Feb 27, 2024 City Council Meeting 3pm

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LADIES AND

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR FURTHER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTERWARDS? I PLEDGE 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.

THE CITY CLERK POSTED

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the February 13, 2024, Meeting and the Joint Special Meeting of February 22, 2024, and the Agenda of the February 27, 2024, Meetings in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

UH, THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 MEETING, THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 22ND, AND THE AGENDA OF THE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA CHANGES.

STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO, MR. MAYOR.

COUNSEL.

THAT

[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.]

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, PHIL? YES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, I'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THAT ONE RIGHT NOW.

UM, JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION AND MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER COULD WEIGH IN.

UM, I KNOW IT'S NOT NORMAL PRACTICE FOR THE CITY TO AWARD OR DO ANY WORK WITHOUT A BIDDING PROCESS, AND THIS ONE SAID THERE WAS A WAVE OF BIDDING DUE TO AN EMERGENCY.

MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER COULD SPEAK TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EMERGENCY.

I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION.

CERTAINLY THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS, UM, FROM OUR MORE RECENT RAINSTORMS WHERE THERE'S SOME DOWN TREES AND ALSO SOME, POTENTIALLY SOME SLOPE FAILURE ALONG AVOCADO AND ALSO SOME OF A THE STORM CHANNEL.

SOME OF THE CONCRETE HAS BEEN CHEWED UP AND EATEN UP.

THE CONCERN IS THAT IF WE WAIT TO GO THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS, WHICH CAN TAKE MONTHS AT A TIME, UH, WE POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE ANOTHER STORM AND THEN INCUR EVEN MORE DAMAGE FOR MORE REPAIR.

SO IN THIS CASE, WE'VE, UM, UNDER THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE, WE CAN, UH, DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, WHICH I HAVE DONE.

I HAVE TO REPORT THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT ALLOWS US TO WAIVE THAT NORMAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A CONTRACTOR THAT'S CURRENTLY DOING WORK IN THE CITY.

SO WE KNOW THEIR, WE KNOW THEIR WORK.

UM, WE KNOW THEIR, THEIR FEE SCHEDULE.

WE DEVELOPED AN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT OF HOW MUCH WE THINK THE COST WAS, AND THEN WE NEGOTIATED A PRICE.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THE PRICE IS FAIR AND IT JUST ALLOWS US TO GET THESE EMERGENCY REPAIRS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

UM, IN THE EVENT THAT AS WE DO THE REPAIRS, WE REALIZE THERE'S BIGGER REPAIRS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY EMERGENCY RELATED, THEN WE WOULD GO OUT AND REBID THO SPECIFICALLY BID THOSE NON-EMERGENCY REPAIRS.

BUT THIS IS VERY NARROWED FOCUS ON EMERGENCIES.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

UH, WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS IN CONSENT ITEMS. OH, LET'S, UH, GO THROUGH IT JUST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE.

WERE THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTED THE POOL CONSENT ITEMS, UH, STAFF OR, UH, NO, SIR.

STAFF, DID YOU WANNA PULL IN CONSENT ITEMS? NO, SIR.

ARE THERE ANY, UH, CARDS ON THE NO SPEAKER CARD, SIR? OKAY, PHIL, MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE'RE NOW AT

[ 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.]

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

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

STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

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

WE ONLY HAVE ONE.

BRENDA HAMMOND.

I HEY BRENDA.

HI MAYOR.

I MEAN, MR. MITCHELL .

SO, UM, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING MOST OF YOUR DRAINS CLEAR.

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SO, UM, I'M NOT AS SICK AS I SOUND.

I DON'T THINK I'M CONTAGIOUS SINCE THIS IS FROM CLIMBING AROUND IN THE STORM DRAINS.

SO I THINK THE GERMS ARE FROM EVERYONE IN EAST COUNTY , AND I'M NOT SURE, BUT I THINK YOU CAN, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN REINFECT YOURSELF .

I'M JUST SAYING.

I WONDER, I WONDER IF SOME OF YOU CAN EDUCATE SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES ABOUT STORM STORMWATER DRAINS.

UM, REMEMBER WHAT I SAID LAST TIME.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WANT THE CITIES TO PULL OUT THE TREES AND BUSHES THAT ARE GROWING IN THE STORMWATER DRAINS AND REPLANT THEM SOMEWHERE.

EXCUSE ME.

BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THOSE ARE MATURE TREES AND SOME WORTH, LOTS OF MONEY.

UM, IF THOSE GROUPS WANT THOSE TREES REPLANTED, LET THEM PICK 'EM OUT FOR FREE AND TAKE 'EM HOME TO PLANT THEM IN THEIR OWN YARDS.

GET OUT THOSE BULLDOZERS.

THANK YOU.

THANKS BRENDA.

OKAY, THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE'RE NOW

[10. Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds for the Lexington Green Apartments by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Conducts a TEFRA public hearing in consideration of the issuance of tax-exempt bond financing by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority for the benefit of Lexington Green Community Partners II, LP, to provide financing for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and improvement of the 144-unit apartment development generally known as Lexington Green; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving the issuance of Bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority not to exceed $55,000,000 for the benefit of Lexington Apartments Community Partners II, LP, to provide for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and improvement of the 144-unit apartment development generally known as Lexington Green.]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO CONSIDER.

ITEM 10 IS FOR TAX EXEMPT BONDS FOR THE LEXINGTON GREEN APARTMENTS.

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

HELLO.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M JOSE GERARDO, HOUSING MANAGER WITH THE HOUSING DIVISION UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE GOAL OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING IS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS, BUT THE BENEFIT OF LEXINGTON GREEN APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 1415 EAST LEXINGTON, CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS THE BOND ISSUER FOR THE PROJECT.

THE TAX ACCEPT BONDS WILL BE USED TO FINANCE THE PROJECT AND INCLUDES VARIOUS PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA REPORT.

THE CITY BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS.

WITH THAT SAID, THE CITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IS ONE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

TWO, RECEIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

AND THREE, ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

STAFF IS PREPARED TO ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

LEMME SEE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

UH, STEVE.

HI, JOSE.

SO ONCE THEY, IF, IF THIS IS APPROVED, ONCE THEY INVEST THIS MONEY, UH, THEY'RE STILL DE RESTRICTED SO THEY CAN'T CHANGE THE RENTS BEYOND THE CURRENT FORMULA, CORRECT? CORRECT.

SO THERE'LL BE AN EXTENSION OF AFFORDABILITY COVENANTS FOR ANOTHER 55 YEARS AFTER, UM, DOCUMENTS ARE EXECUTED.

OKAY.

SO RENTS WON'T GO THROUGH THE ROOF.

CORRECT? I'LL JUST SEE AT THE SOUNDS GOOD.

AFFORDABLE RENT LEVEL THEY ARE NOW.

THANK YOU.

AND JUST TO REITERATE, WITH REGARD TO THE BOND AND THE FINANCES WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM, THE CITY HAS NO FISCAL IMPACT WITH REGARD TO THIS, CORRECT? CORRECT.

THERE'S NO, NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE YOUR SPEAKER CARDS? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

ALRIGHT, I'LL BRING IT BACK TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ONE AND TWO AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SECOND BE, BEFORE WE DO THIS, I MADE A MISTAKE.

I NEEDED TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL RESCIND MY MOTION.

THANK YOU.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALRIGHT, YEAH, THEN I'LL, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE SAME MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ONE AND TWO AS OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA REPORT.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WE HAVE FIVE

[11. The Wall That Heals Financial Support RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves the request from "The Wall El Cajon" to participate as a sponsor and provide in-kind support for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - The Wall That Heals.]

ITEM 11 IS A REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE WALL THAT HEALS.

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

HI MATT.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'M DOING WELL.

NICE JOB AT THE, UH, AT THE DOG EVENT.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW IT'S OFF SUBJECT, BUT WE, WE GOT WITHIN 60 DOGS.

WE DID, WE, WE, WE GOT APPROXIMATELY 160 DOGS, SO IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.

UM, AND, UH, I THINK PEOPLE REALLY DID HAVE A NICE TIME.

AND WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE MOVIE? BEETHOVEN.

RIGHT? I

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SO, UM, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME IS ADAM TRAN.

RUDE, UM, WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT, UH, THE WALL THAT HEALS FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

SO, UH, THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WALL, UH, UH, THE, EXCUSE ME, IN COLLABORATION WITH, UH, THE WALL EL CAJON, UH, IS BRINGING THE WALL THAT HEAL TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MARCH.

AND THIS EVENT WILL HONOR THE SACRIFICES OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALING.

AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR, UH, THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNABLE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP TO WASHINGTON.

DC THAT'S, SO THE WALL, EL CAJON IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED BY DONATIONS.

UH, THEY ARE SEEKING THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER COSTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EVENT AND THE, UH, VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND REQUIREMENTS.

UM, AND JEFF MUELLER, WHO IS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE WALL, EL CAJON, UM, HE'S, HE'S HERE TODAY TOO, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHEN THE, WHEN I'M DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE NOW FOR WHEN THE WALL DOES COME, UH, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM THE HOLLER PARADE WILL ARRIVE AT WELLS PARK.

UM, THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE EL CAJON POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, TO MAP, UH, A ROUTE THROUGH EL CAJON.

AND THEY SPECIFICALLY WILL BE GOING DOWN MAIN STREET AT ONE POINT SO THAT, UH, THE CITY OF EL CAJON STAFF CAN COME OUT AND CHEER THEM ON AND EXPERIENCE THE EVENT.

UH, THEN ON, UH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH IS, IS BUILD DAY.

SO APPROXIMATELY 50 PLUS VOLUNTEERS WILL ALL MEET AT WELLS PARK AND ACTUALLY BUILD THE WALL.

UM, IT'S AN ALL DAY EVENT.

IT TYPICALLY GOES FROM ABOUT EIGHT 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AND ONCE THE WALL IS COMPLETELY BUILT, THE WALL IS, IS OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT DOES NOT CLOSE AGAIN UNTIL THE CLOSING CEREMONIES.

THEN ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST AT 10:00 AM UH, WILL BE THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD, THEY WILL BE HOSTING A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT 7:00 PM AND THEN FINALLY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH AT 1:00 PM THE CLOSING CEREMONY WILL OCCUR.

AND AT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY TWO O'CLOCK, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TO COME BACK AND TAKE THE WALL DOWN AND, AND CLOSE, CLOSE DOWN THE EVENT.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE REQUEST FROM THE WALL EL CAJON TO PARTICIPATE AS A SPONSOR AND PROVIDE IN KIND SUPPORT FOR THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND, THE WALL.

THAT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND MR. MUELLER IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS.

GOD.

HI.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, WHAT ARE, WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING? $5,000.

THANK YOU.

THANKS ADAM.

AND MAY, MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE FOR JEFF.

JEFF, YOU KNOW, HOW'S THE FUNDRAISING GOING? WHAT KIND OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE HELPING YOU OUT? IS THIS GONNA GET YOU ACROSS THE FINISH LINE? AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO BRING THIS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

APPRECIATE IT, APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, YEAH, FUNDRAISING IS GOING A LITTLE, A LITTLE SLOWER THAN I WAS EXPECTING.

UH, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA KIND OF COME IN AT THE LAST, LAST TWO WEEKS.

THE ISSUE THERE IS THAT WE NEED TO PUT SOME DEPOSITS DOWN.

WE NEED TO GET SOME, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE NEED TO GET T-SHIRTS OUT TO PRINT FOR, TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE VOLUNTEERS THAT SHOW UP AND, AND OUR HOSTS AT THE, AT THE WALL.

SO WE NEED TO GET SOME FUNDING IN NOW TO BE ABLE TO BE, UH, MAKE THOSE DEPOSITS.

UM, WE HAVE CURRENTLY, UM, ELCON FORD IS ONE OF OUR DONORS.

WE'VE GOT, UH, ELK'S LODGE, UH, EL CAJON MET LAST NIGHT AND THEY APPROVED A DONATION AS WELL.

UH, WE'VE GOT CITY OF CNT FIREFIGHTERS, CITY OF EL CAJON FIREFIGHTERS, UM, EXCUSE ME.

UH, ALBERTSONS HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT DONATION.

THEY'RE TITLE SPONSORED IN THIS.

UH, THEY'RE ALSO GONNA BE DONATING IN KIND DONATIONS OF, UH, FOOD AND WATER AS WELL.

UM, LET'S SEE, PACIFIC SOUTHWEST STRUCTURES AT ALONE GROVE.

UH, THEY'RE A SIGNIFICANT DONOR AS WELL.

UM, THAT'S, THAT'S OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE DONATIONS.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE, UH, INDEPENDENT SMALL DONATIONS THROUGH OUR, OUR WEBSITE.

UH, THAT HASN'T BEEN GOING QUITE AS WELL.

WE, WE, UM, DIDN'T GET QUITE AS MUCH INTERVIEW AND, AND AIRTIME AS WE THOUGHT WE'D GET ON TV.

WE WERE SCHEDULED TO BE ON Q-K-U-S-I AND GOT POSTPONED DUE TO ALL THE RAIN.

UM, SO WE'VE YET TO BE ON THEM.

WE HAVE BEEN ON CCB S EIGHT AND ON NBC SEVEN AS WELL, AND THEY'VE BEEN REPLAYING SOME OF THAT.

I DO HAVE A, UH, PHONE INTERVIEW WITH, UH, KSON ODYSSEY RADIO THIS, THIS THURSDAY AS WELL.

SO ALL, ALL OF THAT WE'RE EXPECTING IS

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BUT THIS IS, THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO GET TOWARDS OUR GOAL AND ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DEPOSITS AND, AND PAYMENTS.

CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THE CITY CLERK? I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU OUT AND ABSOLUTELY CONNECT IT WITH A HANDFUL OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BOOST THAT INDIVIDUAL DONATION AND GRASSROOTS KIND OF A THING.

OH, THAT'D BE OUTSTANDING.

WE'LL, WE'LL BLOW THIS UP FOR, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA AND YEAH.

YEAH.

EVERY, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING WE CAN DO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

ANYBODY ELSE? UH, GRAHAM, I THINK THE CHAMBER WOULD BE A GREAT SOURCE.

THERE'S OVER 600 MEMBERS.

THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE 8,000 BUSINESS LICENSES IN EL CAJON, BUT, UH, 600 MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER WHO ARE REALLY PRETTY ACTIVE.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I, WELL, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN VETERANS ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE CHAMBER, RIGHT? YEAH.

SO VETERANS EAST COUNTY.

YEAH, WE REACHED OUT TO SUSAN, I BELIEVE WITH IKA.

UM, WE, UH, I HAVE SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT HAVE, I'VE HAD TO DELEGATE SOME STUFF 'CAUSE THIS TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE A BIG ORDEAL.

SO , UM, I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH WHOEVER I HAVE THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN WORKING WITH HER.

I'M NOT SURE QUITE WHAT THE RESPONSE THERE YET.

I THINK WE CAN CALL HER AND OKAY.

SHE'LL, SHE'LL, SHE'LL, SHE'LL HELP .

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, THANKS.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY THEN, UM, ANGELA, ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

COUNSEL SOME DISCUSSION.

YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION.

I, I'D APPROVE I THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, FUND THE WALL EL CAJON IN KIND SUPPORT, UH, FOR $5,000.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

I

[12. Fire Station No. 7 Renovation - Project Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Receives the Fire Station No. 7 Renovation (210051PWCP) project update; and Authorizes staff to proceed to the final design phase of the Fire Station No. 7 Renovation project.]

AND I'LL ASK OUR STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS, EVERYBODY.

ONE MOMENT HERE.

OKAY.

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

I'M SUNAN KACI OF THE LC AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

UM, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE SOME KEY INDIVIDUALS ON THE PROJECT TEAM.

UM, FROM HEARTLAND FIRE, WE HAVE CHIEF CO DIVISION CHIEFS, UH, CHRIS CASE, TODD NELSON, WHO'S HERE TODAY.

AND THEN OF COURSE OUR PROJECT ARCHITECT, ART CASTRO OF TUCKER SADLER ARCHITECTS.

HE'S JUST BEHIND ME FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE TODAY.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEARTLAND FIRE HAS CREATED A DESIGN COMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS PROJECT DONE RIGHT.

UM, THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK UP TO DATE.

SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE DESIGN COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF FIREFIGHTERS THEMSELVES GET THEIR, UH, RECOGNITION.

SO STATION SEVEN IS LOCATED IN FLETCHER HILLS AT 6 9 5 TYRONE STREET.

IT'S A 3,400 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, AND IT WAS CONSTRUCTION IN 1960 AND SITS ON ROUGHLY A QUARTER ACRE.

HEARTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE OPERATES ONE ENGINE FROM STATION SEVEN AND TYPICALLY STORES ONE, UH, A MR AMBULANCE IN THE BACK PARKING AREA.

ABOUT THREE FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES.

UH, THE STATION CURRENTLY HAS ONE LARGE ROOM FOR SLEEPING QUARTERS AND ONE COMMUNAL RESTROOM, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING APPARATUS PAY.

SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THE EXISTING DORMITORY.

UH, THERE'S ABOUT SEVEN BEDS OR COTS, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL THEM.

UM, AND THEN THAT AREA OBVIOUSLY LACKS PRIVACY.

IT'S FAR FROM THE CURRENT STANDARD AT ALL OF ELON'S OTHER FIRE STATIONS.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS OUR COMMUNAL RESTROOM, UH, WITH LOCKER ROOM.

THERE'S ONE SHOWER, TWO STALLS, AND SOME LOCKERS.

UM, SAME ISSUES WITH PRIVACY AND NO SEPARATION FOR MALE AND FEMALE.

UM, THESE AREAS HAVE HAD MINOR UPGRADES OVER THE YEARS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, UH, WE'RE LOOKING OUT OF A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES.

SO WE'VE GOT THE EXISTING KITCHEN, SOME NEWER APPLIANCES, UH, BUT JUST DATED INSUFFICIENT SIZE TO SERVE ALL THE SHIFT CHANGES THAT THE STATION EXPERIENCES.

UH, THE DATA ROOM OR LOUNGE AREA TO THE RIGHT IS ADJACENT TO THE APPARATUS BAY ROOM.

UH, THERE'S MULTIPLE DOORS AND WE DON'T GET ADEQUATE CEILING FROM THE, YOU KNOW, GARAGE FUME AREA TO THE, UH, LIVING QUARTERS

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UM, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY IN THE DAY ROOM PICTURE IN, IN THE BACK PATIO THERE, THE BARBECUE AREA IS, IS JUST BARELY FITS ONTO THAT PATIO TO ALLOW STAFF TO, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE SOME OUTDOOR LEISURE TIME AND THAT THAT PATIO IS OVERLOOKING FLETCHER PARKWAY.

SO NOISY ROADWAY ALSO.

AND THEN THE EXISTING APPARATUS BAY, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE THREE FEET OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TURNOUT LOCKERS AND THE STATION SEVEN ENGINE.

UM, THIS IS THE CONDITION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE FROM WHAT WE'VE OBSERVED.

UM, FIREFIGHTERS DO AN AMAZING JOB OF MAKING DO WITH WHAT THEY'VE GOT IN THE LIVING AREAS.

UM, BUT THERE'S REALLY NO WORKAROUND WITH THIS CONDITION THAT THEY, THEY HAVE TO FACE ON A DAILY BASIS.

UM, AND WITH A LOT OF, YOU'RE AWARE OF THE NEW ENGINES ON ORDER, UM, THEY WON'T FIT AT THIS STATION.

UH, WITH THE WAY YOU SEE THE, THE SETUP CURRENT DAY, THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES FROM THE PROJECT TO DATE.

UM, IT'S AT STATION SIX.

UH, AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IN OUR TERMS LIKE THE CADILLAC OF OUR BAYS THE MOST, MOST ROOM AND SPACE.

UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA ACHIEVE STA STATION SIX, BUT, UM, YOU, YOU CAN SEE THE DESIGN COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH US MEASURING WHAT THEY'VE GOT WITH THE DOORS OPEN.

UM, IT'S COMMON PRACTICE FOR THEM TO LEAVE THE DOORS OPEN.

UM, EMERGENCY CALL COMES IN AND IT'S QUICK ENTRY AND GO, UH, AT STATION SEVEN.

OBVIOUSLY WITH THAT NARROW WIDTH, WE CAN'T LEAVE THOSE DOORS OPEN.

SO THIS, THIS TYPE OF COORDINATION THAT YOU SEE FROM THE DESIGN COMMITTEE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MOST OF 2023 TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS STATION TO THE, TO THEIR NEEDS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

AND THEN ONE LAST SHOT OF THE EXISTING STATION.

THIS IS THE REAR.

UM, I MEAN, YOU JUST LOOK AT THE STATION IN GENERAL.

IT HAS MORE OF A RESIDENTIAL FIELD TO IT THAN A COMMERCIAL FEEL.

UM, THE A MR AMBULANCE THERE IS PARKED IN THE REAR.

USUALLY THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF SERVICE AND THERE FOR STORAGE.

UH, BUT WHEN IT DOES TAKE CALLS, UH, IT'S TASKED WITH CIRCLING AROUND THE BUILDING UP THE SLOPE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PICTURE THERE, AND FINALLY ONTO THE, ONTO TYRONE TO MAKE ITS WAY TO ITS DESTINATION.

SO THAT'S NOT A CONDITION WE WANT, WE WANT THAT VEHICLE COMING DIRECTLY OUTTA THE APPARATUS BAY AND TOWARDS THE STREET, WHICH IS AT THE UPPER LEVEL HERE.

OKAY, SO WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL, THE RENOVATION OF STATION SEVEN WAS AUTHORIZED UTILIZING THE REMAINDER OF PROP FUNDS, UH, WHICH BRINGS US TO PRESENT DAY.

AND THE PROPO PROPOSED ELEVATION THAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM.

UM, UP TOP IS OUR EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH THE, THE ONE BAY DOOR.

SO RIGHT OFF THE BAT, IT'S EASY TO SEE.

WE'VE GOT TWO GARAGE DOORS AT THE BOTTOM VERSUS ONE, UM, IN THE SHORT TERM, THERE WILL STILL BE ONLY ONE ENGINE AND ONE AMBULANCE OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION.

UM, HOWEVER LONG-TERM PLANNING BY HEARTLAND, UH, SHOWS THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR TWO ENGINES AT STATION SEVEN.

SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE STATIONS EXPANDED ROOF LINES ARE CHANGED.

THE THE ROOF HEIGHT IS, IS INCREASED AND WE NO LONGER HAVE THOSE, UH, REALLY CONSTRICTING CONDITIONS IN THE BASE WIDENED AND NO MORE LOW HEAD ROOM.

SO IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO MENTION THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THIS BUILDING.

UM, MANY OF THE 1960 ORIGINAL BLOCK WALLS ARE INSUFFICIENT.

THEY DON'T MEET CURRENT CODE.

UM, AND THEY WILL FOR THE MOST PART BE REPLACED WITH, UH, NEW LIGHT FRAMING OPTIONS SUCH AS WOOD OR, OR STEEL.

UH, THAT'S MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN TRYING TO RETROFIT THE EXISTING WALLS.

AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE, UM, THE BAY FLOOR, UH, CONCRETE BAY FLOORS.

SO THOSE ARE UNDERSIZED THICKNESS WISE IN, IN THE SIXTIES VERSUS NOW.

UH, THOSE ARE CLOSER TO A 10 INCH THICK CONCRETE SECTION.

SO IT'S, UH, IT'S KIND OF A COMBO WHERE WE'RE RETROFITTING SLASH ALMOST NEW BUILD.

THEN WE'VE GOT A NICE RENDERING PREPARED BY TUCKER SADLER ARCHITECTS.

THIS WAS PREPARED A FEW MONTHS AGO.

THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES, BUT OVERALL THIS IS THE LOOK AND FEEL.

SO WE'VE GOT THE TWO BAY DOORS.

WE'VE GOT SOME NEW LANDSCAPING.

THE FENCING WILL NOT WRAP AROUND THE DRIVEWAYS AS YOU SEE IT THERE.

THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES THERE.

UH, AN EXTENSIVE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH A 72 HOUR BATTERY BACKUP.

UH, WE CAN ELIMINATE THE USE OF A NOISY GENERATOR, DIESEL GENERATOR, SOME ENHANCED PARKING IN THE REAR IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

AND

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IT'S STILL SHOWN THERE AS YOU KNOW, A FOUR OR FIVE FOOT WIDE PATIO, BUT THAT'S CHANGED SINCE AT REQUEST OF HEARTLAND FIRE DESIGN COMMITTEE.

THERE'S A LARGER PATIO THERE OVERLOOKING FLETCHER PARKWAY, SOME LOUNGE SEATING.

UM, THERE'S THE DRIVEWAY I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE DON'T WANT THE A MR GOING UP AND DOWN.

AND THEN THIS WILL JUST BRING US BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BAY DOORS.

ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S OUR PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN.

THE BUILDING WILL INCREASE TO 5,102 SQUARE FEET.

UM, FOR REFERENCE, NEW FIRE STATION BUILDS TODAY ON THE SMALLER SIDE ARE 10,000 SQUARE FEET, DOUBLE THAT.

UM, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING THAT WE'RE AT 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

I'VE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM FIRE THAT SOME OF THESE STATIONS ARE JUST GETTING TOO BIG AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DORM ROOMS TO THE ENGINES IS TOO FAR AND THAT'S HURTING RESPONSE TIMES.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY A NICE THING THAT WE STAY COMPACT.

THE GENERAL FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING STAYS ROUGHLY THE SAME.

UH, THE L THAT YOU SEE AT THE UPPER PORTION OF THIS PICTURE IS THE EXPANSION PORTION.

UM, EVERYTHING WITHIN THE RED AREA AND THE BLUE TO THE LEFT IS THE EXISTING BUILDING.

SO IN THE RED WE HAVE THE APPARATUS SPACE.

WE HAVE DEDICATED TURNOUT LOCKER AREA, UM, GEAR WASHING AREA.

SO IT'S ALL CONFINED INTO THOSE, UM, CONTAMINATION AREAS.

UM, ON THE LEFT.

AND, AND, AND, AND, UH, AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN IN BLUE, WE HAVE THE LIVING QUARTERS.

SO NEW ENHANCED AND MODERNIZED.

GREAT ROOM WITH UPGRADED KITCHEN AND UPGRADED OFFICE SPACE.

WE HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUAL, UH, DORM ROOMS OR, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL SLEEPING QUARTERS.

THOSE COULD GO TO DOUBLE BUNKS IN THE FUTURE IF WE WANNA PUT EIGHT.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE FULL RESTROOMS, ONE OF THOSE BEING A DA COMPLIANT.

AND IN THE GREEN THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT'S THAT EXPANDED PATIO AREA WITH THE BARBECUE AND NOT SHOWN HERE IS THE LOWER LEVEL, UH, WHICH INCLUDES AN ADDED WORKSHOP AREA.

THEY ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING GYM DOWN THERE.

THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND MY LAST SLIDE.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED CA THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO ADDRESS STATION SEVEN IN FISCAL YEAR 22.

THE PROJECT WAS ONLY BUDGETED WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE OF VOTER APPROVED PROP O FUNDS, WHICH IS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS IS THE FINAL PROJECT UNDER PROP O.

NOW THAT AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO US AT THE TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION WAS ABOUT 2.9 MILLION.

THE ESTIMATE AS IT STANDS TODAY, BASED ON THE NEEDS, BASED ON THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION COSTS, IS APPROACHING 5 MILLION.

SO STAFF INTENDS TO BRING THIS PROJECT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UM, AFTER WE HAVE FIRM SOLICITED COMPETITIVE BIDS IN, IN OUR HANDS, UH, TO GIVE YOU WHAT THIS COST WILL BE.

UM, AND, AND THE CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME FOR THE COUNCIL WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT TO INCLUDE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS OR POTENTIALLY EVEN GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

SO CONSTRUCTION WOULD LIKELY BEGIN IN EARLY 25 PENDING THOSE BID RESULTS.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, DURING THAT CONSTRUCTION PHASE, HEARTLAND FIRE IS ALREADY PLANNING TO REASSIGN THE STAFF TO STATION NINE OFF MARSHALL, UM, AND STATION.

IT'S STATION 12 OFF DALLAS STREET IN LA MESA.

SO NO SERVICES OUTTA THAT LOCATION WHILE WE, YOU KNOW, DO THIS MAJOR OVERHAUL.

AND WITH THAT WE HAVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS FOR THE REPORT.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS? I GUESS YOU ANSWERED 'EM ALL.

GOOD JOB.

THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

BACK TO US, UH, FOR DISCUSSION.

AND SOMEBODY'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AS STATED.

SOMEBODY'D LIKE TO SECOND.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MINUTE BREAK.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SO, YEARS AGO YOU ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS.

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[13. Award of RFP No. 031-24 – Wells Park Pickleball Landscape Architectural Services RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to: Find that landscape architectural services as proposed are not a "project", making the services exempt under CEQA; and Enter into an agreement with Spurlock Landscape Architects (SLA), in an amount not to exceed $193,192 for a two-year term.]

AND I'LL ASK OUR STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.

ARE YOU BACK AGAIN? I'M BACK.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

OKAY, SO ITEM 13 BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO CONSIDER AWARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DESIGN SERVICES FOR AN EXCITING PROJECT COMING TO WELLS PARK, UM, IN COORDINATION WITH PARKS AND RECS.

STAFF WILL UTILIZE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS TO ADD EVEN MORE ACTIVE RECREATION TO WELLS PARK.

IF YOU GO TO THAT SITE TODAY, THERE'S CONSTRUCTION, UH, MAJOR CONSTRUCTION GOING ON TO BEAUTIFY THE PARK ENTRANCE.

UM, AND THIS IS WHAT WE HOPE TO BE NEXT ON THE LIST FOR WELLS PARK.

SO THE PROJECT BUDGET BUDGETED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN FISCAL YEAR 23 AND INTENDS TO ADD A PICKLEBALL COMPLEX AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARK CONSISTING TO ROUGHLY SIX TO EIGHT COURTS.

THE PROPOSED CONSULTANT WILL CONDUCT SOUND ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A SOUND WALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COURTS.

WE HAVE SOME APARTMENTS, UH, NEARBY THIS LOCATION.

THE COMPLEX INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW LED LIGHT POLES, SECURITY CAMERAS, AND OTHER SECURITY FEATURES SUCH AS FENCING.

UM, WE'LL DO A CELEBRATED ENTRYWAY OR WELCOME SIGN, UH, ALONG WITH SEATING SHADE STRUCTURES, ONE OR TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

AND THE COMPLEX WILL BE DECORATED WITH NEW TREES AND LANDSCAPING.

UH, WE'LL ALSO RENOVATE AN EXISTING SMALL SPACE AT THE WELLS CENTER.

UH, THAT'S OUR BUILDING AT WELLS PARK, UH, TO BECOME A PRO SHOP WHERE WE WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, GEAR OR SNACKS OR SPORTS DRINKS.

UH, JUST A WELCOME CENTER AND HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE.

SO THE CITY CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A COMPETITIVE AS NEEDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIST THAT SUPPORTS VARIOUS CITY PROJECTS.

FROM THIS LIST IS THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY, THEIR SPURLOCK, K-T-U-N-A, UH, GLEN, A RICK, RHA, UH, FOUR VERY SOLID FIRMS IDENTIFIED.

IDENTIFIED BY STAFF.

MONTHS AGO, UM, A NEW REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WAS ISSUED TO ALL FOUR FIRMS WITH THREE OF THEM RESPONDING SPECIFIC TO THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX PROJECT.

UM, INDEPENDENT EVALUATION COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AND SELECTED SPURLOCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS TO DESIGN THE NEW PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.

AND THERE YOU SEE SOME OF THE NEW SIGNAGE THAT WAS PUT IN JUST LAST MONTH AS PART OF THE NEW BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT AT THE FRONT OF THE PARK.

SO SPURLOCK, AS PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL PROVIDED THE TWO CONCEPTS THAT YOU SEE ON SCREEN.

UM, THE FIGURE IN WHITE AT THE VERY CENTER IS THE EXISTING WELL CENTER.

SO A SMALL PORTION OF THAT WILL BE CARVED OUT TO BE THAT WELCOME CENTER OR PRO SHOP.

THE LAYOUT ON THE LEFT ALLOWS FOR EIGHT COURTS, AND THE LAYOUT ON THE RIGHT IS FOR NINE COURTS.

AND WHAT THE ARCHITECT HERE IS TRYING TO DO, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE SPACE AND CRAM IN AS MANY COURTS AS POSSIBLE.

BUT WE'RE GONNA REFRAIN FROM PLACING COURTS BEHIND THE BUILDING, UM, JUST FOR, UH, THE NEED TO AVOID AND, AND ANY UNWANTED ACTIVITY.

UM, AND WE, WE DON'T WANNA PLACE THOSE COURTS BEHIND A BUILDING WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF VISUAL FOR PD OR WHOEVER THAT'S, UH, CIRCLING THE PARKING LOT.

SO THE PROJECT IS BUDGETED WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

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THERE'S 2.3 MILLION AVAILABLE IN CONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE ANTICIPATE DESIGN WORK AND ADVERTISING FOR THE COM COMPETITIVE BIDS TO BE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER.

AND IF THINGS GO WELL, WE CAN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS THE FALL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF AND I'M AVAILABLE WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS.

THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS, STEVE? THE LED LIGHTS AT NIGHT, UM, I, I COULD SEE THE NEIGHBORS ADJACENT TO IT, NOT WANTING ACTIVITY PASSED A CERTAIN TIME OF NIGHT.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED THAT THE SOUND OF THE PICKLEBALL AND THE, THE LIGHTS AND THE CLOSENESS OF THE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHERE, WHERE THIS IS LOCATED? SO THE NICE THING WITH THE LED LIGHTS, UM, WE HAVE CUT OFF ON THOSE LIGHTS SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA SPILL ANYTHING TO THE NEIGHBORING APARTMENTS.

UH, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, PARKS AND RECS WILL, UM, TAKE OVER SCHEDULING OF THE COURTS, SCHEDULING OF THE LIGHTS.

THOSE ALL HAVE, UH, FEATURES THAT YOU CAN WORK FROM ANY, UM, ANY WEB-BASED DEVICE.

SO I THINK IT'S ON, ON US TO REALLY PROGRAM THAT COURT PROPERLY AND MAKE SURE, UH, AND WITH, WITH PDS HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT MAY GET REALLY POPULAR, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, UH, CLOSING TIME IS PROBABLY WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE PARK CLOSING TIME, WHICH IS 10 O'CLOCK.

10 O'CLOCK.

I THINK THE PUBLIC NEARBY WOULD LIKE SOMETHING SOONER LIKE NINE O'CLOCK.

BUT THAT'S A LOGISTIC THING.

UM, SO I, SOUNDS GOOD.

AND THAT'S ALSO WHERE THE SOUND WALL COMES INTO PLAY, DETERMINING THAT HEIGHT TO MAKE SURE THOSE, THOSE RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY.

YEP.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE SIGNAGE, UM, ON THE WELCOME GATE OR THE GATES TO THE PARK.

I DID NOT KNOW THOSE WERE GOING UP AND IT WAS LIKE, OH, LOOK AT THIS PARK.

UM, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE SPACE SINCE YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT PICKLEBALL COURTS BEHIND THE REC CENTER, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT SPACE? SO AT THE MOMENT, JUST SECURED AND CLOSED OFF.

UM, IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC NOW AND WE'LL KEEP IT THAT WAY.

AND IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON THE POPUL POPULARITY OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND WHAT KIND OF STAFFING WE HAVE AT THE BUILDING, POTENTIALLY MORE COURTS.

OKAY.

SO IF I'M LOOKING AT IT CORRECTLY, YOU COME INTO THE MAIN GATE AS YOU'RE GOING EAST ON MADISON AND YOU COME INTO THE FIRST GATE, RIGHT? MM-HMM, .

IT'S THAT GREEN GRASS AREA RIGHT TO THE NORTH OF THE REC CENTER? EXACTLY.

OKAY.

SO YOU'RE GONNA PUT EIGHT QUARTS THERE, ROUGHLY, POTENTIALLY SIX.

BUT WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT THE LAYOUT.

WHAT YOU SAW THERE IS, IS REALLY TENTATIVE AND EARLY ON.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MM-HMM? ? YEP.

ANYBODY ELSE? SO, VERY QUICKLY, GREAT PRESENTATION.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I DON'T NEVER PLAYED PICKLEBALL, BUT I DROVE PAST PICKLEBALL COURT AND IT WAS A LINE OUT THE DOOR.

SO , IT'S KIND OF TONGUE IN CHEEK.

WE MIGHT NEED CROWD CONTROL , BUT TO THE CITY MANAGER OR OUR UH, MARKETING MANAGER, IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY HAVE LEAGUES AND SAY THERE'S EIGHT FRESH COURTS THAT NO ONE HAS TO REALLY BLOW THIS THING UP AND, AND GET SOME PUBLIC, UH, UH, INTEREST GOING.

SO YEAH, I GREAT IDEA.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS.

MAYOR.

ALRIGHT, WELL IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY SIMPLE THING.

WE'RE BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A RECOMMENDATION OR A, UH, DISCUSSION.

IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ONE AND TWO AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ITEM

[14. City Council Action Plan (2024) - Prioritization of Goals/Outcomes RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council reviews and prioritizes the goals and outcomes established in the City Council Action Plan.]

AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY CLERK, OR SORRY, OUR CITY MANAGER TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, BACK ON JANUARY 23RD, THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A, ITS PRI ITS ANNUAL PRIORITIZATION, UM, GOAL SETTING SESSION.

AND BASED ON THAT, THE COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO SOLIDIFY SIX SPECIFIC PRIORITIES, UM, 24 SPECIFIC GOALS.

AND THEN BASED ON THOSE GOALS, STAFF HAS ACTUALLY DEVELOPED, UH, WHAT WE THINK ARE 70 MILESTONES THAT PROBABLY NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AND HAVE ASSIGNED DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

AND, AND DEADLINES FOR THAT STAFF WAS ACTUALLY GETTING PREPARED TO PRESENT THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT TONIGHT'S MEETING OR THIS AFTER THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING.

BUT I STARTED REALIZING, UM, AS LOOKING AT THE WORKLOAD AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FACTORS

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WHAT I'M NOT SAYING IS THAT THESE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BE PRIORITIES, BUT IT WOULD HELP US FOR COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT WAY WE CAN GIVE THAT OUR, OUR NUMBER ONE ATTENTION.

UM, SO BASED ON THAT, UH, STAFF WOULD LIKE, WILL, WILL PRESENT EACH OF THE PRIORITIES AND THE SPECIFIC 24 GOALS THAT WAS DEV THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE TOP 12 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

UH, THAT'S JUST LOOKING AT TWO KIND OF FACTORS.

ONE IS THE FUNDING IMPLICATIONS.

SO IF SOMETHING IS ARPA FUNDED, I'M, THAT'S GONNA MOVE TO THE TOP.

IF SOMETHING'S FUNDED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THAT WILL MOVE TO THE TOP.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO KINDA LOOKED AT THE RESOURCE FACTOR.

WE LOOKED AT THE COST THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE THE, THE STAFF TIME THAT IT'LL TAKE AND, AND MAYBE THE, THE OUTCOME.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALMOST FROM AN ROI PERSPECTIVE, WE FOUND THE ONES THAT EITHER HAD, UH, EITHER THE, THE LEAST AMOUNT OF STAFF RESOURCES REQUIRED OR WOULD HAVE A REALLY BIG IMPACT, UH, BASED ON THE USE OF THAT, THOSE THAT FACTOR.

AND THEN WE DID, UM, HAVE THREE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT WE PRESENT AT THE VERY END THAT WE WERE, THAT WE LEFT THE WORKSHOP.

A LITTLE CONFUSED.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET SOME DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO BASED ON THAT, I'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH EACH PRIORITY.

SO UNDER THE CITY BEAUTIFICATION PRIORITIZATION, THERE WERE, UM, UH, SEVEN DIFFERENT GOALS.

ESTABLISHED STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE FINISH ALL THE BEAUTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

'CAUSE MOST OF THOSE ARE FUNDED WITH ARPA MONEY.

UM, WE THINK THAT THE TAX DOLLARS, THAT WORK SIGNAGE AT PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IS REALLY EASY.

IN FACT, WE WOULD JUST BUILD THAT INTO ANY OF OUR CONTRACTS.

AND SO ONCE THAT'S BUILT INTO THE AGREEMENTS, THEN WE DON'T, THERE'S NO WORK RELATED TO THAT.

SO THAT'S A REALLY EASY THING TO DO.

AND THEN, UM, THE LANDSCAPE AWARDS, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IN THE NEXT, UH, AGENDA ITEM, WE WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD IN PART 'CAUSE IT'S BUDGETED FOR.

WE HAVE FUNDING IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE READY TO ROLL ON THAT.

AND SO IT WON'T HAVE AN IMPACT INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

UH, THE MURAL PROJECT, UH, IT'LL BE, IT'S PRETTY TIME INTENSIVE AND IT RELIES ON A LOT OF STAFF THAT ARE TRYING TO FINISH UP THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.

SO THAT MAY BE A PROJECT, IF WE CAN GET TO IT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR OR PUSH IT OFF TO THE, A FOLLOWING YEAR, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN OUR MIND.

UM, THE SIGN REGULATION IS A PRETTY INTENSE STAFF PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF ANALYSIS, PLANNING, COMMISSION MEETINGS, PROBABLY WORKSHOPS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SO THAT COULD BE TIME INTENSIVE.

AND, UM, SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

UH, THE VACANT LOT INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AGAIN, WE'RE KIND OF INVENTING A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ELSEWHERE, SO THAT COULD BE A TIME INTENSIVE PROGRAM.

AND THEN THE ILLEGAL DUMPING FROM APARTMENT COMPLEXES WOULD RELY ON A LOT OF STAFF THAT ARE FINISHING UP CITY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, OUR PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE, OF THAT SPECIFIC CITY BEAUTIFICATION.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANNA HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT EACH PRIORITY OR WE CAN JUST GO THROUGH THE WHOLE LIST AND KIND OF COME BACK, BACK AND FORTH.

MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? NO, I, I DON'T.

UH, WHY DON'T YOU, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THE PRESENTATION, RIGHT? AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK.

WE'LL JUST BLOW THROUGH THESE THEN.

SO THE NEXT IS CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, THERE'S A DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS THAT IS A CARRYOVER FROM LAST YEAR.

WE SHOULD BE PRESENTING THAT IN THE, IN THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS.

UM, THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DUE TO PRESENT ANYWAY, SO THAT SHOULD BE EASY.

NOW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THAT IS VERY TIME INTENSIVE.

I, WHEN IDENTIFYING THE PROJECTS, BIDDING THE PROJECTS, UH, SCOPING THEM OUT, VERY HEAVY ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE.

AND WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP UP THOSE ARPA PROJECTS, I WOULD RATHER GET THOSE DONE BEFORE WE FOCUS ON BITING OFF ANOTHER BITE.

SO THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER PRIORITY IN THE LIST OF, OF PROJECTS.

IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN WE ARE, WE'RE COOKING ON PARKWAY PLAZA.

IN FACT, UH, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND I MET WITH, UM, THE TRUSTEE FROM ISRAEL THIS MORNING, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, A COUPLE OTHER, THE ONE OF THE OTHER OWNERS.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRESS THERE.

SO I'D RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE ON THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT OUT WITH HYUNDAI PARTNERS RIGHT NOW, SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO STOP THAT PROJECT.

UH, WE ALSO ARE READY TO LAUNCH THE SIGN AND FACADE GRANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY COUNCIL JUST AUTHORIZED.

SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

AND THEN ALSO, UH, WORKING ON ENHANCING THE DEVELOPER APPLICANT EXPERIENCE.

UH, WE'VE ALREADY ENGAGED WITH SAN DIEGO STATE STUDENTS.

THEY'RE DOING SOME ANALYSIS.

WE

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SO WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.

DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, UH, EAST COUNTY MARKET NIGHTS, THE FARMER'S MARKET IS GONNA BE, WE, WE HAVE A BID OUT FOR THAT.

SO AN RFP OUT FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.

UH, MY FEAR IS THAT THAT'S GONNA COME IN WITH A BIG TICKET PRICE OR A BIG TICKET ITEM FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS.

AND SO THAT MAY MOVE DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST DEPENDING ON WHAT THE RFP COMES IN AT.

UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE PUT A HOLD ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUSH SOME OF THOSE DUTIES PROBABLY AMONGST, UH, ME THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AT CITY HALL.