.

I, I DON'T, THIS, THE GENESIS OF THIS, UH, ORDINANCE IS LIKELY FROM, UM, AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD BECAUSE IT, UM, IT DOES CREATE SMOKE AND, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE IS ANOTHER, UM, PROBLEM.

BUT THE, UM, THE RULE UNDER OUR LOCAL A P C C D B IS THAT A, A FIRE AGENCY MAY GIVE PERMISSION OR ISSUE A, A PERMIT FOR THOSE THINGS.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEIR, THE COUNCIL IS DOING AS TECHNICALLY THE, UH, THE FIRE AGENCY.

UNDER THAT RULE, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CONDITIONS, I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHAT CONDITIONS OR THE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED, BUT CERTAINLY IF YOU'D ASK FOR INDEMNIFICATION, UH, HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT, WE COULD PUT ONE TOGETHER IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS AND SO THEY CAN GET THEIR FIRE BONFIRE CONDUCTED.

AND ANSWERING ANOTHER QUESTION, A BONFIRE IS SORT OF DESCRIBED AS AN OPEN FIRE UNDER OUR CODE FOR ENTERTAINMENT OR, UM, UH, COOKING PURPOSES, HAVING AN OPEN FIRE.

SO ALL OPEN FIRES ARE PROHIBITED UNLESS THEY'RE PERMITTED, UH, BY, BY OUR ORDINANCE.

SO, OKAY.

I'LL ASK MR. KENDRICK IF YOU'D BE WILLING TO AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE A HOLD HARMLESS, UH, INDEMNIFICATION AS PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

YES, I AMEND THAT.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS OF EL CAJON FROM SOME SPARK ENDING UP ON A ROOF AND WE APPROVED IT AND NOW THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY A PART OF A SETTLEMENT.

SO THIS PROTECTS THE TAXPAYERS BY DOING SO.

AND THE WHO HAD THE SECOND? I DID.

AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

HAVE A QUESTION, COMMENT.

I, I'M, I'M ANTICIPATING THAT THIS BONFIRE ISN'T GONNA BE 30 FEET TALL AND CORRECT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY LIMITED IT TO FIVE FEET.

THERE'S A, THERE'S A HEIGHT AND A DIAMETER RATIO THAT HAS TO OCCUR.

SO THE BASE ON THE RATIO OF THE BONFIRE RING, WHICH YOU'RE GONNA BRING IN CINDER BLOCKS TO KIND OF CREATE THIS RING.

GREAT.

WITH SET WITH A SAND BOTTOM.

UH, WE'VE LIMITED TO FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT AND WE'LL HAVE FIRE PERSONNEL THERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.

AS REPORTED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL

THERE ARE NO COMMISSION REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

UH, ITEM 11 IS

[11. Council Activity Report]

OUR ACTIVITIES REPORT.

MAYOR WELLS ARE AS PRESENTED.

MINE ARE

[12. 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 PRESENTED.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK

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

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

AS REPORTED, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ

[15. 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.]

AS REPORTED.

ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO JOINT OR, UH, JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

THERE ARE NONE TODAY.

THERE'S NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS. SO WE GO TO

[16. First Reading of the proposed Ordinance Amending Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) and adopting amendments to the California Building Code, 2022 Edition and the California Fire Code, 2022 Edition by Reference RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Introduces the Ordinance and holds first reading; Requests the City Clerk to recite the title of the Ordinance; and Directs the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing for a second reading and adoption of the Ordinance on October 24, 2023.]

ITEM 16, ORDINANCES FIRST READING.

IT'S THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15.

I'LL ASK THE STAFF TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.

UH, DEPUTY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS A, UM, UH, OUR SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A, THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WAS SO ALTERED AFTER WE APPROVED THE 2022 EDITION, AND, UH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS APPLICABLE TO NEW SECTIONS.

SO IT'S MORE OR LESS A CLEANUP MATTER, BUT WE DO, UH, AGAIN, ADOPT THE FIRE CODE BY REFERENCE WITH THE EXCEPTIONS AS STATED IN THE ORDINANCE.

UH, OUR, OUR PROCEDURE IN THE PAST HAS BEEN TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE SECOND READING.

IT'S A WAY THAT

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THE LAW ALLOWS US TO DO THIS.

IT USED TO BE A REQUIREMENT, BUT, UH, BUT IT'S A WAY TO ALLOW IT WHEN WE ADOPT CO UH, CODES BY REFERENCE.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU, UH, MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE.

THE TITLE WILL BE READ, AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS WITH A PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, ANGELA, ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THE ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

IF, UH, THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF I'LL TAKE A MOTION? YEAH, I, I WOULD MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND HOLD ITS FIRST READING AND REQUESTS THE CITY CLERK TO RECITE THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE AND DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT AND THE TITLE READS AND ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15.0 4.05 OF CHAPTER 15.04 AND SECTIONS 15.560 15.5670 AND 15.6 0.080 OF CHAPTER 15.56 OF TITLE 15 OF THE EL CAJON MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE 2022 EDITION AND THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE 2022 EDITION BY REFERENCE.

THAT TAKES US TO THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES.

THERE ARE NONE IN TODAY'S AGENDA.

AND THAT LEADS US TO CLOSED

[23. CLOSED SESSIONS:]

SESSION.

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

DEPUTY MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WE'RE, UH, UH, RECESSING TO A CLOSED SESSION FOR A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

IT'S FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR, SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE.

THERE'S ONE POTENTIAL CASE.

MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION PLEASE? SO MOVED, PLEASE VOTE.